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B2 THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER Friday, Dec. 21, 1956. Charles Ane On I A TO sports editor I i i i ,4. Pro eanQi Get Big Pay Hikes Outstanding Player Aivard to Gifford Berra, Ford Sign '57 Contract With Yankees much and I hope I'm worth CENTER Settled at center after moving all over the line, on offense and defense, Charles Ane of the Lions doubled the vote of nearest competitor Larry 1 I Mi Silvera to Cubs FOR SOME UNKNOWN reason it wasn't reported by the wire services but Charlie Silvera lost the softest job in all of organized baseball during the recent major league meetings in Chicago. The 32-vear-old catcher from San Jose, wai sold by the New York Yankees to the Chicago Cubs for $10,000 and two minor league players.

Silvera, often referred to as Yogi Berra caddy, has been with the Yankees ever since 1943 when he came up from Portland of the Pacific Coast League. Charlie was used very sparingly during eight full seasons with the Bronx Bombers. He got in a couple of innings a week back of the plate during the regular season and in 42 games in seven World Series, he caught in only part of one contest. That was the second game of the 49 Series. He spent most of his time basking in the sun out in the bull pen.

But whether be got in the game or not, Silvera was paid handsomely by the Yanks. lie received an average of about SI 0,000 a year and besides he collected around $63,000 for sitting through seven World Series. He always received a full share of the Series melon, SOME PLAYERS might have resented spending so much time on the bench, but not Charlie. He knew the prospects of spelling Yogi Berra were mighty slim. The only time the durable Yogiman was out of the lineup was when was hit by a Mack truck.

Actually, Silvera had all the qualifications of an excellent catcher except the ability to hit the long ball. The chances are he would have gone far with some other team-there being no scarcer commodity in the majors than good catchers. However, it would seem that it is a lilfle late for Charlie to be blossoming into another Gabby Hartnett with the Cubs. Even at that he will have to battle it out with Ray Katt for the backstop post. Katt was obtained by the Cubs in a ten-player deal with the Cardinals just a day before the Cub-Yankee transaction.

The irony of it all, figuring that he was a fixture with the Yankees, the popular Charlie sold his plush home in San Jose last year and bought himself a new one in New Jersey. Of course he should have known that there's no sentiment in the Yankee front office. If he didn't realize it before, he should have learned from the Scooter Rizzuto deal that his gravy train could break down any minute. 4 "fr Bobo K.OSd in Gym RODGER WILLIAMS of the San Francisco News gives us the inside story of Bobo Olson's retirement from the ring 48 hours before a scheduled main event in Portland recently. His manager Sid Flaherty managed to keep it hushed up all this time but here's the real reason for the former middleweight champion Olson's surprise decision according to Williams: Bobo was knocked into slumberland by one of his sparring partners, a guy notorious for his lack of punching prowess.

Manager Flaherty rmickly called off the fight and announced Olson's retirement. Archie Moore and Sugar Ray Robinson had turned Bobo's once sturdy chin to glass. CHARLES ANE Offensive center o-i All-Pro team NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (NEA) Charles Ane, Detroit Lions center from Honolulu. Hawaii, today was named on the NEA All-Pro fnothall tpam for 195fi selected by National Football League! players themselves.

At the same time it was announced that Frank Gifford, New York Giants halfback, had been named winner of the second annual Jim Thorpe Memorial trophy, awarded to the outstanding player in professional football. Flayers of all NFL teams cast ballots in the annual All-Pro voting sponsored by NEA. First and second teams were picked for both offense and defense. Gifford edged out Bobby Layne of the Detroit Lions for 'the trophy donated by A. G.

"Spaldingr Inc. Harry Grayson, sports editor of NEA "Service, will present the trophy to Gifford Sunday in a halftime ceremony at the Washington Redskins Balti -more Colts game at Baltimore. Here is the 1956 NEA All-Pro team: OFFENSE ENDS For the second year in 7 a row, liar Ion Hill, the incomparable Chicago Bear receiving Vihreat and first Jim Thorpe "Trophy winner, paced all the pros in voting popularity. He was on 90 per cent of all ballots cast. "Billy Howton of the Green Bay Packers, enjoying a tremendous season, is his running mate.

