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MERCER INV ADES TOMORROW NIGHT
Georgia - Chattancoga Meet
Tonight In Woodruff At 8
SEC Prexies
Reconsider
Bowl Ruling
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Dec. 10.—
(AP) — Presidents and faculty
representatives of Southeastern
Conference colleges today consid
ered rescinding football bowl
limits that all but shut them out
of next January 1 games. i
A year ago the schools voted to
tisy only in the Sugar, Orange
and Cotton Bowls. When ' the
Sugar and Cotton selection comi
mittees looked the other way this
fall, the SEC champion Georgia
Buildogs stood alone in the post
season picture.
They’ll be in the Orange Bowl
at Miami, but such top-flight
teams as Tulane, Vanderbili and
Mississippi will sit out New
Year’s Day.
Coaches and athletic directors
of the 12 conference schools
paved the way for a return to
unlimited bowl participation in a
session yesterday. Their favora
ble recommendations’ went to
the voting representatives, who
are expected to approve. :
The coaches were known also
to have okayed liberalizing rules
on transfer students. This propo
sal would give athletes who play
for one school and then transfer
tn another the right to compete
after one years' residence.
Present rules bar a transfer
student from the same sport he
played at the first school.
Full Week - End Of Football
Scheduled At Local Y.M.C.A.
BY GEORGE ABNEY, JR.
Athens Y. M. C. A. ends its grid season with a full
week-end of activity scheduled for today and Saturday.
The Prep Scorpions an dthe Cub class teams meett Fritz
Orr Club in a double-header tonight, while two Indian
clasgs intrasquad games are on tab for Saturday afternoon.
All gzames will be playved on the “Y” athletic field. A
game with Greensboro is tentatively scheduled for Sat
urday. \
Greensboro grid officials were
to notify Athens “Y"” Physicial Di
rector Cobern Kelley late this
morning in they could play the
game with the Athens Preps to
morrow morning.
The Cub ‘game with Fritz Orr
Club tonight will be played by
boys 10 years and under and will
get underway about 5 o’clock. The
Scorpion-Fritz Orr tilt for boys 12
years old and under will follow
immediately.
Both local ateams whipped the
Fritz Orr footbaiers in Atlanta
this season. The Preps won 20 to
6 and the Cub soared to ictory
Fights Last Nite
By The Associated Press
Philadelphia — Chico Varona,
147, New York, outpointed Honey
chile Johnson, 145 ls, Philadelphia,
Fall River, Mass.—Jackie Lo
vatt, 153, Providence, knocked out
Tiger Ted Brassley, 154, Portland,
Me., 2.
San Diego, Calif.—Mike Angus
tain, 160, Los Angeles, stopped
Bert Mendoza, 161, Los Angeles, 9.
Atlantic City—Sipio Lofton, 165,
Newark, N. J., knocked out Red
Peterson, 166, Philadelphia, 1.
Fort Wayne, Ind—Eddie O’~
Neil, 154 Detroit, outpointed Wil
lie Russell, 146, Columbus, 0., 10,
Worchester, Mass.—Dave “Gold
outpointed Rudy Zadell, 143%,
Barberton, 0., 10.
New York (Sunnyside Garden)
—Angelo Morganti, 14334, New
York, outpointed Freddie Menna,
148, New York, 8.
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Banner-Herald Sports Editor
The all-victorious Georgia Bulldogs return home from
a narrow squeak by Clemscn last Wednesaay evening,
and meet their fourth foe of the infant cage season in
Woodruff Hall tonight at 8 o’clock — Chattanooga Uni
versity. ;
Last-minutae field goals by Ath
ens’ J. B. Farr and little Joe Jor
dan gave the Sug Jordan-led locals
a 60-58 win over Clemson, in a
game that saw the Bulldogs trail
all the way until the last minute.
The Georgians displayed excellent
comback-form in downing the
Tigers, whom they deefated easily
in the opener a week ago tonight.
Tomorrow evening Mercer Uni
versity of Macon invades the
Woodruff playing grounds to com
plete the weekend card.
