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Twin Pilot Doesn't Say
Yes or No, But Does Feel
Maybe Club Can Take NY
By LEO H. PETERSEN
UPI sporls Editor
Orlando, Fla. - tUPIl - Man
ager Sam Mele doesn't say yes
and doesn't say no but he
does say maybe to the blunt
question of whether his amaz
ing Minnesota Twins can take
the world champion New
York Yankees this year.
The Twins astounded
everyone, including the Yan
kees, by finishing second last
year. The natural question
people are asking Mele now
is whether they can beat the
Yankees.
"Let's be realistic," says
the Minnesota manager, "the
Yankees are no pushovers for
anyone. They had an off-year
last season and still won.
"By the same token, I cer
tainly am not pessimistic. We
have some fine looking ball
players on this club. Who
knows? No one expected us
to finish as high as we did
last year. I'm not saying the
Yankees can't be beaten. And
if they can be, I think this is
the club that can do it."
Bristle With Power
The Twins are bristling
with power with such men as
Harmon Killebrew, Bob Al
lison, Vic Power, Richie Rol
lins and Jim Lemon, who ap
pears completely recovered
from shoulder surgery.
Minnesota's pitching staff,
bulwarked by 20-game win
ner Camilo Pascual, isn't half
bad either although it tends
to be predominantly left
handed. Ten of the 18 pitchers
on the roster are southpaws
as well as two others who are
in camp for a look.
Three of the left-handers
who figure to be starters
along with Pascual are Jim
Kaat, Jack Kralick and Dick
Stigman.
Kaat had an 18-14 record
last year, Kralick won 12
games and lost 11, and Stig
man was the most pleasant
surprise of all, winning 12
games and dropping only five.
Two other starting pitchers
may come from among hold
overs Lee Strange and Joe
Bonikowski and r o o k i e i
Gerry Arrigo, Garry Roggen
burk and Fred Lasher.
Seeks Right-Handeri
"Everyone says we're
weighed down with left-handed
pitchers," Mele declared,
examining the club's roster.
"I can't see where that is go
ing to handicap us to any
great extent. Naturally, we're
looking for some more right
handed pitching but we're not
barring the door to any lefthanders."
Mele realizes there is a
general tendency to consider
the Twins' success of last
year as a temporary condition
and that his club will be
watched especially closely
this year to see whether or
not it slips backward.
Third baseman Rich Rol
lins and second baseman Ber
nie Allen, both of whom had
brilliant seasons last year.
will be watched particularly
closely by most fans.
Here To Stay
"I wouldn't worry about
either of those two boys,"
Mele said. "They're here to
stay. Rollins has come into
camp with a wonderful atti
tude - he wants to do even
better than he did last year
and Allen feels the same
way."
Rollins hit 16 homers last
season, drove in 96 runs and
wound up with a .298 batting
average after hitting over
.300 for most of the year. Al
len had 12 homers, 64 RBI's
and a .269 mark.
Mele isn't worried about
shortstop with Zoilo Versalles
on hand or about first base
with Vic Power there.
And with slugging Kille
brew, Allison and Lenny
Green in the outfield, plus
Lemon, he's quite satisfied
with that department also. He
also has one of the best
catchers in the business in
Earl Battey.
"Just say I'm quietly con
fident," says Mele. It's easy
to see why.
Pro Basketball
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
United Press International
Eastern Division
W. L.
x Boston .1 - 53 21
Syracuse .................. 45 29
Cincinati .. 38 38
New York 20 53
x Clinched divisional title.
Western Division
Santa Clara
Holds WCAC
Hoop Lead
United Preit International
Santa Clara leads the West
Coast Athletic conference bas
ketball race today, but USF
gets a chance to tie things up
tonight.
The Broncs made their
mark 9-2 Tuesday night by
bouncing hapless University
of Pacific 79-62 at San Jose.
Gene Shields, an underrated
performer who has sparked
the Bronco's late-season surge,
hit 22 points to lead Santa
Clara.
