anaheim-gazette 1952-11-13

Sports Roundup By GAYLE TALBOT NEW YORK (AP)—Golfers are always arguing about one thing or another, and so we were not greatly surprised to learn that a lively debate already is going on over whether this country should employ a new method of picking the Walker Cup team which will play the British next summer at Marion, Mass. Bob Harlow, renowned editor of the publication "Golfing World," has virtually demanded that we quit choosing our amateur representatives arbitrarily and instead bring all the leading candidates together for a series of team trials, as the British do. Bob implies strongly that our selectors habitually snub certain deserving young starts. Shaken at the thought, we lost no time in taking the matter up with Joe Dey, the aggressive executive secretary of the U.S. Golf Association, who does most of Sunset and Coast Leagues Paired In CIF Playoff Ten teams—winners in each of Southern California's major leagues—will compete in the 1952 C.I.F. football playoffs, Commissioner Bill Russell said today. There will be no free-lance representatives this year, Russell stated. Santa Barbara dropped out as a free-lance threat by losing to North Hollywood. The first round games are slated next weekend (Nov. 21). The winner of the Bay league, apparently to be Santa Monica, will battle the winner of the San Gabriel valley league. The Coast league champion, probably Compton, will tackle the Sunset winner, probably Eulans. That body's hand-to-hand fighting. We asked him, somewhat sharply, if our selectors had deed, been playing fast and loud and if he agreed with Hard that it was time for a change. "The answer," Dey said correctly, "is no on both counts. Our teams always have been chosen with great care, and what Hard is suggesting we do would be absolutely unimaginable in the country. Team trials, indeed! The first place, the cost would be prohibitive, and in the second place where would we be after maybe 30 or 40 candidates he finished knocking one another around for a week? It would still be necessary to pick a team arbitrarily, just as is done now." Maybe even Harlow does appreciate how carefully we must our selections, and I'll be glad tell him. There are 15 men on the executive committee. Each of them may nominate as many players he wishes—10 from his own club if he feels they are that good. Each member of the committee is supplied with the entire list candidates, together with the complete playing record of each for at least several years back. They start from there. Every player in the entire list is voted upon. Quite a number of them are, of course, eliminated because their records do not suit their nominations. All these usually are several standouts who are certain of place one of them the current amateur champion. Many votes are taken before the team finally arrives at, and every man picked is there because his record shows he deserves to be. Just because a player makes good showing in the Amateur Championship doesn't guarantee him a place, incidentally, as Beryl seems to think. I recall that Ruth King of Wichita Falls was FOX Nov-Doers Open last par. Robert Ryan — Julia Adams "HORIZONS WEST" and BONZO GOES TO COLLEGE" with— DONZO, THE CHIMP GRAND THEATRE 904 E. Covies St. Ph. 9161 Kids To Attach No Inc. Tax Today Only Two Thrillers "Nunchack of Nights Dame" and Fred MacMurray in "SMOKEY" in Technicolor Showtime 5:30 — Doers Open at 8 Pacific Drive In Theatre Orange "Somebody Loves Me" and "The Thief" Paulo 'APACHE WAR SMOKE' and "UNTAMED WOMEN" QUARTER-HORSE RACING! 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Pairings for the playoffs are as follows: Upper Bracket Catholic (St. Anthony's leading.) Bye. Citrus Belt (Redlands leading). Bye. Bay (Santa Monica leading). San Gabriel (Covina leading). Ventura (Santa Paula leading). Bye. Lower Bracket Coast (Compton leading). Sunset (Fullerton leading). Foothill (So. Pasadena, Hoover leading). Bye. San Diego. Bye. Pacific (El Monte leading). Bye. Quarter final games are billed the weekend of Nov. 28, semi-finals on succeeding weekends. Steelhead fishing has been good in the Sacramento river near Los Molinos where salmon are spawning in the riffles, the Outing Bureau of the Automobile Club of Southern California said. Leading Orange Coast college pigskinners against Fullerton Saturday night at Huntington Beach will be two members of last year