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FSU Five-Year (Grndl Ticketf Sale 'if peiro IFebrysiiry 20 TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA Tuesday Afternoon, February 7, 1950 Lewis Hall to Head Quarterback Club i ii1 1 I i i Three Changes Mado PROJECT KEY TO STADIUM Ken Bollinger To Head Drive The public sale of 1,000 five-year season tickets whicn will aid in the financing of a niw steel stadium tor lowda State University, will get underway Feb 20. The announcement of the drive-, which is aimed to raise $60,000 of the $250,000 project, was made- IN THE PRESSDOX Will. SreJ P'tt'oL v. V. I In Coaching Ranks NEW YORK, AP) Two months after the clos of th regular season, head football coaches still are scooting: around in a grownup version of the old game of "fruit basket, turnover.

.1 this morning Kenneth BalUn- ger. local attorney, wno nas Deen named drive chairman. In explaining the mechanics oi the season ticket sale plan Sal-linger said this morning, "we are actually selling a certificate which will entitle the holder to a seat. When the stadium is blue-printed ana actual seat locations can be made, Florida Suae University will allocate the seat location. The ticket sale is being sponsored and handled by the Tallahassee Athletic Council, a nonprofit organization made up of six representatives of the city and county commission, chamber of commerce, junior chamber oi commerce.

Quarterback club ana a member oi the legislative Delegation from Leon county. The corporation was scheduled to petition for a charter this morning. The members are Rainey Cawthon of the Chamber of Commerce, Mack Humphrey of the Quarterback club, Ea Clark of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, Malcolm Yancey from the city, Lewis Hall from the county and Senator Lettoy coinns of tne leg- TO tJJIIML1MI i i m- islative delegation. Jininf finatrprint, tr.k criminals. In Cawthon, who captained the! w.

Yt nM To ah ftep dwn in distinct in th Baxter Mitt Butts Fires of Florida football team the 1929 squad which won eight and lost two games under Coach Charlie Bachman will serve as president i of the corporation. Humphrey ts vice president and Clark secre tary-treasurer. The 1,000 tickets which will go on sale are located in the choice mid-fiela sector between the two as 1 i i i i i fir $55. which does not include I Georgia Prospects QUOTABLE QUOTES Adolph Rupp says, "One of the is being overlooked. "Whit It it? Its the iact tnat the best brand of basketball In America is being played below the Mason and Dixon line.

I can prove that. Just take a map and draw the line across the country, then tkD the list of finalists in the last six or seven national college tournaments. TouTl find that 80 percent ef them come from south of the Mason and Dixon line." That'll draw a terrific blast from both the east and midwest, but no one can deny the fact that the Wildcat teams tutored by the Baron of the Blue-grass are just about tops year in and out. Rupp, incidentally, adds, "I expect to have one of my finest (n two years." Tulane football Coach Henry Frnka recently asked UCLA mentor Red Sanders, "Winning Isn't everything, is it, Red? To which Sanders replied, "No, it isn't everything; it's just the ONLY thing." Auburn President Ralph Draughon: "Travis Tidwell is one of the very finest boys I have ever known. I saw Ty Cobb play baseball and Tidwell remincrs me of Cobb in that he seems to have that additional something that drives him on to achievements which seem impossible for the ordinary athlete.

And he is a wholesome, modest individual. -Fred Corcoran: "You've got to cay that Sam Snead is the greatest hitter of a golf ball that were ever had ana that goes for anybody, past or present." Ohio State football Coach Wesley Fesler: "I'm afraid college football is going to go by the boards unless the fans cease their efforts to humiliate a coach and his boys when they lose. "I know stadiums have to be filled. I know that we help create our own pressures becafce we want the best football play-era to come to our school. But I still believe the most important item In a college football player's life is to get an education.

