Evening star., 1950-12-24
|North-South Contest
Tomorrow May Add
$4,000 10 Polio Fund
BY The Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 23.-An eStl-
mated $4,000 football fans. 60
young grid stars and some 500
unpaid Shriners will converge on
the Orange Bowl Christmas Night
to contribute talent and dollars
for a giant Christmas gift to
crippled children.
From a football standpoint, the
third annual North-South Shrine
All-Star game is a virtual toss-up.
The only sure winners are the
fans who will see the game and
the hundreds Of polio victims who
will receive treatment from the
dollars raised.
Coach Herman Hickman of
Yale, aided by his own assistants,
squares off with his 30-man hand
picked squad against the 80 South
All-Stars selected and trained by
Coach Andy Gustafson of Miami
and Bobby Dodd of Georgia Tech.
The players, all seniors who
have starred on their respective
teams, represent 81 colleges. They
receive no financial remuneration,
but all expenses to and from the
game and while they are in train
ing are paid by the sponsors-the
Mahi Shrine Temple of Miami.
Rubber Game Coming Up.
Last year the Shriners turned
over about $4,000 for the care
of crippled children.
This year the sum may reach
$35 900. A part of the proceeds
will be used in Miami to construct
a clinic for crippled children.
Both Hickman and Gustafson
have signed l0-year contracts
with the Shriners to guarantee
the continued existence of the new
cliinc.
Tomorrow nights game is the
rubber game" of the series. Gus
tafson's Southern Rebels" won
24-14 the first year. sparked by
Navy's Pistol" Pete Williams. and
last year the North Yankees" I"
paced by Villanova's Ralph Pas
queriello, turned back the South
erners 20 to IA.
Both teams have been in train
ing week. Gustafson's entire
squad was here Monday of last
week. but Hickman's Northern
stars have been trickling in
throughout the week. His three
Army backfield aces, Jim Cain,
Jack Martin and r. L. Stephen
son, didn't arrive until late Sat-
urday.
Players Entertained Lavishly.
Both Hickman and Gustafson
students of Army Coach Earl
Blaik-will rely on their own ver-
sion of the T formation. John
Model To Ford of Hardin Sim
mons porbably will be number
one signal caller for the South
and Yale's Stuart Tisdale will
field general the North.
Fancy passing and tricky run
ming plays can be expected from
both teams. Backs were selected
for their passing ability and speed
rather than brute strength-to
guarantee fans a thrilling contest.
Some of the Nations finest pass
receivers Tom Bienemann of
Drake, Alan Pfeifer of Fordham,
c. P. Youmans of Duke, Bill Strib-
ling of Mississippi and Hank Min
ark of Michigan State-were Sc
lected to give quarterbacks an
opportunity to show their wares.
For running. Mississippi's John
Dottley. Cornell's jeff Fleisch-
mann and Northwestern's Johnny
Miller are ranked among the
country's best.
Because the players miss Christ
mas at home and a large portion
of their Christmas vacations,
Miamians have gone all out to
entertain the young grid stars.
They are granted free admission
to virtually every. type of enter
tainment and following the game
will be flown to Havana, Cuba,
for an overnight visit.
Probable starting lineups.