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1 niittsthiN. ember 25. 11159 Monroe Cannon Of LSU Repeater For Coaches' All -America a BIG MAN FOR WAVE Hodnett. 200-pound left guard, is biggest man in Minden line aimed at Neville in double-A playoff. Tittle Hopes He Can Play December 5 South Places Four Athletes On '59 Squad By LEO H.

PETERSEN Sports Editor CHICAGO (CPI) The South, with four players and the East, with three, dominate the 1959 All- America football team selected today by the American Football Coaches Association. Chosen as the finest 11 colle-j giate players in the land by the; 550 coaches who are members of the association were: Ends Chris Burford, Stanford! and Bill Carpenter. Army. Tackles Dan Lanphear. Wis-j consin and Don Floyd, Texas Christian.

Guards Roger Davis, Syra-; cuse and Zeke Smith. Auburn. Center Max Baughan, gia Tech. Quarterhark Richie Lucas, Penn State. Burton.

Northwestern and Billy Cannon. Louisiana State. Fullback Charles Flowers. 1 Mississippi. All are seniors.

Cannon, who was the only junior on the coaches' All-America team last season, is the only repeater. Baughan. Smith. Cannon and Flowers gave the South the strongest representation geographically with the Easi following with Davis. Lucas and Carpenter, the The Midwest, which usually dominates most All-A me rica teams, placed only two Lanphear and Burton.

The Southwest and Far West each won one rri berth Floyd and Burford. re- SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The spectivelv. eagle is on crutches today; Davis is the giant of the team but be hopes to be vvingin again, standing 6-3 and weighing 228. w'hen the 49ers meet the Baltimore The line averages 215 pounds: Colts here Dec. 5.

Burford at 198 being the only line- A. Tittle arrived home last man below the 200-pound mark, night and needed crutches to get The backfieid averages 104 from a plane at San Francisco pounds with Cannon at 208 the Airport to a waiting car. heaviest and also the tallest at Tittle, injured Sunday in the six. one. 45-14 loss at Baltimore, was iLj All-America team is good Spjrits and grinning as the 'Oth annual selection in the bjs pretty wife and their three: tradition originated by alter t-hildfen ran to his wheelchair and Camp at Na.e m.

1889 and kisses on him. larized for more than a half cen-p i tury in Magazine. Camp really so bad, Tittle: made the selections until his as snowed reporters his death in 1925, when he was sue-'bandaged right knee. Well give; ceeded by Grantland Rice. jh some treatment and I hope 111; In 1948.

the coaches association playing when Baltimore gets undertook the responsibility of se- here lecting the All-America team on Told that a doctor in Baltimore the basis of a new and impartial had said Tittle was probably fin-! principle rating the leading ished for the season, Y. A. said: All-America candidates week by! not a medical doctor but I weekin slow-motion game movies. I think wrong. The com- When discontinued pub-ting along pretty lication in 1956 sponsorship of the! TUt, had come a coaches All-America was as- since the crushing blow he siimed as a public service by wh he clobbered by General Mills.

United Press International distributes the All-America team exclusively. The association set up a 10-man board, headed by association president Wallace Butts. snaP- crackle and I figured. University of Georgia coach, to Oh. oh, had make the final selections.

It stud- As halfback Hugh McElhenny ied the ballots of the 550 coaches: from the field. Y. A. turned to at more than 150 Colleges. Their! started in this own.

