SHADOW OF THE PRESENT
Minor League Cities
Vie For AL Franchise
NEW YOUK UPH If you're
thinking of applying for a fran
chise in the American League,
you'd better get in line. '
Every since leaeue President
Joe Cronin announced the forma
tion of a fact-finding expansion
committee last week, almost ev
ery minor league city with major
league ambitions has requested
consideration if and when the
AL opens its doors to additional
members.
First, a Minneapolis 'group ap
proached the committee with hat
in hand. This annoyed officials of
the Continental League no end.
for Minneapolis is a founding
member of baseball's new third
major league.
Then Houston, another CL
member, got into the act. Marty
Marion, the old St. Louis Cardi
nals' shortstop and manager who
is president of the Houston Buffs
of the American Association, an
nounced Monday night he was
prepared to present "definite
plans" to the American League
committee for a franchise.
"We haven't heard from An
chorage, Alaska, or Tokyo yet,"
an American League spokesman
declared facetiously, "but maybe
their applications were lost in
the mail."
The same league official ridi
culed a report that Minneapolis
and New lork would be grant
ed the next two franchises in the
AL, with the New York group
then switching to the National
League in exchangj for rights
either 111 Pittsburgh or Philadelphia.
"There is no truth to that re
port.'' 'the spokesman said. "As
of this moment, nobody knows
Thrillers
Fill Week's
Grid Slate
United Pr International
Top ranked Louisiana State's
showdown with Mississippi, Ar
my's first ever game against rhe
Air Force Academy, the annual
Novy-Xotre Dame tussle and a
trio of Big Te:i contests top this
week's college fotfball program
the most attractive of the season.
Also vying for fan interest are
such pairings as Texas Christiai
Buylor and Texas-Southern Meth
odist in the Southwest, Southern
California - California and Washington-UCLA
in the Far West,
and Pittsburgh Syracuse and a
full slate of Ivy League games in
the East. ,
LSU and Mississippi, two of the
10 remaining major unbeaten and
untied teams, both won during
the week end to make this Sat
urday's meeting at Baton Rouge
the South s game of the year.
The Bayou Tigers i6-0 scored a
somewhat unimpressive (H vic
tory over Florida to run the na
tion's longest winning streak to
18 In a row, while Ole Miss,
ranked fifth, crushed Arkansas,
28-0, for its sixth straight.
Army's ta'.tered legions, re
bounding after a sluggish start, re
copped by devastating Colo. State,
25-6, to run their season record
to 3-2, while the Air Force, whose
victory streak was snapped at IS
straight a week ago. ripped
UCLA Friday night, 20-7. That
gave the Falcons a i-l record in
their second season of "big time'
action.
A crowd of 70.000 is expected
to watch the service academy
struggle In Yankee Stadium. The
game, sold out for weeks, also
will feature the colorful march
ing of West Point's entire Cadet
Corps and a representative group
from the Air force.
The Navy-Notre Dame game at
South Bend, Ind., will be the 33rd
in their series which first got un
derway in 1927. The Irish hold a
decided edge, 25-6, while one
game in 1945 wound up in a
tie. Both teams this year are
bit under par ifor themi, with
Navy sporting a 2-3-1 record and
Notre Dame 2-3. The Midship
man battled to a 22-22 tie with
Pennsylvania during the week
end, while the Irish dropped
30-24 decision to second ranked
Northwestern.
The Big Ten lineup, which will
produce or.e of the Rose Bowl
teams, has Wisconsin 2-l pitted
against Michigan (1-2), Michigan
State (2-11 against Ohio State
l-2i and Purdue (2-11 against
Illinois 12-1).
WSU Works On Passing Game;
Oregon Eliminates Mistakes'
Observer, La Grande, Or.( Tues., Oct. 27, 1959 P.g 3
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SEATTLE. Wash. l'IM -Coach
Jim Owens of the Wash
ington Huskies said today that hi
planned no changes in lus start
ing lineup for the UCLA game
this weekend, although he ex
pects quarterback Bob lliviu-r
and end Pat Claridge to be ready
for action.
Both Hivner and Claridge have
been out with injuries. Sophomore
guard Jim Skaggs is still on Or.'
questionable list, Owens said.
Of the game itself, Owens said:
"We're in for trouble and lin
en! ire squad and each coach is
well aware of that fact.
PULLMAN, Wash. UPI The
Washington State Cougars opened
this week's practice with a two
hour scrimmage Monday, con
centrating on developing a re
spectable passing attack.
Coach Jim Sutherland said his
club would have to throw the
ball to beat Oregon State this
Saturday, adding that he had
been disappointed with the Cou
gars' ability to move the ball
through the air in previus games
this year.
out fur i lie rest of the season.
Mahley j,aKj Prestel broke his
tout anamst Washington Stale
Saturday.
