“The Sports Corner”
SPORTS WHIRL
By The Associated Press
There has been a reshuffle
among the top executives on the
New York Yankees with Ralph
Houk, Roy Harney and possibly
Yogi Berra being involved. Harney
is quitting the Yankees’ general
manager s job because of poor
health. Houk is leaving the field
manager’s post and stepping into
Harney’s shoes. This leaves the
field manager’s berth open. And it
is believed that Berra will be
named to the post. The Yankees
say a decision will be announced
on Thursday.
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The San Diego Chargers and the
Boston Patriots lead the American
Football League in two categories.
The Chargers are first, in total of
Lighfweight Champ Scores
LONDON — Boxing’s world
lightweight champion Carlos Ortiz
of New York has won a decision
over England’s Maurice Cullen in
their ten round non-title bout in
London. The fight was one of four
ten-round matches staged in in- !
dor Wembly Stadium.
Scullen opened a cut under Or
tiz’ right eye in the eighth round,
and he had the champion’s eye
bleeding again in the ninth. The
crowd of 10,000 roared encourage
ment to Cullen, but it was Ortiz
who finished strong. He knocked
Cullen down in the tenth round,
and was throwing a barrage of
punches when the fight ended.
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fense with a same average of 371
yards. The Patriots lead in the de
fensive department. They have al
lowed an average gain of 235 yards.
* * *
Veteran scrapper Bobo Olson be
lieves he has paved the way for a
title bout with light heavyweight
champion Willie Pastrano, follow
ing his victory Monday night over
Jose Menno. Olson is 35 years old
and a one-time holder of the mid
dleweight crown. He has been eye
ing Pastrano’s title and now be
lieves he has earned a shot at the
crown.
* * *
The Cincinnati Reds have again
signed San Diego of the Pacific
Coast League as a farm club for
next session. This will be the fourth
year of affiliation for the two '
teams. The Reds will name a man
ager to replace Don Heffner, who
has moved to the New York Mets
as a coach.
* * *
Fullback Pete Stamison of
Northwestern lias not scored a
touchdown this season. But he
loads the Big Ten Conference in i
scoring with 26 points — all ac
complished through his kicking
ability. Stamison has kicked six
field goals and eight conversions.
High School Grid Death
MIAMI, Fla. <jF> — An 18-year
old high school football player
died Sunday in Miami of injuries
suffered in a game Friday night.
The fatally injured student was
Wayne Pridgeon, a halfback for
Chiefland High School.
Pridgeon, a 180-pound senior,
was tackled around the ankles in
the game against Cross City Hill.
As he fell backward, he was hit
by two other tacklers. His head
reportedly struck the ground hard.
He remained in a coma until his
death.
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Texas Number One
NEW YORK UP> — Mighty Tex
as reigns as the number one team
in college football for the second
straight week.
In the voting by 53 members
of the Associated Press panel of
sports broadcasters and sports writ
ers, the undefeated Longhorns re
ceived 50 first place nominations
and a whopping total of 527 points.
The other three first place votes
went to Wisconsin, the Big Ten
Conference leader. On those bal
lots, Texas was named as the sec
ond best team.
Wisconsin, also unbeaten, again
finished second in the balloting
with 470 points. Pittsburgh, an
other team with a perfect record,
retained third.
Two teams among the top ten
last week dropped out of the rank
ings this time. Ohio State lost
fourth • e after losing to South
ern California, and Georgia Tech,
formerly eighth, went down after
bowin. to Auburn.
Illlnc;;.-- moved up from seventh
to fourth, Mississippi held on to
fifth p-ace, and Alabama advanced
from ninth to sixth as Oklahoma
fell one notch to seventh. The only
newcomer to the ton ten, unbeaten
Auburn, moved into the eighth
spot, followed by Northwestern
ttnd Navy, which had been tied for
tenth one week ago.
Tops in Passing
NEW YORK UP — Miami's
George Mira has taken over the
number one spot in the National
Collegiate Athletic Association
passing statistics. Mira has com
pleted 72 passes in 140 tries for
396 yards.
Roger Staubach of Navy con
tinues as the leader in total of
fense. The middie quarterback has
accounted for 1,171 yards, pass
sing and rushing. The new leader
in rushing is Tony Lorick of Ari
zona State. He has gained 513
yards in five games.
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Champion Swimmer Dead
SAN FRANCISCO <7P> — Swim
ming champion James Small died
today in San Francisco. He had
lost his legs Sunday in an acci
dent on San Francisco Bay. The
27-year-old former University of
California swimming star lost his
legs and a thumb when he was
struck by the propeller of a fish- j
ing boat as he and a dozen other
members of the Dolphin Swim
Club were swimming across the i
bay from Sausalito to San Fran- j
cisco.
More than 500 persons donated
blood yesterday and last night for
Small in the greatest outpouring
of blood volunteers San Fran
cisco has seen. The Irvin Memorial
Blood Bank stayed open for five
hours beyond its regular 6 p.m. j
closing time to handle them.
Small received about 70 pints
of blood.
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SPORT LAUGH
Mickey Mantle is one of the few
Yankees to salvage anything from
the recent World Series.
Commenting on the great pitch
ing of Sandy Koufax, Mickey
said: “I didn’t feel so bad striking
out twice in the first game when
he fanned 15 to break Carl Ers
kine’s record. After all, when Ers
kine set the record I fanned four
times.”
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