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Stengel's All-Star Strategy Calls For Flock of Left Handed Pitchers By LEO H. PETERSEN United Press Sports Editor Washington (U.R) Casey Stengel, who is "getting a little tired of losing these things every year," planned to go all out in left-handed pitching platooning today in the 23rd renewal of the major league All-Star game in Griffith Stadium. "Yes sir, I'm going to give them more left-handers than they'll want to see," he said with a grin, adding quickly "that is if those guys don't pound 'em too hard to make me change my mind. The Yankee pilot, skippering his sixth All-Star American League squad, named Billy Pierce of the White Sox as his starter and if everything goes according to plan, will finish up with his own Whitey Ford and the Indians' Herb Score. "Maybe those left-handers can even things up a bit for me Stengel, who has lost four of his previous five All-Star games said. Walter Alston, manager of the world champion Dodgers who will pilot the National League named Bob Friend of the Pirates to oppose Pierce. He is expected to follow Friend with southpaw Warren Spahn of the Braves and Kobin Roberts, of the Phillies, who has started for the Nation al League five of the last six years. The selection of Pierce, a 13- game winner, and Friend, who has won 11, were surprising be cause Friend pitched Saturday and Pierce on Sunday, when the Tigers knocked him out of the box in five and two-thirds in nings. Ford and Roberts, on the other hand, have had their full quota of rest. But the rival managers appar ently figured that so long as a pitcher can go only three innings unless the game goes into ex tra innings -r- they would lead with the pitchers they consid ered their best. Pierce always has been ef fective against the Yankees and Stengel long has regarded him as one of the best in the business. The Pittsburgh right hander has beaten Alston and his Dodgers three times this season without a loss while they have beaten Roberts the last three times he has faced them. Bilko's Batting Lead Shrinks San Francisco (U.R) S t e v e Bilko's once formidable lead in the Pacific Coast league batting race continued to shrink today as the Los Angeles Angels' slug ger dropped another 10 points to .375. During the past week, Bilko boosted his home run total to 37 by clouting five more round trippers while getting nine hits In 32 official trips to the plate. But enemy pitchers managed to contain him to a .281 average during that span. Gene Mauch, the Angel second baseman who is Steve's biggest threat for the batting title, re- maii.ad entrenched in second place with a .358 mark, tailing off by two points in the last nine games. Bilko still was safely ahead In runs batted in having driven home 97. PIRATES SIGN HIGH SCHOOL PITCHER Pittsburgh (U.R) Howard H. Morse, a 19-year-old righ hand ed pitcher who won four letters in both baseball and basketball in high school, at Coopers Plain N.Y., has been signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He will re port to the Pirates' Brunswick, Ga., farm club in the Class D Georgia-Florida league next year. Alston originally leaned to ward Joe Nuxhall of the Red legs as his second hurler, but changed his mind when Nuxhall pitched'Sunday against the Card inals. He would have preferred Nuxhall because "he throws harder than Spahn." If Casey goes along with his planned left-handed pitching diet, Alston is expected to make at least four changes as soon as the rules permit him to do so. Under the All-Star regulations, he must start and play the men chosen by the fans for three in nings, barring injuries. But when those three Innings are over, he is expected to sub stitute Willie Mays of the Giants for Gus Bell of the Redlegs in center field, Hank Aaron of the Braves for Stan Musial of the Cardinals in right field, Ted Kluszewski of the Redlegs for Dale Long of the Pirates at first base, and Ernie Banks of the Cubs for Roy McMillan of the Redlegs at shortstop. That