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The Evening Sun from Baltimore, Maryland • 20

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Baltimore, Thursday, JJ TJN 'August 15, 1963 PAGE 6 Cot 5 twee WCf SPORTS EDITOR 'S KWf Davis Cup v7 U.S., Mexican Chiefs Play By $uitft Mackey, Logan; Vogel To Oppose Browns Saturday By Walter Taylor Watch The Lightweighted Horses In ravers Stakes Westminster, Aug. 15 passing, with Bart Starr and John Thirty-three years ago, come Saturday, a trio of 3-year-old Butch Wilson had his chance at a Roach dividing the work, and th thoroughbreds probably more renowned than Candy Spots, Chateau Foxy Roles Ry Bacon Los Angeles, Aug. 15 With the last hard drills over, the American Zone Davis Cup contest between the United States and Mexico settled down today to a war of nerves between the two pay and Never Bend took a shocking loss at Saratoga Springs. Packers ran a few ground plays. There was no contact although the players had their pads and helmets on.

starting role last week against the Philadelphia Eagles' and now three other rookies have been tapped to open at their position Saturday when the Colts play the It was in the Travcrs Stake that the light-weighted, ignored Jim Dandy beat the stars of 1030 Gallant Fox, Whichone and Sun Falcon. Browns In Cleveland in the windup of a pro football exhibition double- No one really believes it will happen this week, but it's been teams. raining and the track has been quite wet as Saratoga prepares to 1 1 1 's ---i- I present its biggest race. And there will be four colts in the field Singles play starts tomorrow (3 P.M. E.S.T.) following today's carrying 114 pounds for the Travers compared to the 1963 stars' 126.

draw to determine who will play whom. The latter are Candy Spots, the Preakness winner; Chateaugay the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes victor, and Never Bend Put Names In Bowl Each team captain will place originally considered potentially a bigger star than the others. Waiting to spoil this meeting of the Big Three which may the names of two players into a decide the 3-year-old championship with the light packages of 114 huge silver trophy, reminiscent of the Davis Cup itself. pounds on a wet or fast track are Hot Dust, Choker, Master Dennis -Out of the big cup, which looks I I 1 f'J i 8 i i 'f If II ftF header. Wilson will turn the offensive right end assignment over to John Mackey so coach Don Shula can see how his two freshman candidates compare with each other and with holdover Dick Bielski.

Vogel, Logan Named, Too Bob Vogel, No. 1 draft choice from Ohio State, has progressed far enough that he will start at offensive left tackle instead of Tom Gilburg, who opened there against the Eagles. The other newcomer to be in action from the outset is safety-man Jerry Logan on defense. Part of this is due to Shula's desire to get a good look at the youngster from West Texas State, who is making a strong bid for a job, and part to the fact that veteran Andy Nelson is still nursing a pulled muscle and probably as if it might have cost a couple and Tenacle. Candy Spots Could Return Here of grand, Edward A.

Turville will pick the pairings. Turville, president of the United Chateaugay, winner of two of the Triple Crown races, will be the favorite in the Travers, but just the presence of Candy Spots States Lawn Tennis Association at Saratoga has special significance. flew in from St. Petersburg, Fla for the traditional ritual. Rex Ellsworth and Mish Tenney don't send horses east unless Exchange Broad Hints they are expecting the winner's share of the purse.

5 Both Bob Kelleher, nonplaying On Saturday that could be as much as $83,885 if there are as captain of the United States net many as eight in the starting gale. ior-iliMwiMinifiiiiiiiiiiiitiiitinrir iir iilTiiifilf'V' "im r-u" vir'-' rr1-------r-l--- ters, and Pancho Contreras, the It isn't that the California owners and trainers need what Latins' playing captain, have de- won't play at all. Candy Spots can earn. They have joined Calumet Farms and C. V.

dined to name their singles start ers but the hints are broad. JERRY LOGAN Starting at safety for Colts Cuozzo Unlikely To Play Even if they're not starting, all Whitney in that elite group earning $1,000,000 more than one year. Undoubtedly, Chuck McKinley the Wimbledon singles champion, the other rookies except Gary Cuozzo are due plenty of service Sputnik 11 JOHN ORSINO VIC POWER Twins inficlder slides home with the winning run in 2-1 victory over Orioles In thirteenth inning. Birds, Twins Find Overtime Work Costly; Allison 'Killer' That isn't easy to do even in these days of inflated racing purses. So it means Candy Spots is at the peak of his career and will (stay in the cast after the Travers lo take aim at the remaining big and Dennis Ralston, a former in Cleveland.

