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Coach Recalls Gridder Kennedy 1 i I "v--. 4f' -I BELLINO SHOCKED PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP)-Former All-America Joe Bellinno of Navy, who twice sat in President Kennedy's office chatting about football, "still can't believe" the President is dead. Bcllino's first visit with the President came in early 1961 "when he invited four members of the Navy football team to visit him. "We talked about football and I was surprised how much he knew about the game.

I thought I was pretty good with names of former stars, but he stumped me. He could recall players at Notre Dame and many other schools. He really knew sports and was interested." "His death was a shock to me," Lt. J.Ci. Bellino said Saturday in Palo Alto where he is visiting relatives before going to Japan.

"I still can't believe it. I have the greatest respect for him." 1 I NO GAMES IN BIG TEN CHICAGO (AP)-AU Big Ten football games were called off Saturday because of the death of President John F. Kennedy. The Illinois at Michigan State game to decide the Big Ten title and Rose Bowl representative was rescheduled for Thanksgiving Day. So was the Wisconsin at Minnesota contest, which was to have been regionally televised.

The Ohio State at Michigan game, as well as Illinois-MSU, was not postponed until Saturday morning. Michigan athletic director Fritz Crisler said the game would be played next Saturday. The traditional Old Oaken Bucket game between Purdue and Indiana at Bloomington, Ind. was postponed until then also. The Notre Dame at Iowa game was cancelled.

Kyi i rv outstanding student, never held a class office, and, as Leinbach noted, was not a superior athlete. I Yet, "Even as a youngster," Leinbach said, "he had the I courage of his convictions and if he thought he was right, he stood up for them with all his might. "A lot of people have asked me if I thought he would be- jcome President and 1 must say that I never thought he would. But he was voted the boy most likely to succeed by his class- mates. On the wall behind Leinbach was a photograph of the late President with the inscription, "To 'Cappy' Leinbach.

With best wishes and regards, Jack Kennedy." WALLINGFORD, Conn. (AP) "He was not an All-America by any means," said President Kennedy's prep school football coach. "But he made up for lack of native ability with great determination." Lienbach, who was young Jack Kennedy's housemaster as well as his football coach at Choate School, described the youngster he remembered as "never at a loss for words always a boy who had the courage of his convictions." "He was light for a football player but he was a typical Irishman as far as fight was concerned," Leinbach said. Kennedy was picked "Most Likely to Succeed" by his fellow members of the class of 1935. This although he was not an A .4 Anil as PiU-her Kennedy as Prepster 'DELIGHTED IN THE PURE HEART ison Cracks Illinois, MSU Set To Start Planning Again Kennedy and Athletes: Comrades Record, Leads World Bowling CHICAGO (AP) Glenn Allison, a 33-year-old professional kegler from St.

Louis, set a 12-game scoring record Saturday night as he took over the lead in sports that deeply the boyhood thirst for Other athletes had the same i able opponent in conversation; There is much i i -kt. i i i i I cannot remember one experiences with Mr. Kennedy, mcnara nam mm nuu Vwmy, udiMi, uvi-iwiuuKm, By SANDY GRADY i Celtics said Friday. "We had a of The Philadelphia Bulletin telephone call that the President phtt.ADKT.PHTA (AP Tn had heard we were in town and games, EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Hp sniicht them out There was 1UUI1U "lllm'-uul uu-iikiui-u hi we sougnt mem out.

inere was, nf a.hioti,.s touchdown in the 1961 Army-Navy game, but like most of the with people who 1. 7. tha hoot con ho woe tno inpnr. a rapport strived and In New York! aKfu nu-ii aiumi iui ine juy ui wantea to meet us. we caugm taxis up to the White House, awed and nervous, of course.

won. 100,000 I cannot forget Mr. Ken oientcl 10 tunic lu ins uua. uaausc liny are iiicu, ut-Liium- nedy, bronzed, slim, top-coatlessj when it was discovered that in the chilling air, striding Ernie Davis was staying near-arross fipld at the half, later by. the President twice sent his But we had a wonderful 20 minutes with him Bob Cousy and i can i May im.g, yu enth annual World's Invitational before the President could years ago at the Pootball Hall Bowinfi Tournament squeeze in a syllable of Fame dinner, he decried the, Aisoh who foUf am my own boss today.

