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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23
Meek Rejects
|SMU Job and
Sticks 10 Task

DALLAS, Dec. % P).-Coach
Bill Meek, who specializes in re-
building fading football teams,
today rejected an offer to coach
at Southern Methodist Univer-
sity in order to finish his job at
the University of Houston.
Athletic Director Maty Bel
said the SMU executive commit
tee voted to continue looking fol
Ia name" coach after being in
formed of Meek's decision.
I'm f1attered and proud that
they considered me-" Meek said
lat Houston. II talked it ovel
with my staff and we decided
that we had a job to do al
Houston and we're going to. dc
it,"
Bell said the executive CON-
lmitee was disappointed that
they couldn't land Meek, who
guided the Cougars to the
Missouri Valley championship
this year and compiled a 7-2-1
record.
Bell said Meek's terms on 8
contract were met. but Meel
said, 1T wasn't a matter Of
money. SMU offered me a FIVE
year contract at the terms
named, but after weighing the
problem carefully, decided tx
stay at Houston"
Bell said SMU would take it.
time in finding the type of coach
lit wants to succeed Woody
Woodland, who has accepted the
head coaching job at Wichits
University.
Meek said he feels Houston
University has lone of the great
est potentials in the country"
The 34-year-old coach was 6
back for Tennessee in the early
1940s under Bob Neyland. After
a tour in the Army. he was ar
assistant to Coach Jim Tatum
at Maryland and was picked ir
1851 to lift the sagging football
fortunes at Kansas State.
After a two-year overhaul, his
1854 Kansas State eleven fin
ished with a 7-3 record, the first
time in the schools history that
it had won seven games in 9
season.
| Meek came to Houston ir
1855 and had a GA record his
first year
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on arrangements expect to round
up not only all Of the ex-amateur
champions living in the metro
politan Washington area, but
also those scattered afar. Some
OF them. however, will never re-
turn.
Wartime Casualties
Those would be the champions
who lost their lives fighting for
their country such as 1t. Robert
Matthias Of the olympic Club.
killed while on q descent of para
troops landing in France during
World War II; 1t. Bob Sullivan
of Georgetown University, q
heavyweight, killed on Two Jima
serving with the Marines: Pvt.
John Mancini, a middleweight,
who lost his life with the infantry
in France, and Sergt. Mario De-
Saints a Marine killed in action
in Korea.
Additional information on the
program can be secured by con-
tacting Gevinson at Taylor O.
1854.
Meanwhile, Glovers will start
slowing down a bit in their
training over the Christmas
holidays. But they will be ready
for the final drive to reach top
form before January IL which
is the deadline for registration.
Registration blanks for the
Golden Gloves are available at
any of the area Boys Clubs or
military installations until the
January II deadline. They also
can be obtained at the sports de-
partment Of The Star.
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STATISTICS

kicked eight times, Montana
seven.
st. Joseph's big chance for
touchdown came late in the third
period when Left Tackle Tom
HUM recovered a Montana FUN
BILE on his own A. Two plays
later, Fullback Mike Murphy
slanted off tackle and managed
to keep his feet for 35 yards be-
fore Warzeka hauled him down
on the 16. On the next play st.
Joseph's added another yard, but
then lite was tripped up by the
mud for a loss of 7.
Montana took over on downs
and started its only real threat
Quarterback Dave Alt lateraed
to Edwards for a 55-yard gainfo
st. Joseph's %. Marinkovich and
Edwards. on alternate tries,
moved the ball to the 10. On
fourth down. Warzeka tried his
field goal attempt from the 16.
st Joseph's o q u Ol-z0
Montana State q q q o.
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.Three-WoY Hockey Tie

CLINTON, N. Y, Dec. % (P.-
Hamilton Colleges Christmas
hockey tournament wound up in
a three-way tie today as the
host Continentals edged VIII
liams, 6-5, in overtime. Colby's
1912 triumph over Norwich in
the first game today gave Colby.
Hamilton and Williams 81 rec
ords for the three-day round
robin.
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Conisius Squirt
Defeats AIubumu

BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. 90 up.
--CanisiuS handily turned back
Alabama tonight, 74-63, to get
back on the winning basketball
bandwagon and run its season
record to 81. An eight-point
blast early in the second half
broke the back of the Crimson
Tide.
Canisius trailed at times in
the first half, but never by more
than two points. But the second
half was a romp as the Golden
Griffins fired at will and opened
up a 16-point lead before clear
ing the bench.
Joe Leone had his best night
of the season for Canisius, scor-
ing 20 points. But he lost scor-
ing honors to Alabama's Jack
Kubiczyn, who treated his home
town fans with a 24-point per-
Torrance.
The loss left the Tides record
"a
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Sugar Roy Eager
To Show Strength