Shula wants to give Cuozzo, the Wimbledon doubles champion, will he the United States choices. And the Mexican starters, by the same hinting, will be Rafael Osuna and promising quarterback from Virginia, a week to prepare and then throw him into the breach to see what he can do. stakes while he can get a break in the weights as a 3-year-old. That could mean a return to Maryland for a November appear snce in Laurel's Washington International. Redskins' Till Unprecedented Antonio Palafox.

Osuna Doubles Star Ry Douglas Rrown That opportunity undoubtedly Osuna has been a Wimbledon Browns Boast Own 'Moore' In McNeil beautiful innings. The only blow of remaining. It's third straight Minneapolis-St. Paul, Aug. 15 will come next week when the doubles champion twice in 1960 The appearance of Candy Spots in New York is not the only Hosses play the Pittsburgh Steel- with his buddy, Ralston, and this year Twins have gone over million mark.

Jim Gentile returned to line-up but went 0-for-5, ers in Atlanta. August surprise. There might be an American League pennant race today instead of a futile pursuit of the New York Yankees if the Orioles and year with Palafox. That, too, will mark a milestone If workouts mean anything, Dailey has pitched 17 George Marshall has kept his Washington Redskins close to home after years of training jn California. Now they are making there's a chance Martin Riessen, in the club's preparations for the impending season.

21-year-old Northwestern Univer scoreless innings, spanning nine appearances. Minnesota's Twins were more efficient when they work overtime. Rookies' Last Chances Cleveland, Aug. 15 The Clev. sity star, might team with Mc Kinley in the doubles.

Shula says his rookies and fringe When last night's game here land Browns will have their own one-run decision log a horrid 8-23. Twins had dropped six such consequence by the Twins was Harmon Killebrew's twenty-eighth homer in the seventh, serving as an equalizer to Russ Snyder's smash in the first. "There's not much you can say about a game like that," Roberts said. "The story was out there on the field." Bird Chirps From Minnesota Crowd of 25,014 sent Twins' attendance needle to 1,017,146, with 22 dates (including 4 with Yanks) men will have their fling against entered extra innings, it seemed On Tuesday coach Pancho Gon inevitable there would be two zales paired the two in a six-set in row. Orioles' Milt Pappas to oppose Lee Stange in tonight's the Browns and Steelers, but in the final two exhibitions, against match and did the same thing an unprecedented Thursday night appearance in Washington.

It's not only an unusual opening for the 'Skins but a very difficult one for coach Bill McPeak. Training at Carlisle, Pa. the squad has been hampered by the loss of key players serving in the National Guard. On the other hand, tonight's opponent in D.C. Stadium will be Ihe Chicago Bears.

They have been through the initial competition of the new season, beating the New York Giants last week, 17-7. Before Sunday there will be six other National Football League finale. Dave McNally and loses. But, surprisingly, there was only one the Orioles. The Twins won it in the thirteenth, 2-1.

Washington and Chicago, he will have to polish his regular units so yesterday morning. Riessen is an exceptional doubles player and looked good against Gonzales and Steve Barber Bird probables for first two games in series with A's, thev will be ready to play for starting tomorrow night in Kan Twins' Second Victory It was only Minnesota's second keens. Ralston. sas Citv. It will be interesting to see how Ashe Third Choke John Murio fares Saturday if Don extra-inning victory this year.

They have lost seven. The Orioles are 4-fl in drawnout affairs. Arthur Ashe, 20-year-old Negro "Lennie Moore," when they facs the genuine original Lennie and his Baltimore Colt teammalPS on Saturday in the second game of the annual Festival of Football exhibition double-header here. Crowd predictions are running in excess of 75,000 for the twin bill, in which the Detroit Lions and New York Giants play the opener. Last summer's game drew 77,683.

Glory At C.ramhling The Browns' "Lennie" really answers to the name of Clifton McNeil at income tax time, but his Gramhling College pals changed it for him afler a bril decides to give him a trial in the games, all at night. Tomorrow evening at Bethlehem it will be Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, while at Salt Lake City St. Louis defensive backneld. Reverse these records and the from Richmond, Va is first choice after McKinley and Ralston for singles play. He has improved more than any other player on the Murio Impresses Coaches will take on San Francisco.

i Murio is the fofmer Whitworth Yankees might be watching the league standings instead of the stock market. In addition to the big double-header at. Cleveland, where the Colts face the Browns on Saturday night. Green Bay visits Dallas squad during the workouts. Ralston, a tense perfectionist, You could almost say last night's College player who was claimed on waivers from Minnesota just before the Philadelphia game and consequently wasn't able to play game was over in the sixth inning.

has been known to blow up in the past. If so, Ashe might well and Minnesota goes to Los Angeles. Typical Ocean Doivns Meeting Catch Flattens Orioles Just as Mickey Mantle's dra in that contest. move up to first string. He has been drilling faithfully liant sophomore season three years matic pinch homer took the heart The now ignored Rasin Committee report of 1960 said, "It is Contreras expects the center court of the Los Angeles Tennfs Club to swelter in better than 100 all week and has impressed the coaching staff with his quickness out of the Orioles in that game in New York eleven days ago, so a catch by Twin rightfielder Bob But one thing he must have.

