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Evening star., 1950-11-28
.Breath-Taking Deals
May Come Next Week
AT Florida Meeting
By the Associated Press

BOSTON, Nov. 2S.-With Lou
Boudreau. deposed Cleveland
player-manager. in their fold
and Owner Tom Yawkey's check
book wide open, the Red Sox have
high hopes of swinging another
of their breath-taking baseball
deals during next weeks major
leagues meetings at st. Peters,
burg. Fla.
The addition of Boudreau, OBJ
tanned as a free agent, makes
Shortstop Vern (Junior) Stephens
expendable as trade-bait for
much-needed pitching strength.
Both General Manager Joe
Cronin and Steve O'Neil, his
bench pilot, have expressed keen
interest in such seasoned pitchers
as the Athletics Lou Brissie and
the Browns Ned Carver.
Can Give no Infielder.
"Now that we have Boudreau
we can afford to give up a regular
infielder to get pitchers, O'Neill
explained by telephone from his
Cleveland home. "As soon as
get to st. Petersburg, I'll find out
what pitchers are on the market.
Right now we have no deals on
the fire."
Stephens five-figure salary,
however, may be a stumbling block
in negotiations with the Athletics
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Gator Pick Due Today;
W. and |. Bid Likely
By fhe Assoeiated Press

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov.
28.-Stunned by losing Clemson to
the Orange Bowl, Gator Bowl Of
ficials took another look at avail
able teams today to try for one
that would pull d big crowd.
Alabama would get the Miami
trip. Cater Bowlers had figured.
That would leave them Clemson's S
Tigers, whose $4,000 followers
helped fill the Gator Bowl two
years ago.
When Alabama was here for last
Saturdays game with Florida. the
unofficial word was that 'Bama
was not interested.
The most likely pick is reported
to be the Southern Conference
champion, Washington and Lee
go.
Edgar Jones, selection chair
man. said other eligibles are Wy
oming. (9-0), Tulsa OLD and
Nebraska (6-2-).
The committee was to meet this
afternoon. Only $500 tickets have
been sold in the 36.000-seat stadi-
urn, making it almost essential the
Gator Bowl come up with at least
one team that will draw lots of
fans.
Last years Maryland Missouri
game was q financiaHhop.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Rockville High Ends
Frederick S Streak
In Football Upset

Richard Montgomery Hig Ii
School of Rockville has one of
the biggest upsets of the football
season in this area to its credit
after beating Frederick, 1876, at
Rockville yesterday. Frederick
had a winning streak of eight
straight before Richard Mont
gomery scored its win.
Gordon Coleman, 185-pound
end, was the Rockville star. He
scored three touchdowns to lead
his team to its fifth win against
two losses for the season.
Coleman recovered a tumble
and ran % yards for one touch
down, scored on a 55-yard pass
play from Elmer Lazarus for an
other and completed his big day
with a 12-yard end around for
I'D in the final period.
Dick Shipley bucked over from
the 2 for Frederick's only score
in the third quarter.
Score by periods:
Montgomery - 6 o 6 6-1sI
Frederick --.---. O O 6 O. 4
seorin n g; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
Coleman 3, Frederick-T o u c h o W IN.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Bowl Picture Neors Completion
With Big -Four Already Lined Up

