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Newspaper Page Textn n fee mm imam JTOIJ This; that, etc.: ' 'Tit perhaps a good thing for one Herman Lewis, (he Northwest League' leading home run smacker that one Charles Essegian didn't join the town Senators any sooner than he did. The way the Sen ators' Mickey Mantle has been clubbing round-trippers of late gives one me iceiing that tie d now r V.A iliiiaJ l I i- It I. -' .J mimu VI urffIB u 111: u ITT r 11 arbund all semester . . . Harley H. Hoppe. the native with the big yen to promote things, is toy- I ing with the idea of flying a ma- -jor league tram to Portland for i an August- "day off" exhibition game with the Bevos. Not even the $10,000 fee for a chartered air liner ruffles the guy . . . The forthcoming "Holiday" Ice show t in Portland's Multnomah Stadium should be a money-maker, espe- ' cially since It has Hayes Alan Jenkins in the starring role. After all. the former Colorado College boy Is Hist the best in the world and wnn nn ni the Iwn ffnlit medals the USA copped during the Winter Olympics . , . And speak ing of rah rah boys, the currently ,., visiting Eugene Ems has three , j0EV TOMPKINS well known Oregon and Oregon ; The mighty flshermaa Stat stars in the lineup. There's .lack Keller at second base, Jay Dean at first and Jerry Exley In the outfield . . . The recent Fourth of July is being called the "Cow boy's Christmas" in rodeo parlance, as no less than 48 shows were in progress across the land, with nearly $200,000 in prize loot. And ot the 4J, three Oregon shows ranked 2-3-4 in the biggest purse stand ing Reno, Ncv.. was No. 1, with $9,200. Then came St. Paul with tt.400. Mnlalla with $7,500 and Klamath Falls with $6.20. Proving that it pays to get around. Bill Linderman, a top cow hand from Valla Walla picked up $2,164 80 over the "Fourth" holidays by win ning the all-around title at St. Paul, the average and one so-round In saddle bronc rkling at Toppenish, Wash. ,and the average in steer rasslin' at Reno . , . No, he didn't ride 01' Paint from place to place. He used one of those magic carpets with wings and motor . . r v. . i V N aja ". aa Cade Blanks Ems, Lefty Whiffs 'Zeke 9 Hits Grand Slam New Owners for Detroit Club It May Be a Belter Break for Johnny The "aew WlUle Mays," mnrh better knows as Johnny Week ley, rookie ballgamer from Pittsburg, Calif., his nmc and gone. The kM dtda't have murk of a ebsare lnahU leagae. as he was burdened by that "another Willie Mays" handle given him by New York Glanta areul F.ddle Montague, and (ana ef fected him U bit, throw and nil hla way to astronomic heights with Lebr's mob. It wa Just to big a load for him to carry. Thlags may be rousidrrabljr better for Johnny at bis aew stomping ' grounds. In Hastings, Neb. The Class D circuit la which Hastings performs is exclusively for rookies, and this will give the kid a chance to get his feet an the ground. While he was ai .177 hitter here during his brief stay, Weeklry may easily be JOS points bet ter thaa that a year from now ... Many natives are talking fishing these days. But it's best not to mention the word around Joey Tompkins, the rotund flash-bulb man who occasionally does our photography work. He's apt to skull you with a speed graphic if you talk trout to him. Joe was over around Bend recently, had a day off between as signments and decided he'd like to go fishing. He corralled a part ner and the two picked out a spot in the Sisters area, one that re (Continues: aext page) Stand by for Action ... Gomez, Freeman After Tag Mat Title Tonight Pasadena Pepper Gobez and Huge Herbie Freeman team together tonight at the Armory in an effort to do what no other mat tandem has been able to do in months take the Northwest tag championship from he Donovan Brothers, Doug and