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a Blac Sox Member Relates Story Lot Anatlii mnJ slt 0 ls 1 i smoking clHarcls The names arc often forKotlcn book. "Kluhl Men Out nnilmr Lot Angtlii LOS ANGEU-JS-A few years ago, college professor namat Lawrence S. Hitkir scl off on a Journey around America ills final almost mission WHS lo a lo HS many old. time baseball players as lie could find and ask ilicm what It was like, 'way hack when. What emerged, lillter said, Were chronicles of men who chased a drcnm and, at least for a time, caught up with it and lived it.

They were pioneers, in every sense of the word, engaged in a pursuit in only Hie monl skilled, the most determined and, above all me most rugged, survived. "They entered a sport which lacked social respectability and when they left baseball was America's national game." He called his book, "The Glory of Their Times." But for eight men who played baseball in the firsl 20 years )f Ihe century, Iherc was no glory, no pride. There was only and bitterness in their voices and sadness incredible sadness in Ihcir eyes. History has marked Ihem as he Chicago Black Sox. Charles Arnold (Chick) Can- illl has been smoking clgarcts for VII of his 112 years imd lie was chain-smoking cn lmc nervously crushing out the bulls as he talked.

"Exonerated," he kept saying. "We were exonerated. But that dimmed Judge Lamlls look more power than the courts and we were blacklisted for all lime. I want lo know on what grounds baseball did this to UK." was fill years ngo that eight Chicago While Sox players al- cgedly conspired lo throw the World Series with Cincinnati md caused a scandal Dial slun- icd a nation just recovering 'rom a world war. The mimes arc often forgotten now, except when somebody writes to a newspaper and asks as somebody did recently to the I.os Angeles Times: "Once again, will you please name those players suspcndcc in the Ulack Sox scandal?" And the answer: Eddie Cicol- Ic, Oscar (Happy) Felsch, Arn old (Chick) Gandil, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Charles McMullIn, Kisbcrg, George (Duck) Weaver and Claude (Lefty) Williams.

Gandil, one of Iwo Black Sox alive loday, was accused of be ing Ihe ringleader. In his probing, absorbing Football Cuts Sought By CSU Student Group DENVER. Colo. (AP) Slu-fered because of decisions hvinmnuni: rr TM nn and a DENVER. Colo.

(AP) Students at Colorado Stale University called Wednesday for a cutback in the football program including fewer athletic scholarships, fewer coaches, withdrawal from the Western Athletic Conference and restriction of travel to teams immediately surrounding Colorado. The program was presented in a letter from the Associated Students of Colorado Slate Uni versity to the legislature's Joint Budget Committee. It was signed by six officers of Ihe as socialion president Bruce classroom and'lab facilities'-- fered because of decisions byiamounls of time and money on the board resulting from "an athletics. Randall; vice president Ron Martin, Dennis Beckcl and Jim Starr; treasurer Bruce Russell; Sonja Lenon, secretary. Hometowns were not listed with the signatures.

A delegation from Ihe association attended the budget committee's meeting but did not actually get to speak. However, Joe Kyle, staff director for the committee, said copies of the letter were submitted to each budget committee member. The suggestions were offered as a means of eliminating (he deficil in the school's alhletic budgel. The Stale Board of Agriculture, the school's governing board, has increased Ihe compulsory slu dent athletic fee from $36 a year to $60. The students called for voluntary charges for studenls who want lo attend sporls events but no charges for others.

The letler said CSU has suf- O'Brien Taken Off Injured List DENVER Former Colorado 1 Slate College grid slar Jack O'Brien is back in action for the Denver Broncos after being placed on the injured list following the rookie game in Kansas City. O'Brien, who led the Bears in Inlerceplions lasl fall, is one of 12 secondary defenders lhat are looking for a full time job, and with Coach Lou Saban due lo trim his squad by 12 by Aug. 25, the return to action is none too soon for O'Brien. Also off Ihe injured list Wednesday was Drake Garrett, a second year corner man for Ihe Broncos. Garrelt has been bothered by a hip injury but will be seeking a starting slot at cor- nerback.

