ftening gfo SPORTS cuislF 'il> Closer By Um Associates Press 'Killer Role in Race Boston fears its pennant bubble . Red DETROIT, Aug. 17 UP).— lt’s land killers or Yankee killers— has burst. The once-hot To .300 Mark quite possible a fifth-place team i just plain killers.” he added. Sox, stepping on the heels of —Detriot—holds the key to the ! “Who knows. If we hold up we the leaders barely three weeks By BURTON s HAWKINS American League pennant puz- - may be pushing Boston for ago, now have tumbled to six supposed ale. fourth place.” r Mickey Virnon is to i , defeats in their last 11 games, be feeling creaky about this time, With 24 of their remaining t The Tigers, in the midst of 23 - slipping 44 games behind in but the Senators’ first baseman i games against the first division i successive games against the first the American League race. refuses to show his age. He has i clubs, the Tigers are in a posi- ¦ division, dealt Cleveland a 7-0l- Through July, Manager Pinky been 'thought ready at any in- tion to dictate—at least in part—- - jolt last night as Billy Hoeft only eight game team lost stant to call it a career, but a i who will face Brooklyn in the ; hurled the “greatest” of 1 games. But now, only half way glance at his statistics doesn’t ; World Series. his career. through August, al- only singles the Red Sox indicate he’s ready to collapse. “And we’re not picking our - Hoeft allowed two -8 ready have lost seven. The 37-year-old Vernon has > spots,” sakl Bucky Harris, . —ln the first and second innings Things the drop 8 haven’t been this to right the players include Hank Bauer, Mickey topped .300 only twice since quiet skipper of the Tigers who \ —as he posted his fifth to tough since before Ted Williams YANKEE POWER HlTTEßS—Boston.—This grin- crashing the majors in 1939. ¦ job the Indians a game and a half J room Mantle, Skowron Larsen was . has done a sound with a i 1 got back in harness late in May. ning dressing lineup shows the lour New York Bill and Don Larsen. winning American League bat- youthfully . behind the Yankees. past- winning Wirephoto. ¦ erratic team this sea- agreed The Red Sox took a real players who nit homers as part of an 18-hit attack the pitcher.—AP ting championships both times. Every one that it was night, crumbling ¦ son. * -5 ing last befor* that smothered Red Sox, 13-6. Left Now he’s threatening TIGERS, fast night the “ to rise s “We’re not going to be Cleve- See Fare C-3* the Yankees, 13-6, as the New b above the .300 level again, al- . Yorkers won their seventh though any GUGLIELMI, WEED TO PLAY - he can’t nurse no- straight to snatch a 14-game jpMn tions about a third title. lead in the mad pennant scram- Mickey went into a horrendous MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS full slump ble. The Yanks added a - at the end of last season 1 I—¦ ’ game to their margin as Detroit OR appeared he nearing WIN, LOSE Rams 13-Point Choice and it was I WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17. 1955 knocked ofl the Indians 7-0 be- the end of the road. He was i ; - hind Billy Hoeft’s two-hitter I supposed to be in line for part- Chicago replaced Cleveland •e „Y £¦ . s w and By FKANCIS STANN duty year I DRAW r time this and has * AMERICAN Standings £ e-U X | {-J in second place by finally sub- l Over Redskins Toniaht ‘“been granted occasional rest. City «ult» ®f Clabs “ duing the Kansas Ath- played R Vezterdnr | ? | ti i— —mmwmm but he has more games i j J 1 letics, 5-4, m 11 innings. ' By LEWIS F. ATCHISON ’]land proved to be correct, thinks 5 than any of his teammates, Bmlto, 7: Wash. 2. IS.MM Q —.•¦LS first 10 minutes hold thee g.jNtwY,* ]—| fll 71 99!12[11|15(72i «.