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Dollar Phone Call Leaa ye Title For United Prees International A one-dollar ami 10-ccnt phone call may pay ol( in a pennant or San" Francisco. , ., .That w;u the toll charge when the Giants called I'hocnix on Thursday and when a man answered the Giants didn't hang up, they simply said send Willie MeCovey on the first plane out. Phoenix sent him . pronto and the 21-year-old MeCovey hustled from the airport to Seals SlaJium where he slummed out (our hits to lead the Giants to a 7-2 victory .over the 1'hillies. That was Thursday iiiijht. Fri day night the young rookie lirst baseman singled home Willie Mays in the eighth inning to give Graham's 4-3; Van Pettens Win i. Friday's Results Van Petten't 12 Hand Ford 2 Graham's 4 Falk't 3 Van I'etten's continued their winning waw and Falk's scared the pants off Graham's before the Druggists squeezed out a 4 3 v.in. The Lumberjacks jumped on lncino nilthnt Dump f,ir- f.inr runs in each of the first two in nings to clinch the contest. Bill Dc Lashmutt walked and Dave Local Rifle Club Plans .30 Caliber Match The La Grande Rifle Club to day announced plans for a .30 caliber qualifying mutch next Tuesday evening. The match will bo held out doors .under lights with the aid of a portable lightiug unit. This will be the first time in the club's history that it has held a night shout. . i Anyone interested in target shooting and who desires to be come, a member cf the club is invited to participate. The pub lic is invited to attend the match Portland Man Wins Senior GZt Title PORTLAND i LTD Hill Itlake ly. Portland investment broker, won (he Oregon Senior golf cham pionships at the Rlverskle course here Frklay with 4 and 3 triumph over Bob Henningsen, plnyjjg out of Astoria. . Blakely took the senior title under . a blistering sun with birdies on three holos on the final nine. , , The Portlander was back twice but nulled uo even with ilenuing scn at live ninth hole. The match was the feature of the 2oth Oregon Senior Golf As sociation championships The tour ney will be played next year in Alcdford. Ted Fleskes. 60year-old Port land longshore suervi.sor, won the Class AA division with a 1-up decision over Ralph Grabler, Portland clothier. Fleskes last week won the Oregon Coast sen ior division crown. . In another , division, Kd Erick son, defeated Vic Onslow of Riv erside in the Class trlple-A. 2 and 1. Krickson, .72, is president of the Portland metal products com pany. In the senior crown match, tilakcly Inst the first hole, won the next two and dropied the following two to go lilown. He came back on the (it It hole with an eagle three. Hydro Pilot May Have To Undergo Surgery CUEL'K D'ALENE. Idaho iW'll Injured hydroplane pilot Jack Itegas may undergo major bruin surgery at Sokaue next week if liit condition is not improved by lluil time Dr. Joseph Lynch. SiHikane, will imilorm tlie surgery if necessary. Hospital attendants said Regas. who was seriously hurt when the Harduli! hydroplane cracked up in the Diamond Cup race July JS. is conscious only at intervals. At tendants said there has been no marked change in Ins condition. TRUCK REPAIR Commercial Industrial Farm EXPERIENCED MECHANICS MODERN SHOP.. We are equipped to f. h;udle emergency jobs L&S Truck Repair Trucks, Trt.:ters and Auto Service, and Repair ELACK HAWK TRAIL .... 