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EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGOK) MAIL TRIBUNE Monday, September 26, 1955 i r 1 Puscas, Moyer Boys, Lewis Nab PAL Tiffs Oregonians scored clean sweeD over Californians in the tour major attractions Saturday nieht of the mammoth and high lv successful battle of champions amateur fistic show which launched the "active" year of the Medford Police Athletic League Jackie Puscas, Eugene, was Gvictor by a technical knockout, and Phil and Dennv Moyer. Portland, and Larry Lewis, Med ford. foueht to unanimous ver diets over San Francisco bay area boys in the tussles which topped off a 14-bout program at the senior high stadium. Puscas, the 1955 national AAU lightweight mantle holder, had his hand raised in triumph in the main event when his sub stitute opponent, Eli Scott, was judged unable to answer the bell for th fourth round after suf fering knockdowns in both the first and third oanels. Scott, a tarn times Canadian Golden Gloves winner and former run ner-up for national AAU and all-Army laurels, replaced Gene Jose, Philadelphia, an east coast Golden Glove winner. Jose re portedly was ill. Phil Piles In e Phil Mover, northwest middle woioht rhamnion. tilled into a somewhat unwilling Hugh Casey, time and again to get his semi-windup decision over the California Golden Glove and Diamond belt champ. Denny Moyer, holder of the welter weight crown in Golden Gloves, forced the tussle and scored heavily at times to subdue Tony Moss, a California GG titlist in the same division in the special event. Moss was a replacement for Al Connelly, San Francisco. Lewis piled up a margin in the first two rounds of the best scrap of the night to get a narrow nod over Paul Villalobos in the fea tured preliminary which match ed flyweight champions of the two states. Lewis is an AAU champ while Villabos has Gold en Glove and Diamond belt honors-. Some 2,000 fans witnessed the outdoor event which was a fi nancial success for- PAL. and which was marred by only one mismatch.. It was an entertaining card from the start and the two curtain-raiser performers, Arnie Gallagher and Randy Jones, a pair of five-year-old 35-pound-ers, stole thunder from the glove throwers who followed them. . , Big Hand ' The tykes went at each other hammer and tong, tossing a lot of leather but doing each other little harm. Their , wild punches and general enthusiasm drew a big hand from the crowd. The exhibition was called a draw. Medford PAL. fighters appear ed in eight of the encounters Saturday and scored victories in six of them. Lewis was featured performer for the locals. Dave Mansfield, 88, Medford, got a TKO over CuCu Esquido, 85, Klamath Falls. Referee Mike Smith, Portland, stopped the fray in the first round because of Mansfield's greater advantage in height and reach. Gene Cron in, 106, Medford, knocked out ike Ames, 104, Portland, in 15 seconds of the third round after having Ames at his mercy , and almost putting him away in the second. Cronin poured on blows all the way. Jimmy Evans, 94, Medford, got a unanimous decision over Bobby Luker, 94, Portland, in a well-matched fracas. - Evans had the upperhand most of the time. Both boys ran out of steam at the end and Evans was unable to make Luker go down. Roger Haut, 92, Medford, decisioned Larry 'Heplo,' 90, Portland, a game adversary. It . was close and the crowd howled with dis approval at the choice of Judges Nails Borgman, Fred Spiegele- berg and Benny Harris. , Nord Gets Edge ' The fans also disliked judges award of a unanimous nod for Larry Nord, 127, Medford, over John Cole. 128, Portland. There were some good exchanges but a lot of clinching. . Clyde Williams, 99, Portland, g got a split verdict over Bobby Little, 95, Medford, and Hugh Williams, 167, Portland, was unanimous winner over Loren Christean, 165, Medford, a deci sion which had fan approval. It was a well-mixed scrap. In other scuffles Ramon Unive, 145, Klamath Falls,- ral lied for a decision over George Thompson, Portland, and a bul lying Bert Singer, 135,. Portland, got the nod over clownish Maxie Green, 134, Eureka, Calif. , Lefts Catch Scott Puscas caught a stumbling Scott with a left to the head for the first knockdown in the main. In the third it was a left to the side which dropped