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Pag 39 Fond du Lac (WiieoniinJ CommonwMlth Reportor, Thunday, November 13, 19ft Twins' Killebrew Named AL's MVP Job May Depend On Outcome Victory Over Illinois Important For Coatta MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL Harmon Killebrew stretched for a throw into the I' dirt at first during the 1968 Baltimore first baseman John "Boog" Powell, who batted .304, hit 37 homers and knocked in 121 runs, finished second in tho voting and got six first place votes. Killebrew had a total of 294 points, Powell 227 and Baltimore's Frank Robinson the 1966 A.L. winner and 1964 Na a mspn Aii.Mnr pnmf in riuus -fJ ton. and collaDsed with a rup v.

-fc mm tured hamstring muscle In his left lee. "We're In as good a condition as we've been all year," said Coatta. Back In uniform and apparently ready for action after a four-game absence was half The stocky, balding slugger tional League MVP was third missed half of that season and MADISON (AP) The Wisconsin-Illinois game In Camp Randall stadium Saturday night appears to be just another match between a couple also-rans in the Big Ten football race. But to Wisconsin Coach John Coatta it would be the most important contest of his three year career at the Badger helm. back Randy Marks of Chicago who caught the winning touch at 162.

Frank Howard, Washington power hitter with 48 homers, had 115 points, and Reggie Jackson, who hit 47 homers for Oakland, was fifth with 110 points. Killebrew became the second down pass in the 23-17 upset of Iowa Marks suffered a knee Injury The Illinois game will mark the final 1969 home appearance for Coatta'a Badgers, who wind up the season on the road the following week against Minneso-ta's improving Gophers. Wisconsin and Illinois, two former Big Ten powers, have been similarly frustrated in attempts to break into the vlc-column in recent years. Illinois Is 1-17 over the last two campaigns and Wisconsin is 2-16. Despite Its mediocre record, Wisconsin has shown signs of heading back up the road toward football respectability.

Coatta, in fact, notes that victories over Illinois and Minnesota would give his Badgers a 4-3 record and a first division finish in the Big Ten for the first Cotta, whose Badgers floun Minnesota player to win the dered through two winless sea in practice after the Iowa clash. Sixteen Wisconsin seniors, Including five from Illinois, will sons before springing upsets be performing for the last time over Iowa and Indiana this fall, has only two more chances to wound up with only 17 homers and a lowly .210 batting average. Had His Doubts Some persons thought Killebrew would be forced to retire. Even the Minnesota Twins slugger had his doubts. But today, Killebrew is the American League's Most Valuable Player for 1969.

"Some people didn't think I was going to play at all," Killebrew said Wednesday from his Ontario, Ore, home after he was Informed of the award. "I was quite concerned. At the beginning of the season I wasn't quite sure." However, the worries were premature. Killebrew played in all of his before the home crowd and improve his 2-23-1 record before would like nothing better than to I I fv 1 1 Vs 'A bow out with a victory over the Illini. They include senior co-cap tain Mel Reddick, a Chicago award.

Zoiio Versalles, now witn the Senators, won th MVP In 1965 when the Twins won the pennant. Greatest Honor "This is the greatest honor a ballplayer can achieve in his lifetime," said Twins President Calvin Griffith. "Harmon has certainly been close to the award before. He certainly deserves the award for the year he had. He is just an fellow." How about a raise for the Minnesota first-third baseman? "Harmon is going to get a raise, even if he wasn't selected Morgan Park graduate who has caught 106 passes and is within time since 1962 his contract expires next month.

