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THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C.
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LEADING CANDIDATE—Auburn, Ala.—Fullback
Joe Childress of the Auburn Plainsmen has been
gcked by a selection board as the Southeastern
inference’s leading All-America candidate.—AP
Wirephoto.
Childress, Once Ignored,
Tops Southeastern Stars
ATLANTA, Oct. 25 (&).— Joe;
Children, a football player no-:
, body wanted when he finished I
high school, is the leading All-
America candidate in the South
eastern Conference.
The Auburn fullback, a 5-foot,
150-pound package of drive and
•peed, was tabbed the best bet
for all-star honors today by a
seven-man All-America selection
board for the Southeastern area.
Other leading contenders in
clude Halfback 'Art Davis of
Mississippi State. Guard Buddy
Allis ton of Mississippi, Halfback
Jackie Simpson of Florida and
End Howard Schnellenberger of
Kentucky. The board will assist
in tl)e naming of the Associated
Press honor team after the sea
son ends.
Childress, a member of last
year's All-Southeastern team,
was not deluged with offers of
football 'scholarships. Auburn
coaches couldn’t even remember
who he was, what he looked like
or what position he played when
he reported his freshman year.
They soon found out.
A halfback at Robertsdale
(Ala.) High, Childress was need
ed at fullback at Auburn and
he turned to his new job with;
gusto. He first won national at-'
Late Scoring Sprees Due
To GW Bench Strength
By GEORGE HUBER ,
One major improvement in
the George Washington football
team this year is that it isn’t!
folding in the last period, some
thing that happened too often
last year.
Last year the Colonials gen
erally were a beat-up bunch and
a soft touch by the time the last
15 minutes rolled around, but
now it’s almost the other way
around. Their opposition is
hanging on the ropes toward
the end.
Better bench strength is the
reason. Coach Bo Sherman has
two good quarterbacks Bob
Bturm and Ray Looney—and is
almost three deep at other back
fleld positions. He can send in
a new line without much worry,
and lit the ends there are some
No. 3 boys whom he’d like to
get more chances to use than he
has.
The line scores of GW’s games
show Just how useful this depth
has been.,Only in the shutout
loss to Florida were the Colonials
doing better earlier in the game
then they did later. Last Satur
day at William and Mary, the
Colonials got all 16 of their
polnts In the last period. Against
Virginia Military they got half;
their total in the last period, and
the same against Virginia and;
Pennsylvania.
GW’s total line scores for five;
games read like this, showing
more scoring in the last period 1
than in the total of the other
three: # 13 12 6 48—79.
The first-stringers have scored
all the touchdowns, but they’ve
been aided by the eoftening-up
process to Which the tabs took
part. The leading scorers are
sophomores—Left Halfback Mike
Sommer, the Wilson High prod
uct, and Quarterback Looney,
with three touchdowns each.
With two scores apiece are
Stkhn, senior quarterback, who
hat been alternating that posi
tion with Looney, and Right
Halfback BUI Weaver. One each
have come from Fullback Bo
Austin and Left End George
Dancu.
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staged a one-man show as Au
burn upset previously unbeaten
Miami. He gained 164 yards—
-77 in the last quarter—that aft
ernoon. Childress wasn’t stopped
, the rest of the year. He led the
conference in rushing with 834
yards and in scoring with 65
points.
Childress has been a marked
man in every game this fall, but
still has gained 290 yards for a
4.1 average in live games.
Davis, voted the most valuable
player in the conference last year,
averaged 4.6 yards per carry in
piling up 282 yards before being
hurt in Mississippi State's upset
of Kentucky October 15. A line
defensive player, Davis is largely
responsible for the Maroons' sur
prising 5-1 record.
Alliston is fast, quick to sense
where a play is going and a good
blocker in the line and downfield.
Simpson, a jack-rabbit starter, a
smart broken Held runner and an
excellent defender, was averag
ing 9.5 yards per carry until a
stout Kentucky defense stopped
Florida’s running game Saturday
night. Schnellenberger has
pulled in 16 passes for 223 yards
and 4 touchdowns and is a fine
blocker and defensive man.
[example, is John (Skinny) Baf
fer, s Fairfax High boy. who can
flllin any backfield position weU.
but generally is used in tough
defensive situations. He was
given a shot at offense late in
the third period last Saturday,
and in four carries accounted for
29 yards of the 58-yard scoring!
march.
Another sub helping that drive
which finally got the Colonials
; untracked was Jack Kesock at
lend. He caught the only suc
cessful pass in the series. It came
at the right time, too, because
the Colonials just had had a
rushing loss and obviously needed
a pass to make up the ground
and get going again.