«•! Inning Star Staff Correapondent the Leading Yanks Have 7-Run Cup of Coffee, a 6-2 Record key to the outcome of tonight’s s In Several Divisions C., ’4 ill'Chicago ( 0|—| B|lo| 91 9jls| 81 68] 45[ .«**, XV, Stengel LOS ANGELES. Aug. 17. —! I i The White Sox, who have ONE OF THE FETCHING virtues of Mr. Casey |; contest. He fears the long passes s Vernon merely is leading the * Cleveland 8]—j XV, brightest |lo| 8| 9|l3| 7|l6{ 791 47 .598 i played five fewer games than seeming inconsistency. instance, it wasn’t so With the two stars of Billyy bat, *•*« only is his For of Norm Van Brocklin and club in times at hits, total Boston |s] Bjlspilo|l2|n|ll| 67| 50| .573 44\ the Yanks but have lost long ago his No. 1 shortstop, Billy Hunter, to the College All-Stars’ victory Wade, but also thinks if the bases, doubles and triples. He’s ~ York, that he sent e 7fs| 6|-| 7[14|13| «lj 55; 19 one less than New now the Yankees’ farm club in Denver. In exchange, he called over the Cleveland Browns on Washington defense holds rea- - running second to Roy Sievers i N*v I MS\ - have an edge of four percentage opposite sides, the Rams are i sonably well for most of the firstt in home runs and runs batted in. Cky 6| »|-| »! « up Bob Richardson, a 19-year-old inflelder with a can’t-miss • f&IV eLiffTlbd ,'*—»• | 51 4| 61 1 -497 j84 _ points on Cleveland. 13-point favorites to knock over quarter it will hold the rest off Mickey has boosted his batting : WASH. I 5| 2; 101 6! 4| 8|—| 6 41! 74j .357 : 29Vi 4 A seven-run third inning, tag. way. average °“*** the Redskins for the fifth the to .294 wtih a .526 out- ¦j Baltimore 2! 3| 5| 5| 771, 4*51 S ’ their most productive of the cup the Yankees and in | 6| Vi 71—| 37! Richardson had a of colfee with ;straight time in their 10th an- “We’ve got to be at least ass burst, his last five games. 3' season, got the job done for the other day along with no less inual pre-season game tonight ,l*st )46|45!47|50|65|70!74j77! | | was shipped to Richmond the at good as we were against the j The first baseman contributed i:ci«£.V&?r”.'N. V. at Best |- 1 - Yankees. e 1 sched.) triple Washing- (Only ¦¦¦¦— than Jim Konstanty, 38-year-old relief specialist, who must the Coliseum. Forty-Niners,” Joe said, “andLa double and to • names i i . —7 '—; “Our hittin’ sure has picked wondering guy stay up. One report had the margin as maybe a little better. But weel ton’s meager six-hit attack : i - -e i itJ a % i w up,” Casey Stengel, the Yankee be what a has to do to as eight points, against George Standings appeared games !close but it was know we’ve got to stop theirr Erv Palica and • NATIONAL 1•£ J§ J j -J manager, beamed in the locker One hour after Konstanty had in both possible today get long passes.” night J still to 13. Zuverink last as Balti- ’ Smalts Yesterday Clubs |S• j| “The boys of clean-sweep doubleheader last Sunday, first helping Ralph Guglielmi, pounded Johhny |.£ J 8 t1“ room after the contest. a i Quarterback Hounded by the question more Schmitz - started find the range in the Whitey against and then rescuing Tommy off n r to Ford the Orioles iwho directed the All-Stars’ at- whether Guglielmi would play , and Camllo Pascual for 16 hits liCinc ’iV «! ’2 '|roaklrn |l-| 11110| lij12f 12! 10| W| 38j_.670i _ last Red Sox game in New York.” Byrne, pink slip. against Browns, victory. 11! he got the He could have been no more tack the will and where, Kuharich continued ]jand a 7-2 Only 1,683 .' rata, 3, .538| statistician tossed in the re- Redskins, * Pntla i’4: MiTkee 6|—|iO|l2]l(Hll| 6| 9|"94i 55! 15_ A surprised than the press corps, which was thinking that line up with the- al- to hedge, except to say that both ,ifans were on hand. J J that in the 17 games of though Coach «*»" Tsday New York 7| J[j—lJ!10|10|10!llf 9*f55’ .530; 16 mark with 6-2 record, in 39 appearances and Joe Kuharich was Eddie Leßaron and A1 Dorow willL The Senators’ highest-salaried I 7 the last home stand. New York a numerous saves unwilling to say it will be habitually 60 6o: s#or uy more get the first calls on offense. performer, Vernon Kiss ftj- ;»!