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The Times 13 PLENTY AT STAKE iiiiiimiiiiriiiiiiHuuimiinHmriiiuimminmimimmim HOW THEY STAND Friday, Sept. 8, 1961 MORE MONEY FOR ATHLETICS St. Louis at Cincinnati Pittsburgh at Milwaukee Philadelphia at Chicago AMERICAN LEAGUE No De on Farm Giants, L. A. Renew Their Pet.

GE ,.32 56 Cincinnati Los Angeles Milwaukee .74 60 .552 6 .70 62 .530 9 GIANTS St. Louis Pittsburgh .52 10 .492 14 .430 22 4lVs Chicago 58 Philadelphia Tliursday's' Results Pittsburgh 7, ChicaSo 5' (Only game scheduled) Friday's Games Los Ar.geies at San Francisco (night) St. Louis at' Cincinnati (night) Pittsburgh at Milwaukee (night) Philadelphia! Chicago Saturday's Games Cos Angeles at Ssn Francisco w. .43 34 3S 5' Tliursdi'i Results New Yorx 7, 3 ir.qnti Baltimore 6. Washington 3 llght) (Onlv games scheduled) Fridey's dimes Dtlrnlt at BoitHi inlsht) Cleveland at Ntw York Inlgrit) fnt 1 ro 15.

Minnesota Kenni Cfv fft LO! Arables (nip. it) SalurtfiY'i GerQes ftrolt st Boston Cleveland at Nca Yrk Washington Balt.morc rrlght Chicago at Loi Annates Inlgl'l received from athletic admissions, athletics. We must have good both intramural and on an basis," he said. said, there should be no waiving with academic standards. Be said for Stanford had equal additional points should be given exceptional talent In music, forth, out of five persons who apply said Dr.

Sterling. "Thai means only 1300 this fall nut of STANFORD (LTD Dr. J. E. Wallace Sterling, president Stanford University, Said today that in io years this school would be spending twice as much money an an athletic program as It is today and sports de emphasis definitely was not on the agenda.

Sterling, speaking to a group of touring newsmen, said that "athletics must 6c carried forward." "There'll be many changes in athletics in the next 20 yearly just as there were in the last 20," said Dr. Sterling. "But dcemphasis should not happen. "We see no alternative for the future but id utilize some dE the funds we have, other. mnitiifmnmnrnmnnniiiMniniimiriiinnTiniiiiiniiiTn War Tonight The San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers renew hostilities at Candlestick Park" tonight, and there's plenty at stake even if the Giants are no longer in the '61 pennant race.

There's the revenge motive, the first division and a job 1962, all of which gives the Giants something to play for. The Dodgers don't need anything besides the fact they are within striking distance of the league lead one game behind the pace setting Cincinnati Redlegs. The prospect for revenge stems from 1959 when the Dodgers came into town in September and knocked the Giants from the top of the league, then went on to win the World Series. And with a one eame bulse over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Giants are as close to the second BLACK FRIDAY? Yanks Face Tough Foes In Sindes division as the Dodgers are the lead.

'jjjjjjji Br Jack Bluth Times Spurts Editor Speaking of Sports I THINK it was Frank Albert who madethe observation that you've got a pretty good football club when you can look around the league and find the enemy loaded with your rejects. Albert was coaching the 49ers at the time, and at the time the 49ers' "alumni" was hardly represented By STEVE SNIDER Vailed Press International FOREST HILLS, N.Y. (UPD It could become another "Black Friday" for American tennis by nightfall tonight. Four Yanks Jon Douglas, Hon Holmberg, Whitaey Reed and Don Dell faced the fight of their lives' against four foreigners in quarterfinal matches in the national singles championship today trying to avoid an American shutout in Saturday's semifinals. That hasn't happened since 1953 but two of the current four were definite underdogs and the other two strictly "rnaybes." The lineup paired Wimbledon champ Rod (The Rocket) Laver of Australia against the unseeded Dell, third seeded Roy Emerson of Australia against eighth seeded Holmberg, Rafael Osuha o( Mexico against Reed, and seventh seeded Douglas against the winner of a match between Mike Sangster of and Antonio Palaiojc of Mexico.

