DECEMBER 23, 1946
17 SELECTED IN RULE FIVE DRAFT
After a quiet couple of months following the completion of the World Championship Series, FABL finally had some player movement in an active rule five draft that saw 17 players change clubs. Veteran experience to plug holes might be considered the theme of this draft as five players aged 30 and older were selected including the number one choice in the draft.
That selection would belong to the Cleveland Foresters and they tabbed 33 year old outfielder Bob Corvin, a veteran of 530 big league games with the Boston Minutemen, as the top selection. Corvin may well challenge Sid Crocker and Bob Mullins for a starting job in the Foresters outfield come April but he will have plenty of competition as the Foresters selected another greybeard outfielder in Reginald Westfall in the second round. The 33 year old Westfall boasts a .281 career batting average in 775 games in the Toronto Wolves outfield but spent last season as a minor leaguer in the Chicago Cougars organization.
The St Louis Pioneers also went with a pair of old-timers in looking for a replacement for Artie D'Alessandro. The second sacker was dealt to the Chicago Chiefs in October so the job is up for grabs and Chick Wilhlem -a 32 year old drafted from the Sailors- and 30 year old Bill Freeman, from the Gothams, will be fighting for the spot. Wilhelm has played 490 FABL games with 3 different organizations while Freeman has 532 games, all with the Gothams, on his resume.
Here are the complete results of the rule five draft.
TALES FROM THE WOLVES DEN
Wolves Claim Two in Rule 5 -After a disappointing season the Wolves have made a minor signal that things have changed from the status quo used during the war years. Toronto is generally a non-participant in the off-season Rule 5 selection of FABL players. Previously management was more concerned with juggling their own 40-man roster to find places for highly touted prospects rather than take a chance they would be claimed by other teams. This year the Wolves added two players to fill their 40-man roster heading into Spring Training where players will report in about two months.
The selections were first baseman Frank Brunch Jr. from the New York Gothams organization along with pitcher Ray Hagan, who was selected from the Philadelphia Sailors minor league system. Rule 5 selections must remain part of the big league roster for an entire year they cannot be demoted, if not on the big league roster they are returned to their original team.
Brett will now take a look at the two additions. Frank Brunch Jr., who will turn 27 just as spring training begins, was a former first overall pick of the Gothams in the June 1938 draft. Brunch appeared to be moving through the Gothams system until, along with countless other, a call from his country interrupted his career from 1943-45. Brunch has hit at over a .300 clip at every level although he does not have the power usually associated with the 1B position. He is seen as an Al Jensen type providing a reliable LHB off the bench while spelling McCormick at first. Ray Hagan, who at 29 is running out of chances, is seen as a possible upgrade to the Wolves bullpen which was a major source of concern in 1946. Hagan brings a live arm with an ability to induce ground balls an ideal combination for someone to snuff out late inning rallies by the opposition.
When ask about Brunch, Hagan Manager Bob Call said "I think both these guys can add to our team. I remember all the accolades about Brunch ten years ago, you are not selected first overall by mistake, you have to have a great deal of talent. Hagan could give us a late innings shutdown arm. I will be speaking to both players in the next week or so to tell them to arrive at camp in top shape because they will both be put to the test early in spring games. It is up to them to prove their worth. Remember we can return them to original teams."
The front office at Dominion Stadium has been strangely quiet thus far during the off-season. Brett's experience with this kind of silence is generally there are big deals in the works. Are the Wolves looking to move a player or players from their infield log jam for pitching or catching?
- The New York Gothams did not select anyone in the rule 5 draft but they certainly participated as they lost three players - infielders Frank Bunch and Bill Freeman was well as centerfielder Bobby Boone- to other clubs. The Gothams also lost 3 players on waiver claims as pitchers Harry Frenette and Tim Richardson went to Detroit and the Chicago Chiefs respectively, while first baseman Bill Payne was selcted by the Chicago Cougars.
- Some positive news for the Gothams though. It looks like Jim Lonardo is coming back for another season. I thought reaching 300 wins, winning September pitcher of the month and closing out with a complete game shutout would have been just the finish he'd want to a stellar career. One has to wonder what more Lonardo hopes to accomplish? One more Championship?