Anaheim high school's Sun League champs, Lenny Kolb and John Steinborn. Kolb is rapid developing into coast's best passer. At the first of the campaign Kolb's passing was very erratic but he has been working on it and has shown great improvement. In practice tilts he only threw for a total of 33 yards compared with his 208 yards for the five league tussles. In league he has thrown 30 passes and completed 14 for a very good 4 per cent average. His bad handling has enabled him to come up with many bootleg plays to set up scores. Steinborn is one of the best all around players on the team in pass receiving and second place in total running yardage. In league play Steinborn has run for 10 yards compared to his 186 yards in practice tilts for a total of 300 yards. In practice games he caught only two passes for 48 yards but in league play he caught eight for 161 yards and a total for the year of 209 yards. John also punted and kickoffs for the Pirates. He has also been called upon to throw passes in the clutches. 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UNION PACIFIC STATION — ANAHEIM Telephone 2519 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD Gazette SPORT SEATTLE, Nov. 12—STRATEGY, “GENERAL” to “GENERAL” — University of Washington Coach Howie Odell (left) explains to Quarterback Don Heinrich how not Los Angeles Saturday. Heinrich, to fensive player in the nation, will Washington in its bid for Pacific Coastference honors this coming week and SEATTLE, Nov. 12—STRATEGY, “GENERAL” to “GENERAL” — University of Washington Coach Howie Odell (left) explains to Quarterback Don Heinrich how not to do it when the Huskies invade USC at Los Angeles Saturday. Heinrich, to fensive player in the nation, will Washington in its bid for Pacific Coastference honors this coming week end. DOWN THE ALLEYS WOMEN’S HANDICAP LEAGUE Anaheim Bowl (8)—L. Keeley 322, R. Loy 394, B. Walker 242, P. Sitter 373, L. Kaminsky 513, Hdcp. 684—Total 2608. Hatfield Cleaners (1)—I. Gesler 350, M. Kesterson 381, H. Geeskle 377, M. Wilke 240, B. Cambre 398, Hdcp. 705—Total 2391. Nitz Cleaners (3)—B. Plalsted 350, D. Ashley 409, M. Sayldge 366, H. McKee 267, A. Matejka 458, Hdcp. 651—Total 2670. Kwikits (1)—R. Goddard 327, S. Porgren 290, N. Weaver 298, A. Pretah 367, L. Titus 399, Hdcp. 933—Total 2624. Elder’s Furniture (4)—M. Brown 422, C. Steale 273, L. Kopfer 290, R. Hall 222, L. Pickard 423, Hdcp. 747—Total 2567. Clarice Sportswear (0)—P. Powell 398, A. Gee 268, V. Hill 327, V. Robinson 392, N. Clark 359, Hdcp. 653—Total 2537. Five Jinks (0)—P. Miller 270, E. Thacker 239, J. Stout 271, V. Osborne 288, C. Hill 345, Hdcp. 1023—Total 2276. French Lunday (4)—J. Grant 233, D. Scharnweber 420, C. Sim 451, O. Royer 497, F. Puckett 277, Hdcp. 630—Total 2717. Foster Freeze (3)—M. Watters 391, M. Shafer 299, S. Bird 431, I. Williams 456, A. Scott 374, Hdcp. 767—Total 2767. Kwikist Flares (1)—G. Stewart 313, J. Goodner 220, C. Chapman 323, P. Roberts 469, Hdcp. 750—Total 2600. MEN’S 775 HANDICAP LEAGUE Optimus (4)—J. Nitti 433, A. Rigby 494, C. Pegner 424, L. Shafer 456, H. Pesterfield 427, Hdcp. 489—Total 2633. Thrify Cleaners (0)—S. Harrow 318, D. Terry 361, R. Anderson 462, B. Stewart 390, G. Gibson 362, Hdcp. 648—Total 2541. MGP (1)—R. Goodwin 415, F. Perez 421, B. Conliffe 440, E. Dunlap 522, A. Poudevigne 523, Hdcp. 435—Total 2756. Anaheim T & T (3)—T. DeVelis 434, K. Green 495, P. Bird 495, R. 522, P. Gilger 456, Hdcp. 534—Total 2446. K of C (1)—G. Petters 386, J. Slobodian 352, B. Theurer 381, E. Helnz 508, A. Losbeben 521, Hdcp. 594—Total 2742. Mercurio’s Market (3)—C. O'Neill 480, B. Koleto 428, S. Morgan 364, V. Caruso 450, P. Mercurio 450, Hdcp. Orange Coast and Fullerton Meet Inter-County Fracas Saturday Night Orange Coast college faces Fullerton junior college in the final Coast league game at Huntington Beach high school field Saturday night at 8 p.m.在 Eastern conference fray。 