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PAGE TEN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1947

SCORE CARD By DON CUDDY

As one fellow said to the other fellow: once: "Sometimes it's hard to see the forest when you're so close to the trees." Now, maybe he didn't have the presently quiet football Hurricane situation in mind, but the saying applies to a recent column by Chic Feldman, celebrated (at least in the coal country) sports editor of the Scranton (Pa.) Scrantonian, anon what he found out while here in Miami attending the Minor Leagues Convention just finished. Right Out of Chopin's Dirge "Every hour on the hour since my arrival," Chic wrote, "some professional mourners have been conducting the last rites for Jack Harding. Firmly, if not too gently, laying the University of Miami coach and his football career to rest. . . . Hence my astonishment when Harding, bright as a royal palm and just as refreshed walked in among the sun-dodgers. . . . ". . . One of the loudest anti-Harding bleats I heard concerned his continued use of the 'single wing' or 'Pop' Warner mode of attack--with modernized variations of course. The complaints, I gathered, thought Miami rated something more spectacular. Or maybe not thy atomic. In either event they demanded greater flourish; added sensationalism." The Repercussions Get Around ". . . My thoughts not only concerned Miamians but at least one wild guesser who used an imaginary newspaper article as the basis for an 'exclusive' that sank Harding right out of the local picture. Attempts to locate the journalistic source were as futile as seeking to ascertain where Stalin and his stooges learn some of the fantastic things they accuse Uncle Sam of perpetrating." (What newspaper do you read???) Getting back to the single wing "... some of the year's greatest teams, such as Penn State, Southern Methodist and a few other bowl selectees, were single-wing, all-power troupes. Nobody has seen fit to find fault with them because they're winning. Who cares what method you use so long as it brings results . . ." "My journalistic companions tell me some of the officiating at home as well as abroad was a little vinegar-scented and made a rough journey hazardous. Harding failed to mention it . . . so I went elsewhere for the other side necessary to complete the history. I get it from Francis Clay, a bright young chap who gave up a local sports editorship for public relations and has, among other accounts, that of the Orange Bowl. Alabammy Got Rebound "'We're sure happy we didn't have Alabama booked for New Year's Day,' Clay emitted, 'for Miami did an expertly deflating job on those fellows. Outplayed 'em for three quarters of the way and would have won if the breaks had been reversed. Never has a Miami team played better. No sirce, not even the Hurricanes who won from Holy Cross in the Orange Bowl. How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm "'This,' he stresses, 'is a hysterical town. What's more, good football is still a novelty. Only the men who have lived through this sort of thing realize that the best schools have their letdowns. Miami just was due. For up to this year Jack had a record as good as that of any coach in the business. Did he win with all the heavy load he was asked to carry.' "'Where,' Clay asked (as if I would know) 'did you ever hear of a little school which walked in among the big fellows in such a brief amount of time? I can't name one. But I do think the hecklers will cool off in a few weeks and Harding will stick around to produce more winners. He's just too good to lose.'" Amen.

Par 70 Seems Doomed In Miami Open

By DAVE LILLICH UP Sports Writer The balmy, palmy Miami Springs golf course appeared in fast shape despite the havoc wreaked by two recent hurricanes as a record field of 228 linksmen teed off today in the first round of the $10,000 Miami Open. There were a few puddly spots in the fairways despite the carefully manicuring job the groundskeepers did in the wake of the storms which blanketed the course with water. But the greens were in top shape, and the par of 70 seemed doomed for a beating. In pre-tournament practice rounds, almost every big-time golfer on the entry list took the par for a ride, and Lew Worsham, the National Open Champion, even knocked down to a four-under 66. That prophetic practice round established Worsham as one of the favorites for the pot of gold at the end of the tournament's rainbow, but he was no shoo-in cinch. Snead, Demaret Favored Sammy Snead, who won the Miami open last year, and Jimmy Demaret, the man with the purple-splotched shirts, both shared the favorites' role with Worsham. Too, there was the dark horse's list which included Dave Douglas of Wilmington, Del. Douglas catapulted from obscurity with a playoff victory in the Orlando open Monday. The field was so large for the Miami open that officials decided to slash the field to 150 pros and 10 amateurs at end of today's play. The field will be further sliced after tomorrow's second round, with only the low 64 pros and 10 amateurs remaining. In addition, it was necessary to call a 6:40 a.m. tee-off for the first players today.

Lujack Says Highest Bidder Gets Services

NEW YORK, Dec. 11. (UP) - With the Chicago Rockets and the Chicago Bears reportedly laying it on the line today for the services of a celebrated football player, because Johnny Lujack says he's going to the highest bidder. Lujack received the Heisman Memorial Trophy, annually awarded to the outstanding player of the year, at a downtown athletic club dinner here last night. And during the course of the festivities, he said he definitely would play pro ball next season with either the Bears of the National Football League, or the Rockets of the All-American Conference. But as for which one, Johnny indicated that dollars and cents alone would spell out the answer.