Mac, votes reflected on-the-field obser-ihim and said: rations, comprehensive scouting -j staried in Mac reports and expert analysis of and jt looks like this is where game movies. wind it Serving on the final selection The 32.year.old Tittle, a i2.year card with Butts were Jack ur- veteran 0f pro football, began his ai League auenaance in iyoa ne- tice. Stanford: Leonard Casanova, mi, .2 A. 2- less Rice- Wil- caieer Wlth the clined 170.3% from the 19b8 fig- liam Murray Duke' Robhv Dodd Asked about lhe devastating de- Ure but the total of 9.994,200 still Georgia Tech. Hugh i the ihe thirri hishest in the ius.

plain the hrck figures reported toda, and Rip Engle Penn State out of us. But in this professional from National League headquar This year, for the first time, the coaches association is producing a half hour film, adaptabte for television, of its 1959, All- America team. It runs 264 minutes on 16 mm sound and wil! fernate quarterback feature the All-Americans in ac- signed Kemp yesterday to nack prior to the end of the World fion, plus campus and practice UP John Brodie, Kemp, a former II was only 5.446.532 in 1930 leading star at Occidental College, played Four of the eight clubs YALE PLACES THREE Penn's Heads Doelling Ivy Stars By JACK CLARY NEW YORK (AP) Fred Doelling, one of the top backs in football history, heads the 1959 Associated Press Ivy League football all-Star team chosen to day by coaches and writers around the league. The 173-pound senior from Val- three huge Baltimore linemen. was getting ready to Tittle said, "and my leg was caught under.

When I heard that MINDEN Connell, 190-pound left end, will be in the lineup of Minden Crimson Wave against Neville of Monroe in twin-A playoff at Ruston Friday. National Has Third Highest Crowd Appeal pariso, who has rushed for 1,475 yards in three varsity seasons, plays his final game tomorrow when Penn meet Cornell in Philadelphia. A victory for Penn will break a tie for the Ivy League lead and give the Quakers their first title in seven years, Doelling and end John Seksin- sky were the only Quakers on the first eleven, which also included three players from Yale, two from Dartmouth, tied with Penn for the Ivy lead, and one eacn from Columbia, Princeton, Cornell and Brown. Rounding out the backfieid with Doelling is Yale quarterback Tom Singleton, halfback Jake Crouthamel of Dartmouth and fullback Paul Choquette of Brown. The other end is Bob Federspiel of Columbia.

Gordon Batchellor and Yale's Harry Olivar are the tackles: Henry Gerfen of Dartmouth and Warren Sundstrom of Cornell are the guards and Mike Pyle of Yale is the unanimous choice as center. Doelling has broken a record set by Anthony Minisi in the mid-40s when he gained 1.389 rushing in three seasons. He is only 37 yards behind Choquette as the top rusher and could take the title tomorrow. Doelling has rushed for 513 yards in Ivy competition, hut has 626 against all opposition to rank 13th nationally. Choquette.

probably the Redskin Quint Dumps I In Scrimmage most underrated back, has played with a team that finished seventh in the league, but has gained 584 yards in eight games, and fin ishes tomorrow against Colgate. The White Plains, N.Y. senior, who once was advised to give up football or suffer the consequences of a permanent injury, is also among the leaders in kickoff returns, having returned 14 for 326 yards. Singleton, who led Yale in win ning its first five games, has wrapped up the total of fense lead, finishing with 721 yards. He gained 543 yards pas sing, completing 31 of 57 for four touchdowns, and ran for 178 more in eight league games.

Crouthamel, who broke Bill Roberts school rushing mark of 1,205 set in 1948-49 and gained 517 in league competition, has been most instrumental in leading the drive for a second straight Ivy title. Federspeil, a rapidly improving junior from Philadelphia, teamed with quarterback Tom Vassel as only offensive spark. He set a league record for catches with 30 good for 312 yards and three TDs. SPEARSVILLE WINS SPEARSVILLE, La. Coach Frank Futch's Spearsville quint romped to its 11th victory in 12 starts, crushing Junction City, 76-19.

Aldon Everett paced the attack with 21 points, followed by Hez Elkins with 14. McKinnon topped the losers with 7. Joe Moring hooped 11 markers as the hosts captured the game, 37-20. Larry Slaughter had 6 for Junction City. Lucille Garris pitched in 27 points for Junction City but Spearsville, behind Floye 25 points, took a narrow 50-49 verdict.

