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THE DAILY OKLAHOMAN Tuesday. Mar. 3 1 '5 17 Geiger Injured The Babe and I In Exhibition id Aging Babe raws Crowds Game Collision iCincy MRS. a ASK RUTH ONCCWAri. March 30 t-Ttie SCOTTSDALE, March 30 it) Gary Geigcr was knocked for but would have been bad for S350.000.

Fuchs was determined to make his investment in Babe Ruth's hopes pay off to the last dime, and in no time he and 33-fwne schedule and if Chi unconscious lor a minutes ana suffered painful bruises on his neck and right leg Monday when the Boston Red Sox outfielder Babe were at war. collided with shortstop Don Bud-din. Acquired in a trade with Cleveland. Gcifier has been the hit ting sensation of Ihe Sox spring training camp. After treatment by trainer Jack Faddcn.

Gciger was sent to Phoenix for precautionary X-rays. The accident occurred in the sixth inning of an exhibition cago gees ai.irancmse it woo i be before the 1960-1961 season. Those were about the only definite! announcements Monday night from a meeting of NBA directors held as a preliminary to the annual player draft session. The club bosses will make their draft selections from college seniors at another session Tuesday morning. The idea that the NBA might move into Chicago again hat been reported recently.

League president Maurice Podoloff told the loop directors he had informed Max Winter, the interested Chicago promoter, of the league's needs and requirements. He added that even if Chicago enters the loop it would not necessarily mean another city would have to Join. Co West Gradually "We have operated before with unbalanced divisions," he said. The NBA now has four clubs Same against Cleveland as Bud-din, thirdbasemam Frank Mat with B)l Stocum fHt) business baseball had a few more bucks to be made out of the Babe after he put aside his "Yankee uniform. It made those bucks and then some.

In retrospect. I wish Babe had retired for good after his last year as a Yankee. But I didn't wish it in 1935. My husband was fighting 'or the right to work in the only business he knew a business that was now to humiliate him beyond belief. The Boston Braves were teetering on bankruptcy In 1935, and the owner, Judge Emit Fuchs, got permission from the Yankees to talk to their dollar a year chattel.

Babe's understanding of his deal with Fuchs -was clear. He would, in time, succeed Bill McKechnie as manager. He was, in fact, to be technically Bill's boss, because he was signed as a vice-president. A vice-president who would also play right field whenever his aching body permitted. It was another of the hundreds of precedents the Babe set in baseball.

It was a had, bad deal for Babe. It was not only a bad deal for the $35,000 he signed contract. On that day he hit three towering home runs. It was a remarkable performance for any athlete, particularly one old and heartsick. Home runs come bard for left-handed hitters in Pittsburgh, but every one of Babe's clouts was in the true Ruthian traditionhigh and far away.

This was the moment to quit. I told him that, and he said, "I thought of it going around the bases the third time." Christy Walsh called from New York. "You're going to quit. Babe. Do it now." "I can't quit, dammit!" he roared.

"I Why? "Because I gave that old so-and so in Boston my word I wouldn't quit until after the Memorial Day double-header in Philadelphia." But June 2 he called in the newspapermen in Boston and quit. The third homer he had smashed in Pittsburgh was his 714th big league home run. And his last. That was a trying press conference. And when it was over he came home, terribly upset and fighting back the tears.

Now was out of work. Nat out. of income. He was on the radio three times a week, there were endorsements, and rare and lucrative personal appearances. He was a welcome guest at golf courses, fishing lodges, hunting camps and bowling zone and Geiger chased Dick ing trip around 9 o'clock.

He looked at' me and I said, as normally as my voice would allow, "Larry MscPhail is trying to get in touch with you." Larry MacPhail was the general manager of the Brooklyn -Dodgers. He almost ran to me from the phone. "MacPhail wants to see me right now," he said, heading toward the door. "This looks like I might be in baseball again." It had seen years since I had seen my husband so happy. He was back at 1 in the morning, a different man from the nice, baffled, hurt fellow I had been living with.

