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Three Clubs Fight For First In NL - United Press International Funny thing if that tight Nation al League pennant race wound up In a three-team tie, wouldn t it? Well, that's not so far-fetched, bud. It almost happened 51 years ago, y'know. And the way the Milwaukee Braves. San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers are hanging in there, it could happen in 1939. , What's more, if the Pittsburgh Pirates remain in contention, this could be the closest four-club race in baseball history. As the teams take the mid-season break (or Tuesday's All-Star game, the Braves lead the Giants by three percentage points and the Dodgers trail both by a half game. The Pirates, in fourth place, are only 3'i games off the lead. How close can it get? In 19081. the Chicago Cubs, under Frank Chance, beat out the deadlocked John McGraw Giants and the Fre4 Clarke-led Pirates by one game. Braves Hold Slim Lead Milwaukee regained a slim first place margin Sunday when Carl ton Willey beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0. with a four-hitter while the Giants divided a pair of 4-2 decisions with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Dodgers won a double-header from the Cubs. 4-3 and 5-3, and the Pirates swept the Sugar Ray To Defend Title In September NEW YORK (L'Pl-Sugar Ray Robinson, spurred to action by a "big new offer from Germany." will begin training Tuesday for a September defense of his share of the middleweight crown, he an nounced today. "They want me to defend over there against Gustav Scholz." he explained. "Scholi is German and he's the European champion." Sugar Ray declined to give any details about the exact terms or the promoter, or whether Berlin or Dortmund was the proposed site. He did say. however, "the terms of this offer indicate that lngemar Johansson's w in - over Floyd- Patterson boosted boxing interest in Germany as well as Sweden." The 38-year-old champion dis closed that he had just sent a let ter to the New York State Ath letic Commission with the news he was starting to train and would definitely defend in Sep tember. "In my letter. I naturally didn't say who my challenger would I be," he continued, "because I don't know yet. The German of fer is very inviting. It's the best. But I'm also negotiating with pro moter Jack Solomons of London. Sam Silverman in Boston, others. WARDS m mm WMMm Bay EACH July r h ; Vygfi f i 1 i SALE! Sturdy redwood barbecue end bench Wards lowast 1 39 prlc II of th yar mia A wonderful extra seal of fine, kiln-dried Cali fornia redwood. Warp and wtalhtr-rtiUlant, ui it at either end of your barbecue table. It alto doublet ot a snack table. Eaiily ontmbltdl ' v A k !l'liil:C Cincinnati Reds. 7-5, and 3-2 in 11 innings. In the American League, the Cleveland Indians retained a two game lead over the Chicago White Sox. while the champion New York Yankees fell further back. Cleveland edged the Detroit Ti gers, 5-4. and Chicago beat the Kansas City Athletics. 4-3, both in 10 innings. The Washington Sena tors blanked the Yankees, 7-0, and the Boston Red Sox won a dou bleheader for new manager Billy Jurges. beating the Baltimore Or ioles. 