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v, Robinson's 37 Homer Gives Cincy 4-2 Win Over Braves Ptliladelnhia 111 Pi M,u McCormick, 17-yesr-old $85,000 bonu pitcher. makes hit first tart for the New York Giants tonight when they oppose the Philadelphia Phillies. Br MILTON RICHMAN United Press Sports Writer Birdie Tcbbetts made a bum Kuess when he said Frank Robin son would hit 15 homers this year and it could be that the canny Cincinnati skipper will gladly eat that prediction com plete with pennant trimmings. Robinson connected for his 37th homer Tuesday nlaht and the blow touched off a two-run rally in the 10th inning that gave the Redlegs a 4-2 victory over Milwaukee and boosted them within 2Vj flames of the National League lead. eighth. Freeman record is ' now 12 victories and four de feat". Cincinnati broke up a pitching duel between Jcffcout and rookie Taylor Phillips with two runs in I the Fixtli but the Braves bounced (back to tie the score with four hits in the eighth. That's the way ! matters stood until Robinson broke the tie In the 10th. In the only other National League game scheduled, veteran Max Surkont of the Giants hurled a six-hitter for a 7-2 vic- ! tory over the Phillies. Surkont I and loser Harvey Haddix were : locked In a 1-1 tie until Foster j Castleman homered in the sev ! enth and then added four more In the ninth. Kansas Upsets Indians Kansas City dropped Cleve land nine games off the Ameri can I.rngue pare hv defeating Cincinnati U K Just 10 Y'ars after Ihs first pennant -playoff in major leegue his tory, plans war drawn up to day for a three-way National League elimination derby 1 the avant that Milwaukee, Brooklyn, and Cincinnati fin ish in a dead heat. President Warran Giles of the National League, openly rooting fcr the triple lie. wrota the scenario for what could ba baseball's maddest thriller since Frank Merriwall was graduated from Yale, If the triple tie should occur, there would be a series on the home grounds of the teams involved as soon as it W4s "physically possible." Giles, by league rule, would be designated to draw lots. "I was trying not to be over optimistic this spring when I said that Robinson would hit 15 homers," Ttbbetts says, "but the way things have turned out it could ba the understatement of th year." Robinson's homer, off reliever Irnie Johnson, left him only one shy of the all-time rookie record of 38 set by outfielder Wally Berger of the Boston Braves in 1930. Following the homer, sin gles by Ted Kluszewski. Wally Post and Ed Bailey provided the Redlegs with an insurance marker. Jeffcoat Pulls Muscle The victory went to hard working Hershell Freeman, who relieved .starter Hal Jeffcoat when he was forced to leave the game with a pulled leg muscle after retiring the side in the the Indians. 3-2, with a 10-hit at tack. Southpaw Herb Score, tagged for Kansas City's first three runs, suffered his ninth loss against 15 victories while Jack Crimian scored his third triumph although Art Ditmar pitched the final two innings. The White Sox clouted four Tiger pitchers for 13 hits In beating Detroit. 11-4. In addi tion to posting his 10th victory and sixth in a row. right-hander Dick Donovan chipped in with a three-run homer. Ted Lepcio's 14th homer to lead off the 12th inning gave the Red Sox a 7-6 victory over the Senators. Lepcio's homer, his ninth in Boston's last 18 games, came off Bud Byerly, who had retired 11 men in a row before the wallop. The league-leading Yankees and the Oriole were Idle. s ' Me DroRivitlfe-TwE mi ipaDninrs STANDINGS PAC1IIC COAST 1.FCIE W. Lni Angeles . IM lUattl S3 Portland "8 Hollywood 77 Sacramento 77 Jan Frandaco . " San Dlo . . t9 Vancouver . fi2 Clinched pennant. Prt. .fi.VJ .475 .47 .4.1 .435 .44; s .4UO Tuesday') Rrsulti Loa Anaales 8. Seattle 1 Portland 14, Vancouver T HoHvu-rwHl 7. San Diego 1 acramamo 11. San ranolaco 1 AMERICAN LRAOt F. W. New York Its Clvtlai.d 73 Chicago 7.1 Boaton 72 Detroit 65 Baltimore 58 Waahinjrtnn ... 