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Evening star., 1951-12-24
Festivities at Miami
Already Under Way;
IOronge Bowl SeIIout
BY the Assoeioted Press

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 24.-The coll
orful, thrill-packed Orange Bowl
festival opened here last night for
Today run that will carry over
into the new year.
Thousands poured into the
greater Miami area to witness the
pageantry that will be climaxed
by the New Years Day football
game between Baylor and Georgia
Tech in the Orange Bowl.
The game has been a sellout for
weeks, and $1,000 will pack the
stadium to see it.
The Orange Bowl junior tennis
tournament will be held at Miami
Beach, beginning Wednesday and
running through Saturday, with
players from many States, Cuba
and Mexico competing.
The Orange Bowl kickoff
luncheon will be held Thursday,
when rival coaches and other
sports figures will be introduced.
Ruthie Garst, Orange Bowl queen,
will make her debut at that time
and music will be furnished by
the l00-piece Marine band from
Paris Island, S. c.
The University of Miami bas-
ketball team plays Yale Thurs
day night and Pennsylvania Sat-
'urday night, while speedboat
trials will be held at Haulover
Beach Park Friday and the Or
ange Bowl regatta on Saturday
and Sunday.
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Caps Knocked From Loop Lead
In Poor Trim for Touqh Slate

There is no rest for the tired
and short handed Washington
Caps pro basketball team.
They took an 89-45 lacing from
the Scranton Miners in Scranton
last night to drop out of first place
in the American Basketball League
and upcoming are games at Ell
mira, N. Y, tomorrow night and
Wilkes Barre. Pa. Wednesday
night before they get back for
Saturday nights Uline Arena game
with Elmira.
The Caps were without four i'm
portant players in last nights
game. Dick Schnittker and Ken
Murray were unable to make the
trip. Bill Cain was out with torn
ligaments in his left leg and Leroy
Ishman missed train connections.
Carl Braun was hampered by a
shoulder injury and Sonny Hertz
berg had to nurse a blistered heel,
although they played. Braun may
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Stanford Five Threat
In Big Seven Journey
By the Associoted Press

KANSAS CITY, Dec. "a
Kansas rules a slight favorite in
the sixth annual Big Seven Con-
ference basketball tournament
opening Wednesday night, but
there's a healthy chance that a
guest team will win the meet for
the second time.
Stanford is the guest this time
and Coach Bob Burnett's tall and
fast crew, undefeated in eight
games, gets break in the pairings
and likely will show up in the
finals.
A guest team, Southern Metho-
dist University. won the first ol
these tournaments in 1916.
Stanford is bracketed with
Oklahoma. which has won only
two of its six games, and lowe
State and Missouri.
Kansas State, which won tht
tournament in 1947 and agail
last year, and Kansas are in tht
opposite bracket with Colorado
and Nebraska.
First round pairings:
wednesday - Stanford VS.. Oklahoma
T''"r'd 'dTKs3Sss 7Fa ,.s state VS. Neorask'
Evening star., 1951-12-24
U.S. Airmon's S Japanese Wife
Hailed as Hoppe Billiard Rival
By the Associoied Press

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. "a
A tiny japanese woman has
former Champion Welker Coch-
ran ecstatic over her prospects in
the world three-cushion billiards
tournament. opening here March 5.
She's the most marvellous
thing ever saw" Cochran ex-
claimed after watching Masako
Katsura in a private exhibition.
"She's liable to beat anybody,
even Willie Hoppe"
Miss Katsura. wife Of Sgt. Ver-
non Greenleaf of the Air Force,
will be the first woman ever to
compete in the tournament. She
arrived Friday with her husband
who is being transferred from
Japan to Mather Field, Sacra-
mento, Calf.
She was invited to compete In
the tourney against nine OF the
worlds best billiard players after
Cochran watched her click of
strings of 300 and 400 at caroms
switched to balkline land make
almost unbelievable Shots" ther
score consistently at three cush.
ions.
Star Attraction Of Tourney.
The Billiard Congress of America
had left it up to Cochran. The
tournament will be at his 924 Club
and he stood to lose in gate re-
ceipts If she flopped.
She'll be our star attraction"
Cochran said.
He had heard of her from Kin
rey Matsuyama. several times
Japanese national champion and
1884 United States national title
holder. Cochran asked his son,
w. r. Dick) Cochran, jr., in the
Navy off Japan. to investigate.
Dicks report was glowing.
So Cochran invited Miss Kat
sura, three times runnerup for the
japanese three-cushion champion
ship, on condition she could con-
vince him she Is worthy.
Evening star., 1951-12-24
She did-and how:

"She's unbelievable. She has
the most perfect form you ever
saw. A beautiful stroke a
wonderful bridge. She makes
masses look easy. She has un-
canny ability and knowledge.
"She's tiny; S feet. 96 pounds.
But she can fire that ball twice
around the table. She shoots beau
tifully left-handed.
II couldn't see any. weak spots
I think she'll beat most of the men
"Falter under pressure? No
She's aggressive. I think she'll
play better here than at any time
in her whole life Chats 38 years
"a of them over billiard table,
Top Stars to Play.
"She's going to give lots of those
players fits"
Those players will include the
perennial world champion, Hoppe
Matsuyama: Joe Chamaco, Mexi.
can national champ and runnerur
to Hoppe in the world tourney last
year, and Art Rubin of New Yori
and Joe Procita, third and fourth
in the 1850 tourney.
Those five, Miss Katsura anc
four others, to be selected in re-
gional United States Journeys in
February, will make up a field OF
10 for the world tourney.
Miss Katsura brought two cues
each full length despite her size,
but with slightly smaller shafts to
fit her small hands. She's going
to do lot of practicing here and
at Sacramento to try to live up
to her publicity. but Cochran ism t
worried.
"She's got what it takes" he
swears. And points to her record
which includes averages of .89 and
80 in two Japanese national tour
neys. That's averaging a three
cushion billiard virtually every
time she steps to the table.
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Dihaggio al Ski Resort
with Son and Ex.Wife
By the Associated Press

RENO. Dec. 24.-Joe DiMaggio,
his former wife and their l0-year-
old son, are spending the Christ
mas holidays in High Sierra ski
resort.
DiMaggio didn't disclose the
hideaway when they left yester-
day.
He said the reunion was "for
;ust one reason---to give our boy a
.ew days in the snow and to spend
Christmas together"
Asked if he and his blond for
mer wife, Dorothy Arnold, might
Iremarry, DiMag said:
Il don't know what's going to
haroens<I haven't asked her yet"
Evening star., 1951-12-24
PIoyer-Cooch Assumes
CorbondoIe Franchise

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. "a (P).-
Mike (RedD Wallace, player coach
of the Carbondale CPa0 team of
the American Basketball League,
says he will operate the club for
the remainder of the season.
He will take over from Mrs.
John H. Hogan, who told a league
meeting yesterday that she could
not operate the franchise any
longer. Sc gave no reason. Car
bondale, with five games won and
the same number of losses. is in
third place in the seven-cluh
league.
The circuit will be enlarged to
eight teams when a Manchester
! Conn team starts operations
January |.
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Big Ten Fives Play
In -Four Journeys
BY the Associated Prs.s

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Four hol-
iday tournaments, two on the
West Coast and two in the Mid
west, will provide stiff competition
this week for Big Ten teams in
their biggest intersectional basket
ball schedule of the season.
Indiana, Iowa and Michigan
State-each undefeated-are in
tourney action while unbeaten
Illinois has only one game, at
home against strong UCLA Friday.
Michigan also will be out of
tournament competition but will
play at Penn State Thursday and
Pittsburgh Friday.
Iowa places it's f1ve-game win
ming record on the line in San
Francisco. The Hawkeyes meet
California Thursday and Oregon
the following night. In the same
tourney is Wisconsin, facing Ore
gon, then California.
One Of the weeks top national
games pits Indiana against unde-
feated Notre Dame (6-0) in the
annual Butler meet at Indian
apolis Friday and Saturday. In
the opening round Purdue meets
Butler in the other game. Indiana
faces Butler the closing night
while Purdue takes on the Irish.
On the same night. Michigan
State is host to a four-team
tourney and Northwestern and
Ohio State play in similar
affair at Seattle
Dartmouth tangles with Mich
igan State f4-0) and Minnesota
engages Princeton. The opponents
alternate the final night.
/ At Seattle, Northwestern opens
against Washington State and
Ohio State encounters Washing
ton. The following night, the
teams trade opponents.
Ohio State warns up for the
meet Wednesday at Oregon State
In other games, Marquette in
vades Bradley, and Kansas Wes-
leyan is at Loyola of Chicago
Thursday; UCLA is at Bradley
Saturday.
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Evening star., 1951-12-24
Bill Spiyey Denies
Ever Being Involved
In Shaving Points
By the Assoeicted Press

