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Cottage Grove Winner, 6 To 2f Over Squirts Locals Held To 4 Hits, Makt 5 Errors; Series Changes To Coos Bay This district's entrant to the state soflball tournement at Eu g if continues to be a toss-up be tween Cottage Grove and Schcr ner Squirts after the Squirts fail ed to end the series In their favor last night at Klnlay field. The visiting Cottage Grove soft ball club beat the locals 62 and forced the district contest Into at least one more and possibly two more games. Cottage Grove meets Coos Bay tonight and if the latter club wins, Squirts go to Eugene. Should Cot tage Grove win tonight, another f;ame must be arranged between t and the Squirts to decide this districts entry to the state tour ney. Last night the locals trailed 1-0 for six Innings before they were able to connect off West phal, Cottage Grove's hurler. Roseburg's Rklph Sansted and Roy Baughman were the only men to cross the plate for Squirts. Sansted scored In the seventh and Baughman did it in the eighth, but 'ive Cottage Grove tallies In the same innings put the game on Ice for the visitors. Cot'age Grove tapped Roy Baughman for 11 hits, while five Squirts errors also worked In the visitors' favor. Westphal Issued four blngles, struck out 11 and gave up no walks. Baughman struck out five and walked three fen. R H K Cot. Grove .100 000 3206 11 4 Squirts 000 000 1102 4 5 Westphal and Patton; Baugh man and F. Schemer. Woman Uses Light Tacklt To Land 72-Lb. Salmon VANCOUVER, B. C, Aug. 23. An Olympla woman claims a world's record catch for tyee or king salmon. Mrs. Lionel Patton said aha landed a 72 pounder at nearby Brown bay, on Seymour nar rows, Sunday. Her gear? A homemade Cat cutta cane rod, a year-old 12 pound test nylon line and a 10 pound teit leader. "OH! MY ACHIN' SIDE!" Troubled by unattractive, worn-out siding? Then we rec ommend a healthy "dose" of economical Johns-Manville Asbestos Siding Shingles. 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Perry - 120 Flick Grey R Strauss 12" Del May H. Woods 120 Candy P. C. Hcwes 125 Third rare Grade B SS9 Yds. Purse HorseJockey Weight Msudv Jane- K. Jones 120 Honey Boy R. Strauss .. Sweet Louise No Boy .. Champ HN. Pallio .. Miss Clyde No Boy Hornet - No Boy Red Gown 1. -No Boy Nevada Nugget J. Davis .... no 120 , 120 125 Ill) 115 Pnurlta race tirade A SXt Yds Persa Baseball, Cleanest Sport, Center Of Heaviest Gambling, All Outside Law NEW YORK, Aug. 23. I API The New York Post Home Newt said Monday that $33,000,000 day aggregating (ive billion dollar, a teaton it wagered in the country on baseball. "Every penny of it ii outside the law," the Post said. In the first of e series of articles, based on a month long in quiry by five percenters, the newspaper said: "Baseball, cleanest of all professional sports, it the innocent center of the largest and most dangerous gambling web in the nation's history. "It has become the greatest source of gamblers' revenue in the country, outstripping horse-racing." Baseball gambling, the Post Home Newt taid, ranges from "the $50,000-a-game professional gambler at one end of the scale, the tmall poolroom better in the middle, and the tchool children, risking their pennies on weekly pools in candy stores, at the other end." In the New York metropolitan area alone, the newspaper said, $10,000,000 a day it bat on baseball. Record Tied At Pitching Contest At Finlay Field In the pitching contest held last Saturday, Cece Sherwood, YMCA youth committee member, reports that Joe Levin pitched seven strikes out of 10 pitches and thus tied the record and won himself a quart of ice cream from Phone 128 8 of condition and do the job BRING YOUR BAR! Or Tuei., Aug. 23, 1949 Horse Jot-key Sister Time N. Pattfo Weight 110 im Big Houge K. Jonea Virainia Keel C. Hewes 120 Spotted Jo Reed R. Strauss Johnny Rapid J. Davis 115 Pasty B. Fl W. Denny 120 Fifth race fltlmiag abeat ' fur long Pure lu.UU, Hon- Jockey Weight Heuverkins -R. Strauss ., 12l Ben's Wonder-N. Pattio 11 J Sweeping Snow Siape .. 