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Newspaper Page TextNEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON MONDAY, JULY 19, 1948 SIX Fenfon Getting In Top Shape For Bout With Ortega The latest word from Babe Fenton't training quarters in Su therlin indicates (hat the popular little lightweiRht will be in top ihape for his coming fight against Joey Ortega, Portland, scheduled for July 29. This is one fight which the Bane seriousl" intends to win, for to the winner goes a chance at the Pacific Northwest featherweight crown, currently held by Portland's Bobby Rich ards. Proof that neither fighter thinks of he other as a push-over lies in the fact that both men re quested Matchmakers Bill Olsen and Rudy Schlotthauer to post pone the f'ghts to allow them mors training time. Although Or tega Is recognized by the Port land Boxing Commission as the outstanding lightweight fighter in the state, Kenton is training hard for an upset victory. And Ortega is training Just as hard to hang on to his Oregon crown. Only other bout scheduled thus far as a certainty is the semi final between Portland's Leo Tal bot and Gordon McKay, Klamath Falls giant a six-round heavy weight battle. However, the co-promoters have signed three local boys for pre liminary bouts, including the popular "Kid" Nazelrod. They WMte GAS ENGINES (J AT U.S. Army Model 160AX 0 J Commercial Model 1S0A COMfHTI. RIADY TO INSTALL OPIKATI V7 - 7i. W'l V For u in TRUCKS, STATIONARY TOWER PLANTS, YARDERS, SAWMILLS, DR AC LINES. WINCHES. -JTHK.- IHIIHt CPS - Jt. P. 1 1 J OPERATION! 3&J cam The Waukesha Motor is a tightwad out only whm It romes (a tht hour-cost ol operating oat I A Waukeiha is famous (or smooth, fltxiblt, deptndabla. ow-cosr opttMtiom. Using standard futla, Wauk.iha Motors art built in a widt rantt from ' 20 h-p. tt 230 h p. complcta with radiator, clutch and pow.r . ttkt-off . . .ihtet metal enclosure. 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Dlfrrthttteff, Oil Hlftr, Carrxfr. fr, flywhMl ant Gtalfh. muiDtAii Dtuvm NT) tlllHIl OGIVES COST Ml k . wag tOtMlwa at Hmi I or PHONI Msf 3I5 Brooklyn Battles Up From Cellar To Second Position By JOE REICHLER Aoclated Press Sports Writer The Brooklyn Dodgers are making the nant talk of their nrenident. Branch Rickey, and their new manager, Burt Shot ton, sound like something more than Idle chatter. In last place a little more than two weeks ago and apparently hopelessly out of tie National League pennant rac . the revived Dodgers today are right bark in the thick of the pennant fight, trailing only the front-running Boston Braves. Their 5-0 victory over the Cubs In Chicago yesterday, together with Boston's 9-6 loss to the Reds In Cincinnati, advanced the Brooks to within six and a half games of the Braves. Rex Barney, the strong-armed righthander, pitched the first shutout of his major lea- e career In blanking the Cubs with seven hits. Furillo't Nosa Broken The Joy of Brooklyn's victory was dampened somewhat by an Injury to Centerflelder Carl Ku rillo In batting practice. Furlllo's nose v.as broken when he was hit by a line drive om the hat of Coach Ray Blades. He is expected to be out or about a week. The Pirites crushed the Phila delphia Phils. 112. Home runs bv Wyrostek, Kluszewskl and l-ltwhller account ed for six Cincinnati runs and gave the Reds a 9-6 victory over the Braves. The scheduled game between the Giants -nd Cardinals in St. Louis was postpone? because of rain Tht fourth place Boston' Red Sox defeated tht St. Louis Browns, A-3. te move within a game of the third place Yankees. The Yankees bovsed to Detroit, 2-1, the same score by which Washington knocked off the first place Indians. The cellar-dwelling Chicago White Sox defeated the runner-up Athletics, 5-2. The In dians now en toy a one game bulge over the A's, leaj the Yankees by three and a - half games and the Red Sox by four-and-a-half. ' Baseball Standings (By th Aiuoclsttrd PreM. W L Prt .V 14 MS 41 3 .SID 41 ,T? .SIM w 41 3D .81-1 40 M tVKI 41) 43 .471 M 4 el 4VI 35 44 .4J3 Pitubunti St Louli .. New York AMERICAN W L prt . 30 11 (It7 . 33 3fl .31 . 47 33 . 4fl M .Mi .42 41 And . .HI 47 4 14 . 2ffl 3! .HW . 37 33 .338 Clevclanff . ... Philadelphia Naw York . Rofltnn Oatrnlt Waihlntton Si. Lunula' Chlraga VACIflC COAST L Prt .379 .337 .3.1 .310 .477 ..477 .41H Oakland ...... Han D.rn San FranfUco . Loa Angclaa Soattl Mollvwrvxl Portland Sacramento .... . M 4ft , M 31 , A3 M - 4 M Major League Baseball Leaders I By the Associated Press) AMERICAN Batting Williams, Boston .388; Boudreau, Cleveland, .3!Sfi. Runs hatted In Stephens, Boa ton 78; Gordon, Cevel nd, 73. Home runs Keltner, Cleveland, 22; DiMaggln. New York. 19. Pitching Kowler, Philadelphia, 9 2 .818. NATIONAL Batting Musial. St. Louis, .392; Pafko, Chlcao. J."i2. Runs halted in Mire, New York, and Muslnl, ' Louis, 70. Home runs Klner, Pittsburgh, and Saner. Clnelnnatl. 