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PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER. MONDAY MORNING. AUGUST 30. 1954 t8 abdefgfc aarijrr14 Mlli.lMMBe3aWMMMMMMMBMMiMBCTBBIMMMMMWWMMMW"M"MM.. aaaatjpamaMva 4 SSfcartL f2r 5 I id 3 ground in left foreground.

He was knocked down when he tried to break up melee. After a truce was declared, Kuenn dove at Fricano to start fracas anew. All the other players eagerly get into the act as Gromek and Fricano (arrow) wrestle on the ground. That's Umpire Ed Runge sprawled over playefs on Pictures by Al Wagner, inquirer Staff Photographer Here's prelude to battle royal yesterday at Connie Mack Stadium. Harvey Kuenn, Detroit shortstop, charges with bat in hand toward Marion Fricano (37) to protest two close throws by A's hurler in seventh.

Umpire Ed Hurley tries to restrain Kuenn but needed help from the three other arbiters. Tigers Jar A's, 14-3, 2-1, As Row Over Beanballs Winds Up in Free-for-All By ART MORROW "Approximately 78 hours before conversion of the premises Into a world's welterweight championship fight arena, the Athletics and Detroit Hgers beat Kid Gavilan and Johnny Saxton to the punch at Connie Mack Stadium yesterday. They engaged in an old-fashioned battle royal as the Tigers moved into fourth place by the fraction of a percentage Dodgers Beat Braves, 12-4, Wifh 8 in I If Take by V2 as Giants Split Milwaukee Ties Grammas' Single Wins I st, 5-4. in 1 1 N.Y.Takes2dI7-4 victories in a doubleheader witnessed point with 14-3 and 2-1 6 Pirates Bat for I AB CHICAGO, Aug. 29 (AP).

Six batters went to the plate in one inning of the second Pittsburgh Pirates-Chicago Cubs game here today and only one was charged with an official time at bat. The scoring freak happened in the first inning. Curt Roberts and Gair Allie, the first two Pirates, walked. Preston Ward sacrificed. The fourth man to face Chicago starter Jimmy Davis, Frank Thomas, walked to fill the bases.

Sid Gordon, fifth up, drove a sacrifice fly to Ralph Klner, Roberts scoring. The inning ended when catcher Jack Shepard forced Thomas, Randy Jackson to Gene Baker, thus drawing the only charged time at bat. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 29 (AP).

The by 3973. A's Boxscorcs It was not a merry homecoming National League-leading New-York Giants fought back to split for A's Manager Eddie Joost, Just back from his brother-in-law's FIK3T CAME DETROIT TIGERS Opener in 9th As 45,922 Watch MILWAUKEE, Aug. 29 (AP). The Brooklyn Dodgers zoomed to within Vi games of the National League lead today, whipping the Milwaukee Braves, 12-4, with an eight-run explosion in the lltrt inning of the first game and winning the second, 11-4. The two triumphs, making six in a row for the Dodgers, enabled them to cut one game from the new New York Giants lead and shoved the Braves games oft Ab.

r. b. rbt. a doubleheader with the St. Louis Cardinals today as Dusty Rhodes smashed two home runs and two funeral in California, but the fistic fireworks enlivened proceedings.

The free-for-all erupted with two out in the ninth inning of the doubles for a 7-4 victory in the nightcap after the Cardinals took Kama, .2112 N'iMBsa, If .271 4 IWwnc, 3b .301 Bolllnr. 2b .224 .251 Dblni. rf .234 f.rrn, rf IKinr. rf .20 P. Wilion.

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pair of triples in the first game, the pace. 3 tied a major league record of six The eight-run blast in the open fuse srnitiis, si.ujitns But there was quite a build-up. In fact. Promoter Herman Taylor could have drawn a few pointers for stimulation of interest in Wednesday night's bout. Everybody could see the fuse sputtering for an impending explosion.

Tiger pitcher Steve Gromek an off-season pal of Chicago's Cass Michaels, now confined to the Presbyterian Hospital with a double fracture of the skull as a result of Marion Fricano's errant er here set a modern National extra-base hits in a twin bill held by four other players. League record for runs scored in the 11th inning. B.Avr. Ab. 2b .22 4 "Tarn, lit .24 3 Finlcaa, 3b 4 Irnni.

