Bowl Chaos Nears;
Vols To Whip TV
The last of the Christmas turkey is being picked clean
but in numerous parts of the country, the New Year’s goose
of approximately 52 football teams will be roasted, • toasted
and schmosted when the 1951 babe unloads
pigskins all over the country.
Yessir, come high or low water in the
river Styx, or {he hiring or firing of college
football coaches, the Bowl Games are here
again.
The little get-togethers were fairly un
complicated affairs at one time—they con
sisted of only a football game. And believe
it or not, it only took one day to conclude one
of these contests. Not any more.
In this day of cutthroat competition and
super extravaganzas that would turn Flor-
enz Ziegfeld green with envy, a man doesn’t
pack an overnight bag to take in Bowl festivities. Oh, no,
it takes a trunk, three Gladstones and a seabag to set the
scene. Not to mention a TVA Constellation, 13 porters and
a seeing-eye dog. Brother, when you go, you get there a
week ahead of the football game or you are liable to miss
several track meets and a steeplechase.
But for all of these other events scene hasn’t changed a bit, and
the old-reliable football fan can somewhere around 48 football
usually untangle himself from the games WILL BE PLAYED ON
30 or 40 queens and find a football NEW YEARS DAY.
game going on. This year the
Walker
Trinity Beware!
The main interest in this part
of the country will be centered
in the Cotton Bowl at Dallas
where better than 75,000 fans
will get to see a mighty good
tussle between the champions of
the Southwest and Southeastern
conferences—Texas and Tennes
see.
The bookies have rated the
Longhorns just about a six and
a half point favorite to whip the
Yols, the team that marred Ken
tucky’s perfect slate 7 to 0 in one
of the best games of the year.
Statistically speaking, Texas has doesn’t list a man, but dropping
several standouts in the baekfield down to those invaluable extra
while the Volunteers seem to push points, we find Shires of Tennessee
ahead as one unit rather than up- with 35 out of 39 tries.
on.any one man.
“Lord Byron” Townsend of Tex
as ranks 19th in the nation in to
tal yards picked up whereas Ten
nessee doesn’t place a man in the
first 60 players listed. Texas’
quarterback Tommy Tompkins is
the 33rd national passer (based on
completions), and again no Vol
unteer appears among the list of
40/
There is. some comparison, how
ever on punt returns. Recliichar of
Tennessee is 3rd in the nation with
349 yards and an average of 17.5
while Bobby Dillon of Texas is
fourth with 334 yards and the bet
ter average of 22.3. Rechichar al
so carried back five more punts
than Dillon.
Townsend is tied for the nation’s
9th scorer and again Tennessee
Vols Great Defensive
Now check these team statis
tics. Tennessee has the nation’s
7th best defense. The Vols lead
the nation in forward pass de
fense. (Their opponents com
pleted on 65 passes against them
for a small 67.5 yards a game),
interceptions (23) and tie with
Florida and Wyoming for recov
ering opponents fumbles (28).
The Volunteers are fourth in
the nation on returning inter
ceptions—23 for 352 yards, 'they
also are fourth in defense against
kickoff returns. They have al
lowed their foes the lowly aver
age of only 13.5 a game. Re
member, all of these statistics,
mostly defensive, were compiled
from 11 games.
Readies Aggies
For Game With Trinity
Here are five good reasons why the 1950-51
Aggie basketball team will prove to be tough
competition for all comers in the Southwest Con
ference basketball race.
Dribbling toward the camera (left to right) is
guard Raymond (Woody) Walker, forward John
DeWitt, center Waiter (Buddy) Davis, guard
Jewell McDowell and guard-forward Bobby Farm
er.
McDowell is second scorer in the conference with
120 points and Davis is third with 119.
Basketball coach John Floyd states that his
charges are living up to his expectations, but
that a change of style cannot be affected over
night. The old run-’em-out-of-breath style of the
Aggies has been replaced by a slower “ball con
trol” action that is a deviation of the famous Iba
system.
