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Cardinals, Dodgers Split 2 Games Each Victory Registered By Shut-Out Jobs St Leuii Wins Optntr By Lent Tally in Ninth; Re Hurls Two-Hitttr By RALPH RODEN Assoelated Frees Sports Writer The Brooklyn Dodgers are Hill in the thick ol the National league pennant fight today thank to Preacher Roe, a skin ny lefthander with plenty of pitching tavvy. Roe kept the Dodger' finger in the pie last night when he pitched nil matea to a 5-0 triumph over the league-leading St. Loun Cardinal! in the night portion of a day-night douhleheader. The victory wa "must" at the Cards had scored a 10 win he hind Lefty Max Lanier In the afternoon to boost their lead to two and one half games over the embattled Dodgers. While the spotlight centered on the Card Dodger douhlehead er, the New York Yankees' Amer ican league lead was cut to two games over the Boston Red Sox. The Yanks were upset, 10,9. hy the Chicago White Sox while the Red Sox downed the Cleveland Indians, 9-6. Roe's excellent Job reduced Brooklyn's deficit to a game and a half again and evened the Pressure for tonight's third and Inal game of the series. The Dodgers are expected to end Ralph Branca (10-51 or Lef ty Joe Hatten 1118) against the Reds' Red Munger (15-6) in the series finale tonight. Roe limited the Cards to two singles and faced onlv 28 men In besting Harry Brecheen, Ted Wllks and Al Brazle. Dodgsrs Go Wild In Fourth Brecheen held the Dodgers scoreless until the fourth when they clouted him and Wilks for II five runs. With one out, Carl Furlllo sin gled. Jackie Robinson, who failed to hit in six tries during the day, walked. Hodges singled to score Furlllo and Luis Olmo fol lowed with a triple that ended Brecheen. The Cards won the nerve-tln-gllng day game In the ninth In ning when Joe Garagiola sin gled with the bases loaded and none out off Don Newcombe. Lanier allowed only five sin gles In recording his filth straight victory and his best since his return from Mexico. The Yanks blew a 1-1 load In losing to Chicago. Gus ZernUI climaxed an uphill battle with a game-winning three-run, pinch hit homer In the ninth inning off Joe Page. Boston was forced to come from behind to beat the Indiana, winning in the seventh on Ted Williams' 41st homer, Vern Steph ens' double, a sacrifice and Zar Ilia's fly. Outside of the pennant races, SUIT PAINT YOUR HOME FOR FALL ii.fi - N.iikr?-rs:. B bur In noma Protection, foe oeer 0 rears it Mhet's Sherwin-V'tlliams SWP House Ptinll America ! fs.orue, S P bow brings sou (real b.e enra boous-e.r tktt Isstl mlmll rtvrr Ungtr ikn Severe . , la its whiter, briehter whites-or In In cleaner, more beautiful colors SwP now gi.es our home a new, "ircshlr-peiaied" look thai scsyi oo sod onl SHERWIN-WILLIAMS SrPHOUSE PAINT Now better than ever before! 1. MONtST- P11M-THICK NtsSf No deep hruih marks . . i do weak spots in the film! 3. 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Klner is two games ahead of the National's record pace of 56 set by Chicago's Hack Wilson In 19.10 but he's five games behind the gait of Babe Ruth, who es tablished the ma )or league record of 60 homers for the 192T New York Yankees. In other National league games the Chicago Cubs and the Phil adelphia Phils divided a double header as did the New York Gl ants and the Cincinnati Reds. The Phils beat the Cubs. 3-1. in the opener but lost the night cap, 9-6. The Reds shaded the Giants, 54 In ten Innings hut the Giants won the windup, 5 2, In seven frames. Art Houtteman pitched the De troit Tigers to a 41 victory over Philadelphia and Dick Welk hurled Washington to a 70, three hit triumph over St. Louis In the remaining American league activity. Many years ago, Hawaii, Peurto Rico and the Virgin Is lands were overrun with the mon goose, Introduced In the belief It would exterminate rats. The mongoose, however, proved more destru tlve than the rat. 3. WMITiai MIOKTHI WT,iwr . whites ; i : brighter, mure beautiful colors! 6. SAVM MOtl MONITI STP does not reqisif t repeantinf for years! 