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V' ■s A this w r i t e r s t r u c k o n t h a t of Billy f a . US" H e r m a n . H e r e w a s a s u p e r b p r o —a p l a y e r of s u c h f i n e s s e t h a t h e w a s m o r e a p p r e c i a t e d b y his c o l l e a g u e s s o m e b o d y t h e n h a d laid d o w n t h e la w a n d in his case, as his p l a q u e a v e r s , ----------------------- ;------------------------ a t h a n th e public. b a s e - s t e a l i n g a s well a s d e f e n s e w a s H e r m a n w a s a m o d e l of s e c o n d b a s e t h a t Hall of F a m e m e m b e r s n o t only S e n t i m e n t H e l p e d B o o s t D i z s a n c t i o n e d a s a f a c t o r in election. p l a y —a m a n y - t i m e l e a d e r in t h e v a r i ­ h a d to b e f a r a b o v e th e a v e r a g e in In to H all A fte r S h o rt C a re e r ‘ In 1946. the c o m m i t t e e a l s o m a d e ou s glove s t a t i s t i c s — a n d a m a s t e r skill a n d p e r f o r m a n c e , b u t p r o v e it b a t s m a n a t p r o b i n g t h e infield f o r th e ! c o n s i s t e n t l y o v e r a v e r y long s p e c i f i e d r a d i c a l d e p a r t u r e s in s e l e c t i n g p i t c h ­ N E W Y O R K , N. Y.—S e n t i m e n t holes to a d v a n c e t h e r u n n e r . If t h e y p e r i o d . If s o m e b o d y h a d d e c r e e d t h a t e r s to open a b r o a d a v e n u e lo v o t e r s is a n i n e s c a p a b l e p a r t of b a s e ­ fi g u r ed h im to p o k e to r i g h t w it h a a .300 a v e r a g e s h o u ld b e a r e q u i s i t e , today, it would s e e m . ball, a n d bal lo ti ng f o r ihe Hall of m a n on firs t a n d t h e s e c o n d b a s e m a n a n d t h a t a p i t c h e r with f e w e r t h a n .lack Ch es br o , R u b e W a d de ll a n d E d F a m e is no e x c e p t i o n . As an e x ­ held his p os t, h e w o u l d r a p t h r o u g h 250 w i n s d i d n ’t r a t e , t h e r e w o u l d not W als h w e r e picked. At t hi s t i m e , the a m p l e , t a k e th e elect ion of Dizzy s h o r t , an d vi ce v e r s a . At th is m o s t be so m a n y n o i s y a r g u m e n t s a b o u t pitc hi ng c o n t in g e n t in t h e hall comD e a n to t h e g a m e ’s P a n t h e o n in difficult ty p e of h it ti ng , H e r m a n a v e r ­ C o o p e r s t o w n . ! p r is e d Cy Young, who won 511 g a m e s ; J 953.

I n s t e a d , a s o n e m a y g r a s p in s t u d y ­ a g e d .304 f o r 15 y e a r s , w i th 2,345 hits W a l t e r J o h n s o n , w h o won 416, M a t h e w ­ Diz w $ s e l e c t e d d e s p i t e the fact t ing t h e r e c o r d s , the m e a s u r e of f a m e in 1,922 g a m e s . H e w a s te n t i m e s in son and G r o v e r A l e x a n d e r , w h o won h e won only 150 g a m e s in t h e Big (he All-Star G a m e , a n d a f t e r t h r e e w a s b r o a d e n e d in s u b s e q u e n t elec373, and Moss R a d b o u r n e , w h o won Tim e. The voters obviously symW o r l d ’s S e r i e s w it h t h e C u b s , H e r m a n I lions, chief ly b y c o m m i t t e e s , 308 g a m e s . p a t h i z e d with th e colorful Dean w a s (he s o u g h t - a f t e r a n d ac kno w!- j To this o b s e r v e r , a c r i t i c a l t u r n i n g All M ete or - L ik e S t a r s b e c a u s e of th e i n j u r y which h a i l e d e d g e d k e y to t h e D o d g e r p e n n a n t po i n t c a m e in 1946, w h e n , with only Ch es br o, Waddell an d W a i s h did not hi s c a r e e r p r e m a t u r e l y . w h e n L a r r y M a c P h a i l g o t h im in '41.

36 p l a y e r s e n s h r i n e d , a c o m m i t t e e win 200 g a m e s — none of t h e m —yet D e a n w a s so o u t s t a n d i n g that e l e c t e d l l m o r e a t o n e time.

An ‘i n s i d e ” C r a f t s m a n e a c h had m e t e o r i c p e r f o r m a n c e s to his t h e e l e c t o r a t e felt p r i v i l e g e d to L e t ’s look a t s e v e r a l a m o n g t h e II, H e r m a n w a s n o t g l a m o r o u s — in­ c r e d i t and e a c h s a ti s fi e d the c o m m i t ­ s t a n d on his r e l a t i v e l y b r i e f recstead, he w a s an i n s i d e - b a s e b a ll not to be c r i t i c a l , but o n l y for g u i d ­ tee that he had go ne f a r e n o u g h to Ord, o r to p r e s u m e that he would c r a f t s m a n —a n d he d o e s n o t h a v e a a n c e . m e r i t the s t a m p of “ g r e a t . ” How­ h a v e won 300 o r so h ad he not “ S addest Possible Words . . .” cli che p r o m o t i n g h i m . H e is a f re s h e v e r , the s t a n d a r d i n e s c a p a b l y fell been hurt.

T h e c e l e b r a t e d d o u b l e - p l a y trio of n a m e in th e se C o o p e r s t o w n s w e e p ­ b e c a u s e Young. J o h n s o n . M a tt y , A le x­ Lacking any statistical stan d a rd s t a k e s a n d his r e c o r d w a s p o p p e d on the g r e a t C u b s ' t e a m w a s i n s ta l le d a s a n d e r an d R a d b o u r n e h a d p r o d u c e d in c o m p a r i n g p i t c h e r s , the e l e c ­ d i sc i p l es of t h e two c o n t e n d i n g f o r c e s j a u n it — F i r s t B a s e m a n F r a n k C h a n c e , prolifically o v e r an e r a . tors naturally have decided that with the p le a to r a t e h im a c c o r d i n g S e c o n d B a s e m a n J o h n n y E v e r s a n d g r e a t n e s s i s ’a m a t t e r of opinion.

An o d d ity in the ’46 s w e e p into the to the s t a n d a r d .

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■ ----------------------------------------------------rn hall w a s the ig n o r in g of Kid Nichols, T h e iv o r y - t o w e r c h a p s n a p p e ds j In 1946. C o o p e r s t o w n s h o w e d tw o | 360-game w i n n e r w ho s e c a r e e r o v e r ­ “ H e r m a n ! A r e you c o m p l e t e l y d a f t ? ” s h o r t s t o p s in W a g n e r a n d H u g h i e Jen* g o e s , t h e b l a n k e t e n d o r s e m e n t of the • l a p p e d t h o s e of C h e s b o i l , Wadd ell an d T h e spit-in-y ou r-ey c g u y said: “ Why n in g s , t h r e e s e c o n d b a s e m e n in E d d i e C ub tr io o p e n e d t h e w a y to recogni- j Walsh, but a c o m m i t t e e in 1949 n a m e d no t? Looks like h e o u g h t to h a v e a Collins, N a p L a j o i e a n d R o g e r s H o r n s - tion of t h e glove m a n w h o is not a ; Nichols. c h a n c e . W h a t ' s w r o n g with h im , a n y - ! by, a n d f o u r firs t b a s e m e n in Lo u p r e m i e r h i t t e r . C h a n c e had a c a r e e r j S l i m m i n g up a s t u d y of Co op er s way?” | G e h r i g , G e o r g e S is t e r , C a p A n s o n a n d b a t t i n g a v e r a g e of .297, E v e r s .270 an d i town, it would b e the h u m b l e opinion T h e s e p o in t s of v i e w c a n n o t be rec- ; D an B r o t h e r s , T i n k e r .264. A s id e f r o m I bird Base- h e r e t h a t m a n y p r e c e d e n t s h a v e b e e n oncilcd.

P r o b a b l y th e o n ly g u i d e is , In s u r v e y i n g all th e c a n d i d a t e s for m a n J i m m y Collins (.294), t h e y w e r e se t, a n d a v a r i e t y of a p p r o a c h e s c s ta b a n a p p r a i s a l , a s well a s it c a n b e i t h e s e p o s it io n s in t h e p e r i o d 1876-1917, t h e firs t a m o n g in fi el d er s a n d oui- Jished, to d e p a r t f r o m a s t r i c t Olymm a d e , of the m e n a l r e a d y i n s t a l l e d at the c o m m i t t e e b e l i e v e d t hi s unit of ficicless, p i c k e d on t h e i r p l a y i n g abil- p:an s u r v e y of p r e s e n t l y a v a i l a b l e C o o p e r s to w n . How d o t h e y level o u t ? . o n e t e a m to be m o s t w o r t h y .

It is ity, to b r e a k the .300 b a r r i e r . candidates.* Obviously, this y e a r ’s ballot could be . po ssi ble to w o n d e r c y n i c a l l y w h a t in­ L a t e r , t h e idea w a s e x p a n d e d when The v a l u e of t h e gl o ve g u y h a s b e e n f l i c t e d into the t r a s h b a s k e t if a d m i s - 1 fl u e n c e t h e m u s e of p o e t r y h a d on th e th e s u r p a s s i n g .value of s u p e r b d e f e n s e c l e a r l y d e no t ed . T h e Jack of a c h a m sion h ad been s e v e r e l y l i m i te d a f t e r elect ion . F r a n k l i n P . A d a m s h a d irn- in a c a t c h e r w a s r e c o g n i z e d w it h t h e j pio n sh i p bat. or e v e n o n e of .300 potho first election of 1936 s e n t u p Cobb. ? m o r t a l fred t h e t h r e e s o m e w i th hi s e l e c t i o n of R a y S c h a l k (.253).

T h e j lc ncy , h a s not b e e n a b a r r i e r There R u t h . J o h n s o n , H o m is W a g n e r a n d j “ B a s e b a l l ’s Sad L e x i c o n , ” w h i c h be- T i n k e r p r i n c i p l e w a s followed with ! c e r t a i n l y is n o on us on the p i t c h e r Christy Mathewson.

I gun, “ T h e s e a r e th e s a d d e s t po s s ib le R a b b i t M a r a n v i l l e (.258) a n d old­ w h o failed lo win 200 g a m e s , if h e is It would h a v e been e a s y t o d a y ii w o r d s , T i n k e r - t o - E v e r s - t o - C h a n c e . ” t i m e r B o b b y W a l l a c e (.267).

E v e r s othei wise d i s t i n g u i s h e d .

Base-steal­ H a s a n y o n e e v e r d r o p p e d a t e a r d o e s not h a v e a c o m p a n i o n a t s e c o n d ing h a s be en officially n ot ed a s a f a c ­ f or th e f o u r t h m e m b e r of th e C h a n c e b a s e a t C o o p e r s t o w n u n d e r .300. T h e tor.

T h e g e n e r o u s c o n s i d e r a t i o n of infield, the lowly, i g n o r e d c h a p ? H e c o m m i t t e e , h o w e v e r , w a s p r iv il e g e d the s tr i c k e n p l a y e r is ev i d en t . w a s H a r r y S te in fe ld t, go o d e n o u g h to to t a k e a c c o u n t o f C h a n c e ’s f a m e as T r a d e Mark R r i j i t t m d T h e w a y a p p e a r s s a n c t i o n e d , by th e “ P e e r l e s s L e a d e r , ” w h i c h w r i t e r s w h a t h a s g o n e on, for the el ec ti o n of I'.il.li I...I W,H.|% In T H U S e O l t T l N O N K W S . I. <J. p l a y t h i r d b a s e in 1,631 g a m e s f or 14 T .i\li» , r r ( i , ti. Mi. j n J 'J - lH W . i ' I i i ii,-intl A vfir.il*. y e a r s . H e d i d n ’t fit th e E P A v e r s e m a y not. s i . I.,.«i:v Mo. IJut *-*«<1 .iv Mti.nil 4-liiss a n i l i n lead in g n o m i n e e s at this ti m e. I t is I i Ii. .j. i v 1 \ )*'«■!. .it |*p i I ll! u t . s t . J x m i t, Mo., m e t e r .

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Ed d b a t t e d .325 in 1,748 g a m e s o v e r 37 years.

R e d R u f f i n g . . . a p i t c h e r who won 273 g a m e s o v e r 22 y e a r s a n d w a s 7-2 in W o r l d ’s S e r i e s p l a y .

His total is e x c e e d e d o n l y b y e i g h t in Co opers­ to w n a n d s u r p a s s e s th e w in n in gs of 12. A h i t t i n g p i t c h e r , too, who was go o d e n o u g h f or r e g u l a r pinch-hit­ ting a s s i g n m e n t in t h e Series! A point to r e m e m b e r a b o u t p i t c h e r s is that t h e y h a v e i n c r e a s i n g l y been curbed t h r o u g h t h e y e a r s — lively ball, no spit­ ball, e n c r o a c h i n g f e n c e s , d r a s t i c curb on t h e b r u s h - b a c k .

I n th e 1901-20 p e r i o d , f or e x a m p l e , t h e r e w e r e 67 c a s e s of p i t c h e r s w i n n i n g 25 o r mort* in a s e a s o n . F o r 1921-40, the total was only 25, a n d f r o m 1941 t h r o u g h 1939, o n ly ten.

R i c e R o b o t on Fi e ld S a m R i c e . . . o n e of the g a m e ’s m o s t p r o li f ic h i t t e r s , j u s t 13 shy of th e 3,000 -ma rk, w i t h a n a v e r a g e of .322 o v e r 20 y e a r s . S a m w a s not m e r e ­ ly a m e c h a n i c a l m a n r a p p i n g out m e a n i n g l e s s h i t s f or th e Senators, e i t h e r . W h e n his t e a m h ad its chance, R i c e r e s p o n d e d in t h e p e n n a n t drives of '24 a n d '25 w i t h .334 a n d .350, and in '25 m a d e 12 h its in th e World’s S e r ie s .

T h e r e is E p p a R i x e y . . . with 26G w in s , h ig h f o r a lef ty in the N. L. u n ti l W a r r e n S p a h n b e a t h im l a s t s e a ­ s on. E p p a n e v e r s p e n t a d a y in the m i n o r s , h a d a c a r e e r of 22 y e a r s , the f i r s t n i n e w i t h t h e P h i l s a n d finishing u p w i t h C i n c i n n a t i in 1933.

T h e r e is a n o t h e r old N a t . . . Goose Go sl in . . . w i t h .316 a n d 2,735 hits in 2,287 g a m e s o v e r 18 y e a r s , w h o had t h e p o w e r R i c e l a c k e d . Goslin socked 248 h o m e r u n s , 1,609 R B I s . an d did n o t fail hi s t e a m in t h e c lu t c h . Goose led th e A. L. in R B I s in ’24, although h e h a d to p l a y in y a w n i n g Griffith S t a d i u m , a n d h e h i t .344 an d .335 in t h e p e n n a n t s e a s o n s . In th e 1924 and ’25 S e r ie s , he s m a s h e d six h o m e r s and d r o v e in 13 r u n s .

A n d R e d F a b e r , o n ly p i t c h e r lo win t h r e e g a m e s in a s i x - g a m e Series, and a m a s t e r w i t h 253 v i c t o r i e s .

G o m e z U n b e a t e n in Series T h e r e is L e f t y G o m e z , le a d i n g un­ b e a t e n S e r i e s p i t c h e r a t 6-0, with a c a r e e r m a r k e d l y s i m i l a r to thai of D e a n in t h a t it w a s c u t do w n from g r e a t n e s s by i n j u r y .

L u k e Appling, a s h o r t s t o p w h o m a d e 2,749 hits tor .310 o v e r 20 y e a r s a n d who, from h a s t y r e s e a r c h in th is d e p a r t m e n t , s e e m s s e c o n d to W a g n e r in total hits f or th e pos ition .

T h e r e is Burleigh G r i m e s , t h e p i c t u r e of g r i m a g g r e s ­ s i v e n e s s on th e m o u n d , w i t h a total of 270 v i c t o r i e s .

I t is n o t p o s s i b l e to c o n t i n u e for­ e v e r , b u t l e t ’s a d d T o n y L a z z c r i , D a v e ( B e a u t y ) B a n c r o f t , E a r l e C o m bs . Jo e Medwick, Waite Hoyt, Charlie Grimm, a n d t h r o w ’e m in to t h e a r g u m e n t .

N o t a R u t h , C ob b, J o h n s o n o r Wag­ n e r in t h e lot, o n e m i g h t v e n t u r e , but t h a t w a s n ’t t h e p oi nt . T h e question w a s : W h a t is t h e s t a n d a r d for ( oop* erstown?

On t h a t t o p i c y o u could l a u n c h a w h a l e of a n a r g u m e n t with m a n y of t h o s e n a m e d a b o v e , always r e m e m b e r i n g t h a t t h e Hall of k a m e a lre a d y s e e m s a s w ide as the G ran d C a n y o n in d e f i n i n g “ g r e a t . ”

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M a n a g e r Al L o p e z d i d n ’t h a v e t o b r i n g h i s W h i t e Sox in a s p e n n a n t w i n ­ n e r s lo g a i n t h e a c c l a i m of t h e c i t i z e n s of hi s h o m e t o w n . AI h a d it m a d e h e r e f o r y e a r s . H e ’s b y f a r t h e m o s t b e l o v e d a n d r e s p e c t e d c i t i z e n of th e town.

A n d so, j u s t f o r a little ic in g o n t h e c i v i c c a k e , L o p e z , iii t h a t ni ce , s o f t ­ s p o k e n w a y of his. is p r o m i s i n g t h e h o m e folks t h a t h e ’ll b r i n g h o m e a n o t h e r p e n n a n t t h i s y e a r . And, a l t h o u g h he i s n ’t s a y i n g it o u i loud, y o u g e t t h e i d e a t h a t m a y b e a W o r l d ’s S e r i e s f l a g will b e d a n g l i n g f r o m t h e en d of t h a t p r o m i s e d p e n n a n t , too.

L o p e z h a s s o m e r e a s o n f o r h is o p t i m i s m , t i e p o in t* o u t t h a t tile W h ile S o x w e r e g o o d e n o u g h to w i n t h e p e n - * g g ---------------------------------------------------- gg n a u t last y e a r , and they c e r t a in l y ’ T a m p a lo ]Mis* W in ti* S o x , h a v e n ’t h u r t t h e m s e l v e s a t t h e w i n t e r trading counters.

Now ( 'a m p Silo, at S a ra s o ta ' ‘G e n e F r e e s e a n d M i n n i e M in o s o T A M P A , F l a . —' P e a r s a r e flo w­ will m a k e o u r li n e u p m o r e solid t h a n ing a lr e a d y a s the natives h e r e it w a s l a s t y e a r , ” L o p ez s a y s , “ an d p r e p a r e to bid f a r e w e l l lo t h e t h e b o y s w e g a v e u p to g e t t h e s e W h i t e Sox f o r s p r i n g t r a i n i n g . p l a y e r s w e r e n ’t t h e t y p e w h o fit into F o r y e a r s t h e Sox h a v e t r a i n e d o u r im m e d ia te p e n n a n t plans. They a t Al L o p e z F ie ld h e r e a n d t h e w e r e b o y s w h o still n e e d e d s o m e d e ­ T a m p a folks h a v e fel l v e r y c l o s e v e l o p i n g . E v e n B u b b a P h i l l i p s h a s n ’t to th e t e a m .

N o w t h e y will b e r e a c h e d h i s full p o t e n t i a l a n d y e t it t r a i n i n g a l .S a ra so ta , # o m e $5' w e l l m i g h t be t h a t h e will b e a big •miles a w a y . h e l p to t h e I n d i a n s this s e a s o n .

As o n e g r a y - h a i r e d e m p l o y e of Of * * a hotel d i n i n g r o o m « a i d t » M “ R o m a n o F i g h t s P i t c h e r ’1' L o pez the o th e r day: “ He h as good h a n d s and good po­ “ And j u s t w h e n w e w e r e g e t t i n g t e n t i a l a t t h e p l a t e , ” L o p e z s a y s . “ And to k n o w all t h o s e c h a m ^ i o n a sw y o u n g J o h n R o m a n o c o u l d b e a big well.” h e l p t o t h e I n d i a n s , too. Y o u k n o w th a t boy really im pressed m e the w ay h e w o u l d f i g h t t h e p i t c h e r w h e n h e m a k e a s t r o n g ‘p a i r of b a c k s t o p s for w a s u p t h e r e at bat.

I t h o u g h t a t th e I n d i a n s . ” f i r s t h e w 5 s p u t t i n g on a n a c t to i m ­ L o p e z w a s d i r e c t i n g a lot of c o m ­ p r e s s m e w h e n h e w o u l d s q u i r m m e n t t o w a r d t h e I n d i a n s b e c a u s e he a r o u n d a n d m a k e a g r e a t p r o d u c t i o n f e e ls t h a t t h e y a r e t h e t e a m lo b e a t of e y e i n g t h e p i t c h e r a n d fo llowing t h i s y e a r . H e s a i d the W h i t e S o x ’ suet h e b a ll into t h e p l a t e . B u t I foun d c e s s in h e a d - o n b a t t l e s w it h t h e T r i b e o u t t h a t h e w a s r e a l l y g u e s s i n g with l a s t s e a s o n m e a n t t h e d i f f e r e n c e in t h e p i t c h e r on e v e r y p i t £ h a n d d o ­ th e p e n n a n t r a c e . T h e W h i t e Sox won 15 out of 22 f r o m t h e I n d i a n s . ing a g o o d j o b of it, too. “ Of c o u r s e , R o m a n o still n e e d s a “ B u t t h e y ’ll b e t o u g h e r t hi s y e a r , l o t of w o r k b e h i n d t h e p l a t e , b u t I t h i n k t h a t he a n d R u s s N i x o n c o u l d { C O N T I N U E D O N P A G E 4, COL. I)

AL LOPEZ r e l a x e s to some c a l y p s o m usic from i h e family r e c o r d - p la y e r .

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TAMPA, F l a .—When Senor Al Lopez m a k e s friends, th e y ’r e th e kind who la st forever. A w elcom e v isito r to Lopez* h o m e h e re w as E d n a J a m e s o n , re tire d s e c re ta ry of the la te p re sid e n t of the Indi­ ans, Alva B radley.

M iss J a m e s o n , who w as with th e In d ian s for m a n y y e a rs , be­ ing th e en tire office staff before Bill Veeck*s cre w m oved in dur­ ing th e 1946 season, now m ak es h e r h o m e in T a m p a .

She*s th e sw e e th e a rt of all the old-time spo rts w rite rs in Cleve­ lan d and Lopez is one of her fa v o rite people. Two nice folks fro m th e w orld of baseball got to­ g e th e r w hen E d n a visited Al. frow ned on h e r youngest son's d ia ­ m o n d leanings. She had hoped Al w ould becom e a sheet-m etal w orker.

B esides,'A l m a d e a baseball convert of P a p a Lopez, who followed th e boy th ro u g h his sandlot and high school g a m e s . T h ey would e n te r the house d irtie d fro m th e T a m p a sandlots and s c a t t e r m a s k s a n d shin-guards all over th e la d y ’s tidied house.

B u t th e p ric e of pennants conies high, even in the off season, so Lopez is in constant d e m a n d b y sports g ro u p s fo r th e ir ann ual affairs.

T ouring “ Ticket Belt B eing the nice guy th a t he is, Lo­ pez is try in g to keep as m a n y groups h a p p y as possible. H e will attend the N ew Y ork writers* annual show, w here he is to receiv e an a w a rd for his suc­ ce ss la s t season. H e’s also tryin g to m a k e a r r a n g e m e n ts to g et lo tho MRS, FAUSTINA LOPEZ, 85, points to a p h o to g ra p h cl her Boston w r ite r s ’ dinner.

THE SENOR'S ra th sk e lle r le a v e s np. doubt a s lo his occu­ T his w eek h e is in Chicago with son, Alfonso Ramon, in a Braves' uniform in 1936. AFs mother p atio n . Bats a r e d isp la y e d in a v/all cabinet, p la q u e s a w a r d e d his s t a r rig h th an d er, E a r ly Wynn, h a s lived In Tam pa for 53 years. the S enor occupy prom inent spots on the w a ll, b a s e b a lls a n d m a k in g a to u r of the cities around b a ts deco rate his b a r a n d the stools a re m ad e of b ases a n d b ats. the W indy City for Bill Veeck and Co. Lopez is talking to the newspaper, faces in each league th a t should a d d radio and TV re p o rte rs in each com ­ som e e x c ite m e n t to th e p e n n a n t ra c e s . m u n ity in the Chicago " tick et belt.” “ P e rso n ally , I ’m glad to se e Billy W hen h e c a n sandw ich it in, he O ’Dell and Cal McLish going to the p la y s golf witli as m a n y of his T am p a N ational L eague. T hose tw o fellows cronies as possible. The other day (CONTINUED F R O M P A G E 3) w e re m i n d e r a g a in s t the W hite Sox. w hen he w as walking through the too.** Lopez say s. '*For the first I apl so h a p p y th a t N ational L e a g u e lobby of the T a m p a T e r r a c e Hotel, tim e in s e v e ra l y e a r s the In d ia n s a r e fan s will h a v e th em all to th e m selv es one of his friends shouted, “ Jlello, going to h a v e a good, solid infield. ne.xt s u m m e r .”

Vccck B i d d i n g fo r AI, n ice to see you.

How about B urrhead Leads Star Team With Vie P o w e r a t first. Jo h n n y T e m ­ Lopez has b ee n a b u sy fellow since getting to g e th e r for golf soon?”

B o t Col Plays AN'ailing (jiiino of Pale Hose *Oralors’ on ple a t second, Woodie H eld a t s h o r t­ tile seaso n ended. H e h a s trie d to “ Sure thing,*’ Al hollered back.

WATERLOO. l a . - P r e s i d e n t Bill stop and Phillips a t third, it should spend as m u c h tim e a s possible in And a new sp ap erm an who w as with Ju n k et lo Midwest Cilies V eeck of th e White Sox, speaking give the Infield solid protection.** his beautiful h o m e in T a m p a , a n d a ft­ Al said, “ Lopez, if you played golf h e r e a t a d in n er of the Sports of Lopez r a l e s th e Y an k ees a s a t h r e a t e r looking a t the p ic tu re s on th ese with everyone who asked you to S o rts Club, disclosed (hat he still p lay since you got up this morning, b u t c a n ’t see th e m beating out the pages, who could b la m e him ?

By JE R R Y HOLTZM/VN w as bickering w ith Pre.sidcnt Cal In T a m p a ,'A I also g ets to see one of you w ouldn’t have tim e lo m an ag e White Sox a n d Indians.

CHICAGO, HI. Griffith of the S en ators for Roy ‘‘Young R o g e r M a ris m ig h t b e som e his m o s t devoted rooters, his 85-year- the White Sox.” B a r n u m Bill Sievers.

Lopez ju st smiled. “ T h a t golf's a help to th e Y ankees, b u t I thin k they oid m o th er. Senora F a u s tin a Lopez, Veeck, e a g e r lo " I call him d a ily .” Veeck said. g a v e up a lot of ball p la y e r w hen who m a r r ie d Al's f a th e r in M adrid, p r e tty good g a m e ,” he said. m a k e friends and “ I ’ve offered him a quarter-m il­ they g o t rid of H a n k B au er. I n m y c o n v i n c e peo­ lion a n d five p lay ers. I ask him m ind, h e w as a standout p la y e r for ple that Comiskcy w h y h e w on’t ta k e it and he .says, the Yankees.'* P a r k is the place 'W ait a w eek and y o u ’ll go higher.’

Lopez is well pleased w ith the t o VS' a t c h b i g And you know, h e ’s right. I will.” new rule which allows inter-league league baseball at trading. H e said,, a fte r the w in te r r n -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ■ its best, took a m eetings In St. P e te r s b u rg , h e -w a s star-studded t e nL e a g u e cham pions, a r e lop dogs and disappointed. H e thought t h a t p e r ­ m a n oratorical plan to s t a y a h e a d of the pack.h ap s the business d e a l s betw een te a m on the road, Wynn, th e grizzled, old pitcher (he leagues w ere too c u m b e rs o m e to J a n u a r y 13. Seven w as 40 on J a n u a r y 6) who led the B ill Veock liandle.

B ut then w hen the m a j o r stops w ere scheduled in th ree Mid­ m a j o r s la s t seaso n with 22 victorie.s, league m e e tin g s opened a few d ay s w est slates. sounded the k e y n o te when he said: la te r a t Miami, h e sa w w h a t re a lly P urpose of the four-day (rip, Veeck “ We c a u g h t th e Y an k ees last y ear ami could be accom plished. explained, was to give small-town w e kicked th e heck out of them. Wc’ro “ P len ty of te a m s in both leagues sports editors and radio and television going to k e e p kicking and see to it w e re helped,** he said, “ and the people an opportunity (o m e e t M a n ­ th a t th e y s t a y dow n.” fans a r e going to get a b r e a k b e ­ cause th e y ’ll be seeing .some new a g e r Al Lopez and som e of his p lay ­ Lopez H ap p y O ver Both Deals ^ ers. Veeck, of course, w en t along as Lopez, who flew in from his 'J’ampa. the rin g m aster of the show.

Fla., hom e, w a s n ’t quite as expres­ ‘Dodgers Reeled O ff P erfect Also included w ere P itc h e rs E a rly sive, p erh ap s, but essentially said the Wynn and Bob Shaw and Outfielders s a m e thing. H e said th a t both of the Play lo Nail L ollar’— L o p e / Al Smith and J im R ivera, plus four Sox’ big w in ter deals (in which they TAMPA, F la . — AI Lopez has others from the front-office crew — a c q u ired M innie Mino.so and Cene been asked so m a n y lim e s why Vice-President Hank G reen b erg anti F r e e s e ) w ere for the purpose of solidi­ Tony Cuccinello sent S h erm Lol­ E d .Short, Don U nferlh and Dizzy fying th e i r c h a n c e s for a second suc­ la r in on th a t World’s Series fa ­ I rout, ail of the club’s busy promotion cessive pennant. m ous play, in which L ollar w as and public relations dep a rtm en t. “ We figure w e c a n win again.” he thrown out by 20 feet, th a t the Hose Hosts to Scriveners ex plained. “ We kn ew w e needed more White Sox m a n a g e r s a t down just Stops w ere m a d e in A u ro ra and pow er, r d s a y w e ’re m uch stro n g er the other d a y and studied the film Rockford, HI., on J a n u a r y 13; in D av­ now th a n w e w e re la st y e a r because over and over. enport, la., and P eoria, ll!., J a n u a r y w e ’ve a d d e d this hitting stren gth with­ “ If you ever w an t to see a p e r­ 14; in Champaign, HI., and Lafayette, out w ea k e n in g o u r d efense.” fect play, th a t w as it,” Lopez ex­ Ind., on J a n u a r y 15, and in South Lopez said th e d eals w e re excellent plains. “ Al S m ith’s drive c a m e Bend, Ind., J a n u a r y IG. E v e ry w h e re so f a r a s he w as concerned because off th a t wall like a bullet. It was the Sox went they w ere the hosts for both Minoso and F r e e s e w e re obtained tak en by Wally Moon, fired into either luncheon or dinner. w ithout giving up any front-line pluyM au ry Wills and Wills' throw to The .show actually started in Chi­ e rs. T h e only fellow who went in die Jo h n Roseboro “w as a thing of cago on J a n u a r y 12 when the Sox held d eals a n d could be described as a reg­ beauty. Of course, Lollar d id n ’t their annual winter-limo quiz show u la r w a s B ubba Phillips, but it must help m a tte rs by stopping to w atch for the local w riters. Veeck, Lopez be r e m e m b e r e d t h a t it w*as the play. Cooch k ep t his eye on and W}mn all spoke, and the luncheon G o o d m an a n d not Phillips wlio played the ball and kept w aving for Lol­ w as quite successful. th ird b a s e d u rin g the S e p te m b e r la r lo go all the w av .”

F irst, proved w h at a difference Smith had doubled with L ollar IT'S GREAT TO WIN, on the diam ond or in domin o e s , a n d a pennant m akes. In y e a r s gone by, stre tc h . “ N ot enough people give Goodman on first base.

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A nd of all th e s u c c e s s th e D o d g e r s h o p e to e n j o y a s t h e y look f o r w a r d t o n e x t s e a s o n , m u c h of it m u s t d e ­ p e n d o n (he c o lo s s a l C a r o l i n i a n . M a n ­ a g e r W a lt A lsto n looks u p o n C r a i g a s b o th a s ta r tin g a n d relieving m a in ­ s t a y f o r I960.

O f c o u r s e , o f all h is 1959 v i c t o r i e s , h i s big o n e w a s o n t h e l a s t d a y of t h e s e a s o n , a s i x - h i t te r a g a i n s t th e C u b s a t C h i c a g o t h a t q u a l i f i e d Los A n g e le s f o r th e N a t i o n a l L e a g u e ’s t h i r d p la y o f f in h i s t o r y .

W h e n R o g e r th e D o d g e r s h o w e d up a t V e ro B e a c h l a s t s p r i n g , h i s i m ­ m e d i a t e c l a i m to f a m e w a s 17 lo sses in th e m i n o r s l a s t y e a r , a s o r e a r m a n d th e f a c t t h a t 15 m a j o r le a g u e t e a m s h a d w a i v e d h i m b a c k to th e P acific C oast League.

It w a s n ’t until J u n e 17, a f t e r p i t c h ­ ing a t S p o k a n e , t h a t t h e 6-5 rig h tIi a n d e r c o n v in c e d E x e c u t i v e ViceP r e s i d e n t B u zz le B a v a s i h e w a s r e a d y o n c e a g a i n to h e lp th e b ig clu b.

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H e ’s s i m p l y a 195-pounder, a n d m o s t of it is h e a r t .

A lth o u g h a r r i v i n g in t h e N a ti o n a l L e a g u e m o r e t h a n tw o m o n t h s la te, C r a i g p itc h e d f o u r s h u t o u t s — a s m a n y as any other h u rle r—am ong h is' ll v ic t o r ie s , a n d w o n a t l e a s t s e v e n big m o n e y g a m e s f o r th e D o d g e r s .

H is m o s t r e m a r k a b l e " s h u t o u t " d o e s no t e v e n s h o w in th e r e c o r d s , On J u l y 9. h e r e lie v e d a t th e s t a r t of th e t h i r d in n in g a n d b l a n k e d M il­ w a u k e e fo r JI r o u n d s on t h r e e h i t s to p ic k up a n i m p o r t a n t 4 to 3 v ic t o r y t h a t v a u l te d th e D o d g e r s o v e r th e B r a v e s in to s e c o n d p la c e .

O t h e r b ig - m o n c y w in s f ol I o w c d q u ic k ly for C r a i g , w h o h a d d e v e l o p e d a sin k e r and slider and r e m a rk a b le c o n tr o l w h ile s h a k i n g off h is s o r e a r m in th e m i n o r s .

On J u l y 21, h e b e a t S a m J o n e s a t S an F r a n c i s c o , I to 0, o n a t h r e e - h i t ­ t e r t h a t s e n t th e D o d g e r s h o m e w i t h ­ in o n e - h a lf g a m e of f i r s t p l a c e .

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B efore C ra ig w reck ed th e G iants, S e p t e m b e r 19, it w a s d e c i d e d t h a t Don D r y s d a l e w a s m o r e e f f e c t iv e a t night, so C r a i g w a s s w itc h e d to th e d a y t i m e a s s i g n m e n t in t h e a f t e r n o o n a n d n igh t g a m e s a t San F ran cisco .

M oving H orne to West C o a s t; P la n s W o r k o u t s T h i s W i n t e r LOS A N G E L E S , C alif. - R o g e r th e D o d g e r C r a i g , who p itc h e d th e D o d g e r s lo th e flag, a s he p r o m ­ ised, will m a k e his h o m e in L o s A n g e le s p e r m a n e n t l y .

H e w a n t s to k e e p in s h a p e th is w i n t e r in th e w a r m - c l i m e o f S o u th e r n C a lif o r n ia .

'A lo n g w ith L a r r y S h e r r y , a n ­ o t h e r la te - s c a s o n s t a r , h e will w o r k o u t w ith th e D o d g e r J u n i o r s tw ic e a w e e k a t W rig le y F ie ld , th e n pitcli a n in n in g o r tw o in th e S u n d a y g a m e s .

p a c k i n g his b a g s a n d b u y in g a ti c k e t to his h o m e .

•‘M y w ife, C a r o ly n , t a l k e d m e into s l a y i n g . She took m y d i s a p p o i n t m e n t s m u c h b e t t e r J h a n I d i d , " h e r e c a l le d .

C r a i g , w ho t h r o w s 70 p e r c e n t b r e a k i n g stuff, w a s a b a s k e t b a l l a n d b a s e b a l l p l a y e r in h ig h school, b u t w a s b e t t e r a t th e f o r m e r s p o r t a n d n e v e r p it c h e d u n til h i s s e n i o r s e a s o n a t D u r ­ h a m , N . C. U n til his l a s t y e a r , he w a s Ti s h o r t s t o p . " I w as a good h itte r th e n ," C raig sm ilingly recalled .

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T h e a c e w a s a c h a p n a m e d J u l i u s M o o re , a s t r i k e o u t a r t i s t w h o w a s g iv e n all th e c h o ic e m o u n d a s s i g n m e n t s b e c a u s e h e g e n e r a l l y ' s t r u c k o u t a b o u t tw o of e v e r y t h r e e b a t t e r s h e f a c e d .

B u t R o g e r w a s p r e t t y g o o d , too, a n d h e a n d M o o r e a l m o s t p i t c h e d t h e i r t e a m to t h e i r c o n f e r e n c e c h a m p i o n s h i p , m is s i n g th e p e n n a n t b y o n l y two g a m e s .

I O ne d a y w h e n R o g h a d d e f e a t e d R o c k y M o u n t, 4 t o 2, h e jo k in g l y to ld his t e a m m a t e s a f t e r the g a m e : " Y o u g u y s a r e lo u sy . I p i t c h a ! g r e a t g a m e a n d y o u d o n ’t g e t m e a n y r u n s . " ‘ T h e n e x t ti m e he h u r l e d , D u r h a m s c o r e d 33 r u n s in b e a t i n g F a y e t t e ­ ville, 33 to 2. T h e n R o g e r p ip e d up: " A n o t h e r lo u s y jo b . W h e n y o u ■ s c o r e 33 r u n s , h o w do y o u e x p e c t a p o o r p i t c h e r to g e t a n y r e c o g n i t i o n ? " M o o r e a ls o w e n t into p r o f e s s io n a l b all, s ig n in g w ith t h e Y a n k e e . o r g a n i z a t i o n . But his c a r e e r w a s a b r u p t l y h a l t e d w h e n h e s u f f e r e d a n a r m i n j u r y in a n a u t o a c c i d e n t . ' A

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Tt a p p e a r s v e r y likely t h a t m a n y s c o u ts n o w on p a r t - t i m e d u ty , in th e b ird d o g c a t e g o r y a n d b e t t e r , will m o v e into full-tim e w o rk .

T h a t the s c o u ts a r e b e in g a p p r o a c h ­ ed on the s u b j e c t of o r g a n i z in g into a g r o u p m o d e le d a f t e r t h a t of the p l a y e r s w a s r e v e a l e d by an e s t a b li s h ­ ed o p e r a t iv e of c o n s i d e r a b l e e x p e r i ­ en ce.

T h is m a n a d m i t t e d t h a t b a n d i n g th e iv o ry h u n t e r s t o g e t h e r w ould d e v e lo p m a n y big p r o b le m s , chief of w h ich w ould b e th e r e l u c t a n c e of th e s c o u ts lo a n ta g o n iz e , t h e i r e m p l o y e r s b y fig h tin g fo r m o r e m o n e y a n d g r e a t e r s e c u r i t y a n d s t a b i l i t y of position.

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E x - P l a y e r S a l u t e s S pink “ I w a s in tr i g u e d b y y o u r s t a t e m e n t t h a t a m a j o r c lu b o w n e r w o n ’t b a t a n e y e in h a n d in g o v e r a $50,000 b o n u s lo s o m e g r e e n , u n t r i e d , p e r h a p s n e v e r to - m a k e - it kid, o n th e say -so of a s c o u t w h o g e t s n o t m o r e t h a n $10,000. “ F i r s t , ' le t m e tell y o u t h a t w e f o r m e r • ball p l a y e r s , in c lu d in g old Y a n k e e s n o w in th e s c o u ti n g b u s in e s s , h a v e a t r e m e n d o u s r e s p e c t fo r you, J . G . T a y l o r S pin k, a n d T h e S p o r t ­ i n g N e w s , f o r y o u r u n f a ilin g d e s i r e lo b e t t e r th e p o s itio n of the p l a y e r s a n d all o t h e r s o n m a j o r le a g u e p a y ­ rolls. Y o u r d e s i r e to ‘stic k u p ’ fo r th e p l a y e r s is o f t r e m e n d o u s i m p o r t ­ a n c e a n d v a lu e . “ N o w , a b o u t u s s c o u ts , th e n e g l e c t ­ ed, th e f o r g o t te n m i n o r i t y of th e m a ­ jors.

F o r e v e r y s c o u t w ho m a k e s $10,000 y e a r l y y o u will find 25 m a k i n g b e t w e e n $4,500 a n d $7,000. T h e m a ­ j o r i t y a r e a t th e $5,000-$6,000 level. “ T h i s is a l m o s t u n b e lie v a b le . B u t it is all to o t r u e . H e r e a r e s o m e of th e d e a d l y f a c ts . “ M o s t of the b ig le a g u e c lu b s allo w t h e i r s c o u ts f r o m 6 to 7 c e n t s p e r m il e a s t r a v e l i n g a llo w a n c e . T h is o b ­ v io u sly is v e r y low. J u s t a c o u p le of c l u b s a r e o v e r t h a t figu re. “ T h e club p a y i n g th e h ig h e s t m i le ­ a g e is p e r h a p s th e l e a s t e n d o w e d fi­ n a n c ia lly , W a s h in g to n .

It a l l o w s s c o u t s IO c e n t s p e r m i l e . ” T h e s c o u t th e n t u r n e d to a llo w a n c e fo r m e a l s . “ Y ou m a y h a v e n o te d t h a t th e m a j o r s l a s t m o n th r a i s e d th e d a ily a l l o w a n c e f o r p l a y e r s ’ m e a l s to $10. “ M o s t of th e 16 c lu b s allow t h e i r s c o u t s only $5 a d a y fo r m e a ls .

E c o n o m y W a v e s Hit S c o u ts “ I a m told b y s c o u ts f o r th e Y a n ­ k e e s t h a t th e y g e t no m o r e t h a n $9 a d a y f o r b o th m e a l s a n d ro o m . How, in t h e s e t i m e s of ris in g c o s t o f living, c a n th e y g e t b y on t h is d o le ? “ Now , a s to s c o u t s e c u r it y .

You k n o w t h a t a s soo n a s a club r u n s into th e re d , o r e v e n c o m e s to th e f r in g e o f less th a n a n e v e n b r e a k , it fir e s s o m e of its s c o u ts to s a v e m o n e y . It will lop off t h r e e o r f o u r e m p l o y e s wild then g iv e s o m e kid 20 g r a n d . “ M ost of o u r m a j o r le a g u e officials a d m i t , q u ite fre e ly , t h a t th e s c o u ts a r e the b a s ic b e n e f a c t o r s - o f o u r clubs, in t h a t th e y b r in g in th e m a t e r i a l w ith w hich p e n n a n t s a r e won. “ It is a b s o lu te ly e m b a r r a s s i n g f o r a v e t e r a n s c o u t, living on h a m b u r g e r s a n d in th ir d - c la s s h o te ls, a n d g e tt i n g th e p r in c e ly s a l a r y of $7,000 a y e a r , to o f fe r s o m e JS-year-old kid $40,000 o r $50,000—yes, a lot m o r e , t o o —fo r his ro y a l c o n s e n t a n d hi* f a t h e r ’* s i g n a ­ tu re . “ We s c o u ts ‘liv e f r o m h a n d to m o u th .

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l o t Devine p u ts in a b e e f a b o u t s a l a r y , h e is b o u n d t o g e t a l e t t e r 'i n v it i n g h im to m a k e o t h e r a r r a n g e m e n t s . A r e good, c a p a b l e , e x p e r i e n c e d s c o u ts t h e n so p le n tifu l? No. T h e r i g h t k in d of m e n a re getting s c a rc e r th an th ey e v e r w e r e b e fo re . “ T h e r e m e d y li e s in o r g a n i z a t i o n , in h e l p f r o m T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s in publicizing the conditions u n d e r w hich the scouts a r e w orking.

us t h e l a s t m o n t h . I w ish m o r e f a n s w ou ld r e a liz e t h e t r e m e n d o u s c o n ­ t r ib u t io n h e m a d e t o w a r d th e p e n n a n t .

I t s e e m s lik e e v e r y o n e , in s te a d , ju s t r e m e m b e r s t h a t h e h a d a p o o r W o rld ’s S erie s.”

L o p e z s a id h e w a s r e l u c t a n t to p a r t w ith y o u n g s t e r s s u c h a s C a t c h e r J o h n R o m a n o a n d - O u t f i e l d e r J o h n C allison. b o th o f . w h o m h a d to he p a c k a g e d in th e d e a l s .

R o m a n o w a s s e n t to C le v e l a n d a n d C alliso n to th e P h illies. “ B u t w e f ig u r e d it th is w a y : R o ­ m a n o , a t b est, w ould b e o u r No. 2 c a t c h e r b e h in d S h e r m C ollar, a n d w e ’r e still n o t s u r e w h e t h e r C allison w o u ld h a v e b e e n a b l e to b r e a k into o u r s t a r t i n g o u tfield . So th e y m ig h t n o t h a v e b e e n a b l e to p la y for us on a day-to-day b a sis.”

LcfH es B a l a n c e Hi!! Staff L o p e z a ls o p o in te d o u t t h a t the W h ite Sox h a d b a l a n c e d th e ir p it c h ­ in g s t a f f w ith th e a c q u is itio n of t h r e e l e f t h a n d e r s — F r a n k B a u m a n n , w ho c a m e f r o m t h e R e d Sox, a n d Don F e r r a r e s e a n d J a k e S trik e r, b o th of w h o m c a m e f r o m th e I n d ia n s in th e M in o s o d e a l. “ A lot o f p e o p le w e r e s u r p r i s e d t h a t w e w e r e a b l e to g e t B a u m a n n , ” Lopez s a id . “ T h is fellow co u ld d e v e lo p into o n e o f th e to p p i t c h e r s in th e leag u e .

O u r r e p o r t s on h im a r e v e r y go o d a n d , w h i c h e v e r w a y w e use h im — e i t h e r a s a s t a r t e r o r r e l i e v e r —h e fig­ u r e s to g i v e u s a lift. “ F e r r a r e s e m i g h t b e th e b e s t of th e lot. I k n o w h e w a s n ’t so u n d l a s t y e a r , b u t h e w a s t e r r i f i c in a few g a m e s a g a i n s t u s . E v e n if h e is n ’t IOO p e r c e n t o k a y , p h y s ic a lly , it w o u ld n ’t s u r ­ p r i s e m e if h e won a s m a n y a s 14 to 16 g a m e s . So y o u see h e f ig u r e s in o u r p la n s , t o o . ” L o p e z a ls o r e p o r t e d on s o m e of th e S o x ’ f a r m p r o s p e c t s h e s a w in F l o r ­ id a .

H e w a s p a r t i c u l a r l y lav ish in h is p r a i s e o f J . CL M a r ti n , a lefth a n d e d - h i tt i n g ro o k ie w ho h a d a good s e a s o n a t I n d ia n a p o lis ( A m e r i c a n A s­ s o c ia tio n )' l a s t y e a r . M a r t in c a n p la y b o th f ir s t anc! .third b a s e a n d d e f ­ in ite ly f i g u r e s iii f u tu r e p lans.

S k i p p e r C o n fid en t of H u rlin g T h e W h ite Sox s k i p p e r * said h e w a s n ’t w o r r i e d a b o u t his s t a r t i n g p it c h e r s , th o u g h s o m e of t h e m a r e a d v a n c i n g in y e a r s .

H e ’ll g o w ith G e r r y S ta le y a n d T u r k T ow n in the bull p e n a g a i n a n d u s e W ynn, D ic k D o n o v a n , Billy P i e r c e , S h a w a n d B a r ­ r y L a t m a n a s h is r o t a t i o n s t a r t e r s .

W y n n s a i d h e ’s n o t r e a d y fo r t h e r o c k i n g c h a i r a n d e x p l a in e d t h a t his 1960 g o a t is a n o t h e r 20-victory s e a s o n .

• T a l w a y s b e lie v e in s e ttin g y o u r s i g h t s h i g h , " W ynn e x p la in e d .

• ‘J d o n ’t t h i n k I ’d w a n t th e bali p l a y e r w h o s a y s h e c a n ’t w in 20 g a m e s o r hit .300. H e c e r t a i n l y w o u l d n ’t iii o n m y club.

W y n n w a s in c o m p l e t e a g r e e m e n t w i t h L o p e z t h a t t h e M inoso a n d f r e e s * d e a l s w o u ld h e l p t h e club. *‘4 d o n ’t b e lie v e in th o s e f iv e - y e a r r e b u i l d i n g p r o g r a m s , " h e sa id . “ B e ­ f o r e y o u k n o w it all y o u ’r e doing* is building for next y e a r.

I ’d m u c h r a t h e r t r y t o win t h e p e n n a n t e v e r y y e a r . T h a t ’s t h e b est w a y t o o p e r a t e .

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“ B e lie v e m e , m o s t s c o u ts w o u ld be o n ly too h a p p y to w o r k fo r a s a l a r y o f $10,000 a y e a r . ” I t is b e lie v e d t h a t th e s c o u t s ' e f f o r ts to g e t m o r e m o n e y a n d join a p e n s io n p la n will b e n e f i t f r o m th e A m e r i c a n L e a g u e ’s e a r l y a n n o u n c e m e n t o f its c o m p le tio n of a r e t i r e m e n t s e t u p fo r its u m p i r e s .

B o n u s U n h e a r d of in O ld D ay * T h e w o r k o f th e s c o u t t o d a y is n ot e x a c t l y like t h a t o f h is p r e d e c e s s o r s of, s a y , 40 y e a r s ag o . A t t h a t t i m e th e iv o ry h u n t e r s w e r e s e c r e t i v e o p ­ e r a t i v e s w ho t r a v e l e d a lo n e a n d s c o u r ­ e d th e b u s h e s fo r p r o m i s i n g p la y in g m aterial.

H a d o n e of th o s e s e a r c h e r s b r o u g h t in • a h ig h s c h o o l kid a s k i n g f o r a b onu s, th e s c o u t w ou ld h a v e b e e n d i s p a t c h e d to th e c lo s e s t in s titu tio n f o r th e m e n t a l l y u n b a l a n c e d .

T h e f i r s t big c h a n g e in s c o u tin g m e t h o d s c a m e w ith th e d e v e l o p m e n t of t h e f a r m s y s t e m b y B r a n c h R i c k e y .

S c o u ts w e r e a s k e d to lo w e r t h e i r s ta n d a rd s s o m e w h a t insofar a s im ­ m e d i a t e p r o s p e c t of s e r v i c e int th e m a j o r s w a s c o n c e r n e d . T h e y c o u ld b r i n g in y o u n g m e n w h o still w e r e a fe w y e a r s a w a y . T h e r e w e r e c l u b s fo r h o t-h o u s in g .

N o w w e a r e in th e b o n u s e r a . S c o u ts t r a v e l in g r o u p s .

T he serv ices of y o u n g p l a y e r s a r e a u c t i o n e d off, m u c h in t h e w a y t h e c o n t r a c t o f J o h n n y A n to n elli w a s a c q u i r e d by t h e B r a v e s a n d t h e p a c t o f F r a n k B a u m a n r* w a s o b t a i n e d b y t h e R e d Sox. In th e o l d d a y s , s c o u ts iv e i e fe w , a n d m an y w e re p ersonalities. M any, too, lik e D ic k K in s e lla of t h e G i a n t s , w h o b o u g h t C a r l H ub bell f r o m t h e T igers for h a d job* o u t s i d e o f b a s e b a ll.

Bill E s s i c k a n d J o e D e v in e , w h o s c o u te d th e F a r W est f o r t h e Y a n k e e s , H a u l K ric h e ll. N ew Y o r k r e p r e s e n t a liv«e f o r t h e B o m b e r * , T a r r y S u tto n , w ho found D a z z y V a n c e t o r t h e D o d g ­ e r * a n d C y S l a p ja c k a o f t h e I n d ia n s , a ll w ere o f th e o ld type.

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T h is t i m e h e ’ll b e u sed a s a C hico C o rro sq u e l r ig h t h a n d e d pinchflitte r a n d la te -in n in g c a d d y fo r S h o r t ­ s to p Looie A p a ric io , his o n e -tim e u n ­ derstudy.

A nnouncem ent th at C arrasquel, re ­ c e n t ly r e l e a s e d b y the O rioles, h a d b e e n sig ned b y th e W hite Sox w a s m a d e h e r e on J a n u a r y l l by P r e s i d e n t Bill V ceck.

B a r n u m Bill in d ic a te d t h a t Chico w a s p ic k e d u p m o r e o r less o n a look-see b asis, and t h a t h e ’ll s t a y o n ly if h e w in s th e utility jo b a w a y f ro m S a m m y E sp o sito .

Chico, c o n s i d e r e d by m a n y b a s e ­ ba ll m e n as w a s h e d up a t the c o m p a r ­ a tiv e ly y o u n g a g e of 32, is e x p e c te d to r e p o r t t o th e W hite Sox s p rin g t r a i n i n g b a s e a t S a r a s o t a , F la ., a w e e k o r ten d a y s a h e a d of th e m a in s q u a d . T h is co u ld b e his l a s t s h o t a t s ta y in g in th e m a j o r s .

C a r r a s q u e l , 1 w h o b a t t e d .223 fo r t h e O r io le s la s t y e a r , will be s t a r t i n g his e le v e n th m a j o r le a g u e s e a s o n . O r ig i­ n a lly he c a m e to th e Sox in 1950.

If C a r r a s q u e l is i m p r e s s i v e in c a m p , it s e e m s likely t h a t E sp o sito , th e W hite Sox lo n g -tim e u t ility m a n , c o u ld be b u m p e d o u t of a jo b o r be a v a i la b le in a t r a d e . H o w e v e r, C hico will h a v e to g o all-out b e c a u s e M a n ­ a g e r Al Lopez c o n s id e r s E s p o s ito o n e of th e b e s t u tility infielder* in th e m ajors.

l i e ’s t h r o n e in t h e N a ti o n a l T eag ue o r in b a s e b a l l , it is p r o b a b ly the R e d s ’ P i n s o n . H e r e c e i v e d only one v o te , b u t a n o t h e r v e t e r a n w r i t e r w a v ­ e r e d b e t w e e n P i n s o n a n d M a y s, finally c a s t i n g h is b a l l o t f o r Willie.

T h i s w a s t h e c l o s e s t call M a y s has had.

In t h e f i r s t b a llo tin g in 1957, h e c o m m a n d e d 12 o f th e 16 votes. The o t h e r f o u r w e n t to T e d W illia m s of the R e d Sox. In 1958, w h e n 23 w rite rs p a r t i c i p a t e d , M a y s p ic k e d up one v o te to w in d u p w ith 13, W illiam s lost o n e to fin ish w it h t h r e e , S ta n Musiat h a d tw o a n d t h e o t h e r five w ent lo i n d iv id u a ls .

A p a r i c i o c a m e f r o m n o w h e r e in 1959. H e h a d n ’t h a d a call in 1957 or ’58, b u t h e h a d t h e A m e r i c a n League o b s e r v e r s r a v i n g o v e r his sp e ed an d h is f ie ld in g b r i l l i a n c e in 1959.

T h o s e q u a l i t i e s . . . sp eed , g en era l b r i l l i a n c e a n d d e f e n s i v e gen iu s, were th e p r i m e f a c t o r s w h ic h m a d e for the c l o s e b a t t l e b e t w e e n M a y s an d A p ari­ cio. T h e s e tw o , f o r th e fo u rth s tr a ig h t y e a r , led t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e le a g u e s in s to l e n b a s e s .

