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f i EIOKT MEDrOKD (ORMOlf) Rest Works Wonders for Mays; Homers Spark Win Over Pirates Br MILTON RICHMAN United PrM Sports Writer A little rest did miracles for Don Newcombe of the Dodgers and it's working even greater -wonders today for amazing Wil lie Mays of the Giants. Mays, whose batting average dipped as low as .267 last month, has looked like an entirely new ball player since returning to ac tion June 21 after he was benched for the first time in his life because he was "confused." All told, the young Giant cen ter fielder who was named the most valuable player in the Na tional League for 1954, has slam med out 22 hits in 60 times up and walloped eight homers since being reinstalled into the line up. That's a .367 pace and with it, the Giants don't figure to re main, in second division much longer. Maya Hits Two Homers Willie smashed his 24th and 25th homers of the year while leading the Giants to a lopsided 11-1 triumph over the Pirates TupsHav nicht. Mavs' hitting and Johnny Antonellis fine four-hit nitrhinz brought back recoiiec tions of the Giants' supremacy The league-leading Dodgers, who still keep an eye peeiea on the Giants, even though the world champions are 17 games back, dropped their first game of the season in Pniiadeipnia Dy hnwinc tn the Phillies. 5-4. Robin Roberts batted in three runs in helping himself to his 12th victory but it was Andy Kpminirk's two-run homer in the eighth inning that spelled the margin of victory. Roberts was nicked for Duke Snider's 28th homer and finally gave way to Jack Meyer in the nintn wnen Brooklyn put together four hits for its final two runs. Meyer came in, however,' and retired Gil Hodges for the final out. Cincinnati nipped St. Louis, 5-4, in a game marked by a free-for-all by both clubs that was touched off when rival managers Birdie Tebbetts and Harry Wal ker swapped punches in the ninth-inning single drove in the winning run in the ninth after Ted Kluszewski and Bobby Adams had homered for Cincin nati and Red Schoendienst, Joe Frazier and Bill Virdon .had done likewise for St. Louis. Re liever Joe Black was the winner. The Braves and Cubs were not scheduled. A's Best Indians In the-only game played in the American League, Hector Lopez' eighth-inning homer off Early Wynn gave Kansas City a 4-3 victory and knocked Cleveland out of second place.' : ' Shortstop Joe DeMaestri ended Wynn's string of 29 scoreless innings when he opened the game with a homer and the Ath letics added another run in the first inning. Homers by Al Smith and Jim Hegan tied the score at 3-all off little Bobby Shantz. Tom Gorman, who relieved Shantz in the eighth, gained his fourth triumph while Wynn suf fered his third loss. L1NESCORES: . National League New York ..140 100 01411 IS 0 Pittsburgh 000 000 100 1 4 3 Antonelli (7-10) and Hofman. Mar tin. Littlefield (1. Pepper 8) and Peterson. Losing pitcher Martin (0-1). Brooklyn 010 001 0034 11 0 Philadelphia . 010 003 02x 5 8 1 Spooner. Roebuck (S). Hushes (7) and Howell. Roberts. Meyer (9) and Seminick. Winning pitcher Roberts iz-7. ixmnc pitcner spooner (2-2) St. Louis 000 000 1134 9 0 Cincinati .. 000 110 103 5 10 0 Arroyo., Wright (8). LaPalme (9) and Sarni. Burbrink (9). Staley. Freeman 49 1. Black C9) and - Batts. Winning pitcher Black (3-0). Losing pitcher lAraime 3-3). , American League Cleveland 000 101 0103 6 0 Kansas City ...200 010 Olx 4 7 0 wynn (11-3) and. Hegan. R. Shantz. Gorman (8) and Astroth. Winning piicner-uorman (4-1). . . NATIONAL LEAGUE W. X. Pet. GB Brooklyn Chicago .. Milwaukee Cincinanti T- New York St. Louis Philadelphia . Pittsburgh -53 33 -44 .38 -40 38 , 36 37 ..38 40 . 34 , 4! -34 : 43 ..27 53 .705 ) 350 12' .526 14 .493 16 'a .487 17 .453 19i .442 20 "i .342 28 i Tuesday's Results Philadelphia 5. Brooklyn 4 New York 11, Pittsburgh 1 Cincinanti 5. St. Louis 4 (Only games scheduled) Wednesday's Probable Pitchers Philadelphia at New York ( night H Simmons (4-4) vs. Maglie (9-4). i Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (2 twilight-night) Erskine (8-4) and Kou fax (0-0) vs. Law (4-3) and Kline (6-10). St. Louis at Cincinanti (night) Jackson (3-5) vs. Collum 17-2). L Thursday's Games Philadelphia at New York Brooklyn at Pittsburgh St. Louis at Cincinnati, night. Milwaukee at Chicago - AMERICAN LEAGUE W New York . 