The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, June 07, 1944, Page 7, Image 7

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Help wanted. dept.: After watching "Dangerous Don Hendrie
ana MarYiutcm wriuie with assorted pangs of hunger, tired toot
sies, parched throats and sun-kissed proboscis when they had com
pleted umpiring the first three Junior league games at Waters park,
we'd better open this campaign before the Humane society does
jund - nearted gents who believe
themselves honest - to - gosh um
pires are wra to appiy zor jobs
with either League President Oli
ver Huston or Secretary (not sec
retary - treasurer as is usually
the. official title) Howard Maple.
. . . It's all free-gratis as is the
managerial and coaching chores
on each team, but youll be giving
not to mention Messrs. Hendrie
and Ritchie . , . They were done
in for that last game Sunday, so
Packy McFarland and Ben Clag
gett did some pinch-hitting . . .
Be it In league or sandlot bushes,
it's a mighty tough job, that ar
biting task ... So here's your
chance, all you "grandstand umps"
who've been many times guilty
of boasting, "By gad, I could do
a better job than that blind Tom's
doin'!" . , . Speaking of the Sun-
day ball sessions, that flock of
across the diamond and left two behind and dead after hitting light
pole wires-were carrier pigeons heading for the airport We under
stand airportsters were searching for
found them yet they might try contacting Chuck Chittick at the nark.
When everyone left Sunday the birds
out . . . Feedbox fable: Gent posing. through from Corvalli stops
long enough to tell that Luke GUI may thumb down going to the
Spartans school as a duration coach after all. Same gent -says-the
Corvallis school board "can't add
the Former u of Hawaii mentor ... -
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BevoSuds Game Didn't Set Record
Good bet that Bossman Emil
could host the Portland Beavers all
after scanning the attendance figures for last week's Suds-Bevos
series. Opening night, 'a Tuesday, 13,311 turned out for the double
header. Three days later and despite more threats of rain, another
12,000 came out to see another doubleheader. Then to top it off, the
Seattle baseball Berts and Bessie turned out 14,188 strong Sunday
for the third and final twin bill, breaking the all-time record in Se
attle for a Portland-Seattle get-together.
. The previous high for attendance m Seattle when the Beavers
were in town was 13,493, set in 1933 when Freddie Hutchinson was
the .man of the hour. But even that or the 14,188 of Sunday doesn't
rate No. 1 spot for most people ever to see any game in Sick's new
brick ball bin. An Oakland-Seattle
tton, and it was Hutchinson and a
it along. As we recall it, when Hutchinson reached his 19th birthday
they set a goal of 19,000 fans. Would have worked perfectly had Fred
been celebrating his 16th natal day, for 18,750 jammed the arena,
.largest mob ever.
Hutchinson or no, we'll still
Portland could come to town every week.
All-American High Schooler
Grouse and gripe diV.: Report
lage Junior Ball loop are peeved because others have attired their
ballgamers in real diamond uniforms, claiming that such procedure
tends to give the kids in long pants an inferiority complex. First time
we've ever heard of anyone beefing because kids were allowed to
put on regular ball togs. Would be something if the St. Louis Cards
suddenly .sent out. a .complaint against those nasty, Brooklyn Dodgers
"because .they're wearing prettier suits than we have,"' wouldn't it?
Same principle involved . . ..This
sports ed: Has there ever been a
the intercollegiate All-America? .
Wilson, formerly of U of Washington . . . Wilson attended Everett,
Wash., high and wanted to continue
Enoch Bagshaw, who had gone to
But Wilson lacked the necessary
vate school. At Washington he was named an All-America halfback
in '1923. He received his diploma from Everett high at a ceremony
after finishing college ... (Whar's
Achiu Downs Katonen; Title
Belt Held Up by Commission
Ultra -popular Walter "Th
Sneeze" Achiu. ju-jitsuing China
man, is Pacific ' coast lightheavy
rasslin' champ today then again
he isn't No double talk merely a
brief explanation that things
wound ud in another uproar at
the Ferry street garden lasi nigni
(as usual), as Sneezie and Paavo
"King Kong" Katonen whopped
off . their extravaganza for the
coveted title belt Come right
down to it Salem Boxing Com
mission Chairman Harry Levy is
actually the belt winner he's
got the cherished thing today and
won't give it up until official
word comes fron the chairman of
the national wrestling commission
in New York City.
