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IMPORTS TRAIL
1 rv WHITNEY MARTIN
■ Jg YORK, Nov. 9; W*—Well
■j NE" , n the election returns
H c°w.th and reading like a Tulsa
I »rescore, we can get down tc
■ ^serious things, such as who
9 re< !i' st . Army - Notre Dame
B »'iil and whether or not
■ i<ulfhas lost his punch.
B J;C W the latter, the answer
I AS w be a robust nay, as the
H iCeSi 1 j. corng about knocking
■ W,g:'Ld th’e totem poles he has
■ towlCc-c nc in exhibitions, de
■ “ff!: mattresses on his hands.
■ sp:tt one of the fellows so hard
■ - h!‘ afraid it might pain Jimmy
m 2 or tl e man in the iron hat.
■ South American im
■ Jthe mighty Menichem,
■ Plir‘ai heduied to meet one Johnny
I ,vsS here next Monday, but a
I Dfr:s error was made in permit
| ff Denson to go into the ring
■ tm. u ; at Detroit. Denson got
m L mh and hit Joe real good
■ *^°round. so Joe naturally
I in/'„ protect his interests. Out
II , rien5on, and in such a con
11 r£- . seemed he would not be
I d't:tane to meet Johnston’s boy
■ i: Monday, a fact deeply regret
■ * bv the Bomber.
■ ,ea.V it seems there is no
I ;;‘t0\vorrv about the cham
1 '“ "punch. He weighs about 15
■ i‘M/nore 'bar. he did when de
9 ;:-"i • L title, but as far as his
■ are concerned it’s just
I 'eirm ia pounds to an anvil that
I A°rmv"-LNotre Dame, we
m lj.;' in ibis one, despite at
-empts to build up the Irish to a
point where an upset not only is
possible, but expected.
The Irish synthetic alumni, of
whom there are thousands in the
metropolitan area who aren’t sure
whether South Bend is in Illinois
or Wyoming, point to the tradition
al fight of the Notre Dame team,
its spectacular passing attack, and
its traditional success against
Army.
Well, we think that as far as
that goes Army has a little of that
thing called fight, too, as well as
a passing attack, and traditions
were made to be broken.
From what we saw of Notre
Dame we’d rate it a good peace
time football team. From what we
have seen of Army we’d rate it
an exceptional peace-time team.
Notre Dame’s big line was rolled
back by Navy. Army’s line hasn’t
been rolled back by anybody, and
must be considered capable of
matching any opponents’ line until
proved otherwise.
From all logical angles, Army
should win the ball game. The Ca
dets have, at least equal spirit, and
perhaps more incentive. They have
the edge in sheer manpower, are
ably coached.
Were any other name but Notre
Dame tagged on the athletes who
will face Army Saturday, the Ca
dets would be nothing short of pro
hibitive favorites. There just hap
pens to be something about that
name—Notre Dame—that fills the
fans with awe, and they expect
rabbits to jump out of hats.
I Veteran Atkinson Seeks
leading Jockey Citation
IYFW YORK, Nov. 9.—•'.«—It will
be‘ a natural if Ted Atkinson fin
ishes the racing season as tae
leadin" jockey. He’s been in tne
saddle" exactly seven years.
Rjoht now thin Theodore has
557 winners, higher than any title
wirnin° total of the past seven
years except for the 287 piled up
by the late Earl Dew in 1940. _
Atkinson never has won the rid
I in* crown but last year was sec
end to Johnny Adams’ 228 with
an even 200 in the won-lost table.
He also was the runner-up to
I johnny Longden in the amount of
money won. Long dun s mounts
collected $573,276, Atkinson’s $497,
607.
The Toronto Terrior says, “I
think the first requisite for a suc
cessful rider is having that cer
tain something—you can’t define
it-of getting run out of a horse.
Even some of our top riders can’t
always do that with certain horses,
despite their ability, good seat,
good hands, etc.”
Just to be sure, however, that
none of the other jockeys cut- into
his lead, Atkinson will head for
Pimlico following the closing of
the New York season next Wed
nesday and will remain at the
Maryland oval until November
25. Then he goes to Florida and
the winter campaign which gets
under way December 1.
Bobby Pcrmane, the Camden,
N. J„ youngster who set the Flor
ida tracks afire last winter, is
second in the number of winners
uhh an aggregate of approxi
mately 30 less than Atkinson.
