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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1954)
CGDSltolTS OTfl OH Seals Flatten Sinking Bevos In 5-3 Clash The sizzling San Francisco Scab won their ninth game in 11 starts last night by rallying late for a 5-3 victory over the fast-fading Portland Beavers. San Francisco is now only 14 games behind the seventh place Portlands. Hollywood regained the Coast League lead with a S-l win at Sacramento, replacing the Sacs, as Mel Queen hurled his ninth straight victory. The only Solan run was a homer by Emil Patrick, Sac pitcher. Oakland led all the way in spil ling the San Diego Padres 6-3. taking a 3-1 lead in the series, and Los Angeles continued its heavy hitting by spanking Seattle 8-3 for the third straight win. The Angels' Fred Richards hit his 11th homer of the season. Portland's Red Adams had a 3-1 lead after six but then yielded runs in the seventh and eighth. He was taken out in the ninth. The Seals had 12 hits, Portland six. San Francisco now leads the series 3-1. Roenspie to Face Broncs Tonight Br AL LIGHTNER Statesman Sports Editor The Salem Senators were on the road to Lewiston Thursday, where they'll open a four-game Western International League series with the veteran Broncs tonight After the four clashes with Lewis ton, Salem moves to Tri-City for May 24-25-26-27 games, and then returns to Waters Field to battle the Braves May 28-29-30. Gene Roenspie, optioned to the Senators this week by Sacramento, is slated for the Salem mound chores in tonight's starter against the club which swept a three-game series with the Senators during a recent Waters Field stand. It should be interesting to watch not only the outcome of the Salem Lewison ball games, but also how they draw. It was recently report ed from Lewiston that the club was in dire financial straights and that it would be unable to make its next road trip if $8,000 were not raised during the home stand at hand. But then Lewiston isn't the only WIL member having its financial woes. Some of the others, includ ing our town Senators, aren't much better off, and it's safe to say the league has never been in the wobbly condition it is now in. At the current rate of progress a major foldup before the Fourth of July wouldn't be surprising. During the recent 11-game home stand by the Salems. a total of 8,510 paying patrons watched the games, a good many of which were played on warm, balmy nights. This is an average of about 774 per game, (Continued on page V. Gervais Loses Playoff Came VERBOORT (Special) Ger vais was unable to hit in the clutches and to cope with flossy Verboort fielding Thursday, and dropped the Class B district base ball playoff game by a 2-1 score. Verboort therefore won its way into the State B Tournament. Gary Espe held the winners to four hits and fanned nine. But a walk, an error, a single and a passed ball scored twice for Ver boort in the fifth for the win. Gervais had seven hits and in the third Espe's single and stolen base, followed by Gib Thompson's single, produced the only Cougars' run. Gervais 001 000 0 1 7 2 Verboort 000 020 X 2 4 1 Espe and Thompson, Funkhous er (5); Green and Moore. San Francisco Portland Moran.2 Cheso.3 DPetro.l Beard jn Trmna.r WstUe.l is Dnhua.c Baxas Sngrtn.p Mncrf.p a-Stvns H O A 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 11 4 3 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 Austins Resteli.l Robbe,l Jdnichj Krsncti.3 Cdstn.m Gladd.c BsnSkJ.2 Adams. p Alxndr.p 0 b-Arft 1 EgRtrt.l 0 Lerchn.r 0 H O A Totals 40 12 27 12 Totals 32 6 27 13 a-Singled for Singleton in 8th. h-Fanned for Alexander in 9th. San Francisco 010 0O0 1215 Portland 012 OOO 000 3 ab r h er bb so Singleton 25 3 5 3 4 6 Muncnef 7 0 10 13 Adams . 