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The Bulletin, Tuesday, May 21, 1963
Davis died
from acute
leukemi
la
By Oscar Fraley
UPI Staff Writer
NEW VORK (UPI) - Art Mo
dell, the owner, of the Cleveland
Browns, broke a long silence to
day to tell of the moment Ernie
Davis received his message
death and the day last week
"when he came to say goodbye.
Modell, a sensitive man, hesi-
talcs even now to reveal the de
tails. Davis, the All America
Jialfback from Syracuse who will
be buried Wednesday in Wmira
K.Y., died of the most severe and
cuto type of leukemia
'"The thing to fear is that aver
age people with less acute cases
will say How can I conquer some
thing a big, strong football player
couldn t beat?' " be says, iney
must take strength from his cour
age- and rcnlize that he did Die
impossible for eight months and
that with less acuta cases people
live lone, long careers.
And it is the courage at the
man Modell remembers best
Last August 1, after the original
testa on Davis, Modell was told
Uiat Ernie had four weeks to live.
But-by Oct, 6 doctors reported
100 per 'cent remission and Davis
was called into Modell's office
where the Browns' owner waited
with two doctors. , '-
The doctors told Modell that it
was only temporary remission and
that Davis "didn't have a China
man's chance."
"Ernie was perspiring when he
sat down "but he was completely
expressionless," Modell recalls.
"Then the doctors told him what
be had."
"How serious is it?" he asked
Quietly.
"It's serious," one doctor ad
mitted. "But it's totally remissive
now. People have lived with this
lor years.
Davis nodded and, Modell re
members, "seemed almost re
lieved now that he knew exactly
what he was fighting." Davis
asked that nothing be said about
his condition but agreed when Mo
dell pointed out that his continu
ing activity might be an inspira
tion to others fighting the disease.
Ernie never fought harder on
the gridiron than he did in the
weeks that followed. But, because
of the severity of his case, it was
only a matter of time.
"Usually he would call me when
ever he went into the hospital for
a transfusion," Modell said husk
ily. Suddenly Bacemas Critical
Then, last Thuisday there was
a call for Modell from the hospital
advising him that Ernie's condi
tion suddenly had become critical.
"Earlier in the week he had
bought a set of golf clubs," Mo
dell said. "But Thursday before he
went into the hospital he dropped
into the office. He didn't look
good but he still was able to smile
when he said he was going into
the hospital 'for a couple of
days.' "
They groped for conversation.
This time was different from the
others.
"I'm sure," Modell asserted,
that he had a premonition. 1
think he came to say goodbye."
Then he left, walking straight,
if not strong, and with a proud,
unyielding set to his shoulders,
Davis entered the hospital
Thursday at 2 p.m. Saturday at
a.m. he died.
"We've set up the Ernie Davis
Leukemia Foundation," Modell
said. "Contributions can be sent
to it at Cleveland, 1, Ohio. This
way Ernie undoubtedly will make
a bigger contribution to mankind
than if he had broken every scor
ing record in the pro football
books."
Seeks majors.
Haffner fans 13,
beats Tacoma, 1-0
By Mlchaal Hudson
UPI Staff Writer
Big Bob Heffner of Seattle is
trying to pitch his way inU. the
major leagues, and Seattle is a
Pacific Coast League contender
because of his efforts.
Heffner fanned 13 and blanked
Tacoma on eight hits Monday
night in a,i-0 sizzler with the
Giants' Jim Constable and John
Pregcnzer, two men who have
hulled in the National League.
The win moved Seattle to within
a half-game of Tacoma in the
Northern Division chase.
Heffner has knocked around the
minors-for seven years now. His
62-39 lifetime mark shows that he
has got the winning habit, but
he's never put together that one
big year a pitcher needs to make
the majors.
Now he is 4-1 with the Rainiers
and the 26-year-old Pennsylvania
Dutchman may finally make it
yet
In other action Monday night,
Dallas-Ft. Worth blanked Okla
homa City 2-0 behind the five-hit
pitching of Ted Sadowski; Tom
Satriano's homer with one on in
the 8th gave Hawaii a 7-5 win
over Spokane; and Denver out-
slugged Salt Lake City 11-7.
Sadowski, wheelhorse of the Dal
las runs because of his speed on
the bases. He doubled in the
fourth, came to third on a fly
ball and scored on an infield out.
Then he walked in the sixth and
roared home on a double bv Joe
Nossek.
