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PITTSBURGH rOST-GAZETTEi THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1966. 36- NL's Most Valuable Player Praises Walker; Aims for More Club Unity Clemente Happy With Award, Manager Sidelights on Sports if w.ikup mtnii mor homers. It's okay with me." ClemeiM By AL ABRAMS, Editor Comes next spring training, Clemente hopes to resume his role at club leader. He hopes to bring added unity within the rlub. He wants the players to understand Walker.

This Is Ironic because early In IMS Clemente reached the point where, he reportedly said he wanted to be traded because be didn't want to play for Walker. There was confusion and denials when the story was printed and it was generally agreed Clemente and Walker wouldn't attend the same house party. Rut It was a baseball business fuss and toon It faded and now It has grown Into an admiration society. Roberto was willing to change his hitting style for Walker. By CHARLEY FEENEY PoitOoutW loom Wrlttr Roberto Clemente li Just wild about Harry and next year the neweit MVP of 'em all hopes to convince hli Pirate matei to be wild about Manager Harry Walker.

"Harry Walker li topi In my book," laid Clemente from his home near San Juan yesterday after learning he had won the National League's most valuable player award by a slim vote margin over Sandy Koufax. "Walker Is thinking always about the players and the problems they might have," Clemente said. "Maybe he Is not the best manager there Is, but to me he is tops." JPofcer Pulled for Clemente I know of no one in baseball who pushed to get Roberto Clemente the National League's Most Valuable Player Award than Harry Walker. "The Hat" started campaigning In midsummer and never let up until the final game of the season. Every out-of-town writer within ear range of the Pirate manager got bombed with verbal barrage about the great How Long(o) Lion Memory? ness of his colorful right fielder and how much he meant to the club.

And, as everyone knows, 1 It there's no one more vocal than Walker when he Is in high gear. Yesterday, Clemente was announced the National League's MVP for 1966 in a close ballot said. "Then 111 keep going for the fences." Walker wanted more homers last seasoi. He nrged Clemente In spring training to aim for a higher RBI total. Clemente recalled the conversation yesterday.

4lHrry vet named the figures: Zl homers and 111 RBI," Robert Id. The Bucs' rlghtf lelder swung away and batted .117, twitted 21 homers and his 111 RBI was second to Atlanta's Hank Aaron and it marked the first time in Clemente's 12-year career that be went over the 100 mark in RBI. "I never cared about hitting homers," Clemente said. "I think a .350 batting average does the same good for team IS homers and 100 runs batted In. But, of course, If Walker wants more homers, It's okay with me." Clemente had won the NL batting crown In 1H4 and but Matty Alou, a singles hitter, won it in a breeze last season.

The 32-year-old Clemente finished eighth to Dick Groat In the MVP balloting In I960. "I never regretted Groat winning the award," Clemente said. "What I said at the time was that I felt I deserved more consideration. I think I should have been voted higher than eighth." Clemente said he was grateful to the baseball writers for voting him the MVP. "I expected It," he said from his three-acre farm in Rio Piedras, a small town outside San Juan.

Perhaps, Clemente "expected It" but the voting of the 20 scribes-two from each NL city-was close. Koufax received nine first place votes one more than Clemente who had 10 second place votes and two for third place. One writer didn't place Koufax on his ballot. This was an Injustice. The scribe obviously felt the Cy Young award was enuogh for Koufax and took It upon himself to eliminate Sandy because be Is a pitcher.

The Phils' Richie Allen received one first place vote and Felipe Alou of the Braves had two. Clemente's total points were 218 to 208 for Koufax. Willie Mays was a distant third with 111 followed by Allen and Felipe Alou. Matty Alou finished ninth. Gene Alley finished 11th with Willie StargeU 15th and Bill Mazeroski tied for 23rd.

The MVP Ballot Box Bob Purkey Mr-- 1 Hart Recalls Bob's Great '65 Effort Hints Panthers May Fight Lions With Pass Attack By JIMMY JORDAN Poit-Goitttt Sports Wrlttr Pitt Coach Dave Hart came up with the understatement of the rapidly fading football season last night when he said: "Bob Longo causes problems for Penn State." Hart was discussing Saturday's upcoming grudge-test with Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions, and the tenor of his talk indicated the Panthers may be throwing a lot once the 66th game between the Panthers and State gets underway at 1:30 p. m. His statement about Longo probably will throw Paterno, too, if he hears of it. It was Longo, catching pitches from Kenny Lucas, who set up the field goal which beat the Lions, 30-27, with just three seconds remaining on the clock a year ago. He caught three in that desperation drive in the last 66 seconds of the game for 34 yards and a first down on the two-yard line, with just nine seconds remaining.

