Tuesday, August 13, 1974 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Eleven
Mantle, Ford enter Shrine
THE 'OL PERFESSOR, Casey Stengel, manager of the great New York Yankee teams of the 1950's confers with a cot
guys that made him look good many times, Whitey Ford and Mickey Mantle, as the two were inducted into the Hall of
at Cooperstown, N.Y. yesterday.
"COOLING OFF" PERIOD?
Jocko and
Bell also
inducted
COOPETRSTOWN, N. Y. ('P"
-A country boy who went to
the big city to play baseball re-
turned to a quiet village yester-
day to be enshrined in the Mall
of Fame.
As a yosngster in Commerce,
Okla., Mickey Mantle wore uni-
forms his mother made, hit
home runs that reached amaz-
ing proportions and became
"simply one of the greatest
players this game has ever
known," according to Commis-
sioner Bowie Kuhn.
Mantle joined New York
Yankees teammate and pitch-
ing great Whitey Ford, vet-
eran umpire Jocko Conlan
and Negro Leagues star
James "Cool Papa" Bell in
celebrating the induction.
Two other players, "Sunny
Jim" Bottomley and Sam
Thompson, were honored post-
humously.
"This is the proudest day of
my life," Mantle said, recalling
journeys to Whitebird, Okla.,
Baxter Springs, Kan., and Jop-
lin, Mo., before joining the Yan-
kees in 1951 and going on to
stardom.
"Myonly regret is that my
dad couldn't be here. He
would have gotten a big kick
out of this," he said.
It was Mantle's father, who
had named him after former
c a tc h e r Mickey Cochrane,
taught his son t6 switch hit,
and sharpened the skills that
carried Mantle to greatness.
Mutt Mantle didn't live to see
his son hit 534 homers, drive in
1,509 runs, play in 20 All-Star
games or set a handful of
world series records.
But Ford did - while setting
all kinds of records himself.
The cagey left - hander and
Mantle were the brightest stars
of New York clubs in the 1950s
and 60s.
Ford's winning percentage of
.690 still stands as the best
among pitchers with more than
200 career decisions.
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Confusion reigns in
By The Associated Press going in to camp without a con- reflect their uneasiness about a
There has been a truce in the tract signed and we're no bet- return to camp.
47-day-old National Football ter off than we were a year "At least everyone is going in
eague strike, but remarks and ago." together," said Washington
ictions arounds the league show The NFL Players Associa- Redskins' defensive tackle Di-
hat many players alld coaches tion agreed Sunday to a sug- ron Talbert, "but if I said I
are anything but at peace with gestion by federal mediator was happy about the way we're
ach other. W. J. Usery Jr., for a "cool- going in, I'd be lying.
"This could be the worst ing off" period, beginning "I think we're showing that
hing that could happen at a Wednesday. in which players we want to get an agreement
ime like this," said Green Bay would return to camp while and now that it's up to the own-
Packers offensive tackle Dick negotiations with the owners ers. All our guys are 100 per
limes,-serving as a player-rep- continue. cent behind Ed Garvey," Tal-
esentative. "This could be The vote was a close one, and bert said of the NFLPA's exec-
ruinous to team unity. We're the comments of many players utive director. "The same ones
who go in would go come out
again if an agreement isn't
Sreached.
Reggie McKenzie, player-
representative for the Buffa-
p loB ills, was despondent over
the news.
"It was a long, drawn - out
strike and our side lost," he
medingtBaltimore?concluded.
sags sa p d g to Minnesota Vikings veterans
BALTIMORE-A deal is about to be closed that would shift were not so quick to give up,
:he Michigan Stags franchise to Baltimore for the 1974-75 World however. Thirty-eight of them
Hockey Association season, The Baltimore Sun said yesterday. have voted to remain out of
The Sun, quoting sources close to the efforts to bring a WHA camp, at least for another
ranchise here, said the deal will be announced this week or next. week. The Vikings are sched-
Dennis Murphy, WHA president, said Baltimore's chances uled to face the defending
of landing a team for operation this season are "no better champion Miami Dolphins on
t ,50," national television Sunday night
The Baltimore Clippers of the American Hockey League al-
ready have announced that they cannot operate this season with- L Leaders
ot fresh money. A
Clippers' officials have scheduled meetings for later this
week with prospective investors. The Sun said WHA officils eon5a
are wooing those investors and expect to raise $1 million within PlayerCed on 275 at Bats Pt.
a few days to complete the Stags' deal. Carew Min 112 448 67 165 .a
It was not clear whether the WHA would reimburse the Clip- Hargrove Tex 93 295 43 101 .342
pers for moving into Baltimore. In the past, the Clippers' refusal Mclte KC 100 357 52 li5 .323
Ores chi 93 349 55910 .315
to relax their exclusive hockey contract for the municipally owned R. Jackson Oak 110 375 64 114 .312
Civic Center blocked the possible shift of at least one WHA team Randle Tex 109 370 49 115 .311
Rudi Oak 112 426 55 132 .310
to Baltimore. Ystrzmski Bsan 51 371 06 117 .310
* * * D. Alen Chi 108 395 66 121 .307
Burroughs Tex 112 419 66 128 .305
McKeon gets a couple more HomegRuns
DETROIT-Jack McKeon, manager of the surging Kansas Tesas, le; R. Jackson, Oakland, 11
City Royals, was given a raise and two-year extension on his Mayberry, Kansas City, 19; rwmin,
contract Monday. Minnesota, 09.
guns Batted in
General Manager Joe Burke, who announced the extension of Burroughs, Texas, 95; D. Allen,
the contract through the 1976 season, said McKeon's managing Chicago, 93; Bando, Oakland, 10;
has been exceptional. McKeon has been doing a very goodrjob a o land,7 3; Hners 7
under any circumstances and I feel he has the Royals in con- Pitching (12 Decisions) o
tention. G. Perry, Cleveland, 15-7, 682;
"We're still in the race, and neither Jack nor I will give up eansa '7-9, 654; Boser,
until we're mathematically out," Burke said. "That's why we went Oakland, 17-9, .640; Biller, Detroit,
out and got Orlando Cepeda. We're working toward winning the 13-8,*.e19; Jenkins, Texas, 16-10,
.15; Blue, Oakland, 14-9, 609; J.
Pennant thin year and in the future." Perry, Clevelanid,1-, W.9
strike
in a rematch of Super Bowl
VIII.
Four Vikings did report af-
ter hearing of the truce. All-
Pro defensive end Carl Eller
checked in, as did center
Mick Tingelhoff, place - kick-
er Fred Cox and tight end
Doug Kingsriter.
Most of the clubs expected
heavy movement from the pick-
et line to the scrimmage line
by Wednesday.
"Even though they've been in
Washington, working out, there
are a lot of things to do before
they come up to Carlisle, Pa.,"
said a Redskins' team official.
"You know ... that last kiss."
The New York Jets expected
10 to 20 veterans to report by
last night after players in the
New York area voted to go
back to camp.
Jets Coach Charley Winner
was even talking about the pos-
sibility of using Joe Namath at
quarterback Saturday, despite
the fact his star had not even
reported yet.
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