Aggie Relay ream Set
For Sugar Bowl Romp
The only recognition the Texans Rice 35-7, SMU 23-20, Baylor 27-
cair get for team play is in punt 20, TCU 21-7, A&M 17-0 and LSU
returns. They rank fourth with 21-6.
an average of 17.3—thanks to Mr. Meanwhile, Tennessee was tak-
Robcrt Dillon. ing Miss. Southern...5foJ>, D,ul^eJ(8;.
'After A&M marched .through ?,■ Chattanooga il-O, Alabama 14-
Gcargia, the Southeastern Confer- 7, Washington & -Leo- (Southern
once dropped in prestige, and it is Conference Champion) 27-7, orth
fitting that Texas, who lost only Carolina 16-0, Tennessee Tech 48-
to the national champion Oklaho- 14, Mississippi 35-0, Kentucky 7-0
ma Sooners by a point should be and Vanderbilt 43-0. Their lone
the overlord—pre-game at least, defeat was to lowly Miss. State,
It was Texas past Texas Tech 28- truly one of-those upsets that will
14, Purdue 34-26, Arkansas 19-14, never be explained.
Texas to Win take the Longhorns, but the Vol-
From here it looks like a battle untecr line looks just a bit better
between two fine lines, for back end to end. Tennessee by Texas
for back the two teams arc just 21-13.
about equal. We know we should
Boom! Boom! Sooners! the airways something should give.
New Orleans will present its us- The Sooners led the country in in-
ual display of panoramic stimula- terception avoidance (only 3) while
tion several days before New Kentucky is 3rd nationally in in-
Year’s day, but at that time ev- terceptions with 21.
>rything will be forgotten when the The odds makers say it is Okla-
national champion Oklahoma Soon- homa by seven points and with us
rrs take the field against the po- that’s good. Oklahoma, 27-20.
lent Kentuck Wildcats. Another Horse
It is interesting to note that The biggest Bowl of them all—
Voth teams will field two All- Thc Pv0Se Bowl in Pasadena, Cal-
Amencan backs and two All-Amer- jf,_ was inaugurated in 1902. Mich-
jean tackles. Bob Gam and Babe jg an didn't even leave Stanford its
Pardh are the boys from Kentucky un derwear as they walloped the
and Mule Tram Heath and Jim Indians 49-0
Wcatherall arc thc representatives This year' presents a different
of Oklahoma. story. Michigan under Benny Os-
The Sooners beat Boston College, terbann isn’t Michigan under Fritz
A&M, Texas, Kansas, Iowa State, Crislcr and Stanford of 1902 isn’t
Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Ne- the California Bears of 1950.
braska and Oklahoma A&M while The Wolverines won an almost
the Wildcats took North Texas, impossible uphill race to win this
LSU, Miss., Dayton, Cincinnati, trip to the Coast. They beat Dart-
Villanova, Georgia Tech, Florida, mouth, Wisconsin, Indiana, North-
Miss. State and North Dakota, western and Ohio State while los-
Thcir lone loss to Tennessee didn’t ing to Michigan State, Army, and
hurt their prestige too much as Illinois and tying Minnesota. Af-
many felt Kentucky would have ter Cal. had taken Santa Clara,
won under better weather condi- Oregon, Penn, Southern Cal., Ore-
tions. gon State, St. Mary’s, Washington,
The Wildcat offense will be rest- UCLA and San Francisco, her slate
ing upon Parilli’s arm—the arm was marred by perennial rival,
that was able to complete 114 of Stanford, with whom she fought to
203 passes for 1627 yards and 23 a 7-7 deadlock.
TD’s. Oklahoma’s punch will come The Bears will be relying upon
from Heath and Billy Vessels thc line pounding of Monachina
whose ball carrying netted 1476 and Olsewski to carry them past a
yards for the Big Red. school who usually has its way in
When thc Oklahomans take to thc Rose Bowl.
