f S t. i j . . t . i t 1 f ' ' .f . r fluuOiiMeis!I, 1( ii Cffi S'Kyvata 9 Whether they've by now come to the end of the line, or whether they're still keeping up their amazing string of conquests, Salem's Legion kids have done a magnificent job, the better portion of which was accomplished against rugged odds. No. other Oregon team in history has advanced farther in the Legion playoffs as have Vince Genna's Kids. They're the cham pions of Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho and Hawaii, and they'll soon be coming home. Mayor Loucks, Gov. McKay and other notables are cooking for the kids when they arrive, a demonstration that is to take place at the railroad station. Ban quets and other accolades will fol- a m 1 t a. !A low, ana on next mesaay mgnt, u they're home by then, the team is to be publicly honored at Waters Field just before the regular Tri City vs. Senators clash. If you like kids and enjoy what pleasures they provide for us as we grow older, you'll not fail, to be at the station to help give Genna and his C-P's a rousing homecoming they'll never forget. We hope that you'll join the downtown parade that follows too. Salem can pot on the spangles with any of 'em when of a mind to and when the occasion warrants same. This is one of the occasions. The Salem team which In the beginning wasn't sap posed to be good enough to win its own district fooled everyone and went farther than any other Oregon team in Legion history. No team ever won a sectional game before the Genna Gang damped Denver last Monday nhjht. ' The kids have accomplished man-sized job, and are deserving of a man-sized welcome home. And while you're planning to join the homecoming festival, drop in at Wicklund's Sporting Goods Store (372 State St.) and contribute to the Vince Genna fund. The guy has lost over $500 in coaching the team free gratis this year. Let's help get it back .for him .... Grantland Rice. Picks WSC as Coast Champions Mebbe Coach Al Kircher is one of his distant relations, mebbe he just doesn't like the guy. But Grantland Rice in his annual "Look" mag football forecast picks Kirchers Washington Staters to win the Coast Conference grid flag and wind up in the Rose Bowl. The dean of America's sportswrititers doesn't only go out on the well-known limb with that one he's hanging by a leaf on a branch at the end of the limb . . . Speaking of football, Washington's Howie Odell is mov ing halfback Dick Sprague to the fullback spot next fall as successor to "Hurricane Hugh" McElhenny . . . And those who plan to watch the Oregon-Nebraska clash at Multnomah Stadium Saturday night, September 27, will see the Cornhuskers' great Bob Reynolds, the talented lad who made the AP All-America squad as a sophomore in 1950. After a 1951 campaign overloaded with injuries for himself, Reynolds is now set to have his greatest season ... Paul Ail, the new boss of the Valley Sports organization which operates the auto racing cards at Hollywood Bowl doesnt limit his activities to the roaring road events. He's one of the top stockholders in the Salem Senators' corporation, owning 91,000 worth of the club. His son, Ronnie, owns another 500 ' worth. The gay just happens to like baseball, too . -. . No auto races at the bowl the next two Saturday nights, bat a special treat Is to be presented speed fans on the Lone Oak dirt track the last day of the State Fair. All of the Indianapolis-type racers booked for the Portland Meadows 100-miler Labor Day are to also race at Lone Oak the following Sunday ... Senators Attendance Now Lags Over 12,000 Mark Sad news dept: Salem Senators home attendance up until a couple of weeks ago was but an approximate 4,000 in arrears of the 