9-0 and 6-3. Joe Adcock and Ed Mathews each drove in two runs for the Braves to ease Willey's path to victory over Philadelphia. Bill White, a reserve All-Star Star outfielder, hit the first grand slam homer of his major league ca eer for the Cards to sink his former Giant teammates in the opener. A two-run first-inning ho mer by Willie Mays staked Sam Jones to an early lead in the nightcap. Sttllar Relief Pitching Stellar relief pitching by Danny McDevitt in the opener and by Sandy Koufax and Johnny Klipp stein in the nightcap helped the Dodgers win a pair from the Cubs. Don Iloak's homer touched off a three-run, six-inning rally that gave Harvey Haddix and the rates an opening-game triumph over Cincinnati. In the nightcap. after Gus Bell's two-run ninth-inning homer had sent the game into extra innings. Bill Mazeroski delivered a two-out. Ilth-innine single that clinched the victory for Ron Kline. ".J '" Cleveland preserved its Ameri can League lead by pushing across an unearned run in the 10th inning on George Strickland's double and Detroit first baseman Larry Osborne's error, on Vic Power's grounder. Gary Bell gained the victory in relief. Luis Aparicio singled, stole sec ond and came home on Nellie Fox' loth -inning hit to make White Sox reliever Turk Lown the winner over the A's. Little League Sets Pratice Game Slate Game schedule: Wednesday: Graham's vs. VF W. Farnam's vs. Jr. Old Timers. Tigers vs. Dodgers. ' Ihursday: Uuhncnkamp's vs. Glass Drug. Jr. Old Timers vs Van Pettcn's, Dodgers vs. Cardi nals. Fliday: Gems vs Eldridge's. Hand Ford vs. Jr. Old Timers. Practice schedule: Wednesday: 9: Trotter's. Eld- lidge's. Falk's; 10: Hi-Wav Cafe. Hand Ford, Van Petton's; 11 Car. tlinals. Thursday: 9: Gems, Falks. VF W; 10: Farnam's, Hand Ford. Friday: 9: Graham's. Bohnen- and kamp's. Glass; 10: Dodgers, Tig ers. Cardinals. Day Special tr ! t is '- r hi I LA GRANDE'S FINEST Loren Fihn, left. Bob Lyman, Elgin, and Murf Karns with the trophys they won as runnerups in the Oregon Junior Golf Championships. Fihn was second in the 18th flight, boys; Lyman second in the Junior division, and Karns in the 16 of the boys. Over 200 boys participated in the tourney. (Observer Photo) La Grande To iph'Mt. Team Trophy Play The ladies of the La Grande Country club will play host to the Walla Walla Country club, the' Pendleton Country club and the Memorial club of Baker in Blue Mountain Team Trophy play at the local course tomorrow. Starting times and pairings: 8:20 Mrs. Claude Hand, La Grande; Shirley Cline, Mcmor i. l; Mrs. Earl Thibcau, La Grande; Mrs. Cal Stokes, Baker. 8:30 Mrs. Ralph Moberry, La Grande; Mrs. Mike Folsom, Pend leton; Mrs. Arloen Frandsen. I'.akcr; Mrs. Jack Morrison, Wal a Walla. 8:37 Mrs, George Decker, La Grande; Mrs. Pat Elgin. Pendle fon; Mrs. Hermann Timm, Walla Walla; Lcmpie Smith, Baker. 8:42 Mrs. Bob Howard. La Grande; Marge Hertel, Baker; Mrs. John Ralston, Walla Walla; Mrs. Sprague Carter, Jr., Pendle ton. 8:49 Mrs. George Thompson. La Grande; Mrs. Paul Meyer, Wal h Walla; Mrs. Ray Mcyersick. Pendleton; Aloise Kinsfarlh, Bak er. 8:56 Mis. Frank DeVaney, La Grande; Mis. Harold King, Pend leton; Mrs. Fred Niemi. Walla Walla; Mrs. Vi Jewell. Baker. 9:03 Audrie McC'anse, La Grande; Mrs. O. Whiteman, Pend leton; Mrs. Mike Hess. Walla Walla; Betty Hastings, Baker. 9:10. Mrs. Rollie King. La Grande; Mrs. Bill Frank, Pendic le n: Mis. Lillian McKinney, Bak er; Mrs. Ed Spurlcder. Walla Wal la. 9.17 Mrs. Warren Laird. La Grande: Mrs. John Adams, Pend leton: Mrs. Robert Franklin, Wal la Walla; Nita Carpenter, Bak er. 9:24, Mrs. Clark Keefer. La Grande: Mrs. Reeves Malcolm. Walla Walla; Mis. Roy Temple. Pendleton; Mrs. Elva McFadden. Baker. 9:31 Mrs. Don Sclirivcr. La t. ramie; Mrs. Pete Hudgcn, Pend leton; Mrs. Jack McLaughlin, Wal la Walla; Ellen Hanim, Baker. 9:38 Mrs. John Gregory. La Grande; Mrs. J. Cook. Pendle ton; Carolyn Hirch, Baker. 9:45 Mrs. Ralcy Peterson, Pen lleton; Mrs. William McLaughlin. Walla Walla; lone Tomlin, Baker. 