RADIO-TV, Page C-4—CLASSIFIED ADS, Pages C-5-1 . Ml .fe-; stoning J&fof SPORTS WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, C JANUARY 29, 1959 V Politics May Cloud Title After »*¦ Reds .. Rout U. S. Five 8L Sb R Spahn GETS FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT Russians Facing l| ,f Balks % wwwpißipifflßp3B» • .^adWß *,< * ' , v-'- Forfeit ** MraP« I&I^BkOI^ Unless \jpbm * mi, • % *JB •* v ....... ffinwfiUri -/¦.,. ><¦ •• /$, iJHkJH Lombardi Takes Post At Pay Offer; They Play China ¦J SANTIAGO, Chile, Jan. 29 u< (AP). Russia has finally . As Packers' Head Man J defeated a United States team Friend Signs GREEN BAY. Wis., Jan. 29 in basketball, swamping the (AP).“-Husky Vinoe Lombardi i representatives in By the Auocltted Preu American is about to shoulder the many Sfe a sport which originated in the Warren Spahn, the highest States. burdens of the Bay United paid pitcher in baseball, has Oreen It happened night Packers and hopes to get them last when joined the list of Milwaukee the Russians walloped the Braves who are not content out of last place in the Na- tional Football League. Air Force team, 62-37, in the with the salaries offered them game generally The 45-year-old Lombardi, that was ex- for 1959. |Rp : pected to decide the champion- | offensive strategist of the New i Spahn, ship who received about York Giants, was hired yester- of the World Amateur *» 9m $60,000 year, when he tourney. -4 m Wm' miMMMKsMBMMMMMW .*Mm Jam last won day as head coach and general basketball 22 games, said he expected a manager. vil ivy'*' A crowd of 24,000, largest of this year. Hank the raise Aaron, looking tournament, saw the gajne. Wes Covington “I’m forward to the and Don Mc- challenge.” The Russians were elated by Mahon have expressed similar Lombardi said in the victory. sentiments. New York. “I know the Pack- “This victory good will live in our ers have a nucleus of long Birdie Tebbetts, the club's veteran players. I to memories for a time,” execuUve vice intend Alexandri Gomelskl, one of the WHAT, ME WORRY?—Yogi Berra of the New despite reports of a $2,500 cut in salary. It is president, and build around this nucleus.” He willget Spahn held a long salary con- made no predictions. Russian coaches said. “Our de- York Yankees turns on the familiar grin during believed the 33-year-old catcher $42,500. yesterday but could fense kept American ference “Hard-fisted” was the de- those yesterday’s signing Yankee Stadium, (Story on Page C-3.) —AP Wirephoto. come agreement. snipers No. 12 and 13 (Jerry contract at to no scription of Lombardi given by Tebbetts said the discussion i Vayda and Dick Welsh) from the Packers' president, Dom- having was only “in the negotiation Olejniezak, time to shoot. There- inic whose assign- they stage” and that he was not dis- ment it was VINCE LOMBARDI fore couldn’t score as they to find the man usually do.” turbed over the demands of the to bring Green Bay back. Faces Tough Task star —AP Wlrepheto lefthander. Fifth Win for Nugent's Staff Meets; “We are not far apart,” Teb- Hit Bottom In 1958 Russians rep- betts added. The Packers, playing in the reveal his salary. The Packers The Air Force All Stars, OR ! resenting the United LOSE city State* Other Hurler* Sign smallest in the NFL, have also declined to discuss terms, Appointee been in trouble for the past ’ had been unimpressive is Is Final guid- Reid but Lisle Blackboum, maintaining perfect Meanwhile, four other pitch- 10 years. They plunged to the who a record By ers Von McDaniel, > through the preliminary DRAW FRANCIS STANN By MERRELL WHITTLESEY Bob bottom of the pile in 1958, fin- ed Green Bay in 1957, was paid i round* robin and Star Staff Writer Friend, Joe Nuxhall and Paul ishing last in the Western Di- $25,000 only for coaching. their first thref games Maryland’s Tom Nugent Foytack—were among the play- vision. They managed only a of the final round-robia ers reaching Lombardi plans to meet with championship play. Last night, #W/N, husky ex-line- agreements with single victory and a tie in 12 1 added another major league games Packer officials Monday morn- • they looked even worse they in completing his coach- clubs. for the worst as man Friend, who tied Spahn record in the club’s 40-year ing remaining . bowed to the tall Russians. Quicker, Faster and Bigger ing yesterday. for to work out de- staff The new league history. The Russians’ victory AT FIRST BLUSH it would seem that Casey Stengel Reid, 34-year- M HR the most victories in the tails. They incltide the status meant man is Bernie A last season, became the 15th The collapse brought ‘ they can clinch the champion- playing