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TWELVE MEDrORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Friday. June 1. 195B Ronnie Kline Shuts Out Giants 3 to 0; Cards Retain Lead By MILTON RICHMAN United Prei Sports Writer Ronnie Kline, the. "forgotten man" in Pittsburgh's spectacular ricA miwprf frnnt and renter to day to receive his rightful ac claim with all the other Pirate heroes. While most of the cheers were going to fellows like Dale Long, Bob Friend, Frank Thomas and Lee Walls, the 24-year old Klirje was toiling more or less in the Tfe rfmeriied that Thursday r.ight. however, when he posted his lourtn victory ana secona shutout by blanking the Giants, 3-0. in a game called in the eighth inning because of rain. A rliffprpnt ffuv nicks US UD In every game." says Pittsburgh manager Bobby Bragan. une rfaw it'o Inner the next time Friend and then maybe Thomas or Walls." Thursday night it was Kline's turn as he limited the Giants to four singles, allowed no walks and struck out three. It ws quite a performance for the six-foot-three ripht-hander who had a sour 0-7 record with the Pir ates in 1932 and won only six games last year after returning from service. Frees Clears Sacks Despite threatening weather which finally turned to rain and halted the game with one out and the Pirates at bat in the eighth. 15.123 fans turned out at Forbes Field and set up a thunderous din when Gene Freese smashed a bases-loaded double off Jim Hearn in the fifth. The second-place Cardinals remained a half-game ahead of the onrushing Pirates with a 9-3 victory over the Redlegs. Wilmer (Vinegar Bend) Mizell gained his fifth victory and had gained his fifth victory and had a two-hitter until the ninth inn ing when Gus Bell. Ted Klus zewski and Frank Robinson hit successive homers. The Cards hopped on Cincinnati starter Art Fowler for four runs in the first Inning and added four more in the second. Milwaukee held on to first place by crushing Chicago. 15-8, with a 15-hit bombardment that included five homers. The bar rase of homers gave the Braves a total of 15 for their three game series with the Cubs, equalling the major league home run record for three consecutive games by one club. Joe Adcock led Milwaukee's home run parade with two cir cuits while Del Crandall, Bill Bruton and Eddie Mathews each hit one. Jim King homered for STANDINGS the Cubs, who made the game look closer than it actually was with six unearned runs in the ninth. Lew Burdette registered his fourth victory although he gave way to Red Murff in the ninth. Paul Minner was the loser. The Dodgers and Phillies were idle. In the American League, the Yankees increased their league lead to 6'i games witn a 9-6 de cision over the Senators. The Yankees snapped a 4-all tie with five runs in the sixth, fashioned on three singles, two errors and a wild pitch. Although the Yankees collected 12 hits, including a homer by Hank Bauer. Mickev Mantle, the league's leading hitter, went hit less. Bob Porterfield pitched the Red Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Orioles in the only other American League game sched uled. Porterfield yielded only four hits and collected three of Boston's eight' hits. The Rex Sox scored two runs, all they need ed, off Bill Wight in the first inning. MNESCORF.S: American Learn Washington .. nito 130 1 in 6 12 New York 020 025 00x 9 12 Stobbs. Chakalrs ii. Grob ("I and Courtney. Berberet 'fl. Grim. Larsen 3. Morgan t7( and Howard. Winner Morffan 2-4). Loser Stobbs 3-4. Boston 200 020 000 t 8 I Baltimore 100 000 000 1 4 0 Porterfield '2-3 and White. Wight, Dorish iSi. Schmitz i9) and Triandos. Loser Wipht i2-5. FACIFH: "OAST I.EAC.t'F .'By United Press) W. L. Pet. Is AnilM 33 17 0 Sacramento 29 19 .604 Seattl. 31 23 .574 San Francisco 25 27 81 San Diero 25 28 , .472 Portland 24 27 j .4. .,-ti 1 1 -m 171 Vancouver . 