2fi. Pitching Poat, New York, 92 .six. PAINTING Decorating Poper Hanging Best Quality Mattrlala WELLS PAINTING SERVICE Phont S02 J J Main Event AUSTRALIAN TAG-TEAM MATCH TEX HAGER GLENN KNOX AL SZASZ BRUNO Burt's Back MM (NBA Ttltohotol I AM year's flag-winning manager, Burt Bhotton, was called from re tirement to pilot the Dodger again. Knox, Angelo To Team Against Szasz and Hager Douglas County wrestling fol lowers are assured of their favo rite mat attraction Saturday night at the Roseburg Armory, where Matchmaker Don Owen has ar ranged another Australian tag team match. The four-man ex travaganza scheduled several weeks ago had to he changed when Al Szasz suffered a badly cut eye In a preliminary bout against Glen Knox. Szasz and Knox have been signed again, along with Bruno Angelo and Tex Hager, the popu lar erstwhile "Creswell Cyclone." who has recently returned from "foreign conquests." Owen has matched Hager against Knox and Angelo against Szasz in the two one-fall prelim inaries. Hager and Szasz will team against the two villains, Knox and Angelo, in the four man finale. Angelo, the claimant to the world Junior heavyweight title, will be out to defeat Szasz In the 20-mlnute prelim, hoping to force the popular little Hungarian into a defense ol nis recently-won pa cific coast Junior heavyweight gonfalon. Angelo was disappointed In Ins Ing to Gordon Hesse.il here last week In a coast light-heavy title tilt, claiming that he did not have the stamina after losing enough weight to make the ISO pound limit, and is determined . to even matters against bzasz at kl Mat,, pal ,i.n!n. ill" uniuiai nc7i,,. Two of the other principals made Impressive showings here last week. Hager decisloned Dan no MacDonald and Knox knock ed over Salvadore Flores, the fast-stepping newcomer from Mexico City. The attractive program, witn Its galaxy of stars. Is certain to attract one of the largest crowds of the summer season and fans are urged to make early ringside reservations at foweii s. Chiefs, Millers To Clash Tomorrow At R e'cloek tomorrow night, Rosebure's L'mpqi a Chiefs will get another crack at the Invading Central Point Millers when they meet in a non-league game at Finlay Field. Although the outcome of the affair will lave io bearing on Southern Oiegon League play, the Chiefs will be playing their host brand of ball. In both pre vious meetings, the Millers came nut on top by scores of 6-2 and 2-1. The Chiefs nearly tied the game tip In the last encounter when they loaded .he bases with one out. According to the urn nire's decision, an attempted squeeze play backfired when Montgomery attempted to score on a hunt. The Miller catcher tagged Montgomery out at the pnte hut the Chiefs claimed he dropped the ball in so doing. The umpire ruled the runner out and a lengthy argument followed. After the game, both team man agers agreed to another game, one which 111 go Into the bonks as strictly a klngs-X affair with nothing at stake hut prestige. w R E S T L I N G ANGELO Zernial's Homers Give Stars Two Wins Oyer Beavers By BILL BECKER Associated Prss Sportswriter Gut Zernial, the Hollywood slugger, appears on his way to give the Chicago White Sox something hey've needed for years a one-two plate punch. The Sox already have Pat See rey, the gent who poked four homers In one game Sunday. And unless all signs fail, they'll find room next season for Zernial, who was optioned to the Stan for further development. The 210-pound Texan looked plenty ripe last night as he bang ed out a homer In each game Jo lead the Stars to a twin Coast League victory over Portland, 8-5 and 8-7. They were Zernial's 2fith and 27th four-masters, putting him second, 17 behind San Diego's Jack Graha.o. His three runs bat ted in brought his season's total to 107, a closer runner-up to Gra ham's 113. Hollywood made 27 hits Includ ing another homer by Gladd to win for Ardizoia and Butland. The first game went seven nnings while the second was called by curfew at the end of eight. The double vi nory moved the Stars into a fifth place tie with Seattle the highest Hollywood has been in months. The loopleadinr Oakland! stretched their leal to 24 games by defeating Sea tie, 8-6. while second-place San Diego fell twice before San Francisco, 6-2 and 133. Homers by Combs and Scar sella, plus Metkovich's triple and three singles, gave Hafey his 12th win for Oakland, although he needed seventh Inning relief. San Francisco bounced back into third, Just a half game be hind slick portslde pitching by Werle and Lien. Werle gave up five hits, Lien four. Tooin and Guintlnl hit A?al Homers. .Sacramento's cellar-cemented Solons Jolted Los Angeles, S3, In their series opener. Grissom checked the Angels w' six hits and was backed by home runs by Dahlgren and Tabor. 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