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BIX MEDFORD (OREGON)
'All
Says Rams' Van
By HAL WOOD
Los Angeles OP) Norm
(Dutch) Van Brocklin of the
Los Angeles Rams, for nearly
a decade one of the most
feared passing quarterbacks
in the National Professional
Football league, has retired.
A question and answer inter
view: Q. Have you retired for
keeps?
A. I've taken a job as a
Indians To Attempt
To Finish on Top of
New York Yankees
Editor' note: This is the
15th of 16 dispatches on the
cff-season outlook for each
major league club for 1958,
written by the managers of
each club.
By BOBBY BRAGAN
Manager Cleveland Indians
Written for United Press
Havana UT) I have, as
Cleveland's new manager a
great challenge, bigger than
when I signed with Pitts
burgh. But I will have better
players and better men
around me. Our objectives
are to win the pennant and
to make the Indians a good
drawing card.
I am coming to a new
league. This is exciting and a
new experience to me. Per
haps many others wouldn't
Hke to be in my place. But I
hink that fellows like Frank
Xane, Mel Harder, Red Kress
.and Eddie Stanky can help
me a lot while ! learn about
Old Pro Money
Winners Come
Through Again
Los Angeles (W -Muscular
Frank Stranahan, who already
has more money than most
people have troubles, heads
for the $30,000 Bing Crosby
tournament at Pebble Beach
today convinced that
weightlifting is the key to
golfing success. ,
Stranahan, heir to spark
plug millions In Toledo, got
off on the right foot for 1958
Monday when he captured the
$7,000 first prize in the $40.
000 Los Angeles Open. He
had a 72-hole total of 275
nine under par for the dis
tance. The handsome shotmaker,
who had not won a tourna
ment since capturing the $15,
000 Eastern Open at Balti
more in 1955, was elated with
his victory.
"I won more money in this
tournament than I did in all
of 1937," he said. "I won
something over $5,000 last
year which doesn't pay ex
penses in this game."
Great as an amateur for
many years and winner of
just about every major simon
pure title except the U.S.
Amateur crown, Stranahan at
S3 has been a flop as a pro
fessional. Instead of this giving him
-idded incentive it apparently
-affected his game. While he
Jieat most of the pros as an
"amateur, until this tourna
ment he never won much in
the way of hard cash. Usually
he was a threat and that
ended it.
But in the Los Angeles Open
he finished to whip runnerup
E. J. (Dutch) Harrison by
three strokes.
Harrison won $3,750 for sec
ond place and young Gay
Brewer, of Cincinnati, the
third-round leader, finished
third with a 279. His finish
was good for $2,600. Bill Cas
per, one of the country's top
money winners last season,
came in 4th with a 280 and
collected $2,200.
HOCKEY
NEW YORK OP Willie
Marshall of Hershey, although
sidelined last week with a
shoulder injury, still leads the
American Hockey League in
scoring.
The 25-year old" center has
scored 22 goals and 32 assists
for a total of 54 points, but his
3?ad over' teammate Dune
fisher has been narrowed to
Six points. Fisher tallied four
aimes last week to boost his
3ttalto48.
MONTREAL OP Dickie
dSSoore, who has long played
Hh the shadow of such Mont
TSeal super stars as Maurice
Richard. Jean Beliveau and
Sernie Geoffrion, is the na
tional Hockey League's new
leading scorer.
. Moore, who turned 27 Mon-,-day,
had his second big week
in a row, registering six points
oa three goals and three as
sists. According to official fig
ures, Moore holds a one-point
lead' over teammate Henri
Richard, 45-44.
MAIL TRIBUNE
Done With Football'
sales representative for a
pipe coating company and as
far as I'm concerned right
now. I will not come out of
retirement.
Q. Did you quit because of
a reported feud with Coach
Sid Gillman of the Rams?
A. Absolutely not.
Q. Would you play again if
traded to some other club?
A. No sir. I'm all through.
Playing pro football is hard
the American league.
Minoso to Help Indians
One of the players who
will help me a lot, not only in
the field but also as a draw
ing card, is Minnie Minoso
He is one of the best defen
sive outfielders in the league
and one of the top run pro
ducers. He played 153 games
last season and is the type
who plays despite minor
aches and pains. This fact is
one of great importance to a
team. Minoso is the type play
er who always gives his best
in the field. He will be, no
doubt of it, the sparkplug of
the Indians.
