Johnson City Press from Johnson City, Tennessee • 15

BENCH VIEWS i a ue Opens uesday nan By Jimmy Smyth Sports Editor Johnson City Phils HomeWednesday Against Kingsport $Jsf Here Limit Is 21 At Start' quit as an active player because Because of the limited time of failing eyesight Taylor played available for training and the num-af Austin in the Texas League last ber of boys practicing it has beea ear difficult for Taylor to fashion hi Taylor is optimistic about the starting nine The Appalachian League after ajWednesday sounds the deadline for! Howgver Johnson City whole jear of hibernation comes the book-ticket drive which is justjready to when a league meetbouncing out Tuesday night with a in excess of 300 books completed jing was held here earlier and About 200 books remain to be sold Wytheville became the Red The new look locally applies notjbetween now and midnight Wed-'newchild only to the league itself which will nesday I Six clubs are in the all-rookie DeVault said he had received some good reports from other cities in the circuit concerning their operations as well as player personnel As for Johnson City the Phillies have 33 players on hand with another or two expected Cutdown date in the new loop but the player limit is 21 That must be reached by the Taylor has had invaluable aid ia the brief training period from Phil Pitching Coach Ben Tincup and Scout Tom Kam The Phil roster includes 13 pitch- Other Tuesday night games will loop which is patterned after the find Bluefield at Wytheville and Nebraska State League Pulaski and Salem The teams! The clubs and their affiliations switch locations for Wednesday Jare as follows: Johnson City Contests jadelphia) Kingsport (Baltimore) new all-rookie league happy to have thq opportunity of working with these rookie hall Taylor said I feel that good to have a jleague where the rookies can compete against each bther and not operate as an all-rookie circuit for the first time but also the Johnson 'City club which has a nev parent The Philadelphia Phillies-backed i Von And Lindy G)uple Of Cards THE APPALACHIAN LEAGUE season opens up Tuesday night with the Johnson City Phillies at Kingsport the Bluefield Blue-Grays at Wytheville and the Pulaski Phillies at Salem The next night Wednesday all the clubs reverse with Kingsport here in Johnson City Salem at Pulaski and Wytheville at Bluefield THERE IS NO CUTDOWN DATE in the all rookie Appalachian League President ChaunceyJteyault said JasLnight from-Bristol The 21-player limit means that only 21 players can be on the active roster as of ganietime Tuesday night Manager Ben Taylor will probably be faced with a difficult task in chopping his roster down one which now includes close to 35 ball players Johnson Citians open their home stand Wednesday night at Field against Kingsport The Phils open on the road at Tuesday night The home opener at 7:45 Wednesday not only signals the beginning of the season but midnight Johnson City is operating for the Bluefield (Brooklyn) Salem (Pq- first time under the Philadelphia tsburgh)' Wytheville (St Louis) opening of the season DeVault banner For the greater part of aand Pulaski (Chicago Cubs) said Kingsport-year-period -during which thej League President Chauncey De Manager Ben Taylorr former modern Appalachian League told the Press Chronicle big leaguer himself and uncle of ated before folding in 1956 the from Bristol last night that he was fabulous bonus find over the chances of Robert Dale Tay lor who inked a success of the new league Ipact for a record reported $119000 'against a lot of more experienced ers- nine outtelder four catchers Taylor continued S1X As for his own team Taylor ac-i One of the heftiest hitters dur-knowledge that the boys have beeng the practice sessions last week the ball well and that the was Chico Valdes of Cuba who pitchers too have been" shqwing blasted two balls over the fence in up well I (Continued On Page 3-0 f0 o' Osborne Eighth In GAMETIME FOR JOHNSON CITY Phillie contests is 745 A pre-gcme ceremony starting at 7:30 pmwill likely precede the hpme opener here Wednesday night Decision-on that is expected over the weekend THE 10:50 CURFEW will be in effect for all Appalachian League games DeVault said That