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WW Eges Squirts Score 8-7 In Softball Loop Seesaw Tilt Winners Now Slated Against Plywood Team For First-Half Crown Veterans of Foreign Wars knocked Schemer Squirts out ol the running Xor the first half City Softball league crown by defeating them, 8-7, in a 12-lnning tussle at Mmay iiem last niK'n. The Vets eained an early lead. which they held for the first three Innings, but the Squirts evened the count at i-au in me fourth, then in a big sixth Inning, went ahead 6-1. Vets retaliated with a run In the seventh and five more in the eighth, putting tnem aneaa, Snulrts evened the score in the ninth with a lone run by Sid Moon, who nad reacnca ursi on a walk. The next two Innings were scoreless, but in the bottom halt of the 12th, VFW man Larsen hit, went to third on two Squirts errors, then scored on a single by Foster, automatically ernung the game. In the fifth, Squirts' Nichols' homer with three men on put the losers ahead and in a happy mood, but the Vets came back with five tallies of their own, Taylor, Larsen, Strode, Foster and Potter doing the scoring, in the eighth. The Vets play Umpqua Ply wood In the nightcap Wednesday to decide the first-half winner. In the twilight game, set for 7:30 o'clock, Roseburg Elks play the Squirts. This action is the second game of the second half series. Second half winner plays the first half winner to determine Roseburg's representative at the district tournament, to be played between Roseburg, Springfield and Reedsport. The district win ner will participate in the state tournament, to be held at Eu gene, starting August 31. Line score: R H E Squirts 000 105 001 000 7 10 3 VFW 100 000 150 0018 10 3 Batteries: Wllkings 7, Vang and F, Schemer. Gosnell and Potter. LEAGUE LEADERS (By tha Aaaoclated Praaa) NATIONAL I.EAOUE Batttnf Roblnaon, Brooklyn, .303; Xlnr. PltUburgh, .331. Rum bitted tn Robinson, Brooklyn, SO- Hodgas. Brooklyn. 66. Homo run Klner, Plttaburah, 34! Oordon. Now York. IS. PltcMns Bewail, Pittsburgh, 3-0, 1.000; Rot, Brooklyn. 8-J, .000. AMERICAN LEAGUE Battlnr DlMaiflo, Bolton, .343; Kelt. Detroit. .330. Runa batted In Sttphena, Boaton, (3; Wtlllanu, Boaton, M. Homa runt Stephana, Bolton, 33; Wllliami. Boaton. 31. Pltchtnf Raynolda, New York, 10-1, JOS; Wynn, Cleveland, 7-1. .173. The Bible was translated Into the Gothic language almost 400 years after the death of Christ. Umpqua Riding Academy East Douglas and Ramp Road. Watch for Sign, Horses for hire by ths hour or day. Phono 1838-R The family ... the open road ... a quiet picnic spot. Salad . . , pickles . . a cold pistes tnd light Olympia. These sxe among the good things of life. CP ivi.yimpia- Bttr, Ar Lifk tvafu i o fl&aaiM o i Athletic Program Scheduled At Finlay Field Thursday By Portland PAL Portland's PAL club comat of boxing, wrestling, and tumbling at hnlay field, under the direction of Mickey Pease, Portland policeman. The PAL troupe, to consist age from six to 21, is currently touring southern Oregon, the Moose lodge is financing the tour this year, paying all expenses. Chiefs Will Play Glendale Friday Roseburg Umooua Chiefs have only one game scheduled for this week. The Chiefs nlay Glendale Friday night at Finlay field. The action is sec lor b:ju p. m. Next league game on the docket is away from home. The Chiefs travel to Crescent City, Calif., where they play a return contest with the Califomians of the Southern Oregon league. In a league tilt played here June 19, the 'Pointers handed Roseburg a 126 loss. The Chiefs got off to a bad start and nine Crescent City runs were tallied in a long first Inning. Pitcher Don Reed, who en countered some difficulty In get ting the ball to catcher Pete Coor, was tapped for five hits. Mel Krause held the visitors for seven and one-third innings, then Roy Long took over In the final stanza. The Chiefs never recovered aft er the first inning debacle and the northern Califomians won handily. Revenge promises to be tooth some Sunday. Dom DiMaaaio Tops Batters Of American League CHICAGO. Julv 19 tin- Ron. ton's Dom DIMageio. taking ad vantage of George Kell's hitting slump, has wheeled Into the Am erican league batting lead with .di;s ior a six-point edge over the Detroit third sacker. DIMagglo overtook hi rival with a climb of four percentage points wnne Ken sKidded nine. Koll had held the lead since early season and at one time had a Opolnt bulge on the field. Boston's Ted Williams was third with .329, followed bv Dale Mitchell, Cleveland, .321; Roy Slevers, St. Louis .312; Cass Mi chaels, Chicago, .311; Johnny Pesky. Boston. .309: Jerrv Prld- dy, St. Louis, and Eddie Robin