Clovis News-Journal from Clovis, New Mexico • Page 7

WATCH YOUNS OUTFIELDER bntle Could Be Top Hitter NOTE: the hasn't the showmanship fit A scries of three din- lie Mays. No one, least of nil Mickey, claims him to he ft great brain. His personal life Is so normal as to be almost dull. Oiniiftftii At thP But any awkwardness that clings to this stocky 24-year-old off the field Is whisked owny the moment hp steps to' the plate. The sight of Mickey Mantle hitting home- run produces that chill of excitement at greatness In the happening that so very few ever achieve.

The story of Mickey Mantle reads almost like a deadpan pavo- idy of the red-blooded, All-Amerl- lean hoy reaching fame and fortune ($30,000 this year but that's -UP- A shy Biheatt from Oklahoma is iy to becoming a because ho can hit a 1 probably farther and Ian anyone ever did be- minute break for fin is Mantle, jure Ihe fflbll- Ruih athlete (he stir Jey has HG hits of lithe way Jdicl, but ever na- fcy liains to lor Man- has reached heights. Both As of Tuesday, Mantle led both leagues In every department of batting average .421, runs, runs batted in, hits. He Is the tervor of every pitcher In the American 'League. In one game last week he went to the plate six times, got five hits and was walked, But It Is In homers that Mantle Is creating the greatest drama. He Is well ahead of the pace that Ihe liero Rulh set in 1927 when he chalked standing hitter the past 10 years up the record that is probably "He's a once In a lifetime ball most sought after in baseball Jilayer," says Williams.

"There's only the beginning). Born and raised in the little (pop. 2.4-15) town of Commerce, Mickey was the son of a semi-pro pitcher who was determined his son would he a big league baseball player. The father pitched to the boy for hours on end, teaching him to hit both right and lefthanded. The senior Mantle died In 18(52.

exactly Dickey Mantle He lived just long enough to see his son wl'th the mighty New York Yankees. But It Is this year that hor be is so diffident as Mickey, playing in the centerfield most embarrassing. He spot once held by JoeJMMagglo, Stengel says, "is whether he's ft greate? hitter rlghthftnded or left- handed. Ih the other departments no one's better. Who can run with him? Who can flflld with him? And who can outthrow him?" "I'd glftdly give a million dollars for him If I only had it, 1 said White Sox Manager Marty Marlon the other day.

One of Mantle's biggest boosters Is Ted Williams of the Red Sox, long regarded as baseball's out- 30 homers In one season. If Mantle can beat that, It will be like breaking the four-minute milt, only more so. The authority for the claim that Mantle may be the greatest of all hitters Is Bill Dickey, the Yankee coach who was a contemporary of both Ruth and Lou Gehrlg. "Take from me," Dickey says, "Mantle hits a ball harder and farther than any man I've ever seen." Even Casey Is Awed Yankee Manager Casey Stengel doesn't want the boy's head to get big, but even he can't disguise his awe and admiration. "The only question in my mindl" no limit to how far he can go." Mantle has become magic at the box office.

His admirers are so numerous and enthusiastic thai Mickey often waits an extra half hour before leaving the clubhouse after a game to avoid the jam. Television, of course, has pu Mantle in the ken of millions. And around sets tuned to the Yankees dads and mothers and kids hunch up a little closer when he step. 1 to the plate to see whether Mantle Is going to knock another one ou of the park. Cttmimorrow: A alory from Mick ey'n hometown).

AT COUNTRY CLUB Championship Rounds Of Golf Meet Sunday Championship rounds of the Jim I First round matches were com- Rallis Memorial Golf Tournament pleted yesterday with Ross Eld- which got underway at the Clovis redge ousting Robert: Nashold, one Country Club Wednesday, will be payed Sunday after second round matches are "scheduled lor Saturday. lie's Bat bs Yanks Lead UNITED PRESS nerlcan League pennant has become as big a as last year's National jhase, thanks to the fan- power of Mickey ahoma strong boy erash- endous home run in each Ef the Memorial Day der to lead the New kees to 4-3 and 12-5 wins hington boosting their to six full games over go White Sox. the new ice tenants. games is exactly the jnjoyed at this holiday last year by the Brook- jers as they made of the NL race. Day goe down history as the day Bajl ea graves, Texas; seized command, Mantle; JJm Higpfms Hobbs; Chuck Wat- the man.

