Five Games at Boston Boost Sievers' Chances in Homer Derby fattening J&potfls Rams Wallop Giants Braves Halve Deficit I Roy Bats In 17 Runs, Slaf Behind Van Brocklin; Washington, D. C., Monday, August 9, 1954-A-13 ** In 18 Days, Aimfor I HHs .348 in 13 Games '49ers Stop Matson Replay of'4B Series ¦ Since Leaving Bench •y the Associated Prose By Iho Associated Pros* By Burton Hawkins Star Correspondent I in, Lose or Draw PORTLAND. Oreg., Aug. 9. Cleveland’s steady stream of Staff W Aug. The Lob Angeles Rams, aided by victories and Milwaukee’s spec- EN ROUTE TO BOSTON, tacular drive have 9.—The! Senators have a sizzling the passing late-season By LEWIS F. ATCHISON deadly of Norm Van brought up the possibility of a I hitter in muscular Roy Sievers Star Staff Correspondent Brocklin, defeated the New York renewal of the 1948 World Series i and they’re headed for a five- Giants, 30-7, rivalry between game series at cozy Fenway LOS ANGELES, AUG. 9.—Erny Pinckert was around again In last night’s ex- the Indians and i hibition game here. Braves. 1 Park, where he can apply his the other day and, as usual, he left his audience limp with betting gentry probably distance swatting to advantage. The Giants, at The 1 laughter with his stories about the old who trained will give long odds it won’t hap- Sievers, benched in Baltimore Redskins. Erny, nearby Salem, were outclassed pen, on< the second game of the cur- an All-American at Southern California, but baseball has had hitting, was a blocking back most of the time and their few before. Remember the < rent trip because of light scoring opportunities miracles for the team in the 1930 s—when most of the came usu- Giants’ incredible 1951 finish? ! since has surged back to hit .348 m ally result games. current rookies were in rompers. as a of fumbles. Just 18 days ago. on July 22, | in 13 He has blasted five scored four plays home runs and three doubles “Erny sold sports equipment when he The Rams on the Braves were mired in fourth in the opening of the place, 15% games the and has batted in 17 runs to first joined us,” George Marshall recalled, minutes behind 1 game. Two of these plays were seemingly runaway Giants. The boost his season production to “and when he first stepped on the field passes good for 13 and 48 yards Indians were leading the Ameri- 21 homers and 79 runs batted in. Hkj Roy everything was new. The rest of the play- |J!| —from Van Brocklin to Bob ¦j/ can League, but their margin was clouted Nos. 20 and 21 ers looked like the raggedy-britches cadets. Boyd. Tank Younger plunged a half-game over the Yankees. yesterday to lead Washington to yards. a 7-6 victory Chicago in Then, after practice, he used his locker for over the final four m i IBmi Hk . Ai . What a change those two and over the WB Van Brocklin passed 16 yards first game of a doubleheader. He a display room and took orders for whatever |N a half weeks have brought. The to Boyd and then 14 to Younger one also chipped in with a single to they needed. Braves climbed notch and 13-hit attack. In for the second scoring drive today they trail the pace-setting spark a the “I even sold my last year’s clothes and which opened late in the first Giants by only games. second game he contributed a 7% and single, brought a new outfit,” Erny said, “but quarter. Fourteen Milwaukee victories in double but Jack fl Harshman checked the Senators Pete Bausch, the center, almost ruined my The Rams scored on the sec- 16 games have slashed eight ~ play quarter, lengths New York’s with seven hits en route to a business in Pittsburgh.” ond of the second from lead. win. r auu.Z passing 24 yards H| ¦ 1 w Cleveland of 19 3-0 “How?” Marshall asked, apparently Van Brocklin to ,H won 15 during Tom Fears in the end zone. the same period arid widened its Contender in Homer Race. not trying to speak like Redskin. a Dan Towler’s 72-yard run margin over the Yankees to four When Sievers hits his next “Remember the fiber helmets I sold you?” Erny went through the middle gave the games. That is the Indians’ big- homer, he’ll tie the club record on. “Pete got a denjt in his at Forbes Field and he was Rams their third touchdown. Les gest lead since July 4. set by Zeke Bonura in 1938, but standing in the middle of the field, pushing it back in shape Richter converted successfully Mathews Hits No. 30. there are more important honors like I for the second time. at stake in the remaining seven an old derby when saw him. I told him to get the hell whipped the In quarter, Hall, Milwaukee Giants weeks of play. back in the huddle where the owners and business managers the third Joe again yesterday, 5-2, to sweep the halfback from Roy has become a definite con- couldn’t see him.” * a rookie defensive three-game series Georgia Tech, * at the Polo tender in the American Leagus intercepted Bob Grounds. A six-hit “How about the time he made a bad pass in practice and pass and made fine per-! home-run derby. Larry Doby, Clatterbuck’s a formance by Warren Spahn and Ray Flaherty happened often,” spectacular 67-yard the leader, has only 26 and asked him if it Marshall said. run for a a perfect day at bat by slugging Erny remembered enlightened touchdown. m' i w i m .Mickey Mantle is second with and his other listeners. n r Eddie Mathews were the features. 