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I Neil Andersen Observer, La Grande, Ore., Thurs.. Sept. 3, 1959 o I -' ' -f . MOUTH TO MASK Two men demonstrate a new arti ficial respiration device called the mouth to-mask res uscitator in Dayton, Ohio. An extension of the medical ly approved mouth-to-mouth method, the two-foot breathing tube is used to force oxygen-rich breath into the victim's lungs without objectionable contact. The two-pound device protects the victim's lungs from ovennflation, also allows rescuer to breathe normally. Chicago's Twin Win Kills Hitless Theory United Press International Start ducking pardner, next time you call those White Sox hitless wonders. They shot that theory plumb full of holes by blasting across 11 runs during one inning Wed nesday night en route to a twi night sweep over the Tigers, 7-2 and 1H. , . : All (hat heavy hootin' put the White Sox 5'i games up and practically left the second-place Indians in boot hill as far as the outcome of the American League pennant race is concerned. If the White Sox play only .503 ball from now on and Win only 11 of their 22 remaining games, the Indians would have to win 18 of their last 23 to overtake them. The aroused White Sox tollectcd 10 hits while scoring their 11 runs in the fifth inning of the night cap. Al Smith started the uprising with a home run. Loser Paul Foytack retired the next two bat ters but Luis Aparicio socked the first of eight singles during the frame and Nellie Fox cl.maxcd the rally with a bases loaded triple. Stcnka Ctts Victory Jo? Stanka, just up from the minors, was credited with the victory although Gerry Staley, iwho also nailed down the opener, helped out in the eighth. Sherm ' Lollar drove in four runs with a pair of doubles in the first game. Cleveland beat Kansas City, 6 3; Baltimore blanked Boston, i-0, and New York nipped Washington, 5-3, in other AL games. Sau Francisco retained its H game lead in the National League race with a 4 3 decision , over Chicago; Los Angeles stopeu St Louis, 96. Philadelphia whipped Milwaukee. 11-5. and Cincinnati put a crimp in Pittsburgh's, pen nant plans by sweeping a twi nightci. 6 3 and 2-1. Gary Bell wou his 151 h game for Hie Indians when he checked the Athletics oa one run and five hits alter taking over for Herb Store in the first inning. Dick Denny Moyer Tangles With Joriy DeMdfco l rOKTLANU ' .it PI -i Young Denny . Moyer. now the fourth ranking welterweight by ft i n g magazine, takes on one-time light weight champion Tony Dc.Marcu in a 10-rounder at the Auditorium here tonight. ' ft will be Moyer's first figlit since he lost to champion Don Jordan here in July. . , , Di'Marco, who is no 31. has been fighting for 15 years and will give Moyer a rugged test Most experts figure Uie bout will go the distance. SET RYFF TORRES BOUT LOS ANGKI.KS d'Fl - Match maker , George Parnassus an nounced Tuesday that lishlweighls Frankie Hyff of New York and itaymunda Torres of Mexico will meet in a to-rounj bout at the Olympic Adulorium Sept. 17. OBSERVER --... r i. .1 , ... ,,..... i;t - r , r Williams' third inning homer was the only run Hell gave up. Southpaw Billy 0 Dell halted Baltimore's four game losing streak when he limited Boston to seven hits for his eighth triumph. The Orioles got to loser Tom Brewer for two runs in the second inniug on t'.;ci hits, a walk and an error, then added two more in the third. Yogi , Berra's 18th homer with one on in the eighth broke a 2-2 tie and sank the Senators. The Yankees handed Pedro Kamos his 1 tit h defeat agaiust 12 victories. Jackie Brandt's 12th homer in the ninth inning gave the Giants their victory over the Cubs. Vic tim of Brandt's blow was reliever Don Klston, who sulfered his sev enth loss agaiust six wins. . OoJgers Whip Cards Bookie Chuck. Churn's able re lief job helped, the Dodgers down the Cardinals. Churn, a Pitts burgh castoff. entered the game in the fifth inning with the bases loaded, one out and the score tied 5-5. He then got Curt Flood to hit into a double play. The