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TEX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
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Wyrin Goes
Triumph In
By FRED DOWN
United Press Sports Writer
Early Wynn tries for the 200th
victory of his major league ca
reer tonight when the Cleveland
Indians begin their final dash to
the American League wire
against their favorite "patsies."
The Indians, clinging to a half
game advantage over the New
York Yankees and within easy
range of both the third-place
Chicago White Sox and fourth
place Boston Red Sox, will be
seeking their 18th triumph in 21
games with the eighth-place Bal-
Orange Lionettes
Remain Unbeaten
In World Tourney
Portland (U.R) The
Orange, Calif., Lionettes today
were the only undefeated team
left in the 1955 Women's World
Softball tournament here.
Thp T.ionettes trimmed the
Phoenix, Ariz., Ramblers, 1-0
yeiterday in the only winners
bracket game of the double-el
imination tourney.
Onlv other games played yes
tefday were in the losers' brack
et. Denver, Colo., defeated Kan
sas City, Kansas, 3-0, and Van
couver, B.C., edged St. Peters
burg, Fla., 6-5.
Standings
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
W. L.
Pet. GB
Seattle
San Diego -
Hollywood
Los Angeles
92 74
89 77
.534
.536 3
.536 3
.530 4
.497 9',i
.458 16
.448 17 i
.440 19
..89 77
.86 78
Portland
82 83
San Francisco 76 90
Oakland -. 74 91
Sacramento 73 93
Tuesday's Results
San Diego 1, San Francisco 2
Hollywood 6. Sacramento 3
Oakland 4. Seattle 3
Xios Angeles 5. Portland 4
How Series Stand
San Francisco 2. San Diego 1
Hollywood 2. Sacramento 1 ,
Oakland 2. Seattle 1
Los Angeles 3. PorUand 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W. L.
Brooklyn 90 46
Milwaukee 76 52
New York 71 66
Philadelphia 71 68
Cincinnati 67 74
Chicago 67 74
St. Louis 57 79
Pittsburgh 54 84
Pet.
GB
.662
.551 15
518 19 Vs
.511 20 ",i
.475 25 la
.475 25
.419 33
.391 37
Tuesday's Results
(No games scheduled.)
Wednesday's Probable Pitchers
Brooklyn at Milwaukee (night)
Loes (9-4) vs. Burdette (11-7).
New York at St. Louis (night)
Antonelli (11-16) vs. Jackson (5-12).
Philadelphia at Cincinnati (night)
Simmons (7-7) vs. Fowler (10-9).
Thursday's Games
Philadelphia at Cincinnati
Brooklyn at Milwaukee
New York at St. Louis (night)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W. L. Pet. GB
Cleveland
New York s
Chicago
Boston
..83 54
.606
.82 54
.81 55
.79 56
70 67
.56 79
.47 85
.42 90
.603 'i
.596 1 ',2
.585 3
.511 13
.415 26
.356 33,i
.318 38 ,i
Detroit
Kansas City .
e Washington
Baltimore
Tuesday's Results
(No games scheduled).
Wednesday's Probable Pitchers
Chicago at Washington (night)
Harshman (9-7 vs. Ramos (4-6).
Cleveland at Baltimore (night)
wynn (15-9) vs. Brown (1-3).
Thursday's Games
Chicago at Washington
Kansas City at New York
Detroit at Boston
Cleveland at Baltimore
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timore Orioles. Wynn himself
has beaten the Orioles three
times this year, shutting them
out twice and allowing only two
runs in the third game.
The 35-year-old right-hander
started the campaign with 184
victories and has compiled a 15-
9 record although sidelined for
the first three weeks with pneu
monia. Teammate Bob Feller is
the only active player with 300
victories 266 compared to 158
losses.
Nine Game Swing
The game starts a nine-game
eastern swing for the Indians,
who have won six of their last
eight games. In all they have 17
games to play. The Yankees and
White Sox have 18 each and the
Red Sox have 19.
Next to the Indians, the Red
Sox have been the hottest of the
contenders this month with five
victories in seven games. Al
though three games behind the
Indians, they have the advant
age of playing 16 of their 19
games at home. In addition, they
have seven big games left with
the Yankees.
