Newspapers / The Carolinian (Raleigh, N.C.) / June 27, 1959, edition 1 / Page 14
Part of The Carolinian (Raleigh, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
14 THE CAROLINIAN WEEK ENDING SATURDAY. JUNE 157, 1359 ALTHEA GIBSON WINS DEE CEE TENNIS MATCH BEFORE 1,400 GOOFIN’ OFF BY "SKINK" CLEVELAND INDIANS SIGN WORTHING TON ROBERT WORTHINGTON, 22, former catcher for the JNA League Raleigh Tigers, wan signed to a Cleveland Turn an contract last Thursday night and sent by plane Piiday morning to Platte, Nebras ka. in the class D league. Ironically as it may seem, Worthington was not sold to the Indians by the Tig but signed as a free agent The brewing trouble between, now disposed, Tiger Manager Phillip Johnson and Worthington, came to a head in Chattanooga, Tenn.. over a week ago where the Detroit Stars and the Tigers were playing the bottom camp of a five-game series. Worthington re putedly one of the herd catchers in the Nearo American League had been temporarily shifted to first base a couple of weeks ago much to hi# disliking. Manager Johnson then look over the catching chore* of the club, and slaved there, even after acquiring hard-hitting first baseman Floyd Fordson from the Newark Indians, The Tigers took a four-game iailspin via the league cellar- and Manager Johnson's faulty catching and poor throwing was keynoted as (he primary reason for the set bark*. Repeated grips between Johnson and Worthington resulted tn Worthington s being tent home to ran. Conferences with Tiger top brass "brought, the catcher no relief ar> far as position statu* was con cerned Worthington claims that his request for an outright release vrm ne'er made clear; but his pay check: did no come through on pay day as expected and his team status became a matter of doubt. Under Cleveland Scout, Rufus Haiten. owner of the Phantom Raleigh Indians, took advantage of the "disturbing situation” and called in a top Cleveland scout to udy the Tig«-Worthing ton con tract and to sign the catcher if possiole. The scout termed the Tiger contract broken and said that Worth ington was automatically free. The catcher was signed at an undis closed figure and flatten planed Worthington to Nebraska Friday morning. Owner Arthur Dove claim* that hr will file suit agate!# the Indians Cor transacting the Worthington deal; but at present the owner is busy with a suit that the top brass of the Newark Indians is filing against him for a business deal that gave him controlling interest in the Newark aggregation. LEON fMGGS M IV TIGER MANAGER Leon Diggs, of New Orleans. Louisiana, and nephew of the Great. “Bunny' Downs former manage: of the Indiana,polls Clown* and Memphis Red. Sox has been '-fleeted to skipper the Raleigh Tigers during the remainder of the #7-son Diggs, for sch past, month, ha* served as Owner Dove'.- "Man Friday'' in Newark to handle promo tions and public relations Diggs is young and active, has n way with people end is case to meet He is an outfielder h.v pi "ft Mon, but not as great, in. that position as hi -• “Uncle Bunny" was at second base for the famous Philadelphia Hilldale dub back in the :?te twenties and early thirties. Since Phillip Johnson i;- no more with the Tigers, nor Worthing ton Diggs will find himself minus a. top catcher to begin with. There are not, too many top catchers around th-sc days, therefore, one in the hand is worth two in the bush. The same goes for first basemen. It was early in the season that wo pointed out that the Tigers* batting strength was nothing to rave about. It lias been their weakest department all season Don't be surprised if the Newark Indians fold An early court decision will determine their status. Word from owner Melvin Bates, of Roxboro, comes to the effect that the P.oboro Col to are through. It will be the first time in ten years that Roxboro has been without a representative baseball team SMILING HOST Clad in colorful native costume, ,1. N. Concha. Premier of the African Southern Cameroon.