Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 192, Decatur, Adams County, 16 August 1954 — Page 7

’ MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1954.

ToskiTakes $50,000 Tam Golf Tourney CHICAGO (INS) Pint-sized Bob Toski rallied from four straight bogies to win the world ehampionship tournament and the biggest pot of gold in golf history at Tam O’Shanter Country Club Sunday. The 127-pound swinger edged out Earl Stewart Jr., and Jack Burke Jr., by a single stroke to pick up the $50,000 first ■ place prize and send his 1954 winnings to a whopping $64,938. Besires the $50,000 lot. a guarantee of SIOO,OOO in exhibition tours was attached to the world title. In winning the 14th edition of the finale of George S. May’s fabulous tournaments, the 27-year-old

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Toski became the youngest man to capture a Tam O’Shanter tournament. Byron Nelson won the first world tourney in 1941 when he was 29. Toakl, who has been dubbed “Mighty Mouse” by his golf intimates, came home first in the 96man field by covering the 72-hole distance in 174 strokes-14 under pa Ld The Livingston, N. J. pro who now has four 1954 tournament titles. holed out in the regulation 72, a far cry from hi? first round 67 and a second round 65. A seven-foot clutch putt tor a birdie three on the final green proved to be Toski’s margin of victory. Moments later, Earl Stewart Jr., third round leader at 201, chipped to within 12 feet of the pin. A birdie by the Dallas, Tex., redhaired golfer would have deadlocked the match and forced an 18-hole playoff today. , But Stewart’s putt rimmed the cup and stopped a fraction of an inch away. The 32-year-old Texan

finished in a deadlock for second place with Jack Burke Jr., Kiamesha Lake, N.Y., at 275. Each player collected $7,500. Stewart ended up two over par 74 while Burke shot a 69. Lean Lloyd Mangrum, veteran pro at the Tam club, took fourth place with a 73 final round and a 277 total. He earned $3,000. Walter Burkemo, Franklin, Mich, sneaked into fifth place with a 278 total to collect $2,500. MAJOR —I wsm» ———-J NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. New York 70 44 .614 Brooklyn 70 45 .609 % Milwaukee ... 66 47 .584 3% Philadelphia ._ 55 57 .491 14 Cincinnati .... 66 60 .483 15 St. Louie .... 54 61 ,470 16H Chicago 44 71 .383 Pitteburgh ... 43 73 .371 28 Saturday’s Results Brooklyn 6. New York 5. Milwaukee 3, Chicago 1. Cincinnati 6, St. Louie 5 (10 innings). Pittsburgh 8, Philadelphia 4. Sunday’s Results Brooklyn 9. New York 4. Milwaukee 2, Chicago 1. St. Louie 14, Cincinnati 12. Pittsburgh 9-6, Philadelphia 6-6 (2nd game tie, called Bth, Sunday curfew. To be completed Sept. 21.) AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. Cleveland .... 82 33 .713 New York 80 37 .684 3 -,- Chicago 74 44 .627 9% Detroit 52 63 .452 80 Washington .. 49 65 .403 32’,4 Boston 47 67 .412 34% Philadelphia — 39 76 .339 43 Baltimore .— 39 77 .336 43% Saturday’s Results Cleveland 4, Baltimore ‘3 (11 innings). New York 3. Boston 1. Chicago 4, Detroit 3. Philadelphia 6. Washington 4 (11 innings). Sunday’s Results Cleveland 5-3. Baltimore 2-1. New York 14. Boston 9. Detroit 2-8. Chicago 1-7.' Washington 4, Philadelphia 1.

