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em Owner New Coach Reported for 1948 Lions DETROIT FREE PRESS Tuesday. Dec. 2. 1947 17 Deal Lawrence Hopes for Cage Fame Rests on 3 Hoosiers iimore ndustrialists -was Mandel Willing to Listen to Bids, but Makes Plans for Next Season BY BOB LATSHAW The end of the football season always brings rumors of personnel changes. Since the Detroit Lions will end their 1947 campaign in Briggs Stadium Sunday against the Green Bay Packers, it is only natural that "the boys in the know" are predicting sweeping changes in the Lions' organization.

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1 1 1 II I I. II linr'innrr ri mmmmHmmmmmmmmmmmm9mmmmmmvmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMmmmmm I IT I --4 WTO I IKlV DAVE TALBEKT, CARL CAMPBELL, These three stars from Kokomo, are expected to carry the Blue Devils NORM HANKlNS, through their most extensive schedule in history Bowls Christmas Rush Fills ajor Lu jack Nips Chappuis As of TODAY Baseball Meetings to Give Tiger Officials Workout BY LYALL SMITH for Heisman Trophy Notre Dame Star Edges Bob by 187 Votes; Walker Third NEW YORK (U.R) Flashy Johnny Lujack, Notre Dame's All-America quarterback, was selected as the recipient of the annual Heisman Trophy by the Downtown Athletic Club as the "outstanding football player for 1947." LONG ABOUT THIS TIME Evans, Stephen Francis O'Neill are setting up shop at the annual For Evans, the experience will of the Detroit ball club. Just one year ago the man he replaced in that position George Trautman went to these same meetings knowing that he was to be elected minor-league com Blue Devils Climb Back in Spotlight Open 26-Game Cage Slate Tuesday Night BY GEORGE PUSCAS Lawrence Tech, an athletically unheralded institution for eight months of the year, climbs back into the spotlight again Tuesday. Coach Don Ridler's Blue Devils, the scourge of collegiate basketball ranks last year, inaugurate their 1947-1948 schedule against Indiana Tech in Hackett Field House at 8 p. m.

This is definitely LIT's most ambitious season in history. THE BLUE DEVILS will meet 26 opponents from all sections of the country. Coming to Detroit for major attractions at the Fairgrounds Coliseum are such quintets as Gonzaga, Colorado State, Utah State, Tulsa and Texas Christian. Ridler is convinced he has the personnel to duplicate last year's fine record of 26 triumphs in 28 starts. The Blue Devils had a string of 18 victories at one time last season.

Norm Hankins, already being heralded as an All-America candidate, is one of four returning regulars from last season's quintet. Hankins averaged 16.7 points a game a year ago. HANKINS WILL team at the forwards with another veteran. Dave Talbert. At center will be six-foot-seven Mike Knorek, a transfer student from the University of Detroit.

Knorek replaces the graduated Hal DeVoll. Carl Campbell, regular guard a year ago, will start along with Walt Maconochie, a six-font-two newcomer. Ridler has Bernie Appelblatt, a former Detroit Central athlete, as an experienced guard replacement. Hankins. Camnbell and Talbert hail from Kokomo, Ind.

The Blue Devils' starting squad will average better than six-foot-two. Ridlpr calls Hankins definite All-America material. "Last season I saw the best college players In Madison bquare uaraen, vni- cago, Buffalo ana eisewnere. iz n. hetter college claver than Hankins in the nation I would like to see him.

"A BEAUTIFUL THING about Hankins is that he is as good defensively as offensively. Some players run up big totals, but the men they guard get away for big scores too. This isn't the case with Hankins. He's definitely a great basketball player. I think he's the fastest man in college basketball." Hankins has been clocked at 9.7, three tenths of a second off the world record for the 100-yard dash.

Hettclie Wins, 9-6, to Take IHL Lead Hettche scored three goals in the last four minutes to defeat Auto Club. 9 to 6, in the feature game of Olympia's International Hockey League program Monday night. The virtorv brourht Hettches undisputed possession of first place with six victories against four losses. The Wilson brothers, John and Lawrence, shared scoring honors. John batted home four goals and Lawrence was credited with five assists.

