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n ' Pete Scores as Senators Get Started i-,-l 1 .... . . f- If: v- -4 t,r j?rZ -, r. - ti? fihortctoD Bad Peterson dento the dish At Taeoma S anday m the Salem Senators opened the 1949 West era International league baseball season with a double win OTer the Titers. Peterson tallied when Bob Cherry slashed a hit. That's Mel Wasley being wared around third base by Coach Ray McNnlty. The umpire Is Bill Husband. The winning scores were 7- and s-l. xws aeuon came in the first fame. (Richards Photo, Taeoma). Bearcats Book Pioneer Nine Willamette university's Bearcats return to Northwest conference baseball action today at three o'clock in a mix with the Lewis & Clark Pioneers on the WU Bush pasture field. In play against conference teams to date, the Bearcats have won two, lost three. They won one and lost two at Whitman and last weekend epllt a pair with Llnfleld here. Coach Johnny Lewis will toss Lou Scrivens at the Pioneers, and Boy Harrington will be back of the plate. Others who are likely starters are Bruce Barker, lb; Ray Pointer, 2b; George Matile, ss; Gordy Lenz, Sb; Dick Brouwer, If; Bob Douglas, cf, and John Markoskie, rf. Mat Royalists Vie Tonight MAT ROYALISTS t-M-1 Sport Matchmaker Elton Owen's bat tle royal, expected to be one of the best eve rrr eight Instead off ( tne iiiii six; gladiators. to4 Irhft tana th mat' . armory, starting. AU eight blrep-1' pers. incladlngl some of the! Coast's top opera-l tors, will go rat- together In the gagl Hyaaukl every - man - for - himself melee promptly at 8:30. The winner, after three aftermath matches. ,-rr YJk mm will ploek a I15 parse. Those to appear In the royal are Coast junior heavy champ Frank S to Jack, Tough Tony Ross, BUI (Bull) Weldner, Sugl Hya makl, Billy Sledge, Handy Andy Truman, Jack (The Jaw) Lips comb and Del Wayne. The first two eliminated are through for she night. The next pair will re turn for a single fall match, as wen the third doet downed In the reyaL Its finalists will of course go for the $259. Owen antlcipat a one of the best royals he's installed In Salem in years. ; Harry Elliott will handle the refereeing, and a sizeable chore he's sure to have what with all eight gents active at once. Oregonians In the lajor Opening FOight Action Looms in Elks Tourney The field for the big Elks-sponsored Mid-Willamette Valley Golf i tournor reached lust over 150 swingers Sunday nicht as the deadline AbX I o i I ten i for qualifying action arrived. The total number of entrants is consid pecky. Redfox erably under that of last year but officials rate the quality of the field Doerr. Red Sox - 4 i 1 t 9 much higher. Bob Sederstrom's 68 stood off the challenge of others for over a week and gave the Salem divoter meet medalist honors and top seeding in the totuney. Seeded second is Dick Yost, theQregon State student who rolled to theMitle last year. Yost, as defending champ, was not re quired to qualify. Segregation of the entrants into the various flights willbedone during the week by a committee headed by Floyd Baxter. First round of competition is booked for the weekend. The championship flight will number 32 contenders and will in clude 16 contestants. New flights will be made up of the losers in the opening round. The low 32 men who will com prise the title flight include: Bob Sederstrom 68. Tony Painter 70. Jack Brande 71, Win Needham 71, Jim Sheldon 71, Jack Russell 72, Ned Ingram 72, Ray Farmer 72, Glen Lengren 73, Bob Burrell 73, Lin Sloan 74, Frank Shafer 74, Harv Quistad 74, Lawrence Alley 74, Ralph Ma pes 74, Harry Car son 74, Rex Pemberton, 75, Leo Estep 75, Bert Victor 75, Tom Wise 75, Pat Miklia 75, Harold dinger 75, Walt Cline, jr., 75, Vincent Al eksa 75, Bill Schafer 75, Jack Owens 75, Bob Powell 75, Dr. Don