Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983, June 29, 1947, Image 21

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    ffl52r,fc1Rl-Half Softball Play Ends Tuesday
... vnAmhm of the I tenant spninr amrla I
Leading Clubs
Rsy. member
Ljuard sports U since
Vriizene over the week-
1 ke a position in the sport
-r th. Portland Ore-
C Springfield High athlete,
on me ---- -
r Vfleld High- sporis corre-
fSintin 1938 and ln 1939 when
lTZ.t the University of Ore
s'" .-hnnl h
SIB i: rhool he was a
worker.
r 1939 Ray became
PTmember of the staff and
rSJ I until February of 194!
tenant, senior grade.
Bay returned to the Register-
ijuard sports staff and to the;
University of Oregon in October!
oi ma. He graduated from the;
umversity at the close of the!
spring term.
Sports Editor Dick Strite an
nounced that Bill Love, another citt recreational it Aot r
former staff member who served 'SJ"' ... w t
In the Navy during the war. will ; Outdoor stoii".'.Z. i
his former position this week.
Love was a Resister-Guard
Set Final Clash
HIGHCLIMBEB
sports correspondent at Eugene '""'in'! "
. inrnedo bomber pilot Ray
E..ished hlmsell ana among;
rr jcorations gained the
E'i highest honor, the Navy
'.. th. ranV nf 11.11-
fle lieiw -
EUGENE
WELDERS
SUPPLY CO.
ime County's Leading
Welders Supply Store
DISTRIBUTORS of:
. nobart Are Welders
iflffln Roberts Am Welders
QUI AmPB mv nciucia
Miller Are Welders
flpan Safety Equipment
Sillonal Welding- Equipment
jjl-staie neraini auo-i
Full Line of AO and
Electric Bod
DELIVERY SERVICE
jj ff. 6th Phone 470?
High in 1941 and became a res-u-J
h7 enlisted In the U.S. Navy,"' tt memoer in 1942. He en
Men tered the Navy in June of 1944
and graduated- from the Univer
sity of Notre Dame in 1946. He
completed a year's service in the
regular Navy in June as an ensign.
Wesley "Red" Gates? former!
University (Eugene) High sports
correspondent and University . of
Oregon journalism major, will
continue as a regular member of
the staff. He, too, was in the Navy
during the war.
Eugene, Cottage Grove
Juniors Play Sunday
The Eugene Junior Legion base
ball team is scheduled to play Its
final Lane county league game
Sunday afternoon at Civic Stad
ium. - The game will be played
Immediately following the Hills
Creek-Giustina Cascade League
contest and will start at approxi'
mately 5 p.m. Eugene has regis
tered one victory over the GroV'
ers, but may run put of pitchers
after being slated to ' play at
Springfield Saturday night.
Color Hormony ulluypTi,"
Phone 968
Brown and Whites
by FLOClCHEin
l;. There's nothing like a spot ofV '
. pure white to give that touch of
Summer coolness to an outfit of
darker tones. For "clothes"
harmony from head to toe, wear
Roraheim Brown and Whites.
$14.95
1060 Willamette
With pitchers the likes of Ewell "Blackle" Blarfcnell (who hurled
a no-hitter and has won ten straight) on his mound staff. Johnny
Neun will have difficulty flndine m olace for a rookie twlrler the
ret i like&yof Thurston's Howard Fox at the present time. . . . Cincinnati
i.joo is no ball of fire in the National League, and if Fox continues his
'.tu winning ways with the Syracuse Chiefs he might returnto the par
.wo'ent club.
Jg: The big righthander, who got his first local start with Orrin
las Snellstrom in the old Big Six bush league, has won three of his last
wo. four starts and his most recent appearance, June 17, was his best
snowing of the season. He shutout third-place Jersey uity wiin live
hits in nine innings as his club won 4-0. He truck out three and
allowed onlv nnn walk whirh Inriirates hm has started to master
Tuesday night at Civic Stadium .control,
marks the final eames of the flrat Because of Fox' Improvement. Syracuse is resting only a couple
h.if J , r-t r, !, f Sames behinl the first-place Montreal Royals in the International
half of the City Recreational r...m,. .inic
Shell service "
EaKles .
Merchant
a
. z
. o
SCHEDULC
Tusrtay nitht Civic Stadium
T:(S Steen'i vs. Martin's Upholder.
:00 Rubenttein'i vs. Outdoor Store.
Softball League season, with a
possible three-way tie between
the Rubes, Outdoor Store and
Steen's In the offing. The high
His record to date follows:
IP
S3 13
Pet.
