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Giants Edge Brooklyn As Hearn Triumphs 3-1 NEW YORK (U.R1 Big: Jim Hearn, backed up by home runs from the bats of Bobby Thomson and Monte Irvin, pitched the great est game of his life Monday as he hurled the New York Giants to a 3-1 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers in the opening playoff game of their best two out of three series for the National League pennant. Hearn alowed only five hits, .struck out five and did not yield a single blow after the fifth— and except for one bad pitch, which Andy Pafko hit out of the park in the second inning for Brooklyn's only run, he was all but invincible. Double Flays Help But he needed the help of Thom son and Irvin to make his stout hearted pitching stand up and also four double plays by his team mates. Thomson's home run was enough, as it turned out, but the Dodgers were a threat down to their last out in the ninth. Hearn, unsteady in the early in jlings, really bore down once Thpm son drove his 31st home run of the season into the left field stands with Irvin on base to bring the Giants from behind in the fourth inning and put them into a lead they never lost. Irving had been hit by a pitched ball by Ralph Branca, the Brook lyn starter, and was on first base when Thomson connected. Irvin Connects Irvin wound up in the Giant F8GHY TB Check the spread of TB vf CHECK YOUR CHEST Get an X-Ray Today! FIGHT TB .. . at the Infirmary 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday scoring when he led off the eight with his 24th home run and his 121st, top for the national league, run batted in. The Giants threatened often, as did the Dodgers, but except for those four errant pitches, Hearn and Branca were supreme. The difference was that Hearn threw only one bad one, while Branca let loose with three—the two that Thomson and Irvin drove out of the park and the one which clipped Irvin on his left elbow. Cost (ianie It was that pitch to Irvin which cost Branca the game. He got two quick strikes on the Giant right fielder and then tried to brush him back from the plate with a waste ball. But it came in too close. Unnerved by the unruly pitch, Branca grooved one for Thomson five pitches later. He almost got the Giant third baseman on strikes before the fatal pitch. With the count two strikes and one ball, he came down with a sweeping curve on which Thomson just managed to check his swing. Given that life, Thom son made the most of it. Duck Eleven Scrimmages The Oregon grid squad prac ticed blocking and tackling and also scrimmaged during the work out session Monday afternoon. Boasting a record consisting of one win and one loss,•the Ducks will battle the College of Pacific Tigers Saturday at Stockton. Defensive Back Kay Karnofskl and Offensive Half Tommy Lyon remained out of Monday’s practice with injuries. Karnofski suffered an elbow injury during Oregon’s 39-21 triumph over Arizona, and Lyon hus knee and hack Injuries. Coacn Bill Bowerman's Junior Varsity eleven will open its season against the Portland Air Base Saturday at Kugene. The Jayvee team consists of varsity reserves, who can be shifted to the Jayvee squad and back to the varsity at any time. Manager Casey Stengel Disconcerted, Grioes About Dodaer-Giant Playoffs NEW YORK — (U.R) Allie Rey nolds, no-hit hero of the champion Yankees will pitch the opening game of the world series but Manager Casey Stengel said Mon day. “Those guys are making me work up double strategy so I gotta have two sets of plans after that.” “Those guys” are the playoff battling Dodgers and Giants. Sten gel said, "It is bad enough worry ing about trying to beat one club— we've got to worry about two.” Kaschi First Stengel said if the Dodgers win, he will pitch Lefty Ed Lopat in the second game and use Vic Raschi for the first game in Ebbets Field. He doesn’t want to trust the soft stuff southpawer in th e little Brooklyn Park against the pre dominantly right-handed Dodger lineup. But if the Giants are the oppon ents, quick Vic Kaschi will pitch the second game in the stadium, and Lopat will open up in the Polo Grounds. Stengel, who has won three straight pennants since coming to the Yankees and is now shooting for three straight world champion ships, would rather meet the Dodg ers because ‘'I think the Giant pitching is a little tougher.” Giants Preferred But the players, thinking of the fatter World Series checks they will get by playing in a bigger park, would prefer to meet the Giants in their 55,000 seat park than the Dodgers in their little 32,111 seat arena. It is likely that the losing cut in a Yankee-Giant series would be larger than the winning cut in a Yankee-Dodger affray. The suspense-filled National League race woundup in a tie when the Dodgers finally downed the Phillies 9-8 in 14 innings on Jackie Robinson’s homer after the Giants topped the Braves 3-2 In