TUESDAY, AUGUST 24. 1954
HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
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Retriever Trial
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Test
By BEN PULEGAR
Associated Press Sports Writer
The Milwaukee Braves have
eight days left to get back into the
National League pennant light.
Alter that it will be too late.
The big tests start tonight when
Philadelphia moves into County
Stadium in Milwaukee for the first
of three games. Then comes New
York for two gomes and Brooklyn
for four.
A sweep would make the Braves
dangerous contenders. A misstep
anywhere along the path could be
the end.
Last week should be edged in
black on Milwaukee calendars.
Only seven days ago the Braves
were a mere 3'2 games out of the
lead and owned a nine-game win
ning streak. Then came lour losses
In six games and now they're Tj
behind.
Although faced with a real battle
to stay in first division, the Phillies
have had a lot to say already about
the positions of the first two teams
in the pennant race. In the last
week, for example, they personally
added three games to the Giants'
edne over Brooklyn by beating the
Dodgers three games and losing
three to the Giants.
Milwaukee holds a 9-8 edge over
New York and a 10-6 bulge over
the Dodgers so far. But against the
Phillies the Braves only have been
able to break even at 8-8.
The Giants and Dodgers bolh
open 10-game swings through the
L
CLAYTON HANNON, Sports Editor
Yankees In Vital 9-Game
Series; Stengel Allows
As How It's Up To Him
NEW YORK Ijfl His team 5'i
lengths off the phenomenal .Til
of the Cleveland Indians,
' I Z, Z hZ , ! Casey Stengel today put himself on
Cincinnati. As soon hs the two club
come home they collide in a three
game aeries at the Polo Grounds,
Sept. 3-4-5.
The forthcoming week in the
American League includes an ex
tended tour of the Eastern sea
board by the fast-moving Cleve
land Indians, prior to their final
three-game visit to New York.
The Yankees, meanwhile, will be
nursing their wounds at home with
two games against Baltimore,
three against Detroit and a single
date with Chicago.
Ycstejday the Washington Sena
tors whipped Philadelphia twice.
8-5 and 10-3. Eddie Yost and Jim
Busby combined to. drive In y,x
runs in the double-header. Chuck
Stobbs stayed all the way in the
first game for his eighth victory.
Ous Kerlazakos pitched his first
complete game in the majors In
the nightcap. !
Cincinnati'!! game In Milwaukee
Was rained out.
the spot with an "it's up to me"
declaration as his New York Yan-1
kees opened a vital nine-game 1
home stand. J
"Thtc Id wlinra lh mono opt I
comes'ln," said Casey. "It's up to I ,uled, t0.8?L'T'h" '"7" IS"
me to get them out of this streak."
flag.
But Stengel sees the Yankees'
plight as far from hopeless.
"Don't forget we still have five
more games left with Cleveland,"
he observed. "The Yankees will get
on their feet again and make a
comeback."
The two top contenders are
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( By THE ASSOCIATED TRESS
! GOLF -
DF7TROIT Four former cham
pions Bam Urzetta, Charlie Coe,
Ted Bishop and Chick Evans
wcro eliminated in the first round
ni thff National Amateur chanr
pionshlp as Billy Joe Patton of
Morganton, S C., led the advance
of other favorites.
TRAP SHOOTING
VANDaLIA, Ohio Bill Nel
son, 16-year-old Brady, Neb., high
school sophomore, and Iva Pern
bridge, Phlillpsburg, Kans., school
teacher, won the opening events
in the Grand American Trapshoot.
RACING
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y.
Gandharva ($6.70) easily won the
$59,050 Spinaway Stakes for 3-year-old
fillies.
CHICAGO Sun David i $12.40)
and Good Call ($5.00) won 1 lie two
divisions of the Roman Soldier
puise at Washington Park.
DEL MAR, Calif, Guilton Ma
ciero ($4.00) won the Inaugural run
ning of the $10,000 added Cnlllr
nia Thoroughbred Breeders' As
sociation stakes at Del Mar.
