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Evening star., 1949-10-11

list to Commissioner A. B. Chan
dler by October is.
Dodger President Branch Hickey
held an informal press confer
|encs yesterday discussing future
Dodger plans. ...
hickey told the gathering he
would like to get rid of at least
a half-dozen players. He refused
to name the sextet but reports
have Outf1elders Marv Rackly,
Dick Whitman, Mike Mccormick,
"a third baseman and Pitcher
Ralph Branca as the most likely
heads to roll. X
Hickey started putting his house
in order at the close Of the season,
selling from prize minor leaguers
for an estimated 100000 and
seven players.
He sold Outfielders Sam Jethroe
and Bob Adds to the Boston
Braves, Outfielder Irv Noren
to Washington and Shortstop
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Kentuckions Pay Price to Become Football Players

sion, nor had 1t ever finished
higher than seventh.
With four or five exceptions
none of our players was excep-
tionally good two years ago."
Bryant observed. "They have
worked hard. Those boys have
a lot of character. They
proved it by paying the price
to become football players,
Then he added:
THE leadership within our
squad has been wonderful.
Fellows who were not good
players last year now are play
ing good football and they are
good leaders"
In this. category Bryant sin
gled out two seniors, Capt
Harry Ulinski and Alternate
Capt. Dick Holway.
The Kentucky T attack has
exploded for 1862 points in its
four starts to average 40.5 points
a game. Against Southeastern
competition the Wildcats scored
81 Louisiana State, 10; Missis-
sippi, At, and Georgia, 25).
It is highly improbable
though, that any players will
contend for individual scoring
honors. Thirteen backs, three
ends and a tackle have shared
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the point making. Jim Howe,
senior halfback, and Dom Fucci,
junior quarterbacker- -halfback,
lead the parade with Is each.
The defensive strength, how
ever, has overshadowed the
offensive power. The line. out
weighed in each of It's four
games, has yielded a net aggre-
gate of 273 yards. Another BOT
yards was given up on passing
to make the overall yardage
yield 145 a game.
Mississippi Southern, 71-7
victim in the opener, is the
only crew to score on Kentucky.
Its tally came on a pass.
You get a pretty good idea of
the aggreSsiveness and alertness
of the Kentucky defense through
its pass interceptions and op-
jponents fumbles recovered.
Fourteen enemy aerialS have
been snatched this season and
run back 388 yards. In 10
games last year Kentucky had
18 interceptions and 348 yards
gained from these.
Twelve opposition fumbles
have been recovered so far,
just twice the number sWiped
all of last season.
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Di Maggie and Johnny Mize ne
cessitates the Yanks' search for
a first baseman and an outfelder
who can sock with authority.
Brooklyn's National League
champion Dodgers also are on
the prowl for pitchers but they
hope to obtain that rare COM
modify from their vast minor
league empire.
The Dodgers also want to chop
OF at least six members of their
championship club in order to
and some Of their budding minor
leaguers to their reserved list.
At present the Dodger reserve
list totals 80, one less than the
legal 40. Unless the Dodgers can
jettison part of their present crew
they stand to lose some green but
valued timber in baseball's an
nual player draft next month.
The Dodgers, along with the other
clubs, must submit their reserve
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CoIonioIs Look to Soph Gridmen
For Help Against Virginia Tech

