anaheim-gazette 1951-05-15

2 Anaheim Gazette TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1961 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Merchants and Cypress VFW Win City League Softball Tilts In the first game between Lehrs Trucking and Cypress VFW, the team from Cypress won in the second inning when they got to John Vuksonovich for three hits. He only allowed one hit after that and a total of four hits. His pitching opponent, Norman Bradbury, was stingy in the run department allowing only one while giving up five hits. Cook of the losing Lehrs was the evening's best hitter getting two for three. Lehrs Trucking— AB R H Powier, 3b 1 0 0 Morley, 1b 2 0 0 Vuksonovich, p 2 1 0 Cook, c 3 0 2 Calver, 2b 2 0 0 Olson, ss 2 0 1 Warmoth, lf 2 0 0 Mabone, cf 2 0 1 Kreidt, rf 2 0 1 Totals 20 1 5 Cypress VFW— State, c 2 1 1 Rogers, ss 2 0 1 Mitchell, 2b 1 0 0 Locker, 2b 1 0 0 John, cf 2 0 0 Johnson, lb 3 0 1 Sanders, lf 2 1 1 Hickman, lf 1 0 0 Jefferson, cf 1 1 0 Algrin, rf 1 0 0 Bradbury, p 1 1 0 Totals 18 4 4 In the nightcap, Frank Perez pitched a shutout allowing but two hits, both of which occurred in the fifth inning. His pitching opponent R. Sanchez gave up but five hits but he also gave up eight walks to spell the difference. BASEBALL STANDINGS Pacific Coast League W L Pet GB Portland ...27 18 .587 Sacramento ...26 20 .565 Los Angeles ...23 21 .622 Oakland ...24 22 .622 Seattle ...24 23 .611 Hollywood ...22 22 .439 San Diego ...19 24 .442 San Francisco ...16 28 .336 Yesterday's Games None scheduled. Today's Games Seattle at San Diego—Grissom (6-1) vs Fletcher (0-5). Portland at Sacramento — Drilling (2-2) vs Gillespie (4-3). Hollywood at Oakland—Lombardi (2-4) vs Bailey (8-3). San Francisco at Los Angeles — Burdette (3-1) vs Hacker (0-1) or Chandler (1-0). National League W L Pet GB Brooklyn ...14 10 .583 Boston ...15 11 .577 Pittsburgh ...15 11 .560 Chicago ...12 12 .500 St. Louis ...11 12 .478 New York ...13 15 .464 Philadelphia ...12 14 .462 Cincinnati ...11 14 .440 Yesterday's Games None scheduled. Today's Games New York at Pittsburgh (night) — Spencer (1-0) vs Chambers (3-3) or Law (1-1). Boston at Cincinnati (night) — Brickford (5-1) vs Blackwell (4-2). Philadelphia at St. Louis (night) — Meyer (1-1) vs Poholsky (2-2). Brooklyn at Chicago — Newcombe (2-1) vs Rush (2-1). Tomorrow's Games New York at Pittsburgh (night). Boston at Cincinnati. Brooklyn at Chicago. American League W L Pet GB New York ...17 8 .686 Washington ...12 9 .591 Chicago ...12 9 .571 Detroit ...12 9 .571 Cleveland ...12 10 .545 Boston ...12 10 .545 In the nightcap, Frank Perez pitched a shutout allowing but two hits, both of which occurred in the fifth inning. His pitching opponent R. Sanchez gave up but five hits but he also gave up eight walks to spell the difference. The game was never in doubt as the Merchants picked up three runs in the first inning on a walk, two singles and an infield out. The batting hero for the Merchants was Roger Pannier who got two for two Joe Esparza, in the fifth inning, hit a ball just over the shortstops glove for the first hit and taking care of the chance for a no-hitter by Perez. Reveles followed with another hit but they both died on base as pitcher Sanchez struck out to end the inning. Jog's Service—AB RH Salazar, ss 2 0 0 Lamas, lf 1 0 0 Lemus, 2b 1 0 0 Morn, c 2 0 0 Lopez, 2b 2 0 0 Mata, cf 2 0 0 Esparra, 1b 2 0 1 Revejes, rf 2 0 1 Sanchez, p 2 0 0 Totals 19 0 2 Merchants—Lua, 2b 2 2 0 Pannier, 3b 2 1 2 Muckenthaler, ss 2 1 1 Bone, ss 0 0 0 Thompson, if 2 0 0 Pereg, f 2 0 0 Hong, 1b 2 0 0 Gist, cf 2 0 0 Brown, cf 2 0 0 Connock, c 2 0 0 Weaver, rf 2 1 1 Totals 20 5 5 DAVIS CUP MATCH NEW YORK (P)—The United States Davis Cup forces will meet Japan at the Louisville Boat club in the first round of the American Zone Davis cup tennis eliminations. The dates are July 20-22. Alrick Man, Jr., chairman of the U.S. Davis Cup committee, made the announcement. DODGER SLUGGERS NEW YORK (P)—Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese and Duke Snider are three solid reasons why the Brooklyn Dodgers lead the National league. Robinson, Reese and Snider are the Dodger contingent in the top tier. Lopat Earns Pay Beating The Indians Al Lopez knows now how Lou Boudreau felt every time Eddie Lopat pitched against the Cleveland Indians. Twice this season now the new Tribe pilot has looked on hellessly as the crafty New York Yankee lefthander tied his boys into knots. "How does he do it?" Lopez asked before last night's game. "I just can't figure out why he beats us so regularly. He's no better than lots of pitchers in the league." Some two and a half hours later, Lopah had added another to his long string of victories over the Redskins, his favorite people. The score was 11-4, and Lopez still was groping for the answer. The victory enabled the Yanks to increase their lead over the runner-up Washington Senators to two and one half games. The Senators dropped an 8-7, 11-inning decision to the Boston Red Sox in the only other game played in the major leagues. Action picks up in both leagues today as St. Louis, Chicago and Detroit invade the American League. Old Sol Better Because Joe Goronjo By JOE LIPPER SACRAMENTO (P)—Jiffy Gordon is threatening out-sizzle the California Sun with his feats as manager and second baseman of Sacramento's Pacific Coast League Solons. The erstwhile New York Yankees and Cleveland phenom, working his first season as a skipper, has sparked his club to just one game out of first place with his managerial acumen and blistering bats. The Solons, after a rain-soaked spring training and a bad first week, caught Gordon's contagion hustle to win 25 of the next three games and become the hotter club in the loop. The 36 year old Flasher himself is setting the pace. He's hitting hot .373. After seven weeks, he leads the league in home run with 16 and in runs batted in, 4. And he's played in all but one of his team's 46 games. His bosses, the press box fraternity and baseball filberts genially are loud and unanimous in their acclaim. "That boy may go on to become one of the really great managers in baseball," said Sacramento President Eddie Mulligan. "He's a born leader and his baseball is both sound and brilliant." "Joe Gordon may be the greatest baseball player in Sacramento history," one Sacramento scribes said. "The performance of Joe Gordon...has brought a new standard of play into the league," wrote another. "Pacific Coast League's rookie of the year is probably Joe Gordon," a Los Angeles columnist wrote. And a San Francisco writer observed: "Joe Gordon has introduced a new method of managing a ball club—he simply waits until a couple of his hirelings get on base then he whacks a home run." Charlie Graham, Jr. vice-president of the Sacs and a close ob- DODGER SLUGGERS NEW YORK—Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese and Duke Snider are three solid reasons why the Brooklyn Dodgers lead the National league. Robinson, Reese and Snider are the Dodger contingent in the top 10 hitters with Jackie showing the way at .409. Al Dark is the man of the week, adding 26 points to his average. Last Day-Doors Open 6:45 p.m. "SOLDIERS 3" "The PAINTED HILLS" Starts Wednesday— "PA & MA KETTLE BACK ON THE FARM" and Mickey Rooney "MY OUTLAW BROTHER" But everything the Indians did went wrong. In the very first inning, Sam Chapman, newest Indian, played a looper by Gil McDougal into an inside the park homer. FIRST with the BEST for the LEAST Orange DRIVE-IN Theatre CHILDREN FREE! HIGHWAY 101 AT PLACENTIA * NL 3-8271 * ORANGE 360 THE SHOW WILL START AT DUSK VALENTINO ELEANOR PARKER ANTHONY DEXTER PLUS Al JENNINGS OF OKLAHOMA "The THING" WILL BE HERE THURSDAY The score was 11-4, and Lopez still was groping for the answer. The victory enabled the Yanks to increase their lead over the runner-up Washington Senators to two and one half games. The Senators dropped an 8-7, 11-inning