24. Sievers is next, with Ted Wil- “He told Ray he completed the Rams’ IT’S FUN TO BEAT THE YANKEES—Jim Delsing a big grin as his Detroit teammates Mathews only did it when he was drinking, but Richter wears smashed his 30th liams following with 20 and A1 that he usually was sober the day of the game. He said it scoring when he kicked a 24- greet him at home plate after his pinch homer off Johnny Sain in the 10th inning gave the homer off Sal Maglie, singled in Rosen with 19. with straight face Flaherty yard field goal early in the fourth Tigers a 10-8 victory over the Yankees at Briggs Stadium yesterday. It was the Tigers’ second another run and scored twice. Sievers is tied with Rosen for such a didn’t know whether to quarter. believe him or not.” straight over the champions, who dropped four games behind the leading Indians. Delsing hit Effective pitching by Bob fifth place in runs batted in with The Giants scored only for Steve Gromek, won 13th game. and Art but he’s only 10 behind Doby, * with who his —A. P. Wirephoto. Lemon Houtteman and 79. ** * three minutes of the game re- home runs by Lemon and Larry the leader. In between are Min- PINCKERT SAID MARSHALL wasn’t around the day a maining. Andy Davis, formerly Doby highlighted the Indians’ nie Minoso (88), Yogi Berra (83) (81). light, reflected from some bright object in a window at the of George Washington Univer- 7- and 5-2 sweep over the inept and Mantle sity the Redskins, recovered College All-Stars homer, Country Club in New York, bothered Flaherty and Election Day Out, Victory in Warmup Athletics. Lemon’s with Red Sox Only Two Behind. so a fumble on the Rams’ 3Q-yard one on, overcame an early 2-1 uch the coach complained about ' Bratkowski, Bucky Harris is hoping Sievers 3estchester It. line and a few plays later Chuck Name Philadelphia lead in the first stay on the during “One of our guys had put a dozen cans of beer out on the Conerly passed yards Kyle game. will beam a 20 to 1954 International Jerry Efoby’s three-run homer busy stay in Boston. Roy will be off,” Rote goal Makes Barber off Alex in the window to cool Erny remembered, “and when the sun behind the line. Rote Massey Captains Kellner first in- aiming at a convenient leftfleld hit them it looked like spotlight.” converted. By the Associated Press ning, his 26th of the season, got and the a the fence club may need all Lo« Angeles 7 13 7 3—30 Is Set for Nov. 3 LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 9. ; New in 'Tam' Indians off to a flying start his power to stave off the The conversation drifted around to Riley Smith, the New York 0 0 0 77 Threat in the nightcap. Red Los Angeles The College All-Stars will be led j Sox. They’ve sneaked within quarterback, who clobbered by opponent from scoring Touchdowns, Washington, D. By lha Associated Press was an the Younger, Fears, Towler, Hall. Field goal. The C., Inter- by Zeke Bratkowski and Carlton Pinch-hitter Jim Delsing’s two games of the Senators and blind side in one game. Pinckert Richter. Conversions. Richter (3|. national will be run CHICAGO, Aug. persist- went to help him up and New York scoring—Touchdown Rote. Wednesday, Massey when they meet the j 9.—A two-run homer in the 10th in- are anxious to dislodge them Conversion. Rote. November 3, Laurel race course Smith shouted, “Don’t touch me. Just give me the name of Detroit Lfons at Chicago’s : ent journeyman and two talented ning broke up a free-hitting af- from fifth place. the guy officials announced today. That’s Soldier Field Friday night. 24-year-olds today threatened fair as Detroit made it two Harris will send Connie Mar- who did it.” Forty-Niners Beat Fort Ord the last 1 in day of Laurel’s fall the I pro golf’s Old Guard as Tam a row over Yankees with a rero and Bob Porterfield against Red Morgan’s name came up, and they remembered the meeting. Bratkowski. brilliant: the On tycElhenny's Scoring Georgia quarterback, and Mas- O’Shanter prepared for the 10-8 triumph. The Yankees had Boston tomorrow in separate- take-off he did on the late Coach Howard Jones’ locker-room The game’s richest tournament, to SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9. UP) 1954 International, like i sey, Texas end, were elected co- the rallied overcome 4-0 and 8-5 admission afternoon and night pep talk. Jopes talked in a monotone, reviewing the first half, starting Tiger —With Halfback Hugh McEl- the first two, will be an expen- ; i captains of the squad yesterday. $150,000 “World” event leads to force the game games. The clubs will go through until he came to the climax when he shouted, “Go out there . henny sive horse race. The purse is Both have been standouts in Thursday. into overtime. Delsing’s dra- the same routine Wednesday, scoring three first-period matic and be the masters, dominate it and master it.” touchdowns, the San Francisco $65,000 with the winner earning 1 ! drills for the annual charity The first phase of Tam’s golf homer inflicted the fourth then meet in a single game Forty-Niners the $50,000, but that doesn’t tell the ! ! game with the professional circus ended yesterday as long- defeat on Johnny Sain, ace re- Thursday afternoon. Morgan, an end, had trouble catching passes, and there- routed Army’s liever, and Fort Ord Warriors. 