White, 76, Floyd Baxter 76, Bud Waterman 76, Jack Hay 76. and Dick Yost, the defending titlisU 'HMdy' High In Shooting C. G. (Hildv Hiltibrand veter an Salem Trapshooters club shot gunner Sunday added more laurels to his already long list. At Port land in the big PITA weekend session there he downed 100 straight in the 16-yard event to beat out 115 shooters for that title. STC Secretary Clarence Townsend wasn't far behind with 98 hits. In Salem's part In the statewide telegraphic shoot, Hiltibrand had a perfect 25, as did Townsend. Raleigh Welty had 24. wash: Were one to thumbnail the more pertinent parts of Sunday's WIL opening double bill at Taeoma, the following certainly would do in cluded: Both Bill Osborn and John Bianco should bo big winners for the Salems. Their pitching savvy will win 'em alone . . . Bianco didn't cut loose except once in his game, but didn't have to . . . Bob Cherry displayed a wealth of power when be cracked a high fast ball over the left-center wall at fhe 390-foot mark. It was a gargantuish wallop . . . The enemy just isn't going to get Mel Wasley out often enough to rJf . . . v x i a (Br gull it . . . wayne reierson looxea very good at third base, and Bud Peterson was a game-saving demon at shortstop In the No. 2 tilt . . . Taeoma doesn't appear to be oven as well off as the Senators, and needs help ... Bill Beard was the happiest gent in all Washington af terward, mm him aneninff day aa a manager was a smash hit . . . George I iTmiflrH fmt m,,H hAtfap whan Via ft learned there were 4535 customers CHARLEY SCHANZ In the seats, for he judged that the Friday - Saturday night rainouts cost the Senators a cool $2500 cash that they won't get back the whole season . . . Tiger Mgr. Bob Johnson will give the WIL flingers fits with his big bludgeon and should be top box office for the Tiges all ummer . . . Hank Bartolomei looks like a much better ballplayer than be did with the Salems a couple of years back ... Big Dick Greco, the Tiges home-hitting outfielder is back in Taeoma, waiting for Cleve land to assign him to the Tigers. Says he wasn't given a chance at Oklahoma City, so requested to be transfered elsewhere .;. . They were winning, and any club doing that looks okeh at the time.' But the Sen ators of Sunday appeared capable enough of staying on the okeh side IF they get a hitting right fielder, IF Wayne Peterson and Jim Wert bit at all IF the pitching continues to be as good as it was in the first two games ... I t Heaven knows where the guy got It mebbe he had a night marebut one Leyd Bulmer of the Seattle Times in a signed story says our town Senators are the team to beat for the WIL pen- nant. Wonder if he's heard of the Vancouver Capilanos? . . . B even m Got a Good Deal from Seattle f Bill Bevens got himself a good deal with the Seattles. He's on the payroll now, with a healthy contract. And if his arm holds up for a month, he plucks a bonus the likes of which would allow you to tell the boss to go fly a kite for a year. The best part of it is, his arm seems to have returned to full strength. We watched him throw for 20 solid minutes the other day, and he had the good stuff again. No repercus sions afterward, either. He's a pretty happy guy about it all and Rain ier Mgr. Jo Jo Whites says he'll probably give Bev his first test at Sacramento this week . . . Talked also with Charley Schanz, the for mer Senator flinger who is now with Seattle after A fistful of years In the majors with the Phillies. look for a big year for him, as he has been showing great stuff and says he never felt better. 