Pacific Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1959, Tokyo, Japan Sunday feb iary 15, 1959 tin Stais and Sims Campbell Boros Lead by stroke in Tucson Golf on 1 a under 129s Tucson Ariz. A newcomer Joe Campbell Knoxville tenn., and . Open Champ Juli Sboros mid Pines ., put to Gether the lowest 36-Hole scores of their careers to Lead the $15,000 Tucson open with 11-under- 129s at the Halfway Mark Friday. Their identical 35-64 rounds for the 35-3570, 6,434-Yard Al Rio layout gave them a one stroke Lead Over Art Wall Pocono Manor pa.,and Marty Purgold Lemont 111. Jerry Barber los Angeles and Lloyd Mangrum Apple Valley Calif., were two strokes Back wit nine under 131s. Gene Littler singing Hills Calif was close to the top with 65-67132 Jay Hebert Sanford la. Walter Burkemo Franklin Hills mich., and Joe Zakarian Modesto Calif., were grouped a133. One Over for the 36 holes meant elimination. Sixty six pros with 140 or better qualified forthe final two Days play. Contract Check Philadelphia Phillie pitching Ace Robin Roberts looks Over the Fine print in his contract after signing for the 1959 season. Roberts made a Strong comeback last year with a 17-14 record. Associated press photo dark9 Pearson Advance in ballplayers9 tourney yanks9 Webb denies he s joining dodgers new York a a new Yor newspaper said Friday that Del Webb is ready to pull out As part owner of the new York Yankees in order to join forces with Walter o Malley of the los Angeles Dodg ers. Webb and other principal immediately denied it. Frank Graham writing in the Early Odds favor Yankees braves Las vegas a the Las vegas gambling fraternity made the Milwaukee braves and new York Yankees favourites to win the National and american league pennants respectively in the books opening baseball Odds Fri Day. Here Are the opening Odds National league Milwaukee 4-5, san Francisco 5-2, los Angeles 3-1,St. Louis 5-1, Cincinnati 10-1, Pitts Burgh 20-1, Philadelphia 50-1, Chi Cago 100-1. American league new York 1-2, Cleveland 4-1, Detroit 6-1, Chicago 8-1, Boston 15-1, Baltimore 20-1, Washington and Kansas City 100-1. College wrestler Erie a. A Alan meth yen 20-year-old Slippery Rock col lege wrestler died in St. Vincent Hospital Here of injuries suffered a match Jan. 10. New York journal american re ported Webb was interested in making the move to consolidate his financial Empire in the far West. He added the report comes from one who knows both Webb and o Maury and is not a gossipmonger.". In los Angeles Webb said nothing could be further from the truth. I am staying with the Yankees in new his general manager George Weiss commented i m getting tired of All these rumours and i would believe others would be be been denied so of several objectives Graham said according to the report Webb would have several objectives in shifting to the Dodg ers these would include 1desire to shift his baseball holdings closer to his other Busi Ness interests in Arizona califor Nia and Nevada. 2some Day buy an american league franchise and share rental of the dodgers projected Chavez Ravine stadium. 3if o Malley in t interested i Selling part of the dodgers then buy o Malley out completely. Relations Between Webb. Ando Malley have grown closer in the past two or three years Graham wrote. The belief is that o mall Eydin t dream mine in los a potential Gold Angeles but that Webb pointed it out to him Miami a _ medallist Alvin dark and defending Champion Albie Pearson won their opening matches Friday to Advance to the second round of the baseball play ers Golf tournament at Miami Springs Fla. Dark who shot a 73 thursday to Lead qualifiers Defeated Lee Tate St. Louis cardinals Rookie in fielder 3 and 1, while Pearson the diminutive Washington senators outfielder eliminated Robin Roberts Philadelphia Phillie Pitcher 4 and 2.also advancing in the Champion ship flight were Mayo Smith new Cincinnati manager Al Lopez Chicago White sox Pilot Jim Hearn Phillies Pitcher Eddie Kasko Cincinnati infielder Billy Herman Milwaukee coach and Alvincent Baltimore coach. The major upset of the first round was achieved by Vincent who took the measure of John Gray Philadelphia farmhand wit the Miami marlins 1 up. Gray a pre tournament favorite registered 76 in thursday s qualifying round Only three Over the score posted by dark. Hearn scored a minor upset i ousting Darrell Johnson new York Yankee Catcher 4 and 3. Johnson shot a 79 in the qualify ing round to Hearn s 83. Smith scored a 1-up Victory Over Virgil trucks Yankee Pitcher. Lopez eliminated Don Bessent Pitcher 3 and 2. Herman Defeated Del Rice Milwaukee Catcher 2 up. Kasko eliminated Yogi Berra of the Yankees 2 and l Loyola Cage coach loses 4th regular Chicago a the whole basketball season has been Friday the 13th for Loyola University coach George Ireland who Friday los this fourth regular player. Paul Sheedy will miss saturday night s Loyola North Carolina game in Chicago stadium because of a Throat ailment. A week ago starter Frank Hogan was benched by the same illness and still is sidelined. Earlier regulars Al Norville an Jim Gorman were lost for the year because of an Eye injury and a knee operation respectively. The Only surviving regular is Sopho More Clarence red. Alvon dark. Defeats Tate pistons Swap Yardley for Syracuse s Conlin Detroit ats. . A. Detroit up _ the Detroit pistons of the nationals basketball association traded off their top scorer Friday for another big Man they Hope has a future. Balding George Yardley who looks More the part of la is off season career As a civil Engineer than