Dodgers bioke the tic with two uns off rookie Bob Duliba in the sixth. The last-place Phillies pounded out 18 hits, including homers by Carl Sawatski and Gene Freese, in beating the Braves. It was the third straight loss for the Braves, who are now four games behind the Giants. ' Willie Jones' three-run homer off relief ace Elroy Face in the eighth inning gave the Iteds their oiK'ning game victory ever the Pirates. The loss, however, was charged to Vcrn Law, vho put two runners on base before he gave way to Face. In the nightcap. Johnny Tem ple's triple and Pinson'f doubic broke a 11 tie hi the e.gh;h and earned Don N'ewcombe his 13th victory. Bob Friend ual taggi with his 16th setbacki 7 t NOW. THRU SAJ. All Children' 35c L.1.I.I.II.II1IJ.TJIW ,' Plus RANIXMJ'II SCOTT "WESTBOUND" I ENDS TONITE DORIS PAY "TUNNEL OP LOVE ALSO "THE GIRL MOST LIKELY" (Rnl WALT D,SN' Top Shooters Expected For Gun Clubs Labor Day Event More than 100 trap shooters from j dalia, Ohio earlier this yer, has j A "Calcutta" event will conclude the Pacific Northwest will biMin ; ait ndtd the meet in recent yearsjthe three day program. The auc to gather in La Grande Friday and officia's are houe'ul that he j tion will be held Sunday following for the 11th annual Labor Day will add his name tc the list ofja buffet dinner for the shooters Trap Shoot. Th? three-day pro-(growing entries. and their famili-s es guests o.' the gram gets underway Saturday morning and continues through ( a.m. dai'y and run through to 5 until Monday evening at the, p.m. at the La Grande Gun Club. La Grande Gun Club. ! three miles east of La Grande on . O.Ticials of the Gun Club expect Highway 3C. some of the top shoo'e.-s in the Shooters will bo firing for 21 country to be on hand for the' lrophis donattd bv various or meet. Entries have been ret- ived , ganizations in addition to the prize from trap shooters in Washington, j money. Idaho and Canada in addition to I The traps will be cnen for prac Oregon shooters. ,ice rounds Friday aficrnoon end Arnold Riegger of Castle Ro- k.'S- B. Kassmussen. club pris dent. W'ash . who shattered thr. - ords has extended an invitat.on to in the American TraDshoot at Van -I "Standings United Press Inttrnational National Ltagut W. L. Pet. Ge San Francisco Los Angeles 58 60 62 64 68 68 73 .561 . .54il I'j .530 4 .522 5 .4KH il'i .477 11 .4"i!l I3'j .415 l'J'j Milwaukee Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago St. Louis Phidalephia 75 Wtdnasday't Results San Francisco 4 Chicago 3 Cincin. 6 Pittsburgh 3. 1st, twi. Cincin. 2 Pittsburgh 1, 2nd. night Phila. 11 Milwaukee 5. night Los Angeles St. Louis 6. niht American Lttgu W. L. Pet. GB Chicago Cleveland 82 50 .615 .577 5'j jOO 16 A6 16'2 .481 18-j .46620 ' .454 22 .405 20 76 66 66 62 62 5 53 New York Detroit Baltimore Boston Kansas City Washington Wednesday Night's Results Chicago 7 Detroit 2, 1st. twi. Chicago II Detroit 4. 2nd Cleveland 6 Kansas City 3 New York 4 Wash.nglon 3 Baltimore 4 Boston 0 Pacific Coast League W. Pet. GB 1 5 5'i 6 6' 8', 15's Salt Lake Vancouver San Diego Spokane Sacramento Portland 77 77 72 72 71 70 68 .542 .535 .507 .503 .500 .4 .482 .434 Seattle Phoenix 62 81 Wednesday's Results Sacramento 12 San Diego 6 Vancouver 9 Portland 5 Salt Lake 14 Phoenix 1 Seattle 6 Spokane 3 Northwest League Standings By United Press International W. L. Pet. GB. Wenatchee 36 27 .571 . . Lewiston 34 30 .631 2'j Yakima 33 31 .515 3i Salem 30 3o .462 7 Eugene 31 36 .462 7 Tri-City 29 34 .460 7 1 Wednesday's Results Lewiston 34 30 .531 2'i Lewiston S Salem 2 I2nd Yakima 8 Eugene 1 Wenatchee 4 Tri-City 2 SETS UNOFFICIAL RECORD DARLINGTON, S. C. IP1' Defending champion Fireball Rob erts of Dayiona Beach. Fla.. set an (inofficial one lap track record of 123 750 miles an hour during a practice run Tuesday for the La bor Day auto racing classic. 