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li la Grande Svtiirimtfs. Pendleton In Dual M bh yi. uriw ii i in' m , i'P,-yyryT. yfyfiy i . s A- - "'.Ml r. n 4g ljesh Kline, 11-12 girls division, came inti ner own last and backstroke events and sharing in a relay record to Pendleton Swim Club at the Veterans Memorial Pool. Dodgers Creep Near Lead; Blank St. Louis ' United Press International Ultra-cnutious Walt Alstun sim ply refuses to talk about a possi ble prnmnt but a lot of his Los AiirpIi'S Dodgers arc starting to think along those lines all because of Irish Dnnny McDevitt. Sent h.ick down to the minors last year because lie failed to win, McDevitt has all but wiped out that bad memory this season. lie boosted the Dodgers to the thresh old of the National league lend Thursday nif.lit when he blanked the St. Louis Cardinals. 4-0. McDevitt gave up 10 hits but was superb in the clutch, giving up only one walk and forcing the Cards to hit into four double plays. Back to-haok triples by Junior Gilliam and Charlie Neal in the third inning off loser Dick Rick etts provided McDevitt with the only rin he needed. The Dodgers nicked up two insurance runs in the seventh and another in the eighth. In other NL games Pittsburgh scored a 10-iiming 4-3 triumph over Milwaukee: Chicago East-West Tickets On Sale Monday Tickets for the Shrine, hospital East-West All Star Game in Pen dleton will go on Kile in Union county Monday. Tickets will be available at the following places: Chamber of Commerce, La Grande; Union Jtrug, I'nion: Tom Ilurlon, Elgin. All scats are reserved al $3. General admission tickets will be on sale in Pendleton at the box office the night of . the fame. Adult general admiuion is $2 and students SI. DODGERS RECALL SHERRY LOS ANGELES K'PD Larry Sheiry. a 24 year-old right handci who. had a 7-6 record and 10! strikeouts wilh St. Paul of the American Association this year, has been called up by the" Us Angeles Dodgers and is schedule! lo join the team in Chicago in lime for Saturday's game with Cubs. . . , . STOCK CAR RACES On i'nion Hot Lake Highway Next To The .Flamingo SUNDAY Tirr4 Trials 12:00 Adults, $1.00 No Dust Problem Trophy Dash Car end Grandstand Seating Food Concession Heat Dashes Program AvjilebJe At The Track A A B Main Events aW a V W . MW aaav a blAKj M bWIYl VILIUKY swamped San Francisco. 10-4, and Cincinnati won the nightcap of a twi-night twin-bill from Phil adelphia, 8 4, after the Phils took the oiicner, 7-0. Kansas City defeated Cleveland, 6-4, und the White Sox misued a chance to move int.? a tie for first place in the American I-eague by dropping a 9-7 decision to the Tigers. The Orioles climbed back into the first division by defeating the Yankees. 3-1, and the Senators liu.ided the ited Sox their fifth straight loss, b i, in 10 innings. Dick (iroat's 10th inning single with the bases loaded off loser Don McMnhon paced the Pirates to their victory over the Braves. Milwaukee made Pittsburgh's job easier by committing lour errors, two of which came in the loth. Vein Law went the distance for the Pirates, allowing seve:i hilsi'ar,) Rt1un n'S n:in. me vic-;j:03.7. set by Ruth Homing. lr antl uindmo un with hi ninth im..!108 wcnl lo reliever Dick Hyde, einia Morean. Jeanne Fossatti tory against five defeats. Homers Beat Giints Earnie Banks, Dale Long ami Alvin Dark all hit homers for the Cubs against the Giants', who also reir.aire.l a half game behind the. Braves liaiks' bonier, his 22nd of the season, came with two men on base. Reliever on ElMon held the Giants hilless over .the last 3 13 innings lo preserve Glen Hobbies ninth victory. Rookie Ed die Fisher was the loser. A grand-slam homer by Gene Freese and Dick Farrell's fine re lief pitching helped the Phils to their opening game victory over the Reds. Freeze