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POST-GAZETTE: EDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1961 Owner of The Meadows to Receive Honor at Post-Gazette's Dinner in Hilton Hotel on Feb. 7, Delvin Miller Winner of Dapper Dan Club's Award 'All through his exciting ca- of whom will come from all reor as a driver, breeder, par(S 0f the country, will at- trainer and owner of harness tend t0 pay homage to the horses, Delvin Miller has been man vvho hPads The Mpad. showered with tributes, both nVL, ih harn. that tlmore Colts to the NFL Western Conference crown. L'nitas received 18 votes with Roberto Clenientc, Pirate outfielder, third with 12.

A complete table of the voting; Is shown below. To me, this is the biggest honor of them all. It is a tribute to the sport of harness racing and to The Meadows. 1 am looking forward to the dinner Feb. 7." Meadows in two short years was the culmination of a dream Del Miller had as a boy some 40 years ago.

He en- visioned harness racing in the ran the track big league fashion. It caught on immediately here and received nation wide publicity as one of the country's top tracks. local and national. Yesterday has'broUght 1he arPa national he received what he called Complete balloting for the recognition through its sue- i a. mouuitn nica unit uui iiau Miller will be surrounded on iS64 Dapper Dan Award fol a Hiqc Ktr a niiinKfii a-if nn M.

Inure Pittsburgh area then but had "the biggest honor of them all" the annual Post-Gazette Dapper Dan Award as the sports figure who did most to publicize the Pittsburgh district during 1964. Miller will be honored at the 29th, Dapper Dan Dinner on Sunday, Feb. 7, at the Hilton Hotel ballroom. Approximately 2,000, a large number When contacted yesterday the dias by a number of eele- lows: people in Washington County Out of a total of 90 ballots cast annually by writers, TV sportscasters, radio announcers and district athletic officials, 32 went to Miller. This gave him a wide margin over Johnny 11 lias, the Brookline boy, who quarterbacked the Bill- at M.

Lauderdale, where brated people in the sports voted to legalize pari-mutuel Del Miller 32, Johnny Unitas 18, Roberto Clemente 12, Arnold Palmer 8, Dick Groat 6, John Henry Johnson 4, Willie Somerset 2, Stan Musial 1, Joe Schmidt 1, Rex Peery 1, Art Rooney 1, Vic Stasiuk 1, Frank Thomas 1, Scott Apple-ton 1, Joe Tucker 1. ne is unving ana racing jus wordi Some oI the biggest betting. stock at neaiDy rompano names in baseball, football Park in Pompano Beach, Mil- hasUfltha pnlf hnrWpv The Meadows, which is located 18 miles from Pittsburgh on Route 19. South, offered the latest and most exciting sport in the area. Miller and his associates ler said: I racing and other sports will attend.

They will be announced later. The meteoric rise of The "I am grateful and highly honored to be voted the Dapper Dan Award winner. -18. -A. Ill Duauesne Trips Gonzaga fpr Sixth, 83-69 2 Or I Willard, Ross Pace By AL ABRAMS, Sport Editor Conversation Pieces Dick Stuart may have given Johnny Pesky a few managerial headaches but he gave him a few laughs, too.

"One day last summer," said the new Pirate coach, "a bat slipped from the hands of a hitter Dl Miller, who uas voted Dan Club's Award, wilh Poal-Urlte Phot the winner of the Dapper Adios, famed racing sire. Groza vs. Michaels Sunday? Steeler Bid Okayed By Jefferson Utah's Star End Signs; May Be Used as Flanker The Pittsburgh Steelers yesterday announced the signing of their top draft choice, End Roy Jefferson of Utah, after apparently outbidding the San Diego Chargers of the AFL. Both had named the fleet terminal in the second round. Rooney U.

had traded its first choice to the Chicago Bears. Shortly after the local story broke, Jefferson was replaced on the squad of the West for the annual Shrine East-West game in San Francisco's Kezar Stadium on Jan. 2 because of a suspected shoulder separation. Tackle Jerry Norton of Washington was the new nominee, primarily to serve as a kicking specialist Booked For Hula Bowl Meanwhile, the Hula Bowl in Honolulu signed Jefferson and Bill Jenkins, Kentucky end, to play on Jan. 8.

