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TWTLVI MEDFORD (OREGOH) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, May 8, 1S58 Orioles Profit With Zuverink; Tom Brewer Has 0.79 ERA By FRED DOWN United Press Sports Writer The Baltimore Orioles have poured out $600,000 in bonus money but it's a $10,000 waiver deal that's really paying off for them. That's what the Orioles paid the Detroit Tigers for George Zuverink last July 9 and foday it looks like they acquired the majors newest relief pitching star. He's retired the last batter in eight of the Orioles' nine vic tories this season and sports a brilliant 1.15 earned run aver age. The 29-year-old right-hander from Holland Mich., did it again Monday night when the Orioles scored their third straight tri umph over the Tigers, 4-3. It was sweet revenge for Zuverink who also retired the last batter in each game of the Orioles' Sun day doubleheader sweep of Detroit Just Two Pitches Zuverink replaced Bill Wight in the ninth inning Monday nieht and retired the side on two pitches when Harvey Kuenn hit into a double play, ine unoies then presented George with his second victory of the campaign when Hal Smith singled witn tne bases filled and one out in the bottom of the ninth. In all, Zuverink has appeared in 12 of the Orioles' u games and has allowed only 19 hits and thr pamprf runs in 23 innings Jim Wilson's 3-2 verdict over the Wasington Senators on April 20 is the only Baltimore victory in which Zuverink was not on hand for the last putout, Tom Brewer, 25-year-old right hander, tossed a four-hitter and struck out nine batters to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-1 win over the Cleveland Indians in the only other American League game. Brewer, who has an 0.79 ERA for the season, retired the first 10 men he faced as he scored his thiijl victory. Dick Gernert and Norm Zauchin hit homers to provide the big blows in the Red Sox' 14-hit attack. Brares And Cards Win In the National League, the Milwaukee Braves retained their hold on first place with a 3-1 triumph over the Brooklyn Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardi nals downed the New York Giants, 6-3. Bob Buhl limited the Dodgers to six hits and got out of his only two serious jams by inducing Jackie Robison to hit - into double plays. Del Crandall knocked in two runs with a single and a sacrifice fly and Hank Aaron homered for the third Milwaukee run. The Cardinals scored five runs in the sixth inning on one clean single, two bunt singles, thres walks, a wild pitch and a sacri fice fly to trip the Giants and tie Cincinnati for second place. The loss ruined a fine debut by Giant rookie first-baseman Bill White, who broke in with a homer in his first at bat and also had a double and single. By United Presi American League Cleveland 14 0 Boston - 5 14 0 Garcia. Houtteman (6), Daley (8) and Kegan. Brewer (3-1) and White. Los ing pitcher Garcia (1-2). Detroit 3 10 0 Baltimore .". 4 9 0 Trucks, Aber 9 and Wilson. Wight. Zuverink (9) and Triandos, Smith (9). Winning pitcher Zuverink. Losing" pitcher Aber. National League New York 3 8 1 St. Louis 6 7 1 McCall. Wilhelm (6) Grissom (6) and Westrum. Flowers, McDaniel (6), Jones (7). Mor.iingside (7), Collum (9) and Sarni. Winning pitcher McDaniel (2-0). Losing pitcher McCall (1-1). Brooklyn 1 6 0 Milwaukee 3 8 1 Erskine. Roebuck (4), Labine (7) and Walker. Buhl (2-)) and Crandall. Los ing pitcher Erskine (1-2). UNS League Leaders By United Press NATIONAL LEAGUE Plivrr JL Club G. AB R. Bruton. Milk 10 34 11 16 .471 Bailey. Cinci. 13 37 8 17 .459 Boyer. St. L. .17 68 13 29 .439 Repulskl. St. L. ..13 30 Walls. Pitts. 17 50 Pet 19 .380 19 .380 AMERICAN LEAGUE Mantle. N.Y. 18 66 21 28 .424 Boyd. Bait. 19 39 6 IS .385 Wertz. Cleve. 