European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1952, Darmstadt, Hesse                                December 1951 the stars and stripes age 9 s bowl clubs hit hard by injuries new 28 juries to key players on some of the favored teams May upset the forecasts in some of the new years Day football bowl Southern California has lost two of its top defensive by injury and another by ineligibility Georgia tech is not sure of the services of three including Star halfback Leon Hardeman Ala Bama had two reserves on the doubt Ful two of the underdogs also were hard hit by three of Tulsa defensive players definitely Are while Tennessee May play without its Bob and fullback Andy taking All these factors into a Here is How the Odd makers sized up the new years Day bowl classics California seven Points Over tech seven Over one Over Tennes 13 Over syr seven Over Southern with one of the Best defences in the is engaged in finding replacements for two Star defensive Jim Psaltis and Dick Psaltis was declared ineligible last while Nunis broke his leg in one of the trojans last seeking to extend the big 10 domination Over the Pacific coast conference to seven straight Rose bowl had a scare when regular offensive halfback Harland Carl twisted a but he is expected to be in shape to who gained too Yards continued on 11 the stars vhf stripes South As Graves spark loth Victor y 2e Al stars led by the Brilliant signal calling of Ray Texas and the plunging of fullback Lercy Louisiana punched the Yankees full of holes yesterday and won the annual Blu Egray football it was the 10th Victory for the South in 14 games and it gave the crowd of the kind of wide open Gridiron contest the customers the Yankee passing team of Ted and Lou was ineffective much of the time against the tight defense of the Confederate Sec but the nations 1 distance gainer with a total of Yards during the regular sea was the Only really dangerous weapon the blues Lone touchdown although his Long aerials we rent enough to win they did account for the northerners Lone halfback Earl West Chester caught a 13yard toss and almost but stumbled Onward and went across for the score in the third Bill Penn made the extra Graves accounted for one of the souths four Lewis got two and Labat the de William and and Charlie each contributed two the yanks were held almost to a standstill on the gaining continued on Page 11 Houston wins shrimp bowl 4120 28 of Don the nations total of sense passed for three touchdowns yesterday As Sam Houston which won Only five games during the smashed northeastern state of in the shrimp bowl football it was North Eastern first Little All America on 15 of 32 throws for 225 Billy a blistering runner and talented vied with Gottlob for honors in the scoring four gof lob passed for More Yards than any player in the nations Small colleges last season and also was the total offence Leader both in Small and Large setting an Ell time record of 5 pass Marks in upset san 28 underdog Eastern College All led by Illinois Tom smashed three passing records yesterday As they upset the favored in the last minute of the 28th annual East West football a capacity crowd of in rain drenched Kezar stadium saw great Illinois quarterback set new Marks for passes completed and passing in the shrine Benefit gamer for crippled one of Bis Paul Michigan state broke the Mark for passes Harry Georgia tied the pre Vious pass catching Mark of the All americ studded West had lined up As the six Point a come from behind the Eastern team came from be Hind to win with 3 71yard Aerial j and ground Oconnell threw j three the 21 he completed for his the March through the j with the Ball on the five Yard he handed off to halfback Bill who swept j around the West right end behind first time As underdogs Lions rated Over Browns Las minute briefing Cleveland Browns coach pad Brown and two Howard Brinker left and Fritz Tody the plan of attack for the nil title tilt with photo 28 Cleveland underdogs in a championship football game forthe first time in their Lustrous banked today on the coaching Genius of Paul Brown to offset in juries that made the Detroit Lions the High scoring Lions Drew the rare distinction from the Odds makers in spite of the fact that Browns boys have won six pro championships in the seven years of their existence and their added advantage of playing on their Home Field before Friendly gathering of from to fans was expected at municipal stadium on the Lake Erie waterfront for the classic which was Likely to be played in sub freezing if coach buddy parkers Lions can beat the perennial title con it will be the first time continued on Page 10 great blocking to Bob j made his conversion score perfect for the for he booted the winning in the same the West had gone into a 2014 Lead when a America quarterback Don Hein passed 24 Yards to All America left half Billy Fleet Billy ran 25 Yards More to Hal time score both teams scored touchdowns in the first and second quarters with the East leading at Oconnelly afternoon perform Ance made him one of the heroes of the crowd and he was voted the most valuable player of the 1952 his 21 completions out of 37 throws bettered the old Mark of m out of 31 by Don Loy los for the West last Oconnelly passes were Good for a total of 230 that beat the old Mark of 182 set by Clyde be for the West in Dekker caught nine of Ocon Nells breaking the Mark of seven set in 1937 by Elmer door for the gloomy skies the thrill packed engagement was played under skies so gloomy that the stadium lights had to be turned on in recovered fumbles paved the Way for three of the Early in the opening d giant Houston recovered 2 Fumble by Oconnell on the East californian hard Johnny drove the last six Yards through left the easts1 Bill rushed in to Block the try for Point by he Braskas Bob late in the same Ohio states Tony Curcillo recovered of Sze Oksis Fumble on the West 20 Yard the East moved the Ball up to the from there continued on Page 11 Billy Reynolds a a a win extra Chance fumbled away by West Back san 28 the West got an extra Chance yesterday to beat the East in the annual shrine Benefit one More play after the gun had sounded sti1 left the East 2120 winners it happened this Way Eastern defensive Back Fred Bruney of Ohio state intercepted a pass thrown by Washington Don he was running Back toward m i d f i e 1 d when the gun the thinking the game was surged onto the but the officials called an inter Ference penalty against the East it the easts 42yard line and awarded the Ball to the West for one it didst do the West any California halfback Don working at bobbled the recovered it and then pitched out to teammate Johnny he was smothered for a six Yard skiing conditions Garmisch partly Cloudy tempera 23 degrees 51 crusty skiing excellent Cloudy degrees 36 powder excellent Keane signs to manage Columbus in 1953 29 Johnny manage the Columbus red Birds in the american association again next the Louis Cardinal farm club announced to who had won five pen Nants and finished in the first division in All except two seasons before coming finished seventh with Columbus last in its first season with the news names Weiss baseballs firsts9 28 up sporting news today designated George general manager of the new York Eddie manager of the Louis and Robin Ace hurler of the Philadelphia As the 1 men of the year in major league cited As the top executive of the majors for the third year in a was called the Man behind the scenes who the strings that made the Yankees champions for the fourth straight commenting on the other Selec the sporting news said Stanky qualifies As the 1 manager of the year in his first season at the Helm of the cardinals because of his imagination and ability to organize and get the most out of the material at Roberts was an outstanding per former with the fourth place Phil pacing the majors in 1352 with 28 30 Complete games and 330 innings his 28 victories were the most Weiss Roberts recorded in the National league since dizzy Dean turned in 30 or the cardinals r the sporting news also accorded honors to Jack president of Toronto International Luke Memphis Southern Bill show Kansas City Tamer ican and to Hillman general Danville Mississippi Ohio Valley As the 1 executive in the lower classified