Frank Sullivan will be on the
mound for the Red Sox against
the Detroit Tigers today.
Ford Choice
Whitey Ford, also gunning for
his 17th triumph, was Manager
Casey Stengel's choice to start
on the mound against the Kan
sas City Athletics while Jack
Harshman will start for the
White Sox against the Washing
ton Senators tonight.
Both the Yankees and White
Sox were hoping Tuesday's re
spite from the almost unbear
able pressure of the mad chase
would help snap them out of
mild slumps.
Over in the National League,
the inevitable Brooklyn Dodger
victory is only a matter of hours
away. The Brooklyn sluggers can
clinch at least a tie for the flag
by beating the Milwaukee
Braves tonight and then their
next victory would end it all.
Turner Foe
Of Basilio
Syracuse. N.Y. U.R) Wel
terweight champion Carmen Ba
silio will try to beat middle
weight contender Gil Turner to
night and further his campaign
for a shot at the 160-pound
crown.
Their nationally televised and
broadcast 10-rounder in War
Memorial auditorium will be
Basilio's second non-title fight
since he won the 147-pound
championshiD from Tony De-
co on June 10.
Raw-boned Carmen of nearby
Chittenango, N.Y., started his
middleweight drive with a de
cision over unranked Italo Scor-
tichini on Aug. 10. And he is fa
vored at 9-5 to win tonight over
Turner of Philadelphia, 10th-
ranking contender.
Carmen, 28, and Gil, 24, are
aggressive fighters. And each is
a seasoned boxer-puncher.
Three victories this year left
Carmen unbeaten in his last 13
bouts although he was held to
twp draws. His record is 46-11-7.
Meanwhile Turner's record is
48-8-1.
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MARATHON WINNER Cecil James, Medford, is shown beside
the mud spattered car he drove to victory in the 24-hour Pacific
Coast Invitational hardtop auto race at Jackson county speedway.
James won with 3,157 laps, or
without relief and beating his
around the one-fourth mile oval.
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WORLD SERIES TO OPEN
SEPTEMBER 28 OR 29
New York UR) Here are
the 1955 World Series plans,
as drawn up by Baseball Com
missioner Ford Frick and
representatives of the seven
teams which still have a math
ematical chance of winning a
pennant:
Ralph Kiner
To Retire at
Season End
By MILTON RICHMAN
New York U.R) Ralph Kiner
of the Cleveland Indians, the
leading home run hitter of the
post-war era, said today he is re
tiring from baseball at the end
of this season because of "physi
cal reasons."
The 32-year-old outfielder,
who has hit a total of 367 homers
during 10 active seasons in the
majors, said he was "tempted to
quit" several times during the
middle of the current campaign
because of a back condition.
"The only thing that kept me
from quitting during the season
was the possibility that I might
be able to help the Indians win
the pennant," he said.
Retirement Definite
"But I've definitely made up
my mind that ' this is my last
season," he added. "I'm no
longer in physical condition to
play v regularly and there's no
sense in prolonging the agony."
Kiner said he, had no idea
what he is going to do but he
emphasized that he was not in
terested in any possible mana
gerial offers.
"I may go into business some
where in Southern California,"
he said.
Kiner, a powerful right
handed hitter who took great
pride in his accomplishments,
ranks sixth among baseball's all
time home run hitters. His total
of 367 homers is topped only by
Babe Ruth, 714, Jimmy Foxx,
534, Mel Ott, 511, Lou Gehrig,
493, and Ted Williams, 385.
Reduced to part-time status
with the Indians this year, Ki
ner, who is receiving an esti
mated $50,000 salary, has hit 16
home runs so far and is batting
.242 with 51 runs batted in. '
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Starting Date: Sept. 28 in
the event of a playoff for the
American League pennant,
Sept. 29.
Other Dales: To be played
seven straight days if Brook
lyn vs. Cleveland, New York,
or Boston; one day off for
travel after 2nd game and 5th
game if Brooklyn vs. Chicago.
Sites Told
Sites: 1st, 2nd American
League park; 3rd, 4th, 5th
games National League Park;
6th, 7th games American
League park.
Starting Times of Games:
1 p.m., local time all games ex
cept Sunday game in Brook
lyn, where city ordinance for
bids start before 2 p.m.
