The sporting news 01 27 1960 by Mexico Sports Collectibles

BRAVO FOR B R A D L E Y BR A V ES!

In Two Seclions

Seclioii One ->

BALL PAPER OF

THE BASE

THE WORLD

REO. U. 8 . P A T . O F F .

ST. LOUIS, JANUARY 27, 1960

VOLUME 149, N m iB E R I

PRICE: TWENTY.FIVE CENTS

Kid Clouters Nudge Old Guard Aside • >Ii

By D

Crazy Over Daisies :

'. r . *

^ V . .

K A tlN S l B .A '/e rb k .3 X 7 \©4

.* •

:r^ ..

Young Hitters Usher in New Era of Glamor

sv.

. <. .

•

Ted and Stan Yield Spotlight lo Mantle, Kaliiic, Pinson, Aaron, Mays and Killebrcw

r: v

I. * • * TI J: *

> • *

'v ;

'.>-r^l

/:•*•/vV .

’J roor •it

•.

THEV V/ERE RADISHES OVER HERE BUT THESE DAISIES LOOI^ A WHOLE LOT BETTER

'C '

A.’

'•* V * •

•».

Vr'»»p;

M 0

f*«'«"a

« 5!

r* 4

#4 .Vf:

%0 WATERMELOWS WERE SWELL, BUT THESE ARE NOT ONLY BI&GER, BUT BETTER TOO/

•r/

.jpjf' 1^'r ‘

...

< '.. *V

.•f‘A- : .

CL0UTIM6 STARLETS SOAR TO GLAMOR AS STAN Ltheman ) MUSIAL ANO TED

>J*' •■.J

(THE 6PUI(TEI!)WILLIAMS

FADE A f t e r r u l in g THE ROOST FOR TWO PECAPES

it,

p i ^ .3 1 6

f r a n k robinson

RBI. B.AVE 36 125 .311

By JO E KING NEW YORK, N. Y. The epic e ra of Ted Williams and Stan Musiai is not quite ended, but there is already a spectacular group of younger hitters with the surpassing talents to m aintain the aura of g lam o r that distinguishes m ajo r league ball. The kids, in fact, have largely taken command of the statistics from the old pros of 30 and more, led-by “grandpappies’' Musiai and Williams. The youngsters have established their own generation of batsmanship, and it’s fa r from beatnik. All the boys need now is the spot* light which Ted and Stan finally m ust relinquish. Hank Aaron, A! Kaline, F ran k Robinson, Harmon Killebrew, Orlando Cepeda, Vada Pinson and Bob Allison a re not yet p ast 25, and a comet such a s Pinson is only 21. In the National League, four men 28 y e a rs old assault the ball for pow -' c r and percentage—Willie Mays, Ed Mathews. Ernie Banks and Ken Boyer. In the A m erican League, Rocky Colavito, H arvey Kuenn, Woodie Held and Mickey Mantle a re over 25, but not yet 30. Shed No T ears for Ted and Stan As they file aw ay the Williams and Musiai records. Prexies Joe Cronin and W arren Giles need not look back nostalgically or shed a tea r for the future. Instead, they can break out the bongo drum s and get hot for the stars they have, because several even . now indicate they will rank among the gam e's best.. In fact, I can also see Branch Rickey in the wings saying, *T told you so.*' The Continental League pres ident has stressed th a t there is no shortage of prospects, and that if he can operate a farm system along his own ideas for three years, he will produce m ore players of quality "th an you can shake a stick a t." The new e ra could be called the Mays-Mantle generation, because they were the first of the current wonder kids to arrive—back in '51. Kuenn and Mathews cam e in '52, Kaline and Banks in '53, and Killebrew, Aaron, Joe Cunningham and Vie Power, to nam e a few more oncoming hitters, arrived in *54. Boyer was introduced in '55, Cola^nio and Robinson in *56, Held and Bobby Richardson, who reached .300 last season, ia *57, „and Cejjeda and P in so n in ^58, Allison w a s ‘‘the sta r A’ookic of '59 with a bat, and there w ere four m ore who im pressed aU though they did not arrive ijj Sme Iffl* qualify fo r cchamplonships© T hese w e re W illie McCovey* J.ee y^ayco Johnny Romano^ and Russ Sny» dei'c IheiTi th e re w a s Tito Franconai, a rookie o{ **56i, m aking ^ ^icomebacli’** ^ 4 C 0 J iT W E iS i

*‘A G S £ ,

o €90

Inter - League Trades Made Swam is Sw eat

Scribes Called Shots on Off-Season Deals ies in Trade Tourney T

E a c h y e a r j u s t before t h e * W o r ld ’s Series, P u b l is h e r J . G. T a y lo r Spink o f T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s com m is sio ns his 16 m a j o r leagu e c orre spondents to p re d i c t w h a t the t e a m s th e y cover will do in the t r a d i n g m a r k e t during the off season. In the past, the 16 scribes h a v e shown a n a l m o s t u n c a n n y k n a c k a t calling the shots—even to n a m i n g n a m e s —on t r a d e s t h a t eventually took place a t the w in te r meetin gs 01 during the hot stove season. This season, however, with the in augura tio n of an u n p re c ed e n te d interl e a g u e t r a d i n g period, the scribes were faced with a to u g h e r j o b . t h a n in the past. E a c h club could now deal with 15 t e a m s instead of seven. The w rit e rs realized t h a t an inter league tr a n s a c ti o n could change pol icies of s e v e r a l clubs. F aced with this fact, they went ahead with t h e i r predictions, which a p p e a re d in the S e p t e m b e r 30 edition of T h e S po r tin g N

ew s,

Colors Again Flew High H o w did they f a r e this y e a r ? Well, once again th e y c a m e through with flying colors. No fe w e r th a n 19 tr a d e s —nine of them inter-league—involving 65 p la y ers have been m a d e since the Dodg ers defeated the White Sox in the World’s Series. In addition, five p la y ers were sold ou tr ig h t lo oth er m a j o r league clubs. This m a k e s a g ra n d total of 24 deals involving 70 players. Fo urt een of the big league clubs were active in the trading o r selling m a r t s . Only the champion Dodgers and the A m erican Leagu e c e l l a r dwellers, the Senators, abstained. T h e Braves, while failing lo complete a trade, did sell two players. rhe most active general m a n a g e r s so far have been Boston’s B u c k y Harris, Kansas City’s P a r k e Carroll and St. Louis’ Bing Devine. H a r r i s completed f i v e deals, Carroll and Devine four each. The A’s, however, wer e by far the most active club. In addition to their four trades, they also purchased two other players. In all, 16 players wer e involved in the six transactions. The A ’s gave up six m e n and received ten. rile two largest deals—seven p la y ers e a c h —were m a d e by the Indians

'MAJOR

LEAGUE

(ft. rn c h cc* n 4 c o g i t *

•*.

Wage !

REPORTS Notionol

league ifragc

(ColfrimoiH . (i . . 18 j C h ic a g o . .o <, . 1 7 boston . , $ . . 18 . C in c in n a t i . . ® . C h i c a g o .....................7 j Lo s A n g e l o * . . . Cleveland . ^ 9 . 8 :M i l w a u k e e . . . . D e t r o i t ................... 1 6 jP h i l a d e l p h i a . • „ Kansas City .„ .9 j P i t t s b u r g h . . . . New York . . $ .At I S t . L o u i s . . . . Washington . . . A •S o n F r a n c i s c o . .

13 8 12 19 13 14 19

Red Sox, C a r d s and Gian is

Indians and C h i so x , Yanks and K. C. Pulled Biggest T r a n s a c t i o n s , 7 in Each By JO H N BROGAN PH IL A D E L P H IA , P a .

Also Active; Dodgers and S en ato rs K e p t Pal Hands

FRANK THOMAS • • • Corraled by Cubs

DON BLASINGAME • . . 'Frisco Flasher S c rib e s Mil T a r g e t o n A b o u t T h i r d o f P e r s o n n e l C hanges P H I L A D E L P H I A , P a . - Corre spon de nt s of T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s called the tu rn on ap p ro xim a te ly one-third of the pla yers they m e n tioned a s likely tra d e bait. A total of 46 pla yers w e r e m e n tioned by the 16 scribes. Of that total, 16 ch an g e d te a m s. Eleven of the m en w er e involved in trades and the others were eit her sold, se n t to the minors o r released. H er e is a list of the men the sc rib e s hit right on the button: F r a n k T h o m a s, Minnie Minoso, P e t e Daley, F r a n k Baumann, Don L ars en, M a r v T h ro n e b e rry , Leon. Wagner, Lee Walls, Gene Green, Richie Ashburn, Gino Cimoli, Bob Tro wbrid ge, Stan Lopata, Hal Jeffcoat, Alex Kellner and Dusty Rhodes. JO HN BROGAN.

b e d e a lt has remained put, however. T h e Y a n k e e s app arently feel enough h a s n ’t been offered for Infielder Gil McDougald. In the pre-Series issue of the “ Baseball Bible** tile scribes felt that most clubs w e r e looking for the m a n with the big bat. Of the 70 men who sw ap ped uniforms, 14 could be classified a s bona-fide power hitters. Second on the scribes* list w as pitching. A b re a k down of the players traded shows that 21 w er e hurlers. Eight c a t c h e r s moved, 22 infielders, 19 outfielders.In the following s u m m a r y is listed the needs of each club as seen by the c o r r e s p o n d e n t s of T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s , w h a t the clubs were most like ly to offer and the transactions that h a v e been m a d e to date:

Tigers Obtained Shortstop

with the White Sox, a n d the Y an ks with the A ’s. The T r ib e se n t Minnie Minoso, Dick Brown, Don F e r r a r e s e and J a k e S trike r to the Chisox for J o h n R om ano, B ubba Phillips and N o rm Cash. In the o t h e r deal, the Yan kees re ceived R o g e r Maris, J o e D eM a e slri and K e n t H adley and the A ’s picked up H ank B aue r, Don Larsen, N o rm Siebern and M a rv T h ro n e b e rry . D espit e the co n tr o v e rs y o v e r t h e inter-leag ue tr a d in g period, this t u r n ed out to be the m o s t controversial deal. It w as the fifteenth tr ansa ction betwee n the two organizations since the A ’s v a c a t e d Philade lphia in D e c em b er, 1954. No few er than 59 pla y ers had figured in the deals. M an y o t h e r big . n a m e s vv e r e in volved in this w i n t e r ’s deals. Men like Don Bla si ngame, J a c k i e B ra ndt, Daryl Spencer, Bobby Thomson, Billy O ’Dell. Ronnie Kline. Billy Martin. Cal McLish, Richie Ashburn, Al D a r k and J o h n n y T e m p l e will all be p la y ing for new t e a m s next season. One big n a m e th a t was expected to

P H I L A D E L P H IA , Pa . H e r e is a rundown on de als completed in the m a j o r leagues since the close of the 1959 season. O ctober 12—B ra v e s sold Bob T ro w b rid g e to A ’s. O ctober 13—P i ra te s sold H a r r y Simpson to White Sox. O ctober 15—B r a v e s sold Casey Wise to Tigers. N o v e m b e r 3—Red Sox tr a d e d F r a n k B aum ann to White Sox for Ron Ja c k so n. N o v e m b e r 21-r-A’s sent F r a n k House to R e d s for l o r n Acker; Cubs sw apped Dave Hillman and Ji m M ars hall to Red Sox for Dick G e r n e rt. D e c e m b e r I—^Cubs d ea lt Bobby T hom son to Red Sox for M Schroll. • D e c e m b e r 2—Giant* sent J a c k i e B ra ndt, Gordon J o n e s and p la y e r to be n a m e d ( R o g e r McCardell. who w as se n t rn Miami) to Orioles for Billy O ’Dell and Billy Loos; ‘Cardinals ‘trad ed Gene G r e e n to* Orioles for Bob 'Nieman. D e c e m b e r 3—A ’s traded Tom S tu rd iv a n t to R ed Sox for Pete0 Daley. D e c e m b e r 5—Phillies sw apped Carl S a w a t ski lo C a r d i n a l s for Bobby G e n e Smith and a p l a y e r to be nam ed la te r (Bill Smith); Phillies sent R a y Semproch a n d Chico H er n a n d e z to T i g e r s in e x c h a n g e

X H E S P O R T IN G N E W * . J A N U A R Y 37* 4960

* * *

ROGER MARIS , . Yankee Catch

27 Plovers W e re Inv o lv ed in 9 I n t e r • L e a g u e T r a d e s PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Despite some controversy o v er the new inter-league trading period, th er e was no wholesale shifting of p la y ers between the A m erican and National Leagues during the in augural session. Nine inter-league tr a d e s w e r e made, involving 27 players, mos t of whom were second-line p e r formers. Shifting to the American League will be Tom Acker, D ave Hillman, J i m Marshall, Bobby Thomson, Ja c k ie Brandt, Gordon Jones, Gene Green, Ray Scmproch, Chico Fernandez. Gene F r e e s e , Ken Hamlin, Dick Hall and Jo h n n y Temple. in return, National League clubs received F r a n k House, Dick Gernert, Billy O’Dell, Billy L o g s , Bob Nienian, Ted Lepcio, Alex Cosmidis, Ken Walters, Jo h n Callison, Hal Smith, Al Schroll, Billy M a r tin, Cal McLish and Gordon Cole man. JOHN BROGAN.

a n d H a d le y ; still looking for pitcher. Jerry Holliman, C h i c a g o Sun-

Times—

White Sox* N eeds: More power at th ird a n d first; a n o t h e r reliever should T u r k t o w n and G erry Staley begin to falter. W hite Sox' Offerings: Good secondline c a tc h e r . R e su lts: Obtained p o w e r hitting third s a c k e r in G ene F re e se and three p itc h e rs —F r a n k B aum ann, Don Ferr a r e s e a n d J a k e S triker—one of whom m ig h t d ev elo p into the reliever they sought; a d d e d m o re punch to outfield by g e ttin g Minoso; also obtained Dick B row n to re p la c e Romano, the sec ond - s tr in g b a ck sto p who w c u t to C leveland; g av e up youngsters John Callison and N o r m C a s h and Ron J a c k s o n , plus T hird Sacker Phillips.

Jackson Filled Bosox Bill H y H urw itz, Boston G l o b e R e d So x’ Needs: Two starting pitch ers, r i g h t h a n d e d power - hitting first b a s e m a n , a n d an outfielder. R e d Sox* Offerings: Don Buddhi, P e t e D aley , F r a n k Baumann, Frank Sullivan a n d Ike Delock. R e su lts: Obtained first, sacker in R o n J a c k s o n ; ditto pitchers in Tom S t u r d i v a n t and Dave Hillman; also s t r e n g t h e n e d bench by acquiring Bob by T h o m s o n , J i m Marshall and Ray W e bster; B a u m a n n and Daley both w e n t a lo n g with D i c k Corner!, Al Schroll a n d Leo Kiely. E r n e s t Mehl, K an s a s City Star— Athletics* Needs: Pitching, especi ally in bull pen; another catcher, infielder, p o w e r and righthanded hit ters. Athletics* Offerings: Boh Cerv the b e s t b e t to go. R esu lt s: Cerv stayed but A’s parted with M a r i s , Sturdivant, Hal Smith, Hadley, F r a n k House and Joe DeM a e stri; ob ta in e d righthanded power in B a u e r ; infield help in Throneberry a n d K e n H a m lin ; two catchers—Hank Fo iles a n d P e t e Daley; also acquired P i t c h e r s L a r s e n , Dick Hall. • Bob T r o w b r i d g e and Tom Acker (a re liever) a n d Outfielder Sicbern.

Kiely N ew Tepee Fireman H al L ebovitz, Cleveland News— Indians* N e e d s : T h i r d baseman, solid reliever, c e n te r fielder and s t r o n g e r bench. I n d i a n s ’ Offerings: Veterans such as J i m P ier sall , Minoso and Herb Score. R esu lt s: Minoso went along with v e t e r a n s McLish and Billy Martin; also B ro w n, F e r r a r e s e , Webster, Gor don C o le m a n and Striker; acquired third s a c k e r in Phillips; obtained top flight s e c o n d b a s e m a n in Johnny T em ple; s t re n g th e n e d bench by ac quiring R o m a n o and Cash; Kiely should b e the solid reliever. Bob Wolf, M ilw aukee Journal-** Braves* Needs: Second baseman, le ftha n d e d re liever, s e c o n d-string c a tc h e r, s p a r e outfielder and pinchhitter. Braves* Offerings: Carl Wilily, (C O N T IN U E D ON P A G E 6, COL 4)

Trad* Mark Rooliterrd

JMibU-liHl W e e k l y bv T i l l : S P O R T I N G S l . W S T a i l o r S p i n k . P r e s i d e n t . 1*012-18 \ W l d m u * » S t . J<miin OC, Mo. E n t e r e d *•* M-cr.nd d . . * c I F» b i l i a r y i n . 1004. a t I ‘Ort O ffice. St. IP u n d e r t h e Act of M a r d i :<. 187ft. S u b t e n d ‘J 2 c«no y e n * ; $d.L*j »>!*»

i b t - O ,l

C urtain Lifted on Carefree DaTss of Nats; Game Was Fun for Griff, Players, Thelma Haynes Recalls -

Old Fox Acted as Own Scout -■Niece Drove Him on Trips %

Senators’ Owner and Mack Long-Time Rivals— Pals, Too; Nats’ Prexy Just Like a F ather lo R obertson Children By JA C K WALSH WASHINGTON, D. C. In the not so d is ta n t p a st, th e r e w a s a hap pier, m o r e c a r e f r e e d a y when b aseb all se e m e d a g r e a t deal m o r e fun a t all levels. “ It d id n ’t include a c o n sta n t p rocession of executives a n d p la y e r s before C ongressional co m m ittees: a n ti-tru st law w a s a v a g u e te r m , and it d id n 't entail co n su ltatio n with a tto rn e y s before m a k in g a m ove. P r a c t ic a ll y non-existent w a s talk of c a p ita l gains, d e p re c ia tio n , su its and co unter-suits, a n d the m y r ia d business co n sid e ra tio n s d e e m e d so essential today. N on-existent w e r e television c o n tr a c ts and discussion of TV im p act. In short, baseball w as a sp o rt—in the fro n t office as well a s on th e field. T h e r e 's an a ttra c tiv e , cheerful Chevy Chase, Md., m a t r o n who can a tte s t to all this a n d p ro b a b ly a lot more..;. She is M rs. J o s e p h W. H aynes, As 7-Year-OItl T h e lm a Pickc«l T h e lm a Griffith, niece and s e c r e ta r y to h e r uncle—th e late, g r e a t Clark Kiiel an d B luege as H eroes G riffith—sh e w as in a r a r e position to WASHINGTON. D. C. - W Ii e n o b se rv e in tim a te ly th e m a n y changes J o e H aynes w as tra d e d fro m in a s h o r t s p a c e of tim e in the c h a r a c W ashington to the White Sox. his t e r and co n d u ct of the N ational P a s wife, T h e lm a , said sh e d id n 't feel tim e. so b adly b e c a u se he w as going A t a holiday cocktail p a rty , a n ob lo be u n d e r M ud dy Rue!. s e rv e r, not m ean in g to be unkind, “ M uddy w as m y firs t dancing spoke of h e r uncle a n d his long-time p a r t n e r w hen I w as 7 ," T h elm a rival, b ut close friend, Connie M ack. sm iled. “ I w a s ju st telling Ossie “ Both men_ m a d e tre m e n d o u s con Bluege the o th e r d a y he d o e s n 't trib u tio n s to b a se b a ll.” he began, know how close he c a m e to m a r “ bu t d o n 't you think the p a r a d e m a y rying m e. When I w as 7. it w as h a v e p a s s e d them by? D on’t you stric tly a tossup betw een Ossie think th e y m a y not h a v e been able a n d M u d d y ." lo keep p a c e with s h a r p e r b usiness m e n who c a m e into the g a m e ? " r n ---------------------------------------------------------------------------■ if

c r of the W ashington B aseball Club. T h e lm a M e m b e r of B oard s She and h e r b ro th er, Calvin G rih M rs. H a y n e s h ad a fo rth rig h t a n nth, club presiden t, h a v e inherited sw er, “ T h a t could be so. You see, the bulk of the controlling 52 p e r cent M r. Griffith and Mr. M ack w e r e n ’t of the S e n a to rs' stock. b u sin e ssm e n : p rim a rily , they w ere H e r hu sband, J o e H aynes, fo r m e r b a se b a ll m e n . " p itc h e r fo r W ashington and the Chi I n a special i n t e r v i e w for T h e ca g o White Sox, is executive vice S p o r t in g N e w s , M rs. H ay n e s did p resid en t. so m e re m in isc in g a t length on b a s e M rs. H ay n es is well a w a re of w h a t’s b a ll’s “ good, old d a y s ." going on. althou gh she spends m ost I t is n 't t h a t s h e 's w edded to the of h e r tim e run n in g the com fortable PHOTOS BY DON W ING FIELD p a s t; M rs. H ay n e s is one of the few H a y n e s h o m e in the fashionable su b THE PORTRAIT of C lark Griffith " th a i almost looks a l i v e / ' occupies a prom inent spot in w o m e n in A m e ric a ta k in g an active u rb ju st outside W ashington. She's the C h ev y C hase, Md., home of T helm a H ayn es, the O ld Fox' niece a n d long-tim e se c re ta ry . p a r t in a m a j o r s p o r ts e n te rp rise . busy, too, r e a rin g 12-year-oId Bruce, She is a m e m b e r of the b o a rd of d ire c th e ir only child. Gems the W ash in g to n .Senators, has to t o r s a n d s e r v e s as a s s is t a n t tr e a s u rB ut baseball, p a r tic u la r ly a s it con- be an abiding interest. “ I f s been p re tty m uch m y life." she said. “ I think i f s kind of a m is tak e lo d e sc rib e m e as being active in it now. when I look back and realize ju st how active I once w as ." She w ent into Mr. G riffith’s office WASHINGTON, D. C.' a f t e r h e r older sister. Mildred, m a r In h e r post a s s e c re ta ry to Clark Griffith, T h e lm a Griffith H ay n e s ried J o e Cronin, the A m erican L eague not only m e t the baseball g re a t, b u t th e n a tio n ’s leading fig u re s a s well. p re s id e n t who then w as the leag u e's “ In 1924," she said. “ Calvin w as b a tb o y for the c h a m p io n sh ip te a m , o utstand in g shortstop and one of its M y job w as p re se n tin g a bouquet to the F i r s t L ady on opening d a y . I b rig h test sta rs. alw ays r e m e m b e r w h at a g ra c io u s lad y M rs. Calvin Coolidge w as. Some 20 y e a r s later, I saw h e r in a d e p a r t m e n t sto re in N ew Y ork and Jill-of-AlI-Trades w en t up and introduced myself. She w a s ju st as charm in g. “ I laugh now when I ‘s ee how big the “ I'd sa y little thoughtful things m a k e you realize w hy som e p e r operation is and all the help th a t is sons a r e g r e a t. One y e a r, M r. Griffith w en t to the White House to re q u ir e d ," T h e lm a said. “ Not too p r e s e n t the annual season pas.s to P r e s id e n t Roosevelt. A few m onths long ago. one of the girls in the office before. M ildred Cronin had lost twins. F D R w as quite concerned and asked m e w h at I did w hen I w orked ask e d M r. Griffith how she w a s ." a t the ball p a rk . I told h e r the tru th when I said I did everything but sc ru b the floors and probably would who d ecid ed it would be a good idea** h av e done that. too. if som ebod y had to send p r e s s m a te r ia l to sm all p a G luon! Gluisetl F r o m Haviieiv told m e to do ii. p ers in su rro u n d in g Virginia a n d “ I w as 19 w hen I first s t a r te d w o rk M ary lan d . lio iis e h o lil— P e t P o o c h O k a vrn She got a m im e o g rao h ing for M r. Griffith. It w as d u rin g th e m a c h in e and, with the help of a few WASHINGTON. D. C . - T h e d ep ression and, at one tim e. I r e m e m friendly re p o rte rs , sent out periodic H ay n es fam ily re c e n tly w as q u ite b e r the en tire staff consisted of Mr. folksy releases. co n cern ed o v er the physical con Griffith, Mr, E d w a rd Eynon, Uncle “ W ashington w as a sleepy town dition of th e ir pet D alm a tia n . Billy Smith, who ra n the concessions; th en .” she sm iled. “ I used lo call N ow l l , the dog w as h o sp ita l Jo h n n y M orrissey, in the ticket office, the fellows on the papers*and the radio ized, bu t is back h o m e and r e a and myself.^ stations and we w ere all on a firstsonably chipper. “ T hings w ere so loose in so m an y n am e basis. T h e lm a H aynes said. “ We d o n ’t re sp e c ts in tliose days. M r. Eynon, “ E v e ry th in g w a s inform al and who took the tea m on the road, n ever ev e ry th in g see m ed so m uch fun. In • know w h a t w e'd do w ithout him ; h e ’s a fine old dog. J o e E n g e l k ep t a list of m e a l m oney o r things those day s, on Sunday m orning I'd s e n t him to u s." • like th a i—he just paid the bills. go lo the ball p a rk to help sell tickets. ----------------------------------------------------------------- a “ I c a n r e m e m b e r being a bit 'W e got there* early, bul th ere alw ays shocked w e t the lack of system . I w ere people w aiting outside. We used m a t te r s . *‘11 w a s n 't like to d a «y ,’* had just com pleted a course a t the lo say they w e re the country people T h e lm a said, “ lf you needed a p la y e r W ashington B usiness School and re a l who c a m e h ours ah ead of tim e to a l a c e rta in position, y o u ’d c a ll Mik« ized it w a s n 't the w ay to do things. get the se a ls behind the c a tc h e r .” Kelly a t M inneapolis o r D om e Bush> Bul t h a t ’s ab out the w ay this o rg a n iza Griff w as his own chief sco u t th en , at Indianapolis and buy yo urself ^iwne. tion grew ” up. with everyone doing and T h e lm a a lw a y s xlrove him on his Af you re a lly w ere stuck, you could just ab o u t w h a t he w anted lo do. scouting t r i p s r i l h i i j <mtomobile b u sin ess with * n m id f r i e n d iiA )he “ Mr. Griffith had such a wondcr« rang e. A METICULOUS HOUSEKEEPER, Th&ma H a y n e s p a y s a t t e n fui disposition; he n e v e r botherc(i any« P A P E 4, c o t , S \\<9 lent a TianJf, fo e' in .p e rso n n c ? ’< C 0 M T N U E I> I ' . ~ ■ ■MMI % » ■ tion 1q th e finest details, incPuding the floral a rra n g e m e n ts on bod y." I ^ ^ <Jhclm*> sa^^'s she Uirsi h e r d in in g room tab]e. * , ***

Board Member--and Housewife

T h e lm a M et G reat F igu res of ll. S. as G r if t s Secretary

■----------------------

C’j

Owners Helped Each Other Before Era of Farm System (CONTINUED FR O M P A G E 3) •

Home Base for Haynes Household

llavnes* S on E a rn e d Letter a s an ] 1-Year-Old T w irler

league. T h e y helped e a c h o th er then. WASHINGTON, D. C . - B r u c e “ Now, w ith the extensive f a r m sy s H aynes, 12-year-old son of the tem s, it’s so h a r d to g et a* player. b aseb all fam ily, enrolled a t Long Some p la y e rs who could help you a r e fellow School la s t y e a r. As a owned by o th e r clubs who don’t need m a t t e r of form , the school called th e m , but keep anyone else from g et his m o th e r, T h e l m a Griffith ting th e m .” H aynes, to g e t h e r p e rm issio n for T h e lm a ta u g h t the Old F o x a $7,500 h im to play baseball. lesson once. T he S en ato rs w e re go “ P e r m is s io n ! ” T h e l m a said. ing to give C harley G elb ert his u n “ Why, he cut his te e th on a conditional release. “ On m y own, I b a s e b a ll.” At l l , B ru c e w as the thought it a b e tt e r idea to p u t him on y o u n g e st boy e v e r to win a letter the w a iv e r list,” T h e lm a said, “ and, a t Longfellow. H e pitched for to M r. G riffith’s su rp rise, he w as th e b ase b all te a m . claim ed for th e $7,500 w aiv e r p r i c e .- 1 alw ays sa id ' I should h a v e collected L andis re p e a te d , ’You be in m y of $750. I ’m Scotch, you know .” fice,* and n a m e d th e tim e. * “ And M r. Griffith w a s th ere . He N ight Ball E n d e d F u n fell ill in Chicago, though, and J u d g e T h e lm a feels one of the biggest L and is felt badly ab o u t it. H e w as ch an g es in b a se b a ll h a s been the d e a t the hospital all the tim e. cline of the sociability. “ T h a t ’s the ti m e M r. Griffith had . “ I think n ig h t ball h a s done m o re appendicitis a n d w e all a g r e e d l a t e r to d e stro y it th a n a n y th in g ,” she his going to Chicago m a y h a v e sa v e d said. “ I d o n ’t believe the young his life. T h e Chicago d o c to rs tried p la y e rs now h a v e n e a rly a s m u c h fun to re a c h his d o c to rs h e r e for in f o rm a a s they had before. tion, b u t c o u ld n ’t. T hen th e y d ia g “ When J o e (h e r h u sb a n d ) w as with nosed appendicitis. T h a t ’s th e one Chicago, th e g a m e s s t a r t e d a t 1:30 thing th e y n e v e r would h a v e done in the afternoon. W e’d g e n e ra lly g e t h ere, b e c a u se th ey had insisted th ere h o m e before five and all g e t to w as nothing w ron g with his a p p e n g e th e r a n d go out for d in n e r o r d a n c d ix .” ing. It se e m e d a ball then. * * * “ When t e a m s c a m e to W ashington, Lifelike P o r t r a i t of Griff the m a n a g e r o r so m e of th e p la y e rs In the h a n d s o m e living room of the frequently w ould c o m e to M r. G rif fith’s hom e fo r dinner. T h e y w ere en H a y n e s ’ h o m e h a n g s an excellent joyable even in gs a n d b aseb all a l oil p a in tin g of Mr. Griffith. “ When w ays w as th e topic. I r e m e m b e r b e the light hits it in the d ay tim e and ing m u c h im p r e s s e d w ith M r. M ack. I walk into the room , he looks just H e h a d su ch a te r rif ic m in d and a as h e did w hen he w as a liv e ,” T h elm a said. tre m e n d o u s m e m o r y f o r n a m e s . A p p a re n t is h e r deep love for the “ Of course, M r. M a c k and M r. G rif fith w e re a lw a y s g r e a t friends. They m a n who w as like a f a th e r to lier. T h e lm a a n d th e six o th e r R o b e rt c a m e u p the h a r d w a y to gether, b e ing players, m a n a g e r s and finally son children w e re born in Montreal. T h e ir fa th e r, J a m e s , w as a b ro th e r club owners. of M rs. Clark Griffith—in fact, he * * * originally introduced h e r to Griffith. Worked for J u d g e Landis W hen Calvin a n d T h e lm a w ere 7 “ Mr. M ack used to s t a y a t the and 6, re sp e ctiv ely , th ey c a m e to P ly m o u th Hotel a t M ount P ly m o u th visit th eir uncle and a u n t in W ashing n e a r Orlando, F la., a n d he a n d M r. ton. It w as a prolonged s ta y and they Griffith fre q u en tly g o t to g eth e r. I en te red school h e re . M eanw hile, M r. did som e w ork, too, in F lo rid a for R o b ertso n died, and Calvin and T hel J u d g e Landis. m a stay ed on w ith the Griffiths, who “ I consider J u d g e L andis one of the w ere childless. finest m e n I e v e r m e t. H e a n d M r. “ Uncle C lark w a s alw ays a f t e r us Griffith w e re in a c c o rd in fighting to im p ro v e o u r r e a d i n g ,” T h e lm a r e th e fa r m sy ste m . I thin k J u d g e calls. “ H e used to re a d a bedtim e L andis would h a v e done so m ething s to ry to us from th e evening p a p e r abo ut it, too, if h e h a d n 't died. He and then a r r a n g e d a contest betw een c e rtain ly w a s good for baseball. Calvin and m e. W hoever re a d it “ And so w as M r. Griffith. I know first, w ithout m a k in g a m ista k e, would the g a m e c a m e f ir s t w ith him , and win a $5 bill. even if it would h u r t W ashington, “ A fte r the re a d in g g a m e one night, M r. Griffith would su p p o rt som ething he said to us, ‘Do you m iss your if he felt it w as good fo r baseball in fa m ily ? ’ We s a id w e did. ‘I ’ll tell general.. you w h a t I ’m going to do,’ he said. “ I also learn ed how s te rn J u d g e •I’m going to buy th e m a house and L andis w as. Once, he called up M r. b ring th e m all down fro m M o n tre a l.’ Griffith and told h im h e w an te d him “ H e did, and m y m o th e r still is liv in Chicago rig h t aw ay . M r. Griffith ing in it. told him he cou ldn’t com e, t h a t he “ No onfc could h a v e done m o re or w a s n ’t feeling well and ju s t h a d som e th o u g h t a n y m o r e of us th an Mr. G rif tests tak en a t J o h n s H opkins. Ju d g e fith did. And he th o u g h t as m uch of the five w ho d id n ’t live with us as he did of Calvin a n d m e .” * * * t

THELMA HAYNES, a s s i s t a n t t r e a s u r e r of th e S e n a to rs , a n d h e r h u s b a n d , Jo* Hayv.es, for m e r A. L. p i t c h e r a n d n o w a v ic e -p re s id e n t of t h e club, o c c u p y a n a t t r a c t i v e c o l e t ?ia!-sty Ie home in th e e x c lu s iv e W a s h i n g t o n s u b u r b of C h e v y C h a s e , Md.

T w inkle in G riff’s Eve Led rn Niece H ight to H er Uncle WASHINGTON, D. C .- T h e lm a H a y n e s Griffith recalled h e r first m eetin g with Clark Griffith, tile uncle who reared her. She said: “ Mr. Griffith and M r, E d w a r d E ynon were finishing a round of golf a t Co lum b ia Country Club, and I did not know w hich m a n w as Mr. Griffith, b ut w hen I saw that twinkle in his big, brown eyes, I w en t rig h t for him. “ Y ea rs l a t e r , Mr. Griffith would tell m e about the first tim e I s a w him. I w as just an infant and w as held out a train window to him. He used to kid me, ‘And you w ouldn’t let go of m e .’ I ’d kid rig h t back by sa y ing, ’T h a t j u s t shows you—even th a t young, I knew a good thing w hen I saw it.’ ”

H e w as m o r e like a fa th e r to his play ers. . “ A w hile back, an old player, I fo rg e t w ho it w as, w as telling m e how m u c h h e enjoyed visiting Mr. Grif fith e v e ry tim e he cam e to Washing ton. “ The p la y e r said, ’When I ’d leave, I ’d feel the w ay I do when I com e out of c h u rc h . J u s t talking with him m a d e you feel good all o v e r.’ ” T h e lm a r e m e m b e r s the only tim e B oth T ook Griffith N a m e she sa w M r. Griffith really angry. N e ith e r e v e r w as legally adopted Smiling a bout it now, she said, “ That b y the Griffiths, b u t they. took the w as w hen Shirley Povich w rote that Griffith n a m e and lived in the big piece in T he S a tu rd a y E vening Post. h o m e on S ixteenth stre e t. M r. Griffith took exception to s o m e One of the R o b e rts o n s, Bruce, died thing and he w as pounding the table h e re a t the a g e of l l . In addition to and shouting w hen he told Mr. Povich M ildred, the oldest, and Cal and T h e l off. We w e r e a la rm e d , b ecau se he m a , th e r e w e r e S h e rry , te n -y e a r m a n e v e r ra ise d his voice around the jo r le ag u e v e t e r a n who now is W ash house o r in the office.” ingto n’s f a r m chih d ire c to r, a n d the * twins, Billy and J i m m y . Billy is P o v ich R ecalls T irade m a n a g e r of Griffith S tad iu m a n d J i m In his book, “ T he Washington Sena m y is in c h a r g e of concessions. T h e l m a ’s in tim a te o b serv atio n s of to r s ,” Povich recalled the tim e Mr. Mr. Griffith b e a r rep eatin g : “ He Griffith took p ersonal affront a t the had a sp iritu a l b e a u ty . T h e re w as b io g rap h ical article. P o v ich w rote, “ Griffith said, ’I don’t no m a lice in him and he n e v e r could hold a g ru d g e . H e did so m a n y like it. You said so m e bad things w onderful things fo r so m a n y people. abo ut m e . I thought you w ere a “ His f a th e r w as sh o t accidentally friend of m in e .’ and his m o th e r w as left with six chil “ When the w rite r pointed out th a t d re n on a M issouri hom estead. I 98 p e r c e n t of the article w as fa v o r often h e a rd Mr. Griffith say how able to Griffith, it w as still ^useless. w onderful the n eig h b o rs w ere lo h e j ’I t ’s the bad two p e r cent that co u n ts,’ and how h a r d they tried to help her said Griffith. ‘T h a t poisoned me. J with ‘<he f a n n i n g . H e n e v e r forgot d o n ’t c a r e abou t the nice things you their efforts. w rote. You c a n ’t poison a m a n and JOE HAYNES • • From h u r le r “ I think, in tu rn , his whole philoso then p u m p .his stom ach out and still lo v e e p of Nats. phy of life w a s trying to help others. call yo urself his frien d .’ ” E v e n being tak en to task, Povich 4 ic THE SPORTING NEWS, J A N U A R Y 27,o°1960 * said® G riffith’s idiom w as one of the

Nat Exec Now

-f

delights of his association with the Old Fox. Thelnia doesn’t spend all h e r tim e talking about the past. This w as an induced occasion. She a lre a d y is making plans to head for spring training h e a d q u a rte rs a t Orlando. * * *

Ileech Winds Up forMmther Pitch at Nets' Sie

P r a is e for Killebrew “ As a fan, I find m y interest in the gam e grow s stro n g e r,” she said. “ Of course, knowing the people has a lot to do with it. Some of these p la y e rs becom e little pets of yours. I guess I ’m getting like a m other hen. “ I think w e ’re going to have a re a l exciting te a m this year. L a s t season, all we thought we had w a s Roy Sievers. Then along cam e H arm o n Kille brew and Bob Allison and J i m Lem on to hit all those homers. “ Nobody said anything nice about Killebrew but the Griffiths. You c a n say h e ’s a flash in the pan, b u t I don’t think so. H e’s proven him self with 4 2 hom e runs. “ Now w e ’ve come up with a sh o rt stop, Zorro Versalles, who is a w on derful fielder and m aybe h e ’ll do a little hitting. I h av e high hopes i f s going to be a good y e a r .” In T h e lm a ’s opinion, th e g a m e is m ore scientific today. “ I think, too. th a t m o re is expected of the p la y e r s ,” she said. “ I guess t h a t ’s t r u e in m ost everything. W e’re living in a highlycompetitive age and m ore is expected all a ro u n d .” * * * Q u i d T helm a Spoke Up T h e lm a is a quiet girl, b u t she spoke h e r piece a t a sto c k h o ld ers’ m eeting when H. G abriel M urphy, e m battled 41 p e r cent m inority stock holder, w as seeking to gain control of the W ashington club. “ It w as quite a squabble,” she said, 1 but I told Mr. M urphy h e w as m a k ing s o m e fantastic slock offers a n d if he w anted to m ake them for the en tire Griffith holdings w e’d listen to w hat he h a d to say. "A s it was. I said, it. would b e a cheap deal for him to g ain control and a p retty stupid thing on o u r p a r t if we would sell only enough for ‘him to be able to take over. We h a d been slapped around by the p ress, by M urphy and by the public. I said it w as tim e for us to get our bearings, th a t losing a m a n like M r. Griffith w as bound to be a g re a t blow and w e’d need a little time to recover. “ And I also said Calvin w as going to run the club. I think t h a t ’s p re tty m uch established by now.” Hie girl who knew the e a sier tim e s in baseball isn’t* overaw ed by to d a y ’s tougher pace. to

G riffith Reveals Sporlaliirls New E f f o r t to Land Slugger By SHIRLEY POVICH "WASHINGTON, D. C. Bill V e e c k i f the White Sox v renew ing his f i fers for Roy :T».jvi ers. Hit’ Senators’ hom e - run hitting first b a s e m a n , Club President C a l v i n Griffith d i s c l o s e d this w e e k , ’ together with his own decRoySiever* laratio n that: “ I a m still tra d e-m in d ed . “ The fa c t t h a t we didn’t m ak e any d e a ls in th e F lo rid a m eeting doesn’t m e a n I h a v e given u p negotiating,” Grififth said. “ V eeck h a s been on the phone w ith m e about Sievers but, w h e r e a s the W hite Sox a r e a good ball te a m , h e a c tu a lly d o e s n 't have the kind of tra d in g m a te ria l to interest m e .” Griffith said t h a t he has been listen ing to offers also for P e d ro Ramos, his w illing-w orker C uban righthander, fro m “ s e v e r a l d u o s . ” He said, “ Now th a t th ese t e a m s a r e convinced I won’t t r a d e Cam ilo P a s q u a l, th e y a re show ing a big in te rer*. in R a m o s .” K j indicated the p ro p e r offer would fetch R a m o s. Cal W ants K e y s t o n e By the p r o p e r offer, Griffith means infield s tre n g th , p re fe ra b ly a t second b a se , w hich t h r e a te n s lo bo an abys m a lly w e a k s p o t in th e Senators’ m ak e -u p unless new blood is acquired. Shortstop is also a concern with the S e n a to rs ' p resid en t, . but he m a y be willing lo g a m b le a t th a t position w ith Z orro V ersalles, the slick fielder who h a s been b ro u g h t up fro m the T h re e I L eague. “ We c a n ’t c a r rv both a weakdiithrig sh o rtsto p a n d a weak-hitting second b a s e m a n , even if we do have all those long-ball h itte r s like H a n n o n Kille brew , J i m L em o n , Sievers and Bob Allison,” Griffith said. “ I ’m interest ed in a deal b e c a u se , with a little help, I ’m confident t i # Washington club I

— --

—

rn.

A(C O N TIN U ED ON P A G E 6, C O L , 4) ©

Confident HeHl Fatten Up on Friendly Fences

i^iebern Seem H appier F u tu re in Coz^ K Hopes to Hit at Fast Clip as Full-Timer Had Feeling Yankees Would Trade Him Despite .271 Blark and l l HRs in ’59 By R A L P H RAY ST. LOUIS. Mo. N o r m a n L eroy Siebern, who could b e c o m e Hie k e y m a n in the la te s t king sized sw a p betw een the Yankee.*; and A 's, re la x ed with his a tt r a c ti v e wife, Liz. in th e ir cozy new apartn^ent in U n iv ersity City, ju s t beyond the St. Louis city limits. Yes, h e would m iss the fam ed pin s trip e s of the B ron x B o m b e rs and the good a d v ice o f C asey Stengel, Ralph H ouk a n d o th e rs, b u t K a n s a s City w as n o Siberia, the tall blond with the c re w c u t m a d e it cle a r. " I d o n ’t know w h a t the figures a re , b u t I ’ve hit well in th e K a n s a s City p a r k , " Siebcrn said as he puffed on a cig a re tte . N o rm c o u ld n ’t pull the ball enough to take a d v a n ta g e of the c h u m m y rig h t field b a r r i e r a t Y an k e e Stadium . H ow ever, h e feels that. in 77 g a m e s a t the K. C. p a rk , m a n y of the long shots t h a t b e c a m e m e re outs in ex p an siv e left-center in New Y o rk will c a r r y o ut of the p a r k o r at l e a s t c r e a s e th e fence in K . C. N o rm e x p e c ts to pick up a t b a t w ith full tim e duty.

PHOTOS BY C. C. JO H N SO N S P IN K

NORM SIEBERN, w ho could prove to be the key p la y e r in.

th e Y anks' recent d e a l w ith th e Athletics, a n d his wife, Liz, P o w c r-H ittc r's P a r a d i s e **Any m a n with good p o w e r can hit th e ball o u t of th e p a r k in left-center a t K a n s a s Cit}',** s a id d e a d p a n n e d Sicbern. “ B ut it la k e s a H erculean poke to g et th e ball o u t of the p a r k in left-center a t Y an k e e Stadium . I r e m e m b e r o ne d o u b le -h e ad er th e re w hen M ickey M a n tle hit five balls to c e n te r a t Y a n k e e Stadium , but all he got out of it w as two hits. At K a n s a s City, he would h a v e had five h o m e r s .” A 's followers h o p e N o rm does as w ell fo r th em as he d id a g a in st the A 's a t K. C. L a s t s e a s o n S i e b e r n b a ite d .500 a t K, C. w ith 9-for-18 and e ig h t R B Is. H e w a s .400 a g a in st the A ’s f o r th e seaso n . H is o th e r 1D59 m a r k s w ere: Boston .288, Washington .273, Cleveland and D etro it .271, Chi c a g o .228 and B a ltim o r e .203. “ Yes, we w ere stu n n ed so m e w h at

w hen we h e a r d of the d e a l.” said Liz Siebern, “ b u t we w e r e n ’t com pletely s u r p ris e d . A nyway, m y folks live in D e n v e r, T h e y ’ll be closer lo us.” Milton a n d Iv a 'S ic b e rn , N o r m 's p a r ents, w e r e in the living ro om . T hey b e a m e d w h en the su b je c t of the clo se n ess of K a n s a s City c a m e up. H ow did th e 26-year-old outfielder find o ut he w a s Missouri-bound? “ Lloyd M erritt, m y old friencT who used to pitch fo r the C ardinals, called m e a b o u t 6 o'clo ck th a t night and a s k e d m e how I felt about it,” Siebern said. “ I told h im I d id n 't know w hat he w as talking about, so then he told m e t h a t h e had just h e a rd the a n n o u n c e m e n t on H a r r y C a r a y ’s radio p ro g ram .” N o r m and Liz w ere well a w a r e th a t all 15 o t h e r clubs w ere e a g e r to take the .271 h it te r from Wellston (a St.

Siebern as Bomber Biffer

Louis su b u rb ) off the Y an k ees' hands. And, sh o rtly befo re the big tr a d e w as disclosed, M a n a g e r C asey Stengel had an n o u n ced th a t he w as figuring on Siebern as his re g u la r left fielder for the 1960 seaso n . “ I h ad a feeling, though, tow ard the end of the 1959 season, th a t I m ig h t be tr a d e d ,” Siebern said, “ I w a s n 't playing too m uch the last couple of montlis a fte r we got Lopez fro m the A 's, “ I ju s t had a feeling they w e r e n 't counting on m c.

e n jo y a m id-w inter visit from his p a re n ts . Milt a n d Iv a Siebern, in Norm's a p a rtm e n t in s u b u r b a n St, Louis.

^Vorm Rejoins Old P a l Lum pe ST. LOUIS, Mo.—N orm Siebern will be reun ited with his old pal, fellow M issou rian J e r r y Lumpe. w hen he ch eck s in a t the K ansas City train in g c a m p this spring. F o r m e r ro o m m a te s in the m i nors and with the Yankees, Sie b ern and L um pe also co-starred on the b ask etb all v a rsity for two

y e a r s a t S outhw est M issouri Stale in Springfield. T h e y also ro o m ed to g e th e r a t S outhw est Missouri, w h e re th e i r co ach w as Bob V an atta, highlyr e g a r d e d m e n to r who s t a r r e d a t B radley, then co ach ed a t A rm y. V a n a tta now is head bask etb all co ach a t M em phis State.

a g a in s t the B ra v e s in the 1958 World's*>bright outfield prospect, freq u en tly Series. On opening day, 1959, Sie h a d applied his psychological needle Called Off E x p e rim e n t “ T hen Roy Harney asked m c to go b ern p a rtia lly repaid his considerate to p e rk u p Siebern, and m o st often lo F lo rid a for a two-week period to pilot by pounding a game-winning p r a c tic e up as a first b a s e m a n a f t e r h o m e r. OI* Case, alw ay s fond of the (C O N TIN U ED ON P A G E 8, COL. 4 ) the r e g u la r sceaso n ended. B u t he called m e the next d a y and said that it w a s no use going dow n to the w inter league for two weeks, b ecau se it would take th a t long just to g et in shape. I played first the la st .two g a m e s of the seaso n , and I had played it in the s e r v ic e .” Asked w h e th e r he alw a y s g ot along with Stengel. N o rm h esitated a bit, grinned, then said, “ Well, Casey g a v e m e e v e ry opportunity in ^June o f 1958, and ag ain this p a s t season. He alw ays boosted m c. P e r h a p s I disappointed him a bit by not doing n early a s well as he e x p e c te d .” N o rm n e v e r will fo rg et the fine tr e a tm o n t a cco rd e d him by Stengel a f t e r his h o rren d o u s d a y in left field •

ti:

♦

•

‘Yep, Ifs a Perfect Fit’

■

Curves Okay, Straight Fast O nes Gel Him, N orm Quips ST. LOUIS Mo.—N o rm Siebern, one of th e q u ie te st p la y e rs in the m a jo rs , show ed he could com e up with a quip o r two w hen he spoke at the re c e n t football d in n er a t his a lm a m a te r . Wellston High, ju s t o u tsid e St. Louis. T h e A ’s outfielder r e c a l l e d a high school g a m e in which he took a called third strike with the score tied a t 2 to 2, th re e on and two out. “ I took a cu rv e ball right down the m id d le ,” N o rm said, “ I ’ve le a rn e d since then. Now I take th e fa st ball rig h t dow n the m id dle for th e third s tr ik e .”

NORM SIEBERN d o n n ed apecs la st se a so n as a m em ber oI

th e Y ankees in ofder to improve vision in his right eye, which checks al 20-50.

■

----------------------------------------------------------------------

NORM fakes an e a rly g a n d e r at how h e'll look in his n e w

h e a d g e a r w h en he joins the A thletics for tra in in g gl W est Palm Beach this spring. ★

THE SPORTING NEWS* J A N U A R Y

1960

SZI

Y oang IV. L. B elters Sw eep B a t L a u r e ls

Wagner, Nieman Fated Card Blast by Frick Scorches bars Need for Power in Pasture on Capitol Hill

N E W YORK, N. Y,

The following tables illustrate how the younger generation in the National League has achieved almost a sweep of percentage and slug ging honors, while American League youngsters, menacing with the long-distance bat, have as a group j^et to acquire the finesse for com «. «. manding averages. <. «► N a tio n a l L e a g u e «• <. O v e r .500 O v e r 25

Commissioner ‘D isp a ra g e d ’ Congress, Kefauver Claimed

By DAVE BRADY <. P la y e r P erc e n t S lu g g in g WASHINGTON, D, C. ' ► A ge H o m e rs IOO R E I. '. 25—H a n k A a r o n ................ I st .355 1st—.636 3 rd - 3 9 3 rd —-123 '. C o m m i s * ' . 2 8 ~ jo e C u n n in g h .'im ....... a n d .345 X .478 X 7 :: X 60 '. 22—O rla n d o C e p e d a ......... a r d —.317 6 th —.522 sioner Ford Frick 7 th - 2 7 6 t h - -105 21—V ed a P in s o n .... 4 th —.316 8 th —,509 X 20 X 84 '* might have been ' . 28—W illie M ay s 5 th —.313 % .... 4 lh —.583 51 Iv- 3 4 7 t h -104 ^. 30—J o h n n y T e m p le '► 6 th —.311 X ,430 a i m i n g at the . X 19 X 67 '. 24—F r a n k R o b in s o n '► 6 th —.311 4 th —.583 . 4tlv3 6 2 n d - -125 *. '. C o n t i n e n *. 28—K e n B o y e r 8 th —.309 9 th —.508 (Uh-- 2 8 X 94 ' . 28—E d M a th e w s ................. ' . ani—.306 3 rd —,593 t a I League when 1st—46 5 t h - -114 <. 28—E rn ie B a n k s.. •.304 ....... loth— 2nd—.596 2nd-- 4 5 J s t - -143 <» '. he unloaded h i s ' . .276 X 7 th —.513 . X 25 :{5—G il H o d g e s . ..... .. X 80 ' • 27—D ick S t u a r t ................. '. X .297* X .549* 7th - 2 7 high, hard one in X 78 '. '. '. ' X —F in is h e d o u t o f f ir s t te n . the nation’s capi'► ' ♦—D id n o t q u a lify . '► % t a I, J a n u a ry 16, '► A m e ric a n t.e a g u e '. % but certain b i g '. % ■ O v e r .500 O v e r 25 % names on Capitol <» A ge S lu g g in g P e rc e n t H o m e rs IOO R B I ' > 29—H a rvPelay y eKr u e n n ........... Is l—•.353 6th--.501 X Ford FrJek Hill S e e m Con 9 X 71 '. '. 25—A l K a lin e ............... ....... -.327 1st--..530 2nd— <itlv- 2 7 X <14 vinced th a t Congress was his target. -. 3 rd —.314 X .427 X 5 X 57 32—P e le R u n n e ls ............... «. X .389 4 th — .306 X 2 32—N e llie F o x ................... . X 70 Here to present the Clark Griffith ' ► : i 5 - M in n ie M in o so ........... X 5 th —.302 .468 X 21 X 92 Memorial Trophy to Second Baseman ' ► 24—B o b R ic h a r d s o n ........ X .377 Clh—.301 X 2 X 33 <. .413 X X 7 7 lh — .300 X 43 Nellie F ox of the Chicago White Sox. <. 30—B ill T u ttle ....... .......... mu •> OOO V V V % 14 *77 ' > 20—V ie P o w e r ............. ....... % a i Hie Tuuciiuuwii Club Diiiiiei, F lic k Ah X X IO 9 th —.289 X 60 '> ' ► said; 3rd--.5 1 4 4th - 3 1 1 0 t h - •.285 X 75 ‘ . 28—M ick ey M a n tle ........... % «. 33—B o b C c rv .................... % .285 X .479 X 20 X 10th— 87 “ If I m ay take some of Nellie Fox* ' ► 32—J a c k ie J e n s e n .......... . '. .492 .277 X 8 th --2 8 i s t - •112 X '► .242 2nd--..SIG 1st-- 1 2 3 r d - -105 X ' ► time, r d like to say that baseball is '. 23—H a rm o n K illc b re w .... '► 1 2 4lh--.5 4 2 X .257. I.*;!-2 n d -111 o c k y C o la v ito .......... ► healthy and is not seeking any legis ' . 26—R 51 Iv-..SIO :ird-- 3 3 .270 4 th —IOO ■ X '► <. 31 J im L e m o n ................... .401 4tlv -3 1 .251 X X 95 X <. 32—C h a rle y M axw ell...... ' ► lation here. «. 25—Bol) A lliso n .............. . '► X .482 (Uh—30 .201 X 85 X <. 27—W oody H e ld ................ ' ► “l*ve been here so often (he has X .405 7tlv- 2 9 X 71 X .251 <. »► «I '. testified six times a t sports hearings) X —F in is h e d o u t o f f ir s t te n . <. D id n o t q u a lify . «. % that if you could vote in Washington, % L..S I could qualify, **I hope Congressman Ceiler and ♦> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------B Senator Kefauver are as tired of see ing m e as I am of testifying. Mathews Cinch fo r H onor “ There is a lot of talk about ex Among All-Time UR Kings pansion. but only by a shirt-sleeve ef (CONTINUED FROM PA GE I) fort of honest and sincere people will NEW YORK, N. Y. — Although there be expansion. Baseball will he is only 28. Ed Mathews of the a t the tender age of 26, Maybe he be no m ore intimidated than Nellie Braves already ranks as a homejust arrived. Fox would be by a dustoff pitch. run prodigy and is virtually cer The N. L, young m en are especially “ The 'Columbus conditions* still are tain, with continued good health, impressive because they have ousted prerequisites, not the specter of Con to m arch fa r up among the allthe older chaps much more impres gressional reprisals. time clouters. sively and extensively and show more Declares Threats Won’t Help With 299 homers, the Braves* variety than their A. L. counterparts. “ Expansion is coming, but it will third baseman ranks ninth in the Only one 30-year-old, Johnny Tem not come by fiat,' by pressure or by all-time National League list. Mel ple, now an Indian, broke into the first the threat of legislation,’* Frick de Ott, of course, is (he leader with ten in b a t t i n g percentage in /59. clared, as the traditional gathering 511, followed by Stan Musial at Among the nine who bettered .500 in of high government figures cocked a 412, Ralph Kiner at 369, Johnny slugging average. Gil Hodges in sev startled c a r a t the football dinner. Mize at 359, Duke Snider at 354, enth place was the lone older man. Among those in the audience was Gil Hodges a t 345, Rogers Horns Of those who clouted more than 25 Senator E stes Kefauver. chairman of by a t 302 and Chuck Klein at 300, homers. Dick Stuart. 27. joined seven the subcommittee which has held Mathews is sure lo pass Hornsby of the high-percentage kids to make hearings on baseball and other sports. and Klein this season. a total of eight who shut out the gaf Asked to comment on Frick*s re Willie Mays, also 28, shows a fers. All seven National Leaguers marks. the senator said curtly, “ He t o t a l of 250 homers, and Ernie with IOO or more RBIs were under 30 did not help baseball.*’ Banks, who is 28, too, but got a years old. Asked lo elaborate, Kefauver ex later start, owns 228. * Different Picture in A. L. plained: “ He disparaged Congress.” In the A. L.. Mickey Mantle, 28. In the A. L. there was a different Did the senator really think Frick has 260 and with good luck could picture, with tile old pros taking six went that far? soar among the rarified few. The of ten top spots in percentage, but “ Yes, I do,** he said. list shows Babe Ruth leading a t yielding to the younger generation Although it was strictly a social 714, followed by Jim m ie Foxx 534, in power by a narrow margin. The affair in which good fellowship is Lou Gehrig 493, Ted Williams 492, junior circuit pulverizers have not generally the keynote, Prick was Joe DiMaggio 361, Hank Green yet, it seems, gained the knowledge accompanied by Paul Porter, attorney berg 331, Al .Simmons 307, Yogi to combine a high average with a for the m ajo r leagues. Rand Di.xon, Berra 303, Bob Johnson 288.and big balling voltage. chief counsel for Kefauver’s staff, Mantle. Kaline stood out as an exception, accompanied the senator. with .530 for first place in slugging B ---------------------------------------- ^— B Prick read from notes as he at and 27 homers for ninth place, as broke into the hom er elite with 30 tacked his topic nervously. well as the second highest A. L. av and 29, respectively, for sixth and Among those in the black-tie gather erage . of .327. Kuenn backed his seventh places. ing of about 1,400 in the main ball The N. L. rundown shows much room of the .Sheraton-Park Hotel were top percentage of .353 with a sixthplace .501 in slugging, but this was il m o r e commanding performances. Associate Justices Tom Clark and lusory because it was based more on Aaron makes one wonder who can be William 0 . Douglas; Sam Rayburn, his hit total than on long hits. Then much better, with firsts in hitting and Speaker of the House; Rep. Joe Mar there was in the A. L. a run of sev slugging of .355 and .636, and thirds tin of Massachusetts; Attorney Gen en strictly percentage guys who could in homers (39) and RBIs (123). eral William P. Rogers, and Sccrcnot nudge into the super-power cate • Ccpeda High Across Line lai*y of the Interior Fred A, Seaton. gories. Cepeda, Mays, Robinson, Mathews Keating Left Before Frick Talk Mantle was tenth in percentage, and Banks also ran k among the lead Senator Kenneth B. Keating of New third in slugging and fourth in hom ers all across the I i n e. Cepeda York, another member of the Senate ers, a t .285,..514 and 31, respectively, showed all-round baiting skill with subcommittee, attended, but left be His average was not high, although .317 for third. .522 for sixth, 27 hom fore Frick*s talk. it was tenth best in the American ers for seventh and 305 RBIs for sixth. Prick also left the hea*d table before League. Mays was fifth, fourth, fifth *and tile banquet ended. Old Pro Jackie Jensen, 32, was first seventh with .313, .583, 34 and 104. Those close to the commissioner’s with 112 RBIs and eighth with 28 hom Robinson had six, four, four and two office say that F rick’s grapeshot was ers, but he could not move into the with .311*. .583, 36 and 125. Banks, RBI meant for Bill Shea, one the founders elite division in percentage or slug king with 143^ was second in homers cf the Continental League, and its ging. Jim Lemon, another 32-year- with 45 and in slugging with .596 And president, Branch Rickey, fath er than •old, lacked percentage at .270 but tenth in hitting a t .304. Congress. was third with 33 homers, fourth with Joe Cunningham, second in t a t t i n g They contend th a t Trick has been IOO RBIs and fifth with a .510 slug at .345, is the lone undcr-30 phayer in harassed by Congress tnoslly because ging percentage. the top leji who failed lo make a high «)f pleas, for help by the Continental. The A. L.*s younger batsmen who score in other departm ents. P in Tired of being the ta rg e t of criticism pu.<ihed into top figures were •rn a son. fourth af .316, nudged tovej the Because of the Continental’s prob pattern, e.xcepting for Kaline. Kil- slugging super mark<,af .50S». lems, Ffick is taking a toughet stand, lcKrcw was away down at .242, but The king is dead; long live the king. insisting t h a t all the Continentai has '^icd for *?irst with 42 homers, was So it goes w b a s e ta il, too. As Musjal to do is confornj to requirements con second in slagging .516 And finish* V«niinms iiear the close oj theif cerning terrilorral Alignment. |>ro«d third in RBIs wjth ^05. Colavitoi, glorious two-dec%dc®veign, th e re P no td d e compensation tos flu? tninor 't.'ho tied for ^he homer leiid, was j i e e d f o r Ciles And Ci’oniA to* look io$ Jcagues anet sot up » pension fund. second with I U RBTs And fourth a l»reaciline. ftie.v CAH tuna th eir HasebalT is beginning t(? teej th a t 'arith a .511’ slugging 4>ercentage. P u t cheer* f o r co^jlimiefi fn*osptt*it^ lo perhaps Congress at large Las t»» i;v fjv hit only .?57* Allison a n i H e l d '.Aargn, Mays* lCalin«, Mantte t t a 1. tion oi tAmpering with the T^ationat Hasthne Atid th a t there i« JiitHe ______

•

« ■ •

•V

rn ^

Kid Clouters

a•

(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2) Trowbridge, Bobby Avila, R ay Boone, F ran k Torre and Stan Lopata. Results: Johnny McHale has been unable to complete a deal. Trow bridge and Wise were sold lo the American League and Lopata was released. Jack Herman, SI. Louis GlobeDemocrat— Cardinals’ Needs: Power-hitting out fielders. bull-pen help, another starter in case Wilmer Mizell’s back acts up again and a No. 2 catcher. Cardinals’ Offerings: Hal Jcffcoat, Alex Kellner, Gino Cimoli, Gene Green and possibly Mizell. Results: Jcffcoat and Kellner were released and Green and Cimoli traded; Bobby Gene Smith and Tom Cheney also were dealt; surprise was the trade of Blasingame; acquired Starter (Ron Kline), No. 2 backstop (Carl Sawalski) and power-hitting outfield ers (Leon Wagner and Bob Nieman); . I. 4• •J UUtAlllCU

game?

B ran d t, G ordon Jones Last o f 9 in 1956 Swap to Move PHILADELPHIA. Pa. ^ Nine players w ere swapped in a gigan tic deal between the Cardinals on J u n e 14, 1956. When Jackie Brandt a n d Gordon Jones moved from the Giants to the Orioles. Decem b e r 2. the cycle was completed. All nine in that 1956 transaction h a d changed clubs again. G eneral M anager F rank Lane, then calling shots for the Cardinals, gave up Red Schoendienst, Dick Littlefield. Bill Sarni, Brandt and Jones. The Giants yielded Al D ark, Don Liddle. Whitey Lockm a n and R a y Katt. Schoendienst ended up with the Braves, Littlefield moved on and on, Sarni had to give up the game because of illness. Dark eventu ally was swapped to the Cubs for J im Brosnan. Liddle went to (he m inors, Lockman was traded back to the Giants for Hoyt Wilhelm and Katt went to the Cubs and to the Giants again before settling down as a c u rren t Cardinal coach.

