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.MONDAY. JULY 1.1 1953 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE ELEVEN ;yl h4 .rvT - 1-71 C . Ai.Jl nilivauhec Stays in Contention With i jtoubb Win Over Cards 11 ,tocl( carl for dinc "d consecutive roll it Ut one of 30 competitive events to be included on the two-hour program Friday night at the Klamath Fairgrounds when the Tournament of Thrills, featuring Joie Chitwood's auto daredevils, will be the attraction. Kid Signs Cocke!! SEATTLE W Seattle's Harry (Kid) Matthews and Don Cockell, British Empire champion, will meet In a .10-round heavyweight bout here Aug. 7. , Promoter Harry Gllckman an nounced Saturday ' night J 0 h n Simpson, Cockell's manager, had agreed to terms for the match In a telephone call irom London. . The fight will be staged In the Seattle baseball park, Gllckman said, end will not be televised or broadcast by radio. , Matthews, the nation's ninth ranked heavyweight, will receive '$25,000 or a percentage. Cockell's share was not disclosed. However, It is believed he will receive in, 5M and expenses. Ollckman said Jack ? Hurley, Matthews'' manager, agreed to give Cocke!! a return match in, London if Matthews wins the non title bout here. ... , : CockCIl declsioned Johnny. Wil liams in 15 rounds to win the British Empire heavyweight title last May. Earlier Matthews . was matched against Williams In a non-title bout In London but was forced to withdraw because of a back injury. Gordien Breaks Own Record . PASADENA,' Calif.' vn -aif.ep-' plication will be made for accep tance as a world record of Fortune ' Oordien'g longest toss of the dis cus. The Los Angeles Athletic Club ace topped his own world maik Saturday by hurling the plate 190 'feet, 7 y2 'inches. Oordlen, ex-Minnesota star, holds the accepted record of 186 feet; 11 Inches, net In Finland in 1049. ; However last month at the NCAA meet in Lincoln, Neb., Sim Iness. of the University of Southern Cal ifornla heaved the discus ISO leet yt Inches. Gordien's latest, toss was made at a district AAtr meet. Referee Floyd Hanes signed record ap plication blanks. Weed Wins Another Weed ran Its Northern Califor nia Baseball League record to 10-1 yesterday with a 15-2 win over Scott Valley as second place Hilt continued to hang tough with a 9-3 win over Mt. Shasta. In other games, Dunsmulr whipped. Yreka, 8-3, and Tulelake lost its eighth and ninth decisions without a win, 10-8 and 9-8 set backs to McCloud. .. Short scores: " . , ' 1 Mt. Shasta . 3 10 4 Hilt ... 9 1 , : Jiy ED cokrigan -i AP Sports Writer Ask almost any National League manner what he thinks of the Milwaukee Braves and he'll shake his head In wonderment and tell you they should have folded long ago. . They'll tell you the Braves still will fold, but with the season more than half over, they don't say so with the same finality they .used a month ago. ' When the Braves lost three games In a row to the Brooklyn Dodgers late last month, their detractors thought they had cracked good and - never would recover. Then early this month, they fell J'j games behind the Dodgers, and again the experts figured it was all over but the shouting, .'..'..- Yet, today, the Braves are Just a game and, a half behind the Brooks and creating more noise than any dead Indian should. -GOOD CHANCE ' The St. Louis Cardinals had a jtood onportunlty yesterday to help bury Charley Grimm's tomahawk stingers and they succeeded only in digging a grave for tnemseives. DeLong and - Coleman; Jenkins and Trinca, Dierra. t Yreka . . 3 8 8 Dunsmulr -.8 11 1 Nixon, Shirley, Cannizzo '- and Kleaver; Page and Cartwright.., Weed .'. .'. .., 15 13 S Scott V - 2 8 8 Calvin and Davis; Church. Ruff, Eastlick and Mello, Danzick. Tulelake . .. 6 S 7 McCloud 10 10 3 Laidlaw and Faulkner; Kursten and Johnson. i - Tulelalte .'. 