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Houston Heavy Favorite
To Repeat as
hamp
Blanda, Cannon
Pace Oiler Attack
By BOB MYERS
Associated Press Sports Writer
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) — The young American
Football League reaches the climax of its second year
Saturday when the two powerhouses, the Houston Oilers
and the San Diego Chargers, collide for the champion-
1. ship.
A year ago the same clubs fought it out for the
X title in Houston. The Oilers won, 24-16.
V There will be much the same _--
j cast—Houston's venerable but still . _.. .. ■
gifted George Blanda and hard-SUDDEN DEATH
running halfback Billy Cannon,
and the Chargers' pass-happy
Jack Kemp and halfback Paul
Lowe, plus able supporting talent.
Kickoff time is 1:30, PST, before
an anticipated capacity crowd of
34.500 and a national television
audience (ABC).
Coach Wally Lemm's Oilers are
■ solid favorites.
Blanda. the league's leading
passer and second high in scoring,
led Houston to a 10-3 season. The
team rebounded from a poor start
and won its last nine games.
Cannon, the ex Louisiana State
PLAYOFF SET
SAN DIEGO UT — If the
Houston Oilers and the San
Diego Chargers finish in a tie
Sunday in their American
Football League playoff game
they will settle the issue in
overtime.
The AFL provides for a
"sudden death" playoff in the
case of a championship con-
test. The team scoring first
wins the game and the title.
16 A THE ABILENE REPORTER NEWS
16-A Abilene, Texas, Sunday Morning. December * 1L
BAUGH TO INSTALL BULLDOG •
IN TEXAS HALL OF FAME
Special to the Reporter-News
DALLAS — Four outstanding sports figures,
whose names were enshrined previously, will make
the presentations to the 1961 honorees at the Tex
as Sports Hall of Fame Luncheon at the Sheraton-
Dallas Hotel here Saturday noon. December 30.
The new honorees to be installed are Pete W.
Cawthon, former football coach and athletic diree-
tor at Austin College and Texas Tech; Bibb A. Falk,
the University of Texas baseball coach of major
league fame; Monty Stratton, former Chicago White
Sox pitcher who lost a leg at the height of his
career, and Clyde (Bulldog) Turner, the former
Hardin-Simmons and Chicago Bear football star
who recently was named to coach the New York
Titans. ...
The presentation to Cawthon will be made by
Matty Bell, athletic director of Southern Methodist
University who was named to the Hall of Fame
last year. Dana X. Bible, enshrined in 1959, will
present the award to Falk, with whom he has been
associated at the University for a score of years.
Paul Richards, general manager of the Houston
Colts of the National Baseball League, will make
the presentation to Stratton. Richards, one of the
most popular and respected managers in organized
baseball, was installed last year.
Sammy Baugh, one of the greatest names in col-
lege and professional football, will present the
award to Turner. Baugh was one of the first to be
enshrined in the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and,
ironically, it has recently been announced that Tur-
ner will succeed him next season as coach of the
New York Titans.
Tickets are on sale at the Salesmanship Club of
Dallas, located in the Dallas Athletic Club Building.
Tickets are priced at $5. The general public is invit-
. ed. -_____-_____——---
FORMER FROG — Don Floyd, ex TCU tackle, will
be at a defensive end spot for the defending cham-
pion Houston Oilers when they face San Diego for
the American Football League championship Sunday
in San Diego.
All-America, supplied brilliant, • g •
help and led the league in rushing, I A rea A pA 1
averaging 4.7 per carry. PIIDUTCE
San Diego roared to 11 straight'
victories. Then something set in p m ■
for Coach Sid Gilmans charges. P h
including injuries, and they looked • ■ % Mad to wet 1
bad in losing two of their last
three. A
The final game of the regular T | @61
season was a 41-0 walloping by " “ =
the Boston Patriots which visibly
shook the confidence of even the
most ardent Charger admirers. | Lombardi of the Green Bay Pack- t .