39 per gallon Valley Hardware Phone 73 The senior high raqueteers, un der Hoffman, defeated Medford, (Grants Pass, Eugene and North Hcnd. Marshfleld, however, turn ed the tables on Roseburg twice. Hoffman Indicated that next year, all players who earned let ters last spring will be back again. He indicated the Indians "should go to town," at that time. The tennis mentor's doubles team got as far as the quarter finals In the state tournament at Portland, and in a single elim ination series won one and lost one. They were beaten by Grant high school of Portland, which team got to the finals. Hoffman came to Roseburg September, 1948, and, in addi tion to coaching, he teaches math ematics, English and history. He was graduated from the State Teachers college at Valley City, North Dakota, In 19fi, and did his graduate work at the Uni versity of North Dakota, where he minored In physical educa tion. Tennis Laurels Won He lettered in tennis at Valley City and played reserve basket ball. He recalls that In college, the athletic director "didn't like ten nis," and In order to win a let ter in that sport, a player had to get to the conference finals. Hoffman remembers smashing his way to the semi finals in thre consecutive years, before three consecutive years, before North Dakota Inter -collegiate conference. The conference in cluded eight colleges. At Glasgow high school, Mon tana, where he coached Junior high basketball In 1916-47, three of his ball players later made the "Big 16" championship team after getting to senior high school. Hoffman indicated he likes to feel he helped put them there. His first year at Roseburg Jun ior high, Hoffman's seventh graders were undefeated in has kelbnU, playing seventh graders in schools throughout the county. LEAGUE LEADERS (Bv The Awortated Preui A Ml. KIT AN I K AC. I E Rilling - Williams, Boston, .348 Kell, Drl r nit, Ml Runs batted In Williams, Boston. 1M; Stephens, Bniton. 1"2 Home run Williams, Boston, 41: Stephens, Boat on. 39 Pitching Kinder. Boston, 22-3, .815: Pan.? II, Boston. 24-7. .774 NATIONAL I.FAGt'r Tutting- SlsuMhter, St. Loula, .343 Robin ion, Brooklyn. .342. Runs butted In- Kiner. Pittsburgh. 122; Knblnson, Brooklyn, 119 Horn runs - Klner, Pittsburgh, 82: Mu-Isl. St. Louis, -1.1. Pitching Hna, Brooklyn, 14-8, ,737; Branca, Brooklyn, 13-3, .722. Snead Loses To Scot In Golf Play's Third Round TAPWORTH, Ene.. Sopt. 22. Sam Snead. first American P.G.A. champion to plav for the British title, was defpated 2-up hy Norman Qniglcy of Scotland today in the third round of the British Professional Golfers as sociation championship. yourself $350 down puts the AGRI-CAT on your farm. The AgrLCat Is unexcelled fori Dairy farm use. Plowing, discing, cultivating. Land clearing. Landscaping. Anyone can operate the Agrl Cat Available with electrlo starter, hydraulio hoist on blade and drawbar. See These Tractors Any Day Including Sunday At: Green's Garden Tractors Hollies, Beavers Win Games In Extra Innings By JIM HUBBART Associated Press Sports Writer The Hollywood Stars have as sured themselves of at least a tie for the Pacific Coast league pen nant, but they had to work over time to get It. The situation grew hotter last night, with second-place Oakland losing to Portland in a 13-inning mat thon and Hollywood taking 11 innings to dispose of Seattle. By the time the smoke cleared, Hollywood was five games up on the Acorns with five games re maining on the schedule. And in both cases it was first class base ball, even by major league standards. Gorby Maltzherger toiled the full 11 innings for Hollywood, giv ing up eight scattered hits. Guy Fletcher, Seattle's 23-game win ner, went 10 23 Innings for the Rainlers. Seattle punched across a freak run in the top of the 11th, but Hollywood came back in the bot tom half to load the bases. Frank Kelleher singled the first pitch from Charley Schanz. Fletcher's relief, sending in two runs and winning the ball game, 2 to 1. At Oakland, the proceedings were