8 7 4 McCloud 9 9 3 Sowles and Pope; Toreson and Johnson, Stars Drub Redding . The softball all-stars picked from the Women's City .League whipped Redding, 10-5, Saturday night with the help of two home runs by Teddy Walker. All-Star Pitcher Freddie Hard, ing gave Redding Just four hits. Redding broke even on its visit here with a 12-8 win over the Oregon Wool team Sunday. Teddy Walker collected another home run for the Woolies. Barbara Tay' lor hit a grand-slammer for Red ding. The league leading Travel 'Lodge team won one of three games in its visit to Oakridge over the weekend. The Willamette Electric team won 9-4 Saturday and split with the Lodgers Sun day, losing the opener, 17-13, and winning the second game, 6-4. . Pat Barron got a home run in the Lodge s winning game. Baugh Quits Football By HERB ALTSCHULL WASHINGTON Ul The Wash ington Redskins got out their foot ball yearbook today and for the first time In 17 years, the big name was missing. For, at long last, Sammy Baugh has retired. No. 33 from Texas christian built up practically every passing record in the National Football rLeague in his 16 years with the Redskins, and with his departure an era of Washington football his tory comes to an end. He had been with the club ever since it set up shop in Washington, throwing 3.016 pro football passes and completing 1,709 of them for 22,085 yards and 187 touchdowns. Each of those figures is a league Record. 'Even with Baugh's departure, Washington's eternally optimistic club owner. George Preston Mar. shall, said he sees great things ahead for his pennant-starved team, maybe even Its first divl sional title -since 1945, Once the terrors of the league. the. Redskins managed to win but 4 league games In 12 tries last season to wind up last In the clr cult's Eastern Divisions. But that does not daunt Marshall. "We were improving all the time last year," he said, "and we've added a lot of topflight backs." 1 Among them he singled out Paul Barry, 210-pound halfback from Tulsa; Jack Scarbath, Maryland's All America' quarterback, and Hall Haynes of Santa Clara, Just back from military service, JJGOODYEARE GET RID OF THAT The Braves ' won a double-header from the Cards 10-1 and 4-3 and knocked the Redblrds right, into fourth place, - i : The- Philadelphia- rnuiies uoi over third place by whacking the helpless Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 and 64. In other games, the Dodgers turned back the New York Giants 4-3, and the Cincinnati Redlegs won two games from the Chicago Cubs 7-4 and-7-J.' ' ' ; -v. '' In the American League the New York Yankees whipped the Wash ington Senators 8-5 but saw their lead sliced to five ; games . when the Chicago White Sox mauled the Cleveland Indians twice, 14-2 and 3-1. Boston and Philadelphia split a double-header, the Red Sox winning the first 8-5 and the A's the second 4-1. The Detroit Tigers won the first game of their twin bill with the St. Louis Browns 8-7, but the Brownies took ithe second 3-2, beating Ralph Branca, making his first American League start. EASY The Braves made things easy for Johnny: Antonelll to notch hla eighth vlotory of the year In the first game by slugging five Cardi nal pitchers for 17 hits, including Lewiston Jumps Sixth to Third Spot By The Associated Press The Lewiston Broncs appear to have shaken off the slump that cost-them the Western Internation al Baseball League first half championship and are ready to battle the leaders for the remain ing berth in the postseason play oft for the pennant. The Broncs. wu. pace-setters until their mid-June collapse, took both ends of a doubleheader from Yakima, 6-4 and 6-1 Sunday and vaulted from sixth place in the standings Into a third place tie with Calgary, two games behind front-running Salem. " Salem and runnerup Spokane both' split Sunday twin bills. The Senators whipped Trl-Clty 6- 3 in the first game at Salem