Sangster and Palafox battled into darkness Thursday night" before they were halted with fourth seedetl Sangster leading, 21 19, 3 7. Laver breezed into the last eiht Thursday by bouncing hardhitting Chris Crawford of Piedmont, 6 3, 64, 6 3. and Dell ousted second line Aussie John Sharpe, 7 9. 6 3, 64, 8 6. In women's singles, defending champion Darlene Hard of Long Beach, and filth seeded Margaret Smith of Australia made it into the semifinals Thursday with four foreigners fighting it out today for the last two berths.

emphasis Kill tm Forest Hi'ls, N. Y. The young possible dark horse role, lost to 2, 8 6. (AP Wirephoto) Mays Gives Bat Lesson 'SACRAMENTO CAP? Willie Mays came up to the California State Fair Thursday and gave a lesson in how to hit a' baseball. i pupils were about 600 youngsters who crowded around him on a grass plaza.

There were also some hecklers. tut him show you how. Willie," someone yelled as Mays taught an 11 year old boy how to swing a bat. The boy swung hard at a hitting tee and missed. "That's what I've been doin all week," Mays said.

Willie said he was there to demonstrate hitting and "to sell the' product." The product was the hitting tee. manufactured by Mays' manager. "It may sound silly for kids to swing at it. but I guess it good for timing," Willie said. SPORTS BEEFY LINE LOGAN, Utah (UPI) Utah State University will sport a half ton of tackles in the football lineup this season.

Bill Williamson weighs in at 287 pounds, Clyde Brock tips the scales at 271, Mer lin Olson is 265 and Clark Miller is the lightweight of the quartet at 250 pounds. than tboie lo promote athletic program intercollegiate Dr. Sterling or tinkering that if candidates grades, then if they showed athletics. and so Only one are admitted," that we admitted $500 zzrz 1 'John Sharpc of Edinburg, hitting a leap ping overhead smash, was a fourth round victim of Donald Dell, Bethesda, yesterday in the National Tennis championships al the West Side Sports on Radio, TV Friday 15, p.m. Dodgers vs.

Giants. KSFO (560). 1 p.m. Dodgers vs. Giants, KSFO (560) 3:10 p.m.

National Single, KRON TV (4) 4 p.m. Inside Fro Football, KGO TV All American Futurity' (during halftone) 5:15 p.m. Del Mar Racing, KPIX 5. 1 p.m. Boxing, KGO TV (7).

8:30 p.m: Dallas 49ers, KSFO (560). Sunday I p.m. Dodgers vs. Giants, KSFO (560). 1:30 p.m.

Dallas vs. San Diego, KGO TV KNTV(ll). 2:30 p.m: National Singles (Finals), KRON TV (4), Oilers Look For Better Raider Club HOUSTON (AP) The Houston Oilers, with practically the same team that won the league cham Dionship a year ago, open their I9fj2 American Football League campaign Saturday night against a new Oakland Raider squad. Plaver shifts and acquisition oi haif dozen new players have trcrahcr.ed the Raiders consin erably since Houston ocieaieu 'hem 35 17. an enmaiuon game last month In Honolulu.

The rebuilt Oakland squad of Coach Eddie Erdelatz completed exhibition schedule witn 49 12 victory over Denver, team that earlier had defeated the 38 21. Fears Oakland Rvmkus, the Houston also has additional reasons fear the Raiders, uaniana came to town a year ago as a 15 point underdog but handed the Oilers their lone home field loss of the season, 14 13. Oakland will be up for the iirst league game," Kymhus Miu. The fact they neat ijenvcr ion we did won't be lost them." Houston took a 42 10 exniDiuon game from Denver. The Houston ofiense again will center on George Blanda, the former Chicago Bear who passed and kicked for US points last season, and Billy Cannon, the former Louisiana Stater who ranked third among AFL ground gainers last year.

