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o G o o o o o o o o o o o o o o 03 O O o o G o o & 0 o c? ?) a o O o o o 0 Q o o (J o 0 G o o o o o o o 0 O O O 0 O O O o o o o o o o o e O TEW MEDFORD (OREGON) Yanks Plaster Red Sox 1 3-6 o For 1 Vi-Game Lead In Loop; White Sox Win, Tribe Falls By MILTON RICHMAN United Press Sports Writer The nightmare was almost over for the suddenly-awakened Yankees today as they began putting that familiar daylight between themselves and ell oth er contenders for the first time in three weeks. The one calamity Yaokee of ficials dread most is losing the oo pennant two years in a row. Last time it happened was 10 years ago. But the Bronx Bombers, tak ing steps to see it doesn't happen this year, moved 1V4 games ahead of the field by beating the Red Sox, 13-6, Tuesday night. Not since July 26 have the 'Yan kees led by that much of a mar gin and during a good part of that stretch they were bouncing around in second and third place. Showing no mercy to the Red Sox, the Yankees blasted out 18 hits, including four homers and three doubles, in rolling to their seventh straight victory. Mickey Mantle, Don Larsen, Bill Skow ron and Hank Bauer each hom- rpH to offset homers bv Dick O IJrodowski, Ted Williams and Jackie Jensen. Larsen Wins Fifth Te Yankees clinched Tuesday q night's victory with a seven-run burst in the third. Although he failed to go the route for the 4irst time in four games since eing recqijed from the minors, Larsen was credited with his fifth triumph. Tom Morgan re lieved him in the eighth and held Boston at bay. The White Sox climbed into second place by defeating the Athletics, 5-4, in 11 innings while the Tigers blanked the Indians 7-0. After Kansas City scored a run in the top of the 11th to break a 3 -all tie, Chicago filled the bases in the bottom of the frame and tiedthe score on Jim Busby's sacrifice fly. An inten tional walk to Walt Dropo filled the bases again and Bob Ken nedy then singled for the vic tory. Southpaw Billy Hoeft limited Cleveland to two hits in posting his 12th victory. Hoeft faced -nly 29 batters, yielding only one walk and singles to Bobby Avila and Larry Doby. The Ti gers meanwhile clubbed Early Wynn, Sal Maglie, Don Mossi and Jose Santo for 13 hits. Frank House and Bill Tuttle each homered, driving in a total of seven runs between them. A two-run homer by Cal Abrams helped the last-place Orioles snap a five-game losing streak with a 7-2 decision over O the Senators. Erv Palica was the wnning pitcher although he needed help from George Zuver ink in the eighth inning. Veter an Johnny Schmitz was the loser. Giants Beat Dodgers Willie Mays' 37th homer with L You Can DO So Much MORE So Much BETTER With Atlas mm SHOP MEN ! Siv;-,-.-.:'VmA.--.-jv'.: . .' 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Cincinnati moved into fifth place by beating Chicago, 11-2, as Joe Black pitched his first complete game in the National League since Sept. 21, 1952. Smoky Burgess' 17th homer with one on put the Redlegs in front in the first inning and they turned the game into a rout with six more runs in the sec ond inning and three more in the third. The Phillies defeated the Pi rates 12-3, as Herm Wehmeier hurled a seven hitter and made his lifetime record over Pitts burgh 23-7. Del Ennis drove in five runs. MXESCORES: American League Baltimore 000 002 221 7 IS 0 Washington ... 200 000 000 2 6 2 Palica. Zuverink 181 and Smith Schmitz. Pascual f7 and Courtnev. Winning pitcher Palica (4-9). Losing pitcher Schmitz (6-7). New York ....107 Oil 10213 18 0 Boston 000 022 020 6 8 1 Larsen. Morean 18) and Berra. Sul livan. Brodowski (3). Brewer (8) and White. Winning pitcher Larsen (5-1). Losing pitcher Sullivan (14-11). Cleveland 000 000 000 0 2 0 Detroit 030 003 Olx 7 13 0 Wynn Maglie (2). Mossi (6). San tiago (6) and Hegan. Hoeft (12-6) and House. Losing pitcher Wynn (14-8). Kan. City ..101 0O0 010 01 4 11 2 Chicago ....110 001 000 02 5 11 1 Kellner, Ditmar (9). Gorman (11). Ceccarelli (11), Harrington (11) and Astroth. Johnson, Martin (10). Howell (10) and Lollar. Winning pitcher Howell (5-3). Losing pitcher Gor man (6-5). National League Brooklvn 000 003 000 3 7 0 New York 002 120 OOx 5 9 0 Podres. Bessent (6). Spooner (7) and Campanella. Gomez (8-61 and Kan. Losing pitcher Podres (8-7). Milwaukee 000 001 1002 10 ( St. Louis 200 000 Olx 3 9 S Nichols. Johnson (7) and Crandall Haddix (10-11) and Sarni. Losing pitcher Johnson (4-5). Chicago 000 000 200 2 9 3 Cincinnati ....263 000 OOx 11 15 0 Davis. Jeffcoat . (2). Kaiser (5) and Chiti. Black (6-2) and Burgess. Losing pitcher Davis (6-8). Philadelphia 300 022 04112 15 2 Pittsburgh ....100 002 OOx 3 7 2 Wehmeier (9-9) and Seminick. Friend. Littlefield (5). Martin (8) and Atwell. Losing pitcher Friend (9-7). 