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The Nome nugget., 1958-01-17
Aeronautics Board To Meet In Anchorage Monday and Tuesday

A meeting has been called of the Board of Commissioners of the Territorial Dept. of Aero nautics and Communications on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 20-21.
 The meeting will be held in Anchorage at the Aviation Dept. offices. The following members will participate: Alton Coon of Sitka, Noel Wien of Fairbanks, Wyman Rice of Anchorage, and Richard MacIntyre, member at large. The Second Division mem Der has not yet been named by Governor Stepovich, said Eugene Roguska, acting director.
The Nome nugget., 1958-01-17
Dick Small Leaves For States After 9 Years Here

Dick Small, who has been a printer with the Nugget for the past nine years, left today for the states. He intends to visit his mother on Long Island, and his brother in Connecticut. He said his plans for the future are indefinite.
 Dick was active here musically, singing in the Methodist choir, taking part in vocal quartets and he gave flute instruction to sew eral student in the high school band. He was also the Methodist Sunday School treasurer for sev- eral years.
The Nome nugget., 1958-01-17
Robert Druxman, Alaska Legion Commander,
 Confers With Nome Post

A visitor in town for the past two days has been, Robert Drux- man, Territorial commander of the American Legion. Mr. Drux- man is in the real estate business in Juneau.
 Druxman said his trip to Nome resulted in several new members to bring the Nome Legion post membership to 34. While here he conferred with local post officers and they plan to 'fbreathe new life" into the Nome post. Don Grinsen is the Nome commander.
 Druaunan, on his annual visit to Legian posts, departed on PAA today.
 Among other things he called attention to several current pro gram sponsored by the Legion to maintain interest in the Legion throughout the year.
The Nome nugget., 1958-01-17
QUINCY BENTON FILES FOR TERRITORIAL HOUSE

Political candidates are still fil- ing for the April primaries. with the latest addition being Quincy Benton of Homer, who is seeking election to the House of Representatives
 Benton, an attorney, filed on the Democratic ticket. He has lived in Alaska for Is years.
The Nome nugget., 1958-01-17
oEs To Install Officers Monday

OES To Install Officers Monday
 Monday evening the members of Alaska Chapter No. 1, Order of Eastern Star, will hold an open installation of officers with Mil dred Harwood being installed as the incoming Worthy Matron and Herb Jenks as Worthy Patron of the chapter Installing officer will be outgoing matron Lillie Lewis.
The Nome nugget., 1958-01-17
Freezeup At Power Plant Reduces Power Temporarily

You probably have noticed con- siderable fIuctuation in the cleo tric power the last couple of days. It was caused by the shutdown of the main engine at the Nome Light & Power plant after a rad iator froze up. The CAA power plant has been supplying the city with power since the shutdown.
 However the big engine is ex- pected to be back in operation again tonight with the arrival of new radiator today.
The Nome nugget., 1958-01-17
MT. and Mrs. George Goshaw

MT. and Mrs. George Goshaw of Caistoga, Calf, who spent the Christmas holiday in San Fran cisco, were delighted to have wis itors from Nome when they re- turned home. Gene Joiner of Kot- zebue spent several days with them, and his visit was followed by one from Les Bronson.
The Nome nugget., 1958-01-17
Martin Olson To Take Instrument Course In Seattle

Martin Olson, well known bush pilot for Munz Airways, was an outgoing passenger on today's Pan American flight. He is going to Seattle for about a month 10 take an instrument course in fly ing.
The Nome nugget., 1958-01-17
NOTE OF THANKS

The Alaska Telephone & Tele- graph Co. wishes 10 thank the people of Nome for their gener- ous support in inc Tuesday voting.
The Nome nugget., 1958-01-17
In Commissioners Court

Jacob Smith was given a $50 fine, suspended, by the US. Com missioner for selling lottery chances.
The Nome nugget., 1958-01-17

A son was born yesterday at the hospital to MT. and Mrs. Corky CGeorgel Chapman.
The Nome nugget., 1958-01-17

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The Nome nugget., 1958-01-17
W ANT ADS

NEW DRY RED SALMON 45& ID. in bundle lots. 5Oe lb.
 straight. -R.R. Bob" Blodgett,
 Teller Commercial Co.,, Teller.
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Mosconi Retoins
Lead in Billiards

PHIL ADELPH1A. April IS
R. Willie Mosconi. world
champion pocket billiards play
er, defeated Irving Crane Of
Rochester, N. Y. last night,
l50-25. in 6 innings to retain
his lead in the first National
Invitational pocket billiards
tournament.
The Haddon Heights. N. j..
expert had high runs Of A and
80 in winning seven Of eight
contests. Cranes high run was
81. two points Of which were
forfeited.
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San Francisco
Kills Alternate.
Site for Stadium