If that attitude doesn't prevail, then football Is monster that in time will destroy Itself." California Coach Lynn "Pappy" Waldorf is taking some of the pressure off Golden Bear Quarterback Bob Celeri on his stops along the banouet trail. Celeri, you know, has been criticized for not punting on third down from Death Stills OfEi ix-Coaclt LOS ANGELES, Death has! ATHENS, Ga, (AP) -Coach Wallace Butts fired four uses, and will entitle tiie holder outstanding prospects from the Georgia football team yes-uled1 homeames'zor rfoSTf i terday for failure to report for a spring practice session. Paul Sevorin Caff ktatl past at lantlalph-Macaii FSU Athletes Facing Busy Week of Sports Seven Florida State University varsity athle.ic squads are practicing or competing this week in one of the busiest sessions In Seminole sports history. The basket" ball, swimming, gymnastics, football, volleyball, baseball and track squads will all practice and the first three named activities have games ot meets scheduled. First of these squads to meet corr.petitlon this week Is the swimming team which will fact University of Georgia here Thursday aft ernoon and Georgia Tech here Saourday afternoon.

The fast improving FSU tank stars have won oue out of three meets this winter, defeating Emory University before losing by close scores to Georgia and University of Miami. Cagers Flay Twice The basketball team, which moved Into second place In Dixie conference play by defeating Howard College 50-38 here Saturday night, takes on. two rugged non-leaius foes this coming weekend here, Friday night Coach Bud Kennedy's Seminoles tangle with David Lipscomb College Nashvllltr and Saturday the University of Tampa Spartan will be here for a one night stand. The FSU gymnastics team will also compete at home this week. The Seminole tumblers, who up set Indiana University rymnasu 58-36 here Saturday, will compete in the first annual AAU oper.

gymnastics championships which will be held at the last campus gymnasium next Saturday morning. The varsity will complete the day's schedule by aiding with a gymnastic clinic that afternoon and with a novice gymnastic meet that night. roor rraeuomy Activities in the other four sports will be confined to practice Dixie conference and Tampa Shrine Cigar Bowl Walcott Meets Son of Boxer He Defeated PHILADELPHIA. Harold i Johnson will try tomorrow to accomplish his father failed to do 14 years ago whip Jersey Joe Walcott. Win.

lose or draw for the 22 UiT year-old Johnson in the 10-round hmit'D tVi arna it'll rtm. be some Kentucky basketball coach real college basketball stories deep in his own territory with the score tied in the Rose Bowl game. Waldorf says, "It has always been California's policy to play to win, so we always punt on fourth down. This will continue to be our policy as long as I have anything to say about it." The events which followed Ceteris third down call made him a natural target for the wolves. The fourth-down pass from center was low, trapping Celeri, and after trying to run he booted the ball out-of-bounds on his own 11 with a desperate left-footed kick.

Ohio State then kicked the field goal which beat the Bears 17-14. i SHORT SHOTS If Paul Pettit, Pittsburgh's newest "bonus boy" doesn't comt through as a left- handed pitcher there shouldn't be any cracks about charging the kid 1 with "petit larceny." Having nick- I ed the Bucs for a cool one hun- died thousand he rates away up the "grand" department Pen- I sacola's terrific Tigers are still 1 rolling. They beat Malone late last week for their 20th consecutive victory of the season without a The Tigers are due to play here twice this campaign. They meet Leon in a regular scheduled tilt Feb 10. and will enter the regional tourney here Mar 3 Notre Dame is supposed to be evidencing some in Larry Tucker, big tackle of Day-tona Beach's Mainland High Buccaneers.

One of the Irish line coaches is reported to have been corresponding with Tucker. The big boy has signed a grant-in-aid with Florida, but that doesn't affect him outside of the Southeastern conference. Teammates Bill Shiles. Jackie Williams and Ronald King are all slated to go to Gainesville with Tucker. Guard Jack Hurley of the same eleven is beins eyed by Miami, Tulsa and Alabama The Moultrie Base ball Association, Inc is busy rais ing 110.000 to assure safe oper- ation through the 1950 Georgia-Florida league season.

