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EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) 16-5 Odds Favor Yanks to Take Series; Casey Confident of Win By LEO H. PETERSEN United Preu Sports Editor Brooklyn (U.Rj The New York Yankees are 27 putouts away today from attaining a share of Don Larsen's World Series glory, Favored at 16-5 odds to win their sixth world championship in seven tries under Casey Sten gel, the Yankees were scheduled to send either 18-game winner Johnny Kucks or eight-game vic tor Bob Turley against the Brooklyn Dodgers' "door-die" choice of Clem La bine. The odds on today's sixth game are 21-20 if it's Kucks vs. Labme and even money if Turley gets Sten gel's nod. Triumphant, though as dazed as the rest of this cockeyed world after Larsen's first perfect game in series history gave them a 3-2 series edge, the Yankees needed only one victory in the two remaining games at Ebbets field to add another golden page to their history. They's lost five straight series games to the Dodgers at the cozy little Ebbets field bandbox but after Monday's historic 2-0 victor', they're convinced any thing can happen. Will Remember Larsen For never before in all the 53 years of World Series history has there been a situation such as the two teams find themselves in today. After Larsen's "ulti mate game" there is only anti climax. This 1956 World Series will always be remembered as the one in which a 27-year-old modern Rube Waddell achieved immortaility. Even the players sense that in the years to come the public will say, "Oh, yes, the Yankees or, so be it, the Dodgers won that series." The stunning impact of Lar sen's wondrous achievement sur passed all other considerations. Players of both teams in addition to the 64.519 fans at Yankee sta dium seemed to realize they had taken part in a never-to-be-duplicated historic event. That was in evidence in the Yankee clubhouse Monday when the normally blase Yankee attitude could have been sum med up in the words, "gee whiz" as well as in the attitude of the Dodgers, who visited the New York clubhouse to shake the hand of the man who pitched the "dream game" to end all dream games. Maglie Adds Congratulations Among these was 39-year-old Sal Maglie, the great old clutch pitcher who was beaten by the greatest clutch performance of all time. For today's sixth game, both managers indicated they would stand pat. The Yankees, of course were convinced they could not fail In the wake of Larsen's per formance while the Dodgers took heart from their two-year, un broken run of success against New York in their home park. "I only hope our players are as confident as I am that we'll win it." Stengel said. "The boys should be feeling real good after that one and there's no reason why we can't wrap it up at Eb bets field." Manager Walt Alston of the Dodgers led his players in prais ing Larsen's performance but pointed out "we've been in tough situations before and we still think we're going to win this one." Both managers are sticking with their fifth-game lineups, barring last-minute overnight hunches. Alston Has No Choice That means Stengel will keep Joe Collins at first base and string along again with third baseman Andy Carey. Carey singled to open the sixth and scored the Yankees' second run Monday while Collins also sing- Larsen Owes Wife $420 New York (U.R) Don Lar sen may not be paid for his World Series perfect game for some time, if his wife is success ful in having his Series share attached by the courts. While the 27-year old star pitcher was achieving baseball immortaity at Yankee stadium Monday, it was disclosed at near by Bronx Supreme Court that Vivian Larsen, his estranged wife, had filed a court complaint for non-support of her and their 1-year old daughter. Justice Sam H. Hofstadter is sued a show cause order requir ing the Yankees and baseball Commissioner Ford Frick to show in court next Monday why Larsen's Series shares which could run between S6.000 and S10.000 should not be with held. Mrs. Larsen claimed in her complaint that the big pitcher deserted her and their daughter. Caroline Jean Larsen, and that the Bronx Supreme Court order ed Larsen on July 16 of this year to pay her S60 a week in sup port money. She said Larsen was $420 behind in his payments. MAIL TRIBUNE VERY UPSETTING Brooklyn Dodgers' first baseman Gil Hodges flies through the air while trying for Charlie Neal's wild throw as New York Yankee Joe Collins steams into first base to get on safely on his eighth inning MedfordTribunb led in that frame. In the face of Larsen's perfect game, Alston really has no choice. He can merely throw up his hands and accept