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__THURSDAY MOtNINO, NOVtMBEt H, 1954
THE PAMPA DAILY SPOKESMAN
PAGE THREE—SE
Lou Boudreau Named KC Pilot
★ ★ * ★ **.★★’. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★★★★
harvesters Face Tough Opposition
Signs 2 Year
Pact With A's
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 17-UP-
Xou Boudreau, former Boston Red
w>x manager, was signed > and
guaranteed close to $100,000 for
the next two years W« >.nesday as
manager of the new Kansas City
Athletics of the American League.
The salary was not disclosed by
owner Arnold Johnson, but Bou-
dreau was assured at least the
145,000 a year he get from Boston,
where he was replaced by Pinky
Higgins.
"Lou has always been one of the
Jlighest paid managers in base-
0all,” Johnson said at the ball
park, "and he isn’t taking any step
down by coming here."
Johnson announced also that Ed-
die Joost, who managed the Phil-
adelphia A's this year, had been
given his unconditional release *ln
order to give Eddie an opportun-
ity to move for himself and try to
better himself."
startling News
The Joost news was more star-
tling than the expected Boudreau
Apt nouncement. Baseball men had
seen in Joost a valuable trading
property for the A’s, who won only
91 games last season.
Boudreau said he was “happy to
be associated with Johnson, happy
to be working with A's business
manager Parke Carroll, and happy
to be in Kansas City.”
“I want to win,” Boudreau said,
"but we all know what a tremen-
dous job we have here."
He said he had high hopes for
Ahe new club, but iie declined to
Compare Kansas City's situation
with Milwaukee’s. The latter in-
herited "a good ball club” when it
bowed into the majors two seasons
ago on the old Boston Braves fran-
chise.
Up to Players
As far as the 1954 A’s were con-
cerned, Boudreau said “they’ve
got to show me." He said it would
be strictly up to the players if they
stayed with the A’s.
. Boudreau said it was too early
Ho talk about player deals, the
possibility of a “youih movement’’
In rebuilding, or even to talk about
coaches.
“Give me a little time, boys,"
he said at the news conference.
Johnson said he bought he had
"two of the finest fellows in base-
ball” in Carroll and Boudreau.
“I look forward to a great ex-
perience in baseball in Kansas
City.”
Carroll said he was “delighted”
0vith the Boudreau selection.
Top-O'-Texas
■ Bowling
League
CELANESE: Rutledge, 411;
Hoobler, 337; Payte, 377; Martin,
«|46; Haslam, 368; TOTAL- 1939.
FALSTAFF: Swain, 319; Russell,
391; Matney, 270; Harrison, 427;
Ladd, 411; TOTAL^1818.
V
Westerners Fine Club
Despite Poor Record
i
LOU BOUDREAU
CALDWELL’S DRIVE INN: Heg-
wer, 309; Fulfer, 389; Chambliss.
304; Mounce, 363; Dummy, 351;
Handicap, 174; tOTAL-1890.
POOLE’S DRIVE INN: Rader,
458; Black, 326; Howell, 344; Keith,
360; Dummy, 405; TOTAL—1893.
SUNSHINE DAIRY FOODS:
T’arker, 309; Lowrance, 363; Sni-
der, 379; Carlton, 373; McFall, 400;
TOTAL—1824. •
C. M. JEFFRIES: Baxter. 358;
Jeffries. 368; Zigler. 240; Bradly,
376; Petrie, 457; Handicap, 9; TO-
TAL—1808.
CREEE DRILLING.: McGonigal,
348; Donnell, 325; Coffee, 329;
White, 346; Hawthorne, 350; Handi-
cap, 48; TOTAL-1746.
~ SMITH’S SHOES: Avinger, 390;
•Morse, 441; Robinson. 323; Riddle,
B. T., 477; Riddle, E„ 499; TOTAL
—2130.
Bears Bar Way Of
SMU Title Hopes
DALLAS. Nov. 17 /P—Back in
1923 Southern Methodist started
throwing passes on the first down
Against Baylor. It marked the start
of the pass as a regular offensive
weapon in Southwest Conference
football, not a desperation mea-
sure by a team that already was
beaten.
Saturday SMU and Baylor clash
here in the big game of the con-
ference rnce — a game that sees
Southern Methodist trying to main-
tain its lead in the championship
struggle and Baylor seeking to re-
tain a chance at a title Me.
