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1 rhlVilfoge Smiiti Off Dim IFir 'Team Of Destiny' Yes, Sir, Williams Has High Rating In Li'l 3 Football Fan, Awaiting Big Game With Amherst, Wants School Included In Predictions By CHESTER L. SMITH, Sports Editor The readers always write DEAR SIR: Even in the infancy of the 1959 football season I can see an undesirable pattern developing on your sports pages. So far this year I have seen the name Amherst mentioned three times in The Press in connection with game predictions. It would only seem fair to give equal space (predictions and cores, etc.) to their time-honored rival, Williams. Can Finish Series By Winning Today Scoreboard on Page 3:.

By LESTER J. BIEDER.HAN, Press Staff Writer LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6 The Dodgers are baseball's team of destiny, the miracle men of 1959. They finished seventh in the National League a year ago and after barreling their way through two playoff games to clinch the pennant everybody The Williams-Amherst rivalry date back beyond 1900 and I would hate to see one team slighted in this modern day and age. Williams has defeated Amherst for the last four years and it only Keems fair to he able to follow both teams through the season to the climactic day when Williams once again plays host to Amherst, Nov.

14, in Wil-liamstown, Mass. Please give this matter your immediate attention. -RALPH C. KEES. IX REPLY: Try as I might, I find no legitimate excuse for omit- mini ii win -rST-'iW -fit KMtfjhMt.Km in i I i Jim Rivera.

Umpire is Frank Dascoli. Dodgers scored four runs in frame and went on to beat Chisox, 5-4, yesterday in fourth game of World Series and grab a 3-1 game edge. DODCER UPRISINC in third inning was climaxed when John Roseboro singled into right field scoring Gil Hodges and was safe at second base when Shortstop Luis Aparicio of White Sox dropped throw from Sox Rate Sherry Pitt Attack Jazzed Up With Jastrzembski In 17, iff -ufi SMITH ting Williams from the predic Along with Amherst and Wesleyan, Williams is a member of the Little Three, a group that plays lively sports in its own circle, has no ambitions (and needs none) to break over its boundaries and is deserving of the high regard in which It is held. Belatedly, let us include Williams in last week's prediction: "COLBY Over Williams, 4211." (That's what it was.) Together with an assurance that Williams will not be neglected in the future. DEAR SIR: In my opinion, jour paper's coverage of golf is generally poor.

For example, your Sunday edition of Sept. 20 failed to mention anything about the National Amateur tournament, which was completed Sept. 19, and surely qualified as a major sporting event. E. L.

MILLER, New Castle. IS REPLY: All editions of the paper which were printed after the completion of the round of the Amateur carried complete stories of the event Because of the site of the championship this year there was considerable time lapse and several editions went to presR before young Jack Nicklaus of Columbus, won the title. For the same reason the 7:30 run of the morning paper, early the previous evening, scarcely can be expected to give you the score of a night baseball game. Yankees Caught By Law Of Averages DEAR SIR: I am one of those you refer to as the readers who always write. My letter is about the Chicago White Sox, who won a pennant after 40 years.

To me it is comparable to one of the Seven Wonders of the World. On paper the Yankees still seem to be the strongest in the American League. Surely it wasn't apathy on the Yankees' part because of all those nice fancy World Series melons. I can think of nothing else but the law of averages. While I am delighted over the Chisox victory, I still can't see how they did it, along with Cleveland easily taking the second spot.

I was four years old when the White Sox last won, therefore I have no memory of it and have read much about them and I have an uncle who told me much of the great teams of the past. Leaving out the infamous aftermath following the 1919 World Series, my uncle said the White Sox of that year compared very favorably with the really great Yankee teams. There is no Joe Jackson, Williams. Felsch, Schalk, plus the great Cicotte on the present American League champions. I see little chance of the White Sox winning the Series.

However, after the miracle they have already pulled off, who can tell? A READER. Chisox Have Speed, Defense, Pitching IS REPLY: Forever blackened by the dirt of the fixed series of '19, the White Sox are seldom mentioned probably because of the sympathy that is generally felt for a team of young men who saia tney couimi win, now find theyselves as close to the end of the rainbow as is possible one game away from the pot of gold. In the Dodger clubhouse immediately after they snatched a 5-4 victory from the White Sox yesterday in the fourth World Series game, somebody chalked up the magic "One to go." Don Zimmer, the bench-warmer and cheerleader Mood off to one side, chanting, "Let's not take any more plane rides. Let's end it right hi re." And it's very possible that the 1959 series will close out here this afternoon before another astonishing crowd of 92,000 plus. The Sox know they have their backs to the wall and must play better ball than they've shown in the last three games lo take this series back to Chicago.