.429
R
28
H
42
SO
22
BB
32
WP
4
flying Rubes continue at the top ' , JJ'fJl
undefeated, with st..'. .nd h. aftfld and is hitting .167,
Fox, who fields his position well, has been playing errorless ball
Oiitdnn. tnr. t-niii i ,.j U1CK wnitman, monireai outneiaer, nil at a .zvu cup ounm mo
nnaltlnn iiHih i. ...k las senes of games reported by The Sporting News. He also nan
position with one loss each.
m?.Ti!V cenar-oweiiing i Dick-S reCord to date foilowS!
Idled 20 fielding chances, including two assists, without an error.
first game of the Tuesday night
double header, starting at 7:45 p.
m. Rubenstein's will attempt to
keep their record clean as they
take on the Outdoor Store in the
night-cap.
Steen's and the Outdoor Store
nines were forced to the limit
Tuesday night ln downing their
opponents, as Bob's Shell forced
the Marketmen to go nine Inn
ings before bowing before a 9-5
score. Eugene Merchants tied the
Outdoor Store 4-4 into the ninth
inning, when the Storemen let
loose a hitting barrage that netted
them six runs to win 10-4.
VFW had an easy night as they
dropped Martin's Upholstery 8-0,
and the Rubes had a 13 hit slug-fest-
as they swamped the Eagles
16-1. In a make-up game Steen's
Market dropped the Eagles 10-1
in a five-inning game.
Batting averages remained high
during the past week as Doug
Frye. although not playing main
tained his lead, along with Pitcher
Paul Sowers of Martin's. However
the two have not been up enough
to really be classified as having
averages. Paul Muller of the
Rubes and Herble Gilbert of the
Vets are batting well above the
.500 clip to lead the hitting pa
rade. The leading hitters follow:
AB H Pet.
Sowers, Martin's ....... 6 4 .667
Free. Shell .667
Muller, Rubes 17 .539
Gilbert. VFW 19 10 .S26
Stevens. Rubes .... S 4 .500
B. Dunn. Rubes 14 T .500
Shlsler. Merchants ...... 0 9 .500
Czalkoskl, Rubes' 17 .463
Parker, Outdoor Store: 14 fl .429
Whitney, Merchants .... 21 .429
Greene. VFW 19 8 .421
Wolfe, Merchants 20 .8 .421
Wolfe. Merchant 20 a .400
Murray, Rubea . 10 4 .400
Fulps, Rubes 13 f .365
Four Linn-Lane Tilts
On Sunday Schedule
Linn - Lane Lekgue baseball
teams swing into action again to
day with four games on the sched
ule. In the northern division the
leading Sweet Home team travels
to Lebanon and Junction City
goes to Harrlsburg. Sweet Home
grabbed the lead last week with
a victory over Harrlsburg. A
southern division game will take
YoncaJla to Oakridge. In an Inter
division tilt, the Hills Creek Babes
travel to Brownsville.
AB
132
RBI
14
n
36
Pet.
.273
PO
77
A
7
Pet
.976
Elmer Miliary, another ex-Oreron Webfoot In organized base'
ball, will remain with the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast
League as a utility inflelder, according to the Los Angeles Associat
ed Press bureau. Mallory played in six straight games early 'In
May when Lou Stringer, regular secondbaseman, was Injured, ana
he hit exceptionally well. Since that time he has appeared in the
lineup once as a shortstop, twice as a pinch-hitter and on tnree otner
occasions as a substitute base-runner. His record to date follows:
AB
23
RBI
5
H
9
Tel.
.391
PO
13
A
11
Pet.
.S6
G0QWIS
His Jittery fielding is probably the chief reason why he Is a utility
Inflelder instead of a regular secondbaseman or snortstop. ine a. r.
also reports that J. Wellington "Wimpy" Quinn. former Oregon third-
baseman and reserve firstbaseman for the Angels, has been working
out with the club during the past ten days, but It has not been de
cided whether the workoutn are for exercise or a possible comeback.
He was forced to leave the club before the season started because of
Illness, presumably contracted during his war sen-ice witn tne u. b,
marines.
Bree Cuppolettl. who was AH-American Fullback Mike Mlkulak's
"right arm" In line-backlnt on the co-Coast Conference champion
Oregon football team of 1933, is returning to Oregon' and expects to
enter business either in Eugene or Portland. . . . r or some years me
dynamic little guard was director of recreation for the city of vir.
Binla. Minnesota. ...
