The Amarillo Globe-Times from Amarillo, Texas • Page 13

GET COLBERT; POSADA SENT TO O- By KKANK A. COUSOE Aswdote Sports Editor COCOA, Fla. Nate Colbert, who stands head to head with Doug Rader of the Oklahoma City S9ers among the foremost prospects in the Houston organization, was assigned to the AmariUo Sonics Iliis morning. This is a tremendoues item of baseball news for AmariUo baseball fans! Colbert is expected to hit a flock of home runs in the Texas League. Now, prepare for a shock.

In the same transaction which brings Colbert to Buddy Hancken's club, the AmarUlo skipper had to surrender veteran outfielder Leo Posada to assist manager Mel McGaha of the Oklahoma City club as he did Hancken and play part-time outfield. Also in the package being sent down from the Pacific Coast League club was Brock Davis, who batted .270 for the Sonics in 102 games in 1965. Davis, Oklahoma City's leadoff man a year ago, had a .251 average against Pacific Coast League pitching. Along with these announcements, AmariUo sent Hal King, the team's No. 3 catcher who had been drafted from the Los Angeles Angels' El Paso farm club, to Asheville in the Carolina League along with outfielder Charley Murray.

Murray, who was a candidate for the Amarillo centerfield job, might have lost his chance when he failed to run out an infield pop while the Sonics were beating Wilson, N. C. of the Carolina League, 4-2, in a Tuesday exhibition. Hancken pulled him from the game and sent him to the clubhouse. Also officially added to the Amarillo roster was veteran relief pitcher Ron Cayll, who has been in military service at Camp Polk, and was discharged Sunday.

Cayll was 10-6 with our club last year after an early eight victory-spurt in short relief jobs. Colbert, who has his 21st birthday April 9th, was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as a free agent on June 12,1964, and played 45 games in the Florida Rookie League that year, lie was at Cedar Rapids in 1965, hitting .275. Nate was drafted from the Cardinals' Class AAA roster at Jacksonville by Houston for a price of 325,000 and had to stay on the major league club throughout the 1966 season. He played in 19 games for the parent Astros last year and also played in the Florida Instructional League last fall.

Nate, a native of St. Louis, is 6-2 and 190 pounds. At Sumner High he ran the sprints in track and played four years of baseball to record a composite batting average of .467. Colbert is regarded as a power hitter. He banged 11 homers in his first season and a half of organized baseball and it is anticipated that he will bring the homer habit to Class AA baseball.

In Oklahoma City exhibitions this spring Nate batted .295 and had five doubles, a triple and three homers, one of which broke up a game with the Sonics, among his 18 hits. Although there has teen some indecision as where to play Colbert, orginally a first baseman, apparently Houston intends for him to be an outfielder, for Hancken announced that Nate would play left field. The Amarillo outfield thus would have Keith Lampard in right, Davis in center and Colbert in left as the starting trio. A utility spot isn't settled at this time. The infield now shapes up as Bob (Bull) Watson at first, J.

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2:30. Henrlon, Cordelia. Pittsburgh Reactivates Coach To Bolster Catching Corps By The Associated Press The slugging Pittsburgh Pirates, not satisfied with having improve on its disappointinglball for five innings for Pitts- spring performance. jburgh, but Dennis Kibant fin- the top hitter in the Nationalifor Smith, who hit .258 in 5Va last season, have veiled their candidate for It would be quite a comeback ished up for the victory. Darrell un-seasons with the Cardinals be- the'fore coaching for them one sea- best hitting coach in the managing in the minor rates jumped on Dennis Ben- He is catcher Hal Smith, leagues two years and coaching nett.

known more for his defensive abilities with the St. Louis Cardinals before a heart ailment sidelined him midway the 1961 season. through catching staff in 1965, but he Smith, who will be 36 on June 1, took bat in hand Tuesday and singled to start a three-run rally: that stopped the Boston Red Sox 3-1 in an exhibition game at and Fort Myers. Fla. who opened the The club indicated he might with a single.

see action at the plate and be-i hind it during the season if the two-run triple. Pirates; catching staff does not with the Pirates in 1965-66. Pittsburgh caUed on him once before when injury struck its went hitless in three at-bats in four games. The Pirates, whose Matty Alou led the league at .342 last year, overlooked Jim Pagliaroni Jesse Gonder for Smith, eighth inning and George Spriggs later followed with a Tommy Sisk pitched one-hit AKAWltfr CIOBE-TIM2S PORTS AmarUlo, Wednesday, April 5, 1967 Page 13 PUTTING ABOUND Statement on Rodeos Drams Comments WITH PUTT Doc Hayes has just retired as basketball coach at S3IU and is a new member of the rules committee. When asked if he had any suggestions, Hayes ribbed, "I want a rule that says if the home team isn't ahead at the end of the game, it shoots free-shots until it wins.

