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24 York Daily Record, Thu. Krmer Pilot Will Continue To Help Club Wait Alston Remains A Do dg, slraiohl world rhamninnshins ent un to sneak, he called I -D 1 i -r Alston "the greatest manager of all time." And Gilliam, one of the Dodger coaches, said he remembers a time when he was playing for the Dodgers and they had an exhibition game scheduled in Lake Wales, Fla. Gilliam recalled that he and the only other Dodger black who had made the trip that day tried to have lunch in a restaurant but were ordered to eat in the back. "Walt said remembered Gilliam. "He took the whole team and we all sat in the back.

I said to myself, 'that's the kind of man for Bradley spoke of the enormous respect his players have always shown for Alston and said the people of Los Angeles were grateful to him, not merely for all the championships he brought the city "but most of all because you are truly a gentle man." Bavasi said he hoped Alston would enjoy his next 23 years as much as the Dodgers enjoyed having him the past 23, and another of Alston's former players, Maury Wills, listening and standing near a door, called him "the most consistent a time Alston had tried to remove him from a game. "Do you remember, Walt, that time you came to take me out and you said 'give me the Sutton asked. "I told you, you're not taking me out. I said 'Skip, there are a lot of people out here watching us. I'd hate to have them see us And then you said, 'you're right.

Just let me rub up the ball a Growing serious, Sutton said he would always remember Alston as an honest man. "We didn't win this year but it wasn't because you mishandled us," said the Dodger righthander. "It was because we weren't the best team in the National League. I am grateful to you for 11 wonderful years." Garvey said Alston was the kind of man all other managers should pattern themselves after, "not necessarily from a baseball stance, but from the standpoint of being a human being. "Thank you, Walt," Garvey added.

"It's tough to say anything else, but I'll never forget the man who gave me the opportunity to be a man myself." When Anderson, who has led to the Cincinnati Reds to two One by one, such men as Steve Garvey, Don Sutton, Jim Gilliam, Sparky Anderson, Buzzie Bavasi, Al Campanis, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, Peter O'Malley and Vin Scully all stepped up the to microphone to lavish praise on the tall, former Darrtown, Ohio, school teacher. Walter O'Malley, the Dodgers' board chairman and the man who originally hired Alston in 1954, would have been present also but for the fact he had to attend an executive council meeting at Dodger Stadium. Alston was seen to dab at his eyes following Scully moving tribute which the Dodger broadcaster concluded by saying," We're so much richer to have known you, and we're so much poorer for letting you get away." Campanis, the Dodgers' vice president, quoted Ralph Waldo Emerson in his praise of Alston. "Emerson said that rings and jewels are not gifts but apologies for gifts," said Campanis. "The only true gift is a portion of thyself.

Walter Alston didn't only give a portion, he gave all of himself to the Dodgers and to baseball for 23 Sutton drew a laugh from the audience when he recounted By MILTON RICHMAN UPI Sports Editor LOS ANGELES (UPI) They had a salute for Walt Alston Wednesday, a sort of fond farewell, except he isn't really going anywhere. The 65-year-old ex-Los Angeles Dodger manager won be handling them any more next season after 23 years at the job but he will continue to help them in various capacities that will include him traveling to such familiar places as Florida, Arizona and New Mexico. He also will put in some time with them right here in Los "Walt's new title hasn't really been decided upon yet, explained Dodgers President Peter O'Malley at Wednesday's function sponsored by the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce, "but he's certainly going to be doing a great number of things for us. He'll be at spring training, the Instructional League, and he'll be back here in Los Angeles working for the club. He'll also be at the winter meetings." Many of those who played for him and were associated with him during the time he managed the Dodgers were present to honor him during the baseball meetings here.

