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i 1 17 PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1936 ST SCRIBES ARE HOSTILE TO PANTHER 1 I 11 LJA i A FA JL SELECTION BRINGS Coast Officials Who Selected Pitt For Rose Bowl i II FOOTBALL FIKES PARTING SALUTE I- Ur! llLir II II i BITTER CRITICISM OVER BOWL RECORD Experts State Preference for Southern i Ps t- Opponent; Neither Locals Nor Huskies Ever Won Roses' Classic. PASADENA. Dec. 4. (A.

Storm signals were hoisted over Pasadena's famed Rose Bowl tonight as verbal winds blew hot and cold over the selection of Pittsburgh to oppose Washington in the annual New Year's Day football classfe. Pee. 4. Anyone who thinks the football and washed up should move along to Cali-. in this land of sun and orange blossoms.

as up. tvffts Southern California in an old-time farther north. Pop Warner sends his vt St. Mary's in San Francisco. A week will see what Slinging Sam Baugh can do untied Santa Clara outfit.

the Rose Bowl, now a month away. r.z of Notre Dame and Southern California emeries. It goes back to the first meetings ne and Howard Jones, two of the country's was the time when Rockne led his last 3-q-ainst Southern California. I was with Uurday night in Chicago after a tough Army fleet, snow, rain and mud, in which Marchy to the winning touchdown, the margin being was TJockne's greatest team that 1030 -2 to California, he had lost Jumping Joe Miilims from his backfield. And Savoldi greatest fullback I ever saw.

Rockne ft. a great Southern California team, in- The TV1T.V 'Kr'ute Roc eatet, ran Tmrkert and Ernie Smith. Minus Savoldi; 1 1 I Udum itam, iisjiiy duchv vuunur in beat U. S. C.

27 to 6. Rockne with his greatest team, which is always move along with Old Man Charon up 1 Bowl is oi niehtmare to those Californians. Their day is done as the big New Year's sports attraction." Bitter in Comment. In announcing Louisiana State and Santa Clara as Sugar Bowl foes. Joseph M.

Cousins, president oi me urieans Midwinter i Sports Association's bowl commit- tee, said the winner "would be i recognized as the national cham- pion." Zipp Newman, sports editor of the Birmingham (Ala.) "News," said the Southeastern Conference "should be anxious to co-operate with the Sugar Bowl committee after the way Washington snubbed the conference's leading football teams. With a seating capacity of 75.000 the Sugar Bowl would attract as much attention as any other bowl game in the country." "The South had the idea they liked tough teams to beat," Newman added, "if ever a team's record justified an invitation, it was Louisiana State's record." Ed Danforth, Atlanta "Georgian," said: "Just a couple of soiled doves of football playing in the Rose Bowl for the consolation prize that is the prospect since Washington selected Pittsburgh. All semblance Of a national championship angle has been Wiped away. 'T- k-nob. Orleans business men when Pitts burgh was chosen.

It gives Xew Orleans the chance to schedule the outstanding game of the day." i I I IS Points in 14 Minutes. Associated Press Photo, football committee, just before they selected Pitt to meet the Huskies in the intersectional gridiron classic in Pasadena Year's Pay. The Pitt team was the committee's first choice. Carl Kilaore (left), Washington craduate manager, and Kay Hirkmnn (rieht), director of athletics at the university, are shown in a huddle with I'. Hal Reynolds, chairman of the Rose IovI a year later, when Jones took his South- Rend.

Here again, there was one of of football. Notre Dame was leading, won and packed away. It was all over Then, in the final rush, Southern Caii- in 14 minutes. Dame-U. S.

C. games in the main have action, color and high standard rtrr.e should be one of the best. Notre in a rush since the Pittsburgh debacle, nav. young men nave Deaten Northwestern among others. They Army and Northwestern, which Pitt Commences Practice For Bowl Battle Monday Departure for Coast Tentatively Set for December 16; Itinerary Is Under Discussion Frank Carver Hastens Westward Tonight.

