SIX .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. In
the southern division tussle Sat
urday, Eagle Point, Phoenix, Il
linois Valley, Glendale, Brook-
CjJTTT
New 14" wheels demand immediate sale
"t" Tifn
) s w 7 W JyJ 7
at sensational low
$fH1
LI U
OTEATADIE dlUEAGE D0V
Built to give you safer motoring at a price everyone
can afford, this big new, smartly-styled General
Silent Grip is loaded with mileage. Featuring a fast
stopping tread design, the General Silent Grip is the
best buy in town! Stop in today and save on safely !
irfcear Yoa Go GK;ERAL...roo Go la Safety!
tiSBM&EL
TUBILISS AND
TUBI TYPt
Off UST
GASY
Tire Tread Service of Medford, Inc.
OPPOSITE ROGUE VALLEY STATfc BANK
1112 Court Sr. - Vi Block Parking Area - Ph. SP 2-6969
is Saturday
inks and Henley all got en
trants.
The District 5B eliminations
are set for Klamath Falls for
Saturday, although there was
some pressure reported to
swing the engagement to
west side of the Cascades.
GP. 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