Miami, in nine games so far
this season. has won eight but was
held to a tie by Louisville Uni
versity. The Hurricanes will wind
up their regular campaign Fri
day night against Missouri. Glenn
son god was runner-up to
Washington and Lee in the South
ern Conference race. The Tigers
have twice won post-season games.
They defeated Boston College in
the 1910 Cotton Bowl and won
over Missouri in the 1949 Gator
Bowl.
Clemson Coach Frank Howard,
after his team was named last
night to meet Miami, said "We
feel we deserve the honor and
hope we play good game. I
am sure we will"
Lynn Pappy Waldorf of Cali
fornia admitted he had little in
formation about the Michigan
team. outside of seeing a newsreel
of the Wolverines beating Ohio
State in the snow last Saturday
"We had a scout watching Michi-
gan last week but the game con-
ditions were so awful I don't
expect to get much out of the
report" he said.
This much I know" he added.
"It is a typical Michigan team. It
is tough, strong and hard hitting.
Chuck Ortman is the outstanding
passer in the Big Ten. We will be
up against powerful opponent"
Sooners Happy About Bid.
Wilkinson of Oklahoma said of
the Sugar Bowl game, I'VE are very
happy to be invited to the bowl
and honored by the invitation"
Rival Coach Paul (Bear) Bryant
of Kentucky expressed similar en-
thusiasm about the prospect of
playing such a fine team as Okla
homa. The boys also think it's a
great honor. They indicated Ok
lahoma is their choice to play
after we accepted the Sugar Bowl
(See BOWLS. Page A-16.>N
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Dave Shannon, Boy They Feared Wouldn't Walk
Again, Now End and Punter for st. Johns
By Bill Fuchs

He's only a freshman and there
was a time when they feared he
would never walk again, but Dave
Shannon will be in there for st.
Johns Friday night against East
ern in the annual high school
football classic at Griffith Sta
dium.
Shannon. a likeable youngster.
of Is who plays end and does all
the punting for st. Johns. was
struck down by polio at the age
of 6.
II don't remember much about
it," he says, except was in the
hospital a long time. I remember
something about falling out of a
tree"
Falling from a tree had no re-
lationship with infantile paralysis,
but Dave was young and the i'm
preston has lasted.
"He did fall out of a tree" re-
called his brother Don, two years
older and a starting tackle for the
Johnnies. "He was stiff and sore
from that. But he got over it and
then a couple of days later he got
polio"
''That was in September. 1941."
Don said. He was in Gallinger
Hospital until February and they
were afraid he would never walk
again. He wore a brace on his
left leg for a year and a half.
But he beat 1T. He's a great foot
ball player"
Young Dave. the only freshman
on a team that has gone unbeaten
and united through the regular
season. carries a constant re-
minder Of that attack, left leg
which is smaller than the right
one.
"It doesn't bother me-" he says
with grin. II can go okay."
He can, too. He looked SO good
playing end for st. Dominic's of
the CYO League last year that
he was the only freshman invited
out for practice.
The Shannon brothers have
something to live up to Friday
night in the annual game between
the Catholic High and District
public high champions. Their
older brother Jack played on the
undefeated, united st. Johns
eleven in 1947.
Two other boys have the family
Evening star., 1950-11-28
CuImone OuttoIks Shoemaker by Bigger Margin
Than He Outrides Him, Despite Six Winners

three times and third twice this
year, but hadn't won a race in
81 previous starts, ran the distance
over a muddy track in 2:42K5.
The time prompted one slightly
boiled trainer to bawl:
II got a lead pony in my barn
who can beat 'em both. If was
in shape I could beat 'em myself" :"
Shoemaker later said he quickly
discovered that Curruhuinca, an
other Argentinian, who had won
two races in 13 trips this year,
had no fondness for the mud.
But he didn't offer it as an excuse.
He (Culmone) got the jump on
me-" said Willie. land I couldn't
do anything about it."
He'll" growled swipe, obvi-
ously no Culmone fan. THAT
horse they give Shoemaker can't
even walk in the mud, much less
run In it."
The feature race itself was
flop, but the card as a whole was
interesting for the 1858 fans
1885 more than the previous Mon
days attendance-who came out to
see the ballyhooed meeting of the
country's two leading riders. They
wagered 1922, POT, with no betting
on the two-horse special, as COM
pared with $571,213 last Monday.
So. as a whole, General Manager
Ed O'Hara could consider his stunt
successful.
OHara tipped a silver dollar
in the paddock before the Special
to decide which mount each boy
would have and somebody swiped
the dollar. When O'Hara repeat
ed the toss for cameramen he
used half dollar. This time he
picked it up himself.
Coin-tossing a Production.
O'Hara made a production of
the COIN tossing, deciding that the
first flip would determine which
trainer would call the toss. The
second would decide the winner.
Harris Brown. Curruhuinca s train
er. settled it quickly with the
declaration that "I'll take tails all
the way" He won and was hand
ed an envelope inclosing Shoe
makers name. Trainer Mike Lee
of Chloe I'd got the envelope with
Culmone's name.
Victory in the Special netted the
winning stable a purse of $3.50.
The two riders were presented
gold wrist watches, courtesy of the
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Mats Want Stephens,
But Griffith Stadium
Is link Park to Him