Larsen's date with destiny and hope the Dodgers will once again resemble the formidable machine they looked like in the first two games at Ebbets field. Behind, 2-0, only three days ago, the Yankees went ahead in the Series for the first time Mon day when the 6-foot, 4-inch, 225- pound Larsen pitched his all time master piece. With Maglie, the no-hit hero of the Dodgers' pennant victory hurling one of his finest clutch games, the Yankees were held hitless until Mantle walloped his third home run of the Series with two out in the fourth in ning. Carey's single, Larsen's sacrifice and Hank Bauer's single made it 2-0 in the sixth and left it up to Larsen. Larsen Admits Mantle, McDougal Needed Editor's Note: Don Larsen of the Yankees became the first pitcher in World Series his tory ever to pitch a perfect game today when he defeated the Dodgers, 2-0, to give his club a three-to-two-lead in the Series. In the following dis patch he tells how he did it. By DON LARSEN (As Told to the United Press) New York (U.PJ I'm plumb in another world and it feels so gosh darn good I don't think I'm ever coming back. Imagine something like a per fect came happening to me? It can't be true. Any minute now I expect the alarm clock to ring and someone to say, "Okay, Lar sen. it's time to get up." My legs are still rubbery all over and I'm so nervous and excited I don't even know what day it is. Until today, the only thing I ever knew about a perfect game is that I read about it some where in a record book. The last one, was back in 1922. they tell me. and I didn't think I'd ever see one. much less pitch one. Can't Think Straight If this story doesn't read al together right it's only because I still can't think straight. Hon estly, in that last inning there I was so keyed up about the whole thine I almost fell down. Everything is still a little hazy but I remember striking out pinch hitter Dale Mitchell on a fast ball for the final out. Just before I threw the ball I said to myself, "Well, here goes noth ing." "I'm not what you call a real praying man but once out there, in the eighth or ninth. I think it was. I said to myself, "Help me out somebody." And I had plenty of help. too. That catch Mickey Mantle made on Gil Hodges' long liner in the fifth saved my bacon. And Andy Carey and Gil McDougald team ed up to pull me out of a hole when they robbed Jackie Robin son of a base hit in the second. Tight Squeeze The tighest squeeze I had was in the fifth on that ball Sandy Amoros hit. I was plenty lu-ky on that one. I thought it would be a homer and tie the game up but it curved foul and was I tickled. I was especially anxious to make up for that lousy start I Tuesday, October 9. 1958 New York (UP) Box'score of the fifth World Series game: Brooklyn INl ab r h o a Gilliam. 2b 3 0 0- 2 0 Reese, ss 3 0 0 4 2 Snider, cf 3 0 0 1 0 Robinson. 3b 3 0 0 2 4 Hodces. lb 3 0 0 5 1 Amoros, If 3 0 0 3 0 Furillo. rf 3 0 0 0 0 Campanella. c 3 0 0 7 2 Maglie. o 2 0 0 0 1 a-Mltchell 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 0 0 24 10 New York (A) ab r h o a Bauer, rf -.. 4 0 14 0 Collins, lb 4 0 17 0 Mantle, cf 3 114 0 Berra. c 3 0 0 7 0 Slaughter. If 2 0 0 1 0 Martin. 2b 3 0 13 4 McDougald. ss 2 0 0 0 2 Carey. 3b 3 1111 Larsen, p 2 0 0 0 1 Totals 26 2 5 27 8 a-Struck out for Maglie in 9th Brooklyn (Nl 000 000 000 0 New York (A) 000 101 OOx 2 RBI-Mantle. Bauer. HR-Mantle. S Larsen. DP-Reese. Hodges: Hodges. Campanella. Robinson. Campanella. Robinson. LOB-Brooklyn 9. New York 3. BB-Maglie 2. SO-Maglie 5, Larsen, 7. HO-Larsen O in 9: Maglie 5 in 8. R&ER-Maglie. U-Pinelli N. plate: Soar A. IB: Boggess N. 2B: Napp A. N 3B: Gorman N. Runge, A. foul lines. T 2:06. A-64,519. Help From had against Brooklyn. You know, the game in which I was six runs ahead and then was taken out in the second inning. Casey Stengel has had a lot of faith in me this season he sided with me when others didn't and I just wanted to show him that his confidence wasn't misplaced. Anyway, I hope my mom out in San Diego was watching the game on television. I think she was. Mom always tells me to be careful about how I pitch to Ted Williams. Ted wasn't swing ing against me out there today but you know something? In that ninth inning, every one of those Brooklyn batters I faced looked like Williams to me. NASHUA TO START New York (U.R) Nashua, the world's leading money-winning thoroughbred, will make the 30th and last start of his career at Belmont Park Saturday in the $50,000 added Gold Cup. With earnings of $1,251,965 al ready in, Nashua will be retired to stud in Kentucky. OFF AND RUNNING Wisconsin quarter back Dick Simonson turns the corner for eight yards against USC in the first quarter at Madison, Wis. Charging in from behind bouncer in the third World Series game at Yankee stadium in New York. Dodger's Pitch er Clem Labine (41) eyes the upsetting situa tion. Neal was charged with an error. (Photo by Bill Sauro) Sooners 1st; USC Moves to 7th in Poll New York (U.R) The United Press college football ratings with first place votes and sea sons records in parentheses: Name Points 1. Oklahoma 22 (2-0) 320 2. Michigan State 7 (2-0) .. 305 3. Tie - Tex. Chrstn. 3 (2-0) 222 3. Tie -Ohio State (2-0) 222 5. Georgia Tech 1 (2-0) 213 6. Tennessee 1 (2-0) 142 7. So. California (3-0) 113 8. Mississippi (3-0) 94 9. Texas A&M (3-0) .. 64 10. Michigan (1-1) . 51 Second 10 teams: 11, Army 1, 43; 12. Baylor, 28; 13, Minne sota, 27; 14, Southern Methodist, 18; 15, Notre Dame, 17; 16 tie, Navy and Miami Fla., 15 each; 18, Iowa, 6; 19 Stanford 4; 20, Pittsburgh 3. Killian Nabs Cycle Main Dick Killian, Grants Pass, won the main event and the third heat and took second in the trophy dash Sunday in the English scrambles motorcycle racing pro gram sponsored by White's cycle shop on the Sams Valley rd. Jack Hassler was second in the main. He won the trophy dash and was second in a heat. Don Foose copped the light weigt class. Charles Beck was second and also places second in a heat. Harry Elledge, Rogue River, and Winton Miller, Ash land, finished one-two in the other heat. Next event under the cycle shop sponsorship will be a Thanksgiving turkey run on Nov. 18. Trophy girls were Bonnie Sut phin, Jacksonville, and Patty Wilson, Rogue River. Cubby's Drive-In provided the first place trophy for the main event and Rogue Valley Cycle shop the one for second plance. White's pre sented the lightweight race award and Hawkinson's Tire Tread the award for the trophy dash. - TO DEFEND TITLE Holyoke. Mass. (U.R) New England middleweight champion Barry Allison of Chicopee Falls, Mass., will defend his title against former champion Sam my Walker of Springfield in a 10-round bout at the Valley Arena, Oct. 15. Five Prep Loop Football Frays Slated This Week; Medford Host to Klamath SOUTHERN OREGON CONFERENCE STANDINGS W L Pet Medford 1 0 1.000 Grants Pass 1 0 1000 Crater 0 2 0 0 .000 Klamath Falls Ashland .000 0 0 ROGUE LEAGUE STANDINGS W L Eagle Point 2 0 Phoenix . 1 1 Rogue River 0 2 Illinois Valley 0 0 Glendale 0 0 Prt 1.000 500 .000 .000 .000 JACKSON COUNTY B LEAGUE STANDINGS W L Pet St. Mary's ... Talent Rogue River Jacksonville ... Prospect 1 0 10 1 1 1 1 0 2 1.000 1.000 .500 J500 .000 Two games each in the South ern Oregon conference and Jack son County B league and one ruckus in the Rogue league are on tap this week for prep foot ball aggregations of this area. In the SO circuit and District 6 A-l Klamath Falls comes to Gertie Riggs In Finals of Pin Tourney Gertie Riggs, Medford, will be one of eight contestants in finals next Saturday and Sunday at Sa lem for the Oregon Women's Match game championship. One of five entries from Med ford in the competition last week end, she had a 174 average for 16 games. The tourney is sponsored by the Oregon State Bowling Pro prietors association. State win ner will enter the national tour ney at Chicago under the spon sorship of the national proprie tors' organization. Other Medford entrants and their averages last week end were Mable Clark 161, Vivian Knox 159, Claudia Lowd 158 and Vera Cummings 151. Pirates Keep Slim Edge In Prep Poll Portland (U.R) Marshf ield high school retained its first place ranking among Oregon high school football teams in the Journal coaches' poll to day by a slim margin over Medford. Marshfield had 76 of a pos sible 80 points while Medford had 74 points for second place. Gresham and Eugene re mained right behind the lead ers, with Gresham in third place with 58 points and Eu gene next in line with 56. The standings: Team Points 1. Marshfield 76 2. Medford 74 3. Gresham .' 58 4. Eugene 56 5. Beaverton 43 6. McMinnville 47 7. Albany 30 8. Astoria 28 9. Grants Pass H 10. Springfield 10 Others: The Dalles and Ben son 4 each; Ontario 3: Park rose and Pendleton 2 each. South Salem 1. Tornado JV Trips Crater Medford defeated Crater 14 to 0 last night in a high school junior varsity football game at Central Point. The Black Tornado, dominat ing the first half, scored in the first and second quarters. An even battle featured the second half with neither team scoring. Fred Funston went over for both touchdowns. He pushed a yard in the first period to end a 60-yard drive. Jim Jones passed to Ron Reich for the extra point. In the second panel Medford took over on its 48-yard line. A pass Ron Peery to Reich picked