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O BIX MEDTORD (OmtQOK) MAIL TRIBUNE Yankees To (Bain tribe Drops Pair By MILTON RICHMAN United Preti Sports Writer The American League pennant race has turned into a "losing" proposition and the faltering Yankees seem quite content to tack into the World Series since Med: QT's Divide Doubleheader On Sunday Rogue Valley QT's, girls soft- ball team, went halvers witn ' California opposition at the fair grounds ball park Sunday The valley gang completely outclassed Durham in an easy 2B to 0 victory but were vic tims of two bad early innings In suffering an 8 to 4 loss to the Orland Eaglets. In the loDsided opener the OTs took advantage of 25 hits, including home runs by Doris Hickson and Bernice Bigham, and nine Durham miscues. The Oregonians ran their opposition dizzy on the bases, played er- rorlessly and got three-hit pucn ing from Hickson. She struck out three and walked one. Orland took ... advantage of wildness on the part of Rogue Valley starting pitcher Pat Bar ron, a couple of errors to gain command 7 to 1 in the first three innings of the second game. Hickson took over on the hill with one out in the third canto and scattered only three hits the rest of the way, but the damage had been done. One of the raps was a homer by Sharron Wilson. Four In Fifth Rogue Valley set the trend in the first inning of the starter with four runs on three hits " and two errors. One hit was a triple by Joy Ingle. Hickson homered with two on base for three runs in the second frame. Five runs crossed home in the third inning on seven hits, in cluding a three bagger by Diane Tut. There were two errors. Bigham led a nine-hit parade with her homer in the fifth in ning as the QTs tallied 10 runs. Four runs in the sixth capped off the tussle. They came on two hits, three errors and two walks. Hitting leaders in the mix for the locals were Hickson with five for six, Tuttle and Bigham with four for six each and Ellen Cllaghan with three for three. In the concluder tangle Or land got two first inning runs on a walk, fielder's option, two 3 wild pitches and an error. Five oruns crossed for the Calif orn- ians in the third panel on four hits, two walks, three wild pitches, a passed ball and an error. The QT's got one run in tire second inning on two nits and a sacrifice, two in the third on a hit, walk, passed ball and an error, and one in the fifth on a hit, error, and two fielder's choices. Hickson and Barron; Beers, Henni LINESCORES: Durham .. 000 000 0 0 3 9 Rogue VaUey ....435 0(10)4x 26 25 0 Hickson and Barron; Beers. Henni man (3) and B. Bradshaw, L. Brad shaw (5). Orland 205 000 1 8 7 3 Rogue Valley 012 010 0 4 5 3 Rose and Graves, Hansen (3): Bar ren. Ingle (3). Hickson (3) and Schroe er. Barrojt (3). Littler Nabs Labatt Open Montreal (U.R) Gene (One Pjtt) Littler was the No. 1 tour nament winner today following his fourth major victory Sunday in the $26,800 Labatt Open Golf tournament in' a sudden-death playoff at Summerlea. The crew-cut youngster from pSm Springs, Calif., faltered briefly on the final nine when he bogied two holes and veteran Canadian Stan Leonard, 43, Van couver, B.C., caught him to force a play-off. The victory meant a $5,000 payoff in Canada's richest golf attraction and vaulted Littler into third place ahead of 'Mike Souchak, Grossinger, N.Y. among the leading money winners on golfs "gold trail." Wind Up Even Littler and Leonard wound up all even at 272, eight strokes un der par, after 72 holes. The youngster and the crowd of 13,000 to one of the most stirring duels ever witnessed on Canad ian linlft. Ford wound up in a three-way tie for third place with Sam Snead, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., aid Ed (Porky) Oliver, Lemont, 111. Each had 275s. Split With Chicago Lead by Half-Game; no one else shows any signs of heading them off. The Yankees were irt first place by a half game today but they got there more or less by default. Cleveland paved the way by urn Standings PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE W. L Pet. GB Seattle ..." 