V'TL Tl rear 3rv State nr. r.p 4o point? the of sio has a yovnz the ro ab-tut ciue nfu of corr alona a iitie? eak r. i 'r nun alert attack. Southern California team, which found itself only in spots, were always there, and they are just out in a rash. "Warner, lugging his Temple team to r-n Francisco.

Pop and I got to talking time I ever saw Pop was back in 1S96, Cieoraia team up to plav Vanderbilt in By Jack Sell With the excitement caused by entrain at 10 o'clock ntvrnrri- rr tfif fnin vrri nii'iriiiirfilrrii. a mere matter of 40 vears ago. After McCIKIEIEItW mine along to coach some of the greatest! There was Carlisle, still the most Notre Dame Favored To Beat S. California. NEW YORK, Dec.

4. iD FooTr ball fires a parting salute tomor row before retiring into the background until the annual post-sea son classics bring it back into th sports headlines again. Topping the program is a crucial Southwest Conference game at Little Rock between Arkansas and, the University of Texas Longhorns, three major intersectional tussles headed by the Notre Dame-Southern California duel at Los Angeles. Arkansas, boasting one of the great passers of the game in this person of Jack Robbins. must win in order to snare the championship title it lost by official decree three years ago.

A tie will force the Razorbacks to share the championship with Texas Christian. A defeat for Arkansas automatically will give the title to the Horned Frogs whose only remaining game is a non-conference test against unbeaten Santa Clara at San Francisco Decem ber 12. The day's banner crowd unquestionably will turn out at Los An geles although Notre Dame has been beaten twice, by Pitt and Navy, and Southern California's record shows two defeats and two ties in seven games. Notre Dame, on the basis of its fine late-season showing against Army and NortbJ w-estern. is the favorite.

The intersectional angle, otherwise, will be taken care of by the Temple-St. Mary's clash at Sail rancisco and Manhattan's into the Southwest to play Texas Aggies. trip tb.9 Leading Sandlot Grid Elevens Play Sunday. The two leadine sandiot gridiron teams of the Pittsburth district will clash to--- morrow afternoon at Greenlee fild. Th enc, champs, the st.

preP. leadme independent end team, meet for firpt time thiS The Preps were conference champs last year but dropped out of conference this season, electing to play an independent' scneiuie instead. The F.oxmen were unbeaten in their con-, ference play and were tied by the crack Warren Pros in an outside contest- addition they have won all their independent contests. Play tomorrow starts at 2 o'clock with both teams at full streneth. Treat in Store for You! mm -w, tt ifmrU it-A- that ever rlavcd football anywhere or anv! MEN'S SHOPS WOOD ST.

AT SIXTH AVE. Tierce Metoken Hudson ilt. Calac Huyon on and on the day one of planted under his iersev to run 90! then a great Pittsburgh team, one ot rd now Temple and now back again on Has Philosophy We All Need. -'lAijt Pop. He still looks about the same age 23 years.

He has a philosophy we all need. I an," he said, ''and let fate and nature take worrying about things a long time ago. ines with worry. And most of it is useless greatest offensive coach football ever knew ask all the other coaches. I was talkin; of Pennsylvania, one of the greatest backs nonn in the MmP Heavy clouds Degan garnering immediately after Athletic Director Ray Eckmann of Washington announced the choice of Pitt.

By daybreak lightning was shooting from various angles, and rumblings were heard as far South as Baton Rouge. and Tuscaloosa, Ala. No Further Comment. The Huskie athletic staff ducked into the storm cellar and sent back word that they hoped for peace and sunshine within a few days. Until then, they had no comment to make other than their selection-statement.

"Our intent has been to choose the team which is representative of the best in Eastern football." said the Huskie statement, and Eckmann added that by Eastern they meant any point east of Pasadena. In other words, Washington stacked Pittsburgh's once-beaten (Duquesne), once-tied (Fordham) record and the Panther victories over Notre Dame, Ohio State and Nebraska against the records of Louisiana State, once-tied (Texas), and Alabama, once-tied (Tennessee) and picked Pittsburgh. Defenders of the choice were quick to remind that the Rose Bowl game policy is not a "cham- pionship" affair in any fashion. Records Are Similar. Washington and Jock Suther-, land's Panthers have similar 1936 records both beaten once and tied once.

