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yrr 'nr rrrT 1 -v'Vw- BUCHHOLZ, M'KAY TURN PRO I wl PARTS Wednesday, December MAS-2311' TALKS TO RBSUMB Clean for i First Time, Says: Butch SetUpf $135,000 Fund to Balk Racing BY DAN SWINTON, Leber Editor Parimutuel clerks today, announced a $135,000. strike-fund has been set up to darken California race tracks, for a year, if necessary. The clerks and tracks are locked in what could be a historic contract showdown over working conditions and manpower EARL BUCHHOLZ BARRY MAC KAY THE San Diego By SID ZIFF stouts tom UPI TELEPHOTO HODGES FAMILY PREPARES FOR SANTA CLAUS VISIT Lam Angeles Dodgers' Gil Hodges decorates Christmas tree at his Brooklyn home with help from his three children, Gil 10; Irene (r), and Cindy, 4. SYDNEY to-U-S. Davis Cup stars Barry.

MacKay and Earl (Butch) vBuch-holz agreed -to three-year $50,000 contracts today and took a slap at 'amateur tennis hypocrisy. I I feel wonderful for the first time," said Buchhols, who at 20 Is. the youngest player ever to join a tour. "ALL OUR LIVES we were taught honesty. It gives us a dirty feeling to take money under the table aa amateurs.

"What makes It' worse -that amateur tennis officials know, that these abuses are taking place and they accept them. It is a real thrill for me to be. a pro. MacKay, 25-year-old graduate of the University of Michigan, said, he gave the matter plenty of thought.be-fore making a final decision; "Amateur tennis as now constituted Is a farce," he said. think the future of the game lies in professional tennis." BOTH FLAYERS reached agreement with Jack Kramer shortly after the promoter arrived from Los Andes.

They open a tour Dec. 1 in New Zealand. The decision leaves the UJS. Davis Cup picture in a dark state. America probably will have to 1 depend on Chuck McKinley, 19, St Louis, and Dennis Ralston; 18, Bakersfield, in the cup competition next year.

MacKay and- Buchhols make their debut Dec. 31 in Christchurch, New Zealand, in a six-man troupe including Fancho Gonzales, Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall and Andres Gimeno. Kramer said $50,000 la merely, the base of the guarantee, that the new young professionals may make that amount-in a single year with luck. Gimeno, the Spanish ivia Cup star who had been a pro for four months, already had made $14,000. "THE THING that me about' pro tennis is that I will be playing against the best-players in-the world, Buchhols sid.

Amateur tennis has lost its lamour. A player may win Vimbledon today yet know there are 15 players who can beat him." MacKay said he had decided to play a full year of amateur tennis as he did in the past year and then plot his future. SAN DIEGO to The Los Angeles Chargers of the American Football League are ready and willing, to transfer their franchise to San Diego, sports editors of the San Diego Union and the Evening Tribune said today. City officials and eivic leaders, who were sounded out, expressed interest in toe possibility. Gene Gregston, executive sports editor of toe Tribune-and jack Murphy, sportd editor of the Union, said their information is true even though the Charge rs management would likely deny it for policy GREGSTON SAID thafthe Chargers have learned in one season that Los Angeles has been saturated beyond sensible proportions sports, ana that Barron Hilton, majority owner, and Sid Gillman, general manager-coach, favored moving to San Diem over two -possible choices Seattle and Atlanta.

Murphy said that the Chargers "are waiting San Diego The immediate casualty would be Santa Anita, where a 55-day meet is the nations richest winter racing plum. The Arcadia will open Monday as planned. BUT AFTER that, toe lights may be out for a long dull winter looms for the fan. The two powerful forces, the clerks and operators, reportedly have reached the shooting stage after a. ID year accumulation of grievances and bickering.

