The Journal from Meriden, Connecticut • 4

(-MerUti (Goon) Journal Tuesday lone 25 US osfors Victories Pennant Race Early Scoring Clinches Wins For LA Frisco 3 i i rr ts- i 1 P-v I I 1 Mr i 'i i i On Dec Yanks' Italian Line -I Solomini Pepitone Extends JIMMY PIERSALL oud CASIT STENGEL they have tkaeudltece The Perfect Match With Piersall Who Needs A Pennant The Yankee pizza packers have act only Juiced up the attack and braced the defense one after another but have been magnetic gate attractions and that hurt at all It hat been an Illustrious bunch Tony Lazzeri Frank Crosetti the matchless Joe DiMaggio klsrius Russo Liule Scooter Phil Rizzuto Yogi Bern Vic RaschL and npw Pepitone The Yankees finished seventh in 1925 when the great Babe Ruth was confined to games by the most famous belly ache in history Then in 1926b Miller Huggins the mite manager was severely criticized for Hunching the season with a recruit second bast combination Mark Koenig and Lazzeri All Huggins did with his pea-greens wu bag three consecutive pennants and two world Championships More important the flamboyant Lazzeri launched the Yarn celebrated string' of Italians Speaking of Solomini hei is a right-hand batter and a 'left hand thrower Scouts usually shyLaway from this kind pointing out that for some strange reason there hasn't been an outstanding ballpiay- -er of this type since the brilliant Hal Chise was -barred from the business 44 years ago But little things like that stop tha Yankees and their hick being what It is Ron Solomini probably will turn out to be a reasonable facsimile of honest Hal Chase NEW YORK (NEA) Belting light and left hand pitching to an fields tha left hand hitting Joe Pepitone continues the Yankees extraordinary and unbroken Italian line of succession Pepitone has been described' by more than one old-timer as the New York club's slickest fielding first baseman since Hal Chase and is equally at home in the outfield Players of Italian descent through the yeans have played a tremendous part ia the unprecedented number of American League pennants and' world championships No other outfit has enjoyed such sustained success with an ethnio group i And the dynasty ia being extended not only with Pepitone but also another raw-boned Brooklyn 22-yeerold Bon Solomini who swatted tha long ball for Amarillo of the Texas League last season and is now doing the same thing batting 280 for' Richmond of the International like Ralph Houk win have to take a good look at Solomini next spring" said Bill Skiff chief of scouts in his of fice in the catacombs of Yankee Stadium "Sciomini a college guy out of New York University is not only an authentic thumper but chased Tom Umphlett out of center field You remember how good in outfielder Umphlett was with the Red Sox and Washington Well with Solomini around ha has to play left field for Rich mond" with 37 A the way they do it when horses are coupled at race tracks and when wu there ever another entry like Fieraall and Stengel? With an entry -like that who needs a pennant? The highly emotional flamboyant boisterous and completely unpredictable Pierull hu just enough ability to stick around and be a character The mob at old Ebbeta Field in Brooklyn would have loved him dearly Those guys went for players who were as underprivileged themselves Piersall wu batting a howling J50 when benched la Washington If Jimmy hits that much for tha Meta the New Breed will hail him a Mickey Mantle Willie Mays and Hank Aaron rolled into one He will be considered a veritable tiger in the Meta batting order And what if ha hit a lick? an actor full of antic and lha Meta are a a show not a ball dub Another tiling an actor needs an audience and Pierull hu one at the Polo Grounds especially when tha Dodgera and Giants come around Students of Pierull cu hardly wait until he is given the rush by an umpire at the Polo Grounds Jimmy plays it like Emile Zola In the Dreyfus affair all the way to the clubhouse in deep center field Hie Yankee front office is irked more than somewhat by tha play foe sputa pages of New York newspapers gives tha' lowly Meta' Now that tha