EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Friday, July J, 1957
Yankees, Redlegs in Front
On 4th of July; Now Hope
For Axiom To Be Fulfilled
By JOHN GRIFFIN
United Press Sports Writer
The Cincinnati Redlegs ver
ms the New York Yankees in
the 1957 World Series.
That's the prediction today
from baseball's most famous
"crystal ball" the old axiom
that the teams leading the ma
jor leagues on the Fourth of
July will win the pennants. And
the whammy has been getting
stronger in recent years.
Cincinnati clung to the top
rung in the NL on the holiday
despite a 10-7 slugfest loss to
Milwaukee. The cards fumbled
a chance to take first place at
the milestone by losing the first
game of a twin bill to Chicago,
7-6, before winning, 4-3. Brook
lyn also split, losing to Pitts
burgh 5-1 before winning 8-2,
but Philadelphia swept the
Giants, 2-1 and 6-2.
The Yankees protected their
AL margin by winning, 4-1
after losing, 3-2. The White Sox
blew a 5-4 decision to Kansas
City before winning, 8-3. Cleve
land downed Detroit. 3-1. but
then lost, 4-3. In a single game,
Baltimore beat Washington, 3-2,
in 11 innings.
Xmi Hits No. 26
ftm Braves had 14 hits and
t!f ledlegs 17 in a single game.
Hanjk Aaron slammed his 26th
hontor, the majors' tops, plus
mo eoebles and Ed Mathews
hit 17th, while George
Crc had five straight hits for
th teds, including two homers,
to drive i six runs.
Don Larsen's f i v e-hitter,
marred only by Mickey Ver
non's homer, gave the Yankees
their second-game win the sec
t)gd straight complete-game win
for the "perfect game" hero
who got off to a sour start this
year. Vernon hit another homer
in the first game a pinch-hit,
two-out, two-run job in the
ninth inning off Bob Grim to
snatch victory from defeat.
The A's beat the white Sox
in the pre-lunch half of their
morning-afternoon twin bill by
rallying for five runs in the
last of the ninth. The Sox made
sure of the second with 15 hits
as Bob Keegan scattered 11 A's'
hits to win.
Wynn Tosse Three Hitter
Early Wynn tossed a three
hitter for the Indians in their
opener to tie for top winning
honors in the majors with his
11th victory as Rocky Colavito
smashed a three-run homer. But
Charley Maxwell singled home
two runs in the ninth inning to
give Detroit the second game.
Baltimore rallied for a run in
the last of the ninth to tie Wash
ington, 2-2, and then won in the
11th when Jim Brideweser sin
gled home a run with two out
off reliever Truman Clevenger.
The Cubs rallied for two runs
in the last of the ninth to beat
the Cards in their opener, a game
finished by the Cards under pro
test over a "safe" call at first
base on a Chicago runner who
later scored. Sam Jones' six
hitter gave the Cards the night
cap despite two homers by Dale
Long.
Bob Friend's seven-hitter gave
the Pirates their opener against
rVooklyn, but Don Newcombe
scattered nine hits to take the
nightcap as Duke Snider bagged
three hits, including homer No.
16.
Harvey Haddix beat the Giants
for the Phils in their opener on
i eight-hitter as Rip Repulski's
homer supplied his winning run,
and lefty Curt gimmons took the
nightcap although he needed
ninth-inning relief after two-hit
shutout ball for eight frames.
Cleveland . 000 030 OOx 3 7 1
Fovtack. Bvrd 181 and House Wynn
fll-9i and Brown. Nixon 5i. Loser
Foytack (7-7j. HR Colavito 112th).
f2nd Game)
Detroit 100 001 0204 7 1
Cleveland ... 201 000 000 8 2
Hoelt. Bvrd '8i and House. Nartes
ki. Daley '8. Garcia (8 and Brown
winner Bvrd 2-0i. Loser Daley
(l-7l. HR Boiling lllthi.
i S Miller. Crone 2. Worthington isi
and Katt. Simmons. Farnell i9i and
Lonnett Winner Simmons 18-4 .
Loser S. Miller (3-4j. HR Lonnett
(lstj.
fist Game)
Boton 000 100 002 3 7 0
New York 000100 10 2 5 0
Sisler. Delock )9i and' White. Daley
t9t. Shantz, Grim i3i and Berra. Win
ner Sisler 1 7-4 1 . Loser Grim i3-3i.
HR Gernert (9th I. Skowron (13th).
