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."
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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.
Medford used three pitchers,
Wirth, Turner and Barr. Pond
caught. Ashland battery was
McKinnis and P. Simpson.
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