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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1966
Page
12
Washington signs Otto Graham, 44, to a five-year contract with bonuses and lifetime security to lead the Redskins as head coach and general manager. Graham, formerly Coast Guard Academy coach, will select assistants and hold broad player-deal authority, succeeding Bill McPeak.
Los Angeles Rams name Ted Marchibroda as offensive backfield coach for five years, joining head coach George Allen’s staff after interviews in Chicago. Marchibroda, 34, played for Steelers and Cardinals, and was Redskins offensive backfield coach prior to the move. He is married with four children.
Carolina League directors will meet in Durham Monday afternoon to discuss a 140 game schedule for the 11 team Class A league. The season runs April 15 to Labor Day with playoffs between the top Western and Eastern division teams. Lynchburg joins Western with Durham Burlington Raleigh Greensboro and Winston Salem. Eastern includes Wilson Rocky Mount Kinston and two Virginia clubs Portsmouth and Peninsula. The meeting follows a luncheon hosted by the Atlanta NL team.
Torben Ulrich Denmark's No 1 player has entered the U S National Indoor Championships in Salisbury Maryland opening February 13. Ulrich defeated his brother Jorgen for the Danish title and beat tour players Fred Stolle and Nicola Pietrangeli last year. He lost to Neal Frazier at Wimbledon in five sets.
Mickey Mantle undergoes surgery to remove a bone chip from his right shoulder and will miss spring training for about three weeks. Tony Kubek retires due to possible spinal nerve pressure from a previously undetected neck fracture, leaving Ruben Amaro and rookie Bobby Murcer as Yankee shortstop prospects for 1966.
Chicago Loyola Ramblers, 13-1 and on an 11-game win streak, clash with UCLA in Chicago as coach George Ireland proclaims his eight-man squad superior in several respects to the 1963 NCAA champions. The team presses relentlessly, features quick leapers and a balanced scoring lineup led by Billy Smith, while praising its hustle and depth ahead of Notre Dame and Kansas State tests.
Wayne Terwilliger former Geneva Senators manager will lead Burlington in the Carolina League this season. He replaces Owen Friend who becomes a Houston Astros scout. Both Geneva and Burlington are Class A farm clubs of the Washington Senators.
Phil Col silins of Chicago was appointed chairman of the National Handball Committee by the Amateur Athletic Union. He succeeds Charles O'Connell of New York.
Minnesota Twins president Calvin Griffith said he and Zoila Versalles are close to terms for the star shortstop’s 1966 contract while Harmon Killebrew appears near agreement. Versalles seeks about $50,000, with Griffith hinting a final around $40,000. Griffith plans no further Versalles talks in Minnesota, heading to Florida. Killebrew’s raise to near $60,000 awaits tax review. Grant remains unsettled as talks continue. Fifteen AL champions have signed, including Pascual for about $44,000.
Major league player representatives plan to elect their own administrator with a five year contract and a 50000 dollar annual salary. Robin Roberts Jim Bunning and Harvey Kuenn narrowed candidates to six led by Judge Robert Cannon who has been the legal advisor without pay for six years. Other contenders include Bob Feller and Thomas Miller. Some approached declined the post including Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Hank Greenberg and Charles Percy. Cannon may give up his judgeship to take the job. screening committee refused to discuss. Players seek stronger independent representation on contracts radio and TV pacts and other baseball legislation affecting finances. They endorse Gen William Eckert as commissioner and say the cabinet choice is separate from this effort.
Memphis Jaycees will honor Bramlett at a Feb 17 dinner. John Bramlett, former Memphis State star who gave up a pro baseball career to pursue football, will be cited by the Memphis Chamber of Commerce as the local figure who reflected the most credit on the city in 1965 through professional athletics. Bramlett played as a linebacker for the Denver Broncos in the AFL after joining the Broncos following a stint with St. Louis baseball.
Phil Goyette of New York will return to NHL action Wednesday night after missing a month with abdominal injuries. The Rangers announced the lineup adjustment for the game against Detroit.
The AP major college poll shows Duke leading Kentucky by seven points as the Blue Devils hold 28 first place votes to 14 for Kentucky. Kentucky’s 111-85 win over LSU boosts their bid to overtake Duke, who next faces North Carolina State while Kentucky meets Auburn. Providence and Vanderbilt rise to third and fourth, with St Joseph's Pa fifth and Texas Western sixth after moving up.
In Murfreesboro North Carolina Chowan College Braves battle crowd fun as Nanette Helms Jerri Lynn Hawkins and Wanda Sowell charm fans and tease Coach McCraw during a lively collegiate bowling encounter with playful banter and buffalo jokes.
In New Orleans the Fair Grounds halted horse racing for three days because heavy rains left the track full of holes. Track manager Gar Moore said racing could resume today but decided against it for the safety of all involved. Racing is expected to restart Friday. The track had already lost several days during the 1963-64 meet due to snow.
AP reports Vic Andreotti of England, at 138 pounds, defeated Jose Madrazo of Spain in the ninth round of a scheduled 10-round day night bout at Olympia Stadium. Madrazo weighed 137 pounds for the fight.
Bob Strampe of Detroit fired his fourth 300 game of the All Star Bowling Tournament prelims to widen his lead to 192 pins over Gary Curry. Strampe, 1964 Dallas winner, posted 1432 in six games and 9116 through 36 preliminaries for a 225 average, aiming to set a 36 game pins record. Nancy Rowan of Tucson held the women's lead with 1133 in six, 4326 after 21, 39 pins ahead of Bobbie Flum.
The Buffalo Bisons announced the purchase of first baseman outfielder Tim Harkness from Richmond. In 133 games last year for the Atlanta Braves organization he hit 13 home runs and drove in 66 runs. The 28 year old left hander hails from Lacine Canada.
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