his (or old former All-Southeastern 22. the res- of Vem Lewellen, general man- was house man when he blasted Yankees Pirate to sign. The ace right- ignation of Ray (Scooter) ’ ship by playing Nationalist Conference guard Georgia, Mc- laggardness and curfew irregularities. Except for Hank at hander heads up a promising Lean after single ager for the last five years. China tomorrow night. Even who has been head coach at a season as Bauer and Yogi Berra, the Yankees haven’t been easy to pitching corps that some be- head coach. He’s now backfleld Lewellan, former Packers i if they lose to the Chinese, who Albany (Ga.) High School for sign so far. Stengel’s stylized oratory from New York sug- lieve will lead the Pirates to aide with the Detroit Lions. halfback, said he is a candidate , have not won a game, they eight years. the pennant season. would 'take the title tha gests that he is putting in with the front office. this The also brought post on Nugent Nuxhall, veteran southpaw finish or- for the of business man- ' basis of goal average. will hold his first ganized demands from ager. Last But those who feel they know Stengel realize that here staff after he who had 12-11 record some But reports indicated that night’s victory their fifth meeting returns a last fans for a housecleaning. There was is an independent old gaffer who doesn’t have to obey sports year, signed with Jack Valnisi, the Packers’ chief ‘ in as many starts. All from a writers’ lunch- Cincinnati. also scout, othet the whims of the front office and, what’s more, takes an were some who insisted would get the post. teams have lost at least one eon in Baltimore today. All of See SIGNINGS, Page C-3 ' the team's troubles could hand, be game. The United States impish delight in poking mild fun at the bigwigs, Dan his new men will be on traced to its unique manage- No Plans for Assistants Topping, George Weiss, on convivial occa- and Ed Fullerton is due back plays Chile tonight and Brazil Del Webb and ment—a 45-member Board of Lombardi must also line up ai tomorrow. sions. In short, Casey may be saying, obliquely, that some from a talent hunt in Pitts- Diredtors and a 13-man Execu- burgh. staff of assistants, but said so) t of his famous Yankees are expendable for reasons of his Ashley Cooper tive Committee. far he’s not made any plans forr Reds Face Forfeit The full-time staff of six filling own. The first steps in rebuilding the jobs. He said he: However, the Russians have assistant coaches will have 24 Beats were taken when the didn’t plan to take anyone from “A big moving van might back up, and one or two will years of college coaching Gonzales Executive 1 said they will not play the ex- Committee was trimmed and the Giants’ organization. Chinese because political get hit,” Casey muttered. After his latest rambling speech perience, topped by Satter- Completes Terps’ Staff of Alf In First Olejniezak was given orders to The assignment Is the first And the was interpreted by neutral sources as a distinct warning field,. formerly of VPI, with Meeting 1 t reasons. International it find a general manager solely head coaching job above the: Basketball Federation 10. Frank Toomey, has ruled to such Stars as Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford and Gil who came at Albany for a year before be- PERTH, Australia, Jan. 29 ' responsible for the team. His high school for Lombardi, play Nugent <AP). Cooper, i level , that if Russia doesn’t McDougald. with from Florida ing named head coach. His Ashley the ) instructions also provided that who took up the trade originally China, will State, Whitney Wimbleton champion, ¦ r Nationalist it for- has five and Albany team won 59, lost 17 defeated I the same man could be coach. to pay his way through ) previous games. Actually, you don’t trade a Mantle except in an Dovell, Mary- Gonzales, 2—6, 6—l, law felt all t who was on the and tied 3. Pancho school. He never hung out a In event the Russians emergency. You trade a guy under him, a pal of like staff, five. 10—8, last night first With Giants Since ’54 i do nos land also Reid is a brother of Floyd in their shingle. play Chinese, the tourna* away a red flag. meeting since Cooper turned the habits and disposition, as of waving Babe - Fullerton, also a holdover, (Breezy) Reid, who the choice was . probably warf’on professional. 1 The Lombardi. He was a member of Ford- ment winner will bd With threw”the book of behavior out the window, but the has been coaching in college Green Bay Packers’ coaching backfield assistant helped when the Gonzales, objecting to the who ham’s “seven blocks of( decided United States never traded him.