European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday july 15, 1963 the stars and stripes Page 17 Wynn defeats athletics for 300th major league Triumph Fatu Cao Otto to 1 1�r j i. I n. _ Kansas City up Early Wynn the oldest player in baseball won the 300th game of his career saturday by pitching the Cleveland indians to a 7-4 Victory Over the Kansas City athletics in the second game of a doubleheader. The athletics won the first game 6-5. Wynn who celebrated his 43rd birthday last Jan. A needed Relief help from Jerry Walker after pitching the first five innings and then leaving the game for a Pinch Hitler. He held the athletics to two hits one of them George Alusik s eighth Home run before they shelled him for three runs on four hits in the fifth inning Oharrow the indians Lead to 5-4. The Victory gave Wynn the distinction of being the 14th Pitcher in the history of baseball to win 300 games. The Only other Active Pitcher is Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee braves who won 339. Wynn in boosting his record to 300-243 for a 23-year career in the american league also set a record saturday when he walked three consecutive waiters in the second inning. The last of three walks issued to de Charles gave him a major league record of 1,765 bases on balls in a career. The old record of 1,764 was held by Wynn s former Cleveland teammate Early wants More goal 301 Kansas City up the 300th Victory was a Long time coming but now that he has it Early Wynn wants even More. You bet i want More my next goal is 301," said the oldest player in baseball. And i d like to win about 10 More games this year. Wynn who had spent 23 of his 43 years As an american league Pitcher became the 14th player in the history of baseball to win 300 games saturday As he pitched the Cleveland indians to a 7-4 Victory Over the Kansas City athletics in the second game of a doubleheader. He gave up four runs three of them in the fifth inning on six hits struck out three and walked three before manager Birdie teb Betts took him out for a Pinch hitter in the fifth inning with the indians leading 5-4. Wynn s room mate on the Road Jerry Walker shut out the athletics on three hits in the last four innings. I was pooped Wynn said. My legs gave out. But i had Good stuff and it was Birdie s decision to take me  Tebbetts agreed. I could Tell he was tired by the Way the Ball was coming off theban Tebbetts said. This actually was the worst game he has pitched since rejoined us in june Tebbetts said but hell slay in our regular Rota Tion. All he has to do now is go in like Warren Spahn Tebbetts said referring to the Milwaukee left hander who is the Only other Active Pitcher with 300 victories or More. Saturday s Victory climaxed finally Wynn s personal comeback Campaign that began at the end of last reason when the Chicago White sox gave him his unconditional re lease after a 7-15 year. He trained on his own hoping to get Back into baseball Long enough to win the game he won saturday. And the club that took him Back was Cleveland with whom he had his greatest Success from 1948through 1957 when he won 163 games and lost 100. I m mighty Happy to get this one in a Cleveland uniform said Wynn. I m tickled to death to come Back to  Wynn sat on the Cleveland Bench for two innings after being taken out of the game then went into the clubhouse and spent 15minutes in the Shower. He dressed then walked to the press Box from where he saw the final out made in his 300th Victory. He smiled for the first time when Catcher John Romano caught Wayne Causey s pop foul for the final out. Then he walked Back to the dressing room where he was mobbed by his teammates who know him As  Wynn walked fully dressed into the Shower room to grab Walker Shand and thanked him for the save. I Felt better with Walker out there than i did myself Wynn said. Ill take these games anyway i can get  Wynn who now has a 1-1 record for the season tried six times As a starter to win his 300th game before saturday. His last Victory was a 6-4 decision Over the Washington senators on sept. 7, 1962. I Hope the pressure is off now he said. It seemed like every pitch was a great Effort in those other  reminded that he also had become the first Pitcher to walk 1,765 in a career breaking by one walk the record of his former teammate Boh Feller Wynn laughed. You be got to have Good control to do that he said. Pennel sets vault record Early Wynn the stars and stripes new zealand s Charles clips Rodgers by eight in British open playoff from press Lytham and St. Annes England Bob Charles of new zealand became the first lefthand or to win a major International Golf event As he Defeated Phil Rodgers of la Jolla calif., by eight strokes in the 36-Hole playoff for the British open title Here sat urday. The 27-year-old former Bank clerk wielded a hot Putter As he carded 69-71 140 to Knock off the Spunky Rodgers who had 72 76148. Charles pocketed $4,200 for his accomplishment and automatically qualifies to play in the world series of Golf at Akron Ohio sept. 7-8 against masters Cham Pion Jack Nicklaus . Open titlist Julius Boros and the pea Champion which will be decided at Dallas this week. First new Sealander the Victory made Charles the first new calander Ever to Winthe British Crown. Charles Putter was the difference in the match Ashe had 15 single puts Over the 36 holes to Rodgers seven the Dif Ference of eight strokes by which the title was won. Charles made himself known to the golfing circles when he Cap tured this year s Houston classic the