't - 1 e I " t A f g I 'hL i ZEJX Lompeuuon win tugin at 8; anyone inlrtstid in participating in th? meet to come out and fire practice rounds. The public h:s been invited to watch the matches from the club house which fronts the firing rnrge. First event on the program Sat urday morning will be the first half of the Blu? Mountain Singles cham pionship in classes A, B, C. D Fifty pairs Double Targets will be the afternoon competition. The second half of the Blue Mountain Singles chatnpionship will be run olf Sund-iy mo.ning and the La Grande Handicap, loo targets from 18 tc 27 yards will complvle Sunday's competiticn. The La Grande Handicap will continue through Mond;:y morning. Forest Service Warns Hunters Of Fire Risk Bird hunters and archers wer? warned to be extremely careful of fire danger while hunting over the weekend. W. M. Curtis, dis trict warden of the Oregon Forest Service, cautioned hunters that the woods are still extremely dry and dangercus. Everyone using the woods should br extremely car-fii! while hunt ing, Curtis announced. Men will b? out patrolling the woods over the weekend tc check hunters. The loss of 14 men who returned to school or teaching positions has cut into th? Forest Service's man power and placed a sreater burden on those st'll working. "I hope people will use a lot of sood sense while in the woods," Cuitis said. Country Club Golfers Earn Ball Awards La Grande Country Clubs women golfers hid another busy we k. Balls were awarded the ladies in three classes of competition. Marge Kecfer with 29 putts walk ed off with Class A honors and Mac Spaeth with 26 putts won the class B title. Mollie Mahoney graMxd the C class awtrd with 27 putls. j A team from the Country' Club 1-ft for Pendleton yesterday for a goli match today. Also the women golfers have 'started their fall handicap tourna ment over the local course. The beer Time after time, Blitz has captivated North westerners for five generations. The secret? A carefully guarded family formula, perfected by 103 years of brewing artistry . . . your guar antee of simply superior beer in every glass of today's light, modern Blitz! 103 YEARS OF QUALITY - ' ? A y m ' ' ff r, i n r - La Grande Gun uuo, .Money ai visicn will be High Gun System. One money for each ten entries with 70 per cent to the buyer and the remainder to the shooter. Twenty shooters took part in a practice shoot-at the Gun Club last Sunday. Charles Smith won Handicap purse for the event. The Women's Benefit Association will serve lunch at the shoot. The lunch served by the W.B.A. his been a part of the Labor Day shot. ior many years. Diller Hanover Grabs Richest Hambletonian UL' Ql'OlN, 111. ilTI Diller Har.ovcr. the heavy favorite from the start, lost a shoe but won the richest harness race in history ir the 34th Hambletonian Stake for 3-year-old trotters Wednesday. The bay colt gave his owners Hall Stables of Watertown, N.Y. record-breaking first-place mone; of $73,654 of the total of $125.28: purse with his straight heat vic tory. The 1H53 Hambletonian, won by Helicopter, paid $63,126 to the win ner of a total purse of $117,117. Frank Ervin. 55. of Pompant Beach. Fla.. driver of the famed son o. Star's Pride, who finished second in the 1954 "Hambo," de scribed Diller Hanover as "as good as any I've ever driven." Diller Hanover started from the No. 2 post position in the first heat and held the lead after the half to win over Tie Silk by a neck in 2:01 a.id 1-5, the seventh lastest heat in the classic's his tory. The winner started slowly in the second dash, but zoomed down the stretch to overtake Lord Chut ney, who faded, and won by 2'4 lengtlis over second-place Circo. Second-place money of $30,689 went to Tie Silk, owned by Two Gaits Farm of Indianapolis. Ind., and piloted by Ralph Baldwin. Cir co. with 5-2 finishes, claimed third money of $12,275. Radio-TV Reps. To Appear Before Subcommittee ' WASHINGTON l'PI Rep resentatives of radio and televi sion stations went before a con gressional subcommittee today to testify on legislation wh'ch would curb major league telecasts. A House anti-trust subcommit tee is holding hearings on a bill to exempt from the anti-trust law certain practices of organized baseball, football, basketball