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I3-Hf Stafacacgv Cslaaav Orrrgau tTocsdrf. ftfy 1 e ,n mm More and more involved In becoming successful: lawyer, which takes time and lots cf it, Bruce Williams vows this is the last summer h.'ll he at the mike for Salem Senator ball fames. Seine play-by- piay man (ana a gooa one; iut tall club almost every night cf the . weeks from April into Sep tember usually is a career within Itself. But with Williams it's merely a sidelight to a law prac tice that is steadily growing. Along with thousands of others we hope that Bruce can modulate his schedule to the extent that he won't have to give up the broad casts. For losing him would be comparable to dropping the S" from Senators. He's been Jhat ' much as a booster and as a part of the summertime Waters field pro ductions ...Forced on by the urg ing of a newspaper and despite the Portland Beaver policy tabooing pedal "nights" for ballplayers. the olliCial "AO Lisxa nigni - nas . Anoint 10 A total of 850.0 nig- tures of the little submarine pitch- i AD LISKA j er are to be given away that night - i v. ! and a committee is now working on filling up a cash purse for blm. Supreme court Justice Tooze is in charge of the committee. Liska S bad year as manager of the Senators last season didn't leave too good taste with many local fans. But there will be thousands at the Vaughn street ball yard August 10 to pay tribute to the gent who louea ior it years a dentally. Gen. Mgr. Hugh Luby least one inning during me -viauDien uauic iwc August 4. Uska will hurl for the Portland. Oldsters, Sand from what h. , rs Mnrtwrt vhA i roundine ud the Portlanders. he"l have a dandy array of talent including himself, Liska, Syl Johnson, Moose Clabaugnta uoieman, Lir AS 40r kne aaicm Ul8iuucn, ,ncuii "- -if fee the big game, they'll beast oh memerables as Wes Sehal saerleh, Walter (The Great) Malls, Howard Maple. Carl Mays, Jak Wllsan, Ken WUllams, Billy .Sullivan, Frank i Coleman and .k.M m.ii. himuir ! nith far lh Ka.lt ms. aecerdiiuT te mlans. The ancients are to play three . m-m-m-m , Senators vs. wenatcnee wiu game TV hit taker Show Promise Kid to keep an eye on as a Hon Whittaker. 13-year-oia memDer oi vw ocium VtM rW. Legion Junior suit. resn out oi .11 tni. v... far if h ran " er four years, "he could be a sweetheart for some pro club to pick off. Bon has the best curve we've seen for S young kid in these parts since "Cowboy Joe Carroll twirled for the Legiott nine of some even years ago. .. ' . ' . . New Lccten rale this year umbbU U s fine break fer the Salems.toe. Ceacli Genua new geU to select players eff atber teams in this district as a measure ef strengthening his C-F soad. la years past it was the ether way areand. While Salem because f Its popalatleo was restricted to aslag players from aae high school, ether teams were eligible to draw frera as many as five Being permitted to add strength to what already appears to be Strong Legion team, uenna cuuiu vat when the state tourney rolls Eugene Fans Don't Think Seems that It wui use qoiie a d er motwciui tm w assure Eugene baseball fans that young bonus ballplayers are worthy ef their keep. The Eugene Larks, dead last In the Class D Far West loop have areand $70,001 worth ef Pittsburgh Pirate bonus babies. But so far most have been able to do little other than stand around as if the 're tired or bored. This we learn from a group of red hot Larks fans who, like many others these days figure that young baseball hopefuls ate spelled: rotten when they're given a few thousand dollars for signing a contract The kids have It made, so to