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Newspaper Page TextSquirts Knot Softball Playoff Series Plywood Is Loser In 2nd Tilt: Score 8-1 Vans; Hurfe Fivt-Hitttr For Winner; 13 Errori Charged To Millmtn The Schemer Squirts let It defi nitely be known that they are still In the running lor the city soft ball crown and lor participation In the district tournament by soundly defeating Umpqua Ply wood 8-1, last night at Finlay Winning pitcher Swede Vang held the mlllworkers to five hiti grouped In the alxth, teventh and eighth Innings. The Squirts turned In a brilliant fielding per formance for aeven frames, then miscued twice In the eighth, when the light of victory and Increas ing pressure by Plywood rattled the victors. Losing pitcher Roy Baughman gave up seven hits in six out of eight Innings worked. Glen Forbes took over In the ninth and held the Squirts to a lone bingle. The Squirts scored their only earned run in the first Inning. I'red Schemer singled then scored nn swmi Vans'a uoweifu! blow. Plywood's solitary run was also earned. After pitching five Innings of no-hit. no-run ball, Vang was topped by Chuck Taylor In the tih. Tavlor scored after Bill Marsters filed out. That was the only scoring done by the riywooa organization yesterday evening. Roy Baughman was the only other Plywood man to reach third base last night He slammed out a double, then advanced on an overthrow by Fred Schemer. Two succeeding outs left him stranded. Squirts came through with un earned tallies in me sunn anu sexenlh innings, Vang making the circuit on two errors and Scot ty Moore scoring on three Ply wood miscues. Rubber Gam Thursday In the eighth, the Squirts made two hits including a home run by Hal Edgar, and four Plywood er rors accounted for four runs. This put the handwriting on the wall, and the fans looked forward to the third and last playoff game, art for Thursday night at the high school field. Lata this week or early next week, Roseburg's representative to the district tourney will oppose Coos Bav and Cottage Grove In a home-and-home series, to deter mine the state entry at Eugene. Llnescore: R H E Snulrts 101 001 140 8 8 2 Plvwood 000 001 000 1 S 13 Vang and Fred Schemer; Baughman 8, Forbes and B. Mar sters. BASEBALL STANDINGS Bv 1h AMftrtlttd Prr ul FACIFIC COAST LSACI'S W L Hollywood ss 7S .52 7(1 n u 10 in .. .112 .507 .!W0 ,4M) .4AS .414 San Fnnclic hot AnsvlM AMERICAN Lt Ant f Wtw York - 41 Boiion . . H 4ft .1127 .nun .54ft .MS civiana D I roll ... .... tt Philadelphia Chlro 'aihlrtfton - ftL Lou la -. 47 M .421 .344 J1S NATIONAL LKAnt'B Brooklyn . fit. Louti Ntw York Boa ton .. FlulanMpM ,. Btttthurgh Cincinnati Chicago M LEAGUE LEADERS lltv the Auocllttxl Prowl NATIONAL LI-AGI B flattlM Roblnton. Brooklyn. SlauihMr, 91. LouU. .TOT. Rum hattd In R obi twit, Brooklyn. 4. HodlM. Brooklyn, M Horn run--Ktntr. PHtttHirfh, Sf: Gordon, Nw York, anil 4Wur, Chteaio. 34 Wtrhlnr Branra. Brooklyn, U-4 and Boa, Brooklyn, -3. ,7V). AMERICAN MAnt'l Battlnf KtU. IX trot l, WMltimi. Bon ton, ..150. Rum batttMi In Atfphant Boaton, 190: Will lama. Boaton. UA. Hem run tphana, Boaton, SI; Wll 11a mt. Bnaton, 2 Pltfhtnf Ranolda. Naw York, 11-1, ,?m: Wynn. CWvlan4, l-J. ,740. KEEP INSULATE! Stifling heat will stay eutsid when your home la properly insulated . . . hava a Roseburg firm Insulate your house with pneumatically blown r-ock wool. Absolutely fireproof. A written warranty with every Installa tion. Call 1018 R for - free es timate. Ry-Lock Tension Screens ,U4 ,ai .40S "Chuck" Edmonds Builder's Insulating Ct. 230 N. Stephens St. Phone 1018 R The News-Review, Roseburg, Umpqua Chiefs All-Stars Of North Douglas County Teams Here Tonight Having lost, 1-0, to Central Point Sunday, the Roseburg Chiefs, who still lead the Southern Oregon league by one gams, will have an opportunity to repair any damage to their prida in a h...l.ll rUik