who did it. His son Cftlvin Keith, Farmington; not only were the de-; Archie Cul leyi James ows in each game, Morrl Lo 'i gton; James Ingle, him 11 full games Eslanc a HU Jetter, Wink, Tex- Ruth's pace in his record ag an( Doug Grimes, Jal. i Tennis Leo, Clovis; Bill ENMU Gives Letters In Spring Sports PORTALES (SneciaU Twenty- two letlermen hive been announced in spring sports at Eastern New Mexico University. Twelve letters were awarded in baseball, six in tennis, and four in golf. They follow Baseball Evans, Neal of the two who tied for medalist honors In last Sunday's qualifying rounds, and Tom O'Leary, who tied with Nashold, copping the trophy by low score on nine holes after which he eliminated John Cartmill from, the championship flight, 6 and 5.

Eldredge won from Nashold, 5 and 4. Randy Womack continued in the championship flight with a 3 and 2 triumph over Jack Williams, while Paul Jones, a former champion, moved Joe Collins of Amarilo into the consolation bracket with a 1-up victory. D. J. Moore and Leon Williams who shot qualifying rounds in the 70s and were eligible for the cham- flight, withdrew from play allowing the three men who Pat Flaherty Wins Memorial Racing Classic By ED SAINSBUHY INDIANAPOLIS Freck le-faced and red-headed Pat Plan erty, racing's real-life "Hue Baltimore year.

Tier Ooeg 440 Feet Branson, Artesia: Steve Henderson, 20th homer, putting iRoswe Boh Gardner, Eunice, bird of the way to Ruth's Ronnjo 'nolcomb Borger, Texas, u-eled 440 feet deep intol and Ron Platoon, III. Golf Don 'Crockett, Portales; Ed Yeager, Eunice; Bob Cayce, Tatum, and Denny Ardmore, Okla. -center bleachers in the of the 7l-3 tie. nightcap to Siite Sox moved ahead of Sans by beating them and 9-8 in a 10-homer that saw two hom- by Vic Wertz and Pres- of the Indians and Les Chicago. The Indians the nightcap only after runs in the last of the Majors Set Two Homer Records By UNITED PRESS Big-league baseball saluted Memorial Day, 1956.

with the great- tier two AL twin bills also jest home run barrage in history. Kn clean sweeps. The Bal- Brioles nipped the Boston i 2-1 and 5-4, each time ttst-of-the-ninth run. Bob singled home the first- Inner and Bob Hale did in the second. Detroit Kansas City 11-3 in their game and won the see- on Virgil Trucks' three- Twenty-six homers were hit in the National League and 24 in the American for a grand total of 5C two records and lying another for homer production on a single day.

The NL figure topped the old league record of 25, set on July 10. 19DO. The AL total the old league record of 24 set on CLOVIS NEWg-JOtmyAL, May 81, 1950. Pujse 7 PARKER HOMERS 7. By UNITED PRESS SOUTHWESTERN LEAGUE Team Hobbs Plainview El Paso Midland San Angelo Roswell Pampa Clovis Balllnger Carlsbad OB 27 14 25 15 23 18 23 ift 23 to 10 22 ifi 2o IB 23 15 24 14 27 Yesterday's Results Roswell 5, Pampa 4.

Plainview It, Clovis 6. Hobbs 7, Balllnger 2, Midland 8, El Paso 2. San Angelo 6, Carlsbad Today's Schedule. Roswell at Pampa. Clovls at Plainview.

Balllnger at Hobbs. Midland at El Paso. Carlsbad at San Angelo, .659 .625 .561 .548 .648 .403 .444 .410 10 .385 11 .341 13 Plainview Overpowers Pioneers Again. 11-6 PLAINVtEW, (Special) Ponies made It two-in-a-roW over the Clovls Pioneers here Wednesday night, blasting out an 11-fl decision as George Zackey settled down after the first Inning And spaced the ten Pioneer singles. Clovis scored three runs In the opening canto on four strnlglit 8 Team New York Chicago Cleveland Boston Finn," gets a story-book payoff tonight for shaking off two crashes with the speedway wall in the past to win the 40th annual 500 mile classic at a speed of 128.490 miles per hour.

Flaherty, a six-foot, 160-pound Chicago tavern owner, paced the speedway's fastest field in history for (he last'125 laps to earn a guaranteed purse of $39,200. But because the track usually throws additional money Into the prize fund, the victor, who was driving in his fifth speedway chase, probably will get A larger check at the payoff dinner tonight than the previous high total, $76.138 paid to Bob Swelkerl last year. Flaherty got a break in winning Detroit Washington Kansas Citv 28 13 18 15 20 17 19 10 19 20 .487 8 19 21 9 16 24 AM) llVi 15 24 12 rvt. OB .083 .545 .541 6 .500 Shrevoport 7, Fort Worth 5. Austin 15-6, 'Oklahoma City 2-3.

