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MIAMI, Fla. Dec. 25 (UP)—All-star college football teams from each side of the Mason-Dixon Line collide for charity in the

Orange Bowl stadium tonight before an expected crowd of 40,000.1

The Northern team, coached hy Herman Hickman of Yale and

American Charles Bednarik of Pennsylvania at center. ‘

The Yankees also have three of yr op tucky's T- darterback Dame's -formidables. : ueky. Q .

an two of them will start the game, Ge0r8¢ Blanda Will run a-back«

~John Fallon at right tackle and field that includes Navy's Pistol Terry Brennan at left halfback. Pete Williams and Dixie Howell Hickman has named his own Tex of Alabama at the halfs. and Furse of Yale to quarterback his Lynn Chewning, Hampden-8yd-“T" offense, assisted often by ney, at fullback. pitching Bob Demoss of Purdue. Proceeds of the game, sponAgainst this Northern power-| sored by the Miami Mahi Shrine,

gon of Miami has arrayed a 218- home. pound line that outwgighs the) Probable lineups:

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North wall 10 pounds to the man./ SOF" . 0 B wool al. The South's forwards likewise Kay lows L. T Settembre, Miami «| Quinn, Cornell LG P. Poole, Miss. | in a Po hmeriche, Bar Hronadk, Penn, ta Jinney, Matyia | oma, ich . eMAarco ami chosen captain of his team. | Fallon, Notre'D R 3 Richeton, Ala. Tamburo, Penn 8: E. . ‘ Dain, ' However, most of the South’s! purse, Yale QB Blanda, Ky. - | Petenell, Penn Bt. LL. H Williams, Navy “class” choices show in the back-| | Brenna, Notre . . ams, Navy . field. | Weber, Princeton P. B © “hewning, H-8yd.

365 Days Mean Whole Lot |

- On Keller's Comeback Trail

Hard-Working Yankee Outfielder Feels He's Recovering af Last From Spinal Ailment By To RICHMAN, United Press Sports Writer

Christmas “and last by actual

difference in the world. + Last Christmas, the popular Yankes outfielder was a broken man in his Frederick, Md. home. _Having recently undergone an operation; “Charley ‘wasn't sure’ < what the future in baseball held | “for him or whether he really had {ery from the forlorn figure who future at all. . 006% m0 ‘Today, all that is ‘Changed. “The! fnuscular Maryland slugger ‘has!

| Yankee bench during the 1947

sent “word. that. he is fully" re-| World Series. When he was asked|

covered and that “I never: have, ‘about his prospects about return--my life Substantiating his clam, phy-| siclans at ' Johns Hopkins have candidly: informed the Yankees that Keller| “I don't really know whether again is ready for full-time duty|I'll be able to make it. on the ball field. / It comes as| “Some days I feel great. And the best news the nix Bombers other days I think I'll never: be “have received if many seasons.|able tp play again.” g At 32, the husky, raven-haired Fought Way Back Keller may be past his prime but|

At his best, Keller is a model he is by no means past his play-,|

major leaguer. Unassuming and| ing usefulness. True. he batted

hard-working, {only .267 last seasory but he still 4 §; be ranks as one iwas feared at the plate and

of the. best liked and most showed little. sl of sl ping, capable athletes in the game, ‘the field: i= » Charley was a painfully pa- Keller has announced that he

thetic figure last spring when! {will be very much in the rin-1

he strove desperately fo get back {ning for the Yankees’ “left field into shape again. But with the berth when the squad gathers at Setersination of a Shathpion, he|8t. Petersburg, Fla., next spring. Way. back Save an ~ Once a Catcher

performance last Charley never was one to pop off and if he says he's ready there can be little douin about the matMay, “I'm not aster. Keller “broke

season. “No use "kidding anybody,” Keller confided one day at the ~~ ball park last strong as 1 was before the operation but I think it's just # mat-

"count Wat b by Charley Keller's standards those days represented a lifetime and ‘made all the

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Bowl Battlers Take It Easy

Most Squads Relax T raining 1° For Holiday, Set Hard Drills Later

, Cal., Dec, 25 (UP)--Coach Lynn (Pappy) Waldorf of the University of California today dismissed his football squad for a two-day Christmas holiday, admitting that his boys “are far behind ir’ regular season form.” dort a that the Golden Bears were

