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WBse it (DilliieirwOs
I By Ethan Grant
Baseball is a ' game played in
the minors and the majors and
fhe hot sun.; It Is a "contest be
. ftween 18 players and a lot of noisy
people on one side and from one
' to four umpires on the other.
Sometimes the games are also at
. tended , by a number of sports
writers with balky portable type
writers, each of whjch pounds out
an entirely different description
e-f what happens.. , : .
Newspaper Man
.Should Know
The number of fans a major
; leagse came will attract Isjn
i, direct ratio to the amount of
publicity given the salaries of
. the stars. The announced pres-
enee , in the lineup of a star
. earning-, say, 140,000 will attract
J enormoBi crowd, even
Bfh said star doesn't know
tat is the state capital and has
an I. Q. no higher than the
. toathwest corner of home plate.
The 'minor
league Is tremen
dously important,
. because it is
where all players
begin and end
their careers. The
principal d i f fer
e n c e between a
minor leaguer and a major leaguer
is that the major leaguer doesn't
have to travel by bus and is some
times asked for his autograph, if
K is assumed he can write his
name. Another difference is in
the form of recreation. A minor
leaguerj plays the slot machines,
but a Jmajor . leaguer plays the
horses and the stock market
There are two classes of fans,
those who don't" understand the
game very well and those who
know more about it than the
players, the managers, the
coaches and Judge Landis. Act
ually, most of these fans do not
know the difference between a
foul ball and a fried egg.
- The game is played on a field
called "the diamond." Home plate
is a flat piece of white rubber gen
erally hidden under a layer 'of
dust, to annoy the pitcher. Home
plate is where all action starts. It
is where the catcher squats under
the chief umpire. It is where the
batter swats his bat And it is
from where the batter sets- sail
when and if he is able to solve the
pitcher's stuff. If he ever gets
back to home plate without be
coming too involved with the op
position, including ine umpires,
he scores a run. If he doesn't, the
fans call him a bum.
; - Besides the v
pitcher and the
catcher, there
are seven other
players on the
same team.
These are divid
ed into the in-
field and the
outfield. The in
field is composed
of a first base-
baseman, a third
baseman and a shortstop, or as
sistant second baseman. The first
and the third basemen have no
assistants, which is no doubt an
oversightr The outfielders play in
the extreme distance, to protect
the fence against heavy; hitting
and so the polite fans (if any)
can't hear their language.
Batter Has Nothing
To Do With Hotcakes
. This mar seem elementary.
but the batter Is usually the
player with the bat except
that he may also be the bat boy.
Standing at the plate, the bat-
ter most keep his eyes on the
pitcher. If he doesn't the pitch
er may bean him, and this
would entitle him to take first
base. Taking a base by getting
beaned Is considered careless
and unsportsmanlike. Moreover,
If It is too frequently practiced
H may cause migraine bead
aches. Pitching is the hardest baseball
accomplishment to acquire. The
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greatest pitchers are those who
can master - the most ingenuous
tricks. One of the greatest trick
sters of modern times was Lefty
Grove, of the Athletics and Red
Sox. Lefty could practically stick
his left foot in a batter's face dur
ing the windup, and then poke
him in the eye with his gloved
hand while delivering the ball
straight down the middle. It got
to be very annoying, except to the
Athletics and Red Sox.
The mechanics of baseball are
amazingly simple. When a bat
ter goes to the plate, he is "up."
If he gets a hit, he b "on." If he
doesn't, he Is "out" He is also
out" If be gets caught off base.
Even if be does
not get eaugbt
off base, he Is
s m e times
out" depend
ing on what the
a m p ire thinks
about it If he
talks back, he
may be clear "out" of the park.
Umpires are notoriously hard to
get along with.
Three "outs" constitute half an
"inning." Unless the home team is
ahead, it takes nine full "innings"
to make a game; although it is a
good old American custom for ev
erybody but the players and their
wives to go home around the end
of the eighth.
Standard Equipment "
Enumerated
Among the more important ele
ments of baseball are the "bat
ting averages," the "double play,"
the "stolen base," the "squeeze,"
the 'hit-and-run," the 'hot box"
and the "slide," which some play
ers consider neither dignified nor
sanitary. Of tremendous impor
tance are "home plate" and the
"pitcher's box." Without the
"pitcher's box," a lot of pitchers
wouldn't know straight up. With
out the "home plate," there would
unquestionably develop a number
of incidents and arguments.
Yamhill Farm
Provides Fox
Hunting Sport
WHEATLAND An unusual
sport has been in progress at the
Eugene Wilson farm in the
Wheatland district One old male
fox and six half-grown whelps
have been killed this week in a
den at the location of an old. not
frequently used barn on his farm.
The supposition is that they are
from escaped stock being propa
gated for -the pelts, but no one
has claimed them.
Countless parts of domestic
fowls and birds of the fence-rows
were found near the den, Wilson
said.
Riches Will Return
From Minnesota Trip
SILVERTON Mrs. Harry
Riches and two sons, Raymond
and Jack, plan to return to Sil
verton the first week 1 in June.
They have been visiting her
mother, Mrs. C. H. Cuddy, at
Mankato, Minn., since last sum
mer and the boys have gone to
school with Mrs. Riches attending
the Mankato State Teachers col
lege. Captain Riches is with the
armed forces in Italy. He is Mar
ion county agricultural agent
Juvenile Foresters
Will Take New Members
The Catholic Foresters of Sub
limity will initiate 45 Juvenile
members April 27 at the Sublim
ity Forester hall. They now have
over 110 juvenile members in the
court, associating themselves with
the adult membership of . over
125. .
All Juvenile members, 10 years
and older are subject to the initi
ation. Robert Schumacher of
Sublimity is juvenile director.
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Mothers Guests
At Club Party
. WOODBURN The members
of the Junior Woodburn Woman's
club entertained : their mothers
Wednesday at the .annual dinner,
served by the Ladies' Aid of the
Immanuel Lutheran church at the
social hall. The tables were decor
ated with bowls of spring flowers
in rose and white and lighted by
rose and white candles in flower
holders. The place cards were
roses. ",
The program at! the table was
introduced by the 'club president
with a welcome to the mothers
and proxy mothers present! Mrs.
Walter Miller gave the response in
behalf of the guests. Other num
bers on the program were "Valse
Stririenne," by Mrs. Melvin J.
Ringo; a vocal solo, by Mrs. Rob
902-944
THE dictionary
says that a good
neighbor is one
who helps, serves,
obliges, encourages,
stretches out a help
ing hand (
A good neighbor
keep the latch-'
string out, is always
cordial, warm-heart-'
ed, making neigh-,
bors feel welcome
and at home.'
The most valued
achievement of our,
42 years in business I
is the reputation wei
have made for being
good neighbors.
Dinner Set
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Beautiful CENTURY PATTERN
with gold designed flowers. Addi
tional pieces may be IQ
purchased through nrsnrSr
open stock.
Set of 20 jileces in the famous
Riviera pastel colors. Delight your
family with the pret- Cf
ty set, TODAY1 . ZuZi
Colored
Set of 24. knives, 6 forks and
2 sizes of spoons. Clever colored
handles.. A grand 1 "7C
cutlery combina- Awi O
tien.
OREGON STATESMAN Salem,
ert Renn; a reading, "Auslander's
Open Letter to the Norwegian Un
conquerables," by Mrs. Leslie
Paulson; a piano ' solo, by Miss
Donna Gene Ernest, -j and "Ro
mance," a violin solo, by Miss
Virginia Murphey.' Mrs. Renn led
the group singing of several songs
honoring Mother. The accompan
ists for the evening were Miss Er
nest Fallen and Mrs. Jesse Fallen.
