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Newspaper Page TextSIX .MZDfORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE YANKS 'TAKE (OVER FIRST SPOT ON AMERICAN LOOP By MILTON RICHMAN United Prs Sport Writer All it took wai a week end for the Yankees to break up the wnite Sox pennant pipe dream and disillusion a lot of fans who were beginning to believe this might be an "off-year" for the Bronx Bombers. The Yankees beat the Whit3 Sox three straight, including a 4-2 and 3-0 doubleheader sweep Sunday, while running their winning streak to six games and taking over sole possession of the American league lead for the first time this season. The Red Sox also swept . doubleheader from the Indians, 5-1 and 4-3; the Tigers topped the Orioles, 3-1, and the Athlet ics sent the Senators down to their seventh straight defeat, 7-2. Braves Increase Lead Milwaukee increased its Na tional league lead to two games with a 10-7 victory over Brook lyn; Cincinnati extended its win ning streak to seven games by beating Pittsburgh twice, 6-2, and 7-3; St. Louis took both ends of a twin-bill from Philadelphia 8-4 and 2-0, and New York won the nightcap of a doubleheader, 6-2, after Chicago ended a nine- game losing streak with a 10- inning 8-3 triumph in the open er. Little Bobby Shantz and John ny Kucks pitched the Yankees to their pair of victories before 41,304 fans at Comiskey park. Shantz hurled a seven-hitter to beat southpaw Billy Pierce in the opener and benefited from a three-run rally in the fourth that, included Mickey Mantle's two-run homer. Kucks gave up only three hits in the nightcap as the Yanks routed left-hander Jack Harshman with a three-run ral ly in the fourth. Boston capitalized on four un earned runs in the first inning of the opener as Cleveland's Bob Lemon suffered his third defeat, while Willard Nixon scattered 12 hits for his second win. Jackie Jensen's two-run homer helped Dave Sisler. to his third victory in the finale. Mike Garcia was the loser. Aaron Big Gun Charley Maxwell's two-run single off loser Connie Johnson in the seventh inning gave De troit its decision over the Orioles. Tom Morgan and Harry Simpson teamed up to carry Kansas City to victory over Washington. In winning his sec ond game, Morgan scattered 10 hits and blanked the Senators until two were out in the ninth Simpson drove in four runs with a double and a pair of, singles. Hank Aaron, raising his bat ting average to a cool .417, was the big gun for the Braves as they wiped out a 7-3 deficit and knocked out Sal Maglie after three innings to beat the Dodgers- Aaron drove in three runs and scored four with a homer, double and two singles. A pair of route - going pitch ing jobs by Brooks Lawrence and Don Gross paved the way Pole Marks Blamed for Derby Error By RAY AYRES United Press Sports Writer Louisville, Ky. tfJ.R) Willie Shoemaker took the rap for Gal lant Man's nose defeat by Iron Liege in the Kentucky Derby, but trainer John Nerud today blamed improper pole markings at Churchill Downs for the $100, 000 "rock." "I blame the race track more than Willie for the error," said Nerud, who talked Shoemaker into riding Gallant Man after the colt's regular pilot, John Choquette, was suspended al most on the eve of the classic. Nerud went on to explain that at most race tracks the poles used to designate the final fur long, the last sixteenth 110 yards and the finish line are varied colored. Poles Same Color "All the poles are the same color, at Churchill Downs," he added. "And the finish line should be plainly marked, espe cially when they have