TilKSOAY, APRIL 13, 1954
PAGE TEN
WERAU ANT) NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
IJob
Season To
Many Top
Br JOB KEICHLER
vnuv in . The ' mslor
; leagues today opened what prom
ises to be one 01 we mu i
i. ina baseball seasons In many
i years.
Barely has a campaign started
with so many vital questions watt-
" tag to be answered. The latest and
perhaps the most Important Is:
How much will Enos Slauifhter
help the New Yorlc Yankees?
Did the live-time pennant win
ning Yankees insure another flag
when they acquired the 311-year-old
Slaughter from the 61. Louis
Cardinals on the eve of the peu-
. nant race? Or did they blow their
chance when they sold star pitcher
Vic Raschi to the Cardinals six
weeks earlier?
trospects . . ". ' ,
The answer may be a long time
coming. The prospects are . for
close races In both leagues. All
last year's runner-ups appear
strengthened and eager to take a
crack at the defending champions.
Por the first time In years all
IS clubs started the campaign on
the same day. Some 216,000 fans
were expected to see the eight in
augurals. Slaughter, on hand for the Yank
ees' opener In Washington, was not
in line to see action, but Mickey
Mantle, the young outfield star,
was slated for duty In center field,
apparently recovered from his
knee operation of last winter.
A sellout of 30.000 was assured
to watch President Eisenhower
throw out the first ball. After that
either left-hander Chuck Stobbs or
right-hander' Bob Porterfleld was
to take the mound lor me sens.
tors. Southpaw whitey rord, who
holds a 8-0 lifetime record against
Washington, already has been
named to open for the Yankee?.
SOUTHPAWS
A battle of southpaws was In
prospect In Philadelphia, where
Eddie Joost was making his man
agerial debut with the A s. Mel
Parnell of the Boston Red Sox and
Bobby Shantz of the Athletics were
the opposing pitchers. A turnout
of 12,000 was expected.
Each team's key slugger was
absent. Ted Williams, whose frac
tured collarbone was reported
mending rapidly, is not expected
bsck In the Red 8ox lineup until
May 16 at the earliest. Gus Zer
nlai was out of the Athletics' line
up with a sprained neck.
Baltimore, returning to the ma
jors after 61 years, hoped to get
off on the Tight foot In Detroit.
Manager Jimmy Dykes, who
moved from Philadelphia to Balti
more, planned to start either
Duane PUlette or Don Larsen or.
the mound. A crowd of 30,000 was
elated to see veteran right-hander
Steve Oromek make the first pitch
for the Tigers.
PITCHING DUEL
A good pitching duel was In
prospect In Chicago where Early
Wynn of Cleveland and Billy
Pierce of the White Sox were to
Clash before 30,000.
The National League's largest
crowd some 36,000 figured -to be
on hand for the renewal of the
Dodger-Oiant feud at the Polo
Grounds. Ssl Maglle, who has
beaten the Dodgers 18 times In 54
decisions, was ready to test his
once aching back against the
Brooks, who had Carl Ersklne.
'their World Series hero, fit and
ready.
The Dodgers, except for Man
ager Walter Alston, presented the
same lineup that appeared In the
series Inst October and the OiBnta
had Willie Mays, their rookie star
of 1951, back In center field after
two years In the Army.
Clncinnstt, opening the season at
home for the 69th straight yenr.
was host to the Braves, who had
rookie Henry Aaron In the lineup
In place of the Injured Bobby
Thomson. A capacity crowd of SO.
ooo was assured long ago to watch
this battle of right-hander, with
veteran Bud Podblclan going for
the Redlrgs against sophomore
Bob Buhl, Making his manngrrlnl
how for Cincinnati was Birdie Teh
beits. REVAMPED
A revamped Pittsburgh team,
which opened at home for the first
time In years, was set to face
Philadelphia's ace Robin Roberts
with a lineup composed of sum
hard-bitten veterans as Walker
Cooper and Sid Gordon and fuzsy
fneed youngsters as Curt Roberts
and Gnll Allle. Bob Friend, who
pitched sensntlonslly in exhibition
games, was the Pirates' nominee.
Some 20,000 were expected to be
on hand.
Rookie Wally Moon was sched
"led for duly in center Held, Alex
Grammas at shortstop and Tom
Bearden, Hatten
Top PCL Pitchers
SAN KHANCISCO i Gene
Bearden. ihe former major leag
uer now trying to win his way
tuck to the top as a Seattle hurl
r, tied wllh Los Angeles' Joe
Hatten lor Ihe lead during the llrst
week of the new Pacific Const
League season.