52 " Chicago 44 Cleveland 46 Boston 44 L. 27 30 32 35 37 42 49 53 Pet. .658 .595 390 .537 307 .447 .347 .284 GB 5'i 5 ',2 8 . 13 16ii 24 28' j Detroit -38 -34 -26 Kansas City Washington . Baltimore ..21 Tuesday's Results Kansas City 4. Cleveland (night) (Only game scheduled) Wednesday's Probable Pitchers Cleveland at Kansas City (night) Score (7-6) vs. Kellner (5-7). New York at Baltimore (night) Ford (10-3 vs. Wilson (5-8). Washington at Boston (2 twilight .n,!;t,;A.ernathy l-l and Porter He'nV,7 Brew'r 5"7 d Thursday's Games Chicago at Detroit Cleveland at fntas City Standings MAIL TRIBUHE Major Loop All-Star Skippers Draw Fire After Listing Squads New York fiJ.R Leo Dur ocher and Al Lopez, rival mana gers for the 1955 All-Star game, were being bombarded by com plaints already today, less than 24 hours after announcing their personnel for the annual mid summer classic at Milwaukee, July 12. Durocher was under fire on two counts: 1. He by -passed National League batting leader Richie Ashburn of the Phillies. 2. He appeared to be favoring his own Giants' pitching staff by also passing up veteran Sal Mag- lie 9-4, a 38-year-old right hander who can use a rest. ' Lopez, the Cleveland skipper who will manage the American League All-Stars, also was the target of criticism for passing over first baseman Bill Skowron of the Yankees while selecting six of his own Indian players. Durocher immediately snapped back at' charges that he was giv ing the "cold shoulder" to Ash burn, who is hitting .342. "We simply had to have some right-handed hitting to go with all those left-handed hitters picked, by the fans," said the an noyed Giant manager. "I have to start four left-handed hitters Ted Kluszewski, Ed die Mathews, Duke Snider and Don Mueller and with Roy Campanella hurt, I might start Smoky Burgess, another Heft handed hitter. We're over bal anced with left-handed hitters. If I picked Ashburn the Ameri can League would have us at a disadvantage. . Durocher said he talked the matter over with National League President Warren Giles and "we felt we had to have some right-handed power on the team to win." Regarding the charge that he was purposely giving Maglie more rest, Durocher wouldnt dignify it' with a reply. He did say, however: "I went along entirely with the consensus of the other man agers on the pitching staff. I did not pick the pitchers my self." Pitching Staff Four right-handed pitchers and three southpaws were nam ed to the N. L. squad. The staff was headed by Don .New combe, Brooklyn's 14-game win ner, and the other three right handers were Robin Roberts (12-7) of the Phillies, Gene Con ley (9-5) of the Braves and Sam Jones (9-9) of the Cubs. The lefthanders chosen vere rookie Luis Arroyo (9-3) of the Cardin als, Joe Nuxhall (8-5) of the Red legs and Harvey Haddix (5-9) of the Cardinals. . Durocher chose Del Crandall of the Braves and Burgess pf the Redlegs to back up Camp anella, the catcher selected by the fans. He also : designated Gene Baker and Randy Jackson of the Cubs, Stan Musial of the Cards, Gil Hodges of the Dodg ers and Johnny Logan of the Braves to augment the fans' in field choices of Red Schoen dienst of the Cards, Ernie Banks of the Cubs and Mathews and Kluszewski. . In the outfield, Durocher picked his own Willie Mays, Hank Aaron of the Braves and Frank Thomas of the Pirates. The fans chose Duke Snider of the Dodgers, Del Ennis of the Phils and Mueller. Named as coaches by Duroch er were managers Fred Haney of the Pirates and Mayo Smith of the Phillies. Bob Buhl and Chet Nichols of the Braves were designated batting practice pitch ers while. Coach Bob Keely, also of the Braves, was named batting practice catcher. " The six Cleveland players Lo pez picked were pitchers Early Wynrt and Herb Score, infielders Bobby Avila and Al Rosen and outfielders Larry Doby and Al Smith. Lopes Names Two Yankees While Lopez skipped Skow ron, who is hitting .365. he named two otner members of the Yankees, right-handed pitch er Bob Turley (10-7) and left hander Whitey Ford (10-3). Rounding out the American League pitching staff are two White Sox hurlers, right-hander Dick Donovan (9-2) and left. hander Billy Pierce (5-5), south paw Billy Pierce (5-5), southpaw Billy Hoeft (8-3) of the Tigers, and righthanders Frank Sulli van (11-6) of the Red Sox and Jim Wilson (5-8) of the Orioles; Wednesday, July 6. 