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TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1955 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON iAGE THIRTEEN I I I Bombers Back Yankees ISecaptae AL led By FRED DOWN t'niteil Press Sports Writer The sluggers have stolen the cpotllght in the tense American League battle and knocked the old axiom that pitching pays off in a tight pennant race Inui a cocked hat. It used to be that the experts singled out the contender with the strongest pitching staff and confi dently predicted it would win out. And. mote often than not, they proved correct. But It's the boys "with the big tang" wno are turning cut to be the key men in the current lour team struggle. The New York Yankees, for ex ample, recaptured first place by a half game for the first time since July 27 Monday when they downed the last-place Baltimore Orioles, 6-4 and 12-G. A ninth-inning home run by Hank Bauer gave them the winning margin in the opener while Mickey Mantle's 28th and 2flth round-trlppers of the season carried them to victory in the nightcap. At Boston, meanwhile, a pretty fair county hitter named Ted Williams hammered out the 13th a im hnmr of hi career B.niiu - to lead the Boston Red Sox to an 8-4 triumph over the Washing ton Senators. Pitching? Both Yankee starters 20 Wins Eyed By Pitchers By JACK CUDDY United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK (UP) Some strange new names may be elig ible for baseball's ultra-exclusive 20-game-winner" club this season and there also may be some nota ble absentees among former mem bers who didn't maintain their eligibility. Right now there are a dozen pitchers with a chance to get in and if they all should make It, that would be the biggest crop since 1951 when there were 13. It fig ures that with more than six weeks of the season to go, the big winners will get as many as 10 more starts apiece and in the American League, with its skin tight pennant race, they may have to" work their aces even more often than that. The sure-fire 20-game winners are Robin Roberta 01 uie x-iuii with a 19-9 mark and Don New combe of the Dodgers at 18-3, and .1. ... nniv two others In the National League who look like .u... ht mnkp it.- Robby. who is shooting for his sixth straight 20-game season, migni. "... - come the new "president ' of the club. Newk had one other 20-game registry in 1950 but the other two National League "possibles" would bTynarenejW Nuxhall, Cinch, natt's surprise lefty starat 13-8 and Jim Hearn. who took over this season as the most depend.b of the Giant fllngers with a 13-10 current mark. CITDIT.TIRR Actually, there are no sure-fire 20-game bets in the American League although eight pitchers have 13 or more wins. Prank Sulli van of Boston at 14-10 and Early Wynn of Cleveland at 14-7, should move in barring complications. n. nth are Dick Donovan of Chicago, 13-4. Bob Lemon of Cleve land 13-7, wnitey rora it-a " Bob Turley 13-10, both of New Vnrlt. Herb Score of Cleveland ia-9 and Willard Nixon of Boston 12-8. . Of this array, only Wynn and t vr have been in the '20- game" club before. Lemon, who probably would have maae 11 easi ly this year had It not been for a pulled hip muscle that kept him out of action almost a month, still is shooting for his seventh 20 or hetter season and it ne wn n intn 9 srouo of half a dozen hurlers. all In the Hall of Fame They are the only pitches in modern baseball history to win 20 or more games m kvcu mnrm OflROns. What's more, Manager Al Lopez of the Indians thinks Lemon will hit the 20-mark this season, even though he had to lay on so rang. "If he Is as hot the last month as he was the first he'll make it easily," Lopez said recently. "And he's usually great in the stretch." CAMPAIGN During the first month of the campaign Lemon had a 6-1 mark. Wvnn. who has been Cleveland s bell-wether, has made it three times previously but none of the others ever came close except Ford, who won 18 In 1953. Donovan, the White Sox star, who was felled with appendicitis late in July, but who now is ready to go again, had the best chance before he was hospitalized. He had a 1S-4 mark at that stage, pretty spectacular