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Passalc-Cllfton, If. J. THE HERALD-NEWS, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1958 19 Braves Gun For Lead Haney Not Brushing Off Fast Giant Start So Stan Became An Outfielder Oscar Fraley's Sports Parade ClearWay ForN.Y. Committee Moves On Franchise Shifts CHICAGO A movte to make major league expansion and franchise shifts one simple and easy operation was made yesterday at a meeting of baseballs committee on territorial rights. With an obvious eye on New York and the West Coast, the committee drafted an amendment which would need only the approval of the commissioner of baseball and that of the league desiring to make a switch.

At present, one league cannot enter anothers territory without unanimous approval of members of both leagues. Therefore, If a National League team wanted to go to New York, the Yankees could stop the move with a veto. By the same token, the American League could be stopped from entering a team in Los Angeles if the Dodgers disapproved. Last January the leagues rejected a proposal by the committee that would make any city with a population of two million or more eligible for two major league clubs. After yesterdays action, William A.

Shea, chairman of New York Citys special committee on major league baseball, called It a step in the right direction. Shea, in New York, said it would wipe out any veto power" the Yankees have to block the transfer of a League franchise to the city. It all depends, of course, on how much interest the National League has in putting a team into New York, Shea said. Right now, there Is nothing we can hang our hat on. But 1 dont ex-ncct any action until the end of the season, at least.

Shea, who said his committee willineet with the mayor some time this week, added that of course the National League doesnt really need our committee. If it decides to play in'Ebbets Field (old home of the Brooklyn Dodgers) or if a team can make arrangements to play in Yankee Stadium, we wouldnt be needed. Theyd only need us to build a new stadium. NEW YORK (UP) Nobody proves the tact that It you want winner you have to fight for it better than a guy who pitched for a Class ball club in the Mountain States League back in 1939. The boy was described by his manager as the wildest pitcher Ive ever seen.

He suggested that the parent club give the boy his release. Then this boy, who was eariiing $70 a month, fell and hurt his etching arm Just about the time he got the news that his wife was going to have a baby. So Stanley Frank Musial became an outfielder and the rest is baseball history. History, it must be added, which he is rewriting every day with the hottest bat in the major leagues. Stan the man is 37 now and playing his 16th full season in the major leagues.

That original $70-a-month salary has skyrocketed to and Musial still looks forward to one or two more years after this. It could be more, the way hes playing. Musial currently has boomed out of the starting gate in pursuit of his eighth National League batting championship with a bloated .533 average for 11 games. One more title ties him with the immortal Honus Wagner, the National League deader with eight championships. Will Join Distinguished Class of Greats Its too early to tell whether Musial will be able to retain the batting championship, which he grabbed again last season after a five-year lapse.

But the way he is hitting, it is a cinch that he will pick up additional laurels this season by moving up into the distinguished class of those wh6 rapped 3,000 baschits. Its indicative of Stans place in baseball history that only seven men accomplished this Ty Cobb with Tris Speaker Wagner Eddie Collins Nap Lajoie Paul Waner 3,152 and Cap Anson 3,081. Musial had 2,957 hits starting this season and his 24 basehits make his current total 2,981. He has dropped off to an average of 180 base hits a year in the last three campaigns. Yet, matching that production will move him far ahead of Anson and he could even catch Waner this season.

Two more years at that reduced pace would give him a chance of moving all the way up to the all-time second place. Meanwhile, his fast getaway already has made him the new National League leader in total bases, wiping out Mel Otts 22-year efforts of 5,041. And every hit which Stan adds moves the mark that much farther out of the reach of some future batting star. The wiry Musial hasnt been shut out at the plate in any of the St. Louis Cardinals first 11 games this year.

This despite the fact that he is a notoriously slow starter. Its a tipoff on what a man can do when he sets his heart to lb Just like 19-year-old Stanley Frank Musial did in the long ago when he injured that erratic pitching arm. they are Hank Bauer, Manager Casey Stengel, Berra, Don Larsen, Rizzuto and the great bomber, Mickey Mantle. (Herald-News Photo) PRICELESS COLLECTION This collection of baseball talent is priceless as far as the New York Yankees front office is concerned. The Yankees at the Rizutto-Berra Lancs opening last night get ready to roll a strike for Phil and Yogi.

