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GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE W.dneiday, Mar. 23, 3t Did Call Braves Owners Liars, GrobschmidtSays Arnie Herber Named to Pro Grid Fame Hall i. I -fl. By HARRY CHANDLER MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) Milwaukee's fire-eating county board chairman has breathed new lift into the trial of Wiscon sin's antitrust suit against base had advocated a continuous harassment of the Braves, "That's not true," ha said.

Cleon Walfoot, a Milwaukee Journal sports writer, was called to the witness stand and asked to Identify an article he wrote in March, 1965, on an Interview with Grobschmidt. The story quoted Grobschmidt as making this comment about the antitrust suit against baseball: "It is a harassment, a test of ball. The proceedings, slowed to a walk by the laborious reading of previously publicized deposi tions, came alive Tuesday when outspoken Eugene H. Grob- schmidt was called to the stand by the defense and declared an adverse witness. the antitrust status of baseball rather than to recover Grobschmidt, most voluble of Grobschmidt denied accusing the Braves of not trying.

But he said he was correctly quoted in 1964 as saying in a television interview that the team was capable of playing better ball. local politicians In the hullabaloo over tht Braves planned transfer to Atlanta after 13 years In Milwaukee, admitted that ha had called Board Chairman William C. Bartholomay and President John McHale of the Braves and National League President Warren Giles liars. But he denied that he had continously advocated harassment of the club. He acknowledged that he had Pi kmm iiliiSllli' In that interview, Grobschmidt asked, "Is somebody trying to make the team look bad for Milwaukee?" That quotation also was correct, he said, and he meant his remarks to apply to the players and Manager Bobby Bragan.

A state witness, William Anderson, County Stadium manager, testified previously that he had brought Grobschmidt and Bragan together after the remark was made and that Grobschmidt had apologized and of- publicly asked whether "someone was trying to make the Braves look bad." He admitted saying it in 1964 and again in 1965. And denied emphatically Herber Highlights Packer passing immortal Arnie Herber is shown, above, at three stages of his colorful career. At left, he is caught in passing pose as Packer rookie in 1930; center, checking scales as he weighs in for his final Green Bay season in 1941; and right, as spectator, his cigar poised at rakish angle, during a recent Packer homecoming game at Lambeau Field. Herber is eighth Packer in Hall of Fame at Canto, O. (Press-Gazette Photos) that he had apologized for the remark.

Grobschmidt heads the gov- Famers ernment body which operates fered to PPear before the play-County Stadium where thelers- Bragan accepted the apolo-Braves nlaved. The Braves and'y- Anderson said, and told P-G Pin Meet Entry Spills Over 4.200 Grobschmidt that he would pass other NL owners have cited his 1H1 (CHARTER MEMBERS) Sammy Baugh, quarterback, 1937-52. Bart Bell. NFL commissioner, 1944-59. Joa Carr, League President, 1921-39.

Dutch Clark, quarterback, 1931-31. Red Grange, halfback, 1925-37. Kiesling and McAfee Also Among Picks two transistor radios, a bowling I Public utterances to back up The entry total for the 14th I their contention that the un ball and bowling ball bag. Press-Gazette Individual Bowl- George Halai, player, coach, founder. i Championships Tuesday 1919-present.

Mel Hein, center, 1931-45. Fati Henry, tackle, 1920-30. Cal Hubbard, tackle, 1927-3. Don Hutson, end, 1935-45. spilled over the 4,200 mark to the word to the players.

But Grobschmidt testified: "I did not apologise for the statement." He added a light touch to his testimony about the remark: "They won 10 straight after that." In another development, Wis Curly Lambeau, player, coach, founder: zero in on the tournament's all-time record. Two more days remain to enter the king-sized handicap competition, annually the largest in Wisconsin which opens at Ray Mihm's Bay Bowl Saturday afternoon. All entries postmarked or filed before midnight Friday will be accepted. A near-record prize pot of more than $8,400 is assured, plus a special prize list valued at over $1,000. The latter is headed up by a flying luxury weekend vacation made available through the cooperation of Green Bay Aviation, and Eagle River's Chanticleer Inn.

