The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 22, 1954, Page 6

Lions Fall To VFW In Little League Slugfest Kiwanis Down Jaycees In Second Tilt The VFW came up with six big runs in the fourth inning to eutscore the league-leading Lions, 16-13, in the first game of a Lit- tle League doubleheader at Bay- view Park last night. Two hit batsmen, four walks, Don Crusoe’s single and Tony Es- tenoz’ double featured the win- ‘ began with four runs but the Lions _________. 622 3-13 8 3 Diaz, Estenoz (1) and Esquin- aldo; Key, Hughes (3), Mira (4) and Garcia. In the nightcap, the Kiwanis broke loose with four runs in the sixth to down the Jaycees, 9-5. Kiwanis took an early lead by scoring five runs in the first five innings, but the Jaycees, scoring @ run each inning, managed to knot the count in the fifth. In the sixth, the Jaycees’ de- fense crumpled and they com- thitted five errors. Roy Valdez’ single brought two runs in to break the tie. George Mira, who relieved Stan Singleton in the fourth, got credit for his sixth win against one loss. Bobby Harris, who re- lieved Bryan Williams in the fourth, was charged with the loss. He now has a 1-3 record for the season. Vaidez and Singleton each col- lected two hits to,lead the Ki- ‘wanié attack. Harris led the Jay- cees with two singles in two of- ficial trips to the plate. Score by innings: R. HL E. Kiwanis -_. 122 004-9 7 3 Jaycees 111 110-5 7 8 Singleton, Mira (4) and Valdez; Williams, Harris (4) and Twie- haus, Williams (4). Standings: American Little League Club— E To Play 2 Games _ With Homestead — ‘The Coca-Cola softball nine will journey to Homestead Mon- day, July 5, for a pair of games to mark Independence Day with the Homestead All-Stars. The tilts are being played on Monday since July 4 falls on a Sunday, Following the doubleheader, a fish fry and a fireworks exhibi- tion will be held. Manager Bobby Brown of the ocal team experts to send his ace righthander, Joe Lewis, to the hill to face the strong Homestead All-Star nine, with Bunsy Villa- real handling the catching chores in the first game. _ In the second tilt (in the event @ team from Havana eaeesiaey Ww up as expected), either Clint we Red “EC” Carey will be on the mound. é Other players who will make the trip include third baseman Danny Lastres; shortstop Jesus ez, second ae ee Rodriguez, first baseman Bobby Brown, and outfielders Frank Sands, Oscar Cruz, Al Goehring and Onelio Calero. Boxing Resulis ‘}is less than a Page 6 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Tuesday, June 22, 1954 Maureen Connolly Defends Her Wimbledon Tribe Faces Athleties, Yanks Idle AP Sports Writer While the New York Yankees staggered and floundered five games off the pace, the Cleveland Indians confidently awaited an in- erg by the Philadelphia A’s to- In fact, the Indians were busier thinking about the weekend series with the Yanks. This is the year Manager Al Lopez has been waiting for. No one in Cleveland thinks the club will fold in the final stages as it has , | before. Silenced are the critics who have been howling for Lopez’ scalp because he used Bob Lemon, Early Wynn and Mike Garcia as both starters and relievers. Now, when the streteh run comes, Lopez will have a couple of good relievers to send in. Both Don Mossi and Ray Narleski have filled a big void in the bullpen. The club knows it can win. As for the Yankees, Manager Casey Stengel is saving his aces, Allie Reynolds, Whitey Ford and Ed Lopat for the Indians. In the National League, the New York Giants ‘a game ahead of the Broo! Dodgers with an 8-5 victory over the St. Louis Car- dinals in the only major league game scheduled yesterday. Willie Mays hit two home runs, but the Giants still required the services of three pitchers — Jim Hearn, Windy McCall and Marv Grissom. Philly Rift Is Patched Up Monday CLEVELAND, i#—~And 90 Eddie Joost and Gus Zernial were recon- ciled and the Philadelphia Athlet- ies lived happily ever after. The time element in that state- ment is somewhat exaggerated but the fact remains since Manag- er Joost reinstated Zernial in the A’s