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i47 -4W VMI 6 BUCS TO STAY IN PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH Oct 30-Ai John Gal breath president of the Pittsburgh Pirates emphasized again Friday he has no intention of moving the franchise out of the steel city "I am deeply concerned by the reports of the press that we are interested in moving the Pirates' franchise out of the National League" said Caibreath in a statement He added: "Only last week the board or directors of our ball dub met in an all-day session to discuss our future plans for our farm system improve our ball dub and what we might do to get the city of Pittsburgh to move more actively in their program for a new stadium "We are somewhat concerned over the fact that we have only four remaining years on our lease with the University of Pittsburgh" Over Colonials Richmond Times-DIspatch Sat Oct 81 1959 1 3 SP0RTV1EW Three TD Passes By Cliauncey Durden Pitched by Dyer imes-Dif patch Sports Editor piToxrNr)' A Funny Business By Steve Guback Times-PispatcX Sportt Writer WASHINGTON Oct 30 Dazzling VMI displayed one of the best pass-and-catch batteries at Griffith Stadium here Friday night since Walter Johnson was pitching to Muddy and the new names are Howard Dyer and Dick Evans Dyer threw three touchdown passes and Evans caught all three as the Keydets rocked George Washington 28-6 in a Southern Conference bout that drew crowd of about 3000 includ-ing cheering corps of cadets THE REGIONAL TELECASTS of college football games never cease to amaze this department Knowing exactly nothing of how the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) goes about selecting the games to be telecast regionally or how the television people go about selling a regional telecast to sponsors we still cannot fathom a funny business such as today's regional telecast of the West Virginia-Penn State game at Morgantown Va The West Virginia-Penn State game will mark the first time a live telecast of a football game has originated in West Virginia A nine-state network will carry i the telecast The game may be seen on TV screens hi Virginia (Roanoke Peters-burg-Richmond Hampton Bristol'and Harrisonburg) North and South Carolina Georgia Alabama Florida Tennessee Kentucky and Mississippi Yet It will if OT be carried by a single West Virginia or Pennsylvania TV station Imagine the Interest in the West Virginia-Penn State game in Georgia! Or in Mississippi where everyone is talking and living for Ole Miss-LEU ganve at Baton Rouge Regional telecast? Since when did West Virginia or Pennsylvania fall' in the same region with Alabama and Tennessee? The West Virginia-Penn State telecast should hit a new low In the Nielsen ratings in the Deep South Statistics from VMI The scoring pitches came on VMI plays of 13 32 and 21 yards te ew Ml Ml 1 land perhaps GW should have been forewarned about this effective combination The -J Dyer-to-Evans duo obviously vars kick falls) from Dyne from Dyar 1 from Dyar plunst Ira a Ears Wanted Some Real Preaching bent on some sort of a record vmi for efficiency also clicked for v- three touchdowns last week against Davidson In addition to its TD maneuvers the same pair also collaborated for a two-point conversion Fifth Triumph The victory gave the Keydets a 3-1-1 record and assures them of their third straight rtm I Ivans IS pan (Ivina paaa from Dyar) Ivans pass (Dyar run) Ivana 1 pass (klek falMl whatatana 1 falM) ner smashing the yards on a burst final six off left wining season an achievement! tackle Horner got the drive ail the moie remarkable since moving from 32 wllh a S'lf phots hr Smtt Din THE UNIVERSITY OF football team was taking a bad beating from South Carolina back in September and line coach Whitworth was of a mind something should be done about that beating He called over sophomore fullback Wayne Taylor a 190-pounder who is studying for the ministry and said to him: "Son planning to be a minister Now I want you to go in there and preach us a sermon I don't mean a sermon on peace and pacification I mean one on hell-fire and damnation" a a a a Knights' Runkle Gains Four in Second Quarter Before Creery Gar' Mansfield Get Him 'pair of nine-yard Jaunts but i VMI entered the campaign with only one returning regular jHermitage On Radio TV This Week End Hie Tougher the Better Springers Lane by 14 to 7 Several key rivalries including a budding new one will head slate for armchair sports enthusiasts On tap is the Richmond-VPI Big Five battle an Intersectional clash between seventh-ranked Penn State and West Virginia and Independents Notre Dam Navy and Air Force All of this plus a double horse Sam Horner Just to show still around Horner provided first touchdown on a six-yard power smash and got off booming punta of 64 and 63 yards The Colonials losing their fifth straight and now 1-6 avoided a shutout with a fourth-quarter touchdown