It had already been shaken ers was named professional coach in the American Football League. (AP Wirephoto)
when Blanda. Cannon and a pass-of the year Saturday by the Wash ——————————-
hungry end. Charlie Hennigan, ington Touchdown Club. • I
-E ======== ===== ====== Weekend Pass New Play
Judo Championship to a big urine herou Des 3mn Paris 34-24 when the Oilers were an Lombardi was the unanimous .
Dutchman but Japan’s sports by upsett ing Japan's Koji Sone unorganized club and the Charg- choice of the sev en-m an:selection! I M 1
Jap Judoists Caught
With Kimonos Down
world still hasn’t recovered.
To this country's judoists, for masters.” Geesink said, explain-
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vince
INJECTED NEW LIFE — Wally Lemm is the man
who took over a disorganized team at Houston in
mid-season and led it to the Eastern Division crown
Raiders’ Robison
Just a Spectator
LUBBOCK, Tex. (AP) — Polk enough,” he comments. "Still,
Robison, who was a basketball coaching was good to me and I
coach for more than a quarter of have no regrets over having been
a century, says he’s enjoying be- in that profession ”
ing a spectator. Robison was Texas Tech’s bas.
“Each game takes something ketball coach until he retired at
out of you and 26 years is long Retpall coach until ne retired at
.___________________________________— the start of the current season.
Lombardi was the' unanimous _ . .
were rolling high on Kemp s board. Lombardi will receive his in PrOYeSsnaI FGOTDAI
"I learned my judo, from the arm and their defensive platoon award Jan. 13. BU1 1 IWIWOOEHCE ■ UCLCSRE
of a "fearsome foursome" and Others in the balloting were Al
the “seven pirates." Sherman of the New York Giants,
The foursome consisted of the Norm Van Brocklin of Minnesota WASHINGTON
defensive interior line and the and Wally Lemm of Houston.
years supreme in the sport they ing he studied the bruising art in
invented, the loss was something Tokyo.
like the New York Yankees losing But this simple explanation
. ,____doesn’t go far enough for some
in baseball to a cnc Japanese Those who stayed be-ondary who stoie a league recorpanc s .aosnts c. use
They were caught napping and hind while Sone risked his all on 49 passes and returned them 929 tional Football League title
by their own admission defeated the mat in Paris offer these rea- yards and nine touchdowns. , . . . . ”
roundly. But they can’t help feel- sons for the disaster " ..use ...... ...... ....... .. . -
sneaky 1 Geesink pilfered Japan’s judo bi g foursome at 310 pounds. cre-won the Western Division title in
the NFL the past two years.
sible consistent with the mainte- bench
nance of the installation itself."
He didn't think it fair to Tech to
continue coaching while handling
the duties of athletic director and
business manager.
He was named athletic direc-
tor at the start of the 1960-61 sea-
son.
Robison's first game off the
By W B RAGSDALE JR. [ In the American Football
I (AP) — The League, tackle Ron Mix of San
F Green Bay Packers, who meet;Diego and linebacker Larry
pirates were the men in the sec- Lombardi’s Packers meet Sher-New York Dec. 31 for the Na- Grantham have played with their_______________________._______-___
ondary who stole a league record man’s Giants Dec. 31 for the Na-tional Football League title, owe teams while on weekend passes, called is Elgin Baylor of the Los through his debut, a double over-
__: - . " I__. - a lot to a maneuver seldom used Both leagues changed their Angeles Lakers in the National time thriller won in the final two
_________________. | Lombardi, who went to Green in football until this season—the rules to make it possible for serv-Basketball Association. seconds. 84-82.
