WKDNKSDAY. JULY 23, 10152
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HKRALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OKFT.ON
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PREACHER WINS Bob Richards,. La Vtrnt, Calif., panon, won the Olympic pole vault cham
pionihip Tuesday with a leap of 14 feat, 1 1.4 inches, beating Don Lai of Illinois who failed at
the tame record height. '
fay Red Hard
IF PROFESSIONAL baseball
ever makes a comeback in Klam
ath Falls, it's my hope it will be
on an independent basis.
. Don't for a moment think you
can't find good baltolayers without
helo from organized baseball.
There's a flock of htsh school
and colleee graduates who want to
take a fline at professional base
ball. BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO
BECOME CHATTELS TO A MAJ
OR LEAGUE CLUB. .
The Florida State League (Class
D immediately cornea to mind,
but there are other cases.
Three or four teams in that
league bolted affiliaUonsjwith the
major league clubs and fielded
teams Just as good many times
much better. ,.
LETS '. TAKE av hypothetical
case
John-Jones Is a high school out
fielder who hits the baU several
country miles and fields like a
Kazelle. -
But he doesn't Immediately want
to go into bondage - to the New
York Yankees, Boston Red Sox or
any other major league club..
When you sign a contract with
the big leagues, you're not only
Inking your services but your heart
and soul. -
It's a tough Job going to the
corner drugstore without getting
permission. Exaggeration for the
sake of emphasis, but not far off
base).
Let's get back to John Jones.
He's Just one of many such boys
who would like to day professional
baseball but without strings. '
He wants to feel like a free
moral agent.
Then if he has a good year or
two and the diamond big-wigs start
to .pert up, he'll be in a position
to dicker.
WHAT'S THE situation now?
Jones may sign with the St. Louis
Cardinal club, maybe just a one
year contract.
At the end of the year, maybe
he's had a bad season in one of
the Cards' Class C or D farm
tlubs. They don't want him any
more, but be cant rustle up a an
other baseball Job. '
. Another major league club can't
buv Jones unless the Cards' offi
cially release him.
Jones may find himself In the
position many others have of be
ing sidelined by the Cards but
not being able to play ball for any
one else.
There have been cases you've
seen them in the newspapers
where a ballplayer is made a free
agent.
But you can bet the mortgage on
your house that he's crippled,
blind in one eye and doesn't know
the difference between a fast ball
and a slow crave.
BASEBALL IS Big Business.
But the odd part of it is. the
boys who run the business, the
major leagues, are themselves
causing a drop at the turnstiles.
Let's use John Jones in another
role.
Let's say he's handed a (80,000
bonus to sign with the Philadelphia
Phillies. .
It turns out he's not worth 80
tents.
The Phils have spent tSO.000 and
haven't received- anything In re
turn for their Investment,
BUT .:---
If the Phils had spent S80.000 on
thai- f,Mti lnh thpv -rnttlri hnva
been developing not Just John
Jones, out io or v ouirr uuiiu
Joneses who may someday be
wearing the Philly uniform.
LETS BRING it home for a mo
ment. The Klamath Gems would still
be operating if the Phillies had
helped them financially.
Eighty grand would have oper
ated the club for two years, may
be three with good gates at Klam
ath Falls.
The same is true everywhere. It
is my guess if the major league
clubs would have budgeted their
money, leaving enough for the op
eration of their farm clubs., there
would be many minor league clubs
now operating that have closed
shop. -
Receipts of tiie past few years
have mirrored a decrease In Inter
est in major league baseball.
Operation of minor league clubs
theoretically serves two purposes:
n It develops ball payers for
big league competition and.
(It it surs up oaseoaii interest,
makes fans baseball-conscious In
hundreds of small towns, villages
and hamlets.
In the long run this interest
pays off at the big league turn
stiles.
YOU HAY have your own name
for it.
But. by any name, it appears
evident the major league brass is
biting the hand that feeds it.
The years roll bv swiftly, side
lining the DIMagglos, Gehngs, Fel
lers, et al.
Good, baseball talent is a con
tinual and ever-constant need.
That's the purpose of your lower
classification leagues, schooling for
graduation into the Big Show.
But without minor leagues, base
ball players will in time become a
rarity.
If minor league clubs are to stay
in business, they must have mone
tary help from their admitted par
ents, the big leagues.
While this is written, a definite
move is underway to discourage
huge cash outlays to untried rook
ies, instead steering that kind of
money to running the farm clubs.
If it Isn't done, you'll see a de
finite trend to independent base
ball. Personally. I'd like to see Inde
pendent oaseoaii here.
But I'm Just as sure now as I
was when the Far West league fold
ed that professional baseball is
gone for good.
I hope I'm wrong.
Favorites, Rain
Win at Seattle
8EATTLE W Ann Barclay,
Vancouver B. C, seeded No. 1 in
girls singles, breezed to an easy
6-1, 6-0 victory over Kay Ashley,
Seattle, Tuesday as rain washed
out most of the scheduled matches
in the Washington State Tennis
Championships. -
The only other seeded player to
see action Tuesday was Milton
Lew, Seattle, No, 2 In Junior
men's singles, who easily defeated
uon nmeuieran, Seattle, s-i, o-i
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BATTS Barbara Batt uses
her sister Gillian for a human
hurdle demonstrating form
while working out at Brigh
ton College, England. The 21-year-old
twins are sprinters
en the Brighton Ladies Ath
letie team.