LEXINGTON, KY, Dec. "a
Bill Spivey, All-America basket
ball center, said today he had
been removed from the University
of Kentucky athletic eligibility list
at his request. He said he acted
because of what he termed false
and malicious rumors" linking
him with the collegiate basketball
scandal.
Spivey, 7-foot pivotman. who
comes from Warner Robbins, Ga,
released a statement to an attor-
ney in the Office of A. B. Kirwan,
dean of men at the university.
The letter was addressed to DR..
II. L. Donovan, president of the
university. Spivey denied that he
had ever been involved in fixing"
a basketball game, in New York,
Kentucky or any other State.
Denies Ever Receiving Money.
He also denied ever receiving
any money from any one at any
place or at any time for shaving"
points on fixing a game. He said
he did not have any information
on game fixing or point-shaving
that would help New York author
tiles or the authorities of any
other State in the prosecution of
gamblers or basketball players.
Spivey. who has not been able
to play this season due to a knee
operation, said he requested that
his name be omitted from the
athletic eligibility list until I am
cleared"
Wants to Stop Rumors.
II am doing this" he said, "be-
cause it is my information that
II am the only member of the
present University of Kentucky
basketball team which the New
York district attorneys Office de-
slres to question, and / wish to
stop the vicious rumors being cir
lculated in regard to my team
mates and to remove any suspi-
cion from them.
1T is my desire that this
suspicion. which is groundless, be
removed from me and my name
cleared as soon as possible. I am
anxious to rejoin the team since
l have been unable to play in any
OF this seasons games because of
a knee operation. And l know
from experience that it is hard to
have to sit on the sidelines and
watch the games or listen to
them on the radio"
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Miami U. Is Learning
To Play in Daylight
BY the Associcted Pres.

MIAMI, Fla. Dec. 24.-Coach
Andy GustafSon called his Univer-
sity of Miami Gator Bowl football
squad to the practice field at 2
pm. today to get them accus-
toned to playing at that hour.
Most practices have been held
later in the afternoon or at night.
with nearly all the Hurricanes
games at night.
GustafSon named 49-man
squad to make the trip to Jack
sonvllle where the Hurricanes will
tangle with Clemson January ! in
a repeat performance of the 1851
Orange Bowl game when Clemson
.eked out a 1914 decision.
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Brooke Squad Due Today
For Tempo Bowl Come
BY the Associoted Pres.

TAMPA, Fla, Dec. "a. - The
Brooke Army Medical Center
squad, about so strong. is due
here today for the sixth annual
Cigar Bowl football game.
The San Antonio. Tex, team
plays the Camp Lejeune Marines
from North Carolina in the bowl
game Saturday night.
Lejeune is scheduled to arrive
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1951-12-24

ished the National League finally had its first Far Western
champion
The payof The 73-yard scoring pass from Norm Van
Brockn to Fears coming time when the
But before the big pitch Brink beginning
to give Graham hard time and turn the tide
IF THERE WAS turning point jarrng blind
side tackle by Defense End Brink the third quarter when
the Browns leading by 07 and seemingly
again The brilliant Graham fading pass was hit so
hard by Brink fumbed Robustel the other end
picked bounding ran to the 3yard line setting
the touchdown that put the Rams ahead
this play the Browns might still be champions.
Not all the good line play by by the Rams
The Browns had heroic figures of their up
Over one stretch the Rams had chances
the ball the 1yard line finally to settle for
field goal by Quarterback Bob Waterfeld it
Fears, Robusteli and Brink who principals
There suspicion, too that the Browns getting old
They organized in 1916 and of key players
from the original years long time in pro football
THE BROWNS AGE began to show it seemed in the last
half Pass receivers getting behind their defenders
ion Motley being piled before he had get
full head of steam Those good ends Mac speede and
Lavel weren't taking the ball anywhere after catching
hams passes.
1t like watching the decline of DiMaggo year
The class and the still there but the Browns lacked
the bounce of bygone days 1t like watching begin
to down Like watching the road
The man who called the game right was Gene Ronzani
coach of the Green Bay Packers cleveland has the oganz
ton and Los Angeles has the personnel Ronzan said Which
ever fops in its department will lose"
BY organization it's possible that Ronzan speak
ing of the Cleveland coach, Paul Brown polite way
Ronzan might have been saying that Brown the favorte
over Joe Sydahar the Ram COACH although this disgrace
Brown figures to be a favorite most coaches.
Brown gave it the old try His team may be getting old
but isn't falling apart went down fighting but yesterday
Cleveland was up against bigger team that had
Watered and Van Bockn pit against Graham prob
ably more good ends than team in football And in the
final analysis those ends won the ball game.
AMONG OTHER THINGS the Rams victory pointed up
the falacy that rstyear pro football don't pull their
weight theory which less has advanced by the
Redskins front office occasion Robustel example
finishing his first the and he good
enough to make for the loss by injury of of National
Leagues real good ends, Jack lilly.
OF the five centers listed the Rams the start
OF the only had played pro ball the
guards and all eight of the tackles listed
Altogether the Rams took Is rockies to training although
not all stuck with the club that beat the Browns
This thought might have struck Mr.. George Preston Mar
shall who the in person. any teevewer
radio listener attest During the half time ntermission
Harry Wismer fellow sockhoder the Redskins gave the
mcrophone to President Marshall lucky get back
before the third quarter longest
half time show of season
Evening star., 1951-12-24
BY tho Assoeioied Press

