Sfof Wilt Restores ! Team, but Fails Erdelatz Pulls Out as Candidate SI'PORTS To Catch Oscar •• For Coaching Job at Texas Washington, A&M THE EVENING STAR. D. a Robertson Gets 37, A-20 TOSSW. liWBIW U. WBS x Boosts Three-Game Point Total to 128 Surprise Decision Cites Hoyas'Upset Hopes » tit* AuecUUd Praia Wilt Chamberlain is back and 'Great Feeling' Navy Kansas is a winner again in for college basketball. COLLEGE STATION, Tex., Jan. 14 (A I).—Eddie Erdelats, It was as simple as that for Navy’s football coach, today withdrew as a candidate for High Against Terps the Jayhawks. who fell from the post of head football coach and athletic director at the unbeaten slipped Georgetown's Hoyas list—and scrappy Coach Bud Millikan will from second today’s Texas A&M. hope Maryland to third in to catch In a start his big sophomores. A1 Associated Press poll—with 3- The Naval Academy coach made the announcement at Bunge Charley McNeil, letdown after the North Caro- and polnt defeats In two games with a press conference this morning. / lina game, and have high hopes plus the versatile John Nacln- i Chamberlain ailing on the side- He said he withdrew from of an of an upset In tonight's game i elk and Nick Davis, the play- WWMm consideration because lines. But last night Wilt was J/k accumulation of reasons and at the Hilltop at 8:30. maker. The fifth starter Is In back, playing the whole game The freshman teams meet at doubt, depending on the con- named them in part as “the the book on a subject that has and scoring 33 points as Kan- i ties that I have had and the 8:30 dition of Tom Young's injured sas whipped Bm v IkFife. J had academy officials on pins Maryland climbed to eighth right leg. It could, Young, Colorado. 67-46. .x’ -H great feeling for the Navy, its and needles since last Friday, be in a Big Bight game. officers, in the latest Associated Press i Gene Danko or Jerry Bechtle. the midshipmen and when their coach first was ap- While Chamberlain appar- members of the football team poll, which should give the The Terps' scoring has been ently proached by Aggies’ officials. didn't lose t\is touch dur- and by many pleasures In Hoyas added incentive in the well divided, with Bunge tops the - as- game ing layoff, he did lose his sociation with them." Decision Is Satirize first of their home-and- with a 14-point average, and lead in the individual scoring I jßtePv Erdelatz’ home the Terps Erdelats flew here yesterday sudden withdrawal series with this i McNeil and Nacincik In double race, and even his 33 points season. + with three of his assistant came as something of a sur- ' enough to get Maryland could clinch at weren’t it back. Afck Jk A coaches to look over the college. prise. He said on his arrival least a tie for the "Big Three" Rafferty to Start Robertson Hot Again JB He revealed that he received !here yesterday that he was in trophy tonight, a title It has Coach Tommy Nolan added Oscar Robertson, the scoring a telegram from the Naval, a position to take the job If won the last two years. The Jack Rafferty to his starting soph, was at It again for Cin- Academy midshipmen last night offered. Terps have beaten Oeorge lineup for the American U. cinnati. canning 37 points as asking him to stay at the Accompanying Erdelatz here Washington, while the Colo- game on Saturday, and the the fifth-ranked Bearcats ripped hhß|H HE h jHHHBHHH Academy. * were three of his aides—Steve sophomore from nials beat Georgetown. Sayvtlle, N. Y.. Houston. 93-97. in a Missouri Number of Withdrawals Belichick, Wayne Hardin and may have the Valley Conference assistant, 7 Straight Over Hoyas won role against meeting. Ernie Jorge. A fourth the Terps. Oscar, points In Thus Erdelatz added his expected Maryland George- with 138 his lengthening Dick Duden, also was has beaten Definite starters will be Jack last three games (starting with name to the list to move with the boss, had a town seven straight times, but Nles. Ken Plchette, 6-foot-3 56 against Be ton Hall), has a of coaches who have withdrawnl shift been made. Duden had a victory McDonough Gym prospects job the at center and high