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leu Bfow. Ms mh. , By JOE REICHLER ' : BALTIMORE (API-Tonight is zero hour for Roger Maris. Or is it? The crew-cut slugging star of the New York Yankees has just one game four or five at bats in which to slam the three home runs he still needs to eclipse Babe Ruth's home run record of 60 in a season. The 27-year-old right fielder's1 bat was almost completely muffled Tuesday night as the Yankees assured themselves of at least a tie for the American League pennant with a doifcle hcadef split against Baltimore. New York won the second game 3-1 after Steve Barber of the Ori oles had outpitched Whitey Ford 1-0 in the opener. Maris, with 58 homers in t h e bank, came to bat nine times. The closest he came to hitting a home run was a long drive into the right fielder bleachers foul I bv some 20 feet in the seventh safety was an infiri single in l is sixth time at bat. In his other tries, he walked, fouled out twice, grounded out twice, flied out twice and struck out. "Well, I've got to be a houdini now to do it in 154 games," Maris said. "I had a bad night," he ad mitted, "and when I'm bad, I'm reauy lousy. I've got nobody to blame but m.welf. I waj over anxious. 1 had some good pitches to hit at but also swung at some bad ones. Those pitchers i Steve Barber, Skinny Brown and Hoyt Wilhelmi had me swinging at their pitches. I should have waited them out a little more and forced them to come in with my pitch, but I was too anxious." Commissioner Ford Frick has decreed that if Ruth's hallowed homer mark is equalled or broken, it must be done in 154 de cisions. That was the number of games which constituted a season in 1927, when the Babe set his record. The current American League seasons runs lti2 games. The commissioner does not have 100 per cent support in this unprecedented decision. In fact, there are many dissenters. Among them are Joe Cronin. president of the American League; Hank Greenberg, the last to hit 58 home runs one season and Ralph Houk, the Yankee man ager. Another strong disscnte is Roger Maris. "As far as Mr. Frick is con cerned," Maris told reporters Tuesday night. "I've got only one more game. But physically, as far as my body is concerned, I've got nine more to play." Houk. whose prime interest, of course, is in clinching the pen nant, supported Maris. "I just can't go alone wilh Ihe commissioner's thinking, no said. "If 154 games make a sea son, does that mean if we don't clinch the Hag tonight, it doesn't count?" A crowd of 31.317, unheeding warning signals sent ahead by Hurricane Esther, came out to see whether Maris could break die Municipal Stadium jinx which has held him homerless in six previous games. The turbuloua lady, true to her gender, was late hut there was enough wind blow ing in from right field to make Roger's job tougher. Roger, a left hander hitter, was able to hit only two balls out of the infield all night. Maris, a notorious first ball hit ter, swung at the first pitch in six of the nine times he came to bat. He was retired four times and twice he fouled off the pitch. "I just can't help myself," he said. "Before a game, I tell my self to wait them out a bit more but as soon as I see what I think is a good pitch, I swing at it. Twice tonight I checked myself but those other times. I went for their pitch. Three of those times I swung at a bad pitch." Pels Rank 7th In AP Poll; Med ford Rates Top Billing By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS : Medford. state champion in 1959 and semi-finalist in last season's playoffs, is ranked as Oregon's No. 1 high school football team by sportswriters and broadcasters who voted in the first Associated Press poll of the season. Medford, victor in its first two games, drew seven first-place votes and 153 points. North Salem of the Valley League, class A-l title runnerup in 1960, polled five No. 1 votes and, 139 points. Beaverton of the Portland! Metropolitan League, which got three first-place votes, was ranked No. 3, behind North Salem, after stunning defending state champion David Douglas, 27-0. Roseburg, the early season fa vorite in the. Midwestern League, was voted fourth. North Salem, Beaverton and Roseburg all won their first twol games. Jefferson, defending Portland city league champion, was voted KU Eleven Drills For Grizzly Test sOITrhTKTTTi WAYNE SCOTT, Sports Editor Wednesday, September 20. 