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Show PAGE M&&15KSg'S SUNDAY RffiAU) Cold Veaiher Might Slow Up Baugh-Ludiman Passing Duel CHICAGO, Dec. 25 OLE) Cold weather was expected to harness the anticipated passing duel between be-tween Sammy Baugh and Sid Luckman tomorrow when the Chicago Chi-cago Bears and Washington Redskins Red-skins clash for the world's professional pro-fessional football title. Working out of doors today for the first time since they arrived from Lafayette, Ind., the Redskins shivered through a practice session ses-sion at Purdue university n freezing freez-ing cold. -1) Baugh, the Washington passing wizard, predicted a hard day f or aerial throwers and receivers. "Football shouldn't be played in weather like this,' 'he said. There's no doubt that it will handicap us, because you cant throw or catch a hall as well when your hands are frozen stiff." Ensign Sid Luckman of the 17. S. maritime service showed up in his new uniform as he prepared to run through his last football drill before reporting for active duty in New York immediately after the playoff game tomorrow. Luckman, who had no trouble throwing touchdown passes In rain and mud this season, said that "the cold may hurt our passing game, but on the other hand, it's harder for the defense to cover a receiver when the ground is frozen." If the aerial game fails, however. how-ever. Coach Hunk Anderson of the Bears has an ace-in-the-hole in Bronko Nagurski, who will mainstay main-stay the Chicago ground attack from the fullback spot. 21 New Records In The American NEW YORK, Dee. 25 (HE) The 1943 American league season was a bad one for old records 21 disappearing dis-appearing from the books to make1 room for as many new ones, and Bine others being tied, according to official figures released today. The junior circuit established 12 new Major league records and tied six, while breaking nine American league marks and tieing three. The New York Yankees, as was expected, led the league in setting Hew records for team play. The world champions cracked, three of the record book's entries all hitting hit-ting marks held by the Yankees. They were: most years leading the league in home runs, 24; most years in hitting 100 or more home runs, 22, and the most consecutive years with 100 or more home runs, 19. The most Impressive of the Major Ma-jor league records broken by an individual was the one smashed by second baseman Bobby Doerr of the Boston Red Sox. Doerr accepted ac-cepted 349 consecutive chances 1 without an error to break the 10-year-old mark of 271, held by Oscar Melillo of the St. Louis Browns. Western Football Squad Completed SAN FRANCISCO. Ded. 25 ATE) The western squad for the New Year's Day Shrine east-west foot ball game was completed today with the announcement that Dick Renfro, Washington State back, will join the team at its Menlo Park training quarters tomorrow. Coaches Babe, Hollingbery and Buck Shaw opened practice sessions ses-sions yesterday without the services ser-vices of Art Mc Caff ray and En sign "Presto" Johnson, College of the Pacific tackle and halfback. half-back. McCaffray went to Seattle to visit his father, who is ill. and Johnson was called back to the campus for duty over the weekend. week-end. Next week, Dave Brown, end, and Mike Marten thai, guard, will be detached from the squad for three days of study at U. C. I A. from Dec. 28 to 30. Abe Croft, Southern Methodist end who had been ill with a cold, rejoined the team however and took part in the workout. Observers at the east camp in Santa Clara were impressed with the wortt' of Ed Doherty, Boston College quarterback, and Bob Hoernschemeyer, Indiana freshman passing star. and thought coaches Andy Kerr and ur. George Hauser might install a T formation to utilize their abilities. Westerners Win Favored Role in New Year's Game SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 25 (HP) The western all-stars were solid 3 to 1 favorites today to defeat their' eastern rivals in the annual east-west Shrine football game New Year's day at Kezar stadium. Both squads scheduled Christmas Christ-mas