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Skeeters Swamp Catholic League Rivals, 54-7

Fitz Gibbon Paces Win Over Anthony

Tom FitzGibbon, abetted by Bill Frazel, ran roughshod over St. Anthony High School of Fort Lauderdale to ring up the biggest margin of victory in local prep circles this season in a Catholic League game at the St. Theresa field Sunday afternoon. FitzGibbon accounted for three of the Musketeers' eight touchdowns and set up three more in the 54-7 rout. Edwards, a sub, and Tom Stahl, Art Dell and Bob Edwards crosses the double-stripe once each. Edwards, attempting one conversion and Ruffles McGraw went over for point-afters and the other two points came on a safety six plays after the game got underway. The hapless visitors showed a little in the way of either offense or defense throughout the game except for the erratic running of Bob Frazine, who did everything but bring in the water-bucket. He tallied St. Anthony's lonesome score late in the final period almost single-handed. Taking Bill Herndon's kickoff after the last Musketeer point had been rung up, he sped from his own 15 back to the Musketeer 40, flipped a pass to Ed Depenbrock for eight yards, skirted left end for eleven, and two plays later carried the mail over from the 21. Tom Swain plunged for the extra point to make the most of the only St. Anthony threat all afternoon. First Period St. Theresa kicked off and forced the visitors to punt on third down. Bill Stahl ran the ball back to the 40, and Frazel picked up the distance to the half-yard stripe, Herndon fumbled there but Cosine fumbled right back and the ball went out the first tally. Edwards put the game on ice less than a minute later with a 15-yard scamper around right end, and the Musketeers hung up another when Art Dell intercepted a Frazine pass, snatched the ball out of the air, and lugged it 25 for the score. Before the first period ended the Musketeers had another six pointer to take away with them, on a 50-yard FitzGibbon's turn to go across from the four-line to rind the score to 27-0 on the bag. Second Period In between quarter another Cosine punt and Fitzgibbon went 30 yards on a reverse to score with Edwards plunging for the extra. Third Period Fitzgibbon got a bogus score early in the second half when he gathered in Edward's pass on the 30 and waltzed across. Just to show he was willing to score and let score, he returned the compliment by pitching a perfect strike to Edwards on the 48 and the latter made his way to the 30 before being hauled down. A penalty set the Musketeers back 15, but Fitzgibbon made up for that with a 20-yard reverse before flipping to Stahl on the four. Stahl found his way next to score as per usual, point omitted. Fourth Period Fitzgibbon hauled in a Cosine aerial and sparked off, butin fact, a 4-yard dragged down on the 20 by the passer. Frazel went in for four and then all the way in a second attempt to make the score 46-0. Frazil plunged for conversion. Frazine ran from five yards out after Gene Robert 50-yard run was halted on the 3-line. Roberts passed to McGraw for the conversion, and from then on it was an up long enough to see if the visitors made their point. Lineups and box: St. Anthony St. Theresa R. Feller . . . . L.E. . . . . McGraw Lutticke . . . . L.T. . . . . Herndon Swain . . . . L.G. . . . . Clark Cosine . . . . C. . . . . . Condon K. Clark . . . . R.G. . . . . Cross Frazine . . . . R.T. . . . . Miller Depenbrock . . . R.E. . . . . Dell Zeller . . . . . Q.B. . . . . Stahl Cosine . . . . . L.H. . . . Fitzgibbon Spagnola . . . . . R.H. . . . . Edwards Frazel . . . . . F.B. . . . . Frazel Scoring: St. Anthony . . . 0 0 0 7-7 St. Theresa . . . 27 7 12 14-54 Officials: Referee, Wikes; Field judge, Voltz; Head linesman, Clanei; Umpire, Howard.

Best Running Game

The University of Miami football team's 54-6 victory over Tulsa in a single game dates back to 1933 when the Hurricanes racked up 497 yards against Spring Hill.

