TTiur«J«y, 1959 P«g« Twenty-Two TO R R A N C E PRESS OUTDOORS with MEL LOOKING By MEL SALTZMAN In spite of the heavy weekend heat, traffic on thp ocean front, thp barracuda jiiHt don't seem to want to quit. Thp hot spot is the Horseshoe Kelp which i* on a course of 126 degrees from San Pedro Harbor. This is thp name spot that had been so poor until With Mike Callas Jr. a fpw weeks ago. The barracuda arp bigger than thp fish that are currently being taken at Rocky INTER-LEAGUE PLAY DURING SEASON Point and therp arp quite a few one of the greatest slug yellowtail in these waters. The Several years ago, Hank Greenbog. that rs the game has ever seen, proposed to heads of National and fishermen are complaining nerican League teams that their squads play each other twice the bait available at both Redondo during the regular season and and Long Reach i* very poor both have the results count in Ihr in sifcp and in liveliness. This is standings. probably the reason that so few Instead of each team playing of the hijr Yellows are being members of their own circuit hooked. 22 times. Hank reasoned that fishing fell off after they could engage each other Catalina 20 times, leaving thr other two being real pood for a long while. | garm open for play with a This is probably because of the j tram fror the other league. For apparent lack of bait, plus the instance the Dodgers would fact that more boats are choos­ play Milwaukee 20 times, 10 at ing to fish local water when the homo an^ 10 away. The same fish cooperate as they have. for the other six teams the At San Diego tbe fish count is Dodgers face during the year. slowly climbing after a midsum­ That would enable the Dodgers slump. It is almost impos­ in play all eight American mer League teams twice, one at sible to believp that all those finh home and one away. that were there earlier have dis­ Back in April the Dodgers appeared. For a while any day played host to the Yankees and that 2000 fish weren't caught was drew 93,000, and in an exhibi­ considered poor. Now their aver­ tion game to boot. If the same age is about iVi yellowtail per LA'» WALTiR two teams met later in New person. ' urk'a Yankee stadium, the attendance would have hit the 60,000 In other outdoor activities the t;i ire. new Hunting Regulations are now RASS REJECTS GREENBERG'S SOLUTION available at all Sporting Goods Hank had a mighty powerful motivt for the proposal he made Stores. The early Archery season to prexys and league officials. In almost every major league city | is now on with few kills reported »ndance had fallen off. Kven Kbbets Field housed less crowds j along the coast, due to the heat. ardlesa of the team's bid for the pennant. The Braves moved Boston could no longn I will try to print the new regula­ Milwaukee after they discovered that For *nort two clubs. Later the circuits were to see the Dodgers shin tions in the next column. ft» I>os Angeles, Athletics to Kansas City, the Browns to Baltimore. i more information call Mel at FA ja\d the Giants to San Francisco. All moves influenced by the dc 8-2173. crease in revenue. Club owners and the men who direct league affairs turned (Jovvn Grecnberg's amendment to major league rules. The sole rea son given inter-league play would hurt the World Series; the Octo Lomita Leagues her Classic would become anti-climatic. j At the time all this was happening, very little publicity was given to Hank's "radical" suggestion. It seemed as if a censor had Pick All-Stars appeared. QUIT IN SEPTIM1IR for Playoffs RIDE 'EM, COWBOY B«rtb«ck bronc riding s«tn during th« two-day rodeo field here in Not too long ago, we learned that the ole idea was being dis­ Little League has se­ Lomita Boney Jo« on Ran, will b* connection with Ranchero Days, July 22-26. cussed once again, at least quietly. Several cluh owners are in fa­ the All-Star i shown h«r« by minority. lected players for vor of inter-league play, however, they are in tht which will play others in When the Braves were in Los Angeles recently, I talked with team end of the eiprht .seconds. Bne of their high-priced players, one who chooies to remain anon.v the district- he makes a quaUHed will h« July 23 In Provided mnus. I asked him about inter league play and his reaction