anaheim-gazette 1952-12-24

Betty Rawls Garners $14,505 to Set Pace for U.S. Women Golfers By BEN FUNK MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 23 (UP)—In her first full year as a professional, brown-haired Betty Rawls set the money-winning pace for America's women golfers by capturing $14,505 in purses along the 1952 tournament trail. The final official standings released today by Fred Corocoran, ladies' PGA tournament director, disclosed that the 24-year-old Miss Rawls, the pride of Austin, Tex., led her nearest rival, Betty Jameson, by almost $2000. Miss Rawls, who graduated with honors from the University of Texas in 1950, won seven tournaments and tied for first in another. Her best purse was the $5000 first prize for the championship of the 144-hole Weathervane Cross Country Tournament. Miss Jameson, who plays out of San Antonio, Tex., won $12,660, including the $5000 "World's Championship" in Chicago. Finishing in third place with $10,083 was Louise Suggs, Carrollton, Ga., who won the U.S. Woman's Open Championship with an all time record 284. Miss Suggs was second to Miss Rawls in tournament victories with six. Patty Berg, St. Andrews, Ill., won $7588 for fourth place. Her outstanding performance during the year was a 64 registered at the Richmond Golf Club in California—lowest score ever shot by a woman in competition and a course record for both men and women. Babe Zaharias, the great Tampa, Fla., athlete who established an all-time women's golf money-winning record of $15,097 in 1951, was forced out of competition most of the summer by an operation. She won the Texas Open in October, and wound up fifth in the cash list with $7503. Twelfth on the money-winning list was Beverly Hanson of Indio, Calif. She earned $2407 on the tournament trail. Trojan-Cornhusker Game Cancelled LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 23 (UP)—The California-Nebraska basketball game to have been played here tonight was cancelled late today. University of Nebraska Athletic Department officials said they had been notified by California Coach Nibs Price that his team would be unable to reach Lincoln in time for the game. The team flew to Denver but was unable to get accommodations on to Lincoln, Price said. Colorado has beaten Arizona three times in as many football meetings. BEST WISHES FOR A Merry Christmas and a HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM MAYNARD, ELSIE BEST WISHES FOR A Merry Christmas and a HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM MAYNARD, ELSIE AND ALL THE STAFF AT GLENN'S CAFE 122 E. CENTER STREET CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS —VACATION— Open Again—January 2nd ORDIAL GREETINGS Here is a little friendly greeting to each of you for the Christmas Season. MARTENET HARDWARE IN ANAHEIM SINCE 1910 MARTENET HARDWARE IN ANAHEIM SINCE 1910 323 W. Center St. Anaheim A VERY Merry Christmas and A GREAT BIG Thank You For Your Generous Support During 1952 HARTFIELD JEWELERS 108 W. Center Street Anaheim Since 1905 The House of Friendly Credit The House of Friendly Credit BOXING BUSINESS SLUMP IN STATE; TV IS BOGEYN BY JOE LIPPER SACRAMENTO, Dec. 22. (P)—The boxing business took a dip in California during 1952 and Joe Genshlea, state athletic commission secretary, suspects television is the bogeyman. Genshlea said today it looks as though attendance at boxing and wrestling promotions in 1952 dropped off 260,000 from 1951 and gate receipts about $218,000. In addition promoters staged fewer shows and the commission licensed fewer new boxers and fewer new fight clubs. "It seems to me that television is knocking the small clubs out of business, just like it did in baseball," Genshlea said. To bolster his thesis Genshlea pointed to the fact that in such non-TV areas as Sacramento and Eureka, boxing promotions have been drawing better than ever before. But in that former hotbed of rabid fight fans—Los Angeles—the story is different. Genshlea talking: "Take the Hollywood Legion down there. They had one of the best fight clubs... They went 52 weeks a year with a full house on Friday nights. Friday fight night to those Los Angeles fans was like Sunday going to church day for Bostonians. "But what happened, the television boys started putting on live boxing shows from New York and St. Louis and other big cities on Friday nights and the gate began to fall off at the Hollywood Legion fights. "The Legion had to switch its cards to Saturday night—a much poorer night for drawing—and if isn't getting nearly the gates it