day workouts, the west at Menlo Park and the east at Santa Clara, as thir coaches sought to establish tentative lineups one week before game day. 28 Huskies Leave For Pasadena Tilt SEATLE. Dec. 25 U.E) Coach Ralph (Pest) Welch and his University Uni-versity of Washington Huskies, 28 strong, were Pasadena-bound today to-day after entraining here last night for their New Year's Day clash in the Rose ' Bowl against the University of Southern California. Cali-fornia. The 28-man squad was scheduled to arive Sunday night when the Huskies will seFttp-ttlelr training table at the McCormick estate in Pasadena and hold their first workout Monday afternoon at a field near the Rose Bowl. WARNING l CAR OWNERS! Don't Risk Your Future INSURE YOUR CAR NOW! See LA VON E. PAYNE Representing State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co. 32 West Center St. Next Door Mitchell Jewelry Provo, Utah -PHONE 2801952-M Hew York Plans (light Baseball NEW YORK, Dec 25 (EE) Mayor F. H. LaGuardia verified reports today that night baseball would be played here next season. LaOuardia said the removal of dimout reflections here Nov. 1 had cleared the way for his approval of arc light baseball a move which it was estimated, would add approximately 150,000 to 200,000 patrons to the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodger attend' ance totals next year. The Yankees have not indicated whether they will play night ball. Night baseball was discontinued in the metropolitan area in 1942, and twilight games were substl tuted with a curfew going into effect ef-fect one hour after sundown. prCputOjne,r fjbii Jtosp Bowl Huskiest 3' V I, rnrnri'i1riii.iiiinwmii mi n rim nm i r n'rnygii'frtiM;iiiflrS','"-fflriif ur 11 if n i 'irr nunTi-friii y l'linr-rnfiiriir lmnr-n-mii ni.i-ffiMiif n J Likely starters for the University of Washington in the New Year's Day Rose Bowl fame are, left to right in the line. Jack Tracy, Don Deelca. Frank Saksa, Gordon Berlin. Bill Ward. Lawrence Tag" Chrlstenson and1 Dick Hagen. In tfie back field are Sam Robinson, left: Gerry Austin Bob"Bobo" Moor and Al Attn, taking ball from center. Coach Ralph Test" Weldv In background, watches his squad, who'll face the U. S. C k Trojans. "l I 2 I 3 I 4 5 I 6 I 7 8 I 9 I R I H E I By HARRY GRAYSON NEA Sports Editor NEW YORK, Dec. 29 Story of Tennessee's' Bobby Dodd in the "They Carried the Mail" series of football greats reminds John BarnhiU of the most discussed of the many phenomenal plays en gineered by the languid-looking lad from the hills. This particular play also illu strates how much of football's so-c ailed razzle-dazzle is bora. It was a close, tough game in Nashville in 1930. Vanderbilt for wards charged viciously when Dodd passed or punted. "With Dodd in kick forma tion," recalls Athletic Director Barnhill, s'Lyndecker, Vanderbilt tackle, ran over Buddy Hackban. the blocker, and Bobby did not have a chance to punt "So the- quick-thinking Dodd, who never gave up, ran around deep in the backfield with tackl era chasing him. It appeared that he would be smeared for a 25 yard loss. But finally, when he was about cornered, he spotted Hackman, who had recovered from shock and had drifted near the sideline about on the line ofj scrimmage. He threw the ball to Hackman, who raced unmolested down the sideline" for 70 yards and a touchdown." A number of football writers, -accepting this for a conceived play, called it the most complicated compli-cated one ever unfolded. One veteran was so positive that the play was a definite part of the Tennessee attack that he believed he caught all the assignments, assign-ments, had an artist sketch it from his directions. Tulsa's squad which tackles Georgia Tech in the Sugar Bowl, Jan. 1, is of about the same weight In the line, heavier in the backfield and deeper in first-rate backs than the Hurricane that was shaded by Tennessee in the same stadium a year ago. It is rated as having a superior running run-ning attack, with passing almost if not as good, gives way only in kicking to the outfit that boast ed the great Glenn Dobbs. The . professional scouts are headed