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Pittsburgh Pirates Malting NL Tight Four-Team Race HERALD AND NEWS. Klamath Falls. Ore. Mondav. .Tnlv . 1359 . United Presa International Funny thing if that tight Natioi al League pennant race wound u; in a three-team tie, wouldn't it? Well, that's not o far-fetched bud. It almost happened SI year, ago, y'ltnow. . And the way th Milwaukee Braves, San Franciscc Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers are hanging m there, it could happen in 1959. What's more, if the Pittsburgh Pirates remain in contention, thi: could be the closest four-club race In baseball history. As the teams take the mid-sea ton break for Tuesday's All-Star game, the Braves lead the Giants by three percentage points and the Dodgers trail both by a half- game. The Pirates, in fourth place, are only 3' games off the lead. How close can it get? In 1908. the Chicago Cubs, under Frank Chance, beat out the deadlocked John McGraw Giants and the Fred Clarke-led Pirates by one game. . Milwaukee regained a slim first place margin Sunday when Carl ton Willey beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0, with a four-hitter while (he Giants divided a pair of 4-2 decisions with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Dodgers won a double-header from the Cubs, 4-3 and 5-3, and the Pirates swept the Cincinnati Reds, 7-5, and 3-2 in 11 Innings. In the American League, the Cleveland Indians retained a two game lead over the Chicago White Sox, while the champion New York Yankees fell further back. Cleveland edged the Detroit Ti gers, 5-4, and Chicago beat the Kansas City Athletics, 4-3, both m JO innings. The Washington Sena tors blanked the Yankees, 7-0, and the Boston Red Sox won a dou bleheader for a new manager Billy purges, beating the Baltimore Or ioles. 9-0 and 6-3. : Braves 5, Phils 0 : Joe Adcock and Ed Mathews each drove in two runs for the Braves to ease Willey's path to ictory over Philadelphia. SF2-4, SL4-2 Bill White, a reserve All-Star By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS American League W. L. Pet. G.R. 44 32 .579 43 35 41 38 40 38 Cleveland ... Chicago Baltimore ... New York .. Detroit Washington Kansas City Boston .... .551 .519 .513 .500 .474 .434 .429 2 4' 5 6 8 11 11'4 40 40 37 41 33 43 33 44 Sunday Results Washington 7, New York 0 Boston 9-6, Baltimore 0-3 Cleveland 5, Detroit 4. 10 innings Chicago 4, Kansas City 3, 10 in nings National League W. 1 Pet, G.B. Milwaukee San Francisco Los Angeles .... Pittsburgh Chicago St. Louis Cincinnati Philadelphia .. . 44 33 46 35 47 37 43 39 39 41 34 42 35 45 29 48 .571 .568 .560 .524 .488 .468 .438 .377 lOVs 15 Sunday Results Pittsburgh 7-3, Cincinnati 5-2, 2nd game, 11 innings Milwaukee 5, Philadelphia 0 Los Angeles 4-5, Chicago 3-3 St. Louis 4-2, San Francisco 2-4 Pacific Coast League W L Pet. GB Big Blows Highlight PCL Tilts Sacramento - 47 36 .566 Vancouver 43 38 .531 3 Spokane 42 41 .506 5 Portland 40 39 .506 5 San Diego 1 43 43 .500 S'i Salt Lake City 41 42 .494 6 Phoenix 38 45 .458 9 Seattle 37 47 .440 lOVi Sunday Results San Diego 5-2, Salt Lake 3-6 Seattle 2-0, Spokane 1-4 Portland 11, Vancouver 10 Phoenix 7, Sacramento 6 (10 in nings) Northwest League W L Pet. GB o u t f i e 1 d e r. hit the first grand slam homer of his major league career for the Cards to sink his (ormer Giant teammates in the topener. A two-run first-inning ho mer by Willie Mays staked Sam Jones to an early lead in the nightcap. Bums 4-5, Cubs 3-3 Stellar relief pitching by Danny McDevitt in the opener and by Sandy Koufax and Johnny Klipp stein in the nightcap helped the Dodgers win a pair from the Cubs. Bucs 7-3, Reds 5-2 Don Hoak's homer touched off a three-run, six-inning rally that i: gave Harvey Haddix and the Pi rates an opening-game triumph over Cincinnati. In the nightcap, after Gus Bell s two-run ninth-in ning homer had sent the game into extra innings, Bill Mazeroski delivered a two out, llth-inning single that clinched the victory for Ron Kline. Indians 5, Tigers 4 Cleveland preserved its Ameri can League lead by pushing across an unearned run in the 10th inning on George Strickland's double and Detroit first baseman Larry Osborne's error on Vic Power's grounder. Gary Bell gained the victory in relief. ChiSox 4, KC 3 Luis Aparicio singled, stole sec ond and came home on Nellie Fox' 10th - inning hit to make White Sox reliever Turk Lown the winner over the A's. Nats 7, Yanks 0 Camilio Pascual pitched a four- hitter to beat the Yankees with the help of homers by Roy Sie- vers, Harmon Killebrew (his 28th) and Jim Lemon. Pascual fanned 10 Yankees. Boston 9-6, O's 0-3 Boston snapped a seven-game losing streak when Tom Brewer pitched a three-hitter in the optta er and the Red Sox hitters sent Hoyt Wilhelm down to his fourth straight defeat in the nightcap; lly THE ASSOCIATED PRESS I Home runs were served up by the batfull in five or the six Pa cific Coast League baseball games Sunday with Willie McCovey's four-bagger the feature in Phoe . nix' 7-8, 10-inning victory over Sacramento. . While the league leaders were taking it on the chin, San Diego and Salt Lake City split a pair with the Padres winning the open er 5-3 and dropping the nightcap, ,Vl Seattle and Spokane divided, the Rainiers taking the first game I- 1 and losing the second, 4-0, while Portland edged Vancouver II- 10. Big Sill's leadoff homer in the top of the 10th was McCovey's 18th of the season for the Giants. McCovey also scored in the sec ond when Bob Prescott blasted a round-tripper for the Giants. Phoenix picked up four runs in the sixth on three doubles and a single while Sacramento got four in the eighth with the help of a double. Three-run homers were the style at San Diego. The Padres took the first game on one 'by Mitch June that put them out in front and Salt Lake retaliated in the second with a three-bagger by Jim Baum-ar. June's homer, his third of the year, was the third of the opening contest. Hal Pntchard and Baum er each clouted a home run for the Bees. Baumer's nightcap horn er was his sixth of the season. The Seattle - Spokane double header was the only series minus the long ball. The Rainiers set tled for Hal Bevan's double in the ninth with the bases loaded to turn their 1-0 deficit Into the 2-1 win. I All Spokane runs for the day were unearned. The Indians picked up their single tally in the opener on a wild throw and owed their second game ninth-inning uprising to two Rainier bobbles. Vancouver went into the ninth with a comfortable four-run cush ion and then the Beavers broke the dam. The five runs that spelled victory came on a beat out bunt, five singles, a walk and a sacrifice fly. The homer was a feature of the early innings, however, with Jack Littrell whacking a bases-loaded fence-buster in the sixth and Van couver's Ron Hansen rapping out two home runs. Len Tucker also had a homer for the Mounties. Salem Lewiston Wenatchee Eugene . Yakima Tri-City 45 38 37 34 33 .616 .514 .4J3 .486 .458 1114 32 42 .432 1314 Sunday Results Lewiston 6-3, Salem 2-5 Yakima 8-3, Eugene 4-2 Wenatchee 9-1, Tri-City 0-2 TME OUT "Is Indian guide method for not getting lost . . . notice I scatter olives from Martinis as we go on, gentlemen?" Chiefs Climbing In NWL 7 A J1q Kubs Nab Nor-Cal Victory tSlrVLPlKl ii & in MnlirUw Tilt At Ctatli.im WAYNE SCOTT, Sports Editor CUTTING TOO DEEP ip . Sri if 1 ''Mt rs taaal fi5i(TStf!l.. &.:J V i ! i f m, W L I'c Yreka 4 2 .66 K. Falls 3 3 .50 Weed 3 3 .501 Mount Shasta 3 3 .51 Scott Valley 3 3 .50. Dunsmuir 2 4 .331 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LEAGUE Sunday Results Klamath Falls 13. Yreka 11 Scott Valley 15, Dunsmuir 5 Mount Shasta 6, Weed 2 By WAYNE SCOTT Herald and News Sports Editor The Klamath Kub bats exploded lor 14 hits, seven of them for ex tra bases, as they conquered the Northern California League lead ing Yreka Indians 13-11 in Gem Stadium Sunday afternoon. The fireworks at the plate Ray Robinson Mulling Offer Over September Title Fight Race Driver Killed JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (API Driver Gene Hodine of Salina. Kan., was killed Sunday night in amashup of six stock cars at tha Plaza Speedway Race Track. It was the first fatality since the track opened three years ago. Champion Has Brush With Death FALKENBERG, Sweden (UPI) Ingemar Johansson, who wasn't a bit fazed by Floyd Patterson emerged pale, and shaken Sunday from a brush with death at 100 miles per hour. World heavyweight champion Johansson, who stopped Patterson in the third round of their title bout, came here Sunday and was introduced to the crowd at the autc racing track. Then he and his fiancee, pretty Birgit Lund gren, squeezed into a Ferrari racing car and Ingemar drove down the track. Johansson, had the speedster rolling at more than 100 m.p.h. as he approached a treacherous hair pin curve where even expert drivers slow down drastically The crowd gasped. Ingemar slammed on the brakes and skid ded dangerously, but safely around the curve. When the car stopped, Birgit was pale with shock and Johans son was also pale and needed a few moments to regain his composure. Johansson, who is receiving the plaudits of his countrymen for his title triumph, said Saturday that his return bout with Patterson might be held in Los Angeles be cause that city has offered pro moter Bill Rosenioha a guarantee of $1,500,000. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Wenatchee could only earn split in its series with Tri-City but with the help of its southern cousin, Yakima, the uiieis climbed into third place in the Northwest League standings over the weekend. Yakima's 3-1 series victory over Eugene hefted the Chiefs a notch and dropped the Emeralds into fourth. In Sunday's games, Yakima swept a doubleheader ' from Eu gene by scores of 8-4 and 3-2. Wenatchee drubbed Tri-City 9-0 in the first game, but was edged 2-1 in the second contest. Lewiston and Salem also split with the Broncs winning the opener 6-3 and the Senators the second game 5-3. Duke Ducote was the big man for Wenatchee in the first game, hitting a triple and a two-run dou ble in the fourth inning in which the Chiefs piled up seven runs. In the second game Tri-City got stingy. Hurle Ted Edmunds al lowed one Wenatchee run in the first inning, then shut out the Chiefs to notch his 13th win of the season. The long ball provided both Yakima . victories. Catcher Pete Gongola was the batting star with a home run in the first game and another four-bagger in the second contest. Bear batters picked up two triples, three dou bles and another homer by Darryl nonerison in the two games, The hefty batter's arm also helped Lewiston to its first game victory over Salem. All but one oi me six Krone runs came on extra-base blows, one of them a double by pitcher Bob Sutton ihe Broncs got a three-run homer by Ron Wilkins, who had a two-run round-tripper in the first game, in the first inning of the second contest. But, Salem erased the margin in the fourth on single, a double, two walks and two more singles to provide the winning tally. NEW YORK (UPD-Sugar Ray Robinson, spurred to action by a "big new offer from Germany," will begin training Tuesday for a September defense of his share of the middleweight crown, he an nounced today. "They want me ' defend over there against Gustav Scholz," he explained. "Scholz is German and he's the European champion." Sugar Ray declined to give any details about the exact terms or the promoter, or whether Berlin or Dortmund was the proposed site. He did say, however, "the terms of this offer indicate that By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pitching Tom Brewer, Red Sox, allowed only three singles in first game of 9-0, 6-3 doubleheader sweep over Orioles. Hitting Bill Mazeroski, Pi rates, drove in winning run in 11th inning with third single ' for 3-2 second game decision, giving Bucs a doubleheader sweep over Reds after getting two hits and an RBI in 7-5 opening victory. Ingemar Johansson's win over Floyd Patterson boosted boxing interest in Germany as well as Sweden." The 38-year-old champion dis closed that he had just sent a let ter to the New York State Ath letic Commission with the news he was starting to train and would definitely defend in Sep tember, i "In my letter, I naturally didn't say who my challenger would be," he continued, "because don't know yet. The German of fer is very inviting. It's the best. But I'm also negotiating with pro moter Jack Solomons of London, Sam Silverman in Boston, . and olhers. . . , ,. Tribe Mentor Wary. Happy Over Streak DETROIT (AP - Joe Gordon is cautious, his Cleveland Indians are exuberant and a rival con cedes Ihe tight American League pennant race may be breaking open. "It's great, it's fine," beamed Gordon after the Indians won their fourth straight, a 10-inning verdict over the Detroit Tigers Sunday. 'But there's such a long way to Lgo. I know we re sitting pretty, but in a race like this one, every- body all seven of them can hurt you." Gordon's club goes into the three-day All-Star break with a two-game lead over the runnerup Chicago White Sox. The always feared New York Yankees are stumbling along in fourth, five games back. "It's too bad we have to take three days off right now when we've got momentum," Gordon said. Jimmy Dykes, manager of the slumping Detroit Tigers, was im pressed by the Indians. His crip pled club lost a three-game holi day series to the Indians. "That's the club to lick from now on," Dykes, whose Tigers fell six games oil the pace. "It's no longer the Yankees. And I don't know if anybody will be able to catch the Indians. "They're going to be tough the rest of Ihe way. Pretty good pilch ing