The lean, keen native of Canada
thinks that Devil Diver is the
greatest horse he has ever rid
den and that Eddie Arcado and
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TIGERS TONIGHT
Williston’s Tigers will wage an
other campaign in defense of their
winning record here tonight in a
homecoming encounter with a
high school team from Goldsboro.
The game will begin at 8 o'clock
on the Legion stadium gridiron.
Special busses will be available
to spectators. They will leave 11th
and Orange, Fifth and Nixon, and
Tenth and Red Cross at 7:15 and
7:30 p. m.. running directly to the
stadium.
A special feature of tonight’s
game will be the crowning of
“Miss Wiliston” at the half-time
intermission.
Probable starters for Williston
include J. Mallette and White,
ends; A. Hicks and Jones, tackles;
Rutland and Huggins, guards; J.
Hicks, center, and Simon, John
son, Nixon and Russell or Halsey
in the backfield.
-V
Lejeune Team Has
New Secret Weapon
CAMP LEJEUNE, N. C., Nov. 9.
—(TP)—Beaten only once in five
games this year, and then by the
powerful Bainbridge N£vy eleven,
Camp Lejeune’s gridders unwrap
ped a “secret weapon” today in
the person of Elroy (Crazy Legs)
Hirsch, former Wisconsin-Michi
gan star back.
Hirsch, unable to practice with
the team because of a rigid Ma
rine training schedule, got into his
first game briefly last week
against Bogue Field and starred
as the Marines won, 41-0.
George Woolf are on a par as the
best present day riders.
-V
BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
Wildcats Leave For Durham
To Play Bulldogs Tonight
WILDCAT ELEVEN
ADDS VARIATIONS,
REGULARS BACK
Host Team Has Made En
viable Showing In Sea
son’s Play
BY WEDDEL HARRIS
The New Hanover Wildcats pack
ed up their orange and black game
uniforms last night in preparation
for their trek to Durham today
where they will encounter a highly
touted Bulldog eleven at 8:00 under
the lights of the Durham athletic
park.
The Wildcats appear eager for
the fray, wherein they will employ
a new system introduced by Coach
Bryan. The radical shift proved
highly effective against a befud
dled Junior Varsity eleven in a re
cent practice session.
Graham Barefoot, scrappy guard
who has also been hindered of late
with an injured back, will be back
in the starting line-up for the Wild
rats.
The Bulldogs, who have made an
enviable showing this season are
expected to give the Cats a great
deal of trouble tonight. Led by
Buck Cheek, plunging fullback,
the Dogs have performed well
against all comers, and are favor
ed over the visiting Wilmington
ians.
Expected to see considerable ac
tion in the capacity of reserve
guard for the Cats is Jimmy Piner,
who has turned in a highly com
mendable performance in previous
contests.
Another lad who has displayed
much talent and ability this season
in a utility role is hustling Ploogie
Waters, who has seen action in the
halfback positions and at the ends.
David Bannerman will be count
ed on to handle the fullback duties
if versatile Winford Sutton is shift
ed to the wingback slot in place of
the injured Lowrimore. Bannerman
has proved to be a constant head
ache to the opposing eleven in his
role of backing up the line with bis
bruising tackles.
Both Bubba Sykes and Sutton
have shown up exceptionally well
in the past week’s practice drills,
each having broken loose for many
long gains through the stubborn
second string.
The starting line-up for the locals
tonight will probably find Louis H
son and Charlie Jones at the ends;
John Hobbs and Red Dowd in the
tackle positions. Graham Barefoot
and Happy Corbett in the guard
slots, and Norris Monk at center.
In the backfield wiP be Bubba
Sykes, at quarterback; Winford
Sutton, fullback; Weddel Harriss,
blocking back; and J. W. Johnson,
wingback. A last minute change
may find David Bannerman at full
and Sutton in the wing.
-V
Haegg Is Summoned
For Military Duty
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 9.—
[JP)—Gunder Haegg, Swedish miler,
said today he had been ordered to
report for military service Decem
ber 20 but was seeking a postpone
ment until January because a
heavy Christmas rush at the Mal
moe haberdashery where he is
employed.
Discussing a proposed trip to the
United States, Haegg deplared that
“I am reluctant to go for the
winter season because I don’t be
lieve the Swedes can make a good
showing indoors without a long per
iod of training. If I receive an in
vitation for the summer campaign,
[’ll think about it, providing I
am in shape.”
