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TEH MEDfORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE None Clubs Threaten Marks; Yanks, (Dodgers Win AMERICAN LEACt'K W. L. 15 18 18 Prt. GB New York Cleveland Chicago ... Detroit Washington . .36 ...30 70S .625 .617 .551 4'.i 5 8 .29 ...27 22 ..20 27 .426 14 Boston .21 30 .412 15 .375 .294 21 Kannaa City Baltimore ..18 30 1S 38 Monday's Results New York 7. Detroit 5 Washington at Kansas City, night, postponed, rain. (Only games scheduled). NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Brooklvn 33 12 Chicago 30 20 New York 26 26 Milwaukee 25 25 Cincinnati 21 26 S Louis 20 27 Philadelphia 21 29 Pittsburgh 16 33 Prt. GB .760 .600 8 .510 12'a .500 13 .447 15'i .426 18'., .420 17 .327 21', Monday's Results Brooklvn 5. St. Louis 4. fnight) Philadelphia 4. Milwaukee 2 (sus pended game, of June St. Milwaukee 5. Philadelphia 2. (night) (Only games scheduled). By FRED DOWN United Press Sporlt Writer The major leagues' homer happy sluggers are making 1953 the most prolific year for round trippers in baseball history. New seaon marks for homers will be established in both cir cuits and no fewer than nine teams will set new club marks if the current output continues for the remainder of the campaign. With the season just under a third over, National League teams are producing homers at a pace that will give them 1,302 for the season while A'merican Leaguers are belting 'em at a rate that will give them 1,174 for the year. The National League mark of 1,197 homers was set in 1953 while the American League rec ord of 973 was established in 950. The Brooklyn Dodgers, who handed rookie Luis Arroyo of ;the St. Louis Cardinals his first floss, 5-4, on Jackie Robinson's ! two-run, ninth - inning homer 'Monday night are leading the pa rade. They've blasted a' total of 79 in 50 games. At that pace, they'll hit 243 for the season and .eclipse the 1947 New York Giants' all - time major league record of 221. " Yanks Blast Five Homers ; The New York Yankees, mean ' while, are blasting homers at a .pace which will give them an American League record of 205 for the year. They hit five Mon day en route to a 7-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers and increased their total to 68 in 51 games. The 1936 Yankees set the American League club mark of 182 round trippers. Ed Mathews and George Crowe homered to lead the Mil waukee Braves to a 5-2 triumph over the Philadelphia Phillies in Monday night's other game. They gave the Braves 55 homers in 50 games a pace which will enable them to surpass their club mark of 156 set in 1953. The game was preceded by the. com pletion of Sunday's suspended contest and won by the Phillies, 4-2. Other National League teams which are threatening their club marks are the second place Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Redlegs and the Cardinals. The Cubs have hit 68 homers in 50 games, the Redlegs 58 in 47 games and the Cardinals 44 in 47 games. Chicago's club mark is 171, Cincinnati's 166 and St. Louis' 140. In the American League, the Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators and Baltimore Orioles also are running ahead of their club record paces. The White Sox have 48 in 47 games, the Senators 29 in 47 games and the Orioles 24 in 51 games. Their club marks are 94 for Chicago, 85 for Washington and 52 for Baltimore. All told. National Leaguers have hammered out 416 homers in 31.9 per cent of the season while American leaguers have hit 358. Robinson Ruins Arroyo Robinson's homer ruined a fine .effort by Arroyo, who was seeking to become the first left bander to go the distance and win over the Dodgers at Ebbets Field this season. Arroyo had yielded only four hits and car ried a 4-3 lead into the ninth Attendance Off Last Years' Pace In Coast Circuit San Francisco U.R) The Pacific Coast League disclosed today that attendance in the first eight weeks of the season was 93,052 off the same period last year. In a special June meeting here, PCL officials said that only Los Angeles and Seattle Improved in attendance over J954. A total of 549.995 have paid their way into PCL parks this year as against 643,047 for the same period last season. The big gest decline was reported by the Oakland Oaks, who slipped 47, 215 off last year's pace. Los Angeles, with a turnout of 123,955 so far this season, led in attendance and was 53.575 ahead of its 1954 figure. Seattle im proved by 13,038 with a home turnout of 80.805. but he walked Gil .Hodges to start the frame. Robinson then tried unsuccessfully to sacrifice twice before hitting his fifth homer of the year into the center-field stands. Peewee Reese blasted an earlier