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Newspaper Page Text2 B MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORO, ORG. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 19. ISfr Casey Stengel Has Few Places To Turn By FRED DOWN New York - (UPI) Halph Houk is In" as the Yankees' new manager but Casey Sten gel may be shut out as a base ball pilot at least until 1962 Those are the clear indica- tions today in the wake of the Yankees' dismissal of the 70- year-old Stengel who had led them to seven world chant' pionships and 10 American league pennants in the last 12 years. . . . , i Yankee president Dan Top ping is expected to follow up today or Thursday With the announcement of a new front- office setup which will oust 66-year-old general manager George Weiss in favor of younger blood and officially Install 41-year-old Houk in Stengel's old post. Want Younger Blood 1 ' All the changes are under stood to be solely dictated by a basic agreement between Topping and co-owner Del John Pesky To Manage At Seattle Boston-rtUPD-The Boston Red Sox today announced the re turn of their one-time-infield-er,! Johnny Pesky, to . the or ganization . as manager of ' their newest farm club, the Seattle Ralnlera of the Pacific Coast league. Pesky, who has been man aging in the Detroit Tiger farm system for the past five seasons, only once has failed to direct his club into the first division. His Lancaster club won the Eastern league pen nant in 1B5B and his Knox ville club took the South At lantic championship In 1969, - Pesky- was first signed by the Red Sox in 1939 and join ed the parent club in 1942 af ter batting .325 in the Ameri can association. In his first season with Boston, the short stop collected more than 200 hits and batted ,331. Three years in the Navy as a flier interrupted Pesky s rapid rise to major i league stardom but . he returned in 1946 to help . Boston to its American league pennant. He had 208 hits and a .335 bat ting average' that season. ' Pesky, a native of Portland, Ore., continued with the Red. Sox until 1952. Baker Eighth . In NCAA Stats ' New York - 01PD - Terry Baker of Oregon State ranks eighth In total offense and Dave Grayson of Oregon is eighth in rushing, NCAA sta tistics for college football players showed today. . 1 Baker has picked up 7)1 yards in five games running and passing. Grayson has 369 yards rushing in five games. . LEAD ATTENDANCE Montreal - (UPD - The Inter national league led the minor leagues in attendance for the fifth straight year this aeaton despite a post-war low of 1, 369,011 customers. The I960 total was a drop of 409,068 from the 1059 figure. INDIANS DROP PITCHER Cleveland - IUPD - Pitcher Jack Harshman, who played for five major league teams, was given his unconditional release Tuesday by the Cleve land Indians. Harshman had a 2-4 record with Cleveland this season and has an overall 69-65 mark In the majors. 4 80WQt $3.15P, Since Worthy of M your Trust mm urn immi siiakhi mm mtsur kiuu m lorati ir ihi mi i. HAM MIUM N CUWMI, MNTUCKT MM BEAM Webb to install younger men in the key positions. The team of Weiss and Stengel was the most successful in the history of baseball. The announcement that Houk, never more than a part time player but always recognized for his talents of leadership, will succeed Sten gel is expected to be made Thursday. Details of the new front-office setup, which prob ably will have Roy Hamcy and Jack White dividing Weiss' duties, may be held off a little longer. . Stengel;- meanwhile, found that his dismissal by the Yankees left him with sur prisingly few places to turn if he wishes to embark on a managerial career with a new club. Circumstances indicated that there just may be no place as a manager, at least in 1961, for the most success ful manager in the' game's annals. Has No Offers The San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers are the only teams who have yet to sign managers for next year and there was no firm offer from any one of them. That led to speculation that Casey may not be able to return as a manager until 1982 when the promised ex pansion of both leagues will Create at least four new open ings. But even there Stengel seemed to be met with great deference and respect - and lukewarm enthusiasm. Independently wealth y; Stengel certainly does not have to work but he made it clear Tuesday that he hod hoped to continue as manager of the Yankees next season and, by inference, wanted to remain In baseball some where. He was deeply -hurt by his dismissal. i Last Week Of General Deer Hunt Portland Oregon deer hunters have but one more week end to bag a deer dur ing the 1960 general deer sea son, with the season scheduled to close on Oct. 23. From all reports so far, the season has been, a good one in most sec tions of the state with only a .few? areas reporting rnediocre success.