the Cali- fornian. Scott finished the round but called it quits after that. The national champ fought mostly a stalking battle, hoping to land his wicked right hand and end the fight. He found Scott an elusive target out forced the bout and landed some good blows in the second round. In the third he was catching up with the San Franciscan. Casey went pretty good against Phil Moyer in the first two rounds but the Portlander did appear to have the edge. The northwest champ piled into the Calif ornian on the ropes in the third and fourth chukkers and scored well in both rounds Casey was fighting back at' the finish. Denny Moyer's quickness was a feature of his battle and he found Moss "backing on a bi cycle" some of the time. It was a well-matched bout but judges rated Moyer four and five points better. Third round was the win ner's best. He was in command and scoring with regularity in one of the better battles of the night The Lewis-Villalobos mix was between a pair of clever boys who were tangling all the way and fast and fiiriously. Lewis swarmed into the Californian at the start. Then Villalobos scor ed some good shots. But Lewis came back strong at the end of the round. The Medfordite mov ed out fast and was the aggressor in the middle panel but Villa lobos appeared to do the best in the final round. - Spiegelberg and Harris gave a two-point margin to Lewis and Borgman called it for the home boy by one. Series Foes Work Out in Home Parks By LEO H. PETERSEN United Press Sports Editor New York (U.R) The tor rid New York Yankees and the stumbling Brooklyn Dodgers marshalled their forces for workouts in their home parks today with the American league champions 13 to 10 favorites to win the World Series. , The Yankees were also 13 to 10 choices to win Wednesday's opening game at Yankee stad ium. In establishing the Yankees as favorites, the odds- makers were going for. the team which will go into the series red hot. The Yankees won nine out of 10 games to clinch the pennant. The Dodgers, on the ether hand, have been coasting along with pitching miseries ever since they clinched t the National league pennant on Sept. 8. Manager Casey Stengel of the Yankees had only one player problem two days . before . the Series opener the condition of his center-field star, Mickey Mantle. Mantle pulled a muscle in his thigh Sept. 23 and hasn't played since. Three Hurlers Injured Manager Walt Alston of the Dodgers had three questionable pitchers right hahders Carl Erskine and Billy Loes and southpaw Johnny Podres, who have been of little use since mid-season because of injuries. Stengel said it might be Wed nesday before he knows whether Mantle, who led the American league with 37 home runs, will be able to play. Alston said today that, "as of right now, Loes is my No. 2 pitcher." Previously he had been figuring on Erskine, an 11-game winner, to hurl the second game of the Series but Loes, a 10-game winner, has appeared "much sharper" in recent work outs, according to Alston. Erskine, who has had trouble with his right shoulder since July, now is expected to hurl Friday when the Series switch es to Ebbets field in Brooklyn. Podres, who has a rib injury or southpaw Karl Spooner may pitch the fourth game unless Brooklyn . is losing the Series by that time. Newcombe Faces Ford Dodger ace, Don Newcombe, with a 20-5 record, will face southpaw Ed (Whitey) Ford in the first' game. Ford has won 18 games and lost seven., For the second game, Stengel will call on the other lefty, Tom my Byrne, a 16-game winner. League Leaders (Final) AMERICAN LEAGUE Player & club G AB R H Pet. 200 .340 190 .319 134 .312 198 .311 190 .306 186 .306 158 305 162 .301 122 .297 176 .294 Kaline, Det. Power. KC. KeU. Chi. Kox. Chi Kuenn, Del. Smith. Cleve Mantle. NY.. Vernon, W'sh Philley. Bait Goodm'B, B 152 588 121 147 596 128 429 154 636 SO 44 100 145 620 101 154 607 123 147 517 ISO 538 125 411 149 599 121 74 65 100 NATIONAL LEAGUE Player CInb G AB ft Ashburn. Phil 140 533 91 Mays. NY 152 580 123 Uusial. St L ... 