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The Times from San Mateo, California • Page 55

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1........ yW wuf.rv, Managers Hank Bauer of the Baltimore Orioles and Walt Alston of the Los An geles Dodger, enjoy a laugh together at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles where ic AP Wirephoto) their clubs open the World Series. When the Los Angeles Dodgers squared off today 23ns the Baltimore Orioles in the opening game of the World Series, hopes for a second straight championship rested on ability of their pitching staff, headed bv Sandy Koufax, left, and Don nk Rnbins.n, Baltimore Ori.l..' tripl. crown batting champion baits a pilrt atn tba a ndale Ap Wirepnoiu, rt.amu nf f'P VOna aeiwa, i. geles, ot tne opnmS gn ETCHEBARREN VS.

WILLS O's Rookie on the Spot Meanwhile, Wills inferred that la holding the Dodgers on has. nAr chnrtton. were well VCj Jr Walt Alston mu. nJmrc i mj inprt the. 5 choice because of their Speaking of Sports Jack Bluth Times Sports Editor ft test F.tche Bv MIKE BATHET PRO RASSLIN' is show business, nol spoils.

the grant and groancrs admit that. But they get sore if you suggest they aren't athletes. And they got a poSt. Sometimes jhJ eapretty soodb Jg pitching and speed. Alston's pitching staff has a 2 63 earned run average and 52 complete games compared with a 3.35 ERA and 23 complete games for the Orioles.

But Bauer has the bombers, particularly Frank Robinson, who became the First player in a decade to win batting's triple crown bv leading the league with a .316 batting average, 43 homers and 122 runs batted in. Over all, The Orioles have hit 259 with 175 homers to for ihe Dodgers, who have only 108 homers. IJOUgCl tuaiinb1 1 would have preferred to open with his 27 game winner. Sandy Koufax. but had to switch to Drvsdale when Koufax was forced to pitch the full nine innings in the pennant clincher at Philadelphia last Sunday.

4s the rotation now stands. Drvsdale, 13 16. will be followed to "the mound bv Koufax, 27 9. and Claude Osteen. 17 14.

Jim Palmer. 15 10. and Wally Bunker, 1D 6, will follow McNally, 13 6. Osteen and Bunker hook up in Baltimore Saturday when the. scene shifts lo the American League city.

LOS ANGELES (AP) Big Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Baltimore's young Dave McNally were on ihe mound and catcher Andy Etchebarren was on the lookout for Maury Wilis as the World Series opened today. sellout crowd of 55,000 ne nRn filing into Dodgers Stadium early for 1 p.m. PST, start the Series that is expected be a classic match up of Dodger pilching and speed vs. Oriole nower. barren early because he is a rookie.

'You'd have to consider that." Wills said. "A thing like that shouldn't go untried." Wills explained that the Dodgers "don't go out there and run blindlv," but try to force the other" club back to fundamentals. The Dodgers' ability to put the squeeze on with speed is one of the major reasons Manager Hank Bauer of the Orioles tapped McNally for the opening assignment. A left hander, McNally wouid be more effective aware that the entire battle could revolve around Baltimore's ability to control the Dodgers on the bases something Minnesota couldn't do at Dodger Stadium last year. "I'm looking for Wills and Davis (outfielder Willie Davisl to try and do a lot of running.

Etchebarren said. Etchebarren said Ihe Orioles had paid particular attention 1" that facet of the game the last weeks of the season. "We've been working on it the last two weeks." he said. "We've also worked nn a few more pickoff plays." Tney ve got i.u ue or thGma ThevSgcl hurt, sometimes severely," said Healey former amateur and pro matman now fSl Sate business in Moss Beach through the ropes. You can 1 fake that.

It not au 'Scd Marvel" of pro rasS lScakfromXPerience Back in ,193 he was tossed irom the nng ana Etcheharrcn. the u. i Bolil i1 v. ills. oles' rookie catcher, i HE'S PUZZLED MAiVY BESIDES 49ERS) 1 World Series injured his leg.

