I
.VEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1954
HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
PAGE THIRTEEN
'Change
Seen In
Champs
By GAVLE TALBOT
bout this time we ran into an
idle atiemoon ana paia a visn 10
the Polo Grounds, where a bedrag-
.i.J t.am nf Hpv Vnrlr f?iante mac
playing out its sorry string. There
was no earuiiy reason ior me trip,
unless 11 waa inuium luuuaiiy.
'Welcome, friend," said a mem
hjr nf the nress brieade who had
sat at the bier all summer. "What-
knnne vnu hfro It'e annrt tr
eve u'B" ........ " nuu
see a new face. Vou are about to
have the privilege oi watenmg me
worst ball club in the world fall on
its face, Draw up a cnair.
The Giants were In fifth place,
-nmvimal(.ltf 35 tramps hphinri th
hjjviw."-'.v o "
kini..nulnff Brnrtklvn nnri(pr. Thpv
II If, 11 1 -. .' B J
were so very bad that Leo Durc-
cher had been letting nis coacnes
take turns managing them so that
they. too. could learn to suffer.
ncDDCCGIVr.
We were told, confidentially, that
President Horace Stoneham was
kicking himself every hour on the
hour for naving given i.eo a new
two-year contract during the sea-
Alcr. thai T.pn. civen A little
encouragement, probably would be
willing to tear up me same con
ah in ail it vss a wonder.
fully depressing afternoon at the
Polo Grounds.
it urae nnlv ft Vpar SffO. We
got to wondering if ever t club in
the history of baseball could have
made such a remarkable come
back in a similarly brief span of
ip Tnprp run be no certain an
swer, because the mental state of
teams does not appear in tne rec
ord books, but we ran down some
in,n.Belinff fitrnrps.
This marks the fifth time since
1900 that a National league ciuu
has Jumped from a fifth-place fin
!w tv,p nrpviniie vear to Dlav in the
World Series. Boston s "miracle
Braves" of 1914 were nrsi to m
the big leap. They were followed
by the Chicago Cubs of 1918, the
Brooklyn Dodgers of 1920 and the
c. t a rrd nf 1934. Thus, the
present Giants are the first team
in 20 years to vaun iivc imii-uca.
JUMPED CLEAR
But wait, that isn't all. The Phil
lies of 1915 Jumped clear from,
sixth place to the throne room,
and Bill Terry's Giants of 1033
n-lipsed even that. They had fin
ished the '32 campaign mired in
a tie with the Cards for sixth anrt
seventh place, each with a 12-82
record.
It is of at least incidental in
terest that three of the six clubs
named the Braves of '14. the Gi
ants of '33 and the Cardinals of
34 had enough wind left to go on
and whale the American League s
representative in the play-off. That
would appear to give Durocher s
team at least a 50-50 chance in the
impending brawl.
One has to wonder If any one oi
the six clubs which sprang to the
top from the second division in
,k .,.)mi, 51 seasons could have
looked quite as demoralized as the
Giants did a year ago .. .
In the last analysis, the research
can only give us a greater ap
preciation of Willie Mays and what
the amazing boy from Alabama
has meant to his team.
Athletics
Headed For
Kansas City
PHILADELPHIA (P) The cur
rent owners of the Philadelphia
Athletics called a series of closed
door "let's make up our minds"
meetings today amid reports the
ball club will be sold wiimn;
matter of hours.
Almost everyone but the princi-
pals involved seemed ready to
concede the A-s would be sold to
Arnold Johnson of Chicago and the
franchise moved to Kansas City,
now an American Assn. City.. The
his- nuestion appeared ' to be
when?"
The Chicago Tribune reported
last night it had learned from high
authority the A's would be sold to
Johnson within 24 hours. Johnson
declined to comment on that time
element but said his previous offer
to buy the ball club still stood.
Roy and Earle Mack, who own
the controlling stock interest in the
A s along with their father, Connie
Mack Sr.. gave Indirect credence
to the general belief something was
afoot bv scheduling jl series of
meetings today.
The whole deal showed every
sign of still being in the talking
stage but reaching the limit of that
phase. A major league rule forbids
the transfer of a franchise except
between Oct. 1 and Dec. 1. That
gives any interested parties slight
ly over two months to wind things
up.
The Associated Press was told
authoritatively last night that sale
of the Athletics couldn't possibly
be completed in a matter of hours.
In the first place. Johnson report
edly has made only a verbal offer
for the clue a reported $4,500,000
including Connie Mack Stadium.
