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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (July 28, 1949)
THURSDAY, JULY 28. 1949 * BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON Pelicans' 10-lnning Run Breaks Up Best Game Played In Rogue Valley League It cost the Brookings Pelicans considerable effort, spread over ten innings of bitter baseball, Sunday, to down Eagle Point, 3 to 2, in the bast game played all year in Rogue Valley League. The win keeps the Pelicans at the top of the league standings, with their position pretty well intrenched. For Hank Westbrook, who south-pawed the entire game, it was a sweet victory over his opponent who lowered the fat batting averages of most of the Pel icans, and gave Pete Lesmeister anxious moments. Real Pitchers’ Battle Played on the Camp White field, the game was a real piten ers’ battle with the issue in doubt all the way. Big Hank Westbrook won his fifth in as many starts and pitched by far his best game since joining the club. Although wild in the late innings and hav ing difficulty with men on bases he scattered the eight Eagle Point hits and struck out 13. three of which came in the 10th. Cy Golden, Eagle pitcher, ru mored to have been borrowed from the Medford Craters, was equally tough, holding the Peli cans to three hits for the first six innings, a total of nine for the game, and also truck out 13 bat ters. Brookings earned all they got from him during the game. Brookings scored first in the top of the third when Hank West brook stretched a hard-hit single into a double and scored on the first of Whitey Matson’s 3 hits, also a double. Eagle Point even ed the score in the fifth when Golden, after his single, was ap parently trapped off first. Ackley, attempting to keep from hitting the runner, threw over Matson’s head and the ball also eluded Nelson, Golden scoring on the double error for an unearned run The Eagles then forged ahead in the last of the sixth when Perry tripled for their only extra base blow and one of the few off Westbrook for the season, and scored on Belleck’s single. The Pelicans knotted the count in the seventh when Nelson sin gled, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and scored on Mat- son’s single. Missed Their Best Chance Eagle Point seemed headed for victory in the last of the ninth, when after two outs Gordon Standley singled, stole second and romped for home on Perry’s line single to left field. Neil Nelson, however, relayed the ball to Hann Westbrook who in turn threw to Desjardin for a very close out. Desjardin was hit so hard he also was “out” but cold. He was revived sufficiently to take his turn at bat in the top of the 10th to lay down a neat sacrifice bun* to advance Hanscam who had singled as the first hitter in th? inning. Hanscam went to third on an infield out and then scored the winning run on Putnam’s clutch hit to right field. The first two Eagle fanned in the last of the 10th, Rippey then walked, stole second and third, but pinch hitter Chamberlain al- so fanned to end the game. The box score: Brodkings ah r h po a Matson, ss .......... 5 0 3 2 0 Spangler, 2b ...... 4 0 2 2 1 0 R. West’k, 3b ... 5 0 0 1 1 Hanscam, cf ...... 3 1 1 0 0 Desjardin, c ..... 3 0 0 15 0 0 Ackley, lb .......... 4 0 0 7 1 I Putnam, rf ........ 5 0 1 0 0 Nelson, If .......... 4 1 1 1 II. West’k, p ....4 1 1 0 3 0 Totals 37 ♦ Eagle Point ab Simmons, 2b ...4 G. Standley, ss 5 Perry, rf ........... 5 Belleck, lb ........ 5 C. Standley, If ...4 R’PPey, cf Harnish, 3b 4 Phillips, 4 Golden, P 1 *Champerlain ...1 3 9 30 10 r 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 h po a 0 4 2 1 3 0 0 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 Totals 38 2 8 30 15 (*) Struck out (for Harnish the 10th). FOR SALE 2x4, S4S, Suitable for Rafters or Studdings $25.00 Per 1000, Delivered In unit lots! SWAN Brookings EU 0 Oregon How they scored: Brookings .......... 001 (XX) 100 1-3 Eagle Point ........ 000 011 000 0—2 Summary: Runs hatted in: Matson 2, Putnam; Bellick. 2-base hits: Matson, H. Westbrook; 3- base hits: Perry; sacrifices: Des jardin 2; stolen bases: Matson, Simmons, G. Standley, C. Stand ley 2; Rippey 3; Left on bases. Brookings 11; Eagle Point 11; bases on balls: off Westbrook 5; off Golden 5; Strikeouts: West brook 13; Golden 13. Earned runs off Westbrook 1; off Golden 3; Wild pitch: Golden 2. Passed ball Phillips. Umpires: Fuze and Don Craig. Time: 3:35. Flew To Medford To Watch Heinie Westbrook, the story is told, flew to Medford from Cres cent C ity, and watched his sons play. He told people after he ar rived home that the trip was well worth while, for he saw a game comparable to any in the big leagues, and also saw’ his son triumph in a real pitchers’ due!. League Schedule Muddled I’he league schedule