And 'trend look m.s ead of play Pmfessi()nal Bowlers. Associa. igan State and Illinois set up aWe eternal unquenchable am. special practice schedules Sat-'ateur. He believd a man should urday in an effort to retain their use his body in the joyful pur-players' edge for their Big Ten suit of action- And like any am" title and Rose Bowl bid wlneCTde.

the rMff ter or the World Series or the down now postponed until Olympics, John F. Kennedy ad-Thanksgiving Day. mired people who excelled at Coach Duffy Saugherty sentteames. Red Auerbach had campaigned puffing on the panatella cigar, 'assistants into the night to find absorbed in the action Mr. Hutchinson don let me to ride instead of walk more and fool around on the job." 'more we become not a nation tion tournaments, rolled 1,401 for six games to give him a 12- for Ted Kennedy, and the President thanked them, and he talked basketball quite a bit." This was a scene repeated the late halfback for a chat.

Floyd Patterson whispered with good reason, it turned out to Mr. Kennedy that his next opponent would be Sonny Lis- ai I iL. I i iu, 1 1 And later he invited Joe and five other Navy from Massachusetts to visit aian iviuis.ai rt'inuniuers witvui aiua-i uui ui waicm-rs. nf 0711 io him at his Palm Beach, Fla his Michigan State Spartans This was the Harvard football with many sports heroes, but through a 90-minute -workout in-1 scrub, the Sunday sailor, the what happened as the Celtics home. One of the players later doors to work off day too.

He had campaigned for) perhaps it is because we re- the p8 mcn stiu to bowl in the Mr. Kennedy in 1960. And be- mcmbcred him always in move-1 day of' thc 24-game quali-fore that All-Star game, Musial ment, never in repose, a blurred fying trhl reminded the President, "You melange of action as though his; Allison's' tremendous shoot-old me Milwaukee Stan, iife had been a sort of incredi- 'ingi which eraspd the record set they say you re too old to play hie decathlon, that we think f.i Wn, little golfer with a wicked hook, the left is still a legend with the ball said; "We were thrilled natur- Meets Casey ally, but I had the feeling the And it was at the 1962 All-President was just as excited Star game in Washington that touch iootballer, the sometime players. Mrs. Kennedy snooK swimmer and there was never each hand, and said goodbye, more warmth to the grin than the camaraderie of the mo-when Mr.

Kennedy shook hands ment overcame Tom Sanders, Daugherty said: "There was a certain feeling about meeting Joe." I Mr. Kennedy, who proved and Im too young to be 'Mr. Kennedv as an athlete. 11, Harrv president, but I've got an idea naturally this nostoonement Wlth a W1.th a 6lft for sPorts- iha oHno ntf tn 1 It is no accident so many re- whTnl, CtiTI; Imember him. He pursued them, mere is tne iragment out ot hr- 2,699, was a feature of the sec-nest Hemingway: ond jay's competition in which "The best ones die moving jeata Scmiz, 29, of River Edge, forward." n.j.

rollod the ninth 300 game But finally, Mr. Kennedy in I the short history of the $48,000 the best sense of the athlete, meet we'll both prove them I think we have too." Pur Heart Later, Musial, who was only four years the President's jun the 6-foot-6 forward. "Okay," blurted Sanders, "and you take it easy, baby." There is a picture of John Kennedy, age nine, looking stubborn and grim as quarterback of the Dexter School team at Cambridge, Mass. Years later building. We'll have to start an because there was kinship in his over again the next few days to wlth that of athletes.

SPORTS good rebuild that edge. Wanted To See Celtics ior, singled 'and Mr. Kennedy using all of himself, giving him- fi" lui jjh rose, applauding, because in the self as fuel to the fire, until at Bud Horn, io An.i i.mt best, human sense, this was a the end, nothing remained to dVv.v sSrf Vm "I remember one morning Proper Gesture Daugherty, like Coach Pete fan. after breakfast in Washington," beneath the surface of the world Tom Heinsohn of the Boston I figure, there was never buried Dick wtr, 51 uoui J.5"T Wlltwrl Slmi. Chicago 3.57J Pat Paitron, St Loui j.

Teala Scrnii, River Edge, N. 'DEEP LOSS' Bobby Madowv Dallaj Dale Seavov, Detroit Fred 1 enins, Falrlest Hills, Pa. Ray Orf, St. Louli 3,564 3.5SII 3.5 3.5SO 3.547 3.546 3.544 3,541 3.541 3.540 3.5J Elliott of Illinois, agreed that the postponement was a proper gesture in the period of national mourning for President Kennedy's death. "I think almost everybody on the squad felt the postponement was the right thing to do," said Elliott." These boys all understood it and felt that in the face of this terrible, unbelieve-able thing that football at the Ron Winner, Lo Angelet Ted Hotlman Jr.

