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Evening star., 1952-12-02
|PiersoN, Victim of Breakdown,
Nov Ready to Become Regular
By the Asseciotsd Press

PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 2.-Jim
IPiersall. the Boston Red Sox
rookie who suffered a nervous
breakdown last summer. will be
fighting for a regular outfleld job
with the club in 1858.
Joe Cronin, Red Sox general
manager, said today that the fiery
Waterbury Comm youngster is
in wonderful shape"
"The boy is at Sarasota (Red
ESox Florida training base) and is
feeling fine" Cronin said. His
wife and two children are down
there with him. He's playing golf
every day"
Jimmy weighs about 1876 pounds,
several pounds over his weight last
season.
Hell be in position to make
a bid for a regular job." Cronin
said.
Recalled From Birmingham.
Cronin revealed that the young
ster will remain at Sarasota until
the club reports for spring train
ing. He is on the Red Sox roster,
having been recalled from Birm-
ingham, where he was sent on op-
Itlon. in June.
Informed of Cronin's optimistic
report on Piersall, Manager Lou
Boudreau said, IF Jim is in as
good shape as reported, there's no
Question who will be our regular
|rightfelder. We have nobody who
can beat out a sound PiersaI for
the job.
I'm sure there isn't a better de-
Ifensive rightfielder in the league,
none faster, none with a better
arm, none with more hustle. How
well he can hit is still a question,
but his other talents make up for
that"
Series of Incidents.
Piersall was shipped to the Red
SoX farm club in Birmingham last
season after a series of incidents
Evening star., 1952-12-02
Basketball
Continued From Page A-14.)

and Tree Gamble, lettermen, will
round out the top five.
Tomorrow night George Wash
ington, picked among the South
ern Conference leaders in pre-
season predictions, makes its debut
against William and Mary al
Uline Arena at 8:45. Coach Bill
Reinhart will floor virtually the
same team that went to the con-
ference tournament semif1nal;
last year. William and Mary
moves to Maryland Thursday
night, and Maryland concludes
a busy week at Penn on Saturday
Eagles Play in Tourney.
Ken Hirschf1eld, Tex Silverman
John Holup. Ed Catino and Elliott
Karver will start for George
Washington against the Indians
The Colonials lost Archie Tolls
who transferred to Southern
California. but are looking to help
from Joe Holup. 6-foot-6 brother
of John.
American University opens this
week in the first annual Antlers
Invitation tournament at Elkins
w. Va. Coach Dutch Schulze will
make his coaching debut Thurs
day night when the Eagles meet
Davis and ElkinS. The winner o1
that game plays for the title Fri
day night against the winner be-
tween Marshall and West Virgins
Wesleyan. The losers play in 9
preliminary.
The weeks schedule:
TONIGHT.
Virginia at Maryland, 8 pm.
Gallaudet at Towson.
WEDNESDAY.
William and Mary vs.. Geoyse Wash.
tngton at Uline's, S:46.
Wilson Teachers VS.. Richmond Profes
Nonal Institute at Uline's, 7:16.
THURSDAY
William and Mary at Maryland.
American U. at Davis and Elkins.
Catholic U. at Quantico.
FRIDAY
American q. in Antler's Invitation
finals.
Bridsewater VS.. Gsllaudet at Tech.
SATURDAY
Catholic q. at Baltimore.
MARYLAND al Pen.
Franklin and Marshall at Navy.
RP1 VS.. Galaudet at Tech.
Evening star., 1952-12-02
Scorboth Voted PIoyer-of-Y Year
by SouthernC ConferenceWrjters

Jack Scarbath easily won
Southern Conference player-of-
the-year honors with Ed Miodu-
szewski, William and Mary back,
second to the Maryland quarter
back with 66 votes to 101 for
Scarbath.
The Southern Conference
Sports Writers Association thus
honored Maryland player for
the second straight year, as Bobby
Ward, the Terps' first All-Amer-
lica. was the winner last year.
Scarbath will receive the
SCSWA plaque at the Touchdown
Club banquet January 10.
Eighteen players received votes.
Ed Meadows, Duke tackle, was
third with "a and Dick Modzelew-
/ ski, Maryland lineman, received
"a. The only other player to re-
ceive more than 20 on a 5-3-1
point system was Bob Burrows of
Duke with %.
Modzelewski received the John
B. Outland Memorial trophy as
the years best lineman in the
opinion of Grantland Rice and the
Football Writers Association of
America in the annual selections
for Look magazine,
Evening star., 1952-12-02

