California Leads Pack In Major League
Roster, Followed by Mid -
Detroit -CPD- Major league
baseball, the nation's popula
tion and ball players all have
been caught "in the California
current.
A survey of the birth places
on major league rosters over
the past five years show Cali
fornia easily leads the pack.
New York, which lost its two
National League teams to the
Golden State, is third.
"California and the bread
basket states - Michigan, Illi
nois, Ohio, Indiana and Mis
souri - are the most fertile
fields for the development of
young ball players," Detroit
Tiger director of scouts Ed
Katalinas said.
"We figure, that if these
areas have produced in the
past they'll still be produc
ing," Katalinas said.
According to the American
league red book and the Na
tional league green book, 62
California-born players are in
the majors. There are 43 from
Illinois and 42 from New
York. Pennsylvania is next
with 36 followed by Missouri,
34; Ohio, 31; and Michigan,
30.
Five states are without a
player in the majors-Alaska,
Colorado, Nevada, North Da
kota and New Mexico. And
there aren't any Hawaiiaps.
"California has been the
big producer because kids
usually can play ball all year
long there and because of its
large population," Katalinas
said. "The same is true for
Texas which has 24 active
major leaguers."
"Major league ball in the
area has a lot to do with it.
If there's a club in the state
or nearby, it engenders more
Dodgers
To Meet
Cardinals
Los Angeles -(LTD- A sad
dened group of Dodgers re
turn to the Coliseum tonight
vowing to make good after
dropping their,home opener
to the Cardinals, 6-2, before
a huge welcoming crowd of
61,552.
The Dodgers had wanted to
win that game badly, not
only . because of the large
turnout, biggest night attend
ance for a National League
single game,, but because of
the presence of , their idol, dis
abled former catcher Roy
Campanella. - ------. .
Drysdale to Pilch ,
So tonight manager Walt
Alston sends Campanella's
protege, Don Drysdale, to the
hill in quest of his first win
and in the hope it will be the
club's initial home victory.
The Cardinals retaliate
with Larry Jackson, also
looking for his first win.
Tuesday night's game was
a case of too much of Hal
Smith, Don Blasingame and
Ken Boyer. Of the three,
Smith contributed the most
to pitcher Lindy McDaniel's
seven-hit win.
Rookie manager Solly He
mus enthusiastically said
Smith was the most improved
player on the Card squad this
season, and his performance
Tuesday night bore out the
statement.
SOC Spikemen
To Run at Chico
Ashland Trackmen of
Southern Oregon college
really get into stiff competi
tion this Saturday when they
tangle with Humboldt State
college and Chico State in a
triangular meet at Chico at 1
p.m.
The Raider trackmen are
riding high on the crest of
their' two consecutive wins
over Shasta junior college
and the University of Port
land. Coach Alex Peterson will
take the Raider relay team of
Clarence and Stuart Baker,
Jack Johnson, and Chuck
Swingle. .
Other berths on the Raider
travelling squad were tenta
tive until the time trials were
run off this afternoon on the
Raider track to see who
would fill out the remaining
spots on the travelling team.
U. of 0. Blanks
Pacific 6-0
Eugene -UP&- Denny Peter
son and Hugh Springer held
Pacific hitless and retired 18
men in a row as Oregon
blanked Pacific 6-0 Tuesday
in a baseball game called
after six innings because of
rain.
Peterson pitched the first
three innings and got out nine
straight batters, five of them
on strikes. Stringer came on
to duplicate the feat, adding
two strikeouts. Then rain
ended things.
Ron Walp hit a two-run
homer for Oregon, which met
Lewis and Clark here today.
All of the states have had
summer temperatures of 100
or more.
interest in baseball and, as a
result, the sandlot programs
usually are better developed,"
he said.
Pennsylvania. New York
and North Carolina have been
the biggest losers as the birth
places of major league talent
while Virginia's has 10 more
active sons in the majors this
season than it did five years
ago.
Fifty-three Pennsylvanians
Sport
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United Pres International
New York - (UPD - The U.S.