Red. The championship clash will cap matchmaker Elton Owen's weekly fare, and the mus cles maestro predicts the action will be "terrific." So terrific in fact that he's or dered up extra ringside guards to keep the mayhem limited to the ring. The Donovans usually go berserk in these big ones, and they've caused more than one young riot in the local Ferry Street Garden. Won Elimination Gomez and Freeman won the right to face the Montana meanies last week, when they copped an elimination scrap with Bulldog Bud Curtis and Henry Lenx here. "Black Hawk," the Beaver-cut i Injun with the warwhooping and dancing, appears in tonight's spe cial event, against Curtis. The Seneca Redskins last week ran afoul Doug Donovan and had his win streak clipped, but expects to get back in stride against Curtis. This could be tough to do. as Bull dog Bud is a top operator himself, and is rough and aggressive. Bnrae vs. O'Hara The g:30 o'clock commencer to night has bearded Canadian Tony Borne on with Doran O Hara. Borne dropped a close one to O'Hara last week When the lat ter subbed for Alvaro Vclazco, and asked for another try at him. This will be the only single-faller on the bill. Armory doors open at 7:30 o'clock for tonight's program. After Title PCC Presidents Slate Review of Penalties By JACK STEVENSON I schools hit the hardest in the con SA.N FRANCISCO The I Icrence actions which likewise in- powerful presidents' council of the Pacific Coast Conference meets in emergency session Tuesday to re view drastic penalties against four member schools in cases involving under-the-table, pay to football players. Request for the review was made by the University of South ern California and UCLA, the two Visitor T Ld Pepper Gomes, above, teams with Herbie Freemaa tonight at Ar mory la attempt to lake North west tag championship from the Donovans, Doug and Red. Dozen in Win Senators Go 4-2 Up In Ten Game Series By AL LIGHTNER Statesman Sports Editor ' mHtTsaie Salem. Ore., Titos., July 17, "56 (Sec. 1Q-9 corps, unbuttoned another gem at l?n Important Meeting Today . . . 1,400, and pui me aoions w aneaa of Cliff Dapper's Dandies in their extensive, 10-game Northwest Lea gue baseball series , Wee Jerry's "0" job, his second in a row over the Ems since he blanked them only last Friday night on two hit? at Eugene, wasn't the only gem of the robust evening, however. Outfielder Frank iZckc) Szekula provided the other, in the sixth inning when he lofted one of Russ Penfold's casts over the right field fence for a grand-slam home run. Terrific Six Innings Cade has never been better than he was for the first six innings in this one. Through the six he had given one scratch hit and had struck out 11 Emerald swingers with the hopping swift and sharp bender he had working for him. Boss Dapper had plucked the lone hit, a bouncer off Gene Laursen's glove at third, in the third inning. Hit No. I was almost a very cost ly one. Carl Hutzlcr, one of the circuit's top hitters, as first up in the seventh shot a liner back to ward the little southpaw, and it struck him on one leg. It went for a base hit and left Cade limping around for a spell. He continued, however, and al though he lost some of his stuff he got by the next three innings in good shape despite three singles and a trio of bases on balls. Only one more whiff victim was regis tered by Jerry, and be finished with a four-hitter. Has Four Shutouts The win was Cade's sixth. He's now pitched four shutouts and has licked the Ems all three times Cliff he's faced 'em. Salem had a 2-e lead prior lo Szekula's wallop, having picked up a pair of runs off Russ Penfold in the first on Mel Krause's open ing double, a run-producing single by Jack Dunn. Chuck Essegian's line double to left and Ron King's sacrifice fly to deep left, one that