Portland Press Herald from Portland, Maine • 18

irvM V- i-P-: V- "I- TT'f -r Portland "Pres Herald Maine Thursday Mrnua Decemherl1949 i 1 Eglxteeii Sophs Crowd 49ers Threaten To rers Get Bonuses Red Blaik Platoon Football i --j San Francisco Nor (AP) Sanf pro foot ball 49ers today threatened to strike' unless guaranteed $500 bonus per player lor meeting the New York Yankees In an All-America Conference playoff game here Sunday Co-owner Tony aand Mora- 1 5 Wf by whom aa long as we like oux footbalL" i--' v-'' Vi 7-When the luncheon ended Coaelv Blaik shad made ixixxxself clearly i-- uxxderstood Ht -Y- Newcombe1 Sievers Get BWA Honor i u' -C I- it 't si -Jy M-srq B' -V C- -j I- '-P- -r 'i I New Yark Xr '36 Pitcher Don 'Newcomb of the Brooklyn Dodgers and- outfielder Roy Sievers Vef- the St Louis I Browns today were named the outstanding rookies pf this 1949 Si baseball season by the Baseball Association of America Two 24-AN committees took tj -h: 1 part in the -voting' Each com-! mttteeman 'was allowed to name J---" Cl Brunswick Nov' varsity basketball team Is grid-daily rounding into shape for Its opener with Colby a't Watervllle Saturday Indications ars that the Polar Bears wlU provide the de-f ending champions with plenty of competition At least one sophomore and possibly two may break into the Bowdoln starting lineup with veterans Bob Speirs Bill ETeptiss Dick Pandora and 81d Connolly virtually certain of regular bertha The fifth starter will be selected from Merle Jordan of South- Portland Art Bishop of Saco with Jules who Joined the squad this week another potential regular along with Norm Hubley a reserve lettennan from last year But a lot will depend on other newcomers Three tall lads Lindsay MacArtbur John 'Handy and Carlton Sawyer are receiving a lot of attention 'along with Don Relmer "They could If they improve sufficiently to control the backboards give the Polar Bears the reserve strength they have lacked in past years-'-'' In addition to this group Coach DInhy Shay has retained Rogers Johnson Bill -Cockbum Norm LeBeL Bob Morrison Eddie Le-gexe Hal Sewall and big Jim 8 lb-son on the varsity squad and they too represent promising material Johnson Cockbura and Legere while lacking In height are fine play-makers and ball handlers with loads of speed to make up for the deficiency- Altogether the Polar Bears look for better balance this year between the starting axxd reserve combinations since the new 7 material appears to be capable of filling In adequately -far the loss of John Tjrrer Larry Deane Curt Foster Georgs Hickey gxxd Tom Leone Bowdoln will have An oppor-timlty to test its power in warmup game opener-with Colby also a State Series game which both teaxnxerUlibe outito win fass1 I 1 1 BLUE ACES RECEIVE' Wednesday was tfward day at Portland High as standoixt players and the whole Bulldog: football squad were honored at a three-period school assembly in celebration Of the Blue's 15-6 Thanksgiving Day victory over Deerlng Above left to right Ronnie Perry stellar end receiving the WFOR trophy from sportscaster Bob Martin for being Judged the outstanding Portland player and sportsman Bam Mangino former PHS captain awarding his Manglno trophy to Johnny ManclnL brllljant halfback designated the mast valuable performer! The long list of speakers: Included Coach Jimmy Sibson and aides plus former sports figures now on the Portland faculty 4New York Nov 30 Coach Earlt (Red) Blaik of Army's football team rose up at a luncheon! gathering today and blasted in no uncertain words the guard" which would abolish the two-platoon kystem HlYe have' the greatest right now the Country can £os-tibly have" declared the lxea man of West undefeated forges would be downright nuts to go back to thinking In teraxs bf 1934 and 35 Only thet old guard Is against- the two-platoon" Blaik together with his team captalxx' John Trent and his great quarterback Arnold Gallffa were here to accept the Lambert Trophy which -1s presented annually to the top team in the East When the guests began tossing barbed questions Blaik obliged them two-platoon gaxxxe as we olay it has much more speed than the old game-and it is safer" he declared had only five timeouts due to injury all this season axxd only one man did not return to the game '-v a tingle player In our starting lineup was