speak, and consequently don't ears much lual tM.hln tiarA far tha fntnre. '! V Larks fans have nonetheless rallied to the cause since the appoint ment of Cliff Dapper as manager. Before the hustling Dapper's ar rival the Eugene crowds were averaging around 300 per game. Sun life Into the club, the crowds have steadily increased until now they days included. Since Dapper has taken over and has instilled new average around 1000 per outing . , . i Local Press, Radio to Meet New Coach Local sporUwriters sad radio 'casters are to get their first official glimpse of new Webfoet Coach Lea Casanova this week. U of O ethletle news bureau chief Art Lltehman la bringing Casaaova aad his aasistaate Johnny McKay, Geao Harlow and Jack Socbo to town later la the week for an Introductory l.hMa Mfe laal urm aad radlaanea. I Tiru T t D.V.ivK ilth r, u j ixu mi m a,awua' mww j - m - " m with the Panthers will doubtlessly be one of the many questions a h a 1 - v mu do asxea... - v j ' ! -' One of the heftiest traffic Jams In the state over the weekend Tamatara TTnlnn rtirale at tha falr- grounds, but by the thousands and more thousands; of anglers who a aa Wa f A TTTI .Lau YD a a aila OVaua. tW I aa aal m tfCaVMaa went sner Mr. inuioos: mi nwciiesicr saj. vu uvuuw , au Mr. Chinook would have nothing to do with Joining the melee. Be- weekend despite the reports (and a a at run is now in xuu-swing.. Rock Wools, HoUywoods Win Softy Gaines as Playoffs Near The Campbell Rock Wools defeated Salem Merchants 1-1 and Hollywood Merchants cinched second place behind the Wools in bop ping Teamsters Union 7-5 last night at Leslie in City league softbalL M . . t . wrr i t a. iL a. . With but one more game remaining playoffs to determine whether the Wools, Hollies or Salem Merchants will represent the city in the state tournament at Eugene will com mence Friday night. Both Merch ants teams square oft In the first g-cf-3 series, the winner to meet the Wools." In an Industrial league mix last night the Postal Carriers, helped by homers by Yung and Stoner, upended Hallmark Cards, 5-4. Xurtx homered for the losers. In dustrial loop playoffs start July 2? with the Carriers meeting (he Fire Department. Winner of that ser ies goes against Hallmarks for the title. Two Industrial league games tonight have Fire Depart ment playing Paper Makers at ight and Postal Carriers vs. Clerks at nine. ,, Keith Marshall hurled a one bitter, in. last., night's Wools vic tory, the hit being a double lh the seventh by Bob Warren who later cored on an error. .The Wools got their three runs in a lump when bits by Brandon, Tom Warren and Laddie Gale . were sandwiched with two errors. Percy Crofoot was touched for five hits. - Lusty hitting by Skjerseth, Bugs Llndstrom, Dick Hcndrie, Jim Eheldon and Al Wlckert figured strongly . in the Holly, win over Teamsters. Jim Rawlins and Hen 3rie divided the winning pitching srtint-' ''.v -.jrA yr,; Merchants . eoa 1 I 1. s . due sue a s a Beck Vtx4 Crefoot sod Woodwerta; : Manhali ad aicCattcry. yToOrwaods . Teamsters . . 633 1 0 S 7 M 8 10 Sll S 9 4 3 XUcoaei, sCeuacber (J) aad Bock. - fiHrnsHc Cards OCX eft 04 a S icuU Carriers . SCI 2U S I Jcses and Kurtz: Ltbold aad Otche. criAE3 c:gn wenx c:::cgo, July Ts-upTt Ctictro Essrs cf da KiUcni) fclt&U UiM todaj s'gaad a "5 vv t-,?" .pjfcfia"" - v , . I V , " . V' 4- - I i OV a - - ---- , definitely wants Liska to Pitchat viregorc, xxii au or four innings prir to the regular A. A. S A - ak. " i - I ww js,nt . . . . as Pitcher possible future pitching phenom Is rsmw jmuut i" " tovlnh them within the next three uc a unmj iyuu. wu ? around