154 446 81 Campnla, Bklyn-123 446 81 Aaron. Milw 153 612 116 Klus'zki, Cin 153 612 116 Furillo. Bklyn 140 523 83 Post. On 154 601 116 Snider. Bklyn 148 538 126 BeU, Cin 154 610 88 H Pet. 180 338 185 .318 142 .318 142 .318 192 .313 192 .313 164 .313 186 .309 166 308 188 .308 Home Runs Mays, Giants 51; Kluszewski. Redlegs 47; Banks. Cubs 44; Snider, Dodgers 42; Mathews, Braves 41. Runs Batted In Snider. Dodgers 136; Mays. Giants 127; Ennis, Phillies 120; Banks, Cubs 117; Boone, Tigers 116: Jensen. Red Sox 116. Runs Snider, Dodgers 126: Mays, Giants 123: Smith, Indians 123; Mantle, Yankees 121: Kaline. Tigers 121 Hits Kaline. Tigers 200: Fox. White Sox 198: Kluszewski, P.edlegs 192; Powers, Athletics 190; Kuenn, Tigers 190. Pitching Newcombe. Dodgers, 20-5; Byrne. Yankees 20-5; Labine, Dodgers 13-5; Ford, Yankees 18-7; Hoeft, Tigers 16-7. Use Tribune Want Ads Quick in Results! Sacramento 7-6 Victor Over Raiders Ashland Sacramento State college, backed almost to its goal, struck with two long gains for a touchdown and then man aged the extra point to nick Southern Oregon college 7 to 6 Saturday night in a football en gagement here. The Californians scored in the second quarter. They took pos session of the ball on their own four-yard line. Bill Kimbrall broke free and ran 56 yards to the Southern Oregon 40. On the next play Ed Soto passed to Don Mueller for the touchdown. Bill Snelson kicked the bonus. The Red Raiders of the Rogue got their only score with six minutes left to play. They re covered a fumble on their own 45 and got the ball into the end zone in six plays. Bill Seymour passed to Walt McCoy for the counter. End Dick Smith's extra point boot was blocked. Only other threat of the game by either team saw Southern Oregon go inside the Sacra mento 10. Four incomplete pass es ended the opportunity. Mc Coy snatched one of the heaves. The Raiders had 11 first downs to Sacramento's four but the two long gains helped the visitors to 200 net yards to SOC's 153. The Californians had the rushing'edge 140 to 69, some long losses hurting the Raiders. Seymour completed 12 df 16 passes in the game for a two game mark of 21 for 33. The Raiders threw 23 passes in all Saturday with 13 completions but got only 84 yards. Sacramen to's three for six got 60 yards. Directors of PCL Study Methods To Up Attendance San Diego (U.R) Pacific Coast League directors today studied suggested ways to help boost attendance at PCL games. Directors,- who met here Sat urday, may act on the proposals at their. Nov. 12 meeting in Van couver, B.C. ' Directors discussed and favor- ad spending the 1956 season two weeks later, to avoid the rainy season in the Pacific Northwest. Directors agreed to give San Francisco more time to work out its financial problems and appointed a special committee to aid the Seals find a "suitable purchaser or investor" ' for the team. Previously directors gave the Seals until Saturday's meet ing to pay off a $250,000 debt to the league . or possibly lose their PCL franchise. Additional Time The action "Saturday gave the Seals additional time to work out a plan to keep the club in the bay city. The committee ap pointed included PCL President Claire Goodwin; Robert Cobb, president of Hollywood; John Holland, president of Los An geles; and Damon Miller, top Seals executive. The meeting revealed that pos sibly all PCL teams will train in or near the Imperial Valley in 1956. Cities discussed as train ing sites were Indio, Brawley, Mexicali, El Centro, Holtville, Palm Springs and Yuma, Ariz. Trabert Captures Pacific Title Los Angeles (U.R) Tony Trabert, another major tourna ment victory under his belt, in dicated today he may announce his decision to turn professional after playing this week in the 66th annual Pacific Coast Tennis Championships at San Fran cisco. Trabert, the U. S. National Singles' champion from Cincin nati, Ohio, yesterday blasted Herbie Flam, Beverly Hills, Calif., off the cour in about an hour, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2, to win the singles title of the 29th annual Pacific Southwest Tennis cham pionships. Fred Hutchinson Skipper of Year San Diego (U.R) Freddie Hutchinson, ;who piloted the Seattle Rainiers to a pennant. ha5 been named the Pacific Coast League manager - of the year by the PCL Baseball Writers association. - Hutchinson, former Detroit Ti gers manager, will receive $2.