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Lee Sportbeat fhanks To Jack Edmondson Jack Edmondsofi, the new athlete director for the Pampa scho6l liystem, certainly deserves a pat in the back and a vote of confi- In it, Edmondson defines a coach in the following manner: "That person responsible for the direction of any extra-curricular or on any grade level including athletic ac, Edmondson presented a ttvities, choral) band, dramatic and itype of "athletic" or "extra-eurfi-l school sponsored clubs." eulaf eode" and asked that the This, in itself, will cover just Idence. At yesterday's school board White So Pierce Iboard consider it for approval, EdmOndson's code is something system's athletic depart- jjnent needs, and it is this corner's that such a code is adopted and enforced, it will improve athletic system. I the school system 2 Points Especially Strong about any activity a student can participate in. The program covers 12 points, and all of them seem basically solid, well thought-out and should, in the long run, be a definite asset to Mastery 12 TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, I960 83rd YEAR As an eighth point, Edmondson' states: "Students should elect their ac tivities for participation and have the opportunities to participate in any or all activities his talent, time and interest will permit." In another point, it is stated: "A coach shouldn't coerce nor pressure any student to elect only one activity instead of another. Broad participation should be encouraged." In writing this, Edmondson has virtually eliminated any possibility of a coach influencing a boy to concentrate on any one sport.

This, in our opinion, is only right. A high school student, usually around 17 or 18 years old, isn't generally mature enough to know whether he wants to concentrate on one certain sport or not. And 1 many instances, he hasn't develop level, it is understandable why Is encotiraged to participate in onl one sport. ed physically to the extent that he should be limited to one sport. After a boy reaches the college At this level, the student is un der a much more rigid scholastii program.

And too, more emphasis is plac ed on winning, what with crowds of up to 75,000 on hand for footbal games and 20,000 for basketbal contests. The pressure is understandably a lot greater. But for high school athletics, we eel that Edmondson is definitely on the right track. And that the school board made a wise choice when it named Ed mondson athletic director. Grid Fans Due For Surprise We met Sharon Haralson for the first time at yesterday's school board meeting and were duly impressed.

He is president of the Harvesters; Quarterback Club, and he plans were beginning to shape up' the general opinion of foot- for making this year's club one of ball ans that it takes three years fans during the district race. From all indications, especially those the players gave in the Future-E game, it's almost certain that no team will embarass them this fall. Fans Welcome Grapplers Back A crowd of about 400, and about 10 times that many boos welcomed wrestling back to the Top 0' Texas Sportsmen Club last night. The boos came when Iron Mike DiBiase was disqualified 16 minutes at 8:32 in the best of three fal match which had an hour time limit. But Iron Mike came back in less than two minutes and evenec the count at a fall apiece.

Iron Mike then proceeded to pul and 55 seconds deep in the main (Hamilton's hair and gouge his eyes event. And the Bronx cheers were all for Iron' Mike, and not for his victorious opponent, Silent Joe Hamilton had taken the first fall Sports Briefs before Hamilton threw him again. But Referee Tommy Phelps disqualified Iron Mike before he even attempted to count him out. In the semifinals, Sonny Myer and Bob Geigel battled to a no- contest finish as Phelps disqualified both wrestlers for being out of the ring. Jack O'Reilly won the prelim over Nick Roberts on a disqualification.

Promoter Gale Clark, who was jacking his first program here, said he was pleased with crowd, even though he did sustain Amos Alonzo Stagg will receive a "small loss at the gate." the biggest and best yet. Since Babe Curfman came to Pampa he has gained following, and rightfully so. It's readily apparent that Babe has a vast knowledge of football fundamentals, and the ability to teach them to his players. But more important, he has ah uncanny knack for being a leader, among his players. They I'sten to his advice, and they saem I to like him.

If you don't think so, just drop by his home some night. It's very seldom that at least One of his players or ex-players isn't sitting in the back yard, absorbing the Curfman philosophy. This year the Harvesters have for a new coach to build a winning team, and this is Curfman's third year at Pampa. When Paul (Bear) Bryant took over as head coach at Texas he built a title contender inside of three years. But even the Bear, one of the most feared coaches in college football circles, will tell you he had a he National Football Foundation's old medal award on his 98th irthday next Tuesday, Aug.

