SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Monday, March 28. 1955
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Young Portlander Heads
Field by 2 Strokes; Greer
Captures Top Pro Money
Young but masterful Bruce ! of a morning eagle and Yost. In
Cudd won his second consecu- j another three-some, also eagled
tive Oregon Open Golf champ-1 seven in both the morning and
ionship Sunday, carding a 74 in
the morning round and a one-under-par
71 in the afternoon
final lap to gain a one-above par
289 total for the three-day 72
hole medal play tournament stag
ed at Rogue Valley Country
club's long layout here. The
hassle began on Friday.
Cudd, 21-year-old Portland
amateur playing out of Colum-bia-Edgewater
club, overcame a
one stroke deficit to deadlock
with his chief adversary, Dick
Yost, at the end of yesterday's
morning round, third leg of the
tournament. In the afternoon he
applied the pressure to take
command and then hung on pre-
cariously over the last five holes
to successfully defend his i
crown.
Yesterday's morning play was
under cloudy but dry skies.
Showers of light and medium in
tensity fell during the afternoon
but did not seriously handicap
the contestants although greens
and fairways were soaked.
By Three Strokes
The champion's final medal
was three strokes ahead of his
nearest challengers. Yost, an
other Columbia amateur, and
Joe Greer, professional from
Yakima, Wash., tied for second
with 292s. While Cudd picked up
the titular trophy, Greer collect
ed top prize money in the tour
ney, $500 as the low pro and
$50 in lap money.
George Bazzini, Diablo, Calif.,
was fourth in the field and pick
ed up $300 as second low pro
fessional, plus a $50 lap prize.
He had a 293.
Knotted for fifth with 294s
were Harold West, Laurelwood,
Eugene, pro, and Fred Brown,
amateur and current No. 1 on
the Stanford university links ag
gregation. Eddie Simmons, Ore
gon amateur champ, put Med
ford among the leaders with a
296. He tied with Eddie Hogan,
Riverside, Portland, profession
al, for seventh.
Harvey Hixson, pro of Laurel
wood, was ninth with 298. Ockie
Eliason. Tacoma, Wash., pro, was
10th with 299 and George Har
rington, Medford, amateur, and
Bob Duden, Portland profession
al, had 300s to knot for 11th.
Simmons was fourth and Har
rington fifth in amateur run
ning. Warren Dailey, Stanford No.
2 man, who was low in Friday's
first round with 69, ended tied
for 15th with 303.
Lead Sufficient
Cudd, four under par for the
first 13 holes of the final 18,
had two bogies and one double
bogey on the last five greens
but the lead he had built up was
sufficient to carry him through.
The champ had a 267 tally for
67 holes, while at the same stage
Bazzini had 271 and Yost and
Greer each 272. A 253 count for
62 holes, at the end of yester
day afternoon's out nine, gave
uda a one stroke lead over
Yost, two over Bazzini and
three over Greer. They never
caught up.
Greer, whose Sunday morning
70 put him at 219, one behind
the leaders, and one ahead of
Bazzini's 220, trailed Bazzini by
a stroke from the sixth hole to
the 17th yesterday afternoon.
There Greer went down in par
three while Bazzini rimmed the
cup and took a bogey. The Yak
ima linksman grabbed top
money with a slick 20-foot putt
for a birdie four on 18. Buzzini,
playing in another threesome,
saw his try for a bird roll by
the cup. He was par five for the
hole. Both men had 73s for the
afternoon.
Yost Midway Leader
Thirty-six-hole scores at the
end of Saturday contention had
Yost on top with 143 and Cudd
following with 144. Simmons
and Eddie Joseph, Crescent
City pro. had 145s and Dailey
a 146. Hogan and Bazzini had
148s and Greer and Hixson 149.
Yost three-putted the last
hole of the Sunday morning
round and took a 75. Cudd col
lected a birdie on the green for
his 74 and that tied the Walker
Cup teammates at 218 each for
the 54 holes. While Greer was
coming through with two-under-par,
Simmons. Joseph and Dail
ey faded on the lap.
