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Chiefs Knock Out Leafs Tuesday, August 31, 1965 Casey Gets Confidential Casey Stengel (left) whispers something to Wes Westrum at news conference yesterday at which Stengel announced his retirement as manager of New York Mets. Westrum, who has been interim manager while Stengel recuperates from a hip operation, will remain in that post for the remainder of the season. (UPI Telephoto) The Close of a Colorful Career i I Stengel Retires as Pilot NEW YORK (AP) Seventy, five-year-old Charles Dillon (Casey) Stengel, acting on the advice of his physician, announced his retirement as manager of the New York Mets Monday, thus putting an end to one of the most colorful careers in the annals of sport. Old age and a broken left hip, not yet fully mended, were giv- en as the reasons for retirement after 56 years in professional baseball, 25 of them as a mar;" ager. Stengel's retirement will not effective until the end of the 1965 season.

Until then the club will be run by Wes Westrum, a Met coach who has been acting as interim manager of the club since Stengel fell and fractured his left hip a month ago. Stengel will remain with the club through 1967 as a vice president although his real duties will be to serve as a scout on the West Coast. Casey is a resident of Glendale, where he plans to return in a week or so to continue his recovery. Casey made his dramatic although not altogether surprising announcement at a hastily called press conference in the hotel where he lives during the baseball season. "In fairness to myself and to the club," he said, "I thought it best, when I could no longer strut out to the mound to yank a pitcher, that I should not return as manager of the club.

"I had not intended to retire until I got hurt," he added. Mrs. Payson Present As Stengel spoke, he was surrounded by almost the entire Mets front office, including Mrs. Joan Paycjon, the owner of the Keeping Posted With Bill Reddy If there's going to be a federal boxing "czar," and Congress seems to be moving in that direction, Missouri Senator Edward V. Long has a recommendation worth considering.

Long has recommended appointment of Harry H. Kessler, St. Louis boxing referee, to head the job of federal regulation of the sport. Kessler, as a lot of people around the 1 country know, is considerably more than 2 a boxing referee. The St.

Louis man made many friends in Central New York, officiating at several nationally-televised bouts Bill Reddy at the War Memorial, and it seems to me that he made a special trip here a few years ago to address the annual smoker of the Jewish War Veterans. Maurice Agronin, major-domo of that affair, can confirm or refute that recollection. As the Missouri senator points out, Kessler "ranks as one of the nation's top industrialists as a consulting metallug club; Donald M. Grant, chairman of the Board of Directors; George Weiss, the club president; coaches Yogi Berra and Don Heffner, and Westrum. He came into the room under own power, assisted by a black cane that looked more like a shillelah.

He wore a dark business suit and his hair, tinted a strawberry blonde, was neatly combed. His original retirement statement was passed put by Harold Weissman, the club's public relations director. ical in addition to being "well known and highly regarded in boxing, engineering and business." Kessler is known as "the millionaire referee," though he told me that his wealth was being "a bit overestimated" in that nickname. He could take a job like that of federal commissioner without feeling the need to depend on it for a living. He could be Independent of alt outside influences.

He has the business and administrative ability that might be hard to find elsewhere. And he knows boxing. That last qualification might be considered a detriment, because most boxing appointments, up to now, have been very carefully to men who know little or notheing abont the sport. One of the most interesting of recent developments in college footbail is the increased popularity of the formation. Southern California used it to win the national title a few years ago, and Notre Dame adopted it in its resurgence under Ara Parseghian last year.

Tom Nugent, Maryland's head coach, is generally credited with "inventing" the formation, or at least with bringing it to its newest popularity. The Terrapin coach, who'll be hosting Bill Orange Oct. 2. remarked the other day that: "I have taken the needle for the for 15 years. Now about 90 per cent of the colleges have gone to the new Notre Dame formation.