fig ures to. give him more power against left handed pitching. Stengel, too, planned changes, but his big concern was for his own star center fielder, Mickey Mantle. Knee Still Hurts Mantle injured his right knee playing against the Red Sox last week but returned to part-time action Sunday. "You bet the knee hurts him," Stengel said. "I'm not even sure he'll play today. Yeah, I put him in the starting lineup but that don't mean a thing. I'll have to watch him in practice. If I see he can't make it, I'll put in that other fella." That "other fella" Is Jim Pier sail of the Red Sox. Should Piersall start, Stengel indicated he would change his batting order, but did not indi cate in what way. Even though Mantle's status is questionable, the American League, which has won only one of the last five games, was in stalled a 7-5 favorite. The game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. EDT. It will be radio broadcast over the Mutual Net work and televised by NBC. The forecast called for clear and cool weather, with a capac ity throng of approximately 30, 000 assured. Should a postpone ment be necessary the alternate times in order are 8 p.m. to night, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday or any time Wednesday afternoon if the weather should clear. Med: une IPdWETT Comeback by Angels Smothers Beavers Portland (U.R) Los An geles uncorked a late game hit ting , attack that completely swamped three Portland pitch ers and made the rest of the Beaver lineup look as awkward as high school freshmen at the senior prom as the Angels swat ted their way to a 12 to 6 Pa cific Coast league win last night. It was the only coast game scheduled. . The Angels capped off the night with a five run production in the ninth after they had oVer- Facts, Figures, Lineups On All-Star Game Today Washington (U.R) Facts and figures on today's major league Ail-Star game: Opponents American League vs. National League. Odds A m e r i c a n League favored 6-5. Starling Pitchers Billy Pierce, Chicago White Sox (AL) Weak Opening in Oregon Tennis Portland (U.R) The favorites moved forward as the Oregon Tennis championships opened at the Irvington club courts here yesterday. Top seeded Earl Baumgardner of Oakland, Calif., advanced when his opponent failed to ap pear. Second-seeded Glenn Bas sett, Los Angeles, advanced in the same way. Clifford Vickery and Gregory Grant, third and fourth seeded and both top California' hopes of taking the title, advanced with ease yesterday, winning straight sets. Vickery defeated Peter Peros ki, Spokane, 6-2, 6-2. Grant won from Tom Kelly, Portland, 6-0, 3-0. The match was played under a hot sun, and Kelly conceded after dropping the first three games of the sec ond set. Fight Results Stockton, Calif. Tommy Ro- mulo, 137, ' Philippines, K.U a Bill Beal 133, Oakland, Calif. (3). Sydney. Australia Frederico Scar- Joni, 121. Italy, outpointed Kevin ames, 121. Australia (12). New York Willie Troy. 1614. Washinirton. DC. outpointed Jerry Luedee, 163 U. New Haven, Conn. (10). New Orleans Kenny Lane. 13834. Luchegon. Mich., outpointed Ralph Dupas, 139, New Orleans (10). Pittsburgh Wilf Greaves. 157. Pittsburgh, outpointed Al Andrews. 160, St. Paul, Minn. (10). Dead Una Sunday Classified Is at noon Saturday: 10 a.m. Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 previous day. vs. Bob Friend, Pittsburgh Pi rates (NL). Manager Casey Stengel, New York Yankees (AL) and Walt Alston, Brooklyn Dodgers (NL). Site and Park Dimensions Griffith Stadium, Washington. Left field foul line: 350 feet; cen ter field: 408 feet; right field foul line: 320 feet. Starting Time 1 p.m. (EDT). Crowd Capacity, estimated at 29,023. Weather Forecast Mostly sunny and less humid, highest temperature about 85 and mild westerly winds favoring right handed batters. Past All-Star Record Ameri can League leads series, 13-9. 