SMU and Baylor dre the leuding
teams in passing — SMU with 115.9
yards per game and Baylof 110.4.
Both have strong running attacks
but indications qre that they’ll be
depending more on theli aerial of-
fensives than any other game this
campaign.
It. will be a duel between the
top "passers of the lengue - Duane
Nutt of Southern . Methodist, who
ranks No. 1 with 684 yards and
6 touchdowns, and Bill Hooper of
16r. No. 2, with 635 yards and
«Fr.
ouchdowns.
The talk is that -.t will take at
least four touchdowns to win the
game, something SMU hasn't been
doing much of late* in conference
warfare.
Each team respects the other
“ Adoo
very muen. mcackjo Keaton, the
•SMU scout, says Bayior has a bal-
anced attack, 1k of the explosive
type, and very rugged on defense.
Jim Crow, Baylor scout, said
JMU had the best tcum he had
#een this year and “one of the
greatest baekflelds I’ve ever seen,
f/re clicking.” _______
LINDY DAVIS
The fallacy of some of the bet-
ter known football experts in the
country was demonstrated this
week when one of them retained
the Harvesters in their usual 30th
spot in state high school rankings,
despite their victory over the
Odessa Bronchos.
This so called expert’s system of
regulating the teams to their re-
spective positions among the state's
better and lesser known teams is
purely mathematical and it is
doubtful that he has ever seen any
team on the rankings in action.
By sticking strickiy to the math-
ematical formula I can see no
reason for keeping the Harvesters
in the number 30 spot, below
Odessa, Lubbock and Amarillo. The
Broncs have defeated, both Lub-
bock and Amarillo while the Har-
vesters have been defeated only
by Amarillo, and that a disputed
decision.
By mathematical formula alone
this, it seems to me, should be
enough to rate the Harvesters at
least above Lubbock in 25th. But
the expert says no.
The apparent fallacy of this ex-
pert’s system can be pointed out
further by the fact that he rates
San Angelo 12 notches higher than
Amarillo, a team that forced the
Bobcats to come from behind to
gain a tie last week.
That the expert has not seen any
of the teams in action is evident
by his number three and four rat-
ings. He ranks Abilene in third
place and Midland in fourth. There
is no doubt, I’m sure, that Abilene
is about a 3-touchdown better
club than Mipiand. Anybody that
has seen both teams will vouch for
that fact. Yet. because Midland has
gone undefeated, they rank under
one of the state’s strongest teams,
Abilene.
The number three ranking for
Abilene sems to be the nearest to
correct of any, and that is some-
what in doubt. Some sources are of
the opinion that the Eagles .<hould
bg ranked no lower than second
and some would even vote for first.
But, then, on a mathematical
basis Abilene has no right to such
a high ranking. As a n\atter of
fact Midland should be ranked
above them, figuring along these
lines. The Eagles have been beat-
en once this year and by a 3-A
team at that. So. why shouldn’t
Midland be ranked above Abilene,
on a mathematical basis?
Breckenridge, the team that beat
Rifle Club Plans
Nov. Turkey Shoot
The Pmnpa Pistol and Rifle Club
will hold its annual Tunkcy Shoot
Sunday afternoon Nov. .21, in the
indoor range at the Recreation
Park, north of the Rodeo Stadium,
located on the Wheeler highway.
Rifles and ammunition will be fur-
nished or you may bring your own.
Any .22 Rim fire nifle w(fh %on
sights will be permitted. Special
matches will be held for kids. Win-
ner* will be decided from the two
nearest shots on Bull Targets, also
best 5 shots at clay p.geons and
burstable bulls, also luck target
matches.
Entry Fees will Ire $1 and the
proceeds will go for the promotion
of Junior Rifle Clubs. The public
is invited to come out and shoot.
Cleveland Chances Improve
CHICAGO, Nov. 17 -UP-Yogi
Berra of the Yankees, who berated
the World Series effort of the In-
dians recently, thinks more of their
1955 chances now that they have
slugger Ralph Ktner. Berra said
‘T’ve never seen Kiner in action
but if he is as good as they say.
he should be rough to get out ip
that Cleveland park,” -
Abilene, ran. rank no better than
second in its own district, despite
a victory over AAAA's third rank-
ed team.
I’ll admit that in math 1 rated
near the dunce stage, but to me
"it just don’t figure.”
The Harvesters could improve
their rating this week with a
victory over Lubbock. I can see no
way for the expert to keep from
boosting the rating if the Harvest-
ers win. But, you never can tell.
