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Evening star., 1950-12-29
Miami Faces Hard Drill,
But Clemson Eases Up

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 20 (P.-Coach
Andy Gustafson of the University
of Miami promised his squad
another hard workout today but
Clemson's coach, Frank Howard
planned to ease up a little in prep
arations for the Orange Bowl foot
ball game New Years Day.
Il think they're ready and
hungry to play football" Gustaf-
son said. $50 we'll work hard
again today and then begin to
taper off,"
Gustafson called yesterdays drill
"the best workout we've had." and
said he planned to confine tomor-
rows workout to half an hour,
with Sundays even shorter.
Clemson went through 90
minute drill that included a scrim-
mage. Howard divided his squad
and 1t was varsity against varsity
in a rough and tumble session. He
also held blocking and tackling
sessions and a pass defense drill.
Only two Of Clemson's 46-mar
squad did not take part in yester-
days drill. Tailback Billy Hair
and End Glenn Smith were on the
sidelines. but Howard said they'd
be ready for duty Monday.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
CuImone Two WinsU Uu
On Shoemaker With
Three Days 10 Go
By the Associated Press

With three days left to go in the
race for 1850 jockey honors. Joe
Culmone, riding at Miami's Trop-
ical Park. still is whisper in front
of Willie Shoemaker, riding at New
Orleans Fair Grounds.
Culmone boosted his margin to
two victories yesterday by bring
ing in two winners among his six
mounts while Shoemaker man
aged only one first for his six tries
Culmone now has $50 victories to
378 for Shoemaker.
Both are shooting for the all
time record of 388 winners set In
1906 by Walter Miller, and it is
highly probable that the rivalry
will be carried through Sunday's
racing. AS no tracks are running
in the United States that day, Cul-
none might fly to Cuba and Shoe
maker will fly to Mexico for their
final races.
Culmone won aboard Dannas
Pensive in the fourth race, pay.
ing $3.50, and Cinder Foot in the
ninth, paying $9.10. He was ou,
of the money in his other starts
Shoemaker's lone winner was
Roseborough in the seventh for q
$500 payoff. He also had two
third-place finishes.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Points May Come Hard
In Cotton Bowl Battle

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 20 R.-
Cotton Bowl fans who have been
spoiled by scoring thrills through
the years may have to substitute
fundamental football on their
New Years Day diet here Mon
day.
There is a growing suspicion
that Texas and Tennessee will
engage in the lowest scoring game
the Cotton Bowl has produced
since that scoreless deadlock be-
tween representatives of the same
observation-disclosures and LSU-
in the 1947 game. Both Texas
and Tennessee have strong Ce-
fensive platoons.
A defensive struggle will be
nothing new to Gen. Bob Ney-
lands Tennessee Volunteers, who
have not scored in their last two
post-season tests. but it would be
a drastic departure from the
Longhorns' post-season pattern.
The last time Texas played in this
Dallas classic 1t was a party to
bowl scoring records with its 40
81 conquest of Missouri on Janu-
ary /, 1916.
Two years later, after their first
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Caps Get Firmer Grip
On Cellar by Bowing
To Tri-City, 97-8O
Speciol Dispoich 10 The Stor

MOLINE, H.. Dec. 29.-The
Tri-City Blackhawks are no longer
in the cellar of the National
Basketball Associations Western
Division thanks to the Washing
ton Caps arrival in town. Tri-
City pasted the visitors 97-S0 to
gain a fourth place tie with idle
indianapolis, before 2.700 fans last
night.
The Caps, who have lost four
OF their last six games. buried
themselves deeper in last place
of the Eastern Division. The de-
feat was Washington's twentieth
Of the year and put it 71a games
behind first place Boston.
Tri-City got off to an early lead
last night and was never headed.
Behind a barrage of field goals
40 for the night-the Blackhawks
led 42-33 at halftime and by the
third quarter the score had
mounted to 1886.
Dixie Eddleman, Illinois star,
was the spearhead of the Tri-City
attack. He scored 10 field goals
and "a points and tossed in IA to
lead the Blackhawks during their
third period surge that cinched
the game.
Freddie Scolari continued to
keep his place among the leagues
highest scorers with 19 points but
Eddleman. ex-Cap Kleggie Herm-
sen who sank four straight field
goals in the second quarter and
scored 13 for the night, and Frank
Brian with 18 were too much for
Washington's one-man attack.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Strike Unlikely at Tropical
As Horsemen Consider Offer