1H) Tareabout- M. Perry 115 Air Risk-C Wright Ill ZoriC C. Hewes - 120 Kit In race Mslden abeat fur n Pure I'M. HO. Horse- -Jncn-y Weight Jav Out--M. Perry 120 Lucky Four-C. Hewea - 120 Mr. Booter N. Patio m ........ IIS Emhrelia Boy--J. Davis 120 Helen Alibi C. Wright til Black Karen- L. Slape ....... 115 8allor-V V. Beamer 120 Stumur-No Boy 120 flevenlh race Claiming 1 11 mile Pur IMMIU. Hure Jockey weigm Border Gipsy- No Boy Bon VIII C. Wright Double RultB--L. Slape Wenona TipNo Boy Quit That R. Strauss Gordons Gift C. Hewea . l:;o , 120 . 120 .ii.i . 120 120 the Umpqtm dairy for first prize. htove Hall won second prize, three candy bars from the Snack Bar. Keith Eddy and Mike Brund age were tied for third and in the playoffs Keith won out and won two "Cokes" from Adair's Asso ciated Service and Mike won a package of gum given by the Snack Bar. finals are to be held next Sat urday morning at 10 a.m. on Kln lay field. Prizes are being given by the J. V. Sports store, Hoy's, the Umpqiia dairy and the Indian theater. All boys are Invited to come and try their skill and play in the Softball game afterwards. Only the following boys, who are winners or tied with winners In the previous weeks, will have a chance at the prizes and the championship: David Cordon, Lee Burgharclt, LcRoy Sargent, Joe Levlne, Loren Sargent, Dick Meredith, Kearney Doughton, James Chrislenson, Mike Brundage, Keith Eddy, Steve Hall and Charles Berreil. Lee, David, and Joe hold the top rec ord of seven strikes in ten pitches. RHS Football Practice Will Start Tomorrow Today, at least half a hundred football candidates are expected to be on hand to receive football uniforms at Senior high school. Coach Cece Sherwood said pros pective candidates will be issued gear from 3-5:30 p. m. Practice starts tomorrow afternoon on the Kinlay field gridiron. The senior high mentor Indi cated a concentrated period of practice Is on the agenda from now until the Indians play their first game against Medforri Black Tornado Friday night, Sept. Hi. Calisihentirs and wind sprints will form the major part of train ing this week. Ray Brown and Frank 1-urriy will assist Sher wood, as will Hod Turner, who will wot is his group of junior hlgn talent alongside Sherwood's bat tery of gridiron gladiators. il regardless right. FAST SERVICE Phone 1665-J : Quinella Bets Yield Winners Nice Margin Five-To-One Shot Also Pays Big Return On The Fairgrounds Race Card Quinella betting entered the scene last night at the county fairgrounds where horse racing started its fifth evening, and met with popular approval, especial ly since the winning quinella tickets paid $21.10. Qulntella wagering, which s betting on the first two horses to tross thff finish line, regardless which is first, will lie tried on several races tonight. Daily doubles will start tonight also and continue through the meet ing. In this type of betting the winners on the first two races are picked, and the payoffs are usual ly huge. An eight-horse gate was used last night for the first time, and starting tonight bigger fields will be entered. Tonight, between the sixth and seventh races, a quarter-mile matched race between Flicka F., a quarter horse, and Record Crop, a thoroughbred, will be held. Flicka is the quarter horse, trained bv O. R. Snow, that runs j without jockey or track, and that s tiie way the mare will race tonight. Scheduled tomorrow night is the Roscburg Marathon, the long est grind of the meeting, drawing the thoroughbreds over a mile and a half course. Also slated for Wednesday is a mixed thorough bred and quarter-horse race over a middle distance course. Results Last Night Biggest payoff of last evening, aside from the quinella return, was in the first race, when a five-to-one shot, Bay Destiny, dashed home in front by a length over the short 220-yard course. The winner paid S14.90, $8.40 and $1.30. Balle Mark placed, to pay $7.30, and Hornet showed. The favorite, Miss Cue T., ran out of the money. In the second event, a five fur long thoroughbred race, Boynton paid a fai price as the winner, S12.40. Boynton