Waldorf did concede, however, “catching up a bit” as he directed them em through. a light worko workout ut yes-

terday in preparation for their)’ ‘|New Year's Day tussle = Tall Men Needed

Northwestern in the Rose Sow . | The Bears will gather 3 Against 2 In Matliod -

Of Rhode Island State

By. BOB HAIRE Rhode Vslaid State Cone

KINGSTON, R. 1, Dec. 25—Es-

The players still were limp and sentially the -idea of Rhode Is|[woin from a bruising scrimmage land State's fast break is to ale [session yesterday, |ways work so wg have three men Coach Bob Voigts, commenting|, o.. 4 LWO. . lon the drill, said that his players Z “showed me a lot of improvement, Then there is no trouble scor: but still need some work brush- [Ing One tall man must be able to

im and pla re-| on "timing play's |control the defensive backboard. | This enables three men to break SAN FRANCISCH- The West| football squad, which meets the East on New Year's Day in the annual Shrine game, today suffered -what Coach Jeff Cravath deséribéd as “a hard blow” when halfback Jack Kirby-was.-placed on the unavailable list. Kisby, hard- hitting er | 0

side, Cal, Monday for ra ; Wal dort promises will be “intensified training.” .

» ” ” PASADENA, Cal.—The Northwestern Wildcats, who will meet) California in the Rose Bowl Jan.) 1, today were guests at a Christ-!| -imas partyin a local hotel. “andj later attended a radio show in Hollywood.

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ped wrist bone durit gr yesterday’ s scrimmage. If was; announced that Kirby, a fine open field runner and a talented pass receiver, will not be. able to play! ~{against the: Kast.

HAMMOND, La. The North BL PE Tasheels put business be-| 3 funing up). for their Ee 1 date with Okla" homa in .the Sugar Bowl at New - [Orleans. Coach Carl Snavely ‘scheduled a morning workout, . then planned to release his players. for the “afternoon in order that they may| ; : ; attend the races at New Orleans| Rhode Island State's fast break The whole squad will be guests of the sugar bowl committee at aj Itast and be in position to receive dinner tonight. a long pass at mid-court. The Snavely drove “the Tarheels/ fourth man lags back for a short through a two-hour drill yester-,pass, but when possible we try to {day and later reported that “they 'make thé long pass.. look good to me.” As shown in the accompanying

sn 2.2 2 ‘diagram, six-foot five-inch Ken FRESNO, 'Cal.—The Colorado. 5 awin our tallest man. starts

Hohl M, fostball squad Bx the play passing to five at mid{Colo. Sunday for its Raisin court. While five cuts back to

: s A receive the pass, three has gone Bow! Sate —. Oceidental_here in, “and “then cuts-back inorder The Aggies will be minus the] to shake his man. Five tosses to services of . first-string fullback three. then breaks for the basket. Four ‘times his break to coincide

Pat Green of Lawrence, Kas. » »|with.that of five. Three tosses to who injured an BRIS In practice. four, who then- flips the ball to

VILLANOVA, Pa.—The Villa-|tive under the basket.

Smith, Henry Huber and Jimmie ‘re Manual's netters who , were

Sports Calendar =={Oregon, SMU Dip Into Socks. wfor Today, For Cotton Bowl Tricks:

hy one Dames nstoad. he land Sepat Bll Brad we Tomorr ow lee heals AIT Tord i rie, of plate, | fe Leahy: Says Historic Grid Battle Will

wired His front office: “This kid ‘is no catcher but

hitting.” Bradley should be credited with a baseball bull's eye.

Array ‘T' Against Single-Wing- System By FRANK LEAHY, University of Notre Dame Coach .. Coaches Matty Bell of Southern Methodist and Jim Aiken of] | Oregon dipped into their respective stockings today to see Santa left in the way of tricks for use in the Cotton Bow]

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Coli ol ; Fibre (ah ndionap C 0:55 pe my| Saturday. . [PRO BASKE THA BA. odls In bringing together Oregon and Southern Methodist, we hav [AMATEUR BASKETBAL Lo {the winner of the Southwestern Conference opposing t the co-Coast oliday tourne iH m. champion, Oregon, - in 'andther ™ . Sacred Heart and” pp ly 1 pit 7: battle of the rn MONET western trek for Coach Krause's

{lads, and we hope t the Co The pattern already established | Bowlers ne Pe ua the tion} Butler Fieldhouse, 7.45 iN the Rose Bowl and the SUBAr yestern brand of basketball as Bowl encounters wil alse appear displayed by the Fighting Irish, Here again _____ i

(MONDAY)

BASKETBALL Hoosier Classic tBroadeasts, WIBC and WXLW, playv-by-

AA rn BASKETBALL in the Cotton Bow: Hawthorne Hou

Berean ney we have the “T” brau meister, Atdrew: Pundi esnibiiion 16 Board “of yim-Atken,-relying-upon-the pass-| — Trade Paror, 7:30 p. m ing combination eof Norm Van

——3Brocklin and Dan Garza to keep tthe. Qregon.. Webfeet = waddling| jsoatuard.

St. Joseph's College To Award 26 Letters

RENSSELAER. er. Matty Bell. will counter with

BOWLING

| PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 25 (UP)

what |is-liable- for payment of $102,416 1 next|in amusement taxes ithe city

ol arly this year.