Neither has ever won a Rose i Bowl game. Washington lost to Alabama, 20 to 19, in 1926, and tied the Navy, 14-14, in 1924. Pitt lost to Stanford, 7 to 6, in 1928, to Southern California, 47 to 14, 1930, and again to Southern California, 35 to 0, in 1933. Reaction to Pitt's selection ranged from mild surprise to sharp criticism. Sid Ziff, sports editor of the Los Angeles "Evening Herald-Express," wrote: "My regards to the University of Washington.

Also my sympathies "How did they ever forget about Louisiana State and Alabama? "Washington can have the game. We don't want it." Maxwell Stiles, football writer in the Los Angeles "Examiner," said: "And so we'll have to put up with Pittsburgh again in the Rose Bowl? And when we could have had Louisiana State or Ala-I bama. "Of all the teams that ever played at Pasadena, Pitt has con-j sistently done the grandest el foldo. Two Are Favorable. Pittsburgh found two warm supporters in Bill Henry, sports editor of the Los Angeles "Times." and Braven Dyer, "Times," sport columnist.

"The Washington Pittsburgh game is practically a cinch to be the greatest game in Rose Bowl history. The quality of the game is usually in inverse ratio to the popular acclaim at the time of the announcement," said Henry. "The Rose Bowl game began as an East-West affair and it is to Washington's credit that the Huskies sought to perpetuate the tradition by inviting the strongest eastern team they could secure," Dyer wrote. Bob Foote. sports editor of the Pasadena "Star-News," declared: fco it is Pittsourgn a very strong team some days.

If it lives up to its best, we will have a real footbail game." Coaches Are Surprised, Coach Frank Thomas of Ala- hama and Kf-rnie Reirman of Min- nesota. here for the Southern Cali-fornia-Notre Dame game tomorrow, were "surprised." "Alabama didn't expect to be picked but I believe Louisana State had a right to expect the nomination. I saw Louisiana State conquer Tulane and if Pittsburgh is any better than L. S. U.

it must be a world beater," said Thomas. SOUTH FEELS "SLIGHTED." ATLANTA, Dec. 4 UP Southern sports editors called the selection of Pittsburgh today for Washington's opponent in the Rose Bowl a "slight" on Southern football, setting the stage for a national championship game in the Sugar Bowl at New Orleans. "For reasons that probably will never be explained," said Bill Keefe. sports editor of the New Orleans "Times-Picayune," "the Pvose Bowl left open to the Sugar Bowl the top choice of available teams for New Year's Day.

"The Sugar Bowl now has the nation's outstanding team Louisiana State. And, with Santa Clara as the opponent, the Sugar Bowl will have the better game. "From here on out, the Sugar FIKSr TO RAMilN. RANKIN. I VERONA.

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Berg.g 1 Hurrek.f lllp.f 2 Merrelle.c I HiHrlKH.g 4 alladi.g 'l'P. Totala I Hi Totala reception of their fourth Rose Bowl bid on the wane, University of Pittsburgh athletic officials plunged into plans for the itinerary of the team yesterday. The tentative date set for departure is December 16, so that the Jungle cats would have almost a fortnight in California to get acclimated. Interviewed late last night Coach Jock Sutherland said: "I will not start practice until Monday and then the drill will he brief and easy. We hope to make our plans over the weekend for the trip and arrange matters so that the boys will he in top physical condition for the post-season feature." Yesterday the squad donned uni- forms which had been packed away after the Thanksgiving Day con- test with Carnegie Tech, and stepped out on the snow-covered stadium to pose for photographers, i It was chilly and damp so that a brief session of calisthenics was ordered.

No formal practice was held, however. Stayed Near Battle Site. Dr. Sutherland must decide quickly just what strategy ne win use in bringing his proteges up to the major post-season classic of all college football. Last year when the Panthers went to the coast to play Southern California they stayed at the Norconian Club, some 60 miles from Los Angeles, rushing to the battle site on the day of the game.