CUBAN WINTER LEAGUE STANDINGS
COWBOYS WIN CFC TITLE
Gothams Spirited Effort Comes Up Just Short
The Kansas City Cowboys were breathing a sigh of relief after barely holding off the New York Gothams 20-14 to win the inaugural Continental Football Conference championship game. The Cowboys had dominated opponents all season -including beating the Gothams twice- during a 13-1 regular season and were expected to do the same in the title game but the visitors from New York played inspiring football and certainly made a game of it.
New York's pass defense was a big factor as the Gothams limited passing machine Pat Chappell and his Cowboys receivers to just 8 completions -less than half of his season average. The focus on stopping the aerial assault turned the contest into ground warfare and the Cowboys deep collection of backs were more than up for the task, gaining 258 yards on the ground.
A sold out crowd of 15,000 at tiny Packer Park in Kansas City came to the game expecting to see a lot of scoring but both teams got off to slow starts as neither enjoyed much success on their first possession. Big plays would be paramount in this contest and the first one came just over 11 minutes into the first quarter when Cowboys back Mason Matthews, on a second and one at his own 29-yard line broke through the middle of the New York defense and raced for 71 yards to give the home side a 7-0 lead. You can excuse most of the fans in attendance of thinking this was the opening of the floodgates as they were so used to the Cowboys piling up points but the Gothams had a big play of their own on deck. It came courtesy of back Ken Hale as he matched Matthews step for step with a 71 yard scamper of his own to tie the game at 7 just over a minute later.
Early in the second quarter Chappell -the clear favourite for loop MVP accolades- tossed a 27 yard pass to Tommy Cohan and a 9 yarder to Jim Marble to move the Cowboys deep into New York territory. The drive fizzled out on the Gothams six yard line and the Cowboys had to settle for a Reuben Watson 6-yard field goal and a 10-7 lead. Before the break the Cowboys, aided by a pair of Gothams penalties, would extend the lead to 20-7 after Chappell connected with Ernie Orr for a 25 yard scoring play and, as time expired, a 29 yard field goal from Watson after Chappell did the job on defense too with a blocked punt.
After a scoreless thrid quarter the Gothams had a glorious opportunity early in the fourth quarter when Chappell made a rare mistake -fumbling the ball on his own 12 yard line. After Hal Collett ran for 6 yards on first down the Gothams Dave Bradley's option pass for Steve Robinson was intercepted in the endzone by Cowboys lineman Johnny Boyland, spoiling a golden opportunity for the visitors.
The Boyland interception would end up being the difference in the game as the Gothams found the endzone with 7 minutes remaining on Ken Hale's second score of the day to make it a 6-point ballgame at 20-14 but that would be as close as the New Yorkers would get. Despite being on the losing side Hale, with 86 yards rushing and a pair of touchdowns to go long with 9 tackles and a forced fumble on defense, would be named the game's top performer.
WASPS END DOUGLAS NAMED TOP PLAYER IN AFA
Miehlke of Champion Stars Best Defender
The American Football Association has named Washington Wasps end Johnny Douglas as the loop's best offensive player for 1946. Douglas and three of his Washington teammates including quarterback Bob Krohn were named to the league's 11 player all-star team, which was announced the day after the New York Stars celebrated their 28-0 win over the Chicago Wildcats in the AFA championship game.
It marked the second year in a row Douglas made the post-season AFA all-star team after he led the league by a wide margin with 75 catches for 1,004 yards and 10 touchdowns. Those are Stan Vaught like numbers as only the legendary former Detroit Maroons end has ever caught more than 75 passes in a season and Douglas' 1,004 yard total is only the fifth time a receiver has surpassed the century mark. He has done it tiwce and Vaught three times. The top defender award went to Stan Mielke of the league champion New York Stars. Miehlke, a tackle, was joined by fellow Stars lineman John Michales on the all-star team.