lineup following their recent Championship WIMBLETON, Maureen ly—regarded as the tennis world’s nearest thing to Baseball Results Cincinnati at England wm — “GD Chicago at a dead certainty—begins the de-| 5: fox. fense of her Wimbledon title today on the ivy entwined center court. The hope of Wimbledon officials is that her opponent, Miss J. Scott, of South Africa, will be able to make a match out of it, For the last couple of years the early round players against Miss Connolly were and nerv- ous before they even took to the court against San Diego’s ‘‘Little Mo,” who is aiming for her third straight Wimbledon singles cham- | Pionship. So great is the Connolly domi- nation of the women’s field that she is hardly expected to have a close match before she reaches. the nis carnival. The sécond seed, Doris Hart 6f Coral Gables, Fia., against Georgie Woodgate, a Brit- ish player. This contest on the nearby No. 1 court will open at the same time as the Connolly—Scott match. First and second round singles matches are on top in the women’s division along with several men’s doubles and a sprinkling of mixed doubles. The top-seeded men’s pair of Rex Hartwig and Mervyn Rose of Aus- tralia, is pitted against two Italians —Giuseppe Clerici and Orlando In this section, however, tennis ‘fans are particularly interested in the showing that Gardnar Mulloy of Miami and Budge Patty of Los Angeles and Paris make against 8. D. Lester and R. C. Thorn of Britain. . The American veterans are seed- ed; fourth. There isa ‘suspicion that if they get their games geared right they might be the combina- tion to beat in the doubles. Yesterday's opening play in the men’s singles cut down the field without producing any surprises. Tony Trabert, the crop-haired star from (Cincinnati, had an easy 6-0, 6-2, victory over Britain's Paul Wooler. Trabert is the favor- ite to the singles title. De- fending champion Vic Seixas of Philadelphia also had an easy time defeating Britain's Geoffrey Cass 6-1, 60, 6-1. Pro vs. Duffer flareup, the A’s have won seven! 3+ {of nine games, Moreover, big Gus hes been playing better than ever. He’s hit safely five times in 10 trips to the plate. And he was largely re- sponsible for three of the Philadel- phia wins. Joost hopes he does as. well against the first-place Cleve- land Indians tonight. Some second guessers are say- ing the Joost-Zernial tiff was one of the best things that could have nanvened to. the sliding, hapless club. Their tow was a publicly-con- ducted affair 10 days ago. Gus and his manager were seen in the throes of an arm-waving hassle in front of the A’s dugout in the early stages of a game with the Detroit Tigers. Zernial was more than a little put.out about being benched pre- viously and the fact he was taht night put into the sixth spot in| the batting order insead of his customary cleanup position. The dispute ended with Gus being sent to the showers. The next day, Joost — after a conference with Zernial in the of- fice of General Manger Earle Mack, announced Gus had been fined $250. Mack said he guessed he’d have to go along with his manager. Two days later, a much cooled- off Zernial stated publicly he was ready to take orders. Major League Leaders AMERICAN LEAGUE ‘TTING ~ Avila, Cleveland, .384. BA’ RUNS-Fox, y IN~Minose, Chicago, 37. RUNS BATTED HITS—Fox, Chicago, 9. HOME RUNS — Rosen, Cleveland and PITCHING: (Five decisions) Reynolds, New York, @1, .89. NATIONAL LEAGUE Scientists say man as 2 species years old. BUD HOLSCHER By BUD HOLSCHER Recky Mountains Open Champion (Written for AP Newsfeatures) The head position is very im- portant in golf. The duffer should learn, among the first things, that the head must be held steady, not ducking up and down, on the back swing. It is just as important to hold the head steady over the ball while starting and completing the back swing as when stroking the ball. Keeping the head steady means balance and the whole swing in co-ordination. It is one of the first things quarter-finals in this two-week ten- dae ae 4 308 TUESDAY'S GAMES Washington at Chicago, 8130 p.m.