Left to right Mantle, Stengel Among 5,000 At Rizzuto-Berra Opening total. Lillard scored games of 246 and 233 and Lil DeAngclis 156 and 167 for an 802 total. Lillard also bowled a match with Rizzuto, spotting the ex-Yankee a handicap of 50 pins. Rizzuto scored a 145-50195 to Lillards 190. Lillard also defeated Mrs.

Ladewig in a one-game match, 198 to 192. The establishment, covering some 45,000 square, feet next to Route 3, includes a restaurant, cocktail lounge, snack bar and playroom. With this new place, Rizzuto and Berra continue an association that started soon after Berra broke into the major leagues in 1946 Mrs. Ladewig Will GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Marion Ladewig, the Grand Rapids, grandmother regarded as one of bowling's finest woman competitors, is considering accepting a bowling instructors job in Kansas City.

The trim queen of the ten pins, said in New York last night she expects to confer with her manager, William Morrisey, owner of a Grand Rapids bowling alley, on the advisibility of taking a job as an instructor at the Plaza-Bowl in Kansas City. Mrs. Ladewig, six-time National Womans singles champion Avella's 652 Bowling Series Tops Belmont League Pinners Leading Dealers Win Two Games; Amco Sweeps Mabie; O'Connor Posts 267 Game By Milton Rlchman Inlted Press Writer The world champion Milwaukee Braves, knowing all too well how these things can turn out, are bent on putting a quick stop to that surprise party, housewarming or whatever else you want to call it out there in San Francisco. Up to now, the Giants have been having a ball at their new home in San Francisco. Most everyone picked them sixth or seventh, but here they are leading the National League, a halfgame ahead of second-place Milwaukee.

It may be a new sensation for the Giants but it's an old familiar one to the Braves. Only five years ago, after they had shifted their franchise from Boston to Milwaukee, the Braves got off to a flying start, too, winning 15 of their first 20 games. Spahn Faces Cubs Like the Giants, no one took em seriously at first. After all, they had finished seventh the year before a notch lower than the Giants wound up last season but the Braves confounded the experts by developing into a serious pennant threat and finally finishing second. Don't forget, too, that during one stretch last year the Giants played the best ball of anyone in the league," says Milwaukee Manager Fred Haney.

Maybe others are brushing them off as a flash-in-the-pan, but Im not. Haney is leading with his left-handed ace, Warren Spahn, against the Cubs at Chicago today. Spahn will be shooting for his third straight victory while the Cubs, almost as much as a surprise as the Giants, will be aiming to take over sole possession of second place, which they now share with Milwaukee. The Giants, meanwhile, will be showing the Phillies San Francisco for the first time. Theyre sending Ray Monzant, fresh off a four-hit 2-0 conquest over the Cubs, against Philadelphias top southpaw, Curt Simmons.

The Phillies left-hander has failed to go the distance in two previous efforts and still is after his first victory. Fred Hutchinsons Cardinals, off to a last-place 3-8 start, have lost four of their last five starts and are hoping that Wilmer (Vinegar Bend) Mizell can start therq on the way up against Cincinnati in a night game. Bob Purkey or Joe Nuxhall will do the Redlegs pitching. Pittsburgh gets its first look at Los Angeles, and Bob Friend has been given the honor of being the first Pirate pitcher to work with that left field screen at his back. Friend is 2-0 and hell face Carl Erskine, who is Yanks At Stadium Over in the American League, the pace-setting Yankees begin tackling the western clubs after having won eight of their first 11 games fromm eastern rivals.