Brandon hurled seven scoreless innings for Boston, giving up four infield hits, before the Pi- Baltimore relied in old-reliable Frank Robinson to touch off their attack that beat Washington 7-4 at Pompano Beach, Fla. He drove in three runs with a home run and a double. Dave McNally of the Orioles and Jim Hannan of the Senators each allowed one rim in six inning stints. Jim Ivorthrup of Detroit brought home five runs, three with a triple in an 11-run third inning that crushed the New York Mels 14-1 in Lakeland, Fla. Mickey Lolich, Johnny Podres and Orlando Pena stopped the Mets, whose Ron Swoboda homered.

Gary Bell, Jack KraUck and John O'Donoghue stopped th San Francisco Giants on four hits and came away with a 1-0 triumph at Stockton, Calif. One of the Indians' seven hits was a run-scoring double by Larry Brown. Don Sutton sparkled with a three-hitter for seven innings while Jim Hickman and Al Ferrara homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers outslugged Houston 10-6 at Oklahoma City, Okla. Jim Wynn homered for the Astros. Tim Talton's bases loaded broke a ninth-inning tie and handed Kansas City a 6-5 I victory over Cincinnati at Bra- jdenton, Fla.

The Chicago White Sox outhit 17-14 and outscored Ithe Twins 12-7 at Sarasota, Fla. Nick Complains of Bad Play; May Have a Case of Mumps AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP have to say that players he or doesn't he? hisjlike Nicklau and Palmer have doctor doesn't know for sure, an advantage. The question involves Masters champ Jack Nicklaus and "Particularly Nicklaus. The course was made for him, be- whether he has a case of the cause he's so long.

He can fly mumps. jover the traps that force don't know," Nicklaus said! 01 P' a short i i "Anrt i as he put the finishing touches on his preparations for the Masters Tournament Thursday. that starts And the fairways spread out as you go deep. So a fairway that is this wide (he put his hands close together) for me, is ii i this wide (spreading the hands "I just don't know. My doctor j.

rt1 VL nnoen't Irnn.i-c part) tor J3CK doesn't. know. No one knows. I was exposed to it about two weeks ago when I visited Gardner Dickinson. His kids have it.

yet past. I may have it, but I "He can play badly here and still win. He would have to be very bad not to win." Other favorites in. the field of "The incubation period isn't 83 include US. Open champion BiUy Casper, veteran JaUus Bp- don't think so.

I don't think it'sj ros Doug 'Sanders and Guy a problem." Brewer. Boros, two-time National Open' champ, has won. two tournaments already thi season. Sanders, was runner-up in last The Hawk at practice --AP Wirenhoto nobody watched. They Don't Drop For Bantam Ben AUGUSTA, Ga.

Theiup at the sky, despairingly. er of Siie spring for the White TM. ott he Practice green, Sox and Tommie McCraw bi stroking putt after putt, first while Andy Kosco nected for the Twins. The White Sox also reached Augusta National course to gain three-footers. the 2S-man player limit for a glimpse of Jack Nicklaus and: opening day by sending infielder Arnold Palmer.

Lee Elia and outfielder Bil Voss And he was alone again, to their Indianapolis farm club. His only gallery was a vast The New York Yankees pelted sea backs "You can't win on the road, anyway. Might as well make it of- (Bob Bruce for four runs in the A more an a (difference if I hit a million fifth inning and beat the Atlanta ago crowds by the thousands ficial. Hayes speaks at the AmariUo Sandie Basketball Banquet tomorrow night at the AHS Cafeteria. The nickname of the naw professional soccer team at Dallas is the Tornadoes.

By the way, I've been invited to join the Soccer Writers Association of America. It will be an exclusive organization. Dues are $5 per year. 9 Kentucky basketball Coach Adolph Rupp never permitted his players to use the dunk shot because he considered it was a showoff maneuver. Texas has adopted daylight saving time.

Will that have any effect on the starting time of the Amarillo Sonic baseball games? Game times are now set for 7:30 p. m. It may not be dark until around 9:30 p.m. What about the football games in September? Fort Worth scribe Jim Trinkle: "The San Diego Chargers got University of Houston assistant Bum Phillips with a starting salary higher than most Southwest Conference head coaches are earning, plus bonuses and fringe benefits." Phillips will be the defensive line coach. You can look for him to be a head coach in the pros before long.

