The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, September 08, 1948, Page 10, Image 10

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The harness racers had their inninr Tuesday at Lone Oak track as
a 1 J
laar nvnc ranof prraa was awn v pi uwmcib. an uiv atuwvc iiuww uu.
outsider, is shown nosing, out Lady Hal Logan for the win In the first race. Olivia Clncofield is third.
Pete Back is driving the winner. J. Buck the second place horse. Bill Tilden is shown bringing in the
third horse. The winner paid UUI for a $2 mutuel ticket Banning races return at the track today,
with first post time at 1:3. (Photo by Don Dill. Statesman Staff photographer.)
Turner Gun Club
Handed Charter
WASHINGTON. D. C, Sept. 7
The Turner Rifle and Pistol club,
of Turner, Oregon, has been grant
ed a National . Rifle association
charter it was announced here to
day. Made up of rifle and pistol
enthusiasts the club wjill be head
ed by Mervin O. Pearson, presi
dent. Other officers' of the club
are: Orin F. Schollian.-vice-presi
dent;. Del mar Leo Barber, execu
tive officer; Norman F. Whitehead,
chief instructor: Robert Alan Ball,
secretary, and Forest E. Bouchie.
treasurer. '
LaBeU Pounds
Jones in Main
. Rene LaBell, again the hottest
piece of mat gladiator to hit the
armory ring in months, gave
Rowdy Rufus' Jones a wrestling
lesson .in Matchmaker Elton
Owen's main event last night, and
won via two straight falls. LaBell
absorbed considerable of a phy
sical pasting along the way, but
always broke loose with a cat
like and punishing maneuver ofwent 12 inning before downing
us uwn iu uni
roughness. It was the second J
straight win here for LaBell. as (
. xne wee previously ne auroptu
Baldy Knox is straight falls also.
In last night's special "Tiger
Nenoft- and .The Phantom went
to a no-fall draw in a fast and
often slug-filled brawl. Frankie
Stojack took .care of "Silent"
Rattan in the opener, flattening
the ; popular ' deaf mute in the
only falL This was a lively scuf
fle also. Rattan then assumed
refereeing duties, as Owen wasn't
feeling up to snuff.
The Labar Day mb which
railed lika a mighty Ude back
and farth fram the part-matnel
windows at the state fair raelng
plant bet as ne Oregon fair
crowd has .erer bet before bat
one wonders taw tnnch the rec
ord handle weald hare hit If
there had been no "shut
outs" .. . . A lot of the gals and
an equal n amber of the men,
knowlDT nothing- about nars, last
year acquired the habit of bet
ting on the jockeys Instead of
the animals and the real dar
ling of the crowds was Jockey
Harold (Ked) Walker. Bat,
alas. Red's among- those absent
this year . . How many
times have -bright" young gents
arrived at a quiniela tie-up af
ter 20 minutes of strenuous de
liberation and then changed
their minds In the space of a
moment only because some
werdly - appearing gay right
ahead of 'em In the line mat
tered, like he was about to re
lease the secret of the atom
bomb: "Gimme one and
five" ....
Bill Beard bad a chance for
first-line duty with Portland's
Beavers after No. 1 Catcher
Charley Sllvera was Injured.
Now suppose Tthat the Vanks
should recall Sllvera to aid
'em In their red-hot- fight for
the American leagne pennant.
Consider Just bow greatly the
bones of Manager Jim Turner,
and the Bevos would rest on the
sturdy shoulders or Billy..
'Course, In the event Sllvera
left suddenly the Portlands
might get back Del Bollinger
from Kansas City to help secure
a first division berth In the PCL
chase bat, facts being facts.
; neither Ballinger nor Beard is
a Silvers. Charley has been the
pepperish leader the inspira
tion gent of the Beaver's late
stunmer drive. His departure
would nee. again Illustrate that
. tie - ups with major loops can
be very nice, but sometimes air
so very sour. But then Charley
Isn't gone yet . . Pro Joe Steigcr
of Salem's Golf club, feeling
it's about time somebody broke
' the monopoly of Ben Her. an and
Lloyd Mangrum at grabbing all
the golf winnings la the land,
plans to enter the Portland Open
in October. Joe, playing some
pretty sharp golf nowadays, also
has slated the Tacoma and Tan- ,
eouver, B. C Opens. Luck to
1m ... . With the annual SGC
title tourney on tap this week
wonder If Glen Lengren will
Continue in ftua role of always
kolng the -brtrlesmild and never
4 W .l W
Hotter Than 2-Bit
Record Smashing
So I ins Vfn Again
WENATfHEE Sn 7-lSnrialUThi rci hot Salpm Snatnrt out
i to finish up the Western International leaiue pennant race' with a rush to hurl one of tonight s tilts.
