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"rs" 'e Poireifl'es Ditd Ralph Boston Just Blame Pirates When Series Brings New 'Life' To City -Brilliant Mizell Loses Tough 2-1 Verdict To Cubs; Cardinals Next Stop Picture On Page 32 By LESTER i. BIEDERMAN, Tress Staff Writer ST. LOUIS, Aug. 28 Who's worrying about the There'll Be Temporary Changes In Habits Future Ahead Broad Jumper Expected To Do 28 Feet Some Day By JOHN P. CARMICHAEL Oucago Daily News Service ROME, Aug.

26 Ralph Pirates? They're still sitting so pretty with a 6Vi-game lead and only 33 left to play that the big book As The Old Town Puts On Celebrations By CHESTER I SMITH, Sports Editor It has been so long since the Pirates won a pennant that it is doubtful if there are any rules for the behavior of the citizenry during a World Series to be found around town. If there are they would be outdated, anyhow, since customs have undergone radical changes since 1927. The situation being what it i today, it behooves someone to draw up a set of instructions 'I makers refuse to accept any more bets on them to win the pennant. A Chicago man who handles wagers said yester day, even after the Pirates: dropped a 21 decision to thei Boston is a tall, supple boy J) I fay -fer'- "vmxrrmvun- Cubs on Glen Hobbie's ninth-inning homer, that the mem who was born in Laurel, going on 22 years ago. In the twilight of a memorable eve bers of his fraternity feel so confident about the Pitts- ning he stood among 100,000 people, massed in breathtak so that none of us will be at a loss to know exactly what to do.

The city, of course, will be loco. There will be a premium on hotel rooms, taxi profits will soar, the eating establishments will set out menus beamed toward baseball Shrimp ala Murtaugh, as an example post-sun-light entertainment spots will come out with their gayest hows. burghers copping it all, they don't want to get caught short. ing St. Peter's Square and heard Pope John XXIII warn However, these lookmak- mildly of overemphasis in ers aren't always right, just PC.

30 Aug. 26. '60 sport just for the sake of tri Hoak drilled into a double play via the plate. most of the time. They pegged the Pirates as winners by 4 to-l odds on July 27 but two weeks later when they still held a two-game lead, they Installed the Braves as favorites.

The series, In fact, will have an impact on every walk of life. umph as its only goal. But at 22, it's hard to visualize any other concept of athletic endeavor especially when, after a quarter of a century, In the eighth inning, Hobhie gave Dick Groat a leadoff walk. Frank Thomas pirkM I I ir 1 4 I Boston is the new man of des But on Aug. 11 when the Pi-i UP uu- tiny in the broad jump.

rates went ahead of the Cardi-; ans wrrewir nui nals by five games, they once umpire uu( slBnal "aie more backed the Pirates. anu -u, nq Today, they simply won't ac-vn. aut even witn tms "It is only a matter of time and practice," said Larry Snyder, the American trac coach, "when he will do 28 feet." cent anv more bets and recard ni eaK. lne urates coumn pro- the Pittsburghers as cinches Stuart and Clemente both almost. Jesse Owens in 1936 set the Olympic record at 26 feet, 5 SMITH It would be a poor time for the Russkies to flip an atom bomb into the neighborhood.

No one would pay any attention and Mr. K. would have to buy space in the newspapers and on the air if he wanted any publicity on the matter. Some of us who are more or less intimately in the pic- ture already are beginning to feel the push. A man who was well known in the livelier spots uptown 'disappeared some eight years ago without leaving a trace.

No one heard from him, although there were reports that he had caught on in New Jersey and was living in a small town near Newark. 1 About five years later word came back that he had died. Friends in the bars and taverns passed the news along and told each other what a shame It was. Ernie was a rutup good and proper, but a mighty nice guy with it I and there was many a toast lifted in his memory. But Ernie is not dead.

Only a day or so ago I had a most unghostlike letter from him. All he wanted was "six or eight World Series tickets, preferably along the first base line." It was a pleasant shock to hear from him, and I am only sorry that it will be impossible to oblige. Thoughtful Man 'Remoces Living Room A steel company executive tells me he has his problem solved. His company holds a block of 40 seats for each game at Forbes Field. This will en and 516 inches, but already Boston has done 26 feet, 11 inches.

