Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02
SEGH AT LARGE
Kennedy's Visit
Touches Soone;rs
BY MORRIS slEcEL

MIAMI JAN. 2-President Kennedy paid a surprise
call on the Oklahoma football team shortly before the
Orange Bowl football here yesterday The Socners
undoubtedly took his visit to heart too much They
played touch football against Alabama.
The Crimson Tide not caught by surprise. The
whte-shirts from Tuscaloosa played their usual man
eating style. The result was what usually follows
Alabama appearance on gridiron-succesS.
Bear Bryant arrived in town with theory about foot
ball and Mr.. Bryant, realiSt well theoriSt also
brought along team to support his theory, namely
Winning isn't everything but it beats anything that
comes in second" ."...
The philosophy was nothing new to Mr. Kennedy He
advocated himself two years ago against Richard Nxon
but the President had closer call In his manto-man
argument than Alabama experienced In Its gang warfare
against Oklahoma.
1t was Alabama by landslide although the final
score of ITO doesn't indicate the true difference
j ALABAMA WON THE TOSS and methodicaly elected
to crock Oklahoma in every phase OF the pageany except
eScortng the Orange Bowl and her court OF prn
cesses to the sdenes The beauty squad in mided for
the official coin toss accompanied the Sooner cocaptanS
off the grdiron Later in the evening the resourcelu
Alabamans made up for that oversight Tne girls
guests of the winners at the annual Orange BOWL
dinner. ys~
Oklahoma came close to scoring three times, but on
each occasion Bryant applied another personal tneory
and thwared the Sooners. Between the 2Oyard hnes
alumni and sports writer's When it reaches the ~ the
coaches take over" so
Bryants players not only believe their coachs phi
osophy but also practice it extremely well They knocked
the ball away from Oklahoma on the o. ana i,yaro
lines 1t not good exhibition OF toucn IooIDal hoU
Alabamas part. Bryant was not apoogeuc
"T have no political ambitions" he explained
THE ALABAMANs CAME INTO the game touted as
defensive bulldogs They maintained their reputation
handsomely often it appeared they had more than the
legally allotted number Of II players on the field at
one time
"Its not their second or third man who hits you
who hurts" Oklahoma Quarterback Monte Deere pointed
out after the game Its the No. 8 and 10 man that
bothers you"
Even the shutout victory didn't to please Bryant
Our defense wasn't tight as it should have BEEN ne
moaned after the game Had it been any tighter the Dade
County police would have rushed the field ana charged
the Crimson Tide with mass strangulaton
Oklahoma Halfback Don Looney is another who
attest to the savagery Of the Alabama charge Looney
into the game the Nations leading college punter
with average of 4S yards plus He averaged only 81
yesterday and rushed badly that he kicked
the ball only yards, boot not even Doug Emore Of
the Redskins would have claimed
THE APPEARANCE OF THE President at football
games is gradually developing into tremendous boon to
the construction business. In Philadelphia they built
special box to house the presidential party for the Army
Navy game and here at the Orange Bowl they also rugged
special quarters for the White House contingent
In Washington, D. C. Stadium had foresight
Its original plans included presidential box but the
only chief executive to it far has been George
Marshall president Of the Redskins He often has ndi-
Gated his willingness to share it with Mr.. Kennedy,
however
Another visitor among the 1880 Sam Huff of
the New York Giants, who assisted Jim Gibbons In the
radio booth. HUFF who participated in the Yankee
Stadium freezeban in II degree weather Sunday,
complained about the weather here too TOO hot" he
said noting the difference 70 hours and Sc degrees
can make.