that included clowning on the
field, challenging teammates and
a scrap with the Yankees Bill
Martin.
After his short stay in the min
ors, physicians prescribed a good
rest as the tonic he needed to re-
cover from a nervous breakdown.
The speedy youngster was made
over into a shortstop last spring
at Sarasota and played the infield
position for the Red Sox in the
early weeks of the season. He
also played right field for the Sox
When shifted back to Birming-
ham, he returned to his old GEN.
terfield position.
"PiersaH definitely is an out
fielder" Cronin said. What po-
sition he plays is up to Boudreau
of course"
Evening star., 1952-12-02
College Basketball
BY the Associofed Press

BY the AssocIofed Press
Mt. st. Mary's, IS; Catholic University
New York University, 81: Newark
St. Peters IN. JD, SO; Pace IN. y. "a
=, Newark Teachers. s3: Bayonne Navy
Hofstra. 70; Roanoke. 81.
New New Hsmpshire s1 so"dein rs TX
N Bates. 50: Gorham Teachers, 7a.
ST., Michhaels Vt). 81: Paul Smiths
Mitchell Field, 65; Adelphi. 81.
South.
Duke. "a: Vanderbilt, IS.
Alabama, 81: Howard. 70.
Mississippi State 60; sewanee. b3
West Virginia. So: WaynesourE 'Pa)'
oAlderson-Broaddus II: Potomac State
Mississippi. 90: Mississippi College. "a
Loyola DAD, 6S: Sam Houston State
Miami tFla). SO; Florida Southern, so
Presbyterian, SO; Lenoir- Rhyme. 81.
RsssSs4ni RessIsr are 8 s.: sOathssstern Louisi.
ana College, 65.
Esa S.sflsy yrsRs % Ss5s ys g. g. fess sSs.id is
Wv; west 9S Svirsinia Wesleyan. 10: west Lib.
cry Georgia Mi Sflh STchrs., 90; North Georgia, So
oslethorpe. 6S; Georgia Military Acad'
f ffransylvania, SO: Centre. 81 (ovsr-
BeAiiiarmine. 81: Kentucky State Col.
Spring Hill, SO; Pensacola Naval All
Station, SO.
MIDWEST.
indiana. e5: valparaiso, Sc.
Loyoia (Chicagol. n: .Creishton, TO-
Bradley, S5; Delaware, SO.
Western Michigan. 80; Central Michi-
Xavier 6ohie,. 81, Union 1Kyl. 7S,
st. Norbert tWis.1. 70; St. Ambrose
ST St. John (Minn.). 7s: Stout (wis). es.
undD, 20 tovertime).
De Pau, "a; Lewis, As.
Glenview Naval Air Station, 66; Whea-
De Pauw, ss: Hope. r..
st. Mary's (Minn0, SO: Luther uowa.
Parsons, So; Quincy nl.), So,
Rockhnrst tMo), s3; Maryville Odo.)
Esftss5p n sss rs Montana COLLEGE, 90; Great
FAR WEST.
New Mexico so; West Texas State, A.
California Aggies, 6S; Travis Air Base,
Stanford. "a; San Francisco. 7s lover
Eastern Washington. 72; Washington
Oregon State. 7s: Oregon. ss lover
ime).
Evening star., 1952-12-02
Johnny Lattner Picked
For Maxwell Award
By the Associoted Press