Golf Association, long ac
customed to the beefs of the
brassie brigade responded to
a snorting Sam Snead today
that it desired only champion
ship conditions for the U.S.
Open at Winged Foot in June.
The pro golfers annually
criticize the course on which
the Open, golf's most coveted
prize, is played. Slammin'
Sam jumped the complaint
gun by charging before the
New England Professional
Golfers association that the
USGA sets up a "miserable
obstacle course" for the Open
By innuendo, the USGA re
torted that the pros play so
many "dog" courses they don't
know a good championship
test when they see one.
"At most, I doubt if they
play four good courses a year.
explained Joe Dey, executive
secretary of the USGA. "We
are interested in champion
ship conditions, not in tricky
or unfair courses, and we fre
auently Dull the host club
back from extremes.".
The pros complain almost
annually that the Open course
is made into a monster be
cause the host club doesn't
want its course made to look
ridiculously easy by the long
hitting, sharp-putting pros
Thus tees are lengthened, fair
ways are narrowed, traps are
increased and - or enlarged
and every other conceivable
barrier to low scoring is in
stituted. None Is Perfect
The worst atrocity was De
troit's Oakland Hills in 1951
where traps were placed de
liberately to catch pro-length
drives, bunkers blossomed like
mushrooms and the greens
were shaved lightning fast.
Medinah in 1949 instituted
changes which lengthened its
17th hole, a one-shotter over
water, into one billed as "the
toughest hole in the world."
USGA officials banned its
extra length tee simply be
cause 25 per cent of the field
never would have gotten past
that hole without committing
hari-kari.
Southern Hills at Tulsa,
where the Open was played
last year, was a magnificent
course. Hospitality led this
host club astray when it de
cided on new sand for its
traps and came up with a sili
cose mixture somewhat akin
to ladies' bath salts. Balls
actually rolled into one trap
and sank out of sight. ,
- "There is no question but
what the golfers can criticize
some aspects of some of the
courses," Dey admits. "After
all, no course is absolutely per
fect. But give us the benefit
of the doubt and admit that we
try our best to come as close
to perfection as possible.
"All we're asking is a funda
mental championship test.
What is that? Is it an easy
course where you can shoot
62 or 64? Or is it a fine
course where you reward good
shots and penalize poor ones?"
Specifies Standards
The fact is the USGA wants
the year's toughest test of golf
for the game's top title. Yet
it does specify general
standards. As example, on par
four holes the average width
of the fairway must be 32 to
35 yards with a "dollar" of
two-inch rough two yards
from the fairways. Beyond
that, the primary rough is
four to five inches deep.
On the greens, there is a 30-
inch dollar of chipping height
with a second six-foot collar
two inches deep and then
higher rough. This is to pena
lize the wayward approach
shot.
"We're going to make
Winged Foot at long as pos
sible," Dey reveals. "But we
are interested in seeing that
it is a good, fair course. Some
times we may have been some
what negligent and failed to
keep in touch beforehand with
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West States
were on American or ra
tional League rosters in 1954
but it's down to 36 this year,
a loss of 17.
New York, with three
major .league clubs, always
was a mecca for scouts. But
the Empire State, with the
Dodgers and Giants on the
opposite coast now, skidded
from 52 in 1954 to 42 this
year. North Carolina's num
bers dropped from 26 to 17.
By
OSCAR FRALEY
United Press
International
the changes the host club
have made.
"At times we have been as
surprised as the golfers and
have had to make adjust
ments. But I believe , that
everybody is going to be
happy at Winged Foot."
Not everybody. Only the
winner winds up "happy.
But, what the man didn't say,
everybody is going to have to
play the same course and
the man who wins this one
will, as usual, be a fine cham
pion. Drabowsky
To Pitch
At Giants
San Francisco - (UPD - Moe
Drabowsky, one of the Giants'
most beloved "cousins," takes
another shot at them tonight
when he goes to the mound
for the Chicago Cubs against
San Francisco's Johnny An
tonelli.
