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SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1953 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON page nrrrr COCCUS, MIMCC-MMTS C3D K Carroll To Face Alturas The Klamath Merchants, who need' some fattening up, have a chance to do just that tomorrow when they travel to Alturas for a tangle with tatlend Alturas in the Oregon-California Border Baseball League. -.. Burns, leading the league with a 4-1 record, goes to Lakevlew (sec ond at 8-2) in the other 00 game. The Merchants are third at 2-J, Al turas in the cellar with 1-4. Both games are scheduled for a 1:30 start. Manager HI Hatfield yesterday named Ralph Carroll for the open ing patching assignment against the Modoc Tigers. . i . Carroll, plagued with wildness in RALPH CARROLL . . . he'll uie tpeed Klamath Union High School, tamed down somewhat with the Oregon ' State Rooks and still boasts a fast ball that could have the Tigers swinging at nothing. Fran Miller, down for action In right field, will be ready for mound duty if peed be. Miller, who shamed Lakevlew on three hits the last time out (June 281, Joins Hatfield, In center, and Willie Dunster, in left, in the outer pastures. , The Merchants have lost their hard-slugging first baseman-outfielder, Hank Decker. Decker has checked out for the season when treatments were started on an old football leg injury. George (Butcher Boy) Hanson, who played first base against Lake view and belted a three-run homer In the process, will be at his fa miliar spot, a position he played throughout his highschQQjjcareer. His prep partner,; Ron Owlngs, will catch, making an all ex-Pelican battery. '-.;-. Al Herrera at .second, Gary Dawes at short and Dick Lundsten it third are also ex-P)ican$. Louie Taucher will be on hand to take Miller's outfield fpot if Fran Is called to the hill. ; ; Jockey Ford Scores Triple SEATTLE Wi Jockey Robert Ford celebrated his return from five days of enforced idleness by piloting Fancy Kid to victory in the six - furlong feature race at Longacres Friday. The time was 1:11 2-6 and pay off $9.40, $4.00 and $3.70. Rathore returned $3.00 ad $2.30 lor place and Rico Royal $2.70 for show. Three thousand fans wagered $140,123 at the mutuels. - Ford, who was set down on Sun day for rough riding, also brought '' two other mounts under the wire and to the winner's circle to score a triple. Notre Dame's final football game of the 1953 season will be at home against Southern Methodist. Hepped-up Bv BEN PHLEGAR Associated Press Sports Writer The New York Giants, who lloun dered in second division the first half of the season, suddenly have invited themselves Into the Nation al" League pennant race with a seven game winning streak. Starting with their 20-6 rout of the Brooklyn Dodgers last Sunday, the New Yorkers have gained such momentum during the week that they may roll Into fourth place before the All-Star vacation which begins after tomorrow's games. Last night they invaded the wilds of Brooklyn and mopped up on the Dodgers on their home grounds. They trail the first place Brooks bj 6V4 games and meet them again today and tomorrow. SIX HITS Sal (The Barber) Maglle, who specializes In tormenting the Dod gers, gave them Just six hits last night in a 6-1 triumph. The only thing the Dodijers salvaged was their home run hitting streak which thev extended to 24 games one short of the major league record wheh Roy Oampanella hit one in the second inning. The loss cost Brooklyn a full game of Its slender first place lead over the Milwaukee Braves who Straight; POT RACE FEATURES RACE BILL '. A pot race between four of the lop California drivers and the same number of local pilots high lights Sunday night's hardtop race program at Gems Speedway. Time trials are scheduled for 6:45, the first heat race at 7:30. Last week California and Klam ath pot races picked four drivers from each event for Sunday night's $80 tangle. . - . .The eight! drivers will throw $5 each Into the pot;. Sad Sam Nes- un, irack manager, said the man agement would add another $40. ENTRIES - - -.