Katonen and Achiu were going
full blast in the third and de
ciding fall of the- thrill-packed
title match after green-trunked
Paavo had taken the first fall and
Achiu the second. In using his pet
ju-jitsu' to good advantage in 'his
first clash ever with . the Finn,
Achiu -made the curly-thatched
chamo ultra-angry ' during- - the
opening round. Forearm bashes to
the head and a body slam finally
won it for Katonen. The China
man was getting more bashing in
the second as both "cleanies"
turned mean momentarily, but
rallied to butt Katonen into sub
mission with A pair of ; Sonnen-
bergs. A Boston crab hold brought
the "uncle from Katonen and tied
the match. ' .'"V ,
Then in the third frame it was
anybody's battle. Achiu had a fullpropam.
OiitJifnirnilRKirlcnff HrpA hvi.OirijpAftnnrli.
By WHITNEY MARTIN '
NEW. YORK, June ;-. W t
Victim of a profound ignorance
we were under the ' impression
the only reason football' teams
intentionally kicked off out-of-
bounds was to discourage the re-
ceiver in their, plots to oarry
back the ball right through por
tal "H" at the" other end of the -stadium.
This seemed to be a logical
assumption, as one of the designs
of the game is to keep the oppo
sition from- scoring, and it is
difficult to score on the kickoff
with the ball teed up on the lap ,
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FREDDIE HUTCHINSON
low - flying pigeons which zoomed
the missing two if they havent
were lying near the home dug
up enough payroll figures to suit
Sick wishes his Seattle Rainiers
season long, especially a good one
game in '39 rates that distinc
birthday which more than helped
bet Sick and his associates wish
in that some skippers in the vil
from Russ Newland, AP Western
high school footballer named to
. . Yes ... George "Ice House'
playing football under his coach,
the U of Washington as skipper;
credits. He made them up at a pri
Ed Atherton?) ....
Nelson on the Finn when the lat
ter-suddenly tore for' the ropes,
Achiu right with him. Both went
over the top to crash on the
hardwood floor, and then's when
Th' Sneeze decided things had
progressed far enough. He put his
famed "sleeper" hold on the fallen
Finn, made sure he was "out" and
climbed back into the ring. Refe
ree Ivan Jones tolled off the 20
count and raised Achiu's hand in
victory.
A long and heated pow-wow af
terward, featuring Jones, Kato
nen, Levy and Elton Owen re
sulted in the boxing commission
er holding up the belt. Katonen
claimed he was beaten v by unfair
tactics and outside the ring. Jones
claimed he didn't see what hap
pened. So did Owen. Levy claim
ed some unkind gent kicked him
in the shin twice when he
wouldn't give the; bfelt to Achiu
and finally but firmly announced
he'd hold the belt until notified
of a definite ruling by the muscle
big-wigs. That's Just where it
stands at present ' . - -
In the two strictly corking pre-
kims Jack Lipscomb got too rough
and! tough for both "Silent" Rat
tan land Jones and wound up the
loser via two straight falls, both by
foul : Georgie Wagner, down 1 in
the! prelim ranks for a change
aloojg with Lipscomb,' outslickered
Tartan Potvin in the third and
winning fall of the semi, another
sisjler.- Around 1000 fans were on
hand to witness the slam-bang
oiija staruea stout iaoy weu up
inji section Hon the 30-yard line
'Dewey "Snorter" Luster, the
Oklahoma, coach, ' gives us. the
real reasonat least his real
reason--for the misfit boots. It
was to prevent his players from
being carried out through portal
"H," '
. That is, he knew that the Wck
off is perhaps the most dangerous1
part of the game, with the play
ers of the two. teams. galloping
toward each other at top speed,
and the ensuing bumps are liable
to bring .injury..
-I Just couldn't afford to, take
Junior .Ball "B"
i Sponsors, representatives and
managers of clubs in both the
Sales) Junior Baseball' "A" and
"B" leagues tossed more diamond
history . into , the recently-formed
circuits with , a : two-hour long
conclave held last night Final
plan were made for the BW
leaguerskids in the 12-13 year
old group and those who will
soon be demoted from the "A"
circuit the minor circuit to start
a 12 -game, schedule the Sunday
of June 18. The four teams
Qough-Barrick, Elfstrom's, Yea
ter Appliance and Salem Heavy
Hauling will play all games on
either Olingerj or Leslie play-
Beavers Lose
Lead
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Idle; Sacs
I Turned Back 5 to 2
SAN FRANCISCO, June 6
San Francisco's Seals resumed un
disputed leadership of the Pacif
ic Coast baseball league tonight
with $ - 5-2 wm over last-place
Sacramento. The Seals went half a
game ahead of the Portland Bea
vers,; idle tonight in lieu of "XT
day. iThe Beavers were to have
played Los Angeles at . Portland
and win probably open the be
lated series tomorrow night.
The veteran southpaw Tom Seats
pitched - a neat
six-hitter for the
Seals ! tonight,
and his mates
with an 11 -hit
backed nun up
attack' off Starter Steve LeGault
and his relief man Fletcher. The
latter took over. In the third frame
after; the Seals J had tallied thrice
in the second inning and once in
the third. I :
Sac.:! 001 009 1012 It
San F. .....031 Oil Cx S 11 S
2 LeGanlt Fletcher (3)
Rossi; Seats and OgrodowskL
Bosox'jDoerr
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BOSTON, June 6 Second
Baseman Bobby Doerr, catcher
Roy f artee and Centerfielder Le
on Culberson were rejected tem
porarily for military service to
day it the Boston induction cen
ter but were informed they would
be repealled fori re-examination, at
a -future date. . f I
Redmond Planing Hill
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REDMOND, j June e- -Fire
destroyed the! Dant and Russel
planing mill here this afternoon,
with - damage j estimated by offi
cials at $80,000. -
; A dry kiln and , other nearby
buildings were saved, .but three
box cars on aj siding and a small
amount of lumber burned, f
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500 Pheasants Loosed!
LAKEVIEwJ June iffytib
eration of 500 young Chinese
pheasants from the state: game
farm fat Ontario in Lake county
was ! announced today.-
Willie Pep Pops Kogon
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f HARTFORD, Conn, June
Willie Pep of Hartford 1 won an
easy, ten-round decision over Ju
lie Kogon of New Haven tonight
Pep s -weighed I 127 and Kogon
130. 4 ,
League
As Seals Win
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NINE-YEAR-OLD RIDE RAadrey Merfeld. t.e Seattle, sends her meant ever a iiZcvlt
A I . harCe in aM tzpesltbn. at Seattle. Audrey has been riding since she was twu. ; .
the chance-of an inside kick last
faH," he says. I had only 1
men-that igf 16 men I . could put
in there when - the. - going was
tough.. I-couldnt afford to risk
injury to any of them on the
kickoff, so 1 told them to kick
out-of-bounds. -I ' ' '
Sure, we're guilty, and its a
shame, too, as the kickoff is one
of the most exciting parts of the -game.
' Particularly the opening '
kickoff, and I imagine a lot of
. fans were pretty sore when they '
rushed through their dinner in
order to be on hand for the start
only, to see an outside kick and
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Leaguers to Start June 10; Legion Nine
ground diamonds, to - be made
ship-shape for the ballgaming by
thendty playground department
Since' all four teams are stocked
with over 20 players, it is pos
sible both an "A and ?Br -nine
wiQ emerge from an four, games
to be played in the form . of .
' doubleheaders each Sunday of .
the schedule.' The primary pur
pose of the leagues is to see that
all baseball signees get achance
to play hardball. It was figured
that by dividing the minor circuit
into a division of "A" and "B
teams this: may be accomplished
to a more favorable extent. - -The
"B league schedule is to
Kids Not Interested in Baseball
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Should those villagers who didn't
farther proof of how wronx they
Idlesness, spronted weeds, wild
at work "shaving" the infield so that they can play baseball en It
any mere, it was up to the kids to clean up the park. They did, and
the near-SOO who aimed m to vlar In the two Jonlor leaawes aow
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Kahut to Get Crack at Coast ;
Title Against Vera Earling
PORTLAND, Ore., June MVMatchmaker Joe Waterman an
nounced tonight he has signed Vern Earling, 175-pound slugger
of Hayden Lake, Idaho, to meet Joltin Joe Kahut of Woodburn,
Ore., in a 15-round bout here next month to be billed for the
Pacific coast j light heavyweight
boxing championship. I
Waterman said the fight may
be held outdoors. Earling, he said,
has scored nine consecutive
knockouts and is the, 175-pound
champion of Washington, Idaho
and Montana. Kahut Oregon title
holder, was undefeated until de
cisioned recently by Lloyd Mar
shall, duration' light heavyweight
champ. '
Chalky Posts Win If
WASHINGTON, June ,6 -jP)
Chalky Wright Los Angeles, for
mer king of the featherweights,
knocked out Vince Dell'Orto, New
York, in the third heat of a
scheduled 10-rounder tonight
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the ball put in. play. on the 33
yard line. -'
"I suggested. to the coaches
that if nothing was done about
the other- kickoffs, -there should -be
a severe penalty for an out-'
. side kick at the start,' of . the :
game. I dont know how they-.
