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1 Casper Tribune-Herald Star Sunday, Sept. 9, 1956 1 1 Abu Bo lb 7 ovj z3 Beat Wnftlfonmi 1 Zaharias, a track star ia the 1932 Olympics who turned to golf to win her greatest fame, has been hospitalized since March 29 ia her latest bout against cancer. She GALVESTON, Tex. UPl Golfer Babe Didrikson Zaharias Saturday vowed she would win her three-year battle against cancer. In her bed at John Sealy Hospital, the courageous woman ath on L2)irQj7e; has undergone two operations In lete shook her fist and grimly de- cer latest hospital stay.

The daily hospital report said clared: 'Tin determined to get up --'7 7 -7- 7 i I :7 i A I rr I s. Mrs. Zaharias continues to take some nourishment by mouth and is holding her own. She had been fed intravenously during a trying period a week ago. The Babe will be presented a national award Wednesday, honoring her for contributing "the nation's most oustanding service in the field of cancer education and control.

In Austin. Dr. William S. Brum-age, president of the Public Health Cancer Assn. of America, said he will make the presentation to the woman athlete in her Galveston hospital room.

Brumage Is also director of cancer control division for the Texas Dept. of Health. The award reads: "To Mildred Didrikson Zaharias as an heroic exemplification of courage and faith that cancer can be conquered in our time, and for her vision in founding the Babe Didrikson Zaharias Fund, to this end." The New York Yankees increased their first place margin to lOJi games over Cleveland by thrashing the Washington Senators 16-2, while the Indians "were bowing to the Chicago White Sox, 4-2. The Sox victory boosted them into a 2nd place tie with the Indians. The Yankees pounded four Washington pitchers fof 20 hits.

Hank Bauer leading the way with a double, triple and home run. Five Yankee players had three hits apiece to make it easy for Tom Sturdivant to hang up his 14th triumph. Camilo Pascual was the loser. Helped by Minnie Minoso's 15th home run. southpaw Billy Pierce whipped the Indians for the 6th time this season to register his 19th triumph of the year.

No other American League pitcher has won as many. Early Wynn was charged with his 9th defeat. He has won 16. Detroit, Kansas City, Boston and Baltimore were scheduled to play at night as were Cincinnati and St. Louis in the National League.

gave Rube Walker an intentional pass but Bessent upset the strategy by lifting a fly to Willie Mays in shallow center. Mays' throw was wide to the plate and Furillo scored the winning run. Bessent then protected the lead by retiring the side in order in the 9th to extend his string to 38 1-3 innings during which he has allowed only one run. It was his 3rd victory against as many defeats. The Braves, in losing their second in a row to Chicago, left nine runners on base and had the bases filled with- only one out in the 8th but failed to score.

They managed their only run in the 2nd when Drabowsky walked Andy Pafko and Bill Bruton in succession before Del Rice single to right. Bill Virdon's single scored Bob Skinner with the winning run as the Pittsburgh Pirates climaxed an uphill battle with a run in the 9th to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-4. Dale Long's 26th home run in the 8th had tied the at 4-4. Elroy Face, in relief, gained his 11th triumph. By The Associated Press Brooklyn's resurging Dodgers, considered all but out of the National League race a week ago, moved within half a game behind the front running Milwaukee Braves Saturday.

The Dodgers picked up a full game on the slumping Braves by defeating the New York Giants, 4-3, while Milwaukee was beaten, 2-1, by the Chicago Cubs for its 5th straight loss. A pair of young pitchers Brooklyn's Don Bessent and Chicago's Moe Drabowsky were tire stars. Bessent not only hurled two scoreless relief Innings to gain credit for the victory but drove in the winning run in the 8th inning. Drabowsky, a 21-year-old bonus pitcher signed from Trinity College campus in Connecticut, hurled a 5-hitter against the Braves to record his second big league victory. Bessent's winning blow was a sacrifice fly that scored Carl Furillo to snap a 3-3 tie.

Furillo opened the 8th with- a double and had advanced to third on an infield out. Pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm I I from this bed. I'll surprise you yet. for I'm going to win this battle." MEDICS AMAZED Attending physicians said every one is amazed by her persistent courage and determination. Mrs.

Morley Sparks Colorado's Gold BOULDER W) An Inspired crew of Gold-sbirted reserves directed by unheralded Bud Morley stunned Colorado's first and second teams. 27-13. in the Buffaloes' first intrasquad football game Saturday. Morley, a junior from Scars-dale, N. teamed up with end Frank Clarke on long passes which-netted two Gold touchdowns.