If the have a bad year, I guess people will say it's because of that lousy Maryland formation." The type of sport can determine what constitutes aa NFL publicist Jim Kensil relays this football defini- ttai from Bear defensive coach George Allen: On offewe, means a penalty; on defense, it means a 9T a fteM "error." mat Tht importance of the bant in baseball may be over-rated or it may be minimized. There are those who feel that defense has caught up with "After much consideration I have decided retire as manager of the New York Mets at the close of the 1965 season," the statement read. "This is due to my wish to be relieved of the arduous duties of active management and on medical advice following my latest injury. "I am delighted to remain with the Mets in an executive capacity." Quit Voluntarily Stengel, who has not been able to lift the club above 10th and last place in his four years at the helm since the club joined the National League ir 1962, emphasized his retirement was voluntarily. "I want it understood that nobody put pressure on me to resign," he said.

"I was the one who hired Westrum to take my place, didn't The situation was unlike that of October, 1960, when Stengel bowed out as manager of the Yankees in an aura of bitterness. In what was intended to be an announcement of resignation, Casey revealed he had not resigned but actually was fired by the Yankees because of his age. He was 70 at the time. "The club has treated me wonderful," he said. never have received better treatment anywhere.

I'm only I didn't do well as I expected in getting the club out of last place. "But I honestly think the club Is on its way. I believe I am leaving four or five players who will remain with the club for to 12 years. Gratefal to Public "While I was disappointed with the club, I certainly was not disappointed with the public which stood by me and the club. never forget them and I hope to pay them back by coming up with a couple of good young players that will help the dab in the future." Stengel tlso paid a compliment to Westrum, who has reeled the Mets to 12 victories in 31 games during his absence.

"Westrum has done a wonderful job." praised Casey "He has the men playing aggressive baseball." The Mets have been hot lately, winning seven of the last 10, against the St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeics Dodgers and San Francisco Giants. The attendance, great all year, was amazing in those last nine playing dates, when 338,118 paid their way in to Shea Stadium. The team has attracted close to 1,900,000 thus far, only Remain in Deadlock For Fourth By BILL REDDY Sports Editor The Chiefs knocked Toronto out of its last chance for the pennant, and kept their own playoff alive, with a 3-2 decision over the Maple Leafs before 1,911 fans in the opener of the season's final three- game series here Monday night. Maple Leaf errors made the difference, plus some gutty pitching by Bruce Brubaker, who squared his season's record at 9-9.

Since Rochester also won its game with Buffalo, the Chiefs and Red Wings go into the season's semifinal day still deadlocked for fourth place. Meanwhile, sixth place Jacksonville dropped a full game off the fourth place pace by losing the first game of a scheduled doubleheader at Toledo. The second game was rained out, so another twin bill is on top for those clubs tonight. Tribe Outhit, 11-4 The Leafs may have been pressing a bit, trying to keep their last pennant chance. At any rate, the Chiefs got only four hits, only two of them figured in the scoring, but won the game in spite of 11 Toronto hits.

Brubaker, who blanked the Leafs on seven hits until the eighth, struck out four, had the visitors hitting the ball on the ground much of the night, and didn't walk a man. In contrast, three Toronto pitchers racked up 10 strikeouts, but they handed out nine passes. These, plus the four hits, a hit batsman and four Toronto errors, permitted the home club to leave 13 runners stranded. Nine Leafs died on base. Score In First The Chiefs got a first-inning run off starter and loser Gerry Herron after John Ryan and Tom Matchick got back-to-back singles.

Kick Joseph walked to fill the bases, and the run scored when Bert Franklin grounded to first baseman Bob Guindon. infielder hesitated, held the ball, then fired too late to second, to force Joseph, and all runners were safe. Herron struck out the next two to provide the first three Tribesmen left on base. Scores Without Hit The last two Syracuse runs came in Hie fourth without a hit. Dave Campbell walked, and when Jackie Moore grounded to Joe Foy, his throw to second was dropped by Bob Sadowski for an error.

After Brubaker bunted himselft into a strikeout, Rojas and Ryan walked in succession, forcing in a run. That also forced out Herron, and his successor, Ed Connolly, walked Joseph to force in the Tribe's final run. Bill Tuttle and Dav Campbell got back-to-back singles with two out in the seventh, and Moore was hit by a pitched ball by Doug Gentry, but Gentry struck out Brubaker. Anxious Moments The Leafs spoiled Brubaker's shutout in the eighth on a triple by Mike Andrews and a single by Bob Sadowski. Then they mounted a big threat in the ninth, getting three hits but only one run.

