Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 27

lj Yanks Score Victory in 10 Roger Maris Slams Game-Winning Triple SPORTS CLASSIFIED CORPUS QIRISTI TEXAS THURSDAY AUGUST 24 1961 SECTION Onrushing Giants Rip Reds 14-0 San Francisco Hits 5 Homers in 12-Run 9th LOS ANGELES (AP) Roger Alarii didn't Ret hii 51st homer Wednesday night hut he hit a game-winning triple with two out in the 10th inning as the New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Angels 8-6 Maris who drew three walks earlier and scored three times now is 12 games ahead of Babe Ruth's record home run pare of Mickey Mantk' who has 4G homers and is six games ahead of Ruth's pace hit a double and struck out three times in four official at bats Bill Skowron was New York's chief offensive agent He hit a homer a double and a single and drove in four runs Tlie victory put the Yankees three games ahead of the second 1)laee Detroit Tigers who were icaten by Cleveland Maris' 10th inning triple was a 400-foot drive that fell just a few feet short of clearing the fence in dead renter field It broke a 6-6 tie scoring Billy Gardner who had reached first on a fielder's choice Maris himself scored the eighth Yankee run on a wild pitch Ace reliever Luis Arroyo shut out tlw Angels the last three Innings and picked up his 11th victory in 14 decisions Whiley Ford New York's 21-game winner was lifted after giving up six runs In four Innings Jim Donohue third of four Angel pitchers took the loss He is 4-6 Tlw Angels got four runs off Fonl In tlw fourth Inning on two walks and three hils including triple by Billy Moran 1 ton fey iMlnfi Now York COO IM 014 7-4 10 Loi AnptlM Oil 400 000 I 1 (It Innings) Ford lunlft (J) SholMon Ml Arroyo (I) and Howard Duron Grba (4) Dona-huo (t) Moollor (10) and Avorill Arroyo (11-3) Donah ua (44) Homo runs-New York Skowron (8) Bookies Say Maris Will Break Mark LAS VEGAS Nev (AP)-La Vegas oddsmaker rated the New York Yankees Wednesday as prohibitive favorites to take the American League pennant Slugging Yank outfielder Roger Maris was 8-5 to break Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in a season Oddsmakcrs added that Cincinnati figures as 1-2 favorites to finish first in the National Hie Yankees were even money to win by S'i games The nearest competition the oddsmakcrs could muster were the second place Detroit Tigers 5-1 not to beat out the Yankees The Los Angeles Dodgers were 8-5 underdogs in tlw National in the present second place spot Milwaukee Braves mid the San Francisco Giants were rated at 3'i to 1 not to win Odds on Mickey Mantle Maris' outfield companion were even money to break the Ruth record CINCINNATI Juan Mari-chal pitched a threc-hilter and the onrushing San Francisco Giants erupted for five homers and 12 runs in a record ninth inning in a 14-0 victory over the first-place Cincinnati Reds Marichal outpitched 18-game winner Joey Jay in what had been a brilliant 1-0 pitching duel into the eighth inning But Orlando Cepcda Felipe Alou Jim Davenport Willie Mays and Johnny Orsino touched Jay and relievers Jim Brosnan and Bill Henry for homers in tlw hectic ninth The Giants sent 15 batters to tlie plate in the nigth and 11 of them got hits It was only the third time in the majors that five homers had been hit by a team in one inning The New York Giants did it June 6 1939 and the Philadelphia Phillies did it June 2 1919 The Giants roaring back after trailing by 10 games in the hectic COUNTY JUDGE NOAH KENNEDY (RIGHT) WISHES LIONS CLUB TEAM LUCK IN WORLD SERIES business manager Lynn Everson pitchers Robert Skinner and Jim Hale (left to right) Supervisor Of Personnel Quits KANSAS CITY (AP) George Selkirk supervisor of player personnel for tlie Kansas City Athletics Wednesday night submitted his resignation to Pat Friday new general manager of tlie club Friday became general manager of tlie A's Tuesday after owner Charles 0 Finley fired Frank Lane Selkirk tlie one-time famed 'twinkle toes'1 of the New York Yankees and a former manager of tlie old Kansas City Blocs in Die American Association tunud in his final personnel