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Show 14 SUNDAY HERALD n or cu?n5AY vz zi, Utah Utah County, n 1 y i o"cJ(LQO"oini I i Manager Mike Higgins of the Red Sox got busy this winter and brought in five new players while handing six former Bosox their Upi Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (UPI ) Dont go away, folks. The Bos ton Red Sox, fighting to keep at- tendance from getting any worse, j i ; 1963. Last seascn, the turnouts, at r Fenway Park dived to a post-wa- low while the Red Sox wound up in a seventh-plac- e tie with Baltimore. A total of 733,080 paid to watch the Sox home games, or : 117,503 less than the 1961 season. And as Ed Bailey, San Fran-circ- o Giants' catcher,1 says of the national . pastime, "we're all in this thing to make money." So Vice President and General at Pittsburgh where his 1D62 -- j all-purp- Ted Williams, Vera Stephens and The swaps centered; around d lineup building up a vith power. Key men .who were acquired are first baseman Dick Stuart and left fielder, Roman . , Mejias. "We haven't had a person on this club in the past six or seven years who has hit more than 23 home runs," says Johnny Pesky, who took over the managerial reint from Higgins and is making his debut as a big league pilot. 'We .. had to have some : power." ' who had an unhappy Stuart, : right-hander- second Runnels, American League batting title for Boston last year, went to the Colts in exchange for Mejias. Pumpsie Greek, a vital utility man, was sen to the New York Mets along with pitcher Tracy Stallard in the deal for Mantilla. And Houston j acquired Carroll Hardy while 'parting with Wil- s. 00 HIT liams. ... .." iBressoud, the Red Sox most val--i iuable player of 1962 in press boxi jballoting, returns to shortstop; and at second base is Chuck! Schilling, who broke his wrist last season just as he was ing to hit. , ', I The dream (UPD still rides Arnold Palmer with the I fury of a nightmare. When 'you have won Just about everything in sight it may seem difficult to understand. Arid when you win more than $80,000 on the golf tour in one year and prob ably double it and more wiith your outside interests. Which leaves the dream as the only goal that's left, the dream of the "impossible" grand sla- mwinning the Masters, U.S. 4nd British' Opens and the PGA title all in the same year. That's it, the big thing." f he saia ioaay as ne teed oft in we third round of the Doral Opfen. I dream about doing it. I think about jit probably more than! snouldi It's the biggest thing MIAMI jv f : y , , ( beam t& .t fed that's left." . i. fx tv. eA :,' (mI13 . Great Elobinsbh Admits Having To Conq ue r H is Fea r o f f h e B ea n B a Robbie spoke from the comfort of bis status as a $60,000 salaried employee, coming off two tre mendous seasons. He is to the Reds what Willie Mays is to the Giants or Mickey Mantle to the Yankees, maybe more so because he hasn't got as much going with By MURRAY OLDERMAN when season, he trouble had with fast balls fired inside chest high, he opened up his left foot, pointed the toe at the pitcher. He found it gave him more room to hit the tight pitches. Robbie's best day in baseball came against the Dodgers two years ago when the Reds ran for the pennant. He went four-fofour, with; two homers, a double, single and seven "I also got hit once," he re membered, "by my friend (Don) Drysdale." With Frank Robinson, it's hit or be hit. i r- . runs-batted-- in f j y. v' cut-in- Moody, Burden, McNeese Sign Ram Contracts ! All of it hinges on the Masters, which starts April 4, for without the first step being accomplished the rest of the big four are, naturally, a prize to be sought with all of bis characteristic dash imd daring j but the rich savor is missing. rnree. times, Arnie nas won the Masters, which ties a record in itself. And twice he had the j vi sion almost within his grasp.; In 1960 h won the Masters and tpen staged one. of his dazzling stretch runs to win the Open at Cherry IIUls. But then he finished tone shot b$ck in the British and the drive was gone. Last year was another squeak er a mer took the Masters and then at Oakmont knew . heSart- break again . when he came; as close as you can without winning. He finished in a tie . with ycjun Jack Nicklaus only to lose f the playoff and the bitterness mount ed when he went abroad and paiK tured the' British Open for the second year in a row. At 33, a strong, healthy and 33, he figures he has rtill,eger at least seven years ahead me in which I might be able to pull it off." Tougher