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THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1950 BROOK INGS-HARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS, OREGON PELICANS DIVIDE DOUBLE-HEADER, SUNDAY, WITH ROSEBURG CHIEFS Fighting desperately to keep in reaching distance of first di- \ ision, Sunday, the Brookings Pelicans split a double header with the last-stepping Roseburg Chiefs, No. 2 team in the legue, to accomplish something no other team has been able to do, except Ashland. Biookings lost the first, 8 to 0, but won the second 9-1. With Sporer, ex-Salem hurler 4 0 0 6 1 on the mound. Roseburg applied Jollie, 1 ...... Clingman, c 3 0 0 6 1 whitewash generously to Brook Han scam, rf 3 0 1 1 n ings Pelicans in the first game, Fasel, ss .... 3 0 0 3 5 Sunday, and in the meant;me, Salvage, p 0 0 0 1 0 jumped onto Dick Salvage for H. Westbrook, p . 3 0 o 0 1 four runs in the first inning, one in the second, on three hits, Totals 30 0 3 27 12 fore Westbrook came to the res cue. Westbrook hurled the re- Roseburg .410 030 000 8 mainder of the game, and only Brookings 000 000 000 0 once was in trouble, that in the Errors : Cornett, Holzgang 2; fifth when Roseburg put togeth Runs batted in: Baker, Linde, er three runs. Kirkpatrick, Richey 3, Sporer 2; Sporer, on the other hand, is 2-base hits: Richey; Stolen bases, sued, grudgingly, only three hits Bakers, Salder; Sacrifices, De and was a Midas all the way. Bernardi; Double plays: Barrett Second Game Entirely Different to Clingman Left on bases: Rose Believing that he would have burg 10; Brookings 7; Bases on no trouble subduing the Pelicans balls: Salvage 2; Westbrook 5. in the second game (seven in- Sporer 4. Strike-outs: Salvage 1, nings by agreement) Sporer at- Westbrook 4; Sporer 11. Hits off tempted the “iron man” stunt by Salvage 3 for 5 in 1 plus; off Westbrook 5 for 3 in 8; off Sporer starting the second game. r In this game, due partly to 3 for 0 in 9. Wild pitch: West brook; Winner, Sporer, Loser, D. his tiring, his curves had little Salvage. Umpires: Putnam and fooling power to the hit-hungry Pelicans. Connie Holzgang got Cornett. Time 2:00. a double, and before the smoke Second Game Scoring— ab r 11 po a cleared, three Pelican runs were Roseburg Baker 3...................... 4 0 0 0 0 marked up. Shotwell, a new pitcher in the DeBernardi, cf ........ 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 Pelican fold, doing hurling chores G. Sanders ss .......... 2 0 Linde, 1 .................... 3 8 0 0 out-did Sporer by being just as 0 Kirkpatrick, rf ........ 3 0 0 0 stingy with hits. The lone run Richey, c .................. 3 8 0 scored on him was his own fault Richardson, If ........ 1 0 0 0 0 in a way, as he bobbled a ball 2 0 0 0 0 in throwing out a runner, who Chidden, If-p 3 0 1 0 1 later scored. Sporer retired in Cornett, 2 Sporer, p . .2 0 0 0 5 the sixth, but the damage was B. Sanders .1 0 0 n 0 already done by that time, as the Pelicans made up for lost time Totals..... 27 1 4 21 7 to score nine. ah In the first, McLean walked, Brookings h P« a .3 1 0 4 0 went to third of Holzgang’s dou McLean, If .. ble. Matson went out, pitcher to Holzgang, 2 ..3 2 2 0 first; Barrett popped to short, Matson, 3 .... ..4 0 0 2 1 clutch with a singing single to Barrett, cf .4 0 0 4 0 score McLean and Holzgang, and Jollie, 1 ....... ..4 2 2 8 1 moved to second on a wild pitch, Clingman, c ..4 1 2 2 1 Bo Clingman, OSC catcher, also Fennell, rf .. ..4 1 1 0 0 Bill Jollie came through in the Fasel, ss ..... ..4 1 0 0 1’ got a clutch single to shoved Bill Shotwell, p .. 