- ; if wins, base hits, double plays and hon)e runs, snatched their fifth 1 . In results last night the loop
,.t)i straight victory tonight, over Wenatchee 16 to 5. The win was Big Jim ,eadl" San "n s,toP-
Spokes Stay
n la)
The high-riding Spokane In
dians, who have won 13 of their
last 15 games, last; night kept
right on the heels of the WIL
leading Bremerton ! Bluejackets
via a 7-5 win at Taccma. Jim
Teagan both pitched and hit the
victory. He drove in three runs.
Meanwhile, the Jackets were
nosing out Victoria, 7-6, at Vic
toria to stay five skinny percent
age points ahead of Spokane.
Five errors by the Vies paved the
way for the Bremerton win, those
and a home run by Frank Volpi.
At Vancouver the Capilanos
Yakima, 8-7. The Caps are in
$ixth la n pontage points
mnd &, Tran nt
across the winning run at Van
couver, with the bases loaded.
Spokane 000 032 0SO-7 9 3
Tacoma . Ill 900 ,200 5 13 3
Teagan and Rossi; Nicholas and Har
gadon. Bremertoa
222 001 0007 12
Victoria - 012 000 2016 12
Conant. Hittle 9 and Volpi; Kas
parovitch, Harmsen (9) land Recca.
Yakima 010 141 000 0007 14 3
Vancouver - Oil 013 001 001 8 17 3
Ford and Constantino; Manier and
Choukalous.' ' I
the bride." Glen, one ' of the
town's top swingers, has been
In many a final but Lady Lack
has made it a habit to pass him
by .... .
.Many a sof tballer has "spent
years at the sport with one of
the special gripes being those
"Chinese" home runs (the, type
which drop ever the Infield and
Jest keep rolling and rolling.
Portland has the answer for that
one In the fine park oat .on the
east side which has been con
strncted for the National Softball
show. The lay-out: is enclosed
STAN MUSIAL
an around with the fences 250
feet away and that makes It
entirely possible for the big ball
hitters to clout tne pill over the
wall, to get their homers the
genuine way . .
A lad who appears destined
to enjoy a bright athletic career
at JSalem high Is Bus! Covalt.
Buss, who attended Parrish Just
last year, :ts making a strong
bid for a starting quarterback
slot on Loren Mort's varsity with
the aid of a fancy passing arm
and a speedy, set of legs. Too,
Buss seems to have a knack for
that T work . . . . Mort Is
also cheered by the appearance
of halfback candidate Jim Jen
sen, rated one of the best prep
sprinters in the state last spring.
Jensen; sprung Into the open,
would be a hard guy to
catch ....
Surely one of the most pro
digious batting records In -many
a year Is that compiled by the
St. Louis Cardinals' Stan Mu
sial this season. When a man
Is the leader In average, dou
bles, triples, RBI's, runs and
very close to the . top In circuit
clouts well. pals, that man Is a
rare hickory swinger Indeed. It
IS about time the spotlight
swung away from Ted Williams
to a gent of more humble de-
A 1
Day at Fair
almost! the entire second day state
IL. L .... t... v nit !
Pistolio
. it.i, f .k- 1
i Lj i
Already having racked up four
double plays last night in the sec
ond giame at Yakima, to establish a
new league record of 166, Salem
clicked of f another tonight to make
it 167, with nine more games to
play. The old mark, made last year
j by Yakima, was 165
Three Senators smacked homers
tonight. Cal Mclrvin whacked his
fifth iof the season and both Dick
Sinovic and Eddie Barr lambasted
v.; n.L . ... . i am in, u .Neil oi, ecn 19 . jones
their 15th to remain m a ttie for j (6, and Moore Cas1ino , Webber
the team leadership. Salem had a and Lombardi. Fernandas (7).
6-4 lead going into the fifth, and i
then tallied seven runs to clinch I SlvP!5? tf0, ,! ?
.... . Hollywood . 300 510 101 11 15 1
tne tilt. tlen Lierman, first of Jurisich, Walden iSl. Venturelli t6.
three Chief pitchers, was the loser. ! Flores i7) and Ritchey: Oliver, Ken
Of the 16 hits Salem biffed to- : nedv 7 nd Kahn-
nightp four came off the bat of Al
Spaeter and three by Barr. who
has been hitting fiendishly lately.
Following the next two games
here .the Salems'go to Spokane to
tangle with the just-as-torrid In- !'
diansj over the weekend. The Sen
atorsjhave smacked 46 hits in their
last three outings.
