TWTLTE MEDFOTID (OREGON)
Dodgers Widen Gap To
Sure of Front Spot on
By CARL LUNDQUIST
United Prect Spottt Writer
Shoot off a premature fire
cracker today for those boom
ing Brooklyn Dodgers because
they now are certain to be in
first place on the Fourth of July,
the date which means an
eventual pennant according to
tradition. '
Since 1900 teams in first place
on July 4 in the National
League have gone on to win the
pennant 35 times and lost out 20
times. But could there be one
bad omen? The last time a July
4 leader failed to win the pen
nant was in 1951 when the
Dodgers blew the flag to the
Giants in the playoffs.
The Dodgers assured them
selves of the lead on the holiday
Wednesday when they again de
feated the second-place Cubs, 3-2,
to go 13 games in front. The
Cubs have 12 games to play be
fore July 4 and if they won all
and Brooklyn lost all of the 11
it has before that date, the
Dodgers still would be in front.
'Five-Team Fight
Any of five American League
teams conceivably could lead
the pack by July 4 but the
Yankees, as of now, still were
in command by two games after
another victory, 6-1, over the
Athletics. If the Yankees hold
their margin they will be an
even better bet to win the flag
on past performance because in
the junior circuit the July 4
leader has gone on to finish on
top 38 times as against 17 fail
ures. Whitey Ford scattered nine
hits for his eighth victory and
Mickey Mantle hit another long
homer in the Yankee triumph,
but runner-up Chicago and third
place Cleveland kept pace with
shutout wins.
Chicago topped Washington
3-0 on a four-hitter by Dick
Donovan. It was Donovan's ninth
win, pretty good for a pitcher
who never had a major league
triumph in four previous years
in the majors. '
Cleveland defeated Baltimore
5-0 on Early Wynn's six-hitter in
which he also accounted for two
tallies with a double. It was his
ninth victory and third shutout
and Baltimore's sixth shutout
in nine games.
The Red Sox moved to within
a game of fourth place with a 12
' 7 triumph over Detroit in which
Ted Williams smacked three
doubles and Norm Zauchin hit a
three-run homer. Jim Piersall
and Sammy White also hit Bos
ton homers and . Al Kaline hit
two for Detroit while Ray Boone
got one.
Giants End Losing Streak
The Dodgers picked up an un-
Standings
PACIFIC COA8T LEAGUE
W. L.
Pet.
GB
San Diego 9
Seattle ...... 48
Portland 37
Hollywood 39
Oakland .36
32
32
37
40
43
43
44
44
.605
.600 i
.500 82
.494 10 ',2
.456 12
.456 12
.450 12 'i
.443 13
San Francisco . ...36
Los Angeles ....36
Sacramento 3a
Wednesdays Results
San Francisco 3. Los Angeles 0
Hollywood 4. Oakland 3
San - Diego 6. Sacramento 4
Seattle at Portland ppd.. rain.
Bow Series Stand
San Francisco 2. Los Angeles 0
Hollywood 2. Oakland 0
San Diego 1. Sacramento 1
SeatUe 1. Portland 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W. L.
New York 44 23
Chicago 39 22
Cleveland 39 26
Detroit 32 29
Boston 33 32
Kansas City 24 39
Washington 23 39
Baltimore 20 44
Prt. GB
.657
.639 2
.600 4
.525 9
.508 10
.381 18
.371 18 'i
.313 22 1.2
Wednesday's Results
New York 6. Kansas City 1
Boston 12. Detroit 7
Chicago 3. Washington 0 (nightl
Cleveland 5. Baltimore 0 (.night)
Friday Games .
Chicago at Boston, night
Kansas City at Baltimore, night
Detroit at Washington, night
Cleveland at New York, night
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W. L.
Prt.
.750
GB
Brooklyn .......
Chicago
Milwaukee .
New York
Philadelphia .
