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KALINE GETS 200TH HIT DETROIT FREE PRESS Sunday, Sept. 25. 1955 fi if ookies Take Tigers for 2 TCU Back Runs Past Raiders Swink Spurs Rout Of Texas Tech, 32-0 BY TOMMY DEHNE i Agiirre, pitched the Indians to THEN" WITH a "junior var-jLary, Jim Bunning and Al Aber Al Lopez, of the Cleveland victories over the Tigers before sity" lineup, Aguirre handcuff ed for 12 hits in the opener. With Lary acd Score locked in a tigh; 3-2 mound duel going into the eighth, the Indians exploded for five runs to Indians, took a look into the 1 13,616 fans at Briggs Stadium, Detroit in the nightcap as he baseball future Saturday and Cleveland won the opener be- allowed only three hits and cap-found it to have a rosy hue. hind Score's neat seven-hitter, tured his second major league Two youthful southpaw pitch- 8 to 2.

to clinch second place in victory, 7 to 0. ers. Herb Score and Hank) the American League Cleveland pounded Frank LUBBOCK, Tex. (U.R) AT HAZEL PARK Speedy Jimmy Swink scored on a 59-yard run and sprinted over for two more touchdowns take the runnerup position be- hind the champion New York Yankees. In the nightcap, Aguirre wasi wild and in constant trouble, but' the Tigers couldn't produce a hit when it meant anything.

Aguirre walked 10 men in-j eluding the first three Tigers to i face him but then with the help of brilliant defensive playj Saturday to lead Texas Chris- -iW 'M npe fi 4 -N i i 1 1 Juvenile Platers Steal Turf Show tion to a 32-0 victory over Texas Tech. A crowd of 28,000 braved intermittent rain to see the game. 'Green' Irish Rap SMU, 17-0 Speed Decisivje Against Mustangs Continued from First Sports Swink capped a 64-yard march Dy nis mates he squirmed out of every jam. NED GARVER worked six innings. He gave up 10 of Cleve with a three-yard touchdown Mrs.

N. J. Hernandez's Pit Away and Tom Harkins' Tiger Play, both of whom have been running in claiming races, turned out to be the winners of the Michigan Juvenile Championship at Hazel Park Saturday. Going to the post at long odds, they pplit the two divisions of I 7 land's 13 hits and was charged with the loss. Paul Foytacki hurled one hitless inning.

Babei Birrer finished and was tagged for the Indians' final two runs. the $7,500 event before a crowd, KjllllJ XJllCn, plunge the second time the Horned Frogs held the ball and Texas Tech was on its way to defeat. Swink scored twice in the second quarter and kicked an extra point. OTHER TCU touchdowns were by Halfback Ray Taylor, who snared a Tech pass and raced 24 yards halfway through the second quarter, and by Fullback Harold Pollard, who capped a 51-yard drive with a two-yard run. Pollard added TCU's other conversion.

1 of 17,035. to start the march toward Notre Dame's final score. Then he supplied a 16-yard run to set up that touchdown, reversing the field when apparently trapped and bringing the sellout crowd to its feet with clever weaving and sidestepping to the 19-yard line. Scores Then Breaks Leg Aguirre's finest support, both at the bat and afield, came from Rightfielder Rocky Co-lovito, a 22-year-old graduate of the Indianapolis farm club, had a perfect day at the plate with four hits. He pulled Aguirre out of a bases-loaded jam in the first inning with a brilliant running, A MTJDDY track proved the undoing of the best two-year-olds at the track.

HIT PT PiSAVT Ctar Texas Christian fl 20 REYNOLDS finished off the last 14 yards of that scoring Jerry Thomas plunged the first division of the the touchdown that put Cen-long championship sprint, ran tral Michigan on the winning aiSU's EARL MORRALL HAULED DOWN AFTER FIVE-YARD GAIN ROOKIES BEAT HOOSIERS, 20-13 seventh. Pit Away led all the roaa against both extra points to account for one-nanded catch of a drive by Chuck King and preserved the rookie's shutout by robbing Al! aaiuruay, men suiiereu a. pruHcii the rest of Notre Dame's scoring. K.anne of an extra-basa hit with a shoestring catch which ended the contest. 'Green' MSU Ripens Fast It was a long afternoon for the lads from Texas and the reasons for their defeat in this season opener for both teams are not hard to find.

leg as his mates went on to triumph. 27 to 12. This was Central's third straight victory over arch rival Western although Western leads in the traditional football series, 24 to 5. THOMAS touchdown, a plunge from the one, climaxed a way to win by a length and a half over Bonanza Miss and paid 514.80. Even Stroke, 9-5 choice in the second half, got closer, finishing fourth behind Tiger riay, who paid $33.40.

