The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky • Page 15

SECTION 2 BASEBALL THE COURIERJOURNAL, LOUISVILLE, MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 11, 1954. SPORTS 3 iois, inamp surprisers. Are Surprised On Return '7- Jf 1 I A If-' 5 1 1 By TOMMY FITZGERALD The minor league champion Louisville Colonels, who thought they held a monopoly on pulling surprises, had one pulled on them yesterday afternoon. Several hundred cheering fans greeted them at the bus station and the Colonels are still trying to figure out how anybody knew when and where they were getting in following their conquest in the Junior World Series Satur-day night at Syracuse, N. Y.

Their travel plans had gone awry. Connections Missed It had been announced they would reach home at 2:50 yesterday afternoon at Union Station. Because of a "hot box," their train from Syracuse was an hour and 20 minutes late for its connection at Indianapolis. The Indianapolis-to-Louisville train went on and left them. Instead of waiting for the next train at 6:50, they came the rest of the way on a chartered bus.

They hit here about a quarter till 5 two hours later than their scheduled arrival and at a different place. "How did they know we were I I 1 Hi vC -at lit A I yi fciui tut tit mm. ft ,4 Higgins were able to finish second in the American Association race and then win the playoffs by taking four in a row from pennant-winning Indianapolis to enter the Junior World Series. "He gave me confidence and completely overhauled me as a hitter," Keough, a kid up from Class said of Higgins. Keough went on to lead the Colonels at bat during the season with .292.

To Be Back "It may be a long time before Louisville has as interesting a ball club as this one was," said Higgins. "It also was the finest bunch of boys I've ever had anything to do with." Will Higgins be back as manager next season? Or ill the Boston Red Sox, owners of the Colonels, buy up Lou Boudreau's year-to-go contract and move Pinky up, as many Louisville fans are speculating and hoping? General Manager Joe Cronin of the Red Sox gave no hint of any such play during his visit here during the Junior World Series. He implied Higgins would be back with the Colonels. "Oh, I imagine so," Farm Director Johnny Murphy of Red Sox said the other day in Syracuse when asked if Higgins ould be back with the Colonels. "I'll be with you next spring," Higgins said yesterday and then added with a grin: "For a weefc or so, anyway." Nine of the Colonels who live in the East didn't return to Louisville.

Seven of the Colonels will play inter ball in Venezuela and Puerto Rico. Among theme is pitcher Bill Continued on Page 4, Column getting in here and at this time?" the players kept asking one another as they saw the good-sized crowd waiting for them. "We didn't expect anybody." As each player stepped off the bus. there was a warm cheer and applause. "Don't mind the applause, just throw money at us," kiddingly remarked pitcher Ike Delock to provide a laugh lor the others still in the bus.

"They announced over the loudspeaker at the train station that the team had missed connections at Indianapolis and was coming in by bus," a fan in the crowd explained. "So everybody came up here and waited. A lot more people would have been here if they had known about it." Fiancee Meets Him Among the welcoming crowd was Miss Sharon Lee Davis, 20, of West Covina, center fielder Marty Keough's bride-to-be. The two were married last night at the residence of the Rev. L.

O. Logsdon, pastor of the Wesley Methodist Church, 23d and Jefferson. The best man was radio announcer Jim Mc-Intyre, who broadcasts Colonel games. Keough's home town, Pomona, is only eight miles from his bride's. They'll leave for California tomorrow7.

The 21-year-old Marty was the hitting sensation of the Junior World Series with a mark of .478 on 11 hits in 23 times at bat. He also tied the Junior World Series record for doubles with five. He's one of the reasons why the Colonels a young club that steadily improved unde." the superb handling of Manager Finky Counr-Journl Photo ONE FOR POLIO Ralph Beard (left) and Jack Rose (second from left), members of Spadies' L.A.B.F. champions, get together with three of Louisville's professional baseball players before -their game at Holy Trinity Field yesterday. The fellow in the center is Jack Littrell of the Philadelphia Athletics.

On his left is Cincinnati's slugging outfielder Gus Bell. At right is Al LeComte, former Colonel pitcher who managed the pro players. CHAMPS' BOSS AND HIS BOSS Manager Pinky Higgins and his wife, who live in Texas, come "home" to Louisville following the Junior World Series, in which his Colonels defeated the Syracuse Chiefs four games to two. 2 Plays May Have Kept Game Close Wildcats' Offense Almost Perfect But Pass Defense Is Still Ragged By LARRY BOECK It may be strange to say that the bruising game of football is, after all, a fickle thing. Kentucky demonstrated that Saturday night in overpowering Auburn 21-14 with an almost mechanically perfect 'offense, rot losing the ball once by a fumble or pass interception.

