Show t r r V -- t V i— JU diat am uakM " e nipiwin t "TL Salt Lake City Utah — Thursday Morning— April 4 1957 ) H 1 -- T- - A - rv if ' Flynn was a big man in Democratic politics and he wanted me to in Washington-B- ut represent I turned him down at the 1936 convention in Chicago I would have won too: they put five Democrats in with the Roosevelt sweep that year" Eddie now in his 52nd year with the Giants has adopted a great philosophy: "Never become too important in your own eyes in baseball because they’ll still play nine Innings tomorrow with or without you” - : i s iot 0 i T t t XT k r ' r i v K f v i :f! - f- - AW ’f i 3-- 0 ‘ - Then the roof fell In A i What had started out as a pitchers duel on It chilly after-- ' noon suddenly exploded into a home run barrage and when the horsehide pyrotechnics had subsided five had been HWIW K Praises Derks and Fans ’A has seen most of the ball parks In s the world praised the Derks Field setup highly "The playing field Is a credit to organized baseball and therrowtLway'well bchavc±Thats"whar I tali “decentTootlng crowd one which applauds the good plays on both sides “We would like to come' back again we think that much of the fans’ loyalty and the hospitality we have seen” Derks despite a bad shuffle by the weather man never looked more epic and span L&dd Morgan end his crew worked just about around the clock to get the field playable the spacious Derks confines and the Indians had knotted the spring aeries at five games apiece ' Cleveland homers were unlimbered by Rocky Colavlto Gene i Woodling and Joe Altobelli The Giants counted on homers by Rookie Gail Harrisrahd veteran Daryl” spencerr"" ' ' THE “RURBEB GAME” of the series' will be played at Derks "wtlh Bob Lemon opposing A1 Worth-8Thursday starting at 1:30 ’TJ'’ ’ -- J t - blasted out of 1 'V r Yr 'i:J Ae V t $ K- fCtV T t ' Ingtonr-1'- i v ? 0 t r ’i r pA v Jt 0 ' st £ ? ’fc - ' - COMMISSIONER "BENNY ROMNEY deserve! 1 great pat a t i on the back for turning over his facilities to make the game go fff smoothly The Hot Stovers did a great Job of ushering New York Giant’s Willie Mays ducks “real low” from pitch and the Western Union turned out a full crew to push the news tossed by Cleveland’s Mike Garda during seventh Inning stories across the wintry "to the newspapers It was a very businesslike promotion with none of the “bu$h” aspects which sometimes mar our city’s efforts to' step into the big time t T A x —Tr ’ j — wviSianru f 6 1 The crowd of 9362 which had been a certainty when all the bleacher tickets were gobbled up more than a week agow came to see the big leaguers strut their stuff and they were not disappointed as the Indians rapped 12 hits and the losing’ Giants eight including the five homers and a pair of doubles Victim of the baseball earthquake was John (Windy) McCall T who was charged with five runs and the loss McCall didn't £ ' f ivtira a batter aa he walked three and gave up two singles 1 Ignite the big seventh Inning tor - Wednesday at Derks Indian catcher Hal Naragoq hauls in ball Ump Shag Crawford eyes pitch Photo by Borge Anderson Max Surkont came on then and gave up the first home run of the ball game a soaring liner over left center which carried well over the barrier I Lemon Worthington Draw Hurling Chores ‘ “ The Giants’ and the Indians will start their second Salt Lake 'City exhibition game at 1:30 pm Thursday at Derks Field Gates will open at 10 am for fans seeking tickets The second game was scheduled Wednesday when heavy snows in Denver forced the teams to cancel their Colorado date ' i V ' w ” Play Second at Derks Today v a grand old game” 'V 11 four-maste- : j as a messenger and office boy for the late John T Brush the Giants’ prexy Eddie has been with the New Yorkers 52 seasons ”1 never had another boss or another Job” he laughs f ’BaE£layrWhd "calls Missoula" MontTils horne" lownT