Every Year "Maybe even longer, if I'mstil able after reaching 40," Palmer grinned, but - then sobered as he added; "Of course it gets tough er every year with so many fine players ". developing every yeir Thus he has a plan which1 he will ciarry out "within a cduple 1 -- - 6 Names Cage Team '63 , 16th-rou- nd all-ti- r. lege in July. WHL Standings By United Press International Southern Division W L T Pts.' GF GA 40 2ffl 6 86 259 PorUand San Francisco 40 24 1 81 269 32 30; 3 67 216 Los Angeles 29 33$ 2 60 202 Sookane Northern Division W L T Pts. GF 68 227 33 313-Seattle 32 29; 4 68 225 Vancouver 23 42' 2 48 208 Edmonton 22 42 2 46 218 Calgary , Friday's Results San Francisco 7 Spokane 0 Edmonton 4 Vancouver 2 WE ARE A FRANCHI5ED DEALER VYMSON V i i TOPS IN: TENNIS, GOLF, BASEBALL OR ANY OTHER iJcLfi ' ATHLETIC SPORTSI V COME IN AN EROWSE AROUND, WE HAVE All OUR NEW 1963 SPRING LINES L I ON DISPLAY! "Your Sportsman's Headquarters" :jf .-.y . nrnrnnj VS If i i , 1 I 3 . 316 W. Center j f L LINCOLN 174 fiERCURY mczZZlZ. I r l1 j A NfW MERCURY for only C V P3 L' j L wtj - . i Need a & m ie me Utah's fish and game licenses 214 i t I TAX? Dido Record Keeping Supplies a G C-37- lit No., tt Frv I. DECTOLFM' Standard Supply Co. 43 W. m --ARROW INCOME tsa vox thai KEVCR, wtvcK Kens (::":::! 59 n Arrow Dectolene, the fabulous fabric of 100 Dacron polyester tricor, brings special advantages to these short sleeve shirt fashions. Porous, smooth no-iro- FOTE FABULOUS rh W j 207 for. 1963 will be in the hands of -- AT PROVO UN COIN ML1CURY CAN GET A Mantle says he s ofay row. "I feel real good." sa : the man who was voted liic imei League's most valuable player a ward in 1932 for the third time in his career. . , 1 "I'd like to lead the league In this year,", he added. I legs and he knows it's the type hitting one things I'll !be up of condition that could end his promise swineinff a ltvt morolthan I there baseball career, at any given time. have been." '" t V "Darn right I worry about it," warning in useu snouia he said, looking down at his legs. bejiuai enoueh to send A. Lu Ditchers "I thought I was all through checking on the nearest air-rai- d last year when I got hurt in shelter. May,' he said. "What really worried me was that I hurt my good leg, the . left one. I've always had trouble with the other FENCE? one and I figured if the left one goes, that's it." Watch for our BIG Mickey suffered the Injury, a torn ligament, as he tried to pour on the coal while running down the first base line on a ground ball to deep short. Ten feet from Lowest price in HISTORY I the bag. he suddenly keeled over as if shot, fell heavily to the ground and lay there in agony until helped from the field. BULLOCK'S PROVO "I was really sweatin on that one," Houk confesses. ot, I . comfortable ..Arrow Dectolene comei out completely, wrinkle-fre- e no matter how it's laundered, outwears 3 ordinary shirts. Tailored to perfection in the Glen, soft, short-poinmedium-sprea- d collar. Many other collar styles, too. t, 7,95 i V j Po I IFdlbnnllaDTias DDenll "J Mantle the has driven in 100 or more runs only three times. He had 89 last year but played in only 123 games due to injuries. Ever since he came up to theJ Yankees in 1951, Mickey has been plagued by bone- trouble in his Licenses April 1 i "Seward's Folly" ci th purchase of Alaska In 1867 j for $7,200,000. was net a "follyf' but truly 4 I Monbou-quett- e all license agents over the state the first week of April, acby 223 cording to the department of fish GA and game. The department reminded that 228 the fish and game license year 217 runs from April 16 through April 298 15 of the year following. In other 263 words, the 1962 license must be visibly displayed when afield through April 15 this year, with the proper 1963 license being required April 16. All 1963 licenses for residents PATS SIGN DONOVAN be goldenrodj with nonresi will BOSTON UPI) H Jay Donovan, dent license issues to be green 23STtound lineman a . in color. cn last year's Boston , College The law requires all persons football team, has signed vith the a resident license to Boston Patriots of I the American purchasing been have living in the state for Football League. Coach Mike Hol- at least six months prior to the ovak said Donovans will be used date of purchase. as a defensive end; License fees, which are set by legislative action, will remain the hand and gashed it. By the time same for 1963 as in. past previous the tournament began, it was pro years. With more than 500 agents over nounced all right. (But even the little things look large in Pal the state prepared to issue the mer's mind as he looks back on 1963 licenses one week before the April 16 deadline, the depart that near miss of 1962, j Making, at the; moment, a ment said no excuse will be ac cepted from anyone using an outnightmare of the big dream. dated license. 