I know we will not have
Early Wynn around, but I
think we have several prom
ising youngsters who might
surprise. Wynn's place could
be occupied by Cal McLish,
Hank Aguirre or newcomers
Jim Grant and Dick Brodow
ski (these two played with
San Diego Padres last sum
mer). I don't want to take Ray
Narleski or Don Mossi from
the bullpen. They are the
best in that department and
I think they could be more
useful as relievers than as
starters.
My pitching staff will be
built around Herb Score. As
far as I know he is the ace
of the staff and the ace of
any staff. According to Lane
his vision should be normal
when spring training opens.
I am hoping that he will have
a big year, because he can
help as much as any single
player in the league.
Yankees Main Problem
One of my main problems
will be to beat the Yankees
or at least finish as near as
possible to them. The Yan
kees can be beaten but at the
same time it is hard to find
holes in clubs like that. It's
like Oklahoma losing to
Notre Dame in football. It
happened and you would like
to see it happen again.
Right now our big need is
an infielder, especially a sec
ond baseman. It's possible
that one of the younger play
ers on the roster might sur
prise, but we sure could use
a guy like Bobby Richardson.
In spring training my two
primary tasks will be getting
to know my own club and at
the same time learning about
the new league.
Oh, one more thing' I don't
expect to give much trouble
to American league umpires.
In fact I expect to manage
every inning of our 154
games.
Five Break 25
Straight Birds
Five men broke 25 straight
Sunday in trapshoot practice
at Medford Gun club.
They were George Jantzer,
Harry Tonn, Everett Gibson,
Earl Hvall and Ray Coleman.
Final practice before the
Jan. 19 Red and Blue team
shoot will be held next Sun
day. Jan. 12 also will be the
final day for shooters to cast
votes for team captains.
QUICQ RETURN TRIP
Hartford, Conn (IP) Twenty-four
hours after being re
leased from a hospital, Mi
chael McCarthy was back
again . when a tanker truck
rammed a car in which he
was riding.
Bowling
CLASSIC BOWLING LEAGUE
Standings: W L
Sewing Machine Center 44 'i 27 V
Morse Motors 40 2 31 2
Lamport's Sptg. Goods ..J. 39" 2 32 'j
E. H. Mann Co 39 2 32x
Oak Knoll Golf Course 39 33
Henry's Broiler 37 35
Hight Real Estate . 36i 35'2
Hillver Oil Co 35',2 36 '2
Trail Creek Lumber Co. 29 43
Sam s Sporting Goods .. 20 52
Results:
Trail Creek Lumber Co. 4 (Stan
Straus 551) 2.580; Sam's Sporting
Goods 0 (Frank Chapman 544)
2.469.
Hillver Oil Co. 3 (Norm Hillyer
555) 2,586; Morse Motors 1 (George
Clark 543 2,519.
E. H. Mann Co. 2 (Marshall
Brown 586) 2.652; Sewing Machine
Center 2 (Walt Daigle 591) 2,658.
Henrv's Broiler 4 (Bill Blunt
604i 2.701: Hight Real Estate 0
(Frank Kirk 596) 2,599.
Oak Knoll Golf Course 4 (Ray
Wise 593 2.686; Lamport's Sport
ing Goods 0 (Harold Vessey 542)
2.145.
Tuesday, January 7, 1958
Brocklin
way to make what they call
"easy money."
Q. Have you any plans to
go into radio or television?
A. That part of my plans is
indefinite.
Q. In all your nine years of
playing professional football,
what pass-defender gave you
the most trouble?
A. That's easy. The Detroit
backfield, which is called in
some quarters "Chris' Crew."
Q. Who hit you the hard
est? A. They all hit hard, I can't
think of a single man who hit
with more impact than an
other. All those big bruisers
hit hard.
Q. Would you be interested
in returning to professional
football in the executive end?
A. I'm all through with
football all ends of the busi
ness. Q. Where are you going to
live?
A. I'm moving to Portland,
Ore., where I will be North
west sales representative for
Plicoflex, Inc.
Q. What are you going to
do between now and then?
A. Rest, visit with my fam
ily. And on Jan. 28 I fly to
Phoenix to appear at the an
nual sports award banquet of
the Phoenix Press Box asso
ciation. Q. Can I definitely say that
there is absolutely no chance
of you returning to profes
sional football?
A. Well-1-1. . .
West Rates
Over East
In Betting
Los Angeles HP) The West
was a 3-point favorite over
the East today in early odds
on the annual All-Star Pro
Bowl Game Sunday in Memo
rial Coliseum.