1 Charley has cerfected a darting slider pitch to go along with his "live" fast ball mnd terrific curve ... Sick9 Stadium Ha Television Note Television has moved Into the Sicks Seattle stadium and we were told the Rainiers get $7509 per week from the video people for the privilege of "shooting" two night games a week and the Sunday doubleheaders. All of which had Beavers Boss Bill Mul ligan mumbling Saturday night aa we sat and frose with him dur ing the Portland-Seattle game. Mulligan has filed a protest with the baseball commissioner on this count: If Seattle gets 17506 for television, Portland wants part of it as the Beavers, as Mulligan put It, -Helped put on the act, fifty per cent" He's right . . . In cidentally, since the Seattle television reaches over Into Taeoma, WIL Prexy-Bob Abel and the Taeoma Tigers chiefs! are doing some mumbling also. They have letters la the mail also, addressed to the commissioner. Trouble brewing there, as It will hurt at- - tendance at Taeoma ... I 1 I- PCL Club Have Taken to Wild Blue Yonder Almost all Coast league clubs are flying- Instead of railroading on their schedule jumps this season. Just as cheap, lots faster and less tiring, they say. Also, some of the jumps the teams must make like Portland's of this week, from Seattle to San Diego 4- can't be done easily enough via train. We won't say that all players will take to the air, however. Just most of 'em. For example, neither! Roy Helser, Johnny Rucker or Vince DiBiasi of the Beavers will do any flying of any kind. They flatly refuse such transportation and stick to the choo boo j SoEomis B)owjn) Yigeirs,' 4-3, ffoir (Giaonts Smtaire 44lh ion Row; Sporer, Beard Spark Victory Manager Bill Raps Bases-Filled Double TACOMA, April 25-(Special)- Salem s Senators racked up their third straight. Western Interna tional League contest without a loss tonight as they edged out a 4- 3 win over the Taeoma Tigers in the seven-inning first game of a twin-bill. Bus Sporer went all the way on the mound for the Sena tors, doling out six hits. The big blow of the game was Solon Manager Bill Beard s three- ThircO "Straight;' Yankees Retain Gieadl i i Hartung, Raschi Hill Victors; Braves Blank Brooklyn Outfit 12 The Statesman. Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, April 26. 1949 The second game result and box of last night's Salem - Taeoma game after he Jumped to the Mex twin-oiii win dc iouna on page lean lea sue in 1A46. Z. Not available at sports deadline. Separate answers were filed by Commissioner A. B. Chandler. fresioent j; ord rick of the Na tional league, President William Harridge of the American league. President George M. Trautman of the minor leagues, and the New York Giants The answers specifically denied that radio or television make base ball interstate commerce, or that the game in any way falls within the scope of the anti-trust laws, as Dismissal of Gardella Suit Asked by Balldom Br Gavlo Talbot NEW YORK. April 25-UP-Ors'anized baseball went into fcvforal court today and asked dismissal of Danny Gardella's damage suit for aouu.uyu on xne ground mat it la not engaged in interstate commerce. Answers filed bv the same's leaders dpniH that h fnmr tj. xorK uiants' ouuielder had suf fered the damages he claims by his five-year suspension from the After $300,000 run double in the sixth frame which sent Tiger Starting Hurler Ray Fortier to the showers and knotted the tilt up at 3-3. That belt also was Beard's first hit of the young season and he couldn't have found a better spot in which to deliver, The fourth and deciding Solon tally In the seventh came as Mel Wasley tripled and registered on Limed in Gardella's action Both those hits were off Gordon Walden, who won 19 games for the Tigers in 1947. Sporer was wild nd often in trouble, but pitched out of holes time and time again. Catcher Jack Warren singled all three Taeoma markers. The Taeoma club announced to night that Dick Greco, homer hit ting outfielder with the team last year, has returned