On the eve of another Olympics, it seems certain that popped to Don Zimmer and Smith was called out on strikes for the third time. The Cubs loaded the bases with one out on Mizell in the second inning but Hobbie hit into a force play at the plate and Richie Ash-burn fanned. Danny Murtaugh wasn't around to watch Hobbie. stroke Vinegar Bend Mi7.ell's first pitch for his No. 1 homer In the majors with two out in the ninth inning yesterday.

The Pirates had been arguing with Plate Umpire Tom Owens' record, oldest in the book, will fall, says Snyder, HICH-FLYINC STEELER Fullback John Henry Johnson leaps over three players to score Steelers' lone touchdown in second quarter of exhibition game against Lions in Detroit last night. On ground are Lions' Carl Brettschneider (on knees), and ex-Pitt star, Joe Schmidt, in rear, in front is Steeler Will Renfrow. who coached Owens at Ohio State and now handles Boston. Banks opened the sixth in- Gorman all afternoon on balls and strikes as tA rimg with a double and with Hobbie fanned aHlne Kn? Bob Will walked but Braves Batter "He has everything but the perfect technique," said Snyder. "We have been patient.

Broad-jumping is an extended art, with arms and nine and when Murtaugh made some remarks from the bench as the Cubs took the field for the last of the ninth, Gorman thumbed him out. Murtaugh watched the Pi 'Generous' Steelers Help Lions Roar legs flying and the less the. straddle, the longer and better the landing." rates troop into the clubhouse Mizell got Zimmer on a double play. Mizell had two on with one away in the seventh after he nicked Hobbie with a pitch and Groat 1 Ashbum's grounder. But Mizell erased the Cubs with two flies.

Ernie Broglio and Bob Friend, who pitched the tremendous 12-inning thriller in Pittsburgh on the Cards last trip, open a three-game series here tonight. and after getting off a few Dodgers, 4-2 Spahn To Face Giants Tonight United Press International As a natural runner and choice words about Gorman, talked to Mizell. hurdler in his high-school days, Boston was sought after title them to series tickets but, as he explained, by the time out-of town customers are satisfied there will be none left for 1he home staff. In this crisis the gentleman acted boldly. He bought a new television set and a combination bar and freezer for his living room.

Daily Fumbles, Interceptions Prove Disastrous To Pittsburghers In Third Setback, 13-7 By PAT LIVINGSTON, Press Staff Writer DETROIT, Aug. 26 Midway through the Steelers' first scrimmage of the year at California, Coach Buddy Parker angrily interrupted the action. "You can't give that ball away. You can't give that ball Oy the normal quota or universities and almost enrolled at Indiana. But eventually he wound up at Tennessee State, where he "I hate to see such a well-pitched game go down the drain," Murtaugh said.

"Vinegar Bend was terrific and he showed me something with men on base." The truth of the matter is switched to the broad jump Warren Spahn, in quest of another 20-game winning season, gets tin? job tonight of trying to keep the Braves within shouting distance of the Pirates in the National League race. The crafty veteran will go away, shrieked the Steeler. and is presently a bio-chemis-j Steelers' Kiesling Is Hospitalized try student with the world coach in one of his rare out- Steeler Lineups that with men on Mizell was at his best but he gave up two bursts during practice. Parker's pique stemmed STFM.ERft Bipwster. CtrpntPr.

Knds Orr Tart- mvic. Renfn srau'ncr. smuh Taritie Beams Carirhionp Kmn st. that from a rash of fumbles had marred the drill. homers.

Ernie Banks whacked No. 36 starting the second inning and Hobbie hit his with two out and none on in the ninth. Special to The Preti DETROIT. Aug. 26 Assist-ant Coach Walt Kiesling of the Pittsburgh Steelers was taken still an oyster of sorts.

"I know what I'd like to be," said Ralph, hinting at another hitch in the armed forces. He has been associ-aled with men from the service on this Olympic squad and "they seem to get a lot out of it. But one thing for sure: I want to go to Tokyo in 1964." "Mr. Snyder doesn't want to A great roar went up fromito. Henry Ford Hospital last against the Giants in Candle-slick Park, knowing full well that his club possibly afford to lose another ball game if it hopes to overtake the league leaders.