BCl in. "Thev were going to cut it off," he said. "But a famous Russian doctor in New York saved it." Healey displayed the scar on "his leg. Then he held his hands nut and looked at them 'small." he said. "I looked so much like The Enigma Of World Series Radio, TV Tomorrow's World Series game will be broadcast over KNBR (6S0) and televised over KRON (4) starting at 12:35 p.m.

Additional facts, figures and stories on World Series, se9 Page 55. vr' vwm Jack Dcmpsey, in size frt.iroc thev Vince Lombardi anted to make a boxer nf me. But the out hands are too smai SPECIAL! By GENE W. HINTZ United Press International I don't intend to start now! incker room and ioke with re Or, is he the one who, after a. loss can sit the locket 00 questions Tim Healey And I got a bad eye, to foot the traveling expenses.

ir it HI. A1 FY WRESTLED nro through 1937 under the Jesus AIou, the last of porters and after a victory can sometimes get "rTtel "genius" who last year took a team that didn't have the physical ability to win it iftatonSS'SS in for criticism just a year before when a team, which in the baseball playing Alou brothers on the Giants' roster, wants to follow in the foot 36 MONTH 12 VOLT BATTERY! fits CORVAIR! CHEVROLET! COMET! 85! FAIR LANE! FORD! MERCURY! MUSTANG! BUICK SPECIAL! TEMPEST! WITH WRITTEN 2 PART GUARANTEE! FIRST YEAR FREE REPLACEMENT ucui nTTFRV AND INSTALLATION) fans' minds should nave gone VS. PACKERS rfi5fnrmp.fl rifiru mm. uiui of his brother; ffo, a hmav an artificial bone in his nose ana a i The steps nnh St. Clair unbeaten, finished with only eight wins, five losses and a tie and then lots in a post season wti fnr sprond olace in the Willardls on the leg he almost lost They preent aDOl iww outfleUer said nm matches asainst the likes ot Stanislaus ine tTrwM countrv of To Be Honored St.

flair. National Football League to the former 49er football star and the Dominican Republic yesterday that he would like to be traded. "1 could have an n.n,.ioo nf with Zbvs7ko, Richard Shikat. Jim Londos, sanaoi SSfWhi opponent who stripped Healey nf his mask. Actually he wore a si stnckm ovei head and facc.l That was the deal.

Hea.ey Key Player For 49ers St. Louis Cardinals The enigma of Vince Lombardi has puzzled many since the Brooklyn bnrn assistant coach nianic ctpnnprf off a All Pro player, will ne Honored at a sports night dinner tonight at the Thunderbolt Hotel. St. Clair, who is running for San Mateo San Francisco and I balance of guarantee, pro rated! IZ "Ui icrX erne Cor Healey. He played "Cod I Marvel" bit for four or five months a about $2 000 to S3.000 per week.

And Uncle Sam plane in frigid Green Bay to Fret r.puctncnt wrthin ONE YWR fJj( County, will receive as a gift RAN FRANCISCO (AP) The am sure it wouin ne even better with another club;" said Jesus. Alou was bitter about only being used in 110 games this season, his average Lake a tte in muse take over uie 1 1 a i i Packers. fall hofnrp in 1958 J. lr San Francisco 49ers are putting toeether after last HEALEY RATED Zbyszko, one time Premier of "rt in the. World." Zbyszko held the World Friday's 34 3 blasting by the the team had managed only one win in 12 starts in NFL play.

Despite a new stadium, built nrnrp.wional from San rraucisuu owner Franklin Mieuli one basketball game. The net proceeds from one Warrior game will be donated to St, Clair'ss favorite charity, the San Mateo County Youth Fund. Tickets for the event are available at the door. dropped from .93 to Los Angeles reams tatc Green Bay Packers Sunday at TitlP three times, once at the ripe old age of 58. He was 60 when wrestled him and he was still as hard as steel," Healey recalled.