SPORTS A D A Y

By Oscar Fraley United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK, Nov. 17 (UP)— Chunkin' Charley Conerly, a homegrown product who ranks as Mississippi's Waiter Johnson, had Ole Miss right up on top of the rugged Southeastern Conference today with a new all-time collegiate passing record which is a tipoff on modern football. The Rebel hotshot fired 20 strikes in 32 attempts Saturday to boost his total completions to 120 and break by six the skywriting mark set by Bud Schwenk of Washington University in 1941. Conerly only played half of the game, too, because Mississippi swamped Chattanooga, 52-0, making everything but the famed choo-choo. All in all, it was a great day for the pitchers and catchers. They out the smoke yesterday there. Some ancient alumni probably remember when they ran the leather. Now it's pass the ball, Buster, air mail is cheaper and faster. (adv.) Consider: L'il Harry Gilmer of Alabama, completed 11 of 13, scoring one touchdown, setting up another in toppling Georgia Tech, 14 to 7. Bob Chappuis, Michigan's motor, who tossed three touchdowns and made good eight of 13 in a 40-6 walloping of Wisconsin. J. B. (Jet Bomber) Proctor, whose passes set up three touchdowns as Tennessee upended favored Boston College's grounded Eagles, 38-13. Gil Johnson, plunked in nine of 15 as SMU came back to beat Arkansas, 14 to 6. Columbia's cloud combite, Gene Rossides and Bill Swiacki, whose 30-yard payoff connection started a 10-0 defeat of Holy Cross. Norm Van Brocklin, Oregon's qualified for the Air Medal, who passed for two touchdowns and set up the other in a 21-6 defeat of Stanford. Doug Belden to Joe Chesser for the touchdown pass which gave Florida a 7-7 tie with Tulane. Charley Pevey, whose payoff pitches carried LSU even with Mississippi State and on to a 21-6 triumph. Those old co-pilots, Johnny Lujack and Frank Tripucka, floating three touchdowns in a 26-19 squeeze past Northwestern. Al DiMarco of Iowa, who flipped one touchdown and set up the other as the Hawkeyes hammered Minnesota, 13-7. The climbing roore, Frank Guess to Peppy Blount, in Texas' 20-0 conquest of TCU. Tony Minisi, Penn's southpaw bomber, whose passes set up the tying touchdown in a 7-7 rassle with Army. And Ben Reiges of UCLA, who started to find his receivers in a 34-7 rout of Washington and now is the payoff weapon against Southern Cal this weekend. There were a few old fashioned guys left, though. Jeff Durkota went 48 and 42 yards for touchdowns as Penn State surprised the football world with a 20-7 romp over Navy. Horace Smith of Michigan State, footed 54 and 72 yards to beat Temple, 14-6. Jack (Flying) Cloud scored four TD's in W. & M.'s 45-6 romp over W. & L. George Brewer scored twice, once from 74 yards out, in Oklahoma's 21-12 upset of Missouri. And Billy Williams was an all-around standout as Idaho downed favored Utah, 13-6. But the accent remains on the airways and the supersonic slingers. You might argue about it being cheaper, but it's much quicker.

Thornquist, Lattimer Vie At Riviera

The championship of the Riviera Club and Class golf tournament is between W. L. Thornquist and Carroll Lattimer and will be decided in the final match of the five-week play probably today or tomorrow, Leonard Ott, club pro, announced this morning. Thornquist gained the play-off position by beating Henry Russel, 2-1, with a 68 on the course yesterday. Lattimer worked into his berth with a lower bracket decision over Jimmy Lowry earlier last week. In Mixed Scotch Twosome play at the Blue Road course Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Blohm netted a 64 for first place. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hodge placed second with a 69; Hugh Jackson and Mrs. S. D. Gibbs were third with 71, and Dr. S. E. Gibbs and Mrs. John Stoddard were fourth with 72. Sam McCormick shot the low score of the weekend activity with a 65 in a first-round Senior tournament match, as he dropped Frank Moore from the competition with a two-up.

