THE CAPITAL JOURNAL
Section" 2 Paga 1'
Sluggers, Not Hurlers, Predicted to Determine Series
Salem, OregonWednesday, October 3, 1956
Sports Report
Bv CHUCK BOICE
The case of little Sam Wesley
alongside some of the scandals and
uncovered.
Vet he probably will lose the
balance of his college athletic ca-
recr because of being registered
for a few February days at Lincoln 'I
university, in Missouri.
When an athlete's days before
he entered his present school come
back to haunt him, the big-wigs
just want to detertnine the truth
of the charge. The penalty is cut-and-dried.
Through the years there have
been a number of such cases.
' Some of tlicm have had their
amusing sidelights but most of
Ihem also had their aspects of
tragedy tor the athlete.
One of the earlier such mixups,
and certainly the most publicized
and bitterly fought, was that con
cerning Joe Lillard. a Negro half
back imported from the Chicago
area by Coach Doc Spears and
the University of Oregon.
In 1930 Oregon opened at Drake
and Spears returned with a vic
torious team and "Happy Joe."
There are manv who still insist that
Lillard was the greatest halfback to play in these parts. Certainly
in his freshman year he looked the part. He did everything superbly.
That still was an era of innumerable adjectives in journalistic copy
but writers of the day were nonetheless hard put to express their
enthusiasm for the boy's talents.
Most Publicised Soph Hn 30 Years
.We'll say one thing. In a lengthy check of old newspaper flics
some time back, we had to conclude that he was the most pub
licized sophomore In at least 30 years of conference play. Every
where they talked of the "Midnight Express."
It's true there had been very few Negroes in PCC sports up
until that time. While there had been enough to make it no novelty,
it probably was a lactor in the publicity as it was in what followed.
Lillard played two varsity games. He was held out of most of
the action against Idaho but showed enough in a few plays to excite
everyone all the more. The next opponent-was Washington and he
led the Ducks to a 13-0 victory, reportedly one of their greatest upsets.
Aside from running wild) Lillard twice punted over 65-yards out-of-bounds.
in hp the suner test against oerhans the
' greatest of all Howard Jones teams at USC Shaver, Pinkert,
Baker, Brown, Smith, etc.
However, it never came about for Lillard.
Hours after the Washington game the word was out that Lillard
would have to face charges of playing for a travelling semi-pro base
ball team. ' . .
The story drew the top, banner headlines on the front page of
the Portland papers for the next week. . Lillard produced evidence
that he was merely a low-paid bus driver for the team and now-and-then
filled in for an injured name player.
" The Avery Brundage of tiis Day?
The PCC faculty representatives rushed to a special
which certainly ranked with the hottest they ve had.
in mid-argument and then raged back into the room,
A professor W. B. Owen of 'Stanford, apparently the Avery
Brundage of his day, Insisted that they then and there stop wink
ing at semi-pro baseball and follow the letter of law of amateur
Ism. He had his way but some fought hard on the other side, per
haps angered by some .of the loud anti-Negro whispers from some
parts of the conference.
As there was irony in Wesley sitting out the other night while the
convicted Trojans played, so there was irony that earlier day in Los
Angeles. Lillard was out while Oregon, was' drubbed unmercifully
by among the best-paid football players in the land, many of whom
had played several years in high school, several more at Blackhawk
Military Academy, one or two at a junior college and their full quota
at USC.
Lillard? He starred several years tor the then rough-and-tumble
Chicago Cardinals. Then he disappeared Into the colored
eml-pro ranks and became quite a legend In manner of Josh
Gibson and Satchel Paige In Negro baseball.
A cnunle of vears back we were surprised whert shown a clip
ping by Doug Hertz, the former
a Salem resident, one 01 nis ventures was a ioumau same ummi
vvnrM Wat- IT a hnnrt .cplline affair .between the Armv All-Stars com
posed of many All-Americans and
One of the stars of that 1943 day, running alongside a kid by the
f tai.:. Du:n.n ...no Inn f .Uarrl U'n rin-urnH hn mllct hpvp.
been close to 35 ... . Hertz saia
T exits Game
One of the most amazing, and clear-cut cases, to come up as
that of a fullback at UCLA who went, by the name of Ted Key. He
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Uclans were struggling for recognition and he was a valuable member
of their team.
Key made the mistake of showing up for an Inlersectional game
In Texas. Not only was he recognized Dut quite a career was
. revealed.
The big fullback, whatever his real name was escapes us, had
not only previously played four years of college ball but had been
a nrnfessional wrestler for several vears!