The Gold team scored in every period and out-nerformed the Silvers in every department. It was the first dress rehearsal for the Buffs' new multiple offense, in which the rival teams used T-for-mation plays 73 per cent of the time. Morley, a seldom-used reserve cmarterback last year, threw to Clarke for 45 and 69 yard scoring plays. Sophomores. Jim Aho and Leroy Clark got the other two scores on short plunges.

The Silvers scored In the 2nd and 4th periods with fullback John Bayuk plunging four yards and Dick Hyson throwing to back Eddie Dove for 28 yards. Coach Dal Ward, shocked by his first teams showing, promised a drastic shake-up of the squad when the Big Seven Conference team resumes practice Monday. Colorado opens Its season here Sept. 22 against Oregon. COMING HERE: Bob Allen, Des Moipes, Iowa shotgun expert, will head the list of instructors for the first annual Tribune-Herald Morning STAR and Rocky Mountain Gun Club shotgun school to be held at the North Caspar club on Sept.

22-23. Allen is a member of the All-American Trap team as selected by Sports Afield (Tribune-Herajd Photo). MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS By The Associated Press Gun Club fo Host Shooters' School By RAY GIFFIX STAR Sports Editor Much interest has been forthcom 7 ing in the first Annual Tribune NATIONAL LEAGUE Pet. GB, Milwaukee 81 54 .600 Brooklyn 81 55 .596 i Cincinnati 80 56 .533 St. Louis 67 68 .496 14 Philadelphia 62 71 .466 18 Pittsburgh 59 77 .434 22 i New York 56 73 .415 25 Chicago 54 80 .403 26 AMERICAN LEAGUE Pet.

GB New York 87 49 .640 Cleveland 75 53 .564 10 4 Chicago 75 58 .564 lTi Boston 74 61 .545 12'i Detroit 68 67 .504 181! Baltimore 59 76 .437 27'i Washington 57 76 .422 Kansas City 43 81 .321 43 one is allowed to help a shooter during the course of the meet. Allen will have full control of the school and will conduct various classes during the two-day sessions. He recently finished second in the North American Clay target at Vandalia, Ohio, and this past spring won the Grand Prix pigeon shoot at Paris, France. He is also the holder of three Iowa State trapshooting titles and a member of the All American Trap Team. A complete program for the school, along with other information will be released at an early date this week.

1 Herald Morning STAR and Rocky Mountain Gun Club shotgun school which will be held- on Sept. 22-23 at the Rocky Mountain Gun Club In North Casper Park With some of the top shotgun shooters in the nation scheduled to act as instructors and teachers, this school will be the finest of Us kind in teaching the SAFETY and handling of a fchotgun. From Des Moines, Iowa, and perhaps one of the top shooters In the nation, will come Bob Allen who will be the main instructor for the two-day event. He will be joined by Ray Lahey and Paul Smith of Denver, both professionals, and all three of these men are members. of the All American Trap Shooting team as selected by Sports Afield.

The prime purpose of the school ID Pepoirtinnient a fe- "If I I Hyirt By Firndoy's oo'SlbcoDl will be the teachine of SAFETY Etesultis clhool ers' solitary tally came in the final 40 seconds of the game when Paul Krowski, breaking through the Bearcat defense, batted down a punt which was picked by Wiloth who ran 36 yards for the touchdown (Tribune-Herald Photo). THEY HELD: Holding on their own one yard line, the Douglas Bearcats kept the Midwest Oilers from scoring' in four consecutive line plays. The Douglas eleven comped by the Oilers Friday night, 33-7, scoring in every quarter." The Oil Lusk, which dumped Hot Springs, S. 13-0, last Friday. In two games Worland has played this season, only aeven points have been scored.

Last week the Indians defeated Sheridan 7-0 and last night they hosted Casper in the scoreless deadlock. and etiquette in handling a gun and procedures of field and trap shooting with the gun. The school will feature lectures, demonstrations and a non-registered shoot on the second day of the event. The school is open to all ages from 16 years and up. A special one-day school will be held the following week for juniors 12-16 years.

A tentative program has been arranged for the school and more plans will be developed In the two weeks before the school opens. In cooperation with the Winches Ron Ericson Scores Two TD's in Scrimmage Boise Cops PL Pennant By The Associated Press The Boise Braves capped a drive making his debut this season as head coach. Mullison said he was generally pleased by the scrimmage, which capped the Aggies' first week of grid practice. pass to end Clyde Seaton for a first down and a pass from Nelson to Eaton for the TD. Jackie Sweets scored for Rock Springs with 30 seconds left.

