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Seven Member Athletic Commission Proposed

Gables Gets First Board By Ordinance By DON CUDDY Riviera-Times Sports Editor City Manager William T. McIlwain presented before the City Commission in regular meeting Tuesday night an awaited proposal to establish a seven-man athletic commission with full authority over all sports exhibitions staged within the City of Coral Gables except those sponsored by local collegiate and scholastic organizations and the Youth Center. The proposal also included the recommendation that the operating budget of the commission become part of the city budget in the same manner as the Venetian Pool, Granada Golf course and other municipally-sponsored projects and that the cost of operations be financed by a tax on the percent of the net admissions of each event which the committee will control. It also empowers the commission to license promoters, managers, matchmakers, referees and other persons connected with sports events. Mayor W. Keith Phillips suggested that the discussion of McIlwain's letter be postponed until first reading of a City ordinance that will give Coral Gables its first athletic commission. Each of the five members of the city commission, it was further understood, will nominate one member to the non-salaried athletic commission and one alternate. The seven members of the board will be elected in a body duly re-appointed by the mayor as a regular board in the same manner as the Zoning and Planning boards. McIlwain originally proposed a five-member board, with two members to serve two year terms and three to serve one year terms, the latter to expire December 31, 1948 and the two year appointments on Dec. 31, 1949. With the forming of a seven-man board, adjustments will be made in the term each member holds office. The Sports Commission will be authorized to: 1. Administer broad regulatory powers over all the above-named sports events. 2 Charge fees for physical examinations for contestants (It was generally understood that this policy is directed at boxing and wrestling performers who [?are?] performers in shows sponsored by American Legion Post 98). 3. Appoint a part-time secretary or director to handle all administrative details. 4. To issue annual non-transferable permits at the following rates: Promoters, $50; Managers, $10; Matchmakers, $10; Referees, $10; Announcers, $5; and Seconds, $5. 5. To approve or disapprove any application for any person seeking a permit and allowed to deny or revoke any permit with or without cause. 6. Establish own rules and regulations with the prior approval of the City Commission. 7. Request the City Attorney, City Manager and Director of Finance to act in an advisory capacity, without vote, when desired. The University of Miami, Riddle College, or any of the schools and Youth Center groups will be permitted to stage exhibitions and athletic events under the control of the athletic commission by means of a written permission. The move to establish the Athletic Commission was considered a natural result of the Zoning Board's approval of H. W. Peeple's application on Oct. 14 to permit the Douglas Road Coliseum to be reconverted into an all sports arena, with Coral Gables Post 98 of the American Legion sponsoring all ring shows to be staged there.

GRIDDERS SCRIMMAGE AGAIN Kichefski Warns 'Canes Cincinnati Is Elusive

CINCINNATI HAS A HAL JOHNSON, TOO—This 175-pound halfback is from Erlanger, Ky., and is known as "The Deer" around Cincinnati because of his elusive speed which makes him a natural climax runner for the Bearcats. THE University of Miami Hurricanes have played and beaten T-formation teams and they've even experimented with the formation in their own attack, but according to Coach Walter Kichefski, who has charted the University of Cincinnati Bearcats through two games, the local squad has not seen anything yet. All that Bearcat Coach Ray Nolting has in the way of subterfuge will be against the Hurricanes when they invade the Queen City of Ohio for Saturday's clash, but there won't be much chance of changing defensive strategy once the ball game is underway. Stopping fast breaking plays isn't a new defensive problem for Head Coach Jack Harding—just a persistent headache. Tuesday he passed off some of the worries about this week's game to his squad in another long scrimmage session which, Harding hopes will still have the Hurricanes chewing nails until the final whistle of the test ahead. According to the experts, the Bearcats figure to run away with their own mid-American football conference again this season to become one of the collegiate powerhouses in the midwest. Their star halfback, Roger Stephens, is already boasted of as being the school's candidate for All-American honors, and according to Kichefski, they are a much better balanced team than the South Carolina Gamecocks who defeated the Hurricanes here last week, 8-0. Nolting, a Cincinnati terror of the Buckeye conference in the early 30's, returned to the school in 1943 with a replica of the professional Chicago Bears famed attack. He became nationally known as the man in motion on the Halas T-formation and uses that weapon to the best advantage with his Bearcats. Above all, Kichefski emphasized in his report, the Bearcats are "the passingest team Miami has met this year, including Texas Christian." "They've got two fine chuckers under the center in Don McMillan and Tom O'Malley and when either of this pair is calling the signals you've got to look out for hard hitting counters and slants into the line with Mike Graham," Kichef-

