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Baltimore, Monday, EVENING SUN SPORTS September '18, 1950 PAGE 24 It's All In The Viewpoint Oriole Shutout Shock; Colt Defeat Expected By PAUL MENTON Sports Editor, The Evening Sun It was a tough day for Baltimore's professional teams. But the manner in which the Orioles were set back by the Montreal Royals probably was a bigger surprise than the way the Washington Redskins humbled the Colts at the Stadium. There were not -many occasions during the season when the Orioles were shut out. But yesterday they bowed to the mastery of Tommy Lasorda. His assortment of southpaw deliveries limited the Birds to a single hit by Butch Woyt, to the delight of 11,362 Canadian fans on hand for the return home of the Royals.

The Orioles were shut out, beaten, saw the series tied at two victories each and lost their most valuable pitcher. Russ Bauers was hurt following a collision at first base and it appears that he is out for Many Ways by a better club At the Stadium in season. The victory is credited to the series. Redskins Better Club In The Colts were simply beaten the opening of the National League the passing of Sammy Baugh and Harry Gilmer to Hugh Taylor. The trio played an important part In the 38-14 triumph of George Preston Marshall's forces and it follows that the pass defense of the Colts is blamed for the loss by the disappointed followers of the home team.

That is hardly fair. Show me a losing team in high school, college or professione! football where many touchdowns in each game are not the result of forward passing. The defense is always at a disadvantage on forward passing. If it wasn't the high, scores would not be the custom in football today. 'l C- From sti yard out, Cult luck found opening in 'Skin line and ploughed oier or tcore I R- Ti.e Orioi The Redskins are a better football team than Baltimore and that Is going to be the handicap in the majority of the games the Colts play Bauers Out Of Series ED KING 'REX GROSSMAN three Colts bearing doum on him SAMMY BAUGH VETO K1SSELL Redskins' aerial star launches his pass even with Hig-Lragnc Slnfl Phils To Sell Single Series Tickets: Brownies Prove Tough On Contenders CARPENTER GIVES FANS A BREAK this season.

The 'Skins are bigger, better fortified with reserves, have a better balanced and more effective attack. Cleveland Beat The Eagles On Goal Line This isn't an alibi for the Colts' pass defense. It needs bolstering. But so does the attack. So docs the line.

Every phase of the club's play will get better. But so will opponents and there is a limit to the reinforcements Clem Crowe can hope to get or make as the campaign advances. We must accept the Colli as one of the weakest teams in the National League and be satisfied if the boys play with spirit and improve as the fall advances. But returning to pass defense, I offer you the Cleveland-Philadelphia opener Saturday night. The Browns outclassed and humiliated the National League champions, 35-10.

They scored most of their points via the forward pass attack with Otto Graham on the throwing end. They made the Eagles pass defense look worse than the Colts' did yesterday against the 'Skins. Yet everyone knows the Eagles have one of the most skilled, balanced clubs in football. The Browns simply got the Eagles on the run after a remarkable demonstration of defensive play, hard tackling, blocking, running back of punts. Then they used tha most effective weapon now in the game, the forward pan.

Actually, Cleveland beat Philadelphia long before Otto started the ball moving skyward. The turning point of the game came when the Browns stopped the Eagles from scoring after the 'National League champions got a first down inside the 5 yard line. With their backs against the goal line, Paul Brown's boys showed what kind of a football team they are. Colts Must Gamble On Scoring Plays It the Eagles, two year champion of ih National League, well fortified in every position in numbers and in size, cannot effectively stop the forward pass, how can the Colts be expected to do so? They can't. So every effort must be made to develop their own offensive play for long gains.

The most spectacular efforts, and the most successful. last fall wet when Y. A. Tittle was connecting for long passes. Unfortunately, there was no deception to the attack and 4-: i A w.

$,. i ii mmmmwKmmmmvnwmmmmmmmmmmmwwm-r immm reserve tickets will be 60 cents, he said. Bleacher tickets will be sold only at the park. Requests will not be considered if postmarked earlier than one minute after midnight September 20. The tickets will be distributed, starting with game No.

1, as the requests are processed. Method Of Ordering Only certified tlipck or money orders will accepted and the name and address of the applicant must be clearly, written in the upper left hand corner of the envelope as well as on the ticket request. The ticket requests should be sent to: Philadelphia National League Club. Box 602S Philadelphia 32, Penndylvanlft. Baseball Standings INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (Semt-Final Playoffs) W.