In August. L. Much of Bonus Babies ihraat vaara a( 4n an An h!a eontrsdt pictures) that the annual salmon , - - i weonesaay nigni we posi-season claver thev resard as cro foot ball's top 1951 rookie, halfback Wilford (Wlzzer) White, Tempo (Arlx.) SUte'al recordbreaking star.:' , . -.1 ' f i TEJAK PUNCHES WXX STAMFORD, Conn, July 23-MP) Chico Velar, Stamford's unbeaten welterweight sensation survived a first round. knockdown hero to night to knock out ' Irish Billy Wyatt of Trenton, NJ, in the seventh round of a scheduled eight rounder. t Sender Snd: (Includes an games to date.) i - ft - . .. Ab H Sb 3b Br BIPci scnmidt ' si j as s s e is jrn TanaelU- 41 11 1 Luby 104 14 Sutter ,. .., rnfT IT Spaeter M U Faber S 0S IT McKeagaa . toe ' S4 14 Tuckett n it Myers 344 SO IS BarUa ' 1S3S S Dana . H I 0 t o-a i 4 44 a J33 J04 43 JS1 14 J95 si jnt J70 si xn 34 J0 IS S31 JtdO .Pitchlngt - G Ip W I. SoBbk . 31 172. 14 1 SO 60 34 Bevns McNultv . . II lMk 11 37 44 DGorg WUkia . Schmidt.. Monroe ; . 34 143 .14 1 57 CS 33 . SS 141'W I I U H 97 J S S 4 3S 49 44 I IK. 011S li'k 1 111 14 POL Batting: Ab -SI 33 ?3 34 349 Hi m tj 413 14 4M 1S7 ' ft 5 J lit : i lit i i ti. : i tt in : 444 lU HrBMPet. Jor'tnsa. Oak L 31 ForJy. LA It i -fiich. Sea i rflr. See -1 S I oytL Sae H I fivera.ee ' C..jn,' Oak : ,. II Scheroees, Itwd .It Lyton. LA 10 1 GrcrK H Viarty. & f UbX t-w4 4J Autua. fcrt Jlt !T,4-- 14?' 4.34 14 ",l S t 4 13 S 1 4 I . ' 1 1 - 1 tt w 1 51 i 11 4 17 41-. IS U Ml Abbott ones. i Wandas; to saat faats from Matchmaker Elton Owen: If ye don't , like year Tuesday niiht elambangoe on the roagh aad teagn aide, bet ter not bother with tonight's card at the Ferry Street Garden. Despite hav ing to knock one mix from the card be cause of a mix sip in bookings. 3 Owen has lined P an all-rough , Dale UaSeack evening for the armory clientele, same capped by the Rof ns (Hard Kiner Wallops 25th Home Run Pittsbureh. July 23 -WV- The Boston Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 15-14 tonight! in a 34-hit slufest that was spotted with four home runs including Ralph Kin er's 23th of the season. Phil Paine, the fourth of five Brave pitchers to enter the game, got credit for the win. - '. f ' ; ; - V- Boston started off with a bang- scoring seven runs' in the first inning. Then the Pirates came back and pushed over six tallies. Cooper Hits Homer M i Walker Cooper drove a three run homer into the Pirate bull pen tor the Braves and Joe Garagiola accounted for two of the Pirates' first Inning runs with his seventh homer of the year. : j The Pirates made it an 11-all contest in the fifth then forged ahead in the sixth with a three run splurge. George Strickland's three- run triple did the - work. Boston came right back in the seventh to tie the score again at 14-alL Earl Torgeson s homer with one on tied the game. Kiner got his 25th of the season in tne third as he led oil for the Pirates. - A crowd of 8,112 paid customers saw the Pirates lose as they open ed a 14-game home stand. Boston 720 200 314 IS 33 1 Pittaburc h , 401 443 00014 13 4 ! Cole, Sain (1), Estock (9). Paine 6). Chlpman (8). and Cooper. St. Claire (8); Friend. Watoe (1). Werle (2). Law (6). WUks (8, and CaragioU. . Caps Now Tied For Loop Lead By the Associated Press , The Vancouver Cinilinai. knocked over again last nlxht bv the Victoria Athletics 2-0 in West ern International league action. today find themselves in a first place tie with the Spokane In dians. The Spokes caught tho sea ling vans oy being idle last night The combined pitchine efforts of Jim Fropst, Bill Osborn and Jim Hedgecock, checked the Caps with