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Montana Standard, Saturday, April 4, 1959 9 Wood. Bask Opens La Dozen Still Well Up in Masters Golf Race Celtics Counting on Momentum Stengel Has His Yank Lineup Set With Able Replacements lo bet Uver rowerlul Lakers A M. V. P. AGAIN? DJ niUil IllUibl BOSTON (AP) Boston Coach, "I think I should say, I hope Red Auerbach is counting on the that our momentum will carry the tricks of shifting from his normal position at second base.

Jerry Lumpe (.254) a three-way man, Celtics' momentum to carry them us along now," Auerbach said. Art Wall Gets Staid Witness For Latest Aces By JACK HAND ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (API Ij this the year the Yankees lose the pennant? Don't bet on H. Detroit may be stronger.

Cleve-land has added some pros. Boston has picked up punch and Chicago past the physically powerful Minneapolis Lakers in professional basketball's "World Series" open The Lakers, who finished 1T games back of defending world champion St. Louis in the Western Palmer Leads Great Field By 2 Strokes By HUGH FULLERTON JR. AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) Arnold ing Saturday.

division only to stun the Hawks is had a turn. Kubek (.285) got a late start, coming out of the-Army a week ago. There always is Gil McDougald currently stationed at second. Stengel will platoon Andy Carey (.286) and Lumpe at thirds. AUGUSTA, Ga.

(AP) a golfer who make a hole- till has that tight pitching. But cagey old Casey Stengel (till has The best-of -seven final series in the regional playoffs, aren't going the National Basketball Assn. play to play dead for the Celts, offs gets under way at Boston; On Dater. it looks like a colossal in-one busts his buttons and too many horses. through incessant boasting be Garden at 3 p.m mismatch.

"You can put down the World Se comes a clubhouse bore for life. Boston has crushed the Lakers Palmer, a golfer with little regard for golf's traditions, made his bid It will be televised nationally (NBC). Not Art Wall Jr. He made 35 a cross-country victory string ries lineup except (Tony) Kubek at short," he said when the spring season opened. Except for the re Friday to become the first player Norm Siebern (.300) goes back to left field after a whirl at first base.

Mickey Mantle course, is the center fielder although he has been having trouble throwing because of a sore shoul of them and it's okay with him if he never makes another. Auerbach, still limp from the that extends back to their final rugeed semifinal battle against1 meeting of the 1956-57 campaign. ever to win two Masters tourna ments in a row. turn of Kubek, who may not be It's very embarrassing," the Syracuse which the Celts salvaged The Celts have won. on their own ready for the opener, it still goes.

Palmer took over the lead at soft-spoken Pennsylvania profes in the last-ditch seventh game. 130- Many writers with the Yanks are sure the club will make a deal sional said Friday. "Everybody the halfway point with rounds of thinks you're a liar and a cheat. 125, doubts if his team's 18 straight triumphs over the Lakers will result in a psychological letdown. 71-70141 on the wind-toughened, 6,980 yard Augusta National der.

Hank Bauer (.268) may be spelled by Throneberry or Kubek in right. The catching department is loaded with Elston Howard Yo It burns me up. So I'd rather forget all about it." Course. Then he calmly said he wasn't concerned about the tradi The year's leading money win gi Berra (.266) and rookie John tion that a Masters winner doesn't ner with $18,814, Wall currently is Blanchard (.291 a Denver) for a pitcher, possibly Washing- ton's Camilo Pascual, before May v- Bill Skowron (.273) is the first -baseman, period if his back is all right. Marv Throneberry (.227) has been showcased in right field.

Shortstop is the only open position. Bobby- Richardson got a shot at it but was slow to learn repeat. a contender in the Masters Order Robinson To Fight Basilio court, at the Minneapolis Auditorium and on neutral floors with equal ease. But playoffs are a different matter as St. Louis discovered.

