Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 12, 1956, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextTEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday. June 12, I95S I BEATING PEG TO FIRST, Yankee Mickey Mantle collides heavily nun Kansas City s Vic Power. Mantle took third strike pitch and outran pe after Catcher Thomp son lironped the ball. ( International Soundphoto) Brewer Beats Indians; Snider Homers Twice as Dodgers Take Cardinals By FRED DOWN United Press Sports Writer Coach Dave Ferris' tip to slow down his delivery was credited today with enabling Tom Brew er of the Boston Red Sox to reach stardom in a big hurry. Brewer, a 24-ycar-old richt- j hander from Wadesboro. N.C.. I took the former Red Sox pitch irrg star's advice and says "It's the big reason he now owns a glittering 9-1 record and a 2 1 earned run average. Brewer leads the American League in victories and his eight in a row are a season high for the majors. Brewer scored his eighth con secutive win Monday night when he flipped a three-hitter to give the Red Sox a 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians. The In dians had won the afternoon por tion of the day-night double header to extend a Red Sox los ing streak to three games. Williams Raises Average Tom was touched for a run on a walk and two singles in the second inning but allowed only one more hit the rest of the way. Jackie Jensen hit a two-run homer for Boston in the second inning and the Sox added three more runs in the fifth with the aid of a double by Ted Williams. Williams had three hits in' the doubleheader to raise his average to .304. Al Smith. Chico Carrasquel and Al Rosen homered for the Indians in the afternoon game, enabling Cal McLish to pick up his second victory with relief aid from Ray Narle-ki. The Baltimore Orioles dealt the Detroit Tigers their third straight setback, 5-4. when Bob Nieman blasted a 430-foot, two run homer in the fifth. Hector Brown won his third game, tak ing over for George ZuVerink in the eighth. Vic Power Stars Vic Power drove in three runs with a homer and a double to lead the Kansas City Ath letics to a 6-3 triumph after Car los Paula's three-run pinch homer in the eighth gave the Washington Senators a 4-3 de cision in the opener of their twi-night doubieheader. Alex Kellner pitched a seven-hitter for his third win in the second game. Bobby Shantz was the victim of Paula's game-winning homer and suffered his second defeat. The Brooklyn Dodgers, mak ing passes like they are about to take charge of the National League- race, downed the St. Louis Cardinals. 8-6. with Duke Snider hitting two homers and Don Newcombe gaining credit for his ninth victory. Ransom Jackson continued his heavy hitting with a two-run double and a single to raise his season average to .351. The faltering Milwaukee Braves who saw towering Gene Conley suffer his third loss since returning to the active list. Granny Hamner hit a two-run double and Stan Lopata stole home to highlight the Phillies' attack. Coifs vs. GP Here Tonight The Cheney Colts will try to out-gallop one of the unblem ished leaders of the Rogue Val ley Baseball league Wednesday night. They go against Grants Pass in an 8 p.m. scrape at the fairgrounds ball yard. No league honors will be at stake. It will be a non-counting game. But the Merchants will be intent on upholding their prestige and the Colts will aim at boosting their stature. A number of ex-Grants Pass high school players are on the Merchants roster. Mel Drews, in his Cavemen prep days a catch er, could be the GP twirler for the Wednesday tiff. Another mound possibility is John Har bour, back recently from a tour of Army duty in Germany. Glenn Reese or Bob Fisher may do the catching for Grants Pass. Infielder possibilities