Braves Romp Off and Hide As Big Four Take 12 of 13 WINS ‘WORLDI GOLF BY STROKE Streak Reaches

~ y- •< • Hh|H Sievers to Aim :L's» Mayer Decides Today Seven as Cards Bow to Conley For Fences in By th« On $50,000 Contract Associated Press There's a pennant race miss- CHICAGO, Aug. 12 UP).— Fourth place was shared by ing in the National League to- Handsome Dick Mayer, who Gene Littler and Big George day and the chief suspects are ¦" - Oriole Series year's golfer Bayer, for $5,500 Conley, Spahn. «lliilBl»i»:»r x . .JBPf f a ML, became the richest each with 281 Burdette and By BURTON HAWKINS by winning just two tourna- apiece. Buhl. |K/ §¦'/*$ Open and “Big Four Roy Sievers ments—the National Mike Souchak had a windup Milwaukee's and was an effective the 8101,000 “World”—had a no more” has the five .381 jabber on the Senators’ 74 and 282 for sixth place and Braves chance to become even richer $2,000. Knotted at 284 and and one-half games in front excursion to New York and today by pen. pennant /\ igNßaHflMßtfH Boston, but he’ll try to recover the stroke of the sharing SI,BOO each were Bob of a scramble that pPHHNH A one-time Wall Street in- Rosburg, Dow Flnisterwald and suddenly has changed from a his knockout punch and check vestment broker, the 33-year- Art Wall. jr. riddle into a romp. - the club’s three-game losing - Si Mayer Lanky Conley, If-' >-' . 4*«l old of La Jolla, Calif- The concurrent “World” Gene veteran streak in the opener of a two- Warren Spahn, controversial MF game women’s pro tourney had a series with the Orioles Picture, Scorei or Page A-17 Lew Burdette and strong- tomorrow night at Griffith Sta- photo finish between Patty armed Bob Buhl . . . they have dium. made a $50,000 “killing” yes- Berg and Fay Crocker, each terday with 302. done it all in the Braves’ two- Fenway Park, where the Sen- in the “World” with the breakaway sleeper They will playoff holes week that has left dropped of four same sort of finish at 18 ators three out gave today prize. the other pretenders lagging ? v over the week end, is a spot which him the prestige- for the $6,000 first ¦HI' ' 4F loaded National Open title in Second money is $2,000. Miss in the dust. * which has defied Roy’s home- . ¦ - * : Berg playoff ¦HESM& v»'- blasting, but it can’t be June. forced the when Take 12 of 13 Starts run Today, a 25-foot birdie putt termed his jinx stadium. He’s Mayer decides wheth- she sank Since July 28. the Big Four er to sign an exhibition con- on the 72nd hole. POURING IT ON THE mers a .361 hitter there. has drawn 13 consecutive INDlANS—Catcher calls the play. Smith had doubled, gone tract with “World” tourney The men’s amateur crown starting assignments and Hal Smith of Kansas City Roy contributed two singles profes- come slides home safely to third on a single by Pitcher Ned Garver promoter, George S. May. went to Don Cherry, away with 12 victories. in the fourth inning of yesterday’s first game and continued when and a double yesterday but it which could produce an addi- sional singer, in a weird finish home centerfielder netted Senators nothing It was the rejuvenated Con- with the Indians in Cleveland. Catcher Hal Roger the as tional $50.000 —by making a which saw defending champion ley's yesterday Maris fumbled. The Athletics won this they lost the first game. 8-5, turn and the Naragon makes a dive and Umpire Bill Sum- maximum of 50 appearances at Ward Wettlaufer of Buffalo. righthander one, 7-0, and the second, 9-B.—AP Wirephoto. and then traveled 11 Innings to ap- 6- turned In SI,OOO each. N. Y„ knocked out of an steady seven-hitter Mil- a 4-3 defeat in the second. first-place by a as Wins By Stroke parent tie a score waukee whipped St. Louis for Pete Ramos’ hex over the Red ! I card error. Sox junked In the latter Mayer, now leading the play- its seventh straight. 