■ -■ Bob Hunter, Los Angeles E xam pitchers: Spencer and Wagner went for Blasingame: probably the mostiner— Dodgers* Needs: One consistent strengthened club in the majors as a hiller—either righty or southpaw. result of the deals. Dodgers* Offerings: Almost any man on club. Reds Lcmded McLish for HUI Results: Buzzie Bavasi made a strong pitch for Sievers, but just E a r l Lawson, Cincinnati Post and couldn*t complete a deal. Times-Star— Ja c k McDonald, S a n Francisco Reds* Needs: Experienced pitchers. News-Call Bulletin— Reds* Offerings: Frank Thomas, Giants* Needs: At least one reliever, Roy McMillan and J e r r y Lynch. another starter (preferably a lefty) Results: Acquired pitchers in Mc and pinch-hitting strength. Lish and Bill Henry; also obtained Giants* Offerings: Allan Worthing Martin, Coleman, Lee Walls, Loo ton, Wagner and Dusty Rhodes. Jackson and House; gave up two big Results: Obtained reliever (Loos) men in Thom as and Temple; also and southpaw starter (0*DelI); added dealt John Pow ers and Acker. fire to infield by copping Blasingame; J im E nright, Chicago’s American— Wagner was traded and Rhodes sent Cubs* Needs: Two oulfjelders, first lo minors; gave up big man in Brandt basem an, third baseman, starting along with Gordon Jones lo obtain pitcher and good defensive catcher. Cubs* Offerings: Second-line pitch ing and catching, outfielders such as Walls and Walt Moryn. Results: Gave up Walls along with (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4) Reliever Henry, J im Marshall, secondline P ilc h e r Hillman. Thomson and could move all the way into the first LOU Jackson: got corner men in First division.** Griffith’s fear is that his long-ball B asem an G ernert and Third Sacker hitters will have to carry virtually the Thomas; obtained Pilcher Al Schroll; whole load unless some salubrious also acquired Richie Ashburn from deals are made. The man he prefers Phils and gave up Pitcher John Buzas his No. I catcher is Steve Kor- hardt and Infielders Al Dark and Jim chcck, an immense catcher with the Woods. glove, but *'not much of a hitter.’* Los Biederman, Pittsburgh Press— The chief source of new hitting P ira te s' Needs: More power, two .strength, Griffith believe.s, will be Dan pitchers (sta rters or relievers) and Dobbek, a rookie outfielder who dem return lo form of Bill Mazeroski. onstrated that he had long-ball power Pirates* Offerings: Regular hurler a t Chattanooga. In a brief trial la.sl for m ore power. season with the Senators, he banged Results: Gave up regular pitcher some of the longest blows seen in in Kline for Cimoli: also .sent Foilcs, Griffith Stadium. Henry Simpson, Hamlin and Hall Schultz Top-Rated Hurler The Senators this week announced elsewhere: obtained young pitcher that ll farmhands belonging to Wa.sh- (Cheney) and calchcr-infielder with inglon minor league clubs would be more punch (A’s Hal Smith). screened at the Orlando, Fla., spring training camp, bringing the entire roster to 50. Nine of these arc. pitchers, with per Allen Lewis, Philadelphia Inquirer-* haps the most interesting among them Phillies* Needs: More punch, espe being 24-year-old Dick Schultz, who is cially in outfield; reg ular catcher and returning to the game from two years of Army service. In 1951. he was a Tenable reliever. Phillies* Offerings: Almost^ anyoiu? 21-game winner with Missoula in the Pioneer League and that league’s except Robin Roberts. Ruben Gomez, leading pitcher with an ERA of L20, Ja c k Meyer, Dick Farrell. Richie C a p ita l C lo s e -V p s :^ Bob Allison. Ashburn, H a rry Anderson and Frank the .Senators’ Rookie «f the Year, H e rre ra most likely tp go. Results: All of the above mentioned couldn’t care less, he s»ys, about his three-j/eai' su.spensioij from the Cuban with exception of Ashburn remained; Winter League. The? charged hi? left Semproch, Fernandez, Free.s«e and his te a m without permission. Alli Sawalski left; John Quinn appaifMitly son was a cne-day visitor at Griffith feady t o count «n youngster* like .Sladimn but did not Talk contract with J o h n Callison, Alex Cosmidis, Ken Giiffith, * # * hollowing the annual Walters. Bobby Gene ^Smith, Ruzwhom eterne meeting of the t^oard c f directors on liardt a n d Woods, all Jan uary 29-: Griffith will shift his win- in tr a d e s . Also obtained Lepcio and t e t headquarters t© Orlando, from P a r k . where he will conduct salary negotia IVhuther mr n o t the (teats th a t were tions. • « * I bree Washington players, m a d e will tu rn m il as well t o t the Lilchet RUSS Kemmerer, infielder general m a n a g ers as did th e f>rcdicKen ^Aspromotite and Catcher Steve tions for T h e SP 0 RTi^’G N e w s ’ CorteKorchec*:, Yankee Scout J o h n n y spondenl»s, only tim e will tell. On<? %cun, N* L. Hmpiic‘ Hal J)ixor4 And ihing ia sure, however. The? gci?eral «x-A. I., t m p i r * ?Zd RomfncL tvill tnanagerip m a tc h ed th e scribes by |)7au«? t o Europe, .fanuart^ 2J, to? ^ .slick'ng out Hieig 4iieck.s^ And trying to

Senatoi•s

Sox Sale Breezes Whip Up Windy City Gusts •’I

6Pm Not Selling9

Vccck G roup Eager lo Buy Comiskey’s Slock, Denies

W y n n Selects Novel P la c e to Sign f o r ’6 0 — H o s p ita l

*Neither Am 19

Chuck R ep o rted lo Have Had Sale P ap ers Drawn Up iii

CHICAGO, 111. - E a r l y Wynn picked a novel p lace to sign his I960 White Sox c o n tract, J a n u a r y 20. It w as M ercy Hospital, w h ere the 40-year-old p itc h e r w a s u n d e r going a routine checkup. The P ale Hose g a v e E a r l y a su b stan tia l increase, boosting his pay from $37,500 to $45,000. Bill Veeck, White Sox president, had no trouble signing his 22-game w in n e r of 1959. “ Bill c a m e to see m e , ” said Wynn, “ a n d a fte r ta lk ing a bit I signed. I t d id n ’t take m o re th an ten m in u te s .”

R u m o r T h ai ll Will Sell By E D P R E L L CHICAGO, III. T he behind-the-scenes battle am o n g the Veeck and Comiskcy factions of the White Sox again has co m e out into the open through an erro n e o u s r e p o rt in a Chicago n e w s p a p e r th a t the d y n a m ic p ro m o te r had offered to sell his 54 p er cent. Nothing could be f a r t h e r from the truth, said Bill Veeck and his m ain p a rtn e r, Hank G reenberg. But th e in a c c u ra te re p o rt did lead to tile revelation that the Veeck c o m bine 11just m issed ” buying Chuck C om iskcy’s 46 per cent on D ec e m b e r 17. T he story w as told by A rth u r C. Allyn, J r . , a m e m b e r of the Veeck g roup which controls 54 p e r cent. Allyn said he c a rrie d on negotia tions with Comiskey fur two a n d onehalf m onths, that all the p a p e rs w ere d r a w n f u r tile sale of C huck's portion, and re a d y for signing. Chuck Chills Whole Deal “ T he next day, Chuck, on the advice of a family m e m b e r ( F r a n k C u rran , his father-in-law), repudiated the whole thing. I left for Honolulu on the seventeenth believing th a t our g roup owned th e club entirely. But I received a c a b le g ra m from m y fa th e r notifying m e th a t the deal had fallen through. T he whole thing is a com plete m y ste ry to m e to this day. “ T h a t w as the closest the Veeck sy n d icate has e v e r com e to m a k in g a deal with C o m iskey.” Allyn added th a t the offer still stands. Veeck, on D ec e m b e r 17, had called

BILL VEECK . . . In Buying Mood a m eeting a t which he w as to nego tiate the final p a y m e n ts with Mrs. D orothy Com iskey Rigney, s is te r of Chuck, on the basis of the a g re e d deal betw een the S p o rts h irt’s g roup and Chuck. T he n ex t day, Vccck canceled the m eeting. G reenberg, accordin g to the report which he, Vceck, and Allyn denied, had offered to sell the 54 p e r cent controlling in te re st in the Sox to

C urran, a s u b u rb a n m a n u f a c tu r e r who is C hu ck’s adviser. When the s t o r y w as published,Vceck w as in P eoria with his tr a v e l ing troupe ol tub-thum pers. Bill a s se rte d he has m a d e no offer to sell and has no intention of m a k in g one. Veeck said that Comiskey, thro u g h C u rra n , had m a d e an offer to buy. “ We a r e interested oniy in buying their sto ck ,” he added. C u rra n M ade Pitch to Buy Comiskcy, getting into the act, said his fathcr-in-Iaw had m a d e an offer lo G re e n b e rg to buy the Veeck g r o u p ’s holdings, a f t e r a n invitation to do so. C u rran confirm ed th a t he had met G reen b erg on J a n u a r y 14, ten d erin g a written offer for the Veeck stock. C u rra n said the* m eeting was su g gested by G re en b erg , th a t his offer is being evaluated, and an a n s w e r is expected shortly. C u r r a n added that Vceck would g e t back the m oney he originally put into the White Sox, plus a substantial profit. G re e n b e rg a d m itte d he h a d lunch

Pale Hose Cut Good-Will Swath on Three-State, Four-Day Tour

D ecem ber, T h en Reneged

CHUCK COMISKEY . C h a n g e d His Mind with C u rra n on that dale, but denied offering to sell out, o r th a t he had received a new offer from the Comis key faction. “ I set up a luncheon d a le with Mr. C u rra n ,” G re e n b e rg explained, “ but it w as not to talk a bout selling o u r stock. We a re absolutely not interested in doing that. Mr. C u rran brought up the m a tte r ol our stock and I listened politely. He had m ad e us an offer and I told him w hat I had told him

before— that we w e r e n ’t in terested and to forget it. “ My purpose in m eetin g with Mr. C u rran w as to a sk his help in getting Chuck to join up with us in putting the stock into one c o m p a n y and s to p ping all this expensive and tim e-con sum ing litigation. W ant Chuck “ to Jo in T e a m ” “ We w an t Chuck to join the team . He has refused to a tte n d d ir e c to r s ’ m eetings and, a c c o rd in g to Mr. C u r ran, will continue to refuse until the litigation is o v e r .” (Com iskey is ap p ealin g the p ro b a te c o u rt’s right to allow com pletion of the sale ot his s i s t e r ’s stock to Veeck, claim ing he has a c o n tr a c t in which Mrs. R igney had a g r e e d to give Chuck a ch a n ce to m e e t a n y offer sh e got for her White Sox holdings. Tile c a s e now is in the ap p e lla te court. Mrs. R igney denies the ex istence ot such a con tract.) Veeck hopes to end the sk irm ish in g before M arch I. If the squabble is n ’t settled by th a t date, all interested p a rtie s stand to lose. In the te r m s of V eeck ’s p u r c h a s e ot Mrs. R ig n e y ’s stock, she will lose $175,000 if he fails to have a t least 80 p er ce n t of th e c lu b ’s stock. This m uch he needs for a r e o r ganization o f the c o rp o ra tio n for a m ore favorable tax position. It then will be possible to g e t a huge d e p r e c ia tion allow ance on the p la y e r s ’ con tracts, which would deeply cut into the tax bite.

‘Go, Go, Go for More Gold,’ Looie and Landis Tell Bill By J E R R Y HOLTZMAN

Road-Show Star

Vceck* Lopez* F o u r Players iii C arav an ; Interviewed

SporlsliirL Already Plans

bv BOO M embers o f Press

A not lier T rip Next W inter

By J E R R Y HOLTZMAN CHICAGO. 111. T he White Sox’ first organized w in te r p re ss to u r of the h in te rlan d s w as a rousing s u c c e s s —-so m uch so th a t B a rn u m Bill Veeck, th e indefatigable soul who w on’t re st until C om iskey P a r k is ja m m e d to. overflowing, is planning a s im ila r ju n k et for ’61. “ It w as a wonderful to u r for all of u s ,” Veeck said upon his re tu rn here, J a n u a r y 17. “ We go t to m e e t about 300 spo rts w rite rs, radio and television • people and they got a ch a n ce to m eet us. Now that w e ’re acquainted, w e ’re hoping that they w on’t be re lu c ta n t . to visit us a t the p a r k this s e a s o n .” Vccck m ajor-d om oed the to u r which consisted of luncheon and d in n e r p ress conferences in seven Midwest cities, all of them within a rad iu s of ab out 200 miles from C om iskey P a rk . Stops w ere m a d e in th ree s la te s —Illinois, Iowa and Indiana. White Sox M a n a g e r Al Lopez and P la y e rs E a rly Wynn, Bob Shaw, J i m R ivera and Al Smith a c c o m p a n ied ' Veeck qn the tour. All of the p la y e rs said they enjoyed the four-day jo u r ney and the opportunity of m eetin g with the sm all-tow n sports w rite rs and aradid and television men. W h erev er t h e W hile*Sox w ent, the

Al Lopez p r o g ra m w as the s a m e . T hey tossed lavish s p r e a d s at the biggest hotels in town and then subm itted to q u e s tioning by the local experts. It was high-class all the way. with the Comiskeys taking pains to get acquainted the b est w ay possible. World’s Series* films also w e re shown. Veeck, who is shooting fo*r * 2,1)00.(JOO hom e a tte n d a n c e this season, said the basic re aso n for the to u r w as to show the fellows in the hinterlands th a t they, in th e ir fashion, a r e just a s im p o rta n t to the club as the p ress in m e tro p o lita n ’Chicago, which* has a population in. ex ce ss c f 2,000,000 persons. “ We w anted to show them th a t places like Lafayette* Ind.; ' Rock*

Umps Will Conduct Clinics in. Pacific ALLENTOWN* P a . - U rn p i r e Charlie* B e rry of the A m erican L e a g u e and Bill S u m m ers, who re tir e d recently, will conduct urn* Spiring clinics for U. S. serv ic e m e n in the Pacific in conjunction with* b a s e b a ll classes to be handled by E arl}' Wynn of the White Sox and lftarty K arow 0 O hio S late U n iv e r sity coach. © B erry, whit* resid e s a t P h illip s b u r g , P a ., said they were? sc h e d u l e d to leave San F ra n c isc o by p lan e

on J a n u a r y 24 for sessions in H a waii. T h ey will d e p a r t for J a p a n on J a n u a r y 28 o r 29 and will r e turn hom e on F e b r u a r y 15. B erry said he w as able to a c c e p t » the invitation to m a k e the trip b e cause the A». L . will not hold its usual w inter m eeting of uftipires in Chicago th is yearq Instead, P r e s id e n t J o e Cronin will m eet with his staff of ^arbiters in O r lando, F l a * the first week in M ardi* MCCARRON. -e*-

Results Wore So Favorable

------------------------------------------------------------------------0

---------------------------------------------------------------------

ford, 111.; South Bend, Ind., and D av enport, la., a r e n ’t too fa r aw ay. If we can g e t th e r e —then I ’m su re they can co m e to Chicago, too.” A nother • purpose of the trip, a c cording to Veeck, w as to m a k e these small-town sp orts editors m o re knowl edgeable abou t the bail club. F r e quently, w h en ev er so m e of the m en from the hinterlan ds do com e into Chicago, they spend m ost of th e ir time being introduced a n d actually don’t have m uch tim e left o v er for interviews. “ T h e y ’re s t r a n g e r s ti o lo n g e r,” Veeck said. Bill Busy as B e a v e r Veeck, himself, w as a n iron-nian on the tour. Twice he h ad to re tu rn here for speaking e n g a g e m e n ts but still he d id n ’t m iss a single stop. One day. for ex am ple, he w as a t Aurora, III., a t noon, th en m o to re d back to Mt. P ro s p e c t ( a s u b u rb of Chicago) for an afternoon e n g a g e m e n t’ and picked up the c a r a v a n the s a m e night in Rockford, IIL All of the tra v e lin g w as d o n e by c a r . T h re e and s o m e tim e s four c a r s w ere ueec}. R e g u la r d r iv e r s w e r e Ed Short, Paul (Dizzy) T r o u t and Don U nferth, all of die public re la tio n s d e p a rtm e n t. U n fe rth c h a rte d the itiner ary, highw ay by highw ay, and m a d e only o n e w rong tu rn d u r i n g t h e e n tire trip . T he s p o r ts e d ito r s .* o f c o u rs e , had « field allay popping qu estions. O ne fellow in Rockford, for exam ple, asked Lopez: “ E x c e p t for the m oney, Al, why do you “continue m a n a g i n g ? ’* Lopez, w h o s is going- t a g e t about $60,000 for m a n a g in g the Chisox in 19G0. replied th a t m oney. impoYtant as it is, still w a s n ’t e v e ry th in g . *‘This is ijiy Aile,*0 fee said*, ^ n d & <*njoy it.* Many caff the q u e s tio n s b a f f l e (do with the W orkl’s Series, p a rtic u la rly the second g a m e . T he k e y w a y in this g a m e , from a Chicago view, w as when Sherman? Lolla* jvae th r o w n out at

CHICAGO, 111. Go-Go-Go Boys J i m Landis and Looie Aparicio had a word of advice for White Sox P re s i dent Bill Veeck on J a n u a r y 18 a f t e r they had m ailed back their I960 con tracts. In brief, they su g g ested t h a t B a rn u m Bill should Go-Go-Go to his nea re st bank and throw m ore m oney their w ay if he expects them to play for the Com iskeys again this season. J im Landis Aparicio,- the brilliant s h o r t Luis A p a r i c i o stop who w as runner-up to Nellie F o x in the A m e ric a n L e a g u e ’s Most Valuable P l a y e r voting, said from his hom e in M a ra c a ib o , Venezuela, that he w as com pletely dissatisfied with the te r m s of his 1960 c o n tra c t. “ T hey offered m e $25,000,” Looie said. “ I w a n t $35,000. I e a r n it.” Landis, in the m e a n tim e , also rev e aled t h a t he h a d rejecte d Veeck’s first offer of $17,000 which included a $4,000 raise. Said L andis, speaking on the lo n g - d is ta n c e ‘telephone from his Rich mond (Calif.) home: ' T m no longer a p ean u t m an. I ’m an e stab lish ed .ball p la y e r a n d I w ant this to be ta k e n into co n sid e ra tio n .” Ile will hold “out, be said, until he gets $21,000, which would be a n ciglu-grand boost o v e r last y e a r. •

•

Jim D isgruntled iii ’59, T oo— But Signed L a n d is revealed th a t he was dissatisfied o v e r his 1959 c o n tra c t a n d said he felt he should have received m o re m oney last y e a r but ’that “ I signed, anyw ay, because I figured I couldn’t be too c h o o sy .” This tim e, though, he em phasized th a t he w ants c o m p en satio n equal to his ability, which, of*course, is considerable. He is one of the best defensive c e n te r fielders in the league and. w as chosen am o n g the m a jo r le a g u e s ’ m ost exciting players of 1959 in a poll pu blished in tho J a n u a r y 20 issue of T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s . T o g e th e r, Aparicio and L and is com prised m o s t of The White Sox* base-running speed. T hey accounted for 76 of the C o m is k e y s ’ HO sto len bases, Looie swiping 56 gncl Landis 2G Wo o t h e r White? Sox p l a y e r sto la m ore than seven. Vceck also a p p e a re d to fee having m in o r difficulty signing Fox, tb s s t a r second b a se m a n , w ho e a r n e d $42,500 la st y e a r —the top Chisox p la y e r pact p rio r to this y e a r. F o x ta lk e d s a la r y w ith V eeck at Comis* Tcey P a r k on J a n u a r y 18, bul left for his St. T hom as. P a., hom e the n ex t d a y amdt caid Le w ould consult with tbs adviser* (before c o m in g to terms® $ the p la te when tie tr ie d t o s c o r e S r o m * T h a t w as o u r game?—by p u t t i n g 9Uh* first* ow Al Sm ith'* d o u b le to left p r e s s u r e on the o th e r t e a m . ” T h e re a c tio n fro m th e sm a ll-to w a (center® W hy did* t h i r d B a s e C oach t o n * sports ^editors w a s one of ^inbridleut (enthusiasm. Said D°a I e L a n c a s te r, Coccinella* send L o b a r in? Lopez an sw e re d (hip ow e ut yust sports (editor caf the A u ro ra BeaconNews: “’T h i s is the g r e a t e s t th in g She about ev e ry stop. think Tony ta k e n • b u m 0raj». W hite Sox h a v e e v e r d o n e .’®

% • THE SPO R TIN G NEWS® J A N U A R Y 27* 1 9 6 0

Bombers^ Payroll Cutback Starts W ith Comet, B u llet

Moose Tests Injured Paw, No Sign of Pain

❖

M amie Asked to T ake 11-G Cill lo S 6 7 ,0 0 0 ; T u rle y ’s T erm s Show 7-Grand Skid By DAN D A N IE L N EW YORK. N. Y. A su rv ey of the Y ankee c o n tract situation one week a fte r the 39 play ers on the 1 9 6 0 ro s te r had receiv ed th eir s a l a r y bids revealed th a t s e v e r a l of t he m o r e p ro m in en t m e m b e rs of the club h ad been inMickey M a n tic vited to tak e r e ductions. T he leading re p re s e n ta tiv e of the coterie of d is m a y is Mickey M antle. I h a t , in tile long run, the club will be able to g e t Mickey on b oard the b an dw agon a t a cu t r a t e is v e r y doubtful. But, in the m eantim e, he is faced with a re q u e st th a t he ta k e a reduction of $11,000 from his $78,000 o f 1959. Bob T urley, who re p o rte d ly received $30,000 la s t season, also g o t a cut, $7,000, and so did a few o th e rs of the r e g u la r corps. 'The su rv ey re v e a le d ' th a t in creases h a d been given to Bobby R ichardson. A rt D ilm a r, H ector Lopez, T ony Kabek and R o g e r Maris, the new out fielder fro m K an sas City. Yogi Stays a t 50 G ra n d Y an k ees who h av e received con t r a c t s featuring the sta tu s quo include Yogi B e r r a , a t the $50,000 l e v e l ; W hitey F o rd , in the $38,000 a re a : Moose Skowron, a t $23,000; Elston H ow ard, a t $20,000; Gil McDougald. a t $35,000, and R y n e D uren, around

BILL SKOWBON. Y ankee first b a s e m a n w ho w a s side-

lineri ibe last tv'o m onths of the 1959 season b e c a u se of a w rist fracture, w a s pron oun ced fit a g a in w h e n ex a m in e d b y Gus Mauch, Bomber trainer, at Kissimmee, Fla., w h e re the Moose w orked out for tw o w eeks al Sid H udson's b a s e b a ll school.

B reak Suffered Last Ju ly A ppears lo Have Healeil; l a n k First Sacker T akes Two-Week Florida W o rk o u t By STAN LEY R O BERTS K ISSIM M EE, Fia. F i r s t B a se m a n Bill Skow ron sa y s th e w rist fra c tu re th a t took him out of the Y ankee lineup la st J u l y is co m pletely healed and h a s n 't both e r e d him during two w eeks of w orkou ts h ere. “ The first lim e I took b a ttin g p ra c tic e I could tell it w as all o k a y ," Skow ron sa id on J a n u a r y 14, the d a y before retu rn in g to his Hillsdale, N . J . , hom e. “ I h a v e n 't had a single pain in it a t a ll." Skowron said Y an k e e T r a i n e r G us M au ch has been tre a tin g the w ris t in which both bones w e r e broken, J u ly 15, when the six-foot,* 191pound athlete collided w ith D e tro it's Coot Veal. T h e M oose's chronic b a c k a ilm e n t took a holiday, too. d u rin g the two w eeks he sp e n t w orking out a t 5id H u d so n 's baseball .school h ere. “ I 'v e still been w e a r in g m y c o rs e t,” he sa id , “ but the b a c k ’s been fine.”

$20,000.

As is the custom here, resu lts of the c o n tr a c t c a n v a ss failed to bring a n y official com m ent. N e ith e r G eorge M. W eiss nor Roy H arney, his nego tiator, would offer a n y s ta te m e n t of policy. H owever, the unofficial attitu de is this—so m e p la y e rs h a v e been asked to ta k e cuts, bu t not in re p risa l for the third-place finish of 1959, The club is not m a k in g any effort to m a k e so m e of the h igher bracke le e rs p a y for the skid from the w o rld’s cham pionship which, for a while, land ed the B om bers in Jo e C ro nin’s cellar. T he front office had been waiting for a b re a k in p e n n a n t su ccess to

In ju rie s Piled Up o n Moose iii ’5 9 Canipaijjii Skowron said he h a d n 't u sed his w ris t since the s u m m e r ac cid en t ex c ep t to p lay a little c atch , “ And, frankly, I w a s n ’t su re w h a t to e x p e c t w hen I ste p p e d into th e b a ttin g c a g e ,” he a d m itte d . “ Bul, like I said. I w as re a l im p re ss e d with th e w rist. I think it'll be o k a y .” L a s t season w as a c a r a v a n of injuries lo the 29-ycar-old Skowron, w ho'll be in his sev en th y e a r w ith N ew Y o rk this spring. On M ay 7. h e in ju re d his rig h t thigh in the Coliseum benefit g a m e a g a in s t the D o d g e rs before a crow d of 93,103. On Ju ly l l , he re in ju re d his back, th en four d ay s l a t e r his collision with Veal ended his season. B u t the Y an k s h a v e t r e a t e d the M oose kindly and when th ey signed h im th ey g a v e a ra ise of a b o u t $2,000, p u ttin g h im in the $25,000 class.

Officials, Players and Scriveners Beat Mills for Yankee Tub-Thumper Fishel The thirtieth annual pre-dinner d in n er of the New Y ork baseball w rite rs, traditionally held a fortnight befo re their big fiesta, honored R obert O.ir^ar Fishe). public relations a n d prom otion chief of the Y ankees, a t L eon e's on J a n u a r y IS. T h e dining hall w as ja m m e d to c a p a c ity by 150 friends of Fishel. m a n y of whom had c o m e long d ista n c e s to join in the accolade. Only one o th e r simila*- functionary. E ddie B rannick of the Giants, has been so honored by the local w rite rs. In fact, the d in n e r for B rannick w as the first of these m id -Ja n u a r y affairs. ■Bill D ew itt, p re sid e n t of the Detroit club, delivered Bob Fiihei the w a r m e s t eulogy of Fishel. and said th a t he would h a v e a p la c e in his organization for Bob a n y tim e the Y ankees o r F ishel d ecid ed on a ch an g e. Fishel w orked with D ew itt when Bill Veeck r a n th e B row ns. G eorge M. Weiss spoke for the Y ankee m a n a g e m e n t, a n d Oil M c D ougald for the players. Yogi B e rra . Whitey Ford and E lsto n H o w a r d also re p re s e n te d the field forces. H ank G re e n b e rg rep resen ted the White Sox. N ate Dolin and G e o r g e M ed in g c r c a m e o v e r from Cleveland, along with m a n y of F i s h e r s frie n d s. T om M eany. Jo h n D rebinger. J a c k i e F a rre ll. B a rn e y K re m e n k o , m a s t e r of cerem onies, and D an Daniel, also did jobs of v a rio u s ty p es on th e gu est of honor. T oots Shor delivered a long oration. Dick Young p resen ted a television re ceiv e r to Fishel, who resp o n d ed with dignity, aplom b and re stra in t. r n -------------------------------------------- ^--------------------------------------

s t a r t a d o w n w ard revision of salaries.** T h a t the effort will be successful in a n im p o rta n t w ay, financially, is ex tr e m e ly doubtful. T h e New York club la st y e a r hit the $700,000 m a r k in player, coach and m a n a g e r payroll, a n d set a new alltim e m a j o r league record. E v en with Hank B auer, Don Larsen, N o rm Siebcrn and M arv T h ro n e b e rry gone to the Athletics, the p ayroll will not be red u ced drastically, if a t all. T a k e the M an tle situation, for ex am p le . It is rem iniscent of the 1959 a t t e m p t to cut him from $75,000 to $64,000. ^ M a n tle resisted right into the tr a in ing season, and when he finally sign ed. it w^asn't for the 1958 s a la ry of $75,000 b u t fo r an in crease of $3,000. At the signing rites in St. P e t e r s b u rg , M an tle vowed lo reach the $100,OOO heights which had been achieved b y J o e DiMaggio. and, along the way. to b e a t B ab e R u th 's $80,000. H owever, a review of the M antle re c o rd for 1959 shows an a v e r a g e of no b e tte r than .285, an RBI total of 75. 31 h o m e rs and 126 strikeouts. T h a t Mickey a p p re c ia te d the full ex* te n t of his 1959 failure, and its se ri ous im p a c ts on a skidding group , w as in dicated a f t e r the W orld's Series, w h en h e said th a t he would n o t be

at all su rp rised if h e w e r e tr a d e d . Weiss hastened to a s s u r e Mickey (hat th e re w as no intention to offer him on the m a r k e t. G eo rg e a d d e d th a t he believed Mickey would rise m a je stic a lly from his 1959 skid. T hese kind w o rd s develo ped th e r e p o rt t h a t M ickey's 1960 c o n tr a c t would be for $78,000. E x p e c te d to B attle B ack However, he has been cut, and in spite of his self d e p re c a tio n , he m a y be expected to fight b a c k h a rd , a n d u ltim ately re m a in a t the $78,000 level. Dan Topping and Del Webb h a v e no d esire to see a d isg ru n tle d M antle in c e n te r field. At th e close of the 1959 seaso n , th ere w as so m e loose talk in c e rta in circles h e re about ill feeling betw een C asey Stengel and p lay ers. F o rd handled this co nclusively r e cently, in an interview in T h e S p o r t in g N e w s.

T h e re is stro ng confidence, a ro u n d h e re in the ability of th e B o m b e rs to co m e back, M aris, Rookie Southpaw Bill Short, a re s u r g e n t M antle, a m o r e d u r a b l e F ord, a s tro n g e r R y n e D uren, a n im proving D itm a r, a n in ju ry -escap in g Skow ron and the s tro n g possibility of a t r a d e fo r a top-flight p itc h e r all fig u re in this feeling of confidence.

A s Prexy Johnson Sees Kaycee Climb in *60 C oiifidrnl O w ner Feels Latest Yankee Swap

Calls Charge of B o m b er T ie u p ^Poppyeoek’ ;

^Will T u rn O ui to Be Best W e’ve Ever Made’

Asserts Most F ans A pplauded Maris T ra d e

By E R N E S T M E H L KANSAS CITY. Mo. Arnold Johnson, p re s id e n t of th e Athletics, is blessed with a n e v en te m p e ra m e n t. H e s h r u g s off th ings which c a u se his ^ c o lle a g u e s to fume. J o h n s o n su b s c rib e s to the belief th a t w hat a p p e a r s tod ay to be of e a rth -sh a k in g im p o rta n c e is forgotten to m o rro w . J o h n s o n 's policy is r a t h e r sim ple: E sta b lis h a goal and keep m oving tow ard it, recognizing th e fa c t th a t th ere will be so m e failu res along the w ay. E v e n tu a lly , he is convinced, the goal, unless too far-fetched, will b e achieved. T h e o w n er of the Athletics m a in ta in s t h a t his te a m , never* h ig h e r th a n sixth in his five y e a r s of operation, will reflect the efforts to im prove it. H e w ouldn’t be su rp rise d if 1960 m a r k e d the tu rn in g point. “ I m a y be w ro n g ,” c o m m e n te d th e C hicagoan who is in volved in num erous e n te rp ris es , “ but I h av e a strong feeling t h a t o u r last tr a d e with the Y a n k e e s will tu rn out to be the b e s t w e h av e m a d e .

by those d eals. We also h a v e d e a lt with o th e r clubs. Som e of our biggest d e a ls h a v e been with Detroit. “ We knew w hen w e got the fran c h ise we h a d to m a k e m oves. Standing p a t would h av e been d ead ly for o u r hopes. “ How f a r we h a v e [progressed re m a in s to b e seen , but I c a n 't help believing we* will be s tro n g e r this y e a r . ” Jo h n so n echoes th e feeling a m o n g the follow ers of th e A ’s, m ost of whom believe the te a m offers distin ct possibilities th is y e a r. T h ey believe the a tta c k has b ee n im p ro v ed , the c a t c h ing helped, the pitching possibly s tre n g th e n e d , dep en d in g to s o m e extent on w h a t Don L arsen c a n do. A su rp ris in g a m o u n t of a tte n tio n h a s been c e n te re d on 3.7year-old H ank B auer, who is quite h a p p y with the deal which se n t him to the A's. B a u e r ’s convinced he c a n m a k e im p o rta n t contribu tio ns to the club.

•

Carroll and C raft O kayed Deal “ Since the trade, I h a v e g o tte n a n u m b e r of letters, and a few of th e m h av e been critical, b u t I h av e been pleased to find th e g r e a t m a jo rity a p p la u d e d it. “ We w o rk ed on t h a t t r a d e ab o u t th r e e m onths. The final decision w s n ’t m ine alone. M y g e n e ra l m a n a g e r . P a r k e C arroll, a g re e d with m e . H a r r y Ci;aft. w ho had been o u r m a n a g e r and who re m a in s in o u r organization, ag reed . “ The fact th a t it wrffe with th e Y a n k e e s inspired the c riti cism . We have been ac c u se d of being p a r t y to an uniioly allian ce with the Y ankees. T h a t is a lot of poppycock. “ We h av e only one goal, and it is tile s a m e goal we had

Don L o rtcn

Hank Bauer

M ary T h ro n e k c rry

a fte r m y a s s o cia te s and m y self bought the club. We w a n t a w inner. “ I knew fro m th e s t a r t W'e could no t expect to b u y the plaiters we needed. We m ig h t help o u rselv e s wdth tr a d e s , and in the over-all p ic tu re I think it m u s t be obvious to cv cry . one th a t w e have. I sh u d d e r w hen I look b ack on w h at w e inlicritcd in the fall of 1954. “ lf anyone \vants proof of the p ro g re s s we h a v e m a d e . all he needs to do is c o m p a n y th e sq u a d we now h a v e with th a t of 1955. In a lm o st e v e ry position we believe we h a v e s t r e n g th ened. I s a y that, even though w e h a v e not been able to i m p rove o u r position in the ra c e . “ At the s a m e tim e, w e h av e b een a w a r e th a t w e m ust d e velop o u r own s ta rs . And the tim e is a p p ro a c h in g when we should be able to r e a p so m e benefits fro m th e d ev elo p m en t p r o g r a m we s t a r te d se v e ra l y e a r s ago. “ Any c h a r g e th a t th e re is an u lte rio r m otive behind o u r deals with the Y an k e es is ab su rd . We h a v e d e a lt with the Y an k ees b e c a u se w e h a v e b e e n a b le to im p ro v e ourselves; rf*

C raft Booms Sieberii, Thronol)f‘rrv Craft, su cceed ed by Bob E lliott as m a n a g e r , h a s ta k e n o v e r his new d u ties in the f a r m s y s te m . H e r a t e s N o r m S ieb ern as one of the ten b e s t h itlers in the A m e ric a n L e a g u e and is high on M a r v T h ro n e b e rry , who figures to be the A 's firs t sa c k e r. C raft believes th a t with r e g u l a r p lay T h r o n e b e r r y c a n h a v e his b e s t season with the bat. B a u e r b e c a m e the second p la y e r, a f t e r Bob C erv, to sign his 1960 c o n tra ct. He w as followed by W hitey Herzog. T he club m a d e one im p o r t a n t addition to its s ta ff by hir ing G. R ic h a rd C hallinor as d ir e c to r of sales a n d p ro m o tjp n . C hallinor had been aviatio n c o m m is s io n e r and a s s i s t a n t e x e c u tive vice-president of the K a n s a s City C h a m b e r of C o m m e rc e . In this job he m a d e m a n y c o n ta c ts which will b e v alu ab le in his new position, which he a s s u m e s on F e b r u a r y I. .

T H E SPORTING NEWS, J A N U A R Y 27, I960

®t|e0)iotttn0 News T H E IN T E R N A T IO N A L SPORTS WEEKLY. Trad* M ark R egistered F o un d ed M arch 17, 1880 P u b lish ed by

Prell

OVERFENCE

Volatile Veeck Visions Diamond Boom for '60s

THE

By DAN DANIEL

Cha?. C. Spink and Son» 2012-18 W ashington A ven u e, St. Louis 60, Mo. Six M onths $6.25

S u b scrip tio n P rice 012 a Y ear

T h re e M onths $3.25

E N T E R E D A S SEC O N D C L A S S M A T T E R F E B R U A R Y 13, 1J)04 A T P O S T O F F IC E , ST. LO U IS. MO.. U N D E R T H E A C T O F M A R C H 3, 1879. JA N U A R Y 27. 3960

Vol. 149

.* ..r:

N o. I

P rin te d in U. S. A. SI

T H R E A T S WOJX^'T H E L P COKTIIVEKTAL does not stand w ith those critics who wonder if the Congress of the United States hasn’t m ore im p o rtan t business than discussing prospective laws to govern sports. N o r do w e charge th a t the investigating legislators a re bidding for publicity. O ur observation has been th a t the ap propriate committees have shown vast diligence and patience in th e ir effort to w ork out a form ula under which th e unique partner-com petitor status of base ball can be preserved within the fra m e w o rk of the a n ti-tru st laws. But we confess we do not like the position in which the estab lished majors have been placed by the tactics of th e Continental League. Perhaps we oversimplify, but a casual observer could assume th a t Ford F rick and his em ployers had b etter be careful in dealing with the newcomers, or face a crackdow n by Congress. Certainly the effort to organize the th ird m ajo r poses new prol?lems which no doubt should be considered by the committees. Branch Rickey and his franchise-holders are entitled to present th e ir case. But reports th a t this or th a t visitor to Washington has asked some friendly senator or congressman to w ithhold action on baseball legislation, until he sees how the Continental League m akes out, do nothing for the peace of the game or the dignity of the salons. Frick has spelled out the conditions u n d er w hich Organized Ball will recognize the Continental League as a p a rtn e r entitled to the same rights as the other partners. If the investigators th in k those conditions a re n ’t genei'ous enough, let the investigators say so. The newcom ers may tell their story, but they shouldn’t be allowed to m ake the rules. Tile American League and the National League, it should be carefully rem em bered, a re operating under anti-trust im m unity given them by one set of S uprem e C ourt justices and upheld by another set. They have invested millions in an enterprise which has contrib uted incalculably to th e good health and m orale of th e nation. Their success has depended to a large extent on rules and practices which adm ittedly would not be suitable in other businesses, and as yet neither Congress nor the Supremo Court has outlawed those rules. If adjustm ents a re to be inade in view of changing times and conditions, let them be m ade by the proper authorities, after open hearings. The' impression th a t any individual is trying lo use Con gress as a th reat lo gain his ends is one which should be eradicated. T h e S p o rtin g N e w s

•

B A K Q V E T C I R C U T BOOSTS C A M E The Knife and F ork League nears completion of an o th er season. All the players and m any club officials soon will be leaving for the training camps. There will be m any more sports nights, m any more meetings of the Hot Stove circuit, but by the tim e an o th er m onth x'olls by, attention will be centered on spring training. T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s gives these gatherings com prehensive cover age, because we believe their value to the gam e’s public relations cannot easily be overestimated. News of the aw ards dinners and the stage productions featured by some of the baseball w riters makes good w inter reading for the fans—and sharpens th e ir appetite for n e x t sum m er’s entertainm ent feasts at the parks. We long have encouraged baseball people to pai'ticipate in such events to the limit of their tim e and durability. A n d we endorse not only the m ajor parties, but sm aller gatherings of fans as well. F r a n k Lane, with whose opinions we usually agree, questions the value of such massive coverage as Bill Veeck gives the public-speak ing circuit, but we think Bill is on solid ground— though adm ittedly not every official can or even should give as much of his life lo his club and the game in general as Veeck does. F or his h e alth ’s sake, the busy burrhead probably should cut his schedule. But we’re all for these gatherings of the baseball clan and we urge officials, players, w riters and broadcasters to co-opcrale with the sponsors of these events w h en ev er they reasonably can do so. ' ♦

•

♦

EVEKYBOIIY Ef^VES T H IS C M P One of the most common expressions is th a t ‘‘nobody loves an um pire.” The umpires themselves often believe this lo be true. Hence it is refreshing to have one of the most fam ous of their n u m ber, John Edward (Beans) Reardon, late of the N ational League, speak out in behalf of the profession. Beans, an articulate speaker, as F ra n k Frisch, Bill T erry. Loo Durochcr and others who have been out-talked by him will attest, is in private business in California, but has alw ays slayed close to the game. Ho is intensely proud of the fact th a t he w as an umpire. He is proud, he .said a t the baseball w riters’ d in n e r in St. Louis, last week, of the 24 years he spent in the National League. It enabled him to see the world, to enjoy life— and, m ore im portant, to have a few laughs and m ake m any friends. “I have friends in every city in this country/* he said. “They knew me as an umpire. I enjoyed life with the players and m a n agers. Sure, WO yelled at each other, b u t I liked it and so did they. If you retain a sense of humor, um piring can be a w onderful life.” To those who th in k an u m p ire m ust be a double-dyed villain who leads a h e rm it’s life, the w ords of Beans R eardon should p ro vide a refreshing correction— and offer encouragem ent lo young men tJiinking of em barking on an um piring career.

Bill Sees Majors Beapiug R ic h I n d e n t Harvest; Predicts AL Expansion ■By ED PRELV CHICAGO, IIL M r. Wniie Veeck, w hose 1959 White Sox w e n t like 60, w as a s k e d to look into th e new d e c a d e —a n d even be yond th a t — in a jo u rn ey in!o base ball's future. N ev e r a t a loss f o r w o r d s or ideas, Veeck blastBill Vecek ed off with the pred ictio n t h a t the A m erican League will e x p a n d in 1961, this despite no publicly s ta le d plan s to do so and the efforts of B ra n c h R ickey to put a third m a j o r league into orbit. ‘'You will find th a t baseball inter est, which h a s been stim ulated the la s t ten o r 12 y e a r s by the Little L eag u e and o th e r p ro g ra m s for young sters. will b e even g r e a t e r , ” Bill said. “ We’re ju s t beginning to h a r v e s t those y oun gsters now for professional b ase ball.” Veeck sees fu rth e r im petus with schools a n d colleges going into a 12m onth educational p ro g ra m , “ The buildings re p re s e n t a tr e m e n dous in v e s tm e n t,” he pointed out. " T h e population is growing and the need for m o r e schools is urgent. Why should the schools be idle during three m onths of th e y e a r, especially when construction of new ones adds to the tax b u rd en ? “ When the around - the - calen dar school p r o g r a m sta rts , baseball w ants lo be su re th a t it will ta k e full ad v a n ta g e and becom e the dom inant s u m m e r sport. Now, in two-thirds of tile co u n try , the high school and col lege baseball learns play only 18 to 20 games. W ith classes going in the s u m m e r, th e t e a m s will h a v e the tim e to play 50 o r CO. This will speed the d ev e lo p m en t of thou sands of young s te rs .” •J ♦ Veeck foresees such far-distant cities a s Tokyo, C a ra c a s and Hon olulu joining the m a jo r s , “ M ay b e this won’t h ap p en in the 1960s, but the d a y will com e,” h e d e c la re s. “ I think w e’ll also see Mexico City and H a v a n a in the m a jo rs . And In C anada, Mont re a l and Toronto, ^ P l a y e r s , Coaching Im prove “ I think the calib e r of o u r p la y e rs will continue to im p ro v e ,” he said. “ T h e y ’r e g ettin g b e tte r coaching now. Y e a rs ago, the college coach usually had little o r no baseball background. Now. m o s t of (he colleges, a n d some of the high schools, have coaches who have played professionally. As the population continues lo expand, w e ’ll have a g r e a t e r flow of players. “ Some day, too, w e’ll have a s y s te m of te s ts to d eterm in e if young ste rs h a v e th e potential. T his will elim in a te p e r h a p s 90 p e r cent of the boys who would h a v e w asted th eir tim e in a s p o r t which re q u ire s indi vidual skills to a high d eg ree. T he tests will d e te rm in e reflexes, speed and o th e r abilities.” '•)>

SERIES FILM FOVR^STAR SPECIAL

S h o r t S t u f f : Bill Veeck, asked his The 1959 World’s Series film is a m agnificent piece of work, so opinion of Bob Elliott, K an sas City’s oulslanding that a copy of it should bo sent to the Hall of Fame. new m a n a g e r , said: ‘‘H e 's a good It can be honestly said th a t in some instances even those who m an . I know h e ’ll fit into the Y an w ere personally on hand for the W orld’s Series in Chicago and Los kee s y s t e m ! ” . . . F r a n k T hom as and Angeles obtained a better view of it via the film th a n they did on Richie A shburn, the C ubs’ new out Hic scene. Splendid technical w ork overcame the handicaps of hazy fielders, each is the fath er of five. atm osphere and difficult backgrounds, especially in Los Angeles. No expense was spared in m aking the film, in .superb color, as . . . C harlie G rim m , in his long m a n perfect as it was possible to m ak e it. Obviously th e re was a camera a g e rial c a r e e r , fined only one player ready to pick up play in any corner of the field. Total cost of the —and it didn’t stick. “ L a rry F ren ch , film, which runs only a little more than 30 minutes, was in excess the Cub lefty, talked m e out of it be of 00.000. fore we even left the clubhouse,” say s But it is money well .spcni. some of it by baseball, some of it Cholly. . , . G rim m , in assertin g Ash by sponsors wlio modestly prc.sent I heir products. When spectacular burn should still be going strong a t plays are made, ii is stated on the soiyid tract th a t these are w hat 33; “ In the old days, when te a m s m ake baseball the outstanding attraction it is. Baseball has reason to be proud of itself. Such expToilalion had only IS o r 20 on the roster, a can only help the g^mc. Lew Fonseca and his crew arc to be con p la y e r m ig ht be n e a r the end a t th a t gratulated on their work. So perfect is the film th a t at least one age, bul the p la y e r of today lasts copy of it must be preserved in Hic Hall of Fame. longer b e c a u se he gels a breathe?once in a while and n e v e r plays with TO THE SPORTfKG N.EV/S, JANUARY 27, 1960 * a serious in ju ry .” fir

r«;

Connie’s AlKTime B lo o p er— F o x f o r Tipioii N E W YORK, N, Y. A nnouncem ent b y the N ew Y o rk c h a p t e r of th e B a s e b a ll W riters’ Asso> elation th a t it h a s n a m e d Nellie F o x o f th e W hite Sox a s its P l a y e r of the Year, for reception of the Sid M e r c e r M e m o ria l A w ard , calls attention to one of tile po o re st m a j o r league t r a d e s in h isto ry , On O ctober 19, 1949, Connie M ack, w ho w a s only one y e a r aw ay from retire m en t a s m a n a g e r of the Athletics, a n n o u n c e d th a t h e h a d trad ed J'ox lo the White Sox for C atch er J o e Tipton. F ew fan s will recollect Tipton a n d his c o n trib u tio n s to m a jo r league achievem ent. T his is said in no d i s p a r a g e m e n t of Jo e . H e w as what he was, and (hat w as th a t. P h ila d e lp h ia n e e d e d a c a tc h e r , a n d Connie for

AL LOPEZ . ♦ . Cosey'? Swccessof.*

NELLIE r O X Mocfc's M i s i o k t

ARNOLD JOHNSON • «

•

S h c d d fn ff Tears

TY COBB • , . to p M o n In 'J I

som e reason got the notion (hat Tipton would develop. M ack evidently held out little hope for Pox. In a n y event, Tipton n ever quite m a d e it. A fte r th r e e undistinguished seasons with the A ’s, he w as sent lo W ashington, w h e re h e bowed out of the m a jo rs a fte r one season. Fox, who h a s been with the White Sox fo r a d ecad e, has piled up achiev em ents galore. L a s t season he h it .308 a n d r a n up his string of con secutive g a m e s a t second b a s e lo 669, quite a f e a t for a nonc-too big guy in the hazardous a r e a of the midway. If Mack had picked up $100,000 in c a s h in t h a t tr a d e , h e still would have been bilked. So you see, even the m ig h ty m a k e m is ta k e s . Locate Fox a l second base for the A ’s, a n d re c o lle c t how few second sa c k e rs could have offered qualifications c o m p a r a b l e to Nelson’s for the job with the Sox, and you begin to a p p r e c ia t e the size of the boner Mack pulled that O ctober d a y alm ost l l y e a r s ago, ♦ « «

(/Ollnini Scribes Gave Sox Clean After nam ing Fox th e ir P l a y e r of th e Y e a r. th e N ew York w rite rs picked Al Lopez for the William J , 'Slocum M e m o ria l A w ard lo r oulslanding services lo baseball o v e r m a n y years. With F ox and Lopez getting the big citations, th e White Sox achieved a clean sweep. This is som ething the N ew York w rite rs, so often accused of parochialism , had given only lo the Y an k e e s, in 1950. sin ce the Player of the Y e a r was instituted in 1931 with an a w a r d to Bill T e rry . H e had hit .‘IOO (he previous season. 'J'he 1950 a w a rd s w ere m a d e to P h il R izzulo a n d C asey Stengel. In 1955, the G iants m a d e a sweep, with Willie M a y s a n d H o ra c e Stoneham.

■

First Slocum Honor Went to Huggins NEW YORK. N. Y.—Miller Huggins, (he little m a n w ho m a n ag ed the m ighty Yankees, w as the first w in n er of th e Bill Slocum A ward hack in 1929. Among others honored with the Slocum A w a rd w ere: B ab e Ruth. Com m issioner K. M. Landi.s, Bill K lem , C asey Stengel, Al Schacht, Waller Johnson, Will H arrid g e, F o rd P ric k a n d U m p ir e L a r r y Goetz. i he previous winners: I?ol)iii.son;

M ille r lIu R g m s: M O -W illinm B. H a n n a ; *31— B a b e R u m : M 2 -W ilb c il ’.73—J o h n M c G m w : '34—W a l t e r J o h n s o n : *33—C o n n ie M ack nn<t

a d : '31—Will IlaiTicJne: '52—E d d ie B r a n n i c k ; '53—G e o r g e W eiss; T>4—P a u l K ric h ell; ‘55—H o ra c e S io n e h a m ; *56— T o m Y a w k e y : '57—P h i l W r ig le y ; '58—L arry G ociz; '5 9 - D a n D a n i d .

■

H orace w as n eith er m a n a g e r nor play e r, so the P o lo G ro u n d ers offer no parallel to Rizzuto-Casey and Fox-Lopez. The selection' of Lopez, without a d is se n tin g vote, b y the New York w riters could prove to be of g r e a t im p o rta n c e , a p a r t fro m its immcdiidc interest in the dinner p r o g ra m a t th e A sto r on J a n u a r y 31, The a w a rd to Lopez serv e s notice o n D a n Topping,. Del Webb and G eorge M. Weiss that th e Spanish Don fro m T a m p a , who got his s ta r t here with the Dodgers, is held in high e s te e m by th e p r e s s box, and th a t if Casey ev e r decides to retire, a rea d y -m ad e r e p la c e m e n t would be available. 'lie in the a w a rd to Lopez with th e fa c t t h a t Al refused lo sign with Bill Vecck for m o re than one y e a r, a n d you h a v e a v e r y intriguing situation. Is Lopez giving so m e thought to S tadium possibilities? Note, please, th a t the two se tb a c k s Stengel h a s suffered in Amcriran League pen n an t ra c e s since he c a m e to the Y a n k s in 1949 h a v e been recorded by Lopez—in J954, when he m a n a g e d (he In dians, a n d in 1959 with Chicago. lf Casey asked to be retired and w e r e reque.sted lo n a m e his su ccesso r, Lopez would be his choice. ♦

♦ _

jSo. I Rf'asou f o r Chisox P r n n a n l The designation of Fox a s the P l a y e r of the Y e a r m e a n s th a t the New York w rite rs have picked him a s the No. I f a c to r in the .Sox’ first pennant success in 40 y e a rs . It will be recollected that when the C hicago clu b won the flag last Sep tem ber, th e r e w ere nu m ero u s n o m in atio n s fo r (he top accolade. Fo:;, Luis Aparicio, J im L andis a n d E a r l y W ynn all got m any voles. Now tile New ^'ork w riters h av e said, “ F o x w a s th e m a n ! ” In a d d n .on to the New York citation, F ox won the Most Vail able Playc aw ard of the A m erican League. No w o n d e r A rnold Jo h n so n of (ansas ........... Cit; fec:s like shedding a few te a rs when h e recollects how Connie sent Kelso to Cliicapo tuid tra d e d his ba.seball b ir th rig h t fo r a mc:;s of potlagc. picking F ox and Lopez for th e ir c u r r e n t citatioiis, and voting f Cobb m e P l a y e r of the Y e a r for IOU. the Nev; Y ork w rite rs h a \ c done ^hen p ioud in setting up their p r o g r a m lo;* the J a n u a r y 31 ginner.

Players Know He 9s Square-Shooter

P. K. Plays Fair--Bruins Rush to Okay Pacts Cubs’ Owner P ro Sports Owe Strong Popularity Rewards Top to W ise Landis.9 O’Connor Rem inds Men Quickly PCL’s R e tirin g P re x y Says Coast L eague C hief Leaves Bids Good~Bye to Game P e rfo rm e rs T ru s t W rigley; Ile W on’t W ait U ntil Next Y ear to H an d O u t Raises By LOW ELL R E ID E N B A U G H CHICAGO, 111. Phil K. W rig ley, th e m o d e s t rn a n of m ean s. w ho b rin g s to the Cubs one of the most dignified a n d u n u su a l o p e ra tio n s in a i l sp o rts, s e e s no c a u s e fo r cheeri n g b e c a u s e his te a m a p p a re n tly PMI

it w i i K. W r i g l e y

h a s

w o n

tract

the

c o n *

- S igning

ch am pionship for 1960. On J a n u a r y 20— only five d a y s a f t e r th e deadline fo r m ailing out c o n tr a c t s —the Cubs h a d 34 of th e ir 37 p la y e r s u n d e r lock a n d key. The only la g g a r d s w e r e A rt Ceccarelli, a pitcher; Cal N ee m a n , c a tc h e r, and H a r r y B right, re s e r v e in field er d ra fte d la st D e c e m b e r out of the P ittsb u rg h sy ste m . “ T he reason for o u r su c c e ss with the p la y e r s is sim p le ,” said th e chewingg u m m a g n a te who is p re s id e n t of the Cubs and vice-president of th e N a tional L eague. “ We h a v e alw ays tried to be fa ir and s q u a r e with the p lay e rs. And th a t is the re a so n they tr u s t u s .” No O n e -M a n .D ic ta to rsh ip Wrigley, de clarin g th a t “ w e h a v e no o ne-m an d ictato rsh ip on the C ubs,” s a id th a t final d e te r m in a tio n of s a l a r i e s is m ad e b y him a f t e r d is c u s sions with Jo h n Holland, the clu b ’s f ir s t vice-president, and C h a r l i e G rim m , the field m a n a g e r . C larence Rowland, a n o th e r of th e Cub v ice presidents, frequently sits in on the s a l a r y sessions. “ We h av e no set b u d g et for the p la y e r p erso n n el,” explain ed Wrigley. “ E a c h p la y e r is considered individ ually. We go o v e r w h a t th e y did last y e a r and w h a t we think t h e y ’ll do this year. “ I a m the b a la n c e w heel, m o r e or less taking the role of a n outside o b s e r v e r . I try not to g e t em otionally involved. In the p ast, w e ’ve had m a n a g e r s who would b e c o m e so im p a tie n t with p la y e rs they would be willing to tr a d e th em off for a n old b a t bag when t h e y 'r e in slum ps. But w h en the seaso n 's over, a n d you study t h e i r over-all records, you discover th a t, as a rule, they d id n ’t do too badly. “ One of the reaso n s I do not fre q u e n tly visit the ball p a r k is th a t it helps m e lo function in a m o r e o r less n e u tra l way. F o r 30 y e a rs , I ’ve been trying to g e t a w a y fro m b a s e b a ll’s g e n e ra l policy of re w a rd in g a p lay er ’n ex t y e a r ’ for w h a t he did th e p r e ceding season. One of m y m o tto es is, ‘E v e ry th in g w orth doing is w orth d o ing now .’ ” Low E s tim a te s C orrected W rigley explained th a t the p lay ers p u t tru st in the C u b s’ high c o m m a n d b e c a u se they know t h a t if h e and his ad v isers a r e low in th e ir e s tim a te of a p la y e r ’s w orth as reflected in the c o n tra c t term s, th e re will be an ad ju stm en t. F o r exam ple, Rookie D ick D ro tt w as a sensation in 1957, w inning 15 g a m e s to lead the Cub staff in v icto ries. His m in im u m m a j o r league c o n tra c t, b e fo re the se a so n ’s end, had been r e ad ju sted to $15,000. M a n y o t h e r y o u n g ste rs have been re w a rd e d by the incentive plan. “ T h e re w a s n ’t too m u ch of this last s e a s o n ,’’ said Wrigley. “ We a p p a r e n t ly had the p lay ers pegged fairly a c c u r a t e l y .” Wrigley said the Cubs* payroll will be h ig h er .than J 959<t, adding: *‘$ a s a -

Ju d g e ’s P restig e an d Key

O ffice as O u tsp o k en Foe

R ulings Set NFL P a tte rn

o f F a rm System O p eratio n

By B E N F O O T E P H O E N IX , Ariz. The integrity of, a n d public confi dence in, m a n y professio nal sports a r e legacies of the forcefulness and wisdom of the la te com m issioner, K en e s a w M. L andis, in th e opinion of Leslie M. O ’Connor, outgoing p re s i d e n t of the P a c if ic C o a st L eague. As he closed his office d o o r for the la st tim e a n d r e t u r n e d to p r iv a te life a t the tu rn of the n e w y e a r , O ’Connor c a rrie d with h im m o r e vivid recollec tions of L andis th a n a n y m an . He w as the ju d g e ’s c o n f i d a n t -for 23 of his 38l/ 2 y e a r s in the g a m e as an exec utive and legal ad v ise r. “ T h e r e ’s no question th a t m y g r e a t est satisfaction w as m y association with J u d g e L andis, b u t m y life g e n e ra lly with b a se b a ll officials, players, sp o rts w r ite r s and p h o to g ra p h e rs has been a h appy one! I t ’s been a w on derful w ay of life,” said the 70-yearold executive. O ’C onnor is d e e p ly g ratefu l to L a n dis fo r the c a r e e r t h a t culm inated in a period as a c tin g co m m issio n er, the g e n e ra l m a n a g e r s h ip of the Chicago White Sox, and finally the presidency of the PCL.

League. B e r t Bell, I ’m su re, r a n his office th e s a m e w a y L an d is did. And I ’m firm in m y belief t h a t H ap p y C handler and F o r d F ric k h a v e p r e serv ed b a s e b a ll’s in teg rity in the sam e m an n er.” O’Connor did a d m i t to one d is a g r e e m e n t w ith L andis. He feels th a t he should h a v e called a h a lt to th e f a r m sy s te m o p e ra tio n b efo re it s p r e a d to its c u r r e n t pro p o rtio n s. * * *

A ttended K ent College of Law “ A fte r som e business experience and se v e ra l y e a r s in th e im m igratio n service, I co m p leted w o rk a t K ent College of L a w in C hicago,” said O ’Connor. “ I m ig h t s a y th a t origin ally I had no m o r e in te re s t in law than I did in b ase b all w hen I sta rte d . “ But I did c o m p le te t h a t w ork, and when the J u d g e called m e in 1921, he asked m e first to re c o m m e n d one of m y young la w y e r friends as a secreta r y - tr e a s u r e r . I s u g g e s te d a nam e, and as I w a s a b o u t to leave, he said, ‘How ab o u t y o u ? ’ I ta lk ed it o v er with m y p a r t n e r and m y wife, took the job, and h a v e n e v e r r e g re tte d it,” O ’Connor related. “ I w as n e v e r s u r e w h e th e r Ju d g e Landis r e m e m b e r e d m e as a young la w y e r in the A rm y J u d g e A d v o ca te ’s office o r not. In his ju d g m e n ts in federal d istric t court, he d id n 't like to w rite facts on w hich his decisions m ig h t be o v e rtu rn e d . In one d ra ft ca se I handled, I needed som e w rit ten pre ced e n ce, w ro te the opinion the w ay I r e m e m b e r e d his rendering it, and he signed it.” It w as a fte r the e x p o su re of the Black Sox sc a n d a l of 1919 t h a t b a s e ball a sk e d L an d is to k eep its house ball is no exception. T h e s a m e is tru e in o th e r en d e av o rs, I ’m s u r e .” V ice-President Holland d e c la re d that none of the Cubs suffered a sa la ry slash, not even v e te r a n s D ale Long and Walt Moryn, who h a d sub-par seasons. “ T hey did a good job for us in 1958 and w ere re a so n a b le in c o n tr a c t n eg o tiations for 1959,” Holland pointed out. “ If th ey m a k e c o m e b a c k s this season, w e ’r e hoping th ey w o n ’t forget th a t we w e re re a so n a b le witlv t h e m . ” Holland revealed that Al D ark sign ed his Cub c o n tr a c t the d a y he was tra d e d to the Phillies and that, a t the s a m e tim e, he also received Jo h n B u z h a rd t’s signed p a c t in the mail. J im Woods, the o th e r Cub sent to the Phils fo r R ichie A shburn, previously had a g re e d to te r m s . Holland and A shburn quickly c a m e to an a g r e e m en t by long-distance telephone. Holland said se v e ra l p la y e r s r e tu r n ed th e ir first c o n tr a c ts unsigned, all receiving the m o d e s t in creases r e quested. He c a rrie d on s a la ry talks by telephone with the higher-salaried m e m b e r s of the cast. T h e S u b s u n lo a d e d tw o fiigh-priced ft

c o

LESLIE O'CONNOR, retirin g president of th e Pacific Coast L eague, closes th e door to his Phoenix, Ariz., office for the last time. O 'C o n n o r spent more t h a n 38 y e a rs in b a s e b a ll. in o rd e r, a n d th e troub les su rro u n d in g acquitted of involvem ent in an auto th a t e r a w e r e th e firs t he and O’Con theft rin g .” nor h a d to d e al with. In the la tte r c ase O 'C onnor him self tinterview ed F e r d i n a n d P e c o ra , the p ro s ec u to r w ho is now a fam ed fed L an d is B a r r e d B lack Sox “ I w as a lw a y s of the opinion t h a t e ra l judge, to g e t th e findings for the d efen se m a d e a R o m a n holiday in Landis. “ I told him th e re w a s n 't the slight the Chicago trial of those p la y e r s ,” said O ’Connor. “ It w as a fte r t h a t e s t ddubt of the p la y e r ’s , guilt, and Landis m a d e his fam ous ju d g m en t: L and is b a c k e d m e , ” said O’Connor ‘R e g a rd le s s of the v e rd ic t of juries proudly. O 'Connor believes th ese decisions o r courts, any p e rso n who th ro w s a g a m e , p a r tic ip a te s in a co n sp ira c y to and the. a d v ice L an dis g a v e club ow n throw one, o r h a s know ledge of such e r s and o th e r b a se b a ll figures on a co n sp iracy and d o e s n ’t re p o rt it, is non-involvem ent with any s o r t of w agering h av e solidified public con b a r r e d fro m b a se b a ll fo r life.’ “ A M ilw aukee la w y e r bro u g h t a fidence in b a se b a ll—and as a conse law suit a g a in s t L andis on behalf of quence in o th e r non-betting sports. . “ In o th e r w ords, I believe th a t the the b a n n e d p la y e rs, b ut he w as u n able to g e t a ju d g m e n t. T h e c o m c o m m issio n ersh ip a n d th e prestige m issio n e r m a d e the policy stick a g a in w hich Landis g a v e th e office set th e w hen h e b a r r e d a p la y e r who w as p a tte r n for the N atio n al Football

P. K. to Make Fleeting Trip to Mesa CHICAGO, III. - P h i l W rigley will be so b u sy this spring h e ’ll g e t only a fleeting look a t his 1960 Cubs. B e c a u s e of p re ss of busi ness, h e ’ll m a k e only a flying visit to Arizona, re m a in in g no longer th an a w e e k o r ten days. In the p ast, he h a s ta k e n up residence in the W rigley m an sio n in P a r a dise Valley, only a few m iles from M esa, w h e re the Cubs tra in . This spring h e ’ll s ta y in a hotel— prob-

m------------------------------------

ably his own A rizona B iltm ore— though he has said he c a n ’t afford it. Wrigley had six d ir e c to r s ’ m e e t ings last week. H e ’s in the m idst of form ing a new Swedish gum com pany, working on a new brand g u m for G erm a n y , and helping r e a r r a n g e a d v e rtisin g plans for his gum em pire. The new advertising p r o g ra m will involve se v e ra l m il lions of dollars.