even more grotesque, Frank Austin's line drive single in the 1 13th drove In two runs to give I'oruana a 0-10.1 victory. Joe Brovia's pinch hit homer in the ninth tied the game ud with three Oakland runs. Portland used three pitchers, the Oaks two. Hollywood can win the flag outright by winning tonight. Elsewhere on the circuit, the San Diego Padres edged Los Angeles, 5 to 4. and Sacramento dumoed San Francisco, 5 to 3. Orestes Minoso's long fly scored Boboy Wilson with the winning run in the ninth as San Diego's Kewple Dick Barrett hung up his 11th triumph of the season. Hannibal Wins Western Amateur Baseball Title WATERTOWN, S. D., Sept. 22. IJPy Hannlhal, Mo., took the western division amateur world series title of the American base ball congress, early today In a game that lasted until after 1 a. m. The Missourlans won the title 11 to 6, by downing the Aber deen, S. D., Ireds. The tournament final didn't start until 10:41 p. m., after the Preds had eliminated the Wil lamette, Ore., nine in a 13-inning slugfest 12 to 11. The three hour semifinal game required seven pitchers. By winning the western crown. Hannlhal won the right to a plavoff with an eastern team at Battle Creek, Mich. Softball Wizard Fans 67 Batters In 28 Frames LITTLE ROCK. Ark., Sept. 22. lPt Herb Dudley struck out 67 batters in 28 Innings as he pitched the Clearwater, Fla., Bombers Into tonight's finals of the world series of Softball. A speedball wizard, Dudley was on the mound for 2t frames In dumping the Okmulgee, Okla., Oilers 1 to 0 and then came back to hurl a one-hitter, defeating Mercedes, Tex.f 4-0, In the nightcap. His 53 strikeout performance In the marathon may have set a new world's record for soft ball. Clearwater will meet unde feated Toronto, Can., for the championship tonight. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT Rv The Associated Pret PHILADELPHIA Suaar Conner 14.1'i. Cimdrn. N. J . and Freddie Dawson, IIS, Chlcaso, drew, in OAKLAND. Calif - Jimmr ftlvtns. IBS. Cleveland, outpointed Leonard Morrow. 177. Oaklanrl. la WORCr.STFa. Mm - Im William.. 144'., Worcester, outpointed Lew Jen ktnv 140',. Sweetwater. Tex 10 PHOKNIX Anr Pedro Jtmlner. 148. San Francisco, and Nap Howard. ISA, Loa Angelea, drew. 10. The cornea of the human eye consists of five lavers. Indians Intent On Tough Battle Against Coquille Coach Cece Sherwood's varsity Indians are undergoing consider able amounts of scrimmaging at Klnlay iield this week, in prep aration for the league opener against Coquille Friday night. The Indians will travel to Co quille for this one and a rough time is anticipated by Roseburg s head football mentor. A lot of time is being spent In fundamentals, such as tackling and blocking. 'This is topped off by an intensive scrimmage that shows up any weak spot in the squad. The first and second string took turns bouncing off the other squad's shoulder pads and plenty of aching muscles was the lot of Roseburg's gndmen. Sherwood is bound and deter mined the line will hold fast this second game of the season. After last week's sad start against Medford, any change in the team's performance would ap pear to he for the better, he said. But Sherwood said the Indians can and will give the Red Devils of Coquille a battle, in spite of Roseburg's position of being on the short end of forecasts. Grid Gossip In Northwest Loop 'Bv The Associated Pre.. EUGENE, Ore.. Sept. 22. .P Tip to Idaho's coach Dixie How ell: The Oregon Ducks smothered all your plays In practice yester day except for the double re verse. In addition the varsity whipped over three touchdowns of its own against an "Idaho" squad made up of the Oregon reserves. All the tallies were on passes by Quarterback Earl Stelle. The two teams tangle here Sa turday. MOSCOW, Idaho. Sept. 22 .T) Johnny Brogan. converted from a halfback to signal caller, prob ably will hold down the quarter hack spot during most of the Idaho-Oregon tilt Saturday, Vandal mentor Dixie Howell said yester day. SEATTLE, Sept. 22-i.T The Washinglon