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Most players express ed hope today that the 6,428 yard layout would remain just as it is a little soft following a week end of steady rain. Medford&Tribuns SLPdDLRTTS Minor League Ills Blamed On Majors; Prexies Think Worse Trouble May Come (Editor's note: Minor league baseball faces problems that threaten to close many parks. Already this year 10 cities have had to suspend opera tions. The United Press has atked minor league presidents whose cities were involved to tell what was wrong. In this fwo-parl series beginning to day, they discuss first their basic problems and second their ideas for solving lhem.) By CARL LUNDQUIST United Press Sports Writer Minor league baseball is in trouble as never before, and the majors are to blame for it. That is the feeling of minor league presidents, whose cities were involved in the 10 fran chise fold-ups that have occurred already this season. They feel the worst is yet to come unless there is help from the majors. The principal complaint is that ine majors saturate minor league territory with radio and in some cases television broad casts. The second "beef" is that the majors no longer are willing to supply financial aid by de veloping players through minor league farm systems, but in stead are spending money re cruiting high - priced bonus babies. Says Frick Unconcerned Shelby Peace, president of the once-lively Kitty League at Hop- kinsville, Ky., declared that "not even the commissioner of base ball cares what happens to us." "Does Ford Frick look at what television and radio has done to the minors?" asked Peace "Madisonville, Ky., which had to give up this year in our league, has a beautiful park and adequate parking facilities. But the air was saturated with tele vision and radio. I know the big league announcers tell the peo ple to go out and support .their local club, but who has the en thusiasm to watch a Kitty League game after listening to the glamour they spread around? Jerry Donovan, president of the Class C California League, said in San Francisco that "the x .... , smume seems to be we soon will have major league ball out here so the heck with the Cal ifornia and coast leagues." The Ventura club there, which is 60 miles from Hollywood, gave up and the franchise was shifted to Keno, Nev. "Pride in a local club is dead," Donovan said. "Everyone is major league conscious because of broadcasts and telecasts into our territory." Clubs Threatened Daily Emmet Harty, head of the Cotton States League at Green ville, Miss., said, "There never is a day that we have not been confronted with the probability of some club folding." Harty said not only did the Pine Bluff, Ark., club fold and have to be transferred to Meri dian, Miss., but that Hot Springs, Ark., "is on the verge of throw ing in the sponge, and on the whole I am punchdrunk from the beating I have taken all sea son." "Despite that, I have six tovns who have signified their interest in operating next sea son, he added. All I can say is that they are gluttons for LOCKER BEEF YOUNG AND TENDER Only 35c lb. Cut and Wrapped Free Delivery Within City Limits Phone 3-9108 Ask for Loyd American DflYIS Cup Crew Picked New York (U.P.) Harry Hopman, non-playing captain of the Australian Davis Cup team, was expected to name a four man squad today to oppose the United States in next week's challenge round for the coveted tennis trophy. Tony Trabert, Vic Seixas, Ham Richardson, and Gil Shea were named Tuesday night to repre sent the United States. Hopman said there would be "no surprises" when he an nounces his squad today. There fore, the guessing was that he would pick Neale Fraser as the fourth man to go along with his "big three" of Lew Hoad, Ken Roswall, and Rex Hartwig. Trabert, Wimbledon champion from Cincinnati, O., and Seixas, U.S. champion from Philadel phia, are expected to carry the whole load for the United States just as they did last December in Australia when they beat the Aussies, 3-2, to recapture the Cup. punishment. In my own town of Greenville over S50,000 has been raised by public