Three Futurities Top Biscayne Racing Tonight

Eighty-seven greyhounds including greyhounds have been matched in tonight's 10-race schedule at the Biscayne Kennel club which opened its 43-night meeting Saturday night and starts its first full week of competitions for this season at 7:45 p.m. It is a schedule that lists three Futurity races, five treks over the 5/16-mile and two over the marathon Biscayne Course. Among these entrants will be five in the third race to complete the Daily Double which made their debut on opening night as well as two in the sixth race and one in the seventh. The principal feature will be the ninth race at 5/16 mile where Racing Secretary James E. Howard has matched several favorites of a year ago against several newcomers, all nationally ranked. Ophelia as a several times stakes winner, promises to claim a slight edge of favoritism although she will be meeting such routers as Range Finder, Nicolette, My Topsy, Pakalak, Gallant Scat and others. Look for these early selection in the running of the fifth and tenth, both over the marathon distance of 1,815 feet or Biscayne's Derby distance. The track record for this is held by Gene Roller, established last season at 34 seconds flat. Joe H. Adams, managing director of the track, reported yesterday that the mutuels windows would be closed immediately on the dogs reaching the box for every race. This necessitates early selection and wagering to hold the racing on schedule.

SUNDAY FOOTBALL RESULTS By United Press

COLLEGE Canisius 27, Niagara 0. St. Bonaventure 14, Scranton 7. Loras 21, St. Josephs 0. Santa Clara 22, St. Mary's (Cal.) 9. PROFESSIONAL National League Pittsburgh 17, Green Bay 20. Philadelphia 24, New York 7. Chicago Bears 40, Los Angeles 21. Philadelphia 21, Boston 0. Detroit 38, Washington 21. All-America Conference New York 16, Los Angeles 13. Cleveland 37, San Francisco 14. Brooklyn 21, Baltimore 14.

Record Set at Jax

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 17. (UP)—Ted Horn, Patterson, N.J. racing car driver, today posted a new world's record of 23 seconds around a semi-banked half mile dirt track, breaking his own previous marke of 23.78 set at Richmond, Va. earlier this year.

CORAL GABLES SCORE CARD Fans Write of Grid Season As a Mistake By DON CUDDY

The reaction to the Hurricanes lacing by the Vanderbilt Commodores Friday indicates that the fans have just about written off this football season as a mistake—a number of them add up to the conclusion that things can't get much worse. An indication of better things to come was the way hopes rose for the Hurricanes to accomplish the nearly-impossible against Vanderbilt. Everybody—well, nearly everybody—conceded Vandy a two touchdown victory before the game. But when Don Cobb, the Ocala boy who has been getting over injuries all season, sprinted downfield and Hal Johnson rifled that T.D. pass to Bob Bowman... it reminded one of the time last season when the Hurricanes had Mighty L.S.U.'s back to the wall. But Vandy was just too much football machine. The Commodore's blocking was phenomenal; their runners polished and poised; the ball handling superb. Honestly, I didn't think Jamie Wad's, Irvin Berry's, or Demon Dean Davidson's passing was much better than Hal Johnson's or Clive Shrader's. If you felt somewhat crushed by the way the game went, think of how Johnson, Shrader and Al Kasulin did when they pitched perfect strikes time after time only to have the ball dropped. SEC Will Have To Get Along Without Miami I believe that Vanderbilt game will definitely chill any U of M ambitions to break into the Southeastern Conference this year. That, incidentally, has been something of an enigma with the Athletic Department at the University for some time. At the end of last season every person I talked to at the school seemed to be able to influence such an important move was talking something like this: "We'd like to see it happen." Now, the sentiment seems to be very much agin' it... even before the disasterous season was launched people-in-the-know had changed their tune to "We'd rather not; we don't need to be tied up with a conference." That's true. There's any number of good independent teams who will be glad to come down here: Virginia and West Virginia, Villanova, Boston College, and others of the informal Catholic league. We'll still draw our quota of SEC and Southern teams one way or another (mostly for cold cash) and continue to have a big-league schedule. But the question of what to do about getting in a conference seems to be just as vague as what to do about the Hurricanes. If you've got any convictions about either question, I'd like to hear them. Boles Has Top-notch Idea Leo Boles, the Riddle College Basketball coach had an interesting proposition picking up steam this morning for putting the Coliseum on the national basketball map. By next year, he figures, his quintet (all of whom will return) will have cleaned up the junior college circuit, be mature enough to take on some of the top Eastern teams. The ambitious scheme involves bringing, say, two New York teams like City College and Long Island University down here for week-end double headers during the season. On a Friday night, the University of Miami team could play one team and the Riddlers the other. Then the next night, opponents could be switched, attracting a total house of some 15,000 people, we think. It was interesting to note the turnout for the ill-fated "Basketball Under the Stars" program last year was largely made up of winter visitors. One or two such programs at the Coliseum along in early January would get people used to coming out to the Coliseum and make the lesser games with other Florida teams a red-hot deal all through the cage season.