Simmons, damaged by triple
bogey seven on the 16th hole,
had a 76 for the morning for
221. Joseph and Dailey had 79s
for 54-hole tabulations of 224
and 225 respectively. Bazzini
swept into contention with a par
72 and West came up with a one-under-standard
71 for 222. Ho
gan got a 73 to match Simmon's
221.
Approached Well
Cudd approached the green
w-ell for the most part and can
ned two long putts in the final
round of the tourney. Two oth
er Cudd lengthy putts stopped
on the lip or edge of the cup.
The whacks which went down
were a 40-footer on seven and
about a 30 footer on 11.
The 40-footer was a duplicate
afternoon. Cudd got a 35 on the
front nine with his afternoon
eagle and also picked up birds
on the par four 11 and 13 holes.
Ball Hill Foot
On 14 Cudd had his worst
spot of the tourney. His approach
hit a girl in the foot and bounc
ed into fairly tall grass about
eight or nine inches from a small
fir tree. He got out of the spot
expertly by using his putter but
knocked the ball only 15 to 20
feet and got a bogey five on the
hole.
Cydd's double bogey six came
on the par four 16th green. He
flubbed a shot into a small ditch
from a spot above the green. He
was allowed to drop his ball out.
His next shot was onto the car-
pet but this nine-foot putt rim
med the cup. On 17 the champ
was on the green on his drive.
His long putt rolled over the
cup and missed a five or six
footer for a birdie.
Greer Played Steady
Yost, although he was only
two over par, was dissatisfied
with his afternooh . game. He
was often in trouble and had
six bogies to go with his eagle
and two birds.
Greer felt that, despite his
four over par tourney perfor
mance, he had played a steady
game over the three days. He
was not in serious trouble at any
time and approached well. A
70-foot putt on No. 8 Sunday
morning was a highlight for him.
Simmon's morning triple
bogey and afternoon single
bogey on 16 which figured in
his 151 Sunday total were fac
tors which kept him from plac
ing higher. It was his first big
medal play tournament.
Dailey provided one of the
Sunday highlights with a drive
that bounded about 350 yards
and was 10 feet on the green
on No. 6 when it stopped. His
Stanford teammate, Brown, had
the best afternoon card yester
day with a two-under par 70.
Phil Getchell. Stanford and
Medford, had a 306 for the tour
ney and Justin Smith Jr., Med
ford, 310. Al Williams, Medford
pro, matched Smith's 310.
Lap money winners in addi
tion to Buzzini and Greer were
West, Duden; Harvey Bunn,
Tualitan; Bill Johnston, Provo,
Utah; Al Feldman, Tacoma,
Wash.; Ken Towne, Ft. Lewis,
Wash.; Ockie Eliason, Tacoma,
and Harvey Hixson, Eugene. The
latter three tied for one prize.
Amateur net winners were
Bob Phillips, Medford, first with
id, and Marshal Smith, Rose
burg, and Clayton Lewis second
with 146. Three tied for fourth,
Lou Stafford, Eastmoreland;
Dick Stearns, Columbia, and
Maj. R. E. Stafford, Portland.
Senior gross winner was Ted
Fleskes. Oswego, 161 with Mar
vin Clark and Bob Smith tied be
hind him with 164. Morris Hall
mark, Roseburg. was senior low
net with 153. Bill Catev. Med
ford, had 154 and Ward Cum
mings, Roseburg, 155.
Manager Jim Dunlevy of radio
station KYJC was emcee of the
presentation dinner last night
replacing Tom Harmon, who had
to leave early.
