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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
GAMEC0CK PASSERS
DRILLED FOR BOWL

COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. II. Up
The temperance of the sun to-
dsy after week of bad weather
saw the University of South Caro-
lima Gamecocks resume outdoor
practice sessions for their New
Years day football game with the
Wake Forest Deacons at Jackson
vile, Fla.
We'll get in plenty of contact
work this week in an effort to
make up for lost time" coach
John Mcmillan said after his
charges practiced until after dark
and under the lights at Melton
field.
Mcmillan said he will stress
passing because 1--WE can't do much
moving against that big Deacon
line ..... we found out last time
that the only way we could 60
against Wake Forest is to 60 over
them, and that's what we'll try to
do again.
Halfbacks Bill Cadd, Dan
HARRISON and Ed Mcmillan alter
mated on the throwing end during
the heavy pass drill. Carr and
HARRISON each threw touchdown
passes against the Deacons when
the Gamecocks tied them 1913
Thanksgiving day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
|CAELS READY FOR
|ACCIES new YEARS.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 17-lRH
Bill Bettencourt, public relations
director for St. Mary's college,
promised the New Orleans Mon
day Quarterbacks club today that
the Gaels ''would make it real
interesting" for Oklahoma A. & M.
in the Sugar Bowl Jan. l, despite
the California teams youth.
THE first team is composed of
nine freshmen and two sopho-
mores," he told the second guess
ers. 1--WE have a squad of about
"a boys, all of whom will make the
trip to New Orleans. However,
we've played most of our games
with Is players and you'll admit
we didn't do bad"
The Gaels will leave California
Wednesday and will reach New
Orleans Sunday. They will trail at
Gulf Coast Military academy,
Gulfport, Miss.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
Redskin Mishap Sunday
Prompts Old Argument
i(MILLIN GIVEN
COACHING HON0RS

,rw WORK, Dec. 17.-(P)-Alvir
M NE" NcMillin, whose coaching
(b9' Indiana to the 1s45 Big Ter
on .ha1l championship has brought
fo.O two personal honors in three
1 NIL said today that "the honors
day. .o me feel just as good as the
i nTAs scored that touchdown against
Harvard a II. oo.ch =,
!, al, rsar today in poll of coach
me c.onducted by the New York
tsss,rld.Telegram and picked as the
Nv ort,s man of the year by the
ssp' ol Writer association OF
, .serica on Saturday, referred to
A.. touchdown he made for Centre
e eLI in its 6 to 0 upset triumph
wv. Harvard in 1921.
W" Tse Hoosier coach for the past
q wears arrived at 8 am, today
.Aer boarding an early morning
.isne in Cincinnati and will be
i pa ouest of honor tonight at a
soro1et at Bear Mountain, N. Y.
w. w. will receive a scroll.
McMillin was named first on "a
!. tbe 1854 ballots cast. Col. Earl
Ipad) Blaik of Army, who was rum
r s year ago when Carroll Wild
dops of Ohio State was named,
with Lou Little of Columbia third
wss in second place again this year
md Jimmy Pnelan of St. Mary's
fourth
Much of Indiana's success in the
mast season, McMillin explained,
was due to the unexpected return
NJ Pete Pihos, formerly an aH-Big
Ten end, from army service two
DAYS before the game with North
western. The ex-paratrooper was
converted into fullback in 48
hours and slammed across the
deadlock touchdown against the
Wildcats. The Tie was the only
came Indiana didn't win.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
FOOTBALL WRITER'S
PICK ALL-AMERlCAN

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Dec. II
WR-With fullback Felix Doc)
Blanchard leading the poll, four
Army men were named today to
the All-American football team
selected by the Football Writers
association of America.
Blanchard polled ia Of the 12O
votes cast, highest percentage Of
total vote ever accorded by the
writers, as he repeated along with
teammate Glenn Davis and Okla
homa A. & MS Bob Fenimore.
Herman Wedemeyer Of st. Marys
was the other back, while the line
was composed Of: ends, Dick
Duden, Navy, and Bob Ravens
berg, Indiana; tackles, Dewitt
Coulter. Army, and George Savit-
sky, Penn; guards, John Green,
Army, and Warren Amling, Ohio
State, and center, Vaughn Mancha,
Alabama.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
English Racing Hurt By
Leaving OF Best Horses