For the first time since Vernon
the Harvesters should go into a-
ball game as the favorite. A nov-
elty indeed for the “fighting few”
of the Green and Gold.
But, and there is always that big
word, if the Harvesters don’t go
into the gamp in the right frame
of mind they can be beaten. It
won’t he an easy ball game, and
the Harvesters will have to earn
every yard they make.
That the "Fighting Few”, has the
potential of defeating any team in
district 1 4A was demonstrated last
week. They could have won any
ball game they have played, with
the possible exception of Abilene.
Any team that has the fight and
the attitude displayed by the Har-
vesters, is potentially a winner any-
time they go out.
Now that they have tasted vic-
tory. the Harvesters should ' be
hard to stop. I will pick them over
the Lubbock Westerners by t w o
touchdowns.
In other district games this week
end I will pick the Abilpne Eagles
to defeat Midland 42-21, and go on
to win the district crown. San
Angelo should take Ihc measure of
Odessa. The Bobcats are on the
rebound from a tie with Amarillo,
and with Pat Adams and that big.
tough line they will be hard to
stop.
Amarillo should take Borger with-
out too much trouble but watch out
for anything in this one. The San-
dies are a lough team, to get into
the right frame of mind and after
the tie with San Angelo they may
be a little cocky.
☆ ’ ☆ ☆ .
Four Schools
Added To 4A
Lineup In '55
AUSTIN, Nov. 17 /V-Tentative
district alignments for the 1955
football season would add four
high schools in Class AAAA. which
pits the schools of largest scholastic
enroll m e n t, the Jnterscholastic
League announce today.
Moving to the top bracket will
be Burgess (El Paso) in Dist. 2-
AAAA. Pleasant Grove (Dallas) in
Dist. 4-AAAA,’ and Bellair and
Burbank in Dist. 7-AAAA. The five
other districts in AAAA are un-
changed.
Class AAA changes tentatively
will bring Southside (Lubbock) into
Dist. 1-AAA; Birdville (Fort
Worth), into Dist. 2-AAA; drop
Henderson from Dist. 1-AAA to 16-
AA; transfer Brownwood from
Dist. 2-AAA to Dist. 5-AAA; and
add Spring Branch (Houston) to
Dist. 6-AAA.
The tentative list shows Brecken-
rige in Dist. 1-AAA, but the dis-
trict already has voted not to al-
low Breckenridge member ship
next year as it is below the re-
quired scholastic enrollment.
Burgess, Belleairo, Burbank and
Southside are new schools.
Enrollment requirements fpr 1955
have been increased in AAAA and
AAA. The lower limit for AAAA
was raised from 1,100 in the last 4
high school grades to 1,200 while
the minimum for AAA was in-
creased from 500 to 550.
Schools with 750 or more may
be admitted to AAAA by unani-
mous vot.e of other schools in the
district. The same applies for ad-
mittance to AAA for schools with
375 enrollment.
Carter Wins
Over DeMarco
SAN FRANCISCO, Ncv. 17 -UP
—Jimmy Carter won the world
lightweight crown tor the third
time Thursday night when he
decked the defending' titleholder
Paddy DeMarco tw<ce and then
won a technical knockout in 14
seconds of the 15th and final
round.
In one of the wildest lightweight
title brawls in history, Cartel'
came off a slow s’art to knock
DeMarco down for the four count
in the ninth and put him down
again at the bell ending the 14th.
At the start of the 15th, Jimmy
came out like a tiger and Referee
Ray Flores had to separate the
two under the rop-s. When thev
squared off again, Carter connect-
ed so solidly to the head with two
rights that DeMarco obviously was
unable to defend himself and the
referee,stopped it.
A crowd of about 5.000 fans sat
in on the history-making battle in
San Francisco’s Cow Palace to
watch Carter become the first man
ever to win the title back twice.
He first annexed it :n 1951 when
he defeated Ike Williams. I^ater he
lost it to Lauro Salas, then won it
back in a rematch.
He lost it to DeMarco last spring
and true to the form he had dis-
played in winning every rematch,
he won Wednesday night.
It was DeMarco’s first title de-
fense.
But Carter had a great battle on
his hands from the rugged Brook-
lyn billygoat. DeMarco won the
first two rounds by a shade and
then punched Carter around the
ring in the third. In this stanza
they stood toe to to* and slugged
it out with the champion easily
having the best of the exchange.