Scrappy 'Nooga
After their sluggish game with
the Tigers, the Bulldogs will un
doubtly be out for blood in their
encounter with Chattanooga. The
latter is said to have a scrapping
ball club, capable of licking any
body they play. Mercer, tomor
row night’s opponent, is an even
more potent outfit, which the
Georgia outfit will have plenty of
trouble in subduing.
Starting the game tonight will
be Bob Healey and Earl Davis at
forwards; Bob Schloss at center;
Jordan and E. L. Rainey at guards,
with first-line subs being Farr and
Al Fabian, the former a guard and
the latter a center.
Practically all of the Bulldogs’
reserve strength lacks playing ex
perience, so Coach Jordan will use
his subs just as much as possible.
Of the 13-man equad, only seven
have had any previous college
game-time to speak of.
20 to 7.
Indian Games
The Indian Class will be divid
ed into four teams for tomorrow
afternoon’s games. All members
will bet a change to play in one
game, but none will play in both
games. The games will get under
way at 2:30 p. m., and the players
are not to report later than 2 p. m.
Immediately following the two
Indian games there will be re
freshments served in the “Y” lob
by and Mickey Mouse and Woody
Wood pecker comedies will be
shown. Following this Indian fott
ball certificates will be awarded.
Also the swimming pool will be
open for about 30 minutes that af
ternoon for those who want to take
a short swim. Each boy is asked
to bring his swim suit when he re
ports at the “Y” for the game.
Parents and friends are invited
to attend and watch the game,
swimming, pictures, and other
parts of the afternoon’s program.
Cry Baby Cry
Leads In
Field Trials
FLORENCE, Ala., Dec. 10 —
(AP)—Cry Baby Cry, owned by J.
Percy Flowers of Clayton, N. C,,
was leading today as the annual
session of the United States Field
Trials for fox hounds, went into
its final day.
The third day’s running yester
day left the Flowers dog with 530
points.
~ White Girl Meggs, entry of J. W.
Meggs and Son, Marksville, N. C,,
‘was second with 435 points. How
iard Haynes, owned by S. A.
‘Wheeler, Brazos, Tex., held third
place with 400 and Horse Fly,
candidate of Pearson, Falls and
Turner, of Woodruff, S. C., was
fourth with 385.
White Girl Meggs led the hunt
ing division. Howard Haynes was
tops in trailing, Cry Baby Cry in
speed and driving. Cry Baby Cry
and White Girl Meggs are tied in
endurance.
Officers elected for the, fox
hound organization last night
were:
John H. Allen, luka, Miss., re
eelcted president; W. Gist Finley,
York, S. C., first vice-president;
J. W. Wade, Wenatchee, Wash.,
second vice-president; Hugh L.
Rice, Florence, Ala., third vice
president, and W. T. Beard, Smiths
Grove, Ky., secretary-treasurer.
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Class A, AA
Prep Grid
Finals Tonite
By the Associated Press
A couple of red hot football bat
tles tonight will decide the State
High School championships in
Classes AA and A.
Lanier of Macon and Marist of
Atlanta, both unbeaten, lock in
Atlanta to decide which wears the
double crown.
Hardly a less fierce struggle
will be that between Decatur and
Fitzgerald at Macon for Class A
honors.
Peanut Bowl officials will be on
hand at Macon to offer Fitzgerald
a bid to their New Year’s Bowl
game in Columbus, if the eleven
gets by its North Georgia foe. The
other Peanut Bowl team already
has been named. It is Westfield,
Mass., winner of Class A honors in
its home state.
Decatur Declines
If Fitzgerald loses tonight, an
other Georgia eleven will be
picked to meet the out-of-state foe.
Decatur has declined to consider a
bid. .
Both the Atlanta and Macon
championship frays were rated
close to a toss-up. As for the Class
AA contenders, Marist has scored
271 points to 28 by ten opponents,
and Lanier has tallied 223 to 59 in
11 games. Lanier had slightly the
tougher schedule.
Of the Class A finalists, Deca
tur’s Bulldogs tripped 10 oppo
nents and lost only to Griffin by
one point. Fitzgerald, with Half
back Lauren Hargrove doing a lot
of ball toting, downed 10 oppo
nents. Only Thomasville was
able to hold the eleven to less than
three touchdowns.