Led by the scoring magic of rookie-of-the-year Elgin Baylor, the Lakers wiped out the Hawks in six games. Meanwhile Boston had to go- the full seven contests to eliminate Syracuse in a frantic finish, "The trick is to knock about 10 or 12 points off the 119-point average the Celtics have been scoring at our expense," explained Minneapolis Coach Johnny Kundla. "1 think that would beat them." "I'm just concerned about win In the pitching department Bob Turley (21-7) looks better than ning the tournament, he said. Wall began sinking his tee shots ever and Whitey Ford (147) re When he won last year twith a NEW YORK (AP) Middle solid 284, he was the youngest when he was a lad of 12 and a caddy at his hometown club in Honesdale, Pa. He had 25 when ports no recurrence of the arm trouble that usually sidelines him victor in more than 20 years.

weight champion Sugar Ray-Robinson Friday was ordered to sign during some stage of the season Friday more than a half dozen he entered Duke University and Don Larsen (W) was in dry dock others had torn par to tatters be since then has made 1 more- for a title fight with Carmen Basilio by noon April 15, or lose his for a tune with a painful shoulder. fore Palmer, the son of a veteran two in sanctioned PGA Art Ditmar (9-8) is to be a crown. Latrobe, professional, finally starter. Tom Sturdlvant (3-6), out Pro Hockey Seen Prospect for Butte Next Year The latest ultimatum to the 38- established himself as the leader. There's nothing too unusual ti lep; with a sore arm most of last sea The result was probably the year old champion was issued by the State Athletic Commission.

At son, did some fine work in the about that," he "As a kid I sometimes played 45 holes a SAVE tightest cluster of players near the top of the scoring list that the 25- spring. Ryne Duren (6-4), the bull the same time the commission re- day, and, as you know I play quite MM MP K.BJ.' rf ected Germany's Gustav Scholz, year-old Masters ever has seen. pen ace who underwent a knee operation after the series, appears a bit of golf today." the European champion, as a suit 7PS9 MP WULD Alone in second place at 143 was The aces he's proudest of, how ready. Bobby Shantz (7-6), the able contender for Robinson at Canada's Stan Leonard, the first- Butte may be in organized hockey next season if tentative plans to make the Butte Bombers a farm club of the Spokane Flyers materialize. ever, were Nos.

32 and 33. They lefty relief man, started slowly a 6oop paospscrn) WRreX 7DOKOVR THE VDTM9 793. this time. day leader with 69, who finished were made on his home course at but has Improved. Johnny Kucks with a 74.

Scholz and Robinson's attorney, Honesdale, Pa. (8-8) has been hit hard. Rookie Martin advised the on Coot Why Sure! The proposal was advanced In Within two strokes of him and only three or four behind the 'The reason I'm delighted with Jim Bronstad (13-12)- at Richmond) has impressed Stengel $PfMBP OUTPUT JfADrfr FAUBA OFF 7t) S. Ixj Mm sVtoete Spokane to Bob Kmevei, manager of the Butte club. Members of the these," Wall said, "is that I was leader were 15 players; feci commission by letter that negotiations had been completed for i Robinson-Scholz title fight before September 1959.

Almost any one of them was in Board of County Commissioners most among the new men. NEXT National picks Friday said the plan has merit, position to bid for the title in the playing with a preacher The Rev. Stanley Lange of the First Presbyterian Church. Now let somebody' call him a liar. remaining two rounds, and even Gen.

Melvin Krulewitch, com inn Back Detroit Bid and would be given their support if suitable dates could be arranged for day in the Civic Center. such old gallery favorites as Ben SKOWRON TO FLY HOME TO HAVE STRAIN TREATED Hogan and Sam Snead, U.S. Open Inboard and outboard, also For '64 Olympics SARASOTA. Fla. (AP) Bill mission chairman, pointed out (hat commission rules require champions to defend their titles every six months.