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Auburn's Neil O'Donoghue, coach, refused to comment when asked his reaction to the Holtz decision. Broyles, who resigned after 19 years as head coach to be a fulltime athletic director, did not say who are now the leading candidates for the job. "My job is to search out the availability of people," Broyles told UPI Wednesday. "That's all I've done." Rein was an offensive assistant to Broyles for only Holtz To Stay With Jets ll is important to finish at an identical spot each lime. Make use of the series of little dots near the foul line on most bowling lanes.

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Send 254 stamped, self-addressed envelope to Carter and Ladewig, co this newspaper. Classy Receiver Cleveland Favorite Paul Warfield Makes A. J. Duhe of Louisiana State (both all-Southeastern Conference), Eddie Edwards of Miami, Ed Fields of Texas A and Charles Hannah of Alabama. The linebackers are Ray Costict of Mississippi State, Andy Spiva of Tennessee (both all-SEC), Paul Harris of commitment I made to the New York Jets," Holtz said after a 25-minute meeting with two of the club's owners.

"I couldn't live with myself if I didn't honor my commitment." Holtz is 3-10 in his rookie season with the Jets with one game to go. Arkansas Athletic Director Frank Broyles, who is a one-man search committee to find his own replacement as Trooper-Style HUNTING CAP Blaze Orange $Q48 Our LADIWIO Drifting to disaster game at Kansas City, the Browns have completed 198 passes compared with their opponents' 207, but have more yardage 2,274 yards to 2,116. They are averaging 164 yards a game passing the exact same as their rushing average, for an ideal balance and have 20 touchdowns through the air. If the fans have a favorite, it's Warfield, the classy former Ohio State University star many feel is as good as any Former Gov. Allan Shivers, chairman of the University of Texas system regents and a member of the committee appointed to select a new coach, said as many as six prospects may be interviewed, and said Campbell will be given priority consideration.

Campbell, first assistant at Texas, is considered Royal's choice for the job. iforSPoRr FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UPI) Speculation about the future Arkansas football coach has turned to former Razor-back assistant Bo Rein, who replaced New York Jets' Coach Lou Holtz at North Carolina State last year. Holtz. whom sources said was the leading contender for the Arkansas job, announced Wednesday he would return next season to the Jets.

"I plan on honoring the Utttoge Our Reg. 4.28 CLEVELAND (UPI) Quarterback Brian Sipe, who has had to step in for injured regular Mike Phipps this season, has had a talented crew of receivers helping him pull the Cleveland Browns into a comeback. That includes Paul Warfield, back after a term at Miami and in the WFL, Reggie Rucker, Oscar Roan at tight end, and backs Greg Pruitt, Cleo Miller and Larry Poole, all with 12 catches or more. Going into Sunday's final Top MOBILE, Ala. (UPI) -All-America Tommy Kramer of Rice, the nation's leading college passer this past season, has been invited to quarterback the South for the 28th Senior Bowl game here Jan.

8. Kramer, who passed for 3,317 yards and 21 touchdowns in 1976, is expected to share quarterback duties for the South with Auburn's Phil Gargis, runnerup in balloting for the outstanding offensive player in the Southeastern Conference. The only other first-team All-America included on the 31-senior invitation list was offensive lineman Joel Parrish of the 4th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs. Two second-team All-Americas were invited offensive lineman Mike Wilson of Georgia and defensive back receiver who ever played the game. With one game to go, he has 36 catches for 594 yards and six touchdowns for his top season since 1971.

Returning here in 1973 with the Dolphins his first time back since the trade four years earlier he received a terrific ovation from 72,000 fans. "That was the most "memorable thing that ever happened to me as an amateur or a professional athlete," Warfield said. He went from Miami to the WFL and Browns' owner Art Model! persuaded him to reenlist when it folded. "One reason I signed with the Browns again was the challenge of a team trying to come back," he said. "It was something like we had in Miami in 1970, except the Browns are in such a tough division." "This is going to benefit the team, the fans, and me.