Evi- and went bouncing all the wav to first base. Stuart fielded it cleanly and the crowd went wild cheering him. "After the game was over, Stuart was asked if that was the biggest hand he ever received. His answer was: "'Heck, no. One night in Pittsburgh 30,000 gave me a standing ovation when I caught a hot dog wrapper that was flying Battle of 'Toes' ike ly for Playoff Br tht Aaanctltrd Pr If the weather outside is stormy and the field is slippery Sunday at Cleveland Stadium the National Football League's title game may turn into a field goal duel between Cleveland's Lou Groza and Baltimore's Lou Michaels.

Strangely enough, both of In Akron Event Dick Stuart iimiaiiii iia-iiiT' inrtin-rtii' iii rfiiinfijfi "irtnitiii'-i rfrm anon Photo 'lie Host, after by Conzapa's Gary Ischman (5.) in the first half of came in Civic Arena last night. Other Dukes are Miniolas (52) If. Laulsch (14) It. IT illard (22). This reminded Don Schwall of another Stuart story told him by a Redsox player.

"Dick was late getting to the clubhouse," the player told Schwall. "We were in the middle of going over the hitters on the opposing team when Stuart walked in nonchalantly and dressed fit to kill. "So was Pesky fit to kill! But Stuart beat him to the punch. He took off a handsome top coat to show off a brand new sports outfit and, while strutting around, said: i 'Aren't I beautiful? I A fellow was kidding Eric Crabtree, Pitt's speedy halfback, the other night. 'i "What? No bowl game this year?" Indiana's Dickens Coaching Shifts Up Idle Ranks NEW YORK, Dec.

22 (AP) The resignation of Phil Dickens at Indiana produced the fourth head coaching vacancy Tuesday among the major college football teams. Other big time institutions shopping around for A. 1 11 Crabtree came back at him-with this: "We weren't invited last year when we were 9 and 1. So how are they going to invite us at 3-5-2?" We like a man who can kid himself. Paul Martha does and I respect him all the more for it.

"They have a Paul Martha doll out for Christmas," the Steelers' halfback smiled, zu Ik 9 the placement experts have worked for Blanton Collier, the Cleveland coach. Michaels was a top flight college tackle at Kentucky under Collier in 1957. Groza broke In with the old Cleveland Browns of the All-America Conference in 1916 when Collier was an assistant to Paul Brown. In fact, Don Simla, the Baltimore coach, also has a Collier connection. In addition to playing with the Browns In the early 1950s, Simla served as an assistant under Collier at Kentucky In 1959.

Groza, who looks more like! a banker than a football player, is playing his 18th season of pro football, counting four in the AAC. At the age of 40 he sports a bit of an alderman's paunch but that doesn't bother his kicking. Groza had a fabulous .667 percentage this year with 22 of 33 and a total of 115 points, a personal high. Ex- cepi ior a iasi game spui i ny Lenny Moore of the Colts, Groza would have been the league's scoring champ. This has been a memorable year for Michaels who still holds the league record of 26 set in 1962, but made only 21 of 41 in 1963.

The 28year-ld defensive end was suspended Indefinitely by Pittsburgh Coach Buddy Parker for an infraction of the training rules at training camp and was reinstated on a probationary basis a few days later. He soon was shunted along to (he Baltimore Colts. As a kicker he made good with 17 of 35 field goals and scored 104 Groza is accustomed to the pressure of championship games, having played with the Browns In all seven of their NFL title games as well as four In the AAC. He holds the record for field goals kicked in NFL title games with six of 12 attempts. He also has the lonccit.