More than 50 other merchandise awards, set up by host proprietor Ray Mihm, also will be up for grabs. They include two portable television sets, twp 7-club sets of Wilson golf clubs, im-5a. Tim Mara, founder, 1925-59. By ART DALEY PrttGaztt Sports Editor healthy" political climate in Milwaukee was a factor that led the club to ask the league in 1964 for permission to transfer the franchise. Wisconsin, in the suit being tried in circuit court, accuses the owners of conspiring to use baseball's "monopoly" to boycott Milwaukee as a major In addition, the Press-Gazette will present engraved Bulova wrist watches and trophies to the men's and women's champions.

The $2 entry fee, late entrants are reminded, must accompany all entries. The $1.35 bowling fee and 80-cent tournament expense fee are to be paid at the time of bowling. This latest figure is less than George Marshall, founder, 1937-prescnt. jom Biood, naimack, ira-39. Arnit Herber' election to the 100 short of the existing record, Bronko Nagurskl, fullback, tackle, 1930- National Professional Football consin Attorney General Bron- 4,306, established in the 1965 Hall of Fame at Canton.

competition at the Packers Play- 43. Ernie Neveri, fullback, 1926-37. Jim Thorpe, halfback, 1915-26. 194 George Trafton, center, 1920-32. Ed Healey, tackle, 1920-27.

son La Follette filed a friend of the court brief in U.S. District Court in Houston, Tex. It asked was made official today dium. and the Green Bay native ad' league city. The state says this Jimmy Conzelman, halfback, coach.

mitted today that "this is the greatest thrill I've ever had. executive, 1920-41. Link Lyman, tackle 1922-34. Mike Michalske, guard, 1927-37. Clarke Hinkle, fullback, 1932-41.

Art coney, founder. 1933-present. 19S Guy Chamberlain, player, coach, is borne out by the Braves' Judge James Noel to dismiss a transfer and the league's refus- temporary order which in effect al to grant the Milwaukee 6ives the National League ap-Brewers, an expansion Proval to play its 1966 schedule franchise for 1966. with the Braves in Atlanta. To Atty.

Ray T. McCann, repre- make the order permanent Bobcats7 Mr. To Be Identified Herber was chosen along with the late Walt Kiesling, a Packer in 1935-56 and later a Packer assistant coach; Steve Owen Paddy Orlscoll, player, coach, 1919-64. New York Giant immortal; Bull senting the Braves, showed Grobschmidt a newspaper story woum De, toilette said, a denial of full faith and credit to Wisconsin law." dog Turner and George McAfee, Chicago Bear stars Bill Dudley, By LEE REMMEL Press-Oazette Sports Writer in 1965 which quoted the chair Danny Fertmann, guard, 1936-4. Otto Graham, quarterback, 1946-55.

Luckman, quarterback, 1939-50. Steve Van Buren, halfback, 1944-51. Bob Waterfleld, quarterback, 1945-52. 196 Bill Dudley, halfback, 1942-53, Joe Guyon, halfback, 1921-27. Arnie Herber, halfback, 1930-41, 1944-45 Walt Kiesling, tackle, coach, 1926-56.

George McAfee, halfback, 1940-50. Steve Owen, tackle, coach, 1924-1956. a dazzling halfback with Pitts man as calling William C. Bar The Bobcats' most valu able coached a Green Bay industrial league hockey team in the 1920s. In keeping with tradition, Sunday's ceremony will involve two presentations.

The master burgh, Detroit and Washington tholomay, Braves' board chair player? Joe Guyon, an early-day half man, and John McHale, Braves' "Mr. at the moment, he back with six different clubs president, liars. will be positively identified dur Shorty Ray, statistician, 193S-5. LilBylce Rcmmel and Hugh (Shorty) Ray, a statis Marinette Boxer Moves Ahead in Gloves Tourney KANSAS CITY (AP)-Heavy- ing the Green Bay skaters' Bulldog Turner, center, 1940-52, trophy, upon which the name of this year's selection has been tician who helped make the United States Hockey League rules of pro football. home finale at the Brown Coun "I referred to them as liars so many times, this was probably one of them," Grobschmidt said.

