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Show ational League Votes to Expand1 CHICAGO ll'PD-T- he Nation-l- l League voted Friday to add two new teams for the 1969 season providing it can reach unanimous agreement on which cf five cities should be awarded the franchises. Five c i U e s, Dallas - Fort Torth, Milwaukee, San Diego, Montreal and Buffalo, were in the running, and President Warren Giles said, "all of them would be accej, able." The league accepted unanimously the leport of its would seiect the two cities to wham franchises will be offered and then will lay out requirements and ask the elected cities whetoer they will accept them. All of the fivt applicants could accept the requirements, he believed. If one of the chosen cities thould reject the guidelines, he said, then another site would be selected by the league. Giles speculated that the National League, once it has i, i i ... settled ill . ll Mr i on Its i .j 1 adopt a league. Utah Twice WP-L- x- -- l -I LP-Wa- lker. ee. . The Wildcats threw two freshSecond Game men pitchers at the Utes. Rob 000 300 0- -3 Lee ran his record to 1 h Utah 300 011 x- -4 the first game while Toney Weber rdy. ith. Smith moved his mark to 1 second the is game. Smith hurled a three hitter in the nightcap to defeat his former West High School teammate D'ck Hardy. In the first game Lee, a former Tooele High School athlete, scattered five Utah hits and gave up a lone run in the first inning. A squeeze play in the sixth SALT LAKE CITY (UPI)-Ut- ah's inning of the first game scored grand old master of golf the winning runs for the Wildwill be honored here May 6, cats. to Conrad B. Harris Weber is now 12--5 on the according commissioner. on, parks city season while the Utes stand at Alex McCafferty, long - time golf pro at Nibley Park, was to be honored by golfing enthusi asts at a banquet which Har rison said would draw most of the state's chief dignitaries. McCafferty retired April 1, after more than 50 years. McCafferty served as golf pro at the Salt Lake Country Club SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -- A until 1944. He then took a two-yethree-da- y break before signing training school for Bonneville golf course. on at will in start Utah park rangers next week at the new Utah Lake He later moved to Nibley Park State Park near Provo, it r.as where he was professional until his retirement. announced here Friday. e A member of the F.C. Koziol, director of the Dvvision of Parks and Recrea Cameron Highlander, as one tion, said the fifst session will Scotland s famed kilted Ladies be on Thursday and the school from Hell in World War I, Mc- will be mcved to division head- Caflerty came to Utah in 1929. quarters in Salt Lake City for He wss wounded three times tne tinai two days. during the "Great War." McCafferty won the Scottish Open in 1914, Scotlands top golf SCHEDULE BOUT tournament. 9. finishers la th e university-collegmile ran walk down the track jast after the race in th Kansas Relays Friday. Mut of the events were postponed until Saturday. Bob Camien ( 61), Emporia State (Kansas) won the event with a time of 4:18.4. Others are Mike McDon aid, left, Adams State, and Willie Rlos, right, of Oklahoma Baptist. ((Herald-UP- I Tslephoto) e Boston Wins Beanball Battle Over Indians Press International weather and rescheduled as part of a doubleheader Sunday. Car! Yastrzemski decided to! Frank Howard continued his celebrate Patriot's Day with vendetta against Oakpersonal some personal fireworks, but land as the big Washington Siebert of Ditchers Sonny slugger ripped his third homer Clevland and Gary Waslewskl in as many games against the of Boston thought a small war A's io help the Senators reach was mora appropriate. the .500 level with a 4 record. Yastrzemski, the 1967 Triple Joe Coleman scattered six Owm winner, delivered three hits and drove home two key runs Friday as the Red Sox whipped the Cleveland Indians 2 at Fenway Park but not before the first beanball war of tiie season materialized. Siebert started the escalation Tie-Breaki. ng In the first inning by plunking Reggie Smith on the arm and Waslewskl retaliated by hitting Siebert on the left arm when he ByUnlted Press International came to bat In th second The late Roger Hornsby always used to like to scorn the inning. player, an attitude Plate umpire Tom Haller modern-da- y called both managers to the summed up in his celebrated and remark about Roger Maris, "he Plate for a conference peace was temporarily restored, couldn't tarry my bat." Yastrzemski, who was hit by .But Willie Mays, showing who said the critics Chicago's Gary Peters Thurs- up too to old was he a was getting heavy day and sporting bandage on his thumb as a be a star after he slumpseason, result of the episode, was ed to .263 decked by a Siebert pitch when could carry anybody's bat. Even he came to bat in the third and though he'll be 37 on May 6, he both Duke Sims of the Indians still makes the Giants go just and Mike Andrews of the Red like he did 17 years ago when Sox were hit later in