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ron a A —————————— ep ——ob——s FH - By FRANK LEAHY, Head Football Coach—tniv. of Notre Dame NOTRE DAME, Ind., Dec. 19—Prior to taking a look:

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To Young Dale Coogan

t f the post football thi | {leoeel _} at any o e post-season football games this season, . ei . Edd should like to take the opportunity to review some of the Th : Straight Cash Deal With San Francisco Beto outstanding coaching performances that were [turned in Team, Tribe President Ownie Bush Reveals during the 1949 season. , cu OMP First Baseman Les Fleming and Pitcher Chet Johnson The yee * Certainly no more noteworthy job was done than the were sold outright today by the Inidanapolis Baseball Club Since br one accomplished by Bud er which Touisiana chong to the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League. ey Wilkinson at the University|o, fought back after “losing Tribe President Ownie Bush, who announced the sale, Coliseum ov or Olanoma. The personable, erly scason encounters, . , |said it was a straight cash transaction. No figure was the Caps in - . e TR or their toughest HO1INE victories over the win-] revealed. . |valuable player in 1048, when he and mome schedules and they ended up one ners of the Southern. Southeast The sale leaves the Indians’ hit 323, batted in 143 runs, and Barons whe of the ‘four major ‘undefeated ern and Southwestern. confer-| first base position for the|clouted 26 four-baggers. games in 28 teams in the country, ences, the LSU Tigers, coached 1950 season open to 20-year-| In the $249 Tiule World Sones Looke Having worked under such by Gayne]l Tinsley, will prove a - | Fleming 292, capable men as Bierman, Don most worthy fo« for Oklahomal HE FINALLY old Dale Coogan, who played the, runs, and batted in seven runs as After Cle Faurot and Larry Mullins, it is/in the Sugar Bowl } GOTAROUND past season with New Orleans in|the Tobe captured the series title an early 2easy to see that Bud picked up) 5 TO DOING the Southern Association and fin-| from ontreal. be all of the experience these men| yy WINNING the Southwestern| SOMETWING ished with a .291 batting average. | Came With Peters pa Det a possessed and combined them (erence crown Jess Neely of ABOUT (T.. According © Bush, 1f Coogan Johnson Tad a won-11, lost-9 They play with his own brilliance to present p,., completed ohe of the stand- AND IT LOOKS makes the grade as a big leaguer record for 1849. e pure d next spring with Pittsburgh, then | chased along with Russ Peters in eight minut

a 19049 team which made Okla-| ot achievements ‘of ther entire homa the No. 1 Fepresentative of | season, Being given little considthe split “T" In America. eration in the pre-season picks,

the Pirates probably would at-/midseason 1948 from Toledo. He tempt to send down Roy Stevens, wasn't too effective this past seaalso left-handed. Right now, BushTson, and probably will be more

and came tc second peri

My own personal opinion fs, = 0) that Bud Wilkinson is ane of the they inpiaved amaving swirtt and said today, “it’s a cinch we will|satisfied on the West Coast since threw 55 sh finest coaches !n the profession, , , ) ‘ . "g start with Coogan.” his home is in Seattle, Wash. Goalie Bow } (determination In defeating such 6A ; more than ( and In view of NI& youthfulness , ... 1. (oes as SMU, Texas, MEDIONETO | Big League Timber | Fleming is certain to have one ! : 1 feel that in years to come he .. pe ne oy BE DOWNED. lor more good seasons and his chuk. , 1g TCU and Baylor. | Coogan opened the 1940 cam Bob Cars will’ go down as one of football's To © , | ! {long-ball. hitting should be valu. i-tiré ts We could never think of the! ipaign with the Tribe and after ble for Lefty O'Doul’s Seals rebound. at all-time greuts ; ‘Southwest... without. remembering, 'his batting slumped he was sent able for ~efily . riod. His Once again in the forefront in ni i His play, also, may assuage a . the coaching business were Lynn the remarkable manner in which, to the Pels. Pittsburgh Manager, evious Pittsburgh-San Fran- cage post a ) Matty Bell prepared his “Walker- |Bill Meyer has great hopes for Pisco deal that sent Culley Rik- that one hs