broke from the gate first and held onto the lead until the first turn, and then Wil helmina Kay flashed to the front by half a length. Boynton held second by two lengths until the final turn and then pounded home to win by half a length. Odds on the winner were four to one. Wilhelmina Kay was second, paying $4.50, and Bienvenue, the favorite, showed, to pay $2.70. Time was 1:00.1. In the third lace Red Racer broke fast from the gate, and led by two lengths coming into the stretch. Hut Lady II, followed by Sorrcll Pat and Linda F., came pounding through with a rush, to finish in that order. Red Racer finished fourth, badly beaten. Lady II paid $11.00 to win and Correll Pat returned $6.40 to place. The time, :31.9, was a new track record for the 410 yards, breaking the old mark set by Maudy Jane the first night by one-tenth nf a second. The fourth race, a five-furlong affair among the thoroughbreds, was a thriller. Maltese Betty, un der Jockey Donna Smith, was the favorite and finally won, hut had a real battle doing it. Dancing Trocha broke first and held onto the lead, increasing it to a length on the front stretch the first time around, holding her position there until the horses hit the back stretch. Then Maltese Betty began pull ing up, iiml by the time the horses had reached the home stretch the pair wore neck and neck. The winner finally hurst ahead, win ning by a length, under strong handling by the meeting's only girl jockey." She paid $3.40. Dancing Trocha was second by eight lengths, and Sweeping Snow showed. Time for the event was :ni.3. Punch, the favorite, romped home first in the fifth race, after a slow start, to give Jockey Bob St.'ause another victory and keep him in the lead for winning honors. Dusty Powell was second, and Del May showed. The big favorite, Popcyc Lloyd, won as predicted in the sixth race, flashing home three lengths ahead of Black Jacket, and setting a new track mark for the 220. The time was :12." breaking the old record of Danger Boy C, set the second night, by two lengths of a second. Orphan Annie, another comic strip character along with Pop eye. showed. 'The finale, the quinella event, vas won by Tets Bets, who moved rom third place on the back- Distributed In Roieburg j1 f roTl 1 VAX xx av Medford Tennis Team Wallops Roseburg, 6 To 2 After the match with Roseburg last Sunday on the Medford courts, the Medford Tennis club sla.ids alone at the top of the standings of the southern Oregon teams. Medford mauled Roseburg to the tune of 7-2. Paul Cacy, playing as a replace ment for Bob Berrie, who was sick, won over McGuffey In the only singles victory for the Rose burg recquetteers, in three sets, 6-3, 3-6, and 61. In the other singles matches, Glen Boyer fell before Tod Tib butt, 6-3. 6-4. Howard Dugan trim med Bill Garrison, 61, 6-2, and John Richards, a lefthander, swept by Tom Jacobson, 6-2, 61. W. VV. Deaking won over Tom Lindbloom, 6-3, fi-2, and Don De bernardi made Thayer play three very long sets before finally bow ing to him, 6-3, 3-6, 10-8. In the doubles matches it was just some more of the same treat ment, with Garrison and Jacob son losing, 6-1, 6-4, and Boyer and Lindbloom getting dropped, 61, 6-2. However, Debernardi and Cacy teamed up to win the only doubles match for Roseburg, 6-4, 6-4. Marlen Yoder, team manager, said that Medford returns here next Sunday and it Is hoped that Norman Moore will be able to play at least the singles match. Also, In the home matches the two top Roseburg doubles teams are added so the Roseburg men hope to give them a real battle here. The following week Coos Bay Is going to bring its team over and meet Roseburg on the local courts. Hiestand Favored To Win National Trapshoot Title VANDALIA, O., Aug. 23. UP) One of trapshooiing's most coveted crowns, the North Ameri can clay target championship, was up for decision today at the Golden Grand American. About 900 shooters, from all parts of the western hemisphere were to take part in the 200-target mara thon at 16 yards. John A. Broughton of Fergu son, Me., winner last