GREENWOOD LAKE, N. Y,
Dec. % (P.-Sugar Ray Robin
son boxed six rounds with three
different sparring mates at his
training base today. After the
workout, he told his trainers he
would like to box 10 rounds Sun
day, lust to show the people
who come to see me that my legs
are in tip-ton shane"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23
By BILL FUCHS

Tom Courtney. Olympic 300
meter champion, and Arnie
Sowell, the panther-like runner
from Pittsburgh, will hook up
for the 2lst time in one of tracks
most sizzling rivalries when the
10th annual Star Games are held
January rs at the Armory.
Most of their clashes have
been in the half-mile. This time
it will be 1000 yards, and the
race easily could be the show
stealer of a meet rich in stars.
Sowell. winner of the Pan
American Games in 1855 and
victor over Courtney IL times in
10 meetings before the Olympic
800-meter test at Melbourne, will
be out to set another sizzling
pace here, even if it kills his
chances as it did last month
Down Under.
Reams have been written about
the race Courtney ran. Trail
ing Britain's Derek Johnson with
only 80 yards to go and whipped
by Sowell's early pace. Courtney
put on a tremendous burst to
beat johnson at the tape. In
doing so. he set an Olympic
record of 1:47.7.
The former Fordham star was
in a state of near-collapse at
the end and needed an hour in
his dressing room before he
could present himself for thu
medal ceremony.
II ran out of steam 80 yard.
from the tape and the Lore
really helped me the rest of the
way" he told reporters at Mel.
bourne.
With Sowell's preference fol-
the fast pace and Courtney;
logged determination to win, the
l,000-yard Star Games RECORD
is in jeopardy. Jerry Connolly
set it in 1913 at 2:11.7.
Courtney. who now runs fol
the New York A. c., will bs
cunning for his third triumph ir
this race sponsored by the
Touchdown Club. He won ir
1855 in 2;14.3 and last year took
it in 2:14.2. but Sowell was moi
an opponent.
Instead, Sowell was content tt
be a hero for Pitt in the James
Fielding Memorial Two-Mile Re-
lay. He spotted rivals from syria.
IcuSe and Georgetown almost Al
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TITLISTS OF d YEARS TO APPEAR
!. j. 1857 Event to Honor
Ex-GIoves Champions
BY DICK O'BRIEN

A program to honor former
champions of the Golden Gloves
from 1888 to 1856 will be ar
ranged during the 1857 tourna-
naent. sponsored by The Star and
opening at Capitol Arena Janu-
airy %.
The date for the might Of
champions" as the program will
be termed, will be selected soon.
Lou GevinSon. the popular
bantamweight and later a
featherweight. who won one of
the first titles in the Golden
Gloves, has accepted the chair
manship of the committee on
arrangements for the program
which will find more than 100
former Gloves titlistS at ringside
fer the ceremonies.
IS Won Bantam Title in "a
s. Gevinson, who competed in
The 1884 tournament among
o8hers. won the "a bantam
weight title in a breeze. He fur
ther distinguished himself by
going to the semifinals of the
national AAU championships at
cleveland that same year. He
Inst a hairline decision to New
Works Lou Salica, who won the
title and later became the ban
tamweight champion OF the
world.
81 Gevinson went into the pro-
kessional ranks and turned in al
me record before retiring. He isl
now chairman of the District of
Columbia AAU registration COM
mittee.
On the same amateur teams
with Gevinson in those early
Gays were George Abrams and
Geve Mamakos, who also will
BE- honored on the might of
champions" Both Abrams and
Mamakos competed in the first
Golden Gloves tournament here
ID 1888, held at the Catholic
University gymnasium. Abrams
mas a member Of the Boys Club
4 Washington team while Mann
akos was AFFILIATED with the
olympic Club.
= Mamakos came within two
Pounds of winning the middle
weight championship of the
Eorld from the great Tony Yale.
he had Yale beaten for IL rounds
U Chicago Stadium in 1888. but
q Garrison finish" by Zale in
me 14th and 18th rounds stopped
Hamakos in what Chicagoans
Sfill term one of that city'sI
Greatest fights.
@Gevinson and his committee
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SoItou Proposes
Penalty Box to End
Dirty PIuy in NIL

