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Baltimore, Monday, EVENING SUN SPORTS 2S. 1953 PAGE 21 It '8 All In The Viewpoint Major-League Confabs No Spot For Amateurs frW1W The Orioles Mw6 Dunn Defers '54 Plans, To Talk With A.L Heads arw Bv Walter Taylor I'm tired of these on acain-eff Back in business on the same' again tactics, and I'm not going to spend money and effort, then have to toss it all in." old stand after the American League's second rebuff to Baltimore within six months yesterday in New York, the Orioles have Dunn says he was so sure th some probing to do before Owner transfer would succeed this second time and had been so busy this summer on details relative to it that he hasn't given much thought to next year. Jack Dunn is ready to go ahead with plans for 1954. Within the next 48 hours Dunn plans to talk with Will Harridge. A.L.

president; Bill Veeck. ill-starred prexy of the luckiess St. Louis Browns, and other junior, loop owners who combined by a 4-4 vote to prevent the Browns' shift here for next season. Wants Low-Down "I want to find out exactly what went on yesterday." says the young major-domo of the Flock. "I don't want to make plans for next year and then have the American League reopen the door.

Commissioner For Frick to hear Baltimore appeal on franchise rejection tonight, Page 1. By PAUL MENTON Sports Editor, The Evening Sun New York, Sept. 23 At one stage yesterday afternoon two dozen newspaper men outside the American League meeting room were busy collecting data on the old Orioles, on the Baltimore Stadium's seating capacity and rebuilding progress, on the financial setup of the "new Orioles." In one corner Clarence W. Miles, who heads the city's financial group, was explaining the working relationship with Bill Veeck and the St. Louis-Chicago owners.

In another Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro and Tom Biddison, city solicitor, told about the Stadium and the lease. Jerold Hoffberger and Dawson Farber, Baltimore brewers who had guaranteed Washington's radio and television rights to insure Clark Griffith's approval of Baltimore, were also on hand to answer questions. That's how certain everyone was Baltimore was coming back to the American League after 51 years. All wanted background for their stories after the owners announced the franchise had been shifted to Baltimore. L.A.

Mayor Said City Is Aot Ready They had watched one delegation after another march into the meeting to present their city's hopes for a major-league franchise, then come out and explain what they offered. Some were in ten minutes, others half an hour. There were Montreal, Kansas City, San Francisco, Minneapolis, even the minority interests from St Louis, and Los Angeles. LEON CAMPBELL JOHN DOTTLEY BILL PELL1NGTON ELMER WINGATE JOE CAMPANELLA GEORGE CONNOR KEN JACKSON Wingate. former Maryawd star, makes diving tackle of Bears' all-carrier In second quarter of Colts' 13-9 victory over Chicago Improved On '52 Mark Yet against the chance that the American League will still select Baltimore as a new home for the Browns against bids from half a dozen other cities, he now must get ready to face the 1954 issue in the Triple A International League.

The Flock still has a fine manager available in Don Heffner, who improved on last year's sixth-place showing by guiding the Birds to fourth position and a playoff berth. Baltimore was eliminated by pennant-winning Rochester in the semi-finals of the Governors Cup series last week, but the set went the limit of seven games. Dunn admits Heffner's work has been highly satisfactory, but says be isn't ready to talk about a pilot for next year. Heffner Seen Returning "However, his situation is no more up in the air than anyone else's on the club," declares Jack. Observers close to the Orioles feel Heffner will be around as Collese Football Navy's Inept Showing Surprise Of Week End Followers of the Free State's strong boy mainly responsible for taking the curve out of the major football teams did some rather strenuous eyebrow calis thenics after noting the results Waller Excels W.

