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Pirates Win Again, Edge by Del Rio, 2-1 ffhr Warn Nmm gnbimr I Waco, Texas Thursday. August 19. 19M Views of Sport By RFTi SMITH NEW Irving Kudd was a boy in Brooklyn, he the Dodgers, collectively. individually, with unquestioning piety. He still does, now that he is a man.

The difference is that today, working in the promotion department, he gets to know his heroes personally. He can walk right into the clubhouse He can reach out and touch Duke Snider. He was making a speech in a synagogue. He got carried away discussing Gil Hodges, the All-American boy. trustworthy, loyal, helpful.

friendly, courteous, kind. dient. cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean ami reverent. Tripped up in hill oratorical the sort of fellow. Irving stnde.

Irving floundered. "What 1 "you'd hr proud and happy matlrr?" to have vour dauchter marry rnrd a voior from thr Hodges, said the voice irom rear. the rrar. is a goy." Old Camp Owes All to Came "In a wav too bad." Irving Anything for baseball, anything for was saving the other day, "that tram, ho happy to do. In Florida Reese was posing for fan, car have thr samr op- w)th kid jn portimitv to know these fellows as for A poster to be used in a people and not just as ball players muscular dystrophy fund with numbers on their backs.

Rov paign. The photographer finished Campanula for instance, who is I his leaving Reese still down on one so sincere he cries when he talks an aTTn around the baseball. shoulders, chatting. They talked a 'Baseball owe Old Camp long time, he 11 say. Camp owes were you gabbing every little thing he is to base- about?" Irvine asked "Jawing And his eyes actually fill away for 15, 20 minutes with an when he says it.

11 -year-old Reese. There is a walk- told me he used to be a ing definition of the word Dodger Peewee said, Captain Reese, the leader and qen- switched over after we lost the tleman He has the keenest sense World Series to the Yankees. I of public relations was trying to persuade him to ever encountered in a ball player, come back." Portrait of a Competitor Sometimes Jackie Robinson tries other things, for the players to thr patirnce of those who like and Procrswon through town on arrival. Somebody respect him He is Up the seating assign- lastingly combative, so quick to ments in the automobiles and put pop off. so often in wrangles Like the Negro players together.

the other night when he alone Robinson halked at this grace- among the players sprang off the less touch of Jim Crow, swore he bench to dispute with the umpire wouldn't parade Quickly, one by over a pitch close to Carl Krskine. the other Dodgers joined the wants to beat living revolt. Hearing about it tardily. said. a competitor.

What's Irving sought out Robinson in bad for the team is bad for him. I panic. got to beat you. He's a great mean this is your show- battler to have in your Robinson asked different. Irving was in Miami ahead of Yes.

I know you assign the the Dodgers, drummine up busi- cars. Hey, fellows, it all right. ness for exhibition games. It was 1 11 ride along his first such assignment and he Irving switched the seals around hustled hard. He arranged, among and the cars rolled.

Robinson's Got to Beat on A man wanted Robinson for a all right, but the order must be speech or radio appearance or drawn to his store. The man as- something. be a 150 pu 77 didn know chandise order in it Robinson said that Robinson would match the gift order and outfit a needy kid. has demanded a S1X10 fee for television appearance and instructing that the check be drawn not to him but to whatever cause he is aiding at the moment. Loafing at Gmssmger in the Catskiils.

Robinson and Rudd put on ice skates for the first time in their lives. They wore themselves i out floundering around the rink. i Then Jackie wanted to race. Slipping, flopping, dragging themselves up and falling again, they raced three times. Robinson won each heat narrowly.

Impulsively flung an arm across his shoulders. I'm glad you came to Grossinger's. Irv." he said. wouldn't have had anybody to race." By KARL GOLDING News-Trlbnne Sports Stuff Pirates rolled to their fifth straight triumph last night, thanks to another bit of scatter throwing by Del Rio second baseman Rabbit Argudin. The Rabbit, guilty of erratic play in the series opener Tuesday, threw one out of the premises in the fourth that led to an unearned run.

Waco went on to shackle the seventh-place Indians, 2 to 1. error was the only miscue of the night, and just about everything else, from a defensive standpoint, was terrific. Myron Hoffman and Chuck Hawley, the towering Del Rio manager, hooked up in a great pitching duel that sent the customers home after just one hour and 35 minutes of festivities and the shortest Big State League scrap played in Katy Park this season. 15th Victory Hoffman notched his fifteenth triumph of the season against five defeats, and struck out seven including the first four batters he faced. He walked only one.

