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t-S 1 I 4 V'4? I T- -litiMri 1 I i A MGt Lions Take Colts for Ride, 45-21 End's Dozen Catches Net Record 309 Yds. '51 Plans Drawn Up jby Central League Circuit Gets Off Financial Rocksz 2 More Cities Likely to Be Added BY(LYALL SMITH Free Press Spurts Editor ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. The six-team Central League, rumored to be on the rocks, definitely will operate in 1951. The Class A circuit, comprised of teams at Flint, Saginaw, Grand Rapids and Muskegon in Michigan plus Charleston, W.

and Dayton, stole an advance on the annual baseball meetings ON HAND to greet the Free Press All-State High School Football Board at a banquet Saturday night were representatives from Michigan colleges. The board, meeting at the Fort Shelby Hotel to pick the official All-State eleven, is made up of (left to right seated); Bob Devaney, Alpena; Malcolm Gobel, Charlotte; George DuFour, Detroit St. Theresa; Ted Sowle, Grand Rapids; Howard Auer, Flint, and OmerLaJeunesse, Iron Mountain. College representatives on hand were (left to right standing): Chuck Baer, U-D; J. T.

White, U-M; Warren Schmakel, Central Michigan; Steve Sebo, MSC; Hank Johnson, Detroit Tech; Harry Ockerman, Michigan Normal; Lou Zarza, Wayne; Roy Wierz, Western Michigan, and George Makris, MSC. Board members received clocks as a memento of their work on the panel. Wings Run Out of Gas; ontreal Gets Even 4 -I Free Press Offers All-Sfate Grid Page High school football followers, watch for a mid-century treat in all editions of TUESDAY'S FREE PKESS. Michigan's OFFICIAL All-State teams, selected by the FREE PRESS ALL-STATE BOARD of six coaching veterans, will be offered in a full-page spread. Pictures of first, second and third teams, an extensive honorable mention list, statistics, features and detailed comment on how the college stars of the future were chosen will be included in the finest schoolboy presentation of the year.

For the 1930 FREE PRESS ALL-STATE SQUAD, don't miss TUESDAY'S FREE PRESS Stephens, Brissie in Swap Talk Tigers Queried on Robinson or Fain BY LEO II. PETERSEN ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (U.R) One of the biggest player deals in major league history was reported in the making with the Boston Red Sox sending Shortstop Vern Stephens to the Philadelphia Athletics for Pitcher Lou Brissie to touch it off. That trade, according to reliable sources, is going to set in motion a series of deals which involves, among others, First Basemen Eddie Robinson, of the Chicago White Sox, and Ferris Fain of the Philadelphia Athletics, and Pitcher Ray Scarborough, of the White Sox.

SCARBOROUGH is designed to go to the Red Sox and Robinson or Fain to the New York Yankees. What the White Sox and Athletics will get In return for them has not been decided, although the clubs involved are said to be close to agreement. For Scarborough, the outfield- OPEN TO SAM Snead's Clubs Arrive in Time for Victory MIAMI, Fla. (U.R) Indestructible Sam Snead got his own golf clubs back Sunday in time to win the $10,000 Miami Open 1 which open here Monday. It met Sunday afternoon in the midst of a sweeping rain which welcomed baseball men to this resort city on the Florida west coast.

Tom J. Halligan, of Flint, was re-elected as president for the fourth straight year. The league revealed that it was attempting to add two more cities to its membeiship and that it would support a minor league move to ban major league telecasts and broadcasts from its areas. IT HAD BEEN strongly hinted that the league was headed for a breakup, especially since Saginaw and Muskegon had encountered rough going last season. But Saginaw was reinstated to membership after a fund-raising drive in that city netted close to 920,000 by popular subscription to keep minor league baseball alive in Michigan.

