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Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • 13

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END DODGERS WIN STREAK ANT Waif Alston Ejected in '5-4 Defeat 1 1 Homers Fail to Salle I Okkd i s. jj. i WV' Uevr York Rally in 8th Produces 5 Runs; Yanks Blank Bosox By United Press Acorns Climb JC 1 Despite 8-3 'H Loss to L.A. -rrl By EMMONS BYRNE "-O- I .1 I4S ANGELES, April 23. '-'Vj 'A The Oaks smacked-a couple of 4 "V-3 longfballs last iight in Wrigley i 'jS rV 'i' Field, but still 16st to the Angels A Heroes Incorporated were back in business today thanks Whitey Lockman, the Giants' double-duty beauty who stopped the.

runaway Dodgers, first with a big hit, and then with a bril 4 I I 6 i' I Sf liant fielding play. by ascore of 8 -p 3. fc I A Een so, theyi were elevated It was like 1954 all over again last night in Brooklyn when the Giants, trailing 3-0, whizzed five runs across in an eighth inning I I to seventh place in the jfuL I v. 1 luouoieneduer on ila t. lWMIWW" rally.

Trlbant fhot Don Mueller had singled two men home and Lockman fol Army light heavyweight Jim Boyd (left) digs a left into the body of the Navy's Charley Butler during Interserrice championships at the Oakland Army Base last night Butler i Tpmorrow's series -ending "v' 1 I doubleheader between the I Oaljs and Los Angeles will be ,7 broadcast over KLX, The I Tribune station at 1:40 p.m. I lowed with a sliced double to closes his eyes as Boyd finds the mark. Boyd Werit on to win the decision. left to score two more, then came streaking in himself when Dodger shortstop Don Zimmer standings by Hollywood's double made a wild relay throw into loss to San Francisco. San Francisib Nips Jini Brosnan, 25-year-old right hander, had the! Acorns horse- collared until fifth round ol ly wood ITwiGe whefi Eric Rodin lofted his initial piomerun of the year over the feft field -vjall.

That was the; only Oakland score until the final frame when Jim Marshall parked his. fourth round-tripper of the season in the! right center field bleachers, Tribune phots Air Force flyweight Cliff Eskridge goes to the canvas after taking a right hand shot from Army's Heiji Shimabulcuro in the first round of their Interserrice championship bout at the Oakland Army Ease last night Shimabukuro was the winner. I the Brooklyn dugout. Brooklyn, fighting to keep alive Its record ll-game ret-away winning streak, filled the hasp with none oat off Marv Grissom. After one run cored an Infield oat to make It 5-4.

Jackie Robinson tried to sqoeeie In the tying ran. bat the alert Lockman raced In. took the bant and threw the runner oat at the plate. That gave the Giants a throbbing 5-4 triumph. -Well, you didn't expect Brooklyn to win "em all did you? asked Manager Leo Duro-cher, soliloquizing over what he called a "mighty wonderful win." Then he took a measure of credit for the smothering of PCL, MAJORS RACES Don Fracchia Stops Stars; Ponce Wins The third Acorn tally came PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Sub Gives Army '5 5 homjp on a double by Joe Broyia W.

L. Pet. GB amento 9 8 Francisco By United Press The rains lifted in San Fran and Rodin, but by that time, you might say, the game was already lost. It was a contest up to seventh when Bob Coats cracked a three-run homer off Bob Mur Sanj Diego 8 nterservice Grown Seattle 9 cisco last night and the home 6 7 7 8 8 6 9 10 .600 .533 .533 ..529 .529 .500 .400 .375 the Dodger squeeze. WHITEY ALERTED 11 'j 3 "I knew Robinon had been Los Angeles 9 Portland 6 OAKLAND 6 Hollywood 6 phy 'ito climax a four-run inning town Seals provided their own rainbow in the form of a double-header sweep over the Hollywood Stars, 2-1 and 3-2.

doing that for years, so I alerted and the Angels out in front 8 toll. 1 Durocher added. AKIAN i LTS LAST NIGHT "And the hunch paid off. The Oaks are bow trailing in Anielet OAKLAND Good pitching by veteran Kan tranciiro I-S, Hollywood 1-s. the series, two games to one.

Manager Walt Alston, tossed Out of the game for protesting Tony Ponce and young Don Fracchia helped the Seals make They were rained out Thursday Heavy Nods Navy Star in Riog Finale pan Dies o-PortUnd rain. Sacrdmcnta-Saitlo rain. HOW THE SERIES STAND the plate call by Umpire Babe the long jump from sixth place AMERICAN LEAGUE and jthe combination of threatening weather and chilly temperatures held last night's gathering to a meager 1,79. in the Pacific Coast League to a tie for second. GB Xo Ancelea 2, OAKLAND 1.