He as and Favion fanned. No runs, one hit, one left. A CO made another good play to gef Babcock, and Hoffman grounded out. Sanchez got an infield single. Rodriquez went out to right.

No runs, one hit, one left. Sixth Inning DEI. Hawley grounded out and Argudin ingled into center. Parker walked and Perez fanned. Cabrera singled sharply against the left-field fence, scoring Argudin.

Mejias retrieved quickly and threw Parker out at third for the final out. One run, two hits, one left. WACO backed against the wall in right to take fly. Mejias doubled to left. Monahan went out to right, with Mejias taking third.

Tavior was retired on a play by Argudin. No runs, one hit, one left. Seventh Inning DEL RIO doubled. Martinick grounded out. Karas went out to Monahan in right.

Monahan then went far to his right to make a glove stab of drive and retire the side. No runs, one hit. one left. walked, and went to second on Babcock sacrifice. Hoffman bounced in front of the Monahan took it on the run to retire the side.

No runs, no hits, none left. Rodriquez grounded out. Falls went out to left. Mejias was thrown out by Perez. No runs, no hits, none left.

Ninth Inning DEL Matile made another good play to nip Perez. Cabrera grounded out, Babcock to Taylor. Konyar pulled an outside pitch through the middle for a single, and Karas singled through third. But Hoffman sent Karas swinging. No runs, two hits, two left.

Temple Wins, 16-1 Behind Bob Wright a 4 1 3 1 Ik 4 18 0 4 2 1 1 SI SO! 3 112 10 15 2 0 0 1 I 3 0 0 3 MYRON HOFFMAN Posts 1 5th Win lowed seven hits. Hawley pitched plate and was thrown out by the a six-hitter, walked two, but send anybody down swinging. There were some gems afield Both third basemen. Pete Konyar of Del Rio and Rue George Matile, and Waco right fielder Jim Mona- catcher. Sanchez grounded out.

No runs, no hits, one left. Eighth Inning DEL RIO grounded out. Matile made a good play at third Carrol! Gifford 2 CarLv.rf l.lttle.l KoMnsn 1 If VnDrxe a Tvler 3 2 Brwlng rf 5 2 4 2 Krupp I 1 1 0 Davis 3 3 14 0 Sanimro a 3 0 Mitchcll.c 5 15 0 -J 5 0 I ('ulna. If 4 1 3 Cnlne.rf-lf 4 10 1 SphKh.p 0 0 0 0 Stone a Larson LGrone.lf 3 3 0 0 110 4 0 3 2 1 5 1 5 1 3 3 4 10 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 I 10 0 10 0 42 17 27 14 41 15 27 for in 9th. I 3oo li Tyler ...............................000 031' 9 R-Carroll 3, Clifford 2.

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HB Logan Logan Spieth U- Bahr, Harper. 2:20 A 500 test TRIPLE A IN TAAF MEET AUSTIN Waco Triple A Lumber nofthal! team, one of alone with Houston in the State TAAF ment, to meet Bell County Insurance of Temple in Its firM game here Thursday afternoon. Clayton Ducser was scheduled lo start on the mound for the Waco team which boasts five former AH-Ameica players. The tournament is single elimination and 13 teams are entered. han thieves for thf night.

Ma-I '0 Arsudin. Parker blasted one and Konyar committed base- deep the right-field line, but ball robbery twice each, and Mona- han made a great running catch in the eighth to rob Roy Parker. Waco scored both runs in the fourth, on singles by Jack Falls and Ramon Mejias. error. and T.

R. double against the hoards in left. Del Rio tightened the gap in the sixth, but couldn't get to Hoffman I after that. The Pirates open a three-game a series with vest on in Katy Park caiveston tonight, with Ernest Johnson due to start. It will be 50-cent night.

First Inning DLL RIO truck out the side, sending Argudin, Parker, and down swinging. No runs, no hits, none left. WACO grounded out. Rodriquez and Falls went out to No no hils. none left.

Second Inning DEL RIO fanned, and Konyar popped up to short. Mar- tmick grounded out. pitcher to first. No rune, no hits, none left. WACO Mejias grounded out.

Monahan beat out a bunt. Taylor grounded into a double play, Perez to Cabrera. No runs, one hit, none left. Third Inning DEL RIO and Yarion both grounded out to short. Hawley lined out to Mejias.

No runs, no hits, none left. Matile walked. Konyar made a fine play to get Babcock at first. Hoffman grounded out. and Sanchez popped to the first- baseman.

