Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 October 1950 — Page 14

Philadelphia's First NL

Champs in 35 Years

1-2 Against

Yanks

10-Inning, 4-1 Triumph Over Dodgers

Brings Pennant Race fo Dramatic Close By CARL LUNDQUIST, United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK, Oct. 2—Hail to the Fightin’ Phillies, the first National League champs from Philadelphia in 35. years, and hail to their hero trio of Dick Sisler, Robin Roberts and Richie Ashburn! Their proud manager, former college professor Eddie Sawyer, said “The odds may be against us but give

our boys a chance when we, meet the Yankees in the World Series.” The Phillies will be 2-to- 1 underdogs when the big show, opens in Shibe Park at Philadel-| phia on Wednes-| day, but Sawyer says, “I have to| laugh off those odds because think of what

against us when we started this pennant race? back in April” At that time it would have been better than 20 to 1 that the young whizzers which Sawyer had assembled would be able to beat out the Brooklyn Dodgers and other -seasoned campaigners for the National League charpionship. But they did it, even though final victory came mighty hard. In that glorious 10-inning, 4-to-1 triumph over the Brooklyn Dodgers—which was achieved yesterday on Sisler’s three-run homer, Roberts’ five-hit pitching with the clutch touch and Ashburn’s “outof -this-world” throw from centerfield to home plate—the Phillies proved once again they can gi with the best when the battle is| joined.

Lost Five Straight

They had to win to keep the, National League flag race from winding up in a two-way tie for first place and necessitating a three-game pennant playoff, Had they lost yesterday, the Dodgers would have been odds-on favorites to sweep through the playoff series. But Sawyer’s kids, who saw just in the time that their greatest opportunity was skidding away, played as never before. They won in one of the great, tense ball games of recent years, in a pulse-plinking extra inning that packed only a shade more drama than the losing stand of the Dodgers in the inning before. Roberts, pitching in his third game in five days, and winding up with a brilliant five-hitter that gave him his 20th triumph of the season, was almost tired enough to drop when he stepped to the plate to start the 10th. But he shot a single to center and Eddie Waitkus followed with another’ Ashburn’s bunt attempt went awry and Roberts was forced at third, but his contribution already had been made. Pither Watches Sisler Up to the plate stepped Sisler, a son of the baseball Hall of Fame occupant, George Sisler, the old Brownie first. baseman. Father watched son at this moment], with mixed emotion, because the

Eddie Sawyer

elder Sisler is head of the vast|

Dodger scouting enterprises. Smashing the ball- to the opposite field, the left-handed Philly outfielder landed a liome run-into the left field stands that for all

practical purposes ended a great y,

pitching battle between Roberts and Dodger Don Newcombe. The three-run homer broke a 1-all tie. But had it not been for Ashburn’s great throw a few moments earlier, Sisler never would have been batting. The Dodgers had their chanel —and couldn't make Roberts started the ninth by walking Rookie Cal Abrams. That sounded like trouble becauss Roberts hadn't walked any~ body since the first inning when Abrams again got. the free ticket, Pewee Reese, who had doubled

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NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (UP)—The [pennant races, month by month: NATIONAL AMERICAN LEAGUE April 18—Season ® ined. Season opened. May, 18—Phils lead by Yankees lead by

same, same, June 18—~Cards by 4, Detroit by 2. | July 18-—~Braves, Phils Detroit by 2. and Cards ted for

Ave) Aphis by 0%, Defroit by 3. Sept. 18—Phils by 7's. Yanks by 1. nd in the final } furious week, . . . Sunday, Sept. 24—Phils by 5; Yankees

op Monday, Sept. 25-—-Phils by 5; Yankees Tusa, Sept. 26—Phils by 5

"Wednestar, Sept, 27—Phils hy 4; Yan- * vy radar, Sept. 28—Phils by 3; Yankees "priday, Sent. “20-Phils br % clinch pem t 3 games ahead a3 ufday, Sent. 30—Fhils by 1) Yankees And the Sunt An of the 1050 Season

