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PAGE FOURTEEN HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 10. 1955 Slugging Foursome Sold Tops By JACK CL'DDV VnJtrd pres Sport! Writer NEW YORK (UP) Who's the hardest hitter in baseball today? Dugout consensus indicates toss-up between Ted Kluszcwskt of the RedJess, Mickey Mantle of the Yankees. Duke Snider of the Dod gers and Larry Doby of I he In dian.. "The only man I've ever seen hit a ball with as jnuch power as Kluszewski.'' .says Cincinnati Man ager Birdie Tebhetls, "was Lou Gehrie. Klu hits a ball so hard that he leaves the mi print on his bat. ' This Is no Idle statement by Teb-, bells, inasmuch as ihe last part of i it is verified bv hatboys around the National League. Big Johnny Mwm another extra ordinary power hitlor during his prime, agrees with Tebbetl. "I haven't .seen nnyone in the National League who hJts a ball harder than Kluszewr.kl," he says. "A lot of his 'ou:s' travel farther '.hpn most felloes home runs." OBSEKVEKS .Some National League observers however, insist Snider hi' a ball ' just as hard nnd as far as KIup zewfcki "when he gets a hold of it." "Duke has hit some halls that actually appeared to lump off his bat," offers teammate Pcewee Reese. "I'll admit you have to have plenty of in;iscle to rip a ball like Kluszewskl does, but if anyone can give him competition. Duke certainly can." Over In the American LeaRiie, Mnntle wins the majority of voter, while Doby ranks a fairly close second. It is significant that Man tle and Doby both love to swing from the heels and Jnvuriably are high up on the strike list as well as in the home run department. Yankee Coach Bill Dickey ays no man in the majors hits a ball harder than Mantle "when Mickey hits H clean." Dickey, who played on the same elites as Babe Ruth and Gehrig, in.ii.itt; Mantle hits , with the same pnwr they did. Like ManU, Doby has hit his hare oi 400-foot wallops and even one or two balls that reportedly traveled more than 500 feet. 'There are times when the ball leaves Doby 'fl bat liKe a rocket," Bays Cleveland Manager Al Lopez. "On some of his drives, I honestly don't see bpw it is possible for anyone to ft more power into his swins than Doby docs." REGARDED Even though Kluszewski. Man tle, finider and Doby are roearded lust about tho hardest hitters in the game, there are a number of other sluggers around who gel more than average mileage out of their blows. Jim Rivera of the White Sox. for example, Ifn't a big home run threat but .rival inlielders will ic!l vou hU grounders come at them ns if shot from a cannon. One of the reasons Rivcrn doesn't hit i more homers is that he doesn't pull Uic ball consistently. Wally Post of Cincinnati and Frank Thomas of Pittsburgh are another pair who get plenty of muscle behind their smashes. Like wise Ted Williams hnsn't yet lost the knack and (lus hernial of Kansas City can .still pole a ball Into the next precinct. Others who are hairier hitters than average Include Willie May of the Giants. Hank Sauer and Ernie Banks of tho Cubs, Del En-, nis of the Phils. Norm Zauchln of the Red Sox. Al Rosen of the In dians and Walt Dropo of the White Sox. But when It comes In (he ques tion of who Is the No. 1 power hitter in the majors today It still bolls down to Kluszewski, Mantle, Snider and Doby. 1 E T J it 4 , Iff " m V. -J US'' -3 st i- 4m$ AGONY TRAIL Cary Middlecoll shows that proiessional golf tournament trail isn't all smiles and winner's checks. The Mem- ' phis swinger goes through the agony of a guy in a dental thaii when he misses a putt or tries body English. Muslal Wears Mark, &rdifiia!s Lose MILWAUKEE Wl Slan Muslal hnd Just belted a home run the 899th extra base hit of his spark ling 13-year career in the National League but It didn't make much dilfcrence to him. St. Louis lost the ball game. The only runs the floundering Hedbirds cot in a 6-2 lo.;s to War ren Spahn and the Milwaukee Braves Tuesday nlsht came across on Muslal's 24th circuit blast in 9n lBhh$ r.y Tin; ASSOCTATKl) I'RKSS TKNX1S NEWPORT, R. I. Dick Games, Lawrencevilic. N. J., upsel Ihnd seeded gammy Ginmmalva, Hous ton, Tex., 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the Newport Invitation Tournament. RACING ATLANTA CITY, N. J. CralR wood ($11 .40 1 upset the favored Boston Dope in file Boardwalk Handicap, Atlantic City's opening dav feature. DEI. MAR, Calif. Damocles (S16.2U captured Del Mai's leaturc by a neck. the eighth inning. The blow meant little to Stan, on his first visit to County Sta dium since beating the American Leaque with a 12th inning homer in the All-Star game July 12. "Thanks." he saitt with little en thusiasm as he was congratulated nfler the game. 