However, guesses of the
"experts" didn't seem to wor
ry Coach Buddy Parker of the
East, who enthused Monday
that his team was "undoubt
edly one of the best."
Parker ran his team
through a long practice and
named OUie Matson, Chicago
Cardinals, and Jim Brown,
Cleveland, to start in the
backfield along with Ray Ren
fro and quarterback Earl Mor
ral. Both the East and West
squads were reported in good
shape physically and "com
ing along fine."
Coach George Wilson call
ed for another workout for
the West today at Gilmore
Field. Y. A. Tittle was report
ed to be hitting with fine pass
ing in Monday's drills.
Willie Mays
Signs Contract
For 58 Season
San Francisco OPI Willie
Mays, the "say hey" kid who
has patrolled centerfield for
the Giants off and on for six
years, was the third highest
paid player in baseball today
on the strength of his "$65,-
000 plus" 1958 contract.
The former Alabama field
hajid showed all the polish
of a veteran sports personality
Monday as he posed with his
boss, Giants owner Horace
Stoneham, at a much bally-
hooed contract signing cere-.
mony.
"Man, 3'ou can say I like
this contract," the National
League batting star said, "Mr.
Stoneham gets his money's
worth."
The beaming Stoneham,
who appeared to be enchant
ed with the idea of laying out
more money for any National
League player other than
Stan Musial of the Cardinals,
said "we got a bargain."
Stoneham agreed Mays,
who batted .333 last season
and hit 35 homers, was get
ting "a substantial increase
in salary." But, true to the
fashion in the baseball busi
ness, he wouldn't be pinned
down to specifics on salary
terms.
"You can say Willie will
be getting more than we hav
ever paid a player," he said.
"A safe guess would be in ex
cess of $65,000."
Some sports writers are
saying flatly the 26-year-old
long ball hitting Giant is get
ting $70,000. Whether or not
the figure reaches that, Mays
is still only behind Musial
and Ted Williams of the Bos
ton Red Sox when it comes
to atmospheric salaries.
VENTURI TOP ROOKIE
Chicago (IP) Ken Venturi,
27 - year - old San Francisco
golfer who turned pro in the
U.S. Open last June, was
named pro golfs "Rookie of
the Year" by Golf. Digest
Magazine. Venturi won S17,
377 to rank 14th on the play-for-pay
circuit.
SMASHING A RIGHT UPPERCUT into Johnny Busso in
the ninth round at New York, Paolo Rosi won a decision
in a torrid 10-round battle. (International Soundphoto)
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LEAPING HIGH during game with University of Califor
nia, Tink Van Patton, Temple, scores two of 13 points he
rolled up in 69-59 victory at New York. (International)
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Tornado, Axemen Clash;
Rogue League Will Open
A heavy schedule of bas
ketball conflicts for . high
school quintets of this area
furnishes convincing evidence
that the holiday season is
over. t
A total of 16 games are on
tap this week for members of
three conferences in this cor
ner of Oregon. Bulk of the ac
tion will be counting tangles
in the A-l, A-2 and B cir
cuits but one non-loop series
will be of principal interest
to Medford fans.
The kings-x encounter will
bring potent South Eugene to
Medford for Friday and Sat
urday night appearances. Med
ford's associates of the A-l
Southern Oregon conference
all will engage in league con
tention. Klamath Falls will be
at Ashland for a two-game
week end stand. Grants Pass
will tackle Crater Friday at
Central Point and the two
clubs have a Saturday date
at Grants Pass.
Rogue Loop Begins
Formal contention begins
this week in the A-2 Rogue
league. Illinois Valley vies at
Phoenix, Rogue River at
Glendale and Eagle Point at
Brookings Friday. The cam
paign is expected to be a bat
tle among Phoenix, Brook
ings, Glendale and Eagle
Point.
Two Jackson County B
league frays are this evening
with Butte Falls at Jackson
ville and Prospect at Talent.
Prospect comes to St. Mary's
Webfoots Prep
For LA Games
Eugene W Coach Steve
Belko worked out his Oregon
basketball team today in pre
paration for a two-game in
vasion of Los Angeles.
Oregon meets UCLA and
Southern California Satur
day night.
The Ducks lost their lone
conference game by a 64-58
count to UCLA after going
into a deep freeze for nine
minutes - after being nine
points ahead.