18, or his contributions to American intercollegiate football. Stagg, known as "the grand old man of football," will be honored at a luncheon in his home town of Stockton, Calif. The award will be presented by Chester J. Laroche, president of the National Football Foundation. Previous recipients of the gold medal award were President Eisenhower 1958 apd Gen.

Doug- "I thought we had a good crowd, considering the weather conditions," Clark said. "And I feel certain we'll have even better crowds at future programs." Tickets for next week's matches! tremendous amount of luck. lias MacArthur in 1959. Bryant had the opportunity to recruit the players he wanted. In high school circles, the policy of recruiting is frowned upon by the Texas Interscholastic League.

(Number 7) scrambles to home plate too U) makes the sion To hamoionsh wilt be put on sale at Richards nant Drug Thursday. NEW YORK (UP!) This is the year that television may have won the American League pen- DETROIT Tiger and Cleveland Indian fans are beginning to wonder if their favorite clubs have become the new "trad- You've got to take plover ing cousins" of the American the potential to surprise a Jot of gure this fall. come up through the junio high ranks and hope for the best. Still, don't be surprised if th Harvesters cut a pretty fancy fi HENRY AARON, left, and ED MATHEWS Braves' Artillery Fizzles Keep Braves Off Top Big Guns Failing To Hit MILWAUKEE, Wis. (UPI)-The Sfiiwaukee Braves know why they ire not in first place, but there's not much they can do about it ixcept wait.

Henry Aaron and iddie Mathews aren't hitting. With the National League race ill out of kilter from pre-season problems this year is lack of late inning punch. There are several ways to measure how many games the Braves have lost in the late innings after they were ahead. The word is out that if you can get in front of the 1960 Braves iaie in the game, the con- League. Early in the season the swapped batting stars, the Tigsr sent Harvey Kuenn to the Indians for Rocky Colavito.

Last week it was managers Jimmie Dykes of the Tigers wen to Cleveland and Joe Gordon re ported to Detroit. Monday the teams announced that Tiger Coach Luke Appling has jeen sent to Cleveland the Indians announced that Coach Jo Jo White would report to Detroit. BUENOS AIRES Angel Firpo, Argentina's legendary "wild bull of the Pampas," was given a hero's funeral Munday. Thousands of boxing fans, celebrities, admirers and friends paid their final respects to Firpo, who died Sunday of a heart attack at 65. The "wild bull" gained worldwide fame in 1923 when he fought Jack Dempsey for the world heavyweight championship at the Polo Grounds in New York.

Firpo knocked Dempsey out of the ring in the first round but was Fight Obstacles Still Lingering, Champion Says NEW YORK (UPI) Heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson, before flying to Sweden early today, admitted there were still "a few obstacles" to be straightened out before he could fight Ingemar Johansson in November. One of the obstacles, he toid reporters at Idlewild Airport, is Johansson's reported desire to postpone the fight until next year because of his tax situation. "I hope everything will he straightened out in conferences ut Stockholm or Goteborg during next couple of days," the champion said. "Then we'll all know where we're at." Although Floyd had been hope- ul of having his "rubber match" with Johansson at Los Anpeles in November, he said he would be There was a time when base ball scouts sweated their, wa through the "bushes" in searc of talent. But the New York Yan kee bird dogs sat comfortably i front of the magic picture bo and then suggested the team pic up Luis Arroyo to stiffen a will ing bull pen.

Roadrunners Seek National Tourney Bid The Pampa Roadrunners face perhaps their biggest test of the season tonight when they go to Canyon to battle the Irrigation League All-Stars. Game time is 8 p.m. knocked out round. in the following If the Roadrunners win, they will capture a berth in a nationa semi-pro baseball tournament at Wichita, Kan. But, if they lose, it's all over but the shouting, and any games manager Ntiwt Secrest decides to schedule for the rest of the summer.

