Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 2, 1963, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press monday. September 2, 1963 15 dogs spoil debut trounce rams in opener ouch freshman coach buddy Tinsley of St. James rams winces sunday at something happening on the Field during St. Vital s 27-16 win. The players in the background Are obviously unhappy too. Mss nor if. For 89 of the 144 Days since april 9, the Yankees have occupied first place in the american league. The smothering Lead they have held so Long was created with Mickey Mantle or Roger Maris or both out of the line up. People Are saying suppose they d had that pair in there every Day. Why they d be 25 games in front by now and baseball would be deader than not so. If Mantle had t broken a foot june 5, if Maris had kept his health if Tony Kubek were never injured and Clete Boyer were free of sinking spells if Bill Stafford had t got a sore if Luis Arroyo had t worn out if Ralph Terry were never erratic and Stan Williams had come up with his sidearm sinker before the season opened if in Short Ralph Houk s weight est decision All summer had involved the Choice of sirloin or chops at dinner you know where the Yankees would be today ? in All probability right where they Are give or take a of victories or defeats. Curious but True. Whenever a regular had to be excused Houk has found another Man to do the Job. With everybody sound some of the victories might have been scored More easily than they were by wider margins. More often than not though the Yankee defeats have been the result of Superior pit cling the sort of pitching that probably would have stopped Mantle and Maris the Way Fine pitching usually stops Fine hitting. This in no Way alters the fact that Houk is beyond dispute the manager of the year. He stands out like the bearded lady at boarding school. Of that there is no manner of doubt no prob Able possible Shadow of doubt no possible doubt whatever. Ralph has had the latent the Bench the depth the versatility. Why then should he be hailed As a great manager because he has employed what he had because of the Way he has employed what he had. A Man for All seasons a manager has Only one Job and it in t throwing Jim Bou ton s fast Ball or swinging Joe Pepitone s Bat. His Job is to use the material at hand to the fullest possible advantage. This Houk has done with rare sagacity. Consider Yogi Berra the great coach and part time Catcher who was an outfielder last season. He has been employed chiefly to spell Elston Howard in doubleheaders. On a recent weekend though the Yankees were facing a right handed Pitcher saturday and two left handed starters sunday. Ralph caught Yogi on Satur Day gave Howard the Day off and worked him both games sunday. These two by the Way Are Houk s leading hitters with Howard at .293, Berra .292. Howard also leads in Home runs and runs batted in. There in t a .300 hitter on the team except Mantle who in t really on the team. Consider the Many uses Houk has made of Harry Bright and Jack Reed and John Blanchard and Phil Linz. Last year Tom Tresh started As a Rookie shortstop and the team was in first place when Kubek returned from the army. Tresh moved to the Outfield and helped win the world championship. This year Tom is a Centre fielder who would be the team s fourth shortstop if necessary be Hind Kubek Boyer and Linz. The major s platoons when Arroyo had to go Al Downing Carne up but not Houk made it Clear As a Relief Pitcher. Two Days later Downing did work in Relief but since then he has been a starter. One hitters two hitters three hitters he pitches them to order. No communicant of the two platoon Faith Houk has by Neces sity Plato Ned his men As freely As Casey Stengel used to do. Players who muttered darkly when Casey shifted them around seem to take it with better Grace from the Iron major yet the results Are the same. There have been times this summer when another manager might have panicked. Once when Kubek joined the walking wounded it looked As though one More Straw would bring the Camel to its Knees. Least maj. Houk remained Calm though he was As keenly aware of the danger As anybody else. Nobody knew better than he that the most vulnerable spot was behind the plate yet he also knew that even if the blow were to fall there he would still have Blanchard who had t caught an inning All