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. a.
Johnny Lattner, Notre Danes
brilliant offensive and defensive
halfback, today was named the
outstanding football player of 1852
by the Maxwell Memorial Foot
ball Club.
Lattner will receive the Max
we'll award at the clubs annual
dinner January 13. Bert Bell.
president of the club. said Ed
(Moose) Krause, Notre Dame
athletic director, would be the
principal speaker.
Lattner is the second Notre
Dame player to win the award.
established in 1887 in honor Of
Robert Tiny Maxwell, a foot
ball official killed in an automobile
accident. Leon Hart, former ALL
America end at Notre Dame and
currently star for the Dtroit
Lions. won the honor in 1850.
Lattner, 6-foot-1 and 100
POUNDS, passed, punted, ran,
caught passes and backed up the
line for the upset-minded 1852
Irish. He gained 794 yards on
148 attempts for a 40 yard aver
age.
The list of former winners Of
the Maxwell award includes Clint
Frank, Yale; Davey O'Brien, Tex
as Christian; the late Nile Kim
nick, Iowa; Tom Harmon. Michi-
gan; Bill Dudley. Virginia; Paul
Governali, Columbia; Bob Odell,,
Penn: Glenn Davis. Army: Doc
Blanchard. Army: Charley Trippi,
Georgia; Doak Walker, Southern
Methodist; Charles Bednarik.
Penn; Francis Bagnell. Penn;
Hart. and last years winner, Dick
Kazmaier; Princeton.
Evening star., 1952-12-02
-Four Teams in Top 10
Take is Of y Berths
On AII-Southeasfern
BY the Assoeiuted Press

: ATLANTA, Dec. Georgia
Tech. Tennessee, Alabama and
Mississippi-four of the Nations
top teams-placed a total of Is
players on the Associated Press
All-Southeastern Conference foot
ball team.
Each of the four is on the list
of 10 best teams and each has q
bowl date New Years Day. Tech
and Mississippi will meet in the
Sugar Bowl. Tennessee plays in
the Cotton Bowl and Alabama in
the Orange Bowl.
The first teams:
Ofense.
E-Harry Bsbcock, Georgia.
T-Kline Gilbert, Mississippi
G-John Michels, Tennessee.
C-Pete Brown. Georiea Tech.
GERRY Watford. Alabama '-
T-Hal Miller. Georgia Tech.
E-Steve Meilinger. Kentucky.
B-Jack Parker. Mississippi state;
B-Leon Hardeman. Georiea Tech.
Bobby MARROW, Alabama.
B-Andy Kozar Tennessee.
Defense. r
E-sam Hensley, Georgia Tech.
T--Charlie Lapradd Florida. .-
G-Joe DAgostino, Florida.
LB-Georse Morris. Georgia Tech.
LB-Larry Morris. Georgia Tech.
G-Francis Holohan, Tennessee.
Doug Atkins. Tennessee.
E-Mack Franklin. Tennessee.
HB-Cecil Ingram, Alabama.
S-Art DeCarlo Georgia.
Evening star., 1952-12-02
Vessels
Continued From Page A-14)

credit to Wilkinson and Mrs
Rountree.
They made me what I am
both on and off the field" he said
Wilkinson takes charge during the
season. and his second coach
the rest of the time.
Mrs. Rountree describes herself
as a hard taskmaSter, with a lively
interest in football that began 80
years ago as coed at Norman.
Now vice president of th- alumni
association, she has held the same
stadium seats since 1923.
Il just love the game" she says,
"and Billy is a wonderful natural
athlete. set high standards in
morals, sportsmanship and schol-
Iarship and he's lived UP to them
During his freshman year I saw
that he studied and went out only
on Saturday nights.
Never Out of Condition.
II made him work out during
summers, too, so that he was never
out OF condition. And when he'd
come home after a game in which
he'd made two Or three touch
downs and ask my opinion of his
performance. I'd ask him:
What about that pass you
dropped? What about that first
down you didn't make?'"
1t was under such tutelage that
Vessels reached the top in college
football-recipient of the out.
standing individual award, lead.
ing Big Seven Conference scorer
with l8 touchdowns and one oi
the Nations rushing leaders with
more than 1000 yards.
To Vessels. an education major
the award is what every football
player dreams Of" Mrs. Rountree
wishes. however, he could concen-
trate more on classwork and less
on football in order to graduate
next spring or summer.
1.-THE excitement of football the
last month has caused him to
think Of little else." she said. But
he'll buckle down. I'll see to that.
And he can do anything he wants
to-anything-whether it's foot
ball or something else. The teams
he's played against can tell you
that"
Evening star., 1952-12-02
Two Jockeys Suspended
By Stewards at Bowie