are Don Reese, first base; Bruce Brickell. second base; Chuck Nevi, shortstop, and Jay Reese. third base. Outfielders and re- serve players are Les Shaw, John Eggink, Mel Friend, Rus sell Blacksmith and Jim Shep herd. Doug McLean is a relief pitcher. Don Newman manages the Merchants. Statistics for the first two games this season showed Drews with six hits in eight times up. Shaw and Jay Reese had hit four for 10 and Brickell three for nine. V m.mm " WITH P0 BRAKES H19 A 3.50 Value . ANT Here's What Wt Co U CAR move Front WhMls, hisfMCt Lining a CtM mmm lpak fnmi Wheel Briiss. lpt Irak Drvsns, 4 Check Arid Irake fhjM. J Mjast feake She. Carefully Ted Irekee. I WE HAVE IT . . . I RIVETLESS BRAKE LINING MO MVIT TO tCOM fP TO ! MOM MAXIMO WMACI FtOVtM . . US AS OtlOtMAL fOOIMUMT firestone STORES 214 S. Ricri.de Phone 2-7119 Medford-CP Faces GP In Junior Legion Play The Medford-Central Point and Grants Pass American Le gion junior baseball clubs are scheduled to play at Grants Pass this afternoon. Game time is 5:30 p.m. Fred Herr mann, Crater High, is expect ed to start on the mound for Medford-Central Point, oppos ing Larry Cochell. GP high two-year letterman. STANDINGS AMERICAN I.EAGLE W. New York 32 Cleveland 28 Chicago 24 Button . 25 Baltimore . Detroit 24 Washington 23 Kansaa city - Pet. .627 -Mid 00 .481 .480 .418 .392 7'a 11 12 Mondav's Results Washington 4. Kansas City 3 Us" Kansas Citv 6. Washington 3 Und Cleveland 4. Boston 1 (lsti 1 Boston 3. Cleveland 1 2ndl Baltimore 5. Detroit 4 might) Tnesday's Probable Pitchers Chicago at rew YorK inignii Donovan I3-1 vs. Ford 17-31. Cleveland at Boston (night) wynn (6-2) vs. Sullivan (4-3). Detroit at Baltimore (night) Hoeft (6-21 vs. Wight (3-5). Kansas City at wasnington inignw LaSorda (0-31 vs. Ramos (3-3). Wednesday's Games Kansa.s Citv at Washington Detroit at Baltimore Chicago at New York Cleveland at Boston NATIONAL LEAGUE '. I.. Prt. GB Cincinnati 28 20 .MS Pittsburgh 27 20 -V74 . 'i St. Louis 29 22 .169 i Brooklvn 26 21 -5-3 1 'a Milwaukee 22 19 .537 2'a New York 19 27 .413 8 Chicago 19 27 .400 S'i Philadelphia 17 30 .362 10'a Monday's ResuK.v Brooklvn 8. St. Louis 6 fnightl Philadelphia 6. Milwaukee 2 (night) Only games fcheduled. Tuesday's Probajlc Pitchers New York at Chicago Worthing- ton (2-3) vs. Minner (1-51. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (night) Friend 110-3) vs. Nuxhall (3-5 1. Philadelpia at Milwaukee (night) Roberts (5-71 vs. Buhl (5-2). Brooklyn at St. Louis (mght) Erskine (2-6) or Koufax (1-0) vs. Dickson (3-5). Wednesday's Games Pittsburgh al Cincinnati, night Philadelphia at Milwaukee, night New York at Chicago Only games schedlued. NORTHWEST LEAGUE Yakima Eugene Lewiston Tri-City W. .27 .22 .22 .22 .15 .13 Wenatchee . Snokane Salem 13 Spokane . 13 Salem 13 Yesterday's Results Eugene 7. Wenatchee 5 Yakima 6. Lewiston 2 Onlv games scheduled Spokane at Tri-City Eugene at Wenatchee Lewiston at Yakima L. 13 14 15 16 25 25 25 25 25 Prt. .675 .611 594 .578 .375 .342 .330 .342 .330 Med Patterson-Moore Battle Discussed By JACK CUDDY United Press Sports Writer New York (U.R) Promoter Jim Norris expected to have pre liminary chats today with the managers of young Floyd Pat terson and veteran Archie Moore about a possible match for the vacant heavyweight crown in late September. Gus D'Amato, Patterson's pilot, is confident Floyd will be able to fight in September al though he has a fractured bone in his riglit hand. He suffered the injury last Friday night while whipping Tommy Hurri cane Jackson at Madison Square Garden. New X-Rays Planned New ex-rays will be taken Wednesday night or early Thurs day to determine whether the bone pieces are in position to knit properly or whether they must be "pegged" with little steel bolts by surgery to hold them in