Russ Gibson singled off Ryan's glovp to start it, but Guindon forced him. Mike Ryan got his third hit in four trips, a single to left, but pinch-hitter Billy Harrell grounded out. That moved up the two runners, and Stan Johnson bounced a hit off Brubaker's glove as Guindon scored. Then, however, Brubaker got A to ground out to Rojas to end the game. The Chiefs will send Jack Hamilton, now 11-10, to the mound tonight, opposing Billy Rohr (5-9), a Leaf lefty.

It will be senior citizens, family night and players of the two clubs will participate in pre-game field events. Tomorrow night, in the season's finale, it will be Phil Regan (W) for the Chiefs against another Gary Waitowiti (M). iMifll Vj; iiK." .4 fcSKiH-: SvWyvv TO Mickey Stanley Tribe Loses Him Tigers Call Stanley in Emergency fielder who led the Chiefs in batting through most of the season, yesterday was recalled by the parent Detroit Tigers. Stanley was needed, according to manager Charlie Dressen of the Tigers, because injuries had cut his squad to just three able- bodied outfielders, and Stanley could be used in an emergency. Leaving yesterday afternoon, Stanley would miss the last three regular-season games for the Chiefs, who reached town yesterday to close out the campaign against Toronto.

Mickey was hitting .281, and his 10 home runs was tops for the Syracuse club. He also led the Chiefs in runs batted in with 70. At the same time, it was announced that relief pitcher Bill Kunkel (3-4) has been given his unconditional release. The loss of these two made it possible to immediately add new pitchers Fritz Fisher and Verne Holtgrave, who arrived yesterday from the Tigers' Montgomery club. World Series Meeting Called By Commissioner YORK (AP) A meeting to discuss World Series arrangements was scheduled for Wednesday, Sept.

8 by Baseball Commissioner" Ford Frick Monday. Twelve teams were invited to send their representatives. Frick said thtf the league- leaders, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins, plus those teams no more than 11 games behind the leaders have been asked to attend. The others are San Francisco, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and St. Louis of the National League and Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit and Baltimore of the American.

The meeting will be held in the commissioner's office. Third Best Mile Run Keino LONDON (AP) Kipchonge Keino of Kenya flashed the third fastest mile of all time Monday in 3:54.2 for another spectacular achievement on his European track campaign. The 25-year-old policeman, who "let fly" in the final 300 yards, raced the last quarter- mile in 56 seconds in pacing home three others under four minutes and might have cracked the world record with stiffer competition toward the end. Michel Jazy of France holds the world mark of 3:53.6 and the former record of 3:54.1 by New Zealander Peter Snell is the second fastest on the books. Josef Odlozil of Czechoslovakia was second before the crowd of 20,000 at White City Stadium in 3:55.6.

Alan Simpson of Britain followed in 3:55.7 and Jurgen May of East Germany was fourth in 3:56.0. Keino, who finished fifth in the 5,000 meters at the Tokyo Olympics last year but failed to qualify for the final, was running his fourth race in seven days. He broke the world record Saturday in Haelsing- borg Sweden, with a clocking of did a fine 13:29.4 in the 5,000 over a muddy track in Stockholm last Wednesday, and upset world record-holder Ron Clarke of Australia in a 5,000 at Turku, Finland, last month. Derek Ibbotson of Britain, former record-holder in the mile, set a 1:58.3 pace for the first half of the White City Stadium mile, then dropped out. Keino moved up, took over the pace for the final quarter, and never was pushed.

"I was not worried by having to take the lead the last two laps," he said afterward. "Those are my usual tactics." Keino added: "I didn't think I could win against so many world class runners, but hoped 1 could break four minutes. My run today was part of my training to get speed for the 5,000. "I didn't hear the lap times, but with 300 yards to go I just increased my speed and let go." Just Enough of a Margin Dirgal hits the wire a neck ahead of Compactor in the second race at Finger Lakes track yesterday. Dirgal paid $5.00, $3.40 and $2.60.

