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REPUBLIC REPUBLIC CITY MAIL PCL Adopts 154-Game Schedule! 1LIC'; Palmer's 62, 9 Under Par, Wins T-Bird P-Gees Open With Spokane, April 17 By ARNOTT DUNCAN Pacific Coast League directors yesterday voted on a 1959 schedule- Page 29 Monday, January 26, 1959 Iliilllfl Sacramento franchise as currently; Editor's Quotebook By FRANK GIANELLI Kiniimmiiwiiiimi imwiiinmttmmiHn iuiiiiiiini I liiiniiiBiiiiiii! lllBlllfl PILOTING BASEBALL in the day's work for bie resident and heir apparent League presidency ,11 1 I l'j "Boats and baseball have been my life work and hobby," says Dewey who assists league president Leslie umiur mis year, ana is control of the PCL next year Soriano, 38, is a native of descent, and a Seattle resident since 1925 He attended grade school and high school with Freddie Hutchinson, former big leaguer who replaced Dewey this year as general manager of the Seattle Baseball Club Soriano starred with Hutch in football and baseball at Seattle's Franklin High, then went with the Seattle team as a pitcher after graduation He remained with the Rainiers until 1942 when he signed into the merchant marine "I had a real low draft number, was called up early and was rejected because of a football knee injury," Soriano recalls "So I went into the merchant marine as an able seaman, got my third officer's papers in 1943. my master's papers in 1945 and also have pilotage papers for Alaskan waters WHAT SAY? Syracuse Nationals coach Paul Seymour screamed and pointed, official Dick Powers screamed and pointed, and the crowd joined in for good measure when Seymour was kicked out of the game in the third quarter of an NBA game between Cincinnati and Syracuse yesterday. A national TV audience saw Seymour charge officials after they called a foul on the Nats' Dolph Schayes. The Royals won, 109-104. Story Page 31.

AP Wirephoto) which probably will include the constituted. The season will open April 17 end Sept. 13, and include an all along with 154 regular games each team. Phoenix opens play here with Spokane. In general, the schedule calls for Northern teams to play in the South, Southern teams to play in the North, and each city to play games in its own section with the routine series repeated three times.

PRESIDENT Fred David of the Sacramento club, who was given a week by the league to say whether he will operate or not, said yesterday, "We will be working hard toward the goal of continuing in Sacramento this year." Saturday the league refused David a loan on the basis his club would need more working capital to start the season than the loan would supply in order to field a team capable of finishing as a contender. Sacramento is sound financially because of frozen assets in property. Yesterday David said he would continue this week talks with major league offices regarding working agreements started dur ing the Washington winter meeting. He said he will call a meeting of directors of the Sacramento club some time this week to answer a league ultimatum to come up with a decision next Saturday. ALTHOUGH he said it was possible the franchise would be sold to another Sacramento group or given to the league Jan.

31 on a 30-day option to dispose of it in Sacramento or elsewhere, it was obvious he hoped to retain control of it himself with the current group of stockholders. The directors yesterday wrestled through the morning with details of the option agreed upon Saturday, clarifying it for David. In general it calls for the league, if the option is received, to spend the first 10 days of the 30-day arrangement trying to find new owners in Sacramento and the re maining 20 days looking elsewhere as well as Sacramento. Tacoma is the city most interested in a new franchise at present. If the franchise is shifted elsewhere the new city will have to use Sacramento's schedule.

"If it should be a Northwest team," President Leslie O'Connor said, thinking of Tacoma, "we'll have a situation somewhat like the Na tional Football League where Baltimore is a member of the Western Division." Minor changes in the schedule already agreed upon through May 31 and major shuffles of proposed alignments for the balance of the season answered most complaints by directors. Spencer Harris of Spokane called the final schedule submitted by Cliff Daniels, still subject to minor changes by directors until 5 p.m. today, the first he's seen in 22 years of base ball association he liked. PHOENIX was able to shift with Northern teams in the South, i star game in San Diego July 20 some of a heavy July and August home booking out of the city and bring in games for September which had been blank on the first suggested lineup. The Giants, after opening with Spokane April 17, play at home the rest of the month and start their first road trip at-Spokane May 1.