1951 total for the same number of games. But since then, and includ ing the relatively poor success of last week when only 8,139 paid to see the nine-game series, the deficit has grown to enormous propor tion. The current gate total of 85,978 is a rather shocking 12,080 behind the 98,058 for the first 64 home games of 1951. The figures of course Include all exhibition games played also. The club of a season ago was pulling 'em in at a rate of almost 2,000 per game along about this time. Last Sunday's doubleheader lured only 862 citizens. - TIia Miunf VI iAf mr A finAlran mrm mnih 4iiA hi the 1-2 spots in the race, the current Salems can't seem to make friends and influence folks (the right way) with their Incon sistency, and battling; for a fourth place finish doesn't seem to bo of much general interest. What with 12 more home games Is hoped that the Salems will still conquer the "hundred grand" level. But it'll be rougher than a ride on a roily-coaster in that the Senators plajr here almost every night the State Fair is in progress . . . . : Tis said the pro scouts have been looking with more than merely casual interest at three or four members of the Salem Junior Legion team during its games at Yakima and Hastings. And although scouts are usually mum to the point of being speechless when asked "who", it would be a safe bet that such lads as Pitcher Lowell Pearce, First-sacker Phil Jantze, Second sacker Twink Pederson, Shortstop Chet Schmidt and Outfielder- . Catcher Curt Jantze were getting the eye. - Would be mighty interesting to round up a consensus of opinion by the ivory-hunting scouts. But such is impossible. They just don't talk unless it's to throw some other scout off the track ... Amerk Links Forces Threaten To Regai n Canuck Amateur Toga VANCOUVER, B. C. () A hard knocking pair from the state of New York came romping back to the hilltop clubhouse of the fanilann Golf Course Wednesday night, festooned with birdies and dead set on carrying the Canadian Amateur Golf Championship back to the United States. , i The two were Sammy Urzetta of East Rochester and a tall silent socker from Albany, Billy Shields, who wiped out four opponents be tween them and took par for a bumpy ride over Capilano's tumbled- fairways and quilted greens. ' Pounding right along with them was big Bill Campbell of Hunting ton W. Va and a flock of other par busters from south of the bor der. Canada's hopes of . retaining the crown faded as Jerry Kessel ring of Fredericton, N. -B-, and Bill Mawhinney of Vancouver fol lowed defending champ Walt McElroy into the discard. - , Today's Pitchers NATIONAL LEAGUE: New York at Pittsburgh Koslo (8-6 VI Waugh (1-2). Bocton at Cincinnati Burdette (6-7) vs Church (5-7) or Blackwell (3-12). Brooklyn at Chicago Labine (S-3) vs Kelly (3-8). Philadelphia at St. Louis (night) Roberts (20-7) vs Baddix (1-0). AUHiCAii liauue: tsocron ax Philadelphia (2) McDermott (7-8) and Delock (4-5) vs Seheib (9-4) and Byrd 11-11). Cleveland at Detroit (2 twi -night) Wynn (16-11) aad Gro mek (-) vs Gray (11-13) and New houser (6-S). Only games scheduled. American League Cleveland 400 000 010 S 4 3 000 ISO 00 C 0 Philadelphia . Garcia. WUks (9). Brume (7) ana Hetran. TebbetU (); Kellner sad As tro th. Detroit 000 000 000 0 0 0 Boston 005 000 00 5 0 Madison. Hoeft (3). H. Whits () and Batts; Paraell and Whit. St. Louis New York 050 001 001 1 11 310 034 20 12 IS Byrne. Bearden (5). Hogue (7) and Courtney; Reynolds. Scarborough (3), Schmltx (7) and Berra. Chicago ' 100 200 001 4 0 Washington 100 000 000 1 4 1 Stobbs. Dorish (1). Kennedy (8). Aloma (8) and Lollar; Moreno, D. Johnson () and Grasso. v.:...:-::-. . . " 1 : .. :...: L V " yV BOB REYNOLDS Nebraska star coming. to go (in nine appearances), it SGCs Croivn Tourney Near liaaiiiying rounds for the an nual Salem Golf Club's Champion ship Tournament have been sched uled for the period from Aug. 30 to Sept. 7, club officials announced Wednesday. The tourney is open to all swingers with established hand icaps. 