SAN FRANCISCO. April is
R.-With major league base
ball a reality. San Francisco
has taken steps to provide a
major league stadium to be
ready for the 1859 season.
The board of supervisors
voted. go. yesterday to drop
a study Of a downtown alterna-
tive site and then voted
unanimously to go ahead with
construction of the proposed
Giants stadium at Candlestick
Point on the southeastern out
skirts of town.
The board gave first approval
to spending $4.093. 900 to engi-
neer and build access roads
and sewers around the 77-acre
ball park. 1t also approved the
sale Of a IS million bond issue
which voters approved in 1854
TO get q major league team
here.
The bonds will be sold to a
syndicate made up Of the First
Bank Of Chicago and
]. p. Morgan Co. The IS mil
lion will be used. on stadium
construction. Private individ-
uals and corporations also will
invest SIS million in the prof.
ect. which still faces a tax
payers suit challenging the
Of financing.
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allowed q two-run homer by
Jensen, Ramos would have been
replaced by q pinch-hitter. It
developed that in the third in
ming the score was no worse
than 20 against the Senators
thanks to Yost.
4 4 k&
Ed gave Ramos a chance
to acclimate himself. Pedro
steadied superbly, allowed only
two hits in the final six innings,
participated in two double
plays. contributed two hits
the last Of which stuck the
Senators in front for the first
Itime--and rebounded with the
cockiness which accompanies
youth.
Eyes. this is the opening day
thrill for me-" Yost was saying
in the clubhouse after the
game. Funny, somebody asked
me this spring what my OPEN
ing day thrill was and ! had
to answer that it was when
Mickey Vernon hit a 10TH
inning homer OF Allie Reynolds
to beat the Yankees. You see, !
never had q good opening day."
Over in a corner Ramos was
saying this, too, was the big
thrill for him. He talked Of
liking to win 20 as he was being
whacked on the back. He de-
served the accolades, for Ramos
recovered nicely to shackle the
Red Sox effectively. He's had
better days, but this was re-
markable.
-
But, Yost made the day for
him. Ed gave Pedro a chance
when he was about to be en-
Quilted. Credit Ramos with the
cunning to capitalize on the
opportunity, but credit Yost
for creating the opportunity.
This is the Yost. his job
threatened the first day he
walked into training camp this
year, who said, Il think Har-
mon Killebrew will be a whale
Of a ball player. I understand
there's some doubt about it
among some of the fellows in
the front office. I'm not a
doubter. I think he's going to
be terrific"
Well, maybe Killebrew will
develop to be terrific. The raw
material is there. But mean
while Yost had his day. And,
repeat. If the Senators have
occasion to celebrate at the end
Of the season. If they finish
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Coaches Ask
Extra Pay in
Montgomery

On the heels Of similar
campaigns in Prince Georges
County and the District, Mont
gomery County public school
coaches last night asked their
board Of education for extra
pay for additional hours spent
directing sports activities.
However, unlike coaches in
the two other precincts. the
Montgomery coaches did not
set a deadline for meeting their
demands.
This is not an ultimatum,"
Fred Procopio, president Of the
Montgomery County Coaches
Association. said. But at this
point, the morale Of the coaches
Is very low"
School Supt. c. Taylor Whit
tier suggested that the board
consider the matter when It
eValuates the physical educa-
ton and sports programs at
its next meeting, May IL. He
said next years budget already
has been adopted and nothing
probably can be done until
1950-60.
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THE BASE BsALL
aBEA T
BY BURTON HAWKINS

