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Chief-Ashland Go Big Test In Sunday Tilt Both Teams Muster Their Full Strength; Buckley Will Pitch The Roseburg Umpqua Chiefs may have a real battle on their hands Sunda" afternoon at Ash land, as they summon up all their baseball know-how in an effort to defeat an as yet un defeated Ashland organization. Manager Earl Sargent's base ball nine faces tough opposi tion in the Ashland aggrega tion and the game appears to be the "test" for both clubs in Southern Oregon League play. Ashland, well-aware that it faces a rugged combination in Manager Sargent's crew, will be on the diamond in full strength to maintain its undefeated rec ord. But Roseburg is equally cog nizant of the abilities of its op position. Manager Sargent is taking every precaution, includ-' ing the strategic maneuver of using Claude Buckley's services on the mound. The Oregon Col lege of Education hurling ex pert has kept the motor warm in his pitching arm and will be ready for a fast takeoff in the bottom half of the first inning Sunday. Other Infield stars scheduled to participate in Sunday's ac tion include Norm West, flashy first baseman and cleanup hit ter; Barney Koch, equally flashy second baseman and leadoff hit ter, who holds a record of sorts, for hitting a three-bagger in each of three games he has play ed with the Chiefs this season. Base-stealing brothers V i r g and George Sanders are certain to see plenty of action Sunday, both in the field and as base runners. Lovell Baker may enjoy another hitting streak. In the Reedsport contest he got four for four. He has been up to bat seven times since then, getting only one hit. In the language of the baseball addict, "he's about due." Dick Debernardi and Hal Ed gar, two top-flight fielders and clouters, when the spirit moves them, may make things extreme ly hot for Ashland, while Jerry Huggins will undoubtedly be called upon to call the signals from behind home plate. Even Bunky . Hill, the patri archal pinch-hitter, may be called upon to creak out a single in a crucial moment. Monday night, the Chiefs play Elkton on Finlay Field at 8 p.m. Machinery books bulls buildings c rotes coti goldfish chin glan tiros cement canaries drugs guns underwear bottle lumber shoes necktie l. v lamp cow washer brieki Ott bedding doqs matehe -x IJ,. vegetable pipe cigarette nuts booti tool . paper oil plants tanks string plaster car jewelry tractors violins fumaci fume bolt records fi wiring dishes safes regg tree coop rocks but tonsdenture net paint aeaBMaanjM Save Tire Wear . . . Drive More Safely . . . Have Your Wheels Aligned and Balanced In spring and summer, more than any other time, your safety depend on the proper balance and alignment of your wheel . . . and you'll ave tire wear, too. Come in oon and let our experts do the job. All alignment work i done on the Bean Super-Accurate Visualiner, the most accurate aligner available. Umpqua Auto & Implement Co. 444 N. Stephen Phone 752 BASEBALL STANDINGS (By the Associated Preu, AMERICAN LEAGUE Pet. .700 .558 .54(1 .53a .500 .4B8 .452 .233 New York Washington Detroit Boeton Philadelphia Chicago NATIONAL LKAfil'B Pet. .595 .558 .558 .525 ,4RU 1.488 .400 .381 Boston ... Brooklyn . St. Louis Cincinnati Philadelphia 21 Chicago 16 Pittsburgh 16 24 26 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Pet. .852 .552 .522 .500 .485 Hollywood . San Diego . ; 45 24 secuie San Francisco , Oakland Sacramento .477 Lot Angeles .433 , .369 Coaching Staff Of Oregon State To Come June 20 Roseburg will be luncheon host June 20 to members of Oregon States athletic department and coaching staff, along with Alum ni Secretary Bob Knoll, who will tour the state between June 6 and 2, meeting with Beaver alumni groups in the various towns. The tour, an annual affair, this summer will give -alumni an opportunity to meet Kip Tay lor, new football coach. On Monday, June 6, the Bea ver party will be in Salem for a noon and evening meeting. June 7 the party will have lunch at Hood River and dinner in The Dalles. A lunch meeting WednesJay will be held at Pen dleton with a dinner get-together at La Grande. An alumni lunch eon is set for Baker on Thurs day and the first trip will be concluded with a lunch meeting at Bend on Friday. Roseburg will be the first stop on the second tour with lunch slated here Monday, June 20. A dinner meeting the same day is ' set for Grants Pass. Tues day evening the group will be featured at a dinner In Med ford. A dinner meeting at Klam ath Falls June 22 will wind up the trip. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT (By the Aiaodated Preaa) MIAMI. Flu. -Tony Rlcclo. 150. Bay- onne, N. Y., and Hudy Zadell. 143',, Plttaburgn, drew, 0. main aioppea acnea uled 10-rounder after aixth round). HOLLYWOOD, Calif Charley Salaa, 146ft, Phoenix, outpointed Shamui Mc Cray, 14S, Cleveland, 12. lulu, outpointed Tommy Varoaz,' 163, Monaca, Pa., 10. SAN FRANCISCO Pedro Jlmlnez. 161, Vallejo, outpointed Bill McGea, 161, San Mateo. 10. SEATTLE Bruce Richardson, 148, Loa Aneeies. outoointea tsuiora itanaom. Seattle, 10. fruit pianos stove pig hose toy him. euwue u p a wool diamond feed i fertiliser x st X. clock hide ho,,ThoJ: per- v "7o ri ruat tV Paul Calvert Is Big Gun In Senator's Win Rookie Pitcher, Who Bought Freedom, Now Is Team Pace Setter By JACK HAND Associated Press Sportswriter Thanks to Paul Calvert, a shop worn "Rookie" who bought his own minor league release for 51.- 500, the Washington Senators are in second place. Only 5i games behind the American League leading New York Yankees, Washington is snowing us ncel- to sucn well liked pennant contenders as the Boston Ked Sox and world cham pion Cleveland Indians. Calvert deserves a large share of the credit because he leads the pitching staff with six victories when he was supposed to be only bullpen insurance. No. 6 was a ld romt over the wobbly St. Louis Browns last night. Ability Predicted Papa Joe Cambria, a Washing ton scout, saw Calvert pitching in the Cuban League last winter. He told Boss Clark Griffith that the lean, righthander with the specs and the sinker ball could help his ball club. At the time, anything would help the Washington team. Calvert was a free agent, hav ing purchased his, release from Toronto after slaving in the Cleveland chain gang at Balti more, Wilkes-Barre and way points for many years. He came to terms quickly with the Sen ators. Calvert allowed five hits In sub jecting the Brownies to their ninth straight loss and 13th in their last 14 games. Eddie Yost, who hit a total of two homers in four previous big league seasons, hit his third homer in three days. The Yanks protected their lead by outlasting the Chicago White Sox, 9-7, in a three hour and 28 minute marathon. Two errors by Luke Appling helped the leaders cash five unearned runs. A total of 35 players saw action in the ragged game. Cleveland, looking more like the champs of '48 with every start, manhandled the Red Sox, 8 1. A six-run first inning enabled Early Wynn to coast to his third straight win. Detroit swept the three-game series from the slumping Phila delphia A's on Hal Newhouser's 4-3 decision. Homers by Sam Chapman and Eddie Joost ac counted for all Philadelphia runs while Bob Swift led the Tiger at tack with a double and two singles. Brooklyn and New York cut the idle Boston Braves' lead to ll games in the most important National League action. ine Dodgers came from behind to salvage the finale of their se ries with the St. Louis Cards on four-run rally in the seventh for a 5-2 victory. Gil Hodges' two- run homer off Gerry Stalcy was the big blow. ine uiants wore out Bob Chin- man and Cal McLish in routing the Chicago Cubs. 15-5. Blanked on three hits by Dutch Leonard Thursday, the Giants yesterday collected 14 hits including hom ers by Sid Gordon, Bob Thomson and Jack Lohrke. The Phillies, exhausted bv their home run barrage of Thursday, had to settle for a sDlit with Cin cinnati. After losing the opener to me rceas, a i, on L,ioyd Marri man's triple and Dannv Litwhil- er's outfield fly in the ninth, the Phils came back to take the sec ond game, 3-1. Andy Semlnick who hit three homers Thursday, drove in two runs to win the sec ond game with a first Inning uuuoie. Boston and Pittsbureh were not scheduled. GOLFERS TO COTTAGE GROVE iwenty-five members of the Roseburg Country Club's golf team will travel to Cottage Grove Sunday, June 5, to participate in one of a series of homeand home matches, Chairman Gene Mctiroy- announced. J. N. Boor Outboard Motors 924 Gdn. Vally. Rd. Ph. 530-J-l KANGAS BOATS and acces sories . . . Boden Wins Throttles, etc. Service and Sales .il2 tnn '-' run, 500 run, 1500 run. 100 ANCONA Pullets, 2 weeks old . 