Huge Ernie Ladd, biggest ofthe Bay from the Giants in 1959 has weekend pass. . icemen to play football on week Baylor, playing on a deferment, Robison still gets worked up
.... . Without it, they would have ends, must report for a service physical during a game but he is able
missed the services of three key A Pentagon spokesman ex-in early January to determine walk off the tension supervising
players—halfback Paul Hornung, plained that weekend passes are whether he will be placed on ac the business end of operations
flanker Boyd Dowler and line- given as a general rule to any tive duty. SinceSresas Tert, operain,
backer Ray Nitschke—during the service man unless there is a mil! The only other regular profes. more than 8 100 a
last half of the season, itary requirement for him to re-sional basketballer called into same in
The weekend pass has helped main on the post, service is Len Wilkins, St. Louis
several other football teams Generally, this frees the man guard.
whose players were called into from the time he leaves his regu- It is unlikely that Baylor will either before 9r after a game, and
the armed forces when President lar duties Friday night until Mon-see much, if any action in the * ” m "" " *
Kennedy summoned 156,000 re- day morning. The Pentagon has NBA should he be called to active
servists to help meet the cold set no rules regarding travel on duty. Pro basketball is not a
time winner Gardnar Mulloy and war crisis in Berlin. weekend passes, but the spokes- weekend game, but is played sev-
Bernard Bartzen head the 16-man Professional basketball and man said the general understand- eral nights a week,
field for the 1961 Sugar Bowl ten- baseball teams probably won't being is "that they should not go There is some indication from
nis tournament this week able to take as much advantage to a great distance where they the Pentagon that reservists
Mulloy was rated the top senior of it as football did. But they may cannot return within a short whose calls are delayed into next
player and Bartzen stood third in not need to. time. J year may escape active duty in
men's singles in the U. S. Lawn Only a few professional basket- "It would be a stretching of the long run.
Tennis Association's rankings re- ball players have been called to good judgment to think you could quintet that finished in a tie for
leased last week, active duty. Many are too tall to get on an airplane and fly from players on active duty list of the NFL fourth place the Raiders won the
The Sugar Bowl meet, which in be eligible for the armed forces the East to the West Coast." he SIN 2.14 Dks. NaENG Southwest Conference champion-
cludes singles and doubles, will be A number of top big league said. Bad weather make tackles Dale Memmeriar and Ernie Me
1 c ♦ , sota Vikings Coach Norman Van played Thursday. Friday and Sat baseball players are on active it impossible to get back in three “CLEVELAND
in the National League, 13 with pounds. Sone measures 6 feet, 1 Brocklin, for years a popular urday at the New Orleans Coun- duty, but there is a good chanceldays.”
the Phillies, began his managerial and weighs 198 pounds, figure here as quarterback for the try Club
career in 1959 with the Phillies With deference to judo's tenet Los Angeles Rams, returns in a
Elmira. N.Y. team in the New that a good little man can beat a new role field include Frank Froehling of Son. Some reports from the Pen-
York - Pennsylvania League: He good big man, Sone merely ex The Dutchman Saturday was an- Coral Gables, Fla., No 6 in the tagon indicate reservists may
was promoted to Des Moines of plained that Geeseink had "care- nounced as the head coach of the USLTA ratings: Chris Crawford of start returning to civilian life by
the Three-1 League in 1960. and fully studied the individual weak - West against the East in the an- Piedmont, Calif. . ~
moved to Williamsport last year, nesses of all our team with obvi nual Pro Bowl football game Jan Norman Perry, Los Angeles, No.
The former catcher piloted Wil-ous success He was just
ing there is something ------., slug —. ^— -- — ------— ,
about the whole thing, secrets: 2- Japan didn’t send its ated a stir when he failed to show
in an orgy of self exami. best jodoists to the championship up for some of the final practices
Now, in. JatX are tremirto 1 Japanese judoists work for a but Gillman says he will play,
nation, the Japanese are . g o living and can’t train properly. 4. n r.
figure out why they were caught — give Standout in the scoring is 33-
with their kimonos down. The Europeans long arms give year-old Blanda, who is rounding
--them an adv antage and Japanese out his 12th year in pro ball, most
don't fight them often enough to of tbem with the Chicago Bears
Cam t learn how to counter this.
