Paddy Gets
Narrow Win
Over Manzo
By JOE SARGIS
United Press Sports Wriier
New York U.R) Former
lightweight champion Paddy De
Marco of Brooklyn, heading
downhill at 27 despite a victory
over inexperienced Libby Man
zo of New York, claimed today
he "could have won easily.
DeMarco. who a year ago rul
ed the lightweight division, was
awarded a majority 10 -round
decision over the virtually un
tested Manzo Monday night in i
widely telecast bout at St. Nich
flag arena. But Paddy, currently
ranked fourth, showed little of
his former class and was tortu
nate to get the nod as Manzo
came on in the late round3.
Manio Finishes Strong
Referee Harry Ebbetts, who
gave the 25-year-old Manzo the
last five rounas, called it 2
draw in rounds and points
awarding each fighter five
rounds and five points. How
ever, Judge Harold Barnes gave
DeMarco five rounds to four and
called one even, while Judge
Joe Agnello scored it six to four
in favor of DeMarco. It was Pad
dy's 69th triumph in 84 bouts.
In another Monday TV attrac
tion Dannv Giovanelli, a Brook
lvn boxer making his first start
of the year, scored a surprise
fifth round TKO over Jimmy
Martinez of Glendale, Ariz., at
Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway
arena.
Northwest Loop
Slates Study of
C of I Situation
Portland CU.PJ Tthe athletic
situation at College of Idaho
will be studied at a meeting of
Northwest conference presidents
here April 28, it was disclosed
today.
Dr. Harry Dillin, president of
Linfield college and chairman
of the conference presidents
council, said the meeting was
arranged some time ago. He said
It "has been called for the pur
pose of discussing the position of
athletics in the conference, with
particular reference to College
of Idaho and its techniques in
student aid and recruiting."
Any action taken will be re
ported to the annual conference
spring meeting May 21 at Walla
Walla.
College of Idaho last week end
announced that Sam Vokes, who
coached the Coyotes to a co-title
in football and an unbeaten con
ference basketball season, had
not been given a new contract
for next year, in what some
called a de-emphasis move.
Wisconsin Man
Rolls 300 Game
In ABC Tourney
Fort Wayne, Ind. (U.PJ
Myron Erickson had two life
time goals as a bowler until
Monday.
Today he had only one: To
win the singles championship
of the American Bowling Con
gress tournament, the world
series of keglers.
Erickson. 47, Racine, Wis.,
achieved Goal No. 1 when he
entered bowling's "Hall of
Fame" with a perfect 300 game
in the third day of ABC com
petition.
His "dream" game, which
bolted him from out of nowhere
into third place among the
singles feaders, was only the
14th achieved in 52 years of
ABC tournaments.
Erickson shared the spotlight
with Ed Gerzine, Milwaukee,
Wis., who took over the singles
lead on games of 225, 235 and
278 for a 728 total.
Charles Tacoma, of the Hauf
ler Surveyors club. Indianapo
lis, Ind., rolled a 687 series for
the second highest three-game
total thus far in the tourney,
Dykes Rated 3 to 1
Favorite Over Rubicini
Miami Beach (U.P.) A re
juvenated Bobby Dykes goes
against body-punching Gus Rubi
cini at the Auditorium tonight as
a 3-1 favorite.
Dykes, the lanky, lazy-looking
Texan who has made Miami his
home, gained a new lease on a
future in the fight game with an
impressive recent victory over
former welter king Kid Gavilan.
But many said he shouldn't have
signed to meet Rubicini so soon.
The Canadian is a two-fisted
slugger who specializes in a
punch to the solar plexus which
he used to knock out Jose Olivera
recently.
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BIRD'S EYE VIEW Looking down on first base at St.
Petersburg, Fla., as Ken Boyer (14) of the St. Louis Cards
crawls safely back to the bag. Leaping over him is New
York Yankee Ed Robinson. Action was in fifth inning
opening" Grapefruit campaign. The Cards down the
Yanks, 9-1.
