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I iff. Btf fffe 17. I I Lopez, Alston nay Percentage Baseball To Hilt In him Game By JOE WILLIAMS, Scrlpps Howard Staff Writer CHICAGO, Oct. 7 It was still a moot question, as the World Series returned here for the final rites, whether the White Sox should be credited with winning a game of baseball, or a game of chess before still another record crowd in Los Angeles' monstrous Coliseum. Not since the memory of man runneth to the contrary, has the autumnal madness seen rival managers make so many moves in one inning, and at the expense of so much cerebral voltage, as did Senor Al Lopez and Walt (The Infallible One) Alston in yesterday's eighth.

success in getting him to pop up with the bases full, made the theory and the' Senor, too, look very good indeed. In a remorselessly scientific age this? then, was solemnly recorded as glorious vindication. The White Sox. leading 1-0, trailing in games, one to three, and striving desperately to stay alive, suddenly found themselves on the rim of oblivion. They had in the fourth on a typical burst of power; two back-to-back singles and double play.

The Dodgers had threatened In their half when Gil Hodges, continuing his explosive hitting, tripled with one out, only to be left stranded, as Bob Shaw, starting stanchly repelled the next two batters, one a righty, the other a lefty. 1st, even the Yankees' 68-year-old Casey Stengel, a quick man on the draw himself, croaked: "I'm getting out of here before one of them guys tries to use me." Both to the 92,706 in person spectators and the TV millions, this must have been one of the most bizarre demonstrations of percentage baseball, not to mention the worshipful respect In which the theory Is held by savants of the sport ever present. The theory is simple. The percentage favors a left-handed hitter against a right-handed pitcher, and vice versa. Like all theories, this one falls short of perfection in practice.

Nevertheless, managers, in critical moments have been resorting to it for centuries. Self protection we suspect, is also a factor. It serves as a defense against the second guess. In this particular instance the fine Castillian hand of Senor Lopez finally prevailed. When available reserves on both sides had been all but exhausted, leaving little more than bullpen catchers, bat boys and ticket takers as alternatives, a White Sox righthander was pitching to the Dodgers' Carl Furillo, a right-handed batter.

And although Furillo has been known to swing with impartial malevolence against northpaws and southpaws, and, in fact, has done so in this series, Dick Donovan's The situation had not yet become sufficiently crucial for the exercise of extreme managerial scholarship. This is habitually reserved for late innings. When Jim Landis, White Sox center fielder, lost Wally Moon's simple fly in the sun, the eerie coincidence of satellite and patronymic, was accepted by all save unspeakable pagans as visible proof that The Infallible One actually had the supernatural going for him. Jloon raced to third on Hodges' third hit of the day, and now the prolonged and somewhat ridiculous duel of masterminds began. Alston called on Ron Fairly (L.

to hit for Don Demeter (R. Lopez countered with pitcher Billy Pierce (L. for Shaw (R. and when Alston summoned Rip Repulski (R. to hit for Fairly, Lopez had him purposely passed to fill the bases.

John Roseboro (L. was the next Dodger hitter and when Alston lifted him for the right-handed Furillo, Lopez motioned in Donovan a righthander, if you're still with us from the Chicago bullpen. At this point the nonsense came to a halt, with the basic situation precisely as it was before all the maneu-verings, manipulations and machinations started. The wonder was that both Lopez and Alston didn't topple over from the mental fatigue. Looking: on from the press box, as an ersatz journal- ilhe Village Smithy The Pittsburgh Press SBORTS', PACE 56 Wednesday, Oct.

7, 1959 devived Box iiriimg Seiriog IMIinm Ohio State Loss To USC Sheds Light On Pitt Defeat Trojans Could Wind Up As Strongest Team In College Ranks This Season By CHESTER L. SMITH, Sports Editor Two coaches, next-door neighbors at the luncheon table, were doing more talking than eating, which is not unusual for the breed, and what they were saying was caught up by the innocent by-sitter. "Maybe Pitt shouldn't feel so badly about that licking Southern California gave them," one said. "But they do, and folks called them a dead team that Duke Excels On Defense, Panthers Told ch isox Anxious To Get Dodgers In Own Ball Park By LESTER J. BIEDERMAN, Press Staff Writer LOS ANGELES, Oct.