Satriano's homer capped a see
saw affair at Honolulu before 1694
fans. Dick Simpson of the Island
ers also slugged one with a mate
aboard, while Al Ferrara of Spo
kane poled two fourmasters good
for three runs.
Hal Griggs won in relief and
Jack Smith was the loser.
Ethan Blackaby and J. W. Por
ter paced Denver against Salt
Lake. They accounted for five of
the Bears' 10 hits and drove in
five runs. Reliever Dick Kelley
got the win.
Seattle scored its sun against
Tacoma off Constable in the first
inning. Stan Johnson got an in
field single, and went to third on
Bobby Gene Smith's single.
Seattle tried a double steal and
Tacoma used the cut-off play,
Johnson was out by a mile but
catcher Tim Talton dropped the
ball and that proved to be the
difference.
San Diego and Portland took the
night off.
Too many cars
at Indianapolis
UO to honor
Coach. Kirsch
EUGENE (UPI)-Veteran Ore-
son baseball coach Don Kirsch
will be honored next Monday
night.
Kirsch, head baseball coach at
Oregon for 16 years, is scheduled
to be given a night prior to an
exhibition game between Oregon
and Northwest League Eugene
Emeralds at the Emeralds' home
Bethel Park here.
The Lane County Baseball As
sociation is sponsoring the night.
i ; The 'Sports ;Beat
Hickman to state;
relay team stays
By Wob Ruble
Bulletin Staff Writer
Herb Hickman, Bend High
School's 440-yard dash man, will
make it to slato after all. How
ever, according to Coach Hoot
Moore and Athletic Director Dick
Geser, Hickman remains "dis
qualified" In Saturday's District
7-A-l prep track meet at The Dal
les. Hickman will run in the state
meet on the basis of having bet
tered the qualifying mark of 51.5
seconds. Hickman Saturday was
very close to 50 flat.
Gesar learned of Oregon State
Athletic Association's okeh of
Hickman in a telephone conversa
tion yesterday morning.
Gcsor said, "based upon evi
dence as presented by The Dalles
meet officials, the OSAA has ap
proved Hickman's entering the
stale meet because of his better
ing the qualifying time."
"In addition," ho continued, "a
written report of the situation will
be forthcoming from both The
Dalles officials and myself."
What are the chances of Bend's
disqualified relay team making
it? None, It was learned. Geser
added yesterday. "I expect noth
ing more to transpire." Nothing
is changed in last Saturday s
meet. There will be no point
change, and Pendleton still gets
the District 7-A-l track flag.
Incidentally, Madras' Wayne
Maw gets a Bulletin pat on the
back for his conduct at the meet.
Maw told both the officials and
Hickman that Hickman didn't foul
him. Maw, a top notch athlete
himself, still holds the top 440
yard dash time in the state. The
50.1 he ran at new Bruin Field in
tlie sub-district affair remains the
state's Interscholastic standard.
Last Saturday at The Dalles.
Maw ran it in the same time.
Hickman and Maw have had
some close duels this year. Hick
man beat Maw for the first time
when the two schools got together
in April for a dual meet.
Maw, however, got one on Hick
man in the sub-district, after
Hickman took his measure in the
Bulletin Metric Invitational 400
meters. Then, Saturday, Maw and
Hickman went all out and nearly
finished "in a blanket" with Hick
man having the edge. Hickman's
disqualification, however, gave
Maw the victory. . .and If any
body deserved to benefit from the
disqualification it was Maw.
Was somebody out for Bend's
hide? You would have thought so
if you could have heard some of
Uio conversation that some of the
other coaches were throwing
around. However, The Dalles of
ficials and the athletes them
selves (we heard it) felt bad
about Bend's misfortune. Meet
officials (though they let the sit
uation get a little out of hand)
apparently wero doing the best
Uiey could under the circum
stances."
But what we are asking our
selves today is. . .what were the
circumstances?
MORE ABOUT BASEBALL
Coach Bill Bauer's Bend High
School baseball squad needn't feel
bad about losing their last two
games. Then: Pel opponents man
aged to win two twin bills in a
row before bowing to a Medford
team which captured the District
6-A-l flag. The Pels played three
doubleheaders In three days, de
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Brazil, USSR
to vie for 13
basketball flag
RIO DE JANEIRO (UPI) A
meeting between Brazil's defend
ing titleholder and the Soviet Un
ion Thursday night should settle
the 1963 world amateur basketball
championships.
Brazil handed Yugoslavia its
first defeat Monday night, rolling
to a SO-point lead in the second
half en route to a 90-71 victory.