Ivan Wooten will be Secrest's choice to take the mound in the 8 p.m. contest. "I feel certain we'll WM it," Se- willing to wait until January or crest said. "In fact, my prediction ebruary, "but no longer than'is that we'll win it by one run." March," if Swedish Ingemar in-j i sisted upon fighting next year. Indiana Vs.

Texas BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (UPI)Athletic Director Frank Allen has announced that the Indiana football team will play Texas in 1965 and 1966 and Washington State in 1965. Bout Out PORTLAND, Ore. (UPI) The Benny (Kid) Paret-Don Jordan welterweight champion Jordan, bout.i And the "yoyo" well could the difference between the Yan kees and seven also-rans. It all started when an adjec live pitcher named Fidel Castro cut loose with so many curve balls that the Havana team of the International League was moved to Jersey City.

Next, in the sequence of events, the displaced senors found it time to entertain the Richmond club which is a Yankee farm team. At this time, over in Yankee Stadium old Casey Stengel was jamming all 10 fingers on the panic button. The bull pen was full of cows. Ryne Duren couldn't find the plate even with his best glasses. Bobby Shantz was overworked and Duke Maas was getting murdered.

So the scouts pulled up a chair front of the teevee set to watch heir kindergarden kids from Richmond perform and ascertain whether any of them might be ready to graduate to the big eagues. Instead, their eyes were attracted by a chunky left-handed pitcher for the erstwhile Cubans. He reminded them of Eddie Lopat, once a high class Yankee fireman. He had the same build, the same "junk," the same control and the same ability to put out rival hitters. It was, of course, Arroyo.

The Yankees nailed him and, as the moment, he could be the dif ference between first place am see you next spring. "Yoyo" has saved three games, worked in one other winner and finished up the afternoon's toil for a pair of de 'eated throwers who had departed the premises. Luis has been around a long while and, at 33, may not be destined to old age pension at the stadium. But he could be another case such as those of 'ohnny Sain, Johnny Mize, Ewell Blackwell, Tom, Ferrick and lountry Slaughter. Each of them, after late but timely acquisition, 'ielped the Yankees to pennants.

Umpires Careless With Calls, Yankees' Sage Stengel Vows Chicago Collects 14 Hits By GARY KALE United Press International Billy Pierce, passed up it the White Sox 1 World Series starting rotation last season is developing a mastery ovei the Yankees in the hopes d'i realizing a lifelong ambition in this year's classic, The Chicago southpaw defeated New York for the second straight time Monday night, 9-1, to move the White Sox to within a half game ot the first place Yankees in the American League. Pierce's newly-attained supremacy over Casey Stengel's crew gave him an 11-7 record for the season, a big improvement on the 4-15 mark of 1959 that failed to impress Al Lopez in his choice ol starters in the World Series against Los Angeles. Pierce was admittedly disappointed that he did not start a game. Chicago won its fourth straight and evened the series at 8-8 With York as Pierce scattered our hits. Minnie Minoso and Jim LarkUs the big guns in the Whit 14-hit attack 1 against loserl Whitey Ford and reliever Ralph erry.

Each collected three hits.l tfinoso driving in three runs. I Minoso drove in his first run 'ith a single in the opening in-1 ing and pushed two more across! i the fifth with a bases-loaded I ingle. I Nellie Fox hit safely in his 13th traight game as the White Sox I von their fourth in a row against "ord. The Yankee southpaw lost 'i is seventh game against seven Washington whipped Kansas City, 10-7, in the only other American League game. National League play was limited to Milwaukee's 7-6 victory over Los Angeles and Cincinnati's 4-3 ninth-Inning win over San Francisco.

Harmon Killebrew and Earl Battey broke Washington's three- game losing streak as each col. lected four hits against Kansas City pitching. Killebrew's 14th homer of the season with a man on in the sixth iced the game for the Senators. Battey drove in four runs with a bases-loaded double. in the fifth and a single in the sixth.

