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1 (3c 2) Cztosv Sclera, Ore Wed July 2S. KS4 F By Jim Dimlt f ll City Softball Play 'Salea City . Softball Director uonajG Pilot's Durocher High on Giants' Keystoner Davey Williams By BARD XJNDEMAN NEW YORK .m "Up the middle, says Leo Durocher of his National League leaders, is woere we're strong this year.' One owner of ine Durocher heartland is . David Cartons Wil- Th. Uandomin Handle Cers.' shooting lor a. herth-in the 'fSLSSJh This week's emphasis is on the Industrial League. Let's give postseason playoffs, last night, spilled the City League leading Burk- . w n thl likes of Collins, Wickert. Rawlins, Knight,' Kephart, Roth, hand Lumbermen by an 8-7 score n their game at Phillips Field, - the Cunningham, Kiekel, and those two pitching brothers, Nor? and a rest as we Gene Hilficker, turn the spotlight on the minor league ... - : ' .. If the league "were to run a commentary on the outstanding 1 - A iLI t 1 4L . puyers ii mis poini ia me se son, surely some of the follow ing would be mentioned: Chuck Puhlman, all-around inf ielder and sticker for Ray and Wilms . . . Lloyd Churches. Fire Depart ment center field, with a -total of five home runs to his credit ... Lee Gustafson, Fire Depart ment, pitcher, fielder, and what "have you, with as heavy a bitting stick -as there is in the league; and Ray Girod. Don Sommers, and John Strong of the same team ... Vera Esch, former City League luminary, now playing with First. Christian in the in-r , dustrtal league, and Ralph Neil, Ildon Farjow, Carl Swink, and Carl Beich ill af the um. ttn . . . Fred Bolton. Bob Ochse. - -JIM DLMIT Dkk Warrenburg, and George Walker of the National Guard .... . . . r . . ... V. i r .. a Z. .-, ...... M v. nrvi.n. plays around second base A jvh w. wuW vi V .w-. I Tht. .r.H-,- th. rUanr.' who have a 13-2 record to date, I '.''r7jrW i V Trucks Blanks j Yanks; Brooks Nearer Giants (Continued from prec. page) i I. rr i m i . 1. tv. d,, JiTi a . nams. carrying a lame back, cane the Kay Woolens. The Burklands u" 'u ui v. -i;J u..Hiu... .rr wiuiajns ran into a right fielder chasing a fly ball in 1950 and jarred a nerve in his back. There , are times when it bothers him. Williams has. played in S7 of the 97 Giant games to date and Tues day be said his back was all right He has been in on 63 double pjays, hasn't made an error in 37 games since June 19 and is fielding .988, six points below the league record for second basemen. . Williams it hitting .K9.' He's come up with 77 hits, knocking over 35 runs. Seven of the hits were home runs. " The Handle win gave that team an 8-8 record to date, and if the Woolens beat Burkland in their game, the Randies and Kays will be tied with a final 8-ir record, : necessitating a The YMCA.,team, which . beat ":,h"D7 the Woolens 6-0 last night, has I TMeiu Senator Swat: tr ..v pUyoff between k.uVV produced ' th first two Chicago L,,,,,, , rft kh -hh, ,npr JW- i .v.. :... t:- Ca.cIv. 1 - - i-j - singles by Cavarretta, Rivera and Sherman LoUar loaded the bases in the sixth. Byrd walked home one run and Carl Sawatskl drove in the other with a long fly. Vic Wertz drove In three runs with a home run and double and 11-5 record. SfS" Vera Collins suffered his first licru 1ac nf ih iHinn in tVi TturV. I ' lauu aui mow, ii - nlng; trailing 8-1.; The Lumber- f0hSSon men thea went ahead 7-8 in the I lujri seventh,- but in the last of - the I Domeaichni AB H IB SB HJt RbiPct 7 , is s e e .o5 S83 M 11 1 1 11 J04 J87 83 SO S It 54 Ml 221 63 IS 1 S 40 J 85 305 IS 11 1 ! 31 7 U0 M 11 I t 48 J 81 SIS 17 11 S 10 M .276 337 6S IS 1 0 52 .173 .143 3S S e IS .273 XS 79 lie II M0 I , : " "Vi 1 SCVCUI.I1, UVt iU IOT 1UI Ut lire iraiw 1 AI Rosea added another with his Mventh Glea SUats singled. Col- rrwki U 1 18th homer of the season to lead I n- mmmtH.4 thy iit.h iNiehoii the Indians te 'their 14th victory in 15 decisions with the Red Sox. lins committed three wild pitches, I Nicholas hit -Woodv Hall and saw him hmwm score the winning run on an er- onpie er for the Oilers in the second. Nonr Hilficker hurled a two- bit shutout over the faltering 1 Woolens. Jim Rawlins was the Aad almost the entire Ray and Wilma outfit, with special emphasis Bob Lemon went all 'the way for ror n Ron