son, Washington, .307 apiece, and boo uiiunger, st. iouis, .JU4. All averages are computed through Sunday's games. in tne specialized department, Boston's Vern Stephens was the only double leader. He added three homeii to boost his pro duction to 23 and drove in seven runs for 93 RBIs. Eddie Joost of Phlladclohla continued on top In runs scored with 81. Pesky had the most hits, iut. Williams ana I'nuadelphlas Hank Mnjeskl were In a dead heat with 24 doubles apiece while Mitchell was ahead in triples with 12. Dllllnger maintained base-stealing honors with nine. Heading the pitching percent age was New York's Allle Rey nolds with 101 for .909. Virgil Rifmkmm Bmrtp if MMmu tfVmfmm ,irwiwt o,amt, etnaaia. watwiNcwe, aj. In 12-lnning Game Club Troupe here Thursday night in a program of 18 young athletes ranging in fAU inc., is an idea conceived by Pease as a method of "crime prevention." Approximately 400 boys are enrolled in the oreanl zation, according to PAL board memoer jonn KlipacK. Activities provided by PAL in clude boxing, wrestling, tun bling, gymnastics, weight-lifting, ping-pong, basketball, Softball, and fencing. The PAL idea was born when Pease, as a youni! policeman, de cided in 1945 to do something to neip Doys Keep out oi trouble, nupacK said. He had observed that most youngsters, who came to police disciplinary attention, did so be cause they had too much time with nothing constructive to do, His first step was to open "Mick ey's Gym," equipping it with athletic devices "to keep young minds and bodies occupied, Kil pack stated. He added that Patrolman Pease soon proved that a police man can be "a real pal, a father and big brother to all boys." In a few months, Pease had more boys than his gym would support, according to Kllpack, so ne rentea larger quarters in fort land, mortgaging personal be longings to finance the program. Success of the program brought wide attention, and on Jul;' 26, 1946, more than 50 organizations and civic-minded individuals join' cd to give their support. Bill Lawrence To Boss Rainiers SEATTLE, July 19 -4m It was the old story of "local boy makes good" today for Bill Law rence. 01' Hlghpockets, who brake Into professional baseball with Seat tle in 1929, was named last night by president Emll Sick to finish out the 1949 Pacific Coast league season as head man of the Seat tle Rainiers. The lanky former outfielder re tired from baseball in 1943 but returned as coach of the Rainiers this spring. He succeeded joyner (Jo Jo) White as acting mana ger of the Seattle PCL club last week when White o.uit. Lawrence played 12 of his near ly two score years of professional baseball with the Seattle Club. He broke in with Seattle as a rookie In 1929 and was sold to De troit at the end of the 1931 sea son. Three years later he was picked up by Portland but only a few weeks passed before he was back In the Seattle fold where he remained until his re tirement. Whether he slicks as Seattle manager depends on his success with the fading Rnlnlors in the unai lu weeKs or the season. Trucks of Detroit fanned three more batsmen to run his leading strikeout tally to 102. , aw J I . 1 Cleveland At Heels Of Yanks In League Race Tribe Beats Boston As Yanks Los To Chisox; Dodgers Stretch Lead By JOE REICHLER Associated Press Sports Writer That Cleveland flagpole sitter had better get ready to come down. Just seven weeks ago, one Charles Luplca climbed atop a 16-foot wooden flagpole over his drug store and vowed he would not come down until the Indians climbed to first place in the Am erican league. At the time, the Indians were mired In seventh place and ap peared to have about as much chance of displacing the front running New York yankees as Lu plca had of replacing Lou Bou dreau as tribe manager. Indeed, it looked as if the flagpole sitter had gotten himself a permanent new home. But what a difference the next 49 days made. The Tribe did an about face and went on to win 31 of their next 47 games, rushing past five opponents into second place. Today, the Ind.ans are in their best spot since May 10. Follow ing last night's 1-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox, the Red men are only four and a-half games behind the Yankees. The Yankees helped the Indians along by blow ing a 6-5 decision to the White Sox in Chicago. Five weeks ago, Cleveland was 10 1-2 games in back of the league leaders. The Tribe's latest hero is rookie righthander Mike Garcia, who beat Mickey McDermott, the Red Sox rookie, in a brilliant hurling duel. Each struck out xour and walked four, but Garcia gave up only six hits to seven for Bos ton's young southpaw. The only run of the game came In