On their last trip to the Rose Bowl they spent most of their conditioning period in Tucson, moving to Pasadena two days before the struggle. The details of this year's trek will be determined today and tomorrow and the entire outline made public on Monday. It is likely that the squad will be in uniform daily all next week, go home over the week-end and then entrain on December 16. That would allow for almost a fortnight in the west, away from the snow and cold. The Christmas recess starts about the same time the (team would leave the city so that their journey would not interfere with classes.

jn orrter to aid the ballyhoo for fa bi game Frank Carver, Pitt's efficient athletic publicity head, will I i I i f.vcd Carlisle," he told me Bill was Pennsyl-rin. "We knew around 1906 or 1907 there was allowed, but all we could do was throw the end any old way. Pop came along with his they knew how to throw a spiral the first one That was Pop." who came in with the wingbacks it was kept every rival guessing-. Pop is over 60 now, 45 or younger. And he is still one of the great still keeps them guessing when he gets the cm use.

will be full of football for another month. It raises Clara IS still the Santa Clara eame. Santa Santa NOVICE MITT MEET FULL OF ACTION Only Three Knockouts Recorded in 22 Bouts. Twenty-two bouts were run off in the lighter divisions in the second annual novice amateur mitt tournament which got under way at the Metropolitan Club last night. And while there was action aplenty only three of the battles failed to go the hmit of three rounds.

The onl' clean cut knockout was scored the 135-pound class when Pitt of the Fort Pitt Lyceum, stopped Harry Washington, a colored boy from the Steubenville A. after 55 second of the third round. The technical knockouts were turned in by Jimmy McCalpin, of i the Pittsburgh Boys' Club, a 126- pounder, and Eddie Harris, of the Superior A. competing with the i lightweights. McCalpin won over Jack Xagle, St.

John's Lyceum in 44 seconds of the first round, and Harris gained his victory over Harry Henning, of the Willow Club after 1:50 of the opening heat, McCalpin scored two wins last night, as did Harris. In a second round bout McCalpin won the decision over Tommy Loomis, of the Barry Club, and Harris won over jonnny Ren. of the Pittsburgh Ly ceum. in a first round battle. Only bouts in the 112, 118.

126 and 135 were run off last night. Tonight the entries in the 147. 160, 175 and heavyweights make their appearance, and because of the heavy entry list the opening: bout will be put on at 8 o'clock. The results: FIRST ROrNH. 112-POrN'D I.ASS.

Pammv Garottn. Pittsburgh Lycfum. Denn tprcaiante. Ambridsc 3 Oavid Gens. I.

K. defeated Ernest Prat'. Alexander A. C. 3 rounds.

LASS. William Woolf. Boys' Club, defeated Emmett Coffee. Willow Cluh. 3 rounds: Edward McEwan.

Willow Cluh. defeated Billv Farr. Fritzie Ziv.c A. 3 rounds: Chuck Lane. McKeesport A.

C. defeated Bill GaHaeher. Pittsburgh Lyceum. 3 rounds: Ralph Immel. Oreensbure Y.

de- feated Joe Scahse, Pittsburgh Lyceum, 3 rounds. us-rnrM) n.As. I James McCalpin. Boys Club, won by technical knockout over Jack N'asle. St.

John's Lvceum, 40 seconds, first round. IM-POfMI LASS. Tony Fachuui, Steubenville. defeated Joe Pavis. New Salem.

3 rounds: Lew Kinder. Baden, defeated Red Ionald. 3 rounds: Harry Henning. Willow Club, defeated Oztt Lee. Superior A.

C. 3 rounds: Eddie Harris. Sunerior A. defeated i Johnny Ren. Pittsburgh Lvceum, 3 rounds.

SECOND Ror.vn. 126-porND class. vvrT Eddie Kane. Krah A. defeated Aneelo Amato.

unattached. 3 rounds: Reynold Ruffo Connellsville. def eated Joe Ennr- ino. Bovs' Club. 3 rounds; McCalpin de- feated Tommy Loomis, Barry Club, a rounds.