Casey Stengel, grumbling a bit lately about his teams hitting, has nominated southpaw Bobby Shantz (1-0) to face Paul Foy-tack, who sports a 2-0 record for Detroit. Kansas City, the big surprise of the American League, will be trying to strengthen its hold on second place in a game against the so far disappointing Red Sox at Boston. Jack Urban (1-0) is slated to go for the As and Tom Brewer (1-1) for the seventh-place Red Sox. The last-place Chicago White Sox, who have shown practically no punch at the plate at all, are at Baltimore for a night game. Southpaw Billy Pierce, a 20-game winner last season who has dropped his first two decisions thia year, faces ex-teammate Jack Harshman (2-0).

FirebaUer Herb, Score will make his fifth appearance of the season for Cleveland against Washington in another night game. Score (2-1) will oppose Camilo Pascual (0-1). After a rocky start, the Indians righted themselves to win four of their last five games. The Senators are third place with six victories in 10 starts. How They Stand AMERICAN VtftGl'l It'terftsys Remits No Rama.

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I $0 pm Cleveland at Washington. 106 pm. NATIONAL IFAT.li YeaierOsy's Result No fames. San Francisco Milwaukee Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati Los Angeles Philadelphia St. Louis Today's Games aad Probable Pilcher (Eafttena Daylight Time) Milwaukee at Chicago 8 SO pm Spahn (3-0 vs.

Phillips (ft-0 or rodge O-O). Philadelphia at San rrandeeo 4 pm. Simmons (0-2) vs Monzant (8-1) St, Louis si Cincinnati. ft MltsU (8-1) vs Purkey Pittsburgh at Los Angeles. 11 pa.

Fnend (8-8) vs Erskine tl-0. Temorrow's Ginn Milwaukee at Chk. Philadelphia at San ft Louis at Cincinnati, pm. Pittsburgh at Los Angelos 11 pm Ruth' Record To Be Safe AP Poll Shows Writers Veto Coliseum Blasts By Joe Reichler NEW YORK (IP) A majority of the nations sports writers recommended today that any new home run record which may be set because of the Los Angeles Coliseums short left field fence be declared invalid. An Associated Press poll of nearly 200 sports writers, editors and columnists showed exactly 60 per cent are in favor of not recognizing National Leaguers who may top Babe Ruths major league record of 60 home runs in one season.

That would, of course, include Hack Wilsons National League mark of 56. 116 Vote No Of the 193 replies, 116 voted no to the following question: If and when a National Leaguer tops Babe Ruths 60 homers, should he be officially recognized as the new home run champion? Ten of the 77 who voted to recognize any new home run marks proposed a footnote, ex plaining that the record was set with the aid of the Coliseums 250-foot left field fence. Seven affirmative voters qualified their answer with the provision that the record should be recognized only if a majority of the four-baggers were hit in parks other than the Coliseum. Still others said only Dodger players should be legislated against because they play 77 games in the lopsided park. The writers also advocated uniform dimensions in parks for home run requirements as well as the extension of Coliseums present 42-foot screen to 100 feet.

Opinion varied on the size of the screen, ranging from 60 to 1,000 feet. The vote for uniform dimensions was a whopping 78 per cent while 67 per cent agreed on a height increase. With some exceptions, there was an overwhelming distaste for the uprooted Dodgers tern porary set-up. Remarks accompanying some of the ballots in eluded phrases such as: its a disgrace, 'a ridiculous situation, a huge farce, unfit for baseball, not even good enough for Little League. Twenty-eight home runs were hit in the first nine games played at the Coliseum, built originally for football.

All of them were hit by right-handed batters and all but two or three sailed over the left field screen. Of this total only 11 were hit by Dodger players. Charlie Young, sports editor of the Albany Knickerbocker News, wrote: The Coliseum is not fit for baseball. Its only because of the greed of Walter OMalley (Dodger president) and his associates, and the lack of leadership in baseball which makes it possible for the majors to play Little League ball in the Los Angeles Coliseum. America swings to Edsel! 40,000 already sold! Stars from baseball, television and radio, and local political figures, were among the 5,000 who crowded the new Rizzuto-Berra Bowling Lanes in Styertowne, Clifton, yesterday afternoon and last evening.

