TUESDAY. JANUARY 12. 1963
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WINS AWARD Ray Hickok, left, presents
the 13th annual S. Rae Hickok "rPofessional
Athlete of the Year" award to Los Angeles
Dodgers' shortstop Maury Wills during Ro
chester, N.Y, Press-Radio club dinner last
night. (UPI)
Maury Wills Honored
As Pro Athlete of Year
For Stolen Base Record
Rochester, N.Y.-MPIHMaury
Wills, all decked out in a
new $10,000 diamond-studded
belt, said today he might try
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to break his all-time record
of 104 stolen bases this year.
"It depends on a number
of things," Wills said. "I'll
have to play it by ear."
The 29-year-old Los An
geles Dodgers' shortstop, pre
sented with the . Hickok belt
Monday night after being
voted the "Professional Ath
lete of the Year", for 1962
by the nation's sportswriters
and broadcasters, drew a tre
mendous ovation at the
Rochester Radio-Press Club
dinner.
Glossing over his 104 stol
en bases last year - a total
that eclipsed the previous
modern one-season record of
96 set by Ty Cobb - Wills,
who batted .290, said he
would have been prouder
had he won the National
league batting crown.
"If I led the league In
batting, even if with only a
.200 average, I would be more
proud of that than I am of
mv stolen base record," he
sa id.
Wills was a comfortable
winner of the belt over golfer
Arnold Palmer, who finished
second, and fullback Jim Tay
lor of the Green Bay Packers,
who wound up third.
The fleet Dodger shortstop
received 56 first-place votes
and a total of 231 points in
the balloting to 41 first-place
votes and 180 points for
Palmer, who was the 1960
winner. Taylor had 12 first
place votes and 96 points.
Without making it sound
like bragging. Wills said he
could have stolen even more
bases lest year but started
slow.
'I had no Intention of going
for the record during the
early part of the season," he
explained, "but I started
stealing bas-cs because our at
tack for a long while was poor
and it became a must for me
to get on bn.se, steal and score
on a single."
Clay Says He'll KO
Powell In 3 Rounds
Pittsburgh - IUPII - Casslus
Clay winds up drills today for
his 10-round bout with Char
lie Powell then plans to relax
"until the annihilation is
over."
Clay, who had previously
forecast he Would kayo the
former professional football
star in five rounds Thursday
night, lowered the prediction
by two rounds todny because
Powell "has been popping
off." And the unpredictable
former Olympic heavyweight
champ from Louisville chose
rhyme to express his views.
"All clowns in three
rounds," Clay quipped.
Roadster
Show Plans
About Set
Final plans are being made
for the 1963 edition of the
M e d f o r d Roadster show,
scheduled for Feb. 9-10 at the
Medford Armory.
Nearly 30 of the best custom-built
cars, rods, and
dragsters representing four
states will be on public ex
hibition. Entries are coming
from such distant points as
Seattle, Reno, and San Francisco.
Show officials estimate the
total value of all cars entered
will exceed $150,000. Muny of
the owners have invested
thousands of dollars and un
told hours of work in build
ing the hand-crafted cars.
Among features is the na
tionally famous Glass Slipper
dragster from Sacra m e n t o,
Calif. Another outstanding
entry from California is the
"Redhead" streamliner out of
Redding. Just last August this
sleek racer sped to more than
300 miles per hour in compe
tition on the Bonneville salt
flats in Utah.
The Medford event marks
the first time the two cars
will be seen together in an
auto show.
A special feature of this
year's show again will be a
division for model car build
ers. Movies of several types
of auto racing will be shown.
Deadline for entering the
model competition is Feb. 5.
Additional Information on the
model division may be had by
writing Medford Roadster
Show, P. O. Box 1581, Med
ford.
Reserves Being Sold
For Crater-GP Scrap
Central Point - Some 40 re
served seats are still available
for the Crater Grants Pass
high basketball game here
this Saturday..
Athletic Director Don Mil
ler said that the tickets may
be bought at the high school
office. No telephone orders
will be accepted. The tickets
cost $1.25.