THE ROUGH encounter, which saw both teams draw a combined total of 52 penalty minutes, was witnessed by 4,444 fans. Ivan Johnson scored twice as Windsor's Spitfires defeated Metal Moulding, 4 to 2. In the league's other contest at Toledo, the Mercurys tallied three goals in the final three minutes to tie Brights, 3 to 3. Deckard Quits Hoosier Post BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (JP) Tommy Deckard, Indiana Uni versity cross country coach, ha resigned to become track and cross-country coach at Drake University, Des Moines, Bob Cook.

Indiana University publicity director, announced. In his new position Deckard will be director of the Drake Relays, -one of the nation's outstanding track events. His appointment is effective Jan. 1. Fairview Slates 2 Loii Matches Fairview Gardens will have a wrestling double-header Tuesday night.

George Macricostas will meet Ted Purva and Louis Klein will wrestle Ivan Kamikoff in 60-minute bouts. Basketball MONDAY'S RESULTS COLLEGE Bowl'g Green 75 Defiance 23 Bowl'g Green 81 Tiffin 17 G. Wash'gto" 1 Q'tico Marin's 45 Adrian 66 Indiana Tech 35 Oklahoma Iowa Connecticut Furman S. Methodist 45 82 Carleton 43 48 American 87 62 Asheville 45 72 Wheaton 59 Valparaiso PROFESSIONAL 75 Minneapolis 63 Flint missioner. While Trautman did not neglect his duties as Tiger boss-man at the '46 meetings it is significant that not a deal nor an inkling thereof came out of that confab, although the Tigers definitely were in the market.

Trautman did get his new job, though. Now it is Evans turn to see from other American League clubs. That he is determined to do cna ot I rail tsr-v COACH GUS DOKAIS Does his regime end Sunday? Bowlerette Posts 671 Lois McAllister Hits No. 8 Series in U.S. Lois McAllister, of the Gears by Enterprise team, set a season mark in the Bowlerettes League at Wurm's.

Putting together games of 221, 241 and 209 she posted a 671 that helped her team blank Colonial Broach, 2768-2667, and tighten its grip on first place. The 671 is the eighth highest series rolled in the country and the second highest in the city so far. It is surpassed in the Metro politan area only by Alice JUitt- mar, who fired 682 at Fort Park. WHILE LOIS was doing her fancy shooting, Val Mikiel, of posted 632 to regain the individual average leadership with a 191.29 mark. Her big series helped blank James, 2737-2415.

At the other end of the Honor Roll, the Olympics dropped their 21st straight game by losing three to Pepsi-Cola, 2477-2730. In other matches routed O'Don, 2677-2620; Riviera took two from Robinson, 2725-2672, and Rainbow whitewashed Brunswick, 2785-2581. ONE OF THE biggest upsets of the season was recorded in the West Detroit Majors at Ambassador when Detroit Safety Furnace, the 15-th-place team, swept four points from the leaders, Fred Joes, 2831-2751. Stanley Baker paced the winners with a 246 in 633. Cosmos Book 1 6 Grid Foes Hamtramck High School, which three weeks ago officially withdrew from the City League, has scheduled six football games for the 1948 season.

The Cosmos will open their season Sept. 17 against St. Ladislaus, Catholic city rival. Other games set are: Saginaw Arthur Hill, ept. 24; Catholic Central, Oct.

River Rouge, Oct. Tontiac, Oct. 22. and Highland Park, Nov. 4.

Floyd Stocum, director of athletics, stated that the Cosmos have three open dates yet to be filled, Oct. 15 and 29; and Nov. 12. The date of the St. Ladislaus game is pending the announcement of the Catholic League schedule.

Cage Champs Sell Sailors PHILADELPHIA (U.R) The Philadelphia Warriors, Basketball Association of America champions. announced the sale of Kenny Sailors to the Providence Steamrollers. The sale followed by a few hours the purchase by the Warriors of Center Chuck Halbert from the Chicago Stags. The Warriors bought Sailors from the Stags one week ago. Out-of-State Spaniels Best Doers owned by Hilmer Peter- it i te son, wawcu uxa.

with two ribbons in the Brittany Spaniel national field trials events at Highland Recreation Center near Pontiac. Duffy of Chippewa won the Derby Stakes while Buck of Chippewa placed second to Allamuchy Valley Addie in the open all age class. Valley Addie is owned by Allan Stuyvesant, of Allamuchy, N. J. Givennec's Pascey II, owned by V.