Keene's home run hitting and the pitching of Warrenl the inoians, spacing 10 nits xor wsk- Warj Jscobson had hit a horn- Miller and Gene Lebold v. . For 3erg's we give you dimunitive, ia VKiory, oas m av. but effective Ron Kronser, Kent Meyers, Joe Wright, and Cal Home runs by Jackie Robinson Lang . . . Wayne Hadley, Don Torgesson, Art ' Gardner and fand Duke Snider helped the Dodg pitcher Amie lfeyers of the Post Office . I . In the Keizer-camo ers set off to a 6-0 lead but the it's Roger Wolcott, Roy. Golden, Lloyd Honeysette and Leroy Reals. Brooks had to stave off a last j loser. Gene Jones of the YMCA Not a complete list we admit, but more next time ... ditch rally by the Cubs to eke out socked a homer with one on in New home run hitter in the making? Co-Managers Ralph weir sixth victory in their last the fourth, enough for the win. Neil and John Brown, First Christian' team, think so as they even starts. Billy - Loes, third in an Industrial League game waUh team-mate Carl Beach make like Babe Ruth, socking two Dodger pitcher, finally stopped the tt Leslie the First Christian homers in ' one game. Brown even elaims that Carl ooints to Cubs to register his sixth victory t church team . d o w n e d PosUl where he. Is going to hit However, Ralph says it isn't so, as against. three losses. Hanr aauer Carl is merely ia the act of hitching up his trousers. It is only alammed his 29th. homer for the coincidence, and no more, that sis finger points at the ground I yMi- midway between pitcher's mound and home plate. Seriously Homeri also proved the differ though, Carl has commenced to hit the long ball at a steady clip I ence in the Cardinals' victory over G IP W 35 171', 14 23 100i 30 Mlj S S3 lU',i S '30 I T IS 2 a ix l IS $Si 3 SO 1M S7 SI 4S 41 4 . It BB 11S as 4S ss 38 IS . 7 Colt Brings $86,000 For Record at Auction LEXINGTON, JCy. ( - A chest nut I' colt by Nasrullab-Lurline B. sold here Tuesday night for $86V 000: the highest price ever paid for a thoroughbred yearling at an American auction. ; ' The colt was purchased by F. J, Adams of Fort Worth, who. repre sents the , Adams syndicate. He bought the colt after a bidding duel with A. E. Reuben of Toledo, Ohio, who owns Hasty House Farm. ,- ..-r.. The previous record price was $75,000 paid for ' New ' Broom' at Saratoga i 1928. Terrible,' Is what calls his year, so far. "I'm not hitting.' He said he has no answer for it "I've done everything but stand ozf the plate. 1 got, a bad start I ' hurt my finger, bunting. I couldn't hit then and I couldn't hit after it got well either." - Williams was asked' if he was doing anything differently or tak ing extra practice to shake the slump. He said he wasn't, adding. "Heck, it's been so long I don't know whether you call it a slump anymore. -, - Last year he hit .297. In seven years of organized ball he hit bet- Williams ter than .300 only once; with Pea- tacoia in 1948 be was a .308 hitter. He has been below .266 only once ia seven years. I caa't fault him on his hitting," said Durocher. "He isn't the only one who isn't hitting real well just now. He's been playing good ball. . Lack of hitting has brought the Giants five straight defeats. If your furniture hat scratches and holes ... CALL LEE BROS. Ph. 2-7001 4020 Stto St. THE BEST PLACE III SALEM TO EAT LUNCH and DINNER Prices Start at 65c 0 hi fhs Cipitol Shopping Csnier 1 170 Center JL" and is fast becoming a threat at the plate Ray-Wilma tang Did Well Against Champ Congratulations U Kay . and Wilma's, Industrial the Giants. Trailing 2-0, the Cards Clerks t-7, scoring five in the first on singles by Ralph Nesl, Ken Hough, Carl Beech and El- don Farlow. In two Industrial League games tonight. Berg's Market plays nei- homered in the eighth one of hisJHiificktr and Xcpturt. four hits. Roberts had a two-hitter until lhbv Lie League leaden, for their fine shewing against Mill City, last year's state aoftball champions. Never shaded by more 'than four runs la either of their two eatings against the Mill City nine, me lew entry to a nan, point with pride to the perfor mance of their rookie pitcher, Gene Lebold, ia allowing the champs bat a scant twe alts in the contest Veteran checker .Warren Miller, hurling for the R ft W entry la the nightcap, likewise chalked up a