He degree temperatures for the three wears contact lenses and definite Allison flattened them last night. days of play. Recalls India's Heat ly needs new glasses. The circumstances were differ The Colts are making general ent, but the effect was the same. ago- So legendary were his pass catching accomplishments at the little Louisiana college that almost no one called him anything but Lennie Moore.

Except, possibly, his opponents. Even without Johnny Unilss throwing, the gangling, 6-fnot, 2-inch Mobile, Ala. native caught 87 passes his last two seasons and was drafted by the Browns a fv I I A i I Mantle's blow tied the score and preparations for the Browns just as they did for the Eagles, but "It can't be any hotter here than it was in India and our boys did all right there. Osuna is a member of Los Angeles Tennis Club, as am I. We're used to the gave the Yankees the momentum don go about it in the same lash for an 11-10 win in the tenth.

ion as they will when they are Allison's catch deprived John getting ready for regular season Orsino of a grand slam homer in the sixth and gave the Twins the games. year before he graduated. The Baltimore squad won see inspiration they needed. Philadelphia or Cleveland again Arrived Unheralded McNeil, who looks skinny this year unless both get into the Hitchcock Sums Up Allison didn't handle us with championship game in December agreed by all who testified before this committee that harness racing on the Eastern Shore has no effect on any other racing in Maryland. It is, therefore, recommended that the Racing Commission allow the Eastern Shore track to operate its 24 racing days when it wishes." If that committee were sitting today it would probably add that Ocean Downs also has no influence in its own community.

Amidst the headlines about Ocean City's weekday crowds being as large as on some weekends and a shortage of rooms for visitors. Ocean Downs Saturday closes its expanded meeting (32 nights) almost ignored by its permanent residents as well as the swelling vacationers. Attendance has been under 3,000 on 18 of 29 nights so far, and despite eight extra days including two weekends (Friday and Saturday), its mutuel betting average is about $106,670, its attendance mean around 3,150. This will top the last, three years but not significantly in view of the increase expected when the meeting opened without opposition from Brandy wine Raceway. Those years averaged between $103,800 and $101,500.

Back in 1953, the peak of the Golden Years of Maryland harness racing, Ocean Downs averaged $156,137. After that it began a yearly trip to Annapolis and the Legislature for help rather than admit racing today should be confined to metropolitan areas. among the pros although carry the bat," manager Billy Hitch and there will be time to cross ing 185 pounds, slipped into train heat. "And Palafox does a lot of his playing at school in San Antonio, Texas. I don't think the heat will bother him much.

"We came to the United Slates to win." Gonzales Forecast Shutout Gonzales stated earlier that Ihe United States team would win, 5-0. It wasn't the smartest statement he ever uttered because that bridge when they approach it. ing camp completely unheralded despite the fact that he was sort cock observed, "but he sure handled us with the glove. That was the ball game right there. Bays Avoid i)f a protege of Browns end "They're the kind of plays you coach Dub Jones.

Contact In Drill have to make to win," he added, "I wanted Blanlon (head coach Dallas, Aug. 15 The Green heaving a deep sigh. Collier) to judge the boy for him Bay Packers took it easy again Another couple inches and Or Contreras immediately hired Pan yesterday as they prepared for self, chuckled Jones. And I didn't want to put any undue pressure on the kid. Besides, I like sino would have had his grand slam.

Dick Hall, who was in the cho Segura to coach his boys UNPOPULAR DECISION Yankee manager Ralph Honk, left, leads the chorus of protest against umpire Hank Soar who called Red Sox pitcher Rill Monhnuquette safe at first because Yogi Berra Interfered. Rerra and pitcher Ralph Terry point to the scene of the crime as Joe Pepitone watches. their Saturday night exhibition and the improvement has been game with the Dallas Cowboys. Oriole bullpen, said Allison "bare surprises. There was more emphasis on And a surprise it was as Mc more than noticeable.