Others to return from the injured list were Bobby Burnett, Rex Mirich and Jimmy Jones. The Broncos meet the New Orleans Saints in Mile High Stadium Saturday. resulting unwise risk" taken in the building of a $2.5 million stadium and a decision lo join the WAC "Left with a $565,000 deficit id a varsity football program willi no realislic prospects for financial success," the students said in (heir letter, "CSU is Faced with a tremendous alh- lelic problem al a lime when all its energies should go toward solving our academic problems. "Our faculty, our library, all, despite improvement, are still not yet adequate--and CSU continues lo spend inordinate athletics. "We offer no simple solutions.

We realize lhat the university's obligation to pay off Ihe sladi- urn and auditorium-gymnasium bonds cannot be escaped." The first partial solution fered by the students was the football cutback which is conceded will save nolhing in Ihe immediate future. In the long run, however, CSU's financial status will be much more The studenls also asked Ihe legislature to appropriate additional funds for the auditorium- gymnasium complex saying it is used primarily for instruc- All-Stars Select Captains; Stellar Games This Weekend PUEBLO (AP) Members of the North and South all-slar 'oolball and basketball learns chose their caplains Wednesday for (lie Friday and Saturday contests here. North AA-A football captains lional purposes "and only secondarily for varsity practice." The studenls also called for a culback in Ihe athletic fee and requested it be made optional. They contended it is "an attempt to burden the students with the cost of the state mistakes and is intolerable." Also, they asked thai sludenls participate in selling fees for "peripherial services or athletics, health facilities, elc--or al least have the power to approve or veto proposed increases. "In our scale of priorities," Ihe sludenls said, "education must come first at the university.

This means adequate financing for faculty salries and instructional facilities. To spend so much on a fruitless, gamble with bigtime alhlelics il endangers Ihe prime funclion of institution. The budget committee spent most of the morning hearing book, "Might Men Out," author Eliot Aslnof said of (landll: "Chick Gandil was as tough as they come. He was 31 years old and stood 0 feel, 2 Inches tall; a broad, powerful 11)7 pounds, This was his 14th year in baseball. "He played minor league ball unlll 1910 when he was picked up by the Chicago While Sox.

He was sold lo the Washington Senators, then lo Cleveland in 1010, then hack lo Chicago. He was a reliable .280 hilter and an exceptionally strong first whose extraordinary lands were his greatest asset. "It was said that he was Ihe only firsl baseman around who didn'l a need a glove." In his book, Asinof puts the blame for the initial contact with the gamblers on Gandil. "'urlhcr, he says, it was Gandil's plan to seek $80,000 for the 1 involvement. Gandil denies the alleged role.

An often overlooked fact is Charles Comiskey, the old loman, the man who owned the White Sox, was one of Ihe mosl niggardly owners in baseball. Many called his 1919 While Sox the finest team ever but heir salaries were puny. In his best year, Gandil made $4,400 and since a war was on, he had aken a $400 cut Williams and lisberg, both immensely lal- enled players, gol less liian $3,000 each. It was almost a year before he scandal came into the open. The bombshell was hurled by Johnson, Ihe American president, who had jooh-poohed a possible fix car- er.

Gandil had retired after the 1919 season but the other seven nen still were While Sox. Their names were revealed Sept. 25, Chuck Cumberlin Wins 3 Shooting Events Sunday Greeley's Charles (Chuck) Cumberlin Sunday won three irst places in Irap and skeel shooting here. Ron Hammond Denver was a double winner. Results from Sunday's rcgis- ered shoot at the Greeley Trap and Skeet Club, Island Grove Park: Class Singles A 1, Paul Gorce, Greeley, 97x100.

2, Ron Hammond, Denver, 94x100. Class 1, Carl Kcmbcl, Fort Morgan, 94x100. 2, Gary Miller, Wiggins, 94x100. Kembel won shoot off. Class 1, Charles Cumberlin, Greeley, 94x100.

2, Joe Fischel, Westminster, 93x100. Class Jesse Seaman, Lovcland, 94x100. 2, C. M. White, Fort Morgan, 93x100.

Handicap 24-27 yards 1, Ron Ham- USE TRIBUNE WANT ADS mond, Denver, 92x100. 2, Paul Gorcc, Greeley, 91x100. 21-23 yards 1, Fred Slull, Greeley, 91x100. 2, Gary Miller Wiggins, 90x100. 18-20 yards 1, Charles Cum berlin, Greeley, 95x100.