year but could do the Job if needed. They Haven t yet surprised the major without another shot in his locker. By Korky Koroluk the St. Vital bulldogs sunday picked up where they left off last season defeating St. James rams 27-16 in the opening game of the Manitoba senior football league schedule. It was a rough initiation for buddy Tinsley making ills coach ing debut at the Helm of the rams. Outplayed throughout the game rams nevertheless found themselves even at 14-14 at the half and leading 16-14 after three quarters. But a 67-Yard Romp by half Back Barry Clarke late in the fourth Quarter broke rams backs. It set up the game win Ning touchdown by quarterback Stan Unger and was followed on the next sequence by an insurance major by Jim Kirkness. Clarke scored the first two St. Vital touchdowns. Bob Kuryk booted two converts and Bob Miller kicked a single. For the rams Hanhel and Garry Moore counted majors with Norm Lampe converting both. Jack Robinson added a single and Quarter Back Bill Drozda scored an other single on a booming 61-Yard Quick kick. The dogs struck quickly scor ing the second time they got their hands on the Ball. Forcing rams to punt from behind their own goal line the dogs took Over on the St. James 45 and scored four plays later. Jerry Morlock took the hand off got past the line of scrim Mage and lateral led to Clarke who completed the 24-Yard play. Bulldogs added another Point before the end of the first Quarter when Bob Miller lifted a 49 Yard punt into the ram end zone where Ernie Kyfiuk conceded. The second bulldog major also came off a March from the St. James 45. Clarke ran for 14 Yards then took a pass for an other 24 before diving Over from the two. A 24-Yard pass from Wayne Henkel to Bill Shields set up the first ram score with Henkel crashing Over from the four. Lampe converted. U tile rams took nine plays to cover 85 Yards for their second to. The key play was a pass interference Call against St. Vital on a 40-Yard heave from Henkel to Dick Koehler. Moore finally went Over from the three and Lampe converted again. The Only scoring of the third Quarter was the two singles bj1 St. James one on Drozda s Quick kick. The kick surprised no one in the. Park except the St. Vital de fenders. Drozda went into the spread formation on first Down and threw an in completed pass he Quick kicked from the spread on second Down a Boot that travelled 61 Yards. The defending Canadian champs were still facing the two Point deficit with five min utes to go when Norm Stapon playing right tackle broke Clarke Loose on the 67-Yard run. Three plays after the to rams fumbled while gambling on a third and 15 situation and Bob Miller recovered on the ram 30. Six plays later Kirkness carried the mail for the final score of the Day. Cleat Marks As happens every year a few of the bulldog veterans who announced their retirement were Back in harness for the first game. In this category sunday were Ted Mik Fiechuk and Norm Stapon. And Wayne Hanna says he will be Back at workouts this week. Both teams Are Short on conditioning and had As much trouble with the hot afternoon Sun As with the opposition. The bulldogs were tackling poorly especially in the second half. Both teams go Back to the practice Field this week with a recess wednesday to watch the Steinbach Elmwood game at the stadium. Rams swing Back into action at Stemback Satur Day and bulldogs tackle Elm Wood sunday at the Chalmers Community club. Bobbie was Dew. New King of swat Patton who was standing nearby taking in All the talk about Bobbie Home run fre Quency Rale chimed in dryly he gets a Home run about by. Don Blanchard hit my he said with a i straight face. I owe it All to in a season when failure has Dews grinned. Maybe i la take out weighed Success the 1963 the entire Bogue Vita rain ius Winnipeg Gold eyes have had their today moments individually. One of those moments arrived sunny sunday afternoon at the stadium As the firm pegs salvaged a split with Walt Dixon s St. Cloud Rox who Are bringing up the rear in the Northern league race. The Rox punished the goodies 5-1 in the opener but the locals bounced Back for a 6-2 Triumph that halted a seven game losing Streak in the second seven inning game. The Rox and Gold eyes who meet in a Eye opener this morning bring the curtain Down on the 63 season with a . Game under the lights. Slender Bobbie