A m o n g t h o s e v o t i n g f o r M a y s, these, in c a p s u l e f o r m , w e r e s o m e of the com m ents: L u is a “ M i n i a t u r e C o b b ” “ M a y s ’ r e p e r t o i r e fo r e x c ite m e n t in c lu d e s e v e r y t h i n g h e d o e s . ” . . . “ W e n e v e r h o p e to s e e h is e q u a l as a n a l l - r o u n d o u t f i e l d e r . ” . . . “ His a l m o s t in f a ll ib le - j u d g m e n t . ” . . . “ M ays m an u factu res c h e e r s e v e r y t i m e h e m a k e s his p a t e n t e d b ask et c a tc h .”

A n d o f A p a r i c i o , t h e y said: • 'T h e r e is t e n s i o n o n th e field as h e in c h e s off f i r s t . . .. th e n scoots lik e a w a t e r b u g f o r s e c o n d . ” . . . “ W h e n L u is g o t on b a s e , he was a m i n i a t u r e T y C o b b .” . . . “ His b a s e - s t e a l i n g p u t n e w d a s h a n d color in to t h e g a m e . ” . . . “ A p a r ic io m a k e s p l a y s t h a t ‘a r e b r e a t h t a k i n g beyond d escrip tio n .”

Willie M a y s of th e G i a n t s , the m an w ho c a n l e a d t h e m in to th e p ro m is e d la n d , is still to p m a n in th e m ost exciting d e p a r tm e n t.

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N E W YORK. N. Y. T liat the Y an k ees continue on the prowl for a p itc h e r h a r d l y in 91 se cret. T h a t they Coiiiiuissiuiirr Koiiiiiuls New Loop o f Sfandarils It Must will m ak e th a t tr a d e in th e n e a r future h a rd ly is likely. But things a r e on the m ove a g ain .

A talk with Calvin G riffith of W ashington the o t h e r d a y revealed th a t c a g e r as the N ew Meet— Tolls Koating ‘ll Is B ound lo Siiooood in tho L nd’ Y ork club is to a c q u ire a n o t h e r e x p e rien c e d h u r l e r , it is n o m o r e anxious th a n a r c the S e n a ­ to rs to land a second b a s e m a n , with a c c e n t on Gil M cD ougald.

S S y JA C K WALSH H owever. Griffith said t h a t he believed th a t (he longer h e w ailed the m o re likely he would be lo m a k e the kind of deal he w ants.

WASHINGTON. D. C. “ As you know, w e need a n experien ced s e c o n d s a c k e r w ho would lighten up o u r infield C o m m iss io n e r 'F o rd T rick g av e the CoiUincnlal League » v erb al boost, 'd e fe n se and give idnning a “ c a n ’t m iss” label on it d u rin g his Capitol Hill visit. J a n u a r y l l . us double-play ef­ in » twinkling, how ever. T rick w as pointing out so m e realistic conditions ficiency,” Griffith T u r l e y Coin*? f o r Nro* K in d •he new leag ue would h a v e lo meet, before c o m in g into the s tru c tu r e of opened.

O rg an ized Ball, o f S lriL e — Him ling “ Gil M cD ougald on M cO ougald “ Obviously, w e c a n ’t afford to let th e m just w reck a m ino r leag u e,” rep o rted ly is on the block. A t least, BALTIMORE, Md.—Y a n k c e T ric k said. Mc added: I h a v e talk ed w ith C a s e y Stengel a n d P ilc h e r Bob T u rle y h a s joined (he •‘T h e re a r e tw o m a j o r p ro b le m s th e new leagu e m u s t solve. T h e r e m ust Roy H arney a b o u t M cD ougald. H e p a r a d e of d ia m o n d s t a r s going b e satisfaction of existing m in o r leagues. R easonable indem nity m u st be would m e e t o u r needs. B u t tr a d in g into the bowling alley business. supplied w h e r e fra n ch ise s a r e ta k e n o v e r a n d leagues d isru p ted . with th e Y a n k e e s is no t easy. I h av e T u rley , a re sid e n t o f s u b u rb a n “ Secondly, the new leag u e will havc^,^ not y e t ta lk e d w ith G eo rg e M. W eiss T im onium , sa y s h e e x p e c ts to' have (o provide a pension plan for its p lay ­ in a se rio u s vein, I a m a b o u t re a d y o n e e s ta b lis h m e n t iii op eratio n by e r s t h a t is c o m p a r a b le lo th e one to h a v e a c o n v e rs a tio n w ith h im , and Bolf Also Agreed Speedily sp rin g and has plan s for tw o m ore. existing in the m a j o r s .” who k n o w s? We m a y do bu siness.

T h e B o m b er fircb allcr is a fa ir T rick m a d e his c o m m e n ts a fte r “ I would like to g e t M cD ougald.

Two W a r s Ago, W hen He bow ler him self a n d h a s been in­ m e e tin g with S en ato r K enn eth B, . y.

Bul I a m in no rush. You know how tereste d in building a bowling alley K eatin g (R.. N. Y.). who the previous joyed H ap py Campaign the tr a in in g s e a s o n r e v e a ls w e a k ­ for sev e ra l m on th s. He will be week had co n fe rred w ith B ran c h n esses h ith e rto u nsu sp ected . T h a t associated with bu sin essm en in th e Rickey, p re sid e n t of the C ontinental boy w o n d e r you counted on still isn’t a re a , including his p a r t n e r in a n

By E R N E S T M E H L L eague. re a d y . T h a t v e t e r a n som ehow h a s in su ra n c e firm , G a r d n e r Little.

K eating h ad a ss u re d R ickey of his KANSAS CITY, Mo. lost a n o th e r s te p o v e r the w inter. And s u p p o r t in trying to g e t the new B ----------------------------------------------It h a s been said so it goes, league off th c - g ro u n d . the first shall be with tile city, provides for a (unnel- I “ A d e a l w hich now a p p e a r s diffiA fter the discussion w ith th e c o m ­ la st and the last like e n tr a n c e with s p a c e u n d e r the c u lt to m a k e m a y be a lot e a s ie r to m issio n e r in his office, K ea tin g r e ­ f i r s t and som e sta n d s for addition al re s t room s ami c o m p le te a ro u n d M a r c h 20. So, I h a v e p o rted he had a “ frank a n d in fo rm a ­ s o n of in te r p r e ta ­ w aited this long, w h y not w a it a while concessions facilities. tiv e” talk with F rick and P a u l P o r t e r , tion s h o u l d be S om e 600-700 ad d itio n al sc a ts also lo n g e r ? ” legal counsel in W ashington fo r O r­ placed on the fact W ants P a c k a g e for P a s c u a l a r e lo be built to boost the stadium ganized Ball. th a t Bob C c r v .

Griffith said t h a t Stengel and H am c a p a c ity lo slightly m o r e th a n 31,000.

K eating said; “ F rick r e ite r a te d O r­ who w as the v e ry Also of in te re st w a s (he announce- cy h a d talked ab o u t all four W ashganized B all’s willingness lo co-op­ last of I'ne Ath­ m c n t th a t the A ’s bull pen. which has ington p itch ers of c o n se q u e n c e —Cae r a t e with the new league as soon as letics to sign last been located back of tile fence in c e n ­ milo P a s c u a l. P e d r o R a m o s , ‘ R u ss it m e e ts the specifications adopted by y ear, w as the first ter, will be m oved lo a spot along K e m m e r e r a n d -T ru m a n Clevenger. the m a j o r s last s u m m e r in Columbus, this y e a r. T h i s Bob Cerv . Cal added th a t if the Y an k ees w ere the rjght-ficld foul line.

0. to be co m e intensely in te re s te d in P a s could indicate th a t Sir R o b e r t is feel­ Elliott lo Visit K aycee “ I pointed out lo h im th a t Rickey ing m uch a s he did in the w in te r of All these im p ro v e m e n ts w ere a g re e d cual, he m o s t e m p h a tic a lly would not told m c he did not plan to confer 1957-58, when he d e te r m in e d to prove lo by the A ’s and the city council’s t r a d e on a m an-ior-m aii basis, f u rth e r with O rganized B all’s le a d e rs th a t he not only could hold dow n a baseball c o m in ille e and a r e cxpocled in d ic ated t h a t he would w a n t th r e e until he h a d lined up his eighth te a m . re g u la r berth in the m a j o r s but d is ­ to be r e a d y by th e s t a r t of the season P a s c u a l, a n d th at, in addiR ickey said he ex pected to do th a t tinguish him self a s well. o r sh o rtly t h e r e a f t e r . to M cD ougald, h e would h a v e lo within ten d ay s.

T h a t w in te r the h usky N e b r a s k a n Confident Loop Will Click Bob Elliott, the c lu b ’s new m a n a g e r, <^3tchcr. look off co n sid erab le w eight, w as planned lo spend a couple of w eeks W ciss is d u e b a c k A rizona “ T his m e e tin g h a s re a ffirm e d m y a m o n g Hic first to r e p o rt a t the t r a i n ­ here. He will m a k e p ersonal a p p e a r- sho^^V belief in F r i c k ’s p erso n al willingness G eo rg e lo co-opcratc with the Continental FORD FRICK • . • Lays c a r d s ing c a m p and enjoyed a n o utstand ing an ces a t the a a n u a i N ile of Sports, an f G r i f f i t h j u s t a s soon a s L eague.

I a m confident th at, with on t a b l e for C o n t i n e n t a l loop. season. Me "w as a m o n g th e league a ffa ir which a t t r a c t s so m e 800 sp o rts lea d ers in hom e runs and ru n s b a tte d en thusiasts, and again th e following the co-operation of baseball a n d good " faith on both sides, the new league the table. No p la y e rs a r e just going in, was given a night in his h onor week a t the Byline C lubs’ f ir s t d in n e r. ^P. th e S tad iu m , J i m Thom pT his club, w ith a m e m b e rsh ip of son, in c h a r g e of th e tic k e t d c p a rtc a n becom e a reality. to be given lo the new le a g u e ,” F rick and the next spring rece iv ed a IOO per cent p a y hike. “ It is m y sin cere hope th a t a m i­ said. about 700. is a w a r d in g the publisher of s u p c r m i n g a p h e n o m en a T h e a d y a n c e s a l e of L a s t y e a r, C crv w as not as potent T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s . J . G . c a b le relations will be firm ly e s t a b ­ "W hen it m e e ts conditions, it will Y a n k e e s is setting a new rcclished betw een the p re s e n t big leagues h a v e m a j o r league sta tu s. T hen it and again th e r e h a s risen the c r y that Spink, its first M an of T h e Y e a r tro-1 a n d the third league. I a m strongly c a n d r a f t p la y e r s from (he high he is about finished. And so once phy fo r his v a lu a b le w o rk in the in­ Ord. T h is re fle c ts fa n confidence in the d e v o te d to tliat goal a n d if disputes m inors, claim p la y e r s w aived by the again it a p p e a r s he intends to d is ­ te r e s ts o f b a seb all. Spink will be on ability of th e club to fight its w ay d o develop—and I a m n ot in a n y w a y m a j o r s and sign free agents. com fit the critics. Called by G en e ral hand to receive th e a w a rd . o u t of th ird p la c e a n d lo re c o v e r p red ictin g tliat th ey will, I h a v e n ’t “ I do not w ant lo sound hostile, M a n a g e r P a r k e C arroll. C e rv rep o rted On th e p r o g r a m , Bill V ccck of the a n y rea so n to— I h av e r e ite r a te d m y b e c a u se T m not. But I’m holding up a t the A thletics’ offices a n d within 30 While Sox and F r a n k L a n e of the the p e n n a n t. T h e c u s to m e r s s u p p o r t o ffe r to s e rv e as an in form al m ed i­ a flag so it will be c ry sta l c le a r—so m in u tes had signed h is 1960 c o n tra ct. Cleveland In d ia n s will occupy the the id ea t h a t it will be N ew Y ork a to r."' the public will u n d e rsta n d —th a t c e r ­ L ast spring, the sq u a d w as in train in g clu b ’s a lr e a d y c e le b ra te d “ hot s c a t ” a n d C leveland this tim e, w ith Chicago K eating, being m ention ed m o r e a n d tain things m u s t be done before the for som e tim e b e fo re C erv a n d the to be interview ed by the television h a v in g p itc h e r trouble b ecau se of E a r l y W ynn’s expected d ro p from the m o re a s the R epublican V ice-P resi­ Continental L e a g u e qualifies u n d e r club re a c h e d an a g re e m e n t. personality.

M ike W allace.

No holds pur^unaiuy. niiu c Y au u v c. i w 22-gamc class and o th e r v e te r a n ded e n tia l nom inee, first m a d e his offer the* rules which have been s e t up for Bob F a c e s F ig h t fo r J o b will b e b a r r e d and so m e interesting | ^crioration lo a c t as m e d ia to r w h en R ic k e y con­ m a j o r league b a s e b a ll.”

This y e a r. C erv realizes, too, th a t d e v e lo p m en ts a r c c.xpectcd.

F o r d T a b s M aris Top H itter fe rre d with him.

Asked w h a t m ight happen if the he h a s a fight on his h a n d s to re ta in L a rs e n R e a d y to B e a r Down T a lk s with Y an k ees who live in F ric k accepted the offer, b u t said Continental L eague decided to go for a r e g u la r outfield spot, fo r if th e r e is E lliott recentlv talked with one of this a r e a re v e a l a stro n g belief th a t th e r e w ouldn’t be a n y n ee d for m e d ia ­ itself. F ric k said: “ I d o n ’t think one co m m o d ity th e club is long on it his new p itc h e rs, Don L arsen , and beco m e b a c k stro n g . T h e y tion until the Continental L e a g u e t h e r e ’s a n y ch ance for it outside our is outfielders.

B esides Cerv. th e r e lievcs the big rig h th a n d e r is in a c e r ta in th a t Weiss will com e up m e e ts the s ta n d a r d s laid dow n for s tru c tu re . It would n e v e r go outlaw. a r e N o rm Siebcrn, H an k B au e r, Bill winning f r a m e of mind. a n o th e r pitch er, and h a v e conrecognition. F ric k added. “ When it I think the b a c k e rs realize it would T uttle. Whitey H erzog a n d R u ss S n y ­ L a r s e n told th e m a n a g e r th ere w as g j ,, ^ ,,^ 0 does, th e re should be no n ee d for a n y h a v e no c h a n c e then. der, not to m ention t h r e e o r four nothing w ro ng w ith his a r m and h e jy j-Qj. Rjchrnond and now is iii m e d ia tio n .”

R ickey Sticking to 0 . B. S tru ctu re y o u n g e r fly c h a sc rs b r o u g h t up fro m w elcom ed the c h a n c e to tak e a reguability of R o g e r R e g a rd in g his p e rso n a l v iew of the “ R ickey is on re c o rd as saying he the m inors. l a r tu r n . “ Now th a t Don is m a rrie d , got only to perk u p th e oulnew league. P r ic k said: “ I ’m for ex ­ w ouldn’t be a p a r t y to anything o u t­ Herzog, who w as the s p e a r h e a d of h e lias settled d o w n ,” Elliott menb u t t e a c t a s a powerfiil tonic pansion of m a j o r le ag u e baseball. side the s tr u c tu r e of Organized Ball. the club for the firs t h a lf of the 1959 tioncd. **i think he realizes, too, th a t I the enlM*c niachinc.

Eve a lw ay s been for it. If m o s t b a s e ­ In fact, he said if the league t h r e a t ­ season, before h e su ffered a leg in­ this is a do-or-die y e a r for him. He ..j M a ris v e r y m uch as an ball people w an t it done th ro u g h a ened the p r e s e n t c a lib e r of m a jo r ju r y c ra s h in g into th e low rig h t field h a s to deliv er. outfielder, a n d a s a h i t t e r . ” Whitey third league, I ’m for t h a t . ” league ball o r would upsets it eco­ wall a t Y an k ee S tad iu m in robbing “ H e ’ll g e t the c h a n c e . If he beco m es po^d said, as he took time off at the Survivors Could Be A bsorbed nom ically. h e would step o u t.”

Yogi B e r r a of a h o m e ru n , h a s been one of the r e g u la r s ta r te r s , I d o n ’t b ro k e ra g e house of F a h n esto ck & F ric k pointed out the th ird league At p re se n t, th e r e is a sports bill doing a lot of ru n n in g a n d it is p r o b ­ intend to s a v e him for a n y team . Let w h e re he is a c u s to m e r s ’ m an.

IS the only expansion p ro je c t u n d e r g ra n tin g an li-tru st exem ptions th a t able that he w o n 't re q u ire a n o p e r a ­ him tak e his r e g u la r t ur n in the pitch“ H ank B a u e r d o e s n ’t m ind going to w ay. “ I think it will w o rk .” he said. fails to include baseball. F ric k said, tion on the leg. ing ro tatio n .” his hom e a r e a for w h a t m a y be his “ In the end, I believe it is bound to “ W e’re not pushing for a n y legisla­ T h e bruise he su ffered w as not con­ P itc h e rs and c a tc h e rs, will report a t h a s t sea so n in baseball, and M a rv in tion, but if a bill is b ro u g h t before su ccee d .” sidered serious a t the tim e, but a c a l­ West P a lm B each on F e b r u a r y 28, T h r o n c b e r r y should do v e r y well with But he also said ev en if the league C ongress. I c e rta in ly feel th a t b a s e ­ cium deposit developed a n d it b e c a m e with the b a la n c e of the squad sched- the b a t fo r the A 's .”

Sailed with eig h t team s, su rv iv o rs ball should be in it.” ste ad ily w orse. H erzog w a s o u t for uled for M arch 2. Elliott will have F o rd h a d a n in te re stin g addition to A sked if this re p re sen te d a ch an g e co u ld b e split betw een th e p r e s e n t the re m a in d e r of the s e a s o n a n d had a n u m b e r of decisions to m a k e —the the interview . “ L a s t se a so n th e r e from the baseball thinking th a i it w as m a j o r leagues. an tic ip a te d an o p eratio n . T h e deposit m a k e u p of his outfield, who is lo play w as c o n sid e ra b le stuff in the p a p e rs , F r i c k , w a s u n d e rs ta n d a b ly v a g u e on ■amply p ro te c te d by favorable Su­ h a s c le a re d *up fairly well a n d h e is third, sh o rt and second on the infield, inostly innuendo, th a t th e r e w as troufile p ro b a b le a m o u n t it would ta k e p r e m e C ourt decisions, P ric k replied able to run w ith a p p r o x im a te ly his w h at c a tc h e rs a n d p itc h e rs I® keep on hie b etw ee n C asey and so m e of the for indem nifying m in o r leag u es a f­ as follows: the p a re n t chib. p la y e r s ,” ^W hitey said. “ Some of lour Tawyers m a y have n o rm al speed. fected by Continental fran c h ises. He He hopes to accom plish this in the “ T ak e it fro m rn?, it w a s plain Finally, too, the A ’s and th e city lau d e d the San F ra n c is c o G iants and spoken in the p a s t ag ain st w anting m o st effective w ay a n d that is by giv- bunk. N o r w as th?:*.* any p la y e r v.s.

Los Angeles D odgers for the w ay legislation, but I n e v e r have, i re ­ concluded th e ir c o n tr a c t negotiations. peat, if t h e r e ’s to be a fcill, we T h e club has a new fo u r-y e a r c o n tra c t ing each pla^’c r » chance? ami letting p la y e r situation. P eo ple th o u g h t that^ th e y handled th e ir m oves. with two options for renew al, e a c h for s o m e elim in ate thcmscflvcK. H e s t a r ts a f lu b like o u rs c6uld not hit the In addition to payin g in d e m n ity to should be m ention6d.'” with n o prcconc^vi^d ideas about any bo ttom w ithout som e hidden re a s o n s K eatin g feels the s a m e w a y and is fo u r years.* the San F ran cisco , Los A ngeles and and w hen we failed to c o m e up f a r It alstD* w as a n n o u n c e d t h a t $115,000 of the p la y e rs .

Hollywood clubs of the C o a st league, p re p a rin g 43 bill s im ila r to> af blanket B o b h a s sre n -of them rn enough, i-t w a s ‘Y a n k e a s ridden with the D odgers b ac k ed Spokane, WaSh.^ ex em p tio n m c a » u r cr t h a t soared^ a\K)uld*4)e sp e n t en sta d iu m deveiop**d issension .’ P la in b u n k .” a n d the G ian ts back ed P h o e n b ;, Aris.,* through The iJ o u s e «t)f R e p r e s e n ta tiv e s m cnts. T h e m a j o r p a r t of th e sum , -wHH %v\lh the A thletics and th e J a c o b s con‘ ill The 85lh C o n g re s s bul w as ijct-.

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HUNTINGTON, N. Y. - Gil H odges of the w o r ld ’s cham pion Los A n geles D o d gers and Bob Shaw of the A m erica n L ea g u e pennant - winning Chicago While Sox, will be honored here, J a n u ­ ary 30, at the fifth annual Secur­ ity Sports N ight a t Huntington High School.

Other g u e sts include M an ager Bill J urges of the Red Sox, C oach­ e s Ed Lopat of the Y a n k e e s and T on y Cuccinelio of the While Sox, Y an k ee Farm P erson n el D irector Jerry Coleman and Scouts Frank N ek o la of the Red Sox and Tom Giordano of K ansas City. Y a n k ee M anager C asey Stengel will g iv e his tape-recorded version of the benefits . of sandlot baseball.

Frank Eek, sports editor of A P N ew sfea tu r es, will e m c e e the pro­ gram , which features a question-and-answer se ss io n for 1,800 YMCA, Kiwanis and Little League p lay ers and their parents., This m arks the third tim e S e ­ curity Sports N igh t h a s been m oved to larger quarters. Last winter, 1,200 ja m m e d Walt Whit­ man High School (Huntington), which s e a ls only 750.

Other invited g u e sts include M anager Ai Lopez of the White So.\, Army Football Star Bob A n­ derson, Lefty G o m e z and Richie Guerin, leading scorer for the KniCks. FR ANK ECK. r

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T h e s e a so n op en s a t night a g a in st the Cubs on T u esd ay, April 12. The baking sun d icta tes an after-dark pol­ ic y in the roofless C o liseu m . It’s just too hot for d a y tim e ball.

Harold Parrott, D odger b u siness m a n a g e r, said he now is accep tin g s e a so n box reservations. P a rro tt a lso is resting e a s ie r a fter resolv in g s e v ­ eral conflicts in d a le s w ith other Coliseum events.

M eanw hile, B avasi thinks he has his b iggest task o f the w in ter well in hand. When the pitchers and c a tc h ­ ers start work, F e b r u a ry 21, h e ’s sure all hands will be sig n e d . T h e entire squad . will report on F e b r u a r y 28, with sev e ra l fa rm h a n d s, including the highly-regarded Carl Warwick, h ea d ­ ing the list.

Craig Tabbed for Starting Role Craig is being counted on a s one of Walt A lsto n ’s five starters follow ing a Cinderella c o m e b a c k after he w a s recalled from Spokane (C o a st), with an unim posing 6-7 record that belied his subsequent im p o rta n c e to t h e D od gers.

R o g e r the D odger, a quiet, u n a s s u m ­ ing battler, won l l and lost five, p o st­ ing a 2.06 earned-run a v e r a g e a s the big m an of the L. A. staff.

E v e n though he spent only onehalf s e a so n with the big club, Craig needed just I Vi additional innings to be recognized as the N a t i o n a l L e a g u e ’s earned-run c h a m p . . Instead, the honor went to Sad Sam J o n e s with a mark of 2.82.

Craig won his first four d e cisio n s a fter reporting, and in the fourth one he w ent l l innings in relief, allowing just three hits, to dum p M ilw au k ee in the thirteenth inning.

He also won his last five d ecisions, including three within eight d ay s at

Roger Crai (C O N T IN U E D FROM P A G E 5) receiv ed baseball o ffers f r o m the B raves, Cubs. Reds and Y an k ees, in addition to the D odgers.

Craig ca st his lot with the D o d g e rs b e c a u s e they offered the b ig g e s t bon­ us—$6,000.

H e w a s probably the last m an signed by Branch R ic k e y ’s brother, Frank, before he died. * Craig broke in with N e w p o r t N e w s and Valdosta in 1950 and had another y e a r a t N ew p ort N e w s in ’51 before going into the A rm y. After his r e ­ turn in 1954. he needed less than two y e a r s to reach the D o d g e r s in 1955 after jum ping from C lass D to a 10-2 show ing with Montreal.

Com ing up in m id s e a s o n , he c o n ­ tributed five victories to the D o d g e r s ’ pennant and pitched so r em a rk ab ly that he w a s voted a full S eries cut.

H e won one g a m e a g a in st the Y a n ­ k e e s in the *55 cla ss ic , and in 1956, although he thought he pitched better, he lost a 2 to I lead and the g a m e when E n os Slaughter h o m ere d in the seven th inning.

He a ls o w a s b eaten in the opening g a m e of the 1959 Series, but Craig s a y s he d o e s n ’t intend *o lose m an y m o re big ones.

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the end o f the sea so n in which he a llow ed o n ly tw o runs.

It w a s Craig who fired the 7 to I v ic to r y o v e r the Cubs that vaulted the D o d g e rs into the p layoff with M ilw aukee, and his four shutouts tied for the National L eag u e high in this d ep artm ent.

Only tw o pitchers in National L e a g u e history have fanned m ore bat­ ters than D r y sd a le did la st sea so n .

H e struck out 242 m en. Christy Mathe w so n whiffed 267 in 1903 and 259 in 1908, and D azzy Vance struck out 262 in 1924.

D ry sd ale, w h o fanned ten or more in s e v e n g a m e s, had his hot streak from J u n e 15 through August 8, when he won ten and lost only one, on J o n e s ’ n ear no-hitter.

Hurled World’s Series Victory H is three perfect innings earned h im the outstanding-playcr award in the Pittsburgh cla ssic , and he topped off his sea so n by receiving credit for the D o d g e r s ’ third World’s Series win.

D o d g e r D o p e : Y oun gsters who will h a v e “ future b o o k ” tags at Vero B e a c h include Infielder D a v e R eich­ ert, w ho hit .290 al Kokom o and took rookie of the y e a r honors in the Mid­ w e s t League, and Mike Castanon, in­ field te a m m a te of Roil F airly al USG. Castanon w a s on the P ion eer League all-star team and took dow n rookie o f the y e a r honors. . . . Composite sta n d in gs in the N. L. sin ce World War II (1946 to date) would put the Dodg­ ers 8054 g a m e s ahead of their closest pursuers, the B r a v e s. Why. that race would be o ver in May, wouldn't it? . . . Only nine m en who played for the world's cham pion D odgers in ’55 w ere on the ’59 c h a m p s. T h e y are R o g e r Craig, Gil H odges. Duke Sni­ der, Carl Furillo, Don Z im m er. Junior Gilliam, Sandy Koufax, J oh n n y Podres and Clem Labine. . . .

In ’58, P o d r e s won l l and lost four in the Coliseum and had only a 2-11 road record.

Last season , the star left­ hander reversed it with 10-4 out of a su itc a s e and 4-5 in Los A n g eles. Put ’cm together and the Wizard of With­ e r b ee would h a v e the 20-victorv season he n ev er has a ch ieved . . . . Barring injury, tab Charley Neal as the N. L. All-Star second b a se m a n for ’GO. Neal, who is on the v e rg e of g reatn ess, n e v e r played baseball w h ile in high school.

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DETROIT, M ich —Van Patrick, “ V oice of the T ig e r s ’’ for eight seaso n s, has been nam ed sports director of the Mutual B roadcast­ ing S ystem and will broadcast the m a jo r lea g u e G a m e o f the Day this co m in g season.

Robert F. Burleigh, president of the network, added that Patrick will air an A m erican League or N ational L eagu e g a m e each day of the season. It is believed P a t­ rick will r eceiv e a p p ro xim a tely the s a m e salary, $40,000. he was paid for the T iger broadcasts.

Patrick, who will continue with the play-by-play radio and tele­ vision broadcasts o f U h ; Detroit Lions’ football g a m e s , ended .h is sta y at Briggs Stadium last Oc­ tober when -the Tiger* switched* b eer sponsors.

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D o d g er pitch ers undoubtedly will f a v o r the record" nighl-gam o slate announced for their h o m e g a m e s in 19G0. . For instance, D on D ry sd a le had a 13-6 record arter the cocktail hour, and posted a 2,58 eaned-run a v e r a g e .

R o g e r C raig w a s G-2 and had a 1.68 E R A under the lights.

Others who did better at night w er e San dy K oufax. J o h n n y Podres, Clem Labine and John Klippstein.

And the hitters fared better, too, w ith D u k e Snider hitting 77 points higher u nder the arcs. Gil H o d g es w a s 59 b etter, W ally Moon 24 1 and N orm Larker. Rip R epulski, R on F a i r l y . and Don Z im m e r also w e r e at their best in the ow l circuit.

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LOS A N G E L E S,. Calif . - H a r o l d Parrot, business m a n a g e r of the 11 D odgers, predicts a club a tten d ­ an ce record in I960. <• “ We need only to s t a y up in the ra ce to break our m ark of < 2,071,045 that w e set last y e a r , ” * %%*%%%% P a rro tt said.

Los A n g eles led both of the le a g u e s la st s e a so n . The D o d g ers and Y anks also attracted base- . b a ll’s b ig g e st au d ien ce in history w h en 93,103 ja m m e d the Coliseum for the E x a m in e r ’s tribute g a m e to R oy C am panella.

R ap id W rap-U p by Ba va si

A baseball e x e c u t iv e ’s toughest job —signing the p lay ers of a w orld’s championship t e a m —h a s started out like shooting fish in a barrel for T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s E x e c u t iv e of the Y ear, E m il (B uzzie) B a v asi.

P erh aps the Los A n g eles b o s s ’ o v e r ­ all budget, calling for a ten per cent sa la ry increase, w a s a big factor in helping him launch a tough task with rare ease.

At any rate, R o g er Craig and Don D rysdale, who figured to be a m o n g the m o st serious g u e s ts in B a v a s i ’s office this winter,* signed for 1960 a l ­ m o s t before the contracts had been delivered by the m a ilm a n . .

Craig, one of th ose w h o carried the club with his -big h ea r t and tireless arm in the d ra m a tic stretch run, sign ­ ed for clo se to $17,000, w h ic h repre­ sented a ten-grand raise.

D r y s d a le ’s 17 v icto rie s, tops on the club, earned him an in c r e a s e from around $19,000 to the v icin ity of $25,000.

Other players, m a n y o f w h om have le s s valid cla im s to p a y boosts, c e r ­ tainly will fall into line. B a v a si said he e x p e cts no difficulty in having 40 m e n under contract well in a d v a n c e of Operation Vero B each, which starts on F ebruary 21. “ Our entire payroll probably will in crea se by ten per c e n t for winning the ch a m p io n sh ip ,” explained B a va si, who b o sse s the club which has had one of the highest payrolls in the g a m e the p ast six or eight y e a r s.

Book 64 N ig h t G a m e s in *60 “ M ost of the p lay ers will g e t raises, s o m e will sta y the s a m e , and' a few will find they fa c e p ay c u t s ,” , e la b o ­ rated B a va si.

At the s a m e tim e, the D o d g ers an-, nounced they w e r e planning a record 64 night g a m e s in the C oliseum for ’60. Last year, the club established an all-time m ajor le a g u e record by p laying 63 under the lights at home.

Only 13 will be played in the sunshine in ’60, and these include l l Sunday dates.

A pair of twi-night double-headers a r e attractive dates on the schedule, featuring Cincinnati, August 26, and a

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By WATSON SPO ELSTR A DETRO IT, Mich.

Paul Foytack, trying lo break a monotonous pitching seq u en ce, will report, February 22, at Lakeland, Fin., where the T ig ers will open their p r e I i rn i n a r y ca m p for the fifth straight year. “ Foytack has asked to start early and we think it is a good id e a ,” said General M anager R ick F errell. “ It s e e m s to take Paul a little w h ile to get going in the spring. U su ally he finishes up the season strong.

An earlier start m a y be the thing for h im .”

Ferrell has 55 n a m es on the invita­ tion list for the early cam p . M an­ ag er J im m ie Dykes, surrounded by eight assistants, will direct the twoweek cam p at the T igertow n train­ ing base. M idway in the program , Dykes will shift o p eration s for the varsity to Henley Field.

Foytack, spending the w inter in Detroit, is disturbed by his failure to show notable im p rovem ent in the last four seasons al B riggs Stadium . L a st s u m m e r he wound up with a so-so 14*14 record.

His v icto ry total for four y ea r s .starting in 1956 sounds like a broken record— 15, H , 15, 14.

F o y U c k ’s ERA Went Up J h e trouble is that Fort a ck 's E R A soared to 4.65 last season after three straight y e a r s well under four runs a gam e, i f s time for the 29-year-old F oytack to prove that 1959 w a s n ’t a true yardstick on his ability.

Ferrell said there is a possibility that veteran s Ray N arleski and D a v e Sister will be early arrivals.

This is still in the planning sta g e .

In addition to F oytack , the T ig ers are taking to early ca m p a dozen p la y ­ ers on the varsity roster. The list includes Pitchers Ray Sem proch. J e r ­ ry D avie, Wyman Carey, J o e Grzenda, Dave Reed and Phil Regan.

Other added starters a re C atcher Bob R odgers and Shortstop Frank Kos!ro. The v arsity array ta k e s in O u t f ie ld e r s -Em Lindbeck, A ndy Kosco, Steve Boros and G eo rg e T h o m a s.

Boros and Thom as, form er bonus players, are co m p le tin g six-month A rm y hitches.

Four N e w c o m e r s on List On F e rrell’s invitation list a r e the n a m es of four p la y ers reporting to the Detroit club for the first tim e.

T h ey are Pitchers Pat Dobson of Depew . N . Y., and J im Farino of M am aroneck, N. Y.; Catcher Don Bryant of Jacksonville, Fla., and In­ fielder Mike Cloutier o f Green Bay, Wis. All w ere signed last s u m m er.

D yk es will h a v e plenty of help in supervising the c a m p . His three Detroit c o a c h es ay e Bill H itchcock, Luke Appling and T o m F e r r i c k.

Others on the staff aru Scouts P a t Mullin, T o m m y B ridges and Bernie deV iveiros along with m inor le a g u e M anagers Char toy M etro and Stubby O verm ire. l h e T igers o r ig in a te d the e a r ly camp in 1956 for the s a m e purpose that m otivates other c a m p s, n a m ely tlve acceleration ot bright, young men the top club.

Ferrell and 'Dykes ane hopeful that one o r m ore ol lh#.' best m inor le a g u e p r o s p e c ts tfili •ejirn sw iff ad va m o m e n t . foa five J)pupa ran 'nm iw Ti&ort ow*,*

P aul Foytack the D etroit front o ffice took a little tim e off to s c o ff at published re­ ports that the club is “ pinch penny” in co n tra ct offers. . “ Our con tract affairs are coming along s a t i s f a c t o r i l y ,” said President Bill D e w i t t . “ The D etroit club has b een g e n e r o u s in s a la r y m atters in the past. That still holds. I’ve been around enough in tile le a g u e to know.”

D e w i t t and F e r r e ll said it w a s a dis­ tortion to s a y , a s o n e paper did, that the club “ tried to muzzle the p la y e r s by in structing them not to dis­ c u s s their c o n tr a c ts with anyone but the front o f f i c e .”

Only Four P l a y e r s Cut “ T h a t’s not an unusual request.” said D e w i t t . “ Quite a few clubs do that. We feel that the announcement of the .signing should be m a d e by the clu b anc! not in d iv id u a lly by the play­ e r in his h o m e town. That's all we intended b y the r e q u e s t .”

It w a s learned that the T igers im­ posed p a y cu ts on on ly four players and that no one receiv ed the Jall 25 per ce n t trea tm en t. “ W e’ll h a v e e v e r y b o d y signed and on the field for the April 19 opener ai C le v e la n d ,” said D e w i t t with a grin. “ We d o n ’t c a r e to g e l into a sal­ a r y squabble.

T h e c o n tra cts went out only a cou p le of w e e k s ago. B e­ sides, it i s n ’t our p o lic y to negotiate p la y e r c o n tra cts through the news­ p a p e r s .”

T i g e r T a l e s : Bill Dewitt has set F eb r u a ry 25 a s his target date for arrivin g in training c a m p at Lake­ land, F la. . . . D etro it is pleased that Van P atrick h a s decided to m ain tain his h o m e in suburban Dear­ born in his n ew role a s sports direc­ tor of the Mutual B roa d castin g Sys­ tem . Patrick m a d e m a n y friends iii this a rea in his e ig h t y e a r s as the T ig e r play-b y-p lay an n ou n cer before he got ca u g h t in a .sponsor switch. . . . J i m m i e D y k e s d o e s n ’t mind hav­ ing v e te ra n p la y e r s tak e their fam i­ lies to Florida, but he a sk s first-year p la y ers to c o m e to c a m p alone and liv e at club h ea d q u a r ter s, the N ew Florida Hotel. . . . D e w i t t likes the idea of the T ig e r to w n "fieldhouse” for indoor- w ork ou ts in the event of bad w ea th er. An a ir p la n e hangar is a v a ila b le this y e a r . “ An indoor deal like that w on (lie pennant for the B row ns in 1944,” re c a lle d DeWiti. “ We had indoor fa c ilitie s at Cape Gir­ ardeau, Mo. T h a t g a v e us an e d g e on the oth er clu bs and w e w on our Inst nine g a m e s that y e a r . T h a t little bit of cushion w on the p e n n a n t.” . . • O utstate M ich igan h a s two' favorite son s on the D etro it sp rin g list in P itch ers D a v e R e ed of Battle Creek and Phil R e g a n o f W ayland. Reed has a s u b m a r in e m otio n rem iniscent of Eldon A uker, w h o helped Detroit win penn an ts in the m id - ’JOs. . . . Hal M iddlesworth, b a seb a ll w riter for the Detroit F r e e P r e s s , is recovering from m in o r s u r g e r y a t W illiam J3eau-# mon?! (Hospital v.o s u b u r b a n Royal

‘P irates Can W in Slow-Starter McLish Tips Off by !§»howing They Gabe Paul--‘I’m Dud in Spring’ W ant To’—Brown

Cincy Boss Calms ExJiuIiun H nflor’s Fears of a Poor ShoAving in Camp Games C. M, So(‘s Hoavier S upport F rom Lijrlilrr Frioiul. IMa/; Declarris Moiintl Surplus Juslifie<l Kl lur-Ci moll '^I’rade

G, M. G iv es S a l a r y Hike lo Cal and Briefing on Senior Circuit’s P ark s

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By E A R L LAWSON the V enezuelan L e a g u e w hen he w a s notified of hi.s sa le to C leveland. S uc­ CINCINNATI, 0 .

By L E S B IE D E R M A N cess in the m a j o r s d id n ’t c o m e im ­ Cal M cLish w as ap p reh e n siv e w hen m ediately.

P r r r S B U R G K , Pa. he w alked into G abe P a u l's Vine “ I w as still the slow s t a r t e r in Note lo the D odgers, B ra v e s a n d G iants: F o r g e t ab o u t the 39GO pennan t. s t r e e t office to talk co ntract. sp rin g tr a in in g ," he explained.

H e'd won 19 g a m e s and lost eight T his is the y e a r for the P ira te s .

H e won only two and lost fo u r in Who said so? Why, J o e Brow n, P i r a t e g e n e r a l m a n a g e r , say s so. Brow n for the Indians in 1959, and he e x ­ 1956 with the Indians. T h e following s u r p ris e d a p re s s luncheon g ro u p a t F o r b e s F ield th e o th e r w eek by in te r r u p t­ p ec ted a su b sta n tia l boost in salary . y e a r, 1957, he com piled a 9-7 log a s a “ H o w e v e r ," sa y s McLish, “ it w a s n 't ing a routine discussion to sa y th e B u g s COULD win the pennant.

T ribe h u rler.

B row n d id n 't s a y the P i r a t e s WOULD win the flag, but he did em phasize s a l a r y t h a t w o rrie d m c before I talked with P a u l . " I t w a s n ’t until G o rd o n ’s ' a r r i v a l in th e y COULD win it.

M cLish is a notoriously slow s t a r t e r Cleveland th a t M cLish b e c a m e a big “ As p re se n tly constituted, the P i r a t e s c a n win the pen n an t— if they w a n t winner. to.'* B row n jolted the diners. “ T hey s im p ly m u s t show th ey h av e the d e sire. in sp rin g training. If he had, to win C al McLish He won 16 and lost eight in 1958.

N obody g a v e the D odgers a c h a n c e la s t y e a r , b u t th ey w an te d th a t p e n n a n t a job on the basis of his showing in the G ra p e fru it L eague, it's doubtful L e a g u e h itte r s ." a d m its McLish. But U n der G ordon, his re c o rd w a s 13-3. a n d th e y won it." w h e th e r h e 'd be in the m a j o r leag u es h e ’s no t w orried.

Brow n pointed out h e 's basin g his J L a s t y e a r , his best, he w o n . 19 a n d today.

A lre a d y h e ’s p re p a rin g himself for lost eight, com piling a 2.99 e a r n e d ca lcu latio n s on a m in im u m of injuries “ I w an te d P a u l to know th is ." said th e role that will be his next spring— n m a v e ra g e . and a re tu rn to n o rm a l fo rm of se v ­ McLish in Cincinnati. J a n u a r y 12, a ft­ l e a d e r of (he Reds* pitching staff. e ra l p la y e rs, especially Bob F rie n d , R ough on T op Clubs e r he had talked with the R e d s' g e n ­ Bill M azcroski, Bill Virden and Bob “ Cot D eal lives only five m inutes T en of his 19 victories c a m e a t th e e ra l m a n a g e r .

Skinner. from m c in O klahom a C ity ." said expense of th e White Sox a n d Y a n ­ P au l and M cLish had a long con­ McLish. “ F rie n d won only eight g a m e s a n d “ A lready w e’ve passed a kees. fe re n c e before the rig h th a n d e r a g re e d lost 19 last sea.son," Brow n continued, lot of tim e going o v e r the v a rio u s “ In the p a s t ," s a y s McLish. “ I h a d lo te rm s.

It w a s n ’t b e c a u se they “ and r n bel he n e v e r h a s a n o th e r h itte r s in the National L eag u e." been criticized b e c a u se I d id n ’t h a v e haggled o v e r the salary . season in which he wins only eight, D eal, a fo r m e r pitcher, is a Rcdle*’ a good enough fa st bali. " I w as disappointed when it was and r n bet he n e v e r a g a in loses as co a ch . ".And." says McLish. “ a s a “ G o rd o n ," h e continues, “ w as a T h r r p D u v C um fab D r v o l e d an n o u n ced th a t I had been tra d e d to m a n y a s IO. Both F rie n d and M azerpitch er, Deal w as a lot like m e ." m a n a g e r who told m e I w a s n ’t th ro w ­ the R e d s ," a d m itte d McLish. “ I got oski w e r e c a r e le s s ab o u t th e ir w eight lo Aualy/.ing: Tai (‘Mi Sul up Challcjygcs a r e nothing new lo M c­ ing m y fa st ball enough. o v e r it, though, when the initial la s t w in te r and both had p o o r seaso ns. “ G o rd o n ," sa y s McLish, “ had a shock w ore off. I can honestly say Lish.

I c a n a lm o st g u a r a n t e e you this w on’t M a jo r !-eaguer a t IO stead y in g influence upon m e. He p e r ­ th a t I couldn't have picked a b e tte r By LES BIEDERiVIAN h a p p e n a g a i n ."

H e w as only 19 when he first put m itted m o to pitch m y own g a m e . club in the N ational L e a g u e."

PnX SB U R G H . Pa. Brow n launched into a defense of Still, M c L i s h w a s a pprehensiv e. on a m a jo r league uniform . T h a t w as H ere w as a fellow who liked m y p itch ­ th e t r a d e whicli sent Ron Kline to the P i r a t e officials sp e n t a lm o s t th ree •‘Like I s a y , ” he re p e a te d . “ I’m a in 1944 w hen he joined the Brooklyn ing. Betw een us. you m ig h t s a y t h e r e C a rd in a ls for O utfielder Gino Cimoli M a y s in m e e tin g s with the newly-reslow s t a r t e r in spring training .

I D odgers. w as a. m u tu a l a d m ira tio n s o c ie ty ." a n d R ookie P itc h e r T om Cheney. v ise d scouting su p e rv iso rs o v e r the As a y o u n g sle r, he had been “ nutty" w as a fra id the R e d s w ouldn’t have McLish, once a high-ball p itc h e r, • “ Kline c e rta in ly w a s n 't tr a d e d beof J a n u a r y IO a t the FU “ I bought bubble throw s nothing but low stuff th e s e the p a tie n c e with m e th a t J o e G ordon ab o u t baseball. c a u s e he popped off on the f a d i o L jg o n ie r Motel, so m e 4.5 miles from gimi and 'collected p ictures of m a jo r days. h a d ." al>oul ‘c ith e r pitch m e o r t r a d e m e ,' “ P itts b u r g h . “ We U n d e rs ta n d E a c h O th e r " le a g u e p la y e rs just like the kids d o Ha! Lebovitz, th e C leveland s c rib e , ^ B row n continued. “ He c e rta in ly w a s n ’t H ea d e d b y P re s id e n t Jo h n W. C alB ut M cL ish 's fe a rs w ere dispelled to d a y ." he says. c la im s M cL ish’s change-up is the dissatisfied here. We sim ply felt w e b r e a t h a n d his son. D anny. V ice-P res­ in his co nference with Paul.

In the m a j o r leagues. McLish r u b ­ “ b est in the b u s in e s s ." h a d oilier p itch ers lo lake up the s la c k jd e n t T o m Johnson. M a n a g e r D an n y “ We now u n d erstan d e a c h o th e r," bed sh o u ld ers with Lloyd and Paul To this, M cLish g rinningly r e m a r k s , fo r Kline and we a d d e d offensive and G eneral M a n a g e r .loc is the w a y Cal put it.

Wailer, just to n a m e a couple of old- “ HSI is a good friend of m in e ." s tr e n g th in Cimoli. And Cheney m a y Brow n, the lop b r a s s w en t o v e r all P a u l w en t out of his w a y to dispel R ickey T a u g h t Cal Change-Up s u r p r is e .” p h a se s of scouting and p ro c u re m e n t. a n y fe a rs M cLish m ight h a v e e n t e r ­ tim e g re a ts . “ N a l u r a l ly ." he adm its. “ I w as It w as B ra n c h R ic k e y who first Stuart'.s P a y Hiked to 18 Cs ^ T h e y m e t a t the m ountain r e t r e a t in tained a b o u t pitching in C r o s le y Field, o v e r a w e d ." stre.sscil to McLish the im p o rta n c e of Dick S tuart, who b e c a m e the th ird Qrdep c o n c e n tra te fully on the busia sp o t g e n e ra lly acknowledged a s a A fter th a t first y e a r with Brooklyn. a change-up. T he M a h a t m a ta u g h t P i r a t e t o - sign his c o n tr a c t e a r l ie r in L e s s a t hand, ho m e -ru n h itte r s ' p arad ise.

McLish did little pitching in the m a ­ McLish how to hold th e pitch. the d ay , w a s a luncheon g u e st and A ttending the three-day m eeting s T he d a y before McLish a rriv e d in j o r leag u es until his sale to Clevelai^l Skeptics m a y c la im t h a t McLish. a t w a s in a g a y mood a fte r w atc h in g his w e r e o th e r P i r a t e officials, in addition Cincinnati. P a u l called the N ational a f t e r the 1955 season.

34. should be run n in g out of g a s soon. s a l a r y ju m p from $12,000 to $18,000 to 13 a r e a scouting s u p e rv iso rs . T his L e a g u e offices. F r o m Lou K re m s , an H e bounced from the D odgers lo on the basis of leading the P i r a t e s in w a s the first tim e the scouts had m et Cal, how'ever. differs with th e m . aid to P r e s id e n t W arre n C. Giles, P itts b u rg h , lo the m inors, b a c k to h o m e ru n s (27) and R B Is (78) a n d w ith B row n in a g roup since he took “ I had m y a r m troub les e a r l y , " h e G ab e a c q u ired the d im ension s of the P itts b u rg h , ag ain lo the m inors, to the lying with Sm oky B u rg ess in b a ttin g c o m m a n d of the P i r a te s in 1956. rem arks. v ario u s p a r k s in both th e N ational Cubs, b ac k to the m inors, and then (.297). “ T h e riiain purpose of the m e e tin g s and A m e ric a n leagues.

L a s t y e a r , M cL ish w orked eight in­ a g a in to the Cubs in 1951.

R e le a se d in the D om inican R e p u b lic w a s lo im p ro v e the techniques of nenings in a g a m e a g a in s t B a ltim o re . “ D o n ’t w o rry about pitching i n ’ a f t e r b a tlin g only .229. S tu a r t b la m e d gotialio n s witli frce-agcnl p la y e rs and “ My record witli (he Cubs in 1951 T h a t night h e flew to Los Angeles.

C rosley F ie ld ," P au l told M cLish. “ Do his p o o r w ork th e re on the food. to outline the club policy on scouting w a s n ’t im p re ss iv e ." a d m its McLish. T h e next d a y h e w o rk ed two innings you know th at, in playing su rface, " M y weight dro p p ed from 215 lo 197 r n a t t e r s , " Brown said, “ but neither was the record of any ft the All-Star G a m e . T h a t night he C rosley Field has m o r e a r e a than a n d I couUln'L eat, m y wife couldn’t Conducted N egotiating Clinic flew to W ashington. A d a y la t e r he Cleveland, M ilw aukee . . . yes, even o t h e r Cub p itc h e r." eat a n d n e ith e r could m y b a b y ." he "W e co v ered all phases of scouting D em oted liy Cubs to Coast .started a g a in s t th e S e n ato rs.

B a ltim o r e ? ” said. “ I had hoped to im p ro ve m y a n d held a clinic on negotiations with When McLish repo rted to the Cubs ~“ I th in k ," he r e m a r k s , “ y o u ’ll h av e P a u l d isplayed figures to p rove it. defensiv e w ork by playing w in ter ball, p ro s p e c tiv e players, scouting m ethods Skeptics h a v e contended th a t M c­ in the spring, of 1952. he had his h eart lo a d m it m y a r m ’s all rig h t." bul w ith tho loss of w eight it a c tu a lly a n d p ro c e d u re s, including how to Lish m a y find it m o r e difficult to win set upon winning a starlin g a ss ig n ­ b e c a m e a chore for m e to go to the ju d g e th e ir abilities."

B in the N ational League th a n the m e n t. p a rk . So i f s just as well th a t I c a m e A ttending from the P ira te front ofJnjHead. he wound up with Los A n­ LoiiisvilU; S elected as Site A m e ric a n L e a g u e .” b ac k h o m e ." flee w e r e Rex . Bowen, d ir e c to r of g e le s in the Pacific C oast League.

P a u l Pooh-Poohs Skeptics o f '6 0 JMinors’ C o n v e n t i o u B ro w n w as closeted with S tu a r t fo r scouting, and his assista n t. M errill “ I w as sent out.*' said McLish. “ T he N ational L eague is s t r o n g e r ," a few hours a f l e r a g re e in g to t e r m s H ess; B ra n c h Rickey, J r . . fa r m di" n e e d in g only 12 d ay s to qualify for COLUMBUS, 0 . —T h e 1960 N a ­ these sk eptics claim . " T h e p a r k s a r c and i f s no s e c re t th a t h e tr ie d to re c to r, and his assistan t. Bill T u rn e r: tional Association convention will the five-year pension p la n ." s m a l l e r ."

I>oint out the facts of life to the big J o e O'Toole, a s s is ta n t lo the g e n e ra l be held in Louisville, Ky., P r e s i­ T h a t alo n e w as enough to elim inate P a u l ignores such talk. slu gging first b a s e m a n with r e g a r d to m a n a g e r , and T r e a s u r e r J i m lle rro n . dent G eorge M. T r a u t m a n a n ­ a n y thoughts of quilting the g a m e . “ A good p itc h e r can pitch a n y ­ him self, his te a m m a t e s a n d th e PiT h e scouting su p e rv iso rs in allendnounced, J a n u a r y 16. The m e e t­ w h e r e ," c la im s the R e d s' boss. “ E v en F o u r y e a r s later. Cal w as sold to the ra le s . a n c e w ere: J o e Bowen. Middle Alings a r e scheduled for the w eek Indians. if it's in the E p w o rth L e a g u e ."

Dick Aiming for 40 H o m e rs la n tic sta les; G eorge D etore, G re a t of N o v e m b e r 28.

In 1933. McLish won IG and lost I! P a u l leaves no d oubt th a t h e b e ­ S t u a r t say.s he figures he c a n h it L a k e s; B u s t e r C h a th a m . T e x a s and Louisville w a s selected fro m for Los Angeles, the best of his three lieves McLish is a good pitch er. ab o u t .seven h o m e runs fo r e v e r y IOO O k la h o m a: G eo rg e P r a t t . N o rth and am o n g 12 cities which bid for the y e a r s w ith the Angels.

In 1955. he A control pitcher, McLish delights tim e s a l bai. Mc did ju s t th a t in 1959, South C arolina: G eo rg e Z uraw , Southconvention. Its. Midwest location w a s peddled to San Diego and wounri in p u ttin g th e ball w h ere the b a t t e r g ettin g 27 in 397 trips to the p la te , e a st; Bob Whalen. N ew E ngland; w as believed to h av e had a b e a r ­ up with a 17-12 record, accompanic:! d o e s n ’t w a n t it.

In the A m e ric an a n d is hopeful he can play re g u la rly J i m m y B urns. T e n n essee and Kening on the decision in fav o r of b y an im pressive 3.09 e a rn e d -n in L eague, he knew the dislikes a n d likes in 1960 and p e r h a p s fashion a b o u t 35 tucky; J o e G race, M idwest; Syd Louisville.

E A R L FLORA. a v e r a g e . of ea ch hitter. o r 40 honuM-s.

T hrift, W est Virginia, Virginia and McLish was playing w inter ball in “ I t ’ll take tim e to le a rn the N ational P i r « ( c S c o n ' b o u r d : When the C a rd s M a ry la n d , and Bob C lem enls W est g a v e Ron Kline a raise, the s to ry Coast, a long m t h his th ree full-lnne of St. Louis said Kline now w a s get- f s . s t a n t s : Bob l-onla.ne. R osy G il­ ling b etw een S15.000 and $20,000. J o e P ° » s e n and .le rry G a r d n e r .

B row n look special pains to s a y if Kline received a raise, he w as o v e r m a n ’s Will R o g e rs ,’ " reto rte d Bailey, n o d d i n g B u r s ’ A d v a n r e T i c k r l H a ir CINCINNATI, 0 . —Red C a tc h e r (he $20,000 figure. Mc w as paid $20,000 tow ard McLish.

■Ed Bailey, in Cincinnati to ink 3365OOO— KrrcM’d -May Fall with the P ir a te s in 1959 and p ro b a b ly P au l. a ddressing a luncheon which featu red the his I960 c o n tra ct, w as posing for would have received the s a m e c o n ­ PIT T S B U R G H . P a . - W i i h the showing of a Recllcg prom otion film a n d the W o rld’s a p ictu re with G eneral M a n a g e r t r a c t in 1960. . . . T he P i r a t e s received s e a s o n ticket sale a t the 33G.009 .Series movies, called Bailey “ the b e s t c a t c h e r in G a b e P au l and Cal McLish.. w ord that C a tc h e r Bob Oldis, d ra fte d m a r k , the P ir a te s a r c headed for baseball to d a y ."

•‘Is th a t the opening-day b a t­ from D en v er, suffered a b ro k e n jaw an all-lim c high in a d v a n c e sales.

•‘But." added the Red boss. ‘‘Bailey got m o r e than t e r y . " an onlooker inquired of plaving D om inican L eague w in te r ball L ast y e a r the Bucs w ere assure.l complimcnt.s when he put his s ig n a tu re on a 1960 Paul. and m a y not be re a d y for sp rin g of an a tte n d a n c e of 350.000. a co n tract.

•'It h a s been a battery,'* was training.* Ile plans lo stop off in reco rd , when the season opened ‘•Ile also got a lot of m o n e y ."

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Bailey and McLish w e r e m e m ­ .Slates. . • - Rocky N elson c a m e to u re to reach 400.000.

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W HY i\O T FOLLOW I P iHOYIES’ T I P ?

Tile Hcdda Hopper television show depicting the Hollywood of yesterday and today was an excellent example of changing times.

Baseball can benefit from the movie-makers* experiences.

Director King Vidor explained it best w hen he pointed out th a t in the old days all movies were made on Hollyvyood lots. Studios were transformed into settings depicting any section of the world in any century. There w asn ’t anything a Hollywood technician could not reproduce, from Biblical lands lo main streets of America.

Today entire movie crews go anyw here in the world to obtain a true-life setting. The movie industry knows th a t the public does not want to be fooled. It w ants the real thing.