scheduled tor 8:30 tonight at Finlay field. Hospital Staff Defeats Lions Of Myrtle Creek Veterans hospital employes edged out Myrtle Creek Lions, 8-6, In a Twilight Softball league session at the hospital diamond Monday night. The game was marked with 13 miscues, eight of them by the Employes. Both teams got nearly the same amount of hits, with Myrtle Creek finding employee pitcher Bob Kid der for nine, while Lions' hurler F. Barnes gave up seven. The Lions knotted the score at 3-all In the second Inning after employes got a first-inning lead, but the hospital workers again went ahead with two runs In the third and three runs In the fourth. Myrtle Creek squeezed out three more runs In the fifth in ning, after which scoring by either team halted. Bob Kidder and Don Deber nardl, each with two-for-three, were best employee batters, while V. McDonald, with two-for-four, and T. Tucker, with two for three, were outstanding Lions' clubbers. Debernardi's home run and Kid der and V. McDonald, each with a triple, caused no little excite ment among tha respective rooters. R.H.E. Myrtle Creek - 210 030 6 9 5 Employes 302 30x 8 7 i F, Barnes and H. Barnes; Kid der and Tomen. Musial Rises To Fourth In Batting New York, Aug. 16. OP) Stan Musial, defending National league batting chamnlon. Is mak ing alow Drosress In his bid to retain the crown. He still has plenty to go to overhaul Brook lyn's pacesettlng Jackie Robin son. Musial jumped from seventh to fourth plat during the past week although he Increased his average only two points from .313 to 315. Robinson also added two points to his mark, climbing from .362 to .364. Enoa Slaughter of the Cards held on to the runnerup berth, adding one point to his .329 figure of a week ago. Red Schoendlenst, another Card, moved from fourth to third place although his average drop ped from .321 to J 17. Two New York Giant outfield ers, Bobby Thomson and Wlllard Marshall, rank behind Musial. Thompson Is fifth at .314 and Marshall stxtn at .Ji). Gil Hodges, first baseman of the Brooklyn Dodgers, occupies seventh place at .311. a point above New York Giant Whlley Lockman s .310. Ralph Klner of Pittsburgh Is ninth at .308 and Sid Gordon of New York tenth at .304. : ""s A trip to the beach ... the first nn of P P" 'aff I the season ... summer wsrmth l I fsss I with its relaxation. A refreshing glsss I ej J I of light Olympia. These sre tmong 1 . f J) K I the good things of life. I j jV I et'axa imvs'tHMMi'eKsw. . s. a. I : sr Ore. Tues., Aua. 16, 1949 Will Battle A formidable crew oi nitting and batting artists from north Douglaa county baseball organi zations has been assembled into an All-Star group, to take on the Chiefs tonight Drain. Yoncalla. Oakland and Klkton have pooled their best players In hopes of handing Rose burg Its second defeat in one week. Coach Hoot Gibson, who heads the Oakland club and who recently pitched against Rose burg's Manager Earl Sargent in a "battle of managers" will boss the All-Star club. Real Battla Promised In an Interview at the News Review office last evening, Gib son promised the Chiefs a battle they would not soon forget. "We think we have a combina tion that will give Sargent's crew a hot tussle, Gibson informed. He backed this statement up by revealing an imposing list of All-star players' names, who may oppose the Chiefs tonight. From Drain, Frank Jacoos, outfielder; Lefty Johnson, pitch er and "Shorty" Turner, outfield er will form part of the opposi tion for Chiefs. Yoncalla offers Jim Cellers, second-base; Glen Cox, first base. From Oakland, It's Klmer Plueard, shortstop; Velvl Jones, outfielder: Earl Plueard. catch er, and Red Cole, outfielder. Elkton's Tommy Myers, third base; Swearingen and Lei Riley, pitchers, are expected to put in some time against the Chiefs. Bobby Gibson, Manager Gibson's son. will be the All-Star bat boy. Manager Sargent, when In formed