Drabowsky's lifetime record
against manager Bill Rigney's
maulers is one win and seven
defeats. They found him duck-
soup on several occasions last
years before he went home
with a sore arm.
Antonelli, who posted 1iis
first win last Friday in the
season-opener against the St.
Louis Cardinals, has the edge
on the Biuins with a 13-11
lifetime mark.
A gun named Ernie Banks
was the big factor Tuesday as
Chicago ruined the Giants'
home opener by defeating
them, 5-2, before a crowd of
22,485. Ernie, who led both
leagues last season with 47
home runs, got the range for
the first time Tuesday and
blasted a pair of round trip
pers with rookie George Alt
man on base. That was the
difference.
Rally Cut Qff
But the Giants, who won
more than 20 games in the
final inning last season and
already have pulled off the
trick twice this year, nearly
did it again Tuesday.
With one out in the ninth,
winner Dave Hillman began
to fade and Orlando Cepeda
singled off him. Hillman was
taken out in f avoi? of Don Els-
ton and then the pressure
really mounted. Felipe Alou
sent Cepeda to third witn a
single to center, his second hit
of the day. Daryl Spencer fan
ned but Elston loded the bases
by hitting Andre Rodgers. On
came iBob Schmidt. And the
burly catcher looked! at a
third strike to end it. -
Fourth Game Set
In Puck Playoff
Fort Wayne, Ind. -(UPS-Lou
isville and Fort Wayne meet
here tonight for the fourth
game in the best-of-seven In
ternational Hockey league
playoffs with the Rebels hold
ing a 2-1 margin.
Louisville went head in the
series here Monday night by
downing the Komets, 4-3, in
overtime.
George Ranieri knocked in
the winning goal with 1:05
left in the 10-minute sudden
death overtime period after
the Komets had knotted the
score with two goals in the
third period.
It was the goal of the night
for Ranieri, the league's lead
ing goal and point scorer with
60 goals and 122 points.
The Rebels jumped to an
early, 3-1, lead during the
first two periods, but Lennie
Ronson and rookie Bob Me
Cusker of the Komets evened
the game at 3-3 in the third
period.
Neither team has yet won
a playoff game on its own
ice. The Rebels took the
games here while the Komets
won the series opener at Louisville.
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SOC Slams OTI
For 5-1 Defeat
Ashland Jim McAbee got
the Raiders of Southern Ore
gon college off to a big start
in their defense of the Oregon
Collegiate conference base
ball title by slamming a line
drive homer in a game here
yesterday which the men of
SOC won 5-1 over Oregon
Tech.
McAbee, the steady Raider
catcher, was the top hitter of
the day with his four-bagger
and single in three trips. He
also scored twice and got
credit for one run batted in
and to cap his performance
he picked up a straying Owl
runner off second base.
Raider hurler, Dave D'Oli
vo, went the full nine innings
and gave up only four hits
without walking any of the
opposing .Owl batters.
The win for the Raiders
puts them in first place in the
OCC with a three game series
coming up Friday and Satur
day against Oregon College
of Education in Monmouth.
The OCE Wolves are current
ly in second place with a 1-1
record by virtue of a split
with Portland State.
SOC Scores First
Southern Oregon scored
first in the third inning on
McAbee's drive down the
left field line to take a 1-0
lead.
Again it was McAbee cross
ing the plate in the fifth in
ning after he had dragged the
ball down the third base line.
The Raider backstop was safe
but a desperate throw by the
Owl third sacker went wild
and McAbee was roosting
safely on second when the
ball was recovered.
Moments later the Owl
pitcher, Allan Leach, tried to
pick McAbee off second and
the ball went wild into cen
ter field. Result, McAbee now
on third. A fly ball to right
field off the bat of Larry
Maurer scored the every busy
McAbee.
SOC got two more tallies
in the sixth when Chuck Nevi
led off with a single to left.
Gordie Carrigan hit the ball
to the Owl shortstop and
they fumbled the ball at sec
ond trying to get Nevi and all
runners were safe.j D'Olivo
bunted with no outs but a bad
throw to first went wild and
Nevi scored with Carrigan
hustling into third.
