Dodgers, Braves Fight for Flag In Final Weekend
By United Press International
One of the National League's most fantastic pennant races reaches the final weekend with the Braves counting on experience, the Dodgers on pitching and the Giants on a miracle.
All that's certain is that nothing is certain. The next 72 hours can produce a new champion, the league's third post-season playoff between two teams or the first triple first-place tie in major league history.
The odds-makers are betting there'll be a champion Sunday night—in fact, they're laving 8 to 5 the Braves will be the fifth team in National League history to win three straight pennants. The 1942-43-44 Cardinals were the last team to turn that trick and it hadn't been done for 20 years previously.
The action started in Chicago this afternoon The Dodgers sent sidearm fastballer Don Drysdale against the Cubs' hard-throwing Glen Hobbie. Drysdale, 17-13, has been shaky all during the second half of the season but has won two of his last three decisions including a 1-0 three-hitter against the Phillies. Hobbie, 16-13, has lost to the Dodgers twice this season.
THE BRAVES appear to have the edge because their final 3-game series is at home in Milwaukee against the last-place Phillies. The Dodgers and Giants finish on the road—the Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs and the Giants against the St. Louis Cardinals.
MANAGER WALT ALSTON plans to come back with Johnny Podres (14-8) against Art Ceccarelli (5-5) Saturday with Roger Craig (10-5) slated to go against Bob Anderson (12-12) Sunday. The Cubs have a surprising 10-9 season edge over Los Angeles.
"Our pitching has been just great in the late run," says Alston, "and we still think we're going to win it."
The Braves, who have won 14 of their last 18 games, are firing Lew Burdette (21-14) against Don Cardwell (9-10) tonight and Manager Fred Haney plans to follow with Warren Spahn (20-15) on Saturday and Bob Buhl (14-9) on Sunday. Robin Roberts (15-16) is expected to be Philadelphia's pitcher on Saturday with Jim Owens (12-11) scheduled for Sunday.
"We got hot at the right time and we'll pull it out," says Catcher Del Crandall, speaking for the defending champion Braves. "We have the experience to win the games we have to win."
THE DESPERATE GIANTS, who only a week ago appeared to have San Francisco's first oennant within their grasp, are reeling under the blows of five straight defeats and even manager Bill Rigney remarks wryly:
"My pitcher? I guess I'll just roll the ball down the dressing room aisle and my pitcher's the first guy strong enough to pick it up."
Actually, Rigney is expected to start the San Francisco funeral march with Sam Jones (20-15) opposing Vinegar Bend Mizell (13-9) tonight. Jack Sanford (15-12) and Johnny Antonelli (19-10) undoubtedly will start Saturday and Sunday unless they are used in relief or the axe falls.
If a playoff is required, it will start on Monday and push back the Sept. 30 scheduled start of the World Series until a winner is determined.
TO WIN OUTRIGHT. The Giants must sweep their three-game series while the Braves and Dodgers both lose all three. Two victories by either the Braves or Dodgers will eliminate the Giants.
The American League champion White Sox, meanwhile, will spend a white weekend in Detroit, perhaps looking over some of the new car models they'll be buying with their world series money. Back on the south side, the fans couldn't care less about the outcome of the National League scramble.
They waited 40 years for a pennant winner, and they can wait another 72 hours for an opponent.
Friday, Sept. 25, 1959 University Daily Kansan Page 7
Jays to Syracuse
A good question now confronting Kansas coaches is what to expect from Syracuse this Saturday.
Sylvacue has seen us in action this season, but we haven't seen them and, unfortunately, won't until game time tomorrow. Head Football Coach Jack Mitchell said last night that an exchange of scrimmage films is usually made before each game.
Syracuse scout Roy Simmons praised Kansas' line as "mobile, fast and hard-hitting" after last Saturday's game with TCU. He was also impressed with the Jayhawker defense, but must have returned from Fort Worth short of offensive diagrams, since Kansas launched only 34 plays against the Frogs' 83.
Like Kansas, Syracuse has been severely dented by early season injuries, losing its No. 1 quarterback, Bob Thomas, and starting left end, Dave Baker, for the season.
No such exchange occurred this time, which seems to indicate that, since Syracuse has already observed the Jayhawkers in action, that is enough for them.
The Orange returns 22 lettermen and five regulars from a club good enough last year to post an 8-1-0 regular season record (missing a perfect mark with a 14-13 loss to Holy Cross), and battled Oklahoma ruggedly before going down, 21-6, at Miami in the post-season Orange Bowl.
Fifteen Kansas radio stations will carry the KU Sports Network broadcast of the KU-Syracuse game tomorrow, with pre-game activities beginning at 11:15 am. Game time is 11:30.
KU-Syracuse Game On Radio at 11:15
Moute Moore and Dick Harp will broadcast the game. Stations carrying the broadcast will include KANU, KU's AM station KLWN, Lawrence; KJAY, Topeka, and KOFO, Ottawa.
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