PAGE TWELVE Basilic) Favored SYRACUSE, N.Y.. Sept. I -1' blacked out. along ..‘, - ith Bingham- pi ice. The latest quote from New o.)__ Johnny Saxton defends ton. Linea. Roche-ter and Water- York was "pick 'em" or even' town, but the rent of the nation money but Basilio remained a his v:orld ..velterweight title can watch the network tele.vi. , ion.'slight 11-10 choice in his home on the home grounds of ex-;ABC, coverage of the 15-round,town. The pick is Basilio in this champ Cam( n Basilic) tonight match starting at 9 p.m.. EST.lcorner. I in a rematch that has arounsed,The same network also will beam Because of the dispute about the, boxing fans from coast totla radio broadcast. (decision in Chicago, where Easilio Despite a drizzly pre-fight day, I wobbled Saxton in the second, coast. Norman Rothschild, who is co-' round but failed to stage his cus- Was Basilio "robbed" as he promoter with the International l tomary closing rush, there is un claimed at Chicago, March 14,Boxing Club, expected at least usual interest in the officials. AV when he lost the crown on a hotly 8500 people titi pay close to $140.-'Chicago, the point system was disputed unanimous decision? l ooo. That would be something less used with Saxton winning on the Does file clever Saxton have Ba-: than a sellout of the 9000-capacity three cards, 145-142, 147-140 andl silio's number? Is Carmen. a vet-!arena. The radio-TV rights dump,l44-142. although a poll of 20, cran of 67 tough fights, over the' another $75,000 into the kitty to:newsmen gave Basilio a 13-7 edge. hill at the age of 29? Is Saxton be apportioned 40 per cent tot Julius Helfand, chairman of the a better champ than his critics' Saxton and 20 per cent to Basilio.:New York State Athletic Commis-' claim? In case Basilic) strips Saxton of:sion, who yielded a point to let _ . These questions should be an-;the crown he has won twice. there; Fwered under the glaring rine.is a provision for a rematch in! lights at beautiful War Memorial 90 days at a 30-30 percentage. Auditorium where Basilic). born A week ago Basilio ruled a I and 'eared in nearby Canastota,, strong favorite with odds reach-, will be the people's choice. ling up to 9-5, but Saxton's sup- i The Syracuse area will hei porters have dragged down the. Robinson Ties Record, Snider NEW YORK, Sept. 11 ~ .I'l--'corne in the opening inning whenl-2 lead. Rookie Frank Robinson equalled !Johnny Temple walked and thent Art Fowler took over the pitch the inalor league home run record scored when Kluszewski smote his, ing duties for the Reds in the sec for a first-year player and Ed ,:35th four-bagger of the year. !land and held the Giants in check Bailey clouted a grand-slaml Larry Jansen lasted only one until the sixth when Sarni's two home run as the third-place Cin-;inning. After Don Mueller hit his!run homer reduced Cincinnati's cinnati Redlegs drubbed the New, first pitch for a home run, singles lead to 9-5. Fowler received credit York Giants 11-5 today to cling to; by Red Schoendienst and Bill for his 11th victory against 10 de their slim hopes of overtaking the!Sarni, sandwiched around a dou-!feats but he ran into trouble again: National League leaders. Ible by Jackie Brandt, produced in the seventh and had to be bail- The Redlegs pounded four Gi-ithree runs to give the Giants aced out by Herschel Freeman ant hurlers for 14 hits, including home runs by Robinson, Bailey and Ted Kluszewski Robinson's home was his 33th of the season, which not only tied Brooklyn's Duke Snider for the league lead but matched the first year record of Wally Berger of the 1930 Boston Braves. The 20- year-old outfielder also chipped in with two singles and scored three runs. Bailey's grand slammer, his sec ond of the campaign, came in the third. The blow enabled the Red legs to overcome a 3-2 deficit and sent Joe Margoneri to the showers with his sixth defeat. The Giants' rookie southpaw has won five. Cincinnati's first two runs had THE ATHLETIC STORE Engineering Materials Sporting Goods TUNE IN WMAJ ON SATURDAYS For All Penn State Football Games THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Penn State Sport Shorts . . . For the second year in a row.i Four athletes were graduated outfielder Bob McMullen was the with honors at Penn State's June leading stickman on