J u d g e C o n ferred With O wners “ He consulted re s p e c te d o w ners like B a rn e y D re y fu s s of P itts b u rg h and F r a n k N a v in of D e tro it a n d they told him th e f a r m s y s te m would n e v e r ta k e o v e r th e m in o r leagues. “ B etw een the f a r m s y s te m a n d television, th e m in o r s a r e being c o m pletely w reck ed . T h e y g iv e the m a j o r league p ro d u c t a w a y in m in o r le ag u e cities, a n d w ith th e help of th e ir own publicity m e n a n d th e press, tell ev ery b o d y the fre e p ro d u c t is b e tte r. T h a t ’s n o n s e n s e .” O’Connor’s la s t five y e a r s as p re si d e n t of the P a c ific C oast Leagueh a v e firm ly aligned him on the side of the m in o r in d ep en d e n t ow ners. H e led the fight fo r th e re c o rd indem nity of $900,000 t h a t th e G ian ts and D odg e r s paid th e P a c ific C oast L eague for the San F r a n c i s c o a n d Los Angeles te rrito rie s. He also took a s tro n g sta n d in con g ressio n al h e a rin g s a g a in s t legisla( tioji freein g b a se b a ll from n o rm a l tr a d e laws, a n d O ’C onnor indicated he will c o n t i n u e . to fight in p riv a te life a g a in s t su ch legislation. <«

No Hope fo r Continental? “ On two o ccasio n s C ongress h a s a lm o st san ctified the 1922 decision t h a t s a y s b a s e b a ll is n ’t c o m m e rc e a n d isn’t in te rs ta te . If C ongress sa y s a n y rule you ad o p t is okay, how is the new C ontin ental L eague, let alone t h e m inors, going to g e t the p lay ers needed?” With t h a t O 'C o nnor closed the building t h a t h a s housed the P acific Coast L e a g u e h e a d q u a r t e r s in P h o e nix the p a s t tw o y e a rs . Coincident w ith his r e t ir e m e n t and the tr a n s f e r of th e P h o e n ix fra n c h ise to T acom a, Wash., the n e w loop fro n t office began o p e ra tio n s u n d e r youthful Dewey Soriano in Seattle. O 'C onnor looked fo rw a rd to a few weeks r e s t a t his big ranch-style hom e in s u b u r b a n Scottsdale. Then h e ’ll hang out the shingle he took I down a lm o s t 40 y e a r s ago. he said. “ I think this is reflected on the playing field. E v e r y o n e ’s w ork i n g to g e th e r and the p lay ers have com plete confidence in o u r ju d g m e n t.” L ast y e a r, w hen the p la y e rs d e m an d e d 20 p e r c e n t of receipts be allotted to s a la rie s , W rigley invited Long, the p l a y e r s ’ r e p re s e n ta tiv e on the Cubs, to inspect the books. Dale took a token g la n c e o r two, then. said the p lay ers had no q u a rre l with the m a n a g e m e n t. Wrigley is giving the p la y e rs a fine p re s e n t for the new se a so n —a bi-level clubhouse which will be the last w ord in c o m fo rt for the athlete. The u p p e r sto ry will consist of a lounge for the p la y e rs, G r i m m ’s office, and a room for m e e tin g s o r showing of baseball m ovies. T h e low er floor will h av e a lo c k e r room , sh o w e r room, t r a i n e r ’s roorh, and rubdow n room. The p la y e r s ’ group , a t th eir D e c e m b e r m eeting, cited Wrigley Field a s one of the m a j o r le ag u e p a rk s with in a d e q u a te v is ito rs ’ clubhouses. So the Cubs will e n la r g e and im prove th e ir old one. *

ch attels in D a rk , w hose annual p a y * W a ll s also h as re a c h e d a high sa lary . is in tile $40,000 b ra c k e t, and Bobby range. W rigley say s the swift action on con T hom son, a $30,000-plus outfielder, who w e n t to Boston for P itc h e r Al tra c ts is fu rth e r proof the Cubs have Schroll. T h e Cubs, how ever, picked a fine b alan ce betw een the front office up two ex p en siv e p la y e rs — F r a n k a n d the players. T he whole setup T h o m a s of the R ed s and A shburn of m a k e s for a m in im u m of d is a g re e m ents. the Phils. “ J u s t ta k e a look a t our o rg a n iz a Bill H en ry , a c e so u th p aw re lie v e r who w ent to the Reds for T h o m as, tion—we have a g roup of level-headed along with O utfielder Lee Walls, w a s fellows who keep on an even keel,” in the m iddle-class b ra c k e t la s t y e a r, THE SPORTING NEWS, J A N U A R Y b u t tfoubtless will get a big ra ise . ★

27, 196Q

Dressen Has Ace Up Sleeve-- Pigeons Big Dish Chuck Rates Aaron Keystoner Now for Sam Rice,

% t

Braves’ S kipper Admits He

Scliocudieiist Will Get First

May S hift H a n k to Second

Crack at J o b —Collier Still

‘if Nobody Else P an s O ut’

T ab b ed Favorite fo r Post

ond b a s e m a n in th e g a m e , but h as shown no inclination to hit; Bobby Avila, th e o ld s te r who c a n h it fairly well b u t is too slow to b e a n a s s e t d e fensively; F e lix M antilla, a good utility m a n b u t a lw a y s a disappointm ent w hen u sed on a dally basis; Mel R o ach , h e ir a p p a r e n t until h e suffered a sev ere k n e e in ju ry in August, 1958, and Schoendienst himself, who keeps insisting t h a t h e c a n p la y IOO o r m o re g a m e s in 1960. A aro n N ixed Switch in *59 It will b e re m e m b e r e d tliat Aaron le t it b e know n la s t sp rin g th a t he w a n te d no p a r t of playing second base. H e said then, “ I ’m not gonna play second b a s e for a n y b o d y .” N ev e rth e less, D re s s e n i s a convincing ta lk e r a n d i f s possible t h a t he could talk A aro n into giving it a whirl for the Hank Acron good of th e club. All of th is is contingent on the fail u r e of all o th e r c a n d id a te s to m ake Braves’ Ticket Sales B risk; the g ra d e , Schoendienst will get first c r a c k a t th e job, of course, but Cottier 714,000 Seats Sold fo r ’60 m u s t be r e g a r d e d as the favorite. As M I L W A U K E E . Wis. — T he sin c e re a s the re d h e a d is a b o u t p r e g r a v e s re p o rte d recently th a t they dicting a c o m e b a c k for himself, no a lr e a d y h a d sold 714,000 se a ts for body is expecting him to p la y every the 1960 seaso n . T h e y revealed d a y a t th e a g e of 37 a f t e r missing th a t th e seaso n tic k e t sale had a whole se aso n with tuberculosis. re a c h e d 9,706 a n d th a t 5,500 group “ If R e d c a n ’t 'd o it.” D ressen said, and m ail-o rd e r tickets h a d been “ I w a n t to g iv e the kid (Cottier) all sold for individual g am es. the confidence I can. If I can get Said G e n e ra l M a n a g e r Jo h n Mchim believing h e c a n hit, m ay b e he Hale, “ F r o m all indications, the will hit. e n th u siasm of the fa n s is a s g r e a t “ If h e does, w e w on’t w o rry about a s e v e r . ” H e added t h a t season w h e re to p la y A a r o n .” tickets w e r e still a v a ila b le and D ressen said th a t h e still had hopes th a t the sale, as in the p a st, would of landing a c a tc h e r to tak e som e of continue until th e total, hit 12,000, the b u rd en off Del C ra n d all’s o v er T h e B r a v e s h a v e p a ss e d the 2,w o rk e d shoulders. 000,000 m a r k in a tte n d a n c e in four “ I h a v e so m e c a tc h e rs in m in d ,” of th e ir sev en se a so n s in M ilw au h e added, “ b ut I figure w e ’ll have lo kee. T h ey fell s h o r t in 1953, 1958 w ait until s p r in g tra in in g and see a n d 1959. L a s t y e a r ’s figure of w h a t happen s. Som ething m a y turn 1,749,112 w a s th e ir all-tim e Mil up w hen th e clubs s t a r t cutting their w au k ee low. WOLF. ro ste rs. Actually, I think the best lim e to t r a d e is during th e W orld’s anxious a t th e plate. I w a n t to con Series. T h e n you can g e t a guy b e vince h im th a t the p itc h e rs a r e sc a re d fore th ey s t a r t talking h im up and m a k in g h im sound like a s ta r . P l a y of him. “ D o n ’t w orry, though. T m not go e r s often im p ro v e a n awful Jot over ing to ch an g e his swing. H e should be the w inter—in the colum ns of the the n e x t .400 h itter. H e ’s as good as n e w s p a p e rs .” Chuck Hits B anquet T rail a n y I ’ve seen in m y 41 y e a r s in b a s e D re sse n h a d a h e a v y schedule of ball.” A aron is the sixth p la y e r lo be m e n speeches in the e a s te r n half of the tioned as a possibility for the second United S tates before getting back b a s e job, which h a s been a w eak spot h o m e the first w eek in F e b r u a r y . He e v e r since R ed Schoendienst w as talk ed a t R a c in e a n d E a u Claire, Wis., strick e n w ith tuberculosis a fte r th e *58 and tw ice in M ilwaukee, then was to season. O th ers a r e Chuck Cottier, the stop a t Louisville, Boston, H artford, y o u n g s te r who can field with a n y sec- W ashington and N e w York. And th a t w a s to m a r k only a te m p o r a r y lull in D re s s e n ’s speaking I activity, H e will be back in Milwau kee on F e b r u a r y IO to talk a t the an nual O ld-T im ers’ dinner. Two weeks a f t e r that, it will be lim e for spring training. T e p e e T a l k ; R e d Schoendienst m ay By BOB WOLF r e p o rt to sp rin g training with the M ILW A U K EE , Wis. B r a v e s ’ p itc h e rs and catchers, G en F o r the first tim e since the B rav es m oved h e r e fro m Boston seven era l M a n a g e r J o h n M cH ale said. “ He y e a r s ago, M ilw aukee County S tadium will h av e a bona-fide m a j o r p ro b ab ly will w a n t to s e t a slower league look in 1960, T h e high school type b le a c h e rs and a lm o st in p a c e when h e s t a r t s his w orkouts and visible w ire fences a ro u n d the outfield will be rep lace d a t la s t by p e r m a y need m o re lim e th an the o th e rs ,” m a n e n t b leach ers and a concrete wall. M cH aie explained, “ On the o th er The wall will s tre tc h from the left field foul line to the right. It h an d, t h e r e ’s th e c h a n c e th a t too m uch will be eight feet, four inches in height, w ith a c o n crete b ase of five tra in in g m ig h t be too tiresom e. We and one-half feet and a lm o st th ree feet of w ire fencing on top. The h av e consulted h is docto r to see what bleach ers will be moved close lo and raised slightly above the level he r e c o m m e n d s .” B a tle ry m e n will be of the wall, and 16 row s of seats will be added. The a r c a u n d e rn e a th gin train in g on F e b r u a r y 26 and the the seats will be paved to p rev en t d rafts. E n tr a n c e lo the blea ch ers full sq u a d on M a rc h 5. . , , C atcher I will be through g a te s behind the stands. Del C randall, in c a p a c ita te d recently b y a b a ck ailm ent, h a s re tu rn e d lo his off-season job with a Milwaukee ‘P ennies W oods’ UiUoiudicd by Change dry-cleaning establishm ent. He has The bull pen will b e tr a n s fe rre d from c e n te r field lo a point below done som e ex e rc ises to keep his a rm s the sco reb o ard in right. B leachers will be put in its place. P e r i n i ’s lim b er and will be re a d y when tr a in Woods, the clum p of e v e rg re e n trees in center, will rem ain . ing s ta rts . T he w in te r inactivity has The project is expected to be finished by M arch 15. T h e cost is left him ten pounds overw eight. . . . estim ated a t $166,000. E ddie M athew s h a s decided to p ass up Bill A nderson, sta d iu m m a n a g e r, said: “ The ch an g es will give the the organ ized indoor workouts, being h itters a m uch b e lte r background, will be helpful to th e fan s in the held w ee k d ay m o rn in g s in the visito rs’ g ra n d sta n d b ecau se they will be able to follow the ball better, and will clubhouse a t County Stadium . Instead, m a k e things m o r e co m fo rtab le for b leach e r cu sto m e rs. It is a n o th e r he has been w orking out a t the Mil step tow ard com pletion of the s ta d iu m .” w aukee Athletic Club. . . . F ra n k Still in the planning s ta g e is an addition to the left field g ra n d sta n d , T o rre , p eren n ial rival of J o e Adcock sim ila r to th a t built in right field a fte r the 1953 season. for the first base job, w a s the first r e g u la r to sign his 1960 con tract. Only six p lay ers had a g r e e d lo te r m s by 12 'jV t h e s p o r t i n g NEWS, JANUARY 27, 1960 ★ J a n u a r y 20,

By BOB W OLF M ILW AUKEE, Wis. M a n a g e r Chuck D ressen visited Milwaukee re c e n t ly, a n d while here he th re w a new name into the speculation about the B r a v e s ’ 1960 second b a se m a n . It w as a big nam e, too, none other TP th an H e n ry Aaron. C h u c k D re sse n In tow n for a se rie s of speaking e n g ag em en ts, D res sen ad m itted th a t h e m ight shift the N ational L eague b a ttin g cham pion fro m right field to second base “ if Should he •( nobody else p an s o u t.” m a k e such a move, he could use Lee tie Mayo in the outfield along w ith Billy 4’ Bruton and Wes Covington. M ay e c u r K rently is the No. I outfield re se rv e. Said D ressen, ' ' I ’m going to ask H en ry w h at h e thinks about it. I know he has said in the p a s t th a t he w an ts to stay in rig h t field, but TU {•. se e w hat he say s w hen I talk to him. “ Shifts like this a r e ticklish things. You h a v e to look a fellow in the eye and convince him th a t he can do the job. I r e m e m b e r w hen I switched J a c k i e Robinson to th ird b a se , and la t e r to left field. H e looked a t m e a n d asked, ‘Do you think I c a n do it?* I told him he could and explained ^ w h y . If I g e t the s a m e rea ctio n from A aron, m ay b e w e ’ll tr y him a t second. A fter all, he has played th e re b efo re .” H ank P lay ed Second in M inors A aron w as a second b a s e m a n a t Jack sonv ille (Sally) in 1953, but w as tra n s fe rre d to the outfield when he joined the B ra v e s the following spring. H is only m a j o r le ag u e ex p e rien ce a t second b ase o c c u rre d in 1955. when 'he played 27 g a m e s th e r e and fielded .966. He co m m itted six e r r o r s in 176 ch an ces and p a rtic ip a te d in 23 double plays. D ressen rep o rted th a t h e h a d talked to Aaron before leaving his (Dress e n ’s) Los Angeles home, but had not m entioned the plan to the young slug ger. A aron w as th e r e for a home-run c o n te st being filmed for television. “ He called m e u p ,” D re s s e n said, ■“ and asked m e if I h a d anything I w anted to talk to him about. I told him I had a few things on m y mind. b u t th a t I would w a it until spring ^training and tell him then. T h e sec ond b a s e idea w as one of the things. A nother thing is th a t h e ’s a little too ■4

Braves^ New Bleacliers, Wall Will Help Hitters Follow Hall

Shrine Candidate Ex-A. L. Flyliawk, W ho B alled .3 2 2 iii 2 0 Seasons, Keeps Busy as B ird F an cier o n A shton, Md., Farm By L Y L E N EL SO N HONOLULU, Hawaii Sam Rice, one of the leading c a n d id a te s fo r election lo the Hall of F a m e , is enjoying a six-week v a c a tio n h e r e w ith h is b rid e . M ary . The one-time S e n a to r outfielder s e e m s u n p e r t u r b e d o v e r th e possibility of joining b a se b a ll’s elite. “ I ’ve seen only abou t seven g a m e s sin ce re tirin g 25 y e a r s a g o ,” said the 68-ycar-old w hite-haired Rice, w ho w a s m a r r i e d la s t J u ly 4. *‘l just d o n ’t p a y m uch attention to b a s e b a ll a n y m o r e .” But, durin g his 20-year big le ag u e c a r e e r , th e r e w a s a lot of atten tion paid R ice by opposing p itc h e rs as h e p o unded out a .322 lifetime B. A. Sam , w ho finished w ith the In d ia n s in 1934 a f t e r s t a r ti n g in 1915

Sam Rice and His Wife Take Life Eosy in Hawaii. with the Senators and playing fo r ID su c c e ss iv e s e a so n s w ith th e W ash ington club, fell ju st 13 base-hits s h o r t of th e c h a r m e d 3,000-hit club. R ice c ra c k e d out 2,987 hits in 2,404 g a m e s . H e established the A m erican L eague record for m ost singles in one se a so n w ith 182 in 1925, T he S enators won th e p e n n a n t th a t y e a r a n d t h e lefthandcd-swinging R ice turned in his finest a v e ra g e , .350. T h e N a ts lost the W orld’s Series to the P ir a te s in seven g a m e s , b u t S a m p o u nded out 12 hits for a .364 m a rk . He also hit .330 o r b e tte r on five o t h e r occasions, show ing a .349 a v e ra g e in 1930 for his second-best y e a r. « « 4

Sam Drew 18 G rand as S ta r iii ’2 0 s Rice, just a few pounds o v e r his play in g w eight of 155, pitched in four g a m e s durin g his first season with the S e n a to rs. A righthanded throw er, he w a s credited with one victory a g a in s t no losses. H e’s a pigeon fa n cier now and owns a 47-acre e s t a t e in Ashton. Md., just a few miles from Griffith Stadium in W ashington. It w a s because of an o th er pigeon m an . R o b ert Lum of Honolulu, t h a t Sam decided lo vacation here. Sam revealed th a t he was paid a ro u n d $18,000 a se a so n during the 1920s and his federal incom e tax w a s a ro u n d $1,000. B y to d a y ’s stand ards, Rice said the $18,000 would bo m o r e like $75,000. Goose Goslin and E a r l M cNeely w e r e in th e S e n a t o r outfield with Rice on that g r e a t 1925 te a m . W aller J o h n s o n and Stan Coveleski led the pitching staff and M uddy R uel w a s the c a tc h e r . T h e infield was m ad e up of J o e J u d g e a t first base, B u ck y H a r r is a t second. R o g e r Peckinpaugh a t sh o rt and Ossie B lueg e a t th ird . R ice adm itted, a s he and M a ry w e r e show n a ro u n d Honolulu by his old friend, J im m ie Wong, th a t he did w a tc h b aseb a ll on television “ if th e r e ’s nothing else doing.” Then h e jokingly added: “ B ut I find m y legs g e ttin g tired a fter t h r e e j n n i n g s of m oving with ea ch pitch,”

4iRiaiil« to Mal&e Japan Tour in Fall, llarada Announces HONOLULU. H aw aii—T he San F r a n c is c o G ia n ts will definitely play in J a p a n next O ctober a n d the T okyo G ian ts m a y r e t u r n the call in 1961 for a se rie s of spring training exhibition g a m e s in C alifornia and Arizona. This w as disclosed by T. P . (C appy) H a r a d a , a d v is e r of the Toci F lyers, a rriv e d recently for sp rin g tra in in g and a s e rie s of exhibi tion g a m e s in the Lslands. H a ra d a said the G iants will p lay IG g a m e s in J a p a n . F iv e of them will be with the Tokyo G iants of J a p a n ’s C en tra l L eague. Lefty O’Doul. re p resen tin g H o ra c e S to n eh am , a r r a n g e d for the San Franci.sco G ia n ts ’ lour of J a p a n d u rin g a r e c e n t tr ip to Tokyo. H ara d a said plans for the Tokyo G ian ts lo p la y in California anc! Arizona next spring a r e tentative. ■A fter the Toei Flyers* visit in H aw aii. I a m going lo San Francisco, w h ere I e.xpecl lo com plete plans for the Toei F l y e r s lo re tu rn the Giants* call, probably in F e b r u a r y of 1961,” H a r a d a said. According lo H a r a d a , the San F r a n c is c o club will p lay the Central and Pacific L eague cham p io n s and all-sta r te a m s , a s well a s llic Tokyo (Jiaiils, during th e ir lo u r of J a p a n . The schedule calls for five g a m e s in Tokyo, th r e e in O saka and one (*ach in Sendai, Sapporo, T o y am a, N ag o y a, Shizuoka, H iroshim a, Sliimonoscki and Fuku oka. R E D MCQUEEN. rn

Buts Payroll Likely to Hit All-TimeHigh ^ 4 0 0 ,0 0 0 O utlay E x p e c te d ; Face an d Law S cheduled fo r S iihslantial In creases By LES BIEDERMAN PITTSBURGH, P a . The P ira te pay roll. jumping each season, is likely to reach an alltim e high of more than $400,000 in 1960. The B i l e s d o n 't h a v e any players in the $40,OOO o r b e t t e r bracket, but they m a y wind up with about l l in the RoyFoce $20,000 to $35,000* class. The P irates h a v e done well on the field and tre mendously well at the gate in the last two years. They jumped from 850,000 in 1957 to 1.311.000 in 1958 and hit 1,360,000 in 1959. A 3'c a r ago. Bob Friend received the biggest salary boost—alm ost $10,OOO—when he rolled into the $35,000 class on (he basis ot his 22 victories in 1958, but this y e a r’s leader likely will be Roy Face. The little righthanded relief ace, who cam e back witn a fantastic 18-1 record and won 17 straight in '59 and 22 overall, including 1958, before los ing his first game, probably will nail down a $10,000 boost and vault into the $35,000 class. Law Also Due for P a y Hike If Friend is asked to take a token cut after a poor 8-19 record, F ace thus would supplnpt him as the topsalaried BUCCO. Another P ira te who also is expected to be well rewarded for his contri butions to the 1959 cause is Pitcher Vcrn Law. Law zoomed to 18 victories and m any players rated him the steadiest pitcher in the league going down the stretch. It's believed he'll hit the $30,000 salary' class for the coming campaign, a raise of about $8,000. Third B asem an Don Hoak, who signed his contract on J a n u a r y 19, not only played g re a t ball in the field and a t bat but didn't miss a gam e and the front office well realizes

Face, H addix lo Receive plaqu es on O pening Day

Family^-Hfaii Burgesis Solves His Problem--Hires Tutor for Kids

PITTSBURGH, P a . — R o y F a c e and H arvey Haddix will be honored by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America on open* ing day a t Forbes Field. F a c e was declared winner of the Chilly Doyle Award and Haddi.x winner of the Havey J , Boyle Award. Tile Doyle aw ard, in m em ory of the late baseball w riter of the Sun-Tclegraph, is being offered for the first time. Both athletes will receive their plaques b e f o r e the opening gam e a t Forbes Field, April 14.

Happy Pirate Backstop Gives Up All Thoughts of Retiring ----------------------------- By SONNY SMITH:---------------------------

that it was Hoak who either started those late rallies or kept them go ing. His inspirational value to tho Pi rates was tremendous. It is understood that Hoak asked for and received a big boost, probably $7,500 into the $27,500 bracket. The only two P ira te s who m a y be forced to accept a cut—just token slices — are Friend and Mazeroski. Both were below p a r in 1959. but it's also felt both could win back the cuts by staging comebacks. Brown Seldom Deals Out Cuts General M anager Joe Brown has often said he doesn't believe in cut ting salaries. He has trim m ed only two players in four years. Usually he’s more than fair with the athletes, and on top of two beltcr-than-a-million g ates a t Forbes Field, Brown likely will reward the players. The guessing here is th a t Face, Friend and Law will wind up in the $30,000 class, with Hoak, Dick Groat, Smoky Burgess, H arvey Haddi.x, Ro berto Clemente, Bob Skinner and Bill Virden in the $20,000 circle. J u s t below these mon will come Dick Stuart, Mazeroski and Rocky Nelson. P ir a te S c o r e b o a r d : Although the B u g s dropped from second place to fourth last year, the front office is looking for the best pre-season sale in history. A y e a r ago—with the added inducement of All-Star Game tickets for season customers—the P i ra tes sold 350,000 tickets. Up to midJan uary , the club had disposed of 336.000 tickets for 1960 and expects to close the drive a t 400,000, a new high. • . . Ron Kline received a salary break by being traded to the Cards. With the Rues, he probably would have remained stationary a t $20,000, but the Cards gave him a slight raise. . . . F o rm e r P irate P itch er Bob Purkey. who is a Pittsburgh native, is taking things easy this winter. In previous years, the big righthander of the Reds took on an extra job.

Buccos Bip Into Class €, D Loops to Hound Out Squad 22 Kids Will Work Out at Fort Myers P m 'S B U R G H , P a .—The P ira te s will take 22 minor league plaj'ers to spring training a l F o r t Myers, Fla., and some of the newcomers are coming all the way from Class C and D, Some will arrive with good rec ords, some not so good. Of the 22 who have been invited to train with the varsity, 13 are pitch ers, two catchers, five infielders- and four outfielders. Included a re two form er pitchers on the Pirates: Art Swanson, a onetinie bonus baby, and Paul Giel, claimed on waivers from the Giants, from which team he received a bonus. Most of the rookies coming to cam p are currently assigned lo Colum bus in the International League and Salt Lake City in the Pacific Coast League. From Columbus—Pitcher Mort Ek, 6-10 w i t h . Idaho Falls (Pioneer) last season: I^itchcr Joe Gibbon, lG-9 with Columbus; P itcher Art Lamb. 4-.3 with Salem (Appalachian); P itc h e r Tom Parsons, 13-10 with Idaho Falls: Pitcher Jim Stoll, who was a catcher but will be converted to pitching, and Swanson. Also Infielder Reggie Hamilton, ‘.240 with Colum bus (Sally) and Outfielder Elmo Plaskett, .375 with Columbus, Ga., and .295 with Columbus, 0 . ♦

Firsl S acker Cleiulcnoii .3 7 0 Smaller F ro m Salt Lake City—Pitcher G ary Aldrich, 7-6 with Salem: Pilclier Jack Kelly. 2-G with Columbus, Ga., and 3-5 with Wilson (Carolina): P itcher Dick Newberg. 5-10 with Columbus, Ga.; Pitcher Bob Vcale, 12-5 with Wilson, and Giel. Also F irst Baseman Donn Clendenon, .370 with Wilson and .356 with Idaho Falls; Outfielder' L a rry Elliott, .265 with Wil son, and Catcher L a ir y Fidalgo, .239 a t Grand Forks (Northern). F ro m Class A Savannah (Sally)—Pitcher John Massey, who played the outfield a t Dubuque (Midwest): Infielder Gene Michael. .227 with G rand Forks, and Outfielder Bill Ralston. .261 with Roswell (Sophomore). From Class B Burlington (Three I)—Jesus M cFarlane, Cuban catcher who hit .307 a t Dubuque and .289 a t Grand Forks. F ro m Class C Grand F o rk s—Pitcher Rodger Irvine, 6-8, with three teams in the minors. From Class D Hobbs (Sophomore)—P itcher Jim m y Little. 10-S a t Roswell and 0-2 a t Grand Fork.s, » LES BIEDERMAN, r n

FO REST CITY, N. C. Late last sum m er, Pittsburgh officials were troubled to learn that Catcher Smoky B u r g e s s might retire after the 1959 sea son because baseball had been causing him to spend too much time aw ay from his family. But the word from the stocky Forest City citizen is that he has that problem licked for the 1960 campaign. Smoky, one of the finest hitting catchers in the majors, plans to Smoky Burgeti c a r r y a private tutor from here when he takes his two children to the Pirate spring training base at F o r t Myers. Fla., F ebruary 24. When the P irates break cam p and head toward Pittsburgh, the two Burgess children and their moth.e r will return to F o rest City to aw ait the closing of school before they rejoin Smoky in Pittsburgh. *T think it's an ideal plan," said Smoky, "If possi ble, I w ant to stay in the m ajors a couple of more years, but not a f the expense of being away from my family for long periods of tim e." t. •a

B urgess P ro u d o f ’5 9 Figures Smoky, who becomes a ten-year-man in the majors one month a fte r the *60 season begins, terms 1959 one of his finest campaigns in memory. " I t was a good y e a r for me because I got lo play regularly again ," he said. For the three previous seasons a t Cincinnati, Smoky had divided playing time with E d Bailey. But, in '59, he caught in 103 gam es and appeared in l l m ore contests as a pinch-hittcr. He rewarded (he Pirates for this increased activity by logging a .297 batting average with l l homers and 59 runs baited in. And he accomplished this average even after

spending more than a month on the sidelines due lo various injuries. He was hit by a thrown ball against San Francisco while running the bases and lost five days. Two broken fingers on his throwing hand idled him for three m ore weeks and an atta c k of appendi citis sidelined him another week. Smoky had three m em orable experiences in the '59 season, He caught the 12-inning perfect gam e hurled by Southpaw Harvey Haddix, May 26, against Mil waukee; set a new career record for pinch-hit home runs (later lied by Detroit’s Gus Zernial and the Car dinals’ George Crowo) when he sock'fed his tenth on May 31 off Cincinnati’s Tom Acker, and hit close to .400 for one-third of the season.

Clutch H it Big T h rill to Sm oky Of these feats. Smoky recalled: " I only re g re t that I couldn’t get the hit earlier th a t would have won for H arvey that night against Milwaukee. It was a shame for him to' lose, I to 0, like th a t in the thirteenth. "And in my ten years in the m ajors, I'v e always been pretty fortunate as a pinch-hitter. Delivering in the clutch always is a thrill to me, "As for my early hitting streak, it m ust have been all those base-hits I missed during the spring. I don't believe that I got m ore than four in Florida." When Smoky reports to Florida in February, he'll find three other backstops bidding fof his No. I a s signment. They arc holdover D anny Kravitz and newcomers Hal Smith of Kansas City and Bob Oldis, draft pick from Denver. Smoky, who celebrates his thirty-third birthday, February 16. has been spending the off season work ing with his brother in a local service station, of which he is co-owner. He lists his weight as four pounds below his aver age a t the end of the past season. " B u t," he injects, "give me a couple of weeks in Florida and Til be in top playing condition." ■ IW M

Hutch May Test Wails as Redleg Hot-CoraerHope F o rm e r Cubs* P ick cl Played a t F a r T u r n iii M inors— Lee W illing to Co-Operale By EARL LAWSON CINCINNATI, 0 . Lee Walls, t h e 27 - y ear - old bes p e c t a c l e d out fielder a c q u i r e d from the Chicago Cubs in the Frank Thomas deal. could v e r y well wind up as a sur prise claimant for the third base job with t h e CincinLeeWofb natl R e d s t h i s spring in their Tampa, Fla., camp, Fred Hutchinson, the Reds’ m an ager. has hinted as much. And, Gabe Paul, the club's general manager, quickly adds th a t any plan to convert Walls into a third basem an wouldn’t be farfetched, " l f you’ll check Walls’ record," points out the Redleg boss, "you’ll see he’s not entirely a stranger lo third base. He played there some in the minors and a few gam es there with the P ira te s ." Hutch. P a u l admits, doesn’t know what kind of a third basem an Walls will make. But i f s gathered that the Reds’ m a n a g e r intends to find out. Walls Likes Proposal If Hutch decides to experiment with Walls at third base this spring, he’ll find the fo rm er Cub outfielder more than willing lo co-operate, "When Walls and I talked contract,’ said Paul, "he told me he wanted to play , . . and th a t he didn’t care what position." The Reds* boss chuckled. "Lee even said he'd catch, if it meant playing,” he added. Walls* is sm art enough lo know there will be no room for him in the outfield if Frankie Robinson doesn’t play first base for the Reds. He's also s m a rt enough to know tha.^ ai* ball ,playcr’& salary: is base^

upon his performance. And a g u y * can’t perform riding Hie bench. "Walls is eager." said Paul. "H e’s working out regularly in California so that he’ll be in the best of shape when training starts. He tells me, too, that he plans lo get down to Tampa the first week in February to get a head start on the others." The form er Cub has left little doubt that he’s determined to bounce back after a poor 1959 season which saw him slip to .257, after hitting at a .304 clip and slugging 24 homers in *58. There are some who believe tliat the Reds have reason to worry about the third base position. Paul, how ever, isn't one of them. And this is not to be interpreted as meaning that P a u l’s confident Walls will fill the gap. Jones Still Solid P erfo rm er "After all," said Paul, " I don’t think anyone can say we’re loo bad off a l third when we have Willie Jones and Eddie Kasko on the club." Paul will agree that Jones, at 34, is no youngster. But, he won't agree with those who claim that Willie is all washed up. "Willie nceils his re st," adm its Paid. "but you know when he's in the line up that he’s not going to hurt you in the field. And. h e’s got a good record for hitting in the clutch." Jones* composite batting average with the Phillies and Reds last year was only .259. But, in 393 trips lo the plate, he sent home 55 runs and socked 14 homers. As a fill-in for the injured Roy Mc Millan last year, Kasko batted .283. "K ask o," added the Reds' boss, "will be free to play third. McMillan's shoulder is again sound." McMillan underwent two operations after suffering a fracture of the left collar bone in July of 1959. " I f s as good as new now." he happily reported the other day upon his return to Cincinnati after a slay in his native Texas. The Cincy short stop added thai he's exercising the shoulder daily. Another candidate for the Reds’ tJjird base job is Cliff Cook, a 23-ycarold youngster who came up to the Reds late last sum m er after swatting 32 homers and driving home IOO runs for the Savannah. Ga., farm club in the Class A Sally League. However, despite the fact that the six-foot. 195-poundcr rapped the ball at a .381 clip during a nine-game stint with the Reds, it’s generally conceded that he needs more seasoning. R e d R a v e U n g s : Pitchers Bob P u r key. J a y Hook. J im Maloney. Marv

Groat T op Scorer in Hoop Benefit Game fo r Hospital P irrS B U R G H . P a . - T h e Steclers edged the Pirates, 22 to 20, in a suddcn-dcath overtime basket ball game. J a n u a r y IG. as p a rt of a triple-header for Los Biederm an’s seventh annual Scoreboard Fund, a Pittsburgh P re ss promo tion for Children’s H o s p i t a l . George Tarasovic, who drove from Bridgeport. Conn., to Pittsburgh the day of the gam e to make an appearance, shot the winning field goal in overtime. Dick Groat, who headed the P i rate team , was high scorer with 14 points and Don Hcnnon, the Pitt AII-Amcrica who performed for the Steelers, bagged seven points. Others who played were Bill Mazeroski, Bob Friend and Roy F a c e of the P irates, Bob Purkey and J e r r y Lynch of the Reds and Paul Smith of the Sen ators. The Steelers had Tarasovic, Len Dawson, Ted Marchibroda, Loo E ltcr, E a r l Morrall and Don Sulherin in addition lo Hennon. Joe Tucker, who broadcasts for the Steelers, and Bob Prince, who broadcasts for the Pirates, offici ated. Carnegie Tech d e f e a t e d Du quesne for the first time in 22 years in the opening game and Pitt upset Westminster in the finale. The triplc-header drew a record crowd of 5.308 to the Pitt Ficldhouse, with every ticket sold. Net receipts for the basketball benefit will total about $25,000 for Children’s Hospital, Fodor and J i rn rn y O’Toole, Third Basemen Willie Jones and Cliff Cook, and Outfielders J e r r y Lynch and Lee Walls a re the latest Reds to sign 1960 contracts. . . . On Ja n u a ry 23, the Ballplayers of Yesterday feted Redleg Manager Freddie Hutchinson at their annual dinner in the Nelherland Hilton Hotel. Billy Martin, (he Reds’ new second basem an, was one of the speakers. . . . Hook, the bonus baby signed out of Northwestern University, received his bachelor’s degree in en gineering this winter. He’s now work ing on a m a s te r ’s and expects lo col lect it ill two 3»cars. "M y m ajor is gas dyn am ics," he said. "T hat's part of rocketry.”

x m SPORTING NEWS. JANUARY 27, 196©

Spencer's Bat Birds to !§ing Spring Tune BigCannonin W ith F led glin g F lin g ers CordinnI Park Cards* Young Hurlers Lower Average Age of S ta ff to 24

The Mans Cut "He Returns 2 0 Extra Cs

By JACK HERMAN

Form er Giant T o rrid PoM’er Socker in Biiscli Stadium —Delighted to Join Birds By JACK HERMAN

ST. LOUIS. Mo. If the Cardinals go anywhere in '60, it will be with a fuzzycheeked pitching corps. Sixteen pitchers are on the roster and none of them is 30 years or older in contrast to Solly R em us' first Redbird club last year. No fewer than five pitching graybeards were on the *59 team Remus greeted last spring a t St. Petersburg — Sal M a g I i e (42), M ary Grissom (41), e x - P h ill ie Bob Miller (32), Alex Kellner (34) W ilm e r M i i e i l and F r a n k Barnes (30), All were long gone be fore the season began except Grissom, who was in only three gam es, and Kellner, who was injured. In spite of th eir relative wetness behind the ears, in age, some of the Cardinal pitchers have been around, chiefly L a rry Jackson (28 y ears of age), Wilmer Mizell (29) and ex-Pirate Ron Kline (27). E ach has a t least five y ears of big league experience behind him.

in service, so, in continuous service. Jackson is the dean. Only three players, in fact, Jackson, Ken Boyer and Stan Musial, remain from Eddie Stanky's last team with no interruption. Joe Cunningham was with the te a m in spring training, but was sent back to the minors—as was Catcher Hal Smith, now the No'. I receiver. Shortstop-Second Baseman Alex G ram m as, incidentally, was on the '55 team, too, but he was traded the following year lo Cincinnati by Lane and reclaimed two years later by Devine.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. If Daryl Spencer can hit as well at Busch Stadium for the Cardinals as Dick Ricketts Returns fo r Nov Shot he did last y e a r as a m em ber of the The average age of the hurlers is 24, slightly Giants, Redbird under the team median of 25.2 in spile of oldsters M anager S o l l y like Musial (39) and George Crowe (37). pinch-hilter R e m u s will be de luxe. t i c k l e d p in k . ■ The only other players 30 or over are G ram m as, 33; Mighty Mouse R e Daryl Spencer, 30; Bob Nieman, 32; Darrell Johnson, mus, in fact, says, 31. and Carl Sawatski. 32. Johnson and Sawatski rep D o ry i Spencer “ This park Will resent one-third of the six-man catching brigade. m ake a better hitter of him. F o r one In addition, Remus* second Cardinal club will in thing,*' noted Remus, in town for the clude l l infielders and eight outfielders a t St. Peters ^ ^ Jan u a ry . 18 baseball writers* shindig, burg. Fla., not to mention service returnee Tom Jackson Only Holdover From ’55 *‘they're pitching Spencer away now. Hughes, a pitcher who probably will be farmed out. He's always reached the screen in He does not count in the 40-man limit. They'll c a rry the ball during the coming season, right and right-center. And if they Returning fon another crack at the m ajors with the a y ear in which Remus expects his up-and-coming come in tight on him, he can pull it Cards is the towering righthander. Dick Ricketts, kids to profit by last y e a r's trials and tribula into the left field bleachers." former basketball All-America who at six-six is the tions. Spencer, acquired on December 15 tallest player on the squad. He and C atcher Gene In an effort to throw off steady second-division from the Giants in the Don BlasinOliver are the heaviest at 215 pounds, while Stan finishes of recent years. General M anager Bing gam e swap, feels h e 's become an im Devine — and his predecessor, F ra n k Lane — have the Man, going on 40, and Tim McCarver, the pride proved swinger—and the figures sup of Memphis, represent the extreme poles in ages. wheeled and dealed with the best. You get an idea port him. In his first complete sea The husky Tennesseean, who turned down numerous of their trading activities when it's noted th at only son at the Polo Grounds. 1953, the Jackson is left from the '55 pitching roster. Mizell collegiate football offers lo accept the Cards* $75,000 rangy Kansan baited only .208, but bonus bid, is only ,18. preceded him, but Vinegar Bend spent two seasons walloped 20 homers. The hard-playing Spencer, after two years in military service, batted .221, .249 and .256 for the Giants, but was good for a dozen or m ore homers a AUGUST A . BUSCH, JR.— President LEO W A R D -~ -T ra y c lin 9 Secretory year. He hit 12 last season, and V A U G H A N ( B IN G ) DEVIN E— G enerol Monomer SOLLY HEMUS— M o n o s c r reached his high-water offensive level P IT C H E R S ^ H g t. D a te ond Piece o f B irth Bats Thrs. W g t. at .265. 1959 Club IP. W on Lost ERA. [Rochester 9 0 I 9.99 Learned to Hit to Right 6.01 B toylock, Bob R R June 28, 1935« C h o tta n o o g o , Oklo. Tulsa 185 95 IO I 2.53 •‘Yes,’* Spencer admitted while in [St. Louis 9 0 4.00 I [Rochester 66 3 3 3.55 town for a physical checkup and to June 2, 1931, Jackson, Miss. Bridges, M o rs h o li R L 6,01 165 [St. Louis 76 3 4.26 6 sign a $23,000 contract, ‘T ’ve learned A u g . 27, 1935, Berkeley, C a lif. R R 200 Broglio, Ernie 6.02 St. Louis 181 , 7 12 4.72 O ct. S I, 1937, St. Louis, M o . Donohue, Jim R R 6.04 Omoho 185 132 7 8 2.39 to hit more to right field. The main [Omoha 123 8 5 3.07 Jon. 9, 1936, Glen Lyon, Po. thing I have to do is avoid a Septem R R 5.10 D u lib o , Bob 185 I St. Lous 23 0 I 2.74 I Omoho ber letdown." 135 9 9 3.07 R R N o v. 9, 1935, O m oho, Neb. 6.01 Gibson, Bob 185 [St. Louis 76 5 3 3,32 As for improving from .208 to .265 Sept. 13, 1934, A n co n , C onol Zone L R Hughes, Tom 6.02 185 St. Louis 4 0 2 15.75 June 2, 1931, N a m p a , Id o . R R 6.02 Jackson, Lorry 185 at the plate, righthanded-hilting Spen St. Louis 256 14 13 3.30 R M o r. 9, 1932, C ollery, Po. 6.03 K lin e , Ronnie R 205 P ittsburgh 186 l l I i 4.26 cer cracked: R R 6.01 O ct. 9, 1941, C o v in g to n , Ky. Long, J e o ff 205 Keokuk 67 2 7 5.10 R 190 R 6.03 Dec. 13, 1935, H ollis, O kie. M c D o n ie l, Lindy “ I started pretty low, leaving room St. Louis 132 14 12 3.82 139 8 12 3.50 for improvement." R R 6.01 180 M ille r, Bob Feb. 18, 1939, St. Louis, M o . iS ^ ^ L o u ir 71 4 3 3.30 rn R L A u g , 13, 1930, V ln c g o r Bend, A lo; 6.03 205 M iz e ll, W ilm e r Spencer’s performance against the St. Louis 201 IO 13 4.21 140 9 9 3.02 Cardinals at their own p ark was no L R M o y 30, 1936, San B c rn o rd in o , C o lif. 5.11 165 Nelson, M el 61 0 2 4.43 joke to them last year. Playing in (Rochester 119 6 IO 3.48 Dec. 4, 1933, P o tts to w n , Po. L R 6.06 215 R tc k c fts , Dick I St. Louis 56 I 6 5.79 nine of the l l gam es here, the 30(W y th e v ille I I 15 4.20 A p r. 23, 1941, H on o ver, Po. R R 6.02 195 S te tfe r, George y ear - old shortstop - second baseman Billings 67 5 '* 4 4.97 was collared only twice. G. HR. RBI. AVE. CATCHERS— He collected l l hits in 36 tries for M o y 3. 1938, O a k la n d , C a lif. R R 6.00 190 Omoho C o n n iz z a ro , Chris 101 2 21 .231 A u g . 25, 1928, Horace, Neb. R R 6.01 a .306 average and drove in six runs. 180 Richmond Johnson, D orrcll 94 4 28 .218 (K e o k u k 65 24 3 .360 No. he hadn’t forgotten his biggest O ct. 16, 1941, M em ph is, Tenn. L R 6.00 185 M cC o rve r, T im Rochester 17 0 8 .357 day, when he clouted two homers and St. Louis 8 0 0 .167 Rochester 46 12 40 .263 drove in five runs with his wife and M a r . 22, 1 93 6, M o lin e , III. R R 6.02 215 Oliver, Gene St. Louis 68 6 28 .244 R 210 family watching at Busch Stadium. L 5.11 N o v. 4, 1927, S hickshinny, Pa, S ow atski, Carl P hilod elph io 74 9 43 .293 R R 185 June I , 1931, B a rlin g , A rk . 5.11 S m ith , Hoi St. Louis 142 13 50 .270 Second Base? Lucky He Wasn't Killed INFIELDERS— “ I've always hit well here,” he said, L L 6.02 210 M o r. 22, 1923, W h itc lo n d , Ind. Crowe, George St. Louis 77 8 29 .301 “ and Tm happy about the move back L L 180 N ov. 21. 1920, Donora, Po. 6.00 M u sio i, Ston St. Louis 14 115 44 .255 to shortstop. I’m glad I was able to L 6.00 L Jon. 28, 1934, Lakew ood, Fie. 195 W h ite , Bill St. Louis 138 12 72 •.302 R R 6.02 195 M o y 20, 1931, L ib e rty , Mo. Boyer, Ken St. Louis 149 28 94 .309 get through my year at second base R R 6 .00 175 A p r. 3, 1927, B irm in g h a m , A lo . G rom m os, A le x St. Louis 131 3 30 .269 without getting killed.” R R 5.10 165 July l l , 1933, J e ffe rs o n , Po. Los A n g -S f. Louis 57 G roy, Dick 3 IO .233 Rochester 22 2 As mentioned. 'Spencer normally IO .197 R 6.00 R 175 Ju ly I , 1 93 6, Bec Bronch, Ark,^ ^ Tulso M c K n ig h t, Jim 6 69 103 .333 suffers a late-season letdown, but last L R 5.11 Jon. 15. 1937, Rock H ill, M o. * * 165 Sodowski, Bob Omaho 128 2 47 .290 Rochester 88 y e a r ’s dip. was justifiable. “ I played 13 SO .291 6.01 170 L R Jon. 23, 1934, Cleveland, 0. Shannon, W o lly n c St. Louie 47 U •284 the last three weeks,” he noted, “ with R R 6.02 190 Ju ly 13, 1929, W ic h ito , K e n . Spencer, O oryl Son Froncisco 152 12 62 265 190 R R 6.02 Feb. 16, 1938, Doilos, N. C. W o o te n , Joe a broken left thumb and banged-up W inston-S otem 112 22 67 .255 , OUTFIELDERS— knee. I couldn't sit out the games R 160 A u g . 12, 1936, Los Angeles, C o lif. l-R 5.11 B u rto n , Ellis Omoho because we were battling for the pen 148 14 76 .292 Rochester 22 0 172 I nant ” 200 L L 6.02 A p r. 23, 1937, New Y o rk , N. Y, C arm el, Leon Tulso 104 23 70 e29t St. Louis Spencer broke his thumb reaching IO 0 3 .130 6.01 L L 190 C u n n in g h o m , Joe A u g . 27, 1931, Paterson, N . J. St. Louis 7 60 144 .345 for a wide throw from Willie McR R 5.09 165 Feb. 18, 1938, H ou sto n , Tex. Flood, C u rt St. Louis 7 • 26 121 .255 R R 5.11 ,205 H ic m o n , Bob Jo.i. 26, 1927, C in c in n a ti, 0. Covey while covering first base. He .Baltimore 118 21 60 .292 2 0 0 .OOO jam m ed the digit against L. A. Coach R 6.02 R 195 O 'R ourke, Jim June 22, 1927, W a llo W o llo , W osh. . 44 5 21 .274 6.01 190 L R W a g n e r, Leon Greg Mulleavy. The injury occurred M o y 13, 1934, C h a tta n o o g a , T en n . Son Francisco 5 22 87 .225 L L 5.11 165 W a ite , Fronk A u g . 5, 1 9 4 1 ,.W o g c rv ille , A lo . D oyton o Bcoch 82 3 25 .271 against the Dodgers, too, Spencer said, recalling that Shortstop Don H A R R Y W ALKER .— Cooch J O H N N Y KEANE— Cooch RAY K A T T — Cooch H O W IE POLLET— Coach Zimmer decoyed him into making a late slide into second base. Voila! Another injury. mistakes to win the pennant. I (hink*nhe Cardinals h a v e t h e potential*Mo Wichita after praying for better finish “ After all, all »» Hying flvmo conditions. “ We circled. ..the “ I was hilting about .300 in Ju n e ," it was amazing that we stood un up as for a first-division finish, Spencer said. “Then when I was hurt, long as we did in first place. After he says, “ look a t L. A. A few fellas field here for an hour and 15 minutes the thumb injury bothered me more all, Rig (Manager Bill Rigney) had to had good years and they went all the before we could land, coming from in the field—but enough at bat to hurt go with five pitchers as early as July. way. T hat’s all it takes. The last Wichita,:* he said. “ I had a funny m y average. ' We just fell short by a week." two y ears the Cards got off lo bad feeing going around and around. I’m The only explanation Spencer could Now that Spencer is on his side. starts. If we get off briskly, we can not used to that here because this offer concerning 'F risco’s^ two-year M anager Remus believes he’ll “ give be tough, too." has been my lucky town." whammy over St. Louis is that it’s us a big bat at shortstop." Remus While in St. Louis, Spencer attended The Cardinals hope he can say the become psychological. “ The Cardi concedes Daryl m ay not be as sure- the baseball w riters’ parly a t which same thing next summer. nals may have got a defeatist, com h<\nded as Alex G ram m as, who is to Joe Cunningham received the J . G. With Stan Musial inking his pact plex,*’ he said, “ because we’d play be shifted from short to second base. Taylor Spink Award as this city’s Jan u a ry 21, and Pitchers E rnie Brog|X)orly and still win. If worse comes to worst,. Hemus said, baseball man of the year and Cardi Jio, Jeoff Long, Mel Nelson and *“The Giants," he continued, “ have he can switch positions fpr the two. nal Owner August A. Busch. Jr., was George Stetter entering the fold two mo many guys who make too many The former Giant mainstay feels honored for his meritorious service to days later, the Cards had 21 of their sports. 41 athletes under contract for the 84 ^ THE SPORTING NEWS, JANUARY 27 1960 ^ Theni Spencer caught a plane back coming season.

Birds Flash New Feathers in ’60 Plumage

^0 00

-•

# ^0 •

^0 0 ^0

•

I V • •

V ^

9 00 00

9^0 90 0

Musial Asked 9 0 Grniid, But Drew IOO in ’58-59; Slash P uts H im in $ 8 0 ,0 0 0 Class By RALPH RAY ST. LOUIS, Mo. Stan M usial’s first pay cut. from $100,000 to a reported $80,000, was big news, but m o re im portant was the story behind the C a r d i n a l s ta r ’s shrunken paycheck. The slash turned out lo be self-inflicted by The Man, it was disclosed a fte r the press con ference for the signing, J a n u a ry 21, At the plush board room of the Anheuser-Busch brew ery, the National League’s only 100-grand m an rem ark ed, “The Cardinals have been gen erous to m e the p a st few years, so I thought I'd be kind* to them ." Citing his poor 1959 season and the Cardinals’ dip a t the gate, Musial said, “ I ’ve taken a deduction," and laughed when it was pointed out that he meant “ reproduction," A re p o rte r a s k e d , “ Now you're giving th a t m oney b a c k ? " The Man. now 39, ju st smiled again. In accepting the cut, it was revealed that Musial had asked $90,000 after leading the league in batting for the seventh tim e in 1957. However, Own e r August A. Busch, J r ., insisted on making it IOO gees both in *58 and '59. “ I a m pleased to give back the $20,000 Mr, Busch gave me so graci ously of his own a c co rd ," Musial said. Uncle Sam Big Lo.scr Of course, with his sizable side in come, The Man is in such a high b rack et that the real loser in his nine teenth Cardinal contract-signing is the Internal Revenue D epartm ent. Musial sidestepped direct questions as to w hether p a rt of his salary was being spread over several years for income tax purposes. “ I feel t h a t’s between the club, my self and the com m issioner’s office," The Man said. Even with the pay cut. Musial be cam e the N. L.'s first “ millionaire" with $1,053,000 in baseball salaries alone. Despite his only sub-.300 season, in 1959, a y e a r in which he got off slowly and finished a t .255, Stan the Man said, “ I feel I still can hit well over .300. I ’m in b etter shape and I know I ’m not as bad as I was last y e a r.” The next season conceivably could be M usial’s last, after jumping in one season from Class C to the Redbirds in 1941, but Sian was noncommittal on that point. His boss, beer baron Busch, how ever, continued to look ahead. “ I want to m ake a prediction," he said at the outset. “ H e’ll be the m an of the year as the com eback player." Three winters ago. Busch fore cast Stan the Man would hit .350. Mu sial hit .351 for his last baiting title.

W 7

•

0 00

Ab V

W LZ

4L^

•

„

B m

e I

r A

e•

T e d A ll-T im e S a la r y KingB o s o x P a id H im S l > 4 0 0 ,0 0 0 ST. LOUIS. Mo.—Although Stan Musial's $80,000 salary for 1960 will boost his income from Cardi nal contracts to m ore than $1,000,000, Ted Williams is the all-lime cham p in the payroll department. An estim ate of Williams' yearly salaries indicates the veteran Red Sox s t a r has collected in excess of $1,400,000 from Owner Tom Yawkey. This doesn’t take into account his $2,140 sh a re from the '46 World’s Series and lesser pin money from 17 other Red Sox first-division finishes. Counting his new 80-grand pact, Musial will have received just slightly ov er $1,050,000 in salary for his 18 seasons with the Cards. Babe Ruth, the payroll king until Williams, Musial and Joe DiMaggio cam e along, drew $896,000 in salary during his playing c a rc e r plus $41,445 in World’s Se ries slices for a total of $937,445. DiMaggio’s take w as $704,769, in cluding Series cuts. „ r n ----------------------------------------------------------- ^ —

I -------------r n

1,000 Frolic a t S t Louis Diamond Dinner

Scriveners Serve

Laughs by the Barrel *1*

Harpoon Hooks Big Names ill a Sizzling Series of Skits Buscli Lainpooiieil

nncl H o i i o m l ; Ctiiiiiiiigliaiu Sleals

Sliou% W i n n i n g S p i n k A w ard as City Basehali INhui o f Year B y R A L P H RAY ST. LOUIS. Mo. J o e CunniiV^ham, th e Cardinals* one-tim e bit p la y e r, scored a g a in a l th e St. Louis writers* third ann ua! d in n er. H am (a la J e r s e y J o e ) and Beans ( R e a r d o n ) fe a tu re d th e m enu, J a n u a r y 38. B efore ac c e p tin g th e J . G. T a y lo r Spink A w ard a s St. Louis B aseball Man of the Y ear, the p o p u la r blond tu r n e d to his boss. A ugust A. Busch, and said, “ M r, Busch, buddy . . . I re a d w h e r e A nheuser-Busch h a d its finest y e a r in h i s t o r y in 1959 and I a m v e r y h a p p y fo r you.** C unningham , of course, w as seizing the opportunity to testify in his ow n bclialf before m o r e than 1,000 s y m p a th e tic w itnesses in the Gold Room of the S hcra lo n -Jcffcrso n Hotel, a s well as a v a s t ra d io au d ien c e o v er S ta tion KMOX. J e r s e y J o e w a n ts a big*:* y _______________________________ r a i s e fo r his brilliant .345 b attin g m a r k J e r s e y J o e T e n |) i n T y e o n ii; la s t season. T h e oiitfieldcr-first b a s e m a n p le a d Btivs 8-Lane ‘W elenine I n n ’ ed his case on the stag e, too, in one ST. LOUIS. Mo.“ Oncc-plain J o e of five skits brilliantly executed by C unningham has becom e a tycoon. Bob Holt, the m any-voiced a cto r, and He has joined the bowling-alley C h a rle y J o n e s , w rite r-d ire c to r a t owners* fra te rn ity , which includes KMOX, T h e C unnin gham sk it p o r such a s Stan Musial, Irv Noren, tra y e d one AI Scarp one a n d two Mickey M antic and Yogi B e rra . h e n c h m e n ta k in g o v e r the co n tractThe Cardinals* outfielder - first ' signing c h o re s for the C ardinals. b a s e m a n announced, J a n u a r y 18, C unningh am told the aclor-hoodlum s th a t he had p u rc h a se d an eighth e ’d settle for a $20,090 ra ise , even lane estab lish m en t, c a l l e d the $15.000—then exclaim ed. “ PII p la y fo r Welcome Inn. in Im perial, Mo., nothing b e c a u se I love the game.** ju st 12 m iles fro m St. Louis. He D evine Pinch-Hits fo r B urncs plans a g ra n d opening, J a n u a r y G e n e ra l M a n a g e r Bing D evine of 30. T he spot will c a r r y Joe*s th e C a rd in a ls quipped a little la te r, nam e. “ E v e ry o n e u p th e re w a s acting ex C unningham also p u rc h a se d a ce p t J o e , ” re fe rrin g to his s a la r y se.vcn-acre t r a c t for possible e x jo u sts with his sta r. ' ‘T h a t is, until pansion. h e got lo th a t p a r t ab o u t a g re e in g to a ------------------------------------------------- rn p la y for nothing.'* Bing added. Ill p re se n tin g the S p i n k plaque, of J . G. T a y lo r Spink, w ho him self n a m e d for tile publisher of T h e has bro u g h t a g r e a t deal of h onor and S p o r t i n g N e w s , Devine w a s pinch- prestige lo St. Louis through his b a s e hitting fo r Bob Burncs. Clobc-Dcmo- ball bible—T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s , ” d e c r a t s p o r ts editor, w hose m o th e r w as clared the C ardinal G. M. “ Not only is ii tru e of St. Louis, but b u ried e a r l i e r the s a m e day. “ I a m m a k in g this a w a r d on behalf his s ta tu re as Mr. B aseball extends

SPORTS FIGURES CITED at the SI. Louis B aseball Writers* Dinner in clu d ed (left to rig h t)— ’ Circuit Judge W aldo Mayfield, w ho a c c e p te d the Brian P. Burnes N o sta lg ia A w ard , voted for J irf Botiomley, in b e h a lf of the former C a rd in a l first b a s e m a n 's w idow , Betty (second from left)* Joe C u n n in g h am , who received the J. G. Taylor Spink A w ard as B aseball M an of the Y ear in St. Louis, a n d August A. Busch, Jr., p resid en t of the Redbirds, w ho received th e Robert F. Hyland; A w a rd for m eritorious service to St. Louis sports. throughout the baseball w orld,” con tinued Devine. A nother m a j o r a w a rd , the Dr. R o b e r t F , H yland plaque, w ent lo Busch for m e rito rio u s s e r v i c e to sports. In B u sch 's case, the em phasis w as on his sa v in g the C ardinals for St. Louis by p u rc h a sin g th e club, and his c o m p a n y ’s pledge of the first $5,000,000 to w a rd a huge downtown

' 'I

% '» '. '. *► '. '► 'I

Praises Poured on Smokey Joe I I by Devine, Hemus and Stanky By R A L P H RAY

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -. D irecting his r e m a r k s to Stan Musial, J o e Cunning I. '. h a m d re w a laugh a t the S t.-L o u is w r it e r s ’ dinner •. w hen h e said, “ My f a th e r told m e I'd h av e lots of '► ' ► c o m p c h lio n w hen I go t into this g a m e , but he d id n ’t tell m e I’d h av e YOU.** S eated in the crow d w as the m a n who first brought up J e r s e y J o e a f t e r w atch in g him a t R ochester, and who ev en tu ally broke J o e ’s h e a r t b y handing him a '. r e t u r n ticket lo R o c h e ste r—E d d ie Stanky. '► T h e B rat, now a supcr-scout and trouble-shooter '. for the C ard in als w hom h e m a n a g e d w hen Jo e c a m e up, w as full of p ra ise fo r th e blond belter. " J o e should continue as a solid .300-plus h itte r b e 'I c a u s e h e h a s loo m a n y things going for h im ,” Stanky 't said. " F i r s t he has hitting courage. L efthan ders d o n ’t b o th e r him. ( J o e b a ts lefty.) He h as basic '► control of the strik e zone. He alw ays did have a '. s h a r p e y e a t bat, even w hen he ca m e up to the <► C ardinals the first lim e .” % •i; * ♦ 'I «► H a r d W o r k P a id O f f f o r J o r '. -. Stan ky continued: “ C u nningham is the type of p la y e r w ho re a c h e d th e m a j o r s thro u g h h a r d w ork. '. '. He has im proved him self th ro u g h observation. He '► '. will t a k e instruction a n d listen. He h a s a lot of bull ' I dog ill him . He h a s co m e into his own as a h itle r .” ' ► C u n n in g h a m ’s m a n a g e r , Solly H em us, who a l r e a d y has d esignated J o e a s leadoff m a n in place of J o e ’s d e p a rte d room ie, Don B lasing am e, called The A m azing M r. C. “ the b e s t leadoff m a n possible.” Said H em us. “ J o e h a s a s good a b attin g eye as a n y one in the g a m e . If the p itc h e rs a r e too careful with him , h e ’ll d r a w even m o r e w alks. And h e ’s unusual a m o n g leadoff men in being able lo d riv e the ball out '. ' ► of the p a r k . ” <► At the w r ite r s ’ dinner, G e n e ra l M a n a g e r Bing De'. '. vine w as trapped. H e h a d to p ra ise J o e for his •. <► a c h ie v e m e n ts before re su m in g a hot s a la ry d ebate '. '. w ith him. <. <. D evine pointed out (hat C unnin gham h a d gotten on base in J959 the highest p e rc e n ta g e of limens for

stadium p r o je c t th a t will m a k e his own Busch Stadium a white elephant. The late D r. Hyland w as hailed the “ Surgeon G en eral of B aseb all.” J i m m y Conzelm an, w h o coached the Chicago C ard in als to a title in the N ational Football L eag u e and gained fam e as a w rite r, a c to r and musician, p resen ted the a w a r d to Busch. Whilehaired C onzelm an now is an a d v e r tising executive. E a r l i e r in the evening. St. Louis I s M ay o r R ay m o n d R. T u ck er, optim is X% tic o v er the stad iu m p ro je c t outlook, predicted th a t the d in n e r would be a fo reru n n er of a huge celebration in two and one-half y e a rs or so. the dedi cation of a m ulti-purpose stadium . In a ch a n g e of p a c e d u rin g the funpacked night, the firs t Brian P. B urnes N ostalgia A w a r d w as a n nounced. It w as the only unadverliscri a w a rd and the scrib es w anted it th a t way to a s s u re fans th a t th e y w ere not com m ercializin g on the recent death of Sunny J i m Bottomley. the fo rm e r g r e a t C ardinal first b a se m a n . % J u d g e Accepts J i m ’s A ward % % B ottom ley h a d acknow ledged his d e ' i light in being n a m e d for the a w a rd '. and h ad inform ed the w r ite rs lie '» would be on h a n d —then died of a % h e a r t a tta c k , D e c e m b e r l l . ' ► A ccepting in behalf of Sunny J im ' I w as C ircuit J u d g e Waldo C. Mayfield, '. ' ► who w a s a r o o m m a t e of Bottom ley when he w as a budding a tto rn e y and Sunny J i m w as s ta r tin g up the b a s e % ball ladder. % B e tty Bottom ley, J i m ’s widow, w as y on hand, too, a s Bob Broeg. Post'. D ispatch spo rts editor, re a d a letter «. '. <* Sunny J i m had w ritten a few d ay s b e fore he died. Broeg also pointed out '. th a t B rian Burnes. co m m e rc ia l a rtis t ' I who produced the p rin ted p r o g ra m for the first two dinners, had suggested % such an a w a rd for fo rm e r athletes '► out of the news. B rian Burne.s. father ' ► of Bob Burnes, w as robbed and fatal '. y ly b eaten the night a fte r last y e a r ’s '. '. dinner. I. ' ► Jo h n E . (B e a n s) R e ard o n , who u m % pired in the N ational League for 21 % y e a rs before retiring to his Long X Beach. Calif., b e e r distrib u to rsh ip iii Xy 1949. took a big ribbing from M a s te r % of C erem onies J o e G ara g io ia b e *► ' ► fore assum ing his role of m ain s p e a k s er. X% B eans also w as ro a ste d in a tape % re c o rd in g by his old verbal sp arrin g Xs p a r tn e r . F ra n k ie F risc h . T he fiery

any C ardinal since R o g ers H o rnsby hit .424 in 1.924. J o e w a s on b a s e 45 p e r ce n t of the tim e. T he Raj^h reached the p a th s 50 p e r cent of the tim e in '24.