Tom Floras again will uc me starting Oakland quarterback but will share the passing assignment with Nick Papac, a Fresno State rookie. Par Golf No Good in Denver Open DENVER (LTD Par golf won't win a dime in the Denver 'Open golf tournament at the rate the pros are ripping apart me ua.i Meadow inns iuwruy Club course. navp Hill, a 24 year old shot maker, led the way 'into today second round of tne 'fl ncie tourney with an eight utider par 63. In ail, 37 pros and one amateur fired sub par golf in Thursday's first round. The 530,000 will be split only 35 ways on Sunday.

Pill's six birdies and an eagle left him two strokes ahead of his playing partner, Bob Rosburg of Portland, wno caine in mm a 65. One' stroke back of Rosburg were Rod Funseth, Palm Springs, Al Balding. Toronto; van Fairfield. Casey, 111., and um Miami. Hill, a Denver resident who won the Tucson Open earlier this COU1VTY GOLF Daniel After Third Crown Bobbv of San Francisco begins his bid for a Uiird San Earl Morrail two rookies end Ola Murchison and tackle Bob McCreary who were cut Tuesday by the 49ers and picked up immediately by the Dallas Cowboys.

BAND THE 49er rejects together and you've got a pretty good football team, though you'd have to ask some of the fellas to go both ways. This is still being done in the NFL. Offense End Fred Dugan, Washington Redskins. End Dee Mackey, Baltimore Colts. Tackle Bill Herchman, Dallas Cowboys.

Tackles Bob McCreary, Dallas Cowboys. Guard John Wittenbom, Philadelphia Eagles. Guard John Gonzaga, Detroit Lions. Center Karl Rubke, Minnesota Vikings. Quarterbacks Y.

A. Tittle, New York Giants: Earl Morrail, Detroit Lions. Halfback Hugh McElhenny, Minnesota Vikings. HalfbackGene Babb, Dallas Cowboys. Fullback Joe Perry, Baltimore Colts.

Defense End Ed Henke, St. Louis Cardinals. End Ola Murchison, Dallas Cowboys. Tackle John Gonzaga, Detroit Lions. Tackle Bob Toneff, Washington Redskins.

Middle Guard Marv Matuszak, Baltimore Colts. Linebacker Karl Rubke, Minnesota Vikings. Linebacker Gene Babb, Dallas Cowboys. Wingback Clancy Osborne, Minnesota Vikings. Wingback Jerry Tubbs, Dallas Cowboys.

Back Dick Moegle, Dallas Cowboys. Back Bill Stits, New York Giants. Gonzaga, Rubke and Babb play both ways. Mateo County Golf championship Sunday when the first round of AH championship flight matcnes are scnuumeu il If that doesn't bring out the best in them, there's always the prospect of losing their jobs. Just last week seven of the Giants fined for curfew violations that bit of extra curncular ac tivity miht come up again whet seven players are made 'avail able to the two new teams wind are coming into the league next year.

Victory a Must So victory is almost a must for the Giants, who have lost four in a row to the Dodgers. Johnny Podrcs, the chunky southpaw who is having his ffreatest year in nine seasons with the Dodgers, tries to make it five in a row tonight while he shoots for his nineteenth win against four defeats, Hc'JI face another lefty, Mike Mc Cormick (11 14). Both clubs were idle Thursday. Any resemblance between the Dodger and Giant squads which played last month at Candlestick Park was purely coincidental. It was then that the Giants swept three straight from Los Angeles while hustling the Dodgers along on a 10 game losing streak.

Humors flew at the time that Walter Alston was on the way out as the Dodger manager and that the Gi ants were World Series bound. Since that slap happy weekend, the Dodgers have stormed back to win nine out of 13 and move back to one game behind the San Francisco, plagued not only with discipline problems but as dropped 11 out of 3 after taking three in a row from ie Reds. Los Angeles now holds a 10 9 lead over San Francisco north south feud. It ends this weekend with day games Satur day and Sunday. Dittrich Replaced By Rodell SANTA CRUZ (AP) Trie Oak land Raiders Thursday released veteran offensive guard John Dittrich and replaced him with Herb Rodell, 22, a former Marquette player.

