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. . . I I ""Ml II ' SI I m III I m I " V ' M ,, lm , f - ' ' w - - - ' ' - ' - - f 7 ' . ' - '" - - - ' 0 yOTI o j Tl o Win .LPodg First orm .aeries Iqnlts Yanks, It's All Over and Johnny's the Toast of Brooklyn rejsontatesmaii 2-07 to Take Till Tilt By JACK HAND nampionsjiiiB i Podres 0 NEW YORK (AP) -Brooklyn' beloved Bums finally won a World Series on the eighth try Tuegday after long years of bitter frustration, tumbling the mighty New York Yankees in a tense seventh game, 2-0, on Johnny Podres' gritty pitching. Scorned as 19-5 underdogs after dropping the first two games at Yankee Stadium, the Dodgers slugged bat k to become the first team ever to win a I best-of -seven series after losing the first two. Only the 1921 New York Giants- had staged com parable comeback but they had nine fames in which to sink the " J f7 Yankees' first pennant winners. IVVft iTrifl TOPS Five times the Yanks threatened J vrJA to jar the 23-year-old lefthander loose from the premises, as they had jolted five other Dodger series bids. But this blue-eyed blond from Witherbee. N. Y., and Sandy Am- Snirth SaW samn. nnA Vnrh oros, a speedy little senor from Viks, Saxons North Vs. Lebanon; South Vs. Eugene Cuba who started a sensational double play with a dazzling one handed catch in the sixth, were equal to each challenge. Ovation for Podres - i When Podres marched from the dugout to take bis turn at bat in the ninth, a roaring ovation from the 62.465 fans at Yankee Stadium beat down upon his ears. It "as Podres who lifted the Dodgers off the floor in the third game and it was Podres who led the grand march into the promised land of World Series victory. I When Podres worked the last Yankee batter, Elston Howard, to a 2-2 count, saw him foul off two and then send a sharp bouncer to Pee Wee Reese, a deep growl of triumph swept the cavernous stands of Yankee Stadium... As Hodges gathered in Reese's fast throw for the final out, a twisting deluge of players, bench warmers, fans, and youngsters in striped sweaters overwhelmed Podres. The Dodger club finally moved en masse, like one giant swarm of bees, toward the dugout and the inevitable champagne pop ing ceremonies. Streak Ends It was the first Yankee series defeat since Billy Southworth's St Louis Cardinals upset them in 1942 and their fifth defeat in 21 series. They had won seven in a row since "42. : When other details of this series are covered with dust and all but forgotten, they still will remem ber the catch by Amoros that saved the day for the Dodgers. The Yanks were making one of their sporadic raids on Podres in the sixth. Billy Martin walked and Gil McDougald. who had three of teams that are all ranked in the the eight hits off the lefthander. top 10 of the state. North Salem had beaten out a perfectly placed N itnnnul Cwoot Unm "M.1 Q " last I K..nt f - ;1 ' ' f- Salem's Vikings will be favored to add another mark in their win columns this Friday when the two schools take on another pair of football foes. South Salem travels to Eugene to meet the Axemen there and North Salem will host the Lebanon Warriors. Both teams held workouts Tues day on soggy fields. South Salem will be aiming for its fifth straight, victory, the lat victim being Bend by a 21-7 count) Eugene will be a non-district foe in Friday's clash while the North Salem-Lebanon game is a district 8-A-l contest. Eugene has split in its four games so far, losing to Corvallis, 14-9, and Cottage Grove, 20-13. Two Narrow Losses Both of Eugene's losses Jiave been to teams ranked among the top 10 in the state and both were only narrow losses. The Axemen edged Klamath Falls, 13-6, and blanked Roseburg, 6-0. Eugene has proven itself capable both in a running attack and in passing. Dave Powell, a 190-pound fullback, is ' the principal ground gainer Coach Lee Gustafson of the Saxons says he will use the same lineup as last week, with only the starting quarterback position still undecided. It will be either Bob Beals or Larry Thompson. Still nursing injuries on the Sax on team are Brad Kruger, tackle, and Gary Mellinger, center. Viks Eye Victory ' Coach AI Gray at North Salem hopes his Vikings will hand Leba non, its fourth straight defeat. The Warriors have bowed to Astoria, Corvallis and Albany, three more . : .... v '- . ,. v 1 - .. ..