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in DETROIT FREE PRESS Saturday. Nov. 27. 1948 Army) Navy Mead Last Big Grid Card Wing Star Tests Foot miw.Mi"' 1 1111 'i: But Stakes Rain and IVtud Doesn't Halt Denby Attack I1; I A I Ay-' A 'xJ yy jfjt 1 1 "Si HALFBACK DICK KOSTER CRASHES Fie Press Photo by Vlnce Witck THROUGH LINE FOR A FIRST DOWN He was halted by Dick Bauer on St. Mary's 38-yard line Fre Press Photo COACH TOMMY IVAN INSPECTS TED LINDSAY'S INJURY Star forward donned skates for first time Friday Watta Windup chedule Navy Can't Buy a Victory, Finds Friends in Philly Denby Beats St.

Mary in Rain, 28-0 Panin Paces Tars to 2nd City Crown Continued from Page One utes and 40 seconds 'of the quarter. Panin got his first scoring chance two minutes later. After holding St. Mary for downs Denby received Govan's punt on St. Mary's 47." Koster picked up two yards, and then Panin set sail off tackle.

He reversed his field at the 35 and cut down the center of the field to speed 45 yards for the score. Damm kicked, and the Tars led, 14 to 0. THE TARS seemed intent upon keeping a two-minute scoring schedule, for at 6:40 of the second period the scoreboard read: Denby, 21; St. Mary 0. This tally was the result of a break, however.

FAILING TO MAKE the necessary yardage after receiving the kickoff, Govan stepped back to punt on fourth down with the ball on his own 29. A bad pass from center sailed over his head to the Denby one-yard stripe, where he was smothered by a host of tacklers. Panin needed only one thrust at the line for his second tally. As the teams took the field for the second half St. Mary was without its star performer Govan.

Ed had aggravated a back injury which kept him out of the first DENBY FAILS Trophy Goes to GR Union Grand Rapids Union officially became State football champion Friday night despite Denby's 28-0 triumph over St. Mary of Redford. Both teams closed perfect seasons with nine straight Victories. Union, which routed South, 45 to 0, Thursday, piled up .215.2 points in the Free Press championship system to 208.4 for Denby. The Free Press championship trophy will be presented to Union at its annual banquet Dec.

6. two games of the season. He watched the second half from the stands. PAXES' BROKE off tackle early in the second half for a 46-yard jaunt, but the touchdown was wiped out as the Tars were caught holding. Later in the same quarter, St.

Mary Quarterback Roman Zeck fumbled, and the Tars recovered on St. Mary's 45. Panin and Koster then sliced at the tiring Rustic line, and in four plays the ball was Favors Wins Slumping Detroit Team Spends Week-End ivith Chicago Cousins BY TOMMY DEYIXE The National Hockey League schedule-makers may have given 72V SUNDAY FREE PRESS Top Prep Grid Stars of State to Be Unveiled Sunday's the day and the FREE PRESS is the place to find the season's finest Alf-State high school football team. First, second and third teams, plus an honorable men-tion list of 200 star schoolboy performers, have been named by a board of 271 experts newspapermen, coaches and officials. the slump-ridden Detroit Red Wings a much-needed break.

Are Hislier for Others Sugar Bowl Coal as Georgia Battles Tech NEW YORK W) With scattered Thanksgiving Day contests out of the way, the '48 college football campaign reaches a rousing conclusion Saturday, headlined by the annual Army- Navy classic at Philadelphia. After that they will close down the training tables except at those favored institutions whose sons have been tapped for special h6nor and glory on New Year Day. Though nothing much will be at stake except Army's glittering record, the service clash will at tract the day's greatest crowd something like 102,000. THE WEST POINTERS, un beaten and untied in eight starts, are favored to wallop their oldest and dearest rivals by about four touchdowns. The Middies have yet to taste victory In eight games, though they can point out that they at least have been whacked by the best Michigan, Notre Dame and California, among others.

From the standpoint of uncertainty of the result and richness of the prize at stake, a battle at Athens between Georgia Tech and Georgia probably is the day's outstanding event. Georgia, unbeaten in the South eastern Conference, has a good chance for a bid to the Sugar Bowl at New Orleans if it can overcome the Engineers. NORTH CAROLINA, which trimmed Georgia in an early-sea son game and is said to be re garded with favor both by Sugar Bowl and Cotton Bowl officials. appears to have a romp against Virginia at Charlottesville. Southern Methodist, already named host team in the Cotton BowL faces an old nemesis iu Texas Christian, at Dallas.

Last year the Christians spoiled an otherwise perfect record for Doak Walker and by achieving a 19-19 tie. Baylor plays at Rice for third place in the Southwest Conference. Oklahoma galloping Sooners already champions of the Big Seven, are apparently bound for a Jan. appearance either in the Sugar Bowl or the Orange Bowl at Miami, probably the latter. They are sona favorites to plant the Oklahoma Aggies at StiUwater.