45 Grid Hopefuls Out at Lebanon LEBANON (Special) Four teen letterman greeted Coach Van Pelt this week as he sent a squad of 45 candidates through their open ing practice paces at Lebanon High School . , The returning monogramers In cluded Keith Richards, Burl Lott," Gordon Barnes, Leonard LeFond, Vic Dixon, Ken Coone, Ken Kirkel ie, Joe Sprague, Henry Ed winds, Bob Wilson, Monty Seigner, Kir by Avrit, Jim Saxton and Malcom Mc- Bride. Of the group only Avrit halfback;' Saxton, a guard and Mc Bride, at end, were regulars last season. The Warriors, winners of but one game against seven setbacks last year, will make much use of aerials this campaign, indicates Van Pelt The club will operate from the sin gle wing. 2 World 'Rod' WENDOVER. Utah CAVAk Mil. ler of Whittitr, Calif-, broke two world's speed records for modified roadsters Wednesday, using the same auto with different engines at the Bonneville National Speed Trials. ' Miller, vice trerMent of the National Hot Rod Association, wound up . his open car with Class D engine and whipped up a Marks Topped, i6i.es miles per hour average. Opening Gash Taken by 10-3 Collins Notches 11th; Nightcap Blown, 10-0 CAPILANO STADIUM, Van couver, B. C. (Special) The Sa lem Senators and Vancouver Caps traded knockout punches in their doubleheader here Wednes day night, Salem winning the first game 10-3 and the Caps the sec ond 10-0 behind Bob Snyder's six bit flinging for his 13th win of the season. The games wound up all Salem Vancouver competition for the season with the Senators winning two of 10 games here and eight of 10. at Salem. So the teams broke exactly even for the year at 10 wins &cli Lefty Bob Collins pitched the first game and gained his 11th win of the season. Dick Aubertn, a former Senator now with the Caps on a "look" basis, was the loser. Jack rfemphijl went all the way for the, Senators in the night cap" simply because the Salem mound crew has been overworked by so many games lately, and has six more coming up at Victoria in the next five days, starting with a single game Thursday night. Five-Run First Salem scored five runs in the first inning of the opener Wednes day, on two hits, two errors and three walks. Two more runs were scored in the fourth without a hit as Aubertin left the game. Salem got but six hits in the tussle, two by Bill White. The Caps got seven but Collins was never in much real trouble after the five-run first inning cushion he was given. Salem got six hits In the night cap, three by Hugh Luby and two by Gene Tanselli. Three Salem errors hurt Hemphill, but not as much as 13 Vancouver base hits. The Caps scored three times in the second and six in the fifth. Hemphill's loss was his 11th. Til ior Tal: First game: Salem (!) (J) Vancouver B H O A B H OA Tanselli s LubyJ PerezJ Spaeter.r Bartle.l ? WhiteJ Deyojn Nelson.c Collins.p WiUiamss 3 2 12 Moore ,3 L. TranJ Brnswkjn 1 Wert.1 01 R. Tranj OjLeavitt.c 0 Duretto J 2 Auberttn.p 1 IWhyte.p 2 Total Salem 27 8 2112 Totals 29 7 21 500 212 010 8 2 Vancouver 100 200 0 3 T 1 Losins pitcher: Aubertin. Pitcher IP AB H R ER SO BB Collins 7 29 7 3 1 2 4 Aubertin 3 13 3 T 8 4 0 Whyte 4 14 3 3 3 2 8 Hit by pitcher: Leavitt. Left on bases: Salem 8, Vancouver 10. Errors: Aubertin, L. Tran. Tanselli 2. Three base hit: White. Two-base hits: Spae ter. Bartle. Runs batted in: Spaeter 2, White. Deyo. Luby. Williams. L. Tran, Nelson, Bartle. Stolen bases: Nelson, Deyo, Lubyi Double plays: Tanselli to Bartle. Umpires: Ziruolo and Eiler. Second same: Salem () CIS) Vancouver B H OA B H O A TanselHa Williamss 4 2 2 3 LubyJJ PerezJ Spaeterj Bartle.l L. Tran.2 4 2 2 2 Wert.1 8 18 0 Brnswkjn 5 2 4 8 Rltchie.c 3 18 0 Locke.l 8 12 0 Duretto ,r 4 2 2 0 R. Tran.3 4 1 14 Snyder .p. 4 10 2 Whiter Deyo.m Thrashr.e Hemphl.p Nelson-x Totals 33 8 24 9 Totals 38132711 x Fouled for Hemphill in 9th. Salem 000 000 000 0 8 3 Vancouver . 