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-A A 1 "5 f4i 'J -H- vv 7 -'v Si Uv 7 fading Block COLUMBUS Ohio (UPI) Baseball made its first three big winter changes today with Tommy Davis in left field for thel -4 Mot HalPossible work out Griffith at to play more Wills on the Mets Ron Hunt at second base effect at all on Wills" Alston said Asked if Wills was still available for a trade Alston answered have to say In the first inter-league trade of the winter meetings the Yankees sent third baseman Clete Boyer to the Atlanta Braves for rookie outfielder Bill Robinson As a shirt-tail to the swap which was the second of the day Richmond affiliate in the International League sent pitcher Federico (Chi Chi) Olivo to Syracuse from the same circuit The Yankees also will option a player to be designated later to Syracuse and he be worth much if he Hunt who hit 288 and drove in 33 runs this year after coming back from a shoulder separation the previous season said at his home in St Louis he had hoped to stay with the Mets Vbiit we have everything we want" Hickman last of the original Mets selected in the special expansion draft in 1961 broke his wrist last May and was but of action until Aug 19 He batted 238 in 58 games but reports from Caguas of the Puerto Rican Winter League that his wrist has completely healed Work at Third Westrum said the 23-year-old Griffith who batted 278 at Spokane will work out at third base in spring training -if his bat is real hot leave him in the lineup" He also said Davis might play first base once in a while to give the more maneuverability Where does all this leave Wills who was put on the trading block by the Dodgers? see where it has any for the Dodgers and Mickey J11 Mamie at first base' for f1 Yankees but go away Davl 1 National there may be more Far- it usually take 1 the tor he Sw? Ithll startMlTiVatma-" wMe bis ankle Bavasi and president Bing earty ta M65 was iUB I vine of file Mets broke the trad-1 ling logjam at the baseball meet- Davis was trad- lings lesdays with a lourplayar ground Davis and between him ami the left- Hunt TT fielder although the Dodger mkannifa oft aw manager admitted Davis The Yankees meanwhile "Ld gripping he mulling over the conversion for TTT years finally made up their minds to bring in Mantle from the outfield to first base New I general manager Lee MacPhail land field manager Ralph Houk made the decision to begin the Mantle switch March 1 when the Yankee regulars report for spring training The first trade of the baseball I meetings which move to Pittsburgh Thursday sent the 27-1 year-old Davis to the Mets in exchange for Hunt and Jim Hickman The Dodgers also tossed I in infielder-outfielder Derrell I Griffith who played most of this I year at Spokane Both Happy Both managers Walt Alston I of the Dodgers and Wes Wea-trum of the Mets were happy over the trade despite the fact that three of the players were hobbled by injuries during the past two years needed an infielder explained Alston we I feel we got a good one in As for Hickman' the Dodger skipper said not concerned right now where going to play work that out in spring training" Presently the infield Maxwell Stiles Editor Bob LIFE BEGINS AT 70 Life have to stop just because you reached the retirement age These four men whose' average age is 75 prove it by playing a brisk game of handball at Hollywood YMCA Serving is Jess Kirk-patrick 69 front left Bill Hruska 83 Back left A (Mac) McLarren 75 right Gus Peterson 73 For details of Hollywood prgrams see Styles In Sportscolumn a "wi DERRELL GRIFFITH RON HUNT JIM HICKMAN Pro Grid Citizen-News STYLES in By MAXWELL STILES Life Begins At 70 Df IKle Getis Daniel Executive Editor D-2 Wednesday Nov 30 1966 To CCkk Symi NEW YORK (UPI) Nation-1 shapes up this way Wes Parker al Football League club owners I at first Hunt at second Maury ran into a road block Tuesday Wills at short and Lefebvre at trying to re-align their 16 teams third Alston explained the trade woi up ness Including naming a site for ways thought he would be much the first Bowl" game better" One hitch developed because Play Every Day almost every club in a proposed Westrum said the Mets will Eastern Division wanted a foil