Apologies to Oregon and Jimmy Ne.wqulsl. ... We were given to
jnderstand that Jim would collect his sheepskin during the spring
term, but now discover that the halfback was not Iri school spring
term and expects to finish up next fall and play football for Coach
Tim Ailr.n. . . . Tt wan rumored that one member of the Oregon tennis
team, that failed to qualify a single man ln the semi-finals of the
N. D- championships on the home courts, attempted to campaign for
funds to enter the NCAA tournament ai utwi.
American sports have entered six new words to the latest edition
of Funk & Wagnall's dictionary FOOTBALL, in a political sense;
NOSE, used in horseraclng: PUCK, as in hockey: TAW, a verb con
nected with marbles; CAT'S. CRADLE,, from, and RINGER, as In
horseshoe pitching. -
Springfield Play
Near End; Meet Set
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Richardson and Allen -.
explorers Scouts .
Thurston ...
Arnold-Powell
Wrlfht's
W
.. 4
.. 3
:: h
-. 0
VATIONAt, LEAGUE W
Methodists 3
Booth-Kelly 3
VFW 2
Post Office .
Pet.
1.000
.750
J00
.250
. .000
.Pet.
1.000
1.000
.500
.000
Glenwood 0 3
SPRINGIELD, June 29 Richardson-Allen
came out as first
round winner in the American
division of the Springfield Soft
ball League, with four wins and
no losses, followed by the Explor
er Scouts with three victories
igainst one defeat
Oakway Team Named
For WV Tournament
The Oakway team to represent
the course in the near future
Willamette Valley Golf Tourna
ment has recently been announc
ed. Composing the, team will be
Ted Jones, Jim Donahue,' Jack
Nichols, Al Erickson, Sam Peters
and Hal Dove. Wayne Leigh and
Ray Willson have been selected
as alternates. .
Qualifying Is progressing for the
Oakway tourney which will get
underway shortly after the Wil
lamette Valley fiasco. Around BO
men have qualified but at least a
dozen more are "wanted in order
that the tourney may be split up
In two brackets. Also urgently
wanted are entrants in the wom
en's division with but a half
Rcglsler-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Sunday, June 29, 1M7, Page 21
12 Golf Teams
In Valley Meet
Entries in the 11th Willamette
Valley Golf association, to be play
ed over the Eugene Country Club
and Laurelwood courses July 5-6
will be held open until Wednesday,
according to George Mack of Eu
gene, acting chairman for the
association. Both courses will also
be available for practice rounds
July 4.
The Broadmoor club of Port
land, 1939 winner, heads the list
of the 12 six-man teams entered to
date. There are three other Port
land teams Colwood, Rose City
and Riverside. There will be three
teams from Eugene Laurelwood,
Oakway and Eugene Country
Club. Other teams entered include
The Dalles, Albany, Klamath Falls,
Corvallis, and Cottage Grove.
Mack said he was certain that
the Portland Golf Club, Columbia
Edgewater of Portland, and Salem
would enter the tournament along
with possibly five other teams
from various sections of the state.
Lou Jennings, individual win
ner last year, is expected to re
turn with the Portland Golf Club
sextet. Eastmoreland of Portland,
defending champion, has not entered.
Previous tournaments were con
fined to 36 holes in one day. This
year each entrant will be required
to play 18 holes on each local
course, but only 18 each day. En
tries are restricted the one team
from each course.
4
Cottage Grove Loop
In 3-Way Deadlock
TT Motorcycle Races
At Benton-Lane Track
Friday, July 4
The Eugene Motorcyle Club's
TT races, postponed from June 8,
will be staged at the Benton-Lane
Speedway the afternoon of July 4.
The fine quarter-mile track and
the attractive purses offered win
ners of the series of events are at
tracting wide-spread attention
among motorcycle jockeys and
several new top-flight riders will
be entered in the holiday event.
Entries have been received from
Rob Flack of Great Falls, Mont.,
and from Bob Chaney and Dick
Hanson of Boise, Ida. All former
contestants are expected to be on
hand in an effort to take over the
point .leadership for the season.
PENDLETON BOXER LOSES
HONOLULU, June 28 W
Henry Davis, 125, Honolulu,
bounced back from a six-count
knockdown in the fifth to knock
out Hal Hoshino, 128, Pendleton.
Ore, in one minute of the seventh
round In their 10-round main .
event Friday night. '
r LISTEN TO sHssj
Bon-Vue Homes
Program I
(jrer guan
Monday ..1.9:15 - t-M p.m.