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 20 (P.-
Peaceful settlement of a threat
ened horsemen's strike against
Tropical Park race track appeared
near today.
Gerald Brady. general manager
of Tropical Park, offered horse
men $4,000 purse increase fol
the final IA days of the meeting
instead of the $4,000 demanded
by the Florida division of the
Horsemen's Benevolent and Pro-
tective Association.
The HBPA countered with q
proposal that this might be ac-
ceptable if the track would add
the extra $26,00O-if the daily
mutuel handle for the final two
weeks averages $575.000. (Yester-
days handle was $577,019)
The horsemen had called q
meeting for tonight to vote on
whether to strike Monday, and
members said the meeting still will
be held so a vote can be taken
on any compromise offer.
The HBPA committee tolo
Brady it lacked authority to ac-
cept his offer which would raise
minimum purses from $1,000 to
$4,000 for the last IA days.
The horsemen also rejected a
new suggestion by Leo Edwards
chairman of the Florida State
Racing Commission, who asked
for a five-man committee to ex-
pfore the dispute and make
raooyo fjopc
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Busy Quontico Five Is Aiming
For Minimum of IS Victories

Lysaght stands 6-feet 5-inches
and apparently is headed for great
things. He played for Quantico
last year and got only ITO points
This year. with the season scarce
ly begun, he has tailed IA points
and probably will triple his 1949-
so mark before the campaign
ends.
The Quantico five expects new
scoring punch soon. when former
University of Richmond Star Elmo
Stephenson gets back into action
Stephenson scored IL points in
three games-including "a points
in the seasons opener-before he
was sidelined with a fractured
left hand.
Another Virginian on the team
is Bill Hawkins. former Navy
football star. who halls from
Richmond.
The Marines. after their holi-
day layoff, get back to duty Jan
uary against Mount st. Mary's
Then begins the 32-game GRIND
which doesn't end until March.
BY then. Maj. Caputo hopes, the
team will have its IS victories
Maybe more.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Baer Quits, Dutch Clark
In Line for Detroit U. Job
By the Associated Press

DETROIT. Dec. 29.-Charles E
(Chuck) Baer has resigned as
head football coach at University
Of Detroit.
Baer, who has held the post for
six seasons, ascribed his surprise
resignation last night to personal
leasons." His contract was due
to run out February %. A USUALLY
well informed source said Baer was
negotiating for Southwestern
college coaching Job.
Baer'S 1850 team had six wins
three losses and a tie. His 1949
team won the Missouri VALLEY
Conference crown. The 45-year-
old Baer specialized in the split
T formation. A graduate of the
University Of Illinois, he helped
the Illini win Big Ten titles in
1927 and 1923 as guard.
The name of Earl (Dutch)
Clark. former Detroit Lions great
was Immediately mentioned as
Baer'S successor. Clark joined
the Detroit coaching staff last
fall, specializing in backf1eld du-
ties.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Mikon Scores III Points,
But Rochester Wins
BY the Associated Press

