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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, February 16, 1959

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   Pacific Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1959, Tokyo, Japan                                Monday february 16, 1959 the stars and stripes Page 19 Macauley gets 3-year pact As st. Louis Pilot st. Louis upped Macauley saturday signed a three year con tract As coach of the st. Louis Hawks and owner Ben Kerner added insurance to the pact by naming him vice president of the  was believed easy de would receive a total of $60,000 for the de Macauley. Vice presidency too three year stint the first of it kind Ever offered by the Hawk Boss. Kerner said the vice presidency would not be just an  Macauley has had Niobe solid basketball background and has More executive ability than any one else i could think of for the position he said. Hell assist and represent mein the handling of league matters and when a decision is required he will have full authority to make it Kerner added. Macauley originally was offered five year contract in excess of $100,000" last month. This week he told Kerner he would sign if it were made for three years. 34-12 coaching record right now Macauley is import ant to me As coach the Hawk president said but with the tremendous strides that pro Basket Ball is making he May be needed to handle the entire operation. Well decide at the end of the contract whether it will be Neces sary for him to step into the executive end of the  Macauley replaced Andy Phillipas coach nov. 20 and since has chalked up a 34-12 record. Easy de broke into pro Ball in1949 with the old st. Louis bomb ers and came to the Hawks in the Spring of 1956. Giants peddle Lockman to orioles san Francisco up the san fran Cisco giants broke another link with the past saturday when the sold Whitey Lockman their oldest player in Point of service to the Baltimore orioles for an undisclosed  Secretary Eddie Brannick announced the Deal and said we re sure that Baltimore will Benefit from getting  Lee Macphail Baltimore s new Genera manager said that Lockman s acquisition should answer our need for another first baseman of proven major league ability to Back up Bob  the Blond Veteran completed his 14th sea son with the transplanted new yorkers last year when he batted .238 As a Pinch hitter and Utility player. He already had come to terms with san Francisco for the 1959 , 32, came to the giants in 1945 from their Jersey City farm club and smashed a Pearson gains Golf semis i. Dark ousted Miami a defending Cham Pion Albie Pearson advanced to the semifinal round of the baseball players Golf tournament at Miami Springs saturday As Alvin dark the favorite was upset by Eddie Kasko a newcomer to the tourney. Pearson the diminutive Washington senator outfielder eliminated Mayo Smith 1 up when the new Cincin Nati m a n a be missed an 18-Inch putt on the 18thhole. Kasko a former teammate of dark at st. Louis but now with the reds won 1 up on the 19th Hole after dark had forced the match into overtime by winning the 16th and 18th holes. Pearson was scheduled to meet Jim Hearn Philadelphia Pitcher in the semifinals sunday. Hear ousted Al Vincent Baltimore coach 5 and 4. Kasko s opponent in theother semifinal will be manager Al Lopez of the Chicago Whiteson who Defeated Billy Herman Milwaukee coach 3 and 2. Dark Chicago cub third base Man and a three time Winner of this event was clearly off his  while Kasko played steadily if not spectacularly. The 26-year-old Kasko who has been playing Only six years Defeated Yogi Berra 2 and 1 in the first round after qualifying with an 81.Pearson, who shot a 76 saturday had to win the last two holes to eliminate Smith. Campbell9 s 16-under 194 sets torrid Pace a her third round at Tucson Pearson Lancaster cubs sign working agreement Williamsport a. A Lancaster will remain in the Classa Eastern league this year under a working agreement with the Chi Cago  Richardson league presi Dent said the cubs have agree to Supply Lancaster with 12 men. The rest of the players will be sup plied by the Lancaster operators. Last year Lancaster had an agree ment with Detroit. Utah state chooses Ralston Cal aide As football coach Logan Utah up Utah state University saturday dipped into the Fertile California coach ing Fields to select a new head football