scorer; Joe 33.7 average for the Bearcats, as for the at the speaking engagement in Bos- has come hard each time. Two Southwest Conference 1 ntus and Tom McCloskey. clev- who are 11-3. Chamberlain has school. ton that kept him from making years ago it was in double over- Jim Myers of lowa State er and fast back-court man a 33.3 average for Kansas, also j the trip. time. and last year the Terps from Gonzaga. withdrew from consideration only after ill-3. Before leaving Washington, won by three points Maryland will have consider- Only other members of ¦ H 24 hours before the Erdelatz two ' by plane early yesterday. Erde- routing the Hoyas at College ' edge height, announcement. Others who had able in with three this week's top 10 were In ac- latz, who has four years to go Park. regulars and several reserves night. reached a similar decision Maryland is 9-3 and George- tion last Ninth-rated on his Navy contract, was taller than any Georgetown Kentucky (11-3) defeated Tu- ¦ Sm after publicized visits to the 1 town tor season, m ' quoted as saying he had been is 6-3 the but players who figure to see stay jlllir Jg§ Texas A&M campus were Frank Maryland played against lane. 86-50. to unbeaten Leahy, former made a "fabulous" offer, one has action. in the Confer- Notre Dame much tougher opposition. Southeastern he didn't think he could turn Five ence. Bradley (9-1), ranked coach. Red Sanders of UCLA of Georgetown's games have A smoker will be held by and Duffy Daugherty of Michi- down. against Georgetown No. 10. remained undefeated in gan money been Mason-Dixon the Club oft Wash- Missouri Valley competition State. "IfI had wanted more Conference teams, ap- ington accepted job and this in the music room at job Jack Curtice of Utah, who I could have a peared McDonough following with an 85-58 on North coaching pro to hurt them in their gym to- Texas Btate. coached the West squad to vic- in football a few night's game Maryland. years ago." loss to GW last week. with Mississippi State, slipping to tory in the East-West Shrine, Erdelatz said on arriving 11th after its first defeat, lost also had been mentioned for here. its second in a row. this one PERFECT the post vacated when Paul Dr. H. C. Groneman. chair- FIT FOB TED—Stan Musial frowns Ted Williams with the (Bean Athletic to Bryant decided to re- man of the A&M Vanderbilt. 74-63. Tennessee “Babe Ruth Sultan of Swat” award last night at the Maryland Pro- Council, s trip itlO-l). walloped turn to Alabama his alma said Erdelatz to rated 13th, fessional Baseball Players Association dinner at Baltimore. It was a college while mater. Bryant still had nine the school was news to Louisiana State. 75-53. perfect fitfor Ted, who batted .388 to lead the American League. Mu- years go 10-year officials, a statement ridiculed LOSE :Oklahoma (9-3). ranked 14th. to on a con- ftw/N, OR sial the for tract. in editorial led National League, pounding a Annap- fell of the Big Eight lead out .351 the St. Louis Car- an in the out no papier mache the way, So far Navy olis Evening Capital yesterday. with a 57-54 defeat by Ne- dinals. That’s crown, by but an emerald- as is concerned. at $3,800 Erdelatz' announcement By FRANCIS STANN braska. and-diamond-studded headpiece valued Three big league closes See ERDELATZ. Fare A-21 j&fIDRAW stars, one an Oriole, were out” of a cocktail party preceding Kesslers Mere Up ‘'tossed the dinner. Roy Sievers of the Senators, Lew Burdette of the Braves and Indiana knocked off Minne- Oriole Billy Gardner had been honor sota. and gained a share invited as guests. When they ap- 85-64. peared they were refused admission because they had no tickets.