It has been noted h ere before that baseball could tak e le.ssons from the movie industry, which was nearly wrecked by the advent of television. Now the movies arc bouncing back with extravagant, on-thc-scene productions. The movie industry also is m aking tele­ vision w ork for it. ..

Baseball can and must do the same Ihing. F or a starter, it could come up with national television shows which glamorize the sport.

It must meet the demands of the public for the real thing. Why not a truc-life story on Mickey Mantle, who fought his way to the majors from Commerce. Okla.? Why not a story on Ted Williams, his lonely early life, which left a lasting impression on him, his w a r cxpcncnces and his battle to the top?

Or Bob Feller, the farm boy from Van Meter, la.?

Why not a story on Stan Musial, the despondent young Cla.ss D pitcher with a dead arm who reacted to the encouragement of Dickie K e rr and became a star?

We can’t revive baseball interest by mailing portfolios to minor league clubs or by waiting until F ebruary lo start checking or putting life in them. We must come up with some national show— some early appearance such as golf, bowling and other sports arc enjoy­ ing through television. .

The public is dem anding the best. Baseball must strive to p ro ­ vide it. There are a thousand truc-to-life stories and a million dol­ lars* w orth of m aterial wailing for the game to utilize it.

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r e t l B L T E TO COBK KF/FTER I./ITE TII/IM y E V E R The N ew York chapter of the Baseball Writers* Association of America will honor Ty Cobb at its annual dinner later this month.

The members of the New York chapter are to be congratulated for their recognition of The Peach. It is a long overdue honor for the man most people consider the greatest player in the history of the game.

Yet this belated honoring of Cobb, the first time he has been so recognized at any of these m id-w inter functions, of necessity invites the embarrassing question: Why w asn’t Cobb honored before?

One answ er is th a t most of the w inter baseball banquets are ilirccted specifically at m odern players, those who have achieved success as recently as last season. But another reason, as one New York story plainly stated, is that Cobb was never popular in New York, or any place else except Detroit.

Conceding th a t this m ay be true, it must also be rem em bered th a t the bitter antagonism that Cobb and some others of his era slmwed to any opponent helped to m ake baseball a great game. The battlers and competitors increased interest in the game. C ertainly foa.seball would have been in a sorry state if all the players were palsy-walsy.

Cobb was a great competitor, a tremendous player. Any old sores should long ago have been forgotten. T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s is de­ lighted that the New York w riters look this long overdue step.

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B illy C a n n o n a l ­ le g e d ly is c o m m i t ­ ted to p l a y n e x t s e a s o n fo r b o th th e L o s A n g e le s R a m s a n d th e H o u s to n O ilers, a n a s s i g n m e n t w h ic h w o u ld t a x t h e d u ­ r a b i l i t y of a m o r e rugged a t h l e t e t han L o u is ia n a S t a l e ’s fin e h a lfKetouver back. T h e A m erican F ootball L eague h a s d r o p p e d its p l a n s to o p e r a t e in M in n ea p o lis-S t. P a u l a n d Us f o u n d e r h a s a c c u s e d th e N a t io n a l L e a g u e of sabotage.

In b a s e b a l l, B r a n c h R i c k e y is u n ­ h a p p y a b o u t th e A m e r i c a n L e a g u e ’s f a i lu r e lo ju n k its e.xpansion p l a n s a n d C o n g r e s s still h a s s o m e u n fin ish ed b u s i n e s s in th e a r c a of s p o r t s con-.

Hoi. T h i s p r o m i s e s lo b e a f a t y e a r for th e l a w y e r s .

F e w f a n s liave m u c h l im e fo r th e s e le g a l s id e lig h ts . T h e c u s t o m e r s w a n t lo r e a d a b o u t th e p l a y e r s a n d t h e i r p e r f o r m a n c e s on t h e field. T h e c o m ­ m e n t a t o r w h o s n e e r s a t E s t e s K efauv e r a n d E n i a h u e l C e ile r a s m e d d l e ­ s o m e , p u b lic ity -s e e k in g p o litic ia n s is s u r e o f a n a p p r o v i n g a u d i e n c e of s p o r t s follow ers.

U n a b l e t o r e a d m in d s , I m a k e no a t t e m p t to a n a l y z e th e m o t i v e s of th e l e g i s la t o r s . B u t d o n o t i m a g i n e for a m i n u t e t h a t fo otba ll a n d b a s e b a l l a r e none of th e ir concern.

B o th s p o r t s a r e in i n t e r s t a t e c o m ­ m e r c e a n d t h e r e f o r e a r e fit s u b j e c t s f o r s tu d y in r e l a ti o n l o th e a n t i- t r u s t la w s . T h e N a t io n a l F o o t b a l l L e a g u e , in f a c t, h a s b e e n told b y th e U. S. .S u p r e m e C o u r t it m u s t o b e y th o se law s.

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P r o f e s s i o n a l b a s e b a l l th u s f a r h a s b e e n s p a r e d th e r e g u l a t o r y h a n d ­ cu ffs, m o s t r e c e n t l y in a d ecisio n w h ic h C l e v e l a n d ’s d is s e n t i n g H a r o ld B u r t o n d e s c r i b e d a s " a c o n t r a d ic t i o n in t e r m s . ” In fin d in g a g a i n s t fo o t­ * • ♦ ball, th e C o u r t s a id th a t, if t h is s e e m ­ ed in e q u i ta b l e in v ie w o f b a s e b a l l ’s T/ILEDIT, C A S B POOL COULD A I D i m i O L E N T While the Continental League is still some distance from reality, e x e m p tio n , Congre.ss w a s t h e b od y it i.s not the fault of Branch Rickey. One of the elder statesmen of the w h ich s h o u ld m a k e a d j u s t m e n t s to game, Rickey has labored hard to put the Continental on a sound r e m e d y t h e s itu a tio n . ba.si.s.

So if K e f a u v e r w o n d e r s w h y a p a r t ­ Rickey’s fertile brain has helped equalize differences between n e r s h i p of 16 c lu b s c o n t r o ls p r a c t i c a l l y ball clubs ever since he initiated the farm sy.stem at St. Louis 40 all t h e p r o m i s i n g m a t e r i a l in the years ago. Now, in an effort to give everyone in the Continental an c o u n t r y , h e i s n ’t nece.ssarily try in g even start, Rickey has propo.sed a pool not only of playing talent but also of television, radio and exhibition receipts. These funds, he lo w in v o t e s in H o u s to n o r M in n e ­ a p o lis. H e m a y be m e r e l y c h a lle n g in g .says, would be used to finance the league’s pension plan.

The player pool would be administered by the league, which th e m o n o p o lis tic a s p e c t of th e c u r r e n t would maintain a staff of scouts. The idea behind this, of course, is .setup. lo reduce expenses by eliminating the practice w hereby several— T h e in v e s ti g a t i n g c o n g r e s s m e n an d and sometimes all— clubs m ight scout the same player. s e n a t o r s a r e n ’t tr y i n g lo h u r t p r o f e s ­ The thought in itself is laudable, but the consequences must be s io n a l s p o r t s . K e f a u v e r , in fa c t, h a s feared. Such a revolutionary plan is bordering on socialized base­ i n t r o d u c e d a bill d e s ig n e d to g iv e ball. It could destroy individual initiative. A club could say: “ Why .should we hustle for talent? If we need talent, the league office will foo tball, ba.skelba!l a n d h o c k e y a n t i ­ provide it.” No m atter how balanced the league m ight become, .some t r u s t e x e m p t i o n s s i m i l a r to th o s e e n ­ jo y e d b y b a s e b a ll. C e ile r b e lie v e s all club is going to be eighth, w hether there is a common pool or not.

We respect Rickey’s genius, but in a nation of free enterprise, s p o r t s s h o u ld h a v e ’’r e a s o n a b l e ” e x ­ this common pooling of talent does not seem to be the answer. e m p tio n s . » F o o t b a l l m a y n e e d h e l p b e f o r e th e H IS B A Y S L O S T C A R E F R E E TOUCH? p r e s e n t s c r a m b l e fo r s t a r t a l e n t e n d s .

Willie Mays once was a carefree young ball player w)io loved I ’m told t h a t d if f e r e n t c o u r t s — in­ the game so m uch th a t back in New York the Giants had to lay c lu d in g o n e in C a n a d a —h a v e upheld strong hands upon him to keep him from playing stickball in tho th e l e g a li t y of th e c o n t r a c t w h ic h the streets of an evening. g r i d d e r s sign , g iv in g t h e i r e m p l o y e r s In that era, Mays was unchallenged as the most spectacular p lay­ t h e i r s e r v i c e s fo r o n e y e a r a n d a n o p ­ e r in the game. Fans enjoyed watching his capers at bat, in the field tion fo r th e following y e a r . and on the bases, not only because all his m aneuvers were exciting, B u t b e h in d t h a t c o n t r a c t is th e s e ­ but because Willie seemed to enjoy it as much as everybody else.

Again Mays has been voted the most exciting player in the lec tio n s y s t e m , u n d e r w h ich t h e clu b s game in a poll of writers. No longer, however, is he unchallenged. — in t h e o r y , th o u g h not n e c e s s a r i l y in Luis Aparicio ra n him a close race, and coming up fast on the outside p r a c t i c e —c a n tell f r e e c itiz e n s o f th e s e in the National League is Vada Pinson.

U n ite d S t a t e s e x a c t l y w h e r e th e y m u st Of late. Mays doesn’t seem quite as happy about it all. There p l a y t h e i r p r o f e s s io n a l fo otba ll if th e y arc times when he seems to be brooding. Many factors enter into wLsh to p la y it at all. this. W hatever it is, one hopes tiiat Willie some way, somehow can In its m o s t a r r o g a n t d a y s , b a s e b a ll return to his carefree days.

When ho is at his bc.st, he not only is the most exciting player n e v e r d r e a m e d u p a s y s t e m w hich in the game, but one who can lead the Giants to a pennant. Tm: d e p r i v e s th e p l a y e r o f th e r ig h t lo SronTiNO N ews congrgilulatcs Mays on his third victory in this com­ choo.se h is first e m p l o y e r . I d o u b t 4!iat petition and offers the tliought th a t even greater efforts can bring a n y fo o tb a ll c lu b owner, w o uld w el­ San Franci.sco its *lir.sl_ ^champion.ship next year. _______ 9 com e a S uprem e Court test co n cern ­ ing th e .selection s y s t e m ’s c o n slilu IO yj T H E S P O R T I N G .N E W S , .JA N U A R Y 2 0 , 1 9 6 0 * fionality.

A s th is wa.s w r i tt e n , th e foo tball p r o s still h a d n o t c lo s e d t h e i r sea so n .

T h e y h a d th e A ll- S ta r g i m m i c k y e t lo b e p l a y e d in C a l i f o r n i a , T h e i r a c tiv ities e x t e n d o v e r a p e r io d o f s ix m o n t h s , a n d t h e c l u b o w n e r s a r e lo o k in g th e field o v e r f o r e v e n m o r e g a m e s a n d m o r e s o u r c e s of r e v e n u e .

F o r t r y i n g to o b t a in r i c h e r r e v e n u e s , t h e g r i d i r o n p r o s h a r d l y a r e to be blam ed, i h e y h a v e no s e t lim its of s e a s o n a n d n o r e g u l a t i o n s which w o u ld c u r b t h e i r f in a n c ia l a p p e t i t e s , e v e n f o r t h e i r o w n good, In th e • n c a n tin ie , th e football p r o s p r e s e n t s e r i o u s p r o b l e m s to m a j o r l e a g u e b a s e b a ll.

P o p u l a r int(M-cst in p ro fe s s io n a l foo tball h a s g r o w n t r e m e n d o u s l y . Tho g a m e h a s c u t into l)aseball seriou.sly, a n d th e p r o s h a v e d o n e c o n s id e r a b le h a r m to colle g e football. T h e full e x t e n t of t h e i n j u r y to th e v a r s i t i e s has yet to b e felt becau.se d ie p r o s still a r e e y e in g i n v a s i o n of t h e S a t u r d a y night field. I t ’s b ou nd to co m e .

P r o f e s s i o n a l football c a r r i e s on a t th e p l e a s u r e of th e b a s e b a l l p eo p le, lf th e ball clu b s b a r r e d th e g r id i r o n p r o s f r o m l lic ir p a r k s , w h e r e w ou ld the N a tio n a l F o o tb a ll L e a g u e be, a n d h o w c o u ld th e A m e r i c a n F o o t b a l l L eagu e. now in the p r o c e s s of o r g a n iz a tio n , h o p e t o m a k e a go of it? ♦

V v o GrMhltM's C a s h In o n l V r f o ( ‘l S o t u p ll is not m y th esis th at th e b a s e b a l l p e o p le b a r th e f o o tb a lle r s from t h e i r s ta d i u m s , lim I do b e lie v e t h a t th e b a s e b a l l c lu b s will h a v e to a ro u s e Ihemsclve.s lo the s itu a tio n an d f o rc e th e g r i d i r o n t e a m s lo c o m e w ith in limits.

'J'he football p r o s g e t b u s y with t h e i r e x h ib itio n s in A u g u s t. I t ’s only a m a t t e r of t im e b e fo re they will e n c r o a c h in to J u l y .

'I'he football p r o s b r e a k into ilic b e s t p a r t of th e b a s e b a l l s e a s o n . T hen th e y go on a n d on into th e b a s k e tb a ll a n d h o c k e y sciasops.

T h e s itu a tio n is m a d e to o r d e r fo r tile fo o tb a ll m a g n a t e s . T h e y w alk into r e a d y - m a d e s ta d i u m s .

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GRIFFriH STADIUM, home of the W a sh in g to n Senalors. wilh one of their cap acity crov/ds for a W a sh in g to n Redskin game during the National Football L eague race. p a y .so m u c h for r e n t a l a n d th e b a s e b a l l c l u b o w n e r s h a v e to d o all the in v e stin g , all th e p a r k p r o m o tio n , a n d a s s u m e all t h e r i s k s o f th e lan d lo rd .

Now, a s to p l a y e r s . H e r e a g a i n , e v e r y t h i n g is m a d e t o o r d e r f o r the football o w n e rs. 'Hic coll(*ges d e v e lo p th e p l a y e r s a n d th e n .th e g r i d i r o n pros s te p in and g r a b v a l u a b l e p r o p e r t i e s , lo th e g r o w t h of w h ic h t h e y c o n tr ib u te d nothing.

T h e football c lu b s d o not h a v e to s u p p o r t f a r m s y s t e m s . T h e r e a r c no m i n o r le a g u e s fro m w h ich lo d r a w . T h e r e a r e n o b ig s c o u t i n g c o rp s.

'Hie football p r o s to s s tile n a m e s of .seniors in to a h a t . a n d hold a d r a ft wliich the D e p a r t m e n t of J u s t i c e h a s a t t a c k e d a s b e i n g c o n t r a r y to law , and the sp irit of f re e d o m of b a r g a i n in g . .>

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'Hie lootball p r o s a r e s h o w in g t h e w a y to th e b a s e b a l l l e a g u e s in the m a t t e r of d a r i n g lo ru n t h e i r o w n b u s i n e s s f o r t h e i r o w n b e s t in te r e s ts .

'J a k e the football p o lic y on te le v isio n , f o r e x a m p l e . 'H ie N F L b l a c k s out. the city of g a m e o rig in a n d t e l e v is e s th e a c t i o n l o o t h e r lo c a litie s.

J b u s the h o m e g a l e is p r o te c te d , a n d th e t e n a n t a c t s in d(*fiance of the s e t sy.stem of th e b a s e b a ll la n d lo r d .

Hie b a s e b a ll folks insist t h a t t h e y w o u ld b e s t o p p e d b y th e F e d e r a l C o m n u iiiic a tio n s C o m m is s io n a n d o t h e r g o v e r n m e n t a g e n c i e s if Ihe^' adojited the television po licies of th e fo o tb a ll m a g n a t e s .

'H ie q u e stio n ari.scs: W ould th e g o v e r n m e n t i n t e r f e r e w ith th e b aseb all le a g u e s a n y m o r e th a n it h a s i n t e r f e r e d w ith t h e N a t i o n a l F o o t b a l l L e a g u e ?

Hie b a s e b a ll p e o p le lac k d a r i n g a n d th e a b i l i t y to g o in f o r in d e p e n d e n t, lawful actio n.

I h ey live in d r e a d o f th e c r y , ’’c o ll u s io n .”

J h e y fail to u n d e r s t a n d th e m e a n i n g of th e w o r d ’‘l e a g u e . ” L a s t m o n th , in St. P c lc r.s b u rg a n d a g a i n in M i a m i B e a c h , th e baseliall m a g n a t e s w e r e a s k e d to a d o p t a s y s t e m of d r a f t i n g f r e e a g e n t s m o d e l e d a f te r the N F L d r a f t .

Hie id e a n e v e r h a d a c h a n c e w ith t h e ba.seball m a j o r s , riicy v.'fie a f r a id t h a t th e D e p a r t m e n t of J u s t i c e w o u ld j u m p on th e m . Jlow m u c h h a s the D e p a rt m e i n j u m p e d on t h e N F L ?

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P r o lM)otl)all Ajigrcssivt;— M ajors SII on Ifaiul.s Hic m a j o r ba.seball l e a g u e s h a v e n o d e s i r e f o r n e w l e g is la tio n in W ash ­ ington. I h e y would like lo s e c th e s t a t u s q u o g o r i g h t on.

C o n t r a r y lo b elie f in s o m e q u a r t e r s , W a s h i n g to n h a s n o wi.sh to lia m p c r b a s e b a ll o r lo e m b a r r a s s th e c l u b o w n e r s . B u t b a s e b a l l o f fe r s to o u r polilician.s e a s y a c c e s s lo .sp orts-p agc h e a d lin e s .

Hie football p ro s, on th e o t h e r h a n d , s e e k l e g is la tio n in C o n g re s s .

I b ey w a n t t h e i r d r a f t ley.alized. 'I'hey w a n t t h e i r TV p o lic ie s re c o g n iz e d .

H iey \van t llieir .system of o p e r a t i o n lo b e a p p r o v e d b y th e la w .

H ies we find th o tail w a g g i n g th e d o g . 'I'he t e n a n t s of the b ase b a ll clu b s seek to lo r c e a c tio n w h ic h th e b a s e b a l l l a n d l o r d s d o not ^vaiit.

J i r i ^ h o w f a r the ba.seliall l e a g u e s c a n t o l e r a t e th is f o r th e s a k e of ^ football r e v e n u e w hich, in th e long r u n , m a y t u r n o u i to b e v e r y ct.vuly to b a s e o a l l j s s o m c tn i n g fo r tile d i a m o n d ty c o o n s lo d e l v e in to seriously.** .

B a ro b a ll m u s t assurrie th e p o s itio n of te llin g f o o tb a ll w h a t to d(>.

If b.iseball w a ils iiniA v.,aitii, m a r k th e w o r d s <#)f tlMj w r i t e r , iA will d e .s p e ra te ly «^)rry. ,

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By TOM MEANY BROOKLYN, N. Y. Being Irish, I have a tte n d e d m y s h a r e of w akes, Lord h a v e m e r c y on u s all. but on New Y e a r ’s E v e a t h is to ric E b b e ts Field, I w ent for the firs t tim e to a w ake w ithout a body.

T h e co rp se w as alive and kicking 3,000 m iles a w a y in Los Angeles. AU th a t w a s left a t E b b e ts Field w as the spirit a n d th a t w as giving up the g ho st a t noon.

It w as a b rig h t sun shiny d a y bu t a sa d occasion.

The D odgers, as a te a m , h a d been gone for two y e a r s b u t their lease on the ball p a r k did not e x p ire until D e c e m b e r 31, 1959.

If it h a d not been for the th o u g h t­ fulness of J i m Roach, sports editor of the N ew Y ork T im es, th e passing of the D odgers, from E b b e ts Field w ould h a v e gone unwept, unhonored a n d unsung. J i m d isp atc h ed one of his b rig h t sp o rts w rite rs, J o e Shee­ h an . and his ace p h o to g ra p h e r, E r n ie Sisto, to reco rd the e v e n t in p ro se and p ic tu re s.

E b b e ts Field, in the w aning hours of its D o d g er ten an c y , looked m uch a s it a lw a y s had. On the c o r n e r of Sullivan s tr e e t and B edford avenue, th e rig h t field co rn e r, a sign hung fro m the u p p e r tier, re a d in g in cap i­ tal letters: “ NEXT- G A M E —DODG­ E R S VS. ...............” T h a t blank has b ee n th e r e since 1957. t-

the clubhouse, n o r in H a p p y F e lto n ’s television room . T h e visitors* d r e s s ­ ing room and th e u m p i r e s ’ ro o m w e re padlocked. In th e c o m m i s s a r y .ro o m u n d e r the sta n d s, w h e r e H al Stevens held forth so h o sp itab ly on so m a n y days and so m a n y nights, t h e r e w a s a lone m an , m a k in g h im se lf a cup of in­ s ta n t coffee. H e looked up, not too surprised, a n d said, “ T h e y ’r e all a ro u n d u n d e r th e left field stan d s, Mac,*’ and busied h im self w ith his brewing. * * *

AGAINST A BACKGROUND of s h a tte r e d w in d o w p a n e s a n d broken Brooklyn dream s, Matt

Burns (left) p r e s e n te d the keys to Ebbets Field to S eym our Goldsmith, vice-president of the K ratter C orporation, which will erect a housing project on the site of the Dodgers' former park.

T u rn stiles All Gone T he first th in g -y o u noticed as you w alk ed into the c a v e rn o u s d a rk n e s s u n d e r n e a th the sta n d s w as the a b ­ sence of turnstiles. You knew then, for su re, th a t the ball club had gone.

T h e concessions stan d s of the Stevens B r o th e r s , th e p r o g r a m kiosks and the so u v en ir booths w ere still in th eir a c c u s to m e d places, a d v e rtisin g w are s w h ich no - lo n g e r w ere th e re to be sold. T h e concessions c a r ts , blue with o r a n g e “ MMS” initials, w ere lined up, w aitin g fo r calls which would c o m e no m o re .

In the hom e d re s s in g room , w here once the lockers w e r e labelled Wheat,

D au b ert, Miller, R u c k e r , Walker, p a rk . Only one locker still had its Hodges, Reese, Stengel, L avagetto, nam e, p rin te d on adhesive ta p e with In it G rim es, D u ro c h er, V a n c e —even Babe indelible pencil—C am p an ella.

R u th —th e re w e re n a m e s such as hung C a m p y ’s uniform, the g r a y road Czik, D am ian o , M o rris—m e m b e rs of suit with the fa m ilia r blue “ 39” a c ro s s the la st so cce r te a m to rent the ball the b ro a d b ack . I t w as t h e r e only b e­

c a u s e the crippled D o d g e r c a tc h e r had requested both the lo c k e r and un ifo rm be shipped to him so th a t he m ig h t p re s e r v e it as a m e m e n to of p a s t glories. • T h e re w a s n ’t a soul to be seen in

On Guard Over ‘Hallowed Ground’

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W e in rig Kept ’Em G rin n in g W ith P ress B o x ‘M alaprops’

^SIGNIFYING THE END of a n era? a mongrel p u p sta n d s guard on the turf <at EbbeTs Field

w h e re such Hall of Famers a s Dazzy V ance a n d Zack W h e a t once fe ig n e d as the p rid es of Flat* bush. Note th e mum*wark of soccer g o a ls at right of photo. A coccej c lu b w as themast of the historic iie ld before iha ie a s e exp ired on Jjecembe^ S is _

BROOKLYN, N. Y .—All of the m a j o r leag ue p r e s s boxes have had, from tim e to tim e, colorful custodians, m a i tr e d e ’s o r w h a t­ e v e r you choose to call them , but th ere w ere few, if any, w ho could • top Benny Weinrig, the cheerful and c o m p e te n t M r. M a la p ro p of E b b e ts Field. A fter the Y ankees had won the 1952 W orld’s Series from the D od gers w hen Billy M a r­ tin m a d e his g r e a t catch of J a c k ie R o b in so n ’s windblown pop in the seventh inning o f • t he seventh gam e, th ere w as little joy in Brooklyn.

Benny w as sea te d a t p r e s s h e ad ­ q u a rte rs in the Hotel Bossert, looking a t P re s id e n t W alter O ’M al­ ley and se v e ra l o th e r D odger ex­ ecutives and m e m b e r s of the p ress who w ere holding a p riv a te w ake of their own. “ T ’hell w it’ y o u se,” said Benny, suddenly reachin g a decision. “ I ’m going out and drow n m y grief in so rro w .”

• It was Benny, too, who coined the phrase, “ When a n y th in g goes wrong a t E b b e ts Field, I g e t the blunt of the b l a m e ! ” And last, but f a r from least, it w a s Cpl. Weinrig, USA, who r e a c h ­ ed the heights of re d u n d a n c y when foe raent a V-mail le tte r from E u ro p e to the E b b e ts Field p ress 'box, (requesting, “ Tell the w riters S an &awa; inn t h e t a Belle F r a n c e . ” rn

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Stands S tra n g e ly Quiet T rudging a c ro ss the g r a s s fro m the D odger bull pen in rig h t se e m e d stran g e . Not a p e rso n w as in the stands, stands w hich fre q u e n tly held m o re than 40,000 fans, s ta n d s fro m which poured the m o s t ra u c o u s sho u t­ ing in baseball. T h e g r a s s w a s w ith ­ ered. Off in left-center, ju s t ab o u t w h ere P e te R e is e r lost one of his m a n y decisions to co n crete , w as an open door. A half dozen p e rso n s a n d a m ongrel dog w e r e b a c k in th e s h a d ­ ows. T hese w e r e the m o u r n e r s a t the wake.

Sheehan a n d Sisto r e p r e s e n t e d the f o u r t h estate, d is in h e rite d by th e D odgers two y e a r s be fo re.

Matt B urns, who k e p t th e h o m e fire s b u r n ­ ing a t E b b e ts F ield sin c e th e D odg­ e r s m oved out, p e r f o r m e d w h a t in t r o ­ ductions w e r e n e c e s s a r y .

Seymour Goldsmith, a v ic e-p re sid en t of the K r a t t e r C orporation, w a s t h e r e to ta k e f o r m a l possession on behalf of M arv in K r a tt e r , p re s id e n t of the firm. “ I ’m supposed to give him the k e y s ,” said B urn s, nodding to G old­ sm ith, “ and i f s r a t h e r silly. We live n e a r each o th e r up in Y o n k ers and I could h a v e d riv en a couple of

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E ditors Okayed P ark Plans — Even W ithout Press Coop BROOKLYN. N . . Y.—In l a t e 19(2. C h a r l.c s H ercules E b b ets, p re s id e n t of the Brooklyn D odg­ e rs, held a p re ss conference with the four Brooklyn sports editors to show them the blueprints of th e new ball p a rk in which the D o d g ers, aban doning W ashington P a r k , w ere to open the 1913 s e a ­ son.

At this p re s s luncheon, held in the A cm e Cafe. t h e n one of B ro o k ly n 's f a rn e d re s ta u ra n ts , n o w a s c w i n g m a c h in e shop w h ere s e a m s tr e s s e s do piece-work, the food and liquor m u s t have b e e n good. T he four sports edi­ to r s —Abe Y a g e r of the Brooklyn E a g le . Leu Wooster of th e B rook­ lyn T im es. Bill R a f te r of the B rooklyn Standard-U nion and Bill G r a n g e r of the Brooklyn Citizen, e x a m in e d the plans and passed on them IOO p e r cent.

It w a s n ’t until the season open­ ed th a t it w as d iscov ered th e re w a s no provision for a p re ss box in the blueprin ts.

One had to . be built by taking out two row s of u p p e r tier box s e a ts and* it w a s n ’t u n ti l 1929. sixteen y e a r s later, th a t B le re w as a bona fide p r e s s box in F latb u sh .

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T hus w as the D odger tra d itio n for daffiness p re se rv e d even a t th e elev­ enth hour.

Looking a t the p h o to g ra p h e r with re s tra in e d e n th u siasm w as Angel, a three-year-old m ongrel, w ith tr a c e s of collie and chow a n c e stry . Angel cam e to E b b e ts Field as a pup and will r e ­ m a in th e r e with th e K r a t t e r C o rp o ra ­ tion as a watchdog. »

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One of M a tt’s final duties a t E b b e ls Field w a s to shut off th e ’phone, the p a r k ’s last link w i t h the outside world. Something w en t h a y w ire with the service and B urns co uldn’t even ra is e the business d e p a r tm e n t of the ’phone com pany. In th e b e s t Brook­ lyn tradition, he h a d to go across the s tr e e t to m a k e th e call.

A fire w as ro a rin g in th e incinera­ to r and into it B urns deposited the la st re c o rd s and tim e c a rd s of the em ployees of th e Allied M aintenance Company. As th ey w en t u p in sm oke and Goldsmith pocketed the keys, the last connection of th e D odgers w ith E b b e ts Field w as severed.

Goldsmith revealed t h a t K ra tte r, a fo r m e r Brooklyn College s tu d e n t and often a c u sto m e r a t D o d g er g a m es, planned to p r e s e r v e p a r t of the out­ field for a Little L eague diam ond, o r a t least a p a rk . A 20-million dol­ lar, middle-income housing p ro je c t will be set up on the site of the ball p a r k but K r a t t e r is sen tim e n tal enough to believe th a t a t least p a rt of the historic p a r k should be saved. *

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C r a c k e r P a r k May B e c o m e H o m e o f A tla n ta G r i d T e a m ATLANTA, Ga. — P o n c e De Leon P a rk , hom e of th e A tlanta C rac k ers for half a century, m a y becom e the hom e of professional football here.

A group of sportsm en, headed

by J i m Clay, h a s a r r a n g e d to play seven hom e g a m e s a t the baseball p a r k next season, provided it can land a franchise in the A m erican Football League.

Calling them selves Sports, Inc., the group h a s raised $250,000 and m a d e application to F o u n d er L a ­ m a r H unt of Dallas, Tex., for a franchise.

H unt w as gu est of honor at the huge A tlanta lunch­ eon, J a n u a r y 15. His decision on the application w as e x p e c t e d shortly th ereafter.

Sports, Inc., a lre a d y h a s con­ tacted Otto G ra h a m with a con­ tingent offer to coach the Atlanta club. G ra h a m greeted the offer w arm ly, said he would visit A t­ lan ta and inspect possibilities if the city is accepted a s the eighth m e m b e r of the league. G ra h a m cu rre n tly is c o a c h * a t the Coast G u a r d Academy, New London, Conn.

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F o r m e r B r o o k l y n S c rib e s W o u n d U p iii E x e c P o s ts BROOKLYN, N. Y . - T h e r e m u s t h a v e b ee n som eth in g in the a i r of th e p r e s s box a t E b b e ts Field which instilled a lastin g affection for baseball. .A rth u r (R ed) P a t ­ terson, w ho b ro k e in a t E b b ets F ield covering for. the N ew Y o rk H erald-T ribune, and H aro ld F .

P a r r o t t , who h a d his initiation th e re for the B rooklyn E a g le, a r e now execu tiv es of the Los Angeles D odgers.

C h arles M. S egar, who w as blooded a t E b b e ts F ield w hile em ­ ployed b y th e B rooklyn Citizen, is now s e c r e t a r y - t r e a s u r e r of B ase­ ball, rig h t-h a n d m a n to C om m is­ sioner F o r d C. F ric k . H e w as succeed ed b y L ee Scott on the Cit­ izen. Scott is now th e tra v elin g s e c r e ta r y of the Los Angeles D odgers.

G a r r y S c h u m a c h e r, first e x ­ posed to m a j o r leag u e b aseb all a t E b b e ts Field while w o rking on the Standard-U nion a n d l a t e r the Brooklyn section of the N ew Y o rk Jo u rn a l, is publicity d ir e c to r for the San F r a n c is c o Giants.

P a tte r s o n , a r e p o r t e r for the H erald -T rib u n e from 1926 to 1945, joined the Y an k e es in 1946 and sw itched to the D o d g ers in 1954.

T he r e d h e a d w as busy with W orld’s Series his firs t two y e a r s in Brooklyn.

The D odgers not only topped the million m a r k a t E b b e ts Field all three seaso n s P a tt e r s o n w as P . R. m a n there, but in the two y e a r s at Los Angeles d re w a total of 3,919,368.

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M a c P h a il W restled P a tte r s o n T h e re w e re g r e a t doings /off the field, too, such as L a r r y M acP h ail try in g to b a r H aro ld P a rrQ tt from the p r e s s box in 1938 a n d a couple of y e a r s l a t e r w restlin g R e d P a tte rs o n on the floor of the p r e s s room .

T h e re w a s th e fa n w ho ru s h e d out on the field in 1940 and assaulted U m p ire G eo rg e M a g e rk u r th a f t e r a gam e. T h e fan, a p a ro le e with a build like a b e e r b a rre l and a h e a v y blue beard, w a s hauled into c o u rt and M a­ g e rk u rth w as ask e d if he wished to p re s s c h a rg e s . “ N o,” w as M a g e r k u r th ’s a n sw e r to the m a g is tr a te , “ I ’m the f a th e r of a son m y s e lf.”

T h e re w a s H ilda C h e ste r a n d h e r cowbell; the D o d g e r Sym-phony with its cacophony; the s p irit of Brooklyn, an unidentified fan who a lw a y s m a d e a sandw ich of his epithets by placing a pronoun before and a fte r them , such as “ Ya bum , y a ! ” , “ Y a dope, y a ! ” and finally the D odgers, by th e ir inep­ titude, provoked him into going plural and sc re a m in g , “ Yez bum s, y e z ! ” All in all it w a s quite a place.

Brooklyn will n e v e r be the s a m e w ith­ out it. In fact, Brookivn n e v e r was the s a m e with it.

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izing Steve, h e r fa th e r, and B urns has the o th e r th r e e in his office in downtown Brooklyn. U nless they go to Cooperstown, K r a t t e r will have th em e re c te d a t a p p ro p ria te places in the housing developm ent.

I f s alw ays a w re n c h to see an old friend go, even an old friend of stone and c o n crete and steel. As a kid of nine, m y f a th e r took m e to E b b e ts Field to see the infield being sodded down by Mike D aly in M a rc h of 1913, a month or so before th e ball p a rk opened. A d e c a d e la t e r I w a s c over­ ing the D odgers for the Brooklyn Daily T im es. In 34 y e a r s I m u s t h a v e passed thro u g h th e p r e s s g a te about 3,000 times.

T h e re w e r e g r e a t d o i n g s on the field, including th r e e m en on third b ase in August, 1926, w hen B ab e H er­ m a n doubled i n t o a double play.

T h e re w as a fight betw een Dixie W alker a n d a s s o rte d Cubs; H a c k Wil­ son, then a Giant, being m o b b ed by fans in 1924; Cookie L a v a g e tto ’s dou­ ble w hich d e p riv ed Bill B evens of a W orld’s Series no-hitter in 1947, the second of J o h n n y V a n d e r M e e r ’s con­ secutive no-hitters in 1938 w hen th e lights shone on E b b e ts F ield fo r the first time. *

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Bronze P l a q u e s Saved It is K r a t t e r ’s intention also to p re ­ se rv e the b r o n z e p la q u e s which adorned the b rick w alls outside the m a r b le rotunda. One w as erected in 1913, when the p a r k w as opened and bore the n a m es of C harles H. E bbets, E d w a r d J . and Stephen W. M cK eever.

A nother c o m m e m o ra te d the passing of Steve M cK eever — th e old Ju d g e him self—and a th ird w a s a m em o rial to Jo h n L. Smith, a p a r t ow ner who died in 1950.

A fourth plaque w as erected in honor of W ilbert Robinson, who m a n ­ aged the club longer th a n anybody else, from 1914 to 1931. It w as u n der Uncle Robbie th a t the D odgers first achieved a national rep u tatio n for be­ ing pixillated, a reputation w h i c h caused W estbrook P e g le r to l a b e l t h e m “ The Daffiness B oys.”

In keeping with the zany things which traditionally h a p p e n e d a t E b b e ts Field, the plaque m ispelled R o b b ie ’s first n a m e as “ W ilbur.”

M rs. J a m e s A. Mulvey, still a 25 per cent ow ner, h a s th e ta b le t m em orial-

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I t will be the la r g e s t haunted house in the world. T h e y a r e all th e re —the ghosts, w aitin g to m ove in. I went out to F la tb u s h to visit with them the o th e r 'day. We s a t around, am ong the cold, d e so late gird ers, and talked over old tim es . . .

T he d a y B eans R e a rd o n called a g a m e , a t dusk, b ecau se the gnats w ere becom ing u n b e arab le.

T h e tim e R u ss M eyer, furious at being relieved, tossed the resin bag high into th e a i r a s he stom ped off the m o u n d —a n d the bag descended and hit him^ s m a c k on the head.

T h e Home run hit onto the left field roof by J o e Adcock—the only one in the h isto ry of E b b e ts Field.

T h e m a g ic w and th a t w as Billy Cox’ left a rm , w aving a t b aseballs a<> they bounced b y and compelling them to ju m p into his glove.

T he ir a te fans in t h e - u p p e r deck, spotting B ra n c h R ickey in his mezz box behind h o m e plate, jeering at him for having tr a d e d Dolph Camilii. # • * When A shburn Axed A bram s R ichie A sh b u rn ’s throw from cen ter to nail Cal A b ra m s as he tried to c a r r y the winning run across in the ninth—a n d Dick S isler’s wrong-field h o m e r off Big N ew k a n inning la te r to give P hilly the 1950 flag.

Bill Boylan pouring O ’M alley’s booze in the p re ss room after the g a m e —and I wish now I had con­ sum ed m o r e of it.

Billy Loes losing a ground ball in the su n—and a W orld’s Series g am e with it.

T h e an tic ip a to ry excitem en t of see­ ing J a c k i e Robinson s k itte r up and down the th ird b a s e line, taunting the pitcher, d a rin g h im to throw o v er to third o r ta k e a full windup.

T h e horrifying sound of P e te R eis­ e r ’s h e a d hitting the c en ter field wall —a n d the an x iety in the tr a in e r ’s room a few m in u tes l a t e r as the p rie st gave h im the la s t rites. * * *

30,000 F la m e s fo r Reese P e e Wee R e e se Night, when the w onderful fans of Brooklyn lighted 30,000 m a tc h e s in the twinkling d a r k ­ ness to tell him how m uch they loved him.

H a r r y B recheen coming out of the left-field bull pen to strik e out Howie Schultz—a n d th e D odgers had lost the first p e n n a n t playoff in big league history.

T he h appy voice of T he Brow (C har­ lie DiGiovanni) ringing through the clubhouse: “ Sign the balls, nice fel­ lows” —a voice stilled by a defective h e a rt th a t w as only 27 y e a rs old.

T he ridiculously obvious signs w ig­ w agged from the third base box by Milt Stock, and his not-so-ridiculous a n sw e r when som ebody suggested the * other te a m could re a d them easily:

“ I d o n ’t c a re about th e m getting the signs, a s long as I ’m su re our men do.”

Don D rysdale looking ten feet tall as h e stuck out his left to w ard off Jo h n n y L o gan’s an g ry charge—and L o g a n ’s answ er to new sm en when they asked him if the blood trickling from above his left eye w as induced by D ry s d a le ’.* fist; “ Naw, th a t’s from an o th e r fight.”

B u rt Shotton threatening to punch a new sm an in the nose for having written: “ T he tre e th a t grow s in Brooklyn is an apple tree . .

Cookie L a v a g c tto ’s double off the right field wall to b re a k up Floyd B evens’ no-hitter—and the ball gam e.

T h a t ball P e e Wee R eese hit, th a t bounced s tra ig h t up and down on the right field ledge, like a yo-yo, and finally rested th e re while P e e Wee ran all aroun d the bas es. *

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H erm an sk i N ea rly Decked Dick T he m a n a g e r ’s office, off to the side of the clubhouse, w here Arley V aughan tossed his uniform a t Duro c h e r and told Leo w h at he could do with it.

I h e day Gene H erm an sk i cornered m e in the ru n w a y before a g a m e and th reaten ed to punch m y h ea d in for a sm all thing like having called him a clown u n d e r a fly ball—and he would have, too, if Hugh Casey h a d n ’t h a p ­ pened along to save me.

Billy M a r t in ’s ch arging sa v e on a pop fly by Ja c k ie Robinson to rescue the W orld’s Series for the Yanks.

D uke S nider’s drives bouncing off c a r tops in the parking lot beyond the rig h t field screen.

J he night the g a m e w as stopped by curfew and rain —and the re p o rte rs sitting aro und for an hour, aw aiting W arren G iles’ phoned decision from Cincy to tell them w h eth er the Dodg­ e rs had won the gam e, o r if it w as a suspended contest.

J a c k i e Robinson inviting R uss M ey­ er, then an opponent, to m ee t him u n d e r the dugout.

Charley D rcssen pacing up and down the bench, exhorting his m en to “ stick close lo them ; I ’ll think of s o m e th in g ! ” 0 SI;nonj, playing®the pe rfec t rebound

ES R e a r d o n , Roil mu! R u m p u s S t a n d O u t iii Y o u n g ' s .M ind BROOKLYN, N. Y. - Among D ick Y o u n g ’s m o s t poignant m e m ­ o ries of E b b e ts Field w as one that involved Ron N orthcy, then a Car­ dinal outfielder, and Beans R ear­ don, N. L. u m p ire now retired. “ R on b elted a ball off the c i n ­ te r field ra ilin g ,” Young recalls. “ And it bounced back onto the field. R e a rd o n , thinking it had hit the seats, said to N orthcy: “ ‘W hat a r c you running for?

I t ’s a h o m e r u n . ’ “ So R on w e n t into a trot, and w as tag g ed out a t h o m e—and the C a rd s p ro te s te d the gam e, and w on the a p p e a l; the only one of m a n y p ro te s ts I can re m e m b e r being u p h e ld .” g j ----------------------------------------B off th e rig h t field w all and firing a bullet into second b ase for an out.

R ed B a rb e r, Connie Desmond, Ernie H arw ell, Vin Scully — so m e of the finest a n n o u n c e rs in the world.

B a b e H a m b e r g e r . . . .Shorty Latirice and his Sym -phony . . . Doc Woodier . . . T h e fan w ho ju m p e d the umpire . . . B enny W ein rig . . . E d d ie Stanky. in his crouch, opening a ninth-inning rally w ith a w alk while the fans clap­ ped in r h y th m to d riv e the pitcher nuts. . . . Gil H o d g es hilting a g ra n d ­ s o n ! o r taking a third strik e on the outside c o r n e r —the s a m e g ro a t guy in e ith e r case.

Leo D u ro c h e r, as the G ian ts’ m an­ ag er, giving his p la y e r s pre-gam e in­ stru c tio n —in gin ru m m y .

T h e fans in the first row who would d r a p e th e i r c o a ts o v e r the railing— and T e x R i c k a r d s ’ plea: “ Will the people in the left field boxes please re m o v e t h e i r c lo th in g !”

I ’m going b ac k to talk to m y ghoM friends a g a in in a few days. Care to join us? J u s t send along a memory o r two.

A d d N e w s Ite m : Housing devel­ o p m e n t o n E b b e t s Fi e l d site lo r e n t al $ 2 9 . 5 0 p e r r o o m.

T h e r e w e r e d a y s w h e n t he specs c o u l d g e t t h a t m u c h f o r a seal.

Flash Flags His Old Favorite, "Meteor* McCovey Flashes in *Frisco Lands Reliever Kiely for Tribe Signature Loop, Too Winier League Ball Big Help lo Young Men, Allison Says

IN’. L. R«)okic o f Y ear R eceives in ‘Excess o f T e a G ra n d ’; Willits Could Im p ro v e o n ’5 9 Showing, R igney P red iels

By JACK M c d o n a l d SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.

The Giants a re getting an earlier response lo their player contracts this winter than in their previous two y e a rs in San Francisco, due partially to the fact m ore of their athletes a re now perm anent residents of the Bay Area and consequently are more accessible. Sev­ eral key players were in the fold less than a week after their p acts were put in the mails.

In the past, Willie Mays usually has been the first Giant lo sign and indications a re he will bo among the early birds again, but Willie McCovey and Mike McCor­ mick beat him to the ink well this time. McCovey. N a ­ tional League rookie of the year, signed a f te r 'a short talk wiiiio MeCovcy with Chub Feeney, vice-president of the club, and Mc­ Cormick becam e the second “ satisfied Giant.^* McCovey, who was 22 on J a n ­ uary IO, received the m a jo r league minimum when he was called up fromPhoeni.x (Coast) in midseason last y e a r. His bat proved a prime factor in keeping the Giants In the thick of , the pennant race right down to t h e ' f final week. His new contract calls Gianls Get Green for “ in excess of $10,000.“ o n Cundlcstick^s Office He finished with the highest indi­ SAN FRANCISCO. C a lif.-T h e vidual average in the National League winter-long dispute over Hic last season, .356. although his 191 atGiants* getting into Candlestick bats in 52 gam es did not qualify him P a r k was apparently ended on ’ for the baiting crown, which went Ja n u a ry 12. when Contractor to Hank Aaron of the Braves, who hit Charley Harney, who has arm ed one point under McCovey. guards a t the gates, agreed lo *'The Giants gam e me a big ra ise ." let the Giants in to work on con­ McCovey said. “ In fact, it was struction of their offices. nearly twice as much as I ever got in The promise was m ade at a baseball before." Willie is quitting conference in Mayor George his winter job as a c a r salesm an, Christopher's offices. The Gianls J a n u a r y 16, for an c.xcrcisihg cam ­ must first put it in writing that paign to restore strength in his right they will indemnify H arney for knee. any d a m a g e s they or their Injured His Knee in '57 workmen m ay create.

I t will consist of several hours of Informed that his club can calisthenics, weight lifting and swim­ finally s ta r t work inside the ming daily. He injured the knee in park, Chub Feeney, vice-presi­ JOST while sliding for Dallas in the dent, said, " T h a t’s great. But Texas League. The knee w as oper­ r n believe it when I see it." ated on last winter and a cartilege r e ­ The Giants have an estimated moved. but he has worn a brace on it $400,000 of work yet to be done.

Feeney said it would take at since.

But McCovey has a record for dur-. least two months to finish the Giants' offices. He also revived ability. In the minors he played (wo plans for the Stadium Club, for successive seasons without missing a de luxe boxholders. This proj­ game, and at no time since injuring ect, however, cannot be com­ the knee did it bench him. pleted in time for the season’s What will Willie do his first full opening. season in the m ajors? Bill Rigney says he is one athlete who figures to be immune to the sophomore jinx.

In fact, the Giant m a n a g e r even thinks he corrected this fault somewhat.

In the over-all picture, McCovcy’s Willie has a chance to improve on fielding record was good in 1959. He his higli freshman m ark. “ He knows where the strike zone m ade only five errors in his 52 Giant is/* says Rigney. "H e has a near- gam es and several of these were perfect swing and doesn't offer a t shortly after he joined the club and m any had balls. What Tm saying had difficulty with wind-blown pop is that he's a natural hitler. Sure, flies in Seals Stadium. pitchers in the league have had a McCormick is. the Giants' mo.sl chance lo study him, but he has b at­ precocious athlete.

He is only 21 ted around against them. too. y ears old, yet this will be his fifth «Kecps His Head Still' season with the Gianls.

"No m atter how they pitch to him.

B arring injuries, the young left­ h e ’ll get his share of hits, because his h an der has a wonderful chance to form a t the plate is too fundam ental­ carve his nam e indelibly in the record ly solid, lie takes a short stride and books among the g r e a t pitchers of keeps his head slilh T hat’s why he National League history before he is usually times the ball well.*' through. Big and strong, six-three With the prevailing winds a t Can- and 205, he has a pitching delivery dleslick P ark blowing to right field, th a t is all but fiawless—sinooth and instead of left as a t Seals Stadium, deceptive. And he has a sneaky fast there's no telling what a lefty swing­ ball. Last year, he learned lo change e r of McC.ovey's long-ball talents speeds on both his fast ball and m ay do in the way of homers. Rigney curve, finding he* doesn't have to is putting a conservative ceiling of throw hard on every pilch to m ake the 30 on McCovoy*s hom er production ball move. for FIGG. Won 12 Gaines In '59 While happy with his early success McCormick posted a 12-16 record in the majors, ii h a sn 't gone to Mc- last year. These figures could have Covcy's head. "This y e a r is going to easily been reversed. He w as the be a real test," he says. " I got off Giants’ h a r d - l u c k pitcher of 1959, to a good s ta r t coming up to the big without a doubt. Mike was 10-10 on leagues in the middle of la st season, August 17, but from this point on but I don't expect it to be easy to he won only two while losing six. hit .350 over a full season. I ’m sure The Giants either couldn't score runs going lo give it a try. though." for him o r booted gam es away. He When he first broke into the minors. lost two successive starts by I lo 0 McCovcy was considered a better scores. fielder than a hitter. The opposite was "This just might be the y e a r when true in 1959 with the Giants. But he Mike will jump out ahead of every­ m ade the tough plays and proved he body," Rigney .says. "A t 21, he has cam e by his nickname, "S tretch ." all the poise of a m atu re pitcher honestly by reaching figuratively half eight o r nine j'cars older. Now that way across the infield for poor throws. we have added r e l i e f pitching He fell into the habit of taking his strength, I'm hoping to use him more eves off the ball and letting them v'an- as a starter, andothis should add some • d e r to the runner. Late in the season gam es to his win total." o

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KANSAS CITY. M o .- B o b Aliison, back a t his home here for a much-needed, rest, highly recom­ mends winter ball. Following his second winter with the Almendares club in the Cuban League, the Senators’ slugger pointed out that he had been playing ball continu­ ally for alm ost two years.

"My first season with Almen­ dares definitely i m p r o v e d m y chances of getting to the m ajors earlier than I had hoped." said the form er Kansas U, football star. " it 's a great experience for any young player,'.'

Don Dobbek of the Senators and Don F a d d y of the Cubs impressed Allison in Cuba.

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Senators Hope Zorro Makes His Mark at Short Vcrsallcs F lashy as Glove Mail, Bill W eak W illi Slick

By SHIRLEY POVICH WASHINGTON. D. C. T h e Senators' search for a short­ stop in the trade market has proved fruitless so far, but Manager Cookie Lavagetto is not without a hole card. He is giving increasing contemplation t o a chap already on Zorro V e r s o ik s th e Washington roster, Zorro Versal les. In Versallcs’ case, Lavagetto is hoping des­ perately th at he does not have only one-half of a shortstop. The Senators' m anager is gloriously content with Versalles' fielding and late last sea­ son was wondering out loud if there was a better glove m an in the league, with the exception of Luis Aparicio.

The flaw in Versalles' case is the .153 batting average the frail Cuban compiled in his 29-game tryout with the Senators late in 1959. Obviously, it is not imposing, b ut Lavagetto is loathe to regard it as conclusive proof that Versalles will not hit big league pitching.

There was a respectable .278 batting figure by Versalles in the 83 games he played last y e a r for Fox Cities in the Three I League and the 56 runs lie batted in was an impressive total.

Also, he clubbed out four hits in his first seven times a t bat for the Senators.

Home Run Ruined Versalles Lavagetto blames V e rs a lle s ', deep hilting slump with Washington on the home run the fellow hit in his first appearance iii Griffith Stadium. " T h a t was the worst thing th a t could have happened to him ," the Senators* m a n ­ a g er said. "H e's a little fellow and that homer pleased him, b ut after that he went home-run crazy and was taking big swings he shouldn’t have taken. Ile became a push-over for big league pitching."

Ill the Senators’ Orlando, Fla., train­ ing camp, Lavagetto will have a spe­ cial mission—to convince Versalles dial he cannot be a power hitter be­ cause of his size. "H e can be a gooc hitler. I think," said Lavagetto. "And he is no crcani-puff hitter, either. He hit nine homers for Fox Cities and he had 15! total bases for his IQI hits, so he can be more than a singles hitler."

When he w asn’t up at the plate swinging for the works, with unhappy results, Zorro was a joy to Lavagetto, the other Washington bosses anti his team m ates, In the field, he was mak^(CONTINUED ON PA G E 18, COL. 5)

By HAL LEBOVITZ CLEVELAND. 0 .

Joe G o r d o n , Cleveland Indians’ manager, is down in Mexico O n a fishing trip. b a t e v e n before he took off he land­ ed a prize catch.

That is, he’s con­ fident he did.

The " c a t e h" was Leo Kiely. the J o e Gordon Red Sox r e l i e f pitcher CJordon long has been seeking.

To get him the Indians had to give up young R ay Webster.

Back in 1957, Kiely won 21 games for San Francisco and this feat—all in relief—captured the Pacific Coasl League pennant for the Seals. The m an ag er of th at team was Joe C or­ don. When Jo e y becam e pilot of the Indians, he kept Wiling F ra n k Lane about Kiely. The G. M. finally m ade Joey a most happy fella by snaring the southpaw.

Kiely was the second relief pitcher obtained by Lane in 72 hours. His acquisition w a s announced shortly after the Indians signed E rn ie Joh n­ son as a free agent. The Tribe’s pitching roster now lists 16 hurlers.

Since the '59 season ended, Lane has disposed of four pitchers and picked up two.

Both Relievers Battle-Tested "Johnson and Kiely a re m ore than green p eas," suggests Lane in ex­ plaining why he went after Iheni.

"Johnson started well for Baltimore last y e a r and he can keep us settled next season while our kids get off the ground."

Gordon kept lauding Kiely with, "he throws nothing but ground balls." The 30-year-old southpaw, according to

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COLUMBUS, 0 . —Clubs in four leagues have been granted ex­ emption from the new minimum salary rule adopted a t the minors* meetings in St. Petersburg, •Fla., last month, President George M. T rautm an of the National Asso­ ciation announced, J a n u a ry l l .

In passing the legislation, the minor loop prexies stipulated that Trautm an should have the right to make exceptions in special cases where enforcement of the minimum w o u I d jeopardize a club’s operations. The National Association h e a d has disclosed that exceptions will be confined to clubs which do not liave a gen­ eral working agreem ent with a m a jo r league organization and to clubs located outside the U. S. and Canada, where the praclice has been to pay .salaries which are substantially below the current minimums.

Exceptions have been author­ ized for the Cubans (Internation­ al), all c l u b s in the Mexican League, all clubs of the Northwest League which do not have GWA tieups and Pensacola (AlabamaFlorida). unless it should line i']) a working agreement.

The newly - adopted minimum salaries, which do not become effective until (he thirty-first day of the season, are: Class AA.^— $500 per month. AA—$400. A— $350. B—$300, C—$275. and D— $250.

Trautm an also has called atten­ tion of minor league clubs to the rule*’ winch requires that con­ tracts be t e n d e r e d to all players by March I and to a n ­ other newly - adopted regulation whicb provides a player's salary m ay not he reduced, once he has signed, because of assignment of his contract to another club.

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Leo Kiely Gordon, has an excellent sinker and is lough for righthanders a s well as lefties. The Tribe m an ag er is certain Kiely is much better than his rec­ ord with Boston indicates.

L ast season Kiely was 3-3 and his life­ time with the Red Sox is 25-25.

With Boston, Kiely was inconsistent.

At times he was unbeatable a n d a t other times he was no puzzle. On those l a t t e r occasions his control seemed to evade him. At least this was his history against the Indians.

Frankie Aiming for '60 Flag Obviously Lane is aiming for the coming season in giving up Webster for Kiely. Webster Is only 22 and, although he perhaps is a y e a r away from the majors, his "potential" ra t­ ing is high. Tile Indians obtained Webster in the winter d ra ft a y e a r ago and kept him on the bench m ost of last season. This m a rk s the se c ­ ond such d ra ft pickup the R ed Sox obtained from the Indians. L a st y e a r they acquired G ary Geiger from the Tribe in the Jim m y Piersall swap.

Kiely, Johnson and J a c k Harshm an arc the only pitchers over 30 on the Tribe staff. In addition to the young hurlers, such as G a ry Bell, Jim P erry , Jim G ra n t and Bobby Locke, who already have impressed in the majors, Lane is hoping th a t some "g reener p e a s" w i l l come through. A y ear ago he invited P e r ­ ry, among others, to come to Tuc­ son and serve as a batting practice pitcher. Of to u rse there always was the remote chance th a t Jo e Gordon might become excited by what P e r r y showed during the workouts.

P e r r y showed plenty. His c o n trac t with Mobile w as torn up and r e ­ placed by one with the varsity. "Oh, for another P e r r y ," is Lane’s sigh every lime he snaps the wishbone and he thinks one could be found among the nine rookie hurlers Lane is in­ viting to camp this spring.