By H. P. SMITH, JR.
A formidible sextet of Aggie
harriers, accompanied by coaches
Frank Anderson and Ray Putnam
will cut holiday festivities short
today as they leave to compete in
the Sugar Bowl track meet in New
Orleans this Sunday.
Four quarter- mile specialists
will be chosen from a quintet com
posed of Don Mitchell, Fusion Mc
Carty, Bob Mays, James Baker, and
Bobby Ragsdale to form the A&M
mile relay entry. Also accompany
ing the Aggies Will be Ray Hol
brook, former Maroon and White
track great and one-time SWC 440
champion. Holbrook, a graduate
student, will v be running unat
tached.
All members of the quartet have
been turning in better time than
last year’s crew and should help
the Aggie’s chances in beating Ok
lahoma A&M’s Sugar Bowl record
of 3:16.4.
Anderson Hopeful
In an interview with Anderson,
thc Aggie track coach expressed
these following opinions:
“The team has been running the
mile in 3:20 and is capable of run
ning under this time. They should
better this time while running in
competition.”
He continued:
“The record set by Oklahoma A-
&M may not be broken by thc Ag
gies for it might be too much to
expect each runner to shave his
time down a second.”
In the past three years either
Texas A&M or Oklahoma A&M has
finished first with the other fin
ishing second.
Mitchell is the only letterman of
the five mile relay members mak
ing thc trip. With the graduation
of last year’s champion, Tom Cox
of Rice, the Deer Park senior looks
like the top quartermiler in thc
Conference. McCarty, a senior
squadman from Muleshoe, has
shown much promise this season,
and has one more year of eligibili
ty to look forward to. Mays is
a junior college transfer, while
Baker and Ragsdale are sopho
mores in eligibility.
Holbrook Slower
Holbrook, Aggie quarter milcr
two years ago, has been working
out for two < months. He was on
the 1948 mile relay team which
took second at New Orleans and on
the 1949 team which finished first.
In Workouts Holbrook’s best time
“has been, 49,” to quote Anderson/
“but he expected to beat this in
competition.” His best previous
time was 47.4 when he captured thc
SWC 440 champion title in 1948.
In last year’s Sugar Bowl meet,
Holbrook took second behind Kan
sas’s powerful Pat Bowers in the
880.
Beat Trinity
Kentucky And Bradley Vie
For National Cage Honor
Battalion
SPORTS
THUR., DEC. 28, 1950 Page 3
By B. F. ROLAND
“1 don’t even know if they
played yet.”
This clouded statement came
Ifrem Aggie basketball coach John
Floyd whose charges journey to
San Antonio tomorrow to take on
Trinity in thelast “warm-up” game
of the season.
“I can’t find out anything about
them,” Floyd went on to say.
“While scouting SMU and Texas,
when they played in San Antonio
last week, I talked to Jack Gray
(Texas cage mentor) and he did
n’t say a thing about them either.
We arc going up to San Antonio
just to play them and that’s all—
we’ll be playing them blind.”
Coach Floyd had just put the
team to work on free throws—
after an intense scrimmage. In
his words the A&M cagers “really
needed this practice.”
“It was getting so that we were
playing a lot and practicing very
little.”
The Aggies have played ten
games to date and have managed
a record of four wins and six los
ses. They won the season’s open
er from North Texas 40-35 and
then lost two in a row—Oklahoma
City, 39-44 and Siena, 42-56—be
fore upsetting a highly touted Ca-
nisius 45-44. Duquesne handed
A&M its worst loss of the season
when the Aggies faltered 36-73.
Southwest Texas won two in a
row from the Maroon and White,
56-60 and 64-62, but the Aggies
whipped up two out of three as
they took Sam Houston’s measure
40-36 and 45-40 while losing to the
University of Houston 45-52 in be
tween victories.