While Smith VanderrJow, owner of the Muskegon club, was reported to be relinquishing active control of that club, it also was stated th-t Muskegon would field a team in '51. HALLIGAN reported that the liague had a surplus of approximately $35,000 in its treasury. It is considering the addition of Youngstown, and Erie, to its membership for next year. At present, both these teams are in the Class Mid-Atlantic League. None of the six Ontral League teams made a profit or broke even last season when the entire circuit drew only 317,000 fans, a decline of 26 per cent from its 1949 attendance.

Flint, for example, is the property of the Detroit Tigers. It won the championship by right full games. Yet it drew only 60.000 fans at home and cost the Detroit club roughly $72,000 to operate as a losing proposition. Charleston was the only team to pass the 100,000 attendance mark. While the Central League was the first to wave the keep-going flag for 1951 in face of the troublesome international situation, there is reason to believe that many of the lower classification leagues would not operate next year.

MANPOWER needs for the armed forces are certain to bite deeply into the reservoir of available personnel. There was speculation that, of the 57 minor leagues operating last year, only about 45 would still be going in 1951. Saivchuk Blasted in Last Period 3 Goals Whiz Past as Mates Lose Eye BY TOMMY DEVINE Feast or famine. That's the recent lot of the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League. The Wings enjoyed one of their top scoring sprees of the season Saturday night at Montreal as they mauled the Canadiens, 7 to 1.

The billing said that the same teams were on the ice Sunday night at Olympia. They didn't play like it, however. The Wings went on a starvation diet in the scoring department and were beaten, 4 to 1. THE LOSS was the third in the last four games for Detroit. That's hardly the proper pace for a team which has hopes for defending its NHL and Stanley Cup championships.

In the three losses the Chicago Black Hawks, the Boston Bruins and Canadiens have zipped the puck past Goalie Terry Sawchuk 15 times. The Wings and Sawchuk went into a third-period swoon to present the Canadiens with the triumph Sunday. Going into the final period the count was deadlocked, 1 to 1. THE WINGS had all the better of the going in the first two periods, but time after time had failed to capitalize on great scor- Hockey NATIONAL LEAGUE Pts.GFGA golf tournament for the fourth 7 x4 -w STATISTICS LIONS COLTS 17 87 ZH 4-i 22 3 8 6i 4 64 14 15 7 'il First down 24 mifthin? yardaire Pas6inK yardaicp 37 TasHes attempted 35 Pasiteii completed It Passes interceptrd Fantn Pontlnr verase 4i Fumbles Inst Yard penalized 74 Detroit 14 17 Baltimore 0 7 7 Detroit aeorinc: Touchdowns- Box 4. Walker i.

Conversions Walker 6, Held -CrUler Koal Walker. Baltimore scorinc: Touchdowns 2. Salata. Conversions Kissel 3, BY BOB LATSHAW Free Press Staff Writer BALTIMORE Cloyce Box gave a brilliant exhibition of pass catching to lead the De troit Lions to their third straight victory, a 45-21 triumph over the Baltimore Colts before 12,059 fans. The huge end cracked an all-time Lion record by scoring four touchdowns after taking passes from Bobby Layne and Fred Enke.

Dave Diehl set the old mark of three in 1944. Box galloped 81. 67, 42 and 22 yards for the tallies, the first three coming on tosses from Layne. BOX AND Doak Walker combined for all the Detroit counters. Walker added 21 points to his league-leading total of 104 to move within 13 points of the all-time National Football League mark of 138 held by Don Hutson.

While Box was on the receiving end of passes, Walker scored two touchdowns running, added six points after touchdown and kicked his seventh field goal of the season. The three-pointer was a 42-yard boot. It marked the Lions sixth victory in 11 games this season and assured the club its first .500 season since 1945. Detroit will wind up its schedule with an important game in Chicago against the Bears next Sunday. ALTHOUGH the Lions piled up 45 points, they were nowhere near the splendid football machine they were while beating the New York Yanks on Thanksgiving Day.

Detroit did, however, play alert football. It turned every break into scoring chances. The Lions opened with a ground attack and then switched to passes. The ground game moved 51 yards, but the Colts took over. The next time it took the ball Detroit moved 59 yards by air before Walker tried an unsuccessful field goal.