42-12, yes- whole tale. j champions. overdue Jerry Barber won the gave Steve Gromek Sievers dropped the White Sox after, as he juggled and fought for the ball, the squad would tourney his 13th victory. games league- terday in a pre-season football Only horses that are invited Halfback Doak Walker and All-American and the seven behind the yell for him to “master” it and it. “kid” stars, Gene Littler ' leading Indians, breaking 6-6 “dominate” game at Kezar Stadium. may take part in the mile-and- Guard Less Bingaman will co- and Dodgers Get 13 in Eighth. a * * tie with ** A crowd of 19,779 a-half classic captain the Lions. Peter Thomson, British Open one out in the ninth saw the over Laurel’s grass The runnerup Dodgers a shot the Forty-Niners, by course. Since Gene Filipski. Villanova half- champion, finished second and closed with into lower left- PINCKERT ASKED ABOUT Andy Farkas, among others, rated many ex- the starters are to within three games Morrie Martin. perts as one of the most formid- invited, are no nominating, back now in the Marines, was a third, respectively. of the field stands off and was glad to hear the retired halfback was doing well in there Giants with romp Roy able teams in the National Foot- entering or starting fees and the late arrival for workouts, show- Barber, whose 11-under-par a 20-7 over supplied a three-run homer, the insurance business. the Redlegs. Aided by a smash into the upper deck, in ball put power Lam-el management pays ing up yesterday. He got an won him one of his Third League, their on the en- 277 few Baseman Chuck Harmon’s the “One of the greatest runners the Redskins ever had,” display tire expenses of each eight-day pass from his base at major victories, will an two- first inning. for the first time this horse and lead out error, the Dodgers rapped The White Sox retaliated with Erny observed. “We had good say its personnel Quantico, Va. t and hoped to pick eight-man some ones, but I’d it was season. flown here for the American team across 13 runs in the eighth- three runs off between up enough this week to appear Chuck Stobbs in CliffBattles and Andy for the best.” A rugged, speedy line and fast race. against eight foreign golfers -12 of them unearned—to third as Chico against the Lions. in two-day inter- were the Carrasquel Somebody thought Andy developed too many ailments in backfleld defenders' bottled up Counting the purse, a total tomorrow a set a scoring record for that and Nellie Fox walked Fort main which sets and Fred his later years, but Pinckert only scoffed at the thought. “The Ord’s threat, Ollie outlay of nearly $175,000 is in- national competition inning. Gil Hodges helped Carl Marsh, Minnie Minoso Matson. volved, the stage and worse Farkas felt, the better, he played,” Erny said. “He officials said. for the World tourna- Erskine achieve his 14th victory, George Kell singled. McElhenny scored on a 51- Scale weights prevail ment. banging out wasn’t really good until he got a couple of aches.” for the Bannister and Landy four hits, including Fitz Gerald and yard pass-run play and followed International, and the field gets Sam Snead to Play. a double and triple in the big Kell Homer. Marshall wanted to know if Erny remembered Lone Star with touchdown gallops of 39 away from a eighth. Clyde Vollmer’s single and Ed walk-up start j The international field Dietz, one of the first Redskin coaches, appearing on the and 20 yards. rather than the customary gate. includes The third-place White Sox Fitz Gerald’s home run staked Praise Each Other; top finishers in the All-American, Stobbs a sideline in formal attire, complete from high silk hat to Floyd Safely, a first year end Foreign horses that take part dropped seven games behind to 5-3 advantage in the are who had to play in that tourney Cleveland, sixth, but Kell slammed a three- striped pants? Pinckert missed that one, but he did remem- from the University of Arkansas, chosen by a committee com- dividing a double- nabbed short touchdown passes posed of representatives to qualify for the “World,” which header with Washington. run homer in the seventh. Wayne, ber the time one of the fans, outraged because the referee from to Europe Jack in the second and third periods. each nation where thoroughbred Go Soon pays $50,000 cash and a $50,000 Harshman shut out the Terwilliger’s double and Jim gave the Redskins By Senators. Busby’s two consecutive 15-yard penalties, John Henry Johnson, a 205- racing is John D. ths Associated Press exhibition contract to the winner. 