The entire squad is in good phy
sical condition, except for Ed Sand
lin who is suffering from a minor
attack of food poisoning. The sick
ness doesn’t seem to be serious
though and Sandlin will be ready
for the Trinity game.
The starting lineup at San An
tonio will be Don Heft and Jewell
McDowell at guards, Leroy Misch
and Marvin Martin at forward and
6’ 8” Walt (Buddy) Davis will be
at center.
Floyd Satisfied
While not yet attaining a five
hundred average for seasonal com
petition, the Aggies, by Floyd’s
word, are producing what he ex
pects of them.
“They are in the best of physi
cal conditions and their mental at
titudes have improved greatly,” he
said.
When asked if his team would
New York, Dec. 28—(TP)—-Ken
tucky and Bradley, ranked one-two
among the nation’s college basket
ball teams for the second straight
week, may have it out during the
weekend in the New Orleans’ Sug
ar Bowl tournament.
Kentucky was the top choice of
105 of the 167 sports writers from
coast to coast who voted in the
Associated Press’ weekly poll.
If the two powers win their Fri
day night semifinals Jhey will ^ Salem Injured
clash Saturday night, thus giving
Bradley a chance to avenge its 71-
00 loss to Kentucky in the Sugar-
Bowl finale last season.
Kentucky (6-0) faces Syracuse
(6-2) and Bradley (9-0) goes
against St. Louis' slick Billikens
(7-1) Friday night.
It is true that Michigan came
a long way and wo*n a seemingly
impossible battle, but had it not
been for the momentary falter
ings of Illinois and Ohio State
they would have finished third in
the Big 10.
The odds makers say it will be
California by a TD. We like
thc Bears too, 21-7.
*8
Ohio State, Evansville, Tulane,
Navy, St. Louis, De Paul, Louis
ville, California, Canisius, Idaho,
Arizona, William & Mary, Seattle,
Beloit, Portland (Ore.), Minnesota,
Duke, Colgate, North Carolina, De-
Paw, Siena, Wake Forest, NYU,
and Whitworth.
Beat Trinity
Gray Hopes Fade
Sooners Feel
Injury Sting
As Jones Ails
Biloxi, Miss., Dec. 28—<TP)—Bud
dy Jones, Oklahoma’s star defen
sive back, reinjured a knee today
to give his football teams’ Sugar-
Bowl hopes a severe jolt.
It was Oklahoma’s first workout
since arrival yesterday. They meet
Kentucky in the New Year’s Day
classic Monday at New Orleans.
Jones had been counted on heav
ily to help stop the passing of Vito
(Babe) Parilli, the slinging quar
terback that makes Kentucky’s of
fense go. Jones tore a ligament
against Nebraska Nov. 25 and had
his leg in a cast until a week ago.
Oklahoma was the nation’s top
team, largely because of its of
fense produced enough points to
make up for sags in the defense.
Coach Bud Wilkinson had hopes
of strengthening his defensive
alignment, but Jones’ injury does
n't help things. Shortly before
Jones was hurt, Wilkinson, a real
ist, said:
“Oklahoma needs everything we
have to stop Kentucky. They have
a to)) flight offense and a tough
defense. They can hit hard and
fast.”
Only nine touchdowns were
scored against Kentucky this Fall
—less than one per opponent.
Twenty - one touchdowns crossed
Oklahoma’s goal, an average of
more than two by each opponent.
Soft talking Bud told his squad
today to expect a hard week, es
pecially on the defensive maneu
vers.
Beat Trinity
Braves-’Cats To Battle?