Tulsa 4-11, San Antonio 3-8. Todny'n Schedule Houston at Dallas. Shrnvoporl at Fort Worth. Austin at Oklahoma City. San Antonio at Tulsa.

SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION singles, then Zaekey gave up hut six more blows one a double by Hank Pasklewlcz, the other a homer by Roy Parker. Zackey Issued eight bases on balls, four of them to Jackie Wll- Walker-Pendergrasj Cop First Doubles, Play Tuesday Lou Walker and Tom Ponder- grass combined their talents Tuesday night to win the Mixed Doubles play at the Playmore Bowl, and It was Mrs. Walker who had the high series with handicap a good HIS. Pendergrass totaled 688 his th'fe games. Johnnie and Wynn Henley wert Team Birmingham Mobilo Atlanta Memphis Nashville Chattanooga Little Rock New Orleans 1.

Pet. GB 30 Ifl 25 22 24 23 26 25 24 26 22 26 21 25 19 28 .882 6'4 but a couple of double with 112.1, while Per- heped the Pony pitcher over and Lt. S. Newman were third rough spots, i with 1118, only out of second by M'anfcRer Jodie of Plain- three pins. view was thumbed In the top of the: Eleven couples were In the Inl- flrst for arguing too vehement- tlal night's bowling and split the ly over a close play at third money three ways.

There Bobby Brown led the Plain view room for five more coupes to howl hit parade with two doubles and a 'In the weekly tourney which will Single, and drove In three uui-. held at 7:30 o'cock each Tues- Pnrker had three lor four and bnl- day night. Averages for those who ted In three. i bowled were established Tuesday George Doering who started fm for use next week, New bowlers Clovls and lasted until the sixth. i Into the league will howl .532 .511 .510 6 .480 .458 9 .457 fl .404 yesterday's Atlanta 8, Little Rock 4.

Memphis 3, Blrmlngha m2. Mobile 6, Nashville 4. Chattanooga 4-11, New Orleans then the Pioneers return home. was the victim of poor backing as' rlrs night only with the Pioneer committed four during the regular sea- rors behind him, Reuben Phillips took over mound duties In the sixth, and lasted until the eighth when Plainview put on a four run spree. Parker finished up.

The two clubs finish their three- game series here Thursday night, 3-5. Today's Schedule Little Rock at Atlanta. Memphis at Birmingham. New Orleans at Chattanooga. Mobile at Nashville.

BIG STATE LEAGUE Yesterday's Results New York 4-12, Washington 3-5, Baltimore 2-5, Boston 1-4. Chicago 6-9, Cleveland 3-8. Detroit 11-5. Kansas 3-1. Today's Schedule Boston at Baltimore d-31 vs.

Wight (2-4 Washington at New York Stohbs vs. Grim (2-0). (Only games scheduled.) NATIONAL LEAGUE Team Pot. OR Milwaukee 18 10 .643 'Cincinnati 21 15 .583 1 St. Louis 22 16 .579 1b Train I Corpus Chrlstl Wichita Falls Abilene Port: Arthur Waco Victoria Lubbock Beaumont: i ct.

on 29 18 .617 27 20 .574 2 27 21 2X4 26 22 .542 3'i 25 23 21 27 21 28 33 .521 .438 8 .429 9 .327 14 had quaifying rounds of 80 to be too. While he was on his safety Pittsburgh the championship flight. Saturday Eldredge meets Wom- lap. thp extra tour run by each car to insure covering the full dis- ack and O'Leary battles Jones in tance. his throttle linkage broke ihe championship flight, while I and fell off the car as he headed Nashold and Williams and Cartmill inir, tho winnpr'e anrinsnrp and Collins meet in consolation play.

In the first flight, Don Elewski nipped Jack Blue, 2-1, Charles tipped George Hammond, l- Brooklyn New York Philadelphia atl scored the only Nl. id thus took second place Juy 30, 1050, and the grand total up on the 10th hold. Churclc Girdner edged Dallas Webb, 6-4, and Dr. I. D.

Worrell tripped J. M. Goodman, 3 and 2. Saturday Elewski and McClain and Girdner and Worrell continue championship play, while Blue and Hammond and Webb and Goodman get together for consolation play. In the second flight.