after a spell with San Diego. Earlier in the day it was dis closed that baseball attorneys had asked federal court for dismissal of parti of a $2,500,000 suit brought by Max Lanier and Fred Martin, two former St. Louis Car dinal pitchers who also hopped to the Mexican league in '46. The contention in this instance was that Commissioner Chandler had not been served and that he Is an indispensable party to the suit. Arguments are to be heard Friday. ; The Senators got two well pitch ed games in Sunday's doublehead- er inaugural and won both, to repeat history of 1948, by the scores of 7-3 and 2-1. Bill Osborn was the winner in the first, allow ing seven mostly scattered hits. Big John Bianco yielded six bing- les in copping the nightcap. Only a two-run single by Hank Bartolomei in the fifth and a high-fly home run over the 360 foot left field fence by Manager Bob Johnson cost Osborn runs. Viking Teams Hit the Road Salem high's varsity track and baseball teams, and the junior var sity baseballers all hit the road today for their next competitive outinCs. i Coach Vern Gilmore's The Senators scored twice in the spikesters, 50 strong, engage the first inning on two walfcs and two Springfield Millers, a strong out errors, twice asain in the fifth on fit this season, in a 7:30 o'clock Bud Peterson's double. Mel Was- arc-light meet at -Springfield. ley's single and another one-baser Coach , Harold Hauk's baseball by Bob Cherry, twice more in the band, through a mixup in the seventh on Cherry's 390-foot home schedules, goes to Eugene to play run with Wasley aboard and once Axemen in an afternoon game in the ninth, off Reliefer Vince Loren Mort's Jayvees play at Lazor, on a walk and singles by Aumsville in another afternooner. Bud Peterson and Al Spaeter. Taeoma bunched three hits to score once off Bianco in the third, a single by six-foot, six-inch Jerry Ballard knocking across the run. Salem's tallies, in the second and fourth off lefty Kerrigan were riven in by Hill Beeson and Bob Courage. The crowd was 4535 for the openers, first came: Taeoma (3) '4) Salem BHOA BHOA Bartolmi.2 3 0 2 2 W Ptrson,3 2 0 1 3 DANNY GARDELLA Baseball Wants Suit Dropped Stetter.l Warren .e Greca.r Johnsn.m Ballard.l Kaney.s Bow a .3 Forteir.p Walden.p OlWert.l 1'B.Ptrson.a 0 WasleyJ Cherry.m Spaeter Beeson .r 2 Beard .c llSporer.p 01 0 10 0 1 2 2 2 S 0 1 0 1 4 0 9 Gilmore expects a tough meet with Kernal Buhler's Miller thin clads. Hurdler Bob Cochran and Sprinter Derald Jenkins are the two lads who will doubtlessly pile up the major part of the Spring field points. And although the Gil mores will be long in numbers for the meet, they will be without the services of Sprinter Jim Jenson, out with; a leg. injury. The baseball mix is a crucial one for the Vikings. Already loser to the Albany nine, the Salems cannot afford to drop another in Big Six league play and retain hopes for the title and district playoff consideration. Beavers Play At San Diego Another split week comes this week in Coast league baseball play. The Portland Beavers open at San Diego Tuesday night, but on Friday jump to Oakland td fin ish out the week. Other series starting Tuesday night find Seattle at Sacramento, Hollywood at Oak land and San Francisco at Los Angeles. They all change Friday also, Seattle going to Hollywood, San Francisco to San Diego and Los Angeles to Sacramento. In Sunday's doubleheaders Portland and Seattle split, as did Sacramento and San Diego ' and Hollywood and San Francisco. Oakland downed Los Angeles twice. Tommy Bridges lost the first Seattle game, 2-1, but Roy Helser won the second for the Beavers, 4-3. Portland took the brief series, 2-1. Bearcat Slat 'Awards Slated Totals 24 21 10 Totals 27 6 21 12 Salem - 000 003 14 f 1 Taeoma 020 010 03 S Loams: pitcher. Walden. Pitcher IP AB H R ER SO BB SDorrr 7 24 S S 4 4 rorteir si 4 a a t I Trophies and pins for the vari- Walden ..