Texas-Hogs Win At OC
1. Kentucky (105) ...
..(6-0)
1,498
2. Bradley (37)
(9-0)
1,432
3. Okla. A&M (1)
..(9-0)
947
4. Long Island (11)...
..(6-0)
889
5. Indiana (1)
.(6-0)
797
6. N. Car. State (3).
-(7-1)
572
7. Villanova
..(6-0)
420
8. Columbia
-(7-0)
217
9. Missouri
..(4-1)
202
10. Kansas
.(5-1)
200
No SWC Representatives
11. City College
.(6-2)
195
12. St. ojhn’s
..(7-2)
157
13. Toledo (2)
..(8-1)
136
14. Wyoming
-(9-0)
128
15. Washington (1) ...
(6-0)
124
16. LaSalle (2)
..(6-1)
99
17. Cincinnati
.(5-0)
95
18. Cornell (2)
.(6-0)
88
19. West Virginia (1).
..(6-0)
55
20. Illinois
.(5-1)
52
Montgomery, Ala., Dec, 28 —
</p>—Gray forces have lost All-
America passer Eddie Salem of
Alabama for Saturday’s Blue-Gray
football game.
Salem, whose left knee was hurt
in the Auburn game four weeks
ago, won’t be in shape to play. His
knee hasn’t responded to treat
ment.
His replacement will be Geor
gia’s hard-running back, Billy Mix
on—one of the most feared runners
in the Southeastern Conference
during the 1950 season.
Unwilling to risk more injuries,
coaches put a sudden stop to the
rough football workouts for the
Saturday’s Blue-Gray game.
Beat Trinity
. Others receiving votes include:
Murray State, Duquesne, Brigham
Young, Bowling Green, Stanford,
Iowa, SMU, Notre Dame, Syracuse,
Kansas State. UCLA, Southern
California, Oklahoma, Holy Cross,
Michigan State, Eastern Kentucky,
The Sports Staff of The Bat
talion extends to all of its read
ers thc wish that the New Year
will bring happiness and pros
perity to all. It has been our
privilege to serve you through
the world of Sports and hope to
continue to serve you in the best
possible manner:
A HAPPY NEW YEAR
TO ALL.
Walter (Buddy) Davis, 6’ 8” Ag
gie center who is third high
scorer in the SWC with 119
points.
Last year Davis ranked 10th
in full season scoring with 237
points and 13th in conference
with 108. He received honor
able mention on Collier’s All-
District. 6 NCAA team and on
the Collegiate Sports Writers’
All-Conference squad.
New York, Dec. 28—(A 1 )—None
of the basketball-playing Bradley
regulars wears glasses but Coach
Forrest Anderson might take them
to the doctor for a checkup.
The boys came up last night with
a case of farsightedness. They
had their eyes trained so hard on
a Saturday night revenge battle
with Kentucky down in New Or
leans that powerful Indiana almost
upset them, and before the home
folks too.
But Charley Grover, an old Brad
ley reliable, dropped in the winning
field goal with 14 seconds left to
hand the Hoosicrs their first loss,
64-62.
Before that Indiana’s shorter
cagers used a pressing defense to
fluster the country’s No. 2 team.
The Big Ten team led, 51-43, with
12 minutes to play but six straight
free throws pulled Bradley up close
again. Free throws won the game
for the Braves. They tried 35 and
sank 28. The No. 5 Hoosicrs had a
25-18 field-goal mark.
Revenge Rematch
Bradley will carry a 10-0 rec
ord into the Sugar Bowl tourna
ment against St. Louis (8-1) Fri
day-night. If the Braves win, they
will meet the winner of thc Ken-
tucky-Syracuse g a m e. They’re
hoping unbeaten Kentucky makes
it. The Southerners, No. 1 team in
this week’s Associated Press poll,
whipped the Braves, 71-66, in the
same tournament last December.
Three other major tournaments
started first-round games yester
day: The Big Seven at Kansas
City, the All College at Oklahoma
City and the Skyline Conference
at Denver. The All Dixie classic
opens this afternoon at Raleigh,
N.C.
Records Set
Clyde Lovellette of Kansas (6-1)
can make points at will most of the
time. The burly, 6-9 ace scored 30
in a 75-51 Jayhawk victory over
Iowa State. That set a new Big
Seven tournament record.