¦ 9il3i - Then, a 2.25 earned-run average Konstanty was in line for some a brief, Butti i n IfifisT mtMm i scored 44 runs. over the jthan token appearance. the coaches have been working? has been one of the club’s most 9)—|8| end, sort of comeback-of-the-year award. Weed, goal 'lit ‘ laacSSßl 51 7f«i B|l4i_«|_«*! _ week the team scored 44 in I Tad pint-sized field overtime to prepare the Notre t reluctant signers and could be ¦ 71-|H| 9j SB| 94j .475| B*4 games Baltimore. * 4 four in *# * from Ohio State who again tough ! Games Tsmsrrsv jCkicag. Jj6| «j_*|ui| * 'kicker Dame All-American for his debut t'that he’ll be to Casey nodded but his face field goals get ! Bkiyn .t n y STLoMs |Sjß| 8| J|lo!4|-|li0! J2| _63! 45*i *s_ booted three and two there feeling of confi- . along with next spring. His * ALMOST ANY OTHER manager except Stengel might points All-Stars, and is a Sj 4| 43 74 clouded when he was asked if extra for the dence among the players that bosses are acutely aware that t Siiw “ts“L (m ißiSSifgTTei 9| 6! 91 TH 491 j36 sweep which t * ,troe * “h,d Yankee of the current have been blasted for the Konstanty move, leaves will essay a similar role for the * Mickey might lonl 60j63[64i63;76 j ! -a If Ralph plays he’ll move the bow a tendon i 1 Lost 38 55 55 i See BASEBALL, Page C-3 him without a qualified relief pitcher. But Casey is so Rams. team. and be virtuallyvalueless, due to unorthodox—and so successful—that he is treated with 80,000 Fans Expedled Victory his advanced baseball age. “Must” For Both Mickey, rare indulgence. After all, he won five straight world magnetism on th eother hand, can The box-office of point impressive championships and just got nipped at the wire by the Indians pair, coupled “He knows the plays a lott to an record. . I?\ *j I r 11 l this with the Red- we hoped.” explalneo i last season in half a dozen years at the helm. surprisingly strong better than Sievers skins’ show- Backfield Coach Mike Nixon. I I Scores Vernon. good outfielders confided long ago. ing against the San Francisco As one of the not “There are a couple of series he > The Senators handed Schmitz Forty ; in their seasonal “Iplay for him and I’ve made good money under him. But Nin£rs enough use, | two quick runs In the first ihning debut, expected a handles well to and is to attract going ..last night. Eddie Yost walked, I’llbe damned if I understand some of the moves he makes. approximately we’re over the defensive crowd of 80,000 patterns \ moved to second base when There’s no such thing as ‘book baseball’ as far as Stengel fans. with him so that he can be used* in one eg the deep spots.' Ernie Oravetz grounded out and is concerned.” Kuharich, who predicted that on Roy ! plan scored Vernon’s double. I Take the case of Konstanty. In 1950 he appeared in the first five minutes of play The Rams to use Weed, single and his two-pound, metal-lined : Sievers’ scored Vernon. a record 74 games for the Phillies, not counting the World would set the pattern of the Sievers, on j Redskins-Forty-Niners Page struck the left fore- Series and had a 16-7 record. Probably he saved 15 other game. See REDSKINS. C-3' head by a Palica pitch in the \„^WJ***3* games, which is tantamount to being a 31-game winner. third inningi left the game under i I THURSDAYY, 9to 9 M Then he lost his magic touch. For the next four years | his own power, submitted to! RDAY, 9 to three expected FRIDAY-SATUI he wasn’t much and the Phillies got waivers on him last stitches and is Hardell Again to Coach back in the lineup