Dopesters rule the game as a tossup with Fullerton Hornets highly regarded offensive machine going against the best defensive club in Southern California junior college ranks. The Hornets have rolled up 189 points in eight games and Orange Coast has limited its opponents to 60 points in the same number of outings.Both teams have six wins and two losses. Coast mentor Ray Rosso will stick with his heavy guns in the defensive platoon.Al Muniz, second highest tackler on the team with a total of 65 will anchor the line at guard with Bob Woodhouse(64) right along side him.Cuchk Hansen and Jack Meeks will be at enda and Jim Donegene and Erwin Pfister completed the 214 pound(average) forward wall. Charley Black, leading the tacklers with 116 will work with Jim Hearn at linebacker and Mel Smalley and Ned Parsons will be at halves defensively with Wayne Braga at safety. Jewell Owens will pace the Hornet attack on this combine with the aid of Keith Gaynes John Herrera and Keith Gaynes from Dick Spaulding's short-punt formation.Bill Foster and Ronny Smith provide the Fullerton club with two better than average pass receivers. Coast will start the same offensive combination which has clicked for 106 points in its last three games.Paul Chafe will be at quarterback with Parsons and Smalley at halves and Black at full. Only One Lean All-America candidate Willhoite defensive guard, 2 inches and 210 pounds, of the strongest men in football today and is the best blocker on the field and is a starter at offensive guard. Last season Willhoite 387 minutes,the highest to the squad,and will amass the most playing time this fall. "Elmer is unquestionably finest guard I have ever condied and probably the best two guard in college football that is Trojan Coach Jess modest comment on his all-Aca guard. SC's guard coach,Don C maintains that "Elmer's great value on defense is that Whopper Taken At Topoc Swarm" SAN FRANCISCO — The gest channel catfish ever lain California — and the largest ever landed in the United States was taken on back Thrifty Cleaners (0)—S. Harrow 218, D. Terry 361, E. Anderson 462, B. Stewart 390, G. Gibson 362, Hdcp. 648 —Total 2541. MCP (1)—R. Goodwin 415, F. Perez 421, B. Conliffe 440, E. Dunlap 522, A. Poudevigne 523, Hdcp. 425—Total 756. Anaheim T & T (3)—T. DeVelbis 434, K. Green 495, P. Bird 495, R. Young 522, P. Gilger 456, Hdcp. 524—Total 2546. K of C (1)—G. Petters 386, J. Globodian 352, B. Theurer 381, E. Helnz 508, A. Losbeen 521, Hdcp. 594—Total 2742. Mercurio's Market (3)—C. O'Neil 480, B. Koleto 428, N. Morgan 264, V. Caruso 496, H. Arnold 508, Hdcp. 588—Total 2776. Allison's Market (4)—E. Kettering 454, J. Walker 374, F. Murray 277, E. Hogard 496, H. Arnold 508, Hdcp. 534—Total 2743. Blue Diamonds (0)—W. Sherman 534, L. Allison 296, T. Mitchell 347, D. Hill 397, R. McNees 423, Hdcp. 561—Total 2107. Lions Club (0)—G. LaFollette 354, H. Barnes 334, B. Mungal 457, C. Smith 328, W. Sieg 498, Hdcp. 582—Total 2630. Real Gold (41)—W. Kempin 485, J. Snyder 366, M. Niestadt 446, H. Middleton 441, B. Krueger 422, Hdcp. 603—Total 2756. Fathers Will Hit Whittier Campus WHITTIER... More than 185 fathers of Whittier college students have already made reservations for the seventh annual Dads' day which will be held on the Poet campus Saturday, Nov. 15. A committee of students headed by Art Turman and Dee Holcomb; San Mateo and Puente, respectively, are planning a variety of activities which will be of special interest to the fathers of offspring now enrolled at the college. Highlights of the program will be the Whittier-Arizona football clash which the dads and their student hosts and hostesses will see from a reserved section of Hadley field, and the traditional days' day barbecue, which will be followed by a talk by President Paul S. Smith, father of the Whittier college family. Following registration at 4 p.m., the dads will have a chance to go on student-conducted tours of the campus and will then meet the Poet faculty members at an informal get-together. Only One Loop Game Scheduled For SCC Teams WHITTIER—Though all five members teams seek action this weekend, only one Southern California conference game is on tap as the grid season in the small, simon-pure league begins to wane. Occidental plays host to cellar-dwelling Caltech in the lone SCIC tussle. League-leading Whittier takes on a visiting Flagstaff State of Arizona, while Pomona-Claremont and Redlands engage two CCAA members, Santa Barbara and Cal Poly of San Luis Obispo, respectively. Whittier's lack-luster 28-14 victory over Pomona last Saturday cast the Poets into a clear lead in the conference running with a 3-0 record. Only Redlands stands in the way of the Poets going unbeaten in loop play. The other four members hove lost at least one SCIC contest. Pomona rests in second place with a 2-1 mark and one league game remaining against Occidental, which