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EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON)
Rumored Yank-Athletics Deal
Threatens To Rock Pro Ball
Chicago (U.Rj Spokesmen
for the New York Yankees and
Kansas City Athletics today de
nied rumors of an impending
real that "could rock baseball
to its foundations."
The deal allegedly involves a
swap of five Yankees for pitcher
Arnold Portocarrero of the Ath
letics.
It was reported Monday by
Edgar Munzel in a dispatch to
the Chicago Sun-Times.
Three Players Listed
Munzel said first baseman Ed
die Robinson, catcher Charley
Silvera and pitcher Art Schal-
lock were among the Yankees to
be traded.
But at the Florida training
camps, both Personnel Director
Ray Kennedy of the A's and
General Manager George Weiss
of New York denied the report
ed deal.
And in Kansas City, A's Busi
ness Manager Parke Carroll said
he knows "nothing about any
deal to be consumated with the
New York Yankees."
Munzel said the alleged deal
might touch off a charge of
"syndicate baseball" and "the
resultant exDlosion could rock
baseball to the foundations."
The affairs of the two clubs
PCC Okays
Video Plan
Of NCAA
Los Angeles (U.R) Pacific
Coast Conference Commissioner
Victor O. Schmidt said today
the PCC will adopt the recently
approved NCAA plan for tele
vising conference football games
although it originally voted
against the program.
To Work Out Program
The conference authorized its
Television and Radio Commit
tee, headed by Alfred R. Masters.
Stanford, to work out a PCC
TV program "within the scope
and pattern of the NCAA formu
la." The NCAA plan allows region
al telecasts on Friday and Sat
urday nights and on five Satur
day afternoons during the sea
son. Schmidt pointed out the PCC
favors regional telecasts through
out the season but would go
along with the NCAA this year.
New Possibilities
"The NCAA formula allows
considerably less," he said, "but
it does present some new possi
bilities in bringing college foot
ball to the television audiences
which the conference wishes to
explore."
Other local telecasts permit
ted under the formula include
sellout games; gamei played
more than 400 miles away from
home screens and other distant
games on open Saturday follow
ing Friday night games in the
local area.
WITTE TO RETURN
Corvallis (U.R) Oregon
State's football outlook for. next
season took a turn for the better
today with announcement that
Tackle John Witte, a letterman
in 1951 and 1952, would return.
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Baltimore (A)-New York (A) rain.
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Boxing Results
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Brooklyn: Danny Viovanelli. 154.
Brooklyn, stopped Jimmy Martinez,
156. Glendale. Ariz. (5).
New York: Paddy Demarco. 140'1.
Brooklyn, outpointed Libby Manzo,
138. New York. (10.
New Orleans: Ralph Dupas. 137'i.
New Orleans, outpointed Bobby Bickle,
137U. Topeka. Kans.. (10).
Providence. R. I.: Eduirdo Lausse.
159. Argentinna. knocked out Gil Ed
wards. 163 U. New York. (5).
Quebec City: Jack Harden. 135.
Glace Bay. N.S.. drew with Sammy
Fortune. 140, Montreal (10).
Brockton. Mass.: Harold Gomes,
Providence. R.I.. outpointed Art Mul
len. 125. Philadelphia (8).
Pittsburgh: Emil Brtko. 197. Pitts
burgh, stopped Gene White. 185. Pitts
burgh. Stockton. Calif.: Al Vilafarra 149.
New Orleans, dec. Chief Archie Waste
water, 144, San Francisco. (10).
MAIL TRIBUNE
have been so "closely inter
twined that the A's not only
look like a Yankee affiliate, but
many contend that they actual
ly are," he said.
Ex-Yankee Employees
He noted that Carroll, Ken
nedy and Bill MacPhail, promo
tion director of the Athletics,
are former Yankee employees.
He added that A's owner Arnold
Johnson recently sold the
Yankee Stadium to John W.
Better Bench
Power Could
White Sox To
(This is the 11th in a series
of the 1955 prospects of the
major league clubs.)