1935 Lopez also chose catcher Sherm Lollar and . shortstop Chico Carrasquel of the White Sox, first baseman Vic Power of Kansas City and outfielder Jackie Jensen of the Red Sox. American Leaguers picked by the fans were Mickey Vernon of the Senators, IJellie Fox of the White. Sox, Jim Finigan of the Aathletics and Harvey Kuenn of the Tigers in the infield; Ted Williams of the Red Sox, Al Ka line of the Tigers and Mickey Mantle of the Yankees in the out field, and Yogi Berra of the Yankees behind the plate. . Don Gutteridge.of the White Sox and Tony Cuccinello of the Indians were named as coaches, while Steve Gromek' of "Detroit and Don Mossi of Cleveland will pitch batting practice and Coach Bill Lobe of Cleveland will han dle them. Bert Whitehurst Collapses After Mitt Encounter ' Detroit U.R Bert White hurst, Baltimore heavyweight, was under observation at Detroit Memorial Hospital today after he suffered a convulsion follow ing his defeat by Johnny Sum- merlin of Detroit. Whitehurst's handlers said he collapsed from heat prostration and the effects of a severe beat ing after returning to his dress ing room. Physicians at the hospital said they could not determine inmed iately whether Whitehurst had suffered any brain damage or was only the victim of the in tense heat. Severe Poundings Although he suffered severe poundings in the sixth and eighth rounds and had to be helped from the ring, the former spar ring mate of heavyweight cham pion Rocky Marciano remained on his feet during the entire eight rounds of the -feature at traction at the Motor City Arena. He collapsed in his dressing room shortly after the fight and 30 minutes later became hysteri cal. Handlers strapped him to a stretcher and rushed him to the hospital. Both weighed in at 193 pounds. It was Summer lin's seventh straight victory. KID'S FIGHT CALLED OFF Boise (U.PJ Heavyweight Harry (Kid) Matthews has aggra vated an old back injury and his July 15 fight here with Chuck Woodworth of Bingham, Utah, has been called off, It was an nounced today. f - v- -- , To don't wantladiata ttyom tronhle he arlnft-fyon need the help o an esperiencet,loral hearing atd expert, backed by a nationwide if animation pro4daf fin ia That's what ; will gag fag In Sooocoaa, world's leading fat aid tnaniatactsnai and diacrfb ator. No high praeauiii aeflint be friendly help in nodiag the rigM hearing. We hava helped handing af yongnaighhora- imcan heipynav Bnfora yon bay any hi ai Inft lisali bafhe Sofsnfonw awy. C. R. Adamson District Manager f. 839 East Jackson Blvd. - j6 ilk Lwx i ipi B: NOTCHING THIRD STRAIGHT SHUTOUT, against Chicago White Sox, 1-0 on three-hitter, Cleveland Indian Pitcher Early Wynn is all smiles as he holds ball after game. Earlier he shut out New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles. He tops American League with 11 won and 2 lost (International) READY FOR FINALS, Beverly Baker Fleitz (left), Long Beach, Cal., and Louise Brough, Beverly Hills, demonstrate form in Wimbledon's women's singles. (International Soundphoto) Seeded Netters Get by 1st Round Portland (U.R) Seeded players survived yesterday in the opening rounds of the Ore gon . state tennis tournament here. Franklin Johnson of San Diego, top-seeded entry, got into the third round when Dick Rosemurgy of Seattle failed to appear. Emery Neale of Port land, second-seeded, defeated Jon Kettenring of Seattle, 6-1, 6-2. Clyde Knox, another Port lander, who is seeded third, downed Bob Quail of Spokane 6-2, 6-0. Jack Neer of Portland, fourth seeded, had an uphill struggle B reasons why the 'Jeep' does WORIOW.IOST Versatility. The Universal 'Jeep' cost over hundreds of jobs, on road, in all kinds of weather. TewiBf. 