Finally the third time It gained possession Detroit clicked on an 81-yard scoring thrust from Layne to Box. That was the first of 12 pass-catches by Box good for 309 yards, an unofficial league record (6 more than Jim Benton's mark against the Lions in 1945). Both the number of passes received and yardage gained are also Lion club records. Both previous marks (9 and 182) were held by Bob Mann. BOX SUPPLIED the break that the Lions needed to pull into a 14-0 lead a few mi-iutes later.

He recovered a fumble on the Colt 24. After taking a Layne pass to the nine, Box turned the scoring chores over to Walker. The Doaker galloped into the end zone on the next play. A short punt which went out on the Colt 45, gave Baltimore its first scoring opportunity. Yel-verton Abraham Tittle promptly threw the ball to Hal Crisler for the score.

THEN came back strong in the second half. He pulled in a 67-yarder for the third Detroit touchdown and Walker added his field goal. Bob Smith intercepted a pass and returned to the Colt six, from where Walker went over again. Layne hit Box on a 42-yard pass and Fred Enke then tossed one 22 yards for another six-pointer to close the Detroit scoring. IN ADDITION to the receiving records, the Lions established another club record for pass interceptions.

Don Doll grabbed his 12th enemy aerial of the season to top all previous Lion marks and move within one of the all-time league record. Tittle was the backbone of the Colt offense, tossing two touchdown passes to Crisler. Adrian Burk threw another to Paul Salata for Baltimore's other marker. Burk, however, should be credited with keeping the score down. He sent eight punts booming down the field for an average of 52 yards.

Early in the game particularly, his punts kept Detroit in the hole. OFFENSIVELY the Lions gained 570 yards. Layne completed 16 of 27 passes for 341 of the yards. Tittle hit on 14 of 29 for 141 yards. Detroit's running attack clicked for 193 yards with Bobby Hoern-schemeyer and Ollie Cline doing most of the ball-carrying.

Hunchy picked up 69 yards in 12 tries and Cline added 62 in 10. i. BRUIN'S REVENGE has just grabbed Moving up is a pass for a first down. Lion Jack Lininger. COLLISION is imminent as Billy Stone, of the Baltimore Colts and the Lions' Bob Smith (center) brace for the impact.

Stone I AN GAS AND MINNELLA Tartars Pick Linemen as '51 Football Captains Toronto 14 4 6 34 72 47 DETROIT 11 6 4 26 57 44 Montreal 9 10 5 23 52 53 Chicago 9 8 5 23 56 51 New York 11 9 15 44 67 Boston 5 12 5 15 43 52 time. bnead tired his third straight four-under-par 66 for a 72-hole total of 267 which left him five strokes in front of the field. IT WAS HIS 10th victory of the year and the 52,000 first prize brought his winnings to a thumping $35,758.83 total, more than any other golfer this year. Snead, a 16-year veteran of the tournament trail, used an extra pick-up set of clubs except for his trusty putter in shooting a 69 and two 66s for the first three rounds of the tournament. His own clubs, including the battered 13-year-old driver he uses for awesome tee shots, arrived belatedly from the North Satur- JACK BURKE, who shared Ithe lead spot with Snead Saturday, I skidded to a one-over-par 71 to land in a second nlace tie with ot -J pro who plays out of Old Greenwich, Conn.

Burke and Mayer had 272 totals for the tournament and collected $1,200 each. John Barnum, of Grand Rapids, and Ed Furgol, of Royal Oak, totaled 278 and earned $98.75 each. Wally Burkemo, Franklin Hills professional from Detroit, finished just out of the moi.ey with 279. Detroit Amateur Jack McGivern also wound up with 279. He was co-medalist of the tournament.