'Yeah, I'm getting there sio-.vly. he added, refer rir.g to the 1,000th extra base hit mark. But that was all he had to say. The Cards had lost their 10th game in 11 starts and were firiflly en trenched In seventh place. Musial leads all other active major leaguers in the extra base hit column. Babe Ruth holds the all-time record of 1.356. Mel On is second with 1,071. Both Ruth and Ott played 22 years. When he gels his l.OOOUl, Mu sial will become the ninth player to turn the trick. His predecessors besides Ruth and Ott. were Lou Gehrig, Ty Cobb, Jimmy Poxx, T;'is Speaker, Rogers Hornsby, and Ilonns Wagner. Portland, Hollywood Divide; Seatt h Wins By PETER HAYES I nited Press Spoils Writer The uirging Hollywood Stars took over second place in the Pa cific C0ast League last. night al though the best they could do was gain a standoff in a doubleheader Tith Portland. The Stars crushed the Beavers, 14-0 in the first ame and dropped the nightcap, 1-0. But the lowly Oakland Oaks came to the rescue by hanging a 21 and ft-4 defeat on an Diego that dropped the defendincr cham pions into third place, a Imlf-game behind Hollywood. Perched higher in the stpndine? than ever before this snar.on, the 3tarp trailed front-runninc Seattle by 3 1-2 games. The RRiniers pulled one out of the fire with a two-run rally in the ninth inning to beat San Francisco, 2-1. Sacramento fiquec7?d past Los Angeles, 2-1, as Maiino Pierctti, with nimh inning help from Rocer Osenbaugh, tossed a neat three hitter. 17TH H'l.V In Portland, Red Munser blanked the Beavers on four hiu and was backed by a 16-hil attack thnt gave him his 17'.h win n;ain.st four defeats. The Stars, sealed it the first inning by r-uttin? to gether five hits, a walk: and two errors for seven runs. In the second name, another reahead, Portland's Red Adams. bested Roger Bowman in a tirchi duel. Adams gave up seven hits to Bowman's four. However, Bow man let Ed Mickclson tag him for double in the second innin? which, alon? with a wild pitch and Don ERgert's sacrifice fly, re sulted in the winmntr run. Oakland's George Metkovich broke up the scheduled seven-in ning first game in Emeryville when he lined a sinple to center scoring Al Van AlMyne in thf eighth Inning. Chris Van Cuyk pitched a four-hitter to bent John Carmichael who gave up six hits. one a homer by Joe Brovia play ing his first game with Oakland since returning from a six-week tour with Cincinnati. BREAKS TIE Brovia was the hfro of the nightcap, breaking a 4-4 tie with ! a pinch-single in the eighth in ning. Johnny Jorgensen clouted a three-run homer in the third in ning. George Bamberger drew th; win. In Seattle. Seal righthander Don Fracchla's bad throw lo second on a sacrifice bunt in the ninth in ning led to his downfall after lie had blanked the Rainiers on three hits. The error put Carmen Mauro in scoring position and he later tallied on Bill Glynn's single to tie the score. Joe Ginsberj singled in mr wuuiii.K run. cacrnmemo s Pierettl had a one nitter goin until the ninth when ne ne'-'an to lire, anciarpntlv the result of a leg cramp suffered - ejgnifl. the Angels scored a run inane ninth on Tom Glav- lanos error and two finales b'lt Osenbaugh came on with two out ana grr Ed Wmceiu? to hit uuo a iorce play. Hollywood 700 142 0 14 16 0 Poland 000 000 0 0 4 3 Mtinger (17-7) and Hill; Burt- sciiy, Lmt U) and P.obertson, Hollywood COO 000 0000 7 1 4 5 QT. m $4Q W $285 i PINT '""Z.A 100 JF;- . - A Portland 010 000 OOx 1 4 1 Bowman". King i5), Lyons 7P and Hall; Adams (9t7) and Robertson. K.rrnmontO 010 000 OIO i I Los Aneclcs COO 000 001-1 3 0 Pireui, Osenbaugh ti and Baich: Piktuzis (7-12) and Tanpe. 0!0 OOO UO 14 0 000 1C0 01 2 6 0 Carmichael f 12-8 nnd Ayiward; Visn Cuyk (4-7 1 and Neal. EOCE Names New Gridiron Coach LA GRANDE W Easlern Ole Kon Collece of Education's new football coach is Archie C. Duns moor, 32. He will take over this fall, re placing Roy Tattim. who Is koIiib to the University of . Arizona as assistant conch. Dimsmoor has been coaching nine years at Redmond, Ore., Hlrjh School. He Is a former Oregon Col IcRe of Education athlete. Shrine Qr'vMcrz In Third Session Sports Cont'd From Page 13 WE GIVE S&H GREEN STAMPS Farmer's Y Implement Mtrrill-Lakaview Jet. Ph. 5055 I WW jfew 7" iM'MVS. KOOUCI OF U.S.. DismttD ftoii ioo'cn! muttu sritits THE (till S'lHCS DIStlltlKG CDMMHT cifmom, Ktit'Jtur PORTLAND m The Portland Area nnd State A'l-Star teams bc pan their third day of practice Wednesday for the nnnunl Shrine football pnme here Aug. 20. Coach Tom DcSylvIa of Portland said he hopes to have his players ready for their first contact work 'lhursdny. State docs not expect lo gel into schmimigcs until later in Ihe week. 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