considering that he never won a big league ball game before this season, even in four previous trials with the Boston Braves and Detroit Tigers. The most notable absentee is likely to be Warren Sphan of the Braves, who like Lemon was ahoot tng for his seventh 20-game sea son. However, he has won only 10 to date and 20 seems well out of reach. Others who won 20 or more in recent years but who won't be around to answer roll call this year are Johnny Antonelli of the Oianls, Virgil Trucks of the White Sox. Mel Parnell of the Red Sox, Bob Porterfield of the lena lors and Mike Garcia of the In dians. OSC Names Assistant CORVALLIS. Ore. Tommy Prothro, head football coach at Oregon State College Monday an nounced the appointment of Terry Debay as assistant coach for the ifrj edition of the Beavers. Dtbay. from Canoga Park, Calif played in the UCLA backiitld last jenr. He IS 22. On Top failed to last through the sixth Inn ing and Mel Parnell, Boston's starter, was knocked out in a tour run thiid innin; alter being pre sented with a 6-0 lead. Tne Yank ees have gotten only ons complete game from a pitcher in rolling to their six straight wins and the Red Sox have had one complete game in their last five contests. Even the supposedly pitcher rich Cleveland Indians have been relying on their sluggers. They've received only two complete clforts m 13 games this month. The third place Chicago White So. have had better luck with their pitchers but even they have had only tnree complete games in 11 contests this month. I 'Big League Fever1 Swallows Twin Cities By GAYLE TALBOT NEW YORK. On A king-site brochure deposited upon this desk by a perspiring postman leaves no doubt that bin league fever Is Burn- u..ii, it. 11,. twin oitifte nf St. Paul and Minneapolis. Entitled "Midway Stadium the Finest Municipal Stadium in Ainer lcp, and an Invitation to Major League Bascall," the handsome arrival details the many alluring qualities of a modern plant being built hallway oetween tne Dusiiie&s centers of the adjoining cities. To begin with the new slaaium will seat only 12,500, but it is being so designed and constructed that its capacity could De Doostea .0 35.000 almost overnight. While St. Paul is the actual builder, that The Dalles Undefeated In Legion Action BILLINGS, Mont. Wl Spokane plays Billings and the winner goes against undefeated The Dalles, Ore., Tuesday night in finals 01 the Region 11 American Legion junior baseball tournament. A victory for The Dalles will send the Oregonlans Into a West ern regional elimination tourna ment. A loss would set up one more tourney game here Wednes day night. The Dalles handed Spokane Its first tournament loss, 8-2, Mon day night, and Billings eliminated Lewiston, Idaho, 1-0, in a mara thon 19 Innings. The Dalles scored five runs two on Dan Head's triple in the seventh Inning to beat the Wash tneton nine. The Bllllngs-Lewlston game went four hours and 10 minutes ana was decided in the 19th when relief pitcher Dick Montee singled, moved up when an attempted pick off failed, and crossed the plate on an error by Lewiston shortstop Duane Miller. Sam Canner went all the way for Lewiston striking out 24 batters'. Bob Bollngbroke started for Bill ings and struck out 25 in 15 in nings. Montee fanned five In four Innings. Amos Stagg Celebrates 93rd Birthday STOCKTON, Calif. (UP) Amos Alonzo Stagg. still as mentally alert and physically spry as many men half his age. celebrated his 93rd birthday today amid high hopes that he'll reach the centen nial mark and maybe go even further. Stagg will be feted by the Stock ton Lions Club at a birthday party at which there will be a cake with b3 candles on it. The "grand old man of football ' appeared in better health than he was a year ago as he talked to an endless stream of newsmen for the week prior to the party. Thi veteran coach still feels strongly that all colleges should have football teams. "And thev could, too," he says emphatically, "if they didn't try in Veen un with the Joneses. He thinks the Ivy League has the right idea about college foot ball. "Thev live athletic scholar. i,inQ " he savs. "but they give Uie athletes no extra special privi leges." , Mr. Stagg retired last year from active coaching. But when tne game di iuui" is mentioned he still gets that sparkle in his eyes and you can bet your bottom dollar that he would give one of the few precious remaining years of his life to be back on the coaching lines. Tonight's Ballfare WOMEN'S SOFTBALL at Gem Stadium 8 00 Frv Llnd Florists vs. Klamath Basin-tttes 6 30 Preliminary between two lo cal men's teams (IB BAStBM.1, at Conger Field The final games of the Cub League will be played Thursday night msteaa 01 me rcjuim mti day games. 