1 I Bill Agents Will Have '63 ; "MB X. ), . J " (15-14- ), 200-pou- : n. ; ' i ruhs-batted-l- - I Newspaper Enterprise Asn. Five TAMPA, FJa. (NEA) exhibition in an game, years ago Frank Robinson was hit on the head by a Camilo Pascual pitch and carted off to a hospital. There Birdie Tebbetts, then the manager of the Cincinnati rReds, him. For ' a toehold swinger liks aid,. "This isn't going to bother Frank, He's been hit on the head Robbie, who has led the National before." League in slugging percentages But it did bother Rqbanson. three years in a row, the bean-ba- ll For a year he ducked away is an omnipresent dangef , from sharp-br-e a king curve b alls , particularly since he likes - to and In the spring of 1959 he con- crowd the plate. fessed to Earl Lawson, the Cin"I still have to hit the dirt 10 cinnati baseball writer, tnat he or 12 times a year," he admitted. bad been gun-sh"But the last two years it'hasnt TIME OUT! Whq did he confess to being been so bad. You know when a afraid? guy is throwing at you. There "Nobody ever asked me be- are some pitchers who do it deof years." fore," answered Robinson. ' "And liberately. Sometimes you know "I don't know just when,f bu I was proud of the way I licked instinctively when they're going at some point soon, if I jion' it" to go for your head. A make the slam this year or hext I'm gding to plan my whole year "People say a man froze at the plate. Where's he going to go just for the big four," he revealed a pitcher throws at his when "Myr idea," he , added, "iJs to Big back? The natural reaction is cut down to about 12 tournaments All-St- ar to back up from a pitch, not fall for the year compared with tike 30 across tiie plate." j I played in last year. That jpould was in Robbie When timid his mean two or three tournamem SAN FRANCISCO (UPD The a him gave appearances just before the Tas Athletic Association of Western phase, pitchers of diet ters and the same for the rest o breaking pitches, Universities today named its all steady ahead when the they got big four. Just enough to Ikeep league basketball team and three especially to of He tournament sharp." be of me used afraid him. men were unanimous choices. two strikes the What he. has in mind is road pitcher get The coaches balloting all voted letting dea work him on because made him it "golf wise." ft r Gordon Martin of USC; Tom to "IH fensive give it the whole pitch," hitter, desperate only Dose, Stanford; and Walt Hazard, balL said. "Lots of rest andj lots he a of the j piece UCLA. The other two on the first get of s Robinson not who the That's practice, watching my die and team were Ed Corell, Washing 34 even i for doing calisthenics. Nojj late averaging ton, and Don Clemetson, Stanford. getting paid and no closing car trunks. told hours to a and a season toat know home "All .runs I guy is up Named to the second team were s Last real is 136 six me year, just before the Open number 'sleep t Jack Hirsch, UCLA; Alan Young, closed a car trunk m his Palmer "Last year," he said, 'was the er' USC; Dale Easley, Washington; Wells Sloninger, USC, and Dick first time I , hit breaking stuff real good. I got so. when 1 was f Smith, California. were behind on the count, I stayed Given Honorable mention Fred . Salaughter, UCLA: Fred confident I could bit any pitch." At 27, with seven seasons beGoss, UCLA; Camden Wall, Cal Don and Lauer, Califor hind him, Robinson still is learnttornla, i sia. ing the niceties of hitting. Last , ; t - 1 11 ? er i V 29. and Earl Wilson (12-8- ). Conley had his best sea-- i son in baseball last year but is a question mark as he will be checking in late from tha New York Knickerbockers and has twisted ' his ankle in pro basketball. The relief pitching features (15-13- still strike out 100 times. Now FORT LAUDE RDALE, Fla. I'm gonna do it my way and see all what happens!" Mickey Mantle, (UPI) Back in Comb through waiting, bluntly warned Buttoning on a baby blue car Saturday he's coming out swingi fdigan sweater following a lengthy ing. ;'S For the ordinarily quiet Yan workout. Mantle fished a comb the statement out of his .back pocket and ran kee center-fieldsounded suspiciously like - a flat t through his