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By Jim Lcrimore ■ imereld Spoilt Writer — I'.verv sports writer with the strength to sit up to a type writer ha- picked the Brooklyn Dodgers to repeat as N’a tional league champs in 1956. There is no reason not to go along with this line of reasoning as the other seven cltihs in the league have glaring weaknesses which should keep them n .m ovcrnauung me But picking the finish from second to eighth pla ces is a tough chore. With a deep, shuddering breath, here goes: 1. Brooklyn, 2. Milwaukee, 3. New York, 4. Cincinnati, 5. St. Louis, 6. Philadelphia, 7. Chicago and 8. Pittsburgh. j Here is a club by club run duu n : Hl«. K )K I, YN’ — W alt Al ston Lodgers are loaded i with power and have a prom- ‘ i.-ing rookie crop which should make them a strong- N cr club than last year's wort 1 champions. Perennial IVe I'KK WEE REESE Adflpti l.ittlc Colom-l V't*c Keese, .v. enjoyed In* greatest -eason in 55 (.2K2 in 145 game-) an l will he hack at shortstop. If lit- should run out of gas there is I ion (Mighty Mouse) Zimmer and bril liant rookie C hico Hernandez on hand t<j fill in. Rookie Charley Neal, up from Montreal, has chased Junior Gilliam right off second base. Gil Hodges will"have the first base job in his powerful hands and Ransom Jack son, power-hitter obtained from the Cubs will be at third. Jackie Robinson, still a hungry ballplayer at 37, reported to spring camp in fine shape and will be a hard man to keep on the bench. The out,(icld is well -set at center and right with Duke Sni der and Carl 1‘urillo at their posts but left field may pose a problem. Manager Alston ha> some fine young pitchers; D<>n Drysdale, Ken Lehman, Sandy Koufax. Roger Craig and Don Messent to replace Johnny I’odres (who ever heard o’ being drafted into the Navy?) and sore-armed Karl Spooner and Hill Does. Braves Picked for Second M11.W Al'Kl\K — Jolly Chollx Grimm has hi> troubles a ik! 111 in 111 even lose hU job if lie fails to win the pennant, r.s the Milwaukee wolves are beginning to howl. The big ques tion marks are pitcher Gene Conley’s sore shoulder. Bobhv Thompson's prospects for a comeback and the light stick work of second baseman Danny O’Connell and Jack Ditt mer. The Braves pitching staff is predominantly southpaw and Warren Spahn (17-14) is not getting any younger. Rookie outfielder Wes Covington looks like a good pros pect to stick with the club. It is hard to fathom the trad ing of first sacker George Crowe to Cincinnati except that Crowe (.281) was not happy playing behind Joe Adcock. NKW YORK — Hilly Rigney. one of the three new man agers jn the majors this season, has a hall club that is hart! to evaluate. The Giants are weak at second, third, left field and the pitching staff is spotty. But the Ihirocheiless "lints" have Willie Mays, Alvin Dark, Don Mueller and Johnny Antonelli. Rumor has it, by the wav, that Durocher is going out of the television execu tive league on waivers. Redlegs Lack Hurlers CINCINNATI — Birdie Tebbetts has a team that is lad en with power and sharp double plav combination hut is de ficient in pitching talent. Joe Nuxhall. (17-14) is the sole bulwark of the staff hut Birdie should get enough help from ex-1 lodger Joe Black and ex-Cardinal Brooks Lawrence to finish in the first division. ST. LOUIS — Fred Hutchinson, back in the big time after winning the PCL pennant at Seattle in 1955, has a Beavers Roll On With 6-t Triumph; Young's Homer Paces Sac Defeat S A C KAMKNT O W Dick Young's leadoff home run, his second of the season, and Ed Mickcison’s 400-foot triple were Portland's big weapons Thurs day in defeating .Sacramento 6-1 in the first half of a day-night Pacific Coast league double header. Young, whose home run won Tuesday’s game, drove Thurs day's wallop over the same right field fence. The Beaver* added two more runs In the third inning on singles by Kill Clrdley, IJoyd Merriman and Jim Raxes plus a wild plteh by Roger Oxenbaugh and a throw ing error by shortstop Tom Agosta. ‘vVith Young aboard on a sin gle in the seventh, Mickelson lashed his triple against the cen terfield fence, later scoring him self on Bob Borkowski's single through short. The only Solon run came in the first inning when Ferris Fain singled home Agosta from second. Fain later made two spectacular catches in left field to hold down the Portland scoring. Rene Valdes was relieved with one out in the seventh after hits by George Risley and Harry Bright. Royce Lint came in to put down pinchhitter Russ Ros burg and Agosta on pop flies. First gajyie: Portland 102-000-201—6-12-0 •Sacramento 