Bent Upon Putting Fight in Club Pair Accused Os Not Telling Os Bribe Offer Higgins Fired, Senators Call up Big July Money Races NASHVILLE
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f piaf Two Lookouts Jurges at Red Sox Helm Today, PORTS Suspended in S THE Gaming A-14 EVENING STAR Probe Wathington, D C., Saturday, July 4, IM9 Bent Upon Putting Fight in Club Pair Accused Os Not Telling Os Bribe Offer Higgins Fired, Senators Call Up Big July Money Races NASHVILLE. Tenn.. 4 (AP).—Two Chattanooga base- New Pilot Sees Mele to Plug ball players, one of them the club's all-time home run leader, Hitting Team Coaching Gap Attract Hillsdale were suspended indefinitely yesterday on charges they BALTIMORE, July 4 (AP). By BURTON HAWKINS failedj to report a bribery at- —Bill Jurges, an aggressive ¦Mr BMfl Writer tempt. !|shortstop in the National NEW YORK, July 4.—More And Round Table Charles Hurth. president of ; League for 17 seasons, says he’ll By the Southern Association, said , expect the kind of play than 21 years after he turned the Associated Pres* including 17 to the English- same the action against Jess Levan , from the Boston Red Sox when down a chance to become a The 73d running of the SIOO,-! ! bred Amerigo, the second the 000-added and Waldo Gonzalez was ] he takes over as manager to- major league manager, Bill Suburban Handicap choice, and 18 to How Now, such charges in , at first taken on day. Belmont Park is the richest winner of the American last the 74-year history of the Jurgea gets his second oppor- race today's national turf “We’ll do the best we can on year. league. , tunity today when he takes program. But chief interest is Nine-year-old Find, sidelined and well hustle like hell.” Hurth announced the sus- Jurges said of the alumping \ over the helm of the Red Sox in the $75.000-added Stars and of the time Injuries meeting ¦ I much with pensions after here Red, who mired the fBH they the Orioles In Stripes Handicap at Washing- since winning the 1957 re- Engel, president Sox are in as battle with Joe of American League cellar, 10(4 ton Park and the $50.000-added newal, makes his first stakes Chattanooga Lookouts, ‘ Baltimore. the a games off the lead. "Boston's Americfin 'Cap at Hollywood start of the year under 109 Washington Class AA farm Is Mfe The 51-year-old Jurges yes- eighth place Park. pounds and will be the senti- club, and Phil Piton, assistant not an team—- terday left the Senators, where The presence of and they’re not going to be.” Round Table, mental choice. Alfred Q. George Trautman, presi-! ' served as third base to M. 1 himself, he had world's leading money winning Vanderbilt's veteran cam- of the minor leagues. | As for Jurges said: coach for four years, to sup- dent , horse with $1,397,939, and Hills- paigner "I'm delighted—it's a terrific I sML. 3 ¦ has an imposing plant Higgins Boston's record to Rule | Mike as dale, victorious in six stakes , of 20 victories, 18 seconds and Trautman break.” field boss. Sam Mele, former and winner of $301,900 this 18 thirds in 75 starts He said final disposition of Waahington who has for earn- up 31-42 Under Higgins outfielder year, put the Stars and Stripes ings of $695,614. the charges would be left been serving as a New England to Trautman. and American Handicaps at the Big Effort • ( The 51-year-old Jurges, a scout for the Senators, will Favored Levan and Gonzalez, who , top of the list. The two horses The l'/4 miles of the Subur- coach with the Washington plug the gap in the coaching are the outstanding candidates came here with the Lookouts < Senators since 1956, was hired staff but Ellis Clary will shift ban doesn’t have a name entry open with for horse of the year honors to a four-game series , yesterday to replace the ousted first base box to third. to match Round Table and Nashville, reported from the won by Round Table in 1958. were re- Mikej Higgins. The Sox had a at Hillsdale. It figures, however, turning to Chattanooga. They Reluctance to take a Job Round Table faces 10 rivals ; 31-42 record under Higgins and cost to be a hotly contested affair could not be for com- the expense of a friend and carries top weight of 132 reached lostj again last night, under the to manage with Big Effort, 4-year-old . Jurges the chance pounds in the 1' 8 miles of the ment. temporary leadership of Coach filly, the favorite under 123 baseman, , the Chicago Cubs in 1938, when Stars and Stripes. If all 11 Levan. 