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V TWELYK MEDrORD (OREGON) Homer-A-Day Makes It Plain Redlegs Intend To Remain in Thick of National Loop Chase By FRED DOWN United Preu Sport Writer A homer-a-day technique has the Cincinnati Redlegs threaten ing two records today and mak ing it plain they'll be in the Na tional league pennant race to the bitter end. The experts expected the Red legs to be floundering out of the race by now but Birdie Tebbts' maulers simply refuse to fold. They beat the Pittsburgh Pirates for the ninth straight time Wednesday, 6-3. to remain only a game behind the second-place Brooklyn Dodgers and cut the first-place Milwaukee Braves lead to three games. Gut Bell walloped his 24th homer to extend the team's string to 19 straight games in which it has hit at least one homer. The club is within five games of the National league mark of 24 straight games set by the 1953 Dodgers and within six game of the major league rec ord set by the 1941 New York Yankees. In addition. Bell's hom er was the club's 180th of the year leaving it 41 shy of the major league mark of 221 for a season held by the 1941 New York Giants. The Redlegs also took advant age of errors by Bill Mazeroski and Dale Long to score four un earned runs as Joe Nuxhall gained credit for his ninth win. Bob Friend was the victim of the Pirates' loose support and lost his 13th game. Mutial Makes Two Errors PeeWee Reese collected three of the Dodgers' five hits as they downed the St. Louis Cardinals. 5-3. for a sweep of the two-game series. Stan Musial committed two errors and Don Blasingame one to help the Dodgers score four unearned runs. ' The last place New Yo r k Giants turned on their season long tormentors to deal the Braves a 2-1 loss and give Dick Littlefield his first victory since last Aug. 30. Dusty Rhodes singled home the decisive run in the sixth inning as the Giants beat Milwaukee for only the fourth time in 20 meetings. Bob Rush pitched a five-hitter for his 12th win and the Chicago fAubs tallied five unearned runs lo beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-3. The Cubs backed Rush with a nine-hit attack. The New York Yankees virtu ally ended the American league pennant race when they det'eated the Cleveland Indians. 3-2. and restored their lead to 8l-i games with only 34 left to play. Al Ro aen's two errors on the same play enabled the Yankees to score the winning run. Fierce Gels 18th Billy Pierce became the A. L.'s i first 18-game winner of the sea son when the Chicago White Sox won a daytime game, 6-3, but the Boston Red Sox gained a split in the night game of the 'double header" with a 7-6 decision. Ron Northey's sacrifice fly snapped a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning of the first game and Fred Hatfield followed with a clinching two run homer. In the nightcap, hom ers by Ted Lepcio and Dick Ger nert helped the Red Sox tie the score at 6-6 and Billy Consolo singled in the winning tally in the ninth. Al Kaline drove in three runs with a triple and a sacrifice fly as the Detroit Tigers rapped out 15 hits to beat the Washington Senators. 9-5. Vic Power's two - run single mapped a 2-2 tie and the Kansas City Athletics added three insur ance runs in the 11th to beat the Baltimore Orioles, 7-2, in the other AL game. MNESCORFS: Amrrtrin Lcagu Cleveland 0O2 nnn 000 2 . 8 ' 2 New York Oil 10O OOx S S 0 Wvnn 14-7 and Henan. Sturdivant 11-8 and Berra. Detroit BIO O0J ono u o Washington 003 002 000 5 7 3 Foytack, Aher 9 and Wilson. Stone. GriBBs 2. Chatcales 8 and Courtnev. Winner. Aber 10-10. Loser. Stone 4-3. HR Yoat 10th. Sievera 23rd. fit InnincO Kansas Cit 000 10nn loo 05 7 11 4 Baltimore 000 200 000 0 2 B 0 Bumette. Gorman 11 and Smith. Fornieles. Zuveripk 7. t.oes S and Ginshere. Winner. Bumette. 3-6. Loser. Loej 1-6. HR Groth 5th. tlst fame) Chicas-o 500 000 no- 1 Boston .. 102 000 0O0 3 2 Pierce. Kinder 8 and Lollar Nixon Hurd 9 and Dalev. Winner. Pierre 1R 3. Lofer. Nixon 7-6 HH Hatfield 3th. t?nil rame) Chicago ono 041 ooo 6 10 n Boston .... 