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Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-08-12
Construction aided
FIdthedd Economy

Construction of the Anaconda AL
ummum Co. plant has provided
about 100000 man hours of en-
ployment in the Flathead
For a l2-week period during the
late summer and fall of 1854 con-
struction payrolls averaged over
l,60O men and payrolls exceeded
$l75,OO0 week. Economic results
In a county of $4,000 people were
marked and the area showed the
greatest gain in the Ninth Federal
reserve district, as the lumber in
dustry doomed as well.
During the winter of 1954-55 con-
structlon employment at the An
aconda plant averaged over 2Oo
Jobs. July, 1855 saw large scale hir.
ing OF operations personnel to ton
the 300 figure. Construction forces
flnally dropped below 1000 in july
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
Pitt Players Given
Shots Aquinst. Virus

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 20 lP.-
Pittsburgh football coaches kept
close watch on their squad to-
day to see whether shots against
intestinal virus would prevent
further cases.
Five players have had the virus
since the teams arrival here
Monday. Last night Dr.. w. X.
Smith, team physician, gave
shots Of acromycin and polio Inn
mune serum to members Of the
team and staff.
There were no polio symptoms.
DR.. Smith said, but the serum is
used In other virus cases.
Quarterback Pete Neft and
Halfback Lou Cimarolli missed
drills yesterday. The other three
already had shaken 1t of.
Its not serious" Coach John
Nicholson said. land 1t goes
away after about So hours. But
1t would be seriouS,.i several
players got 1t the day before the
game. That's what we hope the
shots will prevent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
Weather Spells
Fother-Son Golf

PALM BEACH. Fla, Dec. 20
|lR.-Golfers hoped for better
weather today for finals OF the
annual Patterson tournament
over the Palm Beach Golf Club
course.
Rain squalls and high winds
sent scores soaring yesterday
and three teams tied for the lead
with 7Ss over the e.O0s-yard,
Ipar-70 course.
Leon Skies ST. and jr. of West
Palm Beach had 39-39-78: E.
%. Meister ST. and jr. of Cleve-
land tied it with 1913 and DR..
Frank Eldridge and Frank jr. OF
Valdosta, Ga, duplicated the
latter score to share the lead.
Ernest r. Jones ST. and jr.
came In with 41-38-79. while
the defending champions, Dexter
Daniels ST. and jr. of Winter
Haven were well back with
I37-46-83.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
East Expected to Depend
On Strong Ground Game

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 20 t41.
Coach Woody Hayes Of Ohio
State apparently is going to
shoot for victory in the East
West Shrine football game Sat-
urday the same way he won his
second straight Big Ten title
on the ground.
Hayes two auarterbacks -
Jerry Reichow Of Iowa and EN-
Lindbeck Of Illinois, both among
the Nations top 20 passers--
didn't throw once in a 40-minute
dummy scrimmage yesterday.
Ohio State ripped the Big
Ten apart with crushing
ground game pegged on Howard
oHopalong} Cassady-and the
All-America halfback is a men,
Der Of the East squad. So are two
linemen who helped make the
Buckeyes running game SO
powerful. Tackle Frank Machin-
sky and Center Ken vargo.
Schaefer at Fullback
Hayes has refused consistently
to name a first team. but the
group he worked with personally
yesterday included the Ohio
State trio.
The backfield Of the Hayes
handled unit had Lenny Moore,
Penn State speedster, at the
halfback opposite Cassidy. Rel
chow did the ball handling in
the split T. with Don Schafer OF
Notre Dame at fullback.
All the quartet did was run.
With Machinsky and Vargo in
the line were Jim Katcayage OF
Dayton and Will Frye of North
Carolina. ends; Dick Murley OF
Purdue. tackle, and Ray Lemek
Of Notre Dame and Cal Jones OF
Iowa. guards.
A second backfield, quarter
backed by Lindbeck had Bob
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
.NFL Heed Dubious
On Altering PIoyoff

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 20 LP,
Commissioner Bert Bell said
today the National Football
League hasn't received any offers
to play its annual title game at
one site and he thinks 1t would
be difficult to obtain the needed
10 votes from the leagues IL
teams for such a venture.
He commented on a report
that Los Angeles was seeking the
annual pro classic as a perma-
nent fixture for its 100, 000-seat
Coliseum.
Bell said the idea Of being
assured q mild climate and the
chance to sell tickets year-round
for the venture were in its favor
But he questioned whether fans
who support their local favorites
would stand for having the game
taken away from them COM
pietely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
Dickson Expected
To Replace Elliott
On Sooners Stuff