Jerry Exley hauled down just as he rammed against the fence. The bags were loaded when King smashed the fly. and for a long moment it looked as if he might have himself a grand-slammer. But Exley made a fine play on the ball and actually turned it into a double play, r.sscgian figured the thing would never be eaueht and was going Into third base, from second. Exley threw 1 N0RTHWrtT to second, doubling r.ssegian. out 1 not until after Dunn had tagged ffi up ai tniro ana scorea. Puna Starts Surge The dynamic Dunn, whose hit ting as well as fielding have been major items in the recent surge by the club, led off the big Salem sixth with his third straight single. Russ Rosburg. back in the lineup after a brief visit to California, dropped another single into center and scooted to second when a play was made on uunn going imo Dapper, above, manager of the Eugene Emeralds baseball rlub has his outfit ia town for Waters Field games with Ike Silrm Senator. The NWL foes play aa I a'riocker toaight, a aooMeheader Wednesday might, with Hs aiaual "Shrlae Night" and aaother siagl aa Thursday Ight. volvcd Washington and California. Called into the session also were the faculty representatives for athletics at the nine member schools -since these are the men who take official action for the PCC, Financial penalties against, the four schools, all placed on pro bation for varying lengths of time, total an estimated $232,000. Forty two football players and two track men at I'SC were assessed loss of a year's eligibility, the same punishment handed gridders at UCLA earlier. Huskies May Be Barred Ineligibility also faced football players at Washington who re ceived illegal aid from booster organizations. Four of five were expected to be barred for a year at California. Names of the indi viduals were not divulged by the PCC. Terms of the probations, except In the case df California, make the football teams ineligible to play in the Rose Bowl game or share in its receipts. Dr. Fred Fagg. president of (Continued ea Page It. Col. 4) 8r) Fr.n 41 S: .40 Vancver 31 61 .334 No games acneduled Monday. AMERICAN I.FAr.l'B W I, Prt. W L, Pet. t. TLi. Iwf. k.. inrn ei i jibi n.Kmrr .1 ....1 tnira raar. una n-u rievelnd 44 .IS ..V58 Detroit .IS 4 RACl'g W L Pel. W L W 4 1 .no Trl-Cily S 1 .400 5 4 .son Eueene 4 7 Ml Wn.lch. I I M Lewitoa J S .313 Yakima I I .500 Mnndav'i resullp: At Ralem 7. Eii icn. 0; At Spnkana 4. Trl-Clly 3; At Wenatche. 4, Yakima 3. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE W 1. Prt W L Prt I.i Anfls S3 39 .SIS fjaeram 4 M 474 Glide Maine a4i.a:.i i-nruno w az D,- iii.,,, Hoivwd A2 46 ..mi sn Din 4iv ss 4,v I ny Bruce, Albany, women s free Archery Title To Salem Lad A Salem boy won top honors in his division and two other boys from this area landed second places in the annual State Arch ery Tournament held over the weekend at Baker. Delbert Killingswnrth of Sa lem was crowned champion in the Junior boys instinctive divis ion. He now holds all three jun ior boys state trophies target. field and broadhead. Robert Norton, Salem, was run nerup in the junior boys free style division and William Nor ton, Salem, was second in the pee- wee division.. Other champions crowned among the more than 200 arch ers who participated in the tour nament included: Dareld Steinke, Vale, men's instinctive division; Bud Vroman. Klamath Falls, men's free style; Dorothy BaMou, women's instinctive; Con- .1 . i.:i (v ' W.-v A, '-"rvN ' 1 Q ;. . 1 if , , ' . 