homer' for Brooklyn. Arroyo had won six straight games and boasted a 1.55 ERA. Ed Robinson hit two homers ard Billy Hunter, Gil McDougald and Mickey Mantle one each as the Yankees stopped Billy Hoe ft's shut out-inning string at 19 and handed the young southpaw his third defeat. Rookie Johnny Kucks, aided by Jim Konstanty in the ninth, won his fifth game. The victories increased the Dodgers' first-place lead to eight games and the Yankees' first place margin to 4Vfc leangths. Bob Buhl won his second game to equal his entire 1954 produc tion for the Braves with the aid of the two-run homers by Math Harper Fires 134 To Top Open By STEVE SNIDER United Press Suorti Writer New York (U.R) The last 20 places in the U. S.Open golf championship were up for grabs today at San Francisco but no matter who wins out it's a cinch that defending champion Ed Fur gol is in for a rough time June 16-18. All but a few headline pros survived 36 hole qualifying tests Monday in 23 cities from New England to Honolulu with, bald ing Chandler Harper of Ports-1 mourn, va., tne isso PGA cham pion, leading the parade with a pair of 67's for 134. Counting the 17 exempt play ers and 16 who qualified at Los Angeles on June 3, a total of 142 players including 123 profession als already has been qualified. The last 20 will be known late to day when San Francisco com pletes its two rounds held on sep arate days because so many en tered from the San Francisco area. Hoi-Shots Qualify Hot-shots like big Mike Sou chak of Durham, N. C, Bob Ros burg of Palo Alto, Calif.; Johnny Palmer of Charlotte, N.C., Jackie Burke and Doug Ford of Kia mesha Lake, N.Y., Walter Burk emo of Franklin, Mich., and Billy Maxwell of Odessa, Tex., qualified with room to spare. There were the usual disap pointments and shockers in the ranks of those who failed. Most notable were Bob Toski of Liv ingston, N. J., who missed at Springfield, N.J.; Robert Devi- Adams Hurls Victory Over PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE W. I.. San Diego 41 24 Seattle 35 30 Oakland 31 32- Los Angeles 31 33 San Francisco 30 33 Portland 28 31 Hollywood 29 33 Sacramento 27 36 Pet. GB .631 .338 6 .492 9 .484 9'i .476 10 .475 10 .468 10 Va .429 13 Monday's Results Portland 7. Hollywood 1 (Only Game Scheduled) How Series Ended Hollywood 4. Portland 3 Next Series Oakland at San Francisco Seattle at San Diego Los Angeles at Hollywood Portland at Sacramento Portland (U.R) Portland's aging Red Adams lassoed Holly wood's rising young Stars last night by twirling a six-hit 7-1 victory over the resurging Hammer To Be UO Line Coach Eugene (U.R) FresHman Coach Bill Hammer will be new line coach of the University of Oregon football team, it was an nounced here today. -He will re place Vern Sterling in the job. Hammer has been Oregon Frosh coach for two years and was also mentor of the Duck wrestling teams. He holds a masters degree from Springfield college and was line coach and varsity wrestling coach for the United States Coast Guard Academy. No successor for Ham mer has been announced.- Sterling ' had announced his resignation earlier to take the line coach job at San Mateo Junior College. You'll Always Find o Reliability Uniformity Full Strength IN EVERY LOAD OF TRU-MIX CONCRETE Tru-Mix Concrete Co. FAST. PROMPT DELIVERY McAndrews Road Phone 2-5271 Tuesday, June- 7, 1955 IKlomer ews and Crowe: Buhl yielded cnly four hits and struck out six batters. AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 030 001 2017 8 3 Detroit 001 010 1025 11 2 Kucks. Konstanty 9 and Berra. Hoeft, Birrer (8i. Miller f9 and Wil son. Winning pitcher Kucks (5-1). Losing pitcher Hoeft (5-3j. Washington at Kansas City, night, ppd.. rain. (Only games scheduled) NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis 011 020 000 10 1 Brooklyn 001 002 0025 5 0 Arroyo ( 7-1 1 and Sarni. Loes. La Sorda 5. Meyer i5i, Labine (8i and Campanella. Winning pitcher Labine (4-0). (Suspended Game, June 5) Milwaukee 000 000 0202 10 1 Philadelphia .004 000 OOx 4 6 0 Conley, Crone i5j. Jay (7). Burdette C8i and Crandall. Wehmeier. Meyer (8 and Lopata. Winning pitcher Wehmeier (4-3). Losing pitcher Con ley (7-3). (Regular Game) Milwaukee ... 201 002 0005 5 1 Philadelphia . 