85 69 .552 Hollywood San Diego .. Portland Los Angeles .... Sacramento San Francisco Oakland 85 81 78 79 72 70 69 70 .548 74 .523 74 .513 76 .510 84 .462 86 .449 86 .445 6 65 14 16 161- Sunday's Results Oakland 6-5. Portland 4-2 Sacramento 6-0, San Francisco 0-, Los Angeles 6-2. Seattle 5-1 ' Hollywood 6-3. San Diego 2-0 Bow Series Ended Portland 2. Oakland 2 Sacramento 2. San Francisco 2 Los Angeles 4, Seattle 0 Hollywood 3. San Diego 1 Next Series San Francisco at Oakland Hollywood at Los Angeles Sacramento at San Diego . Seattle at Portland San Diego plays make-up game at Portland tonight. NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet. GB. Brooklyn Milwaukee Philadelphia 82 45 .646 58 .554 62 .527 62 .512 68 .485 71 .466 73 .425 79 .388 82 69 65 64 62 54 50 15 17 20 Vx 23 28 33 New York Cincinnati Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Sunday's Results Brooklyn 6. at. Louil 1 Chicago 3. New York 0 Philadelphia 7, Cincinnati 6 (1st) Philadelphia 8. Cincinnati 3 (2nd) Pittsburgh 5. Milwaukee 3 (1st) Pittsburgh 2, Milwaukee 0 (2nd) Tuesday's Games Milwaukee at Brooklyn, (nignt) Cincinnati at New York, (night) Chicago at Philadelphia, (night) St. Louis at Pittsburgh, (night) AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. GB. ica go 78 77 51 .605 51 .602 52 .597 54 .578 63 .508 75 .414 79 .368 84 .317 i 1 3,i 12 Va 24 i 30 i 36 Cleveland I ge1ro?t 77 74 65 53 . 46 39 Kansas City . wasmngton Baltimore Sunday's Results Boston 14, Kansas City 2 Washington 8. Cleveland 2 (1st) Washington 13. Cleveland 4 (2nd) New York 6, Chicago 1 (1st) Chicago 3, New York 2 (2nd) . Baltimore at Detroit, ppd.. rain. Tuesday's Games Washington at Detroit, (night) Baltimore at Cleveland, (night) New York at Kansas City, (night) Boston at Chicago,- (night) NORTHWEST LEAGUE W. L Pet. Eugene 34 28 27 25 25 24 24 18 .653 Wenatchee Tri-City Salem Yakima Lewiston Spokane 23 .549 27 .500 28 .471 32 .448 30 .444 32 .428 Sunday's Results Yakima 6, Salem 5, (1st game) Salem 4, Yakima 0, (2nd game) Eugene 9. Lewiston 4, (1st game) . Eugene 11, Lewiston 7, (2 games) Spokane 3, Tri-City 2, (1st game) Tri-City 5. Spokane 2, (2nd game) Nashua Has School Today Chicago ' (U R) William Woodward Jr.'s Nashua goes to school today to get ready for his $100,000 winner-take-all match race next Wednesday with Ken tucky Derby winner. Swaps. The big three-year-old, fresh from an impressive workout yesterday will be brought onto the turf course at Washington park after tomorrow's second race. Veteran trainers and horsemen mighty reluctant about picking the winner of this one, will line the rail as Nashua is walking around the clubhouse turn to a stand on the grass at the finish line, where both colts will be saddled publicly Wednesday. Swaps has already received two schooling lessons in prepar ation for the unusual saddling procedure. Wednesday's match race the first big match race since Armed beat Assault for $100,000 in Washington park in 1947 will be nationally televised!. League Leaders AMERICAN LEAGUE Player & Club G. AB R. H. Pet Kaline. Det. 127 501 107 175 .350 Simpson. K.City 90 301 27 96 .319 Power. K.City 122 503 75 159 .316 Kuenn, Det. 119 509 82 157 .308 Philley, Bait 95 393 48 93 .307 NATIONAL LEAGUE Ashburn, Phil. .117 447 Campnla, Bkn. 105 385 Kluszki. Cinti. .131 522 Post. Cinti. .. 