Some Badger fans believe a victory over winless Illinois is a must if athletic director EIroy Hirsch is to renew the contract with the 40-year-old Coatta. Hirsch, who replaced the late Ivy Williamson as athletic director this year, has not made his intentions public regarding Coatta. But he has denied several reports he has started to seek a successor. Wisconsin heads for the IM-'record Mt by Pat Richter dur. nois contest in surprisingly good ing the 1960-62 campaigns.

team's 162. games in what he Others are defensive end Ru physical condition, in view of its 62-7 pasting at the hands of top-ranked Ohio State called one of his best seasons dy Schmidt, Ogden, guards Brad Monroe, Peoria Heights, and Rich Young, Chicago, and He matched his career high of 49 home runs, drove in a career high of 140 runs, drew as the Most Valuable." linebacker John Borders, Chi cago. Ground Game AL's Previous MVPs new vnRK (API Previous wlnnert Big World Series9 Payoff Enjoyed By Mets, Orioles Wisconsin's ground game Is the American League's Most Valuable sparked by sophomore fullback Player Award: Alan "A-Train" Thompson, who a career high of 145 walks, scored a career high 106 runs and batted .276. Killebrew gave the West Division champion Twins the game winning hit 22 times. did a lot of work' to get in shape during the off season," Killebrew said.

"I exercised the leg, did a lot of hunting, walk jWj.nrflr'fin 1 1 ii niiiir nil iflrJ irii irrrrn-mrWn riljinimiiWir'n has gained 707 yards rushing were only five games. As the and needs 240 In his last two players share only in the nrst games to surpass Alan "The four their shares were records. valuable player for 1969. an-infielder for the Twins, holds his 4-year-old daughter, Erin, as he walks around the yard of his Ontario, home. (AP Wirephoto) GETTING A WELL-DESERVED kiss from his wife is Minnesota Twins' slugger Harmon Killebrew Wednesday after he learns he was chosen the American League's most Horse Ameche's school record With the addition of the new for one season.

playoff series for league pennants, baseball had instituted The game will mark the 44th ing over the hills. I really tnmK you. have to go through a season without too many injur meeting between the two teams guaranteed payoffs for the top four teams. The World Series Ohio State Coach ies to have a good year." in a rivalry which began in 1895. Each team has won 19.

There have been five ties. winner was assured of $15,000, 1931 Letty orove, rnnaaeipmi 1931 Jlmmie FoxK, Philadelphia 1933 Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia 1934 Mickey Cochrane, Detroit, 1935 Hank Greenbero, Detroit 1934 Lou Gehrig. New York K37 Charley Gehringer, Detroit 1938 Jimmie Foxx, Boston 1939 Joe DiMaggJo, New York 1040 Hank Greenberg, Detroit 1941 Joe Dimaggio, New York 1942 Joe Gordon, New York 1943 Spud Chandler, New York 1944 Hal Newhouser, Detroit 1945 Hal Newhouser, Detroit 194 Ted Williams, Boston 1947 Joe DiMaggio, New York 1948 Lou Boudreau, Cleveland 1949 Ted Williams, Boston 1950 Phil PJizuto, New York 1951 Yoql Berrs, New York 1952 Bobby Shanti, Philadelphia 1953 Al Rosen, Cleveland 1954 Yogi Berra, New York 1955 Yogi Berra, New York 1956 Mickey Mantle, New York 1957 Mickey Mantle, New York 1958 Jackie Jensen, Boston i 1959 Nellie Fox, Chicago 1960 Roger Maris, New York 1961 Roger Maris, New York 1962 Mickey Mantle, New York 1963 Elston Howard, New York 1964 Brooks Robinson, Baltimore 1965 Zoilo Versalles, Minnesota 1966 Frank Robinson, Baltimore 1967 Carl Yastrzemski, Boston 1968 Denny McLain, Detroit What about next year? "I'm just going to hope I can the loser $10,000 and the losers of the two pennant playoffs When the two met last In Camp Randall stadium in 1965, play like last year," the 33-year- Illinois walloped the Badgers 51- old slugger said. "I want to play as many games as I can $5,000 each. If the Mets had pot been so generous with over 35 shares, each would have re 0.

The next year the Illini hand Fears and stay away from injuries ed Wisconsin a 49-14 drubbing at ceived more than $20,000. Killebrew received 16 of the 24. first place votes from the The commissioner's office re Baseball Writers Association of Champaign. Derby Record Northern Dancer, the first leased a detailed financial breakdown of the playoffs and passer. He fades back and even AmerjCa selection committee, college performer of the 1969 Series.