LONDON, Dec. 17-tP)-There is
grave danger" that before
Britain's race tracks can be re-
built many of the best horses will
have left the country, Sir Malcolm
McAlpine, vice president OF the
race-horse owners association,
said today.
At a meeting of the association,
McAlpine said there could be no
return to prewar racing conditions
because of the expense of keeping
horses in training. The only way
to make up the difference between
today's expenditures and revenue
would be bigger prize money. he
added.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
Professionals, Collegians
Have Different Posi-
tons OF Goal Posts
BY WILLIAM TUCKER
United Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, DecA 1.-THE ole
argument whether the crossba1
Should be erected at the goal line
as the pros do it or 10 yards beyond
under college rules had new anc
unexpected twist tonight with the
collegians, for once, holding the
upper hand.
Since they moved the timbers
some Is years ago, amateur foot.
ball circles Hive commended that
many injuriej and awkward plays
from scoring Nerritory are avoided
by that measure. And Sunday
proved that having the posts al
the paydirt point also can decide a
professional pigskin championship
In most unreasonable manner.
When no less an expert than
Sammy Baugh himself costs his
team safety by scoring a direct
hit on the uprights in attempting
to pass from behind his goal, the
professional rule looks sour.
Those two points helped give the
Cleveland Rams a Is to IA victory
over Baugh's Washington Red
skins. The exact margin came
when one of Bob Waterfield's two
conversion attempts barely licked
over the crossbar, the other being
no good. For such an automatic
conversion man as Waterfield, it
was bad day.
The pros always have argued
that the closer goal posts enable
them to avoid a lot of tie games
because it is easier to kick field
goals. But in the fourth quarter
of Sundays game, Joe Aguirre of
the Redskins tried to score three
pointers from 30 and Al yards out
and missed both times.
And in the final analysis. con-
sidering Waterfield's 500 average
on the conversion attempts, Wash
ington would have won IA to 10 had
not Baugh's pass connected with
the goal post.
Stout Steve Owen, coach of the
New York Giants in the National
Professional league, is staunch
advocate of the goal-line goal-post
rule, contending that there should
never be any question of kicking
the extra point.
During the season, my kickers
were out there every day eternal
ly booting extra points in prac-
tice," Owen said. after about an
hour of that, they would try field
goals from all angles, then prac-
tice some more on the extra point
because that is the automatic one
that no team should miss.
Despite the 10 yards difference
in position of the uprights, the
colleges would have lot better
conversion record, and eliminate
more of those freakish to and
ID to II scores. if they practiced
the extra point like they should.
At recent college games I have
seen, the kicker takes one or two
careless shots in pre-game prac-
tice and has no chance to deter
mine whether his timing is right"
All very logical, Stephen, but
what good are your automatic
kickers if the game is decided
when the goal posts loom up as a
delerlict in the field of play?
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
SERVICE FOOTBALL
POSTWAR FIXTURE

MEMPHIS, Dec. 17-P)-Service
football is not just another "War
baby" ready for the dump heap
but is due to become fixture or
the autumn sports scene-in the
opinion of the man who directs
the Army Air Forces sprawling
athletic program.
1t. Col. E. B. Smith, meeting
with representatives of the vari
GUS air establishments here to
plan continuation of the AAF
league, asserted today that he
felt sure military teams would
hold their place in big time foot
ball.
''It looks as if we'll maintain
sizeable military forces" he said.
IF so, the boys will want to play
football and we'll have teams"
Smith said the service elevens
naturally would not be as strong
as during the war years when
they drew the best in playing and
coaching talent but would be good
enough to command the fans
respect.
eve have been playing football
of the professional caliber, he ex-
planned. "Our peacetime teams
should be about the college level. "
The air forces athletic chief said
the teams would draw top high
school talent in case of compulsory
military training and would be
seasoned with veterans who stay
ed on to make the military a ca
reer.
''Our hopes are to arrange
games with college clubs as well
as to play among ourselves" he
said. II think We can hold our
own in competition and in crowd
appeal, too"
The strong AAF league this year
had seven teams-the First, Sec
ond, Third and Fourth Air Forces,
Personnel Distribution center, Air
Transport command and Train
ing command.
1.-The teams played to crowds
of $4,000 and 10000 on the coast
where they had built up a strong
tradition Smith asserted. 1.-THE
turnouts were smaller in the east
and south but they will pick up
when the service clubs get on a
permanent footing"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
Layden Forfeits Tiger
Franchise, Players