NORMAN, Okla. Dec. 20 Rf.2-
Pete Elliott. University of Okla-
lhoma backfield coach. will be-
come head football coach at Me-
Ibraska and George Dickson. for
merry Of Notre Dame. will sue
coed him here, reliable source
says
Elliott. previously mentioned
as the probable choice at Me-
Ibraska, has talked with Univer.
Isity Of Nebraska officials.
After the meeting, both sides.
said there was nothing definite
and no news would be forthcon1-
ling until after Oklahoma's
Orange Bowl game.
The source said Elliott def
Initely is committed to Nebraska.
However, it was decided by El-
lott and Bud Wilkinson. Okla.
lhoma head coach, that it might
upset the Sooner team to make
the announcement prior to the
Orange Bowl game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
Rogers to HighIight
Wrestling Opener

Cowboy Rocky Hi-Lee and
Nature Boy Buddy Rogers are
the athletes selected by Promoter
Ray Fabiani as opponents on his
opening wrestling program Fri
day night. January 8. at Uline
Arena.
Fabiani plans to run his Uline
mat shows on alternate Friday
nights.
Cowboy Rocky has been seen
frequently as a wrestler on tele-
vision, but this will be his first
trip to Washington. He's a big
man, the villain type. and claims
to have been q football player
at Vanderbilt some years back.
Nature Boy Buddy Rogers
used to work as a wrestler around
Washington as Dutch Rhode. He
belongs to the wavy-haired
handsome school Of wrestlers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
By q star s.aa Correspondent

MIAMI. Dec. 20 Often it
takes an injury to learn just
how important a second-stringer
can be to q football team.
Sophomore Dick Bittner is not
q household name even to the
Maryland fans, but when he was
helped of the field during prac-
tice yesterday. holding his side
and obviously in great pain,
there was CONSERVATION on the
Maryland coaching staff.
Bittner is q 6-foot-3 go
FOUNDER from Cumberland who
moved into the tackle spot be-
hind Mike Sandusky when Joe
Lazzarino was injured in the
Baylor game. Bittner is not q
fiashy tackle but he does every
thing well.
At first, it was feared Bittnei
had suffered q broken collarbone
which would mean he would miss
Mondays Orange Bowl game
with Oklahoma. But X-rays dis.
closed an injury to the first
rib and no break. His left arm
was put in q sling, but after Z
day or two Of rest he should b
available.
For three weeks Bittner hat
been practicing with his left
hand in o cast, the result Of 4
small break in one Of the earl.
practices for the Orange Bowl
This was q second blow and HI
was miserable, but he survived
Before the X-ray reports or
Bittner had been relayed By
Trainer Duke Wyre, Coach jim
Tatum had made plans for q
possible replacement.
Lazzarino, susceptible to in.
Jury for o 235-pounder, and Dor
Healy, 240-pound sophmore, are
available behind Bittner and
they're about on o par. Laz.
garino Ia the logical choice but
he's not in the best shape. Healy
looks good Of times but he lcst
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29

Pascal Of Duke and Tony
Branoff OF Michigan as half
backs and Charley Sticka of
Trinity at fullback.
These four backs also were In
the initial defensive unit with
Sticka playing end and the others
in the secondary.
The picture was entirely diff
ferent at Stanford. where the
West squad worked behind closed
gates under Coach Jess Hill Of
Southern California.
The word was that all the West
did was pass. with John Roach
Of Southern Methodist doing
most Of the throwing, With the
exception Of Roach, Hill shuffied
his backs in what observers
thought was an attempt to find
adequate protection.
Hill has promised to name his
starters tonight. with Hayes
likely to follow suit. Both have
insisted. however. that all "a men
on each squad will play.
The West team yesterday
elected Tackle Forrest Gregg OF
Southern Methodist and Fullback
Henry Moore of Arkansas as CO.
captains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
Injury to Bittner Points Up
Value of Second-Strinqers

the job to Bittner because the
latter Is more versatile.
Sandusky made two first-team
All-Americas and three second
teams, and Tatum was asked IL
Sandusky couldn't go all the way
in case Bittner couldn't play and
Lazzarino or Healy didn't meas
.ure up.
Tatum said no, that any one
of the other three who was fresh
would be better than q tired
Sandusky.
OF the other injured players
End Bill Walker will 60 lightly
on his bad foot but should be
ready as the f1rst-string left end
He was drafted by the Detroit
Lions a year ago. George Ko-
larac. who plays right guard
behind Jack Davis. was treated
for the injuries to his face anc
was back in action.
Everybody else is ready, but
they're all tired.
-WH1TTLESEY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
Rose Bowl Rivals Reach
Peak Condition in Drills