Jockeys Johnny Cocali and Ap-
prentice Bernard Hewitt will take
an enforced rest from the saddle.
Cocali was suspended for the
remainder of the Bowie meeting
for careless riding in last Satur-
days Maryland Gold Cup. while
Hewitt was set down for 10 days
for his ride in the second race
on Saturdays card in which two
other jockeys were injured.
Evening star., 1952-12-02
WaterfieId 10 Retire
AT End Of Year After
Setting 81 Records
BY the Associoted Press

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2.-Bot
Waterfield, one of the Nationa,
Professional Leagues all-tim {
great quarterbacks, is retiring
from the game at the close of this
season with 81 team, league ano
championship playoff records tc
his credit.
The Los Angeles Rams team
captain, with eight years of serv-
ice in the pro ranks, notified Presi,
dent Dan Reeves that he would
not be available for the second
year of his $18,0OO-a-year con-
tract. He has private business in
terests, is under contract to Sam
Katzman, Columbia Studio pro-
ducer, and may do some coach
ing. He has appeared in several
films and has been encouraged to
further his career in that line by
his actress wife, Jane Russell.
"Waterfield's loss would be a
tremendous blow" said Ram
Coach j. Hampton Pool. "You
know how the players feel about
Bob. He's Mr.. Ram himself"
The former UCLA star has had
moments of brilliance this year
but a leg injury has handicapped
him and, at 80, he admits he feels
pretty old and in need of a
rest"
He started with the Cleveland
Rams and as a rookie in 1945 led
them to their first league crown
and was voted the leagues most
valuable player. Since his club
shifted to Los Angeles, it has won
three divisional titles and one
league title.
He led the National League in
passing in 1946 and 1851, led in
field goals in 1947-49-51, and ir
points after touchdown in l945.
46 and so. He has completed 80:
passes for II, ,726 yards, SO of then
touchdown passes; has scored 554
points on IL touchdowns, 50 fiele
goals and 305 points after touch.
| dOuJp
Evening star., 1952-12-02
Michigan State Wins
National Title by Wide
Vote Over Engineers
By the Associotsd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Michigar
State. the only four-platoon team
in the land, reigned today as the
No. l college football aggregation
in the land.
Biggie Munn's devastating
Spartans. with a 24-game winning
streak behind them, captured first
place in the final Associated Press
poll of the season by a wide mar
gin over Georgia Tech, the only
other major unbeaten and united
team. Notre Dame was third.
Michigan State begins opera.
tions in the Big Ten next year
and its opponents can take some
heart from Munn's comments or
the teams 1858 prospects.
"We lose 10 key men," he said
"It is very doubtful whether we
will be as good. You can't lose
10 key men and expect very
much"
Takes O'DOnnell Trophy.
Michigan State automatically
won the O'Donnell Trophy, award
ed each year to the team that
takes No. ! spot in the final poll
The trophy was donated by the
Notre Dame Monogram Club ir
remembrance of the late Rev. j
Hugh O'Donnell. a former player
and president of the university
Tennessee won it last year.
Michigan State disappointed no.
body with its showing. Munn's
lads were picked as the potential
top team in the preseason poll
and except for the second week
when Wisconsin ranked No. /
they were on top.
Mum never used fewer than 3$
players in any game, and in two
contests he cleaned his bench Of
all 81 players in uniform.
Only Two Close Games.
State went through its entir,
nine-game schedule with only two
close games. The narrowes
squeak was in the opener against
Oregon State, which the Spartan.
won. 17-14, on a field goal. The
other was a 14-7 decision over
Purdue. Its other victims were
Michigan, Texas A8M, Syracuse
Penn State, Indiana, Notre Dame
and Marquette.
In their six years under Mum
the Spartans have won As, last
eight and tied two. They've also
won nine straight from Big Ter
opponents during the past three
years.
The leaders with total points
based on 10 for first-place vote
8 for second, etc. First-place
votes and team records in paren-
Evening star., 1952-12-02
VIZ %4Ss H|cH ScHooLsG