BALTIMORE. April 15.-Ii
the Senators astonish anybody
this season--and they're of ir
the right direction--look back
to the first inning Of Their
first game. If this develops
to be a happy year, one should
recall the particular play where
Ed Yost made a miraculous
diving catch Of Jackie Jen.
sens low liner.
Right there the Senators
could have been crushed fol
the season. Right there they
could have lived up to all the
critical reviews written about
their potentialities. Right there
Pedro Ramos could have beer
a beaten pitcher and the Sen.
ators a shaken, pressing, frus.
trated club.
Yost became the savior Of
the Senators, at least tempo.
rarily. with that quick lunge 10
his right. He rescued his club
from decentralization. He or
gained them with a defensive
play which would be difiicult
to duplicate.
4 X \
Review the situation: Don
Buddin, first man up in the
first inning, walked. Pete Run
nels singled. Gene Stephens hit
a grounder to First Baseman
Norm Zauchin and Norm
pounded 1t into Runnels' back
trying to force Runnels at Sec
ond.
The error was forgivable. II
was a tough play. But there were
three Red Sox on base, none
out and the Senator's expected
to live up to all the advance
notices even before the Gus
toners had settled in their
seats.
This was panic in progress.
This was an eighth-place club
looking as If 1t didn't belong
on the same field with the Red
Sox. This was a club ready
for the big blow and there to
deliver II was the muscular
Jensen.
SO So,
II wasn't Jensen's fault he
didn't wreck the Senators. He
got the fat part Of the bat on
the ball. sent it whistling down
the leftfield line. En- route 1t
encountered the outstretched
glove Of the horizontal Yost,
reacting instantly to the chal-
Ilenge. The doubleplay that
followed on the next play erased
the threat.
"Yost saved u.s." said an APP
preciative manager, Cookie
Lavagetto. after the game. IF
that ball gets past him we could
be struggling to get to 500
after the first day. If we lose
two in a row we're tightening
up and wondering about our
selves. Instead, we're 10. the
fellows are enthused. and I like
the whole idea"
Cookie didn't say he would
have lifted Ramos at that point.
Chances are he wouldn't have
done it. He had nobody warmed
up on such short notice Of
catastrophe. But by no later
than the third inning. when he
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Freeman Resigns
As Mcclure Aide

CHAPEL HILL. N. c., April
is R1.-James A. CBuck) Free
man has resigned as assistant
basketball coach at the Univer-
sity Of North Carolina to 20
into business.
Dean Smith, 27-year-old as
sistant coach at the Air Force
Academy in Denver, is the top
prospect to succeed Freeman,
the Associated Press learned.
Head Coach Frank Mcclure
was not available for comment.
Freeman came here as assist
ant to MCGUIRE when the latter
took over as head coach for the
lS53-54 season. He was Nc.
Cures coach during his play.
ing days at st. Johns Univer-
sity In Brooklyn. He is re-
garded as one Of the top scouts
in the game.
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WIN, LOSE OR DRAW
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Continued From Page A-l9
autograph nothing and file out don't think
they'll bother you"
WILLIAMS STRUGGLED to sit up. ITS all right,
sergeant" he said. Bring 'em in"
you don't have to sit up" Fadden said.
II don't feel like it, Ted said "but I'm going sit up"
The kids wearing crossed white belts and badges filed
silently past Williams who watched with dull Redeemed
eyes, but with a small smile on his lips. As the kids
returned some said, II hope you feel better Ted"
williams patted few on the shoulders and when they
gone he fell back with groan 81 hope they don't
need me today" he said. II don't think can even
pinch hit"
was gathering data the field. newspaperman said,
ob what is 1t like to pitch against the Red sox when
they don't have williams"
"They had him toe often when I was pitching"
Teller said. Ell
But there were times when he out Of the lineup
against you How did you feel?"
II always felt I'd probably win"
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Majors Open
New Era With
Coast Clash

Continued From Page Ala
cage for the White Sox opener
against the Tigers. Kansas
City was at Cleveland and
Washington at Baltimore.
While Don Drysdale (17-9 in
SD pitched for the Dodgers
and Ruben Gomez u5-13 for
the Giants. there were a few
new faces to go along with the
new surroundings in San Fran
cisco. The Giants had three
rockies in the lineup, Jim
Davenport (3b, Willie Kirk
land (rf) and Orlando Cepeda
Obj: the Dodgers had one.
Dick Gray (3bl.
Snider Moves Over
Dodger veteran Duke 6nider
shifted from center to left In
o swap with Gino Cimoh oc-
casioned BY the Dukes slow
healing knee.
Southpaw Warren SPAIN,
the NILS lone 20-game winner
t21-1D last season. started for
the Braves in try for his 225th
major league victory. Right
handler Bob Friend Q4-l0) was
the Pirates choice.
Ted Kluszewski, late Of Gin
cinnati, was Pittshurgh's FIRST
baseman. while Harry Hane-
brink replaced the injured Yves
Covington In the outfleld for
the Braves, who were forced
to use the telephone pole when
their custom-made pennant
pole was late In arriving.
A non-rookie lineup win take
the field for the Cards, with
AL Dark still q shortstop. Ken
Boyer back at third and Bobby
Gene Smith in center. Left
handler Wilmer Mizell (S-l0)
win face Jim Brosnan (5-5) OF
the Cubs. who had Rookie Tony
Taylor at second and ex-Giant
Bobby Thomson in center.
Vada Pinson. the most prom
Using rookie in the Florida
camps, opened in rightfield for
Cincinnati against the Phils
and Robin Roberts (l0-22).
The Redlegs sent Brooks Law
renee against a Phillies lineup
that had ex-Red Wally Post
in rightfleld. Manager Mayo
Smith Of the Phils waited until
game time to decide between
veteran Rip Ripulski or Rookie
Chuck Essegian for leftfield.
Second Baseman Gran Hammer
shifted to third for the Phils,
replacing veteran Willie Jones.
whose 3-year-old son died
Sunday.
The Yankees. with shortstop
Tony Kubek and Outfielder
Harry Simpson on the injured
list. used Highlander Don
Larsen d0-H at Boston against
Willard Nixon (l2-13). Gene
Stephens again played left for
the Red Sox as Williams fought
OF the effects Of food poison
ing.
The biggest American League
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Ramos and Yost Raise
Hopes Of Fost Start

