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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-12

studying the Bible with questions
answered. Those present were:
Mrs. Philip Chestnut, Mrs. L. w.
Fuller, Mrs. James LaBatard, Ed
ma La Batard, Miss Nellie Wells,
Mrs. Harris Brister, Mrs. Agnes
Anderson, Mrs. Walter Fuller, and
Rev. Frederic Resch.
Ms. George Davis of Mobile
was a visitor in Gautier during
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Verne Barnes
have returned from a few days
visit in Jackson.
Jimmie Johnson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. R. @. johnson, is suffer
ing from a broken arm, sustained
while playing at school Monday.
Both bones were broken just
above the wrist on his left arm.
Mrs. James McGrath left Satur-
day for Florida to join her hus-
band who is seriously ill.
MI. and Mrs. D. B. Lopez, Jr.,
left Friday for Davenport, Iowa,
where Mr.. Lopez will be enrolled
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-12

by the Escatawpa Baptist chur-
ch to preach and plans to enter
Clarke College in September. He
has been an active church mem-
Der in the Escatawpa church
where he is now serving as
deacon and has served as Sun
day school superintendent and
in other phases of church work
Ordination services r being
planned for Mr.. Broome in the
near future.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-12

Calhoun and Catherine Lockard
of Pascagoula received the high.
est rating. Class A and B hon.
ors went to Kathleen Simmons,
Elaine Avara, Jane Fisher and
Charlotte Lowe, all of Pasca-
goula. Toxi Calhoun of Pasca-
goula, Frances Breland and Jack
Behrens of Biloxi shared the
honors in the hymn playing class,
c and d.
Piano solo recognition went to
Trina 10 P~laisance, Frances Bre-
land of Biloxi and Catherine
Lochard Of Pascagoula, fresh
men; Jack Behrens of Biloxi, So
phomore; Alyne Eisendrath and
Betty Joy Balius of Biloxi, jun
ior; and Betty Jean Hague of
Gulfport, senior. The last NAM
ed won a superior rating and the
others were rated excellent.
Those who rated superior and
excellent at the festival here are
eligible to go to the state fes-
tival in Jackson.
AT the afternoon session Miss
Gibbs gave a demonstration of
class piano for music teachers
and parents. She used six young
students for illustrating class
technique. They were:
Mary K. Higginbotham, Betty
10 Robertson, Janis Walker, Alice
Talbot, Betty Ray Ryan, and
Martha Dell Davis.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-12
Red Creek Church
Coils Escutuwpo
Mon As Pustor

The Red Creek Union Baptist
church has extended a unani-
nous call to the Rev. Ben Bro
ONE of E~scatawpa to serve as
pastor, church officials announc-
ed.
Mr.. Broome has been licensed
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-12

II has been estimated there are
about 40 0 public health nutri-
tionists at work in the United
States.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-12

In the 18th Century. Venice
was the business center of the
world.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
picture on Nert Page.)
Special Dispatch 10 The Stas

BALTIMORE, Dec. GA sudden
death playon for the Eastern Divi-
sion title in the All-America Foot
ball Conference is scheduled here
next Sunday with the Colts host to
the Buffalo Bills. The winner will
meet the Browns December 10 IN
Cleveland for the title.
Baltimore's 35-15 victory before
5000 fans yesterday squared &C
counts for the season with the Bills
and marked It's first victory over
Buffalo in league play. It left the
teams with seven victories and seven
defeats each for the season. records
equivalent to Los Angeles third
place standing in the Western Divi-
sion.
If the teams tie at the end of the
regulation game Sunday, the team
scoring first in an overtime period
will be the winner.
The Bills scored the first touch
down yesterday, q one-yard buck
by Chet Mutryn, the leagues lead
ing scorer, for his 18th six-pointer.
But except for q second period
safety, the Bills were through scor-
ing until after the Colts had the
game won.
Y. A. Titles passes figured large
Evening star., 1948-12-06
|Te|evision and Bonus
Big Topics as Minor
Leagues Convene
AY the Asseeiatsd Press