By LEO H. PETERSEN
United Press Sports Editor
Tampa, Fla. (U.R) Marty
Marion, although admitting
there are "a few if's here and
there," thinks his Chicago White
Sox could go all the way.
He bases that opinion on the
contention that he acquired a
stronger bench and more hit
ting power "without giving up
anyone we needed." But most
baseball men feel that unless he
comes up with at least a hard
hitting left-handed outfielder,
the White Sox won't have pow
er enough to win the American
league pennant.
Marion points to the addition
of three men as grounds for
thinking his club will have more
power. They are big Walt Dropo,
the first baseman obtained from
the Tigers' catcher Clint Court
ney, acquired from the Orioles,
and outfielder Bob Nieman, who
also came from the Tigers.
Dropo Must Hit
Dropo will have to hit or lose
his first base job to the veteran
Phil Cavarretta or Ron Jackson,
the bonus baby who hit .280 last
season.
Nellie Fox and Chico Carras-
quel are fixtures at second and
short, and George Kell will win
the third base job if he recovers
from the injuries which side-
C of I Fires
Sam Yokes
Caldwell, Idaho (U.R) Dis
missal of Sam Vokes as Director
of Athletics and head football
and basketball coach at the Col
lege of Idaho has been announc
ed by Dr. Tom Shearer, presi
dent, Saturday.
Shearer said in a statement
the dismissal resulted from "the
necessity of keeping the athletic
activity in its proper perspective
with relation to the other de
partments of the college."
Vokes is to remain on the
payroll until his contract ex
pires June 1.
The coach emphasized that he
had been fired and that he had
not resigned.
Philosophy of Winning
"The administration evidently
does not approve of my philoso
phy of winning," Vokes said. "I
cannot give up this philosophy
that winning within the rules
and the spirit of the game is im
portant." The Coyotes had a 7-2 record
this season and shared in the
Pacific Northwest conference
football championship for the
third straight year. The 1955
basketball team compiled a 23-4
record and won the conference
title with 15 victories and no
defeats.
The football team went
through its regular 1953 season
without a loss, but was defeated
by Sam Houston State in the
Refrigerator Bowl.
Women's Golf
The lady golfers of Rogue
Valley Country club have a full
schedule for Thursday, March
31. The first beginners' class
will be held Thursday at 1 p.m.
Qualifying for spring handicap
for 18 and nine hole play Will
begin and will last through April
5.
The board of directors of the
women's organization will hold
a short meeting at 9:30 p.m.
Nine hole play for Thursday
will be specs A, B, D and D
group pairings are as follows:
Mrs. H. D. McClure, Mrs. Sam Col
ton and Mrs. Belle Schenck: Mrs.
Loren Haugen. Mrs. John Day and
Mrs. Leslie Schneider: Mrs. Warren
Lesseg. and Mrs. W. L. Stark: Mrs.
Dick Knight, Mrs. George Harrington
and Mrs. B. L. Nutting; Mrs. Robert
Temple. Mrs. Al Hart and Mrs. Tho
mas Culbertson.
Mrs. Paul Walker. Mrs. Victory
Sether and Miss faobel Stuart: Mrs.
Richard Finch, Mrs. Robert Lockwood
and Mrs. W. W. Daviej: Mrs. Rav
Frisbie. Mrs. L. C. Burt and Mrs. H.
L. Bush: Mrs. Roger Clark. Mrs. Ken
Teeter and Mrs. L. G. McLaren: Mrs.
Ward Samuelson. Mrs. Miles Doran
and Mrs. Frank Tamney; Mrs. Ray
Larson. Mrs. Dorothy Dowwon and
Mrs. Ed Radrweit.
Mrs. Don McGeary. Mrs. Chas. Mc
Intyre and Mrs. C. E. Gordon: Mrs.
Melvin McGrew. Mrs. R. C. Barclay
and Mrs. J. W. Barnard: Mrs. Frank
Benesh. Mrs. Dan Adams and Mrs.
Dick Field: Mrs. Wm. Blackledge.
