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5X00 SPORTS PART 4 VOL. LXXIV CC TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 30, 1955 Read The Times for latest Sports SPORTSCRIPTS By PAUl ZIMMERMAN TIMFJ StOtll BITO ead winks dimes Trim Anaels, Near Lood Mungerin 3-2 Win for 21st Nashua Gets No. 1 Post Spot in Draw Little Edge Seen in Position for Match Race With Swaps CHICAGO, Aug. 29 (P) Nashua drew the No. 1 post position today for his winner-take-all match 'if 1 Si I- '-s i With Hollywood right up there and Los Angeles holding a slim, outside pennant chance, the series at Wrigley Field this week should surpass in attendance anything so far in the Pacific Coast League this year.

This won't help the dead or dying, like Oakland, San Francisco, but it certainly will go a long way toward putting the two local clubs in the black. The first series between these two at Gilmore Field stands as the 1955 loop record with an attendance of 48,296. The recent series there drew 47,522 and both managements are going to be disappointed if the total doesn't approach 70,000 this week in an eight-game series. FRIENDSHIP CEASES Manager Bobby Bragan and his Slars can thank the Angels for their help in knocking off Seattle four straight games but, as usual in this cross-town series, all friend-, ship now ceases. Over the years, when either the Angels or the Stars are In the pennant-contending class, the other usually rises up to play the role of the spoiler.

In 1954, for example, when the Stars were battling down the stretch with San Diego, the Angels and Hollywood split even in their last 10 games. This was a weak Los Angeles club compared with the one that has come to life in recent weeks under the management of Bob Scheffing. LEADERS AWAY FROM HOME Seattle and the Stars are on common ground in some respects, as they go into the final stages in the 1955 pennant race. Each closes out a big series away from home this week. While Hollywood faces a tartar here in Los Angeles, the Rainiers take on a stout opponent in Portland and several double-headers are on the schedule.

The Beavers are in the same boat with Los Angeles. They have an outside chance to win, too, and certainly want a crack at the place or show money if they can't get to the top. After their home-town troubles at Wrigley Field, the Stars take on Sacramento for a short series and then wind up With San Diego. These two series are at Gilmore Field. Seattle tangles with lowly Oakland after the Portland series, at home, and closes out with Los Angeles up there.

STOP-WATCH REPORT In view of the heavy complaint of the fans in The Times poll about game-delaying tactics we put a stop watch on the first Los Angeles-Seattle game Sunday. This was one of the faster games this year, lasting only 2 hours 22 minutes. There were four occasions when either the players or managers mildly objected to the calls of the umpires and these amounted to a total of two minutes. The pitchers worked fast and yet three minutes went out the window due to the hurler stepping off the slab. Batters consumed seven minutes more stepping out of the box.

The practice of throwing the ball around the infield only once was it not done after an out added eight more minutes to the total. The average time for pitcher changes amounted to two minutes. Manager and catcher conferences with pitchers added six more minutes P.S.: As we said, this was a fast game, but it could have been cut to less than two hours with a little effort. with Dodgers. Pitch was Catcher is Roy Campanella.

hurled by Johnny Podres. Musial stayed in game, later 'MAN' HURT Umpire Jocko Conlan rushes to aid of Stan Musiol as Card batter writhes with pain in dirt after stopping close pitch with his right hand in game went to hospital where FURLOUGH TOO SHORT STANDINGS Martin Out of Series if Yankees Make It race with Swaps, but trainers of each colt saw little, if any, advantage in the spot The big showdown for sophomore racing honors will be Wednesday at Washington Park over VA miles, with each packing 126 pounds. A crowd of about 35,000 is expected and the weatherman promises a fair, pleasant day. The event, to be televised and broadcast nationally by CBS starting at 3 p.m. (PDT), ha3 attracted nearly 100 writ ers from all parts of the coun-1 try, mafTnguie press box con-' tingent tha largest ever to cover a horse race in Chicago.

Blind Man Draws The draw was made in the office of Racing Secretary Pat Farrell, with Peaches Morton blind former trainer, picking out Nashua's card for No. 1 post position. Neither horse had a representative present. Later, Nashua's 81-year-old trainer, Sunny Jim Fitzsim-mons said: "Horses run better on the outside, but this race doesn't make" much difference, especially after tha first few jumps Meshach Tenney, Swaps' conditioner, said that "it's a two-horse race with a stall between them in the gate the start should be free of trouble." Regarded at Peak Both trainers planned only to gallop their colts several times before Wednesday and regard them at peak form. Nashua breezed six furlongs Sunday in 1:11 1-5 and galloped out seven furlongs in 1:24 2-5 in his final hard trial.

"I'm satisfied," grinned Fitzsimmons. "I just wanted to keep him right where he was when we got hera Friday at his peak. I didn't care how fast or slow he went, just so he went nice and steady and he did." Swaps' final workout was last Friday when he turned in a sensational 1:35 mils hand ily. "I guess you might say the die is cast now," said Tenney. All bwaps will do until the race will be a couple of gal lops one sort of slow and one sort of fast." BY AL WOLF Seattle and Loi Angeles no doubt would gladly foot half the bill if tha Yankees or some other big-league club would buy Red Munger from Hollywood.

For the 36-year-old right hander continued to murder- ize both tha Rainiers and Angels last night as he notched his 21st victory. He fashioned a five-hitter at Wrigley Field to give the btars a 3-2 decision which advanced 'em within a lone percentage point of the first- place Rainiers, who were idle. And the loss, snapping a four-game Angel win streak, just about ruined the chances of Bob Scheffing Co. both in the pennant and city championship races. Beat Themselves Actually, tha Angels helped beat themselves with poor base running.

In the seventh inning, Gene Mauch was picked off second moments before Steve Bilko unloaded his 35th homep. Had Mauch remained in circulation, Bilko'a blast would have tied tha score at 3-3. Solly Drake began the home ninth with a single and Mauch sacrificed him to aec-ond. But Solly, representing the catch-up run, inexplicably rounded the turn and was doubled trying to scramble back. It was a tense struggle.

Wade Homera Gale Wade slammed his seventh homer into the bleachers in the first inning to give Jim Brosnan a 1-0 lead over the magical Mr. Munger. In the fifth, Hollywood squared matters on a broken-bat single by Bobby Prescott, which scored Carlos Bernier from second. And the next round proved the undoing of Brosnan, who unquestionably is tha slowest worker since the days of WPA. Lohrke Scores Two With one away, George Freese doubled and Lee Walls walked.

Bernier looked at a third strike, but Jack Lohrke doubled on a 3-2 pitch to send both runners across the plate. Brosnan was removed for a batter in the last half of that round and the Slars were handcuffed the rest of the way by Turk Lown and Don El-ston. But three runs were enough. Following Wade's round-tripper, only Hal Rice got on base until the seventh inning and he was prompt ly erased by a double play. Mauch began the home seventh with a two-bagger, only to be picked off by Munger.

The Angel second sacker, needless to say, raised a considerable rumpus with Urn-Turn to Page 2, Column 4 touches second ofter grab to tirsr tor aouoie pioy. Rokt rays disclosed no fracture. il Wlrsohoto Capt. W. G.

Newkirk, said that so far as he knows "there is no way to get out of" the final processing and completion of training. "I dont see much chance of Martin getting out to play during that period," he in formed a reporter. Won't Speculate He declined to speculate whether the Yankees might appeal direct to the Pentagon in an effort to get Martin's leave extended, or to predict the result of such a move. "I wouldn't want to guess what Casey Stengel might do," the captain said. Martin's furlough will be long enough to allow him to remain with the Yankees through the regular which ends Sept.

25. It might enable him to participate in a play-off game should there be a tie for the league championship. TODAY IN SPORTS HORSE RACING Del Mar, 2:15 p.m. GIRLS' SOFTBALL Gilmore Field, 8 p.m. BASEBALL Hollywood s.

Los Angeles, Wrrigley Field, 8:15 p.m. WRESTLING South Gate Arena, 8:30 p.m. AMATEUR BOXING Valley Garden Arena, 8:30 p.m. 2 VETERAN'S OPINION Trojans Could Take It All This Season mark the beginning of my sec Musial Struck During Battle of 'Bean' Balls BROOKLYN, Aug. 29 The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated tha St.

Louis Cardinals, 10-4, today in a wild game marked by four home runs, a triple steal and a battle of bean balls that resulted in an injury to Stan Musial. The beanball incident began and ended in tha fourth inning. Plate Umpire Jocko Conlan stopped the game in the Dodgers' half of the fourth and warned both managers, Walt Alston of tha Dodgers and Harry Walker of the Cardinals, that another suspicious pitch by either pitcher would result in a fine and suspension. Conlan Intervenes Conlan intervened after St. Louis Pitcher Tom Poholsky had thrown a pitch behind Jackie Robinson, second Dodger to face him in the fourth.

