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Huge Weight Edge Makes Mackenzie 3-1 Goodfelloiv Favorite Duel Looms TQ DETROIT FREE PRESS Saturday. December 2. 1P44 To Whom It May Concern as Kovalcik, Sabuco Meet Acsressive Line Key to Redeemer's Hopes GOODFELLOW STANDINGS L. Pet. of High 1 0 0 1.000 Cath.

Cent. 3 10 .750 Cooley 111 .500 St. Theresa's Oil .000 Hamtramck 0 2 0 .000 '5 I I Him 1 1 n' ir "in i iiiiiimi wffini inn rtirmimr nrni i tri I'nuii r- T' ilfcuwii iim'1'' 1 HOT-SHOT BACKS A Johnnv-come-lately, Holy Redeemer's left lialfhack. Bob Kovalcik (at left). Is the No.

1 worry of Mackenzie championship pame at Briggs Stadium Saturday afternoon, while High In the City paced the champions all season. Kovalcik reached Redeemer's No. 1 last Sunday, making a spectacular 98-yard run for a headache is Tino Sabuco (at right), the Stags' hard-running left THE HEADLINE WRITERS in the Free Press sports department are happy that Samuel Jackson Snead has made a successful comeback in professional golf. Last winter and summer the boya got tired of trying to think up new wajs to say "Nelson Wins, Mc-Spaden 2nd," or "McSpaden Wins, Nelson 2nd." After 26 months in the Navy, Snead captured the first tournament of the winter season the $15,500 Portland Open. At the moment he is competing in the San Francisco Open.

Too many people think of Snead as the man who blew the National Open by taking a horrifying eight on the last hole. Actually, he is a great competitor who on many days is the greatest golfer of all time. A fellow who loves to get behind the counter and pat together his favorite ice cream Sundae, Samuel Jackson just oozes color. This wasn't always the case, however, and when the professional golfers visit Oakland, from Dec. 7 to 10, there will be memories for Snead.

No One Con Sneeze at iSncc(F SEVEN YEARS AGO Snead won his first important tournament, shooting a 270 to take the Oakland Open. Earlier in the season Snead had competed in the Los Angeles Open, and his name was spelled "Sneed" on the scoreboard. He finished far down in the prize list, and the error wasn't rectified. The pros moved on to Oakland, where Fred Corcoran, PGA tournament manager, became acquainted with Snead. A breakfast was scheduled for the golfers on the opening day, but 7 a.

m. was too early for the big names of golf. Corcoran invited the golfers to appear, but only a couple of lesser lights showed up. Among them was Snead, who asked that Corcoran introduce him as representing a Hot Springs (Va.) hotel. Snead always refers to his home town as "The Hot." At the time he was getting $50 a month for being a goodwill ambassador for the hotel, and it was imperative that he try to get the name of the establishment in print.

Corcoran complied with the request and forgot Snead until th tournament returns were posted. You may rest assured that he found out all about Samuel in a hurry for the benefit of an inquisitive press. Even Success Doesn't Change Sam SINCE SNEAD'S first victory of importance Corcoran and the husky Virginian have been fast friends. Snead never had to buy a new hat, and he never forgot his old pals at "The Hot." At the outbreak of war Snead was told about a sports columnist who wrote that many star athletes should enlist immediately. Snead was mentioned with many people.

"Who else did he say that about?" Snead asked. The answer was no one. "Didn't he mention no sportin' writers?" Samuel persisted. Snead enlisted and was stationed at San Diego for a time. In a letter to Corcoran he wrote: "Don't tell anybody, but I managed to play Sail Ho the other day.

I shot a 51." Out of the Navy with a medical discharge, Snead seems to have retained the beautiful, rhythmic swing that made him one of the most feared golfers in the world. The charming personality is still there, too. The only time we ever heard of Snead being riled was when he retired to the locker room after the aforementioned eight had cost him the National Open. A New York newspaperman with more courage than caution, placed his arm around Sam's shoulder and asked: "Tell me, young man, just what happened?" 75,000 Await Army-Navy Title Clash This Is Baltimore, Bulging, Festive and Bright, on Eve of the Big Game By Dale Stafford Turbert for Lions Davis at quarterback Sunday. Herb Kopf's eleven will bring their first season in the National League to a close Sunday.

Without backs to compare with Frankie Sinkwich and Bobby Westfall, the Yanks will be the underdogs again. Dearborn Tackle Most Valuable The Dearborn Kiwanis Club presented its most valuable award to Tackle Norman Pippon, of Dearborn High School, at the annual football bust Friday night. Charley Bachman, football coach at Michigan State College, was guest speaker. halfback who has game. ONLY CASS FAILS Adm.