Salens! (IS) (J) Wenatchee
BHOA BHOA
Wert.l; 5 1110 McWilmsJ 5 2 2 1
5paeter.2 5
4 2 4 5carpelH.r 5
2 2
1 10
0 1
1 S
0 1
1 3
0 3
0 0
1 0
1 0
Mclrvin,r 4
5inovic.m 4
Barr.l I 6
Samhmr.c 5
Nunes.3 5
Gedzius 4
Olsen.p 1 5
1 o;CeciLl
3 11 Wilson. 1
2 01 Gardner. c
1 liBryant.s
2 4 Parades.2
9 4 Palica.m
0 'llLierman.p
IConover.p
Eilsin.p
Totals 43 16 27 15 ' Totals 36 9 27 10
Salem i 231 070 12016 16 2
Wenatchee 104 000 000 S 9 3
Pitcher IP AB H R ER SO BB
Olsen ; 93 36 9 ( 5 2 4
Herman 23 16 6 6 3 0 1
Conover 3,i 12 6 7 1 1
Gilson j 4 3, 15 4 3 3 4 7
Wildi pitch: Olsen. Losing pitcher:
Lierman.! Errors: Gedzius. Cecil. Scar
pelli. Wert. Bryant. Home runs: Mclr
vin. Sinovic. Barr. Three base hits:
Parades. Gedzius. Two base hits : Spae
ter. McWilliams. Olsen. Conover. Wert.
Gilson. Runs batted in: Mclrvin 2. Ol
son 3. Spaeter. Gardner. Cecil. Para
des 2. Bryant. Barr 2. Wert. Samham
tner. Double plays: Nunes to Spaeter
to Wert. Umpires: Husband and Skulik.
Second
Monday game:
Salem 020 100 1015 13 1
Yakima i 010 001 200 4 9 3
v Sporer and Brown: Freeman and Es
trada, i
Stayton Team
Hard at Work
STAYTON. Sept 7-(Special)
Stayton high's Eagles, 51 strong
and so .many there wasn't suits
enough to go around, are hard at
work Ini preparing for their Marlon-Polk
league football season.
Head Coach Joe Boyle and As
sistant jDon Miley have 10 let
termen, five of them regulars last
year. The 10 are Don Kuiken
and Gerald Branch, tackles; Don
Steward, center or end; Don
Lavander. Sterling Norton, Jerry
Basl and Maunce Swigart, guards,
and Truman McClellan, Dave
Brown and Pred Wallace, backs.
The; Eagles will have a big line,
but the backfield is as large a
question, according to Boyle.
Stayton j opens with Molalla here,
September 24, in a non-league
game.;
Today's Fair Race Program
First race
Purse $400. S years up,
claiming,: five furlongs
Judy Do,
R. W. 'Black. 119: Herest. 122: Bien-
venue. 'Sj Noffstnger. 122: New Forest.
119; Sure Super. J. McClain. 119: Burr
C. R. . B- Hopkins. 118: Stelies. B.
Strange. 313: Irish Pan. 122; (also eli
gible) Chief Liberty, 122: Idle Play.
122: Harney Queen. 119; Little Judy.
119. : !
Second! race Purse $400, S years
up. claiming, five furlongs Gladia
tor. E. Baze. 122; Far Alone. 118; Red
Moss, 120: Sodean. R. B. Hopkins. 119:
Hiham,; R. Stoddard. 116: Crystal
Hedge. : J. McClain, 120; No Date. R.
W.
lacaj. 120; AidaLefiore. D. Fra - 4T
m z r t
xler. 115.
Third race
Purse $400. S years
up. claiming.
$'i furlongs High
Check. R. W. Black. 120: Locksmith
S. Noffstnger. 119: Salutation. R. B.
Hopkins. ! 119: Hop Boy, R. Brecken
lidge. 22: Modoc. F. Dahl. 122; Tom
my W., E. Gray. 120; Landing Barge.
R. Stoddard. 122.
Fourth race Purse $400. 1 years
up, maidens, furlongs Ali Boy,
O. rrazier. IZZ: Log Drrve. R. w. Black.
113. Yamaru. 122: Barbaleen. J. ' Mc
Clain. 119: Tertian, R. B. Hopkins.
122: River Sang. R. Breckenridge. 113:
Lady Burns. R. Stoddard. 119: Jury
Call. F; Dahl. 119: (also eligible) Sir
nenry. . Moixstnger, izz; waay
Miss. R. Breckenridge, 119.
Fifth race Purse $400. 3 years
up. claiming, S's furlongs Mr. Boot
r. P. Wi Black. 120; Don Finn. JL B.
Hotriuas. 130t Caval Queen, i. Brosfc-
Viking Backs
Please Mort
Salem high's Vikings contin
ued their rid drills last night
at Leslie, climaxing with a 15
minute serimmace session.
Coach Loren Mort plans the
first heavy came serimmace for
early next week.