Tiger Play had won his last two starts in cheaper company. He made it three straight with a powerful stretch run that caught Judge Ray by a neck. Continued from First Sports spearheaded a couple cf promising drives which stalled before Notre Dame had the speed and the next went all the way for the final Hoosier marker with about three minutes remaining. It's far too soon to hail this TIGER TIDBITS: The double defeat continued the Tigers' season-long record of futility in dotibleheaders Detroit played 20 twin bills They lost both ends of eight, split 10 others and swept but two Snore's Viftnrv in i hi a r-ra-nA Texas Christian: Tmirhrlowns Swink 3 3. plungre: 1.

nlunee: .9. end run): Taylor 12. intercepted nafts Pollard i'i, plunee). Conversion Pollard. Swink.

Colorado Wins in Rain BOULDER, Colo. (JP) Driving 80 yards on the ground for a first quarter touchdown, Colorado took to the air on the 88-yard touchdown drive in the second period and coasted through a second-half rain to conquer Arizona, 14 to 0, in a non-conference football game Saturday. 1 Colorado 1 It Colorado: Touchdowns Jenkins 3. rnn): Clark (30. pass-run from Hyson).

Safety karnoscak and Ieahv (blocked McOluskej punt, rolllnr out of end zone). Indiana took over for its long march while consuming: eleven to overcome lack of weight. Quick-charging linemen gave Hornung and Lewis the openings dove one yard for the final tally as State wrapped up its scoring. This drive featured Clarence Peaks, who was a scoring hero same i as a rebirth of another power as a sophomore on this they needed on split-T handoffs and optional cutbacks although outweighed nearly 25 pounds to the man in the middle was his 16th as against 10 losses field a year ag0 house such as State prospered with a few seasons back in winning the national championship and later a Rose Bowl Peaks and Walt Kowalczyk series of eight plays after Central received the opening kickoff. Western came back to score after recovering a fumble with Chuck Nidiffer going through center for the final four.

Thomas took the next kickoff, returned it 44 yards bef6re being driven out of bounds and was hurt on the play. Last season Thomas, broke his other leg. Indiana's veteran outfit rallied with two sprightly aerial drives. One reached the 16 of the line. The Irish defensive secondary also deserves credit for being alert to the aerial threat of the He struck out eight Tigers to run his season's total to 243 It was the youngster's fourth victory as against one loss to the Tigers Lary's loss was his 15th as against 14 victories Cleveland whipped him four times pass-minded Mustangs.

Roach minutes with the 22 plays. Three passes for 43 yards accounted for the big gains. STATE WAS stubborn about it and five plays were required to cover the finaL four yards. Ci-chowski went over at last on a quarterback sneak in what may be the shortest touchdown play of the season from about three inches out. The Spartans recovered immediately and scored the next two times they got the ball.

Nine plays were needed after IJowal-czyk returned the kickoff 21 yards to the 26. Jewett took in one Morrall pass for 32 yards Opener's 'All Kramer As U-M Cakeivalks ANOTHER FORMER plater, Tiffany, also racing for Mrs. Hernandez, ran away, with the $5,000 Maple Leaf Handicap for older horses. In a rougffly run race the four-year-old filly set all the pace to beat Cow Town by three lengths over a mile and one-sixteenth. Tiffany paid $15 straight.

Blue Choir Wyoming Surge Rocks Montana BILLINGS, Mont. () Wy Western Mii-tiican BOO Ontral Michigan 7 7 0 13 '7 Wnlrra Mirhiean: Touchdowns Ni-rliffrr 4, run): Geicer (33, pas from Mason) Central Mirhiican: Touchiinwnn Thomas 1. nlunee) Walz 18, uaftft from Kinkp) Katrrirk (67, run Hraksel (18, run) I (inversion Wall 3. completed 10 of his 24 passes and was hitting his targets well enough to deserve a better percentage. But SMU wound up with only 96 air yards because Notre Dame defenders were pla.ving the Mustang receivers so close.

