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OBSERVER fL f Nail Andarttn Observer, La Granda, Ore., Frl., Aug. 7, 1959 Paga Swim Club Chances Sickness Hurt By " Outcome of the Eastern Oregon Swimming and Diving Champion ships at the Veterans Memorial .Pool was anybody's guess today as 'the' La Grande Swim Club was struck by a rash of illness and vacation absences. . Uermiston, last year's champions and inactive for the last two weeks, was reported "loaJed", for the meet and primed to repeat last year's team victory. The club has entered 42 contestants in the meet. ' Pendleton, much stronger than when it dropped a dual meet to La Grande five weeks ago, will put about 40 swimmers in the water and all are in top shape. It was reported. ' La Grande's learn chances were hit when Margaret Gregory was confined to bed for two days with a severe chest and head cold, Art Samson treated a sore throut, Mike Challis was laid up with intestinal 'flu, Jim Hilary was undergoing treatment for an infected ear, and Katie Short, Mary AUcnburg and ilal Carman lost practice workouts due to family vacutions. To cap La Grande's misfortune this week " temp?rature of the "T J 7. Padres Bop Bevos 6-1 By United Press International Dick Stigmun of the San Diego .Padres scattered rvrx hits here Thursday night and batted in two runs as the Padres downed Port land 8-1 in a Pacific Coast League contest. In the only other PCL game Vancouver downed Sacra mento 4-3. ' The victory was the sixth of the season for Stigipnn, who has suf fered 13 defeats this season. Loser was Portland starter Art lloutc man, who dropped his sixth game In It decisions. " San Diego scored three times . m the top of the second inning to ' overcome a 1-0 Portland lead. Ken Kraynak started the Padre uprisftig with 'a triple and scored when Billy Ihmter singled. Steve Jankowski followed with a single and Stigman belted a triple scor ing two more runs to put the Pa dres into the lead at 3-1. ' The Beavers scored their only run when : Clem Moore singled, stole second and came across on a single by Dave Melton. The winners added insurance by scoring single tallies in the fifth, sixth and seventh frames. Don Dillard hit his sixth home run of the season in the seventh stanza with nobody on for the winners. The win enabled the Padres to even the four-game series in Port land with the Beavers at two games apiece. Spokane and Phoenix won ex hibition games Thursday niuht and Salt Luke City and Seattle were idle. i ' Chuck Estrada was the winning pitcher for Vancouver. In the Sacramento Vancouver Fray, Wayne Causey's first home run of the year, a two-run shot in the third inning, was the game's big blow. Causey Inter scored whi proved to be the winning rtin when Joe Krazicr singled him home In the sixth. The Vletory was Estrada's loth URninsl four losses. i In San Diego's win, Dick Stig man scattered seven bits In going the route. Ho aided his cause with a two-run triple that high lighted San Diego's three-run sec ond inning. , . The pitching win whs his sixth of the year against 13 losses. Don Dilla-d belted his sixth home run of the campaign for the Padres in the seventh with none on. S;oknne, playing -ul home be fore n exhibition crowd of 11.158, nipped the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2. Frank Howard singled home the winning tun 1n the bottom of the ninth: Howard homered curli er in the contest. Phoenix took a 41 exhibition win over , the Eugene Emcrunds of the Northwest League at Eu gene, with Andre Kodgers driv ing in three runs- in two hits. THE ' DANMOORE HOTEL All Transient Guest. All those who come, rctura. Rates not high, eot low. Free Garage, TV's and Ra oW. We have a reputation for cleanliness. Children under 00 chine , .' M1F (W Merriaoii Portland, Ore. i water at the pool has ranged from 62 to 65 degrees during practice sessions, noticeably limiting the workouts of the swimmers. i More than 120 swimmers and i divers are expected to participate ! in the meet's 50 events tomorrow j afternoon. Each team is limited to two en tries in each of the swimming and relay events, and three In tin diving events. Six places will count for points, and medals will be awarded for first, second and third places, with ribbons for 'ourih, fifth and sixth. La Crandc contestants, by age divisions, arc: 10 and under division Laury Dodson, Barbara Gray, Brant Nightingal". TMels Osterholme, Karen Goss, Hal Carman, John Craig, Mike Perrinc, Debbie Gray, Karen Swart, Don Harrison, Mike Sayter and Curtis Stcffcn. 