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Bob Rosburg Wins Tdces PGA I Neil Andersen Observer, La Grande, Ore., Chicago Ups League Lead With United Press International .Thirty .shapes up toduy as the "magic number' which could give the Chicago White Sox their first '. pennant in 40 years. ..That National League raco is still as tight as a can of sa-dines but 11 victories in their last 12 games have the White Sox going... going.. .and perhaps very soon . "gone" in the American League race. '. The red-hot White Sox stretched 2 their latest winning streak to six - games and opened up a three . game lead Sunday when they " swept a doubleheader from the Washington Senators, 3-2 and 9-3. Z The losses stretched the Sena- tors' losing streak to 16 games Z two short of tiieir club rccoru " and four shy of a IcaHiic mark share by three teams - With 52 games left, the White 7 Sex :can reach the 92 - victory . mark by winning 30 games and losing 22 for a .577 pace. The J second place Cleveland Indians then would have to go at a MO pace to tie. The New York Yan 2 keest. A mere 42 out of 52 or .808 woudl be enough Is i. - i- No Break in NL . -There'!' no sign of a major break in the National league i where the Snn Francisco Giants Swimmers Nab I Points In Two Weekend Tests ' Members of the La Grande Swim Club's "traveling squad" who appeared Thursday and Krl day at the Spokane meet fared well in, competition at The Dalles Recreation Meet Saturday. Mike Challis. who earned two third place trophies at Spokane in tho 100 and 50 yard freestyle events, took two seconds at The Dalles, in the backstroke and freestyle. , Art Samson, who won fifth in the 100 yard freestyle at Spokane and gained the finals in the 50 yard freestyle, took the 100 met er freestyle, 13 14 division, and was second in the 200 meter brcasstroke at The Dalles. Jennifer Smith, fifth in the junior women's 100 yard back stroke at Spokane, placed sec end i nthc 100 meter backstroke. 1516 division, at The Dalles on Saturday. Mike Jones, who went unplac ed at Spokane, wen thirds in the 100 meter freestyle and 100 meter backstroke, 13-14 divisions, at The Dalles. 9 The La Grande contingent scored 25 points at the Spokane meet. t 4ors CUT THREE I MORAGA. Calif. UTD The San Francisco Korty-Nineis, in I training here lor the forthcoming i National Football Lragus cam- : paign. made their first cuts to- : day halfbacks Joe Helland of Arizona Tempci State, mid J Frank Bailey of Rice and lino- t backer Jerry Jurcrnk of St. Benc- z diet's College Kan.. t P"r;-;T5t -t-p -..v.- - tJ. -l WHEN YOU RECIN LIFE Your Pharmacist is interested in you from infancy on . . . start his service to you by stocking a complete line of baby medi cines, vitamins, and nursery supplies. Yoor Pharmacist is as near as your phone V - - ';' 1 i.ij im (3sg") QHiHIKBfl fjTpOOO Mf AtTM'TOlTfWOM RfXAll ) Championship OBSERVER Mon., Aug. 3 1959 Page 1 Two Wins retained their half -game lead with a 5-3 win over Pittsburgh Sunday. The Los Angeles Dodgers moved back into second with a 4-3 decision over the Philadelphia Phils and the Milwaukee Braves are only a game behind San Francisco despite their split with the St Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals won the first triumph. The Indians bounced back from a 5-4 Winning loss to beat the Baltimore Orioles, 6-3, the Yan kees downed the Kansas City Ath letics, 7-5. and the Boston Red Sox scored a 5-4 win ' over the Detroit Tigers in other AL games. The Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs. 2-0. in the other NL game The White Sox scored their 26th one-run victory of tho season when lliey tallied two runs in the ninth inning of their opener and then breezed to an easy win in the nightcap with the help of key doubles hy John Romano and Bublia Phillips. Rookie sensation Willie McCov ey did it again with a two-run homer and Willie Mays did it for a change with a clutch double as the Giants handed the Pirates their 12th setback in 14 games. Homers Kaye Phillias ' Homers by Duke Snider and Charlie Ncal were the big blows for the Dodgers who rallied for three runs in the fifth to givo reliever Larry Sherry his second win. Ken Buyer singled for his fourth hit and then went the rest of the way around the bases