WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 7. 1955
HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
PAGE THIRTEEN
Ralph Kiner Reports
Plans Of Retirement
Br MILTON RICHMAN
Inilfd Preai Sports Writer
NEW YORK (UP) Ralph Kiner
of the Cleveland Indians, the lead
ing home run hitter of the post
war era, said today he is retiring
from baseball at the end of this
season because of "physical rea
sons."
The 32-year-old outfielder, who
has bit a total of 367 homers dur
ing 10 active seasons in the ma'
Jors. said he was "temptea to
quit" several times during the
uddle oi tne current campaign
because of a back condition.
"The only thing that kept me
from quitting during the season
was the possibility that I might be
ible to help the Indians win the
pennant." he said.
RETIREMENT
"But I've definitely made up my
mind that this is my last season,"
he added. "I'm no longer In physi-
Prothro
Has Eyes
On Future
By MATT KRAMER
CORVALLIS, Ore. ifl Oregon
State's new coach, Tommy Pro
thio, who apparently figures he
has nothing to lose anyway, or
dered a scrimmage on the first
day of practice.
When the players emerged with
out injury, Prothro grinned over
his luck, and said it proved his
boys were in excellent condition.
He at once ordered scrimmages
dally to keep, and perhaps im
prove, on that condition.
Now If condition and luck could
win the Coast Conference title,
Prothro and his boys might be
the ones to watch.
But not even the grinning Pro
thro, former assistant at UCLA,
believes that.
He has a team that (A) finished
last in the conference last sea
son; (B) has started to learn a
new offensive system, and (C) has
no sure-fire stars.
So he Is making the best of It,
with one eye to the future.
The new offensive system will
be the single wing the UCLA ver
sion. The hope is to correct some
of the faulty blocking shown by
Oregon State last season.
Protnro believes the double
teaming possible in single-wing
play will open more holes for the
Staters than did the single-man
blocking of T-formation.
As for the standout players,
Prothro will Just have to develop
them.
He has a couple of fine prospects
to begin with. One is John Witte,
the 240-pound tackle who was on
the varge of stardom ss a sopho
more, just before going into the
Army for two years.
Now he is back, looking as fast
as before and twice as tough.
Another is Ray West fall, a Jurv
lor from Honolulu, who showed
brilliance at times last year as a
T-formation quarterback.
He can also run and punt, and
so is expected to be the tailback
in the new system. His replace
ment is another player from Ha
waii, sophomore Bud Francis.
Francis is faster, but the edge in
passing goes to westiaii.
Prothro also has 23 other letter
men, but they were not Imnres-
sis e as a group last year, when the
line was leaky and reserves lack
ing. This still may be the case.
although some improvement is to
be expected.
Five of last year's regulars will
De among the starters to bolster
the team. They include tackle
Howard Buettgcnbach, guard Bob
Riggert. center Larry Stevens,
halfback Dick Mason and fullback
Tom Berry.
Oregon State will open against
Biigham Young at Corvallis, Sept.
17.
ral condition to play regularly and
there's no sense in prolonging the
agony."
Kiner said he bad no idea what
he is going to do but he empha
sized that he was not interested
In any possible managerial offers.
"I may go Into business some
where in Southern California," he
said.
Kiner, a powerful right-handed
hitter who took great pride in his
accomplishments, ranks a 1 x t b
among baseball's all-time home
run hitters. His total of 367 hom
ers is topped only by Babe Ruth,
714, Jimmy Foxx, 534, Mel Ott.
511. Lou Gehrig, 493, and Ted
Williams, 385.
Reduced to part-time status with
the Indians this year, Kiner, who
is receiving an estimated $50,000
salary, has hit 16 home runs so
far and is batting .242 with 51
runs batted in.
TRADED
Those figures are a far cry from
the ones he posted while playing
with the Pittsburgh Pirates from
1946 until he was traded to the
Chicago Cubs on June 4,. 1953.
During that stretch he won the
National League home run title or
tied for it seven straight years.
As a sophomore In the National
League, he hit 51 home runs in
1947 and then threatened Babe
Ruth's all-time mark in 1849 when
he hit 54.
Kiner received an estimated
$75,000 salary in 1953 and the only
National League player ever to top
him In that department was Stan
Musial of the Cardinals, wnose
peak earnings were between $80,-
000 and $85,000. In all, Kiner's es
timated baseball earnings total
$517,000.
Double Race
Program Set
For Hardtops
Another double hardtop racing
weekend is in store for the Basin
racine fans this Friday and Sun
day at Klamath Speedway accord
ing to Klamath Racing Association
president Benny Morrison.
The regular weekly program of
hardtopping will be held this Fri
day evening at the speedway, then
on Sunday a special benefit race
will be held for Sam DeMorgandie,
one of the local drivers.
DeMoreandie suffered a broken
lower-left leg in last Sunday's
special Labor Day Weekend pro
gram. Club members and track
officials will be donating their
time to help Sam take care of his
doctor bills.
Tne accident came when De
Morganidle's K-28 was broadsided
by another hardtop in one of the
Sunday races. The roll bar inside
of K-28 was broken lose and
snapped against DeMorgandic's leg
result iw; in a fracture.