5-1. was Cherry and Wettlaufer fin- Linked with Brooklyn’s dou- ARCARO DECISION DUE TODAY as Prank Malzone singled with for-play golfers with $66,145, ished with but 2965. .officials ble defeat by Pittsburgh, Phil a- two down in the Uth and Gene captured golf's biggest cash ruled Wettlaufer erred in okay- Stephens brought him around prize yesterday by a one-stroke ing a card crediting him with Sfef with a triple to right center, margin over the men who were proper Bo* Scores o* Pago A-19 a 76 instead of a 77. Alhambra and Jester sending 21,757 customers home expected to make the “World” Wettlaufer was penalized two happy. a private scrap—veteran Sam- strokes and finished third with delphia’s split with New York my Snead and Canadian A1 ¦ Tops on RBI List 298. Second at 297 was How- and the rainout of Cincinnati's Top 2 Stakes Today Balding. ard Everitt, Northfleld, N. J. double-header with Chicago, it Sievers has dropped one home Snead, who held a 54-hole crown left the once torrid National By th« Associated Press bumping The women’s amateur PORTS Helfast on the far run behind Mickey Mantle, lead Os one stroke over Balding, 18-year-old League race with biggest went to Clifford its •* The 2-year-old !! SJ colts take turn. Helfast in turn slammed who has 31, and remains in a staggered to a final 74, while Ann of Opelousas, La., gaps of the year. Creed A-16 THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C. thoroughbred racing’s si Wild MONDAY, AI'OI’ATI*. ISS7 over into Ride, whose jockey second-place tie with Ted Wil- Balding took a 73, being ham- who won by 10 strokes with St. Louis, losing six straight, spotlight today. Alhambra forced pull sharply. Roy still a s'was to up liams. is one up. 81- strung by double bogey six 317. .trails by s‘/2. Brooklyn by 6V2 , victory j shoots for another in May Be Suspended 80. on Mantle for the runs- on the 67th hole. Snead and 'Cincinnati by 7 and Philadel- the $20.000-added Prairie State batted-in lead and hopes to Balding each received $7,500 phia by 9. Stakes at Chicago’s Washing- If the officials think it was improve the situation in both for sharing second. fault, likely I ton Park and Jester attempts , Arcaro's he will departments during a brief Mayer started the final round Match Yankee Margin . draw a suspension. They also live up to gaud) advance home stand against Baltimore at the crowded Tam O’Shan- Mantle and Ted$ The Braves’ lead now WIN, Ito will determine whether LOSE OR j notices in the Saratoga's Spe- the and Boston. ter course five strokes Mhind matches the Yankees' first- cial Saratoga 1:54% clocking by Dedicate for advantage at Bprlngs. N. Y. Since he cracked a home run Snead. With all attention fo- place in the Amer- actually ( a mile and three-sixteenths will League. Alhambra finished a game for six games. Roy cused on Snead and Balding. ican The Yanks went By FRANCIS STANN first in all of go in the books as a track rec- up DRAW five his starts, but l hasn’t lofted one out of the Mayer embroidered a 68 and Meel Head On |s>/ 2 by defeating Baltimore, ord. Turbine set the record of • the judges took victory away s park, but ironically he has been sewed up the tournament with 7- while runnerup Chicago from him in his biggest effort 1:57 3-5 in 1946. fourth split Detroit, salvaging * t a better hitter average-wise. his birdie of the round with an —the $150,075 Arlington Fu- Eric Guerin will ride by sinking 11-2 nightcap after losing, 8-5. Jester. Ed Yost taken much a 9-footer on the turity July 20, because a stable- ’ a handsome son of the great has over In other American League of the Senators’ extra-base 71st hole. Torrid Duel bumped In mate another colt. Tom Fool, and hell probably Mayer, say games, Boston twice from It smashing games. who declined to won Didn't Look Like Rain . be 3 to 5 less in recent He Aug. 12 UP).