The team has officially been named the "Cubs" to tie in with their working agreement with the Chicago National league entry. The Bruins will supply players for the Georgia city, and they'll handle the remaining problems, GOLF CLINIC FOR TWGA Country club golf professional Sonny Hay will hold a golfing clinic for members of the Tallahassee Women's Golf association at 4:45 Wednesday afternoon. Biting Wit Art Fletcher But Art Fletcher probably was the Philadelphia Phillies for three When Miller Hugginj. died. Fletcher reportedly rejected a tempting offer to take over as Yankee manager.

Fletcher wanted to be a coach. And a coach he remained until his retirement. Since then, Fletcher has lived at Collinsville. Ill, spending the winter months with his two daughters in California. Sharp Fielder A lanky, likeable guy, Fletcher broke into organized ball in 1908 with Dallas of the Texas league.

The Giants bought him the next year. With them, he led National league shortstops in fielding in 1917-18, and was a key figure in the team's 26-game winning streak of 1916. He played In 25 world series games. In 1920. the Giants swapped and Pitcher Wilbur Hubbell to the Phils for-Shortstop Dav Bancroft in one of the most wide- discussed deals of that day.

As a Yankee coach, his sarcastic, off-the-cuff remarks from the baselines harassed opposing hur- lers almost as much as did the bats of the Ruths and the Gehrigs and the Dickeys. He will be buried in Collins- ville. GRID GROUP CLOSES SEASON Smith, Brown, Deeb, Dasher Also Elected 3 lewis Hall, well known local attorney and one of the key figures in the formation and successful operation of the Tallahassee Quarterback club, was elected to the presidency of the gridiron group it the final meeting of the season last night. Hall succeeds Harry Mitchell. who has headed the club, since it was organized early last fall.

In other offices filled last night. Harry Smith was re-elected treasurer and Svde Deeb, Tom Brown and Dasher were named to the board of directors. Three Ter Terms Brown and Deeb mill serve three year terms. Dasher took over Hall's post on the board and will serve the two years. Hall, father of Leon High's great All Southern halfback Hall, and a former Lion athlete himself, headed a committee which drew up the constitution and by-laws for the Quarterbacks, and since the official formation of the club has served as vice-president and chairman of the projects committee.

Under his guidance the projects committee put over the "Seminole Appreciation Party" which the Quarterbacks co-sponsored with the Democrat, and aided In staging the annual Leon High footbaU banquet. Committee Appointments Hall said this morning that he expected to announce several committee appointments and Indicated that work would get underway soon for the 1950 season. Other business enacted at last night's final meeting Included the reading of the treasurer's report and an explanation rt the five-year FSU season ticket sale by Mack Humphrey. Leon High Coach Johnny West-berg thanked the local organiza-t'on for its support and cooperation. After the closing of the business session club members and guests saw color films of Florida State University's 19-6 victory over Wofford in the recent Tampa Shrine Cigar Bowl game.

Seminole Line Coach Bob Harbison handled the film. SpVey Leading SEC Scoring ATLANTA, (P Only 13 Southeastern conference basketball players have scored more than 200 points this season. Bill Spivey of Kentucky leads both in total points and average points per game. Spivey dropped 82 points In three games last week to push hit total to 344 points for the year. His average is an even 17 per game.

Lagging almost 100 points behind Kentucky's seven-foot three-quarter inch center Is Jim Line, also of Kentucky, with 251 points in 20 games. Bob Schloss of Oeor-gia is third with 241 points In 16 games. A newcomer to the top five Is Auburn's Bill Lynn with 235 points. Lynn is the closest competitor to Spivey for peT-game scoring. Auburn has played only 15 games which gives the big Auburn center a 15 and two-thirds average.

Last week in three games Lynn scored 64 points. Jim Riffey of Tulane completes the top five with 229 points In 17 games. Others with 200 or more points, their colleges and number of games are: Virgil Risner, Tulane, 225, 15; Colin Anderson, Georgia Tech, 221, 20; Billy Joe Ancock, Van-derbilt, 220, 18; Art Burris, Tennessee, 214, 18; Mel Dold, Tech. and Reeves, Mississippi, tied with 21S points each in 20 aid 17 games respectively, and Ed Montgomery, Tennessee, 208 in 18 games. SMITH MOTOR CO.

