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"It means I'm almost as sured of the lead Sunday for the first VA miles or so" Roberts said At least until the first pit stop Pender-1 rott Call Have Him Give New Managers A Chalice STRICTLY one man's opinion That middleweight champ Paul render is one of the worst fighters I've ever seen a real cheese champion who can't punch a lick I've seen Golden Glovers who would stand outside and chop him to pieces Savannah pieced together a double wild pitch and a sacrifice fly to break up a 14-inning duel and hand the Hornets their third loss in four games 32 Thursday night A crowd of 846 smallest of this current home stand was on mosonvolono hand to watch the 3-hour and 45 minute struggle which was studded with fine defensive and nnn 11 In pitching performances Roberts got WO for the fastest qualifying time and $250 for the 10-lap race That Floyd Patterson will make a much better fight of it Monday night than he did a year ago '600' Qualifiers DRIVER AUTO FASTEST LAP 4LAP AVG 111)1 lull' That major league baseball clubs have no imagination When they need a manager they always pick somebody like Jimmy Dykes Charlie Grimm Eddie Sawyer Pinky Higgins Lou Boudreau etc Why won't they gamble with new blood and give somebody like Ben Geraghty or Ernie White a chance? 134429 133901 129431 129025 129125 11S971 129933 129411 126612 125933 126090 125719 126227 1254:36 125552 121918 Fireball Roberts Jack Smith Curtis Turner Cotton Owens Ned Jarrett Bobby Johns Rex White Lee Petty 1960 Pontiac 1960 Pantine 1960 Ford 1960 Flautist! 1960 Ford 1960 Plymouth 1969 Chevrolet 1960 Plymouth the New York Yankees look lazy and un Inspired more like the No-Go Red Sox all the time and far from the Bombers of old Only intrusion by 1960 Ford driver Curtis Turner prevented Pontiacs from sweeping the first three positions in Sunday's 55 or 60-car field Jack Smith another Pontiac chauffeur was second fastest qualifier f129020 and also fin ished second in the 10-lap race to earn $450 Turner was third fastest qualifier t128971) but trailed fourth fastest Cotton Owens t123411) the other Pontiac pilot in the special race Four other drivers qualified Thursday They were Ned Jarrett 1960 Ford Bobby Johns 19fi0 Plymouth: flex White 1960 Chevrolet and Lee Petty 1960 Plymouth Mike Souchak Jerry Barber Henry Ranson Huston Leclair Jack Fleck Bruce Crampton Gary Player Cherry Doug Sanders Joe Taylor Dick Stranahan Dave Ragan Ed Fursol Nicklaus Keen Venturi Stan Dudas Dow Finsterweld Bill Casper Arnold Palmer Jim Lucius Dave Marr Frank Stranahan Stan Mosel Chick Harbert Howie Johnson Bob Rosbure Ted Kroll Bob Shave Sam Snead Tom Nieporte Lloyd Mangrum Georoe Bayer Art Wall Bob Walson 31-31 66 35-34 69 38-37 69 34-34 78 3634 70 3634 70 3337 70 36-34 70 32-30 70 36-34 70 34-36 70 36-35 11 35-36-71 36-35 71 35-36 11 3536 71 35-36 71 33-38 71 36-36 72 33-39 72 36-36 72 36-36-72 35-37 72 37-35 72 35-37 72 35-37 12 36-36 72 3S-37 72 35-37 72 36-36 72 35-37 72 35-37-72 38-34 72 4 35-37 72 IIIIMIENEI NON-QUALIFIERS SECTION June 17 1960 I Fred Lorenzen Richard Petty Herby Tillman Gene Marmor Jimmy Thompson Joe Weatherly Jim Reed Speedy Thompson Banjo Matthews Paul Lewis 1960 Ford 1960 Plymouth 1160 Chevrolet 1959 Pontiac 197)9 T-Bird 1960 Ford 1960 Chevrolet 1960 Ford 1960 Ford 1960 Chevrolet 125261 124791 125337 12899 124453 121662 124081 121619 123967 111591 123995 12307 123007 xI21063 124109 122309 122560 120927 119920 111601 That president Sam Smith's plan to play a second Sally League all-star game at Portsmouth-Norfolk is okay for those are good baseball cities The idea of course is that one of them may be added next year Again okay for the Yankees would probably back Norfolk again But pity the poor managers players and umpires who would have to make overnight bus jumps from Jacksonville to Norfolk a haul of 661 miles! Lucky Undies Speed 'Ent Up CHARLIE SMITH of Gastonia is superstitious A neighbor gave him a fancy pair of shorts last winter and Charlie wore them every day in the North-South at Pinehurst and Southern Am at Myrtie Beach never losing a match Laundered every night of course tiLn Five Courses To Open City Golf Event Fastest eight cars today get the next eight positions fastest eight Saturday get 17th through 2Ith place with other spots going CAROLINIANS Erma Born Southern Pmes Thorne Wood Asheboro Gene Hamm Raleigh 3640 3017 76 41-30 79 ll mathematical