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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1956 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE THIRTEEN Funeral Services For Mr. Made Held PHTI.AniTT.PHlA In .v,- rule baseball aud men who have given it luster on the Held gathered sorrowfully In Philadelphia today ior the funeral o( Connie Mack. Mourning with them are mil lions, of all ages, whose deep af iection for "Mr. Baseball'' is ex pressed in a multitude of touch ing ways. To all, Connie Mack's death Wednesday at 93 was a shock, for Indians Make Bids For Talent By UNITED PRESS The Cleveland Indians, still looking high and low for Infield help, have made bids for Billy Goodman of the Boston Red Sox and Jim Finigan of the Kansas City Athletics. Cleveland was particularly In. terested in the versatile Goodman p.s a first baseman, but negotia tions Willi Boston hit a snag when -the Red Sox demanded second baseman Bobby Avila in return. Goodman batted .394 last season while Avila, who won the Ameri can League batting title with a .341 average in 1954, skidded to ,272 last year. If the Indians are successful In their attempt to land, Finigan, a .255 hitter last season, they will prooBDiy piay mm at third base and move Al Rosen to fust. ueveiana s negotiations arc brought about by the fact that In dian officials are not sure whether Vic Wertz, a polio victim late last season, will be able to stage a comeback at tirst base. TRADE TALKS There was trade talk in another section of the American League, also. Jack Dunn, assistant genera! manager of the Orioles, said Balti more turned down a deal with the Yankees Wednesday only an hour betore , the Yankees traded with the Washington Senators. Dunn refused to disclose the Baltimore player Involved, but It's no secret it was a pitcher. After that one fell through, the Yankees ob'ilned Mickey McDermott from Washington. Cincinnati announced the sign ing of Wally Post, the slugging outfielder who hit 40 homers last season and batted .309. Post earned a raise over his 1955 con tract. . The Red Sox signed infielder Ted Lencio and earlier in the dav they announced that shortstop's Milt Boiling and Don Buddln also had agreed to terms for 1956. SIGNERS Three shortstops, Luis Aparicio, Jim Brldeweser and Carl Peterson all signed with the White Sox, leaving outfielder John Phillips the only unsigned member of the club. Bob Feller, who once command ed $80,000 with the Indians, signed for an estimated $25,000, that sum representing an approximate 12 per cent cut from his 1955 salary. Feller had a 4-4 record with Cleve land last season, appearing in only 25 games. Catcher Jim Hegan also agreed to terms. Infieldqis Don Leppert and George Smith signed with the Oriole?. Smith, 21-year-old-younger brother of Baltimore catcher, Hal Smith, is a former Michigan State second base star. OSC Mentor Receives '56 Sports Title PORTLAND W The Oregon Sportswriters and Sportscasters Assn. Thursday night awarded the Bill Hayward Trophy, given an nually to the man who contributed the most In sports in Oregon dur ing the year, to Amory T. (Slats) Gill. OreRon State College basket ball coach. Gill, now in his 29lh year at OSC. coached the Beavers to the Pacific Coast Conference basket ball title in 1955. , Gill was selected by the Judger, l.ym among 12 finalists. They in cluded: Tommy Prothro. OSC foot ball coach- Carol Jo Kabler. young Southern Oreaon golfer: Maureen Murphy. Multnomah Athletic Club swimmer: Don Kirsch. University of Oregon baseball coach; Denny Peterson, associated with Ameri can Legion baseball at The Dalles: Hank Kuchera, coach of last year'. state champion Eugene high school basketball team: Jackie Puscas, national champion amateur boxer from Eugene; Peter Susick. coach of the state champion Marshfield Hi'.'h School football team; John Witte. OSC football star: Emery Nc.le. Portland. state tennis champion: and Ken Reiser. Uni versity of Oregon distance runner. Al Lightner of Salem, the referee who declared the USC Trojans the forfeit winner of a basketball came with California because Cali fornia fans threw pennies onto the floor, received an oversized penny inscribed: "Lest You Forget." The Active Club of Eugene was presented with a special award for Its work at the state prep basket ball tournament. Speakers Included