Sport
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By
OSCAR FRALEY
United Presi
Sports Writer
Mickelson Blasts Long
Homer in Squad Contest
Glendale, Calif. ;u.R) Man
ager Clay Hopper named Larry
Ward and Glen Elliott to pitch
for Portland today in an exhibi
tion game against the Ford Ord
Warriors, whom the Beavers
edged 8-7 a week ago.
The beavers played an intra
squad game yesterday in which
first baseman Ed Nichelson hit
a 400 foot homer and veteran
Red Adams threw seven innings
of scoreless ball.
The national death rate in
1954 dropped to 9.2 per 1,000
of population, marking an all
time low.
New York (U.R) The Na
tional League is shaping up to
day for one of the most wide
open and certainly most per
plexing seasons in its history.
In the American League it
seems rather obvious that once
again it will be a two-team
scramble between the Cleveland
Indians and the New York Yan
kees. Unless you believe Marty
Marion of the Chicago White
Sox and choose to regard it as
a three-team race.
But in the National League
there are three solid clubs, a
dark horse which looks lighter
all the time, and two teams
which have the strength to keep
the top clubs leveled off all the
way.
The three who undoubtedly
will be squabbling over the
brass ring all the way are the
New York Giants, Brooklyn
Dodgers and Milwaukee Braves,
not necessarily in that order.
The Cardinals with a bit of help
could make them all look sick,
and the Cincinnati Reds and
Philadelphia Phils will keep
them all honest.
Giants Could Repeat
At first glance it is difficult
to see how any of the "big
three' can win. But after long
analysis you can make the best
case for the Giants.
They took it all last year, the
pennant and a surprise four
straight over the Indians in the
World Series, despite the fact
that on the whole a number of
the key Giants had bad years.
This is a fact which may have
been overlooked in all the cheer
ing about Willie Mays, Johnny
Antonelli, Ruben Gomez, Dusty
Rhodes and relievers Marv
Grissom and Hoyt Wilhelm.
Yet, actually, the Giants won
despite' the fact that Monte Ir
vin, Whitey Lockman, Davey
Williams and Hank Thompson
all had sub-par seasons. In retro
spect you'd think that would be
enough to sink them.
The Dodgers are an "if" club.
There are questions concerning
such as Jackie Robinson, Don
Newcombe, Joe Black, Roy Cam
panella, Pee Wee Reese and left
field. "If" they all start clicking
there is a supposition they could
walk off by themselves.
Injuries Hurt Braves
The Braves supposedly have
everything. One of their factors
is a host of fine youngsters, but
so have the Boy Scouts and they
aren't given a chance to win the
pennant. Last year injuries
checked the Braves every time
they started a run at the top.
They'll face this again but, the
way they are regarded in some
quarters, their greatest deficit is
a lack of fire. What they need is
an aggressive, inspirational play
er such as Eddie Stanky.
The St. Louis Cardinals have
him on the bench now, of course.
But Eddie is still the fighting
type who infects the rest of the
team. With some pitching to go
with the power, the Cards could
surprise everybody.
Cincinnati's muscles probably
won't be able to overcome a
pitching deficit but at times
they'll murder the challengers.
Philadelphia fits the same cate
gory now that Curt Simmons
apparently will be fit to compose
a terrific one-two unch with
Robin Roberts.
All of which sums up to one
of the most interesting races
since the triple dead heat at
Aqueduct.
Bobo Olson May Fight
In Portland This Year
Portland (U.R) Promoter
Tommy Moyer said today there
was a 90 per cent chance that
Middleweight Champion Carl
(Bobo) Olson would fight here
this summer. Mover said Sid
Flaherty, Olson's manager, had
agreed to the Portland fight pro
viding arrangements could be
made to have the bout telecast
nationally.
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(Editor's note: This is the
14th in a series on the 1955
prospects of the major league
clubs.)
