The Detroit tribune., December 28, 1963, Page 7, Image 7

About The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966

Image provided by: Central Michigan University, Clark Historical Library

                
: j
Roger Cro/ier. rookie goal ton
dor for the Red Winns appears to
h»» tho successor to Detroit's
National Hockey League's shut
out king Terry Sawchuk.
Flyweight (’ro/ior not only ox
tended his unbeaten string to
shutout the Boston Bruins 3 0
at Olympia Stadium in the pro
cess. He benefittod greatly by
ihe return to action of defense
m:ui Bill Gadshy who was a stand
out on defense.
Jolly Roger was one of the
two players General Manager-
Coach Sid Abel not in trade for
defense man Howie Yount;. At
the time not much was thought
about Reger except by Abel. But
in five games Crozier has chang
ed all that as he has won two
and tied three.
The first period was scoreless
ps both teams performed as if
they had just read the Red
\V«ngs magazine which had a
photo captioned ‘‘leetime Walt/-
time". They may have play 'd
it different if thev had read the
rest which said. ‘‘Hockey is no
picnic and neither is it a class
in ballroom dancing.”
Illinois lias The
Hose llonl Price
CHAMPAIGN. 11l There's
a strong feeling among Illinois
football followers that this year's
Illini halfbacks may he better
than their statistics
Playing on a team with a 7 11
record, Illinois’ halfback corps
gained more than 80 yards in
only two games, the 10-0 season
opening victory over California
and the 18-12 win against C.C’.L A.
Only one halfback, sophomore
Sam Price, is among the team's
five leading ground gainers.
' [L
'^■ i ' 1 ■
SAM PRICE
A variety of obvious talent
is available at halfback.
Few backs combine the speed
and power of Price, a rock-hard
5-11'2. 19&-pound newcomer from
Toledo, Ohio (Scott). In addition
to gaining 326 yards rushing,
Price grabbed 10 passes for 93
yards.
He was responsible for pos
sibly the most spectacular Illinois
play of the season at Ohio State
Tight Os The Week "
Former welterweight champion
Luis Rodriquez and Olympic mid
dleweight champion Wilbert
(Skeeter) McClure, engage in a
return 10-round bout Friday,
WILBERT (Skeeter) McClure
ec 27 at the Miami Beach
Auditorium on "Fight of ths
Week’* at 10 p m., EST. over ABC
TV.
McClure, from Toleda, Ohio,
W( >n the Olympic light middle
weight champmnsihp in 1960 Me
turner! pr<> j n anf \ won his
L»st 14 houts, six by kayocs. He
suffered his first defeat, a 10
jound decision, at the hands of
Wodrk|,iez. in an Oct. 18 match at
■uadison Square Garden
• mwf bmarht There framt
SPORTS
WORLD
W 7 altvr £?. U»H<‘ !
So m e kin and he n tor! fan
1.0. yam ’y hhu’ taps to ex
.'*!>e*s hs cli .m..y vuili ho.n
teams.
Then in the second period the
first of three Red Wing center.;
took charge of the scoring. Pit
Martin who has turned out to he
quite a hustler scored at 15:38
with right winger Bruce Mac
Gregor getting the assist. Just
after it was announced that there
was a minute left to play in the
period Alex Delvecclro netted
one* at 19:04 Gordie Howe got
the assists.
't hen Norm Ullman in his sec
ond appearance since he was in
jured made his first shot on goal
of the* night pay off as he took
a pass from left winger Andre
Pronovost and scored at 5:11 of
the* third period
The Wines next home game is
on Christmas. 8P M at Olymnia
Stadi im. For family entertain
ment von on't b n :n' the* action
and thrills in the* NHL. Our own
Detroit Red Wings are light
therp in the thick of the action.
If you’ve never tried hockey
give* it a whirl.
Price took a short pass from
quarterback Mike Taliaferro, was
hit by —and got away from
a succession of four Buckeye
tacklers before he was hauled
down near the sideline alter a
56-yard gain.
Price’s first team running mate
is Ji n Warren, senior speedster
from New Orleans. La . who may
he the best 2.6 average halfback
in the country.