Rudy Hernandez, who relieved starter Hal Woodeshick in the A's two-run fifth, won his third straight game. Dick Williams's five hits and Norm Siebern's four safeties led Kansas City's attack. John Tsitouris was defeated in wiin i a bis Ml YYfXit UCJ CHICAGO leagueigether straighten out the inter- h' f' rst start this year. impires are "careless" in calling alls and strikes, Manager Casey tengel of the New York Yankees harged today. "I'd like to see them take movies the pitches," he said, "and at he end of the season, check them ver just to see how accurate pretations so that both loops would have the same kind of umpiring.

"We play all season in the American League with the umpires working behind the plats, and we get in the World Series scheduled for later this month at Seattle, has been cancelled, promoter Tommy Moyer announced Monday. Paret won the title from Jordan earlier this year. i predictions, maybe it's just part test is pretty well won' ef (he trend of things thatj The 0 come from be 'I 9 1 eagUe t0p hilUrs Bounce can be laid at door of Mathews and Aaron, for the most part, end both players accept this responsibility. have poor years at once. Who would have thought at the beginning of the season that Pitts- feurgh would be threatening to piake the pennant chase a run- BATON ROUGE, I a Arilau- tmy, and U)at St.

Louis Watsoi member of group fee pushing rated contenders like stales hters and segrega tionists protesting the Democratic Party's civil rights plank; WiJwukee, Los Angeles, and San Francisco out of the first division? Who also would have thought that with two-thirds of the season "It's time we stood up and raised a little hell about the way the national party has treated the Aaron wou'd be hitting .288 Soufh." I Bead Ine News Classified THE SPIRIT OF ST. Flood scores from first base on Hal Smith's double at i Busch Stadium. Del Crandall of the Milwaukee Braves gets the ball too late to tag the Cardinals' fleet center fielder. Julian Javier, the second baseman who put the breath of life I -back into the Red Birds, makes sure Umpire Vianie Smith calls the play correctly. and the All-Star games and jjc-t hey are.

I'll bet they'd know then'National League umps who work which were good umpires and at the side of the plate. "If they work one place or another in the minor leagues c-nd come up, then they've got to change. I should think that somewhere in baseball, there'd be which weren't." Stengel, whose team Monday night lost 9-1 to the White Sox, wouldn't recommend use of an "electric eye" for spot umpiring during a game. But he said the American and National leagues should get tn- somebody smart enough to straighten this out so we all the same umpiring," he said. Professiona Grid Wrapup FOREST GROVE, Ore.

(UPI)Tom Landry, head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, made four position changes Monday 93 be cent he squad through a relatively ight workout. He moved Bobby Cross, veteran ackie from the St. Louis Cardinals, to offensive center; line backer Bill Striegel to defensive end; rookie offensive guard By "surprise" him in losing 16-10 Saturday to the National Football League veteran San Francisco 49ers at Seattle, but added that he was "pleased" with the team's showing and it lived up to his expectations. Dallas will workout at the Pacific University training camp until Friday then leave for San Antonio, for the second of games A three-run homer by pinch hitter Wes Covington in the eighth inning enabled Milwaukee to overcome a five-run deficit and move to within five games of first place Pittsburgh in the National League. Los Angeles, which dropped seven games off the pace, quickly ran up a 6-1 lead, but the Braves made in 6-3 in the fifth on Eddie Mathews' 23rd homer.

Covington's blast capped a four. run Milwaukee rally that gave reliever George Brunet his second win. Ed Roebuck, who served up the home run ball, lost his third game. Ed Bailey's ninth-inning homer off Mike McCormick sent San Francisco reeling to its fifth con- secutive loss and eighth defeat in (the last nine games. Ed Kasko, Vada Pinson and Gordon Coleman each had two hits tha Cincinnati triumph.

Willie Kirkland hit his 12th homer for Giants, but it failed to help McCormick, who lost his seventh game. Jim' Brosnan finished up for Red starter Claude Osteen and woh is fifth game. Dartmouth Coach HANOVER, N.H. (UPf)-Guil. ford (Bill) Joyner has resigned as assistant track coach at Dartmouth to accept a post at the University of The new position is piofessor of physical education and varsity cross-country coach.

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