(San Kranclsca 2, Hollywood (Seattle 2, Sacramento 1. TODAY'S PITCHERS The games ended four days of Moving into jthe light of day rain-en forced idleness for San at Los OAKLAND tHamberfer 1-0) Pinelu on the play, insisted Zimmer. the runner, was safe. But he blamed himself for not baring Zimmer break on aj suicide squeeze" emphasizing! that "there wouldn't have been any question about it that way." la other National Leagne UK "7T -j-to Mi .80 411 Angeles (Elston By SCOTTY STIRLING A substitute heavyweight VOL. CLXII APRIL 23, 1955 13- NO.

113 Chlcage Bosln Cleveland New Tark Washlngtea Detroit Xtnna City Baltimore this raiternoon, jUeorge samDer-lFrar-cjsco a ioca- record. But Holla-wood (Garber 1-1 and Nccrlat gpr J.3-U" was scneauiea to siarx there was no letup of precipi 3'i stands today as the man of the 0-0 at San Francisco (Niy 1-1 and Bcarden 1-0), two games, first at p.m. iSan' Dlera (Dickey 1-a and Kerrlrsn for Oakland, wiith Don Elston tation in the Northwest where (0-1) pitching for the Angels scheduled double-headers be Pastrano, Troy Battle RESl'LTS YESTERDAY hour so far as the U.S. Army boxing team Is concerned. Dick Strahs, jthe Acorn starter, 0V-' at Portland (Hall 2-1 and Lint 1-0).

iSaeramrnto (Johnson- l-l and Cere-tfrino l-) at Reattl (Slnflcton 1-2 sod Kelly nifht games. tween Sacramento and Seattle and San Diego and Portland New York 8, Boston 0. Chiracs Kansas City 3. Cleveland 8, Detroit 8. Washlartoa S.

Baltimore t. was. nit nam in tne eariy innings last night! In the opening John Johnson, who was defeated in last week's all-Army To Draw in TV Match were called off, the latter after three scoreless innings of the NATIONAL LEAGUE round Gene Maucn singled, stole second and Iscored on Bob first game had been played. ret. GB w- finals but gained a berth on the Army club when his victor was unable to compete because of a games, the Cardinals edged tho Brave.

2-1. on a five-bitter by Brooks Lawrence: the mils pat over five runs la the ninth, three on a homer by Del Ennis to top the riratea. 5-4. and Chicago beat Cincinnati. 4-3.

Cleveland topped Detroit. 8-5 while the Yankees blanked th Usher's single In the only other game CHICAGO, April 23. (U.P.) Willie Pastrano didn't win came home in Another run Brooklyn 1 I Milwaukee ft l. Louts ft .7 Philadelphia. ft ft 'i played, Los Angeles trounced Oakland, 8-3, behind Jim Bros- his fight against Willie Troy, but he figured today he picked up smartness for the road toward his number one the isecond when Coats doubled to right and scored on Ed Win- Henry Pleads Guilty to Bribe Charge cut eye, scored a unanimous victory over the Navy's Roy Louson at the Oakland Army Base, last nij-ht to give the Army the 1955 nan's effective (hlcaco ft New York ft ft Cincinnati i.

2 ''s Portland will try once again target, the world middleweight championship. "I thought I beat him." Pastrano said after judge Ed cenjak's Jim Marshall dropped Bob Swift's throw to Pittuburzh 7 Red Sox. 3-0. on Whitey Ford KKSCI.TS VKSTEBI'AV Hintz and referee Frank Gil first on John; jPramesa in be today to launch its home schedule with an afternoon double-header against the Padres. San Francisco-Hollywood and Se mer scored his 10-round tele scfnd straight shutout in American League highlight games.

Washington edged Baltimore. tween, but the run would still New York Brooklyn 4. St. Louis 2. Milwaukee 1.

Philadelphia ft, Pittsburgh 4. NEW YORK, April Wft vision brawl against Troy, a ha vie come in. iMauch cracked a (Chicago ft. Cincinnati ft. attle-Sacramento also are to J-2.

and Chicago subdued Kan rugged 160-pounder, as an even honier in the third, and Strahs Former heavyweight boxer Clarence Henry was disclosed today play twin bills today with a McMullin Wins In College Golf engagement to bring about Pas- interservice championship. Johnson's victory, worth five points to his team, brought the soldiers' total to 30. The Navy finished second with 29, while the Air Force, defending champion, tallied 16 and the Marine Corps five. The points were awarded on a five for victory, three for runner-up. was5 finally replaced by Murphy sas City.