Orloln 1 Montreal I pr, ,500 Rochester I Jewy CHy 2 MO .400 Games Tomorrow Orioles Montreal t.lrrsey City at Rochester fit Jervey Clly 4ln tunlicht. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Seinl-r inal riayuf?) Minneapolis 2 2 Columbus 2 2 PC. HARRY DOWDA JIM SPAVITAL Weshinatnn defender about to haul down Jim after 23 yard gain Champ Browns Next For Clem Crowe's Club NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Amertran Conference National Conference W. I T. P.P.

ror A't (hlraeo Rear, 1 0 0 1 000 24 20 N.Y. Sank .,1 0 0 I 000 24 17 Detroit 1 0 0 1.000 45 7 Green Bay 0 1 0 .000 7 45 COLTS 0 .000 14 3X l.oa Angelet, 0 1 0 .000 20 24 Kan r'rant'lsro 0 10 17 21 the opposition simply spread its defenders deeper, allowed the Colts to gain small yardage in midfield. With Adrian Burk gaining experience this fall as a quarterback, and with Chet Mutryn as dangerous a ground gainer as inert is in the league, in time the Colts should produce a more diversified attack capable of going for TD's without depending entirley on the split-second timing of its long passing. But it will take lime, much hard work, more pounding such as yesterday, when there were, the live fumbles and half a dozen injuries to the Colls in the opener against the Redskins. If you look over the scores of yesterday's openers only two of the ten teams scored fewer points than the Colts.

One of these is the single wing Pittsburgh Steclers. The other is Green Bay. Both are two of the four teams I said in July the Colts figured to have a chance to Yetterday't RevulU New York IS; Plttaliuih, T. Washington, COLTS, 14. Chicago Bears, 24; Los Angeles, 20.

Detroit. 45; Green Bay, 7. N.Y, Yanks, 21; San Francisco, 17. lly James Ellis beat. The other two were Detroit rignt now are a much better team than last season.

It may be they are simply further advanced than usual. Indlanapoll 4 9 1.000 St, I'aul ft 41 ,000 AMKRICAN I.KAOt'K W. PC. New York 52 Detroit 8S 52 1 Ronton S3 1 1 4 Cleveland S3 .57 Waihinstnn 1 SO ,411 Chicago 5 35 St. l.oiil At .380 3d' Philadelphia 49 9 .340 42 Games Tomorrow New Yrk at Chicago lly Waller Taylor Montreal, Sept.

18 Count Russ Bauers out of any further partici pation in the Governor's Cup semi nal playoff series between tha Orioles and Montreal. That Is what Manager Nick Cul- lop must do in the lisht of the big pitcher rib injury sustained yes- erday, when he was charged with he 5-0 defeat that allowed the Royals to even the series at two wins apiece. Cullop had planned to use Bauer gain in the seventh tussle, should he series go that far. but after colliding at first base in the fifth nning with Toby Atwell yesterday. Russ is out for several days.

Heavily Taped Trainer Eddie Weidner said he didn't think X-rays would be need- d. Baucis Is heavily taped, and his rib and stomach muscles are very ore. That Isn't surprising, for Atwell. trying to beat out a hit to George Byam. crashed into Ruks, who was overlng first on the play.

Not only did the ball roll free to allow two runs to cross the plate, but Bauers was dumped at fult length on the ground with the Royal scatcher's knee planted forcefully In his ribs. Atwell Shaken Up Atwell. too, was shaken un nn the play but remained In the came. Bauers was led from the field, and with him went Bird hopes for getting a stranglehold in the series. Now that matters are all even.

Cullop will depend on either Tom my Fine or Karl Drews to give 1h Flock the lead once more tonight. Fine lost the second encounter but hurled stoutly while doing so. Drews'a sparkling relief stint last Friday was one of the highlights of the series. Young's Leg Stiff It is possible Bob Young may be back in action at second base. He tried out his balky left leg in presume drill yesterday, but the Charley horse was too stiff, and he couldn't run.

