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ledgers Edgg Braves; 3-2; Home Run Provides Victory - LOS ANGELES (UII The Dodgers, trying to make their .third try a charm, called on side wheeling Don Drysdale today in Jin effort to win the National league pennant and the right to Tneet the Chicago White Sox in J he World Series. Now based here, after a lot Of tolden years at Brooklyn, the Dodgers were favored to break the jinx which has seen them lose .two previous playoffs. They got off on the right foot Monday when they beat the Milwaukee Braves, 3 2, in the first game at Milwau kee. Drysdale, a strong-armed rir4 hander, usually is more effective against Hie Braves than any other cjub, although his season's record thia year against Milwaukee is an even 3-3. So the Dodgers hope to close it out today, and then fly to Chicago ML Crowds Top. 19 iviiiiion . United Press Internatienel Major league attendance sparked by the rise of the White Sox and Indians in the American League and the three cornered pennant fight In the National rose i t per cent this year to top the .19-million mar k. . ''-'The two-league total of 19,03. JM was 1,602.938 more than the tetal of 17,460,630 for the 1K8 season.-' . ' "The American League,1 it fans Jetighted at the - astonishing col lapse of the New York Yankees, Experienced a 28.1 per rise frem 7.2M.034 to . 121, loo. The Indians experienced an amazing Tis -of 834,171 admissions to 1, 477,7( and the White Sox rose SS7.627 to 1.395,078. .' Every ether club except the Red Sox gained over 19U and the .Yankees themselves totaled 1.552. 030 a rise of 123,592 for their highest total since 1952. National League attendance to taled 9,942,468 for the third large total in its history even though it ; represented a 2.1 per 'cnt drop ;from the near-record total of 10, j W4.596 In 1S58. ' , ' The Los Angeles Dodgers easily topped both leagues with a season j total of 2,037,284 admissions. The i Braves ranked second .at 1.730,815 i and the Yankees were third. ' j Attendances m both leagues and : change from 1958: : National League Chicago 858. : 256. minus 121.648: Cincinnati . 801,298, plus 12.716: Los Angeles ' 2,037,284, plus 191,728: Milwaukee 1 1,730.815, minus 240.286; Philadet- phia 802.815. minus 128.295: Fitts ; burgh 1.358.917. plus 47.929: St. Louis 929.953. minus 133.777: San Francisco 1.422.130. plus 149.505. ' Totals 9.942.4(18 minus 222.128. American League Chicago I. '395.078. plus 597.627: Kansas City ', 863,683. plus 38.593: Detroit 1.221,- 221. plus 122,297; Cleveland 1,497, ;78, plus 834.171; Washington 615, .084. plus 140.084: Baltimore 891. 028, plus 61,935: New York 1,552, ! 830, plus 123.592; Boston 984,102. ' minus 92.945. ; Totals 9.121,100 plus, 1.825,066. ' . i Two - league totals: 19.063,568, plus 1,602.938. Bruce Cudd Wins All- , Navy Golf Tournament ! PENSACOLA. Fla. UII ' Bruce Cudd of I'ortland, Ore., !won tire All - Navy Golf Tourna imont Monday with a 72-hol total j of 286. He had a 71 on the final .day. - -r " - - j . i ' 'I i' " ' iiciv it 1 ruu; . mm n N. v.. Also Available In Woman's and Bey' Sizes for the opening of the World Series Thursday. If a third game Is necessary, In this best two out-of-three series, it will be played here Wednesday, delaying the start of the series until Friday. Hopes Were on 'Lew The Braves, who have been short -enders on the odds before this season, rested their hopes on Lew Burdette. their World Series hero of two years ago. They point ed out, too, hopefully, that they had beaten The Dodgers six of the 11 games played this season in this vast football stadium. - "We've been coming from be hind all year long," said Braves manager Fred llnncy. "We might as well keep on doing it." The Dodgers had different ideas. "We're on top," Peewee Reese, one of the former Dodger greats and now one of their coaches, ex ... . Nail Andersen Observer, La Grand, Or., EOC RUNNERS PACED ' ' .... K . . , BY JERRY WILLIAMS Jerry Williams carried the blgiiform, carried the ball 17 times load for the Mountaineers as for 70 v,i, onH . 4sn Eastern Oregon College dropped a 35 8 decision to College of ids ho Saturday night. 