Mrs. Robert Little and Mrs. F. M.
Rhodes: Mrs. Fred Conrad. Mrs. T. C.
Groomes and Mrs. R. E. Heysell.
Mrs. Ed Milne. Mrs. James Asher
and Mrs. Dean Lambert: Mrs. Jerry
Olson. Mrs. Reese Alexander and Mrs.
James Dunlevy: Mrs. John Bunker,
Mrs. A. Z. Dean and Mrs. Lee Bau
mann; Mrs. John Pletsch. Mrs. Royal
Bebb and Mrs. F. L. Somers: Mrs. J.
O. Oakes. Mrs. Robert Morris and
Mrs. James Shaw: Mrs. Stuart Mc
Queen. Mrs. J. W. Mack and Mrs. C.
H. Barrell.
Tuesday, March 29, 1955
Cox, Chicago, who is a "long
time friend and associate of
Johnson's."
The Stadium deal, Munzel
said, was referred to as a
"dummy deal" in the opinion of
"most baseball men."
He said the announcement of
the trade is being withheld to
"make it look as if the A's actual
ly gave the other clubs in the
league a chance to get the star
hurler."
More Hitting
Take Chicago
AL Pennant
lined him the end of last sea
son. Bill Serena, purchased from
the Cubs, will take over third
if Kell can't make it, with Jim
Brideweser sure of an infield
utility job. Rookies Stan Jok
and Joe Kirrene, who hit .343
at Colorado Springs last season,
are other infield candidates.
As his big five of the pitch
ing staff, Marion has southpaws
Billy Pierce (9-10), and Jack
Harshman (14-8) and right-handers
Virgil Trucks (19-12), Sandy
Consuegra (16-3 and Bob Keegan
(16-9).
Harry Dorish (6-4) will be the
No. 1 fireman with Bob Chak
ales (5-7) with Baltimore last
season, and the veteran Al Braz
le, who won five and lost four
with the Cardinals, also ticket
ed for bullpen duty.
Another possible starter is
Ted Gray, a Tiger castoff who
won only three while losing five
for Detroit last season. Dick
Donovan, an 18-game winner
with Atlanta; Mike Fornieles,
back for another try after win
ning seven at Charleston in
1954; Connie Johnson, who won
17 at Toronto, and holdover
Morrie Martin (7-8) are other
possibilities.
Sherman Lollar and Court
ney will share the catching, with
Lollar the No. 1 man. Marion,
however, may platoon his catch
ers with Lollar hitting against
southpaws and Courtney taking
over against righthanders.
In the outfield it will be Min
nie Minoso in left, Johnny Groth
in center and Jim Rivera in
right. If Bob Nieman regain his
batting eye he will see plenty
of action although he is not up
to the other three regulars de
fensively. The veterans Willard Marsh
all and Lloyd Merriman, obtain
ed from the Cincinnati Redlegs,
probably will win the other out
field reserve spots.
- Marion, however, still is hope
ful that the club will swing a '
deal bringing him a left -hand-'
ed hitting outfielder. Rivera,
Marshall and Merriman are
southpaw slingers, but lack pow
er. Spokane Sets Up
Pact With Tribe
Spokane (U.R) A limited
working agreement between the
American League champion
Cleveland Indians and the Spo
kane Indians of the class B
Northwest league was an
nounced today.
The agreement was worked
out between Spokane Manager
Eddie Lake and Hank Green
berg, Cleveland general man
ager, who have been friends for
many years.
Under the agreement, Spo
kane will get Joe Porter, a left
handed first baseman just re
turned from the service, and
Dennis Luby, third basemen and
catcher who is a nephew of
Hugh Luby, general manager of
the Salem entry in the North
west loop. Frank Herron, Spo
kane business manager, said
Cleveland also would send pitch
ing and outfield help. t
Spokane opens spring training
April 6 at Clarkston. Lake will
have about 30 . players, mostly
rookies.
Baseball Immortal
Observes Birthday
By 'Just Loafing'
Newcomerstown. Ohio
(U.R) Cy Young munched a
birthday lunch of turkey left
overs today and said he was
"feeling real good."