His 279 was the second best by a simon-pure golfer. Toledo's Frank Stranahan posted 278. Sooners Top 20 Unbeaten Grid Teams Oklahoma Is Only Repeater from 1949 NEW YORK (U.R) Victory- starved Navy dragged Army from the undefeated-untied ranks but 20 other college football teams, headed by Sugar Bowl bound Oklahoma, finished their regular seasons with perfect records. Sophomore soaked Oklahoma was the only one of last year's 17 perfect record clubs which was able to repeat in 1950. Coach Bud Wilkinson's Sooners won 10 games this season to run their victory string to 31.

Army's 14-2 loss to Navy snapped the Cadets' unbeaten string at 28 and left only three major teams Oklahoma, Princeton and Wyoming on the perfect record list. All the teams except Oklahoma and Army had completed their schedules by last weekend. (ELEVEN VICTORIES) PTsi. Abilene Christian (Tex.) 244 (TEN VICTORIES) Oklahoma 34-1 (NINE VICTORIES) Morris Harvev (W. Va.) 3BO In Crosse.

Teachers 3t Wyoming Princeton 3'19 Valparaiso (Ind.) I-wis Clark (Ore.) 327 Lehigh (Pa.) 322 Franklin Marshall (Pa.) 252 EIGHT VICTORIES West Liberty State (W. Va.) 254 New Hampshire 23 St. Lawrence (X. 223 Florida State 219 St. Norbert's (Wis.) 188 Canterbury (Ind.) 171 SEVEN VICTORIES Maryland State 3fiS Thiel (Pa.) 199 Whitewater (Wis.) 161 SIX VICTORIES Mission Boose (Wis.) 97 OPP 57 135 fit W) S4 4t 3 77 41 33 S3 71 54 63 78 38 14 25 21 CooUs Tour Larry Cook, 148-average bowler, rolled 167, 167, 167 in the Inter-church League at Chandler Recre ation.

Rangers Lose at Hands of Former Teammate NEW YORK (U.R) Boston's Bruins, paced by ex-Ranger Dune Fisher, skated to a 5-3 victory over New York before 13,675 National Hockey League fans at Madison Square Garden. hungry White Sox were reported to be seeking Boston Outfielder Clyde Vollmer and Pitcher Joe Dobson. If the Yankees want to throw in some of their front line outfield strength the White Sox are willing to let Robinson go to New York. But Chicago is not willing to accept a package deal which the Yankees have offered. The package deal, it was reported, includes for the most part, players who are on the major-minor league border line.

IT IS SAID that both the White Sox and Athletics also asked the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians what they had to offer. The answer from Cleveland was Outfielder Dale Mitchell and players still trying to make the major league grade. The Tigers were reported to have come up with nothing acceptable. co-captains for its football team served as co-captain this season with Charley Milo, was chosen the team's "most valuable player" and also honored as the outstanding lineman. David Mann, former Miller High ace, was chosen as the outstanding member of the Wayne freshman team.

The annual grid dinner was attended by 200 persons. Frank Touhey served as the toastmaster. -fc tenWSffjfitftl'ijM mum i i iiiuiinii iiipiiuiiiwijii Redeemer Leads Parade of CYO Cagers Rouge Team Falls; St. Theresa Wins Holy Redeemer, indexed as one of the foremost contenders in the CYO major basketball league, beat River Rouge Lourdes, 47 to 28, for its second straight victory. The contest was a highlight of the day's 32-game schedule in the CYO's top cage loop.

THE LIONS grabbed an eight-point lead in the first quarter and were never in trouble after that. St. Theresa (No. 1), defending league champion, got past an old nemesis by disposing of Madonna, 43 to 37.. Jack Cullen and Dick Peters each scored 14 for the title-holders.

Gene Khoury accounted for 14 for Madonna. Sunday's Results: NORTH (NO. 1) DIVISION St. Bartholomew t'0, Birm inham Holy Name 17; Corpus Christ! MJ0. St.

Bt-nedict (No. 4) 28; Resurrection (No. 3) 51. St. Stnn-lslaus No.