eight nits. Their victim was Bob Snyder who was after his 20th victory but got. his fourth loss in stead. He gave nine hits. . : Both Vancouver ' and Spokane now have 63 wins, 34 losses. Victoria ..000 020 0002 9 0 Vancouver 000 000 0000 I S Propst, Osborn (8), Hedgecock () and Martin; Snyder and Cneso. Yank Netters : Set for Meet NEW YORK, July 23-WVArt Larsen, Herb Flam and Vic Seix- a today were named to represent the U. S. Davis cup team against Mexico's tennis forces in the Am erican rone's second round at Rye, N. Y, Aug. 3-4-5. The three will handle the four singles matches and the doubles at the Westchester Country club. Al though the assignments were not announced, it seemed likely that Larsen, the .national' champion from San 5 Leandro, ; Calif., . and Seixas, who won . the 'Pennsylva nia state title yesterday, would get the singles chores. , . GOLF TOUR ENDS LONDON, July 23-UrVBritaln's top golfers breathed a sigh of re lief today. The English tour of Patty Berg, Babe Zaharias and co. is at an end. The play for pay girls from the United States gave the gamete snot' in the arm from the spectators standpoint, but the home-bred k golfers took quite a beating. They didn't win a match in 10 days. iaHeoira Mews !d9 Murphy Punches K0 Victory BOSTON, July 23 -Uft- Irish Bob Murphy, the slugging south paw - from San . Diego, Calif, knocked out Joe Kin done of Bos ton, in the fifth round cf their 10 round return boxing bout tonight before 16,501 at Braves field. Wlule thus insurirf . his next month's crack st Joe llaxiin's liht heavyweight ti'Je,- Murphy made good use cf his 1L pounds eds on the coursr-cta BcstcrJan, who, weighed lt-- ' Murphy's finishing punch wss a terrific leit hock to the -head Lhit drorped rindcns fcr tie full count at :2:C2 la the filth. Until t it session started, th skillful I irsdene was cily a frw pclzU te- After bltg Lit at kut 13 tnca Top Top) Jeaes vs. ' Cowboy Abbott . rematch main event that win bring its winner a match with, the famous "Gorgeous .George" here next week. . The French y Roy-Mike Jfazer ian match has bee n taken off the card doe to the mixnp, hot Owen may Install another one-fall mix at the .last minate as a replace ment, Otherwise the card will get started at 8:3 pja. with "Gentle man Dale" Haddock going against George Strickland. Fans who know hint also know that i the "Gentleman' tag is stretching things considerable for Haddock. ; The special, j to be a Z-ef-3 fatter along with theepener, has Con (5-by-5) Bruno squaring off Tourney Star " . !MM4. Big Stu Fredericks, onetime Salem Senator who is bow pitching for the Coos Bay entry in Silver ton's state semipro tournament Jus his team out In front and favored for the title. Fredericks beat Portland Archer Blower, defending champ, Sunday : 4-3 In 11 Innings. The tournament ends this week. WEITIIN INTEXNATIONAL, WLPct 6334 50 iTri -City 43 34 .630 Victoria 49 47 JIO Yakima 43 SO .479 Tacoma WLPct 43 44 .443 43 S3 .440 41 54 .431 Vaneouvr Spokane Salem Wenatch 3SS8.402 Monday result: At Vancouver 0. Vic toria X (Only game scheduled). COAST LEAOUU WLPct r WLPct. Seattle ' 73 44.613 BoUywd 47 S3 43 La Anfcls S8 9S.484 Scramnto 8S40.4S6 Oakland 48 S3 .483 Portland SS 44 .447 Sn Francis 43 44.441 SanDieso 43 44.441 (No games scheduled Monday.) NATIONAL LKAGCB i WLPct. WLPct Brooklyn S4 33 A36 CindnaU 43 44 .444 New Vrk 4S 43 .438 Boaton 41 49 A74 St. Louis 44 43 312! Chicago 3445.444 Philadelp 44 45 .Pittsburgh 3313 JSS Monday mult: At Pittaburh 14. Bos ton fa. toniy (am scaeauMa.) AMVKIC AN rUAGrjU K ' W L Pet WLPct Nw York- S3 34 409! Detroit S9 44.4S9 Boston - 54 38 .6071 Waihnstn 444S.449 Clevelaad 54 35 407 1 Philadelp 9S54JS1 Chicago, 5339 J781St LouU 27S3J03 . No games scheduled Monday.) Canuck Paces PNGA Golfers SPOKANE, July 23 -JIV BiU Mawhinney of Vancouver, B. C, the Canadian Amateur champion, shot a two under par. 70 today to lead the qualifiers in the Pacific Northwest Golf Association tour nament '. - r 1 Mawhinney, cool on his shots in 98 degree heat fired two nine-' hole rounds of 35 to head a record field of more than 225. ".r The unwieldy entry list, biggest in 50 years of PNGA play wound up' in a bottle-neck. i The- crush was blamed as a trinciple reason for 18-hole scores ower than expected. - ) jThat wasn't the case, however, In the feminine half of the PNOA at the Manito course on the other side of town. : :; -." : Cl " -; -v There, young Edean ; Anderson of Helena,' Montana, broke 9 the women's . competitive' course rec ord with a one under par 72 to pace field of 70 entries. .This broke by three. . strokes the old mark and established her as a strong threat to beat Grace De Moss, defending champion of Coir vallis. Ore. ; , J " r In each of 'the previous rounds, Murphy .was convinced that Rin dooe could not hurt him. So be decided to end it in the fifth. . Murphy rushed out, wrapped his right around JEtindone's neck and, while holding him fast, J handed out terrific left handed punish ment to the body. A Jong succes sion of such blows made Rind one wilt quickly and he was ' reeling about the ring when Murphy tag ged him with his knockout punch. While Murphy held and hit in rach savase.faition Referee Jim tzj tlcCarron made frantic ef forts to separate the battlers." But Murphy managed, to jet .beano his fsrxljzisx. ped Wt-b.'iu. pulled off the staggering Bindone. 1 . M mi -. - i j-- Armory Mint Bee with Irish Jack OHOey. Both are decidedly j 'mat nanxhties, and good ones. OTtiley .. Is unbeaten hero since : his rctsnt to local action a few weeks age,' and the squat Bruno has been as impres sive as any matador to show here in many weeks. : The Jones-Abbott melee of last week was a blood- spattered dandy, ;woa by Abbott finally when Rowdy Role was disqual ified for putting the slug on the referee. Usually that Is a net "hold", employed by Abbott, At any rate Owen is taking no chances in the "no disqualifies tion" rematch. He. hopes to have Burly Bucko Davidson here to referee It, . ,- . a 9 Albina. Entry Nabs8-3Win McG INNIS : FIELD. Sllverton. July 23-(Special)-Archer Blower and Albina Fuel teams of Portland tonight advanced, to the semifinal round of the State: Semipro base ball tournament here before ap proximately. 650 fans The Archer team... winner .'last year 'but de feated In ; an overtime 'game by Coos Bay Sunday night; won the nightcap over Dallas Townies ? to 0 after the Albinas earlier elim inated Salem News Agency in an 8-3 game. h . - r As a result of their victories the two Portland teams are to play tomorrow night in a single game for the right: to -continue play against the unbeaten Coos Bay entry. Tomorrow night's game will start at 8:30 p.m. First Inning Blast The Albinas sewed up the Salem game in the first inning with a three-run ; blast off Jim Rock, pitching for the Newsmen. When Rock walked Tom Barbour,! Jim Peccia followed with a single. Hank Mako with a fielder's choice and Rollin Field with another single. This sent Rock out with a 2-0 count against him. Rich Car loscio greeted Mike Glenn with another single and the third run of the inning was In. Salem got one back in the fourth on Keith Farnam's single, an error and Mel Bates'! fly. The Newsmen closed the gap with two more tal