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Evening star., 1941-12-31
Alabama, Texas Ags
Game Rated Battle
Of Many Scores
Lost Team Having Ball
Seen as Likely Victor
Of Battle at Dallas
By HAROLD V. RATLIFF,
Associated Press SCOTS Writer.

DALLAS, Dec. 31-Tomorrow' S
Cotton Bowl game between the pass
happy Texas Aggies and Alabama S
ripping Crimson Tide appears to
have simmered down to the question
of the last team with the ball.
High-scoring games are like that
and the coaches and critics are
pretty well agreed that 1t will be a
battle of touchdowns-and many.
And never before have two teams
been as evenly matched, according
to the betting odds.
In five previous Cotton Bowl
games you could get some points
one way or the other, but along
betting row today they clung to 6
and 5 and take your choice.
Writers Favor Texans.
The sports writer's leaned toward
A. and NJ, but most of them predict
a scoring bee.
Coach Frank Thomas of Alabama
says touchdowns should be numer-
GUS. Coach Homer Norton of the
Aggies says he figures Alabama will
score several times and hopes his
team can more than match that.
Last year the Aggies beat Fordham
in the Cotton Bowl
Dallas became football goofy to-
day, with both teams on the field
and all ceremonies over except the
game. Cotton Bowl officials antici-
pated rush for tickets, but still
would not predict a sellout. The
best figure appeared to be 10000,
5000 short OF filling the bowl.
Failure of Alabama to obtain spe-
cial trains to Dallas cut down con-
siderably and bowl officials also said
the war situation had a dampening
effect here.
Norton Praises Rival.
Even the Aggie banners Haunted
yesterday as the Cadets rolled into
town reflected this thought. They
included: Cotton Bowl, January l.;
Toxic, January o.
Norton paid tribute to the Ala
bama team as one of the finest in
the country, adding 1--WE could have
picked lot of teams easier to beat"
Both squads held lengthy drills
yesterday, but will taper off today.
The Tide is potent on the ground
with 1888 yards rushing this season,
but A. and MS air offnse that rolled
up 1868 yards in 10 games has the
Alabama coaches worried.
Evening star., 1941-12-31
RamTutorG|un1,
Tigers G|eefu|
As TILT NedrS
Crowley Is DispIeosed
By Practice; Missouri
Players Duck Fourot
BY ROMNEY WHEELER,
Associated Press Sports Writer


NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 3l.-Ford-
ham wound up training today for
its Sugar Bowl engagement with
Missouri-and the largest items in
Jim Crowley's duffle bag were sharp
words of warning.
The Fordham coach applied them
generously to his able but easy
going squad, telling the boys bluntly:
Don't think you can be blase just
because you live in New York. These
country boys from Missouri are
playing for keeps. They'll give you
a football lesson down there in the
Sugar Bowl if you don't watch out"
Present Great Contrast.
There was a contrast in atmos-
phere at the two camps as each
team finished drills. At Edgewater
Park, Miss, Coach Don Faurot's
Missouri Tigers concluded yesterday
by exuberantly grabbing Faurot and
four assistant coaches and soaking
them thoroughly under handy
water spigot. Earlier the boys
whooped through their final drill.
filling the air with passes aimed at
Fordham defensive formations.
At Bay st. Louis. Miss, a silent
but apparently efficient Fordham
team polished its passing, blocking
and tackling while Crowley looked
on unimpreSsed.
Run everything, right and left"
he shouted. Come on. Benny, put
EN- in there :. Y'got that Of game
coming up Fake better, Sammy
&. Dig, dig, dig!'
Later he remarked glumly, you
wouldn't feel so good either, with
this game coming up"
Missouri's Faurot grinned boy
ishly as he wrung out his dripping
cap, and said he thought his boys
would be ready to 60 against Ford
ham tomorrow.
Rams Work, Tigers Rest.
They'll be in there pitching he
promised. We'll be up against a
great team, but We'll give them all
we've got"
Fordham called a final practice
session today, but Missouri rested,
following a custom of never work.
ing the day before a game. The
kickoff is scheduled for lis pm.
Central Standard Time) tomorrow
before a Sugar Bowl sell-out crowd
Of 1900.
Crowley said his starting lineup
probably would be Jim Lansing and
Stanley Ritirski at ends; Alex San
till and Steve Hudacek, tackles;
Larry Sartori and Tom Bennett,
guards; Joe Sabasteanski, center;
Claude Pieculwicz. quarterback: Joe
Andrejco and Jim Blumenstock
halves, and Steve Filipowicz, full
back
Missouri planned to start Jack
Lister and Bert Ekern. ends; Bob
Brenton and Norville Wallach,
tackles: Bob Jeffries and Mike Fitz-
gerland, guards; All-America Darold
jenkins, center; Harold Adams,
quarterback; Harry Ice and Don
Reese, halves, and Bob Steuber, full
back.
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Corn on the Cob Eating Has Loneushed