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JANUARY 1, 1947 CLASSIC GAME SCHEDULE
EAST WEST CLASSIC Santa Ana, Ca #7 CC Los Angeles (9-0-1) vs #9 Detroit City College (8-1)
OILMAN CLASSIC Houston, Tx. #1 St Blane (8-0-1) vs Payne State (10-0)
SUNSHINE CLASSIC Miami, Fl #2 Cumberland (9-0-1) vs Richmond State (9-1)
CAJUN CLASSIC New Orleans #3 Bayou State (9-0-1) vs #5 Travis College (9-1)
DESERT CLASSIC El Paso, Tx. #8 Red River State (9-0-1) vs Cache Valley (8-0)
LONE STAR CLASSIC Austin, Tx. Oklahoma City State (8-2) vs Kit Carson University (7-1)
BAYSIDE CLASSIC Tampa, Fl. #6 Noble Jones College (8-1) vs Charleston Tech (8-1-1)
PACIFIC COAST CL. San Diego, Ca. Flagstaff State (6-2-1) vs North Carolina Tech (8-2)
SOUTHWESTERN CL. San Antonio, Tx Abilene Baptist (8-2) vs Mile High State (8-2)
SAN JOAQUIN CL. Fresno, Ca. Coastal California (6-2-2) vs Commonwealth Catholic (8-1)
LIBERTY COLLEGE FALLS IN MAJOR UPSET
The Liberty College Bells no longer top the weekly collegiate basketball rankings after the Bells were on the wrong end of what might turn out to be the most surprising result of the year in which Liberty College was nipped 42-40 by lightly regard NW Pennsylvania University. The defeat snapped an 11 game winning streak for the Bells, who reached the AIAA championship game a year ago before coming up short against CCLA, and knocked them down from 1st to third in the latest top 25 poll.
NW Pennsylvania, a tiny school in the Keystone Alliance based in Meadville, Pa., led the big boys from Philadelphia 24-15 at the half and hung on long enough for Chris Galicia, a sophomore guard, to get the last two of his game best 14 points on the day with a set shot from the left wing with 2:10 remaining to put the Colonials up 42-40. It was a day of missed opportunities by Liberty College, which went just 17-for-55 (.310) from the field and missed 3 shots while turning the ball over 3 times in the final two minutes of the game. Records only go back to 1936 but NW Pennsylvania has never beaten a ranked team prior to the win over Liberty College, going 0-10 over that period.
Carolina Poly (10-0) and Rainier College (7-0) each leapfrog over the Bells to take over spots 1 and 2 in the rankings. They are two of just six remaining schools that have yet to lose again. The other four are #4 ranked Lexington State (8-0), #7 Indiana A&M (6-0), #8 Northern Cal (7-0) and #11 Columbia Military Academy (4-0).
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[b] AIAA COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL TOP TWENTY-FIVE
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Carolina Poly (71) 10-0 1799 2 South Atlantic Conference
2. Rainier College (1) 7-0 1729 3 West Coast Athletic Association
3. Liberty College 11-2 1636 1 Indy
4. Lexington State 8-0 1495 12 South Atlantic Conference
5. Noble Jones College 8-1 1490 4 Deep South Conference
6. Lane State 5-1 1459 11 West Coast Athletic Association
7. Indiana A&M 6-0 1406 10 Great Lakes Alliance
8. Northern California 7-0 1249 14 West Coast Athletic Association
9. Mobile Maritime 5-1 1148 7 South Atlantic Conference
10. Central Ohio 6-2 972 8 Great Lakes Alliance
11. Columbia Military Academy 4-0 971 18 South Atlantic Conference
12. North Carolina Tech 7-2 961 6 South Atlantic Conference
13. Redwood 7-1 951 5 West Coast Athletic Association
14. Western Iowa 6-1 778 19 Great Lakes Alliance
15. Chesapeake State 5-1 762 24 South Atlantic Conference
16. Great Plains State 8-2 683 25 Indy
17. Detroit City College 6-2 603 NR Great Lakes Alliance
18. CC Los Angeles 7-2 583 NR West Coast Athletic Association
19. Alabama Baptist 4-2 525 NR Deep South Conference
20. Maryland State 6-1 501 NR South Atlantic Conference
21. Piedmont University 7-1 320 NR Indy
22. Texas Gulf Coast 10-2 284 13 Southwestern Alliance
23. St. Ignatius 6-1 273 17 Great Lakes Alliance
24. Narragansett 8-1 210 15 Indy
25. Bayou State 5-2 161 9 Deep South Conference
RESULTS INVOLVING TOP 25 SCHOOLS LAST WEEK
MONDAY DECEMBER 16
Wisconsin State 51, at #22 Texas Gulf Coast 32
at #19 Alabama Baptist 55, American Atlantic 31
at #8 Northern California 35, Kit Carson University 26
#23 St. Ignatius 59, at Orrville 51
at #10 Central Ohio 41, North Shore 32
TUESDAY DECEMBER 17
at #11 Columbia Military Academy 39, Eastern Virginia 36
Lubbock State 48, at #5 Noble Jones College 32
#9 Mobile Maritime 41, at Mississippi A&M 28
at #1 Carolina Poly 52, Michigan Lutheran 23
at #4 Lexington State 51, Elyria 45
at #20 Maryland State 49, Grant (IN) 45