best among the nine Interhigh
teams. A tribute to Coach Fred
Mulvey and his boys was their
f1rst-half showing against Wilson,
but it was inevitable that the
Tigers, with their superior depth
would chew them up in the Sec
ond half.
2. The evidence is that Gonzaga
has been underrated all season
The Eagles played most of their
games out of town. They lost by
one touchdown to Calvert Hall
upset victor over st. Johns also
by one touchdown. They scored a
1877 victory over Episcopal, a
team that Wilson beat by four
points in the last four minutes.
3. Roosevelt, one of the better
teams in the Interhigh league,
almost upset Wilson. The Tigers
won, 1876. A month previous, the
Johnnies defeated the Riders
easily, 1855.
| AS has been noted many times
before. st. Johns real problem
Saturday will be stopping Mike
Sommer.
| Hes Illegal" says Mush Du-
bofsky, who coaches defense for
the Johnnies. "If we can get a
rule passed against him, we'll stop
him. How else are you going to
stop him? That boy really flies.
He makes Wilson IS or 40 per
cent better that it would be with
out him."
However. Mush says he won't
be suckered into concentrating his
whole defense on Sommer. Stop
ping Sommer may be the big prob
lem, but it isn't the only one. Play
for Sommer. who shoots inside
and outside the ends, would
weaken the middle. And the
middle is Lonnie Herzbr,1n's heat
Evening star., 1952-12-02
Winning Wilson Teachers
Faces Richmond Five Next

Wilson Teachers Colleges home
less Owls draw the preliminary
spot on tomorrow nights George
Washington-William and Mary
basketball card for their second
game Of the season against Rich
Imond Professional Institute. Game
time Is tbs at Uline's.
Coach Phil Fox's Wilson team
opened with an 86-53 victory over
Madison College of Harrisonburg
Va, last night at American u
Bobby Budd, formerly Of Tech
and ex-Gonzagan Jack Spicer led
the Owls with "a and 81 points
Evening star., 1952-12-02
Golden Terror Returning
TO Turner Mat Tomorrow

The Golden Terror, probably
the first of the flamboyantly
dressed wrestlers. returns tt
Turner's Arena tomorrow night
after an absence of seven years..
He is matched against lilo De.
Paulo.
Also on the program is a team
match for Negro girl wrestlers
with Ethel johnson and Kathleen
Wimbley facing Babs Wingo and
Betty White. Singles are Danny
Boy Arnold against Lu Kim an6
Humphrey against Tarzan Hewitt
Evening star., 1952-12-02
CIV Eleven Gets Letters
AT touchdown Luncheon

George Washington University
football players were to be hon.
ored at luncheon today at the
Touchdown Club.
The chief business on the pro-
gram was presentation of letters
to the athletes. Principal speaker
was Coach Bo Sherman who, ir
his first season, sent his team to
q 6-2-1 record.
Evening star., 1952-12-02
Fiqhts Lost Nioht

BROOKLYN.-Roland LaStarza, 1s9N
New York, outpointed Fred Rocky) Jones
17S, Chester. Pa. 1O).
0UEBEC.-Henry Pappy) Gault. 1I7A
Gagon. ] 1l6&, quebec Ii25. A'
CHICAGO.-Larry Watson, 179. Chi
cago. stopped Billy Noble, 191. Omaha (6)
11S, Los Angeles. outpointed Wes Bascom
176M, st. Louis (1O).
SALT LAKE CITY.-Chuck Wordsworth
Meier, 1877 Salt Lake City {2).
Evening star., 1952-12-02

there is plenty good fishin' time
left on the Bay. If the little
woman needs advice on Xmas
gifts, send her in to see us. We
have the tackle the Fishermen
want & will be happy to help
in the selection of same. Buy
your tackle from FISHERMEN,
not salesmen. at Mills Co., 9th
& E SITS. NV.
Evening star., 1952-12-02
St. John s Is Fortified
Al Quarterback for
Battle With Wilson