' liked the idea. '-
A tee would help get the ball
down the field straight, of course,
as ' the average kicker cant get '
much distance without a Us. It
wasn't until last season I found
a heavy : footed' lad who could'
boot the; ball down to the goal'
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be drawn up at once and will be
announced - soon. In . the : mean-
time, t players and coaches-are 1
asked by President Oliver Huston
to contact each pther so that
much-needed practices may get
under j way, it Is y planned . that
all :,B teams ;will play each ;
other four times. More "B" play-
ers were drawn for, the signees
swelling to over 300 the number,
of Salem baseball enthusiasts '
who ' have registered since , the '
move began over, a week ago.
The players were drawn as fol
lows: Clough-Barrick gained
Carl Beach, David Wright Dick
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hesitate to venture "Salem kids
are. let the above photo be witness. Geo. K. Waters I park, throosh
rrass. etc. Fart of the grevp of
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SEATTLE, June p.-iP)- Play
er - Manager Dolph Camilli led
Oakland to a 5 to 2 victory over
Seattle tonight in a 13-inhing Pa
cific Coast baseball league game.
Camilli started I Oakland off
with a single in the seventh to
tie the score at 2-all and then
opened the 13th with another sin
gle to start the winning uprising.
Oak. 60S 000 20S SOS 3 5 15 2
So. S10 091 900 tOt 92 10 1
Lots and W. Rsimondi, Bon
arixo (13); Tnrpin and Soeme.
1nhirijpf??u
On rainy days,, with a slick
ball, it's tougherto kick without
a tee.; In such . cases - we'd ; just
lay the bail flat on the, ground
; for the kick. It would scoot and
bob and duck around like all get
out and result, in . the craziest
scramble.' -. : ; v
Lusters team last year won
the big six title, "thanks to three
'Missouri fumbles,";' as ; he ; says.;
This year will be about as good
for a v whiles or until the navy
trainees leave in November some
: time. After that yell, maybe
hell have to kick out of bounds
..again. , . .
Don land Dick -Norton. Efstrom'a
took on Jim Rock. Don Russell,
Gary Campbett! and Bill Allison.
Yeaters got Jim Hunt Bob Bar
ton, Kirby Gates, Dale Sheridan
and Ken Griffith. Heavy Hsulers
received Eugene Lebold, Leigh
ton Gilson, Allen: Kleinschmidt
Harold Oheen and Keith -Far-am.-.
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"A" league action was also ta
ken and It was) decided that the
official Capital Port Junior Leg-
ion team would be picked; some
time next week. Sinee Legion
play must start early next month,
it was realized, that the Salem
Junors should commence i work
for Salem?
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arent -Interested in baseball? need
over 50 kids are shown above hard
Common labor being what fit isn't
gladly. The above group is part of
active In the town. (Dave Scott
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Ira Pilcher, past: commander of
Capital Post No.! B, American Le
gion, and actively! interested in
Salem athletics, was elected man'
ager of, the newly-planned Jun
ior baseball : team for: the post
during its meeting Monday night
He succeeds! as! manager Oliver
Huston,, who held the position lor
a number of years prior to the
dropping of junior baseball two
years ago. Pilcher is how seek
ing a capable assistant to coach
the -team. j I
The Junior team, to be made
up of 15 players who will repre
sent the Salem post in the state
tournament is to be selected from
the' eight Salem junior baseball
"A" league clubs. Pilcher and his
assistant will make the selections
late this month. And despite hav
ing what is regarded as
15 players taken from
its best
it the
Junior league will continue to
function on a full scale through
out its 14-game 1 schedule.
R. L. Lambert
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Roger L. Lambert, 50, route six,
Salem, died in a Salem hospital
Tuesday morning shortly after he
had been thrown! from his car as
it was struck at the intersection
of Market and Turner roads by
another automobile driven by
Mrs. H. V. Brown, 2217 State
street -' - I
Alone in his carj Lambert was
thrown to the ground ' when . the
door swung open at ithe impact
with Mrs. Brown's car, jalthough
the blow was not severe enough
to greatly damage jeithe: vehicle.