5-3. Lawrence scored his first vie fehring Named trano's third draw in 37 pro in the fifth after Bronson gained to have pleaded guilty to a single game slated in Los An Keles. battles. a life on Russ Rose's error and charge of offering a California Succeed Dean San Francisco Senor Ponce, tory in a duel with lefty Warren Spahn, holding Milwaukee scoreless until the ninth. Wally Moons safe bunt and singles by "My corner told me I had to win the last two rounds to win, Bor Talbot alked.

An infield outi and Usher's single scored fighter a $15,000 bribe to throw the Merry yielded seven hits in last night's opener VhQ ALTO, April 23. (JS a bout. and thought I did," he said. Branson. SANTA CRUZ, April 23.

un Two Stanford and two Mo before 2,647. The Seals won it William P. (Dutch) Fehring, a "But it doesn't hurt me to draw Henry, 27-year-old Negro from when right-fielder Clarence ine letterman at Purdue Uni desto JC golfers will enter the this one. I can fight him again, Three of five defending champions were dethroned during the 10-bout card as Uncle Sam's four fighting forces brought to a Philadelphia, entered, the plea Buheller, playing his first PCL or (Ernie) Durando, and it versity as an undergraduate, semi-finals today as a result of on Feb, 23. game, dropped an easy fly to allow one run to score and yesterday was named head base The Acorn sluggers, meanwhile, went down In order In th first three Innings, although It required a sensational catch by Talboi in center fld to haul down Joe B-ovia's smash.

Talbot made yesterday's medal play in the close months of competition He will be sentenced April 27, ball coach at Stanford Univer- Cholly Naranjo (1-3) committed throughout the world. A crowd Northern California Intercollegiate Golf Tournament here. Henry admitted offering the won't hurt me. I'll beat him next time." Pastrano said he nude a mistake when he "coasted" in the middle rounds when Troy over 'ty. a balk to send in the other.

of 3,300 sat in on the show. bribe to Irving Bobby Jones, Fehring succeeds Everett John Forbush and Fred The Seals Leo Righetti gave Successful title defenders were an Oakland, middle Dean, who announced his re- under the 400- Brown, representing Stanford, the catch just fobt mark. weight, to lose a fight with Joey came Pastrano's early edge and Ponce (2-1) great support afield, starting two doubleplays and making two spectacular saves in irement from the coaching field ast month He had been Dean's will play Modesto's. John McMullin and Alf Burtleson "today. Giardello at Madison Square that drive Marine middleweight Richie Hill, who stopped the Army's George Harrell in the second round, and Harry Smith of the Air Force, In Emeryville moved toward a win.

"You could tell I was coast Garden last June 11. Jones lost Assistant and also an aide on McMullin, an Alameda boy a close decision. the football staff since coming Continued Paige 14, Col. 8 ing? ne asked. I ngured i naa Continued Page 14, Col.

8 points and could finish fast. I tstaniora in i4a. ne win con- who gained a decision over the Army's Leroy Jeffrey in the 125-pound class. did, but it wasn enough. inue as a football assistant.

Bill Alhouse will continue on Troy, who has knocked out 23 he. Stanford staff, as Fehring'-; who was medalist for the second straight year in the qualifying round, led yesterday's play on the still-soggy Pasa-tiempo course with six birdies and an eagle. Title flight results follow: riKST KOl'ND John McMullin. Modesto, defeated Warren Dailey. Stanford.

3 and 2. of his 34 "opponents with only Shorn of their crowns were Assistant in baseball, with Dick three defeats, believed that it flyweight Cliff Eskridge, lightweight Jimmy Hornsby and light welterweight Willie Morton, all was a good decision, Dut Rip Repulski and Harry Elliott brought in one St. Louis run and Red Schoendienst's double and a single by Stan Musial scored the other. Ennis, who had batted in only one run all season, capped a winning rally by the who had been held to two hits by Bob Purkey for the first eight WINNING RUN At Chicago. ex-Redleg Lloyd Merriman provided the winning punch for the Cubs with a three-run seventh inning double.

He also hitia homer. Bob Lemon needed relief help from Ray NarWki to score his third victor. in which Larry Doby homered for Cleveland and Fred Hatfield and Ray Boone homered for Detroit. The White Sox took over first place in the American. Virgil Tracks scored his first victory, although needing relief help from Sandy Con-raerra -and Morrie Martin.