Television: National Broad
casting Co.
Radio: Mutual Broadcasting
System.
Ticket Prices: Box seats $10,
reserved seats $7, standing
room $4; bleachers $2; any lo
cal city sales lax extra same as
last year. .
Rocky Warned
To Keep Temper
Grossinger, N. Y. HU.R)
Heavyweight champion Rocky
Marciano was warned by trainer
Charlie Goldman Tuesday that
loss of his temper in his Sept.
20 title defense against Archie
Moore might be followed by loss
of the title.
"All Mioore wants is for you
to lose your temper, Rocky,"
said Goldman. "Look what he
did to Bobo Olson when he got
him to fall for a sucker punch.
It would happen to you, too."
JOINS ATHLETICS
Kansas City, Mo. 0J.R)
Pitcher Gus Keriazakos, who had
a major-league trial last year
with the Washington Senators
when he compiled a 2-3 won-lost
record, was to join the Kansas
City Athletics today in New
York. Keriazakos, 24, was ac
quired by the A's earlier this
year in a minor league trade. He
had an 11-2 record, with a 1.66
earned run average, for Savan
nah of the Sally league and then
joined Columbus of the Interna
tional league, where he had a 3-4
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Fire Situation
Preparations
For Indian Mix Saturday
Jackson county's serious fire
situation dealt a hard blow to
season opener preparations o'f
the Medford high school foot
ball team.
While most of the top players
were on hand, some 20 Black
Tornado grid candidates ' were
fighting fires. Head Coach Fred
Spiegelberg reported a top turn
out of 33 boys yesterday.
Despite the shortage of person
nel, the Tornado did have a good
scrimmage yesterday as it groom
ed for the game here Saturday
Grid Coach
Reports to
Rotary Club
The Medford Black Tornado
may have to suit-up some of the
large coaching staff for the game
Saturday night with Cleveland
high of Portland if the present
forest fire situation does not im
prove.
Although not too serious on
this prediction, Fred Spiegel
berg. Medford head football
coach told the Medford Rotary
club in a luncheon address Tues
day that some of the Medford
squad were on the fire fighting
lines in this area and improve
ment "of forest fire conditions
should be hoped for by local
gridiron fans.
Speaking at Hotel Jackson,
Coach Spiegelberg introduced
Paul Evensen, line coach, and
Bob Newland, backfield coach,
and told Rotarians that the Tor
nado should give a good account
of itself if the size of the coach
ing staff is considered a factor.
Along with Spiegelberg, Evensen
and Newland are Frank Roe-
landt and the combined coach
ing staffs of Medf ord's two
junior high schools rounding the
material into shape on the Med
ford stadium field.
Grants Pass should be the top
choice for the 1955 state high
school title if size and exper
ience are considered, Spiegel
berg said. The Cavemen's line
averages conservatively 217
pounds. There is also every indi
cation that Ashland will be
strong contender this year, and
Crater high, aiming for A-l
league recognition in 1956, has
good prospects.
The Black Tornado, with 18
lettermen back, have lots of ma
terial at end, light but fast mid
line candidates, and a fair size,
scrappy backfield lineup
strengthened by the return of
Dave Bosworth. Some good
sophomore ma'terial from junior
high school will also be utilized
this season, Coach Spiegelberg
tola Rotarians.
High school principal Lester
Harris was program chairman
and introduced the speaker.
Dodgers Eye
Flag Toast
Milwaukie (U.R) The big
question when the Brooklyn
Dodgers arrived to start their
final western swing today was
not how's Roy Campanella's
hand, or Carl Erskine's elbow,
but "who's got the bottle open
er?"
For, it's only a matter of time
until the Dodgers will clinch
the National league pennant.
They can clinch a tie by beating
the Braves tonight and then will
need only one more victory to
assure them of a World Series
check.
Champagne Loaded
Club President Walter nMal
ley has Dromised to h nn hand
to lift a glass of champagne in
toast to a job well done. Sever
al cases of champagne were load
ed along with the players before
the train left New York yester
day. Billy Loes. one of Brooklvn's
ailing pitchers, has been selected
to oppose tne Braves tonight
and he'll be seekine his first
victory since July 7. His record
is 9-4. Manaeer Walt Alston'.
primary concern now is deter
mining wnicn of his ailing pitch
ers will be available for the
series assuming, of course, the
American league race ever ends.