In tha Cards' half of the fourth, Brooklyn, Southpaw Johnny Podres uncorked a pitch that was headed for Mu-sial's head. The Cardinal slugger threw up his right hand, which took the full force of the pitch. Musial continued in the game but the pain became so acute he later had to leave and was taken to a hospital for X-rays. Tha X-rays showed no fracture and tha Cardinal slugger Turn to Page 2, Column 3 ed as just another plank in the game publicity build-up and, as Promoter Harry Glickman commented, "I didn't think there was a chance in a million it would be used." Gillman'a opinion of the sudden death" deal was that too much emphasis went on the flip of the coin. He felt something should be worked out whereby both teams have a chance to move the ball.

Good in Overtime Nevertheless, it made for an intensely exciting 3m. 18s. as the Rams took the kickoff and staged a thrilling, unstoppable march downfield. The Rams ran the gamut Sunday night, from the sub lime to the ridiculous. Fortunately, they were in a sublime mood" for the extra period.

Halfback Woodley Lewis took Bootin Ben Agajanian's kickoff on the 2 and returned it to the Ram 30. Then it was rock, rattle and roll with Fullback Tank Younger rum PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Pet. Seattle 85 69 .552 HOLLYWOOD 7(1 Ml San Diego 8t 74 .323 4 ft Portland 78 74 .51,1 6 IA)H 79 77 .507 7 Sacramento 72 84 .42 14 San Francisco 70 8 .449 Oakland fi9 86 .445 16 Games behind leader. Yesterday1! Results HOLLYWOOD, LOS A.VGKLK9, 2. San Deijto at Portland, incomplete.

Only game! scheduled. Caintl Tonight HOLLYWOOD (Garner, 2M3 at LOS AN'GKLKH (Hatten, 10-8), Wrig ley Field, 8:16 p.m. Seattle (Kretlow, J3-1) at Portland (Werle. 34-7). Kan Francisco (Bearden, 14-11) at Oakland (Besana.

5-8). Only games scheduled, AMERICAN' LEA GUM Pet, New York 78 51 Chicago 77 SI Cleveland 77 52 .597 1 Boston 74 54 .578 Vi Detroit 65 fir. .500 1114 Kansas Citv fiS 75 .414 24 Washington 4rt 79 .308 .10 Baltimore 41 84 .328 35 Games behind leader. Yesterday's Results Baltimore, -4; Detroit, 0-1. Boston at Kansas City, postponed, rain.

Only games scheduled. Games Today Boston (Brewer. 9-9) at Chicago (Trucks. 11-6). night.

New York (Coleman, 2-0) at Kansas City (Kellner, 8-7, or Portocar-rero. 5-R). nieht. Washington (Porterfleld, 1015) at Detroit (Hoeft. 11-7), nignt.

Baltimore (Wilson, 8-16) at Cleveland iLemon, 14-8), night. NATIONAL LKAGIPI Prt. Brooklyn 81 45 Milwaukee 72 58 .554 12 Philadelphia 9 HI .521 IS New York fil .508 18 Cincinnati .489 20 Chicago 71 .470 21 St. Louis 54 74 .422 29 Pittsburgh 60 79 331a Gaines behind leader. Yesterday's Result! Brooklyn, 10: St.

Louis, 4. Chicago, fi; New York. 3. Cincinnati. 4: Philadelphia, Only games scheduled.

Milwaukee) Huhi, 11-8) at Brooklyn Games Today (Newcombe. 18-4). niEht Chicago (Jones, 11-17) at Philadelphia (Dickson, 10-8, or Rogovin, 3-1 night. Cincinnati (Klippstein. -7, and Gross, 3-2t at Sew York (Antonelli, 10-15.

and Liddle, 7-3, or Gomez, 8-7), twi-night, St. Louis (Hadriix, 10-111 at Pittsburgh. (Friend, 9-S, or Donoso, 2-6), night. bling into the end zone standing up just eight plays later. And the Giants were broke without ever getting their hands on the dice.

On the first play, Quarterback Norm Van Brocklin hit End Bob Boyd for 19 yards. Then Rookie Corky Tharpe, a real corker Sunday night, roared around left end for seven more. Younger was stopped for no gain, but there was no thwarting the freshman from Alabama' and he zipped through left tackle for 22 yards to the Giant 24. it was Tharpe again for three at right end, Younger for eight at left end and Tharp for 11 to the Giant 2. The line swung open the gate for lounger and that waa that.

Tharp Running Star Tharp. a on. 10in 173-lb speedster, was sensational, to put it mildly. He carried five times for 50 yards, a 10-yd. average, and those figures Turn to Pag 3, Column 3 COLORADO Aug.