1 BANTAM SOFTBALL at Klwanlt Park I 6:30 Silani'a vs. Cub Pack No. 3 0:3.) Er.cnange Club vs. Motor In vestment BANTAM SOFTBALL at Conger rield 1: 00 Covenant Church vs. Moose M'dnets. 1 Bauer, who hit two homers In Sunday's sweep of the Orioles, connected for his 13th against Bill Wight to give rookie Johnny Kucks his eighth win Jn relief. The Yank ees had given starter Bob Wicsler a 4-0 margm but he was kayoed when Baltimore tied the score In the fifth frame. In the nightcap, Mantle hit a three-run fourth-inning homer bat ting left-handed and then blasted a solo round-tripper batting right- handed in the sixth. Rookie Rip Coleman got credit tor his first big league triumph but he was routed in tne six in ana .boo unm, returning from the disabled list, pitched tne last i a-j innings. citv's hone obviously is to share such a franchise with Minneapolis Within approximately 50 miles of Midway Stadium," declares tne brochure, "live almost iv3 million people, who would make up the greatest percentage of spectators attending major league baseball games In the Twin Cities. Within apnroximatcly 150 miles live al most three million people. There will be four parking areas for 9,300 cars. How Mmneapolis feels about this proposed teaming up to obtain a big league irancmse we are not aware, but from here it looks like a proposition that could make an owner or two mink long ana nara Most baseball men consider Brook lyn the likeliest candidate for the next Jump West, and within two years. There appears to be small chance of another American League shift for years to come The younger circuit is doing all right as it stands, with six of its members almost certain to draw more than a million home attend' mice from the present torrid race. Baltimore and Washington prob' ably will fall short. Yakima '9' Bounces TC; Salem Loses By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Bullet Joe Orrell spaced eight hits over 10 innings and scored the winning run as Yakima shaded Tri-Clty 3-3 in Northwest League baseball Monday night. Orrell singled in the bottom of the 10th and moved up on Sam Mitchell s safe blow. Dick Green, who also had gone the distance for the Braves, lost control, walk' ing the next two batters to force in Orrell. Yakima went ahead on Art Maya's one-on homer In the fourth but Tri-Clty tied It In the sixth on Rick Hererra's double, a two-base error and Milt Martin s single. Spokane thumped Salem 4-2 In the league's only other scheduled game. Eugene beat Portland of the Pacific coast League, l-o in an ex hibition game. Lewiston and Wenatchee had the night off. At Salem, the visiting Indians scored in the first inning on Ed die Murphy's single and two Sa lem errors, added another In the filth and two in the eigntn. aa lem didn't score until the ninth when Ron King homered with Tommy Agosta aboard. The linescores: Rnokane 100 010 020-4 11 0 Salem 000 000 0022 8 2 Trierweller and Sheets; Walsh and King. Trl-Cltv 000 001 000 02 8 1 Yakima 000 200 000 13 7 1 Green and Martin; Orrell and Mitchell. (Exhibition) Portland 200 102 0005 6 5 Eugene 101 220 10X 1 11 i Hall. Scheib (6) and Robertson, Lundberg (2); Griffin and Hayes. (In Bw By THE ASHOCIA1ED PRESS TENNIS PHILADELPHIA Australia gained the Davis Cup challenge round by taking a 3-0 lead against Italy in the interzope final, as Lew Hoad and Rex Hartwig crushed Nicola Pietrangell and Orlando Slrola 7-. 13-11, 1-5 in the doubles. RYE, N.Y. The United States top women players won the Wight man Cup for the 19th straight year over Great Britain, by taking the llnal four matches for a 6-1 de cision. BROOKLINE, Mass. Tony Tra bert and Vic Selxas gained an tny first round victory over Billy Tilbert and Maxwell Brown Jr., R-0. 