Manager Walt Alston of Montreal is expected to send Turk Lown, loser of the first game, to the hilt. If Alston is as successful with to night's mound selection as he was yesterday, the Royals will be more than rough. For Tom Lasorda, rookie south paw, turned in the outstanding per formance of a series, in mcn pitcn- Ing has dominated, by holding tha Birds to one scratch single. Woyt Gets Lone Hit Actually, he could have had a no- hitter. The Oriole safety in th third was a slow roller by Butch Woyt that Walt Fiala handled cleanly but couldn't relay to first In time.

Aside from that, Lasorda walked three men, and Woyt was safe onca on Jack Lindsay's boot, but Balti more never came close to scoring. The Royal lefty fanned seven, and when he wasn't whiffing Birds, he was making them pop up weakly or ground out easily. Woyt was the lone oriole to reacn second, moving up on a wild pitch after his "life" by Lindsay. The-walks went to Austin Knicker bocker, Anse Moore and Lddlt Pellagrins One Earned Kun It was one of those days when the Flock could do nothing right at the plate. Lasorda looked as if could turn the hitters back all afternoon.

When Atwell kneed Bauers out. the record showed Russ gave up three tallies and four hits. Only one score was earned, and two safeties were scratch, for Atwell would have been out had Byam'a throw to Bauers been good. Irv Medllnger surrendered two hits and two runs in the seventh, and Rav Shore flipped a scoreless eighth. Medlinger wild-pitched tha last run across but would not nave If had covered the plate tn time.

Bullets Add O'Connell The Bullets added another eager with National Basketball Association experience to the fold today when General Manager Buddy Jeannette received the signed contract of Dermie O'Connell, onetime Holy Cross luminary. There now are 13 Bullets in line, the others being Paul Hoffman. Walt Budko, Ed Sadowsk.1. Red Rocha. Harry Boykoff, Dick Mehen.

Billy Hassett. Don Rehfeldt. Frank ComerfOrd. Ken Murray. Norman, Mager and Bucky HatchetU It will be interesting to see me Mtin pciwcen yesterday and The Babe's Successor BROWNS By Ralph Koden New Yprk, Sept.

18 (JF) A move was reported unaerioot in me American League today to move th St. Louis Browns to Timbuktu. For years rumors have persisted that the Browns would be shifted from the banks of the Mississippi to Baltimore. Los Angeles or other now those cities are con sidered too closrt Irast for the nun foil of Komtf rivals, Heading from left to light, these, may be identified as: Cleveland, Boston and New York. Play Like Champions The Browns, a doormat for the greater part of the season, have suddenly grown ferocious, playing like champs instead of chumps.

Cleveland was the first to meet disaster at the hands of the "new Browns," 'The St. Louis club knocked the Indians out of conlen tion with four straight victories in Cleveland. The Red Sox and Yankees were next on the list. The Browns took two out of three from Boston's ihlrdplace Sox and followed by splitting a double-header with the league-leading Yankees yesterday. Hopp's Homer Wins They knocked the Yanks off.

6-5 In I he first game and battled the Bombers tooth and nail until the last inning of the second before capitulating. 6-1. At that, it took a grand-slam, pinch-hit homer by 34-year-old Johnny ilopp to beat them. Despite the split, the Yanks moved a game ahead of the second place Tigers, who lost a 3-2 squeak er to the Red Sox in Detroit. The Browns' biggest crowd of Ihe season, 21,082.

showed up at Sportsman's Park and saw rookie Ken Wood double home Owen Friend in the ninth inning to win the opener. Al Widmar Loser Lfty Stubby Overmire went all the way for the Browns to outlast Ed Lopat, Tom Ferrick and Joe Page. The nightcap was a mound duel between Allie Reynolds, of the Yanks, and Al Widmar. The Yanks loaded the bases In the ninth on a hit, a bunt which Widmar threw to second too late and an error. Hopp then batted for Reynolds and socked the pitch off the right-field roof, Vic Rascht finished for the Yanks to save Reynolds" fourteenth victory.

Parnell Is Thumped The Red Sox and Tigers also put on a spine-tingler before 53,107 fans in Detroit. The Sox Jumped off to a 3-0 lead in the first four innings wilh. Birdie Tebbetts knocking home two runs and Vera Stephens the other. Lefty Mel Parnell nursed this margin until the ninth when the Tigers finally caught up with him. Pinch-hitter Joe Ginsberg walked and pinch-hitter Charley Keller followed with a triple.

