Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 182, Decatur, Adams County, 3 August 1956 — Page 7

FRIDAY. AUQVSt 3, 1958

SPORTS

Rockford Is Winner Over Klenk's, 9-4 Rockford defeated Klenk’s of Decatur, 9-4, in a Western Buckeye league game Thursday night at Worthman field in this city. Rockford bunchdd Its 12 hits to good effect, with the second the big inning with four runs on three hits and a pair of Decatur errors. The winners picked up a single run in the third, two in the fourth and their final pair in the seventh on Griggs' home run with a mate on base. Klenk's scored its first run in the opening inning on hits by William and Hoehammer and a walk. Two more walks loaded the bases With two out but Masters popped out to end the inning. Hits by Hoehammer and Masters plus a pair of walks scored a pair in the third and the final run scored in the fourth on a hit by Shaw, a walk, and a pair of sacrifices. Klenk's is scheduled to play in the state tourney at Waterloo Saturday, but the Decatur team’s opponent and time of game were not known here this morning. Rockford AB R*H K Ciase, 3b 5 110 Jordon, <? 5 0 10 Fox. lb 4 0 0 0 Doan, 2b 4 2 10 Morbach, 2b . 0 0 0 0 Griggs, rs . 5 3 3 0 Swenson, If .4 11 0 Bollenbacher, cf •.. 5 1 2 0 Hernandes, ss .... 5 0 2 0 Esmonde, p 2 110 TOTALS 39 9 12 0 Klenk's AB R H E Williams, If 4 111 Bowen, cf 2 1 0 0 Crist, ss .... 4 0 1 0 Hoehammer, lb .. 4 1 2 1 Sinn, 2b, p "2 0 0 0 Andrews, rs . 2 0 0 0 Masters, 3b 4 0 10 Minnick, c 4 0 0 0 Dull, p 1 0 0 1 Shaw, p, 2b 3 110 TOTALS’..... 30 4 6 3 Rockford 041 200 200—9

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All-Out Attempt To Save Minor Leagues NEW YORK (UP) —■ Major league baseball launched an all-out effort today to save the game at the minor league grass roots level. A six man committee plunged into the job immediately after commissioner Ford Frick assigned it to the task with a directive that if the minors should collapse the entire structure of organised baseball would be threatened. The committee members. Arnold Johnson of the Kansas City Athletics, Joe Cronin of the Boston Red Sox, and George Medinger of the Cleveland Indians from the American League and Gabe Paul of the Cincinnati Redlegs, Horace Stoneham of the New York Giants, and Bob Carpenter of the Philadelphia Phillies from the National, held a meeting Thursday night and scheduled another for today. "We recognize that this is not a minor league problem, but it is a problem for all of baseball," Frick said. “We passed a resolu tion that we are taking immediate and positive action to help the structure of minor league baseball." The basic problem is the fading interest in ball games at the cross roads towns when big league radio broadcasts and telecasts bring the action involving the game’s great stars directly into competition with the minors. Klenk's 102 100 000—4 Runs batted in: Ciase, Griggs 2, Bollenbacher, Hernandez 2, Crist, Hoehammer, Masters 2. Two-base hits: Griggs, Swenson, Bollenbacher. Home run: Griggs. Stolen bases: Swenson, Hernandez. Sacrifices: Bowen. Crist. Double play: Doan to Hernandez to Fox. Bases on balls: Dull 4, Shaw 8, Sinn 1, Esmonde 7. Strikeouts: Dull 4, Shaw 2, Sinn 6. Esmonde 4. Hits off Dull 5 in 2 1/3, Shaw 6 ! i 4 1/3. Sinn 1 in 2 1/3. Winner Esmonde, Loser Dull.

MINOR Famßuu/ti . f - X . . . ■ AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. G.B. Denver 69 42 .622 '*— Indianapolis 59 48 .551 8 Minneapolis ... 58 50 .537 9% Omaha 56 56 .500 13% St. Paul 50 53 .485 15 Charleston 48 61 .440 20 Louisville .... 48 62 .436 20% Wichita 46 62 .426 21% THURSDAY'S RESULTS Omaha 2-9, Indianapolis $-10. Charleston at St. Paul, rain. Louisville at Minneapolis, rain. Denver 13. Wiehita 4.