gwashng for and form has been off for couple of
anguShed
1882 collapsed
become Dorothy Lerch New jerseys popular ee-se
overlapping grip?
become of A. W. Adh ovable skyscrapecmbing
the Building in SO minutes fiat
touching all
Wconsin Kri undisputed
king of in the 7nc dscuspe division? The
through the 941 find list thin
achievements pitiful leaders,
Nonstop bowling for time Stier and Bus
Waters conctvey SO hours 20
claiming world by hours Al minutes.
Evening star., 1941-12-31
By HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.,
Wide World Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Dec, 31.-Giving
the take-a-chance dept. final
fling before swearing off for the
New Year: Odds on the Rambler
Rose Bowl are 81 or better for
Duke over Oregon State. Can't
see any reason for going against
such figgers. Missouri is favored
over Fordham for the Sugar
Bowl but we think the Rams Will
be just as tough and bit more
versatile. After the East team
scrimmaged both Missouri and
Fordham. Dud De Groot reported
the players thought Fordham
better Other bowl games rate as
toss-ups but we think T. c. U.
will take Georgia and that Ala
bama (an underrated club will
beat the Texas Aggies. Texas
Tech should beat Tulsa in the
Sun Bowl. Today's terrible
thought: Elliott Gushing of the
Rochester IN. " Democrat and
Chronicle suggests that we need
q company of Tony Galentos to
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Schroeder Sent Limit
To Beat Segura in
Bowl Net Final

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 31.-The
most thrilling singles final in Sugar
Bowl tennis competition ended with
Ted Schroeder of Glendale, Calf .,
capturing the trophy after an up
hill victory over Francisco Segura
of Ecuador, South America.
Segura, in a series Of marvellous
retrieves, won the first two sets, but
Schroeder's blasting placements
finally gave him the match and title,
E6, Is, 8-6, Ga, 6-4.
Billy Talbert of Cincinnati and
Ted Olewine of Glendale, Calf,
teamed to win the doubles champ
ionship from Schroeder and Gard
mar Mulloy of Coral Gables, Fla,
6-4, Ga.
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Virginia Gains Most
Sports Honors in
Old Dominion
Pv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 31.-Vir-
ginia athletes walked off with most
of the State collegiate champion
ship honors for l94l, leaving Will
liam and Mary one crown and a
share in another.
The Cavaliers were supreme in
basket ball, track tennis and golf
and tied with William and Mary's
1910 title winners for the priced
football championship.
The baseball race ended In q
slight muddle, with William and
Mary having the best big Six"
mark and Washington and Lee the
best record against State teams as q
whole.
The States only two collegiate
boxing teams-Virginia and v. p. I.
did not meet because Of nu
outbreak at Blacksburg.
The Cavaliers also gave the Old
Dominion its first All-America grid
der in Bill Dudley.
Evening star., 1941-12-31
WartimeMoraIe
Through Mass
Sports, Goal
U. S. Official initiates
Movement to Correct :
SubnormuI Health n
BY CHARLES DUNKLEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