—MeDer- Trucks (93). Detroit, 2 p.m.~MeDonald (4-1) vs. Gromek (6-6). Philadelphia st Cleveland, 1:00 pm. ‘Trice (7-4) ys Wynn (84). at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.—Henry will open | gelumble that must be mastered—and when it is mastered, a lot of fur- ther faults will be minimized. EISENHOWER ACCEPTS WASHINGTON @ — President Eisenhower has accepted an in- vitation of the National Cartoonists Society to attend its breakfast here June 24. The American Bible Society has published the whole Bible in 200 languages and dialects, Frankie Ryff Decisions Brian Kelly NEW YORK, w —Frankie Rytf 4 shiny new face in the lightweigh‘ division, is ready to step up ir class after his impressive victor; over Brian A The 22-year-old New York lad unbeaten in 12 pro fights, won 2 lopsided fight from Kelly last night at Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway. He had the Niagara Falls, Ont., boxer on the floor in the eighth iy ma » hopes to pair Ryff with Orlando Zulueta, the clever, high-ranked Cuban, or Ralph Dupas, the New Orleans schoolboy flash, in an Aug. 9 bout, He must wait that long because Ryff probably will have to take a six-week layoff as the result of an inch cut over his left eye. Ryft is handled by Cus D'Amato, the manager of Floyd Patterson, unbeaten. Olympic champ. “The kid is ready,” said D'Amato. “‘He did a fine job on Kelly.” Referee Mark Conn and Judge Americo Schiavone each seored it %1 and Judge Joe Eppy 82. A crowd of 1,060 paid $2,430 to see the 3-1 favorite come through as expected with left hooks and left- right combinations. Italo Scortichini finally grabbed a decision, although a split verdict, over Pedro Gonzales at St. Nicho- las Arena and he could hardly be- lieve it. “You won, you won,” Charlie Johnston, his co-manager, told the Italian import before the decision was announced. “And you'll get it here.” Scortichini thought he was ‘“‘rob- bed” when he was held to a draw _| by Carmen Basilio at Miami Jan. A TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE New hor engage Chattanooga Panam: ‘at Fort Exeatview at Graceville Dothan at Andalusia-Opp BASEBALL STANDINGS INTERNATIONAL Won Lost Pi eeweues: canes LJ "et. e Paces National Batters NEW YORK #—The National League batting race was as tight erxeesne§ seseeunl aeekies? bbeabhe as its pennant chase today, with/tpayy six players over the .350 mark headed by pace-setter Duke Snider of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Snider, slugging dutfielder of the Brooks, who trail the league-lead- ing Giants by a single game, dropped seven peints to .373 off games played last week, but still shows an eight point margin over runnerup Jaeki¢ Robinson, alse ef the Dodgers. Robinson climbed 10 points to .365 with eight safeties in 18 trips. Granny Hamner of the Phillies dropped from second to third at -363, He's followed by Don Mueller of the Giants, .358, Ray Jablonski of St.Louis, .354 and Stan Musial, another Cardinal, with 351. Musial tailed off 12 points. In the American League, Cleve- land’s in tting appearance I>7* raised his average 28-year-old Mexican sec- “se erry pinch-hit safely | Frank House 16. The fans raised the roof at the Garden Feb. 12 when he lost a split decision to Joey Giambra. Scortichini didn’t like decisions against him by Carmine Fore March 27 or a defeat by Basilio in a Syracuse rematch May 15. Scortichini suffered a cut at the side of the right eye last night. He swept the early rounds, brush- ing past the left jabs of the Rankin, Pa., middleweight to pound at the body with both hands. Although Gonzales solved Italo’s style in the late rounds he started too late. Judge Joe Agnello had it 7-3 and Referee Al Berl 5-4-1, both for Scortichini.. Judge Harold Barnes scored it 5-4-1 for Gonzales. Three Teams Tied For Lead in Industrial Loop Start of action in the newly- formed Industrial Bowling League resulted in a three-way tie for first place. Lucy Gonzalez, West- inghouse, rolled high game of 222 and Ken Myers, also of the West- inghouse team. had high series a\Wage with a three-game mark of 192. When the smoke of battle had cleared last Wednesday at the Rollaway Lanes, the Westing- house Electric Co, Home Milk and Coca-Cola keglers shared the top standings. A hot raee is in the offing. There are six teams competing in the loop with each team bowling against the other en- trants at least twice during the season. One point will be award- ed for each game won. Trophies and cash prizes will be awarded bigh team and individual bow!