Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 105, Decatur, Adams County, 4 May 1955 — Page 7

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1965

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Dodgers Away To Fast Start In Flag Race By JOHN BARRINGTON (I. N. 8. Sport* Editor) New York (INS) —Can anyone catch the Brooklyn Dodgers? It’s getting to be more than a $64 question in the National* League. Something like a million-dol-lar question, in faet, because the other clubowneis might have to measure their gate losses in that kind of money if the Dodgers make a runaway of the pennant, race. •After only three weeks of the season, it seems a little ridiculous 1 to talk like that. But nobody has made such a fast getaway as the Dodgers In all the long history of major leagues—46 victories In 18 gtmes — and the Brooks haven’t done it by fattening on a few patsies, either, n . They have played everyone else in their league except the St. Louis Cardinals, who come in> Ebbets Field tonight. Arid against everyone except the New York Glaums, the Dodgers are undefeated. They can’t hope to maintain +—i—« MOTHER’S DAY Greeting Cards Excellent Assortment Holthouse Drug Co.

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their present .889 pace, obviously, but they won’t have to do it verylong before they’re out of hailing distance. As of the moment, the margin between the Brooks and the runner-up in their league is almost as great as that between first and last place in the supposedly unbalanced American League. One frightening aspect in all this is that the Dodgers have been ticking along at such breakneck speed without even tapping the full potential of their resources. Only three Dodgers regulars — Boy Campanella, Carl Furillo and Duke Snider—are hitting over .300. ' The second base combination, Jim Gilliam and Pee Wee Reese, are hitting only .197 and .167, respec- ' tively. Lett fielder Sandy Amoros, a lousy fielder who supposedly is , kept out there for his batting ability, has a .26® average. Dodger pitching—supposedly the club’s weakest department — has been superlative. And this despite the fact that last fall’s rookie sensatino, Karl Spooner, hailed all winter as a potential 20-game winner, has yet to appear on the mound because of a sore arm. Like any hot club, the Dodgers have been enjoying one of those sustained periods when Everything seems to go right. Somebody always comes up with the big hit, or the key defensive play at the right moment. They can change for the worse, but there’s a lot of slack to be taken up if Spooner starts throwing shutouts again and Reese, Gilillam, Amoros, Jackie Robinson and Gil Hodges begin socking in the old-time way. There are, however, two bright spots for the rest of the league. For one thing, the Dodgers go on | >-.-l

the road this Friday and won’t be home again until May 20. Things could change a lot in that. fortnight of travel. Moreover, there’* history to fall back upon. Nearest thing in National League annals to the Dodg-! era, strike are the 1)907 Giants’ 15 | wins in their first 18 games. They I ..went on, as It happens, to win 24 Os 27. And know where they finished? Fourth. Major League Leaders NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING AB H Pct. Mueller, New York 68 26 .382 Moon, St. Louis — .72 27 .375 Repulski, St. Louis... 70 26 .367 Home Runs—Furillo Brooklyn, 8; Klusxewski Cincinnati, 7; Snider Brooklyn, 6. Runs Batted In—Thomson Milwaukee, 22; Snider and Furillo Brooklyn, 21. Runs—ißruton Milwaukee, 18; Furillo Brooklyn, 15; Dark NewYork, Snider and Campanella Brooklyn, 14. Stolen Bases—Gilliam Brooklyn, 3; Boyer SL Louis and Temple Cincinnati, 2. PITCHING Erskine, Brooklyn 4-0 1.00; Jeffcoat, Chicago 3-0 1.00; Nichols, Milwaukee 2-0 1.000; Newcombe, Brooklyn 2-0 1.000; Meyer, Brooklyn 2-0; 1.000; Labine, Brooklyn 2-0*1.000; Davis, Chicago 2-0 1.000. AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING AB H Pct. Skowron, New York 51 23 .461 Powers, Kansas City 65 27 .415 Kaline, Detroit .. — 66 27 . 409 Home Runs—Dollar Chicago, 7; Kaline Detroit, 6; Wilson and Zernial Kansas City? , Dropo and pieman Chicago, 5. Runs Batted In—Nieman Chicago and Vernon Washington, 14); Skowron New York, 18. Runs —Carrasquel Chicago, 20; Mantle and Bauer New York and Power Kansas City, 18. Stolen Bases—>Minoso Chicago. 5; Kaline Detroit and Busby Washington, 3. . PITCHING Lemon, Cleveland 5-0 1.000; Turley. New York 4-0 1,000; •Schmitt*, Washington 3-0 1.000. Ambassadors Accept Speedway Invitation WASIHffiNGTON (INS) —Sen. Homer E. Capehart (D Ind.,) said today that all the Latin American ambassadors to the U. S. have accepted his invitation to attend the 500-mile Indianapolis Speedway race on Memorial Day. He said under secretary of «tate Herbert Hoover Jr., attor-1 nye general Herbert Brownell Jr., army secretary Robert T. Stevens, navy secretary Charles S. Thomas and air force secretary Harold E. Talbott have also accepted. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