means no inmngcan start after 10:50 ARE COMING jn frorn the clubs and it looks like all of them have some good ball DeVault said One exception perhaps right now is the latest entry Pulaski Asked if Pulaski has a manager yet DeVault laughed and said Chicago Cub officials were still scurrying around for ball" players to send to Pulaski This is one Appalachian League season starting off like a bang A few weeks ago it look like the area would have baseball at all Now look' Six clubs ready to do battle Bert Weaver Takes Lead InFlinlOpen Early Leader Rosburg Skids To Sixth Place By The Associated Pres From Press Dispatches DAYTON Ollan Cassell East Tennessee State brilliant track star w'on the national Amateur Athletic Union championship in the 220-yard dash here last night and a possible chance to go abroad with a contingent of track and field stars for competition Five squads made up of 63 of the outstanding performers will be chosen today Coaches for thej squads were announced hut names of 1418 5 set by Horace Ashen felter of the NY AC in 1954 BEN JOHNSON CITIANS may not be world beat-ersbut they've impressed Recreation Director Howard Johnson Tom Kain Phillie scout was called the by Johnson the other day tennis boys are Johnson told Kain baseballs have been flying over here and that one just barely missed hitting one of them in the Kain assured Johnson that mention it to Ben Taylor and of the team personnel were layed Another ETSC cinder star Ken Osborne finished eighth-inthe 3000-meter steeplechase Cassell ran the 220 in 21 sef- AMFRICAN liMterdiTS Resells Boston 5 Kansas Citv I FLINT Mich June 22 Little Nvw Yorlc 6 Chicago 5 13 Innings known Bert Weaver" a Texan Detroil 2- Blir'n1 "Behind who has never struck it rich'Npw Yorn skipped into a one stroke lead day after three rounds of the'g'J1 $37000 -Flint Open-Golf Tourna-iRmorv ment Early leader Bob Rosburg Washington skidded to a sixth place tie lOucmo- NPw "yoik rr 1 rZ and Derrington 0O or Keegan t2-3 Weaver former Louisiana State shanu 8-i and cicoue o-n University golfer who turned proDetrMor35ltlmoreHe ipee than a vear an shaved three Kansas citv at Boston t2 Garver 4-5 less uidn yLdi d0u siidveu uixee ftnd Terrv 2-l sa Brewer 7-6 and strokes off par with a 68 to go suiiuan 4-vi a Cleveland at Wvnn '8-8 with a pair Of 69s in the first tuo and Garcia 2-41 vs Kemmerer (2-4 rounds and Abfrnihy This is the first Weaver! New York 4 called 6 has been leader in inr Chicago 12 Daniel Ferris secretary-treasurer of the AAU said the squad embers would be selected on a basis of availability and a possession of iThe foreign meets will lie held in onds flat to tie th "cord Sh Flnland Ed Colymore! Italy and Germany Ferris announced the coaches to second to Cassell bein charge of the-various con- secontLio uassem tingents but gajdhe team per- Third was Preston Griffin un- sonnei would not be decided until attached fourth was Mike Larra- pgpjy Sunday morning In Charge bee Southern California Striders see if something could be done about it Then as an afterthought Kain asked: the w'ay what have you done about this -situation in previous Johnson replied: they hit them over here like that The Rec Building tennis courts are situated adjacent to the Bee Building some 450 feet away from home plate at Phillie Field a a tournament mn maJorj nings rain Philadelphia 4 Milwaukee 6 8l Louis 4 fifth was Jim Caffey Chicago Track and Field Club and sixth was Len Lyles Louisville DeVAULT SAY HE BELIEVES the new all-rookie league will enjoy some measure of success had 500 fans out at a practice game in DeVault said he had heard and received reports of renewed interest from other points in the loop Carl Olson of Pittsburgh and Monte Wells of Boston will be in charee-of a 28-man selected from Rosburg leader the first two jclnclnna'1 rttnBrhint days faltered badly His four st Loutv stroke margin' disappeared on thc'Mn'waua1: it -first six holes of the grooklvn11 33 Flint Golf Club lavout and he was New York A a 2T six strokes over par with a 42 on cwcao 20 35 364 12 the first nine He came home with New York chieo-Antonem 4- a par 35 and used 77 strokes for DroU nd the dav 'Brooklvn at St Drvsdale (5-3) vs Jackson H-3i Weaver started round Plttabtwsh