lies off Dave Beeson in the: fifth when Bob Walker , singled, Cliff Girod was hit by a pitch, Ralph Onzuka walked, an error was com mitted and Bates singled. s But the Albinas romped back with four runs in the top of the sixth to win going away. The winners had 11 hits off Rock and Glenn. Salem got eight off Beeson. Eetsbeck Hurls Win . The Archer Blowers blanked! Dallas on veteran Sam Relsbeck's three-hitter. Bert Lund was the loser and It was a three-run first frame -by the defending champs that ruined his game for him. Tom Shaw was safe on an error, Bill Carney singled, George Shaw was safe on a fielder's choice, an error let In one run and Neal Maxlett singled In the other two. The Blowers picked up six hits off Lund and played errorless ball, Dallas helped its own downfall by making four errors. AIMaa 8 " (3) Saleaa BHOA t BHOA SchroerJ 4 3 4 llC.Girodx 11M Tarbr J 8 t 2 Onzuka jm tilt Peedaa 4 1 1 1 ) rarnam.l .3 1 S 0 Leovlch.C S S,S 1 Makoj ' - 4.11,0 rteldjn 4 1 0 Bateau 4-1, S 3 Mrkskiex 4 110 Stewart,! "4 ,1 0 CarlsclolS 110 D.GlrodJ S 1 3 3 Oberst.l 3 1 SI Haueeaa 4 4 4 0 Beeson ,p , S 1 4,1 Cumngs-x 1 . 0 4 walkers ' s l 4 .1 Rock t 0 0 Olenn.p SI It Totals 341131 Totals SS S3iS a Safe oa error for D. Girod in 8th. i Albina " S10 004 0 4 11 4 O0O 130 0 3 8 S I Ab K R So Bb Beeson . . ; , , Rock i , Glenn ; .7 IS S S S 4 .4 8 18 11 44 SS 8 8 4 t t Errors: Schroer S. Barbour, Laovicn, Oasuka. Walker 3. Two base hits: Leovich t, Msrkoskie. Runs batted la: Barbour, 1 peccia 3. Leovich,- Mako, Field 3, ' Carloacio, Bates. Stewart. Stolen bases: Schoer. Barbour. Double play: Oberst to Peccia. Umpires: West evar and rurukawa. Time: S.OS. ; : : Dallas 000 400 0-4 S 4 Archer- 314 003 7 4 0 Lund aad Olson: ReUbcck and Mar- COYOTES NAME COLE CALDWELL, Idaho, July 23-VP) -Eddie Gordon Cole of .Torrance, Calif- today was named acting di rector ' of athletics, at College of Idaho Dr. ' Paul VL Pitmanr col lege president .who made the an houncement, said Cole will serve while Clem Parberry, -who has held the Job several years,' is oo active duty with the navy. Par-l berry is a lieutenant commander. V-V-"' , GETTING, WCSSS EACH VEAR?; V : " . ih Vat-a D0BBS TRUSS r : CUlfitESS CaTUSS SlTcAllESS', ; - r .." - j-.' ' rirNTincALtT rrrrxsj no obucations ' - . ? . A PC ESS latS kUs bk (he aaaa. tANrTSST, aa ke wa-a rkat t ' SaMaaae. Do a4 Irm Mm raalara. 1 aU arl a ! mm. . " ,i aaX ni rmm m a I a.fc-S aaB fca isilag f ..-aaaiaa-a Mtes a iff - fc U ;-'.-'-5,.' Mesw-' We4stsB.'-fiWIelrcsi L4;aae 'sst Sraasiyews mow wear, fern wO ! let N-wKtaMM see the pVtiBS TKV8 . , . -! -If. . .a- ''K'ftv'Isi'af liUrfy'' ------ t wfiJMPge,a. Ex-PCL Star : , . ST. LOTJIS, July 23 Artie ShaUock leenter). purchased from the Hollywood Stars by the New York Yankees gets a few pointers from Joe DiMaggte (left) and Manager Casey Stengel (right) after Joln ' : tag the American league leaders. Shalleek is a lefthander and is es- pected'te bolster the Yanks for the late-seaaoa pennant drive. ((ff) Wirephote). - I Yanks vs. Tribe, Sox vs. Sox . . Leading American League Clubs in Crucial Series By Joe Beichler ! ! NEW YORK, July 23Lip)-The Boston, Cleveland and Chicago start' clawing away at each other tomorrow and they hack away right through Sunday in seven games that may decide the 'American League' pennant. Jackie Closes on 1 NEW YORK, July 23 -JPh Brooklyn's. Jackie Robinson Is closing in again on St. Louis' Stan Musial in the National League batting race. And Philadelphia's Richie Ashburn threatens to make it a three-way race down to the wire. , Robinson picked up steam dur ing the past