H urler Drapcho Touted Highly He sent invitations to Bob Allen (7-9 at Reading last season). George Den­ v e r (Batavia 8-14), E d Drapcho (Mo­ bile 11-6), Bill Fazekas ( a t Reading and Burlington last season), Tom G ansaucr (Batavia 9-5), Julio Guer­ ra (Reading 14-12), Robert Gordon (Selma 12-9) and Dave Tyriver (Bur­ lington 9-5).

Of this group Drapcho comes the most highly recommended. A for­ m er All-America pitcher at Penn Slate, he compiled a 2.23 ERA a t Mo­ bile last season and he was m ost effective in relief. This is the de­ partm ent Lane is attempting to bol­ ster.

Lane also has invited to Tucson Mike de la Hoz, a shortstop; Steve Jankowski, a second baseman; and Catchers Allen Jones and J a m e s Law­ rence, T r i b e T id b its ; Johnny Temple offi­ cially became an Indian by signing his contract, one which called for a heaithy raise. He is believed to be receiving about $30,000. . . . Rocky Colaviio’.s contract keeps going back and forth between Temple, Pa., and Cleveland.

Every tim e Rocky re ­ ceives a pact, he sends it back. Ditto

by Lane. It®s made the rounds three limes already. . . . J im Grant, Herb Score. Tito Francona and Lane play­ ed important roles in a fund-raising telethon program which brought in nearly S200.000. G rant spent 13 suc­ cessive hours on the TV show.

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Confident Covington Springs Into Action, Ankle Good as New Slugger W orks O u t In d o o rs W ith T h r e e Oilier Braves McHnle Sets Up W in ter T ra in in g Facilities in Stadium

By BOB WOLF M IL W A U K E E , Wis. T h e B r a v e s h av e devised a unique m e th o d of getting th e ir athletes in sh a p e for th e opening of sp r in g train ing next month. Beginning on J a n u a r y l l , p l a y e r s living in the M ilw au ke e a r e a b e g a n work in g out in the v is itors’ clubhouse a t County Stadium.

G en e ral M a n a g e r J o h n M c H a le c a m e up with the Idea a fte r s e v e ra l p la y e r s show ed interest. Ben G er a g h ty , m a n ­ a g e r of the Louisville ( A m e r i c a n Association) f a r m club, is supervising the drills with th e a s s is t a n c e of T r a i n e r Bob F e r o n and P r o p e r t y M a n a g e r J o e T a y lo r. Workouts a r e held w e e k d a y m o r n i n g s a n d will continue until short­ ly be fore the s t a r t of r e g u l a r training. jo h n McHale I t is a bit e a r l y to e v a lu a te the new idea, b u t the open­ ing session tu r ne d u p p e r h a p s the m o s t e n c o u ra g in g piece of news to re ach M ilw a u k e e ’s baseba ll clientele since F r e d H a n e y ’s B r a v e s blew the 1959 pe nnan t. It con c e rn ed Wes Covington, the b r a w n y left fielder who could m a k e the difference be tw e e n championship*:, g --------------------------- g and also-ran s t a t u s in 1960. C o v in g - 1 A a r o n Says His B a c k H u r t s ton a p p e a r e d fit a f t e r the long con­ v a le s c e n c e f r o m .h is a n k le in jury of ‘B u l O n ly W h e n I K n e e l ’ la s t August 20. H e talke d confident­ MILW AUKEE, Wis. - Before ly, too—as though h e could hardly H e n r y Aaron of the B r a v e s left w a i t until he could p u t on a uniform. his Mobile, Ala., h om e for Los An­ “ I can do anyth ing a m a n ca n do geles rec en tly to ta ke part in a f t e r four w ee ks of sp rin g tr a in i n g , ” a home-run contest for a filmed Covington said. “ I ’v e b e e n working television series, he called Gen­ out a t the YMCA fo r two and onee r a l M a n a g e r J o h n M cH ale and half weeks, a n d also ta k in g exercises said his b a c k w as b o therin g him. and running a r o u n d h o m e . T he ankle McHale. suggested t h a t Aaron feels real good. I weigh a n even 200 com e to Milwaukee for a n e x a m ­ pounds, c o m p a r e d to 211 w hen I got ination, but H e n r y said no. hu rt. D I p ro b a b l y g e t up to 205 ev e n ­ “ It d o e s n ’t h u r t when I swing,” tually, but no h i g h e r . ” Aaron explained, “ only when I Only th re e o th e r B r a v e s —Shortstop kneel in c h u r c h . ” WOLF. J o h n n y Logan, F i r s t B a s e m a n F r a n k rn T o r r e and Center F i e l d e r Billy B r u ­ ton—w e r e on h a n d for the first s e s ­ shoes, the pla yers h a v e been playing sion. E ventually, however, th e re will catch, s o m e ti m e s with a baseball and be a t le a s t eight p a rtic ip ants. T hird oth er tim es with a medicine ball; B a s e m a n E d d ie M athew s joined the skipping rope, holding p e p p e r g a m e s , troop two d a y s l a t e r a f t e r going to playing volleyball, riding cycling m a ­ Balt im ore , to receive a tr ophy as ma*- chines and even taking ba ttin g p r a c ­ tice. The la s t is done on a limited j o r league hom e-ru n champion. scale, of course, with p la y er s swing­ Others Will J o i n Group Subsequent additions w e r e to be ing a t balls set up on a tee.

G e r a g h ty said of the novel p r o g r a m , C a tc h e r Del Crandall, who was tak­ ing it easy a f t e r being hospitalized “ This could do the boys a lot of good, with a b a c k a ilm e n t last month; Out­ especially som eb ody like Covington, fielder J o h n DeMerit, who was c o m ­ who has had an injury. They can pleting his studies- a t the University accomplish m o r e w o r k i n g together of Wisconsin, and P i tc h e r Bob H a r t ­ like this th a n on the ir own a t some m a n , who w a s working in n e a rb y g y m n a s iu m . Otherwise, people hang aro und and talk to th e m and they kill Kenosha.

The only d r a w b a c k to the p r o g r a m a Jot of time. Covington a p p e a r s to is the lack of space. The ceiling is be in good shape, and I ’m p a rtic ula rly only ten feet high and the playing im p ressed with his e a g e rn e ss. I really a r e a only 60 feet by 15 feet at one like the w a y he has taken hold of the idea.” end and 60 by 31 a t the other.

‘G r e a t I d e a / Says Logan * E r n i e Johnson, f o r m e r B r a v e s ’ r e ­ Logan w as enthusiastic, too. “ It’s lief pitcher who signed recentl y with the Indians, sells in s u ra n c e h e r e in a g r e a t i d e a , ” he said. “ We not only t h e o f f season. He dropped in lo exercise u n d e r supervision, b u I we w atch one of the workouts, took a look mingle with o th e r p la y e r s and talk at the c r a m p e d facilities, then q u ip ­ baseball. It gels us in the. spirit of ped, “ I broug ht along so m e accident things.”

McHale explained the reason' b e ­ policies in c a se you fellows a r e inter­ hind the plan by saying, “ I h a v e ested.”

Seconds later, Covington hit a high alw ays felt that baseball p la y e r s d o n ’t hopper in a p e p p e r g a m e and sm a s h e d do enough in the off season. They use a light bulb. Broken glass flew in all their a r m s and legs const antl y for directions b u t there w e r e no c a s u a l ­ seven months and then not a t all in the winier. With th ese workouts, I ties.

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Braves Shake tip Scouting System, P ick S u p e r v iso r s MILWAUKEE, Wis.—T he B r a v e s h a v e announced sweeping c han g es in their scouting s t r u c t u r e for the 1960 season. 'Under the new setup, six a r e a su perv isors will se rv e un der Liaison Scouts Wid M atthew s and Ted McGreW and in turn, will o v e rse e the work of 21 o th e r talent hunters.

The six supervisors a r e Jo h n n y Moore in the So uthwest ern p a r t of the country; Billy Marshall, northwest; R a y 'Garland, G r e a t Lakes; John (Honey) Russell, Middle Atlantic st at es; Oil English, Southeast, and Jeff Jones, N e w Engla nd. G a r la n d is one of ni*ne new additions to the staff. The oth er s a r e J i m Reid, M a rv Owen, Bill Adair, Mel Didier, Dixie Walker, Red H ay w o rth , Jo h n O’Neil and Don Richmond.

Holdovers, in addition to those a lr e a d y n a m e d , a r e R u ss Sehon, ’ E a r l e Halstead, E rn ie Rudcflph, F r a n k F a h e y , Dick Keely, Nick Kanzic, Bill Maughn, Roland Gladu, Doc G a u t rc a u , Dick Cecil, Dan P a r r a , Luis Olmo and J a c k Kearns. T h e last three scout in Cuba,* P u e r t o Rico '• and Hawaii, respectively.

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DON DAVIDSON, B ra v es' p u b lic ity d irector (right), w a s th e m a n of t h e h o u r w h e n he w a s h o n o r e d a t a d i n n e r in M ilw a u k e e , J a n u a r y IO. Offering t h e i r c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to Don a r e (left to right) Birdie T e b b etts, e x e c u tiv e V ic e-p resident of th e Braves; Gab© P a u l, g e n e r a l m a n a g e r of th e Reds, a n d W ill H a r r i d g e , former A m e rica n L e a g u e p r e s i d e n t a n d n o w c h a i r m a n of th e b o a r d .

Color Movie Shows ‘Ups . and Downs’ of ’59 Braves MILW AUK EE, Wis. - “ T h e Fighting B r a v e s of ’59” is the title—and i f s a n authentic film in e very detail, including the f a c t th a t of the 14 g a m e s it cov­ ers, nine were Milwaukee d e ­ feats. No one can accuse the B r a v e s of glossing over their *59 failures.

T he c lub ’s an nual color movie, showing highlights and low spots of *59, w a s prem ie re d , J a n u a r y 12, and is now ava ila ble for gro u p showings. T h e film in­ cludes so m e g r e a t catc hes by Willie Mays and Orlando Ceped a and the c o n t r o v e r s i a l “ block” by N o rm L a r k e r which put Jo h n n y Logan out of busi­ ness in the National League playoff.

More than 40,000 feet of film w e r e shot. Editing reduc ed the footage to about 1,000 feet and a half-hour show. T h e photo g­ r a p h y is excellent, p a rtic u la rly the closeup shots. The movie w as produ ce d by the Miller Brewing Company, one of the sponsors of the Braves* b r o a d ­ casts. E a r l Gillespie and Blaine Walsh do the n a rra t in g .

the pulled muscles th a t so often crop up in the spring. “ I think i t ’s a good thing for player-club relations, too. W e’ve gone to so m e expense to s e t this thing up and I think the p la y e rs a p p re c ia t e it.”

G e r a g h t y revealed t h a t if the u n ­ se a so na b ly w a r m w e a t h e r continued, he m i g h t take the boys outside to do so m e running in the s ta d iu m p a rk ing lots.

S m o k e S i g n a l s : Ben G e r a g h t y thinks he has the a n s w e r to the slump which m a d e Wes Covington a p a t s y a t the • plate last season. “ His • front (right) foot w as too fa r fo rw a rd in the b a t t e r ’s box,” the Louisville m a n a g e r said. “ I c ure d him of t h a t trouble when we w e r e both a t Jackso nville (Sally) in 1955, but he h a s to be r e ­ m inded occasionally and la s t y e a r he got into the ha bit again. R i g h t h a n d ­ e rs would pitch him tight, so h e had to pull a w a y and lost m o s t of his power. He used to m u r d e r those in­ side pitch es.” . . . All c o ntra cts were in the mail well in a d v a n c e of the J a n u a r y 15 deadline. The only B ra v e signed before t h a t w a s Bob (Hawk) T aylo r, the $119,000 bonus b a b y who hopes to win a bert h a s a combination c a t c h e r and outfielder. Considering the disappoin tm ents of 1959, a few s a l a r y cuts probably will be in order. . . . On J a n u a r y 14, the B r a v e s showed the W orld’s Series film to the press, * radio and television.

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Big Night for Mighty Mite; 350 Pals Salute Davidson H u m tlg r, Quinn, Paul and Braves’ Brass A m ong Crowd al Parly Honoring Milwaukee’s Public B ifarious Chief

By BOB WOLF M IL W A U K E E , Wis. J a n u a r y IO w as the biggest night e v e r in the life of the m ig h ty m ite of the Braves, Don Davidson. F rie n d s of the B r a v e s ’ public relations dir ecto r threw a dinner p a rty for him at F a z io ’s on Fifth, a Milwaukee night club, and the little guy had a night he will n e v e r forget.

An overflow crowd of 350 turned out for the affair and h e a p ed presents and praise on the m a n who sta rted as m a s c o t for the Red Sox in his native Boston and worked his way up to the Braves* front office. D avidson received savings bonds and cash totaling m o r e tha n $2,500, m a n y personal presents and congratulatory wires from all sections of the country.

Among the prom in ent baseball personalities who paid p e rso na l tribute wer e Will Harridge, c h a i r m a n of the*: board of the Ameri can League; John P au l P icks Giants fo r Flag, Quinn, who was Davidson’s boss and close .friend as general m a n a g e r of Sec Bravos as K tu m o rs - Up the Bra ves and now se rv e s the P hil­ M IL W A U K E E , W i s . - G a b e Pa ul, lies in a similar capacity; Gabe Paul, h e r e to help hono r t u b - t h u m p e r general m a n a g e r of the Reds; Dave Don Davidson of the Braves, took Grote, direc tor of the National League time out for a n e a r l y size-up of Service Bureau; Birdie Tebbetts, ex­ the 1960 p e n n a n t race. ecutive vice-president, and Jo h n Mc­ “ I like San F r a n c i s c o best b e ­ Hale, general m a n a g e r of the Braves, c a u se they h a v e so m u c h ta l e n t,” and three of D avidson’s fellow public said the Reds* g e n e ra l m a n a g e r . relations directors, Hank Zureick of P au l cited the addition of Billy the Reds, J i m Toomey of the Cardinals O ’Dell, Billy L ogs a n d Don Blasand Neal (Doc) Fcnkell of the Tigers. in gam e a s m a k i n g the difference.

Ideal Gift for D ru m -B eatcr Davidson had so m e consolation.

Fenkell c a m e up with the m o s t fit­ G abe picked M ilw au ke e as No. 2. ting gift for a m a n in the “ d r u m b e a t ­ ing” profession—a d ru m . Other d o ­ r n nors included the three Perin i b r o t h ­ now, Donald, is t h a t i f s b e en w on d er ­ ers, Lou, Charlie and Joe, who own ful work in g for you this p a s t y e a r . ” the Braves; the Baseball Writers* As­ T h e long list of t e l e g r a m s included sociation of America and its Boston those from F o r d F ri ck, co mmissioner and Milwaukee chapters; the B r a v e s ’ of baseball; J o e Cronin, pre sident of Knothole Club; F r a n k M a ra s c o , Mil­ the A m e r i c a n L eague; J*. G. Taylor waukee Sentinel sports artist, and the Spink, p u b l i s h e r of T h e S p o r t i n g comm it te e which put on the te s tim o ­ N e w s ; Buzzle B avasi, g e n e ra l m a n ­ nial. a g e r of th e Dodgers; Chuck Drcssen, D avidson’s wife. Pail), w a s given a the B r a v e s ’ new m a n a g e r ; F r e d Haney c h a r m bra ce let by J u d g e Rudolph and Charlie G r i m m , f o r m e r Braves* M u d r o c h , who officiated a t the m a n a g e r s , and A ctor J e f f Chandler, couple’s wedding in 1956. She sat who tried to g e t h e r e b u t couldn’t b e ­ with Don a t the s p e a k e r ’s table. His c a u se m e c h a n i c a l trouble forced c a n ­ m o th e r also w as here, having been cellation of his flight from L. A. flown in from h e r h om e in Brighton, D avidson w a s b rief but effective in Mass., and^w as introduced. his a c c e p t a n c e speech. His v o i c e H a r r i d g e / P a u l and others described choked with emotion, he said, “ The Davidson as one of the outstanding Lord h a s m a d e m e a lucky m a n . This public relations dir ecto rs in baseball. is truly a night to r e m e m b e r . ” Quinn said, “ Donald w a s instrumental Lloyd L ars on, sp o rts editor of the in w h a t e v e r success I h a d with the M ilw auke e Sentinel, a n d J o e T a y lo r B ra v e s in Milwaukee.” p r o p e r t y m a n a g e r of th e B r a v e s anc Tebbetts dre\y a laugh w h e n he a sp o r ts a n n o u n c e r in the off season said, “ When I c a m e h e r e a y e a r or acte d a s c o - t o a s tm a s te r s and c a r n e t so ago, I w as glad to h a v e Donald on a runn ing duel of w ords w i n d working for me. Then I ’d c o m e up proved h i g h l y en te rta in ing. Larsor with an idea and he would s a y he and Oliver E . Kuechle, sp o r ts ediloi d id n ’t like it. I did it a g a in and the of the M ilwaukee J o u r n a l , w e r e co s a m e thing happened. All I ca n say c h a i r m e n of the affair.

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Phillies* G e n e r a l M a n a g e r J o h n Quinn c o n t i n u e s to d e a l in “ futures.** In e a c h of t h e t h r e e m a j o r t r a d e s m a d e by t h e P h i l s s in c e Q u in n look o v e r in J a n u a r y , 1959, th e club h a s r e c e i v e d y o u n g e r p l a y e r s t h a n they dealt away.

T h e Phils* l a t e s t s w a p with the Cubs is a c a s e in point.

A lt h o u g h t h e two e s t a b l i s h e d s t a r s , R i c h i e A s h ­ b u r n a n d Alvin D a r k , a r e b o th o v e r 30, an d D a r k is a c t u a l l y f o u r a n d a f r a c t i o n y e a r s o l d e r t h a n th e blond N e b r a s k a n , th e two o t h e r p l a y e r s in the t r a d e a r e c o m ­ p arativ e youngsters.

P i t c h e r J o h n B u z h a r d t is o n ly 23, a n d the C u b s had john Buzhordf b e e n c o u n t i n g on h i m a s o n e of t h e i r s t a r t i n g p i t c h e r s b e f o r e t r a d i n g h i m to th e P h i l s . T h e p l a y e r who m a y t u r n o u t to be the pr iz e, J i m Wo ods, is o n ly 20.

Q u i n n ’s f ir s t big d e a l a f t e r le a v i n g th e B r a v e s for the Phils* p o s t s a w C a t c h e r S t a n L o p a t a v a n d I n f i e l d e r s * g --------------------- l----------------------------- g T e d K a z a n ski a n d J o h n n y O ’B r i e n r Hest l e s s Del E n h i s W a n t s m o v e to M i l w a u k e e f o r P i t c h e r G e n e C o n l e y a n d I n f i e l d e r s H a r r y HatincG urnee I n Rejoin Phillies b r i n k a n d J o e K o p p e . Conley, then P H I L A D E L P H I A . P a . - Del 28, w a s five y e a r s y o u n g e r t h a n LoEnnis, the g re a te st run producer p a ta , and he proved a valuable hand a n d h o m e - r u n h i t t e r in th e h i s t o r y f o r th e Phils, b e c o m i n g t h e i r m o s t of th e Phillies, w ou ld c o n s i d e r ( a k ­ c o n s i s t e n t p i t c h e r until he w a s in­ ing a n o t h e r fling w it h t h e t e a m j u r e d in A u g u s t a n d s id e li n e d f o r the f or w h ic h h e p l a y e d l l s e a s o n s . r e m a i n d e r o f the s e a s o n .

E n n i s , a p r o s p e r o u s bowlingT h e f o u r in f i e ld e r s in v o lv e d in that a l l e y p r o p r i e t o r s i n c e d r a w i n g his d e a l w e r e s u p p o s e d to be w in d o w r e l e a s e f r o m the W h i t e Sox last d r e s s i n g , b u t K o p p e h u s t l e d bis w a y s u m m e r , s a id th e P h i l s a r e the into t h e r e g u l a r s h o r t s t o p j o b with only t e a m h e ’d be i n t e r e s t e d in hi s n e w club. joining. • Q u i n n ’s n e x t m a j o r d e a l s e n t T h i r d “ I’d p r e f e r to o p e r a t e on a trial B a s e m a n G e n e F r e e s e , no g r a y b e a r d b q s i s , ” E n n i s sa id. a t the a g e of 26, to th e W hi te Sox. “ I fee! g r e a t a n d I ’m g e t t i n g In exchange, the Phils received a r e s t l e s s . ” he s a id . “ I g u e s s t h a t ’s h i g h l y - r e g a r d e d o u t f i e l d e r . J o h n Caia s u r e s i g n s p r i n g is c o m i n g . lison, w h o w o n ’t b e c o m e 21 until midT h i s is t h e t i m e w h e n all ball p l a y ­ M arch. e r s —old a n d y o u n g — s t a r t g e t t i n g A shburn Swap a Surprise the itch. And I ’m o n l y 33.’’ • The Ashburn trade c a m e as som e­ t h i n g o f a s u r p r i s e to P h i l s ’ fa ns. Al­ t h o u g h t h e r e h a d b e e n r u m o r s f or b a t t i n g c h a m p i o n , h a d his p o o r e s t s e a ­ s e v e r a l y e a r s t h a t th e P h i l s w e r e t r y ­ son in O. B. last y e a r . His b a t t i n g ing to t r a d e Rich ie, it w a s th o u g h t a v e r a g e p l u m m e t e d f r o m a l e a g u e t h a t w h e n t h e i n t e r - l e a g u e t r a d i n g high of .351) to .266, a n d his o u t f i e ld in g p e r i o d e n d e d in D e c e m b e r w i t h o u t the a l s o fell off. b l on d c e n t e r f i e ld e r b e i n g s w a p p e d , Dark, who has played e v e ry posi­ h e w a s d e s t i n e d to r e m a i n a Phil. tion in tile infield d u r i n g his c a r c e r Q u i n n r e v e a l e d t h a t t r a d e t a l k with with t h e B r a v e s . G i a n t s , C a r d s a n d the Cubs started before C hristm as.

Cubs, al so h a d his p o o r e s t s e a s o n in “ T h e n in J a n u a r y , J o h n H ol lan d 1959. but th e s k id w a s not so m a r k e d . c a l l e d a n d s a i d he a n d C h a r l i e G r i m m U s e d p r i m a r i l y as a th i r d b a s e m a n , w e r e i n t e r e s t e d in A s h b u r n , ” s a id D a r k d r o p p e d f r o m a .295 a v e r a g e to Qu in n. “ I t h i n k the d e a l is a good .264 in 136 g a m e s , f o u r m o r e . t h a n he o n e. p l a y e d th e y e a r b e f o r e . “ In D a r k , w e a r e g e t t i n g a s p ir i t e d , A s h b u r n , w h o holds P h i l s ’ c a r e e r h e a d y i n f i e l d e r w h o p l a y e d m o r e t h a n r e c o r d s f o r g a m e s p l a y e d , I fines at 300 g a m e s l a s t s e a s o n .

B u z h a r d t is ba l , h it s a n d s in g le s , w e n t to the a m o n g th e top p i tc h i n g p r o s p e c t s in C u b s with a .311 l if et im e a v e r a g e . t h e N a t i o n a l L e a g u e , a n d o u r r e p o r t s D a r k , w h o s e first hit for the Phils on W oo ds w e r e e x c e l l e n t . B o t h D e w e y will b e his 2,000th, h a s a c a r e e r m a r k G r i g g s a n d J o h n n y O g d e n , two of o u r of .291. s c o u t s w h o f o r m e r l y w o r k e d for the B u z h a r d t B l a n k e d P hil s B r a v e s , a r e v e r y high on this boy. Me B u z h a r d l ’s m a i n c l a i m to f a m e is a h a s fine p o t e n t i a l a s a t h i r d baseone-hit s h u t o u t he h u r l e d a g a i n s t the 1 man.

P h i l s l a s t J u n e 21 for his f o u r th win A s h b u r n , t w o - t i m e N a t i o n a l L e a g u e in six d e c i s i o n s . S h o r t l y t h e r e a f t e r .

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R o b in 's I lomc-Riui Pitches B r o u g h t o n *60 P a y S l a s h P H I L A D E L P H I A , P a . - R o b in R o b e r t s s i g n e d his t h i r t e e n t h c o n ­ t r a c t with th e P h il l ie s w h e n he c a l l e d o n P r e s i d e n t Bob C a r p e n ­ t e r . J a n u a r y 13. a n d a c c e p t e d w h a t R o b in t e r m e d a “ j u s t i f i a b l e ” cut in s a l a r y . “ Bob s u g g e s t e d m y p a y b e s l a s h e d a n d I a g r e e d with h i m . ” s a i d th e v e t e r a n r i g h t h a n d e r , who p o s t e d a 15-17 r e c o r d l a s t s e a s o n . “ It w a s n ’t a t r e m e n d o u s s li c e an d it w a s j u s t if ia b le .

My pitching l a s t y e a r w a s n ’ t good, but it w a s n ’t bad, e i t h e r .

I ju st d i d n ' t p i t c h a s well a s I s h o u ld h a v e . ” Neither Roberts nor Carpenter r e v e a l e d th e a m o u n t c a l l e d f o r in t h e 33-year-old m o u n d s t a r ’s pa ct . b u t it w a s b e l i e v e d lie will d r a w a b o u t $40,000 f or 1960.

R o b e r t s ’ p e n c h a n t f or t h e h o m er u n ball w a s d o u b t l e s s a big f a c t o r in the p a y t r i m . He h a s g i v e n up 3:12 h o m e r u n s in h is 12-year c a ­ reer, a n all-time record.

he r a n into a r m t r o u b l e a n d finished with a 4-5 m a r k a n d a 4.99 e a r n e d r u n a v e r a g e . P i t c h i n g in th e C u b a n W i n t e r L e a g u e b e f o r e the ’59 s e a s o n w a s b l a m e d f or his s o r e a r m , a n d t h e P hi ls a r e co n f i d en t th e 6-2\A r i g h t ­ h a n d e r is s o u n d a g a i n .

Wood w a s a p r iz e p r o s p e c t t h e Cubs c d r r a l c d w h e n he w a s g r a d u a t e d f ro m C h i c a g o ’s L a n e T e c h n i c a l Hi g h School in 1957. H e h a s s h o w n s t e a d y i m p r o v e ­ ment since th at time.

In 1957. with B u r l i n g t o n ( T h r e e I). he b a t t e d .224, hit two h o m e r s an d b a t t e d in 24 r u n s in 52 g a m e s . T h e following s e a s o n , in 128 g a m e s , lie b a t t e d .255 with 14 h o m e r s a n d 70 R B Is . A f t e r b e i n g a d v a n c e d to L a n ­ c a s t e r of th e C la s s A E a s t e r n L e a g u e in 1959. lie. hit .293, s l a m m e d 22 h o m ­ e r s a n d k n o c k e d in 88 runs.

P U i l l i e F o d d e r : T o m a k e r o o m for th e ne w p l a y e r s s e c u r e d in the t r a d e with th e Cubs. t h e P h i l s r e l e a s e d O u t ­ f ield er s Don L a n d r u m a n d B a r t D u p o n o u t r i g h t to t h e i r I n t e r n a t i o n a l L e a g u e a f fi li at e at Buffalo. . . . O ne of the new c a n d i d a t e s for Ri ch ic A s h b u r n ’s c e n t e r field post. B o b b y G e n e S m i th , th e e x - C a r d i n a l , w a s o n e of the first P h i l s too s ig n a 1959 c o n t r a c t . © a

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A look a t l a s t y e a r ’s f a r m club, r e c o r d s e m p h a s i z e s t h e point.

The Dodgers* m i n o r l e a g u e c h a i n h a d a m e d i o c r e re c o r d .

Y e t w h e n Walt A l s t o n ’s * cl u b s h o u t e d f o r help, the D o d g e r o u t p o s t s w e r e a b l e to p r o ­ vide it.

AII of wh ich b r i n g s up th e q u e s ti o n : H o w a r e y o u a b l e to d e t e r m i n e t h e s u c c e s s of a c l u b ' s m i n o r l e a g u e o p ­ eration?

M a n y f a n s a r e in clin ed to j u d g e it by the n u m b e r o f c h a m p i o n s h i p s won b y the c l u b ’s af fil iat es, b u t t h e m o r e a s t u t e o b s e r v e r s ’r e a l iz e th e t r u e m e a s ­ u r i n g s ti c k is in t e r m s of B ig T i m e talent developed.

Still* a c o m p a r i s o n of th e s h o w i n g of the 16 f a r m s y s t e m s f u r n i s h e s a n i n t e r e s t i n g s tu d y .

While th e D o d g e r c h a i n c a m e u p with th e r e p l a c e m e n t s r e q u i r e d to jolt M i l w a u k e e ’s t h o u g h t s o f a N a ti o n a l League pennant dynasty, the B ra v e s ’ s y s t e m r e t a i n e d its r a t i n g a s th e top p r o d u c e r of m i n o r l e a g u e flag-winners.

F i v e T e a m s Won P e n n a n t s A l t o g e t h e r , six M i l w a u k e e f a r m s c a p t u r e d titles in *59. F i v e c l u b s won league cham pionships and three g a in ­ e d , p la y o f f titles. T w o of t h e p la y o f f flags w e n t to r e g u l a r - s e a s o n p e n n a n t w in n e r s .

T h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f th e B r a v e s ’ farm s m a rk e d the sixth stra ig h t y e a r th a t th e o r g a n i z a t i o n d i r e c t e d b y J o h n Mullen h a d s e t t h e p a c e in c h a m p i o n ­ ships. In ’58, D e t r o i t tied t h e B r a v e s with five m i n o r l e a g u e p e n n a n t s .

In c o n t r a s t to t h e M i l w a u k e e f a r m record, the Dodgers, also o p eratin g a d o z e n outl et s, w o n j u s t two m i n o r loop flags a n d h a d o n l y two o t h e r clubs w h ic h c o m p i l e d o v e r - a l l s e a s o n r e c ­ o r d s g oo d e n o u g h f or t h e f i r s t di vis ion .

T h e R e d Sox a n d P h il l ie s r a n k e d s e c o n d to t h e B r a v e s in t h e m a t t e r of m inor league p e n n a n ts with three each.

Boston h a d j u s t s ix af fi li at es while P h i l a d e l p h i a h a d e i g h t . .

M i l w a u k e e ’s . c h a m p i o n s h i p ' outfits incl ude d Louisville ( A m e r i c a n A s s o ­ c i a ti o n ), . B o i s e ( P i o n e e r ) , McCook ( N e b r a s k a S t a t e ) a n d Wellsville ( N Y P ) , all of w h i c h w o n in s t r a i g h t ­ a w a y r a ce s, a n d Y a k i m a ( N o r t h w e s t ) .

T h e l a t t e r club, t h o u g h no h i g h e r t h a n f o u r t h in t h e - s ix- cl ub c i r c u i t ’s over-all s t a n d i n g , c a p t u r e d t h e s e c ­ on d- h al f title a n d t h e n e a r n e d t h e flag b y b e a t i n g f ir s t- h a l f l e a d e r S a l e m in the playoff.

T h e Braves* two o t h e r p l a y o f f v i c ­ tors w e r e Wellsville a n d A u s t i n ( T e x a s ) . A us tin fi n i s h e d s e c o n d d u r ­ ing the r e g u l a r c a m p a i g n , b u t t h e n

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Head of the Class in Minors CLASS AAA Finished First Parent Club Won P layoff P a re n t Club League A m e ric a n Association. Louisville (M ilw aukee) M inneapolis (Boston) I n t e r n a t i o n a l L e a g u e .. B u f f a l o ( P h i l a d e l p h i a ) C ubans (Cincinnati) P a c i f i c C o a s t L e a g u e . ...Salt L a k e C i t y ( P i t t s . ) No playoff C L A S S AA M e x i c a n L e a g u e ..............P o z n R i c a ( I n d e p e n d e n t ) S o u t h e r n Association....(l) B ir m in g h a m (Detroit) (2) M o b i l e ( C l e v e l a n d ) T e x a s L e a g u e ................. V i c t o r i a ( L o s A n g e l e s ) CLASS A E a s t e r n L e a g u e ................S p r i n g f i e l d ( S a n F r a n . ) S a l l y L e a g u e ....................K n o x v i l l e ( D e t r o i t ) CLASS B C a r o l i n a L e a g u e ..............R a l e i g h ( B o s t o n ) N o r t h w e s t L e a g u e ......... ( I ) S a l e m ( I n d e p e n d e n t ) (2) Y a k i m a ( M i l w a u k e e ) T h r e e I L e a g u e ................(I > G r e e n B a y ( L o s A u g . ) (2) D e s M o i n e s ( P h i L V h i a ) CLASS C C a l i f o r n i a L e a g u e .........( I ) B a k e r s f i e l d ( P h i t a ' h i a ) (2) M o d e s t o ( N e w Y o r k ) N o r t h e r n L e a g u e ........... W i n n i p e g ( S t . L o u i s ) P i o n e e r L e a g u e ............... B o i s e ( M i l w a u k e e !

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T h e fine s h o w in g of t h e six Mil­ ST. LO UIS, M o . — T h e p o o r e s t w aukee pennant and playoff c h a m ­ s h o w i n g of a m a j o r l e a g u e f a r m pi on s w a s offset b y t h e d i s m a l s e a s o n s system w as m a d e by the Giants, experienced by four o th e r B ra v e af­ w h o h a v e n i n e a f f i li a te s .

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A t l a n t a w a s d e a d l a s t in b o th h a l v e s T h e o n l y G i a n t f a r m to wi n d u p of th e S o u t h e r n A s s o c i a t i o n c h a s e ; in the m o n e y w a s S p rin gf ie ld , C e d a r R a p i d s fi n i s h e d in t h e c e l l a r wh ic h w o n t h e E a s t e r n L e a g u e in th e T h r e e I lo o p ’s s e c o n d h a l f an d p e n n a n t a n d pl ayo ffs . in t h e o ver -a ll s t a n d i n g , a n d both F i v e San F r a n c i s c o c l u b s f in ­ J a c k s o n v i l l e (S ally ) a n d E a u C la ir e ished in th e b a s e m e n t . T h e y w e r e ( N o r t h e r n ) c a m e in s e v e n t h .

P h o e n i x ( P a c i f i c C o a s t ) , St. Cloud C o n c e n t r a t i n g t h e i r t a l e n t on six ( N o r t h e r n ) , M i c h i g a n Ci ty ( M i d ­ f a r m t e a m s , the R e d Sox c o m p i l e d w e s t ) , C o r p u s C h r is ti ( T e x a s ) a n d p r o b a b l y th e f i n e s t r e c o r d of a n y m i ­ Fresno (California), n o r l e a g u e c h a i n in *59. In a d d i t i o n to gaining pennants a t Raleigh (C aro­ lina) , W a t e r l o o ( M i d w e s t ) a n d Alpine s e a s o n r a i d s w h ic h r i d d l e d th e Mil­ ( S o p h o m o r e ) , t h e y h a d two second- ler lineup, M i n n e a p o l i s m i s s e d the A m e r i c a n A s s o c i a t i o n g o n f a l o n b y just place team s and a fourth-placer.

T h e r u n n e r s - u p w e r e M i n n e a p o l i s two g a m e s , t h e n b a t t l e d its w a y into a n d A l l e n t o w n . D e s p i t e h e a v y m id -} J u n i o r W o r l d s S e r ie s . A l le nt o w n ] w a s only f o u r g a m e s off t h e p a c e in H the E a s t e r n L e a g u e .

P h il F a r m s F in i s h H ig h P h i l l i e s ’ f a n s a l s o c a n look h o p e f u ll y t o w a r d th e f u t u r e d e s p i t e th e p a r e n t A M ER IC A N L E A G U E c l u b ’s b a s e m e n t finish l a s t s e a s o n . OI W o n - - P o s i t i o n a t S e a s o n ’s Cl os eFirst the eight P h i l a d e l p h i a f a r m s d i r e c t e d 2 8 6 I 3 4 5 Club k .

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Doc Won Degree Wilt and Russell 30-Second Rule Great--Mikan Dig P ain lo Coach on Gridded* Pay In te rn Dave M iddleton Used His E arnings as Lions’ End to A ttend Medical School—T o o k S u m m er Vacation in Fall

By DOC G R E E N E Iii the Detroit News DETROIT, Mich. ‘‘T he p ro g a m e ic a shoehorn into life," w as th e w a y the late B e rt Bell put it in describing the im p o r t a n c e of playing professional football to the people who played it. “ I t ’s a h o u s e / ' w a s the w a y Buddy P a r k e r used to p h r a s e it.

Both m e a n t the s a m e thing, namely, that a p r o football p la y e r earn ed considerable in­ c o m e d u rin g a time of his life when n o rm a ll y he w o u ld n ’t be m a k i n g a g r e a t buck.

As P a r k e r f u r t h e r explained, w hen he q uit a s coach of the Detroit Lions, he could own his own home, and m o s t young fellows at th a t a g e do not.

P e r h a p s th es e things a r e tr u e for so m e — for so m e th e y a r e not—but, up in Ann Arbor, tSKoS*- vi , a young in tern n a m e d D a v e Middleton is m a k ­ ing his w a r d ro u n d s—im press ed in his new.

TAKI s u r ro u n d in g s—a walking exa m p le of w h a t pro DAVE MIDDLETON football m e a n t to one young m a n who played it. In a n e a r b y a p a r t m e n t, a c h a r m i n g wife called J e a n e t t e and a robust young m a n of five months n a m e d . Clark, await.

D a v e ’s salary as a n end for the D etro it Lions p av ed the road for all of it in what was a carefully c a lcu late d plan. D a v e ’s football is pro bably en ded —a medical c a r e e r beginning. ' D ave is not absolutely c e rt a i n of his final decision. T h a t will depend on so m e things.

Dave attended Auburn, w h er e he w as a 9.7 sprin te r as well as a foot­ b a l l p la y e r of such note th a t when he g r a d u a t e d he b e c a m e the L io ns’ No. I d ra ft choice. £ ♦ *

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M<‘LeiuIon of Cleveland P ip e rs P rotests ‘Loss o f H a rd \

George Master P iv o tm a n , Always Boss o n Floor, Lakers* Foust Declares •By CLIF KEANEIn the Boston Globe BOSTON, M ass.

W ork Just Because .Time Buzzer Makes You Give Up Bail’

By J A M E S E N R I G H T CHICAGO, III. ROVING R E F E R E E —What a fellow h e a rs a b o u t basketball and baseba ll between toots: J o h n McLendon, c o a c h of C le v e lan d ’s s u r ­ prising P ip er s in the National In dustrial Bas­ ketball League: “ Since we play the 30-second rule in our league, I’m forced lo c o a c h it. but that still d o e s n ’t force m e to like it. F r a n k l y , I d o n ’t, and I n e v e r will. Rules of this type ha ve no place in sports. “ Coaches spend endless h ours teaching boys something, iii this p a r t i c u l a r ca se ga in­ ing . possession, and just b ecau se of a time buzzer, they a r e forced to s u r r e n d e r the ball by shooting it to w a rd t h e hoop. “ If it miss es and y o u r t e a m d o e s n ’t get the rebound, you switch from offense to defense ju st like th a t—and all the h a r d work and finesse goes out the window. It ju st d o e s n ’t PECK H I C K M A N m a k e sense to m e . ” P e c k Hickman, U. of Louisville coach: “ I ’ll be interested to se e how Big T en rivals defense I n d i a n a ’s Walt Bellamy. We co uld n’t, a n d I still d o n ’t think w e ’d h av e got the job done had we drafted the two officials. B e l l a m y ’s a m arvel, and his speed is absolutely a m a z i n g . ” (I n d ia n a routed Louisville. 90 to 71, in the B lu eg rass F e stiv a l final.)

M au ric e Podoloff, NBA c o m m is sio n e r: “ We (the NBA) will be ba ck in Chicago n e x t y e a r with a v e r y o u tsta nding te a m . Also it will p la y all of its h om e g a m e s in the Chicago Stadium.

Chicago is r e a d y once m o r e for pro basketball, and ours is the b e s t . ” (Is it true, Maurice, th a t y o u ’ve found a w e a lth y b a k e r w h o ’ll furnish the do u gh -ray -m e to bankroll the new Chicago franchise, and h e ’s so rich y o u ’ve by-passed Max W in te r’s pla ns to move fro m Minneapolis to Chicago as new ow n er? ) * * *

m a n w as a g r e a t competitor —h e w a s t h e boss,” said L a r r y F o u s t of the L a k ­ ers. “ He n e v e r quit on that floor—and a s long a s I live I shall alw ays take m y h a t o ff to G eo r g e Mikan as a b a sketball playG eorge Mikon c r who ra n k ed ab o v e all th e o t h e r s . ” L a rry , v e t e r a n p iv o t m a n of the M in ­ neapolis Lakers, has a r a r e dis tin c­ tion. He and Chuck S h a r e of the St. Louis H aw ks a r e the only m e n who h a v e had to stand in th a t la n e on the w a y to the b ask e t and c o m p e te with the t h r e e g re a te s t, Mikan, Bill Russell of the Celtics and Wilt C h a m b e rla in of the Warriors. “ I had six and one-half y e a r s with Mikan, and he w as the m a s t e r of the p iv ot,” said Foust, s t a r ti n g a c o m ­ pari son of the t h i \ e . “ Mikan ra n that whole show, b e­ lieve' me. Of course, th is#g a m e is dif­ Dave Caught 4 4 Passes as R ookie End in NFL ferent, faster. “ T h a t w as in 1955,” recalled Dave. “ And it was the only y e a r I spent “ But I know t h a t G eo r g e could have Lucas Lauded for G u lc h Play Against H oosiers iii c a m p —that rookie yea r. As a m a t t e r of fact, I d id n ’t spend too much been o u tsta nding today. G eorge was F r e d ' T a y l o r , Ohio St ate coach: time th e re then b ecau se I was on the All-Star t e a m and didn’t a r r i v e until a n athlete, despite w h a t so m e say. He “ What pleased me m o s t a bout o u r come-from-behind win o v e r In d ia n a la te.” _ . m a d e those g r e a t m o v e s in the pivot, After that Middleton w as enrolled a t the Univ ersity of T e n n e sse e at faking left and tu rnin g to hook right, was J e r r y L u c a s ’ fine play. N e v e r before had he e v e r been up a g a i n s t a n y b o d y a s big or a s able a s their boy Bellamy, a n d J e r r y p la y e d v e r y M em phis Medical School, one of the few colleges in the country th a t would a n d the reve rs e. well, both before and a f t e r a tim eou t for an ankle i n j u r y . ” p e r m i t him to take his s u m m e r va ca tion d u rin g the fall, which is the w a y “ One d a y I saw Mel Hutchins block (Ohio State beat In diana. 96- to 95, in a crucial Big I on g a m e . ) h e combined medicine and football. H e ’d re p o rt to the Lions ju st before the a couple of G e o r g e ’s hooks and George R e m y Meyer, Chicago official: s e a s o n ’s opener. * tu r n e d on him and said: “ Nobody has to tell m e about the t u r n o v e r in sports. I ’ve sp ent 15 y e a r s T he only other playe r in the league who h a s tried the combination is E d ifc * * officiating ba sketball in the Big Ten. and B ra n c h M c C ra c k e n of In d i a n a Sutton of the Washington Redskins, who does it on a six-months-on, six“ Don’t Block My Hook” is the only head coach left who w as active when I s t a r t e d o ut.” months-off basis. “ ‘Mel, you ca n block m y ju m p e r, .Cleveland Cab D r i v e r No. 947: Middleton do esn ’t a g re e with t h a t system . b u t d o n ’t block m y h o o k / and you “ Why d id n ’t you ba sk e tb a ll ‘r e f e r e e s keep F r a n k L a n e when you h a d “ I think h e ’ll forget m o r e medicine with that schedule than I ’d forget k now w h at George m e a m , and so did him ? T h a t w ay he w ould n’t h a v e been av a ila ble to c o m e h e r e to rob P e t e r football with m in e .” stated Dave.

Mel. Next time, m a y b e , an elbow in to p a y Paul with o u r Indians. All he does is t r a d e a w a y o u r p itc h e rs and To the suggestion that he m i g h t h a v e been one of the pro g a m e ’s the face. *' outfielders to bols ter the infield and catching, and we still run second*. T h a t “ g r e a t ” ends had he applied himself strict ly to football, he just smiled. He “ I have such a w a r m spot in m y isn’t what I call p r o g r e s s . ” r a n k e d third in the league his rookie y e a r with 44 c a tc h e s and n ever a p ­ h e a r t for Mikan th a t I alw ays s a y (L a n e still calls h im se lf the best “ finished” official in basketball.) p ro ached the perform ance a fte r w a rd . t h e r e ’ll n e v e r be another . J u s t a s I * “ I wanted to be a doctor,” he explained. “ I st a rte d out studying v e t­ s a v♦ t h e r e ’ll n ever be a n o th e r Bob e r i n a r y medicine. My d a d ’s a vet.

W ildcats Slow Dc MV 11 I O G rab Big V iclory Cousy. “ However, the v e t e r i n a r y course takes six y e a r s now a n d I decided to Bill Rohr. N o r t h w e s t e r n coach: “ But Wilt and Russell a r e fabulous go the whole way. “ I d o n ’t coach slow-down ba sk e tb a ll. I n ever h a v e a n d n e v e r will, o u t­ players. “ I’d r a t h e r work with humans. “ Wilt’s a b e tte r shooter, Russell a side of spot stints when I think i f s the p r o p e r s t r a te g y . If o u r 61 to 57 “ I guess m a y b e the coaches and e very one thought I ’d h a v e been better, victory o v e r Indiana w a s n ’t a s tense and also as in te re stin g a s a n y g a m e m u c h g r e a t e r defensive player. and I .suppose it’s true. I n e v e r w as in top shape at the beginning of the • T H s a y this about Wilt: Some d a y of this or a n y o t h e r se ason, PII ha ve to s t a r t learn in g this g a m e all o v e r . ” season.

(N o r th w e s t e r n 's slow-down p la y was r e g a r d e d a s tile tid e -tu rn e r in —and it m ig h t not be f a r a h e a d —Wilt *• * * m a y le a rn to spin in th a t hole and this stunning upset.)

Plans Career in O rtho pedic Surgery hook righ t and left. T h a t ’ll be m u r d e r .

Phil Wool pert, U nive rsity of San F ra n c i s c o coach on leave of absence: “ I worked hard a t getting in shape. H a r d e r probably than an ybody “ In the he a t of the g a m e s , Wilt “ I said it before the seaso n opened, and I still s a y it: P e t e Newell’s imagines. I ’d s t a r t in J u n e or July, running and stuff. And I got s o m e ­ j u s t isn’t su re of the stuff, so h e ’ll California te a m could go all the w a y again as national ch am p io n s. P e t e ’s body to throw to me but, of course, it w a s n ’t the s a m e a s c a m p . ” lean on that fall-away j u m p e r of his. a g r e a t coach, and se e m in g ly a lw a y s has his t e a m pitched for the big ones Dave asked to be excused fro m pictures while he w a s w e a r in g the white “ In a y e a r o r two the o th e r t e c h ­ —and that is what you h a v e to do to r e p e a t as the k in g p in .” in t e r n ’s jacket. . nique m a y come. Then h e ’ll really E d d ie Hickey, M a r q u e t t e coach: “ This isn’t a publicity s t u n t / 1 he quipped. “ And I ’d just a s soon a tt ra c t be M r. Tough in this g a m e . “ If I had m y choice of D e P a u l ’s two outs tanding g u a r d s , Howie Carl o r a s little attention a s possible because of football. I ’m a little nervous, like “ Russell n e v e r will be the shooter Billy Haig, I ’d have to take Haig. He w o n ’t sc ore a s well a s Carl, but he c a n a n y rookie, and I’d like to be just a n o th e r intern here. I d o n ’t suppose Wilt will be.

But he has th a t m a r ­ do m a n y m o r e things. D u rin g the m a n y changes ba sk et ball h a s u n derg one, m o s t people would mind, but so m e m i g h t re s e n t it if I posed for pictures velous, innate ability to m o v e d e f e n ­ th e re is n ’t a substitute for the good all-round p l a y e r —and th a t is w h e r e H aig in the j a c k e t .” sively. I rea d once, and i t ’s true, is o u ts ta n d i n g .”

He faces a y e a r a s an intern and th e n a y e a r ’s general s u r g e r y before Russell concedes Wilt’s shooting edge, * going into a th ree-y ear stint a t orthopedic surger y, which is the Hold in but feels he does a s m u c h for his Cage Scouts Check M aps— W h ere’s C hanning? which he intends to specialize. t e a m a s Wilt does for his. “ After that t h e r e ’ll be a couple of y e a r s ’ service. I suppose.” he said.

MICHIGAN. MY MICHIGAN—T o u ris t tr a v e l to C h a n n in g in the s t a t e ’s “ No question a bout it,” said Foust. “ T h e v ’ve been deferring m e and I im ag in e t h e y ’ll want a couple of y e a rs “ I can see it coming through the rest U p p e r P e n in s u la c a n ’t miss p e rk in g up, anti it w o n ’t be due to a n y in c r e a s e back.” of m y life.o people asking about Mikan, of si ghts eers. Channing is th e h om e of R o g e r Rowell, a Class D p r e p s t a r About football?

Russell and Chambe rlain. Will I just who score d 67 points in his t e a m ’s 103 to 55 de ra iling of M i c h i g a m m e rece ntly. “ 'The only way I could pla y now would be to get a leave of absence. be able to say, ‘They all w er e t r e ­ C a n ’t you just h e a r college scouts asking the w ay to Channing? * and I d on’t know what the rules a r e a bout that. Right now I’m not thinking m e n d o u s p l a y e r s ? ’ of if. But when s u m m e r rolls around, you c a n ’t tell. The guys s a y they “ And will people let m e leave it R E D S K I N R O U N D U P —It will be like old times in Sheboygan, Wis., on p la y for money, but that isn’t really true. that w a y ?

Sunday. J a n u a r y 31. when t h e y p la y an all-star o ld -ti m er g a m e b e tw e e n “ You get a strong feeling about it when the time comes to s t a r t p re pari ng “ I hope so. I d o n ’t w a n t to take a the Sheboygan R ed sk in s a n d the arch-riv al Oshkosh Stars. R e sp o n se f r o m for a n o th e r football c a m p a i g n . ” thing a w a y from a n y of th em , but if the former, p la y e r s h a s been tr e m e n d o u s, and a civic b a n q u e t will follow th e Jeanette?

I have to m a k e a choice, i f s gotta “ g a m e . ” ♦ * * “ She thinks I should s t a y at medicine, but s h e ’s a typical good wife. be George.

You know—w henever I dropped a pass, it w a s the q u a r t e r b a c k ’s fault. What­ “ The m a n owned th a t lane, and I ’d P E R S O N A L PA SS AGES—l o Phil Woolpert of San F r a n c i s c o : R u m o r s e v e r I decide would be all right with h e r . ” ha ve to bet h e ’d own it if he played h e re link you with th e coachin g job of the new Chicago e n t r y in the NBA. And then he left for the hospital. » today.

To J o h n n y J o r d a n at N o t r e D a m e : Rival scouts cla im Irish C a p ta in Mike Dr. David Middleton—a n o u tsta nding p r o d u c t of the professional «football “ As I said, he w as m y idol. I t ’s C ran e s' is the n a ti on ’s m o s t im p ro v e d player, and a s su c h will r e c e i v e a s shojliorti. g o tta stay th a t w ay .” m a n y p j o ba sk et ball o ffers as he will from professional football.

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By RALPH RAY trolled th a t a r e a R e d b ird s will h a v e to solve the San in Wrigley Field ■ST. LOUIS, Mo. F r a n c i s c o jinx. more than a decT he Cardinals had seen enough of Only two bonaSolly Hcmu* Frank Thomas ade ago. At the the Dodgers, as well as the Giants fide r e g u l a r s m a n a g e d to hit .300 last and a few o t h e r clubs during the 1959 s a m e time, however, the sw ap turned four positions into wide-open s c r a m ­ y e a r a g a i n s t Bill R i g n e y ’s p it c h e r s — season.

But seven Redbird players and one of them , Gino Cimoli, is no bles—first base, third base, left field took a n o th e r look at the Los Angeles and right field. longer in the St. Louis c a st. Cimoli club, J a n u a r y 13, along with Pre sid ent w as tr a d e d la s t m o n t h to P i t t s b u r g h T he Cubs g a v e a w a y v e t e r a n Third August A. Busch in his Anheuserfor R i g h t h a n d e r Ron Kline.

B a s e m a n Al D a r k , Rookie Third B a se ­ Busch penthouse.

T h e i r failure to h a n d le the Giants m a n J i m Woods and P i t c h e r Jo h n n y T he occasion w a s tile St. Louis p r e ­ B uzhard t for Ashburn. in ’59 w a s the No. I re a s o n for the Since D a r k w as the third b a se in­ Cards* st um bl ing s t a r t .

They lost m i e r e of the 1959 World’s Series film, th r e e s t r a i g h t g a m e s opening the se a ­ which co-starred two d iscard ed Cards, c u m be n t a t Wrigley Field, the tr ad e son a t Busch Stadium, then crossed Wally Moon and Chuck E sse g ia n . The cre ate d a g a p there. M a n a g e r Charlie the Rockies and d r o p p e d two of three seven Redbirds on hand got a n o th e r G r i m m announced: “ Ashburn is my in Seals Stadium. Before you could c h a n c e lo study the L. A. club which ce n te r fielder.” Young G eorge Alls a y ouch, Solly Hemus* w a r r i o r s were had occupied seventh place in *58— m a n thereby b e c a m e a c a n d id a t e for before Solly Hemus* men took over e ith e r right o r left field or first base. out of the running.

T he y e a r before, F r e d H u tc h in s o n ’s v a c a n c y of that spot.

Altman finished the 1959 season as Seated at one table were the three the r e g u l a r Cub ce n te r fielder and last as*Cardinal field leader, the Birds w e r e even w o rse b re a k in g put of the m o n e y b a g s of the Cardinals: Stan w as considered the only solid d efe n­ gale. They w er e 3-14 du ring the first Musial, heading for 40 and dot of sive outfielder the Wrigleys had. But Series competition since he w as a he also has first b a se qualifications, th re e weeks. boyish 25; Ken Boyer, who had just which he c urre ntly is displaying in the Ex-Giants M a y H a v e A n sw e r " P sy c h o lo g ic a lly .speaking,” Devine huddled with General M a n a g e r Bing Cuban Winter League. related, “ ju st ge ttin g out of Seals Sta­ Devine about a 1960 c o n tr a c t and r e ­ This new s t a t e of flux isn't b o th e r­ dium will help us. It w a s n ’t ju st los­ ported that they w e r e n ’t far apart , ing G rim m . In fact, h e ’s delighted. ing g a m e s —h e a v e n knows th a t was and J o e Cunningham, standing out as “ T h e re isn’t anyth ing th a t can stim ­ bad enoug h—but the w a y w e lost. usual with a bright red polo shirt. ulate a ball club m o r e tha n c o m p e ­ E v e n the g a m e s we won w e r e cliff- Cunningham said h e . and Devine tition for e v e r y job on the t e a m . ” said hangers.” w e r e n ’t even close in their s a l a r y d e ­ G r im m . “ It’s a healthy condition be­ T h e r e ’s ju st the hope, D e r Bingle bate. cause it keeps e v e ry bo d y on his toes. said, that new R e d b ir d s D ar yl Spencer T h e y ’ll Have to Fight It Out Young Hurlers Also Guests and Leon W a g n e r (ex-Giants) “ will “ I ’m not going to pick an ybody for T he m o n e y b a g s ’ table-mat cs includ­ know the key to s u c c e s s ” a g a in s t their ed two young Cardinal pitchers. Bob those four positions a s yet. We’ll let f o r m e r colleagues.

Miller, whose Intc-season tr iu m p h in th em fight it out when spring training T h e C a rd in als open the ’60 c a m ­ Los Angeles stalled the D o d g ers’ pen­ begins a t Mesa, Ariz. It’s going to be paign, April 12, a t Candlestick P a r k , n a n t drive, and J i m Donohue, tall quite a camp.

I ’m gomg to enjoy then m ove into Los Angeles Coliseum. rig h th a n d e r who im pressed at Omaha, e very minute of it.

Right now, I According to the 1960 h o m e bookings a r e St. Louis products whose c o m ­ couldn't honestly s a y who’s going to 1hoy announced on J a n u a r y IO, the bined age ba re ly tops Musial’s. be a t those four positions when the C a rd in a ls have the schedule in their Curt Flood and Wally Shannon, Jr ., season opens, even if I w an ted to. fa v o r for possibly a b e t t e r start. “ In filling these spots, however, I w e r e on hand. too. So wer e the C a r ­ T h e y ’ll play 12 of t h e i r first 17 g a m e s a m in a f a r b e tte r position than the dinal official family and press. in St. Louis. L a s t y e a r the y w er e on Cubs w er e a t any time last season.