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
48 16
36 30
35 30
32 33
29 34
28 33
26 35
21 44
.545 13
.538 13'2
.492 16'2
.460 18 'j
.459 18'2
.426 20'i
.323 27 2
Wednesday's Results
Brooklyn 3, Chicago 2
Philadelphia 9. St. Louis 6 (night)
Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 0 (night)
New York 4, Cincinnati 3 (night)
Friday's Games
Philadelphia at Cincinnati, night
Brooklyn at Milwaukee, night
Pittsburgh at Chicago
New York at St. Louis, night
Hard Top Races
Saturday, June 25
Ashland Speedway
$100 Added Money
For 1st and 2nd Place in A-Main
Fast Cars from Northern California
and Southern Oregon.
Time Trials 7 P.M.
MAIL TRIBUNE
earned run in the eighth to de
feat the Cubs and hand Hal Jeff
coat his second straight defeat
as a reliever after he had won
six in a row. It was Jeffcoat's
throwing error that set up
Brooklyn's winning run. Rube
Walker, subbing for Roy Campa
nella, homered for Brooklyn.
The Giants finally ended their
six-game losing streak behind
"stopper" Sal Maglie, beating
Cincinnati. 4-3. on the margin
of homers by Hank Thompson
and Bobby Hofman in the nintn.
It was Maglie's eighth straignt
triumph.
Warren SDahn pitched a six-
hit shutout for his fifth victory
tr pive Milwaukee a 6-0 decision
over Pittsburgh. It was Milwau
kee's sixth straight win ana
Spahn and catcher Del Crandall
contributed homers, bpann qrove
in three runs.
Robin Roberts stuck it out for
his 10th victory, 9-6, over the
Cardinals even though he was
tappprl for two homers and a
triple by Stan Musial plus
homers bv Red Schoendienst ana
Rip- Repulski. Stan Lopata
homered for Philly.
LINESCORE:
American League
Kansas City ..000 000 0101 9 0
New York 002 000 40x 6 10 0
Shantz. Ford (8-3 and Berra. Losing
piicner uiunar (-).
Detroit 000 303 001 7 15 2
Boston 600 111 03x 12 13 0
Lary, Foytack (1). Aber (4), Zuver
ink (5). Birrer (8) and Wilson. Brewer.
Kiely (6) and White. Winning pitcher
Brewer (4-7). Losing pitcher Lary
(6-7).
Chicago 010 100 0103 7 0
Washington ... 000 000 0000 4 1
Donovan (9-2) and Lollar. Stone, Ra
mon (9) and Courtney. Losing pitcher
Stone (3-8).
Cleveland 022 000 1005 15 0
Baltimore 000 000 0000 6 1
Wvnn (9-2) and Hegan. Schallock.
Moore (4). Dorish (6). McDonald (9)
and H. Smith, astall (6). Losing pitcher
Schallock (2-3).
National League
Brooklyn 100 010 0103 7 0
Chicago 000 100 1002 8 2
Meyer. Hughes (6), Roebuck (8) and
Walker. Rush. Jeffcoat (8) and Mc
Cullough. Chiti (8). Winning pitcher
Roebuck (4-2) Losing pitcher Jeff-
coat (6-2).
Philadelphia .3-0 001 3109 14 . 0
St. Louis 401 000 010 6 10 0
Roberts (10-6) and Lopata. Jackson.
Tiefenauer (2). LaPalme (7). Law
rence (7), Wright (7). G. Jones (8) and
Burbnnk. Losing pitcher Tiefenauer
(1-4).
New York ..110 000 0024 10 0
Cincinnati 000 002 001 3 10 2
Maglie (8-3) and Katt. Staley, Mi-
narcin (9 and Landrith. Burgess (7).
Losing pitcher btaley (5-t).
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 0 6 0
Milwaukee ... 000 012 03x 6 12 1
Surkont. Donoso (8) and Atwell.
Peterson (8). Spahn (5-7) and Cran-
daU. Losing pitcher burkont (6-7).
