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HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
THURSDAY, . JULY 22, 1954
IFdto Teams. Umm h 'Worfd
By BEN PIII.EGAR
AP Sporla Writer
By now only live teams have
serious ideas about reaching the
World Series this fall but a whole
hatful of others in both leagues are
(still scrapping to see who will help
cut up the swag.
Players on the first four teams
In each league share in the World
Series receipts.
It's generally conceded among
all but the dichards that either the
New York Giants or Brooklyn will
be the National League representa
tive against Cleveland, the New
York Yankees, or the Chicago
White Sox.
But a check of the standings
shows dog lights In both circuits
immediately below these private
pennant races.
In the National League four
teams are bunched a game and
a half apart from third throuRh
sixth place, Philadelphia holds
third by a percentage point over
Cincinnati and Milwaukee with St.
Louis still a big factor.
The American league is running
with a five-team "second division."
Fourth place Detroit is a fat 22
lengths out of the lead and 17'i;
behind the third place White Sox.
But the Tigers hold only a single
game edge over Boston and Wash
ington and just eight games sepa
rate them from the tallend Balti
more Orioles.
In the upper brackets yesterday
Cleveland took a half game lead
over New York when the Yanks
crumbled bciore Chicago 15-3 while
the Indians were playing their sec
ond straight tie in Boston. Rain
halted the 7-7 contest in the top
of the ninth inning.
The Giants maintained their sev
en game advantage over Brooklyn
with a 2-1 triumph at Chicago.
The Dodgers tripped Cincinnati 5-1.
St. Louis outscored Pittsburgh
13-12, Philadelphia defeated Mil
waukee 6-1 and Washington shaded
Baltimore 6-5 in other action.
Brooklyn's Carl Ersklne turned
In the outstanding pitching perfor
mance, retiring the last 23 Cin
cinnati batters in order after Bob
Borkowski homered in the second
Inning. He got plenty of support
for a change with Carl Purlllo's
five-hit splurge leading the 15 hit
attack. Ersklne gave up two hits
and struck out 10.
A pinch single by Bill Taylor
drove in the winning Giant run
In the ninth Inning at Chicago. He
scored Hank Thompson who had
singled and moved around on;a
sacrifice and an infield out. Sal
Maglie checked the Cubs on four
hits.
The White Sox scored early and
often against the Yankees, open
ing with five runs In the first and
closing out with five In the ninth.
Minnie Minoso and Johnny Oroth
collected four hits each. Virgil
Trucks stayed long enough to be
come the first American League
pilchcr to win 13 games but he
willed from the heat In the seventh
and needed help from Morrle Mar
tin and Harry Dorlsh.
Home runs by Jim Heuan. ai
Rosen and Larry Doby lifted
Cleveland from a 6-0 deficit Into a
7-6 lead at Boston but the Red
Sox pushed across the tying run
In Uie sixth and kept It that way
until rain Intervened. The same
two teams played a 17 Inning tie
Tuesday night.
Only five Milwaukee batters not
on base against Robin Roberts and
the only run off the Phils' ace was
Eddie Mathews' 22nd home run,
hit with two out and the bases
empty in the ninth.
Pitchers wore out the Rrass be
tween the bullpcns and the mound
in Busch Stadium during the
Cards-Pirates' 31 hit duel. St. Louis
used eight, equalling the National
League record. Pittsburgh used
five hurlers.
The Athletics' victory over De
troit broke a 10-game losing streak
Sonny Dixon tamed the Tigers and
Joe DcMaestrl, Lou Llmmer and
Jim Plnegan hit home runs for
the winners.
Washington wasted an earlv lead
against Baltimore, then won 'in the
ninth when an easy roller dribbled
through Jim Brldewcser's legs
with the bases landed and one out
THo loss was anolher heartbrraker
lor Don Lar.sen. who now has lost
a dozen games.