TACKLES The New York "Giants have football's greatest ground threat, and Roosevelt JJrown, an ultra-fast 245-pound-er, is an integral part of it. A Third year pro, he is gaining his all-league recognition. A re peater as the pro's own choice is Bob St. Clair of the San Francisco Forty-Niners, impossible to overlook at 6-9. GUARDS Duane Putnam of the Los Angeles Rams is generally recognized as the finest running guard in the game.

Traded by Detroit to the Washington Redskins, Dick Stanfel regained his all-pro form. Strickland of the Bears. QUARTERBACK Bobby Layne of the Lions made secure his comeback, barely nosing out Tobin Rote of the Packers in an even run for popularity. No one else was in sight. HALFBACKS Frank Gifford of the Giants, already awarded the Jim Thorpe Trophy as the top man in the NFL, naturally led all the backs, as Hill led the linemen, to set the stage for the title game against the Bears They'll be the marked men on the field.

Ollie Matson of the Chicago Cardinals was almost as strong a choice. FULLBACK The quick start by Rick Casares of the Bears for the league rushing championship precluded any competition for the power spot. He's a blaster who can go all the way. DEFENSE ENDS The problem here was to squeeze three men into two positions. On final count, Gino Marchetti of the Baltimore Colts and Gene Brito of the Washing ton Redskins showed a bit more vigor than the Giants' Andy Ro- bustelli.

The trio is noted for pressuring passers. TACKLES Little Arthur Donovan is a tough one to dis lodge. He's been an all-pro for several years. No one has succeeded in moving his 275 pounds yet. Ernie Stautner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, always slow to sign his contract, is an eager invader of enemy backfields.

MIDDLE GUARD Bill George of the Bears is the kind of middle man you look for I strong enough to shore up a defense against running assaults, i quick enough to drop back for i passes. LINEBACKERS This is the year Joe Schmidt of the Lions is firmly implanted as the No. 1 defensive player in football. He ran strong on all ballots. Chuck Bed- narik of the Philadelphia Eagles took to heart those rumors he was slipping and emerged once more as an impassable rover.

HALFBACKS Dick Lane of the Cardinals and Emlen Tunnell of the Giants are a couple of old hands with that key ingredient in defensive secondary play they don't make mistakes, and they clog the air lanes. SAFETIES It's almost automatic now to include Jack Christiansen of the Lions and Bobby Dillon of the Packers in any all-league selections. The statistics back them up, too, for they are consistently among the leaders in Ala Wai Course Closed on Jan. 1 The Ala Wai golf course will be closed on New Year's Day, Jan. 1, it was announced yesterday by Dick Mossman, chairman of the Territorial Fair Commis sion.

However, the public links will be opened as usual on Christmas Day. Yogi, who became a 10-year man with the Yankees with the signing of his 1957 pact, batted .298 last season, drove in 105 runs and hit 30 homers. Ford, disappointed because he missed winning 20 games, never theless came up with a 19-6 mark that gave him the best percentage of any pitcher in the American League and he also had the lowest earned run average. 2.47. K.nocKed out in the iirst game of the World Series against Brooklyn, be came back to win the seventh and deciding game with a 9-0 three-hitter over the Dodgers.

Ford also was elated over his newly-found "pickoff motion" with which he nailed 12 batters on the base paths last season. 11 off first and one off third. "Id have to say that those pickof fs helped me to win sev eral ball games," Ford declared "So even though I'm sorry I didn't quite make it to 20 victories, I wouldn't even have had 19 without the pickoff." How he nails the batters is "a little bit of a secret" but Ford reveals that he picked up his quick motion when the Yankees made their barn-storming tour of Japan after the 1955 season. Did he learn it from a Japa nese pitcher? "Well, there weren't very many many American pitchers over there, he said. UH Varsity Cagers Play SubPac The University of Hawaii var sity cagers make their home debut in the University-Armed Forces Basketball Conference to night when they take on league- leading SubPac at the UH gym.