16 56 10 21 , .375 Lemon. Wash. 17 59 12 22 .373 Maxwell, Det. 13 44 8 10 .364 Home Runs M a n 1 1 e. Yankees 9: Post. Redlegs 9; Thomas. Pirates 8; Bern, Yankees 8; Lemon. Senators. Bauer. Yankees, Jablonski, Redlegs and Long. Pirates all 6. Runs Batted In Mantle. Yankees 23; Berra, Yankees 22: Boyer. Cardin als 18; Lemon, Senators 18; Musial, Cardinals 17. Runs Mantle, Yankees 21; Yost. Senators 17; Bauer. Yankees 16: Post, Redlegs 15; Thomas, Pirates 15. Hits Boyer. Cardinals 29; Mantle. Yankees 28: Long. Pirates 26; Dark, Giants 25; Olson. Senators 25. Pitching Ford. Yankees 4-0; Law rence. Redlegs, Wilson, Orioles and Wynn. Indians all 3-0. Eleven tied with 2-0. fit 1 " s tf- tit CUTTING PINS out from under catcher Yogi Berra, Harry Simpson, Kansas City outfielder, slides home safely. Um pire Flaherty calls play. Yanks top A's 10-6. (International) Los Angeles Strengthens League Lead PACIFIC. COAST LEAGUE By United Press W. L. Pet. GB Los Angeles 17 8 .680 Sacramento 16 9 .640 1 Seattle 16 11 .593 2 . San Francisco 15 12 .556 3 San Diego 13 15 .464 5i Portland 11 15 .423 6'i Hollywood 9 17 .346 8',i Vancouver 8 19 .308 9 Monday's Results Los Angeles 6. Vancouver 4 (Only games scheduled) TRADE IN Your Old Set on a New RCA Victor TV lis' 3 RCA Victor 2 1 -inch Brady. lowest priced RCA Victor 21 mch consolel Famous Oversize "All-Cleor" picture. Mahog any grained finish. Limed oak grained finish, extra. Model 21S432. $259.95 Hal Krueger and Al Thompson RCA Ranges Radios TV lit 237 East Main Ph. 2-2456 We Carry Our Own Contracts Service From Our Own RCA Authorized TV Shop Vancouver, B.C. (U.R) There was only one game played in the Pacific Coast League last night, but it produced two re sults, Los Angeles moved a full game ahead of the pack and Hardluck" Bob Harrison of Vancouver was nicked for his fourth loss. Harrison has won three games this season, but can't seem to get the wins that he most de serves. Last night he looked like a cinch with 12 strikeouts, only four walks and a one-run lead with two out in the ninth but then the trouble started. Ed Haas of Los Angeles went to first on a walk and Steve Bilko bounced a grounder to shortstop Witty Quintana for what seemed to be the end of the game. But Quintana bobbled the ball for his second error of the night and both hands were safe. The Angels took advantage of the opportunity and scored three quick runs on singles by Bob Speake, George Freese and Jim Bolger. Angel reliefer Ray Bauer blanked the cellar-dwellers in the last frame and took the 6-4 decisions. THE MNESCORE: Los Angeles 6 Vancouver 4 11 9 Perkowskl. Bauer (8) and Hannan; Harrison and Neal. STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE W. New York 13 Cleveland 9 Boston , 8 Chicago Washington . Baltimore Kansas City Detroit L. 5 7 7 6 6 9 10 9 11 7 9 6 12 NATIONAL LEAGUE Milwaukee 7 3 Cincinanti ... 11 6 St. Louis 11 6" Brooklyn 8 9 New York 8 9 Pittsburgh 8 9 Philadelphia 5 10 Chicago 4 10 Pet .722 .563 335 .500 .474 .450 .438 .333 Pet. .700 .647 .647 .471 .471 .471 .333 .286 GB 3 3',i 4 4i 5 3 7 GB ',i 21i 2Vi 4',i 5 Steve Bilko Tops Coast In Hitting San Francisco (U.R) Bashing Steve Bilko, the Los Angeles first baseman who discovered the ball will go just as far if he relaxes and swings more easily, led the Pacific Coast Al Williams Fires 68 In State Open Portland (U.R) Eddie Hogan, Riverside Golf and Country club ace, shot a five-under-par yesterday tolead the field into the second day of the Oregon Open golf championships at the Eastmoreland course here. Hogan went out in 34, then came back in 33 for a 67 as mild weather blessed the opening round. Close on the heels of the first day leader was Medford's Al Williams, head "pro at Rogue Valley Country club. Williams posted a pair of 34's for a first round card of 68. Other leaders going into the second round were Wendell Wood, Eugene Country club and Salem Golf club's Bunny Mason tied for third with 69's. Five men were knotted for fifth' place honors at 70. John Hagey and Tab Boyer, both of Eastmoreland; Eddie Oldfield, Roseburg; Chuck Congdon, Ta coma; and Ad Hycke, all fin ished two under Eastmoreland's 72 par. Other Medford scores were: George Harrington, 76; Clayton Lewis, 79, and Harry Millette 80. PCL Prexy Fines Umps San Francisco (U.R) Pres ident Leslie O'Connor of the Pacific Coast league unleashed a few fiery words yesterday, and when the smoke cleared away: 1. Umpires Gordon Ford and Cecil Carlucci were fined $50 apiece for failing to show up for a game in Vancouver, April 30. 2. All umpires were warned they would be fired if they miss ed an assignment. 3. Manager Tommy Heath of Sacramento was fined $20 and suspended for three days as a result of a rhubarb in Portland. 4. Sacramento player- coach Ferris Fain was fined $10 as a result of the same squable. 