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Show SUNDAY,nah MARCH SundayHerald 17 County, Utah4, 1969 By MILTON RICHMAN NEW YORKden(UPI)~You re Al g member t “Anaye, con rae oe Tt was written by Irving ier ane er tog Gehrig's Ship we ‘art of the lyrics may special interest to Ted Williams now. The part that goes “...not for just an hour, not for just a day, not for just a year, but always... That's the kind of deal Bob Short, the Washington Senators’ owner, made Williams when he persuaded him to run his ball club, A deal for always. Williams called Short’s proposition “fantastic” but “fire proof” might be a better word. Maybe you dign't know it but Washington's brand new vice president put you if burning start Minneapolis coach that he now It isn’t uncommon for Bob was and manager i people. He |likes Short to like experienced most people and hurts2 is, as he businessman r ri fireproof contract 2 fireproof given Will Start Burning Oh, sure, the contract will When he bought Shor was told Didn't Feel Good He didn't fee) good at all point. The point is that Bob Short made it impossible for move was ealShort remembers a) wane Bob %anymore, there him sling told ond We sands e front office. , ‘Ted Williams to be fired as long recently about letting go George as he's the owner of the Selkirk and Jim Lemon, the Senators “I told Ted anytime he's not general manager and field manager he inherited when he anyway, Wh he bough Lakers, he was told he e recol m. “I wanted to get someone whom felt had happy managing, he can move rightinto the front office and stay there with me,” said Short, “For how long?” somebody bought the club. He did a lot of soul-searching but always came back to the same conclusion, The Senators needed a complete wasting his time trying to get Elgin Baylor but he got him anyway, too. t dous appeal and George A certainly has it in basketba’l st 40 We won only nine of our games that season and were a hopeless last.” Shortfelt he had no alter “For as long as he likes." Bob Short doesn't do things halfway. If he likes you, he Teally likes you. He likes Ted Williams as you may have gathered. When Bob Short went out and got Ted Willia: he really wasn't doing thing new. Maybe it was new as fer as baseball was concerned butit wasn't new as far as Short was the Lakers. He had in them the samething he's getting with the Senators—a last place bal! club. Short and Johnny Kundla, his general manager at the time, So he and his partner, Frank Ryan, who also was Mikan's law pariner, sat down ang composed a telegram to Mikan. “T don't remember the wire asked Short. his time tr re go! Short will never forget the 1957-55 season, his first one with newface job I hired George Mikan as my oa wa he says, smiling at the gaid, George, a front office job, Was fired. Kundla tock over won only eight club and eae the eee Short got rid of practic the whole team at the end of second place the following Season and went all the way to the championship round before bowing to Boston. Continued Losing Short and Kundia retreated The Lakers continued losing and it “We 1 the year. That's when he signed Baylor, The Lakers vaulted to decided to do something sbout Same Arrangement Oddly or not, he made the game arrangement with his refused to accept 10 nem ) embarrass himself tue who fellow oes the’ fellow SoM » Mikan, the d asked 93apd hal ere upsairs time he didn't care to coach Association his employ ve lt dad was the arrangement Lakersto the same that ext the him to have to fire anybody in a maich to it. That's not the ‘We “ut in essence it gald: nexatie = iy “s At At | Williams. Williams. with has you've With Ted Williams, baseball comes first, He says he recognizes the other sports though s Get Bob Short to tell you about George Mikan and the Lakers sometime, Ted. word for word,” Short laughs, done what you can but you're Lobo Gymnasts Grab Win Over BYU Cats By PHIL SHURTLEFF eee on paralle] bars pulled,and third respectively, with 92 A strong Lobo gymnastics |.simself together after missing|and 9.1 scores downed the hosting Bri-|on side horse, usually his best! ‘The Lobos al most swept the gham Young University Cougarsjevent, and did one of his best rings event as they took first Friday night 158.08 to 152.91,) routines on the bars to receive and 5 second with Jim Hruban and walked off with most of eee as ‘ and R. Mondragon finishing theie major marbles including a earlier Ramsey made onejahead of BYU’s John Hughes ies ares of the firtal high miss on side horse and had to who was third with one of his Peerin eanik a mae for second on the event! better routines. ot le ean ere, Ga eens ae American , More Results bed two of the top spots, on| New Mexico's by a ater Een alone de floor excercise and parallel |Galioto, who beat a a nee ean. nee Hecieslitty pa oe aa year, |iletae won|hind New Mexico's vaulter icoweline “bad, been si ea average, Ram-/Rich McConnell. Don Ferre of bars, both of which might be|tie WAC