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4 8 MAIL TRIBUNE, MedferJ, Oregon, Tuesday, April 22, 1958 Athletics Stay i American league Stamdimigs By MILTON RICHMAN Uniied Press Sports Writer Joke all you like about them being a Yankee "farm team," but those cantanker ous Kansas City Athletics are giving the "parent club" a better run for their money than anyone else in the Amer ican League. All this talk about Yankee runaway isn't making much cf an impression on the sur prisingly strong, second-place Athletics who kept within a game-and-a-half of the league leading New Yorkers with an Vancouver Taking Over For Seals Spot in PCL By UNITED PRESS The Vancouver Mountles, who played second fiddle to the pennant winning San Francisco Seals in the 1957 Pacific Coast league season, seem to be tuning up for the No. 1 seat this year. The undefeated Mounties scored their fifth straight vic tory Monday night by defeat ing the Spokane Indians, 5-1, while Phoenix edged Sacra mento, 7-6, in the only other game played. The San Diego - Portland contest was postponed because of wet grounds at the Beav ers' park, and Seattle and Salt Lake City were idle. Portland is also undefeated but it has only been able to squeeze one game in be tween rainstorms. Beavers naturally take to water, but this gang has had about all it can stand. Rookie southpaw Ron Moel ler of Vancouver tossed a steady six-hitter at the In dians, and rookie outfielder Barry Shetrone continued his sensational hitting spree for the Mounties with two triples in three trips to the plate. Vancouver scored one run in the fourth, three in the fifth and another in the sev enth. Spokane got its only run when Moeller's control temporarily slipped and he walked catcher Norm Sherry with the bases loaded. Con nie Grob took the loss. In Phoenix, reliefer Joe Shipley went to the mound in the eighth inning to save a game for the Giants for the third time in three days. Shipley came in with a 7-4 lead and would have blanked the Solons, except fop an in field error with two out in the ninth. Then a walk, single and a wild pitch netted Sacra mento two runs, but Shipley retired the dangerous Carlos STOCK CAR OWNERS & DRIVERS Wednesday Apri 23 Medford YMCA Room 8 at 8 P.m. Rules and Racing Dates to Be Presented CHEfflroLET motor. 6 Cyl. 1937 to 1954 REGULAR . 5118.05 Value ""' IImIiI WE WILL: Steam clean engine Install piston rings Install piston pins i Grind valves Clean & reface rocker arms Adjust main & connecting rod bearings Clean oil pump Clean oil breather Tune motor A GUARANTEED CHEVROLET MOTOR RECONDITION ING PERFORMED BY MASTER MECHANICS USING GENUINE CHEVROLET PARTS. COURTESY CHEVROLET 9th and Bartlett Sts. uphill 9-4 victory over Cleve land Monday night. Kansas City's hustle and take -a- chance tactics on the base paths already is being buzzed about around the cir cuit. So is their power which they were supposed to have sacrificed in winter deals. Frank House supplied the big punch when he smashed a grandslam homer in an eight - run eighth inning against the Indians. The A's took advantage of six walks and an error by Chico Car rasquel to push across their Paula on an easy snap to first base. Paula homered in the sixth and Jim Westlake got a pinch hit roundtripper for the So lons in the seventh. Leon Wagner connected for one for the winners. THE LIXESCORES: Spokane ... 000 000 100 1 6 2 Vancouver. 000 130 lOx 5 10 1 Grob. McMin (7) and Sherry; Moeller and White. Sacramento.. 000 002 202 6 10 0 Phoenix 050 010 lOx 7 12 2 Green. Bowman (3). Mesa (6i Harriage (7) and Roselli; Jones, smpiey (B) and nailer. Kerwin Clash Tops List for Wei re rweaghr New York (IP) Welter weight Stefan Redl would like another shot at Canadian Gale Kerwin, his lone conqueror, before leaving for a three fight tour of Germany next month. The Hungarian-born scrap per, who now resides in Pas saic, N.J., revealed his future fight plans Monday night after registering a unanimous 10 - round decision over Charlie Cummings of P h i 1 adelphia in their widely-televised bouf at St. Nicholas Arena. , FREE ENTRY AT TRACK Lincoln, R. I (IP) This is appreciation day at the Lin coln Downs race track. All spectators will be admitted free and two new automobiles will be given away. . New York (IP) JThe Co lumbia Broadcasting System again will telecast and broad cast the Kentucky Derby May 3 over its national networks. The sportscasters will be Fred Caposella, Bryan Field and Phil Sutterfield. Models ONLY! 8(0 (U We FURNISH: Piston rings Piston pins Condensor Distributor points All gaskets