132 520 Aaron. Milw. 129 508 75 149 .333 71 124 .322 97 166 .318 98 162 .312 89 158 .311 Home Runs Kluszewski. Redlegs 41; Banks. Cubs 39; Snider. Dodgers 38; Mays, Giants 38; Mathews, Braves 34: Mantle. Yankees 34. Runs Batted In Snider. Dodgers 116; Ennis. Phillies 106; Jensen. Red Sox 101; Kluszewski, Redlegs 99; Banks. Cubs 98. Runs Kaline. Tigers 107: Mantle, Yankees 106; Snider. Dodgers 105; Smith, Indians 1Q1: Post. Redlegs 98. Hits Kaline. Tigers 175: Kluszewski, Redlegs 166; Bell. Redlegs 164: Post, Redlegs 162; Power. Athletics 159. Pitching Newcombe. Dodgers 18-4; Byrne. Yankees 12-4; Donovan. White Sox 14-4: Ford. Yankees 15-6: Rob erto, Phillies 81-9. Monday, August 29, 19SS to Solons dropping a doubleheader to Washington Sunday while the buckling Bronx Bombers, who have dropped three of their last four games, split a twin bill with the White Sox. It's a toss-up which club is playing the worst ball, league leading New York, second-place Chicago or third-place Cleveland. The White Sox, who had a chance to take over first place Sunday, have dropped five of their last eight , while the In dians, now one game off the pace, have lost four of their last seven. At the current pace, the league could come up with its weakest World Series representative since the Tigers won the 1945 pennant with a meager total of 88 victories. Kennedy Wins Nightcap Home runs by Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra helped Whitey Ford to his 15th victory as the Yankees won the opener, 6-1. But a three-run homer by Bob Kennedy in the first inning stood up all the way to give the White Sox a 3-2 triumph in the night cap.' The Senators chased Art Hout teman to win the opener, 8-2, be hind a brilliant one-hit relief job by southpaw Chuck Stobbs over the last 6 13 innings, and pounded out 15 hits, including four by Eddie Yost, to cop the nightcap, 13-4. Washington broke a 1-all tie and routed Mike Garcia with an eight run burst in the seventh. Eddie Joost poled two home runs and Grady Hatton and Ted Williams one each -as he Red Sox mauled the Athletics, 14-2. Hatton's homer came with the bases' loaded in the first inning and big Frank Sullivan coasted to his 16th victory after that. . The scheduled game between the Orioles and Tigers was post poned because of rain. The Dodgers gained a game and a half, increasing their Na tional League lead to HVz games, by beating the Cardinals, 6-1, while the second -place Braves bowed twice to the last place Pirates, 5-3 and 2-0. Cards Eliminated ' Karl Spooner pitched his firct complete game of the season for the Dodgers while eliminating the Cards from any mathemati cal chance of winning the pen nant. Spooner struck out nine and gave up six hits, including a homer by Rip Repulski. Gil Hodges and - Roy Campanella homered for the Dodgers. ' Despite homers by, Eddie Mathews and Bobby Thomson, the Pirates rallied for four runs in the eight inning to overcome a 3-0 Milwaukee lead in the first game of their - doubleheader while Vern Law hurled a four hitter to qut-pitch veteran War ren Spahn and rack up his 10th win in the nightcap. , The sizzling Phillies climbed to within 3 Vi games of second place by licking the Redlegs twice, 7-6 and 8-3, with reliever Bob Miller winning the opener and rookie. Ron Negray going all the way in the nightcap. Bob Rush of the Cubs shut out the Giants for the . third time this season, defeating them 3-0 on a six-hitter. Ernie Banks led Chicago's nine-hit offensive with a pair of triples that figured in the last two runs. LINESCORES: National League (First Game) , Milwaukee .000 120 000 3 7 0 Pittsburgh ....000 000 14x 5 8 0 Crone, Nichols 8. Johnson 8 and Rise. Hall, Kline 9 and AtweU. Win ning pitcher Hall 5-3. Losing pitcher Crone 8-8. (Second Game) Milwaukee 000 000 000 0 4 0 Pittsburgh 100 010 OOx 2 7 0 Spahn, Jolly 8 and Crandall. Law 10-8 and Shepard. Losing pitcher Spahn 13-13. Cincinnati 012 020 010 6 13 0 Philadelphia 221 110 DOx 7 8 0 Nuxhall. Podbielan 2. Kiiepstein 6, Freeman 8 and Burgess. Wehmeier, Miller 5. Meyer 9 and Seminick. Win ning pitcher Miller 7-4. Losing pitcher Nuxhall 14-10. (Second Game) Cincinnati . 