Although he Issued 11 walks.
more than any other hurlcr. he
also came within one of tvlng
Hntten's 13 strikeouts, as both men
puenca two victories each.
TORONTO Esrl Walls, 194
Toronto, stopped Tommy Hnr
Nvn, 183 S, Los Angeles, 1.
SYDNEY Marshall Clayton.
144, New Orleans, stopped Carl
Contes, 137 Vt, Baltimore. 13. I
For HUDSON HORNETS
See JUCKELAND'S
Answer
Questions
Alston at first base as the Cardi
nals played host to the Chicago
Cubs In St. Louis before about
18.000. The Cubs, under Stan Hack,
who replaced Phil Cavarretta orJy
a couple of weeks ago as man
ager, also boasted three newcom
ers in the lineup.
They are center fielder Bob Tal
bot, shortstop Ernie Banks and
second baseman Gene Baker. Har
vey Haddix, a 20-game winner for
the Redblrds last year, was named
to oppose veteran southpaw Paul
Minncr,
Snead
Wins
Masters
AUGUSTA. Oa. Ufc Sam Snead.
the drawling West Virginian, made
two conquests in winning his third
Masters gelt championship be
beat Ben Hogan by one stroke in
their 18-hole playoff and also
licked a bad case of "yips."
' Yips" Is a Enead-coined word
the Slammer uses to describe' put
ting Jitters, and he said belore
the tournament he was in the
midst ol the worst case of his
career.
But Sam handled his putter ade
quately Monday and came home
In 2-under-par 70 to Hogan's 71.
The victory bracketed Senad with
Jimmy Demaret as a three-time
Masters winner, Hogan, too, was
seeking his third Masters title, and
had hoped to' become the first
man . ever to capture two in suc
cession. Snead picked up tS.oon for his
victory and Hogan got (3,136.
Each also got an undlcslosed per
centage ol the playoff gate.
Clark Griffith
Not Awecl
By Presidents
WASHINGTON (in Clark Orif-
flth, not one to be awed by Presi
dents of the United States, says
he once told Franklin D. Roosevelt
to stay away from .the baseball
senson opener and made it stick.
At a luncheon Monday honoring-
his Washington Senators, the 84-
yenr - old clubowncr recalled he
had been dropping In at the White
House for 43 years to present gold
passes to the nations chief ex
ecutive. I had a lot of Interesting ex
periences," Griffith said, "but I
think I got the biggest kick out
of the time I told off President
Franklin Roosevelt."
Griffith said it was early during
World War II, either in 1943 or
1943.
GREAT FRIEND
"Roosevelt was a good baseball
man and a great friend of mine,"
Griffith said, "He greeted me as
usual and I gave him his pass and
he said he'd be at the ball park
on opening day.
I said no he wouldn't. And
Roosevelt said: Why not?' I aaid
there was a war bn.
He said: 'Who's running this
show?' and I said: 'You're running
the country, Mr, President, but
I'm running my ball club.'
"Roosevelt laughed and slapped
his side. 'I know who you've been
talking to,' he said, 'that blasted
Secret Service. They told me I
couldn't go but I didn't think
they'd go behind my back like
that.'
"That's what Ihey did. They
nunc up to me and told me they'd
been trying to keep htm from go
ing but that he Insisted. So they
told me I was the only one who
could tell him olf."
Orlfflth paused, amid lsughler,
and wound up:
'I did It, He sent out a subsit
lute."
Girl Athlete
Causes
Disagreement
PORTLAND l.n Lewis and
Clark and Willamette University
have called off a scheduled North
west Conference tennis match be
cause the No. 3 "man" of Ute
Lewis and Clark team is a girl, i
Eldon Fix, Lewis and Clark ath
ctlc director, said Monday his
team voted not to play Willamette
when officials of Ihe Salem In
stitution protested because of the
presence of Lorraine Dlmoff of
Portland on the team.
Leslie Sparks, Willamette ten
nis coach, said the protest was
based on a belief the league was
organized for men's athletics.
Other schools In the conference
are being polled, he said, and Wil
lamette will "abide by the re
sults." '
Fix rates Miss Dimolt as the
No. 2 "man'- on his team. She
defeated a man In nonconfer-
enoe. match with Reed College of
Portland earlier In the season.