Kesock also caught another
pass later, one that put the baU
! in position for Dick Claypool’s
successful field goal. That boy—
and also another end, Lou Dono
frio—has the talent to be playing
on the starting team, but Coach
Bo Sherman hardly can put them
there because he already has
Paul Thompson and Dancu as
starters. It's a nice problem to
have.
HOCKEY SLATE
„ YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
No Iftmej scheduled In on; league.
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Colts Put Womble
On Injured List
BALTIMORE. Oct. 26 OP)—
The Baltimore Colts today put
Halfback Royce Womble, for
mer North Texas Btate star, on
their Injured reserve list.
Womble jeinjured a knee in
Sunday’s clash with the Wash
ington Redskins. Putting him on
ttie Injured reserve list makes
him unavailable for a month.
The Colts said they hadn't de
cided whether to seek another
offensive halfback to fill his
place on the active player roster.
Womble, in his second year of
pro football, is the second Colt
player put on the injured re
serve shelf. The other is Gino
Marchlttl, defensive end.
Redskins Feel
They Blasted
Ameche 'Myth'
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON
The Redskin's tough defense,
featuring linebacker Chuck
Drazenovich, may have exploded
-the myth of invincibility sur
rounding Alan Ameche, Balti
more Colts' rookie fullback, who
was slowed to a crawl Sunday
after roaring off to a record
breaking start toward National
Football League ground-gaining
honors.
Drazenvich was Ameche's
shadow in Baltimore, although
other linebackers, LaVem Torge
son, Ralph Felton, Nick Adduct
and Dick Alban got into the act
from time to time. Every time
the Colts’ fullback made a move
Chuck was there to greet him,
and at the finish the former
Wisconsin All-American was a
weary and discouraged young
man.
Ameche will be lucky to run
up any large yardage on future
opponents if the visiting scouts
paid attention to the Redskins’
tactics. If a lineman didn't get
to him first a linebacker did, and
the league’s leading runner usu
ally had two or three redshirts
climbing on his back. The won
der now is whether Coach Weeb
Ewbank overrated Ameche, who
set an all-time National Collegi
ate Athletic Association record
of 3,212 yards at Wisconsin, in
making him Baltimore’s first
draft choice.
But the Washington coaching
staff wasn’t concerned about
Ameche today as it began work
for next Sunday’s game with the
Giants at New York. This one
will be a bruiser, even though
Sie Giants’ record isn’t impres
ve. Their 19-17 defeat by
Pittsburgh last Sunday was the
result of a couple of bad breaks
and Joe Tereshinskl. who
scouted them for the Redskins,
predicts they'll be ug for the
game.
The Redskins will continue to
work this week on their offense,
which has been spotty but shows
signs of perking up. Quarter
back Eddie Leßaran made one
fake against the Colts that
fooled even the coaches. He
pretended to hand off to Half
back Bert Zagers, and the first
Coach Joe Kuharicb and
his aides looked at the films
they thought the line had fouled
up on blocking assignments—
then Leßaron came back into
the picture with a pass.
Harry Ulinski’s blocking on
; Joe Campanella and Mike Dev
lin's work on Art Donovan paved
the way for Leßaron’s first
touchdown, and more of the
same will be appreciated against
the Giants. Ulinskl also helped
spring Leßaron tor his 22-yard
run in the closing seconds of the
game that helped run opt the
clock.
** * *
The Redskins today announced
the signing of Halfback Leon
Heath for 1956. The former
Oklahoma star, now an Army
lieutenant coaching the Fort Sill
eleven, was with the Washington
club two years before going into
military service and is dire to
return to civilian status before
next season.
Hesth came to an agreement
with the Redskins during a
week-end visit here with Fort
Sill, which defeated Fort Belvoir,
6-0. He also saw his former pro
teammates edge the Baltimore
Colts. 14-13.
Heath came to the Redskins in
1951 and was called to military
service after the 1953 season.
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT
Mr the Associated Ptsst
New York—Ludwlf Llihtburn. 13M4.
British Honduras. outpointed Hoclne
Khein. 136 Vs. Alnerln. 10.
New Orleans—Chnrley Joseph. IBo<4,
New Orleans, stopped Seams Walker
154 Holyoke, Mass . S.
Lightburn Win
Gives Big Lift
To Lightweights
NEW YORK. Oct. 25 OP).-Off
his brilliant showing against ex
perienced Hocine Khalil of Al
geria, young Ludwig Lightburn
today looked like the best light
weight prospect to come along
in several years.
It’s about time, too, that the
136-pound class, once the best
in boxing, developed a new,
bright prospect.