of the All-Star lineup, was Impressed, but undismayed. "I'm not a wagering man," Sargent said, tongue in cheek, 'but I'll put up a milkshake that savs well take the 'Stars' to night!" Fishermen's Llctntt Hike In Alaska Upheld JUNEAU. Alaska. Aug. 16 (IP) Non-resident salmon fishermen are going to have to pay Alaska's new $50 non-resident fishermen's license. Federal Judge George W. Fol ia, who recently held the law In valid as it applied to halibut fish ermen, denied the Pacific Am erican fisheries request for a per manent Injunction against col lecting the lees from salmon fishermen. The Judge said that Insufficient evidence had been presented to prove Irreparable Injury. Brtmtrtan Captures Final From Hillsboro PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. Bremerton will go Into the sec tional American Legion Junior baseball championships at Yakl ma Aug. 21 without a blemish on Its tournament record. The navy city nine made It eight straight tourney wins last night by dumping Hillsboro, Ore., 9 3. in tha finals of the regional playoff. Bosox Defeat Washington; Yankees Lose Amtrican Ltagut Ltad Narrowed To 3 Gamts; Cardinals Trim Cubs By RALPH RODEN AtMTtiird I'm. ftporuwrtter The Boston Red Sox, rolling like a Sherman tank through a corn field, are beginning to sniff uiai worm series aougn. Joe McCarthy's crew, staging one of the best comebacks in re cent years, today was only three games away from a sputtering New York Yankee machine for first place In the American league. The Sox, presumed dead on July 4 when they occupied fifth Place, 11 games oil the pace. charged closer to the Yanks by beating Washington. 3-2, as Casey Stengel's outfit dropped a 9-3 de cision last night to Philadelphia. Washington, surprisingly car ried the Red Sox 11 innings be fore submitting. In the previous five games of the series, the Sox had punished Washington pitch ing for 55 runs. Joe Dobson. the vastly im proved righthander, went all the way for Boston, as did Sid Hud son for Washington. Dobson led, l-u. going into the ninth, when the Senators squared matters. The senators took a 2-1 lead In the 11th with former Soxer Sam Dcnte singling home Johnny Sim mons from second, but Boston tagged Hudson In the last half for the payoff runs on doubles by Billy Goodman, Dom DiMaggio and a single by Ted Williams. Williams' hit. his lone safety of the evening, broke up the game. Mackmen Edge Yankees The Athletics came from behind to nip the Yanks, scoring five runs in the sixth Inning to over come a 5-4 deficit. Rookie right hander Duane Plllette was the victim of the uprising, Eddie Joost singled home the tying run, Fer ris Fain singled across two more and Sam Chapman doubled In an other pair to clinch matters. Carl Scheib started and finished for the A's and t!ie triumph evened his record at 8-8. Cleveland's third place team also kept Its hat In the ring, shad ing the Detroit Tigers, 4-3. in ten innings. The Indians are four fames away frfom the promised land. Bobby Feller beat Lefty Hal Newhouser in the tight encounter that ended when plnch-hitter Hal facK atngiea with the oases load ed and one out in the tenth, The victory was Feller's sixth straight and 12th of the year. I he best-pitched game or the evening was turned in by Lefty Billy wight of the Chicago White Sox, who turned back the Browns. 