Mets have Jimmy Piersall never be out of the newspapers BY HARRY GRAYSON NEW YORK (NEA) It wu inevitable that Jimmy Piersall would wind up with the New York Meta 11 With the demonstrative New Breed badly in need of a replacement character since Marvelous Maty Huoneberry shuffled off to Buffalo the Polo Grounds la a perfect arena for the Piersall Circus Tha New Breed immediately adopted Piersall as its new baby Jimmy ar amazing the Meta blended into the raucous picture perfectly Ha is right down the New alley kind of a guy And there is plenty of room for his matchless odd and straight ball performances in center field He is tha whipped cream on the sundae Younger members of the New Breed who have taken to showering opposing outfielders with assorted garbage wont throw anything at Piersall a Met And if anybody did throw anything at him throw it right back Some sort of a minor problem popped up when Piersall joined the Meta- Jimmy had wore number 37 since he broke into the major leagues 13 years ago Professor Stengel reclaimed the 37 he wore while managing the Yankees when he came out of retiremnt to try to make some sense out of the Meta What they should have done was let both Piersall end Stengel wear 37 01 Casq rarely waddles into view end anyone who tell Piersall from Stengel would be risking hia life' in Harlem -It also might have been an excellent idea to tag Piersall JOE PEPITONE siaca ginnmmmnmnimiininniiiiimiiiiiiniiiiiiiniiiniinniiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifc BRUNO SNIDERS SPORTS SUOP I Journal STATE AMATEUR GOLF 'Maybe Says Scoreboard Bowling Houses Hop Amorican Leagiio By Hie AP The Chicago White Sax hit the bullseye when they pulled off a multiple-player swap that included Pete Ward a j'oung third base-man who has been right on target since he kicked the Ty Cobb habit Ward who used to bat with his hands spread apart in the Cobb manner but now is taking a closer grip on things triggered a 5-2 vio tory over American League leading New York Monday night that moved the White Sax to within one game of the Yankees Continuing his bid for Rookie of the Year honors the 23-yea r-old left-handed swinger got the White Sox rolling with a second-inning homer then singled in a four-run fourth inning uprising that put it out of the seach Ward who came to the White Sox along with Ron Hansen Dave Nicholson and Hoyt Wilhelm in the big deal with Baltimore that sent Lulg Aparicio and A1 Smith to the Orioles now has i JOS batting average to go fith nine homers and 42 rune batted in He credits his new-found power i the fact He made his hands neighbors again In college spread them about an inch for better conrol" he says and in minors kept spreading them apart even further until I guess I 1 about 4 or 5 inches between them" Now that lie's closed the gap has widened his range While the White Sox were mnv-ig up Boston closed to within our games of the top by beating Cleveland 7-5 Minnesota whipped Baltimore 6-4 the Log Angeles Angels edged Washington 3-2 and Kansas City downed Detroit 6-3 In the National League San Francisco took over first place by defeating St Louis 4-3 the Los Angeles Dodgers nipped Cincinnati ad Milwaukee shut out Hbus-36 The other dubs were not scheduled The Indians twice rallied to tie last time on Willie Kirkland's two-run seventh inning homer but Gary Geiger won It for Boston with a 'two-run twocut two-strike homer in the bottom of he ninth Lu Clinton and Chuck Schilling also homered for the Red Sax Jack Lamabe 3-0 got the victory with Jerry Walker 6-2 the loser Getting a quick jump the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers have hopped ahead in that game of leap frog playing in the National League The Giants scrambled for all their runs in the first inning Monday night and bounced into the lead over St Louis shading the Cardinals 4-3 with some dutch relief work from Billy "Pierce The Dodgers collected all their runs in the first three innings and took third place away from' Cincinnati snapping the winning string at seven games 64 At latest count' the Giants' are one-half game ahead-of the Girds with the