[the California youth and has [tagged him as sure major league

Waldorf and Earl Blalk. These two men who have the ability of

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finale with Notre Dame.

lard and Hal Gregg west. Gregg

hurt his back and retired from

co-ordinating amazing football] po i | Elsewhere in the country mar- timber for 1951. . . : RE REA ROR RT] €ap's-Ento- _ knowledge th sound teaching} yqious ~eoaching jobs were ex- Coogan was a crowd-pleaser the game for the season and angle pod methods will always AmONg| ted by such capable mentors with Victory Field fans in the Rikard's batting slumpe > a angle eh

the high ranking men in college rt C re and that|very low 208. {as Lefty James at Cornell, whose short time he was he The transaction, also, could The secor

football, "Big Red annexed another Ivy less untit™1

may offset some of the groans

Coach Waldorf has again, . y {lead to a later deal that may : gue title; Jim Tatum, whose that will come with Fleming's . sent a long turned Is ine I ent Const | MATYIand Terps were runners-up exit. bring pitcher co id of line after g perform the : »{in_the Southern Conference, and Fleming, 34, hit .340 during the the Seals"to thé Pirates. Demp- from Don

regular season and smacked out/sey, a righthander, won 17.and -/14 home runs, second only to. lost 14 last season, hurling 14 Nanny Fernandez's 21. He was complete games and striking out the American Association's most 185 batters.

caromed of skates by 1 ons were was sitting

while Coach Blalk's Army play-'y., Casanova, whose Santa ers registered one of the 3eason's ci... Broncos will provide much biggest upsets by downing defend-i 4;rrogity for Kentucky in the “ing National Champion Michigan, orange Bowl: yea. rte

and then went through the year] ru f= - — was sitting un ea © - prove they were! ~~ H G : i Pp id : e [ OTHER MEN who did h M Quack ! definitely the power or The East. jonal rebuilding work, ‘and who oosiers, op ers nva e . oN a

Gerry Reid

a | rebu IN THE SOUTH it was Carliwill be heard from in the mearf--ner in front

West for Intersectional Tilts

Snavely who annexed the South- future were Ivy Williamson at ern Conference title and a sub-| Wisconsin, George Sauer of Navy, i from Doug sequent Cotton Bowl bid, despite Bob. Neyland at Tennessee, By ED SAINSBURY, United Press Sports Writer past Bower Charlie Justice being injured dur-|Marchie Schwartz of Stanford CHICAGO, Dec. 19—Indiana and Minnesota, the lone cage clubs. all. Forty-c ing much of the year. Kentucky's Red Sanders at UCLA and Wes] undefeated in the Big Ten; were in the west today for major inter. Lundy and Paul Bryant guided the Wildcats Fesler of Ohio State. . sectional series which highlight a 15-game slate of contests for the tormenting into the Orange Bowl, and the] We definitely realize that many Western Conference this week. speed. fact that many of his key men|ovhers carried on yeoman work The racehorse Hoosiers, theoretically leading the league with four Haid were underclassmen bodes ill for/in the face of difficult odds, and : . i 4 wins, operi a two-game series against the defending Pacific Coast a future Kentucky opponents. {ft is .our hope that next fall will| . ) titleholders, Oregon State, tonight. ; x et Lundy & Another fine job was done by|allow their plans to reach frul-| = = J : pr : Ohic - L ho rem h The second game will be Tuchday. Other Monday games x ring rush in the Art Guepe whose Virginia Cav- tion, T lk T kl B k P Minnesota opens at Washing- Iowa to Notre Dame while North- Haidy. who bi po Taine oe ue ne JOB LOUIS Face§ Talking Tackle, Back Pave Ohio Launches uu, Sib "a vite hu wim bice sa en ng r first seven games such capable gentlemen causes ‘ . . ° | 2 ond game Wednesday. before being sidetracked by Tu-me to be thankful that I'am Wa for Victor bh Ea les bow Training The Big Ten clubs looked like the second Wednasday game batted In| y Y DY BQAQIES | rusavene cu “bec itor for ait tour anes Be Ne one Thur 7s. 3. consin re the last twc