200 ANCONA, straight run, day old. 1 cent off on oil chicks OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK PONTON HATCHERY 1440 Harvord Ave. Frank Colman Is 1-Mon Headache For Padre Team By GRAHAM BERRY (Associated Press Snorts Writer The San Diego Padres and their well-known "power trust" sadly recall today that a rival Pacific Coast League team has a one-man run-collecting depart ment. The team In question is Seat tle and strong-armed gent is Frank Colman. On defense he plays first base and on offense he plays havoc. At least he did last night, batting in five runs on a homer, two singles and a two-bagger as the Kainiers tripped the Fad- res 8-5. His sparkle at the plate dimmed Luka Easter's 19th cir cuit smash for the Padres. Words Force Eviction The contest also produced ver bal f ireworKs. Herman Hesse, Seattle starting pitcher, was ban ished in the fifth, protesting' a called strike while at bat. Rainier Jo Jo White offered his two bits worth to the argument and also was ordered from the game. The Kaniers lead the series, two games to one. The loss dropped second place San Diego seven games back of the scintillating Hollywood Stars, who made it three in a row over the Los Angeles Angels, 7-6. The Stars spotted their cross town neighbors three runs and came back In the eighth and ninth Innings with four counters. The win again was a gift from Pat Seerey, who made four errors Thursday night. Last night the portly outfielder drop ped a ninth-inning fly which resulted In the deciding runs. Eddie Malone hit a three-run homer and Clarence Maddern also connected for the distance for the losers.- Incidentally, the Angel hurling staff is being bol stered by Dewey Adkins, who won 17 and lost 10 for them last year. The Chicago Cubs are returning him. Another error also cost a game last night. In the ninth, Jack Jensen's miscue allowed Roy Jarvis to score, giving the San Francisco Seals a 6-5 win over Oakland before 22,000 fans. The Seals lead the series, two games to one. The Acorns tallied five times in the- first frame on three hits, a walk, a hit batter and two er rors. After that Steve Nagy held them scoreless for his ninth win. Sacramento and Portland split a twin bill, the Solons annexing the opener 5-2 and dropping the nightcap 5-4. Tony Freitas out hurled Ad Liska to win the curtain-raiser, the Solons scoring in ail but the first inning of the abbreviated game. Johnny Rucker homered for the Beavers in the second game. Joe Brovla made a spectacular catch of Pinch Hitter Jimmy Outlaw's fly near the right foul line to end the contest. Brovia careened over the rail Into the stands, but he still had the ball. Kramer And Bobby Riggs Meet For Tennis Title LONDON, June 4. (IP) Jack Kramer and Bobby Riggs, both of Los Angeles, meet tonight for the world professional tennis ti tle. In another match, for secon dary honors, Don Budge, also of Los Angeles, tackles Ecua dor double-grip star, rancno Segura. Kramer and Klggs, botn for mer U. S. amateur singles cham pions, won the pro doubles title as the result of their five-set, uphill victory last night over Segura and Dinny Pails of Aus tralia. The score was 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 61. Flag Pole Sitter Awaits Cleveland Indian Wins CLEVELAND. June 4. UP) One of the faithful still is 20 foot up. His determination to stay there till the Indians reach first Dlace in the American League standings is undaunted. Charley Luplca, an tast &iue druggist, has been perched on a flae platform near his store since Tuesday. He took a solemn oath he would not come aown till "the Tribe is in first place." After learning of his favorites 81 win over the Boston Red Sox today, Luplca said: "Now they're on the way. I can't wait." S nee he went up, the Tribe has won two and lost one. BOXER ON OWN T.OS ANGELES. June 4.UP) The nine-year-old partnership of World Bantamweignt unanrpion Manuel Ortiz and Manager Tom my Farmer came to an abrupt and surprising end today. Farmer, celebrating his 56th birthday, merely said: "The contract has terminated." Chick Sale Week of Healthy. Hardy Chicks A 1 ICTD A UUITCC. ttrninht storted 10 days old. AUSTRA WHITES, straight day old. NEW HAMPSHIRES, straight Phone 168 m I . ..v . , .. . t t "iTT J. INITIATE Picture above is Roy Van Horn, sophomore letterman in tennis who was unfortunate enough to want to join the High School "R" Club. This picture shows what happened to him at school Tuesday, as the Clubbers began their initiation. On the card he is holding are marks telling how many times he dis obeyed or tallied back to Club members. These initiations are held three times yearly for let terman who ioin the Club. Hnal initiation of the year is this week. (Staff Photo.l Celebrities Play Golf Tournament WASHINGTON, une 4.