6-3. 6-1 in the National Doubles Tournament. BROWNS CLEVELAND Federal Judge Paul Jones granted a temporary Injunction forbidding Bobby Free man and Jack Locklear, former Auburn Slars. to play with the Cleveland Browns this season. RACING DEL MAR, Calif. Hour Re gards (J7) took the top event at Del Mv. PEYTON - NEW 3 Bedroom SPACE MAKER $10,995 CB00IS TOIE LOT NOW! Ccratr witul at WMfckir tt. t'l COIftita tMU Williams' homer, his 20th of the season, climaxed a six-run out burst during which Washington right-hander Ted Abernaihy is sued six walks only two short of the record for an inning. The Senators chased Parnell in the very next inning, however, before Leo Kiely came out of the bull pen to hurl shutout ball for the last 8 2-3 innings, Williams' nomer tiea mm wun Cleveland's Ralph Kuier for the lead in grand slams among active players. They're 10 short of Lou Gehrig s record. The Indians and White Sox were idle Monday but swing back into action against Detroit and Kansas City respectively tonight while the Yankees and Red Sox begin a three-game series at Boston. So, for the next three days at least, the schedule favors both western teams. In the only National League ac tion, Warren Suahn pitched eight hit ball and hit a single, triple and home run in leading the Mil waukee Braves to a 12-1 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals. Ed Math- ew. also homered as the Brave: knocked out Willard Schmidt, who pitched a one-hitter against them in his last start, us win was Spahn's 11th. Directors Hand S.F. Ultimatum LOS ANGELES !.l The Pa-j ciflc Coast League directors have Issued an ultimatum to the San Francisco club to pay the Una! $30,000 installment on a 1953 loan of 8150,000 or lorfeit the franchise at once President Damon Miller of the Seals appeared unworried alter the meeting Monday. He told re porters "We'll have to see what Happens mayoe we can sen a player, or something." Claire Goodwin, president of the league, declined to discuss the sit uation. San Francisco's final payment was due May 1. The 8150,000 loan lroin tho league was omainea wnen the "Little Corporation" in San Francisco took over from Paul Fagan. Radio and TV operators Nor wood and S. H. Patterson have until Sept. 3 to exercise an option to buy San Francisco's common stock, but tne league cannot ap' nrove or reject a change of own crshlp until a formal application is made. Much of Monday'3 meeting was occupied by a financial report, de llvered by league attorney LesUs O'Connor. The report was confi dential and represented his study of the financial situation ot all tne clubs. Oakland's franchise seems head ed for Vancouver. B.C., next year, Sacramento apparoutly will stay put, but there will be some re financing. Goodwin said all clubs had been aiven permission to move their franchises, and In keeping with this a franchise advisory committee has been appointed, consisting of Dewey Soriano ot Seattle, cnair man: Jim Richardson, Portland; John Holland. Los Angeles, Bob Cobb of Hollywood and Bill Starr of San Diego. The owners decided to split the pennant pool on a 50-25-15 and 10 basis among the first division clubs. The total pot of one per cent of all total admissions. Is cx pected to total about S15.000. Shrine Teams Working For Grid Classics PENDLETON im Coach Buck Kauffman of Knappa High School put the West team through opening workouts here Mondav for the class B high school East-West I Shrine benefit football game to be played at Pendleton Aug. 27. The East team, coached by John Comlsky, Union, opened drills at La Grande. Kauffman's aide is Roy Stephens of Amity and Comisky will be as sisted by Oeorge Delap of Echo. PORTLAND (l Coach Lee GUMafion said Monday that it was a mistake to consider his State Ail-Star football team the favorite in the Shrine benefit football game to be played here Saturday. "In an alMtar game how can you pick one team to be heavily fa vored?" he asked. "After all. these hoys on both teams are the best in the state." OuMafwn. from South Salem, said that the Metropolitan team, coached by Tom DeSylvia would have a bigger line and fast backs. For the rest of the week the