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Bill Hitchcock Counsel
For Braves’ Defense
By JOE GERGEN
UPI Sports Writer
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
(UPI)—As defense eouns*’ for
the Atlanta Braves, Billy
Hitchcock has uncovered some
pretty damaging evidence
against his own client.
He certainly isn’t planning to
take the Braves to court but he
already has taken them to task
for their sloppy defensive play
In 1966 which the manager feels
was at least partly responsible
for their Inability to raise above
fifth place in the National
League standings.
“We made 14 errors in the
infield, including the catcher,
last year,” observed Hitchcock,
who took over the managerial
reins last Aug. 9. “We also were
guilty of 83 wild pitches and 27
passed balls. I don't think that
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will happen this year, litis club
is going to be much better
defensively.”
Hitchcock can afford to
concentrate on his defense. His
team produced 782 runs last
season, the most on the majors,
and led the league In home runs
for the second year in a row
with 207. Seven of the eight
Atlanta regulars hit at least 15
homers aplelce In 1666.
Hie Braves' bluest conces
sion to defense was made
during the winter when they
acquired third baseman Cleto
Boyer from the New York
Yankees in exchange for rookie
outfielder Bill Robllnson and
reliever Chi Chi Olivio. Boyer, a
great glove man, Is expected to
stabilize the young Atlanta
infield.
"Good defensive third base-
men make shortstops better,”
noted Hitchcock, “so Boyer will
help Denis Menke tremendous
ly.”
Menke is a fixture at
shortstop after hitting .251 with
15 homers last season and
Woody Woodaward, a fine fielder
who surprised at the plate by
hitting .264 Is set at second
base. Felipe Alou, who played
both the outfield and first base,
will be moved permanently to
the infield. He finished second
behind brother Matty in the
butting race with a .327 average
ana also powered 31 homers.
All-star catcher Joe Torre
holds fourth behind the plate.
Only 26, Joe had his best overall
year in 1960 with 38 home runs,
101 runs batted in and a .315
average. Gene Oliver is a
capable reserve.
Hitchcock’s pride and Joy,
however, Is the outfield of Rico
Carty in left, Mack Jones In
center and Henry Aaron In
right.
“That’s as good an all-round
outfield as there Is in the
league,” said the skipper.
Carty, who never was hit
below .300 in his three major
league seasons, batted .326 In
‘66 with 15 homers. Jones hit 23
homers despite missing the firs*
month of the season and the
remarkable Aaron led the
league In homers with 44 and
RBI’s with 127 although his
average dropped to a career
low of .279.
Atlanta’s pitching was spotty
throughout last season but
Hitchcock Is hopeful two young
sters who showed well at the
end of the season, Pat Jarvis
and Dick Kelley, can move Into
starting berths.
“They did a tremendous Job
the last month of the season,”
said Hitchcock. “Someone’s
going to have to take the Job
away from them.”
Jarvis, a righthander, was 6-2
with a 2.32 era after being
recalled from Richmond and
southpaw Kelley was 7-5 with
two shutouts. As of now, they
will work in rotation with Tony
Clonlnger, who was plagued by
control problem and slipped to
a 14-11 mark last year, and
veteran Ken Johnson (14-8), the
Braves’ most consistent starter
in 966.
The bullpen Is set with Clay
Carroll, who appeared In 73
games last year with 2.38 era,
Phil Niekro (4.14) and Jay
Ritchie (4.11), all righthanders,
and highly regarded rookie
lefthander Ramon Hernandez,
drafted from the Angels’
organization.
“We have a good enough ball
club to be a serious contender,”
stated Hitchcock, under whom
the Braves finished faster than
any club In the league with a 33-
18 mark after Aug. 9. “I think
we can win it but I won't make
any predictions.”
After all Hitchcock is still
thinking defensively.
PHILADELPHIA (UPI)—Mel
Tom, a linebacker from San
Jose State who was Philadel
phia’s sixth draft choice as a
future in 1966, Wednesday
signed a contract with the
National Football League team.
A six-foot-four, 245-pounder,
Tom played only two games for
San Jose last season because of
a torn ligament In his left knee.
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Eastern Kentucky
Signs Goodroe
more touchdown passes than
any quarterback in trlple-A foot
ball last season, has signed a
grant-in-aid with Eastern Ken
tucky University.
Goodroe re-wrote the Griffin
High passing book his senior
year.
He threw for 21 touchdowns
while passing for over 1,500
yards.
Goodroe said today that East
ern Kentucky was his type sc
hool.
“They do a lot of passing,” he
said. Last year Eastern Ken
tucky threw more than 240 ti
mes and in one game tossed 45
passes.
The school has a student body
of about 8,000 and that number
nearly 15,000 In the next three
or four years.
Eastern Kentucky is usually
rated one of the top small col
lege teams in the land. It is wi
dely known for its fine football.
Cagers, Track Stars
Caught Up In Draft
By VITO STELLINO
UPI Sports Writer
NEW YORK (UPI)—Jimmy
Walker is expected to be the
first player selected in the
National Basketball Association
draft but ehr Providence All
America star also received a
niche of sorts in the first Joint
pro football draft—he was the
final player picked.
The selection of Walker by
New Orleans was a fitting
climax to the second day of the
first National and American
football league combined colle
gian draft which finally ended
Wednesday night after the 17th
and final round.