E. Thompson, of Ferndale, placed third in the open all age event. Gus Dorais will coach his final came for the Lions Sun- day. 2 The Lions, as a team, will play their last contest for Fred L. Mandel, who has owned the club since 1940.

3 A group of Detroit Industrialists will purchase the team. The basis for rumor No. 1, the replacement of Dorais as coach of i the Lions, was Mandel blast at i the coaches in October. In an inter-. view he stated that he was "dis satisfied with the coaches and would remain so until they produced a winner." AT THE TIME of the blast he said that no "immediate" changes would be made, but didn't say that the coaches would return in 1948.

The usually reliable sources report that Mandel is ready to sell his interests in the Lions. Discouraged by the team's showing after loosening the purse strings to buy top-flight performers, Mandel is reported awaiting offers for his franchise. Included in the list of persons reported interested in purchasing the club are Spike Briggs, the Fisher brothers, Fred Matthaei, Harry Wismer and a combine of Detroit sportsmen. ALL THE prospective purchasers previously have been linked with the All-America Football Conference as owners who would serve in competition with the Lions. Another rumor has Frank Leahy, Notre Dame coach, coming to Detroit as the coach, general manager and president of the Lions running the show for a group of "industrialists." In California last week, Leahy denied that he was leaving Notre Dame.

MANDEL HAS always indicated that he was ready to listen to of fers for his football team. But, he claims, the prospective purchasers always bypass him in their maneuvers. Meanwhile, the coaches and front-office staff are planning for next year. Preparation of draft lists, lining up material for the 1948 season, is going forward as though Mandel, Dorais and Co. were going to be doing business at the same old stand.

One thing is certain. The Lions will ba handicapped in their season finale. Bill Dudley, Clyde Le-Force and Mitchell Olenski are all suffering injuries that may keep them out of action. EVEN DORAIS is on the ailing list, being confined to his home with a severe cold. The team resumed practice Monday after a three-day holiday following the Thanksgiving engagement with the Chicago Bears.

'Happy Rings Up 'No Sale on Berardino CINCINNATI (JP) Baseball commissioner A. B. (Happy) Chandler reported that the St. Louis Browns' sale of Second Baseman John Berardino to the Washington Senators had not been "consummated" far as his office was concerned. He said that he had returned the Senators' "check for purchase" to the Washington club.

At about the same time the Browns announced the sale of Berardino, several weeks ago, the second sacker told newsmen that he had signed a movie contract and was quitting baseball. Clark Griffith, president of the Senators, then asked Chandler to hold up the deal. The commissioner said that his return of the check and "all papers" to Griffith disposed of the matter. Pro Clubs Bid forWedemeyer SAN FRANCISCO (U.R) Herman Wedemeyer, of St. Mary's, is on the verge of signing a professional football contract in the All-American Conference after ending his college career Sunday.

The San Francisco 49ers are interested in securing Wedemeyer in time for their game against the Buffalo Bills next Sunday, but Wedemeyer's draft rights are held by the Los Angeles Dons. To date, the two teams have not been able to reach an agreement. Hockey NATIONAL LEAGUE GFGAPts. DETROIT 10 Toronto 9 Boston 8 Montreal 7 New York 1 Chicago. 4 5 5 6 8 8 12 2 3 3 0 1 58 54 51 43 50 53 46 45 36 45 59 77 21 19 17 14 9 SUNDAY'S RESULTS DETROIT 1.

Montreal 1. Toronto 0, Boston 0. New York 6, Chicago 2. WEDNESDAY'S GAMES Toronto at New York. Chicago at Boston.

just that is obvious. Before he left Detroit he pitchers on the block, several any infielder but George Kell. While he did not say so in so many words, he also indicated that he would keep the Tiger checkbook in a prominent position with a well-filled fountain pen clipped to hi3 upper left coat pocket Voted Best wsssf riJ Y---w. JOHNNY LUJACK Receives Heisman award JVST LIKE GRIDDERS set iy fx where it could be easily seen. Bengals Eye Robinson, Hegan femvnl in sunny Miami, Messrs.

