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SPORTS THE ROANOKE TIMES SPORTS ROANOKE VIRGINIA SUNDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 19 1954 ifteen Tech Beats Carolina State Davidson Upsets Keydets Edges Detroit 3 2 To Dethrone Triumph 30 21 New York Yankees Sophomores Lead Mitchell Hegan Home Runs Winder's Attack In Conference Win Settle Issue In 7th Inning On Ground Attack un Pour Champagne Over Head Yankees Down Standings Athletics 6 5 Clinch 2nd Place Luc a seven yard In American League 40 'i ion the passing of Billy Bauderj and Roland Evans and Tommv Thpodosc and thc their 99th triumph 00 5) 0 A Ab 0 out Ssro 2 2 2 2 0 0 II 8 II 27 36 1 nt at 18 35 30 lit Chisox 6 Orioles 2 alteruoon (AP) ume to what a (Continued on Page 16) Ab 0 0 3 15th 8 the 0 9 Ab 0 Ab 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 13 3 0 College ootball 17 45 8 57 7 10'41 51 the his scoring thrusts (Continued on Page 16) 3 2 0 1 468 4 08 Happy Indians Celebrate Win scored with John Ba anti John Lowe Ropers ruled no the ball clear scored once when Early Wynn walked Jim Delsing with two out and the bases loaded Rookie Ray Nailed! replaced Wynn and saved the game bv getting the dangerous Ray Boone on a grounder to third Tech Registers Over 300 Yards of I 1 passes for best the lighter could do was 'll through the air oil mu Miranda sikowron IltXZUlOU 0 0 0 Sandlot Grid Injury atal To 1 5 Year Old 0 1 ended three when they of dramatic Xotenif Mamie If Rena? lb II Hrnivn II ttriln aw 11 0 after the his 16th By BOB ROEMER Times Sports Writer 0 5 2 2 0 Wright Shines As Gobblers ft 2 0 A mores cross the midfield and the Yellow Jackets threatened to seoie Richmond Spiders Spank Randolph Macon 46 0 II at oiidh Brill I A itga in 1 1 1 1 i si Plnla'phiR Jacobi 2b The tempo of the rain in creased in the darkened stadium but the umpires after a hur ried huddle decided to continue Mitchell took one ball then lashed the next one high into the upper right field deck and scored behind Philley It was his first homer and first extra base hit of the season Won 107 it 9 9 24 in 88 85 A I 2iMariiSb ox I) (LMinoaoJ 4 Rirm rf O' Jtukwnlb 0 taHarc 1 3 MeGheert I Bieret Total with sudden explosive fury After Dave Philley walked with one out the 33 year old Mitchell a bench rider all season was sent in to hit for George Strickland Emory And Henry Ties Concord Passes Bring 19 0 Victory or Wildcats i I 49 IS RICHMOND Sept 13 Richmond's best looking football team nearly a decade tore little Randolph Macon apart bv bits ana pieces with an effective air attack the opening quarters here tonight and then squashed the defenseless Jackets with a devastating last period running attack to win its season's opener 46 0 aakot In khh Broun heriaz ikn Het mou Cleveland New York Detroit Boston nnRton 1 a It Imorp hllfub Iphia I 4 0 48 5i 81 8 5N2 483 HAMMOND Ind Sept 18 (AP) Louis Ledbetter' 15 a freshman at Hammond Tech Huh School today of a neck injury suf fered Thursday night an un supervised sandlot football game He suffered a dislocated neck and a spinal injury attempting to block another player a OU 54 59 bl State had an individual star who compared favorably with Wright George Marinkov a sophomore from Lebanon scored two of State's touch downs one of the runs a 93 yard gallop with a kickoff 27 1 i EXHIBITION PRO OOTBALL Baltimore 49 Washington 11 Cleveland 35 hicago Bears 7 New Cork Giants 38 Green Bay Packers 27 A' Wash inn 5 os! 3b Ter jtenib mi I Hel7rl2b Kttnneh 5 emon lb 01 Butbvtf ri th? If 1 Keria 'sfnhlHi (i 1 Ltiiton rf 2 I 1 1 a aldC 1 Me! inotl pi I'hh pal lillpvan I I tnphlfil If JUST OR KICKS Too lote to be effective two NC State gridders pounce on VPI's Bill Cranwcll as he makes the Gobbler's second touchdown in yesterday's game at Blacksburg The Wolf pack player ut right