100 001 2217 12 0 Wilson. Donovan 6. Stalev 8 La Palme 8. Kinder 9 and Lollar. Sulli van. Susce 6. Delock 9 and White. Calev 9. Winner. Delock 10-6. Loser. LaPalme 2-1. HR Anaricio 2nd Wil son 1st. Leocio 8th. Gernert 14th. N VTTON XI. LE XCl E Philadelphia .. 2M Ono 0013 5 2 Chicaeo 012 410 OOy 8 9 1 Hand ix. Nesray 4. Pillette 6. S Miller 8 and Lonata. Rah 12-6 and Chiti. Lfter. Haridi 11-5. HR, Jones 13th. Whisenant 10th. Pitubureh .... oni mi 000 3 11 4 Cincinnati . 201 030 OOx 6 fi (1 Friend. J O'Brien fi and Fnile? Nuxhall. Jeffcoat 7 and Bailay. Win ner. Nuxhall 9-8. Loser. Friend 14-13 HR. Bell 24th New York Oin oni noo 2 7 (t Milwaukee .. 010 OOO OOC 1 10 0 Littlefield. Wilhelm 8 and Sarni. Westrum R Phillips. TTowbridee 8 and Ric. Winner. Littlefield 1-5. Loser. Phillips 3-2. Brooklvn 00 000 140 5 3 1 St. Louis 000 200 001 3 6 3 Craiz. Lahine 8 and Campanella. pr-nolsKv. Collum 8. Jackson 8 and Katt Winner. Craig 12-S. Loser. Po holskv 7-10 Use Tribune Want Ads MAIL TRIBUNE MEWTOOTlUBOrfl sipiKir Portlanders, Trenton in Ruth Semis Portland (UP.) Trenton, N. J., and Portland Wednesday night fought their way into semi final rounds of the Babe Ruth World Series for youngsters be tween the ages of 13 and 15. Trenton defeated Pensacola. Fla., 7 to 2, and Portland blanked Wichita. Kan., 4 to 0 in first round games. As a re sult, the two teams will meet in the semifinal round Friday night. In the other semifinal game Huntington Park, Calif., meets Tulsa, Okla. Those two teams played their first round games Tuesday night. Trenton was trailing Pensa cola, 2 to 1, going into the seventh inning when it exploded for six runs. Winning pitcher Alphonse Downing struck out a total of 12 batters. Mickey Lolich, who was the outstanding player of the 1955 series, hurled Portland to its shutout victory. He pitched five and two-thirds innings of hitless ball. Gypsy Tour At Emigrant This Sunday Sixth annual motorcycle Gypsy Tour for Oregon will take place this Sunday. August 26, at Emigrant lake. The Tour, has been sanctioned by the American Motorcycle associa tion. Columbus, O. Rogue River Ramblers club will be host for the day's motorcycle activity. Each year and only one time in a state does this Tour appear, whereby a motorcyclist who is an AMA member can attend and receive the award. Rogue River Ramblers have issued invitations throughout the state to various club members to appear for their awards and also to participate in afternoon events. There are to be many other prizes given throughout the day for cycle activity which will not be on a competition basis. A trophy given for the rider coming from the farthest distance. Signing in for the awards will get under way at 11 a.m. and the field sports will commence shortly after the noon intermis sion. There will be no admission charge for this Gypsy Tour and everyone interested is invited to watch. Quarter-Midgets Race Saturday Quarter-midget racers and their youthful drivers will be featured Saturday night on the weekly program of auto racing at Valley View speedway near Ashland. At least six cars and kids are expected to perform. There will also be the usual program of hardtop and stock car races. The track management has laid out a one - twentieth - mile track for the midgets. They will vie in a 40-minute special event. Jay W. Allen used car firm of Medford will provide the trophy. The midget racers from Mon tibello, Calif., performed on one other occasion this season at the Valley View oval. Bragan To Quit Unless Bucs Get Better Players Cincinnati. Ohio (U.R) Man ager Bob Bragan of the Pitts burgh Pirates, who said Wednes day that he would resign unless the club gets better players next year, indicated today "the team was hitting on only half its cylin ders. "We have the nucleus for a real good ball club." he said. "About a dozen of the players can justify calling themselves major league ball players and about a dozen cannot." Bragan said that if all the players now on the team are with the Pirates this time next year "I am going to be conspicu out by my absence." "I don't mean that as a threat or anything like that," he said, "but. hell, we're shooting for the top. aren't we?' The freshman Pirate manager said in an interview, "if I lose next year, then Im going to lose with some new faces." Thursday. August 23. 