st. Johns, like the good pro
football teams. will have two fine
Quarterbacks to toss at Wilson
High School Saturday afternoon
at Griffith Stadium.
Bob Kelly will start under CEN
ter for the Johnnies, but Halfback
Bob Rusevlyan will take over in
the T quarterback slot if Kelly can't
move the offenSe. In st. Johns
TO victory over Gonzaga for the
Catholic League title last week,
Kelly started in the T slot, but
Rusevlyan took over early in the
game and piloted the Johnnies the
rest of the way.
Rusevlyan received much early
season publicity for his fine play
as Coach Joe Gallagher's new
quarterback. Loss of Bob Reese,
All-League quarterback. was ex-
pected to prove a handicap this
year, but. Rusevlyan proved cap
able from the start as st. Johns
pilot.
Rusevlyan Clever Leader.
A better-than-average passer,
an elusive runner and a decep-
tive faker. Rusevlyan led the
Johnnies to four straight vic
tories over Roosevelt, George
Washington, Malvern Prep and
Northwestern. No thought was
given to replacing Rusevlyan until
he was hurt early in the Calvert
Hall game.
Kelly took over at that point
and although st. Johns lost, 1876,
he turned in a fine performance.
Gallagher switched RuSevlyan to
halfback for the Washington-Lee
game the next week and gave
Kelly the quarterback role. The
change enabled the Johnnies to
take advantage of Rusevlyan's
running ability and gave them
another passing threat. However,
Gallagher knows what good
quarterback Rusevlyan is and can
be expected to change his signal
callers if necessary.
Both Kelly and Rusevlyan are
important cogs in the Johnnies'
pass defense system. Rusevlyan
Is at safety and Kelly at halfback.
In addition to watching for aerials
from Wilson's Lon Herzbrun and
Mike Sommer Saturday, they may
have the unenviable task of try
ing to catch the f1eet-footed SOM
mer if he breaks into the second
ary.
Heavy Scoring Likely.
The game stacks up as a high
scoring affair. Wilson has scored
80 points this season while the
Johnnies have run up 223 points.
Defensively, both clubs have been
strong with st. Johns holding the
edge. The Johnnies have given
up only IS points while Coach Joe
Carlos Wilson team has surren-
dered 10 points.
st. Johns will have an oppor-
tunity to knock Wilson out of the
undefeated class. The Tigers are
the only unbeaten scholastic
eleven of this area, but were tied,
6-6, in their opening game with
George Washington High in Alex
andria. Wilson has a 9-0-l season
mark against st. Johns 81.
The game, scheduled to begin at
1:30, will be broadcast over
WWDC beginning at 1:15. Bob
Wolff will do the play-by-play.
Yesterday, Sommer and st.
Johns Ralph Hawkins, star end,
were honored at the Touchdown
Clubs weekly luncheon along with
Carlo and Mush Dubofsky, st.
Johns line coach. Fred Mulvey,
Western High coach; Jim Bakh-
tiar, ace Western fullback. and
Jack Kirchner, Gonzaga tailback.
also were honored.
Evening star., 1952-12-02


fish, most of
W h j c h W er e
around 5 lbs. g.
under, How
ever, a few over
t h e linn t
"Lunkers" were
accide n t a lily
hooked around
the "De il s
Hole" Gooses
& M / d d ! e
Grounds. For
those who are
hardy I think
Evening star., 1952-12-02

I l t n Stadium
AS late as a
week ago, st.
Johns was the
f av vorite in
e v ry b cd y S
b ook to win
this sixth an
nual battle be-
tween the Dis
trict Interhigh
ID ision y
and Metropoli-
tan c a t h Ollie
League c h a M
pions. In a pc
Evening star., 1952-12-02
GouIt Keeps Buntum Title

QUEBEC, Dec. 2 (P.-Henry
(Pappy Gault of Spartanburg
S. c., defeated Fernando Gagnon
of Quebec in a 12-rounder last
night to keep his North American
bantamweight championship.
Evening star., 1952-12-02
By Bill Fuchs

A peculiar thing it is, that gen.
eral switch of favoritiSm in the
Wilson-St. Johns championship
game Saturday afternoon at Grit
Evening star., 1952-12-02
ADVERTISEMENT. A
TACKLE FISHING
By "Salty" Mills

Fishing in the Bay last week end
was nothing to get excited about.
Boats out of Deale, Chesapeake
Beach e. PIT. Lookout averaged
ahoiit On fo IN
Evening star., 1952-12-02

Penn State %, .Villanovs, Minnesotas
Holy Cross, Houston, Pennsylvania. West
vlrsinia, California. Missouri, Pittsburgh,
Southern, Michigan
Evening star., 1952-12-02

Totals - 19 20 So Totals - 23 20 rs