Record U-m Quint Turnout

Paul Carlfee, newly appointed assistant University of Miami basketball coach, today expressed hopes that some varsity material will be gleaned from the record 74 candidates who turned out for initial practice on the North campus outdoor courts early this week. With the shakedown process still but two days old, Carlfee declined to name individual prospects he considers good enough to remain with the squad. Four lettermen reported for the first practice. They were guards Jerry Wainstein, Carl ski warned the Hurricane squad in a pre-practice chalk talk this week. Graham, for reasons best known to Cincinnati opponents, is called the "Greek Grenade" by the pseudonyn-minded Ohioans. Defensive considerations weren't all that bothered the Hurricane's boss. Now that the breakaway problem is partially solved with Bob "Whitey" Campbell in the line-up, he's drilling his line-bucking talent hard seeking to come up with more power inside the enemy's 20-yard line, where the Hurricane was stalled several times last week against South Carolina. From the performances of fullbacks Leo Hauck and John Ferguson in two contact sessions this week, it appears he has a partial answer to the problem.

Cavaliers Tangle With Tech Tonight

Parnell Worried Ponce Attack Will Percolate Ponce de Leon's Cavaliers will go into a fottball game an under-dog for the first time this season when they clash with Technical High school at the Orange Bowl tonight. Johnny Noppenberg, Cav coach, was confident this morning that his thrice-defeated squad would come out of their slump after a week's lay-off, providing his offense, undermined successively by South Broward, Miami Beach and the Vero Beach Indians, produces scoring instead of just excess yardage against the northeast sectoin rivals. Tech mentor Ed Parnell was hoping that the Cavalier's punch would not find the range tonight, but predicted gloomily that this will probably be the week for Ponce to roll. If the game is close Ponce may emerge the victor on the accuracy of place-kicker Roger's Norwell's point-after-touchdown attempts, is another prediction from the Dixie Highway camp. Norvell booted 21 successive conversions in a light practice session held Tuesday afternoon. The return of Billy Veter to the Cavalier backfield is expected to aid Ponce in its victory quest. He will spell passing fullback Sonny Parrish in ball carrying assignments while the latter is concentrating on completing passes from the second line spot. All-Gulfstream conference Bill Ward will start at left end for the Cavs with Alan Westcott holding down the other flank. Jay Lake and John Gazlay will be at the tackles; Tommy Fryer and Al Guetinger, guards; and prospective all-city center Tom Gibson will be snapping the ball back. Answering the nod in the backfield will be Jack Stahl at quarterback, Malcolm Johnson at right half; Veber; and Sonny Parrish at fullback. Fisher, Cal Lutsky and Forward Abe Friedman. Friedman is the long-shot artist who was second only to Bob "Whitey" Campbell in point scoring when the Hurricanes accumulated fifteen consecutive victories in the stretch of last season. Campbell, Tony Yovicsin, last year's captain, Hal Shuler, Erv Ibach and Joe McNulty are additional letterwinners who will return to the court when football season is completed. Reporting Monday, in addition to the above, were: George Adams, Harold Hendrick, Nicholas Morabito, John Protzel, Bobby Dawson, Nelson Artala, Martin Abrams, Robert Kirkpatrick, Allen Jones, George Horanano, Allison Horowitz, Roy Thomas, Robert Dexter, Thomas Sprout, Lester Banker, Joseph Reis, Milton Kaplan, Bernard Waldman, Jack Bernstein, Robert Amos, Leonard Frischman, and Fred Snyder. Joseph McGurn, Andrew Andrews, Joseph DeMottio, Michael Ingent, John Bado, George Miller, Henry Bance, William Henderson, Marvin Mandell, Forman Cundiloffth, James Kym, Daniel Ozer, Howard Berger, George Bitneil, Ira Schoff, Robert Johnston, Carl Dodd, Orlando Jenkins, James Quinlan, James Ward, John Rose, Joseph Aballone, Edward Uniss, Richard Schuleifand, and Richard Smith. Donald Arthur, John O'Neill, Allen Jeffrey, Austin Parker, Edward LeVine, Allen Ross, Paul Petrick, Peter Dysthik, Warren Bascome, Raymond Roderus, Julian Rosenfeld, Gary Newman, Robert Nelson, Henry Cavaretta, Albert Opolka, George James, Robert Emury, James Reid, Samuel Susano, Ken Skinner, Ralph Banker, Joseph Valdeski, Bert Kaufman, Dave Reisid, Leo Chadwick, John Jupin, Michael Marino, and Stanley Goldfard.