"MacPhail wants me, he roared." He wants me as a coach for the rest of the season. I told Larry I'll appear in all the exhibition games I can and I'll give a 10 minute -hitting exhibition, before each regular and exhibition game. I'll be the manager next year!" After some minutes I asked, -idly, "What's he going to pay?" Babe looked at me in won- der. "Pay? Pay? What the hell is the difference? I think he said it was $15,000." We talked and talked and talked. He was ecstatic.

So was 1 The last thing he Said before bed time was: "Well, it's not the Yankees. But it's still New York." (Temcrrow: Nice fljuy Ruth finishes last as Lee Dureeher takes aver the Dodgers.) SH Brown ioui iiv flown me cnira- games out of all conscience. The fields were bad. Babe Ruth. 40 years of age, was lacerated in print because he couldn't play like the Babe Ruth who was 20 when he was with the Boston Red Sox.

Most ball players sulk at criticism and under -cover of public relations politeness loathe newspapermen. Babe fought back: as a result, he had far better press relations. So he was baffled and angered by the beating he took in the Boston papers. He lay it to insularism: "If they were any good they'd be in. New York," he Would say.

He and Fuchs fell out completely when the judge ordered him to appear at the opening of a cheap clothing store in Boston. Babe refused. By now Babe was aware that the man he thought was going to give him the managership was merely giving him the business. On May 25 the Braves were in Pittsburgh and Babe Ruth was trying tn figure out a graceful way lo get out of his fcnse line. Geiger was hollering for the ball but Buddin annarentlv didn't hear him.

Just as Buddin eaueht me doii ne crasnea into ueiger with the equivalent of a cress-block. Buddin had the wind knocked out of mm momentarily but was able to resume play Geigcr was carried unconscious from the field on a stretcher and it was 20 minutes later when he recovered in the training room Althoush if is believed I ho X-rays will show no further in jury. OeiRcr is expected to be Kiucuncu i or several days. The 21-vcar-old flv chaser he third Sox outfielder lo he nut urn commission. Bucs Tailor-Made For Forbes Field New Record Notched At Florida Speedway in each its eastern and western division.

About the only change in the schedule arrangement wilt be a "pool" of 32 doublchcatlcrs instead of 40. Bui there still will he 40 doubtcheadcrs and maybe more. Podoloff said there was no discussion Monday of possible expansion to the west coast where several teams played cames this year. He said. "If we go.

we will do It gradually" and he added the attendance at west coast games this season "is a very good indication of what the future may hold." 12 15 Rounds He lumped Houston, Texas, Pittsburgh and Baltimore in a group of cities to which the NBA may expand, pointing out that new arenas are being built or planned in both Pittsburgh and Baltimore. If past procedure prevails, there will be 12 to IS rounds of DAYTONA BEAflH Fl Ted Willim, Boston Red Sox (lugger, antars the New England Baptist hoipital in Boston Monday to undergo treatment for sharp pains in his neck and shoulder. Williams Enters Clinic for Exam BOSTON, March 30 un Ted Williams, a strained expression on his face, entered New England Baptist hospital Monday for treatment of what he called "a kink in my neck." The nonpareil Boston slugger vowed, however, he'd open the season patrolling leftflcld for the Red Sox. There wns no encouragement from doctors. Neither did the medicos say immediately that the 40-ycar-old batting artist wouldn't be on March 30 (if) George Amick of.

FORT MYERS. March 30 muiieiaiiuer. Doosiea ine record for speedway cars to 176.88 miles an hour Monday, three miles better than the pre MONEY for YOU whM you want it to $2,500 Remember Pittsburgh Billy Conn, the faicy boxer who almost beat Joe Louis? The Pittsburgh Pirates are tuilt along the vious mars ax. xiayiona lnter-nntional sDeedwav. same lines.

Tney nave tne speea, Bob Skinner a lanky line drive hitter, is in left. Bill Vir-don (.267) in center and Roberto Clemente (.289) in right. Virdon and Clemente are as fast as any outfielders in baseball. The fourth outfielder is Cuban Ramon Mejias Hank Foiles a right-handed batter, probably will split the catching with Burgess (.283 at Cincinnati) although Murtaugh Amick. who finished second at Indianapolis last year in the an daring and finesse to win on points from the sluggers but they'll never knock out anybody num ouu-muc memorial day event, drove a Bowes Seal in in tne ursi rounn.

