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II ains 16-PoInt Lead, Fights Off William Mary For IS-14 Win DAILY PRESS, Newport News Hampton Warwick, Saturday, October 27, 1956 GW.G IT Meet Game VP Virginia In State's Top Brodie Scores Twice For Battling Indians By HANK ALONE Daily Press Sports Writer WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 Underdog William and Mary By JIM GLEASON Jimmy Lugar, Virginia Tech's sophomore quarterback who has surpassed all expectations as Billy Cranwell's successor, performs his split-T magic in Roanoke's Victory Stadium this afternoon when the once-beaten Gobblers, ranked 16th in the nation, take on the University of Virginia in the State's No. 1 classic. Elsewhere around the Old Dominion, Southern Conference As Vf apparently badly beaten at halftone, battled undefeated George Washington off its feet in the final two periods here tonight before dropping a 16-14 decision to the Colonials before shivering fans in rain-soaked Griffith Stadium. i i WILLIAM AND MARY'S CHARLIE SIDWELL PULLED DOWN IN GRIFFITH STADIUM MUD points in the second quarter and held off a fired-up Indian team in the second half for a 16-14 victory which kept them unbeaten atop the Southern Conference.

William and Mary lost its fifth game against one tie. The Indians hard-driving fullback, Charlie Sidwell, almost got away for a sizeable gain, but George Washington's Dick Claypool grabed him after only a three-yard pickup. Diving for Sidwell is end Paul Thompson. The Colonials scored 16 Notre Dame Game On TV Heads Michigan State, Ga. Tech Tahes Oklahoma Illini Test About this time of the Roses, Cotton and Oranges and RADIO-TV By HUGH FULLERTON JR.

1 Associated Press Staff Writer season, college, football players and coaches begin dreaming of TODAY'S RADIO 12:15 WGH 1310 Navy vs. Pennsylvania. of today's games may determine the teams that will be playing games. But the one that is attracting the most attention brings 1:15 WAVY 1350 Michigan nouncing. 1:30 WTAR 790 Virginia vs.

Frank Soden announcing. 1:45 WLOW 1400 Notre Dame vs. Oklahoma, Joe Boland and Harry Wismer announcing. 1:45 WRVA 1140 Georgia vs. Kentucky, Charlie Boland and Jim Reid announcing.

2:00 WLEE 1480 Davidson vs. Virginia Military Institute, Joe a bowl this season ana one inai wouldn't if it could Oklahoma and Notre Dame. Oklahoma, seeking its 35th con secutive victory in a record string and the place at the top of the national ratings it lost to Michigan State last weekend, is barred, from the Orange Bowl by the Big Seven rule stating a team can't go two years in succession. UPSET SETUP Otherwise the Sooners would be a cinch. I hey ve outclassed two conference foes and likely will outclass the rest.

Although this is the perfect setup for an upset, it's hard to imagine them losing to a battered Notre Dame team that may not have the services of Paul Hornung at quarterback. i Hornung has been troubled by Mason announcing. TODAY'S TELEVISION 1:45 WVEC Channel 15 Notre Dame vs. Oklahoma. 1:45 WXEX Channel 8 Notre Dame vs.

Oklahoma. SUNDAY RADIO 2:00 WVEC 1490 Baltimore Colts vs. Green Bay Packers. 2:00 WLOW 1400 Washington Redskins vs. Chicago Cardinals.

2:00 WLEE 1480 Baltimore Colts vs. Green Bay Packers. SUNDAY TELEVISION 2:00 WTAR Channel 3 Washington Redskins vs. Chicago Cards. $100-200 Fines Hang Over Dozen Steelers PITTSBURGH, Oct.

26 W) Coach Walt Riesling, smarting over Dodgers Held To 3-3 Tie; Drysdale Shelled MITO, Japan, Oct 26 OF! The Brooklyn Dodgers continued to and Atlantic Coast Conference, here's schedule: Ferrum Junior College is at Apprentice (0-6), The Citadel at Furman (night), Virginia Military Institute (2-4) at Davidson, North Carolina State at Duke, Se-wanee at Hampden-Sydney (4-2), Maryland at Tennessee, Wake Forest at North Carolina. Johns Hopkins at Randolph -Macon (4-1), Washington and Lee (0-3) at West Virginia" Tech, West Virginia at Penn State, Bridgewater (1-4) at West Virginia Wesleyan, and Emory and Henry (6-0) at Lenoir Rhyne (night). Coach Frank Moseley's Virginia Tech powerhouse, beaten only by Tulane in six starts, is seeking an unprecedented fourth straight victory over Virginia and rated a two-touchdown favorite. With Lugar at the helm, the Techmen have rolled over East Carolina, North Carolina State, Florida State, William and Mary, and Richmond in great shows of offensive might. The Gobblers, with the 5-10, 170- Grid Slate; On Tulane SPORTS LOG vs.