the win ner's circle where it is, up the track from the finish." Because Shoemaker misjudged the finish line, Gallant Man was thrown off stride for only a frac tion of a second, but to Owner Ralph Lowe of Midland, Tex., it meant the difference between a first place pot of $107,950 and the runner-up prize of $25,000. IMM TOP .Valley View Speedway - SATURDAY, 8 P.M. -MAY 11 1956 ENGINES ALLOWED MEDFORDw&wTRIBUNE SIPdDIffiTrS Adams, Bilko Spark LA as Angels Assume PCL Top Place Alone By SCOTT BAILLIE United Press Sports Writer Ole' Red Adams, who has sur vived 14 years of training moun tain lions and pitching in the Pacific Coast league, was one big reason today why Los An geles had first place all to itself for a -change. The other one was 250-pound Steve Bilko, ' who smashed a home run with a man on in' the opening game of a twin bill against Hollywood to give age less Adams all the runs he needed-as he blanked the Stars, 2-0, on a dandy four hit job. It was Adams' first game of the season and he finally made for Cincinnati's sweep over Pittsburgh. Lawrence commit ted three errors in the opener, but posted his third triumph When Frank Robinson belted a three - run homer in the fifth. Gus Bell and Roy McMillan each drove in two runs in the nightcap to help Gross best Bob Purkey, Bell and Hank Foiles. Ennis Comes 'Home' Del Ennis, making his first appearance in Philadelphia since being traded to the Cards,, had a royal "homecoming" day as he batted in three runs in ths first game against his ex-teammates and two more in the nightcap. The Phils blew a 4-0 lead in the first game credited to reliever Lloyd Merritt. Sad Sam Jones hurled a four-hitter to notch his second triumph in the finale. Bob Miller and Har vey Haddix were the losers. Jim Bolger drove in five runs, three of them in the lOtn inning, to help the Cubs snap their nine-game losing streak in the opener against the Giants. Rookie Dick Drott registered his first major league victory for the Cubs. .In the nightcap, Joe. Margoneri pitched a seven-hit ter for the Giants, who droe Moe Drabowsky to the showers in the third. NATIONAL LEAGUE (lit Game) St. Louis 000 004 3018 13 2 Philadelphia 101 200 000 8 2 Schmidt. Merritt 5 ana H. smith. Simmons. Miller 6. Hearn 7. Farrell 8 and Lopata. Winner Merritt 1-0. Los er Miner o-i. 2nd Game) St. Louis 000 001 0102 8 0 Philadelphia 000 000 000 0 4 1 s. Jones z-0 and a. smith. Haddix. Cardwell 9 and Lopata. Loser Haddix (1st Game) Cincinnati 000 130 110 8 11 3 Pittsburgh 0-0 001 0002 6 1 Lawrence 3-1 and Bailey: Aroyo. Hall 5. Kline 6. O'Brien 7. Face 8 and Foiles. Kravitz 7. Loser Arroyo 0-0. HR Clemente 1st, Robinson 3rd. (2nd Game) Cincinnati 021 010 1207 10 0 Pittsburgh 001 000 1013 9 3 Gross 1-0 and Bailey. Purkey, Kline 2, Arroyo 6. Swanson 8 and Foiles. Loser Purkey 2-2. HR Bell 2nd, Foiles 2nd. Milwaukee 201 330 0-0 10 16 1 Brooklyn 502 000 000 7 11 1 Buhl. Crone 1. Johnson 4 and Cran dall. Maglie, Bessent 4, Valdes 5, Kou fax 6. Elston 9 and Campanella. Win ner Johnson 1-0. Loser Valdes 1-1. HR Campanella 4th, Aaron 6th. (1st Game, 1 Innings) Chicago 000 102 000 5 8 10 2 New York ...... 