TIME OUT
"I don't mind your watch in that
opening GUnt-Dodgrr fame,
Ed, but mast yon have it
on so load?"
Lakers Win
Sixth NBA
Playoff
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The In
domitable old pros of the Min
neapolis Lakers Tuesday etched
another championship Into one of
the most striking success stories
in professional basketball history.
The Lakers won their third con
secutive National Basketball Assn.
title Monday night by belting
Syracuse 87-80 In the decisive sev
enth game of the final playoffs.
It gave Minneapolis, which en
tered pro basketball strictly as a
gamble in 1947, a record of six
titles In seven years of operation.
Almost all of its playolf supremacy
has hinged on Indestructible Geor
ge Mikan and Jim Pollard, who
have been wth the team since its
organization.
It was Pollard who piloted the
Lakers Monday night alter Syra
cuse had shaken olf a wave of
playoff injuries to tie the series at
three games apiece.
The graceful 6-5 forward ram
med in 31 points and kindled a
first quarter drive which put Min
neapolis in front to stay.
Pairings for the best ball tourna
ment at Rcames Oolf and Country
Club have been announced by the
club officials as follows:
Drew and Humble vs. Woods and
Peyton.
Scrogglns and C. Baxter vs. F.
Hall and E. Edge.
Ray Clark and L. Pnlmerlon vs.
O..Rratton and Firuicl.
Tarr and Lawler vs. E. Hall and
Orove.
Gillian and Torgerson vs. S. Bec
ber and H. Perrln. ,
G. Broslerhous and Scott vs. R.
Beeber and G. Anderson.
Mulllns and Bingham vs. Logsden
and E. Brosterhous.
Merryman and D. Miller vs. Dru
Uner and G. Barker.
John West and T. Perkins vi.
Moty and B. Perrln.
Robinson and Toylcy vs. F. Flink
and J. Ivory.
Clyde Riltcr and Geo. Clark.
HOCKEY PLAYOFFS
By THF. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday's Results
AMERICAN LEAGl'F.
Cliveland 3. Hershey 1 f Cleveland
leads best-oM final series, 3-1 1
WESTERN LEAGl'F.
Edmonton 5. Calgary 3 tbest-of-seven
semifinals series lied 2-3)
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Yanks Sneak Card
From National Loop
By C.AVLE TALBOT
NEW YORK iffi No matter how
glib the avowals of oihcr National
Leaetie clubs that they couldn't
have used County Slaughter, the
basebnll public Is not going to be
lieve them and Is. once again, tak
ing a bilious view of the Yankees'
ability to sneak veteran stars who
figure to help them out in the rival
lenpue.
Either of two clubs which ex
pect to challenge the Dodgers
Milwaukee and New York would
have been strengthened for the
race starting today if it had
Slaughter available to play right
Held for even 100 games. Either
team r-ould have afford his 830,000
salary, considering the prize at
stake. But neither could have got
ten him. and knew it, and so their
later protestations that a 38-year-old
Slaughter didn't fit into their
plans were so much top dressing.
CONNECTION
It would be difficult to convince
any fairly intelligent fan that there
was no connection between the
eariier deal which sent pitcher Vic
Raschi from the Yankees to the
St. Louis Cardinals and this latest
remarkable demonstrations
of Yankee Influence.
It would be equally futile to sug
gest to him that the Cleveland In
dians, the Chicago White Sox or
the Boston Red Sox could have
bought Slaughter's supposedly fad-
Confidence
Expressed
By Trautman
COLUMBUS, Ohio UPI The bo3S
of minor league baseball blos
somed out with confidence Tues
day and criticized what he called
overemphasis on the "plight" of
the minor leagues.
George M. Trautman, in a dis
patch to league and club presi
dents, said there is more evidence
than in recent years of interest in
baseball in the lower classifica
tions. Trautman said "Many self-appointed
experts, ' some qualified
and some not, offer, publicly and
privately, panaceas that will, as
they express it, 'Save minor league
baseball.'"
The minor league president said
'Too much emphasis is being
placed upon the 'plight' of the mi
nor leagues, with the resulting as
sumption that the very existence
of the minors Is In Jeopardy."
Trautman said that is not the
case and urged baseball men to
"substitute hard, intelligent work
lor oratorical recitals and press
releases about our difficulties."
Accident
0
May End
Grid Career
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. UH The
pro football career of Tom Nlck
oloif, co-captain and end of the
1953 Southern California team and
third draft choice of the Los An
geles Rams, may have been ended
by a tralllc accident. !