cunncctcl off loser Jim Brosnan in a five-run third inning and Farrell came in lo snufl out a fuur-run Cincinnati rally in the eighth. Don Cardwell, who struck out 12, was credited wilh his second victory. Four errors, two of them by loser Gary Bell, played a big part in Kansas City's victory over Cleveland. Joe DeMaestri hit a two-run homvr to put the A's ahead 3-1 in the fourth. Bill Tut tie then, drove in ar.other run with a triple in the fifih a'ld scored himself on Jim Itaxcs' er ror Hay llcrtert rained his fifth victory. Wocxlic Held homer, d for Cleveland. ... JULY 5 Races' Start 1:30 Children 6-12, 50c night, winning the freestyle help La Grande defeat the (Observer Photo) League 4-0 Charley Maxwell's grand-slam homer off reliever Turk Lovvn in the eighth inning gave the Tigers their margin of victory over the recond-place White Sox. Maxwell's 18th homer put Detroit ahead, 9-2, and the Tigers needed that bulge when Al Smith hit a homer with the hnse full fn- th WhUo I in the ninth. Neil Chrisley of troit also homered with one on . Don Mossi oosted his seventh tory and Hob Shaw was charged with his third setback. The Senators rolled lo their fourth straight victory when Jim Lemon's I9ih homer with two on I in the loth inning sunk the Redi sell's old mark of 1:46.0: II 15 Sox. Lemon hit his homer off re-jgirls 160 yard individual m dley lievef Leo Kiely, the loser. Bob 2:25.9. as against the old record Allison hit his 21st homer forof 2:312 set by Boise's Marilyn Washington while Jackie Jense.i Clapp last year, belled Ins 17th for Boston ar.di 13-16 eirls 160 vard medlev relav. no js reuiriHM 10 me itf-nators . by tno Hod Sox tvio weeks ao in a cancelled trade because of a auie aim. Trophy Flay Set For Country Club The President's Tmphy will be up for grabs over 'the local golf ci.urse on Saturday and Sunday with 3K hub's of medal play wnii handicap. Trophy play will be 18 holes Saturday and If! holes Sunday for Hie honor won last year by Ken Flanny, The trophy is present ed by Dave Baum The winner will he deti-rniimvl by low total score less hnmlir.m : Mimiay morning the golfers will begin with a breakfast from 8 to- 11. Club members. their gucsU and children arc welcome. In the afternoon the members vill have a 16th 'em. That evening a politick dinner will bo. held beginning at H A merchandise prize contest for the ladies will be determined by 13 holes of medal play (less hendicap) from weekend play. Good News for puHm'jiMiaviiiw on bodily Injury end) property damage collision coverage medical payments FARMERS INSURANCE AUTO LIFE FIRE TRUCK Doug Holman Insurance j$0mm& T107 Adm - Oppotit Post WO 3-3711 Upset eet Victory First In 5 Years The La Grand.' Swim Club gained sweet revenge (or five straight years of duaj meet losses when they defeated th? Pendleton Swim club 202-181 last night. La Grand swimmers set seven new pool records in the 50 event water fracas held on a cold and windy night at the Vet-fans Memorial Pool before several hun dred vociferous fans. Ten new pool records were es tablished during the curs? of the tvents, with Pendleton's Mary Morgan and La Grande's Artie Samson each setting two and play ing a part in a third for their re spective clubs. Contributing to the La Grande victory were the performances of several newcomers and previously obscure squad members: Judy Kain, Leslie Kline, Margaret Gregory, Tim Hudson. John Craig. Donald Harrison and Karen Swart. La Grar.de's record perform ances were: Artie . Samson. 13 14 division 100 meter freestyle. 1:10.1, beating his record of 1:12.9 set last week: 13 14 division 200 meter Ireestyle. 2:50.9, beating the record of 2:57.9 set last year by teammate Jim Phillips. Laury Dodson, 10 and under girls division 25 yard backstroke. 