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Kansas City Athletics Spend Cash To Aid Team Johnson In Purchase Of Talent A's Continue Effort To Bring Top Team With $60,000 Deal Bj UNITED FEES8 The free-spending Kansas City Athletics have a new "'most valuable players." In recent days, the have purchased three men who Won "most valuable' 1 honors in high minor leagues last season as Kansas City owner Arnold Johnson continues his determined effort to build his once sad-sack club into a penncnt contender. Rltnthandtr Jack Crimlan of Toronto, valuable pitcher" in the International League this year, was added to Johnson's bag Wednesday. He follows righthand- er Lou Kretlow of Seattle, "most valuable pitcher" in the Pacific Coast League, and inficldcr Ranee Pless of Minneapolis, valuable player" in the American Association. A Packafc To the a-yeaj- old Crimiu, the A's gave up what they called "a tM.OOO package" that included pitcher Marion Fricano, another player yet to be named, and Crimian had 19 wins and six de- eats for Toronto this year and an earned run average of only 2.13 He had trials with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1951 and 1952 but had a major-league mark of only one win and flo losses.

Hie A's said that several other big league teams had been interested in get- tine him. Lane, new general manager of the Cardinals, struck out in. his first attempt to swing a deal for his new club. He conferred Tuesday with General Manager Gabe Paul of Cincinnati but admitted they wound up "very, very far apart." life Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees each called up a ffroup of players from their farm systems. Call Up Four Pitchers The White Sox brought up from' Memphis of the Southern Associa tion; relief oe Dahlkc (19 J).

pitcKer Bill Dufour 111-9), pitch er Paul Stuffel (123) and pitcher Russell Hcman, who had an -8 mark for Waterloo of the three- eye league. In exchange, the Sox released to Memphis pitcher Bob Cain, former major-leaguer who had a 6-7 record for Memphis last year. The Yankees called up shortstop Jerry Lumpe (.303) and pitcher Jim Rcilly (8-8) from Birmingh tiam of the Southern Association and pitcher Jim Coatcs (138) from Binghamton of the Eastern League. Lumpe, a six-foot, two- inch lefthanded hitter from War saw. has been touted as a aossible successor to little Phi Rizzuto as the Yankees' shortstop jitchers from Indianapolis of the Negro American League Jor as signment next spring to Tiger Tarms.

They are Ted Richardson for Indianapolis) and Jim Proctor (16-7). PAGE Independent, Gallup, New Mexico Wednesday, October 12.1355 Grades, Injuries Take Toll Of Gallup High Tiger Squad week wu the Injury Jinx which hit, CMch John Pll ud hte'GiUup Hi(h Tiien. This on tt Ike Injuries re- mijninr from list week, ud lew DeV "es, there Is the ichnlitie jinx. All of this before meeting the Bclen Eagles, a tough conference foe, which, according to the Albuquerque JoUrnab sporti expert, are "favored" Friday afternoon at Bel- midterm examina- en. There were tions at Gallup High School last and Monday the axe fell on three Nuanes, Ronald Crabb and Martow Milam.

In addition, four members of the squad were benohcd for scholastic deficiencies as well. The squad will host the Oranis squad in return en- tmrment Friday nirht it UK CeremunUl Grounds, the only to be pliyed in Gmllup this weekend. But the big game is Friday afternoon at Bclen (homecoming for Belen, incidentally), where the Tigers will attempt to get back "on the conference win trail. The Eagles, who squeaked by the Grants Pirates last Friday afternoon. 12 to 0.

are much stronger than Wle Grants score would indicate, and are working on an, unbeaten string so far this season. "Welt hive to one of our best itmrs to beat them," Tlj Mid resterdir. The Tigers have been well-scouted by Helen, and Ply himself, has scouted the Eagles a time or two. HC reports they have a good line, a fine fullback, two good halt- backs and a top-notch quartet- bade. "They move the ball well," Ply said.

"They may not have quite the balance of the St. Michael's Horsemen, but they'll give us a handful." Ply and his line coach, Lee Jensen, have been working the Tigers hard this week, and hope to have a new play or tw 0 prepared for the invasion of Belen. "If we tilt jis well as we did against Durlnco, we should hire food chuce," Ply slid. "But we'll have to do better than we did at St. Mike's." He hopes to have most of his team health'y again, although a few aches and bruises are slowing some of his starters.

Louis Sauccdo probably will not be able to play; he missed the Winslow game with a concussion suffered in the St Mike's game. However Benny Pinto, at first feared out for the season with an anlilc Injury, has responded well to treatment, and Ply hopes to be to use him for kicking chores and some passing, if the occasion warrants it. Mountaineers Lead Nation In Passing NEW Chr-'stain, long a mnin attraction in the Southwesl's "aerial circus" find home of such famed passing stars a Sammy Baugh and Davcy O'Brien, leads the nation's collegR football teams Wednesday in yards gained rushing. That's rushing, not passing. Top honors in passing are held by West Virginia's Mountaineers, who live a 2ong" pass happy southw from the West Virginia also has gained enough yards rusjiing to lead the nation in which may mean that Texas Christian has the wrong idea.