Mojich for the Skyline con Ference entry. The Man who took on the task of rebuilding the football fortunes of the aggie was John Ralston 31-year-old assistant coach at the University of California. Ralston won out Over seven finalists when he was appointed sat urday during a meeting of the school s Board of trustees. He had been recommended for the Job by or. Daryl Chase Usu president. Chase and athletic dare Tor h. B. Hunsaker were members of screening committee that inter viewed the finalists Friday. The group whittled the Field of 76 applicants Down to seven and finally Down to two with Ralsto nand Howard White coach at Riverside Calif College the two finalists. Ralston was signed to a one Yea contract. No salary was announced. His selection ended a three week search for a replacement to succeed eve Faunce former Minne Sota Back who resigned after four years As head coach. Ralston was chief Recruiter for the Golden bears and guided the California freshman team to an undefeated season in 1957. He played at California under Pappy Waldorf serving As a linebacker and was graduated in 1951. Ralston will assume his new duties March 1. He is the 12th coach in 61 years of football at Utah state. Home run his first time at Bat As n major leaguer. That launched an Era with the team which saw him splitting his duties betwee first base and the Outfield in the Early years. Lately he functioned in the Utility roles. Saturday s transaction does not Mark the first time the giants have dealt him away. In june 1956, he was traded to the st. Louis cardinals As part of a nine player Deal. The cards traded him Back to the giants for knuckle Baller h o y t Wilhelm i february 1957. Lockman who runs a children s Tucson Ariz. A Joe Camp Bell Knoxville tenn., shot his Way nto a three stroke Lead at the endow saturday s third round of the $15,000 Tucson open with a 16-under- 194. Pea officials said the 23-year-Oldcampbell s 65-64-65194 for the  35-3570, 6,434-Yard Al Rio course was the lowest 54-Hole tournament total since 1955. Art Wall Pocono Manor pa., was three strokes behind with a 66-64 67197. Julius Boros mid Pines n.c.,started the third round tied with Campbell. The Best he could do Louise Suggs leads tourney st. Petersburg Fla. Up shooting her third straight sub  round Louise s u g g a sea land ga., took five stroke Lea saturday in the sixth annual  women s open tournament with a 54 Hole total of 208. Miss Sugg fired a 34-3569 on the suns tolf and country club course Tong with her 69 and Suggs 70 in earlier rounds. In second place with 213 was Jackie Pung Daly City Calif., who fired a one Over  72 to go with her 74-67. Miss Suggs playing in a Field of31 pros and 67 amateurs putted with Assurance As she has Don through the tournament. She had five one putt greens. Defending Champion Betsy Rawls Spartanburg s.c., was tied for seventh place with a 221. The leaders Louise Suggs sea Island  69-70-69208 Jackie Pun i Daly City Calif., 74-67-72213 Mickey Wright Bonita Calif., 71-72-72215 Joyce Ziske. Waterford Wise. 74-71-72217 Ruth Jessen Seattle 73-73-73219 Patty Bern st. Andrews iii., 76-72-71219 Kathy Cornelius Lakeland. Fla., 75-72-73220 Marlene Bauer Hagge Pitt Bunh. 73-71-77221 Murle Mackenzie st. Petersburg 75-71.75221 Betsy Rawls spartan Surg 8.c., 70-77-74221 Alice Bauer Paradise Fla., 75-74.73222 Fay Crocker Montevideo. 77-73-73223 wifi Smith st Clair mich., 72-69-73224 Betty Dodl san Antonio 75-74-75224 Mary Lena Faulk Thomas ill ga., 76-76-73 225 Bonnie Randolph Naples Fla. 78-74-73225 Betty Bush Jupiter Fla., 78-74-74226 Joann Prentice Birmingham 77-72-78227 Betty Jameson san Antonio 77-77-73227 Marilynn Smith Wichita kan., 78-70-79227 was an even  70 and an 11-un-Der- 199. Gene Littler singing Hills Lalif. Walter Burkemo Franklin Hills mich., and Henry Williams Fleetwood pa., were grouped six strokes behind Campbell with 200s. Campbell a former Walker cup layer trying the pro circuits for he first time carded 33-3265.on the first two rounds he had credited driving for his scores today it was my Iron shots he Aid. I hit the Ball real close  pins on six holes and i got birdies on each of them. I missed six footer on the sixth Hole but you can t expect them All to  he had birdies on one seven nine 10, 17 and 18. A poor drive on he Short 186-Yard fourth Hole sent Lim Over . In his three rounds he has had 17 birdies. The leaders of Campbell Knoxville tenn., 65-64-65104 Art Wall Pocono Manor pa., 66-64-67197 Ulius Boros mid Pines n.c., 65-64-70199 it of Littler singing Hills Calif., 65-67-68200 Walter Burkemo Franklin Hills. Mich. 67-66 67200. Henry Williams. Fleetwood. Pa., 65-g9-66200 Don Whitt Borrego Springs Calif., 60-67-65 201 lick Mayer st. Petersburg Fla., 67-68-66201 Bill Johnston Provo Utah. 67-68-6620 a Hubert Sanford Fla., 69-g4-68201 Lerry Barber los Angeles 67-64-70201 Arnold Palnure. Latrobe pa., 70-68-64202 urn Ferree Winston Salem n.c., 68-67-67202 Marty Furgol Lemont iii., 62-68-72202 Lloyd Mangrum Apple Valloy Calif., 66-65-71 2023 aul o Leary Bellflower Calif. 