7 The World Series picture has suddenly changed. The White Sox aren't dead after all. They're still breathing and in fact appear to have regained new life now that they're going back to 'Chicago to resume with the Dodgers y'i. -f But That's What Scouts Said About UCLA, Pitt Victim By ROY McIIUGH The mission of Pitt Scout couldn't get an offense going to save its life." "Yes, I heard all that, and for a week I was inclined to believe It, but then Ohio State went to Los Angeles and got the same treatment. Funny part about it, the reaction was different.

Nobody said Ohio State had no life. What they said was that what life they did have was plain knocked out of them by those Trojans. "In other words, Pitt pot the blame for losing: to ISC and LTSC got the credit for taking: Ohio State. I guess it's like the old days in boxing- it Carl DePasqua this week is to convince one and all that Duke has a great defense. At the Pitt press luncheon in fell off his glove for a fluke single.

The crowd was roaring now and became a bit subdued when Norm Larker flied to right But Gil Hodges came through with his third straight hit, a single to center, and Moon flashed into third. When the Twenty-four hours ago nobody would have given the American Leaguers much of a chance to survive after winning the opener, only to lose the next three. Although the Sox were skirting the edge of disaster and needed just a push to send Frankie Gustine's yesterday, nobody seemed tc be getting the message. SMITH "They excel on defense," De Pasqua kept saying of the team the Panthers will plaj at throw went there, Hodges rolled Into second as the Coliseum rocked with cheers. Battle Of Strategy Now came a battle of strategy between the two mana- them into oblivion, they bounced back with a thrilling 10 victory yesterday and now must win the final two to capture the world's championship.

Coliseum Affects I'lay Pitt Stadium Saturday. "I'm glad to hear they excel on defense," a skeptic The White Sox, who hadic-airiu amo tn finally piped up, "because that's what we were told about UCLA." nil tiPil 1 looked rather shopworn in theDemeter but Al Lopez brought two losing games here, were: jn Southpaw Bll, Pierce. inwardly glowing after ester- VVnwi Rin There was no need to re I day's triumph before a record ordpred an ln. 11 ClOWd 01 IW.fUO ians in Uie tpntlnnai nasc fnr RonnklH ro ri; fill the bases. mind DePasqua that the UCLA defense yielded three touchdowns to Pitt in the last six minutes.

all depends on who gets to the telegraph office first with his story." "You're right, and it's also possible that there Is no stronger team this fall than Southern Cal. Right now they're giving Louisiana State that honor, but let's keep a close look on what happens the rest of the way. We may find out that this is a throwback to somp of those old Trojan teams who used the broom on the West Coast and anybody else who happened to get in their way." Backs Can't Do It Without Lines There was a short pause for a coffee break, and then "Two teams that have interested me are Ohio State and Dartmouth, and for the same reason. "State has Bob White, an All America fullback. They can't come any better.

But they were downright lucky to miss being tied by Duke and Southern Cal lathered them. Dartmouth has two of the standout backs ill the Ivy League, boys who could play anywhere, and they've lost to Holy Cross and I'enn. 'The answer seems pretty plain to me. They're both DePasqua has good pursuit, as the coaches say, and he re "We're glad we're taking the Dodgers back to a legitimate ball park," Early Wynn roared in the Sox clubhouse and everybody knew exactly what the veteran pitcher meant. jected any comparison between PITCHING HEROES in White Sox 1 -0 victory over Dodgers in fifth game of World Series Starter Bob Shaw (left) ond Dick Donovan (right), who put out fire in eighth inning smile happily in dressing room with Manager Al Lopez.

Dodgers hold a 3-2 game edge as series moves to Chicago tomorrow. Duke and UCLA, saying Duke not only is a bigger team but a better team. The open stands with the Walter Alston sent up Carl Furillo, the hero of Sunday's victory to swing for John Roseboro and Lopez countered with Righthander Dick Donovan who got Furillo on a pop fly and then subdued Don Zlmmer, who had gone to short when Chuck Eskr. gian batted for Maury Willi in the seventh. Donovan handled the final three batters in the ninth inning on easy rollers and the Sox danced off the field with their only victory here and a Moreover, Ted Mann, the white-shirt background' and the sun plagued members of both teams in the three games here and many said yesterday Was the worst day of all be Pitt-Duke Game Rated Toss-Up Army Favored Over Penn State Duke press agent, spoke as highly of Duke's defense as DePasqua did.