135-POrXD CLASS. Robert Benson. Connellsville. defeated Edward Telley. Kay Club.

3 rounds: Joe Bonardio, Connellsville. defeated Carl Fletcher. Superior A. C. 3 rounds: Lew Pitts.

Fort Pitt Lyceum, knocked out Harry Washineton. Steubenville. 58 seconds of third round: Victor Roberts. Pittsburgh Lyceum, defeated William McDonald. Boys' Club.

3 rounds: Anthony Sho'ti. unattached, defeated Howard Gailapher. i Butler. 3 rounds: Michael Gombos. Fort Pitt Lyceum, defeated Thomas Soponeti.

Pittsburgh Lyceum. 3 rounds; Eddie Har- i ns. Superior A. C. won by technical i 1 en out over raarry rrriiiiiiiR, ui minutes -first round.

Basket Ball Scores COLLEGE. 2 Ambrtdse Oil ...39 ....13 MmkeKon ...46 Cincinnati 13 27 Oakland City 36 37 Central 30 Carnegie Tech Alma Indiana Depaaw Inwa State Wisconsin 36 eltlca 09 Olivet 34 Indiana Central. 3H (iostavns Adolphas.36 Ball State 33 Fairmont 47 Calvin Huntington 36 LaCrosse Teachers. 33 HIGH SCHOOL. Clalrton 31 K.

Pittsbnrgh FJonora Elizabeth Brookville Arnold Verona Mt. Lebanon Evans City W. P. S. Alumni CarmichaeU .27 .25 .29 .29 ..17 IH .17 .19 .31 ..13 .14 McKeesport Homestead Klttannlng Turtle Creek Rankin Brentwood F.tna miklnsharg Swlssvale Point Marion .36 .30 33 .20 27 33 .39 .32 .3.1 COCNTY LEAGrt.

30 harleroi I. K. S. .27 WEST PENN LEAGCE. 39 Swiss.

Dnkea rranti KLVSTOVE LEAGTE. ornish 37 Wlnrfoot Overtime. .12 INDEPENDENT. Loa Little 35 St. Michael ....12 I ir.l tram in tVio HTVner bracket, and 1 haPPeni i i am rsauen ana exas vunsiiau tic m'i "'s major scalp.

This happens on oer hr one of the most interesting contests of the Ssnta Clara mif-ht just as well get busy on iV not to tip off Buck Shaw, who knows tonight for Los Angeles. He will find a big job ahead judging from the reports coming East, as many of the coast scribes have taken a dislike to the choice of the loc.i eleven. Fans Show Varied Reaction. Local fandom showed a varied reaction yesterday to the choice of the Oaklanders, some favoring it and others expressing the belief that Alabama or L. S.

U. merited the award. It was almost a unani-j mous opinion, however, that if the Golden Cats bit one of their good days, the Rose Bowl fans will be in for a rare treat and the chances of Marshall Goldberg and company coming back with the first Pitt triumph in history will be very bright. Bill Stapulis, hard-hitting full- back who was the lone cripple at the conclusion of the regular schedule, is likely to be back in war togs for the big battle. Thus, barring any casualties in the training grind, the local team should present its greatest strength for the New Year's Day classic.

PINES CAPTURE TENNIS VICTORY Defeat Poplars by 4-2 In Indoor Loop. The Pines scored a 4-2 victory over the Poplars yesterday in a Pittsburgh Indoor Tennis League match on the Duquesne Garden court. The only wins for the Poplars came when Harry Wald scored a 6-2, 6-3 verdict over John Brown and Andy Stapf downed Jack Mil- ier, o-o. o-o. me comes from a league ruling that after a match reaches 5-5.

the vie- tor of the set is decided on the next game with alternate service required. The summary follows: Singles B. McClam. Pines defeated Harbaueh Miller. Poplars.

6-3. 6-3. Jack Beattv. Pines, defeated R. F.

Pease. Poplars. "s-O. 6-3. Harry Wald.

