Issue date: Thursday, September 2, 1954
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Learn more about this publicationMedicine Hat News (Newspaper) - September 2, 1954, Medicine Hat, Alberta SeixasMayNot Go to Australia Foi^ Doubles Only By ED CORRIGAN ■ FOREST HILLS, N.Y. (AP) — Vic Scixas, runner-up to Tony Tra-berl. for the United States national tennis championship last year, half the J953 U.S. Davis Cup team, and current forgotten man of the tennis circuit, may never see Australia again. “Nope,” he said today, “I may not go to Australia if they want me lo play doubles only.” If he refuses to take the long Jaunt, the Americans will lo.se a virtual certain point in the chal-longe round. Seixas and Trabert have beaten ivery Australian combination coach'Harry Hopman has named. Actually, the only other player In.Jfce running for the second sinj^es spot behind I'rabert is Hamilton Richardson, national intercollegiate champion. And, frowned Seixas, if Ham gets the post it will mean only that the selectors want a younger player, not that they have any hopes of winning. HAVE MORE DEPTH ‘‘Those Australians hit their peak at 17 or 18,” observed the ‘31-year-old Seixas. “They don’t improve much after that. It’s too bad the feavis Cup i.sn’t 10 matches. We have more depth and I think we’d beat tliem.” Seixas has had a poor season, but^ he pooh-poohs the idea that he’s not serious any more. “My only ambitions v.'0re to win at Wimbledon, win our national singles title and perform on a winning Davis Cup team,” he said. “I’ve fulfilled one of them, winning Wimbledon. Now I have the singly on my mind. I think I can comi^ilrough.” Seixas stopped England’s Roger Becker, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, in tlie third round; while defending champion Tony Trabert turned back Canada’s Lome Main, 11-9, 8-6, 6-2. SPORTS OUNDUP By GAYLE TALBOTi FQREST-HILLS .(AP) - When lur Jackie McLeod Goes to Barons CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League today traded forward Andy Bathgate to New York Rangers for Jack McLeod, 24-year-old right wing and centre. McLeod played last year for Saskatoon in the Western Hockey League and is a former member of Cincinniiti Mohawks of the AHL. He is a /)alive of. Regina. Bathgate has played for Rangers previously, and also with Vancouver in the WHL. . CIjOSING in on Argonauts’ flashy AI Pfeifer is Ottawa’s Hank Tamowski, 85, during recent Big Four opener at Toronto. The renovated Scullers, paced by touchdown efforts by homebrew Ted Toogood and Pfeifer, downed the Capital Citizens, 13-6. The slight Toogood, playing the fullback .spot for the first time, also ■ nipped off a total of 129 yards, to ithe delight of some 40,000,000 tlevision viewers in the U.S. Stukus Will Announce Names 10 Imports Today 11(UYV 1» ,\she 1 i'ieitz, Maureen Connolly broke a foot in an accident out on the coast some months ago, the immediate supposition was that the current National women’s tennis championships w'ould be about the dullest on record and that it might prove difficult lo give tickets away for the final. For three years “Little Mp” had swelled the gates as she mowed down all oposition. The fans were williHg- to pay'just to-see her in' action. With toe little champion out of it, tournament ofiicials con-ccdcd that they were in bad shape for a feminine lure. But now they’re not so sure. A little gal who left here Ihree years ago has come back, a greatly improved tennis player. She still weighs in at only 112 pounds but she swings an extremely heavy 14-ounce racket like she means business. NOW MARRIED now is Mrs. Beverly Baker , having added the last lUuidle and borne a daughter wmed Kimberlee since she last had a shot at the big title. We find there is a lot of sentiment arj^iid here that she has a good chance of winning it. We find this heartening, because nv.'ay back in 1950, when Miss Connolly was just a rumor from the west coast, we predicted that Beverly Baker was destined to be the world’s next outstanding woman player. At the time of the prediction, W'c reasoned that a player who stroked a tennis ball equally well with cither hand, and who therefore had -neither the customary weak forehand or uncertain backhand, just naturally had to become the world’s best player, given time. It figured, and now Beverly’s been given time, even if little of it was spent playing tennis. AMBIDEXTROUS The girl from Long Beach still holds her bludgeon »in both hands as she prepares to receive service, then shifts It either to right cr left hand and wallos away with a great deal of power, maybe with a.s much as little Mo does. If the mauling matron reaches the c^^ing stages of the championship as the exerts fully expect i0' to do, she’ll prove a draw to rival Maureen. The fact that she’s the only star in history to play a completely