Impossibility since al errge speed is more than fastest lap But these are official NASCAR figures But Oops Here's Another Tear Ditt oils 11 eie-s Ail IN Don't mention the word "rain" In Walter Rabb of UNC Three days of it at Gastonia and three at Omaha plus a broken wrist as a result have made him allergic By WILTON GARRISON Observer Sports editor The second annual Charlotte golf tourney will op crate on a different plan this year according to chairman Er win 'Axton City-wide qualifying will be held Saturday August 13 on five local courses Eastwood Carolina Charlotte Country Club Myers Park Country Club and Carmel When Buddy Pritchard hoisted the fly to right which brought across Elder White with the 14th-inning clincher It broke up a fine hurling duel or actually two duels Larry Foss twirled the first eight for the Pirates and was bailed out by winner Bob Lee who pitched six scoreless frames Fred Bruckbauer went the first HE for the Hornets and Elector Maestri finished up fanning six in a creditable four inning stint The Bees tore into Foss as if they meant business in the first but could get only one run on doubles by Jake Jacobs and Vern Morgan and a single by Billy Springfield But Foss settled down and blanked Charlotte until the eighth when Jacobs' single Herman Vila's sacrifice and Springfield's one-baser counted another In the meantime Savannah hurler Foss had helped his own cause with a third inning homer over the left field wall and the Pirates had added another in the seventh on White's double a sacrifice and Pritchard's single The Charlotte loss coupled with Jacksonville's 54) win over Columbia narrowed the Bees' lead over the Braves to 412 games Charlotte opens a three game series with Charleston tonight at 7:45 here Bruckhatier making his first start in several weeks was aided immeasurably by the spectacular centerfield play of the bonus rookie Jacobs Three times the youngster went to his right to rob Pirates of base hits with backhanded stalls on the dead run one of them plucked right off his shoe tops Another time he snared a sinking liner over shortstop on the dead run knee high SAVANNAH CHARLOT lb bi Jacobs el I 3 0 Pizarro el 0 I 0 Vila rt I 0 0 Sada 3h 0 0 0 Stiringlield st 0 1 I Leonard lb 0 2 0 Wrenn If 011 Clendenon If a 0 3 0 '4arclaway 3b 0 8 0 Ellinit rf 4 0 0 0 allarmes 0 0 0 White ss 4 1 1 0 Tano 3b 0 0 0 Messner 1 0 I 0 Daskalekis lb 0 1 1 Pritchard 11) 1 a 1 2 Mendoza lb 0 4 0 Filq 31 I I 000 Lee 11 3 1 1 0 Prockhlr 1 I 1 'maestri 11 0 0 1 tbSt000sal a 0 I Totals SO 3 II 3 Tote's 4 a 11 1 a lyed out tor Hardaway in ilth 1)-6060 Out for Maestri In 14th Savannah OM 000 100 000 01-3 Charlotte 100 000 010 000 00-1 11-111116H Vila Sada POA -Javan nah 4220z Charlotte 4110 LOS--Savan hah Charlotte 11 Morgan Clendenon Pritchard Mendoza White 14 1 -6611 Messner Vila SP-Pritcherd Pritchard and Leonard Snrinefield Mendoza and Dan Italekiss White and Leonard II It IR 116 SO Prockbader 10 1111 Pots I 11211 Loa (W I4) 6 3 I I I 3 Maestri (L 1-4) 4 4 1 1 1 Oruckbauor Pots Lo4 1W 14) Minim (L -4) The average Sally League game is running just short of 2:40 (too long!) this season Savannah is play ing the fastest 1lome clubs are dominating play with a 574 aver CHARLIE SMITH age with Jax the best road club Charleston has won only 7 of 21 one-run decisions Ashe villa and Knoxville only 5 of 15 Charlotte is tops in winning extra-inning battles ''''Q i it ClIAIIIIL' SMITH run decisions Ashe is tops in The United States Golf Assn elation's official par as rated by the Carolina Golf Associa tion for these 1S-hole courses still he used in determining the lowest scorers WalVehlibm i'63A: 44' I 0 e' ut feAvi licmitc 4 1 Ir I 444444444 004404444444 4 4: 0 44 64 NA 4 1 P'71 4:::: 'i cro 7'4''''J''': 1 0: 5 iti 1 4 519 4 At 1 40'itl i tvilO' 'i H'' 1 1 'i': al 44'0-A 40 441'6'44 i F1 104- 1 1 4' omrt' ok t' --4 110 '1 11' t' ilwn 4 le- t--77" -rii: ''''1-x --711t10-ult ::3 i r------N 1 -411--0 01w( fe: a 4itotukwo 0--1-et- :1 344' ''-'ki e---- ''3''-- i- 'v -p- 4 A 1 tt or -'e 77: ::41 4 7 fr 41i'' 14'7 1 e' -1 4 7 a --4 4 i V'''' 4-' i 0- i--- i i -i -71' li I o- ii i 5 4i i 'Y-' 7 4 ''7 1 krn'i:" '4: r' f' 0 0 '1' -i' 474' '''4 4- 'a 1 1 4r -a44 r' 4' 4 v0Cti 4444 44t0i 14 4' i'41'- '0 1 '01 44 4 0 's i'Y '14-0'14itigert 4 'i i 4 4 4 -i 44 ibr A majority of baseball fans seem to prefer silting along the first-base side of the grandstand even though the home team