Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 21, 1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 18 Winnipeg .free-jres5. September i by the Canadian press new York giants clinched the National league Pennant monday night As Sal Maglie saddened the hearts of Brooklyn with a live hitter that. Eliminated the 7-1 at ebbets it was. A sad night in Flatbush As the Brooklyn lost their mathematical Chance of catching the giants and dodgers Dike Snider fell to second place in the National league batting. Willie Mays the giants sensational whose return from the army last Spring ignited the Ball club took the league batting Lead with three hits that brought his average to .344. Giants will meet Cleveland indians in the world series starting next. Wednesday. Never out of first place since they took Over the undisputed Lead june 15, Leo Durocher s Gal Lant Crew fought off a series of to Climax their spectacular Rise from fifth place in games out to a championship it was the third Flag for Durocher Brooklyn in 1941 and the other with the giants of 1951. When. Maglie threw Lockman to retire Roy Carnap Nella for the final put in the ninth it touched 6ff a i wild scene in Midfield. Lockman jumped Piggy Back on Maglie and giants fans among the customers fought each other their arms around Maglie Cial police hustled Sal off. The Field. Cakewalk for. Mag lie despite. His fiver he. Walked five to match. His five but four of Sal Mac lie Over Flag clincher bedlam reigns supreme As giants whoop it up to did a my i Brooklyn a there was bedlam in Brooklyn monday night but not a dodger was in sight. V under the stands in ebbets Field the giants were going wild celebrating their 7-1 Victory Over Brooklyn that clinched the National league Flag. While players were congratulating each other and slapping everybody within met i hailing distance on the Back the Flash bulbs and Champagne corks were competing with each other tonight hear Elmer Wheeler auditorium 8.30 . Admission campers save time Money co it yourself rent a truck to see which could make the loudest pops. In the Middle of the furore Leo Durocher whose adroit managing was largely responsible for the giants second Flag in four years was showering every giant player with Praise. Great he kept repeat ing they were All wonderful. This was a team Victory make no about it. Everybody part. They never let Down. The tougher the spot the better they played. Don t give me any credit. It s All theirs. That Sal Maglie was Superb tonight. The old Barber really was razor Sharp. That s the Way they Veall been when the chips were Down. They did t want to Back in. They went out and beat the teams they had to beat. First Milwaukee. Then. Brooklyn. Like real Walter o Malley the dodgers personable president and his quiet and gentlemanly manager Walter Alston managed to break through the mob of Well wishers and congratulate Durocher. The better team said Alston. Now i Hope you go out and beat those Coppernoll leading Smithers top Trainer of 54 racing be Asci stretch drives by and a sensational concerted two trainers Young rider to Garner Western turf crowns fell Short of the Mark according to statistics released today by Western turf officials. Ron Pennington of Winnipeg runner up for conditioning honors last season and Loran Pilling Winner of the title for three successive years stole the spotlight at Calgary s closing meet but fell Short of the season total racked up by Andy Smithers of Vancou or. Smithers gained the Trainer s title with 24 victories to his Cre Dit with Earl Robertson in the runner up spot with 23 triumphs. Sensation of the latter weeks of the season in the Riding ranks was Dick Griffiths 18-year-old apprentice from Alberta. In the final 40 Days of the season the youngster Rode a total of 48 win ners despite the fact he had to sit out a three Day suspension at Calgary for crowding in one race. Griffiths won the Riding Crown for the autumn meet at Calgary Vith 14 victories to 13 for Art Anderson with the rest of the Field Well previously Griffiths had red with Ken Coppernoll for Reading. Riding honors at Edmon ton in the autumn each Garner no 15 victories and had been Reading rider of the exhibition circuit with 26 victories. During the year Coppernoll had 71 wins to gain top honors for the second successive season Peterborough takes Lead Peterborough up Peterborough trailer men won 9-4 Here monday night before senior Lacrosse fans to take a 2-1 Lead in the Best of seven Mann cup playoffs Over Victoria shamrocks. The petes led 1-0 in the firs Quarter 6-2 at the half and 7- going into the fourth Frame of a rough Duel. Each squad Drew six minor penalties one of the vies sentences costing them a goal fourth game is scheduled for Here wednesday night. While. Griff Ith s late gave him second place. With 59 wins. Following Are the final Riding and training statistics trainers of Western Canada 1954 i Won. Andy g. Smithers Vancouver 24 Earl. Robertson Edmonton 23 Loran h. Calgary 25 All Calgary 20 w. H. Spud Murphy Calgary 18 Ron Pennington Winnipeg 18 r. W. Bud Winnipeg 16 Alfie Russell Winnipeg 16 t. H. Tommy Calgary 15 Glen Magnusson Winnipeg j. Cameron Huntley Mont. 15 13 12 11 11 11 11 Lou Swartz. Winnipeg 10 Ned Northwood stavely aha v. Winnipeg e. Of Johansen Calgary e. E. Cap Miller. Calgary w. Trevenen Winnipeg. R. J. Bob Watt Winnipeg 10 i dvrs of Western Canada 1984 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Ken Coppernoll .7j. Dick Griffiths Art Anderson Willie Marsh or. George godly Donam Ross red Dodge Duncan Jimmy Fitzsimmons 35 Tommy Stadnyk 35 Dee Gates Nick Cizik 60 59 41 50. 57 48 59 48 59 75 32 51 29 29 46 43 41 37 34 44 36 41 33 30 15 32 28 27 43 40 42 15 23 the first innings when he was hat Ingr curve bail Over the plate. V doubles. Thompson and Jav route Irwin in. The twp rain sixth. Eased Maglie s., Wayas dodgers kept the score to 2-l to that time. A the seventh and twp in the f reliever Jim Hughes cemented1 the .leagueii-actlqn1 was pushed to the background in the win the indians the american Llast weekend won their 109th game behind Bob beating Chi Cago White sox 7-4 with the help of Home runs by Larry Duby and Vic Wertz. It was the tribe s Lith straight win. L More the indians now Victory in their remaining five games to tie the a gue record of 110 games won by 1927 new York Yankees Yankees dry Preia nine games Back of the indians dropping a 3v2 decision to washing Tori senators at new. York. The. Win kept. T1 to Flag i in the thick of Battle with. Boston and Detroit lot fourth place. The tigers weathered a ninth inning uprising at Baltimore to nip the orioles 4-3 before and stay within a half game of Boston and a half Garrie ahead of Washington. Red sox whipped Philadelphia a s 5-2 Boston As Ted Williams slammed his 28th Homer of. The season. In other National league action Warren Spahn Veteran Milwaukee Southpaw became the first left hander in the league s history to win 20 games for six separate seasons As the braves split with Cincinnati winning first 6-2 and dropping the second 3rl to the -redlegs.t. A St. Louis Defeated Chicago cubs 7-2 of Chicago to climb into fifth place by percentage Point. Is porting goods division free catalogue our is ready. Over .300 of r. Your free copy prompt to. Coun try Points or Telephone orders. 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