is Ted Kilyk Tech center Jack Prater throws a hard block into the player in the background The North Carolinians lost to the Gobblers 30 21 (Times Photo) JUBILANT INDIANS Jubilant Cleveland In dians whoop it up in the dressing room after their 3 2 victory over thc Tigers clinched their chance to play the 1954 Scries Left to right Lit tt ell8g tviiriio Tech displayed its best offense in recent years as Moseley made use of backfield combinations in cluding seniors juniors soph omores and even freshmen Up front Hie 'lechmen had ample strength to check the State boys with regularity State man aged to pick up but 180 yards overland and another 21 on thiee completed passes THE HOKIES fibclod IP stick with their running attack which netted 317 yards behind the signal calling of senior Johnny Dean and sophomore Bill CranwcllBoth boys gotunon the scoring act Dean plunged over froip the one in the fourth quarter and Cranwcll went for six and a score in the second Cranwcll intercepted a pass to set up the scoring drive that was climaxed by plunge Teel) had scoring marches of 48 44 and 30 yards in addition to the 67 yard thriller turned in by Wright VMI wis going nowhere in paitieulai in (he fourth quar ter and in desperation was at Blu'fl ld stale nllrie of Idaho Idaho Siala 0 ftlpan Kno Alamaha 20 Ttnkoied DnV i hrnturht tt if He VktU UU 31 34 UcUa 3 32 21 31 2 1 IQ' 31 5 2 55 Aiinit tried to run but he met stone wall defender in and fell to thc ground giving Tech a safety and two points which incidentally looked large later as Marinkov opened up with THE THIRD TILLY was 7H R7 94 TOD 4 hew ()CH EXRLE EDUARDS 1 tne lamed Michi1 anj State multiple offense to the southland and for a while it ap peared that perhaps his rebuild ing job at North Carolina State was far ahead of schedule as the Wolfpack went into a 7 0 lead However the Tech ground at tack linallv wore down the Woll pack and Coach frank Moseleys charges won with something to spare After a punt by McKee rolled dead on the VMI 14 the Keydets tried three running plays and got only seven yards On what was obviously (to almost every one) fourth down co captain Charlie Byrd dropped back to kick His boot angled off his shoe arched towards the east: sidelines hit the ground ne ir the hue of scrimmage and bounced in reverse ending up on the 14 vard loss first baseman Vic Wertz saundered into the melee dotted his hat and bowed Written across his shining bald head were those two big voids: "Here Referee play because the line of scrimmage and since it was third down (said Rogers VMI could trv again This time punt boomed all the way to midfield but the Keydets were offside and the ball came back to the nine Byrd pretty tired of lift ing his leg by this time tried his third kick and like the first it good scittering of bounds on his own 261 VNN RE( LIVED CREDIT for his 22nd victory against 11 losses He had yielded a run in the third inning on singles bv Harvey Kuenn and red Halfiled plus a sacrifice bunt and sacri fice fly Gromek who departed seventh inning dropped game against 17 wins fl 8 24 10 43 1 56 53 1 RS sophomore from Roanoke leturned the ensuing kickoff to the Tech 33 as the quarter ended On the first play of the second quarter the Tech line shook Wright into the open and that was all the help Howie needed as he outran secondary de fense on a brilliant sprint Dickie Board made good on first of four conversions for the afternoon to tie the score at 7 7 brilliant kick which xv ent out on the State nine plus a penalty to the one for roughness set the stage for surge to the front Big George a Roanoker who rates as almost sure fire bet to he counted when the post season all star honors arc handed out accounted for two points He broke through the line and knocked Ed Aiinit to the ground behind the State goal lor a safety