usually occupies the dugout on the third-base side There's more action on the right side of the Infield of course al to prefer sitting Island even though ugotit on the third- ri ht sid ge the The 40 low scorers in the qualifying 18-hole round vU1 then shoot 36 more IR on Saturday and 18 on Sunday at two courses to be announced later By qualifying on one weekend end playing on another the Chamber of Commerce committee hopes to attract a much larger field Last )ear a number of the city's best players did not compete for midIATek business reasons Buzzy Basinger won last year's 54-hole event with a 221 followed by Verner Stanley's 223 Both are expected to compete again this year Entry blanks will be available at all local golf courses Fight fans can watch the big heavyweight battle Mon day night at the Charlotte Coliseum and see it better than fans the Polo Grounds will Two big screens will have it direct from ringside Larry and Norm Sherry of LA are the lOth brother battery in major league history Most famous were Wes and Rick Ferrell of North Carolina who worked together five years and Mort and Walker Cooper mates for seven years Tweighl battle Mon ul see it better than ig screens will have are the 1 Ot brother famous ere Nks Wes chn worked together )er mates for SeN'en 1 ii414441PialimialVS7211414111064tiaaifdibt 004111044100244-4 NEW CASH On First Turn Awaits Jack Smith (47) May Have Cost Him Pole phcon-Dvmball A 42041 4 1 :10 )Lt i '4'' iT'')'5-- i 7 ''Y A' 1 4 t' 'I'm Afraid We'll Give 'Em Blood' i Johnny Moves Best i renten? NAMES make newsJohnny Simpson Chester (SC) native who had the highest percentage of winners in hat ness horse racing last year is moving his big stable from Orlando Fla to Saratoga Springs Vern Bickford former Braves' pitcher died of cancer at 39 in Richmond And George Hildebrand American League umpire for 22 )cars passed in California at 81 Solly limns ham the pot boiling with hk ranking of Lindy McDaniel and Clem Lahine as the best relievers he's ever Keen 1'hat ask critics is the matter ith Jim Konstanty 11031 Wilhelm Joe Black and Mary Grissom among others? 1 11 11(Ilitell'? degrees on the pit road face Ind A technician said it prohaidy um three or four degrees hotter on the track fill Carolina 1 cam Bests Castons Carolina Cull Club defeated Gaston Country Club 76ti to 4012 in on interclub twitch here The 11man teams battled in match play with Nassau scoring Dave Smith and Charlie Smith ot Gastonia had a best hall of fi2 to best Carolinas No I tem to Larry Holland and Ken Worth ington Dme had a 67 and Cbarlie a liolland 70 and Wortin4lon 70 in the feature match WP-Maastri U-Odorrt and Howe 1- 341 A-tsa raid Colombia MO OM- (I 7 Jacksonville 100 Ona 00x- I I Krim flattitflillA (11) and ScmdI CISPP Griggs (7) and HI! noxv ilia 602 Ma OM-7 I I Charleston ala toM Ma -1 7 I Gallaehar and Moore) Oranl and Napier on a quick trip around Char toile Motor Speedway Thurs (lay: people crint blood and I'm afraid well 11 to them Sunday" driver Tom Ill stone rear scare came dur In JO(' Weatherly's qualifying run "I tried to go around Ow third turn IA ide oprn and juA slipped bit" he said the first car prepared for vac ing by Atlantan Wheat since the day' when he used to build car" for now retired racing champ Frank Mundy five cars had passed I nspection fl mare were coin log into the infield can he pitruhod At the Snytdwny nun tit the Liberty Life Building in Chap tot! thmo planning to Saturday nght in the infield cafeteria alvaity is in oprra helicopter III be NVOilable foe emergeneiett An ilos a Concord hmipital con be reached In eight H111101(11 Curtis Turnrr and Pillion Smith rrekentert Nks CAR hys Pal Purcell with a $trA 711 check rure tor the Sunday tam GEORGE CVNSINGIRSI excitement resulted hen a weliiIng truck burst in to Ilam 5 under the still die derconst ruct ion Stect press 110x No one as Inano(l ii nt "fll) I iktmw IS the hack enyhere" incident all: drive a 1:460 Flyrnowil hiCh is Not since the 107)8 season has a Sally League pitch et matched the start 21year-ol4 Jim Stoll of Savannah has made so far with nine victories If he continues his present pace he could come up with 23 or 28 wins Juan Pizarro of Jax set the record in 1936 with a 23-6 mark moitrm Grie 11 Aghavill rtil Via Hrtior limy till Went till ever ii4 Arnold Dobolo Horn' mill 04 Sonnet (0) nt kindirt hit 135 fibli1WCYOM (tomnrttsotimwwittraniros4rfigjuo troV'NWJrz-- maopavorma.