Dodgers another one-half game back and the Reds still another one-half game behind-: In the only other NL game played Denny Lemaster of Milwaukee became the latest in a lengthening line of pitchers to shut out runless wooden with a four-hit 60 victory Hie loss was the ninth in a row for the -last-place Colts and the shutout was the fifth in their last six games Of Retirement GB 40 36 41 ti iM 1 nu-jxi- S3 121 SVfc 36 J14 life ss JOT 7 3S 471 27 40 403 14 33 3 J3722K New York fThUvrtgft Boston CteveUnd Baltimore Los Angeles Kansas City Detroit Washington Gaines Mhmesota Baltimore 4 nlfht night nlfht Los Angeles 3 Washington 1 nlfht Tedajr's Games Baltimore (Hall 3-3 or McNally 6 3) at Lot Anseles (Chance 6 f) 11 pm Washington (Stenhouie 6-7) at Kansas City (Segul 3-3) pm Detroit (Bunnlng 4-7) at Minnesota (Stanso 1-0) I pm New- Yort (Terry5rl) at-Chtcsan 1 (Plcarro 63) pm -Cleveland (Donovan 4-4 and lto-Dowell 64) at Boston (Motibou-auetta 10-4 and Wilson 64 or Morehead 66) Iwt-night 3 mer champion Vivian Bobinskl of Indian Hill in a close contest yesterday' wu matched today with Mrs Foster of Indian Hill bliss another former champion wu matched with Helen Reynolds of Manchester and Miss McLachlan wu matched with Mrs Iva Swanson of Pat-' tenon --jV- -The misses Ehret PHILADELPHIA Former middleweight and welterwight champion Sugar Ray Robinson is 43 but he's still good' enough to bent moat middle weights according to Joe ardello who scored unanimous 10 round decision over' the aging former champ last night But Robinson seemed im certain be tackling any more fighters' mlddleweights or otherwise Robinson said after the fight not sura what my Ak tun plam I make' up my mind Robinson 158Vi had hoped to gain a shot at middle weight champ Dick Tiger Lw stead he suffered Ms 13th defeat He has won 133 Giardello 160)4 i nmr 82-29 end won the right tochaU lenge the champ Giardello has had eight draws WEST HARTFORD UP) Medalist Dick Siderowf and defending' champion Bobby Alien head the 32 golfers who tee off today in the State Amateur Golf Tourney at the Wampaniag Country Club Siderowf who plays put of Birchwood Bred a brilliant over the par-72 course yesterday to lead the qualifiers Alim as reigning titlist qualified automatically He did not compete for medalist honors lack Burrill of the host -club and Jim Healey of Hartford were five stroku bdiind Siderowf with 144s Locked in a four way tie at 146 were Burt Resnik Side-rowfs father in law of Woodbridge Tommy Nettelbladt of Torrington Jim Grant of Wethersfield and Clem Miner Jr of Hubbard Heights -V-' V- Among the casualties were last medalists in the North ami South pre qualifying rounds Don Parson the South leader and Ed Skoczylu and Ed Bata-gowski who tied for North honors Siderowf a former state pionwu matched with Burgess of Edgewood first round and Allen wu paired with Drew Pierson of Edgewood THE PAIRINGS: Siderowf vs Burgess Lenczyk vs Kowaleski Nettelbladt vs Milton Breed vs Gallo Healey vs Stevenson Braze! vs Mozzarella Miner -vi Hilinski Grant Jr vs Hughes LaFrands vs Winter Burrill vs Calandriello Tone vs Weigold Resnik vs Conaletti Sorrentino Costel lo Meanwhile In Waterbury' Gloria Ehret of Ridgewood Pat of Race Brook and Marcia McLachlan of Ridgewood lead a field of 16 survivors today in the Connecticut Golf Association tumament Miss Ehret win downed for- III American league President Joe Cronin says new Internal -Revenue-Service tidings are for by professional baseball review of these regulations Cronin said in a statement baseball ticket purchases will be tax deductible just as they have been in the put in nearly every 'Cronin said purchases ot either season tickets or separate tickets to single sports events will be tax deductible when given to or potential customers as gifts or for -entertainment associated with -business He said attendance at a baseball game in connection with a business meeting or convention is considered business entertainment under the final regulations and McLachlan rtiared medal honors in last qualifying rounds other pairings: Donna Leary of Southington vs Sandy Galkiu of Torrington