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Page 18 Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore.,Thur., Aug. 21, 1952 j Rubes Blanked Twice In Softball Tourney BY BUZZ NELSON Euiene Softball Writer fMILL CITY Slender Hal Weh j meier. Wednesday night pitched he Corvallis Elks into the North- L Cltt-.11 T-. . .... 1 A weal, Jciuutii ouuunu luiuiia- Box Scores FIRST G AMEl EUGENE AB Hutchinson. 2 2 y ment, Dianicing J n e iavorea x.u-1 Muller, ss 2 Moore, c Collie. If Mickelson, 0nA Ttnhpi: in h rlnuhleheader :- shutout by scores of "8-0 in the first game and 5-0 in theclinch- er. The action wound up the 19th Annual Oregon State Softball 5 Tournament at Allen Field in Mill City and ended four years of Eu i gene domination in the event, in- f eluding 20 straight wins posted by f the club known at various times as.-: Rubenstein's, Steen's Market, and Copping's Big Bucks. I- vPespite losing the championship to. the Corvallis club, which . dropped its first game 2-1 to Sa il- lem and then won six straight, four Rubes were placed on the ., All-Star team, announced imme P diately after the final game. Fre 2 sented with miniature gold soft- v balls and honored with positions on the team were Rubes' Mana- ger-Firstbaseman Bob Wetzell, . Secondbaseman Billy Hutchinson, , Leftfielder Tom Collie, the second ij leading hitter of the tourney, and 3, Pitcher Bob "Bobo" Willis, who won three games and lost one. If JUMP TO LEAD j The Elks, who had to whip Sa il, lem and Mill City Tuesday for the t right to play Eugene, jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first off Ron Wil li loughby in the first game. With one out Carl Gustafson singled, Bill Harper walked, Stagg fanned 'f for the second out, but Willough c by walked Sprick to load the bas- es, and Ed Nelson singled off v Hutchinson's glove for two runs. "In the fifth Corvallis rapped ' Willoughby, who lacked his usual stuff, for six more runs and the !j Ball game. Harper struck out for j, one away, but Willoughby hit .r Stagg on the foot and walked Sprick. Nelson singled to center to 1 score Stagg, and Sprick scored eln Dow Poling's grounder. Poling !" was safe at first when the Rubes 'j. elected to make the late play at the plate on Sprick. j. Bob Baxeinger, who hauled in hitting honors for the night with four safeties, then beat out an in- field hopper to load the bases. But Pitcher Wehmeier promptly clear- ed them with a long smash over ' Collie's head in left that went for a triple. After Corvallis' Mana ; ger Bob Quisenberry was hit by .j a pitched ball and Gustafson flied j out, Wehmeier scored when Eu--i gene Shortstop Paul Muller bob i bled Harper's grounder. " The Rubes only once got a run J tier past first off the tough Weh- meier. That was in the first when Hutchinson walked and was lac i rificed to second by Muller. Char--v ley. Miekelson singled to center in, the second and Hutchinson hit '. through the box in the sixth but Y neither could advance. 1 , WEHMEIER POISON : S-Wehmeier, who the Rubes used y io hit freely but who has been poison this year, was even tough- er in the second game. The sink ., er ball artist allowed only one hit, ''Hutch's" high bounder to second base in the sixth on which no play i could be made. The single mov ed Wetzell, who had reached sec 1 ond on Quisenberry's two -base ; error, to third with only one out, but Wehmeier bore down to fan Jim Northam and get Muller on D groundout. Bobo Willis worked in and out vof trouble against the Elks until the fifth when he didn't get out. J Quisenberry singled infield, Gus .. tafson walked, and Harper was hit by a pitch to load the bases with none out. Stagg, the big, black-haired catcher, then smack ,ed a fly to center, Quisenberry scoring after the catch. T h a t ; brought up Sprick and he brought Ihome both Gustafson and Harper "with a triple to left, and scored a moment later himself on a wild 9 pitch. In the sixth Quisenberry's ' triple and another wild pitch by Willis finished the scoring. i- Wehmeier pitched the 14 shut-out innings, allowing only three vhits, two walks, and striking out 7-three. He had near perfect con Jtrol, and his sinker or drop had ,,the Rubes baffled. Time and again Jthe defending champions hit easy bouncers and grounders, which (Were gobbled up by the surc 'i fielding Poling at third. Nelson at 'short, and Wehmeier himself. cf ... Bert, rf Wetzell. 