- 500 from the PepsirCola Co. for being selected for the honor. He won the PCL pennant in his first year as manager of the Rainiers. DAY Forget-MeNot Sale OKd by Mayor Jackson county chapter of th Disabled American Veterans has received permission from Mayor Earl Miller to hold its annual sale of forget-me-nots on the city streets. The sale of flowers is sched uled on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, DAV officials said. ROGUE ROLLERS LEAGUE In the Rogue Rollers Bowling League last week honors went to Mabel Clark of Ralph's with 181 high game and 503 high series. Pick up 6 point srPdDiBTrs 'Skins, Packers Top Hated Rivals; Colts, Rams Win Pro Grid League Starters By TIM MORIARTY United Press Sports Writer After five long years of wait ing and hoping, the Washington Redskins and the Green Bay Packers finally caught up with their most hated rivals during the first weekend of the Nation al Football League season. In a startling kick-off of the 1955 campaign, the Redskins, led by. little Eddie Lebaron, handed the world champion Cleveland Browns a 27-17 up set, while the Packers turned in a 20-17 surprise victory over the Detroit Lions, last year's West ern Division kingpins. "t It was the Redskins' first vic tory over Cleveland since the Browns joined the NFL in 1950 and the Packers' first triumph over Detroit in 12 games cover ing a similar five-year period. The Baltimore Colts also launched their new season on a bright note by upsetting the Chi cago Bears, 23-17, while the Los Angeles Rams turned back the favored San Francisco Forty Niners, 23-14, in another Sunday tilt. - ' Lebaron Whole Show Lebaron, back with the Red skins after a one-year hitch in Canadian football, was the whole show at Cleveland. The gritty, ex-Marine tossed two touch Honey Fired As Manager Of Pittsburgh's Pirates By JOHN CARROLL Pittsburgh (U.R) A. top to bottom housecleaning for the Pittsburgh Pirates appeared pos sible today in the wake of the firing of Fred . Haney as man ager of the perennial last-place club of the National League. General - Manager Branch Rickey notified Haney before Sunday's season-ending game with Brooklyn that the automat ic renewal clause of the 57-year-old manager's contract had been cancelled because of the "uncertainty" of the situation facing the club. Pirate President John Gal breath said flatly that the "club is not for sale." But' he said di rectors will meet next month to make plans for the team and dis cuss contracts, including that of Rickey. . Rickey's Contract Up Rickey, who brought Haney to the Pirates from Los Angeles three years ago to help with his youth drive aimed at getting the Negroes Rally To Protest Acquittals In Mississippi Trial Greenwood, Miss., (U.R) Thousands of Negroes at rallies in New . York, Chicago and De troit yesterday protested the ac quittals of two white men in the Emmet Till 'wolf whistle" mur der case. - - , Half-brothers Roy Bryant and J. W. Milam, found innocent of murder last Friday, were held here pending a bond hearing, probably Friday, on an -additional charge of kidnaping the 14-year-old Negro boy. . Face Kidnap Sentences Freed of possible death sen tences, the men faced maximum year sentences' if convicted of kidnaping the young visitor from Chicago in reprisal for his alleged insult of Bryant's young wife. ' At the New York rally an esti mated 10,000 Negroes approved a resolution asking for a spe cial session of Congress to enact stiff er measures to stamp out so called "lynch" incidents in the South. At Detroit, more than 6,000 persons cheered Rep. Charles Diggs Jr. (rj-Mich.), who at tacked "sheer perjury and fan tastic twisting of facts" at the murder trial last week. An estimated 2,000 persons gathered last night in Chicago's metropolitan Community Church to listen to Willie Reed, 18, a witness in the trial. The gath ering, sponsored by the National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People, called on the White House to halt "the wave of terror against Negro citizens of Mississippi." Investigation Asked In Washington, Rep. Victor I Anfuso.