Poplars, defeated John R. Brown. Pines. 6-2. 6-3.

Andv Stapf. Poplars, defeated Jack Miiler. Pines. 6-5, 6-3. Doubles Beatty and McClain defeated Wald and Stapf.

6-2. 2-6. 6-1. J. Miller and Brown defeated Pease and H.

Miller, 6-4. 6-3. boxing championship tournament i in preference to St. Louis. i MirmnttP TTnivprsitv of Milwau- championship meet, probably in juiy- t- ennrM-l for its bid i nationalen.8 basket ball tournament, for the third straight year, while the women's basket ball committee recommended that its title event go to the Missouri Valley Association with the likelihood that Wichita, will be designated site.

The track and field committee, with Major Walsh in the chair, sprang a surprise by coming out in favor cf retaining the metric sys- i tem. at least for the national in- door anrj outdoor championship meets. The resolution, sponsored by William S. Haddock of Pittsburgh and referred to the legislative com mittee, provided for "local option" otherwise on the use of the metric or yardage system of measurement-It probably will be debated on the convention floor. i I I i Selection of Panthers -Jnu-h's tine football team to represent the There's a Men Tournament of Roses game at Pasadena insures Pasadena of a tine battle.

Jock Suth- rank as one of the four best elevens in the three are Minnesota. Washington and ih L. S. U. and Minnesota, leading the parade, ss a strong line and seven or eight excellent fans will set a tremendous kick CLARENDON wm ii headed by 18-year-old Marshall LaRue.

and there is no question as of Sutherland's squad. The pieces with a devastating at-; coaches agreed that the Pitt Move for Harmony Made At A. A. U. Convention Way Paved for Consolidated Action on Everything Except Rivalry for Presidency; Haddock Sponsors Resolution on Metric System of Measurement.

the greatest they ever played -Vir llJ coached bv Jimmy rheian. Exclusive wiTn Mcv-reery jf mu0 mr- IT I I -1 Rockne, is the toast of the West need their full strenzth to combat lie spurred to great heights by failures. American Newspaper Alliance. Inc. Dec.

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F. Weiss. football Results l.FGF. OeoraetowB feommu fin football IV' ball carriers eu ran. Bobby Pitt play two games -around strength cut Notre Dame to bra ska players and month was one of MtiartU- under Huskies will ui ns who will Rosp Bowl North T.

Mahoney and Major Patrick J. Walsh, the forty-eighth annual con vention of the Amateur Athletic Union opened today with factional forces concentrating on a har monious adjustment of differences, which at one time threatened to rip the organization apart. A conference late today between the retiring president and Olympic chieftain, Avery Brundage of Chicago, and Mahoney paved the way for consolidated action on every- -thing except the rivalry for office. Meantime the delegates, number- ing 168 and registered from all parts of the country, paved the way for award of all major 1937 cham- pionship competitions and moved to save the metric system of measurement from being discarded entirely by the United States in track athletics. Boston was voted the national As a Change DUNLAP Mixtures $5 Tired of plain textured get a lift with a felts? new Middies Announce 1937 Grid Schedule ANNAPOLIS.

Md tenant Commandei" Dec. 4. JP Lieu-Andrew C. McFail, graduate manager at the naval academy, announced late today Navy's football schedule of nine game. It is: September 25 William and Mary: October 2 Citadel: October 9 Virginia: October 18 Harvard at Baltimore; October 23 Notre Dame place to be selected by Notre Dame): October 30, Penn at Philadelphia; November 6 Columbia: November 20 Princeton at Princeton; November 27 Army at Philadelphia.

City Conference Plays The City Conference will have two games tonight. Kingsley House helping St. Jos-; eph Lyceum open the home season at Mt. Oliver while the Pittsburgh Silenta of Kdse-I wood piay at Hill Top V. M.

in the other 1 contest. The Kmgsley-St. Joseph contest should bring out some fine early season play as these teams have been nvalg since the conference ai organized three i year i ago. Dunlap. Light in weight but tough they'll wear, too.

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