a 52-varder aealnst the Los Angeles Rams Hilltoppers Fouls Put Brakes On Somerset; Zags Led by Suler's 27 By JACK SELL Pot-Gttt Sporti Writr The Duquesne Dukes were hot and cold last night in Civic Arena but they managed to revive in the homestretch to zig past the Gonzaga University Zags by 83-69 before a crowd of only 2,978. It marked the fifth straight and six out of seven decisions for Coach Red Manning's Hill-toppers. The invaders from Zigged by Zags! ni'QI'ESNE FOA FA 20 9 4 4 18 15 7 0 2 15 1 4 1 11 S3 11 7 5 7 3 9 I 4 4 3 OOOOO Roti Minlota. LauUrh Millard Snmtrftrt Mjttrniofl, MrKllUr Total! si so 2i is as OONZAOA FGA Ftt FA It A I 2 0 15 Brown 1 homaa Irrhman Suler Rrodskf ('I 4 4 2 2 1 1 27 28 9 1 2 112 .1 1 0 ,310 3 0 0 1 11 1 4 9 4 2 3 2 4 1 2 0 1 MfChomry Burton Total! 77 27 IS 15 45 23 9 Halftim? arftre; Dukrr 50: Goniaca 39. Firld foal prrrrntacra Dukfa 30.

Gnn-lai 35. Foul rial pfreenlago Dukrt 70i Gonrara. 83. Offlciala Bob Lutaa and Nlrk Jamba. Spokane were dropping their second in a row and are now 6-3.

Part of the Duke troubles were traceable to a auhpar performance of Willie Somerset who contributed only eight points and was chased via five personal fouls. Actually Manning yanked Wee Willie with 5:27 to go in the first half when he committed his fourth. He withheld him at the start of the second period but when an eleven point halftime lead of 50-39 had melted to three at 58-55, Somerset hustled onto the court. Willard, Ross Do Job Willie picked up the fifth and disqualifying foul with 4:20 left but by that time the Red and Blue was safe at 71-63. It marked the first time In a long while that the Dukes ran Into a small rival and they certainly enjoyed themselves off the boards.

The victors grabbed 63 rebounds to only 46 for the visitors. Ron Willard, with 27 points, and Willie Ross, with 22, were big gunners for the Bluffites. Bill Suter, a 5-8 whiz, collected 27 for the Zags to tie for individual high while John Brodsky contributed 20. Coach Hank Anderson of Gonzaga tried to solve his foul problem in a different manner than Manning. Gary Lechman, 6-3 center and one of the highest point-makers on the team, incurred four personals in the first half.

The sophomore sensation was sent into action for the second half and immediately got his walking papers when he fouled Frank Miniotas. The Zags got off to a 5 0 lead In the first minute of the game on fielders by Chuck Thomas and Suter plus a free throw by the latter. Ron Willard blew three straight shots and Willie Ross another, while Gonzaga was making Its early run, Willie On Schedule Miniotas finally put two points on the board with ex actly two minutes gone but four more elapsed before the Dukes finally caught up at nil. Somerset sent them In front with a free throw but Lechman brought the second and last stymie at 1313 with a charity chance. Miniotas, who scored 10 of his 16 points before the Inter mission, put the Red and I Blue ahead to stay with a bucket and they had pulled 2 3 2 OO making field goal, is fouled Latest lo Quit 'a gridiron boss are UCLA, Navy, and Pennsylvania More than a dozen other teams have made shifts since the regular season's end in a lively recurrence of football's winter version of musical chairs.

Some of the coaches who lost their jobs fell immediately into one of the vacant chairs. Others currently are on the unemployed rolls. Dickens, who like the ousted Bill Barnes of L'C'LA, Gen. Robert Neyland of Tennessee. He resigned a $17, 5(10 a year post to bewme general manager of off campus activities.

The former tailback, who took over In 1958, couldn't bring the Honslers out of the losing doldrums. Barnes beat the UCLA athletic board to the punch Sun day. He quit before he could be fired, he said. He already had been told the axe was coming. Both the Indiana and UCLA positions are unfilled, as are those.

at Navy, where Wayne Hardin made a dramatic exit, and Pennsylvania, which gave the boot to John Stiegman. All four of the colleges Indicated the spots probably wouldn't be filled before the National Collegiate Athletic Association meetings in Chicago next month. Hardin, most successful coach In Navy's history, left apparently in a huff because he couldn't be promised the assistant athletic director's job. Stiegman was the victim of losing seasons. Davidson also is looking for a successor to Bill Dole.