Mann even quoted Bill Murray to the effect that Duke has a good defense, which makes it more of an admission than a claim. Eagles In Top Shape For Steeler Game Pete Retzlaff, NFL's Top Receiver Last Year, Will Be Back In Action having trouble up front. It's the old story let a leak or two develop in the line and the picnic is over for the backs. That could explain why Dartmouth has dropped a pair in spite of the kids I men cause the sun was so bright. The Sox almost lost the game in the eighth Inning because of the sun after Dodger Don Demeter made several chance to make history when i an- hmwai lo km Nr thay start in again tomorrow One reason Duke excels on at Comiskey Park.

defense is the presence in the The Pitt-Duke game Is one Hodges tripled with one out line of Mike McGee. of seven games on this week WW By TAT LIVINGSTON The Philadelphia Eagles, the Steelers' next opponent in the tangled National Football League race, will be at full strength for the first time this year when they face the "Vicious tackier fifth end's college football program in the fourth inning but couldn't score. Another Dodger rally died in the seventh Inning tioned, Bill Gundy, the quarterback, and Jake Croulha-mel, Die halfback. That brought up a story that went back to the days when Tom Harmon was Mister Michigan himself. On the Monday before the Wolverines were to play an in-tersectional game with Penn spectacular catches of ordinarily fly balls that he lost In the sun but finally grabbed.

Run Scores On DP The Sox scored the only run of the game in the fourth inning off Sandy Koufax when man in the backfleld rated a toss-up by the odds snuffs out passers and nobody runs at him," reads the purple Steelers at Franklin Field Sunday. makers. End Pete Retzlaff, the NFL's prose on JUcGee in Duke after Essegian walked with one out. Duke Snider forced him and Johnny Podres ran for Snider but stopped at second The other "pick-'em" games football brochure, and Coach Nellie Fox singled to right and are Wisconsin vs. Purdue, top pass receiver last year, will be ready to play against the Murray is quoted as saying: Oklahoma vs.

Texas, Syracuse on a 3-2 count raced to third, j. fourth UrA a. nnHir' einn a tr Jim Landis to If he is not a great football that had caught the popular fancy the newsreel cameramen descended on the practice field at Ann Arbor in droves. base on single Haney Indefinite About Career vs. Navy, Florida vs.

Rice, straight hit, a single off the player, there are no great football players." Kansas vs. Nebraska and Flor ida State vs. Virginia Tech. A one-point spread was es Steelers, Philadelphia Coach Buck Shaw confirmed today. Surviving last Sunday's 49-21 win over the New York Giants in excellent shape, the Eagles are ready.

tablished for three other games on Saturday's program. "I've seen a lot of linemen, but he's as good as you can be Til pounds and cat-quick," attests Mann. McGee is so well thought of right field. Sherm Lollar hit into a double play as the Dodgers gladly gave up a run for two outs so early in the struggle but this run began to grow larger with each Inning as Bob Shaw bore down in this crucial battle. With the crowd roaring for They are Tennessee over Geor gia Tech, South Carolina over MILWAUKEE, Oct.

7 (UPI) Fred Haney, the former Braves manager, was as indefinite about his past last night as he was about his future. Haney, in a radio interview, said there were "100 different thincs" which caused his resier- North Carolina, and Wake screen. Had Fodres advanced to third on the two-out single he could have scored the tying run when Shaw wild pitched but this miscue merely advanced the runners and then Jim Riv era made a sensational catch running toward the fence in right-center. Wynn and Podres are expected to start the sixth game of the series in Chicago Forest over Maryland. "We'll have to be," said Shaw.