After xthe workout Mort stat
ed he was definitely pleased
with the progress his barks
are making-. Nevertheless the
Vik mentor realizes that his
,.r-. fielders still need plenty
of drilling on ball - handling
as required by the T formation.
On the passing end Sopho
more Buzz Covalt and Junior
Gene Garver were hitting re
ceivers with regularity.
The Salem squad now totals
S7 with the arrival of Gordon
Bacon, tackle, and Mike Kaye.
fullback, and both of last year's
JV club.
Bevos. Angels
Open Tonight
By the Associated Press
Portland's Beavers, resting in ! win by eight lengths,
fourth place in the Pacific Coast j Fair officials, discouraged by
league race, open their series with the poor response to the harness
tfie third-place Los Angeles An-J flavored program, will let the run
g&ls at Portland tonight with a
doubleheader. The Bevos will be
seeking to reume their drive
which carried them into the first
division. Tommy Bridges is slat-
ped 5eattie. z-u, oenmo tne live-
; hit hurling of Al Lien. Oakland
mm. Sa
14-4, with the aid of a 16-hit at
tack, and Hollywood topped San
Diego, 11-10. Jack Graham rapped
his 47th homer for the Padres, his
first circuit blow since he was
injured July 25th.
San Francisco 200 000 0002 6 0
Seattle 000 000 0000 3 1
Lein and Howell: Bese. Beasley (9l
and Grasso, Warren 9.
i Sacramento
300 100 000 4 4 1
303 133 01' 14 16 0
: Oakland
Slump Cools
Musial's Bat
i $3.10; third. Mischievous Miss iMc
NEW YORK, Sept. 7-yP)-Some Culloughi $3 80. Time 2:15.4. Qoinieia
National league pitchers won't $10.40.
ki ; a k,. ci. :, Sixth race, harness. mile Tirst.
believe it but Stai Musial IS 1 Tme McKinney iMcKetchnie) $13.60.
human, too. The great St. Louis , $6 jo. $5 20: second. Idaho Maid (Ad-
Cardinal outfielder is suffering
his first big slump of the season.
Musial lost 13 points during the
last eight davs including vester-
day's doub eheader when he.
went eight for nothinf. He col-,
lected only four hit in 28
chances and dropped from .382
to .369.
Despite the nosedive, he still
far in front in his league's bat
ting race. Teammate Country
Slaughter maintained his .335
reark and his grip on second
place. Richie Ashburn. the Phil
adelphia rookie who is out for
the season, is third with .333.
r nrt,
Mason to Call
Team Thursday
New Coach Harry Mason, re-
placing Jerry Archer and Ben i day bitterly criticised the domin
Schaad at the Salem College and ion's tennis administration and
Academy this season, will call Davis cup Captain Adrian Quist.
first football turnout at the school One commentator called Quist "a
on Thursday morning, at 9:30 champion sniveller and squealer."
o'clock, he announced yesterday. Nettled by the 5-0 defeat at
Mason asks that all Academy per- j the hands of the United States
sonnel interested in trying out for j n the cup challenge round, Aus
the team, which will play m the trails n writers demanded:
Marion-Polk league, be sure to I 1 Encouragement of young
check in Thursday. , Xnr to buUd nn a new cun team.
Weather Slows
Webfoot Drills
EUGENE, Ore.. Sept
7 -(TP) ,
University of Oregon football
squadmen missed a first scrim
mage session today because of
the day's torrid temperatures, but
ran through the drills.
Coach Jim Aiken promised a
long scrimmage awaited the
Ducks tomorrow when Pacific
coast conference officials are due
to hold a clinic here. Tom Fitz
patrick, from the conference com
missioner's office, will direct the
clinic for northwest football
officials.
II . 1 1 . 1 hi 1 in 1 f 1 itii-tii Pi 1 1 ill mi I ill HM'i M ' 1 ""jS
enridge. 119: Metzgers Pride. 122: Miss
Wldby. D. rrazier, 117; Frank Hanna.
J. McClain. 120; Bobby Effort. F. Dahl.
120: Rabdol. E. Baze, 122; (also eligi
ble) JuUa Kathryn. S. NoffMnper.
119; Campmeeting, R. Stoddard, 120;
Lucky Bud. 119.
Sixth race Purse $400, S years
up, claiming. 6'i fuftongs M10 Sky,
F. Dahl. 122; Givantake. S. Noffsing
er. 119: Sinhala. D. Frazier. 120: Rur
ales. R. W. Black. 122; Cape Suitor.
118; Daintr Sue. E. Baze, 119; Easy
Son. J. McClain, 122.
Seventh race Purse $400. 3 years
up. claiming. 6'i furlongs Dog Pen.
- Dahl. 11; Quack Wind. R. W. Black,
. Tl . -1 BT" r a . II.......