|(UP)—Ohio State, Big 10 rep- Oregon State defeated Wis resentative in the Jan. 2 Rose at Madison, but fropped a match day clash St. Louis plays at Illi

i J i Bowl game ainst the University/to Minnesota at Minneapolis in nois. ) “0 T S | ag sity 14-0 Title Win Over Rams on oggy Field lof California, today opened train-|the only comparative games. And The clubs begin their Christmas By BENSON SRERE, United Press Sports Writer |ing in ‘Brookside Park for the/the Hoosiers, apparently up to holidays after a five-game sched-

LOS ANGELES; Dec, 19—A taking tackle and a battering daddy of all bowl games ‘Branch McCracken's firewagon ule Friday, highlighted by Cali» ’ match with Ohio State

| lane and North Carolina. [fortunate enough to be a member { Surprisé in the Southeast was of the same profession.

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Four ut-of-Town Centers Expecid to Try Submit Gloves Entries or Knockout

Wistert, Van Buren Pep Up Team for og 188k

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The Caps until Christ day, when t

OAKLAND, Cal., Dec. 19 (UP) back-—those were the factors which made ® the second straight! The 37-man Buckeye squad best, have an impressive record fornia’s ~Former Heavyweight Champion National Football League championship for te Philadelphia Eagles. arrived in Los Angeles yesterday thus far. at Columbus. Other contests will field Indian: Central YMCA Here Schedules Warm-Up Joe Louis, who has demonstrated The talking tackle was Al Wistert. When the team was “down” |by plane. Coach Wes Fesler said| Minnesota, lacking in height be Carnegie Tech at Iowa, North- Elsewhere

League last Cincinnati shutout of

{he still can hit faster and harder and lack-lustre on the eve of the title playoff game, he hoisted it'his team was in top physical but adept ia Ossie Cowles’ control western vs. Michigan State in the

{than most heavyweights, battles/to a fiery peak with a good, old-fashioned pep spiel. |shape and scheduled a two-hour game, should be able to outshoot| Chicago Stadium, Kentucky at his ex sparring partner, Al Hoos- EE — | Purdue and UCLA at Illinois.

Session for Novice Fighters Thursday

By JIM HEYROCK

The battering back was Steve | sweat workout in the morning the Huskies.

|pected to be a no-decision con- Eagles scored over the Rams a ithe Coliseum yesterday.

_ Entries for. the 17th Times-Legion Golden Gloves have arrived man, here tonight in a 10-round Van Buren. When thé slush Philadelphia linemen are the with the afternoon being given| Michigan Meets Tar Heels Last week was a perfect rec- Queen City. - from several out-of-town centers and more are expected before the charity bout created by a day-long ramstorm smartest I've ever faced.” |over to photographers—weather| “Michigan, losers of only one out ord for Big Ten clube. They on out for tt opening bell, The semi-retired Brown Bomb- slowed the passing, he churned , Wes ; permitting. lof four contests his year, alsojall 12 games played, wit re Gerry McN Four cities or towns, other than Indianapolis, are already repre- er probably will enter the ring through the Los Angeles Rams The weather was 0 bad that, It was raining when the Big has an intersectional two game due’s 71 to 65 triumph over Brad- straight sented in the coming tourney through entries sent to The Times. at about 225 pounds, -15 pounds line for 204 yards, a new play-|the game almost didn’t come off.|, co-champs arrived and the series, playing at North Carolina ley Saturday in dedicating the Mayer Opening round is Jan. 6 in the National Guard Armory, 711 N. Penn- over his old fighting weight. A off record. |The clubowners sought to post-te,..cact was for mor f the State, rated 2 the best in the Braves’ new fleldhouse the oute Another sylvania St. ———— ’ ~~ $15,000 gate is predicted by match| Put those efforts together, and|P°"® it until Christmas day, but|g pn, t04ay 2 5 ® south tonight and tomorrow. |standing game. up by Buffa lofficials, although the fight is ‘ex- You have the 14 to 0 victory the NEL Gomi saionet Be al — a 2 " blanked He t eache yy teiepnone in el at NAT SMITH Men's Shop—OPEN EVERY NITE TILL 9 P. M. The St. L

