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Show -- isfiftai frrgllr TyHpnTirgr West Surprises East 27-1Tennessee Edges Texas Ags 3; . A - l ;N,D'- THE HERALD JOURNAL TC7 - lan SAN FRANCISCO (UP) Gerry Nesbitt, a battering ram back from Arkansas, personally accounted for three touchdowns yesterday as he powered the West to a sur-- j 3 upset over the heavily favored East prtsmglv easy in the 33rd Annual Shrine Game. With Stanford's Jackie Douglas calling the signals and doing an important bit of spot running himself; and half- 27-1- SPORTS STARS ; Burdette Named Athlete Of Year Medic Advises It rates here as the standout athleUc performance of 1957. Sports Writer Lew BurNEW YORK. ilP) Sport by sport, the other indidette. the man from the West vidual stickouts were: Boxing irgmia mountains who made Milwaukees baseball miracle Carmen Basilio was the fighter come true, gets the nod today as 0f the year without a question. He the athlete of the year. successfully defended the welter- The big pitcher from Nitro, L championship against W. Va., nailed down the honor j0hnny Saxton and then won the by winning three World Senes middleweight crown in a slash-gamfrom the mighty Yankees. ,ng battering bout against Sugar In the process he pitched 24 1,3 Ray Robinson, BY OSCAR FRALEY' eight consecutive scoreless innings and Racing became the first man to start Little Willie Hartack took the and win three games in the laures as tj,e ieading jockey for classic since the third ear in a row. For the turned the trick in 1920. second straight year he led in stakes and money won, setting a record with 44 stakes and winning more than $3,000,000. F'ootball It was Johnny Unitas of the Baltimore Colts among the pros and Johnny Crow of the Texas Aggies among the collegians. Unitas, who three years ago was plaing sandlot football for $6 a game, led the pro league with 24 touchdown passes and 2,550 yards By HARRY WISMER gained passing. Crow carried the NEW YORK (if) They 'h3g(ggjes jnto jbe Gator Bowl down the curtain on professional against Tennessee and was evfootball today when the Cleveland erybodys player of the year. Basketball Browns and the Detroit Lions Bob Cousy among the pros and tangle for the championship of the National Football League at Wilt (The Stiltf Chamberlain Briggs Stadium in the Motor City. among the collegians, get the nod It winds up what has been the here. Cousy was the season-lon- g most successful year of all from sparkplug and playmaker and althe point of patronage and gate so led the league in assists as he receipts. The pros, despite every paced the Boston Celtics to the thing, just seem to keep growing Nra title. Chamberlain was the and growing. biggest one man show in college The Browns reigned slight fa- ranks and had the pros drooling vorites to beat the Lions at mid- in prospect. week, but Joe Kuharich, coach Golf of the Washington Redskins, sumDick Mayer was the "pro golfer med up the situation correctly on of the year with amateur laurels Sports Scene your reporters to Hillman Robbins, a Walker Dumont TV show when he said Cupper who won the U. S. Amathere was little to choose between teur crown. Mayer stroked his the rivals. Its a tossup and the wy out of obscurity by winning breaks will decide the contest. the U. S. Open in a playoff with We like the Lions, giving them Cary Middlecoff and then pickthat slight edge, or a three-poiup the $50,000 top money in ing margin. Detroit has more balance the at Tam O'Shan- than Cleveland, and is well round- ed defensively, especially against Tennis the type of aerial offense used by Gibson wrote tennis hisAlthea Paul Brown. The Lions board of tory with a slashing racket when George she became the first Negro to win strategy headed by . Coach . Wilson is of the omnion that they Wimbledon or in the U. can contain Jimmy Brown. Big. either at , F est 'SB strong and resourceful, he isnt the same S1?e easily hurt, and he executes well at In any emergency. "hlt',h kept Pancho Gonzales uf the professional heap, loP his call will clubs Paul Brown 1 oc pi a vs, and Tommv OConnell will Rd execute them. The Browns also V Gordle lo'f of ,e "od 0,1 hs slxt ns have "Mr. Toe Lou Groza, who and has won manv ball games and SC0?ng, championship ost player trophy helped in winning their three u,lrd even thouh Maunce (The Rock- championships. Since the Brow- the stratogot into the league in 1950 they've eti Richard passed mark. been in seven title playoffs. Dur- spheric Track and Field ing that time the Lions have been Derek Ibbotson of England was in four. Theyve won two. the man, lowering the world mile record to 3:57.2. even though Bob Kutowski erased Cornelius 15-- y ear-olpole vault SALT LAKE CITY HP! Cy record with a 15 foot, 9Ji inch prus High School Friday handed leap. the Granite Farmers their first swimming defeat of the -a- .cn Lions Today !n Pro Playoff Not To Coach one-yar- sad-face- d Tar Heels Win Dixie Classic N C. OP) North RALEIGH, Carolinas Tar Heels, cool and accurate in a game that swept n fi . 