All the Birds were g re a t ly i m p r e s s ­ the road for nine of the first 12.

And the reason is th a t we h a v e added No few er than 48 g a m e s will be ed by the dazzling c a m e r a shots in m o r e mobility th rough deals. p re s e n t e d a fte r d a r k —the C a r d i n a l s ’ the sp e c t a c u l a r color film of the Oc­ “ In F r a n k T h o m a s and Dick C e r ­ tober classic. h e avie st night-time co n cen tr atio n in n e d , I h a v e a couple of fellows who Al Fleishm an, publicist for An­ live y e a r s —and six d o u ble -head ers a r e can play in the outfield, a t third base heuser-Busch, announced that the C a r ­ on the p r o g r a m , including a J u l y 4 or first base. And, with the arrival 1win-bill with the ch am p io n Dodgers. dinal film m a d e at St. P e te r s b u r g of Ashburn, I ca n use Altman either last spring, “ H i e G a m e Nobody S a w ,” ’F ri s c o Hex No. I P r o b l e m in the outfield o r a t first b a s e . ” had proved a big hit, with IOO prints B ut if H e m u s ’ a th le te s a r e to “ turn But the p r i m a r y rea son G r i m m and the c o r n e r , ” as he says they will, the booked solid for some time ahead. Vice-President J o h n Holland w er e so Birds m u s t do so m e th in g a b o u t Willie T he tub-thu mpe r added that plans call delighted o ve r the Ashburn t r a d e M ays & Co. Besides Cimoli, only for a n o th e r Redbird film this y e a r — w as th a t it (a) increased the Cubs’ Shortstop Alex G r a m m a s a m o n g the in color. scoring potential, (b) bolstered their " J o e G a r a g i o l a ’s book, ‘Baseball r e g u l a r s b e h a v e d re sp ec tab ly ag a in s t outfield defense and (c) added m o r e Is a F u n n y G a m e . ’ will be olf the Sam Jo n e s , J o h n n y Antonelli, Stu speed.

Miller et ai. G r a m m a s b atted .322 p r e s s e s in time for the 1960 s e a s o n ,” Good News for Banks against ’Frisco last s u m m e r and Ci­ F le ish m a n said. With Busch, in the “ We should h a v e scored a lot more moli enjoyed a jolly .359 a v e r a g e audience, Fleishm an cracked. " J o e ’s runs th a n we did last yea r, co nsi der­ ag a in s t the Ji nts. no fool; he dedicated his book to Mr. ing the g r e a t clean up hitter we have T he o t h e r front-liners finished thusly Busch.” in E rn ie B a n k s , ” said Holland. " B u t again st ’Frisco: P r i n t s of the 1959 World’s Series we ju st couldn’t g e t those r u n n e r s on Stan Musial, .210, two h o m e r s and m a y be obtained by gro ups in the St. b a se ah ead of E rn ie . Now we wi five RBIs; Ken Boyer, .221, no h o m e r s Louis are a through Sw ank’s Motion with Ashburn. and five RBIs; Don B la sin g a m e , .253, P ictu re s. 621 Skulker boulevard, St. " R ic h ie slumped last season to .266. no h o m e r s and th r e e RBIs; Bill White, Louis, Mo. T h a t w as 84 points u n d e r his a v e r a g e .177, one h o m e r and nine RBIs; J o e of .350 with which he led the league Cunningham, .265, one h o m e r and five sive p r o g r a m of conditioning and cal­ in 1958. Nevertheless, he got on base RBIs; Hal Smith, .191, th r e e h o m e r s isthenics u n d e r T r a i n e r Bob B a u m a n a total of 229 times and that was and eight RBIs. a t St. Louis U. . . . T he n u m b e r of m o r e th an any Cub did who batted Giant P i t c h e r s J o n e s and Antonelli R e d b ird s signed for 1960 w as in c re as­ w e r e a combined 8-0 a g a i n s t St. Louis ed lo 12, J a n u a r y 13. when four p la y ­ a h e a d of Banks. “ T h a t w as a bad y e a r for Richie.

5n ’59. T h e Giants took 16 of 22 m e e t ­ e rs c a m e lo te rm s with General M an ­ ings from the C a rd s la s t y e a r a n d 13 a g e r Bing Devine. Two newcom ers, H e ’s been getting on ba se aro u n d 275 tim es a season, and in 1958 it was of 22 the y e a r before Outfielder Leon W a g n e r and C a tc h e r But this is a new y e a r and hope, Carl Sa wa Iski, both were given slight 312 t i m e s .”

G r i m m indicated that he undoubt­ they say, sprin gs so m e th in g o r other. raises. Devine said. A p a i r of young edly will use Ash burn in the leadoff R e d b i r d C h i r p s : T h e C a r d s hope h u rl e rs from St. Louis, Bob Miller and spot, w h er e he has o p e ra ted ever to keep th e Milwaukee B r a v e s in e t e r ­ J i m Donohue, signed the s a m e day. since he b roke in with the Phillies in nal d a r k n e s s during '60. T h e deth ro n ed Cardinals who bad signed e a r l i e r were 1948. Tony T a y lo r p ro ba b ly will bat c h a m p s a r e down for te n aft er-da rk P i t c h e r s Marshall Bridges. Bob Dusecond, A ltm an third. Banks fourth g a m e s he re next s u m m e r . . . . The liba, Bob G i b s o n T qih Hughes and and T h o m a s fifth.

Birds launch th e ir h o m e se a son at Ron Kline. Infielder Wally Shannon Holland had been trying to gel Ash­ night again, this ti m e with th e Cubs. and Outfielders Ellis Burton and Curt b u r n for the p a s t two y e a r s . NegoliaFlood.

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Richie Ashburn, an off se ason Republican poli­ tician from Tilden, Neb., was delighted with his shift to Chicago, even though it does toss h im into the m idst of one of the n a ti o n ’s D e m o c r a t i c st r o n g ­ holds in a n election yea r.

And if he r e t u rn s to his plate f o r m of ’58, when he won the batting championship, he w o n’t h a v e to m a k e a single speech to swing the whole North Side out of the r a n k s of M ay o r R ic h a rd D a l e y ’s m a r c h i n g club. “ I ’m not w orried a bout those D e m o c r a t s , 1’ laughed Ash burn when he w as r e a c h e d v ia long­ d is ta n c e phone. “ T h e Chicago people a lw a y s h a v e Richie A s h b u r n be en wonderful. I ju st hope I c a n help the Cubs. T m confident t h a t I still h a v e th r e e or four m o r e good y e a r s left. And a n o t h e r thing in m y i a v o r is the fact th a t I alw ays h a v e h a d good luck in Wrigley Field.

I t ’s one of m y favorite ball p a r k s . ” Ashburn admitt ed he w a s n ’t too su r p ris e d t h a t he w as tr ad e d . He h a d been looking for it, though it did shake h im up a bit. “ I ’m s o r r y lo leave Philadelphia b ecause I played there a long t i m e , ” said Richie. “ In 12 y e a r s y ou m a k e a lot of friends. *

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The husky little outfielder confessed, however, t h a t even he c o u ld n ’t u n d e r s t a n d w h y he dipped to his lowest big league a v e r a g e of .266. “ I c a n ’t s a y I w a s hitting in tough luck b ecau se e v e r y b o d y has s t r e a k s w h e r e they hit in tough luck. It m u s t h a v e been so m e th ing m ental. I got fouled up and n e v e r did g e t straig h ten ed o ut.”

Ashburn insisted that he had no physical ail m e n ts last se ason n o r does he now. He has been exercising daily to g e t in shape for t h e : 1960 season. i Ashburn is c a m p a i g n c h a i r m a n for the Young Rep ublicans of Ne-, bra ska. He m a k e s several speaking e n g a g e m e n t s a week, organ izing and stirrin g e n th u s ia sm for Young R epublic an clubs.

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. CHICAGO, ll!.—F r a n k Thomas, slugging outfielder-third b a s e m a n whom the Cubs obtained from Cin­ cinnati last month, mixed business with p le a s u re and signed his 1960 co ntra ct, J a n u a r y 13, while here for the Chicago baseball w r i t e r s ’ Diamond Dinner. .

W hat p l e a s e d Vice-President J o h n Holland and M a n a g e r C h a r­ lie G r i m m even more w a s T h o m ­ a s ’ excellent condition.

H e ’s a s t r e a m l i n e d 200 pounds, seven un­ d e r la s t y e a r ' s weight.

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tions for the deal t h a t finally w as c o n s u m m a t e d had been going on since the w i n t e r meetings.

Both Holland and G r i m m said they w er e relucta nt to give up D a r k , the 37-year-old high-salaried v e t e r a n m e n ­ tioned often a s a possible future Cub m a n a g e r . When Owner P. K. Wrigley announced last fall that G r i m m ’s a p ­ po in tment to a third te r m a s Cub pilot w a s of a t e m p o r a r y na tu re, m a n y felt t h a t Dar k w a s simply w ait­ ing in the wings. " T h i s w as n e v e r mentioned to m e , ” said G r i m m .

And Holland added, " M e e it h e r.”

D a r k ’s su c c e ss o r at third b ase p r o b ­ a b ly will be the biggest problem fac­ ing G r i m m at Mesa. G r i m m n am e d seven candid ates, and seem ed to be leaning toward G ern e rt, the big fellow who w a s a c qu ired from the Red Sox in one of the intcr-league deals, this winter. T h o m a s w as mentioned after G e r n e r t.

Oth ers who can play third, a c c o rd ­ ing to G r im m , a r e H a r r y Bright, f o r m e r P i r a t e : J e r r y Kindal) and Sam D ra ke, fa rm g r a d u a t e s ; E a r l Averill, who w a s with the Cubs last season, and Ron Santo, a rookie.

T h o m a s and G ernert, of course, also a r e possibilities at first base, along with Altman, Long and Ari Schult.

In left and right fields, the candid ates a g a in a r e T h o m a s . G ern e rt, Altman and Schult, along with Moryn, Irv Noren. Bob Will and Lou Johnson.

But that big question m a r k in ce nter field finally h a s been straig h te n e d out.

I f s Ashburn, period.

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By GEORGE LEONARD M E M P H IS , T e n n.

T h e ' .Southern Association a p p a r ­ ently will function this veal* with the s a m e eight cities w h i c h operated last season.

At the a n n u a l mid-w inter m e e t ­ ing of league di­ rectors here, J a n ­ u a r y 12, the ChatCharlie Hurth tnnooga franc hise, tu rn e d b a c k to the loop last fall by Washington, w a s a w a r d e d to a citi­ z e n s’ g r o u p from Cha ttanooga he aded .

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This left only one questionable e n ­ try, New Orleans, but L eague P r e s i ­ d e nt Charlie H urth said, " T h e P eli­ c a n s a r e always in so m e s l a t e of crisis. We a r e n ’t a l a r m e d . ” The New Orleans franchise h a s be en saved re p ea te dly by M a y o r Chop M o r ­ ri son's money-raising dri ves. M o r r i ­ son w a s recently defeated in the g u b e rn a t o ria l D e m o c r a ti c runoff in Louisiana.

Little Rock, which sold its fra n c hise to S h re v e po rt a f t e r the 1958 season, is seeking to rejoin the league and p r o b ­ ably would re tu rn if any club finds it impossible to operate.

Chatt anooga w as .speedily r e s t o r e d to the circuit a t the session h e r e when E ng el report ed th a t a c it iz ens’ gro u p known as the Lookout B o o sters Club had collected $50,000 to d e f r a y e x ­ pen ses for the coming se a so n a n d t h a t a p r o g r a m to sell 100,000 tickets w a s to g e t u n d e r w ay soon.

Loop d ir e c to r s also voted to r e s t o r e the S haughnessy playoffs^! w i n g their meeting here.

The playoffs w e r e a b a n d o n e d last y e a r in fa v o r of a split-senson. A fun ! o ’* $2,530 w a s vote ! for the p e n n a n t -\.!.mer ar»d0$2,500 for the playoff champ**.

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se n a t o r s' AN ALL-STAR LINEUP w as saluted a t the “ Tops in Sports" dinner in Baltimore, January l l .

Those honored were (left to right), Roy Face, Pirate pitcher; Early Wynn, White Sox hurler; Bob Allison, Senator outfielder; Eddie Mathews, Brave third basem an who w as a w a rd e d the “ Sultan of S w at" crown; Git Hodges, Dodger first b asem an, a n d Gene Woodling, Oriole outfielder. .A

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B a s k e tb a ll K e e p s Shot r o u e in T r i m D u r i n g A r m y H itc h BALTIM ORE, M d . - O r i o l e Out­ fielder B a r r y Shetrone is keeping in trim during his six-month A rm y hitch by playing b ask etb all with the F o r t Knox. Ky., team .

He expects to be d isch a rg e d by April I, and will m iss m o s t of spring training. S h e t r o n e w a s brought up from V an co u v er ( P a ­ cific Coast) last J u ly and finished with a .203 a v e r a g e in 33 g a m es.

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—will negotiate with M ac P h ail in F lo r ­ ida before o r e a r ly in spring training.

Lee is no neophyte a t b arg ain in g ; he had th re e v e a r s of it in the Y ankee front office.

About $500,000 will go for the s a l­ aries of the 40 m en c u rre n tly on the Oriole roster. This re p re s e n ts a slight d e c re a se from last y e a r. T he reason is that several, high-income players h av e d e p a rte d .

• • V eteran P e r f o r m e r s D ropped Bob N iem an. who d r e w a p p ro x i­ m a te ly $25,000, w as tra d e d to the C a r­ dinals; Billy L o o s . and Billy O ’Dell w ere d e a lt to the Giants, and Chico C a rrasq u el w as given his uncondi­ tional release. T h e last three w ere in the $15,000 to $20,000 class.

The Oriole a c cen t is sw inging to­ w ard youth, as indicated in a recent, study suggested by M ac P h ail. The a v e r a g e age of the Birds is 26V2 years, m aking th em the second-youngest club in the A m erican League.

N aturally, with m ore recent g r a d u ­ ates of the fa rm sy stem on the roster, die p a y scale dips. L ast y e a r, the a v e r a g e age of the Orioles was 27 y e a rs , ten m onths, an all-time club high.

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ATLANTA. G a.—In recognition of “ the o u tstan d in g sp o rts cov er­ ag e it has afforded the A m erican public during the last q u a r t e r of a c e n tu r y .” T h e S p o r t i n g . N e w s will be a w a r d e d a silv e r certificate by the IOO P e r Cent Wrong Club when it holds its silver a n n iv e r­ sary* a w a r d s d in n e r in the Wain R oom of the W aluhaje A p a rtm e n ts here. J a n u a r y 29.

T he national baseball weekly is one of I! organizations o r insti­ tutions and ll individuals lo b e , honored for “ o u tstan d in g con tri­ butions to the field of s p o r ts ” during the past 25 y e ars. Indi­ viduals who will receive a w a r d s include J a c k ie Robinson, fo rm e r D odder sta r, and Branch Rickey, president of the C o n t i n e n t a l L eague.

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MUSCLE ACHES. STRAINS W h e n o v er- cx crc ise , colds o r fatigue m a k e m u s c l e s s o r e 1 ^ :4 and achy, rub on K y M usterolc and fe e l . better fa s t !

M u s t e r o l c ’s a m a z ­ in g pah i-relicver, G M - 7 (g ly co l m o n o s al i cy la t e) , a n d stim ­ u l a t i n g oil o f m u s ­ tard speeds “ baked h eat” com fort that w arm s, relaxes te n s e muscles, a c h i n g back.

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By DOUG BROWN BALTIM ORE, Md. No one in the Oriole fam ily will s p e a k freely on p l a y e r s ’ salaries, but it c a n be a s ­ su m e d t h a t the two fellows who will g e t the big­ g e s t p a y boosts in 1960 a r e am ong Ii ic y o u n g est on the club.

Milt Poppoi Off la s t y e a r 's perform ances, they would be P itch e rs Milt P a p p a s and J e r r y Walker, who have yet to turn 21.

G uesses as to th e ir 1959 sa la rie s a re $11,000 for P a p p a s , $8,500 for Walker. This y e a r, P a p p a s , the b ra sh righthander, p ro b ab ly will d r a w in the vicinity of $15,000, while W a l k e r should get about $13,500.

P a p p a s won 15 g a m e s la st y ear, ty ­ ing the m o d ern club reco rd s h a re d by Hoyt Wilhelm and A m ie P o r to c a r r e r o , and saved th ree o th e r g a m e s in relief.

J e r r y posted an 11-10 m a r k and a glit­ tering 2.92 earn ed -ru n a v e ra g e .

O thers who d e se rv e p a y boosts—and no doubt will g e t th e m —a r e Wilhelm, Brooks Robinson, Willie T a s b y and J a c k Fisher. Wilhelm w as a spring .sensation, winning nine in a row.

Though he finished with a 15-11 r e c ­ ord, his 2.19 ERA w as the best in the A m erican League.

G reat F u tu re for F is h e r Robinson, the slick-fielding t h i f d basem an, hit .284 and T a s b y batted .250 a's a rookie. Despite a misleading 1-6 log, F is h e r shows g r e a t pitching promise.

N aturally, som e will tak e a cut. One m a v be Otis T riandos, who skidded to a .216 average, p a rtia lly as a r e ­ sult of a hand injury in August. He earned a reported $25,000 a y e a r ago.

Gone Woodling. incidentally, w as in town the o th er day for the Tops in Sports banquet and let it be known he was not p a rtic u la rly happy about one clause in his c o n tr a c t—the one that says he will be paid the sam e as last y ear, an estim a te d $30,000.

All w as sw eetness and fun until the beefy 37-year-old outfielder stepped before the m icrophone to receive the M aryland Professional B aseball P la y ­ e r s ’ Association m ost valuable Oriole aw ard. “ I was out at the Stadium this m o rn in g ,” said the highest-salaried Bird. “ And I d id n ’t know m oney w as so sc arce around here. If the Orioles a re as short as they sounded, m ay b e I can work them into m y fa r m as a shareho lder on a 23 per c en t b a s is .”

Gene Says He Won’t Budge Woodling, who led the club with a .300 a v e ra g e last season, insists he is going to be a d a m a n t, even though he is asking for only a slight increase, perhaps $3,000. ' ‘I’ve stated m y c a s e a n d m y fig­ u r e ,” he said. “ Now it’s up to ( P r e s ­ ident-General M a n a g e r Lee) M acPhail and (M a n a g e r P au l) R ich ard s. My request is fair. I d o n ’t a n tic ip ate any trouble.”

Gene underw ent a h ern ia operation last month and will w ork him self into shape simply by doing the chores on his farm . He lost only five pounds as a result of the operation.

U nderstandably, M a c P h a il s a y s , • “ The Orioles offer e v e ry o n e w hat we think is a fair contract. “ The club d o esn 't like one player m ore than another. When th e r e ’s0 a big difference between w h at the p la y er w ants and w hat the club offers, you 0 can usually assu m e the guy is being unreasonable.

C onsequently, y o u ’re going to have to n eg o tiate.” , • *

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BALTIMORE, Md. “ My next job is a fo u rth m a j o r leag u e —m y g r e a t e s t thrill is yet to c o m e .”

E v e n com ing fro m b a s e b a ll’s M a h a tm a , these w e re surp risin g w ords.

A fter all, his c u r r e n t p ro je c t is f a r from com plete. T he speaker, of course, w as B ranch Rickey, elo quen t p re sid e n t of the Continental League.

R ickey w as one of m a n y baseball personalities from all o v e r the country who g a th e r e d a t th e L ord B altim o re Hotel, J a n u a r y l l , for B altim o re ’s p r e m ie r w in te r a th le tic banquet, T ops in Sports.

As usual, R ickey w as a m a s t e r on the ro s tru m . The crow d of 1,000 w as attentive as he spoke softly a t first, then raised his voice alm ost to a ro a r as he sw ung into his fav o rite subject, a th ird m a j o r league.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q “ Men of c h a r a c t e r a r e laying th e ir* m on ey on the line. W h at Baltim ore, P i t c h e r s H av e U n io n , R ea lly Los Angeles and o th e r cities did, we can do. T h ere a r e m a n y larg e c e n ­ S lic k Close, Alai hews J o k e s te rs of population w hich do not w ant BALTIM ORE, Md.—T he B r a v e s ’ to s ta y in the m in o rs for e te rn ity .”

E d d ie M athew s, who w as nam ed Asking co-operation and justice from the “ Sultan of S w a t” a t the Bal­ the existing m a j o r leagues, the 78tim ore Tops in Sports banquet, year-old Continental boss said even a told the audience th a t being a third league will not solve the need. good h itte r has its d isad v a n tag es.

Then, he said a fou rth circuit would “ Did you e v e r "see th re e good be his next job. h itte rs in a row com e up and then E a rlie r in the evening, Lee M a c ­ w atch a- guy like E a rly Wynn Phail, p resid en t and g e n e ra l m a n a g e r knock th e m all down with those of the Orioles, told a tale on Rickey high - inside p itc h e s ? ” M athew s to reinforce a point. It se e m s th a t joked.

R ichey w as in a g r e a t h u r r y one d a y . “ Then w h at do you think h a p ­ while driving in the snow. As the p en s? Y our pitcher, a m e m b e r d riv e r turned into a little lane, they of the union, com es to the plate. w ere confronted by a snow m an.

W hat does he g e t? Low and on “ D rive o v er it,” bellowed the i m ­ the outside. Those guys really patient Rickey. stick to g e th e r.”

Snow m an Hid Stone P o st 0 .............................................. rn But this w as no o r d in a r y snow m an .

Some children h a d built this one F ritz Maisel. who received a special arou nd a stone post. a w a r d for his 50 y e a r s in baseball. “ As one re p re s e n ta tiv e of the A m e r­ The a w a r d to F a c e w a s p re se n te d ican L e a g u e ,” M a c P h a il keynoted, by R ube M a rq u a r d , now a Balti­ “ let m e sa y th a t e v e ry o n e is pulling m o rean , . who won 19 consecutive for expansion of th e m a jo rs . T h e re g a m e s fo r the New Y ork G iants in will be no stone posts p laced in the 1912. • F a c e won 17 in succession in w ay of the Continental by the A m eri­ 1959. can and N ational le a g u e s .”

G uests F a s t With Quips Before R ickey d e liv e re d his m e s ­ As m a s t e r of cerem onies, E rn ie sage, the M a ry la n d P rofession al B ase­ H arw ell w as w itty and brief. Addi­ ball P l a y e r s ’ Association, which spon­ tional com edy w a s provided by Don sored the affair, p a ss e d out one plaque A d am s, television and night-club p e r ­ a fte r another. fo rm e r.

The m ain prize-, though. 0w as the T h e ‘ fellows who w ere feted also Sultan of Sw at crow n, p re se n te d to proved quotable. Some sam ples: E ddie M athews, M ilw aukee Braves* Woodling: “ E a r l y and I a r e root­ third b a s e m a n who led the m a jo rs ing for you. B ran ch , so w e can p lay with 46 ho m ers. P a s t w inners of the until w e ’r e 90.” crown w ere Mickey M antle, Ted Wil­ M ath ew s (squelching a heck ler in liam s and E rn ie Banks. the balcony): “ I ’m not going to try O thers honored included Roy Face, to co m p ete a g a in s t a professional P ittsb u rg h P i r a t e s ’ pitch er, as B a se ­ d r i n k e r .” ball’s O utstanding F i r e m a n ; Gene Maisel: “ It’s w onderful for a fel­ W o o d l i n g . Most V aluable Oriole; low w hen he gets to be m y age that E a rly Wynn, C h ic a g o White Sox. he has so m a n y flowers given to him B aseball’s O utstanding P itc h e r; Gil while h e ’s still aliv e .”

Hodges, Los Angeles, O utstanding F a c e : “ I d id n ’t play baseball until S portsm an; Bob Allison, W ashington 1 w as 15. I w as signed b y a scout Senators, Rookie of the Y e a r ; Weeb who w as on v a c a tio n —and in th** se v ­ Eubank.

F o o tb all C o ac h of the enth inning of a g a m e PJlost.” . a _ Jo h n A nitas, C o lt q u a rte rb a c k .

M a rq u a rd : ““ I won 26 g a m e s in 1912 Y ear; football’*) ©utstandin^ Pitcher* and and "OI paid $5.OOO.”

(C O N TIN U ED F R O M P A G E 13) ing all the plays with a skill unseen on th e W ashington te a m since th e d e p a r t u r e of Willy M iran d a from shortstop.

Double-play e x e c u t i o n s step p ed up m ag ic a lly and the W ash­ ington p itc h ers w ere indebted to the sprightly, 150-pound Cuban.

If it is V ersalles who is installed a s the S e n a to r s ’ r e g u la r shortstop, then L a v a g e tto will be m o re concern ed abo ut g ettin g in creased hitting pow er a t the second base position. “ We c a n ’t c a r r y both a weak-hitting shortstop and a weak-hitting second b a s e m a n ,” he said. “ F r o m here, it se e m s th a t the m a n with the biggest b a t will g e t the jo b .” ' W eak Bats a t Second Sack U n fo rtu n ate ly for the Senators, th e r e a r e no big bats am o n g the second b asem e n . R en e Bertoia, who had a shot a t the job last y ear, w as a .237 h itte r and Billy Consolo, whom L a v a ­ getto hopes to co n v e rt from sh o rt lo second, b atted only .213. Jo h n Schaivc, who hit .278 with C hattanooga, b a tte d only .153 for the Senators. L a v a g e tto is exp ected to deal for a second b a s e ­ m an.

It is not e n tire ly a bleak situation because, as it happens, (he S enato rs a r e gifted with long-ball p o w e r in o th e r positions and they stack up as p e rh a p s th e longest-hitting club in the league. T h ey w ere th e only te a m in the A. L. to produce th re e 30-homer m en la st season (Killebrcw, Lem on and Allison) and the only club with a p a i r of 100-RBI m en in Killebrcw and Lem on.

C a p i t a l C l o s e - U p s : Bob Allison, who is in a s a la ry w ra n g le with Cal­ vin Griffith, visited n e a r b y B a ltim o re to receive a Rookie of T he Y e a r a w a rd bu t p a ssed up the sh o rt trip to W ashington to talk c o n tra c t. . . . Cai Griffith b la m e s the c o u rt suit of Stock­ hold er H. G abriel M u rp h y for his in­ ability to dispose of the C hattanoog a and C h arlotte fa rm club properties. . . . Roy Sievers and J i m L em on a r e m o tiv ated by different goals in th e ir s a l a r y disputes with Griffith. L em on w ants a whopping ra ise and Sievers is battling a g a in s t a cut in his $38,000 p a y c h eck . . . . Bill Vecck has m atte a new offer for Sievers and F r a n k L a n e is talking tr a d e with Griffith in an a t ­ te m p t to land a top N a t p itc h e r.

F r e a k I n j u r y Alay S id e lin e Nat R o o k i e L e fty9 T h i s Y e a r WASHINGTON. D. C . - T o m McAvoy, 22-year-old le fth a n d e r from M echanicsville, N . Y., who w a s c a l l e d ' u p by the Senators from C h attan o o g a (Southern) late last season, m a y be sidelined during th e 1960 c a m p a ig n b e c a u se of a f r e a k in ju ry he suffered w b i l e h u rlin g in the N ic a r a g u a n League this w inter.

D r . G eo rg e A. R esta , N a t p hy­ sician, advised Mc Avoy a g a i n s t pitch in g for a t least six m onths w h en he e x a m in e d ea V-shaped f r a c t u r e betw een th e elbow and the sh o u ld er of th e ro okie’s left a r m , J a n u a r y 13. T he injury w as d e sc rib e d as a* double fra c tu re .

McAvoy said he h u r t his a rm while throw ing a curve d u rin g a g a m e in the w i n t e r league.

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By HY HURWITZ

Sullivan, R o n Jack so n , Both 6-Fcet-7, E xp ected to Lift H u b ’s P itc h in g and Pow er

BOSTON, Mass.

There are nine newcomers on the 38-man pre-season roster of the Red Sox. When M anager Bill J u r g e s takes command of his first spring training camp as a big league pilot in. Scottsdale, Arizona, Feb­ ruary 26, he will have only 17 players of the 25-man squad he inherited on succeeding M i k e Higgins at the helm last July.

Jurges felt that There were loo many fringe players on his squad.

T e d W illiam s A weeding-out process started last July. Five play­ ers were traded arid three were released.

Only one section of the squad remains intact.

That is the Red Sox outfield, a mixture of veterans and youngsters, The “ old folks” group is head od

by Ted Williams, the highest-paid player in the game. • He is also the senior citizen among active m ajor leaguers, with his forty-second birthday com­ ing up in August.

In the older group with Ted are Jackie Jensen and Jim Busby. Making up the young-folks trio are Gene Stephens, Gary Geiger and Marty Keough.

With the status of Williams and Jensen uncertain, the Red Sox added three young flvhawk prospects.

They are Gerry Mallelt, Lu Clinton and Lee Howell.

Mallett played in four games during the last week of the 1959 season a t Fenway Park. * The best known of the new players is also among the outfield group. He is veteran Bobby Thomson, whose historic home run won the 1951 National League playoff for the Giants. Bobby is one of three players the Red Sox obtained from the Cubs in inter­ league dealings.

retirement!

By HY HURWITZ BOSTON, Mass, * + 0 The two tallest players on the Red H illm an, S turdivant A m ong Newcomers Sox, who could Other players who will be putting on Red Sox suits boost the Fenway for the first time are: From the Cubs—Dave Hillman flock up the lad­ and Jim Marshall; from the White Sox—Ron J a c k ­ der in 1960, were son; from the Athletics—Tom Sturdivant; from the u the first to return Indians—Ray Webster; from the Boston farm system signed contracts.

—Tracy Stallard, Marian* Coughtry, Clinton and The key twoHowell.. so m e consists Stallard is a young righthanded pitcher who had of F i r s t . Baseexceptional earned-run averages for both Allentown J m an Ron Jackson L (E astern) and Minneapolis (American Association) F r a n k S u lliv a n a n d Righthanded last season. Clinton is a righthanded-hitting out­ Pitcher F ran k Sullivan. E a ch stands fielder. Last year, he w as a key clouter for the W h e n p l a y i n g d a y s a r e o v er, seven inches above six feet and weighs y o u m a y find y o u r s e l f fa c in g Minneapolis club which won the American Associa­ in the vicinity of 230 pounds. t h e f a m i l i a r c a r e e r a t h l e t e ’s tion playoffs and went down in the seventh and de­ Jn ’59, Sullivan had his first losing p r o b le m . H o w c a n a m a n w i t h ­ ciding game of the Junior World’s Series at Havana. o u t p r e v i o u s b u s in e s s e x p e r i ­ campaign in the seven y ears h e l i o s If there arc such things as sleepers in the Red Sox e n c e w is e ly in v e s t h is s p o r ts been with the Red Sox. Jackson is camp this spring, Stallard and Clinton are the most e a r n i n g s in a p r o f ita b le b u s i ­ the big righthanded, long-ball belter likely “ nappers.” Clinton is the youngest player on ness? P h i l c o - B e n d i x S e l f - S e r v ­ the Red Sox acquired from the White the squad. He will not be 23 until October 13. ice L a u n d r y S t o r e s p r o v i d e th e Sox for Southpaw F r a n k Baumann. answ er.

"If we are to improve this coming HERE ARE S O M E OF THE FACTS: T h e year,” M anager Billy Ju rg e s declared, c o i n - o p e r a t e d l a u n d r y b u s in e s s "we will have to get b etter pitching is o n e of t h e f a s t e s t - g r o w i n g and more power. Those were our T H O M A S A. YA WK EY— P r e s i d e n t b u s in e s s e s in t h e c o u n t r y . C u s ­ T H O M A S DOWD— T r a v e l i n g S e c r e t a r y STANLEY (B U C K Y ) H A R R IS — G e n e r a l M a n a g e r poor departm ents last season.” t o m e r s s im p ly c o m e in to t h e W I L L I A M JURGES— M a n a g e r s to re , w a s h a n d d r y t h e i r The player counted on to beef up PITCHERS— B a ts T hrs.

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W gt, D a t e o n d P l a c e o f Birth c lo th e s in m e t e r e d m a c h i n e s 1959 Club IP. W o n Lost ERA. the attack, especially in Fenw ay Park, B o r lo n d , T om L L 6.03 170 F o b . 1 4 # 1 9 3 3 , El D orodo, H o n .

M inneapolis a n d le a v e . T h e y b r i n g t h e i r 17 8 14 8 2.73 is Jackson. Sullivan, Ju rg e s feels, will J B o s to n 9 0 I I 5 .0 0 o w n w a s h i n g s u p p l ie s o r b u y Bow sfic ld, T ed L R 6.01 19 0 J a n . IO, 1 9 3 6 , V e r n o n , B. C. increase the club victory total. Frank 154 [M inneapolis IO 2 .4 5 5 th e m fro m v e n d in g m ach in es B rew er, T o m R R 6.01 17 5 S e p t . 3 , 1 9 3 1 , W a d e s b o r o , N. C. B o s to n IO 12 215 3 .7 7 posted a 9-11 m a rk last year, with C a sate, Jerry R .

R 6 .0 2 200 S e p t . 2 7 , 1 9 3 3 , B r o o k ly n , N. Y. in t h e sto re .

Boston 18 0 13 8 4 .3 0 a 3.94 earned-run average. jM inneapoils 131 3 .6 4 ll 5 C h i t t u m , Nets R 6 .0 0 R 180 M a r . 2 5 , 1 9 3 3 , H a r r i s b u r g , Vo. W HY ARE TH EY SO S U C C E S S F U L ? P h i l ­ [ B o s to n 3 0 0 1.20 3 • Injury H am pered F ra n k in ’59 D clo c k , Ik e R R 178 5.11 N o v . l l , 1 9 2 9 , H i g h l a n d P a r k , Mich.

Boston 134 ll ■ 6 2 .9 6 c o - B e n d ix c o i n - o p e r a t e d l a u n ­ F o rn ic les , M ike R 5.11 17 2 R J a n .

18, 1 9 3 2 , H a v a n a , C u b a Last year, F ra n k was hammered Boston 82 3.07 5 3 d r y s to r e s o ffe r c u s t o m e r s up H illm an, Dave R 168 R 5.11 S e p t . 14, 1 9 2 7 , D u n g a n n o n , V a , .

191 C h i c a g o NL 8 l l 3 .5 3 with ap arm and a shoulder problem.

M o n b o u q u c t t c , Bill R 19 0 R 5.11 to a 65 % s a v i n g o v e r a t t e n d e d A u g . l l , 1 9 3 6 , M e d f o r d , M oss.

B o s to n 152 7 7 4.20 He has been doing a lot of work on 9 4 jA llcntow n 102 1.68 t y p e w a s h - d r y s e r v ic e . T h e y S ta lla rd , Tracy R R 204 6.05 A u g . 3 1 , 1 9 3 7 , H e r a l d , Vo. [ M i n n e a p o l i s 6 0 2 5 2 .2 5 a re c o n v e n ie n t fo r busy people boats this winter in Florida and stay­ S t u r d i v a n t , Tom L 6.01 186 R A p r . 2 8 , 1 9 3 0 , G o r d o n , Kon. 8 N . Y o r k - K . City 9 7 2 4 .7 3 S u lliv a n , F ronk 6 .0 7 R 210 R b e c a u s e t h e y r e m a i n o p e n 24 J o n . 2 3 , 1 9 3 0 , B u r b a n k , C alif. ing in good shape. He realizes 1960 9 ■B o s t o n 178 3.94 ll (M inneapolis 120 9 IO hours a day, seven days a week.

3 .1 5 6 .0 2 200 Wi*ls, T e d L L will be a make-or-break campaign for Fob. 9, 1 9 3 4 , F re sn o , C a lif .

2 [B oston 56 6 5.30 T h e y g iv e c u s t o m e r s a c h a n c e him. He has no intentions of going [ ’M i n n e a p o l i s 11 3 IO 2 3 .

8 2 R W ilso n , Eorl R 6 .0 3 21 5 O c t . 2, 1 9 3 5 , P o n c h a t o u l a , La. to do t h e i r o w n w a s h i n g — 24 I [ B o s to n I 5 .9 3 broke. th eir ow n w ay.

CATCHERS— G. HR. RBI. AVE. In his brief trials with the White 57 7 (A llentow n 39 .2 4 6 M I N I M U M S U P E R V IS IO N REQUIRED: A 220 R 6 .0 6 R Gile, Don A p r . 19, 1 9 3 5 , M o d e s t o , C alif.

Sox, Jackson didn’t deliver enough [ B o s to n 3 0 .2 0 0 I c o i n - o p e r a t e d l a u n d r y n e e d s no 19 0 R 6 .0 3 P a g l i a r o n i , Jim R D ec . 8, 1 9 3 7 , D e a r b o r n , Mich.

V ancouver 80 8 .2 1 6 long wallops to m erit his retention.

33 17 5 R R 5.11 S a d o w s k i, Ed a t t e n d a n t . O n l y a c o u p le of J o n . 19, 1 9 3 2 , P i t t s b u r g h , Po. 11 7 14 M inneapolis 53 .2 0 7 However, Fenw ay is a better park 6 .0 3 ■R 195 R W h ite, Sammy July 7, 1928, W e n a tc h e e , W osh, 118 Boston 42 I .284 h o u r s a w e e k a r e r e q u i r e d to for a batter of J a c k so n ’s talents than INFIELDERS— e m p t y t h e c o in b o x e s a n d s u ­ 178 was Comiskey P a rk in Chicago.

R 5.11 R B u d d i n , Don p erv ise e f f i c i e n t o p eratio n .

M a y 5, 1 9 3 4 , T u r b e v i l l e , S. C. " Boston IO 54 .241 ISI 12 0 jM inneopolis 0 .172 T h e r e a r e no c r e d i t p r o b l e m s — " I think I found myself last year at 17 0 L 6.01 C o u g h t r y , M o r io n R S e p t . 9 , 1 9 3 4 , H ollyw ood, Colif.

18 103 64 .291 lA llcntow n s t r i c t l y a c a s h b u s in e s s . M a ­ Indianapolis,” Jackson wrote in send­ ( M i n n e a p o l i s 98 7 .3 2 0 31 L 6 .0 0 R 175 G re e n , P u m p s ic O c t. 2 7 , 1 9 3 4 , O a k l a n d , Colif. c h in e r e p a i r a n d d a i l y m a i n t e ­ 50 [B oston IO I .2 3 3 ing in his 1960 contract to General ( C h i c a g o AL IO I n a n c e a r e c o n t r a c t e d to lo c a l 2 .2 1 4 R 6 .0 7 230 R J a c k s o n , Ron O c t . 2 2 , 1 9 3 3 , K a l a m a x o o , Mich.

Manager Bucky Harris. “ I have the IIndianapolis 130 30 99 .2 8 6 p e o p le . Y o u c a n s p e n d f u ll ti m e 10 3 0 30 / M i n n e a p o l i s .2 1 2 confidence that I can do it in the big 170 R R M o y 2 6 , 1 9 3 4 , E n g le w o o d , N. J. M a h o n e y , Jim 5.11 w ith o th e r in te re s ts a n d le t th e [B oston 31 I 4 .1 3 0 leagues now.”

M o l x o n e , F ronk 5 .1 0 180 F eb . 28, 1 9 3 0 , B r o n x , N . Y. R R c o in s t o r e r u n itself.

154 19 B o s to n 92 .2 8 0 M o r s h a l l , Jim L L 6.01 19 0 M o y 2 5 , 1 9 3 2 , D a n v ille , III. C h i c a g o NL 108 ll 40 .2 5 2 Hie Red Sox started their weekly 170 L R J - n . 28. 1928, Lufkin, Tex. R u n n e ls , P e t e 5.11 S M A L L INITIAL IN V ES TM E N T: T h e o v e r ­ B o s to n 147 6 .3 1 4 56 conclaves with the press on Jan uary 6:00 W e b s t e r , Roy R R 175 N o v . 1 5 , 1 9 3 7 , G ro s s V o lle y , Colif.

40 2 IO C leveland .203 all c o s t of o p e n i n g o n e o f th e s e 6 .0 0 203 L R F eb .

9 , 1 9 2 5 , Y o rk , Po. W c r t x , Vie B o s to n 7 49 95 6. Highlighting the first meeting was .2 7 5 c o in s t o r e s e q u i p p e d w ith the annual showing of the Coca-Cola' OUTFIELDERS— P h ilco - B en d ix C o m m e r c i a l Boston 60 I J a n . 8, 1 9 2 7 , K e n e d y , Tex. 5 .2 2 5 R ' 6.01 175 W a s h e r s , t h e o n ly c o m p l e t e sponsored Red Sox film. This was pro­ R B u s b y , Jim M i n n e a p o l i s 2 0 151 77 O c t.

13, 1 9 3 7 , P o n c a City, O kla. .251 6.01 18 5 R R C l i n t o n , Luke lin e of c o m m e r c i a l w a s h e r s duced by Dick Borden, the film di­ Boston 12 0 ll 43 6.01 16 2 A p r . 4, 1 9 3 7 , S o n d R i d g e , III. .2 4 5 L R G e i g e r , G ory* e n g i n e e r e d f o r coin u se, is s u r ­ [M inneapolis IO 0 .0 8 8 2 rector for the World’s Series movie.

6 .0 2 . R 185 N o v . 5, 1 9 3 6 , D e t r o i t , Mich.

R H ow ell, Lee [M em phis 121 7 .2 8 9 55 p r i s in g ly lo w . O n ly a s m a ll Curt Gowdy did the narrating. As 190 148 28 M o r.

9, 1 9 2 7 , Son F ra n c is c o , Colif.

B o s t o n 1 1 2 .2 7 7 R 5.11 R Jensen, Jock in itia l i n v e s t m e n t is r e q u i r e d .

180 Boston 96 7 27 L 6 .0 0 A p r . 14, 1 9 3 5 , O a k l a n d , Calif.. .2 4 3 L usual, this was a big league flicker, K cough, M arty T h e b a l a n c e m a y be fin a n c e d 12 8 17 IA lle n to w n .2 7 8 72 and it had some tremendous slow2 1 0 S e p t .

18, 1 9 3 5 , B o n n e T e r r e , Mo. R R 6 .0 5 M o llc tt, G erald 4 0 I B o s to n I .2 6 7 th ro u g h P h ilco F in a n c e C o r­ J o n . 2 0 , 1 9 3 3 , G r a v e t t e , A rk.

92 3 6.03 185 Boston 39 .2 7 8 L R motion shots. One series of White S t e p h e n s , G ene p o r a t i o n . R e t u r n is so r a p i d 19 0 O c t .

2 5 , 1 9 2 3 , G l a s g o w , S c o t l a n d C h i c a g o N .L , 1 2 2 6 : 0 3 l l 52 R .2 5 0 R T h o m s o n , Bobby Sox Center Fielder J im Landis m ak­ th a t m a n y in v esto rs am o rtize 198 A u g . 3 0 , 1 9 1 8 , S an Diego, Calif.

6 .0 4 Boston IO 43 L 10 3 .2 5 4 R W i llia m s , T e d t h e t o ta l w i t h i n a y e a r . ing a catch in mid-air a t Fenw ay P ark •>ln M i l i t a r y Service is probably one of the most spectacu­ ACT NOW! I n v e s t i g a t e th is e x c i t ­ SAL MAGLIE— C o o c h BILL H E R M A N — C o o c h RUDY Y O RK — C o o c h DEL BAKER— C o o c h lar baseball movie shots of all time. in g n e w b u s in e s s o p p o r t u n i t y to d a y ! S e n d t h e c o u p o n fo r fu ll a a a j W LAjW u U W U Publicist Jack Malaney announced i n f o r m a t i o n o n b u s in e s s lo c a ­ Hie receipt of the S u lliv a n 'contract. that of Outfielder Bobby Thom son/ tio n s in y o u r a r e a a n d v a l u ­ He mentioned two other autographed who had signed with the Cubs before a b l e h e l p in a ll p h a s e s of p l a n ­ documents in Sox hands. One was n in g , f in a n c in g a n d p r o m o t i n g being traded to the Red Sox. The a s u c c e s s fu l c o in s to re . other , was that of Green, who had a — a conference with Harris before the Ted to Have Medical Cheek, 1959 season ended and signed at that Then D e c i d e If H e ’ ll P l a y time.

S o x S h o r t s : Red Sox Trainer Jack the Ford dealers of New England, M I A M I, Fla.—A consultation BOSTON, Mass.—The official Fadden revealed that he had a phone the Atlantic R e f i n i n g Company with B o s t o n doctors late this end of* rum ors that Ted Williams talk with Ted Williams recently and and the N a r r a g a n s e t t Brewing month will influence Ted Williams’ will broadcast Red Sox games in that Ted expects to be in Boston, Company. baseball future, the Boston Red 1960 was indicated when the Red Jan uary 22. It is likely that he will WHDH and its radio network Sox outfielder said here.

Sox announced that the same an­ see General M anager Harris at that "I have received m y contract, will broadcast all games, home nouncers and sponsors as last year C O M M ER C IAL LAUNDRY SALES time and sign his player contract for but I will not sign it until I have and away. WHDH-TV will tele­ will handle the broadcasts next Philco-Bendix Commercial Laundry Equipment is brought to you by Philco Corporation 1960. Harris disclosed that Williams vise 55 games. Kansas City games talked with Bucky H arris (general summer. manager) and the doctors,” said was not one of the two players who will be televised back to Boston Curt Gowdy, the No. I mouth­ J PHILCO CO RPORATION Williams. had not been sent contracts as of for the first time. WHDH and piece of the Sox, will be back with • C o m m e r c i a l L a u n d r y A d y . D e p t . S. N. IO • Tioga a n d C S tre ets “ I still have the pain in my neck WHDH-TV is a subsidiary of the Jan u a ry 6. . . . “ I haven’t figured his same associates, Bob Murphy • P hilad elp h ia 34, P ennsylvania Boston Herald-Traveler Corpora­ and shoulder. Fishing and the out,” stated Bucky, “ how m uch to • and Bill Crowley.

• P l e a s e s e n d m e i n f o r m a t i o n o n Ph ilco * 9 good weather has helped, but the offer them. But they will get con­ tion.

They will be broadcasting for • B e n d ix C o m m e r c i a l W a s h e r * . . . also pain bothers m e occasionally.” tracts within a few days.” . . . All • lh * n a m e o f t n y l o c a l d i s t r i b u t o r .

----------------------------------------------------- H a -----------------------------------------------------------------:----------------------------------------------------------Williams was emphatic in de­ contracts had to be in the hands of claring that presently he doesn’t N am e. the players by Ja n u a ry 15. . . . The Coach Sam Mele, who lives in Great­ and-on-again things. . . . To put Ted know what he will do, and added, Sox0 stated that Bonus Catcher Jim e r Boston and is a guest columnist at ease, Fadden told him, “A lot of ' T m not trying to m ake a produc­ Pagliaroni and Rookie Infielder Mar­ on the Quincy Patriot Ledger, took in people work under handicaps these rn5 A d d r e s t ____________ tion out of m y indecision. IT I tin Coughtry signed their contracts on the Fenway movies. . . . In speaking days, including the President of the Zone S t a t e ____ C ity ________________ ■ knew right now what I was going Jan u a ry 12. . . . On J a n u a ry 13, the about Williams, Fadden stated that United States.” to do, r d say so.”

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CHICAGO, l l l . - B u d d y B la ttn e r. f o r m e r “ G a m e o f th e W eek ” te le ­ c a s t e r w ho will join the C a rd in a ls' b r o a d c a s tin g t e a m n e x t season, will b e the m a in s p e a k e r a t th e C hicago P itc h a n d H it Club’s four* te e n th a n n u a l b a n q u e t in the T e r ­ r a c e C asino of the M o rrison Hotel h e re . J a n u a r y 24.

G u ests of h ono r a t the a ffa ir will Include Bob Shaw, W h i t e Sox r i g h t h a n d e r who will be cited as t h e c lu b ’s so p h o m o re of th e y e a r; F r e d d i e L indstrom , f o r m e r m a j o r le a g u e r and now diam ond coach of N o rth w e s te rn U n iv ersity w ho will be a c c la im e d as the old-tim er of th e y e a r , and J a y Hook, Cin­ c in n a ti rig h th a n d e r who h as been ta b b e d a s the c lu b ’s rookie of the y e a r . Hook p la y ed u n d e r Linds l r o m w hile attending N o rth w est­ e rn .

R ip Collins, f o r m e r m a j o r league f i r s t b a s e m a n w ho is now a r e p r e ­ s e n ta tiv e o f the Wilson Sporting G oods Co., is p re s id e n t of the P i tc h a n d H it Club and will servo a s t o a s t m a s t e r a t the ban quet.

20—S tephens, R e d Sox, 1933; P a s Piiblislu'r o f 01|C NriUfl Tabs Scoop o i l Braves’ cual, S e n ato rs, 1934.

2 1 ^ F o n s e c a , m o tio n p ic tu re d ir e c ­ Switch to Milwaukee as ‘Foreiuosl E xclusive’ o f Career to r of m a jo r s , 1900; O'Connell, G iants, 1929.

22—E h le r s , scout, Orioles, 1897, N E W YORK. N. Y. 23—D eal, coach, R e d s , 1923; F , Sul­ J . G . T a y lo r Spink, who d u rin g h is long c a r e e r as livan, R e d Sox, 1930; Shannon, C a r­ p u b lish er of T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s h a s b e e n a n eagle-eye dinals, 1933; N o tte b a rt, B ra v e s, 1936; m a r k s m a n in calling the shots for r e a d e r s of the national Burw ell, Cubs, 1940. baseb all w eekly, recalled so m e of his b u irs -c y e hits when 24 — Doyle, scout, R e d Sox, 1918; he a p p e a r e d o n the N atio n al B ro a d c a s ttp g C o m p a n y ’s K u cster, scout, B ra v e s , 1920; B riggs, week-end M onitor p r o g r a m , J a n u a ry ' IO, Indians, 1934; S tig m an , Indians, 1936.

T ak in g tim e o u t fro m his seven-days-a-w eek job of 25—A dair, coach, Orioles, 1905; Lacalling the signals, a s well a s the shots, fo r the “ Bible of B ree, scout, R e d s, 1915; R o a c h , Baseball,*' Spink and his son, C, C. J o h n s o n Spink, B ra v e s, 1933. b ro u g h t liste n e rs of the nationw ide p r o g r a m behind the 26—G oostree, scout, Indians, 1888; scenes of T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s o p e ra tio n s a t 2018 W a sh ­ G elbert, scout, D odg ers, 1906; Lindeington av en u e, St, Louis. B en G r a u e r , introducing Pub- b erg , scout, Y a n k e e s, 1915; N iem an, Bob Ingham H shet Spink, d e sc rib e d T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s p la n t as C a rd in a ls, 1927. being “ the hom e of w h a t h a s c o m e to be r e g a r d e d a s th e g r e a t e s t sp o rts publication in th e w o rld ."

Spink, wlio w as interview ed b y S p o rts c a s te r Bob I n g h a m of KSD, St. Louis, pointed o ut t h a t T h e S p o r t i n g * N e w s has been in the h a n d s of m e m ­ b e r s o f the Spink fa m ily sin c e St. Meany Tells o f El>l>els Field P a t r i c k 's Day, M a rc h 17, 1886.

BOSTON SPORTS ED ITO R R ESIG N S ‘W ak e’ on CBS-TV P r o g r a m Asked w h a t the m a in p u rp o se of r t h u r S IE G E L resig n ed as sports e d i t o r o f t h e B o s to n T r a v e l e r r e ­ N E W YORK, N. Y . - B i l l Leonth e publication h a s been th ro u g h the c e n t l y a n d is s p e n d i n g a v a c a t i o n ard, who co n d u cts th e CBS-TV y e a r s , Spink replied bluntly; in t h e S o u th . S ie g e l h a d b e e n s p o r t s e d i t o r o f t h e T r a v e l e r f o r a l m o s t 30 p r o g r a m , “ E y e o n N e w Y o rk .” “ Its aim has alw ay s b e e n to call its years an d h ad b een em ployed b y th e devoted . ab out one-third of his s h o ts.”

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H e is e x p e c t e d b a c k in B o s to n a b o u t J a n u a r y 9 p r o g r a m , lo air in te r­ " T h a i has been p ro v en o v e r a long F e b r u a r y I a n d m a y l a k e a p o s ili p n w i t h view with T o m M ean y on the period of tim e ,” I n g h a m said. " Y o u 'v e a n o t h e r n e w s p a p e r Uiere. surrend''** of the E b b e t s F ield k e y s been credited with m a n y scoops, It .Jim m y B u r n s , s n o r t s e d i t o r o f t h e to the corpv atio n which will build would lake a long tim e to e n u m e r a te IMlaml ( F l a . ) H e r a ld , w h o h a d b e e n i n D b c to r 's H o s p ita l in M ia m i r e c e i v i n g a houbing di /e lo p m e n t on the site th e m , but w hat have been y o u r biggest t r e a t m e n t f o r a leg a i l m e n t , r e t u r n e d of the D o d g ers' old p a r k . scoops?” h o m e on J a n u a r y ’ 14.

V EECK . DRESSEN A T RACINE M eany explained t h a b h e w as a t “ T h e re have been som e big o n e s," R E S I D E N T B I L L ’ V E E C K of t h e F ra n k G ra h a m , sports colum nist of th e W h i t e So.x a n d M a n a g e r C h u c k E b b e ts F ield fo r the cerem onies the publisher replied, “ b u t I believe N e w Y o r k J o u r n a l - A m e r l c a n . is c o n f in e d D r e s s e n o f t h e B r a v e s will be t h e to L a w r e n c e H o s p i t a l In N e w R o ch elle, on a n a s s ig n m e n t from T h e the biggest one w as w hen w e c o rre c tly p r i n c i p a l s p e a k e r s at th e f o u r t h a n ­ N. Y. n u a l d i n n e r o f t h e S t. M a r y 's A t h l e t i c S p o r t i n g N e w s . T o m ’s story on A s s o c i R a c in e . Wis., J a n u a r y 20.

Ellis V e e c h . s p o r t s e d i t o r o f t h e E a s t A m o n ga tioo tnh eIn the final d a y of the D o d g er te n ­ i n a r i e s e x p e c t e d lo St. L o u is (III.) J o u r n a l a n d official s c o r e r a t t e n d t h e a frf a ilru m a r e T o m L cig ler, W h i te r n .::,. ancy a p p e a r s on P a g e l l of this f o r C a r d i n a l h o m e g a m e s, is u p a n d ox d ire c to r c t p a r k operations: Don a ro u n d again a f te r re c u p e ra tin g from S issue.

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MARACAIBO, Venezuela S o u th p aw T e d B o w s f i e l d (B o s ­ ton) hiked his v ic ­ to ry t o t a l to a n ev e n dozen a s R a ­ pines g r a b b e d th e B raves; R oland H cm ond, assistant fa rm lead in th e . O cci­ d i r e c t o r o f t h e B r a v e s , a n d Don H u ts o n , f o r m e r a l I - t i m e N a ti o n a l F o o t b a l l d en ta l L e a g u e L e a g u e e n d f o r th e G r e e n B a y P a c k e r s . playoffs. A t e n - .

G e n e r a l M a n a tj e r Ring D e v in e of tim e w in n e r d u r ­ t h o C a r d i n a l s will be Hie f e a t u r e d .speaker at th e a n i u m l f a tlie r -s o u ing t h e r e g u l a r b n n fin c t of St. IMiiTs t 'n l t e d C luireh ra c e , th e R a p in o s o f C h r is t In B ellev ille, ill.. F e b r u ­ a r y 3.

T e d B o w sfie ld g e e chalked u p W h i l e So.x C onch Don G u t t e r i d g c will two m o r e triu m p h s in the opening bo t h e p r i n c i p a l s p e a k e r a1 th e e i g h t h w eek of the playoffs. a n n u a l b a n q u e t of th e S i o u x l a n d O l d ­ Bowsfield g ained victory No. 12 in t i m e r s B a s e b a ll A sso c ia tio n at S io u x City. la .. J a n u a r y 21. B o b b y H o f m n n , a G lo 5 conquest of P a s to r a , J a n u a r y n e w m a n a g e r o f t h e S io u x C ity ( T h r e e I) S ods, will also a p p e a r oit th e p r o g r a m . C. Luis G a r c ia (P o z a R ic a ) w alloped a th re e -ru n h o m e r in the sixth inning M a c P I I A I L TO S P E A K A T L A N C A S T E R h e L a n c a s t e r ( P a .) S j) o r ts w r itc r s a n d off AI G runw ald (K a n s a s City) f o r B r o a d c a s t e r s As.socialion will h o ld R a p in o s ’ decisive blow. M a n a g e r L e s its f o u r t e e n t h a n n u a ) d i n n e r . J a n ­ P e d e n (S h rev e p o rt) and I n f i c l d t r u a r y 2G. S p e a k e r s will in c lu d e P r e s i ­ d e n t L e e M a c P h a il o f th e O rioles, J i m Chico C a rra sq u e l (White Sox) hoinG a l l a g h e r , c h i e f sco u t of t h e P h illie s : e re d for the losers.