In the depression years a good
-this wav. One giant with whom
three years at Southern Oregon Normal, a term at Oregon for spring
basketball and football, three years at George Washington and then
moved on to a small school in the South.
After some time there someone blew Ihe whistle on him and
he was ready for the Navy and more athletic competition. Re-
nnriHlv hi. nlnlnrn u-n. pirpitlntptt with llpan nf admission SCrOSS
V Ihe nation ... but there have
extra years."
: It was particularly difficult
their names and so convincingly
been introduced to higher learning.
Two Passes and a Flunk
There was the story of the hulking star at a small Southern school
V; who threatened to quit just before the big game because he had
flunked an English mid-term exam.
' Thp ujnrriprf pnarh mchpri In
serious when such concern was shown for matters academic.
"How can they flunk me In English One in this dump," howled
. the irate muscle man. "1 got C's In it In two of the best schools
in Ihe Midwest!"
Tramps, perhaps, and certainly not to be confused with the un
fortunate technical cases. Nor should they be confused with the over
developed juvenile delinquents who have caused true campus scandals,
These wanderers knew their trade and gave out with a good game
regardless of the school colors.
Mostly, perhaps, because it beat the WPA.
In post-war years there have been several other cases of toch
, nically over-stretched eligibility in Oregon. We'll recall those in a
. special follow-up column tomorrow.
Women Golfers
Near Final Play
Semifinals of the Salem wom
en's fall golf tourney were being
played today at Salem golf club
with Mrs. Glenn Stevenson play-
'' ing Mrs. Harold Olincer and Mrs. 1
Werner Brown meeting Mrs.;
Merrill Tru in the champlon-f
ship flight. !
Mrs. Brown gained the semi s
Tuesdav by downing Mrs. D.
Dunn. Mrs. Robert Herrall beat
Mrs. Paul Silke and Mrs. James
Vn Keulan topped Mrs. L. C.
Berry tfi third flight matches to
at Oregon Stale -looks very pale
super rule-breaking the year has
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' SAM WESLEY
. hit by technicality
session
Some resigned
New York promoter ana lor a time
the Negro All-Stars.
proDamy oiaer man mat,
a Mistake
many must have earned a living
we were well-acquainted played
been hundreds who played several
. '
to detect them when they changed
acted as if they had not previously
up (hp hip- hnv. nnsttive it was
complete all third-round action
Tuesday.
Finals in the six flights will be
played any time between Friday
and next Tuesday. Today's reg
ular play featured a most 5 s com
petition plus the tinisn oi the .
eclectic tournament
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BROOKLYN (UP) A late boost
in odds, due according to the odds-
: makers lo a MOO.OOO wager placed
on the Yankees by a wealthy Tex
as oil man, sent the Yankees into
the opening game of the World
Series today as 8-5 favorites to
win the whole series.
Yankees
Get Nod
For Title
Both Teams Full
Strength for
t Opener ,
By JOE REICHLER
BROOKLYN m-Eithcr out of
force of habit or because of their
past winning ways New York
ruled a solid 8 to 5 favorite to de
feat Brooklyn in the 1956 world
Series but was only a 6 to 5 choice
to win today as the Yankees'
Whitey Ford and the Dodgers' Sal
Maglie squared off in the opener
at Ebbets Field. ; .
A crowd of about 34,000. jammed
the ancient. Flatbush ball park
with Dwight D. Eisenhower, the
first president to attend a World
Series game in 20 years, scnea
uled to throw out the first ball.
Cool, clear weather was fore-
case, with predicted early morn
ing showers supposed to end be
fore the scheduled starting time
of 1 n.m. EDT. Fans not fortu
nate enough to obtain tickets, had
a choice of watching it on -televi
sion (NBC) or listening on net
work radio (Mutual).
Maelie against Ford is a strange
contrast and not only because 39-
ycar-old Sal is righthanded and
28-year-old Ford throws left. Mag
lie. oldest pitcher ever to open a
World Series, has never won
postseason game although he has
started two. Ford has won three,
two over the Dodgers. In his only
scries start at Ebbets Field, he
lasted only one inning.
"My Best Pitcher '
Maglie, the elder, was working
with only three days rest. Ford
had not pitched since he failed in
his bid for victory No. 20 last
Wednesday.
Yankee Manager Casey wen-
gel's explanation for nominating
Ford in a park considered a
southpaw's graveyard, was sim
Die: Ford is my best pucner, nc
said. "I can't afford to hold him
out until the third game."
Dodger Manager Walter Al
ston's reason for going with Mag
lie was equally as simple.
"Sal has been the club's best
pitcher over the past two months,"
he said. "He's won our clutch
games and there is no one I'd like
better to pitch such an important
game as this one."