By TlIK ASSO('IATi:i I'ltKSS
BATTING Jim Busby. Wash
inpton Senators, collected lour hits
rnd drove in lour runs In Wash.
lngton's victories over Philadel
phia. 8-5 and 10-3.
PITCHING Gus Kerlazukos.
Washington Senators, pitched his
l.rst complete game in the ma
jors, giving up eight hits, eight
walks and striking out eight In
Washington's 10-3 second game
victory over Philadelphia.
The "streak' Casey referred to
was the loss of three" games In Bos
ton last weekend, a body blow.
most observers believe, to the
clubs chances of winning their
sixth straight American League
Batting Race
Tightens Up
In Top Ranks
NEW YORK lT Hitting spurts
by Stan Muslal of the Cardinals
and Minnie Minoso of the White
Sox have tightened up the major
league batting races Tuesday.
Muslal, setting his sights on his
seventh National League batting
title, boosted his average to .348
and now trails Brooklyn's Duke
Snider by one point. Snider, who
hnd a 27-polnt bulge July 5, Is
hitting .340.
Minoso, swinging in at a. 334 clip,
also moved to within one point of
Ihc American League leader, Irv
Noren of the Yankees, Noren, cur
rently batting .335, enjoyed a 40-
polnt advantage July 27.
While Snider lost four points,
Muslal was gaining nine last week.
The Dodger outfielder went 7-for-
21 and Muslal 12-for-23. Figures In
clude Monday s games.
Don Mueller of the Giants re.
mains In contention at .335, third
best in the senior circuit, Muel
ler's average failed to change as
he had nine hits in 26 at bats.
Noren, with 6-for-27 saw his
average dwindle 10 points. Mean
while, Minoso collected 12 hits in
20 trips for an eight-point in
crease.
Cleveland's Bobby Avila, the
early season pace-setter, is back
in a challenging position with a
.327 mark. The third-ranking Avila
going 10-for-27, picked up three
points.
Harry Elliott In
Top Batting Spot
With .352 Record
SAN FRANCISCO (Pi Harry
Elliott. Sun Diego center fielder,
tops the ranks of the Pacific Coast
League bHtters with an average
of .352.
He has had 191 hits Including
13 home runs in 543 times up.
Artie Wilson. Seattle shortstop.
leads the league in hits, with 196
in 573 times at bat, and he is press
ing Elliott In percentage points,
with .342.
Jim Marshall. Oakland first
haeman, is the league leader in
home runs with 26, and in runs
batted ill. with 106.
Stadium in a three-game set, Aug. ,
Jl-fcepl. 2 and then wind up their
season's series with a doublehead-
er in Cleveland on Sept. 12.
Although disappointed over his
team's showing against the red-hot
Red Sox, Stengel said It wasn't the
lack of hustle that caused the Yan
kees' demise.
"I never saw a team try so hard
as this one did in Boston. These
guys have been putting out all sea
son. When you lose two men like
Slaughter and Woodling because
they ran Into walls chasing flies,
you know the effort Is there."
Stengel's morale received a
much needed boost late yesterday
when he learned that Woodling
probably would return to action in
two weeks. When he hurt his wrist.
at Fenway Park on Saturday, it
was feared Gene would be lost for
the rest of the campaign. .
Three more of Casey's Invalids
will be available for tonight's game
against Baltimore.
Jim McDonald has recovered
from a groin injury, Hank Bauer
from a pelvis ailment and Allie
Reynolds' right knee Is sound
again.
"No, we're not helpless yet,"
Casey emphasized as he huddled
with himself over tonight's batting
UIQCl.