Plymouth Meeting, Pa le Srhiiler, Denver Allie Clark, Klniman. Ohio Gent Rhode, Valparaiw, Ind. 1 Ok ahoma For Big 8 Title Sporis Leaders Mourn President By WILL GRIMSLEY Associated Press Sports Writer The sports world lost a champion and a friend i Women's itandlngt, 1 of 1 iquadl completed Fllane Hantel, Chicago 1311.583 Ann Setlock, Oetrolt Joanne Champman, Blencoe, Iowa June Llewellyn, Annapollt, Vd. 74 1,577 Irene Monteromo, Fluthlng, Y. Donna Zimmerman, Lof Angelel Rote Welmteln, Philadelphia Joyce Rotenbom, Chlcaqo Johan Holm.

Chicago 1.505 moment had no proper place in LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska won its first Big Eight Conference football championship in 23 years Saturday by mastering Oklahoma's sixth Nan Chlanchlano, Saddle Brook, J. 770- the tragic death of President John F. Kennedy, sports BobbifShaier, Chicago ranked Sooners 29-20 and moved leaders throughout the nation said Saturday. Dot Wilklnwn, Phoenix, Art 775-1, 46? Betty Kucvnkl, Chicago 701,41 Jean Winch, South Bend, Ind 713 1,441 into the Orange Bowl New from the citadels of every Phyllis Notaro, Brant, NY, major sport baseball, football, world of civilization shares the shin schroeder, Cincinnati 734-M51 Year's Day.

Oklahoma's fumbles, a dev Grand Rapidi, Mich. Marion Ladewig, 713-1. 451 golf and the sprawling collegi-'poignancy of this monumental Callf. 718 1.444 flstatinr? Nehraska defense and nlo nrnoram noma ovnricdnnc Irnm.H.p Ac i d.rmnf r.r.rm-oln Bally Phillip, South Gala, i i oLi i na a i 1 1 ii i auc Put Sannlng, Lorkporl, III. 774 1,4 Gloria Bouvla, Portland, Ort.

75l p. the hard running of Rudy John-1 of shock and sorrow over the, in arms, his death kills some son, Willie Ross, Dennis Clar-i passing of a man who empha- thing within me." the national condition. The somewhat subdued Spartans worked out on the dirt floor of the intramural building watched by several hundred fans who wandered in from the adjacent stadium which had been expected to be filled by an expected 76,000 fans. 4,000 Fans Illinois Athletic Director Doug Mills estimated about 4,000 mini fans had made the futile trip to East Lansing. Michigan State authorities said that many Spartan fans traveling from as far away as Michigan's Upper Peninsula had been well on their way toward East Lansing before, the postponement was announced shortly before noon.

Shocked" ldge ana Kent Mcuougnan; sized the importance of build-! turned the victory into a fourth-jing the body as well as the! 'A Pete Roelle, commissioner of iL. r-. Knicks Bop Detroit, 108-99 NEW YORK The New York Knickerbockers combined quarter rout. jmind 4-; The virtnrv rn.mdprt nt.t a 9-1 I "U'a oil fM rfonn ln anH lIle 'uonai ruuiuau league, as "deeply spason overall. 7-0 in the Hip nt fh camo timn a oroaf ennw expressed himself (shocked IFoss of and Commissioner Joe the American Football which postponed its CJ HIV UUIIIV 1 1 I IV fyt 1w.M V.

1 I Eight and automatically put the 'of shame and unhappiness that Cornhuskers in the Orange 'this should happen in our coun- Rnu'l at Miami nA CnJ i League, a stiff defense with a speedy fast break attack and whipped the Detroit Pistons 108-99 in a i National Basketball Association game Saturday night. Oklahoma, with a wind-'sioner of baseball. "We are alljW0Ckcna Ramcs' saia: up game against Oklaho- shocked and in deep sorrow." is difficult at this time to ma State to be played this weekj Kennedy was an ardent base- comprehend the full impact of stands 7-2 for the season and ball fan and threw out the first President Kennedy's loss as a 5-1 in the conference. The Soon- baseball in three opening cames man as wel1 as thc npafl of our DETROIT NIW YORK Conlay 0 08 ers had won 16 in a row in the Elan farry Howell Jon Mi In Moratand OM Srott Slav'man 55 Basketball Results Onsrqa Community 72, Buckley-Loda Bellflower 61, Fisher 45 Highland Park 75, Glenbrook 57 De LaSaMa 67, Lincoln-Way 49 Grayslake 67, Cary Grove 37 7 Budd 15 Bitr.har 15 Chappall 0 Gola 5 (ran 7 Heyman 16 Hoovar II McOlll Total! conference since 1961. 4 71 10 I 3 3 I I 72 IJ I I i 10 3 1 JJ I 5 3 i li 11 43 IJ 31 tt Lincoln, Neb.