H e ’s Jack-of-All Posls D evine traced C unningh am ’s p ro g re s s from 1954 wlicn he played with a pulled m u scle a t R ochester, w h ere Bing then w as general m a n a g e r , and in St. Louis a fte r he w as pro m oted befo re niidseason. “ H e’s a m a n of m an y positions, left field, rig h t field, first b a s e ,” said Bing. “ L a s t y e a r, J o e c a m e lo m e and said h e ’d do anything fo r the good of the club. He said th a t if left field and right field w e re too crow ded, h e ’d be h a p p y to give c e n te r field a whirl.” Stan ky said C unningham did a good job in the out field. “ H e ’s learning to g e t rid of the ball faster, and the ru n n e rs d o n ’t take liberties with his a r m , ” said Stanky. " H e d id n ’t h u r t us in the outfield last se a so n .” said H em us of the m a n who c a n p la y a brilliant first base, his n a tu ra l position. C unningham had a reunion with the R ev. Jo h n Faszholz, fo r m e r C ardinal p itc h e r who tu r n e d L u th e ra n m inister. “ H e’s one baseball p la y e r w ho went s tr a ig h t,” c ra c k e d Bob Broeg of the P ost-D ispatch.

Faszliolz E x -R o o m ie o f C u n n iu g liu m R ev. Faszholz, who still p itc h e s C ard in al batling practice, g a v e the invocation a t the d in n e r. H e is a m e m b e r of the extensive *T-Was-Joe C unningham 'sR o o m m a le Club.” O ther e.x-roomies include Don B lasingam e, Bill Virden, T o m P oh olsk y and Eddie K asko—all since d ep a rted . T he o th e r day, C unningham k id d ed F a r m D irecto r W alter Shannon. Pointing to C u rt Flood, J o e said. “ You tr a d e d Cimoii to m a k e room for this g u y .” Switching to Wally Shannon, J r . , C u n n i n g h a m m oaned, “ You tra d e d B lasin g am e a n d thus g a v e this guy a shot a t second. But you b ro u g h t in a1! those outfielders, and now I h av e to s t a r t w heeling and battle all o v e r with eig h t o th e r g u y s for m y jo b .”

U c a rd o ii S p ills B e a n s, T e lls o f W a g e rs o n P h o to P in ig h ST. LOUIS. M o .- W h i l e in St. Louis for the writers* dinner. B eans R e a rd o n recalled the tim e C o m m issioner K. M. L andis su m m oned him to explain his re p o rte d visits to th e race tra c k s. A fter B e a n s a d m itte d w ag erin g a few dollars, o r even a saw buck. on his fav o rite nag, h e s ta rtle d the judge by saying th a t now and then h e ’d go for a h u n d re d b uck s o r so on a photo finish. R eardon explained th a t he took a d v a n ta g e of his keen e y e sig h t in such w a g e rs with Al Jolson and o th e r Hollywood cronies w hom he te rm e d “ s u c k e rs .” W h i l e th e photo-finish film w as being devcloped. B eans would w a g e r Jolson and Co. t h a t he could pick the w inner. “ By silting in the u p p e r d ec k just o v e r the finish line, I could call ’em a s good a s the camera,** B eans said proudly. But Landis o rd e re d the um p from the tra c k s. While h ere. B e a n s lam ented, “ My eyes a r e n ’t what th e y u sed lo be. T he o th e r d a y I blew a photo finish.”

B----------------------------

—

‘

•

I«

‘ •

• •*’ ■' '

r n

ex-Cardinal m a n a g e r w as to have s h a re d the podium , but h a d to p a s s up the d in n e r b e c a u se of a new radio netw ork se rie s he is launching. Having h e a r d the recording. Beansic-Weensie, 61 and as shrill as ever, enjoyed a distinct a d v a n ta g e o v e r the Old Flash. E x -C atch er G ara g io ia r e c a l l e d “ those w onderful w ords of e n c o u ra g e m e n t to m e w hen I w as a g re e n rook ie b a re ly p a s t 20. B eansie yelled to m c: "Now. Dago, you just do the catching and shut up.’ ” R e ard o n reca lle d the fa m o u s inci d en t in which F risc h , try in g to have a g a m e called b e c a u se of light rain, p a r a d e d in front of his d u g o u t c a r rying an u m b re lla. He recalled, too, th a t Coach Mike Gonzalez of the C a rd in als se rv e d a s F r i s c h ’s body g u a r d and k e p t him from leaping out of the hotel window a f t e r his learn suffered a tough loss. In the reco rd in g , F risc h accused (C O N T IN U E D ON P A G E 18. COL. 3)

THE SPORTING NEWS, JAN U AR Y 27, 1960

Ball-Player Coif entries Pour In; 125 to Compete

Narleski Fan W ill ‘Five-Year Lightning’ Club Chorus Strike? Tigers Honing So LedbyDykes B en g a ls Copped Flags in ’33, ’40, ’45--Then Spell Broke

B y JIMIVIY B U R N S m ia m i,

F la . A r e c o r d field o f m o r e t h a n 125 is e x p e c t e d f o r th e t w e n t i e t h N a tio n a l B a s e b a l l P l a y e r s ' G o lf T o u r n a m e n t F e b r u a r y 11-14, a t t h e M ia m i S p ring s c o u r s e , T o u r n a m e n t D i r e c t o r G e o rg e J a c o b u s says. A d d in g to i n t e r e s t in th e to u rn e y is t h e n e w s y s t e m of 72-hole m e d a l com petition. T his re p la c e s m a t c h p la y , in w h ic h o n ly IG g o l f e r s g a in e d th e c h a m p i o n s h i p f lig h t a n d a c h a n c e to s h o o t f o r T h e S p o u t i n g N e w s T r o p h y , d o n a t e d b y J . G. T a y lo r Spink. T h e n e w s e t u p a s s u r e s e a c h co n t e s t a n t o f p l a y i n g f o u r r o u n d s . One b a d ro u n d , w h ic h w o u ld h a v e m e a n t e l i m i n a t i o n in m a t c h p la y , l e a v e s the p l a y e r w ith a c h a n c e to c a t c h up. T h e c h a n g e w a s v o t e d b y th e b all p l a y e r s la st season. T h e field will b e d iv id e d in to variou.s d iv is io n s , w ith t h e m a j o r leaguer.^ in th e c h a m p i o n s h i p g r o u p , In addition, t h e r e will b e c o m p e t i t i o n f o r a ctiv e a n d in a c t i v e m i n o r leaguer.^, plus g u e s t s , p r e s s a n d r a d io -te le v is io n di v isio n s. Lopez E a rly E n tra n t E a r l y e n t r a n t s in c lu d e d Don D r y s d a l e , C le m L a b i n e a n d Don Z i m m e r o f th e D o d g e r s a n d M a n a g e r AI Lo p e z o f (he W h ite Sox. Al.so fro m the W h ite S ox a r e P i l c h e r Bob .Shaw, n e w T h i r d B a s e m a n G e n e F r e e s e and E a r l T o r g e s o n , f ir s t b a s e m a n , A lv in D a r k , i n f i e ld e r t r a d e d b y the C u b s to P h i l a d e l p h i a , is c e r t a i n lo be on h a n d . D a r k is a t h r e e - l i m e w in n e r . w ith v i c t o r i e s in 1951-55-57. E d d ie K a s k o of th e R e d s w o n l a s t y e a r . “ T h e baseball lo u rn a n ie n l reaps m o r e n a t i o n a l p u b l i c i t y fo r th e a r e a t h a n a n y o t h e r lo cal e v e n t e x c e p t the O r a n g e Bow l g a m e . ” s a i d Lew P rice , M ia m i p u b l i c i t y d i r e c t o r . “ We a r e g r a t e f u l to M r. S p ink , not o nly for th e fine t r o p h y , b u t also fo r th e ex c e l l e n t c o v e r a g e his p u b li c a ti o n gives th e t o u r n a m e n t . ”

•By W ATSON S P O E L S T R A

T igers’ S k ip p er Booms Ray for Big Comeback, Says He T e ll in a Rut in '5 9 ’ B y SAM G R E E N E D E T R O I T , M ich. On his ( o u r of t h e banquet cir c u i t th is w in te r . J a m e s J . D y k e s is s t r e s s i n g (he r e c lam ation of R a y N a r le s k i. ‘' I ’m j u s t s i l l y en o u g h to t h i n k the g u y c a n still D vkes h a s * i t c h /’ * D w

told a u d i e n c e s in RayNcriflski D e t r o i t, P h i l a d e l p h ia , P i t t s b u r g h a n d o t h e r c ities. T h e T i g e r s r e fu s e d to t r a d e N a r l e s k i a t th e D e c e m b e r m a j o r l e a g u e m e e t i n g s in F lo r id a . i T h e m a n a g e r ’s c o n f id e n c e is h a r d l o s q u a r e with N a r l e s k i ’s in e f f e c t i v e n e s s l a s t s e a s o n , h i s f ir s t w ith D e t r o i t. T h e o n e -tim e g i a n t of t h e C le v e la n d bull p e n fin ish ed w i th a 4-12 w on -lo st r e c o r d a n d a 5.80 e a r n e d - r u n a v e r a g e . ‘‘B u t t h e r e ’s n o th in g w r o n g w ith His a r m , ” in siste d D y k e s . “ He just go t into a r u t a n d w e c o u l d n ’t g e t h im o u t of it. With th e h e lp of T o m F e r ric k (n ew p itc h in g c o a c h ) , I b e lie v e w e can straig h ten h im o u t." An echo of Dykes* f a i th w a s h e a r d h e r e a few d a y s a g o w lien G e n e r a l M a n a g e r R ic k F e r r e l l a n n o u n c e d t h a t N a r l e s k i h a d b e e n a s k e d to r e p o r t a t t h e L a k e la n d t r a i n i n g b a s e a w e e k a h e a d o f th e m a i n s q u a d , “ I a g r e e w ith J i m . ” s a id F e r r e l l , a n old-line c a t c h e r , “ t h a t R a y c a n m a k e a stro n g co m e b a c k a n d s tre n g th e n o u r bull p e n . ” R a y Will R e p o r t E a r l y N a r l e s k i , w i n t e r i n g in C a m d e n , N. .T., will join a p r e l i m i n a r y c a m p d e s ig n e d p r i m a r i l y f o r f a r m h a n d s a n d r o o k ie s , w h ic h o p e n s o n F e b r u a r y 22. D y k e s an d F e r r i c k , a m o n g o t h e r s , will be t h e r e lo w o r k w ith th e 22y e a r - o ld r i g h t h a n d e r . “ I ta lk e d w ith R a y on th e p h o n e . ” s a id F e r r e l l , “ a n d h e w a s h a p p y o v e r t h e idea. H e ’ll t a k e th in g s e a s y at t h e .start. W hen th e r e g u l a r s s h o w up. M a r c h I. he s h o u ld be r e a d y to pitcli in b a it i n g p r a c t i c e . ” F e r r e l l re c a lle d t h a t he r e j e c t e d s e v e r a l bids fo r N a r l e s k i in F l o r i d a . O n e c a m e fro m Al Lopez, m a n a g e r of tile W hile .Sox. “ We f ig u r e d ,” s a id F c i r e l i . “ th a t if R a y w a s g oo d e n o u g h fo r th e A m e r ic a n I-eague c h a m p i o n s , he sh o uld be g o o d e n o u g h for u s . " T h e C a r d i n a l s a n d P h illie s a lso w e r e i n t e r e s t e d in N a r l e s k i . but did not o f f e r e n o u g h to s a ti s f y th e D e tro it bargainers. “ We w e r e w illing lo t r a d e h im lo a N a t i o n a l L e a g u e c l u b u n d e r th e rig h t c o n d i t i o n s ,” said D y k e s . “ I d id n T w a n t h im tu r n in g up w ith th e W hite Ko.x o r a n y o t h e r o utfit in o u r le a g u e . H e would be s u r e to m a k e t r o u b l e for u s.” A g u ir r e R a t o s A n o t h e r Shot i n t h e i r e ffo rts to b o l s t e r th e bull p e n , th e T i g e r s a r c g o in g lo g iv e H an k A g u i r r e a n o t h e r c h a n c e . T h e tall le ft h a n d e r s t a r t e d l a s t .sca.son w ith D e t r o i t a n d fini.shed w ith C h a r l e s to n ( A m e r i c a n A s s o c ia tio n ) . I le n ow is o n th e D e n v e r r o s t e r , b u t F e r r e l l .said h e \eould be ta k e n to th e eaVly c a m p a t L a k e la n d . “ H a n k d e s e r v e s a m a j o r le a g u e s h o t , ” F e r r e l l c o n tin u e d . “ He h ad a g o o d s e c o rd fo r u s in ’58. I.asl y e a r . h e h a d a r m t r o u b l e in s p r i n g t r a i n i n g a n d n e v e r g ot g o i n g .” A g u i r r e , a c a r s a l e s m a n h e r e this w i n t e r , lias b e e n a p r o f e s s io n a l p i t c h e r s i n c e H)51. He s p e n t s e v e n s e a s o n s w i th th e In d ia n s a n d a ffilia te d clu b s b e f o r e c o m in g to th e T i g e r s . “ I still th ink I c a n win in th e big l e a g u e s . ” th e l e f t h a n d e r sa id . " I t ’s e n c o u i a g i n g to k n o w th a t R ick h-'sn 'l g i v e n up on m o . ” I 'e r r e l l currogtl> i.s engro.^sed in

★

D E T R O I T . M ich. T h e re w a s th e lim e a t B riggs S t a d i u m w h e n th e T i g e r s o p e r a t e d th e f iv e - y e a r p l a n , w in n in g p e n n a n t s in 1935, 1940 a n d 1945. S o m e h o w th e s e q u e n c e fell into d i s c a r d in 1950 a n d 1955. Will th e old c h a r m h o ld f o r 1960? Bill D e w i t t is n ’t t a l k i n g p e n n a n t in his n e w r o l e of p r e s i d e n t. J i m m i e D y k e s is k e e p i n g h is c o n v e r s a t i o n w i l l y b u t v a g u e on w h e r e h is c l u b will finish. G e n eral M a n a g e r R ick F e rre ll Dov©sister v e n t u r e s t h a t h e “ n e v e r d id like m a k i n g p r e d i c t i o n s . ” N e v e r t h e l e s s , F e r r e l l h a s s e t h is s i g h t s on a n i m p r o v e d p e r f o r m a n c e o v e r 1959, o r “ b e t t e r b y q u ite a lo t.” “ D e t r o i t is in b e t t e r s h a p e t h a n it w a s a y e a r a g o , ” F errell d eclared. “ W e h a v e n ’t m a d e a n y s t a r t l i n g changes. But we h av e b e lte r b alance and a deeper b en ch .” * » «

Sterling Qiiarlel o f Starters F e r r e l l f e e ls D e t r o i t h a s h id d e n r e s o u r c e s in its p itc h in g sta ff. E v e r j ' o n e k n o w s th e big f o u r of F r a n k L a ry , D on M o s s i, J i m B u n n in g a n d P a u l F o y t a c k . L a s t s e a s o n t h e y c o m b i n e d fo r 65 v ic t o r i e s . W h e r e do t h e T i g e r s g o f r o m t h e r e ? F e r r e l l r e a so n s t h a t solid b a c k i n g will c o m e f r o m R a y N a r l e s k i , P e l e B u r n s id e , D a v e S isle r, T o m M o r g a n a n d th e n e w l y - a c q u i r e d R a y S e in p r o c h , w h o c a m e f r o m th e P h illie s. T h i s is a s s u m i n g t h a t T o m F e r r i c k , th e n e w p i t c h i n g c o a c h , c a n s t r a i g h t e n o u t N a r l e s k i , who h a d a b a d y e a r in 1959. T h e p r id e o f th e D e tr o it c lu b is its o u tfield , w h ic h c o n s is ts , left to r i g h t , of C h a r l ie M a x w e ll, Al K alin e, .'^nd H a r v e y K iicnn. F e r r e l l s a y s th e t h r e e s o m e c o m

p a r e s f a v o r a b l y w ith a n y c o m b in a t io n in e i t h e r le a g u e . D e t r o i t n e e d s a fo u rth o u t f i e l d e r a n d looks for h e lp f r o m S te v e B o ro s, a c o n v e r t e d i n f i e ld e r f r o m th e U n i v e r s i t y of M ich ig an . T h e c o n t r o v e r s i a l Chico F e r n a n d e z is th e p r i n c i p a l a d d itio n to th e infield. F e r r e l l s a y s h e is a b e t t e r d e f e n s iv e s h o r t s t o p th a n D e t r o i t h a d l a s t y e a r . Solid m e n a r c E d d i e Yost at t h i r d b a s e a n d F r a n k Bolling a f second b a s e . Y o s t is 33 a n d n o t loo old to h a v e a n o t h e r good y e a r . In ju ries k ep t Bolling below p a r in 1959. dF

B i l k o , H a r r i s G a h 'w a y R iv a ls M a s s i v e S te v e Bilko. w ho h a s iT t y e t p r o v e d he c a n hit big le a g u e p itch in g , is s u p p o s e d to t a k e o v e r a t f i r s t b a s e . H o w e v e r, t h e r e is th e n o tio n t h a t G ail H a r r i s will b o u n c e b a c k to a s s e r t h im s e lf . H a r r i s s l u m p e d a f t e r h illin g 20 h o m e r u n s in halfa s e a s o n in 1958. T h is w in te r he h a d tw o o p e r a tio n s d e s ig n e d to r e s t o r e his h e a lth . D e t r o i t is c e r t a i n lo g e t infield m i l e a g e f r o m R o c k y B r id g e s , a s ti r r i n g c o m p e t i t o r . R e d W ilson a n d Lou B e rb c ro l a r e b a c k to d o th e c a tc h in g . “ W e’r e all r ig h t t h e r e , ” s a y s F e r r e l l . “ W e ’r e f o r t u n a t e to h a v e tw o e x p e r i e n c e d r e c e i v e r s w h o k n o w how to h a n d le p i t c h e r s .” T h e T i g e r s e x p e c t to s to c k t h e i r b e n c h w ith th e likes of L a r r y O sb o rn e, C a s e y W ise, .loh n ( i r o l h , E m L ih d b e c k , Ncii C h risley a n d pos.sibly F r a n k K o stro . K o s tro , s a y s F'errell. is “ g o in g lo b e a go o d h i t t e r a n d m a y b e h e 's r e a d y n o w .” D e t r o i t s li t h e r e d tw o g a m e s u n d e r .500 l a s t y e a r , b u t still m a n a g e d to n e g o tia te fo u rth p la c e . l^crrcIl e x p e c ts v a s t i m p r o v e m e n t in the w on-lost r e c o r d . H e s e e s the club a s a solid first-d ivision c o n te n d e r . lf th e f iv e - y e a r p la n is re v iv e d , w a t c h out. 'I bis is loco, r e m e m b e r ?

Picket Line, Pitching--Pride of ’60 Tigers W I L L I A M 0 . D E W I T T — President R IC H A R D tR IC K I F E R R E L L — Generol P IT C H E R S—

Bots Thri.

CHARLES

Hgt.

W gt.

D o t e e n d P l o c t o f B ir t h

R R R

R R L

6.0 3 6.0 3 6.02

200 190 190

M o y 16, 1 9 3 4 , De tr o it, M i c h . O c t. 2 3 , 1 9 3 1 , S o u t h g a t e , Ky . J u l y 2, 1 9 3 0 , E v o n s t o n , III.

Corey, W y m o n

5.11

165

N o v . 9 , 1 9 3 6 , C h i c o g o , III.

D o v i t , Jerry F o y t o c k , Pout G r z c n d o , Joe Lory, Frank M o rg a n , Tem Mossi, Don Narleski, Roy Pehonick, A l

R R K R R L R R

R R L R R L R R

6 . 0 0 »/2 5.11 6.02 5.11 6.02 6.01 V2 6.01 6 .051/2

180

Feb. Nov. June Apr. Moy Jon. Nov. Aug.

Pro cto r, Jim Reed, D o v e

R L

R R

6.00 6.00

165 175

Sept. 9, 19.35, B r o n d y w i n e , M d . Ju ly 30, 1956, Bottle Creek, M 'c h .

R e g o n , Phil Semproch, Roy Sister, D o v e

R R R

6.0 3 5.M 6.04

195 170 200

A p r . 6, 1 9 3 7 , O t s e g o , M i c h . Jcr>. 7, 1 9 3 1 , C l e v e l c n d , O. Oct. 16, 1 9 3 1 , St. L o u i s , M o .

185 180 180 200 195 190 195

IO, 1 9 3 3 , D e t r o i t , M i c h . 16, 1 9 3 0 , S c r a n t o n , Po. 8, 1 9 3 7 , M o o s i c , Pe. I O , 1 9 3 1 , N o r t h p o r t , A lo . 20, 1 9 3 0 , El M o n t e , C o l i f . I I , 1 9 3 0 , St. H e l c n o , C o l i f . 2 5 , 1 9 2 8 , C o m d c n , N . J. 27 , 1 9 3 5 , S c r o n t o n , Po.

L L-R R

R R R

5.11 6.02 6.00

210 187 190

N o v . 20, 1 9 2 9 , L o n g B e e c h , C c l i f . A u g . 16, 1 9 3 8 , D e l a w a r e , O h i o M o r . 7, 1 9 2 9 , M i l w - i i k c e , W i $ .

IN F IE L D E R S— B ilk o , S t e v e Bolling, Fronk Bridges, R o c k y

R R R

6.01 6.01 f.08

230 175 175

N o v . 13, 1 9 2 8 , N o n t t c o k c , Po. N o v . 16, 1 9 3 1 , M o b i l e , A l o . A u g . 7, 1 9 2 7 , R e f u g i o , Tex.

Dem eter, Steve Fernandez, Chico H a r r i s , Gail

R R L

5 .O9 I 2 185 6.00 170 6.00 200

J a n . 27 , 1 9 3 5 , H o m e r C i t y , Po. M a r . 2, 1 9 3 2 , H o v o n o , C u b e Oct. 15, 1 9 3 1 , A b i n g d o n , V o .

Kostro, Fronk Osborne, Lorry Vcel, In m o n

R I R

185 205 160

A u g . 4, 1 9 3 7 , W i n d b e r , Po.

R R

6.02 6.01 6.01

O c t. 12, 1 9 3 5 , C h o t t a h o o c h c e , Go. J u l y 9, 1 9 3 2 , S o n d c r s v i l l e , Go.

L-R R e

R R

6.00 5.10

175 180

Sept, 8, 1 9 3 2 , L a f a y e t t e , I n d . Oct. 13, 1 9 2 6 , B r o o k l y n , N . Y.

B o ro s, S t ev e C h r i s l e y , Ne il Groth, John Kaline, Al KOSCO, A n d y Kucnn, Horvty

R L R R R R

R R R R R R

6.00 6.0 3 6.00 6.02 6.03 6.02

180 190 180 180 205 190

Sept. Dec. July Doc. Oct. Dec.

L i n d b e c k , E m e r it M o x w e l l , Ch.srtie Thom as, George

L L R

R L R

6:00 5.10 6.03

ISS 185 190

A u g . 2 7 , 1 9 3 5 , K e w a n e e , IM. A p r . 8, 1 9 2 7 , L a w t o n , M i c h , N o v . 29, 1 9 3 7 , M i n n e o p o l i s , M i n n .

Wise, C osey Y o s t , Eddie

Sccrefciy

J A M E S J. D Y K E S - r M o n o q c r

Moneger

Bruce, B o b B u n n i n g , Jim B u r n s id e , Pete

CATCHERS— B e rb e re t, L o u Rodgers, Bob W ilson, Bob

C R E E D O N — Troveling

1 9 5 9 C lu b Charleston Uciroit Detroit De troit lChoilcston I Birm ingham I Detroit iChorleston Detroit Chorlcstcn Detroit O c lr o i t De troit Detroit Toronlo I Krsoxvlllc I De troit Birm inghom (Charleston I Birm ingham Ph.’l c d e l n h i o Boston-Dctroit

IP. W o n L o s t E R A . 222 11 13 3.57 I 0 I 9.00 250 17 13 3.89 62 I 3 3.77 2 0 I 18.00 192 14 11 3.31 37 2 2 4.14 91 4 8 4.3 5 240 14 14 4.6 5 88 3 8 3.5 8 223 17 IO 3.55 93 4 I 3.87 228 17 9 3.36 104 4 12 5.8 0 147 8 6 2.9 4 181 2.19 15 5 3 0 I 1 5 .0 0 no 6 5 3.03 32 I 3 6.7 5 144 IO 5 3.00 112 3 IO 5.3? 59 I 3 4.28

INDIANS ( C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 8)

G. I OO 105 67

HR. 13 7 4

Spokonc Detroit Detroit I Chorlciton I Detroit Pi I c d c l p h i o De troit IKnoxvillc I Charleston De troit De troit •M Jw o u k e e Louisv ille Detroit

135 127 I 16 137 ll 45 114 ll 45 85 ll ll 112 148

26 13 3 13 0 0 9 6 I 3 I I 4 21

92 55 35 77 I 3 39 52 6 21 15 5 43 60

.305 .266 .268 .295 .111 .211 .221 .3 0 0 .3 1 0 .191 .2 0 2 .171 .302 .2 7 8

Birm inghom D e t r o it Detroit Detroit Decatur De troit j M lcntn I L o u i s v lle De troit Birm inghom

147 65 55 136 61 139 137 13 145 96

16 6 I ll 9 9 17 0 31 7

85 11 IO 94 32 71 67 4 95 48

.1 3 2 .235 .327 .237 .353 .284 .119 .251 .2 7 4

A P P L I N Gi— C o o c h

Detroit Knoxville Detroit

;. A V E . 44 .2 1 6 55 .287 36 .263

r d

;

O U T F IE L D E R S— r

B ILL Y

H IT C H C O C K -— Cooch

T O M F E R R IC K — Cooch

c o n t r a c t d e a l i n g s . H e i n te n d s lo l e a v o v for L a k e la n d , F e b r u a r y 15. to h e lp in th e o r g a n i z a t i o n of th e e a r l y c a m p th e r e . “ If all th e p l a y e r s a r e n ' t s ig n e d by t h e n . ” s a id th e g e n e r a l m a n a g e r . “ Til h a v e to n e g o t i a t e w ith t h e m b y m a il an d t e le p h o n e f r o m F l o r i d a , r h a i ’s wliat I did la s t y e a r , a n d e v e r y t h i n g tu r n e d out all r i g h t . ” T i g e r T a l e s : V i c e - P r e s id e n t J i m C a m p b e ll, n e w l y - n a m e d d i r e c t o r of m i n o r le a g u e o p e r a t i o n s , w a s th e firs t of th e T i g e r s ’ official d e l e g a t i o n to r e a c h L a k e l a n d . Ile a rriv (;d . J a n u a r y KS. to a r r a n g e fo r th e I ’e b r i i a r y 2 o p e n in g of a c o a c h i n g school. . . . C lose b e h in d C a m p b e l l w a s li d K a ia ^ lin as, (he s e n i o r s c o u t w h o will h a v e

T H E S P O R T IN G NEW S, J A N U A R Y 27, 1960

3, 1 9 3 6 , Flint, M i c h . 16, 1 9 3 2 , C o l h o u n Falls, S. C. 2 3 , 1 9 2 6 , C h i c o g o , 111. 19, 1 9 2 4 , Baltini^orc, M d . 5, 1 9 4 1 , Y o u n g s t o w n , O h i o 4; 1 9 3 0 , W e s t A llis, W is.

LUKE

.BOS

Official Major Schedules Next Week ST. LO UIS. M o ; - T h e official A m e r i c a n a n d N a tio n a l L e a g u e 1960 s c h e d u l e s will a p p e a r in n e x t w e e k ’s is s u e of T h e .Sp o r t i n g N

ew s.

In a d d it i o n lo th e u s u a l h o m e a n d r o a d p r o g r a m s , listin g S a t u r d a y a n d S u n d a y c o n t e s t s fo r e a c h t e a m , t h e r e will b e d a v - b v -d a v

schedule.^ .showing night g a m e s , doublc-header.s a n d tw i-nighl twinbills. As th e se s c h e d u l e s will p ro v e v a lu a b le th r o u g h o u t th e s e a s o n , fan s a r e u r g e d lo o r d e r t h e i r copy of th e J 'e b r i i a r y 5 issue of T h e S p o u t i n g N e w s e a rly from their n e w s d e a le r s .

c h a r g e o f th e tw o -w eck cour.se of in-*:*il.s a n n u a ! d i n n e r , J a i n i a r v 'M , stniction. “ W e 'v e got 151 k id s e n Billy Loll. tick et m a n a g e r at B rig g s ro lle d a l r e a d y . ” s a id K a i a l i n a s . .Sladium. is on v a c a l i o n . . . , C h a r lie “ T h a t ’s m o r e th a n w e 'v e h a d in a n y Ma.xwell, sm nvijoim d in P a w P a w . p r e v i o u s y e a r . ; ’ . . . T h e D e tr o it Mich., r e p o r l e d d i s a p p o i n t m e n t with S p o r ts G u ild a w a r d e d a placuic for his 1960 c o n t r a c l . He th in k s he*s I m e r i t o r i o u s s e r v i c e to E d d i e Y o s t at w o r th m o r e th a n th e ofJi</r. w

q u i r e d by L a n e w ith in th e pa.st few weeks. L a n e a l r e a d y h a s h a d an o ffer for K icly. T h e Kan.sa.s City A lhleiics h a v e o ffe re d a s t r o n g - a r m e d rookie fo r K icly b u t th e Indians* g e n e r a l m a n a g e r d o e s n ’t a p p e a r lo b e i n t e r e s te d . I n c lu d in g T i c f c n n u e r , a to tal of 62 will be in T u c s o n fo r s p r i n g tra in in g . T h is is the l a r g e s t c o n tin g e n t e v e r la l:c n to c a m p b y th e 'I'ribc. T r a v e l ing S e c r e t a r y S p u d G oldstein, visited the* A riz o n a c ity la s t w ee k to m a k e a r r a n g o m c n l s to lioiisc a n d fee<i die m u ltitu d e . T w o D ta m o n ils , 12 I n s t r u c t o r s T w e l v e i i r l r u c l o r s will b e p a r t of th is ,group. G i o u n d s k e e p e r E m il Boss a r d will h a v e tw o d i a m o n d s re a d y b e c a u s e .foe G o r d o n w a n t s to k e e p all his p l a y e r s b u s y . T h e t e a c h i n g staff in c lu d e s G o r d o n . Rod Krcs.s, Mel H a r d e r, Jo-llo W hite. Hob L e m o n . B ob K e n n e d y . H oot E v e r s . J o e y Sewell, Al H o llin g s w o r lh , Mel M c G a lia . D a rio L o d ig ia n i a n d T e d Wilks. L a n e d o e s n ’t fig u r e to h a v e a n y hoidout.s b y th e l im e c a m p opens. T h e .signings a r e p r o c e e d i n g s m o o th ly a n d o n ly t h r e e p l a y e r s a r e b o in g c o n s id e r e d “ b a l k v ” b v tile G. M. R o ck y G olavito, KUSS N ix o n a n d .lim B a x e s a r e the o n ly o n e s w ith w h o m n e g o t i a tion s a r e a t a s ta n d o f f . L a n e p o in ts o u t t h a t R o c k y h a s n 't n a m e d a n y fig u r e . “ All h e told nu; w a s (h a t he w a n t s a d e c e n t r a i s e . ” r e v e a l s th e T r i b e p o o b a h . 'I w r o te b a c k a n d a.sked C o lav ito : ‘W h e n i.s a r a i s e in d e c e n t, p a r t i c u l a r l y w h e n you r e c e iv e a h i g h e r s a l a r y fo r a l e s s e r season?’ ” H e .3dds w ith a s m i le . “ I h a v e a h u n c h R o c k y will b e in o u r lin eu p on o p e n i n g d a y . H e ’s m y f a v o r i t e r ig h t field er.” W h en th e A t h l e t ic s l e a r n e d th a t N ixo n h a d n ’t s ig n e d , G e n e r a l M a n a g e r P a r k e C a r r o ll c a l l e d L a n e a n d a s k e d if th e c a t c h e r “ is a \ a i l a b l e . ” “ .Signed o r un.sigiK‘d, h e i s n ’t , ” \va.s L a n t'.s rep ly .

Sportshirt Waves Truce Fla/f to Chuck I

Chi Scribes’ Big N ight-Fnn-Filled Fiesid • B M

DiMag, Stan, Wynn, Banks Draw Cheers

Batting Breeze at' Windy City Shindig

Cheerful Cholly Sees New Sock Boosting Bruins Cub P ilo t P red icts Asliburii

Frick, M ayor Daley on H and

an d T hom as Can L ift Club' to B erth iii F irst Division

fo r Gala D in n e r— R ecord Crowd o f 9 7 6 Shows Ui»

By E D G A R M U N Z E L CHICAGO. 111.

By JA M E S E N R IG H T CHICAGO, III. Did the d o v e of p e a c e find a ro o st am ong a s e rie s of ad je ctiv es tu n e d to jibes, jolts a n d joy? Specifically, th e highlight of the 20th annual D ia m o n d D in n e r of Chi cago baseb all w r i t e r s w a s Bill V ee ck 's a s s u ra n c e to C huck Com iskey t h a t their pro lo n g ed feud in White Sox a f fairs is doom ed. A p p earin g a s th e p ro g ra m -e n d in g s p e a k e r a t th e .biggest d in n e r in his tory stag ed b y the Chicago w rite rs, Veeck spoke d ire c tly to C om iskey, seated a t a front-row table, w h e n he said: " D o n ’t w o rry , C harles, w e ’ll w ork things out y e t .” Nothing w a s s a id a b o u t w hen o r w here this s e t tl e m e n t will ta k e place, but it definitely w a s a p e a c e pitch by the m a n w hose sy n d ic a te ow ns 54 p e r cent of the t e a m ’s stock. Pinch-hitting f o r B irdie T e b b etls, M r. S p o rtsh irt c o v e re d a lot of b a se s but m a d e only one o th e r re fe re n c e to his stock tug-of-w ar w ith young Chuck, Veeck said: " I f s b ee n a v e r y q u ie t w eek —no new law suits.*' If V ee ck ’s w e e k w a s quiet, th e night w as ju s t the opposite fo r th e reco rd turnout of 972 clients a t th e $15-perplale p rim e rib festival. J o e DiMaggio, who w a s h o n o red along w ith Stan Musial via in stallatio n to the c h a p t e r ’s new ly-form ed H i tt e r s ' H all of F a m e . observed the p a r t y ’s " h a p p y go luck y” them e w hen h e w h isp e re d to W arre n Brown, C h ica g o ’s A m e ric a n colum nist and dean of a c tiv e baseball w r ite r s in Dad D e a r b o r n ’s town, w ho w a s the to a s tm a ste r: E verybody Had Fun " I t ’s been m y p le a s u re to a tte n d a lot of these affa irs, b u t n e v e r before have I e v e r b e en a b o a r d one w h e re ev e ry b o d y w a s h a v in g so m u ch fun, ll looks like a n o t h e r N ew Y e a r ’s e v e .” And who do you suppose a rriv e d for the soup a n d s la y e d until Brow n called for a d jo u r n m e n t? M a y o r R ic h a r d J . D aley, C hicago’s No. I citizen a s well as No. I fan Hew b a c k fro m a F lo rid a v a c a tio n lo m ak e the w elc o m in g a d d re s s a n d then rem ained fo r th e e n tire evening. It w as D a le y ’s f ir s t D iam ond D inner, hut he a d o p te d G e n e r a l M a c A rth u r’s them e a s he exited flanked by th r e e bodyguards, saying: " r n be b a c k sin ce it w as the m o st enjoyable evening I ’ve sp en t in a long tim e .” A fter e x p re s s in g hope th a t th e tim e isn’t too d is ta n t w h e n both th e While Sox and Cubs will m e e t in the W orld’s Series lo h o n o r the m a j o r s ’ la s t twotea m city, M a y o r D a le y paid baseball a tre m e n d o u s tr ib u te w hen h e sa id in connection w ith r e c e n t u n h ap p y events politically in Chicago: City Hall N ee d s Ball P l a y e r s ‘Mf we had m o r e ball p la y e rs in city hall, w e ’d h a v e a b e tt e r t e a m . ” Due to the fa c t th a t the White Sox won th e ir f ir s t p e n n a n t in 40 y e a rs , the d in n e r tic k e t a n d p r o g r a m w ere exact copies of the 1959 W orld’s Series ticket and p r o g r a m fo r C om iskey P*Trk end of the classic. In connection w ith this motif, the White Sox also c a r t e d a w a y the lion’s s h a re of the six a w a r d s . M a n a g e r Al Lopez, N elson F o x a n d E a r l y Wynn of the *59 p e n n a n t w inner, and Lew I'Onseca, of f o m e r W h i t e -Sox fam e, w e re a m o n g th e se v e n honored g u e sts bc.sidcs D iM aggio a n d Musial. A fter the selection of P i tc h e r L a r r y Sherry of Los A ngeles a s th e ir W orld’s Seines hero, th e w r i t e r s saluted E rn ie J^anks and G e o rg e A ltm an, w ho w a s repre.sented by M oose M oryn since he

"W e c a n w in the pennant — i f t h e ball bounces rig h t” p redicted M a n a g e r Charlie G r i m m of the Cubs. " I definitely b e lieve th a t w e ’ll c ra s h the f ir s t div i s i o n , and if ev e ry th in g should b re a k rig h t for us, C h a rlie Grim m w e could t a k e it all. D o n ’t f o rg e t t h a t la s t y e a r th e Cubs b e t t e r th a n b r o k e even w ith th e top th r e e contenders-^: Los Angeles, San F r a n c i s c o and MiU| Waukee. ■' " I f w e could flatten the also -ran s a little o fte n e r and th en do a s well a g a in a g a in s t th e o th e r c o n te n d e rs; w hy co uldn’t w e be up t h e r e ? ” T h e o p tim ism of the Cub b ra s s y THE MAJOR LEAG UES' most v a lu a b le p la y e rs of 1959, Ernie Banks of the Cubs (second from left) a n d Nelson Fox of th e W hite Sox (second from right), w e re ho nored a s C hicago p la y e rs of which w a s touched off firs t a t th e ir ’ the y e a r at the a n n u a l Didmond Dinner of the C hicago C h a p te r of the B aseball W riters' A ssocia a n n u a l m id w in te r press-radio-T V ^ tion of America. Jim Enright, C hicago's A m erican (left), w a s c h a irm a n of the din n er a n d W a rre n luncheon, g a in ed new m o m e n tu m with the signing of two of th eir new key, Brown (right), of the sam e p ap e r, serv ed as m a s te r of cerem onies. m e n —F r a n k T h o m a s and R ic h ie A sh b u r n — a c c o m p a n ie d b y re a s s u r in g w as unable lo gain a leave of absence s t a te m e n t s fro m both of them . fro m th e Cuban W inier League, w here G r im m a n d V ice-P resid en t J o h n he is playing. Holland a r e basing m u ch of th e i r pre^^ S h o rt speeches also w e re delivered diction fo r a first-division finish in. b y C om m issioner F o rd C. F rick; W ar Iii 1960 on the 1958 p e rfo r m a n c e s o f Ash’j*^. ren C, Giles, N ational League presi b u rn and Thomas* ' dent, and Charlie G rim m , new thirdW as *59 J u s t a M istake? te r m m a n a g e r of the Cubs. CHICAGO, l l l . - H e r e ’s the balMoose M oryn pinch-hitling for G r im m a n d Holland a r e convinced At the Cubs’ w inter p re ss confer ting o r d e r for the guests of honor G eo rg e A ltm an of the Cubs, re th a t R ichie and F r a n k i e sim p ly had en c e d u rin g the week preceding the and those w ho m a d e the p r e s e n ta ceived the Chicago Rookie of the off y e a r s in 1959. T hey a r e ban k in g D i a n p n d Dinner, G rim m declared: tions a t the 20th annual D iam ond Y e a r a w a rd from J a c k K uenster, on c o m e b a c k s b y both of th e m . And!. "W e (the Cubs) could go all the D aily News. D in ner of the Chicago baseball A shburn a n d T h o m a s a r e ju s t a s con w ay this y e a r with a few good w rite rs here. Lew F onseca, directo r of b a s e fident t h a t they c a n re g ain s t a r d o m t b o u n c es.” b a ll’s motion picture bureau, re E r n ie B anks received the Chi u n d e r the W rigley bannei*. vi*. A fter m ak in g reference to the fact ceived the J . Louis Com iskey M e cago P l a y e r of the Y e a r (first di A shburn slum ped to .266 la st sea so n h e ’d been bounced twice previously m orial A w ard for Long and M eri vision) a w a r d fro m H ow ard Rob and T h o m a s w as even w o rse. But, • as m a n a g e r of the Cubs, G rim m said: erts, D aily News. torious Service to Baseball from ah. le t’s skip lightly o v e r th a t an d ;; " I ’m m o st sincere when I say we E d g a r Munzel, Sun-Timcs. Nelson F o x received the Chicago tu rn b a ck to 1958. v h a v e a first-division club a l Wrigley Stan Musial and J o e DiMaggio P l a y e r of the Y e a r (second divi R ichie w on the N ational L e a g u e b a ts c Field, and when .you’re in the first installed into Chicago c h a p te r 's sion) a w a rd from Dick Dozer, ling ch am pionship with a .350 m a r k division, anything can happen. All I H itte r s ’ Hall of F a m e , and r e Tribune. on a total of 215 hits. T h o m a s ? He*' can say is that I ’m v e ry happy lo be ceived a w a r d s from W a rre n L a r r y S h e r r y received the pounded o u t 35 ho m ers, k n ocked in back to be bounced a g a in .” Brown. C hicago’s A m erican, W orld’s Series h ero a w a rd from 109 ru n s a n d b atted .281. And th a t ; E d Pre!], T ribune. Cal H ubbard , re p re sen tin g the Stan Likes Daylight Ball h o m e r total w as compiled while h e ; E a r l y Wynn received the Wil A m e ric an League, accepted Ted A fter expre.ssing concern why a .244 w as a t P itts b u rg h , leveling a t the long W illiams' trophies f o r H itte rs ’ liam W r i g l e y , J r . , M em orial h itte r should be on the sa m e d ais with left field b a r r i e r . A w ard fro m J e r r y Liska, Chicago Hall of F a m e from Brown, and DiMaggio, who he claim ed is the T h o m a s should find W rigley F i e l d ' sp o rts editor of T he Associated Brow n p re se n te d special a w a r d " g r e a t e s t p la y e r I have e v e r faced in a fa r m o r e inviting t a r g e t a r e a for for Bob Lewis, the C ubs’ re tire d P re s s. m y 19 y e a r s in b a se b all.” Musial r e h o m e rs. A shburn h a p p en s to like tra v e lin g s e c re ta ry , lo Charlie White Sox M a n a g e r Al Lopez re a ffirm ed his stand on day tim e b a se Wrigley Field, too, as a b a itin g a re n a . ceived the Will H a r rid g e a w a rd G r im m , who accepted for Lewis, ball by saying: With this new p a ir sw inging for th e . for A ch iev em en t of th e Y e a r fro m w ho w as ab sent b e c a u se of ill " I still like to play in Wrigley Field. Cubs, G r im m believes run p ro d u ctio n n e s s ., J I M E N R IG H T . J e r r y H oltzm an, Sun-Times, T ve often w ondered what I m ight have --------------------------------------------------g will be step p ed up tre m e n d o u sly . been able to do had I had an o ppo r Speed Should Help tunity to play a full hom e schedule by the Chicago w rite rs . T his honoi">director, and R ed M ackey, P u r d u e ’s "W ith A shburn and T o n y T a y lo r in the d a y lim e .” Then Stan recalled: p a r a d e s ta rte d in 1955 w h en E r n ie a th le tic d irec to r. M ackey and his " I h a v e a lot of wonderful m e m w as p re se n te d with the Rookie of th e wife w e r e gue.sls of Hall of F a n i e r now leading off the b a ttin g o r d e r fo r' us. w e ’ll h a v e a couple of pesty, geto ries ab o u t Chicago. I’ve been hon Y e a r aw a rd . R a y Schalk, and Holcomb attended on-base speed boys up th e re , ju st like ored by the w riters here previously, DIAMOND S P A R K L E R S - M r . and with F r e d d ie L in d slro m , the W ildcats’ and r n n e v e r forget th a t I got m y M rs. Phil W rigley and th e ir fam ily b aseb all coach. . , . A u ro ra won the the White Sox, with th e ir Luis ApaNo. 3,000 hit in Wrigley Field—and a tte n d e d the p a r ty for th e first tim e. out-of-town a tte n d a n c e d erb y a s Sports ricio and Nellie F o x ,” said G rim m . t h a t will alw ays be one of m y fore When C o m m issioner F ric k spotted the E d ito r D ale L a n c a s te r sh ep herded a "O n ly w e ’ll be even b e t t e r off, b e c a u s e w e ’ll h a v e so m e p o w er behind* m o s t thrills.” delegation of 49 p a tro n s from M ayor Cub ow ner, he said: them . DiMaggio, who interrupted a busi " I ’m n ot su re w h e th e r I can tru st E g a n ’s hom e town. Peru, Ind., w as "W ith G e o r g e A ltm an, E rn ie ness ju n k e t to fly here from N ew York m y eyesight. T h e re is Phil Wrigley, the ru n n e r-u p with 13 as Little Falls, to a tte n d his first Chicago dinner, and h e seldom show s u p a t th ese a f Minn.; Benton H arb o r, Mich.; S tre a B a n k s and T h o m a s following them . said: tor, III.; G ary , Whiting and H am m o n d , A shburn and T ony will m a k e it all * fairs.*' the w a y h o m e a lot o fte n e r th an Apa-' "I, too, have som e wonderful m e m T he b a n q u e t hall, the g ra n d ball plus Joliet, also w ere represented. ories a b o u t Chicago, bul let m e .say room of the P a l m e r House, w as be . . . Besides the Cubs and White Sox, ricio and F o x did la st season, " L a s t y e a r, o u r run production * thte: I ’m v ery happy th a t com e to decked with p e n n a n ts and flags plus nine o th e r m a j o r league clubs w ere m o r ro w I won't Ii;*vc lo . go out to big p ic tu re s of the seven honored re p re s e n te d . 'Jhese included the T i d ro p p ed off te rrib ly . We lost a lot C cm iskcy P a r k and bat a g a in s t Ted guests. , , . H ad Chicago W riters g e r s ( J im m ie D ykes); Y an k ees (Art of one-run g a m e s and w e won v ery B row n and J i m E n r ig h t w orn vests, S le w a rl); Athletics (Jo e Skurski); few extra-innir.g battles. L yons.” " J u s t to give you an i d e i of how Wynn used his o utstand ing h u m o r th eir buttons would h av e popped when R e d s (G abe Paul and a p a r l y of IO); to p ro v e the show-stopper, chiding ev Chet R o b le ’s o rc h e s tra played and the Bravc.s (Jo h n n y McHale and a p a rly costly o u r lack of ru n s w a s la st y e a r, e ry b o d y from u m p ire s to club e x e c u p a tro n s s a n g " H a p p y Birthday*' to of IO); Indians ( F r a n k Lane com plete co n sid er th e c a s e of Bob A n d erso n , lf tives. B an ks d re w one of the nig h t’s W a rre n ’s son Bill, and J i m ’s d a u g h with new d a r k g lasses): C ard in als the Cubs h a d scored a s m a n y as four biggest—and loudest—ovations when ter, Lenna. . . , By-gorie d a y s of the (Leo W a rd ); G iants (R ay Hull), and runs for A nderson ev e ry lim e he h e introduced his f a th e r and m other, White Sox w ere recalled when ^ l e Phillies (J im G a lla g h e r and p a r ty of pitched, h e would h a v e lost only one who c a m e to Chicago from D allas es S m ea d Jo lle y B oosters Club showed six ), . . . T he Cubs’ Bob Lewis w as of his first 17 s t a r t s . ” T h e ebullient s t a te m e n t s w e r e n ’t all up e n m a sse. . . . Intercollegiate th e only m a j o r ab sen te e w hen illnc'’s pecially for the affair. In sh a rin g the Chicago P l a y e r of sp o rts w e re re p re se n te d by Tug Wil p re v e n te d his a p p e a ra n c e . Lewis r e (C O N TIN U ED ON P A G E IS. COL. .">) T he Y e a r a w a rd with Fox, it m a rk e d son. Big T en com m issioner; Bill Reed, ceived a special aw ard. the sixth tim e d u rin g the past .seven the Big T e n ’s a s s is ta n t c o m m is s oncr; 17 THE SPCF^TING NEW S, JAF5UARY 27 , 1960 * y e a r s t h a t B ank s h a s been honored Stu Holcomb, N o rth w e ste rn athletic A

Lineup of Honored Guests a t Chicago Scriveners^ 20th Mid-Winter Dinner

■

B ir d s ’ G lu e -F o o t G u s E y e in g G o-G o in S p r in t D r i l l s

‘Get Education, Then Turn Pro,* JJT

TriandVt lo» Take Lessons tin d e r Naval Academy Coach; Adair, Nicholson and Powell Lead O ff Early Signers B y DOUG.BROWIS BALTIMORE, Md. 'Oriole C a t c h e r G u s T ria n d o s , one of the few A m e ric a n — 'e a g u e rs who c a n s tre tc h a double into a single, is going ■'T?few rv :: •■**• :o take running lessons. Think of the possibilities. A fleeter T rian d o s could m ean a winning run, an infield hit, the foiling of a double play. E v en if he can p a r e his Lime betw een b ases only a tenth of a second, the instruction would be of untold value. •Between now and sp rin g training, Gus plans to ta k e about six lessons a t th o N a v a l A ca d e m y under, the tu te lage of the M iddies' tr a c k coach, E a r l T hom son, and his assistan t, J i m G eh rd es. F o r so m e tim e ,~ H c n ry A. P a r r y IIF, m e m b e r of the Gus Triandos Oriole b oard of d irecto rs, and Dr. R alp h G. Hills, f o r m e r Princeton football and tr a c k s t a r , h a v e u rg e d Gus to place his le th a rg ic feet in the h and s of a tra c k coach. Now the big fellow has con sented to do so. “ It c a n 't h u r t ," T riando s s a y s w ith a . sh ru g . “ M ight as well try it. I 'm probably running all w r o n g . . I m i g h t* ■ ------------------------ -------------------------^ pick up a step o r two. If I knew what Jim McLaughlin Mils Road, to do to im prove m y running, I'd have done it long ago. This could h e l p / ’ Secs Cleveland, N. Y. Scouts Pan* and Dr. .Hills a r e convinced B A L T IM O R E, Md.—Oriole F a r m Gus can pick up speed with a few D ire c to r J i m M cLaughlin is m a k . lessons and ensuing p ractice during ing two trip s within eleven d a y s spring training. In fact, to give the to help s e t up te rrito ria l scouting Charles Atlas pitch a violent twist, a s s ig n m e n ts a n d d i s c u s s club Dr. Hills w as once a “ skinny 98-pound policy with new scouts. w eakling " himself. ■ On J a n u a r y 20, he w as in Cleve As a kid of 15 at Hill School, he was land to c o n fe r w ith H al Newhousa 200-pound g ian t who could throw the cr, J o h n Rail, L o u D ’Annunzio track weights a mile. But he couldn ’t and n e w c o m e r Bill K ru e g e r. . run very fast. J im and his assistan t, H a r r y His coach. Mike Sweeney, • pointed Dalton, go to N ew York on J a n out his running faults a n d urged him u a ry 30 for a s im ila r m eetin g with to try the high hurdles. R egional S u perviso r F r a n k M c Helped by P rinceton Coach Gowan and his a id s —B a rn e y Lutz, Princeton Coach Keene F itzpatrick J o e Cusick and re c e n t additions worked with him som e m o r e and B u b b er J o n n a r d and Cy M organ. "Ralph went on to place third in the M cL aughlin tra v e ls to A berdeen. 1922 National AAU 70-yard high h u r S. D., F e b r u a r y IO, w here he and dles ( “ It was a bum field," he now Lou F itz g e ra ld , la st y e a r ’s P e n insists). sa co la m a n a g e r , will speak a t the "This p ro v e s.” says P a r r , “ th a t you A berdeen c lu b ’s w i n t e r d in n er. can m a n u fa c tu re ru n n ers to a certain A berdeen anc! P en sa co la had w ork d e g re e ." ing a g r e e m e n t s with the Orioles “ Gus s t a r ts like a fla sh ," say s Dr. last season. Hills. “ You’ve seen him on bunts; he has fast reflexes. He s ta rts quickly from the plate, too, but then begins to roll, hitting the g ra ss with his feet ting a v e r a g e does not call for a raise, but th e re were, a fte r all, ex ten u atin g on both sides of the baseline. “ He can learn to use his a r m s to c ir c u m s ta n c e s . He injured his hand, reach and pull himself stra ig h t ahead. August I. T h e re a fte r, he b atted .169 Then. h e ’s going to have to practice and sw atted only two of his 25 hom ers. running in a straig h t line." “ I d o n ’t like to m a k e e x c u s e s ,” he G ehrdes. too. has w atched the Ori oles and seen T riandos stum bling to says, “ but w hen you hit o n l y two ward first base. He is positive Gus hom e runs in two months, t h e r e ’s got can gain speed. Indeed, N av y ’s c a tc h be a r e a s o n ." M eantim e, six o th e r Orioles have ers in the past becam e fa ste r a fte r a few tips from G ehrdes and Thomson. found 1960 c o n tr a c t te r m s to their “ It’s sim ply a m a t te r of the p la c e liking. T h re e Y oungsters Sign . m ent of the feet," explains G ehrdes. F irs t tQ_ c a p i t u l a t e w e r e three G us Wobbles Like Duck “ T riandos runs like a plough horse y o u n g ste rs—J e r r y Adair, D ave Nichol o r duck. He has forw ard lean and his son and Jo h n Powell. feet a r e w idespread. He is wobbling • The 23-year-old Adair, a can d id ate for the second base job, b a tte d .309 ‘' and toeing out. Ile needs balance. “ He should improve some in one with A m arillo (T e x a s) la st y e a r, then lesson and even m ore in six. When w as prom oted to the Bird v a rsity . He he co m es down tp see us. we'll start responded with a .314 a v e r a g e in 12 g am es. him off running in a straig h t line." Nicholson, the $100,000 - plus bonus Gus, incidentally, is not a t all happy with the co n tract the Orioles have of outfield prospect, swung a t a .298 clip fered him . Ile was m aking an esti with A berdeen (N orthern) and led the m ated 524.00(1 last v ear and it is be- Oriole organization with 35 hom e lieved he has been asked to take a runs. Powell, who is being converted from cu t close to the 25 per cent m axim u m an outfielder into a first b asem an , p e rm itte d u n der m a jo r league rules. “ U calls for a pretty good slice, I b atted .351 with Bluefield (A p p a la th in k ." he say s. “ No token cut, I ’ll chian). Then, the Birds announced -the sign tell you t h a t . ” T ria n d o s realizes that his .216 bat- ing of Bob Boyd, Billy G a r d n e r and G ene G reen. Boyd’s 1959 figure s lip p e d ’ to .265 a fte r .311, .3IS and .309 efforts the previous th r e e y e a r s . G ard n er, h a m pered throughout the season by a bad shoulder, hit only .217, but played in 140 g a m e s and p articip ated in m ore I n d iv id u a l box seat chairs double plays than any o th e r second f or o m f o r m e r Seals S ta d iu m b a s e m a n in the league. ( o l d h o m e of the G ia n ts ) for G reen w as acquired in the fall tra d e with the s p e c ta t o r , press or utility use. o C a rd in a ls which s e n t Bob N iem an to St. Louis. T he outfielderP ic tu r e on request. O n ( y c a tc h e r posted a .305 norm a t R o c h e s $ 5 . 5 0 each in lots o f 2 5 . ter (Intern afional) a fte r batting only .189 with the C a rd s in the spring. How S H A R IN OIL C O M P A N Y ever, he batted .281 two y e a r s ago as 5 7 Encina Ave., P alo A lto, C alif, a rookie.

M n I

- ji

•

FOR SALE BOX SEAT CHAIRS

★

THE SPORTING NEWS, J A N U A R Y 2 7 , 1 9 6 0

Tr * v

i i

U u u s Alas I o l a

»-

“

I *

By HY HURWITZ BOSTON, Mass. T h e re would be no e n m ity betw een college baseball c o a c h es a n d th e m a j o r leagues if all big league te a m s had the s a m e ed u catio n al policy a s the Bos ton Red Sox. Speaking a t the a n n u a l foot ball a w a r d s d in n e r of Boston’s B ’Nai B ’Rith Sports Lodge, Dick O’Connell, business m a n a g e r of the Red Sox, told a larg e g a t h erin g of college and high school • football p la y e rs th a t the Red Sox policy is: “ F inish #y o u r e d u c a tion before *you e n te r p ro fe s sional sports, be it football o r baseball. * a * A th lete’s C a r e e r Short “ T h e life of a professional a th le te is a s h o r t one. Y oung s t e r s should be p r e p a r e d for a long life and the best w a y to a c q u ire th a t is b y e d u c a tio n ." The R ed Sox, he added, a r e opposed to signing p la y e rs while they a r e in college. O ’Connell receiv e d a check from the Lodge for the H a r ry A gganis M em orial F o u n d atio n . Agganis w as a R e d Sox first b a s e m a n a s well a s a s t a r Bos ton U niversity q u a r t e r b a c k u n til his d e a th four y e a r s ago. “ T h e R e d Sox," O ’Connell s ta te d , “ would h a v e had bet■ ter clubs and be b e tte r today if H a r ry had lived. H e w as a g r e a t c o m p e tito r a n d the takec h a r g e guy needed to lead a sp o rts team . H a r r y finished his e d u catio n a t Boston Uni v e rsity before he signed with the Red Sox. T h a t is som ething we hope e v e ry y o u n g ste rs docs, before he goes into p ro s p o r ts ."

ST. LOI JLS (C O N TIN U ED FROM P A G E 15)

B eans of having a bad h ab it of b o r rowing his c a r and c h a rg in g the oil and gasoline to F ra n k . T he J o h n E. W ray All-Sports Award, n am e d for the re tire d long-time sp o rts ed ito r of the Post-D ispatch, w as s h a re d by six individuals and three team s. Bob P e ttit and Cliff H agan, s t a n d outs of the basketball H aw ks, w ere honored for cracking the NBA twom an sc o rin g record. Billy Well! was cited for winning the All-Star bowling m ee t in 1959, R ay Bluth for copping the M a s te rs and Don C a r te r for win ning the “ W o rld " crow n. M arcein a P a r k e r , w in n e r of m a n y tennis titles, w as hailed for winning the national w o m e n ’s se n io r crow n. T e a m a w a r d s w ent to: B udw eisers. national m a tc h -g a m e bowling titleholders: Kutis, N ational A m a te u r so c c e r w inner, and St. Louis U., NCAA so c c e r cham pion. Hcintis Given U m p Needle C ardinal M a n a g e r Solly H em us, who spoke briefly a bout his clu b ’s recent tra d e s, w as the ta r g e t in a skit s a t i r izing his m a n y jousts w ith Stan L an d es and o th e r u m p ires. In this skit, he w as ejected before the N ational An th em w as played. C a tc h e r Hal Sm ith of the R e d b ird s did a good job of acting and pianoplaving in a n o th e r skit. Asked to play Liszt o r M ozart, Sm itty, a p a rt-tim e w estern song w riter, explained, “ We don’t play that kind of m usic in A rk a n s a s ." Many-voiced Holt also bro u g h t down the house with his c h a ra c te riz a tio n of Stan Musial. Asked to ta k e a big pay cut, “ S ta n " ends up by leading “ B u sch " to his bank to loan him som e m oney. Holt w as terrific, too, in his p o rtra y a l of Busch having a weird d r e a m a b o u t rival b re w e rie s and th eir “ t r a d e - m a r k s . " F a ls ta f f ’s Old P r o and S ta g ’s M r Magoo. Holt im p erso n ated Hawks* O wner Ben H o rn er in an o th e r skit, with Pettit and H agan playing them selves. K er ner w as show n telling, P e ttit how to shoot fre e throws. He finished by h a v ing his two s t a r s sell issues of T he S a tu rd a y Evening P o s t fe a tu rin g a * sto ry ab o u t him.

Red Sox Plan Double-Duty Spring Drills JU

rges H opes Two Sessions Daily Will Help Club Get Fast S larl iii Flag Race

M U S T E R O L E with GM-7 Brings Faster Relief to

Muscle Pain-Strains, Aching Back V V: .Y

•- v

N o t h i n g feels so g o o d to so re, a c h i n g mu s cl es as a r u b — a n d there*s iw rub like M u st era Ie!

Its a m a z i n g painreliever. G M - 7 ( g l y co l m o n o s a l i c y l a t c ) , plus s t i m u l a t i n g oi l sSX\'TT| , - 7 , ^ o t m u s t a r d speeds c.. “ baked heat” com fo rt. Eases local c o n g e s t i o n , relaxes tense ............... ............ m u s c l e s — yow f e e l b e t te r f a s t ! F o r s t u b b o r n c a s e s u s e E x t r a S t r o n g M u st er ol e. Save o n l a r g e tubes.

