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Evening star., 1951-12-22
Texas Aggie Ace Out
.0f East-West Game
By The Assocjoted Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. "a
Texas A&M's ace fullback, Bob
Smith. is definitely out of the
East-West football game here
December 90. X-rays yesterday
disclosed he had a cracked ver-
zebra, suffered in his final college
contest.
The injury was sustained in the
clash with Texas, but it did not
show up in pictures taken at that
time.
Smiths loss was a jolt to the
West. He had been counted upon
for considerable defensive duty.
Western coaches doubted there
would be time to bring in a re-
placement.
The West suffered another set
back when Right End Frank
Simon of Nebraska dislocated his
right thumb in practice, threaten
ing his effectiveness as a pass
catcher.
| Vic Janowicz, Ohio State full
back, joined the Eastern forces
late yesterday. Bad weather had
delayed his arrival by plane.
Both teams scheduled heavy
workouts today.
Evening star., 1951-12-22
Hand Injury Shelves Bucceroni
After Upset Win Over La Storzo

range from the third through the
seventh. When Rollie decided to
go inside and slug it out in the
eighth it was too late. He won
the last three rounds but lost the
decision without any argument.
Both judges had it GA and so
did the Associated Press. Referee
AL Berle scored it 6-3-1 for a
unanimous decision.
Bucceroni, jubilant over the
first big" win of his career, re-
vealed in the dressing room he
injured the middle knuckle Of his
right hand in the fifth.
THAT was when I began to
con him." he said. II yelled,
Come on, let's go and said rs
that the best you can do, Rollie?'
Every round I stood up in my
corner waiting for the bell. try
ing to con him that I felt great
I was getting tired, too."
La Starza was disguised with
himself for his poor performance,
Sure I was hurt in the second"
he said. II couldn't get out of
my grandmother's way"
La Starza at 1861 was lighter
than usual. Perhaps it was the
effects of his siege with the flu
that forced postponement of this
bout from it's original November 8
date. Bucceroni rarely has
weighed more than his 1919 fol
this important test.
Maybe we should have forgot
the fight altogether after the f1u,'
Jimmy De Angelo, La Starza'
manager, said. But you couldn't
blame Jimmy for taking chance
He had a hard time cracking tht
International Boxing Club lineur
and couldn't afford to pass it up
The only previous loss on Ii
Starza's record was a split de.
cision defeat by Rocky Marciano
March "a, 1850. Bucceron
dropped a decision to Dick Wag.
ner back in 1948 and suffered /.
TKO at the hands of Irish Boil
Murphy last March 16.
Evening star., 1951-12-22
nIini Serimmage Today
with Two Regulars Out
BY the Associated Press

PASADENA. Calf. Dec. o.
Coach Ray Eliot of Illinois
planned today to send his Rose
Bowl team through it's first scrim-
mage since the regular season
ended, but at least two regulars
will not be in uniform for the
session.
Bedded with a reaction from
penicillin treatment was Offensive
End Joe Vernasco, and sidelined
by a knee injury was Steve
Wodziak, the defensive Tanker
Vernasco, a junior from Mis-
hawaka, Ind, whose reception ot
four touchdown passes led the
Illini in this department, got the
penicillin treatment first when
he boarded the train for Pasadena
suffering from a bad cold. AT
first he broke out in hives ano
yesterday the reaction sent him
to bed.
Evening star., 1951-12-22
New Players TO Make
|Debufs as Caps Play
Bridgeport tonight

Sonny Hertzberg and Herb
Scherer will make their belated
basketball debuts, with the Caps
tonight as the Caps meet the
Bridgeport Roesslers at Uline
Arena at 8:45 o'clock.
Both were here last Wednesday
and scheduled to go, but sat out
with the rest of the players when
bad weather held up the arrival
of the Carbondale Aces and finally
postponed the game.
Hertzberg, who played with the
original Capitals, is a potent back
court man, while Scherer, op-
toned here by the New York
Knickerbockers, is a 6-foot-9
player who should help the Caps
control the backboards.
Can Win League Lead.
Tonight's game Is an important
one for the Caps. A victory will
give it undisputed possession Of
first place in the American Bas-
ketball League. place it now
shares with the Scranton Miners.
The Caps are slight favorites to
pull in front while playing team
they barely beat, 67-65, earlier
this month here.
Tonight's game will be on tele-
vision over WTTG. as will all re-
naming Saturday night games on
the Capsa home schedule. All
home games will continue to be
broadcast over WEAM.
After tonight the Caps hit the
road for three-game trip. To-
morrow they are at Scranton, Pa;
Christmas night at Wilkes-Barre,
Pa, and Wednesday they will play
at Elmira.
Brown to Strengthen Club.
In addition to Hertzberg and
Scherer, another player who will
add strength to the Caps tonight
is Carl Braun who last Saturday
night played his first game with
the Caps in month. He was late
getting to Washington and was
rushed into the game at a time
the Caps held a slim 57-56 lead
Thereafter he registered 10 points
land helped steady the club as il
went on to defeat Wilkes Barre
i112-101.
| Only important scorer missing
from the lineup tonight will be
Ken Murray. Dick Schnittker Is
scheduled to play. but he will not
make the road trip.
Evening star., 1951-12-22