CHAMBERLAIN SIDELINED
Lawrence, Kan. (IP) Wilt
Chamberlain, seven-foot All
American center, will be side
lined tonight when Kansas
opens its Big .bight confer
ence season against Okla
homa. Chamberlain also miss
ed the Kansas game with
Oklahoma State last Thurs
day when the Jayhawks, then
unbeaten and No. 1 in the
country, lost, 52-50.
of Medford Thursday and Tal
ent journeys to Butte Falls
Friday.
In non-league games to
night Glendale will be host to
Douglas and Illinois Valley to
Myrtle Creek. Butte Falls
goes to Rogue River next Sat
urday. Against South Eugene, the
Black Tornado of Medford
will take on one of Oregon's
classiest teams. Available rec
ords show the Axemen with
victories this season over
Franklin and Benson of Port
land, South Salem, Central
Catholic and Beaverton. They
beat the Portland Interschol
astic league clubs each twicer
In the last two games all
Stater Charlie Warren has
tallied 71 points for the Axe
men 43 against Beaverton
and 28 against Central Catholic.
Court Ratings
Place OSC 10th
Best in Nation
New York (IP) The United
Press college basketball rat
ings with first-place votes and
won-loss records through Jan.
4 in parentheses:
Team Points
1. W. Virginia (21, 10-0) ..309
2. Kansas (9,-10-1) 288
3. N. Carolina (3, 9-1) ... 282
4. San Fran. (2, 10-1) ... 208
5. Kansas State (9-1) . 200
6. Cincinnati (8-1) Ill
7. (Tie) Temple (7-2) 85
7. (Tie) Bradley (6-1) 85
9. Oklahoma State (8-1) .. 63
10. Oregon State (10-1) 52
Second 10 group 11, Mis
sissippi State, 34; 12 tie, Texas
Christian, Maryland and
Michigan State 32 each; 15,
Kentucky, 22; 16, Utah, 15;
17, Minnesota, 13; 18 tie, Cali
fornia, Iowa State and North
Carolina State.
Others UCLA, Illinois,
Texas Tech and Seattle, 5
each; Dayton, Oklahoma and
Notre Dame, 4 each; Alabama
and St. John's, N.Y., 3 each;
LaSalle, Pepperdine and St.
Louis, 1 each.
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West Virginia Moves
Into Top-Rated Spot
In Basketball Poll
By NORMAN MILLER
New York flPI West Vir
ginia's two -point -a -minute
Mountaineers, undefeated in
10 games, took over first
place in the United Press col
lege basketball ratings today,
with Oklahoma State and
Oregon State this week's new
comers in the top 10 group.
Oregon State, kingpin of
the Pacific Coast Conference,
Crawford Bout
Bids Received
After TV Meet
New York (IP) Welter
weight Mickev Crawford dis
played so much speed and
skill in his New York TV de
but Mondav night while un-
setting Chico Veiar. nro-
moters were bidding for his
services today.
Teddy Brenner, who pro
moted the 10-rounder at St.
Nicholas Arena, said, "Mick
ey was a sensation. I want him
back at St. Nick's against Tex
Gonzales on Jan. 20." 1
Chris Dundee of the Miami
Beach Auditorium offered the
sandy-haired speedster from
Saginaw, Mich., a nationally
televised bout with ex-cham
pion Kid Gavilan in early
February.
Because 23-year-old Craw
ford suffered a slight cut on
his left brow while winning
the unanimous decision over
Vejar, he may have to wait for
the Miami Beach fight while
the brow heals.
Yardley Holding
Scoring Lead
In NBL Games
New York (IP) George
Yardley found a new challen
ger for the National Basket
ball association's top scoring
honors today in A d o 1 p h
Schayes, the ex-New York
University star who is playing
his ninth season for the Syra
cuse Nationals.
Yardley still led the scorers
with 926 points and a 27.2
average but two weeks of
averaging 25 points a game
lifted Schayes to 877 points
"and a 24.4 average. Bob Pet
tit, the St. Louis Hawks' 6
foot, 9-inch star, ranks third
with 855 points and Clyde
Lovellette of the Cincinnati
Royals is fourth with 840.
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expanded its record to 10-1
and advanced one notch to
10th place.
Kansas, which has topped
the ratings for the two pre
vious weeks, dropped to sec
ond place, followed in order
by North Carolina's defending
national champions, San
Francisco and Kansas State.
Once again it was a close race
among the leaders, with 27
points separating the first
three teams and 109 points di
viding the top five.