Harrington,
Wise Take
2-Ball Title
Ray Wise and George Har
rington won the men's two-ball
match play golf championship
at Rogue Valley Country club
Tuesday. They overcame Bill
Blackledge and Norton Smith 1
up.
Harrington and Wise, who had
to give nine strokes for the 18
hole route, led 2 up at the half
way spot in the match. However,
Blackledge and Smith were even
going into the 15th hole. Both
15 and 16 were taken by Har
rington and Wise. Their rivals
nabbed 17.
No. 18 was halved when Wise
and Harrington played safe for
a par. The eventual victors had
a 3 up margin after eight greens
but lost the ninth, a stroke hole.
The tourney has been under
way for several weeks. Eddie
Simmons and Ray Smith took
first flight laurels.
Play now has started on the
club championship tournament.
Entries have through July 3 to
complete their first round match
es. OCE's Bill McArthur
Takes Leave for Year
Monmouth (U.R) Bill McAr
thur, football and track coach
at Oregon College of Education,
today had a year's leave of ab
sence in order to complete his
studies for 'a doctor's degree.
John Chamberlain, line coach,
will take over the football duties
for next season. Bob Livingston,
baseball and basketball coach,
will take over McArthur's duties
as athletic director. A track
coach and football line coach
will be named later.
Thursday, June 23, 1955
13 Games;
Holiday
Tribe Given
Settlement
For Bill Cox
New York (U.R The Cleve
land Indians may have a hard
time fitting a "satisfactory sum"
into their infield, but that was
what they settled for today from
the Baltimore Orioles instead of
Billy Cox.
The Indians, counting heavily
upon Cox to shore up their por
ous infield, gave up outfielders
Dave Pope and Wally Westlake
plus cash before the trading
deadline last week and received
Cox and outfielder Gene Wood
ling in return.
When Cox went home to New
port, Pa., and retired from base
ball, General Manager Hank
Greenberg of Cleveland, laid the
matter before baseball commis
sioner Ford Frick.
Wednesday Frick settled the
issue in a conference here at
tended by Greenberg and Art
Ehlers of the Baltimore front of
fice. It involved a cash settle
ment to Cleveland believed to be
about $15,000.
Before Frick stepped in as the
peace - maker, Woodling also
threatened to get into the quit
ting routine. It had been reported
that Frick would nullify the en
tire deal and send all players
back to their original clubs if a
satisfactory settlement for Cox
could not be reached.
When Woodling heard that he
blew up.
"If they cancel the deal I'll
quit like Cox did," he said.'Tm
tired of being pushed around.
I've moved my family once and
I'm not going to move them
again. I didn't mind playing for
the Orioles before and I wouldn't
mind playing for them again, but
I've got my family to think
about. I gave up one home there
and I'm not going to look for
another."
He calmed down when the an
nouncement was made from
Frick's office.
Fair Fishing Reported
On South Umpqua River
Portland (U.R) The weekly
report on fishing conditions pre
pared by the State Game Com
mission: Southwest: Winchester bay
salmon angling very good with
most fish chinook; trout fishing
in Ten-miles lakes fair in eve
nings fair on flies; Coquille river
fair on bait; south and north
forks Coquille good to excellent
on flies; south fork Coos good on
flies and fair on bait; Coos river
shad fishing excellent but should
taper off soon.
North Umpqua trout angling
good, especially in fly area; road
in good shape as far as Steam
boat but rough above there;
South Umpqua producing fair
fishing above Days creek; some
road work being done above
Tiller; very few summer' steel
head taken but fish are in river.
Enjoy the
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By NORM RITTER
United Press Sports Writer
The San Diego Padres could
thank John Merson's big bat
and a rainstorm in Portland for
their clear title to the Pacific
Coast League today.