Sacramento and San Diego end the season Phoenix with games Sept. 6 to, Sept. 13, the final day. I Phoenix will have 69 home dates, 12 of them Sundays and some of them doubleheaders. Thursdays will be Ladies Days, General' Manager Rosy Ryan said after the schedule was completed yesterday.

Becker Cup To Thomas In Shoot Roger Bill Thomas of Phoenix-yesterday won permanent posses sion of the Charles Becker MemoS ial trophy, emblematic of the top Arizona shooter in the Western Zone Championships which concluded yesterday. Thomas had a score of 646 ouf of a possible 700 for the four-day tournament. THE FORMER schoolteacher: had won the trophy twice previ-, ously. The ATA Western Zone's all- around champion is Dan Orlich of. Reno who shot 381 400.

The all-around women's open winner is Charlottee Berkankamp of Chatsworth, Calif. She shot 367 400. THE REPUBLIC and Gazette all-around women's trophy went to Joan Paterson, Tucson, with 349 400. High overall Class AA champion is Art Nordbeck, Fargo, N. D.

who" shot 657 700. The high Class A overall champ is Cal Park, Bakersfield. 648 700; Class Lou Elas, Viola, 111., 650 700; Class John Babcock, Goleta, 700. W. L.

Andrews, Fairfield, won Class with 607 700. IN YESTERDAY'S finals, the ATA Western Zone grand chant pionship went as follows: ATA zone handicap, R. L. Johnt son, vanetta. 97 100; open high score, L.

J. Elas; open run ner-up, L. C. Voight, Deer River, Minn. Elas shot 98 100; Voight, 97.

High woman, Charlotte Burk. enkamp 91 100, high pro Walt Langhorst, San Mateo, 93 100. Fathers Alibi Zips To Fast Black Canyon 'Cap Win meeting occurred, of all places, in being claimed his last start, he was allowed to return a big $16 mutuel. He'd never been over 2-1 in his last four starts locally. In between high school and the merchant marine, Dewey was a pre-Iaw student at the University of Washington In the baseball off-season After his sea duty, Soriano returned to baseball and played the 1946 season with Seattle He was sold to Pittsburgh.

"They said 1 was a thrower I said I was a pitcher," he mused Dewey was sent down to Indianapolis where he had a 2-0 record, then out to Oakland where he played for Casey Stengel and had a 7-6 record Next year he was sold to San Francisco where he pitched In 27 winning games, mostly In relief, and had a 6-2 record In the fall of 1948 San Francisco inquired if Dewey was interested in buying into the Yakima club of the Western International League Dewey was Yakima had drawn 73,000 attendance in 1948 Under Soriano toiling as pitcher, president, general manager, and concessions chief Yakima the next season drew 155,000 and won the league pennant Dewey had a 14-2 pitching record that year Arm trouble which plagued his pitching'at San Francisco reoccurred In the 1950 season and Dewey's record dropped to 6-2 But he recalls one episode from that season gleefully "Lou Novikoff of Victoria was the hitting terror of the circuit. One night I was doing my usual half-a-dozen jobs while the game ikie limn roccitiff nut rSses of rjoo from the con- PALM SPRINGS. Calif. fAP Masters champion Arnold Palmer closed with a remarkable rush and a 9-under-par 62 to capture the $15,000 Thunderbird invitational golf tournament yesterday. Catching and passing Jimmy Demaret in the final stages, the 29-year-old Pennsylvanian wound up with a 72-hole score of 266, 18 strokes under par, for a new tournament record to win the $1,500 first prize.

DEMARET, the leader by two strokes going Into the finale, took a 70 for 269 and a tie with Ken Venturi, who won the event a year ago with a score of 269. Palmer virtually wrecked par 36-3571 as he toured the Thunderbird Country Club course in 30-32-62. The course rec ord is 61, scored by Bo Wininger in 1954. Demaret missed a 4-foot putt on the 18th green for a bogey 5 that cost him undisputed second place. He had to split the $1,000 and the $750 for second and third places with Venturi.