17 38 National I.earti Milwaukee .. nn 410 00015 15 2 Chicago 000 0!0 loti 8 9 0 Burdette. Vurff 1i and Crandall. Rice 6 i . Minnrr. Harkcr i2i. Valen tinetti 7 1 and 1-andrith. Winner Burdette (4-2;. Loser Minner (1-4;. (Called In 8th rain) New York 000 000 10 0 4 1 Pittsburgh . . 000 030 Ox 3 4 0 Hearn. Worthington .6). Grissom '8i and Mangan. Kline (4-3 and Foiles. Loser Hearn (3-4i. Cincinnati 000 000 003 3 6 4 St. Louis 440 000 Olx 9 13 1 Fowler. Jeffcoat 111. Black (81 and Ballsy. Mizell (3-2i and Sarni. Loser- Fowler (3-6). League Leaders IR f1nltf P.ctcl NATIONAL LEAGUE Player Club G. AB R. Long. Pitts 38 146 Boyer. St. L. 39 156 Aaron. Milw 29 1 1 1 Walls. Puts 35 106 Moon, St. L 39 136 31 23 29 AMF.EICAN LEAGUE Mantle. N Y 42 157 Maxwell. Det. ... 33 104 Kuenn. Det 391 61 Berra. N Y 34 129 Lollar, Chicago ... 32 103 14 33 Pet. .177 J72 .3,11 .340 .338 .414 .375 .348 .341 .320 Home Runs Mantle. Yanks 20: Long. Pirates 14: Post. Redlegs 14: Boyer. Cards. Berra. Yanks. Sievera. Senators and Bauer Yanks all 12. Runs Batted In Mantle. Yanks 50: Boyer. Cards 41: Long. Pirates 39; Mu sial. Cards 35: Berra. Yanks 35. Runs Mantle. Yanks 45: Bauer. Yanks 35: Blasingame. Cards 32: Sie vers. Senators 31: Yost. Senators 31. Hits Mantle. Yanks 65: Boyer. Cards 58: Kuenn. Detroit 56: Long. Pirates 55: Goodman. Red Sox 50. Pitching Lawrence. Redlegs 8-0: Ford. Yanks 7-1: Lemon. Indians 6-1: Brewer. Red Sox 6-1; Friend. Pirates 8-2.. .429 .321 18 Thnrsdsy's Results Seattle 4. San Diego 3 (11 innings) Portland 3. San Francisco 0 Vancouver 18. Los Angeles 13 Sacramento 6. Hollywood 2 How Series Ended Los Angeles 3. Vancouver 1 San Francisco 2. PorUand 2 ' Seattle 3. San Diego 1 Sacramento 3. HoUywood 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. Milwaukee 19 St Louis .23 Pittsburgh . 12 Cincinnati -21 Brooklyn 19 New York 15 L. 10 1 15 16 16 21 Pet. .655 .590 583 J68 .543 .417 .353 J94 GB 1 l'i 2 3 7'i 9'i U'l PhiladelDhia 12 Chicago 10 24 Thursday's Results Milwaukee 15. Chicago 8 Pittsburgh 3. New York 0 18 innings, ram. night) Sv Louis 9. Cincinnati 3 (night) Friday's Probable Pitchers New York at Cincinnati Inight) Margonert ll-O) vs. Nuxhall (1-4). Pittsburgh at Milwaukee (night) Friend (8-2 vs. Spahn (3-3). Philadelphia at St. Louis Inight) Simmons (1-3) vs. Poholsky (3-2). Saturday's Games New S'ork at Cincinnati Pittsburgh at Milwaukee! night) Brooklyn at Chicago Philadelphia at St. Louis AMERICAN" LEAGUE New York . Chicago Cleveland BoMcn Baltimore . Detroit Washington Kansas City 16 ...15 L. 13 15 17 19 21 21 25 24 Pet. .690 345 .541 .513 .475 .475 390 .385 Thursday's Results New York 9. Washington 6 Boston 4. Baltimore 1 (Only games scheduled.) Friday's Probable "Pitchers Cleveland at Washington (night) Lemon i6-l) vs. Wiesler (2-01. Chicago at Baltimore (night) Don ovan 2-ll or Keegan (2-1) vs. John sort ' Ol I, Detroit at New York (night) Hoe ft (4-2 1 vs. Byrne 2-0i. Kansas City at Boston 'night) Her nage 1 1-3 1 vs. Brewer 16-I). installs a nev in your car Today! WiUorJ QUUiTY THROUGHOUT 1 jQUITHROUGHOUTj FUUY GUARANTIED SEE US BEFORE IT S TOO LATE . . . o new Wilrord hi rear cor will see rest throvgii ony emergency. M Full 24 Month GUARANTEE Ask us about a New WILLARD BATTERY That Guaranteed FACTORY FRESH Because it's charged BONE DRYI Saturday Games Cleveland at Washington (night) Chicago at Baltimore Detroit at New York Kansas City at Boston . NORTHWEST LEAGUE Yakima Lewiston F. ;rri. Tn-City . S-okane v "na'ch'? . Salem W. L. Pet. GB 10 10 17 12 .16 13 18 21 1 ..12 .10 .677 .615 2i 386 3 351 4 379 9 363 10 -4o 10 Thursdays Results Salem 4. 