No runs, no hits, none left. Fourth Inning DLL RIO Argudin grounded out. Parker singled into right for the first Indian hit. Perez and Cabrera grounded out. No runs, one hit, one left.

AtXl Rodriquez popped up Falls singled into deep short and Mejias followed with a sharp single to center. Monahan forced Mejias at second, but Argudin threw the ball away trying for two and Falls came home with the game's first run. Taylor doubled against the left-field wall to bring in Monahan. Matile flew- out. Two runs, three hits, one left.

Fifth Inning DLL RIO went out to center, and Matinick singled. Kar- IHM II mb a Facchini 3 1 2 i A tgelo cf4 0 1 fl i St 1 Mavn 2 0 4 I Ixknbh rf 3 0 5 0 McAfee 1 4 11 1 0 ft 0 0 fl1 S'afford if4 1) 34 1 IVI run. rf 0 2 4 s4 Goldstn 1 4 0 lf .1 S40 1 Bcmera.c 1 0 1 0 rf 2 0 fl 5 (1 fl fl fl fl Jonim i 2 1 0 0fl fl Moore 1 0 MrNral 0 fl fl fl 1 0 1 ft 4 TothefT rf 0 0 0 rf 1 fl 1 0 SI 27 lrt 1 11 17 1 Hit into Walked fot for in ln 10t h. Ran for PerWlns In 8th. Corpus Chnstl OOP 0 Austin 100 01 1- 3 Stafford.

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Maya McAfee BB Moore 5. May 4 SO Moore May 4 LOB Corpus Chrlatl 4 Austin 12. HO May 4 In Moore i In Tosheff 1 In 0. PB Henry Tosh- eff U-Smith. Lornhaidt.

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Hoffman s. lob ei Rio Lloya lavior nas announcea. Waco nr and Cabrera leopards open their season at val i ley on Sept. 10. TEMPLE, Aug.

right-hander Bob Wright pitching a three-hitter and his slugging teammates backing him with a 13- hit attack, Lone Star of Temple trounced Valley Mills, 16-1, here Wednesday night in their opening game of the Waco News-Tribune Cup Race semi-finals playoff. The losing pitcher was Bob Fick- lin and outfielder Russell Young led the barrage against him with three hits in five times at bat. The second game of the semi- finals series will be played Friday night at Kiwanis Field in Waco with Temple needing only one more victory to gain a berth in the championship series against the Gridders Report Saturday LOREN A. Aug. 18 Tuesday, took a long step for rcna High football candidates will take physical examination Saturday night at 7:30 and will begin fall gridiron practice Monday night.

Coach Waxahachie-Mabray Lumber and Supply winner. Should Valley Mills upset Temple in the first game Friday, the third and deciding game would be played afterward. axahachie Plays Mabray Mabrav Lumber and Supply and Waxahachie, deadlocked in their News-Tribune Cup Race semifinals series with one victory apiece, clash in the deciding game tonight at 8 at Kiwanis Field. The public is invited to attend free of charge. Ralph Carrigan, former Waco el 7 High and Sam Houston State pitch- Mioemaker rotir ing star, will start on the mound DEL MAR, Aug.

18-UP for Mabray team. Waxahachie -Willie Shoemaker who rassed Probably will pitch Frank Hooper, Mioemaker, wno passed three.tjmp au.district ace and the 200 mark in winners for the i 4 qq hitter. Waxahachie won the opening game at Waxahachie, 21-16 ward towards the next but the Wacoans took the second 300 winners, by capturing four game here Tuesday, 15-4. races at Del Mar Wednesday. The winner will earn a berth in The famed rider included among the tournament championship his wins the featured $5.000 Pe- series which begins next week at troleum Purse, capturing the mile Katy Park.

The Temple Valley and a sixteenth race with Black Mills winner will be the other team Rascal by a length. I in the finals. Lumber Wins I A fighting and L. Lumber won the championship of the Commercial Tennis League with a 2-to-l victory over Moore Business4) Forms Wednesday night at Baylor courts as the league wound up Its season. Jack Thedford and Bill Hine out- stroked Joe Vuillemin and Joe Schulze, 6-2, 97, in doubles, Jo Claire Moser and Don Tatum trimmed Pat (iregory and Vuillemin, 5-7, 75, 6-1, in the hard- fought mixed doubles match, and Frank Levy and Dickie Klwood came from behind to defeat Don Morgan and Norman Bumpers, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, In boys doubles.

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