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Kentucky Asks Schools To Follow Player Plan
Lexington, Ky.—(U.P.)—The University of Kentucky called on other major athletic powers today to strike at "the evils attendant upon recruiting" of players by following its example in banning out-of-tackle recruiting.
Kentucky, a national power in both football and basketball, announced Thursday night that no longer would it seek non-Kentucky players for its teams.
Football Coach Paul "B e a r"
Football Scribes Choose Bright Area's Top Back
Johnny Bright, star ground-gainer of Drake university, was voted the "outstanding back" in the Big Seven-Missouri Valley area by the Mid-West chapter of the Football Writers Association of America.
The great Negro halfback was the top ground-gainer in the nation until his jaw was fractured in the Oklahoma A&M game. He received 55 votes, far front in of his closest competitor for the title, Buck McPhail, Oklahoma fullback.
Secretary Don Pierce, KU's sports publicity director, announced that others finishing in order behind Bright and McPhail were Bud Laughlin of Kansas, Veryl "Joe" Switzer of Kansas State and Howard Waugh of Tulsa.
A trophy will be presented jointly to Bright by 12 newspapers in the area. The newspapers were Columbia, Mo., Tribune, Topeka Daily Capital, Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman, Tulsa World, Tula Tribune, Denver Post, Lawrence Journal-World, Boulder, Colo., Camera, Lincoln, Nebr, Star, Omaha World-Herdal, Des Moines, Register, and the Kansas City Star.
Ex-KU Stars To Be Guests
Forrest Griffith and Johnny Amberg, both former KU fullbacks, now with the New York professional football Giants, will be guests of the Junior Quarterback club of Greater Kansas City Saturday.
Griffith has completed his second year with the Giants, Amberg his first. Both of the men figure highly in Coach Steve Owen's plans for 1952.
Amberg had an outstanding first year in the play for pay ranks and assured himself of a fine future in the pro sport.
While at KU, Griffith gained a total of 1,379 yards, to rank third in all-time statistics at the University. His best year was 1947, when he gained 483 yards and was one of the top offensive stars in the 14-20 loss to Georgia Tech in the Orange bowl.
Amberg's best season was 1950, his last, when he gained a total of 441 yards.
Jay Barrington, sportscaster of WDAF-TV, will be master of ceremonies of the program. The meeting will be held at the club headquarters, Macy's seventh floor.
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Bryant, who made the surprise announcement immediately after his return from Kentucky's 20-7 win over Texas Christian in the Cotton bowl game, said the action was taken because Kentucky's out of state recruiting had been widely criticized by other colleges.
"We have confidence in the ability of Kentucky boys to stand toe-to-toe with those of neighboring states," said Bryant. "We are confident that if other institutions will follow, the evils attendant upon recruiting will be ended."
Bryant's football squad of 75 men includes 36 non-Kentuckians—almost 50 percent—including star passer Vito "Babe" Parilli of Rochester, Pa.
The Wildcat basketball team, currently rated No. 2 in the nation by the United Press Board of Coaches, includes seven non-Kentuckians on its 20-man roster. That figure does not include seven-foot All-American Center Bill Spivey of Warner-Robbins, Ga., who is under temporary suspension from the squad at his own request.
Despite Kentucky's new policy, however, a handful of out-of-state players will make Wildcat teams in the future. That's because the school will permit as many as five football scholarships per year to be given to non-Kentuckians.
“This provision is to include sons and brothers of Alumni,” Bryant explained. “But in all instances, these out-of-state students must seek us out and apply for the scholarships.”
Scoring Mark Set By MU
Columbia, Mo. — (U.P.)— Missouri university's basketball team went on a scoring spree in the final half to pull away from Fort Leonard Wood, 76 to 47, and set a new school scoring record.
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Missouri's 76 points topped the 74 against Iowa State two years ago.
Fort Leonard Wood held a slim margin throughout most of the first half but Missouri went ahead 33-32 at the intermission and started hitting in the third quarter to march away from the soldiers.
Gene Landolt was high for Missouri with 15 points, followed by Bill Stauffer and Don Dippold with 13 each. "Sour" Anderson led the Fort team with 10 while Bill Garrett, All-American from Indiana last year, was held to eight points.
Englewood, N. J.—(U.P.)—In the neatly-furnished parlor of his home, bedecked with the trophies of his many triumphs, world figure skating champion Dick Button enthusiastically demonstrated two new maneuvers he has dreamed up in his quest for a second Olympic medal.
Button Prepares To Defend Titles
"They've never before been tried in actual competition," explained the handsome 22-year-old Harvard senior, who leaves today for Europe where next month he will defend his Olympic and World championships. "And they're the toughest I've tried yet."
the maneuvers, Button disclosed, were the "triple loop" and the "triple double-axle," and he smiled as his interviewer evidenced bewilderdment.
"On the triple loop, I start off on my left skate, do three complete spins in mid-air, and come down again on the same skate." He outlined with a hop and the gracefully-executed spin of a ballerina.
"Now, the other one is harder," he continued. "For an ordinary double-axle, I start on my left skate, do 2½ spins, and come down on my right foot skating backwards. On my new triple double-axle I do that three times in one series."
The clean-cut New Jersey youth then retreated to an easy chair, smiling with satisfaction at having "sold" his talent to a new audience.
"I couldn't tell you how or why I ever got started in figure skating," he confessed. "When I first began skating at 12, I was pretty chubby and could hardly stand on skates. But as I grew older figure skating appealed to me. I've just always gone in more for sports that require skill and co-ordination rather than sheer speed or stamina."
Today Button is acknowledged the greatest in the world. Besides his Olympic gold medal—the first ever won by an American in figure skating, he has won four world titles, three North American crowns, six U. S. championships, and one European title (Americans have been barred from the European championships since Button won in 1948.)
At Harvard, where he is majoring in political theory. Button is an outstanding student. He has just won a Burr scholarship as the senior "who best combines the qualities of character, leadership, scholarship and athletic ability."
Because of his fine scholastic record, Button has been granted time off from his studies to compete in the Olympics. He left Thursday by plane for Germish, Germany, where he will launch a strenuous five-week program of eight to 10 hours of daily practice.
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Friday, Jan. 4, 1952
DiMag's Absence Causes Yanks, Indians To Argue
New York—(U.P.)The question of what Joe DiMaggio's retirement will do to the New York Yankees loomed today as the biggest argument of the hot stove season—and one which already involved the world champions and the challenging Cleveland Indians.
Disregarding the fact that he often has been caught with his predictions down. Cleveland General Manager Hank Greenberg teed off the controversy when he labeled the Yanks a second division club without the Clipper.
The touchy Yankees immediately blew a fuse, insinuated that Cleveland still deserved the "cry baby" nickname it won in 1940 and sarcastically thanked Greenberg for his prophecy—on the grounds that he never called 'em right anyhow. As proof the Yanks pointed to Greenberg's prediction that the Indians would win the 1951 pennant by seven games, and bleit it by five.
Yet this quick response indicates that even the Yankees are wondering to a certain extent just what effect the loss of DiMag will have on the club. But when they talk about the "Luck Of The Yankees," they aren't kidding.
For if DiMaggio had stepped down two years ago, after that sensational comeback in 1949, it might have had a marked effect on the team. He had been out half the season when he stepped back into the lineup against the roaring Red Sox. All Joe did was win three straight games in a crucial series with homers and spark the Yanks to the flag.
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