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Local Little LeaguersiS To OBSERVCK f Obrvr, La Grand, Ore.. vThe East team tueated through! their lirt two practice sessions en the college field yesterday in preparation for the Eat-West fame iq Pendleton Aug, 22. The early morning session a confined mostly to calisthenic and familiarizing the players twin the play. During the afternoon tied and dummy drills occupied the players. Bevos Edqi Ph oeriix; Up Lead 3 By United Press International f The Portland Beavers were a full game and a half out in front Joday in the race for the Pacific jCoat Lcajue pennant. Portland's hopes to brir.g home Jhe title in the state's Centennial Vear ere brightened Monday -night as the Beaers edged Phoe 2nix 4-J. . Vancourer took over second place an a S-l win oer Salt iLake City; Spokane clabbered San Ldego -J and Seattle downed Sacramento 6-S in 10 mnings. I It was the fifth straight loss lor Sacramento which led the league 'for a large part of the season. Sacramento is at Portland for a 'series opener tonight. Portland got . its runs early against Phoenix Monday night, 'scoring twice in the second and Toncc each in the third and fourth. Phoenix scored in the fifth on Owen Friend's 15th homer and Itwice in the seventh on three hits including a triple by Sal Taro- "mirja. rpaw. was the winner although he McMinn in the seventh. J Portland, which had a bad time with Phoenix last year, won its fseries from the (jiants this season 3l4." Frank Howard and Tommy Da- vis. future Los Angeles Dodger : hopefuls, each powered a pair of ; homers to lead Spokane's win i over San Diego. I Davis and Howard, property of rthe i talent-rich Dodge-, . each -socked one of their homers ever J the 411 foot sign in centerfield rto become only the third and 'fourth players to perform that trick in Spokane's Fa rgrounds ;Park. J Portland buill up an early ad vantage over Phoenix and then held on for its in. George Bru Jnet, the Beaver starter and game winner, had to be relieve! in the "seventh in favor of Glen McMinn who finished up. Phoenix collected 13 hits, but could not collect any I key blows. George Bamberger was in com mand all the way as he pitched Lake. The veteran righthander . scattered 10 hits and was aided by sound defensive support. I Lou Skizas homered in the top 1 of the tenth to give the red-hot 2 Seattle Rainiers a sweep of their .five game scries with Sacramento ;Shrine Coaches Grab For Towels; ICry, Cry; Cry I PORTLAND .'UP!' Rival coaches were vicing today for the : underdog role in the 12th annual Shriners" hospital all-star football game Saturday night in Multno l man stadium. - "Where do they get that 'even j stuff asked Coach Fred Spigel- 1 berg of the State oll-sta-s. "They've got e v e r y t h i n g." moaned Coach Tom JJeSylvia of 2 the Metros. ."They (Slntei should bo the favorites." . i Sideline observers continued to insist, h owevcr, that the game slacks even. Both 27 man squads worked hard Monday morning and after 4 noon following their Sunday holi- day, and double workouts were C scheduled for again Tuesday. The Metros concentrated on their passing attack again, with Quarterback Terry Baker of Jef- ferson in the key throwing role. t Baker, hailed as the best nrep passer io come out of Oregon N"1 George Shaw, connected 4 consistently on long and short tosses. PITTSBURGH PAINTSI Stay. Brighter . . . Lonaerl Pittsburgh For All Purposes Mill) Iat's Cabinet Shop Greenwood and Jefferson Oast Team Through Nail Ander$n Tues., Aug. 11. 