Although 12 teams get with tacklers clutching, at him Which consisted of two writers COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)-The muscle men of Ohio State's No. 1 ranked football team are being put to bed this week with Canadian-bred winner of the season. "Kern is a fine quarterback some of the Series money, only zip 40 yards right on target. from each league city. Kentucky Derby broke the rec I tell you he frightening.

He quicker than Phipps and bet ord for the l-mile test by the four teams involved are in the player pool for the playoffs. The Mets voted 35 full shares will score. I only hope we can horror stories. ter on the roll-out, said McCuIlough in his molasses Ala running the distance in two score more. The ogre is a monster wear minutes flat in 1964.

and assorted partial shares and bama drawl. "But Phipps is It's a vital game for both ing No. 15 on his jersey. His Bears9 Star Dick Butkus Selected Best On Defense cash awards. Donn Clendenon, teams.

Purdue needs, a victory name is Mike Phipps. He quar dynamite as a thrower. "Last year I saw him throw a ball 75 yards. Against Stan to remain in the running for the Series hero who' joined the club from Montreal June 15, got a full share. So did Bobby Pfeil, NEW YORK (AP)-The richest payoff in baseball history finds each New York Met collecting $18,338.18 and each Baltimore Oriole pocketing $14,904.21 from the World Series and the pennant playoffs.

The old highs were $12,794.00 for the victorious Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1963 World Series and $8,189.36 for the losing Dodgers in the 1966 Series with Baltimore. The Atlanta Braves, winners In the National League's West Division but beaten three straight by the Mets in the playoffs, each get $6,944.10 and the Minnesota Twins, who took the America League's West Division but were eliminated by the Orioles in three straight, each take home $6,460.12. After thoae big numbers, released Thursday by Charles Se-gar, secretary-treasurer of baseball, there is a big drop to $574.94 for each Chicago Cub who led the National East by 94 games as late as Aug, 13 but finished second. Detroit, the pennant winner in 1968, had to settle for $630.79 after finishing way up the track behind Baltimore in the American East. San Francisco's Giants each get $612.13 as runnerup to the Braves in the National West and Oakland gets $597.58 each for finishing second to Minnesota in the American West.

Third place teams also share in the pot. In all, 12 of the 24 teams in the expanded majors shared in the loot. The player pool from the Series was a record $1,142,200.93, topping the old high of $1,044,042.65 for the 1966 set between the Orioles and Dodgers. Total attendance of 272,378 and receipts of $2,857,782.78 were short of the records as there the Rose Bowl. Ohio State, in terbacks the Purdue Boilermakers, who like to refer to themselves, as "Spoilermakers." eligible for the Rose Bowl, is ford this year he completed the CHICAGO (AP) Lineback the extra infielder who was not seeking to become-the first two-DOint winning conversion1 Defense Coordinator er Dick Butkus of the Chicago team since Oklahoma in 1955-56 lour are keeping the blockers off me and so on.

There's just so much you can do alone." Butkus continued: "Experience means a lot. In eligible for the Series. Amos Otis, a part time outfielder who spent most of the year on the with a defender's finger in his eye. He can throw on the back of his heels, off balance and This man scares me," confessed Lou McCuIlough, coordinator of the Ohio Bears, a terror on the field and a tame family man off it, has to sweep two successive na tional championships." Pressure Mounting farm, got a half share. at least one vote as being the even almost falling on his face my first couple of seasons I had State coaching staff.

"In 21 Baltimore voted 32 shares and "He's strictly a pro type best player of all in the Nation Coach Woody Hayes acknowl- years of coaching I've never various other partial shares and to think mainly of just my assignment. Now that has become more or less an auto esed that pressure was seen a better passer. al Football League. money. Atlanta voted 30 full shares and others, Minnesota 34 mounting.