030 081 00 10 13 1 Pitcher IP AB H R ER SO BB Hemphill 8 38 13 10 7 3 8 Snyder 9 33 8 0 0 3 3 ' Lett on bases: Salem 11. Vancouver 9. Errors: Williams, Thrasher, Perez, Tanselli. Three-base hits: Wert. Two- base hits: Luby. Richie. White. Runs batted in: Duretto 2. R. Tran 2, Snyder. Wert, Brunswick, Richie. Stolen bases: Tanselli, Brunswick. Umpires: 11 er and Ziruolo. , Merchants Nab Softie Title LEBANON (Special) The Salem Merchants captured the Le banon Invitational Softball Tour nament title Wednesday night as they nosed out the State Cham pion Corvallis nine 2-1 in a 10-inn- ing battle. Bob Knight held Cor vallis to two blows while the Mer chants were getting four off Dick Sprick. . Y7IL Line Scores: (12 Innings) Tri-Clty 010 010 000 000 2 7 2 Victoria 001 001 000 001 3 14 0 Romero and Lewis, Pesut (10); Heard and R. Bottler. Spokans Wenatchee 401 103 00211 11 001 000 000 1 10 Spring and Sheets; SUtes, Bauhofer (8) and Pocekay. Yakima . Lewlston 000 000 011 28 002 120 40 9 14 Alveni. Garrett (6). King (8) and Donahue: Clancy and Lundberc. Far East Track Tour Eyed Mathias May SAN FRANCISCO IB Big booming Bob Mathias, Stanford's Olympic decathlon champion and star fullback, tossed a verbal bomb shell into his university's gridiron plan Wednesday. He told interviewers at the air port here he was planning a track field -junket to Tokyo that would cause him to miss fait football practice and the first game on the schedule. Later, however, he said the plans would not be definite until he had discussed matters with his parents. Dr.- and Mrs. Charles Mathias, in his home town of Tulare, Calif. Mathias said he had talked with a All-Stars Now With Cards i PORTLAND The ahoy six football stars Joined the Chicago. Car dinals right after playing for the CollerUte. All-Stars In the annual game at Chicago against the Los Angeles Rams, and will be In the Multnomah Stadium action here Saturday night when the Cards play the Rams at 8:30 o'clock (Daylight Time). Kneeling (1-r) are Tackle Jerrel Price of Texas Tech, Back 'Darrell Crawford of Georgia Tech and Back Johnny Karras of Illinois. Standing (1-r) are Ollie Matson, treat TJ of San Francisco back. End Leo Snrar of Purdue and Tackle Burl Toler of San Francisco. (AP Photo). Vanlts Again 2 Sanies Up on Indians; Siants (Sain Ground on Brooks NEW YORK (AThe New York Yankees regained their two-game lead over Cleveland in the Amer ican League pennant race Wednes day, winning a 12-7 slugfest from the St. Louis Browns while the Philadelphia Athletics were ad ministering a 6-5 defeat to the In dians. The second place New York Gi ants reduced Brooklyn's National League lead to 9 games, edging out the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-4 while the Chicago Cubs were bat tering three Dodger hurlers for a 10-5 triumph. Yogi Berra's two homers were the big blows for the Yankees, who overcame a 3-z deucit with a 15 hit attack to end their recent bat ting slump. Berra Socks Pair Berra's homers, his 26th and 27th of the season, tied him with Cleveland's Larry Doby for the league lead. The first, which snap ped a 6-6 tie in the sixth inning, was the Yankees' 100th of the sea son, the 29th year the Yanks have reached the century. In night games, the Chicago White Sox whipped Washington, 4-1, in the American League and Philadelphia trounced St Louis, 7-2, and Boston defeated Cincin nati, 12-7, in ten innings in the National. The Braves whacked out 18 hits in the see-saw battle at Cincin nati, winning out with five runs in the tenth on three doubles and three singles. Home runs by Sibby Sisti, Wal WESTERN INTERNATIONAL W L Pet. WLPct. 