Alston s only concern has Been
whether Magliels ancient arm
could stand the strain. Maglie
disspcllcd his manager's doubts
yesterday when he assured him:
ftly Arm s Okay
'The arm is all right. I'll be
ready to go tomorrow."
With due respect to the proven
ability of Maglie and Ford, this
does not figure to be a pitching
series. In fact, it looks very much
like the hitters, led by the Yan
kees' Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra
and Hank Bauer and the Dodgers'
(Continued on Page 2, col. )
Arcs to Illuminate His Serra Gridiron
I f
-TO'-'
Coach Leo Grosjacqnes of Serra Catholic high
school stands (top) by the triple decked lights
mounted on poles which were to start going np
today at Ihe aew football field. There will be
six sorh poles U be erected for the dedication
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EBBETS FIELD It's a double handshake for -Yankees'
Micky Mantle as he scores on his home
run high over the right field screen in first inning
of opening World Series game against Brooklyn.
'Eugene Plan'
Set for Talk
The "Eugene plan" of running
a community -backed baseball
club will be presented to a group
of potential Salem Senators back
ers soon as the result of a com
munity meeting held at the
Chamber of Commerce last night.
"Money troubles during the past
season were discussed by the
group with the community-sponsored
team Dlan being favored.
Stanley Grove, manager of the
CC, observed Jthat the difference
between a going town and a dy
ing town is the support of com
munity projects like a ball club.
Senator General Manager Hugh
Luby reported that expenses had
been cut to the bone with little
gain last season. More money
must be raised, he said.
Eugene Emeralds President
Frank Graham will discuss the
"Eugene plan" with a picked
group of potential Senator supporters.
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Emergency Meeting
Anti-Professional
Rule May Be
Modified ;
LAUSANNE, Switzerland ' Ifl
Top Olympic officials, meeting In
emergency session, here tonight,
are expected to modify at least
temporarily the rigorous and con
troversial anti-professional pledge
introduced in the new Olympic
rules.
The executive commission of the
International Olympic Committee,
convened by i.O.C. President Av
ery Brundage, may decide lo sus
pend the amateur-intention phrase
in the new pledge until after the
Melbourne games, and so meet
the widespread criticism of' the
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game here Friday against Silrerton. Rrlow, help
ing to gag It up, Is assistant Gordy Domogalla,
who appears to be climbing one of the poles.
Only one thing Is wrong: The pole It flat on Ihe
ground. (Capital Joornal Photos )
Is Yogi Berra, 8, next batter and
who scored on ihe big blow. (AP
Heads Set
Dledce for the time being.
urunaage nimsen, unniuua vu
nroserve the amateur status ot
Olympic athletes, was one ot tne
main s u n n o r t e r s of the new
Dledee. it was not certain now ne
and the nine other senior Olym
pic officials would feel about sus-
nendine the pledge, but some
I.O.C. sources said privately it
was difficult to see what other'
course was open; - ' "
Sports Groups Protested
The pledge, under Article 34 of
the new rules, requires cacn
Olympic athlete to sign this dec
laration, printed on the official
entry form:
I. the undersigned, declare on
my honor that 1 am and intend
to remain an amateur and fulfill
the conditions stipulated by the
Olympic rules.
The words and intena to re
main" were introduced tor me
first time by the new rules pub
lished in July.
Sports organizations in the
United Stales, Europe and Aus
tralia have protested vigorously.
Brundage, before leaving the
United Stales for the Lausanne
meeting, said "some amplification
and explanation of the wording
would be necessary.
Brundage is due to arrive here
from London tonight, together with
the Marquess of Exeter, I.O.C.
vice-president.
The I.O.C. executive commis
sion and some additional I.O.C.
members, is expected to take a
final decision on the pledge at
least as for the Melbourne gomes,
opening on Nov. 22, arc concerned.
Falls Cily Men
Get Their Door
Monday forenoon found nine deer
in the cooling room of Walker's
Locker market in r alls City.
Dick Bowman, Falls City's post-
master, brought the first buck into
the cold storage room Saturday.
In the Guthrie vicinity a party of
five hunters killed a nice buck
each, Saturday, In the Valselz
area, all having their lag filled by
1:30 p.m.
They were Vernic Parks, Albert
Schultz, Frank and Wcs Wclchal
and Kenneth Littleton.
Two of their kill were forked
horns, two were three-point and
one was a four-point.
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Mark Friday
Night
LOS ANGELES. Calif. - UCLA
opens its Pacific Coast Conference
football campaigning at the Los
Angeles Coliseum this Friday (Oct.
