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Daily Independent Journal from San Rafael, California • Page 10

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THE LADY AND THE PRIZE FIGHTER 'Keep That Left Up, Rocky, And Stay Out Of Clinches' By JIM GILMARTIN ltook middleweight challenger, "I'm telling you, the Rocky Castellani by surprise. Not lady started off in a snappy tone, I only because it came from a wom- that left hand an, but, as he explains incredu- wide open for a right. And. for lously: 100 per cent right, crying out loud keep out of those That's just exactly, almost word And. she said it with you know, like one lady letting another one in on a new recipe.

Well, this bit of sound advice ROCKY CASTELLAN! for word what my own trainer's been telling me right He chuckled a bit at the keen observation of his own profession. know about that, and she doesn't even know my trainer so she have got it from he continued. (Castellani is in Marin training for his title tiff with Bobo Olson on August 20.) This was first acquaintance with San Anselmo councilwoman and police commissioner, Carmel Booth. An avid fight fan, Mrs. Booth met Rocky Wednesday evening when she officially welcomed him to San Anselmo.

The fiery politic-gal, exchanged many a verbal blow' with rival politicians in her campaigning days, resist offering Rocky some advice. such a fine boy. a kid riding on top in his profession, at the crest, yet he's so humble. He was just like a kid with us out in San i Anselmo everything seemed so important to him. still a Bobo Olson fan, but, say the best man she finally snapped, like the school marm trying to be strict only to be betrayed by the twinkle in her eye.

be mumbled Rocky as he slowly strode away, my left up and, for crying out loud, keep out of those CARMEL BOOTH Rocky Plans More Sparring Over Weekend Rocky Casellani, who hopes to lift the middleweight, crown from champion Carl Bobo Olson in their title fight. Aug. 20, concentrated Along Marin's Sports Trail By JIM GILMARTIN MV Airmen Upset SR In 11th First baseman John 11th inning triple, his third hit of the night, drove in Hugh Semple with the winning run as the Mill. Valley Air Force Eagles upset the San Rafael Merchants, 8-6, in a Marin County Semi-Pro League game last night at San Albert Field. It was the first victory in five league tries and the third loss in six league outings.

The see-saw game saw the Merchants forge into the lead twice in the early innings, but Mill Valley finally went in front in the sixth panel when third sacker Mike Hromalik hit an inside-the- park homer with none aboard for a 6-5 advantage. TIE IT CP Manager Alec scrappy Merchants came fighting back in the last half of the ninth to tie it up when Mickey McNally singled and tallied on Willie solo, calling for the overtitme. With one (Town in the top of the 11th, Semple got to second w'hen his fly ball was dropped and, after I Hromalik went out on a grounder, Rhors unloaded his key hit to deep right-center. He came across with the eighth run when Bill Meeks singled to left. Art Camara and Jack Mosteller went the distance for the Merchants and Eagles, respectively.

It was the fourth big upset in recent weeks, the other three belonging to the Druids who knocked over San Schallock Rushes To Join Yankees For Title Drive 10 Friday, July 30, 1954 14 1 San Rafael Lefty Leaves Tomorrow For Baltimore San Artie Schallock, recalled yesterday bv the Xeui York Yankees from Oakland, plans to leave by plane tomorrow morning lor the East Coast where be will join the world champions in their stietch drive for a sixth straight American League pennant. The diminutive southpaw hurler will join the Yankees in Baltimore for their series with Orioles after which Casey Stengels was by one an(j then charges invade Cleveland next they came over here and shut Tuesday for a crucial three-game them out ajj those battle with the Tribe. Actually, the Sox, after losing Schallock. optioned to the Oaks four straight at Cleveland, blanked by New York in mid-May, compiled a 12-4 wron-lost record in the Coast League, including a 4-3 de- the leaders in two consecutive games and then went eight innings of the third before the Incision over the Hollywood dians scored. Still Cleveland lost last night, although he needed a all four games in Chicago.

great relief job from Allen Gettel in the sixth inning. Announcement) that he was recalled to the fabulous Yankee par- in pretty good shape for the Stengel said. started to hit now. We came in here and hit a ent club took Schallock by com- I thing. For a game and most of plete surprise.