— ! Washington, Jester, who won the colts di- or in the Sara- thumped whether the United States BALTIMORE. 8-5 and 4-3 in 11 IT WAS HOT IN THE LOOP on the afternoon of toga Special, which is six- has at a .340 pace in Mickey Mantle of the Yankees,! ! innings, and Kansas City vision of the National Stallion i a his games among Open or the “World” was his the All-Star and players furlong, winner-take-all last 12 and victory, seeking unprecedented sec- j dragged Cleveland to Game the and coaches who Stakes at Belmont Park, was i event his 16 hits been four best wound up with an j down the ; worth about $24,000. have for ond straight triple crown, left sixth place, its lowest standing disembarked from the bus from Evaitston gratefully 3-to-4 favorite in the Great homers, two triples and a rounds of 72-69-70-68 a sought the air of American Stakes July 20 only ' Jester is coupled with Great nine-under-par total of 279. here last night riding the crest in 10 years, with 7-0 and 9-8 conditioned the Sherman Hotel lobby. double. .565 batting average for A look at the sky to suffer a neck loss to Li'l I Mogue and the chief threat to Drubbed Middlecoff of a victories. had convinced them it would be on a by his last 14 games. Ken Boyer's ninth-inning Fella. the entry, owned by George D. Threatened A’s In the Open, which dry field that they would encounter the New York Giants, was The 25-year-old slugger homer deprived Conley of a Areare on Alhambra Widener. is the Greentree But once again the Senators worth $7,200. Mayer champions of the pro world. Stable's Turpitude, who showed struggling cam? whacked Baltimore pitching tor snutout but he long since had Eddie Arcaro will ride Al- are to remain out through with a closing 70, tie- hits 13 trips during . class winning They put eight in a wrapped up his fifth straight The weather forecaster hadn’t predicted rain—not hambra. whose victories include considerable in |of the basement. a ing Cary Middlecoff after 72 increase at Belmont Park last month. slight gap between them and three-game series to victory and his eighth in nine anything like the 2 2 inches that drenched Chicago and the Hyde Park, Primer and I;j | holes with 282. All attention average 'Only five were entered for Kansas City his season to .379, his decisions scince his return to flooded cellars up to two feet deep in the George Woolf Memorial Stakes. the in their recent was focused on Middlecoff, but home total to and his suburbs. The ' race. spurt, but their sag Boston run 31 form. Sam Jones lost it as sage Saturday, precisely Alhambra is 1 to 10. He fin- at when the playoff came. Middle- to 80. . looked for rain not at kickoff runs-batted-in mark Eddie Mathews drove in two ished by lengths in Royal Beacon n. ridden by —coupled with a comeback by proved spent golfer time Friday. first four jcoff a and Ted Williams of Boston leads , the Futurity, but his number, . Walter Blum, collected $5,000 the Athletics—again has placed ¦Mayer drubbed him. 72 to 79. with his 22d homer and a sin- There were some pretty figures riding after Dedicates number their seventh-place with a .387 average and is tied gle and Johnny Logan hit a familiar herd came down after Olymar. a came status in Mayer shot a 287 in the All- with Roy Sievers of Washing- on the 47 All-Stars. Curly stablemate, down at Atlantic City, and he jeopardy. two-run double. There were Lambeau, the interfered with American at Tam last week. ton behind Mantle with 30 last-place coach, Leather paid off at $60.60. Truman Clevenger, who took “Wheti yesterday’s The Pirates head and Hunk Anderson, Don Doll, Otto Graham Button. final homers. Sievers has the edge cuffing only Swoon's owned by over from Chuck Stobbs with started,” slammed 11 hits in and Don Paul. They had been charged with one of the Arcaro not will be keep-1 Son. E. ’’World” round he in RBIs with 81. Brooklyn. 