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SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1963. THE DAILY COURIER, CONNEUSVILLE. PA. PAGE SEVIN Dodgers, Drysdale Bury Giants' Pennant Hopes MILTON RICHMAN UP! Sports Writer The Giants is dead. They were buried for all general purposes Friday nijht.

nice and proper like by the Dodgers, who even said a few kind words liV Vi 1 1 teem after applying the coup, 2 TM hlt S2coad de glace with a 3-1 victory'. Don Drysdale delivered eulogy adn when it was all over the Giants had dropped to third I place and the Dodgers had increased their National League' lead to seven games. Drysdale not 1 scattered n.ne hits in winning his 17th. he also singled home wiiat proved to be the winning run off loser Juan Marichal the fifth inning and had the added satisfaction of holding his long-time nemesis, Willie McCovey, hitless. A of 54,849, which er the season with one on in Minnesota Twins Continue Record Home Run Barrage By MARTIN LADER ame.

Not so Ions ago, friend and A two-out, ninth-inning homer Runnels shot came of loser foe aUke wo ave invUed a by Rookie Larry Brown provided a 0 scowl had they dared men- the margui to; Cleve- by Curt Flood and Dick Groat 1 ihe first inning to highlight were the key blows during the three-run uprising by the Colts! outburst and Ken Bayer belted that beat the Cubs, his 18th homer with two on in the ninth. Spindly Pete Runnels, who generally confines himself to singles son struck out nine and yi six hits for his seventh victory against 17 defeats. home runs within heanng and bro an eight-game distance of Camilo Pascual. ser winning streak. Relief pitcher MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STANDINGS Opposing batters were remind- Gary Bell (6-5) jot credit for the ing him often enough of his one victory.

bis njtrhinp weakness. Mlke Los Angeles St. Louis San Francisco Milwaukee Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh Houston New York Ltaguc W. I. Pet.

68 80 53 73 60 73 61 72 62 72 63 72 65 68 65 67 65 50 84 42 91 .602 .549 .545 .537 .533 9 .526 iO .511 12 .508 8'2 .373 30Vi .316 33 swelled the Dodgers' home attendance to 2,022.527, saw their heroes make it two-out-of-hvo over the Giants in the current four- jame series. Chuck Miller's single, an infield out and a single by Willie put the Giants ahead in the ii-st inning but that run turned out to be the Giants' only one of the game. Deadlock In Third The Dodgers tied the score in (lie third when Jim Gilliam's double brought home Willie Davis, and Drysdale broke the tie by home John Roseboro in ihe" fifth, Los Angeles added insurance run off Don Larsen the eighth. The Dodger victory was marred only by the fact that shortstop Maury Wills jammed his ankle he stole second base in the eighth. He left the game to have X-rays taken.

The Milwaukee Braves climbed into fourth place with a 3-1 victory over toe New York Mets, the St. Louis Cardinals dropped Ihe Philadelphia Phillies to to fifth place by beating them, 11-6, Cincinnati i Pittsburgh, 2-1, and the Houston Colts cuffed the Chicago Cubs, 5-1. The Braves, who are the hottest club in the majors at the moment, made it four in a row and 14 victories in their last 17 games by defeating Tracy Stallard of the Mets. Shaw Helps LeMaster Milwaukee put together three singles and a sacrifice fly for two runs in the fifth and Lee Maye's second double of the game added a final run in the seventh. Denny sATncfpr (11-R) ursc fhp winner with help from Bob Shaw in the seventh.

The Cardinals kayoed Ray Gulp during a five-run rally in thejtimore Colts, also 3-0, meet the seventh that unsnarled a 3-all tie Washington Redskins at Norfolk. with the Phillies. Two-run singles the Chicago Bears entertain New York Minnesota Chicago Baltimore Detroit Cleveland Boston Los Angeles Kansas City Friday's Rtsults Los Angeles 3 San Fran. 1, night Cincinnati 2 Pittsburgh 1, night Milwaukee 3 New York 1, night St. Louis 11 Philadelphia 6.

night Houston 5 Chicago 1 Saturday's Probable Pitchers Cincinnati at Pittsburgh--OToole (16-11) vs. Friend (16-11). Houston at Chicago Brown (5-9) vs. Jackson (14-12). Milwaukee at New Nork.

night -Spahn (17-5) vs. Powell (1-0). San Francisco at Los Angeles, night--Sanford (13-12) vs. Miller (9-8). St.