Eight Teams Enter Gables Cage League

An eight team Municipal Basketball League was formed at a meeting of team representatives at the Youth Center Tuesday night, Ed Beckman, director, announced today and a similar organization meeting for a high school loop is set for Thursday night. With a tentative schedule of 14 games for each team entered agreed upon, the league starts its first games Dec. 2 on the J. P. Riddle Inter-American College courts in the Coliseum Building in downtown Coral Gables. Each team will play two games per week as part of Tuesday and Thursday triple-headers. With the exception of a two week "break" for the Christmas holidays, from Dec. 18 through Jan. 7, the schedule will be continuous until completed early in March. The league's ultimate victet will be eligible for the Gold Ball tournament play to be held later in that month. Other actions voted by the representatives established a player limit of 15 men on each team, and agreed the high school loop is to be comprised of high school basketball coaches. Teams represented at the conference were the Elks Club, Tiny's Snack Shop, St. Mary's, Delicate Franks, Eastern Airlines, Priority Bar and the Larries. City Ice and Fuel was not represented but was admitted to the league by voting members. Below are the team lists submitted: Priority Bar: Bob Green, Phil Rosen, "Lucky" Casnet, Ben Bonsch, Jack Keele, John Hardeman, Bud Thoe, Don Goeser, Drew Healy, Ed Beckman, and Ned Filer. Tiny Snack Shop: Mike Fisher, Bill Fagan, Bill Krentz, Jack Bennett and Bill McClellan. Larries: Bar: Charles Skalaski, Charles Amidon, Ed Moyer, Pete Kouchoukos, Ed McCoury, Ray Keller, Carlo DiBona, and Bob Delmotte. Eastern Air Lines: Jack Cusker, Frank Cooper, Herbert Young, Billy Stevens, Joel Pierce, H. I. Stanley, Robert Ashmead, Ken Borden, Bill Rodgers, Colin Campbell and Bill Forsyth. Delicate Franks: Bob Whalen, Bill Atkinson, Ed McLean, M. Tardy, J. Davis, J. Vining, E. Johnson, B. Woods, S. Miller and J. Forbess. St. Mary's: Waldo Boystrom, Vic Keller, Jim Szadky, Don Gerritts, Bert Segvendez, Ed Marotta, J. Breeney, and Ed Clauson. Casualties: Paul Durkin, Stan Spring, Roger Cresse, Chub Kelley, and Dip Dawson. A final meeting of the managers before league play starts was set for Nov. 25.

Army-Irish Kiss-Off Game of Week

New York, Nov. 3. (UP)—Notre Dame makes a major lunge at the mythical but nonetheless highly desirable national football championship this week when the Irish, still unbeaten and untied, meet Army in another link to wrap up for those war-time lashings. This is the last of the Army-Notre Dame series, and it will be held in the quiet collegiate setting of South Bend, Ind. A spirited Columbia team took a great deal of edge off this meeting when, forgetting for a moment that it belonged in the Ivy league, handed the Army the first defeat the cadets had suffered in four years. That was supposed to be Notre Dame's job. The Irish tried to do it on last year by playing to a scoreless tie, but they had figured that Army would keep until the clash this year. Also, they were wrong—to the surprise of all, including Columbia. Notre Dame warmed up for the game Saturday by downing Navy, 27 to 0, while Army bathed its wounds with a 65 to 13 win over Washington and Lee.