Miller reported that the GP
Crater sophomore game which
had been planned for Satur
day night, has been reset for 7
p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29. Russ
Werner, who coaches the
Grants Pass sophs, is head
track coach of the Cavemen
and will take a group to the
indoor meet at Portland on
Saturday.
BAKER HONORED
Eugene -IUPU- To the sur
prise of no one Terry Baker
of Oregon State was named
by the Oregon club Monday
as the outstanding athlete who
played against an Oregon var
sity team during 1962.
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Southern Oregon
Entertains Owls
Ashland - Southern Ore
gon will be host here this eve
ning to Oregon Technical In
stitute for Oregon Collegiate
conference basketball.
It will be the second of
four meetings slated between
the two teams this season. OTT
won last week at Klamath
Falls. That score was S6-82.
Oregon Tech Is 3-0 in the
loop and Southern Oregon
4-3.
This was SO Coach Ted
Schopf's comment concerning
tonight's scramble:
"Although we have seen a
couple of defeats, including
the one to Oregon Tech, we
feel we are already better
prepared to meet the Owli
and hope to have strengthen
ed our defense since we met
them last week."
Last week'i contest began
slow but before half was over,
defenses had broken wide
open and the barrage of scor
ing was on. 6-6 Sammie
Smith was a big man on the
boards for OTI, giving his
team a wide margin in the
rebounding. Dave Hughes,
Jerry Shults and Larry Minks
spurred the Red Raider cause.
Southern Oregon split with
Portland State at Portland
last week end.
Stanford Rated
Top Team On West
Coast This Week
By United Press International
Stanford's double win over
Washington had the experts
convinced today that the
Cards were the finest basket
ball team west of Arizona
State.
The Indians, now 12-3 on
the year and 3-0 in the Big
Six, were rated ninth in the
latest UPI poll. Oregon State
was No. 12, UCLA No. 14 and
Seattle among the honorable
mentions.
The Arizona State quintet
led all western squads with
a national fifth place ranking.
Stanford had dropped out
of the top 10 by looking mis
erable at the Los Angeles
Classic tournament the final
week of last year. Since then
has come an Indian split with
the tough Oregon State five
and the sweep against Wash
ington.
The Cards now lead the Big
Six by two full games and ap
pear to have their best shot
at winding up in the NCAA
regional championships since
1942, when they went on to
win the national title.
But as Howie Dallmar. alar
of that 1942 team who now
coaches the Indians, said
nervously Monday, "It's nine
(fames and more than 700
miles to Provo. Utah, wrier
the NCAA rpffinnnl. will ho
held this year."
Action is lifflit this week
as semester finals again cut
into the schedule. In one isnm
Monday night, Nevada South
ern made its record 13-2 with
an 82-74 defeat of VrVelmin.
ster at Salt Lake. Silas Stepp
of the winners and Gary Bliss
of the losers each meshed 20.
Dick Florey
Re-Elected
Central Point-Dick Florey,
president of the Medford
Kart ways was reelected pres
ident by unanimous vote at
the regular meeting on Fri
day, Jan. 13.
Other officers elected and
installed were Rick Barnes,
vice president; Jim Smith, sec
retary, and Bob Swindler,
scrgeant-at-arms. Elected to
the board were Eugene Aus
tin, Art Savard and Chuncey
Florey.
Among matters discussed
were possible affiliation of
the club with International
Kart Ways associati.n. Fu
ture races with other clubs,
safely rules, and the recent
invitation extended the club
to participate in racing the
karts on ice at Hyatt lake.
Thus ice racing has been con
ducted by clubs in the eastern
part of the country for some
time.
Following the business
meeting, Dick Florey showed
movies of recent races con
ducted by the club.
Trophy winners in Sunday races
were;
Second claw Rick Barnes, ftritj
Ted Jenaen. Happy Camp.
Third claaa Ben Nora. Ilrat,
Shady Cove; Clarence Stiver, Rose
burn, second.
