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Lopes He's Last te Leave
CLEVELAND. Oo Mel Hard
er, the Indians coach, remembers
that when Al Lopez was with the
Tribe in 1947. he'd hoist himself
onto a trunk in" the clubhouse
alter each fame, fully uniformed.
and needle the
players who
dressed hurried'
lr for a' quick
I departure.
He'd : holler.
"Hey, where you
young fellas go
ing? Let's sit
around and talk
a little baseball.'
Alfonso Ram'
on Lopez, now
I the manager - of
J.G.T. spik the, Indians,
laughs pleasantly and smiles a
handsome smile when reminded
of this.
That's right," he admits.
"Course as manager I cant nee
die the boys as much, but IU still
walk into the clubhouse and shoot
the breeze. I know 111 have an
office of my own, as I did at In-
dlanaDolis. but m be In tne play
ers' locker room as much as I
ever was. . More than HI be in
xny-office. tnafs ior sure.
"In fact, .one of my ambitions
is to get the players to stick
around the clubhouse, too. 1 11 al
wars be the last to leave. Want to
get 'em all to think about baseball
all the time. Want to get 'em to
know each other real well and
pull for each other real wen.
But in other ways, Lopez' life
has changed. "As a played I used
to play cards a lot with the xel
lows." he recollects. "Now I hard
ly play cards anymore. It isn't
good for manager to play cards
with his players and at Indiana
polis I had only one coach. So I
cut out most of the card playing.
Started going to the movies, instead.
"In the last two or three years
rve been going to a show just
about every afternoon, especially
on the road. I find If s a good way
to relax before our night games.
I'm crazy about shows, mainly
westerns. Give me a good shoot-em-up
movie. They're the most
relaxing."
Has His SHerstiUu
As . a manager, Lopez has be
come much more superstitious.
had a couple of superstitions as
a player." he reflects. "Like using
the same bat each day.
"But now, when things are go
ing right, I even eat the same
things." - -:
He then recalled, with a chuc
kle, "Last season I was on a lamb
chop diet for five days when we
won five in a row. After we lost
I tried a new menu. When we're
winning I even wear the same
clothes. A fellow does most any
thing to try to keep his luck going."
And the sleeping isn't as good.
"When I was a player I used to
sleep like a baby, Al said. "Now
I cant sleep much during the sea
son. I keep thinking about those
tough games. After a rough one
I take lots of newspapers to bed
with me and try to read myself
to dreamland."
Lopez considers himself lucky
that in his 19-year major league
career he was educated by four
outstanding managers Wilbert
Robinson, Casey Stengel, Bill Mc-
Kechnie and Frank Frisch. "They
all taught me something," he
points out.
Lopez' parents were born in
Madrid, Spain. They came to the
United States, settled in Tampa,
Xia- and reared a family of sev
en boys and two girls. Al became
Interested In baseball through his
brother Emilio, who was two years
older. "He was a good catcher.'
says Al, "and I learned much. by
following him around the sand-
lots. I tagged along wherever he
went. Then I made the Sacred
Heart School team."
He quit school in the tenth
grade to turn pro with the Tarn
Da club of the Florida State
League. "Got $150 a month. That
was a lot of money," he explains.
- "My dad was crazy about base
ball. He watched me play every
fame in Tampa. The next year,
928. he died." Of his large fam
ily, Al has only two sisters and
ThcyTl Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo
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Cardinals vs. Greys
Junior High Grid Title
Clash Today at dinger
The all-Parrish argument for the City Junior high football cham
pionship takes, place today on dinger field, with kickoff tabbed for
3 p.m. The game was at first scheduled for last weekend, but was
postponed due to bad weather. Athletic Director Vern Gilmore says
the finale will be played today
come rain, snow or flood.
Coaches Bob Metzger of the
Cardinals and Caley Egleston of
the Greys intend sticking with the
starting lineups announced last
week. For the Cards it will be
Chuck Walters and Paul Beck at
ends, Howard Pingle and Fritz
Collett at tackles, John Gilmore
and Jim Friese at guards, Tom
Pickens at center and Ron Whit-
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one brother left. He lost two bro
thers in the past two years; one
was Emilio, who died of a heart
attack. .