ambidextrous i game, and is a beauty to boot, makes a honey of a combination. VANCOUVER (CP) — Coach Annis Stukus said Wednesday he will probably announce sometime Thursday the names of the 10 American impoii:s to be. retained by his British Columbia Lions for the remainder of the Western Interprovincial Football Union season. Lions, now carrying 14 imports, must release four before Saturday’s game in Calgary. Stukus also confirmed reports that he has placed veteran halfback Pete ThOdos on the trading block. Thodos, obtained this year from Calgsry Stampeders, has shown little of the form that made him one of the most consistent WIFU ground gainers during his four years with the Stamps. The 26-year-old halfback, a native of Vancouver, has experienced difficulty in adapting his lay to Stukus’ single M'ing formation and is reported anxious to move on to a club using the T formation. GIVEN NO CHANCE Two imports expected lo be cut are halfback Don Lint of Los Angeles and quarterback Bob Lampshire, both left on the bench in Lions’ two league games to date. Lampshire, a product of Los Angeles, is given no chance of displac- Amateur Champ To Lead U.S. Curtis Cup Team ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — Mary Lanfi Faulk, women’s amateur goK champion from Thomasville, Ga., and Polly Riley, little Fort Worth, Tex., stenographer, will lead the United States Curtis Cup team in its effort to regain the trophy from Great Britain today. Miss Faulk and Miss Riley were named Wednesday as the No. 1 team for the opening scotch foursome today. The two-day matches will be payed of the Merion Golf Cub in this Philadelphia suburb. Britain’s No. 1 team will be Francis (Bunty) Stephens, two-time British women’s champion, and Elizabeth Price, whose victory gave Britain the Curtis Cup in 1052. Six singles matches Friday will conclude the series. PRESIDENT Elsenhower nets a 12-inch trout in the swift waters o£ the South Platte river, 50 miles from Denver. In several hours of fishing, the president hooked ten rainbow and brown trout, the legal limit. The chief executive used a dry fly going upstream and a wet fly comijig downstream. Rpts last Nipt By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Albuquerque, N.M.—Art Aragon, 148, Los Angeles, stopped Mario Trigo, 142, Cauillo, Mexico, 5. Philadelphia — George Justine, 140, Philadelphia, outpointed El-wood Davis, 143, Philadephia, 6. Cubs Purchase Texas Leaguer CHICAGO (AP)-Chicago Cubs Wednesday announced the purchase of Jim Fanning, 26-year-old catcher from Beaumont of the Texas League. He will report to the Cubs next Monday. Fanning batted ,299 in 81 games for Beau mont. TKursdoy, Septem1>«r 2, 19S4 THE MÉDIC5Í41 HAT MfWl 9 Figer-Cats Sign Former Rider HAMILTON (CP)~Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Big Four league Wednesday signed halfback Bob Flippin, dropped by Saskatchewan Roughriderc of the Western Interprovincial Football Union last week. Flippin’s signing brought the club’s total of United States imports to 13. He was with Edmonton Eskimos in 1952 after playing with Midwestern University. He was in the U.S. army last year and joined Saskatchewan this season. Cub Baseman Dies of Cancer LOS ANGELES (AP)i-J. Wellington (Wimpy) Quinn, 36, former first baseman for Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Angels, died of cancer Wednesday. Quinn, who had been ill several years, played for the Cubs in 1941. Coach Informed Unavaiiáble BOSTON (AP) — Bostón Bruins’ general manager Lynn Patrick said Wednesday night that Johnny Pierson has informed him he may not be available for the coming National Hockey League season. Pierson, a right wing, said that he plans to work in a furniturp flore owned by his father-in-law ;.n Cambridge, Mass. PAINT YOUR HOME THR EASY V/AY Small down payment, 12 months fo pay. SPECIAL SPECSAL — Outside White— $- Per gallon.... Canada Paint & Wallpaper Store 661 Third Street Phone 2309 Dr. B. Krasnoff DENTAL OFFICE Located at Suite No. 201, 211 Sixth Ave. (Above the Moyfair) Phone 5117 ing ex-Notre Dame signal caller Johnny Mazur and Gerry Tuttle, who f. irp.e to Lions from Kitchener Dutchmen. Former Chicago Bears’ end Andy Hillhouse of Alvin, Texas, has been bothered with a bad ankle and may also be cut loose. The six import linemen expected to be retained are ends Sam Adams of Fort Worth, Texas, and Dick Christiansen, late of New Ynrk Giants; tacldes Chuck Quil-ter of Shreveport, La., who came to Lions from Edmonton, and Lyurie Niemi from Washington Redskins; guards Bob Levenhagen of Seattle and George Brown of Fort Worth, Texas. In the backfield, Mazur and halfback Al Pollard, W'ho jumped to Lions from Philadelphia Eagles last week, are sure of their jobs along with fullback By Bailey, late of Green Bay Packprs. The Lions’ other imports halfbacks