Spotlight O
poing n
Small Bowls
In Last Fling
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.—(AP)—
The littie and medium-size
bowls will have their last fling at
the national football spotlight
tomorrow before the older and
larger fixtures start drumming
up interest in their January 1
altractions. :
Six games are on schedule, in
ciuding two junior college coun
terparts of the Rose and Sugar
Bowls.
The Little Rose Bowl at Pasa
dena, Calif.,, will send Compton
Junior College againts Duluth
Junior College in a battle of per
fect teams.
Compton won ten games in a
row, Duluth was ‘'unbeaten and
untied in seven starts. :
| Little Sugar Bowl !
, Louisiana, home of the Sugar
Bowl, refuses ‘to let itself be
;outd(me by Pacific Coast rivals
and so comes up wtih a Little
Sugar Bowl to match.
} This game ‘at Monroe, La,
matches unbeaten and untied
'Snuth Georgia with Little Rock
'(Ark.) Junior College, which won
seven and lost tinree.
Two of the best junior college
records in the country will be
put on the line in the Texas Rose
Bowl at Tyler, Texas, where
Kilgore (9-1-0) plays Hutchinson
of Kansas (8-0-1).
Other games include:
Grape Bowl at Lodi, Calif.—
Hardin-Simmons vs. College of
Pacific; Fish Bowl at Corpu:
Christi, Texas -— Corpus Christi
vs. Southwestern (Texas); Silver
Bowl at Mexico City — Pacific
Destroyer Forces vs. Hawaiian
All-Stars.
Another bowl game—The Tex
oma--wili be played tonight at
Denison, Texas, with Ouachita
and Southeastern California as
principals.
Arrests Made
Of Three
‘Bama Players
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.,, Dec. 10—
(AP) — Charges of failure to re
port for federal inspection of a
National Guard Unit today were
on file against five students at the
University of ‘Alabama, varsity
football players.
They were arrested Wednesday
night on warrants signed by Capt.
Bearsor B. Walker of Tuscaloosa,
Company A commanded. They
were released yesterday on bonds
after spending the night in jail,
Robert Mackey, clerk in the ser
iff’s office said.
They were listed as Ed Salem,
Rebel Steiner and Lawrance
Lauer, members of the Alabama
vasity football team; William Bry
ant and David Schnitzer.
Steiner played with the Alaba
me basketball team against Rirm
ingham-Southern College here
Wediesday night,
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SANTA CLAUS TRIES FOOTBALL — Yes, children,
even Santa Claus has beccme a football fan. And it be
gins to look like he also has ambitions to be a player.
He is trying out his kicking tne in Jackson, Migs. Hold
ing the kall for him is Roger Sanborn, captain of the
high scheol team from Lowell, Mass., which is visiting
Jackson to play the Bogalusia, La., hgih school in the
Memorial Bowl Game.— (AP Photo.)
RAUCHTHIRD IN YARDAGE
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.—(AP)—The 1948 college foot
ball season produced five forward passing and pass
catching records, but the trend was strictly away from
tne team ‘‘battery” combinations which dominated in
194 7. ;
Final figures of the Natiohal
Collegiate Athletic Bureau. releas
ed today, show no such combina
tions as Mississippi’s Charlie Con
erly-Barnev Poole pairing; or
Georgia’s Johnny Rauch-Dan Ed
wards duo; or Fred Enke-John
Smith for Arizona, who starred a
year ago.
Instead, the nation’s leading pig
skin pitehers and catchers were
pretty well scattered around.
" The leading passer was Nevada’s
Stan Heath, who set a passing
yardage record with 2,005, and a
touchdown passing record with 22
for six-pointers.
Johnny “Red” O’Quinn of Wake
Forest, who caught 39 for 605
yards, was the leading catcher.
The only team pair to come near
'the top was Tulsa’s two Jims—
Finks throwing and Ford receiv
}ing. Finks ranked second behind
Heath as a chucker with 115 com
pletions in 222 flips. Ford ranked
fifth in reeciving with 35 caught
for 408 yards.
