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i . 'MONDAY, MAY 26, 1947 THE DAILY TIMES. GAZETTE PAGE « 'ELEVEN kb GM- COLTS LOSE HOME OPENER fo PEOPLES IN FA TBALL TUSSLE Herb. Stricker's Hitting and | Normie Bagnell's Pitching | eciding Factors Prove the Timely Hitting Pays Off For Peoples--Stricker and Gilbert Each Get 3 Hits--Little Gets 2 for Colts -- Bad Infield |i Mistakes Prove Costly |s --Bagnell Fans 14 Osh- awa Batters Peoples Credit Jewellérs, behind the sensational four-hit pitching of Normie Bagnell, defcaicd Oshawa GM-Colts 6-1 in a scheduled To- ronto Beaches: Major Fastball Lea~ gue fixture, played at Alexandra Park on Friday evening as part of the Rotary Fair entertainment. It was the first "home game" of the season for the Oshawa GM- and Colts and despite the 6-1 score, they made a much better showing than the five-run margin would suggest. : Prove Costly Mistakes Camp: 'Bagnell was in fine form for the visitors, allowing only four hits to | Baltimore Stafidings Bufo cy oh INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE sesaanesvere Jd 20 Sunday's Results Montreal Toronto......... Second game called end of second - ee d ame 'Postponed, .+..2-4 Baltimore..... 1-1 irs at Newark--Postponed. Saturday's Results 2-1 Rochester senna 1-2 1 2, Here's Part of Record 4, 015 That Watched "Moldy" Win Guin eas 1| Largest crowd ever assembled at a Canadian race track was at the Woodbine Park on Saturday afternoon to see the 88th running of the which gives an idea of the huge throng that packed every available bit of space. This is only the lower and upper decks of the grandstand and "Sugar Ray" May Pass Up Match With ith Sebastian Saturday that he would not decide until June 15 about accepting an offer to defend his title in against flashy Sebastian, Aug. 17. > Fleischer has been acting here as " - | representative for Promoter Jesse Cortes of 'Manila, who offered Sugar Ray $35,000 for the match. Robinson explained the delay is oc- casioned -by the forthcoming Wel terweight bout. between Charley Fusari, unbeaten Irvington (N.J.) clouter, and Tony Pellone of New York in Madison - Square Garden, June. 13. Robinson said the Madi- Son Square Garden promoters have proposed a Welterwelgiat Title bout summer, if the Jerseyite should whip Pellone. Fusari's Managers, however, have indicated in the past that they would prefer waiting for a Robinson bout, until 1948, St. Kitt's A's Win Over Mountaineers St. Catharines, Ont., May 26-- (CP) --8t, Catharines Athletics trounced International League A Action (By The Associated Pres) Montreal Royals, heavy pre-sea~ son favorites to repeat as Interna dy pennant winners, are moving rapidly towards first 'place in the circuit's tight struggle. squad has Manager Clay Hoppers won seven of the last nine games. scheduled douensader, Th & 0 losing. streak Saturday, to give hits while the Roy- als made the most of the four safe. ties yielded by Norman Brown, Home runs by Mickey Grasso, between himself and FPusari this | Baltimore ter Red 3-1. The game was called at the end of eight Binoy because of rain and the scheduled second game was postponed. YESTERDAY'S BATTING AND {he Oshawa Sv of which "Dib" e ec! wo, one a sharp single in the sixth frame and the | Newark 00 100 100 6 13 1 other a clean bunt im the ninth, Schultz, Bebber Babbe 35, Ga Sates (8), Cart - # © SO haERicAN Lito ue T Braves leading 4-3 in the half Johnny Kitchen also dropped a -e of the fifth. Clint Hartung, ly Big League perfect bunt in the ninth behind publicibed outfieded turned fitcher, Ball Games Little for his safe hit, but on won his third game without a de- Yesterday Iwo other hard-hit infield drives, beat although he was tagged for 11 By JOE REIC REICHLER and he missed out on the margin of Rew sou; that might have existed on hits. o " " closeness of "the call" at first , hie yo Oe remained five pots base. " , " e Gia y out a ry mediately preceding 8 3-1 win over Cincinnati Reds at rousing -bagger by "Ab" Jackie prcbinaon led Brooklyn Barnes Bind recruit, to the GM- Wrigley Fleld Colts, and ¢ uently would have | 180. Dodgers to victory over Philadel- meant a run had it t gone the dfher Ene doer vied no ti plac Associated Press Sports Writer Dodgers vaulted into third place, New York Yankees, fresh from a ame behind the leaders. Robin. "revolution" last week, showed their rig at thelr home stadium Sun- y when they bludgeoned Boston Red Sox 17-2, handing ie Amer can League champions the wors beating any big league club has ab- sorbed this : year. The Yanks had 17 way. phen 3 was, Oshawa AY0ideg ie hou Of A veal! When lent. cond home run of the season to b lefty Joe Hatten register his fifl hits. 'The victory carried New York into third place past the Red Sox, who Here is a view of the grandstand | constitutes only a small portion of the crowd. --Globe & Mall Photo Mimico Mountaineers 14-6 before 8 historic classic, The Bing's Plate, PITCHING STARS ---- creased, too," This is 'advice for Canadians at this season of the year, Medical authorities point out that when warm weather is on the way, special steps should. be taken to con serve health. WARM WEATHER TIPS three runs to tory over petro doublehead: Pitching, Frits Ostermueller, Pirates-- Tinted tha & Sardinala A Jo thse e hits in ching bu! 8 2-1 victory nd a split in TS ubeleMder. give Chicago a 5-2 vic- t and a split in their "Don't demand too much of your body. Take it easy. Don't eat too many heat-producing foods, and your liquid intake should be in- with five visitors and one St. Cath- arines player being glyen match Hagen ucts in the hard-fought tus- 10-2 Chicago........ 