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SECTION 2 FOOTBALL MO THE COURIER.JOUR.NAL, LOUISVILLE, WEDNESDAY XING, DECEMBER 1, 1931. SPORTS "1 Omaha's iiopes 1 C7 1 Jbor A. A. bpot Blow Hot, Cold From Wirt Dispatches The hush-hush question of Omaha's baseball future remained a matter of much conjecture around the minor league baseball convention at Houston last night. The Wei-tern League city's hopes for a class AAA berth in the American Association had both bright and dull tinges.

Eg ii lb 9s ESepopit The Object Still Is To Put Big Ball Through Little Hoop; Olympic Fund Begins To Roll By EARL Rl'DY, Courier-; ournal Sport Editor After watching a very entertaining and instructive clinic Monday 'on basketball rule changes, a thousand or more U. of L. followers concluded that the object of the game still is to put the big round ball through the tight little hoop. And that's all the averlge fans knows, or wants to know. Basketball is so simple that the smallest child can understand and enjoy it.

This doubtless accounts for much of its popularity. Peck Hickman, who opens the University of Louisville's season with Hanover at the Armory tonight, has another fine-looking squad of boys. Easily one of the best in Kentucky. Best of luck, Peck. ''J 9 if All St, On the bright side was a state- 1 ft Vi titiiiiiwriiiiiAaiiii'ifirfii'tfWiiTyi tt fcsi Assecialed Press Winphete BASEBALL'S PRETTIEST SIDE Minor league baseball isn't all big business.

These nine beauties are among 10 who will compete tomorrow for the title of Miss Baseball of the National Association of Professional Leagues meeting in Houston, Tex. From the left, Marily Mehaffy, Burlington, Iowa; Mary Ann Kest, St Cloud, Carole Hagerman, Columbus, Ohio; Carolyn Kelly, Houston; Rose Mary Pepper, New Iberia, Jerry Dee Miller, Plainview, Sue Nooner, Hot Springs, Arlene Delinsky, Elmira, N. Nancy Rensick, Wichita, Kan. Missing from the picture is Nancy Adams, Mayfield, Ky, Miss Kitty League. Money, Money, Money Hugh Henderson, Hank Harris and other Junior Chamber of Commerce fellows in Kentucky are working hard to swell the U.

S. Olympic Fund. This money will be used to send a very large U.S.A. team to the Olympics in Australia in an effort to beat back the Russians. Money is beginning to come in.

They ask that high schools and colleges pass the hat between halves of basketball games. And that all fans wishing to contribute send checks or money orders to the Olvmnic Fund in care of the local nostma. Educators Discuss New League Here Bernie Shively ter. The drive ends December 15. Shivc 'Improved' Knife and Fork LeagueDuring his talk at the '3 lip Jr' U.

K. football banquet Monday night, Coach Blan-Ion Collier spoke highly of Bernie Shively, athletic director. "Shive has made my job easy." he said. "He has done three-quarters of my work." By LARRY BOECK The opportunities of forming an "Ivy League of the South" are "very encouraging." That's the estimate of Dr. Philip Davidson of University of Louisville, president of the school and pioneer in the movement He met informally, with representatives of several schools yesterday during the meeting here of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

Attending the conclave besides Dr. Davidson were representatives of Washington University of St, Louis, Vanderbilt, Washington and Lee, William and Mary, Eastern and Western. "It was a very delightful exploratory conference and very encouraging," said Dr. Davidson. "Everything that was done was on a friendly and informal basis.

We exchanged personal ideas rather than institutional policies." There wasn't any significance to the attendance, added Dr. Davidson. "For instance, there isn't any plan to have Eastern and Western bolt the Ohio Valley Conference," he explained. "Their presences merely was a matter of helping us in our discussions. At the same time, the fact that representatives of our good friends at Murray and Morehead weren't present merely means that we couldn't contact them or that they could not make the meeting." Must Find Economic Level The group that met yesterday, joined by other schools, will meet again later and continue the discussions of forming a new league among schools who are not major football powers, at least, but who believes in continuing the sport on a sound basis, con tinued Dr.

Davidson. "None of us are against intercollegiate athletics," said Dr. Davidson. "Quite to the contrary, we are all for it. We realize, however, that we're like the little businessman on the corner trying to survive against tremendous competition.

endorse and want to encourage and help football, as well Continued on Pag 11, Column 6 Later, Shive unfolded his 6-feet-6 before the mike and brought down the house: "If I did three-quarters of Blanton's job this season, I must have improved a hell of a lot since 1945." In 1945, Shively was head coach. His team won two games. the White Sox for an amount "slightly in excess" of the waiver price of $10,000. Reports of a sweeping Chicago-Washington trade involving such big names as Minnie Minoso, George Kell and Eddie Yost were denied by Frank Lane, White Sox general manager. Brooklyn took time out from its minor league operations to announce Manager Walter Alston's '55 coaching staff.