DETROIT, Dec. 31.-The greatest
mass athletic program in American
college history was launched today
in the interest Of physical fitness
and wartime morale.
The intensive program was de-
manded of the Nations football
coaches and athletic leaders BY FL
wood A. Geiges OF Philadelphia,
newly appointed executive to John
B. Kelly, United States director Of
physical fitness.
Geiges iolted the athletic leaders
into action by declaring that the
physical condition of the Nations
men was deplorable; that so per
cent of those examined for military
service could not be accepted be-
cause of their subnormal condition,
and that il was time the colleges
and universities realized the i'm
portance of compulsory competi-
tive and n-competitive activities"
Essential 10 our SERVICES.
Unless the deplorable physical
defects are corrected" Geiges
warned. "our military and naval
forces will be unnecessarily ham,
pered in the creation of an efficient
fighting machine
Geiges demand was for compul-
sorry physical education and ath-
letics for all students so they would
be prepared for the rigors of military
duty. when and if called.
Geiges carried his demand to the
College Physical Education Asso-
citation. which is meeting here con-
currently with the National Collegi-
ate Athletic Association and the
American Football Coaches Asso-
citation. His plans call for expan-
sion rather than abridgement Of
college athletics.
No Curtailment Of Football.
In response, the atahletic leaders
who came to Detroit with q war
time question program of What
will the Government expect us TO
top pledged whole-heartedly to
plunge Immediately into an ex-
pansion Of athletics and physical
education, with emphasis on mass
participation rather than spectator
interest. There will be no curtail-
ment Of football schedules next
fall, of baseball next spring or Of
any other sports
Herbert o. Fritz) Crisler of the
University of Michigan, retiring
president of the football coaches,
joined with Geiges' demand for
compulsory physical training, point
ing TO Germany and Japan as proof
of his conviction that national de-
fence depends on the athletic abil-
ity Of the mass population"
Crisler declared the faculty rep
resentatives Of the Nations colleges
and universities should loosen up
their restrictions on athletics.
More Time Is Needed.
THE reason they universities and
colleges did not do bigger job was
that the academic men did not give
the athletic administrators enough
hours in which to train. toughen
and harden the youngsters he
said
The two major conventions close
today with a luncheon honoring
Fielding (Hurry-Up) Yost, who re-
tired at 70 after a 40-year career Of
service at the University of Michi-
gan. and Robert c. Zuppke. who
recently retired after a 29-year
coaching career at the University Of
Illinois. zuppke is 63. More than
500 were expected to attend the
luncheon, which was open to the
public.
Evening star., 1941-12-31

try another" the coach added.
Butts was pessimiStic.
IF we hold them to two touch
downs we'll be doing very we'll in
deed" he declared.
I'm afraid we haven't the re-
serves to beat T. c. u"
Georgia went through the on
the-scene drills without losing any
players not on the injured list
when the team arrived.
But T. C. U. counted as doubtful
participants two players who were
ready for duty Sunday. Billy Black
stone, center, has a rib injury more
serious than was suspected when
the Christians left Fort Worth
Mike Harder. guard. received a
Sprained knee in practice yeSter-
day. Neither was definitely out,
however.
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Original CeItics Visit
For Come With Beers

The Original Celtics basket ball
team plays here tomorrow against
Washington Bears colored quint. It
will be at Turner's Arena, with the
starting time at 2:45 pm.
Davy Banks heads the visiting
team, with some Of the other noted
players being Nat Hickey, Paul
Birch, Bobby McDermott. Edward
Milkovich and Johnny Pelkington.
Evening star., 1941-12-31

It's been estimated unofficially
that $4,000 additional tickets could
have been sold if there had been
any way of getting the customers
into the stadium. That should give
you an idea of how football-whacky
this section has become. 1t also may
give some one an idea to try promot-
ing an annual New Year Day bowl
game in these parts.
Evening star., 1941-12-31

crowd of $4,000 unless the rival
coaches have figured out good way
to parry.
Christians Dutch Meyer has had
squad busy on plans for shackling
All-America Frankie Sinkwich,
while Wally Butts has worked the
Georgians overtime on a defense
against T. C. US potent aerial game.
I've never seen a defense that
didn't have flaws" Meyer moaned.
Every time I've thought I had one
perfected I found 1 needed
twelfth man to make it work"
Meyer said the Texans had eight
or nine" defenses set up against
Sinkwich, who this season per-
sonally accounted for 1926 yards
by running and passing-more than
half the Georgia total.
"If one of them doesn't work, we'll
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Illegal Driving (Morothon Dvision) Holds Up

