MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
WILL MAYS KEEPS FIRE
BURNING AS SF GIANTS
NIP HEELS OF DODGERS
FRIDAY. AUGUST 18, 1963
By MARTIN LADER
UPI Sports Writer
If you're interested in one
good reason why the San
Francisco Giants are giving
the Los Angeles Dodgers an
other slow hotfoot, take a
closer look at Willie Mays. -
Wonderful Willie got off to
a slow start this season and
the Giants had trouble keep
ing pace with their California
neighbors. But Mays is warm
ing to his task again, and in
the Giant scheme of things
he's the man who keeps the
fire burning.
Just three weeks ago to
day Mays was hitting .277
with 22 home runs and 55
runs - batted - in. Respectable,
but not up to par for a man
with a .315 lifetime batting
average. Oh, yes, San Fran
cisco trailed the Dodgers by
eight and one-half games at
that time.
In big ways and small, Mays
has lifted the Giants back
into the race over the last
few weeks. His latest contri
bution was a routine, single
that drove home two runs,
including the winning tally,
OfiJ
- vn
if a
as San Francisco whipped the
Cincinnati Reds 6-3 Thursday
night.
Hitting .293
The Say-Hey Kid now
sports a .293 mark with 29
homers and 73 RBI's. The
Giants, coincidentally, have
won 17 of their last 23 con
tests and trail Los Angeles
by three games.
The Dodgers broke a three
game losing slump by over
coming the Milwaukee Braves
7-5 in the National League's
only day game Thursday, and
in other night contests the
Houston Colts defeated the St.
Louis Cardinals 4-2, the Phila
delphia Phillies edged the
Chicago Cubs 4-3, and the
Pittsburgh Pirates beat the
New York Mets 8-2.
Cincinnati got off to a 1-0
lead on Vada Pinson's 15th
home run in the first inning,
but the Giants retaliated with
four runs in the fifth to go
ahead for good. Mays drove
in the final two runs of the
inning after Joe Nuxhall hit
Willie McCovey with a pitch
to load the bases. Tom Haller
homered for the Giants in the
sixth and they added another
run in the eighth.
Sanford Pitchtd Fit
Jack Sanford pitched only
five innings for San Fran
cisco, but it was enough to
register his first triumph
against the Reds since 1961.
Billy Hoeft hurled scoreless
ball over the final four in
nings to enable Sanford to
even his season record at 12
12. Strong relief pitching by
Ron Perranoski enable the
Dodgers to top Milwaukee.
Ace Los Angeles Southpaw
Sandy Koufax was knocked
out after just one-third of an
inning, the damaging blow
being a three-run homer by
Gene Oliver. Tommy Davis
slammed a two-run homer to
give the Dodgers, a 5-4 lead in
the third and they scored the
winning run on John Rose
boro's sacrifice fly in the
seventh.
A three-run homer by John
Bateman provided the differ
ence for Houston and the
Cardinals added to their own
downfall with careless base
running. Don Nottebart gain
ed credit for his seventh vic
tory although he needed ninth
Inning help from Hal Woode
shick. The Phillies rallied for four
unearned runs after two were
out in the seventh to over
come a 3-0 Chicago lead built
on Ellis Burton's three - run
homer. Starter Cal McLish
won his 12th game.
Don Cardwell went all the
way for the Pirates to pick
up his 10th triumph and he
aided his own cause with a
two-run single during a four
run uprising by Pittsburgh in
the fourth inning. Starter
Galen Cisco was the loser for
the Mets.
I.INESCORES:
National I.eafll
Los Angeles 302 1)00 200 7 S A
Milwaukee . 401 000 000 5 0
Koufax, Calmus (II. Perranoski
(S) and Koseboro. Hendley, Fisch
er (3), Tiefenauer (7) and Cran-
dall. Winner Perranoski (12-2).
Loser Fischer 14-3). HRa
Howard. Oliver, T. Davis.
Pittsburgh ... 000 402 200 s 12 0
New York .. 020 000 0002 10 4
Cardwell (10-12) and Paeliaro
ni. Cisco, Bauta (4). Powell (fit
Hook (R) and Coleman. Loser
Cisco (7-12).
Chicago - 300 noo ooo 3 a 1
Phila 000 000 40x 4 U 0
Buhl. McDaniel 71. Elston (Si
and Bertell. McLish. Baldschun
(8) and Dalrymple. Winner Mc
Lish (12-8). Loser Buhl (9-111.
HR Burton.
