The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 2, 1953, Page 5

Hens ‘Was Bis: Factor Bow! Tats By HUGH FULLERTON Jr. Associated Press Sports Writer You'd never know it from the Scores, but the defensive platoons | i ‘Were the deciding factors in most ‘of the football bowl games that the beginning of 1953. Alabama established a new | record for “major” bowl com; ion by walloping Syracuse 61-6 in the Orange Bowl, and the San Diego Naval Training Center Went 20 points higher and must have get a record for any kind of bowl game when it whomped the 10lst Airborne Division of Camp B idge, Ky., 81-20, and only two teams on the entire list were shut out. But tp offset those two remark- s able scdring exhibitions, Southern ~ Califo; stopped Wisconsin four times within scoring range to earn @ welcome 7-0 victury for the West in the Rose Bowl. Georgia Tech’s defensive platoon held Mississippi | Once less than a foot from the Kick Decides Gator Bow! Win By F. T. MACFEELY JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (» — The toe still decides football games and that never was more evident than in Florida’s 14-13 victory over Tulsa in the Gator Bow! Thursday. Rick Casares placekicked two Conversions after Florida touch- downs, Tom Miner, who booted 41 of 45 for Tulsa during the 10-game season, missed a conversion and a field goal in the last quarter of the bowl game. The officials had a great deal to do with the outcome of the Same, too. They called an illegal- use-of-hands penalty against Tulsa on Florida’s second conversion. Caseres had missed but the penalty gave him another chance and he Made the point that won the game. Both the Tulsa kicks that missed ‘were close, but Coach J. O. (Bud- dy) Brothers had no complaints against the rulings. The referee, Ronald Gibbs from the Missouri Valley Conference, promptly waved to indicate the ball was wide of the goal posts in each case. The teams will get considerably less than the maximum $60,000 pay- off from the game since attendance was only 30,015. The bowl had a capacity of 37,000. After completely dominating the first half and taking a 14-0 lead on 78) and 80-yard touchdown marches, the Florida Gators let down, fumbled three times and all but gave away the game. “We Igosened up our defense in the second half, expecting a lot of passes," Florida Coach Bob Woodruff explained. “That allowed Tulsa's \iground game to get i Floridais tough defense held Howie Waugh, the nation’s leading runner, to 65 yards in 15 carries. But cks J. C. Roberts, sub- stitute who has been out most of two seasons with injuries, and Dick Kercher, sparked the Tulsa come- ‘back drive. Roberts and Waugh each scored a touchdown on short plunges after 73 and 46-yard marches, Each started with a Florida fumble. Ronnie Morris, a Lakeland, Fla., lad who quarterbacks Tulsa’s split T form completed 10 passes for 132 yards. But Florida had the defense to break up his long ones and keep him from the nearly two touchdown passes a game he av- eraged in the regular season, Florida, on the other hand, used its passing game as a primary weapon for a change. Doug Dickey threw 29 yards to Papa Hall for the key play in the first touchdown march. Casares scored on a one- yard plunge. Fred Robinson, who alternated with Dickey at quarterback, tossed goal, once on the two-yard line; and once on the five, after yielding touchdown, to win 24-6 ugar Bowl d_ Tennessee, the best defense r college during the lar season, and took advan- of the Volunteers’ offensive jerrors to win 16-0, And Florida, after gaining a two- wn lead over Tulsa in the | |Gator Bowl game, had to dig in| for all it was worth, holding on | he five-yard lirie in the closing | minutes, to win 14-13. The day's lesser bowl games of the Pacific whip thern, 27-6, in tHe Southern edge w in the Prairie View | Bowl All this assorted New Year’s en- »tertainment was witnessed by ‘over 400,000 fans who actually were on hand and perhaps millions :of others who watched four of the Six Year Hold On Rose Bowl Crown Broken PASADENA, Calif. @—This 1953 may turn out to be a rough one {in other ways, but for Pacific Coast football it’s already a happy new