L. never was in the of Saturday's scores. They raised skipper next spring and that, while the aging Flock needs some retrenching, he will still have a good bit of the same cast M-ith which to work. FIT 7 4 ft jk i I them at the knowledge of Maryland's easy 52-0 triumph over game as 'Maryland romped home. Six Terrapins got into the touch Washington and Lee, then gloomi down parade, with DelawareTborn I figure we'll need less rebuild ly lowered 'em when the intelligence out of Annapolis showed Ronnie Waller playing drum-ma jor with three tallies.

Bernie Navy tied, 6-6, by William and Faloney, Joe Hornig, Ralph Fel-j None had made a specific proposal for buying the ball parks in their own towns, much less enlarging them to major-league standards. This included Los Angeles, whose mayor, Norris Paulson, very frankly said his project was one of long range. He made it very clear he would be pleased if L.A. got a franchise by 1956. He simply thought it wise to start early.

Then he wished D'Alesajidro the best of luck, convinced as everyone else then was, Baltimore was to re-enter the American League. They overlooked Del Webb's persistent campaign for delay. Giants Interested hi Going West As the afternoon went on and debate continued inside the meeting, the Los Angeles newspaper men took courage from unofficial reports that the Yankee executive was pressing for a delay in moving the Browns until all cities could be given more time to present their plans. Mary- ing than in other years," says Dunn. "We need a first baseman, two outfielders and a catcher.

I think our pitching, with what we have and what we may get from the Phillies, should be good enough. The question marks engulfing ton, John Irvine and George Albrecht each thumped the bass drum for six pointers. little Western Maryland College during preseason drills were It marked the second victory of quickly bent into exclamation marks as the Green Terrors To Keep Young Talent "After all, we own Jocko opened their campaign by shutting the season for the Old Liners, who the week before thumped Missouri. 20-7. After that one, the question was: Just how good is Old Mizzou? out Dickinson, 14-0, at Carlisle.

Arnold Needleman was the Thompson. Howie Fox, Dick Starr and Kent Peterson as starters to work on. We'll probably get Bob Greenwood back. Some of the youngsters like Tom Casagrande. That was answered over the week end when the Tigers dumped rr-xk i-jwo Mst4 Purdue, last fall's Big Ten co- Herb Agase and Jack Meyer did They sent for the L.A.

delegation, convinced them they must make definite financial proposals to match Baltimore's, called out champ)on, 14-7. well at Schenectady and should Tars Show Little I TT.i Iron Men7 To Fore help." Webb and imparted assurance to him such monies up to Dunn Is hopeful nf solving his ISavys first team was surpris could be raised within 30 days. ingly inept. It failed to score and also yielded the outmanned In needs by open purchase without giving up any of the talent the club now possesses. dians their only tally.

The lads Thus, he figures to retain in By Will Grimsley from Williamsburg had the audac addition to the above hurlers the ity to threaten to triumph over New York, Sept. 23 (P) Hang veteran relief twirler Ken Heint- o.s' ing Monday's football wash out to the vaunted Middies late in the contest via a field goal. zelman, Catcher Marty Tabacheck, BILL LANGE GEORGE TALIAF t'KKU dry, and be sure to get all the rust out we're back in the era The humiliation would have Lange does blocking job for Taliaferro, helps latter pick vp yardage for Colts in third period of the "iron Columbia used only 17 players been too great, the Navy forward wall decided, thus rushed in to block Quimby Hines's placement effort. Being blanked on offense was about all the Navy first-string in its 14-7 victory over Lehigh, six going the full 60 minutes and Infielders Ralph Caballero, Dew Phillips and Russ Kerns. Outfielders Roy Weatherly and Marvin Raskley.

Kluttz To Toronto? The only Birds definitely not returning are Clyde Klutti. catcher-coach, and First Baseman Jack Hraham hnth nf whom harf ion. a seventh going 59. Notre Dame's Bert Rechichar Is No. 1 Standout As Colts' Defensive Unit Shines linesmen could take.