Dick Davey had 20 for the
losers, who have lost 11
straight WCAC games.
USF, which has an 8-2
mark, hosts San Jose state in
action tonight.
Then on Saturday, Santa
Clara is at USF in a show
down battle for all the mar
bles. In other contests Tuesday
night, Pepperdine clubbed
Loyola 73-55. Diminutive Lee
Tinsley had 19, Harry Dinnel
16 and Bob Warlick 15 to lead
the Waves, who lost their first
five WCAC games but ended
with a 6-6 mark.
Pepperdine wound up with
a 15-10 season mark, but still
was a disappointment since
the waves were defending
WCAC champs and acquitted
themselves well in the 1962
Western regional tourney.
With almost their entire team
back, Pepperdine followers
had hoped for another big sea
son.
Loyola was 3-9 in the league
and 10-17 for the year.
Cal Western earned the
right to represent Southern
California in the NAIA small
college basketball tournament
by whipping Occidental 66-38
in the final game of their best
of three playoff series.
Joe Treaster and Jim Jef
ner led the Westerners with
19 and 16 while Doug Willsie
had 15 for Occidental.
Still Much Drama Left
In College Cage Script
HOCKEY
United Press International
Southern Division
W
San Fran. 37
Portland .. 35
Los Ang. .. 30
Spokane 27
Pts GFGA
75 244 183
75 230 103
63 197 185
56 181 17S
Los Angeles .....
St. Louu
Detroit ....
San Francisco .
Chicago
W. L.
50 23
Pet.
.685
. 42 30 .583
23 51 .311
Tuesday's Results
Detroit 111. San Francisco 102
Svracuse 131. New York 121
Chicago 116. St. Louis 93
Northern Division
W L
Vancouver 28 27
Seattle .... 28 29
Calgary .... 20 38
Edmonton 19 39
Pts GFGA
59 201 191
57 195 206
41 195 242
40 180 273
WESTERN LEAGUE
Tuesday's Results
Calgary a. Spokane 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE
. W L T
30 17 15
31 21 9
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By MARTIN LADER
UPI Sports Writer
There's still a lot of drama
left in the college basketball
script before the start of the
NCAA championships this
week.
Although the post-season
tournament gets underway
Saturday, six berths still re
main to be filled. And in most
cases the confusion is becom
ing more involved as the days
wear on.
The situation wasn't helped
any in the Ivy league or West
Coast Athletic conferences
Tuesday night when both
Yale and Santa Clara won.
However, a small ray of hope
shone in the Ohio Valley con
ference following Middle Ten
nessee s victory over fcast
Tennessee State.
Yale overcame a 12-point
deficit and then hung on for
an 80-76 win over arch-rival
Harvard that , threw the Elis
into a first place tie with
Princeton; Santa Clara as
sumed a half-game lead over
San Francisco in the WCAC
by beating the University of
Pacific, 76-62! and East Ten
nessee lost a 59-57 decision to
Middle Tennessee to blow its
chance of creating a three.
way first place tie in the Ohio
Valley.
Yale Meets Princeton
The Ivy League situation
won't be settled until Friday
night when Yale meets
Princeton at a neutral court
in New York City. The Ivy
league champion does not re
ceive an automatic bid to the
NCAA, but the winner Is al
most certain to draw the one
remaining at-large berth.
Santa Clara brought its
league record to 9-2 Tuesday
night, but San Francisco can
draw even again with a win
over San Jose State tonight.
No matter the outcome of this
contest, the league champion
can't be decided before Sat
urday, when Santa Clara and
San Francisco meet in a head-to-head
duel. And should the
Dons lose tonight but win
Saturday, a first place tie will
still exist.