The last major race track strike in California was called by the clerks, members of Local 280, Building Service Employes International Union, at Tanforan on Sept. 17. 1957. Joseph E. Detchemendy, Local 280 estimates a 10-aay blackout at Santa Anita would cost the track $1 million.

AT THE MOMENT, all taifca are off between the clerks and the California Race Track Federation, representing 10 tracks. Detchemendy said he mailed Santa Anita officials notice Tuesday night that the strike would be called at midnight Dec. 26. Union leaders will huddle at 10 a.m. Thursday to decide whether the County Labor Federation will sanction the walkout But toe clerks will walkout with or without such sanction, Detchemendy said.

-Detchemendy said 100 of the 625-man clerks union had. contributed $1,000 each to a strike fund. Another 100 men gave from $250 to $500 each. The money will be used to meet members house, car and medical ments should a walkout The basic issue is over whether management changes have caused undue burden on track workers. DETCHEMENDY is resisting a demand by track officials that they reserve the right to discharge anyone over 65 years of age.

He sees this as a threat to the union, where the average members age la 61. Detchemendy contends clerks at many major California tracks have been forced to double up on wagering operations. He said Santa Anita hired Turn to Page 2, Column 3 McKay Gets New Pact, Tells Plans for 1961 Congratulations to John McKay who signed a new three-year contract to coach the SC football team. The Thtfans last year beat UCLA, Cal and Stanford for the first time in the same season since 1952. That put McKay In solid with the university and booster groups even though the Trojans were clouted in the final game by Notre Dame.

"If you. could do any one thing differently than you did last season, I asked McKay, "what would it be?" "I wouldn't' have started so many different boys who missed spring practice in the opening game, he answered Instantly. 4 The Trojans blew their opener to Oregon State, 14 to when heavily favored, and left an awful letdown feeling among their fans at the time. The team actually looked inept and here it was McKay's debut as a head coach. "Using those.

players who missed spring practice slowed down our entire ho said. That's his New Year's resolution and one he doesnt intend to break. think well have a pretty good team and a better one than last season," McKay predicted. What happened to his promise to play an open game? "Injuries," answered McKay. "Wo had 13 of our first 23 players missing In four games.

"Wo got completely off tactics when wo lost Luther Hayes. Wo had planned to split ends and do a lot of throwing to Luther. What about SCs offense in 1961? "Weve got Bill Nelsen, who did such a fine job, and Pete. Beathard, who. was outstanding on our freshmen team.

And I intend to use Jim Bates, who played.de-fensive halfback, on offense. "At this time I am thinking of Bates as a split end but he may also bo a ball carrier. Ho la 6 ft 3, 195 and a great pass receiver. Ho has blinding speed and is a 9.5 sprinter. I would say ho figures very prominently In our offensive plans in 196L" If McKay had one real weak spot in his 1960 record it was the 17 to 0 defeat by Notre Dame, and even that is understandable.

The Irish lost 8 games in 1960 but on the day they played SC they were a real fine team in all respects. "Thera was a letdown after wo beat UCLA," said McKay. And we had -only seven lettermea In-the game. Notre Damo is never a team to play with only seven letlermen." BY MAXWELL STILES, Staff Sports Writer Bill Wade told The Mirror today that he has asked to a round-the-table conference with coach Bob' Waterfield, general manager Elroy Hirsch and president of toe Rams Dan Reeves to determine his future in professional football. This will be in the tom of a showdown.

VI want to be the No. 1 quarterback from the. opening day of training camp," Wade told this reporter, do not believe in the two-quarterback system. I will be perfectly, honest with you TiB not interested in sitting on the bench. know how I feel about this and.

I am perfectly frank about it. I want to find out just where I stand here. I nave asked forJhis meeting -and I ask for it now. It will have to be before Christmas, as Water-field and Hirsch leave this only that he may fear he is hitting the wrong "I WANT to be the Na quarterback the first day at camp, in all the pre-season games and in toe league games. Waterfield was great enough a person to share the duties with Van Brock-lin.