year. The Big Ten’s embrarrassing six year stranglehold on the Rose Bowl came to an end yesterday as South- ern California outlasted a tough bunch of Badgers from Wisconsin, 7-0 before a crowd of 101,500. A rangy senior from St. Louis, 186-pound tailback Rudy Bukich, was the surprise hero of the vic- tory, which also served to restore some of SC’s tarnished glory in this granddaddy of all post-season classics, Until they lost to Alabama, 34-14 in‘ 1946, and to Michigan, 49-0, in 1948, the Trojans had won eight straight New Year’s games. Bukich, 22 years old and 6-1%, spent most of his college career understudying. This season it was to All - America Jim Sears. But Sears went out of the Rose Bowl game after only three minutes and 33 seconds, with a broken fibula bone in his lower left leg. That left it up to Bukich. | Rudy came through in fine style. For the day, he completed 12 passes out of 20 for a 60 per cent average and 137 yards. Before he went out, Sears had connected with three out of four. The two teams--SC, champion of the Pacific Coast Conference, and big ones on television. And it jnetted well over two million dol- lars from gate receipts and TV and radio fees, for the competing schools and -the conferences and associated institutions which shared in the cuts. The exact fig- ures won’t be known for some weeks after the audits are com- pleted. Southern California and Wiscon- sin drew over 100,000 people into Pasadena’s Rose Bowl; the Sugar Bowl attracted an estimated 82,- 000; there were 75,504 paid admis- sions at the Cotton Bowl, 66,280 at the Orange Bowl and 30,015 at the Gator Bowl. Those were the biggest crowds. Although Alabarma’s 61 points} wiped out Michigan’s two 40-point Rose Bowl triumphs which had stood as the scoring record since the first Tournament of Roses game in 1902, that wasn’t the day’s thriller. The excitement came in the Fumbles Hurt close games, and the Rose Bowl, oldest of all, probably was- the most stirring. After six straight triumphs for the’ Big Ten since the two conferences hooked up, California fans were ready to yell for a West Coast victory. But when it came they were almost breath- less. Wisconsin, with battering Alan Ameche as a constant threat, got within scoring range four times. USC had three chances, cashed in on one when substitute tailback Rudy Bukich passed to Al Car- michael to complete a 73-yard aerial drive and barely missed one field goal attempt. Twice in the closing minutes Wisconsin came close and, with jabout two minutes to go, Harland Carl raced into the end zone, got his hands on an almost-perfect pass and juggled it just long enough for momentum to carry him out of bounds for an incom- —: SPORTS — Ole Miss pletion. ToGeorgia Tech In Sugar Bowl By MERCER BAILEY NEW ORLEANS ® — Georgia Tech combined dazzling defensive play with the rampant running of Leon Hardeman, Billy Teas and .|Glenn Turner to whip previously unbeaten Mississippi 24-7 in the Sugar Bowl football game, Two of Tech’s touchdowns result- ed from fumble recoveries by Cecil Trainer and Bill Thaden, And three times the Tech defense, second- best in the nation, repelled Missis- sippi when the Rebels were breath- ing on the goal line. Both coaches -- Bobby Dodd of Tech and Johnny Vaught of Mis- sissippi--agreed that the Engineers’ stubborn, alert defenders stripped Ole Miss of its chances of a New Year’s day victory. “I can’t pick out an individual,” said Vaught. ‘‘Tech’s entire de- fensive squad is great.” Dodd praised the work of All - America defensive halfback Bobby Moorhead, safetyman Jakie Ru- dolph, All-Southeastern linebacker George Morris, and end Sam Hensley. Vaught and Dodd also had com- pliments for Ole Miss quarterback Jimmy Lear and Tech halfback Hardeman as the outstanding of- fensive stars. Hardeman was voted Wisconsin, champion with Purdue of the Big Ten--battled each other to a scoreless standoff through the first half. In the third quarter, using only three ground plays in the drive, Bukich paved the way for a touch- down in nine plays. Halfback Al Carmichael stepped over, Sam Tsagalakis booted the conversion, and it was 7-0. That was the ball game, but Wisconsin didn’t know