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gle to center and it looked like] hail and farewell for the Phililes. Nails Man at Plate ’ But Ashburn, never before noted for his throwing ability, scooped up the ball and rifled the |

a margin the Dodger rookie didn’ t| even bother to slide. The pressure -thus off, Roberts retired the] side and went on to win _his sweetest ball game. Ironically, the third base Dodger traffic cop, Coach Milt Stock,

ball who was a player un the 1915 | Phillies, the only other club which| |ever won an National League pennant for Philadelphia. Proud of that, he would have done anything to have kept these 1950 upstarts from moving in. The New York Giants wound up their fine late-season spurt by defeating the Boston Braves, 5 to 1, behind the three-hit pitching of Rookie George Spencer. In other National League windups, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 3 to 1, in the second game of a double-

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Orioles Even Little Series With Red Birds

Defeat Columbus, 8 to 1, Before

17,629 at Baltimore

BALTIMORE, Oct. 2 (UP) — .| The Baltimore Orioles powered | their way to an 8 to 1 victory over the Columbus Red Birds yester- | day in the second game of the {Junior V’orld Series before a crowd of 17,678 at Memorial | Stadium,

The Orioles pounded out a total

most perfect throw of his life to of 13 safeties, including four home| the plate to‘get Abrams by such runs, two by George Byam, tol

support the steady six-bit pitching of righthander Karl Drews, The only run allowed by Drews was.a fourth inning round-tripper, by left fielder Larry Miggins.

The victory gave the International League team an even split] in the two games played so far. [The junior baseball classic continues here tonight* with Kurt Krieger slated to go for the Red Birds against Tommy Fine for Baltimore. Tee Off on Haddix The Orioles began teeing off on starting Pitcher Harvey Had-| dix in the second inning when| Byam poled out a homer with Clyde Kluttz on base for a 2-to-0 lead. Haddix, who is on a 10-day furlough from the Army, also gave up home runs to Butch Woyt and Austin Knickerbocker, -both

header after dropping the opener, 3 to 2, while the Chicago Cubs! nipped the St. Louis Cardinals, 3 to 2 in 11 innings. Bosox Beat Yanks The - American League Cham-| pion New York Yankees, resting most of their regulars for the

Boston Red Box, 7 to 3.

hander from Lincoln, Neb. won his first start as a major leaguer as the Philadelphia Athletics dumped the Washington Senators, 5 to 3, while the Cleveland Indians scored five runs in the eighth Honing Tigers, 7 to 5.

on a homer-hitting spree in an doubleheader with the St. Louis Browns. Zernial hit one homer ny the first game as the Sox won, to 3, and smacked three in A second game as the Browns posted a 10 to 6 triumph,

World Series, surrendered to the w John Kuacab, rookie right-|

Gus Zernial, slugging outfielder > of the Chicago White Sox, went Wort,

in the sixth inning. . The final four Oriole runs came, in the eighth. off Bob Habenicht,| who went to the mound after, Haddix was lifted for a pin hitter.

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and hit a crazy homer that stuck, in the right field screen for Brooklyn's only run, then delivered a single, sending Abrams io!

..second. --Duke Snider shot a sin-

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WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 2 (UP) — Sammy Baugh, veteran passing wizard of the Washing-| ton Redskins, suffered a possible |eracked bone in his right—or {throwing—arm during the Red{skins' surprise defeat by the | Pittsburgh Steelers yesterday.