gavFup” harmless singles to rookie Roger Maris in the third and veteran Vic Wertz In the fourth and had a deserved lead when Mgr Bill Rigney sent him to the showers after the sixth IB it STARTING r 1 $ - "" n S Mm the thrill ouTof seeing a Giant make a great defensive play or knock one out of the park for a homer I t - - t Vi W J umij M rAif i Before the Indiana were through circling the bases snd the doomed Giant pitchers they had nine big runs on the score f 1 V w ' The thousands who missed WednesBob Lemon will hurl for the Inthe park will be sold and the fans will be reserved by telephone Fans board ’ exhibition will day’s major leagua But their base hit appetites r must pick them up st the park startdians and Alan Worthington will do can grab and sit In the stands on a Brannick was speaking again: “You know I’m proud of have the opportunity to see a game will come were 10 basis when not satisfied with this first am the at gates ing the Giants baseball and Its honesty Like a few years ago we were in anyway with the Giants and Indians the 'elbowing forft’1 Bleacher hlood will seats be sold the letting j ' openv f Jr Cleveland after winning three straight World Series games ’TOE SEATS wijl go on sale at saipe ay resuming Uheir serief at Derks at They continued In the eighth The same number of grandstand ’ 1:30 10 with s double snd homers by Derks Field at am Thursday went only H Thursday right about my business of making the piane seats will' be sold Thursday as THE SAME TRICES will prevail k The game came about when DenBecause of the rush in scheouling Woodling snd Altobelli reservations and checking out of the hotels In preparation when that number has and Wednesday as for wouldn’t allow ver’s the weather this be the will reIt to game game Wednesday Impossible for our leaving right after the fourth game TIIE GIANTS battled to get of the scheduled game la serve the grandstand seats so all been sold other fans will have to sit will be no tickets on sale playing There back in the ball game and halt r believe couldn’t hotel men their “Concession men and eyes Bears" Stadium to seats the capacity of except at the ball park Snd no tickets grandstand In the bleachers up their losing skein In the sevLook at the Sunday crowd we will have some 80000 for this enth and they managed to nar- game If the series goes five games’ they said 'and this guy Giants-Irulianrow the margin to on homers s and is figuring oh wrapping it up in:lour games losing this ' Harris and the latby Spencer crowd’ big ? f jg ter driving Mike Garcia the "WE WENT right ahead had the players pack everything winner to the showers out and we went directly from the ball park to New But when the Indians started York" Eddie said "That proved to many of the public how all over again with four in the honest the game is— an extra game would have meant thouit was all over for the By Bob Williams first afield with the Indians Jockeyed for positions atop the their collective fingers over the eighth Baseball fans planning to atsands of dollars to the club owners the hotel men and the boys from Coogan’s Bluff club The Giants grabbed a Tribune Sports Writer lead won It In lour games tend the Giants vs Indians i we went right showing up about two hours Elks Boys and Birla Club be- catching situation Thesecond-strinthat walL hind field center learned But the ' Field at Wednesday Derks In bottom on of third the added Eddie the a for the baseball level fans” makes game Thursday That sport’ The 9362 fans who took in the later the lad who came up with the’ backstop Bob Schmidt Capt A1 Schoendlenst’s single’ can flgqre on weather about s Wednesgame The old record crowd was best engineering feat was the suffered some' torn ligaments to left and a "seeing eye” looper like It was Wednesday when the the state’s num- 7968 for the Salt Lak w including day two teams dashed boy