OLD-TIMER Lloyd Mangrum came in with a 66 after three straight 68s for 270 and fourth place. One shot back was young Wes Ellis with a 70. Tied at 272 were Jack Burke Jr. with a 68 and Wininger, who scored a 69. Deadlocked 273 were Julius Boros and Tommy Jacobs, each with a 66, and Stan Leonard of Canada with a 67.

WELL DOWN the line at 277 were U.S. Open champion Tommy Bolt, with a 70, and Art Wall who a week ago celebrated a stunning victory in the Bing Crosby tournament, with a 69. Demaret, with previous rounds of 69-66-64, started off in fabulous fashion. His shot with a 8-iron some 120 yards out hit the green, bounced about seven feet and landed in the cup for an eagle 2. Palmer had six birdies on the first side and four more on the last nine.

He was in trouble only once and took a bogey 5 on the 11th. SCORES AND MOVFT WTYNTRS Arnold Plnwr. 67-70-67-62 266 Jimmy Demaret. 69-66-64-70 269 $875 Ken Venturi. 68-67-68-66 269 $875; Lloyd Mangrum, 68-688-66 Z70 serai; wea kiiu 67-66-68- 271 $550: JarK Burke Jr- 69-67-68- 68 272 M7S: Bo Winlniter, 69-64-70- K9 zre Tommy jaronj.

hs-7ii-69-66 273 Stan Leonard. 70- 68- 68-67 273 S3S8.S3; Julius Bnro. 69- 71-67-fiS 273 Doug Ford, 67- 66-73-68274 $295: Gene Littler. 69-67-69-69 274 $795; Fred Hawkins. 68- 7(1-66-71 275 $250; Don January, 72-68-70-65 27ri 1250; Mike Sourhak.

69- 68-72-66 275 $25: Marty Furgol. 275 $250: Bill Casner. 67-70-71-67 275 $250: Jim Ferree. 66- 66-72-71275250; Billy Maxwell. 67- 69-68-71 275 $250; F.rnle Vossler.

70-69-66-71 276 $210: Art Wall 70-69-69-69277 $195: Tommy Bolt. 69-68-70-70 277 $195; Frank Rtrsna-han. 278 $175: Boh Ros- hurR. 67-69-71-71 lip. waiter Burkemn.

278 $175: Byron Nelson, 74-70-66-69 279 $160: Don Fairfield. 67-73-72-68 2SO $130; Ed Oliver. 70-71-69-70 280 $150; Boh Goalby. 67-70-72-71 280 $150; Paul Harney. 66-74-72-69 281 1du; MrMullin.

73-69-73-66281 $150; Jimmy Hlnes, 71-69-71-70 281 $150; uoug sanners, u-ti-w- Lionel Hebert, 69-71-67-77 2S4 $150; Ellsworth Vines, 70-7O-77-69286 $100; George Bayer. 73-70-73-71287 $100; Jay Hebert. 72-70-74-71287 $1110; Johnny Bulla, 72-71-73-71287 $100; Eddie Su.salla. 77-76-71-77 -302 $100; George Howard. 83-78-73-74-308 $100; Ed Vines, 81-78-71-78 308 $100.

Bob Preiss Bowls 300 Melrose Lanes' Bob Preiss bowled the third 300 of his career last night on his way to a 742 series at Kachina Lanes in a Metropolitan Traveling League match. Although Preiss rolled two previous perfect games, this was his first sanctioned 300 and will mean either a diamond ring or trophy for him from the ABC. The feat also won a $100 check from Kachina and a gallon of ice cream for Preiss. It was the first 300 for the Lanes. The 247-195-300-742 series is high for the Traveling League and a possible high for the state this year.

Preiss scored both his earlier 300 games in 1947 within 33 days of each other. Preiss, the only man on the Melrose team to top 600 for the night, led his team to a 2-1 victory over host Kachina. RUSHING PACE CHICAGO Bronco Nagurski is credited with 4,031 yards rushing as a pro player for the Bears in what is considered to be an all-time mark. Sports Summary BASKFTBALL NBA Cincinnati 109. Syracuse 104.