but -were shut out 5-0 in the night cap. Spokane came back from a 7- 4 defeat at Wenatchee to down the Chiefs 7-2. The league's - four other" clubs were Idle. ';;' Manager - Bill Brenner tamed Yakima with six hits and also homered for the Brones in the sec ond game at Lewiston. It was his 14th win of the season. In the sev- Statistics Favor Nationals CINCINNATI Ifl The National League will hold a decided statis tical advantage over the American when the teams meet Tuesday In the major leagues' 20th annual all star game In Crosley Field National League player have accounted for 219 home runs to only 138 for the American. Milwaukee's Eddie Mathews, the starting third baseman, tops the senior circuit with 27 homers and Ted Kluszewski, who. will play at least the first three innings at first base, Is right up there with 25. High for the American is Al Rosen of the Cleveland Indians with 22. Led by Red Schoendlenst's league-leading .341, the National League shows a team batting average of .302. The American, which has Boston's Billy Goodman and George Kell as its pace-setters at .329, has a collective .285' mark. ABC Tourney Opens Aug. 9 PORTLAND W Tile state American Baseball Congress tour nament will open here Aug. 9. More than 50 teams are eligible to compete, but playoffs will reduce the entries to 16. The winner will represent Oregon In the regional tournament at Watertown, S. D in September. en-inning opener Yakima scored all Its runs in the third inning. Lewiston scored a single run -In the same Inning, tied the game with a three-run uprising in the fifth, and won It with a pair oi runs In the sixth. Both teams bad five base hits. Wenatchee outslugged Spokane 9-5 in the seven-tnntng first game at Wenatchee. Jack Bpring ana Bill Pranks teamed to produce a seven-hitter in the nightcap. Spo kane sewed up the second game in the third inning scoring three runs with a pair of walks. 8tan Palys' single and Will Haley's double. , Tri-City's Bob Snyder spaced six hits as he handed Salem Us first shutout .-since early In the season. , ; '' The Braves scored their five runs In the third inning, three oi them on Jack Warren's homer. ir naiiarri and Bob Nelson homered for Salem In the first In Saturday action, Edmonton and Victoria divided a double header 4-2 and 2-3, Calgary downed Vancouver 6-1, Spokane whipped Wenatchee 9-2. Salem clubbed Trl City 10-2 and Lewiston defeated Yakima 9-6. . Carter Wins Tennis Title PORTLAND W N'ck Carter of San Francisco, who tirst won the Oregon State Tennis tourna ment 11 years ago, scored a re peat victory sunaay, aownmg wut Knox of Portland In finals of the six-day tourney. ' . , Topi seeder! carter eliminated Knox 8-e. 6-2, 6-2. The men's doubles title was won by Emery Neale and Sam Lee, both of Portland. They downed Jlin Livingston of San Francisco ana Jim Demas, Sacramento, 6-3, 6-8, 6-3. 1-6. 11-9. The women's championship went to Mrs. Barbara- Krase Chandler, Boise, Idaho, after a 6-2, 6-4 tri umph over Janet Hopps of Seattle. Miss Hopps and Barbara Lum, Portland, defeated Mrs. Chandler and Julie Carter, also of Boise, 6-3, 8-3 in the women's doubles. a grand slam home run 'by 'Ed Mathews.?", '.,. ':,., i i The nightcap, thpush, was i-dtf.j ferent story. The Cards scored three runs In the fifth and Don Llddle had to be rescued by Bob Buhl, who held the Cards at bay while his mates were notching the' tying and, winning runs In the ocvcuui. . ;.. ..... ... i - The double trlumnh enabled Uia Braves to shave a half game oft the Dodgers' lead, The Brooks themselves snapped an eight-game winning streak cf the Otants when they scored a run off relief ace Hoyt Wilhelm In the bottom of the 10th Inning, with the bases loaded, Wilhelm passed Bobby Morgan to force In the winning run. Billy Cox had tied it for Chuck Dressen's op eratives with a home run to the ninth with one on, ' ; ' ."V - Robin Roberts hurled the Phil lies to their flrsUgame triumph for his 14th victory of the year, while Bob Miller and Steve Rldzlk tossed the nightcap. The defeat was the Pirates' 10th ii a row. ALL THE WAY -V ' ' Harry Perkowski and Fred Bac- rewskl' each went all the way for the improving Redlegs In their twin triumphs over, tne cues. The Yanks had to win their game the hard way. They had a 6-3 margin going . Into the ninth, but Jackie 'Jensen hit a ' home run of I reliever Bob Kuzava to shave the net delieit to one run. That. called for Alii-.