'ii control to slow-motio- scrambling, captured the Dixie Classic championship by beating North Carolina State 39-3- 0 Holiday Tourney Basketball Results Jack Curtice's Daughter Weds led the Vols to an 1 56-4- 50-4- 2 56-4- one-yar- icton over the East Si lubarum, 28. pla.ved briefly with the San Francisco 49ers be- MONTGOMERY, Ala. HP Ken fore retiring from football to en- s took ter real estate business in Los lord of the wraps off the nation's best Angeles He said he and his 21- pasing aim for the last time in bride would honeymoon his collegiate caieer vesteulay m Acapulco, Mexico, early next to spark a Gtav victory jear over the Blue in the annual postseason football classic. 1'lie aerial combine of Maynard of Texas Christian and Jimmy Oir of Georgia dazzled the Giant Yank defense and hi ought the Confederates back from a deficit. 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Hammond for 13, Hogan for 10, and Bennett and Giles each added nine. WARM NO DOWN PAYMENT JAMES A. JARVIS Hughes hit four field goals am? ended up with a 9 point total and Harris ending up with 10. Harris and Hughes could not match the scoring power of a team, as Boyer hit 64-6- We Keep Your House $3(D(D(B)(D then shoot down and get her a DIAMOND from 29-1- WHY BE COLD? 27-1- v ' Ford-to-l)o- 12-1- Utah, Wyoming, Denver Win As Utah Aggies Lose f .... Utah Prep Basketball Tooele 50, Pay son 32 Delta 54, Manti 47 Piute 46, Miilaid 35 Duchesne 47, South Summit 38 Ojprus 53, Ogden 44 Parowan 57,' Panguitih 42 Cedar City 44, White Pine (Nev. 44 Joutan 54, Davis 52 in Tremonton-Garlan- d Friday night in their most humiliating defeat in many a moon. Logan, meanwhile, beat Preston and Box Elder Bees were nipped by Olympus The Logan Grizzlies ended up with a preseason mark bv 5 whipping the Preston Indians in the Logan gym. Gary Watts 66-3- 1 5 . once-beate- 40 One-Tw- high and Emery Beckstead Indulged one minute stall to maintain their contest with Beck-stea- d two point lead over the Box El- -' taking high point honors der Bees and added a loul shot in the final seconds to hand the with 24 Watts ended with 23. Jay Cheney started the Griz- Bees their fifth straight loss 50-- ! zlies rolling in the first quarter 46. with his fine shooting and Merlin Box Elder held the lead only Olsen controlled both backboards. once in the ball game. They led Cheney hit for 6 points in the first at the end of the first quarter Hale and Child hit for three quarter to lead Logan to a 16-lead. quick ones at the start of the The second quarter found Em- second quarter and the Bees nev-- , ery Beckstead start pouring them er led after that. Olympus could through for the Indians and not put on any safe margin howCheney came up with 'a badly ever, as they never led the Bees sprained ankle for the Grizzlies by more than 6 points. Child Beckstead put through 10 points turned out to be the high scorer before the quarter was over and for the Titans with 18 points Bob Parsons tied Child to take higlt Logan led only by 10, The third quarter found the honors for the Bees. Grizzlies two guards potting Arbon and Dennis Han- them from everywhere and the sen Jay rounded out most of the Bee 1 Grizzlies jumped to a big scoring. Arbon did a very good lead by the end of the third quar- job on the boards adding ter. Watts hit four field goals, 13 points. Hansen didplus a good job a hit foul three and and Murray of ball handling and got extra shot. Watts continued his shoot- hot during the second quarter ing during the first part of the to keep the Bees in the race. final quarter and ended up the still looked very Although half with 7 of 8 field goal at- impressive. they Arbon moved well tempts. and jumps well for a big man and The Olympus Titans put on a will give plenty of trouble throughout the season to opposing centers. The Bear River Bears could not keep their winning streak going as they disappointed a night crowd by letting the East Leopards march to a victory. gies led by 14 points at one time, The Leopards went Bear huntto find the Vandals closing ing during the first only quarter, and the gap in the final minutes and not killing the Bear, although 3 win walking away with a wounded him pretty bad. The The University of Wyoming capheld a 20-- 6 lead at the tured a surprise win over highly Leopards end of the first period. 