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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Roeer Maris, an old hand at
hustinjPdown harriers (he onco
crashed through a wooden fence
chasing a fly ball), now is within
five home runs of powering
through ti tie Babe Ruth's 34-year-old
record of fifl.
Mans hit No. 5, his second in
two games, as o'ie NewoYoiii
Yankees cracked the Cleveland
Indians 7-3 Thursday night. Only
three other cha'leijers to Ruth's
supreme 60 in 1927 ever have been
this close Jimmy Foxx, Hank
Greenberg and Hack Wilson.
Foxx got to 58 with the old
Philadelphia A's in 1932. Green
berg also finished with 58, for
Detroit in 1938. Wilson slopped at
5 with the Chicago Cubs when
he set the National ftague record
in 1930.
Maris, who startled Cleveland
defenses withj a drag bunt that
ln'ought in a run his first at-bat
Thursday night, still is seven
games ahead of the Babe's record
pace. He has 14 games in which
to break Ruth's mafk within the
limit of 154 team decisions set by
Commissioner Ford Frick.
Teammate Mickey Mantle, his
total still at 51, fell two came
behind Ruth's pace when he failed
to connect for tlie second straight
game,. But the Mick doubled home
the tie-brc'aking run that gave the
Yanks their eighth straight vic
tory and a run-away, nine-game
lead over Detroit.
The second place Tigers lost
their seventh in a row. 8-4 at Bos-
13-2, retired the first 13 men he
faced and finished with a five
hitter. The win reduced (Jie ti.iks'
magic number toJ4. Any corn-
ton, in an afternoon (Bme. Third hination of New flork victories
place Baltimore edged within 3,and Detroit losses totaling 14
games of Detroit by wtepinal gives the Yankees another pa-
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AL game scheduled.
Pittsburgh defeated the Ch9ago
Cubs 7-5 in the lone NL game.
NY 7, Cleveland 5
Maift, viose solo omer came
in the third inning on a 1-0 pitch
by losing left-hand- Dii Stig
qjan, shrugged oft his earlier
sacrifice) of a sw ing for the bunt.
"I was up there to get the run
in." he said. "That was my job."
Mantle's double put the viinks j
back in the lead in two-run
sixth after the Indians had tied it
in their sixth on Tito Francona's
three-run homer off Ralph Terry.
Yankee right-hander, now
The
FOOTBALL 161 Tonight at S o'clock on Modoc Field the Klamath
Union Pelican varsity gridders host the powerful Marshfield Pirates in
the opening game of the brand new football season. They'll take the
field sporting brand. new game uniforms as shown in the picture above.
rt Miss Dolores Lunfmus of the Pel rally squad posas with fgur of a
number of fleet KU backs. Halfback Dave Stippich holds the ball while
halfbacKen Lewis, left, quarterback Kent Hunsaker, center, and full
back Larry McClure look on. The 1961 Pel home game uniform consists
of red pants with a blue and white stripe, and white jerseys striped witi
red and blue at the shoulders. The same color scheme is carried out on
their helmets. Miss Lummus' costume is just one of a number that the
attractive rally squad will wear during the coming sports seasons.
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Cleveland o 000 0(13 000 .1 j 1
New York 111 0O2 20x 7 11 0
StigiDm, Locke 16), Dailey 181
and Roman. Terry (13-2) and
Howard. Loser Stigman 12-5)
nit.s-eiui is, rrancona. oi
BoMot ft Tifltrs C o
The Tigers, a week w just Hi
games behin New York, blew a
3-1 lead at Boston as their acc.
i'rank Lary ( 19-9 lost on his
inira try tor victory No. 20. An
error by Norm Cash and Frank
Maizone s three-run homer puts
tue uea tox even in the third
and Chuck Schilling's single put
it away in the sixth for Bill Mon-
bouquette (12-12).
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Detroit 201 nni ono 4 11 2
Boston 013 001 03X 8 12 0
Lary. Nischwilj (7), Foytack
(81 and Roarke, Brown (8). Mon-
bouquette (12-12) and Pagliaroni.
Loser Lary 19-9). HRs Kaline,
Mejonc, Green.
Orioles 6, Nats 3a o
Baltimore came from behind
weji live runs in the second
against rookie Carl Bouldin (0-1 1.