Vernon (4thj.
f?nd Game)
Botton 000 100 000 1 5 1
New York 002 no OOx 8 0
Stone. Porterfield 3i. Chakalea f 7 j
and Dalev. Larsen ( 4-2 1 and Johnson.
Loser Stone U-3i. HR Vernon (5th;.
(11 Innings)
I.INESCORKS:
American League
(1st Game)
ChicaKO 000 030 001 4 9 0
Kansas Citv .... 000 000 03 5 7 1
Harshma'n: LaPalme (7i. Howell 19)
and joss Kellner. Cox (5 Urban
161. Tinrnette (8) and Smith Winner
Burnette 5-Sl. Loser LaPalme (1-2).
Cnd Game)
Chicago 01 240 1008 15 1
Kansas Citv . 000 020 001 3 11 0
Keecan i4-3) and Battey. Carver.
Cov i4.. I'rban I5i. Burnette IS'. Mc
Dermott i8 and Thompson. Loser
Carver 14-7). HR Held (4th).
(1st Game)
Detroit 000 100 0001 3 0
Wash. 000 000 oil 00 1 12 2
Bait 010 000 01 001 3 9 0
Stohhs. Cleveniter 9 and Fitzger
ald. Wight. Zuvennk 181. Lehman
MOi and Tiiandor. Ginsberg ( lOt.
Winner Lehman 1 2-1 ) . Loser Clev
enger (5-3i.
National League
tihl Game)
New York .... 000 000 1001 0
Philadelphia 100 010 OOx 2 8 0
Gomez (l-6 and Westrum. Katt
C7 . Haddix 17-5) and Lopata. Lonnett
1 3 1. HR Repulski (11th,.
(2nd Game)
New York . 000 000 002 2 8
Philadelphia 030 000 12x 6 10
fist Game)
St Louis 300 001 1018 13 0
Chicago 20tl 000 302 7 11 0
L McDamel. Wilhelm (8t and H.
Smith Rush. Littlefield i6i. Kaiser
1 8 Lown l8i and Neeman. Winner
Lown 4-3 1. Loser Wilhelm n-4t. HR
Ennis 1 12th) Musiai J9thi, Will (1st),
Boyer (9th.
(2nd Game)
St. Louis 000 112 000 4 10 1
Chicago 010 101 0003 6 1
Jones (5-3 and Landnth. Drabowsky.
Littlefield i6 Hillman 17) and Sil
vera. Fanning t7i. Loser Drabowskl
14-8). HR Long 2. 19th & lOthi.
(1st Game)
Pittsburgh 020 012 000 5 9 1
Brooklyn . 100 000 000 1 7 2
Friend '5-9) and Foiles. ErsKine.
Roebuck (5). Koufax (8) and Cam
panella. Loser Erskine (2-1;.
(2nd Game)
Pittsburgh 001 000 001 2 9 0
Brooklyn .. 000 340 lOx 8 11 0
Purkey. Face (5). King (7i and
Foiles. Newcombe (8-6) and Walker.
Loser Purkey 7-7). HR. Mazeroski
1 6th i. Snider l-16thi.
Milwaukee .. 011 002 24010 14
Cincinnati 201 010 300 7 17
Phillips. Conley (5). McMahon (8)
and bawatSKi. iranaau lot. jtcKer
Gross tfti. Freeman )8i. Sanchez (8)
Klippstein 9 and Bailey. Winner
Conlev (2-4). Loser Freeman (3-1 1.
HR Crowe 2. (17th Se 18th. Aaron
(26th i. Mathews 17th.
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HARDTOPPER CONGRATULATED Art Pollard, Roseburg, a
trophy dash winner in hardtop auto races last week, receives con
gratulations from quarter midget skipper Dana Carder. Both may
be in action at Valley View speedway again this Saturday night
with Pollard competing in the regular program of events and
Carder participating in the midget car side attraction. Time trials
start at 7 p.m. for hardtops and the first race is set for about 8 p.m.
Midgets, Challenge Race
On Hardtopper Program
At Valley View Speedway
When hardtoppers push their
throttles at Valley View speed
way this Saturday night, they'll
be out to improve on point posi
tions little changed from last
week.
While totals went up there
was no change in order among
the top three drivers. However,
Bob McGilvray in C-50 upped
his total to 138 to go into fourth
ahead of Bob Wilcox, M-3, who
has 121. Lou Kurz. M-7, climbed
from 10th to eight, boosting his
total to 105 and taking the spot
away from Bob Rose, M-45, who
has 87. No. 10 place is now held
by Johnny Jones, M-5, who was
out of the top 12 last week.