Said the famed Ecuadorian pro ly got to the fence in time and didn't even have time lo jump." think usuna will win a In Tip Of Webbing match or two." Neil showed amazing speed, a knack of getting free and a pair of hands that could very well land him a permanent job ai a pro. "His hand was a foot above the fence when he caught the i Minnesota Gate Tops Million For Third Straight Season reported Wes Stock. "The ball Does 100 In 9.7 "Lennie II" may well be the stuck in the tip of the web of his glove. It would have been a home fastest of the Browns although his official time for the camp 40-yard sprint was one twentieth of a second behind Jim Shorter's. 1 i New York.

Aug. 15 Ml The cago. 1-0, in eleven innings on The Yanks saw their six-game He was clocked in 9.7 for the Willie Kirkland's homer. victory streak ended by a barrage Yankees' runaway in the Ameri- 111! 4 100 in high school to earn the Mc of nineteen hits in the Boston day can League appareniiy nasn i light and then had a four-run rally '1 Neil family title over two brothers who also broke 10 seconds. dimmed the enthusiasm of the fans in where the in the ninth inning just fall shot! under the lights in the day-night Allen's Hit Winn It Then they whooped it up as Bernie Allen's single drove in the run that gave Ihe Twins a thirteen! h-inning 2-1 edge over the Orioles, who had been nipping at their heels.

'As a result of the night's activ ,7 Twins are making a strong fight to take over second place again. double-header. 6 R.R.I.'s For Stuart A crowd of 25,014 in the Minne Dick Stuart had a picnic against the Yanks. He collected six hits apolis-Si. Paul area paid their way into the park last night and boosted home attendance to and drove in six runs, dividing it ity, the Yanks Hie eight games in front of the White Sox, with the neatly to three and three for each Oh, Why? Tired, Stiff Robin Removed After 10 1,017,146 the third straight year game, run if he hadn't been there." "I guess I just don't live right," Orsino said.

Orsino also was involved in the play on which the Twins scored the winning run. With Vic Power on second via a double oil reliefer St Miller, Bernie Allen, who hadn't made a hit in two and a half weeks, singled to right. Couldn't Hold nail As Power chugged toward the plale, Jackie Brandt quickly scooped up the ball and made a good throw to Orsino. It looked like Power might be nipped, but the Bird catcher couldn't hold the ball. "It was a good throw," Orsino said, "but it skipped a little to the right.

Power had it bent, anyway. He hil me before the ball hit my mitt." Although Miller ahsorhnrl the defeat after a tight duel with Minnesota bullpen ace Bill Dnilcy, the game was even more disheartening for Robin Roberts. Ten ftcHiitlfiil Innings The old master, less than seven The Sox fust baseman clouted the Twins have lured more than Twins just another length behind and the Orioles Wi games behind the league-leaders. i v. his twenty-ninth homer, a two-run a million customers.

I I I shot in the eighth inning of the In the other A.L. night games, second game. He leads the A.L. Club Record Last Year Last year, Minnesota's battle Ihe Angels beat the Washington Senators at Los Angeles, 2 0, and the Detroit Tigers whipped ihe Athletics at Kansas City, 5-2. in runs batted in with 84.

Houck, Ford Tossed Out with Ihe Yankees resulted in nn all-time club record of 1,433,116, With 22 more hotrm dales to go, the Twins could approach thai figure. The crowning hlow, however, was relief pitcher Jack Lamabe's first hit of the season a three- Tribe Ends Streak Kirkland's thirteenth homer came with Iwn out and ended the Minneapolis-St. Paul. Aug. 15, Why was Oriole pitcher Robin Roberts removed with the score tied, 1-1, after allowing the Twins only six hits in ten innings here last night? "lie told me he was a lillle stiff," explained manager Billy Hitchcock.

"But I was figuring on making a change, then, anyway. Roberts had worked his way mil of a couple tough jam and he was tired. Indians' scoreless streak at 27 The fans hud a ball last night. They watched the scoreboard innings. run homer In Boston's five-run seventh of the first game This was enough to burn up the Yankees and in the eighth inning both manager Ralph Honk and nilcher Whilry Ford, who was on It also cave Dick Donovan (R-KH and chiwod as Ihe Yankees took double beating from Ihe Red his second straight shutout and was the first earned run scored oil the bench, were rjectpd by plate Chicago's Riy Herbert in fourteen Sox at Boslnn, 14-7 and 5-4, and ihe Cleveland Indians nipped lhp second-place While Sox at Chi-1 DENNIS ItALSTON Hey ))Ihvt In hiipcs in Davis (up play utarling Inniorru jHinsl Mexico in Ln Angeln week away from hii thirty-seventh birthday, worked ten umpire Joe Paparclla.

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