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THE COURIER-JOURNAL, LOUISVILLE, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 29, 1950. SPORTS SECTION 2 FOOTB ALU Oklahoma Tops Final A. P. Poll; Kentucky Is 7 th Unbeaten Army Cotton Foes, Texas and Vols, 3d, 4th Jamerson Given Award By WHAS U. K.

Co-Captain Is Honored For Leadership By LARRY BOECK Wilbur "Shorty" Jamerson is short only in height. As far as scholarship, character, leadership on the field and value to his team are concerned, Shorty is the tallest man on the Kentucky football team. Shorty was recognized as such by a five-man committee which last night awarded him the first annual WHAS Leadership Award. Jamerson, the Henderson, mite, is 5 feet 9 and weighs 168 pounds. A halfback, he is co- Paul Bryant Is Due An Adjustment In Salary If It Hasn't Been Made; His Record Almost Beyond Belief There is talk that Paul Bryant may be tempted to leave the University of Kentucky for a more lucrative coaching position in Texas or California.

This is very easy to believe if no adjustment has been made in his contract since it; was signed two or three years ago. With living costs rocketing, a cost-of-living adjustment is long overdue. When the Board signed his contract it was thinking in terms of what a dollar would buy at that time. Every U. K.

follower knows we don't use the same buck today. Offhand it'seems that if his contract calls for $13,000 this year, he should receive at least $16,000. Kentucky never has had a football coach to compare with Bryant. His record is so sensational it is almost beyond belief. Coming to Lexington five years ago he has won 39 games, lost only 13, tied two, and taken the Wildcats to three bowls two of them major bowls.

If the Committee lets Wildcat followers down by not making every effort to keep Bryant, ghosts will walk again in the Graveyard of Coaches. And some of them may not be coaches. New York, 28 (AP) Coach Bud Wilkinson, who expected his graduation-riddled Oklahoma team to get its lumps this year, wound up instead with the 'nation's No. 1 football team for. 1950.

I. ft uM(AyAf 'ft r- i ft 1 A i i- JtojfciihJ Courier-Journal Pnote JAMERSON HONORED Kentucky halfback Wilbur "Shorty" Jamerson receives the WHAS Leadership Award from Victor A. Sholis, vice-president and director of WHAS and WHAS-TV." Looking on are J. A. Dishman, far left, and Coach Paul Bryant, extreme right.

Dishman and Bryant were on the five-man committee which chose Jamerson. Sugar Plum Worth $125,000 to U.K. Such Is Fame One stanch U.K. booster in Hazard is Dr. Lyndon Combs.

After attending a Wildcat football game a couple of weeks ago, he rushed back to deliver a fine set of twin boys for another' U.K. follower, a Mr. Maggard. Dr. Combs asked for their names so he could fill out birth certificates.

But Mr. Maggard had no names. Neither had Mrs. Maggard. The 'parents talked it over at great length and still were undecided when Dr.

Combs arrived the next morning. Finally, Mr. Maggard said, "We're going to let you name the boys." "Well, that's just fine," said the job is done Harry and A fcmmrtiffll "Jt itM Shively Signs Contract; Cat Cagers, Syracuse, St. Louis, Bradley In Meet By ROY STEINFORT New Orleans, Nov. 28 (AP) Kentucky today signed a Paul Bryant Dr.

Combs, "and Larry." Sugar Bowl football contract calling for about $125,000 to play Oklahoma here New Year's Day. Kentucky Athletic Director Bernie Shively signed the formal agreementwith the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association (The Sugar Bowl) v.i Shouldn't Be Hard To Find Quite A Man Notre Dame's Frank Leahy sings the blues over the lack of a recruiting system in the current Sporting News. Says all the good boys vho should be going to Notre Dame are being lured away by other schools having big bank accounts. .1. He cites the case of one Chicago boy (U.K.

an experience with a good Chicago boy, too). 225 pounds, and Harry Jones W. and L. Accepts Bid To Gator Bowl Jacksonville, Nov. 28 (JP) Washington and Lee, 1950 football champion of the Southern Conference, was named tonight to play in the Gator Bowl game here January 1.