82 67 .481 89 71 .454 Victoria 83 43 .659! Yakima Tri-City Lewlston Spokane 78 59 .564 Vancouvr 63 61.512 61 72 .453 83 75 .414 Salem 64 68.485 Wenatchs Wednesday results: At Vancouver 3- 10. Salem 10-0: at Victoria 3. Tri-City 2 (12 inn.); at Wenatchee 1, Spokane 11; at Lewlston 9. Yakima 2. COAST LEAGUE WLPct. WLPct. Rollywod 90 60 01 Portland 75 75.500 Oakland 87 63 5811 Los Angls 72 79 .476 San Diego 79 71 .5271 San Tran 63 87.419 Seattle 77 71 .521'Sacramnto 97 84 J77 Wednesday results: At Portland 2, Sacramento 3; at Seattle 4, San Di ego 2: at Hollywood 5, Los Angeles 1: at San Francisco 0, Oakland 3 (11 inn.), (2nd game result on page one),1 . NATIONAL LEAGUE WLPct. LPct Brooklyn 81 40 j669 Chicago 62 65 .488 New Yrk 72 50 .590! Boston 84 68.443 St. Louis 72 54 .571 1 Cincinnati 54 72.429 Phlladelp 66 75 .5371 Pittsburgh 37 92.287 Wednesday results: At Chicago 10, Brooklyn 5: at Pittsburgh 4. New York 5; at Cincinnati 7. Boston 13 (10 inn.); at St. Louis 2, Philadelphia 7. AMERICAN LEAGUE WLPct. WLPct. New Yrk 74 53 .583' Chicago M 61 .520 Cleveland 71 54 J68 Washingtn 65 61 J1S Boston 68 84 J57 St. Louis 52 77 .403 Phlladelp 64 89 J20! Detroit 43 83.336 Wednesday results: At New York 12, St Louis 7; at Philadelphia 6. Cleve land 8; at Boston 8. Detroit 0; at Washlnston 1. Chicago 4. Skip Grid Play Dan Ferris, secretary of the Ama teur Athletic Union, in New York Tuesday night about the proposed trip to Japan, starting Sept 15. "I may make the trip to Japan.' big Bob said after he had checked in on the Stanford campus. "It is not definite, however, and will sot be until I have talked; with my parents. At present I look favor ably at the opportunity; to make such a tour. If he makes the trip to the Orient, it will mean he wil miss all foot ball practice which starts next Monday, as well as the first two or three games on Stanford's schedule. - ; A" Ml c t ker Cooper and Ed Matthews fea tured the Braves' attack in the first, nine innings. Roy . McMillan and Willard Marshall homered for Cincinnati. Sisti and Sid Gordon each had four safeties for Boston. JV -.1 -rn .i,.iini. iti -f ii Ml Another f.lARATHONiy GOobvEAn I'Z, . MARATHOII Super-Cushion . .' . . Unit I r z2 Ovned and Operated by Year neighbors 14 The Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Thursday, August 28, 1952 'Bev? Drops Heartbreaker in 11th Portland Props Second In Koiv PORTLAND (Jp) The Sacra mento Solons edged out Portland's Beavers 3-2 Wednesday night for their second Pacific Coast League victory In a row over the host Sacramento (3) (2) Portland BHOA BHOA Myers 8 11 lAustin.s 4 10 8 Strseonjl 4 3 1 4 McCmlc.m 0 2 0 0 1 4 213 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Duiinger4 4 0 1 0! RusselU Broviaj RestellLr 4 2 2 1 BockmnJ 4 13 2 Arft.l Eggert.3 BasiruskU Robnson.c Linde.p a -Tipton Lint.p Taylor.l a 1 S 1 Smith.c 4 0 8 0 Attyd.ro 4 2 2 1 Gables.p 3 0 11 Totals 35 10 2711 Totals 30 4 27 17 a fanned for Linda in 8th. Sacramento 010 001 100 3 Portland 001 000 100 2 Loser Linde. Errors Taylor. Brovia. Eggert. Runs batted in Tay lor, Brovia, Dillinger, Sturgeon, Eg gert Two-base hits Arft, Myers. Three-base hit Arft Stolen base Russell. Sacrifice Gables. Double plays Restelll and Myers; linde and Basins ki; Eggert, Basinski, Arft and