the last half of the fifth, when Boudreau beat out an infield hit and scored on a long double by catcher Jim Hegan. Not DIMaggio's Fault A single with the bases loaded and two out in the 10th inning by George MetKovicn scored rrea Hancock and Steve Souchock with the runs that gave the White Sox their victory over the Yan kees. Joe DIMagglo did his best to put the win in the Yankee lock er. He collected a triple and two sInEles. drove in two runs and cut a Dotential winning Chicago run down at the plate in the nlntn. The Philadelphia Athletics wrested third place from the Red Sox by outlasting tne uetrou xi cers. 13-8. in a 10-inning strug gle. The As blew an 8-1 lead when Detroit's Johnny Groth blasted two homers, each with two mates aboard, but rained lor live runs in the 10th against Stubby Over mire and Dizzy Trout. Dodgers Stretch Lead The Brooklyn Dodgers Increas ed their National League margin over the St. Louis Cardinals to two and a-half games, beating I he Chicago Cubs, 3-0, while the New York Giants downed tne Redblrds, 7-4. Lefty Joe Hatten pitcnea me shutout for the Dodgers, limiting Ihe Cubs to five hits. Jackie Rob inson starred for the Brooks. He walked in the sixth, stole sec ond, went to third on an error and swiped home for the third time this season. In the eighth, he tripled to score Gene Herman ski with Brooklyn's final run. Lefy Monte Kennedy lifted the Giants out of a three-game tall spin with the help of home runs by Sid Gordon and Bobby Thom son. The Cincinnati Reds, behind a combination three-hitter by Ewell Blackwell and Eddie Erautt, whipped the third place Boston Braves, b l. Held scoreless for seven Inn Incs. the Pittsburgh Pirates erupted for seven runs In the Welcomed Money WHEN an aecidsnr forces you to stop work indefi nitely, what will pay the bills and extra expenses of medical, surgical or hos pital care? And will your income continue? Only an Accident policy M aa can reimburse you for loss of time and pay for your confinement while in a hospital. Ask this agency for an Accident policy. R. O. YOUNG Phone 417 205 W. Coss St. Roseburg Jackie Robinson Still Top Hitter Of National Loop NEW YORK, July 19 UP Na tlonal League batsmen have Just about given up hope of catching Brooklyn's Jackie Robinson in the batting race. They've been chasing Robinson for seven weeks now, but after last Sunday's games, found them selves further behind than ever, Through the games of July 17, the fleet-footed second baseman had lashed out 117 hits in 322 times at bat for a .363 batting mark. That figure was 31 points bet ter than Ralph Klner s runner up mark of .332. The powerful Pittsburgh slugger1 wrested sec ond place from New York's Wil lard Marshall, who slumped off 1" points to a fourth place .327. Al (Red) Schoendienst of St. Louis, one of the many frantic chasers of Robinson, had to be content with a third place mark of .329: Gil Hodges, teammate of Robinson, moved to fifth place during the week with a .323. Another fast moving gent dur ing the past week was Wally Westlake of the Pirates, who boosted his average 16 points to .319. He took over sixth place from New York's Bqbby Thom son who slumped to .317. Eddie Kazak, rookie third baseman of the Cardinals, was in eighth place with .308. He was tied for the spot with Sid Gordon of the Gi ants. Peewee Reese, having one of his best hitting years, rounded out the big ten. The Dodger short stop was hitting at .303. Creswell Trims Elkton In Swatfest Contest Creswell defeated Elkton. 12-10 Sunday in a baseball game which featured 24 hits and 17 errors throughout the contest. Extra Base nits were also common, wun Elkton's Parks and Swearingen collecting a double apiece and Kaoerut credited ,vitn a triple. Heavy hitter for the Creswell nine was Turner with a triple, double and two singles in five trips to the plate. R. H. E. Creswell 12 12 11 Elkton 10 12 6 Batteries for Creswell: Bay less, eighth to defeat the Phillies in Philadelphia, 7-2. Four pitchers vainly tried to stem the rally, with Konstanty getting plastered with the defeat. Murry Dickson went all the way for the Pirates. The Washington senators and St Louis Browns enjoyed a day off. Owners report 17,18,19 MILES PER GALLON AND UP! Up ind down the coat, owner, are dis covering there just isn't a bcltrrvalue than tliii handsome new 1949 Mercury I It'i the smartest-looking, easiest-handling, smoothest-riding car in it, claw. And thrifty! Owners report 17, 18, 19 miles per gallon and1 up.' Even more with Overdrive! Vhal's more, you get the best deal from US too! Xo extra! to buy I Come in today. : mi f. LINKS CROWN WON Ken Towns, 20-year-old San Francis can, holds the trophy emble matic of the National Public links golf championship which he won at Los Angeles. He de feated a fellow-townsman, Will iam C. Betger, 5 and 3, in the 36-hole final round. (AP Wire photo). BASEBALL STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W I, Pet. .614 .583 .541 .512 .494 .475 .415 .365 Brooklyn ...... 