Fourth c I a s f Shirley Ralnev,
ftrst: Wayne Maxey, Roaeburg,
second.
Boya Junior division Dous Jo.
hannaon. flrat: Gary Austin, second.
Ted Jensen, president of the
Happy Camp club, drove Sunday
with the Medford club.
Meanwhile, latest Big Six
scoring figures showed a tight
race with Gordy Martin of
USC in the lead. He has hit
74 points in four games for
an 18.5 average.
Stanford's Tom Dose (17.6)
and Don Clemetson (16.3) and
Washington's Ed Corell (16.1)
and Dale Easley (13.8) are not
far behind.
The West Coast Athletic
conference was idle last week
so smooth Steve Gray held
his huge lead. The St. Mary's
ace has hit 52 points in two
games for a 26.0 average. Pep
perdine's Bob Warlick is a dis
tant second with 33 points in
two contests for a 17.5 mark.
Prep Cage.
Teams Vie
This Week
Grants Pass, Klamath Falls
and Crater each see service
twice this week end and Med-1
ford and Ashland each appear
on the mapleboards once In
Southern Oregon conference
basketball.
The Rogue league will have
a slate of six games. Crater
will go to Ashland and Klam
ath Falls to Grants Pass on
Friday in the Southern Ore
gon loop. On Saturday Med
ford eoes over the humn in
Klamath Falls and Grants
Pass meets Crater at Central
roint.
Rogue leaffue FriHav frames
are Lakevlew at Henley,
Rogue River at Sacred Heart
and Eaele Point at St. Marva
Saturday schedule is Sacred
Heart at Lakevlew, St. Mary s
at Illinois Valley and Phoenix
at Rogue River.
Class B Schools
On the Class B from Butte
Falls Will be at Culver nn
Friday and at Sisters on Sat
urday. Prospect will entertain
the Phoenix junior varsity on
Friday.
Action this evening is 10
be Butte Fails at Eagle Point
against the End reserve.
and Prospect at Grants Pass
in opposition to the Caveman
Junior varsity. Ashland fresh
men were scheduled for Eagle
Point this afternoon.
Thursday frosh games will
be Joseph Lane, Ro?eburg,
against Crater at Central
Point and Eagle Point at
Phoenix. On Friday the Hed
rick ninth, eighth and seventh
Red basketball clubs go to
Ashland and McLoughlln
Black seventh vies at Hed
rick Green. Crater freshmen
are scheduled for Klamath
Falls on Saturday. .
Drews' Cagers Trim
Glendale SOIBL Club
Drews' manstore defeated
Glendale In a Southern Ore
gon Independent Basketball
league game at Glendale on
Sunday. Score was 82 to 76.
Jim Allen, Glendale had 25
points. For Drews' Dave Gra
ham totaled 18, John Payne
17 and Mike Hood 14.
Major league-Baseball Newt Roundup
Morning Coffee Helps Vic Power Agree
To Terms With Twins; Others aign too
Br MILTON RICHMAH
UPI Sports Writer
Ever notice what that morn
ing coffee does for some peo
ple? Changes their personality
completely.
It worked wonders Monday
for club president Calvin Grif
fith and first baseman Vic
Power of the Minnesota
Twins.
Shortly after both had their
coffee at a civic group break
fast in Minneapolis, Griffith,
feeling In a much better
mood, jokingly told the gath
ering he wasn't sure how to
introduce Power because he
still hadn't agreed to terms.
"I guess I'll just have to
say, 'Here is Vic Power'," said
Griffith.
Whereupon the Minnesota
first baseman leaped up from
his seat and said;
"Okay, I agree to terms,
but give me a good Introduc
tion." The obliging Griffith got
up, made the introduction all
over again and really poured
it on.
That did It. And all It took
was that morning coffee.
Power, who, batted 290 last
season, hit 16 home runs and
drove in 63 runs, was given
a raise that boosted his sal
ary in the neighborhood of
S30.000.
To the vrctors belong the
spoils, but those Los Angeles
Dodgers "losers" aren't doing
too badly, either.