But 6-4 Maynard Johnson of
Minnesota (5-1) came right back
with 38 points in the Gophers’ 74-
68 victory over Colorado. He hit
15 of 23 attempts to break Lovel-
lette’s mark. Minnesota is the
guest team and Kansas is the tour
ney favorite.
In the Skyline tournament, Utah
(7-3) upset favored Brigham
Young, 58-49. It is BYU’s second
loss against seven victories. Den
ver defeated New Mexico, 59-40,
in thc other game.
Bears Submerged
Oklahoma A&M (10-0) startled
spectators at the Oklahoma City
tournament by trouncing Baylor,
75-38.
The Aggies, No. 1 nationally,
take on Texas in a semifinal to
night.
Texas defeated Vanderbilt, 55-49.
Arkansas plays Alabama in the
other game. The Porkers downed
Tulsa, 53-44, and Alabama edged
the defending champion, Oklaho
ma City, 49-40.
Beat Trinity
Ortmann Fear Of
Waldorf and Bears
Pasadena, Dec. 27—(A 1 ) — Cali
fornia and Michigan stack up to
day as evenly matched football
teams but there are many who
think one young man will prove
the difference in their Rose Bowl
clash Jan. 1.
The player is Charles (Chuck)
Ortmann, Michigan’s 190-pound
triple-threat left halfback.
For three years the 21-year-old
senior from Milwaukee has been a
hero.
Comparing the 1950 Michigan
Big Ten champion team with last
year’s Ohio State outfit, Waldorf
said: “I consider Ortirtann a much
more dangerous man than Jcn - y
Krall of Ohio State.”
Big 10 Leader
Ortmann led the Big Ten in to
tal offense both as a sophomore
and Junior. This fall he was hurt
in the first 15 minutes of the open
ing game against Michigan State
ana from there on was either out
of action or hampered by injuries.
He was still good enough to roll
up 695 yards—590 yards via his
passing and 105 on the ground.
Beat Trinity-
Hogs Sail Home
In OC Tourney
Oklahoma City, Dec. 28—(A 3 )—
A tall Arkansas basketball team
that took a healthy lead in the
first half and coasted home de
feated Tulsa University 53-44, in
the opening game of the All Col
lege Tournament today.
The Arkansas victory pits it
against the winner of the Ala-
bama-Oklahoma City game in the
semifinals tomorrow night.
Tulsa and Arkansas played neck
and neck the first four minutes.
The lead changed hands four times.
The taller Arkansas team forged
ahead and to a 38-23 halftime edge.
D. L. Miller, Arkansas’ flashy
guard, led the scoring with 16
points.
Beal Trinity
live up to expectations, the coach
replied . . .
“They will live up to mine, but
not to what other think they will
do.”
During pre-season cross examin
ation, the coach had tried to make
the point that the boys would be
playing under an entirely different
system, a system they had not been
exposed to. It is realized by many
in the realm of sports that an over
night change in style cannot be ef
fected perfeclty. These same peo
ple will point to Arkansas’ foot
ball team to testify.
TIT, SMU—Fast, Scrapping
Floyd was also questioned about
the teams in the conference, es
pecially SMU and Texas whom he
bad already scouted.
“When I scouted the Texas -
SMU game,” said Floyd, “both
teams looked equally good. They
aren’t too big, but they are both
fast, scrapping outfits. Texas led
all the way, but lost in thc closing
seconds.”
This is the last game for thc
Aggies before their initial confer
ence contest. They will open with
Rice at College Station January
4th.
Beat Trinity
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On AP All-Pro Football Team
New York, Dec. 28—(A*)—Half- [ back Johnny Lujack who, by scor-1 field of Los Angeles, Billy Grimes
Clemson and Miami of Florida ida, Iowa and Missouri,
tangle in the Orange and it appears Miami started the season strong
as if this game might provide the and finished weak. To many this
most excitement of the day.