Minnesota, Curt Gowdy an Virginia Tech, Frank Messer and about how he felt after the game. He fired Fred Glatz, the team's punter, and promised a "shake-up in the rest of the personnel." Glatz last year played with Pitt Said Kiesling: "It was the worst game we played all season and that includes our exhibition games. Our secon dary, the entire group, was terri ble. Three touchdowns went over the head of Henry Ford. The Giants aren't that good.

We sim ply made them appear good be cause we were so lousy." The Steelers opened the season with an impressive 30-13 victory over the Washington Redskins but then lost 14-10 to the Cleveland Browns, 35-21 to the Philadelphia Eagles and 38-10 to the Giants. At the start, owner Art Rooney figured his team could finish one, two or three he was that conn dent. The Steelerj play at Cleveland to morrow. Utner games nave wasn- ington at Chicago Cardinals, Detroit at Los Angeles, Chicago Bears at San Francisco, Philadelphia at New York Giants, and Green Bay at Baltimore. 7 Filobilheat Now! a fuel oil that cleans as It heats twin-action Mobilheat! For ill types of burners and heating systems automatic delivery! CALL 4-1444 HANDY OIL CORP.

Peninsula Distributors EARL ft. HATTEM mm pound Lugar scoring six touchdowns and passing for six more. have amassed 186 points with the lowest total being 14 in the loss to Tulane. And VPI's offensive unit has given Moseley reason to cheer. too, allowing only Tulane and Kicn-mond to score more than one touch down.

With Luear in the starting back- field will be Bobby Wolfenden and Ray England at halfbacks and either Don Divers or Bobby Conner at full, tHfc former if sufficiently re covered from minor injuries. Coach Ben Martin's Virginia Cavaliers, with a 3-2 record, are gunning for an upset and loom as the Gobblers' most dangerous foe to date. A victory would give Vir ginia the State Big Six championship and just about ruin VPI's hopes of landing a bowl bid, so both teams have a lot at stake. Virginia's offense- features Nelson Yarbrough at quarterback, Ralph Kneeland and Alvin Cash at halfbacks, and Jim Bakhtiar at full. Bakhtiar is one of the country's leading rushers, ranking sixth with 480 yards.

He leads the State and is second to Wake Forests Bill Barnes in the Atlantic Coast Con-" ference. OFFENSE BATTLE The Southern Conference duet between VMI and Davidson at the latter's stadium promises to be a high-scoring afair. The Keydets, featuring the State's top scorer, halfback Bobby Jordan, have pushed across 138 points in six games while Davidson, led by quarterbacks Dyke Little and Dick Belton, has 144 in five games. The Wildcats, loser to only The Citadel, have won four. A real dog-eat-dog battle is on tap at Lenoir Rhyne where the undefeated Bears host undefeated Emory and Henry.

Both teams have won six in a row and own two of the finest small college backs in the South, Sonny Holmes of and Walt Cornwell of the Rhyners. Randolph-Macon, currently leading the Mason-Dixon Conference, gets an acid league test with the invasion of Johns Hopkins. Coach Paul Severin's Yellow Jackets have been on -the upgrade since dropping their opener to Richmond. This is homecoming at R-M and members of the school's 1935 team that went undeafeated in 11 games will be honored at halftime. HiS FAVORED Hampden-Sydney also is having homecoming and will be near full strength for the first time this season.

The Tigers were plagued by injuries in the early stages but have finally come around and should hang up another scalp, that of win- less Sewanee. Tommy Mont's unfortunate Mary land Terps, wallowing around in the ACC's cellar after leaving their place at the top, are due for an other shellacking at Knoxville. where Bowden Wyatt's ver satile Volunteers, the nation No. 4 team, will turn loose All-America candidate Johnny Majors and his tailback replacement, Al Carter. WTest Virginia, frightened last Saturday by a fighting William and Mary outfit, makes a bid for national recognition, which would come with a win over Rip Engle's Penn State Nittany Lions, who last week stunned Ohio State, 7-6, to knock the Buckeyes from the en-defeated ranks.