it. Haluska kept pitching strikes, Ameche kept plugging away at the staunch SC line, and right up to the. finish the visitors kept trying to maintain the Big Ten’s record of no defeats in the current series, which still has a year to go. Robin Roberts of the Phillies} was the only National League | hurler to win 20 games in 1952. He won 28 for a fourth place team. 37 yards to Hall for the second touchdown. Hall was voted by sportswriters | the most valuable Florida player, / Marv Matuszak, Tulsa’s All-Amer- iea guard, won most valuable player honors on his team. the most valuable player in the game by attending sportswriters. The game--worth about $140,000 to each school, minus a 25 per cent cut to the Southeastern Conference- attracted a sell-out erowd of 82,000 Bama Win In Orange Bowl Sets Record By GENE PLOWDEN MIAMI, Fla. — Alabama re- wrote the Orange Bowl record book with a crushing 61-6 defeat of Syracuse in the greatest mismatch ball games. The mighty Crimson Tide rolled | for nine touchdowns and turned the 19th annual Orange Bowl classie into a rout before 66,280 spectators who started leaving the stand mid- way the third period. In sharp contrast to some pre- vious Orange Bowl games which SEDGMAN, M’GREGOR TO MAKE PRO NET DEBUTS LOS ANGELES # — Frank jtennis with the best of good feel-;man and McGregor will receive Sedgman, the world’s No. 1 tennis player, and his Australian Davis Cup teammate, Ken McGregor, start cashing in on their talents Tuesday when they make their long expected professional debut! a lot for A at Los Angeles’ Pan-Pacific Audi- torium Jack Kramer, former U. S. Ama- teur champion who will be promoter.and opponent of the fa- mous Aussies, announced last night Sedgman and McGregor had accepted his $100,000 offer for a tour of the United States “and other places on which I decide.” Pascho Segura also will be a mem- ber of the touring troupe. At the same time in Sydney, Australia, Sedgman confirmed he and McGregor has deserted the amateur ranks and would leave for J the United States tomorrow. jings good wishes to officials | jand p . Sir president jof the 4 eclared, | h them well. ave done t n the past four years, The choice is their fown, Any man is entitled to make this own deci: nd I do not bl them for choc jway of life for t j said his offer of $100,000 jor 40 per cent of SS Te jceipts, whichever i } to t {team but he will take After a tu | Angeles, jto Ne } Sec as a man “Tt was 2 big decision for Ken | and Ifo make and we have many regreti,” Sedgman told Sydney “But after weighing ev Fe decided we were do: the right thing in accepting K mer’s fer, We leave amateur Au i North & their own | ure.” 4 jlenge round. ter, was | 55 per cent of the receipts,” Kra- mer said. Jack also expects to promote four or five $10,000 sum- mer tournaments for professionals. That the 25-year old Sedgman and the 22-year old McGregor jwould eventually turn pro has jbeen the talk of tennis circles for over a year. Kramer sent his per- sonal representative, Tex Schroed- er, to Australia to confer with the pair before the Davis Cup chal- But both Sedgman and McGregor declined to be quoted until after they had successfully defended the inv United States team of Vic as and Tony Trabert four ches to one. MeGregor dropped only match to Seixas after the tralians had clinched the de- of the cup. nm has been regarded as player two fans and was televised nationally (ABC). It climaxed a week of Sugar Bowl sports during which Louisiana State won the basketball title, Gardnar Mulloy of Miami copped the tennis crown, and Mary- land and Syracuse tied for the boxing championship. The victory kept Tech, the na- tion’s No. 2 team, undefeated in 26 games and extended its victory string to 17. Mississippi, which won eight and tied two games to end the season in seventh place, was making its first Sugar Bowl ternational trophy by defeating | appearance. Tech had been here once before, when it beat Tulsa 20-18 in 1944. Early in the game it seemed Lear was about to quarterback his split-T teammates to an upset just as he did against Maryland. The Rebels took the opening kick- off and whizzed 57 yards to score, halfback Wilson