Mrs Kip Finch of New Canaan Mrs Nilk Paul of Pequabuck Mrs A Munro of Inn is Arden vs Mrs Shepard Merrell of Southington Mrs William Doolittle of Sharon vs Mrs Edwin Wolfer of Indian Hill and Mrs Osmo Huop-pi of Watertown vs Mix Ted Zsiko of Indian Hill THK QVAUFIKBSt IMrk Mdemrl- BlrrkwMg 71 iso Sark BarriU Wampai IMS-144 Sim Healer Hartfer4 144 Yemmr NeUelbladt Terriagtoa 1 71-74 144 ilrn Graat WetkerefleM 140 Start Hecalk Weedbrldse riem Mierr )r4 Iikkiil-Helrkli '767S-r14S Tr4 Leaesyk ledlaa HUI 7673-147 Urrrr Cearvllle Bkerekavea 71 71 14R Tvrrr Rreael WetkenflelX 73-7 1M Alta Breed WeUunfleld 76 7S 143 Hin'Twn Goedwla 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National League I Pet GB San Prandaco 43 30 MS -St Louis 41 30 077 Loa Angeles 40 30 571 1 Cincinnati 40 31 JK Itt Chicago 33 S3 J36 SH Milwaukee 85 86 300 I Pittsburgh 3S-3S-47S 74 Philadelphia v- 31 40 437104 New York 38 44 MS 14 Houston 37 44 J70 154 Besalta Los Angaiea i Cincinnati 4 night San Francisco 4 St Louis 3 night Milwaukee 3 Houston 0 night Only same scheduled Gamas Chlcaao (Jackson 64) at New York of (fi rectors A Meriden lady Mrs Esther Huntley was named VP Gen enl Manager Frank Berlinger remains as president of the corporation Hanauer says 2000 tickets have already been sold -for the August 18 exhibition between the Knights and the Harrisburg Pa Capitols at New Havens Browen Field Tt is a Register Fresh Air Fund affair Tickets 51 etch child and adult Coach -'V Gene Casey incidentally holda an open tryout and registration session for new comers Thursday night at Nolan -Field STAN SALESKL our favorite Polka -Man and Bill McConnell had to go for the steak after losing that much talked about miniature golf match to George Roberta and Mickey Seurat who replaced 'Jim yesterday at by ona stroke try again next week this time hoping for better luck at Benny's Golf Range on Westfield Rd NATIONAL LEAGUE PREXY WARREN GILES says there are about 15 joints around the NL that have been declared OFF LIMITS since he took office 12 years ago none in New York city-- AND THE METS are going after everybody they can get their hands on Promo- tion-minded front office has scheduled a Date Night for July! (Chubby Checker Deedee Sharp the Earls and others -to perform before the game) and a Fam Night July 13 at which kids will be -mitted for 50 rents FIFTY STOCK cars will go to the post in the $62000 Firecracker 400 at the Daytona International Speedway July 4 Red Foote who how does most of hia racing in the South says it's next to impossible for Northerner' to break Irtto tha racing click there 1 He had to sport a phoney- Dixie drawl to get a car owner to' even look at his driving record 1 BROWSING' 'Y STOCK DRATRS era again begii- nine to stir over what -they call small payoffs" at Plain-vUle bat aobody apects any major i of those kids will WALLINGFORD'S ten-pin T-Bowl along with several other bourn owned by the corporation but not 48-lane duckpin emporium hai filed a petition of bankruptcy in District Court New-- Jersey under the provision of the so cslled act 'Creditors have been notified to meet in Newark on July 11 A spokesman for the -nearby lanes rid today the house will continuetnoper ate ance the request to reorganize is ex- pected to be approved A separate set of creditors hold the papers on the duck pin establishments in Baltimore Newington and Massachusetts and thus are not included in the action AND SPEAKING OF (ports people going broke Mickey Mantle has been notified to -testify at a July 9 hearing about his former company Mickey Mantle Enterprises' Inc -adjudged bankrupt last August after Mantle had severed his connections witKthe'T organization Tiw firm operates a bowling house (here we go again) and' restaurant Brunswick wants its money some ho BASEBALL COMMISSIONER FORD -FRICK the staunch supporter of proper protocol has let it be known he happy with Jimmy antics run-ning the bases backwards etc the other day No action against the fiery Met centerfielder is planned at this time but Frick says he doesn't want to see it again More and more it seems baseball men forget this is a kids