: The club members present and
their guests! were Alta Stoller,
Mrs. Irma Parmeter, lone School
er, Mrs. Peterson, Betty Jo Reeser,
Mrs. Gladys. Miller, Bernlce Rob
ert, Mrs. Holm, Lillian MacGone
gal, Mrs. Walter Miller, Freda
Burt, Mrs. Fred HaU, Eva Halter,
Mrs. Borschowa from ;Mt Angel;
Vema Heer, Mrs. Ostrom, Agnes
Maricle, Mrs. Leonard Petshow,
Lou Jane Cornwell, . Mrs. Melvin
Ringo, lone Renn, Mrs; Anderson,
Leona Fallen, Mrs. Joe Sows,
Evelyn ' Paulson, Mrs. j Maley, of
Goldendale, Wash.; Zoa Lowthian,
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Great big cookie jars that will
entertain the youngsters. Choose
a cow, pig or clown in sturdy pot
tery, attractive, dec; 4
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Colorful salad bowl complete with
colored servers. Per- O O
feet ' for those spring
salads. '
Oregon, Sunday Morning. Apdl
Wood Buys
Phipps Place
EAST ENGLEWOOD Mr. and
Mrs. Earl A. Wood of Sunny view
avenue have purchased the Free
man Phipps - acreage on East
Turner road. There Sre 15 acres
in the plot seven are in a fil
bert orchard. Mr. and Mrs. Wood
plan on- building a ! new home
there after the war.ff '
Mr.. and Mrs, Carmen , Eyre
moved last week from the Tip
ton home on -Garden road to
Kelso, Wash. Mr,. Eyre was trans-
Mrs., Ivan Beers, Ga&Wittemeyer,
Mrs. Glenn Polly, Emma Otjen,
Mrs. Bauman, Isabelle Wood, Mrs.
Murray, Elaine Steele! Mrs; Gin-
ther of Oregon City; Alice Ostrom
and Evelyn Morris, u i
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23. 1844
f erred back to the position he had
as log scaler before coming to
Salenvvli- i"'--
: Mr. and Mrs. William Lapschies
and two children have moved
from the Wood home on Sunny
view avenue to Salem. Mrs. Frank
Shilling,! the former Sylvia Shill
ing, moved into the home while
her husband is in the ' service.
Mr. Shilling's home was in Tur
ner, i riir.,.. ,: y::; ':,--:--
Mrs. - William Judson, the for
mer Genevere Wood, returned" to
Salem last week; from a visit with
her husband in New York City
and Camp Peary near . Williams
burg, Va.v Judson recently grad
uated from the yeoman's school
there as a storekeeper third class.
.Mr. and Mrs. Edward ; Sleg
mund and two - children were
weekend guests J at the Charles
E. Siegmund horn e , on Garden
road. !
For KJ. Duties
, COLORFUL GLEN-ROW TAILORED
Fresh, sparkling styles of cool, asy-to-care-Ior percxxles and sunny
printed pastels, gay checks, flower garden: prints or "no-Iron" seer
sucker in .brightwiuWhite stripes. Favorite coat -dress shirtwaist
end two-piece suits styles designed to slim your waist and your hips,
sizes 12 to 20. ... r
Silverton Guests;
Are Entertained1
SILVERTON Mrs Arthur
Dahl entertained Thursday, after
noon for Miss Marie Tingelstad,
formerly of Silverton but now of
Parkland, Wash. Guests bidden to
greet Miss Tingelstad were Mrs.
John J. Moe, Mrs. Hans Olson,
Mrs. M. G. Gunderson, Mrs. Karen
Larson, Mrs. J. C Goplerud and
Mrs. Ole Moen.
Miss Tingelstad was a guest
of f Hiss Thea Jensen Thursday
night and returned to Parkland
Friday. Miss Jensen, arrived here
from Los Angeles, by car Thurs
day, for a . brief visit with, her
mother, Mrs. " Anna RV Jensen,
who has been' very ill, and , with
other members of her family. She
will return to ; Los Angeles i by
train or bus and leave the car
here for family use. A sister of
cX Home or Date-Time
Miss Jensen's, Mrs. John Isaac?
son, came to Silverton from Mon
tana in late March to make her
home here following the death of
her Husband. 'A
Stay ton Alumni Elect :
Officers for New Year '
The Stayton High School Alum
ni association met at the high
school Thursday and decided that
due to war restrictions on travel
ing and in the patriotic conserva
tion of food that the annual home
coming j will not be held this year.
Officers were re-elected for the
coming! years as follows! presi
dent Edward J. Bell; vice-president,
Marcele Berger; secretary,
Jean Parley; treasurer, Marcele
Ware; ;board of directors, Fernan
do Smith, Gordon Shields, Dale
Crabtree. Shields is now in the
armed 'forces in Africa and Crab
tree recently entered the service. '
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