INC. Qyincy, FIs. Phone 101 or 290 OK USED CARS FOR THE BEST IN SEAFOOD STEAKS. CHICKEN IT'S THE NEW PINES CAFE RIVATI DINING ROOMS Aik the Man Whe Hat Bt Hare" t. McFADDEN.

Phono 344 St. Marks thtrz new 1n boxinz for as Geria gndders. dtoeJS recall any I A sity hial said last time where a fighter faced the htf.ehf same opponent his father pre-lthe footbaU dormitory and ap-viously had battled. Johnson Parently had left Athens thought it was about 20 years ago. Hegarty.

who was out all last But a check of the record books sason Yitn knee mJtfy' disclosed he missed the date by considered by many the most six years. It was in-June, 1936, promising tackle to show at That's the almost extinct child hood sport in which there's one more, person than chains and at a given signal everybody starts grabbing vacant seats. Heaven help the hindmost. A couple of fellow named Art-Art Valpey and Art Lewis landed in comfortable chairs yesterday it University of Connecticut and West Virginia, respectively. At the same time Paul Severin wound up as coach at little ltandolah-Macon.

Other Development These were other developments in the constantly changing coieu-ing picture. Santa Clara 'i Lcn Casanova said he would decide In the next few days whether to take the Job at Pittsburgh. Paul (Bear) Bryant of Kentucky was reported "in" and then later "out" of the Pitt picture. "We Just had a chat," said Pitt athletic director Tony Hamilton after a meeting with Bryant. Bryant announced he had a long contract at Kentucky and was not Interested In the Pittsburgh post.

Jim Tatum, Maryland athletle director and coach, spiked reports he Is being considered to succeed Dr Eddie Anderson at Iowa. There were two resignations, Henry Luecht quit as coach al Washington and Jefferson. Howdy Myers resigned at Johns Hopkins, Netre Dame's Frank Leahy Uld Journal-Anerkan retrerter Lewis Barton he hatt tamed down 81.100,800 erfer frwm an unidentified prajawlsnsa team 1180,000 a year for ten rears. "My last eeaehing Jab win he at Notre Dame," Leahy was quetJ ae saying. Valpey, head coach at Harvard for the past two seasons, was named mentor at Connecticut to succeed Olean Christian, who stepped up as athletic director.

Lewis, line coach at Mississippi State and former head man at Washington and Lee, succeeded Dudley Degroot at West Virginia. DeOroot has gone to the University of New Mexico. Severin. former North Carolina star, replaced Paul Dsvla at Rsn-doIph-Mscon. Luecht quit at Washington and Jefferson because, be said, ha wasnt getting cooperation.

Myars, in leaving John Hopkins, said he wm interested in overtures from Rhode Island State and Hofstra. championship football aquad will begin spring football drills Wednesday. The FSU baseball team, which started its workout Monday, will be rounding into shape. The track team will eeei- tinue ita daily sessions that have been going on since Jan 4. And the volleyball team, which looked greatly improved although losing a close decision the Jackson ville Naval Air Station here Friday night, is pointing its drills the State AAU tournament at Tampa March 11.

AKDT0UI 010 TISI If Vaur Tire Is Worth tseaaptne LOW PRICES All SIZES 4.50-1 4 l.Io 7.00-1 4.50-1 4.70.1$ 7.00-lf 9.65 7.tS 7.90 9.41 rmcu a 10 vi incluoi YOUR OLD TIKI Phone 1434 i five years, The five-year tickets will be sold in alternating rows to allow holders of the reserved seaU to purchase game tickets in taeir immediate sector for guests. Tax on the tickets may be paid at the start of each season, or at the gate for each individual game. Bids on the stadium are slated to open Feb 15, and if the ticket drive has reached its goal by March 1 it is expected that the Seminoles Dixie conference and Tampa Shrine Cigar Bowl cham pions will play their 1950 slate on the new field. "Grudge" Game There's a possibility that the Indians may play a "grudge" game with Wofford in the stadium inaugural. According to reports Wofford is angling for a game with FSU here early in October.

