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- i eosoin) EDogobDllDtv ISeftyirinied 4 Seminirs I) 4,622 See Solons Split Double Bill Essegian Wins Opening Gash GeorpeRarkNo.l4; Senator Ixe Ground By AL LIGHTNKR . Statrnmaa fjporti Editor ' The Salem Senators could man- rp nothing better than an even split in their "Greater Salem Mer chants Night" Northwest League doubleheaner with the Spokane In dians at Waters Field last night winning the first 'game 2-1 on Chuck Essegian' 14th homer of the season in the second extra In ning, and losing "the nightcap 5-1, i as Carl Rounds Hipped an impres sive' six-hitter. Although the "for free"-, crowd didn't come close to the S.OOO goal the "Night" officials had hoped for, it did number a whopping 4.822 for the largest of this cam paign by far. and approached the 5.000-plus of last year which turn ed out for the Capital Shopping Center's annual whoop-de-do. Yakima Lead Grewa fn-gainmjroTilr"spW"'r'h'Gpn, eral Joe Rossi's Tribe, while Yaki ma won another, from Wenatchee last night, the Senators fell an other half step behind the front running Bears. Yakima and Salem were tied for the lead prior to the current series, which now stands at 2-1 for Spokane and which ends tonight with an eight o'clock solo. Both Essrgiah and Andy (The Bear George came off the "un lucky" 13 perch together in last night's ovcrtimer. The powerful left fielder had 13 homers going into the game, and George had 13 Victories. The clash ended quickly' in the ninth. As first up in Salem's half, Essegian helled righthander Joe Gaggero's first pitch, curve, over the left-center wall. Gaggero arid George had them selves a tense duel all the way, with rotund Andrew coming in with i four-hitter for his 14th tri umph. The only run the Spokes got came without the aid of a base hit, as Andy walked a pair in the third, saw 'em jnove up on a sacrifice and then saw one score on Ron Jarkson's ground-out. J Gaggero had the Salems on his hip, thanks to some superb field- Morris Ing past first base, got to third Bank Compared to Williams, This Fine Just Paltry ' ,- -ji .-, , . ' i i . ih'l Qean Slate Given Oregon, Oregon State, WSC, Idaho, Stanford by PCC Off icials Br JACK STEVENSON PORTLAND OTV Senior football player previously declared In eligible for competition this fall at four Pacific Coast Conference schools wil) be able to play in one-half the scheduled games. The conference so voted here Wednesday, at the urging of the Presidents' Council, in modifying somewhat the previous ' penalties slapped against I'CLA, Southern California, California and Wash NEW YORK-Manager Bill Rigney of the New York Giant writes check for $50 at hi Pole Grounds office Wednesday. Rigney was suspended for three day end fined by National League President Warren Giles for Tuesday night's joust with umpire Bill Jackowskl. The skipper hold telegram from two Giant fans saying they would write to Gilee protesting hit decision.' Giants dropped another game to Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, 1-3. (AP Wirephoto). Bobby Doerr isn't ex- when outfielder George Hnltman 1 actly a Scout lor the Boston Red threw badly in trying to nnil Mel ; Sox. He's got a better job than at second, and scored on Pete that. -Bobby travels around the This, that, etc.: Be not surprised if the North Salem Viking footballers attempt to do things the Georgia Tech way next semester, for coach Mel fox is attending a coaching cli nic, featuring the Yellowjackets' Bobby Dodd at Sun Valley, Ida. . . . If you're planning to attend the always colorful Shrine grid classic at Portland next week, you can pick up 40-yard line dHcats here in town, from Al at the First National Brady's bloop single to right. Gaggero smartly stopped an at tempted squeeze play later In the Inning, nailing Jack Dunn on the try, and then got out of additional woe by getting Frank Szekula on , a sharp liner to first . base - HwiwttrWir" frr Bosox farm circuit. ' passing on tips and advice to the aspiring farm hands. That's almost as tough as sunbathing for a living . . . If the recent Portland Meadowrind the current Gres ham Fair hnss racing meets are i itdlrttJwr2iljra?t. ''Psyching'" . VIJ -M - HIV I .lUUMV'O Mi DON HEINR1CH c's GiaaUKawiJia S)rejaontatestnati Statesman, Salem, Ore., Thurs., Aug. 9, '56 (Sec. II)-13 Spitless Ted Homers . Just when it lootrvd like as if the j.one Oak hull rins will he the hiffffMt and rst ever. PM had its game might go on forever. Esse- biggest year in '56, and Gresham is knocking over betting and at gian powdered his round-tripper to tendance records each night. A good manv Salem people helped end it. The clout brought a huge! make it possible at Both places ... If it isn't one thing its another roar from the ditto crowd, as you in Jim f Irishman I IS W League circus. The latest babble bouncing can imagine. I about accuses both Herm Lewis and Bob Wilson of Yakima's Bears Salem had seven hits off Gag ;"' being culprits. Tis being whispered that both have flashed grro. knives during off-field squabbles. And 'tis added that Lewis wanted Because the first game went two " P"r nl nussi wn-n ine opnuanr oms was reauy id counter- Braves Cards in Split; Yanks, Bosox Nab Win " - i By the ASSOCIATED PRESS ' ' Milwaukee's pennant-pressing Braves split a doublehoader...wilh UBZLttuls. XardirMJrineitdsy...night..to . Ka -4 games- -ahead of runnerup Brooklyn and 2l games in front of third-place Cincinnati. The Braves swatted four home runs, two by Joe Adcock, to get a 10-1 victory in the first game Baseball Fans Back Williams Contributions Made To Help Pay Fine BOSTON Baseball fans the object of his latest spitting tantrum Wednesday began mak ing contributions Wednesday to ward Boston Slugger Ted Wil liams' record $5,000 fine. The Red Sox bad boy, tapped in the paycheck by club owner Tom Yawkoy after spitting to ward the stands in Tuesday's gahie JKittCKcw. York-: xpntinuMT his temperamental rampage at his hotel hideaway. "Hit the road," Williams roared at one reporter who asked him if he resented the fine equalled only in major league history by the same levy on Babe Ruth in 1925. Sympathy Fallows The great Babe was tapped for not showing up several days in St. Louis but later was reim bursed. The incident, which probably broadened Williams' feud with fans from a local to a national scope, brought quick sympathy and aid from staunch Williams supporters. Mutual responsibility of athletes and fans was brought up at the (Cant. page IS, eel. 3) Tarn' Tourney Starts Today CHICAGO Golf's greatest get-rich-quick scheme the 1118,- 200 Tarn 0 Shanler world cham pionships starts Thursday with the tournament-wise pros predict ing that a 278 will be a comfort able winning tally come Sunday. This figure represents 10-under-par for. the 72-hole distance over Tarn's extended 6,913 yardage. The winning loot in the men's pro division is $50,000 plus a con tract., option, .of 56 jeslumUflns. ington for -under-the-table pay to athletes by booster and alumni groups. At the same time the PCC demanded that the four schools all on probation follow conference rules or face expulsion from the conference as of Aug. I, 1957; All Others Cleared Stanford, Oregon State, Oregon Washington Stale and Idaho all were given clean bills 'of health fter the- faculty representatives for ' athletics the men who take official conference action spent two days studying self-examination reports. Wednesday the represen tatives met with the presidents. Four football players at Wash ington were declared ineligible for a year on presentation of their names as having received sub stantial ' financial." bIottm-- sanc tioned by the conference athletic coce. Kasing of the penalties sgainst senibrs should help UCLA and Southern California more than the other two schools. " ' Lese Year's Kllibllity All football players at UCLA who competed last season were to have lost a year's eligibility and the ban went against 42 at USC. Penalized players who will be sophomores and juniors this (Csat. page . ( 4) Innings beyond expectations, it was agreed to play the nightcap at sev en also. It's just as well, for the longer Rounds went at the Salems, the better he seemed to get. A bases-loaded walk to Szekula forced in a Salem run in the first and a hit batsman followed by Brady's triple to renter made it two for Salem in the second. Too (Canl. M page 14. rat. 1) Homer Wins For Beavers PORTLAND ( Rangy Kd Mickelson slammed a game-winning grand slam homer ana then Portland beat off a ninth-lnnig San - Francisco threat here Wed nesday night as Portland defeated the Seals. M. The win gave the Beavers the Pacific Coast League spries, three games to two. Klsewhrre in the PCL, Hollywood battered Los Angeles Sacra mento downed Seattle 6-4, and Van couver took the first game of a donhleheader from San Diego 7-4 and then bowed in the nightcap, 7-.V The Seals had taken a seemingly safe three-run lead on Bob Di Pietro's base-clearing triple in the first Inning. Each team scored a single run in the seventh and San Francisco pitcher Jerry Casale was coasting on a three-hitter going into the eight. Then, after two base hits, an error and a walk, Casale issued a walk to Bob Borkowski, forcing in a run and leaving the bases loaded for Mickelson's lfith home run of the season. It brought his RBI total to .78 for the year. San FranrlKO . son nno ion 4 10 1 Pnrtlind . 