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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1954)
Cavemen Edge Beavers A t Grants Pass rh e G ra n ts P ass S o u th e rn Oregon leag u e ball club nudge,i B rookings 3 to 2 in a pre-season gam e in th e valley city S un d ay as Mel F rien d , who had trip led to s ta r t the bottom of th e 9th. scored th e w in n in g run on a passed ball. T h e loss w as a tough one for B eav er h u rle r Bob A stin as he doled out only 5 h its and re tire d 10 b a tte rs via th e strike-ou* route. Bill M cLean who w as a B eav er fav o rite d u rin g th e 1950 and '51 seasons, and c u rre n tly at S o u th e rn O regon College a f te r a two- y e a r arm y hitch, put the B eavers in th e lead w hen he clouted a m ig h ty solo hom er w ith tw o down in th e first inning. T he Cavem en im m ed iately k n o tted th e score in th e ir half. W ith one aw ay. D ave C am pbell w alk ed and p ro m p tly stole second. A stin m ade it tw o down by s tr ik ing o u t Bill F ra n k but Bob “T i g e r” S m ith, last season’s B eaver ca tc h er, and in cid en tally a G ra n ts P ass boy, th en singled th ru th e box to score C am pbell. A stin Brookings Teartjs Lead Tournament A lte r one w eek of com petition in th e F irst A nnual B rookings H andicap B ow ling T o u rn am en t, P hillips D ad ‘n ’ Lad w ere on top of th e m e n ’s team heap w ith a score of 2348. In Doubles. Dick B arton and Roy L indholm of F u n ka had a s tru c k out Ted W eaver to end the inning. A stin then re tire d the side in o rd e r from th e 2nd th ru the 6th. A base on balls was his undoing once m ore in th e 7th as “T ig e r” S m ith w alked, advanced to 2nd on a passed ball and scored on Jo h n n y H am m ond’s double. Tlv’ B eavers w ere m eanw hile being handcuffed by big John H arbour. I hey w e re held to th re e singles evenly d istrib u te d in the 2nd, 3rd and 5th. T he clu tch hit w as a l w ays lack in g as 6 B eavers w ere left stran d ed . Jim B a rre tt gave visiting B rookings fans a ray of hope w ith a bases em p ty hom e run to s ta rt th e top of the 9th and knot the score once m ore but the afo re m entioned Mel F riend trip le sh o rtly th e re a fte r ruined an o th erw ise fine ball gam e. The B rookings team again showed a lot of h u stle and played erro rless | ball afield. B usiness m a n a g e r P y te Les- m eister has been unable to sched ule a n o th e r out-of-tow n team so the B eavers in an effo rt to stav in shape for th e double-header here ag ain st G ants P ass M ay 30. will play a p ra ctice tilt against th e Plyw ood nine next S unday aftern o o n a t 2 p.m. on th e new’ diam ond n e a r th e plywood plant. E ith e r Jim B a rre tt o r Bob Astin m ay lx* farm ed out to the P ly wood club for th e day. in o rd e r to give th e B eavers a chance to look at som e m ore curve ball pitching. L esm eister also announced that 250 Cu. ft. Load Tony T roncale, leading pitch er for P ep p erd in e college in Iz>s Ang 1, wall report to th e B rookings club at C oquille for th e series on Ju n e B ro o k in g s-H arb o r A rea 4th and 5th. S h o rt score: R H E B rookings 100 000 001 2 5 0 P hone 3476 P C). Box 645 G ra n ts P ass 100 (MX) 101 3 5 2 A stin-Russ 11; H arbour-S m it n 1189. Jess H oagland of B rook B R O O K IN G S G IR LS ings led singles, w ith 635. and ! D A N CE IN C R E S C E N T 11 Bob D im m ick to p p 'd all-ev en ts V erna Rae A rn ett and Ja n e w ith 1844. Lewis, Brookings pupils of Blos In w om en’s com petition, it w as som B ehee’s School of D ancing ! ; t i r s ; team s. B rookings M ar-I e n te rta in e d the Moose Lodge in ket, 2437; Doubles. T helm a IIuo- (. rescen t C ity F rid a y eening. V ila an d Doris F reem an. 1134; j Verna Rae p erform ed two tap Singles, Ann Olsen, 540; and All- 1 num ers, and J a n e p resen ted an events, T helm a H uovda. 1603. o rie n ta l ballet and a toe dance. All an» from Brookings. F irst place in th e special sing les sw eepstakes is h Id by Bud ELECT M cC allister, B ro o k n g s. w ith 1230 riiis week will see seven out-of- tov n team s and one B rookings t am S a tu rd a y night. Singl s and doubles m atch e s will be bowled in four groups Sundav beginning at ten. Pd. Pol. Adv. SCOUTS TO O P E R A T E F E S T IV A L P A R K IN G LOT G io u n d s at Jaklew acz A nchor age have been tu rn ed over to the Bov S couts to be used as a p a rk ing a re a d u rin g he Azalea F e sti val by Mr. and Mrs. Jaklew icz. P roceeds will go to the Scouts, and th e re will be p len ty of p a rk ing space there. I he E agles hall will lx» open to m em bers and guests. T here will be a hot dog an d h am b u rg er stan d on th e prem ises. Brookings-i Jarbor Pilot Sec MA’ S. A LIC E M. P U TN A M for KIM II .4 1. L - U 7 7 A’ L IT Z E R P IA N O S PERCY LANTZ and IIAM M O ND O R G AN S For Sheriff P hone 2589 o r W rite Box 47 B rookings, O regon F o r C»ty Police P hone 3193. MAKE YOUR HOME AT THE CHETCO IN N ROOM AND BOARD BY WEEK OR MONTH ROOMS BY NIGHT OR BY WEEK Rotary Club each Tuesday, 12:00 noon Lions Club, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 7 :30 p.m. RETAIN YEITON'S TRUSTED LEADERSHIP SUMMER SPECIAL VOTE Millends $ 7 .0 0 L and D Woodyard No Job 1 oo Large paoi t. pa mason For Governor No Job Too Small CEMENT WORK CONTRACTED F O U N D A T IO N S — D R IV EW A Y S — FLO O R S P O R C H E S — S T E P S — S ID E W A L K S - PA TIO S BACKED BY 27 YEARS E X PE R IE N C E Estimates Cheerfully Given. ART GIBBS Easy Street Brookings, Ore. Phone 3272 BROOKINGS AUTO PARTS A U TH O RIZED HE IS ON THE JOB DOING THE JOB THE PEOPLE OF OREGON WANT DONE. In 1952 he spent the Best part of two days in Brookings and Harbor while attending aur Lily Restival. He is thefirst Governor known to ever stop in the Brookings-1 larbor area. He did more than merely stop—He made it a point to come here He mingled with your people, became acquainted with a vast number of them, and took back to Salem with him a store of knowledge about tins area Governor Patterson is known as our friend. Wc CAN be sure that he will give fair, just and impartial consideration to any matter with which we may present him. Let’s keep it that wav at Salem. Wc are entitled to that kind of treatment, and Paul Patterson will give it to us. McCULLOCH CHAIN SAW DEALER AND REPA IR SERVICE Across from Shell Station Brookings, Oregon P. O. Box 195 Brookings, Oregon Phone 2274 LISTEN TO HIM OVER KEX AT 8 P. M . TONIGHT Pd. Pol. Adv. 11 THURSDAY. MAY 20. 1954 C u rry C o u n ty P a tte rs o n for Gov. S am Hall, C h airm an C lub