1 . ' Williams, a 186-pound halfback from La Grande starting his sec ond season in a Mountaineer uh- -i t fcst.t analUW.J auiiinm.l JERRY WILLIAMS Paces EOC Attack Cub'sManager Quits Chas. Grimm Signed CHICAGO UPI Bob Scheffing resigned yesterday as manager of the Chicago Cubs and Charley Grimm was named to replace him. Grimm, who two years ago re joined the Cubs as a vice presi dent after his ouster as manager of the Milwaukee Braves, will be managing the Cubs for the fourth time. Club President Tlillip K. Wrig lcy said that he felt Schcfrlng "is a valuable asset to ?ur organiza tion; therefore, he has been of fered and accepted a position in the baseball department." ' The Cubs closed the season, Scheffing's second as manager, Sunday with a loss to Los Angel es ' and wound up tied tor firm place with Cinciimati Is- Schef fing's first season the club also tied for fifth. - "' ' n m . ; . ' ) "'..; f ' .- . 1 ' !:. i X 1' k.l. .7 t -.': r-' , x -i -M t'i .1 ' i r.M y 1 p:v- y- t . A V Lj. t '! ) r. .y REfDfijyNC SsftiDES with CUSHION CUM strf US Cushion Crepe Comfort with New lelf-cleaning Traction-Tred e Exclusive Oro-Ruuot Uppers e Original "Sweat Proof" leather Imolet 0 plained. "I have a hunch we're going to stay there." The Dodgers still were hailing catcher John Koseboro. whose sixth inning home run in the dusk at County Stadium in Milwaukee Monday, turned out to be the de ciding run, and pitcher Larry Sherry. Sherry came on in relief of starter Danny McDevitt in the second inning when the Braves scored both their runs, and turned back the Braves on four hits from that point. He made Koseboro's borne run stand up. There was only a small crowd j of 18.297 and tney sat tnrougn a steady rain and mist, that delayed the start for almost an hour. The Dodgers got the jump in the first inning when Charlie Ncal singled, advanced to second and scored on Norm Larker's single. OBSIRVIR Tues., Sept. 29, 1959 Pag 2 1 j - against the bulky Coyote line. Sophomore quarterback Jon Hook contributed SS yards in 14 plays as the two players totaled more than half of EOC's 180 yards rushing. Houk averaged 3.9 yards per carry. In the passing department. Houk threw seven times and Gene McKinney once. The only com pletion was Houk's pass to Den nis Bagnall for the Mountaineers' lirst score of the season. Houk had three tosses picked off by the Coyotes and McKinney's lone attempt was intercepted. George Aliverti, EOC's swivel hipped halfback, netted only two yards on eight tries for a .25 av erage per carry. John Willmarth, the Oregon Collegiate Conference's leading punter last year tytUo miserable night, for him, booting five tim es for an average of 22.4 yards. Four of Willmarth's kicks were into the 40 knot wind that howl ed across the Mountaineer grid- iion. His fifth attempt, a 41- yard spiral that sailed into the end zone was moved out to the 20 and netted him only 21 yards. Fullback Dean Whitley and Sam 'Clickity' Clack picked up 10 yards apiece on three carrys and McKinney had seven in two at tempts. Willmarth, the 200 pound fullback, netted 18 yards in 10 rushes for a 18 average against the Coyote line that av eraged just less than 2110 pounds. LIKES THEM BOTH BOSTON (CPl) Mike Holovak. whose Boston College football team lost to Navy and Army on successive Saturdays, thinks "Army is the better of the two. Rirt I run t see anvbodv lickinu either of them," the Eagles' head coach declared. AGREEMENT WITH YANKS NEW YOKK ll'PD The Now York Yankees will have a work ing agreement with the Amarillo team in the Class AA Texas League next season, it was an nounced today. - BIG DAYS "I'm responsible 3 and I know a ( : J way out. I'll jV take care of everything!" 1 CAROL LYN LEY BRANDON de WILDE 2 MACO0NAIO CAREY MARSHA HUNT 4 But the Braves roared back in the second with an assault to route .McDevitt. Johnnv Logan walked. moved to second on Del Cran dall's single, and scored on Bru ton's single over second base. Sherry replaced McDevitt on the mound, but a bobble on larleton Willey's hot grounder loaded the bases. Bobby Avila slammed a ground er up the hole to Maury Wills, who forced Willey at second while Crandall scored to put the Braves in front, 2-1. Los Angeles, however, squared the account in the third when Wally Moon was safe on a udd er's choice, advanced to second on La'ker's single and scored to tie it at 2-all on Gil Hodges hit to left field. That set the slage for Sherry, and Koseboro's game-w inning blast. Old Story Heard On Cal Campus SAN FRANCISCO 1 UPI "We just couldn't hold "em." This was murmured 28 years ago by coach Nibs Price of Cali fornia just after his Golden Bears had been crushed by Southern California, 