RESULTS:
( Pros i
Brcce Cudd. Columbia.. 144-74-71 28P
Dick Yost. Columbia .... 143-75-74 ill
Joe Greer. Yakima 149-70-73 2H2
HarBoldZWeSlabl- Cal' '2-73-293
Laurelwood 151-71-72 294
Brown. Stanford.. 151-73-70 294
Eddie Simmons. Med-
.. ford 145-76-75296
Eddie Hogan. Riv rside 148-73-75 296
Harv ey Hixson. Eugne 149-75-74 298
-Ockie Enason. Tacoma 150-75-74 299
Geo. Harrington, Aled-
. .f0"1. -152-72-76300
Bob Duden. P rtlnd .... 150-76-74300
al,ley- R'odng, C. 15-72-79303
Mel Babica. Eur ka. C. 151-78-74303
a,r5?n Dailey. St niord 146-79-78 303
Al Felaman. Tacoma .. 153-79-71303
Ken Townes. Ft. L wis 152-74-77 303
Ben Hughes. EstmTTnd 155-73-75 303
Eddie Joseph. Crescent
.. c,ty 145-79-80304
Larry Lamberger, Port-
. la2d - 151-76-77304
Dick Stearns. Colwood 153-75-76 304
Bob Prall. Salem 156-77-71304
Dick Hanen, Coos Bay 157-74-73 304
Chuck an Linge,
Stanford . 152-77-76 ans
Eddie Oldfield. Rose: JU5
Cfc .bur8 - 153-77-75305
Phil Geichell. Medford 152-73-81306
Lou Staiiord, Eastmore-
. If "d -- 151-80-76307
Ralph Dichter. Astoria.. 152-78-77 307
-Dave Killen, Eastmore-
land - 154-78-76308
Gary Loustalot, Red-
.dl?!: CaUf 151-79-79309
Bui Johnston, Provo,
.nvU,ifh U 152-76-81309
Hay Honsberger,
Seattle 156-77-76309
Justin Smith. Jr, Aled-
.,.(ord - 156-80-74310
Chff Whittie. Twin
Fal's 153-78-79 310
Ray Lindquist. C'rvalhs 152-78-80 310
Alex Webber, Prine-
. . . ;e. 151-81-78310
AI Williams. Medfrd.. 154-79-77 310
"Leo Galoucher,
Olympian 157-76-78311
Dora Provost, Jr.,
Columbia 158-77-77312
Harvey Bunn. Tuala
tin 155-81-76 312
Harry Millette. Medf rd 155-81-76 312
Bob Bums. Riverwood 156-80-79 315
Bunny Mason. Salem.. 160-78-78 316
Bob Litton. Vancouv
er, Wash 162-75-80 317
Vern Martin. C'rv'llis 153-81-83 317
John Brodie. Sfnfrd .. 162-76-79 317
Fred Hill. Grants Pass 161-79-78 318
Maj. R. E. Stafford,
Colwood 155-83-80 318
Bob McReynolds, Riv
erside 159-81-78 318
Bob McKendrick, Os
wego 160-83-76 319
Clayton Lewis. Medford 158-81-81 320
Ciark Good, Klamath
Falls 161-76-86 323
-Vince Aleksa. Medfrd 161-81-81 323
Bob Phillips. Medford 159-82-84325
Marshall Smith, Rose-
Medford,
SIPODIBOTS
Hunter Goes Without Pay;
Fails To Defeat Kowalski
And Kim in Required Time
A disgruntled Gerry Hunter,
charging that Timekeeper Joe
Crawford short-changed her on
time, passed the pay window
without stopping at Merrick's
arena Saturday night.
Miss Hunter had vowed to de
feat both Ella Kowalski and
Tiny Kim in 30 minutes -or turn
her pay over to them. Had there
been a few more minutes in the
match, she might have done it
but she took just a little too
much time to soften Kim up for
the kill and time ran out, to the
delight of the screaming near-
capacity crowd.
Thrown from Ring
Hunter took the measure of
Kowalski in 23 minutes and 45
seconds with a full nelson, after
slamming the red-haired speed
bsll into a turnbuckle twice.
That left it up to Hunter to
throw Kim in six minutes and 15
seconds. She took some vicious
judo cuts from the cute little
Honolulu ace before Hunter
heaved her out of the ring by the
hair. Kim landed in the chairs at
ringside and hurt her head.
Kowalski came around the
ring, picked Kim up and shoved
her back in to beat Referee
Larry Presnell's count. Hunter
was giving Kim a savage beating
in preparing her for the fall
when time ran out.