on errors by Hank Aaron and pitcher Don Mc.Mahon as the Cardinals pulled out a ninth-inning win over Mil waukee. The Braves came back in the nightcap with a 12-hit at tack. Tito Fruneona, who went 7-for-B and raised his average to .416 during the doubleheader, hit a three-run ninth-inning homer to give Cleveland's Gary Bell his 11th win in the nightcap. The Orioles won the first game in 10 inuinijs when rookie Barry Shet rnne tallied from third on a "Baltimore chop" single by Willie Miranda , Klston Howard drove in four runs with a double and two sin gles and Yogi Bcrra had three singles to lead the Yankees' li bit attack. Jackie Jenseu's three - run eighth-inning homer brought the Red Sox from behind and gave Ike tVlotk his seventh win after Paul Fcylack carried a five-hitter into the ninth. Rookie Jay Hook and veteran Brooks Lawrence combined in a five-hitter as the Reds won their sixth game in seven starts. Pumps for f vary AUTHORIZED DEALER INDUSTRIAL Machinery & Supply 1410 Adams Ph. WO J 4621 Big One; MINNEAPOLIS UP1 Bob Rosburg, the new PGA champion who finally won "the big one I've been looking for," wasn't sure today whether his triumph came on merit or "little Jerry's mistakes." Little Jerry is the 43-year-old, five-foot, five-inch, 138-pound Jer ry Barber, who blew the PGA championship Sunday when he begeyed the last two holes. "1 gave the tournament away." Barber said. "When I put my approaches on the last two holes in sand traps, I blew it." But he didn't take anything away from the bespectacled Ros burg, who with three children, ages eight, seven and six, wanted to win "a big one" in the hope he will get a good job with a golf club so he will be able to spend more time at home, rather than travel the tournament golfing trail. . "When you shoot a 66 like Bob did, you deserve to win," Barber said. "But when it looked like I had frosting on the cake going to the 17th hole, it turned out to De only dough." . Started Strakts Behind -Rosburg, who bas been making his living playing golf since he turned professional in 1953, was hit six strokes behind the leading Barber going into Sunday's final round. But that four-undcr-par 66 gave him a 72-hole total of 277, one stroke better than Barber and Doug Sanders. ' Sanders, one stroke behind Barber ping jnto the final round, carded a two-over-par 72 for the second place champion Dow Finster wald was fourth at 280. He shot a fourth round par 70. Tied for fifth at- 281 were the favored Mike Souchak, whose nutter failed him again. Bob Goalby and Ken Venturi. Next at 282 came Sam my Sncad and Cary Middlecoff. Souchak 'Come in with a t hoover-par 74 and, with only six players left in the field, there were only . three golfers in the running Rosburg, Barber and Sanders. ' Sanders, who was in the tour nament on a pass, shot a final- round 72. He lost his chance when he three-putted from 22 feet on the 17th hole. - . . Souchak weet out of the running when he bogeyed three of the first four holes: ' Closed Cap Early At the nine hole turn, Rosburg had picked up those six strokes on Barber by going out in 30 against little Jerry s 36. So going to the 10th Rosburg and Barber were all even. Ros burg was in the clubhouse when he heard that Barber had parred ... ram - n y4' Pit,- NOW . . . Eddy'i Introduce Into, thl area a tturdr new PLASTIC, wrapper that's lgntd to keep the lost (lie at freah at the Hrst Soft pliable PLASTIC naket it easy to lake out or replace slices without fuss. Beit of all. thtt EXTRA BONUS OF FRESHNESS cost no morel iyy iMi-iT s mi m I ' Elk I m .it 1 l SHRINE QUEEN Kristine Ann Kenny, Pendleton, will reign over the eighth annual Shrine East-West All Star Football game to be played in the Round-Up Stad ium August 22. Kristine has been treated in the Shrine Hospital in Portland and still receives outpatient treatment. Stewart lundqren Paces Swim Club At The Dalles Meet Paced by the sparkling perfor mance of Stewart Lundgrcn, who Von firsts in the breaststukc, freestyle and backstroke, 11-12 division, the La Grande Swim Club scored 83 points Saturday at The Dalles Recreation meet to place well up among the team leaders. Team scores and standings arc not tallied for the meet. Other first place winners for La Grando were: Leury Dodson 1(1 and