"The Steelers will be here burning." In Friday night's games, at Duke that he is a full-fledged member of both the Royall Raiders and the Allie Cats, the 11-man units Coach Murray likes to alternate at West Virginia Is picked by one over Boston University, Tu- Shaw's "burning" remark I nation as manager of the Mil is 7 over Detroit, and some action in the seventh inning, Wally Moon hit a lazy fly to center but Landis, probably the best centerfielder in the was in reference to the Steel Southern Methodist is 13 over five-minute intervals in every ers' loss at the hands of the Washington Redskins, their American League, lost the ball In the glare of the sun and it first defeat in nine games since Bobbv Lavne started his When they had their rigs set up and began shooting It soon became evident that it was to be all Harmon. Do this, Tom Do that, Tom One more time, please, Tom, and so it went. The rest of the squad might as well have gone to the showers. "That's the way it went," the story-spinning coach was saying, "until the Michigan center I think his name was Ingalls stood up, turned in Harmon's direction and started laughing. "'What's so Tom wanted to know.

"'I just happened to think how silly you'd look if I didn't pass you this the center howled!" They Quit Until New Season Begins Earlier, the coaches had been listening to Ed Boatty, the Steeler center. He is a dental student, and he had said hp would be glad to get his diploma, for "then I can quit football." Rut at that point he paused and remarked that "It's great game hard to get away from." One coach said: "I could sense what was running throuuh his mind and what he might have said but didn't. It happens to all of us. Football is no easy game to play and it Rets harder and harder as you get older and climb into the upper brackets, especially the pros. "I can hear Beatty saying to himself that he'll give it one more year and that will game.

The units are named after their centers, Ted Royall and Butch Allie. Any unit nowadays that does not have a nickname is behind the times. heroics last season. "The Steelers beat us twice waukee club, but he failed to list even one. Personal reasons were foremost, he declared, but he admitted there were "other things I will never disclose." Haney said he has no plans to return to baseball and what's more, he hasn't been offered any kind of a job.

He added it would take a "very tempting" offer to bring him back. last year, so we can't get ex cited over Sunday's win," Shaw continued. World Series Schedule In case of a postponement, the World Series schedule will be set back one day. FIRST GAME "However, we have Retzlaff back and that will be a big help to our offense. With Pete In form, he'll be another target for (Norm) Van Brocklin and will ease the pressure on others." Missouri.

Here are the point-spreads on other Saturday games: Army 8 ovrr Punn Stmt Princeton 6 over Penn Ohio Slate 6 over Illinois Michlfan 8 over Orenon Stat Oklahoma State 6 over Tulsa Arkansa 7 over Baylor Washington 7 over Stanford Auburn 7 over Kentucky Washington Slate 8 over Collec of Pacific Iowa 8 over Mlchlean State Yale 8 over Columbia Clemson 10 over North Carolina State Wvomins 10 over Colorado State Texas Christian 10 over Texaa Tech Boston College 10 over VUlanova Dartmouth 13 over Brown Mississippi 13 over Vanderbllt Notre Dame 14 over California Northwestern 14 over Mlnneaota Vlrclnla Military 16 over Virginia Indiana 16 over Marquette Holy Cross 16 over Dayton Air Force Academy 21 over Idaho Louisiana State 21 over Miami (Fla.) I'ROt'ESKIONAL GAMES Browns 3 over Clanta. Eajles over Steelers. Packers 4 over Korty-Nlnera. Colls 6Vj over Lions. Bears 7 over Kams.

Cardinals-Redskins even. Reds Spoil Quebec Debut United Press International The Providence Reds used The "others" includes Chicago 11.. Angeles 0 Tommy McDonald, the fantas SECOND GAME tic little halfback from Okla Los Angeles 4 Chicago 3 homa who was scintillating in Tartans Seeking Reserve Strength Apparently Coach Eddie Baker of Carnegie Tech is disappointed with the undefeated Tartans (20) although only with the subs. In an effort to discover some reserve strength to bolster the starting eleven, Baker has been working mainly with the second team ln practice for the past 10 days since the St. Vincent game.

A free week end last week gave Baker plenty of time for drills and a close look to discover some reserves. The Tech coach feels that his first team has been badly overworked in the first two games. There was some good news, too, since, for the first time this season, Baker will have his starting 'ackfield intact. Dale Stewart, who missed the THIRD GAME, Los Angeles 3 Chicago 1 FOURTH GAME the Eagles' win over the Giants. In addition to returning a punt 81 yards for one score, McDonald caught scoring be the finish.