against reserves but they were 28 points In the red when it i finally came In the first half tra point placement meant the when VMI raced off to a 14-0 difference a fired-up Hermitagellead the Colonials failed to edged Manchester 7-6 at City Penetrate the Keydet 40 against Stadium last night eagw and pursued with gingle- The conversion specialist split minded purpose the uprights after Randy Atkin Dyer a crafty 183-pound THOSE FOOTBALL RATING SYSTEMS miss nothing One of the systems even rates the toughness of schedules based on the power ratings of opponents According to that system Georgia Tech is playing this season the fourth toughest schedule The Atlanta Yellow Jackets who have played in order Ken tucky SMU Qemson Tennessee Auburn and Tulane must still face Duke Notre Dame Alabama and Georgia That Is the kind schedule Georgia Coach Bobby Dodd wants Dodd terms "ridiculous" the oft-expressed idea that college football teams can only be three times a season idea that boys 18-19-20 years old play ten good football games a year is a myth" says Dodd "It may be that the loose ball on the Springer 33 and raced unhindered into the end zone Duane Bickers booted the extra point for the temporary tie Earle Copp Thanks to its favorite touchdown play Highland Springs still is in the running for the Central District and Group I football titles The Springers pulled a pass For the most part the game was a defensive effort for both racbl rd conies your way teams Tommy Allen Duane old coaches used to back that theory to make it easier to double wih 1 Bicker Barrett "steve Hen- winning season They used to schedule three or fpur tough terback Don Bedford throwing Tommy Phillips and' Fcotbaii earn statist games with soft touches and fillers in between never a oend Jake Adamson a 41-yard jijy McCue sparked that 1 oanm FsstbaN vs Air Ison broke a coreles deadlock Junior from Greenville Miss threw nine times scoring play that gave the Springers a 14-7 decision over Lane in Lane in a difr-hanger going four yards on quarter- only and had back sneak for the only m- 'them showed on the scoreboard department for the Knights countered by Adams iwam Faraai wrva beforery-v Rnnni Jones Vic' Fsotbaii Navy at Hiehland Konni Jones ic Nrtri Dm Facia wmbg at mgniana Buter Kpeiteri Butch Jones Racinp Jock Cold cup and Bobby Owens for the Springers The Springer defense still Black i vit Rjdie-iwLii I 1 jMllaga Football Vlrfima atj preserved the slate at 7-0 Stats touchdown midway in the third The Colonials pass-minded as run of important gamea without a break "Where morale is high where coaches do not worlfthe life nut of their men on the practice field' where' the boys WANT to play! there is' no reason why they will not play their beat every week Games hire decided by the way the ball bounces Springs last night not by whether a team la or So many good players are turned out by the high schools now that every college has enough good ones to beat you with a few breaks It la beginning to sound like an excuse to say your team has been steamed up too often a an estimated 1 000 an estimated luuu The win' Springers clean Highland Springs 7-7 deadlock with minutes on a quarter The LanceipfMr) their advertisement claimed Continued on Page 14 Col 1 Everything Butch Nunnaliy scored the Manchester TD with avoided a leu than four quick 69-yard drive in three plays The first was an Uncompleted pan off spread formation by Bedford The second an 28-yard spurt down the middle off the same went 10-for-25 but were thwarted by four interceptions Tricky Defense Trying to check the VMI attack that rate as the SC best the Colonials came out with a tricky defense alternating between a five-man line and a 4-3 setup but that hard- Lana Highland Springs I 7 14 TOMORROW IM Coltogo Foot boll Navy at Nairn Dam Channal It (Taas) I IS Fra Football Waohlagtan at Philadelphia Channol It Fra Football Waihlngtsn at Rhiiadalphia -WRNL Fritz1 eleven now 5-2 overall tt Uui vajfn second place in (he Metro warkPsarkM of Golf TvjpoHtan standings and in a tie 1 4:45 )eft in the game But his placement attempt for the equalizer was wide to the left The win pul coach Chester jfor third with the Lancers Lana scaring -111 rncsvarsd fumble) Bickers iplaoemmti Highland Springs tearing Tauch-dawns: Blanchard (IS paaa from Rod- spread by Ken Blanchard to the Lane 41 i Dyer contributed the key gain when he went for four yaijds cm a quarterback sneak whpn the Keydets faced a crucigl fourth and one situation on' 33 1 Dyer twice again registered gains on sneaks and when the Keydets got down to the six Horner was called on for- his scoring power drive Nelson Elliott's conversion try was wide leaving it at 6-0 with 4:12 left in the quarter Score by Air The next time VMI got possession following an interception by 'Butch Armlstead the Keydets went toathe air to go the 66 yards In eight plays There were four