All were sideline passes, and he stepped out of bounds to stop the clock on each. 4 I 7 8 I 10 1 9 2 10 6 3 Clemente Koufax Total 218 208 in 107 83 71 66 57 37 31 Mays Allen 1 F. Alou 2 Marichal Regan battle with Sandy Koufax. This Is the way the race figured to go beforehand down to the wire between the two best performers at different positions. One more first place vote could have swayed the award to Koufax, unquestionably the game's best pitcher the past three decades.

We have to assume, then, that Walker's continuous plumping for Clemente was a factor. These were the two wtio were at swords point early in 1965. The breach between them was denied then but admitted later. What happened this year proved that fine men can overcome disagreement. That is why I put little stock in stories that Walker and Vernon Law won't get along next year If the "Deacon" comes back.

They'll get along all right because they're both gentlemen. Pitcher Favors a Pitcher? Bob Purkey was a visitor at the Steelers' office yesterday. Now a TV sports commentator and insurance man, Purkey talks about all subjects, and well. The National League's MVP vote naturally came up for discussion. "I thought Koufax would win it," Bob said.

"A pitcher always favors another pitcher," a newspaperman told him. "Not really," the former Pirate said. "This Koufax is something else. Where would the Dodgers have been without him? Fourth or fifth?" His listeners couldn't debate that one. "I have to vote for a man who Is in the lineup every day over one who makes it every four days," I argued.

"I'm happy for Clemente," Purkey replied, "but I still favor Koufax. He won 27 games with an arthritic elbow. What a man!" Austin's Stock Moves Up Someone in the crowd wanted to know who was going to win the Post-Gazette Dapper Dan Club's Award for 1966. 1 had no idea, I said, since the ballots to newspaper, TV, radio and prominent local and district sports figures do not go out until next week. It was pointed out that Walker and Clemente were In the forefront of challengers for the honor because of the Bucs' accomplishments the past summer.

Clemente was the winner In 1961 and Is eligible to repeat. "Don't discount Bill Austin," said a visitor to the Steelers' office. "If his team can knock off Aaron 1 M. Alou Rose AT HTI 7 WMSSSSMMBWSaWSSISJBWSMSSSSaMMWWSSWWMSSSWW -Associated Press Wlrtphoto Roberto Clemente, the A'L's MVP, Uanth on bulldozer on hit farm near San Juan. Others: Alley 24; Santo 23; Roseboro and Cepeda 22 each; StargeU 19; Torre 18; McCovey 12; Lefebvre and Perry 8 each; Flood Wills Staub Mazeroski, Beckert, Maloney and White 3 each; Brock Shaw, Short, W.

Davis 1 each. (Points were allotted beginning with 14 for first place, nine for second, eight for third and so on down to one point for 10th place.) Koy and Dess Benched Giants 9 Sherman Uses Shake-Well NEW YORK, Nov. 16 (AP)-When all else has failed him, a football coach can always shake well and hope. Allie Sherman, whose struggling New York Giants have won just one game In nine starts this season, employed that tactic Monday in the wake of the worst loss in his six years as coach. Sherman shuffled 14 players, benching five regulars and On Cup Team Altogether, Longo, Just a sophomore at the time, caught six of Lucas' tosses for a total of 92 yards and one touchdown In that surprising upset.

Longo causes problems? Ask Paterno. "Eddie James looks good and seems to have regained his confidence after playing Big John Sad News for Foe Steelers 9 Baker Set for Cowboys By JIMMY MILLER Post-Gotett Soortt Writer IFmZr e's absolute substantiatin evidence to the "report" okay again and I just hope he that Coach Bill Austin plans to run his defensive unit both ways can do as well against Penn against the Dallas Cowboys in their encore at Pitt Stadium State as he did against UCLA Sunday afternoon. and Duke (in the first two Althougn the defense has been the major factor in the club's games of the season). 5 victories the past two Dallas this Sunday at The Stadium this will mean shifting nine other players to weeks. Austin has plans to Ex-Hornet they've beaten the three top contenders In the East- lgSrvciA and I 15 of Fifth Straight Win tie completed id or.