was tickled I another one. the ex-Tam High and College of we get some hits in the Marin sensation enthused as he lasf couple of innings Wednesday arrived home from Hollywood at and yesterday, we hit the whole 4 a.m. today. Schallock said his game and we come out of here wife and two young daughters, with two out of three." Nancy and Dianne, will remain at The Yanks banged four Sox their Bayside Acres home rather hurlers yesterday for 13 hits in than travel east. whipping the Sex for the 13th time Schallock does not know the 111 19 8ames- ENOS NAMED MARIN LEAGUE'S 'STAR OF THE WEEK' Bill Enos, San Rafael home run king, used his specialty in pacing his mates to an 8-6 triumph over the Mill on keeping away from the ropes I Merchants on July 20 and thus was named the Marin while span mg six roun, or £ountv Semi-Pro Basehali "Star of the Week" for the Anselmo, the Eagles and the San day at Ben week of July 18-24.

Rafael Athletics. Tomales hosts who Is in camp to I third inning, three-run hmnrr that provided the San Rafael Merchants and the help Rocky with his training, said the Athletics with the margin of victory and enabled them to Eagles Valley Mer- any fighter who lets Olson get remain in the thick of the title race. him on the ropes is in for trouble, Enos, former player, will he awarded prizes of dinner The classy Clevelander, who has ror Uvo at the Hamilton House in Fairfax and a baseball hat sparred 64 rounds to date in San at the Taveggia-Brusati Sports Shop in San Rafael. Rafael and 68 in Cleveland prior to his arrival here, was scheduled Game Warden A1 Giddings, whose covers the hills for six more rounds today and dales and shorelines of Marin Countv, has a a like number tomorrow Sun- £eejs nf great benefit to the boat Meeks, 4 day. Rocky at i 1 i 1 1 1 I Fhert rf 3 oro launching ramp on the new Richmond-San Rafael bridge.

i ri, Palms spacious auditorium are Dibley, rf 1 open to the public daily at 2 p.m. Giddmgs has written to the Marm County Planning Com mission asking its consideration and possible action on his pro Maiio Spampinato, handler or talked to the bridge Giddings in The Farallone Clipper is pictured above on San Francisco Bay where she hopes to defend the San Francisco Perpetual Trophy in annual race. Skippered by Theo Stephens with a crew consisting of Denny Jordan, Bob Potter, Aldo Alessio, Pete Sutter and Barr Stephens, the will represent the Corinthian Yacht Club against the San Francisco Yacht challenging boat, See story bojpw. chants Sunday at Mill Valley in league play. M.V.

EAGLES ab Kerker. If .1....................... 5 Abele, ss 5 Golis, cf 5 Semple, 6 Hromalik. 3b 6 1 i Rhors. lb 5 plan he PeiiiCOne, 1 MARIN posat.

Castellani sparring paitnerssai f0mied the planners, thev said it would he a simple pro former state middleweight champ 1 challenger this weekend. RIFLE RANGE OPEN FOR DEER HUNTERS Mosteller, 4 Totals 45 SAN RAFAEL ab Eskenberrv, lb 4 McNally, 2b 4 Beckley, rf 6 Mazziria. 3b 5 Baxter, If 5 4 Esau Ferdinand and welterweight I i( would take would Ire a sloped area which would Ernie Greer will work with the people with a car-top boat or a small trailer boat to easily life the boat to the Giddings also pointed out to the planners, there are 5 no boat launching facilities in this entire part of the hay, I Camara, 4 hope will see fit to help the sportsmen of Marin on this Local sportsmen and rod and gun clubs in favor of plan should tell the Marin Planning Commission about 121 03 it. Totals The line score: Mill Valley Runs .........022 001 010 02 42 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 8 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 -8 11 Rival Yacht Clubs Battle For Trophy By M. J.