Using thi "'unorthodox' 1 system of running for" yards, TCU has ripped off four straight wins over Kansas, Texas Ifech, Arkansas, and Alabama to equal its entire victory total for any season since 1951. Jimmy Swink heads the hard- hitting array of Horned Frog backs and is the nation's leading individual scorer and its.sccqgd leading ground gainer. Mostly on Ground running plays and only 32 passes. Thc Frogs have gained 1,337 yards on the ground, an average of 334.3 per game. They've gained only 355 yards passing, an average of 39 per game.

Altogether, they've averaged 373 yards gained per game, sixth best in the nation. West Virginia has gained 209.3 yards per game via passing in its thrc triumps so far this season. The Mountaineers have gained inor yardage on the ground wcll-baJanccd attack and So lead the nation in total offense with an average of 432.7 yards! gained per game. i Illinois, which ranks sixth in i rushing and ninth in passing, com bines the two for a second place in total offense with an average of 414.0 yards gained per game Oklahoma, third in rushing, holds the same spot overall with 387.: yards per game. fourth in passing, holds that suot over all.

with 384.3 Bos tori College, rushing, stands fifth in tola) oflcnsa with an average of Michigan Mentor Coach Of The Week ANN APBOR, Mich. Theirs frustration of rnar.y years. Eve rfwith an authentic reputa- ational football power. one team they Texas Christian has called 247 Please Turn To Pare Gift For All The Family! A TV Set For Christmas, Is The Best Investment In Happiness For Your Family We Urge You To Act Now Because Installation and Adjustments Take Time. See Us Today.

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"We haven't lad a long sustained march yet, not even in thc Missouri game when scored 42 points. I'd really like to see a few of those' '0 and 80 yard 1 who was named coach of tlfe year in his first season, could be heading for the same again because thc victory over the Cadets boosted Michigan to thc top in tho weekly ratings of tho United Press board of coaches. But victory, though sweet, is not paramount with good-guy Bcnnic. In the off-season he refuses to FIOM THE Press Box By DICK RYAN Trash Fish To foO Cleaned Out Of -i Bluewater Lake State Game and Fish Department officials vxptct to kill out the "trash" fish in Bluewater Oft. 20.

Roy Barker, chief of fish management for the merit, wrote John Smith, president of the McKinley County Game Protective Association recently. The department will treat lake with rotenone. which destroys Jack Palermo called us from this mominr with tfce news tltat least three of his tvp players "doubtful" for Saturday's big game with Cathedral Hich's Panthers. Richard Jackson, his occ passer, spi-ained an ankle early in the tec game- He went back in in thc the oxygon in the water for scav- fourth quarter ty toss two touch-) enger fish ami suckers, but dam- down passes and run for agvs game fish other than but apparently thy sprain was 1 perch. more serious than was at first) The will be available believed.

Oct. 18, ami the department ex- Robert Begay, first string center 1 ports to apply it Oct. 20. and sparkplug of defensive The killed fish will come to the line that tore in the Aztec; surf an? the aftor th rotenona defense, aJso is doubtful lor the is put in the water, and will con- Cathedral game. Palermo said.

tinue tu appear for another day And Andrew the end who or so. caught both touchdown passes, has Barker wrote Smith that the de- been in the infirmary with an in- would apprciate help make tho banquet circuit to coaxj fected tooth all week, and may not from -local fishermen and sports- players to Michigan. I don't want guy on my team no matter how good he is if he is for a football job," he emphasized There was no special pointing 'or Army's legions, who had won every game played since the started in 1945. But the Wol- were ready, "It is an odd feeling getting ready for big game like that one with Oosterbiian as your conch," said one player. "You don't really feel as if you arc being coached but all of a sudden vou are out there doing the right thing because unconsciously you have learn-'! from him." He coachin? at since VMS, the year he was af'i being'an All-America end.

coach basketball, and in head coach. He was football. assistant baseball and be well by Saturday. You will have noted stories on ball players, as tabulated by Unit- the scoring feats of AA 1'oot- cd Press. The leading scorer in AA has somtthinff like 36 points.

have pointed out to L'nilrd Press that Gallup Mien's George Budthanan is Jar and away bel- ter than that. George, tjm glue-finjjercd end for the Tigers, has a total of 55 of them in one game (against Granu). And such players as Trinidad Saucctlo (for Gallup High) andj Richard Baca (for Cathedral High' are coming right along in the scoring race. The pressure has been put on United Press for a little recognitino for tho Class A and- Class schools In this "scoring race. Please Turn To Page Eight John Smith, president of McKinJey County Game Protective Association, tells us that the GPA clubhouse has been moved onto its foundations at McGaffey and has a new roof.

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