1961 PAGE I B The Pelicans, who last week gave away nearly 30 pounds per man to the big North Salem line, again run into the weight problem this Friday night when they hook up with the Ashland Grizzlies in their Southern Ore gon Conference opener on Modoc Field. - The Whitebirds, listed seventh in today's Associated .Press Prep poll, are placing stress on their offense, one which they hope will puncture the Grizzlies' goal line for the fust time this season. The Ashland eleven has yet to be scored upon in its first two games, trimming Phoenix 14-0 in Craft To Steer Houston HOUSTON (AP) Hairy Craft, Houston's last minor league base ball manager, will lead the city ino the major leagues. Craft, 46, signed a two-year contract Tuesday as field manag er of the Houston Colts, a 1962 National League entry. Terms of the contract were not announced. Craft was summoned from the "brain trust" of Chicago Cubs coaches in mid-season to manage the American Association Houston Buffs. its opener and breaking even with ugged Shasta of Redding, 0-0, last weekend. Although they are unranked in the prep poll, the Grizzlies still promise lots of trouble for their SOC competition, according to scouting reports. Assistant coach Al Keck, who saw the Ashland ei'S in action against Shasta, will ive his report to the Pelican1 Boosters' Club at t h e organiza tion's regular weekly meeting to night at the Chuck Wagon restau rant., . V ' The meeting will begin al6:30 p.m. and will also teature the movies of the Pclican-Marshfieldl pirate game. Head coach Bob Williams is to present a rundown of the Ku practice progress. The Pel preparations for the Grizzly Friday night invasion has included stress on downficld block ing as well as emphasis on their pass defensive work. Williams said that his starting lineup this weekend would stay relatively the same and added that the squad had suffered no serious injuries in the battle with the tough North Salem crew. . 1 Tickets to the Ashland game are now on sale at the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce. Reserved seat season tickets, cut to $4.50, may also be procured at the CofC. Individual reserved seat ducats are $1.50. A large contingent of Ashland rooters is expected to be on hand for the game, according to KU athletic director Jim Johnson who got a call asking that a section be reserved for Grizzly fans. the No. 5 team after trouncing Roosevelt in its opener. I Marsh field strangely was ranked sixth after losing its first two games. But one defeat was by Medford, 13-7, and the other by Klamath Falls. 14-6. Klamath won No. 7 ranking in the poll. It was shaded by second rated North Salem, 13-12, last weekend and figures to give Med ford a stiff battle in the Southern Oregon Conference. Madison, favored by many to end Jefferson's long Portland League title reign after a sur prise 19-0 win over strong Grant was voted eighth. Jefferson and Madison meet next weekend. No. 9 is North Bend of the Midwestern League. Corvallis of the Valley League rounds out the top 10. Each won its first two. The poll (with season record and ballot points): Points 158 Yanks Clinch Tie For 26th Pennant By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Irun came on Ron Hansen's horn An asterisk looms large in er leading off the third. Medlord (2-0 North Salem (2-0) 139 3. Beaverton 2-0 103 Roseburg 2-0 95' 5. Jefferson (l-oi 75 6. Marshfield (0-21 53 7. Klamath Falls (1-1) 51 8. Madison (1-0) 43 9. North Bend (2-0) 38 10. Corvallis (2-01 33 k Othersi. Milwaukie 24. Pendle ton", McMinnville 17, North Eugene ' 16, South Eugene and Springfield 12, Grant 10, Benson 6, David Douglas 5, Franklin ofl Portland, South Salem and Northl Catholic 4, Redmond and Bend 3, Grants Pass, Wilson and Ontario 1. Major League Stars By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pitching