69-70-64203 hike homa Rye . 69-68-66203 Doug Sanders. Miami Beach fin., 68-67-68 203 of Jiminez. Manhattan kan., 66-68-69203 Bill Parker Wewoka okla., 68-70-66204 Joe Greer Yakima. Wash., 71-67-66204 Al balding. Markham. Ont., 69-67-68204 Pena hurls cubans into playoff Lead Caracas Venezuela a Pitcher Orlando Pena who will soon be bidding for a starting role with the Cincinnati rec a pitched brilliantly for Cuba in the carib bean series Here. The Young twirler who beat Losangeles in his Only major league decision last season blanked puerto Rico s hard hitting club 1-0, on a five hitter As the cubans moved into first place in the round Robin series with a 3-1 Mark. Cuba Nowise 2-2. Illness forces Harris to Call off fight Dallas a a 10-Roundfight Between Roy Harris Cut and shoot tex., the Texas heavyweight Hampton and Julio m e d e r o scuba scheduled for monday nigh there has been called off. Harris is suffering from a virus. Promoter Ralph Smith said the next available Date was March 9 but he doubted whether Medero would be available at that time. Whitey Plockman. Security for Boyd shop during the Winter in Nativ Charlotte n.c., gave the club a lift on several occasions last sea son despite his Low average. He took Over first base for Aspell when Orlando Cepeda the National league s Rookie of the year began to tire. Whitey came up with several Fielding gems at his old position. Manager Bill Rig  later moved him Over to Ond base late in the season a Danny o Connell s hitting went into a spin. Sidelined in 1947lockman was Idle throughout virtually the entire 1947 season when he broke an ankle on april8 during an exhibition game against the Cleveland indians and Only saw action on two occasions As a Pinch hitter late that year. The trim left handed hitter comes to the orioles with a lifetime Bat Ting average of .279. He had his biggest season with the giants in 1949 when he batted .301 in 151games. At Charlotte Lockman Suid he had talked with giant front office officials several Days ago and was informed of the pro posed shift associated press re ported. The news was a Little Shock ing he said. My chief regret is leaving a club i definitely fee has world series possibilities. The giants can go All the Way this  he said he plans to play a  baseball for Baltimore. There Are five other former giants with the orioles so we Llave a Little  Tudor Era defeats Field of 13 in 199,150 Hialeah turf cup Miami a mrs Herbert Herff s Tudor Era led nearly Al the Way saturday and won the $99,150 Hialeah turf cup by three and a half lengths Over Hasty House farm s Skaba. Mahan stablemate of Skaba was third and Brae Burn farm s general Arthur finished fourth inthe Field of 13 grass runners. Time for the mile and a half raceway 2 29%, two seconds slower than the track and Hialeah turf cup record set by tartan stable s meeting last  Era Ridden by Pete and Erson was pos time favorite an paid $6.70, $4.00 and $3.50. Skaba Ridden by Kenny Church and Mahan. With Sammy Boul Metis up paid $4.10 and $4.30.general Arthur Winner of the bougainvillea turf Handicap two weeks ago and sharing top weigh of 123 pounds with Anselmo a. Dorato s petard finished Strong Totake fourth Money but could not overtake the  stable s pop Corn who faded to eighth then got up to fourth briefly finished fifth Fol Lowed in order by Grey Monarch Rafty Victory morn Fouquier Waterford 2d, King grail Rumes nil and petard. Tudor Era earned $62,797.50 for his owner the wife of a Memphis automobile dealer. Kid Kos Tibbs in 5th Manila a Nursery kid Little known philippine Light weight knocked out Tommy Tibbs Boston at 1 06 of the fifth Roundin a scheduled 10-round bout her. Kid weighed 134% to 132 for Tibbs  
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