(Swedish officials in New York
said that Haegg had completed
the year and a half of compulsory
military training required of all
citizens in that country and that
his present call probably was for
a one-month refresher session.)
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ATLANTA, Nov. 9.— (7P)—Satur
day is the day in Southeastern
conference play for which the
bowl committees have been wait
ing all season, with action strictly
an all-league affair for the first
and only time this year.
Three of the teams are idle, but
what the other eight do in tangling
among themselves will doubtlessly
have a lot of bearing on final de
cisionk of the game committees
for the post season classics.
Missisippi State, the only mem
ber remaining untied and unde
feated, face a struggle with the
farmidable Auburn Tigers. A 7-7
tie with Auburn was the only blem
ish on the Maroon record in 1940
when the men of Allyn McKeen
got an Orange Bowl bid and beat
Georgetown, 14-7,
In 1941, the Maroons, beaten
only by Duquesne, squeezed by
the Tigers, 14-7, and the next year
it was closer than that, 6-0. In
1939, the Mississippi eleven lost
two games, one to Auburn, 7-0.
Georgia Tech, on the come back
trail after losing to Duke last
week, squares off with Tulane. The
Greenies have been riding high
since losing the opener to Notre
Dame, 0-26.
Alabama takes on hapless Mis
sissippi, and Georgia, conkueror of
Alabama last week, meets an in
nd-out Florida team. Kentucky.
Tennessee and Louisiana State
have off days.
-V
Army, Navy, Veterans
Will Get Golf Clubs
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.— (A>> —
The War Production board today
authorized the manufacture of
golf clubs to fill Army, navy and
Veterans’ Administration orders.
At the same time, WPB lifted its
prohibition of the manufacture on
golf club parts. Production will be
controlled through the allocation
of materials.
STATE ENCOUNTERS
HURRICANES TODAY
MIAMI, Fla., Nov. 9.—(A1)—Still
struggling for their first touch
down of the season, the Universi
ty of Miami Hurricanes will carry
their quest tomorrow night into a
game against a North Carolina
State football team which has won
five and lost two.
Coach Eddie Dunn was hopeful
that Miami might score, although
he conceded there was little
chance of a victory over the fast
moving Wolfpack.
Probable lineups:
Pos. N. C. State Miami
LE—Gibson - Hildreth
LT—McRainey _ Levitt
LG—Sarpa _ Procida
C—Maddock_A. Smith
RG—Lenhart _ Pinckney.,
RT—Croker _ Spinelli
RE—Edwards _ Mell
QB—Turner _ 'Wylie
LH—Zickefoose_Mullis
RH—Westfall _ Bi own
F.B—Worst- Watt
Kickoff — 8:15 p. m. (EWT).
-V
Cloudbusters Practice
Stresses Fundamentals
CHAPEL HILL, Nov. 9.—(#)—A
light drill which consisted of
running plays working on a pass
defense and general fundamentals
finished up Cloudbuster practice
for the week here this afternoon.
Tomorrow the team leaves for
Athens, Ga., and a return game
with the Georgia Preflight Sky
crackers on Saturday afternoon.
Commentnig on practice ses
sions held this week Coach Kil
linger said that “The team will
have to show plenty of improve
ment between now and game time
Saturday.”
In the game played between the
TAR HEELS VIEW
OPPONENTS’ PLAYS
By the Associated Press
Coach Gene McEver gave North
Carolina’s eleven its first view of
William and Mary’s plays today.
The eleven impersonating the
Virginia leaders caught the varsity
flatfooted several times but the lat
ter gradually got onto its new
duties.
Running with the lead eleven to
day were Bauer and Brown, ends:
Kerns and Smith, tackles; Golding
Ellis, Andtwohey, guards; ^ughes,
center; and Weant, Warren, Camp
and Voris, backs.
Among the newcomers showing
up were three Marines: Guard,
Leatherman, center, Archer and
fullback, Hazelwood, who are just
back from the thick of the South
Pacific fighting.
William and Mary officials wired
today that the squad was in top
shape and would arrive in time to
work tomorrow.
DEVILS GET BREAK
The Weatherman and injury jinx
combined to give the Duke' Blue
Devils a break today and they
spent most of the time in the lec
ture room looking at movies of
last week’s Georgia Tech game.
Before going out for a light prac
tice, they were given a blackboard
drill. There was little contact work
as Coach Eddie Cameron worked
his charges lightly in view of the
injuries suffered by several mem
bers of his squad.