200 000 0002 4 1 Buhl (2-4) and Crandall. Cole Dick son (6). Mrozinski 1 8 and Seminick. Losing pitcher Cole (0-2). (Only games scheduled.) Qualifi cenzo of Argentina, a loser at Fort Worth, Tex., by a single stroke for the third straight year; Jimmy Demaret of Kia mesha Lake, N.Y., at Springfield, N.J.; Gardnar Dickinson of St. Andrews, 111., at Birmingham, Ala.; and George Fazio of Con shohocken, Pa., who lost a play off to Ben Hogan for the 1950 U.S. Open title. Two former Open champions Ralph Guldahl and Olin Dutra failed last week at Los Angeles and another missed Monday, Little Tony Manero, winner at Baltusrol in Springfield, N.J., 19 years ago, tried to qualify over that course and wasn't even close. McKendrick Low In Oregon Play Portland (U.R) Bob Mc Kendrick, profession at Oswego Lake Country club, carded a 36 hole total of 138 yesterday to lead sectional qualifiers for the National Open golf champion ship. McKendrick had a 68 and 70 to nose out Bob Duden of Port land by a single stroke. Five others, including three amateurs, qualified for the open in play at Waverly Country Club yesterday. They included Eddie Hogan, Portland, 144; Ralph Dichter, Astoria amateur, 144; Wendell Wood, Eugene, 145; Ben Hughes, Portland am ateur, 146, and George Beech ler, Ontario amateur, 147. Bevos to 7-1 Hoi ly wood Southerners. Onjy doubles by Dick Smith and Curt Roberts in the sixth inning kept the durable right hander from a shutout as the Beavers ousted Hollywood from sixth place but lost the series 4-3. Portland jumped off to four runs off Cholly Naranjo in ,the first six innings before the Stars got their look-in. Ed Mickelson scored a pair of markers follow ing doubles and Joe Taylor brought home two more in the third with a bases-loaded single. The Beavers iced the game with two doubles, a single and an error good for three runs. The rest of the loop was idle last night but Oakland is at San Francisco, Seattle invades San Diego, Hollywood entertains Los Angeles, and Sacramento plays host to Portland in a full slate of games tonight. THE LINESCORE: Hollywood 000 001 000 I S S Portland 012 010 30x 7 12 0 Naranjo and Bragan; Adams and Robertson. Jay Evans To Coach At Prineville High Prineville : (U.R) Jay Ev ans, a graduate of Southern Ore gon college, has been named head basketball coach at Crook County high school here, Super intendent Cecil Sly said today. Evans succeeds Merritt Kel say, who resigned to take a sim ilar post at Parkrose high school in the Portland metropolitan area. Evans formerly was junior varsity hoop coach here. MedfordWTribune Studs Scuffle Yreka Again on, Wednesday Medford's Cheney Studs, who are gradually collecting strength and may .be fully manned by next week end, take on the Yreka Indians this Wednesday evening. Game time is 8 p.m. and it will be the third meeting between the two aggregations. Since Medford holds victories in the two previous sessions, 22 to 16 and 11 to 7, and has added a couple of players in the past week, the Studs will be favored to win unless, of course, the California nine in the meantime itself has been fortified. Latest additions to the Cheney roster are a pair of pitchers, Derald Wooton, who toils also in the outfield, and Jim Kelly, just home from Santa Clara uni versity. Kelly, ex-St. Mary's high, who pitched for Brookings in semi-pro last year, was in the stands Sunday. Manager Clarence Mellbye may call upon either of the fore going two or upon Kay Kelley, ex-Crater high, to start the Wednesday brush. Kelley opened against the Indians at Yreka on Memorial day. Lost to USC Jim Kelly, compiled a 1-1 rec ord for the collegiate Broncs this season, playing for a team which had an unimpressive year. But, Kelly's setback, in his only start ing appearance, was at the hands of University of Southern Cal ifornia, which won the Pacific Coast Conference and NCAA dis trict championships. He ' was called to the mound in about Jt t5 (SndDQDWP Super -CusOiioiru in. Right now, at the height of the tire selling season, we bring you this outstanding offer on the world's most outstanding tires . . . Good) tars. This fine Super-Cushion features exclusive Triple-tempered 3-T Cord body for extra strength. It has the same proved "traction-safe" Stop Notch tread design that came on the finest 1954 new cars. Before you ride another risky mile on smooth, worn tires, see us for Goodyear's famous Super-Cushions, the low-cost tires with the high-priced fecures! SAVE while the SALE is on! ONLY See Us Now.. . Offer limited ff ff More 123 SOUTH MEiFOiO eight games and pitched 12 or 14 innings. The Studs hope to be at strength by next Saturday and Sunday when they anticipate the arrival of Pitcher Terry Maddox and Shortstop Bob Selsor. Mad dox, ex-Medford high, was the leading pitcher in the Northern Division this season, chucking for the University of Oregon. Selsor has been on the Univer sity of California at Los Angeles team. Maddox won seven and lost only one this year for the Web- foots. He compiled a 2.80 earned run average. The .Duck star threw 74 innings in 14 games. He yielded 63 hits, and 29 bases on balls and struckout 40. Twen ty three of the 37 runs scored