Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1953)
PAGE SIXTEEN THTTRSDAY. MAY 21. 1953 TIME OUT! Bosox Vault Into Second Spot Maybe we've been over-lrainins: Johnson!" Durocher Optimistic CHICAGO W After watching his New York Giants slam 21 hits and pump eight runs into one inn ing against the Chicago Cubs, Manager Leo uurociier uun club finally has caught fire and in ii firat. division. suuti win ru ifc" '--- Both the number of hitsgood for 39 bases ana uw w-""' .iMi. lnnin in vesterdav's 115-6 massacre of the Cubs were season .highs for the liltn - place - wn. They now have won eight of their last 11 games and four in a row. .35 AVERAGE During the four-game winning streak, which goes on the line to night against the Brooklyn Dodgers in New York, the Giants have scored 39 runs and collected 57 hits in 162 turns for a .352 team average. , Eight home runs have been lammed into the victory march with Monte Irvln contributing three in as many successive days. In addition to Irvin, Al Dark and Davey Williams had bleacher snots In the Cubs' debacle yesterday. Irvln has driven home 10 runs In the last four games and he and Dark have collected eight hits each in- 19 trips. Whitey Lockman has 11 safeties In his last 19 times at bat. "In our poor start this season we lost six games by one run and that disproves the theory that my pitching has been real bad," said Durocher. . "Our bfc trouble has been lack of timely hitting. It has thrown some of the pitchers off stride. I'm confident guys like Sal Mag lie Larry Jansen, Dave Koslo and Jim Hearn will straighten out. I think maybe we have started to get those big hits now." Travel Lodge Wins Opener Travel " Lodge clubbed out a 14-2 decision over Midland in the .open ing game in the Women's City Softball League last night while Malln and Oregon Wool were rained out after three innings of play in a "no contest" game. Malin was leading Oregon Wool, 4-2, when stormy weather stopped the game Friday night Midland meets Ore gon Wool and Malln faces Travel Lodge In games at 7 p.m. and 8:30 on Conger Field. . By BEN PHLEGAR AP Snorlswrlter If the Boston Red Sox can figure out some way to beat the other Eastern teams they will be a real pennant threat in the American League. They've got the Western clubs solved lor sure. The Sox finished u; a profitable home stand against the West in sensational fashion yesicraay. With two out in the 14th inning the season's longest game -ei Wilbur blasted his third pinch-hit home run of the year to give them n 3-2 triumph over the St. Louis Browns. Wilbur's blow off Don Larsen propelled Boston all the way from fourth place to second in the stand ings, three games behind the pace setting New York Yankees. The Red Sox have the best In teractional record in either league. They burned up the West early this month on a 6-2 road trip "and then won six more and lost only two when the Western teams came in to visit Fenway Park. , S-S RECORD Against the Eastern clubs, how ever, tlie Sox have won just five while losing eight. They have a chance to correct this immediately since Philadelphia comes to Bos ton for a three-game series start ing today. Then the Sox take the road In the, East, The Eastern American League clubs s a whole were downright lnho-oitabie to their Western visit ors during the intcrsectional sprles and all four of them ended with victories. The Athletics defeated Chicago, 2-1. Washington whipped Cleveland. B-3. and new Yom trimmed Detroit, 9-8. All in all the Eastern teams won 20 and lost 11 during the West-East meetings wnich oegan May a. In the National League the west ern teams, playing at home, man aged to gain the upper hand, but only by a margin of 16 games to 13. In yesterday s linaies uincin- nati thumped the league-leading Philadelphia Phillies. 14-5: Milwau kee bowed for the second straight day to Brooklyn, 7-2: Chicago took a 16-6 lacing from the New York Giants and St. Louis won an 11-6 slugfest from the Pittsburgh Pir ates. 31 HITS Yesterday's action provided a little of everything, from tne 14 inning duel in Boston to the 31 hit explosions in Chicago and St. Louis. The Giants collected !l nils, a season's record, good for 39 bases. ir smothering the Cubs. Monte Ir vln. Al Dark and Davey Williams homered for New York and the attack also included three doubles Tacoma Feels Serious Depression in Sports IIEUTENANT NOW EL PASO, Tex. UPl J. D. Kim mel, All-America tackle at the University of Houston last season, Is now a second lieutenant In the U. S. Army. He reported to Fort Bliss here recently. Kimmel was a former West Point Cadet and star of the Army line. By FRANK WETZEL TACOMA iff) Tacoma, a city of almost 150,000 people,- took a look at its professional sports scene here this week, blinked, and then looked ogam, mere was nothing on view but wrestling and an occasional boxing card. Durlnir the past half dozen years, professional football, bas ketball, baseball and hockey have given up the ghost here. The first two died all over and there was nothing unusual in their Tacoma demise. PerhaDs. the hardest blow fell last week wren the Rockets with drew from, the Western Hockey League at least for tne iudj-m season. SMrts fiEures in Tacoma give these reasons for the decline and fall of Tacoma's sports empire: 1. Television. 