The rampaging Rochester Royals
boast a winning streak of five
games and a bigger lead in the
NBA's Western Division. They
captured the big one from second
place Minneapolis, 1851, last
night
The win over the Lakers, last
years champions, put the Royals
a game and a half out in front.
George Mikan scored IL points for
Minneapolis but they weren't
enough to turn the tide.
Philadelphia bounced back into
the Eastern Division lead by edg-
ing Syracuse, 91-88, with Joe
Fulks supplying the big punch.
1t was an overtime affair, the
fourth in a row for Philadelphia
which now tops the Boston Celtics
by IL percentage points.
Fulks scored the last three OF
his 81 points in the extra period
He had an opportunity to eclipse
his own mark of 40 straight con-
versions but missed after tying the
record during the regulation time
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Stone, Smile King, Switches
To Mile Run in Star Games

| 2-mile indoor champion in 9.07
and Jack Milne. a former NCAA
cross-country titlist. In college
Church ran for Syracuse and
Milne for North Carolina and
Seton Hall.
John Wilson, former Pitt star
who was second in the IC4-A $50
and placed in the National AAU
800 meters at College Park. will
run in the $50 here.
Korik was third in the pole vault
at the Armory last year, but he
was jumping with a borrowed pole
when his did not arrive in time.
Korik is attending Tennessee
and Church is taking graduate
work at Syracuse but both run in
competition for Shanahan. They
are Philadelphians, as are Wilson
and Milne. Stone is from Brook
lyn, Pa, and is working in New
York, while Gehrdes. now touring
New Zealand with an all-star
track team, is from Altoona.
Ghrdes and many of his partners
on the New Zealand tour will re-
turn to the United States five days
in advance Of The Star meet in
order to compete here.
Barry. whose late squirt captured
the 2-mile last year. also is a
Shanahan &C member but he rep
resents Villanova during the col
legiate season.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
By the Assoeiafed Press

QUANTICO, Va, Dec. 29.-
Quantico's Marines have set their
sights on 35 basketball victories
this winter. at the very least.
That's right-35. Most cage
teams don't even play that many
games all season. The Marines.
one of the busiest quints along
the eastern seaboard as well as
one of the best, play As this
campaign.
Here it is. not even the first Of
the year, and Quantico already has
seen action 13 times and has won
10 games while losing three. One
Of the defeats was by a single
point: another was by two points
in overtime.
The 45-game schedule doesn't
include any tournament games
which the Marine Base Leather
necks may play along the way.
1t may stretch to SO games, more
or less, before the season is out.
Marines Average " Points.
Quantico has been feasting on
college opposition. The collegiate
quints show more ineptitude than
anybody else in trying to cope
with big Jack Nichols. at center
the bellwether of the Marine
attack. Virginia college fives are
the Marines favorite meat. To be
sure, one of the teams which
licked Quantico was Washington
and Lee. But Richmond, Ran
dolph-Macon and Virginia Tech
fell before the Marines, all except
Tech with great flnality.
In their 13 games. the Marines
garnished 934 points. an average
OF almost 72 per contest.
Nichols. former star at the Uni
versity of Southern California and
with the Washington Caps pre-
team, has accumulated 329 points
Or 25 3 per outing. Already, the
6-foot finch Nichols has twice
bettered the 34-point Quanticc
record for single game. He tai
lied 81 points in a 72-57 win over
Maryland, and added 40 against
Davidson. whom the Marines beat
1866.
Besides Maryland and Davidson
the Marines conquered Richmond
67-57; st. Francis of Brooklyn. 49,
70; Randolph Macon. 1886; Da-
Wis -Elkins, 79-41; Fort Belvoir
BOAT; Catholic University. 66-65;
Geneva College, 1888. and Vir.
einia Tech, 67-64. They lost tt
American University, 68-67; Wash
ington and Lee, 70-68. and st
Francis of Loretto, Pa, 67-61.
Ferguson Is Ball Hawk.
Maj. Anthony Caputo gives {
large measure of credit for tht
teams success to comparativel.
low-scoring Don Ferguson, TIN
small man of the Marine quint
but its best ball hawk. Ferguson
arrived late and has appeared II
only eight games, but his hustl'
and aggressiveness have paid of
Walt Lysaglat. with 144 points
n the Marines second best score,
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Wright
Continued From Page Alb,