would see Merlin in Brookings for next Sun day. However, it is understood the Merlin club may have dis banded in which event an effort will be made to book a substitute game for Brookings. Merlin, it is reported, suffered from dissen sion among players, and the man ager has left the community. one way or another, besides the spoiling for themselves as well as others, a beauty spot. The fireplace could have been broken by accident, by someone backing into it from the parking space across the road. It would be nice if he came forward and offered to make repairs, wouldn’t it? Pct. .575 .436 .429 .409 .400 .355 .333 .315 .280 .257 .231 .167 .370 Isn’t it gratifying that Brook ings is beginning to receive na tional recognition by way of Na tional Federation o f Garden Clubs. We shall be looking for ward eagerly to the next issue of the National Gardener. The letter which Mrs. Rice receivt'd from the editor requesting pic tures of the flower show’, was printed in full in the Brookings- Harbor Pilot last week. Committtees are taking form, and if you are asked to serve on one, please do so, remembering the many hands make the work light, and besides, it gives us all something to think about be sides our troubles while wash- ing the breakfast dishes, or pull ing weeds. Conservation, our president, Olive Page’s “word of the year,” was brought home with real force last week, w^hen a picnic to the Loeb State Forest Park, disclos ! ed _ the fact ------- that one of the fire —----- places has been badly smashed, and a bench is missing from a table. And the park was dedi- cated less than a month ago. People who do such things never seem to stop and think it is their own property they are damaging. Property they help pay for in Quarter Inch Rain Settled Little Dust Since shortly after Memorial day, this area has had hut a trace of rain on two occasions, with the soil becoming dry, as w’ell as the forest facing the worst fire danger in years. The situa tion was only partially and tem porarily relieved Saturday, at which time .23-inch of rain fell, in form of drizzle. The thirsty soil drank in the moisture so rapidly that there was but slight appearance of any wetness. The week's readings: Weather Report SMITH RIVER PLUMBING SHOP FOR THAT HOME. BE SURE TO CONTACT CONTRACT OR HOURLY WORK Crane Materials at 10% above Wholesale prices! SMITH RIVER, CALIFORNIA _ Pct. .875 .750 .666 .600 .444 .143 .000 Along Azalea Row PAGE THREE It makes cents, or ratesr, dol lars and sense to take care and conserve all our natural recourc- es of beauty of mountain, woods and sea. Fred Harris, president of the Southern California Hotel association, says that the tourist industry, last y e a r, produced $490,473.000 or the second largest source of area income for greater For the past week, ending on Los Angeles. Sunday : Max. Min. Rain Brookings and Harbor could July 18 ..... 46 use a lit th' of that! I must up and July 19 ...... ...... 67 47 . ... out with the hoe, now, Weedy July 20 ..... ...... 74 48 .... Acres is calling! Yours for Brook July 21 ..... ...... 67 46 __ ings by the C’s (conservation - July 22 ...... ...... 64 48 co-operation — co-ordination). — July 23 ...... ...... 58 54 .23 July 24 ...... B. Miller. 67 .. .. 54 Total rain for week........ ... .23 Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Brooks, of Chico, Calif., former residents ol Last week it was quoted in the this area, who had been called Pilot that the amount raised in to Portland by family illness, ar the benefit dance for Owen Car rived in Brookings Monday eve ter as being $1250.0; the decimal ning for a brief visit before con point should have been over one tinuing to Chico. digit, to read $125.00. Batting Averages Player db h Matson ........... .66 38 Hanscam .... .55 24 Mendenhall .... 33 15 Ackley ........... 44 18 H. Westbrook 25 10 Desjardin ..... 45 16 Swearingen .... 6 2 Spangler ....... 54 17 Putnam ......... 14 R. Westbrook .35 9 Nelson ........... 39 9 Salvage .......... 18 3 0 ream Average (12 games) 0 0 League Standings Won Lost 0 Team Brookings .............. 7 1 0 Butte Falls ............ 6 2 3 0 Glendale .................. 6 Cave Junction ........ 5 0 Eagle Point ........... 5 4 Merlin ....................... 1 7 0 Rogue River .......... 0 8 0 in The World's Best Climate - B \\ vivi Stotters s «j r , ■__ vY,. J BARGAIN FARES—ROUND TRIP, family plan, and joint fares discounts. Ask for de tail. (’all Southwest Airways, 2771, Crescent City. CLOCK AND WATCH REPAIRING CLOCKS All Makes -Mantel, Alarm and and Electric! WATCHES All Makes—Foreign and/or Domestic Prices Reasonable—all work guaranteed! N. M. JONES Watchmaker and Jeweler Templar Hotel Building UHOLiUM^ Asphalt Tile, Rubber Tile, and Printed Floor Coverings Free Estates Templar Hotel Building, Brookings