51 33 St. Louie .. 49 35 Boston 46 3D Philadelphia 43 New York 40 Pittsburgh 39 Cincinnati .. 34 Chicago 31 41 54 AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 53 M Cleveland 48 34 Philadelphia M 46 39 Boston .... 45 .'39 Detroit 44 42 Chicago 37 49 Pet. .639 .585 .541 .536 .512 .430 .425 .328 waaningion Ji St Louis . 37 S3 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE W L Hollywood "69 46 Sacramento . 59 52 San Diego .. 59 55 Seattle . 58 - 57 Oakland 57 57 Pet. .600 .532 .518 .504 .500 .401 ,442 .407 Portland .. 55 57 San Francisco . Los Angelea 51 46 Gilbert and Melhorn, Robertson. For Elkton: Swearingen, Parks and Roberts. NO EXTRAS TO BUY! r $ flok ''?4r T T I m Tlj, TH'J T'll Wkiu liiU mill tins, nar tdutl ikuUt,' yjrr and 'Ovwirivt optional at txtrn cm LOCKWOOD MOTORS Semi-Final Eliminations In Legion Junior Baseball Scheduled At Drain Semi-final eliminations In the state American Legion junior baseball tournament are to be held In Drain, July 29, 30 and 3L Lee Curry, chairman of Junior baseball at Drain, in charge of tournament arrangements, re ports that the games at Drain will determine the southern Ore gon championship, the winning team to compete In the state championship playoffs. Drain, winner in the eastern half of district 10, and Coos Bay, winner for the western half of the same district, are already as sured of places in the semi-finals. Eugene, Albany and Corvallis will settle the district 3 title this Veterans Defeat Myrtle Ck. Lions The Veterans hospital All-Stars defeated Myrtle Creek Lions by a decisive 22-10 tally at the hospital playing field Monday night in a Twi-light league action. The All-Stars build up an early lead, gaining an 8-0 edge after two innings of play. The All-Stars batted completely around the hit ting order in both the 2nd and 5th innings, scoring seven and 10 runs respectively in the two pro longed frames. The All-Stars -built up an early four three-baggers two two-base hits and one home run. They tapped Lions' pitcher Lorenz for 13 hits. Lorenz also walked seven 'Stars and struck out one. The All-Star hurler held the visitors to seven hits, including a three-bagger. He walked hree and struck out six. MC Lions did their scoring In the third and sixth innings, with tour ana six runs respectively. Tonight, the 'Stars nlay Myrtle Creek Plywood at the hospital field. Game time is 6:15 and the public is invited. , Seals Defeat Oakland In Only League Game (By the Associated Pressl A first inning homer by Walt Judnich with one aboard gave San Francisco a 2 to 1 win over Oakland in the Pacific Coast league's only Monday game. utnerwise tne game was a tight SCREENS Screen Doors 8ereen Wirt Window Screens PAGE LUMBER & FUEL 164 E. 2nd Ave. S. Phone 242 LIBERAL TRADE-IN! NOW rmci iNciupii, S Suptr Cuihioo Balloon Tires, Grille Guards, Oil-Bath Air Clrincr. Oil Filter, Vhfd Trim Rinti, Electrie Clock. Doca not induda sales tax, license (ft. 228141 ymwt m ik week, while Aledford and Grants Pass will meet tnr the district 4 championship. Doubleheader games will be Blayed Friday, July 29, with 'rain meeting the district 3 win ner, and Coos Bay scheduled against the district 4 champions. Friday and Saturday games will start at 6:30 o'clock each evening. A team must be beaten twice to be eliminated from competition. Semi-finals will be played at 2:30 p. m. Sunday, July 31, with the finals set for 8:00 p. m. It is mathematically possible that the finals cannot Be reached be fore Monday, in which case the tournament will be extended an extra day, Curry states. pitching duel between the Seals Con Dempsey and Charlie Gas away. Dempsey allowed but four hits while the Oaks' twirler gave -up but seven. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT (By tha Associated Press) WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Rocky Graziano. ISfl'a, New York, knocked out Joe AgoaU, 139 to. Brooklyn ilj. BROOKLYN Al Coitantlno. M, New York, stopped Ruuell Howard, 143, Brooklyn (7). PHILADELPHIA Bobby Lee, Baltimore, outpointed Chico Varona. 146ft, Havana (8). NEW ORLEANS - Maxle Docuien, 135, New Orleans, outpointed Joey Barnum. 130, Chicago (10). PANETELA 5c Tkt tnt Cigar Tki Cmtrf NnM PANETELA Alii irillibH ! iiif i Mill PANETELA Dlitrlistil ii I MeDinilf Ontr Cine,.,, Partliil iaiaa9 fmm 1949 " Rose & Oak Streeti