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Washington, D. C., Tuesday, June 15, 1948—A—13 *»
w in, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS E. STANN
Louis and Walcott Brave the Magic Box
A curious by-product of the recent Zale-Grazlano battle is the
television controversy, now raging at a new peak. The Tournament of
Champions, Inc., which promoted the middleweight title fight, stead
fastly refused to sell television rights. The bout did little more than
break even financially.
A week from tomorrow, when Joe Louis and Joe Walcott step
Francis Stann.
into the ring at Yankee Stadium, Video will be
with us. The 20th Century Sporting Club is
gambling that sale of television privileges will
more than offset the loss of customers who will
stay at home or crowd into a corner saloon and
stare into a magic box.
The 20tn Century Sporting Club is taking the
directly opposite attitude toward television that
was taken by the Tournament of Champions. The
latter organization preferred to sell tickets for
Zale vs. Graziano on the promise that television
would not be permitted. There was a good sale of
the cheapest seats at *5 per copy, but the $30
ringside ducats weren't in high demand. Scalpers
were selling $30 seats for $10 on the night of the
fight.
"We stood to lose $150,000 at the gate if wed sold television
privileges," claimed Ben Bodne, president of the T. of C. This sounds
a little high, but there is no question but what telecasting of the
160-pound championship brawl would have hurt the gate at Newark
to some extent.
Newark Tavern-Keepers Were Confident
On the other hand, television privileges for a heavyweight title
fight come high. A razor manufacturer reportedly is paying $100,000
for the Louis-Walcott rights. A brewery is said to have offered $30,000
for similar rights to Zale-Graziano, plus $45,000 for radio privileges.
With an additional $100,000 in the till from television, promoters can
stand to lose a few paying-customers at the park. With only $30,000,
however, it's a big gamble.
Video fans apparently never resigned themselves to missing the
Zale-Graziano bout. Neither did the tavern-keepers of Newark, who
posted signs reading, “Television Tonight—Zale vs. Graziano." You
could see them while taxiing to the ball park. There even was a
report that at the eleventh hour the sponsor had upped his bid to
! $110,000 for both radio and television rights.
But the T. of C. people stood firm. Tnis was their first promo- ,
tion. They had promised not to allow television. They put dat ol j
debil behind them and kept their word.
But the controversy rages on. Is television a menace or a boon
to sports? Nobody is going to know for certain until It's older; until
it s been established that it is hurting or helping gates. Right now
the question is too baffling for categorical replies.
A man who knows the answer to television as it relates to j
sports—or, more important, to sports gate receipts—could make a
fortune.
Gangway for the Navy's Greatest
At a time when professional boxing is suffering from a dearth
of young talent, it’s remained for the Navy to come up with what is j
considered one of the greatest amateur squads in history. This is the j
All-Navy team which fights tomorrow night at Uline Arena In a series |
of tests to determine the Navy boxers who'll compete In the Olympic j
| finals in Boston later this month.
If he must choose one fighter as outstanding, says Navy Coach ;
| Spike Webb, he is Horace iHanki Herring, 23-year-old Negro welter
! weight who plans to turn pro immediately after the Olympics. “He's
simply a great, fighter,” enthuses Webb, normally slow to enthuse.
“He could be the coming welterweight or middleweight champion of
the world." Herring, who has fought and beaten light-heavyweights |
in his quest for action, will be the only Navy fighter to tackle a
civilian at Uline.
“There’s nobody left in the Navy who wants to tackle him.” grin*
.terry Flynn, publicity director of the Naval Academy. "Not even a
Marine."
Webb, who has handled four Olympic teams and won with three
of them, openly calls his present squad the best he's ever coached.
“In the last 10 days these Navy fighters have won 10 out of 14 fights
in Baltimore, 8 out of 10 in Norfolk and 10 out of 10 in York. You
can't blame me for being enthused."
Tribe, Braves Like Night Life
Leaders in Big Leagues Thrive
On Play Under Bright Lights
»y >• Asjociot«d Pr**t
The Cleveland Indians and Boston
Braves owe their lofty standing in
the major leagues to their exemplary
behavior after dark.
The Indians, leading the American
League by three games with a .689
percentage, also own the best night
game record of any club. Led by
their ace. Bob Lemon, the Tribe
has won eight and lost two arc light
games for an .800 percentage.
The Detroit Tigers also show an
.800 percentage, but have played
! only five night games. Tonight they
| play their first night game in history
at home.