Calumet Farms To Hop Again

Calumet Farms revealed today that Armed, Pervent and Citation will be entered in all six of the top races of the winter season, talking in both the California and Florida tracks if the state dates permit. Ben Jones said he would stable Warren Wright's big three at Hialeah and would fly the horses to California if there was enough time lapse between races to get the horses accustomed to the climatic differences. The races in which the trio will enter are the Flamingo, Widener and McLellan here and the Santa Anita Derby, Handicap and maturity in California. Last year Armed was flown to California for the Santa Anita handicap and did poorly. Jones blamed his showing to the fact that he had only one week to get accustomed to the California climate. This year Jones wants at least two weeks for the great gelding, recently named "horse of the year."

SPORTS PARADE By Oscar Fraley

UP Sports Writer NEW YORK, Dec. 11. (UP) - Professional basketball is having a hard time coming into its own but boys like Carl Braun, a lean and laughing youngster with an accurate eye, promise in time to put the sport over with as big a bang as the college game. Braun, a six foot, four inch product of Colgate, is the current sensation of the New York Knickerbockers in the Basketball Association of America. Last season the cash dribblers were raving about a young man named Joe Fulks of Philadelphia. He set a record of 41 points in one game. So Braun stepped out in his first year of professional court competition and, although absolutely unheralded, shattered the record by swishing 47 points through the hoop. The funny part is that Braun, although a pro rookie, was completely unaffected by his performance. "I must have been unconscious," he laughed. Also peculiar is the fact that the 20-year-old New Yorker whose folks never would let him play football, would rather be an out-on-every-body's-foot-ball team than anything in the world about--and is completely indifferent to the fact that he has been tabbed as a promising pitcher in the famed New York Yankee chain. Carl, a handsome kid with curly black hair, pitched for Sunbury in the Interstate League half of last season, winning three and losing three. Then he went to Amsterdam in the Can-Am League and had a four-four record. "I've got a pretty good fast ball and a slider," he said. "Now they're trying to teach me a fork ball. "Play baseball better than anything?" he repeated. "Well, no. I like baseball but I'm more partial (Please Turn to Page 11)

'Most Valuable' Player Awards to Mazejka, Koesy

Quarterback Ernie "Inky" Mazejka, University of Miami senior, and halve! Robert (Bob) Koesy were named today as the winners of the radio station WBAY's trophy for the most outstanding player on the Hurricane team and the John Mobley-WBAY trophy for the most outstanding player on Greater Miami prep teams respectively. Halperluan, of Miami Jackson, and Tom Gibson of Ponce de Leon were runners-up for the scholastic award. Over 8,000 votes were received for the contest--the high schools coming in much stronger than the college. Koesy won with 3088, Leggett polled 2010 and Mazejka had 257. The big race was between Leggett and Koesy, with a landslide for the winner making a photo-finish with the Tuesday deadline. A little cheer leader at Ponce de Leon went the rounds from student to student, got them to sign on the dotted line. Hal Gibson, all-city center, came in a close third. Yovicsin Second Favorite Mazejka led all nominees for the college team, with end Tony Yovicsin second but far behind. Most of the college voting was scattered among various other players. Merle Roberts, sports director at WBAY, will award the trophies Saturday at a luncheon at the Antilla Hotel. Both awards were given by the Halpert Jewelry Company. The presentation will be broadcast by WBAY at 12:45.

Chandler Rule on Tribunde Challenged

By JACK CUDDY UP Sports Writer NEW YORK, Dec. 11. (UP) - As the major leagues went into a joint meeting today, Leslie O'Connor, general manager of the Chicago White Sox, was reported ready to propose a rule change that might diminish Commissioner A. B. Chandler's judicial power. O'Connor, secretary to the late Judge Kennesaw M. Landis and interim commissioner before the appointment of Chandler, was reported to have prepared an amendment providing that Chandler should interpret Major League rules according to the letter of the rules, and not according to what Chandler believed to be the spirit of the rules. O'Connor's amendment could be proposed only with the permission of the joint session, over which Chandler presided. Many baseball men doubted that such permission would be granted; for, before the amendment could be considered, the session would have to reopen Chandler's recent high school ruling that led to O'Connor's temporary suspension until his club had paid a $500 fine levied against O'Connor. O'Connor was fined for having signed George Trop, an 18-year-old school player, for the White Sox. O'Connor claimed the fine was illegal because Zachry High School was not a member of the National Federation of High School Associations, and that the Major League rule prohibited the signing only of boys attending schools in that association. Chandler decided that the rule was applicable to boys in all high schools throughout the United States and Canada, although the rule did not specifically say so. Before today's session, President Will Harridge of the American League said O'Connor had not brought up the Chandler High School ruling before a caucus of American League's separate sessions yesterday or Tuesday. He said O'Connor would be acting "strictly on his own" if he made an issue of it today.

'Hooray For The Irish'--Charges Dismissed

ELKHART, Ind., Dec. 11. (UP) A judge ruled yesterday that it was no offense for two Irishmen to argue the greatness of the Notre Dame football team. Patrolman Roger Kendall said that when he arrested Daniel J. Duggan, 53, for intoxication he was greeted with a "loud argument about the greatness" of the Irish gridiron squad. "So you mean to tell me you argued with another Irishmen named Duggan about a Notre Dame team?" asked City Judge Arthur Conley. Kendall said he did. "I find you both not guilty," said the judge.