Boston on Larry Jansen’s five-hit pitching for his 22nd victory. /M Grid Play Begins, Low Scores Prevail In Fraternity Leagues By Chuck Plummer Rain, rmul, and mostly lack of officials hampered players Monday in the opening touch football panics of the intramural athletic program. Pour of the eight games played ended with no score and had to he decided b\ either first downs or playolls. The highest score of thhc afternoon was posted by Theta Chi, who won 27-0 over Sigma Alpha Kpsilon. Mill 11 ntchiii Today's IM Schedule 3:50—IM Field: Tekes—Sigma Nu Field I: Mlnturn—Campbell Field 2: Legal Eagle*—Philadel phia Field 3: Nenlor—Cherney 4:45—IM 1'leld: French—Seder- j atrom Field I: Sherry Knss—Alpha Fleld2: Lamina—Star, Kay Held)3: Kappa Sign—Slg Kpn i LA State Coach Coming Here? One of the candidates now being considered for the University head ! basketball coaching position Is j I Saxs Elliott, Los Angeles State head coach. Elliott coached the St. Mary's pre-flight quintet during World War II, and he also coached the! i Beverley Hills town team, which i included the famed Hank Luisetti. Elliott coached at USC while Sam j j Barry was ill. Reports indicate that Marshfield High Mentor Bill Boreher also is still a definite possibility for the Duck position. Bore Iter's Mursli fleld squads have captured six district titles in six years and placed in the state tournament five consecutive times. It was previously reported that other potential nominees included Rollie Rourke, Columbia frosh men tor; Bob Hamilton, Duck varsity assistant coach; and Don Kirsch, Oregon frosh coach and head base ball coach.. Baseball Attendance Plummets Alarmingly NEW YORK (U.R) Despite the thrilling pennant races, major league attendance showed an alarming drop of 1,240.129 for the 1951 season, a club-by-club break down revealed Monday. Most of the loss was in the National League where the total was off 1,028,758. LUCKY!! Yes-We're All Lucky to have such a convenient place to BUY FOR LESS • Cigarettes • Tobacco • Candy • Zippo - Regens - Ritepoint and Strato Flame lighters • Pipes • Papers & Magazines -MAIN DESK f. of the Student Union non s passing nnu ini' receiving oi AI Babb, Bill Harbor Hiid Howard Allman sparked the Theta*. The tighten! gunie »van the con tent between Bella Tan Bella and Sigma Alpha Mil. It ended with the wore tied at 7-all and a four down playoff wan DMVMwrv to decide I he winner. The Belli gain ed 11 yards while the Summlen were held to zero, and won the playoff. AI Iturgmun returned the opening kickoff 1)3 yard* for a touchdown, and a C ohen pun to Minims clicked for the conversion to give the Hainmlen an early 7-0 lead. - They held thin lead until the FfT nal two minute* of the fourth quarter, when Dell Quarterback Chet McKubert nhot a 15-yard pax* to Eric Beerman In the end zone. Mi Hubert ran around right end for the convention and the score win knotted with leas than a minute to go. The two teams also tied In first downs, with two apiece. In other games, l*hl Delta Theta edged Sigma C'hl 3-2 on tint downs, 1*1 Kup|>u Alphu treat l-am hu ( Id Alphu 2-0, 1*1 Kappa I’ld won over Sigma l*hl Kpillon 0-0, Beta Theta 1*1 edged l*hi Kappa I’hI 2-1 on first downs, Alphu Tau Omega heat Kappa Sigma hy 30 yards on a four down playoff, and I*hl Sigma Ituppa brat Chi I'si 7-0. Everett Peery. director of intra mural athletics, sent out a plea for more officials for the games. Much confusion was brought about during the opening games hy the fact that only one referee was available for each game, and each could not possibly cover the game fully by himself. Mr. Perry had to referee two games himself, and was not available to supervise all the contests, thus adding to the confusion. Officials are paid 81c per hour, which is the standard university wage. Anyone wanting to officiate the games, which are played be tween I and 6 p.m. every night, is urged to see Mr. Peery in his office after 3 p.m., or leave his name at the physical education office. Peery stated that anyone can do the job, and that it does not have to be an athletic nrniete* Stress Defence CORVALLIS (U.fi) Oregon jj State wont through plenty of de I tensive maneuvers Monday after j trampling Utah last week fil-28. | Coach Kip Taylor said “good ! pass defense doesn't surrender 28 l points to any <-ival." Trainer Bill I Robertson worked on Jack Peter son’s right shoulder Monday and said the Montana soph will he ready for auction against Idaho Saturday at Spokane. Request Issued For Bowling Squads Additional howling teams are needed for the Student Union league play scheduled to start soon. Teams are needed In the fraternity league, which bowls on Tuesday evenings, and in the inter-dormi tory league, which plays o n Wednesday and Thursday eve-, nlngs. Representatives of interested or ganizations should contact 'HJ Recreation Director Louis Belll stoio in the basenienVof'fhe’SU.