Billy Herman and Jake Pitler will return from last year's staff and Joe Becker, who managed Charleston, W. in the American Association last year, will be added. Final details of the New York Yankee-Baltimore deal, scheduled to be released, were held up until today pending any delayed drafts for minor league clubs of the men involved. The Pacific Coast League drafted six men for $38,500 and the Triple-A leagues, the Ameri-can Association and International Leagues, selected only five for $25,000 in the minor league draft. When the two Class AA leagues, Southern Association and Texas, picked only seven for $28,500 and the four Class A leagues drafted only 13, for $31,500, there were indications of an exceptionally low draft.

Changes TVHE Brooklyn Dodgers and A the New York Giants made changes in their minor league farm systems yesterday at the minor league meeting in Houston. Clay Bryant, who managed Brooklyn's St. Paul farm in the American Association last year, was shifted to Mobile of the Southern Association. Bryant's replacement at St. Paul will be named today.

Jack Cassini, who has spent the past four years in the Dodger a i a i was named manager of the Memphis Chicks of the Southern Association. Cassini replaces Don teredge, now a Chicago White Sox coach. Jonn "Red" Davis, who managed Mayfield, a Giant farm in the Class Kitty League last year, was named" manager of the Dallas Eagles. ment by American Association President Ed Doherty that "in my honest opinion, the makeup of the (American Association) is not permanent." On the dark side was another of Doherty's statements that the St. Louis Cardinals, who own the Columbus, Ohio, franchise that Omaha gets, have not said anything in a long series of loop meetings about wanting to transfer to Omaha, which the Cards also own.

Talks In Progress Meanwhile, the Western League, which has had its lush Denver territory snapped up by the American Association, was locked in an hours-long session of its own and not a word had leaked out as to what was being discussed. Whether tne Cardinals have made their approaches to the Western without first seeking an okay from its own loop wasn't known. But, there was a great deal of speculation that before all the smoke has cleared over the Association's arbitrated "draft" of Denver, that Omaha would realize its ambitions for triple-A baseball. But, there wasn't anyone who could give an official hint in that direction. Find Little Talent Meanwhile, in another type of draft, bargain-hunting minor leaguers found little talent in the draft pool with realignment and trade gossip stealing the play at the baseball winter meetings.

The Chicago Cubs and White Sox pulled the first deal of the meetings when the Cubs sold outfielder Frankie Baumholtz to Cards For Sale? pHICAGO, Nov. 30 (yP)-Two Chicago newspapers, the Daily News and the Sun-Times, reported that the St. Louis Cardinals are up for sale. August Busch, head of Anheuser-Busch Brewing Cov which owns the team, said in St. Louis there is "no truth in It at all.

Absolutely ridiculous." Dick Meyer, general manager of the National League club, said: "I have no knowledge of it whatsoever." Ron Beagle Tulsa Fires UT TT jT Stalwarts rive Opens I Collier told the alumni that he was pleased with their co-operative attitude. "Most followers are like a fan I met on my return from Knoxville," he said. "He stopped me on the way to the diner. 'Wonderful he mumbled. 'Wonderful.

I'm with you, Coach but if they beat you next year, I'm against you." Collier revealed to surprised listeners that his 14-13 win over Tennessee at Knoxville marked his very first visit to Shields-Watkins Stadium. "I missed the Battle of Bunker Hill," he said, "the Grid Coach And Aides Season Tonight Sutterfield Amuii. ni 4Via TJiltln nf Iho Rulcrp hut that cramp Witucki Had Year To Go on Contract Tulsa, Nov. 30 (U. made up lor ail ot n.

By LARRY BOECK Chub-faced, folksy Bernard "Peck" Hickman, who reminds you of a friendly bare-foot country boy but the deceptively prankish kind who'd sell the Brooklyn Bridge to a city slicker, is in his first year as both athletic director and head basketball coach at University of Louisville. Unfortunate Event Tulsa University tonight an Kentuckianaties Bill Carter, sports editor of nounced the firing of head foot ball coach Bernie Witucki and It is keeping him busier than 3 ine raaucan oun-jjeiiiutiai, nuuac vcu mi. a uuj at Murray Monday, is a nice, conservative kid. He is reckless only in his writing, and not too often there. Covington's Ron Beagle, Navy end, is one of the very few juniors ever to receive the Maxwell Memorial Football Award as the na his four assistants.