This is greater than I had anticipated, said little Phil Riz-guto, former New York Yankee shortstop who with Yogi Berra, Yankee catcher, now operate the new 40-alley establishment. Wherei Mickey?" Last nights overflowing crowd which had the dozen special Clifton policemen gasping lor breath, was composed mostly of youngsters. They came with their parents to see the Yankee ballplayers help Rizzuto and Berra to officialy open the new alleys. Where's Mickey? was the most often spoken remark of the youngsters as they eagerly sought out Mickey Mantle, the Yankee slugger. Mantle was mobbed by the kids as he walked from the parking lot into the bowling lanes and on his departure from Clifton.

So were other Yankee players, like Don Larsen, the perfect-game World Series hero, Bill (Moose) Skowron, Hank Bauer, Bobby Shantz, Tony Kou-bek, Johnny Kucks and Nutleys Gil McDougald. They were only a few of the Yankee stars on hand for the opening. Others there were Ryne Duren, Jerry Lumpe, Marv Throneberry, Elston Howard, A1 Ciccote, Ralph Houk, Bobby Del Greco, Norm Siebern, Art Ditmar and Darryl Johnson. Heading the Yankee cast but making a quick departure was Casey Stengel, the Bombers manager, and his wife. Mel Allen Yankee TV and radio broadcaster, was master of ceremonies.

Other Yankee officials at the party were Bob Fischel, public relations director, and Jackie Farrell, of Hasbrouck Heights, assistant public relations director. Lillard, Mrs. Ladewlg Bowl Maurice Gosfeld, better known as Doberman to Sergeant Bilko TV fans, and Harvey Lembeck, Rocca Barbella" on the same show, also were among the gathering. Others included Gus Lesnevich, of Cliffside Park, former light heavyweight champion of the world; Joe Collins, of nearby Union, who retired from baseball when the Yankees sold him to the Phillies, and Congressman J. Gordon Canfield, of Paterson.

City and county of flcials also attended. In a special bowling match last night. Bill Lillard, of St. Louis, 1956 All-Star champion and all-events and doubles champ in the American Bowling Congress, teamed with Lil De-Angelis, of Paterson, against Marion Ladewig, of Grand Rapids, six-time womans national champ, and Roy Thompson. Mrs.

Ladewig scored games' of 226 and 201 and Thompson 188 and 194 for an 808 was not endangered by the fence. I feel the situation has been exaggerated, he said after witnessing the first few games at the Coliseum. One reason I feel there is no danger 'to Ruths mark is that the leading home run hitters are not pop ball or Chinese type of sluggers. They hit the ball on line drives. Romeo's Five Widens Women's Pin Loop Lead The Gutter Belles and Pepes Fuel won three games each while the 1 a e-lcading Romeos Nursery team continued its winning ways in the Fair Lawn Recreation Department Thurs day Afternoon Housewives Bowling League.

While the Belles were trimming National Cleaners three tunes, Romeos won a triple over Olsen Chemical. The second place Four Strikes won two from Dunkm Donuts as M. Popovich rolled a 506 series and a 194 game. Other results and high scores found Community Services top ONeils Tavern twice, paced by the 459 and 443 series of H. Herd and H.

Miller. Laurence Delicatessen topped Sanders Builders twice as L. Rongo rolled a 164 and 165. Paterson Taxi handed the Alley Debs two set-backs and J. Eidel led the Plaza Jewelers to a double victory over Bogart Oil Co.

Take New Position and captain of the famed Grand Rapids Fan Majors, said she will move to Kansas City this summer. And if everything develops according to plan, she will make her permanent home there. Arrant Yaur Mother' Day Rararvatian far Dinnar at CRAIG MEUR LODGE Rartaarant CacktaH Loony Grata Pond Road Rt. 1 i Haofaondland, N. J.

2 Mila aft Root 22 Takphana OXbav T-5TJI Ixcallant Collin in Canyanlal Afmaapbarn TIME SPECIAL (Whitt tidtwaUt, state and local team extra, Pnet may nary tgktiy according to mdual dealer price policy.) bics Center. Comfort Air Conditioner won two from Olympic Lanes as Frank Pizza scored a 607 on 208, 224 and 175. Novak Tires took a pair from the Lobbys with E. Billack leading the way with 607. Joe OConnor had the top single game effort of the night, tying the season high, a 267 game and a 601 series as Maio won two games from Future Planning.