report to Friday late Wednesday firing of Lane didn't have anything to do with my decision of quitting" Selkirk said I've been on the go since February and have traveled more than 100-000 miles and I want to rest for a while" Selkirk said rumors that he would be given a similar job with the new National League club In New York were unfounded LIONS ON WAY TO SPRINGFIELD i About 100 fans headed by Mack tournament play and Cbunty Judge Noah Kennedy I wislied them lurk in the upcom-j were on hand yesterday for tlw in World Sorie louinin'ent Cards Hand 9th Straight Loss To Los Angeles national league race on Aug 6 now are four games behind Dit Reds who lost their fourth straight San Francisco stretched ils winning streak to six games and has won 13 of 15 since starting its drive toward the top Marichal has won seven straight and has 13 victories He gave up a second Inning single to Jerry Lynch one in the fifth to Frank Robinson and another in Die ninth to Eddie Kasko The Reds couldn't advance a runner beyond first base Marichal didn't issue a walk and faced only 30 batters three over the minimum Jay surrendered a leadolf homer to Joey Amalfitano in the first and then retired the next 19 batters until Die seventh The Gncinnati ace started weakening in the sevenDi when Die Giants scored once on double and Jose Pagan's single In the ninth Orsino and Davenport hit three-run homers Davenport's was inside the park the hall bounding off Die top of the center field wail and into left field Mays' homer his 31th was a two-run shot 36th Alcu'a 15th came with none on Son Francisco Cincinnati abrhM aferhM A'lfll'na 3b 4 2 1 2 Kaskt 4 0 14 Davonp 3b I 1 1 Biai am ft 4 4 4 4 McCovov lb 4114 Pinion cl 4 414 May cl SMI Robinton if 1 4 I tpda rtf Sill Lynch If 3414 Baitoy II 3 4 4 4 Cowman lb 3 4 4 4 FAlou rf 3 311 Fr mm ft 3 4 4 4 OrUno 4 I 1 3 DJ hiti'n 2 4 0 4 Pagan tl 513 1 aBil ISIS March lol 4 11 I Zim rman 8 4 0 4 Jay 3 4 4 4 rowan 4 4 4 4 Hwry 4 4 0 4 fePMt 14 4 4 Total 41141413 Totah 3441 4 p-FIlod out tor Johnton In Ifh Roachtd first on rrar lor Henry fth Ion FronclKO IM 111 Cincinnati 444 Ml MO Orslna Pagan Biukigam Freose PO-A-San Francisco 27- Cincinnati 27-4 DP-Pagan and McCovty Katko Btot Inga mo and Cowman San Fran ciko 3 Cincinnati 3 3B McCoy ty Co-onto Amailllnno Oavonport May Lfpoda Alou Ortina IP BRBBS4 Marichal (W IM) 3 0 4 0 I Joy (L IM) I a a Browan Hwry 4M4MIMI 4 1 I HBP By Jay (Drying) Barlkk Jactowikij argo Crawford A-MI2 sendolf ceremony of the South-side Lions baseball team which left at noon for the Connie Mack World Series at Springfield 111 The national tournament for teenagers will start a three-day run Friday Kennedy as did mast of the fans present offered his personal congratulations to the team for coming this far in Connie Jerry llelliiin Retires HOUSTON Jerry Helluin 10-year defensive tackle from Tu-lane announced Wednesday his retirement from the Houston Oilers to devote his time to a trucking business In Houma La his eighth home run for Die Red Birds knottier to HUlh Gibson gave up four walks for another Dodger run in the sIxDi and Bobby Miller who relieved him erred on Drysdaie's ground bad letting in another run in the sovenDi single a balk and Red Schoendienst's pinch single gave the Cards a run in the seventh and Ron Fairly hit his seventh home run in Die Dodgers' eighth ST LOUIS Bill White and Ken Boyer hit hone runs highlighting a four-run eighth inning that enabled the St Iouis Cardinal! to take an 8-7 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday night It ran the Dodgers losing streak to nine games their worst since 1941 Joe Qinningham started Die assault on Don Drysdaie with a one-out single White scored himj with his 17th home run and Boyer followed with his 19th Ron Perranoski relieved and HAD NO AUTHORITY NEWSPAPER SAYS HIGGINS WILL RESIGN BOSTON UH The American said Wednesday it has learned that Mike Higgins will resign as manager of the Boston Red Sox at the end of the season The newspaper said Higgins can become general manager of the team if he chooses but that he Is more likely to accept a