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Expect Yankees To Repeat As A . L. Champions In 9 64 t RECEIVES MVP AWARD New York: Yankees' catcher Elston Howard (right) is pre vented with the American League's 1963 Most Valuable Player award by league president Joe Cron in April 16th before the Bombers' A. L. operner with the Boston Red Sdx. Howard batted .287 with 28 homers and 85 runs batted in last season (UPI PHOTO). Ollie Matson’s Trade Value Diminishes In Lions’ Deal DETROIT— (ANP) —Tha now de funct Chicago Cardinals once ob tained almost a whole team of foot ball players for fullback Ollie Mat son, then considered the most fear ed running back in the game. However, since leaving the Red birds many seasons ago to play with the Los Angeles Rams and then the Detroit Lions, Matson’s trade value has diminished tremendously. In contrast to the nine players Lakers Will Exercise Rights And Sign UCLA’s Walt Haz zard LOS ANGELES (ANP)—The Los Angeles Lakers of the Western Di vision of the National Basketball Assn., last week was reported to be hot on the trial of UCLA's great All-American and playmaker, Walt Hazzard. The Lakers were reported ready to exercise their territorial rights to Hazzard. who this past season led the Bruins to the National Col legiate Athletic Ass’n championship. Coach Fred Schaus of the Lakers is believed to be plan ning to rebuilt the Lakers, and perhaps bring In new blood, each as Hsssard, to aid Elgin Baylor, who was hampered with injuries practically thru oat the season, and Jerry West, However. Schaus did not disclose MUFFLER & TAIL PIPE ",SFECAUZING IN FRONT END ALIGNMENT' Complete Brake Service EASY FINANCING Hoars: t - (—Mon. Thn Frt—Sat. 8 - it SUPREME BRAKE AAR ALIGNMENT SERVICE HI GLEKWOOD AVE. RALEIGH, N. C. You Can Always Depend On DUNN’S. YW r U TsaH find that wtsen roe «r*r* J Into Dunn» Eh* Service 70* M,; % ■ • #rfv* the »a tr e eonsideratlne ■■ ■ l l whether 70* inst 111 up tout re- ■till distor or hare 700 r a. rre**«. V3mL. 1 m&m "' We Hke to feel that we re helptm raw get more enjoyment out at flHw fear ear. Why aet give ae a trtalt Our Service Always Has A Smile! DUNN’S ESSO SERVICE S«t 8 fU.OODWORTH ST THtlhr T* twa the Cardinals received from the Rams for Matson in their trade, the Lions last week traded the 34-year old veteran and another player, Floyd Peters, to the Philadelphia Eagles for just one man—J. D. Smith, an offensive tackle. During his 12-year pro career, Matson, former University of San Francisco star, has picked up 4.54 ii yards in 1,010 carries for a 4.5 average and 32 touchdowns. his real plans as he left for the Olympic trials at St John's univer sity in Brooklyn. Meantime, it was disclosed that Baylor would continue to receive treatment for his injured knees. Doctors hope to get him back into A-l shape for next season. NO BIRTHDAY, BUT HE'S 71 TOKYO—(ANP)—Farmer Toku matsu Tsujl is about the only man in the world who can say he dosen’t have a birthday, but he has lived for 71 years. According to his birth certificate, he was bom on Fed. 30. 1803. The date is in accordance with the offical lunar calendar once used in Japan. When the lunar cal endar was replaced by the present one in vogue throughout the world. In trading Matson and deters tor Smith, the Lions were said to be seeking line strength. Detroit Coach George Wilson probably will use Smith at right tackle. The spot was left vacant by the death of tan Lu cien Reeberg. Are Negro Baseball Players Forbidden To Take Part I n Rights Demonstrations? Are Negro baseball players for bidden by their contracts to parti cipate in civil rights demonstra tions? The April issue as Ebony magasine, questions the role that professional ballplayers are playing in the civil rights demonstrations which are sweeping the country. An Ebony editorial hints that Ne gro ballplayers have restrictive clauses in their contracts saying “I promise not to participate in any freedom marches.” LIVING ✓ SPORTS -—By Charles J. Livingston ■ ITXL HR TASKS AND OUSTS AGADT 1* PENNANT BACKS CHICAGO (AJfP>—Picking the baseball champ* In the American League if really getting t* be mo notonous. with the Yanhae Bom bers walking oft with the honor year after year. However, quite the appeal t* a true in the