--; :- '- ,"-; Dry weather at the begin ning of the season hampered hunters, but the tempo of the hunt picked up from then on with rains and ' generally stormy conditions increasing the chance for success. Only In the Klamath country have conditions been dry through out Uie season, ' and hunter success appears to be lower than in previous years. . Limited Chance After this week endunsuc cessful hunters still have a limited chance of taking deer In several extended deer areas. Five areas will be avail able for unused deer tag hold ers in portions of the Rogue valley, Umpqua valley, Wil lamette valley, McKenzie unit, and portions of the Hood River and Wasco areas. A late season hunt will also be held along the White river, but this hunt is available for hunt ers holding Wasco unit per mits and unused deer tags. Hunters are urged to chock the big game synopsis for the dates of these late season hunts and the open area boundaries. Most of these ex tended hunts will be held on several week ends In Novem ber, with two areas extending into December. THI -Willi's FIHtST KtlRBOK Km tOUKSDK WKISKtY Jtfis;..jiijcg beam; M - I 11,1 'a tr Bi-rwi.mifcT mil ir I " ( - V J . J Itf-r 4 - M n& 4 - f 1 Wi A NATIONAL LOOP ALL-STAR Four members of the world champ Pittsburgh Pirates baseballers were named to the United Press International National league all-star Pirates, Four on By FRED DOWN United Press International New York -1UPB The world champion Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Braves placed four players each on the 1960 National League All- Star team named today by the United Press International. Second baseman Bill Maz croski, shortstop Dick Groat, outfielder Roberto Clemente and pitcher Vern Law were the Pirates honored while catcher-Del Crandall, third baseman Ed Mathews, out fielder Hank Aaron and pitch er Warren Spahn . were . the Braves selected on the squad Sport Parade New York - (UPD - They all hated to use the word "fired." Dan Topping, the usually urbane president of the Now York Yankees, was obviously embarrassed. Casey Stengel stood there grim, solemn and unsmiling. So it look them a long time to gel around to the unvar nished fact that the man who had won 10 penants and seven world championships in 12 years actually had the can tied to him. Topping read a prepared statement which gilded the lily they were placing in Bob Tichenal Coach of Week San Francisco - IUP11 - He coaches pro-type football at an amateur-type college. He recruits some of his football players from the track and field team. And he claims he's "lucky" to have playing for him the "world's smallest fullback." He's Bob (Titch) Tilchenal. head coach of San Jose State college, named by United Press International today as college football's "coach of the week. ' . Tilchenal's crew, a two- touchdown underdog, wreck ed Stanford, 34-20, Saturday and the Spartan rooters were so happy about it all that they engaged in a 45-mlnute free-for-all riot with the "en emies" from Stanford. While the coach didn't ap prove of the riot, he thinks spirit Is Important in any good athletic team. And he thinks style is just as Import ant. 'I believe in suiting the style of play to the type of players," says Tltchcnal, 43, tall, blond collar-ad type who played pro football for the Washington Redskins, San Francisco Forty Nlners and Los Angeles Dons. "This year happen to hive a lot of speed, so we are using the pro- type spread T-formation," Ducks Undergo Defense Drill Eugene - UIPD - The Oregon football team spent its entire practice on defense here Tues day. The Ducks, who play Cali fornia at Berkeley, Calif., Sat urday, worked out two hours on both rushing and passing defense. The Oregon coaching staff said reserve ends John Polo and Dale Herron would defi nitely miss the California game with Injuries. Injured tackle Riley Mattson has also been declared out, CLOSURE RESCINDED Portland-UIPI) - - The State Game Commission said today It has rescinded the emerg ency closure on that part of Ochoco creek from th base of the Ochoco dam to a point 450 feet below, The closure was set in April. The commis sion said angling In that por tion of the stream will be legal during the rest of the fishing seasons. Braves Each Have National of eight regulars and two pitchers. First baseman Norm Larker of the Los Angeles Dodgers and center fielder Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants were the other players picked by the UPI's 24-man board of experts composed of three writers or radio broadcasters from each city in the league, Baals Out Banks The closest race was a short stop where Groat, who won the NL batting crov n with a .325 mark, beat out Chicago Cub shortstop Ernie Banks by a tt-itt. The vote also was closd at first base where Lark- By . JACK CUDDY United Press International Casey's hands. He said that Casey "reluctantly' 'signed a two-year contract two years ago; they hoped he'd get into the Hall of Fame swiftly and that he was getting a $160,000 "bonus." Casey Flares Up It took the usually garru lous Stengel a long time to get into conversational gear. But then, gruffly and with a white heat flaring In his voice, he laid it on the line: , "I was told that my serv ices would not be desired any longer.' He rambled on and he an swered a host of questions and It became obvious that