- California entries are Chick Robinson, Andy Bergman, Woody l noma son and Cork Beagle; Klinv ath Falls enters Russ Newell, Johnny Hitson, Ben Morrison and Matt Christian. They finished in that order In lasf Sunday's two pot races. In addition to the special loot race. live neat races, trophy dash, Semi Main and Main Event will round out the program, with the possibility of another special event, aeiaiis or wnich are being kept secret by track officials. BEPAIRS , Repairs have been made on the home turn of the track this week for the safety of spectators In the west bleachers. Cars have been spilling over the bank on this turn with monotonous regularity in re cent shows, many coming danger ously near to landing in the laps of the fans. A barrier Is being built. It will make things safe for the fans but some of the cars may have to go to the pits for repairs after slamming against the huge bar rier. Tyees On Rampage By The Associated Preia The Victoria Tyees, who started out the second half of the Western International League split, season with seven straight defeats, seem determined to get back into con The Tyees racked up their third in a row in Impressive fashion Friday night as they swamped Edmonton's bewildered Eskimos, 19-6. Four Edmonton pitchers paraded to the mound in an effort to stem Victoria's 17-hlt attack, to no avail. The Tyees just kept pound ing the ball. The Victoria runaway all but overshadowed Salem's 5-4 conquest of Tri-City, which, coupled with Spokane's 9-5 loss to Wen-, atchee, pushed the Senators back into the loop lead. Elsewhere around the loop, Ya klma edged Lewiston's Broncs, 8-7, and the Calgary stampeders split a twin bill with Vancouver's Capilanos, the Stamps taking the opener, 3-0, and the Caps -the night cap, 4-2. Favorites Win In Gals' Play The favorites won in Women's City Softball League play last night. First-place Travel Lodge wal loped Midland, 20-6; second-place Maltn clobbered Big Y, 26-2, in a make-up game: and Oregon Wool out-slugged Midland, 17-11. Homers were hit by Darlene Gordon, Oregon Wool; Teddy Walker, Malin, a pair; Ruth Ha- gelsteln. Travel Lodge; and San dra Barron, Millers. ' PITCHING Bobby Feller, Cleveland Indians, pitched the 42nd shutout of his career tops in the majors over Chicago 3-0 in 10 Innings. Giants Win Seventh Cleveland, Chisox Split whipped third place St. Louis. 5-2, Despite six errors the Philadelphia Phillies clung to fourth place with a 13-3 decision over Pittsburgh. Going into today's games the Dodgers hold a two game edge over the . Braves, 34 over the Cardinals and 6',i over Philadel phia. Crafty Ken Raffensberger hurled his 31st major league shutout to give Cincinnati a 6-0 victory over Chicago in the front half of a twilight-night twin bill but a three run homer by Ralph Kiner helped the Cubs win the nightcap, 4-3. . GAIN GROUND In the American League the leading New York Yankees gained a half game on their nearest rivals, the Chicago White, Sox and Cleveland Indians, who fought to a standstill in a doubleheader. The Yankees defeated Washington, 6-1. Cleveland beat Chicago 3-0 in 10 innings on Bobby Feller's first shutout in two seasons.' The White Sox scored 10 runs in the seventh inning of the second game and won it easily, 6-5, Boston outlasted Philadelphia 3-3 in 12 innings and the St. Louis Browns, who haven't lost to the Tigers in Detroit thia year, beat them again, 8-4. ; f c-- " M I I C ; Imiiw-U mmLkm- imimi as I ' T u,, tg&j SOFTBALL SESSION Darlene Gordon and Sue Bevant II to r) get together for soma pre-game gab before the Women. '$ City Softball League All-Start face Redding to night on Conger Field in an exhibition game. Are Darlene and Sue talking about hitting that long ball or the fit of their uniforms? By The Associated Press GOLF CARNOUSTIE, Scotland Ben Hogan, Fort Worth, Tex., won the British Open Championship, shoot ing a record 68 on the last round for a 72-hole score of 282. TORONTO Wally Ulrlch of Austin, Minn., shot a four under par i to give him a 54-hole total of 203 and the lead in the Cana dian Open. . . TENNIS VANCOUVER The United States doubles team of Tony Tra- e ana iom .brawn defeated Ja pan's Atsushi Miyagi and Kosel Aamo, 6-2, 8-2, 6-2, e-3, to clinch this round of the North American Zone Davis Cup competition WIL Shows Increase VANCOUVER, B.C. : Wl Bob Brown, president of the Western international League, announced Friday that attendance for the first half of the season this year show ed a gain of 24,000 over a compar able period last year. The period of April 23 to July 2 this year saw 329,386 fans push ing through the turnstiles in the ten league parks. Brown