J a c k ie F arrell, directo r of the Y ankee sp e a k e rs * b u r e a u , a n d C oach R ed A u e r ­ R a p in o s m a d e it four w ins in s i .k b a c h o f t h e B o s to n C e ltic s o f th e N a ­ playoff s ta rts , J a n u a r y IO, b y nosing t i o n a l B a s k e t b a l l A.ssocialiun.

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Also P redicted Shift of Browns T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s p re d ic te d a t the s a m e lim e the m o v e of the B row ns from Si. Louis lo B altim o re. “ Tiicre also w as the tim e E ddie Slan ky learned he had been dism issed a s m a n a g e r of the C ardinals w hen he r e a d alxjut it in T h e S p o r t i n g *N e w s on a F rid a y aftern o o n .” “ How is s u c h a w o r l d - w i d e p u b l i c a ­ tion a s T h e S po r t in g N e w s p u t t o ­ g e t h e r ? ” In g h a m in q u ired .

“ We have a staff of co rresp o n d en ts all o v er the c o u n try .” Spink declared. “ We h a \ e the lop w r ite rs in e a c h city and we have been asso ciated with them tor a g r e a t n u m b e r of y ears.

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We like tlieir w ork and th ey like u s . ” Asked to tell of the free d istrib ution of T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s lo m e m b e rs' of the A rm ed F o r c e s d u rin g World W ars I and II and the K o re an conflict.

Spink replied: “ T he firs t one lo give us the idea of the distribution of T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s to m e n in se rv ic e w as Col. B e n n e tt Clark, the son of C ham p Clark, who w as in c h a r g e of the 138th I n f a n try in F r a n c e d u rin g World W ar I. H e asked for p a p e rs and we s u p ­ plied them .

Service E dition D u rin g W a r ^ “ By World W a r I I ,” Spink con­ tinued, “ the re p u ta tio n and popularity of T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s w as sucli that Col. T h eo d o re B a n k s flew m e to W ashington and w e a r r a n g e d for a special Service E dition . We s ta rte d out with 14,750. copies a w eek and ran as high as 440,000 d u rin g the W orld’s Series. We also d is trib u te d copies to soldiers in hospitals. In addition, L ig­ gett & M y e rs a r r a n g e d for a special service edition which h a d a wide d istrib u tio n .”

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by D av e G a rro w a y , told how the t r a d e m a r k of the Spink publications. “ When in D oubt, Ask the Spinks.” helped b rin g a b o u t the first edition of one of the f i r m ’s m o s t p o p u la r books. “ We s t a r te d a file of questions we received co n cerning un u su al plays on the diam ond, a n d th is led lo the p ub­ lication of ‘K notty P r o b l e m s of B a s e ­ ball.' ” he said. “ It now is so com plete th a t it is re fe rr e d to by young and v e te ra n u m p ire s a lik e .”

D escribing the operation of p r e p a r ­ ing T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s for publica­ tion, the y o u n g e r Spink declared: “ T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s h a s so m e a s ­ pects of a mon<thly publication, so m e of a weekly and so m e of a daily. Some feature stories a r e p r e p a r e d a m onth in advance, o th e rs a . w eek in advance.

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D.tvc S l a t t e r y , a m e m b e r o f t h e s p o r t s s t a f f of t h e W a s h i n g t o n D a lly N e w s f o r te n y e a r s b e f o r e h e b e c a m e an a d m l n i s I r a l l v c aid lo F o o t b a l l C o a c h J o e K u haric’h o f N o t r e D a m e a y e a r ago, h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d p u b li c it y d i r e c t o r f o r th e W a s h i n g t o n R e d s k in s .

2 ,2 0 0 Will A ttend D iam o n d D in n e r at IMancliester, N. IL M A N C H E ST E R , N. H . - A crow d of 2,200 will a tte n d the M a n c h e s­ te r Union L e a d e r ’s twelfth an n u al baseball dinner, J a n u a r y 20, a t the A rm o ry h ere.

T he affair, la r g e s t d iam ond din­ n e r in the nation, will a t t r a c t m a n y p re s e n t and fo r m e r m a j o r lea g u ers.

A m ong the honored g u ests will be C asey Stengel, GU H odges, L a r r y S h erry . Bob Shaw, Dick Donovan, H a rv e y Kuenn, A! Kaline, S a m m y White and Vie Wertz.

Leo D urocher. Stenge! and the R ev. R o b e rt K eating will s h a re the role of m a in sp e a k e rs . C urt Gowdy, voice of the Red Sox, will be to a s tm a s te r.

A m ong those invited to sit a t the h ea d tab le a r e J , G. T a y lo r Spink, p u b lish er of T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s : C h arles P crin i, vice-president of the B ra v e s; R e d Rolfe, athletic d ir e c to r a t D a r tm o u th and fo r m e r m a j o r league m a n a g e r and in­ fielder. Bob F e l l e r and Bob M ur­ phy, radio and television s p o r ts ­ c a ste r.

P ro fits fro m the d in n e r a r c tu rn ed o v e r to the Union L e a d e r Fund. Inc., for dislributioiT tej charilaU le organizations.

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M A J O R PILOT.S A T IIA K EK SFJE LU A SE Y S T E N G E L . D iz / v D e a n . F r e d H a n e y , Bill R ig n c y a n d J o e G o r d o n a r c a m o n g t h e g u e s t s s la t e d to a t ­ t e n d th e B ak ersfield ( C a l if o r n ia ) Bears* first Mot .stove L e a g u e <linncr, J a n u a r y 2tt. D ave R osenlield. b u s in e s s m a n a g e r o f th e Bcar.s. a n d Bill P r u e t t w ill s e r v e a s c o - c h a i r m c n . O t h e r s i n ­ v ite d • to t h e a ff a ir a r e L e f t y G o m ez, C h a r l e y Dre.ssen. J o h n n y C allison a n d C alifornia L eag u e P re sid e n t E ddie M u l­ lig a n .

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W. L. P c t. G.B. R ap in o s ............... 4 2 ,667 . .

G avilan cs ........... 3 3 .500 I P a sto ra 2 4 ,333 2 ■ ■ . out P a s t o r a again , ! to 0, in the m o s t d r a m a t i c c o n te s t up to t h a t point.

A c a p a c ity crow d p a c k e d • O lym pic S tad iu m h e re fo r the g a m e . bringing in a g a le of $15,000.

M arcelin o Sanchez (Clinton), a lastm in u te addition to the R a p in o s ro s te r, a n d J o s e B rac h o (S a v a n n a h ), a P a s ­ t o r a rein fo rcem e n t, both d e liv e re d five-hit efforts. Luis A paricio (White Sox) sco red the g a m e ’s Ione r u n in the opening inning. A fter singling a n d ste alin g second, he ra c e d h o m e on a tw o -b ag g er b y N o r m C ash (Cleve­ lan d ).

O c c f d o i f a t O gliTips: A petition drjawn up by club o w ners and o th e r loop officials induced D r. R egulo P a chano, who h a d resigned as p resid en t, to re c o n s id e r and a g r e e to finish out th e se a so n in the post. . . . In a n o t h e r c h a n g e of h e a rt, it w as decided to allow P a s t o r a to a d d Chico C a r r a s ­ R e d S o x C a t c h e r .Sammy W h ite s p o k e quel! E a r lie r , th e M ilk ers w e re d e ­ a t th e f i f t h a n m f a l s p o r t s n ig h t of th e W a l l i n g f o r d (C o n n .) H o l e N a m e S o cie ty , nied p e rm issio n to sign him b e c a u se J a n u a r y l.'l. of his p a r t in the p la y e r s trik e which led lo suspension of the V enezuelan (C O N T IN U E D ON P A G E 22, COL. 3) A ssociation ra c e .

C a t c h e r S h c r m L o l l a r o f Hie Wiiito S o x will be a m o n g th e g u e s ts w h e n Hie F a r g o (N. D.) F L 'igles h o n o r C a r d i n a l S c o u t K e n B l a c k m a n at a d i n n e r . J a n ­ u a r y 2G. in r e c o g n i tio n of his tlir e e y e a r s o f s e r v i c e a s g e n e r a l m a n a g e r o f th e F a r g o - M o o r h c a d ( N o r t h e r n ) T w in s . L olJar w a s b a t b o y l o r F .iy c tlc v ille ( A r k n n sas-M isso u ri) w hen B lackm an m anaged t h e c lu b in lf)37.

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L E A D IN G P IT C H E R S Pitcher— Club Bill Dailey, Azueareros------Tom Gibson, Azueareros— .

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By L E O J . E B E R E N Z PANAMA, R. P. On th e surface, H u m b e rto R o bin­ s o n ’s re c o rd in the Panam a L eague th is w in te r se e m s to b e noth in g to b r a g about. Close e x a m i n a tion, though, r e ­ v e a ls t h e P h ila ­ d e lp h ia r ig h th a n d ­ e r is doing a treH u m b c r t o R o b i n s o n m e n d o U S job. He has been i n s t r u m e n t a l i n keeping M arlboro i n th e flag fight with Azucareros.

Robinson lost t h r e e of his first eight decisions. N e v e rth e le s s, h e h a s been re m a r k a b ly effective. T h re e of his five victories w e r e shutouts, and he had a 1.87 E R A a fte r 77 innings. In that s a m e s p a n h e h a d whiffed 73.

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in 104 innings l a s t se a so n a n d left him only 19 s h o r t of th e league s trik e ­ out re c o rd s e t b y Leo Goicoechea, Cuban southpaw , w ith C e rv e c e ria in 1948-49.

R obinson’s th ird sh u to u t and fifth triu m p h w as a seven-hit conquest of Cerveza B alboa, 5 to 0, J a n u a r y 5.

P e r r y ’s H o m e r Decisive In his n ex t outing, J a n u a r y IO, the B rew ers tu r n e d th e ta b le s on the big rig h th an d er, 4 to I. R obinson, h u rl­ ing the ro u te fo r th e sev en th tim e, battled J e r r y T h o m a s (St. Cloud) on even te r m s until th e eighth inning, when Bob • P e r r y (S an F ra n c is c o ) walloped a th r e e -ru n h o m e r to give Cerveza B a lb o a th e decision.

M eantim e, tw o y o u n g rig h th a n d e rs who s t a r r e d in th e S o u th ern A ssocia­ tion la st s u m m e r —Bill b a il e y and Tom Gibson—w e r e leading Azucarero s’ flag bid. D ailey boosted his r e c ­ ord to 4-1 w ith a 12-inni'ng, 6 lo 4 con­ q u e s t of C om ercios, J a n u a r y 5. C lar­ ence B uheller (A ustin) dou b led in the w inning runs.

Gibson picked u p his th ird win in four decisions, J a n u a r y IO, in a 7 to 4. success o v e r M a rlb o ro . Gibson helped his ow n icause w ith a bases-]oaded double.

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Flinging Jo!) fo r Caguas, Boosts His Record to 14-3

By M IG U E L J . FRAU SAN JUAN, P . R. .

E a r l Wilson has firm ly established h i m s e l f as t he Puerto Rican L eag u e’s p re m ie r pitcher. In a week featured by fine flinging, the Caguas • G uayam a rig h th an d e r whip­ ped front-running San J u a n twice.

Luis A r r o y o The two victories not only g av e Wilson (B o sto n ).an im ­ pressive 14-3 log, but also kept "alive the Criollos’ fleeting chances of over­ tak ing the leaders.

Wilson had an easy time when the two clubs m e t a t E s c o b a r P a r k here.

Staging a slugging carnival, Caguas

------------- Hi P u e rto Rican League (Including games of J a n u a r y 13) Club W. San J u a n .............40 Caguas-G ’nia -...36 M ayaguez ........... 32 Santurce .............25 Ponce •.................... 14

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h a m m e r e d out 21 hits to provide him with a 12 to 3 trium ph.

In th e ir next clash a t Caguas, J a n ­ u a r y l l , San J u a n ’s R ay Rippelm eyer (Seattle) furnished Wilson with a stiff arg u m en t, but the Criollo hurler final­ ly em erg ed victorious, 3 to 2. H e r­ m inie Cortes (York) drove in all three C aguas ru n s with a p a ir of homers.

The loss w as only the second for R ip ­ p elm ey er, an eight-gam e winner.

F is h e r P osts 12th Win J a c k F is h e r (B altim ore), San J u a n ’s biggest victor, chalked up win No. 12 as the Senators tripped M ay ag u ez twice, J a n u a r y IO. In the 9 to 6 open­ er, Relief Ace Luis A rroyo (Cubans) gained his tenth triu m p h —and seventh o v er the Indians. F ish e r then outpitched P e t e B urnside (Detroit), 5 to 3, to com plete Hip sweep.

E a r l i e r in the week, Burnside and a n o th e r lefty, C harlie Gorin (Austin) of Santurce, staged the se a so n ’s most sp e c ta c u la r pitching duel. Both had no-hitters for six innings and each finished with a two-hitter, but B urn­ side won in l l innings, I to 0, on a h o m er by J o e Christopher.

B urnside whiffed 15, giving h im 29 strikeouts in his la st two s ta r Is. Felix M aldonado (St. Cloud) m a d e both hits off the M ayaguez fireballer. He b e a t out an infield ta p in the seventh a n d then doubled in the ninth.

P u e r t o R i c a n P a lte r : A crowd of 8,235 tu rn ed out a t E s c o b a r P a r k here for the le a g u e ’s ann ual all-star gam e, and saw the N orth te a m d e f e a t the South in l l innings, € to 5. . . « San J u a n signed C atch er Tim Thompson and Outfielder J i m King, both of To* ronlo, and released Catcher* D ave R icketts (R o c h e s te r) and Chuck St a iii* land (M iam i).

Pitcner— d u b Ed Roebuck, Escogido___ A rt Mahaffey, Estrellas^ Juan Marichal, Escogido— Diomedes Olivo, Licey.__ Stan Williams,^ Escogido.

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F o r the firs t tim e in C uban L eag u e history, th r e e pitchers o n - one club will b o a st ten o r m o r e victories each. The te a m with the a c e trio, of course, is pennantbound Cienfuegos. T h e th r e e s o m e consists of Cam ilo P a s c u a l and P e t e R a m o s , both of W ashington, a n d R a u l Sanchez (Cincinnati). ' T h e g r e a t w o rk of this trio, plus th e ir m a t e s ’ rec o rd b re a k in g h o m e r production, h a s the E le p h a n ts th u n d e rin g tow ard th e ir second ch am pionship in five seasons. Be­ fore being stopped te m p o r a r ily b y M arian ao , J a n u a r y IO, Cienfuegos h a d r o a r e d to 23 victories in its la st 30 g a m e s Six D iffe re n t H u rlers Swing to tu rn the ra c e into a rout.

Although P a sc u a l w as the first of the Cienfuegos Com iio P a s c u a l W hitewash B rush in 8 Tills h u rle rs to a c h ie v e th e ten-victory level, Sanchez h a s been so im p re ssiv e lately th a t he is considered th e top ca n d id a te f o r M o s t V aluable P l a y e r hon­ ors. • Two o th e r m e m b e r s of the club, O utfielder T o n y G onzalez (C incinnati),

By FER N A N D O A. VICIOSO f l o o p b a ttin g le a d e r, a n d S hortstop Leo CD. T RU JILLO , D. R. C a rd e n a s (C incinnati), also a r e conCiiban League te n d e rs fo r th e a w a rd .

Several potential P a s c u a l gained his ten th triu m p h by (Including games of J a n u a r y 13) Big-Time s t a r s , besting M a r i a n a o ’s ace, Bobby Locke headed b y F ra n k Club, W. L. P c t. G.B. (C leveland), 4 to 3, J a n u a r y G. T h e H ow ard, a r e c o m ­ C ie n f u e g o s ..... 36 20 .643 ....

Cienfuegos rig h th a n d e r won No. l l piling im pressive M arian ao .......... .30 28 .‘517 7 a g a in s t H a v a n a , 3 to 2, J a n u a r y 13. batting figures in H a v a n a ................. 29 29 ‘ .500 8 Sanchez boosted his re c o rd lo 10-3 the D o m i n i c a n A lm endares ........19 37 .339 17 by b eatin g A lm e n d a re s , 5 to 2, J a n u ­ League, but p itc h ­ a r y 9. G eo rg e A ltm a n (C ubs), Bor­ ers stole the show rego A lv a re z (C ubans) a n d Cookie in ree cn t activity.

R o ja s (C u b an s) all h it for the circuit, In one eight-gam e giving th e E le p h a n ts 60 h o m e rs for stretch, six differthe season. A ltm a n ’s b la s t—his tw elfth F rank How ard en t h u r l e r s a u ­ —en ab led h im to tie F r a n k H e r r e r a thored w hitew ash jobs.

(P h ila d elp h ia) of H a v a n a for loop T he m o s t sp e c ta c u la r of the calci­ leadership. m ine p e rfo rm a n c e s w as turned in by R a m o s po sted v ic to ry No. 9 w hen Southpaw Alvin J a c k s o n ( P itts b u rg h ). the E le p h a n ts , sco rin g ten tim e s in^ H e lim ited Licey to one hit—a single the ninth inning fo r the s e a s o n ’s* —in pitching Aguilas C ibaenas to a 3 b ig g e st explosion, tro u n c e d H av a n a , to 0 victory, J a n u a r y 8. It w as J a c k ­ 13 to 2, J a u a r y 7. A ltm an and A lvarez so n ’s sev en th win.

By R O B E R T O H E R N A N D E Z both h o m e r e d d u rin g the uprising.

Olivo him self had fired a two-hit Loop P r e s id e n t R esigns MEXICO, D. F . m a s te rp ie c e in his previous outing to M ean tim e, an u p h e a v a I. in the blank E s tr e ll a s Orientales, 2 to 0.

B obby A vila is Ironically, both safeties w e re m a d e a w a y to a n a u s p i­ le a g u e ’s h i e r a r c h y and a f u rth e r d e ­ cious s t a r t as m a n ­ cline in a tte n d a n c e p ro v id e d c o n sid e r­ by his b r o th e r a n d m ound rival. Feda g e r of th e J a l a p a ab le off-the-field activity. D r. A rturo ■ : ’a Chilis. With the B en g o ch e a resig n ed as league p re si­ club in th e th ro e s d e n t a n d th e o th e r m e m b e r s of the D om inican League of a slum p, t h e b o a rd of d ire c to rs also quit. D r. Al­ (Including g a m e s of J a n u a r y 13) v e te r a n m a j o r fred o P e q u e n o w as n a m e d provisional Club.

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With the g a te a t G rail S tadium h e r e r e p l a c e d Ray Aguilas Cib’nas.~29 26 .527 5 Vi G a rz a G o m ez a t re a c h in g its low est p o in t in y ears, E s tr e lla s O r’Ies...27 28 .491 V/2 t h e h e l m a n d p la n s w e r e co m p leted to sw itch s e w Licey __________ 20 36 .357 15 Bobby A vila p ro m p tly guided e r a l m o r e g a m e s to cities in the in­ te r io r of the coun try. A lm e n d a re s a n d the Chilis to th r e e v icto ries in four s g a m e s , J a n u a r y 8-10. T he s p u r t lift­ Cienfuegos will p la y a t P a l m a So. erico Olivo (Jack so n v ille). Bob Sa- ed J a l a p a to within one length of the riano, O riente, J a n u a r y 23, and th e dowski (St. Louis) tripled and hom ernext night M a r i a n a o and Cienfuego* V era cru z L e a g u e lead. ed to figure in the two Licey runs.

T h e m a n a g e r ia l c h a n g e w a s the will m e e t a t Santiago d e C uba, OrU Stan Williams (Los A ngeles), J im loop’s fcecond this seaso n . T h e P u e b ­ cn tc. Both tr ip s will be by plane. .

U m b ric h t (P itts b u rg h ), A rt M ahaffey la Sweet P o ta to e s fired Alonzo P e r r y C u b a n C a p e r s: C ienfuegos h a d (P h ila d elp h ia) and E ddie D rapcho la st m onth a n d n a m e d Luis Molinero. b e a te n M a r ia n a o seven tim e s in a row (Mobile) tossed the o th e r shutout*.

F o r Cann® G o m e / , th e .Jalap* dis- before th e T ig er* n o se d e u t a 4 H o w a rd N e a r s R B I M a rk to 3 victory, J a n u a r y Id. Z oner Ver* U m b ric h t, Aguilas* a c e rig h th an d er, r n - ------------------------------------------------------------------------r n salles {W ashington) stole h o m e for* blanked loop-leading E sc o g id o o n the deciding run. . . . P itc h e r Bobby V e r a u u z League; three safeties, 12 to 0, in posting bis Locke o f M a r i a n a o r e t u r n e d .to the {Including g a m e s of J a n u a r y l l ) seventh win. T h e Victory* however, States, J a n u a r y 32, b e c a u s e o f hi* proved costly to Aguilas. A fter trip-, Club.

W. t . P c t. G.IL m o t h e r s illness. . . . i t d ev elo p s th a i P u eb la P a r r o t * . 24 l l .632 .... ling w ith the b a se s loaded, Bob Oldis Bote Allison (W ash in g to n ), Almon, J a l a p a ................... 24 16 .600 I (P itts b u rg h ) tr ie d to sco re w hen the d a r e s outfielder, left the elute w ith ­ throw t o the p la te eluded C a tc h e r C o rd o b a ............... 15 24 .385 %'/$ out perm ission a n d h a s been su s p e n d ­ N o rm S h e r r y (Los A ngeles). As Oldis P u e b la Stt'L po4. SI 21 .27ft ft’/ , ed for t h r e e y e a r s b y th e C a r ib b e a n slid hom e, S h e r r y ’s peg hit h im o n the C onfederation. . . * O rla n d o P e n * r n --------------------------------------------------------------------------- r n jaw . X -ra y s show ed a f r a c tu r e , a n d (C incinnati) h a d w on se v e n in a row m is s a l c a p p e d urn u n h a p p y w eek, Oldis m a y m is s th e «tart o f sp rin g for A lm e n d a r e s b e f o r e H a v a n a ’* since lie also w as inform ed t h a t fie training.

R en e V aldes ( M o n tr e a l) b e sted b im .

W a s out a s s k ip p e r o f M o n te rre y in D r a p c h o af so tegisterecf bi* s h u t ­ 4 to 0, J a n u a r y Kb the M exican S u m m e r L eague. o u t a t the e x p e n s e of Escogido, p e r ­ In A vila’s d e b u t its J a l a p a pilot, m ittin g ju s t foil/ hits in a 'A to V Cuban C a ra v a n a tw o -ru n single b y Miguel Aguilas tr iu m p h . ‘Mahaffey* pitching J a n u a r y F e r n a n d o / (V e ra c ru z ) ii* th e eig h th for E s tr e lla s , blanked Licey, A to 0.

LEAPING BATI ERS U k e the le a g u e ’s o t h e r sw alstniths, inning e a r n e d the Chilis ai J t o 2 d e ­ flay e r—Cit,* AB. lf. HJR. f;BI. -I'd.

F r a n k H o w a r d {Los A n g eles) w as cision o v e r C ord oba. T h e n ex t d a y Ion# Gonzalez, Cienfue&os 176 57 8 24 .324 Mary Breeding, Havana ? 1 6 *66 2 16 .306 cooled off durin g th e shutout p a ra d e . J alap a u n c o rk e d * 39-hit a tta c k t o Steve Demeter, Marianao .. 208 61 l l 35 .293 chill the C o ffe em ak e rs, 13 To 3.

Carlos ‘P aula, Almendares . 1 4 2 41 21 H ow ever, t h e b ig E sc o g id o slugger C o rd o b a g a in e d r e v e n g e in th e th ird Joe# Valdivielso, Mariana# 183 51 21 .279 h a d tw o lo o p record# w ithiif hi* Anritl Scull, Almendares.. 21fa 60 I * .27* g ra sp . With 4J RBls,- h e n e e d e d just g a m e , ex p lo d in g a siA-run n in th in­ Roman Mejias, Cienfuegos 230 6 * I 23 .27b*' Spangler, Marianao 47 Q7b nine m o r e to tie the m a r k s e t !>y ning fe a tu re d by p grand-slan* h o m e r Al Leo Carden.vs, Cienfuegos.. 177 4 "* l o <?8 .277 ?'* I / Alofizo P e r r y in 3953. l l is 13 trouble* by D a v e ’ R o b e rts (D allas) to win, 8 Dssie Alva ret, Cienfuegos , 105 to V H ow ever, R odolfo A lvarado w ere t h r e e shy oj th e re c o rd .

HEADING DITCHERS {V eracruz) co p p ed t h e aerie* finale f ilcher— CIA * IP. * 0 . 111 3. r n . f J o m i n i c a n J doings: Manage.® Joe ii)v J a la p a , I to 3.

Raul Sanchez, Cierfluejtfs ...105 52 l o 3 1.71 Schultz of L icey w a s lin e d $50 and ? d Bauta, Marianao . . . .......f >0 34 3 3 1.79 Meanwhile, the Sw eet P o ta to e s g a v e Camito fascual, Cieirfu egos 126 140 l l * 2.CD s u s p e n d e d five g a m e s fo r a ru c k u s J a l n p a * # help in g h a n d b y knocking Warren <#acUe>, O’avann ... l&t* 51 ft $ 2.20 with t h o umpires,, w hite t w o o f his •iff line loop-leading P u e b l a Parsc/ls Manuel Monlejs, MSrianao- 5 3 33 V I 2.21 b yod*?, Mariana*,..

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T h e y a re D o n Sch aeffer, who r e ­ ports to t h o Ind i a n s • training Johnny Pesky cam p this spring, and Lefty J i m W eaver (R ead in g ).

Pesky, a Detroit farm pilot, relied heavily on T ig er products in tho first­ ling race and finished third. Unable to obtain additional Detroit f a r m ­ hands to bolster his roster, he grabbed several Cleveland ch attels la s t month and now has Cinco E s tr e lla s bidding for the second-half title.

In addition to the mound duo, P e sk y ‘landed three other T r ib e prospects for the second half—F i r s t B a s e m a n Walt Bond (R ea d in g ), Infielder J a c k Kubiszyn (Mobile) and C atch er F r a n k Biskup (Mobile). All have contributed to the club’s upsurge.

Sch ae ffer annexed his fourth v ic ­ tory in six decisions, J a n u a r y 9, in beating first-half champion Leom 7. to -4.

F o u r nights e a r lie r he had

Nicaraguan L e a g u e (Including gam es of J a n u a r y 13) Club W. L . P c t . G .B .

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Oriental ................ IO 8 .556 2 L e o n .......................... IO 8 .556 I B o e r ........................ 4 14 .222 8 slopped Oriental on five hits, 9 to 3.

W eaver likewise tam ed Oriental, 6 to 2, Ja n u a r y IO. to help Cinco E s ­ trellas pull ahead of tho Sharks in the final-round scra p . I t was W e a v ­ e r ’s second win without a loss.

In Another g am e that day, Oriental Ace Danny Hayling scored his sixth victory of tile season over Leon in a 16 to 2 rout.

Pilot Calvino Quits Leon Indications of friction in the Leon high command added to the Melenudos’ troubles.

M a n ag er Wilfredo Calvino quit the club, J a n u a r y l l , and announced he was returning to Ha­ vana.

Me claimed Owner Virgilio Arguello had released P itc h e r G u s ­ tavo Muniz (Ja c k s o n v ille ) and In­ fielder Arnwncfo Lopez without his consent.

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Boer also lost the services of Outfielder Don Taussig ^T a co m a ), a recent p u r c h a s e 'fr o m O r ie n ta l,.when he quit a fter being re­ fused ji hike in* salary . . . . Duncan Campbell, native outifelder who is due To join Savannah this spring, c li­ m axed a steady clim b to the .400 class # b y going l-fo r -l for Leon, J a n u a r y 6.

Campbell alsc© led in hits, 72, and total bases. 121.

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LEADING BATTERS AB. R. Player— Club Duncan Campbell; Leon..—.175 50 Maury Lerner, Boer 177 30 .167 27 Lazaro Terry, Oriental--Orestes Hernandez, Leon.— 180 29 Pedro Almenares, Estrellas .130 18 Jim McManus, Boer_____ .152 30 .170 29 Joe Hicks, Boer----Manuel Diaz, Estrellas--- .174 22

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sponse to the live shows, livelier m atchm ak ing doubtless will be de­ manded.

Vincent C. Ziegler, president of the Gillette Co., said, ' ‘T h e re is a large segm ent of the sports-loving public which has a keen interest in the F r i ­ day night fights. T h e se bouts have a powerful public appeal. “ We would be v e ry a v erse to see the end of the p rogram as a Gillettesponsored event. However, we have not had time in which to discuss other possibilities/^ T e le c a sts B e g a n In *44 The F r i d a y night T V p ro g ram Is the oldest N BC video featu re. I t dates back to S ep tem b er 18, 1944, when Wil­ lie Pep m et Chalky Wright.

The N BC decision to quit its boxing tieup with the razor-blade outfit, in spite of G illette’s plea that the con­ tr a c t be extended, surprised Madison avenue.

Gillette and N BC a re partners in the $3,250,000 deal under which NBG televises the World’s S eries and AllS ta r play, with Gillette sponsoring.

Fight m a n a g e rs around the Garden failed to hail the N BC decision with enthusiasm. So m e of the super-opti­ mists said that now the sm a lle r clubs, placed on the sa m e T V level with the Garden, would r e v i v e . .

But the wise men said, “ T he Garden will find another channel.

I t will need the extra dough.”

VERACRUZ (CO N TIN UED F R O M P A G E 21) R am irez (M exico R ed s) accounted for two of the victories with four-hit and five-hit p erform ances.

V e r a c r u z M em os: A banner crowd of. 19,700 turned out at Puebla fo r the league all-star g am e and saw the F o re ig n e rs trim the Natives, 9 to 3.

Dave R ob erts led the winners with a two-run homer, double and single.

Several of thc# top natives picked by the fans didn’t play, including Bobby Avila, Vinicio G arcia (D allas) and Ben Valenzuela (San F r a n c is c o ) . . . .

The Sweet Potatoes reinforced their ro s te r by signing Shortstop Hector M ay er (M exico R ed s) and Outfielders Roberto Vea (Nuevo Laredo) and Tony Washington (G r a n d F o r k s ).

Washington had just been released •bv Cordoba.

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M rs. B e rn ad in e Burnes, 68 , m oth­ e r of R o b e r t L. Burnes, sports edi­ tor of the St. Louis Globe-Dcmocrat, died of a h eart atta ck , J a n u a r y 14, at h e r home at 5927 W aterm an avenue, St. Louis.

R eco v erin g from a virus a ttack suf­ fered about a week earlier, Mrs. B u rn es complained of feeling ill again, B o b B o w m a n , P h ilad elp h ia ou t­ J a n u a r y 14. She suffered the fatal field er, and E d d i e M iksls, f o r m e r , seizure while a doctor w as en route m a jo r leag u e in fie ld e r , w ere guests of h o n o r a t th e W ilm in g to n (D el.) to h e r home.

T r a f f i c C l u b ’s a n n u a l s p o r t s n i g h t , Her husband, B r ia n P. Burnes, well­ J a n u a r y 6. known co m m ercia l artist in St. Louis, K e r b y F a r r e ll w ill b e th e p rin cip a l s p e a k e r a t t h e a n n u a l O ld T i m e r s ’ b a n ­ was fatally injured in an apparent q u e t , T h u r s d a y , J a n u a r y 28. i n N a s h v i l l e , robbery outside the fam ily home just T e n n . T h e o n e -tim e C levelan d m an ager, They had been w h o p i l o t e d B u f f a l o t o t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l under a y e a r ago.

L e a g u e p e n n a n t l a s t s e a s o n , r e s i d e s in m arried 45 y ea rs.

H enderson, T enn .

B o rn in St. Louis, M rs. Burnes S T A M F O R D , C O N N ., T O F E T E R I C K E Y spent h er e a rly childhood y e a rs at R A N C H R I C K E Y w i l l b e p r e s e n t e d Louisville, K y ., then returned to St. a n a w a r d b y t h e S t a m f o r d O ld T i m ­ She has served as an offi­ e r s ’ A t h l e t i c A s s o c i a t i o n a t t h e Louis. g r o u p ’s a n n u a l d i n n e r a t S t a m f o r d . c e r of the Christian B ro th ers College C on n., F e b r u a r y I . I t w ill b e p re sen te d l o h i m b v J a c k i e R o b i n s o n , a r e s i d e n t o f mothers* club and a volunteer worker S t a m f o r d . R i c k e y , n o w p r e s i d e n t o f t h e at F ir m in Desloge Hospital and the C o n t i n e n t a l L e a g u e , b r o k e t h e g a m e ’s c o l o r l i n e b y s i g n i n g R o b i n s o n w h i l e Convent of the Good Shepherd. g en eral m a n a g e r o f th e D odgers.

Surviving are four sons, R o b e rt L ., B r ia n P . and Donald F . Burnes of E d d i e S L a n k y o f t h e C ardinals* front o f fic e w ill b e a m o n g th e s p e a k ­ St. Louis and J a m e s R ichard Burnes ers a t th e a n n u a l T e m p le E m a t m - E l of G r e a t F a lls , Mont., and l l grand­ M e n ’s C l u b a t B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , J a n u a r y 20. children.

F u n e ra l serv ice s were held on J a n ­ T h e S a n D iego H o t S to v e L e a g u e a n ­ n o u n c e d t h a t V i c e - P r e s i d e n t F r e s c o uary 18 at St. R o c h ’s Roman Catholic T h o m p s o n o f t h e D o d g e rs w ill be th e p r i n c i p a l s p e a k e r a n d C o m e d i a n P h i l Church, with burial at Calvary C em e­ H a r r i s w i l l b e t h e m a s t e r o f c e r e m o n i e s tery.

M IL L E R F A N S TO S A L U T E COHEN NDY COHEN, the P h illie s’ new th ird b a se c o a c h , w ill b e a m o n g the gu ests o f h o n o r at th e th ir ­ te e n th an n u al M in n eap o lis B aseb all B o o s te r s ’ d in n e r a t th e P ic k - N ico llet H o t e l i n M i n n e a p o l i s , J a n u a r y 25.. C o h e n , a m i n o r l e a g u e m a n a g e r f o r 15 y e a r s , played w ith th e M in n ea p o lis (A m e ric a n A sso cia tio n ) M illers u n d e r D o n ie B u sh f r o m 1932 t h r o u g h 1938.

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P IT T GROUP TO HONOR COOPER I L B U R C O O P E R , w ho hu rled fo r t h e P i r a t e s f r o m 1912 t o 1924, w i l l b e th 6 guest o f h o n o r at th e sixth ann ual d in n er dance o f the P itts ­ b u rg h P ro fe ssio n a l B a se b a ll A ssociation in t h e U r b a n R o o m o f t h e P e n n - S h e r a t o n H o t e l i n P i t t s b u r g h , J a n u a r y 23. T h e f o r m e r s o u t h p a w , a p a s t p r e s i d e n t of* th e A s s o c ia tio n , w ill b e p r e s e n te d w ith a plaque.

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Transactions M A JO R LEA G U ES C a r d in a ls — A ssigned P it c h e r B ill Sm ith from R o c h e s t e r to B u f f a lo to co m p le te D e c e m b e r sw ap o f O u tfield er B o b b y G e n e S m i t h to P h i l l i e s f o r C a t c h e d C a r l S a w a tski.

In d ia n s —T r a d e d S e co n d B a s e m a n R a y W e b s t e r to R e d S o x f o r P i t c h e r L e o K icly .

P h illies — Traded- O u tfield er R i c h i e A s h b u r n to C u b s f o r I n f i e l d e r s A I D a r k and J i m W oods and P itc h e r J o h n B u z h a rd t; assigned O u tfield ers Don L a n ­ d r u m a g d B a r t D u p o n to B u f f a l o .

H e els— A s s i g n e d C a t c h e r D o n P a v l e t i c h to N a s h v i l l e .

W hite Box — S ig n ed In fie ld e r C h i c o C arrasq u el as fre e agent.

CLA SS AAA d e n v e r — A c q u i r e d I n f i e l d e r s O ssie A l ­ varez. O s s i e V irg il and J i m H ughes.

P it c h e r s Dog K a is e r and H aifk A g u irre a n d O u t f i e l d e r 13 u b b a M o r t o n f r o m C h arleston . W . Va. In d ian ap o lis— P u rc h a se d C a tc h e r B o b ­

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M rs. D o ra J . Schofield, who served a s s e c r e t a r y to the four presidents of A n h e u s e r - B u s c h , Inc., in St. Louis, over a . 68-year period, died of a heart a tta c k a t B a r n e s Hospital, St. Louis, J a n u a r y l l . At 84, she w as the oldest em ploye of the company in both age and service.

Until M rs . Schofield suffered a heart attack , J a n u a r y 7, she w as active as confidential s e c r e t a r y to August A. Busch, J r . , the fourth president of the b rew ery and president of. the Cardi­ nals.

She b e c a m e the s e c re ta ry of Adolp­ hus B u sch , founder and first president of the brew ery, when she was 16 and a f te r his death continued a s s e cre ta ry for his son, August A. Busch, Sr. In 1934, she b e c a m e s e c r e ta r y to Adolp­ hus Bu sch I I I, who was succeeded as president by the present head of the com pany in 1946.

She accom panied the Busch family on all im portant trips and correspond­ ed regularly with every m e m b e r of the la rg e family.

M rs. Schofield, w h o s e husband, F r e d ; died in 1936, is survived by a n iece and a nephew.

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H E R M O S IL L O , Son.—Infielder David Ocampo is the new m an­ a g e r of last-place Hermosillo of the Sonora L e a g u e. He succeeds Virgilio A rteag a , v e t e r a n first b a s e m a n who w as released e a r ly this month. E d E s c a l a n t e ( V e r a ­ cruz) w as signed to re p la c e Arte­ aga a t the gatew ay.

At a m eeting in E m p a lm e , J a n ­ u a ry 8, both H erm osillo and Navo jo a sought to toss in the towel b e c a u s e of financial troubles.

However, the league decided to continue operations despite being plagued b y red ink and the w ettest winter in l l y e a r s .

T h e standing through J a n u a r y IO follows: * Club.

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B u n n y F ah riq u e, S h o r t s t o p f o r B ro o k ly n in ’16-17* Dies A lb ert L a v e r n e (Bunny) F a b rlque, a shortstop for W ilbert R o b ­ inson’s B rooklyn team , during por­ tions of the 1916 and ’ 17 seasons, died a t V etera n s Hospital in Ann Arbor, M ich., J a n u a r y IO. He w as 72.

F a b riq u e , a native of Clinton, M ich., began his O. B . c a r e e r in 1908 with J a c k s o n (South M ichi­ g an ) and w as with F o r t W ayne (C entral) and P rovid ence ( E a s t ­ ern ) before he was drafted by B rooklyn late in the 1916 season.

He appeared in two g a m e s fo r the D odgers that season and in 25 contests in 1917 before he returned to Toledo.

He is survived by three sisters, six nieces and a nephew.

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J i m printed the schedule. T o m ak e the Cubs even m ore unhappy, he didn’t order any tickets! <• * * Nine Y e a r s in Row O ver .500 T h e champion Chicago White Sox. have finished above .500 the last nine seasons, starting their second-division escap e under Paul R ich ard s in 1951.

T h e ir best previous stre a k was six, from 1904 through 1909. T h r e e m a n ­ ag ers have contributed to the cu rren t unbroken run. In his four seasons, R ich a rd s had a 345-271 record. M arty M arion’s totals in 1955 and 1956 w ere 176-132. Al Lopez is 266-196 in th ree y e a rs a s skipper. T he nine-year t o ­ tals a re 787 won and 599 lost for .568.

In the previous nine seasons, the White Sox only once finished on the top side of .500 under th ree lead ers.

This occurred when they won 82 and lost 72 under J i m m i e Dykes in 1943 fo r their only first-division finish during the distressing period. In those nine y e a r s , the White Sox won 608 and lost 765 for .450. M anagers, in addition t o J 3 y k e s , during this seg m en t w ere T ed Lyons and J a c k Onslow, who w as replaced during his second y e a r of White Sox m an ag em en t, 1950, by J o h n (R e d ) Corriden. * * *

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be a pitcher or a c a tc h e r. . . •. Of the 14 m inor leaguers drafted by the m a ­ jo r s in St. Petersbu rg , four were c a tc h e rs , four were pitchers.*. . . T h e Cubs’ E r n ie B an k s has a wide range off the field, too. . . . R e c e n t assign­ m ents included a speecli to a g rad e school graduating cla ss in Chicago and appearing as an instructor at a b a s e ­ ball school. . . . Lon E v a n s , who was a s t a r end at T e x a s Christian University and in the National League, is a candidate for sheriff of T a r r a n t Coun­ ty, T ex . . . . Lon, a National Football League g a m e official, resigned as s p e­ Robinson, who cial investigator for the district a t ­ a fte r a profes­ torney in F o r t Worth when he sw itch­ died suddenly ed to politics.

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Stew art J o h n (R e d ) umpired in the minors sional boxing c a re e r, in Pittsburgh, J a n u a r y y e a rs old.

Ohio V alley) from 1951 to 1953, died He was a topflight lightweight in at Billings M e m o r i a l Hospital in Pittsburgh before World War I and Chicago, J a n u a r y 8, a f te r an illness once held Battlin g Nelson to a draw of two months. Grubb was 30 y e a rs after Nelson had lost his champion­ old. ship.

During his umpiring career, Grubb, who resided at K a n a k e e , III., Robinson officiated in the E a s te rn , pitched for the E a s te r n Illinois Uni­ Mid-Atlantic, T h ree I and Central versity at Charleston before he signed leagues. L a t e r he b ecam e prominent his first co n tract with the Cubs* fa rm in the Pittsburgh a re a as a boxing system. referee and judge.

He i.s survived by his .wife, two Robinson, whose wife died last De­ daughters and his parents. c e m b e r 22, is survived by a son and ■ two daughters.

Jo h n J . Sanford, fath er of K a n s a s City Scout G eorg e ( J a c k ) Sanford and Clayton E . ( S p i k e ) Van Alstyne, father-in-law of B en Chapman, fo r­ fo rm e r Washington hurler and father m e r m a jo r league player and m a n ­ of two fo rm e r minor leaguers, Allan ager, died a t B irm ing ham , A la., J a n ­ and Clayton, died at Columbia M e­ uary IO. He w as 76. morial Hospital in Hudson, N. Y ., J a n ­ Sanford, a retired public account­ uary 5. He was 59. ant, also is survived by his wife, two T h e fo rm e r righthander was with other sons, J a m e s and Jo h n ; two the Sen ato rs in 1927 and ’28, a p p ea r­ daughters, M rs. Ben C h a p m a n and ing in a . total of six games.

M rs. E a r l Guy, three brothers and a A resident of Stuyvesant, N. Y ., he sister. was in O. B . from 1923 to 1933. In addition to Washington, he was with Speros B a x e s , father of Infielders Pittsfield, A l b a n y and Bridgeport J i m B a x e s of the Indians and Mike* (Eastern), Birm ingham (Southern) B a x e s of Richmond (In tern atio n a l), and Minneapolis (A m erican Associa­ died a t Notre D am e Hospital in San tion).

F r a n c is c o , J a n u a r y 7, following a He is survived by his wife, M rs. short i l l n e s s . 0 M artha Van Alstyne and two other B o x e s, a native of G reece who* was sons, R ich a rd and R og er. a rope maker© in San F r a n c is c o , is J a m e s Kenneth Grubb, who hurled for P a r is, and Mattoon (Mississippi*

survived by another son, Andre\v; his wife, Mrs. E m ily B a x e s , a brother anc! eight grandchildren.

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a t his a l m a m a t e r . . . . G e o r g e M a r s h a l l , o w n e r of th e R e d s k i n s , w h o op pose s ex p an s io n in th e N a t i o n a l F o o t b a l l L e a g u e , is u r g i n g his W a s h i n g t o n c o u n t e r ­ p a r t in b a s e b a l l , C a l v i n G r iff i th , to follow his lea d. M a r s h a l l r e p o r t e d l y is w o r r i e d a b o u t C o n g r e s s i o n a l r e p r i s a l a n d t h i n k s C o n g r e s s al so m i g h t c r a c k down on b a s e b a l l if t h e m a j o r s d e c i d e to e x p a n d r a t h e r t h a n e n c o u r a g e the Con tinental L e a g u e .

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CH IC AG O, 111.—T h e Bill V e e c k Chuck Com iskey h a s s l e flared a n e w on J a n u a r y 14 b u t it t u r n e d out to be m uch ado about noth­ ing.

Comiskey revealed he had offered to buy Veeck out and B a r­ n u m Bill r e t o r t e d w i t h a r e s o u n d ­ ing no. T h i s l a t e s t o f f e r w a s m a d e b y C o m i s k e y ’s f a t h e r - in - law, F r a n k J . C u r r a n , w h o m e t White Sox V i c e - P r e s i d e n t H a n k G r e e n ­ b e r g f o r lu nc h a t a loop hotel a n d m a d e a n o ffer to b u y 54 p e r c e n t of t h e W h it e Sox s t o c k he l d b y the Veeck group.

G re e n b e rg w as taken by s u r ­ p r i s e . H e s aid his m e e t i n g with C u r r a n w a s a r r a n g e d “ only in an a tte m p t Jo have M r. C u rran con­ v in c e C o m i s k e y t h a t it would be b e t t e r f o r all c o n c e r n e d if Chuck join t h e V e e c k f o r c e s t o m a k e for a sm o o th er working corporation. “ C u r r a n ’s o f f e r , ” G r e e n b e r g s a id , “ is r id i c u l o u s a n d w o n ’t ev en be c o n s i d e r e d . ” Veeck , on a s p e a k i n g t o u r with M a n a g e r Al L o p e z a n d s e v e r a l White Sox p l a y e r s , w a s c o n t a c t e d in P e o r i a a n d said: “ W e a r e n o t going to sell a n y s h a r e s f o r a n y p r i c e a n d w e will c o n t i n u e to m a i n t a i n th e p o s i t i o n t h a t it is o u r g r o u p t h a t is r e a d y a n d willing to b u y M r . C o m i s k e y ’s i n t e r e s t s in the ball c l u b . ” HOLTZMAN.

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Billy k n o w s m o r e a b o u t t h e W a s h i n g t o n S e n a t o r s t h a n a n y o t h e r m a n in th e o r g a n i z a t i o n w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n of b r o t h e r Cal, th e a d o p t e d so n of the lat e C l a r k G r i f f i t h . . . . R o b e r t s o n h a s h a d to r e p a i r th e Nats* fe nces to o v e r c o m e t h e b i t t e r n e s s t h e f a n s felt w h e n Griffith t h r e a t e n e d to move. ♦ . . S u r p r i s i n g l y , s e a s o n t i c k e t s a l e s a r e g o in g v e r y well in Wa shington. * * * G o r d o n C o l e m a n , t h e p r o m i s i n g f i r s t b a s e m a n the R e d s o b t a in e d f r o m Hie Indians, c o m e s f r o m a n old W a s h i n g t o n b a s e b a l l fa m il y . . . . G o r d o n ’s dad an d two o f h is u n c l e s w e r e o u t s t a n d i n g s a n d l o t p l a y e r s an d w e r e t ic k e t e d for tho big l e a g u e s b e f o r e W o r l d W a r II a n d o t h e r t h in g s i n t e r f e r e d . # * ♦ C o ils’ C . M . K e lle tt O n c e

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Don K ell ett , g e n e r a l m a n a g e r of t h e c h a m p i o n B a l t i m o r e Colts, owes his a t h l e t i c s t a r t to b a s e b a l l , n o t football. . . . D o n w a s a s a n d l o t s h o r t s t o p a r o u n d N e w Y o r k w h e n a n u m p i r e n a m e d T o m m i e D e g n a n , a l s o f a m e d as a football official, s a w t h e y o u n g s t e r a n d r e c o m m e n d e d him to Al Kruze, the old P e n n a t h l e t e w h o w a s r e c r u i t i n g f or his a l m a m a t e r . . . . It w a s on the b as is of K c l l e t t ’s b a s e b a l l a b i l i t y t h a t K r u z e a s k e d h im to go to P en n . . . .

Kellett also w a s a f in e q u a r t e r b a c k a n d b e c a m e o n e of the Quakers* g r e a t e s t football p l a y e r s . . . . D o n s t a r r e d in football, b a s k e t b a l l a n d b a s e b a l l while a t P e n n anet is b e l i e v e d to b e th e f i r s t b o n u s p l a y e r in b a s e b a l l hist or y . . . .

Hie Re d Sox signori h i m f or a b o n u s in 1934, but Kellett c h o s e lo .stay in football. * ♦ • I f s b e t t e r t h a n a n e v e n b e t t h a t th e S e n a t o r s w ^ n ’t m a k e a single t r a d e b e f o r e g o i n g to s p r i n g t r a i n i n g . . . . C a lv in Gr iffith is still trying, but d e a l s h a v e c o l l a p s e d w i th e v e r y c lu b. . . . Griffith r e a l l y is a f t e r a s e c o n d b a s e m a n . . . . H e t h i n k s his 19-year-old C u b a n s h o r t s t o p , Zorro V e r s a l le s , c a n do a g o o d j o b if h e ’s b a c k e d up by an e x p e r i e n c e d second sacker. *. * * IL G a b r i e l M u r p h y , Hie W a s h i n g t o n i n s u r a n c e m a n w h o own s 40 p e r cent of t h e N a t s , s a y s h e h a s no i n t e n t i o n of selling his sloc k. His e q u it y h a s tripled in th e e i g h t y e a r s h e ’s o w n e d th e stoc k. . . . M u r p h y h a s r e c e i v e d al le a s t a h al f -d o ze n o f f e r s f o r hi s s h a r e s . . . . P e o p l e , a p p a r e n t l y , a r e funny.

- . . T h e r e ’s no w a y t h e G r iff it h f a m i l y will s u r r e n d e r c o n tr o l an d t h e r e ’s no w a y a 40 p e r c e n t s t o c k h o l d e r c a n g e t tile n e c e s s a r y 12 p e r ce nt for c o n ­ trol. . . . And still e v e r y b o d y w a n t s lo t r y it. * ’♦ ♦

H a r d e r H o ld s R e c o r d — W o r e T r i b e U n ifo rm Since 2 8 N a t W a l l a c k , p u b l i c r e l a t i o n s d i r e c t o r of the C le v e la n d In dia ns, s e n d s a ge ntl e r e m i n d e r t h a t h i s m a n , C o a c h M el H a r d e r , h a s w o r n th e s a m e u n i f o r m l o n g e r t h a n a n y m a n in t h e g a m e t o d a y . . . . ' T h i s c o l u m n r e m a r k e d t h a t b r a n k C r o s e tt i , Y a n k e e c o a c h , p r o b a b l y w a s a l o n e in this d e p a r t m e n t , h a v ­ ing w o r n th e s a m e u n i f o r m a s a p l a y e r a n d c o a c h s in c e 1932. . . . “ O u r m a n H a r d e r g o e s b a c k to 1928 in a n u n b r o k e n s t r i n g , ” sc old s N a t e . *

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C h u c k D r a z e n o v i c h , t h e R e d s k i n s ’ g r e a t l i n e b a c k e r for the p a s t ten y e a r s , is o p e n i n g a b o w l i n g al le y in W a s h i n g t o n . . . . C h u c k still re fu s es to c o n f i r m a r e p o r t h e will r e t i r e . . . . He h a s r e c e i v e d a t e m p t i n g offer f r o m the A m e r i c a n F o o t b a l l L e a g u e , but the c h a n c e s a r e th a t if he does p l a y n e x t s e a s o n it will be for th e R e d s k i n s . * * * * Lik e T e d W i l l i a m s , N e l l i e F o x h a t e s to get into th e “ s o u p a n d f i s h ” o r tuxedo. , . , W h e n J i m m y J o h n s o n , a c h a i r m a n of th e W a s h i n g t o n l o u c h d o w n C l u b ’s b a s e b a l l , c o m m i t t e e , told Nellie h e w a s g o in g to g e t th e C l a r k Gr iffith M e m o r i a l A w a r d , F o x s a i d : “ I h o p e I d o n ’t h a v e to w e a r a t u x e d o . I h a t e th e t h i n g s . ” . # . Ncdlie g r o a n e d w h e n told a tux w a s t h e “ u n i f o r m . »

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F r i c k h a d a lot of c h a n c e s to i n d u lg e in s o m e “ b a c k g r o u n d ” tal ks with s e v e r a l s e n a t o r s a n d c o n g r e s s m e n . . . . S e n a t o r K e n n e t h B. K e a t i n g of New York, w h o l i s t e n e d to B r a n c h R i c k e y ’s woes r e c e n t l y , w a s a t the b a n q u e t to p r e s e n t a t r o p h y lo t h e n a t i o n ’s No. I football t e a m , . S y r a c u s e . . . . S e n a t o r Keat ing , a s t a u n c h s u p p o r t e r of b a s e b a l l , h ad a n off-the-cuff c h a t with F r i c k anc! it did both a lot of g o o d lo t a l k i n f o r m a l l y . * * + E x p a n sio n

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Leo L a s s e n as p u b li c it y d i r e c t o r a n d Bill Sears as p r o m o t i o n m a n a g e r .

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Red B a r b e r , Y a n k e e b r o a d c a s t e r , w h o <loes-a n a t i o n - w i d e r a d i o a n d te le vi si on b r o a d c a s t , is r e c o v e r i n g f r o m s t o m a c h s u r g e r y al tile N o r t h e r n W e s t c h e s t e r Hospital in Mt. Kisco, N. Y. B a r b e r w a s o p e r a t e d on J a n u a r y 7, f o r t h e r e m o v a l of p a r t of his s t o m a t a .

KRICK N A M E D TO B A N K BOARD O M M I S S I O N E R F O R D C. KRICK h a s b e e n elected lo Hie b o a r d of d i r e c ­ tors of t h e G r a n a t a n N a ti o n a l B a n k a n d T r u s t Co of B r o n x Ville, N. Y..

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0 Bill S t e i n c c k e , w h o piloted McCook to th e c h a m p i o n s h i p of t h e N e b r a s k a S t a t e L e a g u e last season, h a s bee n nopo in te d t o t h e h e l m of E a u Cl ai re ( N o r t h ­ e r n ) by t h e M i l w a u k e e o r g a ni z at io n .

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J . C. D u n n , f o r m e ) m a n a g e r in tile C a r d i n a l s ’ o r g a n i z a t i o n a g r e e d in a t e l e ­ p h o n e c o n v e r s a t i o n to pilot t h e P e n ­ sacola ( A l a b a m a - F l o r i d a ) Angels. J o e P n n a c c i o n e , n e w p r e s i d e n t of t h e club, a n n o u n c e d . D u n n , a p h y s ic a l e d u c a t i o n instructor at Southeastern O k l a h o m a S t a t e T e a c h e r s College d u r i n g t h e o t f seas on, m a n a g e d D o t h a n In t h e A l a b m n a F l o r i d a i n 1958 a n d 59.

M E X I C A N L O O P TO O P E N A P R I L I S F F I C I A L S of t h e M e x i c a n L e a g u e s e t A p r il 26 as o p e n i n g d a t e of t h e 1960 s e a s o n a t a m e e t i n g in Mex ico City, J a n u a r y l l . P h i l P i t o n , as s is t­ an t lo P r e s i d e n t G e o r g e T r a i n m a n of t h e N a t i o n a l Ass oci atio n, a t t e n d e d t h e s e s ­ sion t o a c q u a i n t M e x i c a n o w n e r s a n d o p e r a t o r s of t h e i r f a r m cl ub s ip th e newly-organized Mexican C enter League w i t h O. B. r e g u l a t i o n s . It w a s disclosed during the m eeting that Heriherto Rod­ riguez S o d a . w h o h a d o p e r a t e d t h e N u e v o L a r e d o Owls t h e last t h r e e s e a ­ sons. h a d sold t h e c l u b t o a g r o u p h e a d ­ ed by C a rl o s P e r e z Man cilJ a. P l u t a r c o Elias Calles, g e n e r a l m a n a g e r of t h e M ex ic o C it y Reds, also r e v e a l e d t h a t O w n e r H e c t o r P e r a l t a h a d d e c i d e d to q u i t a n d w a s d i c k e r i n g to sell th e cl u b.