After Johnny Lipon singled, Kills Kinder wa colled in. Gerry Prlddy sacrificed Lipon to second but he died as George Kell grounded out and Vic Wertz struck out. The Philadelphia rhils continued to move along In the National League, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3. The league leaders scored all of their runs in the fifth inning, three on a homer by Gran Hamner, who was honored before the game, IJravcs In Second Spot Boston took over second place from the Brooklyn Dodgers by sweeping a double-header from the Cincinnati Reds, 6-2 and 3-1, while the Dodgera lout a 3-2 decision to the Chicago Cubs on Wayne Ter wllliger'a two-run homer. Warren Spahn became the Na tional's first 20-game winner by stopping the Reds on six hits In the opener.

Johnny Antonelll yielded eight blows in winning the second game for Boston. The New York Giants scored three runs in the last of the ninth inning to shade the St, Louis Card! nals, 7-8. Pinch-hitter Jack Lohrke singled home Bobby Thomson from third with the payoff counter. Philadelphia. Sept.

-18 WVThe Philadelphia Phillies, their first pennant 35 5'ears virtually In their grasp, today announced a precedent-shattering plan for dis tribution and sale of World Series tickets, Bob Carpenter, president 01 the, National League club, said that single-game tickets will be sold and rach applicant will be limited jut (wo of thie, (Jive All I'ans Chance "That way," Carpenter explained, "we'll be giving about 92,000 fans an opportunity to se the World instead of 23,000." Ills figure, explained, was based on a seven- game series four games of which would be played at the Pnlls home park. Major league pennant winners have alway sold tickets in atrip of three or four ticket, "Our idea Is to try and take rare of as many of our fans as possible," said Carpenter. Supplying; Supporters The people who supported us during the eon ar entitled to tickets, but since it is impossible to accomodate them all we figured selling individual tickets was the only sensible solution. "It is quite possible that fans who grt tickets for the sixth end seventh games will be disappointed and not see a game, but at least they will know we tried to treat them fairly." The first two World Series games will be played In the home park of the National League pennant winner. The third, fourth and fifth games in the American League park and the sixth and seventh games, if necessary, In the Na tional League (itadium.

Prices Are Set Carpenter announced the fol lowing prices: box seat $8.75 ($17.50 for two), reserved-seat. $6.50 ($13 for two), and bleacher seat 91. The postage and registry charce on a atnele or pair of box or decided on Pittsburgh because they oiiered more cash. "That's not true. 1 knew that wit New York I'd have a rough time making the team with fellows like Joe DiMaggio around.

And I always had a yen for the Bucs." The Pirates sent their big hope ful to Albany in the Eastern League lor the 1941 and 1942 seasons. In his second year he slammed 14 homers, the league's tops. They say the hall i lively to day, Kiner recalls. I really be Ileve It had more hop those days," With Toronto In 1913 Kiner was sent to Toronto of the International League in 1943. But ne was in only six or seven games wilh the Maple Leafs before the war stepped In, Ralph enlisted in Naval Aviation and was sent to pilots' training school.

After 18 months was pretty Kiner gained his wings and an ensign's rank. ioward the end of the war Kiner was shipped to Hawaii, where he flew patrol bombers out of Kaneohe Naval Air Station. He was there about six months and received his discharge. Found Ilia Place Now 23 and still virtually un known on the diamond, Ralph head' ed home as a civilian hoping, like millions of other young Americans, that there would be a place for him in the postwar world. Six months later Kiner had found that place as he launched the bi league career that would place him in the ranks of the greatest baseball sluggers of all time.

TOMORROW Kiner's swift ascent to stardom. I I 'Bigger Than Other ids', Kiner Got Early Start Toward Diamond Fame iThis is the first of three articles on Ralph Kiner, the modern home-run king 1., T. P.C, For Al'at ClefeUnd .,,1 N.Y. C.lants I Washington 1 Chi. Cardinals 6 Plttsburth 0 0 I ouo 3.1 in l.ooo 11 a l.ooo 3D 0 .000 1 0 .000 7 0.

