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' : 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
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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
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In the opener, Barber (17-111
Had tne Yankees completely in
control while Baltimore's first in
ning run stood up and made Whit
ey Ford 124-41 the loser. The Ori
oles scored when Brooks Robinson
singled, reached second as the
ball got by Hec Lopez and scored
on Jerry Adair's double.
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Daley 111-17) and Howard
Brown, Wilhelm (91 and Triandos.
Loser Brown (10-61. HR Han
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Tigers 6, LA 2
The Tigers scored four in the
first inning on singles by Billy
Bruton and Norm Cash, doubles
by Al Kaline and Rocky Colavitol
plus two wild pitches by Ken Mc-
Bnde 112-141 and an error. That
was enough for Don Mossi (15-71,
although he was tagged for hom
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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.
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completed a game in 10 previous
starts, went the route for the
Cubs and knocked in the winning
runs with a two-run homer in the
fourth.
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