closely cropped ultimatum to all American League blond hair. He gave; his hair two or three quick licks and put the , , pitchers. "I've been taking! to many comb back in his pocket. He talked about his new $100,- pitches the last few years," he 000 contract and what it meant to said,- this year I m gonna be up him. there swinging more.. g "It makes you feel good to "I'm gonna forget about down on my stHkeouts," he know the ball club j will pay you said. "Every year I say Ira that kind of money," he said quietly; "It isn't the money itself I've had bigger raises but it gives you a distinction to get that high. "This ball club has been mighty good to me. Dan Topping and Del Webb have been Just great, and you can't play for a better guy than Ralph 'Houk. "I don't feel and special pres LOS ANGELES (UPD The Los on me because of the consure Angeles Rams today announced tract are some things but they had signed their 12th and I wanna dothere for reasons. personal choices to 1SH3 con 100 more wanna in drive than tractsdefensive hilfback Billy runs. Ond 600 to like hit I'd Wal Joe Moody of Arkansas and home runs before I'm through. ter Burden of Mcneese State. up to now, mantle nas nit a Moody, the of 404 homers and if he at total 12th choice, was named to the tains his goal of 600 he would Con second team on the second rank list ference team last year. to iwho Babe 714 Ruth hit only 235- Burden, a rugged 100 or More RBI's was rated . highly by pounder,. his 12 seasons with the During scouts as a linebacker, placekick er and offensive center. Both will report to the Rams' training camp at Chapman Col "; j Ilinges On Masters j , 6) The established . starting righthanders among the pitchers are Gene Conley ed gonna cut down on them and I Yankees, By MILTON RICIIMAN jUPI Sports Writer - ted .294 last season, hitting at a .326 pace after breaking in regu- larly on June left-hand- (4-5- bat- ' By OSCAR FRALEY 7 in right. Clinton . fire--ma- w Lu Clinton er Mickey Gives W aming fo Hurlers: Vm (Lomino Out Swinging in k63' UPI SPorts Writer v '"-y- start-- ! Dick Radatr, whose mark and 16 saves made him n the American League's top last season. Arnie Earley re) is Pesky's , Hn tj right-hanliever. Another y the bullpen is Mike Fornleles (3-who Is seeking ajLomeback f from his poorest season, There is a problem, la the catching department Russ Nixou, a solid veteran, is hurt a lot Bob Tillman, a .229 batter la?t"yeir, has troubles ...of his own hKuigf a curve. Pesky thinks that Archie Skeen, whom he managed! at Seattle last year, might ,'oer one of the catching pos s. . j The Red Sox are thinking I in finish but terms of a fourth-plac- e to settle for icss. I may have right-hand- 9-- 6 left-hande- " 1 Arnie Still Dreams of Grand Slam i his who; won -f And Mejias checks in from Houston where - he won virtually ai the team's batting honors He paced the Colt hitters with a .286 average and led in home runs with 24 and RBI with 76. But a lot of people had to go In order to bring in this j pair right-handed- Trades Costly Stuart and Lamabe cost the Red Sox pitcher Don Schwall and Pete catcher Jim Pagliaroni. running from left vto ield is a good target -" for the left-ccnter- os J ( Carl Yastrzemski, who at times d batcould be the "only ter in the order has been shifted from left field to center He will be flanked by Mejias In left and It was one of the most active rading years for Boston since the days of general manager Eddie Collins. But will it pay off? "We - hope for a first division inish," Pesky says. "Nobody expects to win a pennant, you nev-?r know. We certainly won't roll ver and play dead." Aside from Stuart replacing ftunnels at first base, the Infield; U the same as last season's, ., fYank Malzone, a top third base- -' man, is at that bag again; Eddie ! ' Jimmy Foxx. Williams has tabbed Stuart as a potential hitter of 40 home runs in Fenway Park where the fence right-hande- MIT OH along with , pitfcher Jack Lamabe from Pittsburgh, utility man Felix Mantilla from the New York Mets and Dickj Williams, another man, from Housgood ton.. av- erage slipped to .223 while hp hit 16 homers is rated as the best bet to restore the glory days of such other Boston crashers as transfers. are rushing-- a new production tentatively named, "new deals of ' rm Q Vy By SCOTT BAILLIE - r i HYDROSVIFT , SKYLARK YOU UcAL ! . CrUVERED IM PROVO. 1150 No. 5sh ; j Wt j r;i '15 ITS EASY CiTEIl NOW AT ' H BULLOCK'S 1st W. 3rdS.-PRO- VO "Home of the Finest In Motorinr Fun" Two-Whe- el 16 W; Center, Provo TJ. I |