CLEVELAND, Dec. 17-UD -
National Football league owners
at meeting today ratified the ac-
ton of Commissioner Elmer Lay
den in FORGETTING the Brooklyn
Tiger franchise and awarding
players on its active and reserve
list TO the Boston Yanks.
Layden issued he ruling after
Dan Topping announced his with
drawal from the national league to
enter the new all-America con-
ference which starts action next
year.
The owners took no other ac-
ton at the meeting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
PLAY RETURN TILT
AFTER TWO GAME
TRIP LAST WEEK
Team Scoring Ha. Been
Low In First Practice
Engagements
BY GENE WARREN
Star Sports Writer

The Star was informed last nigh
by Coach Leon Brodgen that the
New Hanover High School Wild
cats basketball team will CLASH
with the strong Greenville five to-
morrow in return fracas at the
local gymnasium at $3.50 O'Clock
The Greenville squad dropped
close 30 to 70 contest last Thurs
day night.
The Hanoverians, though on the
long end of the scores in theil
|pressive, barely managing to
two tits last week, were not i'm.
squeeze through in both tussels.
All the players except Teddy
Fennell and Louis Collie were of
in the affrays, especially 6 #. Z
IL in. Johnny McKoy. McKoy was
counted on to shoulder most of the
burden but showed poor form in
the games. The lanky lad stood
out in yesterdays practices though
dropping in about 80 points from
his pivot position.
Billy Lee, acting as captain OF
the quintet while away, also failed
to account for many points, but is
an excellent shot on the practice
hardwood.
w. A. Brown, the miniature floor
man was good on his handling Of
the ball, but was not up in the
point making brackets.
Although neither are seniors,
To-day Fennel and Louis Collie
have proved themselves as the out
standing basketeers, shooting and
dribbling with that smooth motion
eager.
The main barrier in the Wildcats
that is a necessity to any good
way in both struggles was the fact
that Washington and Greenville
used a man to man defensive sys-
tenn, thus forcing the Locals to use
three men in carrying the ball
down the court from their own ter
ritory. Coach Brodgen is taking
steps in preventing this defense
from working again.
Billy Hardispn, sophomore guard
will probably not be able to see
action in the Wednesday game due
TO- sickness. The stocky eager will
be missed as he is good on long
shots.
The loss Of the Wilon Cyclones to
the Greenville Green and White
goes to prove that the Northern
lads are match for the best COM
petition, and also shows that the
Orange and Black may take sew
eral teams in the court league.
The two bitterest opponents Of
the Cats, are the Raleigh Caps and
the Durham Bulldogs, who have
taken the title for the last several
years.
Coach Wallace West continued to
drill the Junior Varsity, using as
first stringers, Joe Warren, Mike
Austin, Johnny Crowley, Homer
Ellis, and Linwood Grissom. This
is the best quintet thus far but
serious rivals for team honors are
Pat Kelly, Carl jenkins, Carl
Brown, Taylor, and Fred 'Bo' Bah
son. The Jayvee team is improv-
ing swiftly and come January
should field a good five.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
JAYCEE'S BANQUET
FOR HIGH SCHOOL,
w TEAMS TONIGHT

New Hanover Highs 1915 foot.
ball team and coaches will be
honored by the Junior Chamber
Of Commerce at banquet tonight
at 2 o'clock at the Famous Grill.
The Junior Chamber of Com.
merce will also honor the Junior
varsity club it sponsored during
the past season.
Jaycee members are again re-
minded by the club that the ban
quet will take the place Of the reg
ular Tuesday night dinner meet
ing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
SIDELINES
BY Edward X. Sachs
Star Sports Editor