4 V , . t , - i .' -J ? " .v-"" r- DETROIT, MichWalter (Spike) Briggs, left, hands a staffed tiger to the aew owners of the Detroit Tigers osseoaii rlub after Bnggs announced ISiOt.aOa sale of Ihe club, la middle la John Fetter and at right Fred Knorr, the new owners. (AP Wirephoto to Tha Statesman). Braves Nab 7th in H'oiv Gncy Belters Also Winners 'Frisco Scribe Spreads Tale . . Prcthro Denies Extra Fund Paid to Athlete CORVALLIS in Accusations of an under-the-table offer of ex tra funds lo a high school athlete were denied Monday by Tommy Prothro, football coach at Oregon State College. Prothro said he never promised 'something extra" to the son of style: Roy Hamilton, Oswego, jun inr hoys free style; Vera Dighv, Rnsehurg, junior girls: Keith Mootry. men's expert B free style 4.1 .TS ,5SI Whln 33 S3 .M.I K. Cll Beavers Face Rugged Slate PORTLAND The Portlnnd Beavers face a rusgea two weexs Mi Sn)om ,oppc(l Tamar r.riggs. in tneir ligm 10 reiurn 10 ine ra-, T.ieoma. d-2. 7-5. and Misa t'amp cific Coast Leasue first division, aI, mm.,.d up ln (,,. jnRrg Now six games below soo and with a d-0, 6-S win over Lynn Lase a full game nut of the top four, y Seattle. tne Beavers piay is games in ine Sdlcm Lassie In Net Wins TACOMA Seeded players took it easy as a record-sized field opened play in Ihe (51 h an nual Pacific Northwest tennis championships hrre Monday. Jack Neer, Portland, was the only seeded player to see action. Neer. who is men's singles, defeated) Don Smrthernm. Seattle. H. 6-2. Glen Bassett of Santa Monica is Inp-sceded In the men's field. While Linda Vail. Oakland, is fav ored in women's singlea. Both drew first-round bves. In women's singles Mary Cnnip- lly 30 51 J7fl At Ronton 3. Cleveland 7: at New Y"rk-Chicao, rain. Only fumei arhcduled. NATIONAL IMr.m 44 'aivision. onen. and Danner called lor a Chlraso ii.i..i .... vl U nlw i ! Boiton 44 37 ""T.1". , Monday, renulti. get at szcxuia. It worked for one pilch. On Pen fold's second serve, a high one. Zeke parked it just barely over i w i, p-t. w I. Pri. the right field barrier right at the Mitwauh urn .sis nwk 4.; .m liffht nole. i,l,i tt it ivi r,r .n 54 14 t-M tUott performed Monday in an For his he-man achievement st Loun 41 41 ino s. Y rk .to 47 jim; effort to save at least partial c ...i. .:,i fMn. Monoay f renum: ai tnicaao 1 Chances Better . For Woods' Eye BILLINGS. Mont. tfi-An oper- Graver Hillman of the Master Bread Bakers, who gives all Salem players $100 in cash for grand slammers. G rover had paid one lad this semester-E. C. Williams who was with the club the earlier part of the campaign. Chuck Has Near Miss Singles by Kraue, who has definitely shaken that awful slump ranked sixth in I he was in , and the powerlul Esso- gian netted Salem's seventh run in the seventh. Big Chuck came within an eye lash of having his 12th homer in the seventh. He shot a terrific liner over the left field fence, one that plate ump Russ Fisher called "foul", and got a few choice words from Luby because of it. Luby was closer lo the curving drive than Fisher when it left the arena. (Continued an Page Is. Col. II next 13 days. The grind begins Tuesday night at Hollywood. , Portland's , pitching staff, town to eight men, will be spread thin. After single games with Hollywood through next Saturday, the Bea vers move to nan iicro inr a Spokane, Chiefs Win (By The Aaaorialrd Preaul The resurgen. jlo..u ...jfans Sunday twin bill and 'four single .hung on to their top place margin games. Then come five more in the Northwest League's second games against the Los Angeles 'half race Monday night . as. .they Angels at Wriglcy Field. Senator Swat ' !? "I "i . Vi--'-'Btllv-'"rlriMrmM'm iliihU .11 hlrh li-ll lf L , i j u , 1 i Gilliam, Brooklyn SO 304 S4 .l ,Kt ' .2! If I 1! i i, "J; WW d" ""f" m w"'Hth the Chiefs'. Duretto to ied ontinn ma nmv n h.hi.; X.hhurn, f-h.t.ri-l. t W M f W (Up to datei: ah h Dunn HJ SI EtFian l7 54 Rmhurf M IS nrady II 3 W.b.ter . . im , M ln'"',', riila- "KrauMi Knent Laurpen r itching : Renrso lalv W.l.h Alrierman ' Carte S.taltch Kim JLrauao racked up a 4-3 victory at the ex pense