a basketball Star was sent to the Syracuse nationals for 16-foot,6-Mch de Conlin a former Ford Ham Flash. Yardley has been ill injured and unhappy in Detroit. Last season he set an nt3a scoring record of2,001 Points. This year he had Over 20 Points a been Idle much of averaged just game but has the time. Currently he is nursing a broken Finger on his left hand. The Finger delayed the Trade More than a week. It was t until doctors said Friday that a lightweight cast could be applied soon that the Deal was announced. Conlin in his fourth season As a pro has a three year scoring aver age of 12.2 Points per game. This season he has been averaging 12.1. Piston coach red Rocha expressed pleasure with the Deal. De s got most of his career ahead of him Rocha declared while Yardley is in the last laps of his playing Yardley had demanded to be traded with the threat he would quit basketball entirely if he were not. The pistons said they did t want him to stick around if Hewer unhappy. His salary in the neighbourhood of $20,000, also May have been a Factor. Early starters Friday went out in a fog that blocked out the first Flag and made greens wet and slow. From then on playing conditions were Ideal. The 23-year-old Campbell a for Mer Mcaa Champion built his sub Golf on Long drives. Sharp chips put him into position for nine possible birdies. He made six of them. Playing the pro circuit for the first time Campbell was t Wor ried about the pressure of the next two rounds. It won t be a Factor As far As i m concerned he said. Campbell played on the last Walker cup team and was the Mcaa Champ for Purdue in 1955. Boros discounted the importance of Wood shots. You can t drive them into the holes., you have to put them in he said. I putted real he has had 11 birdies without a bogey. Wall the pre tourney favorite said he had to scramble for his32-3264. I did t hit the Ball Well he said. I made some Good putts when i needed them and some Birdie putts that left me in Furgol had held a three stroke Lead Over Boros and Campbell with an eight under 62 in the first round. One Over after 11 holes Friday he steadied and scored two birdies for a two under 35 3368. The leaders of Campbell Knoxville tenn., s5-64129 Ullus Boros mid Pines ., 65-64129 Art Wall. Pocono Manor pa., 66-64oo Marty Furgol Lemont iii., 62-68130 Erry Barber los Angeles 67-6413 Lloyd Mangrum Apple Valley Calif., 66-65131 Gene Littler singing Hills Calif., 65-67132 of Zakarian Modesto Calif., 67-66-133 Walter Burkemo Franklin Hilli mich., 67.66 133 a Herbert Sanford Fla., 69-64133 Henry Williams Fleetwood pa., 65-69134 Don fall Field Casey iii., 67-67134 of Jim Ines Manhattan kan., 66-68134 Bill Johnston Provo Utah 67-68135 Dick Mayer St. Petersburg Fla., 67-88135 Oug Sanders Miami Beach Fla., 68-67135 Lionel Herbert Lafayette la., 68-67135 in Ferree Winston Salem ., 68-67135 of Leporte Bronxville ., 68-68136 , Borrego Springs Calif., 69-67136erry Magee Toronto 72-64136 i balding Markham Canada. 69-67136 in Turnesa Elmsford 69-67136 Louise Suggs retains margin in St. Petersburg tournament St. Petersburg Fla. Up Louise Suggs shot a one under 70 Friday to take a two stroke Lead in the sixth annual St. Petersburg women s open. Miss Suggs from sea Island ga., had a score of 139 after two rounds which was Good enough to keep her ahead of Jackie Pung Daly City Calif., who shot a four under 67 Friday to zoom up to the no. 2 position. Miss Suggs played a steady game carding three birdies an two bogeys. But mrs. Fung s 67, the result of expert putting and Long accurate drives advanced her from fifth to second place and within two strokes of the top. She had Atwo round total of 141. Mrs. Pug a 37-year-old Mother of two teen agers who said this would be her last trip to Florida on the pro circuit had Birdie putts of 15, 20, 18 and 15 feet. Betsy Rawls Spartanburg s.c., the defending Champion who was red Wing no More. Detroit a the Detroit red wings have announced the re turn of defens Eman Gordon Strate to Hershey of the american hockey league. Strate 23, was called up a month ago when an Emer gency arose on the Detroit club because of injuries. He played in 11 games and scored no Points. One stroke behind miss Suggs after the first round shot a 77 Fri Day to fall far behind. The leaders Louise sum sea Island. Ga., 9-70138 Jackie punt Daly City Calif., 74-67 i Mickey Wright Benita Calif. 71-72143 Mariana Bauer Han plot Burih. 73-71144 Joyce like Waterford wli., 74-71145 Murle Maekenzie 81 Petersburg 78-7114 Ruth Jessen Seattle 73-73146 Kathy Cornelius Lakeland Fla., 76-72147 Betsy raw i Spartanburg 8.c., 70-77147 Peggy Kirk Bell Southern Pines 74-74 Marilynn Smith Wichita kan., 78-70148 Patty Bert St. Andrewt iii., 76-7214 Beverly Hanson Indio. Calif., 79-70148 Joann Prentice Birmingham 77-72141 Alice Bauer Paradise Fla., 75-74149 Betty Dodd san Antonio 75-74149 Fay Croeker Montevideo 77-73-Mbo Willie Smith St. Clair mich., 72-79181 Barbara Romach. Sacramento Calif., 78-76111 Bonnie Randolph Naples Fla., 78-741 2 Betty Bush Jupiter Fla., 78-74182 a Betty Kerby. Akron Ohio 76-77152 Mary Lena Faulk Thomasville ga., 76-76152x-denotes Amateur new backstroke Mark posted by Mckinney Bloomington ind. Up Indiana Sophomore Frank Mckin jr., set a National collegiate backstroke record wednesday when he swam the 100-Yard backstroke in 56.1 in a big ten dual meet against Purdue. Mckinney who recently set a new National record Over 200 Yards and is regarded As the nation s top backstroke beat the previous rec Ord of 56.5 set by Yoshi Oyakawa Ohio state in 1955