Asked by McCann whether he but not many of them are In Canton." newly engraved, will be presented to the winner. He, in turn, will present it to Arena ty Veterans Memorial Arena "We weren't mentioned in any of the press re- Kiesling, Owen and Ray are Arnie is the eighth Packer to make it. He joins Curly Lambeau, Cal Hubbard, Don Hutson Sunday afternoon. weight Eddie Brooks and light eases before the tournament or anything. In fact, deceased.

The five surviving in The honoree, whose name will even the people of Reedsville spoke nostalgically of Manager John P. Holloway, who will return the massive 42-inch cup to the Arena trophy case. had not also made the same reference to all of the Braves' club owners, Grobschmidt added: heavyweight Gerald Pate, both Milwaukee, have punched their way into the quarterfinals ductees will ba enshrined at elaborate ceremonies in Canton and Johnny Blood -who were named as charter members in the team the year before. They thought it was better." Crisp and clear via telephone from Madison Tues Aug. 27.

remain a secret until the time of this third annual ceremony, will be presented with the George W. Calhoun Memorial the million-dollar Hall in 1963 "I wouldn't say many times day, the voice of John and Mike Michalske and Clarke Dudley was an all-around but I recall branding them liars of the National Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament with double victories Tuesday. Brooks decisioned Gregg Fer- Hinkle who were chosen in 1964 The honoree then will be presented with a 17-inch version of the master trophy, which will become, his permanent possession. I halfback and led the NFL in after some of our meetings with Trophy by Editor David A. Yuenger of the Press-Gazette them." Gable traced the "anatomy of a miracle," tiny Reedsville High School's memorable surge to the state conducive to winning basketball games." Lack of sleep was not the only problem, Gable reported.

"When the game started the next night, I had only five boys rushing and returning punts and kickoffs. "Bullet Bill" played his collegiate ball at Virginia, "How many times?" asked guson of Wichita, and between the second and third periods of the Bobcats' game in tournament Basketball with the Mustangs. where he scored 134 points 1941. Lambeau and Herber are the only Green Bay sons in the shrine and, in the process, West High pulled even with East High. Lambeau starred as a passing back at East starting In 1915 and Arnie was a West hero in the mid-1920s.

Past winners of the Romero of Lafayette, have been Dick Dougherty, the "As many times as they said Pate defeated Thomas Hannah, team's all-time scoring leader, they would be here as long as Knoxville, and kayoed chosen in 1964; and defensemanj we wanted them." iLloyd Lewis. Grand RaDids. championship just 20 years Named for the co-founder and the ones who came in my car with me. Three more arrived at Guyon, a standout performer longtime former publicity direc at Carlisle and Georgia Tech Lrrobschmidt also admitted! in 1:50 of the third tor of the Packers, the trophy the end of the first quarter and that he had described Giles as and later with several pro round. was established by the Press- "our No.

1 liar." He said he Herber joined the Packers in Dick Schomer, of Marinette, the other two at the half. The spectators from Reedsville didn't show up till after the clubs, was a blocking back for Jim Thorpe, one of the 31 Gazette in 1964. Calhoun, a Green Bay native who died in made the statement after read-l moved into the 118-pound Tom Neveau, honored in 1965. The identity of the MVP is not the only "mystery" tantalizing the Bobcats this week. They also are concerned about what the fates may have in store for them against Rochester, it being they must dispatch members already in the shrine.

quarterfinals Monday night. 1930 as an understudy to the late Red Dunn as passer and halfback. Still ranked as the "longest" passer in the history ago this month. Gable, now a math instructor at Madison's LaFollette High School but then coach of the slightly incredible Panthers, also confided his '46 proteges were held so cheaply "we weren't even favored to In In our own district tournament they though Hor-tonville was pretty strong." The highly articulate architect ing an article quoting the National League president as say Retired to Ranch Middleweight Willie Corroo of Turner, a two-way performer ing that threats of reprisal by December of 1963, was a star goalie at the University of Buffalo before he and the late E. L.