MICHIGAN, ACCLALMED the nation's No. 1 team in the As sociated Press poll of sports writ era, finished up last week. But Notre Dame, the undefeated No. 2, has a Saturday date with the Washington Huskies at South Bend. It looks easy for the Irish, who still have a Dec.

4 date to fill against Southern California at Los Angeles. PENN STATE, whose bowl stock plummeted after last week's loss to Pittsburgh, also is out West to play Washington State. Nebraska invades Oregon State. California and Northwestern, matched to meet in the bowl game which spawned all the others, fin ished their schedules last week. Unbeaten Clemson, winner of the Southern Conference crown.

Is expected to wind up In a blaze of touchdowns against Auburn and then accept an invitation to play somewhere on New Year's Day. Other games include: Tulane at Louisiana State, Mississippi State at Mississippi, Florida at Alabama, Villanova at North Carolina State, Tennessee at Vanderbilt, Virginia Military at Virginia Tech, William and Mary vs. Arkansas at Little Rock. Hockey NATIONAL LEAGUE The Red Wings will meet the fifth-place Chicago Black Hawks Saturday night at Olympia. Then the clubs will take off for Chicago and a return engagement there Sunday night.

THERE'LL BE pictures of the 11 best players In Michigan, a statistical summary and an interesting story by Staff Write Hal Schram heralding these stars of 1948. For the most authentic All-State team offered Michigan high school followers, and for complete sports coverage, read SUNDAY'S FREE PRESS. EVERYBODY'S HAPPY how Scoring Helps Protect Lead In a night of low scores, maintained its first-place margin in the Greater Detroit Bowling League at Olympia Recreation. Lou Sielaffs fivesome won two games from 'WXYZ-TV, 2928-2827, paced by George Young's 650. Second-place Par-ham also scored a double over Helin, 2947-2858.

Highest marks were by Deluxe- weld, which swept Chene Trombly, 3069-2956. Phil Bauman had 662 and Cass Grygier 660 for the Welders. ONLY OTHER sweep was by Stroh, 2989-2903, over Coca Cola, led by Dale Ward's 630. Two-game winners were Pepsi over Goebel, 2806-2741; Lappmans over Fife, 3049-2914; Ira Wilson over Vulcan, 2897-2871; and Cotter over West lof, 2861-2853. Dodgers Sign' Young Southpaw NEW YORK (U.R) The Brook lyn Dodgers signed Carl Smolinski, of Chicago, 18-year-old left-handed pitcher.

He will play with the Danville club, of the Three-Eye League, a Dodger affiliate. Both Goodf ellow Coaches Satisfied Satisfaction was the keynote of both coaches following Denby's 28-0 triumph over St. Mary of Redford in the 11th annual Goodfellow game at Briggs Stadium. 9- -VCli FULLBACK DICK PANIX Paces Denby with 3 touchdowns Heart Attack Takes Life of Prep Gridder WLLMIXGTOX, X. (JP) A high school football player collapsed and died during a football game here.

Halfback Bobby Shew, of the Xew Hanover High School Jay-vees, collapsed on the field just before a play late In the first period in the game with Tabor City. He was carried to the sidelines where two physicians ordered him sent to a hospital. The 16-year-old boy was pronounced dead on arrivel. Coroner Gordan Doran said that an autopsy showed death was caused by a heart attack. SHEW HAD MADE two long runs which set up a New Hanover touchdown.

He dropped on the field just before Tabor City was to run the first play from scrimmage after the next Many See Real Hope for Upset Odds, However, Give Army 21-Point Edge PHILADELPHIA (JP) A Navy football team without a victory came to town Friday for its annual clash with the Army and discovered it had friends thousands of them. Saturday's game will be the 49th time the two service teams have met on the gridiron. And seldom in those years have the two met with the odds so much! in favor of one team as they are this time for unbeaten Army. Yet here in Philadelphia, where the Cadets trimmed Pennsylvania and the Middies lost to the Quak ers, there is a strong feeling that Navy is capable of an upset. IT IS NOT a box-office inspired hunch.

These Philadelphians ac tually believe it. Every one of the 102,000 tickets was disposed of weeks ago. Both teams worked out on the Jlunicipal Stadium turf Friday afternoon the same site where Navy almost spilled an unbeaten Army team two years ago. The players found the turf to their liking. Army whirled through an hour-long signal rehearsal and then returned to the Manufac turers Golf and Country Club in suburban Oreland.

The Middies also worked out for an hour be fore retiring to Pine Valley Coun try Club at Clementon, N. J. THE ESTEEM in which the Middies, who haven't won a game since opening their 1947 campaign, are held by Philadelphians is in direct contrast to that of the betting gentry. The latter holds that the Cadets will win by 21 points the exact margin by which Army won last year. The 1917 tally was 21 to 0.