By E. H. PETERSEN
United Press Sports Editor
Orlando, Fla. (U.R) Chuck
Dressen believes his Washington
Senators could finish in the first
division, and if they do he will
credit the manager he replaced.
Buck Harris, with an assist.
Harris, who piloted the Sen
ators to a sixth-place finish in
1954, then left to take over the
Detroit Tigers, thinks Dressen
is aiming too high and told the
United Press that he was afraid
"Chuck is due for a rude awak
ening in July or August."
"I put that UP story up on
the bulletin board in the club
house and have been needling
my players about it," Dressen
said. "So far it's been quite a
tonic and maybe it will be Bucky
not me who will be in for
a rude awakening in July or
August when he sees us ahead
of his Tigers."
Shortstop is Problem
Dressen admitted, however,
that he may be aiming "too high"
because he has "a big shortstop
problem," although his club is
pretty well set elsewhere.
Right now, John Kline, who
hit .319 at Birmingham last
season, is the leading candidate
for the shortstop post.- He is
ranked ahead of Jerry Snyder,
who wound up at the position
last season when Pete Runnels
was shifted to second base. But
Snyder hit only .234.
Runnells will be at second
with Jeddie Yost, one of the
best in the business despite his
1954 average of .256, at third.
And Mickey Vernon, twice the
American League batting champ
ion, at first.
Counting on Oravelx
When Vernon does play first,
the outfield will be Sivers, Jim
Busby, a fine defensive player
and a .290 hitter, in center and
Tom Umphlett in right.
Dressen is hoping that a rook
ie, Ernie Oravetz, who stands
only 5-feet, 5-inches and weighs
only 150 pounds, will make the
team so he can play left when
Sivers is used on first. Despite
his small build, Oravetz has
shown power. He is just out of
military service.
Ed FitzGerald and the veter
an Bruce Edwards, the former
Dodger and Cub, will do the
catching. Edwards played third
base at Los Angeles last sea
son. Porterfield Heads Pitchers
Bob Porterfield, who slipped
to 13 victories last season after
winning 22 in 1953, will be the
No. 1 man on the pitching staff
with holdovers Mickey McDer
mott (7-15), Camilo Pascual (4-7),
Dean Stone (12-10), Johnny
Schmitz (11-8) and Chuck Stobbs
(11-11) other possible starters.
Frank Shea, who won only
two games while losing nine last
season, appears to be throwing
better and Dressen plans to spot
him as a starter and also use
him in relief. Dressen also be
lieves that rookie Ted Abner
nathy, a righthander just out of
service, could become a starter.
He is built and throws like
Ewell Blackwell did in his
Tuesday, March 29, 1955
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE JTIKS
Newcomers Slate
Mat Appearances
Two newcomers will make
their initial appearance on Mack
Lillard's weekly wrestling card
at Merrick's arena Saturday
night.
They are Miss Shirley Win
ters, smooth - working middle
weight title contender from Chi
cago, and "Champ" Thomas, who
comes from Denver.
Miss Winters goes 'against
Gerry Hunter, the blonde bomb
er, in the feature scrap, for 30
minutes or two out of three falls.
Thomas-Davidson
Thomas tackles Harold "Buck"
Davidson in the opener, down
for 40 minutes or two falls out
of three. Thomas is said to weigh
about 190 pounds, is fast and an
exceptionally good wrestler.
Cyclone Cobb, the big Negro
trickster, and Yoggi Hussane,
Turkish meanie, will have a
chance to settle a dressing room
hassle when they clash in the
middle event, also for 40 min
utes or the best of three falls.
Hussane, irked over losing last
week, tried to take it out on
Cobb, and Lillard persuaded him
to settle it in the ring. Cobb
holds a decision over Hussane,
won a foul when he was thrown
from the ring.
Tickets are on sale at Rogue
restaurant, 42 South Central ave.
prime.
For the bullpen, Dressen ex
pects help from three rookies
Bill Currie and Dick Hyde, up
from Chattanooga, and another
returning serviceman, Pedro Ra
mos. Currie won 16 last season.
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