Dominated Field .
| Heath dominated the passing
parade from the bureau’s first
'weekly report. The pass receiv
ers had six difierent leaders in as
many week before O’Quinn forged
ahead and managed to outgrab Jim
Powell of Tennessee and Bob Mc-
Chesney of Hardin Smimons, who
snagged 36 apiece ¥ur 462 and 445
yards, respectively.
" O’Quinn’t 39 receptions were the
highest in the past six years, dside
from All-America Barney Poole,
‘who caught 52 in 1947 for the
record.
And where was defending cham-~
pion Poole, shorn of his battery
mate Connerly this year? His 18
reecpitons for 253 yards and three
touchdowns ranked him 59th.
~ The other two passing records
established in 1948 were made by
a fellow who didn’t even crack the
select 20, ranked on number of
receptions. e
| He's Ellery Williams of Santa
Clara. He caught only 21 passes,
but when he caught ’em they were
‘good for both distance on the field
and digits on the scoreboard. His
}receptions accounted for 621 yards
'and a record nine touchdowns.
His average of 29.6 yards per
pass caught surpassed the old
mark of 28.5 among those catching
15 or more in a season, set by La
mar Davis of Georgia in 1942,
Second high touchdown among
the receivers was another Ali-
America end, Dick Rifenburg of
Michigan, who caught 22 and scor
ed on eight.
Among the passers, 35 complet
ed more than Dick Gilman of Kan
sas, but only Heath outstripped
him in payoff pitcher. Gilman
threw 14 scoring passes while com
pleting 49 of 127 throws, or an
average of about one touchdown
every three times he found a re
ceiver.
Tying Gilman at 14 were Walter
Brennan, Holy Cross, and Bobby
Thomason, VMI. Ed Songin, Bos
ton College, and Ed Finn, Brown,
had 13 apiece. 3
| Johnson Best Pet.
+ Gil Johnson of Southern Metho
dist had the best completion per
centage, .608. A
~ Columbia’s Gene Rossides “was
‘was the year’s champion at aveid-
ing interception, having only three
stolen whilé completing 60 of 112.
No other passer in collegiate his
tory has escaped with fewer than
five thefts on 100 or more throws.
Georgia’s Johnny Rauch, though
10th in completions with 71, rank
ed third in yards, with 1,307.
Rauch was the only passer to hit
the leaders three years in a row,
finishing 17th in 1946, second last
year and 10th this year, °~
Leo In Dutch
Once Again
VWith “Happy”
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec. 10
..(AP)—Leo Durocher is in hot
water with Commissioner A. B.
Chandler again. " ¢
Although the Commissioner was
reluctant to talk about the matter,
it was learned that the manager
of the New York Giants might
face another suspension, or be giv
en a sizeable fine.
Leo, who only a year ago ended
a season-long exile impored upon
him by the Commissioner for
“conduct detrimental to baseball,”
has been ordered by Chandler to
appear for a hearing on the “Fred
dy Fitzsimmons case.” The inquiry
is set for Tuesday, Dec. 14, at the
Blackstone Hotel in Chicago.
Fitzsimmons, who came to work
as coach under Leo several weeks
ago, while on the Boston Braves’
reserve lis\, also has been sum
moned before the Commissioner.
In addition, Chandler has ordered
New York President Horace
Stoneham to send another repre
sentative. Stoneham selected Ed
gar Feeley, treasurer of the club.
Feeley and Durocher will have
to convince Chandler there was
no “tampering” with the former
Giant pitcher when he switched
from Boston .to New York, and
Fitz will be asked t¢ explain why
he did not inform the Braves of
ficials of his intention to make the
chance.
Not Simple Matter
“It is not a simple matter that
can be passed off lightky,” Chand
ler said., “Evidence has been pre
sented to me that the New York
ball elub tampered with Fitzsim
mons even before the 1948 season
ended. If such is the case, that
constitutes an outright breach of
baseball law, and T would not be
doing my job if I were to overlook
the matter.
“The fact that it concerns a
club that Durocher is connected
with has nothing to do with it. I
would take the same action if an
other “club were involved.”