George Washington University's
football team at last is beginning
to get a little help from its sopho-
more players. The Colonials
didn't bring UP too many prom
ising rockies this year, but they
sorely need whatever help they
can get.
Three games now have shaken
the sophs down to playing form
and among those showing special
promise of something better
is End Dave Shiver. He was
the standout flankman Of last
years small frosh team and his
development into varsity talent
comes at a time when the Colo
malls really need help at the ends.
The 6-foot, 185-pounder from
Arkansas played very well against
Kansas last week and is due for
nearly a full so minutes Of play
this week. Two other Colonial ends
were banged around quite a bit
by the JayhawkerS last Saturday
and may miss this Saturdays
test at Virginia Tech. They are
Frank Close, who had been hurt
the previous week, and Tom
REILLY, who was playing his first
game since an appendix operation
in August.
Two other sophs playing better
all the time for G. w. are Backs
Bob Cilento and Johnny Tivnan.
Neither yet has reached his po-
tential as a college player, but
they show promise of breaking
loose with star performances at
any time.
Somebody's losing streak is due
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Shotton Is Given 0kay
by Hickey; Stenge|
Is Not Retiring
BY The Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. Imam
ager Burt Shotton of the Brooklyn
Dodgers has received a vote Of
confidence from his boss and life
long friend, Branch Hickey.
Shotton. who led the Dodgers
to the National League pennant
in a stirring drive, hasn't signed
a contract for 1850, but that's not
odd.
Old Barney has been working
for Hickey for 80 years and never
operated with a contract until
National League rules forced him
to sign one.
Hickey gave Burt a vote Of con-
fidence during an informal press
meeting yesterday.
Il consider Shotton a sound
manager, just as Casey Stengel
and Leo Durocher are sound man
agers."" the voice Of Brooklyn said.
Il will always 60 along with q
sound manager in his front guess. :"
Meanwhile, Stengel. who piloted
the New York Yankees to victory
over the Dodgers In the World
Series, contradicted reports that
he would not return because Of
Ill health.
Nothing to it." said Stengel.
why, I'm SO healthy that I'm the
only guy on the club who hasn't
had doctor all year."
Casey is operating under a two
year contract that calls for SAC, 900
per season,
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thanks to three touchdowns scored
against the Tribe.
The Giants visit here also
helped EN- Tunnel tie with a
half-dozen others-including the
Tribes Dan Sandifer-for the
most pass interruptions at three
each.
The best ball carrier in the
league, in case you didn't know,
still is Philadelphta's Steve Van
Buren, who has piled up 291 yards
on 80 trips.
George Gulyanics of the Bears
tops the punters with a 49.7 yard
average.
Verda (V. t. Smith, fleet Los
Angeles Rams back, is No. punt
returned with nine runs for 165
yards. while Frank Mimi, former
Bear now at Pittsburgh, holds top
kickoff return spot with six for
ITO yards.
Leading ground-gainers:
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OF st. Paul. Flanagan weighed
1873 and Dimines 1874. From the
start Flanagan appeared the bet
ter fighter, but it wasn't an over
match. Both fighters seemed to
be of acceptable prelim boy caliber.
A hard right to the face was the
.payoff punch and when Dimines
was hit he staggered backward
several feet before falling.
None Of last nights bouts went
the scheduled distance. In the
main event. Sonny Boy Bum.
Washington middleweight. scored
f1fth-round TKO over Carey
Mace Of Hartford. =
In others, Warren Hudson
TKO'd Frank Ball In the second,
Walter Hamm chilled Chicken
Woodson in the third, Pat Thomas
knocked out Buster Thomas in the
first, and Garland Edwards TKO'd
Scott Richardson in the second.
Woodson, like Dimines, had to
be carried from the ring on q
stretcher, but DR.. Knowlton
ordered him home for a rest after
an examination in the dressing
room,
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BY the Associoisd Press

LEXINGTON. KY, Oct. IL
Kentucky's long-awaited erup-
ton into national football
prominence was described to-
day In 10 simple words:
"The boys have paid the
price to become football play
ers."
This was Coach Paul (Bear)
Bryant speaking.
After three years of careful
remodeling the Kentucky grid
machine now ranks eighth in
the Associated Press national
ratings, This is the first Ken
lucky squad trained entirely by
Bryant since he came here IN
1946 from Maryland.
1--WE have played good foot
ball." Bryant explained. Our
record shows that. What the
future holds for us no one
knows"
Kentucky has won its four
starts this semester and has
blanked Louisiana State, Mis-
sissippi and Georgia in success
sion to lead the rugged South
eastern Conference. Since the
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Raise Pay, GET Better
Officials

George P. Marshalls formula
for improving officiating in the
National Football League:
Pay more money.
Get younger men.
The Redskin president enlarged
on his proposals while speaking
at yesterdays Touchdown Club
luncheon. He had little praise fol-
the current caliber Of whistle
blowing and handkerchief waving
and especially mentioned one
Claude Grigsby, who called two
pass interference penalties against
the Redskins in Sundays game
against the Giants.
TITS our own fault, though,
Marshall admitted. I'VE dont
pay these men enough so they
can make a full-time occupation
Of it. How can you expect the
best when we only pay them $4,000
to maybe $4,000 q season? They
sit at a desk all week and ther
come out on Sunday and call q
game for which the players have
been practicing hard all week"
Marshall said he has been try
ing to get other National League
big wheels to up officials salaries
to $4,000 to $4,000 q year. THAT
will make it worth while for the
best to come out and call EN-"
Also, Marshall wants some
young blood In oniciating ranks
and limited that the league ought
to scout officials the same as IT
does players. Il go out to high
school games around here and see
some fine prospects for officials
but when I recommend them to
the other men in the league they
think I am trying for home town
officiating"
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Detroit Lightweight
| Near Death After K0
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