S) at 8:15 p.m. by facing one of
only two undefeated teams left in
the conference. That would be Ore
gon's classy Webfoots, rated the
best team Coach Len Casanova
has ever had at Eugene.
The Ducks, paced by the fastest
backficld the Bruins will meet all
season, come to town with open
ing victories over Colorado, 35-0,
and Idaho, 21-14. The visitors will
be favored to break a six-game
losing streak to UCLA, having last
knocked over the Bruins in 1948,
26-7.
Oregon will turn loose a trio of
superb runners in Halfback Jim
Shanley and Fullbacks Jack Mor
ris and Fred Miklancic. Shanley is
not only one of the finest break
away runners on the Coast but is
also the team s leading pass catch
er. He's averaging 5.7 yards on 24
carries and has caught three
passes tor 07 yards and a touch
down. Morris. 188. and Miklancic. 206.
are a pair of powerful backs who
are averaging 5.9 and 7.7 yards
per carry, respectively. They give
the Ducks a tremendous 1-2 puncn
as fullback. Oregon also has two
nifty quarterbacks in Tom Crab
tree and Jack Crabtrec, both of
whom have passed for TDs this
season.
Red Sanders' Bruins will be out
to bounce back after a lopsided
42-13 loss to mighty Michigan last
week. Although otitmanned and
outclassed, the youthful Bruins dis
played the traditional fight and
spirit for which Sanders teams are
famous.
UCLA figures to bo much tough
er Friday with four seniors open
ing their abbreviated five-game
season. Slated to start are End
Pete O'Garro, Tackle Preston
Dills, Guard and Captain Don Bir
ren and Wingback Chuck Holla
wav. Hollaway. the fastest man on the
squad, will give the Bruins much
needed snced In the backficld.
He'll Drobablv start with" Doug
Bradley at lallbacK, boo nergaani
at quarterback ana Barry Billing-
ton at fullback, all of whom played
their hearts out against Micnigan.
A Hoflawov and O'Garro, who
topped llic UCLA pass receivers
last year with 10 each, also will
bolster the aerial game. O'Garro
and Dick Wallcn. UCLA's truly
great sophomore, give, the Bruins
a pair of nitty ten cnas.
Wallen's all-around ploy against
Michigan was positively sensation
al, including six pass receptions
and one TD. Sanders rates him
one of the finest soph ends he's
ever coached. He's now caught
eight of the 14 passes completed
by the Bruins in two games.
Another standout sopn, ine id-
pound Billington, was the leading
ground gainer against Michigan,
booming for 39 yards in seven car
ries for a 5.6 average and a TD.
He's pushing Bradley as mo
Bruins' leading ball ca.ricr. Brad
ley's two-game total is 90 yards
as compared to 74 for Billington.
However, Bradley has carried 37
times, more than double Barry's
total of 16.
Brad ev. who suffered a possible
nose fracture in the Wolverine bat
tle, is still expected to play Fri
day. He'll be backed up by Don
Long, still anoiner ciassy sopn
who showed improvement against
Michigan. Edison Griffin, UCLA's
No. 3 tailback, is siill doubtful this
week because of a knee injury
which kept him out of the Michi
gan game.
4 Northwest Cowboys
St ore llijrh at N. Y.
NEW YORK Four Pacilic
Northwest cowboys corned hign
placings Tuesday night in the
Madison Square Garden Itodeo.
Deb Copenhnvcr of Post Falls,
Idaho, won the saddle bronc rid
ing event and Dean Oliver of
Boise topped calf roping with a
time of 12:9.
Bill Linderman of Walla Walla
earned third place in bareback
bronc riding and Boss Dollarhidc
of Lakcvicw, Ore, placed second
in steer wrestling with 7 seconds
flat.
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Bearcats Face Four
Straight NWC Tests
Games Include 2
Loop Giants,
Pacific
A big month of Northwest con
ference games four In a row
faces the Willamette Bearcats
starting with the Pacific univcr
city Badgers Saturday night- at
Forest Grove.
To Coach Ted Ogdahl, at least
two of the contests will demand
supreme effort Oct. 13 at Lewis
& Clark and Oct. 20 against Col
lege of Idaho at McCulloch sta
dium. Those two conference
giants arc rated 1-2 on paper, and
they are to knock heads this Sat
urday at Caldwell.
The Bearcats started prepara
tions Tuesday for Pacific's varied
offense, which employs versions
of the wing-T. Pacific, which
beat Willamette last year 19-6, lost
to College of Idaho last week, 39-
7. - .