Tm not that big a guy. I want to be the No. 1 QjB on the team I play for. I want to have control of the team and the respect of the team. "When youre going back and forth among two or three quarterbacks it little i question and dowry, A CHARGER in Los Angeles said owner Barron Hilton is out Of town.

Then he repeated Hiltons statement, of earlier this week that' Hilton is a businessman and will listen to any offers, but plans call for the club to operate in Los Angeles in 1961. Don Richmaiv Charger official said the office had been bombarded with letters and mail from the San Diego i urging them to toe BILL WADE involves things like calling the cadence of the-signals; your voice inflection, etc. the team knowing and responding to you. cant achieve the results want if you are not the 1." WADE WAS asked if he thinks maybe his pass protection brace down because he was holding the ball too long. wade: I'd like to see the films on that If I'm hold-Turn to Page 4, Column 5 week-end for the champion-me and the draft in shij By the they return, I will have left time Finley Has Full OK to Buy A's BOSTON to The final stamp of approval has been jiven Charles Finley as ma-ority- stockholder in the Kansas City Athletics by a unanimous vote of the American League club owners.

The verdict was announced. Tuesday night by American League President Joe Cronim "Now I feel I am not ready to quit," he added. "But ifi am to continue I must do so with some idea of progress. -Amateur tennis is stagnant, it has no broad horizons, no future as it is now conducted. I feel open tennis soon will become a reality and I will be far advanced for having turned QUARTER WORM RACINQ -LaaAla-mttoa, I nii.

i WRRITLINQ Olympic AadriartaiwT p.m. Gamin Art Matallk and radar Mlllari Lard I Chrfaly va. Clrica Mandate. PROOF KENTUCKY STRM8HT SOUR ION WHISKEY OHM SLENMOK DISTILLERIES 0.. LOUISVILLE.

Kf. or my home in Tennessee. WADE SAID he feels exactly the way Bobby Layne lid when he came out in SPORT Magazine with an article asserting toe impera-ive virtues of the one-quar erback system and making that quarterback the boss. Its been my ambition to be a part of a real hard-nosed football team out lere," Wade continued. Were making real ress.

I want to play wit team that has the same attitude the Rgms had when hey had Waterfield, Van Jrocklln, and Fears uniform. We're eventual- elleve the multiple system. "I NEVER judge a player publicly. But do classify a layer on how well he li. hit or get hit, and that includes myself, "1 this year -we were not exactly sure of ourselves the new system.

I think our team will be 30 improved next rear by being familiar with hat-system. There will not so much hesitation. Not eing familiar with a system may make it appear ike a man doesnt want to Angels Hire Brave Exec MILWAUKEE IB The Milwaukee Braves announced Tuesday night that Francis X. (Frank) Leary has resigned as assistant treasurer, secretary and a director of the club to become treasurer of the new Los Angeles dub of the American League. Leary has been a member of the Braves' executive staff since 1947, and moved with the dub when it came from Boston seven years ago.

He is married and father of eight children. The Braves said that Leary had agreed to remain in Milwaukee long enough to dean up his job here, and that a successor Skating Star Jack Disney Hurts Spine jack Disney, 30, one of nation's leading ice skaters, was injured in a skating accident in Pasadena Tuesday night. He was taken to Huntifig-ton Memorial' Hospital with a fracture of a small bone at the lower part of the spine. His condition was listed as good." Disney was competing in an interclub meet at the Pasadena Winter Gardens when he went into a spin and fell Disney, of Monrovia, wgs national ice skating champion in 1958 and holds the North American record of 40.1 seconds for the 440-yard dash. His brother, Bill star That part is understandable.

