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Evening star., 1952-11-27
Tony Despirito Adds
To Total, Will Take
Nine Mounts Today
BY the Assoeiuted Press

LINCOLN. R. l., Nov. 81
Tony Despirito, the Nations
leading jockey. will have
mounts in each of the nine
events on Lincoln Parks
Thanksgiving Day racing pro-
gram.
That 17-year-old Lawrence,
Mass. apprentice rider rode
two winners in eight races
yesterday to boost his seasons
total to 356. only 80 under the
national seasons record of 388
set by Walter Miller in 1906.
Miller's record was equaled
by both Joe Culmone and
Willie Shoemaker two years
ago. Going into this date,
Culmone had 345 winners and
Shemaker 341.
After Lincoln closes Satur-
day. Despirito will shift to
Bowie to continue his assault
on the records.
Evening star., 1952-11-27
Navy Ready TO Spring
Variety Of 0ffenses
Against Cadets
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Nov. 81
Navy will be set to uncork any OF
its assorted offenses when the Mid
Ishipmen run into Army's Cadets at
Philadelphia Saturday.
Coach Eddie Erdelatz said Sc
today. He thus tossed another jat
in the cat-and-mouse game that's
been going on all week between
West Point and Annapolis.
You'd think the parrying and
Ifeinting against real and imagined
threats would have strategists in
both camps mumbling to them
selves.
Neither Erdelatz nor Coach Red
Blaik of Army avowedly has any
idea of what to expect in the way
Iof an enemy attack.
New Army Tricks Reported.
Army has used the T with an
occasional double-wing in it's eight
games to date. Now the word is
Blaik has concocted some new
tricks. And there were those pre-
season reports that Army was
tinkering with a box formation.
Navy started with variations OF
the single wing, sometimes spac-
ing the backs into a copy of the
old box that Knute Rockne made
famous. In midseaSon the Tars
switched to the split-T. Lately
they've been running from a
straight T, frequently with flank
erS.
you have to be ready for any,
thing in this game" Erdelatz re.
marked. He made that crystal
clear last year. Navy shifted
backs from a T lineup into q
single wing that more than any.
thing else sprang the Middies te
a 42-7 triumph, their most deci-
Sive in the 52-game series.
Prepared for Anything.
II don't know what he has
planned for this game" Erdelatz
said of his opposite number al
the Point.
Would Navy be prepared fol-
such as the single wing from q
team known for it's Information
speed? II think we'd be-" Erdelat1
said. I'VE have used it ourselves
and we've played against it this
year."
How about his own team?
I'm the last three games we
haven't been forced into any other
phases of attack except the T
But we've devoted the last two
weeks to all phases, so we'll be
able to use everything we have
and we figure we'll have to-"
Maybe they'll both try the fly.
ing wedge.
Evening star., 1952-11-27
Saturday Football
On Radio and TV
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Evening star., 1952-11-27
vdnn, Purdue
Started Season
In Minor Roles
! BIoik Says Mokeshift
| Crew of 1851 Now Is
| "A Football Tenn
BY the Associated Press

WEST POINT. N. Y, Nov. 27.-
A quarterback who was third
string at the start of the season
and a halfback who hadn't played
football before this year carr,
Army's main offensive hope
against Navy in the service classi,
Saturday at Philadelphia.
The quarterback is Peter Vann
la stringy, 19-year-old yearlinl
from Hamburg. N. Y. The half.
back is Bill Purdue, 20-year-ols
Army brat who is the son of 6
a general stationed at Anchorage
Alaska.
Vann is Army's ace passer-"h.
has natural arm," says Coacl
Red Blaik-but it took cribbins
scandal and injury to the No.
and No. 2 field generals to Civ,
him his chance.
He came to West Point from 8
little upstate high school. He
never figured to be more than 9
f1ll-in or perhaps a jayvee on the
Army squad.
Purdue Was Hurdler.
But Saturday before a sellout
crowd of 100000, including Presi-
dent Truman and other digni-
ltarieS. this gangling 170-pounder
will direct the Army attack
against heavily favored Navy in
one of sports brightest spectacles.
Purdue, son of Brig. Gen. Bran
ner P. Purdue, entered the Point
as a track man, crack hurdler
with no gridron experience. Some
coaches happened to see him play
ing a game of catch with a
football and invited him out for
the squad.
The 20-year-old senior started
on the junior varsity, made his
first collegiate start against Co.
lumbia October Is and two weeks
ago scored the last-minute touch
down which upset Penn. 14-13.
Fastest man on the squad, he is
scheduled to start at right half
back.
Last year when Navy beat us
42-7 we had a conglomeration
of plebes and jayvees." Blaik said.
1--WE weren't organized. We have
pretty much the same personnel
today as we had then. But we
have now fused football team
still short on manpower, but a
team. nevertheless"
Starred as Replacement.
Vann got his opportunity after
Freddie Meyers. the No. tailback.
broke his leg in the spring and
Dick Boyle. his understudy, suf-
fered a leg injury just before
the season started. Meyers was
lost to the team for good but
Boyle returned to find himself
second-string to Vann.
The regular Army center, Good
win Ordway, Linebacker John
Krobock and Tackle Ronald Lin
coin were all converted from ends.
The other line-backer. Jerry Lodge,
was an offensive guard last year.
Navy goes into the game a sew
en-point favorite but Army is
keyed for what should be it's best
game of the year. "We are ap-
Iprehensive but hopeful" said
Blaik.
The Army coach said he figures
the team which gets an early jump
will prevail.
IF they get two quick touch
downs on us" Blaik said, I'm
afraid they'll be inspired to pour
| IT. nm !"
Evening star., 1952-11-27
College Basketball
BY the Associated Press