San Fran ono 041 010 11 1
Cincinnati .100 002 0003 B 2
Sanford, Hoeft (fi) and Haller,
Nuxhall, Zanni (51, Coates (6),
Worthington (8) and Edwards,
Green (7). Winner Sanford (12
121. Loser Nuxhall (10-61. HRs
Pinson, Haller.
Houston 300 010 000 4 0 1
St. Louis 000 010 100 2 8 0
Nottebart (7-5) and Bateman. Sa
decki, Jones (8). and McCBrver.
Loser Sadeckl (7-8). HRs
Bateman. Boyer.
LA Dodgers
Have Series
With Mets
New York -IUPI)- This may
not be home, but it was the
next best thing to It today
for the staggering Los An
geles Dodgers.
The Dodgers, 6-6 on the
road during this critical phase
of the National league season,
opened a four-game series to
night against the Mets. The
Mets send former Dodger
Roger Craig in search of his
fourth win against 20 losses,
and Johnny Podres, 11-8, is
the Los Angeles probable
starter.
With each member of their
"big three" bombed on suc
cessive nights, the Dodgers
had to turn to the bullpen
to salvage a 7-5 victory over
Milwaukee Thursday. First
Dick Calmus turned in an
effective four innings after
Sandy Koufax was clouted for
four runs in the first inning.
Then Ron Perranoski, the
top bullpen for the Dodgers,
shut out the Braves for 3'i
innings in perhaps his finest
effort in the last month.
Darit Homers
With that kind of pitching,
the Dodgers overcame the
Braves 4-3 lead built in the
first inning.
Tommy Davis, who has col
lected six hits in three games
since first wearing glasses
when batting, rocketed his
13th home run with one man
on in the third to give Los
Angeles a temporary lead.
The Braves tied it, but the
Dodgers went ahead in the
seventh on a walk to A I Fer
rara, double by Ron Fairly
and a sacrifice fly by John
Roseboro.
Maury Wills scored Fairly
with a single to give an In
surance tally.
Frank Howard, who prob
ably wouldn't complain if the
Dodgers played all their
games at Milwaukee's County
stadium, smashed his 19th
homer Thursday in the first
inning. The last four times
Howard has been at. bat
against Bob Hendley he hit
home runs.
Oklahoma City Regains
Lead in Coast Circuit
By DAVE ROWE
UPI Sports Writer
The lead in the Southern
Division of the Pacific Coast
league is bouncing around
like a rubber ball. It's been
going from Dallas-Ft. Worth
to Oklahoma City and back.
Oklahoma City has it today
by virtue of a 12-0 shellack
ing of the Rangers Thursday
night. Jerry Nelson pitched
four hit ball to gain his 12th
victory as Dave Roberts led
the 89er 18 hit attack with
four hits including a double.
The 89ers now hold a one
half game advantage on four
percentage points. Oklahoma
City has .527 and Dallas-Ft.
Worth .523.
Jim Mahoney, Joe Woolen
and George Williams each had
three hits for the winners.
One of Mahoney's blows was
a two run homer.
Nelson struck out 10 and
walked one and allowed just
one runner past first base.
In other games in the PCL
Thursday night San Diego
shut out Seattle 3-0, Spokane
downed Denver 6-3 and Ha
waii came from behind to clip
Portland 11-8.
In the Northern division
Spokane picked up another
half game on the field by
downing Denver 6-3. Dick
Scott won his fourth game al
though he tired in the eighth
inning.
The Indians got to Pat
House for a pair of runs In
the first inning on three hits,
including Nate Oliver's single.
He now has hit safely in his
last 19 games.
By virtue of the victory,
Spokane maintained its record
of not having lost a series at
home this year.
Sammy Ellis of San Diego
tossed a neat four-hit shutout
against Seattle to register his
ninth victory against eight
losses. Not a single Rainier
got past second base.
San Diego scored twice In
the fourth nn a double by Mel
Queen, a single by Jim Saul
and a triple by Art Shamsky.
Rogelio Alvarez banged his
15th home run in the sixth.
Portland scored three runs
in the first inning but Hawaii
came back with a pair in the
second, four in the fifth, two
in the sixth and seventh and
one in the eighth to win.
There were home runs aplenty
as Jim Hughes got one with a
mate aboard for Portland and
Dick Green got another also
with one on.
Bob Perry got a pair of
round trippers, both with one
mate aboard. However, Carlos
Bernier was the big run pro
ducer as he drove in fivo runs
on three singles - one with the
bases loaded.
Mel Nelson gained his third
win of the year while Jose
Santiago was charged with his
11th loss against 10 victories.
The Wenatchee Chiefs of
the Northwest League defeat
ed the Salt Lake City Bees in
an exhibition game, 4-2. The
Tacnma Giants were en route
to Hawaii to open a series
there today.
