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Medford!Tribune sipaDmrs Bereaved Red Sox Nab Pair for Harry By CARL LUNDQUIST United Press Sports Writer The name of Harry Agganis never again will appear in a box i core but the quiet determination of his bereaved Boston Red Sox team mates tells a story without A 1)1 v. V - SUCCUMBING after relapse from pneumonia, Harry Ag ganis, 25, Boston Red Sox first baseman, dies in Cambridge, Mass., hospital. (International words they're winning 'em now for the likeable Greek guy whose funeral is Thursday after noon. The Red Sox wore their black arm bands of mourning in si lence and they played without the usual wise-cracks and razz ing Tuesday night, but they won two games, 4-0 and 8-2 over the Senators, the first on a three-hit shutout by Frank Sullivan, the second with an explosive eight run rally in the ninth. Sullivan, who now has won six games in a row, turned in his second straight shutout and Jack Jensen contributed three runs batted in on a homer and a sac rifice fly in the opener. Faye Throneberry also hit a homer. Sullivan, who had a two-hit shut out over Detroit in his last start, now ha? a 10-6 won and lost mark. . Bob Porterfield appeared to be "in" with a shutout of his own in the second game when the Red Sox became electric with energy and after Norm Zauchin hit a two-run homer made a rout of it, adding four singles and a double and also utilizing such devices as interference by the catcher, a sacrifice, a walk and force out. Zauchin, up for the second time hit the double for the final run. Tigrs Edge White Sox The victory moved Boston to within half a game of the fourth place Tigers who won a 10-in-ning struggle from the White Sox, 5-4, on a single by Frank House after Earl Torgeson walk ed and went to third on Jim Del sing's single. The White Sox had come from behind to tie it at 4-4 in the ninth. Chicago dropped ZVz games behind the idle Yan kees. In the only other American league game Cleveland topped Kansas City, 7-5 with six runs in the second inning, three on Larry Doby's homer. Mike Gar cia won his first game since May 15 and his fourth of the year. In the National league, the Dodgers came home to happy Flatbush and utilized home run smashes by Jack Robinson, Carl Furillo, and Duke Snider for a 6-5 victory over Sal Maglie and the Giants, who dropped to fifth place. Cincinnati took over fourth with a 9-1 victory over St. Louis while Chicago stayed in second place by beating Mil waukee 7-3. After the Phils finished un completed business of last April 24 with a 3-0 victory in a sus pended game, the Pirates went 10. innings to defeat the Phillies in the regular game, 7-5. Snider Takes Home Lead Maglie, who had won eight in a row, was tapped for the Robinson and Furillo homers in succession in the second inning and suffered his fourth defeat. Snider hit his 24th homer to take the major league lead again and this blast in the eighth proved to be the winning run. The Giants, full of fight, rallied for a run on a Robinson error in the ninth but Jackie atoned for that by starting a game ending double play. Ernie Banks and Jim King each hit two homers and Sam Jones struck out 12 in the Cub triumph at Milwaukee. It was a seven-hitter and Jones' eighth victory of the year. Hank Aaron homered for the Braves. Joe Nuxhall missed in a bid for his third straight shutout but coasted to an easy nine-hit job for his eighth victory with Cin cinnati. Johnny Temple batted in five runs, three on a triple, and stole a base while Ray Jab lonski hit a two-run homer against his old Cardinal mates. The Pirates made 12 hits, four of them singles by Tom Saffell, Dick Cole, Frank Thomas and Dale Long in the 10th to top the Phils. Willie Jones homered for the Phils and Long for the Bucs. The Phils added a ninth inning run in their suspended game vic tory. Jack Meyer was the win ner, in, that game but lost the regular one in relief . LINESCORES: American Leaine Kansas City .010 022 000 5 14 2 Cleveland . 