a lor lot ttj em Conference In successive games." 30 for 205 yards against Duke. i i Jamer Injured his right el- IjCtlFS (Jill) bow in the first half of the Army game, missed the rest Innint14. 4- I of that one, aU of the Syra- luiails5 spring a few offensive maneuvers against the Cowboys, who probably are the most "offensive" club in the National Football League. However, the Steeler defense, unquestionably the toughest mob in the circuit recently, will be even tougher come the Sabbath new jobs following Sunday 55-14 loss at Los Angeles. The Giants, with a 1-7-1 record, lead only winless Atlanta in the NFL's Eastern Conference They play the Falcons here Sunday.

Benched were linebacker Jerry Hillebrand, running back Ernie Koy, guards Dar-rell Dess and Bookie Bolin and tackle Jim Prestel. Hannigan Dead at 37 Gordie Hannigan, the "Digger" who starred for the Hornets during the 1951-52 season cuse and Notre Dame games, 1 1 and half of the Miami game. Vrl UIl JLiCdU. HERSHEY, Nov. 16 (AP) what with the return of Big "I feel he has his timing when they won back and won't be so rattled The Hershey Bears, scoring John Baker, the end and defen-as he had been in a counle of twice in 58 seconds of the final sive captain, who has been side- the first Calder game's before he was injured," period, tonight whipped the lined since the Redskins' game "And if the Steelers win the remaining five," added Joe Tucker, "they could wind up on top In a tie with somebody! That should win Austin the DD award." Always the dreamer, Tucker was permitted to sleep uninterrupted.

Statistics! Statistics! John, our collegiate-minded office statistician, wanted to know what kind of opposition the top four teams went against this season. Neatly, he compiled the records of Notre Dame, Michigan State, Alabama and Nebraska. "I must say," he pointed out, "the record of the opposition isn't impressive. Notre Dame has a statistical advantage in that its opponents lost less games (no record listed of Louisiana Tech or Alabama opponents) than the next three chal- on Sept. 25.

Sherman switched flanker Joe Morrison to halfback, moved tight end Aaron Thomas to flanker and inserted Bobby Crespino at tight end. Charles Harper and Pete Case will be the starting offensive guards and Roger Davis takes over at Cup In the club's history, died yesterday i Edmonton, apparently of a heart attack. a 1 gan, who would have Hart said. Springfield Indians, 4-1. The Panthers worked only an The victory moved Hershey hour and 15 minutes last night, Into first place in the eastern but did quite a lot of hitting division of the American along the line as they drilled primarily on passing.

Bears' fifth straight triumph. And Longo, the problem- They little trouble as they causer, was on the receiving Jumped into taj kadin end of a lot of those Eddie on Gary Dorn- James passes, too. hoefersgoal. After a scoreless penalty- I Xigiv offensive right tackle. TONY LISCIO One of the offensive tackles of the Dallas Cowboys who will face the Steelers at Pitt Stadium Sunday.

Liscio is a former Westinghouse High School star. He has drawn praise from his Coach Tom Landry for his recent play. On the defensive team, Don Hannigan been 38 years Davis will start at one tackle nin npxt mm in the spot and Glen Condren will Hornets during the regime of move from defensive end to the Francis Michael Aloysius (King) other tackle slot. Either Stan rinn marked second period, the Bears slammed in three goals in the final session. ponent than Michigan State.

Sczurke or Freeman White will AMERICAN LEAGUE He joined an older brother, at outside replace Hildebrand linebacker. The rugged 6-6, 270-pounder, out with a torn leg muscle, is ready to go at full blast and that announcement should send a few shivers down the spinal column of Don Meredith, the Cowboy passer. "Baker has been running and cutting well in the practices," said Austin last night, "and should be in perfect condition to disturb Meredith and the Cowboys on Sunday. "With John's return, we will have three mighty tough defensive ends. Ben McGce and Lloyd Voss have been playing right sharp football, and now I'll be able to spell off one of them as I have been doing with the tackles." AH of the Steelers' defensive heroics have not been lost on Tom Landry, coach of the Dal- (C'nnllnupd on I'aite 39) EASTERN DIVISION WEDNESDAY'S ReiULT Htrthty 4 Soringfl'ld 1 W.