His death was attributed to brain
hemorrhage and internal! Injuries.
Mrs. Brown s son, James, , was
with her;. Neither was Injured, -f
Native of jtfebraskiJ f Lambert
had resided here most of his life.
Survivors include the widow, Le
na Ruth Lambert, one daughter,
Joyce, and assort, Fred. I .
Funeral services i will be held
Friday afternoon at 130, o'clock
zrom uie cnapei or tne w; t. lug
don company, and Interment will
be at Macleay-cemetery. '- "
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lit North liberty
fTpatalre PutUand -General Deetrte
Co Office epea - Saturday anly
IS am to t pjn. S to J pjn Coo
wltauoo Blood pressure and urLne
tests are - be of chart. ; Practiced
einca 1911. , ; i
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to Be;dected Next
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Pilcher has been made , manager
of the Legion nine and Al Light
; ner wm be its coach. Both were ;
' appointed by Huston, byerseer".
; for Junior athletics the past 1$
.years. '. '
It was also decided that all
"A" league games at Ceo. E.
Waters park starting with next
Sunday's round' would! start at
"a new time so as to give the teams
.additional time to I play. First
, .game is to start at 12 noon, sec-
ond at 2 pjol. third at 4 pm, and
fourth ' at 6 pan.- Curly's Dairy
vs. Eagles in the next Sunday
opener; Funland at' Lions .at. 2;
Nation's
A--.: -;-S,; - .v-.;;;;J;.i f y.! '
Fields,1 Stadiums
Locked;
on
Two Race Tracks, PCL Loop J
Supply Only Sports Action
By HAROLD CLAASSEN
NEW YORK, . June 6-(ffVSport's tribute to D-day was the
solemnity of almost absolute kuiet today in its stadiums mnd
fields. Only Delaware ;State park and Bay Meadows operated
while, the. Pacific Coast league was the only baseball circuit
among the majors and top: minors
to schedule full scale business.
Tights, including , the 10-round
affair between Sammy Angott and
Dee Williams at Philadelphia, also
were set back. f
The-racing-Industry; which an
nounced plans to close on D-day
two weeks ago when President
Roosevelt suggested that, (citizens
go to their homes and Churches
on invasion day, quickly: fell into
line. . A ;
New York, Chicago,; Boston and
Detroit turf plants cancelled their
program early followed : by Pas-
coag . park in New .England,
Charlestown in West Virginia, As
cot ; Park and River Downs in
Ohio, Canada's King's Park and
the. Old Country Trotting associa
tton at Westbury, NY. i
Both scheduled major league
contests, night affairs at Pitts
burgh and Brooklyn,! we r e
switched to other dates. The two
games listed in the International
league, whose president Frank
Frank Shaugbnessy said he had
"two sons over there and I am
not much '. interested; in' baseball
today, also were postponed. All
American association games were
postponed. The smaller , minors
also were dotted with cancella
In the Coast league the San
Diego at Hollywood game was lat
er postponed-because pf D-day
and a transportation ' delay forced
postponement of thefLos Angeles
game at Portland. Two other night
games were scheduled. .
Schalk Si
As Gub Scout
CHICAGO, June $ -vf)-jRay
Schalk, one of the greatest catch
ers of all time, today signed as
a scout for the Chicago - Cubs.
Schalk, who' started his major
league, career with the Chicago
White Sox in 1912, managed the
team in 1927 and -1928. He was
the White Sox regular catcher for
15 years. . J i ,
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Wife of Boise
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BOISE, Idaho, June fi-K-Mrs.
Hadyn Walker, wife of the owner
of the Boise baseball dub of the
now suspended Pioneer league
which once ' included Lewiston,
died today in a local hospital
How They
COAST LEAGUE
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- W It Pet.
W L Pet
San Pran S4 23 J7ftiSan Dief 31 SO JOS
Portland nu jW Loi Ant zt 31 .400
HoUrwod S3 2S J5iOakland s.34 33 .407
Seattle ,..33 za .a59sacramt 1 u 31 jas
, Yesterdays results: s m
At San Francisco 5, Sacramento Z.
At Seattle S. Oakland . M
At' Portland. Los Angeles, postponed.