8-0, on two hits in St. Louis. Brechesti Stops Cubs Harry (The Cat! Brecheen hurled the St. Louis Cardinals to within a half game of the Na tional league's front-running Brooklyn Dodgers as he pitched the Cards to a 5-3 triumph over the Chicago Cubs In the majors' lone day game. Brecheen limited the Cubs to six hits and collected three of the Cards 12 blows. Stan Musial poled his 20th homer and a sin gle and climbed Into baseball's big six for the first time this season. Musial ranks third In the league with a .317 mark. The Pittsburgh Pirates out slugged the Reds in Cincinnati, 9-7. The Pirates took a 7-5 lead with four runs in the sixth and Insured the triumph with two more In the ninth. Ralph Kiner Johnny Palmer Wins Top Money In Tarn Golfing CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-UV-Let it be warning to top money winner Sammy Snead, up-and-coming Johnny Palmer may be golf's greatest man of concentra tion since Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson left the circuit. That's why Palmer yesterday walked off with golfs biggest single victory wad, the $10,000 nugget in Tarn O'Shanter's "world meet. Johnny's 68 to 70 playoff tri umph over Jimmy Demaret nolst' ed him to third soot In the cash. collecting ranks with $23,512. Snead, who finished third in the "world." has $30,893, and national open Champion Cary Mlddlecoff has $24,604. Perhaps owing some of his ability to bear down In the pinches to nis mediation wnue a waist gunner on a oomoing raids over Japan, Palmer fash ioned his "world" triumph on an iron-nerved approach game. It was his biggest win since taking the 1947 western open. He was In trouble against De maret on six holes yet lost par on only one. Four times he saved pars and he came through with a birdie which saved his day on the 17th. It was a 130-yard shot from under a tree to within 'our feet and he sank the putt. That broke Demaret's back, leaving him. tup taps back facing the final green. Hollies Fact Crucial Serbs With Oakland (By th AMOclsted PrtMl Hollywood gets the so-called acid test starting tonight. The Stars, currently six games ahead in the Pacific Coast league race, tangle with the Oakland Oaks in the opener of a seven game series. The Oaks are now in a second-place tie with Sacra mento. San Diego's Harvey Storey smacked a tenth Inning single with the bases loaded to give the Padres a 9to-9 win Iver the solons in Monday's only game. The loss dropped the Solons a half-game in the standings to tie with Oakland. Hollywood, which has been playing so-so ball for several months, has managed to main tain the league lead by losing when its challengers lose and winning when the aforesaid chal lengers win. That practice will be difficult In this week's series as the Oaks have a 12-8 season edge on the Stars. whacked his 32nd homer with a man on to get the Pirates started in the first inning. Brooklyn, the New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves enjoyed an on day. 3 3141 mltt htslness travel, I katf mvertged 27.4 miltt per lulUm." M. B. Mairtnlrl, Olutr U. Ytm Utrm ui C:, Sknvtfrl, Wouldn't you rather get a bigger, more modern car for your money? Wouldn't you rather have a car with Twin Beds ... with Weather Eye Conditioned Air ... with the safety of a Unitized Body-tnd-frsme? Wouldn't you rather drive the standout car of the year in styling the on that s streamlined til the wsyr J ml tttp into thit AJ Airflyu! Here's where you get the most passenger and luggage room for your money ... and the feather-soft ride of coil springing on all four w heels. Here's w here the renter of gravity is lower for the most amtring roadability you ever experienced. Here's where the big curved windshield is undivided in til mult Is and you have Yes and with all this with over 25 miles to the way speed ! Com in and se th Tear's value that's breaking all Nash sales records! Get behind the wheel of th Nash "600 1 I II 7 I II Ml CETS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD Jay Rhodemyr. (left), University of Kentucky's 1948 center, and Coach Paul Bryan pota with tha trophy won as molt valuable player In College All-Stars game in 1948. Award was made to Rodemyr at Chicago's Soldier field between halves of tha College All Star Philadelphia football game. IAP Wirephotol Preview Of Ten Days' Horse Racing Bill Offered Free To Public At Fairgrounds Tonight Tonight is guesf night at the county fairgrounds! - Douglas