Last niftht, the scoreboard in the Los Angeles Coliseum blazed the Pirate story Chicago 2, Pittsburgh yet Manager Charlie Uressen houwpr. ixmppiwrker, J. Lewn. Guards Sandusky, Nisby, Kapalp. Centers Beany, Linebackers Hay.

Henry. Respn. Backs iJiyne. Bohby Grpn. Trav, Dial.

M'vplp. Jr.hnaon, Krutko, Scales. Derby, Wren Suthertn. I.IONS Ends Coed, II. Cook, Junker.

Moore. Class. Mains. Tackles McCord. Shleds, Klr-raa.

Brown. Weatherall Guarda Sewell. Greltkau. Centera ScholtT. Spencer.

linebackers Schmtri(. Walker. Brett-sthnP'clpr. Marnn. Meesner Backs N'nowsVI.

MorraM, Barr. D. Iwis. Cassady. Ptetrosante.

Ibeau. Maher. lha 11701 fan uhpn Hnhhie: ailcI suitering a mnq during the series he and his 'friends will gather there to eat, drink and watch the game without the complications of traffic, packed aisles, etc. I can't help envying him. The schools will notice an increase In absenteeism.

Many parents will be reluctant to send their tots off to the classroom to consort with numbers, spelling, what Africa Is bounded by and all that sort of truck while the fate of the Tirates is hanging in the balance elsewhere. The alert schoolmaster will be alive to this situation. It occurs to me that the principal who would set up a TV set in the school's auditorium and give the young sprites the afternoon off to watch the game would find himself a hero of no small proportions 'in his community. There will be little work done anyhow. And Don't Forget About Pickpockets A World Series never fails to provide the police with extra hours of duty, not all of it confined to the Traffic Squad by any means.

Series time is always a field day for the cream of the crop of If the Steelers didn't learn their lesson that day, it was forcibly driven home at Briggs Stadium here last night by the Detroit Lions who handed the Steelers their third exhibition loss, 13-7. heart attack in his hotel room. connected and they were hop ing the ball would carry to the bleachers. It went down the line and as Gino Cimoli Kiesling, a victim of respiratory ailments, was stricken after he returned to the hotel from Briggs Stadium, where the Detroit Lions defeated the Steelers, 13-7, in an exhibition. Lane.

Ixjwe. Lary, whitsell, stetfen for Aucrpman. watched, the ball barely got over the leftfleld railing into It was give-away night Sleelera 0 0 1 gave the baseball to young Joey Jay to pitch against the slugging Dodgers, Liana 8 7 13 the Steelers. The first six times thev hurry me," explained Boston. "It's the natural thing, I guess, to land with jour feet wide apart because you're flinging yourself so openly.

had Sleelen acorinE Touchdown; John- Jay if UP i through most of his baseball uuu-s-un The veteran coach was "resting comfortably" 'today. His wife, Irene, flew to Detroit to join her husband. Pending her arrival, Steeler Owner Art Rooney remained with the stricken coach. Kf iniercepnons ann a ium- home-run territory, Hobbie's teammates rushed out of the dugout to greet him at the plate with his 13th victory and his second against three defeats by the league leaders. Most of the crowd remained quiet a few minutes alter the HELP ') I'VE 8EE Conversinns Layne I placement 1 Liona scoring Tnuclidowns: Barr 1 yard piunxe; Pietrosame.

1 yard plunpel Conversion Martin I Missed conversion Martin (placement ctremoM. Mined lield toals Martin a 130 and 33-vard placement Refere John Pace. Illinois. Vmplre Carl Bauer, Mlrhlean. Lmeman Ram Tooperman.

Muh'enbeif Back ludfe Tom Kelleher. Holy Cross. Field judfe Charles Sweeney. Notre Dame. Later in the game two imore interceptions and still janother fumble disheartening- robbed: "But now I've got to learn to bring my logs together and still be comfortable.

It's a slow thing, but I used to land with them about two feet apart. Now I've closed the gap by six inches, but a foot would be much better." ly halted three more drives pickpockets, who storm the hotels and other public meeting places and do a profitable business. For a decade or more a bevy of these quick fingered characters concentrated on the hospice that was the headquarters for members of the Baseball Writers Meanwhile, the Lions were good enough to bang across near his best, as he beat the Dodgers, 4-2, to boost the Braves to their 6Vgame deficit. The win was Jay's fifth as against six losses, although he needed relief help in the ninth, when the Dodgers scored both of their runs, and had the tying runs on base. However, Don McMahon nasses ror 127 varris Ijivne.