OCIRICA PHIOI Traditionally in Japan, some-
Williamsport
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Andy
of the rival National League
Blanda threw 36 touchdown
one has to take the rap. In this passes, kicked 64 points after
case it was taken by Masaru Hay- touchdowns and booted 16 field
akawa, secretary - general of Ja- goals. If it’s close, Blanda could
pan's judo association, prove the difference.
He explained: “One of the rea- ---------------------———
Seminick has been signed for his sons for our defeat was that I did _ ■
second year as manager of Wil- not pay enough attention to the van Rrnci in
liamsport. Pa. in the Class A strength of the foreign judoists." OIL DIUORLI
Eastern Baseball League, is has Geesink had a physical advan- IL.aI D. C.SAL
been announced Williamsport is tage over Sone but the match by PTOS LOdCl
a farm club in the Philadelphia no means pitted a little man
Phillies farm system against a big man. Geesink stands' LOS ANGELES (AP)—Minne-
Seminick, who played 16 years 6 feet. 5 inches and weighs 238
was the Texas Tech-
Colorado contest this month. He
saw his successor and former as.
Callups, however, continue and ________
the latest big-name athlete to be sistant. Gene Gibson, suffer
Mulloy, Barizen
Head Sugar Bowl
Tennis Entries
NEW ORLEANS (API—Three
December, this is no small chore >
"But I don’t lose any sleep
1 eat a full meal each time, too."
Robison points out.
Robison doesn't try to rate his
teams "They played under vary-
ing circumstances and each was
a pleasure to work with."
Texas Tech fans, of course, are
especially proud of Robison's final
team, the 1960-61 outfit. With only
three lettermen returning from a
ship and finished third in the
---Tackle Dick Schafrath NCAA midwest tournament, bow-
and halfback Bob Mitchell : _
, ;. WASHINGTON—Ends John Paluck and ing to national champion Cincin-
they will be released in time to As an example of this, Paluck Steve Junker. .
Other top - rated players in the play more than half the 1982 sea- missed the Redskins' Dallas en- flanker Boyd Dowler and linenacker" Ray ,. a ,
counter with the Cowboys but Nitschke Also, the team was made up of
counter with the cowooys, oui MINNESOTA - Fullback Doug May- plavers Robison got the most kick
played in all the home games berry.players Robison got the most KICK
Imho missed the packers’ fi Here is a list of the AFL players on out of coaching — those who
“1 game tn san Francisco * Jom Jelareie and weren’t sought-after upon aradu-
Nitschke and Dowler both have BosTON’lalack Ross O’Hanley and ation from high school. The only
No. 13 Lt. Feb. 1.
. - - In addition to the Packer trio,
toe 14 featuring National League all-14: and Crawford Henry of Atlan-such NFL players as Bobby
stars. fa- No. 21. Mitchell and Dick Schafrath o!
Cleveland and John Paluck and
A m n 4 A Aelie Steve Junker of Washington also
A El Cluing Loco 7 MAnCn.
* Em uDD MDt Am ACS Llarmedforces.
But Owners Optimistic
hamsport to second place.
strong."
Junker, in one instance, played
a game with the Ft. Eustis, Va
team on Saturday and ther
played with the Redskins on Sun
day
nati.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS with 196.014, but still looks for a Buffalo, which one source fig- income.