LOOKING AT - SPORTS

By DON CUDDY One of the major features on H. W. Peeples' Coliseum program for this winter will be a rasslin' match between Two-Ton Tony Galento and Primo Carnera to be staged during the height of the season. They had to turn a mob of people away from the arena up at West Palm Beach where the former heavyweight champ put on a show Friday, and Galento proved himself a good drawing card at the Civic Center show last night. If the match goes over it should help get the Coliseum project off to a good start. Some circles predict that the first couple of fight shows will lose money until folks get the idea of coming out to the gables for professional sports entertainment. * * * * The Chain Gang Is At It . . . An off-color effort by individuals calling themselves "sportsmen" is going on. Probably some of you already know about it, but I hope you're not doing anything to encourage the chain-letter tactics to snow-ball an "Oust Harding" movement. The reports about the letters differ a little, some insisting that the entire Hurricane coaching staff be ditched and others claiming that what the University football fortunes need is a boss who can rule the roost of both coaches and players. The whisperings agree at one point: that the recipients are urged to send the usual four copies to friends and one to Dr. Bowman F. Ashe. Okay, wolves; I've got a lot of addresses for you. There's about sixty real sportsmen living at the University's football dorm. Send each of the players one of your little notes with my blessing. All that I ask is that you sign your name and give the information where you will meet the fellow to discuss the matter. * * * * Enough of Riddle-Hurricanes Controversy There's been some hard feelings because the University has not invited Riddle College to play Hart Morris' basketball Hurricanes now that the smaller school has a "formal" basketball team. Leo Boles, coach of the Riddlers, set a bad example when he said the University was "embarrassed" by the presence of a second collegiate court squad. As I see it, the Hurricanes have a perfect right to decline playing the newcomers because school policy does not permit contests with junior colleges. * * * * DaGrossa of the Crusaders I've never met Ox DaGrossa, famed football coach of the Holy Cross Crusaders, but he must be quite a character in coaching ranks judging by the stories of his between-halves "pep" talks as related by two University of Miami law students who played for the Crusaders two years back (when our Hurricanes played host to them in the Orange Bowl.) Ox not only introduced such football double-talk as "subterfuge" and "deviations and variations of the play" to the game, but he also invented the five-man defensive line and writes books on his two favorite subjects: football and Ox DaGrossa. So, in the nature of a 'now it can be told' story, here's an insight to what the Ox told his squad between halves of the Holy Cross-Miami game on January 1, 1946. The Crusaders came straggling into the dressing room beneath the stands and the Ox promptly singled out Bernie "Tiny" Sivuranza, the Cross' giant tackle who was being trapped often and not blocking according to par. * * * * Licked Tackles Mean and Ugly "Tiny," the Ox said, "you're ugly but you ain't mean out there. I want you to leave your calling card with every one of those guys you wreck the l-way's you to take my book and read Chapters seven and eight on blocking and line play and then go out there and play football."

Lattimer, Lowry Riviera Victors

Two third round match play scores were reported to the Riviera Country Club championship tournament Tuesday, Leonard Ott, club pro, announced this morning. Jimmy Maxwell, who was regarded as a dark horse early in the tournament, was sent to the consolation bracket after Carroll Lattimer defeated him two-up in nineteen holes. Jim Lowry edged his way into the quarter finals with a one-up score over George Swanson. No scores have been posted in the first round of the Senior tournament as yet, Ott reported, although it must be completed by Sunday. Sam McCormick's 78 rated medal honors in the qualifying round for the 50-60 age group, and Cy Moak and George Kirkland tied with 86's in the over 60 division. The pairings for the Senior tournament: 50-60 Group Sam McCormick vs. E. C. Hodge, Frank Moore vs. Dr. S. B. Gibbs, L. M. Pope sv. Wally Loran, William Winton vs. C. W. Butler, Dr. Art Weiland vs. George Wallace, Jack Connell vs. Sam Anderson, Grant lye, Irving Thomas vs. George Estavez vs. John Sullivan. Over 60 Group Cy Moak vs. A. W. Hoover, Hawley Russell vs. bye, J. H. McCaskill vs. E. Bills, Fred Botts vs. bye, George Kirkland vs. W. T. Price, John Moore vs. bye, Irving Thomas vs. Sid Moore, George Penrose vs. bye.