Presnell and Hunter contin
ued their own feud by exchang
ing swats, flying mares and step
ping on each other's toes.
Win Via Fouls
Cyclone Cobb and Buck David
son used the foul route to win
their final falls in their matches.
Cobb took the match from John
ny Dobbs after being thrown out
of the ring when Dobbs wouldn't
let him back. Cobb had taken the
first fall with an abdominal
stretch and Dobbs had evened it
with a shoulder press, gained
when Presnell didn't see Dobbs
using Cobb's trunks for leverage.
Davidson's win on a foul came
after Yoggi Hussane had tied
Davidson's neck in the ropes and
wouldn't let Presnell free him.
Hussane turned his attention
from Davidson twice to drop
Presnell with fists to the jowls
before the referee stopped it.
Davidson had taken the first fall
with a reverse cart wheel.
Hussane protested that he had
been given a bum deal and
ROCKY HEADS WEST
G r o s s i nger, N.Y. (U.R)
Rocky Marciano was only four
pounds over his best fighting
weight today as he broke camp
here and headed for California
for the May 16 defense of his
heavyweight crown against Brit
ain's Don Cockell. After his final
workout Sunday, the champion
tipped the scales at 191 pounds.
Baseball
SUNDAY EXHIBITION
N.Y. (A) 021 000 040 7 11 1
St. Louis (N) 000 200 210 5 10 2
Ford. Sturdivant 9, and Berra. Mil
ler, Moford 4, Jones 8 and Rice. Smith
8. Winning pitcher Ford. Losing
pitcher Jones.
N. Y. fA) 000 000 0 0 2 0
St. Louis (Nl 000 000 0 0 3 0
Called end of seven innings.
Grim and Howard, Berberet 4. Had
dix and Sarni.
Kan. City (A) 100 000 000 1 4 1
Boston lA) 010 101 lOx 4 7 0
Boyer. Gray. 6, Bishop 8 and W.
Shantz. Sullivan. Brewer 6 and White.
Daley 6. Winning pitcher Sullivan.
Losing pitcher Boyer.
Chicago (Nj 002 010 010 4 10 1
N. Y. (N) 000 141 020 8 7 1
Perkowski. Pyecha 6. Jeffcoat 8 and
Fanning. Maglie. Hearn 6 and Wes
trum. Winning pitcher Maglie. Los
ing pitcher Perkowski.
Cincin. IN) 000 000 0001 1 3 1
Phila. (Nt 610 233 OOx 15 19 0
Ross. Gross 1, Werle 5 and Semin
ick. Landrith 6. Wehmeier. Spring 6.
Cole 8 and Burgess. Winning pitcher
Wehmeier. Losing pitcher Ross.
Cincin (N) "B" 000 000 100 1 9 2
Bham (Sou.) 000 200 Olx 3 8 2
Klippstein, Lane and Dotterer. Gras
so. iSichols, Reynolds and Neeman,
Thacker.
Bklyn (N) 002 010 00 00 3 11 1
Chgo (A) 001 000 002 01 i 10 0
Meyer. Bessent 6. Black 9. Lehman.
10 and Campanella. Harshaman. Con
suegra 5, Chakales 9, Martin 10 and
Courtney. Winning pitcher Martin.
Losing pitcher Lehman.
Detroit (A) 000 020 000 2 7 1
Wash. (Al 000 2000 001 3 10 2
Miller. Herbert 5 and Wilson. House
5 Pascual. McDermott 7 and Edwards.
Winning pitcher McDermott. Losing
pitcher Herbert.
Bait. (A) 001 000 050 6 11 1
Pitts. N 113 011 OOx 7 10 1
Duren. Harrison 6. Johnson 7, Alex
ander 8 and Smith. Surkont. Grun
wald 7. Hall 8 and Shepard. Winning
pitcher Surkont. Losing pitcher
Duren.