decision to the Boston Red Sox in the only other game played in the major leagues. Action picks up in both leagues today as St. Louis, Chicago and Detroit invade the American league's eastern cities for the first time this year. Meanwhile, Eastern clubs in the National league play their first games in the west. Lopat wasn't exactly brilliant against the Indians. He surrendered only six hits but two of them were home runs by former Yankee George Stirnweiss and Jim Hegan. The largest crowd of the major league season, 66,265 paid fans witnessed the game. But everything the Indians did went wrong. In the very first inning, Sam Chapman, newest Indian, played a looper by Gil McDougal into an inside the park homer. Joe Gordon has introduced a new method of managing a ball club—he simply waits until a couple of his hirelings get on base then he whacks a home run." Charlie Graham, Jr., vice-president of the Sacs and a close observer of Gordon in action, labels him a genius who has taught his ball club how to really hustle. "Joe's a born leader and the boys on the club are doing just a little extra-beyond their very best for him," Graham observed. "They hustle for that extra base or that extra foot to snare a grounder." He takes time out to point out and correct the hitting, running and fielding faults of the young players." A half dozen of Gordon's players are hitting better than .300. One first baseman Bob Boyd, with less than 100 professional games behind him, leads the league with a fat .384. The Solons trail the Portland Beavers by a single game. The two teams clash in the opener of a crucial series here tonight. Gordon probably took a salary cut in quitting Cleveland Indians to take the Sacramento helm. He has a two year pact at a reported $22,500 per year plus attendance bonuses. In the coast loop, he is pitted against some of the brighter names in baseball history who are now managing clubs — Rogers Hornsby at Seattle, Mel Ott at Oakland, Stan Hack at Los Angeles and Leffy O'Doul at San Francisco. AT THE OCEAN (BAY) WAVE—The SSS Rotaleo, above, was launched without incident by officers of Sea Scout Ship 280. Analysis on the ways of the South Coast Boat Mart in Newport and she is shown at her mooring at the Sea Scout base in Newport Harbor from left: Bill Burr, skipper, Bill Stakemiller, mate, Ernie Owston, Sea Scout committeeman, and Dave Teeter, who were overseen during the launching, spent the balance of the day working out a few bugs and readying the Rotaleo for her shakedown cruise. (Gazette photo by Kreidt) D Sol Better Look to His Laurels because Joe Gordon Is Blistering Hot BY JOE LIPPER CRAMENTO (P) — Joe Gordon is threatening to zlze the California Sun with its as manager and second Coach Smith Is Doing All Right Sport Calendar TONIGHT Softball Church League 7:15—Zion Lutheran vs Calvary Baptist. 8:30—White Temple vs Grace Lutheran. WEDNESDAY Softball GIL COAN LEADS CHICAGO (P) — Washington fleet outfielder, Gil Coan, for into the American league's ting lead with a lofty .412 m through Sunday's games. Coan, who will be 27 Fried held an eight-point bulge over troit's Dick Kryhoski who .404 for second place. Red Sol Better Look to His Laurels Because Joe Gordon Is Blistering Hot By JOE LIPPER CRAMENTO (UP) — Joe Gordon is threatening touzzle the California Sun with its manager and second-run of Sacramento's Pacific League Solons. Firstwhile New York Yankee Cleveland phenom, working last season as a skipper, has his club to just one game first place with his manacumen and blistering bat. Solons, after a rain-soaked training and a bad first-caught Gordon's contagious to win 25 of the next 39 and become the hottest in the loop. 36 year old Flasher himselfing the pace. He's hitting a 33. After seven weeks, he the league in home runs and in runs batted in, 47. He played in all but one of Tom's 46 games. Osses, the press box fraught baseball filberts generate loud and unanimous in claim. Boy may go on to become