Chandler cited the tampering
law under rule 3, article H, of the
major rules which reads “There
sshall be no negotiations or deal
ings respecting emploment, either
present or prospective, between
any player, coach or manager of
any club other than the club with
which he is under contract, or ac
ceptance.of terms,or by which he
is reserved.”
“Punichment to the gnilty is-de
termined by the ‘Commisisoner as
he sees fit.- - oA el
Trojans Vs. Thomson
In Twinbill Tonight
BY CURTIS DRISKELL
Athens High's Trojans square off against their fourth
opprorert of the 1948-49 cage season here tonight, when
they entertain the Thomson quintet in the local gymna
sium in the main go of a double-header.
Amateur And
Unknown Pro
Lead Miami
MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 10—(AP)—A
field of 189 of the nation’s best
golfers went out today in an effort
to overtake an unknown profes
sional and a leading amateur in the
SIO,OOO Miami Open tournament.
Stan Straszowski, Winsted,
Conn., pro, and Frank Stranahan,
Toledo, Q., amateur, carded four
under par 66’s yesterday to lead
the way into the second round of
the 72-hole event over the 6,735-
'yard Miami Springs course.
Straszowski, who never won a
major tournament in 13 years as
‘a professional, will be 30 years old
Sunday and he’d like to wind up
'the tournament on his birthday
with the $2,000 first prize money.
Big name professionals were hot
on their heels. Twenty-nine of
them shop par golf or better, in
cluding defending champion Jim
my Demaret of Ojai, Calif., who
l;ad regulation figures of 35-35—
0%
Bunched at 67 were George Bo
lesta, Tampa, Fla.; Tony Penna,
Cincinnati, 0., and Fred Haas, jr.,
New Orleans.
A stroke behind were Clayton
Heafner, Charlotfe, N. C.; Herman
Keiser, Akron, O.; Pete Cooper,
Ponte Vedra, Fla; Louis Broward,
Jacksonville, Fla., and Vic Ghezzi,
Englewood, N. J. :
PGA tournament director
George Schneiter predicted a score
of 272 or 273 would win. Demaret
carded a record-tying 267 to win
last year.
Athens Whips
Washingt 5
In “Y” Game
Scoring in every quarter of a
thrilling, but: one-sided football
game the Athens Y. M. C. A. Prep
class Scorpion eleven out-ran, out
passed, out-played, and out-scored
the Washington Athletic Club grid
team 25 to 0 here yesterday after
noon on the “Y” athletic field.
.~Jack Lumpkin, Athens half
back, made a number of large
gains behind good blocking and
journeyed over into paydirt for a
total of 19 points while Quarter
back Bobby Duncan added the
other six points. s
Washington Star
The losers’ limelight and one of
the top players in the game was
Wendell Rogers, better known to
teammates as ‘“Windy.” This
fourteen year old player sparked
his team on both offense and de
fense. He played offensive full
back and defensive line backer.
“Windy” was deminitely the
Washington team’s star as he ran,
blocked, and tackled well besides
calling defensive signals. He only
weighed 97 pounds, is in the ninth
grade, and is playing his first year
of ball.
~ He is also an efficient baseball
player and he plans to begin high
school football next season.
~ Coach Eddie Anderson of Wash
ington commented after the game,
“The Athens team looked good in
blockin% and tackling.” . Athens
Coach Cobern Kelley said, “Our
team played a swell game against
a hustling team.”
- ~The first score came on a pass
from Bill Crane to Lumpkin in the
first quarter with the play total
ing 25 yards. Lumpkin went
over for the extra point.
Duncan Scores
In the second quarter Duncan
tore through the line for two yards
and another score. The try for the
extra point was no good. Athens
recovered a fumble on the Wash
ington 45 yard marker in the third
quarter and the homelings drove
for another tally with Lumpkin
scoring from the five. Again the
try for the extra point was no
good.
Late in the third quarter Wash
ington fumbled on their own 15
yard line and Athens took over
carrying the ball to the Washing
ton four yard stripe. Athens
fumbled at this point and Wash
ington recovered and carried the
fiigskin to the Washington 20 yard
ne.