6-2, in their second lng his fingers crossed that Gay Drake, won the American two on base and two out in the said. “I was just hoping to Williams, jobs in coaching. It te seeking his fifth game trickiest no mean feat to field a Olymar will stay Derby on the grass course seventh inning of the first top after Bill Mazeroski's out of trouble at finish in the 10. But when batting championship, will single team of nearly half a hundred young men and expect today, but hell have eye > Washington Park year ago. game and preserved a 5-4 lead I reached the 69th I two-out had won the one a tee. meet Mantle head-on when the opener, 4-3 in 10 innings. them to compete with the best pro players in the world. peeled on what the stewards ; But he apparently doesn't like by striking out Dick Gernert. thought to myself that if I Yanks and Red Sox open a the was for four runs in The Dodgers held a 3-2 lead ** * * and New Jersey State Racing footing this season. He ran rocked could get two birdies in the three-game series in Boston to- 1 on the grass unsuccessfully the eighth as Jim Piersall, Billy might See BASEBALL, Pack A-17 GRAHAM, he the Commission do in a meeting at for last four holes. I have morrow. WHOSE FOLLOWERS swear was Atlantic City. the third time this season Sat- See Page A-17 a chance for the big prize.” Actually. Williams has been of quarterbacks (159 j SENATORS. best all touchdown passes in 11 pro : Eddie rode Mrs. Jan Burke's urday and finished fifth in the on a hot batting streak even seasons and more than 50 per cent completions) saun- Dedicate Saturday in the SIOO,- second division of the $27,362 longer than Mantle. Since the tered into the lobby with tt nonchalance that belied his 000 Atlantic City Handicap, and Meadowland Handicap. It was MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS All-Star Game. Williams has Peck Picks status as a first-time coach. the 5-year-old veteran romped won by the Hasty House Farm’s 1 collected 49 hits in 98 tries for home by three lengths King Bruce 11. The All-Star games are to Otto anyway. Back over winner a .500 average in 31 games. DfSfto old hat Sylvester Rich's Royal Beacon paid $21.60. AMERICAN I '-I 2 ! „ On July 7, Williams trailed *.4r.: r. »nd A.. in 1943 he ran, passed and kicked the All-Stars to a 27-7 ’ t \s\ I lyrofflitlr. f 11. a 29-to-l longshot. The Rothmere Farm's Mun- ¦mill Tnhrlir I Mantle's .369 average by 26 victory over the Redskins. One of his feats carrying Dedicate, . was But already winner chausen ($30.20) won the first .(ciub. ;.{| s * i* points. Mantle then trailed 5695 an this year two Bost.. *—«: With . !IS 5 intercepted pass (Sammy Baugh’s, no less) 97 yards of other $100,000; {division of the Meadowland, &—1 tSnd. 11 i 2 £ 3“ off to .352 but has come roar- longest scoring races, was disqualified foriwhich grossed Innlnti) U16511 lng with hits in his ’56 M«trs- for the run in the 24-year-old history of $27,362. N. Belt., *. NewYeifc |—llo 7| •110111110118! 72 38! .655 back 26 Later, K. C.. 7—ft. last 46 tries at bat. L^.Y» the game. as No. 1 man on the Cleveland Browns Clave.. o—B 7| — 10 9| 9f9113| 91 B—2; ChicH* I 6614316061 8V» Casey Stengel said Mantle Hard Inn V Ji I (four times winner in the All-America Conference and BOMBA, Det.. Chi. f WALTON PLEASE COACHES 6—ll. 8m»o* j4| 7!