Inlured Recovering '
Ogdahl felt good about scarcity
of injuries resulting from the It-
27 battle with the' big Fresno
State college team hero Saturday
night, Tackle Dale Greenlee and
End Roy Barnes, both out with
blows to the head, i reported in
good shape Monday. -
BUI Long, capable sophomore
center, is back after being out
with a kneo injury all ot the early
T
Welters Fight
In TV Bout
MIAMI BEACH, Flat m - Up-
and-coming Jimmy Beecham
mokes his television debut against
ringwise Hector Constance Wed
nesday night in a 10-round welter
weight fight for the Babe Zaharl
as Cancer Foundation,
The Philadelphia - 21-ycar-old
probably will be a slight favorite,
mainly because he beat Con
stance, 25, last December In a
match at Caracas, Venezuela.
Constance, of Trinidad, is an
extremely fast countcrpuncher.
Ho said he never makes a pre
diction" before a fight, but hoped
to prove he could whip Beecham,
25-8-8 Record
He has a record of 25 victories,
eight draws and eight losses, He
Vnnpkprl nut spvpn nnnnnpnts. Hp
iost to Virgil Aklns at St. Louis
his only match this year.
Beecham,- wlnner'of 14'. tfdt of
16, has worked out hard for this
match. His manager, Angclo Dun-
dec, lopped off 60 rounds of sched
uled sparring because Beecham
was working out too hard.
Former wclterweigflt champion
Kid Gavilan beat him in Havana
six weeks ago.' The only other
fighter that took his measure was
Charlie Joseph, who broke Beech
am 's jaw.
NCAA Committee
Meets Thursday
KANSAS CITY W A four-
man committee of Ihe National
Collegiate Athletic Assn. will open
a two-day Investigation Thursday
of possiblo infractions of' the
NCAA code.
Walter Byprs, NCAA executive
director, said several pending
cases will be considered. A report
will be submitted to the NCAA
council later this month. Bycrs
said all cases involving member
schools will remain confidential
until acted upon by the council.
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PHONZ 2-0771 ,
season and Earl Jambura, right
half who has had an elbow Infec
tion, played against Fresno. Vie
Backlund, with a groin injury for
most of the playing season, never
tneless was a defensive star in
both the Whitworth and Fresno
games.
Ogdahl said he Dlans to con
tinue his two-platoon system in
definitely. ' He used his starters ,
in the first and third periods and
his second unitl in the second and
fourth. It was the seconds who
scored both Willamette touch
downs against Fresno,
Arson Thought
Cause of Fire
At Sox' Field
$100,000Blaze Hits;
Comiskey Park, ::
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CHICAGO (UP Author t p in.
day investigated the possibility ot
arson In a spectacular $100,000
fire at Comiskey Park that roared '
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second deck stands and destroyed
the press box. I
Firo Lt. .Walter Rcllly;- 47, col?
lapsed on fhe roof of. the standi
while fighting the cxtra-alarni
blaze late Tuesday. Flarnes shot
as high as 40 feet above the stands .
and were visible from the Loop;
Deputy Fire Marshal Frank .'
Thiclmann said the blaze started
in the press box at ihe park, homd .
of the Chicago White Sox baseball
team and the Chicago Cardinals'
professional football team. The
Cardinals were working out on the
field at "the time. ,
A White Sox official estimated '
damage at about (100,000. He said
the press, radio' and television
booths, the main concession stand,
washrooms and stairways in the
area would have to be rebuilt. i
Ed Short, the White Sox public; -ity
man, said he doublet) whether;
tne press dox and radio and tele
vision booths could - be rebuilt III .
time for Sunday's football game
between the Cardinals and the '
New York Giants. .
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A 11 C-a
All six members of the Willam
ette Valley league begin their
conference season in three foot
ball battles srhpHlllpri fnr Kirintf
night. ' '
Central Hi's Panthers, the ore-
season lavontc, opens at home
against Sandy. Dallas goes lo Mo
lalla and Canby travels to Esta
cada in the other two openers.
Central is still undefeated thil
season after rolling over Cottage
Grove, Cascade and Willamina in
non-counters. Dallas held Coach
Marv Heater's Panthers, to a 7-7
draw in the WVL jamboree, but
Central dominated the shortened
game. - . - ... - '
Dallas, usually a top contender,
has had a winlcss season so far.
But the Dragons drew a bye last
week end and should be ready,
for Moialla. All games start at
8 p.m. .
LONDON, England-Dick Hich-,
ardson, 203'A, London, awarded .
decision over Ezzard Charles,' 201,
Cincinnati. (Charles disqualified
in second round for "persistent
holding.")
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