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(Giants Virtually lie lead After Seating Cards 3-1 TT : 4-J Tt T 1 i . ... AAn nAA United Press International Laugh when you mention the "soph'omore jinx" because that's what Orlando Cepeda and the San Francisco Giants ar &oing. Cegeda, the National league "recfcie of the year" last sea son, tertainly can afford to girile with a cool .385 battine mark and a red-hot hitting streak of nine straight games. So can the Giants, now on the threshhold of first nlace and making a legitimate pitch at the pennant in their second year at San Francisco. The Giants climbed into a virtual tie for the lead with the Braves 'when they beat the Cardinals, -3-1, Sunday. Southpaw Johnny Antonelli subdued St. Louis on eight hits for his third straight vic tory. Cepeda started Bill Rig ney's crew on their way to victory when he doubled off loser Larry Jackson in the second inning and rode home on Felipe Alou's single. He added a single later in the game. Willie Mays drove in two of the Giants' runs. Tribe Loses First Cincinnati poured it on for a 12-5 win over Philadelphia while Los Angeles walloped Chicago, 8-3. The Milwaukee- Pittsburgh game was post poned because of the cold weather. In the American league, Kansas City handed Cleve land its first defeat of the sea son after six straight victor ies, 4-3, but the Indians still retained first place. The Red Sox scored a 5-4 decision over the Yankees in 12 innings and the Orioles and Senators split --a -doubleheader, Baltimore winning the opener, 7-5, and Washington taking the night cap, 4-2. Cold weather caused postponement of the Detroit Chicago game. Frank Robinson slammed his third honier and drove in four runs as the Reds mauled the Phils. Cincinnati put to gether two four-run rallies. Snider Homers Wally Moon's single with the bases loaded broke a 3-3 tie and opened the gate for a five run rally in the eighth JIUUH15 b 11 H b junviv4 Dodgers to their triumph over the Cubs. Lefty Johnny Pod res held the Cubs to four hits and was backed by a 12-hit attack that included a homer by Duke Snider. The homer was 111c uoauu vjx uiiiuci o ca reer and moved him to 10th place, ahead of Hank Green berg, on the all-time major league list. Pinch hitter Zeke Bella of Kansas City was the man ho burst Cleveland's victory ubble. Bella came through With ' a ninth-inning double With the bases loaded . off Verb Score, who had held the .'3 scoreless until they came Hp with, four runs in the ainth. Trank Malzone's homer in tie 12th inning off .Ryne Du re was the blow that won for Boston. Enos ( Country) Slaughter sent the game into HOLDS TWO TITLES Milan, Italy-flJPD-Duilio Loi of Italy, the European light weight champion, added the European welterweight title to his laurels Sunday when he outpointed fellow country man Emilio Marconi in 15 rounds. "-.. -. extra innings With a ninth- inning homer. Home runs by Harmon Kil lebrew and Jim Lemon help ed the Senators to their night cap victory over the Orioles after Baltimore had stretched its winning streak to four games by winning the opener with a six-run rally in the seventh inning. LINESCORES American League Kansas City 000 000 004 4 6 0 Cleveland .. 001 100 001 3 7 0 Herbert (1-0) and House. Score (1-1) and Naragon. HR Tuttle. iieia. (12 Innings) N.Y. .. 100 001 001 000 4 12 0 Boston .. 003 000 100 001 5 6 2 Kucki. Sturdivant (5) Duren (9) and Howard. Delock. Kiely (9) and White. Winner Kielv (1-0). Loser Duren (0-1). HR Siebern, Ste phens, Slaughter, Maizone. (First Game) Washington 100 003 0015 11 0 Baltimore .... 100 000 60x 7 12 1 Pascual, Hyde (7) Clevenger (7) and Fitzgerald. O'Dell, Wiihelm (6) E. Johnson (7) Bamberger (8) and Triandos, Ginsberg (8). HR Ber toia. Winner E. Johnson (1-0). Loser Pascual (0-2). (Second Game) Washington 010 210 000 4 7 1 Baltimore .. 