makes them a good club. But we're not out of it by a long shot. roved a necessity for Ihe Kubs hey had to overcome a total oi riors committed in the field that early equalled the number of hits hey collected. Ten miscues made winning pitch :r Ed Vegley's task a bit harder. cgley, in earning his second vic tory of the season, was tagged lor 11 hits, but gave up only out walks and struck out 11 of the ea jer young Yrckans. The loser, little Ed Rick, after dctlecting a bullet-like smash off the bat of Mike Dolan with his ankle in the first inning, issued eight walks, 14 hits and fanned only five in going the full distance. His mates were charged with three errors. The game, which saw the lead swap hands six times, was a real crowd pleaser complete with a manager-umpire rhubarb at home plate, spectacular catches in the outfield, and smooth double plays in the infield plus all the power ex hibited. Kub manager Irv Whitt was thumbed to the dugout by umpire Fred Jones alter Whilt had charged in from left field roar ing in dispute of a call at the plate in the fourth slanza. The bottom of the Kub batting order, first sacker Dean Dunson, catcher Bob Kelly and pitcher Veg Icy accounted for nine KF runs, erupting for a total of five hits in cluding a double and two triples, The top of the list, shortstop Butch Dollar and brand new third baseman Mike Dolan collected five hits between them, accounting for two more RBls. Rightlielder Bob Lawcry notched a double and a single in three charged at-bats Dollar, slightly chagrined at four errors credited him, redeemed himself with a fence-rattling three base knock and a double. Dunson boosted home four runs with a triple off the right-center wall and a single. Dolan poled a pair of singles and a double while Kelly lashed a triple and a single in five trips and Vcglcy was credited with three RBIs off a double and two perfect sacrifices. Gary Gresham, the 16-year-old Yreka shortstop, was the star of (he Indian batting attack, with two singles in five trips and two RBIs Catcher Bob Devlin and center- fielder Duane Culp each contribut ed two-basers. The Yrckans notched a 3-0 lead in the top of the second when con secutive errors on Dollar and Law- cry coupled with a single by JoJo George and a bobble by Lawery to allow the scores. The Kubs roared back in t h e last of the frame and collected live runs off a single by Floyd Linderman, walks issued Kimpton and Lawery followed by Dunson'i triple. Dunson romped home on Vegley's perfect bunt and then Vegley scored after a wild pitch and an error on third baseman Daryl Severns. The Yrekans tied the count S-all in the third and the lead remained unchanged until doubles by Law cry and Vegley provided one Kub run in the fifth. The Indians regained command with two in the seventh but it last ed just until the bottom of the stanza when the Kubs collected two more off singles by Lawery and Kelly followed by Dollar's double. (Continued on Page I-A) Finsty, Wall Meet Today In Golf Open FLINT, Mich. (AP) Dow Finsterwald and Art Wall Jr., a couple of tournament tested champions with plenty of playoff know-how, waged a duel today over $9,000 and first place in the Flint Open Golf Championship. A 18-hole battle was set after they tied at 282 in regulation 72 holes Sunday. Finsterwald, who will defend his National PGA title later this month, and Wall, the 1959 Masters champion, matched par 72s in the final round. They edged veterans Jerry Bar ber and record-busting Cary Mid dlecoff by a single stroke. The 43-year-old Barber, who plays only a dozen or so major events a year, fired a closing 67 for his best showing in recent years. Middlecotf, set a course record with a 34-3165, wiping out a mark set earlier in the day when Gene Littler shot a 66. Barber and Middlecoff each col lected $2,800 from the $52,000 jackpot that equals the richest payoff in Michigan golf history. The 35-year-old Wall rated a slight favorite because of his tre mendous showing in 1959. Th Am modern u tomorrow -n(UitaviTYwlitr FLEETS 222 So. 7th 2n Senators, Killer In Homer Races WASHINGTON (AP) The Washington Senators may be sixth in the American League but they're in the thick of record home run races. Harmon Killebrew goes into the three-day break for the All-Star game with 28 home runs in 78 games one game ahead of Babe Ruth's record 60 pace in 1927. The Nats have 101 homers for the season and a 1.30-a-game av erage. The Yankees set the AL team record with 190 in 1956. Mounts Expected To Be Recalled BALTIMORE, Md. 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