Gov. Elmo Smith and Leo Durocher. ALL ICE SKATES y3 OFF JOE'S 418 Main thev had frrnwn in IMnlr f hltn as an indestructible national in stitution. "Connie was a good guy," said one man whose sentiments were overheard in a railroad terminal. "I'm pretty cynical, and there aren't many of these big wheels I trust. But Connie was okay. I wixed to him once, out at the park. He was a nice guy even when he didn't know you, when he Just talked to you as he did to me. a total stranger.' Everywhere, people remember. And in that remembering are perhaps the finest tributes of all. Tney may be spoken or scrawled on crude postcards and sent to the Mack family home, where messages of sympathy have been flooding in since Wednesday afternoon, or expressed in signifi cant silence. They ire, whatever their form, the measure of a man admired the world over lor bis very human qualities. Tonight the oody of Connie Mack will lie in the Oliver H. Bair Fu neral Home In Center City and large crowds are expected for the viewing. Tomorrow at 11 a.m., Solemn Requiem Mass will be celebrated in St. Bridget Church, with burial in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery here. The Mass too will be open to as many as can be accommodated. Those named to be honorary pallbearers are Baseball Commis sioner Ford Frick; American League President Will Harridge; National League President Warren Giles; the owners of the 18 major league clubs; George Trautman, president of the minor leagues; Pennsylvania's two Republican senators, Edward Martin and James Duff; Governors George M. Leader of Pennsylvania and Phil M. Donnelly of Missouri; Philadelphia Mayor Richardson Dilworth; Pittsburgh's Mayor Da vid Lawrence and H. Roe Bartle. mayor of Kansas City, where Mack's Philadelphia Athletics were transferred more than a year ago; anrt John B. Kelly Sr., father of actress Grace Kelly and formerly a neighbor of the Macks. 'Monotonous1 Says USFs Maple Coach SAN FRANCISCO Ifl Coach Phil Woolpert of the University of San Francisco's topranked basket ball team indicated Friday that it gets a little monotonous to win all the time. Woolpcrt'3 Dons go after their 44th successive triumph Friday night against Fresno State Col lege, a team they walloped by 19 points four weeks ago as they tied the previous all-time major col lege record of 39 consecutive wins. Since then they've crushed four other foes by margins ranging from nine to 22 points. we re not as tense now as we were earlier in the year." Wool- pert said. "The pressure is off to a great extent." , The Dons' last victory, a 77-60 conquest of College of the Pacific. was marked up Tuesday night. Woolpert gave the squad the day off Wednesday and worked them only lightly Thursday. "I know I personally felt a little blah about the COP game," Wool- pert said, "and It's easy to assume the players felt the same way. "That's no reflection on COP nor any other opponent of ours. either, but Just an admission that the pressure has dropped off since we got that 40lh game to give us our record." The Dons, who boast the nation's best defensive average of 49 8 points a game in addition to the No. 1 national ranking, have shown signs of slackening their pace in recent games. Woolpert said he Isn't worried, because the club throughout Its long winning string has staged brilliant scoring bursts whenever it has been in danger. ICE HOCKEY By TIIE ASSOCIATED PRESS Thursday's Results WESTERN LEAGUE Saskatoon 2, Edmonton 0 True Mileage! ThtM Shots rt about font but t ctr can bt II shintd up to look It Ut new. Get the 9 USED CAR HISTORY et PARKER PONTIAC 4-WKtrl Drive Ht4Mrttn 06 So. tin Fata 1134 ..... .. V"' ' "OV? J . . f 7 1 """t kt: f SET TO CLOSE out Sacred Heart's home basketball season is center Diclc Wickline, above. The senior pivotman, will lead Sacred Heart against Bly tonight and St. Mary's of Medford Sunday afternoon. These will be the final home games for the Trojans. Charlie Silvera idle, But Still Likes Yankee Uniform By HAL WOOD i United Press Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (UP) ! A question-and-answer interview with Charley Silvera, the second string catcher for the New York Yankees: Q Your age, please. A 31. Q How many years have you been playing professional base ball? A About 11 years. Q How long have you been with the Yankees? A About seven and one half years. Q In those seven and one-half years, in how many games have vou appeared? FEW GAMES A Between 150 and 200, but very few of them have been for a full game. Mostly they are appear ances late in the game. Q In your seven nnd one-half years, how much have you collect ed from the Yankees in salary? A About $100,000. The Yankees always have been good to me. Q How many pennant winners have you played on and how much have you collected in World Scries IT'S NEW! NORLON SEAT COATS WASHABLE BEAUTIFUL FABRICS Fit Most Cars fdtS B,ue f&&:& Green h- v J Groy . w ," ' B rown f O V'-", 'J,?' - .. 