Five of the teams ranked
among the top 10 last week
suffered defeats to cause a
moderate shakeup of the rat
ings. West Virginia was the
third team to lead the ratings
this season. North Carolina
and Kansas each held first
place for two weeks.
Mountaineers Survive Siege
West Virginia, however,
survived the upset siege.
Coach Fred Schaus' sharp
shooting Mountaineers, who
snapped North Carolina's
streak at 37 victories two
weeks ago, have averaged 85.4
points in their 10 triumphs.
Twenty-one of the 35 lead
ing coaches who make up the
United Press rating board,
made West Virginia their No.
1 choice. Nine voted for
Kansas 10-1, three for North
Carolina 9-1 and two for San
Francisco 10-1.
West Virginia's point-total
was 309, compared to 288 for
Kansas and 282 for North
Carolina. San Francisco beat
out Kansas State for fourth
place, 208 points 1 200.
"Still" Loss Hurli Kansas
Oklahoma State, which took
advantage of the incapacita
tion of Wilt the Stilt Cham
berlain to beat Kansas early
in the week jumped from 14th
to ninth place with an 8-1
record.
Beavers' First-Sacker
Retires for Teaching
Portland (IP) Ed Mickel
son, who hit .308 and .309 in
two full seasons with the
Portland Beavers, is retiring
from baseball.
Mickelson told manager
Tommy Heath he was under
a doctor's care for a nervous
condition which led to his
leaving the team in mid-season
last year. Mickelson plans
to take a public school teach
ing job in Richmond Heights,
Mo.
Heath had hoped Mickelson
would return to handle the
first base job for Portland.
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succeeds Tommy Heath.
Retriever Club
Practice Trial
On January 26
Rogue Valley Retriever
club will open 1958 activities
with a picnic or practice trial
on Sunday, Jan. 26. Vicinity
of the military bridge is ten
tative site.
Plans of RVRC lead up to
its annual American Kennel
club field trial on March 21,
22 and 23.
The club will hold a series
of five picnic trials this sea
son. These events are con
ducted under AKC rules and
are to accustom handlers and
dogs to the procedures follow
ed in all licensed trials.
Members of RVRC have ex
tended an invitation to the
public to watch the picnic
trials. There is no charge. At
tendance has been good in
past seasons.
Charley Miller is new presi
dent of the club. Other offi
cers are Bob Morris, vice pres
ident; Weldon Kline, secre
tary-treasurer, and Ken Den
man, Hillman Miller, Charles
Stelle and Ira Parrish, di
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New York tPi A reinra
bout between light heavy
weight contenders Tony An
thony and Yvon Durelle tops
this week's boxing schedule. ,
New Yorker Anthony and
Canadian Durelle are slated
for a Tiatinnallw tplpvispH and
broadcast NBC 10-rounder at
Madison Square Garden Fri
day night.
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Anthony is favored at 8-5 ove"
the rugged but awkward
chamrion of Canada, althoueh
Durelle is ranked a notch
higher among contenders by
both the Ring Magazine and
the National Boxing associa
tion. Drew Last Tim
Durelle, rated third by Ring
and second by the NBA. if
unbeaten in his last 11 bouts
although they include his sur
prise draw with Anthony in
tfioir 10-rounder at Detroit.
last June 14. Anthony, in his
only start since then, was
stopped by champion Archie
Moore in the seventh round
of their title fight at Los An
geles, Sept. 20. Durelle of
Baie St. Anne, N.B., hopes
that a victory over Antnony
will clinch a title shot at
Moore.
Incidentally, 42 - year - old
Moore is scheduled for a non-
title bout with Luiz Ignacio at
Sao Paulo, Brazil, rriaay
night.
Wednesday's TV bout will
bring together welterweights
Sugar Hart of Philadelphia
and Larry Baker of Indian
apolis at the Chicago stadium.
Hart is favored at 12-5 be
cause of his punch. They are
slated for 10 rounds.
The week's boxing schedule
includes:
.
Tuesday Los Angeles Davey
Moore vs. Manuel Quijano; Oak
land, Calif. Kenny Lane vs. John
ny Gonsalves; Revere, Mass. Joe
Devlin vs. Dick McCarthy.
Friday New York, Garden
Yvon Durelle vs. Tony Anthony:
Sao Paulo. Brazil Archie Moor
vs. Luis Ignacio. non-title.
Saturday Hollywood, Calif.
Alfredo Escobar vs. Gil Cadilli.
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