.000 10 14 0 IK 35 Schedule Friday New York Yanks at Lot teles (nlKht). An- Munday Cleveland at Baltimore, Chicago Mtar at San Francisco, Philadelphia at Chicago Cardinals, Pittsburgh at Detroit, Washington at ureen Hay. Otto Graham rifled the ex-All- America Conference kingpins home with a whopping 346-yard passing total. Hence. It's a safe bet that Crowe will be burning the midnight oi this ween to brace up.

his pass defense. Halfback Rip Colllns's fumble on the Colts' 32 It appeared to be faulty timing on handoff put Baltimore in a hole yesterday. Big Laurie Niemi pounced on it for the 'Skins and three plays later the Tribe hit pay dirt. Once behind the Colts started pressing and never could get back in the game. Drive Fizzles They took the next kickoff and appeared to be headed somewhere by marching 41 yards on the run nlng of Collins and Chet Mutryn and a button-hook pass from Quar terback Y.

A. Tittle. On the Wash ington 36, however, the drive fiz sled and the 'Skins came back 86 yards In six plays to tally, Mutryn saved the day from com plete disappointment. The little (176 pounds) quick-opener expert sliced through the Redskin ram parts for B3 yards on eight tries one or them a spectacular a yarn cutback from over left guard for Baltimore's first TD in the third quarter, Geno Ma7.r.ant.i, rookie half back, scored the other Colt marker on a 7-yard smash through left tackle Just before the period ended Seven Injured Statistics were fairly even, the Redskins amassing 408 yards, 288 through the air. and the Colts roll ing up 387.

with 267 by passing Both ground attacks were good for 120 yards. Tittle out-hurled Baugh, hitting 19 out of 34 throws for 229, against 10 out of 15 and 192 for Slingin Sam. Seven Colts were laid up on the injury list. Fullback Leon Campbell wrenched his right knee fthe re mantled one) in a warmup drill before the game started and saw only brief action. Collins was taken to Union Memorial Hospital with back Injury; Guard Karl Murray was X-rayed for a possible facial fracture; Tackle Art Donovan dis located his jaw; Linebacker Bob Nowaskey bruised his knee, and End Art Spinney and Guard Sisto Averno Buffered concussions.

Attention Department of De fense; Any slightly used anti-aircraft guns available? Is so, please forward to the Baltimore Colts. Unless a. miracle happens this week, that's the kind of help Mary land's National League entry will need Sunday when it entertains the world champion Cleveland Browns, the passin'est club in professional foniball. Coach Clem Crowe tried mere men as aerial combatants against the Washington Redskins yesterday at the Stadium. The experiment failed as Slingin' Sammy Baugh and Harry Gilmer passed the In vaders to a 3814 victory before a jury of 26,267.

Taylor Stars Another name belongs with Baugh and Gilmer Hugh I Bones) Taylor, the Redskins' nimble-footed 196-pound left end. 'Way back in 1947, Turk Edwards, then a 'Skin staffer, happened to read In a mag azine that Taylor once caught nine touchdowns In 41 minutes playing time while at Oklahoma U. He signed him as a free agent and ever since then Bones has been paying dividends. Yesterday the rangy southwest- erner personally spoiled Haiti more's seasonal opener by outstep ping Colt defenders for; three long scoring catcheS. Late In the first quarter he got behind Bob Peiina lo haul in a 27-yard throw from Baugh to put Washington ahead, 7-0.

On the ninth play of the second period he got past Bobby Livingstone to snare a 54-yard fling from Gilmer to make It. 14-0, And seven plays after the last quarter opened, he oulmaneu- vered Livingstone again on a 31 yard catch from Baugh to hike the margin to 31-14. Five Fumbles Those three misadventures, elus five fumbles, were the demoralizing factors in Baltimore's first brush with its Capital City neighbor as me iteasKins clicked off a pre- clsioned triumph with ridiculous ease. It was, rwighly, the same kind of a victory the air-minded Browns had fashioned over the Philadel phia Eagles just the night before in their 35-10 humbling of the twice N.F.L. champions In the Quaker City.

and Washington. But the 'Skins the development in the Colts and when they next meet Novmber 28. By Jim Holton sylvania. where his father born. was Mother Trained Nurse The Klners settled in Santa Rita after the first World War, in which both saw service.

Beatrice Kiner was a trained nurse. Ralph's father, a baker, died when Ihe lad was four and his mother moved with Ralph to Al- namora. "Played Everything" Ralph admits he was no whiz in school. "I got mostly B's and C's Just good enough to get by. I never really worked hard at it, though," ne said.