In the "crow’s nest” In the In a sprawl to the ground In tb right by Don Mueller Vic Praises the Ball Fans ber one' citizen' Gov George Inan opener In the Pioneer League tree behind left field And he Las Vegas Tuesday after ’ ACCORDING to the forecast Dewey Clyde— who was there Just after the war Sometimes a Ted Williams or s Jackie Robinson Sets off field collision with pitcher GorWillie Mays then hit Ipto the - wasn’t strapped In either years on state to ' check all "Just no to be is If up dominated rain but should wonder it baseball there folks on a don Jones snd begin first of the three double plays pop fly " was the “largest If the grandstand and bleach- The condition of famed Derkl THE LOSS of Bill Sami r which snared him In the aft- will be partly cloudy arid windy employes”-- by the pop offs early The high Is expected to be mass of humanity ever to call ers were overflowlng-ari- d they was wonderful When Willie See page B 8 Col 1 See page Col S AND then you run across a guy like Vic Wertz the Cleve- around 54 which would be s Derks’ Field a temporary home certainly were— they had noth- Maya star Giant center fielder land first baseman The more you get around the more you little warmer than Wednesday Bleachepites began ’the vigil ing over the surrounding buil- strolled out for his first test of are convinced that the Williamses and the Robinsons are In the The weatherman also says that at 6:30 am’ in hopes of nailing dings: trees houses and the turf he quipped ’You mean M Indians-Giant- s It should be ‘clearing Thursday dowrir the Choice spots among the minority that the average big leaguer is a great guy Anything that afford- to say Class C players get to use That would let the sun shine non reserved seats The gates ed a view of the field was In a field like this? We play in V ' AUGIE Navarro the old Ogden "catcher who was to broad- through ' which happened i Opened at 9 am and the first use' ' that aren’t Cleveland ( AL) league parks major A AB R n R York AB New P A (NL) II P cast the ball game was taking to the players early Wednesday couple of times Wednesday to flayers began working4 - out " in its class” ' 75 s cf Pope were Between 50 around10 arid morning and he mentioned to Vic that everyone was pulling for the delight of the fans Giants The am( Willie may have had his trouyoungsters 2 10 10 him that his come back wai s great testimonial for baseball bles at the plate but he found Busby cf 2 0 10 0 If Maris a snd courage plenty of room to roam ln the cWoodling'lI 2 110 0 ' But Vic had the answer: “The' greatest testimonial: Ipse-bat HC ambled pasture casually Smith 3b 5 110 2 can have is that bunch of fans huddled out there- - In the t back to the sign to haul 10 1110 bleachers Some of them have been there In the cold snd rain in Joe Altobclli’s bid for "extra Wertz lb 2 315 0 aAltoelli lb since 6:30 this morning That’s the greatest spirit I’ve seen In base! 4 2 110 Colavlto ( rf baseball those fans out there to see us” 2 0 0 1 1 THEN HE CAME in quickly Hegan c 2 112 0 for one of hta famed "basket Naragon c 3 0 114 catches" to finally get the arasquel ss Observation Ward v In the horrendous sev bRalnes ss out wfcr th fcomtr IkM mi If' grtaf I0 k In ’ 2 115 9 enth' ' Strickland 2b 4tldlnt II lntU04 f fht 2 0 0 0 1 MAyi didn’t make what could Daley p have been the most sensational Garcia p 1110 1 Pitula when the of even’hls 110 0 0 p catch day speed couldn’t bring him up with George Strickland’s long 371312 2719 Totals Totals ‘ " belt But such Is Willie’s repu- a Ran for Wertz in 7th Inning ' tation that even veteran scribes for arasquel in 7th in-- nlng following the Giants expected Trucks who was left out earout for Maris In 7th Inning WEST PALM BEACH FLA to do the Impossible once him ManApril 3 (UP)— Veteran major lier this week when A’s out for Rodriguez In 8th more league pitcher Virgil Trucks