Other highlights: Maio 201, Serpone 200, Jim Locascio 203, Chaplain 224, E. Billack 247, E. Seelogy 231, M. Engle 245, E. Venere 234, L.

Borgalave 214, Colacino 202, Dennis 204, Gualeni 220, F. Rattacasa 206 and 204, M. Fischetti 222, S. Rattascasa 205. Clifton Womens League Ann Zanettis 508 series on games of 169-181-153 led the bowlers in the Clifton Womens League last night.

Irene Zarosz with a 171-162-168-501 had the only other 500 series of the night. In team matches, Parkers swept Kaneys and Buys swept Clifton Journal. Casablanca won two games from Bills, and Ath-enia took the odd game from Evergreen. Bills, despite its two losses, leads the league by 1014 games with an 80-19 record over the second place Casablanca Five. Lexington Sportsman King Press won two games from Naples last night in the Lexington Sportsman League with Schwartz's 619 on 205-202-212 and Brody with 606 on 168-182-256 leading the way.

Goodwill swept Boehms, Cannicl took the odd game from Tire Cap and Terribiles won two games from Awning in the other matches at Parker Recreation, Clifton. Individual highlights were: Westerhoff 222, Opfer 200, Koer-mer 219, Tecza 209, Schweid 218, Rawberger 203, Benante 210, L. Brankline 206 and F. Messineo 221. Roy Campanella Still in Hospital GLEN COVE, N.

Y. (UP)-Roy Campanella yesterday be gan the fourth month of his bat tie to overcome paralysis. The star catcher of the Los Angeles Dodgers still lies in a bed at Glen Cove Community Hospital, where he was taken early on the morning of January 28 when he suffered a broken neck in an auto wreck. He still has a long way to go to recover the power of his limbs. Hospital administrator Harry C.

F. Gifford said the doctors do not expect to issue their next complete bulletin on Campys condition until about May 7. That would be nearly a month since the last official statement on April 10, and that also was nearly a month after the next previous bulletin. The April 10 bulletin described his condition as generally unchanged, said he had a sense of feeling at the lower abdomen level and can extend his arms and bend bis elbows but cannot move his fingers. Campy reportedly remains in good spirits, i Joe Avellas 652 scries highlighted bowling last night in the Belmont League at the Olympic Lanes, Maywood.

The 652 set on games of 183, 246 and 223, sparked the leading Dealers Exchange team to two wins over Almike. J. K. Amco gained ground on the top team by sweeping Ma- Langhorne Title Race on Sunday LANGHORNE. Pa.

The 100-mile National championship for midget autos scheduled, postponed Sunday, will be held here next Sunday afternoon. Time trials to established the 28 qualifiers will start at 12:30 p.m. and the 100-mile championship will get the green flag at 3:15. Thirty-three cars were in the pits when the race was called because of fain. Tony Bettenhau sen, 1951 National champion and holder of the worlds record for a closed course at Monza, Italy in June of 1957 and Dutch Schaeffer, ARDC 1957 point scoring champion, took their mounts around the Langhorne course for a few trial laps before the decision to call the race was made.

Funeral Services Today for Hickman JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. W) Funeral services will be held this afternoon for Herman Hickman, 46, who won fame as a football player, coach and TV-radio commentator. He died in a hospital at Washington Friday of an ulcer condition and liver and kidney complications. Jacksonville Beach is the home of Hickmans twice-widowed mother. The former Yale coach and Tennessee guard retired from an active role in football in 1952, two years after Yale had renewed his contract for 10 seasons.