Dews the splendid sprinter from Georgia muscled his Way into the spotlight sunday sharing some of the Home run glory in which Coco Laboy has. Basked most of the season. Laboy crashed his 21st Fence Buster of the year in the second game win. But Dews hit his first which also is significant. In fact it was an Bobbie Dews outright rarity. The frequency rate at which Dews hit Home runs is .0003. The Odds against it happening Are a foreboding 351.5 to one. The blow shattered the air in the second inning of the finale and the speedster s 100th hit of the season. Not since 1962 410 at bats ago had Dews hit one out. Strangely he s hit one and Only one every season since breaking into organized Ball with Daytona Beach in i960. Nightcap that want the fact Winnipeg and St. Until sunday it looked like he Cloud were playing two seven in he would be shut out in 1963. Games sunday afternoon at Dews who responded to a lot the stadium was probably the As often As i get a base Dews whose Middle name is Walter said he had t Given it any thought it was suggested Fie change it to Mickey. Of yes he s hit two out in batting practice this summer both wind blown flies. The Homer was at the expense of hard Luck right hander Art Thorne who absorbed. His 15th loss against seven wins. The pitch was High and inside the Type of pitch that has been getting or. Dews out. The other big Winnipeg hit be sides Laboy s smash was a lost in the Sun triple by winning Pitcher Dave Bakenhaster who combined with Dale Erickson on a two hitter. Catcher John Felske s Homer with a Man aboard in the fourth produced the St. Cloud runs. Dixon and plate Umpire Stu Himes had a difference of Opin Ion in the sixth. Dixon lost the i argument and left. I the Burly St. Cloud manager added some comic Relief by Paus ing Long enough to shake the first base bleacher. Screen while growling menacingly at the Ariter. Hal Haydel a Fine looking pitching Prospect numbed the oldies in the opener running Lis impressive record to 12-9 with a last place team. The Rox got of starter John Van for two runs a the third inning and added Siree at the expense of Fred Herrmann in the fourth. Floyd Wicker s third hit of the drove in Winnipeg s Only run depriving Haydel of a shut out. Game times today Are . And . As the eyes of 63 bid Farewell. Of Good natured kidding joined in and described the towering Homer this Way wind was blowing from left to right the left Field Fence Back at a respectable distance i Felt Strong today. My Rookie Mel Patton suggested i take a Vitamin Pill this morning. I knew it was gone As soon As the Ball Breezy Bend Ace Peter Ball of wild Wood scored a Hole in one sunday but he did it at Breezy Bend. Playing with Jerry Moore of Southwood Ball canned his seven Iron tee shot on the Bend s 165-Yard fifth Hole. Moore took a Birdie two on the same Hole. Yardsticks St. V. First Downs is Yards Rushing Yards passing passes passes intercept avg. 1 is. J. 13 100 97 1 Rodriguez triumphs at Denver Denver a Juan Chi Chi Rodriguez captured first prize in the Denver open Golf tournament sunday with a four under Par 276 for his first pro Victory. Rodriguez from puerto Rico stroked a 69 to overtake the third round Leader Dave Hill who went to a 75, As they played together Over the Den ver country club s Par course. Al balding Toronto tied four other players for Lith place with 287. Balding shot 70-73-72 72 to win prize Money. Bill Eggers collected second place Money of with a finishing 70 for 278. A stroke behind were Hill Al Neiberger who also matched Par at 70, and Jay Hebert who had a 72. They each picked up Best kept secret in town. For some reason new outlets weren t informed of the scheduling plans and the event was advertised As a split doubleheader with games at 2 . And . Obviously someone was asleep at the switch. General manager Terry Hind said sunday night he planned to investigate the matter. A lot of people were late for the sunday Bill which started at the advanced time of . A crowd of shoved up. Undoubtedly a lot of people also showed up for the night game. Hind could have used the at Tendance. The Gold eyes Are faced with a struggle to make the Mark for the season which will be one of the lowest in the club s history. However the Alderman sports Man said yesterday the Gold eyes will be Back next summer and hell be Back at the old stand. He had talked of