N. Y. (Nl "B" 302 105 20013 17 1
Clev. (Al 'B'" 301 010 003 8 8 3
Worthington. Margoneri 4. Corwin
7. Constable 9 and Grasso. Hofman 7.
Rodemoyer. Hoskins 6. Mever 8 and
Naragon. Winning pitcher Worth
ington. Losing pitcher Rodemoyer.
At San Francisco. Calif.
Cleve. (Ai 000 060 008 14 11 o
San Fran. (PCLi OOO 000 000 0 5 2
Lemon. Houtteman 7 and Foiles
Burns. Evans 6. Walsh 9. Bradford 9'
and Tiesiera. Winning pitcher Lem
on. Losing pitcher Burns.
.u- bUg -r. - "4-87-87328
Ken Omhd, Cottage
Grove 162-80-86328
Robert I,orquist, Col-
umbia 159-89-86 334
Vern Allen. Medford .... 162-84-88 334
Keith Gubrud, Eugene- 162-86-86334.
Tribune
stormed around the ring demand
ing the decision be reversed. He
went on a "sit down" strike in
mid-ring and was still there
when Dobbs and Cobb came in.
He started a "beef with Dobbs
and was slugged to the canvas.
He made a pass at Cobb and got
the same treatment. Deciding
that was enough, he sulked off
to the dressing room.
Promoter Mack Lillard said
yesterday he was trying to get
Miss Hunter to agree to a tag
team match with Kowalski and
Kim next Saturday night. If the
blonde bomber goes for it, her
partner probably will be Shirley
Winters, a newcomer who was
introduced from ringside.
Shantz Comeback, Revival
Of Spirit Athletic's Hope
For Comeback This Year
(This is the 10th in a se
ries on the 1955 prospects of
the major league clubs.)
By LEO H. PETERSON
United Press Sports Editor
West Palm Beach, Fla. (U.R)
Lou Boudreau is counting on a
comeback by little Bobby Shantz
and a new spirit to get his Kan
sas City Athletics out of the
American League cellar.
He admits, however, that he
could be wrong on both counts.
The pint-sized Shantz won
only one game last year, hurting
his shoulder in the opener
against the Boston Red Sox.
The year before that same shoul
der ailment sidelined him much
of the season and he wound up
with a 5-9 record, a far cry from
the 24 victories he scored in
1952.
"If he could come back far
enough to win 10 games I'd be
satisfied," Boudreau said. "That
would give us a big lift."
As to the new spirit, Bou
dreau said he never has man
aged a club which "has given
me more cooperation and spirit
than this one."
Three-Man Nucleus
"I think it's going to mean
a lot to the players to get out of
Philadelphia," he explained. "Af
ter all, most of them were all but
booed out of the park there last
season."
Shantz, Kellner, another lefty
who disappointed last season
with a 6-17 record, and Arnold
Portocarrero, who won nine
games while losing 18 but is re
garded as one of the most prom
ising right handers in the league,
will form the nucleus of the
staff.
Behind them, Boudreau has
high hopes for two draftees,
Cloyd Boyer, the former Cardi
nal who won only two games at
Columbus; and Arthur Ceccar
elli, a 15-game winner with Bir
mingham. For relief he is banking on
John Dixon, who won only one
game with the Senators but
went on to win five for the
Athletics after being traded, as
his No. 1 man. Other relief pos
sibilities are Ed Burtschy, 5-4
Hal's Spi-Wise Zeke
Open All-Age Victor
In Retriever Contest
Hal's Spi-Wise Zeke won the
open all-age stake yesterday in
the fourth annual licensed trial
of the Rogue Valley Retriever
club.
The labrador male, owned and
handled by Hal Shidler, Klam
ath Falls, was one of seven dogs
called back for the fifth and fi
nal series of the event out of a
field of 26.
Open all-age competition con
cluded the three day trial which
began on Friday and which was
licensed by the American Ken
nel club. Am-veur all-age, derby
and qualifying stakes preceded
the open.
The trial was held generally
in the old Camp White area
north of Medford.