tonight when August and sold him to the Yankees. the Orioles Washington ** * * and r tangle in a twi-night double- "WlLSON"-«'%[“*° m BIG, righthander, Track at Georaetown header starting at 6 o'clock. a THE BESPECTACLED voted most / The Orioles tied the score in 7-CLUB GOLF SETS WTj, valuable National Leaguer in ’SO, was strictly on trial last 5 Matched, Registerad and NOW I.U Elmer P. (Hap) Hardell is re- a ted the high school here, the sixth after Dave Philley spring in St. Petersburg and he surprised. The first half t scene Balanced WILSON IRONS {ll turning to Georgetown Uni- and his almost ' walked and Jim Dyck singled. of the season, especially, he was hotter than a $2 pistol. s track teams were They —plus 2 WILSON Strata- '—•Ml versity advanced when Hal Smith ll Stengel and General Manager George Weiss let Kon- as track Coach to fill the sas successful. grounded out and scored on Bloc Laminated Woods! || || stanty and Richardson go to Richmond for two reasons—Bob vacancy caused by the recent Tech football teams under r Chuck Diering's single to left.; Grim and Gary (Rip) Coleman. Grim was the rookie who resignation of Prank Sevigne. IHardell won the high school; I ¦ Palica. who Inserted three SENATORS, Page TT B 1 “ was 20-6 in ’54, but who came up with a sore arm or Hardell was track coach at cchampionship eight times and ij1 See C-2 "wilson" Or Betsy Rawl, Jl.mm'<¦ something and was put the list this year. Coleman Hilltop 1949, tied for the title two times. They 7-CLUB GOLF SETS on inactive the from 1939 to \1 only • "LJ V uLvullU twice andai(U once Matures southpaw were second LWU/C UIUJ uuve s or Women s. is a who was 13-8 at Denver. and before that coached at Me- { Men NOW finished as low as third. 5 Matched, Registered ond -_ America’s fmGreatest Question: Is 13-8 at Denver as good as 6-2 with a 2.25 Kinley Tech where he was one - W|V|RH Balanced .RONS _ average high WILSCN CO-67 u earned run in the American League? of the most successful , -plus 2 WILSON Strata- |#(# BOlf VI There were other questions hurled at Stengel in the school track and football coaches f history. I BUDGET PLAN Bloc Laminated Woods! wake of his latest move. Since they jtre obvious, here is in Washington's Sevigne left Georgetown to> V 6 MONTHS TO PAT I a sample of some of his replies: * take a similar post at the Uni- I ¦RriHyjji ‘‘lfGrim shows his arm is better again and can pitch versity of Nebraska. like he "WILSON"gcis GOLF SETrs mrM year . . . as l—gp did last and if this Coleman can pitch Hardell, now a teacher at: he did for Denver . . . then I got a good shot at the Roosevelt High School, coached 6 Matched, Registered ond«Bolonced WILSON pennant. If they don’t come through I may be in a hell of the Hoyas when A1 Blozis was Signature IRONS—Plus—3 WILSON Signature a jam”. setting his shotput records, and Lominotcd WOODS! — Strota-Bloc _9 Hugh Short, Hoyas’ ** A * one of the was: Carl famous quarter-milers, also Snead ABOUT KONSTANTY: “If I need him, I can get him one of his pupils. mmai Amp Wilson "Sam back September 6,” Stengel explained. “And I guess I will returning for his second Qrr or "Patty Berg" 50% OFF In 50% • bring back him and Richardson both. They’re both good stint at the Hilltop, Hardell will Wi'*™ SETS New Model! IT** , 7-CLUB GOLF men and will receive the same salaries we was giving ’em take over a promising group of iigL "Togolong" athletes that includes John Pey- • IRONS, reg. 40.00 as Yankees. Konstanty has been marvelous and I’m not bim 5 a half-miler; Crosby Day, (O® • reg. mad at him. Mr. Weiss is not mad and none of the players ton. \ GOLF BAGS 2 WOODS, 24.00 GOLF CART 1 quarter-mller: Bob Lippemeler , • he helped stay this • Zip Hoad! Ball Bearing in race is mad.” Pflaging, mtlers; Wm You're