The school said no successor has been named to Witucki, whose teams won three and lost 18 games during his two-year reign as head coach. Th Wnrriran lntt 11 11 injuries and ailments but still wound up with a neat 22-7 record and a National Invitational invite. They are the mainstays in taking over for the departed Corkie Cox, Chuck Noble, Chet Beam, Butch Hinton and Bill Powell. U.L. ROSTER tion's outstanding football player.

wvtt Kentucky's announcement that Collier would D0Wei nyaw Name Hr. Shackelford, R. 6 Moreman, G. 6-2 receive a long-term contract for his surprisingly successful efforts this season was predicted by Larry Boeck in The of November 10. Bob Howsam, Denver baseball club owner who has made a deal to take the Blues franchise in the American Association, should be a big help to the league.

He was rated recently by George Trautman as one of live top minor-league promoters in the U. Varsity Nips Class Horn So. Hazard, Ky. Jr. Valley, Ky.

Jr. Bloomf'd. Ind. Jr. Hazard, Ky.

So. Louisville, Ky, Jr. Wickliffe, Ky. So. Cleveland, 0.

Sr. Cincinnati, O. So. Dayton, O. Sr.

Gary, Ind. So. Camp'vllle, Ky, Sr. Cleveland O. So.

Chicago. III. So. Vine Grove.Ky. So.

Louisville. Ky. games played this season. Witucki's contract had one year to run and the school's board of trustees said a financial "settlement" is being made. Witucki himself indicated earlier he knew the ax was coming and had stated of his successor, "Whoever they get had better have the good Lord on his side." Not Dropping Football The action came at a meeting Harrah, Herb Keffer, Dick Tyra, Charlie Rollins, Phil Heins, James York, Cliff Morgan, Jim Gastevich, V.

Pike. Harold Prudhoe, John Glaia, Al Darrafh, Bill Riley, Steve -l a-2 (1-1 6-5 6-5 6-9 6-6 6-5 Freshmen 76- 73 mm XT I i I Town Talk For the third straight year, Louis VJ Karem will lead the Flageteers of Flaget High. Jim Stewart He was re-elected Monday night, and a better man couldn't be found. Fans like the idea of the of the university board of trus By BOB OWENS, Courier-Journal Staff Writer Bloomington, Nov. 30.

Indiana University's varsity basketball team edged the Freshman squad 76-73 here tonight but left a big question that some 8,000 fans can argue about for a while. Either the varsity isn't as tough as it has been in winning two consecutive Big Ten Conference championships or Hoosier Coach Branch McCracken has assembled one pf his greatest freshman teams. One thing is certain: Don tees who stated emphatically the school is not dropping football as had been rumored. President Clarence I. Pontius said a "full athletic program" has been assured for the future on "a more constructive basis.

Finances were not mentioned V. I SCHEDULE Dee. 1 Hanover Home Dec. 4 Eastern Kentucky Home Dec. Mississippi Stat Horn Dec.

John Carroll Cleveland Dec. 11 Csnisius Buffslo Dc. 13 Toledo Toledo Dec. 15 Dsyton Dayton Dec. 17 College of Pacific Dec.

20 Oregon Home Dec. 27-28 Ky. Invitational Armory Dec. 31 Marquette Milwaukee Jan. 3 Notre Dam Home Jan.

6 Xavier Cincinnati Jan. 12 Marquette Home Jan. 15 Georgetown Home Jan. 19 Morehead Home Jan. 21 Dayton Home Jan.

29 Bradley Home Feb. 2 Kentucky Feb, 9 Eastern Kentucky Richmond Feb. 12 Kentucky Wesleyan Home Feb. 19 Bradley Peoria Feb. 23 Xavier Horn.

directly, but it was believed KEY CARDS High hopes for a successful U. of L. cage season are geared to Phil Rollins' (above), all-around whiz, and Charlie Tyra, experienced sophomore. The Cardinals meet Hanover in their season opener tonight Tom Sawyer trying to get out of work. Except that the husky Peck, whose Cardinals open their season against Hanover College tonight at the Armory in an 8:30 o'clock game, thrives on labor.

"Both jobs are keeping me busy, sure enough," he said in his Belknap Campus office as secretaries and ball players darted in and out with problems. "But I like it. Lots of variety. From ordering equipment to planning defenses." Hanover, winner of 10 of 19 games last season and conquered by Louisville 94-55, is supposed to serve as a warm-up for an improving Eastern, which invades Saturday. That contest starts Peck and his boys on a schedule that includes such meanies as Dayton, Toledo, Western (in the Christmas tourney), Notre Dame, Xavier of Cincinnati, and Bradley, among others.