IF the Red Sox are in
terested in disposing of Vern
Stephens, I'd be interested
in trading for him." Clark
Griffith, the Mats boss, said
today.
Griffith Stadium, however,
has been Stephens jinx park.
In a major league career span-
ming nine years, Stephens has
hit 178 home runs, but only
one of those came in the
Washington park.
Stephens never has hit a
ball in the bleachers here.
His only homer at Griffith
Stadium, blasted off Scott
Cary on July 20, 1947, was
an inside -the-park affair to
the centerfield corner.
Evening star., 1950-11-28

management, by Mayor Thomas
lD'Alesandro of Baltimore, and
Culmone also took home a silver
plate, presented by Raleigh Bur-
rows, president of the Maryland
Turf Writers Association.
Any thought that Culmone
might reciprocate and fly to Cali
fornia to compete against Shoe
maker on his "home" grounds was
quickly dispelled by the verbose
Italian.
No chance" he said with a
laugh.
Loser Doesn't Gripe .
Shoemaker, a slender, 98-
FOUNDER who reminded one valet
of "a couple of lean pork chops,
indicated that he didn't think he
got the better of the deal in
horses throughout the entire
program. but he refused to grippe.
II might get a better shake at
Hollywood Park" was all he said.
Nor did he complain about
Culmone's tactics on Binky B. in
the fourth race. in which he was
accused of humping Agrarian-U,
and then of using his whip in the
stretch in way that retarded
the latter. Shoemaker evidently
figured he got a couple of nice
rides out of the trip and that it
was worthwhile because "I saw
a lot of sights, and all the Govern
ment buildings"
Shoemaker flew back to Cali
fornia last night and expected to
ride a full card today at Hollywood
Park.
Shoemaker Wins First.
His only winner yesterday was
aboard Parkie in the first race.
1t was the first half of a $92.40
daily double. completed by Blue
Fedora, with Nick Shuk up, in the
second race. From the fans
viewpoint. Shuk probably was the
most popular rider of the day,
for Blue Fedora paid a $40 mutuel,
and he beat Culmone with Arcave,
a 5000 mutuel.
Shoemaker followed his victory
with four seconds, a fourth, fifth
and seventh. He didn't ride in the
fifth race.
Culm ones other victorious
mounts were Red Swing at $3.50;
Binky B., $3.50; Steadfast, $3.50;
Blue Hills, $3.40, and Love Lock,
5000.
Evening star., 1950-11-28

