European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes sunday november 16, 1958 the stars and stripes Koyal Welcome is Green 12 and Archie does of royals hover Over Syracuse s Hal Greer who has come up with a rebound in their not Lonny basketball association Frame. Visiting Syracuse Como from in i Point deficit to Edge the royals Lin-115. Associated press photo Syracuse nips Detroit Hawks top warriors St. Louis up Hob Pettit capped a 31-Point performance Fri Day night with nine of the St. Louis Hawks last 11 markers in a 110-100 National basketball association Victory Over the Philadel phia warriors. A crowd of 6,328 saw St. Louis increase its Western division Lead Over Detroit to l a , Cliff Hagan and Clyde Lovellette kept the Hawks in front after a slow Start. The Hawks trailing most of the first Quarter took a 29-215 margin into the Sec Ond period and held a 58-4-1 Edge at ill flame. They were 11 Points in front so 70, after three quarters but Tom cola sparked a Philadelphia drive that on three occasions Cut the St. Louis advantage to four Point Midway in the last Quarter. Paul Arizin had 27 markers for the warriors and Gold had 18. Hagan connected for 24 and Lovel Lette had 20 for St. Louis. Detroit up a fan took a punch at referee Norm Drucker after the Syracuse nats fought off a last minute Detroit Piston rally Here Friday night for a 111-109 Vic tory. The fan s swing was part of n general free for All that started at the close of the National Basket Ball association game and also involved Syracuse coach Paul sey Mour. The referees and Seymour engaged in a shouting match Over n Call in the final 14 seconds. Referee Mendy Rudolph had awarded the pistons the Ball with14 seconds to play and Detroit trailing by two Points. The pistons had three Quick shots at the Baske but failed to score. Seymour walking off the court with his team shouted at Rudolph that could have Cost us As Seymour was arguing a fan rushed Down and shoved Drucker. Bears return match with Colts highlights pro football schedule new York up the Chicago bears Are appoint favourites to tie the Baltimore Colts for first place in the National football league s Western division sunday in one of the Day s key National football league games. Coach George i alas bears Trail the Colts by one game in the Western race. The Colts scored a 51-38 Victory Over the bears at Baltimore Early in the season but the bears Are tougher to beat at Wrigley Field and. John Unitas Baltimore s no. 1 Quarter players would t jump to 3d loop., says Lewis new York a the major league baseball players attorney said Friday his clients would not consider jumping to a renegade third major league if one were formed. R. Norman Lewis speaking on behalf of the major league play ers said they would not be averse to either expansion or to the creation of another big league. It would have to come however with the Blessing of the club owners. The players at their meetings have discussed both possibilities of expansion Lewis said. While they have taken no definite stand basically there would be no opposition since either move would create More jobs. The players stressed however they would co operate fully with the present a in a committee Lewis statement followed Oneby new York mayor Robert wag Ner s baseball committee that i planned to form a third major league which would function if necessary outside organi de base Ball. The announcement brought Quick replies from baseball officials ranging from scepticism to downright anger. Baseball is not going to be Sledge hammered was commissioner Ford Fricks comment. ". The threat to raid the two majors for players is indeed serious. I can t conceive players joining and risking their pension National and american league presidents Warren Giles and will Harridge As Well As other baseball officials joined Frick in denouncing the proposed plan. The club owners need not be concerned about the loyalty of their players Lewis said. The players Are in no mood to quarrel with them. If or. William Shea chairman of the baseball commit tee is looking to incite the players to jump i think he is Barking up the wrong tree. Players closely knit the players unlike those of the Federal league Days or even a recent As 1946, Are a closely knit organization. They Are United in common purpose held together by their pension plan. They have no intention to join any renegade expedition. Every big leaguer is a member of the organization and any Chance of even a single player jumping to an outlaw league is infinitesimal. Any encouragement the base Ball committee might seek from the players is out of the question Lewis averred. The players won t break ranks. They Are in sympathy with the owners. They would not be amenable to a third major league unless it had the Blessin gof the new York up rep. Emanuel Celler . Warned organized baseball Friday to accept a proposed third major league As free and equal but baseball men stressed orderly expansion As opposed to the formation of an outlaw circuit. Organized baseball must accept any new league or be branded a monopoly under Federal antitrust Laws said Celler after a new York City baseball committee announce plans to form a third major league inside or outside the current Structure of organized baseball. I applaud any such action Al though i expect teams like the new York Yankees will attempt to veto the plan Celler said. New York a the new York times Friday As one guess named president John w. Gal breath of the Pittsburgh pirates As the important National league executive helpful in plans for a third major league. William Shea chairman of new York mayor