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Cleveland Defense Much Improved By JACK STEVENSON Associated Tress Sports Wirier TUCSON, Aril. club has tho potential to.score n.Iol of runs and our Infield defense Is improved 100 per cent." Thai's the appraisal of Joe Gordon, returning as manager of Uie Cleveland Indians (hat finished second In the American League last year. In the power department for the Tribe this season, Gordon feels Rocky Colavito has Die potential lo hit 40 to 50 home runs, not bad prediction since he clubbed 41 in 1958 and 42 last year. Also, Joe feels Tito Franconn. who hit .363 I TROPHIES M.

K. MCCONNELL, president of the Lynn Garden Optimist Club, presents CLAUDE MAYS, Lynn View's outsland- IT-N Pholo By lug basketball player's trophy. Holding trophy right is GENE ARNOLD, who was named the outstanding footballer. Va. Group III Cage Tourney Starts Friday LEXINGTON (AP) There nre three high school basketball coaches In Virginia who could be pardoned if they've spent as much time this week checking on the sky as on the fitness of their players.

Members of" Uie trio are Warren Carter of West Point. W. F. a Nidiffer of Valley of Hot Springs and A a Harrell of Hardln Reynolds of Crilz. Unless the weaUier interferes for a third time, and chances are I won't, their three teams will baltl It out here Friday and Salurdaj for the state Group HI champion ship.

Valley, boasting a 21-2 over-al record, takes on Hardin-Reynold (18-2) in the Friday night, openc at Virginia Military Institute. Th winner has a Saturday night rial for the title against West Poin (18-1V Nona of the three has ever won the championship, although West Point (six times) and Hardiri-Reyn- olds (once)'have'been in the slate tournamenrbefore. For once, the slate's smaller schools don't have to take a back seat to their bigger brethren In Group I and Group II, either, when it comes to tournament, altract- tions. Two players will be on display who have passed Uie a for their careers, and Carlyle Snead of Valley has a shot at becoming the second highest Group TTT scorer of all time. Sulphur Springs, Leon's Advance In FB Tourney FALL BRANCH Leon's Shell and Sulphur Springs scored near- Identical wins Thursday night to advance to the semifinals of the Fall Branch Invitational Basketball Tournament.

Homer Ryans and Dick Warren paced Leon's lo a 62-45 win over Holston Valley Community Hos- pllal. Frank Jones and Ed Gleek were the big guns as Sulphur Springs downed Garden Basket, 53-45. Ryans scored 14 points and War ren contributed 11 for Leon's. Bob Arnold topped KVC1I with 16. Ed Samples had 10.

Jones and Gleek each hit for ir In the Sulphur Springs victory. Lee Taylor and Bacon led Garden Basket with 16 and 14. respectively The two teams meet tonight In a semifinal game. In Ihe other game Broadstreet will take on Chuckey 66 Report For Vol Practice KNOXVILLE Wl--A squad of 6 hopefuls reported Thursday for Ui start of spring football practice a the University of Tennessee, an most of them got in on a full-speed offensive scrimmage. The Vols worked out for two hours in a session devoted primarily to callsthenlics and drills on football fundamentals.

Coach Bowden Wyatt ended the session, however, wilh the scrimmage. Tailbacks BUI Majors. Glenn Glass. Gene Eller. David Shields George Canale ran the various Letter Club Holds Annual Fete At IV Gene Arnold and Claude Mays vcre honored as "Most Valuable Kootball Player" and "Most Valuable Basketball respectively at the Lynn View Letter Ilub's annual banquet last night.

M. K. McCohnell. president of the Lynn Garden Optimist Club presented trophies to Arnold and Mays. Winners of other special awards were: basketball--Mays, most rebounds: Bobby Waye, most as sists; Colen Simons, best field Roa! percentage; and Tommy Guy.

besi free Uirow percentage: football -Larry Gilliam, most tacklets: Lar ry Fieenor, most yardage gained; Gillfam, most fumbles recovered; and Bobby Copas, most passes In tcrcepted. Senior lettermen were awardet miniature basketballs and footballs Captains for next year's footbal and basketball teams were an nounced. Gilliam and Benny Wamp ler will lead the gridders, and 0115 Waye will captain the basketba" team. On the program were Lette Club suember.s Pred Denney. La mar Martin and Tommy Wells Sandra Taylor; an Frank Creasy, guest speaker.

Three of Ihe 12 members of th National Jockeys Hall of Fam born outside the Un talcs. Ted Atkinson and Georg Voolf were born in Canada, an olm Longden in England. Goalhy Leads DeSoto Open By 1 Stroke BRADENTON, Fla. (API--Bob Goalby, 29, a handsome Illlnoi roduct playing out of Crysia liver, shot a four-under pn 17 to take a one-stroke lead in the first round o( the De- Soui Lakes Open Golf Tournament Thursday. Goalby came In early with his 34-33 over the par 35-36 --71 course.