The Seminoles upset the highly-touted South South Carolinians in Tampa Jan 2. Ballinger also announced that a method of financing season tickets for Individuals has been arranged with four local banks Lewis State, Capital City. Industrial and Tallahassee State. The financing plan would require a down payment of $6.50, wi.h the remainder to be payed off in seven monthly installments of $6.50. The banks will have certificates on hand to sell under the financing plan.

The balance of the cost of the 15.000 seat stadium will be financed by the issuance of self-liquidating revenue certificates. The certificates will be paid off over a period of CO years by stadium gate receipts. Parker Poe to Head Georgia-Florida Field Trial Club The Georgia-Florida Field Trial club will operate under the guidance of Parker Poe during the coming year. Poe was elected to the presidency of the organization at the completion of the annual trials at the Forshalee Farms. Ireland was elected to the vice presidency, and Frank Smith was named secretary-treasurer of the group.

The recent trials, which were Judged the most successful and interesting in the long history of the club, were won by Norias Sandy, owned by Teagle and handled by Ben Breedlove. k.un. sn rati Wilt, shown aaam- kit ipin fima, the national distance iwmii.r Wilt will aaain of the New Ytrk AC Garnet, Feb 1 1, 4 Top defeats suffered by Georgia last fall, thereby served notice he will tolerate no foolishness from this year's crop of players. The four dismissed men are: Bill Hegarty, 220-pound tackle from Medford, Mass; Robert Lovely. 190-pound tackle from Haverhill, Mass; Bob Olshan, of Chicago.

No Excuse They not only failed to show up for yesterday's drills. Butts said. He "lauc "11J -l i 1 V. weorgia in many jears Olshan saw service at quarter back last year and was. being shifted to left half where Butts figured he would be a better prospect.

McHugh, a regular right half last year, was counted upon heavily in 1950 plans. Lovely did not letter in 1949 but was rated a a leading tackle candidate. BASKETBALL Games Tonight Tlmt Plc Feb 7 Tuesdaj Jayeees A Hawka I treljr I 15 A IBEW vi WOW A FIC VI MVT 00 Is SCORES WOMEN'S IHCt Royal Crn Ranew.f Poppen Reevea Stevens.f McCall pMchert Dowdy. ChavMi BaM.r. fC It tP' CrawfordTl IS It tp PrntrtckJ 1 RehwlnkU 8 Pelt 6 Wlgglnton ti Harward 0 Harvey 8' Reynolda.c I) Vauae 0 Vaughn 0 Posy I Oreen Totala 17 4 58 Total 7 5 19 Score at halftlme: Royal Crown 11-13.

Official: Brltton and Alvare. PLAYGROUND LC4GVE I-eyy If ft tp Barntte ff tt tp Arnold.f 10 2 Powell.f 5 10 Peebles. 2 0 4 Olvens.f SOU Tomberln.e 4 0 8 Hoeford.c 115 1 4, ChWtti fr 0 0 0 Maros; 0 1 l'LHosfordf 4 10 Aahburn 0 0 01 Total 1 II Soore at halftiroe: Totalt 17 37 Burnette 18-3. ninth. Kentucky received five first three each.

Only new member of the top ten. Kansas State U3-4) in 10th place, got six top votes, the second hjghest total in the group. K-State displaced CCNY (12-21 which fell to 14th. The top teams first place votes in parentheses and points on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1): Team Record Pti 694 720 soe 4M 413 sas M4 344 114 AM Holy Ciom 17 -O Bradley Hi ld-3 DiKjueene 11-1 Ohio Stata and 14-3 JW t'i Lof Island 15-1 Kantueky (3 U-4 No Carolina St (31 I'-l IRall i)i 14-t Kama Siata (t) U-l it. tilled the biting wit of Art) better known as "the man who Fletcher who.

during 18 years as didn't want tc manage the Yan-a Yankee coach, contributed al- kees" than for his brilliant play-most as much discomfort to enemy ing career. He Joined the Yanks Pitchers as the notorious "mur- as a coach in 1927 after manazinz LIMITED QUANTITIES! 4 1 that Walcott met Harold's DaDDY i Phil Johnson. Walcott was 22, the elder Johnson. 30. Jersey Joe was campaigning regularly and successfully.