U-M Intramurals Thrive On Touch Football

Sparked by this kind of running and blocking, the Skeeters have jumped to an early lead in the University of Miami's intramural touch-football league at the 20th Street Veterans Housing project. There are a total of 50 touch football teams operating between the three campuses, involving some 1500 students participation. More are expected to join the activities when the program is expanded later this month.

Full Intramural Program Promote By University

During the war years a great many people were acclaiming, that the reason that so many boys were 4-F was because they were physically unfit and that there wasn't enough mass participation in sports programs. This situation certainly doesn't exist at the University of Miami today. At present there are between 1500 and 2000 students participating in touch football alone and 2000 more will be joining the intramural sports program within the next month. There are a total of fifty touch football teams; twenty-four at Main Campus, twelve at 20th Street Campus, and twelve at Miami Campus. Twenty-five acres have been cleared on Main Campus and six separate football fields have been lined off, with two soccer fields adjoining. Intramural sports on the three campuses are under the direction and co-ordination of Dr. Thurston Adams, with John M. Kelsey directing mens' sports at South Campus and Miss Anna Frances McKay girls' sports, Gene Jupin supervising on Main Campus, and John "Red" Tobin in charge of 20th Street.

Mrs. Raymond Elected Prexy at Riviera

Mrs. Roland Raymond was elected president of the Riviera Country Club Women's Golf association Friday at the election held at the home of Mrs. Thomas Cook. Other officers who will guide the destinies of the association for the next year are: Mrs. Thomas Cook, vice president; Mrs. Edgar Thompson, treasurer; Mrs. Hoomes Rich, secretary; Mrs. John Hardeman, golf chairman; Mrs. William Redelsheimer, publicity and Mrs. David Hulsman, social.

Most of the gold used in the jewelry industries is mined in the United States.

GOLF CLUBS TAYLOR'S Sport Shop

2310 PONCE DE LEON BLVD.

DOG RACING TONIGHT

A Breath-Taking HOT BOX 9th Race ★ 5/16 Mile Course ENTRIES Ophelia More Candy Nicolette Rouge Finder Pakalak Gallant Scat Dollendale My Topsy POST TIME 7:45 P. M. 10 RACES NIGHTLY DAILY DOUBLE 1st & 3rd QUINIELAS EVERY RACE NO MINORS ADMITTED EXPRESS BUS SERVICE TO THE TRACK FROM DOWNTOWN MIAMI: Miami Transit buses leave at corner of N.E. 1st Avenue and 2nd Street every 15 minutes starting at 6:30 P.M. BISCAYNE DOG TRACK ONLY FUTURITY TRACK IN USA 115th Street Between N. E. 2nd and N. W. 7th Aves.