160 000 OOx 7 6 0 Ditmar, Ceccarella (6). Sain (8) and Aitroth. W. Shantz (6). Garcia. Nar leaki (6) and Hegan. Winning pitcher Standings PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE W. L. Pet. CB San Diego 54 33 .621 Seattle .50 35 .588 3 Portland 40 39 .506 10 Hollywood 42 42 .500 10 i Los Angeles 40 46 .465 13 ?2 Oakland 38 47 .447 15 Sacramento 36 49 .424 17 Tuesday's Results San Diego 7. San Francisco S -Hollywood 8. Sacramento 0 Seattle 2. Oakland 1 Los Angeles 7. Portland 4 How Series Stand San Diego 1, San Francisco 0 Hollywood 1, Sacramento 0 Seattle 1. Oakland 0 Los Angeles 1, Portland 0 AMERICAN LEAGl'E W. L. New York 48 24 Chicago 42 24 Cleveland 42 29 Detroit 36 31 Boston 38 34 Kansas City 27 41 Washington 20 48 Pet GB .667 .627 3a .592 5a 537 9 'a .528 10 .397 19 .294 26 Tuesday's Results Cleveland 7. Kansas City 3 Detroit 5. Chicago 4 (10 innings, night). Boston 4, Washington 0 (1st, twi light I Boston 8. Washington 2 (2nd. night) (Only games scheduled) Wednesday's Probable Pitchers Kansas City at Cleveland, (inight) Ceccarelli (2-4) vs. Houtteman (5-3). Boston at Washington, (night) Pariell (2-2) or Delock (5-4) vs. Stobbs (1-7). Thursday's Games Detroit at Chicago Boston at Washington (Only games scheduled). NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Brooklyn 51 18 Chicago 40 32 Milwaukee 37 32 Cincinati 32 34 New York 33 38 St. Louis 30 37 Philadelphia .31 39 Pittsburgh 23 48 Pet. GB .739 .556 12 i .536 14 .485 17'.i .465 181, .448 20 .443 20 'i .324 29 Tuesday's Results Brooklyn 6. New York 5 (night) Chicago 7. Milwaukee 3 (night) Cincinnati 9, St. Louis 1 (night) Philadelphia 3. Pittsburgh 0 (Com pletion of suspended April 24th game. Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia 5 (10 innings, night) Wednesday's Probable Pitchers New York at Brooklyn, (night) Gomez (4-3) vs. Newcombe (13-1). Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (night) Littlefield (2-5) vs. Negray (1-0). Chicago at Milwaukee (night) Pol let (3-0) vs. Burdette (5-4). Cincinnati at St. Louis, (night) Staley (5-5) vs. Poholsky (1-S). Thursday's Games New York at Brooklyn. Chicago at Milwaukee (Only games scheduled). Garcia (4-9). Losing pitcher Dit mar (3-5). (10 innings) Detroit 201 100 000 15 11 1 Chicago 000 020 002 0 4 8 1 Maas, Lary (9) and House. Dono van. Consuegra (8). Howell (10) and Moss, Lollar (10). Winning pitcher Lary (7-8). Losing pitcher Howell (1-1). (1st Gams) Boston 102 000 100 4 11 1 Washington ... 000 000 0000 3 2 Sullivan (10-6) and White. Stobbs. Chakales (7). Shea (8) and Courtney. Losing pitcher Stobbs (7-8). (2nd Game) Boston ....000 000 0088 12 1 Washington ... 000 100 0102 4 2 Henry. Hurd (8). Kinder (9) and White. Porterfield. Chakales (9) and Edwards, Courtney (9). Winning pitch er Porterfield (7-11). National League (Completion of suspended game of April 24) Pittsburgh 000 000 000 0 5 3 Philadelphia ..000 000 21x 3 5 0 King, Face (8) and Shepard. Atwell (8). Meyer, Roberts (9) and Burgess, Seminick (9). Winning nitcher Meyer (2-6). Losing pitcher King (1-3). (10 innings) Pittsburgh . 001 000 021 37 12 0 Philadelphia 000 102 001 15 12 0 Surkont, Friend (8), Donoso (10) Face (10) and Atwell. Wehmeier. Mey er (9) and Lopata. Winning pitcher Friend (5-4). Losing pitcher Meyer (2-7). Cincinanti ......030 420 0009 12 0 St. Louis 000 000 100 1 9 2 Nuxhall (8-4) and Burgess. Wool ridge, Jonqs (4). Lawrence (7). Smith (8) and Burbrink. Losing pitcher Woolridge (1-2). New York 101 000 2015 11 2 Milwaukee ... 000 002 0103 7 1 Jones (8-9) and McCullough. Spahn, Crone (4) and Crandall. Losing pitch er bpann o-B). 