the really great managers'球," said Sacramento out Eddie Mulligan. "He's leader and his baseball is sound and brilliant." Gordon may be the great-ball player in Sacramento" one Sacramento scribe performance of Joe Gordon has brought a new stan-" play into the league," another. Ic Coast League's rookie year is probably Joe Gordon Los Angeles columnist San Francisco writer ob-Gordon has introduced a method of managing a ball simply waits until a hit his highlings get on base, whacks a home run." Ge Graham, Jr. vice-president the Sacs and a close ob- Coach Smith Is Doing All Right For Fullerton Head swimming coach at Fullerton JC, James R. Smith, did it again. He not only captured another championship (his 120th), but in capturing the first California JC swim championships at San Luis Obispo last week, completely humiliated all other teams by scoring a grand total of 142 points to runner up Stockton's 41. Besides most of the swimming events, the closest race was for second and third place in the meet standings behind the high flying Hornets, who had their fins set on setting several records. Fullerton swimmers set four Cal Poly records while Don Rosenthal of Santa Monica set a pool record in the 50 yard free style and a pool and national JC record in the 100 yard free style. Rosenthal won the 50 yard final in 24.3, but his preliminary time of 23.9 stands as a pool record and a California JC championship meet record. His time of 52.6 in the 100 yard free style was a national record breaking the year old mark of 52.9, set by Hornet Roy Brown. Roy Brown never looked better as he completely dominated the field in the 1500 meters free style. By the time third placer Stan McConnell finished the race Brown was back in the hotel eating a T-bone steak. His time of 20:15.7 for swimming, not eating, was a pool record. Hornet George Kroeger placed fifth. Brown picked up his second gold medal when he edged team mate Bob Best in the 150 yard individual medley. Brown's time of 1:39.0 was a new pool mark. Sport Calendar TONIGHT Softball Church League Lutheran vs Calvary Baptist 8:30-White Temple vs Grace Lutheran. WEDNESDAY Softball City League Rita Cleaners vs Cypress VFW. 8:30-Lehrs vs Grace Lutheran. FRIDAY Baseball 3:15-Anaheim at Newport. Tennis 3:00-Anaheim at Newport. Golf 3:00-Anaheim at Huntington. SATURDAY Track 2:00-CIF finals at Long Beach. GIL COAN LEADS CHICAGO (UP) — Washington fleet outfielder, Gil Coan, for into the American league's first-ting lead with a lofty .412 m through Sunday's games. Coan, who will be 27 Frie held an eight-point bulge over troit's Dick Kryhoski who 4.041 for second place. The biggest jump up the ting ladder was made by Fess Fain of Philadelphia who vaulted to third with 379. New York's Eddie Lopat top the pitchers with a 5-0 rec while Chicago's Bill Pierce top over the strike-out lead at Hundreds and hundreds of satisfied use fact that they are the SHORT CUT ROUTE They use them to reach those who are ous other articles. Gazette CLASSIFIED AD employment, for renting spare rooms or apartme RESULTS Gordon has introduced a method of managing a ball simply waits until a his hirelings get on base, whacks a home run." The Graham, Jr., vice-president the Sacs and a close obf Gordon in action, labels genius who has taught his how to really hustle. A born leader and the club are doing just aTRA beyond their very best Graham observed. "They or that extra base or that not to snare a grounder. Kes time out to point out direct the hitting, running ding faults of the young dozen of Gordon's play-shifting better than .300. baseman Bob Boyd, with 100 professional games im, leads the league with .4. Polons trail the Portland by a single game. The two hash in the opener of a series here tonight. Probably took a salary hitting Cleveland Indians the Sacramento helm. He year pact at a reported ever year plus attendance coast loop, he is pitted some of the brighter baseball history who are managing clubs — Rogers at Seattle, Mel Ott at Stan Hack at Los Angeles Leffy, O'Doul at San Connell finished the race Brown was back in the hotel eating a T-bone steak. His time of 20:15.7 for swimming, not eating, was a pool record. Hornet George Kroeger placed fifth. Medalist Brown picked up his second gold medal when he edged team mate Bob Best in the 150 yard individual medley. Brown's time of 1:39.0 was a new pool mark. Fullerton's Don Renner finished third. Brown placed second in the 50 yard sprint to roll up 19 points to tie Bob Best for high point honors. Best won the 200 yard breaststroke in 2:26.4 with Dick Erman finishing in third spot. Best won the 100 yard breaststroke in 1:04.5 with Erman ending up fifth. Erman swam middle man on the medley relay that finished fourth—yes, fourth. His partners were Bernie Wagner and Art Bays, ex backstroker. Joe Phillips collected two individual victories plus swimming on the winning four man relay—good enough for three gold medals. Phillips set a pool record in the 220 yard free style in the time of 2:16.5, with friend Phil Siersen placing second as he did in the 100 yard free style. Phillips won the 440 yard free style in 2:00.4 with McConnell next in line across the finish. McConnell pulled the upset of the meet when he stroked 200 yards on his back in 2:27.5 to defeat Hornet Bernie Wagner who had never been beaten by a junior college swimmer in the 200 this year. The time was good enough for a new pool record. Wagner Wins Wagner won the 100 yard back-(Continued on Page 6) Still Anybody's Coast League But a Leader May Emerge Soon By The Associated Press It's still a wide-open race in the Pacific Coast league, but another month may find some solid contender stepping out in front to show the way. Manger Del Baker of San Diego says that on the basis of what he has seen so far Sacramento looks good. "I like their hitting." says Baker. "But it will be several weeks before the race begins to shape up." This week may bring some important player shifts from the majors, for the big league clubs have to conform to player limits and are beginning to cut down their rosters. Los Angeles has acquired three Chicago Cubs pitchers, Warren Hacker, Eddie Chandler and Doyle Lade, and this trio may be just what Manager Stan Hack needs to keep his club in the fight. The Angels, a bad seventh in 1950, look like a first division team. Manager Lofty O'Doul is glad to have Con Dempsey, a 8-9 pitcher last year, back from Pittsburgh. Dempsey lost two for the Pirates and they sent him back yesterday. O'Doul also picked up Dewey Soriano, who had been cut loose by Seattle. Soriano had a 3.75 earned run average last season. The Seals acquired outfielder Eddie Sayer from San Diego in exchange for first baseman Jack Graham and another player to be delivered later. Graham goes back to the team that sent returning to San Diego for the Seattle series he finds himself with San Francisco playing in Los Angeles. San Diego has latched on to pitcher Guy Fletcher, a crafty veteran righthander, who was cut loose by San Francisco. Seattle also released second baseman Emil Verban outright. Attendance in the Coast league isn't showing any improvement, and typical of the lack of interest was the crowd of less than 5000 for the San Diego-Hollywood doubleheader that produced two exciting finishes. A 5000 crowd for a city with a 4,000,000 population to draw from isn't anything to cheer clubowners. Clough, Besse Pace Hurlers SAN FRANCISCO (A/N)—Rookie right hander Walter Clough of Sacramento and veteran southpaw Herm Besse of Los Angeles paced Pacific Coast League pitchers through games of last Sunday, each with four wins and no defeats. Clough, acquired from the San Jose club of the Class C California League, has appeared in nine games and Besse in 10. Sad Sam Jones, six foot four inch right hander with San Diego, maintained his strikeout lead with 88 for 74 innings pitched. 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