"I had my big birthday
dinner Sunday." the most dur
able pitcher baseball ever pro
duced said as he received con
gratulations on his 88th birth
day anniversary.
"It's the start of another
year and I guess it will go
slow," the aging but still spry
Cy said as he talked with
friends about baseball, past
and present.
Young doesn't talk about it
but he is pretty sure many
of his records never will be
touched. He won 511 games
and lost 313. He fanned 2.
832 batters and walked only
1,102. His record of three no
hit games stood until Bob Fel
ler of the Cleveland Indians
turned the trick.
"I'm just loafing, like I do
every day." Cy told his
iriends ."There's not much else
I can do."
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Sacramento Needs Pitching
Help To Become Factor in
Coast Loop Pennant Chase
(Editor's note: This is the
seventh in a series on the out
look of Pacific Coast league
teams for the 1955 season.)
By SCOTT BAILLIE
United Press Sports Writer
Yuma, Ariz. (U.R) The
Sacramento Solons, stronger on
the bench but weaker on the
mound, will have to get some
pitching help in order to break
into the first division, Manager
Tony Frietas said today.
"I think the club picked up
strength when we got Jackie To
bin and Leo Thomas from Seat
tle for catcher Johnny Ritchey,"
Freitas said. "Last year we did
not have any reserve strength
and often used pitcher Al Cicotte
who is back in the Yankee chain
to pinch hit. But now that we
have some support there, the
bottom has dropped out of our
hurling."
The Sacs recently were belt
ed for nine straight losses in a
series of grapefruit league fias
cos with Freitas bemoaning the
fact that they dropped high
scoring contests which should
have been won.
Looking For Talent
"Our veteran pitchers have
not come through," Tony said,
then confessed that he also might
share the blame for the defeats
"because I tried to go too long
with the younger fellows."
Freitas said that the front of
fice, headed by new President
Fred Davis, is working to get
some help for the hill but he
doesn't know just what deals are
pending.
"If we can get two good
pitchers we'll be up there,"
promised the greying little
southpaw star of nearly two dec
ades of activity.
The best hurler to date has
been John Briggs, a rookie
right-hander who rolled up a
20-8 mark at Salem of the Class
A Western International league
last year and has shown fine
speed and a good curve.
"Briggs will be in a Major
league camp next spring after
he gets his changeup working,"
Freitas declared. "In the mean
time, he is ours."
Marino Pieretti (16-16), lefty
Chet Johnson (8-15) and relief
expert Milo Candinin (11-4) are
coming around slowly, Freitas
said. Bud Daley (13-8), a left
hander with amazing control, is
expected to have another good
year. Rightie Emil Patrick (4-9)
has not found himself yet.
Most Players Return
All told, Freitas goes into the
race with virtually the same club
which wound up seventh last
year.
Nippy Jones is back at first
base, well geared from a season
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of winter ball but he is being
challenged for the spot by Totin
while Hank Schenz, the second
base incumbent, may have trou
ble keeping rookie Don Hunter
off the spot. Hunter hit .323
with Lewiston of the WIL last
year.
Richie Myers, fully recovered
from a leg injury that shelved
him for the season after July
17, is sparkling at shortstop and
is one of Freitas' few pleasures.
Thomas and Nanny Fernandez,
both experienced veterans, are
after the third base post. So is
Hunter.
Tommy Glaviano, who sus
tained a broken nose followed
by a fractured leg last year, ap
parently has right field all to
himself after changing his mind
about retiring. Freitas predicts
that the former 'Cardinal infield
star will be one of the better
players in the PCL this season.
Centerfield is wide open with
Tobin, Lennie Attye and rookies
Al Heist and Tom Agosto seek
ing the position. Agosto, a ser
vice veteran, has shown power
at the plate. Heist batted .299
at Lewiston and has shown good
glove work.
