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Brooklyn Manager Takes
Wait-and-See Attitude
(This is the ninth of 16
dispatches by the major
league managers gifinj
mid - winter appraisals of
their learns.)
By WALT ALSTON
Mgr., Los Angeles Dodgers
(Written For UPI)
Oxlord, Ohio The Dodg
ers should be better next sea
son, but we'll just have to
wait and see how much.
As with most ball clubs, an
awful lot depends upon our
pitching. I know that worries
me as much as anything. Our
staff had a lot of bad luck
last year and that was the
reason for our low -finish as
much as anything.
A lot of our trouble came
from sore arms that just
wouldn't come around. Ed
Roebuck was out all of the
season and Don Bessent a
good part of the year. Those
two boys have done good
Jobs in relief and it really
hurt to have them out of
there.
On top of that, Don Drys
dale was in service and didn't
get a real good spring train
ing.
Has Same Staff
This year, we'll have prac
tically the same staff, and it
should be a pretty good one
if everybody is sound. It is a
relatively young staff cen
tered around Drysdale, Sandy
Koufax. Johnny Podres and
Clem Labine. Labine was out
with injuries a lot last sum
mer. Take him off the staff
and it makes a big difference,
In the catching department.
I'm pretty high on John Rose-
boro. He 11 give us a better
catching job this year. We
know he can hit.
McDougald
Joins List
Of Bdlkers
By MILTON RICHMAN
United Press International
Gil McDougald, Roy Sievers
and Jackie Jensen all were in
the same boat today, threat
ening to rest on their oars in
definitely until they get more
money. . '
McDougald thus joined a
. growing list of Yankee ball
players who are balking at a
cut. The group- includes
Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford,
Yogi Berra and Bill Skowron.
"This is a knock to every
ball player almost an in
sulV said the usually mild
mannered McDougald, .who
slumped to .250 last season.
"It's a matter of pride," he
added. "We did win the world
championship last year and I
think we deserve at least a
token raise, certainly not a
cut."
Asked To Take Cut
McDougald, who received
an estimated $35,000 last sea
son, said he had been asked to
take a cut of more than
$4,000. He added that every
one else he had talked with
on the club also had been
offered a reduction.
"I don't want to get mad,"
he said. "The Yankees are a
wonderful organization. But
I don't know any reason for
these pay cuts. It's not right."
Sievers, the slugging Wash
ington outfielder who slam
med 39 homers, drove in 108.
runs and batted .295 last sea
son, said in St. Louis he al
ready had sent back one un
signed contract to the club.
Wants $4,000 More
He received $36,000 last
year highest salary ever
paid a Washington player -
and was ottered $1,000 more
for this year.
"I want more money,"
Sievers said, "and I intend to
sit tight until I get $40,000."
Jensen, the American
league's most valuable player
in 1958, declared he was dis
satisfied with terms offered
him by the Red Sox. Jensen
was offered a raise but feels
he's entitled to more.
Stockton Gets
Baltimore Aid
Stockton, Calif. (CPD - A
six - team California Baseball
league for 1959 was assured
today with the announce
ment by Stockton club of
ficials that they had signed
a working agreement with
Baltimore Orioles of the
American league.
Stockton was the last of
the six teams in the Class C
loop to negotiate a working
agreement with a parent club.
Of the eight teams that start
ed in the league in 1958, Sa
linas and Las Vegas will not
operate this year.
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Backing him up will be Joe
Pignatano.
We are bringing in that
right field fence this season,
which is sure to help some of
our left-handed power hitters
such as Snider, Roseboro and
young Norm Larker. Larker,
incidentally, will help out at
first as well as in the outfield.
At second base, Charlie
Neal is a steady influence and
has the power, especially at
home. He also hits a long ball
to right center. Junior Gilliam
will back up Neal at second.
We won a couple pennants
with Gilliam there, and he can
do just about everything that
Neal can do except maybe the
double play.. .
Don Zimmer did a good job
for us at shortstop last year.