Wally Strack won over Walter Howell, 2-1, J. A. Burran advanced by forfeit from Jay Triplett. Frank Randall eased' past J. Harvey Wilson, 1-up on 19 and Lyle Walker took Ham Overstreet, 3-2.

Saturday's scheduled calls for Strack and Burran to meet, and Randall and -Walker to tie-up in continuation of championship play, while Howell and Triplett and Wilson and Overstreet struggle for consolation honors. Third flight results C. W. Bur- Louis by four percentage lay Jabionski's three-run lade Johnny Klippstein a over the Cards in the. a six-run third-inning Redlegs the second.

6-5, ne held to seven Innings Game Includes Fight twin bill at Chicago saw beat Milwaukee 10-9 in game, which included a Ween Russ Meyer of Child Bill Bruton of the before the Braves took nd 11-9. Bobby Thomson walloped" four of the rs in the twin bill and seven runs. scored six in the sixth Philadelphia 6-5 in their erased'the old mark of 40 for hothlkctt over Johnny Townsend, 3-2, Si I leagues, set on Memorial Day, Koenlg over Glen Dyson, 4-3, Ed In- 1950. Bobby Thomson of the Milwaukee Braves was the big slugger of the day with tour homers in a bill against the Cubs, but were nine other players who frram over Bill Adams, 3-2, and Harry Bliss over Houston Hart, forfeit. Pairings Saturday are Burkett and Kownig, Ingram and Bliss, into the winner's enclosure.

Had it happened on the previous lap. he would have been unable to maintain speed, and probably Sam Hanks. Pacific Pali- sad'es, who finished only 21 seconds behind, would have beaten him. Flaherty became the sixth pole winner to win the race, duplicating a feat performed in the past by Jimmy Murphy, Tommy Milton. Billy Arnold, Floyd Roberts and Bill Vukovich.

But when Faherty won the pole, he did it with a record speed too, 145.056 mies per hour for one lap and 145.596 for four. For the first few miles yesterday, in a race which set a track for accidents with 11, he aid off the blistering pace of more than 142 miles per hour lung up by Paul Russo, Jim lathmann and Pat O'Connor. Russo crashed into the wall after 22 laps and both Rathmann and O'Connor were ofrced to make pit stops to give Flaherty a chance to move ahead after 40 laps. He stayed in front for two turns of the track and then backed off again. After 53 laps be made a 39-second pit stop and after 75 laps he went in front to stay.

hit two each Lopata of the Phillies, Braves, Braves, Hank Aaron of the Ed of the Mickey Mantle of the Fourth flight Ernie Sego over H. B. Barnard, 5-4, Tom Burns over L. D. Ingram, G-5 Mort Yankee's Hank "Bauer of the' Yan- Hummer over Bud Hall, forfeit, kees Vic of the Indians, land C.

M. Henderson over Frank Preston Ward of the Indians, Les Barnard and Ingram and Hall and Moss of the White Sox, and Harry i Simpson of the Athletics. Pioneers Nip Redbirds In 3-1 Softball Tilt Scoring all runs in the first two innings, the Pioneers trimmed the the Phillies smashed lne rlo sn Vn Hi 3 win the second 12-3. jRedbirds a Softball ill Hill- VPW Ynrw Giants crest Park this week, -L New York Giants and Pirates worked hard- jbe holidavs a total of Th lhp Dillon, 5-4. Saturday will see matches between Sego and Burns and Hummer and Henderson, and Dillon.

Fifth flight Bedford Caldwell over Charles Green, 6-5, Boh Sudderth over Lynell Skarda, 4-3, Bill Burran over Billy Ray Harrison, 5-4, and Rip Collins over J. S. Anderson, 4-2. Caldwell meets Suddorth, Burran plays Collins, Green scraps Skarda, and tan- with Anderson on Saturday. mP opener 5-4 when Dale pled home the wmnmRi a streak 10 hilless or him, and the Giants second 5-3 on two-run double.

Yesterday's Star Thomson of the Braves, homers two singles, and uns-batted-in against Chi- a Jensen Pump JacK stock well, regardless of ihe depth, horse pourr ranging frnro and the prlcn ilart- ,1101.50. Come In and let us tbese In the second a base over John Wilson, 5-4, Sam Pipkin a triple by Bob H. J. Charles, 7-6. and -Tack and a fielders choice tallied over Lloyd Otten, 7-5.

