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THE ORANGE LEADER_SUNDAY; FEBRUARY 17, 1957
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The Explosive Man from Philadelphia
Bell Back in Squabble Over NFL Players' Assn.
. . man.] And who is to argue with a man
asked him'whose proof of success is success
“the players itself? In 1946, 12 owners of NFL
teams entrusted professional foot.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 16 CAP)- him of being a company
The recent rhubarb among Na* Certain owner* have
tional Football League owners and whether he works for
rhwr phryers over a players’ as- or us.” V „ ^.v.
so< iation' has once again thrust To both, he says: % j , hall to his care Thev named him
into the spotlight the explosive man “I work for professional football Icommissioner at $2fl.000-a year for
from Philadelphia. Bert Re'll v which includes players and own- three years.-*
As ,;comm -Aicyti • of the* pro ers. I ll battle for what s good for When Bell took over, the aver-
leagutr’it is.Bell;'the short, ener- the game The owners knftw it and age player salary was about $5,-
getfc.T twtspokwv little man with the players should " 000, the average*• club lost monev,
the deep throated voice.'who must Bel! says He isn't worried about'the average attendance was-poor.
• cam the hai betwecA owner and the bifterneifa,,engendered bv the The NFL yas a league of confU-
pla\er And strangelv enough, both league's recent'action in refusing sion and red inJ^. An owners’meet-
...accuse him of favoring the to recognize the players' assn.Jng, resented • a team wrestling
other. 1 r "T was born with the name De match with' no fiolds barred.
. ' Company Man' BenneviUe and 1 licked that I'll prospered Under Bell
« players have accused bek this player situation too. - yMr$ ^ under Reirs
I* t......i i .1...........n . .......eurdtthdc-fhe'NFr. has nrpswr'ed
Rose wd 11 To Make Fro L/ebut, the
^ men who fired Elmer Lavden to
▲ * i J am make Bell their commissioner,
Aqainst bonzaies in ijaraen ^ sauries have almost doU
^ ^ _ . a f i bled, attendance nas increased 100
NEW YORK Feb 16 < APt-f ro- Pancho b S, a player who seems pfr cpn. M(j prnfessi0fla, footb,n.
fassiona! termll' David and Go-|tbg«nr better with age. He stands!th-rouph ,he medium of television,
. Jiath act, with ^possible reverse O-.v, and weighs 183 pounds He ^ nf |]Ving rooms
J twi^t moves into Madifbn Square hits a service like a cannon shot, ^oyghout the nation each season.
’ Garden tomorrow afternoon when His game is built on the big ser- n^u’s salary also has doubled with
> Australia’s, wee Ken „Rosewali vice -and volley, (either shot hard £n #ddH j'lfl000
n,,a'' f ' V' '& Shent°s hand “ ’ ^V" Professional football ,odav be no
ars'i«t :oweim£ Pancho Gonzales. -opponent s hand. confused it is r«wiH a.
The batue of contrasts—in men Roaewall is 22, nearly 1i foot ^Zj«rSSsL nm^nilM
and styles—wit! start at.. 12 30 pm shorter than Pancho at and J1mi(“^‘Sth'thwjK f!ur
(Oranee time) •'*•' .onlv M2 pounds From a-balcbnv ?s 8 r°aa snow witn threejm tour
WS.* («».*«** fc BE ■». *<m4 ss?d?!ns sLiF*-
m out of the hi? arena before hockey from'grammar school. ^1! g C- °'P°r>r relations
., fpr. Sen York Rangers and Toron-J. Ken s main attributes are two— the owners, hard-bitten realists,
tr Maple Leafs take over for their a grim determination whiph makes gave all the credit to Bell, the one
' evening ire hockey brawl him’a tougher threatwhen behind time University of Pennsylvania
The heave canvas court, a sur- than ahead and a rare racquet con- football star whose early failures
/fare new 'to RnrewalfJ will be trol which enables him to thread as a professional coach and owner
* stretched over an ice Boor] pro--the chalk lines with passing shots, brought'him aiTmnderatandtng of
rjjj i»f ;hp onlv depp-freeze His backhand is rated the best in the problems peculiar to his sport,
tennis match in all history, . all tennis. —*---
- C,r,r.-iU recognized as the The supporting cast consists of . /"s i r
world's great* be;Pancho'Segura, winner of the re- Ifimflf l«A|f
endea to maintain his edgftTent nm tournament a«Sydney. fc»ViillMi WWII
owr ’he Australian newcomer, a and Dinny Pails veteran Austral--— --
margin which now •» *-3 in the lan pro w ho once toured wfth Bob- I Pfl tTI t JnPIK
regular 100-match series and 7-4 if bv Riggs After the best-of-five ■ •'*-*111 V/pvllj
you count a recede tournament singles, the Australians play the
match ffl Svddev -" , \# two Panrhos in doubles,
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BEAUMONT (Spl) - Lamar
Tech golfers, who won the Nat;
al Assn, of Intercollegiate
tics championship last
open 1957 dual match competition,
tomorrow, entertaining Centenary:
of Shreveport,, La , gT the Beau-
mont Country Club. t „
Tech returns th/ visit Mondav,
-Feb. 25. ✓"
i’r. Lewis M Hitlev. Tech di
rector of athletics is 'coagfe of
Redbird goffers His team won its
fourth consecutive Lone ■Star Con-
ference championship last spring
before taking the national inter-
coJiegiate title. In 1955 his team
finished second in NAIA competi-
ion.