He went to an occasional oau same at the Yankee Stadium. And he got a standing ovation every time. The fans had better memories than the magnates. Because he heard not a single -word from organized baseball in 1935. And it was the saina through the 1936 season.

And the 1937. And the 1938 season got under way with Babe hearing nary a word. I know no words for his despondency. He kept himself busy with hunting and fishing and coif. Whenever he entered the house there was always the same unspoken question plastered all over his bis, tanned face, "Any phone calls?" Sometimes, rarely, there was rage.

Often a "To hell with 'em, I'm having more fun and making more money than any of 'em!" which fooled neither the Babe nor me. Now and then, there were hot tears of frustration. So it was when one night Babe came home from a fish us record shallenns run. The The youthful Pirates are tai nnna wnen me American lorcd for the vast acres of Forbes its Sinn season jpni the player dralt Tuesday. The drafting of players is halted field where outfielders have a chance to catch long fly balls.

And whore every pitcher's mis wnen everyone or wlieu A medic-il bullet in said Williams would begin traction treatments to relieve he pain and City Men Roil In ABC Meet is not a platoon man. Bob Friend (22-14) is the big man of the pitching staff, as usual. Ronnie Kline (13-16). Vcrn Law (14-12), George Witt (9-2) and Haddix (S-7 at Cincinnati) a motion to quit is adopted. Even take does not cost him a home- after that, teams may add other hal orthopedic consultation players during the next week 'ould be planned in a oay or A lop JliHht secondbase-short- two.

are the starters. Rennie Daniels Under the procedure (he team stop combination of Bill Maze-roski and Dick Groat is the key. previous mark here was 173.21 scl by Dick Rathmann of Speedway, last Saturday. Ku ha rich to Speak In City Wednesday Kuharic-h. Noire Dame football coach, will be the principal speaker for the annual Notre Dame club of Oklahoma "Man of the Year" banquet.

The dinner meeting' will be held at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country club Wednesday, start-inn at 7 p.m. Reservations are Tad Disappointed Williams obviously was a dis (14-6 at Columbus) might crack the starting rotation and Curt Ravdon (8-4) could start, when he The defense is sound but they with the poorest season record gets first choice so that will goj ST. LOUIS. March no Oklahoma Cily bowlers found the extremely lough in the Bowline Congress tourna Boy off the chinas yow want now or poy off mil your bills of one pay lofer om sensible budget plan. FINANCE THRIFT 22 WORTH BROADWAY CENrraf 5-0521 10f N.

HUDSON STREET Central 9-1643 222 SOUTH ROIINSON CEnfrcf 5-4521 often need three hits and a walk to eel a run. Thcv have the kind appointed man when he arrived at the hospital Tor the X-rays which were the -basis for the de fully recovers from a finger operation. The bullpen is well stacked with Roy Face (5-2) and lefty Don Gross (5-7) and Bob ment here over the weekend. 45 of pitching staff that lets a manager sleep nights. cision that bo be admitted as a I pa'tient.

Citinns trying their hand nnd none or them managing a rm in Cincinnati, jsuer mat. in order, will come Detroit, Philadelphia, Minneapolis. Syracuse. New York, St. Louis and Boston.

If a team exercises Us territorial rights to player from its own territory, it automatical, ly loses its first regular choice. Warrior Want Wilt uanny jviurtaugn was named manager of the year in 1958 after leading the Pirates from a fortertield (4-5) lor tne long man and an occasional start. The bench is weak because ncing laKen ny wiillnm O'Connor, "I was just coltins into stinpe, loo," he lamented. i Williams, who can point, to al-; most as manv injuries as batting Ncnrcsl to tbc fiOO-mnrk was Jim Cox jr. who posted a 595 scries in the singles.

His nil-event total of 17 IB was the best chalked titles, thinks "I evidently twisted Gene Baker has been slow recuperating from a knee operation. Infield reserves are. Dick Schoficld Nelson, and last place tic to second money he believes the team that Branch Rickey built finally has come of age. "The turning point came after the all-star game Inst July," he said. "We stopped making those 111 INW 23.