is third with a 1-1 standing and Caltech and Pomona yet to be met. Redlands, with a 1-2, can throw the conference into a three-way tie if it stops Whittier at Redlands Nov. 22. Caltech has gone wildess in three conference tests. This week's state finds Caltech at Oxy, Pomona at Santa Barbara, Redlands at home against Cal Poly and Whittier at home against Flagstaff. Coast will start the same offensive combination which has clicked for 106 points in its last three games. Paul Chafe will be at quarterback with Parsons and Smalley at halves and Black at back. Whopper Taken At Topoc Swamp SAN FRANCISCO — The gest channel catfish ever in California — and the largest ever landed in the U.S.State was taken on hook line in the Topoc swamp. Needles early this month-state department of fish and reports. The monster weighed 35 pounds and measured 40½ inches and had a girth of 20 inches was landed by Wando L. Tru Barstow, who immediately eased it in an outdoor magazineIONAL contest. Checking all available records state department biologists is only one larger channel landed nationally, a 55-pound taken in 1949 in the James River South Dakota. Bowl Pickings NEW YORK (P) — The football pickings are getting more mer and slimmer as the dead nears for the selection of the representatives in the post-season gridiron classics. Another conference bowled out of the picture officially night when the faculty countee of the Big Seven ruled abide by the circuit's pres rule which prohibits any postseason competition. That action put a quietus on ports that Oklahoma and poss some other members of the conference would seek permission play on New Year's day. On beaten Oklahoma had been nioned as a possible participant in the Sugar, Cotton and Orchid bowls. As the situation now stands on the Rose bowl is definitely with the Pacific coast conference winner, probably Southern C Anaheim Meets Orange in Game that Will Decide Sunset League Outcome The chips will be down tomorrow night for Anaheim's Colonists as they meet a fast closing Orange high school team that could rob them of the Sunset League crown. Tomorrow night's Anaheim-Orange and Fullerton-Santa Ana games will decide who will be this year's Sunset League champs. The loop title could have been decided last week, but the 12-13 tie between "archrivals" Fullerton and Anaheim brought about an impasse. If Anaheim wins and Fullerton loses, the crown stays here, vice-versa the outcome and vice-versa the title. If Anaheim wins and Hayes Daydreams Of Title after Taking DeJohn DETROIT (UP)—Norman Hayes, who flicked the blood out of his eye and turned an apparent defeat into a technical knockout victory, day-dreamed today of the middle-weight boxing title. Hayes, 160½ pounds, of Boston, stopped Joey DeJohn, 165, Syracuse, at 1:44 minutes of the third round of last night's nationally televised fight, scheduled for 19 rounds. DeJohn was confidently boring in, trying to widen a bleeding gash over Hayes' right eye when Hayes floored him with a right to the side of the head. Hayes dropped him twice more and Referee Johnny Weber stopped the fight. Afterwards, Hayes, who has been unsuccessful recently against light-heavyweight, said, "from now on I'm sticking to the middle weights." Mayes hopes for a chance at the middleweight title should Champion Sugar Ray Robinson retire as the Indians tie there will be a first place tie. What earlier figured to be an easy final game for the Colonists may turn out to be the toughest game of their season. Orange, the traditional "doormat" of the league could end up in the number two slot with a win over Anaheim. No doubt they will be fighting hard to achieve that—and no doubt they will be trying to knock Anaheim out of championship contention. The Panthers lost their first two league games, dropping to Fullerton 32-0 and Newport 19-12. Anaheim beat Newport and tied Fullerton. But in their last two games it has been a different story. Orange clipped favored Santa Ana 7-0 and beat Huntington Beach 13-7. Anaheim had to settle for a 6-6 tie with the Beach boys. Coach Eddie Eaton's Panthers are being billed as "the most improved team in the league" following their last two loop contests. The win over Santa Ana was only the third time in 28 years that the Orange team has beaten the Saints. Anaheim will go into the contest tomorrow night in good physical shape, coming through the Fullerton game