—AP Turner and Martinez Battle of the Big Ten lead with Wirephoto. Cat's Reluctant Dragon Michigan, a 73-63 winner over BEFORE ROY SIEVERS left town after picking up his Ohio State. In the Southwest Tomorrow for Shot at Title Conference, first-place Arkan- Touchdown Club trophy ("outstanding contribution to PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 14 l/P>. York State Athletic Commis- baseball"), but not a 1958 contract from the Senators, he sas held Texas Tech scoreless —Aggressive Gil Turner and sion. also recommended that the last two minutes for a BLAST ENDS 10-YEAR SILENCE was being chided by some friends. in stylish Vince Martinez will be quartet for an elimination 58-55 decision. Texas Christian battling for a shot at the wel- tournament but also included “You may wind up getting traded," a fellow said crushed early-favorite West Virginia at Rice. terweight championship tomor- VirgilAkins and George Barnes. night. and Southern Methodist the Sheraton-Park the other 93-68. row night when they meet m Akins lost to Turner last breezed past 83-68. MacPhail Calls Shifts spring training, Texas. a 12-rounder at the Arena. summer in Atlantic City and “IHmiss all of if necessary," Roy said. Kansas, beaten 53-50 by "Ihad a good year and I want to be paid for it." The National Boxmg Asso- 3ames refuses to leave his Oklahoma State in overtime Widens Lead ' elation last Saturday ruled that native Australia, eliminating you by “If don't get your money,” the other repeated, "you and 64-63 Oklahoma when Top Baseball Boner the winner should met Isaac both from the tournament in gone, could be traded." Wilt was had no trouble Logart of Cuba for the title the eyes of the NBA. Helfand Colorado (4-8) The NEW YORK. Jan. 14 OP).— "when it va- "That would be too bad," Sievers replied in what was at all with refused to gl*w the cated by Carmen Basilio after said yesterday he refuses to go Jayhawks led only by 17-16 After 10 years of silence, Larry Pacific Coast League exemption Cage suspected, In he won the middleweight along with changes in the wel- be Poll brilliantly, to mock regret. MacPhail finally popped with five minutes left In the has off from the draft and refused to championship from Sugar Ray terweight tournament proposed A large young man was approaching bulge U» th# Auoclitfd Prr-i and the one who first half but had a 39-19 about baseball. let it start on its way toward Robinson. by the NBA. had talking Sievers at Intermission, Chamber- j "The greatest base- a third major league. they Powerful West Virginia, been to remarked. "Now. there's a case with mistake If one Originally, the NBA named The in calling for scoring ball ever of the few major NBA. a of a fellow being traded off. Look how hungry he looks!” lain eight points in the made was when the had been able to take in cities unbeaten col- Turner. Logart and title bout between the Marti- National League gave the ’ like Kansas City lege basketball teams in the Martinez. spurt Dallaa. and Gaspar Ortega to fight it winner and Logart, Roy, who is Mr. Muscles of our baseball firm, looked at goals Oiants and Dodgers permission Milwaukee, then the Nation, remains the No. 1 out nez-Turner Robertson hit 15 field American team .ri an elimination series. Logart said also the eventual cham- Ray Krouse, all 275 or 280 pounds of him. As physically free throws to go to the Pacific Coast," Association and International for the fourth successive week and seven of eight beat Ortega to gain hit spot pion must defend first against formidable as he Is. Sievers was dwarfed by Krouse. for Cincinnati, which had to MscPhsil said last night at a League could have merged into In the weekly poll of sports league." sportscasters by in the finals. Akins, the St. Louis belter who "He doesn't look so hungry." Roy replied dryly. "In struggle for a 37-31 lead at] baseball writers’ testimonial a fourth major writers and The World dinner Hamberger, the Associated Press. West Vir- Professional Box- holds the Massachusetts ver- fact, he looks like he jwst ate the half. The Bearcats almost to Babe Asked If he thought New ing Championship Committee, of champion- a morsel... tike me.” Dodger official. ginia received 69 of the 104 sion the welter • • • • went out of sight in the last 20 York could support two major first-place headed by Julius Helfand. New ship. * minutes, on a “I am willing to bet even votes. No one was ASKED, you talking however, putting league teams. MacPhail an- KROUSE "What are about?" money that the Dodgers never swered, "Ye*. close to the Mountaineers, who "You, In