senior circuit better known to those who follow the sports pages as the National Lea gue. In that loop, an honest-to-good ness knockdown, dragout fight ia usually fought down to the wire between the ex-Flatbush Dodgers, the Giants of hanth Polo Grounds memory, the similarly Milwaukee Braves, the stand pat St Louis Cardinals, and the Pirates who parade “Hank Greenberg's Garden" in Pittsburgh. Recently, hewerer. the WL has given signs *f slipping bit* a cert es twe-team monopoly between the Dodger* and the Giant* Tan knew, a eert as yon -wln-lt-thia-year. I-Uke-tt the-next deal. This narrows the field and nsekae far greeter mm and lew nerve racking in predicting the Wept champ-to be. For me. the choices In the two loops for the post three yean have been the Yanks tat the AL and the Giants in the NL I have been completely accurate 00 the Yanks and the Giants eo* out of the three times, and have scored _ tbroe-tor-thre* on the Yanks, so I see no need to change now. particularly with the streng thening of San Francisco. So I predict it'll be the Yanks and the Giants again this year, with the Dodgers and Maury Wills run ning closely on Frisco's heels. The 1 Cardinals will be third, and further Elston Howard, Al Downing Two Reasons For Great Hope BY BILL BBOWEE CHICAGO (ANY)— It will train be tha New York Yankees arainst the field in the American League. Hopefully, the prime contenders— Chicago. Minnesota and Baltimore —feel that the rectos the field is strengthened enough to battle the champions on closer terms this year. This might give one of them —or even some real darkhorse—a chance to spring an upset. WHh the American League's meat valuable player, Elston Howard, looking for an out standing season, the Yankees still are edds-on favorites to bag another American League pennant. Howard, of course, is set to de meet of the catching. Yogi Berra, in his debut as a manager, is looking for a strong season from Al Downing, the left hander who surprised with IS vic tories on the mound last season after being called up front Rich mond. The team thinks thst Down ing is s potential 20-game winner. Others In the Yankees’ cast Include Hector Lopes, one of 1964 NCC NETTERS Making a bid for their college’s third straight CIAA title are mem bers of the North Carolina College 1964 tennis team, shown above. Seated: Kenneth Montgomery, Charlene Witherspoon, Sterling Holt, Verlia Amos, Alfred Poe (Capt.), Dianne Dawkins, and George Logan. Standing: Gilbert Bigsby, Joe Williams, Leon Creed (manager), Wayne Hooker, and Everett Deberry. t Under the heading—“ Needed: An : Abo Lincoln of Baseball"—Ebony suggests editorially that profession al baseball is over-privileged today —cites the plight of White Sox pitcher Jim Brosnan, fired for in AAT And Dudley Cay erg Honored than that I will not go tat running down the team. The same applies to the AL Be hind the Yanks will be the sinewy Minneapolis Twins, with the White Sox in the consolation spot. Now I am free to make a few other spet predictions: Look tor Milwaukee's Hank Aaron or Pittsburgh's Roberto Clements to wrdst the NL betting crown from scrappy Tommy Davis of the Dodgers. In to* AL it will be between Mickey Mantle and A1 Kaline A healthy WUI!e May*, hit ting la rabaai style, will sing Us way I* the NL hemenm title, while Mantle (If he stays healthy) win ba the AL homer king. A1 Downing the Yank aophomore will surprise everyone by captur ing the won-lost pitching crown in the AL while high-kicking Juan Marichal of th* Giants will top NL hurlers. Don Dryedal* will ba second. The Cub* Eraia Banks, provided his health bolds, will challenge Frank Robinson of the Redlegs and Mays and Aaron tor the RBI crown, and will achieve baseball s come back of th* year. May* wfß also aaptnr* lb* NL's wort vabsabla player *- ward at tbs end as anc as Us best season*. while ia the AL B amber a* tslriwr Elat an Rew ard win get that better far the errand straight year, despite streng challenges frem Mantle and Dm Twin* Earl Better. Rookie*-of-the-year honors will almost certainly go to Don Buford of th* White Box in the AL and Richie Allen of the Philadelphia Phillies. In the NL. Do you buy those, bud? the most valuable utility per formers iu the league, sad Pe dro Gonzales, an infieldor