000 100 002 03 7 0 Rush. Drott 7 and Neeman. Barclay, Ridzik 8. Jones 10. McCall 10. Worth ington 10 and Katt, Westrum 8, Thomas 10. Winner Drott 1-3. Loser Jones 0-1. , (2nd Game) Chicago 001 010 0002 7 3 New York 123 000 OOx 6 7 0 Drabowsky, Hillman 3, town 7 and Silvera. Margoneri 1-0 and Katt. Loser Drabowsky 1-2. HR Spencer 2nd. AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 400 010 000 5 10-0 Cleveland 000 000 010 5 12 1 W. Nixon 2-0 and White. Lemon, Pitula 3. McLish 5, Tomanek 8 and R. Nixon. Loser Lemon 1-3. (2nd Game) Boston 100 002 1004 10 0 Cleveland 000 000 030 3 10 0 Sisler. Delock 8 and Daley. Garcia. Pitula 7. Narleski 9 and Nixon. Win ner Sisler 3-1. Loser Garcia 0-1. HR Jensen 3rd. Washington 000 000 002 2 10 0 Kansas City 200 120 20x 7 12 1 Pascual. Hernandez 8 and Berberet. Morgan 2-2 and Smith. Loser Pascual 1-3. Baltimore 000 100 000 1 6 Detroit 100 000 20x 3 Johnson. Consuegra 8 and Triandos. Lary 2-2 and House. Loser Johnson 0-4. HR Kuenn 1st. (1st Game) , New York 000 310 0004 8 2 Chicago 001 000 010 2 7 0 Shantz 2-2 and Berra. Pierce. How ell 8 and Lollar. Loser Pierce 3-2. HR ManUe 3rd. ; (2nd Game) New York 000 300 000 3 5 O Chicago 000 000 000 0 -3 1 1 Kucks 1-1 and Berra. Harshman, Mc- Donald 4. Staley 7. La Palme 9 and 1 Battey. Lollar 9. Loser Harshman 3-1. i Monday, May 8, 1957 it out to the mound after get ting rid of a sore arm. . The Angels . then drubbed four Hollywood pitchers for an easy 11-1 triumph in the night cap behind Bob Darnell's five- hitter. The sweep broke up a three way tie for first between Los Angeles, Vancouver and Holly wood. The Twinks faded all the way back to fourth place while Seattle moved into second by dividing with San Francisco. Vancouver's Mounties landed in third after blowing a six-run lead to San Diego for the sec ond straight day. The Padres rallied to win out, 9-7, but the nightcap won't be finished until this evening. Curfew Halls Game The Mounties held a 1-0 lead going into the bottom half of the sixth inning of that tilt then had to close shop when they reached the curfew hour of 6 p.m. The game resumes from that point on tonight before a regularly scheduled con test which winds up the series. In other Sunday action, Sac ramento remained a game and a half ahead of last place Port land by splitting their twin bill. The Solons took the opener, 5-2, and Portland won the second game, 5-0. A crowd of 15,586 .packed Wrigley field to watch the An gels stomp , on' their -'crosstown rivals. Manager Clyde King of the losers said he would protest the nightcap after disagreeing on a decision with umpire Earl Lennoh. Some of the fans got into the act by throwing refuse onto the field. Bob Garber took the loss for Hollywood in the opener while Curt Raydon, the first of four to toss for the Stars in the finale, was charged with that defeat. Suds Win Seattle bounced into second place by trimming San Francisco 3-2, with the aid of two errors by first baseman Frank Kellert after a three-run homer by Marty Keough helped carry the Seals and Duane Pillette to an 8-3 triumph in the opener. The Rainiers scored three times in the initial frame of the windup. Kellert helped them with two boots on the same play. A bases empty homer by Car men Mauro, who had socked one in the first game, closed out the rally and insured Howie Judson his third triumph. Vancouver was leading San Diego, 7-1, after two innings. Then the Pads exploded for eight runs during the next two frames to cinch things and hand John Carmichael his second win. Jimmy Archer, second of five Mounties hurlers to try and stem the tide, was the loser. Roger Osenbaugh went the route for Sacramento to win the Solons' first game of the after noon although tagged for 12 hits. Lefty Bill Werle of the Bevos held Sacramento to three while taking -the bobtailed night cap. LINESCORES: (1st Game) Hollywood 000 000 000 0 Los Angeles 000 002 OOx 2 Garber, O'Donnell 8 and Adams and Olson. (2nd Game) Hall; Hollywood 000 001 0 1 5 7 Los Angeles 010 820 x 11 9 2 Raydon, O'Donnel 4. Schultz 4, Kil doo S and Hall; Darnel alnd Tappe. (1st Game) Sacramento 100 001 003 5 8 0 Portland . 