(AP) Oklahoma's Larry Shields (33) intercepts a second quarter Nebraska pass Saturday in their Big 8 championship game. He was tackled by Bob Jones (74) and Ken McCloughan (32). Nebraska won the right to go to the Orange Bowl, 29-20. in the nation's capital. government.

The magnitude of Joe Cronin, president of the hls Ioss tan be measured American League, called Fri- time and nis accomplish-day's assassination of the young mpnts as a hcroic service man chief executive a "tragic af- devoted servant of our fair" and added: -country Totait 1M1-24 0treit 1IJJ 31 Htm York 14 33 14 13101 I I Bellflower Topples Fisher, 61-45 CI orma eaners Leader "He surely was one of the greatest sports enthusiasts ever Onarga Tips Buckley NFL TO PLAY i to live in the White House. He a lot about sports, things you wouldn't expect, and he en- BELLFLOWER (PNS) City Bowling With 2,899 BUCKLEY (PNS) Onar ga Community ruined Buckley Loda's home opener here Sat Bellflower's Dragons blitzed joyed swapping sports stories." Fisher with a 28 point outburst I Warren Giles, National in the final period here Satur- League president, said: urday evening, trimming the day nieht. and handed the Bun While all citizens of the na- Schweizer Totals 648 For Team NO TELECAST OF ILLINI GAME Rockets, 72-55, in a nonconfer-inies their second setback of the tion are crushed by the loss of ence encounter. I season. 61-45.

our President, we in sports are nnn Fshtpman snarkprt hp In winninc their season onen- especially saddened and winners' offensive efforts by er the Dragons took a six-point shocked." flipping in six field goals and first quarter lead and pushed it "Tremendoui Lift" making good on 11 charity toss- up to 11 by halftime. j0P Dey, executive director of es for 23 points. Mike Kennedy Keith Springer was the top the U. S. Golf Association, topped the losers with 16 count- scorer lor tne evening garner-said: ing 25 points, 19 of them coming in the big final period outburst BUCKLEY LODA fg ft BELLFLOWER FISM6K Saturday's postponement of the University of Illinois-Michigan State football game has forced cancellation of the closed circuit telecast scheduled for the Assembly Hall at Champaign.

The game has been re-scheduled for Thursday but the television has been cancelled. Assembly Hall officials will refund ticket money this week. Fans can get refunds at the Assembly Hall, beginning Monday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Refunds will be made at the Illini Union from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. tt Normal Cleaners, a team carrying a 535-pin handicap, is the early team events leader in the Men's City Bowling Tournament at Circle Lanes. The quintet posted a 2,899 series with the help of handicaps ranging from 130 to 81.

In second place after Saturday's early action was Pepsi Cola, with a 2,876 total. ers. ONARGA COMM. tt 6 1 Sumrall 3 1 Harrii 1 0 Henrichi 4 1 Bailey 11 Eshiemon 5 Bliech 0 1 Hall 77 II 7 0 Srhnriay 1 Davn 4 Kennedy I Fred 1 Adnm 0 Eyman It 1 Zimmerman Springer 0 Sprau 1 Warsaw 0 Kelly 1 lykmi 0 Hendren President Kennedy's concern for the total man for his body as well as his brain and spirit gave a tremendous lift to the national health. He left both a legacy and a challenge for every red-blooded American." Gen.

Douglas MacArthur, named by Kennedy to arbitrate 0 Springer 3 Weaver 4 HedncK 7 Whitt 0 Carmien 0 Bayler 0 Lietman 71 II 11 74 11 Onarga Community 14 Buckley-Loda 7 Pro Football Fans 'Horrified'-Paper NEW YORK (AP)-The New York Times said in its Sunday edition that the National Football League's decision to go through with its seven scheduled Sunday games "evoked indignant reactions from many pro football fans." The newspaper said the postponement of the entire American Football League's Sunday schedule in memory of the late president was 'a factor in the criticism." The Timet said it received scores of telephone calls about the St. Louis at New York game at Yankee Stadium. It said "a highly vocal minority of the callers said they were shocked, aghast, upset, ashamed or horrified that the game should go on." "On the other hand," the Times said, "several clubs, including the Giants, reported increased demand for tickets, long sold out in the) case of the Giants because of this weekend's television and radio shutdown on sports." The Times quoted a caller from Wilmington, "I have just torn up my tickets for the Kagles-Redskins game" at Philadelphia. In Pittsburgh, the Times said, "thc office of the Steclers was bombarded with calls in similar ve'n. One caller threatened to picket Forbes Field if the game with the Bears was played." Pete Rozelle.