and hockey. The telecasting provision is part of the measure. Baseball Commissioner Ford C. Frick told the subcommittee Wed nesday the alternative to permit ting "reasonable" blackouts of televised major league games would be fewer minor league games. Frick supported a blackout of with a past Portland Slip? Down To Sixth By United Press International The Portland Beavers were an other notcji down the ladder to day in their slide toward seventh place in the Pacific Coast League Portland dropped a 9 5 decision to pennant - hopeful Vancouver Wednesday night in the Canadian city. The defeat dropped Portland to sixth place, half a game be hind Sacramento and just two games ahead of seventh place Seattle. Kenny Johnson, the Beaver ace. a as the loser. It w as his ninth iefeat against 15 victories. A six run seventh inning highlighted by J i m Finnegan's bases - loaded ripli and a homer Ray Barker gave the Mounties the win. Erv Palica went the distance for his 13lh victory. Phoenix, which lost Willie Mc Jovey to San Francisco and has been losing nearly all its games since, dropped a 14-1 decision to Salt Lake. Seattle won from Spo kane 6 3 and Sacramento downed San Diego 12-6. Since walloping Willie crashed the big league scene, the Giants jf the desert town have been lbout as effective as a ping-pong layer trying to slug a medicine nail. From a point of contention l month ago. the defending :hamps have tumbled to 15' tames behind the leaders and hey are unmistaken patsies of he circuit. Salt Lake happily crushed the jiants Wednesday night, 14-1 The victory kept the Bees a full jame ahead of second-place Van rouver, which also won, 9-5, over Portland. ' The Bees crashed 13 hits, in rduding homers by Dick Barone and Eddie Moore. George Perez held Phoenix to four hits and scored his 10th victory. Sacramento, in an unusual dis play of hitting dexterity, smashed 16 hits while scoring its football type win over San Diego. .Mike Krsnich led the well distributed Solon attack with a triple and a single and three RBI's. Winston Brown got the win though be had to be relieved. Bud Podbielan, the Padres' starter, was charged with the loss. Veteran righthander Mark Freeman hurled Seattle past Spo kane. He was backed by a 13-hit attack. It was Freeman's 11th win against 9 losses. KNICKS SIGN TWO NEW YORK L'PIi Jack George and Frank Selvy, both oi whom came to the New Y'ork Knickerbockers in trades with other teams, have signed their 1959-60 contracts with the Na tional Basketball Assn. Club. major league telecasts from sta tions within 75 miles of a minor league city on days the local team is playing at home. He accused the National Assn. of Broadcast ers of a "very short-sighted and destructive viewpoint" in fighting such legislation. W8 - I: - " ,. .LJJ FREE INSTRUCTION SEPT. 9-10-11 Beginners Class 10 a. m. to 12 noon daily. A FEW PLACES LEFT . . . SISN UP NOW! . Intermediate Class 1:30-3:30 daily. On-the-lane instruction for bowlers 7:30 to 9:30 each evening. BELLISIV.O WILL APPEAR IN EXHIBITION ON OUR LANES AT 7:30 FRIDAY NIGHT; SEPT. 11. The Public Is Invited . .. Free Of Charge. You'll Enjoy Bowling At The Blue Mtn. Lanes! Completely Air Conditioned . . . All 12 Lanes Completely Resurfaced and Parking Area Black Topped! Come On Out! Blue Mtn. Lanes EAST ADAMS Cougar Coach Shoots For Revenge On Cal United Press International PL'LLMAN. W'ash. lTP! -Washington State University's Cou gars are shooting for their Sept. 19 season opener against California with a vengeance. "Cal scored 34 points on us last year," Coach Jim Sutherland said. "You can't win when you give 'em that much offense or no offense." Sutherland's crew worked four hours Wednesday, with de fensive units working against ver sions of the split-T attack expected from the Bears. . CORVALLIS, Ore. UPI -Tommy Prothro's Oregon State Beav ers have a.nothe. light scrimmage and contact workout scheduled lor today, with the iia1 still number ing approximately 50. The Beavers went through simi lar workouts Wednesday, concen trating chiefly