at NW Pennsylvania 42, #3 Liberty College 40
#25 Bayou State 47, at Allentown State 34
#7 Indiana A&M 28, at Commonwealth Catholic 25
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 18
at Central Carolina 45, #13 Redwood 38
at #2 Rainier College 65, #12 North Carolina Tech 55
Cuyahoga University 44, at #23 St. Ignatius 37
Bluegrass State 50, at #10 Central Ohio 38
at #17 Detroit City College 52, Chicago Poly 28
#14 Western Iowa 50, at North Central (NE) 36
THURSDAY DECEMBER 19
at #21 Piedmont University 62, Erie 28
at #5 Noble Jones College 57, Topeka State 41
#16 Great Plains State 57, at Lincoln 35
at #22 Texas Gulf Coast 31, Minnesota Tech 18
at #19 Alabama Baptist 45, #9 Mobile Maritime 38
at #1 Carolina Poly 55, Hamman 37
at #24 Narragansett 53, Sunnyvale 50
FRIDAY DECEMBER 20
#18 CC Los Angeles 40, at Golden Gate 24
at #20 Maryland State 47, Meade 29
#6 Lane State 51, at Kit Carson University 43
at #15 Chesapeake State 37, St. Matthew's College 22
SATURDAY DECEMBER 21
at #5 Noble Jones College 46, Minnesota Tech 35
at #22 Texas Gulf Coast 44, NW New York State 36
at Cumberland 50, #24 Narragansett 42
at #23 St. Ignatius 58, Fond du Lac 43
SUNDAY DECEMBER 22
at #18 CC Los Angeles 53, Lubbock State 42
at #4 Lexington State 32, Hamman 30
Note - Due to a restart of the online league Figment Hockey is presently a month and a half behind schedule but will catch up with double length sims over the next couple of weeks.
NAHC SEASON PREVIEW
The 1946-47 NAHC season gets underway this evening with the Toronto Dukes heading to New York to face the Shamrocks marking the start of the annual 48 game campaign for the loop's seven clubs. The league scouting service predicts when the ice chips have all landed next April the Chicago Packers will hoist the Challenge Cup for the first time in franchise history. The Packers, reached the finals in 1930-31 for the only time in their history. OSA, the league scouting service feels the Burns brothers -Tommy and Wes- will carry Chicago to the top with Toronto and Boston also in the mix.
The service also pegs Tommy Burns as the league scoring leader with Brooklyn's Quinton Pollack and Wilbur Chandler of Boston in the running while the race for best defenseman will be between New York's Bert McCalley and a pair of Detroit Motors in Shel Harron and newcomer Bryant Williams. Gordie Broadway of Toronto gets the preseason nod as top goaltender with Montreal's Millard Touhey and Tom Brockers of Brooklyn also garnering interest.
TWIFB's 1946-47 predicted order of finish for the NAHC looks like this
1- TORONTO DUKES: The Dukes had the best regular season record in the NAHC a year ago but bowed out in the first round of the playoffs after being swept by fourth place Montreal. Toronto had won the two previous Challenge Cups and will go as far as Gordie Broadway -the best goaltender in the NAHC- will take them. Broadway, won the Juneau Award a year ago as the top netminder and the 32 year old has backstopped the Dukes to three Cups in his career. For those worried he may start to show his age, Broadway posted the lowest goals against average and highest save percentage of his career last season. Toronto also has plenty of offense led by the big line of Bobbie Sauer (22-30-52) between Herb Burdette (13-17-30) and Les Carlson (17-30-47) plus a supporting cast that includes Laurel Albers (15-25-40) and Syl Beam (13-12-25). If there is a weakspot in Toronto it might be on the blueline although towering 25 year old JC Martel, who was acquired from Montreal over the summer, might help fill that gap along with a little more maturity out of second year Duke Frank Featherstone (6-11-17)
2- MONTREAL VALIANTS: The Valians just nosed out Detroit for the final playoff spot before pulling off a major upset of Toronto in the semi-finals. They will now need to prove that was not a fluke and will try to advance one step further in the upcoming season with a goal of claiming their first Challenge Cup since 1928. Montreal may have the best collection of forwards in the NAHC -a balanced unit with depth led by the trio of Clarence Skinner (23-27-50), Doug Lynch (16-24-40) and 23 year old Brett Lanceleve (14-18-32), who won the McLeod Trohy as top newcomer a year ago. The Valiants may well have a second straight rookie of the year winner if Adam Sandford can live up to the potential he showed as a minor leaguer in Pittsburgh a year ago. 30 year old Millard Touhey is a solid, veteran goaltender and he is protected by a pretty decent defense headed by veteran Leo Bernard (6-13-19).