William and other Detroit Tiger bosses winter baseball meetings. be his first as general manager what players he can pry loose intimated that he had several outfielders, both catchers and good receiver comes from two Aaron Robinson, of the Yanks, Harris. He could be had. in ex Catcher Jim Hegan, of the In Problem bill perfectly as an official tutor same job in a semi-official JUST WHERE any deals can be made to bolster the Tigers for 1948 is a matter of conjecture. But there are a few possi bilities.

Best chance for picking up cities, New York and Cleveland. is no favorite of Manager Bucky change for a good Detroit hurler. a Gator, Dixie, Sun All Set 2 Others Fold Up; Salad Slill Shaky By the Associated Press Selection of teams for the Gator, Dixie and Sun Bowls filled virtually all of the New Year's Day postseason programs Monday. Acceptances came thick and fast. With their regulation seasons completed, at least half a dozen college elevens acted on bids extended them by bowl sponsors.

Maryland and Georgia went into tne Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Miami (O.) University joined Texas Tech the Sun Bowl at El Paso, and Arkan sas voted to meet William and Mary in Birmingham's Dixie Bowl. TWO OTHER bowl games, the Alamo at San Antonio and the American Legion at Los Angeles, were The program for a third, the Salad Bowl at Phoenix, was uncertain after the University of Nevada withdrew. The reason given by Alamo Bowl sponsors was that San Antonio was not able to get outstanding teams with outstanding records for the New Year's contest. Missouri and Vanderbilt were the remaining hopes for the game, but both rejected $30,000 offers to play, a San Antonio Chamber of Commerce spokesman said. Failure to find suitable opponents also was given as the reason for cancellation of the American Legion Bowl, scheduled for Los Angeles' Memorial Coliseum Dec.

20. The decision was believed to have been prompted by a turndown from North Carolina, virtually the last major team available for a postseason contest. The Tarheels voted to decline all bowl bids. NO EXPLANATION was given by Nevada for withdrawal from the Salad Bowl, but it was believed the move was taken because North Texas Teachers was named as its opponent. After receiving Nevada's acceptance, Salad Bowl officials sought to obtain such teams as Missouri or Baylor, but were unsuccessful.

Honolulu's Pineapple Bowl game Jan. 1 was set with the acceptance of a bid by the University of Red-lands to meet the University of Hawaii. Redlands won the Southern California intercollegiate football championship for the third successive season this fall. OF THE DOZEN bowl games scheduled for New Year's Day, three are still without complete bills. Besides the Salad affair the I Raisin Bowl at Fresno, seeks an opponent for College of the Pacific and the Tangerine Bowl at Orlando, needs a team to meet Catawba.

Oklahoma City's Papoose Bowl, scheduled for Saturday, has completed arrangements with acceptances from Wentworth Military Academy and Northeastern Oklahoma A. M. The Boys Ranch Bowl at Abilene, has obtained Missouri Valley and McMurry College for its game Dec. 13. Meanwhile, selections are being made daily by the rival coaches for the two major bowls which employ sectional all-star teams the East-West game at San Francisco on New Year's Day and the North-South game at Montgomery, Dec 27.

dians, is being dangled on a string by Owner Bill Veeck. O'Neill is especially high on this player but is reluctant to accede to Lujack, who received 742 votes from sportswriters and radio broad casters throughout the country, will be given the award at the club annual dinner here Dec. 10. Lujack is regarded as one of the finest signal-callers ever to wear the molegkins of the Irish. He weighs 180 pounds, is six feet tall and is a native of Connellsville, Pa.

ENROLLED in a pre-law course, the 22-year-old Lujack is a stand out student and a popular figure on the campus. Coach Frank Leahy, one of Lu jack's strongest supporters, said recently: woman trade him for any quarterback in the country." In addition to starring on the gridiron, the quiet Pennsylvan-ian has won letters in basketball, baseball and track. Runnerup to the Notre Dame star in the Heisman voting was Michigan's brilliant Bob Chappuis, who received 555 votes. In third place was Doak Walker, of Southern Methodist with 196. Charley Conerly, of Mississippi, was fourth with 186 votes and Harry Gilmer, of Alabama, was fifth with 115 votes.