Defending Team Champ Fails in ABC Test SYRACUSE, N. Y. Another defending champion in the American Bowling Congress tournament fell by the wayside last night. The Reserve Beer Quintet of Chicago, which captured last years edition of the tenpin circus with a 3,126 series, was only up to 2,856 in their bid to retain the open team division title. Dave Moffat, who paced the club in the 1957 show with 667, was high again yesterday with 614, the only 200-average performance on the club: The Fretto Brothers, of Schenectady.

N. Y-, assembled a 2,973 series, the high for the day. Yesterday marked the first time in the first 31 days of the tournament that there was not a single change in the top 10 standings of any category of the tournament LITTLE -SPORT Richie Ashburn Sought by Cards Cards Want Ashburn Braves Also Seeking Phillies' Outfielder SAN FRANCISCO (AP) St. Louis and Milwaukee want outfielder Richie Ashburn, but the Philadelphia Phillies arent going to give him up in a hurry. Our club would have to be helped tremendously before there could be any trade, Roy Harney, general manager, said yesterday.

So far there has been a lot of talk but no action. Bing Devine, general manager of the Cardinals, said in Los Angeles: If we can make one big move to help ourselves, Id prefer to do it with a regular, a player who might give us a life every day. Thats why weve made what I consider a very good offer for a man we think could help offensively and defensively. Braves Want Him, Too Harney said both the Cardinals and Braves have shown interest in Ashburn this spring and added: Anyone who wouldnt want him should have their head examined. Hes a darn good ball player.

He added, however, that the Philadelphia club hadn't seriously considered trading the 30-year-old left-handed hitting outfielder. Ashburn batted .297 last season and has been with the club since breaking into the majors in 1948 as one of the Whiz Kids. Right now hes second to Stan Musial in batting averages, Harney declared. The general manager didnt say flatly, however, that Ashburn wouldnt be traded, declaring, in baseball there is no indispensable man. The Cardinals, in last placej have continued experimenting to strengthen their outfield.

Against Los Angeles Sunday Ken Boyer usually a third baseman, was in center field and shortstop Alvin Dark at third. its a dangerous thing to start tampering with a park once the season has gotten underway." OMalley pointed out that the left-field line here is only seven feet shorter than the foul line in the Polo Grounds where the Giants played foy decades, and their screen was only 14 feet high. Eastern writers who witnessed the first Dodger series against the Giants, here, were quick to dub most of the homers over the left-field screen as "Chinese, or cheap homers. There was no question that players like Lee Walls, of the Cubs, who popped four homers over the controversial screen was making mashie shots that would have been caught in other parks. Estimates on how many of the homers would have been caught in other parks Varied.

But an expert opinion, from a player who stands below that barrier and watches the balls sail over, was that about half the balls might have been caught if the field were 30 or 40 feet deeper at that point. Jim Gilliam, Dodger infield-er-outfilder, who has patrolled that section -of the outfield as much as any man, believes he could have caught about half the homers with a little more ground behind him. Ford Frick, baseball commissioner, felt that Babe Ruth's mark of 60 homers In a season SAVE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS NOW-SEE YOUR EDSEL DEALER DURING EDSEL SWING TIME! Screen to Stay, Says O'Malley LOS ANGELES (UP) The most discussed fence in baseball history, the 42-foot screen in left field at Memorial Coliseum where the Dodgers are playing their home games, is there to stay, Dodgers officials said yesterday. In nine games played at home by the Dodgers, 20 out of 28 homers hit have gone over the screen in left field, which starts 250 feet down the left field foul line and stretches for 150 feet to where the depth from home is 320 feet. Only Temporary Home The Coliseum is only our temporary home," said Dodger president Walter OMalley, and we did the best we could to lay out a satisfactory park.

We knew the Coliseum wasnt perfect for baseball and we know it demonstrates the need for our own stadium which we plan to build as soon as possible. But By Rouson EDSEL SWING WITH fwmmm rites Oft rutmr Brmkmt Twrm HgsH, Stet-oftMteteft 52 YEARS OP EXPERIENCE REHIND THIS i ESTARLISHED MEMBER OP THE FORD FAMILY OF FINI CARS FETTE MOTORS 496-502 LEXINGTON -AVENUE CLIFTON, NEW JERSEY I.