Shaw Sox' IIop The American Leaguers are pinning their hopes and dreams on Bob Shaw, who lost the second game of the series. The Dodgers are going with Lefthander Sandy Koufax, making his first start. The Sox thought they found the cure-all yesterday when they actually spotted the Dod gers a four-run third inning, then came back to tie in the seventh on Ted Kluszewski single and Sherm Lollar's three-run homer. But Gil Hodges another of the old pros from Brooklyn quickly settled matters as he led off the eighth in-nin? with a home run into the left -center seats off Gerry Staley. Larry Sherry, who has turned up as the pitching sen sation and the hero of the series so far, quickly and quietly slammed the door on wi oox in uie nings to enable the fans to set up a mighty roar.

Wynn In Trouble The story of the fourth game is wrapped up in the fu tility of the Sox with men on base and the trouble they got, Early Wynn into when the Dodgers scored four big runs in the third inning. Wynn could have been out of the inning minus a run hut a throw to third base that nicked Wally Moon in the back mushroomed into four runs. It all happened after Wynn retired the first two Dodgers Then Moon singled to center and so did Norm Larker. Moon hesitated slightly turning sec ond base but continued to third. Jim Landis' throw had him licked but the ball grazed Moon and bounced away from Wynn, who was backing up at the time.

cy tne time wynn re-, hjahVhaiiPH ntn ZwnA base. Al Smith lost Gil Hodges' pop fly in the background of the crowd and the single scored Larker. Then Don Dem-i eter bounced a single through the middle and when Lollar was charged with a passed ball, Hodges scored and Dem-eter raced to second. John Roseboro bloopcd a single to right, allowing Dem-eter to tally and it appeared the Sox were doomed. Craig was in and out of constant trouble but still held the American Leaguers scoreless.

a i PC. 31 6, '59 The Sox finally erupted to tie it in the seventh when I.andis singled with one out and Aparicio tried to beat out a hit hut it went for a sacrifice. Then Fox scratched a single and Klu singled for one run. Lollar popped a low pitch on line over the left-field screen and a hush fell over the huge crowd. The fans came to life with Hodges' game-winning homer in the eighth inning and now the Dodgers are just one game away from the biggest World Series pot of gold in history.

World Series Schedule ln rae of a postponement, the World Series schedule will be set back one day. FIRST GAME Chicago 11 Los Angeles 0 SECOND GAME Los Angeles 4 Chicago. 3 THIRD GAME Los Angeles 3 Chicago 2 FOURTH GAME Los Angeles 5 Chicago 4 REMAINING GAMES Today Chicago at Los An geles, 5 p. (Pittsburgh time), TV 6, 7 and 11. Radio Wednesday (if series not over) nnpn fnr traui Thursday, Oct.

8 (if necessary) i Los Angeles at (Jnicago 2 p. m. (Pittsburgh time). TV 6. 7 and 11.

Radio WAMP. Friday, Oct. 9 (if necessary) Los Angeles at Chicago, 2 p. m. (Pittsburgh time).

TV 6, 7, and 11. Radio WAMP. Barkley Quits At Fairchance CONNELLSVILLE, Oct Joseph Barkley resigned as the Fairchance-Georgps Town ship Joint High head football coach because "there is no faculty manager, no athletic di rector, no trainer, insufficient coaching staff and inadequate equipment. "It's too much work for two mpn," he said. His assistant is Tamer -Joseph.

Sports On The Air Radio TODAY World Series, Chicago Angeles, 5 p. m. WAMP. WEDNESDAY Rolling Rock Hunt Cup, p. m.

WCAE. Television TODAY World Scries, Chicago at'bs Angeles, 5 p. m. 7 and 11 WEDNESDAY Rudell Stitch vs. Ralph Dupas (boxing), 10 p.

m. 4 ant 9. 4 si. 1 1 w9 tALtnT OiaT CO.NYt The Press Oct. TALE OF THE TAPE Pitt's Steve Jastrzembski found he can catch passes better with his wrists taped and Quarterback Ivan Toncic lends him a -helping hand.

lazz cauqht a touchdown UCLA gome Saturday with result Toncic today was named United Press International back of the week and Jazz was named sophomore of the week by the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference. UCLA Glow Lingers; Taped Wrists Aid To End By ROY McIIlGir One of the Curbstone Coaches had a question for Pitt's Mike Ditka when he appeared as their luncheon guest at the New Arena Restaurant yesterday. It was: "What did you hay to the t'CLA player who hit Ivan Toncic afUr time ran out in the first half?" "I could probably answer that, but I'd better not," hedged the Panthers' left end and unofficial bouncer. Then Mike decided to give an expurgated version of what he had said. "I just told him to kind of lay off Ivan.