Dillard ramming over the final inches. But before the first quarter was over, Tech’s defense began to show its tremendous power under pres- sure. Despite three inspired marches on Lear’s pitchouts and passes to end Jim Slay and backs Hal Lofton, Dick Westerman and Dillard, the Rebels could not mus- ter another scoring punch, Tech’s scoring came on a one- yard sneak by quarterback Bill Brigman, a field goal by Pepper Rodgers, a six - yard drive by hardeman and a 24-yard pass from Rodgers to end. Jeff Knox, were won and lost in final seconds, this one turned into a boresome fiasco. Syracuse was the underdog from the time the Eastern champions were picked to play Alabama and the Orangemen apparently never overcame that psychology. Alabama, 13-point favorite at game time, scored first and when Syracuse drove from its own 22 to the Alabama goal it looked like a tight ball game coming up. But whe: Jim George’s kick for extra poim! was partially blocked, jof all New Year’s day major foot-| struck the crossbar and bounded back cui the field, it left Syracuse trailing, 6-7. “I think Syracuse realized when Alabama got its one-point lead early in the game that it would be on the short end of the score,” said Alabama Coach Harold (Red) Drew. Syracuse Coach Floyd (Ben) Schwartzwalder agreed that the psychology was against his team. “Our team was in good shape and we didn’t run out of gas,” he added. “‘We did the best we could, but when you get behind it takes some of the starch out of you.” “It was our passing,” Drew said of Alabama’s touchdown avalanche. “When you throw scoring passes, jtouchdowns come fast.” } Three Alabama touchdowns came on passes and another on a pass intereeption. Joe Curtis caught eight Alabama passes to set an individual record for am Orange es game. Red Burditt of Texas jin 1944. Cecil Ingram took Mike Jaso’s punt on the Alabama 20 and went 80 yards for a touchdown to erase another individual record, set by Beecher Montgomery of T C U against Georgia in 1942 at 56 yards. But passes didn't tell the who’e story, The Alabama line opened gaping holes for ball carriers and the Tide gained 286 yards on the } ground, 300 through the air, com- ipleting 22 of 37 passes. j Syracuse also tried 34 passes, || leompieting 17 Orangemen & Sports Roundup ADELAIDE, Australia —Having just attended our first game of baseball in Australia we are in a position to advise the 16 big league clubs they need not hurry about dispatching any scouts: down this way. Aussie fans are surprisingly fond of our national game, as reflected in the fact that 10,000 of them at- tended the contest the same night we did. But the caliber of their ball is about that played by any high school team back home. The only place they outstrip us is in the vivid quality of their uniforms—which are something out of this world. If you've ever seen a bullfighter who has been poured into his costume then you have seen something approximating the getup of the Adelaide nine. The suit itself is black and near- ly skin-tight. The cap and pipings A & M caught seven against LSU j are a brilliant orange and at the lower extremeity of each athlete is a long expanse of yellow stock- ings. The entire outfit might be described as striking. The game we were privileged to witness as the guest of honor chanced to be the first “‘inter- state” contest ever played at night. Two clubs represented South Aus- tralia, of which Adelaide is the capital city, and Victoria, whose members mostly play on Mel- bourne nines. In other words they are all-star clubs, if you'll pardon the expression. The park was poorly lighted, as could have been expected, and the preliminary rites were impressive to an American visitor. There were no warmups and no batting prac- tice. The players of the opposing clubs first lined up across the dia- mond for a salute to the Queen, then formed a double line extend- ing from the plate out toward the pitching mound. A bull-throated announcer as- sured the crowd that this was a time-honored baseball custom. Next he told them came the vital business of deciding which side should hit first. The two captains stepped to the plate and the head umpire tossed the