STANDINGS
tETnTTeoT'rTTsnteTnational
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W. I.. Prt. GB
Los Angeles 70 48 .533
San Francisco ..fiR 52 .5H7 3
St. Louis 68 54 .550 5
Cincinnati 65 58 .528 7ij
Philadelphia 64 58 .525 8
Chicago 61 57 .517 ft
Pittaburgh . 61 58 .513 8'i
Milwaukea 61 60 .504 10',
Houston 46 76 J77 26
New York 39 80 .328 31)i
Thursday's Results
Los Angeles 7 Milwaukee 5
Pittsburgh 8 New York 2 (nightl
Philadelphia 4 Chicago 3 (night)
San Fran 6 Cincinnati 3 (night)
Houston 4 St. Louis 2 (nightl
Saturday's Games
Los Angeles at New York
Chicago at Cincinnati
San Francisco at St. Louis
Philadelphit at P i 1 1 burgh
(night)
Houston at Milwaukee (night)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W. 1.. Prt. GB
New York 75 42 .641
Chicago 67 51 .568 B,
Minnesota 67 52 .563 9
Baltimore 66 56 .541 11 'i
Boston .,57 61 ,4R3 181,
Cleveland 58 62 .463 1 R ,
Los Angeles 56 67 .455 22
Kansas City 53 64 .453 22
Detroit 53 64 .453 22
Washington 43 76 .361 33
Thursday's Results
New York 10 Boston 2
Detroit 11 Kansas City 1
Washington 5 Los Angeles 4
Minnesota 13 BalUmore 3 tmght)
Saturday's Games
Washington at Minnesota
New York at Chicago
Cleveland at Boston
Detroit at Los Angeles (night)
BalUmore at Kansas City (night)
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Northern Division
W. I.. Prt. GB
Spokane 83 49 .629
Tacoma 69 61 .531 13
Hawaii 65 64 .504 16
Portland 59 72 .450 23'3
Seattle 58 72 .483 24
Southern Division
W. I,. Pet. GB
Oklahoma City 68 61 .527
Dallas-Ft. Worth 68 62 .523 'i
San Diego 64 67 .489 4 'a
Salt Lake City ... 59 68 .465 7'2
Denver 56 73 .434 Ills
Thursday's Results
Oklahoma City 12 Dallas . Ft.
Worth 0
San Diego 3 Seattle 0
Spokane 6 Denver 3
Hawaii 11 Portland 8
(Exhibition) Wenatchee, North
west League 4 Salt Lake City 2
NORTHWEST LEAGUE
W. 1.. Prt. GB
Yakima 31 20 .608
Salem 30 22 .377 1 ,
Lewiston 25 24 .510 5
Wenatchea 24 25 .490 6
Eugene 23 31 .426 fli j
Tri-Clty 19 30 .388 U
Thursday's Results
Eugene 3 Yakima 2
Salem 5 Trl-City 1
Roseburg
Wins Start
In Regional
Roseburg - (LTD - Roseburg,
Selah, Wash., and Lewiston,
Idaho, picked up first round
victories Thursday in opening
action of the District 7 Re
gional American Legion Jun
ior Baseball tournament here.
Roseburg, behind the pitch
ing of Ran Cool and hitting of
Jim Beamer, took an 8-4 win
from Billings, Mont., in the
third game before an estimat
ed 3,000 fans.
Lewiston defeated Anchor
age, Alaska, in a slugfest that
ended 15-8, and Selah banged
out 22 hits for an easy 16-1
victory over Cheyenne, Wyo.
In the first game Selah was
never in any trouble. Don
Waldbaucr was the big hitter
for the Washington entry, get
ting four hits in six tries and
driving in four runs.
In the second game the Ida
hoans slammed 16 hits for 15
runs behind the batting of
Jim Minnete and Jim Nas
lund. Both were three for five
at the plate and each baited
in three runs.
Roseburg was led by Ran
Cool's pitching as he struck
out 14 men. His battery mate,
Beamer, helped him out with
two hits in three tries, both
of them triples.
Tonight, Roseburg plays
Lewiston at 8:30 o'clock and
Billings goes against Selah at
6 p.m. Cheyenne met Anchor
age at 1:30 p.m.
The tourney is a double
elimination affair.
SPORTS
Babe Ruth
Memories
Reviewed
By TIM MORIARTY
UPI Sports Writer
New York -WTO- Baseball
fans fortunate enough to have
seen Babe Ruth in his hey day
have memories of the greatest
Yankee of them all who died
15 years ago today.