He kicked the extra point. SHERIDAN WINS HANDILY Sheridan romped easily over Billings in a game at Billings. Except for a four yard plunge by Ron Filbert in the second quarter for the fi-st score, all of Sheridan's touchdowns were on long runs. Filbert returned a punt 77 yards in the third quarter, Chuck Williams found a quick line opening and ran 56 yards, Dave Mathis scored on a reverse with a 64 yard run and Ed Green passed 57 yards to Danny Madia for the final touchdown. Cheyenne, which suffered a 40-0 bfeating from Laramie last week, as idle this week.

Also idle was THE ORIGINAL ALLEH-A UISULAIRE NAVY'S AMAZING HEW ARCTIC FABRIC Keeps you warm without built ter, Remington and Browning companies, displays of shotguns will be arranged at the Clubhouse for members of the school to see and possibly select guns. New York Crushes Washington, 16-2 NEW YORK W) The New York Yankees pounded four Washington pitchers for 20 hits to crush the Senators 16-2 Saturday and increase their first place lead over Cleveland to lO'b games. Any combination of 10 New York victories and Cleveland losses will clinch the pennant for the Yankees. Five Yankees rapped three hits apiece, Hank Bauer leading the attack with a double, triple and home run that drove in three runs. Andy Carey, with two doubles and a single, and piicher Tom Sturdivant, with a pair of singles and a sacrifice fly, also batted in three runs each.

Yogi Berra, Joe Collins and Billy Hunter also collected three hits but Mickey Mantle, now four games behind Babe Ruth's record home run pace, was held to an infield single in four official times "at bat. FORT COLLINS, Colo, LP) Halfback Ron Ericson scored two touchdowns and set up another Saturday as the Whites defeated the Greens, 25-6, in the first full-scale game scrimmage for Colorado defending Skyline Conference football champions. A 37-yard pass hurled by Freddy Glick, a brother of 1955 star Gary Glick, to Carl Raffen gained the losers only score. First and third stringers made up the White team, and second and fourth teams comprised the Green squad. Ericson's scores came on short plunges.

He set up the third with a 27-yard run that nearly went all the way. Quarterback Poe Corn sneaked two yards for another score, and Wayne Walter got another from four yards" out. "Our play execution was poor in spots, and we have a lot of work to do," said Coach Don Mul-lison after the scrimmage. He's A minimum of expense has been applied to the school with shooters paying for only the shells they actually shoot. These may be purchased for 9 cents apiece at the club.

The non-registered shoot on Sunday will be unique in the sense that the professionals will be able to help the shooters while thev are on the firing line. In other shoots no By The Associated Press A preview of things to come may have been seen in Friday night's -6 tie battle between last ear's Class A A champion Laramie and the 1955 Class A co-champion Torrington Trailblazers at Torrington. Another battle of the Giants saw Casper of the big five AA teams end in a scoreless tie with Wor-land, who tied for the single A crown with Torrington last fall. The game was played at Wor-land. Other top action saw Sheridan whitewash Billings, 32-0, Class A Rawlins defeat Rock Springs of Class AA 13-7, and Thermopolis defeat Lander 26-7 in a non-conference tilt.

Torrington scored in the second quarter to climax a 63-yard drive. Laramie scored ontop of a 70-yard drjve in the final quarter alter the Trailblazers had held fast twice in the third period when Laramie drove inside the 10-yard line. Fullback Dayl Matthews plunged two yards to score for Torrington He missed the extra point kick. Laramie's fullback Sam Miller scattered four yards for the Plainsmen's sole score. He also missed the conversion." RAWLINS TAKES TIGERS, 13-7 Rawlins combined a passing attack with a smashing defense to hand a 13-7 loss to visiting Rock Springs.

The Tigers finally scored in the waning seconds of the game after a penalty for roughing gave Rock Springs the ball on the 30 yard line. The Outlaws scored near the end of the first quarter when end Larry Slater raced 40 yards after taking a lone pass from C. J. Nelson. The second Rawlins score came on a fourth down gamble Braves Lose Fifth in Row CHICAGO UP) Moe Drabowsky, 21-year-old bonus pitcher, sent the Milwaukee Braves skidding to their 5th straight defeat Saturday with a poised 5-hit job that gave the tailend Chicago' Cubs a 2-1 victory over veteran Lew Bur-dette.

The defeat cut Milwaukee's National League lead over second-place Brooklyn to half a game. Washtnrton New York Milwaukee itkit Chicac ab fa a 3 0 0 2 Fondy lb ibhti 5 3 10 4 0 10 0 0 10 from 7th place to the top by winning the Pioneer League pennant Friday night, whipping 2nd place Magic Valley, 5-1. The victory gave the braves, a Milwaukee farm club, a lead of 3 games with 2 left to play this sea-Ecn. It was the 2nd straight championship for Boise the 1st time this trick has been turned in the Class league's history. Phil Misley hurled the Boise victory Friday night, holding Magic Valley to only 3 hits in 8 innings of work.