Robinson hasn't champion Tommy Bolt and PGA WASHINGTON (AP) An Invi Skowron, the New York Yankees On Murchison a i Dow Finsterwald tation to hold the 1964 Olympic injured first baseman, will be weren't clear out of it. They were If the deal goes through the Spokane club would claim rights to the Bomber players, who would be signed on a four-month contract basis per season. Spokane would also heb maintain the club with Games at Detroit got official gov flown home Sunday for further in another big group at 147. defended since he regained his jewels from Basilio in Chicago, March 25, 1958. treatment of the strained sacroili In Texas Relays Only the 40 low scorers for the ernment backing Friday.

President Eisenhower signed ac muscle in the lower left por Neither Robinson nor any mem AUSTIN, Tex. (AP) Olympic tion of his back. first two rounds and those tied for 40th place will continue in. the last two rounds of the tournament resolution passed by both houses of Congress declaring the U. S.

sprint champion Bobby Morrow Skowron injured himself while ber of his entourage could be reached for comment. government would welcome the reaching for a ground ball Thurs Saturday and Sunday. boat trailers, home and pleasure trailers Doc writes for annual or six month terms See "DOC" First! and Save With FARMER'S Homo Mutual W. (Doc) Sonny Holland Is Up for Big Year BOZEMAN Spring football practice at Montana State College has been underway less than a week, but already, Butte's Sonny Holland has shown that he'll make a strong bid for mid-bracket all-American honors for the third straight year next fall. For spring drills, the brawny senior center trimmed down to regard to equipment and promotion.

Sixteen dates in November, December, January and February, would be required for the regular season, in addition to eight dates for nlayoff games and a cham Scholz, 29, is fourth-ranked con day in St. Petersburg. With such a cluster of talent at nipped Ira Murchison in the last five yards Friday night to win the featured 100-meter dash of the Texas Relays. holding of the games in this coun try. The International Olympic Com It is doubtful Skowron will be the top, it took a score of 149 tender.

He has 54-1-4 win-loss-draw record. ready to open the season April 10 better to survive the cutoff. mittee will pick the site next The time was 10.2 one-tenth of Among those who failed to make pionship game, if Butte figured in month. a second over the world's record were Jimmy Demaret, a three- YANK BOY MOVES UP MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina the playoffs. Four clubs, and possibly five Murchison broke in front after time- Masters champion; Horton Morrow had once jumped the gun Additional Sports News on Page 10 Smith, who has won twice; former winners Claude Harmon, Herman and led the Olympic star by a (AP) Bobby Fischer, 16-year-old Brooklyn schoolboy who is the U.S.

chess champion, moved Into would form the league. They would be Rossland, Trail and Nelson, B.C., and possibly the Great Falls Weightlif lers Compete Sunday 212 pounds, three pounds less Keiser, Craig Wood and Gene HARRINGTON yard until they neared the tape. Morrow caught Murchison with his lunge and beat him by a bare six a tie for second place in the inter Saraaen; and Ken venturi a pre- than his playing weight the last two years. Americans. The league with Rossland.

Trail, tournament favorite. national tourney Thursday night Exams for Aspiring "He's been a starter for the Nelson and a Spokane farm club incnes. i by defeating Raul Sanguined of Friday's playing conditions were Argentina in 68 moves. made for low scoring. Morrow beat Murchison In the will be held Sunday afternoon last three years, but he's certainly showing no complacency this Real Estatt Insurance Agent Life Ante Fire Lnraranee Phone 1-4356 or 5641 NCAA meet here in 1957 with both 1 starting at 2 o'clock in the Youth Ed (Porky) Oliver, former Open drew successfully in Spokane this last season.