Pitt's Lauchle Bows In Rome ROME, Aug. 26 One American wrestler, Bantamweight two scores, a one-yard dive on the other hand, "tunned by the sudden turn onlv six of 19 losses for ui lunuuc. by Halfback Terry Barr and a thunderous shove by Fullback Nick l'ietrosante from yards. The Pirates scored their only run in the first inning on Cimoli's walk, Dick Stuart's Lee Allen of Portland, Boston is representative of the new group of Olympians Snyder feels will more than hold their own whenever, and wherever, the future games are held. the sunie yard marker.

Ditched to out out the lire ine sieciers, ineir oiiense rlmvn nn its nwn opn. I'ntil the last play of the game, a 25-yard run by Barr, the Lions had gained only 36 yards in 34 trips into the Steeler line against 135 yards for the Steelers. with one on in tne third 'Many of our men have lerosity, contributed only one come remarkably fast," said llfnv tn hie inth to the nights activity. advanced to the second round of the Greco-Roman Olympic wrestling here today, but two other Yanks were beaten. Bantamweight Larry Lauchle of the University of Pittsburgh was thrown by Masam-itsu Ichiguchi of Japan, and J.

Richard Wilson of Toledo, lost to Dumitru Pirvulescu of Romania. Larry, who listed Jim Beatty 't iThat came when John Henry defeat. pop-fly single to right and Ro berto Clemente's single. Hobble pitched out of a jam in the sixth when Cimoli singled and Stuart doubled off the left-field wall. Clemente was given an intentional pass but with three aboard and none out, Hal Smith popped up and Don Johnson, a former Lion full- But the most significant fig- back who was greeted by tires were Dlain to see.

The Assn. In Detroit one year no less than 14 reporters had their wallets lifted, the local victim being the late Havey J. Boyle, then the sports editor Of the Post-Gazette. It was necessary for the rest of us to come to his rescue until he could convince the auditor back home that he wasn't trying to play paddy-cake with his expense account and really had been flattened financially. In recent years there has been a lessening in series pickpocketing, but it will pay you to be wary Just the same.

There is no telling when there will be another outbreak. A series means a week or more of house guesting and extra-curricular luncheoning. Wise office managers will write off that period as not being indicative of the true business trend. Salesmen who come in with empty order kits should not be reprimanded. Either they didn't make any calls or the customer couldn't be bothered.

All this and much more comes out of a World Series, especially when it's played In a baseball starved village such as we live in. chorus of boos and catcalls Lions intercepted Layne passes from the crowd of 29,402 that1 four times and recovered two attended the game, smashed; fumbles. The Steelers had to In the league's only other game, the Giants beat the Keds, 85, as Willie Mays smashed an inside-the-park grand-slam home run in the seven-run second inning. Sam Jones struck out 11 and evened his record at 11 1 I. over from the one.

work for the ball HIM JIK --2- V- W-T. Ml the touchdown was set up when a 22-yard interference Sports On The Air and Dyrol Burleson in the longer runs as prime examples. "Track and field is continually in the process of evolution and there is no time, or day, to expect the best. It can come overnight." It is for this reason, among others, that Snyder doesn't regard this XVII Olympics as a team match between Kussia and America invariably seems to be the impression. "In 1932 at Helsinki." Larrvi penalty on Hallback Dave Whitesell for interfering with Radio TONIGHT Buddy Dial in the end zone In the American League, the the ball at Orioles moved to within a 'Rave the Steelers Pirates at St.

Louis, 9 p. m. eame of the idle Yankees with that point. KDKA. SATURDAY Pirates at St.

Louis, 9 p. m. a 9 3 win over Dctro't, Boston beat Cleveland. 10-7, and Washington clowned Kansas City, 90. The crowd was on Johnson, following a blast yesterday by Coach George Wilson of the Lions, that the Steeler fullback had not played up to his abilities while with Detroit last year.

remembered. "Australia only sent four men and still won three medals. KDKA. Television TONIGHT Pirates at St. Louis, 9 2, 6, 9.

p. Olympic Results "Now Australia has a fine team with Herb Elliott truly great and thev could win SATURDAY Johnson's second quarter Series. 41 62 score gave the Steelers theiri Little League World 9. BASKlTBl.l, Ri-sa 6fi Hungary Yugoslavia. 67 mum; 00 Meiers on bv I' many.