In the fourth quarter the game
see=sawed back and forth. until
Washington took over on their
onw 12 yard line. They gained to
the 18 yard line in one play then
Louis LeConte, local end, hit a
Washington punter behind the line
and dropped him on the 12. Wash
ington kicked on the next play and
Athens took over. After a few
running plays and several incom
plete passes Lumpkin went for six
‘yards and the final score of the
game. The try for the extra point
failed.
Allen Ecker, playing at guard
and halfback, did a jam-up job as
did Melvin Duane .at tackle. Dun
can and Lumpkin were outstand
ing throughout. The entire Ath
ens line blocked and tackled well.
For Washingten End Ran Chris
ty, Tackles Ronald Dennard and
Pete Gunn, and Center Troy Chaf
fin were the standouts up front
while Rogers was the backfield
#tar,
Tip-off time of the Trojans’
second appearance before a home
crowd tonight will be about 8:30.
The Trojanettes raise the curtain
on the double-header at 7:30 when
they go in quest of their third
straight win against the Thomson
girls. No “B” game is slated. ’
Road Trip
A long road trip is in store for
the Trojans tomorrow, as the
charges of Coach Arnold DeLa-
Perriere climax their three-game
week with a journey to Griffin
where the Spalding County Wolf
pack will be their hosts. Coach
DeLaPerriere will accompany the
squad of players and two manag
ers when the Trojans leave by
bus early tomorrow afternoon.
~ Probable starting ' lineup for
both games will find Teddy Short
and either Fred Leathers or Don
Seagraves at the forwards; John
Marshall at center; and Nathan
Williams and Tommy Lovern at
guards. o
Reserves most likely to see ac
tion are Warren Thurmond and
Bobby Moody at forwards; Cariton
Mell at center; and Bill Compton
and Dickie Carteaux at guards.
Joe Baksi,
E. Charles
Fight Tonite
NEW YORK, Dec. 10—(AP) —
There is a thin possibility that to
night’s 15-round bout at the Gar
den between Joe Baksi and Ezzard
Charles will produce a logical
challenger for Joe Louis’ heavy
weight title.
That, at least, is the idea behind
it. If either man scores a knock
out, then he is fairly certain to
find himself in the same ring with
Joe next June, getting hit. A good,
clean decision might serve equally
wgll.
f Charles, the lean Cincinnati
negro, and Baksi, an awkward
clouter from Kulpmont, Pa., put on
a poor fight and irritate the sl2
customers, they both might as well
go home and quit dreaming.
In that case, the veteran Lee Sa
vold, now resting on his laurels—
such as they are—in London, will
find himself highly desirable in
the eyes of the 20th Century Sport
ing Club, which must dig up an
opponent for Louis in his final title
defense.
In view of all this, local critics
expect both Charles and Baksi to
give it the old college try. They
even think it might be a good
fight, \
Conceding 30 Pounds
Charles, though he will be con
ceding about 30 pounds—lßo to
Baksi’s 210—has been the betting
tfavorite from the start at 12-to-5.
Baksi was considered quite a
contender a couple of years ago.
He was redhot:in April of 47 when
he made a hospital case out of
Bruce Woodcock in London. Then
he got out of shape, went to Stock
holm to pick up some ready cash
and dropped a decision to Olle
Tandberg, a novice.
With that, Joe .came home,
stopped fighting and started eat
ing. His weighs was reported
from time to time in fantastic fig
ures. Since he reluctantly resum
ed training he has had only one
fight, in which he scored a four
round knockout of Willie Brown,
however he is. Now Joe is said
to be in real fighting trim again.
Nevertheless, the wise money
doubts that a man who has not
fought seriously for a year and a
half can cope with an eager beav
er like Charles, who has been
fighting regularly and who thinks
he will be the next world cham
pion.
.
Louis - Conn
Exhibition
ib
Bout Tonight
ut Tonigh
CHICAGO, Dec. 10 — (AP) —
Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis,
who knocked out Billy Conn in
Yankee Stadium in June, 1946,
will meet the Pittsburgh Irishman
again tonight in a six-round exhi
bition match.
A sellout crowd of more than
10,000 is expected to witness the
duel with 14-ounce gloves.