The Braves, tied with the New
York Giants for first place In the
tight National League pennant
race, have won nine and lost four
at night, a 692 gait. That Is exactly
178 percentage points better than
their daylight won-and-lost record.
Only the Philadelphia Phillies, win
ners of 8 of 11. boast a better record
in the senior circuit.
Nats Break Even at Night.
Here is how the teams have fared
at night.:
American League--Cleveland, 8-2:
Detroit. 4-1; Philadelphia, 7-4:
Washington, 11-11; New York, 2-3;
St. Louis, 6-8: Boston, 2-3; Chicago
1-7.
National League — Philadelphia.
8-3; Boston, 9-4: New York. 4-3;
Chicago, 2-2; St. Louis, 9-10; Brook
lyn, 6-7; Cincinnati, 2-5; Pittsburgh.
3-7.
The best night pitcher in the ma
jors has been Harry Brecheen. The
Cardinal southpaw has won five and
last only one. His lifetime record
tinder the lights is a sensational 34
10 He boasted a 29-9 mark prior to
this season.
Other National League pitchers
with impressive night game records
I his season include Boston's Johnns
Sain 14-11, Brooklyn's Joe Hatten
<3-0i and the Giants' Sheldon Jones
< 3-0).
George <RecH Munger of the
Cardinals and Johnny Vander Meer
of the Cincinnati Reds have been
least effective under the lights.
Each has lost three games with
out winning.
Lemon Stars After Dark.
Lemon, the majors’ biggest win-,
ner, has been the mo6t effective
pitcher in the American League at
night. He has won four while los
ing one.
All today’s games in the American
League will be played under the
: lights. The Indians open a long
home stand, meeting the Red Sox.’
The Tigers will play the Athletics
in Detroit. The White Sox will be
host to the Yankees and the Browns
to the Nats.
• Three of the National League's
games are slated for tonight. The
Giants hope to break their first
place tie with the Braves at the ex
pense of the Pirates in a game at
the Polo grounds. The Braves will
have the same notion while tack
ling the Cubs in Boston. The Phil
lies take on the Cardinals in Phila
delphia. The only game played in
daylight is the one between the
Reds and Dodgers in Brooklyn.
Duckpin Association
Will Meet Tonight
The annual meeting and election
of officers of the Washington City
Duckpin Association will be held to
night in the Empire room of the
Ambassador Hotel. John Stewart,
president of the association, urges
all men’s and mixed leagues to have
a representative attend the impor
tant session which starts at 7 p.m.
Trophy awards to winners in ihr
38th annual tournament held at Co
lonial Village will be madP.
I Baseball Standings and Schedules
TUESDAY. JUNE 15. 1948. __
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
(No Games
Scheduled '
Gaines Today.
Wash, at St. L. >n.).
N. Y. at Chi. tn.'.
Phila. at Det. tn.'.
Boston at Cleve. tn.'.
Games Tomorrow.
Wash, at St. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Phila. at Detroit.
Boston at Cleveland.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
i No Games
Scheduled.'
Gaines Today.
Cinci. at Brooklyn.
Pitts, at N. Y. (n.).
Chicago at Bost. tn.'.
St. L. at Phila. (n.).
Gaines Tomorrow.
Cinci. at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at N. Y.
Chicago at Boston.
jSt. Louis at Phila.
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Nats Seek Shortstop Before Trading Ends Tonight
• _ - - —
Griffith Puts Lines Out,
But Has Little Hope
Of Landing Players
By Burton Hawkins
Star Staff Corraapandant «
ST. LOUIS, June 15.—Time tick*
out against the Nats at midnight
i tonight, whan the guillotine will
; chop off trades between major
league clubs without benefit oi
waivers. The dealing deadline ap
proaches with President Clark Grif
fith admittedly having several pros
pective swaps under consideration,
but with "faint hope of anything
j developing.”
j Marked No. 1 on the Nats’ list of
acute shortages for months has been
! a shortstop, but as the clock edges
j toward the switching-hour stop sign
Washington’s quest of infield forti
fication veered in numerous direc
tions with little likelihood of a
successful hunt. *
Today was the time, though, when
club owners’ were calculated to
boost their telephone bills to trans
form lukewarm deals into red hot
discussions which could materialize
in player transactions. That hap
pened to the Nats two years ago,
when shortly before midnight Out
fielder Jeff Heath was sent to the
St. Louis Browns in exchange for
Outfielder Joe Grace and Pitcher
A1 La Macchia. v
In Poor Bargaining Position.