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tana, 81.
Concordia (St. Louis), So; Fort Leon
ard Wood 90.
Pittsburg Kans.), II; Northeast Okla
homa, 81
NYU. rs; st. Peters IN. J). II.
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St. Francis (Brooklyn). rs; Fort Mon
Evening star., 1952-11-27


banishment practically Armys squad
dies used them rolling 427 victory highest
ing game in the 62year history of the
was sweet revenge for that $50 humping in s49 that
must have played part the firing George Sauer
Baylor and the hiring of Erdelatz
SOME OF THE football pool" cards have Navy 1opoint
favorte Saturday this could be overay
enjoying their since 1945 paper they
pretty
Against common opponents, Columbia and Penn there
little to choose Navy smacked down Columbia
Army only tied the Lions out
Penn 14-13, whereas Navy lucky to get TT tie.
It's that Penn victory that has Blak thinking he may
chance II think it did for these boys than anything
this year." Red saying gave of the
thrill in being successful In all years coaching
clubhouse celebration like the
after the Penn game"
Blaik usually match Leahy comes to
pessmsm but he has been deviang bit lately Looking
to Amys earyseason loss to Southern California
sad when think could have into the last period
90 against use, feel pretty good about our team"
NAVY PERENAIY PLAYS one of the toughest schedules
in the Nation the Mdshpmen take pains Army
of the But Saturday will year Mddies
can't in all honesty taun the Corps with banners reading
welcome to the big league and when play VaSsar?
Armys schedule this has favoraby with
Navys The Cadets have met two best Southern Cal
Georgia Tech losing
burgh, hot-andcod team that holds decision
Dame The three top teams Navy schedule Maryland
and Notre Dame to which the Mddes lost and Duke which
they upset, 1876.
The tip out Army and Blaik
In the future will another OF those models
elastic material with which working
the Cadets memorable behind triumph Penn
after 45s trouncng the hands Georgia
Tech.
IT'S HIGHLY UNLIKELY that Secretary of Navy Kimbals
refusal this week to allow the Mddies to accept bid to the
Orange Bowl will affect the team, psychoogicay Much
Naval Academy personnel might have liked play Alabama
New Years Day. it realized that policy against
football And it's day when Navy Army psy
chologcally debated when the academies meet
STILL University Maryland folk have discovered to their
day be disastrous The aconquerng
Terrapns rolling fine style until their last two games
Then attention diverted by bowl speculation Maryland sud-
denly couldn't do anything in the manner expected
The TerrapnS wanted bowl trip and felt let down when it
was that the Southern Conference had intention
relaxing its rule against the
had known three weeks what is widely suspected now
Byrd is prepared pull Maryland out Of the
conference-t might have been different story
possible but unlikely, that Navys platoons will feel
much of edown for number of And chief of these
repeat is that Navy and Army rarely let down when
a striped shirt throws out football.
Evening star., 1952-11-27
Army Counting Pair Of UnheaIded Backs to Upset Mddies
Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS sTANN

