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.1. THE REGISTER-NEWS VERNON, ILLINOIS WEDNESDAY, MAY, 25, 1955 Pienes Return To Form Boosts White Sox'Hopes Chicago-Hianging On In Pennant- Race, Could Be Real Contender if Billy The Kid Can Delivery- He Shuts Out Indians 4-1. Curt Simmons In Winning Form As Phils Snap Giants' Streak. By KD WILKS AP Sporfa Writer Billy Pierce and Curt Sim- rtons, a pair of southpaws wlio have known better days, look BS if they may be ready to set tip shop again. If so, you can bet Manager Marty Marion and Mayo Smith will be throwing a lot of business their way.

Bdlly the Kid has been one of the missing links in Marion's plan to bring tHe Chicago White Sox an American League pennant. The Sox have been able to hang in there, just a stride dr two behind the leaders, with- oiut Pierce, but if his arm troubles are over, Chicago could really get in on the scrap. Pierce gave an indication of his importance Tuesday night. His three-hitter beat Qeveland Chicago home runs ruined rookie Herb Score and pushed the Sox to within half a game Of the second-place Indians. Billy fanned seven while notching his second complete game, fla.shing some ot the stuff that rnddo him the AL's strikeout king in year he was 18-12.

Simmons looked his best since 1953 as he went 7 innings before tiring Tuesday night. And with some nice help from Jack Moyer, the Hiiladelphia Phillies wote able to snap a six-game wiimjng streak by the New York CriSnts 6-2. Simmons, who helped the Phils to their 1950 flag but who fell off after losing part of a toe in lawn mower accident two summers ago, fanned five and spaced five hits. It. was his first victory in five appiearances after shoulder trouble in spring training.

In the American League, Chuck Btobbs and the Washington Sen- atoi-s smashed first-place New york's string by beating the Yankees 3-2. And Baltimore ended its five-game losing slump 6-1 against Boston while Detroit beat Kansas City 9-6. In the National, Pittsburgh touried its aa-gHme losing string by, humiliating first-place Brooklyn Dodgers 15-1. Rain postponed St. Louis at Cliicago and Qncinnati at Milwaukee.

The White Sox caught up with Score in the seventh, breaking up! a no-hit bid with three singles and a run. Then after Ralph Kiher homered to tie it, Chico Cayrasquel and Bob Nieman homered to score runs in the eighth. Score fanned 11. At Philadelphia, Meyer saved Simmons by getting Dusty Rhodes and Willie Mays cm popups the bases loaded in the eighth. Glen Gorbous Jim Heam to his third defeat against successes with two doubles m6 a pair of angles that scored itwo tide-tuming runs.

The Pirates hammered loser tTohnny Podres and five Brooklyn reliefers for 19 hits. Bob Friend shut out the Dodgers in 4 innings of relief for the decision. Tlie Yanks had three doubles among their five hits off Stobbs, won his first decision, but paired them only in the eighth. That's when Mickey Mantle got his second two-bagger to tie the score at 2-2. Mickey Vernon's long sacrifice fly brought Stobbs home with the winning nm in the ninth.

The Yanks held on to their one-game league lead. At Kansas City, the Tigers lost Harvey Kuenn for 10 days when the leading AL batsman puHed a muscle while running out a first-inning hit. Three runs in tlie eighth won it for Detroit after AJ Kaline and Gus Zernial matched three-run homers in the sixth. Forty players got into the 11 pitchers, seven for Detroit. Jim McDonald and Ray Moore got the job done for the Orioles with the help of Cal Abrams' 3-for-4 and Gene Woodling's two runs batted in.

McDonald, who came to Baltimore with Woodling in the Bob Turiey deal, won his first as a started with Moore Pierce Just Needed More Lefthander Stops Indians, On Three Hits After Five Days Off Instead Of Four. By Atssciatcd CLEVELAND ManaRcr Marty Marion of the Chicago White Sox is sure of one thing today Billy Pierce is still one of the best lefthanders in the American League. Pierce, tumbling to a 9-10 record last year after a p-eat 18-12 season in 1953, tossed a brilliant three-hitter at the Cleveland Indians Tuesday night for a 4-1 triumph. The victory pulled the White Sox within one and one-half games of the league-leading New Yorlc Yankees and one-half game within the second place Indians. It Pierce's second straight remarkable performance.