Lightburn, a rangy, 20-year
old Negro from British Hon
duras, outclassed the 27-year
old Algerian all the way to win
a one-sided, 10-round decision
in a television bout at St. Nich
olas Arena last night
The kid, in winning his fourth
straight, displayed a stabbing
left jab, fast combinations and
a willingness to trade. He was
credited with a knockdown in
the fifth round, although Khalfl
didn’t hit the floor. A right
smack on the jaw sent the Al
gerian downward, but his de
scent was checked by the lowest
rope and he bounced erect.
Referee Mark Conn saw Khal
fl was hurt and gave him an
eight count. Conn and Judge
Leo Birnbaum each scored for
Lightburn by 6-2 counts. Judge
Bill Recht had it 9-1. The AP
card had Lightburn in front 8-2.
Khilfl upset Featherweight
Champion Sandy Saddler in the
same arena 17 months ago. This
was his first appearance at St.
Nick’s since then and he must
be sorry that he returned.
Ughtbum’s victory so im
pressed Matchmaker Tex Sulli
van that he said he would try
to match Ludwig against either
Johnny Gonsalves or Cisco And
rade, both ranking lightweights,
for November 28.
The Archie Moore-Yolande
Pompey light-heavyweight title
fight tor London, January 10, is
virtually set. Charley Johnston,
manager of Moore, and Pro
moter James D. Norris talked
over the trans-Atlantic tele- i
phone yesterday with British
Prompter Jack Solomons. Solo
mons Is sailing from England
Friday to settle the details in
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■ BOWLING
With ROD THOMAS •
Throughout last season only
, three 700 sets were registered at
Tenpins, Inc., in Alexandria. In
the current season there already
' have been two,-a 712 by Dewey
i Hlppeard in the Navy Depart
, ment Men’s League and an even
. 700 by Joe Miaeli in the Major
’ League. Near misses were scored
by Frank Dunham with 809, and
i Bob Martini, 894, In the Major.
But scores In general at Ten
pins, Inc., are up. At last ae
i counts. Dunham was averaging
215. Martini, 204, Hippeard, 201
and Stan Kasavage, 201. That
’ number of 200 shooters at the
. Alexandria plant is unprecedent
i ed, according to Manager Har
vey TVessler, who presents a logl
| cal reason.
“Our lanes were equipped with
electric pinsetters this year,’’
| Tressler says, "and from the
: start we noticed an Increase in
' scoring. Most of the regular
bowlers of last season have ’high
er averages.
“All In all, conditions have
' been improved by the semi
automatic pinsetters. Perfect
, setups are assured, there are no
stuck pins, what with the elim
ination of pegs, the action is
' faster and the bowlers seem
| to be more confident.’’
Hotshot Dunham needed no
. handicap to win the Early Fall
i Sweeps at Tenpins. With a
scratch score of 895, rolled across
' four lanes, he romped to victory
| in a field of 41. Ed Colohan was
’ second at 58-863 and Hippeard
third with 24-858. Kasavage shot
820 from scratch, but missed the:
' payoff. Next comes the Thanks
giving Day Mixed Doubles.
** * *
To bowl well, "eata lotta pizza
. pie.” This, according to Bob
, (Mario) Baker, who sponsors the
Mario Pizza House team in the
Hebrew Major League. Mario
points to these facts: His team
: has won 17 games and lost only
i 1. In its last match, it set four;
i league records—a game of 850. a
, set of 1,865, a game of 182 by
Paul Gordon and set of 416 by
I Don Wasserman.
: Every member of the team is
i shooting well above his last sea
son’s average. Oordon is up from
! 119 to 127. Norton Sussman from
i; 109 to 116. Wasserman from 109
!to 114, Marty Ezrin, captain,;
from 109 to 114 and Herb Cher
ner from 105 to 109.
Gordon, by the way, at one
tube was hailed as a sure thing
for bigtime stardom. While •
19-year-old student at George
Washington University he car
ried a 132 avenge through a
large part of a season in the
Plaza Sport Bhop League. Then
severe Injuries in an auto ac
cident forced him from the
sport. It was many months be
fore he could bowl again.
For the last several seasons
his game has Improved con
stantly. That jump from 119 to
127-plus indicates he may yet
fulfill his early promise.
** * *
Next Issue of the Duckptn
World will carry quite a piece on
the late Glenn Wolstenholme,
who earned tnle sobriquet,
“Glenn the Great’’ as a match
game duckpinner.
Wolstenholme, incidentally,
was a wry humorist.
He claimed to be the highest
paid private in the United
States Army during World
War I.
He served four days at a dol
lar a day and collected the S6O
discharge bonus.