year with 200 straight, will defend the men's championship. Joe Hiestand, 42-year-old Hills boro, O., farmer, and four-time winner of the North American crown since 1935, was favored to capture the championship after his outstanding performance yes terday as the roaring Grand got underway. Heistand broke 200 straight yes terday In the 16-yard Inaugural shoot, came back with 100 in a row to outshoot 33 other state titleholders in the champion of championships race, and then broke another 50 In a row in a shootoff. Hiestand holds the 16 yard long-run record of 1179, Ruth Ray of Eugene, Ore., and Moselle Cameron of Beverly Hills, Calif., were favored to fight it nut for the women's crown. Mrs. Ray tied yesterday for the women's champion of champions title with 97 of 100, but lost a shootoff to 17-year-old Joan Pflue ger of North Miami, Fla., 25 to 21. The North American champion ship, regarded as the toughest In all trapshootlng to win, pays $500 to the male champion and $100 io the woman winner. Champions named yesterday In the opening shoot Included: Men's champion of champions: Joe Hiestand, Hillsboro, O., tied with Arnold Riegger, Seattle, Wash., 100 to 100. Hiestand won the shootoff. Junior champion of champions: Bill Inlow, Tonasket, Wash., 99 of 100. Husband and wife champion ship: Cal Ray I98 and Ruth Ray (97), Eugene, Ore., 195 of 200. I Bearded Peddler Wins , His Auto By "Whisker" I BOSTON. Aug. 23. (.V) ' Counsel lor Aaron Zideman. 65, ! charged with peddling lottery tickets, won his car by what a district court Judge decribed a "a whisker." Police claimed they found lot tery tickets under Zideman's flow- ing whiskers. Zideman's lawyer stretch to win by two lengths. Double Results was second by four lengths, thus giving the luckv quinella holdqrs their $21.12. and Nut Van showed. Tets i Bets paid $11.40 to win. Four thoroughbred races and lonly three quarter horse events i will be offered to the public to- : night. By Bates Candy Co. Cards. Dodgers Scheduled For Three Games Series Opening Today In Brooklyn May Decide National League Race By RALPH RODEN Auoclaud Pru Sporttwritcr A world series atmosphere de scended on Ebbets field today with the St. Louis Cardinals in Flatbush to take on the Brook lyn Dodgers in a series that Branch Rickey claims will de cide the National league pennant. Rickey, Cardinals' boss, put the pressure on this series by predict ing the winner will represent the senior circuit In the world series. Stan Musial and company, lead ing the Dodgers and the league by two games, will stick around for two days during which thev clash with the Brooks three times. The proud Red Birds will dis play their talents twice today, once in the afternoon and again at night. The opener Is a playoff of the July 25th game which ended in a 4-4 tie. That game, mutual agreement, was halted to allow both teams to entrain west. Brooklyn will take the field attempting to snap a three.game losing streak. The Dodgers drop ped their third straight in Boston yesterday, 7-6, In the only game in either league. A couple of ex-Dodgers, Pete Reiser and Ed Stanky, ruined their former mates. Reiser drove home three runs with a single while Stanky socked his first homer of the season for the Braves. Stanky unloaded In the ninth to tie the score at 6-6. A walk to Elhle Fletcher and Jeff Heath's two-out double off the center field wall followed to break up the game. Jackie Robinson Slips But Still Leads Batters NEW YORK, Aug. 23. UP) Jackie Robinson continues to show the way in the National league's individual batting race but the speedy Brooklyn Dodger second baseman's average is sink ing. Robinson, including games of Sunday, was hitting at a .358 gait, a drop of seven points from his average of a week ago. The Dodger keystoner is nurs ing a sore left leg, suffered Aug. 9 in Philadelphia when he was injured stealing home. Enos Slaughter of the St. Louis Cardinals is a distant second. Slaughter is hammering away at a .325 pace, seven points more than third place Ralph Klner of the Pittsburgh Pirates com. mands. Stan