The former'' Illinois star, in "If he's not the No. 1 pick of the pros, those guys have a full shares and others, Chicago 'Certainly there is pressure matic reaction and I can concentrate on recognizing differ his fifth pro season, is the Mitchell BALTIMORE (AP) External heart massage was used on Tom Mitchell, Baltimore Colts tight end after he was hurt In Sunday's game with Green Bay, It was reported Wednesday. Larry Harris of the, Baltimore Evening Sun wrote that when Mitchell left the dressing room, heading for a hospital, he collapsed, "actually turned blue and medics couldn't find a pulse for long, anxious moments." "External heart masssage finally got him going again, however, and then It was a long, two-hour siege in the operating room while doctors cut and repaired ligaments, threw away cartilage and finally sewed him up." hole in the head. Phipps is spearhead of the Associated Press NFL Defen the more you win the more anxious they are to knock you 34 full shares plus, San Francisco 31 full shares plus, Detroit 32 ent formations, looking for a 'Y' Cagers Play To Start In a few weeks, the YMCA will begin its boys basketball tio-off to a play and keeping Purdue team that will seek to sive Player of the Week. off," said the Buckeyes' pudgy full shares plus and Oakland 28 track of the quarterback's au-dibles." Captain Bligh.

"We like it. we snap the Buckeyes' 21 game winning streak and knock 'them Won These Spurs He won these spurs by lead full shares plus. Billy Martin of Minnesota, are conscious we are wo. i. off the No.

1 pedestal in col Hank Bauer of Oakland, Dick With no Rose Bowl to go to, ing a defense that forced four turnovers, scored two safeties programs. lege football's game of the year Williams of Boston, Larry Shep it's the only incentive we here Saturday. and held the Pittsburgh Steel- ard of Pittsburgh and Dave The grade school program will begin Wednesday, Dec. 3, ers to 31 yards rushing and 55 Bristol of Cincinnati, all fired with a five-week clinic. The Priest Roots Against ND NEW YORK (AP) If the after the season or in the clos The contest will foe nationally televised by ABC, with a 1:25 p.m.

EST kickoff. Phipps and Ohio State's quar passing in a 38-7 victory Sunday. ing weeks, each got a full share. clinic is set up to teach the basic fundamentals of basketball. Upon completion of the It ended a -seven-game losing Bill Rigney, let out in early sea North Dakota State Heads College Poll (By th Associated Press) There's room at the top now streak for the Bears.

son at California, was voted a terback, Rex Kern, are leading candidates for the Heisman clinic, iboys will 'be divided into ABC-TV cameras sweep the Butkus made 15 unassisted half share by the Angels or two leagues for those 8 to stands during Saturday night's Trophy as the top individual tackles and 10 assists. $9.15. in the nation's small college 9 and 10 to 13 years old. Games To me, Butkus has been the football poll for the simple rea will foe played every Wednesday defensive player of the week Notre Dame-Georgia Tech football game in Atlanta, look for a young man in a clerical collar. He'll be rooting against Notre son uaKota auue i night until March 11, when a every week and will go on being through for the season.

free throw tournament will be the player of the weeK tnrougn The Bisons finished 1 the rest of the season," says held for all participants. The Boys High School League aaain last week and now turns Dame. "I'm not so Catholic that I'd root against Georgia Tech," Jim Carr, who joined the Bears its attention to the Camellia will begin on Wednesday, Deft. from the Minnesota Vikings Bowl Dec. 13 in Sacramento, said the Rev.

Paul Kelly, 31, this summer as a defensive Calif. 10. All boys Grades 9 through( 12 who do not play on a varsity or junior varsity team are coach. SDorts writers and sportscai- who grew up in Atlanta and i3 principal of St. Joseph High School' a few blocks from the "He is the best player in the ters voting in the AP national eligible to play.