19.6, beating her record of 19.7 set last week. Mik Jones, 13 14 division 50 meter backstroke, 38.8, as against his record of 339 set last year. This was Jones' first competition this year, after only three days' practice. 12 and under boys ItiO yard free style relay, 1:53.9, set by Ken Chrusoskie, Tom Carman, David Dodson and Stew art Limdgr?n. The old mark was 1:56.7, set last year. 12 and under girls ItiO ysrd medley relay. 2:03.0, set by Laury Dodson, Mary Altenburg, Leslie Kline and Barbara Ferry. The former record of 2:06 6 was set last season by Boise Y. 13-16 boys KiO yard medley rola 1 42.8. set by Mike Jones, Steve Kedor. Mike Challis and Artie D--lSamson. The former mark of l:47-5 was set last year by Jones. vic-.Fcdor. Challis and Don Walk Pendleton's record performances were: Mary Morgan. 15 16 girls 100 meter breaststroke. 1:38.6, as com pared to Hermiston's Paula Rus- and Mary Morgan. PcndKton held the old record of 2:04.9. l,a Grande's paddlers garnered 30 lirst places, six of them in the relay events, as against Pendle ton's 20 first places. Two events were scratched from the program for lact of competitors from either team. Bowling Results Wednesday Afternoon League Total Won Lost Pins Nameless Om-s l 13 8.274 Cutler Gang IK 14 9.931 Pin I'ps 17 15 8.479 1-uc-ky Strikes 15 17 9.005 The Duds 14 18 8.14 McCoy s Bandits 13 19 9.481 Nameless Ones: Mark White 375. 150. Gutter Gang: Echo Scigrist 391, 160. Pin L'ps: Lou Burke 401. 170. Lucky Strikes: Marilyn Herr mann 458. 171. The Duds: Beth Cleaver 377. 146. McCoy's Bandits: Belly Bethel 401. 147. Two - Car Families! - Plu 10 Extra Discount to Accident Free Drivers! ' ( ff t-ei ri no trT.r-rf iei Observer, La Grande, Or., Fri., July 3, 1959 Pitcher's Battle In v Little League Action Thursday's Results Van Patten's 5, Hand Ford l VFW 14, Bohnenkamp"s 12 D;dgors 8, Tigers 4 Dave Cash and John Piper iiimked up in a real pitcher's bat le in one of Thursday's games before Van Pctten's downed Hand r'uid wuli a five run burst in he last of the 1 fth inning. Oiih, who threw a two bitter ir.d had struck out - 16 batters n five innings, still found his cam trailing 1-0 going nto the ettym of the fifth frame. Piper, who had struck out 12 md hadn't aliowed a hit up till lus time, suddenly lost control. If walked five batters and Larry Masters unloaded a three triple to spuil the no-hitter and give 'he Lumberjacks the victory. in Pee Week league action the VFW edged by Bohnenkamp's 14-12. Both teams swapped big t. minus, the VFW getting nine funs in the fourth and Bohnen kamp's getting eight in the fifth. Dclmar Kamach got the win and rry Draper who came into the 4;inic in the fifth with 5-4 lead '.,nt the less. Joe Talbot relieved Draper in Jic last inning and retired the sida in order. The Tigers suffered their tirst defeat in the Eiks league when the Dodgers got an 8-4 victory. The Dodgers got a single run in the first, three more in the sec ti.d and finished out their scor ing wth four in the third frame. The Tigers were ahead in the bottom of the first 2-1. Winning nitchrr Jim Riggs shutout the Tigers until the fifth when they 67 Ladies Compete In Tri-City Match An intercity golf match be tween the I-a Grande Country Club, the Memorial Club of Wal la Walla and the Baker Country Cub was held last Tuesday over Hie local course. Sixty-seven ladies teed off in the matches. Low gross r.f the field went to Madeline Ileddeu of La Grande v.ilh an 83. Low net ol the field went to Mis. Shirley Clinc of Walla Walla. . . The llakcr low gross went to Mrs. Claia Rudolph with a 90 and Mrs. Mage Carlson captured low- ret wilh a 75. Memorial Club low gross went to Mrs. Ollie Smith with a 92. l.nw net went to Miss Irene Glea- sen w ith a 73. Maxire I)e Vaney captured low gross honors for the La Grande ciub with an 86. Miriam King v th a 73 captured low net. Consolation