1955 Results National League 6, Amercian League 5. Estimated Receipts from Gate All receipts go to major league pool that helps to finance play ers, pension fund: $100,000. The starting lineups for the 23rd All-Star game between the National and American Leagues 1956: National League Temple, Cincinnati (.282. 2B) Robinson, Cincinnati (.313, LF) Musial, St. Louis (.303, RF) Boyer, St. Louis (.321, 3B) Bell, Cincinanti (.289, CF) Long, Pittsburgh (.300, IB) Bailey, Cincinnati (.335, C) McMillan, Cincinnati (.282, SS) Friend, Pittsburgh (11-7, P) American League Kuenn, Detroit Fox, Chicago Williams, Boston Mantle, New York Berra, New York Kaline, Detroit Vernon, Boston Kell, Baltimore Pierce, Chicago (.354, SS) (.286, 2B) (.368, LF) (.371, CF) (.281, C) (.282, LF) (.324, IB) (.320, 3B) (13-3, P) Umpires Berry AL, plate; Jackowski (NL) first base; Fla herty (AL) second base; Pinelli (NL) third base; Hurley (AL) and Gore (NL), foul lines. Pinelli takes over behind plate after 4V4 innings. come a Portland lead in the seventh with a three run per formance. George Freese sparked that ninth inning spree with a triple, the same weapon he used in the second when the Angels scored their first two runs of the night. Just for show he squeezed in a double in the seventh, the An gels' come-from-behind frame. Altogether the Angels nicked the offerings of a trio of Port land hurlers for 19 hits. Portland got 14 of its own but couldn't match the Angels when it came to making them mature into runs. Long Hits Los Angeles took a two run lead in the second as they banged out five hits, including Freese's triple and a double by Ray Bol ger. Portland matched the score in the third on two singles and a triple by Bob Borkowski, then fell behind again in the fourth as Speake homered over the right field wall, the second man in the young history of Portland's Multnomah stadium to accom plish that feat. Portland staged its own dem onstration of the power of scor ing in the fifth with three singles and Luis Marquez's screaming homer that cleared the 380 foot sign in center field. Portland Done That was the end of the scor ing for Portland but just the beginning for Los Angeles. In the seventh they went ahead with three runs, then followed up with the power loaded ninth. Gene Fodge, 7-4, the second Los Angeles pitcher, took credit for the win while Ray Shore, 0-4, Portland's second hurler, was tagged for the loss. In tonight's second series game the Angels are slated to go with Dave Hillman 10-4 while Port land will count on Bill Werle, 10-7. Shoots Scheduled At Gun Club Here Four Sunday shoots at Med ford Gun club, in anticipation of the dove and pigeon season, have been announced by President Bert Peck. The dates are July 22 and Aug. 5, 19 and 26. Skeet, 16-yard and handicap practice events are planned. There will be a spe cial hunters competition on the last August date. Martin Clogston topped 18 shooters at the club Sunday with 45 in skeet and 48 out of 50 at 16 yards. Kenneth Jackson and Jim Horn each fired 47s in handicap rivalry and Ed Pease and Jim Horn broke 47 each in doubles. Eddie Joost Booted as Seal Manager; Ex-Tiaer Coach Joe Gordon Takes Over By SCOTT BAILLIE United Press Sports Writer San Francisco (U.R) Joe Gordon, who quit in disgust 11 days ago as coach of the strife torn Detroit Tigers, took on a fresh headache today as man ager of the San Francisco Seals. The former New York Yankee infield star replaced Eddie Joost yesterday as pilot of the Pacific Coast League club shortly after Joost was given the bounce by the parent Boston Red Sox. "We feel we weren't getting the full potential out of the club," said President Jerry Don ovan in announcing Joost's dis missal. Joost and Gordon shook hands cordially but Eddie refused to duplicate the act for the photog raphers and went his way saying "Lots of luck, Joe." Black Day "I know how he feels," Gordon said wryly after Joost, who man aged the Philadelphia Athletics in 1954 and played great short stop for years in the National and American leagues, had de parted. It was a black day for Joost, a local boy. Two hours earlier, League President Leslie O'Con