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. % (P).
Soltau, seven-year
veteran of professional football
suggested today a hockey-type
penalty box and a sixth official
to eliminate dirty play in the
National Football League.
The Forty-Niners' end and
team player representative, said
the present 15-yard penalty fol
unnecessary roughness is a mere
slap on the wrist.
He would have penalty box
where a player would be benched
for as much as a full quarter and
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GREAT HALF-MILERS AT 1T AGAIN
Courtney and SoweIl y
To Duel in Star Games

yards in the final lap and,
his legs driving smoothly and
swiftly. left them 70 yards be-
hind at the finish.
The lanky Negro, who spreads
1856 pounds very thinly over a
6-foot frame. was saving him.
self last January. 1t was early
in the track year and he wasn't
in top shape. But with the
Olympics directly behind them,
all the~athletes will be report
ing here in excellent condition.
Another event shaping up as
a top feature is the mile run,
which could be the most inter-
esting yet. Best to date was
the meeting between Yves Santee
and Gunnar Nielsen of Den
mark in 1855, with Nielsen beat
ing out the American record
holder after losing to him the
night before in Philadelphia.
Delany is Youngest
This time the spotlight is ex-
pected to center on Ron Delany,
Olympic 1.500-meter champion
from Ireland and Villanova, and
Hungary's Lazslo Tabori. two
of the worlds select milers.
Delany. at 81 the youngest OF
the four-minute men, scored
over Walter Richtzenhain OF
Germany. John Landy of Aus
tralia and Tabori, in that order
in the Olympic 1.500-metel
final.
Tabor is expected in New
York Wednesday where a for
NAL invitation to compete in TIT
indoor season will be extended.
Also spotlighted will be thu
sprint series. dominated SO I'm.
expectedly last year by Dame
Sine, Duke sophomore.
The red-haired Slime is the
tough-luck guy of American
track and field. Unheard Of be-
fore his sensational sweep Of
the 10. 80 and 100-yard dashe:
in The Star Games, he went or
to even greater glories, only tt
be knocked out of an Olympic
berth by injury. He is reported
to be back in top condition.
Tickets for the meet are or
sale in Room 200 of The Stal
Building and at the Fairway
Sports Store, 1928 G street NV
Prices are 50, SO and 81. anc
mail orders are being accepted
at The Star.
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Cords Sign Shortstops

ST. LOUIS. Dec. % fP.--The
Cardinals said tonight two young
shortstops. Dick Schofeld and
Eddie Kasko. have signed their
1851 contracts. Schofield, %, hit
.2sS at Omaha part Of last year
and had q late-season trial with
the st. Louis club. Kasko. "a.
from New Jersey. hit sos at
Rocl1ster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23

: Mickey Mantle. the Yankee
Uugger, has been designated as
be outstanding male athlete Of
f956 by an overwhelming vote Of
the sports writer's and broad
casters cooperating in the an
Mlal Associated Press year-end
ppll.
: Mantle. who performed so
many outstanding feats in base
kall this year that it's hard to
imagine anyone challenging his
fosition, almost doubled the
gore Of his nearest rival in the
ppll. Bobby Morrow, the Olympic
Eiple gold medal winner. He
1ipled the vote given TO Floyd
PATTERSON. world heavyweight
champion.
: Mantle was named FIRST on
ne ballots Of 80 Of the 1872
sportS experts participating in
the poll. second on 81 and third
D 25. On the usual scoring
hnsis Of three points for first,
Nro for second and one for
third, he accumulated 333 points.
Morrow. with 26 first-place
votes, received 1853 points. Pat
terson with II firsts and liz
points. nosed out another Olym-
plan. Bill Russell Of San Fran
cisco basketball star now with
the Boston Celtics. by six points
for third place.
Mantle will receive the Frater-
nel Order OF Eagles-Frederick c.
Aiiller memorial award. The
Hophy was awarded for the first
ime last year to Hopalong Cas-
sady, Ohio State football star
: The silver trophy and a similar
1ne for the female athlete OF
1he year will be presented at a
thinner. January 81 in Milwaukee.
: Announcement OF the winner
s ( the poll for the outstanding
4emsle athlete viii be made next
Beck.
: Mantle vas named for another
neat baseball player. Mickey
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Buff DoneIIi Reported Set
AS New Columbia Coach

there, his football teams have
won rs games. lost 40 and tied
six.
Donelli is married and has
two children, Dick and Linda.
His son is a back on the Colum-
bia freshman team.
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Women Pros List
BIG Money Tour