'Bet On Rider' System Paying Off Featherston, Racing Jock, 'Hottest Thing in Silks'

APPRENTICE HAROLD FEATHERSTON, the hottest thing in silks at Gulfstream Park, where the winter racing season continues through January 15. The 18-year-old Idaho boy started his career in his home state, riding the county fair circuit at the age of 10, and graduated to the "big apple" a year ago. He emerged leading jockey of the Washington Park meeting in Chicago, and is head and shoulders above other members of the large Gulfstream jockey colony as he is winning himself a wide following among Florida turf patrons. 'Bet On Rider' System Paying Off Featherston, Racing Jock, 'Hottest Thing in Silks' From quarter-horse to thoroughbred was just a hop, skip and a jump for Apprentice Harold Featherston, currently the hottest thing in silks at Gulfstream Park. The 18-year-old Jerome, Idaho boy is topping every rider on the Gulfstream course for the first week of the 40-day winter session, and the "I Follow Featherston" club is gaining in number and financial power every sun-swept afternoon. Jocks are Made, Not Born Young Featherston has been in the saddle as far back as he can recall. Reared in an atmosphere of saddle horses, he cut his teeth on a stirrup iron. At the age of 12 he followed the County Fair circuit around his native Idaho, riding quarter horses over the abbreviated span of ground and, later in the day, driving home on long distance horses. It was inevitable that the lure of silks on the big tracks should draw him like a magnet, and since he rode his first winner astride Miss Claire at Hot Springs on February 28 he has (Please Turn to Page 11)

F.I.C. Guests Of Biscayne Program

Three hundred delegates attending the Florida Industrial Commission Convention, headed by Director Walter C. Roundtree of Tallahassee will be guests tonight at the Biscayne Kennel Club as the northside 'oval joins the convention entertainment committee in providing a 10-race all-star program. The featured ninth race has been designated by the Biscayne officials as the "Florida Industrial Commission Race," at which time Director Roundtree will present the Trophy to the winning dog. Hot Cargo, Burt Anderson and Mocassin promise to share the favoritism in the featured ninth race of their recent outstanding speed times at this distance. However, they will have to be at their best to top such routers as Heavy Hail, Tonie Flagler, Albermarle Maid, Running Hudson and Delaware. Any one of these is capable of annexing top honors and advancing to an assignment against the track's leading canines. In addition to the Juvenile Eliminations, Saturday night will be Trophy night in the 10th race in salute to members of the Associated Equipment Distributors conventioning in Miami, with such notables as Tom Calloway, president of the American Road Builders, Chicago, Ill.; Charpes Upham, of Washington, D. C., director, American Road Builders Association, and others, as guests of the Biscayne Kennel Club.

BOWLING RESULTS

VICTORY MIXED DOUBLES LEAGUE Mounts, 3; Nelson-Brown, 0. Johnson - Thomas, 3; Spencer, 1. Torresons, 2; Love-Held, 1. Thomasen, 3; Cochrane-Lamp, 1. Murrin-McCulloch, 2; Moore-Daniels, 1. Bowness, 3; Dunaway, 1. Reboss, 3; Colloway-Kelly, 1. Schliczers, 3; Meyer-Carapito, 1. Bo Calloway had HIGH WOMEN'S GAME--231; also HIGH WOMEN'S SET--604. Jack Thomas, HIGH MEN'S GAME--231; also HIGH MEN'S SET--604. Hellman and Murrin also tied for the 231 GAME; and HIGH GAME--455; three way tie for first place: Cricos, Torresons and Murrin-McCulloch. BOWLEREETES LEAGUE Meyers Electric, 3; Voss Colo., 0. C. & G Gulf Service, 3; Franklin, Webster, 0. MacArthur Dairies, 2; Rebozo's Safety Club, 1. Erma Smith of Voss Colo had HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME--187; also HIGH INDIVIDUAL SET--485. C. & G. GULF SERVICE, HIGH TEAM GAME--752; also HIGH TEAM SET--2099.

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City Cage Loop Places Due For Shuffle

The Friendly Bar, Elks and Eastern Airlines quintets are favored to win respectively over Tommy Hands, St. Mary's and Tiny Snack Shop in tonight's three games in the Youth Center-sponsored Municipal Basketball League games at Riddle College gymnasium. Leaders Favored If the Skyliners maintain their form against Tiny's it will give them three victories against no defeats, but will still not effect the standings unless the lead-sharing Elks are tripped by St. Mary's. Both of the underdogs have one win against one loss in competition to date. The Tommy Hands are the most likely to upset the form chart, since their one and one record is equal to the Friendly Bar's. However, the latter have shown improvement since dropping the opener to Elks a week ago, while Hands was drubbed by Tiny's Tuesday night, 39-32. Carl's Liquors and the Jaycees have an open date. High scorers: Player Team Games Points Davies Carl's 2 27 Durkin Carl's 2 24 Shapiro Hands 2 21 Boesh Elks 2 19 Young E.A.L. 2 17 Hardeman Elks 2 16

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