BASKIN SPLITS BASKIN, La. (Special) Bas kin split a doubleheader with Ogden here last night, winning the game, 58-25, and losing the contest, 48-38. Charley Burns hooped 20 for the winning boys and Simons and Chavallier tallied 11 each for Ogden. Futch paced the Baskin girls with 20 points and Hatten had 15 for Ogden. LAGRANGE 2ND Jesuit Grabs 1st In Triple-A Poll Bv ED TUNSTALL Associated Press Sports Writer Jesuit of New Orleans swooped into first place among Louisiana Triple-A football teams to ay, going to be difficult moving the high-flymg Blue Jays place sportsn write ncf sportscasteJs hTthis week marked its first at I a A CCA- (Op.

Unbeaten LaGrange fell from first place after leading for five weeks and trailed Jesuit with 167 points. The Gators, with the only perfect record in Triple-A, had only four first place votes. Istrouma dipped to third, the taking part in this Asso- FOREST SWEEPS FOREST, La. (Special) Forest took both ends of a twin bill from Kilbourne by scores of 49-40 in the nightcap and 46-40 in the battle. Larry Butler counted 14 points for the Forest boys and Hendricks dropped in 19 for Coach Gene Stephens' Kilbourne five.

Betty McCowan, with 32, and Shue Putting Pistons High In Pro Chase By United Press International The Detroit Pistons are setting a fast pace in the National Basketball Association because of the steady scoring of Gene Shue. Shue, fourth leading scorer in Mary Kelly, with 12. were tops Seksinsky, who started the wjnning girls. Pat and Ann as a reserve, was rated a had 17 and 13 respective- mendous defensive player, and ly. EPPS DIVIDES first time this year the Indians have been lower than second place.

Istrouma received six first place votes and 161 points. Other members of this top ten include Warren Easton, De La Salle, Lake Charles, Holy Cross. Lafayette, Bossier City and Sulphur. Lake Charles moved up from eighth last week while Holy Cross jumped from tenth to seventh. Of the top ten, only Istrouma i is in action this week and the 1 Pu! Pi wU1 be closinS their day night in leading Frjdav aKajnst Byrd haP' playoffs opennex.

week less Cincinnati Koyais. Warren Easton, the New Orleans public school titleholder, facing LaGrange in a key battle. Next poll will be the last one of the season and with only Istrouma in action, it looks like Jesuit has a stranglehold on the No. 1 spot. The top 10 (based on ten points for first place vote, nine for sec- then came on as a fine offensive blocker and pass catcher.

The Ivy second team backfieid CENTRAL. La. includes Bill Gundy, Central and Epps divided a pair nifty quarterback: Chet (The of basketball games last night, Boulris of Harvard: Hugh Scott with the hosts copping the of Princeton and Yale, Rich Wink- encounter, 45-32, and the invaders ler. winning the game, 66-56. Thn kPPnnH team line is com- Jarvis Thomas put in 17 points posed of Hank Keohane of Har-j vard Jon of Penni Daughdrill counted 22 at ends; Dartmouth Sam Bowl- Central by and Bob Asack of Columbia 38 markers at tackles; I erry Lenzner of Har- hoosled host girls to victory.

vard and Dave Feeney of Cornell Sims bad 12 for Epps at, guards, and Ron Cham- pion ot center. BERNICE WINS TWO ends- Columbia. LINVILLE, La. (Special) foot i. 194 pounds, junior, phiiadei- Bernice swept a pair of varsity Penn' 6'2, games from Linville here last The Syracuse Nationals dumped the Knickerbockers, 120-107, in the second half of a New York doubleheader.

Detroit, increasing its Western Division lead to a game over St. Louis, built a 51-36 margin at halftime as Shue contributed 26 points. Cincinnati narrowed the gap toiond, with first place votes 1. Jesuit (9-1) 178 2. LaGrange (4) (10 0) ........167 3.