000 111 000 3 9 2 Philadelphia ....400 003 Olx 111 1 Collum. Minarcin 1 and Landrith. Negray 4-3 " and Seminick. Losing pitcher Collum 9-8. St. Louis 000 000 100 1 8 3 Brooklyn ;.......001 001 22x 8 11 0 Jackson, Gettel 8 and Burbrink. Spooner 8-5 and Campanella. Losing pitcher Jackson 5-12. Chicago 010 100 010 3 9 1 New York 000 000 000 0 6 1 Rush 11-9 and Chiti. Monzant. Wil- helm 4, Grissom 9 and Hofman. Katt 8. Losing pitcher Monzant 2-7. American League (First Game) Washington 000 233 000 8 9 0 Cleveland 002 000 000 2 5 0 Stone, Stobbs 3 and Courtney. Houtteman, Maglie 5, Feller 8 and Hegan. Winning pitcher Stobbs '3-11. Losing pitcher Houtteman 9-7. (Second Game) - Washington 000 001 840 13 15 1 Cleveland ooo 001 ozi 4 6 i McDermott 8-8 and Courtney. Houtteman. Maglie 5. Feller 8 and Hegan. Losing pitcher Houtteman 9-7. (First Game) New York 013 020 000 6 10 0 Chicago 000 100 000 1 7 0 Ford 15-8 and Berra. Johnson, Don ovan 3. Martin 6. Consuegra 8 and Lollar. Moss 6. Losine Ditcher John son 6-3. Boston 404 100 01414 13 1 Kansas City 011 000 000 2 9 2 buuivan 16-12 and White. Rascni. Herbert 3. Cloyd Boyer 5. Harrington 8 and As troth. Losing pitcher Rascni t-5. . ... .... ....... . LOOK OUT BELOW! Middleweight Champ Bobo Olson (left) almost drops Joey Giam bra in the laps of cameramen following a hard right in the eighth round on a non-title fight in San Francisco's Cow Palace. Photographer at right appears more concerned than Joey about the strengtlTof that rope. Olson won but the crowd booed the de cision. . Pairings Listed for RVCC Men's Qualifying Play Pairings were announced to day for Rogue Valley Country club men who will try for the championship flight in Southern Oregon Golf tournament quali fying $lay. The local men aiming for the top flight must play their 18-hole qualifying rounds on Wednes day, August 31. That is the dead line also for all other Rogue Valley men to qualify for the tourney. Medford women must play their advance rounds by tomor row, except for those aiming for the championship flight. The lat ter qualify on Thursday, Sep tember 1, regular opening day of the meet, along with out-of-town participants. , A total of 41 men and women of RVCC had qualified through Sunday. Others practiced dur ing the week end." Men's matches start on Friday and women's on Saturday. Finals are on Monday, Labor day. Wendell Wissler had low gross with a two-under-par 70 in Sat urday sweepstakes. Justin Smith Jr. and Larry Butler had 71s. ON THE DRIVE A BIG PRESTIGE. CAR AT SMALL CAR COST! , CLEAN-UP PRICES ON NEW '55 MERCURYSI To clear the d$cks for next year's models, we're selling all our remaining '55 Mercurys at the biggest reductions in his tory! Bring in your present car and drive the sensational new Mercury Montclair with the new "Super Torque" V-8 engine of 198 hp-and dual exhausts! Or choose a Mercury Custom-the highest styled, highest-powered car in America MEDFORD 6rh & Ivy o on Wednesday Bob Johnson was low net with 65. George Choate and Jim Dun levy netted 68s. Blind bogey winners were Van Purdy, E. W. Peterson and Wilsie Pruitt. WEDNESDAY PAIRINGS: 12:30, Paul Meyers, Bill Catey, Mahr Reymers. W. W. Deakins Sr.; 12:40, Geo. Stacev, Bob Rector. Clayton Lewis. Dr. Wm. Miller; 12:50. Dick Knight, Brad Broyles, Dick Lugnet, Deane Lambert. 1:00, Larry Butler, Phil Getchell, Roy Morgan, Ward Bebb;l:10.' .John Jensen. Jack Creager, Adam Rott, Bill Hartman; 1:20. Harry Millette, Jim Hoags, Karl Bennett, Jack Lewis. 1:30. Charley Brown, Russ Heysell, Del Berg, Bruce Stanley; 1:40. Jack Wood, Fred Sears. Bill Tallis, Ken Lusk; 1:50. Bob Rasmussen, Dick House, Eddie Hall. Frank Hall. 2:00. Harvey Woods Jr.: Al Althens, Jim Materie, Norm Anderson; 2:10, Jack Eidswick, Phil Austin. 