1959 Paga 2 First Drill While the linemen bounced the riocking sled and coach Milt Curand around the field the ticVi were working oa handsoffi i-id timing. Frank Fruills, Del Hail and Bill Ransom filled the zir with passes durjn a brief passing drill. Head coach Al Keck brought ie line and backs together with dummys for a little scrimmage Tne defense eager to get under way wanted to know why the handicap and sou the air dum mies were tmown aside. Although it wasn't a full fleg- ed scrimmage the teams bump ed heads for about 30 minutes. The defensive line lead "by 219 pound - Alonio EWer, charged through to dump the trio c! 'jtiarterbacki on several occasions. The squad which averages 177 pounds is big and aggressive. El der despite his weight it fast. Several backs ran hard during the drill: the blocking was hard and tackling sharp. At the end of the morning drill the team was timed through SO yard wind sprints.. A trio of players turned ui a 61 clock ing. Bud Maupin. Merrill. David Hockett. Joseph, and Del Hall. V'rr.atilla turned identical times. Gary Marx, Enterprise. Charles Roller and John Haskins both of Merrill turned in 6 2 clockings. Clifford Johnson of Wallowa. a back during his high scnooi days, was working out at guard for the East team. Two-a-day practices continue throughout the week. Morning session begins at. B:30 and the afternoon practice at 3 p.m. W ednesday and Friday nights the team will work out under the lights at the college field be ginning at 7. i Saturday the team will go to Portland to see the Metro-State . Multnomah stadium and Standings United Press International National League W. L. Pet. CB San Francisco 1 Los Angeles Milwaukee 64 47 .577 . 62 49 5- 9 2 .551 3 4M 10 .477 11 .468 12 .465 12 'i .407 17'j 59 54 52 51 53 46 Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis Philadelphia Monday s Ktsults San Fran. 1 St. Louis 2, niijht 'Only game scheduled.' A Tier ion Leajoa W. L. Pet. CB Chicago Cleveland W 42 611 SUS 2'i 509 11 505 ll'i 4K2 14 46S 15'i 450 174 3!l3 24 65 56 56 54 52 50 44 46 54 36 58 59 61 CI! New York Baltimore Detroit Kansas City Boston Washington Monday's Results New York 7 Boston 4. 10 in. night Cleveland S Kansas City 4, night 'Only games scheduled I Pacific Coast League W. Pel, CB I'z 2 2h 4 4'i S Portland Vancouver Salt Lake Sacramento San Diego I'hoenix Spokane 62 62 61 61 60 59 59 54 Mn ,517 .513 .500 .4. AM 4K3 .453 Seattle . Monday's Results Portland 4 Phoenix 3 Spokane 9 Son Diego 3 Vancouver 5 Suit Lake 1 Seattle 6 Sacramento I ' 10 ins. ' Sweats HEMMfTLMJ FINE KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON mmmu Nature's finest bourbon TKere is IflC 010 HCRMUAGE CO , lOUISVlllf, K. 0lS!Ri9utO 8T hTiONl 3. it i v. '$ . TRYING FOR TWO IN A ROW E. B. Moore of Hermiston is the defending champion in the Elk's Open Golf -Tourney to be held over the Country Club Course Thursday through Sunday. Moore will be on hand to try and defend his title against the challenge of more than 150 play ers. In case the picture looks backwards. Moore is a natural lefthander. (Observer) La Grande Swimmers Set Records, Improve Times In District Meet The complete listing of perform- Nighting.-ili . Mike Sjttr. Curt S'.ef--foJrth. ances by La Grande Swim Clubber and "els Osterhclm?. 2,0 meter freestyle: Jennifer contestants in Saturday's Eastern I Girls 160-ard med'ey: I.aSmi!h. third: Mike Challis. first, Oregon Swimming and Diving Grandt "A" team, second. Lauryi2:47.7 'R': Jim Phillips, third. Championships at the Veterans ' Dcdton. Mary Altenbur. Leslie Girls d'ving, 1-meter bo:rd: Bon Memorial Pool with records in- Klin? and Katie Shorb: La Grande nie Scott, first, 180 8 points, dicated by 'R: "B" t arn, sixth. M.rie Ritchi. Boys diving, 1-meter board: John 10 and under division, 1$ yards Freestyle: Barbara Cray, fourth: Laury Dodson. fifth: Sels 0ter- holme, fourth; Brant N'igh'.ing-ile. sixth. w sev - Breaststroke: Karen Goss ond: Barbara Griv fi.'th- Hal Carman, third: Jchn Craig, fi.'th. Backslroke: Laury Dodson. first. 