attracted on Fridays." Now." Genshlea continued, "Ray Arcel, who has been in the fight business a long time, announces he is going to stage some $750,000 that Dempsey made money they drew at the TV won't draw gates like Of course, he conceded may come when big box on closed TV circuits and ers will have to pay a to have the shows piped homes. "But," he added, "that ing to do much to end small clubs to operate—are the clubs that the boxers have to start in" ST. MARY'S WI CONSOLATION DETROIT, Dec. 23 ward Bill Bagley tippee breaking goal with one rn and St. Mary's went on 78 victory over Detroit the consolation game of City Basketball Classic. Detroit guard-Walter ed 31 points, 16 in a th spree that helped Det haul the Californians at start. Poff's total tied a city of Detroit record. Bill Bandemier paced with 20 points and Ge Laughlin scored 16. Bill Halley scored goals at the start of half to give St. Mary's lead. SOUTH'S GREAT TO PLAY NORTH MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 22 will send one of the great lege all-star teams ever into the Shrine's Christian North-South football gam ami's Andy Gustafson, h of the Rebels, said today. Blind Fencer Likes Sport But Has Serious Purpose ROY, N. Y. (P) — You might offhand that fencing is not for blind. But James H. Connell, totally out sight, engages in this exaggerated sport and likes it. It's an enjoyable exercise," he writes, "and I've been able to see some progress." Connell, 32, single and a Troyerman also wrestles, swims, some weight lifting and jogs and an indoor track at the CA. He engages in sports primarily for the fun of it and to keep shape. He does hope, however, that some people will see him taking part in sports and come to the realization that people are not helpless, thus give employment to them. Fencing points up the fact that blind person is not necessarily less. The duels with fellow members of the YMCA fencing club. He does all right in practice leuvers, but in competition I'm so hot. In competition he fares pretty well while his foil is in contact with that of his opponent but he has a considerable disadvantage when he loses contact. Connell has been blind since the age of two. Doctors have his condition resulted from now on the head or a fall. Connell considers wrestling his competitive sport. He starts matches with his finger tips against his opponent's. Once the fish is under way he wrestles almost anyone else. The big difference is that when he loses contact he listens for his foe to be sure the "enemy" does not behind him. Of course, when they grab me," she laughs. "I know just they are." Connell was born in Troy, one family of ten children. He liked to be mayor some day, obtained most of his early training at the state school of blind. He is a graduate of a college, which is near Troy. As a fiercely loyal Seeing Eye manny Schmitz won three balls last season. The southpaw MORE ABOUT ... Dh. Linus Pauling. (Continued from Page One) Who in America" as a member of the Board og Trustees of the Emergency Committee of Atomie Solehtists. He is a former member of the explosives division of the National Defense Research Commission and former member of the Research Board for National Security. He resides in Pasadena. Hanns Eisler, a brother of Gerhardt Eisler, alleged former No. 1 communist leader in the U.S., who fled this country three years ago and is now communist propaganda chief in Soviet-controlled Eastern Germany. Hanns Eisler voluntarily left the U.S. in March, 1949, after coming under fire at a House Un-American Activities Committee hearing on communist activities. He denied being a communist. Budenz, former managing editor of the Communist Daily Worker in New York, is now on the faculty at Fordham university. Since renouncing communism, he has frequently appeared as a witness in congressional inquiries. Of the 30 named by Budenz, 11 were identified as associated with the Guggenheim Foundation, seven with the Rosenwald Fund, eight with the Rockefeller Foundation, one with the Russell Sage Foundation, and two with the Marshall Field Foundation, and one with the Rosenberg Fund of California. Budenz told the committee that when he was a top red leader the following were communist party members: Dr. Bernard Reiss, who was recently dismissed from Hunter college; Langston Hughes, Jack Conroy; Cary McWilliams, Alvah Bessle; Earl Robinson, Isaacore Schneider; Maxwell Stewart, the late Genevieve Taggard of Sarah Lawrence college, and Richard Wright, the author, who later broke from the party. Also