Continued Page A-ls hot grounder past Malone.
g to convince his club that scoring Lemon and zauchin
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Tor Heels, Buckeyes
To PIuy on Grid

COLUMBUS, Ohio. April Is
R.-Ohio State University has
completed its 1862 football
schedule with the addition Of
the University Of North Caro-
lima as the opening game oppo-
nent. The game, at Ohio Sta.
dunn September 20. will be the
first football meeting between
the two schools.
Other non-conference games
on the 1862 card are with UCLA
and Oregon.
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Top Minors
All Set for
Full States
BY the Associated Press

The Pacific Coast League
opens its 55th year today with
two afternoon and four night
| games. One Of the night
games will be in Phoenix. one
Of the new members Of the
league.
The San Diego Padres will
meet the Phoenix Giants be-
fore an expected capacity
crowd Of $500.
Spokane, another new men,
Der, will play a might
double header in Seattle. AT
Portland there will also be
a day-night double-header with
Sacramento. The third new
conner. Salt Lake City, plays
at Vancouver.
The International League
simmered down today to the
calm said to prevail in Havana,
and prospects looked certain for
its baseball season to open in
the Cuban capital on schedule
tomorrow.
The Buffalo Bisons finally
agreed to play at Havana in
the wake Of q brief rebellion.
There had been concern for
the teams safety In q country
stirred up by shooting, bomb
throwing revolutionaries.
All American Association
baseball clubs are scheduled
for action tonight as the race
for the Class AAA nag begins
in earnest.
II Sundays Charleston-St.
Paul l5-inning opener in
Charleston was any indication,
1t could be a hot race. The
Senators 10 conquest Of the
Saints was witnessed by the
best Charleston turnout in
years.
Elsewhere the eight-team cir
cult was idle. printing for to-
nights opening warfare. Min
neapolis plays at Louisville and
Wichita Is host to Omaha's
Cardinals.
Denver's Bears. Little World
Series champs. play Manager
Walker Cooper's speedy Indi-
ans in Indianapolis. The Saints
and Senators have another 20
at each other in st. Paul.
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q hot grounder past Malone,
scoring Lemon, and Zauchin
moved to third and Ramos 70
second when Leftfielder Gene
Stephens fumbled the ball. Up
stepped Yost to pump q single
to right, scoring both runners.
That was 1t. Ramos walked
two with two out in the seventh,
but Runnels grounded out to
Zauchin to end the threat. Jen-
sen popped a single to right
center in the eighth, but NAL
zone slapped q double : play
grounder back to Ramos.
NOTES: Yost and Ramos
each got two Of the Senators
eight hits OF Sullivan and Muir
ray Wall Ted williams was
q doubtful starter because Of a
lame left ankle. but 1t was q
violently upset stomach which
prevented an appearance !.
Ted believed the food poisoning
stemmed from shrimp he or.
dered for dinner Sunday night.
Lavagetto made a couple Of
late switches, sending Pearson
to center and Courtney behind
the plate HerZog's feelings
were s0othed a bit when he
caught President Eisenhower's
first pitch He took that ball.
with two others. to the Chief
Executive for autographs :
Runnels and Sievers got the
spare balls with Ike's signature.
which also decorates q ball
caught by surprised Jimmy
Ryan, Senators batboy :.
The President threw q second
ball for benefit of photogra-
pliers and the ball caromed
on the hands Of several Sen
ators into the hands of the
astonished Ryan.
There was q rumor Berberet
would be traded to the Red Sox
for Infielder Billy Console be-
fore the day was out, but 1t
failed to materialize Run
nels robbed Yost Of a hit in the
third with q fine stab to his
right and Jim Piersall took an
extra-base hit from Zauchin in
the second when he retreated
to the centerheld wall for
Norm's ciout.
All Lemon needs Is inspira-
ton He belted three sue
cessive home runs of the YAM
KEGS Whitley Ford with Mr..
Eisenhower in the stands in Sc
/. .. Herzog's strategy in CATCH
ing Ike's first pitch was this:
Il believed Ike would have a
dead arm-deader than Boom
Boom Beck's-so ! got right up
there in the front row."
Jensen and Courtney APP
peared to be having words in
the eighth inning when Jackie
was batting and held up a fin
ger to Clint They we're talk
ing, all right, but Jackie was
telling Clint he had received
one war bond back from q
chain letter scheme making the
rounds.
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crowd. $4,000. was expected at
Cleveland. where young Herb
Score (2-D started his come
back from last seasons dread
full eye injury against Kansas
City and Ned Carver t6-l3).
Manager Bobby Bragan had
Minnie Minoso, Larry Dolby,
Fred Hatfield. Mickey Vernon
(all acquired by new General
Manager Frank Lane) and
rookie second baseman. Billy
Moran, in the lineup.
Detroit's Jim Burning (20-8)
and Chicago's Billy Pierce CO.
l2). the AIS only 20-game
winners last season, started at
Comiskey Park. The injured Al
Smith. a formed Indian. was
a possible starter in the outfield
for the Sox. who also had ex-
Orioles Tito Franconia and
Billy Goodman in the lineup.
Detroit's new face was Billy
Martin. the ex-Yankee by way
Of Kansas City, who is making
a shift from second to short.
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Tulane Netmen Lose