Pirates Enjoy Biggest Ticket Sale in History PITTSBURGH. March 30 Ml Pittsburgh Pirate officials rcnort- The Philadelphia Warriors arc expected to be in that category. Four years ago they claimed Harry Bright (.309 at up by an Oklahoma City bowler the past weekend. Only two others broke the 1800 barrier, George Clow with 1643 nnd Lloyd wm unamocriam under now abandoned highschool draft rule. little mistakes that a young clubi cd Monday tlicy arc enjoying the maKcs.

wc got togetner anu grew ui at the same time." dcsi advance ticKct sale in Now that his college class is graduating he can be claimed formally but that will cost the rcme wiui io.ni. r. li. wut Mum.nfoturiin fa5iii)-riB mmm Ji f'V Jolmsol, "ra BlwlflM Potato Chip JlMO-IUMldv In some quarters there has been an inclination to regard the Pirates' strong finish as a flash in the pan. Don't mention that "We haven't been able to count the number of sales yet but already wc know it is the best in warriors tneir nrst regular choice.

There wasn't much aucslion. rtavet, K.h 453. nuil Wnodmn tit however, but that they'd sottlc for the 7-foot 2-inch Chamberlain around mis training camp. "Not one of those boys out there thinks last vear was a feVSi. 'SSSSSr our ntstory, a club spokesman added.

Sacarole Wins and try to get him away from the Harlem Globetrotters. fluke." said Murtaugh pointing to the field. "They're not fiolnjf io Otherwise, the draft appeared to be a wide open affair with NndVrtmt Toot Deal, us neiore we get to tne nan nark." KKMPTON PAftK, Knglond, Mnrch 30 Ml Sacarole held off a strong challenge by Amazon's the names of Mississippi State's! Ertt 477, Wvn Flinhwi- .127. tin Ml KWwn 5(10. MtirtauHh is painfully aware of Haiiey Howell and Kansas To Enjoy states bob Boozer acini i tinned most frequently.

Hawks Rve Farrv Wlllinm Mnrrln 430, WHrhurl 481. uiioico and won Hie Iwo miles Queen Prize horserace by a head Tuesday in a photo finish. Form Chart my neck in such a way i pincneti a nerve." Doctors here would say only thai it will take a little time to determine precisely the nature of Williams' trouble. A spokesman said an accurate diagnosis may be available Tuesday. Afflicted at Camp Williams was afflicted about two weeks ago at the Itcd Sox tialninR camp in Scottsdnle, At first he thought he had a stiff shoulder.

fie underwent treatment there. After X-ray examination results were turned over to the Red Snx management the club front office ordered him In Boston. Williams is in care or Dr. Chnrles Fascr, neurosurgeon on the staff of the famed Lnncy clinic nnd the New Knglnnd Rap-tist hospital. Williams has appeared in only threo pre-senson baseball exhibitions with the Rod Sox.

The club breaks camp Friday nnd will piny rt fivc-finme aeries in Texas against the Chicago Cubs. The veteran slugger had hoped to piny in theso games to sharp, en his timing for tho champion-shift season. The Sox open in New York against the Yankees April 10 and open their homo season ngti'inst the same club April 14. Narrew Escapes This is the llth time In his illustrious career thnt injuries have struck Tod, And twice he wm nulled to flv for the marine rne ciuns ibck oi puncn. nc hk-urcd he needed a lefthanded pitcher iHnrvey Iladdlxt, tighter defense nt third (Don Hoakt and hitting catcher (Smoky Burs-ess more than he needed Frank Thomas' .15 homers and.

101) RBIs. That was why the Bucs More Thrills in Baseball Sir-: l5 if il mwsMmm np mane tne deal wnn uincwnmi. "The power has to come from firstbasc," ho said. "We should got 25 or 30 homeruns from that position." Dick Stuart (.268 and 1(1 homers in half a season) is Cleveland Rest guess was that Cincinnati would grab on to one of them as its first choice. The word was that Louis probably would make a territorial rights claim to St.

Louis university's Bob Ferry and the Detroit Pistons might do the same (or either John Green of Michigan State or M. C. Burton Michigan. Th Syracuse Nationals were reported to be figuring on a tor-rltorial rights claim to Jon Cince. box, a 6-7 star with Syracuse university, The Boston Celtics were reported to be looking with favor on Dartmouth's Itudy La Ttusso, Sinn la Ruara is from.