- Reynolds-to take over mound for the Yanks. He gave up a triple to Keith Thomau ana, a game-iying iiy 10 n . in- uie. nome :,qsii oi uie . mmn, Gene' . .Woodllng singled. Mickey Mantle,, who had walked, and gone to second on. another walk to Irv Noren. home with the winning run. Reynolds' got credit for the victory. The fearless White Sox really lambasted the Indians' in the open er as a parade of five Tribe pitch ers paraded to the mound. They took their lumps to the tune of 19 hits. Mike Fornleles had no trouble on tho hill for the Pale Hose. . FIGHT .;-'. ir In the second game, the Indians put up more of a fight, although Bob Lemon, one of their aces, was tapped for 13 hits. The Sox couldn't capitalize, though, and. needed a tightly .pitched game , by Virgil Trucks and Billy Pierce,-who came on in tne ninth, i, ; Hector Brown and Ivan Dead. lnlr fnu , I. - n , r , ,... first-game victory, but Harry Byrd stopped them with six hits In the nightcap to give the A's a split. The Tigers took the opener from the Browns oh a neat relief chore by Ray Herbert. In the second game, Branca was tapped for all three runs in the first Inning and was charged with .the loss. After the rocky first, he did all right until he was lifted in the sixth, CHARLIE READS SADDLERY WLL BE CLOSED JULY 19 TO" AUGUST 1 u u Jiggling, jerking front wheels roll smoother, safer, when tires and wheels are in bal ance. Come in for . , . ; WHEEL far Whstt Waiiktt Includte s BALANCING til o SERVICE STORE Uth and Klamath PhorieBli I GOODYEAR " MAYRATH &5& GRAIN and HAY ELEVATOR 19 IN. WIDE R M'NUTE 0PA $379 . , ' ' - - -.. i.' A IWISlEIffiHS OREG., LTD. 734 South 6th Phone 4197 Klamath Falls, Oregon . ...... Veedk'sMove! Picks Up " ' New Support CINCINNATI Mr- Bill Veeck's plan to move his St- Louis Browns' franchise appears -to have gained new support., . The American League discussed Veeck's problem a.t length in its meeting yesterday and there were Indications that a new attempt to move would receive mare favor able consideration. Thev ' turned down Veeck's attempt to shift the Browns to Baltimore last March by . a 6-3 vote. . ' . A. league spokesman declined to elaborate except to say that the St. Louis situation had been, dis cussed.. , - !'.; However, Frank Lane, general manager of the Chicago White Sox, said that the outlook for the Brown ie shift appeared to be more fa vorable than ever, , ,t Marciano Will Give La Starza Title Go "AH I can aav is this." he said. "The 'owners looked upon Bill's plight In St. Louis with a great deal of sympathy. I have no way of knowing whether they would give approval but I think he could act more, votes than he did last March,"- 'x.' . ,.';..''. ., Lane was one of the two club officials to cast his vote in favor of the transfer at the Tampa meet ing, v Cleveland cast the -other favorable ballot.':1 ' Asked whether any specific' ref erence was. made to Baltimore as the-'Slght for-a- possible- shift of the . -Browna; ' Lane said,. ' .v MAJOR LEAGUE , ; '.''.uVsi'i "No - tlty - was -officially - men tioned. 'Any city with a population of more "than. 500,000 thinks ,lt Is capable ' of becoming a -major league, town.-' - ;: r' . Veeck declined' to discuss his fu ture plans although It appeared al most certain he would" make an other attempt to move next winter. 