THE OSDEN STANDARD-EXAMINE- R MONDAY EVENING DECEMBER 18 1944' D i i IV I Sit! "©rciEige 4 is not for this department to con By Harry Grayson demn or praise NEA Sports Writer Bom on a Texas ranch Frnka NEW YORK Dec 18— Henry began his football career at Texas Frnka's intense determination to Military Institute in San Antonio win the 1945 Orange bowl football- He continued at Austin college in Karae is about as secret as a Holly- Sherman Texas as a guard ana Frnka fullback under Pete Cawthon more U""yvvood -- romance Franka) Is coach of the recently of the Brooklyn Tigers later lulsa team which swaps learner He started as a pre-me- d buzz-bomwith Georgia Tech un- earned a master's degree at Austin der a bright Miami sun on New but decided on coaching as a ca' (pro-inounc- ed bs ! i ! i u Year's day Football knows the mild-manered Texan as a winning coach In 13 years of high school and colhave lege coaching his teams 156 games scored 134 victories-iEight ended in ties Of all con-to tests however he is determined n- n win tho ISTth reer 't Frnka's first team was at Lubbock Texas high in 192& In 10 four at years of high school atball Greenville Lubbock and six Texas his tesfms scored 103 victories while losing eight and ty-- i in ing " seven games Only twice e six years was fte beaten ai ureen-villHis tearjas went through undefeated for four seasons In 1936 Frnka went to vanaer bilt as assistant to Ray Morrison who had been! at Southern Metho- dist When Morrison moved to Temple Frnka went with him The next season hp was called by the Golden Hurricane In four falls at Tulsa his outfits have lost only four of 35 games on! the regular schedule He went through 21 regular season contests& undefeated before Oklahoma A 0 M outscored his robust 's His teams have in late Octc-bebeen invited to play New Year's contests four years running Frnka's bowjl record however is as unimpressive as his regular season record is impressive He can- nnt nffnrrl tn lnf fhrpA strnifht And all to Southeastern conference teams Not a few suspect that his isn't going to help Tulsa's Everybody knows Frnka's Jaw is set Everybody knows why Geor8 in gia Tech whipped him the 1944 Sugar bowl battle Another Southeastern conference club Tennessee beat him the New Year's before in New Orleans 14-- 7 His only bowl victory was a 0 decision oyer Texas Terh in the 1942 Sun bowl game in El PaTso Frnka must repulse treorgia xecn this time Or else A record of three defeats and one loss in bowl games isn't any good for a coach who puts winning games above almost everything else Coaches and faculty big shots of rival high schools arid colleges have not always liked Frnka's recruitbeen ing of players There has criticism of his methods Much of it was probably prompted by jealousy With Frnka the results are what count His business is winregular ning football games His season coaching record of 133 vic- -' tories 12 losses and eight ties is preparation and performance one of the best in the country How Henry Frnka is too anxious for he gathers material to win games his team's own good they say 20-1- 6-- G 4-F- 46-4- r over-eagerne- ss SPORTS REVIEW WEEK-EN- D 4 time of 2:013 for the mile and By the Associated Press iHappy Issue paid NEW YORK—Frankie Parker a as the favorite Paper $1250 1 and Pauline Betz ranked No tout of the money finished male and female tennis players of boy country by USLTA CLEVELAND— Aldo (Buff) Do nelli former Duquesne grid coach NEW YORK — Randolph Field three-yea- r contract as coach signed wound up perfect season by whip- of Cleveland Rams National Pro ping Second Air Force 13-- 6 in Football league team Treasury Bond Bowl football game at Polo Grounds before disappointRICHMOND Calif — Sammy ing crowd of only 8356 Snead Hot Springs Va won Rich mond open golf tourney with 72 ROME —With aid of one round hole total of 278 knockout administered by Corp Mike Zampini Painesville Ohio YORK— Green Bay Pack a innto army squaa came ersNEW American won championship of National 'sj from behind deadlock North Pro Football league by beating African zone outfit 5 for team New York Giants 14-- 7 before boxas second annual allied title 46016 at Polo Grounds ing championships ended " CkC NEW YORK — Twilight Tear — G T MIAMI Fla Strother's 1944 horse of ) named in poll --Walvo Lev- - of 154 turf writers year $1060" captured Gov Gulf-streaTurf and by erett Saltonstall purse at Digest bport park by IVz lengths over Cold Crack one-quart- er i i 5-- m i egg fo Wed aklandGal INGLEWOOD Calif—C H Pin on's Happy Issue who once ran in a