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Dodgers Whip Giants Third Game In Row NEW YORK (INS) —The Bums’ and the Braves knifed the Giants’ pennant beanstalk today while Leo Durooher lipped that "it's still a forty game season, his teem fumbled toward a flag fadeout. The Giant manager, whose club ha<s 40 games remaining, had their National League lead reduced to a half game Sunday, and things looked down for the guys who (threatened to run eway from everybody in mid-July. Brooklyn topped the Durochermen, 9 to 4, to complete a sweep of a three game series and make it seven losses in the last eight games played by the Polo Gounders. This cut the Giant lead to its shortest point since June 20, The Giants, who took six straight from the Bums early last month, now have succumbed four times in a row to the Brooks. What’s more, the seven game lead they held over Brooklyn and the 14% length advantage they enjoyed over Milwaukee on July 20, ■was just past history. The amazing Braves moved to within 3% games of the top when they won their ninth straight and 20th out of their last 22, by downing the Chicago Cubs, 2 to 1. The schedule from here on in favors the Braves and the Dodgers. Leo’s “40” includes 23 jousts with first division clubs. In other National League games Sunday the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs, 14 to 12, and the Pittsburgh (Pirates downed the Philadelphia Phillies, 9 to 6. The second game of a dou-ble-header was tied at 6-6 when it was suspended because of the Sunday curfew. It will be completed Sept. 21. Cleveland’s Indians kept up their solid winning ways in the American League and increased their lead to three games by sweeping a pair from their Baltimore Oriole “cousins,” 5 to 2 and 3 to 1. The Tribe’s sixth straight came as the New York Yankees made it seven in a row by beating the Boston Red Sox, 14 to 9. Chicago’s White Sox tumbled 9% games away from the Indians by dropping a doubleheader to the Detroit Tigers, 2 to 1 and 8 to 7. In a single contest, the Washington. Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics, 4 to 1. The Dodgers defeated the Giants behind a seven-hitter by Billy Loes who won his sixth straight. Strangely, four of the hits by the Durochenmen were homers, sola blasts by Al Dark, Hank Thompr son, Willie Mays, and Ray Katt. Mays’ roundtripper was his 37th, his first since July 28, and kept his hitting streak alive at 17 straight games. Brooklyn’s nliie-hit attack on five hurlers, started with Jim Hearn, was highlighted by Duke Snider’s 29th homer and the 30th of the season by Gil Hodges. Stringbean Gene Conley w'on his 12tii game against five losses with a seven-hitter over the Cubs. Mil-, waukee set a three-games attendance high of 129.588 when 42,609 fans showed up for the home club’s latest conquest. Joe Adcock led an eight-hit Milwaukee offensive against Jonnny Klippstein with a double and two singles. Art Houttcman scored his 12th win and (Mike Garcia his 15th a» the Tribe made It 13 in a row over the Orioles. Houtteman allowed six hits in six innings tn the opener and a three run homer by Larrj' Doby, his 27th, won the game in the bottom of the sixth. Al Rosen singled across two Insurance runs in the eighth. Garcia gave up six hits in an eight inning stint and was helped by a fourth-inning roundtripper by Bobby Avila. Garcia also singled across a run in the fifth and Avila doubled home the final run in the seventh. Cal Abrams’ eighth inning homer was the lone Baltimore run. The Yankees scored eight in Che first, ballooned their lead <o 11-0 after three innings and then staggered to their victory over the Bosox. Bob Grim won his 16th for the Bombers, but the rookie was blasted out after seven inninus as Boston fought back. The Yanks made 15 hits,including Mickey Mantle's 26th homer. Boston had 13, including a grdnd-eiammer by Harry Agganis and a two-run blast by Saininy 'White. Detroit’s Steve Gromek tossed a four-hitter to* beat the Chlsox in the opener, and the Bengals ruined Virgil Trucks bid for his 18th win by tagging the righthander for ten hits and eight runs iu | three and one third innings. The Cardinals beat the Redlegs despite consecutive ninth Inning homers by Gus Bell. Ted Kluazewski (No. 35) and Jim Greengrass. This slugathon saw 30 hits. |a sevep run fourth by the Cards |ln which Joe Cunningham hit u ! three run bonier and a two-ruu