But for a 14-14 tie with the
South Carolina Gamecocks, the Ti
gers have a perfect record. Her
victims are Presbyterians, Mis
souri, South Carolina State, Wake
Forest, Duquesne, Boston College,
Furman and Auburn.
The Hurricanes lapsed only
was due to the loss of their one-
man team, fullback Bill Hackntt.
Both teams stress offense while
the Hurricanes seem to have thc
edge on defense. For this Orange
Bowl festival we like the Hurri
canes of Miami, 34-26.
Cowboys Riding High
The Gator’s Bowl at Jackson-
once also, and like Clemson were ville, Florida will pitt Wyoming,
tied—by Louisville, 13-13. Miami Skyline champ and one of the most
heat Citadel, Villahova, Purdue, vastly underrated teams of the
Boston U., Pitt, Georgetown, Flor- country, against an equally under
rated eleven, fhe Generals of Wash- Kyle Rote along to side the West,
ington & Lee. we like that All-Star outfit to tune
The Cowboys finished the sea- of 24-14. This game will be played
son undefeated, their closest game on December 30th.
being with Baylor whom they beat ^,1 More and .More
:-0. The Generals suffered two Other Bowl games for New
defeats, but both were by South- Year’s Day will bring together
era powerhouses. Virginia edged West Texas and Cincinnati in the
them 26-21 and Tennessee managed Sun Bowl in El Paso, Denver and
a 27-20 win. Hawaii in the Pineapple at Honulu-
It looks like a toss-up from many lu, and Wharton and San Angelo
quarters while either eleven is fa- Jugclo Junior Colleges at Galves-
vored in others. For a Wyoming ton for thc Oleander Bowl. Arizo-
tcam that stopped a Baylor offense na State at Tcmpe will move into
cn valiant goal line stands, we like Phoenix to play Miami of Ohio in
the Cowboys on the winning side thc Salad Bowl.
27-18. Two more North-South games,
The “twain” shall meet when the December 30th and January 6th,
Eastern and Western all stars clash will be played at Montgomery and P as ® e( b kicked off, blocked and
at San Francisco for thc benefit of Mobile, Alabama respectively. They | fackled.
crippled children. Thc odds mak- arc known as the Blue-Gray and Three Bears Picked
ers say it will be the West, and Senior Bowl games. Three Chicago Bears made the
since A&M’s Andy Hillhouse took Beat Tritiny-— first team. They were quarter
backs Doak Walker of the Detroit
Lions and Joe Gcri of the Pitts
burgh Stcelers, Fullback Marion
Motley of the Cleveland Browns
and End Tom Fears of the Los
Angeles Rams were unanimous
choices for The Associated Press
1950 All-Pro football team. They
drew votes from sports writers in
every National League city in
which they performed.
Walker, Southern Methodist’s
All-American of 1949, paced the
National League in scoring with
128 points in his freshman season,
making him the rookie of the year.
Besides running and passing the
Doaker did just about everything
expected of a triple threat back.
He made .11 touchdowns, kicked 38
of 41 extra point attempts and
made eight field goals in 18 efforts
to tally thc second best point total
in the history of the NFL. He also
ing 109 points, became the Bears of Green Bay, John Strzykalski of
best point getter in history, Tack-, San Francisco and Dick Hoerner
1c George Connor and Guard Dick j of Los Angeles.
Barwegan, formerly with the Bal-1 The All-Pro player.^ were voted
timore Colts.
The other four All-Pro places
were filled by End Dan Edwards
of the New York Yanks, Center
Charley (Chuck) Bednarik of the
Philadelphia Eagles, Tackle Arnie
Woinmeister of thc New York
Giants and Guard Joe Signiago of
the Yanks.
The team includes four former
All-Americas. Besides Walker
they are Lujack and Connor of No
tre Dame fame and Bednarik of
Penn.