for New Orleans, Steve Owen of the New York Giants, among them. That's a real attraction for a professional scout these days-unbeaten days-unbeaten Tulsa with 24 4F's. Madison Square Garden gets $2.75 for basketball. ... It used to be -a 25-cent attraction . . with dancing thrown in. . . . bridle , paths leading to the c as-Tropical as-Tropical Park, you know Mexico City's Hippodrome de las Americas Ameri-cas has the right idea . . bridle paths leading to the casino. cas-ino. . . . Foothills Kurland, Oklahoma A. and M.'s seven-foot center, is Pin !Ud Boy No.' 1 to his teammates . . . the target of photographers. . . . Also Two-Towel Two-Towel Bob. . . . Wonder How Bobo Newsom missed the Brooklyn Brook-lyn Bushwicks? . . . The 5:45 p. m. starting time for West Point Havana Cagers Bring International flavor to Madison Square Garden Court field house workouts in March will make the Dodgers the first club to train at night. . . . The next thing you know ball players will be eating carrots. FIRE DESTROYS GRAIN STANFORD, Mont, Dec. 25 (EE) Fire destroyed some 3,000 bushels of wheat, a lumber pile and household goods on the J. Y. Warren ranch near Geyser. An overheated stove was said to have i caused the blaze. By JACK CUDDY United Frees staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Dec. 25 OLE) College basketball may receive an important Christmas present to night if the University of Havana team makes a cr editable showing against Long Island U. in the first international noop game staged at Madison Square Gar den. Ned Irish, who brought college basketball to the garden nine years asro and who now is actinsr nresi- dent of the garden, is using to night's contest as a test which, if successful, will usher in a flock of international games. Irish, who has enjoyed amazing success in promoting intersectional games in the house that Rickard built, believes that international competition will provide additional fillip to the big-time cage sport But such competition is possible at the garden only if foreign teams can play on a par with American college quintets. The Cuban squad that takes to the court tonight against unbeaten Long Island U. is a question mark. Most of its members are veterans who have played together for three years. Playing' in Cuba and Puerto Rico, the Habaneros have won 22 of their last 25 games. They recently won two of three encounters with the crack U. S Naval team from Guantanamo Bay. During practice this week at the garden, the Cubans were Im pressive, with their fast-breaking; firehouse game, their speed, flaw-Less flaw-Less ball-handling, long passes and surprising stamina. But whether they hvs the de fensive savvy to stop Lone Island's Intricate, fast-breaking attack la a question that makes the invaders underdogs in the betting with bookies offering 13 points on the L. L U. blackbirds. Although the Cubans average six feet they are not as tall as the Blackbirds. Tallest Tall-est among the visitors is Luis San-jurjo, San-jurjo, their six-foot-two center,) who is also Pan-American high-Jump high-Jump champion. The Cubans, some of whom wear musta chios, are expected to find difficulty in accustoming themselves them-selves to the fast glass backboards and to the smoky interior tf the garden. They are used to outdoor courts and wooden backboards. Havana U. will play two more games on its current trip, meeting Temple at Philadelphia, Tuesday, and Canisius at Buffalo, N. Y-t Saturday. The Havana-Long Island encounter en-counter is the feature of a double-header double-header at the garden tonight. Tha other contest brings together Western Kentucky and Brooklyn college. The bookies offer IS points on favored Kentucky. Shootih' Cowboy mo AGE, to pacts OKLAHOMA euAgo oe swift; aP$9 JC jO STi.U.WATr2 S-lCgg FOfi PSD SO LAST pi Jum Hit. . '&a,j9& Fur. Model Home Open for Inspection! SUNDAYS 1:30 to 7:30 p. m. WEEKDAYS ...3:30 to 7:30 p. m. WASATCH GARDENS CHECK THESE FEATURES 1. Full basement 2. Mueller hot sir furnace S. Automatic gas water heater 4. Tile bath room with tub and shower 5. 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