(Continued on next page) Westminster Passes First Test, 7649 KtwrlaJ to th Pott-GamM AKRON, Dec. 22 Westminister's Titans, with a big secondhalf push, registered a 76 49 victory over Capital of Columbus, in the first round of the Akron Rubber Classic at Akron University here tonight Akron, the host school, downed Bucknell, 6563, and will meet the Titans In the championship game Wednesday night. Bucknell and Capital will meet in the consolation opener. Bob Oravetz of the West-ern Tennsylvanlans was high gun with 19 points. A teammate, Dixie Rowlands, was ritnnerup with 15.

Tom Koehler paced the Caps with 12. The Titans were ahead by seven points at the end of the first half, 32-25, but they bagged 44 more In the final segment of the fray while Capital had trouble finding the hoop. The Caps picked up only 24 points in the last half. Westminister now stands 6-2 for the season and the Caps 34. WFTMINT Oravr CAPITAL II .110 Krai-h Rowland! Quinn Ltm kfwid Fontanel.

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wrnNr.sDAY ichkdixi ChtrlotW Htw hUim. Doctor Reports Jefferson OK The Steelers received en-rouraging word last night in a long distance telephone conversation with Dr. Reed flegg, team physician of the I'tah University football team. Dr. (iegg reported that Roy Jefferson, drafted by Rooney will not require an operation for his shoulder separation, that the pain has about vanished and there's no doubt in his mind that the gridder will he as strong as before his Injury.

dently the promoters figure Roy's Injured shoulder will be healed in time. Yesterday's Steeler news re lease came While the Utes flvinz home after were couple of days of celebration in New York. They had gone to Broadway after swamping the West Virginia Mountaineers, 32 6, In the Liberty Bowl in Atlantic City Convention Hall last Saturday. Coach Buddy Parker may use Jeff as a flanker because of his great pass catch Ing ability or as a defensive hack. Roy nabbed 70 aerials for 1,166 yards and nine TIH In his college career.

The newest Steeler also did the kicking off and field goal booting for the Utes and carted back both kickoffs and punts. Hurt Last Saturday In the Liberty Bowl battle, Roy suffered the Injury late In the first half and watched the second half from the bench. Before he was hurt Jeffer son booted two field goals of 32 and 35 yards and caught three passes for 46 yards. Several Steeler losses during the past season were due to failure to score from advantageous snots. Jefferson may solve that problem as he led Utah In all three of his varsity seasons and totaled 131 points, tying a school record.

Other pro slgnlngs yester'. day: CHICAfiO SrAS Hdfhark Ijirrr Kidman nt uaqufhanna UHt.r.n BAT FACKF.Rft Halfback Allen Jamha nf Utah, liiflr No. lo draft rhoira aa a fiftura laat jaar. Ha wain namrd by ti fitly runs IANT--En4 Jnhn FrlrH i of ohm No draft rhoicf who waa No. 14 ptct of Dr in th Aru Chargers' knee In the first half.

Alworth, the team's leading scorer with 90 points, insists he'll be all right Saturday. Meanwhile, Buffalo appeared to be in top shape as It resumed practice at War Memorial Stadium, which Is expected lo he jammed with upwards of fans. Saban drilled the club for about an hour under a cloudy sky and In a 34-degree temperature. The field, covered by tar I Baugh an Aide Oilers Name Bones Taylor Head Coach HOUSTON, Dec. 22 (AP) Hugh (Bones) Taylor sigfled his first professional contract as a head coach Tuesday, succeeding an old friend, Sammy Baugh, as field manager for the Houston Oilers.