of the Tri-City Braves In the lattcr's park. In another tilt the Wenatchee Chiefs nosed out the Yakima Bears, first-half winners, also by a 4-3 count. Spokane combined three walks with three singles to push over (our Jb Jb hr rhl pet 13 0 14 .XIS 13 II 40 JJJ 1 a a 1 97a i (i n .273 run in the seventh inning and sew .5 1 1 fh-iS "P 'h -anUt.wilh the.Bravea. ..Tri Ihe fifth frame pushed over Wen atchee't winning run against Yak; ima. The win enabled the Chiefs to stick in a second place tie with Salem, which topped Eugene. Yakima tallied its three runs in the third inning when Roy Nixon hit a bases-loaded double. The Chiefs made their first two runs in the second on doubles by Phil Marvier and Don Lundberg, plus an Infield error. In the third they added another run and then came the winning run In the fifth. Boh Brooklyn 4 trailed end nf 6th. rami al Milwaukee. I'm.ourcn 1: at Cin cinnati 10. New York 4; at St. Loun 0, Philadelphia t. Cascade Nine Retains Lead Cascade Meats rolled to its second straight win of the Cnpit.il Softball League's second half Mon day night at Phillips Field via a whopping 20-J verdict over West ern Paper Converting. In another tilt the Prison Officers nine dumped Reiner Electric 15-5. City League action resumes to night at 8 o'clock at Phillips as Handle Oil seeks to hang onto Its narrow lead in a mix with the contending L It R crew, which stands only one game back. In a Capital leaguer this evening at 7. it will be Kay Woolens against the National Guards. Cascade Meats banged homers all over the place in swamping Western Paper and Hurler Lec Gustafson doled but three hits to the losers. Gustafson belted a homer, triple and single and knocked in throe runs and Ray Busby, Harold Busby also socked round-trippers for the loaders. Cal Bonney contributed four singles to the attack. Dick Howard was the big gun for the Prison Officers as he bated In five runs. with a homer. double and single . The Prison club wrapped it up with eight runs in the fifth inning. The Keizer sinht In the right eye of Bobby Woods. Spokane lightweight boxer, went "better than expected." his attending physician reported. But. he added, "only time will tell whether the retina will stay pinned." The operation was to correct a retinal detachment, and the- surgeon -reported -success in fastening the retina in place. He said that doctors will be able to have a "good estimation," of results of the surgery in five to seven days, when an examination will be made. Meanwhile, he said, Woods must have complete quiet. A cataract on Woods' left eye may be removed in about a year, the physician said. Boise Fighter Knocks Out Foe a Petaluma. Calif., toy manufac turer if the boy qualified for the OSC football team. The father. Dick Dietmeier. detailed h 1 charges in aa interview with Pres- cott Sullivan, sports columnist for the Baa Francisco Examiner. Later, Dietmeier told Tha Ore- gonian in Portland that ha had met Prothro here last February to discuss the football future of Mike Dietmeier, 17-year-old end on the Petaluma High School team. Asked Ta See Movies Dietmeier said Prothro asked to see movies or Petaluma games BILLINGS. Mont. W - A small crowd of IV) fight fans saw Jim my Grow. Boise. Idaho, knock outLnd fl, ,ne wtaf. that if Mike qualified he could get "125 to $40 extra from the boys downtown." Prothro said he "did not promise extra aid to the boy's father. The facts of the case about extra aid are false." He added he returned the films Ronnie Sanchez, Reno. Nev.. in 1:29 of the third round of a sched uled 10-round bout here Saturday night. Both weighed 135 lbs. Promoter Mel Diewald said the fight card was a benefit for the injured Bobby Woods, a patient in a Billings hospital. Woods underwent an operation on his right eye Monday and is progressing nicely. Because of the small crowd. Diewald said Woods, Spokane lightweight; will not "realize one dime for medical expenses," The 1947 New York Giants hit 131 of their record 221 homers at the Polo Grounds. Their other 90 were hit in the seven other Na tional League parks. after viewing -them and told the Petaluma coach, Bill Abbey, that Dietmeier "doesn't look like what we're looking for." A.