First place holder, Wayne
Lemley, A-57, now has 195 and
Crock Hunter, 15-X, second,
shows 169. Ray Asher, C-l, lists
149 for third standing. Wally
Cannon, A-20, is sixth with 118,
Bob Jenkins, M-4, 10th with 110,
Joe Ellison, A-24, 11th with 85,
and Monty Hall, M-16, Lee Da
vis, M-14, and Art Pollard, R-87,
all tied at 80 for l'2th.
The regular program plus
midget car action and a special
hardtop mach race are on the
bill-of-fare for this Saturday
night when time trials will be
the usual 7 p.m. with first race
HARDTOP RACES
1ST SPECIAL EVENT!
Saturday, July 6th
Ray Asher No. C-l,'Challenges winner of las' week's
Challenge Race, Wayne lemley No. A-57, to a 10-lap
contest.
2ND SPECIAL EVENT!
Kids i a Midget- Races
(6 to 10 years of age)
Championship Elimination
10-LAP RACE
RACES 8 P.M.
VALLEY VIEW SPEEDWAY
8 p.m. The special match, a
10-lap go features Lemley tak
ing the challenge of Asher.
Plans to hold the event last
week went kaput when Asher
lost an axle in the main.
On the standard program are
A and B trophy dashes, four
heat races, a semi-main run and
a main event.
Slate Told
For Softball
Loop Games
Jackson County Softball as
sociation slate of games for the
next two weeks has been an
nounced by Willard Barnum,
who is serving as manager for
the loop.
Twenty-Thirty club will bat
tle Parsons Motors In the 7 p.m.
fracas on Monday and Morse
Motors will meet National Guard
in the second contest.
Rest of the schedule with the
early game of the evening listed
first is: July 11 M and W
Chain Saw versus Morse, Dairy
Maids versus Parsons. July 15
Parsons versus- Courtesy
Chevrolet, Crater Lake Motors
versus National Guard. July 18
M and W Chain Saw. versus
Crater Lake. Dairy Maids versus
National Guard.
Martinez, Moore
In Video Scrap
Washington OJi Isidro Mar
tinez, switch - hitting feather
weight contender from Panama,
is favored at 8-5 to beat little
Davey Moore of Springfield,
Ohio, again tonight in their re
turn 10-rounder at the New Cap
itol arena.
Their bout will be televised
and broadcast nationally by NBC
at 10 p.m. (e.d.t.). In it, Isidro
hopes to extend his unbeaten
string to nine straight.
STANDINGS
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
W. L.
50 33
San Francisco
Vancouver
San Diego
Hoilvwood
Seattle
Los Angeles
Portland
Sacramento
.. 47
47
45
41
31
35'
37
38
41
39
50
24 58
Pet. CB
.602
.573 2 'a
.560 3' 2
.548 4'2
.523 6 '2
.513 8
.383 18
J93 25 ',2
Thursday's Results
San Diego 9-4. Hollywod 3-8
San Francisco 13-6. Portland 0-0
Seattle 1-4, Sacramento 0-6
Vancouver 3. Los Angeles 2
How Series Stand
San Diego 1. Hollywood 1
San Francisco 2. Portland 0
Seattle 1. Sacramento 1
Vancouver 1, Los Angeles 0
Friday's Probable Pitchers
Portland (Bob Thorpe, 5-4) at San
Francisco (Bill Prout 0-1).
Seattle (Larry Jansen, 5-7) at Sac
racento (Marshall Bridges. 5-8).
San Diego (Pete Mesa (4-4) at Hol
lywood (Fred Waters 2-2).
Los Angeles (John Jancse 4-5) at
Vancouver iMorne MarUn 7-2).
AMERICAN LEAGLF
W. L.
New York 48 26
Chicago 45 29
Cleveland 39 34
Boston 40 36
Detroit
Baltimore
GB
Kansas City
Washington ....
Pet.
.649
.608 3
.534 8j
.526 9
37 38 .493 ll'i
36 37 .493 11" 2
28 45 .384 19 12
25 53 .321 25
Thursday's Results
Kansas City 5. Chicago 4 (1st)
Chicago 8. Kansas City 3 (2nd)
Cleveland 3. Detroit 1 (1st)
Detroit 4, Cleveland 3 (2nd)
Boston 3. New York 2 (1st)
New York 4. Boston 1 12nd)
Baltimore 3, Washington 2 (10 inn.)