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 6.-The big
and little moguls of baseball today
started constructing the framework
for next years professional compe-
tition.
Most of their activity was con-
fined to informal deals, near-deals
and Just conversation as they
awaited the opening Wednesday Of
the 47th annual convention of the
National Association Of Professional
Leagues.
Along with the formal sessions Of
the association several leagues con-
Quoted meetings to clear up details
of next summers competition and
to determine policies to be followed
in formal sessions later in the
week.
Television and the bonus ques-
ton appeared to be about the top
matters that will be discussed, at
least informally If not on the con-
vention floor. Reports were that
television broadcasts Of major
league games In the East had hurt
nearby minor league attendance and
that some Of the smaller fellows
were seeking the barring Of night
televising of games.
Just what might be done on the
question of bonus payments to
players was a question.
League presidents get together
for a pre-convention meeting to-
morrow with the presidents din
ner in the evening.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Woodcock and Savold
Scrap Tonight With
Louis Bout in 0ffing
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Dec. 6.-Lee Savold, the
ex-bartender from Minnesota, and
Bruce Woodcock, the British heavy
weight champion. fight a crucial 10
rounds tonight for a possible shot
at Joe Louis and his world title.
A capacity crowd Of 10000 is ex.
pected to see the fight in Harring.
gay Arena.
opinion varies as TO what will
happen.
Though bettors weren't very &C.
tive, the story was that some would
give you lilo against Savold and
others 5-4 against Woodcock.
Going on record in this morn
ing's newspapers, five London sports
writers picked Savold to win. Two
were noncommittal. Three picked
Woodcock.
Both gladiators seemed confident
as they landed in town from train
ing camps last night, and both
we're eager for a lucrative Louis
bout. Promoters have indicated to-
nights winner or the Joe Baksi-
Ezzard Charles winner in New York
Friday may be the Brown Bombers
next championship foe.
1t was Baksi who broke Wood
cocks jaw here in April, 1947. Bruce
was more than a year getting well
enough to resume training. His first
outing-the short waltz against
Lee Oma-teSted nothing.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Sudden-Deoth P|oyoff to Snap
CoIts-BiIIs Eastern Grid Tie

ly In two Colt scores. He clicked
on an 8O-yard touchdown play to
Lamar Davis, who caught the ball
at midfield and raced so yards and
he added two touchdowns on quar-
terback sneaks. Davis played q
brilliant game both on offense and
defense and returned one intercep-
ton 80 yards to the l.
In other All-America action
Cleveland hung up the first un.
beaten season in the leagues history
by downing Brooklyn, 81 to 81. and
San Francisco's 49ers, who could
beat everybody but Cleveland, de-
feated Los Angeles, SO to 81.
Despite the loss. the Dons fur
nished the days brightest individual
star. Glenn Dobbs, the one-man
gang from Tulsa, gained 405 yards
on q completed passes and 43l
yards altogether, both league rec
ords. He set a punting record OF
49.1 yards for the season and gained
more yards for the year than any
body else, 2,942.
Frank Albert of the '49ers threw
his 2sth touchdown pass, breaking
the all-time pro record held by Sid
Luckman of the Chicago Bears OF
the rival National League.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Redskins Sign Bill 6oode,
Texas,Aqs Back, for '49

The Washington Redskins today
signed Bob Goode. 21-year-old half
back from Texas A. g. NJ, in an
effort to bolster the squad for next
seasons campaign.
Goode, 6-foot 4-inch, 2l0-pound
standout with a team that lost nine
games and tied one this season, was
the first draft choice OF the Chicago
Bears last year. Goode later was
discovered to be ineligible, as his
class had not yet been graduated. He
was the Skins only draft choice In
the recent league meeting in Pitts
burgh.
Goode signed his contract at the
Skins offlce today. He will fly back
to Texas tonight. Goode will see
his last collegiate action New Years
Day when he plays in the annual
East West game for the second time
in San Francisco.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
By the Asseeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-To the sur
prise Of no one who follows horse
racing, Citation today was named
horse of the year" in the annual
poil conducted by Turf and Sports
Digest" Baltimore racing pupil
cation.
The Calumet Comet, winning the
too honor for his stable for the
fifth time in 13 years, was adjudged
the outstanding racer Of 1948 by
16f of the 1863 sports writer's who
participated in the poll. He drew
the same number of first-place votes
in the balloting for the best 3-year-
old of the season.
Citation, who finished first In all
but two of his starts in two sea-
sons of racing, was adjudsed the
outstanding 2-year-old last season
and drew eight votes for the horse
of the year then. He recently drew
the top vote in similar poll OF
Daily Racing Rorm turf experts.
Best in Other Groups Named.
Previously Whirlaway in 194l and
1912, Twilight Tear in 1914 and
Armed in 1947 had carried oil
horse of the year. honors for War
rem Wright's Calumet Stable. The
pol has been conducted since 1886
by Edgar Horn, editor of Turf and
Spots Digest.
winners of top honors in other
divisions of the poll we're:
Two-year- colt or gelding-J.
M. Roebling's Blue Peter.
Two-year -old filly-Maine Chance
Farms Myrtle Charm.
Four-year-olds and up-Shannon
II. the Australian-bred horse which
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Citotion Is Fifth Calumet Horse
In 13 Years to Be Ranked No.