place. D'Amato insisted today, "It's a clean break, and there'll be no surgery. He'll be able to start Baseball AMERICAN" LEAGUE 1st Game, Day Cleveland 210 001 000 4 Boston 000 001 000 1 McLish. Narleski 16 1 and Heaan. Porterfield, Hurd t8i and Dalev. Win ner McLish (2-2). Loser Porterfield 1 2-5). TV Fighters Plan Rematch New York U.R) Middle weights Caspar Oretga of Mexi co and Gene Poirier of Niagara Falls, N.Y. will be rematched for another TV fight at St. Nich olas Arena next month because of Monday night's close 10 rounder, won by substitute Or tega on a majority decision. - Promoter Teddy Brenner said today, "I'll bring them' back again on July 16 or 23." Ortega, whose Ion g-range counter-punching and superior ity in the exchanges earned the verdict, was substituting for Danny Giovanelli of New York, who sprained an ankle in train ing. Nevertheless, Gaspar was favored at 6-5 in a last-minute belting switch. It was an excellent fight, in which each bled from the nose Ortega profusely. And Poirier suffered a bruised nick under nis right eye. Ortega was bounced to the canvas for a "slip" in the eighth round. Each was knocked back onto his heels several times. Poirier was groggy in the sixth and Ortega's knees were buckled in the J J seventh. training at Greenwood Lake, N.Y. in mid-August, at the latest, and begin boxing early in Sep tember." Dr. Kazuo Yanagisowa, bone specialist at St. Clare's Hospital, was less optimistic. He said the first x-rays showed an "angular fracture" that might require surgery if the pieces did not re main m proper position in the temporary splint. Thirty-nine - year-old Moore, light heavyweight champion and top contender for the vacant heavyweight title, said, "I be lieve Patterson will be able to fight in September. I had three hand fractures when I was young, and the longest took eight weeks to heal." No Other Fighter Suitable Charley Johnston, Moore's manager, sai dhe hoped young Floyd could meet Archie in Sep tember because they'll draw "about 3700,000" and Moore will become the official suc cessor" to the retired Rocky Marciano. Both Moore and Johnston em phasized that no other contender could be substituted for Patter son for a heavy-title bout. "And if Patterson can't fight me, I'll just have to ask every commis sion in the world to recognize my claims to the heavyweight championship," Archie declared. ir -fern If rrissszs 'i-r : ':-t-r- Sll muenea thotoi by Sam Mlkulm SHE'S OFF AND RUNNING Marine Pfc. Gloria Griffin, 22, of San Antonio, Texas, shows her fast getaway under the watchful eye of U. S. Women's Olympic track coach Mrs. Roxanne Andersen during training in San Francisco. The bashful "blonde comet" is being touted as one of the most promising Olympic Games prospects to come out of the women's branch of the Armed Forces. She recently set a Pacific Association AAU meet clocking in the 50-yard dash of 6.4. Four Teams Remain in NCAA Series Bilko's .414 Leads PCL Bats San Francisco (U.R) Steve Bilko, who managed to hit at a .435 clip last week although sick, continued to run away with the Pacific Coast league batting race today by boosting his mark by three points up to a lusty .414. The larruping Los Angeles Angels first baseman also belted another home run during the week for a season's total of 24 to stay far ahead of Seattle's Joe Taylor and the Angels' Jim Bolger. Each has 13 for second place. Big Steve drove 13 more runs across the plate last week to re tain his honors for RBIs with 70 but teammate Gene Mauch nudg ed him out of the lead for the most hits. The scrappy second baseman now has 95 to Bilko's 91. Omaha, Neb. .'U.R) Un- defeated Minnesota tackles once1 beaten Bradley tonight in the fourth round of the NCAA col lege world series. Arizona and Mississippi, each of which