DETROIT, Oct. 11.-Talmadge
Bussey, 26-year-old Detroit light
weight, lay near death today in
the hospital where he was rushed
after being knocked out in the
ninth round Of ring battle last
night.
Surgeons at St. Mary's Hospital
performed a delicate operation to
remove a blood clot from his
brain. Several hours later hos
pital attendants reported the
fighters condition slightly i'm,
proved but still critical"
Bussey and Luther Rawlings of
Chicago fought in the feature at.
traction at the Aracadia roller
rink. 1t was scheduled for 10
rounds.
A hard left to the jaw knocked
the Detroit Negro unconscious In
the eighth round. The bell rang
before the referee had finished
counting him out, and his seconds
revived him to start the ninth
round.
But with Bussey ready to col
lapse, Referee Herman Spinelli
stopped the fight after only a blow
or two had been struck in the
ninth. Rawlings was awarded a
technical knockout, and Bussey
fell unconscious to the mat.
A physician who worked over
him in the ring for 10 minutes
failed to revive the fighter.
Then he was h,'''r'ed to the
hospital, where Dr.. ".
operated Immediately after taking
X-rayS.
Evening star., 1949-10-11

Chico Ce--'1r -.uel to the Chicago
White Sox.
The sales may be forerunners
Of other deals. but hickey is the
winner anyway. Besides his ma
terial gains, Hickey has lacked up
the reserve lists Of three competi-
tors and thus reduced their
chances of drafting his players.
All of the players he received have
been consigned to the farm.
The Philadelphia Athletics also
have been active in the flesh
marts.
Connie Mack is stocking his
team with infielders. He has pur-
chased three third basement
frankie Gustine, Kermit Wahl
and Gene Markland. Gustine,
former National Lacquer, was OBJ
tained from Los Angeles; Wahl
from Montreal and Markland
from Buffalo. In addition, the AS
swapped Catcher Buddy Rosar to
the Boston Red Sox for Utility
Infielder Billy Hitchcock. -
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Poor Stance Holding Joe Back
At Bat, HeiImonn C. Contends

That blow lifted the Yankees
to victory, gave them a 81
game edge and forced Shotton
to start Don Newcombe on two
days rest in the fourth game.
-. When Newcombe didn't de-
liver, the Dodgers chances
faded to the vanishing point.
The World Series established
Roy Campanella as baseball's
most capable catcher. He
rescued the wild Brooklyn
pitchers from wild pitches and
his willingness to fire the ball
around the infield picked Phil
Rizzuto OF third base, caught
Tommy Heinrich off second base
and prevented a worse rout for
the Dodgers.
The series isn't over for the
Yankees and Dodgers front Of
fees. Unplayed sixth and
seventh games necessitated a
refund of $701,516. Jack
Collins, Brooklyn business man
ager, says his club has to re-
turn $2,500,0 900 on orders which
could not be filed.
Coaches frankie Crosetti and
Bill Dickey of the Yankees
sliced into their 10th series
melon.
Casey Stengel. manager Of
the year. was paid $12.500 not
to manage the Dodgers in 1887.
Bobby Brown, New York
third basemant will become a
full -fledged medic this winter.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Terps in Light Drills;
Farley Breaks Nose

Maryland's football play
ers are scheduled to take it
lightly this week, with moth
ing tougher than an open
date coming up on Saturday,
but already the Terrapins
have one injury.
Buck Farley, halfback, re-
ceived a broken nose in a
light scrimmage yesterday.
A checkup of personnel
after last weeks game against
Michigan State disclosed that
Tackle Ray Krouse has a bro
ken right hand. He received
his injury in the first half.
but kept quiet about it and
played the rest of the game,
He'll have his hand In a cast,
but will be able to play against
North Carolina State, the
Terps' next opponent, on Oc-
tober %.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
BY the Associatsd Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 11.-No one
section of the country dominates
the college football picture today
The second Associated Press Ma
tionwide poll of the season shows
the Midwest, led by Notre Dame
and the South each with three
places among the top 10 teams
The Far West had two. while the
East and Southwest each had one
Notre Dame, second in the first
poll last week, moved to the fore
but Army, thanks to its 2l-7 con-
quest of Michigan on Saturday
made the most spectacular jump
from seventh to second and right
on the 1rish's heels.
Michigan was spilled from first
to seventh. The sports writer's and
sportscasters. who gave the VOL
verines "a first place votes last
week, awarded them none this
time. However. Michigan got
enough other ballots to remain in
the upper 10.
A total Of 172 writer's and broad
casters voted this week, compared
to 80 during the baseball crush.
Notre Dame, victorious over Pur-
due Saturday. 35-12, this week
received 81 first place votes for
1.489 points. Army. with SO firsts
and 1859, got within 80 points OF
the lead. The Cadets represent
the only Eastern threat for top
honorS.
The Southwest is represented in
third position by Oklahoma. There
were no changes in the latest vot-
ing for third, fourth, fifth and
sixth place, with Oklahoma being
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Di Mag Should Hit 400
By Burton Howkins