putting the Gobblers out front 9 7 and lhev staved there for the re mainder of the 300 mo inn 1 1 AMioi I) Afrttulil to ha Hut Iw There the Keydet line rose up to throw back three successive bucks at the middle ourth down and no ooen road on the ground Little faded for a puss and hit Newton in the corner of the end zone so near to the rear extremity of the zone that VMI coach John McKenna argued 11 was caught beyond the limit The second Wildcat touchdown was largely due to bril liance The 160 pounder from Hickorv NC shot a pass to his halfback Don Comer another sophomore good from the VMI 33 to the 24 and Hum fired to McRee for 24 more and the touch down non 7 13 nt 21 313 91 14 7 0 4 375 1 40 DWIDSON APPEARED tuallv stopped but penalty brought a first down on the VMI one I 27 iivrd in rtlcmnn in Miranda in ftih or Per Benina Anderson mighty mite THUS THE INDIANS third pennant in 54 years and inning Wtth Stet Gromek Tiger brought to a decisive end the veteran right hander nursing a five year rule of the New York 1 0 lead the Indians let loose Yankees The Yankees heard news of their dethronement while waiting to plav a night same against the Philadelphia Athletics The Indians' climax victory No 107 was reached in the seventh rrjaczlow ski alone ar counted for 110 yards rushing his great leaps into the line reducing the Randolph Macon forwards to impotence Richmond collected 313 yards aground all told and completed half 91 more 'I he Yellow lackets rushing and 21 the sixth AliB Bill from Manon returned a punt to By JOE ALLS DETROIT Sept 18 The Cleveland Indians Jong years of bitter second place frustration today clinched the American League championship on a pair home runs by Dale Mitchell and Jim Hegan With a sheet of rain darkening Briggs Stadium Mitchell and Hegan hit consecutive home runs in the seventh inning to provide a 3 2 victory over the Detroit Tigers By HAROLD WIMMER Times Sports Editor BLACKSBURG Sept Wiight a semoi speedster Irom Dovci Del was the Vugima Tech woikhoise today as the Gobble is opened their football season with a convincing 30 21 victoiy over Not th Caiolina Slate Wright brought the cchmen from behind a 0 7 deticit on the first play of the second quarter as lie scooted 67 yards across the Wolfpack goal He added another touchdown in tne third quarter and made hnnsclt gencialh un popular with the folks Horn Ra leieh bv picking up 136 yards in 18 carries bv defensive halfback Don Campbell who intercepted a Dave Woolwine pass irj the fourth quarter and raced it down the west sidelines LEXINGTON Sept An derdog Davidson College team bristling with hustling sopho mores took full advantage of Vir ginia Military Institute blunders here today for a '19 0 Southern Conference victory first one for the Wildcats since 1952 All the Davidson touchdowns in the season's opener came on aerial plavs two of them on passes from sophomore quarterback Dyke Lit tle Little connected with end Tom Newton from a yard out for the opening Wildcat payoff with only 20 seconds remaining in the half He pitched another good for vards to fullback Don McRee the third period 'I'he celebration was particularly pleasing to Dale Mitchell the vet eran who earlier had contributed little to Cleveland's pennant drive The greying 33 ycar old out fielder still was beaming about his two run homer in the seventh "It was mv first of the he enthused hit TMalt Like Little all who participated in scoring were sophomores Davidson jockeved into good po sition for its first counter after a series of weird events that in cluded a minus seven yard punt and a double fourth down WASHINGTON Sepl 18 Washington traveled 15 innings to defeat Boston 8 7 tonight a game in which the Red Sox used 22 players and the Senators 18 Mickey Veron's single Jim Busby's double and Chuck sacri fice fly with