bat up between them. so help us, they went up the stick hand over hand until they reached the top. The home club won the honor of batting first. After that the players remained put while the umpires lifted each one’s feet and examined his spikes. No one around our seat had the foggiest idea, why this was neces- sary but the announcer again ex- plained this was practically the first rule in the book. Our announcer, _ incidentally, never ceased to guide his flock throughout the game. About the fourth inning it became extremely wearing. “Oh,” he would exclaim, “that pitch was a real whizzer. Few bat- ters could have hit that one.” Or, “‘That was a beauty of a pitch only it was low and about a foot outside the dish.” Surprisingly enough,.in view of these shenanigans, several infield- ers on-two clubs proved tobe pretty good ball players. The gen- eral level of play, however, was amateurish and there is only a scant chance it can improve great- ly until Australian kids have a chance to see a couple of good American teams operate. Oh yes, Victoria scored six runs in the last two innings to pull the game out of the fire. Blue Master is the name Owner A, W. Abbott picked for the full- brother to Blue Man. surpassing the 49-0 beating Mich- igan handed Stanford in the Pasa- dena Rose Bowl in 1902 and tied by Michigan against Southern Cal- ifornia in 1949, also in the Rose Bowl. Even Orange Bow! officials were stunned by the rout, and preferred to talk about the glittering half- time show, ‘‘Flamingo Fantasy.” The game was televised national- ly for the first time (CBS). It also was broadcast on a nationwide radio network, _ STARTING Havana-Key West Series To Resume At Wickers Tonight Julio Cabanas, president of the San Carlos Institute has announc- ed that the baseball series be- Cuban Juvenil Two games are set for Satur- day, one in the afterncon at 5:30 p. m. and another for 7:30 Pp. m. Key West captured the first game of the series 5-4 on Monday night to take a 2ne game lead in the tourney. The Jose Marti Trophy will be awarded to the winner of the championship. The Cuban: team has been roundly feted since their arrival here by officials of the San Car- fos Institute including sightsee- ing trips and parties. Texas Holding Game Humbled, Mighty Vols DALLAS, Tex. (@—Easy going Ed Price gambled with his defense- and changed it into an awesome thing that humiliated Tennessee far more than the 16-0 score indi- cated yesterday in the 17th annual Cotton Bowl. For Price’s tenth ranked football team stole Tennessee’s thunder as the country’s top defensive team, limited the Vols to just 46 yards passing and hurled them to a minus '14 yards rushing. The sudden switch of a so-so defense to an amazingly efficient unit prompted Vol Coach Bob Ney- land to exclaim: “I knew Tex: had a good offense; but I didn’t know the defense was that good.” Neyland brushed aside talk of bad breaks. “We got beat badly,” he said, adding Texas was by far the best team Tennessee had faced this season and one of the “best I have seen.” Sweat poured off Price’s face as he stood backed in a steaming, jammed training room under the giant bowl. A good part of the 75,504 who saw Texas rack up a safety in the first quarter and touchdowns in the second and final periods waited outside to yell ac- claim for the Southwest Conference champions, . “We changed up our defense- had the linemen slanting and slic- ing,” Price said in explaining how his line crashed through to spill Tennessee backs almost every time they got the ball. Before yesterday, Texas linemen charged straight ahead. Why did Price change his de- fense? “We saw pictures of the Duke game,” said Carlton Massey, hard charging Texas defensive end. “The Duke players were slicing and ripping Tennessee to bits.” Duke won that game, 7-0, and Price decided to see if the same style could work against Neyland’s team twice in a season. There really wasn't much ex- citement to the game. It was all Texas, and the crowd sensed it after the first quarter. Tennessee, which like Texas drew down $140,000 as its share of the gate, didn’t make a really serious threat. 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