J. Capt. S. and Comm. Immediately the West Point about six Special with that the stadium Military the 2,500 the distance plane, where follow 20 parade.

The to the "Spotlight Armory. captains: of R. Beardall, Academy superintendent; S. Murray, commandant of midshipmen, Oscar Hagberg. Sailor head coach.

after their stadium workout Friday, Cadets were whisked away in two large busses to the Gilman Country School, miles from the center of the city. police kept a swarm of school children autograph look in their eye outside gates. restrictions prohibit mention of how West Point cadets will travel to Baltimore. You can bet they won't walk more than from point of debarkation train, bus, steam or taxicab to the stadium, they enter at 1 p. m.

The Middies will minutes later in the colorful pre-game football used in the game will be auctioned highest bidder Saturday night at the on GI" show at the Fifth Regiment It will bear the signatures of the rival Ben Chase, of Navy, and Tom Lorn-bardo, Army. BV JOHN F. CHANDLER BALTIMORE (JP) In preparation for the Army-Navy game at Baltimore Municipal Stadium workmen were completing installation of temporary bleachers to increase the seating capacity, touching up portions of the newly-painted press box and draping huge red, white and blue banners about the stadium. i Downtown hotels took on the atmosphere of a military camp, and the talk' was just on one topic: the big battle for the service championship and, with it, the undisputed National collegiate grid gonfalon for 1944. Peddlers, their huge board3 covered with Anry and Navy pins, pennants, mules and goats, were prepared for a brisk business.

The chrysanthemums will come out for sale Saturday. It was too early and much too cold for those fragile flowers Friday night. At Annapolis, about 28 miles away, the Navy was having its traditional pre-Army game pep rally in front of the Tecumseh Statue. More than 3,000 Midshipmen cheered speeches by Rear Cage Favorites Do Well hi City League Openers PREVIOUS RESULTS 1938 Cath. Cen.

19, Hamt'ck 13. 1939 of III 20, Cath. Cen. 0. 1940 Cooley 6.

St. Theresa's 6. 1941 Coolev 47, St. Theresa's 6. 1942 Cath.Cen.

46, Hamtr'ck 0. 1943 Cath. Cen. 8, Cooley 0. BY BOB LA TSHAW Can a good little team beat a good big team? That question will be answer Saturday afternoon when Mackenzie and Holy Redeemer meet in the seventh annual Goodfellow City championship football game at Briggs Stadium.

The good big team will be represented by Mackenzie, City League titleholder, and the little guys will be Holy Redeemer, king of the Catholic League. THE ODDS will be with the Stags, who boast a tremendous weight advantage in the line and a smaller edge in the backfield. Redeemer will be outweighed nearly 31 pounds a man in the line and three pounds among the ball carriers. Those who make a business of posting the odds on sports events THE RECORDS MACKENZIE 11 Kedford 18 Uiadsejr 13 Cooley 31 Crn trill 19 V. of I).

14 N'westrro 19 Rrriford 19 Pershing HOLY REDEEMER i tit. ThrrroK't 10 St. Cecilia's 13 4 St. Grrgory't 6 as Ht. 7 Lotirdrs 13 1 St.

Murr'i 13 DrLasalt 1 13 20 Catholic Cen. l'J 145 60 167 4 I have installed the City League representative 3-1 favorite. It is quite likely that the game will develop into a duel between two backs Mackenzie's Tino Sabuco and Bob Kovalcik of Redeemer. SABUCO, six-foot, 190-pound chunk of running dynamite, is rated as one of the State's best ball carriers. He has been the spearhead of the Stag attack all season.

He will undoubtedly see more action than ever in Saturday's contest. Bob Kovalcik was considered a great passer with the Lions early in the season, but never heralded as much of a runner. When the chips were down in Redeemer's two big games with DeLaSalle and Catholic Central, Kovalcik blossomed into a dangerous runner. In his last game Kovalcik broke loose for 71, 98 and 18 yards to score all three of his team's touchdowns. NOT THAT the teams are considered one-man ball clubs.