fine performance.. Rumor has it that Gordy McMorris, all-State player, was Just plala baffled by the slants of Gene Info from teanf manager Dick Glllson . . . Had a list of the Wolcott family Jhe other night, and intended Drov;dAd the Philadelnhia rieht ,to name each and every one of them. Lost the darned list Suffice T?T , to MV tnar ltrm 1 unnt inn mn Vra snrl Rnmr Wnlntt ht. I u,uul ter known as (h sponsors of the Keizer Electric team, a group of youag fellowr; alternately eliding back and forth between second and tnira place in the league standings. Started a year ago as a church team, to give the boys something to do of an evening. the team still numbers all "but three of its players on the church roster. From Jim Mooney, center fielder', just returned from "Korea, to Kent (Moose) Sandvick, a 135 pound outfielder, the team is a credit to the people who sponsor it Incidentally, Roy 'Golden, pitcher and Ralph Phillips, third base, each have a total of four homers for the year's stint Not bad for young fellows in an oia man league, en, xruegeri , Post Office Crete Has Loads of Fun , . -s J ' k ! New to the team thick loses the' big ones, la that they are - all big, but . has a lot -of fan doing it Yep, the Post Office . : suae, managed by Doa-Torgessoa, postal player and coach who, . when offered some help 1st strengthening his team, informed the would-be helper that the team didn't need same, as it wis having fun as It was. - From Arnle Meyers, team pitcher, down throughArt Gardner, Wayne Hadley, Daley and Gallagher, among others, you will find it is a team hard to beat for all-around trood iDortimanshia. A swell bunch of fellows having a good time, without placing too mucn. tmpmsii on me winning, iney nave even oeen neara to uugn at tneir own mistakes a rarity in softball. circles. In closing wonder if Dr. G. B. Martin or Mr. G. Kellr. WiSamettt University prefessorsialght net accept this column as part oi our tsesii rraulrement? What tba iwk. If AI ilrhi. aer eaa ten these tall tales about the homers he used to hit f f Bob : Knight, Warren Miller and Keith" Marshall, then I ,eaa. dream to.i v; - w ;. pulled ahead, 3-2, on Stan Musial's zer Electric and Ray t Wilma's 28th homer with two mates aooara l play National Guard, at Phillips in the sixth. After the Giants uea Field. - . th rnr mt VS nn Duttv RhoflAt I J In A M M 4 M ma Ann V front to stay wnen waiiy Moon Knisht, coium at and weaver; G. YMCA Woolens N. Hilficker . 000 320 1 I . ooo ooo e o i a and Cunningham: the eighth When the Reds put to- huwBna, Heeder (S) and Wickert. taftf In Mat fttlivtAJk VTf asp fit Ate 4nA I ' 1 11 " " runs. Home runs by Danny ScheH, J Poui nrki soo 023 t s s vvuu; mvi mu im awuuajt uu i Kf-jef fjf. Yost Trailing In Army Meet isets Local Femmes h- r.Mm snfthsn 'turn TnMdiT I into the first round lead of the night upset the strong South Sa- All-Arwy got tournament Tues lem MerchanU Girls team of Ba- Wlt:aKie;l 70. two Z. X ,V ..m which Tex., the former national amateur for the ' SaTem team which tad WM , stroke behind at WASHINGTON HI. - Clifton Har rington of Pinehurst, N.C and Bill Maca. of Kingsville, Tex., jumped won eight straight 71, tied with Richard Yost of Port- n a" t J C.I t.l. "CM WU nve, oy iis yuncan wno w ,310,, iMt year. pieam tnree runs, vra n The tournament which matches Reeves Jo Stettler (2) and Ruth k, beit olfers m the Army, i$ Susmilch. Canby scored nine being played over the tough 7.028 runs In the third inning. I yard Woodmont County Club Salem 000 001 6 7 3 3 COUrse In nearby Rockville, Md. Canby a 309 003 x 15 10 4 Yost. Oregon amateur champion Stettler and Duncan; Schroe-l0f 1950, reached the quarter finals der and Davis. Truax Oilers Win Over Bergs . Brooks' Stars Are Confident I of the U. amateur in 1352 and was regarded as one of the pre tournament favorites along with Maxwell; 1 Maca and Reed. i I Liesser Pressed In Golf Yictory nil rfr vtiWm rm and c INDIANAPOLIS W Pat Les- Jackie Robinson agreed Tuesday ff. aj-yeawld Seae Umversity beenMnMlIStoM JHEZ, t rJ2l Amateur .GoIflTournament had to -ffhVpwTv batu bole Tuesday to defeat SlSffSX l-yeald Anne Quasof Everett, Wash., l.up, inde first round of "ou - the 54-year-old event - i t .r-u r .:r. j " t " . .. wrv 1 0,1 aaue vaeji mus uugsi won omy, 1 aoie w iT; R conceded the match but Miss-Usser. whe rfirVn.. .