Robinson; Austin. Baslnsld and Arft. Left on bases Sacramento 7. Portland 3. Umpires Barbour, Carlucci and Mutart Tim 1:47. Attendance 4,453. San Diego 100 001 000 2 4 1 Seattle 020 010 10 4 9 0 Olson. Smith (8) and Summers; Hall and B. Wilson. Los Angeles 000 000 001 1 9 2 Hollywood 013 010 00 8 7 3 McLish. Zick (7) and Peden. Queen and Sandlock. (11 Innings) Oakland - 000 000 000 03 3 8 0 San Francisco - 000 000 000 00 0 1 0 Bowman. Candini (11) and Noble; Bevens. Muncrief (11) and Orteig. ffolfif Check these in flUSTtlU Sill bio .WtwolUl c0sTS VO $15 05t .00x16. 6.50x16. 24. 18. .?0xJi. --- "IToo 6.40x15. -ffi 24 6.70x 7.10x 26. 7.60X 29. 8.00x 30.65 15 etnt w. with yw 10.50T Other sizes proportionately low! SERVICE STATIONS, INC. i Center at Commercial Marion at Liberty Sactos 3-2 Hollywood hung on to its three game lead in the race with a 5-1 verdict over Los Angeles behind the hurling of Mel Queen. Seattle won its sixth straight with a 4-2 decision over the San Diego Pad res. Bob Bowman gave only one hit in 11 innings-as Oakland topped San Francisco 3-0 in the first game of a pair. Bill Bevens held the Oaks scoreless until the 11th. (2nd game result on page one). Hugasian, Patrick Released by 49's SAN FRANCISCO to Release of four players was announced Wednesday by the Sari Francisco 49ers of the National Professional Football League. The four were: halfbacks Harry Hugasian and Bob Bryan, formerly of Stanford; full back Carl West, formerly of Mis sissippi; and center Dick Patrick, formerly of the University of Ore gon. . Huge Swordfish Hooked PT JUDITH, R. I. (JP The larg est swordfish in the recollection of veteran fishermen In this port was landed here from a Martha's Vineyard boat. : The fish brought in by the II 0 MS .V.tv DeUxo tiro at ,hU somo list go V th j noiuxo tiro or-.V eeeonu V2 . . - . .... Hcre:, you - chance Ifrts ity t. outsunoina. -y other hi. PVofWe new car. yx fit live tut on alice to get . Stop n week - n uui pfTe at this quamy , indsavel $119SM 13 Tr GOODVEAn TRUCK TIRES os low os Other sizes 4JV 1 15 v Center at Liberty Capito! at Court Glib Arrives Home Friday Cal Team Too Much For Tired C-Posters By MEL WnAIAMSON Statesman Sports Writer DUNCAN FIELD, Hastings. Neb. (Special) Salem's never-say die Capital Post No. 9 American Legion Juniors finally came to the end the line here Wednesday" night, bowing to San Diego's pow erful Region 12 entry 9 to 0 as the section C playoffs neared a cli max. The tired And battered Salem . kids, on the road almost two weeks and fielding a crippled lineup game ' after game, were simply up against . too much ball club Wednesday. The San Diego team clouted out 15 hits off three Salem fiingers while the C-P's got but four off Bob Thorpe and Richie Johnson, who di. vided the winning mound chores. Five costly errors helped bring ' about the Salem downfall also. So the "Comeback Kids," who weren't supposed to be good enough to win their own local district title, are headed for home after proving to be one of the top 12 legion teams in the nation, and after having won a sectional game, something no Oregon team has ever done before. The Salem squad departed im mediately following the game and . is scheduled to arrive in Salem at 6:03 p.m. Friday. Keep in touch with the Statesman for plans for the reception home, for these gal lant kids who fought against heavy odds all along the way to Hastings are deserving a rousing welcome home. Danny Feller started for the Sa lems Wednesday and blanked them for the first two innings. An unearn ed run was scored in the (Continued on Page 15) "Bobo" skippered by Walter Man ning, weighed 706 pounds dressed. 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