'All ITn going to say right now is that we're going to finish the season in St. Louis," he said. "As for next year, we'll Just have to wait and see. .- , '" By JACK HAND ' '. ;'. ' , (For Cayle Talbot) NEW YORK WV-Rocky Marciano has- deoided to fight -again ihls year and' will defend his world heavy, weight -title -.against .-Roland) .'l Starza. in New York, preferably at Yankee Stadium in late September. Rocky never has had any reluc tance to defend, of course. Al Weill, his manager who manipulates the strings,, preferred to take his time before he allowed himself to be persuaded by Jim Norrls, who runs the International . Boxlng4 Club chain stor'e.y.' -' '-. ' " -'v Weill also 'picked the opponent, as is his privilege under New York state rules, at least, as long as It was a legitimate challenger. Rocky still had several months to go be fore the six-month rule would force him to defend. Only In such a case can - the New York commission Insisted on a specific challenger. ON RECORD '. Although the National Boxing Association went on record once or twice with a recommendation, .that La Starsa light Ezzara cnaries for the right to a title shot, there never h been any hint inai New York's Bob Chrtstenberry would try to force such a matcn. Thus Charles Is left on the out side looking In. The best he can hope for is a crack at Marciano next , summer, if, Rocky doesn't lose the title to La Btarsa. In h meantime. Philadelphia promoters! are trying to make a Charles-Harold Johnson match for - Ceante 1 Mack Stadium. . TTV. The La Starza-Maralano match Is all set. for the signing, unless some last-minute hitch arises whan Weill sits down for a final con ference .with Norris and -Jimmy OeAngelo, La Staru's manager. STEAMING MAD Charles most certainly will be steaming mad about his plight. It wouldn't surprise me a bit If there is an open break between the Charles camp and the IBG. Ezzy had his chance, won the title, lost It and then failed to win it back In a spiritless performance against Jersey Joe .Walcott. Still, he has been blazing hot lor the past year, showing the fire he lacked when champion. -The-gamblers .will make La Star, isa a 3-1 underdog against Rocky and that's probably about -'right; Roland, a former -New York CHy College student, Is a-good boxer with- plenty of moxie. He can puc-ch ft- 1UU .4mt- nouuiux like -Marciano. ' ' Rover Bill Ties Track Record ' SEATTLE Ml Rover Bill tied the flve-and-one-half furlong Long, acres track record of 1:IM Sunday as he raced to a three-quarter length victory over Ocean Bridge In the $5,000 Bremertpn Handicap, ' ;, Backers were paid 110.30, 18.30 and $5.30. Ocean Bridge returned $8 90 and $4.50 and Mr, Banjo, third, paid $5.0. Bv The Associated fress BATTING Yogi Berra, New York Yankees, hit two home runs and drove in three runs as the Yanks- defeated . the Washington Senators 6-b... .. A ...... , PiTCHINO Robin Roberts, Philadelphia Phillies, became the first major league pitcher to win 14 games as he beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-4, In the first game of a doubleheader. The Phils also won the second, 6-5. - r, , i . -. HOTELS OSBURN HOLLAND EUGENE, ORE. ' MEDFORD Thoroughly Modern ; Mrs. J. E. "Early' ' . i;' and Joe Early '' Proprietors Bukich, Gambold With Grid Rams REDLANDS, Calif. Iffl Twenty- live newcomers, including quarter backs Rudy Bukich of Southern California . and Bob Gambold of Washington State were to check In for preliminary training, at the football camp of the Los Angeles Rams Monday. - . - Greeting them wero head coach Hamilton Pool and his staff, ready to begin serious work for the com ing National-League season. People DO Read .SPOT ADS . -you are! Klamath Falls FAIRGROUNDS Fri. Nite, July 17 Ballon ' AiceniUK p.m. Aut Stun ii tiM .. 7 GREAT STUNT7 BIG THR1U. 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