Any boy who NFL today," Cafr added. "And panel awarded the Bisons Tech campus. that is taking in all quarter first place votes and 300 points backs, fullbacks, receivers, cen Wednesday after the fargo ran- ters, tackles, guards, ends, is not a member of the but would like to play can contact Jim Wischnewski at the Registration for the league must be before Wednesday, "You've almost got to be from Atlanta to be for Georgia Tech," he added. "The University of Georgia is the state univ everybody. tastics beat South Dakota Mate 20-13 for a 9-0 season record.

The Camellia Bowl will be the How did Butkus keep playing better and better each week al ersity. Generally, only people Dec. 3. Captains will be picked Bisons' third straight postsea though the Bears were in the throes of their worst season and a draft system used to pick teams. A traveling high school team son game.

They won twice in three Pecan Bowls and in 1964 won the Mineral Water Bowl start in 50 years It's a matter of pride from Atlanta root for Tech." Notre Dame and Georgia Tech resumed their series two years ago they hadn't met since 1959, with the Irish winning 36-3 in 1967 and 34-6 last season. They've been black yourself," said the 245-pound game. defensive captain. A lot of will be picked from those who register and play in the Wednesday night league. The team will practice two nights a week and nlav other times I would tell myself it Wednesday's Fights By The Associated Prest really wasn't all the defense LAS VEGAS, Nev.

Jesse Armente, 167, Hermosillo, Mexico, outpointed Ron fault and I just had to go out years' for Father Kelly. "There's been very little honor in them for me," he lament teams in the state. nie Wilson, 165, sen uiego, iu. and start over again. I found it's a lot harder to play when ed.

"What's humerous about I 0 -'f ras ft I. 11- I i 1 I'rt i Surf "HM irr-ni-frtnTirrltr 'InmMyii 'ftrT'-fr' i1filiiii miff you are losing. losing? Besides, most of the To Play College Football priests here always root for No Playing Like Unit In our. type of defense, the middle linebacker is supposed Percy Hayes Ignores Age to. make a lot of tackles.

When I have a good day, it is primarily because the defense is playing like a unit. The front he said, "but I've another tre Dame. The iecn-wotre Dame game is always a common topic. We always argue, of course, and maybe there's a few bets. I usually end up losing." Is there a bet on this year's game "Yes." How much "No comment." When Notre Dame plays any other team, though, Father Kelly has no objection to rooting for year of football eligibility left and I want to use it." Hayes was playing football for New Mexico State about 15 Anderson Of Titans Gains Weekly Honor MADISON (AP) Dwight An years ago.

He met Beverley. They were married. Then it was the Irish. derson of Oshkosh State, having "Notre Dame is still a very strong Catholic institution," he CHICAGO (AP) Percy Hayes started his own football team when he was so young that now, at age 33, he claims to be the oldest college player in the country. Hayes is punting and kicking specialist for North Park College.

He is the father of three boys and a girl. In addition to football he also is considering going out for basketballhe works from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for an insurance company. He attends classes at night, majoring in business administration and physicial education.

"I could graduate in June," baby No. 1 and baby No. and Percy quit school and went to work. Two more babies" and many, many years later Percy returned to school, at North Park. helped engineer the Titans' upset last week of nationally rated Whitewater, is the State University Conference's football player of the week.

He caught five passes for 146 yards in the 49-13 victory. Three catches were for touchdowns. The 185-pound senior end from West De Pere also threw a touchdown pass. The children are Randy 12, said. "It still carries a kina or image.

I can remember when I was a boy lying on my bedroom floor and listening to Notre Dame play SMU on the "radio. You would root for Notre Dame simply because you wanted the Catholics to beat those Jene 9, Gerry 10 and Steven 8 "We're great fans," says Mrs. Hayes. "We go to every game. ago Hayes entered New Mexcio State, married, left college and worked in insurance.

He now has returned to college and the game of football at North Park, a liberal arts college. (AP Wirephoto) PERCY HAYES, who may be the oldest college football player at 33 years of age, poses with his family on the football field of North Park College, Chicago. From left, Randy, Jene, Mrs. Hayes, Terry and Steven. Fifteen years And we yell louder than the cheerleaders.

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