An opponent will be named tomorrow. It probably will be Wyoming, Tulsa, Nebraska or Wake Forest, all considered by the committee. (At Denver, it was reported that Wyoming will be chosen today as the second team for the 'Gator Bowl. University officials at Laramie, were mum on negotiations, although it was known they are preparing for a New Year's Day game and the 'Gator Bowl is the last hope for the skyline champions.) Washington and Lee won six straight conference games to edge Orange Bowl-bound Clemson for the Southern Conference title. The Generals finished with an 8-2 season record.

Tennessee beat Washington and Lee 27-20 and Virginia did it, 26-21. Ranked 18th in the final Associated Press poll of the season, Washington and Lee operates from the split -T formation. Coach George Barclay, All America guard at North Carolina in 1934, is in his second year as head man at Washington and Lee. Gator Bowl Selection Chairman Edgar Jones announced the Southern champs' acceptance after talking by phone with Dick Smith, W. and L.

athletic director. very happy to obtain the Southern Conference champs as one of our teams," Jones said. i push-ups with his 185 -pound brother He was all lined up to come to school gave him an envelope $1,000 bills. That boy is playing today." Well, now let's see, push-ups, and who has a 185-pound story to come from the U.K.Tennessee A fan entered the stadium carrying going to take a drink every time fumble," he said. When last seen carried out at the half.

"He stood 5 feet 11, weighed Poor Hiseville! "The Courier Larry Jones could do 25 on his back. but another containing ten with that school who's good at brother? Stiff Latest game: a bottle. "I'm my Wildcats he was being Is Distant Second; Pre-Scason Poll TVEW YORK, Nov. 28 () 1 Here's Row the nation's sports-writers and sportscasters, in a pre-season poll, thought the top 10 football teams would finish this year: 1. Notre Dame 2.

Army 3. Michigan 4. Tennessee 5. Texas 8. Oklahoma 7.

Stanford 8. Illinois 8. Cornell 10. 6.M.U. will send the No.

1 team" against the No. 7 club Kentucky. The Cotton Bowl winds up with an-, other topnotch pairing Texas, No. 3, vs. Tennessee, No.

4. Pasadena's Rose Bowl also will have two of the first ten in action California, No. 5, vs. Michigan, No. 9.

The Miami Orange Bowl pairs Clemson, No. 10, against Miami, No. 15. A total of 319 sportswriters and sportscasters from coast to coast took part in the final balloting and 213 named Oklahoma as their No. 1 choice.

All told, the Sooners garnered 2,963 points on a basis of 10 points for first, nine for second, eight for third, and so on. Cadets Named By 38 Army, which finished as the No. 2 team last year behind Notre Dame, piled up a total of 2,380 points. The Cadets were named first by 38 experts. It was a sad year for the Irish, who were named as the team most likely to succeed this year in a pre-season poll.

The thrice-beaten Notre Damers didn't even make the top 20. It was the first time in a decade they didn't rate a berth in the first ten. Oklahoma's selection, incidentally, marked the first time a Big Seven team ever was picked for the No. 1 honor. Both the Sooners and Army end tneir seasons Saturday.

The Sooners take on Oklahoma a traditional rival, while Army clashes with its traditional opponent, Navy. Standings of all team rerrivim at least 10 points with first-place votes in parentheses." (Points fig ure on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-2-1 basis). Teams Points Rec Oklahoma (213) 3.963 9-0-0 Army (38) 2.380 1.988 1.806 1.787 1.420 3. Texas (4) 4. Tennessee fl5) 5.

California 6. Princeton (6) 7. Kentucky (71 Michigan State 3) 9. Mirhiffar 8- 0-0 7-1-0 9- 1-0 9-0-1 9-0-0 1,167 10-1-0 864 8-1-0 10. Clemson (9) 493 374 5-1 -O 8-0-1 SECOND TEN 11.

Washington (4) 12. Wyoming (4) 13. llllnni. 343 297 273 243 225 8-2-0 8-0-0 7- 2-0 8- 3-0 8-0-1 8-2-0 6-2-1 8-2-0 8-1-1 6-2-0 14. Ohio State 15.

Miami Fla 1 C11 jo. Aiaoama (1) 221 96 54 54 48 17. iMeDraska (2 18. Washington Jtr 19. Tiilsa 20.