If a youngster we brought up
from St Paul Bob Lillis
comes through, Zimmer may
go to third. Lillis is a fine de
fensive man who can bunt and
drive in runs for you. He
doesn't have quite as much
power as Zimmer, though.
It could be almost anybody
at third. Although it's unde
cided, third base is the least
of my worries. It could be
Dick Gray, who would supply
some extra power, or even
Gilliam if Zimmer stays at
short.
Snider"s Knee Better
In the outfield, Snider re
ports his knee is coming along
a lot better after an operation.
We can reasonably expect he
will be better. He definitely
was handicapped in 1958 by
the knee and he played a lot
of games he shouldn't have
played. Duke, of course, is
going to be helped most by
the shorter fence in right
field.
Carl Furillo will continue
to be a fixture in our outfield,
but don't expect him to play
every day.'Wally Moon and
Rip Repulski, whom we ac
quired in trades, should give
us a little more of the power
that we missed last year.
Overall, I would say wc will
have a prety good outfield.
PCC Session
Scheduled
Phoenix, Ariz.-BPD- Pacific
Coast league directors, meet
Saturday and Sunday . to dis
cuss the Sacramento franchise
problem and presumably a
third attempt to oust Presi
dent Leslie O'Connor.; ;
Sacrament President Fred
David is believed to be pre
pared to bring plans for con
tinuing PCL baseball in that
city. But the franchise is
known to have been in finan
cial straits for several years.
Attendance has been poor.
Cliff Daniels: of San Francisco-long-time
PCL schedule
maker-is to attend. The sched
ule is prepared only through
May 31 because of the shaky
Sacramento situation.
At Portland's request the
"league president position"
has been put on the agenda.
Levy Appointed
To Racing Group
Salem -flJTO- Lou Levy, Pen
dleton grain and livestock
dealer, was named to the
State Racing Commission by
Gov. Mark Hatfield Thursday.
Levy takes the place of
Jack Stangier, also of Pendle
ton, whose team expired Jan.
14.
NFL Heads
Think Over
Player Plan
By RUSS GREEN
Philadelphia - (CPB - The
National Football league took
another look at the pension'
plan proposed by the players'
ct55Ui;idtxuu luuaj oiici a xui re
fill presentation of the pro
gridders' case put on the
owner's thinking caps.
Bill Dudley, an all-star dur-'
ing his many years in the i
league and now an insurance I
consultant, outlined the play-!
ers' hopes for a minimum j
$100 a month pension at the j
age of 65 years. ,
The plan handed the own
ers caused Commissioner Bert
Bell, who long held a pension
wasn't feasible, to state he
now had an open mind and
that he was "perfectly willing
to listen, discuss and study
it."
Dudley's outline, presented
with association president
Billy Howton of Green Bay,
asked that $338,000 be set
aside annually for the old age
benefits, with both the league
and players contributing to
the treasury.
He estimated $213,000 was
needed from the league, and
$125,000 from the players,
with each participating player
among ihe 400-odd gridders
in the league paying $300 a
year.
A majority of the owners
agreed that the plan was pre
sented forcefully and intel
ligently. What probably help
ed win the owners considera
tion was the emphasis of the
players looking to sources
which wouldn't cost the clubs
anything.
"They know the . lower
clubs couldn't afford it," Bell
said.
The players recommended
as possible income sources for
the league's share the playing
of an additional exhibition
game by each team, a possible
cut into the proceeds from
the pro bowl and college all
star games, and perhaps a
"two out of three" game
MAIL TRIBUNE. Medford, Oregon, Friday, January 23, 1959
series for the league cham
pionship. The owners let the game
rules alone, thus providing
for the same game next sea
son as drew the record crowd
last year. Eleven rules
changes -were proposed, and
all were defeated or withdrawn.
There are about 40,000
franchised new car dealers in
the U.S. which is a slight de
cline under the 1953 total.
SSL
HOW MANY PLAYEfcS
vtexie ON TH& FIRST
aSKBTBU.TEAiM?
When Dr. James Naismithmvcnt
cd basketball in 1891 he had 18
men who wanted to play the
game so he decided that there
should be 9 on each side.
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