on olfense and backfield maneuvers. Fullback Jim Stinnett worked lightly be cause of an ankle sprain. EUGENE. Ore. H'PIi Coach Len Casanova was pleased with his Oregon Webfoots Wednesday following a hard workout climaxed by a 30 minute scrimmage session. "They looked real sharp for the second day of practice." said Casanova. He switcned 222-pound Bill Betcher, a center, to guard on the second unit. His first string line is set and the end positions Blue Mountain Masterminds Meet Tuesday The Blue Mountain Masterminds Gridiron club will hold their first fall meeting in Sacajawea Coffe? shop next Tuesday morning. The club which promotes La Grande high school and Eastern Oregon college football, holds an annual banquet at the end of th? season in honor of the players and the coaching staff. The meeting is open to the public and there Is no charge for mem bership in the club. The Master minds issue membership cards to anyone interested in joining. Meetings begin at 7 in the morn ing and last for approximately 45 minutes. SHOE SCORES TRIPLE NEW YORK ll'PD Jockey Willie Shoemaker made it seven victories in two days when he scored a triple at Belmont Park Wednesday. Shoemaker's tri umphs included both ends of an $88.70 daily double. WINS POLE POSITION DARLINGTON, S. C. IUPH Defending champion Glen (Fire ball! Roberts set a new track rec ord Wednesday while winning the pole position for the Labor Day Southern 500-mile stock car race. Roberts averaged 123.734 miles per hour. Free Instruction from LOU BELLISIMO -J Nationally known in structor and coach of the University o f Oregon bowling team for the last t 8 years. His teams have won the Pacific North V. west title seven times! Phone WO 3 3311 are strong, but the Webfoots have inexperienced inside positions on the second unit- Sophomore Dick Arbuckle, who was held out last season, worked behind quarterback Dave Frosz Wed; esday. MOSCOW. Idaho UPI Fifty, one hoiefuls, including 15 letter men, scrimmaged for the first time Wednesday at University of iilaho football practice. Coach Skip Stahley emphasized ground offense drills and short pass drills, but wasn't especially pleased with the results. "Thty never look sharp the sec ond day of practice," said Stah ley. "But we'll get them inio con dition quick." Dick Tiger Whips Ace Armstrong CAMDEN. N J. 'UPD Dick Tiger, a stolid strongboy who holds the British Empire middle weight title, set his sights on a bout with Joey Giardello today after shattering previously un beaten Gene lAcel Armstrong's 17-bout winning streak in a stun ning upset. Jersey Jones American repre sentative of the invader from Amaigoo, Nigeria, said no sooner was the fight over Wednesday night when Ben Bentley, National Boxing Enterprises matchmaker, telephoned him: "Do nothing un til you hear from me." Jones said Bentley did not name any sxcific opponent for the 30-year-old Tiger, who floored the fifth-ranked NBAi Armstrong of Elizabeth. N.J., in the third round and went on to gain an easy decision in the nationally televised 10-rounder. Jones added he would like his battler to take on Giardello in Chicago, probably around World Series time, especially if the White So. win the pennant. Tiger gained his first triumph in three tries since invading American rings on the card of Referee Joey Harrison, sole offi cial under New Jersey boxing rules. Harrison saw it 6-4 in favor of Tiger. United P"ress Interna tional scored it 6-2-2 for the Ti ger. , Armstrong blamed . ring rusti ness and Tiger's five-pound edge U62-157I for his defeat. n4 J.T-HL Jf.Vi THE NATION'S i BIGGEST 1959 kw EXPOSITION 4 CLIMAX OF OREGON'S CENTENNIAL THI MIGHTY BEGINS THURSDAY CAST OF 700 A spectacular new form of dramatic entertainment! Dra ma - Music - Ballet all fused into one gigantic production on 7 live stages! Highlights of Oregon's colorful history un fold excitingly before your eyes in the fastest-moving two hours of your life. Don't miss The Mighty Oregon Story! Sept. 3 through 17 BIGGEST FAMILY FUN-TIME ATTRACTION IN OREGON'S HISTORY a i m1