Griffith Opposes Any Shift Os A's PHILADELPHIA (INS) —The Washington Senators were reported today to be opposed to any attempts to move the Philadelphia Athletics to another city. Harry Sylk, Philadelphia drug store magnate whose syndicate is trying to buy the team from the family of Connie Mack, declared that “I think Clark Griffith (of will block any move to Kansas City.” The Macks have a reported (4,500,000 offer for the club from Arnold M. Johnson of Chicago, representing a group which would move the A’s to Kansas City. Sylk, who is also treasurer of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League, disclosed his syndicate had bld “about $2,500,000’* for the team, and was ready to spend an additional two million for rebuilding the team, organization and park. Under his bid, he explained, Cotonie Mack, and his two sons, Roy and Earle, would be able to divide about a million dollars among themselves, and pay off the club debts with the rest. The plan would retain Roy as executive vice president, and Connie would be made honorary chairman. Sylk said all three of the Macks would be given an opportunity to join the syndicate by reinvesting in the club. Patty Berg Winner Ai Tam O’Shanter (INS) Patty Berg of St. Andrews, IU., is the leading feminine money-winner of the year today after capturing her second straight world golf tournament and $5,000 at Tam O’Shanter Country Club with a 72-hole total of 298. The 36-year-old Patty stroked a final-round 76 Sunday — women’s par — to win the championship which upped her earnings to $13,481. . Finishing a total of three strokes behind Miss Berg was Louise Suggs of Atlanta, Ga., who fired fourth-round 77 for a 301 mark and $1,500. Roly-poly Jackie Pung, Honolulu housewife now playing out of Glasgow, Ky., shot a two-under-par 74 to take third place with 303. - One stroke behind Mrs. Pung was Mrs. Babe Zaharias of Tampa, Fla., who shot a 76 for 304 and fourth place. Major League Leaders National Leafte Batting AB H Pct. Snider. Brooklyn - 430 151 .351 Musial, St. Louis . 443 150 .339 MueHer,. New York 460 154 .335 Home Runo—Mays, New York. 17; Kluszeweki, Cincinnati. 35; Mathews. Milwaukee and Sauer, Chicago, 32. . Rune Batted In — Mueial, St. Lpuis 109; Snider. Brooklyn. 96; Hodges, Brooklyn, 93. Runs — Musial, St. Louis 97; Snider, Brooklyn, 93; Ashburn. Philadelphia; Moon and Scboendienet, St. Louis, Mays, New York. 87. Bases —Bruton, Milwaukee. 26; Fondy, Chicago, 17; and Temple. Cincinnati, 16. IPtchlug—Antonelli. New York. 17-3, .850; Loes. Brooklyn. 8-3. .727; Conley, Milwaukee, 12-5. :706. American League Batting AB H Pct Noren, New York 322 111 .345 Minoso. Chicago . 429 146 .326 Avila. Cleveland . 410 133 .324 Home Runs — Doby, Cleveland. 27; Mantle, New York, 26; and William®, Boston. 22. Runs Batted In — Doby, Cleveland, 94; Minoso, Chicago, 88, and Berra, New York, 87. Runs—Mantle,’ New York. 100; Minoso. Chicago. 92; and Fox. Chicago, 89. Stolen Bases — Jensen. Boston. 17; Minoso and Rivera, Chicago, 14. Pitching—Feller, Cleveland, 102. .833; Consuegra, Chicago. 14-3, . 824; Grim. New York, 16-4, .800. homer by Stan Musual (No. 31). (Pittsburgh made it four straight with their first game win over the Phils as they scored eight runs in the last four innings. Johnny Schmitz gave up seven hits and won his seventh game of the season as the Nats beat the A’a. Jim Busby drove in three runs with a pair of singles. I

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Issues Call For Monmouth Athletes > Charles Holt, head coach at the Monmouth high school, today issued a call for the initial practice session, -for baseball and cross country teams. Candidates for these teams will report at the Monmouth school Wednesday evening at 5:30 o'clock. Hmm AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W L Pct. G.B. Indianapolis .. 80 41 .661 Louisville .... 66 67 .537 15 Minneapolis —s 61 60 .504 19 St. Paul 60 63 .488 21 Columbus .... 60 63 .488 21 Kansas City .. 57 63 .475 23 Toledo 57 66 .463 24 Charleston, ... 50 73 .407 31 Sunday’s Results Kansas City 9-2, Columbus 3-3. Minneapolis 15, Toledo 3. Louisville 3-2, St. Paul 2-1 (2nd ' game 13 innings). , Charleston 5, Indianapolis 2. Summer Heat Back To Plague Hoosiers INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Summer heat returned to Indiana with a vengenance for past cool temperatures today and' the Indianapolis weather bureau predicted that the mercury will flirt with the 100 mark in southern Indiana. The humidity was high today and the weather bureau predicted showehe and thunderstorms in the north and central portioiie. The forecast for Tuesday was partly cloudy and cooler with scattered thundershowers in Jhe south portions.

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Klfenk's, Rockford Play Next Sunday (KHenk’a and Rockford Legion, only undefeated teams in the Federation league playoff tourney, will clash at Rockford, 0., next Sunday afternoon in the playoff feature. The tourney is a double elimination affair.* in games Sunday, Rockford handed .McComb its first loss, 8-5; Kendallville nosed out American Linen, 9-8; and Monroeville edged Club Mahhattan, 7-6, in 13 innings. Kendallville will play McComb Tuesday night, and Monroeville will meet Colonial Oil Thursday night, both at Dwenger park in Fort Wayne. Frank Stranahan Is Winner Os Amateur CHICAGO (INS) — t Frank Stranahan staged a thrilling stretch drive to win his fifth straight world amateur golf title at the Tam O’SQianter Country Club Sunday. The 32-year-old Toledo, 0., golfer birdied three of the last four holes for a final round par 72 and a 72-hole total of 284 to edge out Ohio amateur champion Arnold Palmer by one stroke. San Francisco 49ers Win In Exhibition SAN FRANCISCO. (INS) —The San Francisco 49ers totaled up their injuries today and decided they were lucky to escape with a 43 to 35 win over the New York Giants in a game they had been expected to win by 17 points. The heavily-favored 49ers had to come from behind in a wild fourth quarter to win the ragged but spectacular game before 29.296 fans in San Francisco’s Keiar Stadium Sunday. And the victors, were jolted by injuries to Gordon Soltau, the National Football League’s two-time

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