Pay Davis in left field for 1967 info two workable con- for Hunt will enable him to move ferences and held up other busi-l Lefebvre to third Where I CROSSTOWN RIVALRY Bruin Cagers By MAXWELL STILES Bruce Gossett the third-year place kicker of the Los Angeles Rams will be-just as happy if his team does get stalled near the end zone in Sunday's game with the tag-end Detroit Lions just as long as they win no matter how Gossett you see is'hot in pursuit of an all-time league record which most of the fans probably think is held by Lou (The Toe) Groza but actually is the property of Lpu Michaels play him every day if Open Saturday Blades Open Campaign to Gain Ground shot at the New York Giants Giants suddenly developed six traditional rivals" who are low on talent but high on the box-office level said NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle with a wry smile after file owners had struggled through Mondhy and again Tuesday morning without completing their first order of business might get it in a few hours or it might take 10 days1 Lakers vs Bullets in A Baltimore By UNTIED PRESS INTERNATIONAL The UCLA Bruins overwhelming choice to win their third National collegiate basketball championship in four years unveil prized 7-foot-l sophomore Lew Al-cindor Saturday night to give the 1966-67 season a rousing sendoff The campaign for many of the nation's major colleges gets under way Thursday night with The Los Angeles Blades begin more games slated Friday But nowhere will there be he said re-alignment has a campaign to move up In the such intense interest focused as to come first before we can talk western Hockey League stand- about anything else" meets crosstown rival Southern High on the list of other busi- ness was a date and site for file 11 won an ordinary game historic first title game be- Guls 06 an7 tween champions of the NFL Slrts Arena outcome For marks the kmg and the AFL The Coach Ferny Flaman Blades awaited varsity debut of Alcin game was part of tbTmerger currently occupy the dor one of mosl plans announced last June sRot The owners finally broke uplf1 P0 behindsecond place! allege stare pressing seethe meeting at 1120 more Vancouver lent ability to go with his cellar -occupying Gulls presence is than 13 hours after they hadi mwt nhrvers in 2-Team Races In Three City Prep Leagues By BOB COX Prep Sports Editor One block down the street from my office where plans are being made and money is being raised to re- build and refurbish the Hollywood YMCA into a deluxe $1150000 health and recreation facility is exactly where if you found it lately life begins at 70 Some of the most amazing senior citizens in the nation are playing handball regularly with utter disregard for any possible complications of the heart -In fiie overall program which is supervised by athletic director Joe Nalte 250 to 300 players keep three courts busy at all hours when the is open Undoubtedly will keep the three more yet to be built just as humming with activity The players come in all ages and sometimes include champion -Jimmy Jacobs and Bob Water-field Stuffy Singer Dick Weis-man and Harold Price No one can play more than one hour at a time for others are waiting to get onto the courts Bill Hruska is 83 and still plays handball occasionally A bookbinder by trade he retired at 65 He came here from Cedar Rapids Iowa in 1939 has played handball nearly 50 yejtrs also been active in volleyball basketball and gym-nasties He has been with the Hollywood for 20 years In 1907 Hruska went to Europe with a team of American weightlifters and placed second in the European championships He was second in his division in gymnastics He could lift 120 pounds 19 times over his head in rapid succession Former Handball Champ A McLarren is 75 and retired He has been president ol Standard Oil of Texas General Petroleum Corp of Texas Stand-" ard Stations Inc Republic Trust' Co Inc Municipal Service Corp and Southwestern Investment Corp He was sole trustee ol General Oil Co as they call him still plays a good game of handball a game he began to play in 1907 In 1909 he won the Fort Worth championship and in 1933 and 1935 the championship of Texas He played on a commercial league basketball