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Evening star., 1961-02-22
Jim Mays Quits
As Hammond
Football Coach

Jim Mays. who coached
Hammond High Schools foot
ball team to an 80 record in
his first season last fall, yester-
day announced his resignation
at the Alexandria school.
Mays took over the reigns of
the Admirals from Harry RedD
Caughron, who quit after the
1859 season to become head
football coach at Woodberry
Forest school in Orange, Va.
The 34-year-old Mays viii
open a branch office Of the
Fidelity Union Insurance Com
pany of Dallas to serve North
ern Virginia.
Mays coached the Hammond
baseball team and assisted in
football for four years before
replacing Caughron. The Ad-
mirals only losses last year were
to Annandale, 1877, and to
State Champion Washington
Lee, 1914.
No successor has been named
as yet.
Evening star., 1961-02-22
Marlin McKeever
Signs With Rums

LOS ANGELES, Feb. % (AP)
The Los Angeles Rams have
signed their No. / draft choice
Marlin McKeever of the Uni
versity Of Southern California
Marlin was an All-America
end in 1859 but Ram Coach
Bob Waterfield said he is think
ing Of using him as an offensive
guard or linebacker.
The Rams didn't say how
much they're paying McKeever
but General Manager Elroy
Hirsch said Marlin WAS most
realistic in his requests"
Martins twin brother Mike
was with him at the signing.
The Rams drafted Mike 18th
but have made no attempt to
sign him because of a brain
injury for which he recently
underwent surgery.
Evening star., 1961-02-22
Fortuna Resigns
As Athletic Head
At Osbourn High

Joseph Fortuna today an
nounced his resignation as ath-
letic director of Osbourn High
School in Manassas. effective at
the close Of the school year.
Fortuna, who has been at Os-
bourn for IL years. will remain
at the school as q social SCI
ences teacher. He has been with
the physical education depart
ment since joining the Osbourn
staff in 1948. He previously
coached at a Junior high school
in West Virginia.
Joe has been the schools
athletic director for four years.
Osbourn stepped up from Group
II to the Northern Virginia
Group la League two years
ago.
Fortuna has coached track
for IA years. He served for 10
years as basketball coach and
for seven years was an assist
ant in football.
Evening star., 1961-02-22

lous teams at Carroll the past
two years. He switched to
Priory this season.
Dwyer had been expecting q
loss at any moment this sea-
son. but Priory kept right on
winning. That effort was q
tribute to his coaching ability
as Priory wasn't expected to
cause much trouble among the
smaller schools this year.
The issue was never in doubt
last night as st. Stephens was
in command all the way. The
Saints built up a 1880 lead
after three periods and coaSted
to their ninth victory in 16
games.
Henry Luke Warner again
was the big gun for st. Ste
Iphen'S with "a points. But the
Saints defensive play, led by
Chuck Stephenson. was the
difference
Evening star., 1961-02-22
Blazers CIinch Two Titles
As Windsor Sets NewMork
Maryland BT.coUNTY LEAGUE
BY JOHN MELOY
star staff Writer

Unbeaten Montgomery Blair
High School apparently has hit
its stride for the Maryland
Glass IA State tournament the
second week In March. The
Blazers have clinched the
Maryland Bi-County League
and the Montgomery County
Class IA basketball champion
ships,
Bob Windsor, husky 6-toot-4
senior. turned in his finest per-
formance Of the season with So
points to spark hot-shooting
Blair's 83-68 victory over
scrappy Richard Montgomery
last night at Richard Mont
gomery.
Windsor, hitting effectively
in every quarter. broke the
schools individual scoring rec
OIO Va OV pOAAAho 0C6 w away
Shoots In 1857.
Coach Eddie Moffatt, who
has guided the Blazers to three
titles in six years, praised
Windsor by saying, che did
everything q coach could ask Of
q player" Windsor, who missed
only one Of six attempts in the
third quarter. also was the
teams top rebounder with II.
However, it was not, entirely
a one man show as the Blazers
hit q sizzling 90 per cent Of
their shots. Three other players
scored in double figures.
Richard Montgomery kept
within striking distance, pull
ing to within five points, So
IS, with three minutes left in
the third quarter. But at that
point, Jim Wendt struck back
with nine points to give the
Blazers q 12-point bulge for the
start Of the final DeriOd.
Evening star., 1961-02-22
Quuntico on Top