cited were Dr. Pauling, identified as a member of the board which suggests Guggenheim boxing shows from New York and St. Louis and other big cities on Friday nights and the gate began to fall off at the Hollywood Legion fights. "The Legion had to switch its cards to Saturday night—a much poorer night for drawing—and it isn't getting nearly the gates it attracted on Fridays. "Now." Genshlea continued, "Ray Arcel, who has been in the fight business a long time, announces he is going to stage some TV boxing shows on Saturday night. "Last week the Hollywood Legion came and asked the commission to request Arcel to 'black out' California on the Saturday TV fight network so it won't cut into their attendance any more." The commission heeded the Hollywood Legion plea, incidentally, and voted to make the California "blackout" request. The Legion's own bouts are televised in the Los Angeles area. Genshlea's office said the total live attendance at ring events last year was 2,323,889 and gate receipts $2,818,351. Taking the actual figures for the first 11 months of 1952 and adding the estimated total for December, the office said, the comparable figures this year will be 2.068,000 and $2,599,000. Strangely, the commission secretary said, wrestling appears to have benefitted from television. People who never knew a hammer lock from a half nelson saw a bit of the grunt and groan on their video sets and became interested. The next time a big name non-televised wrestling show came to their town, Genshlea conjectured, many of these people went out and saw it. TV appears to be the biggest detriment to boxing but not only one in the mind of Genshlea. "The Korean war has taken away a lot of potential new young fighters and the fact that jobs are plentiful had a hand in it, too. "The kids nowadays find easier ways of making a living than getting beat up. They aren't hungry enough to go into boxing, scrambling around for 25 or 30 dollars." The commission secretary believes that not only promoters but boxers themselves stand to lose from the advent of TV. "No television studio fighter is going to get $995,000 in one night—that's what Tunney got—or the South's Great To Play North" MIAMI. Fla., Dec. 22 will send one of the greatest all-star teams ever into the Shrine's Christmas North-South football game amalgam's Andy Gustafson, head of the Rebels, said today. "They're the greatest college players I've ever gether." Gustafson assures Stu Holcomb has as many guns on his Yankee club North was established as a six-point favorite to carry annual classic for the Lilythe Shrine's hospital proclaims The South romped to a victory last year to take in the series played and Orange Bowl. This year's contest is to draw a record crowd There will be no radio broadcasts. Athlete Clean Paternity Charge FRESNO, Dec. 23 (P) plaintiff charging Don Mori year-old University of Oregon halfback, with failure to for an unborn illegitimate child next summer. The action was taken from Deputy Dist. Lis G. Best, who said it quested by the mother of year-old girl who is expected child next summer. The reason given for missal was insufficient Marks, a former high athlete here, denied her father of the child His father of the child quit going the girl last April. MAY TURN PRO—Frankman, Australia's young idol, is expected to turn sional in about two weeks news about Sedgman, ceded the mainstay of the Cup defending team, having consternation among fans and officials. Dr. Bernard Reiss, who was recently dismissed from Hunter college; Langston Hughes, Jack Conroy, Cary McWilliams, Alvah Bessle, Earl Robinson, Isadore Schneider, Maxwell Stewart, the late Genevieve Taggard of Sarah Lawrence college, and Richard Wright, the author, who later broke from the party. Also cited were Dr. Pauling, identified as a member of the board which suggests Guggenheim fellows; Clark Froman, Shirley Graham, Pearl Primus, Thomas I. Emerson, a member of the Lawyer's Guild; John K. Fairbank, W. E. Dubois, Claude McKay, and Louise Brantsen, identified as a trustee of the Rosenberg Fund of California and "one of the angels of the communist party." Others included Dr. Oscar Lange, former Polish ambassador to the United States, and Corliss Lamont, Mary Van Kleeck, a Russell Sage Foundation official; Dr. Walter Gallhorn, Lawrence K. Rossinger, Thomas A. Bisson, Dr. Ira Reid, and Doie Wilkerson, a witness in the recent mass trial of communist leaders. Dr. Pauling added, in commenting on Budenz's testimony: "Budenz is described in today's papers as a professional