cheap $1500 claiming race won fifth running of $75000 Hollywood Gold Cup in track record LAST DAY k IIits-- 2f Woman" Cobra — Plus— "Buffalo Bill" N V —Tuesday Only— BIG SPANISH PROGRAM RAMON NOVARFtO In "LA VIRGEN QUE FORJO UNA PATRIA if Plus "THE NIGHT OF JANUARY 16TH" With OAKLAND! Calif Dec 18 (UP) The story bo£k romance of Gun dar Haegg Sweden's champion dis tance runner necktie salesman and and his neophyte sportswriter pretty American fiancee Dorothy Nortier showed signs of making headway today Oria1ifvtnr lhf flrnnniincomnnf with ifs ors arid buts Miss Nortier revealed she hopes to f marry the fast fireman from Malmo "sometime in April in San Fran cisco" presumably at conclusion of Haegg s forthcoming American run nine engagements "We'll probably live in Sweden — Malmo— and raise lots of little Haeggs" she said Miss Nortier revealed that she had been asked to go to Hollywood presumably for a screen test soon after her engagement was announced "But I'd rather make chicken a la king for Gundar" she smiled "It's his favorite dish" Miss Nortier is the daughter of Mike Nortieri a restaurant owner A blonde she works for her father as a waitress In the restaurant she reported "all the customers know about Gundar and they're always kidding me about him" As a suitor Gundar has never stepped out of character she said "He's very fast He's always sending me little things and writes ardent letters— in Swedish" Headline Boston Cord On Quota Under Capacity Italian Front LOGAN Utah Dec 18 (AP) — Joseph Skeen member of the Utah A A U committee reported the of 45000 1945 sugar beet goal acreages is 5000 acres less than production capacity studies show could be produced in Utah ROME ni y I OLONIAL 10-rou- nd M(° JJ° 'fit UUtf0 " "TrriniiiiinAin nii'-- &p — 1! 265-pou- ifK§lfff nd J Hill M-G-- Hope Dufra Win Odd Golf Match 9-- j tFankees Hold Firm i©Pli1S©il ¥© Dec 18 (AP)— Eighth f units virtually cleared the Germans army troops held a line along the from captured Faenza which fell Senio river today stretching five to New Zealand troops yesterday rniles southward from the Bologna-Rimi- Headquarters said isolated pockets highway allied headquar- of enemy resistance still remain in ters announced the northern outskirts of the highThe south anchor of the line was way stronghold' Events to of they launched their assaults west Variety held by Polish troops who yesterThe Canadians have captured of the Montibe river two weeks day captured Limisano and Casette more than 1000 prisoners since ago headquarters announced Be Offered in a drive toward the river against strong enemy resistance Canadian troops to the north Mit Fans of U S Come Early! made further gains near Bagnaca-vall- o Bargain Hour to 2 p while other army Eighth NEW YORK Dec 18 (UP) — Ray " Robinson of New York prominent!' I engages contender welterweight Georgie Martin of Boston at the — : si i Boston Garden Friday night in a IX bout that features this week's national boxing schedule The rest of the schedule: Monday— New York (St Nick's) Wow Showing' —Nate Bolden vs Archie Moore — vs Arnold Philadelphia Billy Kiddies 1O0 Matinees 7100 Evenings 350 Johnny Jones Baltimore — Perk All Prices Include State and Federal Taxes muDaniels vs Buddy walker Never such marvels waukee-r-Max- ie Shapiro vs Vmce Dell Orto New Orleans —Tommy of Technicolor magic eTODAY & TOMORROWS Totolo vs Bernard Ducosen Wash " 1 — romance adventure vs Bee Bee ington Ossie Harris Washington Providence R A Grand Program for ihe Entire Family! Berthiaune vs Jimmy Russo Newark N J — Johnny White vs Laurient Bouchard Chicago —Sugar r nil' mil mtrm A— wn mr fcWrf n Costner vs Jimmy Hunt Detroit — Sampson Powell vs Indian Gomez fs AMERICA'S FAVORITE Ocean Park Calif — Georgia Crouch vs Don Lee " G I HERO) On the Tuesday— New York (Broadway) — Phil Terranova vs Leo Francis screen a last! White Plains N Y — Jerry Las- ( Clevetarza vs Danny Aldridge — land Tommy Bell vs Chuck Hun ter New Bedford Mass —Norman See vs Al Freda Hartford Conn-iJoe Bennett vs Red Doty Houston Tex —Jimmy Carollo vs Paul Hartnek Jersey City N J —Dom Ambroso vs Carmine Fatta ' Wednesday — Oakland Calif vs Manuel Serra Jimmy Joyce -j Thursday — Fall River Mass — Corky Davis vs Benny Singleton Friday —New York (Garden)— Harold Green vs Rocky Graziano Worcester Mass — Engle Avilla vs ( Danny Pedro New Orleans — Hol-ma- n A heavy-weig- ht ii Williams vs Joe Carter HolThe Green Dragon GETS SEVERE TEST wrestler gets the test of his career Thursday! night when he lywood Calif —Tony Olivera vs meets Bill Longson the world's heavyweight champion at Ogden Luis Castillo — New York (Ridge- the cause of Saturday high school The 'hooded wrestler's identity has been be — 'unhooded' will Freddie Archer vs Jerry wood) many arguments the past two months The Dragon Veterans of Firoello event the weekly headline to loses the he in if Longson with of Foreign wars program BIGGEST SHOW! 