2. Proximity of Seattle. 3. Strong trend toward active participation in sports. NOT UNIQUE Points 1 and 3 above are hardly unloue to Tacoma. And they have hurt sports in other cities, Tacom- ans are quick to point out. But Muza Patrick, general man ager of the hockey team, said his sport wasn't hurt by the closeness of Seattle. "We gave fans the same thing here so it wasn't necessary to go the 32 miles to Seattle to see nocK- ey. But I believe it was a big factor in the loss of the baseball team 18 months ago." Robert Abel, Tucoma attorney who was president of baseball's from 1941 to 1952 and is now its secretary, agreed that Seattle base ball cut into Tacoma gates. "There's only one pro baseball team left in Western Washington. In my opinion, there's no doubt but what the Rainiers have over shadowed the other pro ball clubs In this area," said Abel. TELEVISION But he put the finger chiefly on television. "Did you see what happened the n i g h t of the Marciano - Walcott fight? Three of the strongest minor leagues in baseball the Southern and American Associa tions and International League either postponed games or played in the afternoon so there wouldn't be a conflict in time. Both Abel and Patrick expressed conlidence that pro sports would perk up again, not only in Tacoma but across the nation. . Abel thought the novelty of tele vision would wear off, and said that civic pride and the desire of fans to see home teams In action would breathe life back Into play-for-pay sports. Patrick pointed out that partici pation sports slashed attendance, but wouldn't condemn them. "It's healthy for the country. It may hurt us, but still its a good thing," he commented. Certainly golf, bowling, bunting and fishing have attracted more and more people and turned them into participants here. An esti mated 10,000 people play golf reg ularly on Tacoma's two. private and five public courses. LONG LOOK Taking a long look at the situa tion, Danny Walton, sports editor of the News Tribune, summed up liie situation thusly: "Television is blamed for many of the Ills which have befallen pro fessional sports; but it is not the entire answer, more the 'last straw.' Excessive taxes, increased competition from the participant sports and several other factors could be cited for the decline in spectator sports. Such Is the trend of the times; such is the changing sports show. There is little that can be done to change 'the course of progress although there is a ieenng oi nostalgia. . ." At least some Tacoma fans feel something can be done to change the course of progress. Members of a hockey boosters organization here have started to work out a plan whereby the sport might be retained. Some observers think they may be able to do it, too. WHIRLPOOL Waihert and Dryers 1026 Main UHLIG'S Ph. S512 as the First non-stop New ork to Paris Flight was made in 1927 A memorable trip that first flight from NrwYork fo Paris! A memorable rip your first lasle of a drink made with 7 Crown Seagram's finest American whiskey. taartat Seagram's 7 Crown, Blended Whiskey. 86.8 Proof. 6S Grain Neutral Spirits. Seagram-Oistitlers Corp., N. Y. I and three triples. The victory was the fourth in a row jor me im proving Giants. Curt Simmons, the Phillies' ace left-hander who retired 27 Milwau kee players in order after Bill Bru ton singled Saturday night, couldn't last four innings against tne Cin cinnati Redlegs. He gave up seven hits and seven runs before heading for cover in the fourth. The Red legs pulled out of the cellar and Into seventh place with their tri umph. which Included home runs by Ted Kluszewski, Andy Semuiick, Bobby Adams and Bob Borkowsltl. LAST Pittsburgh fell to last place by pounding out IT hits. Red Schoen dlenst drove home six of the Card inal tallies with a perfect night at bat. His four hits included a home run, two doubles and a single. Brooklyn stole six bases in hand ing Milwaukee its first series loss at home. The crowd of 23,450 who watched the track meet in misery swelled the Braves' home attend ance to 302,667 for 13 home dates, 21.389 more than the club drew all last season in Boston, In a game filled with mtsplays, the Yankees edged Detroit in the last of the ninth on Gene Wood ling's bases-loaded single. The Yankees used 21 players, two short of the record they set Sunday against the Browns, and the 21st man, Allie Reynolds, who came in to pitch the ninth, got credit for the victory, TWO HITS Frank shea throttled the Indians on two hits for seven innings but had to withdraw with a stilf neck. The Indians picked up five hits and three runs on his successor, Johnny Schmilz, but the Senators had sewed it up with six runs in the seventh off Bob Hooper and Steve Gromek. Bobby Feller, who worked the first six for Cleveland, was the loser for the third time this season. He has won once. Philadelphia's winning run against the White Sox came in the ninth when Billy