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STINGY . . . Virgil Trucks, left, of the Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies' Robin
Roberts, right, pitched one hit games this season. Jim McDonald of the New York Yankees dis
posed of the Boston Red Sox the same way. Mike Garcia, Ray Narleski and Early Wynn of
Cleveland combined to treat the White Sox in similar fashion.
WEDNESDAY'S BASEBALL
Br THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pet,
GH
New York 62 30 .674
Brooklyn 55 37 .588 7
Philadelphia . 44 43 .506 15
Cincinnati 47 46 .50a 15 '
Milwaukee 46 45 ,50o 15'2
St. Louis 44 46 .48S( 17
Chicago 35 53 .398 25
Pittsburgh 29 62 .319 32
Wednesday's Results
New York 2, Chicago 1
Brooklyn 5. Cincinnati 1
S(. Louis 13, Pittsburgh 12
Philadelphia 6, Milwaukee 1
Giants Double Team Foes
With Fine Relief Pitchers
TONIGHT'S
BALLFARE
NEW YORK (NEAt The
biggest physical improvement in
the Giants, as Carry Schumacher
points out, is the phenomenal play
of Willie Mays and the pitching: of
left-handed Johnny Antonelli.
The happy-go-lucky Mays has
been an infectious force, restoring
team spirit and the feel of winning
again. Someone always picks up
the slack In -the games' crisis.
There is a hero a day or night. It's
the 1051 drive all over again, but
launched much earlier.
The secret of the New York Na
tionals success, however, has been
the double teaming of two air
tight relief pitchers who comple
ment one another perfectly. They
are, of course, Marv Grissom and
Hoyt Wllhelm.
Grissom has been In 18 winning
games, Wllhelm 14. Although the
36-year-old Grissom twice tttopped
the Dodgers in three days, the
weather-beaten Callfornlan prefers
two days rest even after a short
stint.
The rubber-armed Wilheim con
pitch every duy, but with Orissom
taking his turn, the North Cany
linian is rested and his knuckle-
ball is made all the more efioc
live. Not even Wllhelm knows
where his butterfly ball la going.
It breaks in all directions Incluci-
ing up. It requires Wes Westrum to
use a special glove. Even with that
the catcher frequently is hit.
Grissom gets them out with a
fast one. an excellent curve and a
screwball which he hns been fool
ing with for years, 'ihe veteran
perfected the pitch last fall in Ja
pan, where with nothing at stake
he could experiment with complete j
freedom. He returned with a 7 and
0 record and Leo Durochcr was
talking about his screwball which
breaks away from a left-hand bat
ter, in Phoenix last spring. Man
ager Durocher predicted that he
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MARV GRISSOM
, , . veteran reliefer
had a sleeper.
Orissom has a funny record. In
six ' years in the minors, he had
only one outstanding campaign.
He is an old man with a young
man s arm, for he did not pitch
as a kid, was 23 when he broke
into organized ball and spent four
years In military service.
Orissom is wltn the Polo Ground
ers because of Carl Hubbell's
friendship with Paul Richards. The
old Meal Ticket took in all of the
White Sox' games at Yankee Sta
dium, and it was thero that Gris
som caught, tile farm ' director's
eye in 1952. Grissom was one of
the White Sox pitchers who was
not afraid of the vaunted Yankees.
Orissom was traded to the Red
Sox and the Giants claimed him
when the Boston club requested
waivers.
Zt has been a long and arduous
haul for Orissom, a brother of Lee,
one - time Cincinnati southpaw.
Marv has had more downs than
ups. There was the summer of
1948. after he had been sold out
of the Giants' chain to Sacramen
to and was a total early season
flop.
uut ot sneer desperation one
night, Manager Joe Orengo sent in
orissom with the bases loaded,
none out and the score tied. The
current Marvelous Marv fed the
batter three bnlls. One more ball
and he would have been out of
there and on his way, perhnps out
of the game for keeps. But he
managed to get three strikes past
tne hitter ana tan the next two
and end the Inning. He went on to
win 11 games and be the ace of
Ihe staff and was drafted by the
Tigers.