000 000 ISx 1 SI , C'ilt and Sullivan: Alexander, Martin 11). Vildea () and Caldoront, Bottler (St. Yakima Trims Chiefs 9 to 5 attack with a bat , . . It's terribly hard to predict who will come out of the Shrine game with the "most outstanding" honors, but both barkfielder LaMoyne Mapes and end Dale Jones of the South Salems have the equipment to succeed. Lee Gustafson pegged his fullback of last autumn as being "the best running back in high school rank" ... Giants Counting on Heinrich as Top QB Just as they have the past ronple ef years, the New York Football Giants are depending upoa Charley (Old Pre) Coner ly. Don Heinrirk and Bobby Clatterburk as their quarterbacks for the coming season. Bob Daly, the Giants' publicity chief writes from the club's ramp in Vermont that Heinrich, the enetime "Arm" of the Washington Huskies has an excellent (Ceat. page 15, ml. 1) Smith, McDevitt Gain Finals in SWGA Meet Mrs. Seth Smith, loser to Mrs. Morris Crothers Monday In a playoff to determine which one would be medalist for the annual Salem Women's Golf Club cham pionship tournament, Wednesday turned the tables by defeating Mrs. Crothers in the meet's semi final round at the Salem course. Mrs. Smith was one up going into the 18th hole, and won that one to clinch the victory that eliminated Mrs. Crothers. In the other semifinal clash . WENATCHEE OH Eddy Znn der broke a 4-4 tie with a three- ever, Hollis Okcl.s Lesser Penalty EUGENE ( -Orlando J. Hollis. the University of Oregon faculty representative for athletics in the Pacific Coast Conference, said Wednesday night it was his feeling that "the best interests of the conference would be served by making a slight change in the penalties on athletes who will be seniors in the coming year." Hollis, dean of the university's School of Law, had gone on record earlier as being opposed to any modification of penalties In the current controversy. He said Wednesday night, how- that it was his best judg- Wednesday, Mrs. Charles McDev itt defeated Mrs. R. I. MacLaugh lin to gain a finals date with Mrs. Smith. The championship scrap, over 18 holes, is to be played Friday morning. Finals in the other flights will be decided Friday also. Mrs. Leland Plank downed Mrs. Ivan Marble and Mrs. Werner Brown defeated Mrs. R. Kanz in the semis of the first flight Wed nesday, and meet Friday for that division's championship. In the second flight Mrs. Donald Toomb won over Mrs. Roscoe Wilson, and Mrs. Cliff Ellis won over Mrs. James McAlvin to become final ists. In No. 3, Mrs. Bob Powell won over Mrs. Chet Loe and Mrs. Sidney Hoffman won over Mrs. Merle Titus. In No. 4, Mrs. Tom Watson won over Mrs. Glen Wil bur and Mrs. James Haworth won over Mrs. Richard Chase. In No. S, Mrs. Kelley Peters won via a bye and Mrs. Millard Pekar did the same to become finalists. Following Friday's finals, a social hour, open to all members of the SWGA, is to be held at the course from 1 to 3 p.m. In Wednesday's "9-Hole Group" tourney one designed for lowest number of putts Mrs. Sid Select man, Mrs. Frank Nettleton and Mrs. George Scales tied with 16. Mrs. Scales Is now taking calls from those interested in joining a Ladder Tournament to be held and then dropped the second, 3-2, in 10 innings. Brooklyn's second-place Dodg ers were clipped 6-3 by Pittsburgh and wound up just six percentage points ahead of Cincinnati -as the Redlegs belted the Chicago Cubs 6-2. The Philadelphia Phillies ran their winning streak to six games) with an 8-3 afternoon victory over the, New York Giants as Robin Roberts won his 14th and fourth in 10 days. Yaak Wia la Homers In the. American League, the first place New York Yankees socked three home runs, includ ing Mickey Mantle's 38th, to wal lop Washington 12-2. . The victory moved the Yankees into an eight-game bulge again as the Chicago White Sox knocked off second-place Cleveland 7-6 on Sherm Lollar's 14th-inning home run. Boston defeated Baltimore 7-2 with a 'spitless Ted Williams ham mering his 13th home run to break a 2-all tie in the sixth in ning and draw the Red Sox to within six