BOWLING .
WOMEN'S TUESDAY TRIPLES
Mable Clark of C-H-C had
high series with 527 and Rose
Barr of Hoo Doos had second
high with 524 in Women's Tues
day Triples bowling last night.
RtandtafK
Keglers
Alley Cat
Hoo Doos
C-H-C
The Spots
Three Flats
-10
9
. 8
5
. 5
1
Results:
Alley Cats
L. Erickson 418
Pat Mathes 380
D.Christians'n 450
Hoe Doos
A. Tamney 374
Ann Wilson 361
Hose Barr 524
1259
Kellers
Vivian Knox 470
Charl. Pardee 404
Eloda Ludwig 486
1360
1246
C-H-C
Helen Culy
Opal Hens on
Mable Clark
394
397
527
1318
Three Spots
Ann Gebhart 451
Cheryl Corwin 402
Elsie Baker 456
Three Flats
Teddy Farrar 430
Fredene Doty 417
Alio Harris 461
Hampers
of Tornado
night with Cleveland high of
Portland. Spiegelberg reported
that the scrimmage lasted for
about an hour and that each
youth on hand got in about a
half-hour of playing time.
Halfback John Bellack and
End Dick Copple did the scor
ing as one line-up clipped the
other 9 to 0. Bellack was shaken
loose off tackle with good
blocking on the first scrimmage
play and travelled about 50
yards for a touchdown. The
hassle was fairly even after that
and Copple, showing a new Tor
nado threat, topped off the point
producing with a field goal. He
kicked from about the 15-yard
line and at an angle.
Hoist Does Well
Monte Hoist came through
with a fine job of backing up
the line. He was in on most
tackles. Dick McLaughlin also
showed well in linebacking.
Spiegelberg reported that
stomach flu had sidelined Mel
Morgan, the regular "outside"
or right tackle in the Tornado
unbalanced line. Larry Slessler,
192-pound junior, moved into
the spot and was working good.
Jim iunston, 181, junior,, is
pressing for the slot.
The head coach reported that
Neil Plumley, 200-pound letter-
man and top prospective tackle,
is still on the sick list and may
not be with the team for some
time. Injurywise, Lloyd Cearley,
fullback and left half, is suffer
ing from an arm bruise. Several
other squad members also are
nursing bruises although they
do not appear serious.
Total number of lettermen
now out rose to 19 when Mike
Stearns, junior end, reported.
Saturday's game is at 8 p.m.
Spiegelberg said that the ad
ditional lights planned at the
field probably will not be in
stalled for the Cleveland mix.
Equipment reportedly has not
arrived for the power company.
TV GAME SET
Chicago (U.R) The first
of five Big Ten football games
to be televised on a regional bas
is in the Midwest this fall by
the Columbia Broadcasting Sys
tern will be the Michigan State
Indiana game on Sept. 24. The
other games to be announced,
will be on Oct. 8, Oct. 22, Nov.
5, and Nov. 12.
A MESS
OF STUFF
INDIAN
A Mess of
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NOTHING OVER 7
REDLEGS CALL 10
Cincinnati, Ohio (U.R) The
Cincinnati Kedlegs have recalled
10 minor league players, but
only three will report before
the end of this season. Catcher
Ed Bailey and third baseman
Ray Jablonski of San Diego will
report at the end of the Pacific
Coast League season and pitch
er Jim Pearce of Omaha will
report at the end of the Ameri
can Association playoffs.
TIGER NOT TO PLAY
Jackson, Calif. (U.R) Coach
Jack Myers and his College of
Pacific Tigers suffered a setback
yesterday when left halfback
Gene Peterson announced that
he would not play football this
year.
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At RVCC Sunday
Rogue Valley Country cluS
will have its annual father and
son golf tournament on Sunday,
September 11.
A Breakfast will be held at 9
a.m. with play to start at 10
a.m. Participants will begin at
the first tee only.
Award for the low gross
father and son will be the Med
ford Furniture store trophy.
Frizes will go for low net and
low gross for both nine and 18
holes.
Those entering are asked to
sign up at the pro shop.
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