Tigers For that matter Pesky cheap Indeed more
clubs may interested in little Johnny than IN the power
hitting Stephens because Pesky can play tnlrd oae OF shorP
and he is superb place hitter.
BY BoUDREAUs OWN ADMISSION, the bidding for his
the Indians fired him as manager out gave nun dill
unconditional player was between the RED Sox
and Yankees way Apparently If Clark Griffith felt ne
had a chance to Lou, he being deluded
But had wanted Boudreau as their third
basean that Pesky put on the block they
willing to dcker for him. too Johnny is TWO years
Younger than Boudreau faster and he were wearing
Yankee Uniform Casey Seng wouldn't have to pray SO fer
venty that nothing happen his shortstop Phil Rzzuto
In open bidding Pey you'd have like the chances
of the Yankees and Tigers only other American
League needs the fellow more Is washington The
would play him at third base and Detroit at o
George Kel and Gerry Pddy With Eodle Yost just
blooming as third Griffith naturally would want
Pesky restored to his original shortstop position.
That pancky about shorstop was evidenced by his
futile Knowing the fellow has bad ankles
and can't run as any regular in the league possibly bar
ring Birdie Tebbets Gr still wanted Boudreau as his 1851
shortstop.
OFFHAND IT WOULD APPEAR if the biggest loser was
Cleveland BY their firing Boudreau manager
by their generosity in permitting Lou to make his own oea
President Ryan General Manager Hank Greenberg
strengthened other flag contender and tney STAND TO soup
up second, meaning the Yanks or Tigers
possible for Ryan and Greenberg to sack
Boudreau manager trade Boudreau the ball player
eagenes be rid of Lou manager and replace MN
Lopez they cut Boudreau adrift 1t was eadppe cncn
that Boston New York would grab him.
it's likely that Boston, at no cost in personnel Will De
pick up pitcher who win anywhere from IL to IL
games that gains Pesky Stephens figures to
be stronger, too, at the cost of pitcher
Ali Cleveland gets out of the sided transaction,
which completed, is manager, Lopez And
Judging from letters to the Indians front
office Lopez had better be good!"
BoUDREAU RED SOX uniform is enough to send
spnes of rival Fenway Park is tai
lored for him.
There one afternoon to be remembered. 1t October
1948 and threeteam to the wire among
Boston, Cleveland York Two days before the end OF
the season had been eliminated Playing at home
chance to cnch their first flag in % years
and they mufed it.
the first payo in American League history
Early the Indians climbed sleepy out of their
Pullman behs the game showdown with the Red Sox
The odds against Cleveland not often do visiting teams
find success in Fenway Park.
physical peak that year. Boudeau packed more
pounds his nearly 6foo frame this occasion he
particularly and pale But with the chips down.
Lou magnificent.
When the momentous day ended Boudreaus Indians
won and all that Lou accomplished was two home runs
singles walk in five appearances at the plate in add
handling eight fielding chances Possibly other player
important conditions enjoyed greater day.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Oklahoma Put al Top
By Great Margin in
Final AP Grid Poll
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 28.-The
University of Oklahoma today
gained the most coveted college
football distinction of all, No. l
position in the final weekly Asso-
ciated Press POLAND by an over
whelming majority.
OF the 319 sports writer's and
sportscasters who voted. 213
placed the Sooners first. The re-
suit gave Bud Wilkinson's team.
winner of 80 straight games, an
impressive 1858 points.
Only Army, in second place,
came at all close to the Sugar
Bowl-bound Oklahomans. The
Cadets, undefeated through %
games, received SO first-place
votes for 1880 points. Ten points
are given for a first-place vote,
nine for second, and so on.
Then, in order. came: 3. Texas:
4, Tennessee; S. California; s,
Princeton; 7, kentucky, 8;
Michigan State; 8, Michigan; 10.
Clemson.
Had Been Picked Sixth.
In an Associated Press pre-
season poll, Oklahoma was picked
to finish sixth. Nine straight vic
tories and another Big Seven
championship changed things.
however.
Notre Dame, No. / in three Of
the four previous years, almost
unanimously was selected to finish
on top. The Irish, however, had
one Of their poorest campaigns,
losing three games and tying one.
AS a result, they failed to finish
among the first 20 teams.
Oklahoma, which seeks its third
straight Sugar Bowl triumph on
New Years Day, has one game left,
with Oklahoma A. and M. Satur-
day at Saltwater. The Aggies have
lost five games while winning only
four this year. Kentucky will OPP
pose Oklahoma in the New Or
leans classic.
Most impressive victory on the
SoonerS' slate is a 14-to-13 thriller
over Texas at Dallas, October II.
Other conquests include Boston
College, 28-0; Texas A. and NJ.
1923; Kansas State, $50; Iowa
State. 20-7; Colorado. 27-18; Kan
sas, 1913; Missouri. Alt, and
Nebraska. last Saturday, 1885.
Army, too, has been strong all
year. The Black Knights have
rolled up eight straight victories
and only the traditional tussls
with Navy Saturday stands in the
way of perfect season.
Texas Plays Three More.
Texas, the Southwest Confer
ence champion and Cotton Bowl
host. has been on the upgrade
since its loss to Oklahoma. The
Longhorns. with five straight tri-
umphs. play Texas A. and M.
Thursday, LSU December 8, and
fourth-ranked Tennessee Janu-
ary ].
By virtue Of its TO verdict over
Kentucky, Tennessee made the big
jump from ninth to fourth place.
The Volunteers meet Vanderbilt
Saturday.
California slipped a notch to
fifth place after a TT tie with
(See AP POLL, Page A-16)
Evening star., 1950-11-28