balls were award ed to Mrs. Dot Anson. La Grande and Mvrna Loney. Walla Walla. In nine hole play low gross of he field wvri to Florin Tiede mtn. lkcr, with a 54 and low net to Jean Daron with a 34. Club championship pairings were announced Wednesday and the first rounds are to be played by July 14. Ball s were awarded for the U ast pulls in three classes. In class A Mrs. Rollic King captur ed top honors with 29 putts. Mrs. C. li.'hncnkanip and Mrs. Jack Grcgjiy tied for the title with 31 I'.ilts. 1!k C title went to Mrs. Don McCal! with 28 putts. The eclectic ball for June was n on by Mrs. Vern Pridgen with i a net (12. SET WOMEN'S TOURNEY NKW YORK il'PH The 1960 Women's Triangle Round Robin golf lo'.irnamcnt will be held at ihe Knollwood Country Club In Proceeds from the tournament go to Ihc Reinach Turnesa Caddy School Fund. . JOIN THE FUN WIN A PRIZE ENTER OUR BIG Ccsiomized CAR CONTEST ENTRY BLANKS AVAILABLE AT HOBBY SHOP 1113 Adams OBSERVER Page 2 got two more tuns and the game wasn't in doubt. Ted Marx got three for throe fur the Tigers and Dale Feik got wo for two for the Dodgers. Next week's game schedule: Monday: Gems vs Falk's. Van Pctten's vs Farnam's. Dodgers vs Cardinal, r . Tuesday: Trotter's vs Eldi idg cs, IHWay Calc vs llanu ruro. Cardinals vs. Tigrs. Practice schedulo: Monday: f; Trotters. Eldridges. Graham's. VFW:- 10; Highway Cafe, Hands: 11; Tig?rs. Tuesday: 9; Gems, Falk's Boh nenkamp's. Glass: 10; Van Pet ten's. Farnams; H: Dodgers. Standings United Press International United Prcs International National League W. L. Pet. Milwaukee . San Francisco Los Angeles Pitlsbursti Chicago SL Louis Cincinnati 42 43 44 40 38 35 34 32 34 35 38 37 40 42 .568 .553 .557 .513 .507 .467 .447 Philadelphia 28 46 ' .378 14 Thursday's Results Chicago 10 San Francisco 4 Phila. V Cinci. 6 '1st game! Cinci. t Phila. 4 (2nd game nitei Los Angeles 4 St. Louis 0 (night i Pittsburgh 4 Milwaukee 3 night American League 4 W. L. Pet. CB. Cleveland Chicago 40 32 .556 40 34 .541 40 36 .526 311 36 .520 JH 30 .511 35 39 .475 32 40 .444 Detroit Baltimore New York Washington Kansas City Boston 31 42 .425 Thursday's Results Washington 6 Boston 3 U0 inns Baltimore 3 New York 1 (night Detroit 9 Chicajo 7 night i Kansas City 6 Cleveland 4 i night Pacific Coast League W. L. Pet. CB Sacramento 45 35 .563 Vancouver 42 3 .533 Spokane 41 38 .51!) 3'i San Piego 41 40 .506 4'j Salt Lake 39 39 .500 5 Portland 37 39 .487 6 Phoenix 36 44 .450 9 Seattle 35 45 . 438 10 Thursday's Results Vancouver 1 Seattle 0 Phoenix 3 San Diego 1 Salt Lake 1 Sacramento 0 Spokane 2 Portland 1 ill SPECIAL SHOW FUN rIeworp i' ON THE SCREEN: TODAY & SATURDAY FIRST RUN IN LA GRANDE CLARK GASLE BURT LANCASTER, , RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP Companion Metrocolor Feature "RIDE A CROOKEDi TRAIL" AUD1E MURPHY . GRANADA "SUNDAY THRU TUESDAY iVwn ; Blooper' Home Run Beats Portland 2-1 By Unitod Press International Fred Hatfield tanned a 340-foot Lumper that struck the lliree.-inch width of l he top of the left field fence and bounced over- fur a home run that gave Spokane a '2-1 Pacific Coast League vvin-wver Poitland Thursday night. VV Hatfie'd's freak hit came in rti? ninth inning and broke up a i-1 hall game -that saw Portland's only run come in the second in ning o:i another home run over the same lence by Hob l)i Pietvo SXkanc s lirst tally was two In nings later ar.d scored with Qie nelo of a sizzling triple by new comer Frank Howard that tiio cbeted 150 feet in the air off the centerfield fence. The blow by the fewer Texas League sandout easily scored Chuck Essegian, who was on sec ond base after he clobbered a Tom Gorman fastball 411 feet off the sane wall for a double. Gorman, an ex Yankee who male his first appearance with the Beavers Thursday night, was rea.hed for eight