Rodell, 6 3. 23B pounds, wat cently dropped by the Dallas Cowboys of the National. Football league. The, Raiders headed today for Houston, where they will take on the defending champion Oilers their American Football league opener. "Our opening three games." Coach Eddie Erdelatz said Thurs day, "are against the three toughest teams in the league." The Raiders meet the San DisgD Chargers the week following Sat urday nights Houston contest, and the following week tney piay the Dallas Texans in Candlestick Park.

San Francisco. Erdelatz hopes he has finally found a winning combination. His Raiders dropped their first three exhibition games before beating the Denver Broncos 49 12 The University of North Dakota has not enjoyed an undefeated untied season since 1903 when the Sioux won five straight games and outscored the opposition 104 0. who caught Rob Smith's throw for 13 yards. Bobby Smith, senior tailback, scored two touchdowns, one a 23 vara end run, the other a 3 yarder over tackle.

Mike Hafiner, tailhack. sained 8 1 yards in nine carries, scored two touchdowns of 16 and 3 yards. Kermit Alexander had the long est gam of me day, a aa yara gainer on a reverse. It went for a touchdown. Barnes said the team looked very good 'in the workout.

There will be another scrimmage Sat urday. SEATTLE (AP) The ABC's oE footbafl blocking, tackling and defense were Thursday's assign ment for the University of Washington Huskies. Coach Jim Owens stressed basic (Continued on Page 14) elsewhere in the National Football league. If what Albert said was so, and I'll buy It, then the 49ers of today have to be one of the finest clubs in the NFL. Because 18 of the gridders who once played first string for our team are now Knocking people down for somebody else.

That doesn't include the have no 49er alumni are scleral work of tackle Andy Segale, end Dave Muga, quarter i back Keith Ulson ana guaru Jim Anderson. Larry Balllett was the star of Thursday's main drill, sparkling as the defensive safety Two sophomores were reported! out for tne year center uave Nickel, ruled scholastically ineligible, and quarterback Gil Mott, sidelined by a broken ankle. LOS ANGELES (APi UCLA's regulars scored seven. touchdowns against tne reserves inursuay as Coach Bill Barnes conducted the longest scrimmage of pre season training. It was primarily a scrimmage.

Six of the touchdowns came on ruiming plays. The lone touchdown from a forward, pass was executed by Ezell Singleton, Tennis club, lefty, given a Dell, 7 9, 6 3, STARTS and a second straight here match play gets under way getting the tournament under way Saturday. Two hundred and eighty juakcrs are in contention for honors in flights ooe tjirongh 18. Flights nine through IS wUI open aciion tomorrow, with the title flight tlirough the eighth flight tccihg off Sunday. After the field is whittled this weekend, alt match play will be staged on Sundays.

Daniel, who won the County In 1941 and again last year, will defcod against 33 other hopefuls, including Bill iVragona, tournament medalist with a nne under par 69. Daniel bailies San Lcandro's H. K. Sharp, Also in the field is Carl Castro, the only other former County champion. Castro won tne title in 1945.

Aragona, who played on College of San Mateo's state championship team last season, meets Bill Chapman and Castro sduares ofi against Mike Andrakin. Daniel is rated a heavy choice to renest this year and set him self up for an unprecedented third straieht in 1D62. Nobody has ever taken the County three times running, though John Mazza won it three times in 1947 52 54. Daniel could become the second shot maker to win it three times this year. Good Field Besides Daniel and Maraa, two time winners include Jim non nari, Tom Dbton and Ron Luceli.