300 yds. northwasr of Riverside Park Lynn Wetherboo - WO 3-5506 Shorty Williams Night Emergency Phones: WO 3-5127 and WO 3-4744 the Giants a 4-3 triumph over the I'irat-.s that kept the ma half game in front in the tight Na tional League race. MeCovey delivered his game winning hit off left-hander Harvey lla'ldix, who previously had given up homers to Ed Hiessound and Daryl Spencer. The homer by Spencer had put San Knuicisco ahead, 3-2 in the seventh inning hut Pittsburgh tied the score in the eighth when Roberto Clemen te singled home Bob Skinner from second. .. ... Sanford Cots Distance Jack Sanford went the distance for the Giants, allowing seven hits and evening his season record at -9. Edge Folk's Cash unloaded a home run be fore the game was five minutes old. Lylc Masters singled and Steve V.'endcl walked before Dave Bin giier wa hit by the pitcher to load the bases. . Dave Bartron and Ritter both walked to force two runs across. In the second Del.ashmutt and Cash both walked before Mas ters and Lilly singled to account for throe runs. Lilly scored later m a ground ball after getting to third. The Lumberjacks pushed a cross three more run.. in the third and a suigle run in the luurth to complete their scoring. Hand Ford's two runs came in the last inning. Piper walked as the first man up and Hal Carman singled sending Piper to third. Tsiatbcs walked to load the bases. One run scored when. Berry talked and Todd i ground ball was bobblcd by the second base man allowing another run to score. Lilly got credit for the win, striking out 10. batters while Piper fanned seven in a losing effort. Graham's . squeezed by . Falk's 4-3 to preserve their unbeaten streak but not before Falk's al most pulled the game from the ire in the last inning..,. ,(. Both teams scored one in the first. Falk's picked up a run when Mike McShanc walked and Lyell forced him at scoeixli With lv o outs, Billy Spence doubled chusing 1-ycll home with a run. Graham's first run came when Kline scored on Graham's ground cut after walking, stealing sec uid and going to third on an error. ,.. Kline singled to open the third for the Druggists and .Graham ihen tied into a pitch and knock ed it out of the park. . ' Huntsman doubled and went to third on an error by the. left fielder. 11? scored when Skyles grounded out short to first. Falk's came back in the sixth lor two runs. Lyell walked, gou'g I? third on Speiice's single. Mel lon drew a base on balls to load ihe sacks. FrizzcU't single scored two rus but Falk's was unable to put another run across. Standings United Press International National League W. L. Pet. CB. San Francisco 57 4! .559 Milwaukee 55 44 .556 ii Los Angeles 56 , 47 .552 li Chicago 50 51 495 6', Pittsburgh 50 53 485 7'j St. Louis 46 54 471 9 Cincinnati 47 55 .461 10 Philadelphia 42 511 .4: 14 American League W. L. Pc. CB. ChicugU, 59 40 .5 Cleveland . 59 42 .564 1 Kansas City 50 50 .500 9i Baltimore 51 52 A'Jo 10 Now York 49 51 ,4i 104 Detroit 50 54 .481 114 Boston 44 57 436 16 W ashington - .43 59 ..422 17'i Pacific Ceaat League W. L. Pet. CB Vancouver 58 51 .532 Sacramento 57 51 .5211 "t Portland 55 50 .524 1 Salt Lake 55 55 .500 3't Phoenix 54 55, .495 4 S'Hikanc , 54 56 .401 44 San Diego 53 56 W 5 Seattle 48 60 . 444 94 May Buy Giants The Braves held on to second place with a 6-0 win over the Cardinals; The Dodgers defeated the Phillies. 5-4. and the Reds beat the Cubs. 5-4 In the American league, the Yankees ended Kansas City's 11 game winning streak, 11-2. The White Sox clung to their one-game lead by beating the Senators, 7-1; the Indians nipped the Orioles, 5-4, and the Red Sox topped the Tigers, 6-5. Joe Adcock smashed a three ruu homer and Bob Buhl hurled a three - hitter in leading t h e Braves to their victory over the Cards. Dean Stone, and American League castuff, held Milwaukee hitlcss for the first five innings but ran afoul of a five-run rally in the sixth. That rally clinched Buhl's eighth