. Al, himself, stays In fine physi
cal condition. He's five-eleven and
weights about 190. . He appears
physically able to go behind the
plate today. "Those days are
over," he insisted. "Ill manage
from the dugout, or maybe from
the third-base coaching box, but
not from behind the bat." He was
still putting on the mask and mitt
at the age of 40, catching over SO
games in his first year as manager
at Indianapolis.
"Despite the tragedies in his
family Al says he doesn't worry
about his health. "I eat all kinds
of food and like all kinds," he
says. "My stomach doesn't bother
me. Oh, since I became - a man
ager I get a few butterflies down
there now and then, but not
enough to worry about."
Married a Shew Girl
Al married an Irish colleen,
Evelyn Kearney, 11 years ago.
"Met her when I was with Brook
lyn," says AL "She was in show
business, doing specialty numbers.
I met her after an All-Star game.
She was at the game and we were
introduced later."
They now have a son, AL Jr.
age nine. Both mama and boy are
baseball bugs. Mrs. Lopez goes to
every home game. Young Al plays
regularly, but he doesn't want to
be a catcher. He likes shortstop,
smiles daddy. "He says in catch
ing you've got to work too hard.
"He's right. But if I had it to
do all over again I'd still be a
catcher."
For relaxation In the off-season.
Al plays a lot of golf, shooting in
the low 80s. He likes to fish and
hunt He enjoys talking about the
day he and a partner caught 100
speckled trout, wno wouidn t-
In all his baseball years, two
thrills stand out "The first was
when I broke in to the majors in
1930. I wasn't anything special,'
he recollects. "Jt was Just that
the Dodgers were playing the
Giants. McGraw was managing
the Giants and there really was
red hot rivalry between the two
teams. There still Is. I was just
an excited kid. 21 years old. Just
the idea of breaking in against
McGraw thrilled me. We won four
our of five in that series.
"My second thrill? You guessed
it. Being made manager of a ma
jor league club, the Indians."
Lopez is well-fixed financially.
He admits, "I could retire if 1
wanted." In 1936, another ball
player. Randy. Moore, invited Al
to invest in some Texas oil leases.
The wells began to "produce pret
ty good."
"I'm no oil baron," says AL "but
everything panned out all right
rve got a fair income. But
couldnt stay away from basebalL
Baseball Is my life." '
And baseball's glad Al feels that
way.
taker, Eddie Costello, Ray Taylor
and Doyle Porter at backs.
Greys: Wayne Carr and Ron
Mather at ends. Ron Renaud and
Bob Goddard, tackles, Larry Mar
tin and Don Pence, guards. Bill
Holmquist. center, and Dave Tom.
Junior Pierce. Herb Triplett and
JJick AlcGuire, backs.
After tieing with the Leslie
Blues at the end of the regular
season, tne Cards gained the play
off finale via victories over the
West Salem Giants and Leslie
Golds. The Greys finished third
in regular play but then gained
the finale via a 7-6 upset victory
over the Blues in the first round.
Cage Campaign
Occupies SHA
With. 40 asDirants In hit turn.
out Coach Don Vandervort of Sac
red Heart AradpmT i ptt!nv th
Cards in shape for the upcoming
DasxeiDau campaign, uone are
such veteran SHA performers as
Jim Colleran, Dick Staudinger,
Ed Jirges. Jerry Weger and Clark
Mker. uut vandervort hoDes to
fashion a winning combination
from Terry Cooney, Vern Dan
iels. Dave Mock. Virgil Weber.
John Hoy, Dick DeRosier, Ted
Rienwald, Jim Dimpewolf, Paul
.tuiey ana Jim wiemais.
The Cards open with Woodburn
December 3 at Woodburn.
Vandervort led the Cards foot
ballers to the Marion-Polk league
championship during the season
just finished. SHA won five, lost
two and tied one for the entire
campaign. A banquet honoring
the team has been scheduled for
November 29, seven o'clock, at
the Catholic center.
Hal Moe, Oregon State Rooks
coach will be principal speaker
at the banquet and movies of , an
Oregon State game will be shown.
Oscar Buchenhorst, Penn State's
athletic equipment manager, re
cently had a day. The coaches went
to his farm and painted his house.
Sooner Team
Lands on Ton
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16th ranked Nebraska Saturday.
the Soon ers wind up with Okla
homa A and M. Army (8-0) plays
Navy Dec. Z in its last game.