unable to start a game That was uxxheard of when were playing both on offense sxld -defense The old-timers could not have stood up against the speed of our game today? i -Joshing 'r -T Blaik was asked What he thought of Coack Frank statement that Notre Dame have sufficient manpower to install the two-pltoon Is a pretty smart Irishman? hr replied sometimes difficult to tell when Joshing you He was Just Joshing you when he said that Every squad Is blg enough to have defensive- axxd offensive teams If the coach wants them i matniy the defensive coaches who like" the two-platoon system This faster game la going to force them do something about it thlxxk the professionals are all wrong? in: continuing to substitute three and four men at a- time -f we are playing our games in less time than we were before we adopted the two-platoon Bennie oosterbaan but at Michigan tells me they have Speeds ed up too" --iv Army Felicy- When a former star college line-xxxaxx whom Blaik coached a dozen years ago asked If Blaik didn't eleven was honwed twlcb today Hewa' chosen on the Associated: Press 199 All-America and ond he was named linexkaa the Walker who-JxMoeen consist- ently nominated for linemen of the week award throughout the season earned the nod tn the final Associated Frees poll of thev season 'for bis gaxxxe" against the Oklahoma -Aggies-: blocking was as sharp or sharper- than In any other gaxxxe this- seasoiL" declared Oklahoma Coach On de- fense too Walker stood out as Walker" orl 23-year-old senior from Gastonia is the ond tacklev to galnlhe lineman awrlh' Leon Hart famed Dams' who was shifted from Uxelj flank axxd carried the ball -'as fullback on' several occasions against Southern California high up- So i-was Dan Fold Army end who sparkled Cadets 'routed -Navy Wlth the' season already over for many teaxxxs nomination creased In addition to Walker Hart and-Foldbexx those nated were glarda Td Daffer Tennessee Bob Ward 'Maryland Stan i West and Don Sherrod' Tennessee exxd Those- who won the lineman award on ths previous nine weeks of the poll were Hart Notre Dame Froggy-Williams Rice Art Wel- ner North Carolina Stan Quire Blaine Earon Duke a3 ends Howard Houston Harvard tackle GuartL Bull Schweder Pennsylvania and Rod Fran Cal- lfomla axxd center Clayton Too- nemaker Minnesota P-MenBowIers( Ve teran Ralph Pearson and Johxxny Fiacentlnl a pal of for-xner champions amassed a qom-mandlhg 179-pin'lead over Rtmxile see-: 1 ii t- aec--'1 r- i '-de-y' noml-s Mc-t bito replied: forfeit- the game rather than meet the' demand This is no bluff 'r An owner-player meeting failed to solve- the differences The 49ers defeated the Yanks 15-14 In a bruising clash here last 8undsy to clinch second place the AAC They meet Sunday to determine which plays the jrin-taer of the ChampUm Clevmand Browns-Buffalo 'iame in ttu final playoff-1 7' After the MorabiU brotheiw met with team Captain Norm Stand-lee and halfback Len Eshmontjthe owners Wevsgiven -them until 9 JO Thursday morning to show up for practice tn uniform at Menlo Park-If they-do not do It they are to turn In -their suits the season is over we will forfeit our game to the Yankees and that Is the end of ft This Is not a bluff not -Standlee Eshmont 8Uen Standlee and Eshmont parried most question by newsmen -with no comment? They tld not say how much they wanted They said they -would be at practice but not whether they wou'd suit up Tony Morablto sald the two players asked for $500 per player earlier brotner Vie said they asked one game's pay Tony added I venture to- say at least 95 per cent of the players on the club are receiving more money per conference game this season than last? Vie Morablto said he believed every player was receiving more --V Asked if he knlw where the bonus demand originated Tony Morablto said: will not hold it against anyone1 for aefclng That's their In New York' Or- Kesslng commissioner of the conference call for a cull season Including playoff games and all of the players were notified to that effect June first' Players Slice Tltl Melon players share In championship game Aftex expenses are taken out 70 per cent of the money will go Into the -pool From that amount 30 per cent willbe divided among the two top team The winners will get 60 per cent and the losers 40 Of the other 2Q-per cent the third and