Youth Center Golf Lessons Postponed

Golf lessons for all age groups and sponsored by the War Memorial Youth Center on Monday afternoons at the Biltmore course have been postponed indefinitely, Ed Beckman, director, advised today. The course is overgrown with grass and other obstacles, Beckman explained, but the lessons will be resumed as soon as city crews clear the layout sufficiently to make it playable.

FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT

C & S SPORTING GOODS 210 PONCE DE LEON BLVD.

The SAN SEBASTIAN Restaurant

Is Fully Prepared To Serve You With Delicious . . . LUNCHES from 65c DINNERS from 1.15 Special Attention Given to Bridge Luncheons and Dinner Parties 335 UNIVERSITY DRIVE Prop.: GEORGE C. ANDERSON Phone: 4-0801, Ext. 96 AMPLE PARKING

FOX'S

A Little South of South Miami On the Dixie Highway PHONE 48-8029 CLOSED MONDAYS Cocktail Bar Special Today! As Only It Should Be Served! VEAL CUTLET PARMIGIANI $2.75 A FULL COURSE DINNER! We Are Open For Luncheon DINNERS Served from 5:30 to 9 P. M. A La Carte Service 9 P. M. to 1 A. M. DANCING 'TIL 3 A. M.

Announcing The Re-Opening OF THE NEW LA SEVILLA RESTAURANT

Thursday, November 6th SERVING • BREAKFAST • LUNCH • DINNER Open Daily From 7 A. M. to 9 P. M. FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE: 4-1525 2002 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Coral Gables

THE GROVE THEATRE

PH. 48-2631 Open Weekdays 6:45 Open Sat. & Sun. 1:45 LAST TIME TODAY "Foxes of Harrow" MAUREEN O'HARA REX HARRISON

PARKWAY CORAL GABLES

AIR-CONDITIONED Open 1:45 LAST TIME TODAY "GALLANT BESS" In Technicolor! MARSHALL THOMPSON GEORGE TOBIAS

SHERRARD'S DIXIE BELLE INN

7 MILES SOUTH OF CORAL GABLES On the Dixie Highway Phone 48-8705 COCKTAILS — DINNERS —DIXIE BELLE SPECIAL— SOUTHERN GOLDEN FRIED CHICKEN "ALL YOU CAN EAT" $1.85 Hot Biscuits with Honey, Whipped Potatoes, Country Gravy, Tossed Green Salad. $1.85 SAME SERVICE FOR CHILDREN, $1.35 BRUNCH SERVED FROM 10 A. M. TO 5 P. M. COMPLETE DINNERS FROM 5 P. M.

Paramount Theatres In Coral Gables

AIR-CONDITIONED GABLES DOORS OPEN 1:45 P.M. NOVEMBER 4-5 LAST TIME TODAY PAT O'BRIEN ANNE JEFFREYS IN "RIFF-RAFF" AIR-CONDITIONED CORAL DOORS OPEN 1:45 P.M. NOVEMBER 4-5 LAST TIME TODAY JAMES CAGNEY ANNABELLA IN "13 RUE MADELEINE"

Howard Johnson's

37th Ave. & S. W. 8th St. • ED HAASEN, Owner • Phone 48-2541 11 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. Daily • 11 a.m. to 3:30 a.m. Sat. • Closed Every Wed. COCKTAIL HOURS FROM 12 TO 12 Only Finest Liquors at MODERATE PRICES. Liquors, Cocktails served only at tables. A Real Meal AND A TASTY TREAT Our Fried JUMBO SHRIMP Served with French Fried Potatoes and a Cole Slaw. 90c Specializing In Delicious STEAKS • CHOPS SEA FOODS As Low As PLATE DINNERS 65c SPECIAL LUNCHEONS From 60c DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY All Menu orders put up in specially prepared boxes on a minute's notice to take out. Open 7 Days a Week Beginning Dec. 1st TAKE HOME SOME OF Howard Johnson's Delicious Ice Cream