Harry Heilmann, who led
the American League in batting
four years with such fancy
averages as 1894, .403, 1893 and
1893, says the Yankees Joe Di
Maggie is the worst good hitter
in baseball. There's no
excuse for Joe not hitting 400
every year." declared Heilmann,
but he'll never do 1t with that
spread, fiat-footed stance"
Heilmann, now a Detroit
sports broadcaster. says, with
that stance Joe is strictly a pull
hitter. He's in no position
to shift with the pitch.
Youngsters idolize Joe and
rightly so-he's a great fellow
but when they copy his batting
stance they're making a mis-
take"
Harry led the league in 1921,
1928 1925 and 1927 and of
those alternate year accom-
plishments he smiles and says,
Il was operating on two-year
contracts" >. Brooklyn en-
ployed eight pinch-hitters in
the World Series and five went
down on strikes.
New York papers are cunning
for Manager Burt Shotton's
job. OF the Brooklyn pilot,
the New York Post said, "The
man has lost his touch as we'll
as his patience. It's time to
step down" Said the New
York World Telegram, IF it
were up to the fans, the Dodgers
would hire a new manager for
next year."
The turning point of the Sc
ries was Johnny Mize's ninth
inning single with the bases
1No %aI u, &kA $L;rL ..~e>
Evening star., 1949-10-11
BY the Associofsd Pres.

NEW YORK, Oct. 11.-With the
World Series now a part Of base
ball history. the major league
teams continue building for 1850.
The reconstruction began in the
final month of the season, but the
tight pennant races in both
leagues and the series hogged the
spotlight.
No team in either league is
standing pat. They can't afford
to.
Trade rumors are rife in all
the major league cities. Observ-
ers believe this off season will
result in the biggest bartering ses-
sions since the end of the war.
The newly crowned champion
New York Yankees are looking for
pitchers (who isn't?), first base
man and ng-ball-hitting out
fielder.
The uncertainty of the physical
vell-being Of Tommy Heinrich, Joe
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AAU to Elect Officers
At Meeting Thursday

The election Of officers for 194e-
so at Jewish Community Center
Thursday at 8 pm. will mark the
close of the Goth year of existence
for the District Of Columbia AS
sociation of the AAU. Some
dozen charter members will be
among the representatives from
the 80 member clubs voting on the
new officers.
Following the balloting, Presi-
dent Eddie Rosenblum will direct
a program commemorating the
organization's' two decade of
service to amateur sports in the
Capital area.
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Byron T. Hayden Is New
Head of Circle T Club

Byron T. Hayden, member OF
the Tech High School champion
ship track team Of 1885, is new
president of the Circle T Club, the
schools alumni letterman organ
ization. He was elected at last
nights annual meeting.
Other officers named are: Eddie
Barton, vice president: Everett
Ford, secretary; John Casper,
assistant secretary; Ed Duvall,
treasurer, and James King, SER
geant at arms.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
| 1Noppinger, Hoya End,
lin AII-America Class,
Margarita Says
By George Huber