39 5 12 5 4 4 Alexander 1 0 0 0 0 1 E Krsnich. Baslnski, Efgert. RBI Baxes 2. Gladstone. Krsnich 2. Di Pietro. Moran 2 2B Westlake. Krs nich. Basinski. Moran 2. U Hanifh. Ashford and Carlucci. T 2:34. A 653. OCE Spear-man Eyes Win 7 , ' : L f:iVMS- Mil MONMOUTH Frank Grove, above, who recently broke the OCE school record in the javelin event with a throw of 172' 4", will be after the victory in the spear event here Saturday during the Ore gon Collegiate Conference meet Conference baseball and tennis tournaments are the Saturday menu also. Grove also played cen ter on the OCE baskebaU team last season. p ji. . p, n ' ' -wo- Mopish Dlp)y . UOQWITSGSiraS Yankees Eye OSC Needs but One Victory By DON HARGER Detroit reservoir is fast becoming a veritable mad-house over the week ends. Anglers are pouring into that area by the hundreds with most of them going home with a catch of fish. Along with the crowds there is a great display of unsportsmansuke J faction on the part of many boat owners ... At Beavers, Pucks iattle For League Sail Title Oregon State needs but a single victory in its final pair of games this weekend with rival Oregon to cinch the 1954 Northern Division baseball title. The teams meet Friday at Corvallis and Sat urday at Eugene and defending champion Oregon needs a sweep of the two games to finish ahead of Eugene Leads Prep Golfers State Tournament in Sway at Salem Oub Paced by their 1953 All-Stater Leigh ton Tuttle, who fired a 76, and by Keith Gubrud, who tied for first-day medalist honors with a 75, the Eugene Axemen went out in front of the State High School golf tournament with a team score of 311 Thursday at the Salem Golf Club. The four-man teams shot an 18 hole round Thursday and will re peat today, climaxing the annual meet. In second place, and despite the absence of their star Bob Prall who was ruled ineligible by a re cent Oregon School Activities declaration, were the Salem Vik ings, 15 strokes behind at 326. Then in order came Corvallis with 327, Pendleton (Continued on next page) mmm tmtt Statesman, Salem- Ore Friday, May 21, 1354 (S4c 4) 1 Leslie Wins Oval Title Leslie Junior High's Rockets Thursday won the annual City Junior High School track and field meet with a 573 point per formance on Oiinger Field. Par rish was second with 40 points and West Salem third with 32. No records were broken. West Salem's Jack Scott was the individual star of the day, winning firsts in the 50 and 100 yard dashes and the broad jump, and running on the third place relay team. In the eighth grade competi tion the Parrish lads were first with 59 56 points. West Salem second with 33 56 and Leslie third with (Continued on page 2) Pitcher Joe Preskj) of the St. Louis Cardinals never played on an organized baseball team until his senior year in high schooL League Tough Tussles Ahead For Brooklyn Outfit NEW YORK l The major league teams beaded back to their own divisions Thursday after the first full scale intersection al bat tles of the season. The pre - season favorites, the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers, both are running in sec ond place, just one game off the pace. But the Yankees are in a far rcore favorable position to make a move for the lead. Coming home from a Western trip that saw them win eight out of ten from the more powerful Western teams, the world cham pions Friday head into games with Washington, Philadelphia and Bos ton. The three teams currently are in the 6-8 positions in the league. The Dodgers, on the other hand, actually are tied with Philadelphia for second' in the tight National League race. And in the nine-game (Continued on page 2) Victoria Spokane Edmontn WESTERN INTERNATIONAL, W L. Pet. W L. Pet. Vancovr 15 8 .652 Yakima 12 11 .522 Lewiston 12 1 0 . 545 Wenche 10 12 .455 12 10 .545 Salem 10 13 .435 12 10 .545 Calgary 7 11.389 10 8 .556 Tn-Citv 8 15 .248 Thursday results: At Spokane 1. Lewiston O. At Victoria 9. Vancou ver 10. At Edmonton 5. Wenatchee 4. At Calgary 9, Yakima 8. vOnly games scheduled). COAST LEAGUE W L Pet W L Pet. Holwood 25 19 .568 Seattle 22 23.489 Sacram. 25 GO .556 Los An 22 24 .478 Oakland 24 22 .522 Portlnd 20 24 .455 S Diego 23 22 .511 San Fr 19 26.422 Thursday results: At Portland 3. San Francisco 5. At Oakland 6. San Diego 3. At Sacrameato 1. Holly wood 6. At Los Angeles 8. Seattle 3. NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pet. St. Louis 19 14 .576 N York Phidale. 16 14 .533 Cincin. Brooklyn 16 14 .533 Chicago Milwau. 