I said, 'If you don't, I'll get Jastrzembski out I figured that name ought to scare him." If it didn't, it would now. In the last 49 seconds of the game, Steve Jastrzembski, Dit-ka's sophomore understudy, caught two passes from Quarterback Toncic that netted 63 yards and the winning touchdown. Jastrzembski is a name that Pitt fans will be trying to pronounce for the next two years, and most of them, like Jastr-zembski's teammates, are apt to give up and settle for calling him "Jazz." It's more appropriate than "Alphabet," his original nickname at Pitt, because Jazz has turned out to be a real gone guy as a pass catcher. "He's Rot spwd to get open," says Line Coach Jack Wiley, and UCLA can vouch for It Getting open was never a problem for Jazz, but now and then he appeared to have butter-fingers, possibly as a result of an old hand injury. Last week, after reading in a magazine article that Ray Berry' of the Baltimore Colts taped his wrists before every game as an aid in hanging onto the ball, Jazz did the same thing and it worked.

A raw boned 190-pounder, Jazz admits that at Vander-grift High School he was "more or less an average ball player." Ernie Hefferle, the end coach Pitt lost to the Washington Redskins, saw that he had possibilities, but the real reason Jazz came to Pitt was to study chemistry, he declares with perfect sincerity. He Is making good marks all B's and C's and may switch to a pre-dental course one of these days. Even Jazz's language professors stumble and fumble over his name, a tongue-twister in any language but Polish. "For one professor, I had to pronounce my name every day," Jazz sighed. "He'd say, 'Oh, I've got it and then mispronounce it again.

I felt like telling him, 'Just call me Carbo Trial Resumes NEW YORK, Oct. S-Frankie Carbo's trial on charges of operating as an unlicensed fight manager resumes today. were horribly misled by a small knot of ringleaders. They came before my time, but from the stories that have come down they had to be one of the great teams of all baseball. But belittling the Sox of this year tends to give them a reputation they do not Duke Gets Brushoff There were three Pitt speakers at the Curbstone Coaches Hero Of Series Dodger Reliefer 'Difference'-Lopex LOS ANGELES, Oct.

6 (UPIi If you're wondering who'll be the hero of the World Series, just ask the White Sox and they'll tell you it has to be Larry Sherry so far. "Don't quote me because we're not dead yet," said one veteran mem- I. ber of the cherry White Sox, "but Sherry is the guy who has been killing us up to now." Manager Al Ipez of the White Sox concedes that Sherry has "made the difference" in the series thus far. The 24-yearold rookie right hander startpd the current campaign with St. Paul and although he didn't join the Dodgers until mid-season he's a cinch to be voted a full series share.

He has earned it in spades with his brilliant clutch relief work during the past week. On Sept. 28 in the first play off game against the Braves, Slierrv took over for Starter Danny McDevitt and blanked 'Milwaukee over the last 723 innings to 3-2 victory, gain credit ior a He came back in the second game of the World Series against the White Sox to Kave a 4-3 triumph for Southpaw Johnny I'odres and turned in another "sae" for Don Drysdale in the third game on Sunday. Working in his third straight game yesterday, tne nara- throwing Sherry shut the door me iaces or tne nue sox over he tw0 inninf aI" 7und, UP the 01 a 54 Series Figures Financial figures for first four games: AUeudance 380. 2SS.

Total recflpta $1,749.735. .15. Player' thr (80 per cenl i 04 (plen uiare 'n firtl uur games only I Commissioner'! al lare $'J 3 4 0 3 8 Whlt So club iharc J148.737.53, Doilgera club ahare J148.737.51. American leasue tliare $148.737 50. National League ahare $148,737.50.

i I' QT, 88 PINT BUNULD WHIijKty FUl I fS PI 1 is luncheon yesterday and none of them mentioned Duke, this week's opponent at the Stadium. It was too pleasant to dwell on the 23-21 come from-be- pass from Toncic to win the 31 seconds to play. As a Don Snowbergcr, an ex -Duke center from New Brighton, gave a censored description of Coach Rill Murray's offense (a split-Twith embellishments) and said: "If the Panthers play as they did Saturday excluding the last six minutes-Duke will beat them." Someone asked Fusia why he only showed up after victories. "I'm a front runner." Fusia replied. By ROY McHUGH Syracuse Tops Lambert Poll NEW YORK, Oct.