Casey might have been permitted to stay on as a figurehead man ager. "If I had stayed, I'd have wanted a two-year contract," he said. "I, wanted to stay managing. But I told them if I wouldn't have 100 per cent control I wouldn't stay. They wanted me out for a new and younger system. That's the best excuse they have." The voice dripped with acid. "Was I fired? I'll draw you a picture.. They" wanted to make changes. They knew my work was fairly good. They were satisfied with the return financially. But I .don't own the club; Maybe I'd have had the same feeling as Topping if I owned the club.'' Has No Plans Where does he go from here, this 70-year-young man who has spent his life in base ball? "I have no plans," Casey grunted. "But Mrs. Stengel thinks I'm a good manager. Certainly I've lasted longer with her than I did with the Yankees." Would he consider manag ing the embryo New York team in the National league? "I never talk about a job until it's offered to me," he shot back. ' . If us worth driving il's worth DU PONT ftimrn nti Ntvtlf unHin Hnn rnLtLL Only Du Pont "Telar" .... got! In tor Keeps! It j a chemical armor. Contains Color ChecK to watcn your cooling tyinm . for you. Only $5 per gallon for the ultimate cooling system protection I aggregation. They are, from left, Dick Groat, shortstop; Vern Law, pitcher; Bill Mazcroski, second baseman, and Roberto Clemente, outfielder. (UPI Telephoto) All - Star Groat in the batting race, beat out Joe Adcock of the Braves, 12 votes to 9. Aarori and Mays were unanimous choices for out field positions and Mazeroski, the Pirates' World Series hero, received all but one vote in the balloting for second baseman. The only pitchers besides Law and Spahn to receive votes were Ernie Broglio, who won 21 games, and Lindy Mc Daniel, star relief hu'rler, both of the St. Louis Cardinals. Comets Play On Saturday Central Point -The Crater High school Comets will shift their football home temporar ily to the Medford stadium this week end for a Southern Oregon conference "crucial" with Grants Pass. The game will be on Satur day night, Oct. 22. It will be the only football game fea tured in the Rogue valley that evening. . Coach Leonard Warren's Comet eleven will seek its first league victory of the sea son after dropping the Dis trict 6 A-l opener to Medford Subpena Served Blinky Palermo Washington -(UPD- Frank (Blinky) Palermo, alleged underworld controller of box ing, was .listed today as the 12th person subpenacd to tes tify in December during the Senate's investigation of the fight game. . The subpena was served Tuesday in Philadelphia, Palermo a home city. 1 During preliminary hear ings in i June, Palermo was identified as "the chief field lieutenant of Frankie Carbo, the underworld czar of box ing." Sen. Estes Kefauver (D- Tenn.), heads the Senate anti trust and monopoly subcom mittee and is investigating boxing to determine whether legislation should be rec ommended to put the sport under federal control. SADDENED , Los Angeles - (UPD - Sad dened by the probable season- long losses of halfback Bob Levington and end Luther Hayes and the serious Injury to speedy back Lynn Gasklll, Southern California head coach John McKay worked his team out lightly Tuesday In sweat clothes. Guard Mike McKeever did not practice. He's still recovering from a sinus infection that made him lose weight and miss the Cal game. The Trojans have a bye this week end. rlelar- ii in mjTimrr7r never needs draining in properly . . . a summer coolant, loo. n ru-proui Stengel No 3 On Giant List , San Francisco - (UPD - Casey Stengel is No. 3 on the list of mangerial prospects for the San Francisco Giants, Presi dent Horace Stoneham said today. Stoneham, returning from a meeting of the National league in Chicago, said he had two fine men as top prospects for the job as 1960 manager of the Giants. "But both these men are under contract to other clubs and I can't dicker with them until I get the club owners' approval," he said. However, if we fail to land either - of the two men we have in -mind,1 then we hope to contact Stengel." GP Cavemen at Med ford two weeks ago. Grants Pass will fight to stay in confer ence contention for its big game with Medford Nov. 4. Comparative scores indicate the two teams are fairly even ly matched. The Comets of Central Point will have the added in centive of seeking their init ial football victory over the Cavemen. All seats for the game will be general admission. There will be no reserved sections. Price range will include adult, student, and children's tickets. Shifting of the game to Medford will provide more adequate seating for the large crowd anticipated. The Satur day night scheduling also will enable fans interested to see both the Medford-Reno tilt on the previous night and the Crater-Grants Pass tangle. Oregon State . Closes Gates Corvallis, Ore. - IUPD - Ore gon State's football team, drilled behind closed gates, working on defense for the second straight day , Tuesday in preparation for Saturday afternoon's titanic battle against Washington in Port land. Statistics released Tuesday