9:52 Mrs. Charles Reynolds. La WISE BACK IN LOUISVILLE MILWAUKEE HTD-The Mil waukee Braves, who recently re called Casey Wise from Louisville, have returned the second base man tp the same American Assn. club on option. Wise collected only 13 hits in 75 at bats for in anemic .173 average during his latest stay with the Braves. YOUR FRIENDLY Prompt, private loom on a plan you chooie. Cash for every worthy purpose. Phone First for 1 Trip Service. lit UiuroAc available on all loom al low grovp rat Robert L. Barnes. Manager 111 Elm SL WO. 3-2U4, LaOmnde Host Blue Grande: Mrs. Joe Brennan. Pend leton; Irene Gleason. Baker; Em ma Schnellhart. Baker. 9:59 Mrs. William Young. Wal la Walla; Alice Cooley, Baker: Helen Brown, Baker. 10:C6 Mrs. Chase Bohnenkamp. I..-. Grar.de; Kelly Cowan, Baker; Dorothy Hendrix. Baker. Pitchers Set For All-Star Test Tuesday PITTSBURGH a PI 'Don Drysilalc. Los Angeles' fire-balling righthander, and Early Wynn. veteran Chicago White Sox work horse, today were nameJ starting pitchers in Tuesday's 26th annual All-Star game. The selections were announced at a news conference this morning by Fred Haney of the Milwaukee Braves and Ame-ican League pilot Casey Stengel of the Yankees. Haney said Milwaukee's Lou Eurdette. hero of the l'.loi World Series would be the National League's second pitcher, "depend- i:ig on how things go. Odds-makers have installed the, .National League an early 13-10 favorite to score its 11th victory in the classic which started in 1IIS3. Vice President Richard M Nlx" on will throw out trie hrst Ball It will be Drysdale's first All Slar game appearance. The 22-year-old hurler. who leads the senior loop in strikeouts with 1. has an 8- record this season and an earned run average of 3 31. Last Year's Winner Wynn. 38. a right-hander, has appeared in four All-Star classics and was the winner of last year's game. He lea.ls the American League in victories with an 11-3 mark, and has an earned run av v. sl ui .j.oo. Before the announcements, there was speculation that Baltimore's1 lloyt Wilhelm, a National League castoff. possibly would start against Burdette. But Stengel bypassed Wilhelm. who has won nine games against four losses, because the knuckle- i haller had pitched six innings Sun day in losing to the lied Sox, 6-3. Haney and Stengel announced the fallowing batting orders: i National League John Temple. I 2b; Ed Mathews. 3b;- Hank Aaron, j rf. Willie Mays, cf: Ernie Banks, I ss: Orlando Ccpeda. lb; Wally Moon. If; De-I Crandall. c. anil I Drysdale. 0. j American League-Minnie Mino- j sc. If: Nellie Fox. 2b; Al Kalinc. cf: Hill Skowron. lb; Rocky Col-; avito. rf : Gus Triandos. c: liar-! mon Killebrew. 3b; Luis Aparacio. j ss. and Wvnn. 0. i LOAN MANAGER has a loan plan for you CASH $25 TO $2000 fill Standings United Press International United Press International National League W. L. Pet. GB Milwaukee San Francisco Los Angeles Pittsburgh Chicago St. Louis Cincinnati Philadelphia 44 33 .571 . 46 35 .568 47 37 .560 i 43 39 .524 3'j 39 41 37 42 35 45 29 48 .488 5'j .468 8 .438 10'i .377 15 Saturday's Results Pittsburgh 4 Cincinnati 3 San Francisco 10 St. Louis 3 Chicago 3 Los Angeles 1 1st Los Angeles 5 Chicago 2 '2nd' Philadelphia 2 .Milwaukee 1 Sunday's Results Pittsburgh 7 Cincinnati 5 1st Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 2 '2nd. 11 innings' Los Angeles 4 Chicago 3 ' 1st Lcs Angeles 5 Chicago 3 i2na St. Louis 4 San Francisco 2 Ust San Francisco 4 St Louis 2 2nd ' Mifw'tHikee 5 Philadelphia 0 Americai League W. L. Pet. GB Cleveland 44 32 43 35 41 38 40 38 40 40 37 41 33 43 33 44 .579 . . . .551 2 .519 4 .513 5 .500 6 .474 8 .434 11 .429 11'? Chicago Baltimore Cw York Detroit Washington Kansas City Boston Saturday's Results Baltimore 11 Boston 5 Washington 10 New York 6 1st Ww York 