0HK tmmm EGG NOG This product It btadad from bourbon whikyr California brandy and Nw England rum. Blended with i nd dairy prodwds. 30 PROOr HI OVERBROOK ESS NO) COMfc BALTIMORE f. MOfc GW First downt Rushing yardave Passing yardage Passes Pase Intercepted by Punts J-umhlei lost Yards penalized a 110 118 88 27 (-17 3-5 0 3 2 3 65 50 After two intercepted passes and fumble had paved the way for a 16-0 George Washington lead at balftime, the Tribe, behind the great quarterbacking of reserve Bob Hardage, remarkable end play by Walt Brodie and sensational run ning by halfback Charlie Sidwell, 'completely turned the tide of play The Colonials, who completely dominated play in the first two per iods and might have easily scored. one or two more touchdowns, found the going impossible in the second half and never even made a first down against the under-manned but not outfought Indians.

The Tribe, reverting to its status of iron men, used only 16 players through out the muddy battle. IIARDAGE TAKES OVER Tom Secules, William arid Mary's star sophomore quarterback, played the entire first half but at the out set of the final half, Hardage went into the lineup and turned in his finest collegiate performance in going the rest of the way. The Indians, under Secules. were unable to move offensively but the appear ance of Hardage completely changed the picture. Brodie caught touchdown passes from halfback Brown Oliver and Hardage in the third and fourth periods, respectively, and recovered a George Washington fumble with 1:30 remaining to play to give the Indians a last-ditch chance to pull the game out of the fire.

Brodie, who was named the Southern Con ference player of the week for his play last wck against West Virginia, suffered a badly-cut left eye seconds later when he ran into the GW bench and was forced to leave the game. DEFENSE TIGHTENS George Washington drove 49 yards to the William and Mary six midway in the first period, with the help of a 15-yard holding penalty. With first down and goal to go at that point, the Indians tightened. Three line plays put the ball on the Indian one but, on fourth down, John Macarczyk, husky Tribe tackle, halted Mike Somrner, the highly-touted Colonial halfback, three yards shy of the goal. GW bounced back later on in the period and marched to the William and Mary nine but lost an apparent touchdown when backfield in mo tion was charged on a Ray Looney to-Paul Thompson pass into the end zone.

On the following play, Dick Clay-pool booted a perfect 19-yard field goal to treat the Colonials to a 3-0 lead. The field goal came with 12:12 remaining in the second pe riod. Lennie Rubal of William and Mary fumbled after gaining six yards to the Tribe 25 later in the period ana quarterback- Jacic Hen-zes pounced on the ball for GW. Four plays later, Henzes passed to end Don Herman for nine yards end the first George Washington gix-pointer. Pete Spera's conversion from placement was perfect and the Colonials were out front by 10-0 with 4:11 still remaining in the quarter.

Rubal, another consistent ground gainer for the Tribe, picked up ten Back Ailment Gets Podres Navy Release PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 28 m- Johnny Podres, the pitching hero of the 1955 World Series when the Brooklyn Dodgers won their enly world championship, was released from the TJ. S. Navy today because of a back ailment, The 24-year-old miner's son from Witherbee, N. Y.t was re leased following a finding by a three-man medical survey board for a back injury that existed prior to his entering the Naval service.

The lefthander has been under the care of Capt. C. A. Stevenson, an orthopedic specialist who recommended his release be cause of the previous injury. Vice President Buzzie Bavasi of the Dodgers the only team official who did not accompany the club on its tour of Japan was jubilant at the news.

"All I hope," he said, "is that the injury isn't any worse than when he went in. "I plan to talk to him at the besinnina of next week maybe Monday and I'll find out if le'd like to play winter ball. "1 know it's too late for him to make the trip to Japan, because I figure it will take at last a couple of weeks for him to get in any kind of condition. "But I would like to get him a spot in the Puerto Rican Winter League where he can pitch about once a week and we can keep of his progress." Originally, Podres was classified because of a bad back. He forced to wear braces and sleep on a special bed.