None of them are entered in this year's County, Despite tfie absence of former kings, Daniels faces a pretty good "dl IS yedL. ayi uma, turned in, a to under ar 68 tune (Continued on Page 141 VOLKESWAGENS from 1875 plus tax and licaiut PARTS 2.5101 6 THAT TEAM of former 49ers represents eight of the entries in the NFL. The Cowboys have most of them six. Then come the Colts and Vikings with three and the Lions, Redskins and Giants with two Wimbledon champ Angela Mor ner of Britain was paired against Lesley Turner of and Ann Haydon of Britain again Jan Lehane, another Australian. Miss Hard had little difficulty disposing of Yoia Ramirez, 6 3, 6 1, setting up a dandy semifinai Saturday against, the plucky Miss Smith, who came from, behind to down Britain's foot star, Christine Truman.

8 10, 64, 6 3. 49ers Start BrodieatQB Veteran John Brodie will start at the quarterback slot Saturday night when the San Francisco 49ers clash with the Dallas Cowboys at Sacramento. The 49ers will be seeking their third consecutive pre season victory, the last exhibition game before National Football league season opens September 17. Coach Red Hickey said Thursday he plans tD give Bill Kilmer and Bobby Waters a chance for some quarterback action also. fi9er Ticket and Bus from the black egg sa( Rick 16th and So.

Son'MotM HEADQUARTERS ON THE PENINSULA IbraJti lai Muli Mit Optl City I block south 5 Point! i30 lo 6:30 EM 8 171 with some of the flights Stanford Recruiting STANFORD, Calif. (AP) Firsl returns from Stanford's nationwide football recruiting program for brawn with brains show up this fall. Nine sophomores are from out of state with one. Frank Dubof sky, a 218 pound guard from Washington, D.C., listed as a starter. The widespread recruit went into effect to find out standing athletes who can meet Stanford's high scholastic rcquu'e "This is the best group of sophomores since I've been here," say Coach Jack 'Curlice, starting his tfourth season at Stanford.

who lost all 10 of. loot uo tir hsw fin 13 returning veterans. Stanford opens tlic season Sept 23 against Tulane here. Bob Daniel apiece. The Eagles and Cardinals have one each The only teams which the Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Scratch that. The Packers have Phil Bcngston, former 49ers' coach. FOREIGN CAR TIRES Do You Own One of These Makes? COAST FOOTBALL ROVXDIJP Card QB's Will Run Mirf hp almost didn enter the.rr.cnis. Turi lEnclhk) AmtlD Ileal? Aiilr Gplnn CIlMtn VOLKSWAGEN All thew and more carry a complete stock of tires to fit every make end model of imported car. The world Famous DUNLOP TIRES and our own PREMIUM RECAPS in all sixes and at the, lowest prices or) th Peninsula.

You'll be money ahead to drive down soon we will have your size. Denver Open. Dave hiii, Bab Rssburq, 31 45 Rod jnsetttr Al Bnldlrig Den Fast held, iljfcsj Gwg Bayer .36 33 37 33 .37 17 a Riitoh Haddjd, ,.34 35 49 34 3J4? .3 J2 T.i 35 For Gym Clothes See Dud's lor Hen HMIidal Shopping Canter STANFORD (AP) Stanford! Football Coach Jack Curtice wants bis quarterbacks to run as well as pass this year. He aad oil three quarterbacks Rod Sears, Steve Thurlow and Jim Smithpacking the ball in Thursday's scrimmage and all three looked good. Curtice was especially pleased with the running of sophomore niurtow.

a rangy, 199 pounder from Escondido who can also pass. "He doess't throw a pretty pass, but he gets it to his target," Curtice commented, BERKELEY (AP) Alan Nelson has moved into a first string halfback soot for California's Golden Bears ahead of Jack Trumbo and Jerry Scattini latter a 1960 regular. SALES SERVICE Selected Used Cars Termt lo Suit Your Budget GERARD TIRE SERVICE DAVE RASMUSSEN 213S El Camino Rol, Redwood Open Monday rhru Saturday VOLKSWAGEN 825 No. San Mateo Driv ni OPES MOlf THtHS. twi Fill, KlUntS 'JO.

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