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The game will be the fifth for Medford against a North ern California League team. The Studs have tripped Yreka three times and Ml. Shasta once. Ft. Jones stumbled along at its NCL beginning this sea son but, after being bolstered in personnel., rose up to whip . the loop leading Tulelake team a couple of Sundays ago. Back to back home runs by Jack Cooney and Derald Wooton following a walk to Eddie Mc Cullough got the Cheney Studs three runs in the first inning and three tallies was the margin of decision as the Studs subdued the Grants Pass Elks baseball nine 8 to 5 last night at Grants Pass. The non-league scuffle marked the fourth straight triumph for the Studs over the Elks this sea son. Two of the victories were in Southern Oregon League en gagements. Medford assumed a 5 to 1 spread in the first four innings, saw its gap close to 5 to 4 and 6 to 5 then put on a two-run cush ion in the ninth panel. Lefty Marv Scherpf, making his first appearance for the Studs since returning from National Guard camp. He whiffed - 12 batters in his eight-hitter, walked four and hit one man with a pitch. Three of the bases on balls were in the sixth frame when the Elks collected two runs. It was the only time they got more than one run in an inning. Center Field Blows Cooney and Wooton both smashed their roundtrippers to center field. Jack's went to the right of a shed in the outer pas ture and Derald's out on to the black top parking of the school bus garage. Bill Martell slammed a homer for the Elks. It was also in the first canto and to center field. The Studs grabbed one run in the third inning when Bob Selsor walked, went two bases to third on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Terry Maddox. A base on balls in the fourth chukker also put a run on base. McCul lough was given the pass. He ad- vanced a base on Selsor's ground out and tallied on an error on a rap by Maddox. Grants Pass cut the score to 5 to 2 in the fifth inning. Chuck Nevi and Brad Lucas socked singles. There was a fielder's op tion, a base on balls and a wild pitch. Singles by Mel Friend and Jack Lovrich and an error on the Studs were added with the sixth inning walks that enabled GP to hack the Medford margin to 5 to 4. Wooton Heads Batters Both clubs scored in the eighth inning. Medford utilized safeties by Howard Morris and Ed Mc Cullough (on a bunt) and two errors. Grants Pass loaded the bags on an error and hits by Clint Reese and Lucas. Pitcher Scherpf, apparently trying to keep the ball inside to Mel Drews, hit the GP catcher on the hand. Drews took his base forc ing in a run. Wooton, who had three hits in four times up to head all batters for the night, doubled to lead off the ninth canto. He scored on to bobble on Bill McLean's swat. McLean stole second and went to third base on a miscue. Scherpf singled him home. Martell's homer and triple in four times up paced GP. Lucas also hit two for four. Morris socked two for five for the Studs. Lucas and his mound reliever, Martell, gave up five hits apiece to the Studs. Lucas walked seven and fanned four in five innings while Martell struck out two and walked one in four frames. Medford was "robbed" of one run or more in the seventh in ning when Cooney and then Mc Lean were called out on plays at first base by Base Umpire Newman. From the stands they appeared to haye definitely beaten the throws. McLean's out was on the end of a double play and both decisions were hotly disputed by Studs' Manager Clarence Mellbye. LINESCORES: Medford 301 100 0128 10 3 Grants Pass .. 100 012 010 5 8 6 Scherpf and Morris; Lucas, Martell (6) and Drews., . . . , Death Takes PCL Pitching Great Seattle U.R) Seventy three year - old Charles A. Baum, one of baseball's last "spitball" pitchers, died yester day morning in Renton Hospital. Baum, one of the greatest pitchers in Pacific Coast League history, notched 283 victories in 14 years of pitching in the coast circuit. Use Tribune Want Ads Salem, Eugene Run One-Two in Northwest Loop By UNITED PRESS The Northwest League had a decided Oregon flavor today with the two Oregon representa tives, Salem and Eugene, running one-two in the tight race for first place. - Salem got five-hit pitching from Marion Cowdell and some power hitting from iirst baseman Jack Steinagel to take Spokane 6-1 last night at Salem. Steina gel settled matters with a bases loaded homer in the fifth. Eugene kept in the running with 3-1 and 12-5 decisions over Lewiston. Frank Chase