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H u g e B onuses T a l k B ack lo S q u a w k in g Coaches M a y b e a c o l l e g e e d u c a t i o n c a n be o v e r r a t e d . T h a t w a s o n e i m p r e s s i o n as NCAA b a s e b a l l c o a c h e s s l a m m e d t h e p r o s f or r e f u s i n g to q u i t s ig n i n g c a m p u s bonus babies.

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A n li-T ru sl Legislation T r a p s Even E x p e r ie n c e d Lawyers D i s r e g a r d all t h a t guff y o u r e a d a b o u t t h e a n t i - t r u s t a c t in b a s e b a l l and football. T h e m a g n a t e s s o u n d i n g off d o n ’t k n o w w h a t t h e y a r e t a l k i n g a b o u t; t h e i r u n i n f o r m e d s q u a w k s a r e n ’t w o r t h t h e n e w s p r i n t . G r o g Dillon, B a r r o n H i l t o n ’s l a w y e r , e x p l a i n e d to m e a t Hie A F L m e e t i n g in M i n n e a p o l i s th a t a n t i - t r u s t j u r i s p r u d e n c e w a s a v e r i t a b l e l a b y r i n t h in w h i c h n o t e v e n (he m o s t e x p e r i e n c e d l a w y e r s co u ld v e n t u r e a n opinion with c o n f i d e n c e on a c a s e .

H a i r l i n e s tu f f all t h e w a y ; t h e m a g n a t e s a n d J o e F o s s , t h e A F L c z a r , h ad b etter see t h e i r ’ counselors. * An e x a m p l e : T h e N F L w a s g r a n t e d th e r i g h t , In a n a n t i - t r u s t suit, to b l a c k o u t T V in a c it y on th e d a y of a g a m e . Dillon n o t e d t h a t t h e right w a s s p e c i f i c a l l y e x t e n d e d to t h e N F L ; it d o e s n o t n e c e s s a r i l y follow, w it h ­ out f u r t h e r li ti g a ti o n , t h a t t h e A F L h o l d s t h e s a m e p r i v i l e g e .

S t e v e Ow en, f a m o u s old G i a n t c o a c h n o w in C a n a d i a n football, c o n t e n d s t h a t all ki d s e v e r y w h e r e —h i g h sch ool, college, p r o —s h o u ld p l a y t h e s a m e r u l e s . Ow en c i t e s t h a t h i g h s c h o o l s a r e m o r e in s y m p a t h y with p r o s th an with co l le g e s. It w o ul d b e a m e a n s of g e t t i n g t h e NCAA c o m e d y s k i t off the b o a r d s . A n n u a l l y (he w o r k i n g c o a c h e s r e c o m m e n d c h a n g e s , a n d t h e g e n e r a l NCAA c o m m i t t e e t u r n s t h e m d o w n . W h y not sit at t h e s a m e tab le , g e n t l e m e n ? * * * *

Sock C o m ed y T a k i n g S h a p e iii Congress It h a s n ’t b e e n s e t to m u s i c , but t h e r e is a s o c k c o m e d y skit t a k i n g p l a c e in th e c a p i t a l . P r o fo otba ll, wh ich is u n d e r t h e S h e r m a n Act, is lob by in g f o r C o n g r e s s to p a s s a l aw e x e m p t i n g c e r t a i n o r g a n i z a t i o n a l p r a c t i c e s . B a s e ­ ball, w h ic h is n o t d e e m e d in i n t e r s t a t e c o m m e r c e , h o p e s C o n g r e s s d o e s n o t h ­ ing w h i c h would s l a p the S h e r m a n Act on big l e a g u e b u s i n e s s p r a c t i c e . N ot e t h a t e v e n B r a n c h R i c k e y , s e e k i n g s u p p o r t f or t h e C o n t i n e n t a l L e a g u e in W a s h ­ ington, s t a t e d f i r m l y that he d i d n ’t w a n t a law. Not n o w —p l e a s e . T h a t S u p r e m e C o u r t b a s e b a l l “ u m b r e l l a ” looks fine to th e M a h a t m a , , too. * * * B e l a t e d t r i b u t e to B a l t i m o r e p r e s s box— football a n d b a s e b a l l . T h i s is th e e p i c u r e a n s p o t on the s p o r t s b e a t . C r a b c a k e s s e r v e d s u r p a s s a n y d i s h e d out by finest r e s t a u r a n t s in th e n a t i o n . T h e y k n o w ho w to f ry an o y s t e r without losing it in a b l a n k e t of g o o e y d o u g h . In t h e s u m m e r , t a b l e s h e a p e d with boiled c r a b s p r o v i d e a s u m p t u o u s f e a s t. * * * While c z a r s a n d m a g n a t e s in b a s e b a l l a n d fo otba ll t a k e t h e r o s t r u m . J a c k M a r a , G i a n t s ’ football p r e s i d e n t , b e l i e v e s in s il e n c e . M a r a r e c a l l s the AACN F L w a r of 1946-49 w h e n t h e r e w a s so m u c h s h o u t i n g b y t h e b r a s s t hat the fans had trouble hearing ab o u t the athletes.

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By DAN DANIEL Richards’ Appraisal of Loes CH ICAGO, IIL Paul R ichards’ l o n g - s h o t c a n d idate to b e c o m e the San F ran cisco G iants’ best pitch­ e r in 1960 is his recently - d iscard ­ ed p ro b le m m an, Bi l ly Loes, who, a l o n g . w it h Billy O ’Dell, w a s g i v e n u p in t h e J a c k i e Billy Loes B r a n d t deal. “ W hen Billy is of a m i n d to pitch, h e ’s t h e b e s t in b a s e b a l l , ” B a l t i m o r e ’s d e e p - t h i n k i n g m a n a g e r a s s e r t e d in D a l l a s r e c e n t l y a f t e r h e h a d b e e n in­ d u c t e d into t h e T e x a s S p o r t s H a l l of F a m e . “ W hen h e ’s in t h e m o o d , Lo e s is a l m o s t u n h i t t a b l c . S u r e , Billy g i v e s Ti a m a n a g e r fits. W e did e v e r y t h i n g to g e t h i m in s t e p a t B a l t i m o r e , e v e n t o Jelling h i m t a k e c h a r g e o f th e p i t c h e r s w h e n t h e y r a n to k e e p t h e i r l e g s in s h a p e . ” T h e r e s h o u l d b e no u l t e r i o r m o t i v e to R i c h a r d s ’ s u r p r i s i n g a s s e s s m e n t of Lo e s, w h o n o w is Bill R i g n e y ’s h e a d ­ ache.

N e i t h e r is t h e r e a n y t h i n g in B i l l y ’s e r r a t i c m a j o r l e a g u e c a r e e r s i n c e 1952 / ( h e p i t c h e d 13 in n i n g s in 1950) to lend s u b s t a n c e to P a u l ’s r o s y p r e d i c t i o n f o r th e 30-year-old f r o m A s t o r i a , L. I. * * *

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B e c a u s e h e ’s on t h e C h ic a g o C u b s ’ m a i l i n g list a s a ti c k e t b u y e r , S p o r ts W riter J im E n r i g h t of C h i c a g o ’s A m e r i c a n c a m e up with a n ex c l u s iv e story. He received a b ro ch u re from t h e Cubs d e t a i l i n g t h e i r 1960 h o m e a n d r o a d s c h e d u l e w h ic h w a s to a w a i t r e ­ l e a s e to the n e w s p a p e r s f r o m a s ig n a l f r o m N a ti o n a l L e a g u e h e a d q u a r t e r s .

Announcem ent that the National Broadcasting Com pany had re­ f u s e d to e x t e n d its c o n t r a c t w it h Gil­ l e t t e t o t e le v is e I h e F r id a y night f igh ts in t h e G a r ­ d e n c r e a t e d no surprise here.

It h a d b e e n reTom Gallery p o r t e d t h a t offici­ al s of N B C h a d d e c i d e d t h a t b o x i n g h a d b e c o m e a h o t p o t a t o an d t h a t it co u ld p u t its F r i d a y n i g h t t i m e to better advantage.

T o m G a l l e r y , s p o r t s d i r e c t o r for N B C , h a s y e t to d i s c u s s t h e d e c is io n of t h e c h a n n e l ’s big s h o t s to m o v e o u t of bo x in g. His office h a s m a i n ­ t a i n e d a “ no c o m m e n t ” a t t i t u d e . B u t th e r e a s o n s f o r t h e n o t i c e to C u p r i t e t h a t th e G a r d e n p a c t w ou ld not b e extended beyond J u n e a re as a p p a r ­ e n t a s if t h e y h a d b e e n s p r e a d o v e r the r e c o r d .

T h e g e n e r a l f ee lin g is t h a t NBC h a s m a d e a s c a r e d m o v e . NHC, like all o t h e r t e l e v i s i o n c h a n n e l s s in c e th e qu iz- fak e r e v e l a t i o n s , is q u i t e j i t t e r y , a n d is a p p a r e n t l y a p p r e h e n s i v e c o n ­ cerning relations with the general public.

T h e F r i d a y ni g h t t e l e c a s t no l o n g e r h a s t h e high r a t i n g it e n j o y e d .several y e a r s a g o . B u t its. r a t i n g still is high e n o u g h to w a r r a n t c o n t i n u a t i o n of its c o n t r a c t w it h G il l e tt e . T h e fight t e l e ­ c a s t h a s e n j o y e d th e s t r o n g e s t r a t i n g of ail F r i d a y ni g h t telev ision s h o w s a t IO p. rn., a n d s t a n d s No. 6 in th e r a t i n g of all NBC a t t r a c t i o n s . So it i s n ’t b e c a u s e o f w e a k r e s p o n s e t h a t NBC has acted.

G a r d e n S h o w s Will Cont inu e M a d i s o n S q u a r e G a r d e n , w h ic h e x ­ p e c t e d t h e N B C a c t i o n , w a s not t h r o w n into a p a n i c b y t h e a n n o u n c e ­ ment.

Ned Irish said that there w ou ld b e no c h a n g e in policy, t h a t the F r id a y night show s would continue, s t a r t i n g in S e p t e m b e r , m i n u s t h e NBG a s s o c i a t i o n , a n d t h a t he b e l i e v e d the e l i m i n a t i o n of the t e l e c a s t would be m o r e t h a n c o m p e n s a t e d f or f in a n c ia ll y by t h e s t r o n g r e t u r n of fight f a n s to the local a r e n a . “ I f o r e s e e no d r a s t i c c h a n g e in o u r w a y of o p e r a t i n g . ” I r i s h told T h e S po rtin g N e w s . “ I cannot discuss the f u t u r e v e r y e m p h a t i c a l l y b e c a u s e w e h a v e y e t to t a l k a b o u t a l t e r n a ­ tives.”

T h i s w a s t a k e n to m e a n th a t a n ­ oth er channel m a y b eco m e interested in t h e g r a v y w h i c h G i l l e t t e s p r e a d s t h r o u g h t h e F r i d a y night p r o g r a m .

T h a t t h e f i g h t e r s w o n ’t like t h e n e w order, unless a n o th e r channel takes o v e r , ' is a s u r e th i n g .

The boxers no w g e t a c u t of the T V r e v e n u e . No TV, no e x t r a d o u g h .

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R i c h a r d s took h i m f o r $20,000 in M a y of 1956 a s o n e of his n u m e r o u s r e c l a m a t i o n p r o j e c t s , b u t Billy ret spondee! with o n l y two v i c t o r i e s , losing s e v e n ti m e s .

P a u l ’s p a t i e n c e a n d skill p a i d off in 1957 w h e n L o e s won 12 a n d lost s e v e n . B u t he d r o p p e d to 3-9 in 1958 a n d R i c h a r d s s w a p p e d h i m to the S e n a t o r s , w h o q u i c k l y r e t u r n e d h i m a s d a m a g e d p r o p e r t y , a so r e - a r m v i c t i m . L o e s d r o p p e d s e v e n an d won f o u r la st y e a r .

So P a u l ’s p o t e n t i a l w o n d e r m a n of t h e G i a n t s lost 30 a n d w o n only 21 in f o u r .seasons u n d e r a m a n a g e r r a t e d little less t h a n a g e n i u s in g e t t i n g th e bes t out of a p i t c h e r . * What A m e r i c a n F o o t b a l l L e a g u e cl u b w a s u n h a p p y w h e n it failed io “ d u m p ” its g e n e r a l m a n a g e r t h r o u g h a n a t t e m p t to p r o m o t e his c a n d i d a c y for th e c o m m i s s i o n ­ e r s h i p , w h i c h w a s g i v e n to J o e Foss? * * * “ Scoop”

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By JO E KING N E W Y O R K , N . Y. In m i l i t a r y c i r c le s , it is old h a t to s a y t h a t t h e b e s t d e f e n s e is a b l o c k ­ b u s t i n g blitz of a n of fen se , b u t t h e t e n e t is b r a n d n e w lh s p o r t s “ w a r s ” as a p p l i e d in N F L t h i n k i n g t o w a r d th e f o r t h c o m i n g c o m p e t i t i o n w i t h t h e budding A F L for fans, cash, p lay ers and national prestige.

I n s t e a d of m a n n i n g t h e r e d o u b t s to w i t h s t a n d t h e c h a l l e n g e r ’s a s s a u l t , w h i c h is t h e c o n v e n t i o n a l g a m b i t in s p o r t s “ w a r . ” t h e N F L d e s i r e s to e x ­ p a n d its ow n m e m b e r s h i p , to gi v e b a t t l e t e r r i t o r i a l l y a s well a s f i n a n ­ cially.

O w n e r s of f r a n c h i s e s in t h e 42-yearold l e a g u e w e r e a l m o s t u n a n i m o u s l y convinced th a t expansion w a s ad v is­ a b l e a n d f e a s i b l e , a n d h o p e d to a g r e e on a s c h e m e to d o s o in t h e a n n u a l m e e t i n g a t M i a m i , J a n u a r y 20-25. T h e b e s t g u e s s w a s t h a t tw o n e w t e a m s w o u l d b e a u t h o r i z e d f o r 1961, w i th two. m o r e p r o j e c t e d f or a l a t e r s e a ­ son.

T h i s w o u l d g i v e t h e N F L 16 c l u b s, a n d it t h e n could sp li t into two s e p a r a t e c i r c u i t s , if p r e f e r a b l e .

If th e p l a n t a k e s off, it will b e a n o v e l t y in m a j o r s p o r t s “ m i l i t a r y ” c i r c le s , b e c a u s e in all o t h e r co nf li ct s th e e s t a b l i s h e d l e a g u e a d o p t e d a s t a n d - p a t t e r r i t o r i a l policy. T h a t ’s t h e w a y ii w a s in b a s e b a l l w it h t h e N. L. v e r s u s t h e A. L. in 1901 an d t h e tw o m a jo r s a g ain st the F e d e r a l League in 1914, al so t h e N F L a g a i n s t t h e AllA m e r i c a C o n f e r e n c e in 1946, a n d o n c e a g a i n in b a s e b a l l w i t h t h e m a j o r s in c o m p e t i t i o n w it h t h e p r o s p e c t i v e C o n ­ t i n e n t a l L e a g u e a t th is t i m e . * * * B o s t o n in N F L in 1929 With t h e A F L a l s o m e e t i n g a t D a l ­ las. to enr oll a n e i g h t h c it y to r e p l a c e M in n e a p o li s , t h e r e is likely to be a c o m p r e h e n s i v e p l u m b i n g of th e n a ­ t i o n ’s p r o f o o tba ll p o t e n t i a l in Hie n e x t y e a r o r two. T h e A F L a l r e a d y h a s i n t r o d u c e d two citie s to t h e s p o r t , D e n v e r and Houston, and revived the p r o s in B o s t o n , B u f f a l o a n d D a l l a s .

B o s t o n a n d D a l l a s last w e r e N F L m e m b e r s in ’48 a n d ’52, a n d Buff alo w a s in t h e AAC f r o m 1946 to *49.

N obody would claim the prescien ce to f o r e t e l l w h a t N F L o w n e r s w o u l d a p p r o v e in o n e of t h e i r t y p i c a l l y s t o r m y m e e t i n g s , b u t a f a c t io n , a t l e a s t , l e a n e d to D a l l a s a n d M i n n e ­ a p o l i s for 1961, if f i r s t - c l a s s t e a m s co u ld b e p r o v i d e d f o r ( h o s e cities a t t h a t t i m e . T h e r e a f t e r , it w a s a n o pe n g u e s s a s to w h e r e th e N F L w o u l d c a r e to m o v e , a l t h o u g h H o u s t o n w a s a h e a d of M i n n e a p o l i s a s a n o b j e c t i v e un til t h e R i c e I n s t i t u t e s t a d i u m b e ­ c a m e unavailable.

T h e l in e u p f o r 1960. p e n d i n g Hie n a m i n g of a n o t h e r A F L club, s h o w s th e old l e a g u e s t r o n g l y in p o s s e s s i o n of t h e l a r g e s t m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s in th e n a t io n .

E l e v e n of t h e 12 N F L t e a m s a r e e s t a b l i s h e d in t e n o f t h e t o p 12 p o p u l a t i o n a r e a s , w i t h two t e a m s in C h i c a g o a n d o n e a p i e c e in N e w York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, D e t r o i t , San F ran cisco , P ittsburgh, W ashington. Cleveland and B altim ore.

T h e tw e l f t h e n t r y , t h e G r e e n B a y P a c k e r s , s h a r e s t h e m e t r o p o l i s of M ilwaukee, which ra n k s seventeenth.

T h e A F L is f i g h t i n g t h e N F L h e a d -

N E W Y O R K , N. Y . —In its b r i e f o r g a n i z e d h i s t o r y s i n c e 1921, p r o fo otba ll h a s r o a m e d all o v e r t h e c o u n t r y , w i t h t h r e e l e a g u e s —A m e r i ­ c a n , A l l - A m e r i c a a n d N a t i o n a l —c o m p e t i n g a n d o n l y t h e l a s t - n a m e d surviving.

N o w t h e A F L h a s i n t r o d u c e d H o u s t o n a n d D e n v e r to t h e list a n d r e s t o r e d B o s to n , B u f f a lo a n d D a l l a s to t h e a c t i v e d e t a i l . T h e N F L m a y e n l a r g e , it f u r t h e r . T h e ci t ie s w h i c h h a v e b e e n r e p r e s e n t e d in o r g a n i z e d f o o tba ll follow: A k r o n . O — NFL.-1921-26.

B a l t i m o r e — A A C -1 9 4 7 -4 6 .

195:1-1960.

N F L -1 9 5 0 ;

B r o o k l y n —NFL-19&6: 1930-45. A L 192G. AAC-1946-49: B u f f a l o —NFL-1921 -27; 1929. A A C 1946-49.

Bost o n —A L - 1926. N FL-1929; 19323G: 1944-48.

C h i c a g o —N F L - B e a r s 1921-60; C a r d s 1921-60. AL-1926. AAC-1946-49.

C a n t o n . O.—NFL-1921-23; 1925-26.

C i n c i n n a t i —NFL-1921: 1983-34.

C l e v e l a n d —NFL-1921: 1923-25; 1927; 1931; 1937-42; 1944-45; 1950-60. A A C 1946-49. . C o lu m b u s . O.—NFL-1921-2C. D a y t o n , O.—NFL-1921 -29.

D a l l a s —N F L - 1952.

D u l u t h —NFL-1923-27.

D e t r o i t — -NFL-1921; 1925-26; 1928; 1934-60.

E v a n s v i lle . I n d . —NFL-1922.

G r e e n B a y —N F L - 1921-60 H a r t f o r d . C o n n .—NFL-1926.

H a m m o n d , Intl.— NFL-1922-26.

K a n s a s C ity —NFL-1924-26.

K e n o s h a . \Vis.—NFL-1924.

L o u i s v i l l e —NFL-1922-23; 1926.

L o s A n g e l e s — N FL-1926; 1946-60.

AAC-1946-49.

M i l w a u k e e —NFL-1926.

M i a m i —AAC-1040.

M i n n e a p o l i s —NFL-1922-24; 1929-30.

M a r i o n , O.—NFL-1922-23.

N e w a r k . N . J . —AL-1926. NFL-1930.

N e w Y o r k — N F L - G i a n t s 1925 - CO; Y a n k e e s 1927-28; B u ll d o g s 1949: Y a n k s 1950-51. AL-192G. AAC-1946-49.

O r a n g e , N. J . —NFL-J929.

P o t t s v i l l e . P a . — NFL-1925-28.

P r o v i d e n c e —NFL-1925-31.

P o r t s m o u t h , O.—NFL-1930-33.

P h i l a d e l p h i a —NFL-1924-31 . ( F r a n k ­ f o r d ) : 1933-60. AL-192G. -* • P i t t s b u r g h —NFL-1933-60.

R o c k I s l a n d , 111.—NFL-1921-25. A L 1926.

R o c h e s t e r . N. Y.—NFL-1921-25.

R a c i n e . W is.—NFL-1922-24; 1926.

S t a p l e t o n , N r Y.—NFL-1929-32.

S t. L o u i s —NFL-1923; 1934.

S a n F r a n c i s c o —AAC-1946-49. N F L 1950-60.

T o le d o . O.—NFL-1922-23.

W a s h i n g t o n —NFL-1937-G0.

on in N e w Y o r k a n d L. A. a n d h o l d s * ■ six th -ran k ed Boston alone.

T h e n it St. L o u is 9 th iii M etro p o lita n e n t e r s t h e “ g r o w t h ” c i t i e s of t h e s e c ­ Size But R e m a in s U nclaim ed o n d t e n t h , w i th D a l l a s ( t h i r t e e n t h ) , B u f f a lo ( f i f t e e n t h ) , JI o u s t o n ( s i x ­ ST. L O U I S , M o . —Od dl y, n e i t h e r teenth) and D en v er (twenty-sixth). the N F L nor the A F L has claim ed T e x a s is th e lu sh n e w land w h i c h St. Louis, n i n t h l a r g e s t m e t r o p o l ­ th e A E L h o p e s to f o s t e r to s u c c e s s . itan a r e a .

However, a b re w e ry T h e r e is t r e m e n d o u s i n t e r e s t in fo ot­ h e r e is h e a d i n g a g r o u p t h a t h a s ball in th e L o n e S t a r S t a l e , w h e r e th e applied for an N F L franchise. s p o r t is a l m o s t a y e a r - r o u n d p a s t i m e The Falstaff Brewing C orpora­ a m o n g kids. Although D allas w a s an tion p u t u p $50,000 to c o n d u c t a N F L e n t r y in ’52, th is w a s a br ief, s u r v e y to d e t e r m i n e St. L o u i s i n ­ half-baked effort by the league, which t e r e s t in p r o f o o tb a ll a n d to s e e k s h o u l d h a v e d o n e b e t t e r , a n d th e t e r ­ the best m ethod for obtaining a ritory therefore m a y be considered franchise. alm ost virgin for the pros. a l r e a d y h a s s e t u p a b u s i n e s s office The pros are a baby sport c o m ­ headed by G e n e r a l M a n a g e r Tex p a r e d lo m a j o r l e a g u e b a s e b a l l , a n d S c h r a m m , h a s h i r e d e x - G i a n t w h i z a r e still in a s t a t e o f flux, a f t e r a T o m L a n d r y a s c o a c h , a n d h a s c o r ­ history as an o r g a n i z e d operation n ered the big T e x a s hero, Q u a r t e r ­ w h ic h d a t e s o n l •y to 1921. Since t h a t b a c k D o n M e r e d i t h , on a n i r o n b o u n d y e a r , 42 ci ti e s h a v e a p p e a r e d in v a r i - p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s c o n t r a c t , in a n t i c i ­ o u r l e a g u e s , a n d t h e r e w a s a p a u s e p a t i o n of o b t a i n i n g a n N F L f r a n c h i s e . ♦ * * r e c e n t l y o n l y b e c a u s e t h e m o s t c o s tl y N. L . C h u c k e d N a t s , T r i b e of all s p o r t s w a r s , t h e N F L - A A C c o n ­ flict of 1946-49, not o n l y f i r m e d up the l f t h e f o otb a ll “ w a r ” g o e s t h r o u g h N F L , but c a r r i e d a f o r e b o d i n g m e s ­ a s no w p r o j e c t e d , w i t h t h i s l a r g e s a g e to p o t e n t i a l c h a l l e n g e r s . N o w , s c a l e b a t t l e f o r ci ti e s a s well a s f o r u n d e r L a m a r H u n t of D a l l a s , t h e A F L p l a y e r s , w e will h a v e s o m e t h i n g n e w . h a s c o n j u r e d tho n e r v e a n d tile c a s h In 1901, t h e N a t i o n a l L e a g u e s a t to r e n e w t h e b u s i n e s s c o m p e t i t i o n f o r still w it h its b a s e b a l l m e m b e r s h i p tho l u x u r y d o l l a r . w h i t t l e d d o w n f r o m 12 to e i g h t c l u b s , T h e w i t h d r a w a l of t h e T w i n C it i es w h i l e B a n J o h n s o n ’s A m e r i c a n L e a g u e f r o m t h e A F L m a y b e r e g a r d e d a s a h a d to d o t h e p i o n e e r i n g . T h e A. L . f i r s t fruit of t h e N F L ’s e x p r e s s e d , took o v e r W a s h i n g t o n a n d C l e v e l a n d , bul a s yet i n f o r m a l , w i l l i n g n e s s to a b a n d o n e d b y th e N. L., a n d D e t r o i t , expand.

B a c k e r s of t h e A F L co ul d a n d a f t e r e x p e r i m e n t s in B a l t i m o r e not s w i n g o v e r t h e N F L hold - f as t a n d M i l w a u k e e , a c h i e v e d r e c o g n i t i o n f a c t i o n in t h e T w i n C it i es s p o r t s m a n b y i n v a d i n g N e w Y o r k in 1903. s y n d i c a t e , a n d w i th no a s s u r a n c e of In 1914, t h e A. L. a n d N . L. h e l d t h e t h e u s e of M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a d i u m on a s t a t u s q u o w h i l e t h e F e d e r a l L e a g u e p r e f e r r e d b a s is , t h e A F L cli qu e a d ­ s t r u c k h e a d o n in St. L o ui s , P i t t s ­ m itted failure and w ithdrew .

I n a s ­ burgh, B rooklyn and Chicago, a n d m u c h a s G e o r g e B a l a s , c h a i r m a n of t r i e d f o r p e r m a n e n c y in I n d i a n a p o l i s , t h e N F L e x p a n s i o n c o m m i t t e e , m a d e B a l t i m o r e , Buffalo,' K a n s a s City a n d s t r o n g r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s of support; to N e w a r k .

The Federal League w as t h e T w i n Cities f o r a f r a n c h i s e in his n o t d e f e a t e d in “ w a r ” b u t s old o u t a t c i r c u it , t h e r e m a y b e s o m e m o r a l h i g h p r i c e s w h e n t h e r e a l t h i n g iii o b l i g a t i o n e s t a b l i s h e d . T h e r e c a n ’t b e E u r o p e m a d e it d u b i o u s t h a t b a s e b a l l a n y t h i n g official, h o w e v e r , un til t h e s e co u ld c o n t i n u e . v a r i - v i e w e d m a g n a t e s a g r e e to a g r e e .

In 1946, t h e p o w e r f u l AA C f o o tb a ll Caution alone m a y convince M in ­ challenge w a s s c a re d at first by th e n e a p o l i s t h a t it w o u l d be w i s e r to N F L , a n d w a s a p p r e c i a t e d a s a g e n u ­ w a i t u ntil ’61 a n d g a i n t h e r e q u i r e d in e t h r e a t too l a t e t o c o u n t e r a t t a c k t i m e to l a u n c h a w e l l - r o u n d e d e n t e r ­ t e r r i t o r i a l l y , e v e n if t h e w i s h h a d b e e n p r i s e . T h e T w i n Ci ties, in fact, a r e t h e r e .

T h e AA C i n t r o d u c e d M i a m i m u c h b e h i n d D a l l a s in p r e p a r a t i o n t o a n d S a n F r a n c i s c o to p r o b a l l , co n r e c e i v e a t e a m . D a l l a s h a s t h e Co tt on t i n n e d it in C l e v e l a n d , w h i c h w a s Bowl, a n a d m i r a b l e f o o tba ll field, a b a n d o n e d in f a v o r o f L. A. b y N F L a v a i l a b l e f o r b o th l e a g u e s , w i th t h e O w n e r D a n R e e v e s , on a p e r s o n a l A F L h o l d i n g f ir s t r i g h t s , w h i l e M i n ­ b a s i s , a n d r e v i v e d it in B u f f a l o . O u t n e a p o l i s h a s y e t to c o m p l e t e its M e t r o ­ cif t h i s “ w a r ” t h e r e c a m e t h e h u g e i y politan Stadium . prosperous N FL expanded by Cleve­ D a l l a s , u n d e r Clint M u r c h i s o n , J r . , la n d , S a n F r a n c i s c o a n d B a l t i m o r e .

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SECTION TWO

East Solid Choice in NEA All-Star Tilt -fTr

Quaker City Crossroads

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For Cage Classic W ilt, R ussell D im Chances of W esterners Pettif, Baylor anti Dukes Top Macauley Bid for Second Straight Victory as Coach

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P H IL A D E L P H IA , P a .

P r o f e s s i o n ­ al b a s k e d )* J' hits its m id s e a s o n high at Convention Hall h e r e the even in gof F rid ay , J a n u ­ ary 22, a n d no m o re fitting p la ce could h a v e been found for the o c ­ ca sio n .

P h ila d e l­ phia, the Cradle Eddie G o ttlieb o f Liberty, a l s o h ap p en s to be the cradle of p r o fe s ­ sional basketball.

F u z z still adorned J a rn e s Nais m it h 's p each ba ske ts w hen the pros found a foothold here, and now the c ity p la y s host to the N a tion a l B a s k e t ­ ball A s s o c ia t io n ’s tenth annual E a stW est All-Star g a m e . “ W e ’re trying in e v e r y w a y w e k n o w to m a k e it an o u tsta n d in g s p e c ­ ta c le , ** s a y s E d d ie Gottlieb, p resid en t and g e n e r a l m a n a g e r o f the P h ila d e l­ phia Warriors!

“The a d v a n c e s a le h a s been good. In fact, w e e x p e c t a se llo u t of 11,000 or m o r e .” • The E a s t a lrea d y has been installed a s a solid favorite to r e v e r s e last J a n u a r y ’s 124 to IQS defeat at D e­ troit, and the reason is c le a r lo Gott­ lieb. “ It’s b e c a u s e the E a s t h a s the two top c en ters, Wilt Cham berlain and Bill R u s s e ll/* he said, “ and su perior b a ck co u rt m en, Boh C o u s y , R ichie Guerin, Larry Costello and Bill Sharm a n /* E ast L ead s Series, 6 lo 3 N o tw ith stan d in g the fact that the St. Louis H a w k s ’ E a s y Ed M a c a u le y will be gunning for his second s u c ­ c e s s i v e v icto ry a s co ach of the West, the E a s t holds a G to 3 e d g e in the s e r ie s . T w o m e m b e r s of the E a s t ’s squad—Cousy and F o r w a rd Dolph S c h a y e s of the S y ra cu se N a tio n a ls — h a v e figured J n e v e r y g a m e .

Cousy w a s v oted the g a m e ’s m o st va lu a b le p la y er in 1954 at N e w York and in 1957 at Boston. S h arm an won this honor in ’55, and the W a rrio rs’ Paul Arizin, another of the E a s t 's c u r ­ CO N V EN TIO N HALL IN PHILADELPHIA. SITE OF THE TENTH ANNUAL NBA EAST-W EST ALL-STAR GAME rent starters, copped the award in ’52 at Boston.

On the other hand, the West is not w ithout lum inaries of past All-Star gam es.

In fact. Coach M a c a u le y w a s hailed as m e standout in the first B y TOM SILER East-W est c o n fe st at Boston in ’51.

Bob Pettit, the H aw k voted to a p la c e K NOX VILLE, T e n n .—T h e era of the sp ecialist is • • toward liberalization, even those c o a c h e s who had a lrea d y ex p ressed t h e m s e lv e s as favoring a return as a starting forward this tim e, won back in c o lle g e football. to the platoon rules that g o v er n pro football. the laurels o u tfig h t in ’5G at R o c h e s te r R u le-m a k e rs of the N ational C ollegiate Athletic T o m N ugent, the d y n a m ic little m an who c o a c h e s and in '58 a t St. Louis, Pettit sh a r ed A sso cia tio n r e la x e d t h e substitution rules in their M aryland, said, “ I f s g r e a t with m e; it’s not quite them last y e a r with the M in n eap olis annual m e e t in g at M ia m i, J a n u a r y J1-13. A c o m ­ G a m e s o f W e d n e s d a y , J a n u a r y 20 a s good as unlimited subs, but i f s a good c o m ­ Lakers* Elgin Baylor, back this t im e p rom ise w a s a rra n g ed b etw e en the rival c a m p s — ■MncJuater I t a l i c p ro m ise.

Anything that m a k e s our g a m e m o r e those who w a n te d platoon football (unlim ited sub­ Pi ob. Loser a s a c o a c h e s ’ n om in ee.

Prob. W in n er M argin S e t o n H al l ;iViJI;»nova 7 like the g a m e the pros p la y is ok a y with m e . ” The p r e s e n c e of five p la y e r s who stitutions) and th o se w h o did not.

Penn nTcm pte ll T he m o v e w a s g e n e r a lly interpreted to indicate Under the n e w rule, one p la y e r m a y be inserted M a r y l a n d h a v e headlined past All-Star g a m e s *N a v y 6 W e s t . K e n t u c k y e n s u r e s the quality of this one, and *X a v i e r » that there is e v e r y likelihood the c o lle g e s even tu ally into the lineup a t a n y tim e — a so-called “ w ild-card” G a m e o f T h u r s d a y , J a n u a r y 21 13 of tile 15# oth ers c o m p r is in g the will go back to the platoon d a y s of 1949-52. The substitution. T h is m e a n s that the gate is now open ■Portland IO M o n t a n a S t . l i e two sq uads h e r e h a v e p articip ated in NCAA c o m m itte e junked the platoon cod e after the for the fabulous punter, the brilliant safety m a n , G a i n e s of F r i d a y .

J a n u a r y *2 at least one such g litterin g affair.

J952 s e a so n and the pro-platoon clique h a s been the e x p e r t field-goal kicker, the scat-back who bXnvicr ft L o y o l a *]IM E a s t and W est each have o n e nwvm ig h t m a k e a lo n g run for d e a r old Siwash. b p r a d lev ft N o tre Da me (C O N T IN U E D ON P A G E 6, COL. 5) C oaches in g e n e r a l w e r e delighted with the m o v e (C O N TJNU ED ON P A G E 6, COL. 5) (C O N T IN U E D ON P A G E 2, COL. J)

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• P H IL A D E L P H IA . P a . —P e rh a p s no o th e r m a n h a s been associaleol wjth professional baskert)a!I as player, coach and m a g n a te aa hong as E d d ie Gottlieb. And p e r ­ h ap s now here h a s the sp o rt d e ­ veloped so m a n y long-time follow­ e r s as h a s Philadelphia. “ T h e re still a r e a lot of fan* who com e out re g u larly .” says E ddie, who a s p resid en t of the W a rrio rs also is host at the N a ­ tional B ask etb all Association’s AllS ta r g a m e , “ w hom I knew as root­ e rs a t the old South Philadelphia H e b re w Association al Seventh and S n y d e r.”

T h a t w as the birth of the W ar­ riors—and before A m e r ic a ’s e n tr y into World W ar L

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(CONTINUED F R O M P A C E I) c o m e r to All-Star com petition, and these fresh m en c la s h head-on. The D etroit Pistons* seven - foot W alter Dukes, h ereto fo re in th e sh ad o w of Pettit, M inneapolis’ L a r r y F o u st and Clyde Lovellette of Sc. Louis a r e W est­ ern c e n te rs . T hey c a n a lm o s t look tho s k y s c ra p in g Rookie C h am b erlain in the eye. T h e Stilt’s only a n inch ta ile r t h a n Dukes.

All of professional bask etb all should have so m e tinge of sc ra p p le . The g a m e flourished h ere as early as 1898 with the fo rm atio n of the original N a ­ tional L eague, and no w in ter since then has seen the Q uaker City w ith­ out a t le a s t one outstanding p ro o ut­ fit. “ I d on’t believe any o th er section of the c o u n try h a s had the sp o rt over such a long. continuous s p a n ,” G ott­ lieb re m a rk e d .

Old N , L. L asted T hrough 1901 Gottlieb him self has personified p r o ­ fessional basketball h e re ab o u ts fo r the past. well. 40-some y e a rs ; but. the g a m e had tak en root even before he wa! born.

The National L e a g u e functioned through 1901, then g av e w ay to the f i r s t Philadelphia League. Seven y e a r s la te r (1908-09) c a m e the E a s t ­ ern League. DeNeri, J a s p e r and first G erm antow n, then G rey sto ck r e p r e ­ sented the Q u ak er City in this pioneer circuit, opposed by a n o th e r P e n n sy l­ vania entry. R eading, and two New J e r s e y com binations — T ren to n and Princeton, the la tte r subsequently r e ­ placed by Cam den.

E a s te r n League contests w ere p la y ­ ed on floors of vary in g sizes th a t u s­ ually w ere enclosed in cages, a fact that led Philadelphians to r e f e r to baskolball as the “ c ag e g a m e ” and to its p lay ers as “ c a g e r s . ” Both t(M'ms still a r e h e a r d occasionally in these p a rts, and not alw ays from g ra y b e a rd s.

M any m en who w ere to _leave their m a rk s upon the s p o r U - E lm c r R ip ­ ley. .loc F o g a rty . A lbe McWilliams and E d d ie McNichol. to n a m e but a few who b e c a m e college coaches—per­ form ed in the E a s t e r n League, and found the going rough.

Tile cages proved economical in preventing the l o s s of basketballs w

Recllierul M LA Cradling Dean — Only Tutor With 500 ins P H IL A D E L P H IA , P a .- R e d A uerbach, the E a s t ’s pilot in the N ational B asketball Association’s All-Star g a m e here, is the dean of pro coaches.

In his fourteenth seaso n a s a m en to r, the Boston Celtics’ tactical genius is the only coach with m o re than 500 victories to his cred it. He opened the 195960 c a m p a ig n with 529 trium p hs behind him . am o n g the often u n ru ly crow ds, and thrill-inducing in th a t they k ep t the ball co nstan tly in play. The cages also caused plenty of business in the sideline sc ra m b le s .

T he late William J . Scheffer, “ f a th e r of Philadelphia b a s k e tb a ll” and the g a m e ’s equivalent to b a se b a ll’s bo.\score inventor, H e n r y Chadwick, w rote th a t R eadin g found New York State L eague rules even ro u g h e r in a winning “ w o rld ’s s e rie s ” with Troy, N. Y., b ack in the Oughty-Oughts.

World W ar I forced a suspension of all pro basketball, as such, but m o st of the E a s te r n leaguers who did not go to F r a n c e rem ain e d active in a rcvivial of the Philadelphia L e a g u e .

One o f ‘the te a m s en tered in this hook­ up w a s the South Philadelphia Heb r c w Association, a neighborhood boys’ p r o je c t with lic a d q u a rte rs a t

Seventh s tr e e t and Snyder avenue.

Although leading the second d i ­ vision, the SPHA, as the learn b e c a m e known a t the tim e, c u t no wide sw ath in the P h ilad e lp h ia League.

Bul the kids com prising the outfit w ere to g ro w up. and one of tho r h i b ’s o w n ers w as n a m e d Gottlieb. He had two p a r t n e r s —the la te H a r ry P asso n , with w hom h e h a d played a t Southern High, and H ughie Black, who still conducts - a b o y s’ s u m m e r c a m p rn P e n n s y lv a n ia ’s scenic Pocono M o un­ tains.

P a ss o n and B lack w ithdrew from the v en tu re in the 1920s, just about the same* lim e th e ir te a m w as con­ tributing to the collapse of the P h il­ ad elphia L eague by w inning two s u c ­ cessive ch am pio nsh ip s.

Gone for­ e v e r w e r e the d ay s when the SPHA could be considered a p re lim in a ry team .

Sphas Held F e a tu r e Spat Now the South Philadelphia H eb rew Association—soon to be known a s th e Sphas—held th e f e a tu re spot in O ly m ­ pia Hall on B ro a d s t r e e t and. in 192526, b e c a m e a m e m b e r of the revived E a s t e r n L eague.

O pponents grew so disco uraged over a succession of Sphas* victories that se v e ra l te a m s w ithdrew from the. lea g u e e a rly in the cam p aig n , and those re m ain in g could provide only token opposition. To keep his p a tro n s in terested , Gottlieb b ro u g h t in te a m s from m o r e d is ta n t cities, including s e v e ra l fro m the newly-formed A m eri­ c a n L eague, the first to a tte m p t p ro ­ fessional basketball on a national scale.

A t a n y ra te , the success of the Sphas induced J u le s E . Aaronsoii lo ta k e a P h iladelphia franchise in the A m e ric a n League. Aaronson, one of the o w n ers of the local A rena, n a m e d Gottlieb as his coach and g e n e ra l m a n a g e r . T he te am w as dubbed the W a rrio rs —and. naturally, Sphas play­ e r s form ed the nucleus of th e big league club.

T he A m e ric a n • League eventually collapsed, but so m e of the o w n e rs — w orking u n d e r the presidency of the late J o s e p h F . G a r r , who also headed

Cliaiigetl — Can’t Pick ait All-Time !§ic|nafr— CiRotllieli P H IL A D E L PH IA , P a .—E d d ie Gottlieb, who h as spent m ore lime around than anyone save the oldest of Philadelphia lawyers, shies a w a v from the selection of all-time te am s. " I t m ight be possible lo n a m e all-star te a m s over ten-year p eriod s.” he concedes. “ But even then it would be im possible to pick the s ta rs e.xactly acco rd in g to the specific decade. “ T he sp o rt h a s changed so m uch th a t the only things that have re m a in e d s te a d fa s t are. Td say. tile idea of the baskets, a round ball, the th eo ry of pulling {he ball through a hoop—and the n a m e of the game. “ I suppose th ere a r e som e who regret all the changes, but lliere's no doubt in m y mind that basketball today is the best i f s ev e r b e e n .”

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Who’is Who ill NBA’s loth All-Star Classic P H IL A D E L P H IA , .P a .

T he lineups fo r .(he te n th NBA E a st-W es t All-Star g a m e , selected by w riter* in (he m e m b e r cities, and the five reserv e, p la j'e rs for each te»iu, cho»cii by C oaches R e d A u e rb a c h and E d M acau ley , follow: EAST Starting T e a m College 8-59 Pl*.

Arc WI. Hi. Chil* P la y e r Villanov* II 200 6:04 1,851 P au l Arizin............ .P h ilj.

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Bob Consy.............. .Boston .........31 176 €;0I Jon* 1,291 R ichie G u c r i u ..... .New York ... 27 195 «:04 e R eserve* G eo rg e Yardley.-. .Syracuse ..... 31 190 6:05 Willie N aulls......... .New York ... 2.5 225 6:06 Bill R u ssell........... .Boston ......... 25 215 6:10 Bill S h a rm a it....... .Boston ......... 33 185 6:01 2S ISS 6:01 L a r r y Costello..... ,.Syn*cus(f

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the federation that is to d a y ’s Na-'*' tional Football League—still a r e a c ­ tive.

G eorge H alas, owner-coach of the B ears, owned the Chicago basketball franchise, and George P. Marshall, boss of the Redskins, had the W ash­ ington te a m . T he late T im M ara, long p residen t of the football Giants, owned the N ew Y ork entry.

E v e n the efforts of such men as these could not hold the A m erican League to g e th e r in the depression that s ta rte d a couple of y e a rs a fte r the Warriors* e n tra n c e . But the dis­ integration of the league did not inter­ rupt professional basketball in Phil­ adelphia.

Forgot Meaning of Sphas* N am e • Gottlieb saw to that.

He simply took his players, restored them lo the Sphas (w h o ’d gone back to their e a r ly sta tu s as a prelim in ary team . this tim e to the W arrio rs) and .set up a schedule for them a t the Broadwood Hotel. This w as f a r from th eir original neighborhood — not even in South Philadelphia, in fact.

Most fans forgot the m eaning of the Sphas' acro stic nam e as a new g en e ra tio n cam e of age during the ’30s and n e w . s ta rs supplanted the old. N am es like Cv Kaselman, Reds Rosen. Red Wolfe, M o o Coleman, Shikev• Gollhofer, Inky» L aulm an and P e te y R o sen b erg flashed across the sp o rts p ages a s the Sphas soared lo eight titles in L3 y ea rs.

1*he n a m e s b egan sounding differ­ en t ju st before World W ar II with the addition of p la y e rs like .lerry Hul­ lo and Angelo Musi, from Temple, and G eorge Sencsky and M att Guokas, from St. J o s e p h ’s.

T hese m en, plus Rosenberg, eagleeyed K entuckian Jo e Fulks, Penn N aval tra in e e and w ar-tim e Star How­ ie D a llm a r (now Stanford coach) and se v e ra l o th ers c a rrie d Philadelphia to its first post-w ar championship in 1946-47. This w as the c h a r te r s e a ­ son for the N ational Basketball Asso­ ciation (then called the Basketball As­ sociation of A m e ric a).

Curiously enough, history repeated for Gottlieb. T he A rena again a c ­ quired a franchise in the m a j o r league, nam ed Ciottlicb as coach— and Gottlieb once m o re took his top

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Aiicrbnch Seeks T h i r d W in in F o u r All-Star Skirinislies P H IL A D E L P H IA , P a .- R e d A u erb ach goes into his fourth su c ­ cessive NBA All-Star g a m e as E a s t coach w ith a b a ttin g a v e r a g e of 667. T h e E a s t won in 1957 a t Boston, IOO to 97, a n d the follow­ ing y e a r a t St. Louis, 130 lo 118, the all-time sco rin g high in the mid-season pro b ask etb all classic.

But the West r e v e rs e d th a t d ec i­ sion a t D etroit la s t winter, 124 to IDS, and A u erb ach opposes his *59 coaching rival in the E ast-W est contest h ere, J a n u a r y 22—St. Louis* E d M acauley, him self a v e te r a n of seven All-Star g a m e s as a play er.

Sphas a n d dubbed th e m , n a tu ra lly , the W arriors.

Scncsky coached the W a rrio rs in their second c h am p io n sh ip y e a r (19.5556). for by then Gottlieb h a d w ith ­ d raw n fro m the field, He is now pre.sident and g e n e ra l m a n a g e r of the W arriors, how ever, putting in a s m a n y hours in th e office as he fo rm e rly did in the p ra c tic e hall.

P hilad elphia — along w i t h Boston and N ew Y o rk —is one of th e th r e e cities t h a t h a v e re m a in e d in c o n ­ tinuous op e ra tio n s i n c e l l (earns s ta rte d NBA contention in 1945-46.

T he W a rrio rs no lo n g er p la y h o m e g a m e s a l the A re n a . Gottlieb p u r ­ chased the fran c h ise fro m T ria n g le Publications, then o w n e r of th e A rena, when it w a s d ecid ed t h a t the West P h iladelphia edifice could s e r v e others on a rental b a sis m o re profit­ ably and m o r e equitably th a n a s a s p rin g b o a rd for its ow n prom otions.

Most of the W a rrio rs' hom e g a m e s now a r e played a t the l a r g e r C onven­ tion Hall.

So it is a t Convention Hall th a t the tenth All-Star g a m e will be stag ed , and the e x p e rts put to le s t in th e ir opinion on the su p e rio rity of the E a s t ’s c e n te rs and b ack c o u rt m en .

Bo.ston’s A r n o l d (R ed) A uerbach, m aking his fourth s tra ig h t a p p e a r ­ ance as ca.stcrn coach, c e rta in ly hopes the e x p e rts a r e right.

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Clyde Lovelletle

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T he nicest thing th a t h ap p en ed to fiiiMoVis — o r in fa m o u s — Ohio S tate football in 1959 w a s Ohio S tate b a s ­ ketball.

Within 15 d a y s a fte r Woody Hayes* w o rst B uckeye g rid se aso n in nine y ea rs, a sophom o re-laden Buck cage squad s m e a r e d W ake F o re s t, M em phis State, P itts b u rg h and Butler.

OSU*s colorful "O ld G ra d and C u rb ­ stone Alumni M a rc h in g Society,** ad ep t a t o p e ra tin g on a lte rn a tin g e m o ­ tional c u rre n t, quickly clutched Coach F r e d T a y lo r ’s b a s k e te e r s to th eir h e a rts and H a y e s w as safe for a n o th e r y ear.

Actually Woody d e se rv e d such t e m ­ p ered tr e a t m e n t in m o r e w a y s than one. # « Woody R e c ru ite d C ager With a noble g e s tu r e of g en ero sity two y e a r s ago, h e invested in a con­ siderable s h a r e of "stock** in this boom ing B uckeye basketball e n te r ­ prise. T ry in g to re c r u it J o h n Havlicek, a to p -d ra w e r q u a r t e r b a c k p ro s ­ pect a t B rid g e p o rt High in Lansing, 0 .. H ayes le a rn ed th a t th e 6-5, 195pound y o u n g s te r w a s going " s o m e place** to play b a sk etb a ll, not football. *‘T hen c o m e lo Ohio S tate anyway.*’ Woody told him. "W e need boys th e re like you. no m a t t e r w h a t they play.** Hayes* sin c e rity and unselfishness w ent f a r in b rin g in g the m uch-sought H avlicek—an All-Ohio h ig h school p e r ­ fo rm e r in football, b ask e tb all and bascb all—into the T a y lo r fold.

H avlicck (p ro n o u n ced H av-el-chek), now a 19-year-old sophom ore, look over Senior L e tt e r m a n D ick Furry*s forw ard post m id w a y in the Wake I'o rc st o p en er. His p re s e n c e a ss u re d th a t this m o st s p e c t a c u l a r of all Ohio Slate basketball t e a m s will also be one of the y oun gest sta rtin g fives ev e r lo c a m p a ig n in the Big Ten. Speaking of the so pho m ore influ­ ence, this piece h a s a lr e a d y set a record, p a r a g r a p h s back, of tr a v e l­ ing the fa r th e s t before m entioning the m a g ic n a m e of Rookie J e r r y Lucas.

JERRY LUCAS L u c a s Likes to P a s s Off But th a t will be p e rfec tly all r'ghl w'ith Coach T ay lo r, and with the ultram o d e s t L ucas, too. w hose only " w e a k ­ ness** thus f a r h a s b een p a ssin g when he should be shooting. " T h e s tre n g th of this b asketball team will n e v e r b e in ‘feeding* the ball lo J e r r y , ’* T a y lo r sa y s . " E v e r y m an will ta k e his sh o t w h en he can get it. b e c a u se a n y one of th e m is d an g ero u s enough to b r e a k a g a m e wide open a t a n y ti m e ."

E a r ly non-conference opponents of the B uckeyes found this to be d is­ astrously tru e. D ou ble-team ing L ucas a lm o st w ithout exception, th e first six ch allengers on th e B uck schedule fell by the w ay sid e a s first 6-6 J o e R o b ­ erts, then 6-4 L a r r y Siegfried, then 6-2 Mel Nowell, th en H avlicek took tu rn s hitting close to th e 20-point m a r k .

T he St. Louis Billikens a n d the B ut­ le r Bulldogs (for the second tim e) w ere added to th e initial Ohio S tate victory string b efo re U ta h finally nipped the s t r e a k a t six in<5alt L ak e City. “ No one is m o r e positive of the g r e a t capabilities of this Buckey<p te a m in the Big T en ^than J i m m y Hull, All-** A m erica c a p ta in of a fine OSU c ag e squad in the 1930s and noV a p r o m i ­ nent Columbus orthodontist. " R e m e m b e r , 'there a r e “^WGa seniors (R o b e rts cand Furryjli a m o n g lift IfirfOi •sei.ftia r n &o^» odi®

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Y o u t h f d l ( ’oiich B o o m s K ids L ucas had ju st finished his senior COLUMBUS. 0 . — F r e d T aylor, season in high school w hen Floyd youthful Ohio State coach, su m s Stahl announced th a t h e would step up his equally youthful Buckeye down a s head basketball coach a t basketball forces in this fashion: Ohio Stale. The n a m e of successful " T h e s e boys a r e so d a rn e d Middletown Coach P a u l W a lk e r w as talented th a t I look for th e m to im m ed iately p rojected into the scene. m a k e m e into a p re tty good b a s ­ A re p o rt w a s soon o ut th a t if OSU ketball coach.** w anted Lucas, it h ad b e tt e r be p r e ­ p a re d lo a c c e p t a " p a c k a g e d e a l " of ■ ■ J e r r y and the coach he idolized. t e a m . " Hull rem inds. " I say it could W alker, develop quickly thi.s y e a r and next into one of the conference’s all-time Hiring T a y lo r a " C alcu late d R is k ” powerhouses.*’ A fter w eeks of public co n tro v ersy , Hull, who h a s re m a in e d actively in terested in all p h a se s of sports, say s how ever, the Buckeye institution s e e m ­ t h a t he h a s n e v e r known a n o th e r a t h ­ ed to be taking its calcu lated risk lete who can ap p ro a c h the 19-year- w hen it n a m e d its own fair-haired old "Lucas* all-round intellectual and son. T aylor, the fre sh m a n c a g e coach and f o r m e r OSU bask etb all and b a s e ­ physical abilities. " T h e basic se c re t of his d e a d l y ball sta r, to th e job.

N ot too long a fte rw a rd , L ucas shooting is a g r e a t sensitivity in his fingers,** Hull stresses. "It*s h a rd to announced officially th a t Ohio State, explain o r a p p re c ia te unless yqu h a v e out of 350 colleges in the chase, played the g a m e , but J e r r y ju st so rt of w as his choice. He confirm ed, too, th a t a quickly-developed r e s p e c t for ‘feels* th e ball in.** N ever, in any sport, h a s a high the quiet T a y lo r had had con siderable school s t a r en tered Ohio Stale with to do \vith his choice.

So tre m e n d o u s is Lucas* v a lu e to so m u c h fan fare a n d a tte n d a n t pub­ pa te a m th a t going into the Buckeyes* licity as l!ucas.

F o r a\^hile, even the B uckeye head- Big Ten schedule, he h ad known the coaching job seem e d tiejl up directly taste of d e fe a t only th re e tim es in his with the fabulous lad who led Middle- entire c a re e r. * i n s *«lo>iientary and ju n io r high

Buekeycis L ocked Faiiis O ui to Ease P ressu re on Lucas COLUMBUS, 0.

So tre m e n d o u s h a s been the in terest in J e r r y L ucas tliat when he w as a fre s h m a n a t Ohio State, fans in his hom e town of Middletown m a d e p lan s lo c h a r t e r special tra in s and blisses lo go to Colum bus when they learned a frosh-varsity s c r im m a g e w as on tap.

H u n d re d s of o th e r fans from Central Ohio also m a d e a r r a n g e m e n ts to attend the afternoon in tra -sq u ad gam es.

B ut Ohio State officials, frightened a t w h at the m ounting ex cite­ m e n t m ig ht do lo young Lucas, s la m m e d the door on all this en th u sia sm by closing the gym lo the public.

Only n e w sp a p erm en w e re ad m itte d , and they w ere ask ed by B uck­ eye athletic bosses to " p la y down the p e rfo rm a n c e of L ucas as m uch as possible.’*

te a m s w ere unbeaten. His v e ry first* s e tb a c k c a m e in the s t a te high school to u r n a m e n t when he, as a senior, w as a tte m p tin g lo lead Middletown to a third Ohio cham pionship and w as tripped up by Columbus N orth. 63 to 62.

L u c a s ’ Ohio .Stale fre s h m a n squad also w ent undefeated, including two full-length s c rim m a g e victories o v er the v a rs ity as J e r r y scored 47 points in one gam e, 45 in the other. His No,"

2 and No. 3 lifetime losse.s c a m e d u r ­ ing the pre-conference p h a se of the *59-60 Buckeye schedule when U tah and K entucky edged out the T a y lo r tots on the road.

A n e a r straighttA' stu d en t in OSU's school of business, the 6-8. 225-poimd L ucas h an d les his giant fraijie with speed and g ra c e . He also ow ns a keen sense of liming, is u n canny in (C O NTIN UED ON P A G E 6. COL. 4)

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WINSTON-SALEM, N . C.—Billy P a c k e r com es b y his ath le tic abil­ ity n a tu ra lly . H is fa th e r, A nthony P a c k e r, now h e ed bask etb all a n d baseball coach a t Lehigh, w a s an o utstand in g college athlete.