raced in America under the colors
of Neil Mccarthy and recently was
sold for 100000 to q syndicate
headed by Leslie Combs Of Lexing-
ton, KY.
The voting was close only in the
last division. Shannon II drew 43
first place votes. 80 seconds and
"a thirds for total of 213 points
under a 3-2-1 scoring system. Sty-
mie, Mrs. Ethel Jacobs veteran
campaigner, was given IS firsts and
165 points, and Calumet's Fervent
was third with 1856 points, including
30 first-place ballots.
Coaltown Places Second.
Citation received 4s5 out Of a
possible 489 In the 3-year-old di-
vision and his speedy stablemate,
Coaltown, placed second with ia
points. My Request, owned by Ben
F. Whitaker. polled 121 points to
beat out King Ranch's Better Self
with 112.
In the horse-of -the.year voting
each writer named only one horse
and there was no point scoring.
Blue Peter took 2-year -old honors
by almost as wide margin with 474
points from ISL flrsts, 10 seconds and
one third. Mr.. Busher, another rep
resentative of Mrs. Elizabeth
Graham's Maine Chance Farm, was
second with 227 points and Green
tree Stables Capot third with 154.
Among the juvenile fillies, Myrtle
Charm was picked for first by 1877
voters and polled 425 points. Fox
catcher Farms Gaffery, with 1853
points, edged out Mrs. Albert
Sabath's Alsab's Day, which polled
LAG, for second place.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Hamilton Confers
With Navy Heads
Ion Retirement

Capt. Tom Hamilton was in
Washington today conferring with
his Navy superiors and it was ex-
pected that some decision would be
made concerning the Naval Academy
athletic directors future.
Hamilton has the chance to take
over the athletic department at
Pitt If he retires from the Navy
Under present Naval Academy
policy, Hamilton's stay at the
Academy would be two more years
at the most. The athletic posts
are rotated every three years.
Observers hereabout feel that the
Navy will change that policy and
offer Hamilton a long term stay or
retire him and offer him the
athletic dictatorship.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
By the Associated Press

The defending champion Chicago
Cardinals invade the crosstown lair
of the Chicago Bears Sunday to
settle the Western Division argu-
ment in the National Football
League.
The twin terrors Of the Windy
City finished their mopup cam
paign on the rest of the circuit yes
terday. The Cardinals did battle
10 times with out-of-town rivals
and whipped them all. The Bears
stumbled before Philadelphia IS
Eastern Division champs, but licked
nine other foes.
Now the Cardinals will be out to
avenge their only loss-a 28-17
whipping inflicted by the Bears
early in October. That game cost
the Cards the services Of their ace
passer, Paul Christman, most OF the
season, but the Missouri back Is in
top form again.
With Christman missing, the
Cards developed the most devas-
tating ground attack in the league,
spearheaded by Charley Trippi, FL
mer Angsman and Pat Harder.
Easy Wins for Bears, Cards.
Neither club got more than .
warmup yesterday. The Bears
rolled over Detroit. A to IA, with
Sid Luckman passing for three
touchdowns, and the Cardinals
crushed Green Bay. ~ to 7.
A passing record fell in the Ma
tional League. Charley Conerly.
the Mississippi rookie with the New
York Giants, completed 36 passes in
SO attempts, including three for
touchdowns, against the Pittsburgh
Evening star., 1948-12-06

Christmon Back, Cards Seek
Title, Revenge Against Bears

Steelers. His achievement broke a
record set December i, 1910, by
Davey O'Brien, pitching for the
Philadelphia Eagles against the
Washington Redskins. O'Brien
completed SO out of go on that day
Conerly's work wasn't good
enough to save the day for the
Giants, however. The Steelers
sprayed across three touchdowns in
three minutes of the final quarter
to seal the decision, SO to %.
Boston Runs Over Eagles.
Boston's 37-14 victory over Phila-
delphia was the first for the Yanks
in their last seven games. And
they scored more points against
the Eagles than any other team
has this season. Steve Van Buren,
of Philadelphia, the leagues lead
ing gamer, didn't play be-
cause of an injured knee.
A crowd OF 1852 in Fenway Park
watched the Yanks score twice on
pass interceptions and once when
the Eagles elected to gamble on
their own is and lost the ball. The
Yanks scored twice without breaks
on q 35-yard sprint through center
by Frank Muehlheuser and a 25-
ward pass from Phil Slosburg to
Frank Seno. Nick Scollard booted
a field goal, plus all but one extra
point.
The Eagles outgained the Yanks.
1870 to ll2 rushing and 1876 to 80
passing, but still were outplayed:
Tommy Thompson tossed q pair OF
touchdown passes to Jack Ferrante
and Joe Muha for the Eagles only
scoreS.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
By Lewis r. Atchison