who would be a regular on almost any other team in the league. He is ready to stop in the event he Is needed si second, short, or third, or revn in the outfield. The team that might make the Yankees run for their money is the Minnesota Twins. Ar -tiored by the veteran Earl Battey, rival to How ard’s as baseball’s best catcher, the Twins, third-placers last season, have some of the hardest hitters In baseball. But they will have hove to make room for Tony Oliva, rookie outfielder. This might lead to a trade of Vie Power, the first baseman. Lennie Green, a tine out fielder. also is considered trade bait. Zollo Versalles remains one of the best shortstops in the game. The Chicago White Sox, a peren nial contender under Manager Al Lopez, think that Don Buford, the former Southern California football star, might be the league's rookie of-the-year. Buford, the moat val uable player in tha International stating on his right to write during the bail season. Ebony recalls that a handful of baseball magnates today still have the right to determine who plays pro ball, and notes that Negroes GREENSBORO — Th* basketball teams of AAT College and Dudley High School, and their coaches, were honored last week with a dinner at the Hayes-Taylor YMCA Two of their team members mere singled out far special swards. Mamie* Meltartley. star ferward with the Aggte*. wbe title seesen was selected te the All-star teams In each es the fear tenrnamenta In which he partletpated. and Wil liam Gilmer, star center far the Dudley Panthers. received “meat valuable player” trophies Charlie Hsrvllle. sport* director of WGHP-TV High Point. N C. who delivered the main address, was also honored. He received a trophy in commendation for "out standing aportacastlng" •In many ways." he told the young athletes, “you are something special and because of It, more is expected of you " He urged th* players to stick to the cod* which their eoache* had emphasised “because more than anything else, high moral character will always be expected in you " Th* event, sponsored by th* Greensboro Athletic Boosters Club, an affiliate of Pie "Y”, featured the presentation of trophic* also to Cal Irvin, head basketball coach at AdeT and to W. J. Purer on. athletic di rector and heed basketball coach at Dudley. The greup ala* hatiered Bert Ftfgeit. bead feet ball reach, with a trephy in ex press! an es appreciation for the sendee* rendered In weekly meeting* es th* organise Hen last fall. C. W. Thomas, secretary, present ed the trophies; E. M. White, Jr, president, gave the purpose of th* dinner meeting, and Jimmie I. Bar ber. presided Harville was intro duced by David W. Morehead. ex ecutive secretary of the "Y”. FLIRTING; 'optical collusion’. Catholic Digest—-May. Julius Caesar added th* quad rennial leap year day to February In caua* the Roman year started on March t th* Catholic Digest state*. League while performing for In dianapolis last year, has been in stalled at second base. Floyd Rob inson. potentially one of the AL’s best hitters, is a fixture iu right Juan Pizxaro is expected to be a mainstay on the mound. Reserves include Minnie Minoeo, the veteran nuking a comeback as a plnchhlt ter end outfielder and Tom Mo- Craw, who was called last year and did well as a rookie oh first Baltimore leeks far Sum Bo wens. u rookie outfielder, and Willie Kirkland, a veteran ac quired ta the trade with Cleve land far Al Smith, to holster u rather anemic batting attack. Cleveland believe* one of the lea gue's leading home-run producers will be Leon Wagner, acquired in ap off-season trade from the Los Angeles Angels. The veteran Al Smith and rookie Chico Salmon and Bob Chance are in the fight for the right field berth while Wagner la set for the left Jim Grant, the veteran righthander, is ready for what he hope* to be hie biggest season. wero barred until 1949. “Even to day,” the Ebony editorial ■ .ys, "there seems to be a feeling among some management that Negroes should be forever grateful that they were finally admitted to the majors and should never com plain." While Negroes prominent in the arts and theatre have participated fully In freedom marches in re cent months. Ebony notes that no major league ballplayer has public ly Joined the crusade. t? 00 80 