Brooklyn he aflsa figured to he high on the the likely starter nitnougn si- vnnr-nlrf Ted KluflZQWSki (.202) appears sound A third candidate is Rocky Nelson (.326 at Toronto), tho perennial miner hp-- mi Cln-lnnM. m'lwuY oZa' h. Ashburn Accepts Challenge. Loses Read These Exciting Sports Pages ADD TO your enjoyment of baseball all season lonsr by turning to the Sports Section each day, and treating yourself lo baseball news, pictures and feature at their BEST I ENJOY THE action-packed accounts of each srame camera shots of spectacular playa exclusive stories of popular players sparlclinar features by ramrd sports writers plus complete scores, ntnndirtfrs. averages and Insidp storifa on your favorite teams and stars.

As well as u-porh dally eriverncp of i.ll other sports newsl list oc tne rsew yoric league champ out oik league Hop. Kxcopt for firstbnie. the club is set: Mazeroskl (.275 and 10 homers) is touted by Murtaugh as future hall of famer. He in the sccondbnsemnn. Croat vastly underrated shortstop, nnd Honk (,261 nl Cincinnati) round out the Infield.

corps in World war It nnd in The draft will start at a.m. (Oklahoma time). There will be a brief recess niter the first round and then the picking Korea. In k'ni'nn be twice missed Race With Ramos ORLANDO, March 30 Mi Richie Ashburn, Vntlonnl league ba(tinc champion who Is rienlh. once landing his flaming plane without injury i broken col-1 no nan mnierrn l.irlioni'.

a Irnvimvil Via sm-nln. virus nllncks of players win oe conimuen. Tulsa Attracts Glittering Field I For Tennis Meet rosnrneti nnr til nnnpnaii runners. Ufive in Monday to needling by Washington Senators pitcher Podrn Ramos and accented race challenge. Through it all, except when In I lnnln Kntn's Kfirvlce.

Williams SO. IF a currier is not serving you now, phone CEntral 2-3311 in Oklahoma City. Owe side Oklahoma City, cill the local agent or mail the order blank below. SPIEDY fiottuWf fivry iit ti onr tnjoymfHi ml thii nwiSStf th habitually avoided butlonert col Ashburn, called "putt-putt by lars nnr nocKuna. Now he mny have In wear if TULSA, March SO ft-Th Tulsa Tennis club will have halt this year's Li.

Davis Cup team an hand lor its second annual Hciillet BumDS Pattv THE OKLAHOMAN TIMES For Monte Carlo Title invitation tournament May 3ai, Club secretary D. Simmons, Who announced the tournament, aid. Karl Buehholi. Barry Mac I IOW MICIS 8QQ ON All SIZES CsT fBr sissi fiSBjjw llk T.1Q-T I to. t.q.i I m.m Shii fas ens' rtisshl lire ll.OO-HI I l.4 FREE! FMEI Kji Ro.

Sle e. lURCBI'S GIANT ZINNIAS All the Levelled Csleri In Ne Ceit er Obllasllf ed veteran Budge Patty of Lot ay and Ham Richardson, all Davie cuppers, era slated to play In the tournament along with Bernard "Tut" Birtten and Dick Circulation Director Oklahoma A Times Angeles in tne finni or tne Mon aen intornntlonnl tennis tourna rnunaojpnia cniiiios tans, wasn putt-putting fast enough for Rama, srlf-proelnlmed fastest man in tho major leagues, and trailed by five yards over an 80-yard sprint contest. Homos now wants a match with Mickey Mantle, the Ytnkeei fleet outfielder, Moss Wins Race GOODWOOD, England. Mnrch 30 onStirling Moss drove a Cooper-Climax to victory In the 100-milo auto race for grand prlx care at the tricky Goodwood circuit Tuesday. U.

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Co. NAME ADDRESS CITY ywmitu mason. ov im, W. March an Ohio university successfully defonded Its golf title in the Greenbrier Inter-eollsifate Invitational tmirna-msitt hers Monday, tlrio RadoW of Argentina in eft awtetlieari. laral.