TUESDAY'S BASEBALL
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pet. GB
Cleveland 88 34 .721
New York 83 40 '.675 5"i
Chicago .80 45 .640 9j
Detroit 54 68 .443 34
Boston 53 67 .442 34
Washington 51 69 .425 36
Philadelphia 40 81 .331 47' i
Baltimore 39 84 .317 49 b
Monday's Results
Washington 8-10, Philadelphia 5-3
Only games scheduled
DISCUSSING THE MERITS of using rubber laddie pads for the horseback ride to the Lake
view Roundup are members of the Sheriff's Posse, left, Charlie Read and Keith Rice. The
riders will leave here Wednesday, September I and arrive in Lakeview the following Sunday.
McNeece Tops Panter With No Trouble
NEW YORK Ift "Fighting is
fun." says Wildcat Billy McNeece,
a 22-year-old former paratrooper
who may make a lot of money
doing what comes naturally.
The big, reddish-blond middle
weight from Central Islip, N.Y.,
Lopez Cagey Over
Indians Chance
In League Race
PHILADELPHIA I Al Lopez
sun isn't climbing out on any
limbs about the American League
pennant chances of his Cleveland
Indians.
Relaxing In the quiet of his hotel
room, the ex-major league catcher
says quietly of the Indians' S'r
game league lead:
"We're still playing each game
as it comes along. We're letting
tomorrow take care of Itself while
we concentrate on today."
That's been the philosophy of the
soft-spoken Lopez ever since the
Indians went into first place early
in the summer and clung there
tenaciously despite a dogged drive
by the five-time world champion
New York Yankees.
Lopez thought awhile when ask
ed about the physical condition of
the club and then replied:
"We're In fine shape except for
George Slrirkland. who still has
his Jaw wired up. He's been throw
ing a little and jogging and taking
some batting practice and It won't
be too long before he 11 be ready
to play a few innings." Strickland
suffered a broken Jaw when struck
by a thrown ball In the last series
the Indians played at Yankee
Stadium.
How about mentally. Al?
"Well, the boys have been con
vinced all along they had a good
chance. They still feel that way
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pet. GB
New York 76 44
Brooklyn 73 49
Milwaukee 68 51
Philadelphia 58 61
Cincinnati . " 69 64
St. Louis 58 63
Chicago 48 74
Pittsburgh 44 78
.633
.598 4
.571 7''.
.487 17 ii
.480 18' i
.478 18 'i
.393 29
.361 33
Monday's Results
Cincinnati at Milwaukee, post
poned, rain.
Only game scheduled
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
W L Pet. GB
87 58
86 59
76 68
.600
.593 1
.528 10! i
.517 12
.493 15' i
.438 23 'i
.430 24 U
.399 29
Hollywood
San Diego
Oakland
San Francisco 75 70
Seattle 69 71
Sacramento 63 81
Los Angeles 61 81
Portland 57 86
Monday's Results
San Diego 5. Sacramento 2
Only game scheduled
Western International League
Lewiston
Salem -
Yakima
Vancouver
Edmonton
Tri-Clty
Wenatchee
1 Monday's Results
Yakima 8. Lewiston 4
Vancouver 4, Edmonton 2
Only games played
Tuesday's Schedule
Edmonton at Vancouver
Salem at Til-City
Yakima at Lewiston
FICNIC
The summer picnic for all
summer recreational softball
and baseball teams sponsored
by the city recreation depart
ment will be held tonight al 6:30
at Moore Park.
All members of the players'
family are invited to attend the
potluck dinner. Ice cream will
be furnished by the city.