part," said. got See BASKETBALL. Page A-2! Itcould use three. a fellow "How you traded to play in the Rose Bowl or the "Any city of over million romped over George Washing- a Saturday the Detroit Lions—and wound up on the pro champion- Coliseum.” he said "And I'm can support major league ton for their 12th two victory ship team." willing to bet even money they teams. And that goes for De- consecutive and 28th in "Clean living." Ray-grunted. GW Cagers never will play In the Ravine troit. San Francisco. Los An- a row in the Southern Confer- (Chavez). ence. Jim Castlglia, the one-time Georgetown, Philadelphia i I think Mr. O'- geles and the others. Why we Malley >Dodger President Wal- almost The leaders will be idle until CHMPMSHIP moved the Bt. Bagles and Redskins fullback, surveyed ample Louis tomorrow, Krouse's PlayW&M jter O'Malley) has something Cardinals to Detroit yean ago. when they play at Pittsburgh. measurements. ielse in mind." "I think baseball should you O'Malley Cawnta an TV have majors, each with On a basis of 10 points for "What do weigh?" four first, Tomorrow After his Impromptu talk. > eight clubs. 1 am not in favor nine for second and so "Oh. seventy-five . . . eighty," answered the giant ex- Virginia Oeorge Washington Univer- MacPhail elaborated in re- of 10 12-club leagues. Four on. West amassed »41 Maryland or points. Second-place tackle. sity's basketball team will play sponse to the writers’ questions. majon just Kansas would work out only "I keep telling this guy," Castlglia explained, “that he William and Mary at Uline "I believe he hopes to sell right playoff State, with four firsts, had night 1 for and World points right ought to take off a few pounds .. . say get down to 240 dr Arena tomorrow in the baseball through television,” Series purposes. Each of the 590 Kansas was of two tough Southern he said, indicating he thought ; behind with 586 points. 250 pounds . . . and he’d amount to something In pro 1 first 32 big league teams should mm 'Conference contests this week. O'Malley Kansas State added victories football. I'm weighing 220, what was counting on pay- have eight compulsory farm still 215 or which Is about The Colonials travel to Rich- TV to pay over Minnesota and Nebraska " the bills over the clubs. Then we wouldn't have I was when I was playing night to meet 1 last week. Kansas lost its only mond Saturday lorn haul. the problem of one club having Krouse nothing, but a guy knows Castlglia Richmond. No. 3 team in the start to Oklahoma, which plays said who When I left the Yankees in ' 20 farms and another only four. pretty well got out the needle. league behind unbeaten West 1947. I promised I'd never pop Kansas State Saturday. "And Virginia. off about baseball for 10 years." Lineup Termed "Joke" "SWISS how many championship teams did you play Dons Now Fourth In William and Mary, the major league picture for?" he asked. MacPhail said. "Well. I kept "The Although San Francisco had Colonials will be meeting a my promise, except ( right now The "Not a single one," Jim for the time la a Joke. Ameri- nine first-place votes, second admitted, sheepishly. team that already has beaten I had to testify before Congress i can League has become an Krouse threw a grateful glance. them this season And W&M only to West Virginia, it fln- when they were investigating : Eastern league and the Na-,-ished fourth with 532 points • • • • also knocked off Richmond at baseball." tlonal league. to a Western There Richmond last Saturday night, after a week in which the Dons up may former team east OETTINO BACK TO SIEVERS. it develop that The Brooklyn general I isn't but one «sic> whipped Santa Clara and Col- something the Indians hadn't manager 30% Roy be the toughest and Yankee president , of the Ohio River in the Na- will holdout the Senators have en- accomplished lege of the Pacific. They don't before. who sold out his Yankee in- tional. And except for Kansas | countered In years, and certainly during Cal Griffith's play again until January 24 Leading W&Ms attack Is terest in 1947 now operates City club reign as Roy is a quiet guy, but a a t there isn't a Western Cincinnati, ranked llflh. boss. has stubborn streak Roy Lange, the No. 3 scorer in breeding - horse farm, Olenan- in the American League. Do bowed to Oklahoma State last When you insure with Government Employees and when he thinks he's worth the money he undoubtedly the Southern Conference with gus, Bel Air. Md. you call that equal representa- average of j week but then poured it on to Insurance Company, you are protected by the new ?