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Braves'Hopes Kept Aliveby Clouts by Bonus Pair Seven Straight Solace for Senators fjm ¦ M| ¦' Mathews' Long Clout Helps Beat Dodgers; Yanks Win on Homers Killebrew Turns Bf ... “JB x CT»” ¦Bplf 1 By the Associated Press Boos Into Cheers With Eddie Mathews hitting C* \ in the fashion that made his In 18-7 Debacle name a household word a couple By BURTON HAWKINS of years ago. things are really may looking up for the Milwaukee The Senators be chin- Braves. But even their staunch- , deep in weeds, but *way over IMPORTS yonder id I est1 rooters may well be skeptical they believe they spy a |^lH about their ability to make up ** THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C. couple of roses. That sweet "'« •’¦ * A-12 ' Sg __"“-fe»| ' / '-•• ' < - all that ground lost to the front- SATUBDAY, JUNE 26, MSS i Dodgers. scent, however faint, is drifting running Brooklyn • m’ Manager Charlie Grimm’s their way as the result of wel- athletes, picked by many to win ; come hitting by a pair of bonus the National League pennant, I youngsters, Harmon Killebrew like contenders timed in didn’t look much ; and Jerry Schoonmaker. MAKE ROOM FOR MORROW— Boulder, Colo.— and Dean Smith of Texas, who also were during the early part of the sea- Bobby Morrow (second from right) makes a dra- 9.5. Art Bragg, defending champion from Balti- son. The pitching and the hit- The hapless Washington club matic entrance into major track competition by more, lost out m the semifinals. Left to right are ting that was to deliver the big BL lost again last night, of course, winning the 100-yard dash in 9.5 seconds, one of Jerry Prewit, Texas, sixth; John Haines, Drexel Hill, reward for all that fantastic fan this time by the rather emphatic Bob Washington, support barely kept In wedged the hignlights of the National AAU meet here yes- t Pa., fifth; Richard, Morrow, and them the ¦ score of 18-7, but into terday. A freshman at Abilene (Tex.) Christian Langston University, fourth. Smith is not shown. first division. | that walloping by the Detroit College, Morrow nosed out Rod Richard ofthe Army —AP Wirephoto. But now things have changed. The Braves have moved into ' Tigers before 4,188 of the faith- second place with seven straight ful at Griffith Stadium might SANTEE WINS MILE IN 4:11.5 victories, belting home No 7 last have been a faint ray of hope night with an 8-2 triumph over for the future. Classy Fillies ; Trabert Reaches the Dodgers. What’s more, the Nobody is accusing Killebrew of pitching staff now has nailed ; ***; being a third-baseman at this Mile-High Altitude down four straight complete y \ V z point, In fact, when the sturdy ( games. Idahoan came to bat in the fifth In New Castle Quarter-Finals Mathews Hits Long One ’ inning he was being hooted for 0- deficiencies afield. Slows AAU Trockmen Lew Burdette had no trouble his But Har- quickly method going all the way against Brook- v mon learned a iisfe iftis of winning friends. BOULDER, Colo., June 25 UP))|p.m. (EDT) today may be the i lyn, winning his fifth game AtDelaware —This town’s mile-high altitude : I highlight of what is shaping up 1 AtWimbledon against four defeats with a nine- JERRY SCHOONMAKER HARMON KILLEBREW Lands 24 Rows Up has put the clamps on runners sas a lackluster meet. The fast- hit breeze. The Braves made —Stsr Staff Photos. mighty By JOSEPH B. KELLY WIMBLEDON, England, June He boomed a home run inJ the National AAU track and I est qualifier yesterday was Tom it easier lor him by making the 24 up bleach- Star Racing Xdltor University, —Top-seeded Tony rows in the 34-row field championships. Rogers of Texas who ! 25 (/P). Tra- most of eight hits, ers in leftfleld. It served merely STANTON, Del.. June 25. After nine final events yester- ¦ won his heat in 1 minute 51.3 j bert of Cincinnati and Doris i Three of them were home runs i to reduce the Senators’ deficit Sixteen fillies and mares are c day, only one new record has > seconds. Arnold Sowell of Pitts- , Carl Erskine that as- time, Hart of Coral Gables, Fla., ad- off Loses Maxwell Leads by Stroke • to 13-1 at the but it also ready up hammer throw of burgh started like a shot in his , lead in 19-year- to line at Delaware beent set—a I quarter-finals forded Burdette a 7-1 served notice that the Park this afternoon for the 1 199 feet 8 inches by Harold Con- heat, but after he outdistanced ' vanced to the of innings. One of the clouts boy has power and ¦ the Wimbledon tennis cham- three old the if $25,000-added New Castle Stakes, i nolly of the Boston Athletic As- • his competition he coasted home 1 was a 485-foot job by Mathews—- | when he catches up with major the second event of this track’s 5 sociation. It topped the AAUlin 1:51.8. Sowell’s triumph was j pionships today with impressive the longest on record at County In Bunched Western Open league pitching. Big Three, impressive newly created Distaff recordi of 189-feet-3. set last t in that the fourth ; straight-set victories. Stadium. PORTLAND, Oreg., June of the tournament yester- A moment later, Schoonmaker year by of New i in was Lon Spur- the 25j,[round Planned as a rich prep for Bob Backus the runner his heat belting over The only shadow on Mil- 3 day—33-33—66—but because exceedingly 5 Association, Force, Trabert his fast (A ). —Billy Maxwell, of Odessa,; off blasted an well- next Saturday’s SIIO,OOO-added • York Athletic who > rier of the Air who has regularity, overpow- waukee picture is the fact that !a 76 Thursday he was able to triple to Jerry yesterday serve with Dodgers—with Roy Campa- Tex., National Amateur j -3 kissed center. Delaware Handicap, the most< finished second with i applied for world record certifl- J India, the 1 former only 142. a sharp single ered Narath Kumar of ailing—- Ishow a also added in lucrative race ever run for fillies 1 185-feet-l. cation of his time of 1:47.5. ( 6—4, 6—2, 6—2, while Miss Hart nella and Duke Snider titlist, led a closely-bunched, ! Dave Douglas, Newark, Del.; : the ninth inning when the bugaboo loomed up. and mares, the New Castle drew The altitude | Eleven other final events are , defeated Josefa De Riba of : are still 13 games The ques- field of 68 into the third round Paul O’Leary, Bismarck, N. D„• produced 5 of their 12 large in decisions by Defending much for Senators a surprisingly large and classy 1 [ program today. Spain. 6—l, 6—3. The Florida tion is: Is that too Western Open golf cham- and Ralph Blomquist, California off Billy Hoeft in a three- Champion Mai Whitfield of the on the i bf the 1 hits field for the mile-and-one-six- < girl only the Braves to overhaul? Open champion from Glendale, • session just 11 Angeles Bobby Morrow, speedy Abilene needed 27 minutes to League pionship here today. run which fell teenth contest. Los Club and Wes San- f complete job. In other National were tied behind. Middlecoff and tying. not (Tex.) College ‘ the tops 1 runs short of rap* tee of the Marines to com- ¦ Christian fresh- games the Chicago Cubs beat Maxwell, whose 137 was The track was drying out pete 880-yard The early matches made It Littler at 140. Gardiner Dickin- ‘ are indications fans Idly after heavy rains and the 1 in the run. Whit- ’ man, upset a veteran field with Pittsburgh, 10-3: New York , at the end of 36 holes yesterday, son, Jr., Andrews, 111., There j on look like day for the favorites St. was may be tolerant of Kille- racing strip should ‘ field scratched to concentrate his 9.5 seconds victory in the a edged St. Louis. 1-0, and Cin- 5 more be fast for 1 as1 Louise Brough of Beverly was 12 strokes better than the right behind with 72-69—141. brew, only a year removed from Castle, gross * today’s 440-yard run. 100-yard dash yesterday. De- ' split with Philadelphia the New which will Hills, Calif., seeded second cinnati 149 necessary to qualify for the Sam Snead, hard-hitting West Idaho semipro ranks, and 140,200. Santee withdrew from the : fending Champion Art Bragg of in a twl-nighter, losing the first, About 100 golf- stayed 1 J among the women, breezed past last two rounds. Virginia veteran, within Schoonmaker, who was attend- Under the half-mile competition to concen- ’ Cross City Club of Baltimore, * 8-6 but winning the second, 6-0. wayside 1 allowance conditions 1 the of ers fell by the in the grasping range of the title by ing the University of of the stake, five of the 16 trate on the mile. He won han- failed to get past the semifinals, Mrs. Healther Brewer Ber- In the game at St. Louis, competition s Missouri en- 1 seconds, ' mula,j 6—2, —2, and Angela stiff of the first 36 firing a 34-35—69 to tie with only ago. trants will carry pounds and dily in 4 minutes 11.5 trailed by Dean * 6 Wayne Terwilliger made his ’ three weeks £gp c Fred Dwyer of the Army Morrow was Buxton of Britain. No. 8, holes.