Tackle Frank Irwin dressed for
the first time and hobbled around
on his sprained ankle. It was still
doubtful if he or blocking back
John Krisza would see action
against Wake Forest’s undefeated
Deacons in Duke Stadium Sat
urday afternoon.
Blue Devil coaches were groom
ing replacements to start against
the Decons. Due to the rain, (he
team ran a few plays and called it
a day. Thesy add the polishing
touches tomorrow in a final work
out.
LIGHT DRILL
Wake Forest’s Deacons, badly
crippled and facing their toughest
assignment of a heretofore un
defeated and untied season, worked
lightly today to prevent occurance
or further injuries and to allow old
ailments to heal.
Coach Peahead Walker said the
Deacons, who face Duke at Dur
ham Saturday in Southern Confer
ence contest, had not worked hard
all week and would continue only
light drills through Friday. Rain
cut today’s drill short.
Walker said Tackle Buck Garri
son definitely would not play
against the Blue |Devils and he
named Cliff Hobbs, the extra point
specialist, to replace him. Fred
Amon probably will start in the
place of Dewey Hobbs at the other
tackle spot. Dewey also is on the
injured list but may be able to see
some action.
George Owen, number one guard,
still was limping badly but may
get in the starting lineup, as was
bouncing Bob Smathers, the wing
back in previous games. In the
event Smathers is unable to start,
Walker said he would pick either
Nick Dsmetriou or George Banco
to replace him.
iwo teams earner in tne season
the Cloudbusters won 3 to 0 in
the last seven seconds of play on
Buell St. John’s field goal.
Incidentally St. John who has
been held from actual play most
of the year with a bad knee will
be ready for action on Saturday.
His return along with Backs
Frank Aschenbrenner and G. V.
Fellabaum will aid the Cloudbus
ter cause.
Only Dan Weitekamp, quarter
back, Wally Schumacher, the lit
tle 158-pound end, and Wesley
Coleman, reserve center, are on
the sidelines. It is doubtful if
any of the trio will see action.
-V
WASHINGTON BOYS FIGHT
NEW YORK, Nov. 9.—(IP)—
Two guys from Washington —
Sammy Angott of Washington,
Pa., and Jimmy McDaniels of
Washington, D. C.—meet to
morrow night in a Madison
Square garden 10-rounder, with
Angott favored slightly.
-V
BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
Long And Lee Tangle
In Grudge Bout Tonight
Johnny Long will tangle with
Daffy Don Lee, and Jack O’Brien
will pit his strength against Jack
Devault, in tonight’s wrestling
show at Thalian hall. Doors will
open at 7:15 and the first match
will begin at 8:15.
“It will be a wrestling natural”
Promoter Bert Causey remark
ed concerning the bout between
Long and Lee. “There has been
a lot of friction between the two”
he continued “and I want to see it
settled.”
Lee asserted himself last week,
claiming that he could wrestle
without the “rough stuff” and ask
;d for another chance to mix with
Long, Causey said.
Jack Devault, a newcomer,
sould be at his best to make an
impression on local fans. If he i#
good enough to stop O’Brien he
is scheduled for some top match*
ing in the future Promoter Causey
stated.
Chief Little Beaver has the weeh
off so some of his relations from
the Cherokee tribe will act as
guest referees for the matches.
Star-News carrier boys Mil be
guests of Promoter Causey and
Johnny Long tonight, and a spe
cial section will be provided for
them
All-America Candidates
To Parade On Saturday
By ORLO ROBERTSON
NEW YORK, Nov. 8. — OP) —
When Army’s unbeaten football
team and once defeated Notre
Dame clash Saturday at the Yan
kee stadium, three of the outstand
ing candidates for All-America
backfield honors will be on pa
rade.
The gridiron season has pro
duced a dozen or so backs who
rate serious consideration for the
mythical eleven but none is more
prominent than Army’s Felix
Blanchard, a plunging fullback
with the speed of a halfback. Fleet
Glenn Davis of Army, and Bob
Kelly, the 19-year-old halfback
who reels off touchdowns for the
Irish, also have drawn rave no
tices. ,
Blanchard, 205-pound plebe, is
given much of the credit for mak
ing possible Coach Earl Blaik’s
high scoring combination. His
presence in the lineup makes il
imperative that the Cadets’ oppon
ents draw up their line in close for
mation. If they don’t, Blancharc
is liable to blast his way off tac
kle. If they do, then the way is
clear for Davis and such flee
mates as Doug Kenna and Mas
Minor to circle the ends.