hand cuffed the Broncs in the first game allowing but five hits while fanning seven and issuing but three walks. In the nightcap, a triple by Ron Jackson and a sacrifice fly by Art Preston gave Eugene a 6-5 edge in the seventh and the Emeralds added six more in the eighth with the aid of a three run double by Granny Gladstone. Tri-City stayed in contention six games off the pace with 2-0 and 7-4 decisions over Yakima. Dan Holden's two-run triple in the sixth inning of the opener handed Ralph Burns the decision. In the nightcap, a six-run out burst in the first inning was all the Braves needed. Rookie Ed die Zander drove in three of Yakima's four runs in the night cap. PCL Bullpens Kept Busy By UNITED PRESS The bullpens of the Pacific coast league were busier last night than a pickpocket at a par ade and the hurlers who ride the outfield benches really earn ed their keep. Al Lyons kept loop-leading San Diego three games ahead of Seattle by shutting off a San Francisco rally in the bottom of the ninth with the tying runs on base, and the Padres won 7-5. The Rainiers summoned ' Van Fletcher, Bill Kennedy, and Lar ry Jansen in the ninth to pre serve a 2-1 win over Oakland. Turk Lown bailed out George Piktuzis when the going got rough in the ninth inning and saved the Angels' 7-4 win over Portland. Only Hollywood's George Munger was able to last the night and did it with a six- hit, 8-0, win over Sacramento. Los Angeles took a series op ener away from Portland by turning in a 4-run second inning on five hits. LINESCORE San Diego 201 200 0027 11 1 San Francisco 000 102 002 5 8 1 Kerrigan, Lyons (9) and Bailey: Nagy. Ponce (5). Bradford (8) and Tornay. Sacramento 000 000 000 0 6 2 Hollywood 141 001 lOx 8 14 1 Briggs. Cereghino (2). Jones (8) and Sheely; Munger and Hall. Los Angeles .. 040 020 0017 13 1 Portland 200 000 002 ( 8 2 Piktuzis and Fanning; Hall, Waibel (2). Elliott (6) and Robertson. Oakland 000 000 0101 4 0 Seattle ..... 000 000 02x 2 8 2 Van Cuyk. Drews (8) and Neal; Lombardi, Fletcher (9), Kennedy (9) and Ginsberg. Wednesday, June 29, 1955 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE HTfTB al audtibp&i" rtODICT OF I S.. DISTIUfB FIOM 10) EMIR MCUTIal SHUTS IlE CltAI SPIINCS DISTILLING COMMIT ClUJMiT, (ElHUr Patty Faces Trabert in Semi-Final Wimbledon, England (U.R) Tony Trabert and Budge Pat ty, two young men with special reasons for wanting to win the men's singles crown, battled to day for the honor of carrying America's colors into the final round of the famed Wimbledon tennis championships. Second-seeded Ken Rosewell of Australia faced unseeded Kurt Nielsen of Denmark in the other semi-final, which was scheduled to precede the Trabert-Patty match on the historic center court. The victor in the Rosewell Nielsen match will be reaching the final round for the second time. Rosewell made it last year, but was beaten by Jaroslav Drobny of Egypt. Nielsen was a finalist two years ago, but lost to Vic Seixas of Philadelphia. The United States already is assured of winning the women's singles championship for the 12th straight year. That became certain Tuesday when U. S. girls captured all four berths in the semi-final round. Top-seeded Doris Hart of Mia mi, Fla., advanced with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Mrs. Dorothy Knodeof Alameda, Calif., second-seeded Louise Brough of Beverly Hills, Calif., beat Beryl Penrose of Australia, 6-2, 6-0; third-seeded Mrs. Beverly Baker Fleitz of Long Beach, Calif., de feated . Angela Buxton . of Bri tain, 6-2, 6-2; and six-seeded Dar lene Hard of Montebello, Calif., beat Suzi Kormoczi of Hungary, 6-2, 6-3. ' HARDTOP Saturday, July 2nd POSSE GROUNDS MEDFORD Time Trials 7 P.M. Races 8 P.M. Sponsored By Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce Jwsft Heceoved. 25 NEW 1955 O EXTRA QUOTA O Must Be Solid IByJuDy Biggest Trade-In Allowances Ever Recorded! These Bonus Allowances Will Amaze Youl . A WEEK . BUYS A NEW '55 DODGE! Buy Now and Save! Don't Wait! 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