By HY HURWITZ BOSTON, Mass. If h a rd w ork is the g u a r a n t e e lor success, the Red Sox c a n ’t m iss b e ing a b e tte r club this y e a r. An Analgesic Rub and Counter-Irritant In spring tr a in ing next m o nth, M a n a g e r Billy T h r e e C o o p e r s to w n M u s e u m s J u r g e s is going to conduct two s e s Visited b y tx R e c o r d 3 1 7 , 3 9 6 sions a d a y for his COOPERSTOW N, N. Y. - This Billy M u f f e t t squad . B ecau se o f to w n ’s th ree m u se u m s, including the double sessions, the R ed Sox will the N ational B aseball Hall of b rin g th re e m o r e pitch ers into c a m p F a m e , a tt r a c te d a n all-tim e high from the M inneapolis f a r m club. of 317,396 visitors d u rin g 1959, Tho T he e x tra h u rle rs a r e E r v P a lic a , a n n o u n c e m e n t w as m a d e by Billy Muffett a n d Bill Slack. P alica T h o m a s Wiikman, a s s is ta n t tr e a s a n d Muffett a r e fam iliar f i g u r e s ' in u r e r of the New Y ork State H is the Big T im e, having play ed in the torical Association. N ational L eague. L ast y e a r ’s a tte n d a n c e broke the T h e r e ’s no d oubt ab o u t the N. L. old m a r k of 306,197 established in flav o r on the 1960 R ed Sox. It is, of 1957 and topped the 1958 total ol co u rse, topped by M a n a g e r J u r g e s . 300,020 by 17,376. It has m o v M into the coaching d e T he Hall of F a m e e n te rta in e d p a r t m e n t w a th Billy H e r m a n and Sal 142,080 guests, second only to the M aglie. T h ro u g h in ter-leag u e tra d e s , record 151,388 s e t in 1957. New the R ed Sox picked up th r e e p la y e rs m a r k s w ere ch alk ed up a t the two from the N. L. — Bobby T hom son, o th e r sites, with the F a rm e rs* Mu D ave H illm an and J i m M arsh a ll from se u m .a ttra c tin g 116,325 and the the Cubs. F e n im o re House w elcom ing 58,991. F e w Boston fans can recall the last P re v io u s re c o rd s a t the latter tim e a Red Sox squad w orked twice site w ere 108.031 a t F a r m e r s ’ in a d a y in spring training. But m an y 1957 and 51,941 a t F e n im o re in r e m e m b e r th a t it w as routine in the 195S. d a y s when Casey Stengel and Billy The Baseball shrine a ttra c te d Southw orth m a n a g e d the B ra v e s. m a n y of its visitors d u rin g the Billy G r e a t Guy for Condition m onth of August, when 47,475 It w as S o u th w o rth ^ th e o ry t h a t a c a m e to the m u seu m . club which whipped itself into perfe ct sh a p e in sp rin g training could g e t off to a swift s ta r t. Oddly enough, his 1948 B ra v es dro p p ed six of th e ir first seven g a m e s but bounced back h u r riedly to win the National L e a g u e p e n (C O NTIN UED F R O M P A G E 17) nant. T h a t w as the last tim e th ere w as a ch am pionship in Boston. m a d e by G rim m . H olland and even T h e re is little question th a t J u r g e s O w ner P . K. Wrigley go t into the act. a n d som e of his new aids w an t to get “ I t ’s wonderful to h e a r som ebody• a c q u a in te d with the Red Sox p e r sa y th a t we ac tu ally m a d e so m e good sonnel. Billy m ost likely will allow d e a ls ," said P. K. “ F o r y e a rs , i f s the v c te tra n p la y e rs to use th e ir own a lm o st in v a ria b ly been the o th e r m eth o d s to g e t into condition. T his w a y ." has been a H ub custom u n d e r all past Holland, a f t e r seconding G r i m m ’s m a n a g e r s of the T om Y aw key e ra . ev aluation of w h a t A shburn and T h o m When the Bosox won th eir only p e n a s could m e a n to the a tta c k , cited the n a n t u n d e r Y aw key in 19-16, the te a m glowing possibilities of a n o th e r d e had a m ost in terestin g sp rin g training. p a rtm e n t. It w as equivalent to two-a-day w o rk ‘‘Defensively, o u r infield could be ou ts. World W a r II was o v e r and the best in the m a j o r s , " said Holland. a lm o s t e v e ry big league club had “ Yes, even b e tte r than th e White Sox. a b o u t 60 p la y e rs in cam p. As a result, Could be, th a t is, b ecau se it isn’t c e r th e r e w ere long daily w orko uts and tain th a t G rim m will w an t to play w hen the exhibition-gam e schedule th e m th a t w ay ." s ta rte d , the Sox played dou ble-head Kindall a t K eystone ers. One d a y th ere w ere th r e e Red H o lla n d ’s top-flight defen sive c o r Sox te a m s in action. don would include J e r r y Kindall at V eteran Red Sox Seoul L a r r y Wood seco nd with T ony T a y lo r shifting to all. a coach in *46. recalls th a t spring. th ird base. E r n ie B anks a t sh o rt and “ We did double and triple w ork e v e ry e ith e r D ale Long o r A ltm an al first d a y , " said L a r r y , “ a n d we survived.** b ase. S o x S h o r t s : T hird B a s e m a n F r a n k Kindall, the fo r m e r M innesota star. Malzone b e c a m e the f a th e r of a s e c is a brillian t second sa c k e r, but a ond boy on J a n u a r y 16. His wife w eak h itte r. Ile h it only .237 for F o rt g a v e birth to a seven-pound, six-ounce Worth (A m e ric a n A ssociation) last son, w hom the proud p a r e n ts n a m e d y e a r . T o n y T aylor, of course, w a 4J o s e p h . T h e m o th e r and new child originally a third b a se m a n , and h e ’s w ere in good health, but Malzone a m ag ic ia n a ro u n d the hot c o rn e r. w a s n ’t. T h e proud f a th e r w as s t r i c k G rim m , how ever, h a s m a d e no conv en with a viru s infection. . . . Billy H utm ents ab out his infield c o m b in a Slack, M inneapolis, pitc h er who is to tion. It is su sp ected th a t he would help with the Red Sox hurling in p r e f e r a pow er m a n like Dick G e rn e rt, sp rin g training, w as a t M e m p h is last the ex-Red Sox first basem an-oulficldyear. “ H e ’s strictly a curve-ball er, a t third, if the big fellow can do p it c h e r ," re p o rts P u blicist J a c k Ma- a p a s s a b le job there. laney, “ and they sa y he c a n throw But G r im m w on’t know until spring c u r v e s all day long. T h a t should be training, since G e r n e r t n e v e r a p good for o u r h i t t e r s . " . . . T h e Sox p ea re d a t third b ase in a n y of the 706” signed a Wellesley (M a ss.) High g a m e s h e h a s played in the m a j o r School catc h e r, B rad Cliff, to a R a leagues. leigh c o n tra ct. . . . He w as scouted “ Of course, even if G e r n e rt o r so m e * by L a r r y Woodall, an old c a tc h e r body else plays there, we alw ays himself, who re g a rd s Cliff a s a good could m a k e the defensive shift in the all-round ball p layer. . . . As of J a n late innings by sen d in g Kindall to u a r y 18. 12 Red Sox p la y e rs had sign second and m oving T ony to th ird ," ed c o n tra c ts . . . . T he la te s t p la y e rs said G rim m . to a c cep t Red Sox te r m s w e re O ut “ But no m a t te r who play s o r w hat fielder G erald M allett a n d S hortstop o u r eventual lineup will be, d o n ’t sell J i m M ahoney. • j us sh o rt in the I960 r a c e . "

MUSTEROLE

CUBS

•:*

Another Hot-Corner S izzle r Shaping Up to Spark Phil Camp t

Lopcio, D ark , W oods in Bailie as Freese Sueccssor; Al, 3 7 , W ants lo ‘P lay as M uch as Possible’ in ’60 B y A L L E N LEWIS

Giants to Move Minor Cninp to Casa Grande, Ariz., in ’61 SAN FRANCISCO, C a l i f . - T h e G iants a r e m oving th e i r m in o r league b ase fro m F lo rid a lo A ri zona, O w ner H o ra c e Stoneham announced, J a n u a r y 20, h e h a s ac q u ired 640 a c re s of land in C asa G ran d e, m idw ay betw een P ho en ix and T u c s o n and will m a k e the switch in the sp rin g of 1961. At the s a m e time, h e h a s put his Sanford, Fla., base, in which h e h a s invested $300,000 for a d o rm ito ry and five playing fields. u p for sale. T he G iants o p e ra te seven fa r m clubs, only two of w hich a r e e a s t of the Mississippi, Tliey a r e a t Springfield, M ass., and Quincy, III, T he five o th ers a r e in T aco m a , Wash., E u g e n e, Ore., F re sn o , Calif., A rtesia, N . Mex., and C or pus Christi, Tex, Stoneham plans to m a k e Casa G ra n d e th e m o s t m o d e rn of tr a in ing c a m p installations, H e con te m p la te s an enclosed baseball stad iu m w here exhibition g a m e s can be played, P re s e n tly , four m a j o r league clubs tr a in in A ri zona and th e ir exhibition g a m e s th e re h av e been confined to Phoe3iix, Scottsdale, M esa and Tucson, with an occasional g a m e a t Y u m a. Mc d o n a l d .

PH IL A D EL PH IA , P a . One y e a r ago, P hillies’ fans w atched with in te re st the fight fo r the r e g u l a r th ird b a s e post on the team . This s e a s o n p ro m is e s a n o th e r interesting battle, but with c o m p le tely new co m p etito rs. Willie Jo n e s , the P h ils' ten-year regular, and Gene F r e e s e w e r e vying for the job in 1959. J o n e s began th e season at third, but w as trad ed to the Indians in a w a iv e r d ea l in e a rly Ju n e , and F r e e s e took o v er for the r e m a i n d e r of the cam p a ig n . L ast D ecem ber, F r e e s e w a s sw a p p ed to the White Sox for Outfielder Jo h n n y Callison. It:-. 3 ' :.^ At first, it looked as if T ed Lepcio had a lock on the T ed Le p c io job for 1960. T he A m e ric a n leaguer, trad ed by the T igers to th e P h ils in the deal th a t se n t Shortstop Chico F e rn a n d e z and P itc h e r R a y S e m p ro c h to D etroit, w as th e only can d id ate, tem p o rarily , a fte r F re e se w as shipped a w a y . Now, how ever, h e will have to b e at out v e te ra n A! D a rk a n d possibly y o u n g Jim*:* Woods for th e post. T h e se two w e re secured fro m the Cubs, along with Q u in n S p r i n k le s C o ld W a l e r P itc h e r J o h n B u z h a rd t, in the Richie o n C h n iie e s o f E n n is , L o p a tn Ashburn tra n sa c tio n . P H IL A D E L PH IA , P a . - G e n e r a l D ark, w ho c e le b ra te d his th irty-sev M a n a g e r J o h n Quinn is ap p aren tly enth b ir th d a y e a r l ie r this m onth, is not interested in signing either by no m e a n s re sig n ed lo becom ing a Del E n n is or Stan Lopata, both of uiilitym an, a n d M a n a g e r E d d ie Saw w hom a r e free agents and P h ila y e r is figuring on a lot of help from TW O H O U S T O N W H IT E R S I N J U R E D delphia a r e a residents. the fo rm e r L ouisiana State football A C K G A L L A G H E R a n d M ic k e y H c r “ We h a v e plenty of outfielders,” .star. s k o w itz , s p o r t s w r i t e r s f o r t h e H o u s Quinn said in reference lo Ennis, ton (T e x .) P o s t, a n d tw o o t h e r s w e r e F r o m his L a k e C h arles (L a.) home, i n j u r e d w h e n a n a u t o m o b i l e in w h i c h “ and we intend to go with w hat D ark talked a b o u t his baseball future t h e y w e r e r id in g w a s d e m o l i s h e d in an we have. As for Lopata, we have a c c i d e n t in H o u s to n , J a n u a r y 15. T h e y shortly a f t e r he w as tra d e d to the w e r e r i d i n g w ith J o n e s R a m s e y , s p o r ts five c a tc h e rs on our ro ste r and Phils, the fifth N ational L ea g u e club d i r e c t o r o f p u b li c it y f o r T e x a s A & M . our organization thinks highly of a n d M rs. R a m se y a l t h e t i m e o f th e th a t has ow ned h im since he b rok e in mi.shap. G alJag h er, R a m s e y a n d h is w ife J i m C oker.” to the Big T im e with the Boston w e r e r e le a s e d a f t e r t r e a t m e n t , b u t H erEnnis, who quit the g am e last s k o w itz r e m a i n e d in St. J o s e p h ’s H o s p i B raves in 1946. tal in H o u s t o n f o r t r e a t m e n t . m id scaso n a fte r being released by Indicating he believed y o u ’r e only the White Sox. and Lopata, c a st G eo rg e B o w e n of t h e A s s o c ia te d as old a s you feel, D a r k said. “ Age P r e s s h a s b e e n e le c te d c h a i r m a n of a d rift by the B raves a t the end of doesn’t m e a n a thing. You c a n throw Ibe B a l t i m o r e c h a p t e r of t h e B a s e the season, both indicated recently ball Writers* A sso ciatio n of A m e r i c a . that business o u t the window. I felt Ile s u c c e e d e d J i m Ellis of th e B a lti they would welcome a ch ance lo g ro at la s t y e a r . I w a n t to p la y as m o r e E v e n in g News. play for the club with which th ey jnuch as possible. I n e v e r had any W. L. ( P u t t ) P o w e ll, w h o h a s b een s ta rte d their m a jo r league c a fun silting on the b e n c h .” added w ith Hie A m a r i l l o (Tex.) G lobe-Tim c.s re e rs . Lopata is expected to r e a n d D a ily N e w s f o r alm o st CO y e a r s , the infielder w ho h a s a v e r a g e d b e tte r w a s n a m e d “ s p o r ts w r i t e r o f t h e y e a r ” sign with Milwaukee if lie docs not than 140 g a m e s p e r seaso n in his 12 at th e P a n h a n d l e S h o rts H all o f F a m e a c c e p t an offer from an o th er big d i n n e r a t A m a r illo , J a n u a r y 17. full y e a r s in the league, beginning league club. in 1948. ERW IN G IL M O R E P R O M O T E D Night B all O kay With D a r k R W IN L. G ILM O R E , a c o r r c s p o n d e n l o f Tim SpoirriNo N e w s a n d s p o r ts Although m o s t p la y e r s h a le lo leave e d i to r o f t h e P a s c o - K e n n c w i c k I can do a b e tte r job in Philadelphia the Cubs b e c a u s e of W rigley F ie ld ’s R ic h la n d (W ash .) T r i - C i t y H e r a ld , th an I did in Chicago last .season.” h a s b e e n n a m e d asso c ia te e d i t o r o f all d ay lig h t schedule. D a r k said. A greeing th a t his w inter league p a p e r . C h a r l e s V a n Sickel, f o r m e r .sports “ W hat’s the differen ce ? AII it m e an s e d i t o r o f t h e C o lu m b ia ( W a s h .) B a s in activity h a d n ’t helped him, B uzhardt N e w s , h a s j o i n e d th e H e r a l d s p o r ts staff. IS that I ’ll g e t m o r e r e s t before said, “ I pitched for H av a n a last win the night g a m e s . ” .sports E d i to r B lackie S h e r r o d of te r and they used me a lot—about tile D allas (T ex .) T l m c s - I I e r n ld will R eferring lo th e 1959 seaso n . D ark b e Hic m a s t e r of c e r e m o n ie s a t th e 140 innings. When I c a m e to spring said, “ T he only tro u b le w as th a t last S an A n to n io (T e x a s ) Missions* A iltrain in g with the Cubs I w as tired .Sports Hall or F a m e d i n n e r a t th e y e a r w as m y w o r s t se a so n for hitting. S even O a k s C o u n t r y C lu b in S an out. I w a s trying to take it easy. I don’t know w h a t happened. But J A n to n io , J a n u a r y 29. I wound up with a sore a r m . ” can a s s u r e you of one thing—I intend w h o w as s p o r ts e d i t o r of P h i l l y F o d d e r : The Phils have t h eS a Jma c kBlitz, to find out n e x t s e a s o n .” s o n v i l l e (Fin.) T im e s - U iilo n for IG y e a r s b e f o r e b e c o m in g m a n a g i n g e d i D ark, w hose lifetim e a v e r a g e is a signed Glenn Elliott, fo rm er Boston to r f o r b o th t h a t p a p e r a n d t h e J n c k fine .291. b a tte d only .264 in 136 g a m e s Braves* pitcher, as a scout on the sonviJlc J o u r n a l , r e s ig n e d , e f f e c t i v e F e b r u a r y I, to b e c o m e g e n e r a l m a n a g e r for the Cubs and his R B I to ta l of 45 W est Coast. . . . Shortstop Ruben of m e r c ia l div isio n of t h e P e p p e r A m a ro m a y be late in reporting P r i tnht ei n cgo m m atched his c a r e e r low. Co. of G a in e s v ille , F la. The third b id d e r for the job a t third, for spring training. The Mexican is AVRITEUS* G R O U P R E N A M E S M E E H A N Woods, will p ro b a b ly re q u ire a t least se rv in g a six-month hitch in the OM M E E H A N , a m e m b e r o f th e A rm y. , . . Robin R oberts is aiding Fre.sno (Calif.) B e e s p o r t s s t a f f a n d one season of Triplc-.A seasoning, but a c o r r e s p o n d e n t o f T he S i'Ohtiku he is ra te d a re a l p ro sp ect. A t Lan- a fund driv e for a Philadelphia chil N ews, h a s b e e n r e - e le c te d p r e s id e n t ca.sicr last y e a r in the Class A E a s t d r e n 's hospital. . . . An announce- o f th e C a lif o r n ia L e a g u e B a s e b a ll W r it A ssociation. S p o r t s E d i t o r L a r r y ern League, Woods b atte d .293, s l a m m e u t is expected in the n ea r future on ei-s Pre.ss of th e B a k e r s fie ld C a l if o r n ia n is med 22 h o m e ru n s and b aited h o m e 88 the m a n selected to help By Saam th e n e w f i r s t v ic e - p r e s i d e n t. and Claude H aring in the b ro a d c a st runs. W a r r e n T a lle y , f o r m e r l y o f t h e S a n ing and telecasting of Phils’ g a m e s F i a n c i s c o b u r e a u o f U n ite d P r e s s I n t e r G eneral M a n a g e r J o h n Quinn called n a l. h a s j o i n e d t h e s p o r t s s ta f f of him the key m a n in the d eal with th e n ex t season. He will replace Gene nt haet io R o c k f o r d (111.) S t a r a n d R c g i s l e r Kelly, who resigned. Cubs. R c p u b lic . As to W oods’ potential, Quinn said, Q -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“ Most o b s e r v e r s believe it w as a toss-up betw een J i m and Tony C urry as to who w a s th e b e s t p la y e r in tile E a ste rn L e a g u e last y e a r . ” H it .314 a t W illiam sport Curry, a fleet outfielder fro m the B ah am a s, is a P h ils ’ f a rm h a n d who SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Candlestick P a r k , the G ian ts’ new hom e, is baited .314 a t W illiam sport in th e E a s t “ a f i r e t r a p ” in its presen t condition, A lb e rt H ayes, chief of th e fire p r e ern League. vention division of the San F ra n c is c o F ir e D e p a rtm en t, h a s inform ed The third p la y e r fro m the Cubs, city officials. Bvi/,hardt. is also well thought of Safety m e a s u re s which miDst be installed include standpipes a n d ho.se by Quinn. “ H e ’s big, stro n g and a reels spaced 50 feel a p a r t in the enclosed sta d iu m are a s, a n a u to m a tic h a r d th r o w e r .” Quinn said. “ He s p r in k le r s y s te m and an additional exit ra m p , H ayes said. Until these should be*ab!e lo handle the p re se n t a r e installed, he declared, he would n ot certify the p a r k fo r occupancy Jincl the f u t u r e .” and the G iants cannot play there. l^ark, too, thinks B u z h a rd t c a n b e “ T hese safely m e a s u re s a r e req uired by law and w ere inco rpo rated come a fine p itc h e r for the Phils. in the original plans,” said H ayes. “ Of course, the concrete stru c tu re “ He pitched th r e e g a m e s fo r the is not going lo burn up, but they a r e going to sto re thousands of s e a t Cubs a t the end of th e 1958 season cushions in the .stadium. E v en a v e ry sm all fire could give out large and w as se n satio n al. T h e n I think clouds of sm o ke and c re a te a pan ic with hundreds injured o r tra m p le d he pitched in the w in te r le ag u e and on. I'm not going to be responsible for th a t .” a])parently it d id n ’t help h im .” H a y e s ’ action touched off an a n g r y re.sponse from A rchitect John Buzhardt, him self, w a s soniewliat B ollcs,.w ho claim ed the stadium is perfectly safe, but Fire Chief William surprised a t the t r a d e. Speaking M u r r a y t;ountcred by saying, “ We h a v e to go along with the code book Horn his h o m e in P ro s p e rity , S. C., II and w liat’ H a y e s « a y s goes. the big r ig h th a n d e r said, “ I thought die trading w a s o v e r, Well, I hope

---------------B

Giants’ New Park Called Firetrap-Safety Measures Ordered by Expert

Jones Posket Basting Out With $$ Hike Sam Q uick lo In k 30-GramI P a d ; Slav H u r l e r W ants lo R ep o rt f o r Early Ctimp B y JA CK M c d o n a l d SAN FRANCISCO, Calif, Sam

Jones,

whose s p e e d y c u rv e s a r e ran k e d am o n g the b e s t in th e N a t i o n a l League, i s a l s o quick to m a k e up his m ind. H e sign ed, on receipt, his 1 9 ^ c o n tract, call ing f o r approxim a t e I y $30,000. Sam J o n e i This IS f a r m ore tJian Sad Sam ev e r h a s received in his ten y e a r s in O rganized Ball. In the s a m e bag of m ail th a t brought J o n e s ’ sig n a tu re from his hom e in M onongahela. W, Va., w ere the p acts of Don B lasing am e, J i m m y D av en p o r t a n d Willie Kirkland. J o n e s w a s given the biggest pay boost of any Giant, and for no m y s terious reason. He w as gen erally re g a r d e d as th e le a g u e ’s m ost effective p itc h e r in 1959. H e compiled th e best e a rn e d -ru n a v e ra g e . 2.82. N ev e r a w in n e r of m o r e th a n 14 g a m e s any p rev io u s season in the m a jo rs, he was 21-15. A record-book pitch er in m a n y d e p a rtm e n ts , he b e c am e, in 1958 with the C ards, the first N ational le a g u e r in 17 y e a r s to strik e o ut m o re than 200 b a tt e r s in a single season. Last y e a r he whiffed 209. H urled 16 Com plete G am es S am pitched 16 com plete g a m e s , in cluding a seven-inning no-hitter and a nine-inning one-hitter t h a t ju st m issed being a pe rfec t g a m e . A g ro u n d bali by D odg er J im Gilliam with two out in the eighth w as bobbled m o m e n ta rily by A ndre R o d g ers. It w as scored a s a hit. T h e episode o c c u r r e d on J u n e 30 in the Los Angeles Coliseum, P honing M a n a g e r Bill R igney to tell him his signed c o n tra c t w as in t the h e m ails, J o n e s said he is five o r six pounds overw eight, but is e a g e r to s t a r t tra in in g ,’ and if a n e a rly c a m p is held, Sam w an ts lo be included. Can Sam im prove on last s e a s o n ’s re c o rd ? “ I’d settle for 2 M 5 a g a in ,” sa y s Rigney. " b u t w ith o u r add ed pitching stre n g th , I 'm hoping I w on’t h a v e to use J o n e s in relief al all this season, as I w as forced to do often in the la st m on th of the r a c e .” Rig, how ever, will a r g u e t h a t it w a s n ’t pitching t h a t c au sed the Giants* dow nfall in the closing w eeks. “ With the exception of Willie M ays. we d id n ’t hit in those la s t 20 g a m e s , ” R ig said. “ In one spell, O rlando Cep e d a w en t abou t 60 at-bats without d riv in g in a r u n .” M ay s F in ished With Flourish R ig n e y is so rig h t about Mays. Willie sta g e d a tre m e n d o u s finish. In th e final 27 g a m e s , he hit 13 h o m ers a n d b a tte d in 25 r u n j . hitting .367 over t h a t s tre tc h to lift his a v e ra g e from .302 lo .313. B la sin g a m e had the best season of his c a r e e r with the bat *ast y e a r. .289. H is p e rf o r m a n c e would have entitled him to a raise h ad he re m a in e d with the C ardinals, who tra d e d him this w in te r for D aryl Spencer and Leon W agner, So the G iants m e t it. Bia.sin g a m e will d ra w about $25,000 in 1960. Chub F een ey . G iant vice-president, le a rn ed in a phone conversation with B la sin g a m e th a t the c lu b ’s new second b a s e m a n is in good shape. He has been ro a m in g the hills a ro u n d St. Louis and Corinth, Miss., following his hunting dogs in se a rc h of p h e a s a n ts m o st of the winter. “ B lasingam e is h a p p y to be with u s ,” F e en ey said, in announcing D o n ’s signing. “ J u s t as happy as w e a r e lo have h im .” If he pro ves a s m a r t, able leadoff m a n and tightens the G ia n t defense, h e ’ll be w orth his pay. R ig n ey looks^on Don as the knot th a t m a y hold to g eth er a pen n an t p a c k a g e for the Giants. “ H e ’s the

The truth about baseball’s Hall of Fame W ho really su p p o rts b ase b a l l ’s H a l l o f F a m e ? A r e t h e electio n s th e r e 100% fa ir — o r d o p e rso n a l fe e lin g s p la y a p art? W ho sta rte d b aseb all in th e f i r s t p lace? O n th e ev e of th e H all of F a m e ’s a n n u a l e l e c t i o n s , a P o st e d ito r ex p lo d es som e of th e m y th s ab o u t th is fam o u s s h r i n e . I n t h i s w e e k ’s ’ S a t u r d a y E v e n i n g P o s t y o u ’ll learn : • who th e real fin a n c ia l a n g el is f o r t h e H a l l of F a m e a n d museum. • how C o o p e r s t o w n b e c a m e b a s c b o l l s h r i n e by m i s t a k e ,

• w h i c h players* e l e c t i o n s h o v e stirred up the m ost controversy, • why so m e people feel th e rules for c h o o stn a " m o d e r n ” ptoycrs arc too strict.

D o n ’t m i s s “ T h e M y t h s o f C o o p e rsto w n .” by H arry P a x t o n — i n t h i s w e e k ’s P o s t . I t ’s a w o n d e r f u i w e e k i n t h e P o s t . . . 7 articles, 4 stories,

2 serials, m a n y c a r t o o n s a n d exciting photographs, GET YOUR COPY TO D A Y — WHEREVER M A G A ZIN ES ARE SOLDI

'I ll

Sa Ui rd a v E v e ii i

: I

. l a n u a r y :1 0 /1 0 6 () A CURTIS M A G A Z I N E

m a n w ho can tie o u r infield to g e th e r ,” , Rig say s. “ I can like B la s in g a m e ,ii ju st off his s ta tis tic s .” Don play ed 150 g a m e s la s t season and sco red 90 ru n s. Only tw o G iants^ sco red m o r e la st y e a r, C e p e d a ,-9 2 , '.j and Mays, 125. BIas'.ngame d o e s n ’t blast m a n y ho m ers, ’o ut h e hits the ball h a rd . Y ou c a n 't p lay him in s h o r t rig h t o r center. O ther eye-filling sta tistic s on Blas-', in g a m e a r e his p a rtic ip a tio n in 104 double plays, 32 m o r e th a n Spencer, his second b a se p re d e c e sso r. Anc! Don groun ded into only th r e e double . play s h im self in 1959. R ig n e y se es B la sin g a m e a n d Third,' B a s e m a n J i m D av enpo rt, a good hitand-run m an , a s the e a r l y on e-tw o ’ ' punch in the b atlin g o rd er. H e hopes'* th e y ’ll open the w a y for the p o w er * hitting of M ays, Cepeda and Willie McCovey. w h o ’ll follow in t h a t o rd er. As leadoff m a n for th e Cardinals, B la sin g a m e stole 15 b a se s la st y ear. “ I plan lo send him down a lot,” says Rigney, “ M aybe he and D av e n p o rt can p rove as effective a com bination a t the top of th e batting o r d e r as Luis A paricio and Nellie Fox of the White * Sox.” Don T ab b ed Real Swifty B lasin gam e com es by his nicknam e, the Blazer, honestly. He is one of the fa ste st m en in the N ational League, consistently reaching first b a se in u n d e r fo u r seconds. Of Don, Babe Pinelli, re tire d um pire, rece n tly told us, “ I ’d h av e to call him a m o n g the four fa s te s t I ’v e seen in th e league during the la st 15 y e a rs , when it com es to g ettin g down to first base from the left side of the plate. The o th ers a r e Richie A shburn, P e le R ei s e r and, this will s u r p ris e you. Dee F o n d y .” D av e n p o rt received w h at the G iant front office calls “ a su b sta n tial pay boo st.” H e is fully re c o v e re d from a c a rtila g e o peration h e u n d e rw e n t in New Y o rk this winter. G i a n t J o t t i n g s : Arr m a g h e re from P u e r t o Rico, O rlando C cp ed a quickly scotched a r e p o rt he would d em an d $30,000 to play left field for the G iants in 1960. Not only s u r p ris e d b u t an g ry ab o u t the published sto ry , Cepeda said. “ I h a v e n ’t even told m y own m o th e r how m u ch I feel I should be paid this y e a r . My s a l a r y is a p ri vate m a t t e r betwj?en m e and the clu b .’*

THE SPORTING NEWS, JANUARY 27, 1560 «

Buffalo Ready for Continental to Okay Setup T o rrid Controversy M arks City's Pitch fo r F ranchise

‘Vi,yVV>

Rickey a n d T o r o n to Council to C o n fe r on Stadium* P la n s 0

T O R O N T O , O n t.— B r a n c h R i c k ey, p re s id e n t of th e C ontinental L e a g u e , w ill c o n f e r w i t h t h e T o r o n to C ity C o un cil, F e b r u a r y 5, on a p l a n to e r e c t a m u n i c i p a l s t a d i u m . T o r o n t o is o n e of t h e c i t ies n o w h o ld in g a f r a n c h i s e in t h e new league. O n F e b r u a r y 4, R i c k e y will b e th e g u e s t of h o n o r h e re at a sp o rts w rite rs ' dinner.

J A N U A R Y 2 7 - F E B R U A R Y 2, I N C L . 27—D e m e t e r , T i g e r s , 1935. 28—H a m p e r , c o m p t r o l l e r , O rio les, 1926; R u n n e l s , R e d S ox, 1928; W h ite, C a r d i n a l s , 1934. 29—R . H a y w o r t h , c h i e f s c o u t , C u b s, 1905. 30—D r o p o , O rio le s, 1924; L a w r e n c e , R e d s , 1925; N e a l , D o d g e r s , 1931; A m o r o s , D o d g e r s , 1932. 31— R i c k e y , J r . , f a r m d i r e c t o r , P i r a t e s , 1914; B a k e r , s c o u t, R e d s , 1916; B a n k s , C u b s , 1931; M a a s . Y a n k e e s , 1931; W e s t, s ta t i s t i c i a n ,. C u b s , 1931. 1— B e n n e t t , s c o u t , W h ite Sox, 1891; P a t t e r s o n , p u b li c r e l a t i o n s d i r e c t o r , D o d g e r s , 1909; B u r k a r t , t i c k e t m a n a g e r , O r io le s , 1917. 2 — L . B r a g a n , s c o u t, R e d s , 1922; S c h o e n d ie n s t, B r a v e s , 1923; R e e d , Y a n k e e s , 1933.

B y CY K R I T Z E R B U F F A L O , N. Y . A Tier a ten -d ay , front-page d r a m a t h a t b r o u g h t G ov ernor N e l s o n R o c k e f e l l e r , B uf falo M a y o r F r a n k S edita and a sso rt e d s e n a t o r s into a t o y contro v e r s y , B u f f a lo w a s r e a d y l a s t w eek to b e v o te d t h e e ig h t h a n d final J o h n C. S t i g l m e i e r f r a n c h i s e in th e C o n ti n e n t a l L e a g u e . O n c e th e d i r e c t o r s of th e c o m m u n i ty -o w n e d B u ffalo B a s e b a l l Club v o te to s ig n th e le a s e fo r C iv ic Stadium.. t h e a w a r d of a f r a n c h i s e w ill b e r o u t in e a t th e n e x t m e e t i n g o f t h e n e w t h i r d m a j o r le a g u e , P r e s i d e n t B r a n c h R i c k e y sa id . R i c k e y s a id lie w a n t e d to p r e s e n t a solid, e ig h t-c lu b l e a g u e w h e n h e a s k s f o r m a j o r l e a g u e s t a t u s f r o m Hie A m e r i c a n a n d N a t i o n a l le a g u e s . T h e C o n tin e n ta l n o w in c lu d e s T o r o n t o , D e n v e r . D a l l a s - F o r t W o rth , M inn eap o lis-S t. P a u l , A tl a n t a , H o u s t o n a n d N ew Y ork. Of th e e ig h t cities, B u ffalo w a s th e t o u g h e s t f o r S hea a n d R i c k e y to c o r r a l . T h e f o rc e of p u b lic o p in io n , a s v o ic e d in th e p r e s s , a n d p r e s s u r e f r o m th e G o v e r n o r ’s office in A l b a n y to W a s h i n g to n h e l p e d t h e C o n tin e n ta l cause. R e t u r n i n g to a p o s itio n o f c o n t r o l in t h e B u ffa lo c lu b is w e a l t h y R e g i n a ld B. T a y l o r , p r e s i d e n t of B u f f a l o ’s I n t e r n a t i o n a l L e a g u e c lu b in 1956-57. T a y l o r h a s o f f e r e d a f in a n c ia l p l a n a n d his full f in a n c i a l s u p p o r t f o r a C o n ti n e n ta l L e a g u e t e a m . M a y o r C alls M e e tin g . M a y o r S e d ita c a ll e d a m e e t i n g of lo cal b a s e b a ll l e a d e r s , c i t y o ffic ia ls, R i c k e y a n d S h e a f o r J a n u a r y 20, in his office to a i r t h e t a n g l e d s i t u a t i o n . B u t B ison P r e s i d e n t J o h n C. Stiglr a e i c r m a d e th is s e s s io n u n n e c e s s a r y b y c a llin g a s p e c ia l m e e t i n g of th e e x e c u t i v e c o m m i t t e e 48 h o u r s p r e v io u sly . T ile c o n f lic t r a g e d a r o u n d T a y l o r , a n d w h e t h e r h e would b e n a m e d c h a i r m a n of the b o a r d to b a c k B u f f a l o ’s big le a g u e bid. R ic k e y h a d b e e n a d v is e d t h a t S t ig lm e i e r h a d a g r e e d to t h e a p p o i n t m e n t . S tig g y d e n i e d th is. T a y l o r s a id he h a d r e q u e s t e d s u c h a p o sitio n , bu t no o n e h a d c o n t a c t e d h im f r o m th e ball club. T a y l o r r e c e n t ly w a s r e - e le c te d to th e B iso n b o a r d of d i r e c t o r s . He h a d r e s i g n e d a s p r e s i d e n t in 1957 a f t e r a c o n f lic t w ith S ti g l m e ie r . T a y l o r w a s a p p o i n t e d c h a i r m a n of th e f in a n c e c o m m i t t e e . T h e p o st w a s n o t w h a t he w a n t e d , but it c a r r i e d a u t h o r i t y to n e g o t i a t e w ith the C o n tin e n ta l L e a g u e . T h e n S t i g l e m e i e r c a lle d a s p e c i a l d i r e c t o r s ’ m e e ti n g . H e e x p la i n e d t h a t a sto ck h o ld ers’ m eeting w as n ecessary to c h a n g e th e by-law s a n d c r e a t e the p o s itio n of c h a i r m a n of th e b o a r d . H e s a id it w a s up to th e d i r e c t o r s to c a ll s u c h a m e e tin g . T hen T aylo r w o u ld ^ a p p o i n t e d . M e a n w h i l e , a n in te r n a l conflict d e v e l o p e d o v e r the w o r d in g a n d s ig n in g o f th e le a s e fo r Civic S ta d iu m . The l e a s e w o u ld s h u t ou t S p o r t s e r v ic e f r o m t h e c o n c e s s i o n s in th e c ity -o w n e d s t a d i u m n ow b ein g r e c o n s t r u c t e d for b a s e b a l l a t a c o s t of $S00,000. HOYT

WILHELM'S

BASEBALL a t

t a m p a

SCHOOL ,

f l o r id a

N E X T TW O SESSIONS

( J a n . 2 7 - r c b . 16)

(Feb. 17 -M or . 8)

INSTRUC TO RS: HOYT W ILH EL M , Orioles* ALL STAR pitcher: SPUD CHANDLER, Cleveland I n dians* scout, formerly NY Yankees* All-Star player who won Most Valuable Player Award in American League and Athletics' coach, and other major and ir.inar league Instructors. 950 players from our camp have signed contracts since 3946 including DANNY

OCONNELL A RAMON MOISANT (Giants). PRO PLATERS: W r i t e for s p e c i a l ra te s. AMATEURS: Serving pro opportunity or to become better players to make your high school or college teams? Write:

Hoyt W ilhelm 's Florida Baseball School (Operated by National Baseball Placement Bureau) B o x 1 9 0 3 S N , T A M P A , F L A . ---------

★

B A R R TO CONDU CT CLINICS E O R G E B A R R . top N ational L eague u m p i r e f o r lf) y e a r s , w i l l c o n d u c t u m p i r i n g clinics in P u e r t o Rico an d H a w a i i u n d e r Hie s p o n s o r s h i p o f t h e A r m j ’. B arr, w ho until recently o p e r a te d a school for u m p ir e s in F lorida, w ill c o n d u c t tw o clinics in P u e r t o Rico, th e firs t b e g in n in g on F e b r u a r y I an d t h e s e c o n d o n F e b r u a r y 15 a n d i n H a w a i i ea rly in M arch.

A n d y G ilbert, w ho piloted S p rin g field to th e e a s t e r n L e a g u e p e n n a n t a n d p l a y o f f title last y ea r, will r e t u r n t o t h e h e l m of t h e S a n F r a n c i s c o f a r m c l u b n e x t s e a s o n . Iii G i l b e r t ’s l l s e a s o n s o f m a n a g i n g i n t h e m i n o r s , Ills t e n n i s f i n i s h e d o u t o f t h e first division b u t once.

th e r e a p p o i n tm e n t w a s received b y Club P r e s i d e n t J o h n I n g l i s f r o m t h e Orioles* organization. T he P o rts h a v e signed a n e w w o r k i n g a g r e e m e n t w i t h the. O r i o l e s f o r 19G0 a n d 'GI. Lee B allanfant, fo rm e r N ational League um pire, u n d e rw e n t em ergency surgery a t D a l l a s , T e x . , J a n u a r y 13. f o r a r u p tured appendix. B a l l a n f a n t . G3. j o i n e d t h e C u b s ' s c o u t i n g s t a f f a f t e r r e t i r i n g as a n u m p ir e tw o y e a r s ago. H A TH A W A Y SAVANNAH PILOT AY HATHAW AY, who was nam ed the Sally L e a g u e 's m a n a g e r of th e y e a r last season a fte r piloting th e C olum bus - Gastonia e n t r y to a f o u r t h - p l a c e fin ish a n d t h e p la y o f f title, will r e t u r n to t h e h e l m o f t h e c l u b as field boss of S a v a n n a h . T h e P i tt s b u r g h f a r m c l u b o p e n e d t h e 1959 s e a s o n a t C o l u m b u s a n d w a s sh ifte d to G a s to n ia in m i d s e a s o n a n d t o S a v a n n a h f o r I960.

D a m o n P hillips, w h o piloted Y a n k e e Class C f a r m c lu b s to first-d iv isio n f i n ishes t h e p a s t t h r e e seasons, h a s b e e n p r o m o t e d to th e h e lm of B i n g h a m to n (E astern) b y th e N e w Y o rk organization. Phillips, a p la y e r-c o a c h u n d e r E d L opat a t R i c h m o n d ( I n t e r n a t i o n a l ) i n 195G. m a n a g e d M o d e s t o ( C a l i f o r n i a ) i n ’57 a n d *58 a n d F a r g o - M o o r h e a d ( N o r t h e r n ) l a s t year. C O B B ‘R E S T S * I N H O S P I T A L H IL E en route to N e w Y ork fo r a s e r i e s of d i a m o n d d i n n e r s , T y Cobb spent several days at the hosp ital w h ic h h e h a d d o n a te d to t h e c o m m u n i t y o f R o y s t o n , Ga., in m e m o r y of his p a r e n ts . His phy sician , Dr. S tew art Brow n, explained Cobb entered t h e h o s p i t a l f o r a r e s t , “ b u t h e w a s in a n d out. h e re a n d there, d riv in g a ro u n d , v i s i t i n g b o y h o o d f r i e n d s a n d e a t i n g ou t. *’

P r e s i d e n t .Toe C r o n i n o f t h e A m e r i can L eague recen tly was nam ed vicec h a i r m a n of t h e M a ssa c h u se tts C o m m i tte e of C atholics, P r o t e s t a n t s a n d Jews. B illy D e M a r s will r e t u r n to S to c k to n (C alifo rn ia) f o r his seco n d seaso n as m a n a g e r o f th e P o rts. N o tific a tio n of

ST. L O U IS , M o .— “ T B s t a n d s f o r t o t a l b a s e s f o r m e now* a n d I h o p e to g e t a lo t of t h e m w ith th e B ra v e s n e x t s e a s o n ," R ed Schoend ien st said a t a d in n e r here, J a n u a r y 19, w h e n h e w a s p r e s e n t e d w ith an a w a r d by th e N a tio n al T u b e r c u l o s i s A s s o c i a ti o n f o r h is serv ice as n a t i o n a l h o n o rary c h a i r m a n of th e C h r i s t m a s S e a l cam p aig n last year. C o n g ratu lato ry teleg ram s w ere r e c e i v e d b y th e M il w a u k e e s e c o n d b a s e m a n fro m V ice-P resid en t R i c h a r d N ix o n , f o r m e r P r e s i d e n t H a r r y S. T r u m a n , S e n a t o r S t u a r t S y m ington of M i s s o u r i , F o rd F r i c k a n d B r a n c h R ic k e y . B efore th e dinner, S choendienst r e v e a l e d h e w a s n o t s a ti s f i e d w ith th e s a l a r y t e r m s o f a c o n t r a c t h e h a d r e c e i v e d f r o m th e B r a v e s a n d t h a t h e h a d s e n t it b a c k u n s ig n e d to G e n e r a l M a n a g e r J o h n M c H a l e . " O f c o u r s e , I d i d n ’t p l a y h a r d l y a t all l a s t s e a s o n , " s a id S ch o en d i e n s t, w h o w a s s id e lin e d m o s t of t h e 1959 c a m p a i g n b e c a u s e of t u b e r c u lo s is , “ bu t I d o n ’t th in k I ’m a s m u c h of a risk for th e B r a v e s a s a t y p ic a l b o n u s p l a y e r w o u ld be." T h e R e d h e a d s a id a l e t t e r f r o m M c H a l e a c c o m p a n i e d th e c o n t r a c t “ a n d f ro m r e a d i n g b e t w e e n th e lin e s I g o t th e idea he d i d n ’t e x p ect m e to s ig n it. “ I ’m s u r e w e ’ll g e t t o g e t h e r w hen I see M cH ale," he added. ‘

Stan Williams, Los A n geles right h an d e r, b ec am e a fa th e r again. J a n u a r y IG. w h e n h i s w i f e g a v e b i r t h t o a d a u g h t e r , S h a w n L a R a c . a t S t . J o s e p h ’s H o s p ita l in D e n v e r , Colo. T h e y also h a v e a s o n . S t a n , . J r . . IO m o n t h s o l d . T h e D o d g e r h u r l e r h a s b e e n p la y in g ball in th e D o m in ican L eague this w inter. B O N IFA Y MOVES TO COLUM BIA O B B O N IF A Y , w h o as g e n e r a l m a n a g e r of K n o x v ille (Sally) g u ided the S m o k i e s f r o m a d e b t - r i d d e n c l u b to its m o s t p r o f i t a b le Reason la s t y e a r , has resigned th e p ost to accept a sim ilar position w ith C olum bia, a C incinnati e n t r y in th e Class A circuit. “ I c o n sid e r this a real opportunity,*' said B on ifay, w h o h a d b e e n i n Hie D e t r o i t f a r m system for seven years. “ The Reds ofTe red t w o u n u s u a l s e c u r i t y c o n d i t i o n s —a p a r t in a p ro fit-sh arin g plan and a n o u t s t a n d i n g p e n s i o n p r og ra m .* * B o n i f a y , 45, is a n a t i v e o f M o n t g o m e r y , A l a .

George Noga, w ho m anaged Duluth ( N o r t h e r n ) last y e a r , will p ilo t C linto n ( M i d w e s t ) i n I960. H e s u c c e e d s J o h n n y H utchings, w ho recently was appointed to th e h e lm of I n d ia n a p o lis ( A m e r ic a n Association) by th e W hite Sox o rg a n iz a tion. N o g a w i l l r e t u r n to t h e l e a g u e w h e re h e b eg an his m anagerial ca re e r w i t h D u b u q u e i n 1956. NEW COAST ALL-STAR SETUP H E s e t u p f o r tile Pacific C o a s t L e a g u e all-star gam e w as changed by di re c to r s of th e circ u it a t a m e e tin g a t S e a t t l e , J a n u a r y 14. T h e g a m e will be p la y e d on J u l y l l , w i t h th e te a m le a d in g th e le a g u e follow ing g a m e s of J u l y 4 a c tin g as t h e h o s t te a m . The opposition will b e an all-star team selected from the seven o th er clubs by t h e l o o p ’s w r i t e r s a n d s p o r t s c a s t e r s . P r e viously, N o rth a n d S o u th all-star s q u a d s clash ed in m idseason.

R e n o D e B e n e d e t t i . w Ii o p i l o t e d G e n e v a ( N Y F ) t o s e c o n d p l a c e In h i s m a n a g e r i a l d e b u t l a s t s e a s o n , wi l l r e t u r n to t h e h e l m o f t h e R ed leg s this year, the Cincinnati organization a n n o u n c e d . De B enedetti, a n infield e r , h i t .303 l a s t s e a s o n . C h a rle y Silvern, w h o sp e n t eig h t s e a sons w i t h the Y ankees as a reserve c a tc h e r behind Yogi Berra, has been n a m e d p l a y e r - c o a c h of S alt L a k e City ( C o a s t ). H e rn a n a g e d N e w O r l e a n s ( S o u t h e r n ) i n 1958 a n d B i n g h a m t o n (Eastern) last year. ORVANANOS HEADS TWO LEAGUES D U A R D O O R V A N A N O S . p r e s i d e n t of th e M e x ic a n L eag u e, also h a s b e e n n a m e d p r e x y of th e n e w M exican C e n te r L eague, w in ch will serv e as a f a rm o u tlet for c lu b s in th e Class AA circuit. Tile s i x - t e a m lin e u p of th e n e w loop w a s c o m p le te d w h e n A c a m b a r o , b a c k e d b y Hie M o n t e r r e y S u l t a n s , r e placed Fresnillo, a n d Leon. o w n e d b y the M exico C ity Reds, to o k th e place of G u a n a ju a t o . In o th e r d ev e lo n m en ts, V icto r R iv ero p u rc h a s e d th e M exico City R ed s' fra n c h is e a n d P iu ta r c o Elias Calles resigned as general m a n a g e r of th e Reds to b e c o m e p r o m o t i o n s d i r e c t o r o f t h e M exican League.

ta---------------------------------

BASEBALL C A M P

A R T G A IN E S BASEBALL C A M P

FOR BOYS 8 TO 18 3 Wee k s Intensive Training See Our Brochure Beioro Deciding Write, Baseball

Camp

Chandler,

Okla.

THE SPORTING NEWS, J A N U A R Y 27, 1960

W r i t e ART GAINES

★

S T . L O U IS , M o. "Tho tra in th a t goes n o w h e re " a g a in p ro v id ed th e *setting for th e a n n u a l l u n c h e o n g i v e n f o r m e m b e r s of t h e 1-2-3 C lub a n d p r e s s , r a d i o a n d s p o r t s f i g u r e s , J a n u a r y 19. V erb al ro a s ts and ribs spiced th e d e l i c i o u s m e n u a s th e g u e s t s p u lle d o u t all t h e s lo p s . ' . H o s t s w e r e Al C o n n o r s , g e n e r a l p a s s e n g e r a g e n t , a n d R o y J . ’M c D erm o tt, g en eral p a sse n g e r tra f fic m a n a g e r , of t h e M i s s o u r i - P a c ific R a i l r o a d . T h e f e a s t to o k p l a c e in f o u r M o - P a c c a r s o n a s id i n g in t h e r a il y a r d s . F e a tu re d attractio n s i n c lu d e d B e a n s R e a r d o n , ' ‘r e t i r e d u m p i r e , w h o r e l a t e d s o m e o f his o d d t r a v e l ex p erien ces, an d J o e G arag io la, th e p o p u la r ‘em cee, w ho ro a ste d B e a n s an d oth ers. T h e 1-2-3 C lu b is m a d e u p o f w rite rs, b ro a d c a ste rs, co ach es an d sp o rtsm en . P a s s e n g e r s a b o a rd the special t r a i n i n c lu d e d : R o y S i e v e r s , D e l R i c e , D e l W ilb e r, R e d S c h o e n d i e n s t , C a r d i n a l M a n a g e r S olly H c m u s , J o e M a t h e s a n d J . G. T a y l o r S p in k , r e p r e s e n t i n g b a s e b a l l; B e n K e r n c r , o w n e r , a n d E d M a c a u le y , co ach of p ro b a s k e t b a l l ’s H a w k s ; J o h n B e n i n g t o n , b a sk e tb a ll coach, Bob S tew art, a t h l e t i c d i r e c t o r , a t S t. L o u is U .

3335

S c o u t for O okd alo

P ittsbu rgh Pirates Pine L a w n 20,

Fani a r e h e a d in g W est to the desert, w h o r e to p te am s aro r o u n d i n g - u p for spring training. A r i z o n a h a s r o p e d Tn t h o Bos t on Red S ox , S a n F r a nc i s c o G i a n t s a n d C h i c a g o C u b * . . , all in a IO mile r a d i u s o f C a m e l b a c k I nn. Plus t h e I n d i a n s a s k i p a w a y a t Tucson. Everyone's hilting tho trail b y p la n e of roil f o r t h e W e s t . D o n ' t miss t hi s c h a n c e t a combine top baseb all a n d soaking up our b o n e - w a r m i n g A r i z o n a s u n a t C a m e l b a c k Inn: lf o u r " s o l d o u t " s i g n is o u t , d r o p o v e r f o r f i n e d r i n k s in o u r C h o l l a o r d i n n e r iii t h e d i n i n g r o o m . Best in t h e W e s t , y o u k n o w . A n d In al l t h e w o r l d , t h e r e ' * o n l y o n e C a m e l b a c k Innl

CAMELBACK

IN N

PHOENIX, ARIZONA U n d e r iiio frie n d ly m anagem ent of J a c k Stewart.

H E R E a r e a n u m b e r o f myths* s u r r o u n d i n g C o o p e r s t o w n a n d th e H a ll o f F a m e , s a y s H a r r y P a x t o n in th e J a n u a r y 30 i s s u e o f T h e S a t u r d a y E v e n in g P o st, an d he explodes s o m e w id e ly held n o tio n s a b o u t t h e g a m e ' s h o m e to w n . P a x t o n ' s a r t i c l e , “ T h e M y th s o f C o o p e r s t o w n , " g o e s in to c o n s i d e r a b l e d e t a i l on th e f a c t a n d f a n c y in v o lv in g t h e o r ig in of b a s e b a l l b y A b n e r D o u bleday. It s e e m s A b n e r m a y not h a v e b e e n th e f i r s t m a n u p in th e n a t i o n a l sport. T h e r e also is a d e t a i l e d a c c o u n t o f h o w th e H a l l o f F a m e w a s s t a r t e d a n d t h e r o le s o f C o o p e r s t o w n c iv ic l e a d e r s a n d m a j o r l e a g u e o ffic ia ls p l a y in t h e o p e r a t i o n o f t h e s h r i n e . S t e p h e n C la r k , t h e g u i d i n g l i g h t b e h in d the H a l l o f F a m e , r e c a l l e d f o r P a x t o n h o w th e s h r i n e w a s s t a r t e d . " O n e d a y b a c k a r o u n d 1935, I w a s ta lk in g to W a l t e r L i t t e n , t h e lo c a l n e w s p a p e r e d ito r," C lark said . “ H e m e n t i o n e d t h a t a m a n o v e r in F l y C r e e k h a d fo u n d a n o ld b a s e b a l l a n d w a s o f f e r in g to s e ll it. I b o u g h t it f o r $5." T h i s is th e b a ll w h ic h is n o w p r o m i n e n t l y d i s p l a y e d in t h e m u s e u m . No O r ig in a l P l a n s f o r S h r in e A t t h e t i m e C l a r k b o u g h t th e ball, h e h a d no t h o u g h t o f e r e c t i n g a m u s e u m to h o u s e it. H is o r i g i n a l id e a w a s to d i s p l a y it in a- c o lle c tio n of b a s e b a l l e x h ib its in a r o o m in th e C o o p e r s t o w n V illa g e Club. O nce sta rte d , th e p r o je c t sn o w b alled a n d a m u s e u m w a s c o n s t r u c t e d in 1938. T h e r e h a v e b e e n s e v e r a l a d d i tio n s since.* O n th e m a t t e r o f e l e c t i n g p l a y e r s to t h e H a il o f F a m e , P a x t o n p o in ts o u t th a t so m e b aseb all people c o m p l a i n t h a t th e r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r “ m o d e r n s " a r e too s t r i c t , b u t a m a j o r i t y s e e m s to p r e f e r it t h a t w a y . A g r e a t a m o u n t of c r i t i c i s m h a s b e e n d i r e c t e d a t t h e s e le c ti o n of t h e o l d - t i m e r s , w h ic h is d o n e b y a s p e c i a l c o m m ittee on v e te ra n s. S a y s P a x t o n : “ J . G . T a y l o r S p ink , p u b lish e r of T h e S p o r t in g N e w s , lately has been leading th e a tta c k . S p in k w a s c h a i r m a n o f t h e c o m m i t te e f o r s e v e r a l y e a r s , b u t h e r e s i g n e d l a s t J u l y a n d s in c e h a s b e e n c a m p a i g n i n g to h a v e m o r e s t a n d o u t s o f t h e old d a y s a d m i t t e d to t h e S h r i n e . "

CARDS N IX ED A N TO N ELLI DEAL H E C a rd in a ls could h a v e ac q u ire d J o h n n y A n t o n e l l i f r o m t h e G i a n t s in e x c h a n g e fo r L a r r y J a c k s o n this w inter, b u t th ey decided again st the sw ap, Solly H e m u s . m a n a g e r b f th e R e d birds, said w h en h e a p p e a r e d as guest s p e a k e r a t t h e a n n u a l a w a r d s d i n n e r of tile W a g n e r E l e c t r i c A t h l e t i c A s s o c i a t i o n in S t. L o u i s , J a n u a r y 20. “ We think J a c k s o n is c o m i n g i n t o h i s o w n n o w , a f te r h e fin ish ed last season w i t h th r e e s t r a i g h t victories.** H e m u s s a i d . “ I t h i n k A n ton elli h a s re ach ed his peak. If he h a d pitch ed fo r o u r d u b last season. I d o u b t if h e w o u l d h a v e w o n a s m a n y g a m e s a s J a c k s o n d i d . " J a c k s o n w o n 14.

M ilw aukee M anager C huck Drcss c n will be t h e g u e st s p e a k e r a t a d i n n e r o f t h e W o r l d ’s S e H r s C l u b a t N e w B r i t a i n , C o n n . , J a n u a r y 28. N a tio n al L e a g u e U m p ire F r a n k Dascoli an d L e f th a n d e r Art Ccecarelli of th e Cubs w ere am ong the speakers at the a n n u a l fa th e r - s o n d i n n e r a t St. J o h n th e E v a n g e l i s t C h u r c h in N e w H a v e n , C o n n . , J a n u a r y IO. S p o r t s E d i t o r F r a n k B i r m in g h a m of the N ew ll a v e n J o u r n a l C ourier w as m a s te r of cerem onies. • I N J U R I E S H U R T B U ( ’S ’— F A C E OY F A C E , t h e Pirates* a ce reliev er, s a i d i n j u r i e s to k e y p l a y e r s h a n d i c a p p e d the D u es Jast s e a s o n w h e n h e sp o k e at a sp o rts p r o g r a m p r e s e n t e d b y t h e H o l y N a m e S o c i e t y o f S t. J o s e p h ’s C h u r c h i n A l b a n y , N . Y., J a n u a r y 14. “ Bi ll M a z c r o s k i s u f f e r e d a pulled leg m u sc le w hich effected h im at both second base and at the plate." F ace said, “ a n d Bob F rien d , w h o w o n o nly e i g h t g a m e s , w a s n ’t i n c o n d i t i o n t o p i t c h n i n e i n n i n g s at t h e s t a r t of th e s e a s o n b e c a u s e of a s o r e t h r o a t . "

L a r r y S h e r r y o f t h e D o d g e r s anc! T e a m m a t e s W ally Moon, R oger Craig, Don Drysdale, Charlie Neal and J o h n n y R o s e b o r o wi l l b e g u e s t s a t a d i n n e r f o r t h e b e n e f i t of t h e C e d a r s M edical C enter Expansion at the M o u lin R o u g e In H olly w o o d , F e b r u a r y 7. F o u r d ia m o n d figures w e r e a m o n g 35 w h o r e c e i v e d a w a r d s a t t h e C o l u m b u s ( O . ) T o u c h d o w n C l u b ’s a n n u a l b a n q u e t . J a n u a r y 15. H arvey H addix o f t h e P i r a t e s w a s h o n o r e d f o r h i s 12 p e rfe c t in n in g s a g a in s t th e B ra v e s last season. W alt A lston of th e D o d g e r s as m a n a g e r o f tile y e a r , E r n i e B a n k s of t h e C ubs as the m ost valuable p la y e r and L a rry S h e rry of th e D odgers as th e o u t s t a n d i n g s t a r o f t h e 1959 W o r l d ' s S e r i e s , •O V ERCO N FID EN CE B E A T YANKS* V ERCO N FID EN CE beat th e Y ankees l a s t s e a s o n , b u t 19G0 w i l l b e a d i f ferent story. Coach R alph B o u k t o l d 475 a t t h e t w e n t y - f o u r t h a n n u a l H ot Stove L eague d in n e r of the U n io n C o u n ty Baseball Association at E l i z a b e t h , N . J . . J a n u a r y 19. B o u k , a fo rm e r catch er w ith the Yanks, credited Yogi B e r r a w ith a id in g his long t e n u r e w i t h t h e B o m b e r s . “ I got o u t o f t h e b u l l p e n so s e ld o m t h a t C a s e y S t e n g e l n e v e r l e a r n e d I c o u l d n ’t h i t t h e c u r v e , ’* h e cracked.

C a s e y S t e n g e l p o k e d fu n at th e side b u s i n e s s e s o f s o m e o f Ii is Y a n k e e s w h e n h e s p o k e at a b a n q u e t s t a g e d b y t h e M o d e s t o ( C a l i f o r n i a ) R e d s , J a n u a r y IG. “ W e d i d n ’t ‘ m a k e a n y t r a d e s w i t h N a tional L e a g u e clu b s this winter,'* th e

PLAYERS

E a r n a s a la r y a n d tu ition while p r e p a r i n g f o r a league ca re er u n d e r o u r T r a v e l i n g Baseball S c h o o l P l a n . — Write —

ED Mo.

BASEBALL ROUNDUP TIME IN ARIZONA

FA C T AND FA N C Y ON S H R IN E

NEGRO

H U NN E W E L L , MO. S u m m e r c o m p f o r boy* 9 t h r o 2 0 y e o r s o f e g o i n t e r e s t e d in b a s e b a l l .

BO BELCHER

S p o rts m e n T a k e B ig R id in g o n T r a i n T h a t Goes N o w h ere

J o e M c D o n a l d of L e b a n o n , P a., h a s b een n a m e d tra in e r of th e Nashville ( S o u t h e r n ) Vols to re p la c e C h u c k S w o p e , w h o is n o w w i t h V a n d e r b i l t University.

B o b C l e a r , 32 - y e a r - o l d p i t c h e r m a n a g e r in th e P ittsb u rg h fa rm sys t e m s i n c e 1957, w i l l p i l o t G r a n d F o rk s (N o rth e rn ) n e x t season. T he righth an d er, w ho began his m a n a g e r i a l c a r c e r i n 1956 w i t h S i o u x C i t y (T h r e e I), m a n a g e d Douglas ( A r i z o n a - M e x i c o ) i n 1957 a n d *58 a n d I d a h o Falls (P io n e e r ) la s t y ea r.

T B S tan ds f o r T o ta l Bases f o r Mc Now,’ R e d h e a d Says

❖

HAMMAN

6 3 8 B H a m p t o n Dri ve N a . ST PETERSBURG IO, FLORIDA

B o m b er skipper quipped, “because none of th e m could afford w e a lth y p la y e rs l i k e t h e Y a n k e e s , w h o h a v e f i ve o r s i x sideline businesses apiece." MISSIONS SPO N SO R D IN N ER IC K K IN G . n e w g e n e r a l m a n a g e r of th e San A n to n io (T e x a s) Missions, a n n o u n c e d th a t th e c lu b will s p o n sor a d in n e r at th e S e v e n O a k k C o u n t r y C l u b . J a n u a r y . 29. t o s t a r t a San A ntonio Sports Hall of F am e. G ab e P a u l, g e n e ra l m a n a g e r o f t h e Reds, will be the m ain speaker.