the game. the dub was in New York. Managers Dick Williams of For the second straight game, Boston and Alvin Dark of Mays batted In the Cleveland both claimed the hit run Friday night to lead San batsmen were accidental ari Francisco to a, triumph. His eighth-innin- g the players involved agreed. single snapped a 2- As it turned out, the 2 deadlock and the Giants beat knockdown pilch Siebert threw the Pittsburgh Pirates 2 ds Yastrzemski proved fatal. Yaz Jim Ray Hart followed with a homer. picked himself out of the dirt two-ru-n On Thursday, Mays's bases- and doubled home Joe Foy with the tying run then doubled home loaded double drove In three runs and beat another run in the fifth to give seventh-innin- g Those the New York Mets the Red Sox the lead. In the only other American three RBIs moved him past League action, Washington de Hornsby into tenth place on the e RBI list with 1,582. feated Oakland and cautor-nl- a in 10 The RBI Friday night made it edged Baltimore innings. Chicago at Detroit was 1,583 and the triple he collectbecause of bad ed in the first inning was the postponed By United 4-- hits to post his first victory of the year. Bobby Knoop's single in the 10th inning scored Bob Rodgers to give California its win over Baltimore. Knoop's single came off losing reliever Eddie Watt and gave Angels reliever Minnie Rojas his first win. Willie Mays Gefs 0-- last 5-- 5-- 3-- 2-- 1 Hit 1,118th extra base hit of his career, moving him ahead of Ted Williams into sixth place on extra base hit list the Mays is now hitting .414 this spring with eight RBIs. Elsewhere in the National League, Los Angeles edged New York Philadelphia beat Houston Atlanta blanked Cincinnati and St. Louis e 2-- 1, Park Ranger Training School Shied for Provo ar one-tim- santo'domingo. Lightweight champion Carlos Ortiz signed Tuesday to meet leo cruz of the Dominican Republic in a title bout here between June 1 and June 16. The Puerto Rican champ, now living In New York, will be making the sixth defense of the title he won from Israael Laguna on Nov. 13, 1965. SKATING TITLE Scoring a out of a possible 10, in her musical interpretation, Miwa Fukuhara of Tokyo won the world ladies professional ice skating title Friday night in her professional 1JiNLKjiN near-pene- (UPI) .n ct debut. Mrs. Emma Dixon Cluff Lady Still Enjoys Golf 83-Year-O- Cessna and SERVICE St Louis found Its hitting touch again, battering Chicago as Dick Simpson and Orlando homers and Cepeda hit two-ru- n Lou Brock chipped in with a two-ru- n triple. Chris Short pitched a three- hitter and Richie Allen and Bobby Wine hit homers as the Phillies topped the Astros. Dave Giustl suffered the loss. Atlanta beat Hank Aaron New In Cincinnati as hit a two-ru- n homer and Sandy Valdespino added a solo blast for the Braves off Red starter John Tsitouris, who took the loss. Claude Osteen pitched a six hitter as Los Angeles edged UTAH York. Salt Lake City AVIATION PHONE PROVO, UTAH 373-436- 0 AIRPORT cently. Mrs. Emma Dixon Cluff, who observed her 83i d birthday last month, was born and reared in Payson, but in 1921 she moved to Washington State where she spent the following 15 years, eventually winding up at Be!i ingham, where she became interested in the game of golf. She must have learned quick ly and well for she has preserved a beautiful trophy awarded to her Aug. 28, 1930 for her achievement of a hole-on the thirteenth hole of the Bellingham Golf Course. Mrs. Cluff moved to West Jordan, Utah, after 15 years in Washington where she completed 33 years of service, during the operating season, with o the Sugar Company, where she was the Laboratory bookkeeper and tested sugar for the various sugar plants in the West Jordan area. in-o- - OGDEN (UPI) The 10th anReturns To Payson nual Weber State College athAfter her retirement, and the letic recognition banquet will be death of her husband, Ephraim held May 7 in the Student UnT. Cluff, in 1940, she returned ion. to Payson, where she purchased Lynn Foley, president of the the old family home, a mamBoosters Club, said lettermen in moth rrt brick castle-lik- e house 10 sports will be honored with located at ?48 North Main, in special awards to be given to Payson. She had no children the outstanding athlete in each and lived alone until 11 years sport. ago when her brother came to The two outstanding awards live with her. to be given are the Booster She has a half-acr- e plot of Club Scholar-Athlet- e Award and lawn and flowers which she Athletic Achievement has maintained throughout the the Award. years, along with her house painting .her junior. She plays very keeping, her chin and baking, her oil pausing and chance she gets, and almost during her leisure time her sew - always on Ladies Day each mg and embroidery work. Thursday. Mrs. Cluff picked up golfing Mrs. Cluff does not drive but three years ago when the Glad-Sta- n her friend Mrs. Iris Ames Course was opened west usually picks her up and they of Payson. The course was play together, although pair named in honor of Stanley, a ings are frequently