With most of the key players
selected Tuesday when 133
players were picked in the first
five rounds, most of the 25
teams were practically picking
names out of a hat Wednesday
and several stars in other
sports including five standout
basketball players were chosen.
Magicians,
Dixie Hawks
Play Friday
Basketball fans are pretty
much like hungry people going
through a cafeteria line. Every
body has a taste for different
dishes.
Ana, the Fabulous Magicians
who will play the Dixie Hawks
at the Fairmont Gym here Fri
day night at 8 o'clock, serve up
a variety of roundball dishes in
their amazing court menu.
For the fan who likes scoring.
. . the Magicians can stuff the
ball through the nets more ways
than a farmer can go to a fair.
In such nationally famous shoot
ers as Sugarfoot Johnson, Paul
Martin, Tommy Gipson, Music
Scott, Ish Baker, and Jimmy
Roberts, the Magicians offer a
variety of markmanship that in
cludes the long set shots, driv
ing lay-ups, and a flock of trick
shots ranging from bouncing the
leather in or dunking it from
above the rim.
Competent observers believe
the Haynes owned Magicians
can probably move the ball into
scoring position with more skill
and deft maneuvering than any
term on the hardwood floor in
the world.
Their behind-the-back passes,
meshed with uncanny dribbling
and decoying feeds make the
Magicians fast break a thing of
beauty and entertainment.
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Thursday, March 16, 1967 Griffin Daily News
SPORTS
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Clay’s Induction
Due April 11
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (UPI) —
Cassius Clay has been ordered
to report for induction into the.
Army April 11, climaxing a
year of futile appeals by the
heavyweight boxing champion.
The induction order was
disclosed Wednesday by J. Allen
Sherman, director of Clay’s
local draft board. He said the
order was mailed to Clay and
his attorneys Tuesday.
The disclosure came shortly
after Clay’s attorneys filed a
federal court suit at Owensboro,
Claiming his draft board is
Illegally constituted because it
has no Negro members. U.S.
District Judge James Gordon
scheduled a hearing on the suit
for March 29 in Louisville.
Sherman said a presidential
appeals board had reviewed
Clay's case and upheld his 1-A
classification. A draft board
spokesman said the fighter
conceivably could be sworn into
the Army the day he reports for
induction.
Informed of Decision
In New York, boxing publicity
director John Condon of Madis
on Square Garden said he
informed Clay of the induction
notice as the champ was having
dinner Wednesday night.
“When I told him about it, he
took my elbow, guided me into
Four Stars Picked
Besides Walker, Ben Monroe
of New Mexico, Ron Seplc of
Ohio State, two players who
faced eath other In the NCAA
national championship basket
ball game last year at College
Park, Md.—Dave Lattin of
Texas Western and Pat Riley of
Kentucky—were picked.
Lattin was picked on the last
round as a flanuer by Kansas
City while Dallas, which has
made a habit of developing
football players from stars in
other sports, took Riley as a
quarterback on the 11th round.
Monroe, whose team, New
Mexico, was upset by Rutgers
in the NIT Tuesday night, was
chosen on the 12th round by
Philadelphia as a quarterback.
Sepic was picked as an end on
the 12th round by Washington.
The Los Angeles Rams,
encouraged by the success of
Olympic sprinters Bob Hayes
and Henry Carr in pro football,
took San Jose State's Tommie
Smith on the ninth round as a
halfback. Smith holds the world
records at both 220 yards and
200 meters and probably won't
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alley and made me repeat
Condon said. “He had a
toothpick in his mouth and he
kept Jiggling It up and down,
For a long time he Just stood
there without saying anything.”
“Then he said to me, if what
you say is true, this is my last
fight,” Condon added.
Clay is scheduled to fight
Zora Folley March 22, and has
tentative dates to fight Oscar
Bonavena In Tokyo and Thad
Spencer in San Francisco later
this year.
Folley, upon learning of
Clay's possible induction, said,
“Everybody has to go, it’s Just
his turn. I hope he goes into the
service an ex-champion.”
Year of Appeals
Clay’s lengthy series of
appeals began In February 1966,
when he was reclassified 1-A.
He originally failed the mental
test administered by the local
board, but was reclassified
when the Defense Department
lowered standards because of
the Vietnam war.
He repeatedly was denied
deferments, which he sought
both on grounds that he was a
conscientious objector and a
Black Muslim minister.
available this coming season
anyway since he s expected to
go to the 1968 Olympics.
The Atlanta Falcons took a
track star In the fifth round
Tuesday when they chose world
record shot-putter Randy Mat
son of Texas A&M as a
lineman.
While both Smith and Matson
may give football a try. It's
unlikely the five basketball
players will get into the game.
Three All-America football
players weren’t chosen until 150
players had been selected.
Defensive back Martine Bercher
of Arkansas was nabbed by the
Atlanta Falcons in the sixth
round, Alabama tackle Cecil
Dowdy went to the Browns In
the ninth round and defensive
back Tom Beler of Miami of
Florida was selected on the 10th
round by Miami.
Terry Southall, Baylor’s tout
ed quarterback, was selected on
the sixth round by the
Baltimore Colts, who need a
backup quarterback for Johnny
Unitas since Gary Cuoxzo wa*
traded.