Neil Ferris Gerry Palmer. Suspend Trainer 'DopingVHor'se CALGAR.Y (CP) — Trainer Glen Magnusson of Winnipeg was suspended Tuesday for 60 days after a saliva test of Silver Spat, two-year-old colt which won Saturday, prov^a positive for caffeine. Stewards also announced tliat jockeys Ken Coppernoll and Gerry Lfe'ltoe have been suspended for threevdays for riding infractions Monday. The suspensions are ef-tective, today. Silver Spat, ridden by Coppernoll, won Saturday’s sixth,race by two lengths. The "iavorite, it paid ?3.20 to win. The colt is owned by Adams of Winnipeg. The stewards redistributpd the SI,200 purse witii fir.st money going In Lrish Yates, wh'ich finished sec-'IkiA Prairie racing circuit ends nex/ week in Calgary. Mel Aull Deaf; Lip Reads lor Signal Calls REGINA (CP)—Mel Aull of Saskatchewan Roughridars never hears the whistle, never hears the quarter call of the numbers, yet he’s a steady performer in the Western Interprovincial Football Union. Aull, a burly guard, has been totally deaf for 13 of kis 25 years. He lip-reads to get the play. Sometimes he has a little trouble talking to people, like Tuesday when he relumed from a game ,at Vancouver with his Ifift arm taped across his chest. Teammates usually are on hand to help him out. They claim he’s one of the best running guards in llie game. Mel has been- playing football •since he was 19. He has been' deaf since he was 12, losing his hearing after an attack of spinal menin-PLAYED IN BIG FOUR He started in junior ranks with a team in Hamilton, his hometown, then made the jump to the Big Four Hamilton entry after he was spotted by P'rank Filchock, Rider coach who then was the Hamilton quarter. , ‘ Aull played one season with Hamilton, another three with Ottawa Rough Riders, heading west last season when ]^ilchock left Edmonton to coach Saskatchewan. In more than four years of pro football, he’s been offside only once. He keeps his eyes glued on the ball. He also plays baseball, handball, basketball and swims. In the offseason, he works for an' aircraft comp'any at Maltón, Ont. He was married four years ago to the former Kit More of Ottawa when Jie played for tliat city’s Big Four club. TEAM COMEDIAN Mel is regarded as the Saskatchewan team’s comedian. And at times the joke is on himself. Mel likes to relate a story about a return trip from one game. Someone suggested a sing-song. “We all gathered round and got into a chorus,” he says. "Those sons of guns just opened and closed their mouths, letting on they were singing, and I was carrying the ball alone.” Aull will be out. of the Rider line for at least three weeks. He had his left shoulder dislocated Monday night for the second time in a year. He has to wear a brace on the field, a leather and elastic affair which keeps his arm down. Monday night the elastic .^tretchcd too far and the arm was out again. No Apologies Australian Coach MELBOURNE (Reuters) — Australia’s cycling team manager Bill Young, who led a “protest walk-off” by his team during the British Empire Games in Vancouver, said Tuesday night “I make no apology for anything I did in Vancouver, nor do my riders.” Speaking at a welcome - home ceremony. Young said: “There has been a lot of misguided criticism of the walk-off incident from people with an ax to grind. “I think we would have been letting the Australians’ reputation for being men slip back if we had tolerated what happened. Some Cycling officials there, had no idea about running a carnival.” The incident arose when an Australian rider was disqualified. Young’s decision to withdraw thé cyclists from the rest of the Games was overruled by the Australian Empire team’s general manager. CoHins Agrees Attend Camp SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. (CP) Sault Greyhounds hockey club officials said Tuesday that Don Collins of Winnipeg has agreed to attend their annual training camp which opens in October. Secretary Russ Ramsay announced that Collins will compete with Tom Donachey and Walter Maich for the regular position. A native of Winnipeg, Collins has played with the Winnipeg Maroons for the last two seasons. Prior to turning senior, he played, with the ] 951-52 Memorial Cup finalists, Winnipeg Monarchs. Donachey was chosen last season as all-star goalie of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association southern group. It was his first year v/ith the Greyhounds. Playing Coach Buffalo Bisons BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Gaye Stewart Wednesday night was named playing coach of Buffalo Bisons in the American Hockey League. Stewart, who joined tlie Bisons last season, succeeds Frankie Ed-dolls. Eddolls resigned two weeks ago to accept a similar job with Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League. 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