That was the Cadets 26th victory in the series that started in 1890. jMissouri Given Gator Bowl Berth COLUMBIA, Mo. (JP) The University of Missouri accepted a bid to play in the third annual Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Jan. 1. The opponent hasn't been named.

Free Ptcm Pboto on the St. Mary 19. Panin then pounded at his right tackle, shook off a host of Rustic tacklers at the 10 and scored standing up. Damm's fourth conversion ended the scoring. St.

Mary's lone scoring chance of the second half was the result of a Chuck Schleicher fumble in the waning minutes on Denby's 45. After making a first down on the Tar 35, the Rustics lost the ball on downs at the 30. PANTN WAS the whole offensive show for the Tars, picking up 125 yards on 11 thrusts. Denby racked up nine first downs to St. Mary's four and gained 196 yards rushing to St.

Mary's 97. DENBY (98) ENDS: A. Smith. Rocheleau, Rossi. Schwa.

TACKLES Smith. Bird. Tlneward. Mass, Keeoe. (U ARDS: De Grandis.

Krntxrh. Taborsky. Rice, Tuck. ENTERS Kineley. Gassr, BACKS: Levltan.

Koster. Boelster. Panin. Przybylski. Damm, SchJeirhter.

Cros. Kieney. Zsapolitan. Srholz. I.inbard.

ST. MARY (0) ENDS? Spdepwirk. DuDtiis. Zech. TACKLES: Carroll.

Chedeg. Masters. xearon. Stevens. Cnffman.

Manlay. KNHS: Rennell. Slaven. BACI3: Govan. Sullivan.

Tilson. Behen, Bauer. Havertv. Denby 21 7 38 Scoring: Touohdownn Panin 3. Koiiter.

Points after touchdown Damm 4 (place ment). Redford Ws Over the last two seasons the Hawks have been a "soft touch" for Detroit. The Wings have beaten Chicago 14 of 16 times during the two campaigns. TWO OF THOSE Red Wing triumphs were gained this season. Detroit took the home opener in mid-October from Chicago by a 3-1 count and then repeated by an identical margin two weeks ago at Chicago.

The Hawks have shown signs of rejuvenation, however. They climbed out of the cellar with a 6-4 victory over the New York Rangers Thursday A large portion of the credit for Chicago's upsurge erocm to Jtmmv Conacher, obtained early in the month in a swap with the Wings. Conacher was shifted from for- ward to center. at Chicago and cur rcntly is one of the ers in the league. THE SLIM, blond youngster scored four goals in the triumph over New York.

Two of the tallies came on breakaways. The splurge, the biggest In Conacher's career, carried him into a tie for fourth place among the NHL scorers. With 14 points he is deadlocked with Joe Carveth, of the Canadi-ens. Ahead of the pair in the point parade are Grant Warwick, of Boston, with 18 points and Ted Kennedy, of Toronto, and Ed Sand-ford, of Boston, with 15 each. While Chicago has shown definite signs of improvement, the Wings have skidded badly in the last two weeks.

Detroit's slump has coincided with the absence of Ted Lindsay, brilliant left wing, from the line-up. Lindsay received a broken bone in his foot during a game at Boston Nov. 14. Since his departure the Wings have won only one game, lost three and tied one. LINDSAY REJOINED the Wings for a practice session Friday.

He confined the workout to a light skating drill. Lindsay will continue to practice over the week-end and is hopeful of returning to action Wednesday night against Toronto. Chicago Cue CHICAGO (JP) Chicago will be host to the nation's largest three cushion billiard sectional tournament Dec. 2, 3, 4. Templeton, of Ohio State: Centers Warren Beson.

of Minnesota, and John Woodard, of Iowa, and Halfback Everett Faunce, of Minnesota. OTHER PLAYERS picked were Ends Bill Armstrong, Dartmouth; Abner Wemberly, Louisiana State, and Bob Sponagle, Pennsylvania; Tackles John Finley, Penn State, and Al Derogatis, Duke; Guards Dolph Tokarczyk, Pennsylvania, and John Simon, Penn State, and Backs Frank Burns, Rutgers, Joe Sullivan, Dartmouth; Bob Dean, Cornell, and Gene Ros-sides and Lou Kusserow, Columbia. Four additional players have been chosen, but announcement of their selection will be withheld until after their final college game. They are presumed to be members of the current Notre Dame squad. Big Contract for Waldorf? It's Coining But California Labels Reports 'Premature' BERKELEY, Calif Athletic Director Brutus Hamilton, of the University of California, said tnat a report that a new and bet ter contract had been given football Coach Lynn Waldorf was "premature." T3ll Womilf nil a oiaa1 4f iam rrA a aa.

a lias uuuc a. guuu job for us, and we'll take care of him when the time comes." Hamilton said that he believed the reports of a new contract, publishedby San Francisco afternoon newspapers, were the result of a misunderstand i of informal remarks he made Waldorf recently. At this moment, Hamilton said, "We haven't talked contract at all and there has been nothing officially. I have no authority to draw up a contract and must go to the Athletic Advisory Board." HE INDICATED that Waldorf probably would be given a raise but said no public announcement would be made when that is done. Waldorf piloted the Bears this year to their first Rose Bowl appearance since They will meet Northwestern at Pasadena on New Year's Day.