Pierce, trying for his sixth victory, . walked three men, uncorked a wild pitch and then watched light-hitting Joe As troth deliver a run-scoring single. Hogan Says Field Strong FORT WORTH, Tex. .HI Ben Hogan. the talented Texan, led a Held of 48 into the opening round of the $25,000 Colonial National in vitation tournament Thursday with the laconic observation that "any body can win this one." Hogan, defending champion who thrice in six years of the Colonial has taken down the winner's purse, agrees that it's the strong est iield the tournament ever knew. Lloyd Mangrum, long one of the game's best money-winners and runner-up here last year, showed Wednesday he again was a man to be reckoned with as he blazed a three-under-par 67 over Colonial Country' Club's 7,035 yards. His was the feature tune-up round. V Installed jfl m i - Screen door in sammer. Storm door in winter! Sov m repair and pktpt Ho pointing iwtdcdl Fully-guartmttirdf Eaty thong atom and 1' Krn panelit Arfdt fMrmamftt boouty I ARALUM Window & Door Co. 1317 E. MAIN See the Royal today! Ph. 6428 Days 2-1654 or 6619 Eves. Dealer Inquiries Invited W7 . i TOURING REAMES' course is a cinch for Dr. Charles Rugh in this gas-driven buggy, now in widespread use throughout the country. This rig seats four players and has room for their clubs. The handy machine can climb hills with ease, covers 18 holes on one gallon of fuel. There's -two in use at Reames. Ralph Macartney, owns the other one. They're great for golfers who like the game, but not the leg-weary exercise that goes with it. Kaloine Leads Loop With Second Straight Kalplne leads the Men's City Softball League after registering .h ttruinht. victory last night on Conger Field, a 12-4 wal loping of the Elks. Suburban Tavern wrecked South ern Pacific, 10-2, in the first game for both clubs. Kalplne's Barnes poled a three r., hnrn. run m the third Inning as Kalplne erased a 0-2 deficit with four runs and went on io tie "h five in the fourth and three in the fifth. Gene Favell, Elks pitcher, gave up- nine hits; Chet Ashby yielded seven. Suburban Jumped into a first-Inning 5-2 lead over Southern Pacific with Young belting a two-run home run. Then Gus Gustvang settled down to blank the Southern Paci fies the rest of tne way as tne Tavern nine added three runs in the second and one in each tha third and fifth. Both were flve-innlng games. priri.v niErht Suburban meets Kle wits In the 6:30 opener: Bill's Place and Southern racuio tangle in us afterpiece. Line scores: Suburban 631 01-10 t I So. Pacific 200 00-2 3 7 Gustvang and Harris; Hafar and Rummblehart. Elks 020 20-4 1 S Kalplne 004 S3-12 -t 3 Favell and Hunter; Ashby and Barnes. Gus Erlksen, coach of Syracuse University's crew, was an alter nate on the U.S. Olympic rowing squad or 1036. BOWLS 807 MILWAUKEE UPl Don Osep, 16-year-old lad bowling In the Luth eran Center Men's League, recent ly registered an amazing 607 total in league play. Don's previous high had been 698. scored two weeks earlier. This is his fourth season of bowling and he carried a 175 average. HOTELS OSBURN HOLLAND EUGENE, ORE. MEOFORD Thoroughly Modern Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Earley and Joe Earley Proprietors Sports From Pages 14, 15 People DO Read SPOT ADS -vou are: 9th and Pine Phone 3373 SAVE DURING MAY SALE JL J Ei 'MEN'S TWILL WORK SL"T Regular 9.1 5.18 Vat-dyed cotorf Good quality Army-type carded twill at a money saving low price. Sanforized max. shrinkage 1. Merceriied for long wear. Army tan, gray, bark tan. ' REG. 2.49 SHIRT. . . . J.34; REG. 2.98 PANTS 2.4 REGULAR 39c BOYS' SOCKS 32c Popular Argyies in handsome washfast col ors, lustrous mercerized, combed yams for long wear. Sr. boys' 8'A-l 1. REGULAR 79c RAYON SHEER 68c Yd. Bemberg is me perfect choice for soft, feminine blouses and dresses. Many flattering prints. . Hand-washable. 39 in. FRAME HEEL NYLONS-REG. 1.39 Carol Brent sheer 15 denier, 60 gauge. I AQ Smart dark frame heels, seams. 8yi-ll. . Iw MEN'S SHIRT-REGULAR 1.69 Sturdy chambray work Shirt. Sanforized. I P J Triple-stitched main seams. Sizes 14-17. .'GIRLS' ENSEMBLE SPECIAL 2.77 MEN'S T-SHIRTS-REGULAR 98c 77c Cool, no-iron cotton plisse matched Skirt , and-Blouse set. Colorful prints. 7-1 4. Flat knit combed cotton. Collarette neck nylon and cotton. Cut extra long. S-M-L, TIER CURTAINS REG. 1.00 Celanese Acetate in blue, rose, yellow or eggshell. 64x36 inches. Sole-priced at. . 88c MEN'S SHIRTS-REGULAR 2.49 2-Star Brents. Sanforized broadcloth in Q I "7 colors and patterns to please all men. A I Is REGULAR 1.98 SUN FASHIONS 3.57 A very special sale price on gay, washable cot tons in dainty, summery prints. Cool sunback styles, some with match ing boleros and colorful contrasting trims. Choose them now in crisp, fresh easy-laundering piques and embossed cottons. In sizes from 3 to 6X. Save at Wards. ELECTRIC GUARANTEED 5 YRS. Single Control 27.95 Regular 32.75 Same quality sells nationally for 41.90. Guaranteed ogainst moth damage and defects for 5 years 757 Wool, 25 Cotton. New control. Is UL approved DUAl CONTROL Full Size. Reg. 39.50. .... 34 jo