3-0, after Washington had won single off Harry Dorish conducted. eighth threatened to shoot that worthy official. pound Negro halfback who play- Schapiro, Laurel’s president, VANCOUVER. British Colum- An exception is Sammy Snead, the opener, 7-6, on Roy Sievers’ In the tied the score at “He half himself,” Erny said, “but in the Canadian heads the bia, Aug. 9.—John Landy, the missed the be- 20th and 21st 6-6 and set the stage for Sievers’ was shot we thought ed League last committee. who All-American home runs. winning ' who blow. # he had a gun in his pocket.” year, showed up as a powerful American horses get their in- Australian running machine cause of family reasons last Jackie Jensen divided four flows along like quiet brook, hits, Camilo Pascual, who held *** * runner. vitations from a committee of a week, but will play in the World. two runs and two runs th* Dave Mann, Fort Ord left half- newspapermen headed by shook his head today in slight Barber, who near-sighted batted in equally in each game NOW IN THE MEN’S CLOTHING business, custom sports Nel- “miracle is so as the Red <»...j..-. . ..I back, scored from the one-yard son Dunstan of the Morning bewilderment over the he removes his glasses to line Sox took both ends clothes to pin-point it, Erny had an attractive sports shirt mile” he lost Saturday to Dr. of a line In the second period and on Telegraph, a daily racing paper. up short putts, compiled rounds double-header from Balti- with an Indian design that he hoped to sell to the Redskins. a 40-yard dash after a lateral An American horse has yet to Roger Bannister of England. more, 4-2, and 4-1. The opener “You don’t running in the win “If any one had *old me I was won in the 11th on singles want them around in those shirts third. the International. Wilwyn, by they’ve got now—they’re cheap looking,” he declared. an English-bred, won the in- would run the mile in 3:59.6 and Walt Biurkemo Wins Jensen and BillyConsolo and augural finish second. I’d have taken him an error by Billy Hunter. The He and Marshall haggled good-naturedly design. in 1952 with Ruhe, an over the American horse, on a bet right there.” Then he $2,000 for Tee Shot second-game defeat was the 15th The red in the shirt, a flamboyant, second, and for multi-colored garment, Nine Men to Enter Zucchero, another English en- added graciously, “Ican’t be dis- Baltimore’s Don Larsen, didn’t suit Marshall because it wasn’t burgundy, the Red- try, third. appointed. Roger was the best Two Feet From Cup making him the losingest pitcher skins’ color. Erny said it cost $1,500 to have an artist design Last November, first money runner of the day, there's no By ths Associated Press in the majors. the shirt, colors included, and he didn’t to change Hall of Fame Today went to the French four-year- doubt.” CHICAGO, Aug. 9.—Wal- mean it. spectators Burkemo, Franklin, Roberta Wins 17th. In the end gave sports By dre Associated Press old, Worden n. Iceberg n,; The 35,000 who ter / he his old boss a free shirt and for the Mich., pro, today Robin Roberts became the first COOPERSTOWN, N. voted America’s top grass horse filled Empire Stadium won the pitcher to promised to make up another one with a special design. Y.. Aug. British Empire hole-in-one competition at win 17 games and out- 9.—Baseball’s Hall last season, was second and Sun- big event of the fielder “Itwill have "Hail to the Redskins” stitched on it,” Erny of Fame glow was would agree with Landy. Tam O’Shanter by planting Del Ennis drove in six swings the gate wide open to third. Garnet runs as the said. “Now if we can figure away to wire him Laurel for, but did not ex- his tee shot on the 155-yard Phillies took two for sound nine members today at the had hoped to stage the They hoped games from the • new Cubs, 8-4 and we’ll be all set.” International this year on No- pect. a 4-minute mile. Neither No. 16 hole 2 feet 6 inches 8- annual dedication. of plaques 2, but the in from the cup. honoring the greatest stars of vember Maryland of the two principals the Roberts Racing Commission objected. eight-man race predict Being closest of all the was clipped for four the past. would runs in the first two November 2 is general ! such a blazing speed. contestants, col- innings of Bill Dickey, Yankee coach election' Burkemo the opener, but stopped Giardello in Fair Condition After Auto Accident day. But the track was dry and lected $2,000. the Cubs brake and one of the great catchers, cold the rest of the way despite By tho Associated Press was to Monmouth fast, the temperature around 75, Hassan Hassanein of Cairo, j flitiA taken Me- and Bill Terry, the slugging first yielding 12 his STEERING Hospital Long the sun warm on the runners. Egypt, was He won hits. Ennis hit I KEYPORT, N. J., Aug. 9.—; morial in Branch. baseman who managed the second. 19th home run in the first game. LM
Five Games at Boston Boost Sievers' Chances in Homer Derby
