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iedical Exam Washes Hopes
For Leahy Coaching Return
By ROBERT CRAM
Chicago W A medical
examination Saturday night
dashed Frank Leahy's high hone
of a comeback as Texas A&M,
football coach and left in doubt
adecision on whether he will be
given the school s athletic direc
torship. Leahy, former Notre Dame
football great, was near tears
when Dr. Clifford J. Barborka
told him he would "endanger
his health" if he returned to
coaching. Leahy agreed to abide
by the doctor's decision.
Barborka, an eminent abdom
inal specialist, left the door open
for Leahy to accept the post of
Texas A&M athletic director,
but there was no assurance that
Leahy would get the job.
Moments after the doctor's de
cision a sad-faced Leahy tele
phoned Dr. M. L. Harrington,
president of Texas A&M.
"I can't take the job, sir,"
he told Harrington. "These ten
sions have come back."
But he put in a bid for the
job of athletic director.
"Frank, I can't give you any j
word on that now," Harrington
told him.
Harringtons aid he' would have
to put Leahy's bid for the athlet
ic directorship before the
school's board of directors and
its athletic board.
"I had really looked forward
to this," Leahy told newsmen.
"Texas A&M is so much like
Notre Dame. It's an all - male
student body and the boys are
very well disciplined.
"Right now I feel nothing but
dejection."
Leahy said he knows of no
profession as hard on the
nerves as coaching football.
"I don't know any calm foot
ball coaches who are winning
games," he said. "I know a few
calm ones, but I don't think
they'll be around long."
Leahy said all he can do now
is hope for the job of athletic
director and "maybe someday"
get back into coaching.
Barborka said Leahy would
have to remain in Passavant me
morial hospital for another week
for further tests. He said Leahy's
gastro-intestinal problems are
complicated by "recurring ten
sions." "I feel that it would be a
serious mistake for Mr. Leahy to
endanger his health and have
advised him definitely against
returning to the coaching pro
fession at this time," Barborka
said.
Ducks Top Colorado State
For 9th Straight Verdict
Fort Collins, Colo. (IP) Uni
versity of Oregon defeated Colo
rado State university, 75-69, Fri
day night for its ninth straight
basketball victory this season.
Oregon's only loss was to Ore
gon State in the season opener.
Oregon led all the way Friday.
The half time score was 38-30.
Oregon pulled 11 points ahead
midway in the second half, 52-41,
before Colorado State began to
rally behind forward Larry Hoff
ner. Colorado State cut the lead
to 57-54 with six minutes to go.
Put On Show
But Charlie Franklin and Hal
Duffy, 6-6, 230-pound center, put
SPORTS
on a show of their own and
sewed up the victory. Duffy led
all scorers with 22 points. Hoff
ner got 21.
Oregon hit 19 of 22 free throws
to only 15 of 29 for Colorado
State. The visitors made 28 field
goals to 27 for the losers.
The big difference was in re
bounding, with Oregon taking 57
to only 32 for Colorado State.
Sunday. December 29, 1957
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN
Joey Giardello
Decisions Jones
Miami Beach (IP) Joey Giar
dello said his unanimous decision
over Ralph (Tiger) Jones should
convince the world he is ready
for a shot at the middleweight
crown now worn by Carmen Ba-
silio.
The fourth -ranked middle
weight fought his way out of
trouble in the third round Fri
day night and rocked Jones with
a combination left hook and over
hand (right that sent the Yonk
ers, N. Y., "Tiger" to the canvas
for only the second time in his
69-fight profesional career.
At the end of the nationally-
Lone Tennessee Senior
Leads Vols to 83-63 Win
Knoxville, Tenn. (IP) Slick
Leon Ammerman, Tennessee's
5-11 captain, led the Vols to an
83-68 rout of travel-weary Brig
ham Young university Saturday
night.
Ammerman, the lone senior
on Tennessee's once-beaten bas
ketball squad, scored 21 points
as the Vols broke fast from the
barrier and were never threaten
ed by the visiting Cougars.
televised 10-rounder, Giardello
was winging his counter punches
home with accuracy to gain the
unanimous verdict of the two
judges and referee Jimmy Peerless.
GP Nudged
ByCoquille
Grants Pass Freshman Jim
Jarvis put in a goal and two free
shots in the final seconds Fri
day night to enable a 50 to 47
Coquille high triumph over the
Grants Pass basketball quint.
Jarvis, son of Red Devil men
tor Curt Jarvis, busted a 47 to 46
Caveman lead with his points.
He was high man for the game
with a 22 total. .Mike Sparlin
pushed in 14.
The mix was tied 10 times, on
six occasions in the third quar
ter and on two in the fourth.
Grants Pass was ahead 21 to
20 after a 12-all first quarter
knot.
Mayer Top
Money Man
In 1958 Golf
Dunedin, Fla. HP) Dick May
er of La Jolla, Calif., winner of
the 1957 U.S. open and "world"
golf championships, topped the
game's professionals In tourna
ment earnings for the year with
$65,835.
Final official statistics re
vised by the professional golf
Brp' association of America
Showed Doug Ford of Mahopac,
H.Y.. and Dow Finsterwald of
TeqtJCsta, Fla., closest to the
33-year-old Mayer.
Ford, 35, won $45,378.56.
Finsterwald, 27, collected $32,
872.08. Sam Snead of White Sulphur
Springs, W. Va., golfs all-time
money-earning champion, was
firth with $28,260.83. Snead,
45, was the only member of the
game's "oldguard" who wa able
to break into 1957's top 10 earn
ers as the younger stars took
charge of the payoffs.
Milwaukee Bra yes
Invite Rooks to
Spring Training
Milwaukee, Wis. (IP) The
world champion Milwaukee
Braves said Saturday night they
are inviting five more rookies,
including much discussed out
sider Al Spangler, to their
fpring training camp.
"Besides Spangler, who gets
frut of the army early next year,
the Braves will look at pitchers
Bob Hartman, a lefthander, and
Terrence Fox, a righthander,
catcher Mike Roarke and out
fielder Larry Click.
The five will join four other
rookies who have been invited
to train with the Braves at
Bradenton, Fla., next spring.
BOWLING
KIWAMS JUNIOR LEAGUE
Standings: W. I.
Black Boys 24 4 8i
Mvans 21 12
Odd Balls . 18 15
- 17 lb
Rambling Rebels
King 'Pins
Splits ...
Pin Busters
Gutter Gang
Alley Gang
Fire Balls
15i 17i
14'z 18'i
14,i 18,i
14 19
13 20
13 20
Results:
Odd Balls 3 (Beattv 193) 1250; Splits
0 (Ragsdale 242) 1231.
Black Bovs 3 (Williams 306 1403;
King Pins 0 (Winchester 230) 1258.
Fire Balls 3 (Reid 243) 1280; Gutter
Gang 0 (forfeit).
Mvans 3 (James 271) 1450: Ram
bling Rebels (Hammock 285) 1399.
Pin Busters 2 (La Barron 280) 1340;
Alley Gang 1 (Myers 264) 1320.
FOX PULLS UPSET WIN
Miami Beach IW Allen
Fox, Los Angeles, ranked 11th
nationally, scored a surprise vic
tory over favored Jim Shaffer,
St. Petersburg, Fla., Saturday as
the fast-paced 11th annual Or
ange Bowl Junior Tennis cham
pionships reached the halfway
mark.
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