Amarillo a always will point with pride that Phillips coached the Sandies in 1959, 1960 and 1961. Dr. William Stout writes: "I was amazed to read how you stood in regards to rodeos which actually includes all kinds of horsemanship. On April 22 and 23,1967 there will be a college sponsored rodeo by the students (not commercial) for participants between the ages of 14 to 22. There have been sonic also held at Canyon and other colleges.

These kids participate only for trophys. BUM PHILLIPS "You hold up for golf, tennis, football, basketball and baseball. I feel that I can speak with authority as I have been connected with the sports since I have been the Amarillo Sandie team physician for 13 years, besides having letters in several snorts at Amarillo High School. "Is there any difference in my daughter winning a trophy riding a horse or swinging a golf club? I might add that my daughter is the youngest qualified NCAA instructor in the United States. "Also we have hundreds of approved qiiartcrhorse shows and the statement was a slam to the American Quarter Horse Association, whose headquarters arc here in Amarillo.

"I might add that I have never seen any of these kids involved with the horses in trouble anil I remember two instances, one with Paio Duro and another with the Caprock, where they were involved in trouble and if yon want I will verify these to you, "I hope Snpt. Boh Ashworth and a few others realize Hint there arc lot of these liorso shows put on In Hie urea (See PUTTING AROUND--Page' 16) Hi Braves 5-3 at West Palm Beach, Fla. Kay Barker's two-run hit te was the big blow in the rally. Bob Tolan's two-run single ters, two PGA's, the British sparked a five-run seventh and the unchauenged craning uprising against Jim Bun-jperor of aU golf, niug and sparked the Cardinalsj Now the crowds stomped after to a 64 triumph over kings, phia at St. Petersburg, in! Hogan kept putting, trying to The gallery rushed and eddied around him flowed over the Nicklaus, a three-time champion and the only man tp successive victories in this prestigious tournament, is favored to retain the famed green jacket that goes to the winner if the mumps don't sideline him.

Even without the health problem he's haying difficulties. "I'm not putting well, I'm not chipping well. I'm not driving well," he complained Tuesday after a practice round with former amateur champion Deane Beman. Nicklaus said he shot "about a 73" over the 6,980 yard, par 72 Augusta National Course, and Beman had a 71. Gary Player said he didn't keep score, but his caddy said he had a 68.

Arnold Palmer said he had i "about a 70 or 71. I'm playing i pretty well and satisfied with my game. I Nicklaus said he was still having troubles hut was driving little better. The 210-pound strongboy from week's Greenboro Open, andia.m.. EST.

Brewer has played exceptionally well aU spring. In addition to Player, top foreigners include lefty Bob Charles of New Zealand, a former British Open champ; AustraUan Bruce Crampton; Spanish Open champ Roberto de Vicenzo of Argentina; Former British Open champ Kel Nagle of Australia; George Knudson of Canada, who took individual honors in the last Canada Cup competition; Japanese Open chaiiipion Chen Ching-Po of Japan and Hideyo Sugimoto of Japan. Besides Beman, amateurs include British Walker Cup veteran Joe Carr of Ireland, former U.S. Amatuer champ Bob Murphy, John MiU- er, Ron Cerrudo and Downing Gray. The first twosome is scheduled to go off Thursday at 10 Wynn Shuns Doctor To Return to Shape i LUC J.W1L13 dt vml IH.

i i J-llti i J-U-pWUUU liui'i iTommie Agee hit his sixth horn- one little man crouched unno- Then he sank a short one, and Columbus, Ohio, as expected, he grinned, his teeth gleaming in contrast with his tanned skin. Hogan tried a longer putt, Hour after hour the balding jold champion kept putting, but accuracy didn't improve. i named Palmer as his chef threat. "I always figure if I can beat missed and returned to his Arnie, I can win. And Arnie figures if he can beat me.

he can win." Nicklaus said. Palmer, the only four-time champion of the event, agreed. "I don't think there are any TM Quit and said, Ii two peop i in the worM wno en- don think it would make any jov bea ti each other l.J^ on his every shot. The put-i privacy was Ben Hogan, oalls a seem winner of four Opens, two Mas- anything about it. than Jack and I do," said Palmer.