“taxes or his cashier:

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nova “Wildcats, who will meet! These passes are made on the the University of Nevada in the dead run. Harbor Bowl at San-Diego; Cal. #4 ~The play is used. as one of our New Year's Day, today were qajly practice formations. granted a one-day Christmas; All sorts of combinations can

holiday. The Wildcats, who were pro- be worked from JI. NEXT: Long Island Univer-

nounced “ready” by Coach] Jordan 'Olivar yesterday, will sity’s double pivot. leave for San Diego tomorrow. SR

RENO, Nev. — The “Nevada Uni- Challenger i Buried

versity football team today was| FREDERICK, Md, Dec. 25 enjoying a three-day Christmas (UP)—Challenger II, one of the holiday from Fachor in prepa-|turf’s most outstanding sires, was t

Fight Promoter Liable for Taxes

—Two judges have ruled that boxing promoter herman Taylor

claims he withheld from 1942 to ration for its Harbor Bowl tussle buried today at William L:

The common pleas court juristsiwith Villanova San Diego, Brann's Glade Valley Farms,

also ordered Taylor to pay $37,920/Cal., Jan. 1. | near Walkersville, Md. The 21(in interest, penalties and assess-| The squad Is expected to year-old Irish-bred stallion was iments. {réassemble at San Diego to- purchased by Brann for $1000

Taylor contended he held re- Morrow. from the late Lord de War.

The city, = ~

220,000 Grid Fans to See Gray Battle Today

Cloudy Skies, Occasional Rain Forecast For Annual Scrap in Montgomery, Ala.

ceipts for the tax funds. based its suit on a state law pro-| viding tax payments must ‘made directly to the receiver of

The promoter’'s attorney; wit: Blue,

announced he would appeal -the decision to hel State Supreme Court. {

R, DD. 25—|one of the finest one-two back

Twenty-six members of the St.[feid punches in collegiate foot- By BILLY SIXTY SPEED BALL: You have to be {with Kyle Rote to—confuse—theiz pretty good bowler. just to make

jopposition from the singie-wing. this mistake. It isn’t available to|

will receive varsity letters. Letter winners: Joseph Brosnahan,

John Frawley, Wii

Caps “Kid Line” Pesters “Goalies

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Freddie Glover, Gerald Reid and Calum Mack (left to right make up the Indianapolis Caps’ highest scoring line that will seek more points tomorrow night in the Coliseum against Pittsburgh. The "kid" line has accounted for 99 points with 43 goals and 56 assists. The Cap are in Cleveland tonight.

. iy... his ; a i Mipist, Alfred turhy And Dobaid| Indicates Ability Taw recruits. 2 cag rice wt _ Ee uthern Methodist After the beginner ‘has learned meter, Ch a pif, Ed ul dl [i sonar os rit ly to push the ball Ivy from the!

Geraig Opened their season against Pitts- body ih unison with the first step: ope burg this yéar, our scout had an- and to stride in a straight line, {Alfred Mjiesch and Tom Tysall both IH fopportunity to view the wide open he must learn to-roil the ball. -.BEnes ie Ke And John brand of football mployed by the! gp Join, Bushels. | Mustangs; TOTHE BEGINNER nust-he-s:| These to ama tipped off over and over ai that E Bpest is .ithe ‘football world at that’ time Not an—advan- wes For thelr potertiatities; and pro-it 28 ew and hea ceeded to_continue in that vein. does not gain Oregon’s single loss to National *nYthing' by zip-

I ping-the=ball Letters at Earlham Champion Michigan by a 14 to 0 400 “op "oy 00

"RICHMOND, Dec. 25-" Earlham Score fully-indieates-the extent-of po rrrmg elt Y [College awarded football [Tetters [their ability. hall wat. medium to three local men during arre-| In his second year at the helm. speed not only cent awards banquet. Coach Aiken has demonstrated knocks the pins George Oberle, Gerald Mills/his capacities, and is so well gown better, but and Howard Mills Jr. all three thought of in the coaching profes is much easier {graduates of Decatur Central|sion that he has been called upon ito control. And (High School, were the recipients. to lecture on the potentialities of the speed is de{Gerald Mills was also selected as the “T” at the American Football termined by the : |the most valuable player on the Coaches Convestion in San Fran-|jengtfi of the swinging arc , . . {1948 squad. lcisco the first of “the year. land that alone. —————— | The continual appearance of| {Purdue Swimmer |Matty Bell in the annual Bowllas affective because it doesn't al- ” |Games reflects on his capabilities|low proper pin cogtact, ‘such as In East-West Meet lin his chosen field. His feat of|the No. 1 taking out the 2-4-7, | "$7. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. (tying mighty Penn State in last/and the No. 3 pin taking out the {25--Big Nine swimmers; includingy year’s Cotton Bowl was regarded|6-10 on .a pocket hit. The ball | Keith Carter of Purdue, were td as a masterpiece. rolling at a medium speed isn't [i today in the annual Wide Open Game