AUSTIN, Tex, April IS up.
The University Of Texas ten
mis- team defeated Tulane, Az,
yesterday, handing the Green
Wave netmen their FIRST loss
In two years. Tulane's last de-
feat came at the hands Of the
Longhorns in 1856.
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Continued From Page Ais
ing to convince his club that
it can have fun, after all. and
he's looking to Pascual and
Stobbs to supply the impetus.
Some 10000 fans are ex-
pected to attend Baltimore
opener. Last season the Sen
ators were walloped Is times in
% games with the Orioles, drop
ping 10 Of their last IL games.
Now they could serve hasty
notice they intend to be tougher
Refuse TO Wit
They convinced the Red Sox
they won't wilt easily, If yes
terday's contest may be taken
as a criterion. They had a
chance to collapse completely
in the first inning, but they
escaped disaster and hung on
through adversely. q
This included Jensen's homer
into the left-centerfeld seats
in the third inning after Don
Buddin had singled and moved
to second on Roy Sievers' bob
BILE. Then Herb Plews was
picked on second base with
none out IN the third when
Ramos missed a bunt. The
play came after Herb singled
and Rocky Bridges walked.
The big break was Yosts
magnificent dive for Jensen's
drive In the first inning. Right
there, with the bases loaded
and none out, the Senators
could have come apart at the
seams. Yost saved them and
then Ramos did something
about rescuing himself.
Jensen's smash was labeled
double" when it doomed on
his bat. but it was q rapid out
as Yost hurled himself at the
sizzling shot and somehow
came up with it. The Senators
might have been three runs
behind at that point. but they
got out Of the predicament UNI
harmed when Frank Malone
raped a double-play grounder
back at Ramos. Pedro fired to
the plate, forcing Buddin, and
Courtney's throw to Norm
Zauchin doubled Malone.
Lemon Connects
Jensen's homer suddenly
propelled the Red Sox into q
20 lead In the third. Yost
made another brilliant play in
the fourth when he knocked
down Ken Aspromonte's scorch-
er to his right, regained his
feet and threw out the Red
Sox second baseman.
AS If in answer to such he
roles, Lemon narrowed the gap
to 2-1 in the fourth with his
sock into the left-center stands.
The Senators tied it in the fifth
when Yost singled sharply to
center, Pearson walked and
Sievers cracked a single to
center.
The Red Sox staked the Sen
ators to scoring chances In the
sixth with shoddy fielding, and
the Senators stepped in to win
the game.
Shortstop Buddin creased
the skids for loser Frank Sulli-
van when his wide throw after
fielding Lemons grounder
pulled Pete Runnels OF first
base. zauchin walked, but Plews
and Bridges flied out.
Then Ramos RESPONDED with
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higher than they're supposed
to. look back to about 1:40 pm.
of April IA. point a finger at
Yost and say, There's the man
who made 1t possible" The
man prevented panic.