: -BIG STA TE b a s e b a l l CAM P CELEBRATING .10«h .A N N IV ER SA R Y • * •/* FOR AGES 8 ,1 9 «

.I * "•

S E S S I O NS ! * JULY 24

RR l.G A N W/tcO. TEXAS

Dominican

Reiser Quits; Lkey Drops Pilot Schultz J)ralh ill Fam ily Forces P ele lo Reliirii lo Slalcs— Joe Oiislcd ill Econom y Wave By FERNANDO A. VICIOSO CD. TRUJILLO, D. R. T h e Escogiclo Lions h a v e won the regular-season t i 1 1 e of the Do minican L e a g u e for the third con secutive year, but they’ll be without t h e services o f M a n a g e r Pete Reiser when they begin their battle P e te R e is e r to r e t a i n t h e championship in the loop playoffs. Reiser and a m anagerial rival, Joe Schultz of Licey, both St. Louis resi dents, returned to the Slates before the regular cam paign closed—but for different reasons. Reiser was called home on New Y e a r’s Day by the death of his father-in-law, while Licey released Schultz, a s well as four of his players, a s an economy measure. With numerous personal m atters to look after before assuming his new coaching duties with Los Angeles late next month, R eiser decided not to re join Escogido. Catcher Norm Sherry (Los Angeles) has been piloting the Lions since P e t e ’s departure and will lead them in the playoffs. .Schultz, a national hero here a year ago after his club dethroned Escogido H ---------------------------------------------- ■

Dominican League (Standing a t Close of Season) Club W. L. Pct. G.B. Escogido .............39 22 .639 Aguilas Cib’nas. 31 28 .525 7 Estrellas OrMes. 29 30 .492 9 Licey .............. 2039 .339 18 ■ ---------------------------------------------- ■ as champion, departed on Ja n u a ry 13. Two days earlier, Licey officials, claiming the club had run out of funds, notified Schultz, Infielder Ed Sadowski (St. Louis), Outfielder Fred Valentine (Baltimore) and Pitchers Bill Smith (Buffalo) and Howie Nunn (Rochester) th a t they were being cut loose to trim the te a m ’s losses. Regular Season Closes Early At the time, the schedule had two more weeks to run, but Licey was en trenched in the basem ent and all but mathematically eliminated from any chance of gaining the third playoff berth. F irst B asem an Norm Larker (Los Angeles) handled the Licey reins the rem ainder of the way. Originally, the regular race was due to extend to J a n u a ry 26. However, with attendance down sharply, all clubs feeling the financial pinch and Licey out of the running, the season Vias cut short, J a n u a ry 17, to make way for the playoffs. Estrellas Orientales* late surge and Ed Roebuck’s eighth straight victory featured lale-season developments on the playing field. Estrellas, staging JI Inst-dilch drive to overhaul secondplace Aguilas Cibaenas, won seven .successive gam es before bowing to the Eagles, 2 to I, J a n u a r y 14. A twolun homer by Outfielder J im Greengra.ss (Portland), who had just been •signed, won the gam e for Aguilas. Roebuck (St, Paul), who rejoined Escogido early in the month, boosted his record lo 8-0 by blanking Aguilas four hits, 6 to 0, Ja n u a ry 13. It was his third shutout. D om inican Doings: To make room for Jim G reengrass, Aguilas Cibaenas J'clea.scd L a rry Osborne (Detroit). The Eagles also signed C a tc h er' Chuck •Sianiland (Miami), recently released hy a Puerto Rican club, to replace injoreu Bob Oldis (Pittsburgh). , . . An other Aguilas star, Second Baseman Julian J a v ie r (Pittsburgh), was on the casually list with a broken right thumb. . . . J im O’Toole (Cincinnati), a recent E strellas addition, gained his third win without a loss in beating • Eicey. 3 lo 2, J a n u a ry 13.

Cuba LEADING BATTERS AB. R. Felipe Alou, Escogido 163 32 M any Alou, Escogido 208 3 9 Allredo Conlon, E slrtii.is.. 234 28 Manuel Jimenez, E sifcllas.211 22 Norm Larker, Licey— ...... 198 22 Milt Smilh, E sirellas.^ 222 38 Frank Howard, Escogido 208 22 Curl Roberts, Escogido ......241 3 0 Ricardo Joseph, Escogido.. 181 20 Elvio Jimenez, Licey . 220 ll

H. RBI. Pci. 57 21 .350 66 17 .317 74 17 ,316 66 24 *313 59 28 .298 65 21 293 61 44 .293 68 18 '.2B2 SO 12 276 58 15 .264

LEADING PITCHERS Pilclicr— Club IP. SO. W. Ed Roebuck, Escogido 77 25 6 Art Mahaffey, E sliellas 80 40 6 Diomcdes Olivo, Licey H O 93 7 Juan Marichal, Escogido 9 7 66 4 Danilo Rivas, Escogido __ 78 54 7 Federico Olive, E strellas.. 108 65 6 Cesar Im berl, Aguilas 81 49 8 Ken MacKenzie, E strellas... 63 41 I Jim Umbrlchl, A guilas 123 IOO 7 Stan Williams, Escogido _...145 99 l l

L. ERA. 0 1.05 3 1.92 5 2.04 4 2.30 3 2.30 2 2.32 I 2.33 4 2.43 5 2 .4 8 6 2.48

San Juan Hoists Flag, Power Bat King With.3 4 7 E arl W ilson Tops Pilclicrs on 15 WiiiSj T h re e Defeats By MIGUEL J . FRAU SAN JUAN. P. R. Vie P o w e r of the Cleveland In dians, C a g ll a sG uayam a’s player-manager, cap tured t h e Puerto Rican League bat ling title, b ll t a closing s p u r t by his club fell short 0 f catching t h e front-running San Juan Senators and vie Power the Criollos had to settle for second place in the regular-season race. Pow er wound up the campaign, J a n uary 18, with a .347 average, Orlando Cepeda (San Francisco), b a t t i n g champion a y ear ago, finished with .352. However, the Santurce slugger failed lo make sufficient plate ap pearances to qualify for the crown, A hand injury early in the season and failure to play in Santurce’s final games cost Cepeda a chance a t the title. Orlando missed the Crabbers’ last several games following a re ported locker-room argument with a teammate, but t h e squabble w a s termed a "coincidence.” Actually, Cepeda, who has b e e n playing first base instead of the out field as desired by San Francisco, left by plane shortly before the sea son ended for Los Angeles, where he competed in a filmed home-run con test with other m ajor league sluggers. He announced he would be back home on Janu ary 21, the sam'e day the play offs were to start. Lions Snap Mayagucz Jinx Santurce was paired against Caguas and San Juan against Mayaguez in the semi-finals. The winners w i l l meet in the f i n a l s for the league championship and the right to partici pate in the Caribbean Series. Caguas’ l a t e spurt installed the Criollos as a slight favorite in the playoffs. Pow er’s club won five of its last seven games. Two of the victories were chalked up by Earl Wilson (Bos ton), who closed out. the campaign with a sensational 15-3 record. J a c k Fisher (Baltimore) of San Juan, runner-up lo Wilson in the vic tory department, brought his ledger to 13-5 when he bested Mayaguez’ Pete Burnside (Detroit), 3 to I, in his final start, Jan u a ry 14. The previous night. San J u a n ’s ace reliever, Lefty Luis Arroyo (Cubans), made one of his rare starts and de feated Ponce. 4 to 3. for victory No. IL Arroyo had a shutout until the ninth inning. After losing 13 straight games lo Mayaguez, cellar-dwelling Ponce beat the Indians for the first time, Janu ary 17, when Gilberto Lopez Clark (Cu---------------------------------------------------------------- p

Rican League

(Standing al Close of Club W. L. San Juan ............4 1 23 Caguas-Gu’m a 39 24 Mayaguez .......... 35 28 Santurce .......... 25 37 Ponce .......... 17 45 B

C rash in g E lep h a n ts T r o t Tow ard New Homer Goal •>

Q u a rle t o f Pow er S li n g e r s

Cuban League 4

Puerto Rico

P u e rlo

Season) Pct. G.B. .641 ... .619 I',4 .556 5^,4 .403 15 .274 23

Expected lo T otal T e a or M ore F o u r-M a s le rs Eacli By RUBEN RODRIGUEZ HAVANA, Cuba The Cienfuegos Elephants are rewriting the Cuban League record book. E n route to their first flag since the 1955-56 campaign, the Elephants al ready have established a p a ir of rec ords—three pitchers with ten or more victories and team homer output—and now are gunning for another all-time standard. The newest goal of Tony Castano’s record-smashers is that of most play ers with ten or more home runs. Two ienfuegos sluggers already have ex ceeded that figure. They are George Altman (Cubs), who took over league leadership when he smashed Nos. 13 and 14, J a n u a ry 16, and Leo Cardenas, who had bagged l l . Two other Elejhants, Tony Gonzalez (Cubans) and Borrego Alvarez (Cubans), had nine apiece and needed just one m ore each 0 give the club a record number of four blasters in the ten-homcr class. Alvarez Socks Nine in Month Alvarez, incidentally, established an individual loop m ark by hitting all of his nine round-trippers within a month’s time. His four-bagger ledger was barren until Decem ber 17, when he broke the ice with three circuit smashes in successive innings. Gonzalez* ninth b arrier blow came under dram atic circumstances. Going into the ninth inning, Ja n u a ry 17, Cien fuegos trailed Havana, 5 to 2, but Gon zalez connected with two aboard to knot the score. The Elephants then pushed over four more runs in the tenth inning, three on a double by Gonzalez, to win, 9 to 5. In all, Tony drove in seven runs that night. Cien-

(Including gam es of J a n u a r y 20) Club W. L. P c t. G.B. Cienfuegos .......40 21 .656 .... Havana __ ____ 30 31 .492 IO M arianao ______ 30 32 .484 1014 A lm cn d ares 23 39 .371 17)4 B -----------------------------------------------■

heirs-apparent and cheer them to a 5. to 2 victory over M arianao. Altman drove in four of the E lephants’ five tallies with his two over-the-fence wal lops. P ele Ramos (Washington) scat tered ten hits, including the sixth homer of the season by Minnie Minoso (White Sox), in gaining his tenth vic tory, Sanchez Cops Eleventh Win P a u l Sanchez (Cincinnati), C ie n - . fuegos* third toe-plate standout, ea rn ed his eleventh triumph, J a n u a r y 15, when he defeated Marianao, 2 to I. . The gam e was billed as Cuban Play- ' ers* Association Day, and gate re-; ceipts were turned over to the players* ^ organization headed by Minoso. A big! show featuring distinguished radio-TV' artists preceded the game. C uba n Capers: Infielder Chico Fernandez (Detroit) returned to the Havana lineup, J a n u a r y 17, after be ing idled six gam es with a pulled j muscle in his right foot. . . . In beat-: ing Havana in ten innings. 9 lo 5,. Ja n u a ry 17, Cienfuegos maintained its perfect record in overtime contests, i The Elephants had played seven extra: inning gam es—and won them all. . . . Infielder Steve D em eter (Detroit) of i Marianao, recovered from a hip ail-v m ent which shelved him s e v e r a l games, socked two homers, Ja n u a ry 17, to raise his total to 13. This lied. him for second place with F ra n k s H errera (Philadelphia) of H a v a n a, just one behind leader George Alt man. , . . Almendares released Pitch- ■’ cr A rt Fow ler (Spokane).

George Altman Cuban Coravon LEADING BAHERS Player— Club AB. H. HR, RBI. Tony Gonzalez, Cicnfuc90S....196 60 9 31 Mary Breeding, Havana 233 71 3 18 Steve Oeinelcr, M arianao.^ 28 67 13 37 Carlos Paula, A lmendares.. 164 49 4 13 Jose Valdivielso, M arianao^.184 51 2 21 Leo Cardenas Cienfuegos^, 195 54 l l 29 Don Eaddy, C i e n f u e g o s 229 63 5 22 Pedro Cardcnal, Havana..... 226 62 4 17 Angel Scull, Almendares... 231 63 3 16 Roman Mejias, Cienfuegos ...248 68 5 24

Pci. .306 .305 .302 .299 .277 .277 .275 .275 .273 .273

LEADING PITCHERS Pilcher— Club IP. SO. Paul Sancbez, Cienfuegos ...114 54 Camilo Pascual, Cienfuegos 137 152 Manuel Monlejo, Marianao 61 39 Ed Bauta, M arian ao ____ 75 46 Warren Hacker, H av a n a__115 55 Rodolfo Arias, Marianao ^ .1 0 3 64 Bob Locke. Marianao_____ 102 49 Jim Archer, Havana ____ 139 75 Rene Valdes, Havana 90 38 Pedro Ramos, Cienfuegos H 2 9 57

1.66 1.97 2.03 2.16 2.27 2.36 2.48 2.52 3.00 3.07

w. ll 13 2 2 6 4

9 7 IO

I. ERA. 3 4 I 4 5 7 5 9 4 4

fuegos’ mound ace, Camilo Pascual, worked two scoreless innings in re lief lo gain the win—No. 13 against four defeats. The league pulled its best gate in weeks, Ja n u a ry 16, when 7,000 jammed the park at Cienfuegos, 200 miles from Havana, lo greet the champion

Veracru. LEADING BATTERS Player— Club AB. H. Orlando Cepeda, Santurcc-..145 S I Vie Power, Caguas .... 170 59 Ramon Conde, Mayaguez . . .235 78 Roberto Clemente, San J'an ..2 I5 71 Willie Melendez, San Juan..221 69 Al Nagel, Santurce............. 202 62 Elwood Huyke Caguas____ -196 bo 207 63 Felix Mantilla, Cagdas Joe Christopher, Mayaguez..l80 57 Jose Pagan, Caguas_______.2 2 8 67

HR. 9 3 5 4 3 IO 5 7 3 5

LEADING PITCHERS Pitcher— Club IP. SO. W. Bob Bruce, Mayaguez____ -127 84 9 Earl Wilson, Caguas-------- 141 109 15 Juan Pizarro, Santurce 8 125 141 4 Jose G. Santiago, Santurce . 91 41 Rob r.igqi#, Caguas .1 3 1 33 8 Jack Fisher, San Juan. 146 103 13 Luis Arroyo, San Juan 69 49 l l 5 Ruben Gomez, Santurce___ - 82 58 Florentino Rivera, M ayag'ezl09 44 7 Pete Burnside, Mayaguez... .1 4 0 ID I 7

HBI 31 26 52 42 30 33 29 26 27 33 L. 4 3 8 7 6 5 4 4 7 8

Pct. .352 .347 .322 .330 .312 .307 .306 .304 .303 .294 ERA. 1.89 1.96 2.02 2.05 2.27 2.43 2.45 2.61 2.65 2.85

bans) stopped them, iI to 2. ■It was only Clark’s second victory of the season. Ponce, which used only native play ers during the f i n a l month, then trounced Mayaguez again the next day, 15 to 4. Alvin McBean (Gas tonia) hurled the win for Luis M ar quez* Lions. Closing week also produced a sta r tling off-the-field development. In a meeting here, J a n u a r y 14, Carlos G ar cia de la Noceda tendered his resig nation as league president. Noceda, who helped found the circuit in 1938 and was serving his third term as prexy, declined renomination a t an em ergency session four days later. P u erto R ic a n P atter; Two San turce outfielders, AI N a g e l (Balti more) and J im McDaniel (Denver), lied for home-run honors with ten each. Ramon Conde '(V ictoria) of Mayaguez led in runs batted in, 52. . . . Caguas stole the fantastic total of 13 bases against Rookie Catcher Bernardo Schelmety while trouncing Santurce, l l to 0, Ja n u a ry 17. Felix Mantilla (Milwaukee) accounted for five of the thefts to e d g e out San J u a n ’s Carlos Bernier (Salt Lake) for the base-swiping title, 23 to 22. Bob Bruce (Detroit) of Mayaguez was ERA champion with 1.89, while South paw Ju a n Pizarro (Milwaukee) of Santurce set Uie pace in strikeouts, 141. , . . Hank Peters, Kansas City farm director, spent several days here looking over talent.

•

Chilis Red Hot, Boot Squawking Parrots ♦I#

Jalap a G ra b s F i r s t P la c e ; Riot Starts W hen P u eb la Pilot and T eam Q u it Field By ROBERTO HERNANDEZ MEXICO, D. F. W i t h veteran players s h o w i n g new life under the club’s new m a n a ger, Bobby Avila, t h e J a la p a Chilis w r e s t l e d first p l a c e from the Puebla P a rro ts by whipping the erst while leaders four t i m e s in f i v e B obby A v ila g a m e s , Ja n u a ry 14-17, Since being promoted to the Veracruz League club’s helm, Avila (Milwaukee) had led Jalap a lo seven wins in nine starts. Avila himself contributed handsome ly lo the spurt. A .250 slicker several weeks ago, Bobby suddenly became the loop's hottest hitler and had hiked his average to .349. Many observers counted the Chilis out of contention when they lost their ace pitcher, Southpaw Marcelino Solis

LEADING BAHERS Player— Club AB. R. Vinicio Garcia, Cordoba 152 3? Benny Valenzuela, Jalapa 144 35 Felipe Monlemayor, Jalapa 143 38 Mary Williams, P anols... . 106 33 Alex Moreno, Parrots ........ 109 29 Humbcrlo Guerrero, Cordoba H O 20

H. 58 55 54 39 40 40

RBI. Pct. IS .382 22 .382 42 .378 30 .368 27 .367 23 .364

LEADING PITCHERS Pitcher— Club IP. SO. VZ. I . ERA. Lino Donoso, P a rro ts 67 16 8 I 2.95 Miguel Sotelo, P a rro ts .- . 71 35 7 2 4.19 Tomas Herrera, J a la p a - 76 35 4 2 4.98 Memo Lope?, Jalapa ...... 64 15 4 2 5.35 Wenceslao Gonzalez, Cordoba 52 19 4 2 5.36 Rafael Fabela, P a rro ts 53 20 4 2 6 .ll

★

Veracruz League (Including gam es of Club W. J a l a p a ..................... 28 Puebla P a rro ts . 25 Puebla Swt. Pot, 18 Cordoba .............16

January L. P ct. 17 .622 18 .581 24 .429 28 .364

17) G.B, .... T 2 i 8)4 r\ 11)4

(F o rt Worth), early in the season with** a sore arm . L ater another big win--' ner. Tom H e rre ra (Mexico Reds), do- ' veloped flipper trouble. However, two v eterans—Memo Lo pez (Poza Rica) and Rodolfo Alva rado (Veracruz)—have carried the pitching load recently. A riot and a forfeit m arked the * Chilis-Parrots set a t Ja la p a. In the series o p e n e r , an clevenlh-inning homer by Miguel Fernandez (Vera cruz) gave Ja la p a a 9 to 8 victory. Pilot Pulls P a rro ts Off Field The next day. with 4,200 in the stands, M anager Jesus Diaz pulled the P a rro ts off the field in the first game of a twin-bill a fte r an umpire ordered the bench cleared following a dispute. When the Puebla players left the park, the fans began rioting. After a 50-minute delay, the Parrots returned to the stadium for the second game and lost again. 3 lo 2, when Ramon Arano stopped them on five hits. The two clubs then split a Sunday double-header. The P a rro ts clubbed out a 22 to 6 decision, but Art Cacheux (Nuevo L a r e d o ) , a former teammate, beat them, l l to 6. V c r n c r K z M e m o s : Cordoba released Pitchers Don Kaiser (Charleston) and Dick M aibauer (Tulsa) in an economy move. The P a rro ts promptly signed Kaiser. . . . Eddie Moore (Salt Lake) of the P a rro ts hit three homers dur ing the week to lake the loop lead with l l . ^

THE SPORTING NEWS, JANUARY 27

, 1960

Nicaragua

Panama-

Jim Weaver Spins No-Hit Spell Over Leons Bats

4 Wins in Row Send Smokers Ahead of Pack

Clnc'o Eslrcllus Lefty W hiffs Six ill Classic Jo b — Loop Finnncial Woes CoiiUimc By HORACIO RUIZ MANAGUA, Nicaragua Lefty Jim Weaver (R eading) in serted a bright note into the dismal picture in the Nicaraguan League with the circuit’s first no-hit, no-run per form ance of the season. While club owners pondered their financial plight, W e a v e r achieved p i t c h i n g fame. Perform ing for Johnny P esk y ’s Cinco E strellas team, second-half leader, the 2 0 - y e a r -o ld portsider slopped first - half winner Leon without a safety, l l to 0, Jan uary 16. Leon fielded an all-native team. Several of the M elenudos’ imports were ill and the others re mained out of uniform In a dispute over their paychecks. Weaver struck out six and walked only one but hit four batters. It was his third victory without a loss for Cinco E strellas. The 3'oung south■ ------------------------------------------------ ■ N io a r a g u n ii

L eague

(Including gam es of January 20) Club W. L, Pct. G.B. CincoEstrellas ..16 7 .696 .... Leon .......................12 l l .522 4 Oriental l l 12 .478 5 B o e r ..................... .. 7 16 .304 9 ■ ------------------------------------------------ ■ paw also pitched a no-hitter last July while posting a 9-5 record with Bur lington (Carolina). W eaver’s latest gem was almost overshadowed by t h e Nicaraguan loop’s economic problem s. Attendance failed to exceed 200 at any league g am e durijig the week ending Jan uary 17 and there were rumors the season would be cut short. However, at a meeting. January 18, the owners decided to continue. The season had two weeks to go. Oriental Drops Imports Em phasizing the league's troubles, Owner Cesar Lacayo of Oriental r e leased all of his foreign players. He complained his club had not received its share of the $10,000 fund given the league recently by the govern ment. Lacayo said he had lost $35,000 over the last four seasons. While Weaver provided the w eek's top performance, another southpaw— Dick Stigman (Cleveland)—gained the spotlight by shutting out Leon on three singles, 7 to 0. January 15. The Boer hurler struck out 13. N icnrar/nnn Nuggets: Infielder Jack Kiibiszyn (Mobile) had a 5-for-5 night at bal while Jim W eaver was collaring Leon without a hit. . . , Kubiszyn and Jim McManus (Shreve port) both homered to account for the Americans* only runs in a 6 to 2 loss to the Latins in the league all-star game. . . . Manager Joe H icks (White Sox) of Boer, normally an outfielder, pitched his second victory of the w eek when he beal Oriental, 4 to 3, Janu ary 17.

FORT VAN METRE BASEBALL SCHOOL Boys 9 - 20 VERNON KENNEDY I x - W h i t e Sox Gfeot W rite : Box 2 2 3 S Elm Grovo, W . Vo.

Business Manager Wanted The Waterloo, Iowa (Midwest League) professional baseball team is in the market lor a yo un g man, preferably one w ho h a s had business m a n a g er experience, to serve in this capacity in 1960. If interested, p le a se send full information on background plus sa la ry ex pected to , Arch McFarlanc, President

W AT ER LO O BASEBALL, Inc. 5 0 7 First N o tio n o l Bldg., W a te rlo o , low o

LEADING BATTERS Player— Club AB. H. Duncan Campbell, Leon___ .185- 54 Maury Lerner, Boer. 196' 32 Orestes Hernandez, Leon___ 198 32 Jim McManus, Leon _ 167 32 Joe Hicks, Boer__________ .194 30 Pedro Almenares, Estrellas .152 21 Manuel Diaz, Estrellas___ -193 25

HR. 76 69 68 56 64 SO 62

RBI. 29 16 20 38 26 34 23

C affle Spai’ks H o m e-R u n O u tb u r s t W ith His 6 lh ; Robiusou Boosts Hill Lag

By LEO J . E B E R E N Z PANAMA, R. P . The hom e - run m a ces of F i r s t B a s e m a n Jim Gentile ( B a l l i m ore) a n d Out fielders Joe Caf fle (St. Paul) and Stan P a l y s (Charleston) pro B y OLAF E . DICKSON pelled M a r l b o r o MARACAIBO, Venezuela to f o u r straight The financial su c c e ss of the Occi victories d u r i n g dental playoffs has assured Venezuela Jim Gcntilp the w eek ending of being represented in the Caribbean January 17 and enabled the Smokers Series in P anam a, February 10-15. to pull ahead in the P anam a League When the Venezuelan Association chase. suspended play a month ago. Occi Gentile, who has m oved into the dental officials indicated they m ight runner-up spot am ong the loop’s hit need m onetary assistan ce from the ters, ignited the spurt with his fifth Caracas circuit to send a tea m to circuit sm ash. Coming with a m ate P anam a. However, the fine crowds at recent gam es here have replenished the till of local clubs. P a n a m a L eague R eceipts for playoff g am es at Mara (Including gam es of January 20) caibo’s Olympic Stadium through Jan Club W. L. P ct. G.B. uary 17 totaled $50,000. assuring the Marlboro ...... 19 9 .679 .... team s o f a slight profit, B ecau se of Azucareros ......... 14 l l .560 3>/2 the h ea v y expenses involved in trav 7 Cerveza Balboa l l 15 .423 eling to Caracas and the lo sse s in Comercios ............. 9 18 ,333 9/2 curred in gam es played there, league bigwigs decided to play all of the rem aining contests here. Rapinos, regular-season leader; Pas- aboard in the first frame, the blow tora and Gavilanes have engaged in a gave Jo se Lisondro (Duluth-Superior) all the runs he needed for a five-hit, real dog-fight in the playoffs. After 2 to I win over Comercios. 12 gam es, the three clubs w ere dead The Smokers combined ten hits with locked with identical 4-4 records. The 13 walks the following night for a' 13 to 3 cakewalk over Cerveza Balboa. Winston Brown (M ilwaukee) started Ocoidcnlal L eague for the B rewers and his wildness (Including g a m es of January 20) proved fatal. Leonardo Martinez (Binghamton) hurled the victory. Club. W. L. P ct. G.B. Rapinos ............... 5 A .556 .... Caffle, Harkncss Share HR Lead P a s t o r a ................... 4 4 .500 >/2 For the first tim e in loop history, G a v ila n e s 4 5 .444 I three g am es w ere played on one day. January 17, with a single contest at Colon and a double-header here. The first round of playoffs is due lo end Sabbath bargain bill saw Marlboro oh January 28, after which the top nip contending Azucareros twice, 3 two team s will m eet in a five-gam e to I and 4 to 3 in ten innings. It series for the championship and the marked the first time' in years that Caribbean Series berth. a Panam a club sw ept a twin-bill. Tem porary Three-Way Tie In the opener a three-run hom er by T he temporary three-way tie d evel Caffie and six-hit chucking by Bob oped when Les M oss’ Rapinos club Milo (W illiamsport) spoiled victory was upset on su ccessive nights. Janu for the Smokers. The fourm aster was ary 15-16. In the first contest, South Caffie’s sixth, tying him with Tim paw Jack Spring (D allas) of Gavilanes Harkness (Los Angeles) of Comercios whitewashed Rapinos, 3 to 0, with for league leadership. ninth-inning help from Billy Muffett P alys also connected . with two (M inneapolis). It was Spring's third aboard in the nightcap, bul Bobby playoff win. Prescott (T acom a) tied the score in The following evening P astora trim the ninth inning when he socked his med Rapinos, 13 to 7. A! Grunwald second homer of the gam e for Azu careros. However, an error by Short (K ansas City) drew the victory. P astora then edged Gavilanes, 2 lo stop Dick Smith (San D iego) gave I, January 17, to forge the deadlock. Marlboro the gam e in the tenth. Willie D avis (R eno) produced the de Humberto R o b i n s o n (Philadelphia) ciding run in the duel between Winner tossed the victory—his sixth. Bud Black and Muffett with a homer P a n a m a P u / / s : Catcher Bob Cat —his second in two gam es. ion (M acon) of Comercios ran his O c c id e n t a l Luis Aparicio hitting skein to l l gam es, January (White Sox), shortstop and co-owner 17. He was batting .354, but because of Rapinos. is expected lo participate of injuries earlier in the season he in the Caribbean Series regardless of won't be eligible for the batting title. which club represents the Occidental . . , Marlboro bought Pitcher Ken loop. . . . Plans for a league all-star Rowe (M acon) from Comercios. . . , gam e were cancelled because of the P layers and fans stood for a minute of silence. January 17, in m em ory of tight playoff battle. Frank Austin, form er infielder who died here two days earlier.

LEADING B A U E R S Playtr— Club AB. H. Clyde Parris, (Comercios__ — 77 35 Jim Gentile, Marlboro... . 69 22 Carlos Heron, Azucarcros-« 96 30 Oonn Clendenon, Cerveza....« 90 28 Dale Bennetch, Azucareros.. 87 27 Hector Lopez, Cerveza... - 86 26 Bill Onuska, Azucareros.. 86 26 Pablo Bernard, Marlboro.. 82 24 Stan Palys, Marlboro....... - 86 25 Robert Prescott. Azucareros 91 25 Lee Tale, Marlboro........... 91 25

HR. 3 5 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 4 0

LEADING PITCHERS Pitcher— Club IP. ER. Bob Wale, Marlboro__ 9 5 Jerry Thonsas, Cerveza......- 41 12 Tom Gibson, Azucareros.... 46 16 7 Leonardo Martinez. Marlb'o 37 Humberto Robinson, Marlb'o 87 19 Bill Dailey, Azucareros____ 57 12 Bob Milo, Marlboro... 47 17

W. 2 4 3 3 6 4 3

Sports Fans Meet Greet and Eat at —

RBL 14 21 8 ll 9 9 17 9 13 17 . 8

Pct. .455 319 .313 .311 .310 .302 .302 .293 .291 .275 .275

—

SPANISH PARK O n e of Tam pa's Finer Eating Places

L. Pct. 0 1.000 I .800 I .750 I .750 3 .667 2 .667 2 .600

S P A N IS H A N D A M E R IC A N C U IS IN E

B R O A D W A Y AT EAST 36th ST. Coekfail Bar, Tool

Occidental

P la y o ff Gates P u t IVew Cash in Em pty T ill

C A K 0L1IV A S^»A S£B A LL A: U H IPIK ES SCHOOL M a id e n , N. C.

14TH

ANNUAL

SESSION

Starts M arc h M. 1960 Q U IC KE ST W A Y IN T O P R O B A S E B A L L

A a r o n Robinson. C hiel Instructor WRITE NOW FOR ENTRY BLANK!

Tex., is survived by his wife, who w as reported to be critically 111 in a Green ville hospital, and a son.

James Lovender J am es Sanford Lavender, who as a rookie Cub hurler in 1912 snapped Rube Marquard's victory string at 19 in a row, died at Cartersville, Ga., January 12, He w as 74. Lavender, a native of Montezuma, Ga., and a resident of Cartersville in recent years, w as in the minors for six years and had been drafted by the Athletics and B raves, but did not hurl in the m ajors until he joined the Cubs. His rookie season' w as his best of six years in the majors. He not only posted a 16-13 record but thwarted Marquard’s bid for a record-shattering 20 consecutive victories. Marquard w as seeking No. 20 for a new major mark when he hooked up with Lavender in Chicago. July 8, but he lost a 7 to 2 decision to the rookie righthander. Marquard allowed eight hits before he w as lifted for a pinchhitter in the seventh inning while trailing, 6 to 2. Lavender, who went all the way, limited John M cGraw’s Giants to five singles. Lavender spent five seasons with the Cubs before he w as traded to the Phillies for AI D em aree in January, 1917. He spent one year with the Phils and bowed out of the m ajors with a combined 63-76 record. He retired from the gam e in 1922 while with At lanta (Southern). Lavender is sui*vived by two sis ters, Mrs. G enevieve Timberlake of Decatur, Ga., and Mrs. J . M. Smith of Cartersville.

Gilbert (Gibby) Brack, an outfielder with the D odgers and Phillies from 1937 through 1939. was found dead in his automobile in a roadside park six m iles east of Greenville, Tex., Jan uary 20. He w as 47. Justice of the P eace Hom er Wacasey said Brack had been shot in the head with a .22 caliber pistol which was found in the car. Brack, a native of Chicago, spent three years with Louisville (American Association) before he w as brought up by the Dodgers for the 1937 season on the recommendation of Burleigh Grimes, the Colonels* m anager. Brack won a regular outfield position in his first season in the majors, appear ing in 112 gam es and batting .274. He was traded to the Phillies in July of 1938 and closed out his m ajor league career the following year with a com bined batting average of .279. He spent the next four seasons with St. Paul and Indianapolis (American Association) and Baltimore, J e r s e y City and Montreal (International) be fore joining the A r m e d F orces in April. 1944. After alm ost two years in service, he w as with team s in the now-defunct Big State League before retiring from the gam e in 1949. Brack, w h o resided in Longview,

WANTED!!

WANTED

Free A gents of A A and A A A E xperience.

U s e d B a ttin g C a g e a n d o th e r P ark a n d C o n c e s s io n s E q u ip . m en t. ,

W rite Box 425

THE SPO RT IN G N E W S

W rite B o x 423

2 0 1 8 W o sh in g to n Ave*, St© Louit 66^ M o * ------------

HOYT

W ILHELM'S M IS S O U R I

BASEBALL

THE S P O R T IN G N E W S

-------------

SCHOOL

at M o n ta u k , M o . (in O za rk M ts.) Sp rin g & Sum m e r Boseboll School 3 -W E E K S E S S IO N S

(M ay 8-28J (May 29-Jun© 18) (June 19'July 9) (July 10-30) (July 31-Aug. 20) (Aug. 21-Sepl. IO) (Sept. 10-30) W rite Olllce:

Hoyt Wilhelm's Missouri Baseball School

oz, T A M P A , F L A . --------THE SPORTING NEWS, J A N U A R Y 27. •|960 ♦ Box 1903

Pct. .411 .352 .343 .335 .330 .329 .321

IN T A M P A , FLO R ID A

2 0 1 8 W o sh in gto r) Ave., St. Louis 66, M o.

General Manager Wanted

LIG H T IN G E Q U IP M E N T W ANTED

B a s e b a ll school In F lo rid a s e e k s ex-pro p l a y e r (or w ith w ife. a s husband>v/ife team) to tok e im m e d io te c h a r g e of school a s g e n e r a l m a n a g e r . W rite f^ll d e t a i l s in first letter, in c lu d in g a g e , h e i g h t , w e i g h t , p ro e x p e r ie n c e e n d b e g i n n i n g s o l a r y . ,

U te d l a m p s a n d o ther e s s e n tio ls d o t i r e d . T ow e rs not needed.- For s em ip ro p o r k in J u a re z . Mexico. W rite Box 4 2 6

W rite Box 4 2 4

• TH E SPO R T IN G N E W S

THE S P O R T IN G N E W S

B O IS W a sh in g to n Avo., St. Louis 66, M o .

2 0 1 8 W a sh in g to n Avo., St. Louit 66, Mo.

Frank Austin, who was believed lo have been the first Panam anian to play in 0 . B., died o f a heart attack in Panam a City. January 15. He was 42. Austin went to Portland (Coast) from the N egro American League in 1949 and rem ained with the B eavers until he w as acquired by Vancouver (P a cific Coast) in 1956, the last se a son he played in this country. An infielder, Austin played in the Panam a L eague for 14 seasons and w as with five championship clubs, including the 1958-59 Azucareros. Austin, who had been ill since shortly after the 1958-59 season, struck out only once in 1946-47, when he bat ted .357. In 1,771 tim es at bat in 14 seasons in the Panam a circuit, he fanned only 62 tim es.

Dorset! Graves Dorsett V. (Tubby) Graves, former minor league first basem an and for many years an athletic coach of the U niversity of Washington, died at Se attle, January 16. He w as 73. Graves w a s ’ a football star for the University of M issouri from 1906 to *08 before he began a five-year career in 0 . B. in 1910 with Oklahoma City (T ex a s). He also w as with Muskogee and Coffeyville (Western Association), Canton (Ohio - P ennsylvania), Corpus Christi and Brownsville (Southwest T exas). Mobile (Southern Association) and Winnipeg (Northern). He is survived by two brothers, David B. G raves of W ebster Groves, Mo., and Charles E. Graves of Los Angeles. Oren E . Sterling, one of the organ izers of the now-defunct Inter-State League and a club owner in the Class B circuit, died of a heart ailment at E vangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, Pa., January 16. He w as 70. Sterling o p e r a t e d the Sunbury franchise in 1939 and *40 and m oved the club to Hagerstown in *41. After nearly eight seasons in Hagerstown, he sold the club. Eddie McMillan, a m inor league outfielder from 1928 to 1930, died in a San Angelo, T ex., hospital, January 19, a day after suffering a stroke while working on a construction pro ject. He w as 54. McMillan, who resided in San An gelo, w as with Ballinger (Longhorn), San Angelo (West T exa s) and B eau mont (T exas) during his playing c a reer. Dr. Anthony Ross, f o r m e r club owner in the Negro A m erican League, died at Collins Chapel Ho.spital in Memphis, Tenn., January 18. D r, Ross, who had practiced m ed icine in M emphis since 1918, w as a s sociated with the late Dr. W. S. Mar tin for m any years in the operation of the M emphis club in the league. Later he purchased the Birmingham Black Barons. Lester W, Carter, form er pre.sident of Billings (P ioneer), died at Billings, Mont., January 16. following a long illness. He w as 63. Carter, a director of the club since it was^ organized in 1948, served as its president in 1955.

WANTED R e a c h or Spalding^ B a s e b a l l G u id e s , 190M904-1918-1919.1934-1935 a n d p ri o r to 1901. S ta le c o n d itio n a n d price.

•

119 D u b lin D rive

M cK e n n e y L u th e ry illc , M a ry lo n d

e e

$ &

T o n r iie j T a lly Sheet OMAHA. Neb. ]1ere fire the final sta n d in g s in the All-Star Bowling T o u rn am en t, to g eth e r with pins, points and prizes: MKN 1. 2. :i. 4. 5. ♦I. 7. H. 9. IO. ll 12, 13

M. I.5. 36.

I’ liw: t’ o in ts H a r r y S m ith . S t, L o u is, M o ................ A O V j 13.599 312-24 $10,000 B o b C h a se . K a n s a s C ity , K a u 37 27 i:i.5G2 .308-12 5,000 .loc J o s e p h . L a n s in g . M i d i ................ 34 :iO i.i.soo 305-40 3.000 ‘'D o n C a r te r . S t. Loui.s. M o................ 30 28 13.400 .30.5-.35 2.000 A n d y R o g o zn ica. (Chicago. H I 32 32 13.498 301-48 1.500 Bill L llln rd , St. L o u is, M o 37 27 13.2,38 301-48 1.250 B illy W elu . St. L o u is. M o ............... . 33»i :t0»'.r 13.350 .300-33 1.100 *Lov C o u n tr y m a n . G le n d a le . C a l 34 30 13.143 297-18 1.000 W a y n e Z a h n , M ilw a u k e e , W is 34 30 13.142 290-42 925 ®Uill P a c e . D e c a tu r . G a ....................... :i2 32 , 13,112 294-:i7 H50 C h a r le s C o o p e r, T a m p a . F l a 32 32 MS.OOH 291-43 825 R ay B ilith , SI. L o u is. M o ................ 29*a 12.990 289-21 WOO G le n n B la k e s le y , K a n s a s C ity , Mo... 29*2 •34*2 12.996 289-21 800 C a r m e n S a lv in o . C h ic a g o . II) 20*2 37^2 12.933 285-08 750 Bill B u n e lto . C h icag o . I ll................... 25*/a 38*^ 12.910 283-:i5 725 D ick D o w n e y , N e w a r k . N. J 19 45 12,304 265-04 • 700 • C a r t e r g a in e d a n e.xlra 25 p in s b y © u tsco rin g h is o p p o n e n t i n th e eecond

*^°''**p’a ce g a in e d a n e x t r a 25 p in s b y o u ts c o r in g o p p o n e n t in th e t e n th ro u n d . 'LOV C o u n tr y m a n g a in e d a n e x t r a 25 p in s b y o u ts c o r in g h is o p p o n e n t in f le v c n tn ro u n d . H ig h g a m e / o r f in a ls —289 b y J o e J o s e p h , L a n s in g . M ich. H ig h g a m e f o r t o u r n a m e n t —300 b y C arl R ic h a r d . J o p lin . M o. liig h s e rie s f o r f in a ls —901 (280-223-201-257) b y llo b C h ase, K a n ia s C ity. WOMEN

! 2. 3

A. 5. 6. 7. 8 9. IO IL 12. 13. 14. 15. 10.

W. L. P in s P o in ts 6.214 20 12 344-14 S y lv ia W en c, P h i l a d e l p h i a . 143-23 12 6,170 M a rio n L a d e w ig . G r a n d R a p id s ....... 20 M 6,247 142-47 18 K ine K o n ic e 8 R a c in e ............................ 16 6.218 140-18 H e le n S h a b lis, D e tr o it......................... IO 6.006 140-16 19 13 B e tty K u c z y n s k i, C h ic ag o 6,204 140-04 16 A n ita C a n la tin e . D e t r o i t .............. .......16 15 I :J9-46 6.140 D oU ie C ro u c h , Los A n g e le s ..... .. 17 IO 6.186 ]:i9*36 D o n n a Z im m e r m a n . A k r o n , O . 16 17 6,153 i:m-03 S h ir le y G n rm s, C h ic a g o —..................;. 15 15*2 0.030 i:n-n A n n S e llo c k , D e tr o it ........... — lO li 6.014 1.15-,39 lG*/j M a rg e M e r r ic k . D e t r o i t ..........................IS ’/a 17 6,027 L15-27 R u b y C h o n g . O a k la n d IS 18 6,018 1,34-18 M e rle M a tth e w s , L o n g B eac h ...— .,.. 14 17 5.B97 )32-47. S te p h a n ie B n lo g h . C le v e la n d 15 6 .USO i:i2-06 21 M en a D e g j'm a s, C h ic a g o - ..... l l 20 5.899 120-49 R o b b ie F r e y , D a lla s ................... ............ 12 H i f h g a m e f o r f in a ls —258 b y EUic K o n lc e k . R a c in e . Wis. H ic h g a m e f o r t o u r n a m e n t —300 b y S y lv ia W en e, P h ila d e lp h ia . H ig h s e rie s f o r f in a l s —471 (247-224) by R u b y C h o n g , O a k la n d , Cal.

P rize $.5,000 2.500 1,250 7.50 5.50 47.5 # 400 375 .3,50 325

:ioo 280 200

240 220 20(1

-B

Harry Smith (CONTINUED FR O M P A G E 24) Smith a bid from the F a ls ia ff club in St. Louis. F alstaff w a s r e o r g a n i z i n g its team in o r d e r to have a b e tt e r shot a t its arch-rival, the national cham pion Budwciser club. Smith did m o re than was expected, a v e ra g in g 223 on the high-scoring F lo riss L a n e s in St. Louis. H e helped the F a ls ta ff s lo a sp ectacu lar season in which they won the A m erican Bowling C on gress team title and the national te a m matchg am e crown. lf

H a r r y ’s in Chips Now In the p a s t few y e ars, life has been com fortable for H a r r y Smith, in s h a rp conlra.st to the d ay s w h en h e set pins in o rd e r lo have enough m oney to practice bowling. H a r ry and his wife, .lo-Anne, live in an e le g an tly furnish ed, ranch-slyle hom e in the St. Louis suburb of F lo rissan t. M rs. Smith has borne two d a u g h te rs and a son in the p a s t th r e e years. As one of the few dozen m e n in the United .Slates who a r e paid just to bowl, Smith w orks long hours, bul they a re alw ays c o n cern ed with his favorite activity. A typical week for Smith m ight include a week-end flight with the J'*alstaff te a m for an exhibition and clinic in a city 1,000 m iles from St. Louis, a trip b a ck to St. Louis to bowl against th e Buds and six o th e r less affluent t e a m s in league play, a day or two lo relax and then off on anoiher trip. This schedule lasts from S ep tem b e r lo June. F e w bowlers stay aw a y from I he sp o rt d u rin g the s u m m e r m onths. Most of the lop ones keep right on, picking up e x tr a m oney in to u r n a ments and one-m an exhibitions for die eciuipment co m p a n ies w ith which they are also associated. 4 IK ¥ Won Big 'rV J a c k p o t As im p o rta n t a s his v icto ry in the All-.Star to u rn a m e n t was, the prize money w as not the m o s t cash th a t ■'^milh h a s earn e d in a single event. in ju.st a few m inutes on the nation al ly-televised J a c k p o t Bowling Show la.st A ugust he won $14,000. lo win th a t, Smith had to get six consecutive strik es. H a r r y w as the first in se v e ra l m o n th s to accom plish dii.s, so he collected the jackpot. He rem ained on the show for eight weeks by getting m o re strik es th a n his op ponents a n d won $22,000 in all. “ Bowling well on th a t show helped in m o re th a n one w ay/* sa id H a r r y . "B efore that, th e r e w e r e n 't m a n y places t h a t w an ted m e lo a p p e a r for an exhibition. I w a s ju s t a n o th e r bowler n a m e d Smith. A bout the only lime I w as sent a n y w h e re w a s when die m o r e p o p u la r bow lers w e r e sick or busy. A fter the TV showing, they iitartcd asking for m e .” Despite his ability to knock down

Q u alify in g C a s u a l l y R o ster T o p p e d l)y L u h a n s k i , W e b e r OMAHA, Neb.—While som e of the fam iliar sta rs w ere contending as usual—Don Carter, Billy Wclu, H a rry Smith, Bill Lillard, Ray Bluth and a few others—the col lection of bowling standouts who failed to reach the finals of the All - S tar to u rn am en t astounded vete ran tenpin fans. The two m en who gained *‘bowler-of-the-year” honors for their achievem ents last season were am ong the casualties during the qualifying—D etroit's E ddie Lubanski and St, Louis* Dick Weber. Lubanski w as the choice of the Bowling W riters' Association of A m erica and Weber w as picked by his fellow m e m b e rs of the P r o fessional B ow lers’ Association. Weber, after being am ong the leaders throughout m ost of the qualifying, slipped a bit in the semifinals and finished twentysecond. Lubanski w as thirty-sixth. Other prom inent casualties in cluded: Tom Hennessey (1959 AllA m erica team choice), St. Louis; Buzz Fazio, Detroit: Steve Nagy. St. Louis: LOU Campi. Dumont. N . J .: Dick Hoover. St. Louis, and Jo h n n y King, Chicago. bushels of pins. Smith w as unable to c a p tu re one of the m a jo r individual bowling cham pionships. Me acquired a reputation for being a streak-type of bowler. In m atch play, the Pcter.scn point system is usually employed. Under this m ethod, a bowler receives one point for each 50 pins brought down and one point for each gam e won. S m ith's problem w as th a t he couldn‘1 win enough g am es. ^

Hit Stride in All-Star As recently as last D ecem ber, in the World’s Invitational T o n rn am en t in Chicago, Smith had the sa m e old trouble. He had the third-highest a v e ra g e in the m eet, won by Don C a rte l, but h e finished seventh because he won few er g a m e s than any of the 15 other finalists. In. the Ail-Star, w here the national individual m atch-gam e title is decid ed, things w ent better for Smith, lie not only knocked down (he m ost pins during the four-day grind, but he won the m o st g a m e s —^0*/^ wins, 23'/i loss es and one tie. T hrougho ut the to u rn a m e n t he w as helped by a F a lsta ff te a m m a te, Glenn Allison, who m o v e d through the stands so th a t he was alw a y s behind the p a ir of lanes on which H a r r y was competing. When things w eren t go ing well for Smith, h e 'd a sk Allison w h at he w as doing wrong. “ Usually I w as jerking m y a rm in stead of m a k i n g a clean followIhrough,” said Smith. “ T here are only c e rtain 'rules* th a t you can b re a k w hen y o u 're bowling for the big money* s not one of them .

YOUNG IDEAS By DICK YOUNG A aron C ham p in H R C ontes! N E W YORK. N. Y. • A big l e a g u e •pitcher w as pick ed up recently in a raid on a bookie joint. T h e co m m is sio n e r's office is a w a r e of it. . , . Bill Skowron, he of the susceptible back. h a s been ad vised by m e d ics to bend his k n e e s em Skowron when stooping lo pick up objects—no m a t t e r how light. . . . H an k A aron is knocking off e v e ry body in th a t tap ed homer-hitting" con test a t W rigley F ield in Los Angeles to b e shown on TV during th e s u m m e r. H e had won prizes totalling $15,000 a t la st count. , . . W h a tev er the Y an k ees cut M antle this y e a r, the Mick will m o r e th an m a k e it up in his bowling alley. Biz is booming on the D allas Jajies, . . . One of the finest films tu rn ed out by Lew F o n s e c a ’s office is the re c e n t re le as e on the Hall of F a m e , in color. I f s high ly re c o m m e n d e d fo r g ro u p showings. It shows, am o ng o th er things, Ty Cobb g ra b b in g a b a t to illustrate his grip. T h e P itts b u rg h Steelers w e re n ’t the only ones to turn down the special talents of Jo h n n y Unitas. Many y e a rs earlier, N o tre D am e got a shot a t the then-bony q u a r terback, and rejected him as be ing too sm all. Bernie Crim m ins, then an a ss ista n t coach at N. D., is the m a n who nixed Unitas in an interview, Jo h n n y recalls, so the kid went to Louisville. » :Ji :> • Gilliam F e a r s G iants J u n io r Gilliam w as in M a d i s o n Square G ard en recently, looking up at Wilt C ham berlain. D uring haifiime, J u n i o r got his neck b a ck in joint and said to a sports w riter: ” Hey. those G iants a r e strong, a r e n ’t th e y ? ” “ Yep. b ut the Colts w e re just a bit s tr o n g e r ,” *T d o n 't m e a n those G ia n ts,” said Junebu g. " I m e a n the ones who have been m ak in g all those deals this win ter. T h e y ’re gonna be rough on us Dodgers. T hey got th a t Lees. People say he's goofy, but he can pilch for m e any day. H e know s how .” *

Sylvia Five-Grand Gal K eller (C O N T IN U E D FR O M P A G E 24) ac cep ted fact th a t it i« m o re difficult to score en lanes with which a bow ler has not h ad tim e lo becom e fa m ilia r and it also is .generally ag ree d th a t new lanes a r e h a r d e r lo hit top scores on th an those that h av e been seasoned. Thus, b ecau se of h e r cool shooting, Miss Wenc had a lre a d y e s ta b lished herse lf as one of ihe sp o rt's g re a te s t w om en p e rfo rm e rs. C apturing the national individual m a tc h g a m e title in the All-Star—and the $5,000 prize th a t w ent with it—w as a lm o st an anti-clim ax. This w as the second All-Star crow n for Miss Wene. who in ter ru p ted the reign of M arion L adew ig in 1955. M rs. Ladewig. a 45-yearold g ra n d m o th e r from G rand R ap id s. Mich., h a s won the title seven times. She w as Sylvia’s foe in the final m a tc h a t O m ah a. Miss Wcnc took .the crow n by b reak in g even with M arion and th ereb y holding the slim lead she had acqu ired e a rlie r. « ¥ ^

P e k in e s e C onstaiii P a l in H e r Cadillac T o u r s It is likely th a t the a ttra c tiv e little P hiladelph ia girl will be a p rim e a ttra c tio n during the com ing y e a r as she tr a v e ls to every p a r t of the nation for exhibitions and clinics for A m e ric a n M achine and F o u n d ry Co., m a n u f a c tu r e r of bowling equipm ent. She is r e g a r d e d a s an excellent te a c h e r and she enjoys the tra v e lin g life. “ I sold m y g ro c e ry sto re a fte r I first won the All-Star in 1955,”* said M iss Wene, " a n d decided to do nothing bu t bowl. I love it.” Life as a professional bow ler h a s proved profitable for Sylvia, who drives to m a n y of h e r out-of-town d a te s in lier new Cadillac, with h e r P e k in e s e sitting beside her. She uses an orthodox, four-step a p p ro ach and h e r c a r e e r h a s been re m a r k a b ly consistent. In the All-Star m eet, th e r e a r e u su ally 96 of, the n atio n 's b est w om en bow lers co m p etin g for the 16 finalist spots, and the A M P s t a r h a s re a c h e d the finals ten tim e s out of ten. Miss W ene's ninth-place finish la st y e a r w as h e r lowest, while she w as runner-up twice in addition To winning the title on two occasions. F o r 344 g a m e s u n d e r the difficult conditions, M iss W ene a v e r a g e d 192.

W o y n e Z ah n W a ite d 2 Y ears lo P i n D e f e a t o n D o n ( ' a r t e r OMAHA, N eb.—Wayne Zahn. 18y e a r - old Milwaukee youngster, achieved w h at his f a t h e r had failed to do when he defeated Don C a rte r of St. Louis in the All-Star tournam ent. Two y e a r s ago, W ayne’s dad, E a r l Zahn, fired an .836 for the nation’s highest th ree -g a m e total. But when E a r l m e t C a rte r in a television m a tc h th a t s a m e y e a r he w as easily beaten. Wayne, who has learned e v e ry thing he knows about bowling from his 41-year-oId father, w it nessed th a t victory by C a r te r and he rem in ded Don of it ju st as they m e t in th eir m a tc h here. T h e young M ilw aukeean beat C a rte r in their first g a m e , 207 to ISI, and he also won the second, 225 to 194. After Don rebounded with a 232 lo 193 victory, Wayne clinched the m a tc h in the fourth and final g a m e by pulling a w a y with a string of five strikes and a 219 lo 182 finish.

■ 1 Wertz Needles B e rra ing, but still had lo m a k e th eir best At the appreciation d in n er tossed effort a g a in st the Dodgers, who w ere recently by the N ew Y ork ba.scball battling for the flag. S o , .l a t e in the w riters for Y ankee P ublicist Bob Fish- gam e, M a n a g e r Bob Scheffing sent cl. Vie Wertz and Yogi B e rra w ere B anks up lo pinch-Iiit. E r n ie popped am o n g the celebs in att?ndance. Yogi up, and as he limped back to the w ore a d a rk suit, and W ertz k ep t rib bench, e very m a n in the sta n d s, it bing B e r r a by calling: VHey, w a i t e r ! ” seem s, stood and ch eered . “ It shook . . . Ford Frick, annoyed a t b la sts a n d m e up,” sa y s Banks. * * c h a rg e s of h a r a s s m e n t by Continental League officials, says: *T*m not s a y Quick quote from Oil McDouing anything b ecau se a rg u m e n ts only gald: “ Show m c a second b a se m a n delay p ro g ress—and I ’m m u ch ntore who Is alw ay s m a k in g s p e c ta c u la r interested in seeing e.xpansion of b a s e plays aro und (he bag, and Til ball than I a m getting into any d e show you a m a n who is doing b a te s .” . . . Bob Hall, the h a n d so m e som ething wrong. T h e fellow who m u sclem an who once pitched for the knows how to play the position B ra v e s and B u g s , is interested in g e t m a k e s it look easy. ti ting som e so rt of prom otion job with a big league outfit. . . . E r n i e B anks T h a t B ra u n —Cool Boy, Cool! singles out as his g r e a t e s t thrill, not T h e M inneapolis Lakers* fran chise two succebsive MVF a w a rd s, as you m ig h t think, but one little incident a lm o st w as moved for keeps. The pi th a t happened on the final d a y of last lot of the t e a m ’s plane d e se rv e s im season. E rn ie could h a rd ly w alk. He m e d ia te election to b a sk e tb a ll’s Hall had repo rted to W rigley Field on a of F a m e for bringing the craft down severely tw isted ankle. T h e Cubs w ere on a snow-blanketC(J Iowa cornfield, anxious to keep his playing s t r e a k go- w ithout in strum ents o r Jighl.s. If the L a k e rs d o n 't win a n o th e r g a m e all y e a r, every m an on th a t plane can consider h e ’s had a g re a t season. 1 9 - Y c a i - O l c l L M ed alisi’ T'he risky incident recalls a Knick J i n x A d d s B i l i t h l o L ist flight fro m .Syracuse last season. The OMAHA, N e b . — T he stran g e plane w as h ours late getting off, due jinx a g a in s t le a d e rs in the qual lo wing-ice that had to be flushed. ifying r o u n d of the All-Star D uring the wait, Carl Braun spent bowling lourjiam ent is still u n m u ch of his lim e throw ing q u a r te r s broken. St.* Louis* R a y Bluth into an insurance m achine. When the s e t a record for the 36-game plane finally took off. it encountered trial for the second successive turbulence and snow m u ch of the way. y e a r, but for the nineteenth con At la s t it touched down a t L a G u a rd ia secutive tim e the ‘'medalist*' Airport. T he m o m e n t the w heels did not finish first. sla m m e d a g a in s t the runw ay. B raun, Bilith, who a lm o st b ro k e the his flight insurance canceled, threw jin.x in 1959 w hen he was up his h and s in mock disgust, and runner-u p to Billy Welu. w as shouted: “ Lost an o th e r o n e ! ” twelfth in the re c e n t m eet.

Top Bowlers (C O NTIN UED F R O N / P A G E 24) the r a p t onlookers, h a s a 206 a v e r a g e th a t h as been high. in th e c o u n try for s e v e ra l y e a rs . S he's b e e n in the finals nine o th er times. H er 300 m id w a y thro u g h the O m a h a ev en t w as one of two p e rfe c t g a m e s rolled in the All-Star. T he o th e r w as fashioned by Carl R ic h a rd , w ho fell by the w ayside b efo re the finals. Miss Wene w as the fourth-youngest w om an finalist; youngest w a s Betty Kuczynski, Chicago, a t 19. D o n n ;f Z im m e rm a n , Akron, 0 . . is 26, Ruby Chong, Oakland, Calif., 27. A f o r m e r ch am p io n , Anita Canlaline, D etroit, who is 32, finished sixth, one place behind M iss K uczynski. Only F o u r O v er 40 T h e re w e r e , only four w om en b e sides M rs. Ladew ig in the 40s: E lbe Konicek, R acine, Wis.; H elen Shablis, Detroit; M erle MatUicws, Long Beach, Calif., and S tephanie Balogh, Cleve land. T he youth of the m e n finalists w as even m o re p ro n o u n ced . Bob Chase, K an sa s City. Mo., the runner-up, is 27, fourth-place D on C a r te r of S t Louis, a four-tim e w inner, is 32. Only th r e e finalists w ere o v er 33: J o e Jo se p h , Lansing. Mich., 41; Bill B unetta, Chicago, 40, and G l e n n Blakesley, K an s a s City. 53. W ayne Zahn of M ilw aukee, the whiz kid d u rin g the e a rly firing who wound up ninth, is only 18. And Billy Welu of St. Louis. last ycar'.s king who fell down to seventh, is 27.

T eii-D av T o iir n e v A tt r a i i r il R e c o r d T i i r n o i i l o f 2 7 .1 1 )2 OMAHA, Neb.—T h e re c o rd -s h a t tering a tte n d a n c e a t the national All-Star to u rn a m e n t, foreshadow ed m id w a y through the ten-day event, caused the sp o n s o rs' cup of joy to overflow. Total a tte n d a n c e of 27,162 .sur passed the previous high set in M inneapolis two y e a r s ago by 5,898. T he crow d for the last night. 2,279, w a s Ihe b ig g est for a single p e rfo rm a n c e , and the 3,214 fo r th e la st day, which in cluded 935 in the afternoon, g av e the All-Star its biggest single d a y a t the box office. The All-Star w as a Cliicago fix tu re until m oved to M inneapolis in '58. It w as held in Buffalo, N . Y., la st w inter. The b o o m i n g a tte n d a n c e in O m a h a m o r e th a n m e t the fore ca st of tenpin e x p e rts fam ilia r w ith the local situation. It has been said for y e a r s th a t O m aha h a s m o r e l a n e s * p e r cap ita than ^ a n y o th e r city in the country.

THE SPORTING NEWS, JA N U A R Y

27 , 1960 O

Did You Know— Lou Gehrig hit 23 bascs-loadcd homo ru m d u r i n g his c a r e o r w ith th e N ew York Y an k ees, 1925 to 1 9 3 8 , for an a ll-tim e major league record.

®l)c 0 porting Ntm

VOLUME 149

Just a Guy Named SmithUntilHe Hit Jackpot on

S 7 14 21

February

I960

M T W T F I 2 3 4 5 8 9 IO l l 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 29

S 6 13 20 27

NUMBER I

JANUARY

ALL-STAR BOWLERS

I960

POINTED YOUTH rn*

Sylvia Wene, Sylvia Tiny in Size Only Harry Smith -Her Scores Are Gigantic Cop Crowns ■ ■,<

Woman Champion Only 30, King of Men Keglers 29; Defeated Field of 11,483

HARRY SM|ITH w a s interview ed b y S p o rtscaster Fred Wolf on the NBC netw ork im m ediately after w in n in g the All-Star to u rn am en t a t O m ah a , J a n u a r y 15.

Harry Collected 14 Grand iii a Few Minnies on Video, Rolling 6 Strikes in Row; Raked iii 22 Os in 8 Weeks B y JOHN AUBUCHON OMAHA, Neb. T e a c h e rs of p r o p e r bowling fo rm suffered a n o th e r blow when H a r ry Smith won the re c e n t All-Star to u r n a m e n t in O m aha. In stru c to rs had a l r e a d y been d ealt discou raging se tb a c k s during telecasts of ten-pin triu m p h s by such ru le s-b re a k e rs as bent-elbow Don C arter, w rong-foot Lou C am pi and deep-crouching R a y Bluth. Now com es Smith w ith his hopping, off-balance finish—-and $10,000 m o re prize m on ey clenched in his calloused rig h t hand. Smith, a m e m b e r of the St. Louis F a ls ta ff te a m , is probably one of the b etter-salaried professional bowlers in the nation. He is a w a re that h e knocks down th o u san d s m o re pins than his form would indi cate. And h e ’s not a b o u t to c h an g e it. “ I was bowling with ad u lt te a m s in non-handicap leagues and to u rn am en ts when I w a s ju s t a skinny little k id ,” said Sm ith. “ I was 17 y e a r s old, but I d id n ’t weigh m uch o v e r IOO pounds. In o rd e r to get up enough sp e e d fo r good pin action, I would r a c e to the foul ■

Relax? Not Harry He’s Keyed Up OMAHA, N eb.—D on’t tell Bowler H a r ry Smith to relax. F o r m ost successful a th le te s it is im p o rta n t to s ta y loose, but the win n e r of the $10,000 f ir s t prize in the All-Star to u r n a m e n t is not one of them. “ I couldn’t get to sleep the night before the final round of the All-Star and I con sidered tak ing a sleeping pill for the first tim e in m y life,” said Sm ith. “ I decided a g a in st it, though. I w as afraid it m ight h a v e som e after-effect while I was bowling. “ I like to be keyed-up when I ’m bowling,” Sm ith continued. “ When I ’m wound up like a w atch spring, I bowl m y b e s t . ” line. I ’d re a c h the line a h e a d of the ball, and th a t c a u se d m e to be off b alan ce a s I th rew it. “ O r I guess I should s a y that it still causes this p r o b le m .” Smith added. “ I a m a big, f a t 140-pounder now, but m y style is p re tty m uch the s a m e . ” D espite his u n im p re ss iv e form , Smith m oved up ra p id ly a m o n g the top bow lers in his n a tiv e Cleveland. He a v e ra g e d o v er the ten-pin big le a g u e rs ’ p a r of 200 w hile still in his ’teens, and gained the notice of som e of the g a m e ’s old h an ds with his shooting in m a n y of the Mid w est’s im p o rta n t to u rn a m e n ts . In 1955, Sm ith officially m oved up to the big tim e w hen he w as in vited to join the P fe iffe r te a m in Detroit. H a r r y quickly b e c a m e one of th a t bowling h o tb e d ’s standouts. He sw itched to the Stroll club the following season and com piled a 210 a v e r a g e in a tra v e lin g leagu e— one which com petes in a d ifferent esta b lish m e n t on eac h of 35 nights during the season. It w as this a c h ie v e m e n t a n d his work in to u r n a m e n ts th a t e a rn e d (C O N T IN U E D ON P A G E 23, COL. I)

By BOB PH IPPS OMAHA, Neb. T he a c c e n t w as u n m ista k a b ly on youth when the nineteenth annual Bowling Proprietors* Association of A m e rica All-Star T o u rn a m e n t opened h e r e , J a n u a r y 6. And th a t accent w as still m o r e e m p h a tic when Sylvia Wene of P h ila d e lp h ia c a p tu re d the $5,000 first prize in the w o m e n ’s di vision and H a r r y Smith of St. Louis took the $10,000 title am o n g the m en. Miss Wene is 30, Sm ith 29. They survived a s ta rtin g field of 11,483 throughout the couritry a s sta te quali fying tests w e re held for the $60,000 O m aha finals. The B P M tests (lim ited to persons rolling in m e m b e r esta b lish m e n ts) r e sulted in 240 m e n and 96 w om en r e a c h ing O m ah a. T hen the gruelling finals began, with e n tries fro m 38 states, in cluding H aw aii and Alaska. Youth w as a p rim e r e q u ire m e n t here b e c a u se all 336 faced a rugged 24-game test, b a s e d on total pins. The high 16 in e a c h division then plunged into . P e te r s e n point sy stem head-toh ea d m a tc h e s covering the last four days. T he sch edule w as dem anding, since bowlers toed the foul lines m orning, afternoon a n d evening on a varying schedule. Miss Wene, who won the title the first tim e five y e a r s ago, w as a stro ng fa v o rite from the s ta rt. But h e r success w as alw ay s th re a te n e d by the seven-tim e w inner, M arion Ladewig of G ra n d R a p id s, Mich. * * * * Mrs. L adew ig Top Competitor M rs. Ladewig, 45, is one of the g a m e ’s best clutch p e rfo rm e rs . The only possible route to victory for tiny Sylvia called for defeating “ the g la m orous g r a n d m a ” a t least once. In the finals, ea ch co n testan t m f t each o th e r finalist once. The wind up, o r sixteenth round, called for po sition challenges, No. I bow ler rolling No. 2 for two g am es, No. 3 m eeting No. 4, and so on. Sylvia, n e v e r low er than sixth and only two o th e r tim es as low as fourth in the finals, nicked M arion the first tim e with g a m e s of 214 and 193 to 205 and 201 for M r s . Ladewig. The P hilad elphian h a d a 37-pin bulge for the final two-game series. H e r 214 g a m e v irtually sewed up the title w hen M rs. Ladewig settled for 205. M rs. L a d e w ig ’s 201-195 edge in the last g a m e failed to overcom e Syl v ia ’s a d v a n ta g e , but it n arro w e d the victory m a r g in to less than one P e t e r son point. How does Miss Wene analyze h er winning style? “ I d o n ’t think I was bowling m y b e s t,” she said with m o m e n ta r y serio u sn ess dim m in g the c u s to m a ry tw inkle in h e r eyes. “ But I thought it w a s good enough unless M arion, who is alw ays d angero us, s t a r te d a s trik e run. “ I w as trying to think cle arly ab o u t m y own tim in g a n d keep tuned to the rig h t delivery. I h av e all I can do to study m y own bowling and pay little a tten tio n to m y opponent d u rin g a m a t c h . ” Sylvia, t e r m e d “ T ee n ey W ene” by (C O N T IN U E D ON P A G E 23, COL. 5)

■ i

SYLVIA WENE, w ho c a p tu re d the w o m en 's c h a m p io n ship of the n a tio n a l A ll-Star b o w lin g to u rn am en t, cud dles the b all with which she rolled a perfect g a m e du ring the competition. The "300" w a s the third of Miss W e n e 's career, but only the first by a w o m a n in the 18-year history of th e A ll-Star event. Miss W ene, e m p lo y e d b y the A m erican M achine a n d Foundry Co., wore a shirt em b la z o n e d w ith AMF until the final night of competition w h e n a n hour-long netw ork television show required all co n te stan ts to w e a r blue shirts co n ta in in g only their n am e s.