There were two plays in the ball game of a technical nature, Kentucky provided the "impetus" however, that could have made to the bu- That is, Kentucky, in the score a lopsided one for kicking the ball, provided the U. of K. They're elusive ones, force that sent it behind the and probably most fans would 6al ine-have overlooked them except Sneak too Quick th.it the plays were such that they befuddled most observers. The. defensive team, according Curiously, these strange plays thls theory, did nothing to happened on consecutive series change the action of the ball, of clowns.

And within eight min- The second play that confused utes of the second half. many onlookers came almost di- After charged to a rectly after this kick. Auburn, 14-7 lead to open the second ses- unable to move the ball for one sion, the Wildcats then kicked of the few times Saturday night, to Auburn. Two Auburn backs punted. Kentucky then ran the vVrri'- if i COMPOSITE BOX SCORE (Complete, Six Games) Louisville Colonels Bat Fid.

AB. R. H. SB. 3B.

HR. RBI. Avg. PO. A.

K. Avg. 23 0 1 0 1 13 3 0 1 OfO 23 11 i 0 1 4 .471 0 0 0 1 OO 18 4 i i 4 .2:2 0 0 1 oa 23 1 3 0 1 I .227 43 1 1 OOO 3 3 0 0 0 1 .111 3 14 17 4 4 1 0 0 1 .17 14 0 1 000 23 3 5 3 1 0 3 .227 15 3 83 43AIS.510 39 10 l.OOO 3000000. 000 000 0 0O00O0 Ofl 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 11 3 3 3 0 0 3 .273 17 3 0 l.Ortl 1 00000 030 l.ono 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 0 3 0 1 OOO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .00 000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 9 0 .000 33 43 13 3 4 30 .247 1S3 48 10 Ml Player G. Stephens, If Keough, cf 6 Broome, rf 6 Zauchin, lb 8 Mnlione.

3b pamnian, 2b ft Ruddln, as 6 b-Datey, 4 Curtis, 1 Freeman, 3 a-Casagrande 2 Hoiton, .1 4 Delock, 3 Werle. 3 Susce, 1 Flowers, 1 Herrin. n. 3 Bell Whacks 'Field Goal' In Polio Tilt 3-Uim Homer Helps Pro Nine Beat Spadies 8-6 The L.A.B.F. wound up its baseball season yesterday, and slugging.

Gus Bell of the Cincinnati Redlegs added a football touch by hitting a "field goal." In the first inning of a special game at Holy Trinity Field where gridders also play Gus let feo with a home-run swat that ricmly split the uprights of the posts in right field. It jc ired two men ahead of him; The occasion was the Louisville Amateur Baseball Federation's eighth annual game for the benefit of the polio fund. Each year, the post-season contest matches the federation's city champions this time, the Spadies with a team of Louisville professional ballplayers home for the winter. Polio Fund Gets $450 The pros won yesterday's nine-inning affair 8-6, and a crowd of 900, at 50 cents admission, contributed $450 to the polio fund. All the players donated their time and paid their own expenses.

Bell, a native Louisvillian who now lives in Cincinnati, was at bat four times during the game. Besides homering, he walked twice and struck out once a strikeout credited to Spadie pitcher Gene Rhodes, a former Western Kentucky State basketball star. Another former cage luminary, Ralph Beard of Kentucky, hit a homer for the Spadies with two on in the third. And Jack Littrell of the Philadelphia Athletics added one for the pros in the sixth with one aboard. SpaditI 013 0O0 020 4 Pro 40O 002 20x I 11 Rhodes, Kllcnurse (8) and Kern; De-Lozier, Shartzer (8) and Thacker.

Totala 183 183 touched the ball, missed it, and ball from the Auburn 43-yard Grounded out for Flowers In Sth Inning of 3d gam and grounded out for Curtia In 8th of fourth game. b-Doubled for Herrin In 7th inning of 3d gam. line to the 18. Here, it was fourth then dashed after it as it somer Countr-Journal Photos down and one yard to go for a first down. Syracuse Chiefs saulted into the end zone.