1 Willoulhby, p . TOTALS S . 1 ... 2 12 l m & 4 CORVALLIS AB Quesinberry. 2 - 2 Gustafson. If 3 Harper, cf 2 StaKK. c - S D. Sprick, rf 1 Nelson, ss - 3 Polinil. 3 4 B a rein Ken 1 Wcrmeicr, p 2 R H 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 o L 2 3 TOTALS 24 EUGENE CORVALLIS OflO 000 00 200 060 X 8 3B Wehmeier: RBI Nelson 3, Poling. Wehmeier 3; BB Wehmeier 2. Willough by 6; SO Wehmeier 1, WillouRhby 5; ER Cor. 7; LOB Eug. 4. Cor. 9; HP Stagg, Quesinberry by Willoughby; WP Willoughby 2; SAC Muller, Quesinberry, Wehmeier; Umpires Derr lP. Arm strong (1). and Smith (3); time 1:21. SECOND GAME: EUGENE Hutchinson, 2 Northam, 3 . 2 Muller, ss walker, c Collie. If Berg, rf Wetzell. 1 Willis, p TOTALS CORVALLIS Quesinberry. 2 . Gustafson, If Harper, cf Stagg, c D, Sprick. rf . Nelson, ss Poling, 3 Bareinger, 1 Wehmeier, p 3 3 ro i i TOTALS 21 5 5 31 14 EUGENE CORVALLJS 000 000 00 000 041 X 5 2B Nelson: 3B Queilnberry. Soricka: RBI Stagg, Sprick 2; DP Quesinberry lo Nelson; bb-Willis 5: SO Willis 9. Wehmeier 2; ER Cor. 5; LOB Eug, 3, Cor. 8; HP Stagg. Harper by Willis; WP Wehmeier; SAC Harper. Poling; Umpires Armstrong (Pt. Smith (1). unci Derr (3); Time 1:10; Attendance 1000. Ruby Calderwood Wins Oakway Criers' Play Ruby Calderwood won class A honors Wednesday In a Criers tourney sponsored by Oakway Women's Golf club. Evelyn Casey and Dorothy White tied for class B laurels and Ruth White was class C winner. First round match for the wo men's club championship will start next Wednesday. Qualifying is now in progress. GORGEOUS GEORGE At Armory Saturday George Wagner In Main Event COMPLETE PROGRAM Main Event Gorgeous George and Howard Cantonewine vs. Mr. Sakata and Georges Dusette. Semi-final The Black Prince vs. Andy Tremaine. Opener Ted Ballantyne vs. Ben Sherman Referee Harry Elliott. Bring on your "gold" bobbypins, your velvet carpet, valet, perfume and music Gorgeous George! The wrestling faithful in this area will care little about what col or silk or satin robe the prima- dnnna of the. grappling mat wears. They'll be more interested in hop ing that either Mr. Sakata or Georges Dusette will "clobber" the 210-pound "beauty" when he teams up with his 245-pound manager, Howard "Hangman' Cantonwine, in a team tilt at the Armory arena Saturday night All of the regular fans will be there, along with hundreds of others who will be on hand to see what makes Gorgeous George click; what makes him the most highly-publicized wrestler in the business; what he has that no other grappler has. It certainly isn't his curly locks, which change color according to his moods, or the hue of his clothing. Actually, when he was George Wagner, he was a great wrestler and still possesses a potent style that is hard to beat. And it is a good bet that Sakata and Dusette can force him to let the clutch out and go into full action. Gorgeous George will be the big attraction, but Matchmaker Don Owen has also arranged a stellar supporting program. The matches open at 8:30 p.m., with Ben Sher man, highly-touted veteran, meet ing Ted Ballantyne. The semi-final brings together The Black Prince, white hooded wrestler, against Andy Tremaine. Although ticket demands have been heavy, it is reported that re served ringside seats are still available at Luckey's Club cigar store. DECISION WINNER CHICAGO U,R Welterweight Billy Graham played all the stan zas of an Irish lullaby but the final one Wednesday night on the chin of Carmen Basilio to take a unanimous decision in the Chi cago Stadium. CH y Softball Finals Slated Ed Jensen's and Valley Ply wood, the only survivors of the Men's Softball League double elimination playoff, clash tonight at 8:00 at Washington Park, 19th and Lawrence. If once-beaten Jensen's should triumph a decid ing game will be played Friday or Saturday, but if Valley, which