52.500,000 without the park. Noth
ing has been put in writing yet.
The American League would
have to approve the sale and any
transfer of the franchise to another
city. Those little details would
require more than a few hours.
However, there was a feeling
that at long last things were really
beginning to Jell.
Hasty Road, 1954 Preakness
champion, tossed two exercise
boys when training at Hialeah.
Didn't hurt either boy. but Hasty
Road wrenched a foreleg.
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Big Ten
Blasted
By Bell
CHICAGO tn Big Ten college
football officials Wednesday
brushed off a blast of criticism
by Bert Bell, commissioner of the
National Football League, and said
they're not out to make war with
the -pros.
Bell in Philadclnhfa Tuesday
criticized Big. Ten athletic officials
and others as "isolationists and
selfish men" intent on severing
years of' harmonious relations be
tween college and professional
football.' . ,
He singled out Kenneth (Tug)
Wilson,' Big . 10- athletic commis
sioner: Ted Payscur, Northwest
ern University', athletic ! director;
Fritz Crisler, Michigan athletic di
rector, and Tom Hamilton,.-head
of Pittsburgh athletics.
Upon hearing - Bell's charges,
Wilson said in a statement: ,
NO GRIEVANCE
"We have no grievance with the
pros and no desire to make an
issue with the pros."
"We are trying to build college
athletics for its own identity, and
I have previously told Mr. Bell
I was willing to talk over the mat
ter." Bell who said he asked Wilson
to make the Big Ten stand public
but .received uo-a n s w e r. was
aroused by a letter from Wilson
and a report he received on a con
fprpnee meetine at Purdue Univer-
slty June 13-14. The delegates dis
cussed ways and means of sharply
differentiating between college anu
pro sports.
Bell said Wilson and his col
leagues recommended that col
leges bar pro scouts and officials
from press boxes; refuse to hire
coaches froin'the pro ranks until
one year after their pro affiliation
had expired; -refuse to mention
professionals on' college radio and
TV- ;progrflins;,. bar radio and TV
commentators who broadcast pro
games from broadcasting college
contests; ban college coaches from
coaching in all-star games against
pros;' prevent college registrars
from giving eligibility information
to pros; do away with the senior
Bowl game, and refuse to loan
college football films to pros.
NOT FACTUAL
Wilson said the "bill of particu
lars" listed by Bell was "not fac
tual."
"They're not kidding us, Bell
said. "We know that the real rea
son for their sudden attack on pro
football is our elaborate 'nation
wide television program. They're
sore because we televise on Sat
urday nights." i
Both Fayseqr and Crisler took
calm view of the attack.
h Payseur said "there's no war
with the pros as far as I m con
cerned. We've gone along and sup
ported the. NCAA on regional tele-
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Giants1
Infield
Given Edge
NEW YORK Wi If you take
the word of the New York Giants
from President Stoneham right
down to the batboy, this is the best
team ever to use the Polo Grounds
as its home.
"They're definitely better than
Bill Terry's teams of the '30s,"
said the moon-faced Giant presi
dent Wednesday while waiting for
his National League champions to
take the field against- the fallen
Brooklyn Dodgers. "They can hit
and pltcb better.
I know we had standouts like
Carl Hubbell and others in those
days, but this 1954 team has more
pitching depth. They're all good,
not Just a few top Individuals. The
ciud to ma has been tcrrilic all
year, i leu mat ngnt irom our
training camp in Phoenix.
"It was pressed time after time
but never showed a sign of quit
ting. Even when the Dodgers beat
us three in a row, they couldn't
catch us."
After letting his enthusiasm sub
side somewhat for a day. Manager
Leo Durocher became thoughtful.
"I don't know yet who will pitch
against the Indians and in what
order. I'm going to talk It over
with the players first. Also. I'd
like to rest some of the regulars
but with the second place not yet
decided it might not be right. They
may have to go all the way today.
"The two key men in our win
ning the pennant were Willie Mays
and Johnny Antonelli. I said in. the
spring we'd be rough if they came
through. I never said we would win
the pennant, but I knew we were
better than third.
"I started to think we could win
It when the boys wouldn't give up.
They always kept bouncing back."
HOME GROWN SQl'AD
UNIVERSITY, Miss, (yfi Mis
sissippi Universily has a home
grown varsity football squad. Thirty-three
of the 44 - man varsity
football squad are from Mississip
pi. Only one Yankee is in the
group he being from Pennsyl
vania. vision. After all that's what the
fans want. There's room enough
for both college and pro football
In television."