valve, head and pan 5 quarts oil Medford Close to Vaunts runs in the eighth. Rookie Jim Mudcat Grant, Cleveland's starter, had a 4-1 lead until he blew up in the eighth. Roger Maris of the Indians and. Woody held of the A's had homered up to that point. Murry Dickson, the 41-year-old knuckleballer, was credited with the victory in relief of Ralph Terry. Short Day for Larsen Don Larsen put in a short day but paced the Yankees to their fifth straight victory, a 4-1 decision over the Red Sox, while Detroit edged Chicago, 2-1. The Washington - Balti more, game was postponed be cause of rain. The Cincinnati Redlegs beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2, in a 14-inning game that took four hours and 35 minutes. Rain washed out the only other National Milwaukee and Pittsburgh. Ted Williams connected for his first hit of the season when he singled off Larsen in the fifth and just to show he hasn't lost his touch, he hom ered off Grim in the seventh. Hank Bauer homered in the first inning off loser Willard Nixon. Second Ninth-Inning Loss Mickey McDermott, who some say is a better hitter than a pitcher, pinch singled home the Tigers' winning run in the ninth inning against the White Sox. McDermott's blow came off reliefer Ray Moore after Charley Maxwell had opened the ninth with a double off loser Dick Dono van. It marked the second time in as many starts Dono van - lost to Detroit in the ninth. Detroit starter Frank Lary gave up Chicago's only run in the sixth on two walks and two hit batsmen, but the Tig ers tied the score in the eighth on singles by pinch hit ter Bill Taylor, Harvey Kuenn and Al Kaline. Vito Valen tinetti pitched the ninth for Detroit, held the White Sox hitless, and was the winner. The contest between the Redlegs and Phillies was a weird one with 34 players seeing action and 19 walks handed out. Pinch hitter Bob Thurman singled home the tie - breaking run off Jim Hearn in the 14th inning and the Redlegs added an insur ance run when shortstop Roy Smalley committed two er rors on the same play. - Hal Jeff coat, third of four Cincinnati pitchers, was cred ited with the victory. Before Thurman broke the tie, Hearn had struck out five batters in 1 23 innings. Don Hoak led Cincinnati's 15-hit attack with three hits. AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 00 001 000 1 3 0 Detroit 000 000 011 2 9 0 Donovan, Moore (9) and Lollar; Lary, Valentinetti (9) and Hegan. WP Valentinetti (1-0). LP Dono van (0-2). Boston 000 000 100 1 10 1 New York ....120 010 OOx i 9 0 Nixon. Schroll (6), Kely (8) and White; Larsen. Grim (6). Ford (8) and Berra. WP Larsen (2-0). LP Nixon (0-2) HRS Bauer (1st), Larsen (1st), Williams (1st). Cleveland 000 002 200 4 9 2 Kansas City . 000 000 19x 9 5 0 Grant. Ridzik (8) and Brown. Terry. Dickson (7). Gorman (9) and Chiti. WP Dickson (1-0). LP Ridzik (0-1). HR Maris, Held, House. NATIONAL LEAGUE Cinti. 010 000 100 000 02 4 15 0 Phila. 100 000 010 000 002 9 4 Kelly, Acker (1), Jeffcoat (11), Klippstein (14) and Bailey, Dotter er (11). Semproch, Farrel (9), Hearn (13), LiPetri (14) and Lo pata. WP Jeffcoat (1-0). LP Hearn (0-1). ' 878 Per Month On Approved Credit o Fix Your Car Now and Fix Us Later! Phone SP 2-61 15 STANDINGS PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE W. L. Pet. Vancouver Portland Seattle Phoenix San Diego Spokane Sacramento Salt Lake City 5 1 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 4 1.000 1.000 .750 .571 .500 .200 2 M4 2 2',i 4 3',i 42 2 .000 4 - .000 Monday's Results Phoenix 7, Sacramento 8 " Vancouver 5, Spokane 1 San Diego at Portland, ppd. (wet grounds) Tuesday's Probable Pitchers Sacramento (Joe Stanka 0-1) at Phoenix (Dick Le May 0-1) Spokane (Dick - Hanlon 1-0) at Vancouver (Jerry Lane 0-0) AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. GB 6 1 .857 4 2 .667 li 4 3 .571 2 3 2 .600 2 3 4 .429 3 2 3 .400 3 2 4 .333 3'i 1 6 .143 5 New York .... Kansas City Detroit . Washineton Cleveland Baltimore . Chicago Boston Monday's Results New York 4, Boston 1 Detroit 2, Chicago 1 Kan. City 9. Cleveland 4, night Baltimore at Wnshinfirtnn nnst- poned, rain. luesaay' s Probably Pitchers Rnetnn at TVToiir Vnrlr Giclni. n vs. Stiirdivant (0-1). Baltimore at Washingto n Harshman (1-0) vs. Lumenti (0-0). Chicago at Detroit Wvnn ri.ni vs. Hoeft (0-0). Cleveland at Kansas City Lem on (0-0) vs. Garver (1-0). NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet. GB Chicago 4 San Francisco 4 Cincinnati 3 1 .800 2 .667 2 .600 1 2 .600 1 3 .400 2 3 .400 2 Milwaukee 3 Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh 2 Los Angeles 2 4 333 2i Ssl. Louis 1 .200 3 Mnnriav'c Rocultc Cincinnati 4. Philarfplnhia o ii innings). Milwaukee p.f'Pitthnro- tc. Tliesnav's HrnhahiA Pitj.tiAi.ct Milwaukee at Pittsburgh B u r dette l-0 vs. Law (0-1). Chiraprt at T rc Ancraloc -niaU Hobbie (1-0) vs. Podres (1-0). t. Louis at ban Francisco, night l.. Mcuamel (0-1) vs. Antonelli Baylor on List For Top Choice By Two NBLs Detroit (IP) The Minneap olis Lakers and the New York Knickerbockers took their licks during the National Bas Ketoaii association season, each finishing last in its divi sion. But today the Knicks and Lakers will get top choice in the annual draft of college stars. Minneapolis will go first today while the Knicks will get . the third and fourth choices, the latter because of a trade with the Detroit Pis tons. Despite having two picks of the first four, the Knicks may miss the man they want most, 6-foot, 6-inch AU-American Elgin Baylor of Seattle. The Lakers reportedly also want Baylor. Baylor Monday told United Press in Seattle that he plans to remain in college regard less of whether he is drafted and notwithstanding the NCAA ban on the Chieftains in playing in any post-season tournaments until after Sep' tember, 1960, or the resigna tion Monday of Seattle coach John Castellani. "If I'm drafted I'll just dis regard it," said Baylor, sec ond highest scorer in the na tion last season. Most in demand by the pros are 6-foot, 8-inch Archie Dees of Indiana, 6-foot, 9-inch Con nie Dierking of Cincinnati, 6 foot, 7-inch Dave Gambee of Oregon State, 6-foot, 7-inch Barney Cable of Bradley, Mike Farmer of San Francis co, Vern Hatton of Kentucky, Red Murrell of Drake and Jim Smith of Steubenville, Ohio. The 1959 all-star game was awarded to Detroit in Mon day's all-day meeting of the league's board of governors. The governors voted to give President Maurice Podoloff, only head of the NBA since its founding in 1946, another two-year contract. Dodgers Plan 1st Night Clash Los Angeles (IP) The Los Angeles Dodgers rack up an other baseball "first" here to night in a night game with the league-leading Chicago Cubs opening a three game series in Memorial Coliseum. Johnny Podres, who hurled for the Dodgers' first win of the season against the San Francisco Giants last Wednes day, was slated to take the mound against another win ner in his first appearance, Glenn Hobbie. It will be the first major league night game ever play ed here. It gets under way at 8 p.m. The Cubs go into the con test fresh from taking four out of five from the Cardinals, while the Dodgers open the series after getting only two victories in their six-game set against the Giants. RECORD CROWD Air view of Los Angeles Coliseum as 78,672 fans watched the Dodgers' home opener with the San Fran cisco Giants. The crowd was the largest to witness a National League game, surpassing the old mark of 60,747. The Dodgers won, 6-5. SLIDING HOME TO SCORE is Dick Gray, Los Angeles Dodgers, in hectic fifth inning at Los Angeles. Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants, 6 to 5. Others in picture are Dodgers' John Roseboro, 8; Giants' Schmidt, 27, and Umpire Tony Vinson. (International Soundphoto) Eagles Trip Rogue River For 1st Baseball Victory Eagle Point Eagle Point high, with Bill Turner chuck ing one-hit ball whipped Rogue River 8 to 1 here last night in a Rogue league base ball hassle. It was the first win of the season for the Eagles. They had lost six previous engage ments. Turner gave up his only hit SOC Raiders Top Humboldt In Ball Clashes Eureka, Calif. Southern Oregon college lost the first half of a dbubleheader, 7 to 3, and then rebounded to post a 9 to 1 win over the Humboldt State Loggers Monday. The Red Raiders hit seven doubles in the second contest of the afternoon with all men in the SOC lineup hitting safely at least once. The split gave the Raiders a series edge of two-won and one-lost with the Loggers. Th Raiders topped the Loggers 10 to 6 in a Sunday afternoon clash at Crescent City. SOC 200 010 03 5 4 HumboHt 010 330 x 7 10 0 McLemore 4, D Ohvo and Mc Abee; Wilber and Orodzo. Winner, McLemore. SOC . 