Jack Hurley Not Kidding
About Championship Bout
By ELDON BARRETT
United Press Sports Writer
Seattle, Wash. IB The
'wisp of man with the falcon face
focused his cold, concrete stare
on the inquiring reporter. The
reporter, in turn, glanced appre
hensively about the hotel room.
But there was no place to hide.
Finally, the featherweight
stepped into the middle of the
room and exploded with a ver
bal uppercut: "Publicity stunt
Publicity stunt! Anybody who
says a quarter of a million dol
lars is a publicity stunt doesn't
know what he's talking about."
The man with the steely stare
and the vitriolic voice was Jack
Hurley, personification of the
Seattle Boxing club, the one
man show which plans to stage
a heavyweight tilte fight here
between Champion Floyd Pat
terson of New York and the
Olympic-crowned Pete Rade
macher of Grandview, Wash.
"Let me tell you something,"
Hurley snapped. "I'm in the fight
game to make money, not get
my name in the papers. Sure,
we need publicity. But what
fight doesn't.
"Does someone think I'm kid
ding about this?" His arm
moved in a grandoise sweep in
the direction of a bed strewn
with letters, dummys for pro
gram layouts, photographs of
the two fighters and a sketch
ot the Seattle Rainiers' baseball
stadium where the proposed bat
tle would be staged Aug. 22 if
Patterson gets by Hurricane
Jackson three weeks earlier.
Monetary Support
Hurley picked up three checks
out of a pile on the bed.
"Look here," he commanded.
"These came before we even had
decided on a site or a date. One
for S40, another for S60. And
here's one for $180. The guy
who sent this one thought the
seats would go for $30 top in
stead of $20.
"The governor Albert D. Ros
ellini phoned today and asked
for a block of eight at ringside.
The people want this fight
whether Julius Helfand New
York State's boxing commission
er or the National Boxing as
sociation does or not."
The telephone rang. Hurley
lifted the receiver and barked,
"Hello!" He listened intently, his
long, slim fingers combing
through his thinning gray hair.
Finally, he spoke:
"Listen, neither the NBA nor
the New York commission has
got any right to tell us how we
should conduct our business out
here in Washington State. Our
commissioners have given the
green light and we don't have
to take orders from a bunch of
Eastern politicians."
He hung up the receiver, turn
ed and once again focused his
penetrating gaze on the inter
viewer. There still was no place
to hide.
Just Wondering
'I know what you're wonder-
Connecticut Man Wins Albany Title
Albany. Ore. W Dave
Geer of Jewett Citv. Conn..
chopped his way to a world's
title at the Albany Timber Car
nival Thursday.
Geer choDDed throurh n 1R.
inch alder long in 42.2 seconds.
Lorcky Lentz of Sweet Home
took the loZ huclcinc? rhamninn.
ship by sawing through a three-
ing. You're wondering if I think
Rademacher has a chance. Well,
let me say this: "I've been
around the fight game a long
time. That's my business. I know
what I see and what I can see I
can figure. Rademacher is no
amateur, even though he hasn't
been paid a penny. He fights
like a pro and he acts like a pro.
"And just exactly what is
Patterson? I'll tell you. Patter
son is a light-heavyweight who
beat a light-heavy for the crown
after beating another light
heavy for a crack at the title.
Patterson- weighs about 178.
Rademacher weighs 210. Patter
son is 21 years old. Rademacher
is 28.
"Furthermore, this rumor that
Rademacher has a glass chin is
a bunch of hogwash. The rec
ord shows that. Patterson has
awfully fast hands, but Rade
macher is thinking every min
ute. Patterson won't find an
easy mark. I don't care what
they say."
Hurley paced across the room.
"And another thing . . .
Just then the telephone rang
again. The reporter excused
himself and left the room ear
weary, but saved by the bell.
foot fir log in twq minutes, 21.S
seconds.
The speed climbing title was
regained by Malcolm Harper of
Chesire who went up and down
a 100-foot pole in 40 seconds.
Last year's champion, Jimmy
Dunlap of Powers, was killed
June 15 in a fall while practicing
for this year's competition.
Ideas for games and other
leisure time fun are outlined in
game -books at the Medford pub
lic library.
Don't Say
"Hello"
Say
"FILTER-FLO"
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Fridav'i Probable Pitchers
Baltimore at Boston 4 night) Loes
ffl-3 vs Fornieles i2-2i or Nixon l6-4i.
New York at Washington (night)
Sturdivant (7-4) vs. rfamos it-t.
Cleveland at Chicago (night) Pitu-
la ii-u) vs. wiison (b-di.