Griffith was in a poor bargaining
position today, for his pitchers—
which several clubs have been seek
ing—recently have sagged. The
Nats’ boss Is known -to be desperate
for shortstop talent, a situation
other owners relish when dickering.
Griffith's anxiety stems from the
deflated batting averages of his
: shortstops. Mark Christman, in the
| twilight of his career, is batting .227
and has been hampered by a leg In
jury. Johnny Sullivan Is hitting, to
be flattering about it, .195.
Christman. 34 years old, doesn't
blend with the Nats’ reconstruction
along youthful lines and Sullivan
isn’t visioned as Washington’s fu
ture shortstop. The Nats clearly re
quire a replacement, but Griffith
claims the minor leagues lack short
stop talent and that outstanding
major league shortstops are unavail
able.
Washington will carry a 4-game
losing streak against the Browns in
the opener of a 3-game series here
tonight, with little Mickey Haefner
nominated to pitch for the Nats.
Fred Sanford will pitch for the
Browns. Washington, beaten three
times here on its last trip, will be
pursuing its first victory in St.
Louis.
Breaks Against Haefner.
Haefner, who has won two games
and lost five, has bumped Into
brutal breaks In his last two starts.
He pitched 12 scoreless Innings
against Cleveland, but couldn’t
come up with a win, then unleashed
a 4-hitter for eight innings against
St. Louis only to wilt and see Earl
Harrist get credit for the triumph
after the Browns tied the score.
A few percentage points ahead
of the sixth-place Boston Red Sox,
the Nats are embarking on a 21
game road trip with Gil Coan and
Mickey Vernon in protracted bat
ting slumps, Sid Hudson having
been battered from the mound in
his last nine starts and no .300
hitter in their regular batting
order.
Southern Amateur Golf
Gets Under Way Today
ty the Associated Pratt
ATLANTA, June 15.—A field of
176 of Dixies hottest golfers began
qualifying rounds today for the
Southern Amateur golf tournament.
The tournament Is over the 6,339
yard Capitol City Club course in
Brookhaven, an Atlanta suburb.
After today's 18 holes, the field—
largest in the 46-year history of the
Southern amateur—will play a sec
ond medal round tomorrow. Only
the 96 low medal play scorers will be
entered for match play.
United Hunts to Open
Belmont Meet Today
Sy ♦he Associated Pre*»
NEW YORK. June 15—The
United Hunts Racing Association
begins a two-day meeting at Bel
mont park today with nine horses
entered In the $10,000 New York
Turf Writers’ Cup, a 2-mile hurdle
handicap.
Printers Outslug FBI
Union Printers came up with 10
runs in the seventh and three more
in the eighth to nose out FBI,
16-15 _
SOCKING SAILORS — Coach
! Spike Webb (center) of the
Navy boxers, who will compete
for Olympic berths at the
Uline Arena bouts, tomorrow
night, has a huddle with Keith
King (left) and Charley Nor
kus.
—*
Wapinsky, G.W. Star,
Is Ruled Ineligible;
Admits Pro Career
Joe Wapinsky, George Washington
U. catcher, today was ruled ineligible
for further Intercollegiate competi
tion after admitting he had played
two seasons of professional baseball.
The ruling was made by Col. William
Couper of Virginia Military Insti
tute, president of the Southern Con
ference of which G. W. is a member.
Director of Athletics Max Farring
ton said he and Baseball Coach
Arthur Zahn would write letters of
apology to all opponents met by the
Colonials this year and would for
feit all 13 games won by the team
during the regular season and the
three won In the NCAA third dis
trict tournament at Charlotte, N. C.
Wapinsky, 22-year-old Navy vet
eran who earned two citations dur
ing his service in the Pacific, ad
mitted he had signed a professional
contract and played part of the 1943
season with Hagerstown, Md„ and
part of the 1946 season—after his
discharge from the Navy—with Oil
Town, Pa. He is from St. Clair, Pa.
Wapinsky told Farrington he had
"resigned” from pro ball to resume
his education. A G. W. official said
Wapinsky declared it was his desire
to get an education, which he hoped
would lead to a position teaching
and coaching, that led him to sign
the Southern Conference pledge that
he was an amateur and eligible to
participate in college sports. Wapin
sky said he intended to remain at
G. W. to complete his college course
if university officials were agreeable.