team in Ft Worth where his teammates Included Bo McMillan Red Roberts Marty Bell and Thad McDonald of football fame at Centre College the Colonels' of Ken- tacky who defeated then-mighty Harvard been a YMCA member for 55 years Gus Peterson- 73 has been playing handball about 43 years -and still goes at it Mg Gus attended file old Grand Ave school v-at 8th and Grand (so did I) and played baseball against Fred jianey He played baseball for Poly High in 1909 Peterson retired in 1960 after 10 years in TV as head of tiie lighting department of Television City He had been a di-sector of photography in Hollywood for 35 years an ex-Ram defensive end now playing for Baltimore This record is 26 field goals in one season set by Michaels in 1962 when he was with the Pittsburgh Steelers Gossett with only two games to be played has kicked 22 field goals and needs five in games Bay convened without resolving any host the Blades Thursday night Bruins the NCAA rf the problems iadng Stem in their new Sport Pavilion NCAA Rozelle said however that the the second gafoe of the set while In onjy annenrancf this owners were closer to an agree- tiu third cqntest of the newlyycar a record-shattering ment on re-alignment and an formed intrastate rivalry will jman performance the announcement might be forth-be held Saturday night at the New Yorker 39 points coming this morning Sports Arena Lj 25 minutes in the annua were making roort However the Gulls are no varsity-frosh clash last week compromises in their views pushovers They lead in these- not expected to do fiie job this said Rozelle nes 2-1 and administered Los alone of course and he accotn-- I worst defeat of the sea-lpanles to tiie varsity suchfor- Jcick Rooer jsoa by a 9-1 score mer freshman stars as Lucius to already reported aves ext by BALTIMORE The Los Angeles Lakers move into town tonight for a- National Basketball Assn game with the Baltimore Bullets hoping to improve on the record set by baseball representative the Dodgers and possibly repeat the success of football representative the Rams who beat the Colts here Sunday Tuesday night the Lakers dropped a 118-114 battle to the New York Knickerbockers at Madison Square Garden as Howard Komives scored 26 points 14 in the fourth period to spark the improved Knicks Komives 14 points came on six field goals and two free throws and helped-stave off a late Laker rally which saw an 11-point Knick lead dwindle to two in the last two minutes A 15-foot one-hander by Kom-ives with the score 116-114 stopped the surge and enabled the Knicks to hold fiie lead Willis Reed who missed fiie last two games with an ankle injury scored 21 points and lulled down 25 rebounds which lelped offset the duo of Elgin Baylor and Jerry West who tallied 33 and 25 points respectively 25 rebounds equalled his career high In the second period the Snicks built a nine-point lead at 57-48 on a 1641 breakaway but the Lakers came right back with baskets by Baylor and Vest as they broke away on he Knicks with a 12-2 surge before Dick Barnett hit a 10-bot jump shot that -gave the Knicks a slim 61-60 halftime advantage But Flam an thinks the acquisi- Allen Dies at 62 Jack Roper 62 a defense tougher than time Hollywood Legion Stadium met from noudiere to upset favorite who fought Joe Louis tucky for the NC AA champi ra- 'or the world heawweisht box- Were 50 per cent stronger last March and is rated titieTsdeadaVyWel8n defense second in the United Press In- He died Monday at the Mo- man Itematjonal proeeasra survey tion Picture Country House and bows in Thursday night agams Hospital In the San Fernando SPORTS CALENDAR- Sam Houston hosts Abilene Valley Monday 5PPKTS WALCINUAK Christian on Saturday In fight wifi thel 1 Third-rated Kentucky with Best Of The Bunch Two-team races at least in City prep basketball action seem to be in vogue this year As prep cagers in the three seven-team leagues (East Valley West Valley and Western) clashed in their fourth round of games this afternoon at 4 pm all three circuits had a pair of unbeaten teams tied for fiie top spot Granada Hills 3-0 and tied with Taft for the West top spot meets Canoga Park (1-1) tills afternoon in the WVL's key -attraction while unbeaten