Tills is the second driver put on
the disabled list. Earlier in the
year, .Dale- Hankins was shelved
when he fell and broke both wrists
while working on the track's light
ing system.
The races Friday evening will
ooen with time trials at 7 o'clock
and the first competitive action is
slated for 8 o'clock. Sunday the
time-ins will be held at 4:30 and
the first race opens one hour later.
Both of the hardtop shows will
carry the full load of races in
cluding three heats, the final heat,
two trophy dashes." the 15-lap B
main and the 25-lap A-main. Mor
rison said special events will ac
company both of the speedway
programs.
By I'NITKD PRESS
EUGENE. Ore. (UP) Working
under the assumption that the spies
will be out early this year, Coach
Len Casanova sent his University
of Oregon Ducks through a secret
session yesterday.
Tne interior of the Ducks' line
got considerable attention as Cas
anova worked to fill holes vacated
by guard Jack Patera, center Ron
Pheister and tackle Keith Tucker.
Pacific Coast Conference Football Camp Briefs From Here and There
Senior fullback L.irrv flnrr!! cirf ,AnhAmn,a na.i.,..i. n-
who lettered in 1953 but was kepi I Giauulias and guard Don Gilkey
out of play last year, dropped out
because his old leg injury was
bothering him. Ceir.er Wallace
Brown, who turned out last spring
looked best on the punting assign
ment and named Gianulias. guard
Nick Poppin, end Ed Brandt and
quarterback Joe Contestable
and then decided not to return to outstanding in the placement de-
CORVALLIS, Ore. (UP) Joe
Francis looked like the most likely
candidate for a starting tailback
spot yesterday as he consistently
got off the longest kicks during
an Oregon State practice session.
Coach Tommy Prothro weicom
ed sophomore guard Bob McKit-
trick to the squad and looks for
ward to the arrival of tailback
Ray Westfall. Both men were de
layed by ROTC summer camp
training.
SEATTLE. Wash. (UP) Univer-
sily of Washington's top quarter
back candidate Steve Roake split
a right hip muscle during prac
tice yesterday, weakening the
Huskies' offensive hopes.
Coach Johnnv Cherberg said he
did not know the extent of the in
jury, but that it was the type that
could keep Roake out of action
from one day to one month.
PULLMAN, Wash. (UP) Four
quarterbacks got a workout yes
terday as coach Al Kircher order
ed his Washington State Cougars
to take to the air and he said
the results were "better than aver
age." Kircher said that senior letter
men Bob Iverson and Frank Sar
no were holding down the first
two quarterback spots now, but
that sophomores Dwight Hawkes
and Dick Temby, switched from
halfback only last week, looked
"impressive."
MOSCOW. Idaho. (UP) They
were coming and going at the Uni
versity of Idaho yesterday, and
Coach Skip Stahley hopes he broke
even.
BERKELEY, Calif. (UP) The
University of California Bears
scheduled their first all-out scrim
mage for today, and Coach Lyn
Waldorf hopes to find out what he
has besides kickers.
Yesterday he took a long look at
his punters and place kickers. He
partment.
STANFORD. Calif. (UP) Coach
Chuck Taylor of Stanford Univer
sity was singing the injury blues
today as his Indians were being
carried to the sidelines.
Donald Geddes. leading center
candidate who piayed varsity last
season, suffered a knee Injury and
will be out indefinitely. Ernie Dorn.
starter at halfback, wits struck
bv a virus infection and rushed to
Palo Alto Hospital.
SAN JOSE. Calif. (UP) The San
Jose State Spartans were rewarded
for their "hard work" yesterday
when Coach Bob Bronzan gave
them half a day off.
He said the squad was "one of
the hardest working groups" he has
ever seen. He added that several of
his old hands were beg liming to
hit their stride particularly ends
Clarence Wessmen and J,eon O'
Neill, tackle Jim Adams, guard
Jim Hughes and halfback Bill Hah-
nung.
JACKSON. Calif. (UP) Coach
Jack Myers and his College of
Pacific Tigers suffered a setback
yesterday when left halfback Gene
Peterson announced that he would
Dot play football this year,
Peterson, an all Big-Eight Con
ference star the last two seasons
with Modesto J.C., had been a
standout in spring practice here.
He said he was passing up the
sport for academic reasons, but
might return for the 1956 season.
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CHICAGO (UP) The first of
five Big Ten football games to be
tolpvispH on a regional basis in
the Midwest this fall by the Col
umbia Broadcasting System will
be the Michigan State - Indiana j
game on Sept. 24. 'Ihe other games j
to be announced, will be on Oct. !
8, Oct. 22, Nov. 5. and Nov. 12. i
GOT TO BE TOUGH
SAN DIEGO. Calif. (M John
Heydler, former president of the
National League, believes there
must be strict discipline in the
administration of the game.
Said Heydler: "You must be
fair but you've got to be tough."
The 86-vear old Heydler, wno
served as loop president from 1918
to 1934, now lives nere in retire
ment but keeps up with the game
via radio, television, newspapers
and correspondence.
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