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1 III; I I I Lll a DclSKClDul captains are Mike Werner Brush and Jerry Williams Denver St. Joseph. South bnsket ball caplains include Terry Willy of Salida and John Wool minglon of Buena Visla. Rain fell Wednesday, hamper ing the football drills whicl coaches said were much shorlei than anticipated. The coaching staff of both football teams con dueled drills in the light rains -bul said Ihey preferred Hie ho weather lo keep muscles loose and injuries to a minimum The mercury dropped (o ahon degrees, bringing relief lo team members who have worked in 100 degree weather since the drills started one week ago The North-South AAA basketball game will be played Friday at: 8 p.m.

in the Districl GO gymnasium, the AA-A Saturday at 2 p.m., also in the gymnasium. The football games will be Saturday night, with the AA-A game starling at 6:15, followed mmedialcly by the AAA game. Am. Legion Baseball LEGION A Thursday State Tourney at Longmont 10:30 a.m. Acme Delivery (Wheat Hidge-Lakewood) vs.

Greeley Legion-Elks, game No. 1. 2 p.m. Pueblo Elks vs. Little- Ion Burt Chevrolet, game 2.

5 p.m. Grand Junction vs. Slerling, game 3. 8 p.m. Colorado Springs vs.

Longmont, game 4. Friday State Tourney at Longmont Loser's Bracket 10:30 a.m. loser game 1 vs. loser game 2, game 5. 5 p.m.

loser game 3 vs. loser game 4, game B. winner DracKei 2 p.m. winner game 1 vs. winner game 2, game 7.

8 p.m. winner game 3 vs. winner game 4, game 8. Saturday Stale Tourney at Longmont Loser's Bracket 10:30 a.m. winner game 5 vs.

loser game 7, game 2 p.m. winner game vs. los- game 8. game 10. 8 p.m.

winner game 0 vs. win- icr game 10, game 12. Winner's Bracket 5 p.m. winner game 7 vs. winner game 8, game 11.

Sunday State Tourney at Longmont Loser's Bracket 1 p.m. winner game 12 vs. loser game 11. game 13. Winner's Bracket 5 p.m.

winner game 11 vs. vinncr game 13. championship. 8 m. second phnmninncliin explanations by Director ol Administration E.

W. Sandberg on computer problems and discussions of Ihe new school finance law from Deparlment of Educalion officials. 1920. It was a besl-of-five-gam series in 1919. In the first game, Cicotte, or of Ihe game's besl pilcher wildlv on a potential do Razorettes Win Take City Leagu The Greeley Razoretles won their 28lh slralghl game wilhou a loss Wednesday nighl, and i may have been Iheir biggest win yet.

The Hazoreltes heal Evans which came up through the los er's brackel, lo take the cham pionship in Ihe Cily Girl' League Softball tournament a Greeley West. And Ihe win was fairly easy The Hazorettes had two inning of seven runs eacli and scora 10 runs in the sixth inning lo win, 27-7. Debbie Carroll gave up only seven hits lo Evans, and foui of Ihose came in the final in ning when the Evans team rallied briefly for four runs. Miss Carroll and her teammates reared the side in order in the and fourth innings and also kepi Evans from scoring in the second and fourth innings. Meanwhile, the Razorettes tapped Evans' pilcher Maxine Hurt for 23 hits.

Vicki Bottenberg led Hie deluge with two home runs, a double and a single. And to Miss Bottenberg's performance add two singles, a triple and another home run by Kathy Morse and you begin to understand the kind of trouble Evans had. Besides Miss Botlenberg's and Miss Morse's performance, Diane Wolfe knocked three hits including a double, and Glenda Boyce socked three singles. Miss Boltenberg's firsl home run came in Ihe fourlh inning with two runners on base, and her second in the fifth with Ihe bases empty. Miss Morse's inning with one runner on ba; Evans, which lost its seco game of the double eliminati lournamenl to Johnson's He ing, came back through the 1 er's brackel to meet Johnso again for the loser's champi ship.