5. And the Sacramento club was told to stop its pitchers from wearina polka-dots on the sleeves of their flannels. Ford and Carlucci were blast ed by O'Connor for "gross neg ligence" in not knowing that San Deigo and Vancouver were to play on Monday, April 30, because Sunday ball is outlawed in British Columbia. League batting race today in not one but three departments. The 230-pound slugger set the pace in hitting with a .432 aver age, led in home runs with 10 and had collected 38 hits to hogtie that division as well. Jim Baxes of Portland was hitting a milder .268 but led in runs batted in with 27. Needles' Chance Good To Capture Triple Diadem Louisville, Ky (U.R) Nee dles, the 82nd Kentucky Derby winner, has a great chance to become the ninth triple crown winner in the history of the American turf. The Florida-bred colt owned by the D & H Stable of Bonnie Heath and Jack Dudley showed more speed in winning his derby than his derby winning sire and grandsire did in theirs. Both of them failed in their quest of the triple crown but while they both finished fast to win, neither showed the finishing lick which carried Needles to victory. Fast Closing Rally Sire Ponder and grandsire Pensive each were timed in 2:04 1-5 in the mile and one-quarter classic. Needles cut loose with one of the best closing rallies ever seen in a Kentucky Derby to flash across the finish line in 2:03 2-5. Needles goes to Maryland to day by train for the Preakness May 19. Then will come the Bel mont Stakes in New York in June. UCLA May Be Banned San Francisco (U.R) College presidents in the Pacific Coast conference Monday gave a "vote of confidence" to the faculty representatives for their work in handling the University of Washington athletic pay-offs and indicated that UCLA will get the same, dose of medicine pos sibly on a stiff er basis. The university leaders, in a session here, decided to take a "hands off' policy on. actions by the faculty men and told them they would not intervene in any contemplated . a c t i on against UCLA. The UCLA case,, basically the same as that at Washington, will be. handled at a meeting in Vic toria, B.C., May 18-23. Southern Oregon Gridders Have Hawaii Trip in Fall Ashland Southern Oregon college will play the University of Hawaii football team next fall. Coach Al Akins yesterday signed the contract which means a November 9 date at Honolulu for the Red Raiders of the Rogue. Hawaii will play a re turn game with Southern Ore gon in 1959. The signing completed a nine game 1956 schedule for the Raiders. Opener for the Raiders will be on September 22 against Humboldt State college. The tus sle is set for Ashland but may be moved to Medford. Southern Tornado Netters Play Grants Pass Medford high tennis team was to play its final Southern Ore gon conference tennis match to day at Grants Pass. The Tornado netmen will have a practice with Eagle Point on .Thursday and on Friday will participate in the district meet at Klamath Falls. Roseburg defeated Medford 5 and 2 Saturday in a tussle at Roseburg. Jim Gordon, playing left handed because of a finger sepa ration in his right hand and vy ing in No. 5 spot, won Medford's only singles tiff. He defeated Carl Thiel 6-3, 6-1. The Tornado doubles team of Bill Isaacs and Don -Gordon downed Keith Eddy and Brady Montgomery, 9-11, 64, 7-5. Winners for, the Indians were Jim Coen 6-3, 4-6 and 6-1 over Isaacs, Jim Powell 6-2, 6-3 over Don Gordon. Bob Fies 6-1, 6-3 over Roger Cooley, Bill Kelly 6-3, 7-5 over Chuck Finch and Dick Remberg and Kelly over Jim Gordon and Finch 6-3, 6-3. In its conference play with Ashland, Klamath Falls and Grants Pass, Medford has a two win three-loss record. Klamath blanked the Tornado 7 to 0 last week. Oregon meets Sacramento State at Sacramento, Calif., on Sep tember 29. On October 6 Chico State comes to Ashland. Oregon Col legiate conference contention begins at Ashland on October 13 against Portland State. Oregon Tech will be next foe, at Klam ath Falls on October 20. The Raiders meet Oregon College of Education on October 27 at Monmouth and Eastern Oregon at Ashland on November 3. Season wind-up will be against Linfield on November 17 at Mc Minnville. All the games " are billed for night. Akins will go into his second The Dalles Maintains State Lead Portland (U.R) The Dalles again today, was rated Oregon's top high school baseball team in the Oregonian's weekly poll. 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