Warren carried the hall only
41 times in 11 games from his
wingback spot, and was never
able to break away for a long
gain. Ilis quick start and shifty
running sty le have made him a
threat as a rie-s receiver. In
1962. he led the team in recep
tions with 18 good for 2550 vards.
This year, he has caught 10 aer
ials for 121 yards, second bi*st
on the team.
Despite his lightness (1(58 lbs.),
he has never been hurt seriously
enough to keep him out of a
game. His 1963 playing time of
JIM WARREN
335 minutes was second only to
Dick Butkus’ 338.
Warren also contributed great |
ly to Illinois’ success as a de
fensive back. He intercepted one
pass, and stopped several long
gains with his speed.
Healthful Br*
On Top of Stow
jf uiik
Something new In broiling
steaks, chops, fish or chicken
has been added to the American
kltclven with the Axfordßroi
er illustrated above. You broil
right on top of your stove. No
fuss, no bother, no measy oven
to clean. .
Stmply heat the preseasoned
cast iron skillet and place your
steak, chop, flah or fowl on the
ribbed bottom do not cover
No grease is needed. Dripping*
drain away fl«™ r *?
in and the finished broil carries
the appetising browned ribs
that give the impression of
actual outdoor grill cooking.
Title Game Mal<*hes
Offense vs Oef< k iise
( IIICAGO lt’s a natural.
I here is no hatter phrase to de
scribe the Dec. 29 world champ
ionship game between the* Chi
cago Bears and the- New York
Giants.
At 12 noon that Sunday m
Wrigley Field. Chicago, the Na
tional Foot ha'l League's No. t
r'' I ■
ijPw : K t; H
BENNIE McCRAE
offense will go against the leag
ue's best defense It will he yard
age-minded New York vs yard
age-tough Chicago: point-produo
*ng Giants vs point-stingy Bears
The Giants are the 19(53 total
offense champions cf tthe NFL.
In winning their third straight
Eastern Conference crown, the
Giants rolled up 5,024 yards via
rushing (1.777) and passing <3,247>
their passing total is second only
to Baltimore (3.29(5) and then
rushing seventh behind Cleve
land (2.839).
The Bears in winning their
first Western Conference champ
ionship since 195(5 permitted a
league-low of only 55,17(5 yards.
TheT sennrato rushing (1.412)
and passing (1.734) defensive fig
ures were the best in the league.
The Giants’ total offense crown
was their second s»rai ,, ht. Cleve
•and replaced Green Bay as the
team rushing trailer, and Balti
more* took tlu* passing title from
Philadelphia.
Tim Bears rpnlaced Detroit as
v o 1 in both total defense and
MAA Names
Meet Dates
NASHVILLE The Midwest
ern Athletic Association held its*
annual meeting here recently.
It was decided that dates for
the* conference basketball tourn
ament will be Feb. 24-25 at Tenn
essee State
Officers were elected for next
year and it was decided that
next year’s meeting will he at
a correspondent date in Ixniis
ville, Kv. with Kentucky State
acting as host. Officers arc R. B.
Atwood. Kentucky State, presi
dent; John Alston. Central State,
Vice-president; A E. Pullam. Jr.,
commissioner and F.arl S. Clan
ton. 111, Tennessee State, direc
tor of publicity.
An all conference football
sive and defensive units. The
trims: Offensive Ends
William White. Kentucky State;
state; Tackles Larry Smith.
Maurice McDonald. Tennessee
Central State; Guards Robert
Reed. Tennessee State: Melvin
Jones. Kv. State: Ra y Wood
en; Lincoln; Center Gerald
Walker. Lincoln: Quarterback—
Dave Boone. Tennessee State;
Halfbacks—Willie Dent. Lincoln:
Willie Mitchell. Tennessee State;
Fullback Roy Brown. Central
State
Defensive Ends Otis Har-,
per. Central State; Maurice Mc-
Donald. Tennessee State; Tac
kles _ Larry Young. Kentucky
State; James Carter, Tennessee
State; Middle Guard— Wallace
Davis. Lincoln; Linbackers —Mar
old Robihnson. Lincoln; John
Thorne. Central State; Corner
Hack _ Donald Hilton. Kentucky
State; George McNeil. Tennessee
State; Safeties Rov Clayton,
f’ntral State; Robert Rose. Ken j
tuckv State. Kicking Specialist--;
Stephen Bailey. Kentucky State
'mi 4jQHrrtffJtt'wlSpHiii i
W liHI
ItoM’V Jr*'Mß
NY Hi'fau#
ROOSEVELT BROWN, it on#
of 10 N#w York Oi#nt* from
the 195* him that h#vo won
the E#tt#rn title si* timet in
the last eight season#, start
ing in 1956.