Cats Pursue Ball Bat. RBI. Avg. PO. On this vifal nlav iht WilH.

A. I. 2B. 3R. RR.

ROMANTIC ENDING TO SERIES Outfielder Marty Keough smilingly repeats marriage vows with Sharon Lee Davis, at his side, a few hours after he and other Colonel players returned from Syracuse yesterday. Others are, from left, radio announcer Jim Mclntyre, Mrs. Mclntyre, Colonel shortstop Don Buddin and the Rev. L. O.

Logsdon. 0 13 0 0 0 3 0 0 311 10 7 14 23 IS 1 1 .375 J.13 .130 .2.18 JI7 .100 .240 .000 .000 Also pursuing the oval were cats broke their huddle quickly, a horde of bluc-jerseyed Ken- dashed to the line of scrimmage tuckians. and" in a twinkling quarterback The ball bounced out of the Bob Hardy sneaked through ccn- end zone and a Plainsman downed ter to an apparent first down on it. Officials ruled it a touchback, the 16. instead of a two-point safety for nrnlui a U.

and they were correct. hT r'n And here is involved one of eal fsh11" Penalized the the delicate points of football JKjtatt" iMs breaklng up 3 rules interpretation. Had the ball rolled dead in the end zone, two J. Fid. Avg.

l.OOO l.OOO .977 l.OOO l.OOO l.OOrt l.OOO 1 000 1.000 1 Orl l.OOO l.OOO 1 OOO 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .95 H. 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 41 AB. 20 Is 21 23 31 21 10 10 3 11 i 1 1 0 0 3 0 11 3 4 194 R. 3 4 3 3 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20 Player G. Zlentara.

2b 3 a-Richmond, If Blaylork. lb Blatnik, rf Smith, 3b Bowman, cf 6 Lonnett, 4 Mlcelotta, ss Owens, 3 Krault, 4 Meyer, 3 Peterson, 3 Spring, 3 Tully. 3 Zinker, 3 Sanford, 3 Lovenguth, 3 c-Mierkowicz, If 5 d-Command, 3b. 3 b-Tompkina 4 Totals 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 3 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 43 Lions Crush Rams 21-3; 49 'ers, Browns Also Win .000 .000 .000 .000 .031 .000 .223 143 team did not as required by 1 Auburn could have fallen rules become stationary for one upon it, just as it did outside second prior to the snapping of the end zone, and thereby created the ball. They got the play off, a touchback, with the Plainsmen ruled officials, before becoming taking over on their own 20-yard stationary for that second.

line. Coaches Disagree 2 Kentucky could have cap Filed out for Zlentara In 3d Inning of first game, hit Into force for Erautt 1 9th of sixth game. for Spring In dth Inning of first game, hit Into force-out for San-ford in 8th of secon game, struck out for Sanford In 3d of fifth game, singled for Lovenguth in (Tut of sixth game. c-Flied out for Tully In 8th Inning of first game, struck out and grounded out for Peterson in 9th of fifth game. d-Llned out for Spring In Sth of fifth game, flied out for Oweni In 9th of sixth game.

Composite score by Innings: Louisville 527 327 tOI 33 Syracuse 310 143 11720 SB Smith 3, Bowman. Blatnik. SH Broome, Delock, Malione. SF Blaylock. DP Louisville 5, Syracuse 4.

l.OB 1-oulsville 41, Syracuse 37. HP By Curtis 1 Bow. mam, by Delock 3 (Smith, Richmond). WP Susce, Sanford. PB Daley.

Total attendance 38,360. Receipts minus taxes $81. ns 64; players' share $28. sHJ. 09; commission share each club a share 311.520.89.

Several U. K. coaches, who saw tured the hose ball in the end 7nnp and that wnnlri hav hnnn game films early Sunday morn a touchdown for the Wildcats. inS. dispute this, contending the Many fans, wondered why, Cals jld Pause for the required aftoi turn Anhnrn hnrlrc Vinrl Second.

At any rate, that loose ball in touched the football before it the end zone and that illegal rolled beyond the end zone, Ken- Pitching Records tucky didn't get a safety. The PfnjJ ight have urned battle into a close, pulsating a Chuck Conerly and Bob Schnel-ker riddled the 'Skin defense. The latter caught eight passes, good for 136 yards, including three touchdown heaves from Conerly. Rookie Is Bright Spot Washington never was in the game after Conerly connected with Schnelker for the first score three minutes after the opening whistle. The sole bright spot in the Washington picture was a 68-yard sprint for a touchdown by rookie Billy Wells in the second period.