He had knocked out Al Ettore in eight rounds on Jan 21 and two months later defeated Willie Reddish. Jersey Joe knocked out Pop Johnson in the third round. The veteran Camden heavyweight recalled "I either broke his nose or gave him so bad a beating they had to stop the fight." Harold has invited his father down to see tomorrow night's fight but he is not sure he can make it. Asked if he would be making a personal issue of the fight to try and "avenee" his father's defeat, Harold said such a thing never had occurred to him. It'll be the most important fight in Johnson's brief career.

He has been in 30 fights, losing only to Archie Moore. One of his most important recent victories was a decision over veteran Jimmy Bivins. BASKETBALL SCORES Uy The Associated Prt Rutgers SI. Brum Hull 5. Rnortf Kind St 76.

MaiwiichMtW St Brooltijrn 78. Mnhttan 77 (ot). TuUnr St. Mijuippl VMiderbtlt 63, Auburn 51. Tech 8S.

Louisiana StAte 5S Geo Wt. hlnfrton 71. So Carolina 48. Virginia Military Inst 62. Maryland 61.

Tunpa 67. Miami 1PU1 55 PribTtrtan 63. Wofford (ot). Ohio State 56. Indiana 55.

Michigan 59. Northwestern 4 66. M.chlaan State 47. Iowa 66. Purdue 60.

St Ixrult 70. Tula Oklahoma 3, Iowa State 57. Arkansas 41. Pittsburgh 36 Oklahoma A At 51. Drake fl Holy Cross scored 994 points in all, Bradley 720 and Duquesne 509.

Ohio State 14-3 ancr St John's of Brooklyn 18-2 tied for fourth and fifth with 493 points. The next five are closely bunched. The Buckeyes, 56-55 victors over Indiana last night, have moved up each meek. Long Island (15-2) dropped to sixth from last week's fourth spot. Neither LIU nor St John's won one vote for first while Ohio State got two.

Tata Fa'l Kentucky 18-4 alio fell from sixth seventh, barely ahead of North Carolina State (17-3 in eighth place. La Saile li-2 ran derer's row." The lean, lantern-jawed former world series star collapsed of a heart attack last night in a Los Angeles street. He was 65. His widow, Irene, was sitting in the car with him when he died. McGraw Era Fletcher was a product of the John McGraw era.

In all, he spent 36 years in organized baseball. Only one year of that was with a minor league club. He participated in 14 world series four as a shortstop for the New York Giants and 10 as a third base coach for the Yankees. LIVE MINNOWS. FISHING TACKLE FISHING LICENSE ON WAY TO LAKE JACKSON OPEN 7 A.M.

TIL t. M. SMITH OILS, INC. RED SMITH, OWNER PHONE 2121 I I Holy Cross Tops Cage Poll NEW YORK. ifPi Unbeaten Holy Cross lost a little ground to a new contender, Bradley, but stayed well ahead today for the fourth straight week in the Associated Press basketball poll.

The only major all-winning team left in the nation drew more than 50 percent of the first-place votes, getting 73 of 118 ballots cast by the country's basketball writers. The Crusaders have won 17 games. Bradley Second Bradley 19-3 received only four votes for first but enough seconds and thirds tn nudgt Du-quesne (18-l from the runnerup spot. The Dukes lost Saturday to Louisville and didn't get a first-piace ballot as a result. fh INTEREST PAID Factory-Method Now, Treads APPLIED ON SOUND TIRE BODIES OR ON T0UX OWN TIXIS 117 N.

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