Far from it! Mackenzie has Dan Mc-Kenzie calling the signals which send Herb Slayton ripping from his fullback position and Don Brown adding his bit to Sabuco's rushes. In Jim Kay and Gerry Wood, six-foot-one and six-foot-four, the Stags have a capable pair of pass receivers for Sabuco's aerials. Also in the line are a pair of good tackles in Al Ripple and Dick Bleeker, who alternate at wrecking havoc in the opposition backfield and tearing holes in the foe's line for the Stag backs. ADDED TO Kovalcik's running will be that of Joe LeBouf, 160-pound halfback, and either Tom Fries or Johnny Nyklel at fullback. The fullback slot is worrying Coach Des Sheedy.

Both Fries and Nykiel are nursing injuries, and the one in better shape Saturday afternoon will start. Those backs will be running be hind an aggressive line, paced by Charley Cacicedo, Jerry Sauve, Nick DelDuco, Jim Downey and Ed Fries. MACKENZIE HOLY REDEEMER Kay LE Carlefdo Blrrrkrr I. Zsllnskr L(j Allen Karr Downey Macri fi Del Duro KilM'le KT Tanyard Wood E. Fries Mi-Kennie MB Kellv Sabuco I.

Kalctk Brown TRoiif Mart on FB T. Fries Klrkoff 1 :30 p. m. Broadcast Station WXTZ, WJLB. Wavne, U-D Start Off with Cage Victories The University of Detroit and Wayne University started their 1944-45 basketball schedules with victories.

U. of D. turned back Fort Wayne, 56 to Z9, and Wayne set back the 728th Military Police Battalion from River Rouge, 37 to 29. High man for the night was Tom Molitor, former DeLaSalle High star who scored 20 points for Detroit. U.

of D. held a 22-15 half-time advantage but cracked the Soldier defense repeatedly in the second half to make the game a walkaway. Ben Pittman, with 14 points, paced Wayne. Jason Krikkae scored 10 points for the Military Police. S'no Use SAUGATUCK, Mich.

OP) A snowstorm, the worst in this area in many years, prevented the National Retriever Championship field trials from opening near here Friday, and some 60 canine owners and handlers and their 20 retrievers moved to Barrington, where the trials will be conducted Saturday and Sunday. 3 thfiliilthiHilhiOaiiiWCtliMijtj Free Press Photos his peak against Catholic Central touchdown on the last play of the Clear, Cold for Big Tilt Record Crowd of 50,000 to See Game BY TRUMAN STACEY A crowd of 50,000 will pay as many dollars to see Mackenzie play Holy Redeemer in the greatest of all Goodfellow football games Saturday, game officials forecast. The largest throng ever to see a football game in Briggs Stadium is expected to be present for the kickoff at 2:30 p. m. The Good-fellow ticket sales committee, headed by Police Inspector Samuel J.

Throop, reported a virtual sellout of reserved and general admission tickets. "WE HAVE LESS than 1,000 of our original total of 46,000 seats at this time," Throop reported Friday. "After our Friday sales All-Catholic Team r-r in rr ounaav Who made the Free Press' All-Catholic League football teams? Truman Stacey discloses his selections in Sunday's Free Press, accompanied by photos of the squads. Selections have been made for First, Second and Third Division teams. are completed, we do not expect to turn over more than a few hundred to the stadium for sale at the gate." Remaining for late comers Sat urday will be 10,000 bleacher seats, which will go on sale at 1 p.

m. at the stadium. Cash receipts totaled $44,386.68 late Friday, assuring the 1944 game will be a greater financial success than any of its predecessors. THE LARGEST previous gross was $25,000. The 1943 game netted $8,000.

With financial success assured, chief interest centered in weather forecasts for Saturday, from the viewpoint of both fans and coaches. Clear weather Saturday, after night snow flurries, was forecast, with a high of 25 degrees. Clear weather and a fast field will set the stage for one of the season's most exciting encounters. IF THE TURF is firm enough for Redeemer's scooter backs to obtain traction, the contest may develop into a high-scoring game, such as last Sunday's Redeemer- Catholic Central encounter. If the field is slow, if slush hobbles the Lions' runners, the game may be decided by raw power, with which Mackenzie abundantly supplied.

Redeemer, then and the fans are hoping for clear skies and a dry field, and the weatherman says they have Doth. Bows and Arrows PHILADELPHIA) Penn sylvania's deer season opened Friday and among the hunters were more than 300 members of the Philadelphia Archery Center, equipped with bows and arrows. JACK STEWART Will he rejoin I 1 a ii 1r 3 Cadets Rule 2-1 Choices Iolh Teams Roach Peak at BY JOHN X. SABO Free l'rr Staff ri(f BALTIMORE Any co-operation between the Army and Navy in Baltimore Stadium Saturday afternoon will be purely unintentional. For 60 minutes, starting at 2 p.

the officers-to-be of West Point and Annapolis will forget that they are the battle teammates of tomorrow to stage their annual private and time-honored gridiron war. It will be the forty-fifth Army-Navy football game in the rivalry dating back to 1890. It should be one of the best, with approximately 75,000 fans present and the National championship at stake. THERE WILL, be a big favorite, undefeated Army, and a confident underdog, twice beaten Navy. There will be enough individual stars on the field to make it the outstanding game of 1044.

Army's power packed squad arrived in Baltimore early Fri- THK RECORDS fW-K 4A North i nrnlina Oil Br.iwn 7 V.WT -i; ii l-rr-rli't 21 i'enn Stale 1 Dukr 7 ohm diirtrti IS Ooriia Tech 17 Prnn I A Nillr lmr IK IVnn 7 Notrr lame Cornell 1'urdue 481 day afternoon. An hour later the SS Cadet gridders were prancing around Baltimore Stadium. Navy's squad is not due to leave Annapolis until 11 a. m. Saturday and will go directly to the stadium.

Army still ruled favorite at odds ranging from 2-1 to 8-5. The wagering gentry rated Army an edge of 10 to 12 points. The weather was clear and cold Friday and was expected to remain so for the game. Parts of Baltimore Stadium were resodded, hut groundkeepers insisted that the field will be fast Saturday barring a heavy downpour. THERE CAN BE no doubt that victory for the favored Army Saturday would stamp the Cadet team as the strongest ever to come out of West Point.

The Cadets have the Nation's top seorer in Glenn (19 Touchdowns) Davis. They have a fine fullback in Felix Blanehard. They have ample reserves and a good line. They have already won eight straight and set an Army scoring record with 4S1 points. OX THE NAVY side of the ledger, the Middies have one of the best forward lines in their history.

They have the Nation's outstanding tackle in Don Whit-mire and two crack backs in Bob Jenkins and Hal Hamberg. They have lost two games to North Carolina Pre-Flight and Georgia Tech, but it is significant that Navy has played its best football in the last month. The starting teams of both schools will be intact. Early rumors that Jenkins, ace Navy ball carrier, would be out because of an infected toe, were dispelled when Jenkins went through Navy's last brisk drill Thursday. FOREWARNED Yanks Save as Surprise Coach Gus Dorais' Lions will be the recipients of a surprise package through the courtesy of the Boston Yanks when the teams clash in Briggs Stadium Sunday.

The surprise package is a hard-running left halfback named Frank Turbert and, according to the Yank public relations counsel, Arthur G. Sampson, he may thwart the Lions' bid for their fifth straight league triumph. THE YANKS acquired Turbert from the New York Giants early the season, and he has just rounded into good playing condition. He was slow in developing into the Yanks' offensive systtm but is slated to start with Johnny Martin at the wmgback spots. Milt Crain will be at fullback and Bolstered for Tiff with Bronco Five ANN ARBOR, Mich.

(P) The University of Michigan basketball team, strengthened by the return of Head Coach Bennie Oosterbaan and several veteran players from the football squad, will meet Western Michigan here Saturday night. The Wolverines, under Assistant Coach Bill Barclay, defeated Rom ulus Air Base, 52-27, and Central Michigan, 39 to 27, last weekend. Western Michigan defeated Kellogg Field, 45 to 33, last week. Basketball FRIDAY'S RESULTS HIGH SCHOOL Alpena 32 Oscoda 15 Charlotte 29 Hastings 27 Cooley 28 U. of D.

2t Central 34 Redford 17 Centerline 35 South Lake 24 Hamtramck 31 Pershing 29 Greenville 54 Edmore 25 G.R. Catholic 29 O.K. Central 24 G.R. Chrisfn 48 Ottawa Hills 28 G.R. South 27 G.

R. Creston 25 Jackson 27 Muskegon 17 Mackenzie 29 Miller 24 Northern 27 Cans Tech 24 N'eastem 86 Denny 17 N'western 37 Wilb'r Wright 26 Western St Chadsey SS S'western 35 High. Park 25 COLLEGE Assumption 43 Chat'm Army 2 Calvin 59 Hillsdale 2 A TJ. of D. 56 Ft.

Wayne 23 Wayne 37 River Rouga 2J non-league game. The Stags piled up 13 points in the second quarter to establish a safe lead. Cass Tech, one of the powers of the Northeast circuit, was bounced on its first trial, losing to Northern, 27 to 24. A field goal in the last 30 seconds by Willie Morrow broke a 24-24 tie. Jack Jacobson high scorer for Northern with seven points.