under girls division, in the 50 meter backstroke, and Art Sampson, 13 14 division, 100 meter freestyle. Individual performances for La Grande: 10 and under division Ncls Osterholm, fifth, and Mike Sater. sixth, in the 50 meter freestyle; Hal Carman and Barbara Gray went unplaced in the finals. Laury Dodson, first, and Barbara Gray, sixth, in tho 50 meter back stroke; Mike Perrine, fourth. and Nels Osterholm, fifth, in the 50 meter backstroke. . ' 11-12 division Stewart Lund gren, first in the 50 meter breast- stroke; Stewart Lundgrcn, first and Ken Chrusoskie, fifth, in the 50 moter freestyle; Katie Shorb sixth In the 50 meter freestyle; the 16th. It looked like Tiny Jerry was home free. He needed only two pars to win. But he took two bogeys instead. a modern miracle of freshness in (Eddn de- . v. i v '';. -'ry hiking Stewart Lundgren, first and Ken Chrusoskie, fourth, in the 50 meter backstroke. .. j 13-14 division Mike Jones, third and Tim Dodson, sixth, 100 me ter backstroke; Art Samson, first, and Mke Jones, third, 100 meter freestyle , Art Samson. second and Tim Dodson, third 200 meter breaststroke. 15-16 divlslonJeonifer Smith, second, 100 meter backstroke Mike Challis, second, and Rolfe Pitts, unplaced, 100 meter back stroke; Mike Challis, second, and Kolfc Pitts, unplaced 100 meter backstroke; Mike Challis, sec ond, 100 meter freestyle. The closest race of the meet was the final event on the pro gram, the 15-16 boys 10O meter ficcstyle. Mike Challis, who has chased The Dalles' Nathan Fran cis in four years of competition but never succeeded in catching him, took the lead from the start and at the turn was leading Francis, in second place, by four feet. ' Fifteen yards from the finish Fiancis began to overhaul Chat i; and. amid a screaming throng of fans -and teammates, .i1' the tail two inches ahead of Challis in the time of 1:06.2. Challis was timed in 1:06.3. La Grande's next meet is the District Championships this Sat urday afternoon in La Grande. is Jim Zanelli tops Stock Car Drivers There were thrills and chills aplenty ior spectators at Sunday's itock car races at the JC Speed way. Jim Zanelli was the day's top driver capturing-the Trophy Dash nd the fourth heat race then coming back to grab th- A Main. The Jack Ricker family had a good day too. Jack finished sec ond in the B Main to Ray Mohni and Lucille Ricker captured the special Powder Puff deby. De Lay Christensen, Pendhton. turned in the fast time of the day in time trials driving car 81. Jerry Williams in car No. 2 iterally drove off with the first heat race. Williams jumped into the leading during the first lap and steadily widened the gap to win going away. Lloyd Anthony drove car No. 00 to victory in the second heat beating off the challenge of Dick Hilyard. Bill Turner raced away with the . third race and Jim Evers finished second. The fourth eat race produced the day's closest finish. Ken Hall lead during the first part of the race until Bud Inglert piled his car into the railing. Zanelli and Hall had dueled for the lead up until this time. The cars were restarted alter the wreck and Zanelli zoomed into the lead. Jeff Griffin, Pendleton, driving car No. 18 stayed close to Zanelli until the final turn. Griffin got inside Zanelli's Car No. 0. The cars raced for the finlstt line with Zanelli winning by a foot. Twelve cars went to the post in the A Main and when the dust had cleared only six were still going. Zanelli once more got into the lead and Jim Evers was hot on his tall. The two cars continued to battle for top spot throughout the race. j Zanelli gradually increased his lead and captured the 30 lap event easily. Three cars went to the post in tho Powder Puff special. Lucille Ricker lead all the way. Betty Williams ' finished second and Myrna Woodcll was third. The results: Trophy Dash: Jim Zanelli, 0; Bud taglebcrt, S; De Lay Chris- tenson, 81. 1st Heat: Gerald Williams, 2. 2nd Heat: Lloyd Anthony, 00. 3rd Heat: Bill Turner, 45. 4th Heat: Jim Zanelli, 0. B Main: Ray Mohni, 96; Jack Ricker, 9: Robert Wilhelm, 69. A Main: Jim Zanelli, 0; Jim Evers. 77; Jeff GrCfin, 18. VA KENTUCKY WHISKEY IN, $4.40 i SUNNY I ' fi StTNV ""!"?'' BROW THf OtDSUNNYBWKWCO . ICHIir.Vtllt. 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