Huskies are sched uled to work out on Minnesota' home field today after a quick aerial jaunt to Minneapolis. Coach Howie Odell pushed the varsity through a full scrimmage session yesterday against a le serve squad which used Minne sota's single wing attack. CORVALLIS. Sept. 22 (. Or egon State college gridders may he in for an extra tough time Saturday if yesterday's scrim mage against Utah plays is an example. A reserve OSC squad ran rough shod over the varsity with both ground and aerial assaults geared to the Utah attack. One cheering note of the day was return of Jim Hanker, vet eran left tackle. Hanker missed the UCLA game last week be cause of a leg injury. DiMdggio's Illness Causes Yanks Concern NEW YORK. Sept. 22. (.) The New York Yankees an nounced today that their star out folder. Joe DiMaggio, was suffer-inn- from a virus infection but "should be up and around within about a week." DIMagglo, who has not clayed since last Saturday, was reported to be "much Improved" since yes terdjy. His fever was down today and he was eating with a normal appeitte, said a statement issued bv Arthur fatterson, tne cluo secretary. DiMacglo's Illness caused con cern in the Yankee management because of the American league pennant race and the approach c" tne world series. iew lorn holds a three-game lead over Bos ton and meets the Red Sox at Bos ton on Saturday for the first of five games that will decide the league championship. The world series starts Oct. 5. Studies show that migratory birds confine themselves to cer tain geographical regions, known as "flyways." 54 -i 9 h p. Wisconsin angina 20", 14". 26" tiller ban optionol Built-in rtvtrsa gear $225.00 down, balanct en easy farms. r- cuiTivirm6 I C0HIINC Deer Hunters Given Chance t ..i ...... c.t..-aJMa. ,U .,y whi wu..u.u.uy w.. Roseburg Rifle Local dwr hunters will have a chance to light-in their rifle's Saturday, at the Roseburg Rifle club ranee li miles east ot town, on the Dixonville road. The range will be open all day, starting at 9 a. m. Instructions in the proper car and use ol hunting rifles will be given. A running deer target will be arranged, as well as a surprise deer target which will appear lor three seconds, then disappear. Bowling Scores aaaaaMaaeaaaHeBMaMaaaMBaaai INDL'BTBIAL LIAGI 1 Won Lost ITmpqua Valley Hardware S 1 Jovin Brake Supply 4 Jnnea Ina. Myrtle Creek S 3 Eallea J J Vela Hospital 3 3 BPOE 1 3 Donut Bar 3 Elks 12S - .. I Gaaaea WeSnesSar Night Jovlo 3. Jones Ina. 0; Veta Hospital 3. Donut Bar 0: Umpqua Valley Hardware 3. Eagle 1: B P O E t. Elks 324 1. Eemarka High Individual same score, Ethery, 244; nigh Individual series score. Ethery. sss. ELKS : A. Elliott . Ml ir KJ 423 B stock 1SS ISO 1SS 507 H. Weltgerbar ISO ITS-46(1 B Brown 154 10 113 525 V Bourork 17 15S 173 498 Handicap . 101 101 10130 Totala 8A4 937 021 1711 trot Wolls ...177 1S1 S3 450 Smith 1SS 1S 174524 Barber 131 154 150435 Ran 143 144 193 -47S Ha.klns .. 130 138 147421 Handicap 127 143 143 417 Totala -. SSS 957 SOI 3730 JOVIN IISAKS SUPPLY Harris 177 191 153520 Campbell 153 ll 179 4S6 Lenli 192 178 15 3.15 Taylor . 14S 159 l:ts 455 J V. Nordllng 225 124 147496 Handicap 130 130 130 417 Touts 1034 963 913 3S09 JONFS INS. H YBTI.E I CK H. Shlrlcllff 129 163 155 44S T. Shirtellfl 190 163 160553 B. Jonea . 163 138 133 453 L Bitner 171 177 141 49 Chapin 170 1 40 154 44 Handicap 74 74 74322 Totals see (74 ast 3037 t'MPQl'A VALLEY BASOWABI Roberts - 198 131 234 383 V.i(gens 125 178 141442 Hardlnf 118 143 193 453 Hllllard 151 171 191313 rinierlos 171 175 156502 Handicap 64 84 84252 Totals S47 S9 tM 374S EAOLEB H Meek 140 153 199 491 Morris 176 159 165 SOO Barker 141 I5B 170 469 Sween 162 122 156442 Root 174 1 59 171 504 Handicap - 71 71 71213 Totals SM "ail 34 aeit DOS'l'T Stl Brlettner 142 126 17s 447 Welltnan 148 154 156 438 Travis 139 131 144414 Johnson 143 1 46 137428 Toy 164 144 1 69479 Handicap 111 111 111333 Totals S49 S14 SM 33M VETS HOSPITAL Eberf 133 300 346 SSS Kidder 166 167 162 SIS Haikins 'to 130 132401 Tannland 1S1 135 161477 Betlev 138 1 55 1 32 422 Handicap . 