74-0. And after that season was over. Price concentrated on basketball fulltime with the alumni having a hand in his decision. Even now when he recalls that black day in Los Angeles, the sharp-eyed little coach repeats "we just couldn't hold 'em." Now that ph-ase is back again, sifting through the Bears' locker rooms and around the campus like a dismal fog. "We just couldn't hold 'em... Iowa beat our brains out." Which figures. The powerful Hawkcycs. who had blasted Cali fornia in the Rose Bowl, 38-12, last January, did it again Saturday amid friendlier Berkeley surround ings, 42-12. There was talk before the game that California actually was primed to stun the Hawks in this one. The team, campus reporters said, bubbled with, confidence. And -California started fast, get ting a touchdown before the game was one minute old. It was a smashirg defeat for a team that now must face Texas, Notre Dame and I'CLA in that order. Did the Bears get the same treatment which the Pittsburgh Pirates received from the mighty New York Yankees during the 1927 World Series? Veteran fans recall how the Waner brothers and other Pittsburgh stars watched in awe from the stands while Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig hit one hall after another out of Forbes Field during baiting prac tice, legend says that the series was lost right there. Now it has hee.i inferred locally that some of California's gridde-s were sweeping up the stadium last Friday when the Hawkeycs burst in and began going through practice. The cleanup gang, one reporter writes, watched the team which had handled them in the Hose Bowl then got cleaned up in turn on Saturday. Coach Pete Elliott, who has known unhappy days before dur ing his previous two seasons at Califo-nia. said: "We are capable of much better football and are not going to let one game ruin our season." the personable young coach declared. STARTING WED. r X CinimaScopC PLUS . NW Teams Hold Tough Grid Drills Dy Uiifrd Press In'omjt oal SEATTLE. Wa-li.. 'U'I -Twice-victorious Washington plan ned a tough workout today in pre paration for Saturday's tussle Willi I't.ih Over 60 candilati-s .showed up Monday as tlie Htnky liosh began p-aclice. The coaches worked with the yearling gr.iKlcrs and then ran the varsity through a light workout. PULLMAN, Wash.. UPD -Washington Slute coach Jim Sut herland scrimmaged his third and fourlh (ca ns Monday while thj too two clubs held a light offen sive drill. No injuries were re ported. The team the. viewed movies of Saturday's San Jose State game. Suthe-la-.d said the team improved in the Spartan contest, but aided that the squad still had a long way to go. CORVAI.LIS. Ore. 'CPU Coach Tommy Prothro admitted that the passing game, both of fensive and defensive, would be stressed in this week's drills of the Oregon Slate Beavers. The Beavers have completed only five passes this season in losing their first two contests. De fensively, Texas Tech moved to a 15-14 win over the Beavers last Saturday with a second half aerial barrage. EUGENE, Ore. L'PI Len Casanova drilled his charges on defense today after the silver- thatched mentor admitted he was unhappy about the defensive showing of his team in its first two games, both of which the Ducks won. But Casanova had nothing but praise for junior signal caller Dave Grosz for his flashy quarter backing thus far. The Webfoots will be at full strength for their big battle with Washington State this week. No one was injured in Saturday's clash with Utah. "BERKELEY, Calif.. (CPU The Bears resumed drills today for their nationally televised inter sectional battle with high-ranked Texas this week. Coach Pete El liott gave h's players the duy off Monady. California will leave for Austin on Friday. &COMPIETE LIVE OF New 35 Special SU Stays Oh Top Urn NEW YOitK l'PI '-Louisiana Slate's defending "rational collciis football .cliamr-ioi's rctairei the No. 1 snot in the United Press International ratings today with Northwestern and Iowa, a pair of Big Ten powers, second aid thi'd The fir:it big week end of the season produced a shakeJown of the leading teams in the ratings of the 35 leading coaches who comprise the UPI board. Beside Northwestern and Iowa, two Medford Rated Top Prep Team PORTLAND UPI Medford high tchool retained its top-ranked position among Oregon class A-l football powers today with Jeffer son still in second place in the Journal coaches' poll. Marshficld, which lost to Med ford, is ranked fourth, just behind Pendleton. Vale topped the A-2 poll with Willamina second. Following in order were Oakridgc, Seaside, Myrtle Point, Coquille and Ban don, Eagle Point, Cascade and Mac-Hi. The A-l poll: Team Points 1. Medford 79 2. Jefferson 1 . 