Pete Milne, who came from
Oakland in a straight swap for
Joe Brovia, is battling with Bob
Dillinger for left field. Also in
on the act is Jim Engleman, a
good looking prospect from the
Yankee chain.
Bud Sheely is the No. 1 catch
er now that Ritchey is gone and
has been hitting well. Behind
him are rookies Don Baich, who
hit .243 at Dallas, and Jim Mc
Keegan, just out of the service.
Sugar Ray To Face
Crowding Strategy
Cincinnati, O. (U.R) Johnny
Lombardo will use a crowding
strategy once he finally gets
Sugar Ray Robinson into the
ring at Cincinnati Garden to
night. Lombardo, 25, of Mount Car
mel, Pa., decided on the attack
after watching Ralph (Tiger)
Jones crowd Robinson into defeat
recently.
The Pennsylvanian, with 32
wins, 12 losses and two draws,
ended training Monday with
only light calisthenics to keep
loose for the 10-round bout, as
did Robinson who coasted after
three lays of rigorous training
at the Ezzard Charles gym.
OSC CO-CAPTAINS
Corvallis (U.R) Coach Hal
Moe said today that Jerry
Church, Northern Division jave
lin champion last season, and
Tom Tebb, 440-ace, would be co
captains of the 1955 Oregon
State track and field team.
Bell Declares Open Grid War
New York (U.R) Officials
of both United States and Cana
dian pro football team saw lit
tle hope today of any quick
peace between their two leagues,
in the wake of Bert Bell's decla
ration of "open warfare" for
players.
Bell, commissioner of the U.S.
National Football League, an
nounced at a league meeting
here Monday that NFL teams
now are free to sign players al
ready under contract to Cana
dian teams.
Oakland In Need of Help;
Sale of Marshall To Sox
Brings 1st Base
(This is the sixth in a series
on the outlook for Pacific
Coast league teams for the
1955 season.)
By SCOTT BAILLIE
El Centro, Calif. (U.R) The
epidemic of first-baseitis which
is plaguing Pacific Coast league
managers this year has Manag
er Lefty O'Doul of . the Oakland
Oaks running a temperature
just like everyone else.
The Oaks created their own
miseries there by selling Jim
Marshall to the Chicago White
Sox for much-needed cash after
the boy belter hit 31 homers
and drove in 123 runs last year
to lead the league in both de
partments. He also batted a very
strong .284.
In his spot is Tommy Munoz,
a .229 hitter from Wenatchee
of the Class A Western Interna
tional league and O'Doul is def
initely on the prowl.
"I always run a club with the
idea of winning the pennant, not
just getting into the first div
ision," O'Doul said. "And we
might go all the way this year
if we can get help."
Needs Two Hurlers
O'Doul listed his biggest ..eeds
as a right-handed hitting out
fielder, two more pitchers and
power at first.
The present outfield of Art
Cuitti in left, George Metkovitch
in center and Joe Brovia in right
all swing from the port side.
Cuitti is a holdover from last
year's garden. Metkovich was
snatched by the Oaks for a sec
ond term of office after Milwau
kee released him this winter.
He replaced the retired Sam
Chapman in center and starred
out there five seasons ago when
Oakland won the pennant and
Metkovitch the most valuable
player award.
joe iirovia, an o Doul pro
tege when both were with the
San Francisco Seals, was obtain
ed from Sacramento in a straight
trade for Pete Milne.
Some Proven Men
"First base has me worried
but Tony Rivas is doing pretty
well at second," O'Doul said.
"His hitting is solid and he can't
nurt us tnere at alt if ne im
proves his glovework a little."
Russ Rose and Johnny Jorgen
sen, both proven performers, are
back at shortstop and third base.
Jerry (Pumpsie) Green, a switch
hitter who clubbed .297 at Wen
atchee is solid insurance at third
base. Piper Davis, who can
handle all nine positions, gives
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"The Canadian clubs have not
shown good faith in the matter
of signing players," declared
Bell. "If they can't control cer
tain of their teams from raiding
players, I'm not going to turn
the other cheek."