1956 NY Yankees Add George Wilson New York (UPJ The New York Yankees, taking no chances despite their 8'A-game Ameri can league lead, today added George Wilson to their roster in an effort to bolster their pinch-hitting department. The 30-year-old Wilson was pur chased from the New York Giants Wednesday for an amount "above the , $10,000 waiver price." Berrios Gets Verdict Over Flash Elorde By SCOTT BAILLE San Francisco !U.R) Look out, Sandy Saddler a sharp little featherweight named Miguel Berrios is eyeing your world title today, and it doesn't pay to get him mad. The bouncing Puerto Rican turned in the best performance of his young career Wednesday night by outpointing highly rated Flash Elorde of the Philippines and doing a thorough job of it. Berrios, who only stands five feet two. exploded solid right crosses into the Filipino south paw's face with monotonous reg ularity during their ten-round go. and had his opponent groggy from a barrage of those shots late in the sixth round. "He never hurt me," sultry Miguel said afterwards. "When ever he hit me with a good punch, I just got mad and threw more and harder punches." Elorde wasn't the only loser. The sponsors of the nationally- televised Wednesday night bouts also came out second best when the contest failed to get onto the screens because of the Republi can convention going on about 12 miles away. Right Crosses Do Job Elorde, who had won five straight fights after being stopped in a title bout by Sad dler, went into the ring with everything except a defense against Miguel's accurate right crosses. He was the 8-5 favorite, out weighed the little guy 129V4 pounds to 126' 4, enjoyed an extra four inches in height and was ranked fourth to Berrios' tenth. But from that point on. every thing was in Miguel's favor. The dark-brown puncher kept a safe distance .from Elorde's artistic combinations and then sprang in when he saw his target open to drive home those rights over the Filipino's inadequate guard. Referee Frankie Carter, who cautioned Berrios twice not to butt, voted the fight to him 96-94 as did the United Press. Judge Verne Bybee gave the bout to Berrios 98-94, but Judge Jack Downy saw 98-94 in favor of Elorde. Al Williams Leaves for Hudson Tiff Al Williams, golf professional at Rogue Valley Country club, was to leave today for Portland to participate in the annual Hud son cup matches. The contest between the lead ing pros and the top amateurs of the Pacific northwest is scheduled Saturday and Sunday at Portland Golf club. Two-ball competition is set for Saturday and individual matches on Sun day. Thirty-six holes will be played each day. Williams ranked fifth in the point ratings which determined the personnel of the 10-man pro team. He had 137M points. Joe Greer, Yakima, Wash., and Chuck Congdon, Tacoma, Wash., headed the list with 400 points each. Bunny Mason, Salem, had 175, and Ray Honsberger, Seat tle, 140. Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport STANDINGS PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE U. L. Prt. GB 9 1 49 .650 79 61 .564 12 72 65 .564 17'. a 66 73 .478 24 65 74 .468 25"2 62 77 .446 28 '2 61 78 .439 29 2 60 80 .429 31 Seattle Hollywood Portland Sacramento . San Diego Wednesday's Kesulu Lxks Angeles 2. San Diego 0. Seattle 5-3, Hollywood 1-4. Portland 6. Sacramento 2. Vancouver 4-2, San Francisco 3-8. How Series Ended Los Angeles 4. San Diego 1. Seattle 3. Hollywood 2. Sacrafnento 3. Portland 2. San Francisco 3. Vancouver . Thursday's Probable Pitchers Hollywood. Ben Wade 12-15 and Joe Trimble 2-8 at San Diego. Vic Lombard! 