T. Pts. GP CA Htrshiy 9 3 6 18 69 J8 I li 11 Baltimore 3 1 13 35 30 Providence 1 9 4 6 34 44 With a 4-3 manpower edge, the Bears moved ahead 2-0 in the last period when Paul Popiel knocked in a 45 footer. Less than a minute later, Gil W. L.

T. PI Pts. GF GA 39 r.i!hfrt flushed one nast Snrinc- Rochester 8 5 6 16 56 Mfi J( I I I insourgn 2 14 England Rips Wales, 5-1 LONDON, Nov. 16 (AP) -England's world soccer champions hammered Wales, 5-1, Wednesday night in a qualification game for the European Cup of Nations. A crowd of 76,000 saw the game at London's Wembley Stadium scene of England's world triumph last July.

England led 3-1 at the half. Ruffnln 3 Cleveland nem giranc nnuie uaguu. FIRST PERIOD Scoring: 1, I FIRST PERIOD Scoring: 1, Hershey, THURSDAY SCHEDULE Sherman and his staff grade the team each week and the performance against the Rams was so poor that the coach decided on the shakeup. "On this week's efficiency rating," Sherman said, "you'd have to say this was the lowest point in my time as head coach of the team. The team mark was never this poor." PITTSBURGH I oi auebec.

i These are his findings: Notre Dame's opponents won 32, lost 37, tied one; Michigan State's 31-46-2; Alabama's 23-36-2; Nebraska's 23-47-2. John forgot to mention Georgia Tech, a fifth unbeaten big wheel with a 9 and 0 record. Its opponents' records (supplied by ABC-TV) added up to 32 wins, 37 defeats, 2 ties. This would make it even with the Irish. Duffy-Ism of Week Duffy Daugherty, addressing a high school banquet, quipped: "Look at our Bubba Smith.

He was once an 89-pound weakling." Then after the proper hesitation, Duffy added, "When he was three years old!" NATIONAL LEAGUE WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS Chicago 2 Nw York i Chicago G3 II Dornhoefer (Slanklewici, Harvey) 16:03. penalties Awrev (Hershey) 13:36. SECOND PERIOD No Scoring: Penalties Kilrea (Sorlnglleld) White (Springfield) Delordy (Hershey) Dornhoefer (Hershey) Amodlo (Springfield) 15 Awrey (Hershey) Rivers (Hershey) (Molor, Match) 19: 54; Johnston (Springfield) (Molor, Motrh) 19:54. THIRD PERIOD-Scorlng: Hershey, Pooiel (Dornhoefer, Harvey) 3, Gilbert (Awrey, Uhrnico) 3, Sorinafleld, Brvan Smith (Plagrr) 5, Hershey, DeJorrty (Ford, Nvkoluk) 16-54. Penalties-Rolfe (Sorlnglleld) 1:06, Dornhoefer (Hershey) 7:0.

GOALIE SAVES Ray, to help the Hornets breeze to the American Hockey League's Western Division championship, and then romp over Providence in the Calder Cup championship series. He scored 24 goals and 36 assists for 50 points in (1 games that season. He spent the next two seasons with Toronto, returned to the Hornets for parts of the last two seasons the team was In the Gardens, and wound up his career with Edmonton in 1958. In his last stint with the Hornets, he scored 10 goals and had 10 assists in 17 games. While here he married the former Anne Conboy, sister of basketball Coach Jerry Con-boy of South Hills Catholic High School.

They have nine children. Gordie and Ray went into partnership in the restaurant hnsinpss in Edmonton and had 4 2J THURSDAY'S SCHEDULI No games scheduled. IVL Champion Dotlgrrs Won 9, Lost 8 CENTRAL LEAGUE Ptj. GF GA 9 8-75 6 9 5-20 Attendance 59. Red-Faced LA Ends Japan Tour Oklahoma 6 Houston 46 37 44 uniana MemDhli 4 NEW YORK.