Ihe players who didn't see ac-
l:oi in the WSU game scrim
niaged u:aiiit the (rush Monday
with the lest of the a:sity tak
ing the day olf.
l-lliKNi:. Ore. UPI The
Oregon Duiks returned to contact
work today in an attempt to elim
inate Hie m'stakes that were
responsible for Saturday's 1312
loss to Washington.
Team doctors said both quar
terluck Dave Grosi and fullback
Iae Powell should be ready lo
Play against Idaho this Saturday.
jrosz suffered a hand injury
against the Huskies, while Powell
suffered a minor shoulder injury.
The Ducks went through a light
orkout Monday.
MOSCOW. Idaho (LTD -
Coach Skip Stahley of the Idaho
Vandals said today that lorn
Dinuovo will open at left tackle
against Oregon this weekend,
wilh Ron Ismacl laking over
Dinuovo's regular righ! tackle
spot.
Team captain and first string
left tackle Jim Prestel will be
COHVA1.I.1S, Ore. UP1 The
Oregon Stale Beavers concen
trated on pass defense Monday
m prestation for an expected
ae-ial huw by Washington Slate
this weekend.
Tailback Larry Sanchez, who
has dune most of the passing in
the past tuo Beaver games, sat
uut the drill with a slightly pulled
leg muscle.
Elliott added that thi Bears
would siend most ot the week
working on iass defense, some
thing which has been lacking in
previous California games. Ore
gon Mate turned a 31-yanl. fourth
quarter, pass into a 24-20 victory
over the Bears Saturday.
STANFORD. Calif. 'UP1' -'
Coach Jack Curtice of Stanford
said Irday that be was "justly
worried" about the Indians' game
with San Jose State this Satur
day. "If we play like we did last
Saturday, we'll make it tough,"
Curtice added. The Indians
dropped a 30-28 thriller to nation
ally ranked Southern California
last weekend.
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NEW YORK STOCKS
NF.W YORK 'LTD Stocks
ruled steady to firm today'
'llK-re were more gams than
looses and many of Ihem came
into leading industrial issues. The
rail ai d utility sections were firm
on average.
Sirtiport came into some leading
electronics. Zenith' moved up 2.
lb fed steers 27.23; load good Litton more than a point, and
BERKELEY. Calif. UPH -Coach
Pete Klliott of California
said today that he expected his
squad to be at full strength for
the USC game this weekend.
LOS ANCKLKS (IT1 The
UCLA squad is staging dummy
offensive drills designed Id get
past Washington's tough defense
when the two teams meet here
Saturday.
Coach Bill Barnes had the play
ers conclude a rugged two-hour
drill Mondav with a 30-minutc
a ..fr.. Thk
earlier part of the drill was taken
up on Oclensive drills Because oi
the Bruins' poor showing last
week in that department against
the Air Force Academy.
LOS ANGELES lUPP Serious
work against California formations
was begun today by the Univer
sity of Southern California Iro
lb. 2ii. sorted 30 per cent at 2.";
few utility cows 1130-16.30; c.nn
cr cutters mostly 11-13; utility
and beef type cutters to 1"; bulls
scarce.
Calves 75, active steads ; good-
choice vealers 28 - 32. some held
higher: utility - standard calves
and vealers l!t-2f, culls duwn to
11.
Hogs 400: slow ; steady to 23c
lower; few I and 2 butche.s 15.30:
few lots mostly 1 uiul 2 at 1HO-233
lb. 13; few sows 330 530 lb. 10-12
Sheep 730 : slow ; few good
choice uiHileil lambs 18.50; good
cluice shorn lambs 17.50-IX: good
choice 50 80 lb. feeder lambs 15
Iti; cull-good ewes 2 30-3.
jans.
Coach Don Clark put the squad
through a review of fundamentals
Monday because, he said, he was
not loo pleased with the team's
blocking and tackling against
Stanford Saturday.
Motorola around 2. Ampex' toppled
around .4 after' a good run-up
Monday. , .
Steels held steady for Ihe' most
part with Youngstown up a solid
fraction and Bethlehem up around
a h;df. U.S. Steel eased. DuPont
in the chemical was up a point.
Studebuker-l'ackard opcried up a
point. Amer.can Motors jiimped
nearly 2.
Oregon Natural Gas,
Cascade Utility Merge
ONTARIO 'UPD Two large
gas companies. Eastern Qregon
Natural Gas and Cascade Natural
('as, merged Monday into an oo
oration which will serve about
14.000 customers in two states.
Kastern serves Ontario, Nyssa,
Hormiston and Milton - Freewater
while Cascade operates natural
gas . distribution systems in 21
counties in Washington and Oregon.
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HELSINKI, Finland (LTD
Members of the Helsinki City
Council and th Finnish dnwrn.
ment were disappointed Sunday
wnen otlicials cancelled their an
nual cress-Country ski race.
where the new franchises tfill be
lecated or when they will be
granted."
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