five years for going south OF the
border.
Owen, now 35, batted a weak
.184 for the Cubs last season. He
was the goat" Of the 1941 World
Series between the Dodgers and
the New York Yankees. He let
a third strike pitched by Hugh
Casey roll to the grandstand with
the Yanks capitahzing on it to
win the game.
Owen began his major league
career In 1887 with the Cardinals
remaining with them through 1940
when he was traded to the
Dodgers. He was named to the
National League All-Star teams in
| 1941 and 1912.
Owen entered the Navy in 1945
and on his release went to Mexico
Evening star., 1951-12-22
Tech Quintet Returns
After Easy Conquest
|0f Pennsylvania Team

Tech Highs basketball team is
back from a foray into Pennyl-
vania and still is looking for a
team that will give it an argu-
ment. The visit was to Lancas-
ter, Pa, where the Trainers put
on an exhibition of passing and
shooting skill as they beat the
high school there, 80-59, last
night.
Following it's usual pattern
Tech did not extend itself in the
first half. leading by 37-28, but
turned on the pressure in the
third quarter. Babe Marshall
tossed in IL of the IL points he
made in the game in that period
and pushed the Trainers to q
57-41 lead.
Tech continued to roll up the
points in the last quarter and the
substitutes maintained the mar.
gin when they took over.
Breen, Herman Top Scorers.
AS usual Bill Breen and Snookie
Herman led the Trainers in scor,
ing. Breen Tailed 80 points, 2t
on field goals, while Herman made
81 points on seven baskets from
the floor and an equal number
from the foul line.
In other games played BY
Washington area schools las
might, George, Washington o,
Alexandria rebounded from its de.
feat by Tech to trim John Mar.
shall of Richmond, 1886, on it.
home court; Montgomery Blail
|routed Richard Montgomery, 64
l37; Gaithersburg won over Sher.
wood. and Anacostia defeated al
alumni team, 1892.
| In the game at Alexandria, tn
Presidents jumped into TO lea,
at the start and took it from ther
by increasing margins. Twenty
EIGHT points by Bugs Oliver wa
the individual high, while Bo1
KeSsler tossed in 18 while playin
only half the game.
| Sigholtz Leads Blair.
i Marty Sigholtz threw in 2
points to lead Blair to its cas-
victory. The Blazers took a 30-l
halftime lead and coasted to tn
win. Bob Yocum and Waite
IDupee shared the Rockville scor
ling honorS with 10 points each.
I Gene Schroeder, star Chicag
Bears, end. led the Anacosti
alumni in scoring with S points
far from his total in pro football
this Season-and the undergradu
lates didn't have much trouble il
holding the other alumni in check
Walt Mooney led the varsity witt
10 points.
Gaithersburg was opening it
season in beating Sherwood ant
while the victory was convincing
one the individual star of tn,
game was Bill Kimball of tn
losers, who accounted for 81 o
his teams 20 points.
Evening star., 1951-12-22
Rushes Charles in Eighth.
Stronohon Gets Operation

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. % P).-
Frank Stranahan of Toledo, Ohio,
one of the Nations best known
amateur golfers, was reported in
good condition today after an
emergency oppendix operation
yesterday at st. Francis Hospital
Stranahan has been visiting here
since the Miami Open golf tour
nament early this month.
Evening star., 1951-12-22
Cleveland Continues
AS Favorite in Game
To Be TeIevised Here
BY the Asseeiated Press