Istrouma (9-1) 161 4. Warren Easton (7-2) 129 5. De La Salle (9-1) 92 6. Lake Charles (8-3) 70 7. Holy Cross (7-3) 69 8.

Lafayette (7-1-2) 66 9. Bossier City 51 in. Sulphur (4-4-1) 28 Others receiving points included CINCINNATI Nation- Indians kicked off the college cage season here last night with a 66-45 decision over Arkansas in a practice session. Ronald Doyle, thp only starter returning from last quint, paced the Redskins with four field goals and four foul shots for 12 points. Lannie Johson, a returning letterman, and Stewart Toms, a freshman from Quitman, added 11 points each.

Buck Ferrister dropped in 11: points to lead the Arkansas of-1 fensive. Coach Lenny Indiansl begin regular season play Dec at Commerce, against East! Texas State College. FG FT PF TP senior, Miltion, Pa. TACKLES: Gordon Batchellor. Prince- night.

Bernice won the girls D.C.I game, 31-25, and the tilt, senior, Inglewood, Calif. 61-33. GUARDS- Henry Gerfen. Dartmouth, Jackson got 13 points for the 5-10, 190. junior, Des Plaines, 111.i Warren Sundstrom.

Cornell. 5-11. 195, Winners in the girls game With JO junior. Mass. putting in 12 for Linville.

Lazenby scored 15 for Ber nice boys with Johnny Pace sparking Linville with 14. Falcons Defeat Chatham Rivals CHATHAM, La. (Special) Center David Brown poured in football a team bounces right ter back the next week. We'll come dance was behind only the 164.596 the loop drew in 1958 and Y. A.

said he thought Jack the 10.388,470 it drew in the post- Kemp would help the 49ers as al- war year of 1957. The 49ers The league's biggest attendance field sequences with coaches among those commentary. Butts said the film Calgary Stampcder has been sold to sponsoring groups in 68 cities. The Coaches' All-America with Los world champion been working out with Dodgers leading the list with Tittle said, he throws 2.070.720, That was an increase of the long ball real over 1958, Milwaukee, San Tittle rubbed his knee and add- Francisco and Pittsburgh were ed: others to go over the million mark I still hope I can play Milwaukee had a decline when the Colts get of 221,989. Jtihnson4 3 l11 Stegall02 2 Cook 2 034 I Doye 4 4 0 12 1 1 Bradley 2 014 Edminston 12 0 4 i Linder3 0 1 6 Harkins2 0 4 I i 3 2 George 2 0I41 MeeksI 01 2 Lockwood 1 0 0 2 I 26 14 10 66 Ark.

FG FT PF TP (row30 fl 6 fl 0 1 Ferrister 4 33 li Mobley 3 0 I 6 i Day 41 2 9i Kitchens 1 fl 2 2 0 1 4 1 Woodard 00 3 0 .1 l17 1 205 12 45 CENTER: Mike Pyle, Yale, 8-2. 216, junior, Winnetka, 111. BACKS: Tom Singleton, Yale. 5-11. 190, junior, Kenilworth, Fred Doelling, Penn, 5-11, 173, senior, Val- panso.

John Crouthamel. Dartmouth, 5-11. 180. senior, Perkasie, Pa Paul Choquette. Brown, 6-0, 205, senior.

White Plains. N.Y. SECOND TEAM ENDS: Keohane, Harvard; Greenawalt, Penn. Tackles; Bowlby. Dartmouth; Asack.

Columbia GUARDS: Lenzner, Harvard; Feeney. Cornell. CENTER. Champion. Penn.

BACKS: Gundy, Dartmouth; Scott, Princeton; Boulris. Harvard; Winkler, points to lead the KilpatriCk- YaleH 0 0 RABLE mention Gresham Falcons past Chatham ends Kosteinik, Princeton; strick-; 81-70. in an independent cage land. Dartmouth; Pappas. Yale; here last night, linger, Penn; Sadusky, Cornell TACKLES: Cummings.