game played for the entertainment of those paying their I way -into the park If what Piersall did the other day entertaining Ford might choose to explain his version As one office buff blurted out the other day baseball bankers 'suffering from unrealistic illusions of grandour is -going to kill this Frick and hia money' men might also be reminded that it's up to men in the blue running tha game to enforce the rules which appar ently have no provisions of how the man must run the bases He can crawl for all the rules care 1 A CONNECTICUT RADIO station WHAY in New Britain Hartford Is among 11 stations to broadcast all Boston Patriots AFL games ALSO IN FOOTBALL "Connecticut's Anson it Black Knights pub llcfty chief and stockholder Don Hanauer has been named chairman of the board cus-oomers Mufflers end tsitpipei in stock to fit all can Drive no waiting! Labor and Muffler fully Guaranteed! at (Hook 67) I Pm Philadelphia (Mahaftey Pittsburgh (Francis -63) 8:16 pm Lee Anseles (Koufax 11-3) at Cli6 clnnati (O'Tbole 13 3) 3:06 Houston' (Drott 66 or NOttebart 64) at Milwaukee (Oonlnser 64) Sanrrmncltco (Pierce 1-4) at St Louts (Sadsckl 64) 3 pm Games Chicago at New York PhUadelpphia at Plttaburgh- night Los Anseles at Cincinnati night -Houston at Milwaukee nlsht San Francisco at St Louis night Yesterday's Homers NATIONAL LEAGCK Davis I Dodgers: Javier Cardinals Maya 4 Mathews 10 BraWMAMBBICAK LIEAGrB Brandt Orioles: rfctand Indians Schilling Cllnttm I Coiner 7 Red Son Marii lS Yankeee Ward I While Son Bruton 3 Tigers Del Greco 4 Hairrison Athletics: KlnglS Sena ton FoUet 1 Anria pay Tlnty (Joe Tlaty track owner) to run said one modified ear owner and admitted he'd at run for aext ta nothing How eaa you win? FREE GAME OF (MINIATURE! IMPORTANT INTERMEDIATE LEAGUE -TEST 'y Eridees Meet Bailey Af Legion i and Jim Knell drew passes off runs to bring the count to 5-3 to LADIES ir ACCOM PANI ED BY A (GKNTLBMKN TODAY ONLY IS MINUTI INSTALLATION You Pay The Low Cost Of Muffler Only CAPITOL AUTO SEAT COVERS MAT oeONVM COVKRI TIRU TOPS MUPPURI 3H SOUTH BROAD BE 5-U2A UV ifiS" Near Departure rallied for three rune in the fourth inning when Adamczyk drove hia second single to right After Loiko reached on an unsuccessful 1 fielder's choice play three consecutive singles by Koski Sonny Williams and pitcher Kierta accounted for foe three run The Savings nine came -right beck with three runs in the fifth when Ken La than walked and Dai New Departure ire from aa Impnariva 11 7 victory over Psrmaieat Savings last ulght marts Loam gry hi tha Intermediate Lingua gams at Lagfoa Park tonight Game time Is p-m Thi winner of tonight's attractive contest Is expected to reign aa tha champion af the first round Howie Smith Flstt star who recently twirled nohittar from tha independent South Meriden Majora will be on tha for tha Endeea 881161 will counter with Jim Frederick who ia 2 I on the season and has yet to give an earned run -Heavy hitters for the Endecs include pitcher Smith Bill Lofko a Maloney standout and Sonny Williams a fleet young center-fielder Hitters In the charmed 300 circle for are pitcher Frederick1 John Domincllo and Chris Bongiavonnl Permanent Savings rallied In tha initial frame as Jim Dobrindt AI Kiertx Lloyd Miller' and John Mierzewsld then followed 1th base hits to give the Savings nine a 34' lead Tha lead was short lived however' ss the Endees scored five times ia their first at bat After Steva Adamczyk singled Bill Loiko walked and Howie Smith singled to drive in Adamcryk Drew Koski singled to right to score Loiko and Smith' and tie tha game at 3-3 Fielding lapses by Permanent produced two more a ii fe BASEBALL MACHINES! 3 KIDDIE RIDES DRItn OUT WISTPIILD RD IlIYOND MUNL OOl COURSI Of TLa Murlrf lo The photographer callad tha signals on this ona WUT VJT I ne nuaaie with in Mamfiald plunging In to halo pubficii a Shrine charity football gam Aug-15 betwaan tha Washington Radslins and the Chi cago Bean Wiht tha actress are: Washington Quarterback Norm Snead left Gama Chairman Tad Ralph and Washington Linabackar Rod Brtadlovo (AP Wiraphoto) I fi Deyito singled I- I i I 1 I.