34 Kansas City 43 Prt. ..17.1 .557 J 30 .492 .446 .412 .328 Florists Advance In Tournament Clearwater. Tm ;U.R The SMP-Lind Florists women's noft ball team from Portland, Ore., jumped into tht second round of the Women's World Softball tournament by scoring 5-0 shutout over Ashboro. N.C., in yesterday s opening round of piy. NOTICE T all ur fritnda t cuatomtrt Orville & John Are Now Loot. J at . WEST MAIN BARBER SHOP 12t Wast Main Sit. TiiMday't Result ChtrAin it. Oatrfttt 4 fnirht, Kana Cltv 5. Cleveland 2 fnirMl Ronton 7, Washington 6 il2 inning. nlfhti (Only samei scheduled). Wednesday's Probable Pitchers New York at Boston might) Ford 13-3i v. Nixon iB-7 . Baltimore at Wa.htn.stnn (night) Johnson vs. Rtobb 14-10). (Only games scheduled L ThiiMdav's Games Detroit at Kansas Citr (night I Baltimore at WasfiiflRton (Only Stmaa scheduled). NATIONAL LIAGl K W. Milwaukee "1 Cmcinanti T Brooklyn "8. Louis " Philadelphia l Pittsburgh 5 a New York Chicago 52 79 Pel. ,fi)4 ,5!H .50 1 .4R5 .49 .4.16 .412 J97 28' Tuesday's Result New York 7, pnuaaeipnia a munii Cincinnati 4. Milwaukee 2 110 in ning, night. (Only games scheduled). Wednesdays probable Pitchers Pittsburgh at Brooklyn might) Kline (12-13) vs. Magll (B-4A. Chieaio at St. Loula (night) Rush (12-7t v. Wthmeier 18-P1. New York at PhllaOlohta might McCnrmirk (0-0) vs. Simmons (ll-fli or Negray l2-3. TbiirsdST's Games New York at Brooklvn (night) (Only game scheduled. NORTHWEST LEAGUE W. L Yakima 35 22 Salem - 29 2l Lew is ton. 33 29 Spokane ....... 30 20 Vvenalrhee 2H F.ucene 2 Trl-Clty - 22 36 Prt. .ft'4 .nno ..132 .500 .475 .4 no .379 Tuedar's Results Yakima l-l. Eugena 0-0 Spokane 8. Lewiston 7 Salem 17. Trt-City 13 First of the states to regulate the sale of securities w as Rhode bland which passed the law in 1910. L .-VXa.4 LrTn Only am Skdjga HBgpr aw 14 54 plus tax Tw wiek i ct tttot hodi thraa ow iKoh m tei Si Shg-fok fowf . . CMrtom csvfrf protect yew preoows ciothtrtg. ed by KALLA Luggaga Covert and luggagt Repair WE GIVE S&H GREEN STAMPS C for all your luggage needs Burk 314 E. Main Phone 2-4472 Open Wednesday Nights 'til 9 St. Mary's Eyes Trojan Grid Fracas St. Mary's High Crusaders are looking toward their season opener here Saturday evening against Sacred Heart of Klam ath Falls but fundamentals and conditioning are still getting heavy stress during morning and evening workouts. Coach Millard Webb has 44 boys out for football. There's some experienced talent in the lot but a good share of the youths are green. Twenty freshmen are on the crew. soys On hand who saw con siderable duty last year are Jim Danand, end, who may be at nanoacK spol, jjavia Espcy, a guard who may be In the back- field, Jerry Flakus, end, Eddie Fogcl, lineman last year being groomed for backfield work, Alson Ceren. tackle, Dick Hayes, back. Francis Murphy, guard and Ron Pruitt and Rodney Read, sacks. A transfer from Jacksonville is Jack Daley. Webb says that the line will be heavier and the backfield lighter than that of last year's county championship . team. Hefty linemen are Dennis Due gan, 210. and Ceren, around 200. St. Mary'a will meet the Tro jans on the Medford high field. Wednesday, September 5, 1958 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE Vic Seixas Faces Ulrich Forest Hills, N.Y. ,U.R Vic Seixas of Philadelphia, 33 years old and almost on the ropes aft- three hard matches, faced another tough fight today against Torben Ulrich of Den mark in the round of 16 in the U.S. tennis championship. Ive never lost to him," said the shaggy-haired and bearded Dane. "We played twice and I beat him both times. I'd much rather play him than that little Luis Avala." It was Ayala, 23 - year - old champion of Chile, who gave veteran Vic his roughest match yet in a five set ' marathon of 2'i hours Tuesday. Seixas final ly downed Avala, 8-6, 4-6, 3-6, 12-10. 8-6. All 16 survivors in the men's field, including top-seeded Aus tralians Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall, were due fcr action to slash the field to the quarter final eight. Babe Zaharias Receives Honor Galveston, Tex. U.R The athletic committee of the Dal las Chamber of Commerce nam ed famed athlete Babe Zaharias its "sportsman of the month Tuesday and sent a telegram to her bedside in John Sealy hospit al. "May your great courage car ry you to victory in your present battle" against cancer, the tele gram said. Doctors ordered an oxygen tent removed from her room Tuesday because she was "feel ing much better." The oxygen tent was placed in her room sev eral days ago but was not used CkroBic,Betf-Satei Pains Haw !litf td Faster, Laafei r'taav iBia"aCeeipeP 7e)a,fi AhSf linraianr WM-Oimf taMet laceat mmbod foand. nedneee scad. Strikes directly M chronic deep. seated pains thrown blood stream. Brings soothing, lorw-laeuog renef. UnMke plain tablets. nlm-coaUng avoids toxic effect, od nseleas action In stomach. AB paln-relievine; medi cine is carried to Intestines. Absorp tion by blond scream starts effective analgesic acaoo fast. AM points ot deep seated pain and stiffness are otnckly readied. 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