The Padre infielder smacked a
three-run homer in the eighth in
ning last night to bring his mates
from behind for a 6-4 win over
the Sacramento Solons. Mean
while the Seattle Rainiers, who
had climbed into a tie with the
Pads after winning their 10th
straight Tuesday, were rained
out at Portland.
Bobby Del Greco blasted a
two-run home run in the ninth
to give Hollywood its second in
a row over the Oakland Oaks,
4-3.
San Francisco replaced Los
Angeles in the No. 6 spot as the
Seals enjoyed a three-run ninth
frame while Don Fracchia was
shutting out the Angels on seven
hits for a 3-0 triumph.
Big Eighth
It was a big eighth inning,
Threatening Skies Greet
Western Open First Round
Amateur George Harring
ton and Club Pro Al Wil
liams are Rogue Valley Coun
try club entries in the Western
Open golf tournament at Port
land. Portland i'.U.R) The nation's
top shotmakers, headed by Tom
my Bolt and Sam Snead, teed
off under threatening skies to
day in the first round of the
52nd Western Open golf tour
nament. Snead and Bolt were picked
to win the four-day, $15,000
tournament after each shot an
eight-under-par 64 in brilliant
practice rounds. ..
Snead turned in his 64 Mon
day with a hot round that in
cluded three eagles. Although
bothered by putter trouble since
then,' he remained a crowd fa
vorite to walk off with first
prize when the tournament
winds up Sunday.
After turning in a mediocre
71 in the final practice round
Wednesday, Slammin' Sammy
threatened to . "show up with
an old stick tomorrow for a
putter."
Bolt put together his 64 Wed
nesday as rain began to fall on
the 6,600-yard Portland layout.
The courseis the same over
which Ben Hogan shot a 72-hole
tournament record of 261 for
a par 72 course in 1946. Tour
nament officials have toughened
it up, adding 179 yards to its
length, for the Western, but the
leaders were expected to shave
as much as 20 strokes off par
during the four-day event.
Dr. Cary Middlecoff, the golf
ing dentist, predicted a score
of 266 would take top money
if fair weather held up. Host
Pro Larry Lamberger said a 275
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Lone Lead
which produced five runs in all,
that put the long-time league
leading Padres back in front by
half a game.
With the Pads trailing, 4-1,
Milt Smith started off the rally
with a single. He was safe at
and scored on Earl Rapp's single,
second on Jerry Streeter's error
life on Streeter's miscue, scored
Julio Becquer, who also got
life on Streeter's miscue, scored
when Eddie Kazak singled. That
set the stage for Merson to
power his third homer in four
games.
Al Lyons, who came in for
the Pads in the eighth, was the
winner, Bud Daley the loser.
THE LINESCORES:
Sacramento ....022 000 000 4 10 1
San Diego ... 000 010 05x 6 11 0
Daley, Candini (8) and Baich;
Dickey. Thomason (3) Lyon (8),
Erautt (9) and Bailey.
Hollywood 020 000 002 4 7 1
Oakland 100 100 010 3 10 0
Bowman and Hall; Gettel and Neal.
San Francisco 000 000 003 3 6 1
Los Angeles ... 000 000 000 0 7 1
Fracchia and Ritchey; Elston. Lown
(9) and Fanning.
total should be good enough to
win.
Hogan, Jack Fleck, the new
National Open champion, and
Lloyd Mangrum, defendinglWest-
ern Open king who won the
title in a playoff at Cincinnati
last year, are not competing this
year.
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Races . are held at the speed
way every other week end and
from week to week the s,port
has , become more popular
among the valley fans.
The management has announc
ed that added money will be put
up for this week's race, which
means that first' and second
place winners in the A-main
will have a guarantee of $60
and $40 plus the regular purse.
With this in mind, a full field
of cars is expected for this race.
The track has been put in top
notch shape and new track rec
ords may be turned in. An in
vitation has been sent out to Yre
ka, Medford and Roseburg in
viting those drivers to take part.