120: Gay Paula. E. Gray. 114: Heuver-
kins, 119: The Northern. R. Stoddard.
122; Nespelem Boy. F. Dahl. 117,; Ca
meo Johnny. R. Breckenridge.; 119:
hPluscost. D. Frazier, 119: (also eligi
ble) Bit O' Craven. B. Strange. 119.
Eighth race Purse $700. Gover
nors Handicap, 1 116 mile High
Fog. R. Stoddard. 116: Count Esmer.
S. Noffstnger, 118: Unsung Hero, .115;
Pass Count, D. Frazier. 116; Thos. R.
W. Black. 114: Chemawa. 108: Fair
Billings, J. McClain. 115: Oregon
Punch, 115: I also eligible) Melinda.
114; Termagant. 110; Row River. F.
Dahl. 110.
Ninth race Purse $400, 3 years
up. claiming. 1 116 mile School
Row. R. B. Hopkins. 118: Casa Royal.
F. Dahl. 11$; Paulas Buddy. J. McClain.
116: Boston Ely. R. Stoddard. 118;
Tbrowaway. R. W. Black. 120; Cai la-
gold. SL
Breek enridge, lzo.
U IMI H Bs U1M1 Iksn
Event Feature
Of Race Show
Tuesday Bettinc Low:
:
s Black Disqualified
A scanty crowd whoft wagering
totalled the lowest pari-mutuel
figure since before the war, saw
the harness hdrses have their day
Tuesday at the State Fair. Nine of
the ten races were trotting events.
A mild , $23,745 was pushed
mrougn ine mutuel Winnows
$12,000 Off the figure posted On
the same day last year.
The annual Governor's Derty
will be the feature of today's
Salem Day program with nine
horses entered in the event. An
other capacity attendance is an
ticipated with every chance that
the mutuel total may approach
Monday's record $81,969.
Only running race of, Tuesday's
slate the Debutante Stakes saw
I Trene's Ansel, a heavv favorite.
ners nave me stage irom now on.
Today and for the remainder of
the week the schedule will be
nine running races and one har
ness event. Post time today is
1 :30.
One blot on Tuesday's card was
disqualification of the meet's
leading jockey, Joe Black. for 1
crowding in the Debutante Stakes
he captured on Irene', j
Angel. Black was fined $25 and
suspended for the rest of the
week.
Maxine Woolen, piloted by Jim
McKecknie. took two firsts in
Tuesday's harness action.
Yesterday's result:
First race, harness. 1 mile First.
Vera ? Gift 1 P. Buck $15 50. S7.10. S3.0:
second. Lady Hal Logan (J. Buck!
$5.20. $380: third. Olivia Cincofield
(Tilden $3.60. Time 2 22. Quiniela $14.
Second race, debutante stal e for Oregon-bud
2-year-olds. 5 furlongs
First. Irene's Angel r black) $3. $3.70,
$3.60: second, Tonv Grand (Dahlt $7.90.
$4.30; third. Butte Creek Nof finger
$6.70. Time 1:02. Quiniela $49 30.
Third race, harness. 1 mile First.
Our Fleet (P. Buck I $10 40. $3.70. $2.80;
second. Arch Axworthv J. Parcherl
$3.50. $2.50; third. Colonel Gus I Con
nelly) $8 60. Time 2:18.8. QuinaaJa
$10 10.
Fourth race, harness, 1 mile First.
Marlvn J. (McKechnie) $11. $4 80. $3.0;
second. Bill Bingen I Askew ) $5.16,
$3.70. third. Lucky Logger (Schaeffer)
$3.20. Time 2:17.4. Quiniela $16.
Fifth race, harness. I mile First.
Czar Man Johnson! S5.70. $3.10. $2.90
Second. Lucky Lou i Schaeffer) $4 40.
I cock 1 $5.50. $3.80: third. Don Woollen
(Tildenl
$25 60. v
$3.90. Time 1:19 2. Quiniela
Seventh race
harness.
9A16 mii
1 First, Maxine Woollen (McKechnie)
I ? OA - as ay. y a.
w'so"-third!'
woollen (Richmond) $3 80. Time 109.
- .A
Quiniela $31.30.
Eighth race, harness. 1 mile First.
Don Woollen ( Tilden I $17 30. $5.10. 3 20:
second. Idaho Maid (Adcock) $4 90,
$3.30: third. True McKinney (McKech
nie $2.60. Time 2:11. Quiniela $35.
Ninth face. Harness. 1 116 miles
First. Maxine Woollen (McKechnie)
$6 30. $3.10. $2 70: second. Babv Wool
len I Richmond $6 10. $4 20: third. Mark
Leaf (Byersl $4.30. Time 2:18.2. Quin
iela $20.30.