Last week he lost a 1-0 heartbreaker to the Yankees when the New Yorkers scored the orily run ot the game without benefit of a hit. Why the sudden turnabout in Pierce's peformance after a shaky start early in the season? Marion thinks he has the answer. "I've found that for him, Pierce to be a real good pitcher, he has to have five days rest instead of the four I give the others." Pierce's triumph Tuesday night put him over the .500 mark in the majors with an 82-81 record and gave him a 3-2 record for the year. In 40 innings this season. Pierce allowed 36 hits and 11 earned runs while striking out 34.

So far only rookie Dick Donovan, veteran Sandy Consuegra and Pierce have shown any consistency. Virgil Trucks has a 3-4 record this season, ack Harshman 2-2, and Bob Keegan. with no victories, has had trouble lasting more than an inning or two. Last season they won 19, 16 and 16 games, respectively. PHIL DRAKE IS WINNER OF EPSOM DERBY Chisox Are Like Minoso's Foot Go Hot, Tliey Go Cold French Enfry, 100-8 Shot, Comes In With Rush In Stretch; 200,000 View Race.

Associatfld EPSOM, Drake, from France, came with a nish in the stretch to win the 176th ininning of the Epsom Der- Panaslippcr from Ireland was and tho favored Acropolis, owned by .41 ice, Lady IXTby, of England, was third iti the field of 23 horses in thi.s world famous race for Phil Drake went off at 100-S. while Panastipper was a 100-1 shot. Acropolis, who had been favored for weeks, went off at 11-4. Among the for the mile and one-half was Queen who rode with the Duke of EdiniHirgh down the course before the race in an open landau. Also attendins were Queen Mother Elizabeth and Princess Margaret.

Phil Drake is owned hy Suzy Volterra. lie was ridden by Freddie Palmer. Tite winner caught Panaslippcr in the home -stretch. Two horses, Solarium and finished out of the money. Mrs.

Volterra is only (he third woman in the liistory of the race first run in 1780 to ouii a Derby winner. Phil Drake won a purse of 5S2.645.60. and Joseph McGrath. owner of the second horse, received Third moncv was .53,096.80. The estimated at some 200,000, was much smaller than the usual tin-nout of 400.000.

Resiilts of the race determine the winners of an Irish Hospital Sweepstakes. Time ot the race was 4-5, slowest since Nimbus won in 1949, The winning margin tor Phil Drake was a length and a half, while Panaslipper finished three lengths before Acropolis Boxer's Ex-Manager Was Drugs Violator Minnie Does It For Hose, If It's Done BV BRKSLIV Stuff Corrrspondrnt NEW YORK Minnie Minoso sat on a stool alongside his hotel room bathtub. He stuck a swollen foot into the tub's hot water, pulled it out and stuck it into a pan of cold water alongside him on the floor. "Not like Chicago White Sox." he grinned. "Go from hot to cold.

I mean," When Minnie was talking, the WTiite Sox were a red-hot item in the American League's early running. In the more recent past, they slowed down appreciably later on. There is no pronounced difference between this year's outfit under Marty Marion and the ones Paul Richards used to bring aiound. They're still up there in the early of hot hands ail around. They still liavc that pitcher- from-nowhere.

as Junkman Richards used to come up with a beat-up Don Johnson and win with him. so has Marion come up with a guy. That's Dick Donovan, of coin-se, the big right-hander who flopped badly "with the Cardinals, once in a Ciiisox uniform, got four quick victories three in a row on shutouts. SO THINGS changed at Comiskey Park, And in Baltimore, Richards seems just as badly off as was Jimmy Dykes last year. The only thing the Orioles have done this year imder Richards, as somebody has observed, is not slip lower in the standings despite the loss of Bob Turiey.

Take Uie White Minoso. A.s Jlinnie goes so do the This fleet left fielder supplies much of the run power the club generates. is a dead game player. He is perhaps knocked down at bat oftener than any other player of the game. They carted him out of Yankee Stadium as the White Sox closed tlieir first visit of the year there.

Me had been struck "alwve the left eye in the templar region hy a ball pitched by Boo Grim. Every year, pitching supplies MAN IN MOTION Big Ten Meets To i Split TV Receipts Conference Hot $695,000 Melon To Cut, May Havo To Help Some Schools Hurt At Gate By Telecast. Annual Track Meet Also On Top In Columbus Gathering, Michigan Favored. a lot of the early as Mike Fornieles and Sandy Consuegra have done this time, IN- THE LONG RCN. however, it's Minoso who does it or they don't win.

hitter who knocks in more than 100 runs for you all the way. he's the w'nole not enouirh. Not when you stack him against the allover power of Cleveland or New York. About the only surprise Marion's club has given so far has been its ability to move without a full-blast effort by Minoso. "Why people get excited?" Minoso queries in answer to any of the talk.

"I .250 one day. Next day. I go for four, first game, one for two second game. then. Averages, they mean notiiing this time.

I get up there. No worry." FEELS HELL have a big year because of George KcU's presence in the clean-up spot. "Hit and run. Tliasall he docs." Minnie grins. -Anything having to do with is up this Cuban's alley.

last season, ho scored from fii-si base on a single. With an active George Kell batting behind him. Minnie Minoso can tear with abandon. By AssociaUd Press PHILADELPHIA A fight probe witness says Cuban boXer Julio Mederos, the underdog who won a TKO decision over "drugged" Harold Johnson in a nationally-televised fight here May 6. formerly was managed by a convicted narcotics violator.

Pennsylvania's Athletic Commission is conducting the probe into the alleged doping of Johnson. James White, 47, Mederos' manager of record, testified Tuesday that Louis Black, also known as Louis Saccaroma. managed the 22-year-old Mederos from 1953 until this 10 weeks before the Johnson fight. The witness said 'ne had turned Mederos over to Black because he (White) was then engaged at a boxing promoter and matchmaker in Mami. Previously, Philadelphia detectives had testified that Black was arrested 10 times on dope charges and that he was paroled after serving five years of a 10- year in Lewisburg, federal penitentiary on dope charges.

Black denied the police charges, White said he didn't believe Johnson was drugged by a barbiturate, as commission physicians testified, but insisted he was downed by blows by Mederos, Johnson was unable to answer the bell for the third round. blanking the Bosox over the last 2 innings. lAmm NAXIONAl. LEAGUE Pet. GB Brookljoi 27 9 .750 New York 21 15 ,583 6 Chicago 20 16 .556 7 St.

Louis 16 16 .500 9 Milwaukee 18 18 .500 9 Cincinnati 15 19 .441 11 Pittsburgh 12 24 .333 15 Philadelphia 11 23 .324 15 Wednesday Schedule Cincinnati at Millwaakee, 8 p.m. Brooklyn at Pittsjjurgh, 6 :15 p.m. New York at Philadelphia (2), 5:30 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago (2), 12 :30 p.m, Tiuesday Results Philadelphia 6, New York 2.

Pittsburgh 15, Brooklyn 1. Cincinnati at Milwaukee, postponed, rain. St. at Chicago, postponed, rain. Thunday Schedule New York at Philadelphia, I 6 p.m.

Brooklyn at PitUburgh, 12:30 pm. at Milwaukee (2), I 1:30 St, Chicago, AMERICAN LEAGUE Pet. GB Now York 23 12 .657 Oeveland 13 .629 2 Chicago 21 13 .618 1 '-i Detroit 20 16 .556 Washington 15 18 .455 7 Boston 15 22 .405 9 Kansas City 14 22 .389 9'2 Baltimore 11 25 .306 12 Vi Wednesday Srhedule Detroit at Kansas City, 8 p.m. Cliicago at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Washington at New York, noon.

Boston at Baltimore (2), 5:30 p.m. Tuesday Washington 3, New York 2. Baltimore 6, Boston 1. CJhicago 4, Cleveland 1. Detroit 9, Kansas City 6.

Thursday Schedule Detroit at Kansas City, 1:30 p.m. Chicago at Cleveland, noon. Boston at Baltimore, noon. Washington aL New York (2), noon. Big Bettors Seek Nashua Show Money Ten Per Cent Return On Third Place Better Than Win Risk, oy Associated Press BALTIMORE-W i 1 I i a L.