Nlcholoff suffered a broken right1
leg. broken right hand and brain j
concussion Saturday night when I
his auto tailed to make a turn on- '
to the Palm Springs cutoff from tlv
main highway. He was en rou
to the desert spa from Banning.
Nichololf, at the wheel, escapeu
death as his car hit a bridge abut
ment and a timber from the rail
ing rammed through the machine.
ing services for, a minor lengue
relief pitcher and three nanvclcs
athletes from the tall grass, as
the five-time world champions did.
Perhaps it is only fair to the
superefficlent Yankee organization
to state that no one complained
when Raschi was spirited out "of
the American League and sold to
the Cards. On the contrary, there
was considerable rejoicing that the
Yanks- appeared to have weakened
themselves. Now. though, there is
the feeling that It was Just a case
of waiting lor the other shoe to
drop. There is resentment at the
apparent collusion between the
two little rich boys.
Pin Meet
Leaders
Change
Underwood's Camera Shop took
over the lead in Class A action of
the 10th annual Men's City Bowl.
ing tournament last night at
Lucky Lanes. i
The Camera team and Beeber's
knocked the top three teams of
the night before down from the
lead with high totals for the eve
ning's action.
Underwood's collected a total of
2843 pins and Beeber's was close
behind with a 2821 total. Stone's
Signal, who was leading the team
events going Into last night's ac
tion held on to third place with a
2797 total.
In Class B action the top three
teams of opening night remained
in the lead for top honors in that
class.
uonsoimaiea Frcigntways con
tinued to lead the pac with o
2937 score and Summers Lane
Tavern and Mac's Store were
second and third with scores of
2868 and 2849.
Howard Dixon combined lines
of 204-163-209 to tnke the high in
dividual series honors with a 566
total. Ivan Bold was runnerup In
series and took top place In game
honors with a 218 game. His ser
ies score was 649.
Dixon was runner up lo Bold In
the game event with 209 pins for
one line.
In Class B, Carl Brown took hleh
series with a 612 score and Bill
McKune was high for game action
with a 193.
Team competition will continue
tonight at Lucky Lanes starting a!
7:30.
GAME OFF
This afternoon's baseball game
between Oregon Tcrh and South
ern Oregon College has been can
celled because of rain.
Art Kirkland, OTI coach, told
the Herald and News this morning
that It had been raining hard in I
Ashland and more rain is ex-,
peeted. '
The game will be made up April
31 at Ashland, according to Klrk-j
land. 1
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PCL Into
Second
Round
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The second round of play in the
Pacific Coast League opens Tues
day with all the teams shifting
locale, Hollywood moving Into Oak
land, Portland into San Diego.
San Francisco Into Los Angeles,
and Seattle into Sacramento.
Clay Hopper, boss of Portland,
said ho was greatly encouraged by
the work of his pitchers in the
aeries against Hollywood last week,
when the Beavers won six of seven
games. Portland won only five oi
20 games all last season against
Hollywood, but looked good start
ing off 1964.
The infield. Hank Arft. Eddie
Basinski, Frankle Austin and Don
Eggert. snuffed out many Holly
wood rallies. Hollywood's infield
play was halting and uncertain.
The pitching was Impotent.
DOWNCAST
Hollywood skipper Bobby Bra
gan isn't in the least downcast.
He says he expects help from Pitts
burgh and that additional pitching
talent will turn the trick. The
Stars were cheered Monday by the
Bdditlon of Jim Walsh, turned back
by the St. Louis Cards, and Lino
Dnnoso, star of the Mexican
League, a southpaw loaned by
Pittsburgh. Bragan also hopes to
get George o Donnell irom the pi
rates. Portland will get a stiff test at
San Diego, for Lefty O'Doul nom
inated Cliff Fannin, who lost nis
first start last week, to open on
the mound against Portland's Red
Adams, who won his initial game.
Los Angeles, meanwhile, is hop
ini! to fatten up this week against
San Francisco, which bowed six
times in its seven-game series
against Seattle. And Seattle is
scheming to duplicate that record
at Sacramento. Jerry Friday tap
ped Jim Davis (1-0) to start
against Ken Gables (0-0) in the
opener in the California capital
city.
Committee
Schedules
Ball Movies
The second hi a series of four
baseball movies will be shown Wed
nesday evening in the Fremont
Junior High School auditorium at
7:30.