3) it'J: RomiI Oak St. Mary 7, fit. Theresa (No. 3) i. NORTH (NO.

'il DIVISION Queen of Heaven 37. St. Benedict (No. 3) St. Raymond 34 Holy Name 3i Resurrection (No.

1) 50. Fatronaee of St. Joseph Jfi: Resurrection (No. 1) oil. St.

Manislaus (No. -i) 47. sr. Aucustine 38. NORTHWKST DIVISION Blessed Sacrament 38.

St. I.uke 31: St. Francis de Sales Kniphnny 31: Ge of Heaven 24, Visitation (No. 2 111. EAST (NO.

1) DIVISION St. Catherine (No. 1) 38. M. Anthony 37; t.

Marraret Mary 4i. St. David (No. 1) 30: Nativity 5-. Annunciation No.

1) 30. EAST (NO. ji DIVISION St. Ambrose (No. 2) 3.1.

St. Martin S3: AriKels 23. St. John Herchmans 19. CENTRAL DIVISION Uueen of Apostles 37.

Resurrection (No. 3 Santa Maria 38. St. Florian 34: St. Stanislaus (No.

1) 46. St. Benedict (No. 1) 33. SOUTHEAST DIVISION St.

Ambrose (No. 1) 4ti. St. Faul 28: St. Charles 53.

St. Rose 30. SOl'TH WEST DIVISION All Saints 48. St. (asimir 3: St.

Anne 46. St. Boniface 41: St. Vincent 4I. St.

I.eo 27. WEST (NO. 1) DIVISION St. Orecory (No. 1) 4.

tiesu (No. 1) 25: St. Theresa (No. 1) 42. Madonna 37: Visitation (No.

1) HI, St. Cecilia (No. 11 31. WEST (NO. 2) DIVISION St.

Acnes 44. St. Cecilia (No. 2) 29: St. Benedict (No.

2) 3i. St. Theresa (No. 2) 24: C.esu (No. 38.

St. (ireitory (No. 2) 24. SVBl'RBAN DIVISION Holr Redeemer 4 7, River Rouse Lourdes 28; Wyandotte St. Patrick 42.

Wyandotte Mt. Carmel 29: Assumption 43, YpsUauti St. John Yi. Wayne University will have Jigain in 1951. The Tartars continued the practice of naming dual leaders when they chose End Bob Langas and Guard Ciro Minnella as co-captains for next season.

The selection was made at Wayne's annual football banquet Another honor came to Langas. a former Cooley High star, when he was presented the annual 'Loyalty Award." GUARD BOB WYMAN, who 1 iwi HjiiijuuiiuiiiM uhi mil ii fa SATURDAY'S RESULTS DETROIT 7, Montreal 1. New York 3, Boston 2. Chicago 0, Toronto 0. SUNDAY'S RESULTS Montreal 4.

DETROIT 1. Boston 5, New York 3. Toronto 3, Chicago 3. WEDNESDAY'S GAMES DETROIT at New York. Montreal at Toronto.

Chicago at Boston. ing opportunities or were turned back by the brilliant net-minding of rookie Gerry McNeil. The early part of the third period followed the same pattern. The Wings continually swarmed around the net during this time, but couldn't beat the alert McNeill. Then the fortunes of the con test changed rapidly.

Montreal's rookie defenseman, Tom Johnson, took a random pass from Maurice (Rocket) Richard and, from 40 feet out, made a wild swipe and blasted it past Sawchuck at the 8:22 mark. The goal was the first John-' son has scored in NHL competition. It took all the life out -of the Red Wings and put new vigor into the Montreal attack. Within three minutes and 43 seconds, the Canadiens flipped two more goals by Sawchuk to wrap up the decision. THE EVER-DANGEROUS Richard accounted for the next tally at 9:45.