Telephoned Col. Cooper.
Farrington, who was closeted with
the athlete, Coach Zahn, Director
of Public Relations John Busick
and Sports Publicity Director Tom
Coleman for nearly three hours,
telephoned Col. Couper for a ruling
immediately after talking to Wapin
sky. Wapinsky had played one sea
son each of football and baseball at
the downtown school, and had at
least another year of eligibility re
maining. He is majoring in physi
cal education.
The Charlotte News broke the
story yesterday after the George
Washington team, which was de
feated by North Carolina, 10-0, in
the final game of the district 3
NCAA championship, had left Char
lotte.
An Associated Press check with
the Buffalo Bisons of the Interna
tional League revealed that Wap
! inskjr had signed with the Bisons on
;Mav 29, 1943, According to Club
Secretary Joe Brown, the player was
optioned to Hagerstown, Md„ in the;
Interstate League on July 21. that,
year, and recalled to Buffalo the.
next September 5.
Brown told the Associated Press
Wapinsky was placed on the na
tional defense list on March 3,1944,
and was reinstated on the active
list May 31, 1946. On June 29, 1946,
Wapinsky was optioned to Oil City.
At George Washington Wapinsky
was regarded as a better football
asset than a baseball player. He
was a blocking back and was an
important figure in the Colonials’
1948 plans. Wapinsky also was a
good student, Farrington said, main
taining a B average.
Mother as Warmup Catcher
Lands Hurler on Tribe Farm
ly the Associated Press
FREMONT. Ohio, June 15 —
One regret that Rookie Pitcher
Jim Driftmyer will have when he
reports for duty at a Cleveland
Indians’ farm club is that he
won't be able to take along his
warmup practice catcher—who
happens to be his mother.
Jim, newly signed by the Amer
ican League leaders for duty with
Batavia, N. Y„ in the Pony cir
cuit, can truthfully say that he
owes most of his baseball success
to his mother, hardy, 65-year-old
Mrs. J. B. Driftmyer.
Mrs. Driftmyer’s interest In her
son’s baseball career began 10
years ago when his father was hit
on the arm by one of Jim’s speed
balls.
i With the elder Driftmyer side
lined by the arm injury, Jim s
mother donned the catcher's mitt j
| and has been serving as her son's ;
warmup receiver ever since, Jim's
father wanted no part of his son’s I
fire-ball pitching—and turned ,
over the job to Mrs. Driftmyer.
Jim, a four-sport star at near- i
| by Gibsonburg High School, was j
signed by the Indians after a
workout with the Cleveland club.
It was a high spot for the 19
year-old professional rookie.
But he contends that the high
point in his baseball career came
when he presented a gift to his
warmup practice mother this
year—a no-hit semipro victory
over Fremont on Mother's Day.
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And here is Hank Herring, welterweight king of the Navy,
whose battle with Leon Daughtry promises to be a high light
of the evening. Proceeds of the card will help defray expenses
of America’s athletes in the coming games at London, as well as
swell the Navy relief fund. —Star Staff and U. S. Navy Photos.
Washington Crewmen
Start 'Keepsie Drills;
Bears Beat Badgers
ly th« Associated Press
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.. June 15.
—One ol the three prerace favorr
ites will unrack: oars here today to
begin final workouts for next Tues
day’s Poughkeepsie Regatta.
From the Far West will be the
University of Washington, only un
defeated shell entered in the Hud
son classic.
And checking in from the East
later this week will be Navy, rated
the section’s powerhouse along with
Cornell, and the boatload from
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology.
The final two Western crews still
to arrive are en route—California
and Wisconsin.
California's Golden Rears stopped
off at Lake Mendota. Wis.. en route
East, and polished off Wisconsin's
Badgers by an easy four lengths in
a mile and three-quarters test yes
terday.
cal was timed in vizy.u; Wiscon
sin in 7:53.5.
It marked Wisconsin's second
straight defeat by a far-Western
shell. The Badgers lost by 5%
lengths to Washington at Seattle
recently. Washington, meanwhile,
holds a four-length decision over
California.
The record of the Huskies ^x one
reason an old Washington alumnus.
Harrison "Stock" Sanford, the Cor
nell coach, calls them as the boat to
beat. He rates California a breath
behind, and also was high regard for
Navy, which inflicted Cornell s ony
defeat this season, and Princeton
Princeton, bossed by another
Washington alumnus, Delos "Dutch"
Schoch, checked in yesterday. Shoch
ticked off Washington. Navy, Cornell
and California as the threats.