{phia, refused permission.

Among those who have sent in their entries are Howard Beaver,’ armon d [es 147-pound Novice Class fighter [test. from Atlanta, Ind; Floyd Long, Louis’ manager, Marshall Miles, | “Something Missing” | A crowd of 50,000 was expected. §81-pound Novice from Fueiy | 10 0 el {has asked the state boxing com- | Coach Greasy Neale of the Some 35.000 licks were sold in ville; Bill McGowan, -pound| [mission to waive a rule that calls triymphant Eagles told the story|2¢Vance y 22, ave Novice from Bargersville, and for a decision in exhibition bouts. | ; ' . “ “ithe liquid sunshine to see the of Wistert's pep talk. “The boys - Long-Standing Feud methodical Eagles grind their foe

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Laura Ray Howell, 160-pound] HAVANA' Dec. 19 (UP) — ! {were not up’,” Neale said. “Some-| open classer from Madison. Claude Harmon, a stocky, 32-| However, the fight isn't expect-/thing was missing. So the night|'"'® the mud. YMCA Plans Session |year-old “family = man” from/8d to go the distance anyway. before the game. Wistert catled! Although the weather killed off Wo

* Novice fighters in Indianapoiis' Mamaroneck, N. J. was up to Ringsiders point to Louis’ long: the team together and just plain|any passing attack, holding cele-