2 1 ..3 Jollie across.. Sporer settled and in the next three innings allowed 33 9 9 21 8 Totals but one hit. .... 000 000 1—1 Roseburg . ....300 150 0—9 In the fifth Holzgang singled, Brookings (Seven Innings by agreement) stole second when Kirkpatrick dropped Matson’s high fly to right Errors: Shotwell 2, G. Sanders ‘Weid. After 15 innings, Sporer Kirkpatrick, Cornett. Runs bat definitely tired in the sixth as ted in: Baker, Matson 2, Jollie the Pelicans unloaded to score 2, Clingman, Fennell, Fasel, Shot- five runs on four hits, a base on well 2. 2-base hits: Holzgang, balls and a Roseburg error. Cy Fennell, Shotwell; Stolen bases, Whidden put out the fire, and Holzgang; Left on bases: Brook hurled hitless ball the remainder ings 5, Roseburg 7. Bases on balls of the distance. off Shotwell 2; off Sporer 6, off Erst-while infielder Barrett as Whidden 2; Strike-outs, Shotwell sumed his new Centerfield posi 2, Sporer 1; Whidden 2. Hit« off tion like a Pelican to water. His Sporer 9 for 5 in 5 plus; off play was nothing short of sen Whidden 0 for 0 in 2; off Shot- sational as he hauled in seven well 4 for 1 in 7. Wild Pitches: fly balls in the two games and Sporer; Winner Shotwell, Loser, made two real throws to the Sporer. Umpires Putnam and place and started another relay Cornett. Time 1:50. out to third. Last Home Game Sunday r he second game, postponed by The Pelicans play their final rain at Roseburg, some weeks home game Sunday against the ago, was a make-up. Ashland is Grants Pass aggregation. A win the only other club in the cir- is a “must” to stay in the running cuit that has beaten Roseburg, for fourth place and a spot in fresh out of the state touma- the play-offs. ment. The box score, both games: Ashland beat Crescent City 9-5 Roseburg ab h Po a Sunday, giving the Lithians 6 Baker, 3 ........ 5 1 1 1 2 wins and 5 losses for 4th place DeBernardi, cf .2 0 1 1 0 as against 6 wins and 6 losses Sanders, ss ... .2 1 0 1 5 for Brookings in sixth spot. The Linde, 1 ........ .4 2 2 9 1 Merchants arc close behind with Kirkpatrick, If .3 1 1 0 0 5 wins and 6 losses. Ashland has Richey, c ...... 1 2 11 0 two supposedly tough games Richardson, If 3 1 1 0 0 against Myrtle Creek and Cent Whidden, If ... 1 0 1 0 0 ral Point, and therein lie th? Pel Cornett, 2 .... 1 1 0 0 ican hopes for a chance in the Sporer, p ...... 0 1 1 1 play-offs. Where the Money Goes Father— Where the Service Is Better— Where the Produce Is Fresher— Where the Variety Is Larger— THURS., FRI., And SAT.,AUGUST 10,11, and 12th Picket Brand (money-back guarantee) FLOUR, 10 lbs PANCAKE FLOUR, 10 lbs 85c 87c Skippy Creamy ©r Crunchy (15-oz.) PEANUT BUTTER > 8 11 27 Mrs. Oscar Olsen and four r h PO a small children of San Bruno, 0 1 4 0 Calif., and Mrs. LaVerne Arthur 0 0 2 of San Francisco were visitors 0 over the week-end at the A. O. 0 1 0 0 3 Bollinger home. . Page Three Brookings Market W Totals .............. 37 Brookings ab îucLean, cf ............ 3 Holzgang. 2 ............ 4 Matson, 3 ................ 4 Parrett. 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