002 204 19 13 3 Humboldt 100 000 0 1 5 1 D Olivo and McAbee; Maze 5, Richardson and Baretta 5, Orodzo. Winner, D'Olivo. C of I Holding Northwest Lead By UNITED PRESS College of Idaho remained on top of the heap in the Northwest Conference base ball race today with a 6-0 record after a 5-4 win over Linfield at Nampa Monday. Pacific remained unbeaten by taking Willamette 2-1 at Forest Grove. The Badgers are 3-0. Whitman won a pair from Lewis and Clark at Walla Walla, 5-2 and 4-3. Jim Clark WELC0 all Credit Card holders to his station at 6th & Grape Sts. (1 BLOCK EAST OF POST OFFICE) in the fifth inning when By ron Cordes singled, stole sec ond base, went to third on an error on the throw and scored on a passed ball. Only four Chiefs got on base. Two boarded on walks issued by Turner and the other got to first when Catcher Duane Tresham dropped a third strike. Big Inning Five of the Eagle runs, more than enough to win were in the first innings. Two Perdue led off with a double. Two walks filled the bases and Tresham, tripled in three markers. Doug Chamberlain squeezed Tresham home. A walk followed and Duane An derson singled home the other marker. Dusty Gerbing socked the other two hits for the Eagles in three times up, the only safe raps off relief pitcher Paul Archer. Turner whiffed 12 batters. The Eagles were hosts to Prospect this atfernoon in non-conference play. LINESCORE: Rogue River 000 010 0 1 1 5 Eagle Point .... 50 1 200 x 8 5 1 Cordes. Archer (2) and LeRoy. Bigman (2); Turner .and Tresham. Venturi Tops Odds in Test Las Vegas, Nev. OP) - Ken Venturi was a 5-1 favor ite today in final odds on the $40,000 Tournament of Cham pions opening Thursday at the Desert Inn course. Venturi, hottest golfer on the winter golf trail and win ner of five major tourna ments in the past, will be playing in the tournament for the first time. The tourney is limited to golfers who have won a major golf meeting within the pre vious 12 months. Trailing Venturi at 7-1 were, defending champion Gene Littler, Singing Hills, Calif., Masters winner Arn old Palmer, Latrobe, Pa. and Doug Ford, Mahopac, N. Y. Jackson ea s Pinehurst, N. C. HP) Young Wayne Jackson of Hampton, Va., led a field of 64 amateurs into the first round of match play today in the annual North-South invi tation gold tournament. The 23-year-old Jackson, a former Virginia amateur champion now in the Army at Ft. Eustis, Va., fired a two-under-par 70 to take medal honors in Monday's u p s et marked qualifying round. Camp Whiters Lose Scuffle To Butte Falls Butte Falls unloaded for six runs in the ninth inning to trip Camp White 6 to 5 Sun day in a pre-league semi-pro baseball contest at the Med' ford high diamond. Billy Welch slapped a bases loaded homer in the frame, There was one other hit, two hit batters and two bases on balls. Camp White picked up three of its runs in the third inning. A fair-sized crowd was on hand for the practice hassle. . The teams play at Butte Falls on May 4. Camp White's team is spon sored by the Veterans Admin istration domiciliary. The VA's stadium, built last year, is expected to be ready for 1958 season practice use by about May 1. GAME WASHED OUT Eugene (IPI Rain washed out a scheduled baseball game Monday between the University of Oregon and the Eugene Emeralds of the Northwest league. lury Tastes so Swallows Here's the J AjK straight -Jjg . p , pitch... ' II I i El II II II II HIHJ II ' II II Jl II II II i L m US Pvt,. I t HILL & HILL CO., LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRIBUTED BY: NATIONAL DISTILLERS W FROBUCTS COMPANY-KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY-86 PROOF. Giants to St. Louis By SCOTT BAILLE United Press Spoils Writer San Francisco (IP) The San Francisco Giants, who es tablished themselves as a gang of bat - swinging demons against the Los Angeles Dodg ers, open a three-game series at Seal Stadium tonight against the St. Louis Cardinals and Stan (The Man) Musial. In the past 17 years as a major leaguer, Stan has 4fh-Rater Fights in England Leicester, Eng. (IP) Willie Pastrano of New Orleans, giv en the brush-off by world heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson, is keeping in shape at the expense of some of Britain's best sluggers. The fourth-ranked contend er scored his third victory in a British ring in $ix months Monday night by outpointing Joe Rygraves, former British Empire -heavyweight cham pion, in a 10-round bout be fore an estimated 6,000 fans. Pastrano, who had previ ously whipped Dick Richard son and British London at London, failed to floor By graves but remained in com mand most of the way with clever footwork and a flick ing left jab. Japt anese Ball Fans to Hear American Players Washington (IP) Baseball fans in Japan will get an op portunity to see Roy Sievers and rookie Albie Pearson when the two Washington players participate in the first trans-Pacific television interview in history Wednes day night. 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