The Harvesters could be in for
one of |he roughest games of the
season Saturday when the Lub-
bock Westerners invade Pampa for
a District 1-AAAA outing.
Scouting reports disclose that the
Westerners have one of the fast-
est backfields the Green and Gold
has faced ail year, fronted by a
line that averages about 185
pounds.
Sparking the speedy backfield is
Troy Harber and Don Hogue. Har-
bor is a 195 pound fullback with
speed to bum and Hogue is label-
ed one of the best, and fastest
backs to face 'ha Harvesters.
About 200 tickets for the Lub-
bock-Pampa football game were
sold by Wednesday ifteriioon,
according to Roy .Mc.MU'.cn,
school business manager.
The tickets still are available
at his office In city hall.
Coach Orville Lewis, who watched
the Westerners against Abilene last
week, said that Hogue is capable
of breaking loose at any time and
is always a dangerous runner.
Harber is a 220 dasii man on the
track team and has. on a number
of occasions, defeated the Harvest-
er's ace speedster Harold Lewis at
that distance.
Coach Lewis said the Lubbock
crew has shifted personnel since
the start, of the season and that
they are potentially one of the best
clubs in the district, and "can run
you out of the ball park if given
a chance.”
The Westerners nave an excel-
lent passing attack to go along with
their tough ground attack and
scored against both Abilene and
Midland, the top two teams in the
loop, on passes.
The Harvesters vill go into the
fray at near full strength for the
second time this season. The only
injured player still ieft on the Har-
vester roster is quarterback Jimmy
Alvey who will be list for the re-
mainder of the season due to a
broken hand.
However, the Green and Gold
may go into the Luhliock contest
without the services of head coach
Aubra Nooncaster. Nouncaster was
ordered to bed early in the week
for a rest from what was describ-
ed as a “run down condition."
Whether the likeable coach would
be back in action iy game time
Saturday was still doubtful
Wednesday night.
Returning to the Green find Gold
lineup for the first full action since
Amarillo will be halfoack Bill Ful-
enwider. Fulenwider saw some ac-
tion against Odessa and turned in
an outstanding game on defense.
The addition of Fulenwider will
help the Harvester ground attack
and will give added punch where
it is needed. Another bright spot
on the Harvester ledger is the play
of Fullback Harlan Boyle. Boyle
moved into the fullback slot last
week against the Bronchos after
Harold Lewis was shilied to half-
back. He turned in a great per-
formance on offense and will also
be a welcome addition to the
Green and Gold attack.
Lufkin Keeps Hold
On State's AAA Poll
DALLAS. Nov. 17 /P—As Lufkin
continued to dominate completely
the balloting, there was only one
significant change in the Dallas
News’ statewide AAA poll this
week.
Austin McCallum, in 11th place
a week ago. defeated Palestine. 19-
12 and jumped all the way to sixth,
the sptit previously occupied by
Palestine. The Wildcats skidded all
the way to 13th.
Lufkin, Breckenridge and Port
Neches the big three for the ninth
•itraight week -weren't challenged,
but Garland, which has been bat-
tling with McAllen for the next po-
sition, regained fourth.
.»7 ■
BOB TUKLEY
GENE WOODLING
DON LARSEN
Reported \Big Deal' Sends Oriole
Hurler Bob Turley To N.Y. Yankees
NEW YORK. Nov. 17 /P — The
New York Yankees and the Balti-
more Orioles have completed one
of the biggest baseball deals in
years with pitchers Fob Turley
and Don Larsen going to the Yan-
kees and veteran outfielder Gene
Woodiing and pitcher Harry Byrd
to the Orioles, it was learned to-
day from an authoritative baseball
source.
The trade, which also involves
a number of other players, is
scheduled to be announced tomor-
row.
In addition to Woodiing and
Byrd, the Yankees will send two
young catchers, believed to be Gus
Triandos and Hal Smith, and three
or four other players to the Ori-
oles. At least two and possibly
three others will come to the Yan-
kees along with the Baltimore's
two outstanding young pitchers.
In Turley and Larsen the Yanks
obtain two of the outstanding
young pitchers in the American
League, although neither had out-
standing won and lost records with
Baltimore last season.
Turlpy, 24 - year -t old fire-ball
righthander, led the league in
strikeouts- with 184 and had an
earned-run average of 3.46 while
winning 14 and losing 15.
