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About The Hillsboro argus. (Hillsboro, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1938)
SPORTLINES .... (By Ed O'Meara) Tllr’day Proved disastrous for Hillsboro baseball championship hopes Iii the aftern.'on the 1 Juniors were bumped out of fur ther consideration for the corning state junior cbaainionship plgy, .¡ id In the evening the Merchant" uh sogbr'd a 5 to 1 pasting t. .o-.-.p at of he state semi-pro'tourm x How- ever, the sun rose brigl t ... Wqdnesdr.y morn there's ilfe there s hop. The M chants promise to take out i’-. ,r pent up'am. tions and fl. . t r, .. against Fur. t Ci te s With p ■ best teams. iu i>t bemh. ,d pt outstanding pit< hi rs . / t kitten at the Silverton tourna ment. one department in which Hillsboro excelled seemed to be overlooked by officials, but not by fans. “Young Bert" Fleskes. Uvc-and-ahalf year eld son ot "hid Bert." who has done 100 per cent of Hillsboro's catching this year, plugged a gap neatlv by assuming the bat-boys job. Dressed in a miniature gold cloth uniform. 'Young Bert" Mas in on every tournanieut game, usually lugging a bun.li cf bats weighing far more than be did. dishing all over field in pursuit of his duty. He drev Ihe biggest hand of the tournament w Ip n he gallop ed down the first-base line in Friday night's game with Hills Creek to give Pitcher Roy Hel ler his vs arm-up Jacket. And in the last inning of the game, uhen everyone eUe in the park »'as either on the edge of the Seat or standing cn tip-tee. yell- ing like mad Manager Doc Abrams glanced down the bench and found "Young Bert" put of commission. His head pillcucd on one of his dad's big Catching gloves, "Young Bert" Mi« slumbering peacefully, tak- mg it for granted that after all his enthusiastic backing, his t"am couldn’t lose over just one snooze. * -—■I i • Championship Hope Blasted By Woodburn Woodhu rn ; Merchants Out of Tourney * ~ Portland Babes Wallops l oin bagger by / 1 ill 1 K'ps z^ SPORTS 1\ > o., r . . 1 1 i HilKb ’Meara) dently •'Freal rtlingly led di» F i with Hill ind a 4 to I Plainsmen, Nov Meanuhll I l< Hillui Um . ■ A hilut,'' Cl.Ope. | up will f ba game abo Na ed I h e Babe» W.ut <1 it) right fjc|d .ill . tub put III .1 bad Hight < bpnei iiik I Bert lothvr ml tike bv- duplicating the bi igbt Since two defeat» «HmUiu I cd a HlllUrSfu te.iin from fmtlici tournament pljy a II Il the I. . reniuvi'd tournament w 11 in .mm the Mvicbunts. wU i would u lii^e hud a tough row to liqe be md V. r- li re getting any furthcl touai'd. » ReedVille the title lt\ xinnmg fuui 'tialghl Edwards Furniture .ipv.mi'i d . chani0lom>hip tilt without b cf nlajipg any ujdiimn 1 iu • The olber of th. night fmal giinc hpw'i'xi I’Liy tbrougli »lx uunu'M h . re Had Hllhboru wun Tm c> would have hud to fuu ' reek a second time in a Jay mxlit guine. then play 1 net of the Silverton Kinzuo ■n Thursday night before g.. the Friday contest. T battL lead in per < H I brough Koi Bern W burn Main topic of itiön Hillsboro this we he M, chant baseball te: as memory—aide: ‘d by a brief search—serves, is the best the c has ever had. Bvery play by the team in state tournament went under thprough-going d scussion by e: .‘husiastic Jtome-t fans, whe have juft recently aw tened to the cow r and power cf ; r own club Not until Portlard f in scores over July F : ourth f express and sole purp se of "real ball games." d:d many local would-be and sh :ld-b. porters realize what had b ing on in the baseball w iv ■ boro. Praise, not only from spec' but from other teams and pl was noticeable in large qus at the Silverton ball park the golden-draped M rchants ed to win a hand-hold c crowd's affections. W 4 of the tournament iuclud IH 1.1 there Ki i UVII.I [: ( ne back .-troua uiUr being dropjxd Hillsboro, and the | ilwurd. Flirtin' : took ihe title H< liable bb . ban supposed to be hit in the Silverton park, so Bill Kemper did something unortho dox against Hills Creek Fri day. Talking to the field's de signer. we were infe-med the outfield fences are all 4?0 feet from home plate, uhieh re quires a truly mammoth wal lop. The designer's attitude was: a ballgame is to be play ed in the park so «hr let them knock the ball out of the lot. Lots of triples. numerous doubles—but seldom a homer. No one as yet has cleared the fence in a tame during its two years of use. 25 A 'lowed Apportionments of School Fund Made Add tournament: flame runs t the Hag >un 140.40. which H you have । o l!)t aeil It through the PER CENT on AUTO INSURANCE Wednesday bt ■ mermtendent Fire, Theft, Collision, Liability. □dent for the 10 11 county. No business firm sh< 'd 1 send out a letter without its being on a printed letternead and in a printed Hr It lends dignity to the and gives it good advertis- H.- Football is already in the air Preparations are under way f ,r the annual All-Star game in Chicago >n about six weeks, and "hortlv after that the whole bu- nc v bp in full swing. One of the cou ty's current donations t > c li. football, husky big Rav Vi zanden of R y. who play- f zaga. was discovered r • ■ tipg himself in shape via strenuous summer farm labor, man which there is no better condition er. Meanwhile. Reece Hatthorn n^w Hilhi head grid coach scratches his head, wondering what the future holds in store in the na.ure of material, opp s.tion and schedule. Remember the mure you tell, the >re you sell when lumg Argun I hi Chas. L. Walker Phone 1731 Hillsboro, ■I your comm by turning in happenings. It is '.'.e corn pendent to An as-yet-untrackcd-down or has it that several prom. . . but anonymous bo. sters for Hills boro baseball have begun mtinrur- ing plans for a new field • ri- place the unfer.ced rough and in adequate present quarter the u I ni Lil! Wil N A Service hr Travelers M For th when you see our red hot values in men’s wear you’ll dig up the old sock and invest in a new outfit at the men’s shop journey, our Lank offers numi. r of our ion or a 04 DE^ES H.i\ AMERICAN EXPRESS W Mm Mar into protection for travel funds c°nvin M sued in $10, $20, afions, co/t only ■r cent, Thej' are lytime—and car lant feature of a rom refund if lost or stolen before second signature i affixed. .'i!1' '"‘fJ1« bank »od*!'! 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