7-7 and Pete Mesa 12-fl. San Francisco. Rum Kemmerer fl-12 at Sacramento. Earl Herrist 11-10. AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. GB 78 42 .650 68 49 .581 8 a 63 32 348 12'2 64 54 342 12 57 62 .479 20'i 53 65 .449 24 49 68 .419 27 3 39 79 .331 38 New ' York . Cleveland . Chicago . Boston Detroit Wednesday's Results New York 3. Cleveland 2. Chicago 6. Boston 3 (1st day). Boston 7. Chicago 6 i2nd night). Kansas City 7. Baltimore 2 ill in ningsi. Detroit 9. Washington 5. Thursday's Probable Piteherg Cleveland at Boston t night). Lemon 16-10 vs. Brewer 16-6. Detroit at Baltimore (night). Hoeft 14-U or Lary 13-12 vs. Moore 9-6. Kansas City at Washington might). Burnette 2-6 or Ditmar 9-16 vs. Ra mos 12-7. Friday's Games Kansas City at Washington (night). Detroit at Baltimore might). Chicago at New York might). Cleveland at Boston. NATIONAL LEAGUE W. I.. Prt. GB Milwaukee 72 46 .610 Brooklyn 6f 47 .595 2 Cincinnati 70 ."iO .583 3 St. Louis 58 60 .4P2 14 Philadelphia 5 61 .474 16 Pittsburgh 51 68 .429 21 Chicago 49 67 .422 22 New York 45 70 391 25 li Wednesday's Results New York 2. Milwaukee 1. Chicago 8. Philadelphia 3. Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 3. Brooklyn 5. St. Louis 3 (night). Thursday's Probable Pitchers Pirlchiti-ch at Qt T a:ii it rnn-ijc twilieht-niehtt. Munger 3-4 and Kline 10-14 vs. Mizell 11-10 and Schmidt 6-3. Brooklyn at Cincinnati might), Newcombe 19-6 vs. Klippstein 11-9. Philadelphia at Milwaukee (night), Simmons 10-7 vs. Crone 9-8. Friday's Gamps Brooklyn at Cincinnati fnightf. Philadelphia at Milwaukee (night). New York at Chicago. Pittsburgh at St. Louis (night). NORTHWEST LEGIE H. I Prt. CB 29 20 592 25 18 .590 i 2" J?,2 3 2.1' 22 .511 4 22 ?S .4SS fi'i 20 2(i .434 7'i 17 28 .378 10 Salem Yakima .. Lewiston Spokane .. Eugene ... Wenatchec Tri-City .. Wednesday's Results Sookane 3. Tri-City 1. Salem 9. Wenatchee 1. Lewiston 5. Yakima 2. Mitt Group Not Discriminating, Official States Havana. Cuba (U.R) The National Boxing association is only trying to get some action developing in the heavyweight division and is not discriminat ing against top challenger Ar chie Moore, outgoing president Lou Radzienda told the United Press today. Radzienda said the NBA hop ed there would be a champion ship bout this fall between Moore and Floyd Patterson, but that "it will not be held unless Patterson is ready." The NBA recognizes that Moore is the number one heavy weight today and Patterson is number two." Radzienda said. "I personally feel Patterson and Moore will box for the title this fall, but if Patterson's hand has not healed and he isn't ready, then the NBA will have to take other action so that the boxing world will have a heavy weight champion." Radzienda discounted demands by Charles Johnston of New York, Moore's manager, that an cient Archie should be recogniz ed immediately as the heavy weight champion and successor to Rocky ,Marciano. Don't Wail for Higher Prices! Trade for a New BUICK or CADILLAC Today! ! SKINNERiP "THE GIRAFFE" Fanfare Bob Higgins comet up with this question: "What about a touch lacklo or flag football league for Medford this fall?" He suggests six learns of six or seven players each with games on Sunday afternoons. Players would not wear ex pensive heavy equipment and would be required to wear tennis or basketball shoes. He reports that a small group, in cluding Jack Boardtnan, Loren Soderlund and Don Vessey. have discussed the matter. Persons interested should tele phone Higgins at his home, 2-2500, or his business loca tion 2-62G8. Or they can call the Mail Tribune spoils de partment. If sufficient interest is shown a meeting will be called. Rogue River High school, which competed in A-2 class ath letics for a school year a few years back, anticipates the return to A status soon and, in prepara tion for that day, will contend in the Rogue league as well as carrying its regular , Jackson County B league slate this year. The Chieftains in the post war period have been strong contend ers in the B circuit, particularly in basketball and football. Their action with the A-2s really will not be a great change since Rogue River has scheduled those clubs right along but puts the action on a more formal basis. Also playing the small A schools of this section on a fuller-time basis will be Glendale. The Douglas county school has been a member of District 6 A-2 but last year was shunted be tween the south and north div isions. Glendale will be a full time member of the southern sector as of this fall. Henley, an A-2 school for sev eral years, will enter the District 6 football chase this fall for the first time. Another