We'll all gain by Paul's return," declared receivers coach Raymond Berry, a former all-pro pass catcher himself. Head Coach Forrest Gregg said, "Paul has a tremendous influence on this team with his personality as well as his Red Grange, Jim Thorpe, Don Hutson, Jim Brown, Bronko Nagurski, Johnny Unitas and O.J.Simpson. The winner will be announced at halftime of the North-South American Bowl '77 in Tampa, Sunday, Jan. 2. (1 pm EST, American Bowl TV Network).

White House spokesman Bill Gary Green oi Baylor. The South squad will be coached by Don Shula and his Miami Dolphins staff. The North squad is to be announced later. Each member of the winning team in the nationally televised (NBC, 1 p.m. est) game will receive $1,500 and each member of the losing team will receive $1,250 in their first play-for-pay action.

Running backs selected for the South team were Southeastern Conference rushing champion Terry Robiskie of Louisiana State, Calvin Culliver of Alabama and Tim Wilson of Maryland. The wide receivers are Phil August of Miami of Florida, Randy Burke of Kentucky and Johnny Perkins of Abilene Christian. Perkins will also handle the South's punting. The offensive line for the It Easy performance." One measure of that influence is that the Browns, 3-11 last year for the worst season in club history, are now 9-4 and still in playoff contention going into the final game. He has his fans on the team, too, including Berry, who as a 10-year man played against the rookie Warfield in the 1964 title game between Cleveland and Baltimore.

The Browns won 27-0 and Berry said, "I watched him with awe his rookie year. He was an eye-popper, one of the most fluid receivers we'll ever see." They played against each other only once more and that only in a pre-season game, before Berry entered coaching with the Dallas Cowboys in 1968. In a two-year span he saw Warfield spark the Browns to victory in three of their four meetings, including a couple of NFL playoffs. Then in 1973, coaching at Detroit, Berry saw Warfield score three touchdowns for Miami in the first half of a game. "Fortunately, they pulled him off in the second half," Berry remembers.

Nicholson has tentatively set Jan. 3 for the President's reception of the gridiron great. The American Bowl, an annual Lions Club Charity classic for the visually handicapped, is an unofficial showcase for all Americans and college seniors intent on following a pro career. Thirty players from last year's game were drafted into the NFL. field goal attempts and 19 of 20 conversion attempts, will be the South's placekicker.

Shula coached in the Senior Bowl once before, in 1970 when his South squad tied the North 37-37. Last year, the North won, 42-35. The South leads the Senior Bowl series, 14-10-3. one season -1975. He is known as a strong offensive believer, which Broyles said would be a must for anyone to be considered for the job.

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"Would I be interested in talking to them? Yes, I would. With the tradition Texas has, I'd have to be interested," he said. Maryland Athletic Director Jim Kehoe said Texas officials requested permission last week to contact Claiborne about the Longhorn job. Other prospects include Mike Cambell, who coached under Royal for 21 years, and Fred Akers cf Wyoming, a former Texas assistant who took the Wyoming job two years ago. Akers' team meets Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl this year.

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Among the batterymen, Mark Fidrych of Detroit, the league's runaway winner for Rookie of the Year honors, led all pitchers with a perfect 1.000 percentage as he flawlessly handled 78 fielding chances. Jim Sundberg of the Texas Rangers and Kansas City's Buck Martinez led the catchers with identical .991 grades. NEW YORK (UPI) The Baltimore Orioles, without an individual champion in the field, led the American League in defense for the third consecutive year with a .982 average, slightly better than the .980 posted by runnersup New York and Cleveland, according to official statistics released Wednesday. Minnesota topped the A L. in double plays with 182 and there were two triple plays, both involving the Twins.

Minnesota registered a triple killing against Chicago White Sox on July 25th and was the victim in a game with the Cleveland Indians on June 7. Jim Spencer of Chicago led all first basemen in individual fielding with a .998 percentage with only two errors in 1,320 chances. Duane Kuiper of Cleveland was the best fielding second baseman with a .987 mark, veteran Aurielio Rodriguez of the JACOBUS.