in four former outstanding athlete and somes where she gets to play coach, and for many years with mai.y of the membership ef principal of the Payson High the GladStan Golf Club. She haa School, and his wife Gladys, maintained good health and the who owned the land on which likes the association and exer the golf course was construc- cise on the greens. ted. She has been an active, Wants to Break t full time member, paying her annual $35 dues each year, asShe is only 83 but she takes sisting with the development her golf seriously and wants of the program and participat to improve her game as the ing in a number of tournaments relatively rough course imas well as regular ay with proves. "When my putting falther friends and associates. ers I have troubles," she adbut she is jovial com mits, Also Paints Two years ago she presented pany and a prime favorite with and they want oire of her oil paintings to the her associates that 60 stroke Women's Gou Club and it was to see her break ' ; barrier. old for $200 with proceeds go she has been childAlthough to and improving ing beautifying Mr. and Mrs. the course. Recently she donat less, her parents ed a beautiful piece of hand Christopher Flintaff Dixon (nicknamed Jack) were not and painted needle work, which is of some 259 a now on display, but which will they left progeny children, descendants, grandlater be sold for the benefit of children and great - grandchildthe golfers. In spite of her "youthful" age ren, scattered throughout the west. They are not related to she plays regularly 3 times the Provo Dixons, so far as she week two each and years ago won a trophy in the women s knows, but there are plenty of division of the tournament. Her Dixons, sL. admits, and her on the golf course is average is around 65 for the activity to widen her list of nine hole course, but she has helping friends and acquaintences. done it in 61 and is still trying for that magical number 60 which has so far avoided her. ' REBOUNDER She admits that driving is MINNEAPOLIS (UPI) not her strong point, but she Ira makes up that lack with some Harge of Oakland pickti off 32 line putting which has kept rebounds against Pittsburgh this her in competition with her year to set an Americau most of Basketball Association single lady companions, 5 whom are at least years game record. 2-- - 20-2- .Illf.111 CHOICE SPORT COM a tasteful variety of models By CRESCENT PARK We choose our Sport Coats to suit the man of discriminating taste In clothing . . . The man who likes the newest In style and quality. These coats are available in natural shoulder styling or the latest fashions. Levtnt have a very wide selection In the most popular patterns and colors. Whatever your preference, we have It. If you care about your appearance, come and see us. '" Sizet 35 to $ 2ti USE OUR IAYAWAY PIAN OPEN MONDAY Mgr. PAYSON There are people who maintain that age is a condition of mind, and they may be right, especially if they have 83 watched year old Mrs. Emma Cluff cavorting around the golf course at Payson re- Utah-Idah- Weber State To Honor Athletes wW, days. Bingham Canyon MUNICIPAL By WENDELL RIGBY 9--2. The Canyonlands Flaming Gorge Lake Powell MIKE JENSE SALES ld r.lll.lll.lllMlll.lll.IIMlll.;ilMlli.llMlll.l!l.llll.lll clubbed Chicago As usual, Mays was quite casual about passing Hornsby and Williams In successive See the Different World of Utah From the Air CENTRAL d 3--0, SCENIC FLIGHTS Approved by The Airlines D.R (UPI) I i.- bole-in-o- LP-Ha- WP-Sm- m -- AGE IS NO OBSTACLE for Mrs. Emma Dixon Guff of Paytoa whea It comes M golf. The year-ollady enjoys Ladies Day at the Gladitaa Golf Course every Thursday. She em while living in Washington. She loves golf, but also has other bobbles scored a to keep her busy. (Photo by Joe Watts) 83 Golf Honor MUD SPLATTERED mm L McCafferty To Receive d 1? Weber Trips 2-- water-covere- Sunday Herald S 5-- THREE a, vm r representative. The American League, which already has voted to expand m 1969 with additkn of a new Kansas City team and one in Seattle, has voted once to adopt the divisional setup, but its action was deferred because of National League objections in a joint meeting. 5-- i U' in teams each six division and the divisional winners meeting in a playoff to determine the world series 2-- t CuV p'.an Statei The Line scorn: OGDEN (UPI)-We- ber took both ends of a baseball First Gam 100 000 double header from the Uni Utah 000 002 1 Utah and Weber of versity Friday rt 1 would with ii stadium facilities, financing, stock control, farm systems and other factors. However, Giles said these guidelines would not be made public at this time. Instead, he sid, the league " i r-.-C- which expansion committee, previously met with represent tives of each of the five applicants to hear the details of their presentation. The report included a plan to allocate players to the new teams, olus guide lines for APRTt fjtoay, AND FRIDAY Til ?M. -- SO ySd 1 i WEST CENTER. PROVO, UTAH w ' ''i y- Hi 1 - 1 Security BanVAmerlcard or Walker Bonkrde Welcome He-- el |