*;, plays host to visiting members of (he British Royal Family. Foncha was on hand so greet she Duke and Duchr-s of Gloster during (heir visit (o then former German colony, 'TIT PHOTO) Ex-Dod ger Roy Campanella Given His Reward By Nation’s Booksellers WASHINGTON <ANF> Rov I " f CampaneHa. baseball great, final- | ly received his reward last week j r?*rf* h* 2 cat?' I *® -hp cap'*'?* to fhp 'ti of the Am r ~ ne- n Rook-e)!' - As-r ciciatioii, n«ld pi Rhe-aton Hotel Tire National Interfaith Snorts award, voted for Campy earlier' by the Washington Trterfaith commit tee. had been presented the week before at a baseball garnet in Grif fith stadium. Since Campanellft could not be present, it was receiv ed by Larry Dob.v The award had been presented at, an interfailh luncheon at the Mayflower hotel and received by Ls Lawrence On* ley. president, Pigskin club Rot when Campy came to Washington in the new role as author, he received flic award himself. In addressing the as sociation on his new book, ’'lt s Good to Be Alive,** the base bait hero—paralyzed and con fined to a wheel that "14'a not bad to live with fh‘v thins. The most important thing yen have to do is learn to accept if The paralysis which Canipanella •tiffers resulted from an auto ac cident 15 months ago He staled. however, that he never felt that he had been cheated "1 bad 2\ good years of base ball.'' he said, ' and my career isn't over yet. by a long shot." The star began playing pro ball at the age of 13 and. these years were included in his count, even before he hit the big league Although his actual playing days are over. Campanula still keeps his hand in baseball, The former Dodgers catcher will work with some of Los Angeles' most promis ing young ballplayers. He spends much time talking to and working with stricken youngsters in hospi tals. Something new has been added to the Penn itela.vs. The Big Fifty College Invitation One-Mile Relay series will close the program. The fastest tsbi teams make a run for the relay cham pionship of America on April 28> while four other races will be run with teams selected on basis of performance this year. TALLAHASSEE - A workshop offering the advantages in Building Manage w-p* and Maintena ice wil* be held at Florida A&M University July 6-10 R E Webber and W E Lee are co-directors. ( Alton ous ADvnmstwi! Althea Shows Crowd Booming Drive* Loading To Wimbledon wjumm&rom (Aim some 1.400 f&na saw Althea Gibson de feat Bhirlay Fry Irving with dis patch, 6-S, 8-Si and Hsis Richard son triumph over Vic Seixas 8-8, 8-8 ms«et|w, Than Kfato»9«teofi and Gibson beat Seswag eujd Irving in doubles, 6-4. 8-4* « Sberaton-dParii Hotel, Sunday. The ttsmm played he tee* ih« fturgaet «r*»wd to watch outdone tenet* in Wssli tegten Sb qumht years. Miss Italian Champion In American Debut CETOAOO (AJTP> ~ Mario Va*- chiart.o. ftghtoetght champion of Italy, and Bobby Scanlon of Sen Francisco Friday wore pronounced fit floe their nationally televised 30-round bout in Chicago Stadium Wednesday. The bout will mark the U. S d ebut for Vecchiato, bom in Uddn*. Italy. The Italian t* hoping for * vte lory over Scanlon, the seventh ranked NBA lightweight contend er, in order to move up inio the ratings. Veeehi&to made his profee siona! debut In 1954 in his n»* Hv* city. He ha/t fought, as Many Tan Players In Major League Trades CHICAGO (ANP) With the major league baseball season near ing the aJI-star gams break, it's a good time to analyze some of the trade* this season involving tan players. Thera were perhaps more chan ge* of scenery for tan players this year than at any time since Jackie Robinson enter*ed the majors in 1947. Perhaps the most controver sial wa* that involving Hector Lopex, who was dealt fu the New York Yankess by I he. Kansas City Athletic*. The. (rad* set up a howl among some of the other AL- owner*. The swap included five play ers, three going from the Yanks to the Athletics. A pitcher was sent along with tope® to New- York With about s month to go rm the Yanks seemed to have scored again, on the basis of Lopez's per formance. The third baseman from Panama has beer, sparking the Yanks offensively. LOPEZ SPARKS TANKS AVhen he arrived, the club was languishing in the basement of the AL for the first time that late in the season—since 1940. Hector