The former Washington Redskin pass receiver accepted a one-year contract with the former American Football League champions and promptly named Baugh as his backfilcd coach. Baugh said Taylor, 41, will be as good a head coach as a pass receiver. "He was the best receiver I saw in my 16 years as a pro and I think he'll muke a hell of a pro coach," said Be ugh, who abandoned Friday a contract that extended through the season. Baugh had lured Taylor away from the San Diego Chargers last June when K. S.

(Bud) Adams owner of the Oilers, abruptly fired Frank (Pop) Ivy and gave the job to Baugh, an assistant Ivy had hired two weeks earlier. Sports on the Air TONIGHT RADIO 8 p. m. WMCK (1309) Alumni at McKeesport, high school basketball. Buffalo BUFFALO, N.

Dec. 2 (AP) Coach Lou Saban of the Buffalo Bills wondered Thursday whether his San DIcgo counterpart Is playing It cagy or has troubles, Saban, whose Bills will meet Sid Cillman's Chargers here I Saturday for the American He noled that defensive end Karl Faison and offensive tackles Ernie Wright In 1951. "Breed on terms for a one-Michaels, of course, never lease of Sick's Seattle had played with a winner in Stadium, insuring contlnua-his seasons at Los Angeles l'n of thePCL in Seattle, and Pittsburgh. He hit the Paul Martha wryly. "You wind it up and it drops punts!" The former Pitt All-America then told about going to Tambellini's for dinner the night after he fumbled two punts in the Dallas game.

"There were a couple of men sitting in the next booth," he said. "One nudged the other and whispered, 'That's Paul The other fellow looked in my direction and whispered back, 'It can't be Paul Martha. This fel-Jow has all his Potpourri Ara Parseghian's doodling while listening to banquet speakers consists of plays his Notre Dame team uses Pittsburgh Courier's recent All-America dinner was a good one. Some of the biggest trophies we've ever seen were presented. I thought Ric Roberts would get a hernia holding one before it was presented Bob Prince will toast-master the Cumberland (Md.) Dapper Dan Dinner again on Jan.

10. Approximately 5,000 Baltimore fans will follow the Colts to Cleveland for the pro championship game Sunday Those who put the knock on practically year-around horse racing might like to know that New Yorkers bet around $7,500,000 at the flats and harness events on the final day not long ago. It was bitter cold, too Hill Becker, the city's No. 1 sports Tooter, will be 68 years old New Year's Day. Bill 'still manages to make every big time event staged Ray Saunders, Penn State's fine basketball is a nephew of G.

E. Chorba, retired football official Alex Mod it former grid and floor Jstar and later coach of the Duquesne Serbs and an aide to Neil Johnston with the Rens, is now a member of the PIAA officiating group Ed Gottlieb, JSan Franciso Warriors Eastern representative, said "here the other day Pittsburgh will be the tenth team added to the NBA pro loop. "Pittsburgh has the arena and seating capacity," he added Parsons College is after Gateway's Cliff Parsons Uniontown's Ray Parsons, both basketball Stars. Brute Kramer is keeping tabs on the boys j. The Dapper Dolly Club enters the names of )onna Baker and Susan Schmidt while the Dapper pans welcome as new members, Leonard Villani, Louis Tischenkcl, David Rapaport, Jordan Siegel i Ironic Christmas card from Joe Scott of the Phillies include tickets to the 1964 World Series that never was held in Philadelphia! Wary of jackpot with the Colts In his first year.

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That victory won the Fasten. Division crown for Buffalo. .1 and Ron Mix did not play In the Chargers' 21-20 loss to Oakland Sunday, and full-hack Keith Lincoln was restricted to place-kicking. Word from the West Coast was that Faison, Wright and Mix, three of the Chargers' key players, were being rested for the Buffalo game. San Diego did not need the vie-toiy since It already had won the Western Division title.

The Chargers did lose the services of flanker back Lance Alworth, who Injured his left away to a 50-39 advantage at i Football League champion-halftime. hip, questioned whether San Lechman' departure In Diego's team was In good phy-the first minute of the final isical condition. half seemed (o assure a Duke win. Instead it was (Continued on Fage 20).