The attendance shat- tered the 100,000. mark record for hockey play in the Washington city. Clubs in the present circuit spring," coach Herb Agocs says NAMED STEWARD AGAIN champ Julius Boros, Paul Harney, Game Wardens Are Announced for April 24 HELENA (AP) Written ex "He's always played well, but he INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (UPD Dave Thomas, the big Welsh Harlan Fengler of Dayton. Ohio, runners having a time, of 9.3, Center in Miners Union Hall, equalling the world's record in the The meet, according to Don Fer-100-yard dash.

riter, Northwestern Montana AAU Murchison is co-holder of the weightlifting commissioner, will world's record in the 100 meters. I serve as a district tuneup for the could have his best year next sea son. are in the Western Hockey League 158 West Granite Carpenters' Union Bldg. man; Angel Miguel, the tiny Spaniard; and U.S. pros Mike Souchak and Billy Maxwell were clustered Holland was an all-Rocky Moun aminations for State Fish and Game warden vacancies will be again will serve as chief steward for the 500-mile auto race at the Indianapolis Speedway May 30.

Newsmen and others in Spokane believe, as do owners of the clubs in the circuit, that Butte could be a good spot for mis Senior Triple at 144 over the par 72 layout. tain Conference selection his freshman year and has been named given April 24 at nine locations, He is from Western Michigan Col- slat me Bozeman a wees Wp Mm- ran- for Abilene i ter, and will be held in con- Director W. J. Everin of the Mon to the first string mid-bracket all- junction with a "Mr. Butte" Con A league.

America team the Ipast two years The county commissioners will by the Williamson rating system May Shift Davis Cup Round to Pasadena PRICED-TO-SELL -meet-with Knievel soon to discuss During his three years at MSC, the Bobcats have won 25 games, the program in detail. NEW YORK (AP)-The admin lost 3 and tied one. BUDGET BARGAIN! test. Weighins will be held at noon Sunday. This district includes Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Jefferson, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli, Sanders and Silver Bow counties.

Entries may be made with Director Ferriter at 1801 Reynolds or tana Fish and Game Department announced Friday. More than 50 applicants will take the examinations atrdistrict headquarters in Billings, Bozeman, Glasgow, Great Falls, Kalispell, Miles City and Missoula. They also will be given at the state headquarters in Helena and in Butte. Everin said the examinations will begin at 9 a.m. They are open istrative committee of the U.

S. Lawn Tennis Assn. meets, in regular session Saturday to discuss 56 Girls Register For Track; Start Practicing Monday One of the most promising newcomers to the squad is another Butte product, Bob Biastock. A sophomore, he is eligible after transferring to Montana State last Fifty-six girls have registered for the possibility of shifting the Davis Cup challenge round from Forrest Hills, N.Y., to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Christian.

The runners had the wind to their backs but it was negligible-only three miles an hour. Winds of 4.473 miles an hour Is allowed in establishing a record. Bill Woodhouse of Abilene Christian was third East Texas State smashed the 440-yard relay record with 41.0 seconds Friday to highlight opening sessions of the huge track and field carnival. The Lion foursome of John West, James Baird, Freddy Schaefer and Sidney Garton took four-tenth of a second off the record set in 1955 by Abilene Christian College in the college division of the track and field carnival. year.

sror track and field practice with the to male applicants between the City Recreation Department for the Women's AAU state track meet The rugged 230-pound tackle was a high school all-America selection and has the potential to become a The United States will stage its to be held in Bozeman later this really outstanding college line first defense of. the Davis Cup in four years this autumn after winning amateur tennis' top prize month. Clyde Kelly, business manager at 1746 Gaylord here. Ed Foley will be meet supervisor. Rip Frye will be tourney director and Lawrence Sellers will be in charge of judges.

Fry, with Barney Rask and Bob Perez will be judges for the "Mr. Butte" Contest. Use Wild Roosters in man, says line coach Joe Berry. Practice, according to Howard Others from Butte on the spring from Australia last December. Peters, city recreation director, ages of 21 and 40 who are citizens, high school graduates and legal Montana residents for at least one year.

The State Employment Service is helping give the exams. Successful applicants will be required to take and pass physical examinations, Everin added, and then will be placed on an eligible list. roster are jreshman L. C. Clark, The proposed shift follows a will start on Monday afternoon at a center, and fullback Kurt Bia switch in USLTA authority from 4 o'clock at Clark Park.