District 6 member, Brookings, will field a football club for the first time this fall but will not enter con tention for state title honors. RV GIRLS GIVE CREDIT Rogue Valley girls Softball team members, who placed fourth in the Oregon state tournament this summer, give a lot of credit for their success ful season with its many games to the various firms which pro vided financial assistance. Five businesses each spon sored the expenses for one girl. They were Elk Lumber company. Red Blanket Lumb er company, radio station KBOY, Jack's Drive-up and Tharp Lumber company. Ten Eagle Point businesses com bined to provide funds lo sponsor one girl. They were Eagle Point Hardware. Van's shop. Brown's market, Olsen's confectionery. Eagle Point gar age. Eagle market. Little Butte market. Eagle Point Lumber company, Putman Cold stor age and Ruth Shama Beauty salon. Other contributions were re ceived from Medford Bowling lanes. Dean and Taylor Pon liac. Rogue Valley State bank, Steve Wilson Logging' comp any. Northwest Manunfactur ing company and Southern Oregon Equipment company. The girls said all the help was highly appreciated and that they couldn't have made a go of their heavy slate expense-wise without it. They al so expressed their appreciation for the support as fans by members of the Veterans Ad ministration domiciliary Camp White. DISTANCES COMPARED This is a tough year for the av erage track and field fan to follow his favorite running ev THE 0, TRADES IN THE SEE THE LONGEST TRADER TODAY! ! SKINNER'S GARAGE 143 South Riverside Avenue ly DICK JEWETT Mjil Tribune Sports Editor ent. Mr. Fan spends the better part of four years between Olym pic Games learning to judge performances by time in the var ious events and then late in the fourth year all events are shift ed to the Olympic metric dis tances and the times suddenly are very confusing. With this in mind, here are a list of the distances to be run in Eugene at Hayward field Labor day when the United States Olympic track and field team stages its exhibition meet along with a table of the equivalents in relation to time and distance in the normal yards used for most track meets in this country: 100 meters 109 yards, one foot and one inch. Subtract 0.85 seconds from a 100-meter time to get a comparable 100 yard dash time. 400 meters 437 yards, one foot and four inches. Add 0.3 seconds to get a 440-yard dash time. 800 meters 874 yards, Iwo feet, eight inches. Add 0.3 seconds for a comparable 880 yard time. 1500 meters 1640 yards, one foot and three inches (119 yards, one foot and nine inches short of a mile). Add 17 to 20 seconds to get a mile run time. 5000 meters About 3.1 miles. Substract about 25 sec onds for a three-mile time. 110 meter hurdles No change from 120 yard high hurdles. This may help you better en joy the finest tTack and field meet ever to come to the northwest should you go to Eugene to take in the holiday meet featuring Olympic stars. TICKETS .AVAILABLE Reserve seat tickets for the stellar cinder and field attrac tion at Eugene are on sale at Barker's Men's store here. Bill Bowerman, University of Ore gan track coach, in town Tues day, said for those who decide at the last minute to drive up to the meet general admission tick ets will be on sale at the gate. CLOSE TO TITLE Kerb Gifford, Medford, barely missed the free style title last week end in the Ore gon Bow Hunters state broad head tourney at Eugene. Ha had 83 points. Bud Vroman, Klamath Falls, won with 83 V2. Roy Holloway won flight con test honors by sending an ar row 330 yards using legal hunting equipment. DISAPPOINTMENT The State-Metro Shrine all star football game -at Portland proved a considerable disap pointment for guard Monte Hoist, only Medford member of the State squad. Monte hurt his knee the first day of practice and therefore was held out of scrimmage during State work outs. Because of the injury and lack of scrimmage, he got into action for only one play at the end of the game. Philosophically, Hoist said he hadn't expected to see much duty after not practic ing. But he indicated that his misfortune makes him look for ward all the more to college