Tuesday ....6:45 7:60 pjn.
Wednesday 6:30 6:48 p.m.
Thursday ...7:45 8:00 p.m.
Friday ..6:30 6:40 p.m.
Arthur M. Gilbert & Sons
Gilbert Built
Homes
3o your
COLLAR FIGHT
VOUR RECK?
COTTAOI GOV( SOFTBAU,
Studlifs W
Knickerbocker's Variety.
Lorane Valley Lbr. Co. .
Glthens Motors
Quality Market
CrerweU VTW .
Xaglts
Harold's Clinic
Bresslar's rurnltura
Bapust Church . '.
COTTAGE GROVE. June 29
First place remained all tied up
three ways ln the Cottage Grove
soitbail League, with Knicker
bockers, Lorane Lumber and
Githen's Motors sharing the lead
ing position.
Githen's is slated to go against
Lorane Monday, and the Eagles
play Hal's Motor Clinic. Wednes.
day action sees Bressler's and
Creswell in action against Quality
ana hbjs Motor clinic.
All games scheduled for the
fourth of July have been postpon
ed to a later date.
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Clothea for Men
McDonald Theater Building .
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load ... It settles down end
flattens out, as shewn en Illus
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down and flattening out estab
lishes the leaded "lolling
Badlus" of the tire.
HawkblADit. jMeuti cured to the eating while both the tread and eating are
retained appreiimately in the same cross sectional shape they assume under lead en the road.
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HOUSE
MOVING & RAISING
AHRE & RICHMOND
840 Van Buren St. Pb. 8639-W
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.1 ir,I i ta fe-minlne dlvoteers signify,
make-up games remain to be,,.. :,MPi j...
played before the first round is
ended. The Methodists and Booth
Kelly, now sharing first place.
play Wednesday night for the
leadership, and the Post Office
nine will be fighting to keep out
of the cellar when they meet
Glenwood at the high school field
Tuesday night.
.Richardson - Allen meets the
Steen's Marketmen of Eugene in
a double-header exhibition game
June 30, under the lights on the
high school diamond.
League playing will resume ac
tion July 7, as the teams enter
into the second round of a three
round schedule.
The Springfield Softball Asso
ciation will meet Tuesday night
at the CIO hall in Springfield at
8 p.m. At the meeting plans will
be laid for the second round of
play and season ticket money will
be collected. Anyone interested
in becoming an umpire is urged
to attend as well as other inter
ested parties. '
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; Prompt Delivery
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Ph. 134 ORDER NOW!
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VACATIOHLAND
The rettteM roll of the mighty Pacific . . . Iroad tandy
booches . . . Rushing mountain riven . . . Hue lakes,
cool and clear Quinault, Crescent, Sutherland, Cush
man, and many others . . . Forest highways that load
deep Into the Olympics . . . Hood Canal, a winding
arm of the sea, with it seventy-mile marina drive.
Write tko OLYMPIC PENINSULA SHOUT
HOT11 ASSOCIATION, Col men Ferry Terminal,
herns, tor ea ottractive pocket of travel literature)
loclodiag e directory of hotels, raserta end tempt,
factoring true hospitality end tiwllenr occemmo-
ootioot, priced to fit year wring kudgat.
Dividend!
A MILLION
DOLLARS
WORTH OF
COMFORT
and i .
SERVICE
'SSSS.
In 1948, a tefal of 11,156 householders of Euaeno area served by the Euaeno
Water Board paid S5SS.558.73 for 51.112,559 kilowatt-hours oi olectrical energy.
This was cm average rate of 1.11 cents per liwhr.
The national average rate la nearly throe times as high. It Is 3.22 cents per
kilowatt-hour, according le the 1946 summary compiled by the Edison Electric
Institute lor all electric utilities both publicly and privately' owned.
At this national average rate, the 51,112,559 kilowatt-hours of energy used by
Eugene residential customers would have cost $1,645,824.40. This is $1,039,
267.68 mora than was charged for this service and energy by the E.W.B.
ft Is a MILLION-DOLLAR DIVIDEND paid to the Eugene Water Board's resides
Hal electric customers ln the form of added comfort and service which elec
tricity provide for lighting, cooking, water heating, and operating of house
hold appliances.
This MILLION-DOLLAR DIVIDEND Is proof of the wisdom of the Eugene Water
Board' constant cam:
"To provide water and electricity to Eugene and vicinity at rates
a low a possible consistent with good Mrvie and sound
biCBiclncj
Commission of Water
. and
Hectrlo Utilities