said. Last year, from April 22 to July 1, 304, 990 was the figure. Brown said the addition of two members to the loop, Calgary and Edmonton, could account for some of the increase, but he said the Increase was significant in view of the poor weather this season. Edmonton led the loop in paid attendances during the first half of me season, with 28,000. Lewlston was second with 20,000. The Yanks how lead by S'2 Warren Spahn posted his llth victory of the season against only three losses at the expense of the Cardinals. Eddie Mathews hit his 26th home run for Milwaukee. The Phillies used 13 hits and four Pittsburgh errors to overcome their own horrible fielding, giving Curt Simmons his eighth vlctoy and his first since late May. RECORD Among active National League pitchers, only Dutch Leonard of the Cubs has pitched as many shutouts as Raffensberger. The Cincinnati lefthander holds one other National League record that he'd rather not mention. He's the lo&ingest pitcher in the league, hav ing dropped 145 decisions in his 14 seasons. Feller bested Billy Pierce In the first game at Chicago although Pierce had a no-hitter for seven innings. Luke Easter and Al Rosen drove in the three Cleveland runs in the top of the 10th. '. The Yankees suddenly found their extra-base range against their old teammate Bob Porter field, who gave up home runs to Irv Noren, Don Bollweg and Yogi Berra, , All-Stars HostTb Redding; - All-stars picked from most of the teams except league-leading Travel Lodge In the Women's City Softball League, host a Redding team on Conger Field tonight at 7:30. - . Travel Lodge players were left off because of that team's previous commitment in Oakridge. Manager Bob Mathls announced the following stars picked by the players In the local league: Oregon Wool; Maxlne Johanson, nrst base; Bernadette Mathls, sec ond base; Sue Bevans, shortstop; Darlene Gordon, outfield. Malln: Teddy Walker, catcher; Millie Schmldli, pitcher; Glenda Taylor, shortstop: Mary Taylor. second base; Shirley Travis, third DHSe.- - Midland: Nancy McPherson, out field; Margaret Scala, pitcher. Merrill: Freddie Harding, pitcher.- . . EM MOOSE MIXED DOUBLES W C St S Booth .10 M St I Douglas ' H'i 0 & A Thomas 1.1 J. Campbell Si C. Beard -. 12 V. Toombs Si L. Harris 12 D Si R Robb 9'i B & M Mills 9 C. Hooper Si G. Bingham - 6 . G St Y RosteroUa - 9 F R Phelps 8 1 St D Cox - V St O Douglas 4 -4 SVi 10 14 11 The Charlie Booths, with a 4-0 win over the Phelps team, lead the Moose Mixed Doubles League by a point and a half after last night's rolling. Bill and Mary Mills had the high team scores, a 429 game and 1180 series. Booth rolled a 222 game and 676 series for high Individual scores. ItD rlUKD, Bbnney Wins A 7-8 marathon and a 1-0 Ditch ing duel highlighted last night's action in the Men's Softball League. Kalplne edgged Southern Pa cific, 7-6 in the nine-inning opener. Cal Bonncy gave up just one hit as Bill's Place whipped league- leading Suburban Tavern, 1-0. qus uestvang also gave up U3l one hit, a triple to Cecil Hen dricks, who scored the only tally of the game in the fourth Inning on a fielder's choice after his three-bagger. The game was stopped by the 10 o'clock curfew and got a late start because of the nine-inning opener. It went just five innings. Southern Pacific started out with a four-run first inning. But Kalplne tied it up by the fourth with two in the first frame, one in each the second and fourth. The game was tied again in the seventh and eighth and Kalpine finally shoved the winning run across in the ninth. Chet Ashby pitched three-hit ball for Kalpine; Dick Hafer gave up eight pitching for the SP nine. m By The Associated Press ' NATIONAL LEAGUE W I. Pet. Brooklyn ' - 49 30 .620 Milwaukee : 47 32 ' .695 St. Louis - 45 33 .671 Philadelphia - 42 34 .653 New York '-'' - 43 36 .638 Cincinnati ' 36 45 .438 Chicago .:.- 29 . 48 .377 PittsbultfU ' 27 68 .318 Friday's Results New. York 8,, Brooklyn 1 Milwaukee 6, St. Louis 2 Philadelphia 13, Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 6-3, Chicago u-4 - . AMERICAN LEAGUE W L New York. 64 26 Chicago '.' 49 32 Cleveland 48 32 Boston 45 38 Washington 42 40 Philadelphia : - 33 49 St. Louis 29 64 Detroit 26 65 Friday's Results New York 6, Washington 1 Cleveland 3-6, Chicago 0-16 Pet .675 .606 .600 .642 .512 .402 .349 .321 (1st game 10 inings) Boston 3, Philadelphia 2 (12 In' nings) St. Louis 8, Detroit 4 ; PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE W L Pet. Hollywood 62 1 41 Seattle 62 42 Los Angeles -,. .,- 67 49 Portland . 