29 If) Billy Martin, sparkplug of the New York Yankee infield of 1953, is heading east to. rejoin the team In its drive for another American League pennant but his chances of playing the World Series appear slim, even if the Bronx Bombers make the grade. The Armv granted today a request by the 26-year-old second baseman for a 30-day furlough, effective at once. This furlough, however, will expire at midnight Sept. 28 the day the World Series is scheduled to open.

And authorities at Ft. Car son, where Martin is winding up his military duty, made it plain they expect the baseball star back on time World Se ries or no World Series. Separation Oct. 4 Martin, a corporal, is due for final training and process ing for discharge. His separation date from the Army is Oct.

8, and the World Series will end Oct. 4, even if it goes the full seven games. The fort's information of- Conley Going Home MILWAUKEE, Aug. 29 Gene Conley, tha Milwaukee 'Braves' stringbean right-hand er who is out for the rest of the season due to a shoulder ailment, today was given permission by the club to return to his Richland, home. iuv COACHES NIX 'SUDDEN DEATH' DESPITE RAMS' 23-17 VICTORY V-.

ond 30 years covering Trojan ontoail. I'm still too rusty to figure out which PCC teams have the best chance to prevent the Bruins from taking it all again this fall. Could Beat Any Foe But if the current SC squad generates as much fire as some ot the old-time Troian teams which Howard Jones built then the 1955 club will be capable of beating any foe on its schedule. Jess Hill's squad has size, speed, good passing, fair kicking and enough over-all ex perience to rate it on a par with anv rival personnel- wise. What the ultimate out come will be is up to the boys themselves and the coaching staff.

Beginning with Elmer C. (Gus) Henderson in 1919 Tro jan football teams have brought national fame to SC and the city of Los Angeles on the battlefields at home and afar. Looking Back to 1919 The 1919 SC eleven was the first" I saw and featured the brilliant punting of Johnny Leadingham, the shrewd gen- eralship of Chet Dolley.and the bull-like rushes of Charley Dean. By 1925 I was covering the Trojans regularly, Howard Jones and 1 starting from scratch, as it were. Howard's first product won 11, lost 2.

That '25 outfit was made up of some mighty rugged young men Money Urury BY BRAVEN DYER Temptis fugits and all that sort of thing. Here I am back at the same old stand, all worn out from a month's vacation, and somewhat stunned to discover that my visit to Bovard Field for tomorrow's picture day will Two Colts Go for $25,000 Each at Sale DEL MAR, Aug. 20 Two colts sold for $2.3,000 to tha early bidding tonight in the annual yearling sale of the California Breeders' Association. They were a bay rolt of Khaled out of the En mare Bebe and another colt by Noor out of Bim's Love, The winning bidder for the first $25,000 horse was Meggie Lomau, an agent, who re fused to disclose the buyer. The colt was consigned by the Curragh Stock Farm of San Fernando Valley.

The Flying Ranch, owned by Mrs. Alice Likins of Okla homa City, bid the second 000 figure. The colt was con signed by the Ridgewood Co. A bid of $9100, the second-highest price for the first 13 pales, was for a colt out of Mr, Trouble-Acoma. It was sold to Mrs.

Richard Lunn of BrenU wood and was consigned bv Mrs. Ann Peppers of Menton. A total of 102 yearlings will be auctioned during the two- night sale, which ends tomor row. The top price of last year's sale was 531,000 for Lucky BY JACK GEYER As far as Coaches Sid Gill-man of the Rams and Jim Lee Howell of the Giants are concerned, the guy who thought up the "sudden death" playoff should drop dead. Gillman, of course, couldn't help but be pleased by the 23-17 triumph his Los Angele-nos registered over the New Yorkers at Portland before 22,222 fans Sunday night.

But he still doesn't think the idea is fair. And both coaches tried to cancel the "sudden death" deal after the regulation 60 minutes ended with the score tied, 17-17. Gimmick Ordered But Referee Ross Bowen, after speaking to Ram Owner Dan Reeves and Giant Gen- fVl niav-nff en on as advertised. tr a The gimmick, normally reserved for use only in championship games, was institut Mon ivaer, ence layior, ieajeral Manager Wellington Ma GETTING TWO Ed Winceniak. Los Angeles shortstop, (tsuuen uorreu, Aianuei raneta, Jeff Cravath, Honey Earl, Red Badgro, Holley Ad Turn to Page 3, Column 1 G.L..

a colt by Sullivan outams- Hank LeFebvre, Char bino Jock Lohrke's grounder to force Lee Walls end tires of Brave Gesture. i tit i -i i tr-riArir.