Fred {Butch) Baird, jumorj
from Galveston, has been elected
by teammates to captain Tech
golfers for the second straight
year. Hillev will pick his team
from the following players, in ad-
’ dition to Baird, the 1953 LSC
’Champion: *
! Lettermen Harold Blake. Gar-
dena; Calif; Clnton Airev, In-
mi». Calif.; Eddie Langert <1954
LSC champion). .-Minneapolis,
Minn : Al Chandler. Hawthorne;
Calif.: Cyrus Northrop. Owatorina.
Minn.; and Hugh Scarborough.
Conroe Reserve 'ieftermen Ralph
Fournier," Beautrioht Bill * Camp-
bell. Beaumont; -RAger Byron,
Waseca, Minn : Delv.in Romero,
Port Arthur, and Billy Tiger, Or-
Outdoor Lane
By Paul Bauer
With spring on its way] it’s time flanges or end bearings* When
to get that, favorite fishing tackle I this brake ’is tightened,, ft allow*
into shape.
Fishing in SabiVie Lake is pick-
ing up somewhat, and the week-
Jackets Claim
Second Crown
Port Arthur s Yellow Jackets
are District U-AAAA basketbal
champions for the second straight
year;
The powerful .lacked closed out
conference play last Friday night
I with a scorching 6Wt victory over
the South Park Greentes to claim
their eighth successive IMA win.
The bi-district playoffs have not
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less line to flow from the Spool been set as yet, but it is expected ,
and helps to prevent over-run of [that the undefeated Jackets win
the line. . play a Houston team in the play-
A spool arbor is a piece of Jrtas-:0ffs:
end fishermen are beginning to . .... . _
try their luck . . . others are still! tic,.cork or wood that fits around! Galveston’s Ball High Tornadoes
getting in the mood. the eemer of the spool ai«i aett I waited down second plac*> honors
The most popular type of equip- as backing for the line. It also jn n_4A Friday night with a close
—‘ ■- —'- J hel|K in casting because a larger (55.53 verdict over the Beaumont
ment for the lake is the casting
rod and reel, But when buying spool starts faster,
this equipment, don’t try to eco- Most Desirable
Royal' Purples.
Galveston finished
the season
nomize onjthe reel for it is the A reel that can be taken apart . h a g 2 mark the Green-
most important part of your cast- ] quickly and with few vtools is the1 jes ^.5) took third. Beaumont
ingrig. Not only will a better reel1 most desirable, those that can be |6. „rabbed off fourth place,
------ u --------- -------i“‘l" *“* on th«Orange (1-7) fifth.
Houston Open
cast better, but it will remain in cleaned conveniently and
operation much longer. spot. Better reels are made of
Things to Remember j aluminum alloys, stainless steel;
'When purchasing a reel there or nickel-silver alloys with various
are several things to watch for, kinds of. plastic trims.
such as a level wind, backlash The casting rod is the second! _
prevention, spool arbors and one most important item of the rig. ^ vt-Mvf
that is easy to break down for The proper casting rod will have a Jcl I U JiUI l
cleaning . . . and make sure new feeling of balance and correct „.„.TnM .
parts are. available as the reel whips. ' t?? !!,™ 0L S,
wears with age. Rods also are made front Vari-j^6’000 ,„Hf nf ,h„ ‘ , ln,.r’
The level wind is a mechanism ous materials — steel, aluminum^tou^nal!ifn, nf . , , ..