nor had suspended him for 10 playing days as the aftermath of a dispute with umpire Mel Stern er here on June 24. Gordon abruptly resigned from the Tigers on June 28 in anger over the way owner Walter Spike Briggs had criticized Man ager Bucky Harris and the staff. He now describes the Detroit situation as "confusing." Managed Solons He takes over the Seals today again,' t Sacramento, a club which he piloted to seventh and eight place finishes in 1951. and 1952 as playing manager. "I'm just going to be a spec tator here for the first week," Gordon said. "I've followed the club some in the papers but the only players I've seen are pitcher Max Surkont, outfielder Don Lenhardt and third baseman Frank Malzone when they were in the majors." - ' Local Boys Joost's mid-season ouster hardly was foreseen last April when many fans expected that the Red Sox, who took over the club in December, were sure to give the city a pennant con tender. A local flavor also had been added to the team when Joost joined it along with Don ovan who works under the direc tion of Red Sox General Man ager Joe Cronin. All are San Franciscans. But the Seals never got higher than third under Joost and sank deep into the second division late last month. "I have no comment to make and no plans," Joost said. "I'm out that's all." Edmund E. Hass Resident Manager Banc Northwest Compani dm 11J HOTEL MEDFORD LOBBY Phone 2-8379 Consult With Mr. Hass on INVESTMENT and RETIREMENT Programs Using the Securities of . . . Utilities Banks Insurance Industrial and Investment Company Shares. Incomes of 3 to 6 Can Be Obtained. 'Other offices in Portland, Eugene, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Aber deen, Bellinghim, Yakima, Wenatchee and Walla Walla. Portland Named Qualifying Site New York OJ.R) The U.S. Golf Association said today that 31 qualifying sections have been established for the 56th amateur championship, which is open to male amateur golfers with handi caps not exceeding four strokes. The USGA said the qualifying will take place Aug. 28 except at three sites. The qualifying will be held at San Francisco on Aug. 21 and at Chicago, Portland and Salt Lake City on Aug. 27. STANDINGS PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Seattle Los Angeles Hollywood Sacramento Portland W. L. P;t- GB -.57 36 ...57 38 ...48 43 ...44 46 .44 47 .43 50 .613 .600 .527 San Francisco San Diesro Vancouver 33 59 ..43 50 .489 lli .484 12 .462 14 .462 14 .359 23 'i Monday's Results Los Angeles 12, Portland 8 Only games scheduled How Series Stands Los Angeles 1. Portland 0 at Tuesday's Probable Pitchers San Diego (Vic Lombardi 6-3) Hollywood (Bob Purkey 0-01. Sacramento (Bud Watkins 4-5) at San Francisco (Max Surkont 1-2). Howie Judson 7-5 S e a 1 1 1 e (Bud Podbielan 8-5 or Howie Judson (7-5) at Vancouver (Bob Harrison 5-5). Los Angeles (Dave Hillman 10-4) at Portland (Bill Werle 10-7). NORTHWEST LEAGUE Salem Wenatchee Lewiston Tri-City , 0 Eugene 0 Yakima 0 Spokane idle. W. L. .l 0 .l O 0 1 1 1 Pet. 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 Yesterday's Results Salem 9. Tri-City 3 Wenatchee 4. Eugene 3 Lewiston 6, Yakima 5 Today's Schedule Salem at Tri-City Eugene at Wenatchee Lewiston at Yakima League Leaders By TJnlted Press NATIONAL LEAGUE Player and Club G AB R H Pet Bailev. C inci. 58 182 30 61 .335 Bover. St. L 76 305 57 99 .325 Robinson. Cinci. 74 259 58 81 .313 Aaron, Milw 69 265 43 82 .309 Moon, St. L. 72 256 44 79 .309 AMERICAN LEAGUE Player and Club G AB R H Pet ManUe. N. Y. . 74 275 . 70 102 .371 Maxwell, Det. 67 209 49 79 .361 Kuenn. Detroit .. 58 257 38 . 91 .354 Vernon, Bost. 58 207 31 67 .324 Kell, Balti. 