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-THE PITTSTON OAZETTE- October 16, 1955 Page Sit GRAYSON'S SCOREBOARD Charley Trippi, One 'Unknown' Alston Payed Way for Farm Managers BY HAERY GRAYSON NEA Sports Editor Of Ten Nominated To Grid "Hall Of Fame" GLARING A SPORTSl i EAST SIDE WEST SIDE I ALL AROUND OVR TOWN Monarchs, Royals Clash Highlights Area Sports Scene Charley Trippi a local boy who made good is one of ten new members selected yesterday for the National Football Hall of Fame. Trippi began his gridiron career playing for the Red and White of Pittston High. He went on to reach greater heights in the nation's ceton, and Waynesburg. Also: James Banks McFad-den, star halfback at Clems on 1938-40 and present backfield coach at Clemson: Clarence (Biggie) Munn, star fullback and guard at Minnesota 1930, fonrer head coach of Michigan State, and presently athletic director Michigan State; the late Henry Disbrow Phillips, star guard at Sewanee 1902, '03, 04; and Ewel (Doak) Walker, star quarterback at Southern Methodist 1947, '48 '49, later a star for the Detroit Lions pro team. Want Male or Female HelpT A GAZETTE Classified Ad will et it for you.

Phone OL 4-3311 an opponent, and suffer their first conference loss. In the other three afternoon clashes: St. John's will rebound back Into the victory circle by over The third annual clash between two regional collegiate gridiron teams highlights the sports scene activity this weekend, as King's College Mon-archs invade Scranton Msmor-ial Stadium to take on the Royals of the Univercity of Scranton on Saturday night. Greater PiMston has a keen 'nterest in the contest as both clubs have a number of local lads who learned their football ways on area high school gridirons on their respective earne. The Rovals own a 6-1-1 re NEW YORK (NEA) Asked what he was going to do after the World Series, Walter Emmons Alston said he was going out in the woods and sit on a stump for long time.

This perhaps describee the manarer of the Los Angeles Dodgers better than any picture the best artist could paint Smoky Alston is the antithesis of Broadway characters who preceded him when the club was in Brooklyn, Leo Durocher and Charley Dressen. He's a rugged onetime schoolteacher out of Darr- town, Ohio. ALSTON, WHO WENT to bat Just once in the major leagues and struck out, accomplished what no other Dodger manager could do in 56- years win two world championships. He also will be remembered as the man who paved the way for career minor league managers in the majors. He broke up the old Managers' Union.

He got owners away from thinking they had to pay a name a lot of money. When Dressen walked put after winning his second stralrht pennant and blowing another World Series to the Yankees in, 1953, Walter Francis O'Malley wanted Fresco Thompson, the long-time inflelder who runs the farms, to assume command. When Thompson wanted no part of it, Proprietor O'Malley made another constructive step. 1 "With Dressen gone and you out," The O'Malley said to Thompson, "let's bring up the most qualified manager we have left We Idevelop players in the. chain, why not managers?" QUICK NOW, NAME the manager of this year's Montreal club.

Can't do it? Well, neither could anybody' else outside of the In-ternational League in the fall of 1953, and Alston won two pennants and twice finished second with the Royals in four years. A month, or so later, O'Malley nnveiled the Bums' new manarer to an expectant press at 215 Montague Street. When he had the baseball writers properly assembled around his desk, O'Malley had the apple eomplexioned, rustio and balding Alston poke his head throogh the door. "Here, gentlemen," he said, "is the man we have hired to wlf the World Series." At a Players Club party in New York the day before the 1SC4 season opened, Alston was introduced by John Lamer. "MR.

ALSTON has a unusual contract," said Lardner. "He not only has to win the National League championship but the World Series as well. If he doesn't, he returns his salary to O'Malley and reports to the nearest Federal penitentiary." Alston didn't win the pennant but he came back to grab two In a row and the Dodgers' first world championship. And this year, when he solved the complexities of the nightmarish Los Angeles CoUteum while lifting the Dodgers from seventh to first and bagging the play-off and World Series, Walter Alston further demonstrated that a man doesn't have to have a rich major league playing background to be a fine manager. powering undefeated Avoca; Jenkins Township will be on the losing end In their game with Mooslc, and Wyoming will continue its domination in the West Side Conference by running up Its win streak to 1 --ill four games at the expense of Northwest.