Morehead, Too "I'm not discounting Morehead or Marquette, either," said Peck, head down as he signed a budget statement. "Both are dark-horses and could be awfully rough." What does he have in the way of personnel to combat this schedule? You have to begin with Phil Rollins, 6-2 junior' guard from Wickliffe, who is as good an All-American bet if he's well as Native Dancer would have been in a claiming race. High-scoring, playmaking and defensively keen Rollins suffered a lung ailment last season But reportedly is fully mended. Will Have Bench Strength Back, too, are 6-5 Vlad Gaste-vich, a senior, a rugged re-bounder; 6-9 senior center John Prudhoe, vying with 6-8 sophomore Charlie Tyra of Atherton High for the vital pivot post; Gerry Moreman, 6-2 junior guard from Valley High who came into his own late in the season, a scrappy, Johnny Knopf sort of pesterer; 6-4 Herb Harrah, a junior guard who has a lot of spring, and 6-1 Dick Keffer, junior guard from Hazard, who has much promise. These are the lads who saw a good bit of action when Peck last season had to shuffle and reshuffle his lineups because of Pontius referred to some means of financing the school's athletic program which has had annual deficits up to $50,000 in recent years.

Feb. 26 Loyola AUTO NSUH co-ordinated basketball broadcast planned -by WHAS Saturday-George Walsh calling the U.K.-L.S.U. game and Phil (the same) Sutterfield calling the U.L.-Eastern tussle. The Cardinal-Maroon game at the Armory is a real bonanza for the early worms. These old rivals usually do not meet so early in the season.

6owl Bid With Strings Bowl Stuff The Gator Bowl had a time getting two takers, and no wonder. The team accepting an invitation to this bowl must underwrite the sale of 6,000 tickets. Kentucky defeated two of the major bowl teams Georgia Tech (Cotton) and Auburn (Gator). Some folks fear the old basketball scandal is keeping the Cats out of the bowls. Others think two.

ex-Vols beat them out of a bid to the Cotton Bowden Wyatt, Arkansas coach, had something to say about his opponent. They say he favored another ex-Vol, Bob Woodruff of Florida. When Florida was defeated, he picked Bobby Dodd and Georgia Tech. Dodd also played at Tennessee. The truth of the matter is the Wildcats could have had a bid to the Gator Bowl, it was learned from a reliable source in Lexington Monday night but the Cats chose not to be available.

Is Wyatt to succeed Harvey Robinson at Tennessee? Ducks and Motorboats Official Ruling If there is one man in America safe from arrest by a game warden, it is Jim Stewart of Louisville. Cliff Slpe has watched Jim go, up the river so often and come back empty-handed, he doesn't even bother to check his license. Yesterday, I received a request for an official interpretation of the new federal regulation on use of motorboats in duck hunting. And you know who it was from? Jim. What he could possibly want with it, I don't know.

But here it is: If the boat is floating or moving the motor must be removed and placed in the bottom of the boat before you can shoot. If the boat js tied to a stationary blind or to the side of a stationary blind, or if it is camouflaged and is firmly anchored, you can leave the motor on. Schlundt is just as good as ever. The Hoosiers 6-foot, 10-inch senior center, who was an All-American choice last season, scored 45 points-in leading the varsity to the narrow triumph. Allowed to Remain But he needed what was termed a "special dispensation" of the five-foul rule to stay around to insure the win.

Schlundt committed his fifth personal fqul with ten minutes to play in the game and remained to score 12 more points including a bat-in shot in the final half-minute that broke a 73-73 tie. Indiana's opening lineup that seems likely for the season's first game here next Saturday against Valparaiso was disappointing except for Schlundt and holdover Burke Scott. Hallie Bryant, the former Indianapolis Attucks star who is being groomed to replace Ail-American Bob Leonard, wasn't able to demonstrate the great shooting ability which he had displayed last year as a freshman, but he collected four baskets. Forward replacements Wally Don Schlundt As Great as Ever NOW THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR NOT PROTECTING YOURSELFI I.U. Freshmen (73) I.U.