Milt Pappas (12-7) w.-f the win
ner. 0
WAYNE SCOTT. S parts Itter
Friday, September 8, 19C1
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Washington 010 000 011 3 9 1
Baltimore 051 000 OOx 6 11 0
Bouldin, Kutyna (2), Gabler (7)
and Daley. Pappas (12-7) and Lau.
Loser Bouldin (0-1). HR John
Bucs 7, Cub 5 0 ,
Pittsburgh beat the Cubt and
Jim Brewer (l-7)vith five runs
in the third on five hits, a walk
and four errors. Bobby Shantz
(6-3) was the winner in rjlief.
Pittsburgh 105 001 000 7.11 0
Chicago 000 230 00O 5 9 5
Haddix, McBcan (5), Shantz (6)
and Smith. Brewer, Elston (3),
Burwell (6). Schultz (6), Curtis
(8) and Barragan. Winner Shantz
(6-31. Loser Brewer (1-?). HRs
Banks, Santo.
MoFsSifield Pirates To Tesi KU Strengtfi
Dodgers, SF
Resume War
To End War
SAN FRANS1SCO (UPD-The
rampant Los Angeles Dodgers,
who appeared washed up in the
National League pennant race last
month, can take over fust place
tonight providing they knock off
There
jeclure
of Ule
has been a lot of con-
to the exact strengthi
fie Marshfield Pirates, teijend-
ine on where one gets one's infor
mation, but there's one thing sure.
The Klamath Union Pelicans
face the acid test tonight. They
will host the Buccaneers in a non-
league struggle which has attract-!
ed state-wide attention. The battle,
will begin on Modoc Field at 8
o'clock. .
The Modoc gates will open at
6 p.m. and both reserved scats
and general admission tickets
may be purchased at either en
trance to the field, said KU ath
letic director Jim Johns. Re
served seats are $1.50, general
admission $1 and student tick-
o ets are 50 cents.
KU coach Bob Williams' Pell
eleven, one of tfle most spirited
to appear on Modoc in recent
years, wound up the pre-season
practice schedule with a "dress"
rehearsal Thursday afternoon. The
workout consisted of a dummy
scrimmage, signal drills, and
kickoffs.
Bccttofr
Net Ace
The Pels closed out the. after-j
noon by electing quarterback
Shcrm Allen and tackle Ricky
Currin as co-captains to lead them
through the 1961 season.
Slated for offensive starting as-i
signments. are Allen, halfbacks
Dave Stippich and Ken Lewis, full
back Larry McClure, ends Kent
Franklin and Dana Ash, tackles!
Brian Routh and Currin; guards
Bob Dearing, who does not, re
peat, docs not, have an injured
elbow, and Charley Rooks, and
center Dick Mode.
The offensive line averages 177
Redlegs Too Eogcr fee- Eteven,
Claims Hutchinson
CINCINNATI, Ohio (AP)-The
Cincinnati Reds are too eager for
their own gpod to win the Nation
al League pennant, according to
a man who ought to know Man
ager Fred Hutchinson.
The Reds have beefi playing
Steelers Set
Benefit Game
'Roger's Chances ExceHen?'
Soys Manager Moufc, fctanMe
record
FOREST HILLS, N.Y, (API
Rod Lavcr, the overwhelming
choice to win the National Tennis
championship, admitted today he
had talked greenbacks with pro
fessional czar Jack Kramer.
"But," said the Australian left
hander, "my plans are indefinite
after the Davis Cup challenge
NEW YORK (API Never wereiDykes (Cleveland Manager Jim-
Roger Maris' chances of breakinglmy Dykes) will throw at us in
the remaining lour games.
Undoubtedly, v'll see Bell,
Perry, Grant and Latman. Maris
and Mantle, too, hit the stuffings
out of those guys." ,
Houk was wrong about Stigman
(Maris socked him for a home
run and two singles in three times
at bat) but the records bear the
manager out rcgaoHng the oth
ers. Mans has slugged Ferry tor
three home runs and Bell ftr two.
He's faced (ttant twice and Lat
man only once this year, not hit
ting any off cither, e
Babe Ruths home run
brighter than today.