percentage points of Cleveland. Detroit beat Kansas City 8-7 in a day game. Adcock hit his 25th and 26th. home runs in the opener, while Del Crandall socked his 12th and Johnny Logan his 10th. Rookie Bob Trowbridge gained a 2-0 rec ord with a six-hitter. Rookie Bob Blaylock lost it for an 0-3 mark. Wally Moon homered for the Cards. Del Greet Scares - Herman Wehmeier won his own game with a 10th inning single as the Cardinals edged the Mil (Cont. page 14, eol. I) Tickets Available Wicklund Sporting Goods Store, at 372 State St., an nounced Wednesday it now has available tickets for the Monday Pacific Coast League All-Star Game in, Portland, and for both the professional football exhibi tion games involving the New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers September 8 and 22. ' Brown Kayoes Morgan in 1st CHICAGO on - Henry (Tooth pick) Brown of Philadelphia un leashed a- lightning-quick combi nation to knock out L, C. Morgan of Youngstown, Ohio, in 1:54 of the first round In their scheduled 10-round lightweight bout st the Chicago Stadium Wednesday night. Brown, reportedly a 7-S favor ite in a late switch of odds, caught Morgan with a right to the body and then finished him with a left to the Jaw. " Morgan, previously a I t favor ite, slumped as though sledgeham- mered. He struggled feebly to get up as Referee Walt Brightmore tolled the 10-couht, , . Meanwhile, Brown, who entered hiJirsUionalty"teTelsed3out l,W- e-ach-iuiius--- Boros,--whol Kh-"a4S312' Teetira, knelt in his won the extravaganza last year corner as though praying thank- with 281, collected the full $106,000 fully for his triumph. and still had time to play In sev- Brown weighed I35'4j pounds, erat Dig tournaments, including against 137' for Morgan. the National Open. The prize list scales down to $10,000 for second place, $5,000 for third. $3,000 for fourth and to $100 for 61st through 67th positions. The total purse, target for 93 pros, is $101,200. The swag for 23 women pros totals $15,000 with a winner's slice of $6,000. Second is worth' $2,000 third $1,200, fourth $1,000 and list goes down to $150 for 17th through 20th place. Koseburg Takes Jr. Legion Title ROSEBURG. Ore. 0B-Roseburf won the 1956 Oregon state Ameri can Legion baseball championship Wednesday night by defeating The Dalles in 11 innings, 8-4, in the title game. The Dalles had beaten Roseburf for last year's crown. Ring Sports Rapped in Cal By JOSEPH J. LIPPER SACRAMENTO I A special state investigating committee in a sizzling report Wednesday urged a drastic cleanup of California boxing and wholesale license revo cation against big-name figures. The report described boxing as gangster-ridden in California. It called wrestling' a Joke. It urged a comple'te shnkeup of stale con trol of prize fights. Investigators found 72 different run home run in the seventh' In-1 ment... that-the best interests of , a . c..u , Investigators ning of a Northwest League base-, the conference would be served" t- lh c r:'v ; renlir rit , b'Pes of violations in the year nail game nere Wednesday nignt in casing ine punisnmeni againsi pMJ. k0 fnr )h( (,;l).t nlimrinr 'and visiting Yakima went on to seniurs. , f ir, iinrlk won the lake its second straight win from At the same time, he said, the ' championship flight with 31 putts, the Wenatchee Chiefs, 9-3. I conference took a firm stand with i other winners were: Class A Yakima kept sole possession of the NWL lead as Salem and Spo kane split in a doubleheader at Salem. In the ether game, Eugene woa its third straight from Tri Gty, M. behind the 7-hlt pitching si lerlysi Bodges, respect "to expulsion from the conference of any member Insti tution which does not fully satisfy the conference of the soundness and integrity of its athletic pro gram, not later than the spring meeting of the conference is 1957. Mrs. Richard Chase 28; Class R. Mrs. James McAlvin 33; Class C, Mrs. Kelley Peters 31; Class D. Mrs. Tom Thompson 38. The weekly' Johnson prize went to Mrs, Donald Toomb for the low est att score ef 76.- long study ordered hv Gov. Good win J. Knight. These included fight fixing, cheating of boxers, underworld infiltration and illegal manager-promoter combinations. One-Maa Rele Asked - The 181-page volume brought angry denials. Matchmaker Babe McCoy and Promoter Cal Eaton of Los Angeles and Promoter Jim (Cent, ea page 15. tL 1) - a OPEN MONDAY AND FRIDAY 12:15 TO 9 P.M. OTHER DAYS 9:30 A.M. TO 5:30 P.M. 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