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. "a
Thousands of sports fans will be-
gin filling this old city Wednes-
day on the eve of Sugar Bowl
Week. sportsman's dream that
includes everything from yachting
to football
Bowl activities officially get
under way in this area when the
Maryland squad. ranked third in
the final Associated Press poll, ar
rives in Biloxi. Miss. by plane
Wednesday afternoon to begin
final workouts.
Tennessee, the national cham
pions after getting the top spot in
the APPS final poll, arrives later
the same day at Baton Rouge, La,
and will work out at Louisiana
State University.
The game is the main event
among the January / bowls, the
only one matching unbeaten
teams.
First Events Thursday.
1t will be a test of single-wing
power. Tennessee style. against
the split T, Maryland speciality
There are All-Americas on each
side. with Halfback Hank Lauri-
celia of Tennessee and Guard Bob
Ward of Maryland showing the
way. Tennessee has its line star
in Ted Daffer. while Maryland has
a fine back in Ed mighty MOI
ModZelewski.
Maryland Coach Jim Tatum has
called it the ideal test of the
T and single wing.
Two Sugar Bowl events are
scheduled Thursday. LSU tries
for its fourth straight Sugar Bowl
boxing tournament championship
against the University of Wiscon-
sin team. The tennis tournament
also begins that day. with some
of the top amateurs invited to
participate.
The players include top-seeded
Evening star., 1951-12-24
.UCLA Gets Chance
This Week 10 Upset
Kentucky or Illinois
BY the Associoted Pres.

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-The viii
lain in this weeks college basket
ball melodrama could be UCLA
The stage is all set.
Ever since the start of the sea-
son, the favorites have been fall
ing on all sides. In fact. the No.
position in the Associated Press
weekly poll has been a ink. First
it was Kentucky. The Wildcats
promptly were beaten by Mime
sofa. Then it was st. Johns. The
Redmen were dumped by Ken
lucky.
Well, this week UCLA travels
to meet both Kentucky, currently
riding in second place behind St
Johns. and Illinois. No. 3, and
the favorite to capture the Big
Ten title. The first game is We'd
nesday and the Illinois battle is
slated for Friday.
If the UCLANS win either OF
both of these contests. the ex-
perts might as well give up. be-
cause the West Coast five is not
even rated in the first 20 for the
week.
st. Johns Faces 2 Games.
st. Johns has two games on tap
and the Redmen easily could come
a cropper against either Utah
Thursday or Dayton Saturday
Both contests are scheduled for
Madison Square Garden. Frank
charges have beaten
Utah by a single point the last
two years. They were beaten by
Dayton, 69-62, in the National In
vitation semifinals last year, and
Dayton hasn't lost any important
players this time around.
Another of the teams that uses
the Garden as its home base, New
York University. goes after it,
18th victory in a row without q
defeat against Arizona. the per-
ennial Border Conference champ
ion. Thursday in the companion
piece to the Utah-St. Johns game
Otherwise, action around the
country will be pretty we'll limitee
to the nine major tournaments
the Cotton Bowl. Big Seven, All.
College, Dixie. Gator Bowl, Bostor
(See BASKETBALL, Page A-9.)
Evening star., 1951-12-24

be able to play in the Elmira game
tomorrow, but Hertzberg probably
will have to idle awhile.
The Scranton team, beaten
twice in Washington, broke the
game wide open in the second pc
riod last night by outscoring the
Washington pros. 1913, and had a
47-18 halftime lead. The victory
was No. 10 for the Miners in 13
starts and moved them to the top
ahead of the Caps, who have a
t10-4 record
Evening star., 1951-12-24

In the beginning it looked as if it would
be the same old story-too much Otto Gra-
ham, too much Browns. They overcame a
10 deficit and went ahead, l0-7, and Just
when it looked as if there was nothing to halt
their march to sixth straight pro title (in-
cluding four in the All-America Conference)
the Rams linemen took charge.
Specifically, it was the ends who did the
damage. There was a large man named
Larry Brink, 240 pounds on 6-foot-5 chassis
from North Illinois State College There was
Andy Robustell from Arnold College and
finally, Tom Fears of UCLA When they f1n-
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Pro Basketball
BY the Assoeioted Press

BY the Assoeioted Press
Sundays Results.
NBA.
Boston. 81: Indianapolis, ss lover.
time).
New York, rs; Syracuse. 70.
Fort Wayne. 81: Minneapolis. 70.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
scrsnt1 SO; WASHINGTON A.
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Hockey at q Glance

Last Nights Results.
NATIONAL LEAGUE. -,
Detroit. I; Montreal, 0.
New York, 3; Chicago, ..
r EASTERN LEAGUE.
Washington ); New York, 3.
Johnstown, 10; Atlantic City. 8.
New Haven. 4; Springfield. 8,
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Cleveland. 6; Buffalo, 3.
Syracuse, 3: Providence, 2.
Cincinnati, 8; indianapolis, 8 (tiel
Pittsburgh. g.; st. louis. /.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Seattle. q Vancouver, l.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Troy, 8; Hettche. /.
Chatham. 4; Toledo. 2.
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS sTANN

ON AT LEAST televsion it looked as If the
neman put back in football This in the pro payo
for the National League title out in Los Angeles where the
Cleveland Browns finally stopped, 217, by
onleS Poroc
Evening star., 1951-12-24

(See BASKETBALL, Page A-9.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-09
By the Associated Press

The Democratic organization in Virginia headed by U. $. Senator Harry F. Byrd has emerged about as strong as ever from Tuesdays primary elections.
 Tn Mississippi, former Governor Hugh White appeared to be one of the two candidates who will battle it out in a run-off primary Aug. 28 for the gubernatorial nomination.
 But who his opponent will be re- mained in doubt. Unofficial, incom- plete returns from the first primary Tuesday gave White 84,32l out of 367,652 votes. The rest of the votes were so split as to make it impos- sible for any candidate to get a majority, making the run-off the most certain result of the first pri- mary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-09
Canadian Goal
 Operator Wants Alaska Pif Props

Michael O'Hara, managing, di- rector of Rupert Coal Mines, Ltd, is anxious to obtain pit props in Alaska, Ralph Browne, assistant general manager of the Alaska Development Board said today.
 Browne conferred with OHara on a recent trip to Victoria, B. c.
 "They must be furnished, how ever, in steamship loads" Browne said and added that they would be for export to England.
 while I know of no mill in Southeastern Alaska which cuts pit props," Brown said, Tt could be an opportunity to promote a new enterprise"
 Any operators interested should contact Browne at the develop ment board office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-09
CAPT. JAMES V. DAVIS !, HERE TO VISIT FAMILY AND "MEND FENCES" U
AND "I

Capt. James V. Davis, prominent Alaska transportation man and principal owner and president Of the board of directors of Marine Airways, arrived in Juneau by Pan American Airways Sunday.
 Davis, among whose chief inter- ests are Alaska and Alaska politics, was a member of the Territorial House of Representatives in 1887, '39, 41 and in 1943 when he was Speaker of the House.
 He formerly operated the Este beth and other vessels in southeast Alaska.
 While north, Davis will visit his daughter, Mrs. David Ramsay and her family in Sitka, where Ramsay is Alaska Steamship Co.,, agent And mend some fences" he said about his present trip.
 With brother. Don Davis, manager of the P. E. Harris Co.,, here for the cannery season, Capt. Davis is visit ing canneries in this area.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-09
Free Hospital
 Treatment Wins Free Term in Jail

TACOMA, Aug. g, -tR-An el- derly man posing as a civil war veteran in getting free treatment in hospitals around the country is going to get free lodging in the Pierce County jail for 50 days.
 He was identified in police court as Walter Urwiler, CT. He had passed himself off as It. John Boyer, 1o4.
 Testimony yesterday indicated that Urwiler could simulate heart attacks and had received treat ment in numerous hospitals.
 Police produced newspaper clip pings in court telling of his ex- ploits in Reno, New, and else where. Urwiler was reported to police after applying to the Pierce Co6nty Hospital with one of his heart attacks"
 Its clear we can't let you go on wandering around the coun- try at your age, although l have no quarrel with a man who can get in and out of hospitals for free these days" said police Judge Frank Hale with a smile.
 Then he meted the 50 days for vagrancy.