- 1 SSI 1 1 V I ., wlnnr, n Wi11.m.tl. T- " u ... n uiBiiiciic All Hit by pitcher: Stetter by Sporer. ,-,. ,-1 -.... nr xj i ...m T . Cl.m Ttrnm, 1 i , i n wn mi. nwu will Three base hits: Wasley. Two base awaraea xoaay at iu a. m. aur htU; Beard. Cherry. Runs batter in: ling a chapel at the school. Club Z'Y'" Ii,." President Bob Fatland announces t. Errors: W. I " ounaay s events xne Sigma Umpires: Hus- Chis. with Bob Odle leading the band and Bifham.- wav. won th ffiant lalnm Otr.r members , on the winning team were Dave Anderson, Howard Ma- der and Ronnie Nichols. The Al pha Chi Omegas won the down hill, Spellbrink and Bates doing the scoring. Harold Goheen was course-prover for both events. 400 020 000 010 012 010 S Spokane Victoria .. Kimball. Teac Boemler. 3rimeil (1). Pesky Day. (6) and Yakima 100 430 30112 7 2 Vancouver 002 000 010 ill i Savarese and Ortciff: Manier. Ander son (4). Hedgecock (S), Thurston () and Brenner. Senator Swat Cherry Wasley B.Pete rsn Courage Bianco Sjater W.Ptrsn Beeson Beard Pitching: BHPrt. 4.4001 4 .333 1 .333i 1 .3331 2 .250! S .2001 2 .182 1 .1431 Wert Osborn Orteis; 3. Peterson Sporer Foster McNulty Ferlufa Whitt B H Pet. 10 0.000 0 .000 0.000 0 .000 0 .000 0 jOOO 0 .000 .000 0X00 4 0 2 O 0 Osborn Blanco 1 Sporer 1 G .Peterson atcNulty 0 W LSO Whitt Miller Ferluea poster Olson W L SO 0 0 0 e e e o 0 0 0 0 0 0 Your Copy of 1949 Fishing and Game Laws Now Available GIL WARD 395 North High Stroot Bearcat Netters Top Portlands JEFF GRADERS WIN JEFFERSON The Jefferson grade school Cubs walloped the Mill City i graders, 24-6, Friday in a South Marion grade league soft ball tilt. : Willamette universi racked up a 5 to 2 victory over Portland's Pilots on the local courts Monday. Summary: Singles Joe Ryan (P) over Connors (W) 6-2, 6-1; Bristow (W) over Gerber (P) 6-2, 6-2; Bonnington (W) over Horn gold (P) 6-2, 6-4; Warren (W) over Tool (P) 6-0, 6-1; Lorenz (W) over Brearley (P) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. Doubles Gerber-Ryan (P) over Bonnington-Bristow (W), 6-0, 6 3; Connors-Warren (W) over Tool Homgold (P) 6-2. 6-3. ty's netters Tocfdy'Sy ictorv over w fJ JfyPitchcrs CMsJjjlj' SHI A mmnimtfm, tws-M Ask Ted Starck American league: St. Louis at Cleve land Embree (0-1) vs Lemon (1-0): Philadelphia at New York Marchildon o-l) vs Byrne (l-O): Washington at Boston Thompson (0-1) vs Harris (0- 0): Detroit at Chicago (2) Trucks (1- 0) and Kretlow (0-1) vs Judson u-o) and Surkont (1-0). National League: Boston at Brook lynSain (0-1) vs Roe (0-1). New York at Philadelphia Jansen (0-1) vs Rob erts (0-1); ; Cincinnati at St. Louts VanderMeet (1-0) vs PoUct (0-1) (only games). Orange Bailers Club Huskies - CORVALLIS. Ore., April 25-(P) Chuck Sauvain got his second straight Pacific Coast conference, northern division mound victory today as Oregon State defeated Washington. 17 to 7, in the first game of their series here. The southpaw allowed only three hits in the first seven in nings. He then eased off to let the Huskies bring in four runs on four hits after Oregon State had Iced the game in the 11 -run sixth Inning. Washington.. 020 01 0 112- 7 7 3 Ore. State ... 