the Penn commencement exercises. Cited State baseball team. The 1956:f0r scholarship were baseball cap captain, who was named to thetain Bob McMullen, of Milesburg; I\TCAA District Two all-star team, tennis player Lou Adler, of Bar batted a resounding .420. His av-Irisburg; golfer Jim Ginsberg. of erage in 1955 was .393. Elkins Park; and half-miler Bob • • :Matz, of Drexel Hill. Penn State football teams have • • • won more games than they lost Three Penn State football' op each year for the last 17 seasons.:ponents are listed with the na- Penn State's first home football l tion's top ten in pre-season rat rags. The three are Ohio State, rat game with "Holy Cross Oct. 13, will be televised in the East. 'Army and Pitt. Saxton sign his contract in own name because his manager, (Frank Blinky Palermo can't get a New York license, was due to] preside at the noon weigh-in- to morrow. He will name the two judges and referee at ring time. Text Books Mantle, Majors' Despite a serious two-week slump, the New York Yan kees' Mickey Mantle still led the American league hitters in the batting average, home run, and runs batted in depart ments, according to latest figures released by the Associated Press. The Milwaukee Braves' Hank-Aaron retained his eight point bulge over Pittsburgh's Bill Virdon and St. Louis' Wally Moon with a .328 average. • Mantle, who has fallen from .368 to .355 still holds an 11-point bulge over Boston's Ted Wil liams—who still lacks the 400 at bats necessary to qualify for the crown. However, Al Kaline, Tiger outfielder, is only two behind Mantle in RBl's. Baseball's big six follows: BASEBALL'S BIC SIX By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Le:.4ling balignen based on 325 at lota NATIONAL LEAGUE Tigers Rout Senators, 12-0 Behind Lary DETROIT, Sept. 11 T h e Detroit Tigers backed Frank ILary's strong two-hit pitching with 14 hits, 8 of them producing 19 runs in the fourth inning, in a 112-0 rout of the Washington Sen ators today. Lary ,vercame an early streak ;of wildness and recorded victory No. 17 keeping alive his hopes of becoming Detroit's first 20-game winner since Hal Newhouser turn ed the trick in 1948. The 25-year-old righthander re hired the_last 15 batters and the only Washington safeties were a fourth-inning double by Roy Siev ers and a fifth-inning single "by Jose Valdivielso. Dean Stone, th e Washington starter, contributed to his own downfall with three errors. After Ray Boone clubbed his 20th home run in the second, Stone commit ' ted two errors in the third. The Tigers paired these with t w !walks and a single for another, run. Fourteen batters came to the plate in the Tiger fourth. Mixed into the long inning were seven singles, a triple by Frank Bolling, two walks and another error by Stone. George Lowther, youngest son of John Lowther, former Penn State basketball coach, has been named head coach of basketball I at Lycoming College in Williams port. George played the sport at Penn State during his father's tour of duty. New & Used Opposite Main Gate WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 12. 1956 Aaron Lead Batsmen Plater, (lob (1 Aft R H Pet. Aeon. MD. 136 b 33 101 175 .320 Vinton. Pitt. 141 519 71 166 .320 Moon. St. 1.. 134 484 84 155 .320 Sch. miieet, N.Y. 115 425 52 134 .215 Home Runs Snider. 737. n. Klurzewsisi. Cin MEEMI Kluszent•lii, Cin. 191 St. L. 9S: Adcock., Mil. 96; Ulnas, Phil. 91; Mat hews, MR. AMER /CAN LEAGUE Plover. Club 4: AB R H Pet 54:•.ntle, N.Y. 133 4117 117 173 .355 1305. 118 340 55 117 .144 K uenn, Det. 129 523 84 175 .315 Mantle, N.Y. 47; Wertz. Cie, 27; Berra, N.Y. 27; Sievers, Wash. 27; Lemon, Waoh. Maude. N.Y. Kaline. Det. 116: K.C. 96 ; Wert; Cle. 91; Doby. Chi. ;.,(). Two traditional rivals, Penn and Pitt, open and close the 1956 Penn State football schedule. Lion Lacrosse Meeting Scheduled by Baer There will be a meeting of all 1957 varsity lacrosse candi dates at 7 p.m. Sept. 20 in 114 Recreation Hall, according to Ernie Baer. Baer, wh o suc ceeds Nick Thiel as head coach after serving as assistant coach for the paseihree years, said arrangements for fall practice sessions will be made at the meeting. ~..,„.. . Student Supplies Robinson. Cin. :314 Adcock, Mil. 35; HOME RUNS Runs Batted In
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