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See Tyiso Wsiii n 1 Uold Everything Filly Takes Honors in TurS World WAR 4 HIT 01 LONG BEACH Calif Dec 18 (AP) — Gags competed with birdies yesterday when Bob Hope and Olin Dutra downed Bing Crosby and Willie Hunter 4 and 3 in a charity The actors and the golf match two golf professionals attracted 5000 persons and over $2000 to tt build a course at the naval hospital here "NEW YORK Dec 18 (UP) — Calumet - Farm's Twilight Tear a sweet bay lady who asks no favors from the gentlemen stood out today as the first filly ever to win horse of the year honors Turf writers from all sections of nr t riwrt 14 "That mistletoe sure has cut down absenteeism!" w ld we four-year-ol- ds Diver Second to The Tear In horse of the year voting came Pavot with pital 20 votes By Jimminy received six Pensive three Devil Diver two and Seven Hearts and Okana United one each 2472 McLaughlin Dies In Illinois FOREST 111 or erick McLaughlin 67 owner of the Chicago Blackhawk team "of the National Hockey league and president of the coffee importing firm of W F McLaughlin and Co who Forest hosdied yesterday in Lake ' two-year-o- ld LAKE m a : letirt Collies Riy SrtM Pktvr 1111 JAMES- It is all right now for naval vessels to carry beer and ale for their crews —provided the men iake the stuff ashore to dispose of it Secretary of Navy James V Forrestal who used to be a sailor himself was revealed today to have relaxed the quarter-centur- y regulations un der which no alcoholic beverages could be "admitted or used on naval vessels except for medicinal PACKED WITH ROMANCE -RHYTHM AND REVELRY! EDWARD - J X CRAIG ARNOLD -- E10RENCE l I l M - J3Y ANN HERBERT HUSH S W -- bill PAGE 1 AN BATES & v PiaURE RUTH TERRY yZ Ijrad Taylor Lulubclle and Scotty Beverly Loyd Z Ilations Club Dial o o o 82 Best Orchestra Lots of Rhythm Dec- - 18 Meet Your Friends r WASATCH U i 11 I OF UTAH five-foot-fo- ur in r mi minimi —- hit Tip rwfi i n -- fr NOW PLAYING aier Now HAVANA pec 18 (AP) — Joe Pedroso 132 regained the Cuban lightweight boxing championship by outpointing the titleholder Baby Coullimber 135 in a bout NEW Manaefflent MAXIE PENTONE 12-rou- nd and his Wasatch Club Orchestra opens Tuesday December 19 V U I EGYPTIAN ' J v — NOV playing six nights a week the music you enjoy SHOWING 1 I Food— Reasonable Prices OMake Reservations Noiv for the Holidays O Good ti TTTXTT y ff ff ff ' ' -- A " ' '' t l tithm "— - beautiM story of on American Contain1 vw — wiiv moro aontedf harried nights in on omazing odvn-- i behind enemy lines in Frncel 1 1 i' " Dinner We've planned the kind Continuous Floor of New Years party youll never forget it will be tops! O Six Course Vm FRANK RAY TIILLAHD BOSAGE Production I "SERGEANT MIKE" —PIUS Also K" Novelty and V ( t : — — i Co-H- it Tom Ncal Roger Pryor with — Walter Slezak mm Otratnrf bf MAfW KMIAC Lucile Watson Show Until ? mm '""if 11 'S"' flo by UNOtf COfftI 7vA Paramownt Pictur Larry Parks — Jeanne Botes — BARBARA BRITTOf O i Last in Complete "Thorouqhbredjs" Show at 8:43 ' And This Swell Comedy Romance Set to Music! Retains Title ROBERT PRESTON ELLEN DREW Chill Will J latmi Upon Hit Play by Harry Kurnlti Book by Morion Morgrov OlrwHd by W£Sl£V UGGIK Prodwtd by GEORGE HAIGHT DICE A(ID DANCE Private funeral services will be held tomorrow for Maj Fred- - 21 mm WYKH BEKCHLEY i Kiesel Are end Hargrov REED purposes Two-year-o- ld iUi--— m Privat im IN TECHNICOLOR WASHINGTON Dec 18 (UP)- - v nth ROBERT WALKER A If Drunk Ashore Digest Winner of 14 of her 17 starts Twilight Tear received 121 of a possible 154 votes to join such horse highway greats as Granville War Admiral Seabiscuit Challe-dQ- n Whirlaway and Count Fleet Only the count winner of 16 of 21 races and undefeated as a three-year-opolled more votes in horse of the year balloting than did the Calumet filly Winners in other divisions were: colts Walter Jefford's Pavot fillies Col E R Bradley's Busher and up Greentree stable's Devil jit I £ Ships to Carry Ale9 nine-year-po- ll Uf in pitch-and-pu- the nation voted the Tear this honor by the second most convincing plurality in a conducted by the Turf and Sport m h O UL MEMBERSHIPS HONORE J