1112 division Leslie Kline, Katie Sho:b, Stewart Lundgreo. Ken Chrusoskie, Mary Altenburg, Susie Workman. Don StKf. Duv.d Dod son, Marie Ritchuy and Jim Hilary. 13-14 division Margaret Greg; ory, Judy Kain, Mike Jones, Art Samson, Susan Fisk, Colette Nied erer, Steve Fedor, Tim Dodson, Lynn Challis, Judy Thomas, Lee Anne Morgan, Jo Sullivan, Dale Feik. 13-16 ' division Mike Challis, Gary Baker, Gail Kelly, Jim Phillips, Rolfc Pitts, Jennifer Smith. Diving girls: Bonnie Scort, Mar garet Gregory and Leslie Kline; boys: John Moser and Dale Fcik. v v '. fx A LhhhbJ --l.C1. .1 jmmmmu a ' Kian'l liiM 4uatw SoxQriolesrLT M Mm mm mmt White Batkle To 1-1 Tie Standings United Press International San Francisco Los Angeles Milwaukee Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati St. Louis Philadelphia National League W. L. Pet. GB 61 46 .570 61 48 .560 1 58 47 .552 2 51 55 .481 9'i 52 56 .481 '- 50 56 .472 10'4 50 58 .463 ll'-a 44 61 .419 16 Thursday's Results Chicago 4 Philadelphia 2 San Francisco 7 Milwaukee 1 Pittsburgh 18 St. Louis 2 (night) Only games scheduled. I American League W. L. Pet. CB Chicugo . 63 42 .600 .: Cleveland 63 45 .583 1'j Baltimore 55 5 -.505 10 Kansas City 52 54 .491 ll'i New York 51 54 .486 12 Detroit 53 59 .486 12 Boston 48 59 .449 16 Washington 44 ' 63 .404 21 Thursday's Results Bostorf 4 Kansas City 3 Detroit 4 New York 0 - Cleveland 5 Washington 2 (night Chicago 1 Baltimore "1 'game called end of 18 inn., curfew) PCL Standings W. L. Pet. GB Sacramento 61 54 .530 Portland 58 54 , 518 V Vancouver 60 36 .517 l'j Suit Lake 59 56 .513 2' Phoenix 58 .57 .504 3'j Son Diego 58 58, ,500 3'i Spokane 56 60 .483 6 Seattle " ' 49 64 .434 ll'i ' Thursday's Results Vancouver 4 Sacramento 3 Sim Diego 6 Portland 1 Northwest Lr.ioue Standings W. L. Pet. GB. Yakima 21 19 .567 . Wcnatchee 19 17 .526 l'i Lewistnn 18 17 .514 2 SHINES FOR SHRINERS Mark Grculich.1 guard from La Grande, goes over blocking assignments with Cach Don Requa of Pendleton in preparation for the 12th annual Shrincr's Hospital All Star game. Greulich will perform for State team in the Aug. 15 game in Portland's Multnomah Stadium. Portable blackboard held by Pkcqua shows the blocking, assignments. VAN PETTEN'S GRAB TITLE; GLASS -TIGERS ALSO WIN - Thursday's Results Van Petten's 10, Jr. Old Tim ers 7 ' Glass IS VFW S Tigers 14 Cardinals 7 Van Petten's -clinched the Mid get League title by downing the Jr. Old Timers ip-7 while Glass Drugs was whipping VFW 15-5 and the Tigers clawed the Cardi nals 14 7 in the last night of lit tle league action. ' The Lumberjacks grabbed a five run lead in the first to lead all the way. Bill DclJishmutt was safe on an error as the first man up in the game. Dave Cash smacked out a triple to score one run. Masters and Lilly walked to lead the bases. Greg Ritter then poked a pitch out of the park for a grand slam home run and four runs. The JiT Old Timers came back to score three runs in the bot tom of the inning. MaUine was safe on an error and Dan Young's triple scored a single run. Simirthwaile and Knight walked to duplicate the Lumberjack half of the inning. Miller then picked on a pitch and singled to .scoro two runs. Van Petten's used the home run as a major weapon through out the game. In the second Wendell walked and came home when DeLashinutt homered. Lil ly opened the Lumberjack third with a home run. Bartren walk ed and scored on Dave Bingner's double to account for two more runs. Deljshmutt walked and scor ed on Cash's double fur the tenth run. , The Jr. Old Timers scared the Lumberjacks in the bottom of the fourth. Roberts singled and ad vanced when Malonc was safe on an error. Young walked to fill the bases. Knight's single scor ed two runs. Both Girriard and Miller singled to score two mare runs. Dave