That was our best game of the
season. said Clark Shaughnessy
obviously satisfied with the Los An
geles Rams Alb rout of the Red.
skins yesterday at Griffith Stadium
I'VE got started too late this season
or we'd have given the Bears and
Cardinals a run for the Western
title.
Poor Turk. I feel sorry for him,
added the Ram mentor. I'VE didn't
| try to run up a score. But with
Baugh in the game we had to gel
the points while we could. That
fellow is liable to wreck you in few
minutes, so we needed good lead
But we used everybody on the
bench, and our backs were sore be-
cause didn't let them play longer
| I Just couldn't do 1t. didn't want
to run up a score"
Coach Turk Edwards Of the Red.
skins was just as puzzled as the
next one by his teams miserable
performance.
That was the worst Redskin
team I've ever SEEN" he said
Edwards was only partially cor
rect. It was one of the worst foot
ball teams ever seen at the ball
park. Pushed around like old wom-
en- in q bargain counter assault, the
Skins were more to be censured
than pitied.
Pirates Clinch Second Place.
But while the Rams were tram
pling the Tribe, Pittsburgh was
dealing the Giants q 1928 setback,
thereby clinching the Eastern Di-
vision runnerup spot for Washing
ton. It meant approximately 5000
for each member of the Skins as
his share of the championship play
of Doodle, but 1t reduced next Sum
days finale at New York to the
status of just another football
game.
The Rams followed their pregame
script, which called for bruising
brand of line play. The strategy
was to keep Sammy Baugh of bal
ance and make him throw before
his target was open. 1t worked all
too well, although the Singer hit
Dick Todd and Bones Taylor with
payoff pitches to save his team
mates from a whitewash. Taylor. in
turn, hit the goalpost with q sick
ening thud, but apparently suffered
nothing more serious than a pain
fully bruised chest and shoulder.
Baugh's pitch to- Todd covered I
yards, ending a 52-yard drive. But
it was nullified Immediately by Fred
Gehrkes 92-yard touchdown run
with the ensuing kickoff. That
made 1t 27-7 at the half and
proved to be q SUFFICIENT margin
for the visitors.
Sans throw to Taylor ended an
80-yard drive. to which Fullback
Jimmy. Castiglia's line-buckine
added some needed momentum. II
netted 80 yards and this time the
Redskins prevented counterthrus'
on the kickoff, pulling down Ha.
waiian Joe Corn on his own ~.
yard line.
Manhandle Tribes Line.
The Rams, meanwhile. were max
ing q shambles of the Tribes line
and q mockery of its pass defense
1t was a gay afternoon for the visi-
tors. Gil Bouley, Dick Huffman
& Co. made no attempt to hide
their mirth as they racked up
Redskin ball carriers and ground
the forwards into the dirt. Ed
Evening star., 1948-12-06
GIVING. State Game
Opens Conference
Basket Ball Battling
oy the Assoeiofsd Press

Southern Conference basket ball
play begins tonight as the defend
ing champion North Carolina State
outfit faces George Washington's
Colonials, last years No. 2 club, at
Raleigh, N. c.
The State George Washington en-
counter is one Of Ave league tilts on
this weeks program.
Virginia Techs Gobblers, beaten
in their only start to date. journey
to George Washington Wednesday
night and on to Maryland Thursday
night. Two loop battles Saturday
night find Clemson at Wake Forest
and the University of Richmond at
George Washington.
Two conference fives, William and
Mary,s Indians and North Carolina S
Tar Heels, continued their winning
ways last Saturday night. The In
dians had to hustle to down the
Quantico Marines, $3.50. North
Carolina had it easy In winning over
Guilford, 52-32.
In other games, Georgia routed
Furman, 74-45; Temple thrashed
Maryland, 67-49. and the Hanes
Hosiery Independents edged Dukes
Blue Devils, 58-57.
The rest of this weeks schedule.
as reported by the Associated Press:
Tomorrow-Mccrary Easles at David
son, Norfolk Naval Air Station at VIII
liam and Mary: wake Forest at Camp
LIE Jeune; Virginia TECH at ouantteo Ma
rines.
Wednesday-Duke at MsCrary- Easles:
Georsia at Clemson; Virsinia Tech at
George Washington.
Thursday-Catawba at North Carolina:
Virginia Tech at MARYLAND.
lima State; Hampden-sydney at Duke;
North Carolins At Hanes Hosiery East
saturday-University of Richmond at
George washington; Millisan at william
and Mary; Clemson at Wake Forest: Da-
wilson at .Hanes Hosiery; MARYLAND At
Loyola tBaltimore); Newberry at South
Va.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Tribe CIinches Second Place
In Spite of Locinq by Rams

