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By NIEL CELLERS
News-Review Sports Editor
Iickwood Motors of Roseburg
took the drivers' eat in the Hrt
round of the Area IV Legion base
ball playoffs Sunday night at Le
gion Field by edging the invad
ing Klamath Falls Falcons, 2-0.
Tom Hobbs, ace right-hander of
the Roseburg crew, recorded his
10th victory against one defeat. He
went the full nine Innings to slop
the Falcons.
Tonight the Falcons and Lock'
wood Motors will square off in
the second game of the best-of-three
series. Game time at Klam
ath Falls' Gem Stadium is 7 p.m.
If the Falcons win tonight's game
the third game will be played
Tuesday night at .7 in Gem Sta
dium. ,
Hobbs scattered six hits all
singles over the nine-inning
route and issued three walks. The
fireballing right-hander whiffed 12
Falcons In picking up bis 10th vic
tory of the season.
Opposing Hobbs was au-stater
Marv Edwards. Edwards limited
Roseburg to five hits, walked four
and struck out six. Edwards used
a variety of sharp-breaking curves,
mixed with a good fast ball to hold
the local squid's hitting to a mini
mum. Roseburg's winning run crossed
the plate in the third inning. Bob
Manning found himself behind Ed
wards on a one-and-two count, foul
ed off one pitch to stay alive. H
then picked his pitch and sent the
ball sailing over second base to
ward the wall in right-center field.
The liner dropped between the out
fielders and rolled to the fence.
While the center fielder was chas
ing the ball Manning raced around
to third.
Ron Polley followed with a base
on balls to put two Roseburg run
ners aboard. French brought Man
ning home with a deep fly to center
field. Manning tagged up and scor
ed easily after the catch. The next
two batters went out and Rose
burg enjoyed a slim 1-0 margin.
Loekwood Motors added an in
surance tally in the sixth stanza.
The unearned run scored when
Doug Coplln reached second on an
outfield error and scored on a
double by Arana.
The Falcons left a total of eight
base runners stranded during the
game. The only serious scoring
threat came In the seventh inning,
saker to send a sharp grounder at
short-stop Marv French. French
flipped to Avery at second base,
who in turn whirled and threw to
Dennis Arana at first to nip Hun
saker. Edwards led off with a single, then
was forced at second by Kent
Franklin. Larry Smith followed
with a base blow which sent
Franklin to second. With two run-
Sports Calendar
Monday
Baseball
Area IV Legion Playoff
Loekwood Motors Legion of
Roseburg vs. Klamath Falls Fal
cons, 7 p.m., Gem Stadium, Klanv
math Falls.
Softball '
Twilight League
Twilight League Post
Tournament, 6 p.m.,
monds.
Tuesday
Baseball
Area IV Legion Playoff
Loekwood Motors Legion
Roseburg vs. Klamath Falls Cal-
cons, deciding game if needed, 7
p.m., Gen Stadium,
Falls.
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Babe Ruth Tournament Beains
Wednesday; State Berth Eyed
The double elimination Southern
Oregon Babe Ruth District IV tour
nament will be held Wednesday
throueh Saturday with the wirut
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Participating in this year's
southwestern Oregon tourney will
be teams from Roseburg, South
.Douglas, North Douglas and Curry
County. Each team is composed
of all-star players picked from sev
eral teams.
Roseburg's entry will draw ball
players from Roseburg No. 1, Fre
mont, Riverside, and Eastwood.
The South Douglas team includes
players from Glendale, Myrtle
Creek, Riddle, Days Creek, and
Canyonville: with North Douglas
players coming from Winston-Dil-lard,
Sutherlin, Oakland and Ten-
mile; and Curry County's team
coming from Bandon and Gold
Beach. ,'
The tourney opens Wednesday at
8 p.m. as North Douglas takes on
Roseburg at Legion Field. Curry
County and South Douglas tangle
at S p.m. Thursday on the Riddle
baseball field. The losers of these
two contests will play at 8:30 p.m.
and the winners at 8:30 p.m. Friday.