STRONG-FOOTED Switched i Pupioh punts and kicfai field ports scene as a star halfback at the University of Georgia. After receiving his college diploma, Charley joined the pro -ranks becoming one of the country's finest ball carriers as a member of the Chicago Cardinals. He is now a baokfield coach for the Cards. He along with six other Hall of Fame nominees will be honored at a dinner on December at Rutgers College, New Brunswick, New Jersey site of were the grid Hall of Fame will be built. General of the Army Douglas MacArthur win be a guest-of-hbnor at the same affair, and will be the recipient of the second annual Gold Medal Award for his contributions to amatuer football President Elsenhower received the first such award a year ago.

There nominated along with Trippi were: Felix (Doc) Blaochard, star fullback at Army in 1945, 46, and '47; Bobby Dodd, star quarterback of Tennessee 1928-30 and presently coach of Georgia Tech; the late Herman Hickman, star guard at Tennessee in 1931 and former coach On Saturday night, we have two more teams that have been on the short end of the scores throughout the season, West Pittston and Larksville, making it a difficult guess. We will go along with Larksville cord over the Kingismen with the lone Monarch win coming from halfback to full, George goals for the Air Force. First Show Starts 7:15 in 1958 (26-14) and tie result LOOK WHO'S KICKING ing in 1953 (14-14). If Karanton University scout In this one. WHEN IT SOMEONE DIES I ing reports revealed anything at all to Coach Pete Carlesimo, It's respect for a King's College football team.

Carles-'mo feare the Mon- Major Hoople's Collegiate-Cast By Major Amos B. Hoople First Man in Motion arehs, dropped by Bloomsburg, 6-0, and Ithaca, 29-6, due to the fact he fiisures they'll have a week end when everything goes right. "It could be this week. They EGAD, gentle readers, this football season has been about VINCENT PRICE have played two good teams Bowling October 15 as unpredictable as a runaway elevator which is going down when it should be going up, Hat Tthara rluQ is ereat agnes MOOREHEAD club. Our blocking must be of Vale; Corl Hinkle, star cen St.

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Whites. Chapel and up when it should be fol sKarpd affainst then, and our lowing a reverse course. 724 74 6892177 defense will have to be as good CO-FEATURE JERRY LEWIS IN "Don't Give Up The Ship" ter at Vanderbilt in 1937; the late James (Stan) Keck, star tackle at Princeton 1018-21 and former coach of Norwich, Prin It is much the same on the 1st Meth. as It was last week," Canlesimo remarked. 772 6(71 785-2228 gridiron these week-ends.

One never knows when the downs are going to get up and down ThP Roval coach may have mnra Mmeripnce In his start the ups, thus throwing ing team against the Monarchs aftor usin fto Bood measure) most of the selections for a i I THS WAV 7A M0W I tA I I a hickeiz 0OAf f' 11 hjf 21 jvj; THEVas mot I XjjV Narv I 6ww upturn bjujl. I I 7vm tws i Ji wrol loss. his inexperienced sophomores Despite the surprising re during the past three weenss. Jiihn Fereuson of Harrisburg sults which have marked the and Bernie Dazevnick of Dur- early weeks, the Hoople System continues to function beau Travel Center of Your Community yea will cocaptain the Kings College football team against tifully. Two weeks ago your peerless prognosticator gave you a 17' the Royals Saturday night.

Ferguson is a 6-0, 200 pound fuKtoack, who played for Bishop McDevitt High School in Hian-iahiirff. Herts a Marine game card. Notwithstanding the heroic effort of Illinois in smitting heavily-favored Army, Corps veteran, and Is one of the hardest runninK bacfcs on ine plus Minnesota's trouncing of Indiana, the Hoople forecast finished with an astonishing Kino's team. The Hanrisburg resident is in the pre-law course 12-5 record (.705) for the day, This week-end's juiciest up PART and PARCEL of the Luxury and Convenience of Flying Arrangements and Reservations by at King's College. HeTs president of the junior class.