fourth teams etch wlD divide equa'ly ten per cent apiece Kesslng Lded that he would back fully any ultimatum issued by the Morsbltos "1 expect however that the whole thing will be cleared up and the game played Kesslng said Vic Morablto explaineid that last Spring conference commissioner O' Kesslng had sent letter to all players notifying them that it was against the rules to pay them anything beyond the figures for in their individual cor tracts Sunday's game would determine whether the forty nlners or the Yankees would play the winner of the Cleveland Brown-Buffalo Bills game for the league championship Wild Coon Chxao Providing Central Maine Unt: burled under foot) of snow the Kennebec Valley Fox and Coon Hunters Club ls Wight and state Utliat Bob Hobbs of Npxrway in ths first ten strings of their team match at the Bowlo-drom Alleys Wednesday night a Pearson and Placentlni each hit 1101'for a 2202 total against the 2023 for Hobbs (1021) and Wight 1002 Placentmi's 133 was high Individual string wuM-iM io3 a- ss iea- xox ss 10 109 (4 X003 Oft 114 94: SS X07 X01 100 10ft night' DeeS' planning wild cooxr chase for Saturday Thfevffnft4e open anyone aloner Dick 1 who has experience la hunting the ringtalls with hounds at-night or to thOM Who ma clever have been out sloner Dick: realized there to prepare Reed and deep in recipes to decide ixa ioik LateLaker 1 only one- mao The National League writers picked- Newcombe almost unanimously siring him -21 of the 24 votes Del CrandalL catcher of the Bos-r ton Braves drew the other three rotes--- I Sievers received the support of ten of the American League wrttera to double the total of L' Philadelphia Athletics Alex Kell-his nearest pursuer i Naming the No rookies of each league represented a change In the annual bllotinaJPreri--r ousiy Only one rookie waschosen I for both circuits Alvin Dark Boston Braves shortstop won It i -last year-and Jackie Robinson second base star was chosen in 1947 In contrast to the National League where only -two players were named the American bad six nominations The also-rans i -Included Gerry Coleman New York Yankees 4 and Mike Oar- cla Cleveland Johnny Groth De- trait and Bob Kuzava Chicago White Sox one vote each Two members -tailed to vote -J Although hewasift brought up 4 from their Montreal farm club until May 23 the 23-yearrold Newcombe won 17 and lost eight 7 for the Dodgers to rank as their best pitcher He had five shUt-outs numbered among hit 19 complete games At one stretch he ran np'-a string of r33-eonsecutive scoreless tunings He made two starts in the world series against the -Yankees both but one of them was a heart-breaking 1-0 setback in the opening game The heavy hitting Sievers earned the award by clubbing out a batting average of JOS in r140 games His extra base hits in- eluded 2S doubles one triple' and IS home runs The 23-year-old slugger batted in 92 runs for the "seventh place Browns Kellner the won 20 games lor the fifth place Athletics r- BowdoinHoclcey Slate Adds DartmoutH Gub Bnuuvkki Not St hockey team which will probably foxed to wait two or three weeks longer before It can begin practicing on Ice has added Dart- mouth to Its schedule for this aea- son The Indians wi2 play tn the Hancar Rink at the former Naval Air Station tan Jan 13 Other foes on the ten same schedule Include i- Suffolk' MIT Tufts New Hamp- shire Cqlby and Northeastern A-Junior Varsity slate of eight games has been arranged 1 The-schedules are as follows: 4- 4 Ftlay BuyNatis Minneapolis Nev: 30: Scoring 13 straight points in the srfissh'i sjsrt rallied to defeat the- New York O01 But lll teU you if Knickerbockers 102-92 In the Touew to there today and along National Basketball Association about the fourth quarter one of our offensive halfbacks came around your way think you would quiteget to him" Blaik said that Army would con tinue to book Its football schedule three to five year In advance taking on what promised to be four or five tough opponents axxd makixxg no attempt to play a National slate v' those who thlxxk we should play some team like Minnesota every week can only say that la our policy and we car If nobody likes It" he aaid for ranking we don't give a damn how we are ranked or tOnlght Rebind at the half 50-41 the Lakers followed- Oeorge Mlkan to a 33-polnt third period in ending