II If you will pardon us, wei
answer one of those notes that tn
Associated Press is always send
ling asking you to name the out
standing checker player OF thu
lyear, the guy who did the; mos
for kittenbal during 1907 and 9th
err pressing matters of the day.
First, we were asked to name
d the outstanding athlete of. the year
bob Waterfield OF the Cleveland
Rams, Hal Newhouser of the De
troit Tigers and Doc Blanchard O.
Army all did better than average
Jobs during the past year but the
kingpin Of them all was a Den
ton, Texas farmer, Byron Nelson
The other boys participated in team
athletics while Nelson stood alone
when he went out to the golf links
Just how good the other boys real
ly were depending on their team.
mates. No such problem arises in
determining the value of the man
from Texas.
In our opinion the outstanding
team of 1945 was a couple of char
acters who talked us into a gin
rummy game on a train from
Washington. In a short period, the
two took all our lunch money for
the next ten years.
But we don't think APP would
count that vote, so; we'll pick the
Army football team.
The outstanding comeback of the
year was made by Happy Chand-
Ter in remaining commissioner of
baseball after the minor league
meetings. While we think Chandler
is one of those gentlemen who 60
on the theory that all publicity
is good publicity, you have to give
the devil his due.
OF note was Indiana winning the
Big Ten. But to comeback" you
have to be somewhere and Indiana
hasn't ever been anyplace but the
Big Ten basement. A nod should
60 to Southern California for land
ing in the Rose Bowl after being
kicked around in several early sea-
son games.
'What was the biggest surprise
Of the year." asks the AP. Why
that is easy, the AP leaving Harry
Gilmer off its All-American team.
The biggest sports disappointment
Of the year was the Minnesota
football team which lost to Iowa
and other outfits. Any school which
gets beaten by the Hawkeyes is an
automatic nominee for the saliva
test. Bill Nicholson of the Cubs, and,
Army passing the Bowl games also
rank in this department.
The oldest happening in sports
could well have been that blocked
k i C k touchdown of California
against UCLA when the man who
had his punt blocked on his own
"a yard line ended up sc yards away
with touchdown. Indiana losing
touchdown against Illinois because
a dog ran out on the field, and
Detroit Tiger runner falling down
as he rounded third base against
the Cubs would also qualify.
We think the last incident ans
wers the last question, what was
the principal effect Of the war on
sports in 1915.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
TIMBERWoLvEs DUE OUT

CAMP SAN LUIS oBIsPo, Calf,
Dec. II. -R-The lo4th infantry
Division, which boosted that moth
ing in hell can stop the Timber
wolves and proved the Germans
couldn't do it in 1875 days Of con-
tir1uous combat, will be inactivated
Dec. 20.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
PATTERSON RESIGNING

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-{P)-Ar-
thur (Red) Patterson resigned as
director of the National Baseball
league service bureau today, effec-
tive Jan. l, to become director of
publicity for the New York Yankee
baseball and football clubs. Char
les Segas Of the New York Daily
Mirror, was named to Patterson S
post by league president Ford C..
Frick.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18

One of the evils of tennis tourna-
ments is that event known as mix
ed-doubles in which a man and
women are supposed to team to-
gether and try and beat another
doubles team of q man and wo-
man. Bill Tilden was once asked
the best system of playing in this
event and he answered Gust be-
fore the first serve, beat your wo-
man partner unconscious and play
singles the rest of the afternoon"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18

to play with us and it has been
carried through this year.
/ Football is only half material
and formations. The mental condi-
ton OF players is just as import
ant and we owe that to the 1889
team"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18

A pair of bluejays has been
known to rout cat by a series
of attacks in which ore bird nois-
lily attracts its attention while the
next dives in silently to deliver a
sharp peck. =:
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18

Fleabone is the name Of a plant
which .ernits a peculiar aromatic
smell and is said to be- efficacious
in driving away fleas and other
inserts
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18

As for women's tennis to
put it bluntly there has never been
a women yet who could play good
tennis against men. Cook, yes, ro-
nance, yes, tennis, no.
AS an example we are remind
ed of a match we saw in Chicago
in 1889 Alice Marble came to town
with suitcase filled with clippings
calling her ''the greatest woman
tennis player of all time"
AT the time, the University of
Chicago had a young man named
Chef Murphy playing on its team.
Chef was just another tennis play
err. There were about IS tourna-
ment players in the country and
about IS in the world who could
beat him twice before breakfast
and once after lunch during the
same day.
Mr.. Murphy and Miss Marble
started a little match. He beat her
five sets and in no one set did
she win more than two games.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18

Any time a major league base
ball club hires players who, be-
cause of advanced age, can't stand
ON their feet, they better blame
1t on the war or Wen switch to
girls s0ftbau.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18

Not that we want to give Coach
Leon Brogden anything to worry
about the Christmas season but
press reports state that the Fay.
etteville Bulldogs have looked very
Impressive in their pre-holiday
games. Eddie Salley, the football
passer, has been pacing the Fay.
etteville quint.
Just how far big-time tennis has
fallen during the war-years is
shown by the ranking released this
week by USLTA of the first ten
men players in the nation.
At least four of the players men,
toned passed their prime about
the time they were changing Shfr-
ley Temples unowhats. The Sec
ond ten is enough to make a good
tennis bum add another 500 on
his laundry bill. One half of the
second ten is made up of young
sters who are far from the top
and the other half are made up Of
a bunch of guys named Joe.
We would wager that only four
OF the men listed in the first 20
by the USLTA could make that
ranking during a normal year. We
will 60 on to bet that of the re-
manning 16 not one of them could
gain the number one ranking in
their own section of the country
during the normal pre-war years.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
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