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will have an opportunity this his old bread-winning ways today Standing dislike for his rangy for-/fired them up with the best pep brated Philadelphia tosser Tomweek to get into actual ring com- with a clear-cut victory in the Mer sparring mate. They say talk I ever heard.” {my Thompson t~ 68 yards, it was b ret —— petition when the Central YMCA [$10,000 Havana open golf tour- Louis hasn't forgotten that Hoos- Sturdy Steve took over from a pass which produced Philadel- Y dll eusen Guarantee stages a session of practice nament. ? man is reported to have “popped there. He rammed the Los/phia’'s first touchdown. That was } ’ 3 matches Thursday night, begin. Harmon, winner. of the 1948 off” to newsmen in 1946. Angeles line almost at will, aver-|in the second period when Thomp- Q Rec. A, bamy | ning at 7:30. Masters’ Tournament, put to. A180. the ex-champ was quoted aging six yards per try. THe son threw 31 yards to end Pete 7 For some of the local mitt toss- gether a féur-round, 17-under-par earlier as saying. Eagle forwards blocked vicious- Pihos, capping a 63-yard drive. A a ers it will be their first time in total of 271 to beat the 273 posted “I guess I'll have to knock out ly for him amid the sheets of =~ The charging Philadelphia line doipesT OF the ring with fighters other than by lanky Chick Harbert of Al Hoosman to make up for that rain, and these linemen also engineered the second touchdown ’ end those with whom they have been Northville, Mich. Cary Middlecofr Detroit stinkeroo.” chopped down any prayer of a|in the third eriod. With Water- ' ~ working in their own gyms. The|of Memphis, Tenn., was third with Meanwhile Miles emphatically Los Angeles offense. [field back to punt on his own 15, ——— LARGE bouts will be under the direction 275. denied a report that Louis has| Coach Clark Shaughnessey of the pass from center was high. of Joe Ashby, boxing coach at] Harmon, who competes in rela- decided to meét NBA Champion the Rams supposedly was ready That was the split second delay| of Lin the ¥. tively few tournaments, fashioned Fzzard Charles in June. He said to outfox with a set of the in- Eagle end Leo Skladany needed. RU Any boy 16 or over is eligible/a two-under-par 70 yesterday to the erroneous report was ob-|tricate plays which have made He rushed in, blocked the kick, Look for th to enter as long as he is an ama-(go With his previous sub-par '3i0¢d from "an outsider” and him famous. picked up the ball on the two and . * | teur, simply by filling out the{rounds of 68, 66 and 67. that he had demanded a restrac-! But the Eagles didn't outfox. stepped into the end zone. ! in the CLAYPOOL PAI blank on this page and sending] Best round of the day was tion by the wire service that cir- As. Ram Quarterback Bob Water-| Cliff Patton converted after NT & it/to the Times, turned in by -golfer-actor Joe.Culated the report. field said after the game, “those each touchdown i HE Was Rules of the Amateur Athletic Kirkwood of Hollywood, who po — er a me 20 o K TTT a —— — i ——— Union will prevail throughout the carded a blazing 65 but stui Athletic Council Vote | il Win Yet Sa S Lon d indsor Collar SE tourney, with each bout consisting finished in a sixth-place tie with R | A d I Y 4 en, / of three two-minute rounds. |a 72-hole total of 278, | po 1s : nnounce - s | as illustrated I - Welgh-ins Required ret—————————— esults o etic Council elec- 0 $ by WwW R d nst On days of the tourney rounds, Draw for Tourne tions in its five districts were ea en oman i er a CL Sacks A Jan. 8, 13, 20, 27 and Feb. 3. 1.) 1000 directors *. unnounesd yesterday by the In-| AGUA CALIENTE, Mexico, Dec. 19 (UP)—Veteran Jockey Button Sleeves 229 fighters will be required to weigh- o \ rs of the Deaf diana High School Athletic Asso- ronnny Longden, defeated by a woman rider in a match race here fn at the Armory between noon Scn00l Manual, Crispus Attucks clation. vowed today that he'll “beat her the next time.” o ee . jand Sdcred Heart were slated to| R. B. Miller, Ha 0 8 r A . Sizes 14 to 17—32 to 35 —— and 8p... . d to ’ mmond, presi Mrs. Wantha Davis, a tiny 30-year-old brunet from Redlands — Special awards will be made to Meet at Manual this afternoon dent of the board of control’ of 41 “edged out the three-time national champion by a length and Novice and Open Class winners.|t0 hold drawings for the’ four- the IHSAA, was elected In Dis- three-quarters yesterday at the colorful old Hipodromo de Tiajuana LEC Fach youth entering the tourney, team holiday tourney to be held trict 1. track. She was riding Northeast > —t ® French Cuffs : however, will be given a prize. The At Cathedral Jan. 2, 1950. Other district officials named yng Longden was up on Grey | Indianapolis NOVELTY Headquarters x... A eight open winners will form a - were Charles E. Day, Liberty Cen-| gpa0k cabs Sizes 13, to 1T—32 to 36 Capit team to represent Indianapolis in| College Basketball ter; Otto Albright, Cayuga; H.C. uy challenge her to another FUSES TS ouyErins 2 the Tournament of Champions inip.yion 83. Tam Benedict, Vevay, and Elmer H race and will beat her the next JOKES — NOVELTIES OPE

pa 2 Chicago, Feb. 24, 25 and 26. |8t._ Francis 73. Gannon 87 Loehr, Huntingburg. i A trainiig ot various In SR SR time. (he Pint-sized Longden said dianapolis centers was to be ’ Yorn ) The California millionaire made Specded up Joany as coaches Golden Gloves Entry Blank no comment about Mrs. Davis’ ‘ : horse bearing to the outside in the stretch and almost forcing him off the track.

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