Parker OF Maysville. KY. and their
son. Warren, jr.. were with the
sportsman at the end. The body
will be sent to Chicago today for
funeral services and burial.
Two Horses Entered Today.
Although Mr.. Wright bred a
Derby favorite IN the f1lly Nellie
Flag as far back as 1885, his great
racing success did not begin until
the famous Ben Jones took over
as Calumet trainer. Jones and his
son, Jimmy, have been in charge
of the Wright horses since 1889
and have had uniform success.
The Calumet stable has led in
money earnings for nine years.
With only two racing days left,
it now trails the Brookmeade
Stable by a small amount. Two
Calumet stars, Bewitch and Visit
full, are entered today in the
$4,000 Anita Chiquita Purse.
opening-day feature at Santa
Anita. and victory for either would
put Calumet on top again.
1t was not known at mid-morn-
ing whether the two would be
scratched because of their own
er's death. Trainer Jones may
decide that. under the circum-
stances. Mr.. Wright might have
preferred to have them run.
After the publicized Armed
Assault match race at Belmont in
1947, Mr.. Wright gave the 500. 900
purse, to charity. He stipulated
before the race that $4,000 go to
the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund,
$4,000 to the Red Cross and the
rest to other relief organizations.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Good Weather Is Likely
For Rose Bowl Game

PASADENA. Calf, Dec. 20 (H9.-
Therell be a battle today in the
Rose Bowl-strictly with words.
as the tournament of Roses stages
its annual pregame kickoff
luncheon"
Rose officials. gleefu1 that the
weatherman has predicted good
weather for the Michigan-Cali-
fornia football game New Years
Day, expected several thousand 10
sit in on today's box lunch gab-
fest.
Michigan's hackers got a scare
yesterday when the star tailback,
Chuck Ortmann. came up with a
stiff shoulder and neck muscle.
But soon the ailing muscles re-
sponded to treatment and Ort-
mann appeared hale and hearty
AT San Bernardino. defensive
end, Bruce Heltne, sustained 8
bad leg cut that required eight
stitches and made him miss
practice.
Biggest concern was still the
condition Of Ed Bartlett, perhaps
the Bears most outstanding de-
fensive wingman. He is still limp
ing about with a pulled leg muscle
but insists he'll be ready to play
Monday.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Hill Prince Favored
|At 81 for Santa Anita
BY the Assoeiafsd Press

Aqua CALIENTE, Mexico. Dec
&C. T. Chenery's Hill Prince
3-year-old champion Of 1850, Is
listed as the 3-to-1 opening favor
ite in Walter c. Marty's Caliente
future book on the Santa Anita
Handicap, to be run March 3.
Hill Prince was made the IA
vorite despite the fact his most
recent conqueror. Mrs. Charles
Howard's Moor. still is among the
active nominations, although he is
not running and his retirement
has been announced.
Calumet Farms Coaltown shares
second favoritism with his Calu-
met stablemate, Ponder, both be-
ing listed at 6 to J..
Palestinian, who also finished
ahead of Hill Prince in their last
meeting early this month. is the
third choice at z to ], with Moor
next at 10 to /. Half a dozer
other horses are listed at IL to
with the extreme outsider, Gail.
west, quoted at 300 to l..
The Caliente future book will
open officially Sunday. the date
the race track itself launches the
1851 season of Sunday-only racing
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Court THpIe-Heoder Attracts
Only 400, TVGets Blame Again