week, clouting 11 hits in 20 trips to the plate to boost his batting average eight points to .363. He picked up ten points on Musial, still the pace setter with a fancy .371-. figure. Stan the man feU off two. points with nine hits in 26 chances. v Ashburn, second a week ago, fell to third under Robinson's torrid comeback. The Philly outfielder, however, moved his mark up one point, from .359 to .360 on 14 hits in 38 tries. Wyreetcr Next. Back of Ashburn came the fol lowing: Johnny Wyrostek, Cincin nati; .337; Bob Elliott, Boston, .334; Roy CampanellaV Brooklyn, .330; Al Dark, New York, and Ralph Kiner, Pittsburgh, .318 each; Carl Furillo, Brooklyn, .313; Dick Sis ler, Philadelphia, .312. - GlTHodges, Brooklyn first base man, is first in homers with 28 and in runs scored with 77. Preacher Roe and Don Newcombe, Brooklyn's one-two pitching punch, are leading the hurlers. Roe is best in the w on-lost department with 13-2 for .867 and Newcombe tops the strikeout artists with 93 victims. .: ' . "" ;'' x , BIG SIX - : , r G Ab. R H Pet. Musial. Cardinal 87 324 SS 121 .311 Robinsoa. Dodgers SS 317 44 118 J63 Ashburn Phillies -1 SO 378 SS 133 MO auaoso. White Sox SO 317 74 109 .344 rain. Athletics , , 82 263 37 SO .334 Coon, Senators . ; 70 303 81 100 J31 ' Rubs batted la: National learue Kiner. Pirates. SS. Saider.-Dodcers. 44. Irrfn, 'Giants. 44, American leafue Williams, Red Sox. 81; Zernlsl, Ath leties. 74; Robinsoa. White Sox, 79.- , Home runs: National laasue Hodces. Dodcera. 28. Kiner. Pirate. 23. Snider. Dodgers, 21. American league Zer nial. Athletics. 23. Williams, Red Sox. 18. Wertz. Tigers. 17. . . Gap Musial mj- JjL,.u,..-.l.1,.rrr..rin..n1(.) --iiiiii-naiBiiiiiiiMiaiasjT Gets Pointers ; i Lit t t 1 a four top contenders New York. tomorrow anernoon brings to- gether ! the league leading New York Yankees and the runner-up Cleveland Indians in the first of three - daylight i tilts with first place definitely , at stake.- Boston's Red Sox, tied with Cleveland for second place, wait until dusk- to take on the fourth place Chicago White 'Sex, also in the first of three games. The White Sox, after leading the race most of the sea son, have shown signs of sagging. dropping two and a half games behind the leaders. Switch mb rrtday On Friday, the teams switch. Chicago moves toew York for a four-game series against the Yankees and the Indians travel to Boston for a three-game set with the; Red Sox. Although they played no better than .500 ball since they left New York July 6r the Yankees once again are in front, a position they held before the takeoff. Their lead, however, la a fractional .002 over the Indians and Red Sox, both of whom are even with the Bombers in In games won and lost. At that, it took a four-game weekend sweep over the Browns in St. Louis to even the Yanks' road trip at 3-8. The Yankees, however, are en couraged by. the prospect . of a 17-garne stay, at Yankee stadium where I they've won 27 and lost only nine. Also,' the arrival of the ; Indians always seems to spur the Yankees to great y (continuer ;on page .11) table of Coastal Tides i TXDXS rOR TAJT. ORICON (Compiled by U. S. Coast t Ceodette aurvey. roruaoo. urt.i rAciric sTANDAao cimb - JULY. 1841 'r High Waters . Low Waters - Time Ht 10 i3 sja. 4.S 11HS pjn. 1J HAS a.m. 1.4 j Time i Ht. 4:10 aJB. S O j 61 pjn. 43 : 84 ajn. 4.3 i 4:43 pjn. 4J i 4:44 ajn. 38 j 42S pjn. 44 ! 8:23 ajn. 38 7:18 pjn.: OX : 1 wM SJ. 4a ! 8.13 pjn. 4X 103 ajn. 4X : 04)3 pjn. OX . i 11 37 ajn. 4.4 j 3 p al. 4.4 34 1.8 1.8 1J 4.7 34 44 31 13 M Sja. 11:50 ajn. iHt ajn. 13:44 p.m. S.