Kansas City at Detroit 'night)
Gorman (1-2) vs. Bunning (9-2).
Saturday's Gaines
Cleveland at Chicago
Kansas City at Detroit
Baltimore at Boston
New York at Washington
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W. L.
Cincinnati 44 32
St. Louis 42
Milwaukee
Brooklyn .
Philadelphia 39 33 .542
New York 35 40 .467
Chicago 24 44
31
43 32
40 33
Pet.
.579
.575
.573
.548
.353
, 26 48 .351
Pittsburgh
Thursday's Results
Pittsburgh 5. Brooklyn 1 fist)
Brooklyn 8, Pittsburgh 2 (2nd
Philadelphia 2. New York 1 (1st)
Philadelphia 6, New York 2 (2nd)
Chicago 7, St. Louis 6 (1st)
St. Louis 4, Chicago 3 (2nd)
Milwaukee 10, Cincinnati 7
Friday's Probable Pitchers
Chicago at Milwaukee night )Elston
il-n, vs. Buhl 9-3.
Cincinati at St. Louis fnight) Nux
hall (2-5 vs. Mizell (l-6 or Weh
meier )3-4.
Philadelphia at Brooklvn (night)
Roberts 4 6-10) vs. McDevitt (3-1).
Pittsburgh at New York ("night)
i rim Die (uu vs. Antoneni (b-7).
Saturday's Games
Chicago at Milwaukee (night)
Philadelphia at Brooklyn
Pittsburgh at New York
Cincinnati at St. Louis
NORTHWEST LEAGUE
Wenatchee
Lewiston .
Salem
Eugene
Tn-City
Yakima
W.
. 4
. 2
. 2
2
. 2
0
L. Pet.
0 1.000
500
.500
.500
.500
.000
Thursday's Results
Salem 4. Eugene 0 (first)
Eugene 5. Salem 3 (second)
Tri-City 5. Lewiston 2 (first)
Lewiston 13, Tri-City 9 (second)
Wenatchee 1, Yakima 0 (first)
Wenatchee 14. Yakima 1 (second)
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Toronto 8-6, Rochester 3-2
Buffalo 4-7. Montreal 3-4
Richmond 15-2. Miami 6-4
Havana 3, Columbus 1
League Leaders
LEAGUE LEADERS stdg hed
(By United Press)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Player & Club G AB R. H. Pet.
Fondy, Pitts 63 254 30 90 .354
Musiai, St. Louis 73 292 46 101 .364
76 324 62 110 .30
.323
.321
Aaron. Milw.
Groat. Pitts 47 192 20 62
Mays, New York 74 277 55
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Mantle. N Y 74 244 68 92 .377
Williams, fcisn. 69 23B 53 83
Boyd. Bait. 71 235 42 78
Malzone. Bsn. M 75 305 34 100
Skowron, N.Y. 69 267 40 87
.349
.332
.328
.326
Home Runs
National league Aaron, Braves 26;
Musiai. Cards 19; Crowe. Redlegs- 18;
Mathews, Braves 17; Snider, Dodgers
16.
American league Mantle. Yanks
22: Williams. Red Sox 20: Sievers. Sen
ators 18; Maxwell, Tigers 16; Zernial,
Athletics 15.
Runs Batted In
National leaeue Aaron. Braves 71-
Musiai. Cards 63; Hoak. Redlegs 55;
Crowe. Redlegs 53: Ennis, Cards, 53.
American league Sievers, Senators
57; Mantle. Yanks 35; Skowron
Yanks 54: Mazone. Red Sox 53: JenI
sen, Red Sox 51; Minoso, White Sox
51.
Pitching
Shantz. Yanks 9-1: Trucks. Ath
letics 7-1: Schmidt, Cards 6-1; San-
iora, .rniis -2; Bunning. Tigers 9-?.
Rodeo Performer
Trampled by Bull
Prescott. Ariz. OPi Dick
Sullivan. Kanab. Utah, was kill
ed Thursday in the Brahma bull
ridine event witnessed by 6.000
spectators at the Frontier Day
Rodeo here.
Sullivan, 27. died in Prescott ;
Community Hospital after being
trampled by a bull. Billy Wil
coxin and Tony Portugal, both
of Prescott, Ariz., were injured
in the same event.
Sullivan was thrown from the
bull he was riding and was tram- i
pled before rodeo clown Zebbie I
Ellis was able to lure the ani-1
mal away. ;
were successful in the Brahma
bull riding event. I
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up to 24 months.
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