- rs at the close of the season, A 18, ie standings: Club— W. L. Total Westinghouse 2 2300 Home Milk - 2 2145 General Electrit ___ 2 2078 Bill's Southernmost 2054 Roy's Book Store 1 3 2042 Hodge Topples alan CHICAGO Ww — Gil Hodges of Brooklyn toppled Ted Kluszewski of Cincinnati from the lead for the National League's first base posi- tion in the All-Star baseball poll 1 1 1 2 2 The 30-year-old Hodges took over With a total of 58,327 votes to Kluszewski's 56,492. Kluszewski, the champion vete- Setter last year, had led since the ow the poll oe 11. ballots name starting lineups for the a total of 71,414. of the Chicago Sox was second with 68,455. > DOSS ee aire eee ond baseman is nursing a hand injury. Al Rosen, Avila’s teammate, is second with a .345 mark. The: come Nellie Fox of Chicago, .328; Minnie Minoso, White Sox, and | Vern Stephens of Baltimore, with 322 each. Sturdy Sloop Takes A Lot Oj Pounding Snipe Is Popular 0 When the late William F. Cros. vy designed the first snipe boat in 1982 he had no idea it would be- yome the most popular one-design sailing yacht. He lived to ee Taare snipes registered the inipe. Class International Racing Assn. In the past year SCIRA Commo- jore Ted A. Wells of Wichita, Kan., has been deluged with re- quests for No. 10,000. He solved the dilemma by that magic number to a model snipe on a plaque honoring the man who designed the first knock-about. The plaque now rests ‘in the living room of his widow, Mrs. Emma Crosby at Pelham, N. Y. Today, 22 years after the first snipe was built, jy are 389 ac- The snipe is the “poor man’s” yacht, It is raced by young and old all over the world. It costs about $700, complete with sail which has a total area of 117 square feet. In competition a snipe is man- ned by a skipper and a one-man crew. It has an_ overlapping Genoa jib with unusual headroom below the boom. When the world championship— held in odd years—took place at Monaco on the French Riviera last year, 15 countries entered teams. Portugal won. Wells, who has gone from rac- ing airplanes to sailing ships, de- scribes the tiny craft like this: “Tt has the stability of sitting on a greased ball atop a high flag pole.” Wells, 41, will be one of the many competitors in the national championships to be held this year in Meadow Harbor on Lake Erie north of Cleveland Aug. 7-13. He has won the title three times ne-Design Sailing Yacht SNIPE SAILORS—Ted A. Wells, two-time world champion skipper of the Snipe Class International Racing Association, is shown at the tiller of one of his championship craft. His one-man crew is Art Lippitt —1947, 39 and °52 and the inter- national title twice. The defending national ruler is Tom Frost of Newport Beach, Calif., who has registered No. 9,999. After the nationals come the Western Hemisphere champion- ships at Havana in November. of Wichita, Kansas So when you see those shall twin-sail (mainsail and jib) jobs with a number beneath the em> blem of a snipe (a small bird) you'll be looking at a snipe class yacht. Inlets and bays will be full of them all summer.” Newsfea- ture. : Landy Says It’s Time For Rest After Cracking Mark By STIG HAEGGHLOM TURKU, Finland #—John Lan- dy, the second man in history to crash the four-minute mile bar- rier, rested today after his record- shattering 3:58 performance and announced that he probably would do no better—at least for this year. “I have kept my present top shape for more than nine months,“ said the 24-year-old Australian. “Now I believe some sort of re- action will set-in. I think I have done what I can do for this year.