Chiefs Settle It Jets Clinch Flag Despite Defeat Fischer Plays To Chess Draw HAVANA, Cuba (AP) Bobby Fischer, the United States' 22-year-old grandmaster; tied with Romania's Victor Cioacal- lea Monday in a third round game in the Capablanca Memorial Chess Tournament. Fischer, denied permission to visit Cuba by the U.S. State Department, is participating in the international tournament by telephone and telegraph. Fischer is in New York. His moves, and those of his opponent, are wired to and from Havana.

O'Brien Pilots Two Winners On 'Grand' Card DUQUOIN, ill. (AP) Joe O'Brien drove two winners on Monday's opening Du Quoin State Fair grand circuit card, which featured the Illinois Breeders Futurities. O'Brien, Warming up for Wednesday's Hambletonian, reined Lan Dow to straight heal victories in the 3-year-old Pace and Dangerous Storm in the 2- year-old Trot. Lan Dow. a bay gelding owned by F.E.

Ross of Milan, won in 2:04.4, and Dangerous Storm, a bay gelding owned by Jerry and Donald Baier, Elgin, in 2:14.3. O'Brien will drive Armbro Flight, only filly in the 11-horse Hambletonian field. Jamie a bay gelding owned by George S. Duncan of Alton, ML, and driven by D. Bartlett, won a three-horse photo finish in an overnight trot.

Miss Dean Key won a raccoff from Potomac Dean in the 5- year-old Trot. COLUMBUS, Ohio Columbus Jets lost a ball game and won a championship here Monday night. The Jets, on top since July 5, officially succeeded Jacksonville as International League kingpin when second-place Toronto was mathematically eliminated by losing 3-2 at Syracuse while Columbus was being upended by Atlanta, 7-2. The Jets still lead Toronto by games, with each team having two games to go. Columbus last won an IL pennant in 1961, under the guidance the same manager at the helm this year, Larry Shepard, 45-year-old native Ohioan.

A crowd of 4,035 received word of Syracuse's win while the Jets were trailing 5-0 in the seventh and the fans (and Jets) let loose a mighty roar for five minutes. ATLANTA COLUMBUS a i 5 3 3 OeprlffJCB 4 0 1 0 5 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 5 1 2 3 Powers If 4 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 Hen-era Ib 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 OWissman3b Alomar st Aaron Ib Porter If Barton Philips 3b 5 i 2 i perry cf 3 0 0 1 5 1 2 ODamaska 2b 0 1 0 RoVson cf 4 0 0 OPrice 0 1 0 Bowman 2b' 4 0 1 1 Fryman 0 0 0 0 Umbach 3 1 2 OHobauch 2 0 1 0 Goldy 1 0 0 0 Totals 40 9 14 Totali 82 2 7 Atlanta 01A 111 Columbus otw nnn E--Price. Robinson. DP--Columbus 1. LOB--Atlanta S.

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Curtis was tagged for 11 hits, left nine Suns stranded on bases, including three in the fourth inning. The little left hander yielded a home run to Spiezio, and a single to Jeoff Long in the seventh inning, then retired dangerous George Kernek on an infield out to preserve his 10th win in decisions. Although Jacksonville utarf- er Vem Handrahan, took the IMS, the Mudhens scored what proved to be the winning run off reliever Harry Fanok In the sixth inning. Al Moran walked, was sacrificed to second and came home on Horace Clarke's single. Two of the Toledo runs were unearned.

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Amaro's Auto Kills Youngster PHILADELPHIA (AP) An automobile which police said was driven by Ruben Amaro, Philadelphia Phillies infielder, struck and killed a young boy Monday. Amaro was given a sedative after the accident and token to the police station to make a statement. The victim, Thomas Hart, 8, of Blackwood, N.J., was pronounced deed at Nazareth Hospital. Police said Amaro'i son, David, was in the car with him when the accident occurred at an intersection a few blocks from Amaro's home. They said the boy apparently ran in front of the car.

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