victory and Haak Aaron added an insurance run with his 28th homer in the eighth. Strikes Out Fourteen Don Drydale struck out 14 Philadelphia batters and scatter ed eight hits in posting his 14th victory for Los Angeles. The Dod gers, in third place only four per centage points behind the Braves and a half-game from the top, knocked out loser Gene Conlcy with a four-run rally in the first inning. Norm Larker's borne run in the eighth, however, proved the winning run. Johnny Powers' pinch homer in the ninth inning powered the Reds to victory over the Cubs. Don Newcombe started for the Reds and led 4-2 when he left in the eighth due to a groin injury. Jim Brosnan took over and yield ed a two-run homer to George Alt man in the ninth, but won his fifth game on Powers' homer. . The Yankees clipped the A's for 13 hits, including homers by Yogi Bcrra, Elston . Howard and Hector Lopez. Yankee starter Don Larsen yielded two runs and two hits before giving way to Bobby Shantz in the fifth. Held To Four Hit. Barry Latman of the White Sox held the Senators to four hits in stretching their losing streak to 13 games. Latman had a shutout" until Bob Allison hit his 27th homer. Latman fanned 11 in win ning his fourth game. Four errors contributed toward Pedro Ramos' 10th defeat. The White Sox col lected nine hits, including a hom er by Earl Torgeson. . Cleveland rallied for two runs in the eighth inuing to beat Balti more. Trailing 4-3, the Indians loaded the bases and tied the score when , pinch-hitter Jack Harshman walked, forcing in a run. Billy Martin's sacrifice fly then produced the winning run. Pumpsie Green lined out three hits and scored three runs to pace Boston to its victory over Detroit. League Schedule Games, Aug. 3-6 Monday , Laurence. . VKW Van Pettens Farnams. Carriin. als Tigers. Tuesday Trotters - C.l Hi-Way Cafe - Hand Ford. Tig ers Dodgers. Wednesday Eldridgcs -Falki. Farnams - Jr. Old Timers. Dodgers - Cardinals. Thursday VFW Glass. Jr. Old Timers - Van Pettens. Cardi nals Tigers. Practices Aug. 3-6 Montlay, 9 a.m. Trotters Glass Grahams. JO a.m. Dod gers Cardinals - Tigers. Tucseday 9 a.m. Eldridgcs VFW .- Falks. 10 a.m. Van Pettens Farnams - Jr. Old Timers. . . Wednesday, 8 a.m. Bohncn kamps Laurences. 10 a.m. Dodgers Cardinals Tigers. Thursday. 0 a.m. lli-Wav Cafe Hand Ford. ' Halfback Named As Shrine Sub PORTLAND (LTD Dick Brit ton, a halfback from Central Un ion high scliool, was named yes terday to replace Bob Nokelby of Willamina on the state roster for the 12th annual Shrincrs all-star football game. ,v , N o k e I b y s withdrawal was brought about -due to illness. See La Grande'i Own Centennial Production) PRELUDE TO THE WHITMAN MASSACRE . . . ii Doctor In Bnckskin Clad HISTORICAL DRAMA IN 9 SCENES WRITTEN BY DR. ALV1N R. KAISER . Coslumed Cast, Of 40 Persons, . . ' Choir and Orchestra DIRECTED BY RICILVRD HIATT Music Directed by Dr. L. Rhodes Lewi- EASTERN OREGON COLLEGE COLISEUM I PJVL AUGUST 1-2-7-14 1.00 adults, 50c students, 2Se children. 2.S0 entire family S OBSERVER P Nil Anderson Observer, La Grande, Ore., Sat., Aug. 1, 1959 Page 2 rtWj n$-''"'in , : .. -; . . .v,.,.V,. , ! ' l ! ' .;' " J TOP BOWLERS Orv Miller topped this week's bowl ers with a 593 series bowling in the Men's Classic league Monday night. Shirley Down was tops in women's bowl ing with a 575 series. Lois Ferguson, with a 435 led the Wednesday afternoon league and Biz Sayer had a 515 series in the Thursday Night league. (Observer Photo) Jerry Barber Leads PGA At End Of Second Round By LEO H. PETERSEN UPI Steff Writer MINNEAPOLIS HJPH Little Jerry Barber, who is a master at approaching and putting, and Burly Mike