Both the champion and the 31-
year-old Conn appeared in excel
'ent condition after completing
their training. Louis expected to
scale 222. Conn aimed at 188.
L QUICKACTING 666 GIVES WONDERFUL RELIEF! |
- Y ) COLD PREPARATION
L g e s
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1948
SMU., Texas
SWC(C’s Best
In Basketball
NEW YORK, Dec. 10—(AP) —
It looks as if Texas and Southern
Methodist will battle it out for the
Southwest Conference basketball
title this sesason. “
{ While Baylor, the defending
conefrence champs, lost consistent
ly on an Eastern trip, Texas and
'SMU have surprised. :
‘ Texas upset Oklahom, 49-40,
'Wednesday night and last night
Southern Methodist whipped a fa
;vored city college ‘of New York
quintet, 62-56. A crowd of 16,187
lat Madison Square Gardan saw
SMU win in the closing minutes
on Bob Prewitt’s seven points.
CCUY was ahead at 66-53 before
a Prewitt basket and a free throw
put SMU ahead for good. Prewitt
tossed in two more baskets before
the end.
SMU’s triumph gave Southwest
Conference teams a split in the
Garden doubleheader. In the open
er Long Island licked Arkansas
56-42. LIU trailed at one time in
the first half by 24-20, but came
on to take a 27-25 edge at inter
mission and gradually pulled away
in the second half.
Denver’s touring Big Six quin
tet, which lost two close ones to
Niagara and Brooklyn St. Johns,
came up with.a 65 to 63 victory
over Syracuse. Bob Salem dunked
a one-hander with only 10 seconds
left for the winning basket.
- Wisconsin, of the Big Nine,
chalked up its third straight vic
tory by defeating Missouri, of the
Big Seven, 58 to 42. The Badgers
led at one time by 15 points at
36-21 and pulled away again af
ter Missouri had crept up to 41-39.
Tulane, regarded as the strong
est threat to Kentucky’s reign in
the Southeastern Conference
overwhelmed Howard of Birming
ham, 87-32, while Maryland nick
ed Virginia Tech, 60-51, in a
Southern Conference fray. North
Carolina beat Catawba 57-47 in
a non-conference tiit.
In the Far West Gonzaga nipped
Idaho, of the Pacific Coast Con
ference, 44-42, and Morningside
opened an invasion of the Rocky
Mountain area by losing to Regis,
62-56.
Y BLASS
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ANNOUNCED
The times that ciasses at the Y.
M. C. A, will meet beginning
Monday when they officially start
basketball practice has been an
nounced by Physical Director Co~
bern Kelley.
The Beginners (age 5,6, 7)
meet Monday, Wednesday, Friday
at 1:45; the Indians (age 8,9) meet
Monday, Wednesday, Friday at
3:10; and the Cubs (age 10,11) will
come to classes on Tuesday and
Thursday at 3:20 and on Saturday
at 9:15.
The Prep class (age 12, 13) will
meet Monday and Wednesday at
4:10 and on Saturday at 9:15. The
Midgets (age 14, 15) will meet on
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at
4:30 and the Intermediates (age
16, 17) meet on Monday and Wed
nesday at 5:10.
Director Kelley announced that
the Midget and Intermediates clas
ses cloed during football season,
but are opening for basketball. All
Midget class members were plac
ed in the Preps for the grid sea
son and there were no Intermedi-~
ate footballers.
These two classes are usually
two of the top classes during the
basketball season: and Director
Kelley expressed the hope that a
numbér of persons would sign up
for action with these two classes.
He asked that anyone interested
in joining either of these classes
or another “Y” class see him at
cnce.
e Play
Court Tilts
Y. M. C. A. Prep Class will play
Several members of the local
a basketball game between the
halves of the eGorgia-Chattanooga
game tonight and several mem
bers of the Cub Class will take to
the court at halftime of the
Georgia-Mercer game Saturday
night.
The Preps that are to dress out
tonight are Jack Lumpkin, Allan
Barber, Lou Lanard, Bobby Dun
can, Paul Horton, Carter Mc-
Neese, Herman Nash, Bill Crane
Merritt Pound, Larry Jones, Jim
Hadaway, Renza Moss, and Louis
LeConte.