have bitten the dust once in the double elmination national championship, were scheduled for an afternoon con test. The Gophers walloped 19 hits Monday night as they shot past the Mississippi Rebels, 13-5, for their third victory. Bradley stayed alive by eliminating Wy oming, 12-8. and Arizona ad vanced to the fourth round by squeezing home a run in the ninth to oust New Hampshire, 1-0. Monday's thriller was the Arizona-New Hampshire clash. For eight frames, neither team could move a man past second. Then the Arizona club loaded the bases without a hit in thetop of the ninth. Craig Sorenson dropped a perfect bunt and Har ry Messick tore home from third. 3 ZOOT SUIT UNIFORM Detroit (U.R) Patrolman Donald -La Pasky got his miss ing uniform back Monday, and refused to wear it. The uniform, stolen May 17, was found in the aparentment of Alva Perk kins, 49, who had cut the pants down into Bermuda shorts. 2nd r.inw, Night Cleveland OI0 000 000 1 3 I Boston '120 030 00X 5 10 1 Garcia. Feller (5) and Avertll. Brew er 19-11 and Daley. Loser Garcia .4-61. San Francisco Gets UP Trophy San Francisco U.R) The University of San Francisco bas ketball team will be presented with the United Press trophy, symbolic of the national college championship for 1955-56 sea son. Wednesday night. Coach Phil Woolpert and his players will receive the new tro phy for having been voted the nation's No. 1 team by the United Press Board of Coaches. Richard A. Litfin, United Press Pacific division manager, will make the presentation. San Francisco, which ran its string of consecutive victories to a record 55 in sweeping through a 29-game season and its second straight NCAA cham pionship, was voted tops in the nation every week of the past season in the United Press ratings. League Leaders VTIONAI. I.FACt E PUver & Club G. AB R. Kepulski. St. L. .33 111 22 Lone. Pitts 49 181 39 Rover. St. L SI 204 40 Cirmente. Pitts. 40 125 Rover. St L. .. B.iley, Cinti. . H. 42 4S 3 204 40 70 .39 120 19 Prt. .378 .370 .343 .3R0 .343 41 .342 it Game Kansas City ..00n 020 1 00 3 6 1 Washinifton ... 000 100 03x 4 6 0 Kretlow. Schantz 18) and Ginsberg. Grob. Ramos 18) and Courtney. Ber beret f9i. Winner-Ramos (4-4). Loser Schantz (l-2t. ?nd Came Kansas Citr ... 040 100 lOfj 8 10 2 Washington . 001 100 100 3 7 1 Kellner 3-2. and Thompson. Stone. Griggs 1 3). Pascual (8) and FitzGerald. Loser Stone (3-21. Detroit 000 100 200 4 14 1 Baltimore 300 020 OOx 5 12 1 Lary, Masterson )7t and House. Ferrarese. Zuverink (5). Brown 18). and Triandos. Smith (8i. Winner Brown (3-0. Loser Lary 4-6. NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn .100 001 042 8 8 0 St Louis 001 100 103 6 11 2 Newcombe. La bine 9 and Walker. Poholsky. Kinder (8) and Sarni. Win ner Newcombe 9-4). Loser Pohol sky (3-4 1. 10 Phitadelhnia ..000 031 200 8 Milwaukee ... 000 100 100 2 9 0 S. Miller (3-3) and Lopata. Conlev. E. Johnson (6i. Jollv (8t and Cran dall. Loser Conlev il-3. Doyle Takes Tennis Crown Portland (U.R) Harry Doyle captured the Junior Cham ber of Commerce junior men's singles crown here yesterday to gain a spot in the state Junior Chamber of Commerce net meet at Klamath Falls June 14-17. Orrin Dunford, runnerup to Doyle, also gained a spot in the state meet. Doyle, state high school cham pion, defeated Dunford, 6-2, 6-0. The U. S. uses about two thirds of the free world's supply of nickel. AMERICAS LEAGUE Mantlt. X Y . 51 113 52 7(1 .394 Maxwell. Dt. ... 40 12.1 29 4S 374 Kuenn. Dt 4fi 1S8 30 68 .362 Vernon. Boat. .. 39 138 22 50 .3fi2 Berra N.Y 42 160 33 56 .350 Rome Rons Mantle Yanks 21: Long. Pirates 17: Berra. Yanks 16: Bover. Cards. Banks. Cubs. Post. Red legs and Sieiers. Senators aU 14. Runs Batted In Mantle. Yanks 52: Bover Cards 48: Long. 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