Georgetown Coach Bob Mar
garita, who has played football,
with and against some of the best
as a Chicago Bear, and whose
standards of grid talent are high
tabs his left end. Bob Noppinger
as an All-America prospect.
In three games this year the
big and rugged Noppinger has
been a standout all the way. Two
Of those games resulted in upset
triumphs over Holy Cross and
Wake Forest and Noppinger had
a big hand in both. Even in the
losing effort against Maryland
Noppinger was a star and drew
high praise from Big Jim Tatum,
the Old Line mentor. I'VE had
been warned by our scouts that
Georgetown's ends were particu-
larly good" said Tatum after
ward, but even when we knew
what to expect that Noppinger
was a surprise. He was making
tackles all over the place."
1t was the same down at Wake
Forest last week. Noppinger
played 81 minutes in that game
and afterward had to be left be-
hind in the Deacon infirmary be-
cause Of nervous exhaustion.
Among his many brilliant per-
formances that afternoon was
catching a 20-yard pass from
Frank Mattingly that put the ball
in position for the Hoyas' first
touchdown.
Noppinger has just about per-
feet equipment for being a great
end. He's 6 feet 3 inches tall and
with sturdy pair Of legs moves
his 225 pounds very well. He
also has a fine pair Of hands for
pass-catching duties and in the
spring is catcher on the Hilltop
baseball team.
Georgetown today is buckline
down to work for Friday night s
game here against New York U
This is the first game that pre-
season dopesters gave the Hoyas
a chance to win, but already they
show FL record. Georgetown
came out of Wake Forest without
Ia serious hurt. although most of
the players are tired and bat
tered. Wake Forest played a
tough and aggressive but clean
game" was the way Coach Mar
garita described it yesterday, "and
left most Of our boys all bruised
up, but in one piece"
Those who did play last Satur-
day were excused from hard work
yesterday. They left the practice
field after bit Of running around
to get out the kinks. The players
who didn't see action scrimmaged
against the freshmen.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Grid Rating Dominated
By No Single Section;
Army Moves Up to No. 2

followed by Tulane, Minnesota
and North Carolina.
Back of no longer invincible
Michigan in eighth place is Ken
lucky, whose $50 rout of Georgia
Saturday boosted them from 18th.
California, 10th behind Southern
Methodist last week, moved past
that idle team, the two swapping
positions.
Southern California was the
only team to fall from the first
10, slipping from 9th to 18th. BY
playing a 1913 tie with Southern
California, Ohio State remained at
the top Of the second 10, OF l1th
position in the poll, while the Tro-
jams were close behind. They had
l81 points to Ohio States 206.
With the exception of Michigan,
all of the top 10 teams are~un-
beaten and united.
The top 10 teams and their or
ponents this week follow:
Notre Dame % VS.. Tulane (A; Army
(2) vs.. Harvard; Oklahoma CD vs. Kan
sas; Minnesota t5l VS.. Ohio State QD:
North Carolina (6) VS.. Wake Forest:
Michigan ~ VS.. Northwestern; Kentucky
ts) VS.. Citadel; California t9) vs.. South
ern California G2), and Southern Meth
odist C0) VS.. Rice
The total vote witn points figured on q
10-9-S-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis (irst-place
votes in parenthesesl:
/. Notre Dame (67) l,4S0
2 Army tbS) ------- 1,459
3. Oklahoma (2S) 1905
4. Tulane % INSTRUMENTATION 1852
5. Minnesota (6) 6)--- 900
6. North Carolina (3-- 594
z. Michigan -- 476
8. Kentucky OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 436
8. California - 35S
10: Southern Methodist ~ 49, al
The second ten-11. Ohio State, 206:
12, Southern California, 1s1: 10, o. C.
1: C.; 125; "A. Cornell, 9s; ID. Pittsburgh,
Navy. 36; 10, Michigan State, 80, and
90. Baylor, IS.
Others receiving one or more votes
Louisiana State, 10; Pennsylvania, 8; Mis-
souri,, 6; Vanderbilt, q; Rice, 4; Tennessee.
3; Georgia Tech, Virginia and Dartmouth,
I2 each; Yale and Duke, l each.
Evening star., 1949-10-11

CRUISING CAvALIER-Heres Johnny Papt the 1s0-pound
swifte from Philadelphia who playing fuback running
like halfback for the University of Virginia Papit junior
most appropriately dubbed Rocket Most outstanding grid
at Charlottesville since BULLET" Bill dudley Pap rapidly
approaching the only two records he doesn't
already hold He needs only 73 yards equal Dudey ame
Cavalier ground mark of 1927 yards threyear
period And Cavalier cohorts figure Papt also will hatter the
Bullets" acarryng record of 968 yards single season.
set in 1s4 Johnny already has half of that yardage with
only third of virginas nine-game schedule played
-AP Wirephoto
Evening star., 1949-10-11

to end this week. The Gobblers
have dropped four straight games
this year and the Colonials three.
But v. P. rs string of games
without victory goes back much
farther. It's last win was In its
next-to-the-last game In 1947.
v. P. I. had one tie inserted
among eight defeats last year.
G. w. won its last 1948 tilt against
GEORGETOWN. HUBER.