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Don Newcombe Pitches 16th Win Thursday By Milton Richman (United Press Sports Writer) At the rate he's going, big Don Newcombe can become Brooklyn’s biggest winner since Dazzy Vance, hut even more important from the Dodgers' point of view, he can become the man. to pitch them right into the world series. Newcombe spun a flashy four hitter to lick the league-leading Milwaukee Braves, J-0, Thursday for his 16t» Victory. It fIU-ite second straight shutout, his seventh straight triumph and it extended his string of consecutive scoreless innings to 24. The huge 242-pound right-hander now needs only seven more victories to become Brooklyn's biggest winner in a sitfgle season since Vance clicked off 28 conquests in 1924. Newcombe, who pitched the Dodgers to within two games of the league lead Thursday, feels he has a good chance to win at least 23 games this year. Thursday, he struck out 10. walked none and allowed only two base runners to advance as far as second. Ray Crone matched Newcombe's shutout pitching until the fourth inning when Carl Furillb smacked his 14th homer. Roy Campanella's two-run homer in the seventh clinched the game for the Brooks. Cincinnati also gained on Milwaukee. clirpbing to within a ggme of the Braves with a one-sided 10 2. decision over the last-place Giants. The Redlegs broke the 'game open when they routed Johnny Antonelli with a six-run burst in the seventh. Ray Jablonski’s grandslam homer highlighted.lha. frame while Stan Palys also homered during the uprising. Frank Robinson contributed his 25th homer to help rookie Toni Acker to his second victory. Reliever Henn Wfehmeier singled home two runs in the eighth inning as the Cardinals swept a three-game series with the Pirates, 7-5. Wehmeier came to Wilmer Mizell's aid in the second inning when Mizell injured his back. He picked up his sixth victory of the season and ran his lifetime record against Pittsburgh to 26 wins and Itr losses. Bob Friend suffered his 10th lOss ds tha Pirates went down to their eighth straight setback. The Phillies and Cubs were not scheduled. The Cleveland Indians narrowed the Yankees' lead in the American League to sev«n games by besting the New Yorker*. 4-6, on southpaw Herb Score's four-hit pitching. Score struck out seven batters en route to his 11th victory. Loser Tom Sturdivant was nicked for homers by Bobby Avila,.. Preston Ward. R*<rky Colavito', and Chico Carrasquel. Jackie Jensen drove in nine runs with a homer, triple, single and sacrifice fly in leading the Red Sox to an 18-3 rout against the Tigers. Backed by a 15-hit attack. Willard Nixon coasted to bis fifth victory even though he gave up 12 hits, including a homer by Al Kaline. Jensen’s nine RBl's were only two short of the American League record held jointly by the late Tony Lazzeri of the Yankees and Rudy York, then with Bdston. A seventh inning single by Enos (Country) Slaughter brake up a 2-2 tie and gave Kansas City a

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3-2 triumph over Baltimore. The Orioles built a 2-0 lead on homers by Willie Miranda and Gus Trian dos but Harry Simpson’s 17th homer with one on off loser Mike Fornieles tied the score in the seventh. Singles by Hec Lopez. Joe Ginsberg and Slaughter then produced the winning run. Jack Crirfilan was the winner in relief of Alex Kellner. Les Moss connected for a threerun homer off Bob Wlesler In Chicago's 5-4 victory over Washing don. Ellis Kinder, Chicago’s third pitcher, gained his 100th victory of his big leagtfe career. - Major League Leaders NATIONAL LEAGUE Player & Club G AB R H Pct Aaron, Milw. 92 362 67 124 .343 Schndst, N. Y. 72 255 28 84 .329 Musial, St. L. — 97 370 57 121 .327 Boyer, St. L. - 97 389 68 125 .321 Repulski. St. L. 67 230 31 72 .313 AMERICAN LEAGUE Player & Club G AB R H Pct. Mantle, N. Y. 96 352 88 128 .364 Williams. Bos. - 82 229 38 81 .354 Vernon. Bost. 78 273 46 92 .337 Maxwell. Det. . 91 316 62 106 .335 Kuenn, Det. ... 92 362 53 120 .331 HOME RUNS — Mantle, Yanks 34; Snider. Dodgers 26; Kluszewski Redlegs 25; Robinson. Redlegs 25; Banks, Cubs 24; Adcock, Braves 24; Wertz, Indiafis .24. RUNS BATTED IN\— Mantle. Yanks 89: Wertz. Indians SO; Simpson. A's 80; Musial, Cards 80; Boyer Cards 75. RUNS — Mantle. Yanks 88; Rob inson. Redlegs 77; Yost. Senators 71: Fox, White Sox 71; Snider, Dodgers 69. HITS — Mantle. Yanks 128; Boyer. Cards 125; Aaron, Braves 124; Kaline, Tigers 124; Fox, White Sox 123. PITCHING — Lawrence, Redlegs 15-2; Brewer, Red Sox 15-3; Pierce. White Sox 16-4,- Buhl, Bra-ves 14-4; Ford, Yanks 14-4. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur.

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Enlarge Pit Area Al Speedway Site INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — Next year’s 500-mile Memorial Day auto race will be run with rnew, greatly enlarged pit area for added safety, spectator comfort and eye appeal. Speedwy owner Tony Hulman said construction on the 15(h),000 project, including a Tower Terrace, will begin immediately. Wrecking crews already have tom down the 30-year-old Pagoda, the Speedway landmark, and parquet seats. The pit wall and pit apron immediately in front of it also is gone. . The pit area will be recessed along the Inside of the track and extended north of the starting line. A retaining wall along the inside of the north segment of the main shraight-away will be extended the full length of the home stretch. There will be openings to permit .cars to enter and leave the protected pit area. The level of the pit area behind the track wall will be raised about 18 ftiches, Vith a sloping grass esplande 15 feet wide between the track and the pit driveway. Along the inside of the pit drive a new pit wall will be erected. The Tower Terrace-concrete with permanent seats behind the pit Wallwill run the full length of the pit area. A restaurant and other facilities also will occupy * the area under the Tower Terrace seats, the an-

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Johnson, Harold Walker, Earl Van Natter, Noah Schwartz. Harley Campbell, Jim Haffner, Lee Lybarger and WilUam Shepherd. «■■■ Klenk's In Tourney Game On Saturday Klenk's of Decatur will play undefeated Hayesville at 1 o’clock Saturday afternoon In the state semi-pro tourney at Waterloo, according to word received early this afternoon by Ferd Klenk, Decatur manager. In event Klenk's win, they will play a second game Saturday night. Klenk’s has suffered one loss in the double elimination meet.