New victory streak at seven -straight With 16 points in that frame Mlkan totalled 2S for the night But -for i the first time in years hs was held without a single free throw -jv Badminioh Exhibition 'A badminton exhibition will be thlxxk he the llxxexnan once possessed the stamina to play Windham Rockets Trip Gilbert Motors -Windham Nov The Wind-ham Rockets made en early lead stand up- in- defeating Gilbert: Motors of Portland 60-34 heralv tonight Don Rogers Warren Thornes Kermlt Hodgdon andz George Burrows all hit the double figures for the winxxers Period coreswere12-1027-12'4 and 36-25 ti WiaftfeM 'JOIIfcw MtUnJMJ FtrtIf 1)TQn4IS ThomMrf ill D-Rrrf Hodfdoa1 14fpilbHta :0 epOaodiala Wrmanla i- 4 19 Laraonre iwrwwlxf 12Uoauifi tiaaaai -f' A A A 3 rotate Tima 4-li -Reed probably 'never are So maxxy wars lobsters his force! 'are i knee right now trying winners in a contest for unusual recipes which closed yesterday! After -f Reed had an-nouneed the contest in an advertisement In the Journal I of the Soclete dee GentUshOmxxies Chefs de Uuslne him -with recipes Among the most: unusual Is a recipe from Chester A Relm of Batavia Illinois which wu used lr Imperial Rome more than 2000 yeas ago It calls for lobster to be broiled with Cumin sauce cumin being a seasoning from a plant of the carrot family -'Awards for the contest Include: first barrela of 12 UveJob-sters eachr second three barrels of 12 11 va lobsters And third two similar barrel! WLmlng recipes will bo published In a hocAlet by the department Meanwhile however Reed and his staff are in for a lot of testing since gourmets from all over the country have turned iver their secrets ln-lobster cocAlng for the contest High Sckool Leagueu Opeiu At Tbmghtlf The ever 'popular High School League last of the YMCA basketball circuits to swldg Into action? opens with a three-game program tonight At 6 JO the Blue Bulldogs tangle with the Emerald A followed by the Hawkeyes -vs Spartan and ths Cobras vs tht South Portland Wildcats Th Wildcats are BPHS uxxdbf 1 a a being outr- Demon Hanover SeU Record At Hollywood llngleweod Callf Nev 36 IAPX Demoh' Hanover broke a track record today- In wlnbig a feature mils race at Hollywood Park's i' Grand Circuit harness Tho clubhouse at John farm on th5 West River Road out of Waterville'Members' ofrthe'club xriU provide "the hound and ln-dividual groups wlll to hunting territory by seven There will be prizes for the three largest joons taken axxd these will go to owners of hounds Rhlch tree them' Ssturdsy zxlghft 1 Is tht coon hunters' short sessloa as him ting must stop st midnight Parties takings part IxJ a the chase will gather' at' the clubhouse tor an oyster stew supper which will be served at 1:00 a Sundcy On the following Saturday Dec 10Uxe dub Is sponsoring a wild fox chase' also opea to anyone Houhds and hunters win gather at the clubhouse and hurtles will be 'organized: to start bjr eight o'clock in the morning Foxhound owners are urged to take part as there will be special prlzea'for There Is an abundance-of fox hunting territory in the vicinity of the clubhouse? and since few fox hunters have been active during the deer season the chase will give the hounds opportunity to limber up for the winter's running New Fox' Chase F'elley -iv Ai A policy will be followed for: the open'nr of the wild fox chase season Only a limited number of hounds probably foun will be cast together Inf this manner it is hoped that mqre foxes -will bo startedil' The fox chase will take place regardless or weather conditions naturally' as hunter who after reynard seldom v- take that Into eonslderaUon Only jahotguns will be allowed f- The Lincoln County Fox Coon Club is also contemplating a wild fox chase later la tht sea son and it is'probsbl that a series will- heldthls Winter Bes-Bhora 5- Fisheries Commls- given by a group of experts from tht University Club of Boston at the YMCA st 745 Friday Competition IB scheduled in men's singles 1 and doubles women's doubles and mixed doubles' Members of the visiting group are -Wayne Schell and Robert Wright xiatlonal veterans doubles champions: the Misses Marlon Brown and Eunice Wall Massachusetts Class doubles champions: Jack Brewer eastern states professional tingles champion axxd Robert Warren Milwaukee' Nev 30 (AP)B111 Veeck will be back In major