Doane throwing twice, moved 53 yards to the Michigan 19. oming exploded for two touchdowns within three minutes of the third period Saturday then Continued from First Sports full speed ahead and bumped to the 21. Eagles Rally Garver's loss in the finale wrote finis to a miserable season for the veteran righthander Ned won 12 while losing 16 He beat the first-division clubs only four times while losing 11 to them Garver was nicked for home runs by Joe Altobelli and Gene Woodling They were the 20th and 21st to be hit off Ned Only Steve Gromek, who gave up 26 homers, tops him among the Tiger "gopher ball" hurlers before collecting the payoff all took advantage of the breaks to romp to a 35-6 football victory over Montana. 2 Hornung and Center James (Moose) Mense gave the Irish an almost-unstoppable combina To Win, 27-17 Rotunno was in for Kramer now. He stepped in, intercepted Doane's third pass on the Missouri 14 and raced straight down the western sidelines for the final alone in the end zone.

After losing yardage following the kickoff, Les Kun boomed a high punt which as taken by the dashing little Wulff, a 5-foot-8, 186-pounder, on his own 85. He broke for the left sidelines TWO SMASHES reached the 14 before Van Pelt hit Kramer on the seven and watched him rumble in for the score and convert the extra point. That came at 10:50 of the sec tion on the split-T "keeper" PHILADELPHIA OP) The; play, especially in the first half. Philadelphia Eagles mixed pin-j Menses blocking broke Hornung point passing by Quarterback through the SMU line time after Hits High Note ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.

(JP) Favored Blue Choir, Irish-bred four-year-old owned by Mrs. Harry L. Nathenson. of Chicago, swept to an easy 3 -length victory in the $100,000 United Nations Handicap Saturday at the Atlantic City race track. Bobbv Thomason with the rugged time Van Pelt kicked the point after running of Sophomore Jerry where Wilson and Carruthers Norton to wipe out a 10-point first-half deficit and whip the ond period.

Three plays later that one. Not that Kramer was Lou Baldacci, a standout all tired, or anything like that, day, intercepted a Stuber pass Michigan just wanted to see if on the Missouri 30. Van Pelt somebody else could convert like were delivering the two needed New York Giants. Z7 to 17. in i rr" 1 1 I 1 nrs Ridden by Willie Hartack, the thp eninff Eame of the 1955 fired to Kramer aerain.

after two Remarkable Ron. It is perhaps the most effi-cent combination using that particular play since Oklahoma's Jack Mitchell and John Rapacz sprang the weapon on a surprised football world in 1946. 3 Above all, they will be National Football League season smashes, for a 10-yard gain to the 14. nation winningesi jocitey, rsiue Choir raced the mile and three-Eixteenths in two minutes flat in New York 17 10 -7 i I'hiladeiphia New York: Touchdowns Gifford 3T. naw-rnn from Conerlvts l.ivinnston re- Altobelli is a former Eastern High athlete and his fourth-inning drive, high into the second deck in right field, was the first of his big league career AL KALIXE connected for two hits in the first game.

He singled in the fourth inning and tripled in the fifth. The triple was his 200th hit of the season. He is the only major league player to reach the select circle. This is the third straight year the Tigers have had a player with 200 hits to his' credit. Harvey Kuenn reached the coveted mark In 1953 with 209 hits, and had 201 safeties last year.

blocks. They left him a narrow strip along the chalk line to operate in and Wulff whisked through it. Wulff was in the clear when he crossed the 40-yard line. PLANETIS 3IADE the second conversion for a 14-7 lead and State held the margin which turned out to be enough. As the regular fullback, Planutis' role in this game was rovered fiimhle in Hid lone), tonver- telling themselves, the Mustangs Albion Puts Wrong Grid Foot Forivard It was Kramer to the 10 on an end-around before Maddock came back in at quarter to run to the two-yard line.

Baldacci slugged it over, Kramer converted again and it was 14 to 7 at 13:01. Missouri had to nunt aeain Chevation was second, Klairon, a French entry, third. Blue Choir paid $4. $2.80 and $2.20 across the board. Utah Slips Past Idaho, 20 to 13 lost on their own errors.

Three times the ball was yielded on pass interceptions four more times on fumbles. Each was a blow to the Texans' hopes and Notre Dame must be given credit for the hard, agres- Aettjanian inaeeinems). ririu Goal Aeaianian (37). Thiladelphia: Touchdowns Norton 9K, kickoff return): Palmer (J, plunce) Mrihlinc (SI. run-pass from Thnniasiin).