at Cincinnati Swanson Jeffcoat The triumph by Cassell climaxes his freshman season at ETSC during which he has excelled in both England squad The American the 100-yard dash and the 220-yard W1n leave New York July 16 Capt-J Haralson of Bakers- dash OLLAN CASSELL AVins- 220 In National AAU WHILE BASEBALL CR ACKLES and pops on the area scene couple of brothers (not Dizzy and Daffy) are carrying on with some newsworthy shenanigans -out St Louis Lindy and VonAfcDaniel the brothers who were good enough vs il-Ot and KUne 2-101 (5-5 and Ackr T7-3 best 220 yard mark be-'Reld' Calif will head a seven-fore last night was a 211 elfort man squad to Sweden and Pmcus in the Tennessee Intercollegiate Sober of New York will supervise Athletics meet at Clarksville 11-man team going to France r2 Cardwell vs Phillio Stonehom Recommends TV Banned From Night Games i 2-2 i and Buhl 7-2 tied with three others four strokes behind Rosburg He dropped a 25- phu Dhlndat foot putt for a birdie on the first hole and sank two other putts from more than 40 feet away Altogether he collected seven birdies and was over par on four holes Tenn recently In- same-meet- Cassell ran Top Tell The two squads will leave New York June 26: A six-man team under the guidance of Mike Portanova of Los The scorers: Bert Weaver PalmeT-Paul Harne NE used t0 et the 100-yard dash in 9 4 secondS- i948 Horace stonehamjcroW(js of about 43000 (before his fastest time to date He finish- president of the New York Giants television) at home games thed fourth in the national AAU will leave June 25 for tension Polo grounds under Uie lights yard dash and Ward Haylett of Kan- to an average of about 35- coach Julian Crocrer brilliants Sfate at Manhattan will lea 8 pupil may be one of thoseJJul-v 3 with aq 11-man team for forthe-foreign trips "Italy the Giants are lucky to draw 10- John Macy 26-year-old Polish The slxth meet scheduled in mne days 23 000 for a same and the club refugee student at Houston Uni-Germany wil1 attract American Giants announced that all 1949 is televising all 7 home games over versity running unattached cap- athletes from each of tfie five oth- the same station that carries the lured the three-mile run in a new er s(Juads who will be under Coach New York home games meet record time of 13:55 Cretzmeyer of Iowa home games would be Jelevised The announcement also said 206 Lftdlnr Butsmrn (bised on 1VO it bt) 67-74-662031 AMERlCAXLFAGLE 2071 PUor Club AB Gardner Dicklnron Jr 69-73-67 209 Mantle NY 60 Dow Fmterwaid Williams Bos" Home Johnson 210Skowron George Fano Cerv Tommy Bolt Bovd Balt Jimmv Demaret Fox Chi Ken Venturi Melzone Bos Martv Furgol 211 8ievex Wsh John Pott 211 ILemoq Wash Fred Hankins Wert Cle Gene Llttler 71-69-71 211 Home Huns Hang Batted In NL tin- Boh Rosburg 211 changed Don Fairfield 312 1 --HOMF RUNS -AiTfiirTrt 203 68 77 si 747 59 75 tin 59 35 709 cigarette company would sponsor the telecasts Stoneham in his original state- The six foreign competition! were approved by AAU directors Bill Narv Babe I Ichordus Ted Kroll Doug Ford Bob Inman Don Whitt When the current telecasts werejMax Truex of the Southern Cali-announced again there was the forma striders by about 10 feet line about the sponsor His time wiped out the old record after they had unanimous disapproved a home and home series with Russia Meanwhile air expected assault on the four-minute mile barrier failed to materialize as to Mep right out of high school onto a major league rosterr are nothing short of amazing part of a success story that may become one of all-time miracles The 18-year old Von just Friday night shut out Brooklyn 2-0 on just two infield hits The righthander from Hollis Oklahoma now has pitched 17 innings in the major leagues and has yet to-be scored upon! Thirteen of the zeroes were chalked up-against the defending champion Brooks Von has a 2-1 record for St Louis Lindyan Juld iirVhe majors is jusF 20and signed for an identical $50000 bonus just like Von a couple of years ago also right out of high school Lindy has won seven and lost three Von and Lindy are thp big exceptions of course why they have minor leagues to train young ball players to go on to the majors A few a very few are already equipped physically