with no major injuries. On Monday the team was given a light workout to loosen up sore muscles and on Tuesday defensive play was stressed. All Anaheim will have to do to beat the Panthers is to play the way they did against Fullerton. The team came through with a defense that stopped the flashy Indian backs clad for the major part dian backs sold for the major part really rolled. Dean Philpott will be ready to lead the way against Orange, and as usual will have the help of his compatriots, Jim Roberts and Anron Peralta and if the line can spring them lose, as they did last week, all will be well. All the Colonists will need then Saturday, Heinrich, top of the nation, will guide us bid for Pacific Coast conhis coming week end. Fullerton Meet in Saturday Night Al. Meeks and Hansen will be ends; Al Kerr and Jim Prinslow tackles; Woodhouse and Gilarsh at guards and Ken Wire Bob Eggert at center. Southern Cal Touts Lineman Elmer Wilhoite for All-America Honors All-America candidate Elmer Wilhoite, defensive guard, 6 feet inches and 210 pounds, is one of the strongest men in college football today and is the bulwark Southern California's tremendous defensive line. Although he prefers to play defense and has been in the lineup on almost every defensive sequence SC has played this season, Elmer is also considered the best blocker on the squad and is a starter at offensive left guard. Last season Willhoite played 4 minutes, the highest total on squad, and will probably pass the most playing time again fall. Elmer is unquestionably the best guard I have ever coached probably the best two-way card in college football today." It is Trojan Coach Jess Hill's best comment on his all-America guard. SC's guard coach, Don Clark, maintains that "Elmer's greatest value on defense is that he attracts three offensive blockers wherever he lines up." This permits SC's other forwards to get an easier route to the ball carrier. Despite this double and triple teaming, however, Wilhoite makes more than his share of tackles in the opposition's backfield and has been responsible for many of SC's pass interceptions because of his rapid charging of the passer. In the Trojans' six consecutive wins to date, less than 50 yards has been gained through the middle of the line where Elmer and his fellow guard, Bob Peviani, hold forth. Willhoite is extremely fast for his size and makes wide tackles on both sides of the line. He is a senior and is considering both pro football and boxing after he completes his college eligibility. He is said to have exceptional ability as a boxer even though he has never had any actual bouts, even as an amateur. SC does not have a boxing team. Willhoite's home is in Winton, Calif., a small town outside of Merced in the San Joaquin valley of central California. As a high school boy he was better known as a trackman and won the California state shot put championship, defeating Parry O'Brien, the current shot champ and a fellow Trojan. He beat the Panthers is to play the way they did against Fullerton. The team came through with a defense that stopped the flashy Indian backs clod for the major part dian backs cold for the major part really rolled. Dean Philipott will be ready to lead the way against Orange, and as usual will have the help of his compatriots, Jim Roberts and Aaron Peralta and if the line can spring them lose, as they did last week, all will be well. All the Colonists will need then is a strong Santa Ana team to knock off Fullerton. Free-Spending Texans Can't Afford Football DALLAS (P)—Dallas was without professional football today just 11 months after it brought in a franchise with fanfare and ballyhoo that said the game couldn't miss in big, free-spending Texas. The Dallas Texans, who lost seven games out of seven and almost a quarter of a million dollars, were orphaned yesterday when the 16 stockholders turned the franchise back to the National Football League. The Texans become a "road club" and play no more games in Dallas. Coupled with the announcement that the Texans were quitting with a little more than half the season completed was the statement that a bid would be made to buy the club back when it came up for disposal probably next month. Financial aid was obtained with a group of moneyed men willing to take over and operate on a three-year basis but John Coyle, one of the Texans trustees, said "interim financing" could