NICOL San Francisco Perpetual Trophy race will take place this Sunday afternoon at 1:30: starting point to be off the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco. Although both contenders, San Francisco and Corinthian are Marin County clubs, there is great interest in the all over the Bay area, in fact in all yachting circles on the West 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 2 1 race 1 0 11 1 0 4J 2 1 1 1 0 2 plans for him. know what do, use me strictly for relief or as a he said. Meanwhile, Stengel is looking forward to the crucial set-to with the Tribe next week: got to win there or we re out of it he said.

maybe if we get through Baltimore pretty good, somebody else not out of Stengel said. can beat anybody and they might be right up there 'Save The AY Drive Fails PHILADELPHIA Mayor might beat them for us. If we can Joseph S. Clark Jr. was expected go in there without being too far today to decide the future of the behind, and win the series, we The campaign, which be too bad Stengel planned to use Allie Reynolds tonight and Harry Byrd A Sunday, with rook.e Bob Weisler to.h“ appcal in its first three weeks has proven a dismal failure.

A special report, detailing re- Coast. Since 1895, when the cup was presented to the Encinal Yacht; Club, Southern California clubs! have made 12 challenges to Bay I Area yatchsmen, but not until the 13th try in 1949. did the Los An- 1 geles Yacht Club succeed in tak- ing the trophy to southern Cali Northern challenger, Sequoia Yacht Club, near Eureka. In 1913 it took the cup from San Yacht Club, but the latter won it back the following year. In 1939 Encinal Yacht Club gave up its trusteeship of the trophy tentatively slated for Saturday duty.

way, I'll have Whitey Ford ready for Cleveland and maybe Reynolds can go there. Fora sure will. if Ed lopat comes along all right, maybe I can use him. Or if he well, maybe we can find three pitchers who can go three innings GETTING CLOSE Yanks pulled within firms and the general baseball public, was handed the mayor late Thursday. Clark said he would study the report thoroughly and report to the people sometime today.

Authors of the report, who preferred to remain anonymous prior to the decision, indicated the hopes of keeping an American League baseball franchise under management of the Mack family were all but doomed. Those working on the report. out of the race. think they can beat Cleveland, even over he said. fornia held it until and the two senior clubs on the every game they lost I last year, when Denny Jordan bay received it according to the! challenged and won with his rules governing the award.

The 2 Wahine flying the Corinthian senior other than San Club colors. I 12 games of first place wdth a members of Clark's official 10-0 shutout by Ford over Chi- Committee to Save the Athle- cago yesterday, but Stengel again said both business concerns refused to count the White Sox and the general public were universally apathetic and sometimes openly hostile to the idea of boosting the finances through group ticket purchases. Runs .........220 100 001 00- Hits ............110 312 002 01 6 11 4 There has only been one Preparatory to the August 7 opening of deer season, the Marin Rod and Gun Club will open its rifle range for a running-deer shoot and the sighting-in of rifles this Sunday, range master Tony Chausse reported today. The range will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The running deer shoot will be conducted at 100 and 200-yard distances. The Marin range is located three miles north of San Rafael on Highway 101. just be- vond Cliff Le Chateau. Ex-Marin Airman Stars For 49ers ACE CHASE STARTS TOMORROW ON BASEBALL DIAMOND Just another reminder that the Marin County Golfers hole-in-one tournament begins tomorrow at the Field ball park in San Rafael, and who ever thought of staging an ace chase on a baseball diamond? The duffers will lire away from right field to the cup which will be situated in short left field, approximately 120 yards away BASEBALL STANDINGS PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Hollywood ...........76 -ji San Diego 73 Great idea, Oakland ...............61 since proceeds will he donated to the San Rafael Little League San Francisco ..62 baseball park fund. iSiramento The first schedule will be: Tomorrow, 1-10 Los Angeles Sunday, p.m.

and Monday, p.m. The con- Portland 48 p.m. test, lor which scores of valuable merchandise prizes will he awarded, will continue on weekends and Mondav evenings through August 15. Four shots for a buck. ret GB 76 45 .628 73 47 .608 24 61 58 .513 14 6259 .51214 53 63 .457 204 5466 .450 214 49 68 .419 25 48 70 .407 264 Thursday Results Seattle 4.