"I think Bert's getting pretty
excited about nothing," Crisler
said at Ann Arbor. "We're not de
claring war on professional foot
ball. We are trying to separate
all that is extraneous from col
lege football. If trying to promote
our own game is Isolationist, I
presume we are guilty."
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Stengel
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NEW YORK Wl Casey Stengel
signed a 2-year contract Wednes
day to manage the New York
Yankees through 1958.
Stengel, who is 64 years old, has
managed the Yankees for six
years. In his first five years the
Yankees won the American
League pennant and then took the
World Series. New York finished
second this year to the Cleveland
Indians.
Terms of the contract were not
disclosed. Under the 2-year con
tract' which expires 'Jan. 1, 1955,
Stengel was reported receiving
$75,000, plus a pension deal ana a
$10,000 gift each year bringing the
total to around $95,000 per season
The grizzled veteran, who made
baseball history when he became
the first manager to win five
straight pennants and World Se
ries, grinned when President Dan
Topping made the announcement
at a press conference at Yankee
Stadium.
"Well, I guess you'll be having
me around for a couple of more
years," said Stengel. "I think we'll
have some fun and, I hope, win
couple."
"We think Casey has done
truly outstanding job and at no
time did we consider a .change.
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seemed to be the logical choice to
lead the way.
"To say that he was successful
is putting it mildly.' Only five men
are left from the club Stengel In
hcrited. Now several of our long
lime stars appear to be nearing
the end.
"Though the rebuilding job this
winter may not be as comprehen
sive as the one in 1949, we would
be looking for Just such a man as
Case, whom we are lucky enough
to have in our organization.
"Casey did the Job once and and
now we are In a better position
than when we started our great
streak of live straight."
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pet. CB
New York
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
95 54
88 62
8i 64
14 77
69 77
70 80
62 89
53 94
.638
.587 7'i
.573 9j
.490 22
.473 24 'b
.467 25'j
.411 34
St. Louis
Chicago I
Pittsburgh
.361 41
Tuesday's Results
New York 5, Brooklyn 2
Chicago 4-3, St. Louis 3-3 (first
game 10 innings) (Second game
called at the end of six and one
half innings because of dark
ness) Cincinnati 5, Milwaukee 0
Pittsburgh at- Philadelphia, dou-
bleheader, postponed rain.
AMERICAN LEACt'E
W L Pet. GB
Cleveland 109 41 .727
New York 101 49 . .673 8
Chicago 93 58 .616 16' j
Boston 67 83 .447 42
Detroit 65 85 .433 44
Washington 64 84 .430 44'i
Baltimore 53 98 ' .351 56't,
Philadelphia 49 102 .325 60 !i
Tuesday s Results
New York 3. Washington 1
Boston 4-4, Philadelphia 3-3 (first
game 10 innings)
Chicago 9. Cleveland 7
Baltimore 4, Detroit 3
ISP"
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GENERAL
PHILADELPHIA Bert Bell.
commissioner of theFL, blasted
Big 10 athletic officials as "isola
tionists and selfish men" intent
on causing a rift between college
r-nd professional football.,
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ATLANTIC CITY Blimey
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CHICAGO Blue Volt ($38.40)
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SAN BRUNO, Calif. In Re
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Tanforan.
Chavez Whips
Bobby Jones
NEW ORLEANS, La. W Bobby
Woods of Spokane was upset, here
Tuesday night in a ten round light
weight match with Carlos Chaves
of Los Angeles. Woods weighed
135'4 Chavez 140 'a.
The Spokane fighter was a 4-1
favorite at ringtime.
Chavez, bleeding from the eyes,
nose and mouth Irom the second
round on, used a solid left hook in
piling up points. He carried the
fight throughout although ham
pered by blood from cu;s over bolh
eyes.
The Los Angeles veteran started
strongly and repeatedly rocked
Woods with solid left hand smash
es. Woods rallied In the later rounds,
particularly in the 10th, when he
jarred Chavez with a solid left on
the temple.
Judge Phil Gaffney tabbed it
four rounds for Chavez, three for
Woods and three even. Judge Ed
die (Kid) Wolfe saw It six rounds
for Chavez, three for Woods and
one even. Referee Pete Giaruso
scored it 4-3-3 for Chavez. The AP
had Chavez in front 5-4 and one.