Playing 19 of Frank Leahy, outspoken foe of the new rule, said his regulars played 55 minutes against Okla the first 30 minutes, they never could clear the way for a sustained offensive drive in their season opener. Iments with the club for nutricht home in 94-degree heat at Nor By James Ellis man. where the Trish won the day's big game, 28-21. releases at the end of the season. Kluttz stands a chance of being named manager at Toronto next Needleman Stars Jack Garrow, just recently ad When you can't hear, you have clock ticked out and split the uprights to explode a 19-year field- A Great Equalizer It then developed that the Browns' franchise was not really what Los Angeles has been working on.

It has been hoping to ronvince two National League clubs to head westward. And those clubs? None other than New York's Giants and Cincinnati. The Giants, of course, would go into Los Angeles and the Redlegs to San Francisco, Strangely, you were assured the Giants looked more favorably on the idea than Cincinnati, which is constantly fighting to break even. "We have been working for a major-league club for eight years," said one of L.A.'s veteran baseball writers. "Maybe if we ran convince the National League that the Browns may come in.

we'll finally pull the deal off. That we would prefer the Giants you can understand." That's the kind of a game which is played at major-league meetings. It's no place for amateurs. Another. Attempt To Drive Veeck Out As night closed in, it became apparent Webb's campaign for delay was making progress.

The St. Louis-Chicago-Baltimore group was asked about accepting a 30-day delay while other cities' possibilities could be investigated. Everyone knew this meant a chance for Los Angeles to meet Baltimore's financial setup, worked out in such detail that even the league's special four-man committee agreed it was sound legally and financially, so reported to the full meeting. Was this another attempt to drive Veeck out of baseball? Could be, but this time I think it was simply a strong conviction by a driving personality to move the American League to California. year and also has a look-in at Buf goal record off the books.

One-platoon football continues vanced from the Tars' junior varsity, tallied the only TD for the falo if the present Bison pilot. Mel Schilling, official statisti to operate on radar. That an aerial-combat lesson handed down from World War IT. but the Colts are doing pretty well with it on a football field of battle. to be a great equalizer.

Following There the little rookie quarterback decided to run, squirmed out of the arms of Art Spinney and got to the seven, where linebacker Alex Agase met him with a crashing tackle. The pigskin squirted out of O'Connell's arms Jack Tighe. steps up in Detroit's organization. Graham's future is cian, called it a dooi. Mississippi Southern upset of men of Crabtown after taking a handoff from Quarterback George Welsh in the third period.

Whether it ultimately goes into mighty Alabama last week, little the ledgers as 55 or 56 will proba They couldn't hear the signals Amherst rises up to bop Brown, Needleman was sharp for the bly depend on a check of movies. yesterday, but because they have 7-6, for the first time since 1915 uncertain. Meanwhile, with Dunn possibly staying in Baltimore during the World Series to do a television show. Business Manager Herb Terrors, tallying both TD's for and Rechichar fell on it. Either way.

though, Bert mighty (a) a "radar corps that second Western Maryland. Earlier in the quarter, though, and Princeton, one of the East's powers, has to rally in the last three minutes to edge Lafayette, to none, (b) a defensive line that will not give up. and (c) a safety This Saturday the Middies will wallop beats Glenn Presnell's record 54-yard field goal that won for Detroit a 3-0 victory over Green Bay on October 7, 1934. Armstrong will tap sentiment provide the only State action as man named Bert Rechichar who 20-14. came a defensive gem even more spectacular, when the burly Colt line dug in to stop the Bruins during the big classic In Gotham and Flatbush.