311 00(11) 01x-17 11 3 Arnason, McCartney (6), Waite (7) and Kimerle, Lewis (7); Sau vain and Roelandt. By the Associated Press Two years ago lanky Clint Hartunir came to the New Vork Giants labeled as an outfield phenom. Since then Hartung has displayed moro and more talent as a mound performer - - and 1949 look like his year to shine. Clint Monday racked up his second hill triumph of, the young season and twirled the Giants to their fourth in a row as he stop ped the Philadelphia Phils, 6-3. The win put the New.Torkers one half game on top in 'the National league race. The Brooklyn Dodgers fell out of the top slot via a 3-0 loss at the hands of BUI Voiselle and the Boston Braves. Voiselle blanked the Bums on six hits. The result left the Brooks, Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates all tied for the second place spot The Pirates clouted the Chicago Cubs, 8-2, be hind the hurling of veteran Rip Se well. The St. Louis I CardinaN whacked the Cincinnati iReds, 9-3. as Harry Brecheen posted his first 1949 pitching win arid Stan Mu sial slapped his third homer.' (Continued on Page 1) Pure Athletes Avery's Object ROME, April 25 (JP)- Secrecy and delay made it appear tonight that the International Olympic committee meeting here might be involved in a dispute over a re port on Olympic statutes. The report was that of the com mittee headed by vice-oresident Avery Brundage of the United States. There was speculation that Brundage might be making a re newed stand in an old battle to keep Olympic athletes lily.pure amateurs. Observers guessed that tne failure to finish with the re port oday might indicate Brund age was making a ttand against attempts by some members to legalize re-imbursements of ath-1 letes for pay lost in their regular business while representing their nations in Olympic games. Off-the-record hints and com ments by committee members and the attitude of lobbyists for the 1956 site made it appear the games seven years from now will be either at Detroit or in Melbourne. Australia. PRACTICE SLATED Anyone interested in trying out for the Knights of Columbus City league softball team is invited to practice with the club Tuesday at Leslie, 6 p.m. Table of Coastal Tides t 17 11:47 a.m. 11:33 p.m. 12:32 p.m. 11:68 p.m. 13:45 a.m. 2:47 p.m. 0 2 0 J 4 4S 1 :39 a.m. 0.S 8 :23 p.m. 1.8 8:14 a.m. ' 0.0 8.40 p.m. I t 8 :00 a.m. -0.7 720 p.m. 173 S. High Iff t Watch for tho Now Mercury Outboard fiHv 5? . r&t0 ,7? 'Tats Lr, " ,' ' COlUMftIA SRIWIBIIf, INC, US PMA, WAiHIHgfOM PLAYER DEADLINE NEAR LOS ANGELES. April 25-jI)- The 23-player limit for Pacific Coast League Baseball clubs will go into effect at midnight Thurs day, league president Clarence Rowland announced today. The 23 man roster must include three rookies. Rowland said a proposal to raise the limit to 25 players was turned down by a vote of the clubs. Bowling Scores COMMERCIAL LEAGUE No. 1 Starr Fruit -3- Walls 475, Scales 513, Lengren 537, Powell 479, Allen 17. Good Housekeping -0- Mirich 493. Simon 467. Cherrinffton 449. Jones 413, Duncan 547. Cal Pac -2- Lance 473. Sloan 509, Heinke 474, Scheidegger 494, Coe 578. Acme Auto Wreckers Duffus 464, Friesen 533. Al- brich 487, Nagley 533, Olney 540. Lutz Florists -1- Ingles 475. Kitzmiller 571, Upston 424, Price 444, Lutz 494. Marion Creamery z- Keyon, ol8. Parker 496. Pelcar 480, Davenort 480. Gustafson 473. Court Street Radio -1- Cady 456. Bolton 501, Mc Cune 512, Wiltsey 468, West 553. City Electric -2- fcvans 502, Valdez 510, Brennan 542. Glodt 576, Henderson 558. Master Bread -1- Mattson 449, Preim 455, Newcolmb 452, Powell 502, Farmer 530. Goldies of Sil verton -2- Howell 471, Herr 467, Frank 446, Herr 459, Bentson 316. Walton Brown -1- Gallagher 483, Silke 478, Singer 451, Riffey 433, Riches 512. Eagles -2- Peter son 531, Korb 533, Conklin 452, Schmidt 418, Nuber 699. High game 225 by Olney I of Acme Auto Wreckers. i High series Allen of Starr Fruit with 617. High team series 2947 by Starr Fruit. Leslie. Parrisli In Diamond Came ! The fifth game ot the Salem unior High school baseball sea son will be played at 'four o'clock today at Leslie when! Jim Dimit'a Rockets take on Clay Egleston'f Parrish Pioneers. Ir !the first Leslie-Parrish tilt, the Pioneers came out with the wiji. 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