Champ, Once Ruled Too Small to Bowl by Brother, ^ Has Averaged 192 iii Ten Appearances as All-Star \ By RALPH RAY OMAHA, Neb. T he first tim e Sylvia Wene visited a bowling alley, h e r o ld e r b ro th e r told h e r she couldn’t bowl b ecau se sh e w as too little. Sylvia had to sit by and w atch, but the n e x t d a y she r e t u r n e d to the lanes alone and s ta rte d a c a r e e r th a t led to th e top of the profession. Miss Wene. 30-year-old d a u g h te r of a P h ila d e lp h ia g ro c e ry sto re owner, is still the tiniest bow ler in the business. M o st o b se rv e rs fig u re th a t the re c o rd books a r e hedging a little when they list h e r height a s five feet. It is m o r e likely ab o u t 4-11. In O m ah a on J a n u a r y IO, Miss W ene e sta b lish e d herself as the o utstand in g c a n d id a te for W om an B ow ler of the Y e a r honors when ■

Sylvia’s Timing Both Good and Bad OMAHA, N eb.—-When Sylvia Wene bowled a 300 g a m e in the W orld’s Invitational T o u rn a m e n t in Chicago, h e r tim in g w as both good and bad. As f a r as h e r action on the lanes w as co ncerned, she obviously had good tim ing. But when it c a m e to choosing a m o m e n t to a c com plish this feat, Miss Wene could h a rd ly h a v e done worse. It c a m e w hen th e fabulous Don C a r te r w as in the m id s t of a g r e a t c o m e b a c k try for th e finals, a f t e r s ta r ti n g v e r y poorly. Sylvia, who w as to shoot a n o th e r 300 g a m e a m o n th la te r in the All-Star to u r n a m e n t, said, “ I w as so h a p p y I could burst, but with Don going so hot * • , Well, a fte r I left the alleys they hardly knew I w a s a r o u n d .”

she shot the th ird p e rfe c t g a m e of h e r c a r e e r and w ent on to win the fe m a le division of the All-Star to u r n a m e n t. T h a t 300 g a m e h a d a lr e a d y c re a te d a sensation. A pe rfec t score b y a w o m a n is a n e x tr e m e r a r i t y (no o th e r w o m a n h a s e v e r shot m o re th an one in sa n c tio n e d play) and to roll 12 co n secu tiv e strik es on new lan es s u c h a s those e re c te d for the All-Star w as even m o r e unexpected. M iss Wene, how ever, had a c co m p lish ed th e s a m e f e a t a m onth be fore d u rin g the qualifying for the W orld ’s In v ita tio n al T o u rn a m e n t in Chicago. This 300 also w a s bow led on specially-built lanes. It is an (C O N T IN U E D ON P A G E 23, COL. 4) * 1

. 1*1

1*1

SECTION O F TH E SPORTING NEWS

ST. LOUIS, JANUARY 27, 1960

SECTION TWO

PROS RAISE ANTE STARS »•

Grill Loops at W ar

BriefcaseBattle Brewing-Pros Call in Lawyers Co ut nu-1 Squabbles Merely Prelim Bouts; Main Event Will Be Tussle Over TY I

The Gold War

•

chips ByMuUin Grid League;

R E M E M B E R IN G - T d E P L ^ E R . W A R . T-WAT-. A L M O S T " P R O H E B O T q -p R o

Rush to Cour in Taleut War

L E A G U E S WHEN

THE ALL-AMERICA-TRIED IO G ^A iH TAE bdssiy T r a in ) , WITH TUE KDMEti

■)

C F T t t l S M E W f c -S T b O O F ^

■pent s id e s v o w e d T A g r e uJo u l v &e H O

L. A. Rams, Houston OileiJ6 Battle Over Cannon—LSU Ace Signed Two Contract’? •ll

A R ./

So-o-o

By D A N D A N IEL By J O E K ING

N E W YORK, N . Y . "

M I A M I , F la . G eorge H a I a s s a id it w a s the f ir s t t i m e h e e v e r b r o u g h t h i s la w y e r to a n N F L m e e t in g , a n d it w a s n o te d b y o t h e r s at the caucus that h ard ly anybody spoke w i t h o u t fir s t “ s e e i n g ” his attorney w ho w as George Hulas a lw a y s co n v en i e n t l y n e a r b y . T h e s c e n e a t th e fortyf ir s t a n n u a l m e e t i n g h e r e w a s b r o a d ly s u g g e s t i v e th a t p r o f o o t b a ll w a s h e a d in g fo r a lo n g r u n in t h e l a w c o u r ts . T h e c o n t e n d e r s w ill b e t h e N F L and th e n e w A m e r i c a n F o o t b a l l L e a g u e , w h i c h is s p e n d i n g m o n e y to o p e n n e x t fall a s a c o m p e t i t o r in th e p r o f o o tb a ll i n t e r s t a t e c o m m e r c e b u s i n e ss and S u n d ay aftern oon d iv e r tisse m e n t for j a n g l e d b u s i n e s s m e n . S q u a b b l e s b e t w e e n th e l e a g u e s o v e r p l a y e r c o n t r a c t s l i k e l y will iea d lo a m i n o r , p r e l i m i n a r y rou n d o f litig a tio n , a n d th en th e m a in b o u t u n d e r th e an ti-tru st l a w s w ill b e f o u g h t n e x t fall o v er TV p ractice. T h e air w a v e s d a s h a n d c r in k le . A F L le g a l b e a g l e s , w h o m o v e d into m e e t i n g w ith t h e i r o w n e r s a t D a lla s . J a n u a r y 'Iii, f o l l o w i n g th e N F L c a u c u s , s t a t e f r a n k l y th a t t h e y d o not k n o w w h e t h e r t h e y m a y a s s u m e th e right d the T V b la c k o u t in h o m c - g a m e a r e a s. b e c a u s e th a t p r i v i l e g e w a s g r a n t e d b y the c o u r t s s p e c i f i c a l l y to the N F L W h a t ’s “ R e a s o n a b l e R e s t r a i n t ? ” T h e y in ten d , h o w e v e r , to find out. in c o u r t if n e c e s s a r y . T h e N F L b la ck o u t w a s a u t h o r iz e d a s a “ r e a s o n a b l e r e s t r a i n t ” o n t h e i n t e r s t a t e b u s i n e s s of television. II t w o l e a g u e s b e g a n r e s t r a in in g s p o n s o r s all o v e r t h e c o u n try, t h e c o u r t s p e r h a p s w o u l d d e c i d e the word “ r e a s o n a b le ” had b e e n s t r e t c h e d too far. Or s o t h e l a w y e r s s a y , r e l y i n g little on p r e c e d e n t . As t h e y p o in t o u t, a p r e c e d e n t c a n be fo u n d for a l m o s t e v e r y t h i n g in the t a n g l e f o o t j u n g le o f a n t i- t r u s t j u r is prudence. T h e T V s i t u a t i o n is th is. T h e N F L b l a n k e t s th e c o u n t r y w ith its p i c t u r e s on Sundays, ex cep tin g for a r e a s w here g a m e s a r e b e i n g p l a y e d . D a l l a s is o n e p lace w hich g e t s N F L fare ev ery S u n d a y . T h e A F L T e x a n s w ill p la y in t h e f le s h in t h e C o tto n B o w l on S u n d a y s in t h e f a ll. D o they have t h e right to e n f o r c e a b l a c k o u t a g a in s t t h e p r o f it a b le N F L a i r b o r n e m o v i e s ? Suppose the N e w Y ork T ita n s are p l a y i n g in D a l l a s on a S u n d a y w h e n the G i a n t s a r e a t h o m e in Y a n k e e S t a dium . D o th e T it a n s h a v e t h e right to p ip e th e ir p i c t u r e s b a c k to N e w ^ ork. d e s p i t e th e N F L b l a c k o u t r ig h ts ? S o m e l a w y e r s s a y t h is is a fin e ( .C O N T IN U E D O N P A G E G, COL. I)

. ,

/M O N O P O L Y / S A B O T A G E -'

-THE S E N A T E SH ALL " IM T /

I SIG N E D

HEAR.

O F 71115/ H IM

t ir s t /

I'<-L YIGHT “TWltf TRE ftJ P P £ M £ C O O P T .

CAGEY CHARLIE

AS O F

WOW/

4A0R.E. T U A N O N £ Game* of W ednesday , J a n u a r y l l "Indicates hom e team. P rob. Loser M argin Brob. W inner ‘ Pittsburgh 13 West Virginia Arm y HI Villenova Georgia K en lucky 16 • B o s t o n U. ll D artm outh 8 VP1 *D ayto n Furm an 12 r Son th C aro lin a L o y o la IL A. I ll *U t a h C a m e s of T h u r s d a y , J a n u a r y 28 S t . J o h n As (NLY.) A *M a r q u e t t e A r kI a n s a s * 7 •Tulsa Alabama ii ' M em phis State .

G a i n e s of F r i d a y , ti a UC I. A 7 -M iam i (Fla.) 9 'T oledo Kl K entucky fCalifornia IS 12 •U tah State

J a n u a r y ’ii) Denver O k l a h o m a City W a k e Forest Florida Oregon B rig h am Young

P R O SP E C T IV E

GATE ATTRACTION HAS S IG N E D WTW B O T H LEAG U ES ...A N O TUE ONLY PLACE ANY HATCHET IS b u r i e d i s J U ST A B A F T TKF LEFT

E A R . •44

% w \ \ \W V\V \w

A s is u s u a l in a s p o r t s “ w a r , ” t b s a t h l e t e , is s k i m m i n g t h e c r e a m a s th e esta b lish ed N a tio n a l F ootb all L e a g u e a n d th e b u d d i n g A m e r i c a n F o o t b a l l L e a g u e , s c h e d u l e d to o p e n c o m p e t i t i o n n e x t f a ll, bid s k y - h i g h for c a m p u s h e r o e s . A c o l l e g e d i p l o m a n e v e r \va § w o r t h m o r e — p r o v i d e d it is b a c k e d b y a s o u n d , l u s t r o u s f o o tb a ll e d u c a t i o n . * T h e A F L , offerin g m o re m o n e y ana o th er b en efits on the a v e r a g e , p lu s a g u a r a n t e e d c h a n c e to p l a y , is s i g n i n g a f a ir s h a r e o f t h e p r iz e p r o s p e c t s . T h e N F L , p rovid in g assu red n ation al p u b lic i t y a n d s i d e - g r a v y f a m e , a s w c j j tis A m e r ic a n m o n e y , m a d e a fast roundup of a ste lla r group. T h e r e is li t t le d o u b t th a t b oth s id e$ w ill find e n o u g h p l a y e r s , w it h e a c h c lu b n a b b i n g o n e o r m o r e d e s i r e d s t a r s , b u t t h e N F L a n d th e A F L a r e now cra sh in g head-on b e c a u se s e v e r a l t o p - p r io r ity p l a y e r s did n o t a b s o r b l e g a l t r a i n i n g a l o n g w it h th e ir f o o t b a ll in d o c t r i n a t i o n . T h e y s i g n e d c o n t r a c t s w it h b oth l e a g u e s . T h e r e w a s . ta lk , e s p e c i a l l y in t h e n ew circu it h ea d ed b y J o e F o s s , th a t p e a c e a n d n o t w a r w a s th e p r o f o o t ball t h e m e , a l t h o u g h th e t w o c i r c u i t s a r e c o m p e t i n g a s r iv a l b u s i n e s s c o n c e r n s g o v e r n e d b y th e a n t i- t r u s t law s.' ‘AU s e m b l a n c e o f p e a c e a t a n y p r i c e d is s o lv e d a s the tw o le a g u e s ra c e d for t h e c o u r t s in s u i t s o v e r p l a y e r contracts. Tug-of-W ar O ver F lo w er s T h e N o . I c a s e i n v o l v e s B il ly C a n non o f L S U , H e i s m a n T r o p h y w i n n e r c l a i m e d b y th e N F L Los A n g e l e s R a m s a n d th e A F L H o u s to n O ile r s . N o. 2 a f f a i r s c h e d u l e d for cou rt d e c i s i o n is that o f C h a r lie F l o w e r s o f M i s s i s s i p p i , s u b j e c t o f c o n t e n t io n b e t w e e n th e N F L N e w Y o r k G i a n t s and th e A F L L o s A n g e l e s C h a r g e r s . T h e N F L D e t r o i t L io n s h a v e s l a t e d t h e y w ill c o n t e n d in c o u r t w ith th e A F L D a lla s T e x a n s o v e r Joh n n y R obinson o f LSU. A fourth c a s e i n v o l v e s D on F l o y d o f T C U , w h o h a s r a is e d b lo o d pres-' s u r e a m o n g th e b r a s s o f th e N F L c h a m p i o n B a l t i m o r e C olts and th e O ile r s . P l a y e r p s y c h o l o g y in a n u m b e r o f c a s e s o b v i o u s l y h a s b e e n to s e c o n d g u e s s a p r io r c o m m i t m e n t w h e n m o r e d o u g h is o f f e r e d in a s u b s e q u e n t c o n t r a c t , and th en let th e l a w y e r s fight it out. C a n n o n p l a i n t i v e l y v o i c e d t h is s e n t i m e n t w h e n h e d e c l a r e d th at h e had t a lk e d w i t h a n u m b e r o f p l a y e r s at th e H u l a - B o w l in H o n o lu lu w h o had s i g n e d t w o c o n t r a c t s , but w h o had b e e n r e l e a s e d f r o m N F L p l e d g e s . “ So w h y not m c ? ” w a s a n in fe r e n t ia l c o n c lu s io n . C a n n o n d e f i n i t e l y d id s ig n w it h K. S. ( B u d ) A d a m s , a g g r e s s i v e O iler o w n e r , f o l l o w i n g th e S u g a r B o w l g a m e , and th is c a m e a s a s u r p r i s e to w r i t e r s w h o h e a r d t h e L S U s t a r p r o c l a im ar( C 0 N T 1 N U E D O N P A G E 2, C O L . 4)

^ C O N T I N U E D ON P°AGE G, COL.% ) 1

0 :

••

Prize Catches in Grid Grapple

6-8 Conley Clobber is ^Eliii os Rugged Celt Rebounder

;

Gone, a Roiigli and Ready Con I ender. Says Cage Spool Aids Slab Career

F l- V

■- .• ' >:•••

■,. 1'-i

• *<

By PHIL ELDERKIN BOSTON, M ass.

G e a e Conley, w ho p l a y s b a s k e t b all a s if his life d e p e n d e d o n it, h a s fe w frie n d s a m o n g h is B o s ton C eltic t e a m m a t e s d u r in g p r a c tic e s e s s io n s . “ Will s o m e b o d y tell t h a t C o n ley this is only a n in t r a - s q u a d scrim m ag e?" rem arked T om m y Heinsohn, try in g to h ide a g r in . “ H e ’s not p la y in g f o r m o n e y now, an d a few o f u s a r o u n d h e r e would like to k e e p o u r a r m s a n d leg s." N a t u r a lly r o u g h ( b u t w ithout m e a n in g lo b e) a n d with a lu m b e r m a n ’s ph ysiqu e, C o n le y c u t s quite a fig u re a t s i x feet, e ig h t inches and 230 pounds. G e n e s m i l e s w h en ev er his t e a m m a t e s kid h im about his a g g r e s s i v e n e s s , y e t he n e v e r lets up. “ I f s j u s t one o f the t h i n g s , " s a i d B o sto n C o a c h R e d A u e r b a c h , “ that I like a b o u t h im . Y o u n e v e r h a v e to w o rry a b o u t g e ttin g l e s s than IOO p e r c e n t f r o m C o n le }'."

❖

iii

Hook Shot One o f B e s t Y et Conley r e g a in e d his t im ing and a b ility to reb o u n d a lm o s t overnigh t. B y the end o f the s e a son. his hook shot, e r r a t i c a t first, had b e c o m e a v a l u a b le addition to the Celtics* a r m a m e n t . His p r e s e n c e this y e a r , behind Bill R u s s e ll a t ce n te r, allow ed C o ach A u e rb ac h the e a r ly - s e a s o n lu xu ry of e x p e rim e n tin g with s o m e o f his rookies a s c o r n e rm e n . T h e B r a v e s , who sen t C e n e p a c k ing to the Phillies l a s t s p r in g b e c a u s e he w as late rep o rtin g for training, m u s t now q u estio n the a d v is a b ilit y of such a m ove. F o r a club which w a s tied fo r first p la c e in the N a tio n a l L e a g u e a l the end of the s e a s o n an d then s u b se q u e n tly lost the p e n n a n t in a p lay o ff with the D o d g e r s , C o n l e y ’s 12-7 rec o rd (b e fo r e he b ro k e a finger on his pitchin g h an d) could h a v e been a lif e s a v e r . When a m a g a z in e w riter a s k e d A u e r b a c h a y e a r a g o w hat in the world the C eltics w an te d w i t h Conley. R ed rep lied : “ We want him b e c a u s e we think he can help us. Ile h a s n ’t m a d e this bail club yet. but if he d o c s h e ’ ll do so leg itim ate lv . We c c r ta in lv d o n ’ t need him a s a g a l e a ttra c tio n an d

2 Sect. 2

GRID WAR

Full Dctuils OU luiporlaiit NbX IMceliiig iii Next Issue

(C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E I)

B e c a u s e T h e S pouting N e w s w ent to p r e s s on the m o r n in g o f J a n u a r y 22, w h i l e the N a t io n a l F o o t b a l l L e a g u e w a s still m e e t in g in M i a m i B e a c h , F l a . , a full a c coun t o f the im p o r t a n t s e s s i o n s w a s not a v a il a b l e . T h e n e x t is s u e o f T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s will c a r r y full d e t a il s on the c o m m i s s i o n e r situ a tio n a n d e x p a n s io n .

dent fe a lty lo the L . A. R a m s a t the N F L d r a f t m eetin g in P h ilad elph ia in D e c e m b e r. T h e R a m s insist they g o t Cannon's Jo h n H a n co c k first an d th erefo re have (he righ t to his s e r v i c e s . It is futile to r e p e a t all the a r g u m e n t s by both sides in this piece, b e c a u s e these do not m a t t e r if a j u d g e is going to d e cide C a n n o n ’s sta tu s . In stead of g iv in g out sta te m e n ts, the G ia n ts and C h a r g e r s a r e talking lo their la w y e rs o v e r F lo w e r s , and the a tt o r n e y s will tell it to the ju dge. J o h n V. M a r a , G ia n t s ' president, notes that there w a s s o m uch frontoffice popping off in the la s t " w a r , " N F L v s . AAC, 1946-49, that news of the athletic c o n te sts w a s c r a m p e d , and that he is content to button up and le a v e it to the c o u rts.

Gene a Sharp Guy D e sp ite a boyish c h a r m which s o m e t i m e s m a k e s h im s e e m q u ite o rd in a ry , C e n e h a s all the s h a r p e r instincts of a h ig h - s a la r ie d p u b licity m an . P ractically every m a jo r new s p a p e r in the c o u n try c a r r i e d s t o r ie s on C e n e b a c k in S e p t e m b e r , when he turned d ow n a n a t t r a c tive c a s h o ff e r f r o m th e P h ila d e l p h ia P hillies not to p l a y p r o b a s ketb all and s ig n e d h is c o n tr a c t with the Celtics. “ I did it.” C o n l e y e x p la in e d , “ b e c a u s e the two b e s t y e a r s I ’ ve h a d a s a b a s e b a l l p it c h e r (1954 a n d 1959) c a m e i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r p la y in g a s e a s o n of p r o b a s k e t b a l l . I could sit a r o u n d h o m e this w in te r a n d g e t fa t, b u t I ’d r a t h e r be with the C e l t i c s .” Incidentally, G e n e p u t his M il w a u k e e hom e on the r e a l e s t a t e m a r k e t . J a n u a r y I, a n d is m o v in g his fa m ily (w ife a n d th r e e chil d ren ) lo P h ila d e lp h ia . G en e is a good b a s k e t b a l l p l a y e r who g o t b e l i e r l a s t y e a r a s the season progressed. He w as alm ost ( W O w e e k s behind the r e s t o f the s q u a d wlicn he re p o rte d , a n d his shooting and r e b o u n d in g w e r e a l r e a d y ru sty fro m fiv e y e a r s o f d i s u s e . H e cou ld n ’ t h a v e been m uch m o r e u n p re p are d .

Richie Luces

Bog Davis

Five NFL Picks in Fold

GENE CONLEY . . . IOO Per Center on Hill or Hardwood H f'lie v e s D ia n u H u l Is

IC a .sie r o n

H is N erv es

B O S T O N . M a s.s.—B a s e b a l l is a lot e a s i e r on the n e r v e s than b a s k e t b a l l, s a y s G e n e Conley, a fellow who ough t to know. Conley, a p itc h e r fo r the Phil lies in the s u m m e r an d a m e m b e r o f the B o s to n C e ltics of the N B A in the w inter, finds * ‘th e r e ’s m uch m o r e e.xcitem e iil ’’ out th ere on the b a s k e t ball floor. “ When I ste p on the b a s e b a ll f i e l d , " G e n e s a y s , “ e v e ry th in g s e e m s quiet, i t ’s a lot e a s i e r on the n e r v e s , in b a sk e tb all, e v e ry th in g g o e s a t rac e -h o rse sp e e d an d you k e e p p u sh in g all the tim e. B a s e b a l l s e e m s slo w e r a f t e r all that e x c ite m e n t d u rin g the w in ter. I’ m much c a l m e r when I s te p out on the m ound to p itc h .”

he d o e sn 't need us. I j u s t w ish w e ’d h ad him r e g u l a r l y sin c e the 1953 s e a s o n . T h e f a c t is that m ost p ro b a s k e t b all fa n s d o n ’ t u n d e r sta n d how im portan t a fellow like G e n e (who c a n get you the b a ll) c a n be to a club. T h e y think a m a n is n ’t h e lp ing you unless h e ’s s c o r in g a lot of points, “ T h a i ’s not t r u e . ” A u e r b a c h r e m a r k e d . “ If y o u ’ ve got fo u r s c o r e r s out there like B o b Consy, Bill S h a n n a n , T o m Heinsolin and Bill R u sse ll, y o u r fifth m a n c a n b e a fellow like C onley who— even if • he n e v e r d o e s a n y tnore than g e t

THE ALL-SPORTS NEWS, JA N U A R Y 2 7 , 1960 *

y o u the b all—p o s e s a real p roblem fo r the o p p o sitio n .’ ’ It took G en e m o r e than half a s e a s o n l a s t y e a r to find h im se lf in p ro b a s k e t b a l l. L ik e any p la y e r c o m in g b a c k a f t e r a long layoff. he w a s p ron e to fo r c e o pen ings w here none e x is te d , w a s s o m e t im e s slo w g e ttin g b a c k on d e fe n s e an d w a s the v ictim of overe a g e r n e s s a s a sh o o te r . ' B u t then it b e g a n to c o m e — the ability to s t a y with his m an. the r e b o u n d s an d fin ally the sc o rin g .

A side fro m d isputed p la y e r s , tho N F L h a s signed five N o . I d r a f t picks and lost three. T w o w e r e undecided and two, Cannon and Robinson, arc a p p a r e n t ly court c a s e s . , Tile C h ic ag o C a r d s sig n e d G e o rg e Izo o f N o tre D a m e . the C h ic a g o B e a r s landed R o g e r D a v i s of S y r a c u s e , the G reen B a y P a c k e r s inked T o m M oore of Vanderbilt, (he N e w Y o r k G ian ts got L e u Cordileone o f C lem so n on the dotted line and the S a n F r a n c is c o 49crs a c q u ire d Monty S tic k les of Notre Dam e. T h e C o lls lost R on Mix* o f USG to the C h a r g e r s , the S t e e l c r s lost J a c k S p ik es of TOU lo D en ver, which trad ed him to D a lla s , and the R edskin s lost R ic h ic L u c a s o f Penn S t a t e lo Buffalo. J i m Houston of Ohio S ta te is unde cided, if not a l r e a d y p r iv a te ly signed, between the N F L C lev elan d B ro w n s and A F L B uffalo, and R on Burton of N orth w estern is w eighing (he N F L Philadelph ia E a g l e s a g a i n s t A F L Boston. T h e A F L h a s sig n e d two first picks and lost four, with one, Cannon, d i s puted, and one undecided. Boston nabbed G e r h a r d S c h w e d e s .o f S y r a c u s e and B u ffa lo hit the R e d s k in s b}' col laring L u c a s . H ow ever, the N e w Y ork T ita n s su ffe re d a blow when the C a r d s g o t Jzo, and the C h a r g e r s went down HPI-

Won-Lost Records in Pro Grid R attle

S c o r e d 24 A g a in st Wilt T h e r e is bound to be a sizab le d iffe re n c e of opinion a s to Con l e y ’s b e s t g a m e a s a pro. A u e r bach thinks it w a s l a s t sprin g a g a i n s t S y r a c u s e in the seven th and final g a m e of the E a s t e r n Division p la y o ffs (won b y the C e ltic s) when G en e c a m e up with a fistful o f im p o r t a n t rebound s. Conley h im se lf — well. h e ’s n e v e r sa id . But it m a y be the 24 points he scored this y e a r a g a i n s t Wilt C h am b erJa-in, his high a s a pro. Conley, now th a t J i m L o s c u to ff h a s been lost to the C e ltics fo r the r e m a in d e r of the s e a s o n with a b a c k injury, is s e e in g m o r e and m o r e action a s a c o r n e r m a n . If G en e h a s a w e a k n e s s , it is his in ab ility to k ee p fro m p ickin g up a n u m b e r of e a r l y fouls, which m e a n s th a t A u e r b a c h often is u n ab le to p la y him a s m a n y m in u te s a s he m ig h t like. N e v e r t h e l e s s R e d —an d p r o b a b ly v e r y s m a r t l y —h a s done nothing to c u rb G e n e ’s a g g r e s s i v e n e s s , \\qih Conley i f s n a tu ra l lo b e ro u g h — a n d it p a y s o ff fo r B o sto n ,

to the 49 e rs with S t ic k le s . D e n v e r lost R o g e r L o C Ie rc o f T r in ity (C onn.) to the B e a r s . A s i n g u l a r c a s e involved D on M e r e dith o f S M U , f o r w a r d - p a s s i n g hero, who w a s N o . I c h o ic e o f L a m a r Hunt, A F L fo u n d e r an d D a l l a s o w n e r, Clint M u rch iso n , a r iv a l b id d in g fo r a n N F L fr a n c h is e for D a l l a s , s ig n e d M e re d ith to a p c r s o n a l - s c r v i c e s c o n tra c t. M e r e dith a l s o w a s d r a f t e d third b y the B e a r s a n d c o u ld p l a y with th a t t e a m in the fall if D a l l a s w e r e held u p a y e a r in o b ta in in g a N F L f r a n c h i s e . H a c k b a r t C a s t A d rift T h e A F L w a s f a c e d with a p l a y e r p r o b le m w hen the M in n e a p o lis f r a n c h ise folded. I t s N o . I pick, D a l e H a c k b a r t of W iscon sin, w a s u n sig n e d an d p r o b a b l y still is, an d o th e r s e l e c tions a r e lo st o r u n sig n e d . A r e p l a c e m en t f r a n c h i s e in a n o th e r c ity p o ss ib ly would not c a r e f o r H a c k b a r t , on g e o g r a p h i c a l g r o u n d s , an d would h a v e to be s a t is f ie d p o s s ib l y through a r e d is tribution o f s ig n e d talent. T h e r e i s not m u c h s ig n if ic a n c e lo b e found in a c o m p a r i s o n of the s i g n in gs b y the riv al l e a g u e s . T h e A F L s im p ly m u s t g e t up the monC 3' a n d s i d e b e n e fits n e c e s s a r y lo lu r e d e s ir e d m e n . T h e N F L . with a g r e a t b a c k lo g o f e s ta b lis h e d pla>'ers, need not go all out b id d in g fo r all p r o s pects. It c a n p ic k an d c h o o s e f o r m en needed lo fill h oles in the s q u a d s . N e v e r t h e le s s, the N F L p a y s c a l e is risin g o v e r its 1959 a v e r a g e of $10,000, b e c a u s e the b r a s s is le a r n in g th a t even the little fellow s a r e p la y in g it c o y a n d w aiting f o r all o f f e r s b y both s i d e s lo c o m e through. T h e b r a s s a n d the le g a l talent m a y fret, bu t i f s real nice lo be ge ttin g out o f c o lle g e with a fo o tb all d ip lo m a this y e a r .

NEW Y O RK , N. Y. The N F L h a s sig n e d five and d e fin ite ly lo st th r e e of its 12 firstround d r a f t p ic k s, with two di.sputed in c o n t r a c t h a s s l i n g , a n d the A F L h a s signed two, lost fo u r and h a s one in disp u te. F o llow in g is the disposition of prize ro o k ie s in the lop th ree d r a f t rounds, with S denoting s ig n e d p l a y e r , L o n e lost to the r iv a l le a g u e , D a disputed s t a r an d the question m a r k an u n d ecid ed p r o s p e c t . N A T IO N A L F O O T B A L L L E A G U E F IR S T CHOICE B f3 rs— S — Roger Davis, Syracuse Cards— S — George Do, N o lle Dame Packers— S— Tom Moore, Vanderbilt Giants— S — Iou Cordileone, Clemson 40ers— S — Monty Stickles, Notre Dame Colts— L — Ron Mix, USG Sieelers— I — Jack Spikes, TCO Redskins— L — Richie Lucas, Pa. State Rams— D — B illy Cannor?, L S U Lions— D — John Robinson, L S U Browns - ? — Jim Houston, Ohio State Eagles— 7— Ron Burioir, Norilnvestern

SECOND CHOICE

T H IR D CHOICE

No pick S — Hal Olren, Clemson C A N A D A — Bob Jeter, lov/a No pick S — Mike Maqac, Missouri D — Don Floyd, TOU None ?— Sam Horner, V M I S — Charles B r i l l . Georgia S — Warren Rabb, LSU ?— Prentice G a u lt , Oklahoma S — Maxie Baughan, Ga. Tech

S — Don M e r fd itli, S M U ?— M ik e McGee, Duke None S — Jack Lee, Cincinnal I ? — Carl Kariunerer,C. Pacific ? — Mary Terrell, M ississippi None ?— Andy Slynchula, Pa. S i. ?— Pcrvis A tkins, IO. M . S ta le S — Bob Scholte, N. Dame ?— La rry Stevens, Texas ?— C urt Mer?, lovira

A f.iL R ic A I J r O O r S A l L L E A G U E fir st

CHOICE

SECOND CHOICE Boston— S — Gerhard Sdnvedes, Syracuse ?— Ron Burton, N'western B u fla lo — S — Richie Lucas, Pa. State Jim Houston, Ohio St. Dallas— L — Don Meredith. S M U D — John RobiuT^n, LSU Denver— L — Roger LeClcrc, T rin ity S - J a c k Spikes, TCU New York— L — George D o, N, Dame S— Blanch? M artin , M ic h . St. Los Airgeles— L — Monty Stickles, N. Dame D — Charlie Flowers Miss. Houston— D— B illy Cannon, LSU 0 — Don Floyd, TCU

T H IR D CHO ICE S — Harvey W hite, Clemsori S — M e rlin Priddy, TCU ?— Gene Gossage, N 'w esle m 7— j j i i i Monroe, Arkansas S — Bob Colburn, Bowling G. C A N A D A — Bob deter, loiva S — Bob Vk'hitf, Ohio State

N O T E : T h e B e a r s ’ N o . .3 pick. McMcdith. will p l a y with N F L D a l la s if that te a m is auth o rized ; DenveioS s ig n e e S p ik e s t r a d e d to D a l l a s . .idbi

Bradley Comeback Kids Clip Top Quints! Brav^ Spill Top-Ranked Cincy With Last-Seconds Rally Soph Wallier Star Scorer, Rebound Ace P eoria Crew H olds ‘P alenl’ on Late R allies; Balance and Team Speed Pay O ff By MAX SEIBEL PEORIA. III. N ever sin ce the spring of 1950, when Bradley gained the finals of both the National Invitational and National Col legiate tournaments, has there been so much enthusiasm around hoophappy Peoria. This season's Bradley basketball edi tion. coached by Chuck Orsborn—a m em ber of the school’s first great team, the F am ous F ive—has again bounced into the limelight. Bradley currently is atop the standings in the lough Missouri V alley Conference. Bradley’s flam ing com eback victory over Cincinnati, the nation’s No. I team , w as accom plished in heart-tax ing fashion, 91 to 90, January 16. It boosted Orsborn’s fantastic five into the lead by one-half g a m e over the Bearcats, who suffered their initial defeat despite a 46-point output by AllAmerica Oscar (B ig 0 ) Robertson. Trailing by 23 to 13 m idw ay in the opening hall and by three points with 1:22 remaining on the clock, the B raves rallied to win. Ill

E rased Big Wichita Lead But their formula for triumph w asn’t surprising. It happened three times in their first 13 g a m e s this season. Orsborn’s scrappy warriors won 12 and lost only one—to Cincinnati. 86 to 7). in the Queen City—in their first 13 outings. Recently the B raves trailed rangy Wichita. 57 to 38, with little more than 13 minutes remaining. But Orsborn’s full-court press panicked the host Shockers, who fell com pletely apart and lost in the waning m om ents, 71 to 70. Earlier Providence, with small, speedy guards and a six-foot, ten-inch center in Jim Hadnot, led the Braves by 12 m idw ay in the last half. The B raves won. 57 to 55. What m akes this Bradley team so dangerous? One factor is the Braves* indefatigable spirit and an attitude that they will not taste defeat. Orsborn piloted his first Bradley quintet to an NIT championship in 1957 and has finished second in each of his three attem pts at a Missouri Valley title, He points to another valuable asset: Balance, «

Orsborn Stresses D efense ‘‘We’ve got p r e t t y good balance. We all score w ell,” sa y s the lean, 6-2 m entor who graduated from Bradley in 1939. He is the first alumnus lo head the basketball program on the Peoria hilltop. “ We rebound well, even though w e ’re not what you would call a tall club. **We also work hard on d efen se,” he continues. “ And, even though Chet Walker has been our leading scorer. we don’t have any player the defense can allow to roam free.” A glance at B radley Publicity Direc tor Jim D ynan’s work sheet indicates that Walker, Orsborn’s spring-legged, .six-foot, six-inch sophom ore center and the tea m ’s tallest regular, led the scoring parade with 303 points or 23.3 per gam e. In addition, the lithe jumper from Benton Harbor. Mich., had pulled down 13.9 rebounds an e v e ning, which m ore than explains the 44 lo 36 edge the B raves have over their opponents in this department of play. Dan Smith, a handsome, six-foot, four-inch senior forward from Yonk ers. N. Y,, followed Waliier with a 13.7 scoring average and Senior Guar I

Lnpcliick Lost Hot P rospect — N eighbor W ent lo Bradley PEORIA, III.— Joe Lapchick. coach at Si. John’s University, still m oans when he sees Bradley’s Danny Smith on (he hardwood. Joe and Dan are neighbors at Yonkers. N. Y., and Lapchick often saw the Bradley senior per form in high school. “ I really hated to see him go clear out to Bradley.” said Lap chick prior to last y ea r’s National Invitational Tourney final, which St. John’s won over Bradley in a Madison Square Garden rvrriim e, 76 lo 71,

■

Bobby Joe Mason. 6-2, had G/aiked up 13.5 points an outing. Alphra Saunders, unorthodo:^ and sensational six-foot, two-inch swifly from Chicago’s Dunbar High School, had averaged 10.4 points wi ; Cap tain Mike Owens, at six ff'ct, was just under double digits at ? . I f s the presence of Walker, an everimproving youngster, who causes the usually im passive Orsborn lo claim that this y e a r ’s team is improved over last year’s quintet, which wound up with a gaudy 25-4 record. “Chester gives us m ore rebounding than w e had last season ,” observes Orsborn. “And h e ’s a more depend able .scorer than either of the two fine players who graduated. “Last year, either Morse (Gene) or M cDade (Joe Billy) w ere able on given nights to score a lot of points. But Walker is more consistent.” • Walker, nicknamed Chet (The Jet),

launched his varsity career last D e cember with 44 points during a HO to 68 rout over Abilene Christian. He played only 25 minutes that night, bul his barrage stood as a Robertson Fieldhouse record until Oscar Robert son eclipsed it, January 17. Since then, the 200-pound phenom has been high-point man on seven other occasions and his 28 points created the bomb which exploded in Cincinnati’s face, # ^ •

' Woman Fan Swooned Three * Times During Bradley T ilt i| w

► PEORIA, HI. ► Jim Dynan, energetic athletic publicity director at Bradley Uni► ' versity, is convinced that Peoria basketball fans are dyed-in-the-wool. During Bradley’s recent victory over Cincinnati, 91 to 90. D ynan’s ^ ' wife, Mary, becam e so excited that she had to leave the fieldhouse and . ’ relax in J im ’s office. Smith Learns Art of D efense .• His office girl, Mrs. P a t Marunde, passed out three tim es because <• . Smith, primarily a shooter a s a . • of the tension. “ It didn’t bother me that m uch.” related Dynan the next day. “ But J / sophomore and junior, has improved I did have to go out into the foyer and light cigarettes three lim es dur im m ensely and also gets considerable . > ing the second half.” credit from his coach. # 4 “ Up to now, D anny’s been just a shooter.” states Orsborn. “But he is a much better defensive player this m ost notorious pickpocket, Saunders<*of Owens and Saunders,” Mason con 3'ear and he is alw ays looking for that and Owens have committed repeated tinues. “ I know that if I lea ve my man and go for the ball and fail, either burglaries. passoff when h e’s driving.” Wichita was so choked by the air Mike or Al will pick up m y m an.” As should be expected, another vital The B raves’ earlier 86 to 64 victory segm ent of B radley’s assortm ent of tight press that the Shockers appeared over St, Louis, achieved by coasting weapons is the sam e full-court press to be performing in a vacuum. “Mason gives m e an inferiority com after their burst to an unbelievable w h ic h -helped tumble Wichita. Mason, with hands quicker than the plex,” complained Wichita’s Lanny 44 to 15 lead over the taller Billikens, is proof of their potent potential. Van Emen. a great player himself. ■ ^ ^ ■ D espite Cincinnati’s 90 points, Brad Mason, possibly the quickest player in Bradley history, is an all-round per ley has limited its opposition to 67 B raves’ B obhy J o e Clicks former. He is a capable scorer, but points per gam e as com pared to ihe a s D ance - Coinbo C ro o n er 83 it has scored. gets a bigger kick out of feeding. PEORIA, 111. — B radley’s ballWalker prom ises to be the first 20“ I get my biggest offensive thrills hawking guard, Bobby Joe Mason, out of passing to som eone and seeing point-average scorer in B radley’s il would like to play basketball in him score.” says the slender. 6-2 lustrious history, hitting .567 with an the National Industrial Basketball senior from Centralia, HI. He gradu incredible 117 of 206 shots from the League after he com pletes his col ates after the February 6 home gam e field. The team is firing at a .471 lege career. against North T exas Stale and will clip—good enough to win anywhere, Many of M ason’s followers be leave a big gap for Orsborn to fill any time. lieve he could make it as a singer. for the season ’s home stretch. If the Braves are to replace GinBobby J oe has m ade an impres“ But i f s also great to steal tho • sion at the m ike with a danceball, and I am able to do this because (CONTINUED ON P A G E 4, COL. 4) combo background. ■

I:# -

I '

★ THE ALL-SPORTS NEWS, J A N U A R Y 27 1960 ★

Sect. 2 3

Dischinger Rings Bell as Hoop Ace foe Boilerm akers T e rrific T erry , Only S o p h om ore, P a ls All of P u r d u e ’s Cage M arks iii Je o p a rd y ; H eads f o r All-America H onors

.»

Dashing Jimmy Darrow Short on Height, But Long on Skill i

5 -1 1 Bowling G reen Acc N ation’s No. 2 Scorer

Little B ’s TNT.

W ith Average o f 3 0 .2

W ith 5 2 - P o in t Assault

INDIANAPOLIS, Incl. A t s ix feet, s ix a n d o n e - h a l f in c h e s , P u r d u e S o p h o m o r e T e r r y D i s c h i n g e r c a n ’t r e a c h Ohio S t a t e ’s six -foo t, n in e - in c h A ll- A m e r ic a J e r r y L u c a s . M o r e o v e r , c o m p a r i n g D i s c h i n g e r ’s p r e s s c li p p i n g s w it h th o s e o f th e B u c k e y e s t a r , in d e e d , w o u ld b e t r y i n g to m a k e a m o u n t a i n o u t of a m oleh ill. A s a s e n i o r c e n t e r f o r t h e G a r f i e l d H i g h S c h o o l t e a m in T e r r e H a u t e , In d ., D i s c h i n g e r r e c e i v e d a b o u t o n e - f o u r th o f t h e IOO c o lle g e o v e r t u r e s t h a t b o m b a r d e d L u c a s a s a P a r a d e M a g a z i n e h i g h s c h o o l A ll-A m e ric a . D i s c h i n g e r r a t e d s e c o n d - t e a m p r e p A ll- A m e r ic a . • B u t, t o m a k e m a t t e r s a b i t in c o n g r u o u s , I n d i a n a h i g h sc h o o l s p o r t s w r i t e r s v o t e d D i s c h i n g e r th e f o u r t h - b e s t H o o s ie r p r e p s e n i o r in 1957-58. D i s c h in g e r , lik e L u c a s , is a m o d e s t , u n a s s u m i n g b a s k e t b a ll p l a y e r w i t h a c a d e m i c a c u m e n . . H e is d o in g h is t a lk in g o n th e b a s k e t b a ll flo o r. M i d w e s t f a n s h a v e t a k e n to T e r r i f i c T e r r y , w h o is b e in g la b e l e d w i t h a n A l l- A m e r ic a t a g . Is D i s c h i n g e r a n e x c e p ti o n a l s o p h o m o r e ? “ H e ’s a n e x c e p t io n a l s e n i o r / ' c o n t e n d s P a u l ( T o n y ) H inkle, B u t l e r U n i v e r s i t y ’s v e t e r a n c o a c h . “ H e ’s f a s t a n d h e c a n j u m p . H e h a s t h e to u c h a n d h e h a s h e ig h t . H e h a s e v e r y t h i n g y o u n e e d in a b a s k e t b a l l p l a y e r . " A lth o u g h P u r d u e lo s t to B u tl e r , D is c h i n g e r p o u r e d in 29 p o in ts, c r a c k i n g IO field g o a l s in 18 a t t e m p t s a n d s in k in g n in e of te n f r e e th r o w s . W hen P u r d u e b o w e d to N o t r e D a m e d u r i n g th e s e c o n d d a y of t h a t H o o s i e r C la s sic , D i s c h i n g e r s c o r e d 31 p o i n t s . H e m a d e eight-for-15 f r o m t h e field a n d c o n n e c t e d o n 15 o f IG c h a r i t y t o s s e s . F o r tw o g a m e s in th e C la s sic , D i s c h i n g e r s e t a r e c o r d b y s in k in g 24 c o n s e c u t i v e f r e e t h r o w s , a n d his t w o - g a m e to t a l of GO p o i n t s m i s s e d t h e C la s s ic r e c o rd b y o n ly o n e field g o a l. C a r r i e d 27-P oint A v e r a g e T h is s c o r i n g p r o w e s s h a s b e e n c h a r a c t e r i s t i c o f D i s c h in g e r . T h r o u g h his f i r s t 12 g a m e s , th e m i l d - m a n n e r e d B o i l e r m a k e r s t a r r a n k e d s ix t h in t h e n a t i o n w i t h 324 p o in ts a n d a 27-pointa - g a m e a v e r a g e . In fifth p l a c e w a s Terry Dischinger .L u c as, w h o a v e r a g e d 27Vi p o i n t s in V ir g in ia . D i s c h i n g e r h a s a t r e m e n d IJI g a m e s a n d s c o r e d 302 p o in ts . B u t D i s c h i n g e r h e a d e d th e e a r l y o u s c a p a c i t y f o r m a n e u v e r i n g a n d l e a d e r s in t h e B ig T e n s c o r i n g r a c e , b e in g a s o p h o m o r e d o e s n ’t c u r t a i l his (In h is f i r s t f o u r c o n f e r e n c e g a m e s , h e a c t i v i t i e s . I 'm c o n v in c e d h e ’s e v e r y ^ riv e te d t o g e t h e r a 30.8-point a v e r a g e t h i n g I h e a r d h e w a s —a n d t h e n s o m e . " D i s c h i n g e r 's c o a c h . R a y E d d y , o n 45 field g o a l s a n d 33 t h r e e t h r o w s ..for a 123-point to ta l. T r a i l i n g D i s p o in ts out: “ In m y o p in io n , T e r r y ’s c h i n g e r t h r o u g h J a n u a r y 16 w a s M i c h g r e a t e s t a s s e t is k n o w in g h i s p o s itio n i g a n S t a t e ’s H o r a c e W a lk e r , w h o o n th e flo or in r e l a ti o n to his g u a r d s c o r e d 112 p o i n t s a n d a v e r a g e d 28. a n d th e b a s k e t . ” A n g e r e d by O w n F a i l u r e s . N e x t c a m e L u c a s w ith a 26.3-point S e x s o n , now a P u r d u e f r e s h m a n a v e r a g e a n d a 79-point to ta l in t h r e e c o a c h , r e l a t e s : “ T e r r y is a t e r r i f i c gam es. W hen w e p l a y e d D eT e r r i f i c T e r r y e a r n e d his n i c k n a m e c o m p e t i t o r . h P a u l , T e r r y w a s o n e of t h r e e p l a y i in h is f i r s t t h r e e Big T e n g a m e s IL a g a i n s t I n d i a n a , W isc o n sin a n d Illinois. e r s w h o w e n t ou t of b o u n d s f o r a J e r r y d r o v e so h a r d i [ H e a v e r a g e d a sizzling 34.3 p o i n t s — lo o se ball. s t a n d s h e h u r t h im s e lf . But ' n e a r l y tw o p o in ts a h e a d of th e Big into th e t h in g h e did w h e n h e g o t T e n s c o r i n g r e c o r d p e r g a m e —a n d th e f i r s t th e floor w a s to p o u n d th e f ir e d .644 f r o m th e field. H e also b a c k o n one h a n d w ith h is fist. He , g r a b b e d 48 r e b o u n d s , a v e r a g i n g 16 p a l m of w a s s o r e a t h i m s e lf b e c a u s e h e ■; p e r g a m e . H is c h ip s - d o w n p e r f o r m a n c e a g a i n s t d i d n ’t g e t th e b a l l .” D e P a u l w a s one of s ix t e a m s w h ic h Illino is w a s s u p e r b . T e r r y s c o r e d 43 t! p o in ts , f o u r t h - h i g h e s t o n e - g a m e total d e f e a t e d P u r d u e in its f ir s t -13 g a m e s . i: in B ig T e n h is t o r y , a n d fell o n ly fo u r T h e B o i l e r m a k e r s also fell to Illinois, p o i n t s s h o r t of th e B ig T e n r e c o r d of Io w a . D e tr o it, B u t l e r a n d N o t r e Dam e. T h a t P u r d u e d e f e a t e d V a l 47, s e t b y I n d i a n a ’s D o n S c h lu n d t. p a r a i s o . UCLA. P e n n S ta te , P i t t s 15 F i e l d G o a ls in 18 T r i e s Illin o is t u r n e d b a c k P u r d u e , 81 to 75, b u r g h , M o n ta n a S t a t e , I n d i a n a a n d b u t T e r r y s tu ffe d IG field g o a l s in 18 W is c o n s in r e f l e c t s c r e d i t on D is 1 o ffic ia l a t t e m p t s e v e n th o u g h h e w a s c h i n g e r a n d his y o u n g t e a m m a t e s . • d o u b l e - t e a m e d t h r o u g h o u t th e g a m e ! E d d y u s u a lly s t a r t s f o u r s o p h o m o r e s — In t h e w a k e of th is s c o r i n g s p r e e , D i s c h in g e r , D a r r e l l M c Q u itty , J e r r y D i s c h i n g e r s h a t t e r e d P u r d u e ’s all- B e r k s h i r e a n d T im M cG ill Icy—a n d a ; t i m e , o n e - g a m e s c o r i n g r e c o r d of 36 j u n i o r , D ick M itc h e ll. p o in ts , s e t by C a rl M c N u lty in 1952. W hen P u r d u e w e n t to B l o o m i n g D i s c h i n g e r n o w is well on t h e w a y to n , In d ., on J a n u a r y 2, to p l a y I n d i to r e w r i t i n g all of P u r d u e ’s s c o r i n g a n a ’s H o o s ie rs , o n e of file p r e - s e a s o n m a r k s . H is 324-point to ta l in o n ly 12 B ig T e n f a v o r i t e s w i t h a n 8-1 r e c o r d , g a m e s c r a c k e d P u r d u e ’s s o p h o m o r e D i s c h i n g e r d i d n ’t go w i th th e t e a m . s e a s o n r e c o r d of 302 p o in ts m a d e b y H e h a d a to u ch of th e flu on t h e n ig h t J o e S e x t o n in 22 g a m e s d u r i n g th e b e f o r e a n d r e m a i n e d in L a f a y e t t e . 1953-54 s e a s o n . But lie w a s r u s h e d IOO m i l e s to B l o o m “ L u c a s is n ot tile s p in - a n d - d r ib b le in g to n th e next d a y o n ly a fe w h o u r s t y p e / * e x p l a i n s C o a c h H in k le w h o s e b e . o r c the Big T e n o p e n e r . B u l ld o g s b o w e d to Ohio S ta te . “ L u Coach E d d y started f i v e sopho c a s is m o r e of a n in sid e m a n . m o r e s a n d P u r d u e n i p p e d I n d i a n a , D i s c h i n g e r is m o r e o f a n o u ts id e m a n 79 to 76. D is c h in g e r rifled 30 p o in ts, bu t h e c a n p la y in s id e .’’ t h r e a d i n g l l field g o a ls , m i s s i n g n in e . Illin o is C o a c h H a r r y C o m b e s , w h o s e D e c id in g w h e r e to a t t e n d c o lle g e Illini f a c e d P u r d u e a n d Ohio S ta te , w a s n ' t s u c h a w e ig h t y p r o b l e m f o r o b s e r v e s : “ I 'd c o m p a r e h im v e i y th e le a n . t r i m , p l e a s a n t lad of IT. f a v o r a b l y w ith J e r r y W e s t of W est “ I k n e w I w a n te d to s l a y in th e .

Peer a t Purdue

4 Sect. 2

THE ALL-SPORTS NEWS, J A N U A R Y 27, 1960 ★

a ls o h a s p e r f e c t e d h i s p i v o t p l a y an d freq u en tly ta k e s a sm all m a n in to t h e p iv o t, f r o m w h i c h h e sco res th re e o r fo u r q uick b uckets o n h o o k s h o ts b e f o r e t h e d e f e n s e can ad ju st. <« >:«

B O W L IN G G R E E N , 0 . J i m m y D a r r o w , B o w lin g G r e e n ’s fiv e-foo t, I l - i n c h s p e e d s t e r , is liv in g p r o o f t h a t a little m a n w ith g r e a t t a l e n t c a n still c u t a m i g h t y f i g u r e in a g a m e d o m i n a t e d m o r e and m o re b y elo n g ated p e rfo rm e rs . H i s s c o r i n g a v e r a g e of 30.2 p o i n t s p e r g a m e , t h r o u g h J a n u a r y 15, placed h im second am o n g p la y e rs f o r t h e n a t i o n 's m a j o r c o lle g e s b e h i n d C i n c i n n a t i ’s O s c a r R o b e r t son a n d a h e a d of th e B uckeye s t a t e ’s o t h e r b i g n a m e —J e r r y L u c a s of Ohio S ta te . I n a w a y , D a r r o w ' s s c o r i n g f e a ts a re even m o re re m a rk a b le than t h o s e of h is tw o s t a t e r i v a l s . B o th R o b e r t s o n a n d L u c a s h a v e th e h e i g h t t o r e b o u n d a n d c a n c o u n t on a ssista n c e fro m a supporting cast of to p s t a r s . D a r r o w is p l a y i n g w i th a B o w lin g G reen te a m th a t h a s been h it h ard b y i n j u r i e s a n d w o n o n ly f o u r of its f i r s t 12 g a m e s . H e is t h e t e a m ’s o n ly r e a l s c o r i n g th re at, an d b ecau se he h a s been th e to p s c o r e r for. t h e p a s t tw o s e a s o n s , h e is r a t e d a m a r k e d m a n b y e v e ry te a m on th e sc h e d ule. *

<. •> «. «» <■ T a ll i e d 52 A g a i n s t T o le d o '» '. B u t t h e little g u y c o n t i n u e s to «i <i c o n f o u n d t h e b e s t d e f e n s i v e m e n «. I i who c ro ss his p a th . «. ' . O n J a n u a r y 13, h e t u r n e d in w h a t «I « i <» m a y s t a n d a s his m o s t b r i l l i a n t i n «. d i v i d u a l p e r f o r m a n c e to d a t e a g a i n s t a r c h - r i v a l T o le d o U n i v e r s i tyP lay in g before a cap acity crow d in t h e B o w lin g G r e e n g y m , D a r r o w s c o r e d 52 p o i n t s in a g a m e th e F a l c o n s w o n in o v e r t i m e , 86 to 82. B u t t h a t is o n l y t h e s t a r t o f it. H e r e is w h a t t h e p e r f o r m a n c e m e a n t in b r e a k d o w n : H e s c o r e d '41 o f t h o s e p o i n t s in th e s e c o n d h a l f a n d o v e r t i m e p e rio d t o b r i n g th e F a l c o n s f r o m a 16-point d e fic it. H e h i t on 16 o f 20 s h o ts f r o m th e f lo o r d u r i n g th is s c o r i n g r u s h w ith all b u t t h r e e s h o ts b e i n g of th e j u m p v a r i e t y f r o m b e y o n d th e 30-foot r a n g e w h ile o n e a n d two T o le d o d e f e n d e r s p r e s s e d h i m . H is to ta l fie ld-g oal p r o d u c t io n a c c o u n t e d f o r all b u t o n e o f th e

T e rry T ip s Jfat to T ra c k , Says It Aided Cage C areer IN D IA N A P O L IS , I n d . — T e r r y D ischinger w as a four-sport le t t e r m a n a t G a r f i e l d H ig h School in T e r r e H a u t e , Ind. H e s t a r r e d in b a s e b a l l , b a s k e t b a l l , fo o tb a ll a n d track. A s a g r id p l a y e r , h e m a d e th e A ll-S tate t e a m a t en d . A s a h u r d l e r in th e s t a l e m e e t in his s e n i o r y e a r h e p l a c e d t h i r d in th e h ig h s a n d s e c o n d in th e lows. “ I ’m s u r e t r a c k is w h a t h e lp e d m e b e c o m e a b e t t e r b a s k e t b a ll p la y e r ,” T e rr y says. “ I w as one of th e slo w e st m e n on th e field w h e n I s t a r t e d in h ig h school. T r a c k h a s g i v e n m e th e b u r s t of s p e e d t h a t I n e e d to d r i v e t o w a r d th e b a s k e t . " E -------------------------------------------------sta te and I alw ays w anted to m a jo r in c h e m i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g , ” e x p l a i n s T e r r y . H is f a t h e r , D o n a s , w h o s e r v e d a s G a r f i e l d ’s fo o tb a ll c o a c h , a n d K e h r t , w h o s e son, Bob, is T e r r y ’s te a m m a te a t Purdue, w ere fo rm e r I n d i a n a U niversity a th letes. But n e i t h e r t r i e d to in flu e n c e T e r r y . Young D i s c h i n g e r , who w as a stra ig h t “ A " stu d en t a t G arfield, r a n k e d N o . I in th e s e n i o r c l a s s of 129. A t P u r d u e , h e ’s a “ B ” s t u d e n t in e n g i n e e r in g . A nd , lik e L u c a s , o n o r off th e Moor, h e looks e v e n ; b it th e i m a g e o f a n A ll- A m e r ic a boy!

T h reat ; R eached P e a k ;

By TOM FITZPATRICK By JIMMIE ANGELOPOLOUS

H e’s Club’s O nly O ffen se

}

H it on 52 P e r C e n t of S h o ts

Jimmy Darrow g o a ls s c o r e d b y t h e F a l c o n s in th e s e c o n d h a lf . I t w as enough to c h e e r the h e a rt of h is c o a c h , H a r o l d ( A n d y ) A n d e r s o n , now going t h r o u g h o n e of h is r a r e “ d o w n " s e a s o n s in a n , 18-year s ti n t a t th e h e l m o f t h e F a l c o n s . “ I h a v e s e e n a lo t o f t h e good o n e s c o m e a n d go, b u t t h is k id is th e g r e a t e s t o f t h e m All," A n d y s a id a b o u t h is c h u n k y p o i n t - m a k c r . “ I 'll a d m i t t h a t I j u s t s a t o n t h a t b e n c h a n d c o u l d n ’t b e l i e v e w h a t I w a s s e e in g t h e r e o n t h e f lo o r . I t w a s s im p l y f a n t a s t i c . ” * * * A n d e r s o n C o a c h e d S ta n d o u ts W h e n A n d y p l a c e s D a r r o w on th e to p r u n g o f t h e l a d d e r , h e is g iv in g q u ite a n e n d o r s e m e n t . F o r d u r i n g m o r e t h a n 20 y e a r s of c o a c h in g b o th a t T o le d o a n d B o w l ing G r e e n , h e h a s t a k e n s e v e n t e a m s to t h e N a t i o n a l I n v it a t io n T o u r n a m e n t in N e w Y o r k a n d c o a c h e d e i g h t A ll - A m e r i c a p l a y e r s . T h r e e A ll- A m e r ic a s w e r e of th e k in g -sized v a r i e t y , D o n a n d M a c O tte n a n d C h a r l i e S h a r e , w h ile W yndol G r a y , Al B la n c h i, B ob a n d J i m G e b e r a n d C h u c k C h u ck o v itz w e r e of s m a l l i s h s t a t u r e . D a r r o w , o f c o u r s e , is t h e s m a l l e s t, a lth o u g h f a r f r o m t h e f r a i l e s t. H e w e ig h s 185 p o u n d s a n d in s t r e e t c lo th e s lo o k s m o r e lik e a r u n n i n g g u a r d o n t h e f o o tb a ll t e a m t h a n he does a b ask etb all p la y e r. T h a t illu sio n d i s a p p e a r s w h e n he t a k e s th e floor. H e is a n e x c e l l e n t d r i b b l e r a n d h is b a ll-h a n d lin g is of t h e Bob C o u sy school w ith b lin d p a s s e s f r o m in c r e d ib l e a n g l e s . H e is a n e x c e l le n t d r i v e r , b u t b e c a u s e h e is g e n e r a l l y f o r c e d o u t s i d e b y a tw o m a n d e fe n se , his j u m p s h o t a n d rig h t and lefthanded ru n n in g hooks a c c o u n t fo r m o s t of his p o in ts. A skilled s t u d e n t o f th e g a m e , lie

BRADLEY ( C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 3) c i n n a t i a s c h a m p i o n s of t h e M is s o u ri V alley C o n f e r e n c e , t h e y p r o b a b l y will h a v e to finish t h e i r l e a g u e c o n t e s t s w ith o u t a d e f e a t. B oth th e B r a v e s a n d B e a r c a t s h a v e r o a d g a m e s a t D r a k e , St. Louis, H o u s ton a n d N o r t h T e x a s S t a t e r e m a i n i n g on t h e i r s c h e d u le s . M a y S w itch E d w a r d s O r s b o r n h a s a lo u g h d e c is io n to m a k e w h e n M a s o n d e p a r t s . O n e s o lu tion m a y be to m o v e t h e N o. I f r o n t line r e p l a c e m e n t , six-foot, five-inch L e e E d w a r d s of St. L o u is , to S a u n d e r s ’ f o r w a r d s lo t, s h iftin g th e l a t t e r to the backcourt. B u t G u a r d M ic k e y T i e m a n n , a s o p h o m o r e f ro m K e w a n e e , 111., a n d F o r w a r d E d W o d k a , C h ic a g o , h a v e a lso looked s h a r p o n o c c a s i o n s . A nd sixfoot, five-inch M a c k H e r n d o n , a ‘ r e b o u n d in g d e m o n b y w a y of C h ic a g o D u S a b le , is n o w a s e c o n d - s e m e s t e r f r e s h m a n a n d b e c o m e s e lig ib le in F e b r u a r y w h e n M a s o n l e a v e s . H e could becom e a factor. U n d e r O r s b o r n , w h o h a s c o a c h e d his B r a v e s to 79 w i n s a n d o n ly 19 lo sses f o r a n .806 p e r c e n t a g e , B r a d l e y t e a m s h a v e b e e n o v e r th e u s u a l s t a n d a r d for th e school. I n t h r e e p r e v i o u s s e a s o n s , th e B r a v e s w o n th e N a t i o n a l I n v ita tio n a l T o u r n e y in 1957, lo s t in t h e f ir s t ro u n d

I n t h e f i r s t 12 g a m e s , D a r r o w to o k a t o t a l o f 300 s h o t s a n d m a d e 52 p e r c e n t o f t h e m . H e h i t f o r high - point p e r fo r m a n c e s a g a in s t H ills d a le (46). W i c h i t a (34), O h io U n i v e r s i t y (32), C a n i s i u s (32), D eP a u l (32), M i c h i g a n S t a t e (29) a n d B r a d l e y (27). H e w a s t h e s e n s a t i o n o f t h e AllC o lleg e T o u r n a m e n t i n O k l a h o m a C ity d u r i n g t h e C h r i s t m a s h o l i d a y s . A g a i n s t W ic h ita , in a g a m e w h i c h th e F a l c o n s lost, 84 to 82, D a r r o w s c o r e d o n 15 of 21 s h o t s . I n t h e o p e n i n g g a m e of t h e s e a s o n , h e h it on 22 of 29 a t t e m p t s a g a i n s t H i l ls dale. A f t e r h e h i t f o r 29 p o i n t s a g a i n s t a M ic h i g a n S t a t e d e f e n s e g e a r e d to s to p h im , C o a c h F o r r d y A n d e r son o f th e S p a r t a n s c a l l e d h i m “ w it h o u t a d o u b t t h e b e s t little m a n in c o l le g e b a s k e t b a l l t o d a y . H e is a l m o s t i m p o s s i b l e to s t o p . " In h is j u n i o r y e a r , m e m b e r s of th e D u q u e s n e U n i v e r s i t y f i v e , w h ic h p l a y e d a g a i n s t b o t h D a r r o w a n d D o n H e n n o n of P i t t s b u r g h , p ic k e d t h e B o w lin g G r e e n a c e a s th e m o s t d iff ic u lt t o c o n t a i n . *

P h y sical-E d u catio n M a jo r D a r r o w , w h o is 21 y e a r s old a n d a m a j o r in p h y s i c a l e d u c a t i o n , h a s b e e n n a m e d All-Ohio a n d All-M idA m erican C onference tw o consecu tiv e y e a r s . H e a v e r a g e d 22.1 a s a sop h a n d 21.1 a s a j u n i o r —a y e a r in w h i c h h e w a s h a m p e r e d b y a b r a i n c o n c u s s io n , b a d l y s p r a i n e d a n k le s , c r a c k e d r i b s a n d t h e m e a sles. H e is a g r a d u a t e of A k r o n S o u th H ig h School, w h i c h a l s o p r o d u c e d f o r m e r L o u is v ille All - A m e r i c a C h u c k N o b le , n o w w i t h t h e D e t r o i t P is to n s . P r o b a s k e t b a l l , h o w e v e r , is n o t his g o a l a t th e p r e s e n t t i m e . H e is i n t e r e s t e d in t h e N a t i o n a l I n d u s t r i a l B a s k e t b a l l L e a g u e a n d it m i g h t j u s t b e t h a t t h e A k ro n G o o d y e a r e n t r a n t i n h is h o m e to w n has the edge.