semi retired position as scout adviser on trades and trouble shooter The story continued: is no question that Higgins is the most powerful person in Die Red Sox organization with owner Tom Yaw-key and can just about write his own ticket as far as future plans are concerned Those plans however do not include managing the team next year" Higgins could not be reached immediately for comment A Red Sox spokesman said however he would net dignify the story with a denial Lane Calls Career With LOUIS oferfeki Javior 2b 4011 Cunn'ham rf 4 1 1 Whitt 1b 4 111 Savor 10 4 111 MuKcH II lift tiki 4 111 tSchalltr 1 1 0 Flood cl 4111 Gro'mos it lilt ScSdind'it 1111 Bauta 1 I 0 Simmons 1 1 0 Gibson lilt Miller 1000 James 1110 1 Ullll In 4th b-HII Howard In 4th In 7th Fanned o-Ron tor Sawatskl tor Neal In fth BASEBALL STANDINGS los ancelei st walked Stan Musial who moved i rtrlfc up on Carl Sawatski's single and scored when Girt Hood singled off Larry Sherry Bauta Wins Ed Bauta Die Cards' fourth pitcher was credited with tlie his first major league decision Perranoski was charged with the lass his third against six triumphs The Dodgers took an early lead in the third when they routed starter Curt Simmons and scored three runs on Norm Sherry's single a sacrifice back-to-back singles by Maury Wills and Jiin Gilliam Tommy Davis' sacrifice fly and a passed ball Curt Flood's single Alex Grammas' double and singles by Julian Javier and Joe Cunningham gave the Cards two runs in their half and both clubs scored in the fourth Doubles by Charley Neal and Sherry accounted for another Dodger run and Carl Sawatskl hit Wills is Sill OIIHani I Mb 4 111 TDavii cl 0 0 I Fqirty rl 1 1 1 1 Howard rl ISIS bMoon II 2 0 0 0 Saw Hodgos 1b SltO Sponcor 3b 1 1 0 Davis cl ISOS Neal lb 1 1 1 ISnidor 10SD Sherry 1111 Roscboro ISOS Dnrsdalr ISIS Por'noski SB0 0d LShorry ISOS Lillis Tltak SllllTddl lor TDavls into force play for Slnaled tor Grammas for Miller In 7th in Ith Grounded out Lei Anpele SI Louis E-Miller Davit oeles 24- Si Lows (unassisted) Willi and Angeles 10 St Louts Neal Grammas While Boyer Drysdoie -T Dovll Dryidalo 7 1-1 (Per'notkl (L 44) 4 Lo Shwy smmiii t) Simmons IM Gibwn Mlllrr ooeasee 1 13 Baida (W 1-41 1 Faced 1 men In WP-GIbson Balk-Dry Gorman Sogoets 1:01 A-I3ni occasions to lire him" But Lane said he felt that outfielder Bauer had been doing a better job than could be hoped for in a man with no previous managerial experience In announcing the firing of Lane Finley said he had cut out paying Die traveling expenses of Ernie Mehl sports editor and Joe McGuff baseball writer both of tlie Kansas City Star That la A lie' "Finley has been talking about stopping the practice of paying traveling expenses of The Star's writers and that is a lie because I was called at the atari of this season and told by The Star that it would pay the way of any writers with the Lane said "Furthermore I was told that no writer of The Star could do any statistical work for tlie ball club I urged tlie rule be changed but was told the decision was final "Finley lies when he gives a different version and I- want to clear that up before I leave here" Mehl and McGuff said they had made a decision not to accept traveling expenses Mehl said he did edit the A's yearbook and was paid for it He said McGuff received some expenses when he was keeping tlw club's statistics "Anyone can sec I believe that this has degenerated into a sorry mess and I am relieved to be out of it although I had high hope when' I took the job" Lane concluded it developed had no authority My hands were tied It's been a rat race and I don't want any more of It" Seventeen Lions Gub players all dressed up in their Sunday best that included suits and ties posed for numerous pictures before taking off on the long trip to the Illinois capital lNiilea Escort The chartered but that was to take them to the tournament scene bearing big banners on both sides was escorted out of the city by two motorcycle policemen immediately following the ceremony at the Ray High School parking lot The team was to drive straight through to Springfield