Illegal driving marathon dvion-John Rdman IS OF Union
Springs without license paying
IS fines
riding can-lvng
$500 miles from Bueno Aires Washington
.. C, between July 81, 1888, and February 8, l94
nonop-Herman X Petty. Washing
claim completed 81 without
missing week.
prmay Harrison, II,
title holding his breath minute
clock tainted the hospital
with milk junior divion)-Gordon Wmpenny l6 OF
three weeWeigh doughnu
seconds capture local Junior sprint honors.
Evening star., 1941-12-31

coaches ever to produce Rose Bowl
team, and If his underdog Oregon
State squad should beat the unde-
feated and united Dukes. Lon would
emerge as one of the Nations great
est football tacticians.
The game tomorrow will be an
old story for Wallace Wade OF Duke.
The 49-year- old mentor has coached
four other Rose Bowl teams. and he
also played in the bowl when he
was a guard at Brown in 1916.
Bookies here think his 1941 Dukes
will win by two touchdowns.
Limbering up drills will be held
this afternoon by the rival squads.
but the sweat of actual preparation
ended yesterday. Both clubs are IN
good condition. Both coaches are
confident. There will be no alibis.
Every hotel and most of the board
ing houses in this city that tobacco
built have been overflowing for sew
eral days. but still the crowds con-
tinue to pour in.
Wooden bleachers have blossomed
like petals from the fringes of the
transplanted Rose Bowl-which in
reality is Duke Stadium. All seats
have been sold for weeks. and ap-
proximately $4,000 persons will see
the classic.
Scalpers already are asking SIS
apiece for tickets.
After Uncle Sam and the State of
North Carolina get their cuts, Duke
and Oregon State will divide
100000 melon. Part of this, Of
course, will go for expenses. but each
school should net about SIS 900.
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Facts About All Bowl Games
And How They'll Be Aired

Orange Bowl at Miami, Fla
Georgia (8-1-D VS.. Texas Chris
tan 7-2-D, $4,000, 2 pm, c. B. S.
Cotton Bowl at Dallas-Alabama
go VS.. Texas Aggies Cd, 40
900. 2:15 pm, Mutual Broadcasting
System.
Sun Bowl at Ell Paso-TexaS Tech
(9-D VS.. Tulsa Cd, $4,000, 4
pm, KTSM and KROD of Ell Paso,
KTUL of Tulsa and KFYO Of Lub-
bock
All-star game at New Orleans
January 3-East VS.. West, $4,000,
8 pm; Mutual Broadcasttng Co.
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Operation Leaves Hash
On Red Sox Roster

BOSTON, Dec. 31.-Right-hander
Herb Hash was assured of another
chance to make the grade as
Boston Red Sox pitcher as he headed
for his Chancellor CVa.) home today
after submitting to a back operation
in a Boston hospital at the clubs
expense.
Upon being discharged yesterday,
Hash signed the 1912 contract Cen
eral Manager Eddie Collins made out
for him after the club physician, Dr.
Tommy Richards, gave assurance he
again was physically fit.
Evening star., 1941-12-31
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne HSSUCIdItu PTtSS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Facts con-
cerning the various bowl games, with
l941 records in Parentheses, prob
able attendance, starting times
Eastern standard) and broadcast:
Rose Bowl at Durham. N. c.
Duke 90 VS.. Oregon State O.
q, $4,000, 2 pm, N. B. c. cred net
work..
Sugar Bowl at New Orleans
Fordham Cd VS.. Missouri CD,
$4,000, 2:15 pm, N. B. c. (blue net
work..
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Junior Dunking Mark Made on Slow Track

performances enough to show how
fallen off quarrel with
Oakland Calf least he in there trying
mediocre beathho hhod
bracket
skukng and breathing practically all the time
dunking the good dunkers
Of the track
Wmpenny his time
racing strip
and think
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Duke Rated Two Touchdowns
Better Than Oregon State
stiner of Beavers Gets Great Opportunity
Against Wade, Vet Of Many Bowl Bottles
BY FRANK r. GILBRETH,