—j 10| 7| 9| 914 60 50 .545 12 should have a better chance to $1,295 J three times trumphant in the National League), Otto Today l Gimea l.ltimora |SI 9| 6|—l_7| 6: 713 53: 56 .486118‘4 retain the home run or runs- jry plagued the collegians on behalf of the pros. batted-in titles than the No tames sched- Sat*** 9' 5; 53 56 486 184 bat-; “This is a good All-Star team.” Graham was saying. uled 1 a IlHOi—l 71 ting championship because of ci.ral.nd! 7j_4j 8110! B] n 5 53 IS| .QTtjlttt "If the rain holds off and the field remains nice and dry 5 Redskins Rookies Games Tomorrow the number of walks Mickey WASH, 455 8 77 (2 70 375131 has been drawing (122 in 110 we'll give the Giants a hard time with our offense.” Balt at Wash. 8. f6l _ Chi. at Clave. «n». Kan*.City!' 1; 's| 4, 4 7 911— 41 69 .373131 games). Otto, a darkly guy who still play N. Y. at Bost. «m handsome could if Det at K C. <2. “Williams looks like he 2636 Wilson SUd Cause Stir in day-nitht > lew ~138|43|50156156 58 70 69; Vo.. IA 2 9004 was Camp Art.. he wanted, never a shrinking violet. He was offensive doesn’t want to give up the By 3140 Loo Highway backfield coach of the All-Stars and wasn’t apologizing LEWIS F. ATCHISON water, displayed a deceptive NATIONAL lead, either,” Stengel said. Art., Vo.. JA. 2-9002 for the attack. Star Staff Correspondent stride that found him running up Results Yesterday St.ndi.ti 11 £ s .> | | ||] * LOB on the ** * ANGELES. Aug. 12 heels of the half- .(Club. | The addition of five backs when he took the ball. Mil*. A; Bt. L . 1. j 2 J:|| Sjj, J, j i s IS HIS LAMBEAU'S, good. Redskins Pitts . 4—rt: s o fisj ) «3_ LUCK—AND too—wasn't It rookies from the College All "He runs like Ollie Brook., it—2 5 I i | poured rain and the All-Stars, Matson.” (first. 10 in- 81 9|llilollo| «|l4 421.618! who were aiming to give Stars buoyed camp activities Kuharich crowed, referring to nings*. MihraakMi—| 68| pros N. Y.. 6—o: | —( 62 the pass-minded a lesson in the fine art of throwing today. the crack Chicago Cardinals’ Phtla.. o—« St. leak 5) 9| 8| 9|U| 7|l3| *47 7569! s'/ 2 They Three runner Chi- at Ctncin. <2. 49) a football, were handicapped. did well, however, backs, fullback Don whom Joe coached in postponed). Irook hr» | 7|lo|—l'9| 6| 7|15|9! 62| .559) 6Vi before losing a 22-12 Bosseler of Miami, Halfbacks college. "Hell make a sweet 61! 7 exclusive, a decision. ” Today Cincinnati! 2| 5| 8)—)13|11|11|11! -555) Jim Podoley of Central Michi- fullback Games 49! There was some reason to ask Graham the 4 —110|13| 9| 59 Sl| .536) 9 _ f if Redskins’ gan and Ed Sutton of North Dorow was all smiles after No games sched- Phi la. IB|if 61 5| contingent was all that it cracked up uled. was to be. Not Carolina, checked in at 2 a m. tossing a few passes to the NtvYerkf 8| 61 6j 8| 6|—|Tl| 5{ 50| 62 446|19_ knowing what was to follow—rain and a revamping of yesterday and nine hours group. Games Tomorrow | 7| 6| 8| 8| lj 6| —|10i 39 69 ducat* .361128 ~ imported plans by the All-Stars—Otto put it this way: later were on the field with “It's like having ‘Big Bob’ St.| Louis at Chi at N (n> | 5| 8| 6| 31 6p[ 39| 71| .355|29 j Carey out said, 'Brook Y Pittibenh 41 7f Jim Podoley of Central Michigan: okay. He’s Head Coach Joe Kuharich tak- there,” A1 re- i Pitts, at Phtla «n>. jf “He’s ing ferring to Michigan |llllw. at Cin. tn>. Lott 142 47,49j49 51’62|69|71! big and he’s fast. I’d say he is pro material. He could their first steps as Wash- the State ington backs. end he played with in college be a very valuable running back for the Redskins.” Ends Joe Walton of Pitts- Good Receiver* flavor! Ed Sutton of North Carolina: “This one I don’t know burgh and Brad Bomba of All good, too much about because Curly (Lambeau) converted Sutton Indiana reported late yester- of them showed sensitive hands in passing re- into a defensive back and I understand that Ed is the day afternoon and all five went through twllght ceiving. offensive type. That’s to say, I understand it from reading a drill with six veterans. “They make it look like what Jim Tatum and some other college coaches say sticking grape Final Clearance a in the back about him. I must reserve Judgment on Sutton