Misley was wild he walked 8 but struck out 11. In other games Friday night, Idaho Falls knocked-out 17 hits while defeating Missoula, 9-2; Great Falls beat Billings, 5-3, on the 5-hit pitching of Al Ropek, and Salt Lake City climbed into a tie for 3rd place with Billings by dumping Pocatello, 7-2. Boston Trims Birds, 6-1 BALTIMORE UP) Tom Brewer hurled a brilliant 4-hitter at the Baltimore Orioles Saturday night as Boston took a two to one series edge from the Birds, 6-i. A 3-run outburst settled the issue in the 1st inning, as Ted Williams hit his 19th homer into the right field stands scoring Billy Goodman nd Billy Klaus, the No. 1 and No.

2 men who had singled off loser Billy Loes. i yea en bunt ffisb. ski ii perfect ctmftrt 1 0 0 0 Hoak 3b 2b ss 1 0 0 0 Baker 2 2 4 2 Banks 4 16 0 A's Lose Toughie To Detroit, 2-1 KANSAS CITY UPi Tom Gor-man and Bobby Shantz limited Detroit to three hits Saturday night but two of them were home runs and the Tigers defeated Kansas City, 2-1, to make it three in a row over the hapless Athletics. Paul Foytack gave up eight hits but was tighter than a shrunken hatband in the clutches. His narrowest squeak came in the 8th when the A's got three singles and an intentional walk but managed to score only one run.

They left the bases loaded. The Tigers home runs were rammed off Gorman by Charlie Maxwell in the 4th and Red Wilson in the 7th. ALLEN-A INSULAIRE 4 2 10 0 4 112 4 0 0 6 4 2 5 3 3 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 5 3 a 0 4 3 3 2 abhti Baurr rf 4 0 2 0 S.ghtr If 4 0 10 Howard If 4 3 5 1 Mantle cf 4 12 0 Berra 3 0 15 Collins lb 3 0 2 0 McDgld 2b 3 13 0 Carey 3b 0 0 0 0 Hunter ss 1110 Sturdivant i 2 15 2 e-Wilson 3 rr.Mi 2 0 Moryn rf 1 2 King If 6 0 Miksis If 0 1 Whsnnt cf 3 0 Landrith 4 111 Cnnll 2b b-Torre Dittmer 2b Logan ss Aaron rf-Mathews 3b Adcock lb Pafkc If Bruton cf Rice a -Covington Crandall Burdette c-Tanner d-Manttlla (Thermal Underwear) 5 3 10 5 3 3 2 3 2 10 3 0 7 0 3 7 0 Drbwsky 0 0 1 27 13 10 0 0 110 0 Totals Yost 3b HerzoR cf Runnels lb Sievers If Plews -2b Lemon rf Berberet b-Wiesler Ron ss VIdvlso ss e-Courtney Pascual a-Oraveti Stone d-Killebrew Griggs Grob Totals m-Forced a 31 8 "I The Navy needed a wonder-fibric Star Valley Looks for Opponents AFTON UPl Cancellation of three scheduled football games has cut the Star Valley High School 1956 grid slate to, six contests. Two games scheduled with Preston, Idaho, were called off and another game with Kemmerer was cancelled when Kemmerer dropped Class A football to enter Class B. Star Valley opened its season Friday with 39-0 victory over Montpelier, Idaho.

Coach Reid Gunnel is looking for opponents to round out the Braves scheduled Other games on the slate are Sept. 14 at Jackson, Sept. 21 a' Evanston, Sept. 23 Rawlins here; Oct. 12 at Green River and Oct.

2G at Rock Springs. 0 0 0 1 40 20 27 6 2 0 10 Turley 1 0 0 2 Totals 10 0 0 10 10 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 1 33 7 34 11 runner for Pascual in 5th. waiui cnougn lor far-below-zero weather, yet not heavy, or bulky. Unusually absorbent so men could weir it indoors or Totals 3 a-Flied otit for Rice in 7th. b-Grounded out for O'Connell in 8th.

c-Walked for Burdette in 8th. d-Ran fo Tanner in 9th. Milwaukee 01(1 Odfl WK) 1 Chicago 2M) (MX) OOx i Pafko. Hoak. Banks.

Logan. RBI Moryn. Kice. 2B King. Pafko.

Logan. DP Baker, Banks and Fondy 2. Left Milwaukee 9, Chicago 6. BB Drabowsky 7. SO Drabowsky 5.