Totals 10 81 Al
Halftime: 1915
Evening star., 1961-02-22
Eastern Beats
Phelps 10 Get
PIayOff Berth

Eastern High School clinched
second place in the East Divi-
sion Of the Interhigh League
and Q spot in the playoffs next
week by running past favored
Phelps, $3.50, yesterday in the
first game Of Q basketball dou-
ble-header at Eastern.
Willie Johnson Of Eastern
broke q $3.50 tie early in the
third quarter with a string Of
five straight points to put the
Ramblers in front for good.
Spingarn remained unbeaten
in Interhigh play by romping
over Chamberlain, 71-56, in the
second game. despite the efforts
Of Don Holiday and Joe Wood.
Holiday and Wood scored 10
points each and held Ollie
johnson. Spingarn's All-Metro-
politan candidate. to nine.
Evening star., 1961-02-22
COoIidgeNear
Division Title
After Victory

Coolidge High School can
wrap up the West Division
championship Of the Interhigh
League with q victory over
Roosevelt Friday on the Riders
home court.
The Colts yesterday put on
9 late spurt to defeat Wilson
7l.50, at Roosevelt to remain
lone fun game ahead Of fast
Irising Cardozo.
II Coolidge stumbles against
Roosevelt and Cardozo wins
over Western Friday. q playofi
viii be held Monday ct McKin-
LEY Tech. Cardozo Is the only
team in the league to beat
Coolidge this year and the
Clerks took easy victories In
both meetings.
Frank Williams basket an0
foul shot at the end Of the
third quarter gave Coolidge q
4s-45 lead and Wilson never
recovered. Andy Agnew and
Williams then each dropped in
eight points in the final eight
minutes as Coolidge outseored
the Tigers, 23-11.
Wilbur Slaughter picked of
80 rebounds for the Colts and
added II points. Williams wal
high scorer with 20 and Agnev
had l6. Ron Watts, Wilson's
6-foot-S ace. had Is points
t0pS for his team.
Evening star., 1961-02-22
Wakefield FiveNeeds
One Victory for Title

night moved down Falls
Church. 72-46. ct Wakefield for
their 18th straight victory over
all this year.
Wakefield defeated WASH
ington-Lee. 44-35, earlier this
season. W-L then suffered an
upset loss to Lee, but has won
nine straight since that time.
Gerry Francis provided the
scoring punch last night with
10 points and Rolf Russart con-
trolled the backboards. hauling
down is rebounds. The War;
riors really got hot In the
second half and racked up {:
points.
The victory clinched at least
a tie for first place in the
league for Wakefield. A vic.
tory over WI viii give the
Warriors their second straight
01flaf-aane envn kifR@
Evening star., 1961-02-22
Driver Killed
At Duytonu

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.
Feb. % (AP).-An auto race
driver was killed during a
practice run at Daytona in
ternational speedway yesterday.
He was Harold Haberling
of Phoenix. ArE.
Reports from the speedway
said Haberling was driving a
modified 1855 Chevrolet. The
car crashed on the 31-degree
east banked turn and rolled
over several times.
The 33-year-old Haberling
was a driver of modified
sportsman cars and was prac-
ticing for races this week end.
He is survived by his widow.
Betty Jean. and three children.
Evening star., 1961-02-22
FIGHT RESULTS
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
oh MIAMI BEAcH; Fla1Gsssius Clay
oAKLANb. CSiif.-Luis Rodriguez
147h. Cuba. stopped Lyle Mackin
l4sA1; shNTh 1aflsnS; eRfSz. Se;,,,,-Hsrrv E; c,mp.
bell, l36. San Jose, Calf, outpointed
TRENTON. N. J.-Mel Collins, 157N
Trenton, outpointed Jimmy Hopkins
sTREATHAM. Enaland-Dave Charm
ley, 134h. England. outpointed Fer
nsnd Nollet. 1876, France. Is. .(Charn-
ley retained European lightweight
Evening star., 1961-02-22
LANDON-D N-DeMATHA
PLAY NEXT WEEK
AT MARYLAND