32, a first Rudy York, for their sixth pounds. Only five members for they won the National League start, Round Table could add has hit 83 home runs straight defeat. of her have won the clas- ‘ pennant. He was offered the $56,700 with a victory. He is sex Lookouts 'in three full seasons his fifth sic The race drew a field of part year. The I Higgins was in sea- job by Owner Phil Wrigley. but asked to give nine pounds to and of this ( manager. including the consistent 1 son as His teams persuaded the chewing gunl the im oving Manassas, win- 10. mark is a career record for the j Talent Show, top weight under twice finished third and fourth magnate that Catcher Gabby ner of his last three starts, and club. 125 pounds. Gonzalez, 26, is a slick-field- ( on two other occasions. Hartnett deserved the oppor- 15 to proven grass runners Jurges such Rounding out today’s fea- lng shortstop whose batting said he thoucht the tunity. as Tudor Era and One-Eyed- might ture card are the $25,000 average this year is .179. He Red Sox be a better Kmg. hitting club than they have Costly Derision Then added Sussex Turf Handicap was with the Lookouts pre- 1 Spots 24 Pounds at miles at Delaware Park, viously in 1957. shown thus far. But he said it to prove one of the I*B too for to It was Hillsdale takes up pounds, the $15,000 added Colonial itwas early him be costly decisions of Jurges’ 130 No Elaboration , recommending any more the highest of his career, Handicap at Suffolk Downs cures. He permitted his heart to would elaborate to they’re life. against five opponents in the and the $20,000 added Long- Hurth not “I’llhave see if rule his head and regretted it. the charges except to say doing anything wrong first,” miles of the American. He fellow Handicap over Mon- on i After helping the Cubs to win 118 the two men had been ap- ] he “Just doctor, TRYING IT ON FOR SlZE—Billy Jurges, newly appointed manager of spots much 24 pounds. mouth Park s mile turf course. said.. lik'e a the flag in 1938 he was traded as as proached by gamblers, whom go the Boston Red Sox, smiles as he tries on a Red Sox cap after quitting ; I can't in and prescribe New York Giants by the identify, and asked , something making his post as a Washington coach to succeed Mike Higgins. Jurges, 51, to the he did not without first he insisted be named man- — man to off the opposing team over ‘‘tip ; an examination. I may kill took in today’s double-header against the Orioles in Baltimore. ager instead of him. on what pitches were coming.” , the patient.” AP Wirephoto. PARKER LOSES DIAMOND SCULLS He did say there is no evi- A brilliant shortstop who dence thus far that either had Will Take Time broke in with the Cubs in 1932. accepted any money. Investi- later played seven years with Jurges said it would take returned gation will continue, he said, study per- the Giants and then Wins him a while to the two years, Harvard Crew to “make sure no other players AFTER DUREN DOOR-SLAMMING to the Cubs for ” Manager Bucky sonnel. General figured prominently are involved changed Jurges has Harris, who man- the defensive development of Engel told the Chattanooga many O'Dell Shows in agerial jobs times, said i Cud Final at Henlev Times, “They had been a pair of slugging third base- con- it would take about a month tacted by gamblers and they Ramos, Griggs Try men—Ed Mathews of the Braves to settle down- in the job. HENLEY. England. July 4 (Challenge Cup event is 6:30.0, contacted gamblers, and it was and Harmon Killebrew of the Hai ris declined to disclose j (AP>. Harvard University’s sset by the great Cornell Uni- found out . there was sus- Old Form as Senators, both starters in the the length of the contract or heavyweight crew today won \versity crew in 1957. picious conduct on their part All-Star Game Tuesday at Cup. lightweights, the salary. To Dash Yankee Fire the Grand Challenge The Harvard in Nashville and Mobile.” Pittsburgh. Jurges said he has not yet most important eight-oared defending the Thames Chal- j Trautman. in Columbus, By a Stall c I to do about the Star Writer [gald's double and Tony Kubek’s Jurges was hired as a special of the Henley lenge Cup, qualified to meet the said his a decided what j competition 1 Ohio, office heard July —The single. Climb for the apparently inept NEW YORK, 4 Orioles tutor current Sox coaching staff of Royal Regatta, by defeating London University crew in the rumor “That something was when 1 Baker, Ferriss Senators will be striving to re- The picked up an- B> the Assort.ted Press Mathews that clouter the Thames Rowing Club of final1 later today.