that" lay* the line evenly on the bamboo and glass. , "P™s “iS/*
spool from one side to the other, The glass rod is the most popu- *°P Pa;.F
•Without it, the .line would stack lar. A good combination of paral- 7,200-yard Memorial P ■
on one part of the spol and the: led glass fibers bonded with a Qualifying comes Tuesday. The
next cast probably would back-'good resin has advantages of be- field will lie limi’ed to 220 players'
lash tng light in weight, strength, About 150 are expected to coin-
Backlash prevention is a fric- durability and raeistance. A gla«js pete for about 00 qualifying spots
tipn brake placed on the spool rod will not de ertorate or require While non-exempt players are
the care that other rods do. touring the par 36-36-72 course
Hardware For Rod Tuesday, the stars of the winter
Hardware for the casting rod is tour will be competing in a $5,000
another important item th a t pro-amateur event across town at
shouldn’t be overlooked. The reel the new Houston Golf Club,
seat should be Of' a corrosion Pros makinfrpractice. rounds
resistant material as well as the most of thirweek included Jack
tips and guides. Fleck, former national open cham-
VIDOR (Spl) — Coach Jesse The guid and tip should be of a pion, Gardner Dickinson, Jim Tur-
Wheeler's Vidor High School Pi- hardened and -plated material to »esa and Horton Smith,
rates wrapped up second place prevent grooving and cutting 'of ^J’eter Thomson. British open
honors in the District ll-AAA cam*' the line. > dfampjon, arrives Mortdav for his
P?.<gn here Friday night with an Lengths varv from model to fjTst competition in the1 winter
84-43 victory oveT the Silsbee Ti- model in rods. Within the same tour. /
*ers model, however, the longer rods Ted Kroll !s defending cham-
The Pirates, competing in Class will have more whip andJhave the pion. He posted an 11-under par *
~ 277 a year avo to take $6,000 in-
tdp tnoney when the tournament
Bucs Wrap Up
Second Place
tfadpr Photo r>- H’igh
A NEW DANCE???—It was rather difficult to decideJWn:lt)er
these two Mauriceville High "School basketball players were
practicing a new' dance step or just what. The reason for their
high jumping and swooping arms is the question. They weren't
jumping for the ball or taking a shoi. Add they cpulan't have
been lumping with joy: This p. ;ure was taken when the Pan-
thers’ ' lost *a 3B-34 decklbn -to' the China -Lions in a' “sudden
death" playoff game m the District 71-B. north zone cham-
pionship series last Tuesday night in the Orangefield gymnasium.
The glayers are"Donnie Bishop (HU and Bruce Hopaday (14).
AAA ranks for the first time, finish- action to cast lighter lures: The
pd the district race with a 6-2 rec- shorter rods are stiffer in action ______ _______ _____________
French° Buffa'ioes"dVhdor^worT*a»<^ «« better for handling heav- vvas a $20,000 affair. This year's
games ard lost nine during the ^Th^Tex^it^m'^thejine. Too
entire l.,a6-5< season. many fishermen have a tendency
Vidor s season was highlighted to use lines which are too heavy,
by an upset victory over the The smaller lines can be cast.far-
French Buffs. The^ Buffs claimed ther and more accurately, and
me crown- with a 7-1 record. they can be cast with fewer back-
The Bucs jumped to an early lashes,
lead against the Tigers Friday] Weiaht of Fish
zoominiMo .*?« iZu'n The mailer®lines also will offer
5m? “JSrllSS S »SS& |S r”isu"“ '? r"A
counters in the second stanza to p *^‘nR 8 f'*h- Actually,
winner will receive $7,500.