- L. Strand. OSC president, said "we would welcome Investi gation by Pacific Coast Confer ence Commissioner Victor Schmidt of this or any other case." It was not known whether the matter would be discussed Tues day at an emergency session of the PCC Presidents' Council and faculty representatives. Major League leac!ers H M Pet 75 107 .35 SI S4 Ml 43 7 .340 71 ..IK) 70 JI27 73 ,TJS S4 ..115 7 ,.11 J SI .307 S3 ..ins M 33 34 M 2S 3S IS.1 41 303 41 i IP IS- o.l'l II 471, II 77', IS .V, 13 124, IS 1.17", 14 t ll'j 4 I) 1 4 I W I n bh 1 SO 44 S I IS I I SO 4 I 2S i I Ins. 19 si 5 3 t ( .30s "U wo unmnr 10 overcome tne I Indians. er T n r-: iitr:..u 2f,t mm 1 11 1 A, iiivhh if-niiriu- t4 er, suffered a cracked rib in a col 42 lision at first base in the aixth in 1 1 ning and was taken to a hospital I for observation. '13 1 A double, fly and sacrifice fly in by Ihe Chief. Duretto tallied on and Rodney Roe belting two. Marvier s sacrifice fly. run douhles. Snok.n. Hon SCO 4nrV-4 T I ! Prlwm Officer! 41 OS IS 14 t Trl-C'itv . 002 nt 1001 i t . Keirer Electric 00(1 Jo 1 4 ftaaern and fknail III and Zarl. Yakima . 003 nrti Wenatchea 021 010 nuns. Altman (ai Katek. Aldnrtie ono 1 T 1 fmx 4 S and Neat: Wnnten and Patton: Noyea. ler ill and Phillip. AMERICAN LCAOt'R o ah Mantle. New York 7 :!3 Maxwell. Detroit 72 2:tS Kuenn. Detroit 73 27S Kell, Baltimore S4 118 Skowron. N. Y. S3 114 Vernon, Bolnn S3 123 MrDnusald. N. V. 71 Za7 Nleman. Baltimore S3 313 Jrnaen, Boitun 78 2!7 Minnso. Chlcain 73 2X8 Homo rum Mantle. New York, 30: Wertt. Cleveland. U; Bauer, New York. 1: Berra. New York, 18; Slev trs. Wanhinston, IS Run batted In Mantle. New York. 74; Vt'ertr. Cleveland. 63: 8lmpn. Kannaa Citv. SI: Lemon. Waihlnsinn. tin; Kaline, Detroit, it. Sievcra, Wah mston. 8a. NATIONAL LlACir c. An Mualal. at. Lnula 82 310 Aaron, Mllwaiikeo 7 22 Ftoyer, ftt. Lnula Mrmn.' St ' Lnulit " rurlllo. Bronklvn 77 2SS 3S 78 3nl Walla. Plltuhurah 77 237 42 77 .3(10 Homo run Klurewkl. Cincinna ti. 23: Ronka. Chlrosn. 22: Snider, R H Prt. 4S inj J2S 47 94 .322 82 310 SO ns .318 78 278 48 83 X ichai, larlnghaus () and Lundbarg and Oclorotio. Kueh. I Urooklvn, Hi; Bover, St Lnula. 20; IHodrea, Brooklyn, 1; Roblnaon, Cln- Icmnatl, 1. Welern Paper 118 ono f 341 Rum halted In Mutal. at. I.nul. Catrad Meal! '441 11 20 17 2 88; Rover. Rt. LmiH. 8.1: Klurewkl. Reeves and Cllbertton, Cuatotaon rmrinnail. 88: Long, Pituourgn, aa. Banks, Chicago, ai. IVe Heed Used Motors NOW IS THE TIME TO TRADE! On 20 H 30 H P. 40 H P. (Also Available la Both Electric and Manual Starting) MERCURY MOTORS HIGHEST TRADE-IN ALLOWANCE! EASY. EASY TERMS! OPEN FRIDAY TIL PJH -SUNDAY 1 A.M. TO F.M. Ph. 2-247 COO frrrrrrre?r 280 Wallace M. At Entrance ta Wallace Marine Park By ED WILKS Associated Presa R ports Writer Milwaukee's Braves maintained their two-game National League lead with their seventh straight victory Monday, beating Pitts burgh 2-1 aa Hank Aaron home run, while tha runnerup Cincin nati Redlegs whacked three hom ers ia beating last plact New York, 10-4. Tha Brooklya Dodgers stayed Within live fames of tha leaders. defeating tha Chicago Cubs 4-1 on twee nits in a gam shortened to six innings by rain. Philadelphia. moving within a half-game of fifth-place Pittsburgh, defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 1-t. iadlaaa Wla In the American League, Cleve land's runnerup Indians defeated tha