No more of that beating for him. Then comes late summer and one morning there is a tang in the air that brings to mind that it's coming on fall and another season. Know what all the Ed Eeattys do then? Before they know it they find their heads in helmets n-ain and their noses in who swore they would never Los Angeles 5 Chicago 4 Ray Mathews May Miss Game Ray Mathews, the Steelers' veteran flanker and one of their most dangerous touchdown threats, is a doubtful starter for Sunday's game with the Philadelphia Eagles. Mathews missed the Steeler workout yesterday, remaining in Dr. Ray Sweeney's training room to undergo treatment for a set of severely bruised ribs.

"Offhand, I'd say he will not be able to play Sunday," said Sweeney, "but you can't tell. He's a tough little rooster." Otherwise, the Steelers will be at full strength for the first time this year. The other casualties, Jack Butler, Jack Mc-Clairen and Billy Ray Smith, took part in yesterday's drill. passes of 33, 55 and 19 vards FIFTH GAME Chicago 1 Los Angeles 0 In all, the 178-pound scatback caught six passes for 133 REMAINING GAMES yards. Today Open for travel.

the ground while other Thursday Los Angeles at play another game are peiched on their necks an ex-major leaguer to spoil the Quebec Aces' debut in the American Hockey League. Earl Reibel, who played six years in the National League, Another Bird the Steelers will have to watch is Rookie Theron Sapp of Georgia, the key man in the Eagles' running Dukes third unit is labeled simply "The Others." Mann was in a hurry, he said, when he thought it up. Duke has an offense as well as a defense, of course, and DePasqua says it is based on the split-T. "They're a smart hall club in the sense tlitt if you have a weakness they'll pick away, pick away, and march right down the Id on you," he added. The quarterback with the Royall Raiders is a sophomore from Freeport, Don Alt-man.

"Altman," says Mann, "is one of the best passers I've seen at Duke in a long time." Danny Lee, a senior from Freeport, plays right halfback for the Allie Cats and scored a touchdown last week In Duke's 24 7 win over Rice. Needing all available hands to Alike McGee, Pitt may have lost one of its few experienced interior linemen, Guard Bob Iiongfellow. oach John Miclielosen reported i "very doubtful" Vcause of an injured knee. There may be a new right halfback in Pitt's starting lineup this week not Fred the fourth stringer who was in on the last three touchdowns against UCLA, but Joe Scisly, who has shared the position with Curt Plowman up to now. Chuck Reinhold, on the mad to recovery from a shoulder injury, is back at left half in place of Andy Scpsi.

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tallied a goal and an assist in sparking' the Reds to a 5-2 victory over the Aces last night at Quebec. first two games because of an game this year. Sapp, a comparative unknown until he won the Most Valuable Flayer award In the North-South game last year, lias usurped Philadelphia's chief ball-carrying role from such proven performers as Billy Kay Barnes, Walt Kovvalczyk and Clarence Teaks, three topflight FAN FARE At this point they fell to discuing Penn State's game with the Army next Saturday, and both agreed that this was the best chance the Lions had had in years to upend the Blaek Knights. But they didn't see eye to eye on the possibility that this match would return the year's Eastern champion. "I think it will," one declared.

"I'll bet we get our (hampion the day State and Syra-cuse get together," the other said. ankle injury, is expected to start against Thiel at Greenville, Saturday. Thiel, in its opener last week, lost to Western Reserve, 18-7. Coach Joe DiFebo's squad won only two games last year and it was only the second time in 20 years that the Tom Sports On The Aii cats didn win more games Another runner who will bear watching is Rookie Art Powell, vouncer brother of than they lost. Radio I Television TODAY TONIGHT Rock Hunt Cup, Stitch vs.

Ralph Dupas Charlie Powell, a former San Roi. Francisco Forty Niner end who Car bo Trial Adjourned p. Till KSDAY (boxing), 10 p. m. 4 and 9.

THIKSDAY NEW YORK, Oct. 7 The boxing conspiracy trial of gave up pro football to go into boxing. Powell ran back a Giant kickoff 95 yards to set up another Eagle tojuchdown Frankie Carbo was adjourned today until Oct 26. Wot id Series, Los Angeles at! World Series, Los Angeles at Chicago, 2 p. m.

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