Al Camsqael homered for Cbi-- tag and Gas Zernial for K. C. Ford, who now has pitched 21 scoreless innings and allowed only one run in three brilliant starts, held Boston to seven hits in a duel with Frank Sullivan. Clegg remaining as freshman jdiamond coach. added that he would like to fight Pastrano again.

of the Air Force. Ray Silliman. Stanford, defeated Leo "He never hit me hard, Troy Eskridse was deci.ion"d by Seals Obtain said. "He's not a puncher. Maybe the Army's hard-punching Heiji Shimabukuro.

going to the floor Bob Greenwood as good a boxr Randy Sandy, but he won't hit hard enough three times in the first round The San Francisco Seals an Hornsby was outhustled by nounced yesterday they had Amayi, San Jose, 3 and 1. John Forbush. Stanford, defeated Monte Shebulet. Fresno, 19th. John Brodie, Stanford, defeated Harold Jacobson.

Seattle, 3 and 1. Charles Leider. San Jose), defeated Don Samuel5on, San Jose JC. 4 and 3. Alf Burtleson, Modesto, defeated Merrill Hval.

Portland State. 4 and 3. Fred Brown, Stanford. defeated Charles Van Linge. Stanford, 3 and 3.

Ernie George, San Jose, defeated Roger Simpson, Stanford, 3 and 3. SECOND ROUND John McMullin defeated Hay Silliman and 3. John Forbush defeated John Brodie one up. Alf Burtleson defeated Charles Leider and 3. Fred Brown defeated Ernia George and 3.

sailor Gene Teran in a torrid bout, and Morton dropped a split decision to the Navy's Frank Medley. acquired Bob Greenwood, a right-handed pitcher, on option from Philadelphia of the National League. to hurt. And they're talking about matching him with Floyd Patterson. Patterson's too rough, hits too hard for him." It was Pastrano's third draw against 30 wins and four losses in his pro career.

But both he and Troy received $4,000 for their television appearance plus 25 per cent of the net gate of $4,249.99 paid by a crowd of 2,120. It was part of the deal by which the Phillies obtained first. The team title hinged on the outcome of the heavyweight battle, the final boat on the program, and Johnson and Louson fought the three rounds baseman Jim Westlake from the Seals last fall. Greenwood, whose home Is in Continued Page 14, Col. 7i Oakland, spent the 1954 season with the Phillies.

1 Bear Nine Tips Santa Clara, 7-4 California baseball players Injured Coleman Out 6 to 8 Weeks ALL PREP SPORTS broke open a tightly pitched NEW YORK. April 23. If ACTION HALTED game in Berkeley yesterday when they got three runs in the seventh inning to defeat Santa Clara 7-4. Cal's third baseman, Ron Gag-gero, fell as he rounded third in the seventh but scrambled home just of the throw. ways a stronger hitter than Coleman.

The injury marks the third major interruption in the playing career of the San Jose, native. The first two interruptions were for military service. After, his first year in organized baseball at Wellsville, N.Y., in 1942, he left for three years in the Marines, taking part in 57 missions as a dive bomber pilot. A member of the Reserve, he was recalled to duty in 1952 and flew 63 more missions as a fighter pilot in the Korean war. pital, where Coleman was X-rayed and his shoulder put into a cast, predicted the spunky second baseman will be out of action "six or eight weeks.

However. Williams, famed Boston Red Sore slugging star, sustained a similar fracture when he took a spill on the opening day of spring training season and was out of action 10 weeks. Coleman faces a stiff battle to retake a starting berth. He was replaced in the lineup by Gil McDougald, just recovered from a minor injury and al Other scorers for the Bears in A fractured collarbone of the same type suffered by Ted Williams a year ago cast a rudden shadow today over Jerry Coleman's gallant comeback with the New York Yan-kee Th skinny. 30-year -old veteran of two hitchen as a pilot In the Marine Air CorR went sprawltng on home plate at Yankee Stadium in the third Inning of yesterday's game against the Boston Red Sax and eame up clutching his shoulder La pain.

Doctors at Lenox Rill Hos The weather continued to play havoc with the preps yesterday. All high school baseball games and track meets scheduled yesterday were postponed due to wet grounds. The three Oakland Athletic League baseball openers and the three track meets were rescheduled for Tuesday after-, noon, while the three Ala nieda County Athletic League baseball games were reset for Monday, weather permitting. the crucial seventh were nitcher Joe Gaggero and shortstop Dick The line score: Santa Clara OOO 002 020 4 7 3 5 Trlaaaf Het Jim HorMby (right). Ah Fore lightwicjht driTtii a left into th.

body of ti Ncrry'l Gen Toran in last night's Intrsrric Boxing Championship at th OoJdcmd Army: Bas. Hornsby, defending champion, failed to score often enough and Toran won. California eoo 003 3107 Stmont. Jones. Bowen.

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