Vanity (7t) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i it.tt.vt. Player tt.tt.pt. Player 1 1 i i i i i i 1 1 Ball 3 Thompson f-e 0 Brown 8 Dees 3 9 2 White 1 0 1 Choice f-e 3 4 Neal 1 0 2 Williamson 3 1 Schlundt .19 7 Custer 1 Obremskey (311 Bryant ...40 Lumpkin (.521 Scott 2 3 C.eea rnippi 2 i Kocsls I 0 1 Vail 2 1 Hodson Sexton t-t 31 14 23 Totals 24 25 17 Totals Half-time icore: Vanity 35, Freshmen 39. Free throws missed: Varsity Choice 4, Schlundt 5. Bryant, Scott, Phipps.

Freshmen Ball, Thompson, Obremskey 3, Brown 3, Gee, Custer 2, Sexson 3. Off I- HI Continued on Page 11, Column 3 ciyde Castle of Evansviiie. Gator Bowl Picks Auburn and Baylor 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ii 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 it The Champs! Nearly 200 persons parents, friends and alumni saluted Male's state high school football champions at a banquet last night. was given at the identical 7-3 season records to the Gator Bowl, but Auburn's late season stretch drive which saw the Southeastern Conference team wreck six strong opponents in succession may give the Plainsmen a slight edge. ACT NOW! An Accident Could Cost You EVERYTHING' Available now at JACOBSON INSURANCE AGENCY! Full year's policy-8 months to pay! Issued by America's leading insurance companies.

Conforms fully with Kentucky Responsibility Law! Regular rates NO interest or carrying charges. PHONE CL 3831. 'YOU'LL LIKE DOING BUSINESS WITH It is the first time for a Southwest Conference team ia the Gator Bowl. Auburn played last year and lost to Texas Tech Auburn dropped three of its first four games and then won the last six. Coached by Ralph "Shug" Jordan, Auburn beat Chattanooga 45-0; lost to Florida 19-13; was beaten by Kentucky 21-14; lost to Georgia Tech 14-7; and then started its comeback.

After the Tch loss, Auburn beat Florida State 33-0; Tulane 27-0; Miami 14-13; Georgia 35-0; Clemson 27 and Alabama 28-0. Baylor beat Houston 53-13, Vanderbilt 25-19, Washington 31-7, Texas A. 20-7, Texas Christian 12-7, Texas 13-7 and Southern Methodist 33-21. The Bears lost to Miami 19-13, Arkansas 21-20 and Rice 21-14. Sun Bowl Foes Named El Paso, Nov.

30 (U.R Texas Western and Florida State were named tonight as the competing teams in the SunBowl football game here January 1. 1 The Florida State Seminoles, of Tallahassee, coached by Tom Nugent, were named as the visiting team shortly after Texas Western was picked as the host squad. Florida State has a 7-3 record with one game left to play Tampa, Saturday. The Seminoles hold victories over Louisville, 47-6; Villanova, 52-13; North Carolina State, 13-7; V.M.I., 33-13; Furman, 33-14; Stetson, 47-6; and Mississippi Southern, 19-18. They have lost to Georgia, 14-0; Auburn, 33-0; and Abilene Christian 13-0.

The announcement climaxed efforts by Florida State officials to get the team in the Sun Bowl. Governor Charley Jones of Florida telephoned Texas Governor Allan Shivers yesterday, Prom Wire Dispatches Jacksonville, Nov. 30. Auburn, a late-starting powerhouse, and high-scoring Baylor were matched today to play in the 10th annual Gator Bowl football game here December 31. The selection was announced by Gator Bowl President Sam Butz after days of meetings.

Butz said representatives from the two schools will meet It'i unientooi that Kentucky could hate had a Gator Bowl bid If the Cats wanted It, Sports Editor Earl Ruby writet in today's "Ruby's Report." here Thursday or Friday to sign contracts for the game. Auburn dreW the S.E.C. nod over Kentucky, which hid an identical rec-'ord. Baylor and Auburn will bring 1hmkm, Richmond Boat Club by the Male Moms and Dads Club, and arrangements were directed by Charles Quick, president of the club. James Elam, Male teacher and former coach, was the principal speaker.

Talks also were made by Football Coach Charley Kuhn and members of his staff; C. R. "Tad" DeHart, president of the Male High Alumni, and David Dillon, president of the Purple and Gold Club. Merwyn Holtz-man was toastmaster. The Purple and Gold Club gave squad photographs to seniors on the team.

Later, gold footballs, emblematic of the 1954 state championship, will be presented to all members of the squad by the Purple and Gold Club, the Male High Alumni and the Moms and Dads Club. (EMMMM fen jl JIL itfr tj (imm- Mma mr. (GnjaEf. runs AT DISCOUNTS FIRI COLLISION AUTO LIABILITY THEFT Ralph Jordan Pilots Auburn to Gator Bowl.

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