EVANSTON. Ill. Dec. % R.-
The Ladies' Professional Golf
Association today announced a
record-breaking winter playing
schedule Of nine Journeys carry
ing a total Of $43,500 in prize
money.
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PIiqht Of the Senators

Sportsman Park When the Yankees Of they
usher for the Giants don't have that sort OF seup
Maybe can have better discipline among ushers
That will be looked into.
WE'VE SPENT MORE money in advertising and pro-
motion in the past year than before. I think
made progress and think wen make more Sure the
looks here for other general managers They all
think they do a better JOB.
1t isn't the easiest job in the world. Pro hockey has
failed here Pro basketball has failed here George WASH
ngon University has nearly 10000 Students but the
800.
As for too much family feeding at the trough think
the members Of the family handling their jobs capably
They've all been raised In baseball and they know what
they're doing"
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Courtney eFordha star and Olympic sOome champion to the wire
swe has beaten Courtney times in but fourth after setting
picture Sowe takes the IA outdoor Od championship for 1855
Club OOOyarun feature of The Star Games January 26 at the
Wirenhotn
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(WhtteW0us Slightly Addtttondll
Price for Tire and Rec0nditiOned Tube
REMEMBERl These ore 1902 erode
A cold rubber. FULLY RETREADED
SlDEWALL TO SIDEWALL TIRES,
NOT the inferior Seeeps. Mounted end
demounted free now and otter winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09
MOST CONTROVERSIAL GAMES END
US. Officials Discount
Soviet Olympic Title

MELBOURNE, Dec. 8 R.-
The flame died today on the big
gest and most controversial OF
all Olympic Games and Ameri-
can athletic officials took a cold
hard look at the results Of the
two-week competition which saw
the longtime uaofficial team
domination pass from the United
States to Russia.
I'VE don't consider ourselves
the second sports nation Of the
world because of what hap
pened here" said Kenneth (Tug)
Wilson Of Chicago president OF
the United States Olympic Com
mittee. I'VE spread-eagled mems
track and field, which after all
is the core Of these games, and
we won those sports on which
we concentrate.
I'VE are very proud Of the per-
formances Of our athletes. But
there is a lesson to be learned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09

1t Is that we must put greater
emphasis on some Of the fringe
sports such as gymnastics and
Greco-Roman wrestling, in
which the Russians scored heay-
lily. And there probably should
be some reappraisal Of the mccall
distribution. particularly in GYM
nastics, where they are given for
minor categories."
The Russians collected IL Of
their 81 gold medals in men s
and women's gymnastics ard elk
in Greco-Roman wrestling. They
added 20 silver medals and 80
bronze for an overall total OF 80.
as compared to "A for the United
States. The final gold medal
came from Russia's 2-l triumph
over Yugoslavia In today's big
soccer match.
The United States. with a rec
Continued on Page B-4, Col. 1
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STATISTICS

little spanked the effort, and
Rookie End Clyde Corners pass
catching figured in two of the
touchdowns.
With three victories and a tie
in their last four games, the
Forty-Niners moved into fourth
place in the Western Division
standings, a half-game ahead of
the Packers.
McElhenny started the fire.
works with a 25-yard scoring
dash in the first period and set
up the final touchdown in the
fourth quarter with a 5O-yard
gallop to the three-yard line.
From there Fullback Joe Perry
went over.
Green Bay led at one point,
1910. and trailed only 17-14 at
the end Of the third period.
Then San Francisco surged
ahead. little and Conner hooked
up on pass plays good for 80
and 40 yards to the Packers six
and from there little tossed a
scoring pitch TO Billy Wilson.
Dicky Moegle intercepted a
Tobin Rote pass and dipsy-
doodled his way 80 yards TO
score. Then McElhenny powered
See FORTY-NINERs, Page BIS
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Only Red Sox Make
Griffith Good Offer

and Billy Console and Pitcher
Russ Kemmerer.
Stephens has been with Boston
of and on since 1852, but has
seen little service. AS a late
inning replacement for Ted Will
liams last season. he .batted only
So times. and hit .27O. HIT was
"a .293 hitter in 1855 when he
batted only 157 times.
All Of the Red Sox in whom
the Senators are interested are
young. Stephens is %. Console
20. Throneberry and Kemmerer
Is and Boiling and Lepcio 26.
The infielders have much in
common. They're rated slick de-
fensively, but none ever has
Ibatted 300 in the minors or ma
jors. Boiling, who probably would
be preferred by the Senators to
take over at shortstop. batted
.2l2 in lib appearances at the
plate last season. His brother
Frank, plays second base for
Detroit.
Manager Chuck Dresser Is
convinced that Herb Plews, who
finished the season at second
base for the Senators, can ham
die third base acceptahly If Yost
See SENATORS. Page R-2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Star Stan Correspondent