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9 (3-5 1 2 a -LI lamer .220 1 Frtraaa, a (5-10) 1 Bina, (2-6) RETIRED ONLY ONCE Rhodes, who was retired only Lemon Wins 20th In 6-2, 8-1 Sweep BOSTON, Aug. 29 (AP). Bob SET FAN RECORD A new league season attendance 41,782 See N.Y. Beat Chisox, 4-1 Illustrated on Page 3 once in seven times at bat in the two games, smashed both his record, second successive for the homers with the bases empty. It TaUI.

3 3 10 Braves, was set by the crowd of 45,922 which raised the County Stadium total to 1,841,666 for 59 gave him 14 for the season, seven 3 27 11 lb. Lemon became a 20-game winner a-Fonlrd oat for Bl.hop I NEW YORK, Aug. 29 (AP). for the sixth time and Art Hout- of which have come off Cardinal pitching. Hank Thompson belted pitch Friday night grazed Bill Wilson with a delivery in the fourth But the real.6immering began in the seventh inning with the arrival of Fricano in relief.

The Detroit teman won his 14th today as -Ran for Oron' In 9th. z-R. Wlls.n uored aa DeMaatrl'a crrar In 7th. DMroit MillMI 014 ATHLETICS 00001020 0 -3 2B A.trolh, R. Wllaon.

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Brooklyn banged four home bench immedately began firing Cleveland's league-leading Indians boosted their margin over New York to four games with a double-header sweep over the Boston Red The umps weren't fast enough to keep the fireworks from exploding in the ninth. Above, Steve Gromek (18) leaps upon Fricano after the latter hit Detroit pitcher with pitch. Jim Finigan rushes to aid. caustic comment about the pitch runs, two by Duke Snider boosting his season total to 33. Snider slammed one in each game, and Yogi Berra drove in two runs with a double and scored another today as the New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox, 4-1, behind Whitey Ford's six-hit pitching before 41,782.

The victory was the second-place Yanks' sixth straight, but they still lost ground in the American League's hot pennant race. Cleveland's double triumph over the Boston Red Sox enabled the Continued on Page 19, Column 6 Sox, 6-2 and 8-1. Gil Hodges got No. 35 and Rubs Drtrolt, Atbletlc, 11. BB Oraj.

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LOSER I' Hurler, 'B-aafa, Summer, and aoar. With a crowd of 36,344 watcn- a two-run homer (No. 22) for the Giant in the second game. The Cards had jumped off to an early 3-1 lead in the nightcap, scoring two runs in the third on two singles, an error, a one-base blow by starter and loser Joe Presko and a sacrifice fly by Stan Musial. "Another counted in the fifth on a walk, -a bunt and Alex Grammas' single.

But the Giants came back to score three in the sixth as Rhodes started the frame off with his sec Walker No. 5 in the 6econd, with Snider driving home six runs for the day. Phillies Beaten by Reds, 3-2, 8-4; ing largest in Fenway Park since the practice of allowing fans in a roped-off section of the field was ended in 1942 Cleveland ran its season record against its Boston The Dodgers took the lead in th SECOND GAME DETROIT TIGERS cousins" to 17-2. The Indians are Kuenn, second game in the fifth on Sandy Amoros' double, scoring Snider who had walked. They got four more in the sixth on Walker's lead- pace-setting Indians to gain half a game, and New York now trails by four games.

'Hatfield 11 1 111! WLosing Streak at Roberts Bows 3b .3 4 1 1 1 2 3 0 Mema 10-0 at Fenway. GAIN ON YANKS Ford registered his 15th victory off homer and Hodges three-run ond homer of the game. Willie Mays' single, a walk, a wild pitch, another walk to load the bases, his fourth in five decisions this 0 12 0 0 2 poke and the final three in the The double victory enabled Cleveland to gain a half game on Propo. lb 'Drltlnr. rf .2:19 Kinr.

ef .214 (12-M) year with the Chisox and 11th eighth when Snider doubled behind all afternoon in absorbing their plus a force out, brought in one By STA BAUMGARTNER inquirer Sports Reporter CINCINNATI, Aug. 29. Offl- out of 12 for his career but had the second-place Yankees, who defeated Chicago, 4-1. The In to weather a couple of stormy in 3A 2 10 xl 27 12 Totala nings to best veteran righthander ATHLETICS dians move into New York Tuesday night to start a vital three- Virgil Trucks. same series after tomorrow's run and another came across on pinch-hitter Foster Castleman's single.