was First game How to Judge Rodeo Riding ride to the limit, you mark your nlar to ours. "Last year the team (Milwaukee) did fairly well at GIFFORD Chandler Field. to 3iow hard thr home STAN ar* Glynn Cor­ score according ' gate but in '59 we are behind. If we were to play eight Players selected horse- bucks and how well the American Lcagua feam we would draw at least Tom Martinez r-s with each don, Ron Hegge, rider keeps his seat and spurs. ' '.000 more paying clients. As for the games hurting the series S+an Gifford to and Mike Peace. Toners; Paul Experts Told by Bone-Crush to 85 ' why not schedule the contests up to September. Certainly Frank Mark the horse from 65 Bernston, Mike Cummins, Tn judging a rodeo, there'* no ^gainst, no stirrups to help absorb pOj ntS) using the full 20-point ^reat would mount during this one month of non inter-league Give Exhibtion Groach and .lim Wipklund, Stars;' Jay. Two games with an American League team dors not dcter- place for sympathy. No points | hp snook of the bucking, no ran-j sprfiafi nn(l the'rider from one to seven is not conclu­ Joe DiMassH. Dan Nielson, Rob or « °,r f^11 t0 R *"dd!'.,to he'P ; 20 points. ine who is superior. Most people say even at PV Bowl by hard knocka de. So why all the talk against it?" Patton and Ron Scott, Indian*; are earned him hold his sr;tt. .Tiisi HIP suit- Stan (J if ford, former ABC team Henni* Pratt, and Steve Warren, bruises. You've In this event the rider gets OF OTHER LEAGUE muscle-busting cas« handle CHANCE TO Sll STARS »<nd double* co-champion and a Yankee*. credit <*nly for srmrnr? over the got to *tick to the nile* in decid- nnc.Mi to the point of the should t twin- In late June the Dodgers played host to the Phillies for four Brunswick star howler, will ap­ Clnick Lewis will he manager _ I The rigu-injf is with the handjo over his ;t,,rs d«», thi* hy a Motion )n.secutive contests. Although I/OB Angeles won all four, less than pear Friday, July 17, noon fi and Jena Nichols, coach. ing who acorea highest in the*e ; hor*e had played three of these games saddle- ! wjtn f,h^jr fc/ their IK).000 showed up. If the Dodgers p.m. in a special exhibition at The jeiultn of the gamea for wild rides for an eternity of eight !b'*ckhone about where the against the Phils and then played even second division Washington second?. ; horn would he. It can he either hpr>i, WPn nh ^nine's would have been in the 70,- Palos Verde* Bowl, it. wa» an­ last week are as follows: in t,he fourth the gate for all games hronc ^ ripht or ^ hg ';^ Hnd thp 7iri; , f^eleg* since its hard to mi (K)0 plus category. The extra 20,000 or more would have come to nounced by Harry Sternfeld. Major League The first rule in harehack defeated the ... .. .. can wrap it with tape or rub it Inrn1 h:1(.k (, iVT tli<n; slip be­ age the Senator's sensational Kille-brew. Or Triandos of Baltimore, He will conduct an instruction July 6, Yankees nding give* an indication of how wjth ,. , lo jhlprovp his grip. ' nind- of New York, Stara 8 to 6. Homerun hitter of "Williams of Boston. Colavito of Cleveland, Mantle *e**ion following his exhibition*. halnnced against the (ull- City, Aparicio of Chicago, and Kuenn of Detroit. thia game WR» Dennis Pratt of tough the event i*. AH the rider | When ffrv of Kansas Nicknamed "Mighty Mouse" be­ pitching of half a ton of Kans hear about these stars by reading their morning papers. the Yankee*. haii between himself and thf hronc force cause of hi* slight, build, (tifford wild hor*e flesh these aid* are Test is created, yet unless their home team is fortunate enough July 8, Indiana defeated the Ti­ is the regulation bareback "rig- stand* a* proof that championship | small concession* 'iudeeil >e in the World Series, their chances of seeing them are slim. ger* 17 to 13. Homerun* were hit ging," a smooth nurciugle with a bowling i* not reserved for those j Watch the hronc's first jump out OMALLEY THE LEADER by T?on Hegge of the Tiger*, and handhold in the center not unlike of nbovp average size or strength. te. If the cowboy's (his subject. Per T?on Scott for 1 homerun and R suitcase handle. He ha* m» of thft rhu We have, as yet. not queried Mr, O'Malley on As a member of the fabulous .t touching the horse league ball.