Aussie Scribes
Roast Quist
SYDNEY. Australia. Sept. 7
(JP)- Australian sports writers to-
2 Overhaul of the Lawn
Tennis Association of Australia.
The Sydney Dally Mirror snap
ped at Quist for objecting to
criticism that the team waa the
worst Australia ever sent to
America. The Mirror said Quist
showed that "even If he waa defi
nitely finished as a Davis cup
player he was at least a cham
pion sniveller and squealer."
Stagg Launches
Another Season
SEUNSGROVE, Pa., Sept. 7
CiT) The grand old man of football
opened another season today at
Susquehanna university.
Amos Alonzo Stagg, sr.. 85, re
turned from his home in Stockton,
Cel., where he laid plans for the
Crusaders' -strategy this fall.
Operating on a co-partnership
arrangement with his son, . Amos
Alonzo, jr., the veteran coach
once again will handle the offense
while his son directs the defense.
Uke Injured
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7 -UP)
Five reserve football players
went on the injury list, two of
them probably out for the sea
son, as Coach Bertt LaBrucherie
continued to crack the whip In
heavy scrimmage at UCLA. Quar
terback candidate Bilf Duncan
and Tackle John Joseph, one
with an ankle break, the latter
with a trick knee, doubtless are
through for this year.
SWIM EVENT SET
LAKE GEORGE, N. Y., Sept. 7
(JP)- An international field of 138
marathon swimmers will com
pete for $6,000 prize money in
a 12-mile race in Lake George
tomorrow. The grind, which used
to be an annual event, is being
resumed after a 21 -year lapse.
HPf V ssf II H M sT
Bbsox, Yaiiks ftoiOpen CruciaD Sends,
... League Standings
wi league
' : may t w
i w a . s.
w L Pet.
72 81 .471
Brermrtn 89 59 -605 Salem
Spokane 93 62 .600 Vanccuvr 63 74 .460
Victoria 87 63 .372 Wenachc 63 86.430
raroma 78 67 .538 Yakima 49 103 322
Tuesday results:. At Wenalrhee 3.
Salem 16. At Taroma S. Spokane 7. At
Vancouver 8, Yakima 7. At Victoria 6.
Bremerton 7.
COAST LEAGt'E
W L Pet.
WLPct.
83 85 .493
imn Fran 88 68 .591' Seattle
Oakland 97 70 J81 San Diego 76 92 .452
Uo Angls 88 76 .537 Hollywood 73 95 .433
Portland 82 81 .303 Sacramnto 69 99 409
Tuesday results. At Portland-Los An-
eles isenes opens Wednesday). At Se-
attle 0. San Francisco 2. At Hollywood
11. San Diego 10. At Oakland 14. Sac-
ramento 4.
Singles Tourney Lures
World's Best Netters
NEW YORK. SeDt. 7-Pw-Topoed by aipair of veterans who met
in thes Davis cup challenge round Monday, sFrank Parker and Adrian
Quist, a field of 91 players representing 3 nations will begin play
Friday in the 67th men's national singles tenriis championship.
1 1- ' Parker, wice national Cham
Beaver Vet
! I5KA t WstlBr 195
AD LISKA (above). boasUng 195
. Ii.kl. I I B. s Daakirio
Ditchlnr wins in his Pacific
Coast league career, will be
seeking to get nearer the 200
mark this week I as the Bevos
play host ' to Los Angeles. Ad
shutout San Francisco, 1-0, last
Sunday. j
Brown's Bird
Race Winner
Al Brown finally put an end
! to the winning ways of Ray Page
in the Cherry City Pigeon Racing
club when his red; racing homer
Sunday came in from Roseburg
first. Page had won four prev
ious races in a rowi includmg one
from Drain, made at 45 miles per
hour. Brown's winner Sunday
was clocked at approximately 35
miles per hour for? the 120-mile
hop.
Doug Chambers was second
Sunday and Johnny Gunnell
third. All birds came in within
10 minutes of the winner. Three
more difficult races are tabbed
on successive Sundays, from
Grants Pass, Medford and Ash
land tp Salem.
Illinois Club
Legion Victor
INDIANAPOLIS, I Sept. 7 -UP)
Catcher Bob Nebgen's tenth-inning
triple gave Belleville, 111., a
10-8 victory over ! Jacksonville.
Fla., tonight In the first game of
the American Legion Junior
world series..
Poor Huskies
SEATTLE, Sept. 7 -JP)- The
Injury jinx got a hammerlock on
University of Washington foot
ball coaches today. 1
Ace Guard Bobl Legenhagen
was out for a month with his
leg in a cast.? Quarterback Whit
ey King sprained an ankle and
Quarterback Anse McCullough
was cleated pn the instep. End
Ernie Stein sprained an ankle and
fs out indefinitely; iTackies Jim
Foster and Doug Vickery were
sidelined by leg injuries.