GIANTS CLINCH GAME Then New York iced the game in the seventh with three more runs on a single by Don Mueller, one of Rhodes' doubles, an out CHISOX SCORE IN 5TH I cially it was Chuck Sarmon Day o'at Crosley Field and the third baseman of the Reds received presents and made three hits. game with Boston. the singling Reese and Don Hoak crashed a bases-loaded single. LOES' 9TH STRAIGHT Billy Loes (11-3), who went th distance for his ninth straight, gave up two runs in the second, another in the fourth and the final on Jack Dittmer's second homer of the year. Brooklyn sent 12 men to the plate in the 11th inning of the opener after the Braves had tied Lemon, now won his 11th The White Sox lone run came in the fifth and Ford was lucky to B.Ar.

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3 0 0 0 1 0 Hoberifion, 3 0 0 0 4 0 (7-1 2 0 10 0 1 -Valo .214 1 00000 fiixon, (4-7) 0 0 0 0 0 2 twin defeats and the only big wallop was Gran Hamner's homer in the fifth inning of the second game with two on base, which tied the score momentarily. Art Fowler, rookie right hander from Charleston, and Fred Bac-zewski, who had to have help from Frank Smith in the sixth inning of the second contest, were the winners. It was Fowler's 11th victory against eight defeats and his third triumph over the Phils in four straight in the opener as the In ship with Willie Mays, of the New York Giants. Kluszewski ran his hitting streak to 11 straight games. In his last 18 games he has 33 hits in 83 trips to the plate.

He also bettered his own standard for extra bases in one season by a Cincinnati player. The hiked the losing streak of the Phillies to seven in succession, gave the Reds a lead over Manager Terry Moore's in the fight for fourth place, a 12-7 edge for the season and sunk them deeper in sixth place. While Kluszewski and Harmon basked in the limelight. Jim Green- get out of it with so little damage dians came from behind with three-run outbursts in the sixth Fred Marsh doubled to open the inning, moved to third on Trucks' field error and Thompson's homer. The Cards blew a 3-1 lead in and seventh innings.

31 1 6 1 27 7 2 Total. sacrifice bunt arid scored when Chico Carrasquel grounded to the opener, but came back to tie Boston rookie Tom Brewer took a 1-0 lead on Jackie Jensen's 21st But the real big gun in Cincinnati's double defeat of the Phillies, 3-2, in the first game and 8-4 in the second, was Ted Klus-zewski, mighty first baseman. The former Indiana University baseball and football star hit two home runs, one in each game, two singles, scored three runs and homer in the third inning. Cleve Andy Carey. Here Ford hit a wild spell and walked Minnie Minoso Continued on Page 19, Column 5 the game on Musial's 10th inning homer (No.

34), his second of the game, after Rhodes had pushed New York into a temporary lead land, which left 10 men on base in decisions. Baczewski's triumph and George Kell to load the bases, the first five innings, got to Brewer a-Stnirk out for Fortocarrera In 8th. i-OroBo tcorrd an wild pitch In 6th. Txtrnlt 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 ATHLETICS 00001000 0 1 2B Hatfield, FlnlfaB G.ryer. HR Boone, million.

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Runre, was his sixth in 12 decisions. Robin Roberts and Bob Miner for three runs after two were out in its half with a triple that Ayulo Wins Race, in the sixth. Al Smith doubled, drove in three. His two circuit grass and Ed Bailey also starred. were the losers.