ager Lou Boudreau announced Cleveland even 000 000 040—13 on Seabiscult Not would said Wednesday he would retire his six "starting pitchers” said New York he have caught up with that 001 020 30- 0- 6 from baseball at the end of this that had nothing to do with his ’ r - E— one Harris RBI— Mueller 2 arrasquel 2 Garcia 2 Pope season with the Kansas City decision to quit baseball Smith 2 Colavlto 2 Spencer Harris 2 Woodling 3 Altobelli As "I MADE UPJIY mind beSpeaking of the scribes 2BH— Spencer Strickland HR— Colavlto Spencer Harris Woodfore that happener’r he said the series a lot of adAltobelli SB —Naragon Raines S— Pitula DP— Carras ling “There comes a time when you jectives went out over the wires quel Strickland Wertz 3 Rogers Harris Strlckland-Altobell- i have to think of the future describing the mountains tower- Left— Cleveland 6 New York 6 BB— Off Barclay 3 Daley 3 And I feel this Is the time to ing above the city Mt Olym- Garcia 3 McCall 3 Surkont 1 1 ’ Margoneri 1 SO— By Barclay L quit” pus forms the perfect backdrop 2 2 Garcia L 16 Rodriguez Margoneri L of scenery and even on ' this Daley 'GLENDALE CALIF UP) — Trucks who has spent Surkont 4 4 Garcia ballin has Mcail malor Barclay Daley league years slightly chilled windswept day Vancouver Mounties of the Pa- been with the Detroit Rodriguez 4 2 Pitula Margoneri Tigers the peak brought forth some cific Coast League gave up IlO— Barclay 2Jn 6 Innings Mcail' 2 In 0 (pitched to 5 the Chicago White Sox the St comment batters! Surkont 4 In Rodriguez 3 in 1W Daley 5 In 3 Billy Springfield plus Louis Browns (Baltimore) arx' But no one claimed Mays Pitula 1 in 2h Margoneri 1 in 1 Cash to the Detroit Tigers when the A’s could chase a fly ball down off Garcia 2 In 1 HBP— By Daley (Schoendienst) Garcia "(Castleman) It when the lodals told the visithey obtained outfielder Jake ' The Athletics break tralninf here Sunday and leave Monda-foCrawford Tuesday Winning pitcher— Garcia Losing pitcher— McCall tors it was near the 10000 mark Bee Boss Eddie Lelshman left and Giants’ weather before gametlme but It was not the a series of games with (hei The amount of cash was not Umpires— Crawford (N) Berry (A) Conlan (N)Chylak ’ Bill Rigney' appear to be worried over the weather that bothered Kigney’t New Terkers Little Rock 'Ark farm club The Giants must be crossing (A) ’ Attendance 9362 Time of game— 2 41 specified' " - e i I By John Mooney Tribune Sports Editor Rookie Curtis Barclay rationed just two infield hits for six innings but the Cleveland Indians ambushed his reliefers with massacre In the seventh to hand the New York a nine-ruGiants a 13 6 eetback at Derks Wednesday afternoon before ’ 9362 fans ' A t WW 4 ' i ft ' I 1 !T £ t i T Still get ’ 1 a t 4 t tlM 1 h 4‘ Only Clark Griffith of the Senators and Connie Mack of the Athletics were in baseball longer than Brannick and ' Eddie still Is going strong - Eddie who -- — — j V Vff ’ v 1 i W n ' v t t B5 — (— £ 9 yv v v - EDDIE the secretary of the Giants was relaxing In the baseball 'office after Wednesday’s game and admitted “Ed Eddie added Seventh Decides Game 1 Lot of folk claim they’d "rather be right than president” but Eddje Brannick can prove that he’d rather be a Giant In New York than a congressman In Washington r Is such T1 9-R- un jTTI7' know I always will because baseball - ©ml John Mooney - - — A' Sports Mirror by- - my-distr- nts9 1 eaie Baseball Proves Its Honesty - ‘ i i ’ 1 ‘ Weather Still - Sidelights- 9--6 miemiSiMWiVi iww and-xhec- Same Today: Record k Throng Jams Derlts Fieldior Exhibition vi J ‘ -- -- 1-- 0 eut-and $ g 1 Glants-Indian- K‘ 7 haU-cocjb- d B-- 8 what-have-yo- Box Score u i '41100 -- - ' r x ll ’ - ’ 400-foo- — i In-dia- M ’21101 ’ Trucks Figures Time to Quit Is After 1957 Season Ends n S’ g Mountics Tigers Trade Playcrs ' 3--3 - 3-- 3 0-- 0-- 0 0 5-- 5 0--0 r ’ ’ J M r a i 9 4 h i V |