Louis at Philadelphia--Burdette (8-11) vs. McLish (12-9). Sunday's Games Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Houston at Chicago Milwaukee at New York San Francisco at Los Angeles St. Louis at Philadelphia Amtrican League W. L.

Pet. G3 87 47 .649 75 58 75 59 .560 12 73 62 .541 64 67 .489 2 65 72 .474 63 71 .470 24 61 75 .449 27 58 74 .439 28 Washington 49 85 .366 38 Friday's Results Minnesota 5 Chicago 3, night Washington 7 Boston 0, night Cleveland a Detroit 4. night L. Angeles 8 Kansas City 2, nighl New York 4 Baltimore 1. nighl Saturday's Probable Pitchers Los Angeles at Kansas City, night--McBride (13-9) vs.

Segui (7-5). Chicago at Minnesota Horlen vs. Stigrr.au (13-13 1 New York at Baltimore, night --Bouton (13-6) vs. Roberts (1210). Detroit at Cleveland Regan (10-7) vs.

Grant (10-12). Washington at Boston, night-- Ridzik (5-4) vs. Morehead (8-10). Sunday's Games Los Angeles at Kansas City Chicago at Minnesota New York at Baltimore Washington at Boston Detroit at Cleveland. 2 Packers, Giants to Renew Rivalry in Labor Day Game Rookie halfback scored two second Jim half SUger touchdowns to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 37-24 victory over the San Francisco Niners at Bakersfield, Calif.

It was the fourth straight loss for the Forty Niners. Four more NFL tuneups will be nlavpr) WinrtAsrvta Vikings, unbeaten in three exhibitions, play the Philadelphia Eagles at Hershey, the Bal- the St. Louis Cardinals In their annual Armed Forces game, and the Los Angeles Rams host Cleveland Browns. The defending champion Green Bay Packers tackle the New York Giants at Milwaukee Monday nigh't in. a te-play their 1962 Pascual reached his low point in 1956 when Ire gave up 34 home runs, at that time an American League record, and lost 18 games in 24 decisions.

Not heljh ing him any was the fact he had worked for the Washington Senators, habitual tailenders even then, and got little hitting support of his own. The from Washington to Minnesota during the expansion three years ago apparently brought out the muscles in his teammates and the sharpness in Pascual because home run now is coming off the other bat. The long ball meant the difference again Friday night as Harmon Killebrcw and Bob Allison spanked back-to-back homers to snap a tie and provide the Minnesota Twins with a 5-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Not only did the win mark Pascuars 18th success of the season, but it moved the Twins into second place, a half-game ahead of Clu cage. Twins Set Record Side effects of Ihe Twins most recent power display include: A league record for most home runs in 10 consecutive games, 24; A league record for most homers in six consecutive games, 20; And a tie for the major league record for most homers ki five straight games, 19.

Elsewhere, Ihe New. York Yankees boosted their league lead to ll games by beating the Baltimore Orioles. 4-1; the Washington Senators whitewashed the Boston Red Sox, 7-0; the Cleveland Indians nipped the Detroit Tigers, 5-4; and the Los Angeles Angels down the Kansas City Athletics, 6-2. Homers Win Game Bernie Allen drove in the first three Minnesota runs i two singles and a fielder's choice, but Killebrew and Allison made difference with their seventh- inning homers White Sox manager Al Lopez played the game under protest after Floyd Robinson was called out for interfering with Minnesota catcher Earl Battey in the first inning. needed relief help from Julio Navarro ad Art Fower but still gained his first major eague triumph for Los Angeles.

Keji Hunt hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to break the game open. 60 at First Penn State Grid Drills Contender Benton, Newcomer Smith Match KO Marks LOS ANGELES (UPD t- contender Eastern Pitcher Sets New League Strikeout Mark Duke Slnu a flrand slam homer in the first ironing tender, according to ratings of the World Boxing Association The Yankees picked up 1 three Me Kinley Bids To End Aussie Net Monopoly By STEVE SNIDER FOREST HILLS. N. Y. (UPD Lucky Chuck McKinley of San Antonio, opens his bid today to break the seven-year Australian monoploy of the U.

tennis championship. McKinley, a bouncy, 5 foot. 8 inch blaster born in Missouri, waltzed to the Wimbledon crown earlier this summer without meeting a single seeded player and he'll probably go a loag way in this one before meeting a tough competitor. Chuck opens against Eduardo Zuleta of Ecuador and figures to have clear sailing to the semifinals, where he'll likely tangle again with Mexican Davis Cupper Rafael Osuna. Osuna was down for duty today against steady Jean Rouyer of France, who had to win a pair of qualifying matches to get into the championship draw.