-V& The National Celebrities Golf Tournament gets under -way here today with headline names from the front page, the entertainment section and the sport page well mixed in the pairings. Attorney General Tom Clark drew the lead-off spot. The rest of his foursome makes up a fair sampling of how the big names from widely divergent fields were grouped: Radio's Arthur Godfrey, Lefty Groves of base ball pitching fame a few years back, and Columnist Leonard Lyons. bammy snead. fresh from last week's PGA triumph, leads the contingent of serious golfers. He is grouped with Gen. Hoyt Van denberg, Air Force Chief of Stan; tsing Crosby and Baseball Commissioner A. B.. "Happy" Chandler. ' Besides the attorney general, the cabinet is represented bv Secretary of Labor Tobin, Sec retary of the Treasury Snvder. and Secretary of Agriculture Brannan, all assigned to play with sports notables. Boo Hope Is bracketed today with Gen Omar Bradley, Army Chief of Staff, Cary Middlecoff and Del Webb, congress is well represented, too. The affair Is sponsored by the Washington Post with proceeds earmarked to combat Juvenile de linquency. Would-Bc Arsonist Fails To Burn Home Of Lewis ALEXANDRIA, Va.. June 4. (ff) Someone tried to set fire to John L. Lewis' home here yester day but he didn't have much suc cess. An unidentified man called the Washington Post just across the Potamac River and said he'd set fire to the home of the United Mine Workers' chief. Then he hung up. Police found that newspapers had been stuffed under a rug and set afire, but the rug had put the lire out. Lewis Is In Bluefleld. W. Va.. negotiating a new contract with Southern coal operators. JOHNNY BARRETT 8IGNS PORTLAND. June 4. W Out- fielder Johnny Barrett, obtained Dy tne Portland Beavers irom San Diego in an early season Coast League trade, has been sold for an undisclosed price to Houston of the Texas Leaeue. He was benched recently because of ineffective hitting. The sale, was announced by the Beavers yesterday. ALL-AMERICAN 8IGNS LdS ANGELES, June 4.-WP) Jarrln' John Kimbrough, of Tex as A. M. All-America fame, will be back playing this fall with the Los Angeles Dons oi tne All-America Football Conference. Coach Jimmy Phelan disclosed today that the veteran fullback had signed nis laia contract. t tfjt When You Call 1001 we signal the taxi nearest you by 2-way radio. Thot's modern service. We Take You Anywhere B and B Taxi Phone 1001 I NimblJS IS Winner Of 170th Running Of Epsom Derby EPSOM, England, June 4. Nimbus won the 170th running of the Epsom Derby today in a photo finish with two other hors es. The French Invader, Amour .Drake, was second while Swallow Tail was third In the mile and one half classic. Nimbus, owned by Mrs. M. Glen lsteg and ridden by Charlie El liott, thus took down a record first money of $56,680. It was another bitter disappoint ment for Gordon Richards, cham pion British jockey who never has won the coveted derby. He was aboard the favored Roy al Forest in a field of 32 three-year-olds. Amour Drake, owned by Leon Volterra, and Swallow Tail, own ed by Lord Derby, almost caught the flying Nimbus after he had led most of the way. Nimbus closed at 7 to 1 In the betting. Amour Drake was 10 to 1 and Swallow Tail, whose mud running ability was doubted, was 100 to 8. Nimbus also won the one mile 2,000 guineas In April the first of the three British classics for three-year-old colts. The running time today was 2 minutes 42 seconds, far off the record of two minutes 33.8 sec onds set by Mahmoud in 1936, as it was bound to be in view of the going. Showers fell Intermittently be fore the race but the . sunshine came out at intervals to the re lief of a huge crowd estimated at more than 500,000. Among them was Queen Eliza beth and a royal party which traveled by automobile from Windsor Castle. Princess Eliza beth and husband Prince Philip decided at the last moment to attend. LEAGUE LEADERS (By the Asinclated Presa! NATIONAL LKAGUE Batting KIner, Plttaburgh, .386; Ver ban, Chicago, .352. Runa batted In Rohinion, Brooklyn, 39. Reeae, Brooklyn, Kllner, Plttaburgh, 32. . Home runa Klner, Pittiburgh, 12, Mlze. New York. 10. Pitching Branca. Brooklyn. 7-1. .875; Blckford. Boaton. 6-2. .730 and Cheanea, Plttaburgh. 