BOBBY LAYNE, of Texas, polled 74 votes; Center Chuck Bednarik, of Pennsylvania, 65, and Bill Swiacki, Columbia's ace end, 61. Writers and broadcasters in the East, South and Far West placed Lujack first. In the Southwest, ULiV, Avenue aoo-ciiciuuiiifll was second to Walker, and the Midwest, he was runnerup to Chappuis. five starters since last winter. Center John Brennan, six-foot four-inch sophomore from Bedford, apparently has the pivot position cinched in spite of sharp competition from John Foley, 6-4, of Worcester, who won a' letter as a freshman.

Brennan topped Irish scorers with 289 points last year. THE GUARDS are Kevin O'Shea, 6-1 V2, of San Francisco, ambidextrous dribbler who starred as a freshman last year, and six-foot Paul Gordon, of Baltimore, who won letters in 1944-45 and again last season. O'Shea has a trick knee but has been rounding into condition. Versatile Leo Barnhorst, of Indianapolis, who scored 205 points last winter, will be one of the forwards after playing center last season and guard the year before. He is six feet, three and a half inches tall.

John (Buster) Hiller, of East Bernstadt, a 1941 monogram winner back from service, and Jim O'Halloran, of Chicago, a letter winner last year, are scrapping for the other forward berth. Irish Basketball Team Ready for No. I Rating Veeck's demands that Outfielder Hoot Evers go in the deal. Clark Griffith, of Washington, says that he finally is ready to strike a bargain for Outfielder Stanley Spence and that's a deal the Tigers should make, if only for insurance. What Spence does to the Tigers every year is a matter that has Detroit pitchers tossing fitfully in their beds each summer night.

Boston is rapidly becoming overstocked with infielders following the wholesale deal of the Bosox with the St. Louis Browns. Chicago needs pitching help and might be persuaded to dispose of Cass Michaels or Don Kolloway. Another matter to be settled at the meetings by O'Neill is selection of a third coach to replace the very able Frank Shellen-bach. Steve has given no indication as to his choice, but it would come as a surprise to no one if he pointed the finger a-t Roger (Doc) Cramer.

Farm Clubs Present CRAMER WOULD FILL the to Dick Wakefield. He had the SOUTH BEND, Ind. (JP) Notre Dame's basketball squad, about as well equipped for a shot at the mythical national champion ship as was the Irish football squad this season, will open a 24-game campaign here Saturday night against Indiana State. Coach Edward W. (Moose) Krause's quintet proposes to follow the Notre Dame precept of planning only one game ahead.

But, it can't avoid vagrant thoughts about its Feb. 2 date with Kentucky any more than Frank Leahy's grid crew could ignore the Army engagement until the week of the game. THE IRISH basketballers won 20 of 24 games last winter against some of the country top teams. It split games with Purdue and DePaul, lost an overtime battle with Wisconsin's Big Nine champions and was beaten badly only once. Kentucky humiliated the Irish at Louisville, 60 to 30.

Kentucky again is well equipped with height, speed and shooting accuracy but so is Notre Dame. Krause has known four of his capacity one year ago, but he could really do some good if he was given a free and authoritative hand. Still a third issue to be faced by the Tigers is a feeling of dissatisfaction among several clubs now attached to the local team as farm clubs. Dallas, of the Texas League, is unhappy about the disposal of players and is seriously threatening to pull out of the Detroit organization. Evans might not be adverse to the idea inasmuch as he has the Seattle, club of the Coast League knocking at his door to hook up with the Tigere-in a working agreement.

The little tiff between the Tigers and Royal Oak over the hitter's efforts to gain a franchise in the newly formed Class A Central League will keep Evans and O'Neill busy a few more hours. Put them all together and they mean that the Detroit delega-' tion won't have much time to enjoy the hospitality of the Florida! city. But then, of course, there's always that sunshine..