Marvin Edward Grissom shut
out Curt Simmons and the Phil
lies, 1-0. In his one start this sea
son, but has indicated preference
for fire fighting. He has four times
slammed the door in the Dodgers'
laces mis year.
His name must be added to the
list of remarkable pitchers who
arrived late.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pi t
61 28
30
34
50
60
50
56
Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Ii2
58
39
37
37
31
32
tl:
.685
.674
.6311
.438 22
.425 23
.425 23
.356 29
.352 30
W L Pet, GB
72 41 .637
65 45 .591 5'i
58 55 .513 14
56 55 .505 15
50 58 .463 lB'i
48 63 .432 23
46 61 .430 23
46 63 .422 24
Wednesday's Results
Chicago 15, New York 3
Cleveland 7, Boston 7 (8 Innings,
tie, rain)
Washington 6. Baltimore 5 -Philadelphia
4. Detroit 1
PACIFIC C(
Hollywood
San Diego
San Francisco
Oakland
Seattle
Sacramento
Portland
T.nc Aneeles
Wednesday's Results
Seattle 4-2, San Diego 3-3
Portland 4, Sacramento 2
Hollywood 5, San Francisco 2
Oakland 3, Los Angeles 2
Western International Leajue
W I
Lewis ton
Salem
Yakima
Victoria
Edmonton
Tri-City
Vancouver
Wenatchee
Wednesday's Results
Yakima 3, Tri-City 1
Vancouver 6. Edmonton 3
Salem 10, Victoria 2
Wenatchee 7, Lewiston 7 (tie game
called in 11th; curlew)
W L Pet. GB
12 6 .607
8 6 .571 2
8 7 .533 2'i
5 5 .500 3
7 7 .500 3
8 8 .500 3
5 6 .455 3i
4 12 .250 7
NEEDS FISH-CHASING LICENSE
CLINTON, Iowa You've Rot a
license to chase fish as well as
catch them in Iowa.
Owen Moorehead and Herb Ivey
were each fined $10 and costs in
Municipal Court here. They had
been arrested by Conservation Of
ficer Howard Lovrien while they
were with a party spearing fish In
the Mississippi River. '
The two men argued that they
weren't trying to catch fish thorn
selves, but were only driving the
fish toward the spear holders.
The judge ruled that the men's j
actions constituted illegal "pur-
suit" 'of fish, since they had no
fishing licenses.
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MIDGET KOKTIIALL
at Cnnger Held
i.uu buperior Troy vs
Basin Bldg. vs. Kalers
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GOLF
ST. PAUL, Minn. Ml Ed
(Porky) Oliver shot a 66 to take
the first-round qualifying lead In
the PGA Tournament.
SEATTLE William F. Colin
of Bakcrslield, Calif., upset former
Walker Cupper Johnny Dawson of
Los Angeles, 3 and 2, In first
round of the Western Amateur.
HOCKEY
DETROIT' Jim Skinner was
named coach of the Stanley Cup
champion Detroit Red Wings.
RACING
1NGI.EWOOD, Calif. Half
Caste ($8,201 won feature at Hollywood.
V.F.W.
t'l It IIASEIIAl.l,
t Coner Held
Sous of Norway
7:00 Merrill v
Malin vs. Tulclakc
BANTAM I.KAGI :
at Kluauis Park
6 30 Silanis vs. EvChKe cllb
Sandmeyer vs. Dallon ,
TEXAS LEAC.l ;
Houston 8. Dallas 7
Kan Anlonio 6. Furl Wonh 5
Beaumont 5, Oklahoma Ciiy 4
Tulsa 6. Shrcveport 1
PIONEER LEAGI E
Salt Lako City 10. Pocatello 9
Idaho Falls 4, Omlen 3
Great Falls 14, Macic Vallrv 4
Boise II, Billings
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Squad Plans
Far East Tour
EUGENE Ol'P IU Thm lll.
i vei'Mtv ol Olvuoii ba.skethull tpnm
will tour Ihe Far East in August
and .September If financial and
sehedule problems can be worked
out.