Steve Barber, Orioles, hurled four-hitter and kept Roger Maris hitless in 1-0 first-game vic tory over Yankees for his eighth shutout, tops in the majors. Hitting Gene Frcese, Reds, hit two homers, the first with two on in the fourth highlighting a seven-run uprising, in 10-1 wal loping of Pirates. Roger Maris' destiny, Held to an infield single while the New York Yankees clinched at least a tie for the American League pennant Tuesday night by splitting a doublcheader with Balt imore, Maris must hit two home runs tonight against the Orioles to tie officially Babe Ruth's home run record. If he doesn't, he'll have eight more regularly scheduled games in which to tie or surpass the bambino's 60-homer record of 1927, but will have to take the asterisk along with any record under the edict handed down by Commissioner Ford Frick. That's the prospect facing Mar is, who has 58 homers after fail ing to connect in nine tries against the Orioles' sharp pitch ers, as he prepares to take his final official shots against right hander Milt Pappas 12-8) if Hur ricane Esther doesn't intervene The honor of clinching the tie for the Yankees 26th pennant. their 11th in 13 years and the first under rookie manager Ralph Houk, went to left-hander Bud Daley who beat the Orioles 3-1 in the nightcap with a five-hitter. Steve Barber won the opener for the Birds 1-0 with a four-hit job for his eighth shutout, tops in the majors. Maris walked in the first, then failed to get a hit in three other at-bats. In the second game. Maris fouled out in the first, got an in field single in the third, grounded out in the fourth, hit a long foul in the seventh before flying out to center and' struck out in the ninth for a 3-for-36 performance at Baltimore this season. Orioles 1-1, NY, 0-3 Skowron's homer, with Elston Howard on base against Balti more starter Skinny Brown (10-61, gave Daley his 12th win against 17 defeats. The lone Baltimore Cincinnati's Magic Number Five; Taps Echoing Through Dodgerville Safety Service Soecials V . I s " f ii' pmiiwii ii ' ii i i "ih i -y We'll check your car free! Let us make sure your car is SAFE for driving! JU.( hp,)."1 m rl,wr END NEW 3-T NYLON TIRES ! We'll replact thou tim, with not ut anothtr Nylen tir, but with Goodycar's eluti 3-T Triple-femp-trcd Nyloni with (lira strength and lately. $1188 l I 4 TO IS lit bUck, tub. typ, pi tit ti and your la tin. HO DOHBT DOOM with th eld tir off your car rcgireJItu of condition ""I. -V a- r.le. . fe .,"V"II Take Up To 6 Months To Pay. 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That was enough for Don Mossi (15-71, although he was tagged for hom ers by Eddie Yost and Steve Bil- ko in a four-hit pitching perform ance. Los Angeles :'001 010 000- 2 4 1 Detroit 400 002 OOx 6 9 1 McBride, Donohue m. Duren (51, Spring (6i. Morgan (6), Fo v- ler (7 and Sadowski. Mossi (15-7) and Brown. Loser McBride (12-141. HR Yost, Bilko. KC 6-2, Indians 0-6 Jim Archer (9-131, loser of six in a row, beat the Indians and Dick Stigman i2-5 with a six-hitter in Ihe opener. Tito Francona's bases-loaded single in (lie second (Continued On 4-R) By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS They're playing taps for the Dodgers in Los Angeles while Cincinnai's rambunctious Reds ride their oennant-bound express to their first National League flag in 21 years. The Reds, a patchwork outfit that includes a host of youngsters and a batch of castoffs, ballooned their lead to five games over the Dodgers Tuesday night by wal loping the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1 for their seventh victory in thcta seven-run fourth-inning rally, last eight games. The triumph, coupled with Los Angeles' second straight loss to the seventh-place Chicago Cubs, 7-3, reduced the Reds' magic number to five. Any combination of five Cincinnati victories or Dodger defeats will give the Reds their first pennant since 1940. It was a typical story for the Reds as trade acquisition Gene Freese smacked two homers, in eluding a key three-run shot in Bums Slate Finale In Vast LA Stadium Rook QB Runs Vilcs Like Vet NEW YORK (AP) - Who