retirement. Bill Morton s named has been bandied around As a Likely successor. Morty is a former Goodeye now i business manager at Brunswick. Four in Row Toronto up Max Marinko of Toronto won his fourth successive Canadian closed men s table Tennis Champion ship saturday night in an an Nual International tournament at the Canadian National exhibition. Fort William up fort Illiam redskins pulled into an arly 13-0 Lead Over Winnipeg Inwood Colts and continued to 39 -30 Victory Here sunday in he opening game of the 1963 Akenhead Rugby football Union Eason. La boy player of month grand Forks. . A Jose Laboy third baseman for the Winnipeg Gold yes. Has been named player of the month for August in the Northern base Ball league on the basis of his 11 Home runs in the last 30 Days. The announcement of Laboy s selection was made saturday by Brook Baukol grand Fork president of the league. Laboy received the most Points on the basis of ballots cast by Northern league sportswriters in each of the cities represented. Greater grand Forks chiefs players winning recognition in the Pool were Bob Casburn and de Bays. Laboy got 13 Points in the poll As he was named ii first place by two scribes and in second place by one. The Golc Eye third Sacker Wil receive the Topps award Foi winning the poll. Other Northern leagues poll ing votes were pitchers a Jarvis and Ken Magown both with the Duluth Superior Dukes Gene Etter St. Cloud Rox Jim Reese Bismarck Mandan infielder Fred Herrmann Winnipeg Gold Eye chucker and Bill Hess Bismarck Mandan outfielder. Brown Falcon Lake Champ Stock car rages 50 laps 50 labor Day championships wednesday september 4th 8 . To provide better traction and Keener Competition track will be machine swept and vacuumed immediately prior to time trials. Brooklands Speedway i Gam West 1m clean washrooms bus service from Logan and Keewatin by Scotty Harper Falcon Beach Golf course Man. Staff Bill Brown who won the Falcon Beach Golf championship Here sunday is just like a woman. He does t like to say How old he is. How old Are you we quizzed him As the Stockill built freckled faced Young Man came off the 18th. Green after sinking his last putt for a Par 72. Just say i m in my Early 30 a Scot playing steady if not spectacular Golf Bill who is professional teacher at the Tuxedo course in metro Winnipeg went out in 34, which is two under Par 36, but slipped a Little on the Back stretch with his 38, two Over. Thad two birdies on my card and two bogies and Only twice was i in the rough. You sure have to hit them straight on this layout for every fair Way is lined with Trees and. You re in trouble if you he said. Brown who was four years with the Assiniboine club be fore migrating to Tuxedo won wish Little to spare for Moe Noiman of Toronto will Hominuik of Bell acres Ken Fulton of Elm most and Ken Lai Llcy Rossmore two Simon Pures were breathing Down his neck with 73 s. Wilf and Norman who is a tempera mental As a grand opera Dame split the second prize Money. Wilf s brother Stan Humenuik Bill Brown Par shooter from Elmhurst and Bill Gordon fort William shared third Money with scores of 75. Still dealing with the professional gents Joe Tachan of Elm Hurst was 76, Southpaw Al Pat Terson Breezy Bend and Ron fiddler Portage la Prairie were 77, and Jerry Hollins Assini Boine Gerry Morrissey Ross Mere Sandy Middleton port a thur and Joe Kalyniuk fort Wil Liam All checked in with 78. Now for a word about the Amateur gents. With Ken Fulton and Ken Lilley leading the chaps who play for fun with 73, Bob Dunbar Nia Kwa was 74, Nick Mickoski Elmhurst 75, Bill Budd who says he s just a week end golfer Bow 76, Harry Critch Ley Breezy Bend and Bob Biggs fort Frances 77, and Mike pid Laski 78. The second flight winners were Lyle Anderson Kenora -76, Lou Joyal St. Boniface 78, and Jerry Best Assiniboine 81. Third flight Cam Thompson wild Wood 76, Nick Wright wild Wood 77, and Len Haughey St. Boniface 80. Fourth flight Frank Lay St. Boniface 80, and Earl Flint St. Boniface 86. Falcon Beach chatter it was a Beautiful Day her sunday with not a Ripple of Breeze Titis year s enter broke All records for 180 tee off including 23 pros Doug Drysdale who is a fourth place Cousin of the great Don Drys Dale who the Doc Gers drove Scotty All Over the course in a jeep made out of 1949 Austin you can have any Golf Cours in the world but Well Settle