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TEW MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE I ' i vivt' J - I - I fi1 -'v"T'riirTinn 'fll an, noa 'jy... - ,rtv i! FANCY BUT EFFECTIVE Dodger Chttck Neal does a cartwheel as he forces Cub Pete Whisenant at second in the fourth inning of game at Chicago. Whisenant was forced on Harry Chiti's grounder to Pee Wee Reese, who threw to Neal at second. Calling play is umpire Bill Jackowski. Cubs won, 4-3.' Cubs Nick Brooklyn On Odd Hit in 11th By JOHN GRIFFIN Uniled Press Sports Writer The world champion Brook lyn Dodgers, growling about an 11-inning loss to the iast-place Chicago Cubs on a -freak hit," found themselves today at the start of a seven-games-in-four-days test that could wreck their pitching staff. The lowly Cubs surprised the Dodgers, 4-3 in Chicago Friday when ex-Dodger Don Hoak bounced a single off the first base bag in the last of the 11th to score Hobie Landrith from second base with the winning run. It was an agonizing loss for the champions, for it dropped them two full games behind the league - leading Milwaukee Braves, whose game against Pittsburgh was called because of rain after eight innings and ended in a 1-1 tie. But the sched ule doesn't give them any chance to sit around and brood. First they meet the "old rival" New York Giants tonight in a single night game. Then it's three doubleheaders in three days against the Giants Satur day and Sunday and Pittsburgh Monday. "If we get through these seven Likes of Babe May Never Be By JOHN COLTON United Press Correspondent Galveston. Tex. (U.PJ It seems like yesterday to some, but it is exactly 25 years since a skinny tomboy swirled out of the Texas dust to become the greatest woman athlete of all time. They called her "The Babe," Babe Didrickson. To her, women were "sissies who wore girdles, bras and that junk." Her aim in life was to win. She did. You can take your Jack Demp seys, Bobby Jonses. Babe Ruths, Jesse Owenses. Red Granges. Get them out of their special fields and she could lick 'em. Other women hardly counted. In a Class Alone She hit nine home runs in a baseball doubleheader. Knocked her golf drives 245 yards. Won a track meet alone against a 22 woman team. Bowled a match of 268, 234 and 214. Beat Louise Brough at tennis. Took two gold medals in the Olympics. AU American at basketball. British women's golf champion. Dived, swam, fenced, skated. Her like has never been seen before. It may never be again. Today the Babe lies in a small room on the fifth floor in the Waverly Pavillion of the John Sealy hospital here. The ravages of cancer are such that she sees no one except her husband, George Zaharius. and her three sisters because "I look too bad." She is down to 90 pounds, sleeps 10 to 12 hours a day. She has her good days and her bad, but she is alert and cheerful, watches the portable television set and reads the 10 to 50 letters and telegrams that come every day. Her Babe Didrikson Cancer fund now totals S40,000. Her Name Legend She is one of the few who "The Amazing Volkswagon" Never Dies of Old Age MORSE MOTORS 1201 N. RIVERSIDE 6 games all right, then we have.? real good chance," said CoaWi Billy Herman, and he reflected the mood of the whole team. An excellent relief job by Don Bessent was wasted in the loss to the Cubs. With one out in the 11th, Landrith singled and took second on relief pitcher Turk Lown's sacrifice. Hoak therl rap ped a grounder to first. Gill Hodges maneuvered to field it, but the ball struck the bag and bounded over Hodges head. But by the time second baseman Jackie Robinson could retrieve it, Landrith jwas home. Randy Jackson of the Dodgers and Pete Whisenant of the Cubs hit homers as the Cubs gained an even split in the four-game series. A sudden five-minute rain which turned the infield to mud ended a brilliant pitching duel at Milwaukee between Bob Friend of the Pirates and Bob Buhl of the Braves. Bill Virdon homered for the Pirates' only run. The i game will have to be replayed in its entirety, possibly in Pittsburgh, on a date to be picked by the league office. No other games were sched uled in the major leagues Thurs day. Didrickson Seen Again became a legena in their lue time. She has that little bit more that is the stamp of the cham pion. Babe Didrikson unquestion ably opened the game of golf up to women. She dominated that sport as much as Ben Hogan and, of him, she once said: "I would just as soon play Hogan. I'd probably get beat, but I wouldn't disgrace myself." Frilly chanteuse Hildegarde once asked her why she couldn't hit a golf ball as far as the Babe. "Well. Hildegarde," was the reply. "Take off your girdle and let 'er go.'' Babe Didrikson disdained fem ininity at first When she flashed into prominence at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic games sports writers said that she was "button-breasted," had "piano-wire muscles." She evolved slowly into wom anhood. At her prime she was a Junoesque figure with a 40-inch bust. Jane Russell is 381-2 and a fine figure of 140 pounds. Shi began wearing perfume, finger nail polish, spending as much as $200 on a dress. Olympians Arrive For Eugene Meet Eugene (U.PJ Members of the U. S. Olympic team began arriving in force today for Mon day's track and field extrava ganza featuring nearly 40 mem bers of Uncle Sam's 1956 squad. Included among the athletes will be several world record holders. Dave Sime, the Duke sopho more sprinter, told Coach Bill Bowerman that he would not be able to enter. Sime has been troubled with a leg injury. Trlday. August SI. 1938 SPORTS STANDINGS PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE W. L. Prt. QB Lo Angele M 52 .649 Sattle 2 fi5 Ji58 131 Hollvwood "5 "3 .507 21 Portland 72 75 .490 23 a Sacramento .... 