CHICAGO, Dec. 8.-The Sena-
tors have been involved in trade
discussions with five clubs in the
past few days. but Cal Griffith
says only the Red Sox, who are
bidding for Third BaSeman Ed
Yost, have offered an attractive
proposition.
There will be no deal with the
Red Sox unless they are willing
to part with Outfielder Gene
Stephens, Grifiith says, and Bos-
toms reluctance to give up the
I6-foot-S lefthanded hitter has
stalled negotiations at least
temporarily.
The groundwork for a trade
with Boston was laid at this
weeks minor league meetings
in Jacksonville. Talks will be
sumed Monday when Joe
Cronin. Red Sox general man.
ager. arrives here.
Griffith said that If a deal Is
made with Boston, the Senators
will receive two or three players
for Yost. Other Red Sox players
under Consideration are Out
fielder Faye Throneberry, In
fielders Ted Lepcio. Milt Boiling
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09

the Boys Club Of Washington
Seventeenth and Massachusetts
avenue Sc, between 10 am
and Z pm. Entry blanks will
be available in the sports de-
partment of The Star and at
any of the boys clubs or athletic
associations registering teams fol-
the competitions
AS usual, the prize list will he
rich and varied for the winners
and runners-up in all divisions
The richest, of course, will be
the trip to New York for the
senior winners. They will COM
pete in the Eastern Golden
Gloves tournament Of cham
pions. the finals of which will
be held at Madison Square Gar
den on March 6.
A victory in the Eastern Col
den Gloves gives the winner the
right to compete against the
Western champions at the Chi
cago Stadium on March 20 after
a training period at the East's
Bear Mountain IN. W camp.
The senior winners here also
will be eligible to compete in the
national AAU championships in
Boston in April.
Training facilities are avail
able at any of the boys clubs
and other athletic plants which
are to be opened later this
month for conditioning.
With the Olympic games COM
pleted, American amateurs will
be pointing for the Pan American
Games to be held in Cleveland
in June, 1858.
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Boiling Rally Beots Hood
In Shrimp Bowl, 2o-I4

GALVESTON. Tex. Dec. 8 up.
Boiling Air Force Base OF
Washington. D. C., whipped Fort
Hood. 2s-I4. in the Shrimp Bowl
tonight to win the national serv-
ice team football championship.
A crowd Of $500 saw the game.
Boiling roared from behind in
the fourth period with is points.
Minnie Msvraides. formerly Of
Notre Dame. kicked a field goal
with the ball on the 30-yard line
70 put Boiling ahead 10 stay.
Ralph Guglielmi. former Notre
Dame All-America and Wash
ington Redskins quarterback.
and Bernie Faloney. former
Maryland star. carried the Boil
Ing passing attack. Faloney and
Doyle Nix. former sAfU back.
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rolled up the yardage on the
ground.
The Air Force team out.
weighed the Tankers IS pounds
per man in the line and had q
l0-pound advantage In the back
field.
The airmen clicked of So
yards In eight plays, with Gugli-
elmi passing 10 Nix for the final
. yards late In the fourth period
Then they iced the game when
James Haas recovered Jerry
Johnson's tumble on the Fort
Hood 20 and Eugene Hill scam
pered the final 10 yards.
Hood went ahead IN the FIRST
period when Adam Baker blocked
an attempted field goal. scooped
See BOILING. Page B-S
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'CoIoniuIs Bow
To Late WIN
Squirt, 1895

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Dec. 9
Especially William a. Mary
scored the last five points OF
the game tonight to upset
George Washington. 1895, and
take its first victory over the
Colonials since 1852.
It was William 81 Mary's
fourth victory against one de-
feat and gave the Indians q 81
Southern Conference record.
They lost to Washington a. Lee
this week. It was the second
straight defeat for CIV.
Roy LANCE. young brother OF
Don Lange. former Navy scoring
star. put the Indians ahead,
86-85, with a layup with less
than 3 minutes to go. Jim
Kaplan added q foul and LANCE
concluded the scoring with two
free throws.
The game was tied many times
the first time at sail and the
last time at 1888. George Wash
ington, which led by three points
at halftime, had a point
advantage four different times in
the second half.
Don Eng1eken. q junior who
missed last season, and Kaplan,
second high scorer last year. top
ped the Indians with "a points
See C0LoNIALs. Page B-i