The Bears were ahead all the way in their game with Baltimore. Otto Graham completed his first 10 passes in the Browns' victory over the Cards. He threw three for touchdowns in the first half, but a big assist went to Maurice Bassett, a first-year man who plugged a hole in the Browns' pass protection pocket. LOUISVILLk SYRACUSI reason this didn't happen is because, as they say in football, C. HO.

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SO. BB. W. L. Player Continued on Paga 4, Column 6 0 Meyer II 13 17Jj 10-7 18 Delock 3 Werle 3 16's 3-3 14 2- 0 3- 3 0 Spring 3 0 inker 3 1 Lovenguth 3 0 Tully 3 0 Sanford 3 1 Peterson 3 Owens 3 11 4-4 0-0 7-7 7- -l 11 Susce 1 Flowers 1 Herrin 3 Freeman 3 Curtia 1 1-0 0-0 4 3 10 2H 10 2H 2H 7 COMPILID BY COURIER-JOURNAL ST AM Rams soundly, but they accomplished something no team has done for a span of 67 games dating back to 1949 They kept Los Angeles from scoring a touchdown.

The Lions held the power-packed Rams to 61 yards on the ground and kept ace passer Norm Van Brocklin from pitching any of his touchdown specialties. Tom Dublinski, Bobby Layne's substitute, went over from the one for the first Lion score. Then Bill Stits intercepted a Van Brocklin pass and lateraled to Carl Karilivtcz, who went all the way from the Ram 30. Races 60 Yards Lew Carpenter scored the final touchdown on a 60-yard jaunt with less than a minute to play. Tittle, who broke his hand in the Los Angeles game a week ago, sat on the bench until the 49 er situation became desperate.

San Francisco was trailing the winless Packers 17-10. Eleven plays after Tittle got in the game, the 49'ers scored, with Joe Perry slashing eight yards for the T.D. The Frisco outfit still was trailing 17-16, though, and Tittle had to go to work again. He tossed a 53-yarder to Hugh McElhenny, who got to the 16. Five ground plays netted 14 yards and Tittle himself went over for the final two.

The Giants ran up their biggest score since they started playing the Redskins 17 years ago. The passing combination of By Tha Aiiocialtd Pratt The fearsome Detroit Lions crushed one of the chief pretenders to their National Football League throne yesterday when they raced past the Los Angeles Rams 21-3. Other league favorites scored expected victories. However, the San Francisco 49'ers, the only undefeated team in the Western Conference besides the defending champions, had to come from behind with 13 points in the final period to whip the Green Bay Packers 23-17. Y.

A. Tittle, disregarding his bandaged, broken hand, came off the bench to lead the 49'ers to their triumph. Otherwise, everything ran according to form. The New York Giants, utilizing their new-found power, blasted the Washington Redskins 51-21, the Chicago Bears turned back the Baltimore Colts 28-9 and the Cleveland Browns swamped the Chicago Cardinals 31-7. Eagles are Idle Besides Detroit and San Francisco in the Western Conference, the only undefeated team in the league is Philadelphia of the Eastern section.

The Eagles were idle yesterday, having recorded their third victory Saturday night a 24-22 decision over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Lions not only licked the ro 0O00O00O0 ooooo. oo oO oo eO oo 5 ftitherceman CUSTOMIZED' CLOTH CS 3 PRO FOOTBALL CALENDAR Standing of The Teams IASTKHN CONFERENCE Pet. TP. OP 117 4 80 51 Team W.

L. T. Philadelphia 3 0 0 PtUoburgh 2 1 0 New York 1 0 Cleveland 1 1 0 Chicago Cardlnali .030 Washington 0 3 0 10 41 35 .000 S3 35 128 r7? til jsk I i z. r5" fc-- ffi i I Km n- WT pr'j5 7 WESTERN CONFERENCE Team W. L.

T. Pet. TP. OP. Detroit 2 0 0 1 OOO 89 2 San.

Francisco 1 0 1 l.mKI It 4a Chicago Beara 1 0 81 0 Los Anfelee Ill .500 75 45 Baltimore 1 0 .335 29 SO Green Bay 0 3 0 40 54 Yesterday's Games to. Anaelea f- Detroit 7 711 Loa Anselea Scoring: Field Coal Rich-ter. Detroit Scoring: Touchdown Dublinski, Karliyaci. Carpenter. Conversion Walker 1.