52 47 San Francisco . 49 65 San Diego .'.' 67 .802. .696 .638 .526 .471 .452 .408 .408 Sacramento . Oakland 61 Friday's Results Sacramento 2, Los Angeies 1 Hollywood 16, Seattle 2 ': Portland 6, Oakland 0 San Francisco 8,. Ban Diego 2 W LsPet 7 2 .778 ! 8 S .727 6 ;s .646 6 6 .645 6 & .645 4 6 .444 4 5 .444 3 6 .333 ' 3 7 .300 3 7 .300 Salem "-. Spokane Calgary Vancouver Yakima,, Tri-City ' ' ; Lewlston' Wenatchee : Edmonton Victoria . Friday's Results . Wenatchee 9, Spokane 6 Salem 6, Tri-City 4 .' Yakima 8, Lewlston 1 ' Victoria 19, Edmonton 6 Calgary 3-2, Vanoouver 0-4 Minor, League Baseball By The Associated Press INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Buflalo 1-5. Baltimore 0-1 Hocnester 6. Syracuse 5, (10 Innings) - - ' . uvtavta 1, Montreal 0 Springfield 8, Toronto 5 ' AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Lousvllle 7, Toledo 4, (13 innings) Minneapolis 8, coiumnus s a in' nings) onarieston 7, St Paul 0 " ' " Kansas City 4, Indianapolis 1 TEXAS LEAGUE . Houston 1, Forth Worth 0 (10 In nings) ,, . . San Antonio 8, Dallas S ' -.'i Tulsa 4, Shreveport 1 Olahoma City 8, Beaumont 2 WE81EKN LEAGUE , West 5, East 1 (Annual league all' star game) .--.' PIONEER LEAGUE - ' Ogden -2-12, Salt Lake City 1-2 Magio Valley 6, Boise 4 Idaho Falls 6, PocateUo 5 (13 In nings) ; ; (Only games scheduled) Starts Mound Duel Bill's win over Suburban cut that team's lead to just percentage points. Bend sends teams to Klamath Falls for tonight's doubleheader with Bill's Place and . Suburban Tavern. 1 . ' Line scores: ' ' So. Pacific 400 000 110-6 3 2 Kalplne 210 100 Jll-7 8 2 Hafer and Carr; Ashby and Barnes, Carlson, Miles,. Bill's Place 000' 10-1 1 2 Suburban ...000 00-0 1 1 Bonney and Derrab; Gestvang and Harris. Jaycees Lose To Fluhrer's Fluhrer's Bakery walloped the Jaycees, 21-6, In the Pee Wee American League last night. East side Electric forfeited to Kalpine In the other scheduled game. Results were not available In the National League. Grants Pass Leoion lino's LFc rjledford. Centra! In Snnio l"Jcc!i ' ff 4 e A A A A ' jT .V JT ' mmmmmmnrmtr- --t " " --- ..,...,..-j.,j WEEK'S WORK Coach Jack Kemnltrer Ut elected David. D'OIIvo (left) end Modetta Jimenez for three games apiece this week at the Klamath Cokes wind up their regular Ameri can Legion Junior Baseball schedule. D'Olivo and Jimenez open their busy week's ws; k tomor row in &ranti Past, third-place Jiminez, D'Olivo To Pitch Grants Pass, the "darkhorse1 team. In American Legion Junior Baseball League 4, takes pot shots at the lead the Klamath Cokes take on the road tomorrow. The Cokes sat back last Tues day and watched their 4-2 figure slip into the top of the standings when Medford and Central Point split a doubleheader. But keeping- that lead and with It a plaoe in the district playoffs won't be easy. THIRD PLACE , Starting tomorrow with the twin bin in urants fass, a leam mat has a solid hold on third place with 3-3, the Cokes follow with a two-game stand at Medford (5-3 for second) Wednesday, and finish Sunday with two at Central Point (currently last with z-o. Carrying the slx-games-ln-elght nays pitcning load win ne ijsviq D'Olivo and Modesto Jimenea. In the league opener. Jimenez out-dueled Grants Pass' ace, Brad Lucas, in a 1-0 thriller. - With D'Olivo gone. Don oexier whipped Byron Wilson In the seer ond game., . - PITCHING CHOICES. r- Lucas and Wilson have, been nominated by Grants Pass Coach Jess Loffer for Sunday's two B-nmes in that order. Jack Kern- nitzer. Coca Cola coach, didn't in dicate what order he'd send D'Olivo and Jimenes to the mound, but it's expected-D'Olivo will face Lu cas and Jimenez will trade curves with Wilson. The first pitch Is scheduled ior 1 p.m. '; " wsfc Virginia University's ten varsity athletic squads In 1953-53 won 78, lost 34 and tied one for a winning percentage of .696. . See-saw Coast Lead Goes to Hollywood Pacific Coast League By The Associated Press Hollywood is atop the Pacific Coast League standing again, by virtue of a 16-2 victory over eai- tle, which was in first place when it came here Friday night to open four-game series. If one game indicated anything. Friuay night's would mean mat Hollywood was by far the