league baseball within six and maybe as owner of the Washington Senators tht Milwaukee Journal 'said today Veteran baseball writer 8am Levy a close personal friend of Veeck talked with hlm Tuesday night' sold the Clevelaxxd dub last week at least six men have approached me to go Into bust? ness Levy quoted Veeck as saying- Asked about Washington pnry said Veeck laughed dodging the question Levy tnqulred- know or wllL Vetch countered rd -rather not an-rer You know me wen enough know Levy said Veeck denied hi was Interested la-the-New York Giants as has been bandied about baseball circles axid added 1 the chances of his buying the St Louis Browns and moving the franchise to the Pacific Coast were very very the first place Veeck said Pacific Coast League would want' too certainly more than would be willing to for territorial rights Xjos Angeles Is the best town in that 'league and the Chicago Cubs owners of the club would ask morel than I'd want to said that right now he was going to take a rest but that hs'd be on' hand for the major league meetings in New York on Dec 10 He plans to be married shortly to Mary Fiancee Ackerman an Ice agent His divorced wife Ellen and their three ehfldren art liringyon ranch near Tucson Arix BLENDED WHISKEY-SA8 PROOF VrN Hwkr Jl sii'oik Ja 1 BridgtonBarons Cop Foarth Straights Briigton Nev The Brldg-ton Barons sparked by sharp-shooting forwards Mac Clark and Bob Hazen captured their fourfh straight victory as they walloped the Home Decorators hoop aggregation of the South Portland league tonight 67-47 in the town hair before a Urge crowd The Barons are entertaining the Lewiston All Stan at a 3 xxl game Sunday la the town hall StMiMi lilt JUmM DMWlUrl (III 5 f5 UicViM IS 34 PiummerJf I is p-oiii ciM Chiflir- KlMOit Main MwilMM 0 Curuac by Mr axxd Mrs' Hoyt captured 'the Juxxlor free for all trot In 20115'for the one ixxile distance breaking the time of 2j01 35'aet earUef in ths meeting by Demon Hanover' driven by B1 Shlvaley paid $430 $1 and $260 Dutch- Harbor 13 JO 7 and $260 and Anderson Hanover $31 0: BrteiM uay St Damian nick St Dmii-r at laa if Uvlltas It IrMtua lail it St Da-taic's CSJS CRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS CALVERT DISTILLERS CORP- IS CaltT rnik The bay four-year-old owned Suiarlrc Haoritrf He'4anlB ST 1118 fei! Gordon To Report: A A Stagr 7 riata Haidan New York year old is in his 60th season as a football coach aiding his son at 8usquehanna College i A vv -rr -'f fi i FINAL CALL SaleiEndf Saiurddy Dec 3rd For Your Gift Off An ir 00 i with eyexytcustom-mAde SUIT 7 Shop Early For Best si Selection Cleveland Nev 31 CAPl-Hank Greenberg New Cleveland Indians general manager told Joe Oordon by long distance telephone to repent for training at Tucson Arts March I''- Greenberg said hi and Gordon parted mi a friendly note and that Joe promised to It over" Now at his -home In Eugene Ore Oordon said 'Monday he would prefer to play next season In the Pacific Coast League The Tribe's new boss said: he told Gordon club officials cons Id er him the second baseman In the business and expeet him to report for training' Rookie Scores Twee To Pace Ranger Wui New York Nv 291 Rookie Jean Paul Lamirande scored a pair of goals to lead the scrappy New York Rangers to a 5-2 victory over second-place Montreal CanSdlena tonight The win enabled the Rangers to move out of the league cellar A crowd of 12636 at Madison Squart Garden saw the Rangers put on one of their finest games of the season by coming from behind to score twice-In the last half of the second period and then clinch: the victory with another pair in the final session Arizona Student 225 Dies Of Ring hjnry5g -Tucson Arts Nv Donald Ehrhardt 22-year-okl University of Arizona sophomore from Park Ridge I1W died here! today of injuries received la a boxing contest -1 The youth hkd been uncon- -clous slnee Mondsy evening when -knocked off his feet by a sparring partner Spectators said he was not hit hard but his head-struck the mat sharply at he felL Both Ehrhardt andy hls -opponent had been using 16 ounce Tb Uimt Sol of lib ttu on uy cuImktb have bcca wolt- VL7 ond up Vnth every Bolt Cleihee r6ereg I wUl nuke su EX TEA PAIS -ml nomis kMildr nuz CUAXGE BUM MBterUI MU if yea Seolra -1 v-' Custom tutor sV fortlmi Mo Congress Sr 'orUI SATtTIDAT YNTTL MS a.