hits in pitelijng the loss. , Winning pitcher Connie Grob won his 10th game against five defeats giving up five hits aid striking out four. Spokane's Al Norris was -1he only player on either team to gain two hits. ' A crowd of 4740 w atched '"ape of the shortest games in Spokane this year, one hour 45 minutes. You'd have thought it was l3iz zy Dean, Walter Johnson, Lefty Grove. Cob Feller and a whole pack of pitching greats serving them up in the Pacific Coast League Thursday night. In four games the hurlers gave up only nine runs to easily make it one of the pitching professions nncsi nours. Here's a rundown on the per formances: Vancouver's ancient Joe Hat ten, 42. fired a one-hit, 1-0 win over Seattle. His oimonctit, 22- year-old Jay Hook, gave up only two hits. Salt Lake's Dick Hall tossed his sixth shutout of the campaign as the Bees .stopped league lead ing Sacramento, 1-0. Hall gaie up only three hits. Solan hurler, Weekend Races Planned By JC's The JC's will hold a Fourth tf July weekend auto race at Ihc La Grande. JC's race track Sun day. Time trials will begin at noon .vilh races scheduled to start; at 1 p.m. There will be a TropJiy Dish and Class A and B mains, l'our heat dashes are scheduled but. if the list of entries is large enough additional dashes will be added. FOR THE FAMILY TTKXH DEBORAH KERR ROSSANO BRAZZI MAURICE CHEVALIER ,. Kf7AAtIMrv JERRY LEWIS . ... Roger Osenbaugh.' allowed four singles in absorbing the defeat. ' Connie Grob of Spokane pitched a five hitter at Portland. Tom Gorman, making his first start as a Beaver, gave up eight hits including a ninth inning homer to Fred Hatfield which won the ball game. 2-1. . Bud Watkins hurled the Phoe nix Giants to a S-l victory over San Diego. He allowed only four hits. Bud rodhiclan, who gave up all three Phoenix runs, was charged with his first defeat aft er seven wins. Vancouver's win, coupled with Sacramento's loss, moved the Motilities to within two games of the leal Spokane is now only three and a half games out and the hottest club in the PCL. A crowd of 5.044, the largest naid gathering to watch the Bees play this year, saw the tight duel between Hall, the league's earned run average leader, and Osen baugh. The Bees tallied in the third , when catcher Daryl Westerfeld was safe on Jack Ditmer's error. Westerfeld was sacrificed to sec ond by flail and scored on a single by Ken Toothman com bined with an outfield error by Bob Perry. Hall is now 9-3. At Vancouver the only hit off Ilatten came in the fifth inning when Buddy Carter singled to right with two out. Hook did not give up a hit until the seventh inning. In that frame, Barry Shetrone walked, went to second on a sacrifice, third on a balk and later scored on Joe Durham's line single. Swim Lessons Set To Start Monday The second session of swim ming lessons sponsored jointly by the Ked Cross and the La Grande Youth Activities goes into action .Monday. Lessons will be under the di lection of Dot Ann Anson, Meri lee Mcppen, Betty Turley and 1. 1 her qualified swimmers. The schedule: July 6-July 17 Beginning boys, 9 , Beginning girls: 9:30. Mixed Intermediates: 10. Swimmers: 10:30. If there is no interest in the idvanced swimmers class a be ginners clas will be scheduled for :0:30. July 10-July 31 '' ' Junior Life Savngs and Begin ring Boys: 9. - i Beginning girls: 9:30. Junior ife Saving and Mixed Intermediates: 10. Registrations for the first course of instruction' totaled 152. Children may register at the pool for all classes. Ground And Aerial Display Gates Open 7:00 P.M. Admission oOO CAR BRING A CARLOAD LA GRANDE DRIVE IN THEATRE SUNDAY & MONDAY FIRST RUN P0WM Is.' Mini k ntrrpiru nss. COMPANION FEATURE fllUtiS U ROSA TOP ROCK STAJKt 2 More Days Only TODAY SAT. "DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP'.