best in the league; cjeaviie, aiauiiuuy ucv ond division. The Stars could oo no wrong, and Seattle looked listr less and Ineffective. Kookie Oeorge O'Donnell breez ed through to his llth victory and deserved a shutout, but Hollywood Second Baseman Monte Basgall threw wildly to first trying hi com plete a double play, to break the charm In the ninth Inning. Al Wldmar. Seattle's star rigni- hander, was no puzzle at all to the Stars, who batted mm out in we second and continued to belt out IB hits against Art Del Duca and Tom Lovrlch. Dale Long and Jack Phillips hit homers in the Holly. Ar example of Seattle's playing Friday night: Leo Thomas hit a ball high olf the left field wall in the fourth Inning, yet failed to get credit for a hit because Mer club in League 4. TIME OUT! Mind If I loin youf You're the kids who kept bussing around me In the speedboat while I waa out fishing today, arent youl" Crosby Doesn't Want Seal Club LOS .-ANGELES UR Crooner Bing Crosby has decided against any deal to buy the San Francisco baseball club of the Paclflo Coast League, at least for the present, ' This was the word he gave Frl- dav to clarence Rowland, presi dent of the league. Rowland said Crosby told him by phone from his Elko. Nev.. ranch that con dition, as thev are" make It Im possible for him to consider sucn a purcnase. Rowland said the singer added that the future wlll have to speak for itself.". : , ,r crosb; owns some stock to the Pittsburgh baseball club. rill Combs, on first base when it happened, . sped around second haae. then decided the ball had been caught and retraced his obeps. Tab. relay to second pro duced a force out and Thomas was ueuxivtu oi a sale hit. Portland Lelty Glenn Elliott had one oi ins good nigms against oat land and pitched the Beavers to a j-u uccuuoa. tie scattered tour hits and was in complete command all tiie way. Oakland's rookie. Ernie Broglio, gave up 10 hits. The 17- yem-oiu waixeu six and fanned lour In his PCL debut, and Hank nut lugged him for a homer with one on in the first. iven Kimoall of Sacramento out pitched Lefty Joe Hatten of Los ngeies ana the Sacs got a 2-1 veraici. ine Angels' run was un earned and Sacramento earned on ly one tally. Kimball held the An gels to three hits, one a double by Dixie Upright. The San Francisco Seals dlspos ed of San Diego, 8-2, collecting 14 hlis oil Bill Thomason and Bob Malloy, while BUI Bradford and Bob Muncrlef combined to limit the Padres to eight safeties. Ninth Inning homers by Jim Moran and Jerry Zuvela climaxed the Beat attack. Cones in 7-5 Loss To Reno RENO Don Dexter Ditcher! five- bit ball for the Klamath Cokes and his mates jumped on two Reno hurlera for' eight hits but Klamath errors, seven of them, robbed Dexter of the win as the Darrell Dunkle Post No. 1 team of Reno won 7-8 In a nine-inner Fri day night here. v Gary Hackley, ' who ' collected three hits in four times at bat, rapped In two runs with a double In the firth Inning.- " Singles by Rod Wright and Hackley and an error gave- the Cokes another brace of runs in the eighth. . But Reno, with a five-run fourth, inning, highlighted by Dick Sny der's two-run- home run, took the lend and kept it. in . that frame. The Cokes knocked Reno start er George Smith, a leftle, out of there in the seventh. Snyder, com ing In from shortstop, 'did a nice job of keeping . Smith's lead the rest of the way, giving up Just the two runs In the eighth. ' : Line ' score: ' , m Klamath 001,020 020-5 T Reno , 002 500 00x-7 5 & Dexter and Kelly; Smith, Sny der 1 andFuJU. IAST NIGHT By The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. Del Flan agan, 148 Vi, St. Paul,' outpointed Naamon Feck, 160, Augusta. Oa 10. - . .- MIAMI,' Fla.i' King Solomon, 163, Chicago, 'and Irwin . Senilis, 162, New York, drew, 10. . THIRD ROUND Dorothy Swanson won the third round of OWGA play yesterday at Reames with a net score of 79, - . v The club has scheduled a mixed two-ball foursome tourney Wed nesday, 6 p.m. ' Frizes will go to winners and a buffet dinner will be served at 7:45. BATTING Dale Mitchell, Cleve land Indians, ran his hitting streak to 21 games, only seven short ol the all-time Cleveland record, with safeties In both halves of a dou bleheader against Chicago. CHARLIE READS SADDLERY WILL BE CLOSED JULY 1? , TO AUGUST 1 HARDTOP TIME TRIALS 6:45... RAGES SUNDAY NIGHT ...RACES 7:30 GUIS SPEEDWAY