- iv Inni-i.. . . ...a. . ler uuu,-,, rm vi u I not unoer-par 14 ia us jujj- - In another game last night he Truax Oilers went into a tie with the Master Service Stations club for second place, at 3 wiit. 1 loss es, by downing Berg's Market in a tight one, Coach- Tony -Vittone's laundry w '70x J 7 ' r EACH, IN I : )) A ' SET OF 2 A :V - ' A i Dn JunierpGll Ploy The Ealem Laundry entry in the Salem Junior Baseball Class B ID Oregon Loop Slate Widened PORTLAND Ifl The Oregon CoOegiate Athletic Conference Monday, changes its constitution to permit member schools to play a total of 28 basketball games. That is one more than was al lowed last year. Conference officers ap proved football and basket ball achedulesTor (he coming year and announced Tthat (ootbaH practice would begin Sept. 7. ' All officers were re-elected: Stephen Epler, director of the day -division, Portland State College, president; Winston .j Purvine, di rector of Oregon Tech, vice presi dent; and Joe HoSaad. athletic di rector at Portland State, secretary- treasurer, - . . Tourneyr Dinner Due Blen's Oub Thursday The Men's Club of the' Salem Golf Club will bold its monthly sweepstakes, tournament Thurs day evening ' followed by a din ner in the clubhouse, it has been announced. . - V - All those planning to play in the 9-hoIe tourney, snd staying over for the dinner must make reservations at the course today.- first-place Giants Monday night I ficatiohs. captured only three. They club now has a 4-1 record for first! "But they've got a sound club I included a conceded pirde on the place. - and they're not going to paiuc, 18th le titer Mis .; Quasi Ule Six runs In the second inata em:. M ort paa3r ow J !.. ; . - r. i i g. .I. . .. i. . j .LT iidm wo wen uireei weeu no u iuwi.uuiiii u iur m un iu-ui wow wt r. , ,- . ..... ..... T . 1 rh.mntnn - vr. tn nvmr- tit fnr I game into a rout over the Service- wuu rcy v U99lA u the Tround " r. : . men, woo couia get only four bits ' i.:.- -i- -..-v .v. iuf wu uwt vuiT luaikiu ui end of Maglie's four-year mastery over the Dodgers at Ebbets Field, but was the Giants' fifth straight defeat their longest losing streak of the year. He fanned American League off Hurler AI Geddes, eight Walks, errors and hiU by Roger Carda, Jerry Brunell and Loren Blaco accounted for the : six-run inning,' and it was the same combi nation in the fourth, when Brunell delivered an ther two-run single. Mike Kelly, Val Barnes and Ian Brydon delivered the blngles which 1 Boston :L2JL ooo mi oot s 19 i oniTOiim wn lururcr Dim- I Hcian, oerea r ov 11 oases on naiic hvi Pitcher Jim.Shires. .t ".2 SS2 - . a vuivasv mw we w- w v Truax scored in the second when I Byrd, Branca l) and Berra; AI Kara eingled and eventuafly w Ba scorea via errors. nn in me waihinston ooo in sv- me fourth the Oilers scored twice en I Baltimore . ho eso cox i 13 i I a.i- i a v - - - an error, omn GUbertson's ran- uSrr.'irM! pruuiKmig aouoifl ana iwo passea i puietta. Chakalas (S) and Courtney, hallx. I . - ' . .. , I Phlladlphla ooo ooo oos s a The two-run rally by the losers I Detroit . ooi 100 ooi s u i in me fifth was mae possible by I BUhoo and ; Robertson; Gromek two walks, to Bowman and Bover. f00 i nnd Pttcser Chuck Cfcappeli a cou-1 PhUadetphU . oji im ioo s is i Me. I Detroit 000 000 120- S 1 Look and Learn Bjr A. C. GORDON 1. What" words follow the fa-1 mous phrase: "Bacrwsra, turn backward, O Time in your flight?" 2. Which is the -first of the Ten Commandments? J. What South American coun try borders the Isthmus of Pan ama?. .. , - " 4. Whit la the highest military award riven in the U.S. 7 a. is an anchorite ( a) a chain for an anchor, (b) a hermit (e) a very small fish? Answers 1. "Make me a child again Just for tonlihtr From 4'Rock Me to Sleep," by Elizabeth Akers AI- TW.aB aj A itNttk fLWMm Vf?l . , - at m. I atiMuiv vu-j mmvms v Aisoousa oe annea moei uxp-jier (5) and Koum. peH.was victimized by 13 errors by his defense. In tonight's Class C League games. Nameless Market plays at I Wcf V.i Clan, T I. Wo.t C, BrOOklJT f I UftiVUl WwU. A a. - IIHI km, and Dickson's Market faces 20-30 Club at Barrick TieJd, both games at 6:13 o clock. 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