Souchak, a terror from tee to green, led the field in the third round of the PGA golf championship today with the 43-year-old Californian pacing tlie former Duke football star by two who stands only five feet five, and weighs only 138 pounds "when I'm soaking wet," shot one of Ihe great rounds in golfing history Friday, carding a five under pa- 65. to give him a two-round total of 134. Big Mike, who is six feet and 200 pounds, had come in a couple of hours earlier with a 33-3467 for a total of 136. From the race-horse contest Thursday when Barber and Souchak were among nine players tied for the lead with one under Ike's Tee Shots Rough In Early Round Of Golf GETTYSBURG. Pa. UPI -President Eisenhower played an early round of golf today. His lee shots gave him trouble for the second day in a row. The President and his golfing neighbor. George E. Allen, en joyed cooler and less humid weather this morning. They played 18 holes Friday utter the President a'rived to send a quiet weekend at his farm. Temperatures were in the 70s and a light breeze was blowing today when they showed up at Gettysburg Country Club. Eisenhower spent 10 minutes practicing his drives. Club pro Dick Slcichtcr gave him some pointers on how to do better. The rotund Allen jokingly ad vised the President that he'd do better "If you'll just watch the way 1 shoot." Allen then hooked his first ball into a 'clump of trees. Then he hit two ground-hugging liners to the right. Eisenhower also hit three shots from the first tee. The best one carried about 200 yards but hooked a bit hi the left ii par 69's Friday play separated the field in a more normal tourn ament manner. W hile Barber and Souchak were the golfers to beat, there were nine players still in there with a good chance and some others with an outside crack at it. . Uoug Sanders, who fashioned a second round 6C, was fAur strokes off the pace with a 138 while an other stroke hack were defending champion Dow Finslerwald, with a second round 68. and Gene Littler, who had a second round par 70 to go with his opening 69. At 140 came Cary Middlecoff, two-time winner of Ihe L'. S. 0en, current U. S. Open king Billy Casper and Lionel Hebert, who won the PGA title when ihe tournament was at match play in 11157. Walter Burkemo. another form er champ of this tourney. Fred Hawkins and Bob Goalby were at 141. In the 142 bracket, but need ing to get as hot as the weather which has baked the 6.30-yard Minneapolis Golf Club course, if they are to get back into the running, were the likes of Art Wall, Bill Ogdcn. Chuck Klein. Ken Venturi, Jay Jlcbert a:id Bus ter Cupit. Phil Moyer Signs For August Fight PORTLAND i UPI i Promotor Tommy Moyer said Wednesday Phil Moyer has signed for an Aug. 18 bout here with Don Full mer, little brother of middle weight Gene Fullmer. Don is the third fighting Full mer. Jay. another brother, is a welterweight. Tommy Moyer also said nego tiations for an Eddie Machen-Pat McMurtry match had fallen through. POFCYCLE STICKS FOR BUSY FINGERS 30 C Per 100 Beads Glue Kiis HOBBY SHOP 1113 Adams Beavers Split Two; Majors Seek Talent United Press International The way the major leagues are lifting talent out o fthe Pacific Coast League these days, it prob ably won't be long before the Pittsburgh Pirates call up the amazing Dick Hall from Salt Lake City. Hall, who's posted six shutouts so far this season, racked up his 13th win aaginst only lour losses Friday night as he pitched Salt Lake to a 5-2 win over Portland in the second game of a double header. The Beavers won the first game. 3-2. ... Other PCL action saw Sacra mento move to within a half game of league leading Vancou ver