They remember the Babe
hitting one of his 714 home
runs and running around the
bases on legs that seemed too
skinny to support his prodig
ious body.
They remember the Babe
striking out-a sight almost as
breathtaking.
Yet the men who knew him
best - his teammates-remember
Ruth for different rea
sons. Their fondest memories
of baseball's greatest hero
concern (A) his sense of hu
mor and (B) his fondness for
kids.
Sense of Humor
"The Babe had a great
sense of humor," recalled
Waile Hoyt, a pitcher on those
explosive Yankee teams of
the Ruth era and now a Cin
cinnati sporlscaster. "He al
ways got a big kick out of
playing practical jokes.
"Tony Lazzeri was the butt
of many Ruth jokes. In those
days we'd put on our baseball
pants by turning them inside
out first, then put an elastic
band around the knees and
pull them up. One of Babe's
favorite gags was to drop a
cigaret into Lazzeri's pants
just before he pulled them
up.
"One day Lazzeri got back
at him. Babe used to have a
big, red handkerchief to mop
his face. Just before he ran
onto the field one day, Lazzeri
set fire to Babe's handker
chief. There was Babe run
ning out to right field and
slapping his backside to put
out the fire."
Earle Combs, who played
alongside Ruth in the Yankee
outfield for 11 years, remem
bered when the Babe toured
with a vaudeville show during
the off-season.
Enthusiastic Fan
"He was playing in a show
in Kansas City," related
Combs, "and after the per
formance a lady came rushing
up to him and said, 'Babe you
were just wonderful. . .you
should play in Shakespeare.'
Good old Babe shook his head
and said, 'Hell, no, lady, I
gotta be in St. Louis tomor
row'." Combs, an, insurance exec
utive in Frankfort, Ky., be
lieves that the modern ball
player would be wise to emu
late Ruth's relationship with
young fans.
"The Babe loved children,'"
he asserted. "I never saw him
refuse a kid an autograph. He
had more patience with young
fans than any ball player 1
have seen.'"
Benny Bengough and Joe
Dugan, two other former Ruth
teammates, echoed Comb's
feelings.
Dugan added another sig
nificant thought on the great
est home run slugger of all
time.
"The Babe would hit a hun
dred homers today," the for
mer third baseman insisted.
"Never forget that he used a
52-ounce bat and with this
golf ball they use today-they
don't kid me about the lively
ball Ruth would have hit a
hundred a season."
Ex-Dodgers Performing Well
For American League Teams
By MILTON RICHMAN
UPI Sports Writer
Ain't it just like those daffy
Dodgers:
They can't do anything
right in the National league
but you ought to see them
operate in the American.
Walt Alston undoubtedly
will be delighted to know that
two of his old buddies, Ed
Roebuck and Don Zimmer,
are performing exactly like
pennant winners with Washington.
And the Dodger skipper al
so may break out in cheers to
learn that another ot his ex
employees, big Stan Williams,
Giants Eye
Dogfight
With Cards
si. T.nuis (llPi) - The San
Francisco Gianls have won
17 nf thrlr last 23 cames. but
they could not afford to be
too optimistic as they moved
in for a three game series
with St. Louis.
The Giants stayed three
games back of Los Angeles
Thursday niffht with a 6-3
win at Cincinnati, St. Louis
finally lost one to drop five
games off the Dodger pace,
nut T.rm Anireles moves into
lowly New York tonight,
while the Giants and Laras
..mem thpir docfieht, More
over, Manager Alvin Dark of
San Francisco has about run
out of pitchers after Billy
rvnr.ll ininreH his ankle and
nine hurlers participated in
the last two games against
Cincinnati.
Dark was leaning toward
Jim Duffalo (4-1) for tonight's
encounter, while St. Louis
had the veteran southpaw
Cur(t Simmons (10-6) ready
to go.
The Giants had more prob
lems today after Willie Mc
Covey suffered from the re
currence of an old muscle
spasm. It was feared he would
be out for several days. Mc
Covey missed a couple of the
games early this ween ne
I.QHGO nf a Riisnensinn bv the
league and San Francisco
dropped them both.
ir, Thnrsrinv rtiffnt s eame
at Cincinnati, Jack Sanford
awnneri Vita repnrrl At 12-12.
but he owed much of his
success to Billy Hoeft and
Wlllio Mavs.
linofi who missed all
spring practice and part of
I hp spnson hecause of n snotil-
der injury, may finally have
come around Thursday nlgnt.
He threw longer, naraer, ana
better than he has all season
in tossinu four shutout in
nings of relief ball.