Safe ’a Sound
McDonald Takes LSC Scoring
Lead; Jochec Slips to Second
Texas A &
hold a 37-20 lead at the half, then .™V'ca" Pu" , its ov? in
outscored the visitors bv 22-14 in wa,er' ^us a line with a breaking
the third quarter and 25-9 in the tas‘ ,0 :he wei?ht of ‘he
final go-round to nail down the win.’:18" ^ou catch is all that
Gerald Havel was the big gun in *5 necessary, All lines, incident-
the Vidor scoring attack, hitting j will test less when knotted,
the bucket for 28 counters. He sank: Silk and nylon are both excel*
11 field goals and six free shots' len‘ lines but the hylon will re-
Edmund Reeves- was second high Tquire less care. Dacron has the
with 14. . advantage of less diameter per
Lamar Lynch was third with 14 pound test than any other line,
points for Vidor, but he maintained permitting better casting, less
the district scoring lead with those stretching and practically no ab-
!’s Don McDonald placed Bobby Moore of Stephen F. counters. . . ‘ sorbtion of water
WjFr^eo AKin_ Wjjm'.anJ.hy slipped past Glen J'ochec of Austin 1 n mdiv.dua 1 fr-.f throw
Ed Campbell, Beaumont,
George White, Port Arthur;
Vidor Airs
LL Finances
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In other, statistical changes^,
f-rtd S'QBgh .of Sam Eouston re-
BC Track
VIDOR (Spl) — V i d o r Little
League nuances were discussed'by
the board of ^directors at a meet- r\ * 11 r* ,
tng held inVidor High School last IJri||C Npf
week, according to Grover Miller, '*
players’ agent
^Miller said tS
that $300 will be
sor each team m th
League officials b
Sam Houston State in the red-hot accuracy and Sam Houston took A,R FORCE AIDE TO NAVY t u;patiji:d x.d n u ,
individual scoring race ih the Lone the team free fhrhw leadership DENVER, Colo, (AP)-Maj. Boh .v.^rt',VIHER "F—When making
Star Conference. In 20 games, Me- from How ard Payne College, the sP°ar.' basketball coach of the Air:?°*!r • . ''e*thCr, Pf«4'«iORs.
d has averaqed an even 18.0 Season-Tone leader. Force* Academy team, formerly , ,n mm<^ w ,s a
points while Jochec slipped from s, h m W|,h w was an assistant basketball roach weatfler,t"dlcatorL R»ir weather
of 79 free throws attempted for at P,S. Nava! Academy He is usua"y follo.ws a brilliant sun set
a Bin percentage Moore has hit a 1941 8‘^uate oft DePauw Uni- or red eve"inS sky. A red tftorn-
Percentage. Moon has ™ vcrsity ^Tt he p|ayed bMketbtl| mg sun indicates rain. A yeHow
and t^iriis His Air Force team last or copper-colored sky means rain
II of 20 games in its first or w'nti °r both. The wind also is
m a 1941
96 of 119 for 807 per cent. Sam
. Houston has been successful in
»4?6 of the 658 fre. throws it has 'ea _ ......-..... . . .. .. .
tried for « 723 nerc.enta' enm- s^ason- D155 season the Falcons a good weather indicator. A clock-
pared to Howard Payne’s 458 of,pIajl.21 Rames wi‘h their finaljfst wise wind will mean the weather
644 for JU per cent. ,Pn '*arch 9 at Victoria. B.C.. probably is clearing, while a
Stephen F Au,.,n n„d SWth.itfS.jT ’"’y" RM<h *?*"» SSS-fTSS?.'m“” »
KSSF-iEL W •S’tZ.'z<*S
board decided Cltv H,?h School will launch its
favorable !wi*athcr.
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* ' *
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| with at least four teams-
bly srx this year.
to spon- nm-tr^ic program Tuesday after- jjj^^
, Coach William Bryant. Cardinal fespwiveiv. Austin. Jhe nation’s
track mentor, said Bridge City t0E defensive team,
?nd P0851' track candidates will
league _ _
team, has allowed
F»r,nrt fnr w 1 poinis, SeCPtld-plaCf East
,___________ Tuik^pv Texas State has vielded 55 8
ss.Tite a? j*
etd to dav also. Cecil Bryant win tutor PayM avera?e
interested in playing were urge
contact Miller for necesslarv mfd
boys from the fifth through eighth
mation concerning'1 eligibility. Ws, while Searle Walton w-ill
A vmrk party was held at the fidde the ninth'grade trackmen
Little League park yesterday. Mil, T^e Cardinal thinlv-clads .will
ler pointed out that'full support of compete in District 90-B.
the community it) all affairs will It aJso was reported that (
be needed to insure a successful Cardinals will begin baseball p/4c-
seaso.n this yegr,^- /ftice soon
Sam Houston is hitting the nets
at a ,450 clip to pace team field
goal shooting as well as free throw
accuracy Southwest holds its
am . rebounding, lead with an
average 47.5 per game.
Jochec lost his scoring lead but
still is way in front in individual
field goal shooting, hitting 117 of
200 for .585 per cent. Joe Cole of
Southwest is second with a .554
percentage and leads all rebound-
ers with an average of 17.5 per
gamc^____|-1--
Mack Jones Signed
As Conroe Coach
CONROE, Tex. (AP) — Conroe
High School officials announced
today they signed Mack Jones. 33.
to a one-year contract as football
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