as a pro.” Veterans Watch Rookie* pocket.” commented Nixon. ** Our entire remaining flock * * The quintet's workout caused Sutton and Bomba have of a ODDLY, GRAHAM SEEMS to feel Don Bosseler, mild sensation in camp. For filed applications for admission that the first any Hunting and Fishing equipment , the husky fullback from Miami, is a question time that one to the University of Tennessee mark. “He's could remember, veterans school, big and fast,” Graham conceding. medical but Walton said clothing and unusual gifts was "Out in California watched from a distance as he has temporarily dropped our friend Joe Kuharich should have an Interesting time they went thfVlgh a brief plans for studying dentistry fitting him into the picture. I’d have to like Bosseler's signal drill, followed by an The only equally brief fault Kuharich chances but I’m not going overboard.” session of paw- found with the group was Sut- catching. Graham likes the two ends, Brad ftxnba of Indiana ton’s failure to lengthen his A1 Dorow and Eddie Leßaron breaking and Joe Walton of Pittsburgh. “Bomba is one those stride after out into of alternated at quarterback, the open. big guys (6-foot-4> and he’ll grab passes Hugh like Taylor while Dick James and Tommy "He’s got to. learn to stretch and carry them a bit farther. Walton, he's a halfback Runnels manned the halfback it out.” the coach said, “but posts and Sam Baker worked after he gets a pass. He cuts ... off man, he cuts real good!” that’s a minor problem. He’s 50% It was nearing game time and as a at fullback to help acquaint the got sturdy legs and a nice mo- final observation newcomers with the plays. Graham passed the Quarterback tion. We’ll concentrate first on word on John Brodie of The coaching staff was ex- breaking him the Stanford. “He’s into clear.” all by himself throwing that ball,” Otto tremely pleased by what it saw. Joe Tereshlnski, end coach. All remaining *3 IK0/b said. “Len Dawson (Purdue’s isn’t boy) bad on the long The backs not only caught on See REDSKINS, Page A-17 / U throws and Jim Harris (pride and joy of. Oklahoma) is to the plays surprisingly well GUNS AND too small. but moved smartly and alertly. “We’ve got to go with “Oive us a year and this may Brodie. Next best is Paul be the backfield we’ve been AMMUNITION OFF Hornung. He’s big. strong . . . well, and let’s face It. | looking for,” Kuharich said Hornung turns pro, he's got to be a halfback or a with a as fullback. smile broad as the ear or He can't W Whether fractal • • i# just pass to get by among the pros.” seat of his pants. 9 Is paid ISr or act. W ALL SALES FINAL Sutton Overweight f $50.00 Loan $1 00 a Wit 1 SIOO.OO Loan $2.00 a Wit I Mejias Farmed Out Sutton weighed in at 209, I about nine pounds than AUTO OR TRUCK THE OUTDOOR PITTSBURGH. Aug. 12 UP). WCIK-CND FIGHTS more IN IS Backfield Coach Mike Nixon MINUTES —The Pirates have optioned By tta* Associated Press thought he should, and I Loans Up to lIMS.M f Mich A Payments equally Outfielder Roman Mejias to TRAVERSE CITY, —Duke Har- Bomba’s left kneecap, dislo- as low a > ris !?«»«. Detriot, outpointed Willis SPORTSMAN their Columbus. Ohio, farm Dillon, 144, Benton Harbor, Mich..lll. cated two years ago, was said fe Harsaa's, Bth A 0 N.W. M CARACAS, Venesuela—Benton boon. by John Authorities on Hunting and Fishing Equipment club to make room for the re- IIS, Venesuela. outpointed Billr Pea- to be a little weak Dr. DE. 2-4700 2 for 25c G, cock. 1•?« Lo» Anaelea. in. m. Jm turn of R. Smith, Perry, team physician. Neither r Pitcher HOLLYWOOD Calif—Fran* Ban- 1? Tun ~zsr- : : ' 1718 (Just Ave.) who has. been on thi disabled 'runs ISM Rremen. Oermsnratetnpped problem seemed serious. EYE ST. N.W. Off Connecticut *" jimmy Pelensole. lSlAeahsim. 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