3-1. .750. Batting Zernial, Chicago, .333; Kell. Detroit, .349. Runa batted in Wllllama, Boaton, 43. Stephena, Boston and Wertz, Detroit, 38. Home runa Wllllama and Stephena. Boston, 12. Pitching Lopat, New York, 5-0, 1.000: Parnell. Boaton and Raachl, New York, 7-1, .873. Kentucky Derby Winner Watched At Belmont Park NEW YORK, June 4. UP) Ponder, the Calumet Farm colt that grabbed the Kentucky Derby but couldn't follow up In the Preakness, is going to get a chance to square things in a small way today at Belmont Park. All he, has to do is beat Capot and seven others in the 10th running of the Peter Pan handi cap. The mile and one-eighth event is tne last Dig test ior next Saturday's $75,000-added Belmont stakes final number in the cov eted triple crown series for three-year-olds. Ponder surprised most every one when he came from near last to win the Kentucky Derby and return $34 for $2 in that mile and one-quarter classic. Foxhound Spaniel Gives Birth To Litter Of 19 SEATTLE, June 4. UP) You think you've got mouths to feed? Sally the Spaniel's got ' 19 of them. That's not a record litter but it's a lot of pups, even when you say it fast. A Foxhound named Lena set the all-time pro duction mark of 23 at Phila delphia in 1944. Sally, a pedigreen springer, amazed herself and her owner, Bill Bennett of Rcnton, by giv ing birth to 19 puppies Thurs day night. Upstate Players Out-Hit Portlanders In Playoff PORTLAND, June 4.-A1P) Up state players out-hit Portlajidem here last night to win a 10-4 de cision In the annual Shrine All Star High School baseball game. Two Klamath Falls players led the attack. First Baseman Ed Whitney blasted out a triple, two doubles and a single. Second Baseman Wilbur Elliott drove In three runs with a double. He also collected a single in the first Inning, when the upstaters tal lied four times. JOINS ODELL STAFF SEATTLE, June 4. W Head Football Coach Howie Odell of the University of Washington will have another right-hand man this fall. The appoinment of Al Mc Coy as Odoll's general assistant was announced yesterday by Di rector of Athletics Harvey Cassill. McCoy, an end on the Pen Slate Rose Bowl team of 1923, later was head coach at Nortneasiern University and Colby College and a backfield at Harvard. i i-ixt v 1-J '.'Hri DON FORBES Representative Douglas County State Bank Bldg. Phone 365-R . Sat" Jun 4' 'The Stojack To Defend His Title Tonight Against Rene LaBelle Frankie Stojack, tacoma, Wash., risks his Pacific Coast junior heavyweight wrestling championship against the challenge of Rene L Belle, Montreal, Canada, at the Roseburg Armory to night. The title tilt will be over e one-hour route and the con tract calls for a $250 guarantee to Stojack and a return engage ment should the title change hands. The championship skirmish will be a battle between Stojack'i famed airplane spin and La Belle's spectacular drop kicks. Opening the program at 8:30 p. m., will be a three-fall en gagement between Tex Hager, the "Creiwell Cyclone," and Tony Filletti, thu villain from Brooklyn. Hager, popular Oregonian, making his first local appearance in several months, will be a favorite over the eastern meanie. Elton Owen has been assigned to referee both bouts. Records Fall In Compton Relay Meet Held Friday COMPTON. Calif.. June 4.-P) Seven meet records were entered in the books of the 10th annual Compton invitational, relays to day. Outstanding performer was Craig Dixon of UCLA, who set meet records in winning the 110 meter high and 200 meter low hurdles the first in 13.9 seconds (13.8 for 110 yards), the fastest time In the nation this season. and the 200-meter Jumps In 22.8. Herb McKenlev posted a blis tering meet record in taking the 400-meter run in 46.2. Ohio State's Mai Whitfield, the Olympic 800-meter champion, won this event in 1 minute 51.8 seconds, with Bill Parnell, Wash ington State, second. Tulane's Paul Bienz whipped the field In the 200-meters in 20.8. 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C, and his teammate, Bob Mr-Mlllpn in tho turi-miln fun timed at 9 minutes 16.3 seconds. , uttie jerry Thompson, ex Texas U. distance runner, won the mile in 4 minutes 14 seconds, With Jack Hlltphlns. fWo-nn eon. ond. George Stanich, UCLA, won the high jump at 6 feet 5 and Bob Richards, Illinois A. C, the pole vault at 14 feet 6. COLUMNIST DIES LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 4. (if) Death has claimed Ben H. (Buck) Weaver, nationally-known Louisville Times horse-racing ex pert and columnist, at the age of 48 years. ROSEBURG TODAY Circus grounds West on Garden Volley Rood , . 2.-30 fr 8 P.M. DoonOpsnsr 1:307 World's Creatcct Trained Wild AnlmalShow Presenting AN INCONCEIVABLE ARRAY OF AMAZING ACTS ANO ARTISTS Headed by me World's Greatest Wild Animal Trainer CLYDE BEATJY in Person Tickets On Sale Today at Roy's 213 N. Jackson ' 'OaTavBMrl aa 1 1 I " - A A iff: