The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 15, 1954, Page 6

jants And Dodgers To Battle It Out For Flag Braves Are Put Out Of Running By Giant Win By ED CORRIGAN Associated Press Sports Writer As the National League pennant chase rushed to a climax, it be- came more and more evident to- day that the three-game Brooklyn- New York series next week would decitle the winner. Milwaukee, for all intents and purposes, is out of the running. The Giants took care of that little item last night with a 2-1 victory over the Braves. With 12 games to play, the Braves are five-and a half pack, a virtually insurmountable margin. The Giants still lead the Brooks by three and a half games. Either, of course, could collapse before next Monday when the set gets under way in Ebbets Field, but at the rate the two have been going, that’s hardly likely. Brooklyn kept in the race last night with a 4-0 triumph over the Cincinnati Redlegs behind the fine pitching of Johnny Podres. In “mean nothing” National League games, the St. Louis Cardinals de- feated the Phillies, 5-2, and the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pi- rates split a doubleheader. The Cubs won the first, 9-2 and the Pirates the nightcap, 4-0. In the American League, where it’s all over but the shouting, the magic number for the Cleveland Indians became “2” when they turned back Washington, 5-2. Any combination of two Cleveland vic- tories or two losses by the New York Yankees and the Indians are the new league champions. The Yanks, meanwhile, ued to play it out by crushing Detroit, 11-0. Baltimore beat Bos- ton, 3-1, and Philadelphia shut out Chicago, 1-0, in other American League - action. Following The fans are in for a treat next Saturday and Sunday at Wickers Field, when Chester Covington brings his baseball club to the city to play the local clubs. The local fans remember Lefty many times, and he also has play- ed in the major league, with the Phillies. He was voted the most valuable player in the minors :n 1940. That year with Hartford, he pitched a perfect game, a feat not many pitchers accomplish in their career. He retired 27 batters in a game and no one reached first base. One year he won 24 games and played with three different clubs to do it. His ambition during his long baseball career was to be a manager, and now he has his own bali club — The Dade Gas Co. nine of Miami, who won the Amateur Baseball pennant this year in the Magic City. Mgr. Bill Cates of the Jr. Conchs night at 7:30 p. m. He will use Moe Henriquez be- hind the plate. Geo. Lastres, just back from Danville, will pitch. Tony Hoppe will be on first; Lee- burg Knowles at second; Don Cruz at third; and Julio Santana at short with R. Bean. E. Rodriguez, Gibby Gates in the gardens, and S. Kerr in reserve. On Sunday afternoon the same two clubs will play and the Conchs will use Don Cruz in the box or contin: | 8: Kerr, and the last game will be played by the visitors and the Key West All-Stars. The Stars have players of the caliber of Dewitt Roberts, Joe Lewis, Leon, Al Pa- zo, R. Santana, D. Lastres, Cata- The Giants had their troubles whipping the Braves, who had a 10 lead ‘going into the seventh ‘inning. Don Mueller started with a single. Dusty Rhodes walked and both advanced on a wild pitch. Willie Mays was passed intention- ally. to load the bases. That was all for Gene Conley, who had been pitching well. Chet singled Mueller home. collided with Brave s ny Logan on the ba: out at the plate. Sal Maglie started for and was replaced by pi gorneead to bond the their sixth straight victory. Brooks collected nine ing Carl Furillo’s 17th the season. ‘ Red Schoendienst and Rip ski hit successive home runs the eighth inning to break up a ball game and give the Cards bic over the Phils. b Rush coasted to victory the first‘ game over the Pirates. Ralph Kiner knocked in four with two singles and a double. the nightcap, however, the Cul collected a paltry five hits off Friend. The Indians scored all against the Senators in inning and from there Garcia coasted to his tory. The Yanks rolled against the Tigers and played as though they still were in the of the pennant race. Tom hurled the shutout and Ed son and Bob Cerv knocked the runs. Robinson sent six the plate with a single, and home run and Cerv sent five home with a pair of home runs. Joe Coleman was the big man in the Orioles’ triumph. He set the 9 Sox down with a paltry five its. Seek is their the on 18th 16 runs first Mike vie. Pp hits i Her Major League Lea¢ers Barra MRRICan LEsoue, .TTIN at bats) -Avila, Cleve. Iand, 338. RUNS- Mantle, New York, 120. RUNS BATTED IN-Berra, New York HITS—Fox. Chicago, 192. HOME RUNS—Doby, Cleveland, 30, PITCHING (12 decisions) = Chicago, 16-3, 842. STRIKEOUTS —Turley, Baltimore, 173, NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING (350 at bats)Snider, Brook- » 342. RUNS-Snider, Brooklyn, 116. RUNS BATTED IN - Khusewski, Ci. HITS—Mueller, New Y. ghOME RUNS "— Shussewehiy Cinetanat PITCHING (12 decisions) ~ Antonelli, New York, 21-5, = STRIKEOUTS. Boxine Results TUESDAY'S FIGHTS H, Fla.—Willie Pastrano, 162, New Orleans, outpointed Jackie LaBua, 4186. New York, 10. DETROIT—Bob Rossie, 148, Cedar Rap- ids, Towa, knocked out Bob an, 146, a eTrISBURGH. Fis i 168, ~Flov Pitts. troll 28. —— SEATTLE—Charlie (Tombstone) Smith, Los Angeles, outpointed W. €. Cage, Pextland, Ore. & itpointed Billy Risdale, la, Kaki Rodriguez, Tito Anguie- ra E. Fernandez, C. Valdez and Bunzy Villareal. It is expected that Roberts will catch and Joe Lewis pitch in this game: ° The Conchs have won. all their games so far, and the All-Stars have dropped two and won three so far this season against invaders. Note — Biff Salgado has left for college, but will be back for Christ- mas and would like to play some ball his two weeks he is home on vacation: Last night scheduled game be- tween the Strand and the Babe will play the first game Saturday }} Page 6, THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Covington, He ‘has played here} # t the fish, display a marlin and crash boat of the Fleet Training GOOD CATCH—Eddie Diaz, left, civilian worker at the Naval Station, and M. J. McFarlane, BM3, crewman who boated both Wednesday, September 15, 1954 a sailfish caught from a Navy Group. The marlin was caught by E. R. Robbins, General Electric Co., and the sailfish was landed by James E. .Bell. V. W. Osborne, BMC, is skipper of the boat. The fish were both landed about 15 miles south of Key West.—Official U.S. Navy Photo. Baseball Resalis ‘WEDNESDAY'S BASEBALL AMERICAN, LEAGUE Won Lost Pet. Behind Cleveland 05 40 TA New York Chicago Detroit Boston Ruth All-Stars which was postpon- Bait ed by rain will be played Thurs- day night if weather permits. . . ~ time — 7:30 p. m. Wickers Sports Roundup By GAYLE TALBOT the same pair slugging other about again this soon, shouting and screaming al- most through that savage round was that any any instant he would see Charles writhing on the can- vas, his dream of regaining the heavyweight title gone forever. That the Negro challenger did not go down before Rocky’s blud- geoning fists, but at the bell still was on his straining legs and try- ing to fight back through the hail of leather, seemed a minor miracle at the time, and, looking back, it still does. Out of that ordeal came a new Charles, one the experts had not seen before over a long span of years, nor had really ever ex- pected to see. It was as though the man who had been marked timorous, and worse, suddenly realized that all his career was right there before him in one big chunk, wrapped for delivery, and that in a matter of seconds he either could prove him- self a prize fighter worth remem- bering or let it slide. He showed ‘em, Ez did. Not only did the man from Cin- cinnati stick in there for nine more rounds with one of the most ag-| Rocheste: gressively punishing fighters the game has known, but there were | Buffalo many in the press section who thought he held Rocky at least even in four or five of them. We had one neighbor whose score card showed that the title had changed hands. Father-Son Game Slated Tonight A father and son baseball game will be held tonight at 7:30 :xn Wickers Stadium. The members of the team will represent residents of Sigsbee Park. The game is one of the many recreational events as by the newly formed Sigsbee Com- munity Council. TUESDA! New York 11, Detroit 0. : WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE New York at Detroit. Boston at » NATIONAL AGUE Won Lo: ee UI st 7 38 3 ic 7 96 TUESDAY'S RESULTS New York 2, Milwaukee 1. Br 4, Cincinnati 0. St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 2. Chicago 9-0, Pittsburgh 2-4. WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE klyn, TUESDAY'S HOME Dodgeres Schoendienst, Hepaltk 183 ns, . nals; Lockman, Giants. TUESDAY'S BASEBALL RESULTS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFF peeteter 2, Montreal 0 (Rochester leads Syracuse 13, Havana 4 (Playoff for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION PLAYOFF Louisville 5, Columbus 0 (Louisville leads 1-0). 4, Minneapolis 2 (Indiana- Polis leads, 1-0). TEXAS LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Houston 4, Fort Worth 3 (11 innings, Houston leads 1-0). GEORGIA-FLORIDA LEAGUE PLAYOFF Fitegerald at Brunswick , rain. 5, San Francisco 3 (holly- wood leads, 1-0). ne 4, San Diego 1 (Oakland leads, Furillo, Cardi- LL SCHEDULE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION PLAYOFF New Orleans at Atlanta. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION PLAYOFF Minneapolis at Indianapolis. ‘Columbus at ille. Louisville. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFF Rochester at Montreal. at Toronto. TEXAS LEAGUE PLAYOFF ‘ort Worth at Houston. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Final Standings SEer3stey Stage Is OK. After Mishap STOCKTON, Calif. uw — Amos Alonzo Stagg, hardy 92-year-old dean of American football coaches, was knocked out in a practice session at Stockton College Mon- day—but was on -his feet and «bounding about before doctors and an ambulance reached the field. Stagg said he was not hurt al- though he was unconscious five minutes after a charging center bowled him over. {two farm hands 556 | names. Odds Are1-5 On Rocky To Beat Charles By MURRAY ROSE NEW YORK # — Determined Ezzard Charles gets a second crack at heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano in Yankee Sta- dium tonight and the odds are 1.5 that he’ll get whipped again. The 33-year old ex-champion from Cincinnati went the full 15 34 | rounds with the powerful Brockton blaster last June 17 but the return figures to be a short and explosive battle. Charles will have to shoot the works quickly in the hopes of stop- ping the ever-pressing champion and that, instead of scoring, he will be chopped down by Mar- ciano’s savage swings. The pick here is Rocky by a knockout within eight rounds. : The betting is 5-12 that the 30- year old champion will stop the perennial challenger and wreck his unprecedented third bid to become the first ex-king to regain the heavyweight throne, You can get 6 to 1 if you think Charles will stop Marciano. They'll start swinging at 10:30 p.m., EDT before some 46,000 fans, Promoter Jim Norris, encouraged by a brisk ticket sale yesterday and by a favorable forecast of “fair and partly cloudy at the worst,” still hopes to do $525,000 and upwards at the gate, The last one lured 47,595 of the faithful and Btossed $543,002. If the fight is postponed by rain, it will be held Thursday. Coast to coast closed circuit tele- vision to a record 70 theaters in 50 cities may add another $200,000 to the gate. There will be no home television. CBS will radio broad- cast the fight across the nation. The New York Yankees have with similar One is Johnny Kubac, their Kansas City Blues’ hurler. Orioles Get Richards From White Sox By JAMES DAILEY CHICAGO (# — The Baltimore Orioles finally have squeezed loose from the Chicago White Sox a member of the fabulous Lane- Richards combine. Sox Manager Paul Richards quit yesterday and accepted terms to be combination general manager- field manager of the Orioles. He was succeeded immediately eby Marty Marion, Sox coach and for- mer St. Louis Cardinals and Browns manager. Sox General Manager Frank Lane and Richards, since teaming up in 1951, have kept the Chicago American League club in almost| constant pennant contention. And the Sox, seldom a financial bonan- za in the past, have counted more than a million in attendance in! each Lane-Richards year. But the Orioles since their con- version from the St. Louis Browns last winter have appeared deter- mined to lure one or the other of the successful Sox combination for their own. Last winter the new Baltimore management reportedly offered Lane the equivalent of $100,000 for a five year contract to leave the Sox. The Comiskey family, which owns the Chicago team, was forced, reluctantly since he was under a contract which had two more years to run, to extend Lane’s contract another five years 5 |and hike his salary to a reported $70,000. The Comiskeys went through the motions of giving Richards a raise if he would stay, but they would ~|not match Baltimore’s three-year tenure, which was considered the deciding factor. Richards is to leave Chicago to- day for his home in Waxahachie, Texas, for a short rest before for- mal signing of papers in Balti- By ED (PORKY) OLIVER (Written for (AP) Neksfeature) The golf swing is of basic im- portance to the game. To begin with, the correct grip should be employed. Therefore, ED OLIVER more Sept. 24. He said he had accepted the general managership but he seemed uncertain about his field duties. In Baltimore, Oriole President Clarence W. Miles said Richards definitely will direct the Orioles in the field, replacing current Man- ager Jimmy Dykes. Marion will finish out the season at the helm of the Sox and sign a one-year contract to manage them in 1955. PRO VS. DUFFER |is experimenting with new ; Stress of a conscious effort one thing beginners should avoid —especially if any little should bother them with the s ard grip. In attempting to cc one fault they most likely will fa into several more with their ir enced testing of new gr iming and smooth rhyth important features of a good swing. Of course, this plenty of practice, and only right kind of practice. To practic a thing wrong is worse than not doing it at all. I suggest that you see a professional to make sure that you are not wasting y practice time. He is a spec at his trade and will be able to help you the most to develop the right kind of a golf swing The best way to develop timing and smoothness is not to try to hit the ball too hard, regardless of the club you are swinging When practicing, just try to hit the ball straight and firm and for- get about distance. The neces- sary distance will be obtained} through the proper timing, and a straight shot will come as the result of smoothness and a square impact with the ball. Distance will be acquired only gradually but you will finally achieve it just the same. Too much emphasis has been put on cocking the wrists in the swing. A golfer should not be conscious of this part of the swing—it should be automatic. In the backswing the cocking of the wrists should come naturally —the same as the uncocking on the downswing. By removing the to cock the wrists, the danger of a! premature cocking of the wrists and the upsetting of the entire} stroke will be removed. Don't worry about cocking your wrists, | just swing the club back slowly and smoothly and your wrists will cock themselves. 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