with a 4-3 win over Spokane. San Diego stopped the Mounties, 4-3 and Seattle dropped Phoenix, 7-2. Hall had his bid for shutout Len Matthews Turns Tables On TV Foe NEW YORK I UPI) Light weight contender Len Matthews turned the tables on Candy Mc Farland in their TV fight at Madi son Square Garden Friday night, and he craves to do likewise against Paul Armstead at Phila delphia, Sept. 28. Matthews, 135. pounds, and Mc Farland, 1354 are both from Phil adelphia. "I'm not even thinking of a title shot at Joe Brown," said ex plosive, 20 -year -old Matthews, who won a lopsided 10-round de cision after staggering McFar- land five times and flooring him once in the last round. "I'm at least a year away from a fight with Brown." Matthews, favored at 13-10, won on a rounds basis. 8-2. 9-1, and t-3-l over Sugar Bay Robinson's lanky protege, who had beaten Len in four of their five bouts as amateurs. Fleet-footed Candy was content to jab and run in most of the rounds. Ninth-ranked Matthews, who registered his 19th victory in 22 professional starts, has signed to meet sixth-ranked Armstead of Los Angeles at the Philadelphia Arena Sept. 28. It will be a non televised charity 'show. Armstead won a questionable split decision over Len early this year. But Len says "I'll take him this time." Cal Bauer Leads NW League Hitters SEATTLE (CPU Cal Bauer. former Tri City infielder, has moved up to the Pacific Coast League but the mark he left be hind still leads Northwest League hitters according to latest figures released today. Bauer, in 371 times up had 131 hits for a .353 mark in games through July 28. Walt O'Neil of Yakima with a .349 mark loomed as heir apparent to Bauer. Bauer, a former Seattle Univer sity baseball and basketball play er, led hits, 131, doubles, 37, and stolen bases, 26. Wilson Power Hitter Joe Wilson of Salem continued to be the loop's big power hitter. He led in homers with 22, total bases, 206, and in runs batted in, 73. Wilson was tied with AI Owen of Wenatchee for runs scored, 68. Herm Lewis, Yakima, and Karl Kuclil, Salem, were tied in triples with eight each and Kuedl led in walks with 65. Danny Sarver of Wenatchee had fanned the most times, 62. The better your home Disirict Swim Meet Think of us when you think of quality for quality is all we ever think of when we think of you! m i GRX MEMBER WESTERN GLOBE FURNITURE Adams and Hemlock No. 7 spoiled in the eighth inning when Jake Littpcll nailed him for a two-run homer. Hull's record is tons ill tlie lo.iniip The huee 6 ft. 6 n riithth.-inHpi- nnrA wag & shortstop for the Pirates and tried his hand at just about every position on tlie diamond, before settling on mound work.' , In iwn rrU not InrllidinK Friday night's game, Hall had walk ed only 20 batters in' 144 innings of baseball. His ERA was 1.69. He now has 14 completed games to his credit. Brockell doubled home three runs to break a 2-2 tie to enable the Bees and Hall to win. In the first game, the Beavers won on the strength of homers hv .lim Greencrass and Dave Melton, together with a clutch single by Milt Gralf in the ninin inning of the regulation seven inning contest. . ,. Crandtlam For Wade Ai Phoenix Gale Wade belted a erand slam homer in the sev enth inning with the score tied. 1-1, to lead Seattle to us win over the Giants. Han Dieeo scored its sixth cimir'ht virtnrv in defeating Van couver. The Padres, though still in seventh place, are now oniy five games behind the Mounties. A single Dy Don uiiiara scoreu Ritlv llimipr with the winning run and Russ Hcman, the fou,r,tl) San Diego pitcher, got credit for ine win TtA'n-run hompr hv N'i.'IDV Jones and Mike Krsnich helped Sneramento's