went on a batting spree that rais ed his average from .281 1 which DATA ‘N’ CHATTER BY DARCY DF.MII i F IA VP Syndicated Columnist) FROM HOLLYWOOD TO HAP LEM—Sometime age. I wondered aloud, "how old is Brenda Starr 9 " Someone out there got the message and passed along this info to me— Brenda wiH be 19 years old next month Also, Dale Messick, who ink* Brenda, is a she not * h<= Also Brend* is drawn bom life, you might say. based on factual doings in th* lives of two Oncago gal reporter* whose names must remain secret Dale Messick, the mother of a teenager, is the wife of a Gary, Ind attorney, and that's Where they all hang their hat How’s this for s cube "high fashion can be best described as what a her does to a hem to catch a him!" BUSINESS LEAGUE’S BOAR ft MEETS —The member* of the National Business Leagues’ hoard ©? tUreetopg, met last week in Washington, ». C„ to plan 3959 confab Financial aid to businessmen throughout the country will dominate She convention program with Dr. ¥. 1). Patterson, NBL presi dent, outlining the proposed project. Seen in photo, front row left to ri-ht: J, E. Robinson. Houston, T«mmß C. W. Masweli, Philadelphia: Dr. Patterson, New York: Mrs. L. Tolbert, Chicago; Edward Davis, Detroit; William It Hudgins, New York. Second row, left do right: John H. Wickliffe, New York; ,1. R. E. Lee, Tallahassee; Belmont Haydn), New Orleans. Third row, left So right: X, 3. Henderson, Durham: Rufus Byars- Washington. Fourth row, left to right, are Dr. B. T. McGraw, E- Lancaster, jr. A, Beavers, and Moss K. Hendrix, all of Wachitsgton, Gibson, generally recognized as the queen of the game, showed the crowd, which In cluded Chief Justice Warren and Defense Secretary McEl rny, the booming drive* that took her to the Wimbledon and National championships. Tennis enthusiasts said Mrs. Irv ing was » big obstacle in Miss Gibson's way before she married and retired two years ago But, sh“ was not jn Althea's class in the exhibitions her* 1 ♦♦ns**, winning 43, losing tesie* and drawing thrice. He has not lost since an unlucky disqua lification to Marcello Padova^. «! In October. 1957 for the I* taiian lightweight title. He now sports a string of 16 without 8 defeat. Included among his victims sie Orlando Zuluetta, Felix Chioca. end Charley Douglas In a supporting 10-round bout, Willie Morton of Los Angeles will tangle with Joey Reynolds, Si Louis, both former Golden Gloves champions he compiled at Kansas City* to .310. Actually in the first two weeks with Casey Stengel’s team, Lopez was batting .375. More important, he was driving in key runs. His offense won at least three games and contributed vitally to others. Significantly, when he slumped for a weekend series, the Yankees dropped three out of four to the Detroit Tigers. Another big trade—this one in the off season —sent Sam Jones to the San Francisco Giants slid Bill White to the St. Louis Cardinas. This is the kind of trade that each team got what it went after. Jones has bolstered the sag? mg pitching fortunes of She Giants, although he has net Hern as spectacular as Manag er Bill Rigney had hoped The hard throning righthander, lion ever, has non seven out of his tirst 13 derisions and with better support from team mates. might have won at least two more. GOMEZ TO PHILS White has been one of the hitt ing surprises of the season. Bill came into the majors with the Giants in 1956. He was called into service the following season, but in his brief stay, lie had shown power. Roy Hamilton is making big news with hi® latest recording Sing Yhu Sinners." but East Coaster*. especially those round Dee Cee a,-e having 3 ball linking him with Mvma Adams She's a top flight, model Ever wonder wha+ the star? do between show?? Well, Ersktne Hawkins -.pends his evenings at the movies. Whenever he cheeks into a town, he checks up <o find out what’s playing where at what Inte hour. Ruth Biown holds im promptu parties in her dressing room, which always turns info "old home week” with visiting celebrities dropping in with sand wiches and liquid coolers Sammy Davis, Jr, discusses business, signs contracts, greets an unending line of