194 iR: Barbara Gray, fi.'th:: Nels Gsterholmc. third; Mike Per- rinc. fourth. Butttrlly: Debbie Gray, fifth; Mike Prrrine, fourth; Don Harri son. fifth. 11-12 division, St meters Free5tyle: Leslie Kline, fourth Katie Shorb. fifth; S'.ewfrt Lund - gren,. first, 32 2 -R'; Ken Chru-I SO m'ter backtroke: I.ynn Chal-o'kie-. fourih. ' lis. firt. 43 7: Marqaret Gregory BrenstMnJie: Marv Altenburg. ifourth: Mike Jones, first, 3S 2 R : fourth; Susie Workman, six'.h; Don Stiff, fi.th. BatkstroiiC: L?s'ic Kline, third; Marie Ritchie, sixth: Stewart Lund- grcn. first, 39 0 'It'; Ken thru- soski-, setor.d Bulterfly: Mary Altenburg. third; Leslie Kline . fifth: Stewart I.undgren. first, 38 5 'R; Ken Chrusoskie, fifth. 12 and under relays Girls lin-yard freestyle: La Grande "A" team, third. Laury Dodson, Susie Workman, Katie Shorb and Leslie Kline; La Grand' B" team, sixth, Karen Lovell. Barbara Gray. Debbie Gray and Mary Alteuburg. Boys 160-yard freestyle: La Grande "A" team, second. Kenisecond: Rolfe Pitts, fourth. Chrusoskie. David Dodson. Don Stiff and Stewart Lundgren: Lai Grand? "B" team. fi'th, Brant !iif i none better! 5Tx ' JT: - i Karen Goss. Debtii? Gray ami Barbara Gray. Boys 100 yard nvdley: La Grande "A" team, se Ken ! Dcd-cn and Stewart I.u'r.dgren; '. . . L2 l,ranrtf H team !f urth Mikp f'"ne. John Craig and 00,1 Su,t 1M division 100 m t'T irces'y le- Mike Suter Judy Kr:e. third: Margaret Gregory, fmirth: f am. second, Jennifer Smith. Art Samscn, first. 1:05.1 ' R ' ; Mi :e;Susan Fisk. Judy Kain. Margaret Jones, second. j Gregory; La Grande "B" team. 100 meter breaststroke: Susan, sjxMl, Lynn Challis, Collote Xifder Fisk. second: Colletc- Ni(dcrer.l.r. io-Anne Morgan and Judv 'sixth: Steve Fedor, firt. 1 ' 2 i'R : Tim Dod-.cn. seefn-i Tim Dcdson. third. 50 meter Eutterfly second: Susan Fisk. fourth; Steve Fedor. first 37 .4 ' K Mike Jones. second. lo yard individua' mrdl, y Judv fi'th: . Art i Kain. third; Lynn Chal'i. I Stive Fedor, firsl. 2 1C 7 !It Samson, s-cond. 2Xi meter freestyle: M:'rgare-t Gregory, second. Lynn Challis. fourth: Art Samson, first, 2.31.6 R ; Joe Sull.v an. fourth 15.14 divisions, 100 mtrs Freesiylc: Mike Challis, first, l:llt!9; Gary Baker, sixth; Gail Kelly, sixth. UrcastsLoke Jvnnifcr Smith. first. 135 3 IR': Mike Challis. Butterfly: no entries. 160-yard individual medley; Jen nifer Smith, second: Jim Philips. 54" Q, '"M 2 $0.90 P. VEAPSOLD CiStlM! PR??. CO 5 'if vxnL .... rv- 1 .-. 5 PC?f ' c i ' j t ! " 3 ,:, 1 - . " - ; 'v ' cv ,. ,! 'i ; . J "- .. - -t-1 - . ". '-Z . '' - ... . .rv V- 'i " .V - . - 5 '- " , , -. . A v. ' 7 IMesef. U'.ird: Dale Feik. fourth.' j .H relays, 16 yards- Girls freestyle delay: U Grsnde A" t.am. second, Jenifer Smith. Jud' Kain' Susan Fisk and Mar' , .. i . . . r, f" uiexuiy; ia uiauut d team, sixth. Judy Thomas, Gail Kelly, Lee-Anne Morgan and Lyna Challis. v Girls medlcv relav: La Grande Thomas. ) Boys freestyle relay: La Grande i"A" team, first. 1:25.7 'Ri. Mike Ionrs. Steve Fedor. Art Samson and Mike Challis; La Grande "B" team, fifth. Rolfe PitLs. Joe Sulli- .Iiidy Ka.n.van Tim Dodson and Garv Baker. j Bovs mcdlcv relav: La Grande "A" team, first. 1:42.9 'R'. Mike Jones. Steve Fedor. Art Samson and Mike Challis: La Grande "B" earn, fourth. Rolf? Pitts. Tim Dod on. John Moser anei Gary Baker. THREE TEAMS ENTERED CHKSTNIT HILL, Mass. TP!'! Australia has entered three, learns for the U.S. I.an Tennis AsMK-iation's natio.ial doubles; chamnionships beginning at the l.ongwood Cricket Club next Sun day. The teams include Neale 1 Frascr ard Roy Emerson : Bob , Mark and Rod Laver: and Marty Mulligan and Ken Fletcher. All , are members of the Australian Davis Cup squad. . i . . v - . IPoKllNlG For CI SoMEllilN(?y You'd find the products, senrices, firms and stores you need listed In Hit Yellow Pages of yout Telephont Directory. 