§ will watt until he gets it. an around 20 points. , tlon? night he scored 23 the Among other things. Mac- swamp Seton Hall and finished ' Nor can you blame mueh, although Is byway Last as "One other thing. It la my broader Standard Family Auto Insurance Policy— him this topped 75-61, Phail revealed he had favored I by running up 127 points: Indians Davidson. working belief that should be made of telling Cal how to spend his money. After eight so-so at Williamsburg. This made toward four major ¦ It against North Texas. In the the same policy contract issued by mbst other leading leagues as ago compulsory lor each major years In the majors—although he drove across 303 runs for W&M in the league, com- long as 1947. process. Oscar Robertson And receive 3-3 . league to operate eight minor insurance companies. you also ft Washington In 1954-55-56—Sievers hit the Jackpot pared to OW’s 1-2. It was Da- "Baseball made Its first big zoomed to the top of the Na- In 1957. mistake in 1947," he See Page A-31 scorers. leavings to 90S from bureau rate* because you He wasn’t the big average hitter but he was a .300 man vidson's first conference loss. said. MaePHAIL. tion's up Mary The North Carolina team • a and he was the American League In home Helping William and eliminate the cost of maintaining the customary agency leader runs recently that bowed to Maryland. 74- and has been the return' are not required to pay § runs batted in, Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle not- of Bev Vaughn, a 6-foot-5 61. for its second defeat in two system-and you withstanding. freshman. He was one of the Frick and Celler Group years dropped from third to Roy was on his own when he was swinging for the seven W&M reserves hurt in sixth place. Coach Frank Mc- fences, but he was more or less at the mercy of his mates that auto accident near Wash- Quire's defending national early champs "big one" when It came to knocking runs It helps to ington In December. have a to- home. have Vaughn has a very light touch Confer on Trust Issue morrow in North Carolina somebody on base. too often, came All 81evers to bat with near the basket and has all the B» tht AmocUlftl Ptmi State, No. 20 in the standings. unoccupied. ! television contracts undoubted- the bases shots, best of which is a hook Commissioner Ford : See POLL, Page A-Il • • * * Frick ly would be subject to antitrust > He also is help a on defense. aaid today he haa not altered regulations. THE FACT THAT WABttINGTON'B attendance was Oeorge Washington still 11 today's hU opposition to plana of all'J One purpose of meet-. GUEPE MAY LET some 20,000 more in '57 than in ’56 might be laid to Sievers hasn't booked a makeup date ilng is to consider what should! Washington major alone. No exhibitionist, no galker, Roy nonetheless became 1 for the and Lee leacue clubs to televise!'land should not be considered FANS HAVE WAY game postponed last month be- Sunday Into talked about and it follows that he must have drawn a few lames mlnori commercial aspects, for pur-j 'cause of a wet floor. It ap- poses of the law. The TV prob- ON CONVERSIONS \. / pitted mi Iwhr Kt» custOners, although on score professes 'pears game may leacue territory next season. | j JB twelntoeM this Griffith to have now that the ; lem Tenn., Jan. played I “I think It's a ahame.” Frick la another. NASHVILLE. his doubts. not be unless either talk One network (CBS* said 14 (4*).