The con Smites the East to the West Coast, a stock, a brother to Bob. Clark was a member of the unbeaten 1958 tenders for positions on the Butte team are asked to report with move which saw Perry Jones, a DIM Bobkitten eleven. The mark came among 22 pre-' Efforl tO Get Hardy liminnrv ovonti run nff during tho tennis or gym shoes, and are ad vised to wear suitable warm cloth veteran California tennis official, win in his first year as Davis Cup captain. There now arewQwarden va Strain of Pheasants ine. Those interested who nave not day.

The stafstuddedTiniversity class failed to establish a record al- UVF. CoodxichJPircs cancies, salaries range irom saw to $450 a month. registered may do so by tele- phoning Recreation Department at Bobby LeCoure Wins His Spokane Boui HELENA (AP) Inannsffort Easy Spur Runs Today Rayon ox IJylon 2-7664 or by calling In person at LEWIS NAMED COACH that office in the city hall. In the Florida Derby Reports from Spokane last night said Bobby LeCoure, 135-pounder from the Butte Elk Club, had won his first bout in the Golden Gloves tournament there with a first round MIAMI, Fla. (AP) James D.

though the -Texas 440-yard relay team also ran 41.0 and Orlando Hazley of Oklahoma State and Hol-lis Gainey of Texas did wind-aided 9.4 100 yard dashes. The record in the university class is 40.2 for the 440-yard relay and 9.3 for the 100. PATERSON, N.J. (UPD-Aubrey Lewis, former Notre Dame halfback, was named head football and track coach at Paterson Central High School Thursday. to produce a more hardy strain of Montana" pheasant, the Fish and Game Department will raise some 25,000 of the oriental birds in two game farms this year.

Wild roosters will beased as breeding stock. The department said Friday the eggs will be hatched and birds raised at farms in Warm Springs and Fort Peck. Long mileage at an economical prict The tire that is built to de- yQno TRADE-IN lirer that extra measure of 1 wu 1 RWB worry-free mileage. CAN BE YOUR SSSH down payment Norris' Easy Spur headed a field of nine 3-year-olds entered Friday Fishin's STILL OPEN knockout. Bill Ygnatowiz, 126 lost for the Florida Derby to be run at a mile and a fur a split decision.

Ernie Shelby of Kansas, the long at Gulfstream Park Satur-j 'Plus ton and Retrvodable Tire dv NCAA board jump champion Robert Greene, the department's PACKERS SIGN HORNUNQ GREEN BAY, Wis. (UPD-Paul Hornung, leading groundgainer and scorer for the Green Bay Packers last season, has signed his 1959 contract. Bowling Tonight ANACONOA CO. EMPLOYES dCB Easy Spur, Bill Hartack leapea za leet b4 incnes. wmcn 2ame arm field gUPervisor, said the birds -will be released this au making up most Of his 122 pounds, annual woi raow nis own At 7, Capper Leafue Anselmo Bosses On Yellowstone and Missouri Riven and Canyon Ferry Dam.

Get your live bait and supplies drew the No. 1 post position andiexas neiays recora or x-svt vs. Water Bora. Hlfb Or Pumps tumn throughout the state. The The Kids, Rtrus-Trsunwey ri Lepre inches.

was 9-5 favorite to whip Sword SALE FftlCI SAUWCl aiACKWAU NYION SIZi TUBI-TYPI TUB1-TVH "95 7.10-15 1 7.60-15 20.75 70 6.00-16 14.80 1Q chaun. East Side No. 1 ti. McQueen If a Dancer, Trollus, Rare Rice and 3. StrwKlers ts.

Dolphins. Calvin Cooley of Abilene ran the 120-yard high hurdles five others. eggs will be hatching soon. Greene said wild roosters, trapped alive in Montana, will be used to father the new crop of pheasant youngsters "in an effort Silver League Hi-Fi Tl. Poet-Standard, No Names ts.