The all-important Lam
don-DeMatha high school
basketball game viii be
played ct 8 pm. next
Thursday at Maryland's
Cole Field House. it was
announced today.
The game, originally
scheduled January 10, had
been set for March 4 ct
Maryland, but the Allan.
tic Coast Conference
wrestling tournament is
being held there that week
end.
Both teams are un-
beaten this season. De-
Matha is In first place in
The Stars rankings Of
area schoolboy team S .
LAndon Is second, only two
points behind. DeMatha
has q 300 record and
Landon Is 1910.
Evening star., 1961-02-22
Late Squirt Decisive
For Walter Johnson

Walter johnson pulled out q
6O-53 victory ct Northwood
last night after leading only
55.51 with two minutes to
play.
Warren Price, who didn't
play in the first half, scored
10 points in the third quarter
to put the visitors back in
the game. Foul shots won for
the Spartans in the last min
1Yfn0
Evening star., 1961-02-22
Curdozo Remuins
In Title Fight,
Western Winner

Cordozo remained in con-
tention In the West Division by
whipping Bell, 8l-5l. in the
first game Of an Interhigh
League double-header at Nc
Kinley Tech.
In the second game. Western
put on q tremendous finishing
burst to upset Dunbar. 49-4l.
Western outscored Dunbar, 1872,
in the final quarter.
Vernon Jackson and James
Petty led the Cardozo victory.
each getting % points. It was
the Clerks third straight league
victory and left them one game
behind first.place Coolidge with
one game to play.
Evening star., 1961-02-22
London WuIIops
Little Hoyos

Landon School. playing with
out 6-foot-7 George Manger,
yesterday walloped Georgetown
Prep, 70-41, as AIl-Metropolitan
Fred Hetzel scored 80 points.
Manger sat out the game
because Of illness and Ernie
Burton stepped in to give Hetzel
some help in the scoring column
with 16 points.
It was Landon'S 10th straight
victory Of the season. The
Bears play st. Adams today
and then meet DeMatha March
2 in the showdown battle for
supremacy In area schoolboy
49, alx aAaaAl0
Evening star., 1961-02-22
Schmeling PIons
To See Fight

NEW YORK, Feb. % (AP)
Max Schmeling, the former
heavyweight champion, Is COM
ing over from Germany Feb
ruary 28 to visit his former
manager and see the third
Ingemar Johansson Floyd
Patterson heavyweight title
fight March 13.
Fight promoter Bill Fugazy
said today Schmeling will
spend some time in New York
with Paul Damski. his first
manager. and then see the
fight in Miami Beach. Schmel-
ing will visit both boxers be-
fore the fight. He is an old
friend Of Johansson's.
Evening star., 1961-02-22
Douglass, Pomonkey
Meet in Title Come

Douglass High School oi
Marlboro and Pomonkey will
meet tomorrow night ct Bowie
Teachers College for the Class
B Maryland State basketball
championship.
The two teams finished in q
first place tie as Douglass
reversed an earlier defeat by
Pomonkey with a 47-46 deci-
sion yesterday on its home
court.
Evening star., 1961-02-22
Damascus Handed
14th Straight Loss

! Poolesville handed winless
Damascus Its 14th straight loss
,of the season, 1856, in basket
ball last night at Damascus.
Carroll Williams 81 points
paced the winners, now 8-4
fn,. the snaSnn
Evening star., 1961-02-22
Fuirfux Defeats
Mclean in Upset

Bill Olson sparked Fairfax
High School to o come from
behind. 1854. upset victory
over Mclean in a Group Ia
League basketball game last
night at Fairfax.
Trailing 49-48 with six min
utes left, Fairfax got hot and
i>s;S::..iscd away. Olson led the
spurt by scoring 10 of his 20
points in the final quarter.
Tom Gage added II for the
PahAle
Evening star., 1961-02-22
SuitIund Upsets
High Point Five

The combined scoring and
rebounding efforts Of A. j.
Nowasky, Larry Finley and
Don Kennerly proved too much
for High Point High School
as Suitland completely out
played the highly favored
Eagles. '6e-5S. last night at
Suitland.
Nowasky had % points to
lead the stunning upset. but
the blackboard play Of Finley
and Kennerly. who had is and
13 points respectively. was
enilallY imnnrfanf
Evening star., 1961-02-22
St. Stephens Beats Priory
To End Cooch's S Win Streak