foot ball. He'll enter Shasta Junior college. Saxton Favored Over Williams Worcester, Mass. (U.R) Welterweight champion Johnny Saxton rated a solid favorite for his 10-round non-title bout to night with Don Williams of Wor cester at the auditorium. The "tune-up" fight will be Saxton s last before he defends his title Sept. 12 against Carmen Bas ilio at Syracuse, N.Y. GIVES LONGEST Uf "M-l I It Cheney Nine Ends Season At Klamath Prestige in southern Oregon "semi-pro baseball will be at stake Saturday and Sunday when the Medford Cheney Studs and Klamath Falls Lakers battle. The games will be at Klamath Falls with Saturday's tussle at night and Sunday's an the after noon. This series will wind up the season for the Studs. Medford's nine goes into the two-game stand carrying the ban ner of the Southern Oregon cnampions.Hip: Klamath has run up an impressive record playing independent ball. This is the first season of operation for the Lak ers. They have won 28 and lost 5 over the route while the Studs have a standing of 21 victories and 10 setbacks. The Lakers have won seven of nine games played with two pro fessional Northwest teams, tak ing five of six from Yakima and two of three from Eugene. College Players College players make un the bulk of talent on the Lakers' squad. The club is under the field management, however, of Dino Restelli, ex - Drofessional player. A few of the players who have helped manufacture the KF record will be missing against the Studs. .Stanford university members have returned to their homes. Dave Gambee, Oregon State college teammale of Twink Ped erson and Jerry Bettendorf of the Studs, is the Lakers' leading pitcher with .nine wins and no losses. On the pitching staff also are Bob Leopold, Stockton Jun ior college; Walt Payne; Ken Mallory; Jack Heinkel, Univer sity of Oregon teammate of Ter ry Maddox of the Studs, and Chuck Tykeson, Oregon Tech nical institute. Len Farrell, University of Portland and third baseman, is the slugger of the Lakers and leader in runs knocked In. Tyke son is also a strong hitter and generally is somewhere in the lineup when not pitching. His mound service is mostly in relief. Roseburg Legion Awaits Sectional Billings. Mont. U.PJ Coach Bill Harper of the. regional champion Roseburg American Legion Junior baseball team said today his players arrived here in good shape for the open ing of the sectional tournament Saturday night. Roseburg won the regional crown at Yakima, Wash., this week. Harper said he planned infield practice and hitting drills both today and tomorrow. Roseburg will play Phoenix, Ariz., in its first game tomor row. better m EARLY- U 'ISNTff TIME YOU TRIED !T nwsw fa KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKY 86 PROOF f ARLY TIMES DISTiUERY CORP. e lOUISVULE I, KY. Casey Concedes Mantle in Slump New York U.R) Manager Casey Stengel conceded today that slugger Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees is in his worst batting slump of the year. "He's off balance and not swinging right, it's a real slump, all right," commented Stengel after Mantle again went hitless in the Yankees' 3-2 win over the Indians Wednesday. Mickey has collected only three hits in his last 24 trips to the plate and hasn't hit a homer in eight games. Mantle's position as regards Babe Ruth's home run record is -steadily growing worse. He now needs 19 homers in 34 games to set a new standard, although the figures say he's still five games "ahead" of Ruth's pace. Klamath Lakers Wallop Eugene Klamath Falls -U.P Klam ath Falls' strong semi-pro base ball team walloped Eugene of the Northwest League 16-10 here last night in an exhibition game. WSC TRAINER NAMED Pullman, Wash. (U.R Eddie Lane, 27, a North Texas State college athletic trainer, was ap pointed to the same position at Washington State college. Ath letic Director Stan Bates an nounced today. He will replace Vernon (Bucky) Walters who was trainer at WSC fpr about the past five years. Walters re signed earlier this month. Moving? LET US HANDLE ALL THE DETAILS FOR YOUl We'll move you any place. any time; quickly, safely. 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