The winner of Friday's first
game will then play the loser of
ine second game Friday in a con
test scheduled for 1:30 D.m. Satur
day. The winner of this Saturday
afternoon contest will then face
game for the championship at 7
p.m. with a second meeting of
these same two clubs to follow
immediately if it Is needed.
The first round action between
Curry County and South Douglas
will be the only contest of the four-
day tournament that Will not be
played at Legin Field here In Rose-
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ners on base and only one away
Hobbs settld down and struck out
Dave Saks. He then got pinch
hitter Larry Binney to pop up to
third baseman Manning.
Threat Erased
A fourth-Inning threat was eras
ed on a fast double play. After Le
voy Young had singled to start
th inning, Hobbs got Kent Hun-
Manning paced the Roseburg at
tack at the plate with a perfect
game. The flashy third baseman
collected a triple, a single and two
walks off the offerings of Edwards.
Arana was 2-4 for the game and
Hobbs had the remaining hit for
Roseburg.
Edwards and Young each had
2-4 records at the plate for the
Falcons, while Lanny Guyer and
Larry Smith each picked up lone
singles. Smith was 2-3 and Guyer
1-4.
scoring Innings the Loekwood Mo
tors nine had a rally quenched in
the seventh resulting on a hotly
disputed play. With French and
Gordon Avery on base with no outs
Doug Coplin popped up to the Fal
con short-stop in short center field.
The ball was ruled an infield fly
and when the short-stop dropped
the ball French and Avery took
off. The throw caught French at
third and he was called out. How
ever, as Coplin was automatically
out it was not a force at third.
The umpire ruled that French slid
in under the tag putting runners at
scond and third for Roseburg.
Franch was trapped trying to
score on a grounder and Beamer
died out to center field to end the
inning.
If Roseburg wins tonight's game
at Klamath Falls the next playoff
opponent for the local crew will
In addition to Roseburg's twobe Bandon in a best-of-three series
for the Area IV championship.
Coach Bill Harper will go with
either Jerry Boucock or Ken Dro
scher on the mound for Roseburg
tonight. Boucock hss a 7-1 record
for. the season, while Droscher is
3-1. Gary Benson (4-0). a sharp
submariner, will be on the hill for
the Falcons.'
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SETTLING a disputed infield fly ruling during the Roseburg-Klamafh Falls gome Sun
day night at. Legion Field, Roseburg, were the "men in black." Fly ball was dropped by
the shortstop from Klamath Falls while two men from Roseburg were on base. Klamath
Falls' catcher, Dave Saks, is shown here arguing with umpires while Roseburg Coach
Bill Harper, back to camera, waits for decision. (Bob Leber Photo).
Portland Loses Two To San Diego Nine
While Hawaii And Vancouver Deadlock
If anyone says the
Islanders belong to the
Coast League
WINS IRISH GOLF
DUBLIN. Ireland fUPH
Christy O'Connor of Ireland
equalled the course record with a
65 Sunday to win the $15,554 Ir-
isn Hospital's Golf Tournament
with a 72-hole total of 271. Bob
Charles of New Zealand was sec
ond, a stroke back, and Peter
Thomson of Scotland was third
with a 271 total.
By United Press International i, today they would probably gel-
Hawaii and deserve a cloul over the left
jet set field fence.
I The Islanders went 10 innings
at Vancouver Sunday night be
fore a pre-arranged curfew ended
the game in a 4-4 tie. The dead
line was set because the Hawaii,
team had to catch a plane back
to the Islands.
Vancouver was leading 4-2 in
the ninth inning when Hawaii's
Stan Palys tied the score on a
two-run homer. The game will
have to be either replayed or re
sumed from the 10th in Hawaii
because the schedule for the
Islanders al Vancouver is com
pleted. The Islanders now hold a 2-1
record in their scries with the
Mounties with the fourth came
dangling. The Portland Beavers
play at Honolulu tonight and the
two teams won't have to worry
about plane reservations until
next Sunday.