Richter
Called
By Army
LOS ANGELES Les Richter,
California's all-America guard and
linebacker, was lost to the profes
sional Los Angeles Rams yesterday.
Richter notified Rams Coach Joe
Stydahar that he bad been called
to active army duty effective
Aug. 1.
The Rams recently acquired
Richter from the Dallas club In
an 11-for-l trade. He holds a re
serve second lieutenant's commis
sion in the army and his call to
active duty was not unexpected.
The grid star, who lives at Fresno.
Calif., will report to Camp Cooke
near San Luis Obispo.
Although scheduled to play with
the College All-Stars In Chicago on
Aug. IS, it was believed doubtful
he would be able to participate be
cause of the call to duty.
He probably will have two years
of military duty.
McElhenny
WitMrers
MENLO PARK. Calif. I
Veteran Coach Buck Shaw took a
three-hour gander at 30 of his San
Francisco 49ers who showed up
for their first 1952 training session
and said "It's too early to tell."
Although only rookies were told
to report Tuesday, IS veterans
also showed up.
Shaw displayed pleasure at the
agility of Hugh McElhenny, former
University of Washington halfback
and a newcomer to the 49ers.
Following the workout, McEl
henny left by plane for Chicago to
work out for the Chicago All
Stars Los Angeles Rams game
next month.
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HELSINKI, t Another Olympic,
record fell Wednesday as the
fn.,.ii. Hu flf Irarlt Mvllci field com
petition began ill Ihe big Olympic
three event.
ti. ,.A,a,i,'a lirrtad litmn mitrlr
of 6.69 meters l!8 feet 8.0 Incite)
was suojeciea to a ina ussaim
and was smashed by four girls,
one an American, within a short
time after competition started.
Russia meanwhile Increased Its
lead in the over-all point scoring
bv taking the gold medals in the
first two free style wrestling
championships that were decided.
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heavyweight title and David Clm-
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only Individual victories are rec
ognised.
The United States which has
scored aU its 11& points In track
aud Held events has lour survivors
in other divisions of the wrestling
competition which will be com
pleted Wednesday afternoon.
Yvctlc Williams of New Zealand
got off the best Jump of the early
trlBls clearing 6.16 meters (30 feet
J.S2 inches! nearly two leet
beyond the old Olympic standard
established in 1W8 by Olga Gyra
mati of Hungary.
The women's broad Jump was
added to the Olympic program for
the 1MB games ui London.
Right behind Miss Williams In
the qualifying for Wednesday after
noon's final came Mabel Landry
nf rhirasn with a lump of 19 feet
3.S0 inches.
Two Russian girls. Aleksandra
Chudlna and Nina Dtjerkina. also
exceeded the former record.
American men who have been
setting the pace in tills unpreced
ented record - breaking carnival
contented themselves with ordin
ary performances as they had to
attain only comparatively easy
qualifying distances.
Czechs Win
Crew Race
yittt crwirT (A fT-M-hftlclnVFikla
won the four-oars with coxswain
race Wednesday as the final event
in h nlumnlf. mariner rhamnlon-
shins got under way under overcast
skies and a light drizzle in the
Meilahti gnu.
I- J aftrr,r1 Whllfi
the University of Washington crew
representing the United Slates fin
ished irura.
rnw -i .iiiriui rrtM-ti who rali
hired the fast-starting English boat
at the halfway mark, won by a
length In 1:33.4. Switzerland was
timed In 1:36.6. and the U.S. in
7:37.0. '
The United States won the pair
oars without coxswain for the first
lime in Olvmoic history, as a
heavy Tamsiorm oiew uo.
Battery Kids
Upset VFW
Long the kingpin in the Midget
Softball League, the VFW lost Its
second straight after four victories.
a 16-4 setback by nelson s oaiiery
last night.
East-side Electric nipped Moose.
5-4, to Jump Into a tie with Kaler's
on top ot tne neap, win wiui -
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All three American entries.
Outlined for the Javrlm throw
final without removing thrlr sweat
suits winch servrd as protection
against raw cold weather.
Franklin IBudl Held of Lakeside
Cnllf. former Stanford allilele ni
off the best American toss, lit
feet 163 Inches.
Cy Young of Modesto Calif, did
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try afler missing on hi first and
Bill Miller of Phitemx, Arts., threw
212 feet 1 63 inches.
The minimum qualifying dis
tance was 209 feet 11.14 Inches.
Walter Ashbaugh, Cornell Uni
versity athlete from East Liver
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PCL SHAKES DOWN
TO TWO-CLUB TIFF
By The Associated Preaa
At long last, the Pacific Coast
League pennant race seems to be
shaping Itself Into a two learn
race, with Hollywood and Oakland
the class of the contestants.
The Oaks chipped a half-game
off the Hollywood hold on first
place Tuesday night by defeating
San Francisco In a double-header,
3 to I In the opener, and 8-5 In
the second contest.
Hollywood slammed 17 hits, high
lighted by three-run homers by
Carlos Bernler and Jack Phillip. s
as the Stars subdued Sacramento,
11 to 4.
Hollywood collected nine runs In
a wild third inning and drove
Chesty Chet Johnson from the
mound.
Los Angeles was rained out at
Seattle, but Portland went on a
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