Burdette 4. Burdette 2-2, Drabowsky 1-1. Drabowsky (2-2). Burdette "(18-9). 2:20.

A 14,784. BOY THEY KlDDINKS VMHErJ COLISEUM MOTOR Boston Buys Two For 1957 Season BALTIMORE, Sept. 8 'IP) The Boston Red Sox, with an eye toward rebuilding for the 1957 season, today announced the purchase of second baseman Gene Mauch from Los Angeles and pitcher Rudy Minarciq from Havana. Both Mauch, who is 31, and Min-arcin, 26, compiled outstanding minor league records this season. Mauch previously had major league trials the Dodgers' Pirates, Cubs, Braves and Cards, while Min-arcin was up with the Cincinnati Redlegs in 1955.

In exchange for Mauch, the Red Sox gave Los Angeles an undisclosed amount of cash and one player to be delivered in 1957. Minarcin was obtained for cash and two plej ers to be sent to Havana next year. Minarcin. will report-to the Red Sox in Chicago on Tuesday, but Mauch will not be able to join the club until Thursday in Cleveland because he will be honored with a special "night" in Los Angeles Wednesday. Mauch, who has played for Los Angeles for the past three seasons, batted .349 this year, with 20 home runs and 81 runs batted in.

Minarcin "compiled a 15-11 record and a 3.C8 earned, run average for Havana in the international league b-Ran for Berberet in 7th. e-Popped up for Valdivlelso In 7th. d-Flied out for Stone In 7th. e-Sincled for Sturdivant in 8th. Waihincten OKO (Mil ftfll New York 210 102 S5 16 Runnels.

Sievers. Bauer, Slaughter, Mantle, 'Serra 3, Collins 3, McDougald, Carey 3, Hunter 2. Wilson. Runnels. RBI Runnels, Sievers, Berra, Bauer 4, Sturdivant 3, Carey 3, Collins 2, Hunter.

2B Roig, Carey 2, Bauer. Berra, Collins. 3B Bauer. HR Sievers and Bauer. SB Collins.

SP Sturdivant. Bauer. DP Runnels, Valdivielso and Plews; Turley, Collins and Hunter. Left Washing-tor. 8.

New York 6. BB Pascual 2, Griggs 2, Sturdivant 1. Turley 1. SO Stone 1, Sturdivant Turley 1. HO Pascual 5 in 4, Stone 5 in 2.

Griprgs 4 In 1, Grob 6 In 1. Sturdivant 5 in 8. Turley 2 in 1. ntEB Pascual 4-3. Stone 2-2.

Gricgs 5-5, Grob 5-5, Sturdivant 1-1. Turley 0-0. WP Sturdivant Pascual (0-151. 2:35. A 13,874.

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DRAWERS $5.00 SHIRTS: Short Sleeve S5.00 Long Sleeve S6.00 ALSO AVAILABLE FOR LADIES (Red Only) CLOTHING CO. 221 South Center Dial 2-1469 A meeting of the Natrona County Republican precinct committeemen and committeewomen will be held Monday, September 10, in the District Court Room, City-County Building, at 8 p.m. BUSINESS TO BE TRANSACTED WILL INCLUDE THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS ALL INTERESTED REPUBLICANS ARE INVITED H. E. SUMMERFORD, Chairman.

this season. Hp nitrhpd 14 rnmnlpfp I 1955 DODGE Royal 4-door, games in 29 starts. He was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as a bonus player in 1947 as a 17-year-old schoolboy at Vandergrift, Pa. He eventually was traded to Cincinnati and last winter was sold to Havana. NEW YORK AP Probable pitchers for Sunday's major league games (won-lost records in parentheses! NATIONAL LKACl'E Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (21 Friend (15-151 and Kline (12-16) vs.

Haddlx U2-6t nd R. Miller (3-5 Milwaukee at Chicago 2i Spahn (16-ldi and Conley (7-8) vs. Kaiser (3-8) and Brosnan (4-7i. New York at Brooklyn Surkont (2-1) Vs. Dryedale (4-5).

Cincinnati at St. Louis Jeffcoat (6-2) er Gross (2-0i vs. Dickson (12-8). AMERICAN LEAGIE Chicago at Cleveland 2i Donovan (10-7 and Staley (5-2) or Keegen (5-6) vs. Score (15-9) and Aguirre (2-3).

Washington at New York Btobbs (15-10) VI Ford (16-51. Detroit at Kansas City Foytack (11-12) Vs. Gorman 18-81. Boston at Baltimore Sisler (6-7) or (3-10) vs. Johnson (7-9.

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