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Basilic V ictor in Lions to i**'» Retain G ruelling Battle * ' y Crowe VANCOUVER — (CP) — Direc­ t tors of the British Columbia Lions, Sugar Ray lenders Retirement last place club in the western jn- terprovincial football union, Mon­ Alter Losing Title To Carmen day night gave a vote of confi­ dence to coach Clem Crowe. The directorate, at a W'z hour NEW YORK (AH )— Swashbuckling Carmen Basilio meeting, rejected a motion to con­ today reigned as midt'lleweight champion of the wor ld sider bringing , in a replacement while the dethroned Su|gar Ray Robinson pondered w h eth­ for Crowe during the current sea­ er to end his fabulous idng career for good. son, then passed a vote of confi­ dence in him and the coaching The ever-pressingj. 30-year-old ek-marine from Chit - staff. tenango, N.Y., stepped up from the welterweight thr one The vote against considering e to the nfiddleweight kihigdom M onday night by gaini ng replacement for Crowe was 18^ tc a split decision in 15 gnielling, bloody and thrill ing rounds 3. The meeting wa^ closed-40 over the 37-year-old Robinson at Yankee Stadium. the press, -but details of what Robinson, who wpn the 160-pound transferred leaked out afterward. title four times, has a contrrwt for The Lions, who have a record a return bout within 90 days. He RAY'S REMARKS of one win and seven losses, plhy indicated he might hang un the SPARK PRORE Calgary Stampeders in the ‘^Al­ gloves for the second time in his HERE IS THE 1957 team photo of the New York Yankees which has ond row: Gus Mauch; Hany Simpson; Jerry Coleman; Elston Howard; berta city Wednesday niglij:. , The directors decided to lijre 17-year career but the bettiing was NEW YORK — (AP) — The won the American league pennant, their ninth in 11 years. From left Bob Turley; Bobby Delgreco; Jerry Lumpe; Tony Kubek; Bob Grim; that he would be back. state athletic commission has Don, Larsen and Art Ditmar. Rear row; Tom Sturdivant; Andy an additional coach as soon^'.as (front); Whitey Ford; Enos Slaughter: Yogi Beri’a; Bobby Shantz; Carey; Darrell Johnson; Hank Bauer; Mickey Mantle; Tommy Byrne; possible to assist in training (Can­ TOO MUCH INTRIGUE set Tuesday, Oct. 1. for a hear­ Charlie Keller; Frank Crosetti; manager Casey Stengel; Jim Turner; ing on Sugar Ray Robinson's A1 Cicotte: Johnny Kucks; Sal Magiie: Rudy Serrett and Joe Collins. adian players being kept by fiiE "I don’t know whether I’ll ever Seated in front of the team are batboys Eddie Carr and Pat Ferry. statement that he had receiv­ Zeke Bella; Bobby Richardson: Bill Skowron and Gil McDougald. Sec­ club in addition to those who play fight again," he said in his dress­ regularly. The number of sUch ing room. "There are things about ed numerous bribe offers dur­ ing his ffght career. players will be increased to .12 boxing I don’t like. There is too from eight, much intrigue. I had to battlte for Juiius Helfand, commission RED WINGS HIT It was aso agreed to contii^ae everything I got in this fight. I’ll chairman, said the middle­ Yanks Familiar Faces bringing in players cut by Nation­ decide in a few days whether I’ll weight champion had been di­ BY ASIAN FLU al Football League clubs. ' fight Basilio again." rected to appear at the hear­ The Lions will ask the WIFU Ic SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. ing to explain his remarks. raise the player limit from 30 The dramtic battle of chamfplons -- (CP) — Forty players on Robinson last weekend told for home games to an unlimited was a see-saw fight which «ould the Detroit Red' Wings roster reporters that during his car­ In World Series Again number so that the additional Can­ have gone either way. Judge' Artie have received inoculations of eer he had been offered hun­ adian players kept on salary can Aidala had it 9-5 in rounds f;Dr Ba­ By ASSOC1.4TED PRESS Asian flu vaccine but treat­ dreds of thousands of dollars have an opportunity to play and BASILIO silio. Judge Bill Recht made It 9-6 ment may have come too by "gamblers and hoodlums" New York Yankees wrapped up gain experience. v'otor for Basilio while referee A1 Berl to throw fights. their third consecutive American late. In the game at Calgary 'VYed- cast the dissenting vote for Robin­ Star Gordie Howe was stric­ He said he spumed the of­ League pennant Monday night nesday night rookie halfback La- son, 9-6. ken Sunday and was absent fers and didn’t report them while watching a boxing match.' vern Lofstrom will be' injected in­ Robinson, snapping his jab With from the lineup for an exhi­ precision and force, reddened Car­ "because I . didn’t want to Most of the Bombers w'ere at to the B.C. lineup to take the bition game against Edmonton place of Hal Sparrow. men’s face, drew blood from his cause a lot of trouble.’’ Yankee Stadium for the middle­ Flyers. Guyle Fielder, cen­ .nose, and kept his lighter fob off Under commission rules, S p o t t i - weight championship fight while tre on the Wings’ new "pro­ during the early rounds. failure to report a bribe of­ Kansas City Athletics were busy duction line,” had been hit Basilio, weighing the heaviest of fer is subject to disciplinary knocking off Chicago White Sox by the illness but showed up Elmer Lach his career at 153% pounds to Rob­ action, including suspension. 6-5. The loss left Chicago 6% games as a surprise starter. Tuesday, September 24,1957 THE PENTICTON HERALD 5 inson’s 160, came on to break behind with six to play. It was the Edmonton centre Len Lun- Retires From through Robinson’s defences to Yankees’ eighth pennant in nine de, scheduled to line up \rith sw®cp ihe eighth, ninth, 10th anc OF COAST LOOP years. the parent National Hockey nth rounds. He staggered R«*in- TACK TAGGART'S REFUSAL TO A pair of ex-Yankees did the job League club for the first time, Puck Wars son in the 10th and 11th rounds, for Kansas City. Bob Cerv lifted a was also out. Young right MONTREAL — (CP) — Retire- clobbering him with a 12-punch vol­ Stonebam sacrifice fly that scored the tie­ winger Ed Diachuk also suf­ 'ment of Elmer Lach as coach of ley in the 11th. SIGN STEMS FROM SALARY CUT breaking run in the eighth inning fered from flu. Montreal Royals of the Quebec after Minnie Minoso, who homered ROARS BACK . Hockey League was announced That seemed to be it for Rqfcon- Proposes ' Jack Taggart, one of the best defencem en in the for Chicago’s first run, had brought Monday by the parent Montreal son. His legs appeared ready ) to Okanagan Senior Hockey League and one of the the White Sox even with a two-run Tuesday's Ladies' CEuiadiens organization. fold under him. But in the l^h, m ainstays of the Penticton Vees during the past few single in the seventh. Woody Held, The former star centre with Realignment another ex-Yank, Alex Kellner anc with blood trickling from his nose, seasons, has refused to sign the contract offered t o Golf Club Play Canadiens retired because of bus­ Gus Zernial also homered for the he found a hidden reservoir of SAN FRANaSCO — (AP) — l\im by the hockey club because "it involves a sala ry iness reasons. strength. A’s, v.?ho blew a 5-1 lead. Play in the Fraser Cup event The announcement said Lach President Horace Stoneham of the cut of about 15 percent.” TED GALLOPS IN in Ladles’ Golf Club championship The sleek veteran took command has been offered a substantial New York Giants opened peace “W e all took a salary cut last year and m ost of In the other American League play has reached the fours where again with his stabbing left Jatbs pimmotion by the firm which has^. us thought we were playing for a minimum salary,” in the 12th and in the 13th he stfSg- and price talks with Pacific Coast games, Boston whipped Washing­ R. Coffin meets F. Latimer and employed him — Maislin Brothers gered Basilio with a left hook to League President Leslie O’Connor T aggart said yesterday. ton 9-44 and Cleveland tripped De­ D. Hine smeets I. Guile. Transport — since he gave up ac-* troit 5-4 in 11 innings. Ted Wil­ tive play. the jaw before the bell. Monday. “I just can’t see going out there and playing for In the consolation flight P. Betts liams was 1-for-l for the Red Sox, has advanced to the semi-finals and Managing director Frank Selke In the 14th, Ray doubled Carm*;n The Giant’s president, who said the kind of m oney they offered me.” upping his league-leading average awaits the winner of the E. Carse- of the National Hockey League over with a' stunning right hand to his' club was "coming to San to .385. The opposition has failed Canadiens said Lach was willing ‘ the stomach but again Basilio, n«v- S. Fleming playoff. Francisco next year,” declared it to get Williams out in 16 consecu­ to carry out his earlier promise er stopped in his career, refused to In the first flight of the fours, M. also wanted to purchase the fran­ 'BOCKS ROLLING tive trips to the plate. Mike For- Arsens meets E.
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