Dave Abram-son scored six to lead Tech. Southwestern blasted Highland Park, 35 to 25, and Northeastern flattened Denby, 36 to 17. Northwestern's Colts romped to a 37-26 victory over Wilbur Wright. Forward Ron Teasley paced the attack with 16 points. Central sounded a distinct challenge to Mackenzie by burying Redford, 34 to 17.

The Trailblazers were never in trouble and led, 13 to 7, at the half. Sam Schrieber and Alex Taub each counted nine points for Central. STAGED a last-quarter rally to defeat U. of D. High, 28 to 24.

With the score tied, 16 to 16. at the end of the third quarter. Jack Callam and Ira Telotte sparked a twelve-point attack that brought victory. Each plaver scored eight points, but U. of John Kirwin led the scorers with 14.

A field goal by John Shlayko in the last 30 seconds gave Ham-tramck a 31-29 decision over Pershing. STACEY. RED WINGS' GAIN Golfers Led by Unknown Mark Fry's 69 Tops San Francisco Open SAN FRANCISCO (JP) Lanky Mark Fry, of Oakland, racked up a par-shattering 69 on a rain-soaked course to grab the first-round lead in the 72-hole San Francisco Open golf tournament. His S3-38 over Harding Park public links, a par 36-36 72 test, stole the spotlight from such stars as Sam Snead and Byron Nelson. Snead, winner of the Portland (Ore.) Open last week, and Nelson teed off as the pre-tournament favorites and tied, at even-par figures with five others.

BETWEEN THEM and Pacesetter Fry were three others John Geertsen, of Salt Lake Ci'y, and George Fazio, of Pine Valley, N. deadlocked at 70, and Veteran Willie Goggin, of White Plains, N. with a 71. Geertsen was a party to an unusual golfing act when his wife, Marie, served as his caddie, pushing a two-wheel cart throughout the IS holes. Mrs.

Geertsen shared the unusual experience, caused by a lack or regular caddies, with another. Playing in the same threesome was Leonard Ott, of Denver. His wife. Mary Agnes, also pushed a caddie cart, but Leonard's game was not quite so sharp. He got a 75.

Two Detroiters, Claude Harmon and Jimmy Johnson, were deadlocked with 74s. Cards' Schmidt Headed for Army ALLENTOWN, Pa. (Freddie Schmidt, 28-year-old pitcher for the World's Champion St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, was notified Friday by his draft board to report for induction into the armed services Dec. 2.

Schmidt, married and the father of a 10-year-old son, registered for the draft at Asheville, N. C. A native of Hartford, Schmidt won seven and lost three for the Cards last season. 2:45 P. M.

4i Two preseason favorites were victorious but a third was beaten as the City League opened its 1944-45 basketball campaign. Western edged past Chadsey, 34 to 33, on the strength of Steve Bajnai's free shot in the last five seconds. The Cowboys, ranked as co-favorites with Northwestern in the Northwest League, were paced by Steve Tarczy, who scored 12 points, and Mike Kolian, who counted seven. BILL EGGENBERGER, reserve center, found the range for eight points to lead Mackenzie to a 29-24 decision over Miller in a ,4 HORVATH HONORED Les Horvath has been voted the outstanding college football player of 1944 and will receive the Heisman Memorial Trophy symbolic of that honor at the annual banquet in the New York Downtown Athletic Club (fifty at xA.a FOOTBALL BROADCAST vs. NAVY Stewart Out of Army; Plans Remain a Secret 1:45 p.

m. TODAY The MOST IMPORTANT GAME of the day, brought to you exclusively by WJR, Ted Huiing giving the play-by-ploy description. NOTRE DAME vs. GREAT LAKES Immediately following the Army-Navy game; WJR will bring you Dick Bray's account of the Notre Dame-Great Lakes game. A Full Afternoon of Exciting Competition Hoke Dame vs.

Great Lakes FOOT BALL BROADCAST The hockey future of Jack Stewart, former Detroit star defenseman, and Wally Stanow-skl, former Toronto defenseman, both released by the Royal Canadian Air Force, remained uncertain. Contacted at a Manitoba training school where he served as instructor, Stewart said that he had "no hockey plans for the future." A Canadian source said that Stewart, in the service for more than 18 months, was discharged to return to civil employment. He has a farm near Pilot Mound. Man. Release of Stewart from the RCAF was first rumored several weeks ago, when his name was mentioned with several other hockey players among those likely to receive early SATURDAY DEC.

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