Woodward's Nashua w-as trucked from New York to Pimlico today where the "smart money" is waiting to bet on him third in Saturday's $100,000 added Preakness. The impending flood of show money is the heavy bettor's of capitalizing on a favorite that sticks out like a soi-e thtimb. The big bets go into the third place window where I hey a minimum of 10 cents on Hie dollar. At the win mulucls. thes'ri to put about 10 gei back $1 on according to prospective odds and that's too small for them to shoot the works.

The six other probable starters, Clifford Traffic Judge, Harry Warner's Honeys Alibi, H. A. Dohson's Nance's Saratoga, P. L. Grissom's Fleet Path and Qiristiana Stable's Thinking Cap, don't measure up to Nashua on the records.

Green-KMms Bout On TV Washington Dickers For A Shortstop Dressen Disappointed With Senators' Showing, Promises Changes Soon. By Associated NEW Charlie Dressen, admittedly disappointed over the fifth-place position of his Washington Senators, today promised some changes on the club "within the next 10 days." He said he has been dickering with a number of clubs for a shortstop. Ho refused to mention names but indicated he'd ho uilling to give up a top-flight pitcher for the player he wanted. Griffith, vice president of the Senators, and General George Weiss of the Yankees held a long conference yesterday. Out of the conference, it" was learned, came a Yankee offer to give up an unnamed pitcher and infielder for Lopes Wins Decision Over Saddler In JO By Press Joey Lopes likes the fea- therueight champions.

The 24- year-old West Sacramenlan already has licked two of them. Lopes had it all his own way Tuesday night as he pounded out a unanimous 10-round non-title decision over featherweight king Sandy Saddler. Time after time, the young Portuguese-American beat the champ to the punch, landing cleaner and more effective blows. Lopes, the 10th ranking light- weigiu, sveighed Saddler, 130 U. The local favorite had Saddler in trouble in the second and ninth rounds.

But the experienced champion managed to tie up Lopes after being hit with looping rights and a stinging left jab. Lopes, who lost a Madison either Bob Porterfield or Maury McDermott. Porterfield, a former Yankee, has a 5-4 record; McDermott, a southpaw, 2-4. Basket Star Now A Coach By AssDcifflcd Prtss BOSTON Holy Cross star Joe Mullaney was named head basketball coach at Providence College Tuesday night. Mullaney, 31, was on the outstanding Holy Cross team of 1947, After a year with the Boston Celtics of the NBA, Mullaney turned to coaching.

Square fight last March to featherweight Carmelo Costa, scored a second round technical knockout here last February over Percy Bas.sett, who held the feather-weight crown while Saddler was in the Army. Saddler, 28, was gunning for his 100th knockout in 156 fights. The best he could do was to cut Lopes' right eye. It will keep Lopes out of action for about a month, his handlers said. By Prm LOUIS Cnarlry Green, Pacific Coast middleweight, and Holly Mims clash tonight in a scheduled 1 0 -1- televised fight Mipis, from Washington, is ranked fourth among the niid- dleweights and Green, from Los Angeles, is unrankod.

Mims, who has nrser been knocked off his feet, has won fights, lost 12 and hi'oke even five. He has nine knockouts to his credit. Green has wmi 12 of fijhls and scored 27 knockniits. All his fights have on the West Coast. Put Carter On Unaboilable List By Press BO.S'l'ON Light weigh I ch.im- pioti Jimmy Carter has lieen put on the unavailable list by National Boxing Assn, president Tony Petronella until he fulfills his contract for a postponed title fight with Wallace Bud Smith in Boston.

Carter's manager, Willie Kelch- um, announced Monday that the champ had a sore throat and was weakened by his ailment be wouldn't be able 'to go the scheduled June 1 Ij- txjunder. EASY switch fo TUBELESS TIRES! Nothing Down But Your Prosont TIroi New Tim Chtnged From 19S5 Cart. Fimois Brands Fully Giaranteed. Mxkk, Goodyear, Fireitoie, U. S.