up around 30 yards. Funston tallied from 10 to 15 yards out. Jones ran over the conversion. are Trojans Fabian Abram (75) and C. R. Rob erts (42). Putting the block on Roberts is Badger Guard Bill Gehler. The Trojans won, 13-6. Medford and Ashland plays at Grants Pass Friday. Medford and Grants Pass are the favor ites to chalk up their second tri umphs in counting play. Illinois Valley will scrap at Phoenix Friday in the 'Rogue league and District 6 A-2 south ern sector. In the B loop St. Mary's of Medford and Talent will be out to keep their records spotless. Talent will entertain Jackson ville on Friday while the Satur day competition puts St. Mary's against Prospect at Medford. Non league rivalry will take Rogue River to Merrill on Fri day. Interest High Interest apparently is high in the Klamath - Medford games here. A sell-out of reserve seats is foreseen. Few were left and they were scattered through the stand after a rush on the tickets yesterday morning at the high school office. There were some seats together left in spots. Last night's senior high junior varsity encounter touched off a week of football action at every level. On Friday afternoon Hed rick Junior High school ninth graders got to Ashland and Mc Loughlin ninth will be host to Grants Pass. McLoughlin eighth will play at Central Point Thurs day evening and Hedrick eighth at Grants Pass on Saturday aft ernoon. In the seventh grade intra mural league Friday afternoon McLaughlin Whites will play at Hedrick Reds and the McLough lin Blues will encounter the Mc Laughlin Blacks at the senior high. Thursday grade school games are Jefferson at Jackson and Roosevelt vs. Washington at the high school. Larsen Joins List of 7 New York (U.R) Here is a list of the seven pitchers who tossed perfect no-hit, no-run games in baseball history: John Lee Richmond, Worcest er NL vs Cleveland, June 12, 188U, 1-0. John M. Ward, Providence NL vs. Buffalo, June 17, 1880 5-0. Denton T. Cy Young, Boston AL vs. Philadelphia, May 5, 1904, 3-0. Adrian C. Joss, Cleveland AL vs. Chicago, Oct. 2, 1908, 1-0. X Ernest G. Shore, Boston AL vs. Washington, June 23, 1917, 4-0. C. C. Robertson, Chicago AL vs. Detroit, April 30. 1922, 2-0. Don Larsen, New York AL vs. Brooklyn NL, Oct. 8, 1956, 2-0. X Shore's performance in this game now is classified with "perfect games." Babe Ruth started as the Boston pitcher and was removed by Umpire Owens after giving up a base on balls to Morgan, the first Wash ington batter. Shore took Ruth's place and after Morgan was out trying to steal. Shore retired the next 26 batters without al lowing a man to reach base. Packers Let Go Barnes Green Bay (U.R) Emery Barnes, former end for the Uni versity of Oregon football team, yesterday was handed his out right release by the Green Bay Packers of the National Foot ball league. Club officials said Barnes, who returned to the team this year after two years military duty, was cut to bring the team down to the 33-player limit. OSC, Ducks, Scrimmage Corvallis, Ore. U.P.) Coach Tommy Prothro sent the Oregon State Beavers through light de fensive assignments today in preparation for Saturday's game against California. Prothro said most of the emphasis this week will be spent on pass defense. Eugene, Ore. (U.R) Coach Len Casanova ran the Oregon Ducks through defensive drills today in an attempt to bolster their scoring threat before Sat urday's Washington contest. The Webfoot's 6-0 loss to UCLA was the first time in 15 years that an Oregon team fail ed to score. TROT SCHEDULED Yonkers, N.Y. (U.R) A field of 11, headed by Scott Frost, was named today for the sixth renewal of the $25,000 added Gotham Trot at Yonkers Race way Thursday night. With 11 starters the one and a half mile race will gross S31.100. Use Tribune Want Ads Easy. 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Those were the words today of Floyd Bill Bevens, who until yesterday had come closer than any other man to pitching a no hit game in the World Series. Bevens, now a truck company salesman here, was speaking of Don Larsen of the New York Yankees who blanked Brooklyn 2-0 in the first perfect World Series game. Bevens watched the game on television. In 1947 Bevens pitched for those same Yankees against the Dodgers. The husky right-hander had a no-hitter going with two out in the ninth when Cookie Lavagetto rapped a pinch-hit double that scored two runs and cost Bevens a 3-2 defeat. Bevens had walked 10 in that contest and the Dodgers had scored a run but they didn't have a hit until Lavagetto's dramatic blow. Bevens said he "was feeling for him all the way." J ;i. 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