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With power take-off. plies mobile power for many types of farm machinery and industrial equipment - 4-iSEa BOTE ONITQSAl JiBIl IT WAS ILLEGAL At home in West Plains,-Mo., Preacher Roe, former Dodger pitching ace from 1948 to 1954, dem onstrates pitching form which enabled him to use the illegal spitball the "money pitch" which kept in the big leagues. He had outstanding combined record of 44-8 for the 1951-52-53 seasons. ; Floyd Patterson Battles McBride New York (U.R) Brooklyn's Floyd Patterson, who has' been regarded as a future ' heavy weight champion by many fistic experts since his' amateur days, tangles with his first Marciano sized rival tonight when he meets Archie McBride in a TV radio 10-rounder at Madison Square Garden. Twenty-year-old Patterson, now ranked as the No. 2 contender in the light-heavyweight division was rated a 3V2-1 favorite for his first sally into the heavy weight class. McBride, a solid but unranked ring workman from Trenton, N. J., was expected to tip the scales at about 185 pounds or approx imately the best fighting weight of heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano, the man Patterson's fans figure he may. meet some day in a little fight. League Leaders NATIONAL LEAGUE Player & Club G AB R H Pet Ashburn, Phil 67 260 45 89 342 Campnla. Bkn 65 242 42 81 .335 Snider. Bkn. 77 289 70 95 .329 Aaron. Milk. ... 76 311 52 102 .328 Kluzwski. Cinti. 72 283 51 91 .322 AMERICAN LEAGUE Kaline. Detroit ..75 307 Fox. Chicago ......74 306 Smith. Cleve 78 324 Kuenn, Detroit ..66 276 Doby, Cleve. 65 251 66 114 46 103 67 105 46 87 44 79 .371 .337 .324 315 315 Home Runs Kluszewski. Redlegs Z8; Snider, Dodgers 28: Mays, Giants 25; Banks, Cubs 21; Mathews, Braves 20. .- . . . Runs Batted In Snider. Dodgers 86; Jensen, Red Sox 65; Kaline. Tigers 64; Campanella. Dodgers 64: Kluszew ski. Redlegs 62. Runs Snider, Dodgers 70; Mantle, Yankees 69; Smith, Indians 67; Tigers 66: Bruton. Braves 62. Hits Kaline, Tigers 114: Smith, In dians 105; Fox. White Sox 103: Aaron, Braves 102; MueUer. Giants 100. Pitching Newcombe, Dodgers 14-1; Donovan, White Sox 9-2; Loes. Dodg ers 8-2; Wynn, Indians 11-3; Labine, Dodgers 7-2; Collum, Redlegs 7-2. ; Sound waves move 1,100 feet 'per second in the air.. Trictien. With the extra traction of its 4 wheel drive, the 'Jeep' climbs 60 grades goes through mud, sand or -soft earth. the 'Jeeo' sud- Special Jobs. With special equipmentthe 'Jeep' does many specialized Jobs, from trenching to materials-handling. J0) STEVENS AUTO SALES, Inc. :.v:-..:y:...,.W',Br,,-, - - - ... Courtney, Blair Pace Yank .Track Contingent Torku, Finland (U.R) Tom Courtney of Fordham university and Dick Blair "of the Univer sity of Kansas are pacing the U.S. track and field team on its tour of Finland. Courtney won the 800-meter event in 1:47.6, while Blair captured the 100 meter dash in 10.6 Tuesday dur ing an international meet Players Selected for Aussie Davis Cup Team London, England (U.R) Aus tralia's Davis Cup tennis team will be composed of Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall and Rex Hartwig during the North American Zone eliminations, non-playing Cap tain Harry Hopman announced Tuesday night before leaving for New York. DAM NOT WANTED Lewiston, Idaho U.R) The secretary of the Idaho Wildlife Federation Committee to save the Clearwater elk herd yester day urged Sen. Henry Dworshak (R-Idaho) to introduce a bill eli minating funds for planning Bruces Eddy dam. The secretary. Morton R. Brigham, said the dam "would wipe out half the steelhead in . the Clearwater river and ruin forever vast fish eries resourcs of the north fork." 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Result of the Central Point Ashland fracas was not reported. Jerry Fields socked two horn runs for Medford and George Koch got a single, double, triple and homer. Bob Pond hit the other Medford rountripper and Maurer and Summers hit for the circuit for Lone Pine. SHORT SCORES: R. T Lone Pine 18 12 S Medford x JO 20 5 Maurer, Parson, Maurer and Sum mers; Wirth. Jones and Goddard. Game Men Slate Public Hearing Portland U.R) A publie hearing will be held here Friday at 10 a.m. at the State Game Commission offices on 1955 hunting regulation' in Oregon. Tentative regulations will be an nounced after the hearing. A second hearing will be held July 22. r Bnildcrs Scly BLOCKS Bricks, Fines Drain Tils 127 W. McAndrews Phone 2-417 convenience 0 .better ! ron. M65S-' mar, l dalito
