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rWEDNESDAYr FEBRUARY 3 1 t95l TIE DAILY TAR ' PAGE THRE2 Strictly By All-America Bull Session OTTO GRAHAM AND CHARLIE (Choo Choo) Justice, two of the greatest backs in football history, got together here a few nights back for an informal bull session with others of their trade and a few sportswriters. The occasion, a small stag party, sent the years cascading back to the pre-Justice era when Graham was just about the flashiest back Tar Heelia had ever seen. Graham, you may remember, came here after four great years at Northwestern where" he earned All-America honors in football and basketball. Otto was sent here in the Navy V-12 program and lost little time in joining the Carolina Pre-Flight gridders. It was then that Carolina folk got their first glimpse of an All America tailback wearing No. 22. That was the number Graham drew when he reported for duty with the strong Cloudbuster eleven. It was in the fall of 1944 that All-America Otto starred with the Navy outfit here. His, however, was not the only "big name" on the V-12 team that year. There were others; boys like Spec Sanders, who later gained wide recognition with the New York Yankees; Ray Bray, the Chicago Bear star; Frank Aschenbrenner of Notre Dame; Gene Flick, a 1940 All-America at Minesota; Tippy Dye, and several others. The line coacji for that strong 1944 outfit, by the way, was Paul dVar) Bryant who guided Kentucky to the Sugar Bowl champion ship at the end of the past season. Won Honors Here GRAHAM, NOW CALLED the greatest T-formation quarterback in professional football, was still a tailback when he played here. He had always played that position in the Northwestern single wing, and it-was not until he joined the Cleveland Browns in 1945 that he was switched to the quarterback post. Otto, who followed his All-America days with the Wildcats by paining service All-America honors here and All-Pro honors with the Browns, -tells an interesting story about the beginnings of his football career. "I. went to Northwestern on a basketball scholarship," Graham recalled, "and didn't even bother to go out for football in my fresh man year although I had played some in high school. Then, in the spring of my first year, I reported for practice and was used a little at tailback. I joined the team the next fall and played the next three years." , The handsome, 29-year-old Graham let it go at that. He didn't b"ther to tell how he took over the regular tailback post and went on to become one of the finest triple-threat backs in the history of the Big Ten. Although he didn't play against Justice all year in the pro league, Graham remembers a time when he and the former Tar Heel All America hooked up in a grid duel. That was in 1944 when both boys were on service teams. The Graham-led Cloudbusters had not lost a game all year when they took the field against the Justice-sparked Bainbridge eleven. x The two teams went at it hammer and tong all afternoon and both Graham and Justice turned in bang-up games but the final score favored Bainbridge, 52-20. "I'll never forget that one," Otto laughed. 'My Greatest Thrill' GRAHAM, SELECTED THE OUTSTANDING player in profes sional football on two different occasions, ruxed the theory that the National Football League is stronger than the now-defunct All America Conference, original home of the Browns. "Of course the NFL is stronger now," Graham said, "but the two were just about equal before the ACC broke up and all the good players 'joined teams .in the other league." Graham's Cleveland team helped prove that point to a lot of skeptics at the vend of the past year by defeating the Los Angeles Rams for the World Championship. Winning that play-off battle against the Rams, incidentally, was Graham's biggest thrill in football. "When we. -pulled, that one out of the fire in the last 20 seconds, I received the greatest thrill in my career." Otto smiled. "There has never been a team as excited about victory as the Browns were that Otto had a good right to be proud of that one. With his team trailing, 28-27, with less than half a minute remaining on the .clock, Graham took the ball around left end and set the stage for the win ning field goal by Lou Groza. Graham ducked compliments plaining, "I had some mighty good like (Mac) Soeedie and (Dante) Lavelli. Commenting on the play of Art Weiner, another former Tar Heel