North Hollywood (2-0) and a surprise' co-leader in the East Valley along with Grant battles once-topped Monroe (2-1) in that top tiff today In tiie Western grouping coleader Hamilton paced by the premier scoring ace -7 'Sidney Wicks is expected to crush Palisades (1-1) on the hardwood University also 3-0 draws a bye today before meeting beatf-on with he potent Yankees in Western loop biggie After two mm league and three WL battles Wicks second kicks the ball with his left foot soccer style cr tacting the ball with the instep of that foot In 3 victory over Dutch Van Brocklin's Vikings at Minnesota Yepremian scored 22 of the 32 points (six FG XPT) Current NFL leaders: Sayort Ctilcaao 957 yards 51 ava six TD Kelly Cleveland 945 yards 55 ova 11 TDa Baas LA 934 yds 43 ova sight TO Graan Cleveland 554 yd 5J a vg three TDa' Starr Green Bay 542 1925 yds 12 TDs three Inf AAeradith Dallas 533 2547 yds 23 TDs 12 int Jurgen sen Wash 595 2552 yds 21 TDs 16 int Ryan Cleveland 521 2052 yds 21 TDs sight Int Unites Balt 553 2121 yd 17 TDS 19 Int Tarkenton Mlnn J4J 2090 yds 11 TDa 12 int Srodie fF 553 2212 yds 12 TDa IB int Johnson Sh Louis 502 1334 yd 10 TDs II Int Ga-brlal LA 527 2113 yds eight TDs 15 Int Swaetan Daitolt S02 1392 yds four TOa nine Int Studstlll Detroit 51 1191 yds five TDs Taylor Washington 40 90S yds nine TDs Hoyts UaU-s 51 1002 yds 10 TDs Porks SF 49 416 yds three TDs -AAoore LA 4L Ml yds three TDs Mitchell Wadi' 47 779 yds sight TDs AAcDonoM LA 47 500 yds on TO INTERCEPTIONS Wilson St Louis nine two TDajAMIIIams LA eight one TO FJphltler Chve seven TDs HqnwlCTci eve seven no TDs against Detroit and Green to top record Righ behind Michaels on the record book come Jim Bakken of Louis 25 in 1964 and Jim Martin of Baltimore 24 in 1963 Gossett already has broken (me of Michaels' records bu this is one just as soon people would forget about Michaels held the NFL recori of 42 field goals attempted (1962) Gossett has tried 43 It does not take a mathma icai wizard to come up with the fact that' where Michaels missed only 16 of his 42 attempts Gossett has missed 21 of his 43 Groza when in his prime probably had the bes efficiency rating Groza went into the 1966 season holding the NFL career record of 214 successful exactly 100 more than his nearest rival Sam Baker Bakken this year has kicked 20 field goals as has Gogoiak of Washington while Michaels las booted 19 Michaels may have an edge this battle and could even top his own record as he has hree games still to play Gogoiak and Gossett only two Gossett Will find a tiger in his own tank here Sunday Opposing him is astonishing soccer star from Cypress Garo Yepremian Playing in the first American football game ever seen Garo recently set a new NFL record by kicking six field goals on one afternoon He team All-City last year as a unior has poured in 195 points for an even -390 average top-ilng Steve Kegley 385 in four non-league games) Wicks has registered the Nos 1 and 3 single game scoring efforts so far fids year account-ng for 50 and 47 points while bests of 49 and 41 rate Nos 2 and 4 TODAY'S SCHEDULE EAST VALLEY LEAGUE SAN FERNANDO at Polly MONROE at North Hollywood GRANT at Sylmar WEST VALLEY LEAGUE GRANADA HILLS at Canooa Park CHATSWORTH at Cleveland Blrmlnoham at -RESEDA WESTERN LEAGUE HAMILTON at Palisades WESTCHESTER vs Hollywood (at Hollywood Presbyterian Church) FAIRFAX at Vonlcs STANDINGS EAST VALLEY LEAGUE Grant 14 North Hollywood 2-0 AAoo-roe 2-1 -San Fomando 1-1 Sylmar 1-2 Van Nuys 1-2 Poly 0-3 WEST VALLEY LBAOUB Grenada Hill 3-01 Taft 3-0 Chafswortti Canoga Park 1-1 Blrmlnahm 0-2 Cleveland Reseda 03 WESTERN LEAGUE Hamilton 3-0 University 3-0 Palisades 1 Westchester 1-1 Fairfax 1-1 Holly-0-0 Venice 03 wo Brown Bomber he was knocked lies bii LouieDampier and Sports Arana wb returning to make the wildcats 'odd-on choice In the Southeast- out in the first round at Wrigley oiwwie Auditorium 7ield in 1939 He wasaMong- time employe In the Hollywood roller vaiioy cordon roJess Kirkpatrick the best handball player among the four 1 interviewed is 69 and picks up just enough part-time work as an acTor to keep his Social Security checks coming in He retired last month from motion picture acting- but