DURHAM N c., Dec 31-The Rose Bowl practice grind IS
cone with 1941 riding with the year fateS the
hopes climbing toward the top and of
batte-scarred veteran fighting stay there.
Sner, who only 38 DID, the Rose Bowl
be an lifetime of the youngest
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Dudley Of Cavaliers
Players Selection
For AN.America

An All-America players team,
picked by the votes of 1000 varsity
gridmen in 100 colleges, wes an
nounced today by Liberty magazine,
The poll was conducted by Norman
L. Sper. Dudley of Virginia is in
cluded on the eleven, which is as
follows:
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Five Seeks Morning Tits

F. B. I. night force has a basket
ball team seeking games to be played
Saturday mornings between $50
and 11:30. For bookings call S. T.
Phillips, District 5O83, any morning
before noon.
Evening star., 1941-12-31

Georgia's Frank SinkWich received
the highest voting percentage of the
players who were nominated. OF the
SO opponents who faced him, Sc
voted him most outstanding. Sec
ond to SinkWich was Dudley.
Evening star., 1941-12-31

Five years ago-sullivan Me-
mortal Trophy "for outstanding
contribution to cause Of amateur
athletics and craftsmanship
awarded to Glenn Morris,
OLYMPIC decathlon champion.
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Georgia, 7. c. U. See Defense
As Big Problem Tomorrow
Not Worried About Scoring, but Of Holding
Each Other in Check in Orange Bowl Tilt
By the Associated Press.


MIAMI Fla 3-Its not making touchdowns but keep
the other fellow from scoring that worries the
Orange Bowl football teams the of their big game
Both Christian and Georgia mighty wallopS and
touchdown parade tomorrow for the seout
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Hockey Lost Night
ay the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston. 4; Toronto. !.
Montreal. 3: Chicago, s..
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Omaha. II: Dallas. 3.
Evening star., 1941-12-31
American Colleges Launch Program Fit Nations Youth for Defense
Win, Lose or Draw
Miscellaneous Sports Neglected During 194l
BY JOHN LARDNER
In the temporary absence of Francis E. stan)