"We'll pack the house." he
says.
There was no packed house
last night, but that didn't detract
from the brand of basketball,
which. was good. The All-Stars,
featuring ex-Caps John Nor
lander. Earl Lloyd. Dick OKeefe
and Chick Reiser beat the Miners,
1911. The Miners had won IA
of 16 games.
Lloyd, the Negro star who had
played a few games with the Caps
this season before being drafted
into the Army. was particularly
impressive, along with O'Keefe,
Sugar Cain. formerly with the
Washington Bears, Norlander
and Bob Lamon, a star last season
with American University. the
Mason-Dixon Conference cham
pion.
O'Keefe PAGES ALL Stars.
OKeefe, a one-handed shooter
from Santa Clara, wound up with
the most points for his team, 19.
Lloyd sunk IT. Norlander, IL:
Cain, II, and Lamon. 9.
Ray Ellefson. 6-foot-9 star of
the Miners was high scorer with
25 points.
The Stars picked UP an early
lead and never lost it. With Lloyd
showing the way. they pulled out
front. 40-37. at halftime and at
one time had an 11-point ad-
vantage.
In one Of the preliminaries
Garvin's Grill's girls team edged
Vans Aces, 1913. Vans, also
comprised Of Garvin's girls, was
a last-minute substitute for
O'Donnell's Restaurant. which
couldn't make the date. Dot
Omolecki led the winners with 7
points.
The Merrick Boys Club senior
team defeated the D. c. Skaters,
34-33. in overtime on Bill Merel-
mans field goal. Regulation time
ended with the score tied at 31-31.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Cherry Isn't Interested
In Coaching Redskins

One jobless fotball coach un-
interested in succeeding Herman
Ball, when and if the Redskins
replace him, is Blair Cherry.
Texas coach. according to the
Associated Press.
Cherry. who announced his re-
tirement recently. but who will
handle Texas in the Cotton Bowl,
denied that he had received an
offer to come to Washington and
added. II am certainly not in
terested."
1t had been reported that
Cherry was sounded out by Harry
Wismer. radio commentator and
Redskin stockholder.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Harvard Group Quits
lin Move 10 Restore
Football Prestige
BY the Associated Press

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Dec. 90
A streamlined and more youthful
Harvard alumni advisory group,
headed by George Whitney, New
York banker, soon will interest
itself in the Crimson's woeful
football plight.
1t will replace a 23-man organi-
zation, known as the visiting COM
mittee on athletics. headed by
Henry w. (Esky) Clark of San
Francisco. which resigned en-
masse here on Nov. 26.
That was the night after
Harvard bowed to objective rival
Yale and, for the second con-
secutive season, wound up with
but one victory.
Since Clark's committeeman, one
of whom was Whitney, were
pledged to secrecy. their action
did not become known until a
semi official announcement was
made last night in New York.
It was confirmed by Endicott
(Chub) Peabody of Boston, who,
as a guard in 1941, was the last
Harvard football player to gain
All-America rating.
Wanted New Faces.
"The situation was just that
members of our committee felt
they couldn't do the job they
would like to do and wanted to
turn the assignment over to some
new faces" Peabody explained.
II do not think our designations
are epoch making but I do think
they will improve matters"
Whitney. chairman of the
board of J. P. Morgan & Co.. Inc,
and a noted Harvard oarsman,
indicated that President James B.
Conant, now travelling, was the
sole source of comment regard
ing the new groups plans.
1t was learned. however, that
the Whitney aim Is to improve
Harvard's football fortunes to the
point where it again can COM
pete on even terms with Yale
and Princeton.
According to a Harvard source.
the change was President Con-
ants idea.
"The old committee did nothing
but make few recommendations
to the Board of Overseers," a
Harvard spokesman said. "Dr.
Conant wanted a more active and
compact group. The new COM
mittee may have only IL mem
bers. most of them younger than
the resigned committeeman"
"There Is Light Ahead"
Whitney is considered one of
DR.. Conant's closest advisers on
athletic matters and is reputed to
have suggested the appointment of
long-departed Dick Harlow as
head football coach in 1885.
Intimation that Harvard had
taken steps to improve its football
situation were given to Boston
football writer's five weeks ago by
Paul Buck. the university's provost.
We're going to use every valid
means to improve football at Har-
ward" he said. We're going tn
continue to play football at Har-
ward and remain in our 0vy)
league. We don't like being in
the cellar and we don't intend to
remain there. Our 1850 season hit
rock bottom, but there is light
ahead"
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Hoyas Nip No1re Dame,
But Only in Chatting