Kelly, a Chicago high schoo
product, has been running goal
ward ever since he joined Notri
Dame varsity the latter part of th(
1943 season. Even in the whipping
handed the Irish by Navy las
week, the 183-pounder stood out
He’s an excellent punter and i
very tricky runner.
Any coach would be happy ti
have just these three men with ;
player named Joe thrown in t
complete his backfield but then
are enough other great backs t
give the All-America selector
plenty of headaches before th
team is announr + a month hence
Navy has its cnief candidate ii
Bob Jenkins, a fullback from Ala
bama who delights in ripping line
apart. Like at Army, there’s a hos
of good backs at Annapolis but th<
195-pound Jenkins is a standout.
Ohio State has Les Horvatl
sparking a wealth of freshmai
backs. Horvath, 23-year-old denta
student, playing his fourth yea:
with the unbeaten Bucks after i
year in the Army, is a dynamii
runner with ability to pitch pass
es in full stride. Illinois is touting
Claude (Buddy) Young, nationa
100-meter champion, for All-Amer
ica honors and not without reason
i——
The chunky Negro is fast as they
come in a football suit and Notre
Dame, especially, remembers his
73-yard run.
Bob Fenimore, a sophomore at
Oklahoma A. and M., likewise is a
speed demon. But he's also one of
the old-type triple threat men,
kicking and passing with equal
ability. He's given much of the
credit for knocking off previously
unbeaten Tulsa two weeks ago.
Looking over only a few of the
remainder: Bob Weiss and Bob
Nussbaurner, who performed at
Michigan until their recent mili
tary transfer; Tim McWilliams,
freshman on Mississippi State’s
all-victorious eleven; Gordon Gray
of Southern California, rated the
best collegiate back on the west
coast before his recent transfer;
Bob Hoernschemeyer of Indiana
and Boris (Babe) Dimancheff,
Purdue’s outstanding offensive and
defensive back.
Irish In Good Condition For Saturday
But Have Little Hope Of Besting Army
By JERRY LISKA
SOUTH BEND, Ind., Nov. 9.—
(A1)—In tip-top shape, but with lit
tle hope of upsetting mighty Army,
Notre Dame’s 35-member football
squad today began a two-day exo
dus to New York for Saturday’s
battle with the Cadets at Yankee
stadium.
Genial Ed McKeever, who left
this afternoon with 24 youthful
civilian players, appeared resign
ed to an Irish trimming by Army
for the first time in 13 seasons.
“We,” he asserted grimly, “are
going to New York with a punt,
a pass and a prayer—and the only
thing we’re really sure of is the
prayer.”
life main Irish contingent which
will spend Friday at Bear Moun
tain, a resort near West Point, will
be followed tomorrow by 11 Navy
trainees who must travel under a
48-hour restriction.
McKeever said his charges
emerged from the week’s practice
in good shape. “About the only
thing that hurt this week was our
feelings after Navy got through
beating us,” he said wryly.
The Irish coach made several
last minute lineup switches that
indicated he would bank heavily
\
on the pitching of Quarterbacks
Frank Danciewicz and Joe Gaspa
rella. Husky George Sullivan was
returned to left tackle from his
experimental sojourn at end and
6-foot, 4-inch Bill O’Connor of Ft.
Montgomery, N. Y., moved back to
the left flank ostensibly to spear
passes.
Still a source of worry to Mc
Keever is the left half spot vacat
ed when Achille (Chick) Maggioli
was transferred to a Marine base.
Any running mate he digs up for
stellar Bob Kelly will be small
and inexperienced.
Bill Chandler, 175-pound fresh
man who stands 5 feet, 9 1-2 in
ches. is the likely starter at left
half with relief coming from 155
pound Jim Brennan or 160-pound
Nunzio Marino. The post was fur
ther weakened by the loss of
George Terlep after the Navy
game.
Fast - stepping Kelly, who has
scored 72 points on 11 touchdowns
and six conversions, recently re
ceived an Annapolis appointment
and will cast an “anti-Cadet” vote
along with the 11 Navy trainees.
Among these are starters Sulli
van, O’Connor and Chandler.
After consolidating forces at
Bear Mountain, the Irish will move
into New York City on Saturday
morning a few hours before the
kickoff.
-V
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