Awards will be made during
the evening.
added to his prestige with a deci-, Oct.-11 because of cuts over both
iv ln-rmmri triumnh over sea-1 eyes reaulrintr 10 stitches. The cuts
soned Garth Panter of' Salt Lake I were inflicted early in the bout
Citv in a lively scrap at Brooklyn's Iwith Panter but it didn't bother
t?nstrn PnrirwAv Arena last niaht. the bullish vounesler a bit
McNeece. a 1-2 favorite, outweigh- I In the other television bout of
ert Panter. 165'i to 161. the night, at St. Nicholas Arena,
rv,. h win rterve another i Chlco Varona. sixth-ranking welter-
so today matchmaker Teddy Breti-1 wei6M contender from Cuba won
ner and Manager Irving Cohen be- j " f? '"I, "v"
jrai -vmu citiinc . uriiui.ii
W L Pot. GB
33 22 .600
27 19 .587 l'i
31 22 .585 1
26 19 .578 2
26 24 .520 4'!,
19 31 .380 11 'j
18 35 .340 14
State Soft bailers
Play Monday, Bend
Bows To Eugene
BEND I ' Eugene, Oregon
City and Corvallis posted victories
Monday night in the double elim
ination stale softball tournament.
Eugene; the only undefeated
squad left In the tourney, whipped
Bend 4-2. Corvallis blanked Sheri
dan 2-0 in 13 innings and Oregon
City eliminated Salem 9-1.
Tuesday's schedule pits Oregon
City against Corvallis and the win
ner against Bend.
Scores:
Oregon City 041 300 19 8 1
Salem 000 000 11 4 6
Marshall and Sanatel; Collins,
Nixon (4i, Knight B) and Bennett,
Carey (4).
Corvallis 000 000 000 000 22' 10 0
Sheridan 0U0 000 000 000 00 4 2
Craft' and Stagg; Hopkins and
Littlejohn.
gan negotiating witn rrance s
Pierre Langlois for an Oct. 11 date
with Wildcat Billy at the Parkway
Oct. 11. If they can't get Pierre,
the two hope to corral either Joey
Giardello or Rocky Castellan!.
McNeece, whose record now Is
11-2, won't be able to go before
Honolulu.
ALBANY. Ore. Wi First place
In the open all-age stake of the
American Retriever Assn. trials
was awarded here Sunday to Mas
sie's Sassy Boots owned by Wil
liam T. Kline ot Chicago.
The dog, a Labrador retriever,
was handled by Roy Gonia.
Hals SDie-Wise Zeke, owned and
handled by Harold Shidler, Klam
ath FalU, Ore., was second, and
Floyd's Mr. Bang, owned and han
dled by R. M. Sauer of Sherwood,
Ore., was third. -
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LAST
NIGHT
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK Chico Varona,
147, Havana, Cuba, outpointed
Frankie Fernandez, 142 2, Hono
lulu. 10.
BROOKLYN Billy McNeece,
165 ,. Central Islip, N. Y., out
pointed Garth Panter, 161, Salt
Lake City, 10.
BOSTON Jimmy . Beau, 160,
New Canaan. Conn., outpointed
Eddie Andrews, 155, Lowell, Mass.
12.
LOS ANGELES Charley Green,
Kit) Los Angeles, stopped Sal
Flores, 162 '1, Anaheim, Calif., 6.
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niftht. will be played Tuesday.
Oregon City, the defending cham
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In the losers' bracket and two un
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SECTIONAL BEA1TY
UNIONTOWN, Pa. Five
years ago pretty Anna Marie Ger
ge! created a mild furore in a
beauty contest at Daytona Beach.
Fla. The judges said she couldn't
compete because she was not a
southerner.
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"Miss Yankee" came back
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Minor League
Baseball
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Montreal 5-6, Havana 2-7
Richmond 5. Ottawa 3
Buffalo 5. Rochester 2
Toronto 2-5. Syracuse 1-3
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Columbus 7. Kansas City 3
Charleston 7, Indianapolis 1
Minneapolis 6, Toledo 5
Lousivllle 10, St. Paul 5
TEXAS LEAGUE
Oklahoma City 1-2, Dallas 0-1
Fort Worth 2, Tulsa 1
Houston 2, San Antonio 2
Beaumont 5, Shreveport 4 (14 in
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Idaho Falls 5, Boise 3
Magic Valley 11. Pocatello 10
Ogden 5. Great Falls 3
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