Tulane I Others fnmnll cuisn TJ.C.L.A. 26: Baylor 24: Wake Forest 22 Pennsylvania 17: Southern Methodist 16; Wisconsin 12- and Northwestern II. Giving FITZ 'Em The minor baseball leagues plan to fight at their coming convention for the elimination of radio broadcasts and television of all baseball games. Some of the minor league baseball played last season should be kept a secret at that. Durocher says: "Give me another top starting: pitcher to go with Jansen, Hearn, Malie and Jones and I'll show 'em who's boss." Careful, Leo! Chandler's Tennessee's in the Cotton Bowl.

That'll help some, but, judging from reports of the condition Kentucky left them in, maybe they should have chosen the Adhesive Tape Bowl. TOMMY FITZGERALD If i in any football game. Thomas, former head football coach, said: "Our season will end with the Auburn game at Birmingham Dec. 2. We will not play in any bowl." Alabama had been mentioned as a possible participant in the Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla, and in other post-season games.

Oklahoma Will Train At Biloxi Biloxi, Nov. 28 and Kentucky have invitations to train on the Mississippi Gulf Coast before they clash in the .1951 Sugar Bowl football game. Oklahoma has accepted, but Coach Paul Bryant of Kentucky said he has not decided where his Wildcats will train. Coach Bud Wilkinson's Okla- homans will be at home on their training grounds. For the past two years, they've stayed at the same hotel and trained on th Biloxi High School football field and they've won two straight Sugar Bowl games.

They 11" arrive in Biloxi by special plane December 26, landing at nearby Kessler Air Force base. A party of about 70, including some of the players' wives, is expected. Manager A. P. Shoemaker of the Edgewater Gulf Hotel said Kentucky had been invited to make the hotel its headquarters.

Not since 1946, when Oklahoma A. and M. trained at Biloxi and St. Mary's at Keesler A.F.B., have both Sugar Bowl teams held their prebowl workouts on the Gulf Coast. That year Bob Fenimore and his Oklahoma Aggie teammates whipped St.

Mary's 33-13. The Sugar Bowl-bound Sooners were ranked tops in the final Associated Press poll of the season with Army's all-conquering Cadets a distant second. Third place was awarded to Texas, beaten only by Oklahoma, 14-13. The Longhorns were followed by: 4, Tennessee; 5, California; 6, Princeton; 7, Kentucky; 8, Michigan State; 9, Michigan, and 10, Clemson. Wilkinson lost his entire first line and three of his starting backs after last year's eventful campaign.

All he had to remind him of his past glory was fullback Leon Heath, a good reminder, though. If anyone had mentioned a No. 1 ranking and a Sugar Bowl berth to Wilkinson, the coach would have sent the person the optimists' club medal. Did Masterful Job But the youthful mentor did a masterful rebuilding job, ran the Sooners winning streak to 30 straight games, and gained a lucrative Sugar shot for the third straight year. The 30-strong includes the bowl wins over North Carolina and Louisiana State.

The New Orleans extravaganza U. K. Skids To 4th Spot In Litratin Kentucky's reign over national football was short-lived. Tennessee demoted the Wildcats, thereby enabling idle Army to move into the top spot of the Litkenhous Difference by Score Ratings. The Cadets, who were second last week, are trailed by unbeaten Oklahoma which is only seven-tenths of a point off the pace set by Earl Blaik's Black Knights of the Hudson.

Tennessee, which wrote finis to a perfect season for Kentucky, is third while the Wildcats of Paul Bryant are fourth. Texas, which will oppose Tennessee in the Cotton Bowl extravaganza New Year's Day, ranks fifth. The Longhorns are 2.1 points below their Cotton Bowl antagonist. Another Lone Star club, Texas A. Sc is a scant point behind Texas in sixth.

Tulane, which made the biggest advance of the week with a jump of nine places, is seventh. The Green Wave has a very small edge over Clemson. Illinois, knocked out of a Rose Bowl appearance by Northwestern, fell four places to ninth. The Illini, however, rank as the best in the Big Ten. Out of the century group and in tenth place is Southern Methodist while Ohio State, jolted for the second week in a row, skidded from seventh to 11th.

Michigan, the Big Ten's surprise package, is 17th. The top 25: Po. Team Last Week Pos. Rating 2 107.1 Ha tins 1. Army 107.1 106.4 104.2 104 0 102.1 101.1 100.4 100.0 loo.o 99.9 B9.7 99.2 99.2 69 1 98 5 98.2 97.6 97.3 96.7 96.2 95.8 95 5 2.

Oklahoma 3. Tennessee 4. Kentucky 5. Texas 6. Texas A.