Star Lite, Cop- The race will be televised na perettes vs. Silver Streaks, Newcomers ts tionally by CBS from 4:30 to 5 pm. Lucky Strikes. Busy Bee, Bit. YMCA Plus tax and tetreodoble Tire 6:, Ladles Opal League Tel.

Traf. vs. Hansen's. Milo ts. Yellowstone, nuur in 14.3, also helped along by the 12- to 20-miles an hour wind.

Texas and Kansas indicated a fight for supremacy as they qualified in seven events each. In the college class it looked like East Texas State, which set the pace in both the 440- and 880-yard relays. vs. Finlen. Kane ts.

Monogram. SafewaT Leasue Party Pride ti to increase the inherent wild-ness" and produce birds "more able to survive under wild conditions." This will be the first time such breeding with wild pheasants has been done on this scale in Montana. Manor House, Shady Lane ts. Bel Air, Maglie May Coach Cardinal Pitchers ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.

(AP) White Magio ts. Town Houm. Busy Baker TIRE ts. Nob H11L MARTY'S NO CASH NEEDED B.F.Goodrich Safcty-S Rayon THE ECONOMY TIRE FOR ECONOMY DRIVINO 7V 18 N. Main Sal Maglie, who helped pitch the 7, National League Ward Thompson ts.

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4th 3-6211 FOR THE BEST TIRE DEAL AROUND New York Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees to four pennants, is considering an offer to serve as a pitching coach in the St. Louis Cardinals farm system. Maglie said Friday the offer was made by Cardinal General Manager Bing Devine Thursday after announcement that the Red-birds wers giving the 42-year-old Si. Peter and Si. John In Anaconda Finals ANACONDA St.

Peter of Ana-' conda and St. John of Butte meet at 8:30 in Weiss Memorial Gym' Saturday night in the finals of the tri-fity parochial grade school bas-1 ketaaU tournament. I wiim lew :5, Ladles Bl League Blanchard ts Club, Parrot Tommy s. Juad Spier's. Highlander ts.

Hughes, vs. Free bourns. Swan ts. PIts Sparee. 25 i fl I 16 Standard Oil Products Eastern League Safeway Office 14" 7.10-15 ts.

Ctts. McQueen Ne. 1 John's, Klapu't ti. Wilson's, Perfection 7.60-13 6.00-14 6.70-13 ts. Moonllte, Terminal vs.

rnia. Mr. Your Complete It ts. Bluebirds. tax and tetreadabl.

Tire 11 'Plus TT U.teek te-esej right-hander his unconditional release. "I promised Bing I'd think it over and let him know in two-three days," Maglie said. Maglie, apparently at the end of In semifinals Friday night St. Peter shaded St. Ann of Butte by 18-15, and St.

John defeated St. Mary of Deer Lodge, 39 to 25. Consolation games Friday saw St. Joseph of Butte edge St. Paul of Anaconda by 30-28 in two overtime periods, and Anaconda Junior High Hawks defeated St.

Patrick of Butte by 22 to 15. Saturday morning Hawks play St. Mary at 9, and St. Ann plays St. Joseph at 10.

The morning win- the line, owns one of the best life "Ont Stop" Standard Oil Station TOMMY'S STANDARD SERVICE STA. Frost St at Harrisoa Phone SSOt LIQUORS WINES HAVE YOU BEEN IN CLIFFORD'S TODAY? BASEBALL HEADQUARTERS Good Beer Kept and Served Right 12 I. Broadway Butte, Montana time won-Iost records In the majors with 119 and 62 defeats. Last season his record was only Meet Your Friends Under Our Friendly Atmosphere at 210 N. Main BASEBALL RETURNS! 222 E.

Pirk Phona 2-1291 Maglie said he knew nothing about reports the Giants were in-j ners come back at 7:30 pjn. to tretol re-sequlrine him. I play for tfcW place..

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