3- CHICAGO PACKERS: The Packers have two outstanding goaltenders and possibly the best player in the league in 26 year old center Tommy Burns (28-29-57), who teams up nicely with his winger and older brother Wes Burns (18-32-50) to make a very dangerous offensive combination. Add in right winger Marty Mahoney (12-23-35) and a pair of promising newcomers in centers Jarrett McGlynn and Ed Delarue and the Packers have address concerns regarding a lack of depth upfront. Jerry Finch (3-10-13) and 22 year old second year man Pete Moreau (8-6-14) are a solid number one D-pair and goaltender Norm Hanson won the job between the pipes in a 3-way battle a year ago but may be pushed by promising rookie Michael Cleghorn, who was signed away from the minor league Philadelphia Rascals.
4- BOSTON BEES: Last season's Challenge Cup win was a bit of a surprise but the city of Boston, with 4 Cups since 1940-41 and 6 overall is used to supporting a winner. The local baseball Minutemen and football Americans certainly add to the winning tradition in New England. The offense has plenty of talent led by reigning NAHC scoring champ Jim Morey (27-34-61), Tommy Hart (10-30-40) and hopefully a full season out of 28 year old Wilbur Chandler (14-12-26). The 3-time winner of the McDaniels Trophy as league MVP missed half of last season with an arm injury. As good as the Boston offense is the defense might be even better with three rearguards expected to be among the top players in the loop. They are veterans Len Bentley (7-13-20) and Willis Beane (9-23-32) and sophomore Conn Cundifff (6-6-12), a 23 year old who made his NAHC debut with the Bees last season. Pierre Melancon (25-11-4, 2.03) returns between the pipes.
5- BROOKLYN EAGLES: It has been an awful time for the Eagles ever since their move from New York City and
a 37-214-37 record over the past six years has not endeared them to Brooklyn fans. The Eagles hit rock bottom a year ago when they won just 2 of 48 games but there is reason for optimism this time around. The Eagles revamped their offense -which was the worst in the league a year ago- with the addition of a pair of rookie pivots in Quinton Pollack and Ian Doyle. Pollack had a tremendous camp scoring 7 goals in 7 games and may step in and be one of the top scorers in the league at age 23 after smashing the Great Western Hockey League points record a season ago with 28 goals and 71 points in 48 games for the Tacoma Lions. The 22 year old Doyle is also an offensive threat with 33 points for Syracuse of the Hockey Association of America a year ago. There is still a shortage of depth with the Eagles but if veteran goaltender Tom Brockers, who won 4 Juneau Awards during his time in Boston, can stand tall and hold them in games the Eagles may just surprise some teams.
6- DETROIT MOTORS: For the second straight season the Motors narrowly missed the playoffs and we have a feeling that trend might continue. 23 year old third-year man Henri Chasse (20-15-2, 2.96) is a solid goaltender and the club has plenty of talent on the blueline but there are worries the Motors will lack offensive punch. Veteran Shel Herron (6-25-31) is one of the best defenders in the league and there are a pair of veteran newcomers who came over from Toronto to join him on the blueline in 27 year old Bryant Williams (3-17-20) and 25 year old Joe Todd (9-11-20). Up front the Motors hope first round draft pick Bobo Davis can eventually become their scoring leader but until then the forward crop looks thin.