Morehead State and Ten
nessee Tech are the combat
ants in the Ohio Valley con
ference and also must meet in
a playoff to decide the titlist,
The other NCAA berths
will go to the champions of
the Big Ten (where Ohio
State holds a one-game lead
over Illinois), Big Eight Kan
sas State owns a one-game
edge over Colorado, but the
two teams collide Saturday
and the Big Six (where Stan.
ford leads UCLA by two
games).
Teams Advance
To Finals in
Church League
Latter Day Saints and First
Presbyterian will play on
Tuesday night, March 12, for
the Medford senior high
church league basketb: 11
championship.
LDS beat Jacksonville
Presbyterian 22 to 16 and
First Presbyterian edged Zion
Lutheran 45 to 43 in playoff
games last night.
The championship game
will be at 7 p.m. at McLough
lin gym with the tussle be
tween Jacksonville Presby.
terian and Zion Lutheran for
third place to follow at
8:30 p.m.
Franklin Grabs PIL 2nd Place
A 9
Prep Basketball
TUESDAY GAMES
By United Press international
Marshall 61, Roosevelt 48
Madison 60, Wilson 59
Franklin 71. Cleveland 43
Benson 67, Jefterson 61
Lincoln 53. Grant 42
Clackamas 50, Beaverton 45
Sunset 69, Centennial 27
Milwaukie S3. Hillsboro 27
Central Catholic 64. Gresham 49
Tillamook 83, Lake uswego 47
Forest Grove 63. West Linn 46
McMlnnville 61, Dallas 39
Oregon City 67, Tigard 59
Newberg 45. St. Helens 44
Parkrose 52. Scappoose 47
Reynolds 64. Silverton 43
Sandy 40. Molalla 36
North Salem 62, Albany 58
South Salem 81, Lebanon 61
rnrvallla 75. Sweet Home 58
North Catholic 56, Serra Catholic
55
Mt. Angel 67. Santiam 53
Pleasant Hill 66. Elmlra 55
North Powder 55. Wallawa 42
By United Press International
Franklin won Portland's
second spot in the class A-l
high school basketball tour
nament Tuesday night while
Astoria and Milwaukie got
the jump on Beaverton in the
Metro league race.
Franklin bombed Cleveland
71-43 while third place Jef
ferson was dumped by Ben
son 67-61. Marshall, t n e
the state's second ranked
team which already had won
a berth, took Roosevelt in
stride 63-48.
Beaverton was stunned by
seventh-place Clackamas 50
45. Milwaukie took over sec
ond place by a full game with
a 53-27 win over Hillsboro.
Astoria, half a game in front
of Milwaukie, was idle but
must play Milwaukie Friday
night.
Sandy Wins
Sandy won the Wilco title
with a 40-38 win over second
place Molalla. Both already
are "in" for the A-l tourney.
South Salem showed its
Valley league superiority
with an 81-61 win over tourney-hopeful
Lebanon. North
Salem dumped Albany 62-56
and Corvallis blasted Sweet
Home 75-58 in other game.
The second spot from the
TLV league remained wide
open as Forest Grove, Oregon
City and Tillamook all post
ed wins. They are tied with
13-4 records with one game
to play. Oregon City dumped
champion Tigard 67-59, Tilla
mook beat Lake Oswego 83
47 and Forest Grove defeated
West Linn 63-46 Tuesday
night.
In a big A-2 game Pleasant
Hill defeated Elmira 66-5.1 in
the first of a three-game se
ries for a tourney berth.
Basketball
TUESDAY COLLEGE RESULTS
United Press International
Svratuwe 100. Colgate 78
Providence 85. Fnirfield 65
Yale 80. Harvard 76 (o.t.)
SMU 88. Texas Tech 87
Rhode Island 86. Brown 72
Oklahoma 70. Oklahoma St, 65
Arkansas 104. Texus Christian 04
Baylor 53. Texas 48
Rice 73. Texas A St M 70
Abil Christian 07. H-Simmons fl3 I
Santa tiara 70, pact tic teal.) u.
63
Pepperdine 73. Loyola 55
Cat Western 66, Occidental 38
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