«» i(* .• .1

«> <<► <> «»

i* .► i> •■ <• «■ «» .> o

B radley Cager Given Clip Jo b , Almost Needs T o u p e e P E O R I A , 111.—A l p h r a S a u n d e r s , B r a d l e y ’s w h i r lw in d f o r w a r d , d e c id e d d u r i n g a r e c e n t e x c u r s i o n to T u l s a t h a t h e w o u ld n e v e r g e t a n o th er h a irc u t on th e road. A T u l s a b a r b e r c lip p e d S a u n d e r s ’ h a i r so c lo s e t h a t w h a t r e m a i n e d c o u l d n ’t h a v e b e e n g r a s p ed b y t w e e z e r s . “ I ’v e l e a r n e d m y l e s s o n , " d e c l a r e d t h e e x - C h ic a g o D u n b a r p r c p s t e r . “ T h a t ’s t h e l a s t h a i r c u t I ’ll e v e r g e t on t h e r o a d . " ■ ■ of 1958 a n d f in is h e d s e c o n d l a s t s p r in g . T h is y e a r ’s t e a m h o p e s to a c c o m plish w h a t w a s b e lie v e d im p o s s i b l e in D ecem b er — o utdistance C in c i n n a ti . And O w en s, a s e n i o r f r o m G a l e s b u r g , 111., in d i c a t e d a g a i n s t C in c i n n a t i t h a t th e t e a m h a s w h a t i t t a k e s . T h e B r a v e s w e r e a h e a d , 89 to 88, w ith e ig h t s e c o n d s to go a n d t h e re d h a i r e d b a c k c o u r t m a n w a s a t t h e f re e t h r o w lin e w ith a o n c - a n d - o n c s it u a tion. I f M ik e m i s s e d , t h e B e a r c a t s w e r e a l m o s t a c e r t a i n t y to s c o r e , w ith R o b ertso n h an d lin g the assig n m en t. B u t O w e n s r a n g t h e b e ll tw ic e . “ All I k n e w w a s t h a t I h a d to m a k e t h e m b o th g o o d o r w e ’d b e in t r o u b l e , ” O w e n s s a i d a f t e r th e g a m e . O r s b o r n ’s B r a v e s in te n d to b a t t l e C o a c h G e o r g e S m i t h ’s C in c in n a ti t e a m r i g h t to t h e w ir e . o

Baskets of Bouquets fo r Baton Rouge Bombardier

P ettit Pileis Up Plum s as Mr. Big of NBA Major Milestone for Bayou Bob

Hawk Ace Sets Speed Mark ill Netting 10,000th Point

•• -V.

Boh Passes Milcsloiie iii Five and One-Half Seasons; Sliows Iniprovem eul in Shooting, Assists, Rehonnds

. <.* %

y ■r.-t

•

'. V . . • y.*.

> • ',,,

y ■■

* ; • ..

• ' <

By LOWELL REIDENBAUGH ST. LOUIS, Mo. The big, four-sided clock suspended in (he middle of Kiel Auditorium showed six m inutes and 53 seconds rem aining in the fourth period of the J a n u a ry 17 gam e between the Minneapolis Lakers and St. Louis Hawks, Down in one corner of the playing court, Bob P ettit took a short pa^s, feinted once and then drove hard past Elgin Baylor for a patented P ettit Jayup th at helped give the Hawks a 135 to 119 victory, The ball had scarcely split the net when a tremendous ro ar went up from the 7,000 spectators, While R eferees A m ie Heft and N orm D rucker whistled a timeout, team m ates slapped the six-foot, nine-inch Louisianan on the back; Coach J im P ollard of the L akers walked the length of the floor to shake P e ttit's paw; flashlights popped and,*> ^ ______________________________ h .seconds la te r a t m idcourt, M a r t y Will Bob H it 20,000 M ark? Blake, the H aw ks' energetic general m anager, presented to Bob a hand ‘S ure Cml,’ Says Boss Ben som e trophy from the club em blematic ST, LOUIS, M o .- B o b Pettit, of his reaching the lO.DOO-point m ark who refuses to set scoring goals of his c a rc e r earlier than any of his for himself, preferring to "play nine predecessors, • each gam e as it com es," was Pettit, the superbly co-ordinated asked after reaching the 10,000athlete whom Sportscaster B u d . d y point plateau, if he thought he B lattner likes to call th e Bom bardier could score 20,000 m ark ers before from Baton Rouge, achieved the tenhe retired. grand m a rk in the forty-second gam e T he Hawk s ta r broke into a wide of his sixth season of NBA play, grin, but O w n e r Ben K erner « * gasped, then explained: Schaycs Needed BYz Campaigns "I thought you w ere going to ask him when he was going to By comparison, Dolph Schayes, the re tire." Syracuse sharpshooter who scaled the K erner went on to answer the 15,000 point m a rk only a few days question for his 27-year-oId sh arp earlier, attained the 10,000-point level shooter, "Sure you can get 20,000, m idway in his ninth campaign. Bob. In another two and one-half Bob Lousy of the Celtics needed sev yeai’s, we'll be celebrating your en and one-half seasons, 15,000lh point." George Mikan, "M r, B asketball" of the first half of the twentieth century, attained the goal in his eighth season, Sharm an of the Celtics needed m ore E d M acauley, P e ttit's preesnt coach, w a s likewise in his eighth y e a r a s a than eight seasons. Vern Mikkelsen, form er Laker, w as pro. a nine-year veteran when he joined Paul Arizin w as with the Philadel the group. phia W arriors m ore than six cam Neil Johnston, now coach of the paigns before reaching the m ark . Bill W arriors, needed m ore than seven seasons, and Carl Braun. New York Knick coach who passed the m ark earlier this season, has been a pro for ll seasons. P e ttit's newest award, presented with his mother, pardonably proud, looking on from sidecourt, puts an ex tra bulge in an already creaking trophy case. F rom the moment he joined the Hawks, then in Milwaukee, from the Louisiana State campus in 1954, Bob has been plucking off citations as casually as he m ight pull down an over-the-shoulder pass. i* # Named Rookie of Year He captured "Rookie of the Y ear" honors that first season when he scored 1,466 points, an average of 20.4 p er game. The sam e season, the Dixie Dandy was nam ed to the NBA All-Star team , starting a streak that rem ains unbroken six y e ars later. Twice he's won MVF honors in the loop's East-West gam e and on another occasion, in 1959, he shared the dis tinction with Baylor. Moreover, P ettit has won the P resi dent's Cup twice, symbolic of his se lection by fellow players as the NBA's No. I player. On a third occasion. Lousy shaded him by one point. Last season, following a record-breaking 2,105-point perform ance. Bob was se lected T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s ' P lay er of the Y ear in a poll of ai! players in which choices were restricted to rival players only. Bob's nam e appeared on all but one ballot. P erh ap s significantly. Bob*.s latest brush with the basketball record book climaxed a week in which his scoring pendulum had dipped to a new low. Five days previously, he had notch ed only ten points against the W ar riors and then was held to seven by the Celtics, a team which, in clubhouse parlance, he norm ally "e a ts alive," F rom th at chilly perform ance, Pettit PETTIT received the gam e bounced back with typical celerity. ball and trophy from the Hav/ks After a 30-minute afternoon workout to re-lune his shooting eye, he cxalter his record feat.

;

•

• •

, •

.ll

. y . .

• *.

•5 -

*. •

X •> .

•

'J'*'

V ,.

, : Xy *

' *•.

•' ' • *

V . -•

V '

• ' •* *

s • 'v

•

•*»{*

.*••

'* t .

> - * ‘

•'

• ..

. -

•'

V * ..

•••J ^

** **' *•

** *- •* .• >* •* **

* '

I ',**-*

C •

!. *:

•

••• •..

:*.•

»*

• I

. • .

/ ^ •• .

••

Hawk Hero

•

•I '

« -v .

■

• • A, • * f •*

BOB PETTIT, driving for a la y u p ag a in st the Minneapolis Lakers, set a speed-scoring record, January 17, w hen he sw ished his 10,000th point as a pro cager a t the earliest date the feat ever h as been accomplished. ploded for 38 points in a losing effort a t Syracuse, then poured in 39 in a winning perform ance against the Nats a night la te r and closed out the week with 34 m a rk ers against the Lakers. Although P ettit is a shade short of his record-breaking scoring tem po of last season, there can be little doubt that the 28-year-old deadeye is an im proved player, even by the flossy '58-59 standard. Ik K erner Bob's Top Booster "W ho's b e tte r? " snorts Owner Ben K erner, slightly indignant a t the m ere suggestion. "Sure Wilt Chamberlain and Jack Twyman a re ahead of him in scoring and I'd be the last to try to (ake anything aw ay from 'em . But le t's w ait until they've equalled Bob's standout perform ances for a num ber of years. "W hat’s P e ttit been doing?" asks K erner, who then supplies his own answer: “ He’s averaging alm ost 27 points a game. He's rebounding better, right behind Wilt Cham berlain and Bill Rus sell and, get this, h e's averaging more assists than any other m an in the g a m e ." Ben's grip on the statistics is m atch ed only by his grip on the basketball pulse of St, Louis. Last season, P ettit snared rebounds a t the rate of 16.4 p er contest. This j'car, through gam es of Jan u a ry 17. his figure was 17.7. In 1958-59.. P ettit handed out three assists per contest—221 jn 72 gam es. Tliis season he had 152 in his first 42

L a k e r s S in g Pilot^ s P r a is e

A fte r A v e rtin g A ir T ra g e d y MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, The Minneapolis Lakers, from the days of George Mikan and Jim Pollard lo the m odern era of Elgin Baylor. Rod Hundley and Dick C a r m aker. have participated in some powerful basketball d ram a, but noth ing like that which occurred on their return trip from St. Louis, J a n uary 17. The L akers' DC3, carrying nine players and 14 others, w as forced lo m ake an em ergency landing on a snow-covered Iowa corn field a fter its generator went dead in the height of a snow storm , depriving the craft of all electrical power. After the pilot, Vernon Ullman, of Brookings. S. D., brought the plane down safely, the players were high in their p raise of his skill. " I don’t know how he brought us in," said L a rry Foust. "I know one thing though. I never saw a m ore welcome sight in my life than that corn field. Idlcwild in New York never looked better than th at." The athletes reported that there w as no panic am ong the passen gers. which included several youngsters. "We tried lo do what we could for the children," said Foust, "then we just got ready. There were some wisecracks, but hot m any," gam es, an average of 3.6 p er contest. <*formance against Syracuse and MinP e ttit's accuracy statistics from the ' neapolis boosted his average lo .433. PcU it's penchant for feeding team foul line also have climbed this sea son. His .764 percentage, as of Ja n u m ates left m ore than a few spectators a ry 17, was six points higher than his squirming in th eir seats during the Ja n u a ry 17 contest. After reaching '58-59 figure. Bob's accuracy from the field was the 9,999-point level, he ignored side climbing toward a personal record line pleas to shoot on several occa also. He had been flirting with the sions while he fed team m ates for .440 m ark before hilting a cold spell early in Ja n u a ry , but a 23 for 51 per- (CONTINUED ON P.AGE 6. COL. 3)

* THE ALL-SPORTS MEWS, JAM 'JARY 27 , 1960

Ssct. 2 5

Bell Led Fight for Blackout of Home Tilts, Won in Court (CONTINUED FROM PA G E I)

Milt W oodard Named Aid to 'AFL Commissioner Foss

Teammates Peg Pettit Top Pro, 'WithoutDoabt'

(CONTINUED FROM PA G E 5) point, because the old league, after all, was authorized to control TV only C H IC A G O , baskets. During the game, he was within itself. Or so it may be al 111. - M i l t credited with seven assists. leged. they claim. Woodard, ex Perhaps the most eloquent testimony With or without a TV rhubarb, there ecutive v i c e to Bob's superior season comes from is ample reason for the prominence of p re sid e n t of his teammates. lawyers at any N FL- ^ r A FL—meet the W estern Charley Share, now in his sixth sea ing, because pro football, until and Golf Associa son as a teammate of Bob, points out: if Congress gives relief—must act un tion and a for “ Without a doubt, he*s the best. You der the same legal code as a great mer m i n o r have to see him game after game to interstate industry. league b a s e appreciate fully what he does—and ’,That happened in 1957, in a decision b a l l official, does so well,** by the Supreme Court in the Bill Radhas been Slater Martin, who quarterbacked ovich case. The latter, and ex-NFL named assistMilt W o o d a rd the Minneapolis Lakers to numerous player, alleged that the league had in ant commissioner of the new championships and now is in his fourth fringed on his right to work and American Football League. season with the Hawks, makes this claimed triple damages under the anti Woodard, a resident of subur observation: trust laws. ban Evanston, is 48 years old. In “ Chamberlain and Twyman have ' Put Game Under Sherman Act his job with the A FL, he will been getting the headlines because N F L law'yers, including Marshall serve as assistant to Joe Foss, the they*ve been scoring like the blazes, Leahy, slapped two defeats on Radocommissioner, and will make his and because they're relatively new vich in courts in California, but Bill headquarters at Dallas, Tex. names, but Pettit still is T H E player iyon the big one on appeal to Wash Woodard, a native of Tacoma, in the NBA.** ington. The high court for the first Wash., is a graduate of the Uni ift Kl Iii rn time definitely pinned pro football versity of Minnesota. For ten Sets Up His Teammates under the Sherman Act. years he was a sports writer on At that point, the late Bert Bell, several Chicago papers and then Clyde Lovellette, the big boomer Cpmmissioner, got the Radovich Act became manager of the Grand who skidded to a 14-point average in off the boards before it could be Rapids club in the old Central his first season with the Hawks after League. He later held the same resumed in California, by settling with a 23‘point pace for Cincinnati, adds position with Hot Springs, Ark., the player. this tribute: Earlier, in 1953. Bell had exhibited in the Cotton States League. “ Bob sure has made a better player fancier footwork in Blackstone, al In his affiliation with the West out of me with the unselfish way he's though he was not a lawyer. In his ern Golf Association. W oodard played.' Bob's constantly setting me own precincts, in Philadelphia, he de served as president of the PCA up. passing off for shots he could feated the Justice Department, to win tournament sponsors and was a just as well have taken himself. director of the National Golf Fund, the blackout, and managed to get a “ As a result, my average has gone Inc. draw on the point of anti-trust cover up four points, our attack is more flex age of his game and business. ible and, I think, Bob’s helped himself The judge at Philadelphia, A l a n as well. Opponents can’t defense him Grim, decreed that it was “ imma as tightly, knowing that he's just as terial** whether the pros were or were likely to pass off as he is to shoot.** not ill interstate business, because the “ Bob's passing has been a big fac point in issue was their attempt to tor in our winning several games.** exert influence on a quite separate Macauley avers, “ It shakes up the industry, television, which was in in defense, the other club doesn’t know terstate commerce. what to expect.** N EW YO RK, N. Y. Judge Grim ruled that the Sherman Pettit, himself, allows that “ I feel Pace-setters in the National Basket Act did not forbid all restraints but as if I'm having a good year.** then ball Association through games of 6nly “ unreasonable'* hindrances, and switches the conversational track to January 17, were as follows; that the N FL was quite legal in pro the mental approach-to the game. INDIVIDUAL SCORING LEADERS tecting its home gate from the proved . “ I suppose it's true in other sports Player and Club G. FO. FT. Pts. Avg. ravages of home TV, It was, Grim CKamberlain, Phila'phia...41 5S4 376 1544 37.6 as w§ll,** he says( “ but in basketball ^needed, a matter of survival. Twynian, Cincinnati- .49 562 412 1536 31.3 I ’m sure that the mental approach is Pettit, St. Louis .42 390 334 1114 26.5 Decision Is Interesting Baylor, Minneapolis. . 38 370 318 1058 27,8 85 per cent of the game. If you're up ' That is the precedent for both sides Haoan^ Si. Louis 52 399 217 1015 24.2 mentally, you've won the biggest part .42 Arizin, Philadelphia_____ 251 1007 24.0 jn their coming conflict in the air, but Schayes, Syrcause______.45 378 336 334 1006 22.3 of the fight.” as lawyers note, no one can predict .Sbup, O^troil .46 366 271 1003 21.8 A dedicated 'disciple of physical fit .44 326 293 945 21.5 Guerin, New York how another court will rule. Hfinsohn, Roston .45 360 149 909 20.2 ness, Pettit has spent the last four , The Supreme Court decision, which Naulls, New York.-. .43 359 186 904 21.0 off seasons working with weights in a Syracuse.. .45 332 240 904 20.1 now makes it imperative for lawyers Yardley, Cousy, Boston ... .. .45 325 207 857 19,1 Baton Rouge health club. One of his to guard closely every word spoken Howell, Delroit 46 315 192 822 17.9 Boston______ .42 317 158 792 18.8 buddies in these workouts has been and every act undertaken at pro foot Sliarman, Russell, Boston ______ 44 299 139 737 16.7 Billy Cannon, LSU All-America and ball meetings, is interesting to all Sears, New York...... .40 247 231 725 18.1 winner of the Heisman Award as the St. Louis... .36 266 158 690 19.2 fans, because it sparked the current Loyelletie, Kerr, Syracuse..............45 263 158 684 15.2 country’s No. I football player in *59. lobbying by the sport to get a law Ramsey, Boston............ .44 251 175 677 15.4 “ I have no illusions about becoming from Congress and the counter-lobbyFIELD GOAL PCT. LEADERS another Charles Atlas,” Bob grins, *ing by baseball to escape a law. Base (Minitnum 125 or Over) “ but I know that my stamina has been Player and Club ball still resides under the 1922 Justice FOA. FC. Pci. Sam Jones, Boston___ .. 495 246 .496 improved as a result. My hands and Holmes anti-trust “ umbrella** and is Greer, 471 229 .486 legs are stronger and, as in any other Syracuse .... quite content there, unless a law as Sears, New York______ 525 247 .470 _____ .. 683 Howell, Detroit ____ 315 .461 sport, a player is only as good as his broad can be enacted. Lovellette, St. Louis .... . 579 26b .459 legs.” The high court, in its pro football FREE THROW PCT. LEADERS decision, stated that its action in dif (Minimum 115 or More) Seldom Takes a Breather ferentiating between football and base Player and Club FTA. FT. Pct. While Bob didn't mention it, his fit _____ Schayes. Syracuse ..... .3 77 334 .886 ball businesses might seem illogical, Costello, Syracuse_____ -.186 162 .871 ness has been reflected in his minutes but that it placed a narrow interpreta Shue, Detroit . 313 271 .865 Last season he Shannan, Boston______ 183 158 .863 played per game. tion on the Holmes decision, to limit Sears, New York......... . 271 231 .852 averaged 39.9 minutes per game. This it to baseball, and that it was up to REBOUND l e a d e r s season he's operating 41.9 minutes pet Congress to legislate relief, if it de Player and Club G. No. Avg. contest, having seen action in 1,548 sired, for the pro football people. Chamberlain, Philadelphia 41 a n i 28.5 Boston .......... ... 44 1036 23.5 minutes of the Hawks* first 37 con And so, today, an N FL or an A FL Russell, Pettit, St. Louis. . 42 743 17.7 tests. magnate hires a lawyer, and then Naulls, Nev.* York....... .. 43 612 14.2 Baylor, Minneapolis ..... . 38 603 15.9 “ It's not that we wouldn’t like to gets around to hiring a team. give Bob more rest,” explains Ma a s s is t l e a d e r s Player and Club “ Two years ago when the G. No. Avg. cauley. Cousy, Boston ....... ... 45 420 9.3 K nieks Keep Sliouting Same Costello, Syracuse ____ 45 278 6.2 Hawks won the world’s championship, Rodgers, Philadelphia... ... 35 274 7.8 we had a veteran club, and Alex HanChant — ‘We W ant S a v io r’ Guerin, New York....... „ 44 269 6.1 Cola, Philadelphia...... ... 42 236 5.6 num was able to substitute veterans M IN N EAPO LIS. Minn. — The like Jack Coleman, Walt Davis or my STANDING ON SATURDAY A. M., JANUARY 23 New York Knickerbockers are still self with a fair degree of confidence Western Diviiion trying to obtain the Lakers* Elgin Team VV. L. Pct. G.B. that we'd get the job done. Baylor, but the Minneapolis bas “ This season our club is compara St. Louis __ 25 18 .581 Detroit .... 18 28 .391 8Vi tively young, our bench doesn't have ketball star is not for sale. Minneapolis ___________ 13 30 .302 12 Owner Bob Short of the Lakers the e.xperience we had two years ago Cincinnati .... 14 36 .250 says he has listened politely to and as a result we haven't substi Eastern Division several offers from Ned Irish, Team VV. I. Pct. G.B. tuted as frequently, or for as long a head of the Knicks, and has time, as we would have done under Boston ......... 36 IO .783 Philadelphia ....... ;......... 31 13 .705 4 spurned all of them. other circumstances. Syracuse ........ 7..... 27 19 .687 9 “ Ned keeps trying to get Elgin “ And don't be misled by the fact New Yolk ....... 18 28 .391 18 and I keep saying no,** Short re that Bob's scoring isn't quite up to his THE SCHEDULE ported. “ I have a lot of admira The longer a January 27— New York vs. Philadelpliia at Bos* pace of a year ago. ton, St. Louis at Boston, Miimeapoljs vs. Cincinnati tion for Ned. but I don't think he player is in this league, the longer it al Detroit, Syracuse at Den ait. should expect a bounty from me. January 29— Cincinnati vs. New York at Philadel takes each year to reach his scoring I mean he hasn’t been mentioned phia, Boston at Philadelphia, Syracuse at Minne peak. Bob's back in his old stride apolis, Detroit at St. Louis. in my will yet.** again and it wouldn’t surprise me if, January 30— Cincinitaii at Boston, Philadelphia One of the reasons for Irish's by the end of the season, he’s* close al New York (NBC*TV;, St. Louis ai Detroit. persistent offers is the reported January 31— Detroit at Boston, Syracuse al St. to the 29-point average he maintained LoulJ (NBC-TV). Philadelphia at M»n.»e.ipolis. financial plight of the Lakers. last year.” February 2— St. Louis vs. Boston at New York, Cellics, Warriors. Knicks, Nats, Pis Syracuse at New York, Cincinnati al Philadelphia. tons. Lakers and Royals, please take 6 Sect. 2 i t THE ALL-SPORTS NEV/S, JA N U A R Y 27, 1960 * note! ®

NBA L e a d e rs and iSehedules

•a

P W — »

• • • .. ...

Cagey Charlie on Ball, Ilita B asket f o r Nifty .756 M ark Cagey Charlie really had his eye on the basket in his predictions for games of January 13 through Januar3^ 19. Charlie had a ,756 scor ing average with 59 winners in 78 c o n t e s t s . Included were nine games in which he picked the exact margin of victory: Georgia Tech 80, Georgia 64; Dartmouth 66, Harvard 53; Miami 70, Flor ida 65; California 54, Washington State 43; Georgia Tech 74, Vander bilt 66; Kansas State 76, Oklahoma 68; Tulsa 68, Wichita 64; Ohio State 81, Northwestern 64; Xavier 80, Miami 71. In eight other games our fearless forecaster missed the win ning team's margin by only one point, including UCLA's photoHnish victory over Southern Cali fornia, 63 to 62,

Red Wings'Howe Unanimous Pick on All-Star Club Harvey, PronovostjBcliveau, Hull and Plante Also Rate Midscason NHL Selections B y R ED FO LEY N EW YORK, N. Y . Detroit's all-time right wing ace, Gordie Howe, and Montreal's star defenseman, Doug Harvey, proved lo be the top choices in the National Hockey League's annual midseason All-Star team poll conducted among the sports writers and broadcasters in the six league cities, In addition to Howe and Harvey, the selectors also chose the Montreal pair of Goalie Jacques Plante and Center Jean Beliveau. Chicago's Bob-

(gSl®Q(eiE (CONTINUED FROM PA G E I) P r o b . W in n e r M a r g in P ro b . Lo se r • S ta n fo rd ll O reg o n S ta te '^W ash ington S ta te 9 W a s h in g to n G a in e s o f S a tu r d a y , J a n u a r y 30 b S t. J o h n 's (N . Y . ) 8 L o y o la t i l l . ) b lllin o is 3 N o ir e D a m e D ou 9 Harvey Gordie Howe c L n S a lic 4 W e s t. K e n t u c k y c s t . Jo s e p h 's 8 T e m p le by Hull was named left wing on the dU C LA 13 A i r F o rc e dD enver 5 . N e w M e x ic o first team and Detroit’s Marcel ProM a r s h a ll novost was awarded the other defen e s t. B o n a v e n tu re 8 e V illa n o v a IO C a n is iu s • P u rd u e is M ic h ig a n sive position. •Ohio S la t e 9 M ic h ig a n S ta te Only in the cases of Pianic and Pro• M in n e so ta 15 W is c o n s in In d ia n a 5 The •De P a u l novost was the balloting close. • N e b ra sk a f» C o lo ra d o Hah netminder garnered 68 points to • K a n s a s S ta te 13 B a y lo r • O k la h o m a 7 O k la h o m a S ta te 65 for Detroit’s Terry Sawchuk, while •St. L o u is 13 D ra k e • T ulsa IO N o r th T e x a s Pronovost's 44 points were five better • W ic h ita ll H o u sto n than Canadien Defenseman Tom John B r a d le y 7 • M a rq u e tte • D a y to n 9 W a k e Fore.st son and nine more than Toronto's ♦ D artm outh IO P itts b u r g h Allen Stanley. •Seton H a ll 2 F o rd h a m Howe Made Clean Sweep • C o n n e c tic u t 3 M a n h a tta n 'C o lu m b ia (I A rm y I Howe was a unanimous choice, pick • H o ly C ro ss 12 • N iag.ara ] •D u ke 13 S o u th C a r o lin a ing up al! 90 points. Harvey polled 88 •N. C a r o lin a S t . ll C le m so n points, 44 more than Pronovost. Beli W e s t V ir g in ia 16 ♦ W illia m Sc M a r y M is s is s ip p i S ta te 8 • L S U veau and Hull each had 84. Howe's • A u b u rn margin over New York’s Andy Bath V a n d e r b ilt 6 • T u la n e 16 M ississip p i G e o rg ia T e c h 5 ♦ Alabam a gate was 56 points. Beliveau outpolled T e n n esse e 7 • G eo rg ia Boston Center Bronco Horvath by 34. •T exas T e c h 3 TCU • C a lifo rn ia 14 O reg o n S ta te Hull's edge over the Rangers* Dean • S ta n fo rd 7 O reg o n Prentice for left wing was 54 points. G a m e s of M o n d a y , F e b r u a r y I Only Plante and Beliveau were re •Ohio S ta te IG M ic h ig a n • M ic h ig a n Sta t# M lnnc.sota peaters from last season's first team 6 • in d ian a N o rth w e s te rn on which Pronovost. Howe and Harvey Hi • W ic h ita Kl N o rth T e x a s ♦ C in cin n ati Kl D r a k e had gained second-team berths. Three • O k lah o m a C it y ll H o u s to n who failed to recapture their posts • io w a S ta te 12 C o lo ra d o M is s o u ri 2 • N eb rask a in the recent half-season elections • T u la n c S M ississip p i S ta te were Ranger Defenseman Bill Gadsby, V a n d e rb ilt 8 • A la b a m a •LSU 7 M is s is s ip p i Montreal Left Winger Dickie Moore T e n n esse e 4 • F lo rid a and Detroit Left Winger Alex DelvecW e s t V ir g in ia 15 •VM I Kl • P rin c e to n C o lg ate chio. • P ro v id e n c e 7 N ia g a ra Gadsby's 20 points made him no bet Texas A & M 8 S a n F r a n c is c o ter than sixth in the backline balloting, C am es of Tuesday, F e b ru a ry 2 flon n 4 S e to n H a ll but Moore's 20 placed him fourth in fN Y U 9 D u q u e sn e the voting for left wing. Delvecchio • S y ra cu se 9 C o n n e c tic u t failed to garner a single point. Texa.s A& *M 7 S a n ta C la ra 4 ♦Texas T e c h A rk an sa s A similar poll will be taken follow 14 • N o tre D a m e > Canl.siuK B r a d le y 8 ‘ S e a ttle ing the current campaign, with play 8 • So u th C a r o lin a G e o rg ia ers voted the most points in the two 7 G e o rg ia T e c h A u b u rn • N . C a r o lin a S la te 6 V ir g in ia elections being named to the first and a — at D e n v e r : — at C h ic a g o : c — at second star clubs. A first-team berth P h ila d e lp h ia P a le s t r a ; d — a t C o l o r a d o is worth $1,000 and selection to the Spring.^: e — a l B u f f a lo ; — at W h i t e second earns the recipient $500. P la in s , N . Y .

A ll-S ta rs W ho Ired Berths on NHL Team N EW YORK, N. Y. Here are the first and second NHL All-Star teams, with figures in parentheses indicating the number of points compiled: F in S T T E A M Ja c q u e s P la n te , M o n tr e a l D ong H a r v e y . M o n tr e a l M a r c e l P ro n o v o s t. D e tro it Je a n B e liv e a u , M o n tr e a l G o rd ie H o w e , D e tr o it B o b b y H u ll, C h ic a g o

(CBI (8Bi (44) (84 i (90) (84)

P O S IT IO N GOAL D EFEN SE d p:f e n s e CEN TER R . W IN G L . W IN G

SEC O N D T EA M T e r r y S a w c h u k . D e tr o it 'ro m Jo h n s o n , M o n tr e a l A lla n S t a n le y , T o ro n to B r o n c o H o r v a t h , Bo.ston A n d y B a th g a t e , N e w Y o r k D e a n P r e n t ic e , N e w Y o r k

(65) (39) (35) (50) (34) (30)

Others to receive one or more votes were: GOAL—Glenn Hall, Chicago (22); Johnny Bower, Toronto (7). D E F E N S E —Bob Armstrong. Boston (28); Bill Gadsby. New York (20); Pierre Pilote, Chicago (19): Red Kelly, Detroit (13); Fern Flaman. Boston (8); Doug Mohns, Boston (S); Carl Brewer, Toronto (7); Tim Horton, Toronto (6); Elm er Vasko, Chicago (4); Harry Howell, New York (4); Jim Morrison, Detroit (I). C EN T ER —Henri Richard. Montreal (24); Don McKenney, Boston (2): Bob Pulford, Toronto (2). RIGHT W ING—Bernie Geoffrion. Montreal (33); George Armstrong, Toronto (3); Vie Stasiuk, Boston (2). L E F T W ING—Bert Olmstead. Toronto (25); Dickie Moore, Montreal (20): Johnny Bucyk, Boston (I); Ron Murphy, Chicago (I); Gary Aldcorn, Detroit (I).

Unitas, Tittle Ride Throttle in West Victor! 58,876 Watch East Bow in Pro Bowl Classic, 38 to 21 Four Records Shattered in L. A. Contest

They Never Laid a Hand on Me, Mo

T h ree T o uchd ow n s in 2 n d P eriod S p a r k W in n e rs lo (ilk T r i u m p h in IO Tries By R U B E SA M U E L SE N LOS A N G E L E S , Calif. F o u r new re c o r d s w e re w ritten into th e P r o Bowl book on J a n u a r y 17, w hen the W estern All-Stars of the N ational F o o tb all L e a g u e tro u n c ed the E a s t, 38 to 21, b e fo re 58,876. T he victory, giv ing th e W est a sixto-four edge in the series, w as fea tu red by the slick q u a r t e r b a c k in g of Jo h n n y U nitas of th e w o rld ’s c h a m pion B a ltim o re Colts a n d Y. A. T it tle of the San F r a n c i s c o 49ers. Both w e re on the s a m e t e a m a n d b e a m . T he E a s t field g e n e ra ls h ip lacked the s h a rp n e s s t h a t h a d b ee n expected, but only b e c a u se N o r m V an Brooklin, scheduled to be the s ta r ti n g q u a r t e r back, w as a la te -h o u r v ictim of the flu, forcing Bobby L a y n e of the Steal e rs to c a r r y the e n tire load. Like Van Brooklin, J i m R a y Smith, C leveland’s fine offensive g u ard , w as bed-ridden the d a y of the g a m e . The E a s t b ro k e in fro n t in the first q u a r t e r w hen J i m P a tt o n (New Y ork) grab b ed a p a s s th a t Del Shofncr (R a m s ) juggled, and sped 22 y a r d s for a touchdown. • * * * TD by B e r r y T ies Score M idw ay in the period, R a y B e rry of the Colts h a u l e d . in a p a s s from Unitas, c o v erin g 22 y a r d s , t h a t e n abled the W est to d e a d lo ck th e count. A 16-yard field g o al by P a u l H o rn u n g (G reen B ay) g a v e the W est a IO lo 7 lead b efore L a y n e a n d T o m m y M c D onald ( E a g le s ) te a m e d u p on a 63y a r d sco rin g m a n e u v e r a t 1:28 of the second q u a r t e r . T railing 14 to IO, th e W est exploded for th re e touchdow ns in th e s a m e p e riod to e a rn a 31 to 14 a d v a n ta g e at halftim e. Lenny M oore (B a ltim o re ) chalked up six points a f t e r g ra b b in g a 13y a r d p a s s fro m T ittle, th e n followed w ith a n o th e r touchdow n . t o ' c l i m a x a 65-yard p a s s p lay fro m Unitas. With 45 seconds re m a in in g in the half, the Colt QB p a s s e d six y a r d s to th e 49ers* J . D. S m ith for the third TD. Pfornung, b esid es his field goal, co n v erted a f t e r all fo u r West tou ch downs a s well as a fifth one in the final period. F o r th e E a s t, the v e te r a n Lou G roza, Cleveland, did the one-point kicking honors, also without a miss. * * * H ornu ng T allies for W est T he third q u a r t e r w a s sc o reless while each side tallied once in th e last period, the E a s t w hen C le v elan d ’s J i m B row n c ro ss e d th e goal line on a two-yard L ay n e p a ss . T he W est’s last touchdown w a s tu r n e d in by H ornung, a tw o-yard th r u s t, m a r k i n g the only one of the g a m e ’s eight T D ’s which w as n ot scored on a pass. H o rn u n g ’s touchdow n, field g o a l , and five c o n v e rsio n s b ro u g h t a 14point total, a g a m e re c o rd . T h e G reen Bay b a c k ’s five co nversions consti tuted a n o th e r reco rd . Arnett, rising to the h eig h ts he reached in 1958, r e t u r n e d th r e e k ic k offs for 68 y a r d s and also four pun ts for 38 y ard s. Continuing the re c o rd splurge, Uni ta s ra te d top billing a s th e “ B ack of the G a m e ” th r o u g h his th re e to uch down a e r ia ls —22 y a r d s to B e rry , 65 y a r d s to M oore a n d six y a r d s to •Smith. In all, the Colt genius passed 22 tim es and c o m p le te d 14, for a total of 187 y a r d s . J o h n n y also c a rrie d the ball six Urines fo r 43 y a rd s , a 7.2 average. The old g a m e re c o rd of tw o TD p asses w as s h a r e d by Bob WatciTield,

WELL-PROTECTED by a cordon of behem oths, Johnny Uni-

las uncorks a p a s s th at w o u n d u p in a 65-yard scoring aerial to Lenny Moore in the second period of the Prp Bowl at Los cx-Ram and the Angelenos* new head coach; W ashington’s E ddie LeBaron, Tittle and Van Brocklin. Tittle contributed a re c o rd of his own. ' He didn’t p la y as m uch as Unitas, but w hen the balding 49er w as in there, he sizzled. O ver one stretch he connected for seven s tra ig h t p a s s es. Completing 13 throw s in 18 tries, Y at compiled a 72 p e r cent m ark, bettering L e B a r o n ’s 1956 effort of 70 p e r cent, which U nitas tied a y e a r ago. This y e a r U nitas hit for 64 per cent while L a y n e ’s effectiveness was a sub-par 39 p e r cent. Besides his kickoff and punt-ivlurn-

ing feats, A rn e tt w as th e g a m e ’s top ball c a r r i e r . In l l efforts, the R a m flash a v e r a g e d 5.55 y a r d s for a net of 61 y a rd s . In s te a d of U nitas, J o n could easily h av e been n a m e d the “ P la y e r of the G a m e ” w ith o u t run n in g into howls of dissent. As m a t t e r s . stood, it look a P r o Bowl record-breaking p e rfo r m a n c e by U n itas to clinch the a w a rd . Gene (Big D ad d y ) L ip sco m b of Bal tim o re w as voted the top linem an. So d e v a s ta tin g w as the defensive line play of s ta lw a r ts like Lipscomb, Doug Atkins, Gino M arch e tti, Jo e Schm idt a n d F r a n k F u l le r th a t J i m m y

Angeles. The protection afforded th e Baltimore Colt star, se lected as ' ’P la y e r of the G am e," w a s formed b y Jim P a rk e r {ITI, Baltimore; Jim R in g o (5 1 ),G reen Bay, a n d Jon Arnett (26),Ran^s. Brown, the Cleveland bulldozer, m ight as well h a v e stood in bed. He gained only seven y a r d s in five a tte m p ts. The a tten d an ce, 58,876, fell consid erably sh o rt of the record, largely b e cause of p e rs is te n t rain s of th e p r e E a s t 6 vious w eek. The record, set a y e a r ago, is 72,250. 7 7 Bobby L ayne c a m e close to a P r o Bowl m a rk . T h e S teele r sp ark p lu g 7 7 suffered four p a s s interceptions, one sh o rt of the c o n te s t’s high. And, la s t but not least, one m o re 33 reco rd w a s s h a tte re d . T he W est’s 38 14 winning points topped the previous 14 high of 31, c re d ite d to the E a s t in 1956. 14

Unitas Thanks P a ls for W inning Sporting News - M arlboro Trophy By R U B E . SA M UELSENLOS A N G ELES, Calif. ❖ Bowl cla ssic when you see th a t P ie tro s a n te d id n ’t m a k e the W est’s squad, even though he w as o utstand “ I a p p re c ia te all who m a d e T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s ing a s th e Rookie of the Y e a r ,” Schissler observed. M arlboro A w ard possible, especially m y own t e a m Unitas, who w as also n am ed the “ Back of the m ates.” G a m e ” in the J a n u a r y 17 dazzler, won by the West, So resp onded the self-effacing Jo h n n y Unitas, 38 to 21, w as “ ex p o sed ” by the New York G ia n ts’ dem on q u a r te r b a c k of the w orld ’s c h am pio nship J i m m y P a tto n , a ranking defensive back. B altim ore Colts, upon receiving the prized trophy, Said P a tto n : “ The se c re t of U n itas’ a m azin g suc e m b le m a tic of being n a m e d the N ational F oo tb all ce ss is this: Before he p asses, he k eeps pum ping the L e a g u e ’s “ M ost V aluable P l a y e r ” for 1959. It w as ball. T h a t throws you off lo s t a r t with. T hen he is p resen ted by P a u l Schissler, d irecto r of the P r o able to k eep from looking a t his intended re c eiv er Bowl g a m e , a t the Los Angeles R a m s F a n Club until the last split-second. You can ‘r e a d ’ som e luncheon, held a t th e Statler-Hilton Hotel here, q u a r t e r b a c k s by w atching th eir eyes, but not Unitas. J a n u a r y 14, th r e e days p rio r to the E ast-W est clash “ W hat m a k e s it tough on d efen se is Unitas* quick in the P r o Bowl. w a y of checking off his re c e iv e rs, lf one guy is U nitas w a s chosen fo r T h e S p o r t i n g NEWS-Marlcovered, Jo h n n y d o e sn ’t w ait for him to b re a k loose. boro h onor by a c o m m itte e n a m e d by T h e S p o r t H e looks fo r a n o th e r ta r g e t. H e ’s plain m u r d e r .” ing N e w s . Also selected as the N F L ’s “ Rookie U n itas w a s offered a p a r t in a forthcom ing movie, of the Y e a r ” by T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s c o m m itte e titled “ T h e Bashful B u llfig h ter,” by J e r r y Lewis but w as Nick P ie tro s a n te , the D etro it L ions’ back. tu rn e d it down. “ It shows how tough it is to qualify for the P r o

FIR ST Q U A RTER

^ W est T |j[ne 0 P a t t o n , 22-yd. r u n w ith in - * t e r c c p t c d p a s s ......................... 4;29 0 G roza, conversion. 6 B e rry . 2 2 - y d . pass from U n i t a s ........................................... 8:05 7 H o rn u n g , conversion. IO H o r n u n g , 1 6 -y d . field g o a l 12:06 SECOND QUARTER IO M c D o n a l d , 63 - y d . p a s s f r o m L a y n e ................................. 1 :28 IO G r o z a , c o n v e r s i o n . 16 M o o r e , 13 - y d . p a s s f r o m T i t t l e ..... 5:05 17 H o r n u n g , c o n v e r s i o n . 14 23 M o o r e , 65 - y d . p a s s f r o m U n i t a s ........................................... IO :37 14 24 H o r n u n g . c o n v e r s i o n . 14 30 J . D. .S m ith , G - y d . p a s s f r o m U n i t a s ...............................14:45 14 31 H o r n u n g . c o n v e r s i o n . FOURTH QUARTER 20 31 J i m B r o w n . 2 - y d . p a s a f r o m L a y n e ....... 9:02 21 31 G r o z a , c o n v e r s i o n . 21 37 H o r n u n g . 2-.vd. b o l t .............14:17 21 38 H o r n u n g c o n v e r s i o n . T E A M ST A T IST IC S E a s t West Y a r d s g a i n e d r u s h i n g .......... cl 173 Y a rd s lost r u s h i n g ............. 2 4 N et y a rd s g ained ru sh in g .YI 169 P a s s e s a t t e m p t e d ....................... c-fi 40 P a s s e s c o m p l e t e d ........................... ii 27 P a s s e s h a d i n t e r c e p t e d .............. 4 I Y ards in te rc e p tio n s retu rn ed .. 22 12 Y a r d s g a i n e d p a s s i n g .............. 219 3 .5 Y a rd s lost a tte m p tin g p a ss 7 N et y a r d s gain ed p a s s in g 212 3 62 N e t y a r d s gained 581 r u s h i n g a n d p a s s i n g ........... 271 F irst dow ns ru sh in g ............ 2 IO JO F i r s t d o w n s p a s s i n g ..................... 8 ti F irst do w n s fro m p e n a ltie s I T o t a l f i r s t d o w n s ............................ ll 2fi S crim m ag e p lay s ................. f»j 87 4 K i c k o f f r e t u r n s ............................ 5 82 Y a r d a g e k i c k o f f r e t u r n s ..... 143 A v g . l e n g t h k i c k o f f r e t u r n s 28.60 2 0 3(1 3 P t i n l s ................................................. 6 Y a r d a g e o f p u n t s ....................... 266 139 46.83rn A v e r a g e l e n g t h o f p u n t s ......44.83 P u n t r e t u r n s ................................ 2 ii 44 Y a r d a g e o f p u n t r e t u r n s ............ 7 8 CO A v e r a g e l e n g t h p u n t r e t u r n s . . 3.50 •* i P e n a l t i e s a g a i n s t ............................. 0 42 0 Y a r d s l o s t o n p e n a l t i e s ............ it F u m b l e s ................................................ 2 ti O w n f u m b l e s r e c o v e r e d ............ 2 B a l l l o s t o n f u m b l e s ..................... 0 .

* THE ALL-SPORTS NEWS, J A N U A R Y 27 1960 * Sect. 2 7 O

t9 6 0 M

February . 1960

W IO l l

12 13 14 15 16 17 TS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

■is l y

SECTION TW O

ST. LOUIS, JAl'IUARY 2 7 , 1 9 6 0

SECTION O F TH E SPO RTIN G NEWS

Sm ith-

Coast Fans Cool Did Rams, Lions Coaches Clamor for Cage M ovies to Classy Cagers Hit Panic Button in Coach Choice?

Golden Stale P ro d u c e d 3 NCAA Cham ps iii Last 5 Years D espite Lack o f E n th usiasm iii H igh Schools and Colleges

Yes^ Says Delroii Scribe^ Cifiug Inexperience of IFat cr fields B i n ga rn a n

By J I M SCOTT B E R K E L E Y , Calif. T h e Los Angeles D odgers 'm ay h av e been the m o s t surp risin g thing in the nation last y e a r, a s indicated in T h e S p o r t i n g N e w s poll on thrills in '59. But, o v er the p a s t five y e a rs , nothing h a s s ta rtle d California re sid e n ts quite so m u ch a s th e ir college basketball. In th a t period, the s t a te h a s won th re e NCAA titles, tw o by the U niversity of San F ra n c is c o (1955-56) and one by the U niversity of California (1959). To u n d e rsta n d the p rop ortio ns of this threeout-of-five conquest, you m u s t know th a t high school basketball in California is ab out a s p o p u la r .as golf in R ussia. In s h a r p c o n tra s t to its low e s ta te in Cali fornia, basketball is e m b r a c e d in the" M idwest with a religious fervor. T his w r ite r w as shocked, on m oving to B erkeley in 1944. to find th a t its only public PETE NEWELL high school, which h ad an e n ro llm en t of aro und T h e s tu d e n t body totals 2,500, used a g y m which se a te d only 500. m o re th a n 3,000 today, . . but. the . . g y m still a c c o m m o d a te s only 500. In c o n trast, the old h o m e town of D ecatu r, III., w hich h a s only ab out half bf B e rk e le y ’s 120,000 population, bo asted a high school g y m t h a t a c co m m o d ated 4,000, and sea so n tickets fo r bask etb all w e re sold out a few d ay s a f t e r th ey w e re offered. ' Very little h a s been done to p ro m o te the g r e a t g a m e in California col leges, either. S tan fo rd ’s pavilion s e a ts only 2,700 and UCLA’s WeJtwood g y m falls 200 short of th a t figure. Why, th e r e a r e m o re th an 300 high schools in In d ia n a with c a p v i t i e s b ig g e r th a n these. " H owever. California is beginning to provide c a p a c ity to go w ith its e v e r increasing s ta tu re in college b a sk e tb all. UCLA a n d S outhern Cal h a v e m oved into the sum p tu o u s new Los Angeles Sp orts A ren a, w ith a c a p a c ity f o r b a sk e t ball th a t exceeds 17,000. T h e s p o r t should catch on in Los Angeles b e c a u se a larg e proportion of its re sid e n ts c a m e fro m th e cage-hap py M idwest. « * « u

-------------By LY A LL SM ITH ------------Of the D etro it F r e e P r e s s D E T R O IT . Mich. T his is heresy, and I know it. B ut I say the D e t r o i t Lions pushed th e panic button by hiring L as B in g am a n , ex h ero of the m iddle line, to help pull th em up by th e ir m u d d ie d b o o t s t r a p s n e x t seaBob Waterfleld son. And, for th a t m a t te r , so h a v e the Los A ngeles R a m s who d ug up Bob W aterfield, an o th e r f o r m e r hero, to sign h im to a fivey e a r p a c t a s th e i r h e a d coach. A dm itted th a t both clubs w ere on evil d a y s la st season. T h e R a m s won b u t two of 12 g a m e s to c la im sole oc c u p a n cy of th e N F L b a s e m e n t. T he Lions challenged th e m for such an ignom inious b e rth . B ut th a n k s to b e a tin g the R a m s twice, they m a n a g e d to win ex actly th r e e g a m e s and finish one step o ut of the cellar. In both c a s e s such la c k lu s te r efforts w e r e coolly receiv e d b y th e c a s h c u s to m e rs. T h ey m u m b le d in disconso la te style. So did th e w r it e r s w hose job it is to ch ro nicle su ch things . . ♦ win, lose o r d ra w . R a m bosses listened to such d is c o r d a n t notes a n d fired H ead Coach Dead F ish O nce Tossed al R eferee Sid G illm an in a n a t t e m p t to still the ’■ And, with the tre m e n d o u s success P e t e Newell h as had at California, stu c la m o r. R ecognized a s a sound foot ball s tra te g ist, Sid n e v e r fitted in with dents h a v e begun to ta k e the s p o r t m o r e seriously. It w a s n ’t alw a y s thus. Once, w hen the ti m e r shot his g un to indicate th e half-tim e interm ission, th e fans o r th e Los A ngeles w rite rs. « * a dead duck dropped in mid-court. I n a g a m e a g a in s t UCLA, an u n d e rg ra d showed his disgust with R e fe re e Lou S trin g e r by tossing an outsized trout. On G riddle F r o m S ta rt 'I In ap preciation of good p e rfo rm a n c e s b y t h e i r te a m , the Cal stu d en ts used T h e y w e re on h im fro m the outset. to flip pennies out on the floor. B u t u n iv ersity officials took p a in s to stop And when h e finally w a s fired, the the contributions a fte r se v e ra l y o u n g ste rs suffered b u rn e d fin g e rs a tte m p tin g R a m s —w ith a n eye tu rn e d to public lo pocket them . The im pish collegians had h e ated the coin^ o v e r a m a tc h opinion — re a c h e d for th e ir p opular before throwing th em out. f o r m e r q u a rte rb a c k . w When the action w as dull, the u n d e rg ra d s would e n te r ta in th em selv es to ss T he fact th a t W aterfield quit play ing tennis balls back and fo rth above the court. ing football in 1952, and c a n b o a st only ■ In a 1940 tussle with UCLA, J a c k i e Robinson, the Bruins* hot-shot, paused one seaso n of e x p erien ce as an a s in' his dribble to intercept one of the low slung tennis balls with his left hand sistan t coach, d e te r r e d th e m not. and then continued on to the b a sk e t to d u n k both balls. H e had s t a r r e d for th em . . . the : T h e m o s t fam ous g a m e on the C oast m a tc h e d Southern Cal and UCLA in fan s liked him . . . sordid the w riters. 1933. In those days, th e r e w as no tim e restrictio n on bringing the ball ac ro ss E rg o , he w as given the job, r e g a r d thfe c en ter line, and Sam B a r r y ’s T r o ja n s had been using ball-freezing tactics less of th e fa c t th a t his qualifications all j^ear. To break up the stall, SC’s opponents would leav e th e ir own goal w e re not w ritten in capital letters. unprotected. S a m e thing w ith the Lions. Like But not the Bruins. T hey refused to leave th eir hoop and, a f t e r so m e ten the R a m s , th e ir fro n t office has been m inutes, th e riled p atro n s began to th ro w n e w sp a p e rs out on th e floor. The tak ing p un ch es fro m fans a n d w rite rs half ended with Southern Cal leading, 3 to 2, and the T ro ja n s w ere s p r e a d out in the w ak e of not one, b u t two, dis u n d e r the b ask e t reading the comics. m a l seaso n s on the won-lost ab acu s. In re c e n t y e a rs "ro llin g ” has becom e the favorite p a stim e of th e students When B u s te r R a m s e y , a v e te r a n of w ho occupy nearly half the Ca! g y m . T h e victim is hauled aloft fro m the coaching w ars, w as h ire d to h ead the floor, then tra n sp o rte d hand-over-hand up, up to the top of the gym . Buffalo t e a m in th e new pro league, he left a v a c a n c y on the D etroit staff. Illinois Aired Bear Game in L. A., B ut N ot Cal ' H e took Bob Dove, a n o th e r Lion Despite th eir ascendancy to the NCAA title. C alifornia’s c a g e r s still a r e n ’t assista n t, w ith h im . H ead Coach G eo rg e Wilson now is p ro p e rly a p p reciated . T h e y ’ve played to only two sellouts to d a te this season. When they m e t likewise u n b ea ten Illinois in the Los Angeles holiday Classic, no in the p ro c e ss of filling those v a c a n cies. By his ow n adm ission, he h a s B a y A rea radio station o r TV ch an n el a ire d the g a m e . I n c o n trast, sev e ra l Illinois radio stations covered the g a m e despite m a d e offers to a handful of experi th e fa c t it w as m o re th an 2,000 miles aw ay . M oreover, N o rth e rn California enced co ach es and h a s b een given a h a d m o re reason to be proud of its te a m a s Cal’s easy , 62 to 48 v i c t o r y n eg a tiv e h e a d s h a k e in re tu rn . H e now h a s tu rn e d to B in g am an . No indicated. AAU basketball r a n into sim ila r a p a th y in California. T a x A ccountant m a n W'as m o r e p o p u la r a s a Lion play Lou Bittner, a fo rm e r N o tre D a m e q u a rte rb a c k , g a v e O akland a te a m in e r th a n L a rg e L e ste r. H e plied his 1946 th a t w a s good enough to win the AAU title. It also g av e him a $110,000 t r a d e terrific ally well for seven sea sons in D e tro it livery. ta x loss in th e th re e y e a r s he o p e ra ted th e Bittners. Shortly a fte rw a rd , F r a n k Walsh, stealing, a p ag e from N ed Irish, s ta rte d B ut Bing p la y ed his la s t football in 'b r i n g in g out the best in the E a s t and Midwest for double-headers a g a in s t th e 1954. F iv e s e a so n s h a v e gone by since local colleges in the 14,000 c a p a c ity Cow P alac e- But, a fte r a few y ea rs, h e p lac ed a s tu b b y fin g e r on the p r o the P a l a c e w as re tu rn e d to the bovines. fessional pulse. H e n e v e r put in one T h e real cag e cashew s a lw ay s h a v e been a m a z e d o v e r California colleges’ m in u te a s a co ach in his life. ex cellent re su lts with under-privileged m a te ria l. In fact, the schools alw ays Now the Lions h a v e hired him to h a v e offered b e tte r basketball th an th e ir casu al c u s to m e rs a r e entitled to see. fill the boots of an ex p e rien c e d coach T h e r e m a y not h av e been a b e tte r college te a m th an S ta n fo rd ’s 1936-37-38 like R a m s e y . It is c e rta in to be a q u in te t w hich fea tu red H a n k Luisetti. C ertainly no o th e r c a g e r h a s so im p o p u la r choice . . . ju s t as Waterp re ss e d the E a s t. In fact, his n a m e a lw ay s will be sy n o n y m o u s with b ask et field’s selection in Los Angeles. ball, for it w as H ank who popularized the one-handed push shot. I ’m h a p p y for Les. But winning a I t ’s h ard to im agine L u ’-'etti b 'o c-o m in g in such an en v iro n m e n t as Stan pop u larity contest is one thing. Win f o r d ’s. B ut then, a s S h a k e sp e a re once said, " S w e e t a r e the uses of a d v e r s ity .” ning ch am p io n sh ip s is a n o th e r. ® O e

^College G rid Team s E xchange G am e Film s R eg u larly ; ll Could W o rk fo r Us, Too^’ M issouri’s S lalcup Asserls Bv JA M ES E N R IG H T CHICAGO, III. SPY SONG—T h e re is considerable c la m o ring for basketb all, especially the collegians, to " g o Hollywood” v ia the tak ing and ex changing of g a m e films lo aid scouting. While i f s a n expensive p ro je c t, countless co ach es a r e n e v e rth e le ss leaping upon the silv cr-screen b an d w ag o n . They point out th a t i f s being d o n e in football, and though g rid re ceip ts a r e bigger, th a t should not be p e rm itte d to s ty m ie p ro g re s s in basketball. P ete Newell of California and F o rd d y And erso n of M ichigan S tale w e re am ong e a rly a d v o c a te s of the film pro jec t—and h av e en joyed co n sid erab le success using it. H ere is a cro ss-co u n try s a m p le of the thinking on a n all-out swing to g a m e films as an aid for fu tu re scouting: J o h n n y Wooden of UCLA said: “ An e x c h a n g e of g a m e film s could be FORDDY ANDERSON v e ry helpful. P e r h a p s as valuab le a s an onthe-spot r e p o r t unless the coach sees the g a m e him self. H ow ever, I would p r e f e r a r e p o r t a s well a s the film .” S p ark y Stalcup of M issouri observed: " F i r s t w e ’d h a v e to ch a n g e the rule in o u r co n feren ce (B ig E ig h t) to d o it. R ight now, w e ’re allowed to film only h o m e g a m e s , none on th e road. " T h e suggestion of a n ex ch a n g e of g a m e film s h a s a lot of m e r it. I t w o rk s in football, and could be just as successful in b a sk etb all. " W e ’re allowed only one look a t each te a m , a n d th e n only with one sc o u t.” ♦ ♦ ♦

Film s Slioiv Tilings Scouts M ight O verloo k Bill R o h r of N o rth w e ste rn said: " W h e n e v e r g a m e film s a r e available, we sp end a s m u c h tim e a s possible studying them . V ery often you d e te c t som ething t h a t a sco u t m ig h t overlook, since i f s a p re tty tough job for one m a n to c a tc h a n d re c o rd e v e ry th in g ,” Jo h n n y J o r d a n of N o tre D a m e claim ed: ' T h e birth of o u r new c o n tr o lle d -offense s p r a n g fro m endless hour.*? of stu d y in the pro jectio n room . We ra n and re -ra n e v e r y foot of g a m e film available, picked o ut w h a t we w anted and th en p la n n e d according ly. " T h e s e film s a r c a d a r n sight m o re in te re stin g th a n t h e late, la te sh o w on television w hen you see the results of y o u r tim e a n d toil clicking a s you originally plan n ed it. T h e re is n 't any m a r g in for e r r o r once you see it on the s c r e e n .” Speaking of e r r o r s , two y e a r s ago A nderson spliced to g e th e r a series of officiating goof-ups d u rin g a single season a n d titled th e m " T h e W ron g W histle,” a ten-m inu te com edy. * A «

H oliday Scasoii Lonely T im e f o r Cage Crew T R O U B L E T I M E —W hat is the to u g h est tim e of the b a sk etb a ll s e a s o n ? Ask this question of I n d ia n a ’s B ra n c h M cC ra c k e n a n d h e ’ll say: " K e e p in g the kids on c a m p u s to p ra c tic e b etw een C h ris tm a s a n d N ew Y e a r ’s. E v e ry b o d y else h a s gone h o m e fo r the holidays, a n d the hours re a lly h a n g h e a v y fo r th e m before and a f t e r th e d rills .” M cC racken w on’t h a v e lo w o rry about such a sched ule n ex t D e c e m b e r, In d ia n a will be one of th re e Big Ten te a m s in th e Los A ngeles classic. Since this tr ip will rule out any c h a n c e of the H oosiers re tu rn in g to the H o o sier C lassic a t Indianapolis, th ere is ta lk of p lay in g an In d ian a-N o tre D a m e g a m e a t F o r t W ayne. Both schools a r e said to be in te re s te d a s su ch a booking will help offset the loss of " b ig m o n e y ” fro m the classic. * * 0 .

S U P E R SC H E D U L IN G —T im e h a s com e fo r C hicagoan A rt M orse, r e p resenting Loyola in th e Chicago Stadium do u b le-h ead er p r o g r a m , to ta k e a well d e s e rv e d bow' a s an a s tu te sc h ed u le-m a k er. M o rse booked B ra d le y a n d N o tr e D a m e foa; th e first of four Uvin-bills this s e a s o n , 'a n d all the B ra v e s did in w a r m in g up for the irish w as d e ra il p rev io u sly u n d e fe a te d Cincinnati in a 91 lo 90 thriller, *

PR O P L A N N IN G —A ttem pting to help th e " n e w ” C hicago t e a m in the NBA get off to the b est possible s t a r t next seaso n , se v e ra l p ro clubs will by p a s s th eir first d r a f t choice and said p la y e r will be a v a ila b le for D ad D e a r b o r n ’s tow'!). W onder if Cincinnati will " b y p a s s ” O s c a r R o b e rtso n ? * « «

Sclioiiiiiier All-Time Slaudoiil as Big T en O fficial JO L LY JO H N —T h e sudden d e a th of J o h n S c h o m m e r h e r e re c e n tly r e called m a n y sto ries ab o u t this fa m o u s U n iv ersity of C hicago a th le te when he w as officiating both bask etb all and football in th e Big Ten. S c h o m m e r " b r o k e in” m a n y a young official, from F r a n k L a n e to Skinny A d am s to G il M cD onald to Bill Haarlow' to a fellow n a m e d E n rig h t. J o h n a h v ay s followed the th e o ry th a t it "to o k a stro n g b a c k to blow a s tr o n g - w h istle .” a n d he n e v e r had a n y ti m e fo r w eaklings. While the " b o j 's ” a r e whistling f o i \ a fee of $100 p e r g a m e plus m ile a g e .th e s e day s, it w a s n ’t aiw'ays th a t w ay—and S c h o m m e r w as t h e ' f i r s t to tell the " ro o k ie s ” a b o u t his pioneer d ay s and nights. Ahvays a tre m e n d o u s s to ry teller, genial J o h n ^"killed” m a n y a chilly h o u r waiting for a la te tr a in with his h a n d s o v e r a d e p o t stove in Io w a City, Madison, Bloom ington, L a fa y e tte a n d Ann A rb o r a t w h a t p ric e g lory— $25 p e r g a m e and tr a in fa re w ithout m e a l and hotel m oney. lf the Big T e n e v e r h a s a Hall of F a m e fo r officials, S c h o m m e r a n d Nick K ea rn s c a n ’t m iss re a c h in g it first in a d e a d h eat. T h e y even hitch hiked to get lo so m e of th e i r a s s ig n m e n ts on lim e. T h e s e d a y s , th e b o y s fly j e t s to collect th e ir fancy Sees#