- . ( ' : . : I s - X x " - -.' j ' - y v ' f 1 " ...i rr W-r , i - . ,., ,; YANKEE STADIUM Pitcher Johnny Podres is flanked by Gil Hodges, left, and Carl Furillo in Dodgers dressing room after win over Yankees in final game of 1955 World Series Tuesday. Friday. Still a thorn in the side of Gray is the 7-6 upset the Lebanon team won over the Vikings last year. We don't want that sort of thing again this year," said Gray Tues day. He expects that the Viks will be "up" for Friday's game so that no such surprise will happen again this year. Brooklyn's 2-0 . lead appeared shaky as Yogi Berra strode to the plate, swinging a couple of mighty war clubs. . He looked at a ball and noticed the Dodger outfield was pulled all the way around to right, leaving a big gap in left Berra slashed the ball into a high arc toward the left field cor- (Continued on next page.) (5 Sable Cvews By BUNNY MASON Salem Golf Club Professional Bonajr Nawi Tfie first round of the annual Husband and Wife tourney is a thing of-tbe past now and a fine turnout was had at the Salem Golf Club. The starting field of 30 couples played all of their matches except two. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hill had to drop out of the fun fest because of an injury to big Tom's back. The best golf was turned in by Dr. and Mrs. Harold dinger. Their combined effort on the first nine added up to a slick 74. Mrs. O. came close to matching men's par on the front nine with a 39 and then the lefthanded molar-mauler came back with a 35. It seems to be the week for left-handers, with such heroes as Tommy Byrne and Johnny Podres holding forth in the baseball spotlight The lead the dingers built up with that hot front nine was good enough to dump Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Wood. Mrs. O.. has been one of the city's best women players for some time and this duo should be tough to handle in this tournament-All of the players who lost their first match will drop down to' form a consolation flight but they will have to wait a little while for the loser of the Oslund Koorehead match The Robert Oslunds and George Mooreheads tied at the end of the. regulation 18 but it was too dark' for the sudden death playoff so they will play it out this week sometime. The match was tied in a very unusual way in that there was a difference of 12 holes between the women and 12 more between the men. ': . - , We saw the rules of golf given an awful lacing in Sunnyside, Wash., over the weekend. If you can figure this .one at first glance, you are better than the rules committee for this particular tourney. A young pro who, for the first time in his life, was in a position to. win a tournament came to the 18th tee needing only a par three. Without a doubt his Adam's apple was pounding against his brain about this time. i, Skeet Range Adds to Trouble His tee shot vent wide of the green on the right and came to rest beside a skeet range in a position that forced him to stand on a concrete block to hit the next shot And hit it he did but not very well, getting the ball only about half way to the green. At this point he hit the ball again and damped it on the green about six feet from the hole. The rest of the four some putted up to the cop. Then someone in the gallery told the young pro that he could have dropped bis ball away from the skeet range if it interfered with his shot The lad took this as a statement of fact and went back to the skeet xange to play another ball despite being warned not to do so by the players --in his group as well as other nearby players. His second, ball from the skeet range ended up about foot from .the hole. He putted out this first ball and scored a five with that balL Then he putted out the second ball and made a three with that ball. What do you think the lad made on, the hole? The rules committee s-ud he hd jt five, which put him well down the line but still in the money. , . , i If he had been gives the three be made with the second ball, he would be $170 richer today Howtver, if he had been given what be really made the hole be would not have wou a single dime. According to the rule book, the lad made a the hole because when he left the first ball to play nother one, He dedarin the first ball unplayable, which " 'whol penalty. The gny deserved better tham what happened to him bat that bail still goes right where you hit It. , 1 j'j i in H I kX a. ---V.