meet. last eenyi second place in that event be- /higher on both events based ontofor the WAC mestgaitdt ction” eter Sophimore Aer | previous meetsensation scores. on floor||far better in a the nationals, ” Tents aes,three Compan Ji sh in Oey the top wastoDave jexcercise for the Cougars} the Lobos, oe Mid | Walars. se teeaepwoduct fron |Bryce Martain talked all Week! airemely ayee vit about beathig Stormy Eaton of ores. Who. Joined in ly diffi difficult 4 moves with-| finishing ahead of Ramsey the higher out the fine polish walked off|ranked Lobo opponents on thé New Mexico who has been rated B number one, just a notch ahead with the top three spots on|parallel bars. Watters was sec lof him in the WAC rankings, U8", bar, leaving BYU's im-lond behind Ramsey with an 8.9 ° He must have convinced im[Proving ae Gordon and alllaverage. self enough because that is just| iorfourth 1 on Frmae in a tle! The Lobo’s topall around man what he did. Martain ended up|),,°Mt Place With fine $s) jim Hruban led the competitors with a 93 average for what he|°8 on that ‘unofficial’ dual meet DENNIS RAMSEY, BYU’s All-American on side horse proved that he is alse a tough parallel bar manashe finished ahead of the field with an 8.95 score. Ramsey, shown doing difficult double-leg circles on the end of the bars, finished ahead of second, third and firth ranked Lobos, (Photes by Phil Shurtleff) considered his best performance | Bob Manna of UNM led the!event with 50.95 points. BYU's ever and Eaton trailed slightly |P* ick on high bar with a solid|Don Ferre was second with” with a 9.25. 9.3 routine and B. Clayton and|48.80 and Cougar John Hughes Ramsey Stars Several Baseball Holdouts Listed Oakland Seals Hockey Team Rich McConnell were second|was third with 47.48 BYU's All American on side horse, Dennis Ramsey, also proved that anything can happen in sp NOW = AT Two THEATRES — Holding out are Woody\including a pair of doubles, to|sports, and usually does. He Fryman and Rick Wise, both lead the Tony Cuccinellos to a topped thefield on parallel a ; : 0 event which included second, | starting pitchers last season, Tony Taylo, the club's reguler idges in the Chic8g0| scording to the latest WAC]| * é §.STATE, xe ™ >. a third baseman in 1968, and Rick White Sox, six-inning intra-| statistics, Ramsey, eighth ranked in the TODAY Cont. From 1 | Open 6:30, Shows from 7 Joseph and Johnny Briggs, a squad game Saturday. palr of utili T VINTA 2ey vet ehiceen| third. and fifth ranked Lobos,| Gil Garrido, pitcher Charlie!"Farrell, a relie? speciaVaughn and outfielder Mike li ved Saturd, fat Is Sold for $4.5 Million Lum reported Saturday, Andy ist, arriv The Greatest Excitement of All Times tunday, giving WALT DISNEY'S el family, led by brothers Seymour Finlay, a rookie outfielder who|the Phils 38 players in camp. OAKLAND,Calif. (UPT)—Th exercised an| played with Shreveport last Oakland Seals of the National/and Northrup, season, still has not been heard SARASOTA, Fla. (UPI)— from a from, Buddy Bradford had three hits, Hockey. League were sold foFloption to buy theby team Van Barjy headed a y., N. ae Tani 2 Butfao, AA F aid Ra fenis CLEARWATER, Fla, (UPI)—| and a group of former sports} rought Comnal Five players were listed as in Trans-Natio stars including famed pitcher munications. Inc. h of New York’ holdouts Saturday as the Whitey Ford. City to share in the operation of Philadelphia Phillies held their saleof the club, in the works was the club in the Bay Area. TNC|first aMarch practice session2 and periee peae _ the will own 80 per cent of the club|general manager John Quinn’ he was close to| ‘ ansion of the circuit two and the Knox family the|did not indicate signing any of the five. i % per cent. 0, was annol + AND FINAL WEEK! Paxton Quigley is a prisoner oflove... acy officially a at moon conference. The announcement confirmed an earlier ae aH 4Pp Chronicle by Francisco ey rarJack Fiske, The Kooxl] ars Orem 33rd Girls Grab Junior Volley Crown ship Saturday by defeating Orem 10th in the finals of the stake tourney held in the Orem Seventh-17th Ward Recreation Hall. Membersof the pong Ree Geneva’Tete BLECTRIC 30 No. 2 PAUL JACK NEWMAN N LEMMON coach and Virginia Larsen is the YWMIA president of the ward. 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BRYCE MARTIN,the Cougars’ fine floor exercise competitor, his word as he upset the top WAC ranked shown ahove, said all week that he WEST PALM BEACH, Fla! event Stormy the Eaton, Lobo onbeat would and didEaton, with Martin his best routine ever for a (UPI)—Joe Torre officially fine 9.3 score, Martin has turned in many hard practice s¢s- became Atlanta’s only holdout sions in the past week and they paid off. Saturday when four more Braves arrived for drills and signed contracts. Catcher Bob Tillman, shortshop 7 || | eee .) < TIGER ISLAND SPECIALS: Mon, » Tues, - Wed. oe fe Sandwich Thurs, Fri, neni Sat, dun. ve ARIS, PEPSI tee a #0 sourn state 39 (Across from Scere Theatre) | |