Larsen. 26, and also a righthan-
er. dropped 21 games while win-
ning only 3, one a shutout against
the Yankees, but he was highly
regarded throughout the circuit.
He had an earned run average of
4.37.
Woodiing. 32, veteran of nine
years in the majors- the last six
with the Yankees—hat led .250 last
year after being o it of action
sometime with injuries. It was his
lowest average since coming up
to the majors with Cleveland in
1943.
Byrd, obtained by the Yankees’
last ^vinter from the Philadelphia
Athletics, never quite fulfilled the
hopes of the New York manage-
ment. He had a 9-7 record. Most
of his victories were against sec-
ond division clubs. The big right-
hander will be 30 years old next
February.
Triandos and Smith, two of the
five catchers on the Yankee ros-
ter, played in the Triple-A Amer-
ican Assn, last year. Triandos, 24.
hit .296 with Kansas City, with 18
home runs. He drove in 65 runs.
Smith, also 24, batted .350 for Col-
umbus but hit only 7 homers. He
drove in 50 runs.
1
HARRY BYRD
Lonnie Graham Moves Near
Tech Rushing Leadership
LIGHTWEIGHT champ Paddy DeMarco,
left, and challenger and former champ
Jimmie Carter mix it up In the first
round-of.their title bout at the Cow Pal-
ace in San Francisco Wednesday. Car-
ter regained the crown with a 15th
round TKO over DeMarco.
(UP Telephoto)
LUBBOCK. Nov. 17-L o n n i e
(Lone Ranger) Granam's perform-
ance Saturday against some form-
er neighbors, members of the Uni-
versity of Tulsa Golden Hurricane,
pulled him to within one yard of
Texas Tech's individual rushing
leadership.
Graham, a native of Broken Ar-
row. Okla., a fullback who played
junior college football for North-
eastern Oklahoma A&M. in Tech's
55-13 victory gained 84 yards to
send his total to 387, just behind
halfback Walter (Jo-Jo) Bryan of
Olney.
In achieving their fifth win
against two losses and a tie, the
Red Raiders retained their spot
among the nation's statistical lead-
ers. Their 572 yards of total of-
fense sent Tech's per-game figure
to 396.6.
Tech is now averaging 296 yards
rushing, 100 passing. The Raiders’
their successsive outstanding aerial
effort has nearly doubled their
average in the past three games.
Against Tulsa, Tech gained 207
yards and two touchdowns on nine
completions of 16 throws.
Tech's leading nassei for the
season, quarterback Jerry Johnson
of Hale Center, and quarterback
Jack Kirkpatrick, each had 50 per
cent accuracy—on 5 out of 10 and
2 out of 4. respectively-r-while
freshman Carl Tripeer oi Roanoke.
Va., and sophomore Baddy Hill of
Lubbock each connc-ted on their
only attempts. Johnson now has 21
completions of 47 attempts for six
touchdowns and 433 yards.
Tacked onto Johnson's passing
yardage is a rushing figure of 200
to give the Tech co-captain lead-
ership in total offense with 639 for
the season.
End Claude Harlan.1 of Texar-
kana paces pass receivers with-
eight completions for 114 yards.
Halfback Rick Spinks of Kcrmit
carried only once and • didn't
score but retained his point-making
leadership with 34. because the
Raiders points Saturday were di-
vided among 10 players. Freshman
Eton Waygood, end from" Sundown,
and Trlpeer made their first touch-
downs. Spinks may be able fo go
full speed against the Universily
of Houston here Saturday after-
noon.
Spinks' 37-yard average on nine
kicks still gives him No. 1 spol
among Tech's regular punters;
however, Hill's 78-yard punt against
Tulsa enables him to have a 38.7
average for the season on four
kicks.
Kirkpatrick tops pass intercept-1
ors with three for 42 yards.
, Palmar Turns Pro I
CHICAGO, Nov, 17 UP Nation-
al amateur golf champion Arnold
Palmer Wednesday turned profes-
sional and was expected to make j
his pro debut next month in the
Miami Open.
Palmer, 25. who won three ama-
teur tournaments in addition to the
national title this season, joined
the advisory staff of a Chicago
sporting goods company
Under Professional Golfers’ As-
sociation rules, he must watt six
months before becoming eligible to
collect prize money. However, he
was expected to start his pro ca-
reer at Miami next month.
Palmer, son of a Latrobe, Pa.,
golf professional, nad returned to
amateur competition this season
after a three-year stint in the
Coast Guard
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