Hubbard School Opens
Monday, September 13
HUBBARD 4-' Hubpard school
will open September I 13. Grade
school teachers are Mrs. C. R.
Duncan, second and first grade;
Mrs. J. H. Redden, third and first;
Mrs. Marie Axtelle, Woodburn,
who is new, will have the fourth
and fifth grades. i '
Mrs. Sarah Young, Salem, also
new, will teach fifth and sixth
grades. Mrs. Ed Pardy, Hubbard,
will teach the seventh, and this is
her first term here; Ruby Ken
nedy. Salem, will return this year
as principal and eighth grade
teacher.
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NATIONAL LEAGl'E 1
W L Pet. W L Pet.
Boston I 76 37 571 iNew York 69 61 J31
Pittsburg 69 38 M33 L-hlcai?o 36 73 .427
Brooklyn 70 39 i426 TJncinnaU 33 74.426
St. Louis 70 (1 .534 Philadelph 56 76.424
Tuesday results: At Philadelphia
1-6. New York 6-8 seconf same 11
innings. At Pittsburgh 6. St. Louis 2.
Only games scheduled.
AMEBICAN 1.EACIE
' j WlLPct.
Boston i 82 48 .631 Detroit
W L Pet.
62 64 .492
1 New York 81 30 .618 St. Louis 50 77 .453
, Cleveland 78 53 .595 Washingtn 49 83 371
i '. ,j . .
; Ph'M ? 59 556 Chicago 44 86 .338
(No games; scheduled Tuesday.)
pion ana runner-up to jacK
Krameif tat year, heads the eight,
seeded players on the domestic
list. QUistj 35-year-old leader of
the Autti;i!ian Davis cup team.
was placed first among eight for-
eigners ! awarded- seedings
-hn
the draw was made today.
Kramer.! winner of the title forj
the past
tvjto years, now Is a pro- j
fesionall ai)d Ted Schroeder. who
shared jthe Davis cup singles as
signment -ith Parker this year,
did not! enter the tourney.
The draw also was made today
for the plst women s singles cham-
pionship. in which another Cali-
forniani Louise Broagh of Be
verlv
Hills, was seeded first.
Seeded behind Parker were
Billy T$lbfrt of New York. Gard
nar Mulloy of Miami, Fla., Bobby
Falkenburg of Hollywood. Calif.,
and Wimbledon champion; Earl
Cochel and Harry Likas, both of
San Frfincisco, Victor Seixas of
r niiaaefpnia ana nirnara ran
cho" Gonzales o f Los Angeles.
The foreign players seeded be
hind Qwist were Jaroslav Drobny
of Czechoslovakia; Billy Sidwell
and Geoff Brown of Australia;
Eric Sturgess of South Africa;
Colin Long and Frank Sedgman of
Australia, land Enrique .Morea of
Argentina.:
Defense Drill
Occupies 0SC
CORVAtLlS. Ore.. Sept. 7 -UP)
i Oregon state's gridiron sauad
- - . - I
shifted to defense drills today and
Coach ton) Stiner said he wasn't
pleased i with the performance.
Particularly bad was the pass de
fense, he 'sjaid.
Backs got a working - over in
the place kick and punting de-1
paftment. Don Samuel, Stan Mc
Guire, Ken Carpenter and Bert
Allingerf were doing the punting
and Dick ILorenz. Harry Barnes
and Ariid Miemi trying, the toe
on the plaice kicking.
The center spot on the OSC line
is still Undecided. Lane Coach Jim
Dixon shid three lettermen and a
sophomore were competing for the
role. KressL Swarbrick and Over
man and Sophomore Al Gr"ay are
working- fbr the . starting center
job.
L Silvera
On Recall List
NEW jyORK. Sept. 7 -(JP)- The
New York Yankees, hot on Bos
ton's trail iii the American league
pennant J race, today called up 11
minor league players for next
season. jThey included:
From Portland. Ore.. Charles
i Silvera. i catcher; and Don John-
; son, pitched. From Newark, Bill
' Bevens, pitjeher.
i Silvers, batting .300. is. consid
I ered one of the best of minor
league Catchers.
Table of Coastal Tides
Tides at Taft. Oregon, for the month
of Sept.. 11948. (Compiled by the U.S.
Cojt St I Ge4d.tlc Survey. Portland,
Oregon!
Sept. HIGH
WATER
LOW WATER
Tfime
Ht.
Time
Ht.
t JO p.rfri.
4:10 a.m.
3:52 p.rfi.
922 a.m.
4:39 p m
6:45 a.m.
3:3$ p m.