Waterfield 2nd Team
Thc second team includes ends
Mac Speedlc of Cleveland and
Cloyce Box of Detroit, tackles Dick
Huffman and Bob Reinhard of Los
Angeles, guards Garrard Ramsey
of the Chicago Cardinals and Ray
Bray of the Chicago Bears and
Center Clayton Tonnemaker of
Green Bay in the line. The No. 2
baekfield consists of Bob Water-
by Associated Press sports writers
in 11 National League cities.
.Motley Best on Ground
Motley, thc former Nevada star,
led the league ground gainers,
traveling 810 yards on 140 efforts
for a 5.8 yard average.
Geri was the main cog in Pitts
burgh’s attack. He gained 705
yards on the ground from a single
wing attack to rank third ip the
league. He also was the circuit’s
No. 3 passer based on average gain
per pass attempted. He scored 64
points to tie for ninth place in
scoring and averaged 40.7 yards
per punt, sixth best in the league.
Lujack Best Passer
Lujack gained 1731 yards pass
ing, fifth best figure in thc cir
cuit. Notre Dame’s two-time All-
America carried the ball for 11
touchdowns, made 34 of 35 extra
Jewell McDowell, AU-SWC, All-
District 6 and All-American Hon
orable Mention guard. H a s
scored 120 points for conference
No. 2 man.
Texas Sports
Writers Honor
Smith, Isbell
Bruisin’ Bob Smith of Texas
A&M and Larry Isbell of Baylor
were the most valuable backs in
last season’s Southwest Conference
football race, a committee of Tex
as sports writers voted today.
Chosen as the most valuable
linemen were Dick Hightower,
SMU (’('liter, and Lewis ( Bud) Mc-
Fadin, Texas guard.
Jinx Tucker, Waco News-Tribune
chairman; Harold V. Ratfiff, As
sociated Press; and Dub King,
sports publicity director of Baylor,
were the committee.
Izie Fred, Waco jeweler, donated
each of the four a gold wrist watch.
Under conference rules they could
not accept them until they com
pleted college eligibility.
The awards are to be presented
then.
Smith Ran Wild
Smith ran away with the con
ference’s ground gaining depart
ment, was the third best rusher in
the nation and No. 2 leader in SWC
total offense. The big Texas A&M
fullback carried the ball 199 times
for 1302 yards, 14 TD’s and an av
erage per rush of 6.54.
Without the direction of Isbell,
Baylor might well have ended the
season where the pre-season dop-
sters had placed them.
He tied SMU’s Kyle Rote for the
No. 3 leader in SWC total offense
by compiling 762 yards rushing and
490 passing for a total of 1252
yards and an average of 6.0 per
play.
Stanky Is Writers
Player of Year
New York, Dec. 28—(TP)—Eddie
Stnaky, New York Giants second
baseman, has been named player
of the' year by the New York
chapter of the Baseball Writers
Association.
Thc 33-year-old star will receive
the Sid Mercer Memorial Award,
also known as Player of the Year
Award, at the chapter’s annual
dinner in February.
Beat Trinity
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Scores
Michigan 58, Pennsylvania 51
Miami, Fla. 61, Dartmouth 52
Tampa 72, Yale 54
Rochester 73, Colby 64
Arkansas 53, Tulsa 44
Washburn 59, Northwest Louis-
|iana 50
Arkansas Tech 79, Northwest
Missouri Teachers 68
Kansas 75, Iowa 51
Alabama 49, Okla. City U 46
Regis' 68, East Okla. Central 60
Kansas Wesleyan 53, North Cen
tral 49
Iba’s Ags Stun Baylor
Oklahoma City, Dec. 28—'/P*—
Favored Oklahoma A&M College,
the number three basketball team
in the nation, moved into thc semi
finals of thc All-College Basketball
point attempts, and kicked three ! Tournament here tonight, trounc-
of the five field goals he tried. I ing Baylor 75-38.
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