All-America, Graham and Jim Duncan (former Wake Forest end and now with the New York Giants) agreed that Art has what it takes to become a top-notch pro. "He's a good target for passers and has a wonderful pair of hands," Graham remarked. "Yeah, and he's mighty hard to stop when jected. Back To OTTO TALKED A LOT about Paul Brown, in no uncertain terms, commenting that he doesn't think the head man of the Browns up a colleee coaching job. Graham asked about All-America Huck Holdash and expressed the opinion that the defensive star will be a big help to the Browns next year. Holdash was the No. 1 ions. The ex-Pre-Flight star revisited Navy Field for the first time since 1941 and watched Coach Carl Snavely's Tar Heels go through winter drills. "The team looked "Thcv're ccine to sive someone Graham teamed with Snavely in a morning golf match at the Universitv-owned Finley Golf Course during his stay here. They played Justice and Line Coach Bob Cox. Otto told a story on Cox from which likeable young coach got a chuckle out of along with tho rot of thosf nresent. "V7 were nlavin? that tricky Snavely was short on a1 put. After the hole had been played Charlie (Justice) was marking the score and remarked that Snavely took a six and Cox a five. 'Oh, no,' Cox corrected, giving Justice a light kick. 'Thev won that hole.' " Cox ' Charlie just hasn't been in this coaching game long enough. Graham left Chaoel Hill the following day, heading for his home in Cleveland where he is an off-season insurance broker. Before l.avm?, howtv.r, Otto disclosed plans to return here sometime iK'x'. month on his way to the Azalea Festival in Wilmington where Ivj and Justice wiil be among the honored guests. Graham sont a few days hsre visiting O. O. (Scrappy) Kessmg, former commissioner of the All-America Conference, and Mr. and Mrs. Orville Campbell. Accompanying him were his wife. Beverly, and two youna children. - IMJTATXOH DIAMOND RINGS $1.95 $2.95 ricajt.:.ii solitaire ...net Wedding ring v'ith lovelv 'mi tat.iori diamonds in 130 14 Kt yellow Gold Plate or Ster 'n S;lvc-. . SEND NO' MONEY. Pay postman on deliv ery plus Federal Tax and postage charges on Money Back Guarantee. PRIEST JEWELERS i Mad Order Dept ) Lock Box Sec. &l EVANSTON. ILLINOIS Adl Lib Robbing day." about his fine year in 1950 by ex ends. You just can't beat boys he gets the ball," Duncan inter Navy Field pro ball and praised his coach, will leave the pro ranks to take draft choice of the World Champ mighty good to me, Otto smiled a lot of trouble next fall." 17th hole," Graham said "and laughed at. the story, remarking BANISH PIMPLES, ACNE, BLACKHEADS! FOR ADOLESCENT If DrugKhtU temporarily out of tock. plent k him to rorder ... or yott my r4r direct tor e.h or COD. If csh, we py poLe. PRICE $. THE DERMATEEN COMPANY SnforJ, North Carolina Th 1 V Players Say State Game Involved NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (JP) The bigest scandal in college sports history shook another major school today with the arrest of three Long Island University bas ketball stars on charges of taking gamblers bribes. The trio of players nabbed in the spreading bet coup included Sherman White, 22-year-old Ne- BULLETIN NEW YORK. Feb.. 20 (JP) College sports greatest scan dal, tonight led Long Island University with four star basketball players accused of taking $18,500 to fix seven big time games to abandon inter college athletics. LIU President G. W. Met calfe sent a wire to Ned Irish, Madison Square Garden basket ball promoter, informing LIU is cancelling its remaining games of the season. At the same time it was an nounced that the University's trustees decided to return all LIU sports "to the status of in tramural competition." gro forward and the nation's top college scorer. The gangling shotmaker was considered a cinch for All-America-honors. District Attorney Frank S. Ho- gan said that White and his two accused teammates cracked under nightlong questioning and admit ted taking payoffs to "fix" seven LIU games. Charged with bribery along with White were LIU's other star forward and team captain, Adolph Bigos, and guard LeRoy Smith. They were held in $15,000 bail each. The payoffs per player for each of the fixed games ranged from $1,250 to $500, Hogan said, with $1,000 per player per game being the average. Hogan said the plot eventually backfired on its alleged master mind and "money man," Salva tore T. Sollazzo and his go-between, Edward Gard, member of last year's LIU team. Cagers End Season Against Duke Friday, Still Seek Southern Loop Tourney Berth With last Saturday night's loss to N. C. State bringing its Southern Conference record to 0- 7 for the season, Carolina's basketball team will have only one more chance to make the se lect circle of eight teams that will fight it out in the Confer ence tourney at Raleigh March 1- 3. The Tar Heels round out the regular season Friday night when they go against Duke at Dur ham. 