At St. L a w re n c e U niversity, th e sen io r P a c k e r w as a L ittle AllA m e ric a halfback and had a col­ lege c a r e e r pitching re c o rd of 33 w ins a n d one d efeat. L a te r h e pitched so m e in the m in o r leag ues.

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By MAL M A L LE T TE ' WINSTON-SALEM, N . C. In the fretful hours before h e s e n t his te a m a g a in s t N orth Carolina for the cham pionship of the re c e n t Dixie Classic, the pacing of W ake F o r e s t Coach Bones McKinney bro u g h t h im n e a r the room of his sophom ore guard, Billy P a c k e r.

T h e usual p ro c e d u re would be for the coach to scrap e up w ords of a s ­ s u ra n c e for the supposedly a p p r e ­ hensive rookie. But before M cK in­ ney. for whom w ords com e easily, could m u s te r a fra g m e n t of o rato ry .

P a c k e r took the attack. “ Relax, Coach,” said the five-foot, ten-inch youngster. “ It*s just a m a t ­ te r of a few hours and then we*re g o ­ ing out there and w e a r th e m out.”

Coming from anyone else such a s ta te m e n t m ight have dum bfounded McKinney. But even a t this e a rly sta g e of the season McKinney has lea rn ed t h a t P a c k e r ’s trem end ous confidence is not just idle chestpounding. T h a t night P a c k e r prov ed his point.

With five seconds to go, the b a c k ­ court w izard from Bethlehem, P a ., sank two fouls in a one-and-one situ a­ tion and clinched a 53 to 50 victory that gave Wake F o r e s t’s Deacons th eir first title in l l Dixie Classics.

Hits on 57 P e r Cent of Shots I'h e points gave him 17 for the g a m e and 61 for the tournam ent. F o r the three-gam e stretch he sank 21 of 37 field-goal tries—57 per cent—and 19 of 23 free throws.

A few m inutes la te r P a c k e r w as announced as the prestige-laden to u r­ n a m e n t's m ost valuable player, on the streng th of 71 of 74 votes c a s t by re p o rte rs and b ro ad casters. He w as the first sophom ore so honored in the Dixie Classic and the aw ard c a m e in a field that included the m a n y s t a r s on the rosters of Duke, N orth C aro ­ lina, N. C. .Stale. Dayton. Holy Cross.

Minnesota and Utah.

T he 12,400 fans ja m m e d into R e y ­ nolds Coliseum at Raleigh, N. C.. ex­ pected Packi?r to stride jauntily forth.

Bul th ere he sat on the Wake Forest bench, head w rapped in a towel ai tears stre a m in g down his face, lie had lo l)e alm ost pushed out to r e ­ ceive a thunderous ovation. “ 'I'his,” he said to nobody in p a r ­ ticular. “ is something I d o n ’t d e ­ serve.'* Smalt wonder then th a t W ake F o r ­ est InifiK—and the Atlantic Coast Con­ ference in gen eral—have found a new hero, one with the non-synthetic color of a Babe Ruth or Dizzy Dean.

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T h e w ords m e a n t som ething w hen they c a m e from th e B lu e g ra s s B a ro n him self, K en tu c k y ’s Adolpli Rupp. “ Sure, G eorgia T e c h ’s good, plenty g o o d .”

R u p p h ad sorrowfully seen for himself ju st how good this G e o rg ia T e ch bask etb all te a m h a s becorne. T he 'J a c k e t s , in their S o u th e a ste rn C onference o p en er, h a d w hacked K entucky, 62 to 51, in the W ildcats' l a i r a t L exing­ ton, K y.

And it h a d com e ju s t a f t e r th e Wildcats seem ingly h a d rig h te d t h e m ­ selv es a f t e r a faltering sta rt. The K entuckians had paddled T em p le, 97 to 92, a n d Ohio State, 9C to 93, two highly-rcspcctcd foes.

T ech had ju s t finished off G eorgia, S3 to GS, in a sluggish effort.

Coach W hack H y d e r’s Yellow J a c k e t s have been th re a te n in g b ask etb all g r e a t n e s s for a n u m b e r of y e a rs . They first c a m e into p ro m in e n c e b a c k in 1955 b y b eatin g K entucky twice.

T h e 'J a c k e t s buzzed to sev en s tr a ig h t wins lo polish off a 17-9 s e a s o n in 1958-59, then opened with six m o re this season for a 13-game v ic to ry s trin g .

Southern M ethodist toppled the 'J a c k e ts , SI lo 72, a t Dallas, D e c e m b e r 21, but T ech quickly rebounded with wins o v er T e x a s Tech, G eorgia, K entucky, Misr sissippi Stale, Ole Miss and G eorgia ag ain for a 12-1 r e p o rt c a r d th ro u g h J a n u a r y 13.

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T hings could easily h av e been different.

P a c k e r is the son of Anthony- P a c k ­ er, h e a d basketball and baseball coach a t Lehigh U niversity in Bethlehem .

Y oung P a c k e r was sought by se v eral schools, both for his bask etb all and baseball ability. His m o th e r had an Ivy L ea g u e school in mind but Billy w as thinking about Duke. His fath er left it up to Billy.

He visited six c a m p u s e s and a r ­ rived a t W ake F o re s t am id a talented contingent being sought by McKinney to b o lste r sagging basketball fortunes.

In th e g ro u p w ere fellows like sixfoot-eight L eo n ard Chappell of P o r ­ tage, Pa., an easy-going g ia n t who had broken som e of Wilt C h a m b e r­ lain ’s scholastic scoring m a rk s . * * *

■ ■ S k e e te r F r a n c is , W ake F o r e s t sp o rts publicist. H e tells of a r e p o r t e r a s k ­ ing P a c k e r ju s t before the Dixie C las­ sic opened: “ A re you n e r v o u s ? ” “ No, I ’m not,” said P a c k e r , “ If t h a t ’s the w rong a n s w e r and I spoiled y o u r story, I ’m sorry. But I 'm not n erv o u s.”

P a c k e r , a n a rtic u la te liberal a r t s m a j o r who hopes to e n te r g o v e rn ­ m e n t serv ice if he d o e sn ’t go into pro baseball, quietly poses a n e x p la n a ­ tion t h a t m a k e s sense. “ I c e rta in ly d o n 't believe I 'm a n y b e tte r th a n anybody else,” he says. “ I do believe th a t if Coach McKinney puts m e ou t on the c o u rt with in s tru c ­ tions to do a ce rtain thing, then he is a good enough judge to know w h eth e r I can do it o r not. I should have confidence to su p p o rt his confidence in me.

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a n d W a y n e Richards how to h a n d le the next o p p o n e n t on G e o rg ia Tech's schedule,

R o g e r K aiser, Bobby Dew.s, J im Riley, Bill P oteet, W ayne R ic h a rd s , J o h n H offm an, Jo h n C h e r—like to p lay defense. And th ey h a v e s p e e d .”

A bsorbed Tips F r o m Dad T h e re h a d been w orries th a t Tech this seaso n would su ffer b e c a u s e of He a d d s th a t being the son of a the lack of tall front-liners. R ich ard s, a t and Riley, a slim , 6-7Vj coach p ro b ab ly helps. Young P a c k e r Russellville, K y„ youth, a r e the only c.xcoplionally tall op eratives. A nd Riley, has been playing basketball sin ce th e because of his slender build, can go a t top speed for only s h o r t while. fifth g r a d e and has a b so rb ed m u ch D enton, only 6-H/^, h a s been the top rcbounder. H e 's a v e r a g e d o v e r te n th a t his f a t h e r h a s tried to instill in p e r g a m e . The Bowling G ic e n , Ky.. senior h a s trem en d o u s spring in his legs Lehigh athletes. and is equal in jum ping ability lo .some 6-5 o r 6-6 forw ard s.

B e c a u se of P a c k e r ’s exceptional F o r scoring. Tech h a s one of the best outside shooters aro u n d . H e 's the baseb all ability, th ere is so m e concern six-foot junior gu ard, .Roger K aiser, a Dale, Ind., native. K aiser, in his that he will go into Organized Ball first ten g am es, scored 216 points for a pe r-g am e a v e ra g e of 21.6. while still an u n d e rg ra d u a te . T h e re “ R o g e r has one of the best shooting eyes I ’ve seen in the SEC in quite a have been rep o rts of larg e bonuses w hile.” said H yder. “ But the trouble i.s th a t we c a n ’t get h im to shoot proffered by sev e ra l m a j o r league enough. He hits over 50 p e r cent of his shots.” clubs. P a c k e r is noncom m ittal. “ T hose folks talk to m y f a t h e r . " he says. “ I don’t know w h at has been K a is rf o f ScoriiijL; Coiisislcncy o ffered .”

K a is e r has been am azingly consislcnl. Me belted D uke fo r 20 points in Scouts have been eyeing P a c k e r the ’J a c k e t s ' opener; scored 27 ag ain st F u r m a n , 18 a g a in s t Louisville. 24 since the end of his junior y e a r in a g a in s t A labam a, IS against South Carolina. 21 a g a in st N orth C a ro lin a State, high school, when he w ent into P h i la ­ 25 a t SMU. 2.'1 a t 'I'exas Tech. 22 ag ain st G eorgia, 18 a g a in s t K en tu ck y , 21 Wrote L e tte r to McKinney d elp h ia’s Connie Mack Stadium in the a g a in s t Mississippi Slate, 22 vs. Ole Miss and 22 in the seco n d g a m e w ith JVIcKinncy signed the first five to P en n sy lv an ia All-East g a m e and, in G eorgia. granls-in-aid. A few d ay s la t e r the his first contest a s a second b a s e m a n , D enton is the te a m ’s No. 2 sc o re r. He tallied 161 points in ten g a m e s fo r was n a m e d outstanding player.

P r e ­ coach received a letter from P a c k e r. a 16.1 a v e ra g e . F o u r lim es h e ’s scored 20 o r m ore, attac k in g F u r m a n for 20, viously he had been a c e n te r fielder. “ I’d like to com e to Wake F orest, South C arolina for 20. N, C. S tate for 20 and G eorgia for 23. too,” said the missive. “ What do I R ich ard s, an all-stater from R ichm ond A cadem y in A ugusta, C a., h a s th a Sw attcd .370 as F ro s h do?” essentials to becom e a top sc o re r. Ile pum ped in 20 a g a in s t SMU a n d has T h e usual quota of five scholarships A y e a r la t e r he b e c a m e the first a v e ra g e d ten poihls a gam e. had been exhausted but McKinney boy to win the a w a rd two tim es. L ast Dews, a 5-11, 101-pounder from Edison. Ga., Is cat-quick, flis ballquickly decided he would cut to four y e a r a s a college fre s h m a n h6 hit .370 haw king h as been a fe a tu re of tile 'l ech defense. incoming prospects the next y e a r and and fielded brilliantly, H y d e r w as pointing out how th a t defense w orked a f t e r th e K e n tu c k y added P a c k e r. Shortly after, the w is­ M cK inney is confident th a t P a c k e r victory. “ Y ou’ll notice on th a t rebound c h a r t th a t K entucky got 58 to o u r 38,’’ dom of th e move b e c a m e ap]>arent will com plete his college basketball H y d e r explained. “ Well, they m a d e 17 floor m ista k e s to o u r four. I n o t h e r when Charlie L eonard of Kingsport, c a r e e r and the youth s u b s ta n tia te s words. 13 of those rebounds w ere useless because th ey d id n ’t g e t the ball Tenn., one of the initial five, signed this to a large degree. “ Coach M c­ a c ro s s the c en ter line. We like to think th a t our defense h a d a lot to do a bonus contract with the P itts b u rg h Kinney m e a n s a lot to m e ,” he says, with th a t b ecau se o u r kid.s w ere sticking close lo th e m .’’

P ira te s . “ i ’d h a te to let h im d o w n .”

J a n u a r y is a big moiilli in l e c h ’s bid lo succeed M ississippi S ta te a s SEC Self-assurance to the point of cocki­ P a c k e r ’s basketball a sp ira tio n s do ch am p io n . T h e ’J a c k e t s opened a sev en -g a m e h o m e stand , J a n u a r y 9, w ith ness can a lie n a te affection. Bul this not include professional play, p a rtly a n 82 lo 60 victory o v e r Mississippi S tate. F iv e of the g a m e s c o n n t to w a r d h a s n ’t been true in the c ase of Billv b ecau se of h i s , sm all sta tu re , “ f ju.st the SEC title. And a J a n u a r y 25 d a te with K en tu c k y is also in t h a t bundle of Packer. w ant to help Wake F o re st get to the g a m e s , besides m eetings with State. Ole Miss, V anderbilt a n d T e n n e sse e . “ His cockiness w e a rs savs top and have som e fun doing it.” sa y s “ W e’ll know where we stand a f i e r this m o n th .’’ said H y d e r w ith a w ry P a c k e r. Mc has done well so f a r — sm ile. And the SEC will know w h e th e r T ech is a bona-fide c o n ten d er.

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Cops f o u r Stanley Cups iii Four Tries— Toe Bidding for a Fifth With Top Crew B y LLOYD MCGOWAN MONTREAL, Que. T h e r e ’s nothing o r d in a r y abo ut H ecto r (Toe) Blake, coach of the M o n tre a l C a n a d ie n s of the National H ockey League.

F i r s t of all, h e is the only pilot ev er to win the Stanley Cup, sym bol of p ro fessio n al hockey su p re m a c y , four tim es in a row. T his is his fifth season with the H ab itan ts, and he h a s n ’t m is s e d yet. .

Only one o th e r N H L coach ev er won the tro p h y th ree s t r a ig h t tim e s . T h a t w a s C larence (H appy) D ay of the T oro n to M ap le L e a fs in th e la te 1940s.

A fte r B la k e h a d m a d e it four in a row in the 1958-59 c a m ­ paign, Canadiens* o w n e rs called him in and offered him a new c o n tr a c t f o r a n unp rec ed en te d th ree y e a r s a t an esti­ m a te d $18,000 ann ually, plus bonuses.

No o th e r big-tim e hockey tactician e v e r had been c o m ­ p lim en ted w ith th r e e - y e a r job security. ' ‘A ctually, I w ould h a v e w elcom ed a one-year c o n tr a c t for b usiness r e a s o n s ,** B lake said a fter signing. “ You n e v e r can tell w h a t 's going to happen. And if you h it a losing season, y o u ’r e in trouble with the fans.”

B lake o p e r a te s o ne of the m o s t p o p u lar M o ntreal ta v e rn s not f a r fro m the F o r u m , hom e rink of the Canadiens.

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Phil W atson, r e c e n tly deposed conch of th e N ew York R a n g e rs , says, “ Sure, the Canadiens have the g re a te s t p lay e rs, b u t w h a t a b o u t B lake? H e’s the real reason why they h a v e w on the c h am p io n sh ip the last four sea so n s.”

As a forw ard, one of the g r e a t ones, w ith the Canadiens.

B lake w a s a m e m b e r of the all-star Punch Line with M aurice (R o cket) R ic h a rd , h o c k e y ’s m o s t prolific scorer, and E lm e r L ach.

R ic h a rd , a t 38, is still playing and s ta rrin g , not with Blake, b ut for h im . H e could be likened to l e d Williams of b a seb all s ta r d o m .

A left wing, B la k e w as called “ The Old L a m p lig h te r” for his sc o rin g consistency .

When he retired in 1958 a fte r b r e a k in g a leg, h e h a d shot 235 goals and assisted in 292.

H e w a s signed a s C a n a d ie n s’ coach in 1955 lo succeed the la te D ick Irvin, w ho resigned and m oved to C hicago’s B la c k H aw k s.

At th e tim e , B la k e asked shrew d F r a n k Selke, general m a n a g e r of C anadiens, “ W hat can I teach p la y e r s like J e a n

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Toe is fortunate, n atu rally , in having so m a n y s u p e r - s ta r v e te r a n s and rookies on his te a m . Also, the C an ad ien s h a v e the b est fa rm system , with up-and-com ing young p la y e rs by the dozens s c a tte re d a c ro ss C anada, th a n k s to the ac u m e n of Selke. lf asked for the se c re t of his success, B lake will say, “ I f s the play ers. I h a v e n ’t sc o re d a n y goals since I r e t i r e d .”

He believes th e im p o rta n t thing is to m a in ta in h a rm o n y , and d o e s n ’t find th a t too h a r d w ith a w inning te a m .

While no m a r t i n e t in handling his p lay ers, Blake c a n be s te rn . H e d e m a n d s r e s p e c t a n d g e ts it. ♦ * *

Considered Career as Umpire “ When Toe leaves on a trip with th e t e a m ,” Selke said, “ it’s just a s if I w ere going along. T h e r e ’s nothing to w o r r y a b o u t.”

B lake likes all sp o rts. H e w as u good baseball p la y e r and u m p ire d in th e old P ro v in cial L ea g u e betw een hockey s e a ­ sons. H e thought of m a k in g it a c a r e e r until b e tte r things c a m e along.

He k eeps tw o television se ts in th e tro p h y ro o m of his m o d e st duplex in the w este rn section of M o n treal and will follow a football and baseball g a m e sim ultaneously. Often h e will tu r n the sound off and listen to a n o th e r baseball g a m e on th e radio.

B lake h a s won ju s t about e v e ry honor possible in the NHL. As a rookie, he w as fa st w ith his fists and elbows and quick to criticize a re fe re e . But h e m ellow ed la te r on and w a s a w a rd e d the Byng T ro p h y fo r clean play and e x ­ e m p la r y sp o rtsm an sh ip . H e won th e H a r t T ro p h y as the M V P in the N HL w hen he w as the sco rin g cham pion.

Toe w as with the H am ilton T igers, an O ntario a m a t e u r te a m , w hen signed for a bonus by the old M ontreal M aroons and s e n t to P roviden ce of the C an ad ian -A m eric an L eag u e for the 1935-36 season. The C an ad ien s a c q u ire d him in a trad e . *

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Selke replied, “ It isn’t the c o a c h ’s job in m a jo r league hockey lo teach, it is to m a n a g e and r e m in d .” lf (he C a n a d ie n s’ re c o rd fo r th e p a s t four full seaso n s is a n y indication, T oe h a s b een doing so m e v e r y effective m a n ­ aging a n d re m in d in g . O ver th a t stretch, the C anad iens won 162 league g a m e s , lost 73 a n d tied 45. • B lake s t a r te d coaching with Houston of the d efunct United

Blake h a s a lw ay s been a h a r d lo s e r and p r e fe rs to suffer defeats in gloom y silence. H e is r a t h e r q u iet in th e c lu b ’s d re s s in g room and forgiving of a p la y e r 's m is ta k e s —if th ey a r e h o n e st ones. His p la y e rs a r e for him IOO p e r cent.

Now 47, B lake w as b o rn a t V ictoria Mines in N o rth e rn O ntario. T he B lakes h a v e tw o children a t hom e, M a r y J a n e , 13, and B ruce, 9. J o a n , 23, is m a r rie d .

Blake a c q u ired th e cognom en, Toe, e a r ly in life when he w as called “ H ec to ” in stead of H ector, b y one of h is F re n c h C a n ad ia n p lay ers. B lake is bi-lingual a n d can a d d re s s his p la y e rs p a s s a b ly in F r e n c h .

When ask e d a t a d in n e r how h e felt a b o u t his fo u r-straig h t Stanley Cup record, he said, “ Well, it will take a n ybody five s tra ig h t y e a r s to b e a t it.”

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Lee’s Lightning Thrusts Rout South in Senior Bowl, 26 to 7 12 Completions Equal Mark Set by T id w e ll iii ’50; Ko vac Racks Up Two TDs *

By VINCENT JOHNSON M O B IL E, Ala. J a c k Lee, an u n su n g q u a r te r b a c k from the U n iv e rsity of Cincinnati, shot holes in the South’s a e ria l d e ­ fense to lea d th e N o rth to a 26 to 7 v icto ry in the eleventh annual Senior Bowl g a m e a t L a d d M e m o ria l Stadi­ um here, J a n u a r y 9.

A re c o rd crow d of 40,119 filed into the sta d iu m w ith th e g r e a t m a jo rity of th em h o p in g to s e e th e Southern­ e rs chalk up th e ir sev en th victory in the series. In ste ad , L ee c ra c k e d the bow l’s p a s s in g re c o rd for y a r d ­ a g e gained and eq ualled the m a r k for p a s s - co m p letio n s a s the blueshirted Y a n k e e s h a d things p re tty m u c h th e ir ow n w ay.

Lee hit for 13 com pletions in 25 trie s and picked up 283 y a rd s , 56 y a r d s m o r e th a n the old r e c o r d held

by T r a v is T idw ell of A uburn and established in th e f i r s t Senior Bowl a t Ja c k so n v ille in 1950. Tidwell also held the re c o rd for 13 completions, but both Lee a n d th e South’s top p a ss er, C h arlie B r i t t of Georgia, equalled it this season. . As the re s u lt of L e e ’s w ork, h e w as n am e d the m o s t v a lu a b le p la y e r. He threw for two touchdow ns and set up the o th e r two with his pitching.

T he South th r e a te n e d to sc o re se v ­ eral tim e s but su cceed ed only in the third q u a r t e r on a 12-yard B ritt pass to V a n d e rb ilt’s T o m M oore.

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Jack L ee tied the count a t 7 to 7, but the N orth scored im m e d ia te ly a fte rw a rd on an 80-yard d riv e and then re a lly tore loose w ith two touchdowns in the fourth period.

The N orth rolled to a touchdown the first tim e it had the ball, m a rc h in g 52 y a rd s. E d d ie K ovac, a te a m m a te of Lee, sliced thro u g h tackle for the sco re from the one-yard line. L e e ’s passin g and the running of S y ra c u s e ’s Gel* Schw cdcs and M a r y la n d ’s J i m ­ m y Jo y c e fe a tu re d the drive.

Bob Y ates of S y ra c u se kicked the e x tr a point.

Actually, the South n e v e r got any n e a r e r to the N orth goal in the half than the 30-yard line, but tw ice the Rebels had lo b e a t b ac k the enem y from th e ir v e r y goal line. A pass from Loc to Gail Cogdill, W ashington end p u t th em in business on the

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N orth First, dow ns ................................ 16 Yards rushing 88 Yards passing .............................292 Passes a tte m p te d ........23 Passes com pleted 14 Passes in tercep ted by .............. 3 F um bles lost.............. :................... I P u n ts 4 verage d istan ce p u n ts ....... 28 get A Y ards penalized ........................ 45

South 18, b u t th e Y an k s could no n e a re r. And on a n o th e r occasion Y ates m issed a field-goal a tte m p t from th e South 34 a fte r the N orth h a d gone all the w ay to th e South­ erners* 15 only to see L ee lose 13 on a p a s s try.

P u n t G a v e South F i r s t B reak T he scoring te m p o picked up in th e h a lf as. the d efenses s e e m e d unable to cope w ith offensive ch a n g e s m a d e

by Coach J i m Lee Howell of the N orth and W eeb E w b a n k of th e South.

Howell c o a c h e s th e New Y o rk G iants a n d E w b a n k the B a ltim o re Colts.

B re a k s opened the door for the South as a p u n t by C harley M ilstead, T e x a s A&M q u a rte rb a c k , s t o p p e d d e a d a few inches from the goal. Don N o rto n of Iowa h u rrie d his p u n t from behind his goal and the ball w ent o u t on the 13-yard line. On the next play, B ritt hit M oore for the TD. T h e . South re c o v e re d a fum b le and c a m e rolling b a c k m in u te s la te r. A field-goal a t t e m p t fro m the 24-yard line by H ugh M clnnis, Mississippi Southern end, m issed. T h e N orth took o v e r on its 20 and w e n t to its second sco re in a h u rry .

T h e big g a in e r w as a 56-yard p ass play fro m Lee to N orton, putting the ball on the South 13. A few plays la te r, J o y c e bulled o v e r for the sco re, b u t Y a te s m issed th e e x t r a ­ point try.

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s t a r t of the fourth q u a r t e r a n d ca u g h t e v e ry b o d y by su rp rise.

The N orth h a d ta k e n o v e r on its own 26 a fte r a p u n t and had been unable to a d ­ v a n c e on tw o run n in g plays. Lee then exploded his biggest bomb.

H e s ta rte d to p a s s and then, t r a p ­ ped, b e g a n a ja u n t a ro u n d end. But he w a s h e m m e d in th e r e so h e s t a r te d b a c k ag ain and spotted Schwedes down-field. He uncorked a d e s p e ra ­ tion h e a v e and waited.

T he ball headed right for Schwedes, b u t so did Cowboy Woodruff of Mis­ sissippi. Woodruff and the ball got to Schw edes a t the s a m e tim e and Woodruff m a d e a d e s p e ra te one-hand­ ed swipe a t it. B ut the ball eluded him and found a hom e in Schw edes’ arm s.

T h e re w a s n ’t a n o th e r soul within 20 y a r d s of Schw edes and he fled for the sco re on the 73-yard play. Y ates kicked th e e x tra point.

A fum ble on the South 21 s e t the Y an k ees in m otion again.

The South stopped th r e e running play s cold, bu t on fourth down Lee located K ovac in the flat and the little s c a tb a c k g ra b b e d the pitch and s c a m p e re d into the end zone. Again Y ate s failed to convert.

The win m e a n t $100 e x tra to the N orth, each p la y e r g ettin g $600 while

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E a s t’s Billy C an no n Booms In 34-8 H u la Bowl Victoryrn HONOLULU, H aw a ii—Billy Can­ non exploded fo r th r e e touch­ dow ns td lead t h e - t a l e n t e d E a s t te a m to a n easy 34 to 8 trium ph o v e r the W est sq u a d here, J a n u ­ a r y IO, in the fo u rteen th annual H ula Bowl football g a m e .

T h e L o u isian a State University A ll-Am erica o p e n e d the scoring th r e e m in u tes a fte r the s t a r t of the g a m e w hen he g ra b b e d a punt a n d ra m b le d 59 y ard s.

Cannon also n a b b ed a p a s s from P e n n S ta te ’s Richie L ucas th a t co v ered 12 y a r d s for his second TD, and h e p l o w e d f r o m four y a r d s out fo r his third.

L u c a s also connected on an 11y a r d touchdow n pass to M ississip­ pi’s L a r r y G r a n th a m and the E a s t ’s final touchdow n c a m e on a 36-yard r e tu r n of a p a s s intercep­ tion by P u r d u e 's R ic h a rd Brooks.

T h e lone W est touchdow n w as scored from the four by Fullback J a c k Spikes of T e x a s C hristian.

Q u a r te rb a c k Don M eredith then tossed a p a s s to College of P a c if­ ic ’s Dick B ass for the two-pointer. ‘ L u c a s won Honolulu M a y o r N eal BJaisdeU’s annual a w a r d for the m o st v alu ab le b ac k and G r a n th a m w as the recip ient of Gov. W illiam F . Quinn’s a w a r d for the best lin em an of the g a m e .

T he West w a s c o a c h e d by Okla­ h o m a ’s Bud Wilkinson and P au l Dietzel of LSU c o ach e d the E a s t.

ES---------------------------------------- ■ the S o u th e rn e rs h a d to b e content with $500 apiece. N o rto n , w ho gained 105 y a r d s on six p a s s catches, won the m o st v alu ab le N o r th e r n lin em an a w a rd . T h e s a m e a w a r d for the South w ent to Ole M iss’ K en Kirk, while B ritt v.as th e top backfield s ta r .

* THE ALL-SPORTS NEWS, JANUARY 20, I960 *

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P ro b . L oser Prob. W in n er M argin B r ig h a m Y o u n g 0 •U tah Oregon 4 •W ashington O regon S tate •W ashington S tate 2 Garufg of Saturday, J a n u a r y 23 •M ic h ig a n S la t e 3 Iowa •N orthw estern 4 Minnesota Ohio S t a t e 4 •P u rd u e •D uquesne 12 Cincinnati Tulsa 4 •Missouri •I o w a S la te 2 K ansas ♦Miami (O.) 4 DcPauI L o u is v ille 6 •D a y to n •A rm y 6 St. J o h n ’s Iona 8 •Ford h am •Canisius 7 St. B o n a v en tu re • S ie n a .

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K e n t ucky 5 •N. Carolina S la te VPt 7 •Navy T e n n e s see 8 ♦Georgia Tech B o w lin g G reen D •W est. K e n tu c k y G eorgia 5 cA uburn Stanford G •W ashington M ontana S ta te 4 •S e a ttle •M ontana 2 U tah State •I d a h o 3 Oregon State N EW YORK. N . Y. Tu ln n e 6 •Maryland M ississippi IO L e a d e r s in the N ational B asketball •M em p h is State Gam es of M onday, J a n u a r y 25 A ssociation’s various d e p a r t m e n ts of M inn esota 8 •Iowa p lay thro u g h g a m e s of J a n u a r y IO •G K entucky 6 eorgia T ech S la n lo r d w ere a s follows: •W ash in gton Stale 4 G am es o f T u csd a 3% J a n u a r y 26 IN D IVID U A L SCORING LE A D ER S . •A la b a m a 3 Oklahoma Cltj' FT. Pts. Avg. G. PG. Player and Club A rK aiisas 5 ...45 522 369 1413 31.4 •'iujsa Twyman, Cincinnal!

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T u rn e r, N ebraska’s Classy Cage Ace, Riddles Stout D efenses o f Big E ight

By D E L BLACK * LINCOLN. Neb. lf you’re a b asketball fan. keep an ey e on the initials H. T. If y o u 're a p la y e r o r coach, keep y o u r eyes on H. T. W hy? B ecause dazzling H ersch e ll T u rn e r. N e b r a s ­ k a ’s m agnificent m agician, is o ne of the finest b a s ­ ketball players in the country.

To victory-hungry C o rn h u sk er fans. H. T . m ean s H u sk e r Thrills in the form of p red icted , u n p red icted and som etim es unbelievable h a rd -c o u rt exploits.

To opposing p la y e rs and coaches. H. T . m e an s H u sk e r Trouble a n y w ay they look a t it.

D u rin g his c a r e e r in U niversity of N e b r a s k a liv­ ery. T u r n e r h a s m a d e a sh a m b le s of d efenses a n d re c o rd s w h'le fancy-stepping dow n his p ath of brilli­ a n t basketball.

Victims of T u r n e r ’s playm aking, shooting and r e ­ bounding a r e such basketball-proud outfits a s Wilt C h a m b e rla in and his K a n s a s te a m m a te s ; No. 1ran k ed K ansas State; polished M a rq u e tte w ith fiery E ddie Hickey pulling the s trin g s and n u m e ro u s oth­ e rs who couldn’t cope with T en acio u s M r. T u rn e r.

T u r n e r s ta rte d his clim b in t h a t hotbed of prep basketball. Indianapolis. Ind. H e played w ith o r a g a in s t Cincinnati’s fam ed O s c a r R o b e rts o n from the seventh g r a d e through high school. W hen the two. w e r e n ’t te a m m a t e s in the classy Indianapolis s u m m e r leagues, they w e re red-hot rivals. T u r n e r prepped a t S hortridge High School while the “ Big O ’’ p ra n c e d for Crispus Attucks. ♦ <5 <5

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Chamberlain, Phtia'phia. ..37 P e ilil, S i. Louis ........ .37 Sbue, O elroit .. — ..43 A rizin , Philadelphia.. ..38 Baylor, M in n e a p o lis __ _34 Hagan, S t. L o u is ____ .37 .4 0 Schayes, Syracuse Guerin, New Y o r k __ .3 9 Heinsohn, B o s t o n ___ :4 1 Cousy, Boston ........ ... ..41 Yardley, Syracuse .4 0 NauHs, New York . .. . 3 8 Howell, D etroit ..... .4 3

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D efenses D esigned fo r T u r n e r T u r n e r ’s a rr iv a l on the N e b r a s k a scene w a s w h at Coach J e r r y Bush needed for his give-and-go, razzledazzle attack.

H. T. continues to a m a z e everyone. D efenses are m a p p e d to co n c e n tra te on T u rn e r. N e b r a s k a ’s lack of a high-scoring big m a n and a solid, all-round a t­ tack h a s m a d e it e a s ie r to point to one m a n —T u rn e r.

Although the n u m e ro u s sophs h a v e n ’t been able to lift the load from double and trip le-team ed T u r n e r this season, H erschell rolled along a t a 17-points-plus clip. He had good re aso n to c e le b ra te N ew Y e a r ’s D ay, for two d a y s e a rlie r he had c ra c k e d the N e­ b r a s k a c a r e e r reco rd and achieved a p ersonal high of 35 a g a in st Mizzen in the Big E ig h t tourney. T u r n ­ e r b roke the old school m a r k of 854 svith ten to sp a re th a t night. . . .

T u rn e r, N e b r a s k a ’s captain, e m b a rk e d on the c u r ­ r e n t season needing only 181 poinU to s e t a H u sk er c a r e e r scoring record. He tallied 246 a s a sophom ore and b eca m e N e b r a s k a ’s top single-season s c o r e r with 428 la st season. H. T. ra n k e d third in the Big E ig h t C onference in scoring last y e a r w ith a 17.4 per-g am e a v e ra g e . He also hauled down 244 rebounds—a n im­ pressive total for a C-l'/a g u ard . His 14 field goals in one g a m e sh a tte re d a N e b ra sk a shooting m a r k la st season.

An ability to hang in the a ir on ju m p shots and driving lay-ups .continues to puzzle the opposition as well a s levitation experts. D efensive m en go up with T u rn e r, but when the others com e down, H. T. is still high in the a ir and c le a r for a shot.

An ex am p le of w h at T u r n e r c a n do to a defense o c c u rre d in the 1958 Big E ig h t H oliday T o u rn a ­ m ent in K ansas City. The H u sk ers w ere playing O klahom a State, coached by defense-m inded H ank Iba. T u r n e r gave the Cowboys fits with his openposi tactics. Once, when he m oved into the pivot, OSU’s 6-9 c e n te r shouted for help to g u a rd H ersch.

Iba couldn’t supply enough help that night, and T u r n e r scored 30 points. «

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pay a price. H ersc h h a s good ju d g m e n t and d o e sn 't often take bad shots. H e's often criticized for not shooting enough, but fans n e v e r com plain w hen his dazzling p asses and gravity-defying drives a t t r a c t the defense opponents and set up two-pointers for t e a m ­ m ate s.

T u r n e r c re d its his ball-handling ability to training in fu n d a m e n ta ls b y his p r e p coach, Cleyon Reynolds, and H u sk e r Coach Bush.

"W e played an open post and the give-and-go of­ fense in high school." H e rsc h recalls. " T o play it, you m u st be able to handle the ball, pick y o u r best shots' and battle ev e ry second of the g a m e . I've n ev er played with a big te a m and have alw ays had to rely on speed, tim ing and quickness.* I guess th a t's w hy I d o n 't sho o t a s m u ch a s I should. You c a n 't give th e ball aw ay. Tho o th er tea n \ c a n 't score when you have the b a ll."

T u r n e r p layed c e n te r in high school.

Strong, with 190 pounds on his 6-1*/^ fram e, T u r n e r is a fa n ta s tic ju m p e r, He a v e ra g e d ten rebounds a g a m e la st season, tu rn in g in his best p e rfo rm a n c e s a g a in s t big te a m s. H e s c ra p e d off l l a g a in st tall K ansas S tate while tjie H u sk ers out-ret>ounded the tall Wildcats^ 48 to 32.

H opes lo Play P ro Ball T u r n e r ’s ability to p ierce defenses from all angles’ and in all situations is the g re a te s t test of his play.

H. T. is considered a professional prospect. He plays with the s tre n g th and ability of a big m an, yet possesses the finesse, p lay m ak in g style and d e ad ly shooting of the sm all m a n . An a r t m a jo r, T u r n e r has 4iopes of playing p ro ball. " I lionestly feel th a t in H erschell T u rn er, N e b ra sk a h a s one of the finest p lay ers in the c o u n tr y ," H u sk e r Coach Bush states. “ T h e r e 's nothing he c a n ’t do on the basketball flo or."

• Looking back o v er his first two seasons a s a key m e m b e r of the S c a rle t and C ream . T u r n e r picks conseci/tive upset w ins o v e r K an s a s and K ansas Slate in lf 58 a s his biggest thrills. f\-Slale w as rated No. I in I ie nation and K an sa s w as No. 3.

But TurneV is quick to look to the future and hopes for even b e lte r things this seaso^. “ I've n ev er played on a winning te a m as f a r as a tourney w inner o r nationally-ranked te a m is con­ cerned. I su re hope this is°lhe y ear. We’ve got a good P^am. To win the Big Eight titie^ you h av e to be awfully good. By ju st winning g a m e s in the Big Eight, you know y o u ’r e one of the to u g h er t e a m s . "

THE ALJ.-5PQP.TS NEWS, J A N U A R Y 20, 1960 *

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F R E E THROW PCT. LEA D ER S (Minimum 105 or Mote) FTA. Player and Club ..„.320 Schayes, Syracuse ....... ._ 1 5 7 Costello, Syracuse ___ — .170 Sharman, Boston ...... ....2 8 2 Shue, D clro it .......... . 243 Sears, New Y o r k .........

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January 2 0 — Ne.v York at Boston, Philadelphia at Syracuse, St.' Louis at Cincinnati. . January 22 — E aslA V esi AH *Slar game i t Phila* delphi,! (NBC-TV).

January 23 — Syracuse at Boston. New York a l Minneapolis, Cincinnati a l S t. Louis, Philadelphia at Detroit.

January 2 4 — Philadelphia a l Cincinnati, New York a t S t. Loqis, Boston at Syracuse (NBC>TV).

January 2 5 — Detroit vs. Philadelphia a l Belhle* hem, Pa. January 2 6 — Detroit vs. Syracuse a l New York, S t. Louis at New York.

Ohio State (CONTINUED FROM P A G E 3) bird-dogging rebounds and seldom g e ts e ith e r out-muscled o r - o u t-m a­ neuvered beneath the boards.

His passin g and handoffs a r e no less superb, and p e rh a p s this is really the re aso n he has som etim es f r u s t r a t ­ ed the fans by passing off to a team nn ale when a Lucas shot seem ed jus! a s opportune. “ Why should I risk a shot with just a good c h a n c e of m aking it when J c a n gel the ball lo a n o th e r m a n who is in e.xccllent position to m a k e it? " J e r r y reto rted recently in a post­ g a m e interview.

T h re e Sophs in Lineup His " t e a m m a n " feelings have been highly infectious. The Bucks a r e a fieryt passing, quick-breaking bunch wUh none of them hesitating to shool once the opportunity p re se n ts itself.

E v e n ^ C u a rd Mel Nowell—third sopho­ m o r e in the s t a r t i n g 'f iv e and, like R oberts, a Columbus E a s t p ro d u c t— often leads the e a rly scoring assault.

L a s t y e a r, in T a y lo r ’s first season, the Buckeyes posted an over-all U-11 reco rd . Ohio State h a s n 't won a league title since 1950.

Bul lim es have changed, quickly— and oth e re h a s been an electrifying rcspon.se. F o r the first tim e m ost of the Buckeye h o m e g a m e s a r e being televised: Coach T ay lo r has a 30n v n u te TV show once a week, and for the first tim e in a long while c a rjiv a n s a r e being fo rm ed to a c c o m ­ p a n y the Bucks on th eir trips.

Football is out of*sight, out of mind.

T he king is dead, long live the king.

Cingo S t« T d lu m : c — a t C o l u m b u s .

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Rule Change (CONTINUED F R O M P A G E I) cam paigning e v e r sin ce to g e t it r e ­ instated.

Gen. R o b e rt R. N eyland, a th le tic d ire c to r a t the U n iv ersity of T e n n e s­ see, in announcing the c h a n g e s in the rules, sa id the sessions a t M iam i B e a c h 's Monte Carlo H otel w e r e m o st am icable. “ In the five y e a r s I h a v e s a t in this co m m ittee (this is his firs t a s c h a i r ­ m a n of the c o m m itte e ), I h av e n e v e r h e a rd a h a rs h o r h e a te d w o rd spok­ e n ." said Gen. N eyland, w ho h a s a vote only in case of a tie. H e added that the “ w ild -card " c h a n g e w a s a near-unaniiVious vote. " N o m e m b e r of th e c o m m itte e (th e re a r e 13 voting m e m b e r s ) fa v ­ ored going b ack to the platoon g a m e , " added Neyland. " T h e coach will be ab le to do f a r m o re with the 'w ild-card' s u b s titu te than m a y a p p e a r on th e s u r f a c e , " c o m m e n ted D av e Nelson, highly-succcssful D ela w a re coach, " T h e new rule is so m e th in g n e a r to w hat the c o a c h e s a sk e d f o r . " said Lot! Little, fo rm e r h e a d coach a t Columbia, who still s e rv e s a s s e c r e ­ ta r y of the c o a c h e s’ a d v is o ry c o m m it­ tee on rules, Rule "Sounds G o o d " to D evine D an Devine, the a g g re s s iv e young coach a t Missouri, w a s p le a s e d w ith the new rule.

"Sounds g o o d ," he said . " I w a s for liberalizing the ru les a bit so t h a t a coach c a n take a d v a n ta g e of indi­ vidual specialists who n o r m a l l y w ouldn’t g e t m uch c h a n c e to p lay .

This gives m o re boys a c h a n c e Lo play. I w as not fo r u n lim ited s u b ­ stitutions."

Buff Donelli, w ho su cceed ed Little at Columbia, w as less th an delighted. “ lf th e y ’re try in g to lim it the n u m ­ b e r of p lay ers (b e c a u se of e x p e n se s), why not just s e t a lim it on th e p la y ­ e rs you .can d re ss for a g a m e ? " D on­ elli inquired.

Donelli also cited th e po.ssibilily that the new rule would p e r m it a col­ lege coach lo use th e m e s s e n g e r s y s ­ tem m a d e fam ous by P a u l B row n, the pro coach. U nd er th e new rule, th e coach could send in all th e play s by single subs.

F e w coaches a r e likely to co n sid er this. Most of th em a lr e a d y crin g e a t the co n stan t second-gu essing from alum ni. Im ag in e w h a t it would be if the coach put h im self on the spot a s Paul Brown does!

But the possibilities a r o en d less u nder the new rule. T e a m s now will develop, for instance, th e defensive halfbacks th e y had in platoon days, specialists in the a r t of tack lin g and p ass defense. One can go in on th e first play when th e ball c h a n g e s Iiands. A nother c a n go in on the ne:<t play.

M any team s, u n d e r the 1959 rules, w e re confronted w ith a punting s it­ uation while saddled with a c e n t e r . in the g a m e who couldn ’t p a s s the ball a c c u ra te ly to the p u n te r. T he new rule u n questionably solves th a t difficulty.

T h e r e ’ll be p u n te rs who do nothing but pun-, and c e rta in ly field-goal Rickers who a r e ex^)erts.

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LINCOLN. Neb. — H erschell T u r n e r 's biggest point nights a s a C o rn h u sk e r c a g e r w e re 30-point outings last seaso n a g a in s t O klahom a S tate and Detroit.

H owever, a n o th e r high m a r k of his c a r e e r c a m e d u rin g his junior y e a r when he flipped in a 40-foot ju m p shot to b e a t Colorado. H e m a d e it look as e a s y as pushing up a free throw.

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Such well-known and respected m e n to rs a s Iba, • K ansas S late's Tex Winter, K a n s a s ' Dick H arp. Marqiietle's E ddie Hickey, Michigan S tate 's Forddy Anderson, M innesota's Ozzie C o w l e s and Notre^ D ajne’s Johnny J o r d a n h av e p ra ise d T u r n e r afier^ becoming vjctims of his h a rd c o u rt prowess. “ Said Winter, a fte r su rro u n d in g .T u r n e r w ith th ree of his skyscraping c a g e rs throughout th a t hectic night last season: " I d o n 't see how O scar R obertson is m u ch better than T u rn er. L thought m a y b e R obertson w as a lUtle b e tlc r.s h o o te r, bu t I'm not su re of that a fte r seeing T in n er.” , T u r n e r 's point total would s o a r if ho w ere a “ gun­ n e r . '’ With N e b r a s k a 's lack of size and T u r n e r 's value as a p lay m ak e r, the plan of a tta c k d o e s n ’t call for a free-shooting g a m e ! o P lay in g against a zone defense prov es T u r n e r ’s all­ round value. Coach Bush, co m m e n tin g op his s t r a t ­ egy of moving T u r n e r into the post against Kansas^, Stale last season, explained: ® « “ We had lo get H erschell into the post. Against a zone you m ust have an extra-good ball handler. This lak es sonic shots a w a y from H ersch, but it m akes o u r over-all olfensc m uch b e tte r."

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(C O N T IN U E D F R O M P A G E I)

C a g e y C h a rlie r a n Into so m e u p ­ s e t s in his predictions fo r g a m e s o f J a n u a r y 6 th ro u g h J a n u a r y 12, b u t still h a d a p e rc e n ta g e of .653 w ith 64 w inners in 98 contests.

C h arlie ta b b e d th e e x a c t m a r g in in Illinois' 90 to 82 win o v e r M in­ n e s o ta a n d L aS alle's 68 to 65 s q u e a k e r o v e r D uquesne. In six o th e r g a m e s his pred icte d w in­ n e r 's m a r g in m issed by only one point.

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By HAROLD ROSENTHAL N E W YORK, N. Y. T h e first* tr u e ath le tic s p a c e con­ q u e s t of th e U n ited S ta te s w a s the N ational F o o tb all L e a g u e ’s spanning th e c o u n try m o r e th a n a d e c a d e ago w h en th e C leveland ..R am s picked up and m ov ed to L o s Angeles. T h e s h o r t­ lived A ll-A m erica F ootball Confer­ ence followed th e N FL .

A fter th a t c a m e b aseb all, with the N ational L e a g u e m o v in g to California a f t e r a b an d o n in g com pletely the la r g ­ est m e tro p o lita n a r e a in the nation.

T h e P h ila d e lp h ia a n c h o r on the o th er end. how ever, m a d e b a se b a ll a coastlo-coast proposition fo r th e first time.

And now c o m e s b a sk e tb a ll, s u r p r is ­ ingly not th e pro fessional v a r ie ty bul the top a m a t e u r b r a n d in th e country a s played by the N atio n a l Industrial B asketball L e a g u e . E i t h e r Seattle o r San F ra n c is c o is on one end and New Y ork on the oth er. >> * ♦ B e a t P r o s to Coast W est C oast b a s e s a r e nothing new for the NIBL, b u t N ew Y ork has an rn ti 7 for th e f i r s t ti m e in the Tuck 'J a p ers. T h a n k s to a com b ination of business a c u m e n and b u rn in g sports zeal by T u c k T a p e ’s top m an . Paul Cohen, the a m a t e u r s h a v e b e aten the p ro s lo (he en v ia b le t a r g e t of a true c ro ss-co u n try c ir c u it b y a t least one season, and p ro b a b ly m o re .

A dozen, y e a r s ago, Cohen w as just a young fellow w ith a n idea about industrial tap e. T o d a y th e T echnical 'J a p e C o rp o ratio n g ro s s e s $24,000,000 y e a r ly a n d h a s p la n ts in (he U. S., C anad a, Isra e l and Cuba.

A dozen y e a r s ago, Cohen w as his own sales staff. T h en he hired Stan Stulz, w ho w a s looking a ro u n d for a business connection a g a in s t the tim e w hen his play in g d a y s w ith th e New Y o rk K n ic k e rb o c k e rs would end. Now Stulz. is v ic e-p re sid en t in c h a r g e of sales, and one p erso n out of every dozen a m o n g th e 1,200 em ployed by T echnical T a p e r e p o r ts to him.

So does th e 15-man basketball .squad, th e la te s t e n tr y in th e ninete a m loop w hich includes such top­ flight learn s a s the Phillips (66) Oilers, Wichita V ickers, G o o d y ea r Wingfoots, D envcr-C hicago T r u c k e rs , B u c h a n B a k e rs, etc.

J'hey’d b e t t e r r e p o r t and on lime, too, b e c a u se Stutz, who s e t an all-time intercollegiate s c o rin g m a r k 17 y e a rs ago a t R hode Island S tate College, also is c o a c h of the T u ck T a p e r s . It

THE NEW YORK TUCK TAPERS, East Coast r e p r e s e n ta ­ tives of the nalionv/ide N ational In d u stria l B asketball League, include (left to right): Jimmy Daniels, Jake Jordan, Roy Lange, w as by invitation from P au l Cohen ju st as Cohen had invited Stulz to join in the business of selling tape. " F u n n y the w ay sports history is changed by little th in g s," observed Cohen. " I r e m e m b e r m y wife send­ ing m e lo the m a r k e t lo pick up som e things on. a S a tu rd ay afternoon. Stutz w as (here and believe it o r not for the s a m e reason. I .said to him, ‘You look like a fellow I always see on TV.' I followed the Knicks then and Stutz w as one of th eir big p lay ers at the li m e ."

W hat Cohen m eant w as Stulz w as one of the K nicks’ e a rly s t a r s because lie’s just an inch o r two over six feet and today t h a t ’s small for a big player in pro ball. He got by on the famed R hode ].sland Slate "fire-h o rse” style developed by F r a n k K caney at that sm all N ew E n glan d school. T h a t’s the kind of play the Tuck T a p e rs are going to be playing now.

"W e couldn ’t even begin to com pete with those o th e r te a m s and their big m e n .” offered Stutz, "if we tried lo m a tc h them on size. W e 'have one or two who a r e n ’t even six feet. " B u t w e ’re going to out-hustle everyone, or a t least try. This i.s one club th a t isn’t going lo dribble. T h re e seconds fro m b o a rd lo board will be 0

W h o ’s W h o W ith N . Y .T e a m , Job,« T h e y H o h l W ith F ir m N E W YORK. N. Y .—In the event y o u ’ve w ondered w hat liappened to so m e p a r t i c u l a r college basketball player, h ere is the roster of the New Y o rk T u c k T a p e rs , to g e th e r with the position held by each m an in the com pany.

Position N am e School Sales statistics J i m m y D aniels South D akota Sales service (George C a rte r Iona A ssistan t plant m a n a g e r Winston-Salem Wilfred J o h n Quality control M a ry la n d State Jake Jordan M achine o p e ra to r E d Willis Sales representaiiv® J o n Cincebox S y ra c u se St. F r a n c i s of Brooklyn Cost analyst Al Innes O rder d e p a rtm e n t Roy L ange W illiam and M ary Salesm an E d K az a k a v ic h Scranton Quality control G eorge G iersch Boston College A s s t’t lo personnof d ire cto r Jo h n G ra d y Fordham .Salesman Bill Von W eyhe R h o d e Island Slate Salesm an * Don Goldstein Louisville o Sales siafistics L arry R an la N o rth C arolina State

Will John, Bill Von W eyhe, G eorge Giersch, G eorge C arter, Don G oldstein, Ed K azakavich a n d Al lunes. Jon Cincebox. Larry Ranlo, John G ra d y a n d Ed Willis w e re n 't p re se n t for photo.

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Cohen Foiiii<fcr, 3-Tim e Head o f M uscular D ystrophy G ro u p N E W YORK, N. Y , - B a s k e t b a l l isn 't the only in te re st fo r P a u l Cohen, g e n e ra l m a n a g e r of the T uck T a p e rs , la te s t e n try in the N a t i o n a l Industrial B asketball L eague. In addition, th e p resid en t of the Technical T a p e Corporation is the founder and three-tim e p re sid e n t of the M u s c u la r D y stro ­ phy Association of A m erica which has, since lp50, raised $30,000,000 for m ed ical Vesearch.

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about the elapsed time th a t w e'll p e r ­ m it. " W h a t h a p p e n s ," p u rsu e d Stutz, "w h e n a te a m gets in a ja m , even with the p ro s? T hey p re s s a n d hustle, d o n ’t th ey ? 'fh e y m ove the ball. Well, t h a t ’s w h a t w e’ll do—m ove the b a ll," Cincebox, la n e s N ew M e m b e rs F iv e m e n rem ain fro m la s t y e a r ’s E a s t e r n sectional AAU cham pionship te a m w hich lost to the A ir F o r c e in the national to u r n a m e n t in D enver.

Added lo these a r e su ch top-nolchers as J o h n Cincebox of S y racu se and Al In n es of St. F ra n c is of Brooklyn, both 6-7 m en.

Like the o th e r te a m s in the league, all the p la y e r s hold active jobs in the c o m p a n y . T h ey ra n g e fro m cost a n ­ a ly s t to salesm en in outlying a r e a s .

T he T u ck T a p e rs couldn’t g e t a big league floor lo play on in N ew York City so th e y 're dividing th e ir hom e .schedule of 16 g am es betw een the W e stc h es te r C om m unity C en ter in White p la in s and R o ch este r, N . Y. While P la in s seats only 3,800 and R o c h e s te r c a n ’t top 8,000, b u t a tte n d ­ a n c e is not the p rim e concern. Win­ ning is, a n d th e top m an . Cohen, can be p a rd o n e d for occasionally looking o v e r Stutz’ shoulder, » T h a t ’s because Cohen, a one-time b oxer a t Brooklyn College, took over direction of the te a m last y e a r in an e m e rg en c y . T h e c o m p a n y ’s athletic director-coach w as in an auto collision a n d Cohen stepped in and d irec te d the

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M cL e n d o n P r o v in g P rize as P ip er Coach :

By JACK CLOWSER Of (he Cleveland P r e st CLEVELAND, 0 .

When E d Sweeny, J r . , w e n t h un tin g fo r a m a n to coach his Sweeny Pipei's in the N ational In d u strial B ask etb all L eague, he didn’t realize h e would com e up with a first-class m e n to r a s well as fu rth e r the cause of good ra c e relations.

Sw eeny hired .lohnny McLendon, a N eg ro , lo coach (he P ipers.

C leveland’s new e n tr y in th e NIBL. T h e te a m h a s ju m p e d aw a y to a fa st s t a r t in the circuit, w hich is loaded w ith f o r m e r college All-Americas.

A b ask etb all e n th u s ia s t a n d h ead of a big piping and h eatin g firm .

Sw eeny decided Cleveland needed a learn in th e expanding NIBL. H e d id n ’t know how o r w h ere he would g e t his p la y e rs or a coach, but th a t failed to d e te r him.

"W hile I w as read in g a national m a g a z in e ’s preview on the 195859 s e a s o n ." sa y s Sweeny, " I read th a t M cL endon w as ra te d the top fu n d a m e n ta lis t in bask etball. I didn’t even know he w as a N eg ro —not th a t it would h a v e m a d e a n y difference to m e—bu t I decided lo go a f t e r him . I discovered h e w as an institution a t T e n n e sse e Slate. H e had se c u rity th ere, but he thought o u r proposition could open a new field for his ta le n ts ."

At T e n n essee State, the 44-year-oId M cL endon had continued hi.s s p e c ta c u la r coaching c a r e e r . His la s t th r e e te a m s won NAIA (sm all college) cham pionships. A t N orth C arolina College, his club lost only 17 hom e g a m e s in 12 seasons.

H is record a t T e n n essee Slate w a s a re a l eye-opener. His te a m s won 152 g a m e s and lost only 18 and he developed such s t a r s a s Tex H arriso n , now with the H a rle m G lobetrotters; Dick Barnhill of the S y racu se N ationals, and .Sam J o n e s of the Boston Celtics.

B efore the Cleveland P ip e r s e v e r played a g a m e , McLendon spent m o n th s a ssem b lin g an c.xcellenl squad. T h e re a r e 12 m en on the team, six white and six Negro. Five of the six w hile p la y e rs had received th e ir college training in the South and th e re w as so m e concern a t first o v e r th e ir possible altitude tow ard a N eg ro coach. B ut they all re sp e ct M cL en d o n ’s ability and things have w orked out well.

"I think the one thing ab out this job th a t m a d e m e feel b e s t," says M cLendon, " w a s when Sweeny told m e he h a d called in o u r pros­ pective p la y e rs one by one and ask e d th e m if th ey had any re s e r­ vations about being coached by a N egro. All said no." club lo a 24-1 record. This y e a r Ih e y M s a little different from previous ones m oved up several notches into a b ecau se the p la y e rs also h a v e lo pull league w here a t le a s t half the p e r­ th eir w eigh t in the co m pany as well.

B a c k in 1942, Stutz, u nder his orig­ sonnel would have a "lo o k " am ong the pros and Cohen lapp ed Stutz. inal n a m e , Modzelewski, broke Hank Stulz had coached high school ball L uisetti’s collegiate scoring m a rk . " W e m ight not win the N IBL title with considerable su ccess in New Rocheftc, N. y . He had seen the big in o u r first y e a r . " he offered, "but g a m e from all aspects, too, p la y e r and w e ’ll h a v e the tallest, a v e r a g e office la t e r NB.A referee. His problem jiere force in th e United “S la te s .’’

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