Mm M. PUTIIIJNa COMPANY LfwiMMbWE • dB * IB PBjfbl iWWH Raleigh, n. r, ratcbday, im u. im BEATING THE GUN? CHICAGO (ANP) One of the cardinal mitcerriagea of Justice oc curred during the selection of the 12 members who will represent the U. S. in basketball at the Olympics in Tokyo. One name was conmdel ous by its absence. It was that of Wally Jones, the crafty bachcourt player from Villa nova. To accentuate this Ughl Jones was not avast named as one of the six alternates. He was merely one of He out standing performer* during the trlale conducted at 8t John's University In New York City. Members of the selection commit tee blandly ignored him and offer ad no'good explanation. Perhaps they were ashamed. On* of those most deeply disap pointed, betides the player him self. was his coach, Jack Kraft “A grave injustice hat been done Wally and hit basketball ability as such. We were led to believe by what we reed of the Olympic trial play that he virtually made the team." There waa some speculation that Jonea’ tricky passing and mesme rizing ball handling were viewed dimly by some of the less conser vative coaches. This irked Krsft: "The only reason this coat him the Job Is that some of the men an the Olympto commit tee don’t see thst kind of play often. I'm rare thst Eastern mem hem of the committee meet have voted for Jones because they knew he 1 * not downing end hove seen him play this way for three year*." When a tan athlete has a differ ent style from the one# in the book, there is always the temptation to accuse them of showbeating. Kraft refutes this point: "Does anyone my Willi* Mays Is downing whoa ho cs tehee the bell he aetch in the outfteld? Dose any one say Stan Muslal clowned when he crouched wey over at bat Cer tainly not And Wally isn't down ing" "When Jones play* asm on sne, far instance, he keeps the hall lew aad may dribble through his opponent's log*. This maneuver makes Ike de fender commit himself. Ones this Is dene. off end errand the guy," Kraft received strong support from John Wooden, coach of the UCLA NCAA champions. Wooden, who has a pretty fine fancy hand ler of the basketball in Walt Han sard, mid; Our 4th Big Year fat the Safety Burinesgl BAD BRAKES are KILLERS Save Your Life! Fix = Those Brakes NOW SlOftS Ford, Chevrolet, Plymouth’ pnaaangar ear*.—Others Slightly Higher. • ALL FOUR WHEELS REUNED BONDED LINING INSTALLED • SWIFT SERVICE • WORK GUARANTEED 20.000 MILES OR 1 FULL YEAR • TERMS ARRANGED BETTER BRAKE SHOP 100 W. MORGAN BT. DIAL 4-IS4S *1 rani waiwslawd tear teiNr . world Wally Jenai of VUUnrait was left off the squad. 1 thought !* _* would malm It He stag* n lot like j Thaw who watched Huswrd on television when the Brains watinp ed Duka for Ike HUB really got ap eyeful. Kiswd of oouree, mm named to Ike Olympic equed. and Jonas would kave bean a-wef fect complement to each other needle-threading paema Incidentally, they would havppot hem any strangers. They uatre teammates st Overbrook HUh School In Philadelphia, and-toto have played many a summers to gether— a* high school and collgfs students—en toe hard-suriastd West Philadelphia playgrounds. Haamrd was earn es the ftIST tan players to be topped tor the regular squad. Other* were Luelous Jackson, the LttUe Alt* Amerloan college la TexaaL Jim (Bad News) Barn os. from Texas Western; Jeo Caldwell from Arizona Statu, and OiUjf Wilson from too University p£ Cincinnati Alternates chosen included WUBa Murrell, star of the Kansas State'! NCAA semi-finalists; Dave Stalk worth. All-American from WioUtt, nnd Bunk Adams, former Ohtojf niversity captain who is in the ermy. rS"-— ; **SK£— Hayes Jones, Top Hurdler, Beats Illness - CHICAGO (ANP) - America's high hurdles track hopeful at the Olympics this toll has a left leg three quarters of an Inch shorter than his right according to a file es Hayes Jonw in the April TV* aue es Ebony nugaslna. Whet's mare, Ike St-yanr-dld trmek star, whs tools time fa running cut mi him, la aatd to be lee sbart tor high hurdling el S-10, and hla Ml peunda nor-. anally weald arts him toe Yet, Ebony potato out, Jones has SS straight wins behind him and either bolds or shares the world record tor toe Indoor highs at jfaur rttotanean 15
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