Final Major Leaders

NATIONAL LEAGUE G AB R H Pet, | Musial, St. Lou} 146 555 105 I82 Robinson, Biookiya 144 518 99 170 | Bnider, Piopk 53 620 109 iB Ennis, lindelphis 153 505 91 186 JCourss, Boston 4 or 120 AMERICAN LEAGU

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- FH 14 ait 0 & svio “Boston. 141 88 HY 328 New York. 13 aii To Ciereiand ' 142

"ot RUNS ul Hodges, Dodgers. ‘ yer. 30

| Kifer, Pirates . en, Cleve,

patkor Robes

Cubs i Mago, Yoiye, 3

RUNS PATTED IN po. Red Sox. 14 Ennis, Phillies | glephens, R. Sox 144 Wertz, Tiger errs, Yankees. 125) Kell, Tigers 218 Bi Di Mags. 2 4 | Rizsuta, Yanks. S00) -s 192 | @nider, Dodger

i Di Maggio, 38 4 ftephens, Rizzuto, Yanks’ 125 ITCHING

Ford, Yanks | Maglie, Giants B 4 rod Be. Tigers. 13 § Hearn, Gots. 11

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Times Editor Walter Leckrone who yesterday won the women's ti Knox, women's runnerup. Walt Chapman,

Vic Raschi, Yanks' 21-Game Winner, Faces Phils First

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (UP)—New York Yankee Manager Casey k Stengel announced today that Vic Raschi will pitch the first game +31 of the World Series, Allie Reynolds the second and Ed Lopat the

by John Spicklemire,

Photo John Hare Jr. had his muscular arms loaded with trophies and women The Times Tournament of Champions at the Hillcrest Country Club. He i is

his golf victory by his wife {ieft) and his mother, Mrs. John Hare Sr. |< 2

n The Times Tournament

Stengel’ said he expected Ken Heintzleman to pitch either the 354! first or second game for Philadelphia, 3 Heintzleman has won only three 33 games this season, but he is a

land lost 12. ‘Lopat ° won 18 and

type of | lost eight.

Stengel also revealed his start- to nL ring despite Wednesday

“Guys like that—Steve Nagy is ing lineup. It consisted of Gene

one—gave us

trouble

in our eH league this year,” Stengel said.

| Woodling, left field; Phil Rizzuto, shortstop; Yogi Berra, catcher;

“They know it and probably will Joe DiMaggio, center field; John-

use him early.”

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Commenting on the series as a Johnson, third base; Gerry Colewhole, Stengel said, “The only man, second base, and the pitchway they can beat us is by piteh- er. » ing. They can’t outslug us.” . ‘Raschi won 21 and lost eight'would alternate Johnson and Reynolds won 16 Bobby Brown at: third, but de-

| At first Stengel indicated he

jcided today Juting a workout at Yankee Stadium to use Johnson throughout.

‘McKinney, Cox Tie For Lake Shore Title -

Jim McKinney-and Tracey Cox tied for the championship yesterday of the Lake Shore Country

sit a championship wephy fo to men's runnerup, is behind Miss Nelson.

Times Staff Photographer. bes after he won Songrafuleted for

Jane Nelson of Highland, Champions. At left is Donna

Louis May Seek Return Bout

Says ‘Retirement’

Decision Was Hasty NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (UP)—Joe

Bfown Bomber, admitted today a possibility’ that he might return

night's defeat by Heavyweight Champion Ezzaird Charles. In his first public appearance since the Yankee Stadium fight, Douis surprised reporters by explaining that his announcement) of retirement in the dressing

the moment and without careful consideration.” “You know how it is when you're all excited at a time like that,” he said. The 38-year-old ex-champion said he would decide “in about a month” whether he would hang

{and nine women.