of Falcon Beach and we like the Indian names of the holes Asoo Wuhu which Doug told Means running water to Norman has mellowed a Litt he was a popular Guy her Moe operates a driving rang in Toronto had the pleasure of Meetin Harry Laws Parks superin tem ent of the White Shell he a Happy to hear us say the Falco Beach course could t be Beate anywhere when i was Edmonton on a business to president Pat Fletcher Aske Roy act As starter the Canadian prof Asio nals Chari Pion ship " iou did a swe Job at said Pat b Roy had to decline Pat s Reques taking off evading a tackle St. Vital halfback Barry Clarke 14 takes off on a 14-Yard gain sunday despite Good Pursuit from is. James rams tackle Frank Bryan. Clarke scored two touchdowns and set up a third in bulldogs 27-16 Triumph. Elmwood drops exhibition test Ron Miller of rams joins asks Edmonton Edmonton eskimos of the Western football conference announced saturday the acquisition of in Ort quarterback Ron Miller 24, rom los Angeles. Rams of the National football league. Miller a six foot 195-Pounder rewrote the big ten conference record books while Villi Wisconsin in 1960 and 1961. He spent last season with the rams and saw Only limited action. Eskimos have been in dire leed of a quarterback since James Earl Wright in ured his knee two weeks ago and returned to his Home in the United states for an operation Canadian Don Getty is Edmonton s first string Quarter Back and Tom maudlin obtained on waivers last week Landles the Back up duties. Miller became expendable his year when los Angeles licked up Heinsman trophy win Ner Terry Blake and two other quarterbacks Zeke Bratkowski and roman Gabriel. Miller was the number two Asser in the . College ranks n 1961 when he completed 104 of 198 passes for Yards and 11 touchdowns. He was Quarter Back of the league s second All Star team. With fort William quarterback form Schelling sticking to a pass attack in the first half lulled into a 13-6 Lead and then inc Hatigee touchdowns with Elm Vood Over the second half. Fort William led 13-0 at Quarter time and 27-18 after three quarters. A Filipovic and Jerry Carlson each scored two touchdowns for redskins with Schelling adding a fifth and Don Patola rounding it scoring. For Elmwood who do not in clude the game in Manitoba sen. Or football league standings Mick Talaga had two majors. D Young Al Coles and John Paterson each added one touch Down to the Colt cause. The Redskin Victory gives them the Lead Over the league s Only other team Lakehead College Mustangs. The third member of the league fort William ukes retired from Competition this season. Elmwood opens their regular season with a game against Steinbach landmark dutchmen wednesday at Winnipeg stadium. Old country Cricket scores London Reuters close of play scores in saturday s Cricket matches at Bristol Gloucestershire 105 is. Kent. At Bournemouth no play because of rain in Hampshire is. Warwickshire match. At lord s Surrey a con stable 62 not out Middlesex s2 for 2 wickets. At hasten cars a. E. R. Gilligan s eleven 259 for 9 wickets declared a ugh foot 5s West indians 23 for 1 wicket. At Scarborough Yorkshire 110 Mcc 115 for 1 wicket j. Bolus 55. At Hove Sussex 159 Somerset 44 for 2 wickets. At Worcester Worcestershire 163 Tor 3 wickets r. Headley 51 not out Lancashire. At Leicester Leicestershire 175 g Jayasinghe 51 135 for 5 wickets i. Buxton 58. Yardsticks it. 36 298 1-15 first Downs Yards Rushing Yards passing passes passes intercepted 1 avg Froid goals Elm. 14 181 97 3 2.-t race Driver injured fort Worth Tex. Race Driver Ted Arnold 29, of Arlington Tex., was injured fatally sunday when his racing car crashed while going an estimated 180 Miles per hour. The Accident occurred at the Green Valley raceway at nearby Smithfield where the american hot Rod association is holding its annual fall National Derby. Arnold s car smashed into a tree Yards past the finish line after his braking Chute failed to open. Doug Kyle triumphs St. Hyacinthe que. Up Doug Kyle of Calgary track and Field club sunday won the Canadian Marathon Champion ship by running the 26 Miles in two hours 33 minutes and 23 seconds. John Kelly of Boston athletic association took second spot in 3-5. Zen Burria Nyk of Ottawa was third. New 63 Ramblers a ii you Don i buy your rambler from us you la pay too leasing Transcona motors Ltd. King recent St. Ca 2-4262 ;