with estimated time of arrival set early this afternoon Tlie Southsidcrs will attend a banquet tonight in Springfield which will honor all right tournament teams The double-elimination tournament will get under way tomorrow morning Manager Dee Stanton of the Southside Lions team been informed of his first scheduled game before their departure The Connie Mack World Series field is made up of seven regional champions representing every section of the United States and the host team Spring-field which automatically qualified for the tournament The Southside Lions team won tlie Southwest Regional championship nt Bryan last week The Corpus Giristinns went unlieaten in the Regional Tournament beating Hcamc 15-2 in tlw opener Lufkin 2-1 in tlie semifinals and Hcarne again in the finals 10-1 Runncrup In Stale Southside was runncrup to Lufkin in the state tournament held here but both champion and runncrup In the state tournament qualified fix' regional Since tournament play began the Lions Gubbcrs have won seven of nine games Twenty-one persons including 17 players made up Die official Corpus Chrixti party aboard the bus Tlie players making the trip are Robert Skinner Jerry Stanton Dave lons Bobby Burroughs Ray Duiok Jack Hartman Bill Russel Tommy Barrett Dickey Dunavan David Freeman James Wilson Craig Campbell Cooper Camp James Bounds Sieve Underbrink Lorry Butler and Jim Hale Accompanying tlie team are manager Stanton and his assistant Alvin Barrett business manager Lynn Everson and bat-boy Dooley Stanton Meanwhile the campaign to raise funds for the trip has pulled to wiUiin 8300 of the amount needed Donations are still being accepted Contributions may be made by calling Rufus Turner at UL2-9002 or TU4-639I or by moil ing them to him at Box 1010 Ml 141 114-7 441 114 4 PO-A-Los 17-14 DP-White Hedges Lot 4 Spencer Sawaltkl Fairly Davis SF iniISS IS 7 7 0 1 1 1 1 I 1 i 3 3 I I 1 1110 Ith American League Thrub Wednesday Won Loti Pd Bitund Nw York 43 Doirolt a B0 Bollimort Chicago Cltvtfontf KmIoa 50 Mmnttota 54 Loi Angulo 51 Washington Ilk 54 Kama City 45 Wtanoiboy' attain Boilon 4 Washington 4 Cleveland 4 Detroit 2 Minamota 4 Chicago 4 Baltimore 7 Konioi City 5 (11 Inning) Ntw YtrK I Lm Angults 4 (14 Innlngi) Thurtdty' Qonwi Washington (Dtnovan M) at Boilon (Do-lock 5-7) Minnesota (Kaot 5-12) at Chicago (Htr- DitroU (Lory 11-4) al Cltvriand (Ptrry -11) mght Baltimore (iarbtr 15) of Kansas City (Rakow 2-5) nlgM Ntw York (Coatos 4) at Lot Angtta Bowititld f5) nlghl tdalf Landes Forman National League Thrtufh WtdMidoy Won Lost Pet Behind Cincina1l (IM Lot Angelo San Francisco 45 Milwaukee i St LOWS I4B4M4 I Pittsburgh Chicago Phltadt'phla WidiMsdoyW Rosulh Chicago at Phitodoiphia pailpontd ram and wot ground Pittsburgh 7 Milwaukta San Francisco 14 Clncuwril Loud 5- Lot Anarits 7 Thursday's Oomot MlhvoukM ISoohn 14-121 of Pl lsburgh (Fritnd 12-15 or Sturdivant 2-1) nlghl La Angult (Williams 11-1) at St Ldtot (Broglio -14) mght San Francisco ISentord IM) at Cincinnati lO Taeto 1M47 night Chicago ICurtis Ml Phllodilphlo lOwani 111 night Sou I hern Association Thrwgh Wodnosday Won Lost Pd Behind Birmingham Chattanooga Little Rock Atlanta Macon 45 Nashville Shrsvuport Mobil Wodnosdoyto Raiultt Nashville 3 Shrovoport 2 Birmingham Mobil 1 Chottorwoga ot Littto Rock (2) ppd roin International League Indians End Texas league 5-Gamc Win With 4-2 Triumph KANSAS CITY (AP) Frank Lana called hli si tort career as general manager of the Kansas City Athletics a rat race Wednesday and said It developed he had no authority Club owner Charles Finley fired Lane Tuesday charging him with spreading harmful rumors about the faltering 10th plare American League baseball team Lane denied Finley's accusation and disclosed a long-simmering undersurface feud between the two Ilis chief charge in his salvo of accusations against his former boss was that Finley has been considering moving the club to the Dallas-Fort Worth area Week Ago Rumors to this effect broke a week ago Finley denied them "I know what I'm talking about when I say this move has been in Finley's mind