St. Louis 113. New York 111. Putnn 119. Detroit 118 Mi.

Philadelphia 123, Minneapolis 111. NIBI. Penni 111. WichiU 97. Denver 107, Akron 89.

Lake Charles Ojl! 99. Bartlesville. (Okla.) 98. HOCKEY 1HL Louisville 7. Toledo 0.

Troy 6. Indianapolis 5. Am, Rochester 3. Springfield 0. Providence R.

Cleveland 3. Buffalo 4. Hershey 3. .1 NHL New Virk g. Boton.

5. Montiyj 7, Deuoit a. By DUSHAN LAZOVICH W. D. and Guy Rorick's Fathers Alibi zipped the fastest 6l2 furlongs at Turf Paradise since Mr.

Favor set a world record there in 1956 to win yesterday's running of the Arizona Downs Black Canyon Handicap. Under a hustling ride by jockey Jack Keene, Fathers Alibi went right to the front from his No. 1 post position and was either leading or near the lead the entire dis tance in beating King of Basrah by 1'4 lengths. Best Sickle, which has beaten the winner the last two times they've met, was third in the 9-horse field. King of Basrah.

a length off FATHERS ALIBI ran the furlongs in 1: 15 45 and that effort was within 25 of a second of the track record for the course. Mr. Favor's world mark has since been lowered to 1:15 by Federal Hill. Trained by L. O.

(Spec) Lane, Fathers Alibi was a running horse yesterday. He drew into a yr length lead after a half mile and then widened it to 2 lengths in the stretch. King of Basrah made a good bid but couldn't catch him and Best Sickle came around the field from last place to outphoto Fleet Boy for third. Fathers Alibi ran the 6 furlongs in 1:09 flat, 25 of a second off the track standard for that nna 6uul6 1 1 cession room. Victoria started a hitting streak and I had to come In as relief.

I was in my baseball uniform and well warmed up from the work in the concession shack. I walked out, threw five pitches and retired the side, including striking out Novikoff the 2-year-old "baby" race with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cluer's Solid Built closing strongly to dead heat with H. R.

Talmage's Jogaway Miss. Yesterday's handle of $221,641 on the 10-race card was just shy of last Sunday's Arizona Downs record. However, the past week's play was the best of the season and the daily average through the midpoint of the 32-day meeting rests at $166,845. Racing resumes Wednesday. Buchholz Wins Title ADELAIDE, Australia (AP)- Earl Buchholz of St.

Louis strengthened his position as the world's best junior tennis player today by beating Martin Mulligan of Australia for the 18 and under Australian champion ship. The scores were 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. The victory gave the rangy 6-2 high school senior a sweep of the world's junior titles. He already held the Wimbledon, U.S. and French championships.

After a shaky first set in which i he erred frequently on backhand Buchholz took charge of the match. Cage Coach Rupp's Mother-In-Law Dies STREATOR, III. (AP) Mrs. Mary Schmidt, 91, mother-in-law of basketball coach Adolph Rupp of the University of Kentucky, died yesterday in St. Mary's Hospital here.

or ocean-going ships it's all (6-3 Dewev Sm-iann SAattie to the Pacific Coast Baseball iiCKetea to taKe over tun Canada, of Spanish-Danish Coast League Sunday baseball in Vancouver, But international Leaeue earnes in Montreal and Toronto also will be affected. Permission for Vancouver's Mounties to play home games on Sunday, first granted by the city and later by the Province of British Columbia, was challenged in the courts. The case has gone to the supreme court in Canada. Montreal got permission from its province long ago to play ball on Sunday and Toronto gained its approval about six years ago, Bailey said. But a Lord's Day group, contending the blue laws were national in scope and beyond the authority of the provinces to rpneal.

has carried Vancouver's case, upward through the courts. Bailey said. SHORTSPORTS Tho first fnnr hnrp After the 1950 season, Soriano pitched for Paul Richards at Seattle, sold his Yakima Interests, and then ran headlong Into a personality conflict with Rogers Hornsby and was transferred to San Francisco "I wasn't pitching well and knew it. I told the management I wasn't earning my salary and asked to be released and returned to Seattle. I stayed with Seattle until Mr.