subscrip tion since 1950 to keep baseball. I don't think this can go on un less the majors take some revo lutionary step this fall." Tommy Richardson, head of the Class A Eastern League at Wiiliamsport, Pa., said: "The minors will be in trouble as long as a major league team is will ing to give $60,000 to one un tried kid. but refuses to pay $10, 000 to operate a first rate minor league franchise where there is a chance for 18 players to de velop while that one kid sits on a big league bench." Radio-TV Hurts Albany The Eastern League, one of the oldest and most stable, is in good shape, Richardson said, with attendance up about 80, 000 over last year even though Wilkes-Barre, Pa., had to shift itt franchise to Johnstown, Pa. "An economic situation in volving the hard coal area forced Wilkes-Barre to quit," Richardson said. "Now we're okay everywhere but in Albany. Radio and TV are heavy com petition there. They get broad casts and telecasts of the Yan kees, Giants, Dodgers and Red Sox. That's too much for us to beat. Howard Green, president of the Big State League at Fort Worth, Tex., said radio had nothing to do with the failure of Galveston and Tyler in his loop. Galveston Not Interested "Galveston dropped out be cause it was the world's worst baseball town, a resort city of the rankest type," Green said. "Baseball was too wholesome for a population more interested in gaming, night clubs and that which goes with both. Tyler dropped out because it imposed a burden on the rest of the clubs. Tyler could have finished had not Galveston faltered." Chauncey Devault at Bristol, Va. Tenn., headquarters of his Class D Appalachian League, said, "This is the worst financial year our loop has suffered." He also blamed general condition of the coal fields for failure of the Welch, W. Va., franchise which was moved to Marion, Va. A. O. Hadden, head of the Georgia State League at Dublin, Ga., blamed local operations for the failure of the Statesboro, Ga., franchise. Next: The remedies pro posed for minor league base ball. League Leaders NATIONAL LEAGUE Player & Club. G AB Ashburn, Phi. ..109 410 Cmpnla, Bkn 92 342 Kkszski. Cin 118 470 Burgess, Cin. 119 476 R H Pet. 68 139 .332 63 111 .325 93 152 .323 88 148 .311 AMERICAN LEAGUE Kaline, Det. 115 456 Kuenn. Det. 107 460 Power. K.C. 116 457 99 158 .346 75 149 .324 70 145 .317 Mantle, N.Y. 118 423 100 131 .310 Smith. Cleve. 117 371 91 145 .308 Home Runs Kluszewski, Redlegs : 41; Banks, Cubs 39; Snider. Dodgers i 38: Mays, Giants 37; Mathews. Braves : 31. Runs Batted In Snider. Dodgers 109: Ennis. Phillies 97; Kluszewski, Redlegs 96: Banks, Cubs, 93: Jensen, Red Sox 91. Runs Snider. Dodgers 101: Mantle, Yankees 100; Kaline. Tigers 99: Klus zewski, Redlegs 93: Smith. Indians 91. Hits Kaline. Tigers laB: Kluszew ski, Redlegs 152; Kuenn. Tigers 149; Post. Redlegs 148: Bell, Redlegs 148. Pitching JNewcombe. Dodgers 18-3; Byrne. Yankees 11-3; Donovan, White 13-4; Erskine. Dodgers 10-4; riurd. Red Sox 7-3. Hot Pennant By JACK CUDDY New York (U.P.) For the first time in American League history, at least six of its teams will go past the million mark in attend ance this season and there is an outside chance that seven clubs could hit that figure. That stampede for first place has given the gate its biggest shot since the mad scramble of 1948, when Cleveland and Bos ton had to play a pennant play off game and the New York Yankees were not eliminated un til the next to the last day of the season. In '48, the junior circuit set an all-time major league attend ance high with a total of 11,150, 099 paying customers. However, only four clubs went past the million mark that season because most of the crowds were center ed in Cleveland, New York, Bos ton and Detroit. This year the situation is vast ly different. Five clubs still are very much in the race, although Detroit's chances have lessened considerably in the past few days. All of these, the Yankees, Indians, White Sox, Red , Sox and Tigers, will go past the mil lion mark, barring unforeseen complications. In fact, the Yankees already have hit the million mark for the 10th consecutive year since World War II with a' league high total of 1,104,150 to date through games of Aug. 14. The amazing A's from Kansas City, with 1, 089,073 to date, probably will stay in the runner-up spot in at tendance even though. They are Johnson To Miss Shrine Scuffle Portland (U.P.) Injuries have forced one player each from the rosters of the State and Metropolitan all-star foot ball squads. But replacements were added immediately today as the squads drilled hard in preparation for the eighth an nual Shriners' game Saturday night in Multnomah stadium. A pulled back muscle and knee cost State the services of half back John Johnson of Marsh field. Johnson was one of the fastest men in Oregon prep foot ball last year running the 100 yard dash in :09.8 seconds. Johnson was replaced immed iately by Jerry Handy, 155-pound speed merchant from Corvallis. The Metro casualty was Dick Knight, 215-pound Oswego guard. 