Roberts went all drove in Mueller. Grammas, weak-hitting Cardin Bobbv Avila scored him with a But Jim Rivera ended the threat with a bounder to Jerry Coleman. The Yanks collected only eight hits off Trucks, who sought his 19th victory and fourth against the way to absorb his 13th setback clouts raised his total for the Each hit a home run and Bailey's month to 11 and for the season to circuit clout won the first game. scratch single and Larry Doby.Cl- Tf.U kvf Hummara, Boar and Hurley. 2:12.

A al shortstop, singled in the winning run for St. Louis in the 11th socked a two-run homer, his 28thiw 1 1 iviui IV 39, tying him for the league leader-1 The Phillies made only 11 hits Continued on Page 19, Column 1 373. roundtripper of the season- of the opener with the bases load That was all Lemon needed to win, but Vic Wertz who homerea in each game started off the Steelers' Bach 7 albert, Hoad, Rosewall, Mrs. duPont Advance three-run seventh with his 10th homer. The Indians sent nine Bannister First, Zatopek Upset New York.

Half of them, however, came in the first and seventh innings when the Yanks scored twice each time. It was the sixth loss for Trucks. He had not lost to the Yanks this season, and had held them to eight earned runs in 37 2-3 innings before today. Ford, who has lost only seven, received some fine defensive support. In addition to slick infleld- ed by Red Schoendienst's dotible and a pair of walks.

MAYS HITS 39TH Mays hit his 39th homer in the opener. Harvey Haddix, Cardinal southpaw starter, wilted in the near 100-degree, humid weather and left the first game after seven in men to bat as Tom Hurd and Leo MILWAUKEE, Aug. 29 (UP). Manuel Ayulo, Bur bank, barely beat Chuck Steven-sen, Garden Grove, and established a track record in the 200-mile big car race today before 27,386. The lead changed hands eight times as the two California rivals ran away from the other 24 starters.

Jim Bryan, Phoenix, who finished third, was more than two miles behind the leaders. Quits as Coach FOREST HILLS, N. Aug. 29 (AP). The second round of the Kiely followed Brewer to the mound.

Avila scored the second run of that trio with another infield single and Doby drew a walk from Kiely with the bases loaded Perry, Los Angeles, 8-6, 6-4, 6-3. Rex Hartwig, another Aussie, swept past Bob Bedard, Canada, BERN. Switzerland. Aug. 29 OLEAN, N.

Aug. 20 (AP). nings with the Cards leading, 3-2. Rhodes, in a pinch-hitting role, Joe Bach resigned tonight as head National Singles Tennis Championship tournament was filled today without a break in the seeded ranks, but Sid Schwartz, a recently 6-3, 6-1, 6-4. But Lome Main, the Dominion's top player, ousted Ed mg by Miranda and coieman, Continued on Page 19, Column 1 Continued on Page 19, Column 4 Continued on Page 19, Column 3 coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers (National Football League) and line coach Walter Kiesling was named to succeed him.

returned soldier, gave the Aus Kilgus, Brockway, 6-0, 6-0 6-0. Sven Davidson, Sweden, the U.S tralian delegation a bad case of the Jitters. 49ers Jar Cards Art Rooney, club president, an HBaseball IFacts and Statistics indoor champion, also had rough Schwartz, who became a civilian nounced Bach's resignation upon going before he advanced over Ed the return of the Steelers to their i A) (August 30, 1954) Rubinoff, Miami Beach, 8-6, 6-2, training camp here ofter the 36-14 111 TX- I I IUII1UII 5-7. 10-8. (UP).

Roger Bannister, of England, ended one of the finest campaigns in track history today by winning the 1500-meter run in a record breaking three minutes 43.8 seconds as the European Games finished with Russians setting three world records and Czechoslovakia's great Emil Zatopek losing to a poker-faced Red Army captain in a world record 5000-meter race. Bannister, grinding his opposition into the cinders with a killing 54.8 second final 400 meters, hit the tape five yards ahead of red-haired Gunnar Nielsen, of Denmark. The 25-year-old Briton's loss NATIONAL LEAGUE How They Stand AMERICAN LEAGUE How They Stand to Lite vjrecu xsiijr xii.f.ci- Act was slim in the women's their third straight exhibition de division. Mrs. Margaret Osborne du Pont, Wilmington, ranked SAN FRANCISCO, Aug.