3rrvi4 I fW fs mwiIia Im IXt U S A. Honored At Dinner More than ZK little. lea;ue:s more. Huntsman. Graham. Lewis', attended a dinrer in their honor j McClay. Full-r, Shad. Lovely, at tne Elks' Club last night to'Maldonsdc. Hilliard, Hammer, ctlebrau the comp?tit!on of an-jSp-ncc. Sidor. Friziel, Lovelact, c.fcer stasia of play. .C'ark and Milton.' Dave Hjntsnun. Rick G rry ' E!ki: Smith. Cerry. Holmes, Ted Swor Jr.. and Steve Fieder-' Milliard. Feik. Hun'vnan. Miller. icks walked off wit1) the top tro- Marx- Prscott. Moore. Dalton. Dhies of the season and a ht' of Thomas. Cash. Elhart. Dolven. other players were named tc the , leaeu all star teams. i Huntsmr.n was awarded the Ke lingtwger memorial troufcy it the top little leaguer' a.' the tesson. Rick Gerry, playing in the Elk's league was award'd the Most Valuable Trophy. The Most In spirational player in the opinion rf the coaches was Ted Sidor Jr. Midget leaguer Steve Fredericks won the Mort Improved Player award. Bats and balls were presented to the leading pitcher and hjter in each league. Dave Casbi with an il-C record. won the Mideet -eaeu? ball. Bill W'hi'temorc-. 7-0. got the Pee Wee kail .wi nu.y riw., , .... pitcher in the Elk's Ie2gue. ,ea """a wyp -o utile leaguer hitters with an .tS2 aver- " picMd up ine ree wee oat. Liave sm.tn swatted at a wo cup to pace tne Lit s leaguers I : . auu will I1IC BAIU. D-ve Huntsmen topped the Midget league batsman with a .777 average. A special all star team was se lected to comp?t against Elgin in a Thursday night game under the lights. Named to the squad were Bill W'hittemor, Jerry In- gerson, John Huntsman, Sid Scott. Gzry Graham. Mike Hay den. Bill Spence. Ted Hilliard. Gaven Lewis, Ronny Fuller, Gene Lovely. Mike Elder, John Knight, Gary Hayden and John McClay. Ed Draper, Elk Ruler, welcomed the little leagu?rs and to'd them the Elk s looked upon the little league dinner as their biggest contribution to youth activities. Ed Bennett and Lyle Riggs were introduced to the boys for their part in the program along with all the managers and coaches. John Hodge, who has been man aging a little league team every year for the six years of the pro gram vis given a special intro duction. Tonight and tomorrow night the all-star teams from each league will compete in games at the high school and Greenwood ath letic lield. The games are sched uled to start at 5:30. Ball players are requested to wear their uni forms to the field where Jim Fergerson will divide the teams. Players, scheduled to compete in the Elgin game are asked to meet at the high school at 5:30 Thursday night. Players named to the all-star teams were: Midget: Huntsman, Cash, Mas ters, Lilly, Shrum, Knight, Jack man. Young, Fredericks. Sidor. Piper, Rachau. Malonc, Wendel. Dc Lashmutt. Oas. Feik. Crothan. Carman. Beickel, Scott. Craig. MJler, Girriard and Hunter. Pee Wee: Scott. Mousel. Ingcr son, Taibott, Elder, Knight. Groupe. M. Hayden. G. Hayden. Whitte- Ends Tonife plus 'TEENAGERS OREGON'S HISTORY UNFOLDS IN t - I Jl JA li cr COLO? try DC LUXG CimmaScopE m II 1 PLUS IHt SUN NtVtH DUUtll VH HAYVARD -Jrf? VUWIIII , CHANDLER Ttruairflim TODAY THRU THURS. Hermann. Btamaq. Rcgers. Stand ley. Myers, Hilliard. Kemp, Kretschmer and Fallows. LEAGUE STANDINGS (FINAL) MIDGET Van Petens 11 Jr. Old Timers S Hi-Way Cafe 5 Hand Ford Farnams PEE WEE Grahams ... VFW Glass Laurences . . jBohnerkamps ,Eldridgs Trotters Fa'ks -r. . .. s . . TOP TEN HITTERS MirVts David Huntsman 'Hi-way C?fe 7T Steve Fredericks 'Jr. Old Timers! 