emotionally- and ability-wise to play the big But to come right out of high school and some of those power-hitters in the Brooklyn lineup is of -course very unusual and stimulating to followers of Red Bird baseball particular and to American fandom in general be hearing more of the McDaniel Brothers and possibly less and less about Dizzy and Paul Dean The changing American scene waits for no-one InTairness Jerome a and Paul though the McDaniel's have quite a ways to go before they'll measure up to the success or the fanfare of Dizzy and Daffy THE ANGEL IS COMING to JohnsonCity July an- angel in disguise though reports Wrestling Promoter Baarns who is making plans to bring the famous woman wrestler to the local arena The Angel is anything but angelic in appearance Baarns reports and rough and rowdy too Wrestling has been suspended here for several weeks but Baarns said he was able to bookJThe Angel for theJTuesday night mat program at the Recreation Building a week from this Tuesday night JOE CUNNINGHAM is just the victim of circumstances apparently With Stan Musial nailing down first base for the Cardinals difficult for Joe to get a chance to shine again yesterday -Joe got his opportunity and promptly slammed a two-base hit That followed by only a day or so a The boy who got his start here atrthr local ball factory stays Vntlf 79 29 Williams Box 17 2128leeiR Wxh- 15 Zernigl 14 212 Maxwell Det Smith Skowron 212 12 Rl NS BATTED IN Silver Wish 52 Skowron NY 48 iMantle 47 Wert Cle 3 Jensen (Bos Minoo Cht 41 NATIONAL LFAGI Plater Club AB RH Pet Musial Bt 60 240 38 89 363 odees Bkn 57 218 32 77 353 ondv PnrTTr 52 207-35 Robinson Cin 61 254 48 85 33S Aaron MU 62 264 48 87 330 Cimoti Bkn 52 212 38 89 326 Mavs 61 230 45 72 33 Dark St 57 244 4Q 75 307 Blasineame St 60 259 46 79 305 Smith St 44 167 1A 51305 HOME RUNS Aaron MU 19 Musial St 16 Moon 8t 14 Banks Chi 13 Snider Bkn Robinson Cin Mavs 12 RUNS BATTED IN Musial St 54 Aaron Mil 52 Hoak Cin 45 Ennis St 40 Morvn Indians Sign Whited And Williams Merv Lincoln needed 4061 to win the event Don Bow'den the NCAA half-mile champion who has aTZ3 7 mile to his credit finished third in the relatively slow race behimlX Bob Seaman of the Southern California Striders Arnold Palmer of Latrobe Pa 4and Paul deadlocked for second place with 207 one stroke behind Weaver Gardner Dickinson Jr of Panama City Fla was third with 208 and defending champion Dow Finster-wald was fourth with 209 Lincoln (who recently 'ran the back -in the pack until the last eighth of the mile when he surged from fourth place to win by about tir feet: The time at the quarters wa 4:06 1 Results KINGSPORT June 22 Wl more members of High School's 1957 State Champion baseball team-have-signed -professional contracts Richard A (Buddy)-Williams and Johnny Whited-each 18 accepted $4000 contracts with the Cleveland Indians offered by scout Joe Sewell "who saw them play at Memphis Both will go to North Platte of the all-rookie braska State League Sewell said-Catcher Wayne-HarrelL signed a $4000 contract with the Detroit Tigers last-week All three were selected for the all-state team along with two other Dobyns-Bennettt players Whited was captain hf thp ATLANTIC Knoxville 8-9 Savenneh 5-8 Columbui 7-0 AiHtuxU 1-3 Charlotte 8 Jrksonville Mecon 7 Columbia 5 80CTH9RN ASSN ChfitUnooM at New Orlen positioned Birmingham MemDhis Dostoonedv rein Mobile 8 Nashville 1 Little- RockS-Atlanta AWFRICAN ASSN MinniiTinlnife6 Indianapolis 3-0 lii-there and tries in thy face of adversityTr call -Musial ad-versity however is to exaggerate quite a bit is younger be 26 August 27 Musial will be 37 November 21 championship squad He played third baseman outfielder and pitcher His batting average for the season was 336 with 21 atuu rt I til 4J AaAldq Wichita 3-1 St Paul 2-2 Omaha 7 Charleston 4 Wichita 3 St Paul 2 iflrat! C4ROUNA Durham 8-2 Winston-Salem 3-4 utuilRiii THE ALL-STAR POLL is still progressing at a pace ia aj a aaau a- 4a a oia a ugt ouui a ttit B4 is 0 pwkk Pepsi Klopnian Take Original Loop Wins Pepsi and Klopman Mills gained WATC UN Seout-Torn son rty pitchers for the last 1 0 victories in the Original Slowt- aaeond Top vote-getter in the Press-Chronicle circulation area is-still mning-ij oro