—The football rule* j gbt place said as he waited to over "We might have had a few days of better weather," school needs it to a TV controversy recently a half doaen clubs had change allowing two points In the conference tournament. baseball's withi sM) Cal qualified recently. "It don't necessarily have to be all congressional antitrust Investi- made arrangements to televise for a pass or run conver- V ~ |mi at toast 2$ pan Blever’s doing." gators. a Sunday “game of the week" sion after a touchdown may cause Vanderbilt ****** And he could be right, although 81evers didn’t hurt Frick and Frank Shaughnes- in 19»k. x aum mm Yanks Turn Down sey, president Frick criticised the plan, but Coach Art Ouepe to let v any. The Washington, of the Inter- businessmen of fearful lest the -1 national League, will confer ¦; told a reporter "we need relief the spectators decide which Griffiths move the franchise, sold tickets all last winter Narleski Trade this afternoon with Represent- here" In order to do anything option his team will take. \T'* m& as best they could. They gave it the big civic pitch and that CLEVELAND. Jan. 14 I/P).— ative Celler. Democrat of New i about It. He has long argued "When and —we x I If \ f, for MM# ISM as yssr ter. sa* er vbk ¦ might have helped. Without that backing, plus Sievers' Prank Lane's efforts to get an i York, and Keating, Republican i that under the present Inter- score a touchdown. I might \ r>BgHr*. heroics, the Senators' attendance might have reached an inflelder from the Yankees col- 1 of New York, of the House Anti- . pretatlon of antitrust statutes just stand up on our bench mm Nmm Oik*. Tfc*r* b as I appalling low. jlapsed today. trust Subcommittee, which Isi any agreemen to limit telecasts and signal to the stands i The Indians' general man- working on to clarify the • would be ruled a violation. that will attempt Griffith, a bill we to Bome who think kindly of Cal Including this ager. who had offered Pitcher ' legal status of all professional I Shaughnessey said In New pass the ball for the two corner, feel that In the absence of a farm system that Ray Narleski as bait in an ef- team sports. York yesterday that “If the points." Ouepe said. "171 produces, plus concrete hope for the future, It would be fort to get Second Baseman i Latest Indications are that t majors were permitted to run i gauge their applause—or wise to unload Mr. Muscle from Missouri pronto. While he's Bobby Richardson, said he was i the subcommittee will come upi their own affairs regarding tele- their bocw. Employees told by Lee MacPhail. asslst- ' with a compromise along thes vision, they would set up 171 pos- red hot and expensive, while he's pushing 32. . . . I “Then signal a Government ' ant to Yankee Oeneral Manager ‘ lines of a proposal by Keating legislation that would prevent run, Roy probably wouldn't mind becoming a temporary one' t sible and after that. ~o*o. INSURANCE COMPANIES Oeorge Weiss, that MacPhail to exempt all but the strictly any club from telecasting Its . MST WtTW U S. SSVT. man I r 1 signal a kick. Whichever CAPITAL ATSCA CSMPANKS OPPILIATID “farm system" In a trade for some young ball players. and Weiss were for the trade, . commercial aspects of baseball, . games Into minor league terrl- suggestion finds the moat Another way to figure It: Washington with Sievers as the but "Casey Btengel was against L football, basketball and hockey r tory." He said Frick supports favor, that's what 171 do. sovisnuint smplovicc msusancs luitsmc 1 lalrnTal STspliOs ace finished 43 games it. So I told him to forget the ! from antitrust laws. In that t that view. Then there should be I ATM OMB o STRBBTS. o W: PMONB SL4SOO back of the Yankees In' 1957. The no 'XUaf/ - Sunday plana SPSS SOILT S aO. OOWSSAT *0 0 Senators were 38 back In '56 and 43 behind ’ss—all years whole thing." situation, the much disputed I[ The telecast 1 second-guessing in our o ¦ -00 In Lane la expected to> reserve binding a pQgyer Include games of the tojtry clause Wfclte democratic country wfegto • » « acciptwf when Stems was averaging better than 100 runs baited r I Sox, auto naaoaat uanutr nai un o aicumas a get Billy Martin from Detroit, , to his team would probably bo i Yankees. Indians, Orioles, the majority rules across. offering Narleski In trade. excluded, but such phases as i Redlegs and Phillies. >|