It was the Brazilians' third vic
tory against no defeats in the fi
nal round robm series.
The Russians, unbeaten in two
final round games, play Puerto
Rico (0-3) tonight. Brazil meets
France (2-2) and then will gain a
one-day respite before its show
down meeting with Russia.
The United States team, which
won the recent Pan-American
Games title, is virtually out of the
running after losses to Yugoslavia
and the Soviet Union. The Yanks,
idle Monday night, do not swing
into action again until Wednesday
night when they meet Puerto
Rico.
ASSIGNED TO DENVER
MILWAUKEE (UPI) Joseph
Clsterna, a 20-year-old right-hand
ed pitcher signed by the Milwau
kee Braves Monday, has been as
signed to Denver of the Pacific
Coast League.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (UPI)
The problem at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway today and tor tne
rest of the week, was how to put
40 cars in a starting lineup for
the 500-mile race where there is
room for only 15.
A partial answer calls fo:- bump
ing for qualifying faster than the
slowest cars to make tne tieid lasi
weekend. While mechanics work
to get a few miles an hour more
out of their cars, drivers were
keeping one eye open for another
ride if their car is Dumped or
fails to qualify.
The fast boys including pole sit
ter Parnelli Jones who qualified
at a record 151.153 m.p.h., can
run fuel and tire tests at their
leisure.
- Eighteen cars have qualified but
high winds both days kept the
speeds for the 10-mile sprints
down at least two or three miles
an hour from the expected 152
plus speeds.
Low man on the chart is Mexi
co's Pedro Rodriguez, a rookie
who turned in 146.687. With good
weather the slowest car to make
the field should have to turn over
147.
He has indicated he may take a
tour of the 2'A-mHe oval in a
standard Offenhauser this week in
case he is bumped and can get
in another car. He qualified in
the 6-cyilinder Aston-Martin pow
ered Cooper.
South Eugene
in prep golf
tourney lead
PORTLAND (UPI) South Eu
gene grabbed a five-stroke lead
as the two-day, 36-hole Oregon
high school golf tournament got
under way Monday.
The Eugene schools four -man
team of Dave Hamaker, John
Pinkstaff, Bob Rennie and John
Larson fired an 18-hole total score
of 305. Seaside gained second
place with 310.
Other schools were Pendleton in
third place with 312, Corvallis
with 313, Sunset with 314, Cleve
land and Lake Oswego with 315s,
Medford with 317, North Salem
with 326, Marshfield with 328,
Grant with 329, Reynolds with
331, Grants Pass with 332, Prine-
ville with 351 and Parkrose with
354.
Five players shot one-under-par
73s to tie for the individual lead.
They were Hamaker, Bill McRae
of Pendleton, David Douglas' John
Krogh and Carvel Nelson and Guy
Gordon of sunset.
Fairfield wins
golf crown
OKLAHOMA CITY (UPI)-Don
Fairfield birdied the final hole
to win the $39,000 Oklahoma City
golf open by a stroke over Julius
Boros.
Communists in
line to gain
basketball title
RIO DE JANEIRO (UPI)-De-fending
champion Brazil, the only
team with a chance to stop
two-pronged Communist bid for
the world amateur basketball
championship, meets unbeaten Yu
goslavia tonight, while the United
States, already beaten twice, is
idle.
Yugoslavia hasn't lost in three
games and a victofy tonight
would put the Communist country
in a good spot to take the title
this year. Brazil and Russia, who
meet on Thursday, both are un
beaten in two games.
The Yanks, who won the title
in the recent Pan-American games
do not play again until Wednes
day when they meet Puerto Rico,
which has lost all three of its
games in the round-robin final
series. France (1-2) and Italy (0-2)
are the other teams in the final
round.
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District 7-A-l track and field meet. Bend runners took the first three places in the event.
Mark Miller is shown at the wire. Coming up in the rear are, center, Mike Donley, and left,
Herb Hickman.
OSU slips into
ND first place
SEATTLE (UPI) Run-pr
during singles by Veeter South
and Dave Hayward in the fourth
inning gave Oregon State a 2-1
Northern Division baseball win
over Washington Monday.
Oregon State now is 8-2 and
Oregon 8-3 in league action. The
Northern Division winner is sched
uled to meet Southern California
May 31-June 1 in a best-of-three
series on the northern team's
home field for an NCAA tourney
berth.
Cecil Ira of Oregon State had
10 strikeouts and allowed only
four hits, a performance matched
by Jake Kupp of the losers. .
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