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22.-Pay-
off time for the 1851 campaign
in the National Football League
comes with the final gun tomor-
row ending the championship
battle between the Cleveland
Browns and the Los Angeles
Rams.
All that has gone before this
season-half a dozen or more ex-
hibition games which are more
like real contests. and the lons
12-game schedule of the regular
season-can fade into insignifl.
canoe on the outcome Of the title
struggle.
The contest will be televiseo
across the Nation on the Dumont
network, with Southern California
blacked out, and broadcast over
the radio by the Liberty Broad
casting System. Both programs
start at 3:45 pm. (EST).
(The game will be televised
to the Washington area over
Station WTTG channel 50.
Cleveland Favored.
As thousands Of fans await the
kickoff at 4 pm. (EST), these
facts are apparent today:
Cleveland, favored to score
repeat triumph over the Rams by
odds of between three and six
points, must prove again that II
is the champion.
The Rams are a dangerous
usually spectacular. ball club
And to their local public. they
are also the finest. most fantastic
and unpredictable team in the
league.
The Browns are loaded with
seasoned talent and such sta1d-
out performers as Quarterback
Otto Graham. Halfbacks Dub
Jones and Ken Carpenter. Full
back Marion Motley and two crack
ends, Dante Lavelli and Mac
Speedie.
The Rams have an even dozen
rockies and most of them are in
the line. And they are blessed
with a gifted array of stars. in
cluding Capt. Bob Waterfield,
Ends Elroy Hirsch and Tom Fears
and such backs as Dan fowler,
Dick Hoerner, Tank Younger,
Glenn Davis, alternate Quarter
back Norman van Brocklin and
others.
Browns Consistent.
The Browns have been con-
sistent and steady, knocking off
IL straight opponents after losing
the seasons opener to San Fran
cisco.
The Rams were in and out as
they won eight games and lost to
-four rivals-San Francisco, De-
troit, Washington and Cleveland
the latter by q 1923 count In
October
The October game was the third
between the two squads in a
series that began last December
when the Browns whipped the
Rams for the championship in
the final seconds of the game, 30
28. Sandwiched between was q
7-6 decision by Cleveland in ar
exhibition.
Ram officials expect $1,000 OF
more. but better prediction must
await the gate patronage tomor.
row morning. The Coliseum car
accommodate well over 100, 900
Ten thousand reserve seats anc
$4,000 general admission ticket.
go on sale early tomorrow.
Defensively, the nod goes Il
Coach Paul Browns Browns. OF.
fensively. the teams are evenly
matched, with a slight margin t,
the Rams if they are favored witt
a hot day.
Evening star., 1951-12-22

| given MS un-
conditional re-
lease by the
Chicago Cubs.
| The Cub S
bought o W en-
from Brooklyn
lin July, 1949,
shortly after he
had been re-
| stored to base
ID ALI s eligible
list by Cornmis-
lsione er A. B.
Chandler. Orig
tinally. he had
Id en- banned
Evening star., 1951-12-22
White Sox Sign Two

CHICAGO. Dec. % (P.-The
White Sox today announced sign
ing of First Baseman Bob Boyd
and Catcher Bud Sheely for the
1852 season. The White Sox now
have five players under contract
for next season. Boyd led the
Pacific Coast League in stolen
bases with 81.
Evening star., 1951-12-22
Charles Heading East
After 8th-Round K0
OF Oregon S|ugger
By the Assoeioted Press

PORTLAND, Greg, Dec. o.
Ezzard Charles, headed back for
the East and rematch with Joe
Walcott in quest of his lost heavy
weight title, punched durable Joe
Kahut of Woodburn, Greg. into
submission here last night, scoring
o knockout in the eighth round.
It was a scheduled 12-round
fight.
The former champ, weighing
iS9 pounds, hardly worked up
good sweat as he battered the
plodding Kahut with sharp, tell
ing punches.
Kahut attempted to connect
with lethal overland right-hand
punches as he forced the fight
ing in the opening two rounds.
But he got a taste of what was to
come in the first when Charles
retaliated with fierce counter
punches.
Kahut DOwned in Third.
The Oregon slugger made his
best showing late in the second
round when he nailed Charles
with three hard punches to the
head without return.
This seemed to infuriate Ezzard
who parried a bull-like rush by
Kahut in the third with counter
wallops that sent Kahut down for
q 9-count.
The Oregon boy, who weighed
1876, never quite recovered from the
effects of the knockdown blow, a
short left uppercut.
He battled gamely. but the few
punches he did land lacked steam
Charles repeatedly bobbed his
head back with singing left jabs
and punished Kahut, who fought
in crouch, with jarring upper
cuts.
RusheS Charles in Eighth.
Charles mixed these weapon.
with powerful body punches, land.
ed when Joe raised his guard.
The tiring Kahut, who had wor
only one of the first seven round
on the A. P. scorecard, decided i
was all or nothing in the eighth
He rushed Ezzard, swinging Wild.
with both hands. Charles cool,
countered with a left and a righ
that left Joe defenseless agains
the finisher, a short left hook.
A crowd of 6,724 paid $31 81
to see the fight. It was the larges
gate in Portland boxing history.
Evening star., 1951-12-22
Mike Rybo Signs Again
As Coach With CurdinoIs
BY the Asseeioied Press