\played outstanding golf during all

‘|their final match ended on the

lat the end of the first nine and

| |shoes to rest his feet and calmly]

Louis, the in-again, out-again|

room was “done on the spur of

Champions of Champions. and Jane Nelson, 22- year-old

annual Times Tournament of

hla A Aces Sweep Honors In 1st Annual Tourney of Champions

Walt Chapman Beaten in Finals, 3 and 2;

Donna Knox Eliminated at Hillcrest, 5 and 4 By JIM HEYROCK Highland Golf and Country Club today boasted two

John Hare Jr., 21-year-old Purdue University student,

women’s city golf champion,

yesterday captured the men’s and women's titles in the first

Champions at Hillcrest Coun

try Club. Hare won over Walt Chapman of Speedway, 3 and 2, in the hard-fought 36-hole final of the men’s division and Miss Nelson defeated Donna Knox of Meridian Hills, 5 and 4, in the 18hole women’s final. The four finalists, who battled

an women champions from coun-| try clubs and municipal eourses in the Indianapolis area, were presented with golf trophies by Walter Leckrone, editor of The/p

Tim2s, following. yesterday's matches, Yesterday's play climaxed a

tournament that began three weeks ago at Coffin with 18 men

Excellent Golf Both Hare and Miss Nelson

rounds of the tournament and yesterday they left no doubt that they were tops among the city’s golf champions. Hare and Chapman, who played well but suffered from a few bad breaks, were tired golfers when

34th hdle with Hare 3 up Handsome John on a 1 up lead on the second hole and Chapman was never able to take the lead or even the match, although he had chances. Hare was 1 up

led by the same margin at the end of 18 when play was stopped an hour for lunch. Hare Reads Paper Although both were tired at the end of 18, the pressure of a championship match didn’t show. During lunch, Hare removed his

read the Sunday comic section. . His afternoon round was far superior to the morning session, when the greens were. covered with dew. At the end of 27 holes Hare had boosted his lead to 3 up. Hare took the lead on No. 2 when Chapman carded a bogey 5. [Both players were straight but| not long off the tee yesterday,

CHAMPIONSHEP® CARDS Men's Morning Round Par out .... 444 345 444-36 Hare out .. 445 445 454—89 Chapman out 455 445 454-40 Par in ..... 548 444 5843672 Hare in ... 548 444 5834-36-78 Chapman in 548 544 434-3676 Men’s Afternoon Round

their way to the top over men/Hare out ...... 434 335 444-384

Chapman out... 445 245 34637 Hare in ....... 643 544 4 Chapman in.... 544 544 4 Women’s Finals Par out sressane 454 355 45439 Nelson out .... 445 356 453—39 Knox out ...... 544.366 554—42 Par in..... 548 544 544—88—77 Nelson in .. 542 55 Knox in ... 643 55

man missed his o to even the match on No. 3 when he missed a three-foot putt by a fraction of an inch. - They halved all but No. 2 during the first nine and Hare was three over par with a 39 while Chapman had a 40. Hare scored the first birdie of the match on No. 13 when he dropped a long putt to go 2 up. But Chapman cut it back to 1 up when Hare bogied No. 16 with a five, Both were even par for the back nine with 36s to give Hare 3. for the 18 and Chapman a

afternoon, Hare ‘was two under with a 34 while Chapman had a 37, one over. Has Another Bird Miss Nelson was even par with a 39 for the first nine holes against the 16-yedr-old Miss Knox, who carded a 42. Miss Nelson won the first hole when her approach shot landed eight feet from the pin. Miss Knox evened the count on No. 3 but the Highland slammer again went into the lead by winning No. 5. At the end of ‘the first nine, Miss Nelson was firing a birdie three on No. 9. She was one under for the five

and excelled on the greens. Chap-

holes on the back nine.

is ernannen —3 4 3 Club annual fall handicap tournaii:i6)" and Toll (10-|ment. Both had 70s. a. oe ies Winners in the blind par were sean ++ 041.100 20310 16 9! Phil Seyfried 77; W. E. Dicken, 32 tar Tases By } 330. 279; Jess Kinnick, 76, and Paul Shiats {3 sod Brau. Winuine Burch, 70. The annual Lake Shore

[Stent dinner will ‘be held Friday}

Golf Towmey Set

If professionals and pret. — from clubs throughout In-

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For Cheerful Evenings

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