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SKIN LIU Pa yea's Willis, Fitzgibbons Tie As Aitilete Of Week By Ed Starnes Carolina's one-two punch in the Maryland Invitational Indoor Track Meet, Dave Willis and Garret Fitzgibbons, finished in a tie for The Daily Tar Heel Athlete of the Week selection. Ken Stucky, 130-pound wrestler, was third. Willis and Fitzgibbons both won first places in the Maryland meet and were the main causes of the Tar Heels third place fin- ish. Willis swept home in his specialty, the 60-yard, dash, tying the University record of 6.2, while Fitzgibbons took top honors in the 70-yd. high hurdles. Both boys are expected to win their events in the coming South-j em Conference Indoor Games. Willis is defending champion in the 60-yard dash. Stucky won by a 3-2 decision in the wrestling meet with Mary land last Friday night. He has been a consistent winner on an otherwise drab wrestling team. . Honorable mention went to Jack Moody, Howard Deasy, and Don Evans. Moody tied for first place in the high jump at Mary land. Deasy won recognition for his work in the N. C. State bas ketball game. He scored 14 points in a losing cause, and pulled nine teen valuable rebounds off the boards. Evans won both the 220-yard freestyle and 440-yard freestyle in the Princeton swimming meet. He would have been considered in the voting except for the fact that he won first place last week. Evans swam the 220 in 2.15:3, his best time of the year. There was a controversy, though, be- I cause the finish rope wasn't up. After much arguing, Evans was credited with a 2.18:4, three se conds off his real time. Boxing 'Fix' I Compiled from Dailv Tar Heel W4res MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 20 Basketball games are not the only thing the sports "fixers" are muscling in on these days. It was learned here today that two fights were "fixed" last ' Nov. 21 in Memphis Arena. '' Buddy Scott, 32-year-old Texan testified today that he ' was paid to lose to Buck Buch anan in one bout on the pro-; gram that night and did so. Scott named Gambler Frank Casone and Referee James , Manley as his fellow consipra-' tors in the "fix." Forest last night, 69-64, probably assuring themselves of a position in the tourney and at the same time putting the Deacons on the outside looking in. The two teams have split in two games this season, Duke winning over the injury-riddled Tar Heels, 71-63, in the Dixie Classic at Raleigh, While the Car olina team came back in the first For The Man Who ' Likes Individual Styling Tailoring Fitting Wo Have 500 Select Pat terns of Imported and Do mestic ALL - WOOL Samples From Which You May Select Your Spring and Summer Suit and Sportcoat. at f JACK LIPMAN'S AC Tar Heels Set As Favorites In SC Games Led by two champions, High Jumper Jack Moody and Sprinter Dave Willis, along with Co Champion Pole Vauiter Romas White, Carolina will be favored Saturday to repeat as 'kingpin in the 16th annual Southern Con ference Indoor Games here. Maryland and Duke, second and third place finishers last win ter, are expected to be the strongest challengers.- With the big point man, Bill Albans, miss ing from the Tar Heel ranks, dopesters figure the Terps or Blue Devils might slip in ahead of the champions. - Last year Coach Bob Felzer's Carolina legions, with the mighty and versatile Albans taking three firsts and a tie for a second, col lected 60 points. Maryland scored 38 1-2 and Duke 13. The victory was the Tar Heels' 11th in the 15 years of competition, and their sixth straight. Maryland will be on hand this trip with a 19-man squad, in cluding one 1950 champion and fthree runners-up. . Jack Unter- kofler not only won the shot put last winter but posted a new conference record of 49' 7 3-4". Al Buehler in the 440, Lindy Ke hoe in the mile and Gus Meir in the 880 were second-placers last year. None of the winners in these