3 10 1 4 9 16 12 8 7 15 11 13 8 14 20 21 18 19 25 24 22 17 Out 104.7 100.3 110.1 102.1' 101.1 97. 3 99.9 102.0 101.7 101.5 97.4 100.0 99.7 101.3 98.2 95.0 94.7 97.0 95.4 93.4 M. 7. Tulane 8. Clemson 9.

Illinois JO. Southern Methodist 11. Ohio State 12. Alabama 13. California 14.

Princeton 15. Pennsylvania 16. Michigan Stata 17. Michigan, IB. U.C.L-A.

19. Wisconsin 20. Washington 21. Baylor 22. Tulsa 23.

Stanford j. 24. Louisiana State 25. College of Pacific 94.0 94.4 94 5 93.S 92.9 97.1 90.4 All Big Ten Trautwein, guard John Biltz, and quarterback Vic Janowicz. Mich igan's two all-stars were tackle Al Wahl and halfback Chuck Ortmann.

Nine of the 11 pjayers were seniors and only Janowicz and Reichardt will be back in action next year. fT'-. Journal doesn't exM' Frank Leahy seem to know it," writes Reuben E. Garnett, Jr young reader in Glasgow, "but our Glasgow High School team defeated the state champion Lafayette High basketball team by 52 to 50." sure hadn't heard. Must have been the storms.

Or maybe Glasgow's kindly coach didn't want to scare little Hiseville. They play Hiseville Friday. Often Better Forgotten No Loss The Louisville Aluminites apparently lost little when Don Otten did a fade-out last month. With Washington, he played against the Knicks in N.Y. the other night.

Said a N.Y. writer, "What Washington needs is some capable captain with tackle Bob Gam or the Wildcats which won 10 games and lost one this season, and are headed for the Sugar Bowl and a battle with powerful Oklahoma. During the Paul Bryant television show last night, at which the Tennessee-Kentucky films were unreeled, Shorty received his award a beautiful, sterling silver set of an inscribed tray for four silver water goblets. Liked By All The WHAS Leadership Award will be presented annually to the senior who is selected on the basis of scholarship, character, leadership on the field, and value to the team. Jamerson was selected unanimously for the award by a committee composed of Coach Paul Bryant; WHAS sports announcer Phil Sutterfield; former Governor Keen Johnson; J.

A. an end and backfield star with the Wildcats in the early 1920's, and Dr. Leo Cham-berlin, vice-president of the University of Kentucky. After the presentation of the award on the TV program, Shorty, Coach Paul Bryant, and assistant coaches Carney Laslie and Dick Holway met with U. K.

alumni at a short meeting. Shorty always has been one cf the best liked of Kentucky football players, both by his teammates and by fans. An extremely polite young man, unassuming and hard working, he made the Kentucky team and became one of the Southeastern Conference's leading backs by his determination and spirit. Scholastic Standing: High His scholastic standing at Kentucky is between a and a C. A physical education major, he is taking part of his teacher's training at University High in Lexington.

-The kids there have made Shdrty one of their favorites. He serves as a referee in tough football games between the youngsters and one of the kids who never disputes his decisions is Paul Bryant, Jr. For Paul Bryant, like his daddy and others, figures thera is nothing short about Shorty. 45 QT. Yi PT.

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Don Otten. looked hopeless." Personal Hoss Auctioneer George Swinebroad of Lexington and Lancaster, is benched with a heart attack in California. It is "Colonel" Mike Barry now. One of Gov. Earle Clements' last acts was to name Mike to his staff.

"He then hurriedly left the state," Mike commented. G. Swinebroad Answers Ohio State was chosen No. 1 football team in America by the Associated Press poll of sports writers in 1942. (For A.

R. Davis, 531 W. Riverside Jeffersonville, Ind.) U.K. won the N.I.T. basketball tournament in 1946.

It was N.C. State in the N.C.A.A. meet last winter, not North Carolina's Tar Heels, (For Paul E. Thompson, Louisville). No.

U.K. football game this year ccept the Orange Bowl and Tennessee games, were carried by a major network. (For Rick Johnson, Louisville). The University of Kentucky never (correct) never has defeated a football team coached by Bob Neyland. (For C.