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In fact, I was driving my car the other day with the radio on when I heard that Mickey McDermott had been traded to the Yankees for five players. I nearly cracked up. Then the announcer, said it was for "five young players," and I knew I couldn't be included in that category. ;-V- j it i :xJr Stvl A. For rAviJV . Wlik e...lM Seats With Sulid Back Style B. Far Seati With Split Back Rests. Mail Orders Accepted Send 5.95 Plus 20c Postaqe for Each Seat Coat Phone S413 Cassill SEATTLE if The man who fired four University of Washing ton coaches in 10 years gave him self the ax last night in a bid lor harmony at the troubled institu tion. Stepping out as athletic director was Harvey Cassill, center of an ever-growing storm of protest since he gave the boot Jan. 27 to Cowboy Johnny Cherberg. the football coach. CasslU's departure, accompanied by lengthy expressions of regret from top university olflcials, fol lowed by less than a day a closed session of the university's Board of Regents. The regents would say nothing about their night session beyond a statement they had been "brought up to date." Conferring with them were Dr. Henry Schmltz, president of the university; H. P. Everest, vice president; and Nelson Wahl strom, comptroller. Cassill in turn conferred wih Everest yesterday, leaving the late afternoon meeting alter pro (erring his resignation. "In no other way that I can see,'1 Cassill wrote, "can our pro giam be straightened out, policy re-established and the university go ahead." Malm Seeks B Loop Maple Crown Tonight COUNTY B LEAGUE V L Pel. Malln S 0 1.000 Sacred Heart '3 3 .600 Chlloquin 2 2 .500 Bly 2 2 .500 Merrill 2 3 .400 Bonanza 1 3 .250 Gilchrist 1 3 .250 Coach Jim Conroy's Mnlin Mus tangs, already assured of a tie for the Countv B League basketball title, g.i after their fifth straight league win tonight at Chlloqutn, an outright clinch of the league's tra veling trophy and the number one seeding In the post season tourna ment. February 23-24-25. 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BLENDED WHISKEY. 8S.I PROOF. 65 GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS. designs From i'U W Referring to his dismissal of Cherberg, which was followed by much public discussion of universi ty athletic policies and an investi gation by a legislative subcommit tee, Cassill said: "Recently, I had a difficult de cision before me with respect to John Cherberg. Whether it was John's fault or not, the facU clear ly and conclusively indicated that the situation was beyond recovery as far as his problem wan con cerned. ... I find myself in as untenable a position as ( found Cherberg to be in." Cherberg was fired after a play er revolt in November followed by the regents ordering his rehiring for the next year in a December meeting. When he was let out it was explained Cassill felt Cherberg had failed to restore harmony as he had promised the regents. CasslU's letter of resignation was addressed to "Dear Dick" (Ever est) but it was accepted by Schmltz who Issued a highly lauda tory statement, saying Cassill "has been a devoted servant" of the university, "He leaves the university with the gratitude of myself and others Sacred Heart closes out their home floor season thts weekend when they face Bly tonight on the Academy maple court, and Sunday afternoon at 1:30 when the unde feated St. Mary's Crusaders of Medford invades Klamath Falls. A win for the Trojans tonight would assure them of at least a tie for second place In thi final league count. The Ollchrlst-Bonanza battle tills evening, at Bonanza, is a fight for basement honors. Both teams are deadlocked for the tailend position of the seven-team circuit, and