Robert Wagner s committee on baseball said he could not divulge the identity of the executive who assured him he could put me in touch with people eager and financially Able to promote big league the times Story by John Dreb Inger said the reasoning behind the guess that or. Galbreath was the committee s adviser was base Don his close Friendship with George v. Mclaughlin Brooklyn banker. It is understood that or. Mclaughlin once a financial Backer of the then Brooklyn dodgers introduced or. Galbreath to or. Galbreath could not be reached for comment. The times Story added base Ball men also saw the possibility of the proposed third league fever it gets started getting fresh impetus from Nelson a. Rockefeller. It was recalled Thater. Rockefeller in 1957, made an offer of $3,000,000 to help build a new stadium for the a s set 52 night tilts Kansas City up the Kansas City athletics announce they will play 52 night games in 1959, a record for the american league. The a s will play Only two doubleheaders. Back is s other top games will be played at Pitts Burgh and new York giants currently the hottest team Are 1%-Point favourites to boost their winning Streak to four games by defeating the Steeles at Pitt Cleveland Browns who dropped into a first place tie with the giants in the Eastern race by losing their last two starts Are 5ms-Point choices to Down the redskins at washing ton s Griffith stadium. The los Angeles rams 4-3 Are favored Over the packers 1-5-1 by 10 Points at Green Bay the Lions 2-4-1 Are favored Over the san Francisco 49ers by 7% at Detroit while the Chicago cardinals 2-4-1 and Philadelphia eagles 1-5-1 aerated even for their Franklin Field clash. Baltimore 6-1 visits the bears 5-2 after suffering its first 1958 defeat last sunday at new York,24-21. Unitas missed that game because of cracked ribs suffered two weeks ago playing against the packers. A rugged Quick healer Unitas prac tired this week but coach Weeb Ewbank said George Shaw Proba Bly would do All the quarterback ing against the bears. The giants 5-2 upset the Browns 5-2 and the Colts in their last two starts but May run into a Road Block in Pittsburgh 3-4. The Steeles ruined new York s Divi Sion title Hopes in 1950, 1951, 1952 and last year. New York was a four Point Choice in the Early betting line this week but became Only a a Point Choice when it was Learned Alex Webster Roosevelt Brown and Jack Stroud probably won t play against the Steeles. These three stars of the offensive unit were injured in last sunday s game with Baltimore. The giants Defeated the Steeles in new York last month 17-6, but benefited from three Pittsburgh fumbles on a Rainy afternoon. The Steeler receivers also dropped nearly a dozen of Bobby Layne passes in that game. The Steeles who moved from Forbes Field to Pitt stadium this year May draw a record Home crowd sunday if the weather is Good. The team s previous High of 39,075 was set for a game with the Browns in 1954. Pitt stadium holds58,000. Washington 3-4 expects a near capacity 33,000 for its game wit Cleveland. The redskins have been Hamp ered All season by injuries and will play sunday without defensive halfback Joe Scudero and offensive end John Carson. Tackle Jim Weatherall and guard Dick Stanfel also May be unable to play for the redskins. The Browns took a 30-10 whip Ping from the Lions last week. Mike Mccormack. Cleveland right tackle who has been out with a knee injury is ready to play again. Cleveland fullback Jim Brown needs 13g Yards to better the nil season Rushing record of 1,146yards set by Steve Van Buren of the eagles in 1949. In Kors Baylor Heads list of promising Aba newcomers new York a Elgin Baylor of the Minneapolis lakers is living up to his College clippings to head an impressive list of newcomers who have cracked the National basketball association rosters this season. Baylor an All America with Seattle University last season and 24 other promising rookies Are sprinkled throughout the eight teams in the league. The Cincin Nati royals show the most first year men eight. Among the royals newcomers is is Green Duquesne. Green played 13 games in 1950-57 wit the royals who then were in Rochester. The former All America recently completed a military serv ice hitch. The other Cincinnati rookies Are Archie Dees Indiana Jim Palmer und Arlen Bockhorn both of Day ton Vern h a 11 o Kentucky Wayne Embry Miami Ohio Jack Parr Kansas state and Larry Staverman Villa Madonna by kills top Keb under Minneapolis boasts two other new faces besides Baylor. They Are boo Ellis Niagara and Steve Hamilton Morehead by stale. Although Ellis stands Only 6 feet 5 inches he was the top collegiate rebounded last season with a re covery rate of .262. Baylor who is 6-6 and weighs 230, was among the top three scorers in College ranks the past two seasons and also rated among the leading Rebo unders. He aver aged 32.5 Points a game last sea son. Laker coach John Kundla Calls Baylor the Best All around player to come into the league in the past few years. Elgin has justified his coach s opinion by his Fine play continued on Page 22 Rochester shuffles i hockey coaches Rochester . A Wil Fred Bucko Mcdonald has been. Replaced As coach of the last place Rochester americans in the american hockey league. Sam Pollock farm director of the Mon " Treal canadians has been name temporary coach. The Rochester times Union said it is believed that Rochester officials of the club also have Gin general manager Paul Bibeault a purse of $100,000 to $150,000 to Pur Chase a hard Core of new at present both Montreal and Toronto of the National hockey league Send players to Rochester