In other games, the Hawaii Marines will be at Bloch Arena where they meet ComServPac and Hickam will be at Barber's Point for a game against the Pointers. All games start at 7:30 p.m. Rainbows, who played the first round with junior varsity members, are in the cellar with six straight defeats. The UH var sity returned Wednesday from the mainland after playing a nine-game intercollegiate sched ule. SubPac boasts a 6-1 record while the Marines and Barber's Point follow with 5-2 slates ComServPac is 4-3, Hickam 3-4 and Naval Base 1-6.

Marie Mariel Wins At MPCC Marie Marciel won over Helen Campos in a playoff for The Advertiser Christmas Cheer Fund benefit tournament held by the Mid-Pacific Country Club worn en's division. In the stableford play, Marie Marciel and Mina Blaisdell were tied with 38, points each. They playoff the tie next month. NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (UP) The Yankees popped open their Christmas champagne today and poured it to celebrate the signing of Catcher Yogi Berra and Pitcher Whitey Ford "baseball's best battery" for 1957.

Berra received more than 000 and Ford close to $35,000" in an occasion deemed so important that Yankee Stadium was opened up for the ceremonies. That makes Berra once again the high est paid catcher in baseball his tory, and puts his left handed pitching colleague, Ford, among the five highest paid hurlers ever to work for the Yankees. President Dan Topping of the Yankees, General Manager George Weiss and newly-named personnel director Lee MacPhail, joined forces to sign the two star performers for the world champions. "They both got big raises and they're both worth it," said Topping. "Yogi is by far the highest paid catcher the Yankees ever had.

Berra said that "I'm glad they decided to pay me that Lions Coach Refuses To Sign Pact DETROIT, Dec. 20 (UP) Detroit Lions Coach Buddy Parker today refused to sign or renew his contract with the club. "I did not appear before the board of directors today to ask for a renewal of my contract and I have not asked President (Edwin Anderson for a renewal of my contract," Parker said. "My contract expires on Dec. 31 and that is how I am operating as of now." Anderson said that Parker will continue as coach until the end of the year "unless he can agree to terms between now and then." Anderson said the board and Parker could not agree on terms and that Parker did not ask for a renewal.

The coach's answers left Lion officials in the air. Parker then departed, saying that he would not elaborate further. Anderson said a contract was offered to Parker but the Coach would not agree to the terms. Anderson refused to say whether the disagreement was over money or length of the contract. Parker had been operating under a one-year contract.

The Lions coach had threatened after the Lions-Chicago Bears game Sunday to quit coaching pro football. Parker charged the Bears with "dirty football" and accused Bears end Ed Meadows of manhandling Lions Quarterback Bobby Layne, and said he was disgusted with the near riot involving fans in the closing minutes of the game He said the incidents pointed up a "disastrous trend that is making pro football a slugging match." SEOUL RONS RONS I ff ff If s- MANILA 6ANSK8K OKINAWA -i pilfering passes. Christiansen re tains his punt-returning talents, too. SECOND TEAM Offense Billy Wilson, Forty Niners Darrel Brewster, Browns Bill Wightkin, Bears Mike McCormack, Browns Harley Sewell, Lions Stan Jones, Bears Larry Strickland, Bears QB Tobin Rote, Packers HB Hugh McElhenny, Forty Niners HB Ron Waller, Rams FB Alan Ameche, Colts Defense Tom Scott, Eagles Andy Robustelli, Giants Bud McFadin, Rams Roosevelt Grier, Giants MG Dale Dodrill, Steelers LB Roger Zatkoff, Packers LB Chuck Drazenovich, Redskins HB Jack Butler, Steelers Jim David, Lions Will Sherman, Rams Yale Lary, Lions For holiday giving the 7 Crown 45 qt. Centennial Decanter comes pre-wrapped in a handsome gift carton.

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Woodard Named Wichita Coach WICHITA, Dec. 20 (UP) Chalmer E. (Woody) Woodard tonight was hired as head football coach at the University of Wichita. The 30 year old Woodard, who was born in Wichita, had been head coacli at Southern Methodist the last three years. He resigned at SMU in the closing days of the past season.

QB Meetings Postponed Head Coach Ray Fox of the Honolulu Quarterback Club an nounced that the club will not meet Dec. 24 and 31 because of the holidays. Fox said he plans to take in the East-west Shrine Game at San Francisco Dec. 29 and also the Cotton Bowl Game Jan. 1 at Dallas, Texas.

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