none out jn broke a 7 7 tie Bnctoii I It I 8 rItnsenM 'itirwim n2l? son rf le 1 '(nhai'dl William If WtbrC hit IIALI BACKS Lewis Wacker and' fst ha3t edge pnncipally 14 kn nr nun nej 1 vnrr i it i loucriaowiis rank and sopho runnjno more George Riggs one apiece Packer Hie 3 LIllclW LLIlCboLU Jjy ujUUU in Richmond Citv Stadium The Richmond defense when 'substitutes swarmed overi the field the last two quarters equaled the offense Only twice did the Randolph Maron team! irst downs whose inexperienced squad of 40 rassing1 includes 24 fieshmen and 9 sopho mores cross the midfield stripe passes intercepted bv T1PVfM i unis Puntina ai erase i umbles lost lYarils penalized BUT HIS GLOOM was turned to utter jov about an hour later when his teammates stormed into the dressing room shouting wildly and screaming: in! We're The players jammed around Wynn who threw his arms around his teammates Then they all turned to their the likable Al Iiopez while a battery of cameramen and newsreel photographers clicked away Two players held Lopez while the others poured champagne over his head as if to christen him ruler o( the American League "It was a great team effort" was lone immediate com ment He mostly grinned GR fib 52 i it rhiladrlphi3 at New York Simmons (12 14 1 vs Hearn (8 8 or McCall (2 Jn Chicago at Cmcinnatl (3 7) vs owler (12 8) 'r MiUaukep at St Buhl (2 7) vs Lawrence iz b) Brooklyn at Meyer vf riend (5 11) VJ' Sil rth irolina Mate 21 BuldMn VMI il HAmuton In I layette (5 C) NAIIOWL MisaNsippi Stale IT 'leWphls StaleMaryland Kentucky 0 fowl State 3 1 South Dakota State I If'tas Chrhtian 7 Kiikii Kai'tat Stat Colorado 44M Tevai 20 LflMiMana Mate 6 Wabash 14 Valparaiso Indiana Central Tawlor 0 vtnvillr 30 DePauw 7 Ball State 40 Hanover fi Rhode Island 13 rrtheatro California 20 dinhnrn State Shepherd 14 airmont State 6 Ceorria Tech 2X Tulane 0 Morgan Stat 33 Vt 0 Wake forest If Georae 5ahpr(efl HenHon (ObTo Lake ore't HL) W'nshintton I tih Oretor 41 Idaho i i cl 4 Central Mlrhltin 11 1 'tat Teaeh er 21 Oklahoma 4 alifornia 13 oklahumA AM Wyomlna Alinn'ota Duluth luisbwr Hakom WeUevan A Huron Tampa 31 Mexico CHv Colleae 2 Western Hi Sdama Mai I vir a holding against the Keydets John Znbanty other touchdown coms Al Agclo adding the extra points All of scoring with the exception of Lowe's point was turned in by Pennsylvanians Lowe is from Delaware or the first 14 minutes and 50 seconds the teams runt scoieless but then things began to happen Tom Petty booted outside on the State 13 late in the quarter and the Wolfpack looked impres sive in covering the 87 yards which separated them from the goal Seven plays earned to the four and Zubanty picked those up in one mighty plunge at the line Bagonis converted and things looked dark indeed for the 9000 fans who came to cheer the Tcch inen to victoiy 98 Tomr Cleveland hl Dei roilGarcia (17 8) vs (5 10' Ntw York at Morsan 10 5) vs Poriornrrero Boston at '2 6) vs (14 14) or Pascual 3 6) Baltimorp at Chicago i9 14 vs Trucks '19 81 Cleveland Clinches American League Pennant Ty 'I' VMI INTERCEPTS PASS Bob Jordan (26) Virginia Military Institute halfback intercepts a Davidson pass in the first quar ter of yesterday's game at Lexington Thc pass was intended for Tom Newton (62) Davidson end (Times Photo) 1 Bollweglh 1 HniunSb 1 strothr Hniliiin 2 in 1 in 6 KllNUn Totals 1 lied our for lor 3W si iked lor New Yoi Philadelphia lUtHh tm fXnrrn stored Htormi mi nroi Ci1ini luii nsoit I i i i 1 1 Hohinon Dl Ehhkhh Midt mid LHt ew York Philadelphia KB lpal 1 Dvr! 1 tllliH titiu Mrrero 4 Ronalds 4 HO Lopat In 2 Byrd 1 I'tiHAbli 4 tn fi Pvr llevnolds (Kev boPID Porioerrern portntai'rfTo ft I4) Senators Shade Boston Sox 8 7 Cleveland 000 000 Detroit 00 000 1 2 IP'gan Boone Deking 2B Th lsin? 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