Between them the two have a night game. The Chicago Cubs and California Angels were rained out at Anaheim, Calif. I've tried about everything! won seven of the last nine Mas- and it doesn't help," he added.jters and the last five in a row. "But all I can do is keep trying, it's a big hitters' course," legs were too sore for me plained Player, the little South to play today, so I just putted.JAfrican who won it in 1961. but it didn't do much good." Hogan played a iround Monday and the i a practice! sink dinky little putts most ofo- 1 7 er pros don't worry about.

gus a a onai "I worrv about 'em all," Hoto th gan said, and he has reason to.l who sn 6 TM mn a toU! "I just can't get the baU in thei ment slnce Ule en to Hawk, KILGO-HE COACH KILGORE, Tex. (UPI)-Raymond Haas, head football coach IHogen added. "It's my nerves, 'that's all." Hogan rarely plays anywhere anymore, partly because he is Tuskegee Gridclers Sign 49er Contracts SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Two linebackers from Tuskegee Institute-Walter Johnson and Jim Hal--have signed contracts COCOA, Fla. (AP) Jim Wynn, who lost a game of chicken to a centerfield waU last season, didn't like what the doctor ordered so he wrote his own prescription. Wynn, fleet center fielder of the Houston Astros, seriously injured his left arm last Aug.

1 in Philadelphia. Trying to catch Rich AUea' bid for a game-winning run, Wynn smashed against the wall, breaking his wrist and dislocating his elbow. The damage was so extensive that the Astros weren't certain that the 25-year-old right-hander would be ready for the start of the season. What they didn't know was that Wynn determinedly had weights and playing basketball. The doctor didn't know it, and neither did the Astros.

"I had to do something. I got tired of taking the doctor's orders and just standing around and babying the arm. I wantec to go out and lift weights and play basketbaU, so I did. "I disobeyed the doctor's or ders again after the half cas was removed in January. Tht doctor told me not to swing bat for three weeks, but I wen out in the backyard of my homt in Houston right away anc swung a bat for two hours a day.

"I'm an impatient young man. I don't want anybody to take my job away so I started made certain that he would be i swinging." ready play by the start of Wynn has no regrets that he spring training. "I had a cast from my hand to my shoulder for two mouths," Wynn related, "and I had strict orders to rest and it easy. All I was supposed to do was to keep my arm propped tip on a pillow to keep the circulation going. "But about a month after Hie big east was taken off and replaced by one that covered just foUowed his own prescription instead of the doctor's.

The 5-foot-9 outfielder hopes he can pick up where he left off last season. "I got off to a bad start last year, but at that time I was coming," he said. "I had IS homers and 62 runs batted in, and I was shooting for 30 and 100." The injury ended what could my wrist, I started liftinglhave been his best season. rriMPLFTP He putted again. It was ashamed of his putting.

viUl San Francisco's 49ers of once said that sometimes the National Football League, at Taylor High for the past sixjmost embarrassing to watch years, Tuesday was named toithree-foot try fall short. Hoganj his hpar! (frimarprl nnri!" a simUar post at Kilgore Highjshook his head, grimaced and! ries so much about his that he is afraid he'll School. He also athletic director. will serve asjtried again. jfreeze in front of a big gallery, Another miss.

Hogaa Io 0 ked!" n1ablc to fte (ba11 i TJncran i rnwn tn as the thoroughbreds ivere forced to take the day off amid speculation that a horsemen's strike would curtail action for the rest of the week. The racing secretary's staff was available, however, just in 1 case of rapid settlement made necessary the immediate fiUing of the entry box for a Thursday purses for decent program. Decent Horsemen's Strike Idles Big NY Track NEW YORK (UP1)--Aqueducliby a negative response in the as a track leading to nowhere Assembly just before the Hogan didn't have to about that Tuesday, any gallery. the club announced today. Johnson, 23, stands 6-foot 4- inches and weighs 225.

Hall. 21, is 6-3 and 230. Johnson was an eighth round draft choice and worry There Hall was round. picked in the 12th fields" has been the cry of the horsemen in recent years as they attempted to get an mci eased part cf the action with a cicmanu for one per cent more of the betting take. Purses have not been raised on New York ovals in 15 years, finally causing racehorse owners and trainers to demand passed the bill.

legislative session ended Sunday and nothing was done to answer the HBPA's plea for more money. The Senate had passed the measure by a 54-2 vote, but the Assembly failed to Gov. Nelson Rockefeller's warning that failure to authorize (he- earmarked one-half of one per cent of the betting for additional purses would be disastrous. The HBPA thus refused to enter any horses when the entry box opened Tuesday and there was nothing in the till when it closed 7 1-2 hours later at 2:30 pm est. Instead, the HPBA went back to its original demand for one per cent, doubling the figure members would have accepted if both legislative houses had their share be elevated to a parity secured at some of the estimated $347,000 daily because other major country.

Members of strips in the the New York Attempts require was prompted when the Slate Assembly adjourned without allowed them an additional one- half percent of IJic miitiiej handle. An affirmative vote in the New York Senate was countered The state lose an the betting windows are closed. open them recall of may the division of the Horsemen's legislature for an emergency Benevolent and Protective Association voted Monday night to "strike" if their demands were not met. The horsemen's move session. The Jockey's guild has thrown its support in the strike.

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