3:00. Eddie Simmons, Everett Mc Graw, Lee Flink, Justin Smith Jr. HYSTER WINNER - Portland (U.R) Hyster Com pany of Portland prepared to day for the. men's regional soft ball tournament at Caldwell, Idaho, which begins Sept. 2, after winning the Metropolitan title Saturday night. Hyster nip ped Bashor's Sporting Goods 4-1 i for the city crown Saturday. YEAR HOTO Vt PAUL GORMAN Tom Hamlin Ashland City Golf Winner Ashland Tom Hamlin, Med ford, won the Ashland city golf championship Sunday by trim ming Ken Lusk, Ashland, 4 and 3, at Oak Knoll course. Carl Schmidt, Gary Harring ton and Bob Gaines were other Medford winners in the tourney. Schmidt turned back Phil Aus tin 5 and 4 . in championship flight consolation finals and Har rington won the first flight 4 and 3 over Marvin Woods. Bob Games took the second flight 4 and 3 over Dave Woods. In first flight consolation fi nals John Gray defeated Bob Weaver 1 up. Ivor Erwin beat Bill Keeman l up in the second flight consolation ender. MEET DATE CHANGED . San Francisco (U.R) The Pacific Coast League has post poned a directors' meeting from Sept. 2 to Sept. 12 and moved the site from this city to Los Angeles. - i MOTORS Phone 2-6157 Studs Halve Series Against Lumberjacho Medford Cheney Studs made it a "break even" semi-pro base ball season by dividing a week end non-league doublebill with the Coos Bay-North Bend Lum berjacks at North Bend. The Studs pushed over four runs in the ninth inning Saturday night to win 8 to 4. On Sunday afternoon the 'Jacks broke a 4-all deadlock with two scores in the eighth canto for a 6 to 4 verdict. This week end's action "wound up the 1955 campaign for Med ford. The Studs had a record for the year of 21 wins, 21 losses and one tie. Ten victories and 14 losses were in" the Southern Oregon league. - Five hits, by Jack Cooney, Terry Maddox, Derald Wooton, Bob Selsor and Jim Kelly, a walk and one error produced the runs for Medford's winning margin in the final inning on Saturday. Medford did ' all its scoring in the last three innings. Raps by Ed McCullough, Jack Fassett, Dick Wooton and Kelly and a sacrifice fly by Maddox got three markers in the sev enth. One run crossed in the eighth on singles by McCullough, and Dick Wooton and a double by Selsor. McCullough 3 for 5 j McCullough hit three for five in the . mix and Selsor, Dick Wooton and Kelly two for five. Each of the Studs got at least one hit. Kelly, pitching nine-hit ball, fanned seven batters and walked three. Medford got a three run jump in the first frame yesterday when McCullough and Fassett walked, Cooney tripled and Mad dox two-baggered. The 'Jacks went on top in the fourth 4 to 3 when Medford. hurler Maddox Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport for the money. Then hear our amazing trade-in offer. YouH call this the most amazing deal in automotive history! You couldn't make a better investment in the automotive market right now; this '55 Mercury is the car with a 4-year record for the highest re-sale value in its price field. You not only get more for your money now, but you get more later! Mercury's "Jet Ahead" styling is shared by no other car on the American road, which means it will be in style for years to come. Hear our Clearance Sale offer right away! gave up two hits and then skur walks in a row. In the eighth the Studs knot ted the game- with a singleton. Derald Wooton safetied and went to third on Bill McLean's single. Selsor batted Wooton home. Two hits and one error gave Coos Bay-North Bends its winning runs. Maddox, McLean and Selsor swatted two for four and Cooney two for five. studs , , LINESCORES: (Saturday) Medford 000 000 3148 14 3 CB - NB 101 000 200 4 9 2 Kelly and Dick Wooton; Rockey and Allison. (Sunday) Medford 300 000 010 4 t 1 CB - NB 000 400 02x 6 7 O Maddox and Dick Wooton; Henlcel. Webb (8) and Allison. COLGATE LINE LEAK Hamilton, N.Y. (U.R) Coach Hal Lahar said his Cilgate foot ball squad will be "long on backs but lean in the line" wheij it reports Sept. 1 to begin prac tice for the 1955 season. The chief problem facing the coach ing staff is the lack of ex perienced linemen. e Television Jobs MEN NEEDED Immediately To Train For Lucrative New Job Openings Trained; Experienced TV Men Average VU lo $200 Weekly Age requirements 17-55.. High school education not required. Training period will not inter fere with present work. Free nationwide placement service. 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