The phenomenal winning
streak of Coach Boo Dwyer Of
Priory-66 straight victories
finally has come to an end.
st. Stephens last night
whipped Priory, 61-45, at st.
Stephens to snap the Panthers'
streak at II. Dwyer won s.
straight games with his fabu-
Evening star., 1961-02-22
Totals 80 1871 Totals 81 s
Halftime: 1929, Cardozo.
Bulls Prep Winner
Over Gu Juyvees

Powerful Bulls Prep won its
14th game in l6 starts yeSter-
day. easily defeating Catholic
University w, $3.50. at Catho-
lie. Sam McWilliams was the
highest Of four double figure
scorers for Bulls with %
points.
Evening star., 1961-02-22

Wakefield High School runs
into its last major obstacle for
an unbeaten basketball season
in the Northern Virginia Group
LA League when 1t tangles
with fast-rising Washington
Lee Friday night on the Gen.
erals home court.
The poised Warriors last
Evening star., 1961-02-22
Jackson Rallies

Luther Jackson High School
led by Albert Prices 13 points
in the fourth quarter. broke
open q tight game to score q
6S-35 victory last night at Cul-
peper Carver, giving jackson
its ninth win In IL games this
ha elakhall saa snn
Evening star., 1961-02-22
DeMutho Scores
10th Straight

DeMatha High School. the
areas No. l scholastic has-
ketball team, had another
easy time last night scoring
its goth consecutive victory OF
the season, 63-46, at O'Connell
in a Catholic League game.
John Austin, as usual. paced
the scorers with 20 points. but
the rebounding and defensive
work Of John Jones also played
an important part in the Stags'
Evening star., 1961-02-22
HIGH SCHOOL
BASKETBALL
RESULTS YESTERDAY


Anacostia, so: Ballou, 10.
Annandale. a: Hammond. 43.
Blair, So: Richard Montgomery, 6S.
eoofiaSs. eo5ffiSa1S; q; Il: MiIsoSi RSll; 81 SO.
beMsthS, 81: oConneii. 40.
shn, DoHslass Heesburs'' 81: Walker
PeSsIPs: g. % "a s!M::sIs,srs,; q; Pomonk.y. 40.
Fsiffsa:. FsissEa. Is: IS: Mclean, ssflSsi 81 81.
FatrmOH. tGn' a. Hsishts' 81; HOffman-BOS-
oroyston. 20; Lee. a:
sPEfHR tsPfsss. ST. sIsst0co csvsss counts pEsD A.
Laurel, 50: oieneig,. 40.
Luther Jackson, 5s; Carver. 35.
Madison, 81: oebourn. SO.
spinsarn. Il: Chamberlain, Sc.
suitiand 6s; High Point. IS.
Wakefield, 72: Falls Church. 40.
Wst:r Ws!tsrn Joss:0bn n: buSS;r SS N0aFthW0Od 3d.
woodward Prep: ss: o.on Hin. So.
Mount Vernon VS.. oW at Hammond,
Jennie Dean at Hoftman-Boston, :.
Lackey ct Annapolis, 4.
Gonsaga VS.. 81, Johns at DeAfatha. 4.
st. James at Friends, 3:15.
st. Adams at Landon, $50.
Flint Hill at OConnell w, $3.50.
GAMES TOMORROW
st. Stephens tournament, 4.
Battlefield Conference Group 1-B
tourney ct ORANGE, Va.
9onSaga 81 Episcopal: Z.
GWU Frosh VS.. Bullis Prep at Silver
Spring Arm0ry, $3.50.
Pomonkey VS.. Douglass Upper Marl-
-. boroD at Bowie, 3 pm.
Evening star., 1961-02-22
Madison Seals Win
On Lust-Minute GouIs

Madison High School broke
q $3.50 tie in the final three
minutes and took o 57-54 VIC
tory over Osbourn in a Group
LA basketball game last night
at Manassas.
Kevin McCormick's field goal
and two foul shots each by
John Power and Frank SimielS
clinched the victory for the
Warh wis
Evening star., 1961-02-22
Groveton Swumps Lee
As NeuFy Puces Win

John Neary accounted for 1S
points as 0roveton High School
outclassed Lee. 76-47, in a
Group LA League basketball
game last night at Groveton.
Douglas Damn. who has given
the Tigers a scoring lift in the
past two games. and Jerry
Bramley each added is for the
Evening star., 1961-02-22
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Evening star., 1961-02-22
B-CC St0ges RoIIy
To Beot Wheaton

Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School survived q torrid third
quarter rally to defeat Whea-
ton. 1888. last night at B-CC.
Trailing. 3o-26, at the half.
Wheaton. led by Jim Snow
den's l6 points in the third
quarter, pulled to a 44-44 tie
with two minutes left in the
period. But B-CC recovered
behind the shooting Of Dave
inw9odey and Ed Austin to
urin CnipaO awav
Evening star., 1961-02-22
Berry Leeds Douglass

Richard Berry scored %
points to led Douglass High
School of Leesburg to an easy.
62-49 victory at Walker-Grant
last night. 1t was the 18th win
for Douglass in Is games.
Evening star., 1961-02-22
Fuirmont Wins Fifth

Richard James and James
Bfiscoe each scored 13 points
as FairInont Heights won its
fifth game in Is starts. 54-37,
over Hoffman, Boston yester-
day at. Fairnont Heights.
Evening star., 1961-02-22
Anucostiu in Rout

AnacoStia High School
jumped off to a 1872 lead at
the end Of the first quarter and
went on to defeat Ballou. 60.S9,
yesterday at Ballou. All IL
players broke into the scoring
column for the Xuinners
Evening star., 1961-02-22
CIuyton's Shot Wins

Walt Clayton's jump shot at
the buZzer gave Woodward Prep
a $3.50 victory at Oxon Hill
last night. Woodward's sixth
win In 18 games.
Evening star., 1961-02-22
: Staples Clutch Shots
PutAnnunduIe Aheud

John Staples jump shot and
two foul shots in the final min
ute and five seconds gave An
nandale High School a 47-43
decision over Hammond in Q
Group LA League basketball
game last night at the Alex
oF1dY.i0 crhnol
Evening star., 1961-02-22
NBA STANDINGS
RESULTS YESTERDAY

RESULTS YESTEkDAY
Syracuse 1913, Detroit l1s.
Philadelphia ia, New York .112.
st. Louis 1@8. Cincinnati ia.
GAMES TODAY
Philadelphia VS.. Cincinnati at De
troit,
New York at Detroit.
Boston at Los Angeles.
GAMES TOMORROW
St, Louis at Syracuse.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1961-02-22

Quantico Post High School
snapped a 44-44 tie with 3la
minutes to go and took a 56-48
basketball victory over Long
fellow in a Central Inter-
scholastic Conference game
uacforrJov az Ynnufnllo,r,
Evening star., 1961-02-22
DuVoI Blasts Southern

Duval High School defeated
Southern, 66-38. in basketball
for its seventh win Of the sea-
eO,a vaetArAav At nuVaI
Evening star., 1961-02-22

Totals S416 ss Totals q Is %
Halftime: 37-2S, Blair.
Evening star., 1961-02-22

LAPlata High School ex-
ploded in the second half to
defeat Calvert County. 53-4l,
last night at LaPlata.
Evening star., 1961-02-22

hsiitine: Sif = as.is st. sssih ss:phsns II 81
Evening star., 1961-02-22

Totals 10 o At Totals 80 IL 70
Hahtime: 42-2S. oroveton.
Evening star., 1961-02-22

HSifti Hsiitins: + ss-is. Is waif:ii:Id. iS:fs =
Evening star., 1961-02-22

Totals 24I4 Sc Totals 22 40
Halftime: 32.2l, Douglass.
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loPLutu RoIlY Wins

Totals II 33f Totals % S54
Halftime: 2s-l6. Fairmont Heights.
Evening star., 1961-02-22

Totals 81 971 Totals 2Ol6 SO
Halftime: 35-2s. spinEarn.
Evening star., 1961-06-01

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MEMS cLoTHiNG-THE HEIGHT co-ALL S STORES
Evening star., 1961-02-25
Mystic II Attempts
Repeat Win at Bowie

through a disqualification. Side
Kick took a 6-furIong dash re-
Gently over q a.good" track in
1:l23s. Vanessa's Boy, to be
ridden by Mike SorTentino.
disappointed In his first 1861
start but captured the George
Washington Stakes at Bowie
last year. III ~
Another foul and disqaalifi-
cation marred { the program
yesterday when Acrosette. o
10-1 shot. was placed third after
running o. game Face and beat
ing out Barnote and Plastic Foot
IN the eighth event.
Recipient Of q 'giftp victory
was Harnote, who was not in
golved In the alleged Si1aterfer-
ence On the backstretch. Jockey
Frank Northcutt, who was third
with Plastic Foot. claimed foul
against the first horse. Aero
Isette was moved back to third
and Plastic Foot jumped from
third to second.
4. g = y q
Evening star., 1961-02-25
3 Is ACCENTED prs.s s