-U-fc.. Podres blanked the Yanks, 2-0, and Hodges knocked in both runs. Brooks took Series four games to three to garner their first cham pionship!. (AP Wirephoto.) YANKEE STADIUM Dodgers' boss Walter OTttalley, left, lets out a boiler as he grabs Manager Walter Alston in dressing room after win in 1955 World Series. Brooks beat Yankees, 2-0, in final game to take theirv first series in history. (AP Wirephoto). Dodgers Rave After Victory OSC Won't Telecast Homecoming Game CORVALLIS m Oregon State's Oct. 22 homecoming football game with Washington State will not Re carried by television as planned By TED SMITS NEW YORK tf) The Brooklyn Dodgers cut loose Tuesday in their , ' os nc . .. dressing room after winning theK.f S- Ke"e.0SJ, ,afthleVc World Series as no other ImsW said the .forrna- ouuuici u vai tame wiu , i euidtc club has done in recent years. There was shouting and back pounding, cheering and smiles. hand shaking and embracing and it was spontaneous, genuine, and totally unabashed. Five heroes were singled oflt: Johnny Podres. the superb pitch er; Sandy Amoros, whose catch of Yogi Berra's high pop to left field corner saved the day when he turned it into a double play; Gil Hodges, who. drove in the two all important Dodger runs; Manager Walt Alston, who did what no other Brooklyn manager could do in win ning baseball's biggest prize; and Duke Snider, the slugging center field star. "That -Podres that Amoros," catcher Roy Campanella shouted. "He never shook me off on any thing I called for all day except the last pitch of the game. I wanted a fast ball. He wanted a change-up." Campanella roared with laughter. A changeup it was, and Elston Howard grounded out to Reese. Jinx Park Fails To Stop Dodgers By AL LIGIITNF.R L Statesman Sports Editor YANKEE STADIUM, New York City (Special) Myrt-can !go home to Alabama with what's left of her $32,000, Pee Wee Reese gets the World Series victory he's been denied on' five other occasions, Johnny Podres gets to drive around in a new Chevrolet Corvette the Sport magazine Statesman, Salem, Ore., Wed., Stanford Jumps to 20th . . . Terps Top October 5, 1955-(Sec. 2-l Grid Poll; UttA 7th, Troy lOfih 4. award f6r. the Series "top per former" I and all Flatbush will rock I with joy for weeks. The Brooks did it in their eighth trip to the pdst , j It was a tremendous 2-0 game, one-if or (and in which tension was so great that even pre-game singe" Lucy Monroe's voice seem ed to quiver as she sang the national anthem. The pressure didn't bother the Dodgers as many! figured it would, since they were .playing for the blue chips in their "jinx" park. They played like feal champions in all but that ione! brief instant in the fourth inning when Gilliam and i i i if rt . sniaer uiu an Aiionse-oasion aci on Berra's high fly, letting it fall for a idouble. That hit, incident ally, cheap as it was, gave. Berra a recDrd-tieine achievement of having hilt safely in all seven of the gamis. Only" eight . other players ha ve'been able to do that over j the years. Podres Terrific Podres !was terrific. His vic tory in the third game, which was the (highlight of his 23rd birthday, 1 was a sharp effort. Tuesday's was sharper. The kid pitched with the finesse of an ancient veleran and as if he just knew he! would shut out the Yanks,! a feat which was accom plished only five times during the regular campaign. It was a great Victory for the brash, cocky PodresL who is also Quite a -dod- off. He Was at his greatest when ' Kiesling Gets Fine of $500 PHILADELPHIA Walter Kiesling, coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League, Tuesday was fined $500 heaviest fine in league history for his behavior toward officials during and after the Steelers-Los Angeles Rams game last Sunday. Commissioner Bert Bell an nounced the fine and confirmed that it was the heaviest such levy against player or coach in league history. The commissioner said it was necessary to protect the offi cials. "Officials have to call more than 100 judgment playa .aame and; they must be protected against abuse from coaches, players and others. The fine is in the best in terests of ' professional football," Bell said. " - The commissioner, who made his decision after a "telephone" hear ing with Kiesling, , said the fine was tempered by Kiesling's long and faithful service to the game as well as his unblemished record to date. Under the NFL code, the Pittsburgh coach was liable , to a fine of up to $2,000 and suspension for life. 1. Maryland (3-0) (88) 2. Michigan (2-0) (271 3. Oklahoma (2-0) (13) r4, Georgia Tech (3-0) (fl,, , . none uame.