Second in the open was
Butches Bitterroot Smokey, lab
rador male, owned by Joe AL
with the A's last season; rookie
Ozzie Vanbrabant, who won only
three at Ottawa; and Robert
Spicer, a southpaw up from Los
Angeles where he registered 13
triumphs.
Robert Trice, who asked to be
sent to the minors last year be
cause he did not think he was
ready for the big time, is back
for another shot, and the Negro
right hander may make it, al
though he won only four games
with Ottawa. Before he asked
to be sent down, however, he
won seven for the A's.
Vic Power Shifted
Holdovers Charles Bishop
(4-6); Marian Fricano (5-11); John
Gray (3-12) and Art Dittmer
(1-4) are other possible starters
So are William Oster and Har
old Reather, two rookies. '
Wilmer Shantz, brother of
Bobby, and Jos Astroth will
share coaching duties with Al
Robertson, the No. 3 man if he
recovers from a sore arm.
Otherwise, rookie Eric McKen
zie, just out of service, will
move in.
To get more left-handed hit
ting in his lineup, Boudreau
shifted outfielder Vic Power to
first base and first baseman
Louis Limmer to the outfield.
Power is battling Don Bollweg
for the first base job.
Spook Jacobs and rookie Hec
tor Lopez are leading candidates
for second base with Joe TJe
Maestri at short and Jim Fini
gan, who hit .301 in his rookie
season last year, at third. For
infield reserve duty there will
be the veteran Pete Suder and
either Harold Bevan, a rookie,
or Jack Littrell, a good glove
man.
Gus Zernial in left is the only
outfielder sure of regular duty
and he must beat out two rook
ies, Joe Taylor, a .318 hitter
at Ottawa last season, and Al
Pmkston, a big, rangy Negro
who can hit a long ball. The
veteran Elmer Valo and Bill
Wilson are fighting for the cen
ter field job and Bill Renna and
Limmer for the right field berth.
Dead line Sunday Classified is at
noon Saturday; 1 a. m. Monday for
Monday; other days 5:30 previous day.
a new Ford during
MARCH 25 -APRIL 30
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ance for your present car on a brand-new '55 Ford. He's
out to round up et supply of good used cors for the big
Spring ami Summer selling season.
bertson, Boise, Ida., and handled
by Cliff Brassfield. Rip of Holly
Hill, nine - year - old labrador
male, owned by Mrs. William P.
Roth, San Mateo, Calif., and han
dled by Roy J. Gonia, was third.
Kip Fourth
A Medford entry. Kip of Ge
neva, labrador male, owned and
handled by Kenneth G. Denman,
was fourth. Kip also was fourth
in the amateur stake.
Two certificates of merit were
given by Judges Al Schmidt,
Portland, and Lafe Utter, Los
Angeles. They went to Oak
creeks Golden Spirit, golden fe
male, owned and handled by
Don P. Smith, Bishop, Calif., and
Jibidad Blade, labrador male,
owned and handled by Charles
W. Gale, Bremerton, Wash.
Shidler's Zeke also was sec
ond in the amateur.
First series or test in the open
was a three duck retrieve with
three shots and with decoys. It
was staged on the east side of
Hoover lakes. Dogs were made
to honor (be on the line while
another dog performed).
Three Pheasants
Second series was a three
pheasant event. One was shot
far out. When the dog picked it
up another pheasant was thrown
and a shot fired. The retriever
had to pass it, bring the first bird
to the handler and make a blind
retrieve of another bird before
going for the second "shot"
pheasant. This test was off Cra
ter Lake highway and north of
the Medford Gun club.
Third series was at Agate
slough. It was a two pheasant
retrieve and the dogs were re
quired to honor. Fourth was a
blind retrieve of a duck in a
pond in the Game Commission
area south of the Military bridge
on Rogue river. Dogs had to
swim through water to get the
duck on land. Final test was on
Game Commission property in
the old munitions dump area. It
was a triple on pheasants.