OLDSTER GETS ACE
Minocquan, Wis. -HIM- Life
can be sweet for an 83-year-old
golfer when he scores an
ace. Carl Hauscr of Litchfield,
111., holed out on the lSl-yard
second hole of the Minocquan
Country club Thursday and
finished a nine hole round
with a 51.
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Combined Efforts
Roebuck and Zimmer, each
of whom send Alston best re
gards, combined their efforts
Thursday to produce a 5-4
victory for the Senators
against the Angels. Zimmer
had two hits and drove in
two runs while Roebuck reg
istered his first American
league victory during a four
inning relief stint.
Williams, coming oft a one-
hitter in his previous start,
fired a six-hitter agains the
Red Sox and struck out sev
en as he hurled the Yankees
to a 10-2 triumph. The former
Dodger right-hander got most
of his help from John Blan-
chard.
Blanchard, subbing for the
injured Roger Maris in right
field, drove in six runs with
a grand slam homer and a
two-run homer.
Alston also may be inter
ested in knowing that Yan
kee Manager Ralph Houk, sit
ting pretty with an Shi game
lead, now is playing his jay-
vees, possibly to let them
earn their letters.
Lins Had Three
In addition to Rlanchard's
two blasts, Phil Linz, filling
in for Tony Kubek, collected
three of the Yankees' 13 hits,
and part-timer Hector Lopez
contributed a double and two
singles. Boston's only extra
base blow was Dick Stuart's
30th homer In the ninth Inning.
Minnesota bombed Balti
more 13-3, and Detroit crush
ed Kansas City 11-1 In the
only other games scheduled.
Rookie Jimmie Hall drove
in five runs and Vie Power
had four hits in the Twins'
runaway against the Orioles
In addition to a pair of sing
les, Hall belted his 20th hom
er to tie a club record for
homers by a left-handed hit
ter. Minnesota raked five Balti
more pitchers for 16 hits, in
cluding Don Mincher's 13th
homer and Bob Allison's 26th
that helped Lee Stange coast
to his sixth victory. Losing
pitcher Milt Pappas (11-8) was
kayoed in the third inning.
The Tigers turned their
game with the A's into a rout
with seven runs in the fourth
inning. Bill Bruton's bases
loaded single, which rolled
through center fielder Bobby
Del Greco's legs for a three
base error, was the crusher
that helped knock out loser
Diego Scgui.
Southpaw Hank ' Aguirre
checked the A's on eight hits
to even his season record at
11-11. Equally important to
him was the fact that he
singled home one of the Tig
ers' runs. He'll do that ndw
and then--like once every
three years.
B A
Links Tourney
Will Include
Junior Players
Because of requests, the be
ginners invitational tourna
ment to be held at nhnrm
Lane Park Golf club under
the auspices of the City ot
Mcaiora park and recreation
department has been ex.
panded.
The tournament, nricinall
scheduled for adults only,
will have a junior division for
golfers 18 years and under.
according to Bill Mitchel,
club's golf pro.
All vnunsters whn alfonrleri
the recreation department golf
classes are eligible for the
tournament. Plav will rnncice
of one nine-hole round be
tween Aug. 18 and 25. It will
be the same for both adult
and iunior divisions with han
dicaps fictireri hu a rnmmittpia
oi inree.
MNKSCORKS:
American League
New York ... 500 001 220 10 13 I)
Boston ono 001 001 3 fi 2
Williams (6-3) and Howard. Wil
son, Earley (1), Turley (7), Wood
(0) and Tillman. Loser Wilson
(0-14). HRs Blanchard 3, Stuart.
Detroit . .003 701 010 It 15 1
Kansas City 000 010 Ono 1 R 3
Aguirre (11-11) and Triandos.
Sesui, Fischer (4), Sturdivant (Rl
and Edwards. Loser Segui (7-5).
Washington 011 020 010 5 10 (1
Los Angeles noo 130 1004 9 3
Moellcr. Roehuck (4). Kline (81
and Retzer. Newman, Navarro (5),
Oslnski (7). Fowler (7), Spring
If)) and Rodgers. Winner Roe
buck ll-OI. Loser Fowler 13-3).
HR King.
Baltimore ... 001 000 002 3 B 1
Minnesota 014 003 30x 13 IS 3
Pappas, Hall (3), Brunei (51,
Slock 17). Slarretle IS) and Or
sino. Stange (6-3i and Battey.
Zimmerman IS), Brown (ft). Loser
Pappas 11-8. HRa Mincher,
Allison, Hall.
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Yankees announced Thursday
that Tony Kubek will be lost
to the club for several days
because of a bruised right
foot. Kubek suffered the in
jury Wednesday night when
he was struck by a foul tip
off his own bat during a
game with the Boston Red
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