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'Chicago Cubs Defeat Giants For 4 In Row NEW YORK (INS) —Somebody goofed and forgot to remind the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates that they’re supposed to be pushovers. The so-called big fellows in the National League aren’t doing much laughing these days over the cousin Cubs or the pitiful Pirates. Both are making with the wins, like crazy. The spring exhibition “champion” Chicagoans, for instance, made it four straight triumphs Tuesday night when they blanked the fumbling, world champion New York Giants, 6-0, behind a four-hitter by Bob Rush. The Cubs, seventh placers last year but tor the grace of Fred Haney’s Buccaneers, are the nearest thing to the Dodgers the league has to offer. Chicago is in second place, five and a half games behind the off-this-earth Brooklyn team. Chicago has won 11 of 19 games. The Pirates, who started out “in form” and dropped their first eight games, now have a threegame winning streak thanks to a 4-0 whitewashing of the Milwaukee Braves by lefty Dick Littlefield. They are in seventh place, a success story for them, and they’ve won six out of their last nine games, which even Branch Rickey will attest, is worth three loud “judas priests.” The surprising play of Chicago and Pittsburgh featured developments on the baseball calendar Tuesday. Cleveland's Indians, making it five straight, defeated the New York Yankees, with a fourrun rally in the seventh to preserve their half-game lead in the American League. Detroit’s fuzzy-cheeked Tigers remained on the Indians’ heels by beating the youngish Boston Red Sox, 4-2, on a two-run homer in the fifth by 20-year-old Al Kaline and the six-hit pitching of 22-yeaf-old lefty Bill Hoeft. The Chicago White Sox got some splendid relief pitching by Dick Donovan and Sandy Consuegra as they defeated the Washington Senators, 5-3, and the Kansas City Athletics bested the Baltimore Orioles. 4-3. on an eighthinning homer by Bill Wilson. Cincinnati’s Redlegs — the NaI tional League’s cellar team—regained power sock and belted four homers ’Wo by Ted Kluszewski, to come from behind and beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-5. The Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals were not scheduled. - Rush, veteran Chicago rgihthander, scored his first victory of the season with the aid of some shoddy fielding by the Giants. The Cubs scored three unearned runs in the first inning off loser Jim Hearn on two errors, a walk and a triple by rookie Bob Speake. Dee Fondy accounted for two additional Bruin tallies with triples. Littlefield, second Pirate hurler to toss a shutout in the club’s last threp games, limited the stunned Braves to seven singles. It was the second blank job in a row recorded against Milwaukee. Warren Spghn, starter for the wondering Wisconsin Warriors, lost his third game in five decisions and lasted only two innings. Rookie Roberto Clemente hit a homer for the Pirates in the first inning. Mike Garcia beat Tribe nemesis Ed Lopat in Cleveland's triumph over the Yankees. A crowd of 24,813 at Municipal Stadium -- practically an empty house for that huge arena and the supposed attraction it •offered — saw a homer by Al Smith in the first and a two-run homer in the fourth by ’Ralph Kiner give the Indians their first three runs off Lopat. — The aged southpaw, who has now lost three straight games, was given a 4-3 advantage in the sixth when Mickey Mantle powered a homer with two on. But came the seventh and the Indians got four runs. ..- Hobby AvHa singled to right with the bases loaded and two out to score George Strickland with ’he tying run and Hank Bauer’s throw to the plate apparently had Hank Folles nailed at the plate. But the rookie Cleveland catcher rammed into Yankee backstop Yogi Berra. Yogi went one way—- — ball the other way—and Smith also crossed on the error. Vic Wertz then singled Avila home with the fourth run. Kaline’s homer, his sixth, gave Hoeft his third win and the Bosox their sixth straight loss. Chicago's Sherm Lollar retained the league lead when he hit No. 7 as Ihe ’Chisox beat Washington. Gus Bell and Chuck Harmon joined Big Kluszewski in Cincinnati's homer parade. The Redlegs made 11 hits and 26 total bases. Kluszewskl’s second homer of the game and seventh of the sea son; brke a 5-5 tie in the seventh and Harmons wallop, both off rookie Jack Spring, provided the insurance run. Bud Podbielan, who gave up one hit in six innings of relief, got lite win.