Kentucky (10-0) tangles with
ninth-ranked Tennessee (8-1) in
Saturday's most important game.
It will be Kentucky's finale but
Tennessee also must play Van
derbilt Dec. 2. Tennessee polish
ed oil Mississippi, 35-0, last Sat
urday to hold its ninth ranking.
San Francisco threw quite a
scare into California (9-0) before
the California Bears finally won
it 13-7. Stanford is the only bar
rier in California's path to the
Kose BowL
Texas (7-1). a 21-7 winner over
Texas Christian, has two to play
Texas A. and M. Nov. 30 and
Louisiana State Dec. 9. But they
have already clinched the South
west conference crown and a Cot
ton Bowl appearance.
Illinois' upset of Ohio State. 14
7, brought ; its season record to
7-1. Wisconsin was the only team
to defeat Illinois, 7-6, in early
season. Northwestern is the final
opponent on the Illinl schedule.
Unbeaten Princeton (8-0) nail
ed down its fourth straight . big
three title by whipping Yale. 47-
12. They finish their season with
Dartmouth Saturday.
Ohio State (6-2) needs a win
over Michigan Saturday to be
sure of the Western conference
championship.
Michigan State ended its sea
son, bowling over Pittsburgh, 19'
0. -
The University of Washington
was rated 18th nationally.
Look and Learn
By A. C Gordon
1. Why is New York City often
called Gotham?
2. What is the largest and most
Important of the so-called duct
less glands of the body?
3. In what famous story does
tne Heroine wear tne letter "A1
embroidered on her dress as pun
ishment?
4. What city's church architec
ture is conceded to be the finest
on the American continent?
5. What kind of riding breeches
were named for a town in India?
ANSWERS
1. Gotham was a village in
England whose inhabitants were
known for their follies. Wash
ington Irving applied the name to
New York.
2. The spleen.
3. "The Scarlet Letter," by Na
thaniel Hawthorne.
4. Montreal, Canada.
5. Jodhpurs.
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"come on in" after the party of the-first part had given Sol da t a
sizeable kick when the latter, was thrown outside the ring.
What ensued didnt last long despite the fact that the fan was
rather a huge honk el man who boasted te all that he would be
able to "take care f myself." Soldat tore InU the gvy and In
abeat as much tune as it takes U spell Vlshinsky he had him
ready for the stretcher. The man wound up In the hospital and la
bad shape and thoroughly convinced he'll leave the rassling up to
the rasslers from new en.
We've warned here many times that those guys aren't to be fool
ed with no matter how tough someone might think he is. The ring
is their domain and anyone entering it has no comeback for what he
might get during his visit
Baum Has Size at Silverton, but!
Silverton cage coach Milt Baum, another of the numerous ex
WUlamette men now in the mentoring field, has what may be the
tallest team in the Willamette Valley league, but is quick to add that
"they really aren't very good." At any rate, and whether his league
opponents will believe him or not Baum has a six-foot-fiver in Scott
Douglas, two six-threes in Jim Cooper and Bob Brotherton, a six-two
In Gary Carter, a six-one in George Johnson and a couple of even
sixers in Bob Burr and JDave Finlay. Gary Gustafson, Gaylen Stolten
berg, Larry Lincoln and Ed Montgomery are "runts" under the 6
foot leveL ... The other extreme is surely at Estacada where Truman
Osburn'a tallest player is a rousing 5-feet, 9-inches! ....
May Get Look at Kurland at Corvallis
i Speaking ef height la basketbaU, if he's still with them this
season cage fans of this area will have a chance to watch the
great 7-footer. Bob Karland of the Phillips Oilers play. The Oil
ers are booked at GUI Celiac am with Oregon State en Decem
ber IS....
Bruce Barker's Falls City Mountaineers were eliminated in their
bid for the state 6-man football title last weekend. But the team had
one of the finest athletes in F-City history going down with it He's
Ray Nairn, quarterback who directed the team to the league title and
scored 74 points himself. Ray is a busy boy in other fields also, as
he plays center for the basketball team, pitches for the baseball team
and is an outstanding half miler in track. Pretty fair batch of athletic
achievement for a 145-pounder, eh? .... - . .
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