MODERN ARTISTIC BARBER SERVICE EDDIE'S BARBER SHOP

PLAZA BUILDING 2324 Ponce de Leon Blvd. 'Under the Clock'

Paramount Theatres IN Coral Gables

Gables LAST DAY FRANK SINATRA JIMMY DURANTE "IT HAPPENED IN BROOKLYN" 2112 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Ph. 4-1221 CORAL LAST DAY ANN SHERIDAN ZACHERY SCOTT IN "THE UNFAITHFUL" 2315 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Ph. 4-4422 Today at Nearby Wometco Theatres TOWER FREE PARKING Mon.-Tues ROBERT MONTGOMERY WANDA HENDRIX "RIDE THE PINK HORSE" 9th Ave. S. W. 8th St PARKWAY FREE AMPLE PARKING LAST DAY REX HARRISON PEGGY CUMMINS "FOXES OF HARROW" CORAL WAY at 19th GROVE FREE PARKING LAST DAY ABBOTT and COSTELLO "WISTFUL WIDOW OF WAGON GAP" Extra: "MARCH OF TIME" COCONUT GROVE

CORAL GRILL

FORMERLY THE TIFFIN RESTAURANT 2308 Ponce de Leon Boulevard Serving Delicious Foods prepared under the personal supervision of Mr. Helip, the proprietor. BREAKFAST | LUNCHEON | DINNER AT MODERATE PRICES

The Inn

5271 S. W. 8th Street (Tamiami Trail) NOW SERVING . . . BREAKFAST • LUNCHEON • DINNER SUNDAY DINNER — 1 TO 8:30 P. M. Closed Tuesdays Facilities for Wedding Parties and Bridge Luncheons Under Supervision of Chas. H. Stecker, Mgr. FOR RESERVATIONS — CALL 48-4963

S. KARAS Presents MIAMI'S NEWEST $1,000,000 THEATRE-RESTAURANT

FOOD AT ITS BEST — DINNER 5-9 VISIT OUR DIAMOND COCKTAIL LOUNGE It's the "TOP" In Everything Here's the giant parade of entertainers of all times! A dazzling, hilarious song and dance festival—BIGGER than the BIGGEST FLOOR SHOW you EVER SAW! Starring MARGIE STEWART The Atomic Blondeshell of Comedy "SHE'S TERRIFIC" Featuring AL FAST Radio, Stage and Screen Star 6 Lovely Marion Sage Dancers BARRY MACK and TED BOYER Doing All Your Favorite Songs CHELLY LANE Song Stylist ADDED! RUTH WEBB "Torch Time" JUANITO & ANITA "Flamenco Dancers" NICKIE Troubadour TRAYNE of Song George "Wizard of the Fairman Ivories" FLOOR SHOW DINE - DANCE COCKTAIL LOUNGE RICKEY CARMEN AND HIS ALL-STAR SHOW AND DANCE BAND NO TAX COVER MINIMUM 700 S. W. 8th Street (Tamiami Trail) SAL METRO Manager CALL "MARTY" FOR Reservations, Ph. 2-9754 2-9836 AL FAST MC

ANTILLA HOTEL DINING ROOM

CORAL GABLES SAN PICCOLO Formerly of Miami Beach NEW AMERICAN-ITALIAN RESTAURANT Regular Dinners a la Carte BREAKFAST—LUNCH—DINNER WINES — BEER Spaghetti—Fried Chicken—Steaks — FEATURING THE CHRISTIE CONTINENTAL TRIO — Open Daily 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. Reservations—Tel. 48-1714 DE LUXE THANKSGIVING DINNER ............ $3.00

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" $185 Hot Biscuits with Honey, Whipped Potatoes, Country Gravy, Tossed Green Salad. SAME SERVICE FOR CHILDREN, $1.35 BRUNCH SERVED FROM 10 A. M. TO 5 P. M. COMPLETE DINNERS FROM 5 P. M.

HOWARD JOHNSON'S

37th Ave. & S. W. 8th St. • ED MADSEN, Owner • Phone 48-2541 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Daily • 11 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. Sat. • Closed Every Wed. Specializing In Delicious STEAKS • CHOPS SEA FOODS PLATE DINNERS As Low As 65¢ COCKTAIL HOURS FROM 12 TO 12 Only Finest Liquors at MODERATE PRICES. Liquors, Cocktails served only at tables. SPECIAL LUNCHEONS From 60¢ 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 A REAL MEAL AND A TASTY TREAT OUR FRIED JUMBO SHRIMP Served with French Fried Potatoes and Cole Slaw. 90¢