Flying Fury Wins Derby Trial Race LOUISVILLE (INS) — Capt. Harry Guggenheim, who won the 1953 Kentucky Derby with a rank outside — Dark Star — qualified again today for making, the impossible happen. Dark Star, th* 1953 Derby Trial winner, stunned the sports world by whipping the favored Native Dancer in the 79th Kentucky Derby classic. Tuesday, Flying Fury, one of two Guggenheim Colts in his Cain Hey stable which will parade postwwrd Saturday in the 81st run for the roses, came front' behind to nose out Jean’s Joe in a brilliant stretch duel and win the 1955 Derby trial at Churchill Downs. While Flying Fury’s time for the 310,000 added one mile race was a comparatively slow 1:38, no one would under estimate the stretch-running colt for making good in Saturday’s classic test at a mile and one-quarter. No one, perhaps, except Nashua, the odds-on favorite of William Woodward Jr. Nashua ran a mile workout in 1:37 3/5 early Tuesday and jockey Eddie Arcaro who will seek his sixth derby win, was very pleased with the performance. Flying Fury's victory in the 18th running of the trial gives Guggenheim both top prep races for the Kentucky Derby. Flying Fury’s stablemate. Racing Fool, captured the Blue Grass Stakes —a mile and one-eighth event —- last week at Keeneland. .Three horses — Citation, HUI Gail and Dark Star — have used the trial as a stepping stone for Kentucky Derby victories. Flying Fury went postward second choice to Jean’s Joe at 5 to 2, and returned $7.80, $3.60 and $3.40. Jean's Joe paid $2.80 and 32.60. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

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Decatur, Geneva In Dual Meet Thursday The Decatur Yellow Jackets Will host the Geneva Cardinals in a dual track meet at Worthman field in this city Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock. The Cardinals won both the Adams county meet and the Eastern Indiana conference crown this season. The Jackets went to Columbia City this afternoon to compete in the annual Northeastern Indiana conference meet. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Club W. L. Pct. G.B. Omaha —.....12 6 .667 Minneapolis ..13 7 .650 Louisville —.12 8 .600 1 Toledo 10 9 .526 2% St. Paul 10 10 .500 3 Charleston — 8 12 .400 5 Indianapolis .. 8 13 .381 5% Denver ....... 7 15 .318 7 Tuesday’s Results Omaha 9, Indianapolis 2. Denver 4, Louisville 3. St. Paul 4, Tolodo 3. Charleston 7, Minneapolis 6 (10 innings). —MAJOR AMERICAN LEAGUE ’ Club W. U Pct. G.B. Cleveland -...13 6 .684 Detroit —....12 « .887 Chicago —.ll 8 ,647 1 New York —lO 8 .556 2ft Kansas City ~ 8 9 .471 4 Boston 8 12 .400 sft Washington .. 6 12 .333 6ft

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St. Louis 8 7 .538 1% Milwaukee ... 9 9 .500 7 Now York .... 7 9 .438 8 Philadelphia — 8 11 .421 Pittsburgh ... 6 11 .353 9Vi Cincinnati .... 5 13 .878 11 Tuesday’s Results I Chicago 6, New York 0. Pittsburgh 4, Milwaukee 0. Cincinnati 7, Philadelphia 5. (Other clubs not scheduled).