100-000-000—1-10-3 Valdes. Lint (7) and Calder one; Oaenbaugh, R. Jones (8) and Bright. good young ball club. Many experts like the Cards to fin ish as high as third and they may well do it. However, Hutch is going with too many young pitchers at once. \ cry seldom can a large number of youngsters be inte grated into a ball club in one season. Harvey Haddix should be the bellwether of the staff anti the Kedbirds are counting i heavily upon Vinegar Mend Mizell, back from the Army. | Stan Musial is raring to go after the batting title and old Med Schoendienst will be at second base again. Roberts Will Help Phillies I * I f 11.A DKLI’H IA — Mayo Smith brought the I’hillies home fourth last year, but the boys from the City of Bro therly Love don't have enough pitching “cousins” to make tip for their lack of overall punch. Robin Roberts is the major’s number one pitcher but is by himself on the staff unless Curt Simmons can regain his jearly form. Richie Ashburn (.338) won the batting crown last season and Del Knnis. a solid left-hander, hit .296 and drove in 120 runs. These few fine Phils need more help. CHICAGO — Manager Stan Hack’s Cubs have medium strong pitching, the best second to short combination in the majors (Banks to Baker) but have major holes to fill. The worst problem is the outfield, where Hack will rely on Monte Irvin, trying to make it back to the majors and Dodger castoff Walt Moryn for the heavy work. Slugger Hank Sauer went t<> the Cardinals. The catching is inexperienced. The Cubs won't be a “bad" seventh place | club and could win 70 games but still finish next-to-last. Pirates Need Power I’l l rSBL'RGH — The Pirates, managed by freshman Bobby Bragan. lack punch but have some good voung pitchers and should gi\e the leaders fits all year. If Frank I homas gets any help in the power-hitting department, the Bucs may finish as high as sixth. Pitcher Bob Friend (14-9) was ERA leader in 1955 with 2.84, the first time an eighth-placer has ever accomplished that feat. Vern Law and Dick Littlefield are two other young flingers to keep an eye on. In the 1(>56 World Series, it looks like the Yankees over Brooklyn in six games. National league MVP will be W illie Mays, who will also take the batting crown. Rookie of the ; year — Charley Neal of Brooklyn. Twentv game winners — Don Newcombe, Brooklyn, Robin Roberts, Philadelphia and Johnny Antonelli, New York. PREPARE SPECIAL ORDERS TO GO Open Fri. and Sat. til 12:00 P. M. Open Snday til 8:00. Close to Campus: Just down East 13th vJther specials: Steaks, Home Baked Pastry SNACK GRILL 1858 EAST 13th AVENUE PHONE Dl 3-7121 I SWIM NOW Daily and Sunday OA \A/ X NOON TO 11:00 P.M. Q MO u/ . 84 Water all summer long Water • 3 WATER SLIDES AND TARZAN ROPE • BENTON LANE POOL Hwy. 99 West—4 Miles North Junction City — Phone 8*2836 UO Divotmen Meet Rogues The 1956 Oregon varsity golf team enters its first competition of the young season Saturday and Sunday when the Duck brigade faces a strong eight-man team from the Rogue River Country Club in Medford. Coach Hid Milligan comment ed only that he has a “strong team.” The Rogue River has been drilling for this match and Milligan expects them to put up some tough competition. The low eight squad members making the trip are: Bob Prall, with a 71.5 average in the quali fying round; Bob Norquist, 72.0 average; Art Abrahamson, 72.75; Art Fujita, 74.5; Barry Ott and Don Anawalt, tied at 75.0; Chuck Higgins and Don Bick, deadlocked at 75.25. IM Schedule IM Sehfdolc Friday, April 13 Softball ,3:50 North field, Philadelphia V3. Legal Eagles .3:50 South field. Hale Kane vs. Dorm Counselors 3:50 Upper field, Theta Chi vs. Delta Upsilon 1:55 North fie'd. Dei** Te” Delta vs. Phi Gamma Delta 1:55 South field, Pi Kappa Alpha vs. Phi Kappa Sigma 4:55 Upper field. Kappa Sigma vs. Phi Sigma Kappa Tennis Sigma Nu vs. Kappa Sigma Golf .Sigma Phi Epsilon vs. Lambda Chi Alpha. 8os9x Snatch Win Despite Home Runs WILSON, S.C. <*>—1The Phila lelphia Phillies wasted two home runs as they dropped a 6-4 de*. ’ision to the Boston Red Sox be fore a record breaking paid crowd ! of 6.500 here Thursday. Rookie Bob Bowman and Roy Smalley hit the homers for the Phillies, but their efforts failed as Curt Simmons gave us four runs on five hits and six walks in the first five innings, then Jim Owens, who relieved him, was nicked for two more. Frank Sullivan held the Phil lies scoreless for the first four innings but Bowman and Smalley broke the spell in the next two frames. READ EMERALD WANT ADS House Dance This Weekend? 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