ex-Communist. Earlier statements made by him have caused me to suspect that he is a liar. Now I know that he is a liar—a professional liar. "It is disgraceful that a committee of the U.S. congress should permit and even aid such a scurvy, unconscionable person to cause trouble for respectable people. If Budenz is not prosecuted for perjury, we must conclude that our courts and congressional committees are not interested in learning and discussing the truth." Dr. Pauling is professor of chemistry and chairman of the division of chemistry and chemical engineering at California Institute of Technology. Mica, feldspar, clay and granite are New Hampshire's principal minerals." less Slumps Is Bogeyman $750,000 that Dempsey got. That's money they drew at the gate and TV won't draw gates like that." Of course, he conceded, the day may come when big bouts are put on closed TV circuits and set owners will have to pay a fixed fee to have the shows piped into their homes. "But," he added, "that isn't going to do much to encourage the small clubs to operate—and those are the clubs that the big name boxers have to start in." St. Mary's Wins Consolation Game DETROIT, Dec. 23 (AP)—Forward Bill Bagley tipped in a tiebreaking goal with one minute left and St. Mary's went on to an 81-78 victory over Detroit tonight in the consolation game of the Motor City Basketball Classic. Detroit guard-Walter Poff scored 31 points, 16 in a third period spree that helped Detroit overhaul the Californians after a slow start. Poff's total tied a University of Detroit record. Bill Bandemier paced St. Mary's with 20 points and George McLaughlin scored 16. Bill Halley scored two field goals at the start of the second half to give St. Mary's a 9-point lead. South's Greatest To Play North MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 22 (AP)—Dixie will send one of the greatest college all-star teams ever assembled into the Shrine's Christmas night North-South football game, Miami's Andy Gustafson, head coach of the Rebels, said today. South's Greatest To Play North MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 22 (AP)—Dixie will send one of the greatest college all-star teams ever assembled into the Shrine's Christmas night North-South football game, Miami's Andy Gustafson, head coach of the Rebels, said today. "They're the greatest bunch of college players I've ever seen together," Gustafson asserted. "If Stu Holcomb has as much talent on his North team, it should be the football game of the year." Evidently Holcomb, the Purdue coach, has as many or more big guns on his Yankee club, for the North was established today as a six-point favorite to capture the annual classic for the benefit of the Shrine's hospital program. The South romped to a 33-7 victory last year to take a 3-1 edge in the series played annually in the Orange Bowl. This year's contest is expected to draw a record crowd of 45,000. There will be no radio or television broadcasts. Athlete Clear on Paternity Charge FRESNO, Dec. 23 (AP)—A complaint charging Don Marks, 21-year-old University of California halfback, with failure to provide for an unborn illegitimate child was dismissed here today. The action was taken on a motion from Deputy Dist. Atty. Hollis G. Best, who said it was requested by the mother of the 18-year-old girl who is expecting the child next summer. The reason given for the dismissal was insufficient evidence. Marks, a former high school athlete here, denied he was the father of the child. His family asserted their son quit going with the girl last April. MAY TURN PRO—Frank Sedgman, Australia's young tennis idol, is expected to turn professional in about two weeks. The news about Sedgman, considered the mainstay of the Davis Cup defending team, has caused consternation among Aussie fans and officials. In extending our Christmas Greeting, we trust that the road of life ahead will lead you to much health and happiness. WISHING YOU A HAPPY Christmas... When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. OFFICE BARBER SHOP 129 East Center Street ANAHEIM MAY TURN PRO—Frank Sedgman, Australia's young tennis idol, is expected to turn professional in about two weeks. The news about Sedgman, considered the mainstay of the Davis Cup defending team, has caused consternation among Aussie fans and officials. OFFICE BARBER SHOP 129 East Center Street ANAHEIM Greetings FOR THE NEW YEAR from all your friends at La Palma Drive-In St. WE WILL BE CLOSED C. 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 — Open Again the 29th