When he got out of the short pants atage and It was a little sooner than most of the other kids young Ralph became obsessed with a love for sports. "I played everything." he re called. "I was biceer than the other kids, so I played center on the basketball team. In football 1 was a fullback." But his great love was baseball. $8,000 Bonus From Bucs By the time he was 14, Kiner was playing every Saturday and Sunday for one semi-pro team or anoiner, in addition to performing ior AinamDra ruga.

He was a big youngster and could belt a wicked drive. The major league scouts took notice. And Kiner got his first contract nibbles. He agreed to $8,000 bonus terms offered by Pirate Scout Mollis (Sloppy) Thurston. Calls Ball Deader Now 'Some people think I really wanted to go with the Yankees but Washington at St.

Louts Philadelphia at Detroit Boston at NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. P.C. G.B. Philadelphia 87 54 Boston 78 SO .565 7 Brooklyn 7 60 .559 8 '4 New York 70 I .547 10 St.

Louis 71 .511 15 I incinnati LChtcaco 59 S3 .415 FlUSDUrgri i 89 33 Games Tomorrow Chicago at Philadelphia St. Louis at Boston Pittsburgh at Brooklyn Cincinnati at New York i.kauck (f inal Playoff) I W. PC. Wilmington 3 1 .750 IlaRrrslown 1 3 .250 Gam Tonight Wilmington lit Iluxerstown PACIFIC COAST I. AG UK W.

V.C.I W. P.C. Oakland 109 70 89 90.497 San Diego 100 79 .559 Portland 83 91 .477 Hollywood 92 85 .520 l.o Ang. 75 100 .429 San Kran. 89 89 sacr nto iz los .407 Flag Races At A Glance By the Associated Press AMERICAN LF.AC.UK W.

C. G.B. fi.L, 12 11 13 New 90 52 Detroit 88 52 .829 1 Boston 88 53 .824 14 REMAINING CAMPS New York At home. A (Wakhlngton Boston, 2); away, 6 (Boston, Chi cago, Philadelphia, Z). Detroit At home.

It (St. Louis. 4 Cleveland, Boston, Philadelphia, I); awav. 3 (C eveiann. 3).

MontonAt home, (New York, Wellington, 4); away. 1 (Philadelphia, Detroit, Is Cleveland, New York, 2). NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. P.C.

G.B. G.L. 87 54 .617 13 78 60 .55 1 16 Brooklyn 76 60 .359 18 REMAINING OAMKS Philadelphia At home. 4 (Brooklyn Chicago, 2); away, (Boston, New York. Brooklyn.

2). Brooklyn At bnme, 16 (Bostnn. New York, 3: Philadelphia. Chicago Pittsburgh, 4); away, 2 (Philadel phia. 2).

Bokton At home, 8 (Philadelphia, 3 St. I.oulx, New York, 2); away, I (Brooklyn, New York, 2). Pittsburgh. Sept. 18 (JP) Babe Ruth, a long cigar stuffed pugnaciously In his homely face, stuck out his paw absent-mindedly and shook hands with a husky 19-year-old lad who had stars in his eyes.

"Glad to know you, kid," said the home-run monarch. The youngster gulped, muttered an inaudible greeting and turned meekly away as Ruth resumed talking with Babe Herman, an old baseball friend. Ram Never Knew The immortal Bambino didn't know Jt, of course, but that shy youth was destined to succeed him less than a decade later as base ball's King of Swat. It was Ralph Kiner's first and only meeting with Ruth. And the young fellow who's come closer than anybody else In the majors recently to matching The Babe's prowess says it was one of the greatest thrills of his life.

The Ruth-Kiner meeting took place In Hollywood In 1941, when the Babe was taking part in "The Pride of the Yankees," a movie on the life of Lou Gehrig. -Still Shy Type Herman had towed young Ralph ana a coupia or otner nicely pros. pects to the movie lot to get a look at the Bambino. "Up until Ralph remi nisces. "I guess I had a pretty ordinary childhood.

He had. In fact, the still-shy young man of 27 isjust about the prototype of the "all-American boy." Although he claims to be a Cali- fornian, Kiner was born in Santa Rita, New Mexico, and traces his German ancestry to Western Perm In that one, though, Cleveland's.