not from commer- dais' Before he came to Hollywood he handled all-around news programs as an announcer for WGN in Chicago Jess was a drummer at die Biltmore for 10 years wound 1 up with his own band In the Rendezvous Room Kirkpatrick has played handball for 27 years He played for the Chicago city championship when he was 47 Jess played left halfback for Bob Zuppke at Illinois in 1918 on a team that included Bert Ingwersen and second-team All- American center Depler Walter Eckeiall named Jess to his- All-America that- year apd Zupke used to say his two best halfbacks at Illinois were Red Grange and Jess Kirkpatrick Aranajem Conference again hosts ttudic raring 4mm b-11f JBTIffi-iu ta I QUARTER 'MORSR mltos 1 Pm season opener ag PREP CROSS COUNTRY Scots Vikings Win Crowns Pole Just As Heavy By CURTIS TAYLOR Sports Correspondent Granada HHls and Monroe high schools dominated the East and West Valley Leagues in cross country again Tuesday as they wrapped up their third straight league championships at Pierce College 2-0 NEW YORK (111) Rood 9 3-0 21 Baylor Aradle 4 3-5 11 Laruso Bsllmy 4 4-5 12 Imltoff Bryant 6 3-9 15 Godrch Klvs 12 2-2 25 West Bmeft 4 2-2 10 Bame Russll 4 5-7 14 Chbra Stwtti -3 2-4 Clark Jhnsn 0 1 Hazard TOTALS 44 24-M 110 TOTALS '45 24-14 114 NEW YORK 29 22 27 30-11 LOS ANGELES 30 30 23 31-114 Fouler La Russo Toam Now York 30 Lot Angelos 7202 LOS ANOELR4 0 -T 13 7-0 7 3-5 17 4 1-19 4 11 9 M2 25 1 I 3 GO 4 3 1-2 7 12-3 4 Poly lot Son Fomando 111 Sylmar lit North Hollywood 221 Ellsworth (M) 11:052 Allon (AA) AAcDowoll (AA) 11:13 Howo (AA) 11:19 Gomoz (AA) VaraNy Monroa 31 Sylmar 5 Grant 74 Van Nuys 101 San Fernando 125 North Hollywood U0r Poly 150 Totora (Syl) Grlnnall (Syl) 10:36 Cardanos (G) 10:37 AAlllar (AA) 10:45 Cox (M) 10:59 WEST VALLEY LEAGUE llth Grodo Granada Hills 51 Clovolond 52 Rosado 90 Conoaa Pork 100 Toft 145 Blrmlnu-hom 151 Chotaworth 204 Swahoaky (T) 11:01 Read (CP) Lough (R) 11:1 ehnesa (Cl) jmor Varsity Granada Hills 15 Taft 71 Rssada Blrmlnoham 121 Canada Park 151 Clovo-land 215 Ckatsworth 150L Klnnay (GH) 10:475 Lanaa (GH) 10:59 Janaon (GH) 11:07 Kaplan (GH) 11:12 Jlmlnaz (OH) Varsity Granada Hills 45 Blrmlnoham 55 Ra-aoda 75 Clevaiand 105 Chatawqrth 129 Taft 127 Canooa Pork 151 Ellison (I) 10:159 (now WVL record) Glascock- (R) 10:19 Franklin (GH) 10:22 AAszzottl () Bond (R) 10:25 Ellison of Birmingham set a new West Valley record the 2-mile Pierce course where he was docked in 10:169 Granada has won -the varsity and 10th grade championships for three straight years now and the junior varsity for four straight The next start for the Valley harriers is the City prelims Dec 10 and then the City finals Dec 15 all at Piercei BAST VALLRV LHAGUH Tamil OraUa Sm Pamando SyRnar S4 Poly Ml Grant Monroa 111 Van Nuvt 121 North Hodywoos lit itonoo (Syl) 11:11 Ji Ouimon -ISP) 11HA0I Jock (P) 11:23 Lopoz (Syl) 11:25 Gorclo (IF) 11:20 1 Janior Vomty Monroo 15 Grant at Von Nuya 100 In 1914 Jess held the prep pole vault record of 12 ft I fat udngn wooden pole was as heavy as I 1 all used to beat Jacobs before I sent him to Chicago to train under the coaching of Joe Kirkpatrick recalls he came back we all lost What about the danger of heart trouble playing! at this age? heart Is a muscle exercise it" replied Jess come up here feeling bad play handball then walk out feeL il' ing 100 per cent Mac: daze quit I think last long if I did" -jess: 7 Gus: guit playing handball in 1949 at the LA Elks I started again in 1960 at the Hollywood had a hard getting back in shape I fed much better thaw I did when I was I laying off" The avenge age of these four gentlemen Is 75 They an yiautag the fortunate ones They do fids if had I -hardening of the arterieswhlch brings on coronary dcduslon 1 Granada scored 45 points to pick up the WVL crown' while Monroe tallied 31 for the EVL championship GH 1 also won the junior varsity and 10th grade divisions while Monroe picked up the 10th grade title and San Fernando the JV tide fo the East Valley Jim Totora of Sylmar was' file new EVL varsity king as he sped home in 10:329 Kerry RADIO-TV LOG TONIGHT BA5KETBALL pm-KNX rodlo-Lakors vs Baltimore Handball Is not to be recommended for those that do K- £i- IMA.