He was reclassified 1-A by his Ticonderoga, N. draft board last December. yards on the first offensive play after the kickoff but, on the third Dlav. Sidwell. attempting to pass.

fumbled and GW recovered on the William and Mary 30. This time it took the Colonials six plays to tally with halfback Ted Colna grabbing a pitchout from Henzes and racing four yards around end for the TD. The con version was blocked but the score had mounted to 16-0 with only 25 seconds left the half. A backfield in motion penalty in the opening minutes of the second half nullified a 13-yard run by Sidwell that put the Tribe on the GW 10 and the Indians were penalized all the way to the Colonial 38. Oliver picked up six to the 32 on the next play but, on last down, a bad pass from center almost proved fatal.

With Hardage back on about the 42 waiting to kick, the ball sailed far over his head to the William and Mary 40. Hardage, however, alertly averted disaster by racing back to get the ball and then getting a punt offjo the GW 16 despite being hounded by the onrush-ing Colonial linemen. Hardage's coolness paid dividends moments later as Looney fumbled on the second offensive play and center Bill Rush recovered for the Tribe on the 16. Sidwell went through the left side for two and Oliver put the ball on the 13 with a drive through the line. Hardage then pitched out to Oliver, who flipped a scoring pass to Brodie, who took the ball on the goal line.

Oliver conversion narrowed the gap to 16-7. 60-YARD DRIVE William and Mary's second touchdown drive of 60 yards in nine plays started midway in the final period and was brought about largely by the exceptional passing of Hardage, who completed four for 50 yards in the spurt. The first, a 23-yard effort to end Larry Pec- catiello, came on third down with 10 yards to go and actually high lighted the whole march. The Hardage-to-Peccatiello aerial also featured some outstanding play by Brodie, who trailed the play and took a lateral from Peccatiello that added a couple of important yards. After Oliver failed to gam on run, Hardage again connected with Peccatiello for 14 yards and another first down on the GW 23 A pass to Brodie in the end zone fell incomplete but Hardage tossed a seven-yard aerial to Jay Sanner to continue the drive.

After Ru bal again was halted on the ground, Hardage flipped to Brodie on the six and the great all-around Tribe end broke loose from a defender on the five and scored his second TD of the night. The play was good for 16 yards and came with only 1:50 left in the game. Oliver's second successful conversion narrowed the GW margin to 16-14. With possession now of utmost importance, William and Mary Oliver tried an onside kickoff and GW returned it to the Tribe 47. On the second play, after two penalties had cost the Colonials 10 yards, Sommer fumbled and Brodie recovered for the Indians on the 40.

AUSTIN INTERCEPTS But a pass to Brodie fell incomplete out of bounds, on the play on which he was injured, and on the next attempt by Hardage through the air, fullback Bo Austin intercepted at midfield to toll the knell on the boys from Williamsburg. Sidwell, who played another sen sational game, was the game's top ground gainer with 78 yards in 17 carries, Sidwell far outshone Som mer of the Colonials, who managed only 24 yards in eight tries. Rubal, getting his biggest chanc of the season, picked up 33 in 12 efforts for No. 2 honors for the night. The victory Was the third for George Washington against no losses in Southern Conference play and set the stage for the Colonials' battle with West Virginia at Mor-gantown next Saturday to decide the championship.

William Mary 0 0 7 714 Washington 0 16 0 016 George William and Mary scoring touchdowns: Brodie pass from Oliver; 18, pass-run from Hardage). Conversion: Oliver 2. George Washington scoring touchdowns: Herman (10, pass from Henzes) Colna (4. run). Field Goal: Claypool (19).

Conversion: Spera. Marty Marion Manager, But ST. LOUIS. Oct. 26 W-It's be coming something of a habit with Marty Marion to draw pay for not managing a ball club.

Now, for the second time in four years, Marion, wno resigned yesterday under pressure as manager of the Chicago White Sox. will collect a full season salary for just that. The White Sox agreed to pay the one-time Mr. Shortstop his 1957 salary, which Marty says is "slightly more than $35,000." In 1953. Baltimore paid him a reported $35,000 for his 1954 con tract as the Orioles field boss.

That's $70,000 or so without even putting on a pair of spikes. The Orioles wanted to pay war- lon the ditterence Deiween mat $35,000 and his coaching salary with the White Sox, but Commissioner Ford Frick ruled no. There won't be any ruling need have their troubles with Japanese baseball teams today and settled for a 3-3, nine-inning tie with the Kanto All-Stars. An "enthusiastic throng the Pittsburgh Steelers' 38-10 loss to the New York Giants last Sunday threatened at least a dozen players with fines of $100 to $200 if their play doesn't improve. A club spokesman said Kiesling issued the threat of fines in a fit of anger at a clubhouse meeting last Wednesday after he and his assistants viewed the movies of the game.