Penn; Budre-j The Falcons, Coached by Kuia, D.rrtZ;.thP Harvard' my Ayres, built up a 40-34 lead guards; Boye. Dartmouth; Greco. at the half and were never head- Penn; Brodeur, Columbia. TobHner, th cruiSed to their first Princeton. CENTER Szvetcz, Princeton; McColl, Victory Of the season.

i i.h„ J- A. Works was high for ChatBVCKS: Ravenel, Halaby, Harvard; Vassell. Brookins. Columbia; Hanlon, ham With 20 points and Ralph Koval, Shaw, Penn; Taylor, Cornell; Malone tossed ill 14 and Terry Sachs. Princeton; Rozycki, Dart-.

mouth; Kangas. Yale; Tyler. Brown. Burrow got li. 72-62 with three minutes to go in and team records in parentheses): the third period, but it was a dying gasp as Shue and Bailey Howell scored six straight points to sew up the game.

The third quarter was enlivened by a slugfest between Walt Dukes and Jim Palmer. Dukes came out ahead in the fight with two rights to one, but Palmer won the court dispute as he was allowed two free throws. He sank both. St. Aloysius 20.

Baton Rouge and Byrd 3 each, and Ouachita, Ter- Jack Twyman, leadmg scorer in rebonne and West onc the circuit, was limited to 20; eacj, points as Dukes rebounded brilliantly against the Royal point- maker. New York suffered its third straight setback and dropped four games behind the third place Nationals in the Eastern sector. Frank Selvy, who, like Shue, is a former Knick, sparked the Nats just before intermission when New York rallied to close a Syracuse lead to 55-51. The former Furman star scored six points in the last two minutes of the half and nine more in the next seven minutes to put the game out of reach. OPEN Thanksgiving Day SPECIAL TURKEY DINNER LOUNGE OPEN ALL DAY PARKWAY SPAGHETTI GARDEN 815 Park Ave.

OPEN 10 A.M. THURSDAY Enjoy Football Gomes on TV 11:00 A.M. Pleasant Surroundings Mixed Drinks Our Specialty GOLDEN PHEASANT LOUNGE 405 WALNUT ST. FA 2-9147 ff i CHICAGO The 1959 Ameriah Football Coaches Association's 1959 All-America football team (Position, Player weight, height, age, class, and hometown): End Chris Burford, Stanford, 198, 6-3, 21, Calif. Tackle Dan Lanphear, Wisconsin, 220, 6-2 21, Madison, Wis.

Guard Roger Davis, Syracuse, 228, 6-3, 21, Solon, Ohio. Center Max Baughan, Georgia Tech, 218, 6-1, 21, Ala. Guard Zeke Smith, Auburn, 215, 6-2, 22, Uniontown, Ala. Tackle Don Floyd, Texas Christian, 215, 6-3, 21, Midlothian, Tex, End Bill Carpenter, Army, 210, 6-2, 21, Springfield, Pa. Quarterback Richie Lucas.

Penn State, 185, 6-1, 21, Glassport. Pa Halfback Ron Burton, Northwestern, 185, 5-9, 23. Springfield. Ohio. Halfback Billy Cannon, Louisiana State, 208.

6-1, 22, Baton Rouge, La. Fullback Charles Flowers, Mississippi, 198, 6, 22, Marianna, Ark. HEADS CUBS SCOUTS CHICAGO (UPD Ray worth, a former major league! catcher, today was named supervisor of scouting personnel for the Chicago Cubs. He has been a scout for eight years in the majors and minors. SWORD DANCER HORSE OF is Sword Dancer, 3-year-old son of SunKlow-Hiirhland Fling, voted horse of the year in the 24th annual poll of New York Morning Telegraph ami Daily Racing Form.

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