Still Want Peace
At Vancouver, B.C., Manager
Phil Webb of the British Colum
bia Lions said Bell's announce
ment "closes the door a little
farther" to a general no-raiding
agreement between the leagues
regarding players. Webb declar-
Problem
the club plenty of utility
strength.
Southpaws are badly needed
on the hurling staff. To date
O'Doul has only Chris Van Cuyk
(5-6) and Fred Besana (0-4) for
wrongarmers. Besana was laced
for an earned run mark of 7.81
in 27 2-3 innings last year but
has put together a string of 12
scoreless frames this spring.
Many New Pitchers
Al Gettel (17-15), George Bam
berger (11-8) and Karl Drews (5
4) at Cincinnati head the right
handers while Dick Strahs (6-6)
at Charleston of the American
association has looked effective
among newcomers. Also up for
another shot is Bob Murphy, the
Stanford scholar, who had a 10-3
mark at Modesto of the Class
C California league after going
3-2 with the Oaks.
Workhorse Lennie Neal is un
der the gun again as the number
one catcher backed by Lou Lan
dini and Bob Swift, who was re
leased by Detroit.
"The whole league will be
faster this season with Seattle
stronger and Hollywood getting
its usual help from Pittsburgh,"
O'Doul said. "Hollywood is the
team to beat for the pennant.
I'm all in favor of that club
getting the help it wants because
it makes the rest of the owners
hustle to keep up."
Ham Shoot Will
Be Held Sunday
A ham shoot will be the activi
ty Sunday, April 3, at Medford
Gun club. Both 16-yard trap
shooting an skeet events are
planned.
There will be events for non
shooters and visitors will be wel
come, club members stated.
Lunch will be available on the
grounds.
A social and business meeting
of members will be held on Wed
nesday, April 13, at the club
house. A crab feed will be the
feature.
Shooting for the Pendleton
East Oregonian skeet telegraphic
shoot Sunday, Martin Clogston
broke 24 and Ed Pease and Ev
erett Gibson each 21. In the Ore
gon Journal telegraphic trap-
shoot Clogston and Paul Culbert
son each broke 25 straight. Ray
Coleman, Gibson and Charles
Bendell each had 24s. Only three
of. the scores could count so the
Medford club had a 74 total.
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ed the Canadian teami never
would sign such an agreement
unless it were a "fair, two-way
proposition."
Edwin J. Anderson, president
of the Detroit Lions of the NFL,
used almost the same words in
commenting on the announce
ment when he said, "We still
want peace with Canada, but
at terms which would be fair to
both sides. Under the present
set-up, it's strictly a one-way
street."
Sees Final Solution
Anderson predicted the pro
circuits "eventually" will agree
on a common player draft, but
he added "It's going to take
time, especially now that this
warfare has broken out again.
Although Bell seemingly
slammed the door on peace, he
actually left it open a crack. He
distinctly encouraged no-raiding
agreement between individual
teams of the two leagues, such
as already exists between the
Washington Redskins and the
Calgary Stampeders of the
Western Interprovincial Foot
ball Union.
Bevo Signs
New Pact
For $17,000
Rio Grande, Ohio (U.R)
Coach Newt Oliver and "a much
better" center Clarence (Bevo)
Francis mailed in their con
tracts today for another winter
of professional basketball with
the Boston Whirlwinds.
Oliver said he would get $13,
000 and Francis $17,000, the
same as they earned during the
153-game western tour which
ended Saturday night at Jack
son, Mich.
The small, talkative coach
said Francis averaged 43 points
a game against local teams and
the Harlem Globetrotters, and
"could have scored a lot more
points" but he was used only
25 or 30 minutes a night.
The sensational center had a
50-point average in his fresh
man year and a 46.5-point av
erage his second year before he
dropped out of school at tiny
Rio Grande college here.
Francis then weighed 185
pounds, but ate heartily during
the 35,000-mile tour of all the
states west of the Mississippi
and tipped the scales at 225
pounds at the end of his first
pro season.
Daily's U-Drive
Medford Airport
millions of bottles
be Sure
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