showed that soph tailback Terry Baker, who moved for 284 yards last Saturday against Idaho, has picked up 711 yards in five games. The Beaver all-time total offense record is 1,082 yards set by Joe Francis in 1957. Baker has played five games and has five to go. TWO SIDELINED Pullman - (UPD - Halfback Ted Cano and guard "Wild Bill" Barry will be out of action for the Washington State Cougars Saturday when the team hosts College of Pa cific here. Injuries have side lined both players. Cougar coach Jim Sutherland had his team drilling on fundamen tals and going through dum my scrimmage in Tuesday's two hour workout. FIRST & ONLY O SUMMER a COOLANT operating cooling system. It i : - t .. I ujil ovmy onBiii mm MEPWBaUSkrTEiBOW Washington Choice Over Beaver Eleven New York !UPD Eight of the nation's 10 top-ranked college football teams are fa vored in Saturday's games. Fifth- ranked Minnesota and eighth-ranked Purdue are both underdogs Minnesota by 1V4 points to Michigan and Purdue by seven points to Iowa, the nation's No. 1 team. ' : Second-ranked Mississippi Willamette Rated 10th Kansas City, Mo. -(UPD- Le noir Rhyne College of North Carolina kept its No. 1 rat ings in the National Associa tion of Inter-collegiate Ath letics (NAIA) football poll this week, but Southern Illi nois University moved closer from its second position. Both teams have 5-0 marks, but Southern Illinois' deci sive 52-8 victory over Eastern Illinois last week pulled the second-ranked team within 15 points of Lenoir Rhyne in the balloting. Lenoir Rhyne received 261 points in the poll, while Southern Illinois had 246. Humboldt State of Califor nia, also with a 5-0 record, moved up one notch into third place this week, and Southeast Louisiana State moved up two places into fourth. Whitworth of Washington retained its No. 5 ranking, and last year's NAIA cham pion, , Texas A&I, was in sixth place. Florida A&M moved up six places into sev enth, with Idaho State eighth, Willamette of Oregon ninth and Langston of Oklahoma tenth. when leaves of brown come tumbling down . . . make it the light touch of Rainier... beer with - the right touch of taste... clear and crisp jas.the U,!ea.son JiX season itself! Set How Fin. Beer Is Mad. (Pi y-gS is a nine-point choice over Arkansas, fourth -ranked Navy is 21 points over Penn sylvania,' sixth-ranked Mis souri is 14 points over Iowa 'te and seventh-ranked Baylor is 15 points over Tex as oc Third-ranked Syracuse and nint-ranked Washington are such heavy favorites over West Virginia and Oregon State that New York odds makers refuse to quote a line. The odds on other major games by sections: , East: Holy Cross 1 over Columbia, Yale 13 V4 over Colgate, Princeton 7 over Cornell. ' South: Duke 2 over Clem son, Georgia Tech 6 over Tu lane, North Carolina 3 over South Carolina, Alabama 7 over Houston, Auburn 6 over Miami, Fla., Kentucky 1 over Georgia, Wake Forest 2V4 over Maryland, LSU 6 over Florida. Midwest: Illinois 1 over Penn State,, Northwestern 13 over Notre Dame, Ohio State 7V4 over Wisconsin, Michigan State 10 over Indiana. , Souhiwesi: Rice I over Texas, Texas Tech 7 over SMU, Kansas 10 over Okla homa State, Pittsburgh 2 over Texas Christian. West: UCLA 18V4 over Stanford, Oregon 6 over Cali fornia, Colorado 4 over Ne braska, Wyoming 6 over Air Force. Seattle - IUPD - There are still some changes being made In the Washington Husky line up'by coach Jim Owens. Full back Joe Jones is now work ing with the first-string ahead of Ray Jackson and end John Meyers has regained his Rose Bowl starting position. 5 f A, Visit Sicka- Rainw Brewing Co., Seattle I Spokane, Wath. . Since 1?8: Bill Kilmer In Offense Paces Big 5 San Francisco - (UPD - Bil Kilmer has played only thre games, but statistics releasei today show that the flash UCLA tailback leads the Bi Five in total offense. Kilmer has picked up 91 yards rushing and 523 yard passing for a 618-yard total Charley Mitchell, Washingtoi soph, leads in rushing witl 261 yards and California quat terback Randy Gold has toss ed 82 passes and complete) 46 for 545 yards to lead ii passing. Gold and Mitchell h a v played In five games to Kil mer's three. Stanford, winless in fiv outings, has two individua leaders. Gary Craig has punl ed 23 times for a 41-yari average. Skip Face has caugh 12 passes for 109 yards ti lead that department. George Pierovich of Call fornia tops the scorers witl 30 points. In team statistics Washington leads in total ol fense, rushing offense, scoi ing defense. UCLA is tops il total defense, passing offens and passing defense. . TACKLE WORKS OUT Stanford, Calif. - (UPD - Up set-minded Stanford, drillim hard : for the forthcomini Tirr.A hattle. rjracticed fo two and a half hours Tuesdaj and finished up under tin lights. Good news for th Hards was that tackle and co captain Dean Hinshaw work ed out in pads for the firs time since he was injured ii ho spnnnrt tame of the vear Only fullback Skip Face, hu'r against San Jose, was miss ing. He is expected to set some action against the Bru ins, however. LEE RIDERS Fer the Family Gibson Saddlery ' 225 Wesr 6th :