One stroke behind him was Al Balding, a Canadian also playing out of Crystal River, and six play- were deadlocked in the 69 bracket, including the gallery darling, Sammy Snead of White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. An even dozen entrants managed to break par on Uie beauti- lul and tanlilizing DeSoto Lakes course, and 10 matched par figure. Other highly regarded players couldn't quite do It. Ken Vcnturi of Palo Alto.

hit 72, as did Joe Campbell of New York City, Jack Fleck of Los Angeles and Walter Birkemo of Franklin Hills, Mich. Gorge Bayer of Lemont. 111., came In with 73, as did Mike Souchak Grossinger, N.Y. Gary Player, best-known of the South African contingent, gol a 75. but his fellow countrymen, Dennis Hulchinson, shot a snappy 70.

Julius Boros of Midplnes, N.C., soared to a 77. Arnold Palmer of Ligoiiier, was in a good position wilh ft par 71. Welterweights Clash Friday By A ROSE NEW YORK (AD--Argentina's Federico Thompson and Cuba's Benny Paret, a couple of welter weights who were unranked and virtually unknown four months ago. clash Friday night for. the right to fight for Ihe title.

The winner of (lie television (NBC. 10 EST) 12-rounder at Mad son Square Garden will mee hamplon Don Jordan of Los An geles at Las Vegas. Ma: 1. Parct Is the 8-5 favorite. It was a startling fourth roun of Jordan in a non-titl Iglit in Buenos Aires lasl Deo.

1 hat shot, the Panama-born, 32 year-old Thompson Into the battl or a crack at the championship And it was a decisive upset ory over Charley Scott, the to contender who was all set for title fight, that boomed the 2: year-old Faret out of comparatK obscurity last Dec. 18. As a result Parct Is ranke fourth and Thompson third amon the contenders in the HI poui division. The record book gives Thorn son's record as 94-1-8. includln 52 knockouts.

Federico has an 11 beaten streak of 25, Including on draw, over a two-year span. st year wllh 20 homers should 20 to 25 this campaign and oodle Held add another 25 to 35. Both Vio Power and Johnny emplc can hit .300 and John Roano potentially Is a good power tier," surmises the pilot. Tho Infield should lino up wlUi ower at (list, cx-N a i a 1 aguer Temple at second, either eld or veteran George Strickland shortstop and Bubba Phillips at Ird. Gordon looks over a big bunch pitchers this spring Irylng to ecldc which to keep on Ihe var- ty.

Heading Uie youthful list light be Gary Bell and Jim Perry ho won 16 and 12 In 1859. Bolh re 23-year-old right-handers. Left-hander Herb Score could lake a big difference if he can egain his winning form. He start- great last campaign but lost his Ifectiveness to finish at 9-11. Jim (Mudcat) Grant posted a 0-7 mark last year.

Gordon also looks at some veter- ns and a group of youngsters oping to make the grade. Vcler- ns are Bob Lemon, Jack Harsh- nan, Johnny Brlggs, Ernie Johnon and Leo Klley. Rookies Include Carl Thomas. Wynn Hawkins, Dick Stigman and Bobby Locke. Colavllo and Francona have two if Uie outfield jobs nailed wlUi Jimmy Piersall expected to open center although ex-pro football Halfback Carroll Hardy gives him run for the spot.

Long Island Wins lu Tournament CHURCH HILL, Long Island defeated Elms Street. 40-22, in the quarter-final round of the Eas Tennessee Elementary Basketbal Tournament here Thursday night. Dennis i was the leadlns scorer for Long Island with points, and Doug Shook led Bin Street wilh 11 points. In other games played, Hunter whipped Unakn, 28-22, Dixon took a 41-28 win over Rock Creek, and Morrlstown slapped Happy Valley 25-18. KC Has Hot Rookie Prospect By JOE REICHLEII Associated 1'rcss Sports Wrllcr WEST PALM BEACH, Fin (APJ--The key figure In tho Kan sas City Athletics' movement to forsake seventh place for a more respectable address is a 23-year- old prospect who Is seeing his llrst major league training camp.

The lad Is Kenny Hanilln, whom the Alhlelics acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates to plug their gaping hole at shortstop. It's a momumentBl Job for any rookie, especially one who Is only years out of college and who balled only .251 with Columbus In the International league last year. "There Is no question, Hamlln is the key," snlri Bob Elliott, the freshman manager of the A's. "If 10 can hit around .240. we'll be all right because we have pretty good power and we can afford to carry him.