two squads madj up of graduates from class A high schools will hold one workout a day. The Met ropolitan sqjad will be at Lewis and Clark and the staters at Port land University. Final scrimmages will be held Wednesday. TIME OUT "Why, Ui it lousy bum! Ban loaded, and now he's rolnr to strike out on three pitches!' Tony Trabert Returns With Good Showing CHESTNUT HILL. Muss. (UPi U.S. Davis Cup Captain Billy Talbeit. encouraged by the per formance of team kingpin Tony Trabert in opening play of the Na tional tennis doubles, served not ice on Australia today that the U.S. meant to keep the Cup. "We have a good team," Talbcrt said, "and I'm fully confident that we'll bent them (the Australians!. The team is playing well and It's just a matter of getting themiam) Bcv Wadsworth. Just who will keyed up.' Trabert wiped away virtually all the anxiety about his ability to re bound with his performance in his first test Monday. The Cincinnati, Ohio, player had been sidelined three weeks with a sprained shoulder. He and teammate Vic Selxas, the two top American tennis players and defending champions in the tourney, made quick work of Tal bert and Junior Davis Cupper Maxwell Brown, downing them 6-0 6-3, 6-3. "I feel fine," Trabert said alter- wards. "The shoulder hasn't been bothering me at all.1 Otherwise, Monday's play in the first day of the 15th annual Na tional doubles championship . at Longwood Cricket Club was slngU' larly unspectacular. Notably absent were the top for eigu teams, the Australians and Italians, still battling in Davis cup interzonc finals at Germantown, Pa. Leading American and British women were playing at the Wight man Cup matches in Rye, N.Y. All but two of the foreign players were expected here today. Besides Trabert and selxas, omy six seeded tandems saw action Monday. All won "form" victories. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PITCinNa Leo Klely, Red Sox Gained 8-4 decision In relief, snapping off a four-run Washing ton rally with two strikeouts in the third and allowing Just, one hit the rest of the way. BATTING Mickey Mantle, Yankees Hit 28th and 29th hom ers, two doubles and a single while driving in five runs in eight at bats in (-4, 12-8 doubleheader sweep at Baltimore that boosted New York back into first place. Moore Satisfied NORTH ADAMS, Mass. (UP) Heavyweight challenger Archie Moore said today he's "well satis fied" with his condition more than a month In advance of his fight with Rooky Marciano. "I have taken off weight rapidly and now weigh about 190 pounds," said Moore after a 10-mile road run that oddly enough, carried him Into three states, "I expect to scale 185 pounds for the fight." So smooth it leaves you breathless Smirnoff J -VODKA 0 rW Midt from 1 00 ti juin nniul ipinii Sic Pitiie Siminol! f ll Inc .rUnfoid.Cont! Glass for all autos, home, show windows, show easts and similar usts. Let us supply you . . . our prices, quality and service arc unexcelled. KIMBALL'S GLASS SHOP Pltrtry of Parking, in Rear $21 Walnut Phont 737S I flu Erv Lind Florists Meet K.F. Basin-ettes Tonight The colorful Erv Lind Florists of Portland and the Klamath Ba- sln-ettes tangle tonight at Gem Sta dium as women's Softball returns after the outstanding stale tourna ment held here last weekend. Game time is 8 o'clock for the Lind-Basln-ette game. Suburban and VFW, the two top teams In the Klamath Men's League will vie In a preliminary game. As can be expected of the tra veling softballers from Portland, nnd their likeable sponsor Erv Lind lop diamond talent will be present ed to the local sport tans. Last year the Florists handed the local gal's team an 8-4 bealmg al Conter Field and displayed some of the sharpest Softball ever seen in the Basin. The Lind club Is known for their hustle and color, both on and off the field. The two-time World Women's Softball Champions will have the nationally known Betty Evans Grayson with I hen tonight. Bullet Betty recorded her first perfect pitching performance last month in Portland as she twiriea a no-nit. no-run fray without allowing an opposing player to reach first base. PERFORMER Grayson, a former star perlorm er with the professional Cnicago Queens and several