8 touted Michigan University Bear River neved did recupat Albuquerque. The difference erate from the devastating first . in the two teams was Tony Wind-isquarter and managed to score 1 who sank Wyoming guard only 6 points the second, 10 the 33 points for top scoring honors. third, and 9 in the final, for tneir The box scores: total of 31. 5 IDAHO I TAH hTATE 66 The Leopards just kept running 3 7 6 12 Bates Branom 3 3 2 8 awav from the Bears as they hit 0 2 2 2 Crane Coleman 13 2 4 1 0 0 2 t'ullimore H 3 117 for 11 the second quarter, 16 the 1 0 0 2 Haggerty I.hus 6 2012 and 19 in the final for one MeKwen 5 33 13 third, 6 10 7 19 Ipsen 8 5 2 18 Theus Simmons 10 7 7 27 of the highest scohes in presea0 10 0 Schley alton 2 0 0 4 son play, 66. 0 2 0 0 Walbeck Kent Hughes and Darwin Har4 4 3 11 Polak were the sparks in the slow ris 30 19 15 75 23 .71 20 66 Totals 66 moving Bear River machine as 36 I tih State in a shooting Official league basketball competition in Utah high school Reo gion begins next Friday night, following a busy schedule n of play. The defending region champ, Bear River, comes to Logan for that opening night. The Bears, who didnt go as far in the state meet last spring as the Grizzlies who won runnerup honors have had a sorry campaign They bowed to East 79-6- 9 Brigham Young 100-yar- d l O 35-3- terfly at 1.12 9 and came back jn.ca captain, rmt nnai. .u a "' Prid. later to capture the freestyles. Ammerman, the lone senior on n basket-- i Tennessee's ball squad, scored 21 points as the Vols broke fast from the bar- rier and were never threatened by the visiting Cougars. North Emery 51. Uintah 37 Lchi 53, North Sevier 47 Beaver 40. Hurricane 36 ev 46 Kanab 62, Basic Marvsville 41. South Sevier Grantsville 46 Wavne 44 ONE-TW- Friday, January 3 (Olticial Play Begins) South Cache at Box Elder Bear River at Logan Bountiful at North Cache Ben Lomond at Ogden Davis at Weber one-yar- War-merda- YVasatch 52. Altamont 34 BY High 48, Richfield 32 REGION 64-6- d bu'- - ?' 4-- 2 Preps Launch League Play Friday 3-- 0 V, 5u0-go- ,1(K-ar- Douglas' teammate, halfback Stuart Vaughan, was used as a flanker most of the afternoon, but managed to catch two passes. Idaho's Jerry Kramer, a three extra guard, booted points and a teamamte, Wayne Walker, a center, blocked a crucial East conversion attempt. Walker also did most of the kicking off for the winners. Friday night against Logan. With him here are fly squadsmeni Cec Howell, Bill Puzey, Carl Harris, Kent Hughes and Lynn MW chaelis. Logan has a maik, while the Bears have won on. GRIZZLIES WIN; BEARS, BEES LOSE The Tar Heels were steady and sure in collecting precious points through the first 34 minutes of Early in the second period, the game. Then, with State forced lead West piled up a 13-into a press, they paraded the the of Utah when Merrill Douglas unto build an free throw line SKYLINE At IP TY scooted around left end from the beatable margin. Friday N. 14 to complete a rrarch 62. Utah 64, Washingt in eight plays. Oregon 75, Colorado State 69 In Jacksonville, Fla., Sammy Idaho 75, Utah State 66 Burklow, a fourth - string fullWyomig 88, Michigan 78. fourth-period field back, booted a Denver 84, Western Kentucky that aLe Tennessee a 63. Georgia Tech 70 Detroit 66 ver a"d ,m- The unbeaten University of T?xas tA' No. Carol, na 39 No. Car. St. 30 beKansas State 88 Nebraska 57 Utah basketball team found stubof a fore more record than crowd Tennessee 83 Brigham Young 68 born competition Friday night at 43,000. Wyoming 93. Wisconsin 65 Corvallis, Ore., in Far West But Burklow had to share the Classic Oklahoma 53 Colorado 52 competitors as they eked hero's spotlight with tailback out a 2 last quarter win over Texas AAM 80 Baylor 63 Western Kentucky 78 Tulane 72 Bobby Gordon, who made his the University of Washington. winning boot posible by literally Missouri 83 Princeton 71 Die Huskies, who led