(Emil) Sick asked me to run the Vancouver club In 1952. I was recalled to Seattle In 1953 to become general manager Soriano ran the Seattle Club until this year when his schooldays buddy, Hutchinson, was brought In to run the show In recent years, Soriano studied for his pilot's license to operate ships in Puget Sound and adjacent waters He steers 650 foot freighters and tankers as casually as the average individual maneuvers automobiles And some of the tankers now in northwest waters are 900 feet twice the distance from home plate to center field," he illustrates It goes without saying that when Soriano becomes PCL president next year, league headquarters will be moved to Seattle A man can't be expected to divorce himself from his main profession and the ship piloting business is a little weak in Arizona Soriano Is alert, aggressive, and thoroughly skilled in all phases of baseball from the playing phase to the executive department There's no doubt but what he will make a good PCL leader His close alliance with Seattle owner Sick is regarded by some as giving the brewery president tighter control on the league He has been Sick's choice in an attempt to replace present president Les O'Connor It was through Sick's influencing that Soriano was made executive assistant to O'Connor this year in preparation to taking over the presidency next season While Sick owns just one club in the northwest PCL grouping, he exerts considerable influence on the other members there, having purchased broadcasting rights in Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver in order to advertise his product DID YOU KNOW that the largest amount of money won by a horse during his racing lifetime Is The horse: Nashua. The first dead heat to win of the Von Saltza Shatters 3 Swim Marks SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)-Fif-teen-year-old Chris Von Saltza 'broke three more of her American women's short-course swimming records in the AAU-approved exhibition in the San Jose State College pool last night. This makes five records she has shattered in two days, all without the spur of competition.

And she teamed with three other girls on the four-time national championship Santa Clara Swim Club's medley relay team to lower its American record .01 of a second. Miss Von Saltza broke three records in one 250-yard freestyle race in the 25-foot pool. She swam the 200 in 2:02.8 to lower the record from the 220 in 2:16 flat against 2:19.6 and the 250 in 2:36.2 against 2:41 flat. The 400-yard medley relay team swam the distance in 4:28.8. Last April they set the old record of Ulrich Successfully Defends Tennis Title COPENHAGEN (AP) Joegen Ulrich successfully defended his Danish indoor tennis championship yesterday by repeating last vear's upset of Kurt Nielsen, 8-6, 9-11, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

DID YOU KNOW CAR, BUICK 59 for only $200 more than similarly equipped models of the so-called low-priced three? AND HERE'S PROOF! WE'LL SELL THIS NEW 1959 LE SABRE TUDOR SEDAN FOR ONLY the majority of the support from the 5,700 fans in attendance yes terday and Fathers Alibi was the 5-2 favorite, paying $7.20, $4.20, and $3.40. King of Basrah was $5.40 to place and $3.40 to show with Best Sickle $3.20 to show. IN THE subfeature Skylark Music Bar Purse, Mr. Noction scored a driving victory. Having run out as the public's choice on three straight occasions and then viz '-Te $2,614.15 Canada's Sunday Sport Ban To Hit 2 Leagues that you can buy THE SUNDAYS A Canadian Supreme Court decision, expected some time next month, will affect Sunday baseball throughout the country, Vancouver President Nat Bailey said here yesterday.

"The decision will rule on Pacific Jerry Jerome Takes Varmint Calling Title Jerry Jerome of Tolleson yesterday won the second annual Arizona State varmint calling championship, held at the Sportsman's Rod and Gun Club range. Second place went to Lou Mos-singer of Goodyear, with Marion Marshall of Avondale third. METBOPOUTAM BUICK 621 North 7th Avenue Ph. ALpine 8-861 1 CLOSED DIDN'T MATTER Arnold Palmer just missed the cup by inches on his next to last putt of the $15,000 Thunderbird Invitational Golf Tournament at Palm Springs. It didn't matter, however, Palmer closed with a 9-under-par 62 to capture first place.

Jimmy Demaret and Ken Venturi tie4 for second..