Still another ex-Washington oar
lugger, Charles P. “Chuck" Logg,
Rutgers coach, had his men on the
river. Logg said he had to put Ran
dolph Janeway of Staten Island in
the'No. 3 seat of the frosh shell.
Janeway had no previous racing ex
perience, but the move was necessi
tated when Eiven Nilsen of Prince
ton, N. J„ hurt his back when the
shell hit a piece of tree on the Rari
tan during a recent workout.
NEW YORK, June 15 (^.—Prince
ton’s 150-pound Eastern champions
and the Kent (Connecticut) School
eight sailed for England today where
they will row against 23 English
crews in the Royal Henley Regatta
from June 29 to July 3.
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Red Sox, Then
Is Demoted
By As*ociat#d Pr«s»
Right-hander Mel Nee prob
ably is wondering today what a
guy has to do to stay in fast
' company.
Nee pitched and batted th«
Class A Scranton Miners of the
Eastern League to a 2-1 victory
over the parent Boston Red Sox
before 12,165 fans last night.
Instead of receiving a reward
for his fine work, he has been
demoted to the Pensacola Flyers
of the Class B Southeastern
League.
Nee held the Sox to seven hits
snd singled home the winning
run with his second hit of the
game in the ninth inning.
He received notice of his trans
fer after the game. The Miners
said he had been recalled by
Birmingham of the Class AA
Southern Association for assign
ment to Pensacola.
Nee, 23, nurses an injury which
forces him to wear a steel corset.
After last night the Sox might
have thought they were the ones
who were corseted.
Sweden and Italy Win
In Davis Cup Play
By Associated Press
LONDON. June 15— Britain meets
Sweden and Italy plays Czecho
slovakia In the semifinals of the Eu
ropean zone Davis Cup tennis elimi
nations.
The round must be completed by
July 13 and the finals by July 27.
The bracket was filled yesterday
when Sweden squeaked past a sur
prising Hungarian team, 3-2, and
Italy finished a five-match sweep
over Denmark.
Britain and Czechoslovakia had
advanced previously.
Tortsen Johansson of Sweden de
feated Andras Adams of Hungary,
7—5, 6—1, 6—4, In the match that
decided the quarterfinal series be
tween the two countries. In the
other singles, Josef Asboth of Hun
gary trounced Lennart Bergelin of
Sweden, 6—4, 6—3, 6—4.
Italy won its final two singles
from Denmark. Gianni Cucelli
downed Torben Ulrich, 6—3. 6—3,
6—1. Marcello Del Bello defeated
Karl Nielsel, 6—2, 7—5, 6—3.
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Here’s Frankie Stellato, 1948 District Golden Gloves light
weight champ, who will represent Quantico’s Marines.
Pick of Navy Fighters Clash
In Olympic Trials Tomorrow
By Bill Fuchs
Horace (Hank) Herring, the Navy’s
chief Olympic hope in the welter
weight boxing division, will carry a
record of 50 wins against 4 losses
and a draw into the ring at Uline
Arena tomorrow night. But that
record, which includes 10 service
titles, isn’t expected to worry Leon
Daughtry, local pugilist and only
non-Navy man on the card.
While the 30 other boxers will be
seeking berths on the Navy team
to go to the final Olympic trials in
Boston June 28-29, Herring already
is assured the welterweight berth.
His fight with Daughtry amounts
only to an exhibition.
But even as an exhibition, it stacks
up as the best on the card. Daugh
try won a place on the area Olym
pic squad, but lost a split decision j
to Bill Jackson of Baltimore in the
semifinals at Philadelphia last
month.
More local flavor will be added to
the show, which brings together the
finalists of a field of more than
10,000 who entered the initial elim
inations several months ago, with
Featherweight Frank Stellato and
Heavyweight Keith King represent
ing the Marine station at Quantico
and Bob Weaver, a light-heavy
weight, representing the Naval Re
ceiving Station at Anacostia.
Stellato won the District Golden
Gloves, Middle Eastern Service Con
ference and Potomac River Naval
Command titles this year.
The list of distinguished guests
and top-ranking service officials
who will attend the show includes
Defense Secretary James Forrestal,
former Secretary of the Navy, and
the present Navy Secretary, John L.
Sullivan.