There's been no bite on anybody's pay check," the spokesman asserted. "It is one of those things that happen after a team loses. It of 20,000 fans cheered their favorites in a game that was called to allow the Dodgers to catch a train for the two-hour ride to Tokyo. The barnstorming National League champion now have played six games on the tour, with 14 more to go. They have won three, lost two and tied one.

Duke Snider lashed his second home run of the trip with Pee Wee two months hence. And some those New Year's Day bowl together a team that can't go to lot to bowl-minded teams include Baylor-Texas Iowa-Purdue, Georgia Tech-Tulane and Stanford- Southern California. Baylor and the Texas Aggies are the powerhouse teams of the Southwest Conference and they're both hungry for the championship and the Cotton Bowl bid that goes with it. Baylor hasn't won the title in 32 years and the Aggies in 15. It's the day's only game between two teams ranked in the first 10.

IOWA FIRST With Michigan State, the nation's No. 1 team in The Associat ed Press poll, ineligible to return to the Rose Bowl and Ohio State just ineligible, Iowa now stands first in the line of Big Ten candidates. But the Hawkeyes aren't given more than an even chance against Purdue. Michigan, the fa vorite, runs into tied but unbeaten Minnesota today. Stanford is the only one of the Pacific Coast Conference leaders eligible for the Rose Bowl and if John Brodie's passing prevails over Jon Arnett's running, the Indians should find their way pretty clear.

The Southeastern Conference has no bowl hookup, but its leader almost invariably gets an mvita- tion. Georgia Tech, No. 3 nation ally, has to get -past a sprinehtly Tulane team which whipped Mis sissippi last week to stay on too. Kunner-up Tennessee meets bum bling Maryland. COLORFUL CLASH A game which should be as col orful as any bowl contest is on tap tonight in Philadelphia's huge Municipal Stadium.

Villanova and Florida State are playing for the benefit of the Olympic Fund with all the fanfare they can stir up, including the famed FSU student circus and marching band. Skipping quickly down the list of other top attractions: East Princeton-Cornell is the big Ivy League game as the Ti gers try to overtake Yale, which plays Colgate. Others for the Ivies: Dartmouth vs. Army vs. Columbia, Navy vs.

Penn and Rhode Island vs. Brown. Among the major independents it's Oregon at Pittsburgh, West Virginia at Penn State and Syra cuse at Boston University. Midwest Powerhouse Michigan State visits Illinois, suffering from injuries and with only faint hopes for an upset. Wisconsin vs.

Ohio State and Northwestern vs. Indi-, ana are the other Big Ten Missouri's Big Seven hopes are on the June against Iowa State. South Conference games of more than passing interest include Florida vs. Louisiana State, Kentucky vs. Georgia, Mississippi State vs.

Alabama, North Caro-, lina vs. -Virginia Tech and Hous ton vs. Auburn are good ones too. Southwest The Mississippi vs. Arkansas and Miami vs.

Texas Christian intersectional clashes rate just behind the big game. Texas and Rice battle to escape the cellar. Far West UCLA. Pacific Coast Conference leader, meets Oregon State and Washington entertains California. Wyoming, Skyline Con ference leader, plays Kansas State from the Big Seven.

Utah and Utah State, a step behind Wyoming, play Idaho and Brigham Young, respectively. FOUR SPORTS PAGES TODAY of games to be played more than painful dislocated thumb and Coach Terry Brennan says he'll wait until game time before decid ing whether to start Paul at quar ter or shift him to half. Oklahoma's ineligibility lends considerable importance to 1 the clash between Colorado, the Big Seven leader, and Nebraska, the kind of team which could make trouble for the Buffaloes. If Colorado (3-0) wins today, it only needs to get past Missouri to earn the bowl bid. 1 Clemson took a big step toward the other side of the Orange Bowl when it downed South Carolina 7-0 Thursday to remain the only un beaten team in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Other games which may mean a Robinson had reached base on a walk. The Kanto AH-Stars, blanked 8-0 by the Brooks Wednesday, broke loose in the eighth inning for all then runs. Starting pitcher Don Drysdale was shelled from the mound when a hometown boy, Yasumitsu Toyoda, doubled home the first two Japanese runs. Relief specialist' Don Bes-sent was summoned but Kihachi Enomoto belted a score-tying single before the bespectacled hurler could retire the side. Ed Roebuck pitched the ninth inning for Brooklyn.