or Browns. 1t may be necessary
to approach wealthier clubs, such
as the Indians and Tigers. who
also have pitchers the Red Sox
envy.
But dickering with the Indians
or Tigers could easily result in
just about the most sensational
deal in many years. the departure
of Ted Williams from the Red Sox
Despite his $125,000 salary. it is
entirely possible, now that Billy
Goodman has annexed the Amer
lean League batting title, that the
Red Sox could be tempted to sur
render their terrific gate attraction.
But they would demand. at the
very least. pair of top flight
pitchers or such a crack battery
as Cleveland's Pitcher Bob Lemon
and Catcher Jim Hogan.
Started Under O'Neill.
Boudreau, who started his pro-
fessional baseball under O'Neill at
Buffalo back in 1899, passed up
offers from the Yankees, Mats.
White Sox and Pirates to cast his
lot with the Red Sox. The White
Sox salary bid was said to be
$45, 900.
Where and when I will play
for the Red Sox is up to Manager
O'Neill." Boudreau said.
Stephens, wintering in Long
Beach. Calf, said he knew moth
ing about his baseball future. ''I"ve
read about rumors that I might
go to Cleveland or Washington
but have not been told by Steve
O'Neill that I will be traded
Stephens explained.
do you think Boudreau was
signed as a player for infeld in
surance?" he was asked.
Eyes, indeed" he replied. How
ever, in addition to our regular
infleld we have Billy Goodman,
who can play any place and led the
league in batting"
Evening star., 1950-11-28
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 28.-The COL
lege football. bowl picture was
nearing completion today with
the Big Tour-the Rose, Sugar.
Cotton and Orange Bowl games
already lined up.
At Pasadena, Calf, the New
Years Day attraction will be CAL
ifornia VS.. Michigan in the Rose
Bowl; in New Orleans Sugar Bowl
it will be Kentucky VS.. Oklahoma;
Dallas Cotton Bowl will pit Ten
nessee against Texas, and in
Miami's Orange Bowl the Miami
Hurricanes will battle it out with
Clemson's Tigers.
CALIFORNIA; Bears, the Pacific
Coast Conference leaders who nm
ished this season with nine VIC
tories and one tie, will be in the
Rose Bowl for a third consecutive
wear and hope the third time will
prove the charm. They bowed
last January to Ohio State. 17-l4,
and in 1949 to Northwestern, 70
IA. Michigan (5-3-D, the Big
Ten champion, appeared in the
Rose Bowl in 1948, routing use,
49-0.
Third Straight for Sooners.
Oklahoma (9-0-O, like Cali
fornia, will be playing a third
straight time in the same bowl
the Sugar. Last New Years. the
Sooners drubbed Louisiana State,
$50, and in 1949 they beat North
Carolina, 14-6. Kentucky, (10-1-0o
was bidding for a perfect 1850 sea-
son before succumbing last week
end to Tennessee, TO.
The Sooners have a 30-game
winning streak going, including
their two previous New Orleans
conquests, and will conclude their
season Saturday against Oklahoma
A. g. M. Bud Wilkinson's squad
captured the Big Seven crown,
while Kentucky's Wildcats are the
Southeast Conference kings.
Oklahoma was the No. team
In the Associated Press final
nationwide poll announced toby.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
By Lewis +. Atchison