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 22.-Mike
Ryba's contract as a coach has
been renewed by the Cardinals.
The club announced yesterday
that the contract was renewed at
the request of Eddie Stanky, the
clubs new manager.
Evening star., 1951-12-22

defenders corner in very tough, rugged and
Skillfully directed game known as professional
football.
Here is game played by the finest talent
in the world, directed by such able men as
Steve Owen, George Halas, Jimmy Phelan,
Buck Shaw and many others who know their
stuff. But as another pro football season
moves into another championship on another
fading winters day, there is Paul Brown again
set for the charge. He is always the man to
beat, but he is rarely beaten, never in a
championship test.
Evening star., 1951-12-22
Dunbar High Wins

Dunbar High Schools basket
ball team opened it's season yes
terday by trimming an alumni
team, $3.50. Ed Phoenix and
Warren Williams alternated al
center to score Is and IL points
respectively.
Evening star., 1951-12-22
|FHendsGft
Started Grodt
To Stordom
By Bill Fuchs

A basketball player at the Uni
versity of Pittsburgh gave a f.
year-old boy a ball back in 1882
and that's what started Dick
Groat on his way.
The Pitt player was Pete Noon,
who now makes his home in
Hyattsville. and Noon will tell
you that Groat was a picture of
coordination at the age when
most children are still getting one
foot mixed up with the other.
After watching Groat total 80
points and lead Duke to a 98-76
victory over George Washington
last night at Uline Arena, Noon,
an employe of the Byrne contract
ing firm. recalled Groat's initial
experience with a basketball.
Calls Groat "a Natural"
"The winning team would get
the ball then" he said. land
got the ball after we beat Temple
Dicks two older brothers played
with me and a sister also went
to Pitt. SO I knew the family
Well. I gave Dick the ball and ]
could never have given him any
thing to please him more. You
could see basketball ability in him
then. He was a natural. He had
more coordination at that age
than any child I've ever seen"
Noon. now. the father of A.
year-old boy himself, told Dick
last night: "If only he could pick
up from you what you have"
What Groat has isn't easily
acquired. On last nights show
ing. witnessed by about 1000 fans
Groat must be listed among the
best basketball players ever tc
play here and that includes the
Harlem Globetrotters and the
original Caps.
Has Keen Eye.
Only 6 feet tall, Groat depends
not on height but on co-ordina.
tion and a pair of sure eyes for hi.
points. He is deceptive, for he
glides down the floor and there
is no jerkiness in any of his move.
ments. To get a running push
shot he turns away from OF
around his guard without chang.
ing his pace. Layups come just
as easily.
A member of the Marine Re-
serve. Groat wants to play pro-
fessional baseball. This is his last
year as a player at Duke, as he
(See DUKE-GW. Page ALLY
Evening star., 1951-12-22
Pro Title Game Is Test for Steady Browns and and Out Rams
Mickey Owen Given
His Unconditional
Release by Cubs
BY the Asseeieied Press

] CHICAGO. Dec. 22.-Veterar
Catcher Mickey Owen, whose
Jump to the Mexican League
]caused a stir in 1916. has been
Evening star., 1951-12-22
Win, Lose, or Draw
BY GRANTLAND RICE

BEVERLY HILLS, CALF, DEC 22-Sport like bouncing
ball. always has its and downs But there be one
sports who is the exception who no downs
His Paul Brown and he is head the famous
Evening star., 1951-11-11
|Symphony's Trio
|Of SoIoists to Be
Heard "Wednesday

Beethoven's triple Concerto, +"
for violin. cello, and piano, will be
the feature Of the Wednesday con-
cert by the National Symphony
Orchestra in Constitution Hall at
$3.50 pm. Howard Mitchell is
the conductor.
The orchestra will have three
more appearances this week. This
Iafternoon at 4 O'Clock it is Sched-
uled for a program at Trinity Col
lege, Tuesday night the group will
lplay in Winchester. Va. sponsored
by the Exchange Club of Win
chester. On Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock the Symphony gives its
third free children's concert of
the season in the Roosevelt High
School. Sponsor is the Junior
League Of Washington.
The soloists of the Wednesday
concert are: The concertmaster OF
the orchestra, Werner Lywen,
Iviolinist;; John Martin, first chair,
cello section, and Emerson Meyers,
pianist, in his seventh appearance
with the National Symphony. Last
spring MIR. Meyers, who is also a
composer, conducted the Wheeling
Symphony in his own Barn
Dance for Orchestra" Mr.. Lywen
will perform Britten's violin con-
certo with the National Symphony
on January 16.
Evening star., 1951-11-11
district Artists
lInConinq Concert