The team tallied (wo runs Ihe seventh inning on sing by Judi Baxley, Judy Mod and Linda Wolfe, and then he Johnson's hitless and scorele in the bottom of Ihe inning take an 18-16 win. Hazel Picked helped Evans Denver's Agr Nats To Brim (M DENVER (AP) Faithful fo owers of the Denver Bears American Associalion baseba will see probably a complete new sel of faces when the 197 lome season opens in Mile Hi" ladium. The Bears recently signed vorking agreement with th Vashinglon Senators of th American League for next SCE on after earlier parting con' iany with the Minnesota Twin the same league, effective a le close of the current can aign. The Twins have been the par nl club for Denver for severs easons. Bear officials said none of th ilayers on the present las )lace club are owned by Den er, although not all of them be round tripper came in the sixth long to Minnesota, cither.

Thcs U.S. Athletes Head Home With Letter for President By NOEL HUGHES LONDON (AP) Most members of the U.S. track and field learn were flying home loday, carrying lellcr of protest, lo President Nixon after a Euro- lean tour punctuated by dissension and some disappointment. A parly of 30 athletes including two world champions-- hurdler Willie Davenport and 400- metors slar Lee Evans-- stayed aehind for matches against. Norway and Poland.

Many of the alhleles complained that they were tired, Mentally and physically, after wo weeks of travel and compe- When they arrived in Londo they formed a committee whic drew up the letter lo Nixon. Us ng what the athletes considc are essential changes whic should be made in America Amateur Athlclic Union policj At one slage Ihe athlete Ihreatencd lo pull oul of In Britain vs. U.S. match. They cabled a copy of the let er lo'Nixon to Ihe While Hnus advance.

Lillle official reaction cami from AAU officials. Jesse I'm line, AAU president, mcrclj said, don'l know what th kids want, and I don't Ihink thej i bio play ball and It led to three i'uns for the Reds as they went on to win, 9-1. Williams, noted for his control, walked three men in the second game and the Reds triumphed, 4-2. Dick Kerr shut out Cincinnati, 3-0, in the Ihird game bul the Reds beat Cicotle in Ihe fourth game, 2-0, and Williams In Ihe fifth, 5-0. The Sox came back in the sixth game, 5-4, behind Kerr, and took the seventh, 4-1, behind Cicotle.

Then it was the eighth game. Williams threw only 15 pitches in the first Inning before manager Kid Gieason took him out. The Reds got five hits and four runs off those 15 pitches and went on lo win, 10-5. Three players Jackson, Ci- cotle and Williams signed confessions. The gamblers involved were not punished.

The players escaped punishment by the court, too. The lliree players' confessions were somehow "lot." A jury exomcrated the eight of defrauding the public, although not of throwing games. But then came the special ''justice" of Judge Kcnesaw Mountain Landis, who had come off the Federal bench, a stern man with a shock of while hair, become baseball's first com- "nissioner. regardless of Ihe verdict of justice," he said, "No ilayer who throws a ball game, no player who undertakes or iromises to throw a ball game, no player who sils in conference with a bunch of crooked players and gamblers where the ways and means of throwing a iame are discussed and does not promptly tell his club about ever play professional baseball again." The eight men were ruled out of organized baseball forever. Next: A Man and His Mem ories.

By WILL GRIMSLEY Atsoelatcd Press Sports Wrltor DAYTON, Ohio (AP) South Africa's Gary Player has set a new goal for himself--a second ijrand slam--and then, he vows, lie will quit tournament golf for good. "I am deadly serious," the 33-year-old inlernational star from Johannesburg, said loday before teeing off in the 51st PGA Golf Championship. "That's why this tournament TRIBUNE Page 31 Player Wants 2nd 'Slam' Then He'll Call It a Day Pelson Triumphs At Centennial LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) Pelson, a five year old gelding, won the 'furlong Centennial Turf Club Purse Wednesday for nis first victory of the racing season. Proceeds from the race went lo Ihe foundation's scholarship awards, which total $6,000 annually.

The scholarship. fund nas existed since the track was organized nearly 20 years ago, and has contributed more than $120,000 lo the foundation. Pelson, owned and trained by W. S. Frazee of Eads, was ridden by L.