Sacramento 1 Los Angeles 10. San Francisco 2 San Diego 5. Portland 2 Oakland 4. Hollywood 3 Pitchers Portland (Dick Waibel 7-7) at MENLO PARK (UP Rockv you must know who bv now) proved as big a hit with the San Anselmo Little Leaguers Wednesday night as Los Angeles (Bobby Spicer 10-9) hr has with Ills hundreds or oilier young admirers during his FYancfwo Marin County training program. The middleweight challenger visited the game and then staved on the grounds until darkness signing autographs, Coach borrowing a flashlight so lie could see what to sign.

Buck Shaw of the San Francisco In return, the San Anselmo Little Leaguers presented the' Forty Niners watched a tough number one contender with a baseball autographed bv Bradford 3-0 and Ken Holcombe 8-7) Oakland (George Bamberger 6-5 or A1 Gettel 10-9) at Sacramento (Bud Daley 6-6 No other scheduled AMERICAN LEAGUE picked out Jack Manley as the! town, man to fill a vacancy at defensive end. going to put that transparent fingernail polish on the and keep it for years. never had anything like this Manley, a one-year veteran from Rockv later told friends. Little things do mean a lot. Mississippi State who starred for Hamilton Field in 1952, was re- ret GB Cleveland .67 30 .691 New York .....67 33.670 14 Chicago ..........6239 .6147 Detroit .44 54 .449 234 Washington ..4252 .447 234 57 .406 274 Philadelphia ..3562.361 32 Baltimore ..35 6435433 vs.

Houtteman (9-5) New York at (10-1) vs. Larsen (2-13) Philadelphia at carrero (6-9) vs. Keegan (12-6) Boston at (8-8) vs. Garver (7-7) NATIONAL LEAGUE Pet New York ...........63 37 .630 Brooklyn .............61 39 .610 Milwaukee .........53 45 .541 Cincinnati .........50 51 .495 St. Louis .............48 49 .495 Philadelphia .47 49 .490 Chicago ...............41 56 .423 Pittsburgh .........31 68 .313 Thursday Chicago 6.

Brooklyn 5 St. Louis 8, New York 0 Milwaukee 5, Pittsburgh Cincinnati 3. Philadelphia 0 Pitchers Milwaukee at Brooklyn (2-7) vs. Erskine (12-9) Cincinnati at New (5-3) vs. Gomez St.

Louis at (14-7) vs. Miller (5-7) Chicago at Pittsburgh (9-6) and Pollet (5-5) vs. LaPalme (2-6) and Surkont (6-13) GB 2 9 134 134 14 204 314 3 (10 Buhl These two have contended for the San Francisco Trophy 14 times in all (Corinthian nine wins, San Francisco five) but only once since they have been trustees. That was in 1948. when San defeated But, it is a friendly rivalry in the Belvedere Cove, and to prove it Corinthian has invited members of San Francisco Yacht Club to dinner and a dance on Saturday night.

Sunday evening, after the race there will be a cocktail party at Corinthian, where the trophy will be presented. Further, there are rumors about a surprise in store for the crews of both boats, of S. F. Y. C.

and of Corinthian. May the best man win. Last Night's Fights SYRACUSE. Y. Pat Manzi.

150, Syracuse, stopped Chuck Foster, 147, Omaha, 6. BROOKLYN Johnny Busso, I 1394, New York, stopped Frederico Escalera, 139, New York, 5. WEST JORDAN. Utah Rex Layne. 208, Salt Lake City, knocked out Garris Los Angeles, 2.

to DlS'ttltf cently switched from the backfield. Shaw said he is the most likely prospect to succeed prize Powell Breaks Camp, Heads For E. Bay Bout LOS ANGELES (JP) Heavy- and heads for Oakland, where he fighter Charlie Powell at the end weight Charlie Powell leaves his fights Sandy McPherson of New spot. mountain training camp tomorrow York Aug. 3.

Thursday Results Boston 10, Cleveland 2 New York 10. Chicago 0 Washington 6. Baltimore 0 Detroit 4-7, Philadelphia 2-3 Pitchers Washington at OFFICIAL CARS NOW AVAILABLE 3-1954 Chryslers and 1-1954 Plymouth Driven only a few thousand miles! NOW at LARGE DISCOUNTS! See About Them Right Away! OPEN 7 DAYS A A.M. TO 7 P.M. Marin Auto Sales CHRYSIER-PLYMOUTH INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS 375 Milter Ave.

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