(Curly) Lambeau founded the Packers in 1919. He also Milwaukee was beaten by Paul Doty of Minneapolis, and for the Bears, coached pro foot local persons influenced club ball until 1962, when he retired the Mustangs both Saturday and'owners in the vote to sanction Robert Fish of Milwaukee was game, as I recall." In the yawning University of Wisconsin fieldhouse the next week, Reedsville's Cinderella (they represented a school of 87 students) were subjected to the acid test in their very first assignment. "We beat Racine Park the to his ranch in Texas. Bulldog ef pro football, Herber gained stardom as the front end of the famous Herber to Don Hutson passing combo an aerial weapon that swept the Packers to earned his nickname from his bone crushing tackles as a line folks, Reedsville's ecstatic burghers, but they were not the Sunday afternoon in order tojthe Braves move. joutpointed by Freddie Caram, qualify for the USITL Hockeyj "The Braves had told us there Fort Worth, in a welter-Tournament carded in Mar- was nothing they wanted done weight match, quette April 2-3.

jabout their contract," Grob- The 1967 Golden Gloves Tourn- A double victory would leaveiscnmidt saic- lament was awarded to Milwau- of this Cinderella team, as it came to be celebrated after backer and bruising blocks as championships in 1936 and 1939 only celebrants. a center. He won the NFL passing cham "We had several celebra first game, but they were ahead confounding the experts by becoming the smallest school ever Kiesling, a journeyman tackle pionship in 1932, 1934 and 1936. tions," he said. "We had one on urobschmidt denied an ac- kee Tuesday by the Golden cusation by McCann that he Gloves Association of America.

who played with more than a Herber closed out the Packer the Bobcats and their now traditional enemies with 24 points each but the home forces would to win the Wisconsin classic, half dozen pro clubs, attended of us 19-14 at the half," Gable, blessed with a monumental memory, recalled. "Then in the second half, they went ahead of Sunday when we got back, Manitowoc entertained us royally at several banquets and we also never shared these sentiments, college at St. Thomas, Minn. A earn the fourth tournament phase of his career after the 1941 season and then went into retirement until the New York Giants talked him into a come rough lineman, Kiesling later were guests at one in Wiscon- he declared. "As a matter of fact, I had made a remark at a Little Nine meeting in Shioc- us 28-19 late in the third quar- became a top-notch coach.

berth (Waterloo, St. Paul and Marquette already are assured of being in the field) because ter. Then their big center foul- sin Rapids, the team we knock back in 1944. He led the Giants Ray didn't contribute to the edout and our Ed Shimon, who edout of the tournament in the ton a couple of days before the NFL on the football field, but in to the Eastern Division cham semi-finals. Wisconsin Rapids tournament started.

"Where do Need a Trailer? TRAILCAR BOAT TRAILERS his office where he streamlined pionship in that year but lost we go after we win the dis the sport in his capacity as of having one more victory. Rochester will skate into the Arena with an 11-13 record, while the Bobcats currently own a 10-17 mark. Following their weekend ex NFL technical advisor and of trict?" And the Shiocton principal got pretty upset with me." hadn't scored up to that point, started to score." "We didn't score prolifically, but they didn't score at all they went without a point in the last 10 minutes and we won 30-28. people came up to me after the Friday night game even before we had won the championshipto ask about it. I think that was a tremendous ficials supervisor.