county's horse-loving citizens will have their first glimpse of big time horsa racing tonight at the grand preview of tha 10-day race meeting being staged tonight by tha Ump qua Jockey club, starting at 7:30. There is no admission charge this evening. Racing, with the added attrac tion of pari-mutuel wagering, starts in earnest tomorrow eve ning, but tonight's preview is de signed to give spectators an op portunity to browse around the racing plant a bit and get the "feel' of professional racing, the first to invade Southern Oregon. No betting will be permitted on the two exhibition races tonight, but the parimutuel windows will open wide Wednesday evening and experienced clerks will be on hand to assist bettors unfamiliar with pari-mutuel wagering. Some of the nation's fastest auarter horses will be on the fair grounds for the races, along with the safety of the L mscope. a Nssh "600" pays you hack gallon of gss, at average best buy in automobiles or Nash Ambassador. COOPER MOTOR CO. Oak and Pine Streets, Roseburg n - r. f ' "T. " , (fa some top notch thoroughbreds. Over 150 horses are quartered on the grounds now, with a heavy influx expected today. Horse men are expected to arrive as late as Thursday or Friday, as they move into Roseburg from other western meetings. Seven Races Nightly Purses of $250 a race are be ing offered, for seven races a night, which adds up to $17,500 for the 10-day meeting. Rose burg's program Is the second longest In the state, only Port land Meadows holding for a long er period. But the fairgrounds' Htrr It th only car ientii ically dctitfned with Girdr built L'nirired Bodv-andfrain ont tolid welded unit tha greatest basic improvement is 5 OKfAT CARS UNCI MOt Hun fmmm Nul-SaMM, Medley Relay To Feature Sunday Swimming Meet Swimming coach Bill Evans is putting the Roseburg swimming team through some rugged pacts at the local pool, In preparation for the first annual Roseburg Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsored swimming meet, sched uled for Sunday afternoon at tha Roseburg sool, A highlight of Sunday's swim meet will be a medley relay be tween the Roseburg Jaycees and Evans' swimming team. Jaycea President Glen Scott said any member with more than half a lung is eligible to compete. Evans said hit Junior swimmers are extremely anxious to test their sponsors' racing ability. Scott reminded It is extremely doubtful any cigaret company will ask a Jaycee for a testimonial after the race. The meet will bring together outstanding junior talent from over the county. Locally, swim mers are practicing diligently each evening after 5 o'clock. Pitches 42 Innings, Wins Own Gam, 1-0, With Hit KENOSHA. Wis.. Aug. 16-W Speaking of "iron man" pitch ers, what about I. A. (Corky) Corraeini? Corky went the route Sunday as his Italian-American slow pitch softball team won a 10, 42-inning game. The contest, de cided by Corraeini's single in tha 42nd frame, took four hours and 10 minutes. grandstand holds nearly twice as many people as the big city's building, and is expected to be nearly full for opening night fes tivities. Still hanging fire is the saddla clubs' amateur racing event. Un less a sizable number of local horse owners decide their mount i can stand a 330-yard race at full tilt, and turn In their entries to Steve Cooper, 321 W. Oak street, by this evening, the event will be cancelled. The members of Douglas county's saddle clubs, usually pretty boastful about their speedy horses, have been surprisingly reluctant to go to tha post to test ' them. GOOD USED CARS From 1910 to 1948 Modal Give us your order, we'll get what you want. WE TRADE FOR ANYTHING (that's how wa got ths 19U model) DOYLE'S SALES AND SERVICE Highway 99 at Garden Valley Phone Stt 43 year. Adds $0 greater rigidity eliminates useless weight prevents body queaks and rattles , , , meant i better, safer cmr.a Cvw,. Dm. Wat.