UP IN PHILADELPHIA day after tomorrow interesting
sideght will be Earl (Red) Baks third clash with Eddie
Erdeatz The Navy coach must be of the very
engmas Bak has encountered during distinguished
The upstar Erdelatz batting 1000 against and both
Evening star., 1952-11-27

ago, when Army was a prohibitive favorite,
Navy scored startling 14-to-2 upset to end a
Cadet unbeaten streak of % games All of the
stars who later were dismissed from West
Point in the So-called cribbing scandal were
on hand.
Navy had won only two games that sea-
son, when Erdelatz made his debut as head
coach at Annapolis. The Middies hadn't beaten
Army since 1943 and nobody was looking for
them to up-end the Black Knights, but they
did. 1t was at least one of the most startling
results in 1850.
Evening star., 1952-11-27
Coffee Money Is Favored
In New Orleans Opener

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 27 (P).-
Eleven sprinters go to the post
today in the 28th running of the
Thanksgiving Handicap at the
opening of the 80th and richest
(See BOWIE, Page C-3)
Evening star., 1952-11-27

See and Buy the Ne,o
1858 Chrysler & Plymouth
WHEELER INC
Chrysler's "Outstanding" Dealer
Entire $500 Block Wisconsin NV.
Sdles-SerUice-Parts
Emerson 1900 Closed Sundays
Evening star., 1952-11-27

is less than $4,000" opening day
and predicted a handle of $780,.
Evening star., 1952-11-27

(See BOWIE, Page C-3)
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-15
NPOR rs :.
Gators Plagued
BY Injuries

GAINESVILLE R Injuries suf-
fered in the Clemson game last
week may cut into the strength
the University of Florida Gators
need for their clash with the Van
derbilt Commodores Saturday.
Buford Long, Southeastern Con-
ference top scorer with AZ points,
has a bruised hip and may not
be able to get into the battle. Also
on the doubtful list is Joe D'Agos-
tino, defensive guard who has q
bad leg.
Expecting a rough time with
Vanderbilt's passing attack built
around Bill Krietemeyer, Florida's
pass defenders worked long and
hard Tuesday. The leading men
in the Gators aerial defense have
been All-America tackle prospect
Charlie LaPradd and D'Agostino.
Safety man Jack Nichols, Halt
backs Bob Davis and Larry Scott
and Linebackers ArIen Jumper
and Bubba Ware, Florida's most
experienced defense men, win be
called on to help stop the Vandy
attack.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-15
Sports Roundup
sy GAYLE TALBOT

NEW YORK REThere is a pos
sibility that the most interesting
college football result of the season
up to this time--Army 81, Dart
mouth Twas widely overlooked
by fans absorbed in the prodigious
feats of such gridiron goliaths as
Michigan State and Maryland.
Off this one victory the Cadets
do not, Of course, leap back to their
long-accustomed place among ma
tion's elite, but it would seem to
indicate that Coach Earl Blaik Is
far ahead of schedule in rebuilding
his wrecked forces. Those who fig
ured it would require three or four
years for the military academy to
recover from the ravages Of its
wholesale expulsion in tthe summer
of 81 vastly underrated the red
heads coaching ability.
Dartmouth is no football power,
true, yet on the Saturday before
playing Army the Big Green dis
played a defense staunch enough
to hold Penn to 30 yards by rush
ing, and the Quakers since have
snapped Princeton's long winning
streak. Before the whistle blew at
West Point, the game was consid-
cred a tossup.
What the Cadets, led by q year.
ling named Pete vann from Ham
burg. N. Y, did TO the Greenies in
a wild first half has been duly re-
corded, but it might bear brief re-
peating. Five OF the first seven
times that Blaik's amazing young
sters got the ball they whirled
down the field for touchdowns. The
sixth sustained march ended In q
tumble at the goal line, but pro-
duced a safety against Dartmouth.
This all happened in the first =
minutes Of the contest and turned
it into a $40 rout.
Actually, we're not nearly that
good. I" Blaik insisted by phone
| from the Point. Dartmouth made
lot Of mistakes to let my boys
get started. I'll have to admit that
once they started they went like .
prairie fire. But don't let i fool
/ you.
Naturally, I'm mighty pleased
with them at the moment. This VIII
make them q better team and !
/ think our game with Pittsburgh
| might be a great one. Don't go
picking us to win. though, on tthe
strength OF that one outburst."
Very well. we won't. but the fact
remains that this sounds suspi.
ciously like those Army teams OF
the Blanchard Davis era, and later.
which made q practice Of paralyx-
ing the opposition in the first half
dozen plays. It is . sort OF Blaik
| trademark. this pouring Il on at the
outset Of . game.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-15
Semi-Finals OF
Navy Golf
Tournament

The semi-finals Of the Third Ann
ual Navy Golf Tournament are be-
ing held this week and all players
are once again reminded that their
matches must be played before
Sunday evening. Several partic-
ipants were eliminated from the
tournament because they failed to
play their match off at the time
allowed.
Pairing for this week are:
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
Witzel VS. Searson,
Wayne VS. Myers
FIRST FLIGHT
Ilisley VS. Pearson
Davidson VS. Ebey
SECOND FLIGHT
Dover VS. Brown
Williams meets the winner Of the
above match for the title.
THIRD FLIGHT
Evans vs. MeTwin
Walker meets the winner Of the
above match for the title.
FORTH FLIGHT
Burke VS. Camhron
Wilhurn vs. Smith
FIFTH FLIGHT
Cochran VS. Schade
Torrence meets the above winner
for the title.
SIXTH FLIGHT
Holt, II c, defeated keehan. X. Z.
and Is the winner Of this flight.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-15
Conehs In Good Shape For Friday Tit

The Key West High School foot
oil squad. which reported for this
fills on Monday in good shape
tier their gruelling 2O-7 victory
ter a tough Lake Worth eleven on
Eiday night is hoIdin ng
renous drills in an effort to sharp
4 up their defense.
And judging by the way the boys
Re hitting these days. they really
ean business. They meet a top
lted st. Mary's of Miami eleven
IRE on Friday night in quest of
eir fourth straight win of the sea-
b.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-15
Maryland Works
Hard On Defense

COLLEGE PARK, Md. R-one
thing Coach Jim Tatum believes
he'll learn from the Navy game
Saturday is Just how good his
Maryland offensive line Is.
This may sound odd after the
$40 trouncing his Marylanders,
ranked second this week in the
Associated Press poll, handed Geor.
gia last Saturday and in the wake
Of victories over three other foes.
But the Maryland coach says:
"0ur offense just hasn't had 10
block anybody yet. BY that. /
mean, no good line such as navy's
has ever squared off with US. The
others have been stunting their de-
fenses so much that I'm not sure
how good our blocking is.s
Coach Tatum at the start Of the
season tabled offensive blocking
as the No. ! question Of his 1852
team. He rated last years team,
which brought Maryland an un-
defeated season and q Sugar Bowl
victory over Tennessee. the best
he'd handled. Most Of the key
players. end Paul Lindsay, All.
America guard Bob Ward and
tackle Joe Moss, have departed.
One Of the most satisfactory re-
placements so far Is Tom Breu-
nich, q 2I5-pound tackle from Pei
ham. N. Y. Tatum. In going over
a movie Of the Georgia game. re-
peatedly ehortled over Breunich's
blocking.
Still. Tasnm recalled that last
year the Navy line was rated by
himself and TIE Maryland players
the best they had faced. That was
Navy team which won only two
games and succnmhed 70 Mary-
land. ss-zi. This year. the Middies
are undefcnted in three games and
have one of the best overall de-
fensive records IN the nation.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-15
Toduy's
Stock
Market

NEW YORK B-For the second
straight day the stock market head
ed lower today.
No single major group was a
focal point of weakness. In fact
almost every group had smatter-
ing of plus signs to help bolster
the list.
Price changes either way were
usually small but losses extended
on out to around a point while the
best gains seldom got to the major
fraction stage.
American Cyanamid was under
some early pressure and lost
around a Point. Dow Chemical also
was a downside feature. The COM
pany announced a price of $SI
share on the issuance of 625, 600
shares Of common to employees
and stockholders.
Lower stocks included Youngs-
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-15
Browns, Bucs
Will Rebuild
For So Race
BY RALPH RoDEN