Boston Red Sox 7-1 as Bob Lemon won his 11th. Rain washed out the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox ia the only other game scheduled, leaving the V ankees with a 10-game lead over the Tribe. . Aaron's lllh homer broke a 1-all tie in the fourth inning, giving Bob Buhl his 11th victory in IS decisions. Ron Kline was the loser. Cus Bell clouted his 17th home run. Ed Bailey his 16th and Frank Robinson his 19th as the Redlegs smacked Johnny Antonellt and three reliefers for 14 hits. Art Fowler went all tha way for his (Coat, aa saga 1. col. ! Salclnvolves $54 Million ' 11-Man Syndicate , , Takrs Over Tiger ; Veeck Fails in BkI DETROIT l An ll-maa syn dicate headed by a pair of radio executives plunging into baseball -for the first time paid a record price of five and one-half million dollars Monday for the Detroit Tig ers and Briggs Stadium. A simple announcement by Tig er President Walter O. Briggs Jr following a lengthy late-afternoon meeting of the board of director read: - "Subject to the approval of the trustees, the directors have con cluded that the bid of Ihe syndi cate headed by Fred Knorr and John Fetzer be accepted.' There ia no doubt that the bid estimated to be two million dol lars higher than any previous transaction ia baseball will be ap proved by trustees of the estate el tha late Walter 0. Briggs Sr. Approval of the American League and baseball commission er Ford Frick also Is regarded as only a formality. . Kaarr Prexy Knorr. a dynamic, 42-year-old executive who beads the Knorr Broadcasting Co. operators of four Michigan radie stations will become president of the Detroit Baseball Co. when the new organ ization assumes control Oct. 1. Fetzer, 45, owns the Fetzer Broadcasting Co. which operates a group radio and television sta tions in Michigan. Ha also hai radio Interests in Nebraska and Il linois. Fetzer will become chair man of the board of directors. The 44-year-old Briggs. who has been the club's president since the death of his father la 1952. will remain with the club as execu tive vice president in charge of operations. His face showed strains of the long ordeal that swung control of Detroit baseball away from the Briggs family for the first time since 1933. -Spike" as be likes te be called tried to purchase tha club himself oa a couple ot oc casions but was ansuccessfuL His four sisters, who Inherited the Tigers with Spike in 19M, thought his top bid of an esti mated W.soo.ooo was not enough. Later with the club under the control of the trustees of the es tate ot his late father. Walter 0. Briggs Sr., H was held that at one of the trustees Briggs ia. ef fect could not purchase the club from himself. I Directors Pretest Five of the six directors were present far Monday's meeting. Briggs said he did not vote, but that the other four directors Harry M. SJsson, Everell E. Fish er. Philip A. Hart, Charles T. Fisher Jr. voted unanimously ia favor eaf the Knorr-Fetser com bine. The other director, W. Deaa Robinson, was not present. In accepting the offer, the di rectors spurned the bid of Bill Veeck. former owner of the Cleve land Indians and St. L e u I f Browns whose syndicate offered $$.250,000. There were six other bidders and two of them topped the five-million dollar mark. Others in the Knorr-Fetzer syn dicate are: Crooner Bing Crosby, who else Is part-owner of the Pittsburgh. Pirates; R.F. Wool worth, mem ber of a New York Investment firm and a member of the Wool worth dime store family: Kenyon Brown. New York and Hollywood businessman; George L. Coleman, Miami, Okla., banker and manu facturer; Joseph A. Thomas, a member of the Lehman Bros. In vestment firm of New Yorkl (Coat page It, col. I) VIM!H3;:ji: OPIN MONDAY AND FRIDAY 111 MASTER 7 ni'i'.i-m;!.rr 365 N. (oi7.i?iercial Wl civi STAMPS GREEN I I