Also players who used to never does everything on a gridiron except pull rabbits out of helmets. they entertain Dartmouth at Maryland journeys to Clemson; Johns Hopkins visits Rechichar's nine points and a inches short of the goal. A wobbly see their names in print under they're off to a winning start in the two-platoon system now are conversion and 19-yard "fielder" by Buck McPhail, the rookie full Franklin and Marshall in the the National Football League. popping into the headlines. Ger Jays' lid lifter, and Western Mary back, were all Keith Molesworth punt by George Taliaferro had skidded out on the Baltimore 24, and it was no time at all before the Bears had a first down on the Colt 8.

ald Lodge, a 200-pound running Defensive Thriller Everybody knew the Colts had guard at Army under the old land engages Gettysburg at Han over, in a night contest. rules, became a fullback and was club could manage as it accounted for only 90 yards rushing and 74 by air in a weird display of offensive frustration. a good defense during the exhibi Some pigskin enthusiasts al the wheelhorse in the Cadets 41-0 triumph over Furman. tion season, when the noys on ready have had. a.

glimpse of Concrete Defense On the first play. Fullback "the other side" stole the show Unknowns To Fore from the offensive platoon. No Curly Morrison drove to the 3. In the end that view prevailed for the evening. When the St.

Louis-Chicago-Baltimore group pressed for a vote on the shift to Helmet Interference Most appalling "snafu" to the Navy's foe as the Middies take on a second tribe of Indians in two weeks. Dartmouth bowed be Lloyd Israels, a defensive half But that simply signaled the Colts body knew just how good they were, though, 'til yesterday, when back the last two years at North to roll up their sleeves. Morrison fore Holy Cross, 28-6, day before Baltimore, on the theory it had little to lose and much to gain, it the defenders did the whole job and Billy Stone got a yard apiece. western, sparked his mates to a 35-C win over Iowa State. And lost.

Boston and Cleveland went to the opposition, and the 6-2 vote in smashing down the Chicago yesterday as millions looked on via the N.CA.A.'s one-a-week television policy. attack was bad timing, as five offside penalties and a couple of backs-in-motion mistakes sent chills through a crowd of 23.715 for fear the defense's great work would be undone. of a week ago became 4-4. Bears in a 13-to-9 thriller at the Jack Garrow, a former Navy scrub playing in his first college Stadium. Royals Eye Clincher Montreal.

Sept. 28 (JP) The Montreal Royals can clinch the International League's Governors' Cup tonight and move Into the Junior World Series against the American Association winner with a victory over the Rochester Red Wings. Kansas City is leading Toledo, 3-1. in the Association playoff. Manager Walt Alston's Royals, holding a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series, and the Wings were rained out yesterday.

In an effort to make It four straight, the Royals will send Lefthander Tom Lasorda to the mound. Floyd Wooldridge, already winner of two playoff games in as many starts, hopes to get the pennant-winning Red Wings bark on the right track. to the 1. Then Morrison went hurtling at the middle on last down, but all he got was a collision with concrete as the crowd gave the defense a thundering What will happen when the American League next meets no Generally, when the defense game, ran 63 yards for a touch man knows. stars, it's tough to name stand down which saved the Midship men a 6-6 tie with William hand.

N.F.L. Loop Standings Mary. Stone, an ex-Colt. got the Bears Boxing Illinois .1. C.

Caroline, a sopho T.D. on a 24-yard first-quarter outs. But not this time. There were plenty of heroes. But on this particular day, Rechichar WRETCH-ih-char was in a class by himself.

From the first body slam he made on Leon Campbell more halfback from Columbia romp around left end and was a big menace as the Bears out- NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE EASTERN S.C., swapped goat horns for a halo in the Nebraska game. His statisticked the Marylanders. 372 Odd. W. Lt.

v. fc Pts.pts bobble set up one Nebraska score to start the game, to the interception of George Blanda's pass to COLTS 1 0 0 1.000 13 9 yards to 164. That fact, though, merely broadened Molesworth's Wilson, Irked At Hairline Losses, Eyes Clear Win and he fumbled another time a Detroit 1 0 1.000 38 21 Los Aneelf 1 0 0 1.000 21 7 yard from an Illinois touchdown smile. wind things up. the ex-Tennes seean was strictly dynamite.