Incidentally, that w a s the
team that defeated the Chicago
Beers for the title $7-7.
rusking detent Green Huy yield
M rKc top spot in passing de
fi-iise to Chieag*.
The 1963 Giants are the \t*c-
MiH highest storing team in the
history of tht* NFL with 448
points, an average of 32 per game
despite the faet that they suf
tereft one shutout Only the 1950,
law Angeles Hams scored more
466
The Hears permitted onlv 114
joinO in 14 games this year,
slightly more than 10 per Sun
day.
New York is also the league
leader in these offensive ea’e
gories: Total first downs (278),
f rst downs passing G64> pass
completion percentage 57.0). to
tal touchdowns <57), touchdowns
passing (39) and extra points
(52).
The Hears permitted the least
average yards per rush (35). few
est pass com»detions (164). low
est pass eompletion percentage
hv opponents (46 5). pass inter
ceptions (36). total touchdown*
given un a8) and fewest TD's
running (8).
UZMQfr
A Big Year
For Collier
CT P.VELAND, Ohio The
most regular season victories
since 1953, undisputed second
place, a trip to Miami for the
Jan. sth Playoff Howl and a
whole host of new NFL and
team records add up to quite a
vear for head coach Blanton Col
lier and a dedicated squad of
Cleveland Browns* footballers
for 1963.
“It’s not what we were after
when we started out.’ no*ed Col
tier appraising th n season, "but
we'll settle for it."
And so will most of the fol
lowers of the Browns among the
record 1081.958 fans who watch
ed th° Clevelanders in their 5
exhibition and 14 regular season
"t"'M A’thoush the players were
greatly disanooninted at missin'*
the chomnion«hip shot, a 10-4
record for a club picked to fin
ish nnvwhere from third to sev
enth is nretty fair going.
In movin'* np from their 7-f-l
finish of 106?. the Browns also
cemented their lead in the 14-
vrir composite stand : n <T since en
tering the NFL and took over
the top spot in scoring to hoot.
Cleveland passed Los Angles
as the too scoring team w»*h
points to the Rams 4289
while maintaining their super
iority over the Giants on de
fense with 2837 points allowed
to New York’s 3031.
Fabulous fullback Jimmv Rrown
vet three individual NFL and
JIM BROWN
Browns' records while leading
the team to spectacular 5.8 rush
in gaverage, half a yard better
than the NFL mark of 53 set
by the Browns in 1958.
Big Jim's new records include:
Most yards rushing in one sea
son (18«3); Most yards rushing
lifetime (9322); and Best life
time total offense (11.801). His
average of 6.4 yards per carry
was the best in NFL history
for 200 or more rushes.
In the process Brown also led
the team to a pair of club rec
ords as Cleveland rushed for
2639 yards to smash a mark they
set in the All-American Confer
ence in 1947 and picked up 136
first downs on the ground com
pared to their previous high of
127 in 1958 The NFL recoi l
manual does not show an all
time elader in t'ais rd 'gory hut
the new Cleveland mark would
not the he: t eve-.
Aiioth"’’ > pposedly untouch
a; le team mark was erased when
Fr. n;» Ken threw 25 touchdown
pass s rid Jim Ninowski 2 for
a total of 27 Gtto Graham with
25 and Cliff l«ewi* with one com
bined foT the old record of 26
in 19*8 Ry an’* sconng marks ,
manshift *l** tnoved him into
a tie with Graham In the indlv
lal standings
The other record hreahef with
rbe ftrowna was sophomore end
fiary Collins The lanky former
Maryland star caught 13 toueh-|
LavelH's 1947 team mark of 91
down posaes to eetlpae Dante
and tie Detroit * Terry Barr for
tthe NT!, leadership in that de
partment.