At Hollywood, San Diegori. postpon
ed D-dajr. t;----
(No same piayea in imajor leagues
on account of D-day.) j :
AMEJUCAN LEAGUE ( '
W L Pet. I fcW L Pet
St Louia 17 20 S7XBoat6n S3 .477
New Yrk 23 IS JWPhUadelp 30 33 .478
Detroit 34 23 J22 Clevtand 21 33 .451
Chicago 20 21 .48SiWashinrt 20 24 .453
NATIONAL LEAGUE 4 .
W L Pet. 7 I W L Pet.
St. Louis 39 14 .674 Boston i31 23 .457
Plttsburc S3 IS J90 Brooklyn IS 33 433
dncinnat 24 IS J71 PhlUdela IT 23 AM
NCW Y 20 33 4S3iCblcaso U ZS J4Z
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U::d Trzrf:r Yircs, Tlini era Tci:j t
17ITE 1 0 lUT C EQTI FI C ATE ;
Tea can nave yetrr trsetor, track and passenrer tires earned
WTTCOUT CEXTiriCATE mad choice of Aj C, and F rubber.
Abe rail Stock ef New Iraetor Three and Tabes
Corner Center liberty
7eel
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Redwood "Nurseries at May
. flower Milk at 4; Valley Motor at
Shrocka Motors at 1AU games
wm be limited to seven innings
and must be played within two
: hours. The 7-runs-ahead-at-six-th-inning-decides-contest
rule
was abolished. An effort to
strengthen the Lion's club entry
resulted in eight players being
1 turned over to that nlneThey.
are Bruce Douglas, Dick Em
mons, Bob Carlston, Bob Seam
ster, Jooe Mapes, Fred Mair, .
Ken Sheridan and PhQ Janx.
Those players are urged to con- .
tact Manager Ken Manning
through Maple's at once.
Athletic
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D-Day
Active Today
CTTT SOFTBALL STANDINGS
W L Pet W L Pet
MapW'i 4 1 JOOIAlr Bom S S .408
papermicrs 4 1 aoo K. Brown a S .400
WU Cards JX t M0O. PIims. S S .400
WU Golds 3 S 400;WU Blues 0 S A0O
Games today:
Maplt's vs. Salem Air Bast at Leslie.
Paper-makers vs. KciUi Brown at
Olmfer. ;
Golden Pheasant vs. WU Blues at
SweeUand.
WU Cardinals vs. WU Colds at
SweeUand. !
If what's been said about the
third time being the charm is
true, today's City loop Softball
contests should prove a special
attraction to the village custom
er. For the four game slate billed
for 6 p. m. has twice been post
poned earlier this season, and to
day marks the third scheduled
date of the contests, originally
listed for April 19.
Seven of the eight teams in the
circuit are still in the running for
the first half title with just two
weeks remaining in that leg. Ma
ple's and Papermakers share the
first place spot with four wins
and one loss apiece, while the
Willamette Cards and WXTs
Golds are right behind with three
triumphs and a pair of setbacks
each.
Maple's meet Salem Air. Base
on Leslie field today, while Pa
permakers go against Keith
Brown to an dinger ; field tat
Bob Keuscher of Maple's and Ed
Gosselin of the Airmen" will be
opposing hurlers in ; their battle.
and Papermakers' Jercy Crofoot
and the Brownies 'Micky' Mick
enham have been named by their
respective managers.'
The Cards and Golds meet, in
one of two SweeUand field tilts,
while Golden Pheasant and ' the
cellar-dwelling Willamette Blue)
will keep the other end of the
university's athletic theatre hum
ming with action.
Gty Playground
Outlook Uncertain
Playground Director Gurnet
Flesher was silent Tuesday in re
gard to probable policies , of the
recreational program for Salem
this summer. However, Flesher
explained that Monday night's
council action virtually . assured
play parks at Highland, Bush.,
Grant, Englewood and Richmond
in addition to full activities at
Olinger and Leslie swim - pools.
A meeting of playground direc
tors has been called for this aft
ernoon, during w h 1 c h definite
steps for the - summer program
will be discussed. . j
Idaho's Mike Ryan - !
Rates HaeggTops :
MOSCOW; Idaho, June 6 H$V
Europe .wins the mile by a mile
said Irish Mike Ryan today as
he placed Sweden's G under Haegg
at the head of his personal selec
tion of the 10 "greatest milers of
all time. Halfway down the list,
in fifth place,', was Mike's choke
of the best eight-furlonger- pro
duced in the United States, -Glenn
Cunningham. . . '
Salem'
rhone till
Softball