The Yankee slugger smashed
another four - bagger Thursday
night in New York's 7-3 triumph
over Cleveland to increase his sea
son output to 55. only five shy of
the mark Ruth set with the Yan
kees of 1927. He is seven games
ahead of the Babe's record pace.
It seems no longer a question
as lb whether the left-handed half
of thr0Mantle-Maris socking duo
u-ill kmslr tha hnm.r MfnrA Knt
Maris remains firm in his re
fusal to discuss the possibilities
but even Mantle and manager:
galph Houk acknowledgedHog'sl
cnanco 9.e exctvcni.
Mantle's best Thursday was a i chances to hit.
back with a high inside fast ball.
In the fifst inning, after Tony Ku-I
bek tripled, Mails surprised ev-j
ery one in the park by bunting.
The Indians were so astonished
that Rog was ahje to beat it out,
Kubek scoring easily.
"I guess this ought to prove to
everyone that Maris, as well as
Mantle, are out there primarily
to win ball games, not to break
home run records," said Houk.
The manager scotched reports
that he intended, after the pen
nant clinching, to move his twin
sluggers up in the batting order!
to enable them to get more
two-bagger in four times at bat
but in tlie first inning Willie Kirk
land caught his drive with his
back against the right-field bar-
Houk. in fact, hinted broadlyricr. He has 51 homers.
round. 1 11 definitely remain an
amateur until then.
"After that, I don't know. 1
that Maris might even do it be
fore the Indians leave town Sun
day night. Before the game, that
became the Yankees' eighth tri
umph in a row, Houk said
Houk did say he probably would
give either or both instructions to
swing for the fences once the
Yankees had the championship
clinched.
"I thought it was in," said Man-
lie afterward, "but the wind held
it Uo Under normal conditions, it!
would have been a home run but
I the wind was blowing in. I know
hit this one harder than some
are excellent. He may not hit anylothers that did go in."
homers tonight because they're Maris got his homer in the
using a left-hander i Dick Stig-ithird inning. He hit Stigman's
man! hilt ho khmilr! ha -ihla lncnnA nil.-h r.,,ri'a hnll -iftar
mate Roy Emerson in the Hnaljhil a' fcw off ,hc right-handers the southpaw had brushed him:
nl t U A ,,ct--l1 -in hin,nnn...h.ni. '
pounds per man, the lightest the
Pels have been in a number o(
years, while, the backs check
in at 166 pounds per.
The defensive setup includes
Rooks and Ron Hichcock at guard
Ash and Dearing at tackles and
Paul Noel and Bud Wolter at the
end siots.
Lewis and Roger Macy are
scheduled for linebacker jobs witti
Gary Buchholz and Stippich at
halfback while lent Hunaaker will
hold down the important safety
position.
John Ruger will handle all the
kickoffs and the punting will fall
to Allen and-or Hunsaker.
The forward defensive wafl tips
the scales at a slight 165 pounds
per man, exactly the same weight
as the backs.
The manner in which the de
fensive structure performs may
hold the wey to tonight's contest.
Coach Pete Susick's crew has the
decided edge in the wciijht depart
ment.
The Pirate starters had not been
named Friday morning but it is
assumed their attack will be led
by speedster Gary rabaugh. a
last-season starter. The remainder
of the backfield will be picked
from among halfbacks Carl Nel
son, Howard Patnode, Pat Whitty
and Pete Tully, all lcttermcn. Ken
Fleming, also a letter-winner, Is
ready ftr the fullback chore. Sus
ick has three more quarterbacks
upon which he can call.
the stunned San Francisco Giants place mm the Ang,csb DodJ
ery game we've played recently I
nas been a cliff-hanger. Well,
most every one. I. can think ofl
only a couple of games in ourr
lasi nozen or so that didn t no
right down to the .wire. '
Part of the Reds' troubles,
onlv .500 ball since reaaininc first Hutchinson admitted, are due to wits. tonight in Chicago's Soldier
trams itooinsons woetul baiting Held in an ellort to give their
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A crowd of 40,000 will" watch
Coaches Buddy Parker of tlie
Pittsburgh Steelers and George
Hatas of the Chicago Bears match
Cincinnati.
A win also would give the An-1
gelenos five straight over the Gi
ants and throw the latter into a
deadlock for fourth spot with the
Cards if they down the Reds.