against him were earned. He had a .306 batting average. Like Kelly, Maddox suffered his lone loss at the hands of Southern 'Cal. Bandon will be Medfords foe this week end with Saturday r.ight and Sunday games at the fairgrounds. It will be the Mil lers' bow into league play, al though 'Standings published yes terday inadvertently indicated they had seen action. Bandon's scheduled series with Bend this week end was postponed until the July holiday. Chicago, served by 38 rail roads, is considered the world's greatest railway center. ' low-priced with high 6.00 t 16 features phi tax od . recoppobl tir '1.25 WEEKLY vMr I low prices on all other sizes, too! peopie ride on Goodyear Tiros than on any other kind! RIVERSIDE Three Times Around And Out Every Time Tarbora, N.C (U.R) Out fielder Curtis Baker today was tha only unhappy member of the Tarboro semi-pro baseball team which ran through its batting order three times in one inning in an 18-0 win over Grimetville. Baker made all three of his team's outs that inning. Cudd Gets Bye in 1st Round Play Paris (U.R) Twenty-five U. S. golfers tee off against com petitors from five other nations to launch the French Amateur tournament but the American who is bound to command the bulk of attention is Joe Conrad, the newly-crowned British Ama teur champion. Conrad, the cocky first lieu tenant from San Antonio, Tex., who predicted he would win the British Amateur and then went ahead and did it, has made no such prediction about the French Amateur but he is expected to have a minimum of difficulty against his first round opponent, Yves Le Quellec of France. Bruce Cudd Entered Many of the American entries, like Conrad, are servicemen sta tioned in Europe, but they also include Clarke Hardwicke of Los Angeles, runnerup in last year's tournament played at Saint Ger main, and Walker Cuppers Bill Campbell of Huntington, W. Va., and Bruce Cudd of Portland, Ore. Campbell and Cudd drew byes in the first round. However, Campbell faces Indian Ambassa dor Sadar Malik and Cudd op poses C. D. Chapman of England in the second round Wednesday afternoon. ti tire - priced Life t Mere Recaps Proved Performance IE INCORPORATED Shortage of Paying Customers Hurts PCL San Francisco (U.R) , A growing tcarcity of fans was the main topic of discussion yester day as the directors of the Pa cific Coast league met to hash over some of the problems fac ing the baseball loop. President Claire V. Goodwin said the league set up new ma chinery for lending money to staggering clubs and virtually agreed to start next season two weeks later than usual to get a break in the weather. " Under the new setup, loans could be made after they are cleared by a finance committee consisting of Presidents C. L. Brick Laws of Oakland, Emil Sick of Seattle and John Hol land of Los Angeles. Goodwin said the league would start its 172-game race next year on or about April 17, when better weather should be in prospect Attendance Lagging Statistics disclosed that 1955 attendance is lagging behind last year's figure by 93,052, with only Los Angeles and Seattle doing better than last year after the first eight weeks of play. All the other six clubs are trailing, with the Oakland Oaks showing the biggest slip 47,217 behind last year's home turnout for the same period. Goodwin said six different schedules were studied and that one would be adopted for next year by the league in October. However, he said the idea of splitting the rest of the season was "discouraged" after "some discussion. Hollywood and Oakland offic ials said that they wouM work out problems facing their ball Dead line for Sunday Classified Is at noon Saturday. Today's Top Truck The C3Dr.1DILGQ RGB b, goodie An Long Tread SfrTSr? v ( o niyo MOili ly rating) Plus tax end rocappabt lira service parks next spring when the pres ent sites may become untenable. The Hollywood property is con demned, while Oakland's lease is up. ; Stimulate Interest Goodwin said he had a "blue print" for improving certain parks in the league to stimulate fan interest through greater com forts, but he said he would an nounce his ideas later. The league president said there was no discussion "in my presence" about moving the Sac ramento franchise to Vancouver, but he was absent from the room for 15 minutes as club owners called an executive session. Damon Miller, president of the San Francisco Seals, said the ex ecutive session was called so that each club owner could give an estimate of his own team's financial status. "Everybody seemed optimis tic" Miller said, "and agreed that bad weather had as much to do with the decline of at tendance' as anything." J. 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