Autorama 4£umi
DETROIT Pamela Dulmage, 19-year-old Redfor.l Township
beauty, will reign as queen of the 12th annual Autoruma a’ Detroit’s
huge Coho Hall January 3 4-5
Miss Pulmage war selected from a dozen contenders A graduat'*
cf Lee M. Thurston High School, she is a part time Powers and a
salesgirl at Northland Shopping Center.
Miss Du Image is pictured in the “Dream Rod", one of the fabu
lous custom show cars which will he on display. The car i> valued
at more than 815.080.
The "Dream Rod", one of 250 sports oars, rods, customs, mod
ifieds, restored and competition cars to he exhibited flails I*. and C
is bbuilt on a sports car chassis, utilizing a Yolkswagon front end
and suspension.
A high performance 289 cubic inch Ford engine is used to deliver
horses to the reir wheels. Among innovations are elec rie doors
which open upon command.
i\Vn l onrh
\t JSC
JACKSON. Miss. Roderick
Paige, a 1955 graduate of Jack
son State College, has been in
stalled as Head Footl>all Coach
at Jackson S'ate College. The
official announcement was made
to squad mcml)ers by President
ol the school, Jacob L. Rcdix.
in making the announcement,
President Reddix expressed ap
preciation to the players and
coaches alike for the cooperation
they had given during the pa>t
season. Reddix commended out
going Head Coach K. J “Ox"
Clemons for doing a good job
under difficult circumstances
during the 1963 seasoi and ex
pressed reluctance over the fact
that because of his (Clemons)
declining health, it had beome
expedient that a change be made.
“Coach ‘Ox’ Clemons has been
a tremendous force in the field
of athletics. His success story in
fcfotball is well known and re
spected by those who follow the
sport." Clemons will resume his
teaching duties as soon as he is
able to do so. He will continue
in this capacity until the expira
tion of his present contract.
Paige played end on the 1951
55 Tiger elevens. He was captain
of the 1954 team. At Utica Jun
ior College, where he was cm
ployed before coming to Jackson
State College, Paige was Head
Basketbabll Coach and Assistant
Football Coach Two of his Utica
teams won conference titles and
three were runners up. In 1959
and again in 1963. he was select
“ Coach of the Year." He will
be assisted by Ardis Andrews,
Robert Hill, and Robert Banks.
Andrews, a mainstay in the Ti
gers’ back field from 1956 to 1960,
helped coach the Brinkley Fag
les (Jackson) to a 9-1 season in
1962. Coach Hill was an All-
Mid western back three years in
a row at Jackson State College
before his graduation in 1956
After two seasons in professional
1961 and 1962 Rowan High
School (Hattiesburg) teams were
Big Eight champions, undefeat
ed both years. An All Midwestern
guard on the 1955 and 1956 Jack
son State College squad. Banks
served as assistant coach at the
W. C. Henderson High School,
s*nrkvil!e. three years before be
ing elevated to the head coach
ing post there for two seasons
24 lii A Iky* j
ROOSEVELT TAYLOR, ♦ h t
Chicago Bear safety who fin
ished in a first place tie for
the NFL individual Interception
title with Dkk Lynch of the ,
New York Olents, now holds
the club record for most inter
ceptions in a eoeson nino.
He toppped the eiyht by John
ny Lujack In IWS end the
same number by Bulldog Turn
er in 1942.
v t' Mi •
!T - ■ 0. 4 *»—
Maury Wills tied a stolen
base record, without great fan
fare, during the '63 season.
He led his league with 40 and
that was the fourth straight
season he was the N.L.'s top
rabbit. Three other players
led four straight years: Cinci
nnati's Bob Bescher (1909 12),
Pittsburgh's Max Carey (1915-
13 and again in 1922 -25) and
the Giants' Willie Mays (1956-
'59).
Mets Firsf!
The New York Mels are in
first place ... at least in the
first aid league. Alert team
trainer Gus Mauch is first to
use new Band-Aid Spray An
tiseptic for his players* cuts,
abrasions and burns. Here he
sprays outfielder Duke Snider’s
scraped knee with the soothing
antiseptic.