Baltimore Chicao 7 7-JI Baltimore Scoring: Touchdown Hob-lnwn. (onveraion Rechichar. Safety Finnln Chicago Scoring: Touchdowns-Hill. Whitman, Weatherly, Dooley. Con-versions Blanda 4.

Chicaeo Carama 7 7 Cleveland Brown 17 14 31 Chicago Scoring: Touchdown Gohle. Conversion Summerall. Cleveland Scoring: Touchdown Brewjter 2. Renfro, Bassett. Conversion Groia t.

Field Goal Groia. Get a Hickey-Frecman suit. Its lines are smartly styleful easy for people to applaud and remember! Cantrell Wins at Madison Despite Damaged Hull, Louisville Driver Pilots Gale IV to Governor's Cup Victory TADISON-, Oct. 10 (A) Bill Cantrell of Louisville streaked home first on the choppy Ohio River in the Indiana Governor's Cup race today despite a damaged hull that slowed his average to 91.556 miles an hour. Cantrell was averaging near 100 until a wave broke his sponson near the end of the 15-mile course.

He was hitting speeds up to 160 miles an hour on the straightaways. Choppy waters, fanned by 30-mile-an-hour wind gusts, held down the speeds through all events today. Cantrell, driving the Gale IV, was chased to the finish line by Jack R. Bartlow of Detroit in My Sweetie Dora, owned by Horace Dodge, of Detroit, and Lee Schoenith, also of Detroit, in Gale owned along with Cantrell's boat by his father, Joseph A. Schoenith of Detroit.

Frank Faile, of Crosse Point, was fourth driving Miss Cadillac. Bartlow had the early lead but was passed on the second lap by Cantrell, who led the rest of the way. Results of other events: 17 14 1 IT SI .1 14 7 0-21 New Vent Washington New York Scoring- Touchdowns Schnelker 3, Johnson, Macatee, WUkms. Conversions Agajaman 5. Conerly.

Field Goals Agajanian 3. Washington Scoring Touchdowns Wells, Barker 3. Conver-aiona Feiton 3. San Francisco 1 Creen Bay 17 San Francisco Scoring: Touchdown McF.lhenny, Perry. Tittle.

Conversions Soltau i. Field Goal Soltau. Green Bay Scoring: Touchdowns Switier, McGe. Conversion Cono 3. Field Goal Cone.

This Week's Games SATURDAY NIGHT Baltimore at Detroit. SUNDAY Philadelphia at Washington San Franriaco at Chicago Bears. Los Angeles vs. Green Bay al Milwaukee). Cleveland at Plttsburah.

Chicago Cardinal al New York. Fourth ot Wclnut MS-Cubic-lnch Hydroplane: 1 Fred Bemineer, Cincinnati 4.S33. Dr. W. F.

Prim. Akron. Ohio. 3 Marion Cooper, Louisville. 564 Cubic-Inch Hydroplane: 1 Tommy Core, Miami, Fla.

Joseph Tate, Dearborn, Mich. (Only entries). 7-Litre Hydroplane! 1. B. G.

Bartley, Columbus, Ohio 1. George Byr -a, Columbus. Ohio. 3. B.

G. Bartlej, SrT, Pittsburgh. 4-Cubic-lnch Hydroplane: 1. J. Smith.

Cincinnati (31.445 milei per hour). Charles Breen. Cincinnati. 3 Jim Davu, Dayton. Ohio.

134-Cubic-lnch Hydroplane: 1. Danny Pouter, Detroit (43 041. 2 Harold Mornaon, Middletown. Ohio. 3.

Ralph rmmyer, Middletown. Ohio. US-Cubic-Inch Hydroplane: 1. Lloyd B. Maddock, Pontlac.

Mich. (5S.2921. t. Ron Miuanf, Akron, Ohio. 3.

Tommy Core, Miami, fia. Rg. U.S. Pat.O. Courier-Journal Photo by Al Blunk FLASHING across the finish line to victory in the final heat of the Governor's Cup at Madison, yesterday is Bill Cantrell of Louisville in the Gale IV (top photo).

At bottom is shown the gaping hole Cantrell tore in the boat during the race. Crewmen pull it into shore after the race is completed. Another picture is on Page 6.: eCooQooCcoOooC400oo09oOooOoOooooOooOoO.