wards strategy, which began well
enough, evidently was to have
Baugh throw short passes to End
Hal Crisler If he got away it
would be good, but If he didn't the
Tribe still would be rolling up
yardage.
The Rams couldn't stop Baugh's
throws but they did stop Crisler by
the simple maneuver of unscrew-
ing his knee. With the big end out
of the picture and their backs un-
able to dent Los Angeles solid line.
the Redskins had another lost cause
on their hands.
A pass interception by Fullback
Dick Hoerner on Washington's 49,
yard line started the Rams toward
their first touchdown. Bob Water
fields 27-yard toss to the same
Hoerner ended the march. Water
field tossed another one, good for
81 yards, to Jack lilly for the Rams
second score. 1t was close to the
end line, but the officials ruled lilly
In bounds.
Los Angeles varied the procedure
a bit by letting Jim Hardy throw
touchdown pass to Kenny Wash
ington, ending a 49-yard advance.
It boosted the count to 200 and
had the Skins groggy.'
Rams March ~ Yards.
The Rams went IA yards for their
next six-pointer. Waterfield passing
4 yards to Gehrke on the climax
play. Bob Hoffman, a former Red
skin, took Waterfield's 7-yard throw,
ending a 7l-yard foray, for Los
Angeles final counter.
EXTRA POINTS-Fred Gehrke
compared favorably with any half
back seen In the ball park this sea-
son, which makes you wonder what
the Rams mean when they decry the
lack Of breakaway back {. Fred
Levy, jr., and Ed Pauley, two Of the
Rams four co-owners, congratulated
Shaughnessy in the dressing room
after the game. The game had
been dedicated to Pauley Dick
Hoerner, carried of the field In the
second half, received . slight
shoulder separation. pulled arm
muscle and fractured right elbow
he'll miss the final game next
Sunday. Well. at least the kiddies
enjoyed the ponies and and pups at
halftime ah, youth.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Boudreuu Recovering
From Minor Operation
BY the Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Dec. 6.-Manager
Lou Boudreau of the Cleveland In
dians is recovering from minor
operation that removed blood
clot from his right side.
The operation was performed last
Monday, the Tribes front Office
said today,
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Bullets Release Krous,
Ex-Georgetown Coeer
BY the Asseeieted Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 6. - Danny
Kraus, freshman guard Of the Balti-
more Bullets, was released outright
today.
Kraus came to the Bullets from
Georgetown, where he gained ma
tional recognition for his ball han.
ding and floor work.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Irish's Tie Reduces
Perfect Grid States
In Nation 10 L =.
By the Asseeiotsd Press

Southern California's stunning
i4-l4 tie against Notre Dame re-
duced to IL the final number OF
unbeaten and united college foot
ball teams in thee Nation for the
l94S season.
The Fighting irish entered the
clash in Los Angeles SATURDAY
boasting q 21-game victory streak
and they were fortunate In obtain
ing a deadlock, scoring the tying
marker in the last minute OF play
Clemsons Tigers, Southern Con-
ference champions, crushed The
Citadel, 100, to wind up the season
with 10 wins in as many starts.
The unbeaten-untied finalists:
Evening star., 1948-12-06

do we find our heroes but on the half-yard line9
Their own half-yard line. With third down and
81 yards to CO. and the score Al to l3 in favor
of the visiting Los Angeles Rams.
There was evidence earlier in the season, OF
course, that no championship banner was des-
tined to wave DER the home course, but what
prophet foresaw such a collapse-ln its field
masterful thng-as the Redskins staged in their
final three games? What were the odds against
Sammy Baugh ds Co. yielding a. 4S and IL points
on successive Sundays against even such op-
position as the Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago
Bears and aforementioned Rams?
Iaellou named Clark ShaughnessY who used