8:13 a m.
6:4? p ip.
8:57 p.m. 0J
t 35 a.m. 10
10:53 p.m. 0.2
10:23 a m. 2.6
601 a.m. 03
11:20 a m. 3.1
1:12 a.m. 0.3
12.37 p.m. 3.4
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Amcrk Leaders
Clash Tonight
Pennant in Balance;
Pirate Top Caril I
By the Associated Press - t
The Boston Red Sox and I the
siuling New York Yankees open a
vital three-game series ' tonight
that may jgo a long way toward
deciding the American' league
pennant. With the Socker a scant
game and a half ahead ; of ?the
second plajre New Yorkers, Br ton
fans are talking little else f but,
these games. Single day tilts btc
slated for. Thursday and Friday.
With a sellout assured upwards
of 34.000 fans can be packed into
Fenway park tickets for toniitht'i
first clash; are being offered, by
scalpers fdr'as high as $50 a pair,
giving the impression of a World's
Series.
The twW teams have set a torrid
pace in recent weeks. Th Rntinn
j Tvn or Jls Z6,
seven in at row. The Bombers hav
copped 21 of their last 25 tilts and
had won nine straight until ihey
dropped the nightcap tf their
Labor Da twin-bill with the Phil
adelphia A's. j f.
Onlv mjor league games played
Tuesday saw the Pittsburgh
Pirates whip the St. Louis Cardi
nals. 6-?. to take HvrrltM-nnH.
pIace in ih( Nafinri.,
f . I. . '
1 .- . n. in me iaie nosion
1 Braves. T7ie TMw Vnrlr
took a fr from the Phiiade,Dhi-
Phils. Cl jand 8-6 in 1 1 j innings.
Ancient f Titz Ostermueller. of the
fins ea
the Cards but coven
hits. The Red Bird's Stan Musial
lined intoja triple play in the first
inning s-rrend triple-killing 1 for
! the Bucs (his
1 New York j.
year. i -
. . 140 000 1C0 10 1
i Philadelphia!
0O0 100 0001 0 -
1 Hansen asd Cooper: Leonaevrd, I Ni
nem ici ana emlnck
New York 000 010 131 028 IS 1
Philadelphh 200 200 110 008 13 1
Koslo. Popt (4). Trlnkle (5. Koni
kowski (7t.Martun 7 and Westrurn.
Cooper 6:,Donne!Iy. Leonard (9). Na-
iieni- 1 iv) ana semlnlck. i a
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Pittsburgh ' 120 200 01 to 0
Hearn. Willis 13). nrlzu ,a tww-
iflutti5' T R,: 0stermuUr t n
TndianPilot
Presses Ted
CHICAGO, Sept. 7 -UP)- The
torrid American league pennant
race has sits counterpart In tthe
batting championship feud (be
tween Boston's Ted Williams and
Cleveland
L4Hi Boudreau, sepa
only three percentage
rated by
points.
i
Williami
who at one I or .two
junctures
this season, threatened
to run awjay -with his fourth hit
ting title, j today, led Tribe Boss
Boudreau by only .370 to .367.
With less than four weeks of the
season rea mining and third-funning
Dale Mitchell of Cleveland
30 points bff the pace -with t340,
the swat I crown is up for grabs
strictly between Williams and
Boudreau. r !
13 Lettermen
AtMt.Angel1
MT. ANGEL, Sept. 7-(SpecIal
Blessed wfth 13 lettermen. includ
ing the efitire backfield of last
year's -team .which won five and
lost three j games, the Mt Angel
Preps, unper new coach Gene
Barrett, aie busy tuning up", for
the season football opener here
Sunday, September 19, with Cen
tral Catholic of Portland. The
Angels will use the single wing
this season! and had 48 aspirants in
the opening turnout, i
Barrett ts concerned over find
ing someone to play center, and
opines the! squad may have trou
ble switching over, to the single
wing style, of offense after using
double wing last year. Returning
vets are Ends Gale Buchheit and
Norb Wejlman, Tackles Dean
Pehner and Dick Butsch, Guards
Doug Peoher and Chuck Witt,
Backs Larfy Traeger, Pete Riief, :
Bill Duda, jPaul Wolfe, Ken-Pay-seno,
Bob Hanauska and Jim No-
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LOflS SLATES EIHBITIQN 5i
WASHINGTON, Sept7;PHJoe
Louis will box Pat! ComJskey of
Patterson, jN. J., in a six-round
exhibition Jbout here Sept. 20,
Promoter Ooldie Ahearn said 'to
day. The 2t-year-old Comiskey is
one of the tew heavyweights who
never has rnet Louis. He has a
serord of $0 knockouts, 1 1 de
cisions and jbne draw. He has been
beaten eight times. I
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