000 010 010 2 12 0 Osenbaugh and Barragan; Thorpe, Bauer 9 and Baich, Calderone 7. (2nd Game) Sacramento PorUand Coen and Baich. 000 000 0 0 100 310 x 5 Mangan; Werle 3 0 8 0 and (1st Game) San Francisco 000 301 103 8 15 2 Seattle 001 001 0103 9 1 Jansen, Isringhaus 8, Kennedy 9 and Orteig. (2nd Game) San Francisco 011 000 0 2 4 2 Seattle 300 000 x 3 2 1 ThieL Kiely 2 and Tornsy; Judson 29 Rounds of featuring CARMEN BASILIO World Welterweight Champion - 3 Round Exhibition Match 10 ROUND MAIN EVENT Amos Lincoln vs. Bill Mathias TONIGHT-8:30 P.M. Hedrick Junior High School Gym STANDINGS PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE W L Pet. . GB Los Angeles -16 8 .667 Seattle ... 16 10 .615 1 Vancouver 14 9 .609 Hi Hollywood 14 10 .583 2 San Francisco 14 12 .538 3 San Diego -11 13 .458 Sacramento Portland 17 - 292 9 18 .217 10 Sunday's Results Los Angeles 2-11. Hollywood 0-1. San Francisco 8-2, Seattle 3-3. Sacramento 5-0. Portland 2-5. San Diego 9, Vancouver 7. - Second game called after 5'i in nings due to curfew to be finished tonight.) AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pet. New York 12 5 .706 GB Chicago .11 5 .688 Boston 8 .556 8 .500 9 .500 9 .500 10 .375 15 .211 2'i 3U 3S 3'i 5Vi 9 Cleveland ... Kansas City Detroit Baltimore Washington Sunday's Results Detroit 3, Baltimore 1. Kansas City 7. Washington 2. New York 4, Chicago 2 (1st). New York 3, Chicago 0 (2nd). Boston 5, Cleveland 1 (1st). Boston 4, Cleveland 3 (2nd). NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Milwaukee 13 3 Brooklyn 11 5 Cincinnati - 11 7 St. Louis 9 7 Philadelphia 8 9 New York 7 11 Pittsburgh 5 . 13 Chicago 4 13 Pet. .813 .688 .611 .563 .471 .389 .278 .230 GB 2 3 4 5 '7 9 9 Sunday's Results Milwaukee 10. Brooklyn 7. , Chicago 8, New York 3 (1st 10 in nings). , New York 6, Chicago 2 (2nd). St. Louis 8, Philadelphia 4 (1st). St. Louis 2, Philadelphia 0 (2nd). Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 2 (1st). Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh 3 (2nd). NORTHWEST LEAGUE W 7 , 7 6 5 5 2 Pet. .636 .583 .545 .500 .454 .222 Tri-City Yakima Eugene baiem Wenatchee Lewiston .. Sunday's Results Eugene 3-6. Tri-City 2-2. Salem 9-4, Yakima 4-3. Lewiston 2, Wenatchee 1. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE . Miami 4-6, Montreal 2-2. Buffalo 8-9. Richmond 7-8. Columbus 2-2. Rochester 1-8. Toronto 7, Havana 3. Pitchers Hits In NW Tilts By UNITED PRESS ' It's gravy when a pitcher hits and a pair of Northwest league hurlers posted victories Sunday thanks to timely bingles in their own behalf. One was Tom Mulcahy who gave up six hits in leading Lewiston to a 2-1 verdict over Wenatchee. His long double be hind Joe Riney's single and a ground out scored Lewiston's first run in the second inning. Mulcahy laced out his second double in the seventh and even tually scored on a sacrifice fly for. the winning run. Veteran Vera Kindsfather al lowed but four hits and did some, talking with his bat as Salem nipped Yakima 4-3 in the second game of a twin bill. Winning Run 1 Kindsfather drove in . the eventual winning run with a sin gle in the second inning. He has now won three games and lost none.' A three-run rally in the top of the seventh jnning carried the senators to a 9-8 victory in the opener. Bob Campbell contribut- ea a one-run single and two more crossed on Ted Rhodes' single. Eugene brought Tri-City down to within shouting distance of the rest of the league with 3-2 and 6-2 victories