Nov. 16 (AP) SII1ZOOK9, Japan, Nov. 16 1 1 "But they played good "The Giants are stronger St. Louts Y'S SCHEDULI SCHCOULI THURSDAY'S Bobby Hull's power play goal (AP) "Japanese baseball has midway through the second made remarkable progress in than a Triple A team," Alston said. vrvanumu nry oi vtemDmt.

baseball offensively and defensively, and they made a good impression on the Japanese fans wijh their fine sportsmanship and hustl Mountaineers Appoint 3 Seniors Co-Captains period gave the Chicago Black ten years," Manager Walt Als- iL Hawks a 2-2 tie against the ton of Los Angeles said lth thrce or our more New York Rangers Wednesday Wednesday after the Dodgers good pitchers, I'm sure they night. completed their 18-game tour would give a good account of EASTERN LEAGUE WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS Greensboro 5 Clinton THURSDAY'S SCHEDULI No games scheduled. WESTERN LEAGUE SCHEDULI Seattle at San Dleao. ing plays." Sadaharu Oh. who hit 48 dri nt maHdHn The deadlock stretched New of JaPan with the poorest thrmspives In th US mninr MORGANTOWN, W.

Nov York's unbeaten streak to four record ever by an American cafrUCS homers during Japan's regular ments in that area at the time games and moved the Rangers tcam- The Dodgers' star pitchers, S(ason. starred for Yomiuri in 0f his death, into a second place tie with idle The Dodgers' 7-3 defeat Sandy Koufax and Don Drys- the final Rarne called after The funeral will be held Sat- on defensive alignments today to contain Syracuse backs Floyd Little and Larry Cson-ka. The two have rushed for a total of 1,551 yards in nine games this season. loronio, mree points behind the Wednesday by the Yomiuri dale, did not accomnanv the Mven innings Dccause oi aarK- urriav in Edmonton. The re- 15 (AP)-West Virginia football fflach Jim Carlen named three seniors today to be co-captains against Syracuse Saturday.

They are fullback John Pisco- Black Hawks. shnrtsinn Manrv ness- no Dcnea a grand siam mains are at the Conne ev-MC- Giants, Japan's champ Pro Basketball NATIONAL ASSOCIATION WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS Los Angeles 124 Cincinnati 11 nl Philadelphia 117 New York lot) team and rr it- i .1 Wills, troubled by a leg in- "uc "ftnri in me Kinley unerai Home, iu luyin ier this first lnninR- 11 was 0h's fifth Kdmonton. A year ago Little and Csonka jury, loft the tour earlier rik, split end Jim Sypult and defensive tackle Don Cookman. STANDINO) OR THE CLUBS nomcr on imager piicmng. combined for 412 yards as the month Eastern ions, was their eighth of the tour and their fourth straight.

They won nine and tied one. The 1 Brooklyn Dodgers lost four games in Japan the previous high for a U.S. team. wttlern I os Anaeles 000 MI 1-1 1 I FIRST PERIOD Scoring: 1 New York, Gilbert (Kurlrnhoch, Hodliekll 19 Chicago, Bover INeMrrrnko, Stnpieton) 1 0 48 3. Nrw York, Nrvin 4 I Brown, Marshall) It 76.

PenaMies Howrll, 5.1: Pilole, 12 OA: Pilate, 15.00, SECOND ERIOD-Sconng' 4 r.hiroun, R. Hull IMnkl, EsDOtlto) 12 OH Pennine'. K'Menborh, 10 4i5; Van lnin. 1 THIRD PERIOD-No Scaring Penalties -Neilson, Staplelon, GOAL SAVES I Prt uu I Br4 Yomiuri 401 OOO "We realize that the Dodgers 1-7 1 I The three are among 16 WVU Orangemen beat West Virginia, seniors closing out their college frmihutt rat-Pore. West Virginia is 3-4-2 for the were at a disadvantage with- mnoski 'm, Regan 'ui, wnihn Philarlel.

11 1 Son Eron. 10 4.625 Boston 10 2 .833 SI. I ouii I 5 New YorK I I Chicago 7 II Cincinnati 5 I Delict a 10 .35 Sports on the Air TONIGHT RADIO 11:10 p. (970)-Feature race at Waterford Tark. out the services of Koufax and 11 .133 L.

Armeies 5 10 spasnn while Svrflpimo has unn Baltimore nnr, inrooru, r-rn-nnrn; ryniuna, nnriu fhl (41, Nnkomura 5l, K. Inkohoshl 1151, and Mori. W-K. Tokohoihl, L-Mneller. Home prni-Loi Angelen ffrara.

Yomiuri! Oh. I 1-74 THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE rhlraa-Detroit yi. fcevy York ol Baltlmort, New rhlraaa Los Angeles' record against Drysdalc," said Yomiuri Man the Yomiuri team was 3-4. agcr Tctsuhara Kawakaml. ork 14 7-2 The Mountaineers worked of nine games.

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