East-West swiniming meet. § | Jn charge of the meet is Mike| Catering to the wide open vappe, coach at Ohio State Uni- riety of football, the Cotton Bowl | versity. {can ‘look to their alumni now leading the professional ranks in offensive performance. Such leaders as Sammy Baugh, Texas [Christian and. the Washington tRedskins, Glenn Dobbs, Randolph Field and the Los Angeles Dons, and rookie phenomenon Yelberton Abraham Tittle, Loulsiana State {University and the Baltimore

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= ~ ” BESIDES THIS great disadvantage, trying for added speed by rushing to the foul line, or

your bowling in another way. Try ing for unnatural speed forces the swinging action, rushes footwork, and prevents the necessary slide-finish to the foul line. As the illustration shows, the ball should pass the left leg as

Today's Scratches

i FAIR GROUNDS (Raining, Koa PRY a. ~Pirst Pal, V. Max, 01 some Beau, Swe o 3-—-8urvey, Copa Cres 8-Rennypackr, Srondps Max, El Boosto, Real Sweet AT TROPICAL (Clear, fast) 1—~Amber Doll, Dobbin, Tiger Mae, Geor- |

2 Sure, Time Etersl, Catnip Hill,

Valleys Pai. | Colts, evidence this contention. the silde 5 competes 4nd should |3-Vinita Res | Everything indicates that the pass bY a freely swinging Cloud Chaser, White Hawk i pendulum. Notice also that the

$s year featuring), humb for be ginners delivering |Walker and Van Brocklin willlyya straight ball, is pointed right {continue this pattern. lahead at the pins.’

| 5—American Wave, Giaemel, Palse Move | selections «of th {8—First Nighter. King Midas, Approval {8—Blue Badge, Senator C., Wa Patroy In Fragant

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NYU Ente 4 MONTGOMERY, Ala. Dee.25 (UP)-The: Blue: and the Gray rs pa here in the cradle of the Confederacy today for an annual foot- " ™ Kk rg that game-between college all-stars. from North and South. . In K of Cc Meet The weatherman predicted cloudy skies and occasional rain _ I: BOSTON, Dec: 25 (UP)—New| Would greet the 20,000 fans expected at Cramton Bowl. York ‘University will enter four! The Northern squad is coached by Ray Morrison and John 40x) individual stars and two relay|Dagrosa of Témple and Ray ENOL: Norp-——== South {teams in the 23d Mgssachusetts, lof Illinois. ‘The Southerners. ATE Jenkin, tines LT a Knights of Columbus“track Ineet, lcoached by Allyn McKeen of Mis- Drvaric Harvard [07 =7 8 Davis, Duke ‘at Boston-Garden-Jan..22 = a i o oymg Aunt {director Bill Kenney ac ances SESIDDI T= BEate, “John “Barnhill “of Bo Boston. RT Cooper. Vand bilt fora OED Arkansas and Harold (Red) Drew Rogers. Temple... R. E-.Brodnax, Ga. Tech Kenna: Sai NL Yat Coach[or” “Alabama. “Guerre. MICH Ee a informed . him| Loin the 24-man squads are pe Dreyer wi : gos ood shape, ot only one minor Dhl Mii sl ’ ithe O'Reilly mile. Reg Pearson in} ay on_each team, ° rghard NET the Cheverus 1000, Jim Gilhooley bable startin We Patera, {in the Prout 600 and Ira Kaplan |e in the dashes.” The Violets also

R Q 3 Hutchinson, VMI | Emil hat Larry Bills wilt compete -in{8!

{lay teams.

SE (A “POINTS INTHE THRILLING WESTERN DIVISION RACE

HOCKEY

Caps vs. Pitisburgh—Tomorrow, 8:30 P. M.

Boxes, $2.50; Side Mezzanine, $2.00 and $1.50; End Mezzanine, $1 (Tax Incl). On sale at all times and phone orders accepted at both Coliseum and L. Strauss & Co. box offices.

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BUFFALO, N..Y., Dec. 25 (UP)| |—Leo Gravelle, speedy. right-| winger, today rejoined the Mon-| treal Canadiens in the Canadian] |city following his recall from: the Buffalo Bisons of the American | Hockey League. The diminutive | peed merchant will fill in for the injured Murphy Chamberlain, who was hurt in a game Thursday night.

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| Taking part in the pre-bowl festivities will be our own Notre Dame basketball team. Our BICY {capable cage coach, Ed. (Moose) | 20%21.35 {Krause will lead his Irish, ~hoop-|

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