The District of Columbia Chap
ter of the National Association foI
American Composers and Con-
ductors, will give its second open
concert since its organization last
season, on Saturday, at $3.50 pm.
in Clendenen Hall, American Uni
versity.
Local artists to be heard are
Anthony Chanaka, and Frances
Villaret. pianists, Paul DeBourg,
cellist of the Marine Band Sym
Iphony Orchestra, and Capt. Will
liam H. Miller, U. S. N. r., tenor.
Lois Pinkerton, soprano. and Neil
Darling, baritone. of the Peabody
Conservatory in Baltimore, will
participate. The composers rep
resented are Aaron COPELAND
Katharine Davies, Henry Cowell,
Arthur Shepherd, Katharine E.
Lucke, Henry Hadley, Virgil
Thomson, Norman Dello Joio,
John EdmundS, Samuel Barber,
and Ronald Arnatt.
| Virginia Rollwage Collier is
president of the District Chapter
with DR.. Frederick Fall, program
chairman, and George Manos, CO.
chairman. Mr.. Manos will ac-
company the cellist and the sing
ers with the exception of Capt.
Miller, who will have Mr.. Arnatt
at the piano.
Evening star., 1951-11-11
@2H@E==

There will be no music houl
program this afternoon in Barker
Hall, YWCA. All departments are
cooperating in the world fellow
ship vesper service at the Wash
ington Cathedral at 4 pm. Doro-
thy Artaud, pianist, will give 8
program next Sunday, November
Is. at 4:30 pm.
James Geralis, a 19-year-olc
pianist Of this city, student Of
Lucia Mackenzie Hendley, won 6
three-year scholarship at the Pea.
body Conservatory. He was award.
ed the first place among the three
scholarships given. On Tuesday
he will present program of com.
positions by Bach, Chopin, Rach.
maninoff and Mendelssohn on tht
second broadcast of the Washing.
/ ton Music Teachers Association
over WGMS.
The Washington Civic Orches.
ira, Hendrix Essers, conductor, will
give its fall concert Tuesday al
$3.50 pm. in the Roosevelt Audi
Itorium, Thirteenth and Allison
streets NV. Frank EDWIN. bass.
baritone. Of New York. is the
soloist. The program is spon.
sored by the District of Columbis
lRecreation Department.
Evening star., 1951-11-11
Boston Symphony
Program toHonor
SerqeKoussevitzk\

The Boston Symphony Orches-
ira, Charles Munich, conductor
will honor the memory of the late
Serge Koussevitzky at its first
local concert this season, Thurs
day in Constitution Hall at $50
pm. Honegger's Symphony No
S." commissioned by the Kousse-
vitzky Music Foundation, will have
its first local performance on this
occasion. The symphony was re-
ceived by DR.. Koussevitzky last
season. Having retired as con-
ductor of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, he sent the score to
Mr.. Munich. The latter intro
duced it in Europe and performed
it in Boston early in october at
the Koussevitzky memorial con-
cert.
The program will contain
Tschaikowsky's "Pathetique" SYM
phony, which was a favorite of
Koussevitzky, and Mozart's Ma
sonic Funeral March," the playing
of which stirred the Bostonians at
the memorial concert. The audi
ence rose in silent tribute to their
late conductor at the conclusion
of the march.
Among the new works to be
presented by the orchestra in
Washington are those by Martinu,
Lukas Foss. Irving Fine. Piston,
Shapiro. Haieff, Barber and the
Hungarian, Thor Harsanyi. Foss
will fly from Rome to play his
piano concerto with the Boston
Symphony in November.
Olivia Hall Leutcke, the only
woman in the Boston ensemble. is
a newcomer. There have been
some replacement in other de-
partments.
The second concert of the Bos-
tonians will take place on Decem-
ber 6. Pierre Monteux. conductor
of the San Francisco Orchestra
for the 1asts15 years, will WELD the
baton. The final concert of the
local series is scheduled for Feb
ruary IA, with Suzanne Dance, So
prano, as soloist.