73 3. Pendleton 60 4. Marshficld 52 5. Lincoln 31 6. Gresham . 30 7. South Salem 28 8. South Eugene 27 .9. Klamath Falls 20 10. St. Helens 13 Others: Springfield 11, Milwau kie 6, Nqrth Bend and North Eu gene 4, and West Linn and Park rose 1 each. HONOR FOR MacARTHUR NEW BRUNSWICK. N.J. (UPI' General of the Army Douglas MacArthur today was named to receive the gold medal award of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame for his con tributions to the sport. Chester J. Laroche. president of the founda tion, said MacArthur will receive the award during the group's dinner in New York, Dec. 1. R In Colleq Everything for "re-loaders" Specials-Oil JOHNSON H.P. Elee. Start New 18 H.P. Terms Usl 3 H.P. Sea King,-25 H.P. Man'l. e Poll teams which made big advances in the second weekly rankings were Southern California and Notre Dame. '' LSU, which has yielded only three points to its opponents in winnirg its first two games, was the No. 1 choice of 25 coaches on the 35-member UPI rating boa-d. The Tigers' total of 33! points also was 87 more than Northwestern's. J Army was ranked fourth befcnd Iowa and Mississippi was fifth, followed- in order by Southern California, Clemson, Texas and Wisconsin, with Notre Dame and Ohio State tied for 10th place Northwestern, which drubbed an Oklahoma team recovering fiyi food poisoning, 45-13, was the t; choice of six coaches: .Iowa. 42 conqueror of California, attracted two first-place ballots. Southern Cal and Texas each received one. The ratings are bound to be shaken up more following next weekend's games. Northwestern and Iowa clash in a meeting of the No. 2 and 3 teams. LSU plays Baylor, Army meets Illinois, while Southern California and Ohio State clash Friday night in an other of this week's leading gam?s. Clemson takes on 12th ranked Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech headed this week's second 10 group in 12th place, followed In order by Ten nessee, Syracuse, Navy. Georgia, Indiana. Oklahoma, Purdue and Penn State. ' v Other teams which received votes were: Air Force Academy, Texas Christian. South Carolina, UCLA, Auburn, Florida, Washing ton and Arkansas. NEW YORK UPH-The United Press International major college football ratings (with first-place votes and won-lost records in pa rentheses : Team Points 1. Louisiana St: (25) (2-0) 330 2. Northwestern 6 (1-0) 243 3. Iowa (2 l-0) 208 4. Army (l-0 146 5. Mississippi (2-0) 128 6. Southern Cal. (1) (2-01 124 7. Clemson (2-0) .98 8. Texas 1 2-0 . 94 9. Wisconsin d-Oi .90 10. ( tie i Notre Dame l-0 81 Ohio State H-0 81 12, Georgia Tech. 73; 13. Ten nessee, 53; 14, Syracuse, 29; 15, Navy, 26; 16. Georgia. 24; 17, In diana, 17; 18, Oklahoma; 15. 19, Purdue, 14; 20, Penn State, 13. i EQUPMEVT! SPECIALS! O Winchester O Remington O Savage RIFLES 1 1 New & Used in almost any model or caliber! SCOPES t. Bausch & LomV Lyman All American Weaver lenta -fcc Cornell Compact beginners or old sjPro's" MatVI. Start New 10 H.rj Manl. Start Man'. Start. Special Terms Start. Special Terms j Athletics 3 Seek New Manager KANSAS CITY. Mo. 'UPD-The Kansas City Athletics today were looking for a new manager and the big question was; who is it going to be? The As Monday night an nounced that the contract of man ager Harry Craft would not be re newed next year, but Instead of fered the 44-yeawrtd ex-Cincinnati outfielder a responsibile position in their player development pro gram. "I hope he decides to remain with the A's,"' General Manager Parke Carroll said. Carroll added that the club would not name a nc manager until owner Arnold Johnson re turns to Kansas City next month from Europe. Craft's managerial future with the A s had been up in the air since the club nose-dived In mid season and finished seventh for the second year in a row. "We decided we needed a change in managers." - Carroll said. "It would be unfair to blame one man for the 'slump this year. Actually It wasn't a slump. It was a collapse." Craft was severely criticized by fans here after the A's lost 13 straight games late in the season. 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