6 (LTD Victories over Maryland and Kansas in its first two games of the college football season carried Syracuse to the top today in the first balloting for the Lambert Trophy, emblematic of Eastern supremacy. The Orangemen received 9.4 of a possible 10 points in the selection committee's first weekly ballots, while Penn State was second with 9.1. Army, Navy, Pitt, Holy Cross, Rutgers, Pennsylvania, Princeton and Boston College rounded out the top 10. rate. They possess exceptional overall speed, have an excellent defense and their pitching has been more than adequate.

It hardly could be said that the Yankees were apathetic For one thing, they are getting old In spots and fhelr farm system, for so long able to pump In new life where it was needed, failed them. Even during spring training, the Yanks did not look like a club that had the fire or the ability to repeat. They were struggling all the time, and most often not getting by with it To many of us the White Sox were not the surprise of the season. That distinction belongs to the Indians in the American League and the Dodgers in the National. The Coaches Speak LSU's Grid Rating Shaved By Wildcats United Press International Northwestern's Wildcats, victors over Iowa in one of Saturday's top football games, cut Louisiana State's first-place margin to six points today in United Press International's "Relative to Saturday," said Backfield Coach Vic Fusia, "I might say I believe in miracles and where there's life there's hoe.

To give a coach's summary, the line kept blocking, the ends kept running, the backs kept running and (Ivan) Toncic kept throwing." Fusia took the rap for the unsuccessful attempt at a two-point conversion after Pitt's third touchdown. If the Panthers had gone for one point and made it, the score would have been 21-19 instead of 21-18, leaving them within field-goal range of a win. As it was, they had to score another touchdown. "It was not Toncic's call, It was my call," Fusia said. "I sent it in.

If the play we tried to execi te had worked out, we'd have had four men against one." Toncic and Mike Ditka confined themselves to answering questions but afterward Toncic mentioned some other plays Fusia sent in. "During halftime," he said, "Coach Fusia came through with a lot of good plays. That was what helped us on our first touchdown match. Every play I called was what he told me to call." FAN FARE H.H WHAT) -OOJAYOR Army, fourth last week, failed to receive a vote among the 24 schools mentioned on this week's ballots. Clemson, seventh last week, and Notre Dame and Ohio State, tied for 10th, suffered the same fate.

Army lost to Illinois, 20-14; Clemson bowed to Georgia Tech, 16-6; Purdue whipped Notre Dame, 28-7, and Ohio State was shut out, 17-0, by Southern California last week-end. The ratings fwith first-place votes in parentheses): Tm Point! 1. LSU USI 317 2. Northwtitem ll 311 S. Southern Cal I.

r.t T.eh 1 Team Pointu i. Tmnmf .131 7. MmlMippl 30 B. puraur i (4) 9. Wlsconrtn 7 4.

Teias (2) 185 10. low SB 11. Syracuse: 13. Peru) State: 13 South Carolina: 14. Oklahoma; 15.

Auburn: 16. Michigan State and Southern Methodist: 18. Florida: 1 Air Force Academy; 20, Duke and Orenon. Stowe Needs Game Stowe Twp. High needs a football opening game for next CALVERT HAS MORE POWER TO PLEASE major college ratings.

The wave of upsets jolted Army, Clemson, Notre Dame and Ohio State out of the top 10. Georgia Tech, Tennessee and Purdue moved into the select group. LSU, rolling behind a defense which has allowed only three points in three games, received 23 first-place votes and a total of 317 points from the 35 coaches who rat the teams for LTI. Northwestern, runnerup for the second straight week, closed in on LSU when it received six first-place votes and 311 points. Southern California advanced from sixth to third and iexas moved from eighth to wurth.

Georgia Tech advanced from 12th to fifth, Tennessee swept from 13th to sixth and Purdue moved from 19th to eighth. Mississippi was seventh. Wisconsin remained ninth and Iowa slipped from third to 10th. ll PfWP-es i GRAIN NLUTRAL SkiRiTS Sept. 9 or 10.

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