-4S ajn. 19 pja. 3:S8 a.m. t il p.m. 27 44 3.3 4.44 a-m. -eJ JU pjn. 3 J Bevens After i i .i. , . . ... 'i .4 . 15th Tonislit Six Wins in Seven Tries, Home Friday . s . .-' Salem's suddenly sizzling Sena tors, reluctant to say good-bye to the Tri-City Braves after upend ing same W1L. cousins Isix times in seven games last Week, move into Yakima tonight to play three games with the Bears, themselves no slouches In the league win col umn lately. j Yakima has Just fihteds knock- ins uu ntoaicne iuur umes in five tries in the Chiefs' own yard. The recent Senator sucesses. ae I . . m..i.L . . ccmpanied by the Wenatchee set--backs, have Manager Hugh Luby's lads well established hi third place -with 49 wins, 47 losses. The Chiefs, in third place for a brief spell early in the week have bow fallen : 3 games behind the Solons. Ilorling Staff Eeady . On the mound for the Lubrs tonight in the series opener at Parker field wffl be Bill "Bevens. He's after his 15th victory of the campaign. Sal DeGeorge, winner of 10 outings thus far will .likely lace; me uui uripner band Wednesday night, and I Rawbone Ray McNulty, owner) of an 11-1 record may go in Thursday's game. If McNulty doesntiwrk In the Thursday clash hell! be the onet who will open the Victoria series here next Friday: night, "State Employes Night" at Waters field. The consistent carrot-top beat Tri- uty m 10 innings Sunday night for his 11th victory. . Schalmerlch Coming ,2 v ' Tickets for the biglilght rridsy have been moving along in good shape. , The "State iEmployee Night" committee has Iset up a plan with Radio Station KOCO that is making things ultra-easy with those intending to take in the Friday game. During the Senator broadcasts there is a group at the radio station that will accept tele phone calls (3-3108) fori ticket or ders, and will then? deliver the tickets to those ordering them. The committee, headed by Bob Ashby, let aiminff atea em sKUAA a4t.a4r.l Yt t " ft AV SJB WWW , A ClJUSTa . An added attraction for the Fri day homecoming will be the long awaited appearance of Wes Schul- merich, noted ex-malpr - league funny man who will present his wide assortment of skits and gags 1 it. a a . a a a a row utiore ana aunng ine game Also, there will be a band on hand Friday. - ,.. , Minoso Holds le.1 I": CHICAGO, July 2S-fcP)-Orestee . "Minnie" Minoso, flashy ; Cuban Jack-cf-all trades for the Chicago White Sox, took over the Amer ican league batting lead in offi cial figures released today. Minoso, despite the sagging of the White Sox from first place it fourth during the week, kept up a blistering pace at bat .for a J44 average. The hustling Minnie plays both third and the outfield. He was 10 points above his near est rival, Ferris Fain,PhlIadephla first sacker, who had ,334. Third was Gil Coan, Washington out fielder, with .331. Bobble Avila, fleet Cleveland second; baseman, took over fourth place with a J2t. Minoso also took the lead in runs scored, held by Ted Williams ef the Boston Red Sox last week. Minnie had 74. GuS Zernlsl ei Philadelphia continued to lead the) home run hitters with S3. Ellis Kinder of Boston and Mor rie Martin of Philadelphia led that pitchers with equal records of tlx won and one loss for averages el .837, but Bob Feller added two vic tories during the week for a 14-3 record, and an average: of .824. ranvio IN trouble ? ; -i - PHILADELPHIA, July 23-F-The Pennsylvania Athletic torn mission announced today that Primo Camera has been suspend ed indefinitely and fined $100 lot failing to show up for a scheduled wrestling snatch in Johnston Sat urday night - v - FOR MORE COMFORT STAN EAXia MOTOJtl HICH AT CHIMOCITA Batting Lfead