(D-N.Y.) wired Attorney General : Herbert Brownell Jr. asking an "immediate investiga tion of the "miscarriage of jus tice" at the trial. Anfuso said he otherwise will ask Congress "to undertake a probe" when it reconvenes in January. Use Tribune Want Ads For Best Results! down passes, dashed 13 yards for another score, and set up Washington's fourth touchdown on a 70-yard pass play with Leo Halter. An 18-yard touchdown pass from Tobin Rote to Gary Kna felc in the last 20 seconds pro pelled the Packers to their stun ning victory over the Lions be fore 22,217 fans at Green Bay. . Ameche Set Colts'. Record "Alan (The Horse) Ameche remped 79 yards for a touch down the first time he carried the ball to set up Baltimore's upset victory over the Bears. The ex-Wisconsin Ail-American totaled 194 yards rushing for a new Colts' single game record. Los Angeles turned two pass interceptions and a recovered fumble into touchdowns in whipping the Forty-Niners at San Francisco. The Rams sewed up the game in the first half on touchdowns by Tommy McCor mick and Porky Taylor, plus a safety. -; ,- . The weekend opened with the Philadelphia Eagles turning back the New York Giants, 27 17, Saturday night. The Pitts burgh Steelers, who had to wait for the Pirates to vacate Forbes Field, will make, their delayed debut tonight against the Chi cago Cardinals. Pirates out of the cellar, is wind ing up a five-year contract. He has an option of remaining with the club in an "advisory" ca pacity, but not necessarily gen eral manager. Branch Rickey Jr., who serves as aid to his father, said Sunday "the situation is up in the air." He -cited the persistent rumors of a major change in the club management. "I can't even be certain my contract as assistant general manager will be renewed," he said. "When ever there is a change of regimes no one can be certain they'll be back." Young Rickey said that as far as he knew, no one has 'been ap proached as possible successor to Haney. Bobby Bragan, pres ent manager at Hollywood who formerly worked with Rickey in the Brooklyn organization, was considered a top candidate. Re ports also had Dodger shortstop Pee' Wee Reese under consider ation. , Camp-O-Ree Held By 100 Scoufers During Week End About 100 Boy Scouts and adult leaders attended an over night Camp-O-Ree Saturday and Sunday at the Scout Agate desert campground on Butte creek near the Rogue river. Highlights of the outing were a campfire gathering Saturday evening, games, and practice in camping procedures, with adult leaders making suggestions for improvements. It was a non competitive camping event. Church services were conducted Sunday morning by the Rev. Robert Burger of St. Mark's Episcopal church. . One of the features of the troop-type camping was the. in viting of new boys ,to partici pate to learn camping skills. N. N. Gladfeldter, district commissioner, was in charge of the event, assisted by Sherrill Doty, district training chairman and five neighborhood commis sioners. Bob Churchy district chairman, and Cliff Hanson, Scput executive, also partici pated. The Scouts were from troops in the Prospect, Phoenix and Medford areas, and were all1 were members of the Big Pines district of the Crater Lake Area council. Portland Evacuation Details Completed Portland (U.R) Details were complete today for a mas sive test evacuation of down town Portland which may in volve as many as 200,000 peo ple and 90,000 vehicles. The huge civil defense test called Operation Green Light is set for Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday this week. But exact time the sirens will wail to start the test was being. kept secret. . DROPPING TO CANVAS for second time in unbeaten career, Chanjpion Rocky Martian takes count of four in second round (left), as Archie Moore stands ready to continue. End of New York bout comes in ninth as Moore vainly tries to drag self to feet. (InUrmational) Dodger, Yankee Line-Ups Differ Little in Defense; Both Strong Up-the-Middle libit u the last in a series of ihre stories comparing lh World Series rivals.) By NORMAN MILLER United Press Sports Writer New York (U.R) The New York Yankees are stronger in left field and Pee Wee Reese gives the Brooklyn Dodgers an edge at shortstop, but aside from those two positions, there is little to choose defensively between the World Series rivals. Both clubs are strong in the all-important "up-the- middle" positions catcher, second base combination and center field. Each has two or three handymen who can fill in at more than one job. Both .are expert at execut ing the vital double play. If there is anything resemb ling a defensive weakness on either World Series team, it is in left field for the Dodgers. Sandy Amros, although fast, has