7 W.nshinirtnn O l?ndt i Cleveland 6 Detroit 1 '1st' Cleveland 12 Detroit 9 (2nd, .11 inning? Kansas City 8 Chicago 3 Sunday's Results Boston 9 Baltimore 0 '1st' Hoston 6 Baltimore 3 '2nd' Cleveland 5 Detroit 4 '10 innings' Chicago 4 Kan City 3 '10 innings' Washington 7 New York 0 Pacific Coast League if 1.1 I W. L. Pet. GB 48 35 .578 43 38 .531 4 40 39 .506 6 42 41 .505 6 Sacramento ' Vancouver I ortianci Sn k'inc J L mum ENDS TONITE FIRST RUN FROSlCDTlCrJ ALSO "YOUNG ft DANGEROUS" mm NOW THRU TUES. DEBORAH KERR fj. ROSSANO BRAZZt lwa CHEVALIER ALSO "I IE BEGINS, ATIT" F TYtCHHf ftunfuti tw H POWER DIETRICH I IAUOHTON I I conn ripr ; Sf -L ftr7 I I Ne Observer, La Grande, Ore., Beavers Runs In By United Prtss International The Portland Beavers scored five runs in the last of the ninth inning here Sunday to score an 11-10 Pacific Coast League win 3ver the Vancouver Mounties. A pinch hit single by Len Neal in the last of the ninth with the bases loaded and two out drove in the tying and winning Portland runs. The win gave Portland a sweep of the two-game series with the Mounties, and third place in the standings. Winning his first game of the season against one loss was Tom Gorman and loser was Dick Luebke, who is now 2-3. The loss for Luebke was his second in two days to the Beavers. The Mounties held an 8-2 lead going into the bottom of the sixth when Jack Littrell blasted a pinch hit grand-slam home run to put Portland within two runs. Vancouver had scored five runs in the fifth, seemingly to put the game on ice. In the Vancouver fifth Ron Hansen and Len Tucker homered to account for the five runs. The home run for Hansen was his second of the day as he hit an earlier round tripper in the third inning when Vancouver scored three runs. Vancouver then added a pair of runs in the seventh to take a 10-6 lead and set the stage for the Portland uprising in tiie ninth. The San Francisco Giants, who already have baseball's finest hit ting first baseman in Orlando Ce peda, are going to have to solve a tough problem next spring. That's uhat to do with Willie McCovey. the 21-year-old slugger who is currently blasting the ball with big league finesse for the Phoenix Giants. .McCovey, 6' 4" tall, 198 pounds, socked his 19th homer of the cam paign Sunday night to give Phoe nix a 10th-inr:ing conquest of league-leading Sacramento. 7-6. Last season McCovey hit .-319 San Diego Salt Lake Phoenix 43 43 40 43 38 45 37 47 .500 .492 .458 .440 10 ll's Seattle Sunday's Results San Diego 5 Salt Lake 3 Mst Salt Lake 6 San Diego 2 '2nd' S-attle 2 Spokane 1 st) Spokane 4 Seattle 0 1 2nd ' Portland 11 Vancouver 10 Phoenix 7 Sacramento 6 U0 inns' 'UNNY fttfUDI -a.- .vTWItl The Great Whiskey of the Old West - - ': i. ' , i " ."fc ' - - . mm i BHOOK t! .. SITNV t BROO OBSERVER il Andersen Mon., Jcly 6, 1959 Pago 2 Score Five 9th; Win for the Giants. He's hitting around 345 now. His home run output was 14 last year a id he shons siiins of maturing. By next spring he-' year ly Ken Fianery. should definitely be reaJy for the Runnerup to Reynolds was Lu ba show, but the question is. just j ,,lt.r HiJ, who nad a net 141 for ha! cai the Giants do with him.' ;(1,e lwo days of action. In third In other POL games Sunday... ..cot with a net 143 was Dwight San Diego split a doubleheader ; Mahoney. Saturday's weather with Salt Lake, winning the first,) 5-3. losing the second, 6-2. Seattle took Spokane 2-1 in the first game of their twin bill a Hi lost the sec ond. 4-0. Portland outslugged Van couver 11-19 in a single game.k Csc.baugh Tagged McCovey's blow came off re liefer Roger Oseabaugh. the fourth Sacramento hurler. Bobby Prat- Thc women also got in