Up till now the Ashland
speedway has been racing stock
cars, but with the demand for
fast cars, both classes will be
racing this week.
The program will include four
heat races, two trophy dashes,
an A-main and a B-main. Time
trials have been set for 7:00
p.m., with races starting immedi
ately following the trials.
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ARCHIE MOORE FLOORS OLSON;
EYES TANGLE WITH MARGIAUO
By JACK CUDDY
United Press Sports Writer
New York U.PJ Light-heavy
weight champion Archie Moore,
elated at Wednesday night's
quick defense of his crown, said
today, "I believe I'll knock out
Rocky Marciano when we fight
in September."
The 38-year-old Negro from
San Diego, Calif., who belted
out middleweight champion Carl
Bobo Olson in the third round
at the Polo Grounds Wednesday
night, added, "I know it sounds
as if I'm talking big. But I've
got a lot of dynamite left I
didn't use last night."
Charley Johnston, M o o r e's
manager, said he had been in
vited to confer with promoter
Jim Norris about a probable
September 22 fight, at Yankee
Stadium.
Moore, top heavyweight con
tender as well as king of the
175-pounders, has been yelling
on Marciano's heels more than
a year for a title fight.
Playing With Dynamite
Archie, who floored 26-year-
old Olson with a final left hook
for the full ten count at 1:19
of the third round, said with a
grin today:
"When Rocky and I fight,
we'll both be playing with dyna
mite. And something's sure to
hapnen to some one. I'm pretty
confident it'll happen to Rocky
I believe he'll go out because
I'm punching sharp and I'll be
at my natural weight of about
185 or 186 pounds."
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Promoter Norris and manager
Weill were also slated for a con
ference today.
Norris estimated that the Sep
tember match would draw about
$750,000. But Moore's pilot,
Johnston, declared "it will go
more than a million."
Moore's fourth defense of the
175-pound crown against Olson,
ruler of the 160-pound division,
drew only 27,435 fans and $206,
784 last night because of yes
terday's showers and last night's
threatening weather. Also be
cause the public had come to
regard the "battle of champions"
as a mismatch.
Bobo Forces Fight
Speedy, 26-year-old Bobo forc
ed the fight in the first round
and landed more leather than
the stalking Archie. Bobo
bobbed in with combination
hooks to body and head as they
felt each other out. All three
ring officials gave Olson the
first round, and Referee Ruby
Goldstein also gave him the sec
ond. But it was in the second that
the smart, hard-hitting light
heavy champ took command.
Using his unusually long 78-inch
reach, he shook Bobo with left
jabs and left hooks to the head
and landed three hard right
smashes to the body. Near the
close of the round, he knocked
Bobo back on his heels into a
corner with a left jab. Bobo had
a slight cut on his left brow
when he went to his corner.
In the third round, the stalk
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ing Moore knocked Olson off
balance with a lef t right left
Then he staggered him with two
hard straight rights to the head,
hit him with a left hook that
started him backwards and
landed a terrific left hook to
the face that dropped Bobo on
his back in Moore's corner. Bobo
rolled over onto his stomach and
tried to lift himself up, he al
most made it at "nine" but
failed.
To Continue Career
Manager Sid Flaherty asid the
fighter would continue his ca
reer, but would fight only
among the middleweight. He
hopes for Bobo to defend his
160-pound crown against the
July 15th winner of the Sugar
Ray Robinson-Rocky Castellani
fight in San Francisco.
Although the gate Wednesday
night was a disappointment,
both fighters drew the largest
purses of their careers. Moore's
purse was estimated at $76,500;
Olson's at $70,025.
In their career records, Moore
registered his 21st straight vic
tory and his 82nd kayo for 120
triumphs in 144 fights in 20
years. Olson's winning string
was snapped at 21 as he suffered
the second knockout of his 10
year campaign and the seventh
defeat in 70 bouts. Only ex-middleweight
champion Robinson
had stopped him before.
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