uninvited guest:-, and sometimes manage? *o grab a sandwich before its time for him to step back onstage. Donn 3 Hightower window shops. Dakota Staton silos into something comfy and picks sip where she left off reading be fore the show' began (no mur der mysteries, she digs into metaphysics and tomes of REPORTS ON PAN AMERICAN GAMES - Reporting on the progress of the plans of Caribbean and Central American nations for the upcoming Pan American Games, In he held in Chicago August 27 through September %, is Ralph Metcalfe, co-chairman of the Games’ Spoil Technical Committee, Hr holds » detailed map pinpointing the site* of the various events. (UPI PHOTO). Hits As Dodgers Take Victory * LOS ANGELES fANP) Han Aaron saved the Milwaukee Braves from a no-hit. defeat a*, the hands of the Los Angelos Dodgers as he collected the Braves only two hits in a 4-0 whitewash by lefthander Danny McDevitt before 54.999 fans in Los Angeles Colise um last week. The defeat was the first of two humiliations for the Braves during the afternoon. In the second game, which the Pirates To Set Up Tryout Camp At Wilson Thurs . WILSON The Pittsburgh Pi rates will conduct a tryout camp at Wilson. North Carolina at the Wil son Baseball Park on June 25th and 26th starting at 9 a m each morning The camp will be under the di rection of George Pratt, Scouting Supervisor in the North Carolina territory. Pete Petterson, Pirate manager of the Wilson Baseball Club and Joe Perebee will he on hand to assist Mr. Frclt with the tryouts. Player* musi be at least 16 years of age to be eligible to attend the camp, and no Juni or American Legion player will be permitted to partici pate In She camp if such par ticipation would interfere with any of his Legion activities Such participation w ill only be permitted with a letter of ap proval fioisi either his Legion coach or the commander of the Legion Post be represents in Legion P>av Players are also expected to fur nish their own baseball shoes, uni forms and gloves with Pirates fur nishing all other equipment Play ers will a'so b* responsible for their traveling and living expenses with the understanding Fiat all > menses will be reimbursed to those players signed to contracts w i t h Pittsburgh Organization Clubs philosophy. Cozy Cole and wife. Lee Parker, ruah to his dressing room where an exr«* lent me*! (complete with champagne, flower* and can dlelight) awafie them. Seconds before Cosy leaves the band - stand, waiters whisk the Cole ordered banquet into their pri vate little ‘''restaurant.'' Definition of the week: Car sick ness, the feeling you get each month when the payments due. DRIVE SAFELY! Dodgers won *O-2 behind the fjvc hit pitching of another lefty. San dy Koufax, Junior Gilliam hit his first home run of the season. Ex- Globetrotter Great: Courage Os J. Keilog Is Termed Amazing LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Just , over five years ago, a corps of i doctors at a Veterans Administra- j fion Hospital in .Little Rock, Ar- j kansas gave up Junius Keilog as i a hopeless cripple For a time, in fact, after th? April 1945 auto ac cident which broke his neck and j severed his spinal cord, ihe tlin i Harlem Globetrotters star war, not expected to live But the doctors did not reckon with Kcling's indomi tabic courage. Be not onlv liv ed. hut made himself a useful, productive family man, and bis heartwarming story Is told in an article called “Wheel ( hair Wedding" in the July issue of EBONY Magazine. Keilog, an accountant with Pan- j American World Airways in New ; York, recently married Clementine j Rigsbee. a 23-year-old psychiatric ] .social worker, in the bride's home- j lown of Pocky Mount. N C "I kne ’ Clem was the right girl almost from Ihe day T first met her,'' Keilog fold EBONY. "She was tiie roommate of my old hometown friend. Vera Coleman, and we met at. a party m the home of mutual friends ” The new Mrs Keilog an East Bronx rest. |i|i Seagram’s p GM* Pi : £ " m distilled dry j s#%]§ mg,., S< **«'/*.-„* *y 9BK g' ’ 'jrt&t/v m>*/*HpSmr/*W/'*~*sr |.' « V^, o.sni.ito *mo Barreto a» **” sP'% ’V /! <* A*W.- *&*• $. - »P>n,. ' l.