Bob Bonney, city recreation di
rector, and Jim Souza, chairman of
the Klamath Sports and Recreation
Council, are in charge of the mov
ies that are open to all basin res
idents who are interested in baseball.-
The movies are educational as
well as entertaining and feature
many major league players who
piny the arts of hitting and fielding.
Especially those who are inter
ested In forming a team in the
summer program or playing for a
team are invited to attend for an
evening of enjoyment.
Scoreboard
PRO BASKETBALL
By THF, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday's Results
Minneapolis 87, Syracuse 80 (Min
neapolis wins best-ol-7 final play
off series 4-3).
COLLEGE BASEBALL
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS .
George Fox 7, Portland State 4
Willamette 9, Pacific 0
Seattle Pacific 2, Pacific Lutheran
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sGets
Second
Chance
WASHINGTON Ml The Na
tional Boxing Assn. figures that if
anyone is going to take Rocky
Marciano's heavyweight champion
ship away from him in the foresee
able future, it'll be E z z a r d
Charles.
Charles, who once held the title
himself, gets the next shot at Mar
ciano's crown in a 15-round bout
at Yankee Stadium June 17. If
Charles wins, he'll become the first
heavyweight ex-champion to re
gain his title.
BOOSTED
The NBA boosted Charles to
"logical contender" In its spring
ratings announced Monday. This
Is the ; highest rating any chal
lenger has been given since Mar
ciano won the title.
Three fighters were named out
standing boxers: Nino Valdez of
Cuba. Don Cockell of England
and Roland LaStarza of New York.
Dan Bucceronl, who was rated
well up in the winter ratings,
stumbled to seventh place among
the heavyweights behind Tommy
"Hurricane" Jackson, who won an
upset victory over Bucceroni earl
ier this year.
UNCROWNED
Harold Johnson, who calls him
self the uncrowned light-heavyweight
champ, was rated the only
logical contender to Archie
Moore's, title, and the NBA once
again urged Moore to defend his
crown against Johnson.
The BA selected three logical
contnders for Bobo Olson's mid
dleweight title; Rocky Castellan!,
Joey Giardello and ex-c h a m p
Randy Turpin.
Minor League
Baseball
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TEXAS LEAGL'E
Dallas 3, Houston 0
San Antonio 12, Fort Worth 4
Oklahoma City 5, Beaumont 3
COAST LEAGL'E
No games scheduled
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McCall's
Successor
Named
Don Peterson was named the new
head basketball coach of Klam
ath Union High School at a meeting
of the school board last night. This -was
the second major change in
the athletic department in the past
lew weeks. "
Peterson was selected by the
k.J t- nlapa TSaitl Mr-Poll ...h..
handed in his resignation Monday
to accept a Job as head basketball
coach at Grant High of Portland.
The University of Oregon gradu
ate came to Klamath in 1951 as a
general science teacher and assis
tant basketball and assistant base
ball coach.
Peterson graduated from Roose
velt High school In Portland, in
1947. While at the Portland school
he was two year all-city baseball
and one year all-city basketball.
Dming this time he also played in
a shrine baseball game that has
since been disbanded. The game
would consist of an all-star team
from Portland and a team of high
school stars from up-state.
After graduation at Roosevelt he
enrolled at the University of Ore
gon where he played freshman bas-
kctball and baseball his first year, .
His sophomore year, he played on
the first string for John Warren'i
hoop squad and in the spring was
playing on the baseball squad. .,
In Uie final basketball game of
Ills sophomore yenr against Oregon
State, Peterson injured his knee
and had it operated on in hopes to
follow out his athletic career at
Oregon, but the knee was too badly
Injured to continue with sports in
college.
Since coming to Klamath he bad
compiled a good record with his
junior varsity basketball teams and
his Wildcat baseball squads.
This action of naming a new ma
jor coach Is second big Job that
has passed through the hands of
the school board members in the
last two weeks. John McGlnnis was)
named to the job of head football
coach last week succeeding Bob
Henaersnott. 1
Spring Practice
Starts at WSC
PULLMAN, Wash. Ml Coach
Al Klrcher called the first spring
football practice session at Wash
ington State College Tuesday and
said he looked for 22 lettermen
to report for the No. 1 drill of
the 20 ollowed under Pacific Coait
Conference rules.
After reviewing movies of last
season's games, Kircher said Mon
day spring training will stress
tackling, pass defense and pass
offense.
Kircher has lost only three reg
ular starters from last year's
team. The 22 lettermen include six
seniors with two years' varsity ex
perience. The others are juniors
who saw action last season.
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