VITSCeI1uITeUuS Quits TVegTeCteu 0uTHy TIT
NEW YORK Dec 81 (NANADThe 194 bad year for
dagpe sitting consecutive piano-paying peanut pushing with the
against time water marathon beer
Never before his annual of miscellaneous sports has
correspondent imagination such
laissez-faire downright sterihty.
War? Yes has something do with it, but the basic downward
American consecutive nocaS panopayng champion refused to
has
non-casca playing
has seed.
Evening star., 1941-01-31
Axis Subs Are Reported
Off Newfoundland
NJ the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-A radio re-
port from q British freighter indi-
Gates big ocean-going axis subma-
rines may be operating east of st.
Johns, Newfoundland, site OF one OF
the naval bases leased by the United
States from Britain.
The 4,868-ton Sheaf Crown re-
ported last night she had sighted
a suspicious submarine" approx
mately so miles east of st. Johns.
No further word from her was heard.
Canada has no submarines, and
1t was believed unlikely that any
United States underseas craft would
be operating that far north.
In the past year there have been
several reports of Nazi submarine
activity in the Caribbean and of
the coast of South America, but this
was the first hint of operations at
the northern end of the Great
Banks, outside the pan-American
neutrality belt.
During the World War German
submarines picked off 81 ships In
American coastal waters.
Two ships that formerly traded
between Eastern United States ports
and Europe-the 5,613-ton Swedish
freighter OxeloSund and the Nor
wegian freighter Haalegg, 1,758 tons
have been sunk by enemy action, u
maritime sources said yesterday.
No details were available except
that the Oxelosund went down near
Nsrvik. Norway.
Evening star., 1941-01-31
Col. Donovan in Turkey;
Will Consult al Ankara
B, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ISTANBUL, Jan. 31.-Col. Will
liam j. Donovan, unofficial United
States observer making a tour of
the Near East, arrived this after
noon at Istanbul Airport after a
flight from Athens. He will consult
Turkish leaders at Ankara.
His plane was piloted by Lord
Forbes, assistant British air at
tache at Athens. This was taken
as emphasizing British interest in
Col. Donovan's Balkan tour.
Col. Donovan left the airport i'm
mediately for the American Consul
late, where 1t. Gen. Sir James
Handyside Marshall-C Cornwall, head
of a group of British officers in
Turkey since January Is for staff
conferences and inspection, waited
to confer with him.
Further indicative of the British
interest in Col. Donovan's mission
was the tour of the Libyan battle
front they arranged for him while
he was in Africa. He witnessed part
of the successful siege of Tobruk.
The American planned to leave
by train tonight for Ankara, where
he said he would remain two or
three days. He expected to inter-
view President Ismet Inonu, For
eign Minister Sukru and Premier
Reflk Saydam.
Evening star., 1941-01-31
British TrawIers Down
Nazi Plane Strafinq Them

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 31.-The British
trawlers Charmouth and Rattray
reported shooting down a large Ger
man plane which bombed and ma
chine gunned them today.
The trawlers, identified as fish,
ing boats, we're taking in their travis
when the bomber circled above them
and dropped a stick of high explo-
sive bombs.
When the attacker swooped and
machine gunned the small boats, it
was said, the fishermen returned
the fire and finally drove the plane
away in flames. 1t was reported to
have plunged into the sea some
miles away.
None of the bombs struck the
trawlers and it was said no casual
ties resulted from the machine gun
ming.
Evening star., 1941-01-31
Frankfurter's S Order
Saves 7 Men Five
Minutes From Chair
One Stoy Made by Phone;
AIobomu Governor Then
Reprieves the Other
By the Associated Press.

bN the hSSOCldlcu EIcsS.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. 81
Eleventh-hou action by Associate
Justice Felix Frankfurter and an
executive reprieve here saved two
Birmingham colored men from cleo
trocution at Kilby prison early today
Joe Vernon and L. c. Bell, con-
victed of the robbery Staying of
Bennie Montgomery, filling station
attendant, had been prepared for
execution when Warden Earl Wilson
received word shortly before mid
night that a stay of execution had
been granted for Vernon.
Colored and white prison chap
lains, a Catholic priest and Saliva
ton Army major were holding last
services for the Negroes as the
Warden entered death row five
minutes before the electric current
was due to be applied-and told the
men of their new lease on life.
Eight or 10 other men in death
row cheered.
Justice Frankfurter granted Ver-
non a stay of execution in order to
allow his counsel time in which to
file writ of certiorari, seeking a
review of the State Supreme Courts
action denying a writ of habeas
corpus.
Action of the Supreme Court JUS
tice followed a dramatic series of
events yesterday. Gov. Frank M
Dixon had denied reprieves. Then
the Alabama Supreme Court sus-
tanned a lower courts action in
denying Vernon's plea for a writ OF
habeaS corpus. Vernon's counsel
based their plea on contention
that Negroes were excluded from
the jury that indicted him.
Frantic last-minute efforts were
made Attorney Walter Smith called
Washington associates. Finally, Leon
A. Ransom, counsel for the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, obtained stay.
Supreme Court attaches telephoned
Warden Wilson and Attorney Gen.
eral T. S. Lawson to direct them to
halt the execution of Vernon.
Gov. Dixon's secretary then an
nounced a reprieve for Bell.
Mr.. Ransom said in WASHINGTON
he understood the stay granted by
Justice Frankfurter was for the
usual period of 80 days.