7- NEW YORK SHAMROCKS: The Shamrocks may end up battling it out with Detroit (and possibly Brooklyn) for last place so it seems unlikely their 4 year playoff drought will come to an end this March. 28 year old center Orval Cabbell (10-25-35) is as steady as they come and Bert McCalley (5-18-23) provides veteran leadership on the blueline but depth looks like a potential issue. If there is a player to watch for a breakout year it might well be 25 year old winger Tommy Brecia (17-13-30). Last year's breakout star was goaltender Etienne Tremblay (14-22-8, 2.33) and the Shamrocks will need another step forward from the 24 year old this season. Kurt Stone has gone 99-138-51 over the past six seasons as head coach and a slow start this year might cause the Shamrocks to make a change behind the bench.
Here is a look at the top ten players in the game according to the league scouting service.
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TOP TEN NAHC PLAYERS
NAME POS TEAM AGE
1 Tommy Burns C CHI 26
2 Quinton Pollack C BKN 24
3 Wilbur Chandler C BOS 28
4 Bobbie Sauer C TOR 31
5 Gordie Broadway G TOR 32
6 Bert McCalley D NY 29
7 Orval Cabbell C NY 28
8 Tommy Hart LW BOS 29
9 Millard Touhey G MON 30
10 Tom Brockers G BKN 31
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FINAL NAHC PRESEASON STANINGS
TEAM GP W L T PTS
Toronto Dukes 6 3 1 2 8
Brooklyn Eagles 7 3 2 1 7
New York Shamrocks 5 4 1 0 8
Boston Bees 6 2 2 2 6
Montreal Valiants 7 2 4 1 5
Chicago Packers 4 2 2 0 4
Detroit Motors 7 1 5 1 3
PRESEASON SCORING LEADERS
NAME TEAM GP G A PTS
Orval Cabbell NY 5 7 3 10
Quiton Pollack BKN 7 7 1 8
Glen Whitley MON 6 3 5 8
Ian Doyle BKN 7 2 6 8
Alex Viens BKN 6 0 8 8
Clarence Skinner MON 7 4 3 7
Wes Burns CHI 4 3 4 7
Sam Coates BKN 7 2 5 7
BROKEN HAND COSTS THE CHEF
In what was supposed to be the fight that put him back on track for a shot at the heavyweight title, Scott 'The Chef' Baker suffered his second straight defeat. This one took only 19 seconds and Baker's opponent never laid a glove on him. Instead it was a Baker punch to the forehead of Chris May that caused the Philadelphian to immediately wince in pain and grab his right hand. It was, as suspected right away, broken and the fight ended as a TKO win for the 36 year old May.
Baker, the son of former middleweight champ Battling Billy Baker, was hoping to avenge the first loss of his career when he came up on the wrong end of a unanimous decision against Roy Crawford in September. With this loss, the Philadelphia fighter falls to 15-2-2 and will likely not return to the ring for at least six months. He had previously been a very active fighter, as this was his 4th bout this year and 6th in the last 16 months.
UPCOMING MAJOR FIGHTS
- Dec 26- Jacksonville, Fl: Heavweight contender Roy Crawford (22-2) vs Robby King (15-10)
- Dec 26- Brooklyn, NY: Welterweight Wayne Dunn (28-7) vs Pierek 'Soda' Popinski (8-6)
- Jan 18- Detroit, Mi: World Heavyweight Champ Hector Sawyer (54-3-1) faces top contender Mark Fountain (21-2-1)
- Feb 22- St Louis, Mo: World Welterweight Champ Mark Westlake (20-2-1) vs Harold Stephens (18-3-2)
- March TBA - Middlweight champion Frank Melanson (31-0-2) vs Nick Harris (19-2-1)
The Week That Was
Current events from the week ending 12/22/1946
- President Truman has branded the ongoing Chinese Civil War "a threat to world stability and peace" and said China has "a clear responsibility" to the United Nations to put her house in order.
- The Senate War Investigating Subcommittee continues to hear from multiple witnesses claiming they paid money and other gifts to Mississippi Senator Theodore Bilbo to ensure they were 'favoured' contractors.
- Tests of the V-2 rocket in New Mexico where described as the "most nearly perfect to date" after reporting it reached a record altitude of 114 miles.
- Former Minnesota Governor Harold E. Stassen announced he intends to seek the 1948 Republican presidential nomination on a platform of "true liberalism."
- A New York County grand jury indicted Alvin J Paris on two counts of attempted bribery in conjunction with an alleged attempt to fix the result of last week's Amerifan Footabll Association title game.
- 500 are dead and nearly 28,000 homes destroyed after a violent earthquake and severe tidal waves ravaged more than 50,000 square miles of Southern Japan.