Containing Dequalinium ace
tate, most potent germ in
hibitor known, the new spray
antiseptic retains germ-fighting
power inside bleeding cuts
longer, helps return injured
players to action faster.
BERT BAKER
Bargain Corner
For The Best Buys In
Low Cost-USED CARS
HEIIT HAKE It. Mnr.
OPEN NITES 'Til 10 P.M.
17160 Liverno s
DETROIT TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, DEC. 28. 1963
Lou Thesz Wp
Title At Stalin
Loo Tbes/ favored to re
‘»in b’s world heavy weight wrestl
mu championship when he bat
tles Wilbur Snyder at the* Olym
pia Stadium Saturday. Dee. 28
but the olds are surprisingly
short. Insiders agree lhat Sny
der has a solid chance of upsett
it’ tb • fabulous six-time title
hotdei.
In the expert s view. Snyder
has youth and speed in his fjv
o: lie i-s about a dozen yerr.J
younger th;m Thesz, and one o
th- speediest workmen in t i c
sp<jrt Snyder is also tough a - ;,
h - his a fierce will to win. He
calls the tout wi h The*/ tile b.'jt
onorrtimity he has ever had.
Thesz has tremendous ex,e r
ienee uoing for him. plus what
i- perhaps the most dazzling ar
ray of weapt ns in the* history
of the sport Th'*s/ is a close
to the perfect wrestler as any
human will ever be He is not
on'y a fiery offensive warrior
who has mastered every hold in
the book, but he is the finest
d< fensive grappler since Ed
(Strangler) Lewis.
• 1 look for Snyder to give me
a real battle." declares Thesz.
"He is undoubtedly the No 1
challenger in the heavyweight
ranks, and one of thi* greatest
wrestlers of the past quarter
("•ti'iiry T hat is why 1 gave him
the title shot, lie* deserves it.”
Promoters Jim Barnett an c
John Doyle have* lined up an cx
< opt onal supporting card of b
t»r *at boiit> The matches:
Doug Gilbert vs. The Sheik,
Cyclone Negra vs. Brute Belkes,
Tony Paresi vs The Giant Baba,
Johnnv Valentine vs. John Paul
lb nning. Rav Gordon vs. Ra v
Stern. Jay York vs. Red Lyons,
Fred Atkins Czaya (Boh) Nan
dor and Joe Brunitti vs Stasha
Stasia'/. The first bout will start
at 8 pm
Kansas City Chiefs
Cet Crambl.’ng Backs
By COLLIE J. NICHOLSON
GRAMBLING. La— The Kan
sas City Chiefs acknowledged the
aequistion of Gramhling College
halfbacks Sammie Taylor and Isa
dore Haynes for the 19(54 Amer
ican Football League season.
Taylor, a top-notch pass re
ceiver and shrewd runner, will
probably be used as a split end.
lie also performs creditably on
> defense.
The 189-pound senior is a rec
reation major from Houston, Tex.
Haynes, an artful scooter with
blinding speed, is still develop
ing.
He sledom shows the defence
the same move'- twice and. con
conceivably, could lend fire and
spirit to the Kansas City attack.
He will be tried as a set and
tiankerbaek.
The 183-pound doodlebug is
a former all-stater from Baton
Rouge He is a physical educa
tion major.
Four Gramhling gridders have
signed professional contracts this
week Earlier, fullback J. D. Gar
rett signed with the Boston Pa
triots an (lend James Griffin
inked a contract with the San
Francisco 49ers.
"Ski Report”
DETROIT. VKIL A now
series of programs, called SKI
REPORT. sOll bo broadcast by
W.IR. the Goodwill Station in
Detroit, each Thursday and Fri
day evening. 10:05-10:15 runn
ning December 12. 19(53, and Tun
ing through March 6. 1964.
SKI R E POR TANARUS, conducted by
Paul Carey. WJK assistant sports
director, will feature complete
information on ski conditions
throughout Michigan. Each pro
cram will have special "beeper
telephone” reports direct from
selected ski resorts in the area.
7