If he can't make it, we're In trouble." The Infield, figuring Hamlln as Friday, March 25, 1060 Klngsport New: 13 Sports Patrol U.S. Put. By STEVK SNJDKR NEW YORK I The upcoming box-office wars In pro football and baseball hinge on a single Item: Can any city support, iwo big league teams In Uils television Age? Millions of dollars aro riding on tho answer lo Uiat one. The deuce at hand says "nol" But pro football men in Angeles. New York, Dallas evi- Los and Uie San Francisco area are betting "yes." So are sponsors of the Continental Baseball League In New York.

And in Uio process of proving a point participants In boUx patronage wars probably nre in for the stormiest period in Uie history of either sport. A lip-off on problems- Involved Is the transfer ol Uie old pro football Cardinals from Chicago, also home of the Bears, to St. Louis. That's In lino wilh a trend In both sports lo eliminate two-team cities. Last season, Chicago was Uie only two-team city In pro loot- ball and Uie last In major league baseball wiUi Uie Cubs on North Side and the White Sox on Uio South.

No TV Connie Is The advantages of a one-team no at set-up are obvious. There's television conflict on games he shortstop. McCoveySees Rough Season PHOENIX, Ariz. Francisco's Willie A -McCovey San fig be Marv Tlironeberry at first! Jerry Lunv pc at second and Lou Klimchock, another rookie, at third. Klimchock, a .315 hlller at Shrevcport wilh lols of power, has been ililfted from second to third.

He has been Impressive at bat and (lie field. Throneberry. a left- Handed hitter, may be plalooned with Bob Cerv, who has voluntarily shifted from Uie outfield to base. It Hamltn falls short." said Elliott. "I'll have to move Lumpe (o short, relurn Klimchock lo second and play Dick Williams at third.

I wouldn't like to do 11. Lumpe Is better at second." Tho best thing about the A's Is Ihelr oulflcld. conslsllng of Hank Bauer in right, Bill Tnttle In con ures the 1960 season will bring his big baseball lest but says he faces i a more confidence." Thero didn't appear any lack ol confidence when the lowering flrsl Dascman broke Into Ihe Olants lineup last July 30 with singles and two triples off Robin Roberts. Ho went on to become Uie Na llonal League's rooklc-of-the-year with ft .354 batting average In 52 games. Including 13 home runs and 38 runs-batted-ln.

Also In the production were five triples and nine doubles. This spring Willie hasn't licci rattling the fences although collected eight lilts In his first 3 limes at bat In exhibition game for a healUiy .348 average. One Uio hits was a double Uio rest sin gles. home or on the road and there's no chanco of eJUier club becoming a "poor relation" after 009 more rough seasons. Baseball's "third leaguers" steered as far as possible from Uie two-team situation but figured if any city could handle two entries It Is New York.

So Uie Continentals anchored their Iropes in a New York franchise. They also hope to get into even non compeUtlvc areas- Buffalo, Dallas Fort Worth, toiiston, Denver, 1 AUanta, Toronto nd Mlnneapolis-St. Paul. But will New York turn out? For years the big town cupport- Uie Yankees, Dodgers and Plants. Yet when Uio latter two flew west Uiey never had 11 BO good.

The Braves were tha first to get out from under two-team jressure, moving from Boston to Milwaukee in 1D53. The Browns limped from St. Louis, a Cardinal own. to BalUmoio became Uie Orioles in 1D5A. Then Uio AthleUcs surrendered Philadelphia to Uie Phillies and ler.

Norm Slebern Rus3 Snydcr, Leo Cerv In reserve. In left Posada and and I feel more at ease Uiis sprln but a llttlo groin muscle has bee aggravating. It seems llko tha happens every spring. All of sudden it goes away." Willie said "I'm not hilling like I want or think I will. But I haven't bee The biggest surprise, sccordlng or think will.

But I nay to Elliott, has been Ihe pitching. I much of a spring hitter. the Giants Joined Uio Dodgers in a move to California, leaving New York to Uio Yankees by default. The National Football went through similar tortures during an earlier war the old All-America Conference. In the new war--NFL vs American Foolb.all 'League--there'll bo direct compellUon In four areas.

The AFL New York Titans will be bulking the old Giants, the new Los Angeles Chargers will be up against Uie popular Rams, a new team In a Wand challenges Uie San Francisco Forty-Nhiers and there's an unhappy conflict In Dallas with the new AFL Texans vs the new NFL Cowboys. Wallace Alley, rresldeal Jidv. THEY RE-GREW HAIR! APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS ALLEY'S PLYMOUTH CENTER 401 W. CENTER STREET New Sales and Service Center for PLYMOUTH, VALIANT We'd like to meet you, lo show you our showroom and our complete aervlca facilities. Of course, we'd like you to see our new 1960 Plymouths and Valiants, too.

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