"D1dJa ride i'm the way Jimmy
tole ya?" curious, excited young
ster cried as Joe Culmone returned
to the Jockeys quarters after
riding Chloe II to victory over
Willie Shoemaker on Curruhuinca
in the Bowie Special yesterday.
'Naa." said Culmone. with a
disdainful wave of his hand. Il
rode i'm my own way. That's a
good horse-I could win stakes
with him. He's a good one"
Whatever the secret of riding
Chloe II was. the little men who
populate the jocks room main
tanned a discreet silence, except
for the offhand reference to Jockey
Jimmy Lynch's attempt to give
Culmone some help in his big race
with Shoemaker, the West Coast
rider who made a 6,000-mile
round-trip flight to participate in
the days unusual activities.
Big Day for Cocky Joe.
It was a big day for the cocky
Culmone, who added five winners
on the regular program to his
match-race triumph. boosting him
into a 35O-to-342 lead over Shoe
maker in their race for national
riding honors. Joe took it all in
stride and seemed to wonder that
any one expected anything else.
Shoemaker came into the dress
ing room silently, which wasn't
unusual. He looked a trifle
dispirited and, in an evident at
tempt to be friendly, one of the
Wallets said something about Cur
ruhuinca not liking the mud.
At this point. Culmone. appar-
emily forgetting what he pre-
viously had said about Chloe II,
interrupted with an about face.
HE don't like the mud?" he
shouted, referring to his rivals
mount. THAT thing I was on
could hardly stand up. He was
ready to fall down five times. He
almost stumbled at the three-six-
teenths pole the first time around
and I didn't get him running until
we got around on the back
stretch"
Culmone actually got Chloe II
off to lead of about four lengths
in the first half-mile of the 11a-
mile race. The 7-year-old Argen-
tine-bred, who had been second
Evening star., 1950-11-28

Lou figures to beat tattoo on FenWay
Parks short left-field wall, adding another
1O0-plus man in the runs-batted-in depart
ment What's more, Boudreau's signing with
Boston was the equivalent Of adding pitcher,
and good one, too.
The Red Sox now are in the enviable po-
sition of having surplus infield strength. With
Lou available to play third base, it being pre-
sumed that he is too slow afoot for shortstop,
his native haunt, Boston will be able to trade
Vern Stephens or Johnny Pesky for what the
Sox need most-a winning pitcher.
For Stephens the Sox will be able to drive
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Dresser Is Expected
To Be Named Today
As Dodgers Pilot
BY the Assoeiofed Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 2S.-The
guessing game concerning who
will manage the Dodgers next sea-
son was expected to end today
with Chuck Dresser the winner.
Walter O'Malley, Dodger presi-
dent, has called a press confer
ence for this afternoon and the
fate of Burt Shotton is expected
to be decided.
The Associated Press learned
yesterday on good authority that
Dresser, Dodger coach under the
Leo Durocher regime, will be
named the new Dodger pilot.
Dresser, who piloted Oakland
of the Pacific Coast League to the
championship this season, left his
Oakland, Calf, home last week
en- route to the major-minor
league meetings in st. Petersburg.
Fla. next week.
ShOtton Is in Dark.
Dodger officials refused yester-
day to comment on the report that
Dresser would boss the flock in
1851. Dresser was believed to be
IN New York or vicinity.
Shotton, who led the Dodgers to
two pennants and a second place
finish in three seasons at the helm,
said he knew nothing of his being
replaced.
IT haven't been notified" he
commented at his Barlow. Fla,
home. "As far as I know, I'm still
manager" The fact that Shotton
is at home and not on hand for
today's press conference enhances
Dressen's case.
Dressen 50, coached the
Dodgers for seven years under
Durocher. He left in November
1916 to accept a similar position
under Bucky Harris of the
Yankees.
Suspended in 1947.
This move caused his suspension
for 80 days from baseball by Com
missioner A. B. Chandler on April
8, 1947, the same day the commits
sioner banned Durocher for one
year. The commissioner said he
was convinced that Dresser had
agreed to remain with the Dodgers
for two more years, although he
hadn't signed a contract.
Dresser remained with the
Yanks throughout 1948. He then
switched jobs with Casey Stengel,
plotting Oakland in 1949 while
Stengel directed the Yanks.
Dresser managed the Reds from
1884 through September 1887.
building up the Reds 1939-4O pen
nant machines. He is regarded as
one of the best signal stealers in
the business.