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As Grim
By BEN THLEGAR
Associated Press Sports t Writer
Roosevelt was president and Leo
Durocher was managing Brooklyn
when a 15-year-old high school boy
from Hamilton, Ohio, took the
mound for the Cincinnati Reds one
gray afternoon In June, 1944, . ,
The youngster missed the catch
er completely with eight of hi3
first nine pitches and finally stag
gered through one inning with
five runs scored against him cn
five walks and two hits.
Ten years later Joe Nuxhall has
made the grade in the big time.
inc. lefthander, who was the
youngest player ever to wear a
major league uniform and oroba-
oiy uie wildest, has conquered his
control problems and has a tidy
12-4 won-lost record for the fourth
place Redlcgs.
His 12 victory came vesterdav
and was the best of the dozen. He
gave the Milwaukee Braves only
. ,,
six nl.s. struck out six and walked
but two in winning his third first Yankee rookie In 34 seasons Indians committed five er
stralght complete game and his i to win 20 games. He gave uo onlv ror5 their 11-game winning
Herman Meets
Jimmy Carter
SAN
weight bintr ii at.. .T".
a VyiwlVy W liTI r.X-UDIir.
Freddie (Babel Herman here tn.
n ........J vunii iiiccta
night in a 10-round warmup for
his twice delayed title fight.
This fight replaces the champion
ship battle in which Carter was tn
nave met Paddy DeMarco, who
came up with a sore elbow. Their
title battle was rescheduled for
Nov. 17. '
Tile Carter-Hcrman show will be
nationally televised from the Cow
Palace at 7 p.m. (10 p.m. EST) by
CBS.
Carter Is favored, but It's diffi
cult to pin down odds.
Two years ago Herman, from
Los Angeles, fought a 10-round
r.ontitle draw with Carter when he
was lightweight champ.
Bob Grim was a shy pitcher un
til he was drafted into military
service. At Camp Lejeune In 1953
he got confidence, won 23, lost
only 4. .
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first shutout, 5-0,
Nuxhall pitched only one other
liming in 1944. It was for Birming
ham in the Southern Assn. and It
was even worse, five walks and
six runs. The youngster dropped to
Class D in 1045 then quit for a year
and went back to high school,
i The road back has been a long
one Muncie,- Tulsa, Columbia,
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again and finally Cincinnati in
1952. In the past two seasonos with
the Reds he won 10 and lost 15.
RECORD
In the American League yester
day the New York Yankees set a
record and the pennant-winning
Cleveland Indians didn't. The
Yanke beat Washington 3-1 for
their 101st win, the most games
ever won by a runner-up in the
junior circuit. The Indians,' need
ing only one game to tie the all
time mark ot 110 victories in the
league, lost to Chicago 9-7.
" v...,,, a .v,ca.iiu uai-
tender from Brooklvn. became the
Boo orim, a 24-year-old bar.
lour nits, all singles, in running came 10 an ena. Larry Doby
his record to 20-6. drove In six runs but it was not
Orim. unlike Nuxhall, made1 It enough to overcome the leady de
in one big Jump. He was pitching fellse wnich allowed three Chicago
in the Class : A Eastern League ! runs to score on a wild pick-off
when he went into the Marines') Pll,y' a '"d P"c end a passed
I1
tnree years ago. He caught the
m y- . . j .
cyt? UI r"ci:mff ooacn Jim rurner
during spring training and stayed
with the Yanks despite his inex
perience. He is the club's biggest
winner.
WINNING WAYS
In other action yesterday the
New York Giants continued their
winning ways with a 5-2 triumph
at Brooklyn. Chicago took a dou-
Die-neader Irom the St. Louis Car-
dinah, 4-3 in 10 Innings and 3-2 in
The Boston Red Sox beat the
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Philadelphia Athletics twice by 4-3
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nings. The double loss and a 4-3 Baltl- ;
more victory over Detrotot con
signed the Athletics to the Ameri
can League cellar.
The Philadelphia Phillies and the
Pittsburgh Pirates were rained out.
Bobby Hofman hit a grand-slam
homer in the first inning lor the
Giants and Ruben Gomez and Jim
Henrn held the Dodgers to five
hits.
Oene Baker singled home the
winning run in the loth Inning of
the first game at 'Chicago and
Ralph Kincr and Steve Bilko hom
ered In the darkness-shortened
nightcap.
CELEBRATED
Jackie Jensen won a popularity
contest as the Red Sox' most val
uable player and celebrated by
driving in the winning run in the
first game and hitting a 3-run
nomer in the second against the
Athletics
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juiicy arove in one run,
scored one and struck out five as
Baltimore clinched seventh place,
one notch higher than the club
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