at the Southern Methodist 83 Texas 75 knocking himself out in a drive half were paced by big d to the Aggies line. Pittsburgh 71 Manhattan 63 Doug Smart who chalked up 30 senior counters for the evening to lead Gordon, a Northwestern 66 St. Louis 53 from Pulaski. T9nn . gained scoring for both teams. Kansas 55 Iowa State 48 every inch in the Vols winning Utah took on Oregon State late Temple 91 Seattle 73 drive, hurling himself at last night in finals that found the California 60 Davton 55 Tennessee Tech 69 Citadel 60 the tiring Aggie forward wall, running Redskins seeking their and passing. At one point, he ninth Holy Cross 77 Dartmouth 72 victory of the current Wichita 63 Los Angeles St. 61 reeled away from a tackle, fell campaign without a setback. to the ground, stagered up and Oregon Aikansas 71 Texas Tech 67 gained the finals with a out then passed Purdue 82 Butler 78 win over Y'ale But he revived during a time Elsewhere in Skyline play, out well enough to push to the Utah State University went down d line in two tries and to its second straight defeat at hold the ball for Burklow's kick. the hands of Idaho University in Gordon, who earned 32 times, a game at Idaho Falls. The Ag overshadowed Aggie star John LAS VEGAS, Nev. HP' Pete Crow Crow plaved consistently Schaburum, former University of but the Texas football, good California football star, was to give married yesterday to Gerry Cur- - blockers vveie ever able him the running room he needed tice of Salt Lake City, daughter . .. , e game in more an of Ltah head coach football! ,nrn coach Jack Curtice who coached;3 hcro,c dcfcnsive ba,tle- the Vest All Stais to their 3 Dett the HOPE THE BOYS will do better in official play than in preseason competition, Coach Durrell Hughes of the defending region champs Bear River Bears confides. The Bears open next 27-1- cP,lupfs, The Farmers, earlier w inners over Logan and West, just could not measure up to tankman Tracy who set a new two-tim- CHICAGO OP A medical examination last night dashed Frank Leahys high hopes of a comeback as Texas A. A M. football coach, and left in doubt a decision of whether he will be given the school's athletic directorship. Dame Leahy, former Notre football great, was near teats when Dr. Cliford J. Barborka told him he would "endanger his health ir he returned to coaching. Leahy agreed to abide by the doctors decision. Barborka, an eminent abdominal specialist, left the door open for Leahy to accept the post of Texas A. & M. athletic director, but there was no assurance Leahy would get the job. of Dayton. Moments after the doctors teledecision a Leahy phoned Dr. M. L. Harrington, A coach from Utah, and playpresident of Texas A. & M. ers from University of Utah I can't take the job, sir," he told Harrington. These tensions and Idaho University, played star roles in the West's upset have come back. 3 victory over the East in But he'put in a bid for the job San Francisco yesterday. of athletic director. The West team was coached Frank, I cant give you any word on that now, Harrington by Utah mentor Jack Curtice, the cagey Cactus Jack of the told him. Harrington said he would have Skyline champions. to put Leahys bid for the athletUtah fullback Merrill Dougic directorship before the schools las, the Skylines leading scorer board of directors and its athduring the past campaign, was letic board. the only player from the area t oscore a touchdown. He raced 14 yards on an end run to score the Wests second touchdown. nt Swim Defeat ' Frank Leahy tinted Press Wismcr Picks back Jim Shofner of Texas g Christian doing a fine and kicking job, the West went ahead in the first quarter and was In charge throughout. For his standout performance, Nesbitt was voted the "outstanding player of the game while Don Mauuukian of Stanford, who teamed with Clyde Letbet-te- r e All of Baylor to American Alex Karras of Ohio all day, won the lineman of the game award. Dazzling Dozer Playing before 60,000 fans In a light drizzle, Nesbitt was almost unstoppable as he scored d in the first quarter on a lunge; counted again In the third on an eight - yard power drive over tackle; and then capped the performance by taking an eight-yar- d pass in the end zone for another score early in the last quarter. This show put in the shade some fine work for the East by of halfbacks Walt Kowalczyk Michigan State and Bob Mitchell of Illinois; and end Fred Dugan Phon 308 |