Musial of the Cards oc cupies fourth place with a ,316 mark and Wlllard Marshall of the New York Giants sports the fifth best average in the league, .314. Tottering Stars Send To Brooklyn For Aid (Bv the Associated Press) The Hollywood Stars, their Pa cific Coast league lead tottering, have sent out an SOS to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Manager Fred Haney has been in daily communication with Branch Rickey, Dodgers' boss man. The Stars have a working agreement with Brooklyn. However, it is extremely doubt ful if f?ie Dodgers, themselves locked in a stretch battle with St. Louis, can be of any help. Thursday Is the deadline for big league reinforcements under pase ball law. The Stars are only three games in front of the potent Oakland Oaks. Hollywood opens tonight against the lowly Los Angeles Angels for a seven game series. Oakland takes on suddenly-toughened Can Francisco. All teams were idle Monday. proved the slips were found under Zideman's bed. Acquitting Zideman yesterday, Judge Frank W. Tomasello smil ingly told counsel "this is one case you have won by a whisker." MOVING rofct r.ly on in to bl thrifty. On eht bottt larg or small Roseburg Transfer and Storage Phont 927 AOINTS FOR ION DIITANCI MOVIN 101 ICONOMY-1IT Ut MANtu All Irani mm FIGHTS LAST NIGHT 'Bv the AatoeUttd Prtu NEWARK Tippy "Urkin. 1, Cr fltld. N J., outpointed Al Evant, 130 1. Montreal ill. PHOENIX. ArU.-J Ton-twa. 1!9: El Paeo, knocked out Bobby Homo, 119, Mexico 7. PITTSBURGH Juitt Fontaine, 141, Pltuburfh, outpointed Doll fUfferty, 141, Milwaukee ilu. Yankees Purchase John Mize From New York Giants NEW YORK. Auj. 23. (.Pi The New York Yankees hauled In another piece of heavy artil lery today for their American league pennant push the Giants' home run specialist, big John Mize. In a sudden and surprising move, the Yankees bought the 36-year-old first baseman from their National league neighbors for an undisclosed sum and toid him to get in uniform right away. The deal exploded with such unexpectedness that Mize had to rush to catch a midnight train for Detroit, where the Yankees open a two-game series today. The Giants were supposed to have put a $200,000 price tag on the florid faced first-sackcr when Brooklyn expressed an interest in him in the spring. Mize, who has hit more horn, ers than any active player in the majors, probably will move right in behind Joe DiMaggio in the Yankees' batting order theNo. 5 spot. That will permit Tommy Henrich, who has been holding down first, to return to his la vorite position in right field. Letter Carriers To Ask Boost In Starting Pay PENDLETON, Aug. 23 iff) Oregon letter carriers will ask the national association conven tion at Seattle next year to work for a higher starting Day. President Harry Palmer, Til lamook, told the convention here that the $2,550 starting wage was unrealistic on the basis of today's living costs. HEATING OILS Diesel end Stove Otis Quality Oils For Every Purpose PROMPT METERED DELIVERIES E. A. Pearson, Distributor Gtmral Petroleum Product! 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Baughman said the meeting is open to any bowler Interested in participating on a local bowling team. A few spots are open for men bowlers. Women Interested in bowling are invited to sign up at the local alley. Semi automatic pin-setting de vices and a foul detector will b installed in time for the fall and winter bowling session, which will start Sept. 8. More teams are listed for ac tion this year, with 12 in the Commercial league, eight in the City league, six in the Ladies league, eight .in the Industrial league and perhaps six in the Classic league, Baughman said. J. N. BOOR OUTBOARD MOTORS .24 Gdn. Vally. Rd. Ph. 53. J l JOHNSON Sea Horse Dealer e Boats e Boat Trailers Marine Equipment LET'S CUT THI rKELIJVllNAKII LET'S get right to the point. Your property represents a great many dollars. And DISASTER may, at any time, rob you of these dol lars ... a rough financial blow. That's where we come in! 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