y
Two 500. .00o-plus races the
Flamingo Tor 3-year-oIds at
Hiaieah and the Santa Anita
Handicap IN Califcrnia hold
the ti1orougllhred racing spot
light today. with heavy favor-
ties standing out IN both events.
Mrs katherine Prices Garry
Back; winner of the Everglades
Stakes last week at Hialeah. Is
the 3-to-5 choice ii the ria
mingo. for colts Of Derby age.
Seven were entered for the
mile and one eighth race.
Entries for the mile and one
quarter Santa Anita Hands
cap were closed Thursday. when
II names went into the box.
Rex Ellsworthss Prove II. Win-
ner last month Of the 500, 900
Santa Anita Maturity, Is the
4-to-5 choice.
In another major event. 12
were entered for The $50 .0oo-
added New Orleans Handicap.
Garry Back. whose 1850 VIC
tories included the Garden
State Stakes. worlds richest
race, Is to be ridden by John
Sellers, leading rider at Hia-
leah. The probable second
choice is Fred w. Hooper's
Crozier, Nho won the Hibiscus
Stakes. with seven starters the
Flamingo viii gross $f2D. 800
the winner taking $84.370.
There was one notable alb
sentee in the Flamingo. Trainer
Jimmy Jones failed to enter
Beau Prince, saying he didna
believe the Calumet Farm coll
Evening star., 1961-02-25
MOUNT VERNON ACE. SCORES "a
Lentz Blasts Area Marks

Marty Lentz' fantastic total
of "a points last night against
Jeb Stuart smashed every mod
ern Virginia Group Ia and
area schoolhoy basketball scor-
ing mark on record.
The Mount Vernon ace sank
27 Of 81 shots from the floor
and made 20 Of IS at. the foul
line as the Majors whipped
the Raiders. 107-63. at Mount
Vernon. His quarter totals were
10, IL, 81 and 16 and he left
the game with $40 remaining.
LentS' total broke the Group
la and area single-game scor-
ing records and made him the
top scorer in Virginia history
for q single season.
The old Virginia record was
SO points. set by Edgar Baird
Of Thomas jefferson Of Rich
mond In 1858. The area mark
Of 81 points was set by Elgin
Baylor while at Spingarn in
1854.
Lentz now has $50 points for
the season with one game left
to play. tonight ct Lee. The
Evening star., 1961-02-25
BY BILL FUCHS
Star staff Writer

Il e.
POMPANo BEACH, Fla.
Feb. 25.-Speed afoot q what
Manager Mickey Vernon wants
for the Senators. He must have
outfielders who can move
swiftly in the vast acreage Of
Griffith Stadium.
Moving back the fences .
strategy calculated to offset
the righthanded power hitters
Of the opposition. naturally
poses Q defensive problem for
Vernon.
It Is o problem he will leave
chiefly In the hands Of Coach
George Case, who In one sea-
son stole 81 bases for the Sem
ators and Is ready and anxious
to pass on the knowledge
handed down to him by Clyde
Milan. whose SS thefts In 1912
still grace the Washington
record book.
Willie Tashy. formerly Of the
Red Sox and Orioles. and
Marty Keougfi Of the In
dams are outfield candidates
deemed capable Of patroling
the new territory in Griffith
Stadium, which Is 30e feet
deep in leftfield and 426 feet
In center.
"An outfielder at Griffith
Stadium has got to be an-
other infielder," Case says.
"It's amazing to. realize that
when you're standing inside
the Griffith Stadium outfield
that you'd be completely OUT
side a'lot Of other bali parks"
Gene Woodling, 37-year-old
outfieider who hit .2S3 and
drove In 81 runs for the Orioles,
may be lacking In speed. But
he has other assets" Case says.
Hes q good Judge Of fly balls
and Of hitters. and anybody
who can swing q bat like he
can has got to help you.
They say this Charley Hin
ton can really fly. I'm anxious
to get a look at him."
Hinton led the Glass B Cali
fornia League with a 1859 mark
for Stockton last year.
Joe Hicks Of Charlottesville