Commissioner of thc NFL, had said earlier that thc decision to fjo ahead was because "it has been traditional in sports for athletes to perform in times of great personal tragedy. Football was Mr. Kennedy's game, lie thrived on competition." Fiiher I Bellflower 14 Normal Cleaners top scorer was Don Schweizer, who had a' 648 set on games of 150, 199, and 164 with a 115-pin handicap. The top actual pin-getter was Charles Scott, who rolled games of 201, 165, and 172 to go with his 81 handicap. The only 600 series of the early going went to Cecil Tan Mittlestaedt 2nd In Cross Country the bitter NCAA AAU dispute which threatened our Olympic teams, sent the following telegram to Mrs.

Kennedy: "I realize the utter futility of words at such a time but the Football Results No Changes In 3-oM Pin Meet There were no changes Sat Hawks Beat Royals, 133-121 ST. LOUIS (AP)-Bob Pettit, Cliff Hagan, powered the St. with fourth quarter help from Louis Hawks past the short-handed Cincinnati Royals 133- Tnn, 19, Ktnfuf.Vy 0 I a A1 OA GREENVILLE Mike Mittle- shaded urday in the leaders of the 3-of-4 Women's Bowling ner of the runner-up Pepsi Cola Rl)c. Best Mittlestaedt. The ISNU won the other encoun aaiuraay nignt in a national Neorae Oklahoma Basketball Association came.

'ffiV'fSrS. staedt, Illinois State Normal's runner ieam. rie naa games oi no, Tournament at Circle Lanes. ter, CINCINNATI 223, and 234 for 603. His team-, Micndnb Beer of Peoria is outstanding cross country run i OFT yiah 75, Utah State 73 9 13 33 Clnriria tt Miami 71 tr Trtj OFT Pettit Boorer I 13 17 Bridget 34 15 Bowling Green 24, Xavier, Ohio 15 the leader with a 2.934 se indies are cu anu duu i- i i- il Mill I ucai I 10 71 Beaty 4 0-1 12 ituss risner, ana nay inuiu ries rolled a week ago.

leaving Smith M. Faretteviiie S'ate 0 Eeitem Kentucky 34, Youngitown 14 Kent State 23, Oayfon 0 Vanderb' II, Oeone 0 Florida 31, Bethune Coottman 14 Emory Hirnry U. GuHtord 0 Wlmton-Salem II, St. Paul't 0 Northeaif Oklahoma 13, Southeait Mil-aourl 7 Ohio University 7, Wa'hall 0 prjine V.e, Te AIM 35, Southern, La 0 Howard Payne 24, Sul Posi ner, finished second in the1 coverea ine tt rv course in 20. minutes and 21 sec- NAIA District 20 competition onds Mittestaedfs time was here Saturday.

i He was four seconds behind Both runners will advance to the winner, Bill Kozar of West- the national cross country meet. em Illinois. Western Illinois won the team It marked the second time In competition. ISNU did not en- three meetings that Kozar has ter a team. Embry 10 4 4 24 Ouerin 0 2 3 Bockhn 4 I I Vaughn I 1-1 It Rob tvin 11 10 13 Barnhlll I 2 1 II Arne'te 0 2 2 2 Farmer 1 00 1 Arnette 0 2 2 1 Hagan 5 4 23 Oii 1 00 2 Torm len 0 00 0 Smith 3 3 4 Wilkeni 1 3 5 Tharker 101 1 Ward 0 00 0 Total 47 27 17 131 Totali 11 2f 31 133 NHL Results Top ten: 57 pins ahead of runner- i Normal cieanen up Dura Bowl of Kewanee.

ioTnsport The only change the top 3 pITA "So ten Saturday came when Bowl- chucks Barber iho mor of Peoria had a 2.829 se- 7 Tahb Pin rt I Sukemilier Lumber 25 I it's lu lie Ddiutl ui ciuuiil 25 ji ington for 10th. Brigharn Young 34, Colo. S'a't Univ. 10 ipn cenuiote 10. VicOrady Bros.

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