29 (UP) The San Francisco 49ers scored in every period today as they rolled only a month ago, got Australian champion Lew Hoad as his second round opponent after drawing a first round bye. Hoad won it in the end, all right, 10-12, 6-0, 6-4, 6-4, but he must have turned Aussie coach Harry Hopman's hair gray in the process, so fiercely did Schwartz battle. TRABERT, ROSEWALL WIN 3 a a A 2 "8 "8 s- i S- 8 5 a 5 E. 9 i 1 a it Continued on Page 20, Column 4 C3 2 2 to 42-7 triumph over the Chicago 3 59 2 2 2 9 2 fa a CLUBS CLUBS feat at Pittsburgh last night. Bach, 53, came to the Steelers in 1952 after two years as head coach at.

St. Bonaventure College. Last season the Steelers won six of 12 and had a 5-7 mark. The season before. Kiesling, self-styled "old man" of the Steeler coaching staff, twice No Heave, Heave-Ho Cardinals in a National Football League exhibition game before in Kezar Stadium.

With fullback Joe Perry scoring iS I 1 1 1 I I i 1 I 3 3 li twice in the first quarter, the 49ers otnerwise, tnmgs went very much according to form with the other two favorites for the big 9 914! 911 14 14 80; 47! 30- 710 17 17 16 18' 931 36( New York Cleveland JL3 legs still were punching powerfully as he crossed the finish to look back on what might be his last full Gag Backfires On Sally Hurler AUGUSTA, Aug. 29 (AP). New York 9 141412101416! 891 401 .690, 4 8 14 1313 12 12; 79; 49 Brooklyn title, defending champion Tony before took over when head coaches departed for Johnny Blood in 9 6 12 1414 17 13 854 47 .644 9 Milwaukee 110 10 I 6i 91114121 72; 541 Chicago Trabert and Australia Ken Rose 1939 and Aldo Donnelli in 1941. wall, winning their initial tests in 6 6 8 8 71210! 57 72; .442 36 Detroit Cincinnati 5j 5 8 8121213; 63j 66! .48818 The Steelers had lost previously to the Chicago Bears and Balti FUN-LOVING Ken Wild had a joke blow up in his face today impressive fashion before 7000 at the West Side Tennis Club. Boston 2 81 412 lOi 9 111 S6j 71j .441 36 St.

Louis 9j 7j 713 8 511) 601 68; .469 20 A gained their fourth straight exhibition victory with ease. The lone Chicago touchdown came in the second period and it was pretty much of a gift. San Francisco safetyman Johnny Williams fumbled a punt on his seven and George Summerall recovered for Chicago. On third down, Jim Sears took a pitchout and passed to George Kinex in the end zone. year of competition iracK first four-minute mile his victory over Australia's John Landy in the 4mile of the century" at the British Empire Games Continued on Page 19, Column 4 more Colts, 91 81 7 10 131 91 58 68! .460 21 PHILLIES Washington 4 616 10; 5 -10 11 5zj 75j .409 4 as the Augusta Rams, with Wild the starting pitcher in both games, Trabert polished off Dr.

Hubert Eaton, Wilmington, N. C. 6-0. 6-0. 9 42.

87! .325 51 ATHLETICS I 2j 8, 6l Chicago 6j 6j 6 10 53, 76j .411 28 Baltimore 8. 31 61 646! 83 .357 35 2 4 4j 6 9j 8 42 881 .323 514 Pittsburgh 6-1, while Rosewall skipped past Edgar P. Lee, Washington, D. split a South Atlantic League twin bill with the Macon Peaches. The Rams took the opener, 7-4, and lost New Castle Takes Title; Norristown Beaten, 9-7 Games Lost 47 49 54 66 68 68 76 83! Games Lost 36 40 47:72 7175 87 88! rj-i, o-i, 6-o.

tosewaii had a first round bye, so he advanced to the Fan Francisco 14 7 7 14 (2 Chicago 0 7 0 0 7 mira rouna. PAN FRANCISCO SCO PINO: Touchdowns BRADFORD, Aug. 29 (AP) New Castle copped the Pennsylvania Class softball champion' Yesterday's Results Cincinnati, PHILLIES, 2, first game. Cincinnati, PHILLIES, 4, second game. St, Louis, New York, 4.

first game, 11 innings. "New York, St. Louis, 4, second game. Perry 2. Tittie 2.