Other winners during the
three days were Jibodad Dandy,
owned by James W. Bryan Jr.,
Bremerton, Wash., in the ama
teur; Jig's Moonbeam, owned by
Edward F. Pavlich, Cutten,
Calif., in the derby and Bee
wackers Chester, owned by E
J. Rowe, Daly City, Calif., in the
qualifying stake.
Bisons, Hornets
In Final Round
By UNITED PRESS
Two - goal performances by
Ken Wharram and Bobby Has
shard helped carry the Buffalo
Bisons and Pittsburgh Hornets
today into the final round of the
American Hockey league play
offs.
Wharram tallied his two goals
and added an assist at Buffalo
Sunday night as the Bisons
downed the Cleveland Barons,
6-4, to win the best-of-five "B"
series in the playoffs, three
games to one.
Hasshard notched his two goals
and Gerald Foley tallied the
game-winning goal in the second
overtime period at Springfield
as the Hornets downed Spring
field, 4-3. The Hornets thus cap
tured the "A" series by the same
3-1 margin.
Dead line Sunday Classified is at
noon Saturday : 10 a.m. Monday for
Monday: other days 5:30 oreviousday.
the big
Bob Elliott Hopes To Be
Bench Pilot for San Diego
(This is the fifth in a series
on the outlook of Pacific Coast
League teams for the 1955
season.)
By SCOTT BAILLIE
San Diego, Calif. (U.R)
Bob Elliott, who boosted the San
Diego Padres to the PCL pen
nant last year on the end of his
big bat, figures they will win
their second straight flag this
season while he operates as a
bench manager.
"I intend to run this club from
the dugout," the thunder-voiced
third baseman said "And I think
we'll be in the thick of the race
all the way. Will we win the
pennant? Why not?"
Elliott crashed two home runs
and drove in five tallies last Sep
tember while leading the Padres
to a 7-2 sudden death playoff vic
tory over Hollywood and the
championship.
Sore-Armed Hurlers
Right now Elliott is worried
over a pair of sore-arm pitchers,
a big vacancy at first bease and
the need for a right-handed hit
ting outfielder. If he can solve
these three headaches, he feels
the club is set to roll.
The sore arms belongs to vet
eran right-hander Cliff Fannin
(8-5) and southpaw Lloyd Dickey
(14-11). Elliott said he is prepar
ed to "stop worrying altogether
about the hurling when those two
come around."
Elliott also is counting heavily
on the relief hurling of Al Lyons,
who compiled an 8-2 record for
the Padres after coming from
San Francisco in midseason.
Other proven pros back for
mound duty are lefty Bob Kerri
gan (17-11), Bill Thompson (10
9) and Eddie Erautt (16-12). A
couple of right-handed kids from
Yakima of the Western Interna
tional League have caught El
liott's eye. They are John Car
michael (20-10), and Art Ed
munds (19-9).
Rookies Looks Good
The hottest rookie in camp is
Dick Hogan, who is batting close
to .400 in exhibition games and
recently smashed Hollywood in
an exhibition game during which
he drove in five runs with three
hits which included a 400-foot
home run. Hogan, who may be
that right-handed hitting out
fielder Elliott is searching for,
batted .360 at Tucson of the Arizona-Texas
League last year and
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hit 45 homers while driving in
149 tallies.
Hogan has been alternating
between left field and center.
Dick Faber presumably is back
in the middle spot again despite
last year's .210 batting mark and
Elliott thinks the boy may re
turn to his 1953 form.
Earl Rapp, until recently a
holdout, is down for right field
again. He hit .338 in 1954 and
only missed six games.
The "no help wanted" sign is
all over the infield except at
first where the opening is great.
Dick Sisler has retired, Luke
Easter is gone, so the Padres are
bereft of a first baseman.
Veteran Players .
Elliott is giving third baseman
Eddie Kazak and outfielder Al
Zarilla shots at the bag. Both
are grizzled veterans of the Na
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spectively. .
- Al Federoff, another recent
holdout, is assured of his old
spot at second base and Buddy
Peterson is returning to short
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Dick Aylward is down as the
club's No. 1 catcher backed by
the veteran Jimmy Gladd who
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