over the Braves. ' Pete Brady's squeeze bunt sent the winning run home in the ninth for Eugene's win in the first game. In the nightcap, the Emeralds took advantage of ten walks in the first two innings when they scored all their runs. Ted Kluszewski Faces Big Choice Cincinnati (U.R) Ted Kluszewski of . the Cincinnati Redlegs, faced with one of the biggest decisions of his baseball career, was scheduled to be re leased from the hospital today; lne home run hitting first baseman, hampered by a pain ful hip injury for the past "14 months, pondered a recommen dation by his doctors that-he undergo surgery to correct a "slipped disc" in his lower spine. If Ted decides to have the operation, it will mean being sidelined for the remainder of the season. If he waits until fall, he will be playing in pain again for the second straight year. and Aylward. San Dieso 013 500 000 9 14 1 Vancouver 070 000 000 7 9 0 Acuirre. Gray 2. Carmichael 4. Lom bard! 8 and Averlll: Bierrer, Archer 3, Drummond 4. Marlowe 5. Besana 9 and Neal. Professional District Cinder Contests Sched u led Th t inai major tracK meets in southern Oregon are slated Sat urday, May 11, with the big one at the Medford high stadium. Medford will be "host to the District 6 A-l meet with entries from Grants Pass, Crater K Klam ath Falls and Ashland vying with the Black Tornado for team honors and berths in the state track meet at Corvallis. ' The A-2 district meet will be held at Southern Oregon col lege's field in Ashland also on Saturday with the top three place men in each event of sub district run-offs contending. 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Medford Picked Grants Pass and Medford the are favored to score heaviest in tha A-l 'meet and to get most first and second placers who'll go on to the state competition at Cor vallis. The meet here Saturday will open at 10 a.m. and the last event is projected for 4:10 a in. The Southern Oregon fresh man district meet is billed .for Ncd "N XC OTHER SIZE 6.00x16 95 6.70x15 11 525 PIUS TAX. AND YOUR RECAPPABLE CASMG aV ' a MPliI Vina ITV UKAUV IJEW-riKl ft FAMOUS ECONOMY CULEAGE MOCf KOS TAX AMD RfCAMMU PAY! Vz JPHII' JULY AW EC Marlins in Front B UNITED PRESS The Miami Marlins once again have blasted their way into un disputed possession of first place in the International league next Friday at Grants Pass. Medford will be host on Fri day for the district tennis meet. In Southern Oregon confer ence baseball Crater was billed at Grants Pass this afternoon. A Grants Pass win would give it the title. If Crater was victor, other games set for Friday will be crucial. Grants Pass will be at Klamath Falls and Ashland at Medford. Medford will en tertain Yreka, Calif., in a non league game on Saturday and Crater will vie the same day at Crescent City, Calif. . prices! 7.10x15 VUHklll V 0 HIGHWAY ' TRUCK TIRES ONLY n w. $090 M fill L L u u. o In International after another hectic week end of activity. While the rest of the league went on a Sunday "batting binges," during 1 which 67 runs were scored, 14 home runs were hit and 43 pitching changes were made, the Marlins easily swept a twin bill from the Mon treal Royals, 4-2 and 6-2, to dis lodge Richmond from first place. - ROSE BEATS PATTY Paris (U.R) Mervyn Rose of Australia won the men's singles title Sunday at the Paris tennis tournament by defeating Budge Patty of Los Angeles and Paris, 7-5, 6-3, 7-5. Jacqueline Kermina of France defeated Maud Galtier of France in the women's final, 6-1, 3-6, 8-6. BIG, RUGGED tee x m KOS TAX Comparative savings - . oa other sizes. AUGUST