NEW YORK R-The Pittsburgh
Pirates and st. Louis Browns,
confronted with a gigantic rebuild
ing job, are wasting no time in
getting their reconstruction pro-
gram rolling.
Pittsburgh, a sorry last this sea-
son, and st. Louis, marooned in
seventh place, highlighted a busy
major league bartering session
yesterday which chiefly involved
minor league clubs.
The Pirates pulled off the only
''real" trade of the day. The Bucs
shipped Gus Bell, 2S-year-old long
ball-hitting outfielder to the Gin
cinnati Reds for three players.
Bill Veeck, major domo of the
Browns, lured shortstop Bill Hun
ter, hailed as one of the best pros
poets In the minors, from the
Brooklyn Dodger organization in
what he called $50, 900 deal. The
Browns turned over a bundle of
cash and three players.
The st. Louis Cardinals, Boston
Red Sox and Cleveland Indians
brought up a number of players
from their minor league affiliates
In ''paper" transactions while the
Philadelphia Athletics purchased
highlander John Mackinson, for
mer New York Yankee farmland,
from Birmingham of the Southern
Association.
Bell, reportedly in the doghouse
with the powers that be at Pitts
burgh for lack of hustle, batted
only .246 for the Pirates in 1S1
games.
To get Bell, the Reds shipped
catcher Joe Rossi,. a .221 hitter,
and outfielders Cal Abrams and
Gail Henley to the Pirates. Henley
was obtained by the Reds Monday
from the New York Giants for
pitcher Frank Hitler. Abrams, who
started tthe season with Brooklyn.
batted .27S while Henley hit .273
for the Reds Tulsa club of the
Texas League.
The Pirates also added two play
ers from the minors and dropped
two. Catcher Bill Hall was called
up from Pittsburgh's Charleston
club of the South Atlantic League
and Charley Sipple, once with the
Philadelphia Phillies, was procured
from indianapolis Of the American
Association.
Pittsburgh disposed Of two pitch.
ers, dispatching highlander Don
Carlson to Charleston and lefthan-
der Len Yochim to New Orleans
Of the Southern Association.
Hunter. voted the Texas Leagues
most valuable player, batted .2oO
for TT. Worth and led the loop in
fielding and stolen bases. He was
moved TO the Dodgers st. Paul
club after the season to protect
him from the draft.
The Browns turned over outfield-
er Ray Coleman, pitcher Bob Ma
honey and Stan Rojek, a former
Dodger shortstop prospect, to St.
I Paul.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-15
SPORTS
MIRROR
By The Assoelsisd Press

TO-DAY A YEAR AGO - Cali
fornia was ranked first in The
Associated Press weekly football
poll.
FIVE YEARS AGO - Grooms
and exercise boys went out on
strike at Jamaica Race Track but
the racing schedule went on despite
20 Withdrawals.
TEN YEARS AGO - The Ma
tional Boxing Association reitera-
ted its policy OF freezing" titles
held by men in the armed ser.
vices.
TWENTY YEARS AGO - Pitts
burgh defeated Army. 1919. on .
sl-yard run by Warren Heller.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-15
Miami Will Get
Legion Tourney

|. MIANT The 1855 American
Legion anicr baseball champion
ships viii b played in Miami.
Dale Miller. administrator of
ne Legson's far.fiunk baseball pro.
gram, said IN indiansp polis that Nj.
srai has heen selected bot ugsScial
announcement would await sign-
lng 81 contracts with Frank Gmad.
commander u the Harvey W.
Seeds Post. Mlami, which hld for
TIE erenl
Joe n adams. Msaml Aosel nan
and i.egoa efaesal. sala the cen.
tracts wSsald he signed ard re-
tagaea to Maier immediately after
tnev arr received
The eoasFaSs calls toy a EaaY,
sntee eg sfz IA the Isxoa !
Naglnasi AmeF4ranAsn Committee
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-15

Halfback Bill Roine of st. Mary's,
who last year led all Miami scores
is expected to be the factor that
may swing the balance in favor Of
St. Mary's. Roine last year a 135
pound seatback is said to have pick
ed up a lot of weight over the sum-
mer and is harder than ever to
stop.
Key West and Miami fans are
turning out to the game en- masse.
A special bus has been chartered
for Miami rooters of the visitors
and a jam of 5000 fans is antici-
pated at the meeting of the two
clubs.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-15
Florida Crop
Estimates Up

ORLANDO R-Good weather Inn
proved Florida crop prospects in
September, the U. S. Bureau Of
Agricultural Economies here said
Tuesday.
Daily showers near the end of
the month brought ample soil
moisture for planting fall oats,
lupine and rye. Harvesting Of corn,
cotton and peanuts was virtually
complete by Oct. ].
The cotton crop is forecast at
q 900 bales. l6 per cent under
1851. Corn is expected to reach
9.236, 900 bushels, just slightly un-
der last year. Peanut prospects
are for 81, $50, 900 pounds, Is per
cent less than 1851.
Sweet potatoes are forecast at
4SS, 200 bushels, slightly off; pc
cans four million pounds, down 20
per cent; sugar cane l,27l, 900 tons,
slightly lower.