E- Crab tree, Hopkinsville). and then said: "That was the greatest ambi tion of my life. I always wanted to see a Kentucky football and basketball' team play the same year in the Sugar Bowl. It took a long time, but we're here." Kentucky accepted the Sugar Bowl football bid last Saturday after the Wildcats lost their first game of the season, falling tc Cotton Bowl- bound Tennes see 7-0. Oklahoma coach and ath letic director Bud Wilkinson; is expected tct" sign the contracts for the Sooner here next week sij, Rftml nf icials said.

Both Bernie Shively teams receive the same amount. This marks the first time that a entucKv lootDan team nas ever played in the Sugar Bowl. But Coach Adolph Rupp's basketball Wildcats are veteran per formers here The Wildcats will be making their seventh appearance in Sugar Bowl basketball when they compete in the tournament along with Bradley, Syracuse, and St. Louis. This marks the third time in Sugar Bowl history that a school has been represented by both its basketball and football teams in the Sugar Bowl.

Bryant To Select Site Shively said Kentucky football coach Paul Bryant will probably come here in the next few days to select a training site for his Wildcats. He said Bryant's tentative plans call for the Wildcats to begin training about 10 days before Christmas at Lexington. The. squad will come to the New Orleans area after Christmas to complete their drills for the game. Kentucky will bring along its 100-piece marching band to perform at halftime, Shively said.

'Bama Not To Play Tuscaloosa, Ala Nov. 28 (IP) Frank Thomas, athletic director of the University of Alabama, said today the school will not Christopher May Return To Baseball Former A's Pitcher Has Heart Operation Philadelphia, Nov. 28 (JP) There is a slim possibility that former major league pitching ace Russ Christopher may be able to play baseball again as the result of a heart operation. Christopher, a relief ace for the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Indians, was forced to give up baseball after the 1948 season because of a heart ailment. The rr.icrovalve' of his heart mechanism was damaged by childhood rheumatic fever.

The lanky right-hander is Convalescing at Jefferson Hospital where the two-hour operation was performed last Friday. The surgeon( who performed the operation 'asked that his name be withheld but he said Russ will be able to "lead a normal life," once fully recovered. 1948 Activity Surprises Doctor am surprised that anyone in his condition ever could have pitched baseball as recently as in 1948. But he came through the operation wonderfully." The doctor would not predict Russ return to the mound. "A possibility," he said, "but not a probability." Russ said he decided to under go the operation even "if the chances were 100-1 for He came east with his wife and 3-month-old daughter.

They left their two other children in San Diego. nil 4 Illinois Players On JJ.P. ince end Don Stonesifer of Northwestern and fullback Bill Reichardt of Iowa. Illinois representatives were end Tony Klimek, guard Charles Brown, center Bill Vohaska, and halfback Dick Raklovits, while Ohio State placed tackle Bill For 83 years, Paul Jones has held an honored place among America's proudest whiskies. Today, try the smooth, rich flavor that has made Paul Jones so famous through the.

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The Buckeyes, losers of the final two games the season, landed three positions, The final two" posts went to TheKUmted Press all-Big Ten football team: 1 JfDS Don Stonesifer. Northwestern, and Tony Klimek. Illinois. TACKLES Bill Trautwein. Ohio State, and Allen Wahl.

Michigan. GUARDS John Blitz. Ohio and Charles Brown, Illinois. CENTER Bill Vonaska. Illinois.

QUARTERBACK Vic Janowicz. Ohio State. HALFBACKS Charles Ortmann. Michigan. Dick Haklovits, Illinois.

FULLBACK Bill Reichardt, Second "team: ENDS Leo and Clifton Anderson, Indiana. TACKLES Al Tate, Illinois, and Ken Huxhold. Wisconsin. -r GUARDS John Simclc, Wisconsin and Lynn Lynch. Illinois.

CENTER Tony Momsen. Michigan. QUARTERBACK Dick Flowers. Northwestern. HALFBACKS Walt Klevay, Ohio State, nd Johnny Karras.

Illinois. FULLBACK Don Dufek, Michigan. Miami of Ohio In Salad Bowl Phoenix, Nov. 28 (UP) Miami University of Ohio was chosen today to meet Arizona State of Tempe in the Salad Bowl. Miami, which had expressed its willingness to accept the bid, narrowly beat out Drake University of XJes Moines, Iowa, which was believed to have the inside track to a second invitation.

Drake was believed to be the first choice of Arizona State. A Other teams In the running were Viuanova. St. Bonaventure. Toledo University.

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