Relievers Ed Roebuck and
Ron Perranoski, two of six
Dodger players to sign, re
ceived "substantial increases"
and none of the other four,
Bob Miller, Joe Moeller, Phil
Ortega and rookie Bill Sing
er, were asked to take a cut
Roebuck agreed for an esti
mated $20,000 and Perranoski
for approximately $18,000.
General manager Buzzie Ba
vasi said the club was pursu
ing Its policy of rewarding
players who had good sea
sons, and since the Dodgers
enjoyed their greatest attend
ance in history last year many
of the raises are good-sized
ones.
The Chicago White Sox
also signed six of their play
ers and now have a total of
16 under contract. Latest
slgnees were catchers Sherm
Lollar and Camilo Carreon
and pitchers Mike Joyce, Dom
Zanni, Andy Rubilotta and
Jim Norris.
Donovan Rewarded
Dick Donovan, a 20-game
winner, agreed to terms with
the Cleveland Indians after
receiving a sizeable pay boost,
while veteran southpaw Don
Mossi, who won 1 1 games last
year, signed his 1963 contract
with the Detroit Tigers.
Donn Clendenon, expected
to be Pittsburgh's regular
first baseman', returned his
signed contract to the Pirates
as did pitcher Bob Veale, who
set an International league
record with Columbus last
Aug. 10 by striking out 22
batters in a game against Buf
falo. The Pirates have satis
fied 18 of their, players so
far. '
Infielder Wayne Causey be
came the seventh member of
the Kansas City A's to okay
terms, and the Washington
Senators corralled three
rookie pitchers - Jim Hannan,
Jack Jenkins and Jim Duckworth.
Pittsburgh (UPD Danny
Murtaugh sees the St. Louis
Cardinals as the darkhouse in
the 1963 Notional league pen
nant race.
The Pittsburgh Pirate skip
per held forth at a luncheon
Monday and opined that the
Cardinals' hitting could
squeak them into the winner's
circle.
"This is a good league,"
Murtaugh said. "Any team
can win it If a couple players
get hot." .
"The Cardinals are going
to have a good hitting ball
club," he said, adding that
their flag chances hinge on
the recovery of pitcher Bob
Gibson from an ankle injury.
The team to beat, Mur
taugh said, is the San Fran
cisco Giants. He said the Cin
cinnati Reds and Los Angeles
Dodgers "are right up there
with them."
REDS HAVE PITCHING
Huntington, W. Va. -lUPB
Phil Seghi, farm director of
the Cincinnati Reds, said Mon
day night he feels his club
will be a strong contender for
the 1963 National league pen
nant because of its strong
pitching staff.
Seghi made the observation
during an address at the 18th
annual West Virginia Sports
writers Association's Victory
Awards Dinner. Football great
Red Grange also addressed
the dinner, which honored
West Virginia's outstanding
figures and teams.
Seghi said the return of
third baseman Gene Freese,
who suffered a broken ankle
last year, would help the
Reds. However, he said
Tommy Harper of San Diego
may give Freese a run for
the third-base position.
STADIUM CONTROVERSY
Pittsburgh - OJPD - The con
troversy over a proposed $23
million municipal stadium
was in a state of suspension
today despite a pledge by the
Pittsburgh Pirates that they
are capable of meeting their
financial obligations.
- A meeting between skepti
cal Allegheny County Com
missioners and directors of
the Allegheny Conference on
Community D e v e 1 o pment,
wht planned the project, was
at least two days off.
The stadium issue has be.!
come a torrid topic here in:
the past three days since a'
suggestion by Democratic'
Pnmmissinnpra Willln- -
McClelland and John E. Mc-i
Grady that other methods of'
financing be explored. .
The county has been called
upon for $5.7 million to help!
underwrite the project, which'
will cost a total of $45 million
including land acquisition. '.