says a rookie quarterback can't run a National Football League team? A week ago Francis Tarkenton was just a guy showing a lot of promise with the brand new Min nesota Vikings. Today he leads the league in individual passing figures released by NFL head- ! DnL-in TarUnlnn llit-ntv Tnlir touchdown passes and scored six points himself Sunday in Minne sota's debut, a 37-13 victory over the Chicago Bears. And the kid from Georgia proved he was a take-charge fel low in the process. Once during the game, old pro Hugh McElhen ny said in huddle: "I'm tired." Tarkenton eyed old Hugh and then called the veteran's signal. After the game, McElhenny said: "Tarkenton's a natural leader. He really lets you know who's running the club." Tarkenton piled up 250 yards with his passing and wound up the NFL's first week of play wilh a completion percentage of 73.9, lops in the 14-team circuit. San Francisco's John Brodie wasn't far behind with a 72 7 percentage Halfback Tom Wilson of the Los Angeles Rams stacked up the most yardage on the ground with 118 yards. Next is fullback Joe Perry of Baltimore with 106. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bar-I ring a National League playoll scries here and the only thing less likely to be held here is the Florida State Fair this will be the Coliseum's last night as a major league baseball park. The Dodgers, fading from he 1961 National League picture along with their vast stadium, play their final home game to night against the Chicago Cubs, who beat them 7-3 Tuesday night. The loss dropped the Dodgers five games behind league-leading Cin cinnati. The Coliseum, largest park in the majors, is hardly as rich in baseball history as the Dodgers' previous home in Brooklyn. But, in four seasons, it has had a few moments that will not be forgot ten. Tlie Coliseum also is the home of one of the greatest curiosities in baseball history the left-field screen. In four seasons, 741 home runs have been hit at the Coli seum, and something like 80 or 85 per cent of them have gone to left field, sailing over or near the screen. The home run records expected to be set here never materialized But, because a 275-foot fly ball could drive in as many as four runs, Ihe screen did invest each game with an extra element of suspense. Perhaps one of the most excit ing games was the final playoff of 1959, when Ihe Dodgers took the National League pennant in a 12-inning thriller. Earlier in the same season, on May 7, a crowd of 93,103 watched the Dodgers and Yankees play a benefit game for Roy Campancl- la, the paralyzed Dodger catcher. It was the largest turnout in U.S. baseball history. The most curious baseball in novation introduced here, besides the screen, was the bugle call. Dozens of fans started bringing horns to the park. When the Dodgers came to bat, the blew cavalry calls and the crowd yelled: Charge! Tuesday night, however, a dif ferent call was intoned by a mu sician in the left-field stands. In the top of the fifth inning, while the Dodgers were changing pilch ers, the man with the horn played "Taps." Perhaps he feels the same way about the Coliseum as Dodger Manager Walt Alston, who re cently remarked: "I'll be glad when we get the hell out of here." land 24-year-old Jim O'Toole won his sixth in a row bringing his pitching record to 17-9. San Francisco and Milwaukee players hammered four homers! each before Ed Bailey's ninth-1 inning single drove in the win ning run for the Giants' 11-10 vic tory. St. Louis blanked Philadel phia 3-0 as Curt Simmons five-hit his former teammates. Cincy 10, Bucs 1 O'Toole slopped the Pirates on seven hits, allowing their only run in the fifth on Hal Smith's single, a double by Bill Mazer- oski and an infield out. The Reds laced Pittsburgh starter Bob Friend (14-181 for seven runs in the fourth. Frcese's solo shot In the seventh, his 26th homer, end ed the scoring for the Reds, who pounded Friend and three' succes sors for 15 hits. Pittsburgh 000 010 000 1 7 0' Cincinnati 000 720 lOx 10 15 0 Friend Labine (4), Francis (5, McBcan (7) and Smith. 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