But no team, particularly SC, should ever have a "letdown" for a Notre Dame game. 0 Must Use Screens at Wrigley Two old pros, George "Pinky Woods and Frank Kelle-her. who helped make Pacific Coast League history in Wrigley Field, are agreed that the park has got to have screens in right center and left center field or Babe Ruths home run record may go phffft! Pinky Woods, a 25-gamo winner for the Hollywood Stars In 1949, is making bets that them will bo more homo runs In Wrigley than them will bo in the Coliseum against the left field semen. "You dont need to be a home run hitter to hit home runs at Wrigley Field, says Keileher, who had a total of 42 for the season in his best year. TheyU be a common- occurrence unless they put 1 up semens.

Of course, it depends on what kind of a ball game they want If they high scoring games theyll leave the park 'as if is. If they want 'em closer they'll have to put up the screens. "I hit three In one game at Wrigley, recalled Keileher. Here's the way It looks to Woods, who is now a director of sales at the Sheraton-West "Them was one series between the Angels and Stem la 1948 or '49, I'm not exactly sum of the year, when both clubs together hit 26 homo runs in Wrigley Field. The following week the same teams at Gilmore field got six homo runs combined.

"Them is a baffling sort of cusrent at Wrigley that once the ball gets up in the air, seems to pick it up and carry It farther. "As a pitcher, you get a fair Idea from the sound of the bat on the ball whether It's going for distance or figures to bo' caught I couldn't toll at Wrigley. From the sound, what I thought would bo an auto--matic out might travel out of the park." Keileher Analyzes Home Runs If you've lived arouxid LA. foe any time at all you remember Keileher, now a member of the public relations team at Seven Up Youth Foundation. He had a way of striding' one step forwkrd with his left foot and clouting the ball a country mile.

He was the home run hero of the pre-Bilko era. "Actually, Its harder to hit a 251-foot homo run at tho Coliseum than it is a 340-foot homer in Wrigley FioMr" Keileher saUL lit somebody. Maybe Its I has not yet been selected. tied the skating world by finishing second in the. ter speed finals in the Olym-i this year, evolt Clouds Future of Marathon Champion NORTON FOUND IN BOOKIE JOINT BUT NOT HELD BERKELEY IB Police raided hook-making establishments Tuesday and found Ray Norton at onfc of He wasn't arrested.

Inspector Michael Reppas said. Norton, was. an innocent bystander had dipped pv a pickup a girl friend. 23, was a sprinter on toe Olympic team and now is a halfback with the San Francisco 49ers. given permission by sports officials here to participate in a marathon.

in Tokyo next May- The decision had required approval of Bikiles commanding officer, Selassies Imperial Gen. Menguesta Neway, leader of the revolt. Abebe Bikile, the- un- Hie decision now must Known, runner come from a new command-who brought fame to his er to be appointed by the homeland by -winning -the Emperor, marathongold medal at Rome last summer, has been released from prison. He was reported imprisoned by Imperial Army forces in the recent abortive palace revolt. BEFORE THE outbreak of the revolt, the runner had Shortly.

After. his.2tustdng triumph in the marathon, Bikile was promoted by the Emperor corporal of the Palace Guard. Bikiles spectacular victory at Rome; was one of the sensations of the Games. Silver Label is sub-zero chill-filtered to give you the fine bourbon. AU (lionmAra "In the' good -solid' Mow' hits the screen and goes for a double.

Tho pop fly goes over the screen for a home Woods recalls that the pressure is on the pitcher all the time at Wrigley because the left handed batter is just as dangerous as -the right handed hitter. A 25-game winner inthePCL in 1949 had to be a pretty Tun to Page 4 Column 3 CKIU-FHTEIim Omani hap rani praem Pf cMIUw ari fltarlag turbo aNskty to hw a f- (f I I Hi V. .1 3 -r. .1 1 rl n- aaa-ulaaaaaa IQUUaAAAAA AAAAJbAAJbAA AJLAA.AAiLAA AAAA AAAAAAAAA- AAAAAAAA A AA.A AAAJLAAAA -S'ii-IrfiAf -i -1 1 .1.