“ But he left no doubt that he was looking forward to his duel in the British Empire Games next month with Roger Bannister of England, whose 3:59.4 performance he broke in the blazing sun of Turku Stad- ium yesterday. Bannister crashed the barrier less than two months ago. “}’m almost too happy to be able to speak,” said Landy, whose breathtaking career has included nine mile races of under 4:03. “If it hadn’t been for Chris Chataway chasing me around the track I never would have made it. “I know he was immediately be- hind me and that he would not hesitate to me if I slowed up the very least.” Tronjcally, Chataway, an English- man, was the runner who pushed Bannister to his 3:59.5 effort. In the process of breaking the mile record, Landy also lowered the world 1,500-meter mark to 3:41.8. Both records must be rec- ognized by the International Ama- teur Athletic Federation, but there was no doubt that the recogniion would be a mere formality. In London, Bannister comment- ed: “It is a wonderful achievement. Landy has tried as hard as anyone to run the mile under four min- utes and I am glad he has suc- cl i Landy changed his tactics slight- ly yesterday, Instead of setting the pace all the way as he usually does, he hung back in second place until just before the half-mile mark and finished in a blaze of speed. He showed no signs of exhaustion as spectators carried him from the stadium on their shoulders. Engineers Needed LOS ANGELES (~The new president of the American Insti- tute of Electrical Fagineers says that engineers do all sorts of things with the slide rule but do next to nothing about governing their country. A. C. Monteith of Pittsburgh told the institute’s convention yester- day that only 2 of 9% senators are engineers and none of the 4% gov- ernors is an engineer. One out- standing exception, he said, is Charles Wilson, secretary of de- “ense. Scientists believe that dinosaurs were the ancestors of birdr NEW ‘YORK —There are not Roundup By Gayle Talbot are failing to win their share. They likely to be any general expres- | have, as a matter of fact, won 14 sions of regret fromthe rest of the American League at news that the Yankees are becoming serious- ly worried. A more popular re- action probably would be that it’s about time. The five-time world champions are not universally loved and admired. A spy close to the scene reports that there are unmistakable traces of gloom among the athletes as they head toward still another cru- cial series with the leading Cleve- the 20 games they have played since June 2. But, during the same Period, the torrid Indians have set a 15-5 pace, thus adding a full game to their advantage, and the Chicago White Sox have shown no signs whatever of faltering. This is an unusual experience for the champions, and it appears to have been a disconcerting one. Our personal prophet of doom for the Yankees places much sig- nificance in the fact that they no longer seem able to win double- | headers. They have split nine in succession, and that, he says, is land Indians out West this com-jan accepted symptom of lack of ing weekend. He adds that, for the ; first time, Casey Stengel’s high rollers are beginning to look over- tired and a little elderly under the burning sun. It seems to have espe — denly upon the champs tha’ e nace warawing toward the half- way mark and they are five games out of first place with no help in sight from any source, including their farm system. They never be- fore have been in anything resem- bling their (present plight since Stengel began his record mana- gerial run. e It is not so much that the Yanks AP Newsfeatures ELIMINATE hand gimming of lawns along walls and flower beds by laying # fo¥ of bricks flush with che soil. This will provide a wheel track for your lawn mower and bring the blade t@ the Pitching depth. A close inspection of the record of Allie Reynolds, the veteran ace who must produce brilliantly if the Yanks are to pull out their sixth flag, does not hold forth any great promise. Though the Superchief holds a fine 8-1 victory record at this point, he is having his trou- bles. 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