a weak arm and also possesses shortcomings as a fly-chaser. Manager Walt Alston's alter natives for. left field are Junior Gilliam and Jackie Robinson, both more at home in the infield. None of the Brooklyn prospects are rated as good as Irv Noren or Elston Howard of the Yan kees. 1 The importance of this posi tion is magnified, at Yankee sta dium, where the spacious left- centerfield area requires a sure and speedy ballhawk. Reese Favored Reese, although 37, is still the old master at shortstop, and must be favored over slowed- down Phil Rizzuto and Jerry Cole man. If Reese has slowed down a step in recent years, he makes up for it with his steadiness and skillful manner of playing rival hitters. Rizzuto, 36, has made a fine late-season comeback, but is not the shortstop of the Yan kees five straight world champ ionships. Coleman is a better sec ond baseman than a shortstop. When it came to making double plays . this season, the Yankees were tops in both leagues with a total of 180 going into their final two games. Man ager Casey Stengel often has said that he would not carry a sec ond baseman who could not ex ecute the double play expertly. His 1955 piyotmen measure up to Stengel's, high standards. Bill Martin is expected to start at second, with Coleman and Gil McDougald also available to start at second,- with Coleman THE BIG NEW 1956 - -------- and Gil McDougald also avail able when Stengel resorts to his extensive lineup juggling. There is still some doubt about whether Alston will play Gilliam or rookie Don Zimmer at second base., Gilliam has the experience but may be required to play outfield. Zimmer is a more natural shortstop, and his exceptionally powerful arm makes him a good double play man. Baseball's two leading catch ers will be behind the plate in the series. Any attempt to prove Yogi Berra of the . Yankees or Roy Campanella, of the Dodgers as superior could only produce an endless argument. Both are excellent mittmen, throwers and handlers of pitchers. Much the same can be said about the opposing center field ers, Duke Snider and Mickey Mantle. However, the Yankee star presently is sidelined with a pulled thigh muscle and if the injury does not heal in time for the series, New York may have to yield an edge at that position. Snider and Mantle are rated about even as ballhawks and throwers. Noren, who would re place Mantle, is better - than average, but not quite up to the other two In right field, Carl Furrilo and Hank Bauer, provide each team with a sure fielder and strong thrower. There also it little to choose defensively at first base between Gil Hodges of Brooklyn and Joe Collins of the Yankees. Bill Skowron, Col lins' replacement against ; left- handed pitching, does not quite measure up defensively to the others, but may not see much ao tion in the field. At third base, both clubs are well situated, with McDougald and Andy Carey available to Stengel, and Jackie Robinson and Don Hoak handling the job for Alston, Back in Stock . AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY BELTS Tie Up Your Wife, Good WHITE'S ' 36 South Bartlett MERCURYon dispiayTHUR: , SEPT. 29" Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE ' VET W Pet OB : .623 .604 S 91 f -MS 12 .513 IT .409 32 370 39 3 42 New York 96 38 Cleveland 93 61 Chic ffn a . - Boston , 84 70 getrot 79 75 Kna City 63 91 . 01 ut Washington 53 101 Sundavs t uucago o, Kansas City 0 Detroit 6, Cleveland 2 Baltimore 5. Washington ' New York 9. Boston 2 (1st) Boston 8, New York 1 Q2nd) NATIONAL, LEAGUE DT . L. 55 69 74 77 79 81 86 Pet. GB .641 .552 13 '4 .519 1814 00 21 ',, .487 23 V. .471 26 -442 30'i 390 38'k played to x-isrooklyn Milwaukee . . 98 . 85 . 80 . 77 . 75 . 72 . 68 new York Philadelphia Cincinnati x-Chicago PittKhnroh a Brooklyn and Chicago 3-3 Ue on Sept. 10. - ; . mi 60 94 Sunday's Results ai. ixnus 8. Milwaukee 5 Cincinnati 13. Chicago 0 "" i Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh O SfT VSt1i PhU"- 2 (1st) Phila. 3, New York 1 (2nd) Polly Riley Winner In Trans-Mississippi Oklahoma City U.P Pollv Riley, Fort Worth, Tex., added her third Trans-Mississinni cnlf title to her collection by trounc ing Mary Ann Downey of Bal timore, Md.t 11 to 9 over a rain soaked Twin Hills ( Country Club course yesterday.' Stronger than Steel $795