not be obtained. He explained that the Texans didn't have the money to operate during three weeks or more that would be required to effect legal transfer of the club to the new group. There were 40 bondholders who held, in effect, a mortgage on the franchise. That created the legal technicalities. Peru Wins Most PERU, Neb. (P)—The college with the nation's winningest football team this season has only 275 students, no jobs or scholarships for athletes, and a coach who's had the job 15 years and likes it. Whopper Taken at Topoc Swamp AN FRANCISCO — The big-channel catfish ever landed California — and the second-best ever landed in the United States—was taken on hook and in the Topoc swamp near dries early this month, the department of fish and game arts. The monster weighed 35 pounds measured 40½ inches long, had a girth of 20 inches. It landed by Wando L. Tull of tow, who immediately entered in an outdoor magazine naval contest. Checking all available records, the department biologists found one larger channel "cat" led nationally, a 55-pounder in 1949 in the James river, in Dakota. SPORTS MIRROR By The Associated Press TEN YEARS AGO — Beau Jack, 21-year-old lightweight sensation, stopped Alle Stoltz of New York in the seventh round due to a bad cut over Stoltz's eye. Twenty years ago—Colgate remained the only college football team in the nation to be undefeated, united and unscored upon in eight games. Peru Wins Most PERU, Neb. (P)—The college with the nation's winningest football team this season has only 275 students, no jobs or scholarships for athletes, and a coach who's had the job 15 years and likes it. Peru State Teachers College wound up its season with 10 straight victories. But they're not packing up the football duds just yet. They expect a bid for one of the smaller college bowl games. Last September, 60 of Peru's 174 male students turned out for football under Coach Al Wheeler. Forty-eight stuck it out. Quarterback Bill Allen, a freshman from Chicago, has averaged better than 13 yards per carry. ORLANDO, Fla. (P)—The Tangerine Bowl has invited East Texas State and Tennessee Tech, both with perfect records. Bowl Pickings Get Slimmer as Season Nears Close NEW YORK (P)—The football pickings are getting slim and slimmer as the deadline for the selection of the representatives in the post-season iron classics. Another conference bowed out the picture officially last when the faculty committee of the Big Seven ruled to cease by the circuit's present which prohibits any post-competition action put a quietus on reaffirmation Oklahoma and possibly other members of the conference would seek permission to join New Year's day. Once Oklahoma had been men-able as a possible participant in Sugar, Cotton and Orange the situation now stands only those bowl is definitely set the Pacific coast conference, probably Southern California or UCLA, opposing the Big 10 champion. The Cotton bowl is sure of the Southwest conference title holder as the host team. Right now Texas is in line for that honor. Georgia Tech, powerhouse of the Southeastern league has accepted an invitation to play in the Sugar bowl. If Florida gets past Tennessee Saturday, then the Gators can look for an Orange bowl bid. They have lost to Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech but only by a combined margin of 10 points. The Vols of Tennessee with a 6-1 record also have eyes on one of the major bowls. Mississippi, another member of the Southeastern conference, likewise is looking bowlward but the Rebels have a Saturday engagement with powerful Maryland. The Terrapins themselves would like very much to travel to the sunny climes on Jan. 1 but they are on probation for playing in the Sugar bowl last New Year's day and are not likely to risk additional punishment by the Southern conference. Even the pickings among the independents are not plentiful. Without attempting to list them in order of possible preference the leading eligible include Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Holy Cross and possibly Villanova—all Eastern outfits. Pittsburgh has defeats by Oklahoma and West Virginia, on the wrong side. Syracuse has dropped two, one to Boiling Field and the other to No. 1 ranked Michigan State. Holy Cross has lost only to Syracuse but has not played an impressive schedule. Villanova definitely was in running until smothered 42-5 last week by Tulsa.