He re-wUh a relative kl West sets will find Kentucky rising to superhuman heights to de Pittston, during the school year. rail the mighty Louisiana State Express and Michigan stalling the Big Ten title bid of North western. A look at what else is on the card: Holy Cross over Syracuse, Oregcn to down the Air Force and Missouri to whack WYOMING VALLEY MOTOR CLUB Lazevnick is a 5-11, liwf pouna guard, who also can hold down ihe tackle slot. A graduate of Duryea High School, Lazevnick is a junior biology major at King's. Coach Jim Moron has been working the Kingsmen hard to improve the team's offense for the Royals.

King's will try for its initial win, while the home forces have a 2-1 record and will be out for their third straight. Oklahoma. Army versus Duke promises to be a spine-tingling struggle ending 8-6. Representing: Lufthansa National Airlines Northeast Airlines Northwest Airlines Pan American-World- Airways Real Airlines (Brazilian) Sabena (Belgian) Scandinavian Airlines Swissair Trans World Airlines United Airlines Air France Allegheny Airlines American Airlines Avianca (Colombian) Braniff Airways B. O.

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Royal Dutch Airlines CAVTV WHCfJ THB Eight-Ball's Grid Choices The man behind the Eight-Ball didn't do bad last weekend as he picked five out of uwen his wronit choices being 1 And, oh, yes, my friends, after Saturday's skirmishes there will be just 57 more shopping days till Christmas. Go on with the forecast: Oregon 28, Air Force 24 Tennessee 16, Alabama 8 Texas 32. Arkansas 20 Army 8. Duke 8 Ga. Tech 16, Auburn 6 UCLA 28, California 6 Georgia 27, Miss.

State 16 Holy Cross 16, Syracuse 15 Illinois 32, Minnesota 13 Indiana 24. Nebraska 12 Iowa 10, Wisconsin 8 Kentucky 24, La. State 20 Michigan 38, Northwestern 28 Notre Dame 27, Mich. St 20 Missouri 20, Oklahoma 15 Purdue 30, Ohio State 13 So. Methodist 28, Rice 10 Texas A.

ft M. 10 Tex. Chris. 8 So. Calif.

44, Washington 0 Pittsburgh 15, W. Va. 8 Pittston over Scranton Tech and-St. John's over Duryea. He now has picked 15 out of 22.

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6 9 45 Kosllck, Wyo. 4 0 24 Rlpa, Exeter 4 0 24 Bechtold. Pitt 3 2 20 Potorski, Pitt 3 0 18 Sartno, W. Wyo. 3 0 18 Ferrarra, Exeter 2 1 13 Slant, W.

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2 0 12 McKitish, Pitt 2 0 12 Wedra, Wyo. 2 0 12 Soy, Avoca 2 0 12 WHENEVER WHEREVER HOWEVER YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL T' MAKF FRIFKinS GO THE WAY! 1 In tonight's game Exeter and Westmoreland at the former's stadium, both elubs have been on the losing end in four games setting them up as pretty-even. But comparing their losing scores to Forty Fort and West Wyoming, Exeter losing 33-13 and 32-13 and Westmoreland losing 27-13 and 13-0, we have to give Westmoreland the edge. It will be a busy Saturday afternoon with five games on tap: Looking over the previously mentioned forecast Pittston to get by Duryea in a game that should have the fans on edge; "West Wyoming will find Lake Lehman to tough WYOMING VALLEY MOTOR CLUB SOPHIA TAB LOREN HUNTER World Wide Travel Offices HOTEL STERLING ji mm tim george WARDEN NICHOLS WYNN SANDERS If you know that a family Iriend has recommended you to 1 fraternity or sorority, it is thoughtful to write a note thanking the person whethei Irou pledge the group or annuls noeim-timmmim I he Pittston Gazette DialOL4-33U.