I.eo Harris, Oregon athletic di
rector, said Wednesday the Pacli
ic Coast Conference has approved
the tour and etlorts are being
made to remove Uie last obstacles.
Under the program, seniors from
Inst year's Oregon varsity would
Play a 20-snmc sehedule against
all-star tenm.s in Japan, South Ko
rea and The Philippines.
Stronger Rules To
Be Imposed On
Army Athletes
WASHINGTON l.fl An Army
spokesman and Rep. Hess (R.
Ohio) agreed Thursday that some
military regulations are going to
see stiller enforcement because of
a congressional probe of reported
coddling of athletes in the Army.
But Brig. Gen. Herbert B. Pow
ell, deputy director of Army Per
sonnel!, disputed a finding by the
House Armed Services subcommit
tee Hess heads that sports favorit
ism existed "upon a widespread
basis."
"There were a few cases ol
overzealous commanders who
made mistakes." Powell said,
"but corrective measures were
taken in each case."
The Hess committee report
based on the House group's heal
ings last 'May. was made public'
Wednesday and listed types ot
"abuse" It said had been made
of army regulations. But It pointed
the finger of blame at field com
manders rather than at the big
name athletes in unilorm.
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Inevitable Time Arrives
For Slumping Flatbushers
By GAYLE TALBOT
NEW YORK I It was In
evitable that the time would come
when the owners of the Brooklyn
Dodgers would be reminded that
they had fired a pennant winning
manager, Charlie Dressen, and in
stalled in his place a big, quiet
fellow named Walter Alston who
never had before directed a big
league club.
The time is now. As the once
proud leaders suffer through an
extended slump and1 fall further
behind the flying Giants in a .Na
tional League race that threatens
to develop Into a runaway, the
abrupt chance of pilots that
shocked the baseball world last
fall again has become a burning
topic of conversation and conjecture.
Would the Dodgers still be on!
top if Uie scrappy, alert Dressen i
vere at the helm? Or was the like-1
able Alston presented with a bali
club that, because of age and re
curring injuries to key men, Was
ready to fade before the onslaught
of Ihe first determined rival? Did
Dressen foresee what was coining
and demand a two-year contract
for his own protection?
If you think you know any of
the answers, consider yourself a
member of the debating club. The i
only clue we have to offer comes
from a former big league star, la
ter a manager,1 who has had an
opportunity to study the methods
of both Dressen and Alston.
"They're both good managers."
he said, "but of an entirely dif
ferent type. Alston still looks a
little bewildered to me though,
maybe a bit overwhelmed by
what's happened to him. I don't
doubt that he's a sound baseball
man. but I've seen him make
some mistakes that Charlie never
would have made.
"I don't believe he thinks quite
as fast as the little guy did. It
wasn't the bunk about Charlie
stealing your signals. He could
hurt you, and I'm convinced he
helped some of his batters by call
ing pitches for them. He had the
horses, sure, but he helped them
win a lot of close games."
Whether Dressen suspected that
worse times were coming, and so
precipitated the row that wound
up with him managing Oakland
instead of sounding his shrill
whistle In the big show, one can
only guess.
As for Alston, he Isn't saying
much of anything. No particular
inference is to be drawn from this,
though, as he had very little to
say before the roof began caving
in upon him. They say that he,
like his players, only looks a little
more stunned day by day as mis
fortune dogs the team.
Only oace, apparently, has the
rookie pilot permitted his temper
to show through. That was when,
after a recent loss to the Giants,
he ordered the entire club, pitchers
and all, to engage hi special bat
ting practice until dark. No mem
ber of the team could recall this
having happened before.
mm
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CHICAGO Moses Ward, 162,
Detroit, outpointed Yolande Pom
pcy, 163 !i, Trinidad, 10.
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