their cott-hit his 12th four badger for;lirks cn the Fourth of July week the Giants in the third inning. Re-1 eild An is hole sweepstake liefer Marcelino Soils got credit .tourney was held for merchan for the win. idiseS-'izcs. Miriam King walked Phil Ortega pitched a two hit- eff with top honors in women's ter for Spokane to enable the In- dians to gain a split with Seattle All four Spokane runs were un earned and came in the seventh inning of the nightcap. Errors R'jin Csteen Norm Shcry tripled home three of the runs after a pair of errors had set up Claude Osteen's unfor tunate pitching downfall. Seattle took the opener, a tight mound duel between cx-I!ainier Chuck Churn and Bob Mabe. Hal Bevan lifted a towering two run double in the bottom of the ninth wlt) a nc 72 , capture for last p'acc Scattbs margin ofj,hirf. of victory. The win was cred ited to Darrell Martin who pit-.hed the final inning after Mabe was lifted for a pinchiiilter th The' home run hair plaved tb paramount role in San nu...-cM split with Sail Lace. In the iirst ! jan;e. Mitch June belted a three run homer to give the Padres their 5-3 win and Jim P.aumer banned a three run clout in the second game that gave the Bees their 6-2 decision. Veteran Bill W'e'le, working, ju relief, get the win for the Kailres. while Don ltowe was tagged with the loss. SECOND IN JUMP EVENT . AACHEN. Germany 'I'PI' r Gcorge Morris of New Canaau. Conn., finiot.ed second behind Eu ropean chanipion Pieio Dinzeo of Italy Sunday in the Grand Prix of Aachen jumping event which wound up the local horse show. BROOK FROM SATISFIES BOTH GREAT WHISKEY TASTES Some people like Blended Whiskey, some prefer Straight Bourbon. Sunny Brook, the great whiskey of the Ord West, offers you both. Choose the round bottle Blend or the square bottle Straight -"each is the best of its kind.. .every dropi jjentucky whiskey!. STRAIGHT BEND $000 i $460 i qt. $4 00 v pip ; :vir VCA f'l io Kvri'r Vf PJCT KiMwfrTFtTT.TS m ?rV; n Gof CUP Won By Reynolds The La Grande Country Club held its annual men's tourna ment for the President's Cup ov er the Country club course Sat urday and Sunday. Thirty nine players entered competition for the trophy donated by this year's club prisidtnt by Dave Baum. Everett Reynolds, who fired a net 137 for the 36 holes of medal ilav talked off with this year's , ironhv. The cup was won last was ideal for the golfers but S-indays wind and rain added an additional handicap to play over the ljcal course. Fourth place went to George I'dy with a net 144 and there was a tie lor nun piace. joe Fredrick and Earl Thibeau both finished with a net 145. play with a net 72. Eleanor Trimble was one stroke back with a net 73 for second place and Frances Karns captur ed thc third spot with a net 75. In thc Junior sweepstake play the winners were Susan Schriver. who recently competed in the Oregon Junior Golf Champion ships, with a net 68. Seccnd spot went to Murf Karns, who also competed in the P( rtlanH meet with a net 71. i .. finith,rt nn tirnlco A brc.akfast was held Sunday "-"" " I rA..A tl.n A ... nntinn ' 1 umici w ay wiin im-mui-i , vim I dren and guests attending. In the T,n.in alfpo,!UCk f"7 '.iT' the Kellers' weekend action. BLUTH LEADS BOWLING BROOKLYN. N.Y. 'LPI' Ray Bluth of St. Louis. Mo., held the lead in the weekly "major league bowling" television show today with only two programs remain ing. Bluth defeated Lou Deturris of Richmond Hill. N.Y., 722-628, Saturday night to better a 708 se ries rolled by Tom Hennessey of St. Louis four weeks ago. Modern Slide Glass WINDOWS Mdt To Order Any Six Miller's Cabinet KENTUCKY AMERICAN $460 rsooi is-, tif m mufMi rtKiis r i i .i vi '