131 151 151453 Totals 896 87S SS4 3356 Reunion Held By Former Unit Of National Guard Just nine years after they were mobilized here into federal serv ice prior to World War II, mem bers of Roseburg's old National Guard unit. Co. D. 162nd Infan try, gathered for a reunion in the Canyonville community hall Fri day night, Sept. 16. The annual affair was arrang ed this year hy Glenn Gilmore, Canyonville, who acted as gener al chairman. The former national guards men came by bus. train, and car from points In Washington, Ore gon and California. Members from Roseburg, Myrtle Creel, Riddle, and from various points in southern Douglas county were well represented. During the reunion a moment of silence was held for fallen com rades who unselfishly gave their lives in the war. Wives and girl friends attend ed this year. A smorgasbord din ner topped by fried chicken was served. Entertainment consisted of dancing and the exchange of recollections of the recent war. It was announced that the next reunion will be held in the north ern part of Douglas county. The last wild elk was killed In New York State over a hundred years ago. Wild turkey became extinct in the state at about the same time. Australia Is the smallest con tinent arid the largest island in the world. the OLYMPIA SUPPLY CO. Club Range Range fee of SO cents will be charged to cover the cost of tar gets and to employ boys to pull the targets. There will he no chance for deer hunters to use the range Sunday, as that dav will he taken up with match shooting. These arrangements were an nounced at a meeting of the Roseburg Rifle club at the ar mory Tuesday night. New offi cers were elected. They include: Larry Strode, president; Bill Bailey, vice president: Ray Tracy, secretary; Hugh Harrison, exec utive officei, nd Ry Hill, in structor. Shoot Wins Top Praise The club's accomplishments during the past year were dis cussed. The range was vastly Improved, permitting a regional match to be held there this past summer. Bob Kirk, state officer who officiated at the shoot, re marked that in all his years ot officiating, it was the best con ducted shoot he had ever seen, it was recalled at the meeting. This was a tribute to Harrison's planning as executive officer. There were 53 shooters from different parts of the state who participated In the meet last summer and more are expected to come here next year, it was pointed out. Several honors were won by Roseburg Rifle club members at a recent state rifle match at Portland. They Included: Bill Bailey, second tyro medal for greatest aggregate total dur ing two-day meet; third tyro championship medal and third tyro medal in inter-club awards, and second tyro medal in Black ington match. Bob Foster, high gyro for grand aggregate and championship cup. Roy Hill, second tyro in the Royce match. Larry Davie, first tyro medal In military match. ! Vern Orr, first tyro medal in macKingion matcn. Hugh Harrison, fourth place in "Governor's 10" match. COIWMIIA 1MWIIIIS, INC. Distributed in Roseburg 803 Winchester St. Will Be BASEBALL STANDINGS (By Th AMOClatad Pmat I W L. Pft. 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"I simply have too much catch ing up to do," grinned the big Pittsburgh Pirate left fielder. He didn't seem too unhappy about it. In fact, he had been in a Jovial mood ever since the third inning of the Boston Braves game last night when he hoisted one of Bill Voiselle's curves over the left field scoreboard. That tied his own personal record at 51, the same as he got in 1947. Then he repeated the trick, same place and same pitcher, in the sixth inning to set a new mark for himself. The only dif ference was that the first one was a solo, the second one found Tom Saffell on the base paths. The three runs batted In gave Klner 122 for the season and put him three ahead of Brooklyn's Jackie Robinson, who up until recently had a cinch on the league leadership. 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