15 14 .517 Pittsah Thursday results: At Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 17. (Only game played). AMERICAN LEAGUE (No games scheduled.) . W L Pet. 16 15 .518 17 16 .5151 14 14 .500 11 23 .324 Don Harder ithe Mongold boat launching site anglers back their 'cars and boat trailers up to the water, launch their Ki-iafe anH then loavo the rar a nrf trailer ac i The g-VLlaunching site is soon blocked to those followinf V 7t Jwho wish to put a boat in the water ... It Iwould seem that the early boat launchers would wsg Jgive some thougnt to those that will tollow. ihey . x V v would display a lot more in the way of lake fishing 'lU.. L . . tuen move meir cars and trailers out of the launch ing area . . . Other rumbles coming from that area concern the liberation of trout. Seems that on one day not long ago a garme commission libera tion truck pulled up at the head end of the lake to release some fish. A couple dozen anglers on Wn th r: k u meray ushing at the outlet of the f ?- e fish were being poured into the lake. This is strictly a case of "put and take" fishing. If that is the way the Game Com mission wishes to please the angler, well and good. However, they would save a lot of time and wear and tear on equipment if they would invite the fishermen over to the hatchery and give them dip t v r-rm what we hear- the newlv released fish are far from being fit for the table. I: puzzles this column as to whv an glers would want the fish if they are not fit to eat. Is it fun to catch trout out of the tail end of the liberation truck? . Huge Waterfowl Violation in California From the monthly publication of the California Fish and Game Department we note (with distaste) the following: A pho to showing. "Small part of the 5,000 waterfowl seized by state and federal wardens." The article states that this mav prove to be one of the biggest waterfowl violations clean-ups In the na tion. Seventeen shooters were rounded up in the Sacramento valley and charged with market hunting. Five restaurant owners in the San Francisco area were arrested at the same time for buying the ducks. Fines on those already tried and found guilty range from $600 to 51.200. Estimates by state and federal wildlife conservation asonts of the total season kill of the market hunters run as high as 50.000 ducks for the "duck-lesginp" rin wHich operated from the Sacramento valley to the east San Francisco Bay. A San Francisco Examiner editorial says in part, "The Exam iner believes that the pleasures of fair hunters should be reserved for the citizens who respect the laws of men and the code of the sportsman." This column endorses the thought of the S. F. Examiner ind will carry that thought even further into the realm of ani line as well. None of the regulations governing this nation's fih and wildlife should be treated with such utter disrespect. It is not a simole matter of the fish and wildlife alone. It is all that they stand for in this world of ours. A God given heritage that we should cherish and protect so that all of us mav continue to derive some enjoyment from the out of doors. To ruthlesslv and thoughtlessly destroy that which was placed on this earth for our enjoyment is criminal and the violators of fish and wildlife regular tions should be severely punished . . . Santiam fly Fishing Reportedly Good Fly fishing is reported to be good on the Santiam river in the Stavton to-Jefferson stretch of water. Although the fish are in the 10-inch class by the majority, they are lots of fun and are hitting a dark brown dry fly with regularity along in the evening hours. The Deschutes river is good now in the Lower Bridge and Cline Falls areas. The trick here is to hit the river during the week and not over the week-end. The river has a monotonous habit of rising and clouding up over every weekend. This of course, goes a long way toward making the holiday angler talk to himself in a strange language. Good catches of cutthroat trout were resorted from the coastal streams last weekend. Most of the fish were taken in the lower tidal reaches by trollers. The fish were all fat and la excellent condition. Doc Sheltons and Ford Fenders wits worms proved the best of the trolled lures. Musial Leads Cardinal Win PITTSBURGH UP League -leading St. Louis went wild Thurs day night against last place Pitts burgh, bunching six runs in the first frame and seven in the sev enth four of them on a triple and a homer by Stan Musial to win 17-4. The victory stretched the Cardi nals' lead over second - place Phil adelphia and Brooklyn both idle, from one to one and a half games. Musial's homer, 13th, moved him ahead of Hank Sauer of the Chi cago Cubs in the race for major league home - run hitting honors. Sauer has 12. Capilano Win Hikes Margin Vancouver topped Victoria 10-9 in 10 innings, Spokane edged Le wiston 1-0, Calgary rallied to beat Yakima 9-8 and Edmonton scored a 10-inning 5-4 win over Wenat chee in Western International League play last night. The Caps victor added to their league lead, which is now two games over sec ond place teams. Ralph Romero bested John Mar shall in the 1-0 game, each yield ing three hits. Bob Donkersly's double and Red Dean's single scored the run. Manager Bob Sturgeon singled in the winning run for Edmonton and Marv Wil liams honTered for the Vancouver win. Vancouver .. 303 OOl 002 110 15 2 Victoria 004 000 131 0 9 14 1 Nicholas. McKay (10) and Duret to; Prior and Martin. the Beavers, who currently hold a one-game lead. Also nursing hopes are the Wash ington Huskies. They could tie for the crown with Oregon by sweep- NORTHERN DIVISION W L Pet. W L Pet. Oreg. St. 10 4 .714 Wash. St. 7 7 .500 Oregon 9 S .643 Idaho 1 13 .071 Wshngtn 7 5 .583 Weekend games: Oregon at Oregon ' State Friday, Oregon State t Ore gon Saturday. Washington at Wash ington State Monday and Tuesday. ing their four remaining games and having Oregon dump the Beav ers twice. Washington is at Idaho Friday and Saturday and at Wash ington State next Monday and Tuesday. In the event that Wash ington and Oregon should tie, a one-game playoff would be neces sary to determine the Northern Division winner. ' The winners of both the North ern and Southern Divisions in the Conference have been assured berths in the 4-team double elim ination NCAA 8th District Playoff. This tourney is scheduled for May 28, 29 and 31 at the site of ithe Northern Division winner. The Southern. Division team was de termined Tuesday as Southern Cal ifornia and UCLA met in their final showdown game in Los Angeles. Tourney Spot To Seattle U SEATTLE OP Seattle Univer sity and Fresno State College will be the "at large" teams in the western regional NCAA baseball playoffs. Athletic Director Bill Fen ton of Seattle U. said he was ad vised Thursday. Southern California, as winner of the Pacific Coast Conference South ern Division pennant, will get one berth. The fourth spot and honor of being host at the regional tour ney, will go to the Northern Divi sion winner, not yet decided. The tournament will be played May 28, 29 and 31. Lewiston Spokane Marshall and Dean. 000 000 000 0 3 1 000 000 lOx 1 3 1 Garay; Romero and Yakima 000 201 023 8 10 4 Calgary 202 010 013 9 12 1 Edmunds. Machado (91. Carter (9) and Albini. Schulte and Lundberf. Wenatchee 000 010 030 0 4 9 2 Edmonton . 000 020 110 1 S 9 2 Oubre. Shandor 18) and Jenney; Coaant and Prentice. PCL Line Scores: 300 000 000 3 3 3 400 000 02 9 0 Erutt and Aylward: Murhpy mna La- 1. San Diego Oakland Hol' wood 000 000 150 t 3 Sacramento 001 000 000 1 S 3 Queen and Malone. Bragan (7): Patrick. Candini (8). Daley (9) and Sheely. Seattle 010 019 001 3 t 1 Los Angeles 304 019 00 S 12 Nagy. Fletcher (1). Hernandez (51. Myers (7 1 and Orteig; Spicer and Meek. Fish Reportedly Make Santiam Jaunt Okeh PORTLAND OP P. W. Schneider, Oregon Game Commis sion director, told Secretary of State Earl Newbry in a letter Thursday fish are getting over a dam on the North Santiam River all right. Tuesday Newbry demanded that the commission take action to force Mountain States Power Co. to build a fish ladder at its dam a mile north of Stay ton. He said the dam was hurting fish migration. But Schneider replied there are fish ladders at the dam and that 14 checks since January have shown the ladders are working satisfactorily. National League St. Louis 600 100 73017 17 0 Pittsburgh 001 003 000 4 11 2 Poholsky and D. Rice. Sarni (7); Purkey. O'Donnell (1). Yochim (5). 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