for some time" Lane said that he knows it can't be done he is saying hr never contemplated it the fact remains Iw had some of the players in his hotel room in Chicago and went over with them his plans for Dallas He was considering a proposal that the Dallas-Fort Worth area build a temporary stadium for him to be used until the permanent stadium could be built If this was not feasible Finley talked to tlie players about his using the Cotton Bowl for games" He added the American League even sent a representative to Dallas and determined tlie Col Ion Bowl was unsuitable One of Finley's charges was tiiat Lane had been responsible for the firing of Manager Joe Gordon 'Finley Know It "I did not fire Gordon and Finley knows it" Lane continued "In fact Gordon and I got along very well I have made the promise to Gordon that If I ever get another job Gordon will be the Unit man I hire" Lane added that Finley had tried to fire Gordon In epring training and then wanted to fire him during an Eastern trip "but couldn't because Die A's were winning I urged him to hold off hut he was determined to go through with the firing" He said that after Hank Bauer was appointed to Gordon's spot "Finley wanted me on several Amarillo TviM ItltllMMlIMt' Son Antonio Austin Victoria Ardmore Wodnosdtyt Rtsuttl Tulsa I Ardmore 2 Amarillo II Austin 1 San Antonia 5 Victoria 4 Thursday' Gtmt Ardmort of Austin San Antonia at Tulsa Victoria at Amarillo American Association Through Tuesday Won Lost Pet Brinnd 54 AJ0 51 557 41 545 44 All 40 415 71 47 72 454 1 J54 Won Lost Pel Brinnd Columbus CMrloslon 73 Buffalo 73 Toronto 40 Rochostor 45 Richmond 41 Jonty City 40 Syracuse 41 15 Indlanaoolll leuisvlllo The Tigers closed the gap to 3-2 in the seventh when Norm Cash walked and moved to second on a wild pitch Chico Fernandez then singled sewing Cash DITROIT CLtVILANO oferfefel oferhM Wood ft 4 411 Timpla ft 4 12 2 Bruton cf 4 4 14 Pwrtall cl 4 114 Kalino rl 4 414 Nltman 4 414 Cotavlln If 4 111 Dillaid II 4 4 41 Caih lb 3 14 4 Essfgton rf 1114 McAulllto lb 4 4 1 4 Kirkland rf 4 4 4 4 Fom'dot 4 4 1 I Romano Roark Homo aMoxwril cLary Mom) bOsberne Stawy Trial 441 54 2 4 4)31 4 4 4 4 1(44 1444 414 224113: 41 Houston Doilos-Pt Warltl Omaha MHMM Tuesday' Bcsald Dallas-Fort Worth 5 Omaha Indianapolll 7 Houston 4 Dwtvtr IX Louisville Wodnasdayto Result Toronto 11 Syracuse 4 Rochostor 4 Buffalo 2 Richmond Jonoy City I (If kinlnsl Charloilon Commbut 7th CLEVELAND (AP)-Gevehind halted the second-place Detroit Tigers' five-game winning streak Wednesday night 4-2 with the help of Jolinny Temple's two-run homer Right-hander Burry Lalman needed relict help from Frank Funk to record hia tenth win against three losses and snap the Indians' four-game toning streak Lefty Don Mosul (13-3) was the loser With (he score tied at 1-1 and two out In the fifth Temple honored with Vic Power aboard It was hla third The Indians mode it 4-2 In tlie eighth when they loaded the bases on Jim nersall's single and two walks Power bunted safely for the third time scoring The Indians loaded Die bancs in the second inning on Chuck Es-segian's single and hunts by John Romano and Bubba rhlllips With none out Power hit into a douWe piny scoring Ksseglun Detroit Dcd Die score at 1-1 in the fourth when Rocky Colavlto hit his 3ith homer JALOPY STOCK CAR a-Walkod tor Roarko to Ground! out tor Md ln 7th I tor Maxwell In 7th O-Fllod out tor Lri-n Hi 7lh Doirolt 144 144-1 Clovolond 414 IB I1M4 E-Bnarko PO-A-Driroil 24-7 Ctovo land 37-4 FomondM ond Cash ITT Fornandoi Wood and Cam LOB-Do-: trad Clovolond 7 HR-Cotovllor Tom- pio SB-Wood Plorsoll Twoltim Single Wins For Concord 2-0 WICHITA Kan ifl Larry West's two-run single gave Die Concord NH Falcons a 2-0 second round victory over the Fhocnix Ariz Stewarts In the National Non-Pro Baseball Tour nament Wednesday Concord moved into the third round of Die double-elimination meet and Phoenix dropped out FRIDAY 8 PM IP kkossl (L I2-1) 4 I IB II it 142) Lalman (W Punk JOBLESS FRANK LANE diftciiMM firing with newamen (AP Winyttoto) WP Lalmon Rwoto Drummond Paparrila T-2 22- 19440' 'X.