first time a Lethander has Ever won a tournament on the pea tour. The playing conditions were Ideal with sunny windless weather. Both players who tied at the end of the regulation 72-Hole play with scores of 277, started out play ing cautiously As though the Duel was at match  got into trouble from the first tee. His Iron to the 208-Yard Par three Hole was Short and landed in a Bunker while Rodgers was nicely on 20 feel past the pin. Charles came out three feet from the Hole and got his three while Rodgers  both parred the second Hole Charles knocked in a 45-foot London up John fennel regained the world pole vault record at the White City stadium Here saturday with a vault of 16feet 8% inches to give britons their first look at a world Field event record in the making this Century. Pennel was competing at the Amateur athletic association championships. The 23-year-old Florida born student from North Eastern Louisiana state College mac1., the height on his first at tempt to regain the record from Brian Sternberg of the University of Washington. Sternberg cleared 16 feet 8 inches  aau championships at Modesto Calif on june 7. Pennel made three unsuccessful attempts at 17%, failing narrowly at his second attempt. The stadium announcer brought roars of Delight from the 8,800 crowd when he said Pennel will have to Stop at this height if he is successful because the standards won t go any  the aau had nominated Pennel to take Sternberg s place on . Track team which will make a four nation tour of Europe this month. Sternberg injured in a re cent trampoline Accident is still paralysed in a Seattle Hospital. The 5-foot, 10-Inch Pennel beam ing All Over his face told news men afterwards everything went for me today. The 17-foot vault incoming and pretty  asked if the notoriously hard White City pit had affected him the 175-Pound Star said the Pitis the hardest 1 have Ever come across but who cares. I got  Pennel nearly did t get to make his world record Only just Clearing 15 feet at the third attempt. He then went Over the first time at 15-6, 16 feet and the record height. The . In fact made a sweep of the event John Cramer of the University of Washington and John Rose tying for second place at 15 feet. The american Trio All using fiber Glass poles started jumping at 14-7% after the three britons were eliminated. Dispatches or for a four to go one up on Rodgers who was never Able to overcome this margin. Charles Sank a five footer at no. 4 for a Birdie to take a two stroke advantage. They halved the Short fifth with threes. Rodgers was Well inside Only 10 feet from the cup but he missed by an Inch. On the 466-Yardsixth, Charles second shot was Short on the downhill lie of a bunk Hall of Famer Bob Feller. The indians won the game with n four run outburst in the fifth ining. Which broke a 1-1 tie. Wynn who struck out swinging in the first led off the fifth with a single. An other single by Dick Howser and a walk to Max Alvis loaded the bases for Joe Adcock s two run single which permitted Wynn to score the go ahead run. The indians added two More runs on a walk to John Romano and Al Luplow s single. The indians added a final tallying the seventh when Willie Kirk land was Safe on an error stole second and scored on Romano s single. The a s three runs in the fifth off Wynn came when Ken Harri son Gino Cimoli and Jose Tarla Bull singled to Load the bases. Jerry Lumpe scored All three with a double but was out trying to go to third. Willie Kirkland accounted for the final Indian run in the ninth when he tripled and scored on de Cox sacrifice  Siebern singled Home the winning run with his third hit in the opener to beat the indians. Jack Kralick was the loser. His record is now 9-7. A s reliever John Bob Charles. Red hot Jitter or but he made a Fine pitch to within four feet and one putted for his four. Rodgers was on in two Down in two. Charles conquered trouble against the Long seventh where he was in the rough All the Way but pitched to five feet from the Hole and made the putt for a Birdie four. That put Rodgers three Down but he promptly got a shot Back when he got his first one putt of the Day for a Birdie three at the eighth. Both halved the ninth in three Charles turning in 33 and Rodgers in 35. Both parred the 10t.h and Charles birdied the Par five Lith from five feet to go three up. But Rodgers got the stroke Back at no. 12 with a Birdie. Charles went three up again atthe 13th where he got a Birdie continued on Page 22 30oth Wynn second game Cleveland a r h Frangona if 601 to by of dowser is Kirkland of Alves 3b add oink in Romano o Luplow. Of Brown 20 , p of Grid Walker p 0006 i a 5 a i 410 4118 i a Kansas City Alt it h Tartabull of 5 1 211 101 000 Causey As i jump 2b Al Silt. 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Kansas City s de Charles belted his sixth Homer in the first with two on and in the eighth Lumpe slugged another Homer for the a  Tough hard bitten native of Hartford ala., Wynn started out his big league career with the Dis Mal Washington senators in 1939 and never reached the .500-Mark until his Lith season. That was in 1951 when he posted a 20-13 record for the indians the first of five 20-win seasons he enjoyed in the majors. Pitching for the senators be tween 1939 and 1948 he had a continued on Page eight straight birdies St. Petersburg Fla. Up Bob Goalby set a pea record when he shot birdies on eight consecutive holes on the fourth round of the 1961 St. Petersburg open Golf championship National boys net taken by Guerry Chattanooga Tenn