The coaches were paying their
rival players all sorts Of compli-
ments yesterday. Daugherty paid
high tribute to the Bruin block
ers who paved the way for Tail
back Sam Brown. Sanders said
Spartan Quarterback Earl Nor
rails passing and running and
the power cruising Of Walt Ko-
walczyk impressed him greatly.
Kowalczyk is the hardest rum
ming back ! ever saw; why he
even hurts you with his stiZ
arm" Sanders said.
Daugherty was guest at q
luncheon of the UCLA alumni
yesterday. and never at q loss
for a quip. commented that after
listening to the Bruins fight
song he was ready to play the
game right now" Sanders said
.UCLA may be facing the best
team in the country. Being I'M
defeated doesn't mean a team is
one of the best" Sanders said,
"Juniata and Centre were just
as undefeated as Oklahoma and
MARYLAND"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29

PASADENA, Calf, Dec. 20 t4)
There hasn't been q pessimis-
tic note from either the Michigan
State or UCLA camp this week
as the Rose Bowl contestants ap-
proach peak fitness for their
January 2 football game.
Both coaches, Duffy Daugherty
Of the Spartans and Red Sanders
Of the Bruins. are well satisfied
with the progress their squads
have made since practice started
Daugherty said today there's a
little sharpening to be done
physically. but we know we
won't have trouble getting them
worked up emotionally." He has
workouts scheduled today. to-
morrow and Saturday, with a
Commute limbering-up period
Sunday.
Daugherty said he would start
Leo Haidys. a 2l0-pound senior
in place of Pat Burke at right
tackle. Haidys is eight pounds
heavier than Burke. q sopho-
more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
TITLES AT STAKE IN STAR GAMES
New Stars Coming Up
In Women's Track

Gently she also may compete In
The Star Games. For years Miss
Walsh ruled the women's pen
tathlon. but last summer when
she was beaten by Barbara Muel-
Ter Of the Chicago Comets. Still.
Miss Walsh placed second. quite
an accomplishment when one
considers that men Of a COM
paratiye age considers 10 holes
|of golf a test of endurance.
Tickets for The Star Games,
priced at 81. So and 81, are on
sale at The Star, either at the
business counter in the lobby or
Room 200, and at the Fairway
Sports Store, 1928 g street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29

The Nations top women ath-
|letes, successors to the likes OF
Babe Didrikson Zaharias and
Stella Walsh. will go after In
door track championships jan
Iuary 81 at the National Guard
IArmory.
The championships have been
added to the program Of the
ninth Star Games. which again
will present its classy field OF
male competitors, includes stars
like Yves Santee, Bob Richards.
Don Lag. Art Bragg, Ernie
Shelton. Joe Gaffney and the
like.
AS 1856 in an Olympic year. all
competitors. male and female,
are expected to be razor sharp.
The women in particular will be
out to demonstrate that they are
ON a par athletically with menu
Ibers of their sex In other lands.
The names of Stella Walsh,
Babe DidrikSon. Betty Robinson
Schwartz and Alice Coachman
still come to mind at mention OF
track and field accomplish
Iments by American women. but
their records have been getting
Ia going over by the present crop
Old Marks In Peril
For example. Mrs. Schwartz
set q record Of So seconds in the
50-yard dash that stood for q
Quarter of q century. No one
has beaten it yet, but Isabel
Daniels, a familiar figure at The
Star Games. put her name along
side that Of Mrs. Schwartz by
tying that mark in the outdoor
championships last summer al
Ponca City. Okla. Miss Daniels
Iof Tennessee All. ran the l0C
lin The Star Games last January
in 11.2 seconds. just one-tenth
.of a second of the mark set by
Miss Walsh in 1880.
A record set by the fabulous
Didrikson in 1882 went by the
boards last summer when Bar
Ibara Diaz of Cuba ran the g.
meter hurdles in lis seconds.
Mrs. Zaharias' mark, tied In
1850 by Mrs. Evelyn Lawler Hall,
was lit.
Mae Faggs, perhaps best
known here for her determined
spirit and come-from- behind
abilities. has done the 100-yard
dash in 10.7, tying the outdoor
record set by Miss Walsh in 1890
Mildred Mcdaniel of Tuskeget
owns the American record fol-
the high jump, another in the
list of fresh records. Her lear
of 5-feet-6l2 topped the Amer
lean mark Of 5-feet-5h set BY
Jean Smiley in 1882. 1t also beal
by a quarter OF an inch the
Olympic record set by Mis-,
tCoachman and tied by D. j
Tyler OF Great Britain in l94S.
Junior Stars Compete
! A couple Of junior division
Irecord-holders also are expected
to compete here. jeanette Can.
trill of Tuskegee ran the 50-yart
hurdles in 7 seconds fiat for {
junior record and Martha Hud.
son Of Tennessee A&I set {
Junior 75-yard dash mark Of g..
seconds.
| Miss Walsh. winding UP {
long. illustrious career, said re,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
.Sooners Stick
ToLightWork.
Stress Passes