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However, Hilligan had the cheery news that the American League has had an increase of 515,000 paying customers to date for a percentage increase of 8Vz per cent over last year. There have been 6,587,330 fans at 462 games. A look at the other attendance totals with the number of games left to play, shows the strong probability of six clubs with mil lion gates and an outside chance for Baltimore, the seventh. The next club to join New York and Kansas City at the mil lion level should be. Boston, and it probably will occur in the cur rent three-game series with the Standings NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet. GB Brooklvn 77 38 .670 Milwaukee 64 55 .538 15 New York 62 55 .530 16 Philadelphia 60 60 .500 19'2 Cincinnati 57 62 .479 22 Chicago 58 64 .475 22 '2 St. JLOUiS SZ 63 .432 23 Pittsburgh ....43 76 .361 36 Tuesday's Results New York 5. Brooklyn 3 (night) St. Louis 3. Milkaukee 2 (night) Cincinati 11. Chicaeo 2 (night) Philadelphia 12. Pittsburgh 3 (night) Wednesday's Probable Pitchers Brooklyn at New York (night) (9-41 vs. Monzant (1-61. -Loes Milwaukee at St. Louis (night) Burdette (8-6) vs. Jackson (5-10). Chicago at Cincinnati (night) Rush (9-81 vs. Gross (1-1). Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (night) Simmons (7-5) vs. Face (2-4). Thursday's Games Brooklyn at New York Chicago at Cincinnati Milwaukee at St. Louis, night. (Only games scheduled) AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. .610 GB New York . ..72 46 Chicago 68 45 Cleveland 70 47 Boston 67 50 Detroit 61 55 Kansas City 48 70 Washington 41 74 Baltimore 37 77 .602 1 i .598 l'i .565 4 i .526 10 .407 24 .357 29 Vt .325 33 Tuesday's Results Chicago 5, Kansas City 4 (night, 11 innings) Detroit 7. Cleveland 0 (night) Baltimore 7. Washington 2 (night) New York 13. Boston 6 (night) Wednesday's Probable Pitchers New York at Boston (night) Nix on (12-6,) or Delock (6-5) vs. Turley (13-10). Baltimore at Washington 2. (twi- night) Wilson (9-14) and Brown (1-1) vs. Porterfield (9-14) and Stone (6-12). Thursday's Games Cleveland at Detroit Baltimore at Washington New York at Boston Kansas City at Chicago. 2 games. COME IN FOR EVERY firm rec VACUUM CUP RIM SEAL In addition to the conventional rib-type air seal, Pennsylvania molds 330 vacuum cups into the beads of the tubeless Aerolux. Thi superstrong, double-sealing action guards against tire slippage, air loss even under severe road shock, full-stop braking! BUY a set of Aerolux tubeless tires TODAY 1 ALWAYS At Peck Tm 1 PECK BROTHERS I Yankees. Before that series open ed Boston had 915,016 attend ance and with three 30,000 plus sellouts would easily go over. Detroit with 19 more openings including two doubleheaders, is next at 874,909 and needs only a little more than 6,500 fans per game to surpass a million. They've been getting three times that many fans. Cleveland, in a better spot in the pennant struggle, has 796,- 293 fans to date and with 18 more home openings including three double headers, needs an average of only 11,500 fans per opening. The Indians could get as many as 80,000 for some of their crucial games with the Yankees. White Sox and Red Sox. Chicago, with 792,523 to date, needs only an average of 11,500 per opening and with 18 to go including four double headers, has a total of 701,381 and needs several 40,000 plus crowds to help out since they must have to average better than 21,000. It could happen, because enthusiasm picked up with Ori ole fans when the Birds had a recent hot streak. It is only hope less in Washington, where the Nats to date have drawn only 313,985. With 18 openings to go including three double-headers, they would have to draw more You'll have BETTER TIMES with Early Times 3" 5180 4 MM, B.T. ft. e. 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