59 204 23 66 .324 Home Runs Mantle, Yanks 29; Kluszewski, Redlegs 22; Banks. Cubs 21; Boyer, Cards 20: Snider, Dodgers 19; Wertz. Indians 19. Runs Batted In Mantle. Yanks 71; Wertz. Indians 61; Simpson. Athletics 61: Boyer, Cards 60; Musial, Cards 58. Runs Mantle, Yanks 70; Yost. Sena tors 59; Robinson, Redlegs 58; Boyer, Cards 57: Lopez, Athletics 55. Hits Mantle. Yanks 102: Boyer, Cards 99; Ashburn, Phils 92: Simpson. Athletics 92: Runnels, Senators 92. Pitching Lawrence, Redlegs 12-0: Pierce. White Sox 13-3; Brewer, Red Sox 11-3: Sturdivant. Yanks 7-2; Kucks. Yanks 11-4. Tuesday, July 10, 19SS MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE TLtJTK Chris1 Drugs And NG Men Collect Wins Chris' Drugs cemented their position in second place Tues day, drubbing Medf ord Auto Up holstery 10-2 and the National Guard evened their season's rec ord at three-three with a 9-4 tri umph over Bill's 99 Chevron service on the Medf ord High school football field in Jackson County Softball association play. Sparking the Chris' Drugs of fensive was Don Sawford with a home run and Richardson with a triple. Thompson, Montgomery, Tsaacu and Zanford all collected two hits for the winners. Chuck er Singler, who fanned two and allowed two free passes, got credit for the victory. Chris' Drugs has now won seven and lost one.. " Smith, who doubled and scored, and Riley, who singled in a run, got the only hits for the Medford Auto nine. Vessy, who went the route for Jhe losers, was credited with the loss. He struck out one and walked four. Leading the National Guard sluggers was J. Burns, who hom ered and scored twice, Phillips, who garnered three hits and scored twice, and Christeon, who also homered. The winning pitch er was Fisher, who whiffed three and was responsible for nine bases on balls. Highlighting the game for Bill's 99 was Slessler and Par menter, who both rapped out two singles and scored once each, and Barmun, singling twice. Sweet, striking out three and walking three, was the losing pitcher. Dupas Dumped in Fight With Lane New Orleans (U.R) Second ranked lightweight Ralph Dupas today looked toward a possible rematch with unranked Kenny Lane and watched his title aspir ations fade in the face of a 10 round split decision loss to the Michigan southpaw. Lane, at 138, got a revenge win over fast-moving Dupas, who came in at 139, Monday night to move into line for more lucrative fights with high rank ers in the division. He advanced continually on the retreating Dupas, who fought only in flur ries, to get the decision of one judge and referee Pete Giaruso. A crowd of 3,411 saw Lane get revenge for the split deci sion Dupas picked up here in March, 1955. Tight Games In NW League By RAY ANDREWS United Press Sports Writer A pair of close ones and one not-so-close game featured play in the Northwest League last night as the loop opened its sec ond half. Lewiston hung a 6-5 defeat on the first-half winners, Yakima, with some lusty hitting on the part of Gene Klingler. Klingler contributed a double, a triple and a homer to Lewiston's 10-hit har vest. It was Klingler's triple behind a single by Hillis Layne in the eighth that sent the eventual winning run across. Klingler's homer came in the seventh with the sacks empty. Glen Isringhaus starred both on the mound and at the plate in Wenatchee's 4-3 decision over Eugene. Isringhaus spaced eight hits in pitching duty and had three hits in three trips to the plate. His last one, a ninth-inning single, was ' instrumental in plating the winning run. An er ror moved him to second, he took third on a fielder's choice and scored the decider on Bob East erbrook's single, to right. Salem measured Tri-City 9-3. Russ Rossburg, Salem first sack er, banged a 400-foot homer in the sixth good for two runs. In the eighth. Chuck Essegian un loaded a three-run homer for the Senators. Med Cubs Start Season with Win The Medford Cubs played and won their first junior league game of the season yesterday, defeating Ashland 8 to 7. The teams were equal in the hit column, each with eight. Med ford slipped for three errors and Ashland made one. Painter, center fielder for the local team, hit three for four dur ing the afternoon, knocking a double and two singles. For Ash land, Fitch hit a double, McKin nis a triple, and D. Simpson a double. 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