72 77 .483 24 2 San Francisco .... 66 81 .449 29'- San Diego G 82 .446 30 Vancouver 62 86 .419 34 Thursday's Results Portland 10. Lo Annele 7 Sacramento 3-3. Hollywood 3-4 Seattle 7. Vancouver 1 San Francisco 7. San Diego 6 How Series Stand Los Angeles 2. Portland 2 Seattle 2. Vancouver 1 Sacramento 4. Hollywood 1 San Francisco 2. San Dieso 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. prt. GB Milwaukee 76 49 .608 Brooklyn 74 51 .592 J Cincinnati 74 53 .583 3 St. Louis 63 63 .500 13"i Philadelphia 59 64 .480 IS Pittsburgh 54 73 23 New York 50 73 .407 25 Chicago 51 75 .405 25! 2 Thursday's Results Chicago 4, Brooklyn 3 (11 innings) Pittsburgh 1, Milwaukee 1 (S in nings, rain) (Only games scheduled). AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. GB New York . 82 46 .641 Cleveland 72 52 .581 S Chicago 69 55 .537 11 Boston 63 .17 .544 12V3 Detroit 61 65 .484 20 Baltimore 56 69 .448 24 'j Washington 52 73 .416 28'2 Kansas City 41 84 .328 39'3 Thursday's Results 'No games scheduled). x NORTHWEST LEAGUE W. L. Pet. Yakima ' 29 20 .592 Salem 34 24 .586 Lewiston 30 26 .536 Spokane , 28 25 .528 Wen a tehee . 26 2ft .473 Eugene 24 33 .421 Tri-Clty .- 20 33 .377 Yesterday's Results Salem 8-6. Spokane 1-2 Tri-City 6. Yakima 4 Wenatchee 7. Eugene 2 League Leaders (By I'nlttd Prtss AMERICAN LEAGUE Player & Club G AB R. H. Pet Mantle. NTT 124 435 110 167 .367 William. Bo6 108 307 32 105 .342 Nieman. Bait 104 34S 31 115 .330 Kuenn. Det. 118 478 73 155 .328 Vernon. Bos. ... 98 333 57 108 324 NATIONAL LEAGUE Moon. St. L. 124 455 78 147 .330 Aaron. Mllw 124 485 89 157 .324 Schdst, N Y. 101 372 46 118 .317 Kluskl. Cin. 120 462 85 145 .314 Musial. St. L. 128 484 68 150 J10 Virdon. Pih. ...130 471 Si 146 .310 Home Runj Mantle, Yank 46: Sni der. Dodgers 37; Robinson, Redlegs 34; Adcock. Brave 34: Matthews. Braves 33: Kluszewski. Redlegs 33 Runs Batted In Mantle. Yanks 117: Kahne. Tigers 102: Simpson. Athletics 93: Kluszewski, Redlegs 93: Musial, Cards 93. Runs Mantle. Yanks 110: Hobinson, Redlegs 107: Snider, Dodgers 96; Fox. White Sox 93: Aaron. Braves 89. Hits Mantle. Yanks 167: Fox, White Sox 165: Kaline. Tigers 159; Aaron. Braves 157: Kuenn, Tigers 155. Pitching Newcombe, Dodgers 21-6; Buhl, Braves 16-5: Pierce, White Sox 18-6: Ford, Ysnks 14-5; Freeman. Red legs 11-4. VESSELS RECOVERING Westminster, Md. fiJ.R) Halfback Billy Vessels, out of action most of the training sea son with pulled leg muscles, should be ready to play on Sept. 16 when the Baltimore Colts take on the Washington Redskins in an exhibition game. The for mer Oklahoma star was one of the most sought after players in the history of the National Foot ball league. He signed with the Colts last February after com pleting two seasons in the Army. NET TIFFS POSTPONED Forest Hills, N. Y. (U.R) The opening matches in the Nation al Singles Tennis championships were postponed today because of rain. DE LAVAL BETTER MILKING PROVE ITSELF TO YOU WITHOUT OBLIGATION! TRY . . . a De Lcxd Sterwng MilVer Unit on Yowr Cows . . . In Your Barn . . . and Be Yovr Own Judge THEN . . . 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In their first meeting in Machen's back yard, Mederos subbed for Nino Valdez on six days' notice and was not at his fighting best. Promoter Tommy Moyer had trouble selling Sid Flaherty, Machen's manager, on the fight as Flaherty was content to ride along on the win and not risk a second encounter with the hard right puncher from Cuba. Many TV viewers thought Me deros was entitled to at least a draw in the Frisco fight, as he took Eddie's terrific wallaps and came on to a toe-to-toe slugging finish. Title Shot Possible Promoter Tommy Moyer be lieves that with Floyd Patterson unavailable for the Archie Moore fight, Machen's chances of get ting the title shot against Moore next summer are good, provid ing he can handle Mederos and Satterfield in good order. With no heavyweight title fight this year, Machen will have the op portunity of getting the needed experience to put him in the pic ture for the title fight. With the guiding genius of Sid Flaherty behind him, Eddie Ma chen will soon become heavy weight champion of the world. This is a prediction shared by many, including matchmaker Tommy Moyer. A strong supporting card is in the making, which will include another hard-punching heavy weight. Portland's own Amos Lincoln. And Portland's 1956 Na tional AAU welterweight cham pion, who is undefeated as a pro fessional Tommy Thomas will also see action. Tickets are now on sale at the boxing club office, 904 N.W. 19th st. Don Fairfield, Burkemo Head At Motor City Detroit (U.R Don Fairfield, Casey, 111., in his first year as a touring pro, and Walter Burke mo, the former PGA champ from suburban Franklin, car ried a slender one-stroke lead into today's second round of the S20.000 Motor City Open Golf tournament.. , Fairfield and Burkemo .card ed three-under-par 69's over the rain-drenched Western Golf and Country Club Thursday in the poorest first round scoring in Motor City Open history. 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