Johnny P o d r e s, the chunky
southpaw who js having his great
est year in nine campaigns with
the Dodgers, takes an -18-4 record
to the hill. He will be faced, by
Mike McCormick (11-14) an oft-l
buffeted lefty.
Both clubs were idle Thursday.
Any resemblance between the
Dodger and, Giant squads which
played last month at Candlestick
Park was nurelv coincidental. It
was then that the Giants swept
three straight from Los Angeles
while hustling the Dodgers along
on a 10-game losing strcaK. Hu
mors flew at the time that Walter
Alston was on the way out as the
Dodger manager and that tjje Gi
ants were World benw Douna.
.Since that slcpfliappy weekend,
the Dodgers have stormed back to
win nine out of 13 and move back
to one game behind the Reds.
San Francisco, plagued not o4t
with discipne problems bu'J in
juries, nas nroppca u oui oi u
after taking three in a row irom
the Rods.
Los Angeles nttf holds a 10-0
lead over San Francisco in the
north-south feud. It ends this
weekend with dav games Satur
day ;d Sunday.o
gers on August 16. The Dodgers'
nave been right at their heels'
ever since. The two teams are
separated now by only one game
Hutchinson says the trouble js
"too many players are trying too
hard.
"I suppose it's only natural, es
pecially at this period of the pen
nant race," said the usually dour
Hutchinson whose team is due to!
start a three-game series tonight
against the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Cards and Reds each won
one game ot a two-night stand at
Busch Stadium earlier this week
"We have quite a lew young
sters mixed up in a pennant
:Tap for he firSl time and
they're bound' to be pressing a
little.
"And then, of course, most ev
slump. The right Holder had onlv!
nve nns in times at bat dur-l
ing the eight-game road trip that
cnaed Thursday night.
In the same time, Cincinnati!
pitchers were lagged with 65 hits
and 28 runs.
Hatchinsdh refused to let thi.J
dismay nun. I m su our pitch
ing is oeuer man It Has leen re
cently, he said after appointing
dimmy u looie to start tonight.
OToole. who nwnn n 14-Q ran.
ord, has suffered two (iefeats at
the Bands of the Cardinals. Thel
proeable St. Louis starter. Curt!
Simmons, lias won eiSht and lost
10, Deluding three to Cincinnati.
respective teams a winning Na
tional Football League exhiqjion
season. -
Thet Steelers-Bears clasfl is the
Iflth annual Armed Forces Bene
fit game and win be the closing
exhibition contort for both clubs.
Pittsburgh and Chicago enter
tonight's tilt with 2-2 NFL records
and the memory of a 21-21 dead
lock in the same Armed Forces
scrgp last year.
No other games are on the
schedule tonieht. but all the re.
mniTiing 14 clu'js wind urn their
exhibition campaigns either Satur
day night or Sunday. The regular
season begins Sept. 17.
Former NationaPLeague south-
paw pitcher Max Lanier is scout
rg for the San Francisco Giants.
Of Baltimore's first 10 shutouts
this season, four were turned in
by southpaw Stcyo Barber.
wouldn't want to say one thing woud have ,0 Rog-s chanccsj,
and mean another
This, indeed, has been Laver's
year. He has only one black mark
against him. That is a loss to cup
But he partially atoned for that C
bv winning Wimbledon.
blasted his way into the
quarter-final round Thursday with
a 6-3. 6-4. 6-3 decision over Chris
Crawford of Piedmont, Calif. His
opponent looay is uon Dell ol
Bethesda. Md , who downed John
Sharpe of Edinburg. Tex.. 7.
6-3. 6-2. 8-6.
Rafael Osuna. 22. Mexican Da
vis cupper, also pulled into the
quarters by upsetting Bob Mark
of Australia. 6-3. 6-4. 8-6.
Britain's Mike Sangsler was
leading Mexican champion Anto
nio Palafox. 21-18. 8-7 when dark
ness fell over the West Side Ten
nis Club.
So here is how the quarter-final
round shapes up with four Ameri
cans and four foreigners still in it:
Laver vs. Dell.
Jon Davis, of Snta Monica.
Calif , vs. Sangster-Palafox win
ner Whitney Reed. San Francisco,
vs. Ojuna.
Ron Holmberg, Brooklyn, vs.
Emerson.
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