,1. Durousseau, and paid S0.60, 54.80 and $3.40. Ku O'Teel paid for place and $5 for show, and Rayado $2.60 to show. The handle for Wednesday's program was $223,652, and the crows 4,876, the biggest for a Wednesday this year. means so much to me.

I have a chance to get Ihe tecond leg. Then I'll go after the other two legs--the U.S. Open and Masters. "1 think 1 am playing belter than I have in my life. If things go well, 1 believe have an excellent chance here." Mayer is one of four giants of the game to have won all of the four major pro championships --Ihe U.S.

and British opens, the Masters and American PGA. The others are Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus No man has made the sweep two times around. Nicklaus has won only one PGA and one British Open. won only one Masters. Hogan won only one British Open.

Player captured his second British Open crown last year and now has his wide, brown eyes glued on the other three. "This is my burning ambition --it would be something ho man has ever done," he said. "I am young enough lo do it. I could retire, fully happy at achieving my goal." Player was one of the prime favorites among the 143 pros starling at 7:30 a.m., EOT, today the first round of the strictly pro championship, threatened with disruption by a group of civil rights demonstrators. win with a home run wit runners on in the secon inning.

Evans scored seven run in thai frame. Evans 371 320 5--18 15 Johnson's 512 053 0-16 16 Maxine Hurt and Nancy Rot! Kalhy Wilson, Mardell Johnso (2) and Ginny Bihbcy. 7 7 1 Raio'ttes 070 37(10) x-27 23 Maxine Hurt and Nancy Roth Debbie Carroll and Kim Walls Evans 200 001 Washington will be the fourth parent club for the Bears since completely! the dty went into class A A A in 1955. Their first big league affilia (ion was with the New York Yankees with Ralph Houk. present manager of the Yanks, as the first Denver skipper in the association.

Several players who served their final apprenticeships in Bear uniforms later became stars when the Yankees were terrors of the American League. Later the Boars switched their affiliation to the Detrotl Tigers. Such established Tiger luminaries as calcher Bill Freehan, pitcher Mickey Lolich and second baseman Dick McAuliffe gave Denver fans some exciling evenings. LAGOS Nigeria is making own buses. Burnett Will Replace Little In Bronco Game DENVER (AP)-Bobby Burell lias been named by the Denver Broncos to starl at run- ing back instead of Floyd Lille in the Broncos' exhibition oolball game againsl New Or- Jim Bryant Is Named Metro St.

Cage Coach DENVER (AP) James E. Bryant, 29, has been named head basketball coach at Metropolitan State College here. 1 Bryant will also be assistant )rofessor of health, physical education and recreation at the college. A native of Matoon, 111., Bryant coached basketball years al Frankfort, 111., and was eans in Mile ialurday nighl. High Sladium Pete Liske will open at quar- erback and Tom Smiley at the other running back for Ihe American Football League club on Ihe coaching slaff al the University of Missouri from I960 until 1969.

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Huns--K. Jackson. Oakland 01; F. Robinson, nnllimnrc Huns balled in--Powell, I.ialli- nore 104; Killebrew, Minnesota )1. I Ills Blair, Baltimore MO; Oliva, Minnesota M2.

Doubles--H. Jackson, Oak- and 20; Oliva, Minnesota 20. Triples--Clarke, New York ix lied nt H. Homo runs--H. Jackson, Oak- and.

42; K. Howard, Washing- on ,17. Wednesday night Ihe Ameri- Unofficially, however, several men's team completed AAU sources indicated that 131-flO victory over Britain in a when Hie athletes return home Iwo-tlay meet al London's While some of Ihem could be in Iron- City. In the women's match bio for their onlspoken and re- Drilnin nipped Hie Americans hellions behavior. 07-Gfi.

Meanwhile, the remaining Earlirr, as part of a Western athlclfs head for Oslo for the Hemisphere squad, Ihe Ameri- Aug. 20-21 confrontalion with cans lost lo Europe at Munich. Norway. Then Ihey travel to At Augsburg, the U.S. men dc- Warsaw, for Ihe match ngninst fouled West Germany but the Poland Aug.

20-30. American girls lost. Trouble blew up in Gormnny. Balling CM at where Hie nlhlrlcs complained Minnesota H. Smith, Bos- of poor accommndalions.

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