Cash picked up win 11 for the' year against no losses and Young got the loss. Glass scored 12 runs in the first inning and then went on to whip the VFW 155. Fuller tripl ed to open the inning. Barby was hit by the pitcher and Kinzor was safe on an error with Fuller scoring. Lewis singled to .score anothc run and walks to Shaw, McKay, Chandler and Baker ac counted for two more counters. Shanahan singled and Fuller ot his second triple of the in ning before Barby was hit by the pitcher again. Kinzcr walked and Lewis doubled to finish the scoring. The VFW picked up a single run in the first with Stiff walk ing and scoring. Glass got their final three runs in the second. Baker and Fuller were safe on errors. Busby walk ed to load the bases and Kinzer's base on balls scored Baker. I.ewis doubled to plate Fuller and Busby. The VFW picked up two runs' n the third. Robins singled, Stiff walked and McMastors also drew a pass. Ilimphrcy, Scott and Mousel were all safe on field ers cnoice witn tne two runs scoring. Alexander walked. Ritchey was !afc on an error and Robins sing led to account for a lone VFW run in the fourth. 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Huntsman singled be fore Beeman walked and Holm es was hit by the pitcher. Gerry doubled to drive in two more runs. Five singles, an error and a 'alk' accounted :for five Card runs in the fifth. Elhart was safe cn an error and Hermann, Kret- United Press International Feast or famine take your pick. Sometimes a team cai't beg. borrow or steal run as was the case with the White Sox and Orioles, who battled to an 18-in-ning 1-1 tie in the longest game of the year Thursday night. And there ore other times when the poor guy running the score board could use an adding ma chine as was the case when the Pirates came up with 10 runs in the ninth inning to swamp the Cardinals, 18-2. Southpaw Billy Pierce and ksjickleballer Hoyt Wilhelm were the standouts in the four-hour-ami-eight-minute Chicago Baltimore marathon. Pierce Pitches H Innings Pierce, once thought to be "too frail" during the early part of his j career, pitched the first 16 innings ior ine wnue aox oeiore giving way to Turk Lown. The 35-year-old Wilhelm took over for starter Billy O'Dell in the ninth and pitched no-hit ball for 8 2-3 innings before Billy Goodman singled with two out in the 17th. Chicago scored the first run in the third inning on a walk and John Romano's triple off the left field barrier which just missed be ing a homer by inches. Baltimore scored its runs in the eighth on Chico Carrasquel's single, a sacri fice and another single by Willie Tasby. The two teams, finally halted by the midnight curfew, had played 17-inning games on June 4th and July 25th of this season with Chi cago winning both games. IS Bucs Bet in th In Pittsburgh's slaughter of St. Louis, the Pirates sent 15 men to bat in the ninth. Smoky Burgess paced a 25-hit assault on five Car dinal pitchers, driving in six runs with five hits, including a homer and two doubles. Bill Vir don drove in five runs. The winner was left-hander Har .vcy Haddix, who hurled a seven hitter and breezed to his eighth victory. The same Haddix would have done anything for a eouole of those runs when he lost .a 13 inning one-hit 1-0 decision to the Braves last May 26th.' San Francisco stretched its Na tional League lead to a full game schmer and Kemp singled. Wil bur then wilked and Dolven un loaded a single. Miller follow ed with a single, the fifth run of the inning scoring. Gerry was the winner and Kemp the loser. with a 7-1 decision over Milwau kee and Chicago beat Philadelphia 4-2. Los Angeles and Cincinnati were not scheduled. In the American League. Cleve land climbed to within l1! games of the top with a 5-2 victory over Washington: Detroit blanked New- York. 4-0, and Boshm nipptd Kan sas City. 4-3. ; Jones Wins 15th , i Sam Jor.es of the Giants scored his 15th victory of the season with an eight-hitter over the Braves. The Cubs snapped a seven-game losing streak when Ernie Banks' double touched off a two-run rally in the eighth against the Phillies. 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