MIAMI. Dec. 20 (speciaD -
Light contact work is still thu
order Of the day for Oklahoms
University as Coach Bud Wilkin.
son readies his Soonefs for theil
Orange Bowl football engage.
ment with Maryland here Mon.
day.
While the Terps work at q
bone-crushing pace. the Sooneri
are content to sharpen theil
passing and running game with
out the risk of mourning seriou.
injury.
Two first : string backs are
ailing. but neither seriously
Tommy Mcdonald, swift run
ming halfback from Albuquerque
N. Mex, is bothered with sore
feet, while the other halfback
Bob Burris of Muskogee. Okla.
is favoring an old knee injury 9
bit.
McDonald's complaint stem:
from shoes that are too tight, 9
common ailment resulting from
the workouts In the warm. humie
Iair.
Wilkinson is concentrating OF
passing, a safety measure Just il
case the highly touted Marylant
defense contains the Sooners
famed running attack. Quarter
back Jim Harris. Fullback Bill,
Pricer and the two halfback
worked on pass offense yester
day. When the teams rotated
the second team backfield wa
made up of Jay ONeal at quar-
ter. Clendon Thomas and Car
Dodd at the halves and DENIM
Morris at fullback.
The Oklahoma spirit is high
"a good thing. according to Wilk
iinson. because OF Maryland
strong. psychological edge.
Wilkinson contends the Terp
have that edge because of tn,
10 loss handed them by thr
Sooners In the Orange Bowl twt
years ago when the Terps helt
the National championship of
their regular-season showing
Oklahoma was the No. 3 team
The positions are reversed thi
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
Senators Sign Stobbs
To Contract for Sc

Southpaw Chuck Stobbs Of the
Senators today signed his 1885
contract. believed to be at the
same figure he received last sea-
son.
Stobbs. who has been doing
promotion work for the club In
the OF season. joins Third Base
man Eddie Yost as the only SEN
ators signed. Next season will
be the fourth for Stobbs as q
Senator. He finished with q Ala
record last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
Award Goes to Podres

NEW YORK, Dec. % (P.-
Johnny Podres, Brooklyn 8
pitching hero Of the World Series,
has been named sportsman of
the year" by the editors Of Sports
Illustrated. The magazines 1854
selection was Roger Bannister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
MARYLAND
Continued From Page c.

Continued From Page C-1
shorts, loafed through workouts
talked to pretty girls over the
railing. and treated the Alabams
game as q lark.
Final score, Alabama 81, syria.
cuSe 6.
The final touch was driving
the squad through reaction drills
lin the rain. That was all. and a,
Tatum announced a few minute;
later, that was the end of two-a-
day practices.
Still in his hooded sweat shirt
shorts and golf shoes. Tatum
ltramped round and round the
locker room. Mice workout
men, nice workout" he repeated
stopping occasionally to inquire
about an injured player.
! Those who want to can 60 to
the dog races tonight, but every
body must be in bed by 1890
Read yourself to sleep on those
scout reports" he chanted, "reac
those -cout reports on Oklahoms
until you fall asleep"
/ After that he announced to.
days schedule. Breakfast al
$3.50. coaches meeting at 9 o..
clock. quarterback meeting al
1880, squad meeting at II o..
clock, and practice at 2::30. A
lesser schedule, but hardly day
Ioff.
Then he stomped into the
coaches dressing room. Earlier
in the week Jim had been or
edge. He was short to the point
Of being abrupt on conversation
was in q quarrelsome mood. Blu,
now he was relaxed. easy-going
and friendly to the Miami sports
writers who had been giving
him q bad time because they
had been barred from earlier
workouts.
Over the Hump
While the assistant coaches
were showering and changing
clothes. Jim sat there in his wet
outfit. He called one coach after
another from the shower to ask
about the availability Of certain
players.
One by one, his assistants
stepped up to answer. Mont. Bot
Ward. Warren Giese, Emme,
Check, Eddie league. Ed Kens-
Ter and Whitley Dovell.
They're not yes men. Asked
about the showings Of two line.
men, Ward replied. Neither one
Of them are worth q damn"
| Asked how new defense was
going. Mont replied mot toe
good. I think it's too compli.
Gated for so-and-so TO grasp
Other replies were to the
Affirmative. This fellow looked
good. the other guy had his best
day in weeks. etc.
One assistant coach said "Hox
about Crank Tamburello? He.
sharper than he's been all sea.
SON."
Another said Tamburello hat
been looking better each da,
since his marriage.
On the way back to the hote
the players, happy that the two.
a-day workouts were over, sans
and joked and kidded. They
were over the hump.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
Power, Puntine
KeyWeaponsin
Pitt Bowl Plans

