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Pdga EightTHE DAILY REPUBLIC, Mitchell, S. D.,iMM*Wesleyan, Southern Set ForSeason’s Windup WednesdayAfter practicing in everything from wintry bllraards to spring-type thaws the Dakota Wesleyan University Tigers and the Southern State Teachers College Pointers will be ready for anything Wednesdayafternoon.The two South Dakota Intercollegiate conference rivals will meet At 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at KernelStadium in the wind - up of the Associated Press Sports Writer1959 football season.Southern holds second place inBy JACK HANDSyracuse has taken over the No, 1 spot among the nation's footballthe loop with a 6-1 record. Their with, a slender lead over3-3*1 record lesfves the Tigers fifth.; Jexa* ,hS« andAlthough most of the injured have ^ writers andrecovered since Wesleyan’s last = sP®rtscwters.ltQ™ n« pftoAh fv»n Pirthov' Botri Louisl^nA Stt€ RiKi r^ortn'5oiwestern, n,nni»B one-two a weekReinsHoustonHOUSTON (AP) — Baseball’siftlTpShf-* were dumped from the ranks ageless country boy-Enos Slaugh-Starting end Ralph Eichten andjj ^ unbea£n last Saturday.~ , iv* Mia uiiucowii .lt;«* . ter—steps down from the majors2t Lre«Ie K'iL8U- the leader, for 14 straight for the first time in 22 yearshave to miss the game to at- week5 fell before a sturdy Ten- next season.JtJL..h.ith'Hr ,'nessee team. Northwestern was He’ll pilot the Houston Buffs InRoger Gamo, starting halfback in beaten by Wisconsin in a battle the American Association. But hemost games this season, la no long- for t!le Tcn !eacI lt;?ays he'll still be in there taking«r on the squad. The race between Syracuse and his cuts as a playing manager—Texas, both unbeaten. was decid-t^tWed by only 12 polnts’ although ■with Jerry Hoffman at the other gyracuge received- ill first placeend on both offense and defense. Jim Juehfc, Jack Jonea, or possibly Gary Golder may play Eichten'* defensive spot.Other offensive starters will be Jerry Ferriss and Walt Nedved at the tackles, Jones and Steve Dale at the guards, John Jucht at center, Cherrell Thayer at quarterback, Harold Koch at fullback, and Dick Whitman and Jerry Miller at thevotes and Texas 85 of the 280 east.Texas, a 13-12 winner over Baylor. picked up enough second, third and fourth ballots to finisha tight second.Syracuse handed Penn State its first defeat 20-18. The victory virtually clinched the Eastern title and a bowl bid for the Orange. In the 23 years of voting in thethe swing that blasted out a .300 career batting average with four big league clubs.*TT1 never be too old to learn,” the 43-year-old outfielder said at a news conference called by the Buffs for the announcement Monday.“I’ll listen to the rawest rookie about things that might help him or me.” and, be added, I think I can be as tough as I have to be. All I want is for my players to give me 100 per cent,”Last season he notched a .171 batting average in 85 games with the Yankees and Braves, mostly in pinch-hitting roles,I don’t think any man in baseball has been more successful In hustle, determination and the will to win,” said Buff president Marty Marlon, Slaughter’s old teammate with the Cards.Slaughter played in two World Series with the Cards—a rookie in twilight days of the old Gas House gang—and three with the Yahkees, batting .291, He was a member of the National League All-Star team 10 times.NORM,'leading flt; the Unive newspape ciety edll Each i and Miss come of games. S correctly,YanlLeadGamYANK1 Yankton lines to leing rouni tourname here Satt„ !AP poll, started in 1936, the only .. . ... . halfbacks with Dave Scott. Norm Eastern team ever on top in the Slaughter signed a one-year pact Anderah and Don Zingler also to final accounting was Army in 1944’with the Buffs after obtaining his see duty at the halfback spots. |anlt;j 1945, That was in the Doe i release from the Milwaukee On defense Abe Vogel and Jerry Blanchard-Glen Davia era. Braves, with whom he finished theF ootball WritersRenken will be at the tackles, Golder at middle guard, Zingier, Ken Carroll and Jim Carter as linebackers, Doug Flynn, Koch and Kent Millard as the deep backs.Although the Tigers did not play a game last week they had a 50-minute scrimmage Saturday.Tom Frankhenhoff, Millard. Cart-Despite its defeat, LSTJ drew solid support and dropped only to third place. Northwestern fell from second to sixth. The outpouring of 280 votes was the heaviest of the season and the most in several seasons.The only newcomer among the top ten was Tennessee which dis-er, Miller and Carroll, who were i placed Clemson despite Clemon the injury list, are ready for action.Southern will be playing with just four days of rest. Coach Jack Martin’* Pointers whipped Northern in a key game Saturday as the Springfield team nailed down second place.Martin’s probable starters are Dennis Sudbeck and Jerry Wingen at ends, Stan Fetters and Mel Painter at tackles, Luvern Bierle and Dari Wentworth at guards, Manuel Moran center, Jan Mitchell or Dave Bride at quarterback, Ervin Ptak and Duane Bierle at halfbacks, and Laddie Carda at fullback.son's 6-0 victory over Duke.The top ten with points based on 10 for a first place vote, 9 for second etc. with first place votes! in parentheses:Pointst. Syracuse rill) ......... 2,3252. Texas lt;85) .............2.3131959 season. He spent the greater part of his career with the Cards before joining the Yankees in 1954. He also played for the Kansas City Athletics.The go-gettum old pro was the oldest active player in the majors at the end of last season, his 19th In the big time. He came up in 1938 and was in military service from 1943-45.Slaughter played in 2.380 games during his major league career.Middlecoff And3. Louisiana State (13) .. 1,8484. Southern California (14) 1.5765. Mississippi (14) ........ 1,4886. Northwestern (2) .....1.3117. Wisconsin (19) .......... 1,2438. Auburn (9) 8089. Tennessee (4) ..... 674Snead CancelBegin SelectingAll-AmericansATLANTA (AP) - The All-America selection committee of the Football Writers Association of America will meet Sunday in New Orleans to pick the 1959 team.President Furman Bisher, sports editor of the Atlanta Journal, announced the meeting today. He noted that it will be the first such session held outside Chicago since the association was founded 21 years ago.Bisher said a 22-man team will be chosen from recommendations of the 900 writer members of the FBWAA who already have been polled,.The' team will be announced the first week in December in Look magazine.Australian TripMartin HasOtto Ji ranked a by OrrieWith 4628the 12 tgnext Sati Three moved it Don Boy Nick Por Others Russell both of V Brooking) Wulff, be Brick, Ai King 1 lines in Jorgensei 198. Thor Forty -qualifying Included ton, six 1 Watertow ings and from Abi Madison, one from Seven next Sail with the getting u Sunday n Winner champior fied for match gt Neb., JaiSAN FRANCISCO lt;AP) — A10. Penn State ............... 608i group of golfer* fresh from theSecond- ten:11. Clemson '3)12. Georgia lt;2)13. Washington1d firpcrrm l9302263159imRyder Cup matches at PalmDesert, Calif., headed by plane today for Australia and the Canada Cup matches there later this month, but two ton Americans.Eight LettermenBack This YearMARTIN — The Warriors of Ben-I nett Countv Hitrh In Martin hav*FosnFairFor
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