“That figures at sl6 a day,”
Glenn reasoned.
NOTRE DAME
Continued From Page C-l
urday with the engagement be
ing designated as the Knute K.
Rockne Memorial Game. The
current team is the 25th to rep
resent the Irish since Rockne’s
death.
"Navy was selected as op
ponent for the memorial game,”
Athletic Director Ed Krause
says, “because when Notre Dame
Stadium was dedicated in 1930,
during what was to be Rockne’s
last season, It was his decision
that Navy supply the opposl
tion.” Notre Dame won that
'game, 26-2.
Navy managed a 6-6 tie In
1945 after winning, 32-13, in
1944, Its last victory in the
series.
Last year, a goal-line fumble
prevented Navy from tying or
beating the Irish, who won. 6-0,!
iln Baltimore.
Baylor Lineup
Revamped After
Firing of 5 Men
WACO, Tex., Oct. 25 </F).
Coach George Sauer revamped
his Baylor University football
team today In the wake of <*:>
missals for violation of training
rules that took away the center
of the line.
Yesterday five players were
kicked off the squad, which lost
to Texas AdcM Saturday, 19-7.
Baylor plays Texas Christian
here Saturday and must win or
be eliminated from the South
west Conference race.
Sauer told the Waco Quarter
back Club last night that he had
an anonymous telephone call
before the Baylor squad left here
by bus for College Station Sat
urday and wfi Informed that
some of his players had been
seen in a night club about 2:30
am.
On the way to College Station
Sauer said he pieced together
bits of conversation among the
players which indicated some
thing was wrong, and that the
way the boys played against
A&M, especially in a second
half letdown, confirmed It.
So yesterday he canceled the
athletic scholarships of Jim Tay
lor. senior center; Dugan Pearce
and Dan Miller, junior guards;
Jimmy Davenport, senior quar
terback, and Paul Caver, aoph
omore halfback.
All except Caver are now in
eligible to play football at any
Southwest Conference school.
Caver, who hadn’t been In a
varsity game this season, can
transfer and play after sitting
out a year.
The five players also face the
possibility of expulsion from the
gnlversity. W. R. White, Baylor
president, said the Discipline
Committee would take action in
a day or two.
Added to the dismissal of the
five players was the loss of a
replacement because of an in
jury in practice yesterday. Henry
Rutherford, junior letterman,
iwho was to replace Pearce, suf
fered a shoulder separation and
is out for the season. Sauer will j
use Gilbert Pelton and Larry'
Cowart, sophomores, for Miller
and Taylor and will substitute
Willie Frobel, a junior letterman,
for Rutherford.
The athletes would not discuss
Bobby Moss Tops
Vote as Southern
' Player of Week ,
RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 25 (ff).
—Halfback Bobby Mom ftf West
Virginia is the Southern Con
ference’s player of the week.
The 6-foot-l, 194-pound senior
l from Hunting, W. Va, scored two
I touchdowns Saturday on runs of
. 9 and 12 yards and set up the
, third as West Virginia clipped
1 Penn State, 21-7. He carried the
ball 19 times for 110 yards,
, caught three passes for another
’ 44 yards, and was a defensive
standout.
Despite his glittering perform
. ance. Mom was hard, pressed to
nudge teammate Bruce Bosley
end George Washington's Ray
Looney in the balloting conducted
by the Southern Conference
, Bport« writers’ Association.
1 Bosley, e defensive standout
all day, was particularly effec
tive in the eecond half when
West Virginia came from behind
to win.
Looney, a sophomore quarter
back, injected life into a slug
gish GW offense, scoring on#
touchdown, setting up a success
ful field goal with a pass inter
ception and directing GW’e next
score, all in a fourth-quarter
splurge that beat William and
Mary, 16-0.
Royals Defeat Celtics
WILLIMANTIC, Conn.. Oct
25 (A I ).—The Rochester Royals
clipped the Boston Celtics, 104-
93, in an exhibition basketball
game last night. Boston benched
its star. Bob Cousy, for the sec
ond half.
their dismissals or say what they
planned to do, but Sauer de
clared they had admitted the
violations to him.
Co-captains Henry Grem
inger and Weldon Holley of the
Baylor team said they had held
a meeting with the squad and
laid down the law—saying that
any further violations of ths
training rules would be dealt
with by them.
There was disciplinary action
at another conference school
last night. Arkansas Coach Jack
Mitchell suspended Billy Ray
Smith, a starting tackle, for vio
lating training rules. He said
Smith could return to the squad
next year. Arkansas lost to Mis
sippi, 17-7, last week and play*
Texas A&M at Fayetteville
Saturday.