NEW SISbEA4N0, 1CCs 40 vi
Power and punting are the
key weapons in Pittsburgh's
plans to upset Georgia Tech in
the Sugar Bowl football game
Monday.
We've banked on them all
season and they haven't let us
down." Coach John Nicholson
of Pitt said today. We've got
ten most of our yardage on
power plays through the line.
Our line isn't as fast and
tall as Techs" he said. but
we're bigger and we're hoping
we can get the holes we need
for our backs"
Punting could be a top weapon
both on offense and defense.
Techs got tremendous speed
and uses 1t best on punt re-
turns" Nicholson said. eve
think our punter can get enough
height on the ball to give oui
ends time to get down before
their safety man can get his
speed up"
Two Cauahle Passers
The punter Is Bill Schmitt
reserve guard. who looked mag
nificent in practice.
He sent several spiraling more
than 10 yards and usually got
more than so on the fly. In
scrimmage session yesterday
he had several with such height
that the ends beat the ball to
the safety man.
II Pitts ground attack fall
tiers, Nicholson has two capa-
BILE passers.
We've passed only In spots
this season." he said, but we
can throw. Corny Quarterback
Corny Salvaterra) can throw
either long or spot stuff.
Nicholson said films of Tech
games made him feel the Geor-
2ians would bank on their wide
plays.
They've got tremendous speed
better than we have" he said
II think our line can handle their
runs through the middle and
force them outside"
Has Respect for Vann
He showed respect for Toppy
Vann. Tech passer. who relieves
Wade Mitchell. the regular quar-
.terback. much of the time when
Tech goes to the air.
"Vann looked great in some OF
the films Nicholson said after
ordering a drill yesterday on de.
tense against Techs pass pat
terms.
Dr.. w. X. Smith. Pitt team
physician, said Fullback Tom
jenkins knee showed some i'm
lprovement yesterday, but thai
lit was still doubtful whether he
would play. He was on crutches
when he wasn't on the training
table.
Meanwhile. Georgia Tech
tipped through a two-hour pas.
and punting drill in Atlanta yes.
lterday. s
Coach Bobby Dodd said hi
squad will hold its last workout
In Atlanta today and will fly here
tomorrow.
Quarterbacks Mitchell anc
Vann were particularly impress
sive with their accurate passes
in non-contact-drills. Halfback.
Johnny Menger. George Volkert
and Paul RotenberTy and Full
ioacks Ken Owen and Dickie Mat
Itison we're called on to do the
bunting.
Dodd said films Of Pittsburgh
games showed the Panthers do q
fine job Of rushing punters
We're expecting them to pres
sure our kickers as much as pos
lsible in New Orleans" he said.
Particular emphasis was placed
on protection for Techs punters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
FIGHTS LAST NIGH

( The the Associated Press
| MIAMI BEACH. Fla. - Willie Pep
! 1854 Hartford Conn, outpointed And,
Arel. 1914, Massena, N. Y. U0.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-10-08
Letter Box
CONTINUED from Page 81

Lack of Public Relations and
constructive information dissent
mated among the gentilaS of the
world in general and Americans
in particular, and the spending by
Arabs of many millions of dollars
for paid propagandists here and
abroad have hurt our cause and
hurt deeply, and yet we have
done comparatively little to coun-
teract it.
We are a small minority in
every country in which we live,
but by intelligent and coordinate
effort we could become power
full factor to counteract that ad-
verse publicity by telling the
world the truth.
Many small Jewish commune
ties here and especially in Europe,
read and hear the propaganda
disseminated by the Arabs, and
frequently know nothing of what
actually happened, or is happen
ing in the Near East. To illustrate:
in one small town in Alsace Lo-
raine could not find one Jew
who would admit openly of being
one. Several there spoke to me
of the supposed cruel injustices