1- 5 at Cleveland. i Saturday's FA) King dropped Frankie Tresh (9); Yi high lofter just inside the n foul-line. and Young sprinted | Boston ++ 200 00 000-0 3.2 around the bases to score. * Fire (8) Par- Mistakes were costly to the Osh- | tees (7); Chandler and Rob awa team, in the matter of runs | Washington 003 oto 010-5 10 0 scored for the Viston. "Mel" po and Ferrell; T° Fowler, Saves | hi (4) and Roser. NATIONAL LEAGUE bl dropped to fourth, 16 marked. the fourth straight victory for the yan- M2 | gees gince their "insurrection" last 500 | Wednesday when six of their mem- ingl and bers, uding Joe Mimaggio Oharlie Keller, were fined by Pre- sl Larry MacPhail for refusing to pose for pictures in a promotion- al venture. 11th Homer For Williams A home run by Williams, his 11th of the season, with one on in the ninth, accounted for the only runs Boston has made against the Yanks An three games. Dmagl; heaviest fineq Yankee player, broke loose with four Giits, his best batting day this year. Keller oloutad his 10th homer and | drove in three. runs. Second base- man George Stirnweiss, coming out of a slump, crossed the plate five times to tie another American League mark. | The Yanks still were three games behind the league-leading Tigers who divided a double header with the Chicago White Sox in Detroit. The Tigers, behind the -seven-hit pitching of Newhouser, won the op- Peoples got one in the first when Stricker wakeg ana. then. Rhodes a Se tt "Piffles" Taylor, C.R.V. Past-Pres., Passes at Regina Regina, May. gg eral services will be held here t9- morrow for N, \ (Piffles) Tay- lor, 52, beloved immediate past president of the Canadian Rugby Union who died in his sleep Sat- urday after Suffering a heart at- 'tack. A native of Collingwood, Ont., he served in the First World War as a pilot in the then Royal Fly- ing Corps, was shot down and ta- ken prisoner, In the second he served as officer commanding the 120th (Reserve) Company of the Veterans Guard of Canada with the rank of Captain, He was awarded an O.B.E., civ~ fl division, in the Dominion Day honors list last year, But although his activities were not confined to football -- he was a Regina alderman for five years"and unsuccessful Pro- gressive Conservative candidate for a House of Commons seat in the 1945 election--football was 'his first love. 3 He quarterbacked the Regina Roughriders in the days prior to the first world war and returned to the team when he was released from his prison camp. The loss of | an eye in an airplane crash in France did not seem to handicap him. ; * Among the tributes which came from rugby officials and sports- write)'s across Canada was this from Dave Dryourgh, sports edie tor of thé Regina Leader-Post: -- inning, Stricker a home-run blow to deep h all, sults hiladelphia. . incinnat!, ooo. +] 9 Boston.,.. 3 ; RIEL CL |B Youle tiiies.10-1 Pltteburgh..,.5:3 Saturday's In the feurth inning, Gilbert got |S a rl single and Titanic sac- rificed him along. grounded to. the box, with G on third vo emeester made a bag throw fo first, after delaying his "sake' too long and Gilbert scored 'run in the seventh when Kelly beat'out a bunt and scored on a walk to Eckler and a sharp clout by Stricker. In the eighth, the visitors added two more runs on Gilbert's single, a double by 'Titanic and an error play and ener handily 10-1, 'but the Waite & wild 'pitch. "Geneva a 10. IL Ne three 80, ps youned back to = Badie Lopat ) e 5-2. ander hits apiece, did ig of the hitting Ided only five hits and Jack Wal. for Peoples, who in all, collected laesa hammered two homers to drive 10 safeties. REE. in three rung for the Sox. A . BH. Homers also were responsible for PEOPLES .... 101 100 120-6 10 1 the Tigers victory. George Kell hit GM 1 0 00 Mei 3 a grand slam home run to make PEOPLES: "Kelly, 3b j ckler, 1 things easier for Newhouser.and Pat Stricker, rf; i Rnoash, of; i] » i Mullin, who hit a four-bagger in the King, Gilbert, 1] iJ » second game, also hit one in the Bagnall ; Polosky, c. M-OOLTS: Keeler, 3b; Barker, first two with two men on. e qu if; Kitchen, an: Magee, 8; In the only other American League a rr ' Barnes, rf; Young, cf; of; Rospond, 1b; game, Washington, paced by Stan tar, pi McLaughlin, , bat- ted in nin 's three-run homer in. the first inning, defeated Philadelphia a Reg. Fair and "Buzz" Bennett, both of Oshawa. : Athletics 3-1 Giants Still On Top New York Giants retained posses Hogan or Locke? Golf Controversy Still Waxes Hot St Bat im the second game, won by- the Stan M a single in sion of first place in the" National League pennant race by walloping Boston Braveg 9-3 in the opener of | a scheduled double header. The se- oond game was halted with the Philadelphia, May 26--(AP)~ usial, Cards--Got : i Links experts are still discussing Sach Of the twin. bill with the Pirstes, with ng. lttle heat who ig the | Jackie Robinson, 'better may or the SViIve, Herat. Fm =. made two 5 . ey"s Ben Hogan or Sout rica"s second 4g Bobby Locke. season to linen | a 5-3 vi Philliés. The spectacular victory of Locke in his duel Jesterday tor top prize in the Philadelphia In- uirer Invitational Tournament may have changed some opinions. Locke started the day five shots behind Hogan. 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