In Pacific Coast League double
headers Sunday night, the first
place San Diego Padres squashed
Portland. 6-4 and 13-3. and thn
Tacoma Giants split with Spokane
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Sunday's Results
Salt Lake City 10 Seattle 0 (1st
game)
Seattle 6 Salt Lake City 0 (2nd
game, 7 innings)
san Diego 6 Portland 4 (1st
game, 7 innings)
San Diego 13 Portland 3 (2nd
gamci
Tcaoma 8 Spokane 1 (1st game
7 innings)
Spokane 5 Tacoma 2 (2nd game)
Hawaii 4 Vancouver 4 (game
called by prearranged curfew
auer id innings.
Drain And South Eugene
Split In Doubleheader
winning the first, 8-1 and losing
the second, 5-2.
Seattle's Billy MacLeod held
the Salt Lake City Bees to four
hits in a 6-0 shutout after the
Bees sneaked through in the open
er, 10-9. MacLeod s records is
now 7-6.
Floyd Weaver picked up his
ninth win against five losses for
Salt Lake in the opener.
Al Portland, San Diego col
lected 17 ' hits in the second
game. Hal Bevan highlighted the
nightcap with three home runs-
a solo in the sixth, a two-run
homer In the eighth and another
solo in the ninth.
In the opener, a double by
Chico Ruiz and singles by Rog
Alvarez and Jesse Gonder broke
a 4-4 tie in the seventh inning to
give San Diego th- win.
At Spokane, catcher Rene Friol
drove in three runs on two
singles to lead the Indians to a
5-2 victory over Tacoma in the
second game of a doubleheader.
The Giants downed Spokane 8-1 in
the opener.
A six-run Tacoma seventh
sparked the first game with a
grand slam homer by John Week
ly and a two-run homer by Dick
Phillips. The Giants led Spokane
2-1 going into the . final Inning
Spokane scored its only run in
the third on singles by lib Julian
and Dick Tracewskl.
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ANXIOUS MOMENTS were experienced during Sunday
night's game between Roseburg and Klamath Falls' Le
gion juniors. Here Roseburg coach Bill Harper stands
in the dugout while watching his team on the field. (Bob
Leber Photo) r .
Salem Continues To Lead
In Northwest League Play
' By United Press International...
The Salem Dodgers continued to
hold a three and one-half game
lead over second-place Yakima in
the Northwest League today after
both teams split doublcheaders
Sunday.
Tri-City downed Salem, 2-1 in
the first game of a twin bill but
the Dodgers came back to win
the second contest, 6-5, in 15 in
nings.
Lewiston defeated Yakima. 5-1,
in the second game after the
Bears had won the opener.
In the other Sunday action, Eu
gene defeated Wenatchee, 2.1 and
5-4 in a doubleheader.
Salem's second game marathon
with Tri-City ended in the 15th
when Tom Richards, who had
walked, scored on a sacrifice fly
by Ralph Plumlee. Ed Nottle and
Lee Featherstone teamed up to
pitch a three-hitter for the Braves
in the opener, with Nottle picking
Sports In Brief
up his sixth win in nine decisions.
Loser Jim ChurchweU went tn
seven-inning distance and also
gave up only three hits.
Yakima rallied for three runs
in the seventh and final inning
to take the first game from Lew
iston: However, Lewiston was in
command all the way in the sec
ond contest.
Eugene scored two runs in the
fifth inning on two singles and
two Wenatchee errors to win the
opener. The . Emeralds pushed
across the winning tally in the
seventh and final inning of the
nightcap when DeMosso Blanco
doubled and Wally Cockrcll drove
him in with a single.
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Drain's American Legion junior
baseballers ended league play Sat
urday night, splitting a double
header with South Eugene on the
Drain field.
Drain copped the first counter
5-4, then dropped the second game
by a 13-1 margin.
