North Spanks South, 3-1 Lennox 5-Hitter Beaten 3itched BY West By Wade A good sign of a champion By HENRY BURKE ship baseball team in one Press-Herald Sports Editor that wins the close games. The name of the game U Defending Pioneer League itching. With Ken Pfau, the champion El Segundo nipped est pitcher in the Bay Aviation, 4-3, for H< fifth eague for South, sidelined, straight victory yesterday and id with Bruce Wade giving held its half-game margin orth some clutch etfort on over West which has a 4-0 le mound, their season rec- record. rds tell a story. West High won its fourth South has lost four of its League game with a 4-2 deci ve league games, including sion over Lennox at home iree straight, and was al- yesterday lost counted out of the race Ron Sells pitched lour in ssterday. nings to get credit for tin- The Spartans lost a 3-1 win. Holding a 3-0 lead in ime to North, a teim that the fourth frame, however, as won 5 of 7 league games. he walked in two runs. His If South got any help at all wildness cost him six bases OUT BY PLENTY . . . Jerry Ball of North High falls time putting the tag on Ball. North, however, went esterday, it was league lead- on balls. short of the plate in an attempt to score on an infield on to defeat South, 3-1, to raise its Bay League rec ng Santa Monica's 5-4 lost West went for the extra ((rounder, but South Catcher Mike Braiwick takes his ord to 5-2. South is 1-1 In league play. o Mira Costa. This game also base hits for its four runs. moved North closer to first. MOTORCYCLES ROAR Jerry Turco double in the Only the margin of a split second and scored on Sells' double header separates single. Jorth and Samohi. Dave LaRoche singled Redondo upped its record Sammy Tanner home Gary Swanson in the o 3-2 with a 3-0 win over third and scored himself on nglewood. Sage Welles pitch- Paul Gadbois' triple, id the shutout. The Sea- i In the fourth Alan Coward iawks' three runs in the Defends Crown | doubled home Mike Menth. seventh inning included a After losing four straight SPORTS /o-run single by Larry Gray. Sammy Tanner, the four-time United States dirt games. Palos Verdes broke Meanwhile, South Coach champion, will be favored as the 1966 flat track nto victory lane as Bill Stof MARCH 30, 1906 Jerry Mcllvaine's superior track C-14 and motorcycle racing season begins at Ascot Park Friday fers pitched a 3-0 no-hitter pitching staff of Pl'.iu against Lawndale. jlenn Thompson has acount- night. ed for only one win. The The 18-evcnt program begins at 8:15 p.m. Gates Palos Verdes lost two West and Aviation trouble is Pfau was injured lopen at 6:45. games to Bob Sharpe ifter pitching a 9-3 victory before beating Lawndale. ' The American Motorcycle West travels to Lennox >ver Mira Costa three weeks Cerritos I Association-sanctioned meets tomorrow as the league ex- igo. I conducted by J. C. Agajanian changes home games. Ready or not, Pfau is need will run every Friday night ed in a repeat game against Wins, 6-2 North tomorrow. He finished Wins Again through the spring, summer West, 4-2 out last season as the best and early fall tied for first place in the Sky League The opening weekend will Four teams are pitcher in the league and In Baseball of cycle baseball standings with 3-2 records. Mcllvaine had expected him be a double-header Torrance got back on top of the heap as Leuzinger to win 8 or 9 games this sea- Sometimes its by big mar racing, the steeplechase riders to Rolling Hills, 4-2, and Beverly Hills was tumblec joing poshvard Saturday fell n. gins and sometimes it's by by Morningside, 8-5. Bab Sharpe won his third game foi North will counter with the over-all night. The steeplechase meets 'oorrance High's b a s e b a 1 little ones, but will be held the first Saturday Dave McCormick tomorrow. results are the same Cer am yesterday, pitching a Bruce Wade evening of each month 2 victory over Culver City Yesterday ritos College continue.- to win Of much interest is the de hurled a 5-hitter against Torrance Park. Thompson who allowed six baseball games. but in expert competition ol Yesterday's scores put Tor perhaps the finest group ol bingles. However Thompson The Metropolitan Confer ance, Leuzinger, Beverlj gave up a triple to Mike Bar ence power won three games amateurs ever to race at the ills and Morningside even 183rd and Vermont Avenue es with two aboard in the last week to up its season t 3-2. Morningside has won ' *>" •"- • ourth to decide the issue. record to 19-0. Victiirs plant, iree in a row. and They include Eddie Ham Santa Monica (18-1! The Tartars scored in th . Leadoff man Ken Stuler of Bakersfield twice by identical|mond, Lynwood; Paul Conser With girls' track enjoying BOUNDING THIRD . . North, 3-1 Heights; Gene rst, second, fourth and fif North got as far as third base on Jeff Osborn's Infield 3-0 tollies in a double-header. riere. Hacienda growth at high he was left irth (J) AB R H iomcro, San Luis Obispo tremendous i innings against Culve single against South yesterday, but results: Tuesday won by a 3-1 score and Other Chuck Jones, Arcadia; anc 012 100 schools and athletic clubs ity. stranded. North eventually edged Long firs hits. (Press-Herald Photo) East Los Angeles Jim Nicholson, Granada Hills. P, - lurttx-l 3B - Tun throughout Southern Califor Sharpe pitched the Stuler had two Beach, 7-5. Saturday (all dou II - Fr«nc» >ur innings to maintain Other strong contenders in Rrulbol: nia, a special exhibition event ble-headers) El Camino M-ntll. lUvklnn. Snord. ring of 18 scoreless inning clude Dan Haaby. Lawndale. to the 28th Bay League beat Valley, 6-3, and 6-4: IP H R ERSOBB has been added i league play. Aiding hi Dodgers vho placed second to Tanner (Wl ....4+1 0 " I Baseball Long Beach collared Santa r ...... ~.t 1 0 0 I Annual Inglewood Act.'ve 20- luse were Bart Johnson in the nation last year: Ralph W L Pet. CB Monica. 9-1. in the first game ar (LI .6 9 I :< < 30 Club Invitational Relays ohn Ziemke and Chris Hire New then the two foes, played White. Torrance; Mert Law- two hit (i) and will, Ncil Keen. Guy Louis, le night of April 1 at Sen mith who got ney. a 3-3 tie in a game called .671 \
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