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The na tion's linksmen and linksladies will play against the champs with their full handicaps. Every man and woman paying a $1 entry fee is eligible to con tend and may play as many rounds as desired by submitting the $1 fee for each 18 holes. Entry fee for caddies is 25 cents. Proceeds from National Golf day will be sent to the Profes sional Golfers association of America which will turn the money over to the National Golf Fund, Inc. The money will go for worthy golf projects and charities. A total of $160,632.68 was collected last year and $478, 577.33 is the total turned in for four National Golf days pre viously held. SPORTS Portland City Council Approves Biggest Budget Portland (U.R) The Port land city council yesterday ap proved the largest budget in the city's history, calling for ex penditures of $42,822,355 for the next fiscal year. This is nearly S4.C00.000 above the 1955-56 budget. Japan produced 530,829.000 pounds of spun rayon in 1955. Bucs' Youth Movement Now of Age By RUDY CERNKOVIC Pittsburgh (U.R) The youth movement-, of the Pitts burgh Pirates has come of age. The "peach fuzz brigade" nurtured by Branch Rickey are now men, confident and poised. That's why National League teams who once used the Pirates as a door mat must find another team to trample. Blended into the renaissance of the Pirates are the inspiring leadership of rookie Manager Bobby Bragan and the phe nomenal perforances of slugger Dale Long and pitcher Bob Friend. The pre-season experts who consigned Pittsburgh to a cellar position it monopolized the past four years are rubbing their eyes in surprise. For the first time since 1948 the Pirates have main tained first division status be yond Memorial day. Confidence And Maturity General Manager Joe L. Brown, now wearing the mantle of Rickey, attributes the success of the club to Bragan's con tagious confidence and the ma turity of the players. "The boys began playing like men," Brown said. "This was evident in the latter stages of the 1955 season in their play against Brooklyn and Milwaukee. "Then along came . Bragan who instilled confidence in the team. He is a positive manager. He doesn't think about defeat." While Brown does not hesi tate to recognize the potent bat of Long and the skilled right arm of Friend, he points out the Pirates are not a "two-man op eration." "There have been contribu tions from every man along the line," he said. "Men like Eddie O'Brien, who has batted only once and played a few innings on defense, are typical of the spirit of the club. He keeps run ning up and down in front of the dugout, cheering his teammates on. President Hails Resurgence The resurgence of the Pirates was hailed by President John W. Galbreath as "delightful." "For five years it has been my ambition to give Pittsburgh a winning team. The fans deserve it. They have been wonderful with their response and were loyal during our dismal years. Not to be overlooked in the Pirate forward movement is the groundwork laid by Rickey. Now serving in an advisory ca pacity, the builder of baseball umpires in Brooklyn and St Louis is proud of the Pirates. But the Mahatma is not sur prised. To him the new threat of the league is no accident, no mere happensta nee. The "quantity from quality" theme he set five years ago is bearing fruit. FOLSOMS ARE EXPECTING. Montgomery, Ala. (U.R) Gov. and Mrs. James E. Folsom are expecting a child, the gov ernor's seventh, his office re ported Thursday night. The birth is expected in four months. Two of the Folsom children were borne by the governor's first wife and the forthcoming child will.be Mrs. Folsom's fifth. Use Tribune Want Ads QUICK and EASYl Just Call 2-614 1 SIASN PENS THIEVES WORK FOR NOUGHT Rudd, Iowa !U.R) Thieves re fused to believe a sign on the door of an implement company safe and went to the trouble of knocking the dial off and open ing the safe. 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