events will be back. Kehoe and Tyson Creamer are definitely two of the best distance runners in the conference and Maryland is conceded a fine chance of winning the featured Weil mile. Last year Terp Bob Palmer, no longer around, cap tured this event. regular, season game to win, 71- 63. Dick Groat, who has been per sonally responsible for many of the Blue Devil wins, scored 23 points against the Tar Heels in that first game and, feeling he had room for improvement, threw in 33 at Woollen Gym. The Devil need only whisper... to those who would listen! & ,. SAMUEL GOLDWYN who brought you America's most popular picture, 'Our Very Own; DANA ANDREWS FARLEY GRANGER JOAN EVANS with ROBERT KEITH PAUL STEWART Also CARTOON SPORTLIGHT ; Today COMING A imir ir ixing aeve Mermen Prep For SC Meet At Raleigh With the Southern Conference championships approaching, Car olina's tankmen are spending the remaining practice sessions brushing up on their respective individual events. The meet, to be held in Raleigh on Feb. 22, 23, and 24, is expect ed to draw the top swimmers in the conference. For the first time in several years, the Tar Heels are not expected to dominate the first places. Participating in the meet for individual championships will be Davidson, VMI, VPI, Duke, State, Clemson, and Carolina. The fresh man championships will also be held during the same period. Coach Dick Jamerson express ed his pleasure over the team's latest triumph over Princeton. The Tar Heel mentor stated that the performances by Jim Thomas, Donnie Evans, R. S. White, Barry Wall, and Stan Tinkham contri buted greatly toward the victory. Thomas, Wall, and Tinkham set a new University record in the 300-yard medley relay in the time of 2:56.3. White, who got second in the high diving, helped the Tar Heel effort by forcing the outcome of the meet to the final relay. Tinkham turned in his best per formance of the season when he swam 53.6 in the 100-yard free style to capture second place. Herm Heyn and Kent William son also turned in good times in the freestyle relay. The local squad has three dual meets remaining on the schedule with Clemson, Miami, and La-Salle. Pics Of LIU Game Show No 'Fix' Says Ev Case RALEIGH; N. C., Feb 20 (JP) North Carolina State College Coach Everett Case- said today movies of the 1950 Wolfpack Long Island University basket ball game show no indication of a "fix" by LIU players. His statement followed an an nouncement that three Long Is land players had been arrested in Nev York City for accepting gamblers' bribes in the "fix" of seven LIU games. The N.C. State-LIU game of Jan. 17, 1950, was listed as one of the seven games. N. C. State won the contest in Madison Square Garden, 55-52. Said Coach Case: "If that game was-thrown by LIU they certain ly did a good job of it. 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The Wildcats received 62 first place votes in this week's poll, while Oklahoma A&M got 23. One newcomer showed in the first 10 teams this time, Illinois leader of the Big Ten Conference. Illinois took over the no. 10 spot, as Villanova, beaten twice last week tell to no. 15. Illinois plays Ohio State Saturday. The balloting was completed before Illinois (16-3F" defeated Indiana last night, 71-65. Indi ana, sixth in last week's poll, had jumped to no. 4 this time. Columbia, the nation's onlyun defeated major team with a 17-0 season, advanced to no. 3 after j being no. 4 a week ago. This week Columbia plays at Army to morrow, then entertains Navy ; Saturday. N. C. State, which held the no. j 9 spot meets Wake Forest tonight j and Georgetown Saturday before the Southern Conference tourna ment March 1-3. The leading 10 teams: 1. Kentucky (62) (22-11 2. Oklahoma A&M (23 (23-1) 3. Columbia (4) (17-0) 4. Indiana (7) (15-3) 5. K-n.v-s . .ate i- (J7-3) u. Si. Louis (lt)-5l 7. Bradlev 1) (24-4) 8. St. John's (19-3) 9. N. C. State (21) (23-4) 10. Ill ois (1) (16-31 1.036 ; 921 615 1 596 392 1 271 266 j 149 we kept possession of the ball for most of the game and that our entire team played well." N. C. State Athletic Director Roy Clogston said the basketball scandal would not prevent the Wolfpack quint from playing in Madison Square Garden. Commenting on the scandal, Clogston said "That sort of thing might happen anywhere if it's not guarded against. We've really given our boys a talking to along that line." 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