High Potivt-Thomtsvllle 6 IDmrttl -INTERNATIONAL Mltml 7 Montreal 6 10 Innings! Columbm 5 Bulfalo I Richmond 3 Rochester 1 Toronto 2 Havana 0 as a pitcher Williams is a flect-footedouU fielder who has been playing base-ball since he was six years old Kain signed many of the young hopefuls watching The two have been helping Skipper Ben--TayIdr-get hishargesin shape for Tuesday Appalachian League opener at Kingsport Kam left and Phil Pitching Coach Ben Tincup watch closely as the Johnson City Phillies go through a workout yesterday at Field Tincup has his eyes trained on the mound where he has been working closely with the John- Pitch softball league at the Recreation Field last night In the first game Pepsi romp- ed 6ver Johnson City Foundry 10-2 while Klopman took an 11-T edge over Street in the second game JOHNSON CITY PHILLIES ROSTER 'Nellie Fox with 89baIIo(ir Ted Williams follows with 79 and Stan Musial has 78 Mickey Mantle has 76 Here is th? way the race looks locally at this point: American League First base Wertz (58) Skowron (25) Second base Fox (89) Third base Bertoia (36) Kell (21) Shortstop Kuenn (70) Leftfield Williams (79) Centerfield Mantle (76) Rightfield Kaline (66) Catcher Berra (66) Loliar (33) Name Ate Hi Wt VHT 190 175 167 196 175 200 William Barnett oT Rothrock of Dale Hetdel of Mike NagY of James Niddi of Charlea Mellen ci Freeman of Don Lightner of 22 19 19 19 21 21 22 17 1957 Appalachian League Schedule 6 6 8 iov 5 10' 6 i' 6 Tavlori Hecktown Roaebud Missouri Racine Wise Flushing Lcrweil Mas Marlow Okla Bateaviile Ind -CiveiiC-Ohio National League At Bluefield- At' -Pulaskr At -Salem- At Jotmsoirtity- At -Wytheville- At Kingsport June 29-30x" July-20-21x Aug 9-10-28 Bluefield" 1957 -July-1-2-22-23 July -8-9 28x 29 July 16-17 Aug Ilx 12 27 Aug 16-17-29 Aug 5-6-23-24-25X June 25 "Tuly 4a-15 -Aug 3-4x 13 22 U-R B- I R-R -tr-L L' tL First base Musial (78) Second base Schoendienst (63) "Third base Mathews (60) -Shortstop Dark (40) McMillan (29) Leftfield Robinson (49) Moon (33) Centerfield Mays (62): Snider (30) Tfighlfield AaronT69) Catcher Dailey (54) Campanula (27) Smith (18) 1 Muscatine Iowa Detroit Mich Williamatown Pa Falrfialdt Pa Cuba Martha Okla Harriftburt Fa -Dallas Tex Tamoa pla Petersburg Va Georgetown Del 170 Cincinnati Ohio 1 180 Cincinnati Ohio 195 Philadelphia Pa 160 Sumter ri40 Mount Pleaiant Cs-170 Egvot Pa 162 Charleston 8 160 Racine Wise 160 Greensboro 177 Moca Puerto Rleo 170 Fort Lauderdale Fla 160 Camden July 101130-31 "Appalachtair July 6 7x 26-27 July 1-2-22-23 July 8 9-28X 29 Aug 14 15-27 Aug Ilx 12-30 ug 16-17-26 June 26 Tuly 4a i4x 15 Augr3 4x 22 Aug 18x 19-31T- "June-25- Rookie 27-28 18-19 7-8-29 June July Aug Johnson City June 29 3ix July 20-21x Aug 9-10-26 July 12 13 1-2-20-21-30 July 3-4n-24-25 Aug 13 Sept 2 "July 6-7 x-26-27" Aug 14-13 Sept lx July-12 13 -Aug 1-2-20 21-31 June 29-30x July 20 Aug 9-10-27-26 League July 10-1130-31 Aug 18x 19-28 Pulaski June 25 July 3-4n-24-25 Aug 13 Sept 2 Schedule THE 1957 JOHNSON CITY PHILLIES hail from 18 different atates Cuba and Puerto Rico Pennsylvania 'tops the list with six South Carolina and Ohio claim three each and Wisconsin Florida and North Carolina two Average age of the Phillies is 19J weight is 1766 pounds Average height is about two-tenths of an inch over six feet -A COUPLE OFMEMBERS of the slate championship Kings-port High School players who tried out for the Johnson City Phillies have been signed by the Cleveland Indians the Associated Tress revealed last night The Tribe' snared Captain Johnny Whited and Richartt A Williams Each got a $4000 contract it was Tttfffted Both boy were over here and the Phil were highly inter- ested in both boys particularly Whited But as they say in another sport of another season nayrthc bh bounce 1 July 8 9 28x 29 Aug 16-17-31 June 28 July 4a Ilx 15" Aug 3-4x 22 Salem June July 18-19 Aug 7-8 Sept lx July 6-7x 26-27 Aug 14-15 26 June 26 July 3 4n 14x 24 25 Sept 2 July 16-17 Aug 5-6-23-24-25X July 12-lJ Aug 1-2 20-21 Sept lx June2I28x July 1819 Aug 7 6 29 5 Key afternoon night 23- Aug Ilx 12 30 -Tobr 16-17 Aug 5 6 23-24 25x Wytheville July 10-11-21 30-31 Aug 18x I Sunday Johnson ciTYmtss-cunotnaE SUNDAY JLNE 23 y57 SECTION C-PAGE i if.