San Francisro. 1 0 0 1.000 31 21 Chicago 0 1 0 .000 9 13 "They can have the statistics," But he redeemed himself with a squirming 73-yard touchdown run Cireen Bay 1 .000 23 He brought the Colts from be Moley beamed, "I'll win 'em like It was explained in the dressing room that the players were missing the "count" because they couldn't hear the signals through their headgears. "A lot of them complained they couldn't hear," explained Line Coach Ray Richards. "The holes in those white leather headgears are misplaced. They're too high above the opening in the ears.

We used plastic headgears in our night games on the road and heard no complaints. We'll be wearing different helmets here Saturday night against the Lions." Young Due Back Whether the offense can finally get rolling against the champion Detroiters is the big question. One bright note is that Buddy Young, star right halfback who rode the sidelines yesterday with hind at 6.20 of the second quar to give the Illini a 21-21 tie. WESTERN Odd W. L.

T. PC Pts.Pts that, any day, and be happy." By John Segraves ter when it looked as if the Bears Jack Parker is a Knoxville Cleveland 1 0 0 1000 27 0 might ride roughshod over Balti Washington 1 0 0 1.000 24 13 boy who yearned to go to the Uni The bout, to be televised over New York 1 .000 7 21 more by picking off his first versity of Tennessee. The Volun Chicago 0 1 0 .000 13 24 a national hookup, is a benefit Blanda aerial and galloping 34 0 1 0 .000 21 31 teers weren't particularly inter with 40 per cent of the gate re Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 21 38 Detroit Lions Loom As 'Club To Beat' ested, so Jack wound up at Missis SCHEDULE yards for a touchdown. Record Kick ceipts ticketed for the Big Broth Friday Washington at Philadelphia sippi State. But he returned home ers of Baltimore, a juvenile (nighti.

Saturday Detroit at Baltimore might) Saturday and led the Mississip delinquency combating organiza new Yort at Pittsburgh msm. He put his toe to a placement 55-and-a-fraction yards away from pians to' a dulling 26-0 triun.ph Sunday Chicago Bears at Green Bay Cleveland at Chicago Cardinals, Los An tion. over the vaunted Vols. the goal posts- as the half-time geies at San Francisco. ton turned back the Chicago Car New York.

Sept. 28 (JP) Last The Big Brothers group is pres dinals 24-13: and the San Fran ently on a drive for $35,000 for cisco 49ers slugged the Philadel year at this time no one thought much of the Detroit Lions' chances of winning the National an injured knee, is expected to re K' ftiHJ fk iMSi phia Eagles, 31-21. A1 Wilson, the Englewood (Js.J.) welterweight, who swaps punches with Chicago's clever Bratton at the Coliseum on Wednesday night, has set his sights on a clear-cut victory, possibly via a knockout. Seems Al's Retting tired of losing hair-line decisions, which are costing him a spot in the division's "top ten." Seventeen months ago the Jersey "spoiler" dropped a split decision to ranking-middleweight Fandy Sandy. Then last April, though a decided underdog, Wilson battled Bratton, the erstwhile N.B.A.

boss, down to the final bell, only to lose another close one. 34-10 Record Wilson undoubtedly will do the pressing, as is his style, hoping to catch Bratton on one of his famous "off nights." turn to action. It's obvious that the attack is None of the results couia Football League championship. properly be called a major upset. Both the Chicago teams ruled going to have to get some touch Here and there, the words "dark horse" crept into the conversation, but that was as far as.

any expert would commit himself. downs if the club is to upset many more foes. slight favorites, but no eyebrowa were lifted when they toppled. For the time being, however, the defense has the N.F.L. sitting Things are different today.

Graham Hits Target As a matter of fact. Jack La- though. Even before the league up and taking notice. operational expenses and hopes to receive a good boost from the fight. It needs an estimated $10,000 to reach its goal.