In two seasons his California teams have dropped but one game. This year they were unbeaten and untied in 10 games. Miami Routed MIAMI, (VP) Kentucky's Wildcats walloped the Miami Hurricanes in a bruising, battering football game, 25 to 5, before shirt sleeved spectators in the Orange Bowl. Wolverine defensive' unit In 1947 and moved up with the offensive team during the last campaign. Five other Big Nine stars were honored with berths for the game.

They are Tackle Phil O'Reilly, of Purdue; Guard Dave DERRICOTTE i jr PtsGFGA Boston 8 3 2 18 44 31 DETROIT 7 5 2 16 38 29 Montreal 6 5 4 16 40 27 Toronto 4 6 5 13 35 40 Chicago 5 8 1 11 38 57 New York 3 6 4 10 82 43 Back Finds Going Rough "It was a magnificent ball game," Denby Coach Jim Stout smiled after the game. "Everything went right on schedule. Our line was terrific. The way those backs were running it looked as if we were operating on a dry field. I was sorry about Govan in jury.

That run of Panin's that was called back was the finest I ve ever seen." DESPITE LOSING to Denby for the second straight year Coach Alex Chesney, of St. Mary, was far from downcast. "I'm proud of these boys; they never quit," commented Chesney. "Bob Rennell, our center, was great on defense. "Did you notice the way those kids of mine dug In in the second half after Eddie (Ed Govan) wrenched his back? "Panin was terrific.

He couldn't be stopped. That Denby squad is good as well as big." AMONG Tins dignitaries pre sented by Herman A. Schmier, Goodfellow chairman, were Gov. Elect G. Mennen Williams and his wife, Mayor VanAntwerp, Council President George Edwards, Camp Wilson.

Bill Dudley and John Greene, of the Detroit Lions, and Retiring Capt. Dom Tomasi, of the University of Michigan. Wayne University's football squad attended en masse. BANDS FROM Denby and Red ford High entertained before the kickoff and between halves. Had there been no rain, a packed stadium would have been almost certain.

The 39,004 fans who braved the elements constituted the largest crowd in Goodfellow history. Stout reserved comment on ru mors that he would move up as Wayne University head coach in another year. "You can say this much," Stout parried. "I'm always interested in a better job." SCHRAM Saturday's Games Via Air Lanes 1:15 p. m.

Army vs. Navy, MBS-CKLW. 2:45 p. m. So.

Methodist vs. Texas Christian, NBC-WWJ. 2:45 p. m. Mississippi vs.

Mississippi State, ABC-WXYZ. 2:45 p. m. Detroit vs. Tulsa, WJBK.

4 p. m. Mich. State vs. Santa Clara, WKAR (East Lansing), WOOD (Grand Rapids), WELL (Battle Creek), WFDF (Flint), WSAM (Saginaw), WTT1I (Port Huron) 3 Bowl-Less Wolves Go West, Anyway Derricotte, McNeill and Kohl Among 20 Invited to Shrine Game THURSDAY'S RESULTS Toronto 2, Montreal 0.

Chicago 6, New York 4. SATURDAY'S GAMES Chicago at DETROIT. Boston at Montreal. New York at Toronto. When he returned he was used principally on defense.

McNeill has played both offensively and defensively in Michigan's two-team system. He is regarded as one of the Big Nine's finest defensive ends. Kohl was a member of the KOHL rj? 4 Speciml to the Free Pre SAN FRANCISCO Three stars from the University of Michigan's undefeated and untied Big Nine championship team top a list of 20 outstanding football players chosen for the annual East-West Shrine game New Year's Day. The Wolverines chosen were Halfback Gene Derricotte, End. Ed McNeill and Tackle Ralph Kohl.

By his selection Derricotte becomes the first Negro player in history to be invited to this postseason contest. DERRICOTTE played behind All-American Bob Chappuis on Michigan's Rose Bowl championship team a year ago. This season he was expected to replace Chappuis as the Wolverines' top offensive performer, but an injury In the opener with Michigan State put him out of action for three games. I 1 PAT BEHEN RETURNS A KICKOFF TO ST. MARY'S 31 But a swarm of Denby tacklers ended his visions of a score.

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