(z-0)ju . Army (2-0) (8) . 7. UCLA (Ml 8. Texas Christian (3-0) (S) 9. Wisconsin (2-0) (11) 10. South California (3-0) (3) Second Ten 11. West Virginia (2-0) (13) 12. Navy 2-0) 13. Duke (2-0) (3) 14. Auburn (2-01 1558 1223 1146 Jioa .XU1 8P8 518 514 479 412 380 289 m 66 15. Miami (Fla.) M 18. Clemson (3-0) 55 17. Purdue (2-0) 20 18. Washington (3-0) (1) 24 19. Kentucky 2-l) ' 21 20. Stanford U-l ' IS . ; " By HUGH FuLLERTON JR. Associated Press Sports Writer Maryland, well out in front in the national football ratings after only, three games, faces a real battle from here on. It isn't th battle to win games that troubles Jim Tatum's mighty Terrapins, but one to avoid being forgotterL The Terps have finished the! toughest part of their schedule j Missouri, UCLA and Baylor inj a gratifying fashion. From now on they'll play mostly in their own! Atlantic Coast Conference with two outside games that apparently! aon i- pose any serious problems And in the ACC. still so young that there's no round-robin schedule ori official championship, Maryland doesn t meet ts most important!' rival, Duke. Michigan Second Meanwhile. Michigan, a solid second in this week's Associated! Press poll of sports writers and broadcasters, takes on sixth-rated Army Saturday when plunged into the Big Ten title race, where every game is a tough one and each victory makes a big impression So far Maryland has been suf ficiently impressed that the Terps garnered 83 of 185 first place votes and, a total of 1,568 points to Mich igan s 27 firsts and 1,223 points. Oklahoma, with 13 firsts and 1.146 points, edge out Georgia Tech for third place with Notre Dame, Ar my, i UCLA, Texas Christian. Wis consin and Southern California completing the top ten. Buckeyes Drop Oklahoma registered the big gain this week, advancing from fifth place to third on the strength of a 26-14 victory over well-liked Pitt and shoving Tech and Notre Dame down a notch. Wisconsin, an impressive 37-14 winner over Iowa, moved up to replace Ohio State in the top ten and TCU advanced from tenth to eighth place after whipping Arkan sas 26-0. The leading teams with first place votes and won-lost records in parentheses (points on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis) SHRYOCK'S SALEM WEATHER -OUTLOOK Five Day Forecast Precipitation Above Normal-Maximum of 60o-Low of 40 RAINY DAY ANT DAT -Xr You'll be t mart and comfortable in youi VANDALS BRAVE RAIN- MOSCOW, Idaho Of) TJie Idaho Vandals braved a driving rain Tuesday preparing for their foot ball homecoming with College of Pacific Saturday. (lt gator) i ALUWEATHIRCOAT $,275 ; $4975 n t In The Capitol Shopping Center Open Mon. and Fri. Til 9 p.m. he had ster u$ed to be. While the young- 106 pitches to subdue; the scheduled OSC-WSC telecast. I the Yankees last week, he needed ' 143 in the) finale. The great breaks helped Podres! to the triumph which ' means oyer $8,000 for each Dodger player, and around $6,- 000 for each Yankee. The big gest of the two came in the sixth (Continued on next page.) Huskies to Drill On Defense Work SEATTLE OB Washington's; trouble next Saturday, Coach John , Cherberg opines, will be in main taining a defense against the point piling offense demonstrated this , year by the University of Southern California football team. With this" in mind,, most of the Husky workouts this week are be ing1 devoted to defensive maneuv ering against USC plays and shifting players to fill gaps left by the weekly injured list. - Cherberg moved Dell Jensen, a reserve, to the position of varsity center but still hopes to play Bert Watson, the regular center. Wat son was injured in the Oregon game last Saturday and hasn't been able to participate in . any rough work this week. 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