The fledgling American Football quarter of a million dollar loss, ured would lose around $50,000
Oakland, Denver and Dallas all
League, lost nearly $2 million dur- The biggest loser was New this year after a $175,000 loss in had disappointing years, on the
ing the past season, but most club York And owner Harry Wismer 1960, also is revising its 1962 field, and consequently at the box
owners figure the worst is over, figured his club would wind up schedule. With no hometown NFL office. Oakland drew the fewest
A survey of the eight clubs by $550,000 in. the hole After the competition, it still found betterfans. 37.246 and figures to lose
The .Associated Press showed the 1960 season, it was $640,000. He response from a Saturday night over $300,000. Co-owner Wayne
AFL’s status report to be better reported a season attendance of audience, and is switching its five Valley refuses to call it quits,
than after its inaugural season, about 110.000 Sunday games of this year to though, saying, "We haven't gone
Wismer blamed his small turn- Saturday night in 1962, and play- this far with any idea of not suc-
ceeding. If half the people who
The Bisons’ president, Ralph said they would watch us when
and only a reported $120,000 peri 1 __________________
club reduction in anticipated tele- outs on the fact his home games ing only two on Sunday,
vision revenue, kept it from being conflicted with the New York
even better. Giants television appearances His Wilson, said Buffalo had, signed we move to Oakland next year
Still, Commissioner Joe Foss last three games, he said, bucked 11 of its 25 draft choices and
was optimistic. He said three of the NFL's three top games of the should present a better product,
the AFL’s clubs--Boston, Buffalo year: Green Bay vs Detroit on The Boston Patriots, despite a
and Houston—would break even. Thanksgiving Day and the Giants coaching change in mid-season
“or even wind up in the black.” against Green Bay and the Phila- will not lose as much, as in 1960.
Part of this optimism could delphia Eagles on successive Sun but the club refused to give any
stem from the fact that the 1961 days. ..figures. However, the Pats had
losses were only half of those in Next year he plans to play at an average hon e atten land feel
curred after the 1960 season, home on the same date as the 16,500.1 ev n gan ess and in
Most club owners expert 1962 NFL rival figuring it easier to that sthen sc part a frachisellout
to be the "year of decision" but compete against the 62,000 Yan- proportions. y
admit there still may be some kee Stadium capacity and an NFL P .That’s not an unreasonable
red ink in the loop's weaker fran-TV blackout than the television expectancy ■ Business Manager
chises, namely, Dallas, Oakland potential when the Giants are John Fitzgerald said, "consider-(home games
Denver and New York away. - ing the way we wound up the sea- “We hope, through the draft
Houston owner Bud Adams an Houston went from a deficit of son with a 41-0 victory over San and other signings, to plug our
AFL founder, confirmed Foss $730,000, which included organ, Diego the Western Division weak spots and get a good offen-
statement that his club would zational machinery, to its blue champs: We also have a relative-
break even or go into the black ink category this year. Adams ly young club and some players
The Oilers, Eastern Division ti-looks for another 20 per cent in-have been together two years.”
tlists, led the AFL in attendance crease in attendance next year. The Chargers, hard pressed to
with 197.120, almost 20 per cent paced by a 50 per cent jump in break even after shifting from
of the total of 988,608 San Diego, season ticket sales which reached Los Angeles last year, hope to
the Western champ, was second 16,800 this year, gain in the future from television
keep their word, then we should
have capacity crowds.”
Dallas is the only other club in
direct competition with a Nation-
al League club — the Cowboys.
The Texans, playing in the Cot-
ton Bowl, drew 122.500 and ex-
pect to lose $350,000, after a
$500,000 loss last year.
The Denver Broncos, despite a
2k per cent gain in attendance to
73.822. will drop around $250,000
Part of this was blamed on bad
weather for four of its seven
sive halfback to go with Don
Stone.” President Calvin Kunz
said. "We're also hopeful of get-
ting some of our draft choices
after the bowl games and we in-
tend to field a good, representa-
tive team in 1962."
14-day Christmas leaves from SA
'heir duties at Ft, Lewis, Wash., BO
but Hornung’s six-day leave won’t RI
begin until Dec 27 All will be ham
available for the title game with F
New York, but Hornung will miss
most of the practice sessions
The Pentagon spokesman said
the practice of giving Christmas
eaves was standard throughout
'he armed forces. He said, "We
try to give as much leave as pos-
9
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