Conversions Walston 3 (placements). Field ols Bielskt (lt)J Walstnn (13). Air-Minded DELAWARE. O. (X The CRAWFORDSVTLLE, Ind.

in a hurry and Michigan took Vic Lodovisi pitched the Wabash mostly that of a decoy, the squat 1 to a 13-7 victory over Albion sive play which forced them. their football opener Saturday, peatedly by linemen on his dives BOISE, Ida. CP) Sparked by over on its 47. John Greenwood, the Wolverines' third of four quarterbacks, came in. He threw to Kramer Lodovisi hit Tom Hankmson while Peaks or Kowalczyk was Halfback Lou Mele and Quarter passing of Quarterback Bob Hancher spurred Ohio Wesleyan to a 26-19 footbalj victory over 1 Rochester University here with an 18-yard scoring pass in FIRST GAME CLEVELAND DETROIT IF THERE CAN be a turning point in a this, it must back Dave Dungan, Utah edged Vt fircf rtnartpr and nrinnan AA AB AB 3 3 and it was a 23-yard gain to Dick on 23 the Missouri 30.

have been Hornung's 25-yard Idaho 20 to 13, in their 20th an nual battle Saturday. W'dlincJf 1 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 pe.lf Kallnsrf Turtle.rf Bonnf.3b running out in the first half. 1 Soccial Fall Clearance Sale! J.n.p-ps.lb Kobv.rf Rnspn.3b Fain.lb NaraKon.e Harrell.Sft Score, TOM HENDRICKS went wide1 Wilson.c Wabash dominated the statistics, gaining 343 yards to Albion's 131 and making 17 first downs to the Britons' 11. to the 21 before Baldacci de-i 1 3 Bprtoia.Zb 1 0 1 ary.p Rtinning.p Abpr.p GUARANTEED USED OUTBOARDS -QPFMr Frl. ft Mob.

'til p.m. for This Sal cided to throw to Kramer, too.) SpilUL 111 L11C lillUUiC Ui. XUllC Dame first touchdown march a run which seemed to catch the Mustangs off guard. That quick touchdown was a blow, of course. But what followed was worse, from the SMU standpoint.

Johnny Marshall fumbled the kickoff after the score and Wayne Edmonds recovered for Notre Dame. He did a left-handed job. Ron! Totals 39 8 13 Totals dashing inside and outside the ends with the ball. Finally his turn came in the third period after Peaks and Kowalczyk alternated in a 60-yard march to the four. Planutis finally was given the ball and this time the bewildered Hoosier linemen permitted him free entry down the middle to the end zone.

CICHOYVSKI, hurt earlier, returned after that and went openly to- the air, Del Gales, Pat Fellinger, Brad Bomba and Bob Fee all ends showed amazing variety in ways to catch those passes before Fee finally got the one that scored. Albion Wabash 7 7 13 grabbed it in the end zone, jug-; 33 2 7 A 2 7 Cleveland DETROIT i A 2 e-led it n. little, but kent it fori his second touchdown. He con-1 "PPI MERCURY 10 H.P. at $125.00 ea.

MERCURY 7Vi H.P. at 00 a. MERCURY 40 H.P. 425.00 JOHNSON H.P. a 110.00 JOHNSON 25 H.P.

at 260.00 MERCURY H.P. at 275.00 a. Man Others ta Choose from Gil Schaefer, Inc. Fain. Harrell.

Lary, Rertnia. RBI Dnby, Wnndlins, Harrell. Smith, Avila 3. i. D.

Phillips. Wilson. 2H Avila 2. 3B Raline. Score.

IP Rosen, Avila anA V.tx 1 I 1 verted again and it was 21 to 7 1 at 14:40. Twenty-one points ini Wabash: Touchdowns Hankinsnn 1S, pass-rnn from Lodovisi). Kaley (23, pass-ran from Lodovisi). Conversion Huffman. and 50 seconds.

BB Score 2. I.ary 3. Aber 1. SO Score if OUr minutes That was the half and all of h. i.ary 3.

Mil l.arr 3 in Bun-nine 2 In (faced 2 hatters in 8th); Aber 1 In 1. R-FK Score 3-0, T.arr 7-3. Bnnning 1-0. Aber O-O. VP Score 2.

I.ary. Score (1R-10). I Larv (14-15. McKinley. Rice.

Flaherty. Berry. 2:43. Missouri. The Tigers were done after that.