McAbee, up to bat again,
walked to fill the bases but
on the next pitch Carrigan
took off for the plate and
Leach broke his motion and
balked to score Carrigan
safely.
Jack Kopacz was given a
life for the Raiders in the
eighth inning when the Owl
shortstop kicked the ball. Ko
pacz got second on a passed
ball and moved to third on
Maurer's infield out. Another
passed ball turned the trick
for the Raiders and they
scored their fifth and final
run of the game.
Tech Gels Lone Run
Oregon Tech got their lone
run in the fourth inning when
Stan Glass was safe on a field
er's choice at first. Virgil
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Winters followed with a
windblown fly that went for
a double and Glass scored
from first.
Nevi was the only other
hitter to get two hits, both
singles, for the Raiders be
sides McAbee. Jim Dietz and
Phil Sword got the remaining
two hits for the men of SOC.
Sword also saved the Raid
ers a run with a line shot
throw to the plate that drove
back the Owl runner to third
after the Raider rightfielder
had gobbled up a fly ball.
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Leach, Hueners (7), and Wilson;
D"01ivo and McAbee.
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New Bedford, Mass. (UPD
Jimmy Connors, 126 1 2, New Bed
ford, knocked out Bobby Davis,
131, New York (1).
Long Beach. Calif. (TJPI) Ra
mon Hernandez, 152, Juarez, Mexi
co, decisioned Mel Ferguson, 151,
Los Angeles tlO).
Honolulu (UPI) Stan Harring,
ton. 152. Honolulu, decisioned
Frankie Bielma, 149, Wilmington,
Calif. (10).
Sugar Ray
To Appear
In Court
New York -TOPD- Sugar Ray
Robinson finally was ready to
defend his title today - not
before a roaring fight crowd
at Yankee stadium but in a
quiet, high-ceilinged hearing
room in the state Supreme
Court building.
Lawyers , for the middle
weight champion are attempt
ing to prevent the New York
State Athletic commission
from stripping Sugar Ray of
his crown, which he has not
defended since he won it in
a return bout with Carmen
Basilio at Chicago in March
of last year.
Robinson's legal beagles in
stituted a "show cause" or
der against the commission,
Monday. The writ was return
able today. The presiding
judge will be Justice Saul
Streit, still remembered by
sports fans as the man who
handed down sweeping con
victions in the college basket
ball 'fix" trials eight ' years
ago.
Justice Streit is not ex
pected to issue a ruling today.
Such court tests frequently
are not decided for weeks or
even months. This is what
Robinson is gambling on, for
he claims he needs more time
to line up a promoter for his
next fight.
The athletic commission
was supposed to strip Robin
son of his title at a meeting
today if he failed to sign for
a fight with Basilio. The meet
ing was postponed pending a
ruling by the courts.
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McMurtry
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Portland - (UPD Heavyweight
Pat McMurty of Tacoma has
been signed for a 10-round
bout here April 27, Northwest
Sports Promotions announced
today.
Garvin Sawyer, a heavy
weight from Arnold, Pa., was
named as a likely opponent.
It will be McMurtry's first
fight here since 157 when he
defeated Carl (Bobo) Olson.
SIGN FOR BOUT
Hollywood - (UPD - Art Ara
gon of Los Angeles has been
matched with Joe Miceli of
New York for a 10-round bout
in Hollywood's Legion Sta
dium April 25. Miceli scored
a decision in a 1955 meeting
between the two welter
weights. New York - (UPD - Veteran
jockey Eddie Arcaro rode
ihree winners Tuesday at Ja
maica to raise his total to 13
victories in four days.
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college get back into action
tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m.
on the college courts here
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boldt State college.
Coach Skip Graham's de
fending Oregon Collegiate
conference champions will be
seeking their first win in
three matches thsi year.
Bob Gouley will be the top
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squad, tomorrow and Bruce
Merrill will play the second
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berth with the remaining two
spots to be named prior to
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urday morning against Or
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