never r Approved Military \ Certified Value 64.00 and Prank Pete m| • Zip Tire it must be comforting for Konstanty, who is supposed ¦ stranded V Pockat. lhJ/\\A/ Balloon Wheel! Fed&k, a sprinter, and Paul NOW Reg. 18.00 to Join the Richmond club in Toronto today, to know that Baroncelil, shot put and discus. ' our SUMMER A Reg. SIB.OO f practically nobody is mad at him. On the other hand* Jim Hardell is a stickler for con- J 95 9 must be wondering how come he got sent down (waivers ditioning and training, and it was I UNIFORMS 1 y system many 47 8» from both leagues had to be gotten, too) that that led to the L and Distinctive M 8" at a time when IMOfO 1 high teams; Tom Sturdivant Bob successes of his school [L Civilian Clothing 7 and Weisler have been failing in .relief at Tech. In 13 years as foot- SAIT roles. ball coach he practically domin- ID WATER His age is MSnaCHEDI against Konstanty, but if Stengel is so dead Penn Plyflcx Air Fores Dacha |sl£.oo set on winning the pennant he must be postponing any Shirt* and Pant* STAR-DRAG World Series worrying. The way the rules are written, U.S. Sends Mathias SERVICE I Konstanty won’t be eligible to pitch against the Dodgers—- Army and when and if the Yankees win. Shirt* Pant* , On Tour of World Tropical FISHING nr Gabardina ** » * TRUCKS I The State Department an- | g are at ¦ THERE • NYL^NSJRUNG WAS OCCASION to cohtact' Andy McCutcheon today that Marine Lt. service ARMY OFFICERS nounced j 11 your MB • of the Richmond News-Ledger, a baseball NAVY OFFICERS writer, and he was Bob Mathias, tWo-time Olympic jj • OUTFIT AIR FORCE Net, 8 Blrdi. Beum. Talm. Rtakm! ¦ saying the acquisition Konstanty • 4 Rackrtz. 4.49 of and Richardson came decathalon champion, will leave N MARINE CORPS out of the • clear blue. about September 1 for a three- | AMHOUKJ COAST GUARD m.99 “The only way we can • Eogl." SO% OFF | 19SS Model figure it,” McCutcheon hazarded, month trip around the world j I PUBLIC HEALTH “Green I " “is that by pulling Richardson out of Denver, which SERVICE nmis racket I “"ng 33 has a • to conduct athletic clinics and ' - • club that’s bound to be involved in 1 CHIEF PETTY OFFICER *«-•»» ‘'S* Penn 150 yard Star Drag ILadwJl • a playoff, New York give exhibitions of his track and CIVILIANSUITS —I Reel plus Plyflez 2-pc. has the boy • made more accessible. We—Richmond—are on field skills. MADE TO MEASURE Sp>dsll Nylon I Self Woter Kod! the bottom. There’ll be no playoff. As soon as the The trip will be financed by • READY TO WEAR 4.94 6°99 Inter- Dl. 7-2775 • national League season ends September 5 both Richardson the department’s International PROMPT DELIVERY Exchange Program. NOW! COMPLETE STOCK and Konstanty will be able to rejoin ” Educational I the Yankees Iceland, Stengel now relates that for the stretch Mathias will visit Ire- AutoTrouble? run hell use land, Germany, Turkey. Egypt, GUNS 6l AMMO. starters as relievers, too. “I’lluse ’em all—Larsen, • • Turley Iraq, Iran, „ Pakistan. Ceylon, Winchester Remington Byrne • • and Ford,”, h£ promises. "If Grim’s arm is okay and India, Indonesia, Malaya and Marlin Savage if Coleman is any kind of a pitcher, they’ll start and Formosa. I 1342 a St. *.w. 1 Camp 1 relieve, too. Now stationed at Pen- V STtrling 3-6253 I dleton, Calif., Wo »hington • Pontocela "But not mad at Konstanty. He’ll Mathias won the fIL M I’m be back—Sep- Olympic decathalon champion- Corpu* Christ f TSm x-x Quantico tember at the earliest or spring training at the games. 1 latest That ship in the 1948 and 1952 is, if I’m still around.” A "Wcshingtan’t Little Datralt" ted Comp lata Lin# Accottoriot Q of p Military Modal* and Ribbons PROBABLE PITCHERS ' Baseball Tonight 24th ST. N W fcxportly Adju*ted

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