200 000 000 2 8 1 Kemmerer (1-1) ant Porter. Harshman, Stock (5) Brown (7) and Triandos. Loser Harshman (0-3). HR Killebrew, Lemon (8) Detroit at Chicago, postponed, cold weather. National League Philadel. 002 020 100 5 0 Cincinnati 141 004 20x 12 12 0 Owens. Short (2) Farrell (6) Mey er (8) and Hegan. v. Thomas (5) O'Toole. Mabe (5) and Bailey. Win ner Mabe (1-0). Loser Owens (0-1). HR Robinson. St. Louis .... 000 100 0001 8 0 San Fran. 011 010 OOx 3 10 0 Jackson. Brosnan (8) and H Smith. Antonelli (3-0) and Schmidt. Loser Jackson (0-2). BOWLING The "Johnny Rebs" were first place winners of both halves and league champions as the Kiwanis junior high school t league ended ita 1958 59 season last week end. Presented trophies for the "Johnny Rebs" were Mike Davis, captain, Ranee Cham pion, Clifton Roberts and Dave Guches. The "Ronchy Rollers" won the playoff and the' second place team trophies. Trophy winners are Jack Fowler, cap tain, Mike Sullivan, Tom Dar land and Roy Norcross. Other trophies and awards present ed were to Mike Davis, high average, 167, and an award for high series of 420; Kent Blew, high game of 22; Wal lace Huffman, for increasing average and second high series, 372; Tom Darland, most improved bowler. The four who received per fect attendance key chains were Gordon Falk, Ranee Champion, Mike Davis, Danny Coffin. The Rough Riders each re ceived certificates for being "Last Place Champions." Webfoots Open Up Spring Grid Drill Eugene(UPD-Oregon's Web foots opened spring football practice here today with more than 60 prospects turning out. Gone from last fall's fine defensive team are tackles Jim Linden and Darrell Ash bacher, guards Bob Grottkau, Joe Schaffeld and Will Reeve, and ends Ron Stover and Pete Welch. Most of the backfield is returning. Vp' Unluj JFafoM PUT IT TO THE TEST! Come in for a demonstration and discover 'Jeep' 4-wheeI drive vehicles go more places do more jobs cost less to own! FIRST IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE ffrS7 VEHICLES BY WILLYS MOTORS... WORLD'S LARGEST QjJKjytJjJt MANUFACTURER Of 4-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES (Timj ens-of the piss BUSES Wastries Come In for a demonstration Tline-ln MAVERICK Saturday Afternoons, 5 p.m. MEDFORD MOTORS, INC. .";'. 22S South Riverside, Medford, Or. Chicago 300 000 000 S 4 1 Los Angeles 101 010 05x 8 12 1 Hillman. Martin (8) Elston (8) and Neeman. Podres (l-li and Roseboro. Pignatano (9 1. Loser Hillman (1-1 1. HR Snider. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, poned, cold weather. post- OSC To Meef SC Grid Team Corvallis (LTD -Oregon State will play Southern Cali fornia in football in 1963, ac cording to an announcement Saturday by OSC Athletic Di rector R. S. (Spec) Keene. The game will be played at Los Angeles on Nov. 16. WINS ON WET TRACK Upper Marlboro, Md.-(UPD-Don Sesslar of Lancaster, Ohio, won the fifth annual President's Cup sports car race Sunday in a Porsche RSK on a wet track at the Marlboro Speedway- Martinsville, Va. (UPD The Virginia 500 Grand National stock car race, washed out Sunday because of drenching rains, will be held here May 3. Jets Outlast Bisons 15-14 United Press International The Buffalo Bisons and the Columbus Jets will be giving International league score keepers nightmares whenever they meet this season, if Sun day's doubleheader is an in dication of things to come. The Jets outlasted the Bi sons. 15-14, in the nightcap of their twinbill after the Bisons had taken the opener, 10-9. Columbus scored in every inning but one in the seven inning second game, pouring six runs across in the third frame, while Buffalo racked u half its total in the first inning. Bobby Del Greco, whose ninth-inning homer won the first game for the Herd, also homered in a los ing cause in the nightcap. MAIL TRIBUNE, MedW, Oregon, Monday, April 20, 1959. 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