* I **! NCEBtIBG IN(JI»N> V . '*' V. r*OM AVfSiCyi r.BA'N ,^-vi *f*9W»-BISTIUIM CO4W.EY.C 94 PMOf BIRTtUiS Wi 619, OISMLIEB fUCM AHHffQUI j John Rmeboro and Pigna*ao j shared catching honors in the t-, games Boseboro caught th? clinch I r-r dent now, holds a master s degree in social work and is employed at New York's Hudson River State Hospital. Sh? has a healthy, en lightened outlook on paraplegi i, according to EBONY “Junie and I have accepted the fact (has, he will probably never walk again." she says, hut there ate many other Ihmgs we can enjoy tegeiiie' We like each other's company, for example, and good food and good nwixir. Junie has a bout a million friends and we can both enjoy them We have our home and faith like our jobs What more can a young wife ask?" Keilog, who co.actios the world champion Pan-American Jpt- Wheel Chair Basketball team in his spare time, hopes to have s quintet of his own someday. Tv? got a new wife, a new job and a new apartment, and before long we hope to have some babies a vound the place.” he told Ebony. W? have every confidence there will be children. The ’ ery best doctors have looked me over and have given me = clean bill c-f health " CHICAGO (A NP> Tan batters have been grabbing the spotlight this season in major league com petition, but it is tin*.® to give a nod in Don Newcombs, tbs tow®'' ; mg righthander of tbs Cincinnati Red legs Mewl* appears to be hew mg bach lo bl 3 former eminencr on flip mound. La d Wednesday, he posted s six bit. 2-1 victory over the San Fran cisco Giants for hi* seventh victor of trip season Tarlier, he slappci i 9-hit, 6-0 shutout against th r Chicago Cub* His record no ■ stands at 7-4 Four of bis triumphs have eor l ■ ovet the power-hitttng Giants l, in-- third victorv over the tran■■ planted New Yorkers, Newk d« bvered q three-hitter in vvin«i”c 7-2 WON CT TOUNG AWARD Once regarded s* or® of. the br. ‘ righthanders in the game New combe won the Cy Young sward as the best pitcher in the major in if>s6 when he notched e record of 27 wins and seven losses. But by cgn up agamst the Nc,, York Yankees in the World Seri? and was overwhelmed bv an ay Yoriie display of po^ r pr. 'Fhe proud m,j n fro m E]jT2be th, N ,T. hj nevr been tb* same sine* piayrrs continued laH «er t, m dominate the haft tor race to thr National League ibnit Aar on. the Milwaukee nnifieldpr. (« atilt bidding fn become the fir*! 40*1 hitter in nearly Inn decade-' Tb* elend n tugger was batting lie. and wa* among the leader* in several other deaprtmenf* HANK LEAPS HITTERS A won bar? batted in 51 runs, him | ffi borne runs, 42 runs, 92 bits amt 22 doubles. Other leading batters were. Or : burin. Giants, 241; Bill White S' j Louis Cardinals. .331, and Ms' .327 Mays, benched briefly beesm tus average had skidded from .21 lo 321. came off the bench to hi wifely twice in late innings of - with the Pittsburgh Pirate and then, in another pinch-h'ttin vole, blasted a three-run home ru' Thus, he moved along the lead ers in runs i'49>, RSIs <4s> an i hit <72 1 Champion has® steal* i for 111 e |g-;i i \yri seasons. Willie wg ! lied foi Nl. ipadei- with Chavl ,r ’ \,-gi of the !_.os Angc'.e.c Dodger j V. lth in n\KS LEADS IN RRi S Crperia bgr Wret-I the hottest O' ■ ant with flic stick, however. Tb* j 3! -year old first baseman bs' ■-•cored 42 runs, had 48 RBls, 71 bit:-., !!? doubles and 13 home run' | He also had stolen nine bases The RR! leaders, however, imp Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs, with 61. and Frankir Robinson. Cincinnati Redlegs. 54. Robinson's teammate, Vada Pinson, batting ,325, had 45 RBfs. Pinson was tied for tb® lead in triples w itb seven and among the leaders in doubles with It? White had five, triples In the American league. Hector ! I.opef. going tike a house afire •■■ince his trade from Kansas City to the New Yoik Yankees, was a in on g 'be top RB? men with Jt. He was fieri for the lead in triple! Ub four and among the pacesett- I r: -.. iii doubles ** ith 14
The Carolinian (Raleigh, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
June 27, 1959, edition 1
14
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75