passes all to end Dick Evans who played with both VMI units In the drive that began late in the first period and ended with 2:10 gone in the second stanza lT The first pass was by Bobby' Mitchell for -22 yards to 45 The next was by Dyer for 16 to the GW 29 Mixing his plays well Dyer rolled out tor 13 yards to 13 and then fired another pass' to Evans over the middle for the score The same Dyer-to-Evans combination produced the two-point converalon VMI didn't go all the way the third time It had posse: Ion but one of Horner's punts nearly did He quick-kicked from the VMI 18 to GW's 18 a 64- yard punt The Cblonials meanwhile advance during the half past VMI's 40 and had two of their passes Intercepted Start an Same Note The Keydets started the second half as they did the first a touchdown Cornier returned the kickoff 46 yards to 46 Dyer made good on another fourth -down -and-one quarterback sneak to the-GW 35 and two plays later Dyer tossed to Evans for the score The big end from WII-merding Pa caught the pass on the 15 dodged one tackier spun away from another and dashed into the end zone where he was tackled too late by Duane Whetstone The play covered 32 yards 'Dyer added the two-point conversion owa run to make it 22-0 after failing to get off his pass Later in the period the Keydets third Interception and 19-yard return to 23 by Dyer set up another possible score but a fourth-down pass in the end zone was dropped by Traynham GW cranked up a threat of its own Its first marchfig in11-'" detoured the whippet-fast the Centra! District race High- Keydet VMI rushing bag land Springs which toppled a 229 arda considerably Lane 14-7 last night leads both better tha" average and leagues The Springers are 70 Horner gained 67 yards on The hM CITADEL AT which two weeks ago beat Pe-i overall The loss was the second in succession for coach PiK Continued on Page 14 Cbl 5 Spiders to Tangle With Tech Today nine carriei a neat 74 aver age to pace all rusher Tire Keydets showed they meant business right from the start marching 68 and 66 yards for touchdowns the Bret two times they had the ball Touchdown No 1 came on a 13-play ground raid with Hot HarmHagp Mandisstsr I I 7W as Scaring: HartnitapalAtkinaan guartarback sunk) Can vara ion: Crsn-afiaw (lacamant Nun tersburg 7-O Redford handed off to halfback Butch who gave it to halfback Butch Lammay coming around to the left and Lammay pitched out to Bedford The quarterback hit Adams with the pass on the 25 and the 6-6 end steamed downfield knocking off two would-be tacklera for the winning touchdown Nearly a Tie At that Lane almost pulled back into a tie In the time remaining the Black Knights playing their best game of the season drove from their own guartarback anaak) nally Off the Book Shelves THE BOOKS ABOUT SPORTS and sport personalise continue to roll the presses at frightening speed One wonders how so many of them sell as they must for the publishers continue bringing them out Some of the books we've read and enjoyed of late: Roy Campanula's ITS GOOD TO BE ALIVE (Little Brown A CP Boston 306 pp $450) This is the heart-warming story of the former great catcher of the Brooklyn Dodgers his years in the Negro and Latin winter leagues his tremendous seasons with the Dodgers his tragic and paralyzing accident and hii philosophy gained since that accident The none-too-pieasant autobiographies of broadcasters Bill Stem (THE TASTE OF ASHES written by Oscar Fraley the UPI sports writer and published by Henry Holt A Co 218 pp $393) and Ted Husing (MY EYES ARE IN MY HEART written with Cy Rice and published by Bernard Geisa Associates 287 pp $395) The Messrs Stem and Husing were two of the most famous of broadcasters each earned big money Husing hitting as high as a quarter-million dollars a year and each was the victim of a terrible feeling of insecurity Stern became a dope addict but has fought his way back' Husing remains blind from a brain tumor operation hence the title of hia autobiography In adversity Husing and Stem rid themselves of their hsunting fears of or so they believe There will go on sale next week THE HISTORY OF BASEBALL by Allison Danzig and Joe Reichler (Prentice-Hail Inc Englewood Cliffs 412 pp $1250) THE HISTORY OF BASEBALL is a monumental book In addition to the 412 large (nearly twice the size of the usual book page) pages there are 64 pages of well-selected pictures THE HISTORY OF BASEBALL is broken down into 17 chapters (there is also an appendix which contains baseball records) which trace baseball from Its origin (nope Abner Doubleday did not Invent the gaine) to Ita present state There are profiles of and anecdotes about all the great players and managers past and present and vivid descriptions of the big moments in the big games This Is the complete history of baseball done after painstaking research and with top-flight writing By Roscoe Puckett The Old Dominion serves ai the Southern Conference's main battleground today and the fra-! tures are two games pitting! 