Combats Delinquency The group's function is to have each member, after sufficient screening processes, assigned to a youngster who has shown wayward tendencies and solidify his environment to the point where he becomes an upright citizen. It was started here two years ago, but has been in existence nationally for 50 years. Wallace Returns velle, chief scout of the Giants Highlighting yesterday per who has been looking over all season opened yesterday, the Lions were tabbed as the choices to win the Western Conference formance were three pass inter ccptions and five recovered Bear the clubs, said he thinks a record of 8-4 should be good enough to win in either division, so evenly title and go on to battle Cleveland. fumbles. Stops Bear March the perennial Eastern Conference leader, for the crown.

matched are the teams. Otto Graham, as expected, led Al will tote a 34-10 record ring-ward with two draws. His best Cleveland to its triumph over the Halfback Tom Keane got the other interception, to add to Rechichar's two, when he picked Layne, Walker Star The defending champions have Packers by completing 18 of 24 basses. The Browns will be hurt been coming along slowly over a off Tommy O'Connell's short peg New York, Sept. 28 (JP) Coley period of four years and now by the absence of Mac Speedie, on the Colt 16 early in the third Wallace, once one of the heavy but as lone as they nave uranam.

quarter to stop a Chicago march that started on its 29. weight division brightest prospects, resumes his fistic career they'll be tough. seem to have reached their peak. They opened with a convincing 38-21 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, as tough a bunch of Big Barney Poole, who led the against big Bill Gilliam at Eastern Parkway Arena tonight. charging line from end.

pounced on two fumbles, with Tackle Art victories since turning professional five years ago have been ever durable Clevelander Richie Anderson (twice), Phil Burton and Ted Murray. He has scored "seven knockouts and been stopped only once, the latter in his first year of punch-for-pay competition. Bratton On Streak Bratton will be working on a five-fight win streak since being surprisingly upset by Ralph (Tiger) Jones last December in Madison Square Garden. The Chicagoan's best showing of the year was in February blokes as there is in the league. The Steelers figure to wind up The hard-hitting New York Donovan, Halfback Don Shula Negro has been busy playing the End Rechichar nabbing the lead role in the Joe Louis movie and hasn't fought since July when near the top in the Eastern section, but they were no match for the passing of Bobby Layne and the generalship of Doak Walker.

Layne passed for two touchdowns and set up two others, white he outpointed Sandy McPherson. Scrap At Frisco But for real action, the San Francisco-Philadelphia game was the one to see. A free-for-all started in the last quarter, and it took a squad of cops to restore order. No one knew how the fgnt started, but when it was over Charley Powell of the Forty-Niners and Bob Walston. of tha Eagles, were tossed out.

Y. A- Tittle threw three touchdown passei and scored once himself for tha 49ers. others. Jarred By Rechichar's recovery came in the nick of time, at the end of the third period hen the Bears were Walker scored once, hit for five rolling goalward and threatened conversions and a field goal. when he rallied from the brink of to pull the game out of the fire.

They had taken over on their own Beaten only twice in 20 pro fights. Coley has a chance to move into the top ranks of the talent-decimated heavyweight division. In Gilliam he will meet a rugged opponent who holds wins over Nino Valdes and Bob Baker. Starting at 10 o'clock their ten-rounder will be telecast in some section of the country. a kayo to stop Costa Rican Tuzo Portuguez in the fifth round.

It 44 when Fred Williams recovered Rams Slap Giants In the other games. Cleveland defeated the Green Bay Packers 27-0; Los Angeles whipped the CHARLIE POWELL ADDED ATTRACTION This was the scene yesterday as a free-for-all fight broke out in the Forty-Xiner-Eagle pro grid game in San Francisco. The trouble started when Eagle Fullback Al Pollard squared off with Charlie Powell, a Forty-Niner end. In a matter of seconds, the entire squads were mixing it up, completely ignoring the whistle-blowing referee. was proof positive that Johnny's a McPhail bobble.

With O'Connell The six games attractea a lotai jaw. broken thrice, can now take pinpointing quick passes, they got New' York Gianta 21-7; Washing-'attendance of 18459 plenty of punishment. to the Colt 24..