"I had no Kezar Stadium as 14 pomt un 115 Droinei inat. i led the National League with a .342 av derdogs. i football, there was some doubt as to how long the Packers eould survive in the dog eat dog mroccinnal fnnrhall. era. One key plaver the 49ers are while feiipe .327 average, nf thp latter Pesek Strangler Lewis and Man Mountain Dean.

But had coufuing i lard, described by coach Jack loth Lombardi's coaching debut in Defender brothers were traded Christiansen ai mis seabut.s Heale'Vesck: Greater of them .11." he said. "He (hallcnced everybody and nobody would take him on I was one of" the best In the VmXri Slates, but I from the Oiants. Joins Chiefs the MO, was. appropnawjy enough, against the Chicago 1 f.n Ran'c rival start as "the best luiioacK in the Western Conference A flTV Mn (1 TP1 in pro football. And, while the The Kansas City Chiefs willard had a rougn aay in searching for an experienced Angeles last week, bencneu frm 7.p(P Barry Pots 42 Points replacement for injured all star Mate in the tirst penou diiei cornerback Freddie Williamson, oniy carrying the ball twice for HU1 Io miwpH a screen ail I1I1I1ULC (vnao Bartkowski to Rick Casares, the Packers showed signs mat IsmnemmE was up in Green pub batfrry M53.M22F Power Lit Matter SJh9BKMM pe i re 18 LwLl with Nylon Cord eon 0 to JJ 6 OSSSSSIlS was working out with the teamjpass good for a Ram intercep i VFCAS.

Nev. AP) Wilt Chamberlain scored only Hill. an 11 year isation wasn't good enough to mcei mm, if if HEALEY WAS matched against Lewis, but backed biz)," Healey explained, "and I would go for thMan Mountain Dean, incidentally, tipped the scales at 305 pounds Healey's reluctance was justified, have tC specialtv was the back to back slam he said I got my opponent with his back to mine, threw him on the floor (we went down hard and fast) and rolled over and After winning tour 01 me hca SHU Shattered Tm still a little shattered tired after last year, is operat j76ers to a 110 108 National Has Vriuam aoiii "'J down considerably, although my ing a business in st. iouts now. Hill played ten years with the 'Chicago St.

Louis Cardinals and desire is in no way aueciea riors. ,1 fu wvi nlace th. Aflprs were rrvino as with Detroit last. yeai. i thirri Rarrv.

Western Division. mr Ul iv to rebuild this week down in Redwood City, Christiansen an NBA Rookie of the Year last ir, ai ruiints and Lombardi was named coach Urtriiwia pruned mm. afas hut st and efeat of the year. Since then, his, Seattle taUie nounced Uie iciiir uini of quarterback John Brodie who ''Healev'got as many pins btnlgrabbed 10 rebounds," while the had enoueh brain and brawn left at the age f6ers wcre led by Chet Walker's teams T' wiTn.E. Wash.

fUPU Thei sutierea a sugni return to amateur wresum. ne5w po San Francisco Warriors and De nt mill mcpt in a ree practice. Division titles in six years and ctninv.i,, nnrf thp other two. and the Athens Athletic. Club in Oakland.

But the 7 foot Philly star tL in tKo fi.ni ihrpp min San Mateo fSfiSSV; 341 9226 OPEN 8 A.M. to 9 CM. DAIIY; ALL DAY SATURDAY ular National Basketball Association game here October 23, it JVfla Uiiea utes, powering the ball through fo kll tViT nnCh Christiansen said he might not be able to determine whether Brodie will play against the Packers undl just before game fJrrd and a 4 0 mark so far A. Van Camp, managing direc NO MORE OF that now. He doesn't even attend the uro matches at the Cow Palace and lie refuses watch Uiem on television.

"They make me exerted and uervous," he said. That's show business. time. in that timt ispan (Continned on Page 56) tor of Greater beatue, inc..

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