times an Ail American selection for her pitch ing talents, will probably open on the mound against tho Basln-ettcs. Llnd will also find action for Pearl Pinion and Marion Kozad, two other first rate moundsmen. The Florists will have two All- American catchers In Lot; Williams start remains to be seen. What ever the case, the Basin-ettes will probably be facing an Ail-American battery for the first few inn ings. For the Basin-ettes, who finished fourth in this year's Oregon play offs and won the crown In 1954, cither Pat Barron or Mickey Hay man will open on the mound against I he invading personalities from Portland. Coach Ken Carrier and Manager Bob Mathis have a fire-ball behind their team In Catcher Teddy Walk er. Walker was selected as the Most Valuable Player and the Out standing Hitter of the state tourna ment Just concluded here Sunday evening. During the tournament Walker hit at a .150 clip and Helped to keep the locals In the race un til Saturday evening's 2-1 loss to Oakridge. REMAINDER The remainder of the starting lineup for the Klamath team will Delivered Price Inc ludes Heater and Defroster, Directional Signals, Electric Windshield Wipers, License and Titlt, 5 Tubeless Tires, 12 Volt Electrical System, Oil Both Air Cleaner, Left Inside Sun Visor. only '525 410 So. 6th St. probably find Bcv Lloyd at first, either Pat Barron or Naicy Chase r.t second, Sandy Barron at short stop and Sherry Larson at third. In inn cutiieia, kuu nageisiein, Darlene Gordon Perry, Maxine Jo- hanson and Joy Adreon are all In line for starting position!!. Originally the admission charges were set at $1 for reserved seats and CO cents for general admission U.S. Wightman Cup Netters Keep Trophy RYE, N. Y. (UP) The United Slates put the Wlghtmnn Cup back on the shelf today for the 1th straight time, but Britain's bat tered tennis girls found two big reasons for hoping that some day they'll break tho string. The bare results of tills year's series won by the United States by a 6-1 score as 32-year-old Wim bledon champion Louise Brough shows the way don't seem to give much reason for British hope. But the British girls believe the age factor Is on their side, be cause the oldest player on their im proving team was only 29 while all of the American players were over 30. And they believe that their lone victory. In which Angela Mor timer upset U.8. champion Doris Hart, is proof that Uio tide Is swinging. "We'll be trying again next year," declared Mrs. Mary Hal ford, Britain's non-playing captain. "And we hope to be much stronger when we return to the united States in two years." Tennis experts watching the raln-dnlayed series, in fact, rated the British team as the best to represent the Union Jack since 1948. But tnat aian i stop tne unit' ed States from winning the series Dugan & Mest Are Continuing Their HIST CHEVROLET To Celebrate This Event We Have SLASHED THE PRICE ON THIS STYLISH 1955 CHEVROLET 150 Series 2 Door - 6 Passenger - Sedan 1845 DOWN-'5P Dugan & Mest CHEVROLET But due to the lack of time be tween the state playoffs and to night's game, the local Softball commission decided to cut the ad mission prices to a standard 15 cents for adults and 50 cents for children under 12. There will be no reserved seats and it will be first come first serve. Doors and the ticket office at Gem Stadium will open at 8 o'clock. CLAYTON HA.NNON SPORTS EDITOR , for the 23rd time in 37 meetings. Since the series was resumed since World War II, American girls have won 68 of the 71 matches played. The blond Miss Brough, bidding at 32 to regain the top spot among the world's feminine net stars, was the big show for the U.S. team as she racked up two singles wins nnd shared In a doubles triumph. The Beverly Hills, Calif., star won the Cup-clincliing match Monday oy aowning miss Mortimer, tne British ace, easily, 6-0, 6-2. Dorothy Head Knode, 30, of New York, added a singles victory over Angela Buxton, 6-3, 6-3; Miss Hart 30, of Coral Gables, Fla., defeated Shirley Bloomer. 7-5, 6-3, then Miss Hart teamed with Shirley Fry of St. Petersburg, Fla., In a doubles triumph against Miss Mor timer and Miss Buxton, 3-6, 6-2, 1-5. More Sports On Page 14 Month Phone 4113