Twenty-five per cent of the net
proceeds will go to the Navy Relief
Fund and the remainder will be
given to the Washington Olympie
Committee, which is trying to raise
its quota of $17,500 toward defraying
expenses of the U. S. Olympic team
at London.
Pairings:
Flyweight—-Alejandro Saiuoy. 5th Serv
ice Supply Depot. Guam. vs. Verna Ford.
Camp Pendleton. Cwllf. Jimmy Quinn. Hos
pital Corps School. Great Lakes, vs. Mer
vin (Red) Davis. C*mp Lejeune. N. C.
Bantamweight—Oil Sanche*. N T C .
San Diego, vs. Ay Glover. TJ 8 8. H- JL
Base. Ens Don Cummings. U S. 8. PCB
(104 vs. Sam iPee Weel Williams. N T S.
Sail Diego Bill Bossio, V 8 S. Albany,
vs. Don (Bobbyl Chabot. N T C, Great
Lakes.
Featherweight—Frank Stellato. Marina
Barracks. Quantlco. vs. Haywood <Red'
Williams. U. 8. 8. Sperry. Earl Williams.
N. T. C., San Diego, vs. Gene Osborne.
N. A. 8.. Atlantic City. Jimmy Ithla. U
8. 8. Mississippi, vs. Johnny Kamber.
N. O. B., Guam.
Lightweight—Johnny Aguilar, N. A. 8,
Alameda, vs. Bobby Thomas. N. T. C .
Ban Diego. Eddie Mullins. N. T. C.. Great
Lakes, vs. Biliy Bullock. N. A. 8 . Alsmeda.
Featherweight—Hank Herring. N. R. B .
San Diego, vs. Leon Daughtry
Middleweight — Otis . Perry, N A. 8 .
Quonset Point, vs. Rod Jenkins. U. 8. S.
Badoeng Strait.
Light-heavyweight—Jimmy De Pena,
Severn River Naval Command. Annapolis,
vs. Dosons (King! Oliver. N. A. S.. Bar
bara Point. Hawaii. Bob Weaver. Receiving
Station Anacostia. vs. Eddie Hardy. Com
mander Air Fore*. Atlantic Fleet. Norfolk.
Heavyweight—Art Raby. Field Branch,
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. Cleve
land. Vf. Jimmy Jones. Receiving 8tatlon.
Norfolk Charley Norkus Parris Island.
S. C . vs. Keith King. Marine Barracks.
Quantlco. ___
Redskins Sign Rookie
Fullback and Guard
The Redskin tepee had a stand
ing-room-only sign dangling at the
door as two more rookies signed up
for the 1948 campaign. Ed George
Quirk, all-Blg Six Conference full
back from Missouri, and Tom Jones
Parry, captain and guard of the 1947
Washington Slate eleven, are the
newest additions.
Quirk, a 6-foot-Hi. 230-pounder
1 passed up a chance to compete in
the NCAA Olympic team trials at
Minneapolis. Minn., Friday, to sign
with the Skins, according to Don
Faurot, Missouri director of athletics.
Quirk, a former NCAA shotput
champion, had two more years of
football eligibility and another, year
of track had he elected to remain
in college.
A native of St. Louis, Quirk is 23
years old and has won six letters in
the two sports at Missouri. His
signing will enable the Tribe to
field a “baby backfleld” next autumn,
, with Harry Gilmer, 22-year-old
passing sensation from Alabama;
i Dan Sandifer, 21-year-old star of the
North-South game from Louisiana
State, and Sammy Behr, 21-vear-old
Maryland breakaway runner com
pleting the group.
Parry is 6 feet tall, weighs 215
pounds and is 25 years old. He lives
! in Seattle, and comes highly recom
mended by Redskin scouts. He is
the seventh guard signed by the
club. ■
Brooklyn Regains
King in Wacky Deal
By th« Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, June 15 —
Pitcher Clyde King is back with
the Brooklyn Dodgers after an
absence of less than a week, and
thereby hangs the tale of one of
the season's wackiest baseball
deals.
Last week the Dodgers put
the right-handed hurler on the
waiver list. -
The Phils promptly claimed
him for $10,000 with the inten
tion of sending him to their Tor
onto farm in the International
League. But to get him to Tor
onto the Phillies had to get —
waivers.
This they did and who should
bob up and claim him but the
Dodgers. So the Phillies have
their $10,000 back.
"We were even giving serious
consideration to keeping him
with the Phillies,” a club spokes
man said. "Guess the Dodgers
decided they needed him after
all."
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