First round matches Friday shed little Hght on how the new American power boys will fare against the top Aussies Roy Emerson and Ken Fletcher who threaten to give Australia its eighth title since Tony Trabert became the last Yank winner in 1955. Dennis Ralston of Bakersfield. seeded third and McKinley's Davis Cup buddy, trouncpd young Walter Johnson of Hollywood, 6-1. 6-2, 6-2, and the second-seeded Emerson walloped Chauncey Steele III of Cambridge, in equally easy fashion, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2. Bobby Wilson, member'of England's European Cup champs and sixth, trounced Jim UNIVERSITY PARK.

Pa Approximately fiO players were expected to report today to Coach Rip Engle to begin fall football practice at Penn State University. Actual practice will not however, until Monday was set aside for photographers and newsmen. Engle said the Xittany Lions would hold drills twice-a day during the first 10 days. Thereafter, the squad will revert to a one-a-day routine. Engle described his squad as "young and relatively Incxpe- "l' phyiral'y with adequate size, perhaps lacking the individual skills possessed by previous State stars, but spirited, eager and happily aware that; many positions on the first two units are wide open." Penn State will have 19 lettermen returning but Engle insists he faces one of his biggest rebuilding jobs.

ran middleweisht 1 1 Oeorse a are -o heat Fn-iay mrnt So Gwrles on younj oJhnny Smith of t3 V'" 3 cfor ast P' 3C ties tonight in a scheduled 10- Keadina. Binghamton edged Sprinjtfteld 3-1 in 13 innings pitcher Don rounder. Benton, 33. is the No. 4 from Philadelphia, middleweight con- 'aussig hit a 2-nin homer with 2 out.

Binghamton a Fred Norman struck out 14 Giants to Benton has a career record a ncw ea2uc record a zu 48-3-1 including knockout? for the season. Smith, 23, is a hungry fish-ter! He allowed 5 hits. Hu record and this is bis television debut islands at 13-13. record is 22-6 knocked out IS opponents. He's! Second place Elmlra and YrrV rained out.

i Wyano's Sharp Hurls One-Hit Win in Playoffs Alonzo Sharp pitched no-hit ball until the sixth inning, and ended up -with a one-hitter as Wyano blanked Charleroj, 5-0. and took a one game lead in the Mon Valley Baseball League semi-final playoff series between the two 1 clubs. Sharp allowed only a line single to right by Joe Hodgson in thej sixth, after two were out, and; struck out nine batters. Bill Oldham sparked Wyano's 11-hit attack with three runs batted in on a two-run triple in the third, and a sixth inning single. Oldham, Andy Lesko, Bill! Hlafscak, and George Lukart had' two hits each for Wyano, regular season champions of the Mon Valley League.

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The Panthers, who have been staging two drills a day on the Allegheny College campus, will return to Pittsburgh Sunday and practice once a day until the season opens. Coach Johnny Michelosen gave his defense a good workout Friday with various types of passing attacks. Michelosen also devoted considerable time to kicking. In American Football League exhibitions tonight, Houston Oilers and the Kansas City Chiefs at Wichita, the Denver Broncos play the Buffalo Bills at Winston-Salem, N.C.. and the Oakland Riders meet the Chargers at San Diego.

A Sunday game at yew Brunswick, N.J., will pit New York Jets against the Boston Patriots. them unearned, and coasted home 6-2. behind the six-hit pitclvng of Al The top two gals Australia's Downing, who won his llth Margaret i and Darlene Hard of Long Beach, Calif. game in 15 decisions. Steve Barber (18-10) was he losen Don Zimmer blasted a grand- slam homer in the fifth inning and Doa Lock drove in two other runs with singles to spark the Washington attack.

Claude Osteen gave up five hits in winning his eighth make their debuts after drawing first round byes. Finalists last year, they're seeded 1-2 with the powerful Australian in the top spot as i the defending champ. She also won at Wimbledon. New Coach Sees Wasps Better Club Than Last Year PITTSBURGH (UPD Coach Stasiuk of the Pittsburgh Hornets believes he will have a Imuch better team this year. "No one can say where we will finish, and I hope it's first, or second or third, anyway," Stasi- uk told newsmen Friday.

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