Ray, of Illi- jf no At that time, the winner of nois, neia me posi irom ioo to 1956. our district tournament played the winner of the Door County I remember they missed four district for the right to enter free throws in the last few min change with the Mustangs, the Bobcats will close out their regular season schedule with pre-tournament invasion of Mar the sectional. Mishicot was ex ight Results Tuesday's Fights By The Associated Press in the championship game to, of all people, the Packers. Arnie called it quits after the 1945 season in New York and returned to his home in Green Bay where he remains as a staunch Packer Backer. Herber is now secretary, treasurer and sales manager of the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.

of De Pere. Herber said today that "I can't believe that I've been chosen with the greats at Can-ton. There have been many fine players in pro football utes and we scored our final point on a free throw after the quette next Tuesday night. I final horn." 151 NEW YORK Bobby Bartels, pected to win the Door County tournament and we had beaten Mishicot decisively a couple of weeks before that's why I was ew York, outpointed Hugo Figueroa The '46 Panthers' biggest asset? "They were a tremendously coachable bunch of boys they were tremendously smart kids," Gable replied. "You only had to tell them a thing once and they had it down." Where are they "Reuben Rusch is a Edj Continuing his colorful review, the ex-Reedsville mentor 146, Chile, I.

HOUSTON, Tex. Cleveland Williams. 600 Lb. Capacity Demountable Wheels Transom Supports 212, Houston outpointed Mel Turnbow, confident." said, "We beat Wisconsin Rap Warriors Name Sharman Coach 23t, Paterson, N.J.. 10.

MIAMI. Fla. Levi Forte, 197, Miami, ids in the semi-finals in over "Then, when I saw the region Tubeless Tires outpointed Chip Johnson, 195, Naples, time, 47-43, if I remember cor 10. al field, I was convinced we had a good chance," the veteran ed Tie Down Kit Hook Directional, Stop and Tail Lights Winch Winch Rope Safety Chains rectly. They had Bobby Mader (later to star at Wisconsin) at ucator added.

"I scouted the Menasha regional very assiduously. The second night I watch Shimon and Bernard Kubale are lawyers Ed in the Reedsville-New Holstein area and Kubale in Milwaukee" he began. "Carl Mertz is an accountant with U.S. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Bill Sharman, newly named coach of the San Francisco Warriors, prepared today to devote nearly all his time to the i National Basketball Association team. The former Boston Celtics mm ed both Kaukauna and Neenah ONLY very and I think that was the reason we beat Neenah Steel in Gary, I believe.

guard and he tied it up at the final horn. We lost Shimon with five minutes left and I was playing with Harvey Waack, a 5-foot, 7-inch kid, at center, but we managed to squeeze it out." The championship game, it turned out, was slightly anti-climatic. "We beat Eau Claire in the finals, 48-39." Gable re in the first game of the section Roman Kugel runs a funeral Others Priced to 595.00 albecause I saw a few things backcourt star, named Tuesday that helped us." home in Reedsville, Butch Proch-now is in the grocery business In Reedsville and Henry Behnke and Harvey Waack are "We beat Peshtigo the second to replace the fired Alex Han-num, must move his wife and family from Los Angeles to the! San Francisco area. He has four feMi ippB lH if KM game for the right to go to Mad ison, despite the fact we had to on farms in that area and Le ported matter-of-factly. "They sleep on the gym floor at New tied it once, but it was our ball roy Eichhorst and Jim Ottlein children London we were snowbound.

I game. We missed quite a few are working in a factory at Man- The move was the main stipu-had been notified not to let any-! free throws late in the game itowoc, I believe." lation in his agreement with one try to go home because of because our boys were so over-j Does he ever miss coaching? Warriors owner Franlin the weather I was principal as, joyed that they were home Gable hesitated briefly, then Mieuli. who fired the veteran: HMD SPORT SHOP 922-26 MAIN STREET well as coach so I had the boys sleep on one side of the gym and the girls on the other free." shot back with a chuckle, As might be expected, the "Let's face it, yes. Old coaches all-conquering Panthers drew ajnever die they just don't get boisterous salute from the home seals to the state tournament." and non-resident Hannum because he wanted a 12-month coach. He hired Sharman 10 hours later.

EASY TERMS Sleeping on a gym floor is not mu. mt r- i i rt.