Three plays after Hornung's field goal in the second period, Marshall fumbled again and John McMullan grabbed it for the Irish. That seemed to set the rat- 9430 Woodward 2 Blkl. HorU Cllirmont Daily Fri. "til Tombs Tops City Golfers A tprn fnr the luckless Mustangs. o-' ENGINEERS Lewis intercepting two of John Tombs defeated Don SECOND GAME CLEVELAND DETROIT AB AB Smlth.rf 10 1 Knenn.s 4 0 ft 4 2 4 2 0 4 2 2 Kaline.rf 3 0 0 Woodling.lf 4 11 Tuttle.ef 3 0 0 I.orklin.cf 4 10 Bnne.3bi 4 ft 5 13 Kinr.lf 4 0 0 4 House.

4 1 Kuhn.ss 3 A 1 Hatfield. 2b 2 A Foiles.e 3 Garver. 2 A 1 Aguirre, 4 Foytarfcp OOO bPorter AAA Birrer. AAA eJ.D.FVp 1 1 Totals 36 7 12 Totals 29 0 3 aRan for Smith In first. DETROIT INTERVIEWS FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC ASSIGNMENTS POWER PLANT OPERATORS Roach's passes in the third pe- riod; Sub Larry Cooke hauling in another in the fourth and Marshall finally fumbling away (V SMTJ's last chance on the four- yard line late in the final period.

iV; You can't make that many -X' mistakes against a Notre Dame team not even a green one. (V): SI HOCKEY'S ALL-STAR GAME at OLYMPIA SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 8:30 p.m. World Champions DETROIT RED WINGS Mead on the third extra hole of a special playoff Saturday to win The Detroit metropolitan golf championship at Redford. Tombs and Mead had tied with 73s after 18 holes but Tombs won the title with a birdie on the third extra hole. Walt Stazie and Sherman Chute tied for handicap honors with 65 nets.

The tournament drew 56 players. 4- X- i I They were on their backs but good. 3Iichigan took a punt and went 42 yards in six running plays to score again at the halfway mark of the third period. Kramer again converted for his 16th point. But he was not through yet.

Mike Rotunno took over for him for a while, made two great defensive plays and then came out for Kramer's return. Michigan made Missouri punt from its end zone and took over on the 32. KRAMER MADE six on an end-round again and pulled down two straight aerials from Mad-dock to reach the 12-yard line, and the end zone. He again converted. It was 35 to 7 and he had his 23 points.

hWalked for Foytack In seventh. cDoubled for Birrer In ninth. START-UP ENGINEERS Cleveland DETROIT A A 1 OOO 1 A A OOO 3 A 2 7 0 Perat4 Others Take iV A t- L.II I I I (V, supplicants snail nave nau retenr siai i-up in operai- -tc -tt vs. r- I Lion Castoffs perature central station steam power plant, such as National League All-Stars None. RBI Reealado 2.

AJtobelll 3. Wnndline 2. 2B Colavito 2. Reealado. Altobelli, J.

D. Phillins. HR Altobelli. Woodline. SB Ruh'n.

DP Colavito and Reealado; Kuenn. Hatfield and Toriceson. IB Cleveland 6. Detroit 12. RR Aguirre 10, Garver 3, Birrer 1.

SO Aguirre 4. Garver 1. Fovtark 1. HO Garver lo in (faced 3 hatters in 7th). Foytack A in 1.

Birrer 2 in 2. R-FR Aicuirre 0-0, Garver For. tack O-O. Birrer 2-2. WP Aenirre.

Hope Clobbered By Heidelberg Lion rookies Two Detroit last week were AM placed on waivers 1 iv assured new jobs Saturdav. HOLLAND (JP) ingston ground out Walt Liv- 204 yards Ainirre (2-0). Garver (12-lfi). Hire. Hahertv.

Berry, McKinley. A 13.A16. Opening (lame Thursday, October 0 ItED WINGS vs. CHICAGO station chief, assistant station chief, or as a minimum shift foreman. Graduate electrical or mechanical engineers will be given preference.

Also ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS TRAVEL EXPENSES PAID OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVANCEMENT and scored one touchdown Satur-i day night as powerful Heidelberg' crushed Hope, 28 to 6, for its it to the air The Tigers took after that one and. Elijah Childers, a 260-pound (tackle, has been claimed by Green Bay and will report to the 'Packers Monday. Bill Clark, a first-year halfback, has been i signed by the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Big Four. i Both Childers and Clark their college football at with Dave second straight football victory. Dales Romp Past Hurms Authorized THERM GIBSON.

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