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neurologist, Tuesday night said Minoso is not suffering a brain injury from the skull fracture received in New York last week. Minnie was hit on the left side of his head in New York last Wednesday on a pitch thrown by New York Yankee pitcher Bob Grim. At first, it wa.s reported there was no fracture. But late Tuesday. Dr.

John Claridge. White Sox team physician, said Minoso suffered a small fracture in the templar region, Minnie will be out of the W'hite Sox lineup at least another week. SAN JOSE, Calif. Bobby Sanders. San Francisco, outpointed Archie Whitewater, Hamilton Field AFB.

10. By Atsodittd COLUMBUS. Ohio Western Conference officials moved into Columbus today to split up football television receipts, play a round of golf, and view the annual Big Ten track-field championships. The television committee met informal session Tuesday night with Commissioner K. L.

Tug Wilson, and will present its recommendations to the athletic directors and faculty representatives tonight. Thursday's schedule is all play, with everyone invited to participate in a golf tournament over Ohio State University's 36-holc layout. The cinder carnival, -vith Michigan's big, talent-laden squad an overwhelming favorite, IS scheduled Friday and Saturday. Football coaches had a session on tap today, with rule interpretation and officiating matters on the agenda. Tlie conference has decided to split the television receipts among all the league schools, but may make some added concessions to institutions injtired at the gate by the telecasts.

The Uxip expects to pick up 0(X) from the telecast of five Big Ten games on a regional basis, and h-om four non- league contests in which conference teams will appear, for a total of Tlie league is expected to approve simimer competition hy the loop's swimmers and track men for amateur clubs, putting them on the same basis as baseball players. Tne move is contemplated to help the runners and swimmers get set for next year's Olynnpics without running into eligibilitv problems. 193 In Track Flpld The track meet has attiacied a field of 192. and Michigan will present 31 of them. Illinois, winner the last four years, has entered only 14.

but "four of six returning champs from last are among them. The lUini are expecting a scrap from State's rapidly squad for the runner-up berth. Returning champions are John Moule of Michigan in the high jump. Earl Smith of Iowa in the broad jump, and Illini Willard Thom.son in both hurdles. Dale Foster in the pole vault, and Ralph Fesseden in the 'UO-yard run.

Pirates Set Runs Record For The Year Pittsburgh Scores 15-1 Victory Over To Break 11-Came Loting Streak. M.VJOR STABS oy AftsociAlcd Prea Pitching Billy Pierce. White Sox, held Cleveland to three hits in the White Sox 4-1 defeat of the Indians, Gorbous, Phillies, collected two doubles and two singles in five trips to the plate as the Phillies broke the New York Giant six-game winning streak, 6-2. By Aataeinktd PITTSBURGH "It's nice to be leadiu" in something," manager Fred flaney of the Pitts- tnu-gb Pirates said when he learned the 15 nins scored by his team Tuesday night the league leading Brooklyn Dodgers was the highest National League run output this The score was Three National League teams have scored 14 nnis this year. The highest major league production came in the Chicago White Snx 29-6 victory over Kansas Citv.

Ill the the heat the Phillies 14-4, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cards 14-4 and the Cards turned aroimd and swamped the Cubs 14-1. Had the Pirates lost Tuesday night they would have equalled the 12 conseciUive game losing mark set by the 1939 team. Pirate catcher Jack Shepard led the assault oti si.v Dodger pitchers, collecting four singles in five trips. Preston Ward batted 1.000. hitting a single, triyile and a homer.

Rookie second baseman Gene Frecso collected three singles in four trips. 'Buddy Young With Baltimore hy BALTIMORE Young, speedy little Negro halfback, has signed his 1955 season contract with the Baltimore Colts of the National Football He will he playing his fifth year of footiiall in the league. Young was a star at the Univer- sits- of Illinois and played in the old All-America Conference in New York. TIM- Wmr Iiisiifami- ils CLYDE LEE insurance Agency 1008''! 2940 Mf. iTiKin, IllinoN INVENTORY REDUCING SALE of Brand New 1955 Emerson Televisions 21" $1 Was $189.95 Now 21" TABLE MODEL WITH i4r $219.95 Now TABLE SI With Swivel Other Televisions Cut Up to $75.00 Off List Gat youri early, limited quantities.

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