Jessua. Mocachlno. Points Aftr Touchdoarn" Mirtiahk 5, H. Brown. CHICAGO 6CORINO: -iek.

Points After Touchdown Summerall. Indianapolis Nears Association Pennant KANSAS CITY, Aug. 29 (AP). The Indianapolis Indians moved a step closer to wrapping up the tne nightcap, 2-1. Wild was charged with the defeat but failed to get credit for a victory he almost had salted away.

Wild's sag involved throwing a. dime-store baseball to Peaches' shortstop Ted Lewandowski in the fourth inning of the opener, when the Rams were leading, 6-1. ship tonight by defeating Norris Brooklyn, 12; Milwaukee, 4, first game, 11 innings. town. S-7, despite nine errors.

The, C. DA---J Lawrence county entry won theimasheS bwim KeCOfd Yesterday's Results Detroit, 14; ATHLETICS, 3, first game. Detroit, ATHLETICS, 1, second game. Cleveland, Boston, 2, first game. Cleveland; Boston, 1, second game.

Baltimore, Washington, 4, first game. Baltimore, Washington, 0, second game. New York, Chicago, Today's Schedule (Probable Pitchers and Their Records) Baltimore at Washington Turley (10-14) I game in the sixth inning on Tony san Aug. -za at i American Association pennant to MOYLAX MOVES UP Art Larsen, San Leandro, the only former champion in the tournament besides Trabert, sailed past Stanley Drobac, Lansing, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5, and Ed Moy-lan, Trenton, N. rated No.

5. had little difficulty with Don Thompson. Jackson Heights, N. 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. Ancient Gardnar Mulloy seeded Ouatiero's three-run homer.

John HenricKS smasnea tne Amen- Brooklyn, 11; Milwaukee, 4, second game. Chicago Pittsburgh, 4, first game. Chicago, Pittsburgh, 1. second game. Today's Schedule (Probable Pitchers and Their Records) New Castle went through the can 00-meter ireestyie record day as they divided a twin bill with the Kansas City Blues.

The Indians won the opening game. the windup of the Far Western double elimination tourney with swimming and diving champion 14-4 and lost an extra-inning PHILLIES at Cincinnati, 9 P. M. Simmons vs. ships at Fleischhacker Pool tqday.

The handsome 18-year-old Aus niehtcaD. 3-2. (11-12) vs. Podbielan (7-7) Wild said the cheap baseball would have fallen to pieces if Lewandowski had hit it. and that he would then have pulled a regulation ball out of his hip pocket to throw to first base for the "put-out." Macon catcher Rube Walker detected the trick, however.

The umpires tossed Wild out of the game. Anv combination of four Indian- Brooklyn at Milwaukee (night) Erskine (16-11) seventh, downed Bob Kerdasha. Woodcliffe, N. 6-3. 6-4, 6-3, and tralian swished the four lengths of the 50-meter course in 2:07.3.

The out a defeat, winning four gomes.l Norristown earlier defeated Hanover, 5-3, in a semi-final contest and went into the final with a 3-1 mark. To win the title, Norristown would have to take two games from New Castle. Hanover was the defending champion. Stone (9-7). Cleveland at Boston Narleskl (2-2) vs.

Xtxoa (10-10). Only games scheduled. vs. Wilson (8-1). npolis victories or four losses by the second place Louisville Colon Tom Brown, San Francisco New York at St.

Louis (night) Antonelli (19-3) recoenized American record is els will install Indianapous as ine 2:08.4, set by Wayne Moore, New eighth-seeded and the dark horse -of the tournament, defeated Bob vs. Jones (2-1). Only games scheduled. AA champion for 1954. I Continued on Page 19, Column Haven Swim Club, in 1951..

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