His veteran play-partner Elmer Lach gave him a pass from behind the goal. The Rocket cut directly In front of the goal mouth and beat Sawchuk easily. The final goal came at 12:05 with Floyd (Busher) Curry scor- ing it with an assist from Calum (Baldy) MacKay. Those three quick final period Turn to Page 32, Column i Fisher, the 23-year-old winger who went to the Bruins from the Rangers in a trade last month, collaborated on two goals and sank the final one himself. The triumph enabled his team to climb into a tie for fifth place.

NEW YORK Ravner Evans I.ancii-n Mirkoski Riiilman BOSTON (t.elinean Krvzanntvski Ouackenbusli Rontv Fisher C. II I. I. Tonrtnzzinl Lynn New ork snares Eddolls. O'Connor.

F.Kan, RulciKh, Manlev. Lund. Lal'rudc, Kyle. Harrison. Lesuick.

Slouinski, Sinclair. Boston spares Kraftcheek. Henderson, Diimart, Schmidt, Crelehton. Ezinicki, rierson, Lowe, lloreck, Ferguson. FIRST TERKin: 1 Boston.

Rontv (Fisher), :18: 2 Boston. Ferguson. 8:4 1: 3 Boston. Dumart (Schmidt). 11:10.

Penalties Toopazxinl, Lynn. Ezinicki. SECOND PERIOD: 4 New York. Top-nazzini (Micknski-Kullman), 1:23: 5 New Vork, LaPrade (Slowinski-Laneien), 18:18. Penalties Krvzanowski, Quacken-bush.

Lvnn, Sinclair. THIRD PERIOD: 6 New Y'ork, Sinclair (O'Connor-Stanley), 13:0.: 7 Boston, Lnn Fisher-Itonty), 8 Boston, Fisher (lloreck), 15:41. Penalties Evans, Ezinioki 2 and misconduct, kullman (misconduct). CHICAGO (U.R) Toronto's league-leading Maple Leafs scored two goals in the final period to earn a 3-3 tie with the Chicago Black Hawks. TORONTO Rroda Thomson Bolton Kennedy Sloan CHICAGO l.nmlev MeCalr Stewart i.

Conaeher Guidoiin I. It Smith R. Conaeher Toronto snares Watson. Barilko. Max Bentley, Klukay, MacKell, Gardner.

Juzda, McCormack. Lewicki. Timrren. Chicago sparcs Dickens, Dewsbury, Bentley, Babando, Bodnar, Miller, Morrison. I unilv.

Focolin, Black. FIRST PERIOD: 1 Chicago. R. Conaeher (Bodnar-Lundy), 2-Chicago, Babando Dewshury-D. Bentley.

15:12. Penalties M. Bentley, Stewart. Dewsbury, Lewicki. Kennedv, Black.

SECOND PERIOD: 3 Toronto, M. Bentley Lew icki-kitikay 3:52: 4 Chicago. Guidoiin (J. Conaeher-R. Conaeher), (5:37.

Penalties Stewart, Dewsbury. Le- 'THIRD PERIOD: Toronto. Kennedy (Bolton-Lewicki 1:55: Toronto, Mc- ormack I imcren-1 ompson I ren allies Juzda. Dewsbury. Barilko.

Pinky Biggins Named Pilot at Louisville ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (ZP) Frank (Pinky) Higgins has been named manager of the Louisville Colonels, of the American A i a tion, succeding Mike Ryba. Higgins, a former star third baseman with Detroit, the Boston Red Sox and the i 1 a Iphia At 1 i cs, managed the Higgins Birmingham Barons, of the South ern Association, this year. In another American Association club change, Rollie Hemsley resigned as manager of the Columbus club.

State Golfer Ninth in Dixie Tourney PINEHURST, N. J. Farley, Grand Rapids, finished ninth in the Southern Seniors golf championship with two rounds of 77 and 78 for 155. The champion was Ben F. Kraf-fert.

of Titusville, who shot 75-72147 in the two-day event. BOB WYMAN CIRO MINNELLA BOB LANGAS Tartar gridders honored by teammates mm 0m 0 0.