McClelland and McGrady"
said they had misgivings:
about the plan and wanted
to be certain the stadium's'
operators, the Pirates, would
be able to meet rental and
bond payments. They alsoi
wanted assurances the club'
would share with the city'
and county any excess In pro.!
fits over what is now antlcl-:
pated. -
Loyola Squeaks By Ohio
University By 80 to 72
By United Press International
Those breathers can some
times become exhausting for
that high-scoring Loyola of
Chicago basketball machine.
Loyola, second-ranked team
in the nation, had a country
wide best average of 99 points
a game going into Monday
night's seemingly easy en
counter against Ohio Univer
sity and had all it could do
to gain an 80-72 victory and
preserve the Ramblers' per
fect record.
The score was the second
lowest of the season for Loy
ola and could have meant the
end of a 16-game streak if
the Ohioans didn't run out of
gas in the late stage., of the
Lavorante Gets
Wheelchair for
Rehabilitation
Los Angeles - (UPD - Injured
Argentine heavyweight Ale
jandro Lavorante, still in a
coma four months after being
knocked out in the boxing
ring, has been given a special
$700 wheelchair to help in
his rehabilitation.
The firm of Everest-Jennings
donated the chair, tai
lored especially to fit t man
of Lavorante's size and in
cluding special features to as
sist him.
Attendants at California
Lutheran hospital said the
26-year-old fighter has 'n re
cent weeks been able to sit
up, work occasionally on
parallel bars and eat despite
the serious brain damage that
left him in a coma.
His doctors explained the
actions are by reflex rather
than conscious effort.
Lavorante, who has under
gone three brain operations
since the Sept. 21 bout in
which he was floored by
Johnny Rlggins of San Fran
cisco, never regained consci
ousness from the knockout.
DEATH TAKES WRESTLER
Los Angclcs-lllPD-Gus Pap
pas, 81, middleweight wres
tling champion from 1916 to
1922, died Sunday. Pappas
began wrestling in 1910 and
won the championship from
Lonney Ajax six years later
in Chicago.
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game.
Ohio U, trailing 39-36 at
halftime, caught up to Loyola
with 14 minutes remaining
at 52-all. But the Bobcats
faded at this point and the
Ramblers scrambled back in
front for good.
Jerry Harkness, Loyola's
leading scorer, tallied .20
points. Stacy Bunton paced
the 'Cats with 16 points.
Iowa, a surprise winner
over Ohio State Saturday,
notched its third straight Big
Ten Conference triumph by
edging Michigan' State 60-39,
and Notre Dame breezed past
Purdue, 96-86, in the only
other major games on a slim
schedule.
Glendale Edges
Sambo's 71-69
In SOIBL Tilt
Glendale edged Sambo's in
a close Southern Oregon In
dependent league basketball
tilt at McLoughlln last night.
The score was 71 to 69.
Jim Allen of Glendale was
high point man of the game
with 21. Jack Berline had 17
for Glendale, Glen Blevins
16 and Brock Lewis 15.
High scorer for Sambo's was
Dick Griffin with 18 points.
George Clearwater had 14.
Sambo'a (69) Wooton 2. Clear
water H. Amerde 7. McCay 8,
Waddle 7, Serak . Harper. Grif
fin It. Puhl 7.
Glendale (711 Allen 11. Blevins
IS, Lewis 19, Berline 17. Steer
saa, Allen 2.
GURNEY TAKES RACE
Riverside, Calif. -flIPD- Dan
Gurney-ex-motorcycle racer,
Grand Prix sports car driver,
and Indianapolis 300 driver -finally
won a big race in his
old hometown in a stock car.
Taking a 1963 Ford around
the curvy, 2.7-mlle Riverside
Raceway at the average speed
of 84.96 miles an hour, Gur
ney won the $66,243 River
side 500-mile stock car race
Sunday.
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JANUARY 27TH Weekend Issue
VAUGHN MEADER:
He'd Rather Be a Riot
V 3 Than President
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who are the subject of his devastating impersonations.
J. EDGAR HOOVER
tells of his "Appointment
with Destiny"
Corruption was rampant in
the Bureau of Investigation
in 1924, when its 29-vear.
old assistant director was summoned to a fateful
interview with the Attorney General.
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