the winner of tonight's scrap will move out of the cellar. Dean Michaells, Sacred Heart's Junior guard, still holds to the top spot among the county league scor ers, and gets his last chance at league opposition tonight against Bly. Michaells has scored 85 points In five games to lead Bonanza's Ron Roberta who has hit 81 points in four games. In 19 games played by SHA, Michaells has scored 315 points. Dick Siemens, idle last week when Chiloquin took on Hen ley in a non-league game, holds the number three spot with 70 points in four games. The top 10 scorers in county league action are as follows: Name School Points D. Michaells R. Roberts D. Siemens R. Johnson N. Ollva T. Larson T. Sherrlll ' O. Steyskal D. Buniett J. Tecumseh J. Depuy Sacred Heart Bonanza Chiloquin Malln Malln Gilchrist Merrill Malln Bonanza Bly Sacred Heart 85 81 70 68 64 60 52 48 45 44 44 m in the administration and in the Associated Students." Prior to CasslU's firing ot Cher berg he had given walkmg papers to two other football coaches. Ralph Welch and Howie Odell, and Hec Edinundson, basketball mentor for many years. His resignation left the univer sity with two Jobs to fill his r.-id Cherberg's. A score of candidates have already been named as pos sible successorsto both. Everest said Thursday it is not likely a coach will be chosen before a new athletic director Is named. The resignation led to Indica tions the state Legislative Council, an Interim offshoot of the Legis lature, would drop Its projected probe of the university's athletic affairs. The executive committee of the council recently held hearings re Amazing Stanford Indians Face UCLA In PCC Feature SAN FRANCISCO (UP) The mystery of the year in West Coast basketball circles Isn't why Univer sity of San Francisco keeps on winning, but rather how Stanford keeps from losing. The Indians, who don't look good enough .to win half their games, have a 13-2 reoord at this time, and tonight and tomorrow tangle with the UCLA bruins for the Pacific Coast Conference leader ship. The Bruins, led by Willie Naulls and Morrle Tail, are heavy favor ites to win both games, but you can't discount a club that already has whipped with comparative ease such teams as Iowa, Wash ington, Dartmouth, Wisconsin and Oregon State. Iowa and Oregon State are defending champions in the Big Ten and PCC, respectively. The team Is made up of com parative mtdgeui. The tallest man on the squad is forward Barry Brown, at 6-4. Brown probably will play center In place ot the Injured 'TV The best for (1 ( 'Dh Super-Powered to bring you outstanding fringe-area reception for Channel B. See this great antenna at your TV dealer now! ... B&B Radio & Electric 316 So. Sixth 'l j - if i -jr mjm I Stotiraitif garding the athletic troubles with a view to determining whether a full-scale Inquiry was warranted. Thursday night, John L. O'Brien, speaker of the House of Represent ' atives and chairman ot the council, said he felt the new developments eliminated the necessity for furth er inquiry. "I feel," he said, "we legisla tors should give university offi cials an opportunity to put their house in order." The committee's report will be presented to the council at its next meeting Feb. 17, but O'Brien's opposition makes it unlikely the necessary two-thirds vote can be obtained to order an investigation. Immediately after Cassill was out, Tippy Dye, university basket ball coach, said he would be Inter ested in the Job if it were offered to him. Carlos Bea, who has had to quit for the season. The team will average Just slightly over 6 feet in height as compared with the average major college team of 6-4 these days. Don Lclbendorfer, Stanford pub licist for the past quarter century, says -he never has seen an athlete who gets "100 per cent perform ance' from his canabllltlcs as does little Oeorge Seileck (5-8), the scoring star of the team. So the Bruins of UCLA will have something Jul; a wee bit different to face In this all-Important pair of contests. Meanwhile, the Dons of USP go after their 44th conseculive victory and 18th this year by taking on the Fresno State Bulldogs tonight in a California Basketball Asso ciation battle. In other PCC games, Oregon battles Washington, California visits Idaho and Washington State invades Southern California. Everybody wants ANTENNAS OREGON . , Ph. 6920