63 Jim Lilly 'Van Pettens) David Cash 'Van Pettensi .. -55f Dave Knight Jr. Old Timers' .52f Larry Sidor Farnams 471 Larry Masters 'Farnams ... .444 Jeff Rachau 'Hi Way Caf? : .3 Dabv Shrum Hand Ford' ... .375 Pee Wee Ted Hilliard Eldridges .. .Wtt Gaven Lewis "Glass 738 Gary Graham! Grahams' .571 Bill Whitteman Grahams' .545 Mike Elder iBohnen- kamps i 533 6 Ron Fuller 'Glass' 500 7 Sid Scott I VFW ' 473 g Gene Lovely 'Laurences' .473 9 John Huntsman Grahams 473 10 Jerry Ingerson "Bohnen- kamps - v 473 Elks Dave Smith 'Dodgers' .... Rick Ge.-ry 'Tigers' Jim Holmes 'Tigers' Bud Hilliard 'Cardinals' .. Dale Feik (Dodgers' Warren Huntsman ' Tigers i Frank Miller 'Cardinals' Burt Marx 'Tigers' AuMin Prescott (Tigers ... Don Moore (Tigers' .259 HORSE EDGES "KIN" SARATOGA -SPRINGS X;" Y 'L'PI' Wealherwise. a two-vear-old son of Tom Fool, won the S37.550 Sanford Stakes at Qarniep.i Mondav. beatine Tompion ! another son of Tom Fool, by a! neck. Weatherwise paid $8 00 to win after going six furlongs ia 1:12.4-5. It was his second victory in a many starts. HARTACK BOOTS IN FOUR ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. 'IP1 Willie Hartack helped get the 50-day Atlantic City racing sea-son underway Monday by booting home four winners, including Miss Orestes in the $22,000 Margate Handicap. He also scored on Thurs ton '$6 00'. New Prince '$S00 and Southern Pomp '$7.40'. Miss Orestes paid $15 40 to win. "GIGANTIS" FROM OUTER SPACE' STARTING WEDNESDAY 54-40 or FIGHT!" The battle cry that conquered the unconquered! mi .ijT.oiulKMirMitMUU v-ot MU4U m W V 0 Tony Curtis ; "DEFIANT ONES" PiJS ."VOICE IN THE MIRROR". Title Bout MONTREAL '111' Former heavyweight champion Jack Shar key again will referee the light heavyweight title fight between champion Archie Moore aid Ca nadian Vvon Durelle Wednesday night at the Montreal Forum. Leopold Pigeon, ehairmai of and Montreal Athl'tic Commis sion, announced today that Shar py haJ been picked to referee Wednesday's return 15- rounder because the commission thought Se had done "an excellent job" in the first Moore-Durelle bout last Dec. 10 Pigeon said the three judges nil not be announced until five ninutes before the fight starts at r p.m. n d t. In Montreal, three judges instead of two preside and jnly they cat vote on the deci iion. The referee has no vote. Durelle, who balked Monday at iigmng a return bout pact, was xpectrd to sign the pact today. The fighting fisherman from Baie ite Ann. N. B , said at first he , ouldn't accept the offered return out terms in the event he beats loore of 30 per ceit of the net eceipts for each fighter. He said wanted "at least $100,000 for de ending against Moore." But Truman Gibson, president & National Boxing Enterprises, irrived by plane from Parts and vent into an immediate huddle rith Durelle and his manager, iHiris Shaban. He emerged with vord that Durelle would sign to lay and for the originally of fered 30-30 split. Durelle, 29. claims to be more sonfident of victory this time than he was last December. His new found source of strength is trainer Cha-Iie Goldman. Joe Kidd Tops Qualifiers For Bowlinq Match Joe Kjdd , Grande. erabheH jtop spot in the Oregon State 'j bowling proprietor's tournament y-j semi-finals held at the Blue 352 i Mountain alleys Sunday. 333 j Kidd fired a 1.266 series for 312 'six games to edge George De .3,;l8oest of Baker by six pins and .296 1 luahfy for the finals to be held 263)aext Sunday in Rosehurg. De Roest had a 1260 series and lim Hcllman of Baker rolled a 1251 series to finish in third spot. All three men will compete in the Roseburg meet. Elizabeth Sayre was the only woman to finish near the top. Her 1220 series was good enough for fourth spot in the tourney. THE NATION'S I ""BIGGEST 1959 EXPOSITION 4 LAST TIME FRIDAY! SAM SNYDER'S liji Exciting 2-Hour MUSICAL REVUE In water A On Stag EVENINGS AT 8:15 COMING AUGUST 15 RICKY NELSON Or Night Onfy! AUGUST 16 SPIKE JONES r BIGGEST FAMILY FUN-TIME ATTRACTION f IN OREGON'S HISTORY I v