Carl Greene score h.s 10th win cf the season against sue losses. Greene struck .out seven and didn't walk a man. f Swimmers Flex Muscles For The Dalles Twcnyt-five La Grande Swim Club mcmb?rs flex their muscles in competition with some of the finest small club swimmers of the state today at The "Dalles Recrea tion meet, forerunner of the Oregon A.A.U. Swimming and Diving Championships two weeks hence. on Aug. 15-16. ,. Those making the trip are: 10 and under division Laury Dodson.. Barbara Gray. Nils Oster holme. Brant Nightingale, Hal Carman and Mike Perrine. 11-12 division Stewart Lund gren. David Dodson, Ken Chruso skie. Leslie Kline, Katie Shorb and Suzie Workman. 13-14 division Mike Jones, Art Samson, Margaret Gregory, Judy Thomas. Tim Dodson, Susan Fislr, Lynn Challis and Steve Fedor. 15-16 division Mike Challis, Jim Phillips, Gail Kelly, Rolfe Pitts and Jenifer Smith. . The grouo traveled to The Dalles by cars driven by Bob Smith, who will be driving with his group from the Spokane meet, and Mrs. Don Smith, Mrs. Howard Fisk. Jerry Chrusoskic, Mrs. J. B. Dod son and George Challis. Th? Ua Grande cars departed from the pool at 4:30 a.m. vl DOORS Fir, Mahogany and Birch ' ALL SIZES IN STOCK 4 " TVS i TS5JiC nr MILLER CABINET SHOP Greenwood and Jefferson . . the better your living Big Pool Event Next Week Last Of Year Here - ,. . Upwards of 150 of the best boy and girl swimmers and divers, aged 8 to 16, will be seen in action at 1:30 o'clock next Saturday afternoon during the Third Annual Eastern Oregon Swimming & Diving Cham pionships. Compefing teams will be Hermiston, last year's champion, Pendleton, La Grande and possibly Milton-Freewater. The public is in vited to attend. There is no admis sion charge. FURNITURE STORES Phone W0 3 S614 Top Honors Grabbed By Golfer The La Grande Country club was DOM 10 i m re-way match last Tuesday u"d walked off with top honors. Madelin Hidden of the U Grande Club captured low gross honors for the field with an 82. Reba Laird, La Grande, and Mury Hadgen, Pendleton, tied for low net honors with a ,72. For the individual clubs. La Grande's low gross went to Anne Decker with an 85 and Mae Shri ver fired a 74 for a low n?t honors. Helena McDevitt captured low gross honors for Ihe Pendleton club and teammate Elma King's 76 captured low net honors. Walla Walla's low gross went to Anne Decker with an 85 and Ijw net honors were taken by Io- is Sporleder with a 74. After 18 holes of play and din ner a sole survivors match was held with 20 women from the clubs participating. The match was played with partners. Madelin Heddch and Molly Ma hnney of La . Grande captured top honors. Second place wenf to the team of June Muberry, La Grande, and Guenn Harvey of the Walla Walla Country .Club. The V aUd Ulia ,UUIILI LIUU IVdiU of Jan Campbell and Arylene Malcolm captured third, place. At a Wednesday lunch, balls were awarded for" last week's sweepstakes play. Five persons tied for the top In, nor in Class A. Maxinc Dc Vaney, Miriam King, Anne Deck jr, June Muberry and Lovcll Howard fired identical scores for the tie. Marge Keifer walked off with B Class honors and Katie Cavallo was the winner in Class C. . ENDS TONITE RICHARD WIDMAKK HENRY FONDA "WARLOCK" Also VICTOR MATURE "TANK FORCE" Starling Sunday COMMANDOS US "TANK COMMANDOS" Il.ltin, Willy ClfnDO MiKiit Llmtnct Robrt BirrM . AN AMIRICAN INTERNATIONAL PICTURE '"OPOAIION DAMES" tUtlin Ew MwrChucli HrndersoiKOon Dtvlin A,1 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL PICTURE ENDS TONITE WAIT DISNEY'S "OLD YELLER" Plus "BEYOND MOMBASA" "SUNDAY & MONDAY - ROBERT TAYLOR "THE LAW AND JAKE WADE" Plot "WILD HERITASE" f