In the first game South Eugene
drew first blood in the top of the
first inning. A single, two bases on
balls and two Drain errors allow
ed three runs to cross the plate
for the visitors. Drain quickly en
tered the scoring column in its
half of the initial inning. Mike
Blomberg drew a free pass and
Gary Cox promptly laced a four
bagger over the wall in right cen
ter to make it a 3-2 ball game
at this point.
Contisr Tied
Drain tied the contest In t h e
fourth. Rich Wales was safe on
an error and crossed the plate
when Cox singled.
In the sixth inning. South Eu
gene's Randy Coin homered, mak
ing it a 4-3 ball game.
In its half of the inning Drain
eaitU battling back. Shortstop Gary
Mcdonald led off with a single,
scoring as Cox collected his third
straight safety of tht evening, this
one on a triple.
With the game stilt tied 4 4 in
the last frame, Drain's John Snead
led off with a single, was sacri
ficed to second, and scored the
fifth and game-winning run as
Blomberg singled to left.
Cool Gits Win
Ran Cool was the winning pitch
er for Drain. In one of his few
starts since his high school arm
trouble, the flashy left hander
gave up four runs on five base
hits, while walking four and strik
ing out nine.
The second game was a different
story. The Drain nine was smoth
ered by a South Eugene thirteen
hit attack coupled with a fine no
hit pitching performance by South
Eugene moundsman Jerry Gjes
vold. Gjcsvold struck out eight. He
limited Drain to a single base run
ner in the first five innings of
play. The lone runner to reach
baso was Dwight Pontius who got
aboard on an error in the second
frame. Frank Marshall came on
in the sixth and finished the ball
game for 'Wicklunds Sporting
Goods. A scratch single by Cox in
the seventh inning ruined Mar
shall's bid for no-hit relief.
Lone Tally
Drain picked up its lone tally
in the second, as a pair of South
tugene errors allowed Dwight Pon
tius to scamper home.
lop Daisman lor Uie evenine
was Drain's Cox who collected four
hits in seven trips including
triple and a homer.
In Doug-Lane League play South
Eugene ended with a 10-8 record,
while Drain finished in fifth place
witn a 6-12 record. Drain will wind
up the season Wednesday when it
hosts Towers Motors of North Bend
in a single contest at 8.
South Eugene 200 001 04 5 !
Drain 200 101 15 7 !
Batteries: Drain: Cool and Cox
South Eugene: Mcndenhall and
Goin. WP: Cool. SP: Mcndenahall.
South Eugene 410 610 113 13 ;
Drain 010 000 0 1 1 1
Batteries: South Eugene; Gjcs
vold and Goin. Drain: Wales, Ccl
lers (4) and Cox. WP: Gjcsvold
LP: Wales.
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NEWTON SQUARE, Pa. (UPI)
Gary Player of South Africa
becomes the first foreigner in 15
years to win the PGA golf
title with a final round of 70 for
a 278 total.
STANFORD, Calif. (UPI) -
Valery Brumel of Russia high
jumped 7 feet, 5 inches in the
U. S. Russia track meet. The
American men routed the Rus
sians and the U. S. S. R. wom
en trounced their American rivals
in the two-day meet.
RIVER FOREST, III. (UPI) -Donna
Floyd of Arlington, Va..
won the women's singles title of
the National City Clay Courts
championship and Fred Stolle of
Australia and Chuck McKinley of
St. Ann, Mo., advanced into the
men's singles final.
BUFFALO, N. Y. (UPI) - The
Detroit Boat Club won the team
trophy for the sixth time in seven
years in the National Rowing
championships.
ORCHARD LAKE, Mich. (UPI)
Art Hudnutt of Elyria, Ohio
won the Western amateur golf
championship with a 1 up victory
over Bud Stevens.
SUTTON, Mass. (UPI) - Shir
ley Englehorn of Spokane, Wash.,
won the $10,000 Lady Carling Open
golf tournament with a total of
226.
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