3 Ru-Wia Tune U. S. Girl Smashes Olympic Swim Mark ROME. Aug. 26 (UPIt Chris Von Saltf.a of Saratoga.

smashed the Olympic record for the women's 100-meter freestyle swim today when she won her trial heat by five yards in one minute, 1.9 sec- onfis The United States, which 'never has lost a basketball The 16-year-old school jn Olympic competition eclipsed by one-tenth of a sec-'and this year presents a star-ond the mark of 1:02.0 set irt studded array led by by Australia's Dawn Americans Oscar Robertson A. and Jerrv West, was slated to onlv lead of the nicht. shakv P- m. 4 four or five gold ones in track alone if anybody slips." Mm j- nv m. 7.

as it proved to be at 7-6. at Boston 2 p. I. Milwaukee at San Francisco, i Newspapers in Detroit play TKil-lfS. 33 :3 mxD iiorsi 4 p.

m. 9, 10. ed up the game as a test be Olympic Cyclist Dies ROME, Aug. 26 Danish Pirates at St. Louis, 9 p.

Aawi a Japan WAim Pino tween the Steelers Bobby Layne and Detroit's Jim Ni- 2. 6. 9. Arab Rrrui Pro football rerun, Colts Romania 5. iTranr 3 VS.

Ee.iium a the quarterback who Olympic Cyclist Knud Ene-mark Jensen died here tonight apparently from sunstroke. Rams, 5 p. m. 11. SOClTR Tunisia nfls rt-4uiii-u iiurc iM-rns Hungary 2.

the Cleveland' 11 i.iagu- (ho ovP anH in a trade with I Browns. in a ttario i-irh vich vs. Clarence lono, TEAM" STANDINGS meet Italy later todav in its p. m. 4.

Today's Baseball 1 I'll! If it could be called a test, South Park auto races, 7 p. PH. 2 1 first American athlete to break first game. a record in this year's Olym-j The schedule gave the Rus- 10 4 6 3 Kus.a. won.

pics. sians a chance to show their MEDALS NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 000 0 Chicago 020 The 23 year-old signal 1 f.r'A flnmu Miss Fraser. 21 vear-old'stuff first- and they displayed from Svrtnpv u-h i Wvor height even without Mt i Milt Plum's understudv last: Scholastic RoMrtt an rofcer: Anflfrwa tnfl 1 n. seven-foot, two-inch Kru- this "defending her title in iminisch and enough shooting event, narrowly missed herjto down the game Mexicans. own record when she won her I heat in 1:02.1.

Meanwhile, Russia, keeping gigantic Jan Kruminsch on the; But Italy, which has gone all out tn stage the games of the XVII Olympiad, reaped its first reward when its 100. meter cycling team raptured the first gold medal to be decided in the games. Wiltrud t'rselmann of Ger Thkrr. ivjs.i i Jyear, compiexea li 01 i FAN FARE NHO CO SOU ThiK I -ST TrlE PENNANT? ST-1 KAVeVT iVEN i 1 7 SwTVS i Stars Of 7959 Off To College Hundreds of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania scholastic football stars of lat year will continue their schooling and grid playing at various colleges and universities this fall. Press Scholastic Writer Paul A.

Kurtz lists the players and where they'll be beard from next, in a special story Sunday on PRESS SPORTS PAGES -Vi bench, opened its drive to unseat the L'nited States as Olympic basketball champion today by easily defeating Mexico, 66-49, in an opening round game. many set the first record when; Hungary romped to a 93 66 she won hpr hpat in the wom-j 'Y'ER Umpire Tom Cormon tells Pirote Manager Danny Murtough in ninth inning of yesterday's game against Cubs. Murtaugh had been beefing from the bench about Gorman's calls on balls and strikes, when Gorman decided he had heard enough. Cubs won. 2-1 on Pitcher Glen Hobbie's first major league homer in ninth.

en's 200-meicr breaststroke victory over Japan in the 9-V0 hraL-inrr Tin b- rf game that opened the set bv U. Happe of Ger-I XASZ I r.ament. many in 1956. 1 afcJaM.

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