34 to the Highland Springs 10 title contenders against out-of-' the final whslIe hoping to dgb Highland Springs threatened Prin uPta all night but scored only one TD that In the second quarter They turned a Lane fumble Into the score with Bedford passing to fullback Ken Blanchard from the 10 after Butch Jones had recovered the bobble on the Lane 15 Rich Gil-lenwater kicked the extra point Lane also threatened several times in fact the Black Knights had one touchdown called back But It took a Springer fumble on a pitch out to give the Knights the score Carbo Pleads Guilty Continued on Page 14 CoL'4 1 NEW YORK Oct marred hia once handsome fM-lCuard Mike Barrett picked up Hoodlum Frankie Carbo sur-ures surmounted by a thatch1 silvery hair He was re- Li vor of an old-time Tulane 17-7 iFcrnandcz many gang war pleaded guilty Friday to having an undercover role In -for diabetes pending sentenc-boxing He long has been tabbed ing November 30 be treated At Williamsburg leagueleading Citadel (3-0 and 5-1 j-overall) against William and Mary a team perhaps in the mood for more mischief after posting Its first conference victory last week Muxzle Bulldogs The Tribe (1-3 and 2-4) will launch its effort to muzzle the Bulldogs at 2 pm a half hour after Virginia Tech and the University of Richmond renew! their grid rivalry in Blacksburg! Tech on the upswing after rocky start will be gunning for its third straight win one which would keep ils league coord at 2-0 and boost it over! 1 the 500 mark for the first time this fall at 4-3 The oddsmnkcr foresee vie-! tories for both The Citadel-and Virginia Tech each of which! envisions knocking over defend- ing chajnpion West Virginia in games later on But the narrow spreads suggest the possibilities of upsets The Citadel is only a six-point choice to chalk up its first tri- umph In four meetings with: WAM Tech which has dominated the aeries with Richmond! (22-4-4) is- given only a 10-j point nod over the defensively! tough Spiders who hare a ledger although they have given up Just eight touchdowns In their six games trounced with George Washington 28-6 in a confer- Posts Win After hia Indictment here state and federal tax charges were brought against him involving more than a million dollars They are still pending NEW ORLEANS Oct Tulane stormed back on Howard Khmer's field goal and quarterback Phil Nugent's touchdown pass In the second half for a gog-ahrouded 17-7 football victory over Texas Tech Friday night I The teams shared a 7-7 deadlock at halftime but Tulane found the range In the third quarter and went ahead ion 16-yard boot NEW YORK Oct Florentino "The Ox" Fernandez kept marching forward with superior strength and heavier firing power Friday night to wins a split 10-round decision jover Gaspar Ortega for his straight victory Fernandez weighed 146 Ortega 147 It was the unbeaten second strsight over the Mexican Indian whom he had dropped twice while winning a unanimous decision September 11 at Miami Beach Fernandez a wild and savafce puncher floor Ortega ih the ll'H-l i tr i iz Tutu Tadl Tulana a (talkbiatM run as a rackets czar of the professional ring capitulation marked the first time In more than 30 years that authorities were able to hang a rap on the 55-year-old mobster known to the underworld aa "Mr Gray" Back In 1928 he served 20 months for manslaughter in the killing of a cab driver He faces up to three years on three counts to which he pleaded guilty before his second trial day opened in General Sessions Court Seven other counts were dismissed Five times Carbo has been' arrested on- murder charges without convicted Carbo appeared pale and thin aa he arose in General Sessions Court" He pleaded guilty to conspiracy managing a boxer without a license and unlicensed matchmaking A diabetic the ravages of disease and prosecution have Tilkinitsa bkktS) AkaSia Msa frsm Csrsatt (Klanar kicks) Fa Klanar Tulana -Maaan 4 rasa Irani Nuuant (Klanar kicks I battle at Madison Square Gar-I wash ington leaving only one other- contest today' for a Big Five team i They fought after the bell in the second and tra'h rounds 4'' Sedgman Wins i it LONDON Oct (A-Frsnk Sedgman of Australia defeated Tony Trabert of Sait Lake City 10-8 5-7 6-2 at Wembley Stadium Friday night to retain his lead In Jack Kra- mer'a professional tennis grand prix I SilIT rMa Frail Dias Bobby Owens knocks aerial down in second period Springers won 14-7 as the crowd of 4500 paying I $11000 waved Mexican and Cu-han flags and chanted in unison: 1 "Fer-nandino" and "Or-tega 1 That's Virginia's 2 pm en-! gagement Wake Forest at NOT QVITK Lane's Ronnie Dur- ham goes up for a pass that almost meant a touchdown in last night's game with Highland Springs Spring- Frankie Carbo Admits Boxing Role ConfinuM on Tage 13 Col 5 uHkMa 7" rj yv UFRpFMMITMkl.