Only more for'the Pioneers. slx me were in this flight, so Sal- Ox Lewis was the winningjurday Templeman meets Pipkin pitcher, scattering four hits in asjwitli Stagner getting a bye into many innings, Henry Dohl was the'Sunday's championship finals while loser although he gave up butiWilson scraps Charles and Otten three safeties. gets a bye in the consolation round. authorised ten tee dealt ri for power pro- tafinet msJien Lawn mower ilh precltlon UCKER JIPMINT CO, 7tb Phoae 4731 WRESTLING TONITE (Thursday) NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY MAIN EVENT MIXED TAG TEAM MATCH 20 15 .571 19 16 .543 16 20 .429 12 22 B'i 9 I 10 23 .303 10'il Yesterday's Results Brooklyn 6-3, Philadelphia 5-12. Pittsburgh 5-3, New York 4-5.

Chicago 10-9. Milwaukee 9-11. Cincinnati 6-6, St. Louis 3-5. Today's Schedule Milwaukee at Chicago Burdette vs.

Minner (1-3). New York at Pittsburgh (night Hearn (3-3) vs. Kline (3-3). Cincinnati at St. Louis (night) Nuxhall (1-4) vs.

Mizell (4-2). (Only games scheduled.) TEXAS LEAGUE Team Houston Fort Worth Dallas Shreveport Tulsa Austin San Antonio Oklahoma Citv .1, GB 29 18 .617 26 18 .591 IVi .574 2 .500 SVj .500 5H 6 .422 9 .313 14 27 20 23 23 23 23 24 25 19 26 15 33 4H Wichita Falls 10, Lubbock 9. Abilene 0, Waco 5. Corpus Christl 13-6. Beaumont -5, Port Arthur 7-8, Victoria 1-0.

Schedule Wichita Fal'ls at Lubbock. Waco at Abilene. BpaurnoiM at 'Corpus Port Arthur at Victoria. Other INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Toronto 2-L, Buffalo 0-9. Rochester 5-7, Montreal 2-2.

Richmond 3-1, Columbus 2-1. Miami 3-4, Havana 2-1. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Los Angeles 2-6, Vancouver 0-3. Hollywood 3-2, Sacramento 1-8, Seattle 4-6, San Diego 2-7. San Francisco 7-1.

Portland 8-0. AMERICAN' ASSOCIATION St. Paul 5-11 Minneapolis 1-8. Indianapolis 9-0, Wichita 8-3. Charleston 3-1, Louisville 0-4.

Denver 3-6, Omaha 2-2. Whether they will meet Pampa's Oilers Friday and Saturday In Clovis was to be decided in a meeting Thursday afternoon In Clovis. The oilers, who too had been on shaky financial ground have been assured of finishing the season by the Pampa Chamber of Commerce and businessmen, son. Tonight Is the Insf day for first week's "headpin" tournament. R.

T. DelVeechlo ran up a 114 this week to go out in front of Bob Murphy's 110. Saturday is thp first day of a new round of olay of Wilcov ss HIM. AB If A 1 'J. i 'i 4 1 3 0 4 Pnrkcr, cf-p 4 i 3 2 Boyd, rf Florcn, Thomns, Mnnncll, DoprlnK, 5 (I -I (I 4014 'J 40011 4 0 0 fi 1 3000 0 p-lf 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 10 II 10 PI.AINVIFAV kr.v rt If Brrmn.

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Upp find Rynn. Ijnrspn Reaches SemlttnnU BARCELON. Apsin Art Larsen of San Leandro, gained the men's singles semifinals yesterday at the Count Godo tennis tournament by defeating J. A. Arllla of Spain 6-2, 9-7.

Wrestling Slated At Armory Tonight Contestants In the mixed tag- team struggle at the National Guard Armory tonight will supply the action in the two preliminary bouts, according to matchmaker Gary Richardson. The first wilt pit Champ Thomas against Ray Dunlap in a one- fall 30-mlnute time limit bout. The main event will have man and woman battling another man-woman duo. Thomas, a dropkick artist, and Texas Rose will battle Dunlap and Gypsy Girl. Rules are that the men must wres- te and the girls scrap no man against woman and vice versa, but in the heat of the battle anything can happen.

The opening bout is down for 8:15 p. m. TV FlgliTs to ContiniiP NEW YORK The American Broadcasting Co. has an- 1'Ounced it will continue telecast- ng Wednesday night fights during he 1958-57 season. Yesterday's Dallas 8-2, Housto n'2-0.

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