Maybe Georgetown's basketball
players are as good at making
passes off the court as on. At
least two of it's stars got a chance
last night after Arlene Francis
Blind Date" television program
on WMAL-TV and in addition the
Hoyas beat Notre Dame. 81.
Hugh Beins Jack Hekker and
Bill Bolger represented George
town and two of the three out
talked the Irish to walk off with
beautiful girls for an evening of
night club entertainment in New
York. ABC in New York isn't
certain. but it thinks Bolger was
the unlucky Hoya.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
By Bill Fuchs

Goldie Ahearn looked at tht
"crowd" that trickled through ths
turnstiles of Uline Arena last nigh
some 400 of them-and he still
was grinning.
The attraction was a triple.
header basketball program, fea'
turing a team of "All-Stars'
against the champion Scranton
(PaD Miners Of the American
League. Obviously. the attraction
wasn't attractive enough.
81 thought it would draw" sale
Goldie. $50 it didn't. So. we took
q chance. It was just a gamble
Listen, we've been through the
mill. I remember promoting 9
rassling match one night that took
in $50. We made more with the
hot dog concession than at the
gate"
There were no quarantine post
ers suspended outside Uline Arena
and Goldie was asked why people
stayed away by the thousands. He
gave two reconsideration and
basketball in general.
"Basketball's no good here" he
said. The Caps haven't been
drawing.
Vests Family Benefits.
"And you can't beat free enter
tainment. I say television is
hurting sports. Why see the Caps
and pay when you can see a
double-header on television?
80 we took a chance. It's
gonna cost me money. So what?
It's only money, isn't it?"
Ten per cent of the receipts
from last nights card go to the
family Of Sonny Boy West. who
died as result Of a brain injury
suffered in a bout last week ir
New York. Goldie will try tc
raise additional money for the
same purpose next Thursday
night when he will promote a
boxing show at Uline.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Sugar Bowl Picture
|C|ouded by Weather;
Both Teams Hampered
By the Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 2s.-
Rain. two coaches and the
Weather Bureau are whirling
around in the Sugar Bowl foot
ball picture today and nobody is
sure how things will look when
they settle down.
Cold. wet winds have kept the
situation stirred up since Tues
day by hampering the workouts
of both the Kentucky and Okla
homa squads that fight it out in
the New Years Day classic here.
Early today the Weather Bu-
reau refused to predict whether
the bad weather would fade away
before game time.
Neither Coach Bud Wilkinson
of Oklahoma nor Coach Paul
(Bear) Bryant of Kentucky
would say what effect a wet field
would have on the game. The
Oklahoma squad is working out
at Biloxi. Miss. and Kentucky at
Baton Rouge. La.
The forecast was for cloudy
weather for Louisiana today and
tomorrow. and mostly cloudy for
Mississippi. The Weather Bureau
did not go beyond tomorrow with
its predictions.
Squads Driven Indoors.
Bryant said he preferred dry
weather for, the game. Wilkin-
son said bad weather usually
made for poor football.
Both squads were driven inside
during part of yesterdays prac-
tices.
Wilkinson, whose practices are
private, said his workouts brought
normal results, and were divided
between all phases of offense and
defense. He has said all along
that he is worried about his de-
fense.
On the other hand, Bryant said
he was pleased with his teams
defense showing. He singled out
Tackles Jim Mackenzie and Walt
Yowarsky, End Dom Fucci and
Fullback Bill Leskovar for their
work.
Both coaches planned workouts
today II the weather permits,
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Alvin Dark Signs Contract

NEWtYORK, Dec. 20 (P).-A1-
vim Dark, captain and shortstop
of the Giants, is the fifth regular
to sign his contract. 1t is believed
the 27-year- old from Lake Charles,
La, will receive about $4,000, a
boost of $4,000 over his 1850 sal
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Roller Derby

Last NIGHTS Results
Washington. 21: Philadelphia, IA.
Chicago. Is; New York, IL
Brooklyn. 81; New Jersey, 16.
Tonights Schedule
Chicago VS.. New York (69th ReEiment
Armory)
Brooklyn VS.. New Jersey elizabeth.
N. J).
washineton vs.. Philadelphia (syracuse).