The Dodgers collected seven hits off four Japanese pitchers, while the All-Stars touched the Brook lyn moundsmen for six. Each side committed one error. In Tokyo. Fresco Thompson, who is in charge of the Dodgers' minor league farm system, said that he was impressed by some of the Japanese players, but didn't feel the teams stacked up to those of major league caliber. I would say the teams are somewhere around the Texas League and Southern said Thompson.

"And that is quite complimentary," he continued. "After all there isn too much difference between some of these top minor league teams and the majors." in September, 1954, with Richards going on to Baltimore. "I'm not at all worried about a baseball job," Marty said at his home here today. "I'm relaxing right now." He said he hadn't received any baseball offers yet. but jokingly added, "I was out of the house most of tne day.

There was some talk Marty might become boss at Cleveland where. Al Lopez's resignation left an opening. Lopez is reported a top possibility for Marty's job at Chicago. Cleveland General Manager Hank Greenberg may stop for a talk with Marty here next week on his way back from Los Angeles where he is expected to feel out Leo Durocher about the Cleveland job. in Reese on base in the fourth inning to put Brooklyn ahead 2-0.

Reese had doubled before the Dodger out fielder connected. It was Snider's homer that gave the Dodgers a 1-0 victory over the Yomiuri Giants Tuesday. Brooklyn scored Its third run In the sixth inning when Jim Gentle singled Jackie Robinson home Wednesday Fight For TV Switched CHICAGO, Oct. 26 UP) Joe Miceli of New York will meet Carlo Sarlo of Chicago in a 10- round national TV bout at the Chi cago stadium weanesaay nignt, replacing the previously scheduled Willie Hoepner vs. Chuck Spieser match, The switch was announced to day by the International Boxing Club after Hoepner, 27, of Hamburg, Germany, a light-heavy weight, turned up with an elbow injury yesterday.

It was to have been Hoepner's U.S. debut. The Mieeli-Sarlo welterweight bout previously had been scheduled at the Chicago Stadium Wednesday, Nov. 7. A new bout is being planned for that date.

was only a tnreat tnat an. "Naturally if the players' lack adaisical attitude continues, something will be done. But nobody's been fined. We want to make that point clear." The spokesman declined to name any of the players involved. But Kiesling made no bones Prep Ace Shakes Flu, Foes To Ice Game In One Play POWHATAN.

Oct. 26 lff- Halfback Archie Goodwyn, weak from a virus infection, wasn't supposed to play this afternoon when his Powhatan High School football team met Ashland here. Perched in his father's car, Archie watched in dismay from the sidelines when, in the third period, Ashland started a drive downfield that threatened to wipe out a 12-7 Powhatan lead. Finally he couldn't stand it any longer. Racing to the dressing room, Archie donned a uniform and hurried to the bench just as Powhatan held Ashland for downs on the Powhatan 18.

Rushed into action. Archie stayed in for just one play. It was a good one. On first down, he took a handoff and went 82 yards for the touchdown that iced the victory. Then he returned to the locker room, doffed his uniform, got into his street clothes and climbed back into his father's car to watch me rest, ot me game and con tinue his recuperation from the flu.

Tonight on TV Mrs. H. J. Levy SPEAKS IN BEHALF OF CONSOLIDATION 10:00 P. M.

WVEC -TV Channel 15 Does Well AsUnemphyed Expects To Work In 1957 ed on the White Sox matter thisilost out as the field manager. time. Next came a coaching job with Marion said today the Sox werethe White Sox before replacing "real eentlemen" about it andiPaul Richards as manager there agreed to pay him even if he takes another baseball job. And the odds, judging from the past, are that the 39-year-old Marion will be somewhere on the diamond next season. He's had planty of ups and downs since his playing days but he hasn't been unemployed for long.

Marty starred with the St. Louis Cardinals at shortstop in the 1940s. He took over as field boss of the Red Birds in 1951 but then owner Fred Saigh let him go, claiming that Marty didn't keep in close enough contact with the front office. on Marty went, this time to the cellar-dwelling St. Louis Browns as skipper in 1952 and 1953.

When tie Browns franchise was moved to Baltimore, Marty.