has gone through the playoff so far without a loss, wins tonight then they are the league champions. The clubs have played three games to date this season, Jen sen's winning two by scores of 6-2 and 4-2, and Valley winning one by 3-2. Jensen's will hurl Sid Mills, who finished off Coppings Tuesday, against Valley's husky Ralph Mohler. Aussie Netters Pace Tourney BROOKLINE, Mass. (IP) De fending champions Frank Sedg man and Ken McGregor of Aus tralia, along with six of the other seven victorious seeded teams, drove into the quarter-finals of the Men's National Doubles Ten nis Tournament Wednesday with straight set victories at Longwood. The only extended pair were Ham Richardson of Baton Rouge, La., and Bob Perry of Los Ange les, who had to play 60 games before disposing of Belgium's Philippe Washer and Jackie Brichant, 6-2, 12-10, 4-16, 11-9. Sedgman and McGregor, who appear invincible in this interna tional field, had easy tasks dispos ing of the State of Washington's standard bearers, Don Flye of Ta coma and Bill Quillian of Seattle, 6-4, 6-0, 6-4.-- Veterans Gardnar Mulloy of Miami and Bill Talbert of New York upheld their top-domestic seedings in flawless fashion by sweeping through New England's best, Blair Awley of Winchester. Mass., and Henri Salaun of Hart ford, Conn., 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. Walcott, Rocky Formally Inked PHILADELPHIA (IP) World heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott and challenger Rocky Marciano formally signed con tracts Wednesday for their 15- round title bout at Municipal Stadium Sept. 23. Walcott, who will be making his second defense of the title he won from Ezzard Charles in July, 1951, is guaranteed 40 per cent of the gate. Marciano will get 20 per cent. Promoter Herman Taylor, who is staging the bout in collabora tion with the International Box ing Club of New York, said he expects a million-dollar gate in cluding television and other rights. The agreement also calls for a return match within 90 days should the undefeated Brockton 'Mass., battler beat Walcott. .Short Bird Season ";Opens Saturday 1 PORTLAND (IP) Oregon's an telope and sage grouse seasons ,pen in some areas Saturday. Sage grouse shooting will slart ,ln Harnoy and Malheur Counties 'and in Lake County east of Wnr ner Bailey road and Highway 395. 'Bag limit is four daily and not ,Tnore than eight in the season Jtnding Sept 4. f The antelope season in South eastern Oregon also comes Sept. 4. Special antelope seasons in Mal iheur and Harney Counties also -open Saturday for one week. FINISH ONE-TWO LUXEMBERG (U.R Joseph 'Barthel of Luxemburg and Bob ,'McMillen of Los Angeles, who .iinished one-two in the Olympic 1,500 meter run last month, dupli cated that finish Wednesday in I 'track and field meet held her. HEY GANG! have new shipment Favorites Upset In Amateur Golf SEATTLE (IP) Sixteen sur vivors of play, headed by former Champion Charlie Coe and such strong challengers as Walker Cup player Jimmy McHale, sailor uene Littler and crooner Don Cherry, headed into another double round of match play Thursday in the Men's National Amateur Golf Championship. Coe, the 1949 champion, and McHale are familiar names in the national classic. Littler and Cherry earned their way into prominence by producing the two most resounding triumphs of the fifth round Wednesday afternoon. Littler, 22-year-old former Jun ior star, with perhaps the most brilliant play thus far in the tour nament, defeated the British ama teur champion, Harvie Ward Jr., of Tarboro, N. C, 4 and 2. Cherry, 28, from Garden City, N. Y., well known in the East as a professional singer, made it an other year of sorrow for Frank Stranahan, the perennial contend er from Toledo. Cherry, who has played without acclaim in three other nationals, defeated the handsome Ohio strongboy, 3 and 1. Stranahan, twice British cham pion, has never won the American crown. Arnold Blum, Macon, Ga., a hot threat, cooled off before the golf of Paul Johanson, Seattle. Johan son came out of a tree, literally, on the ninth fairway to have the hole end go on to win, 1 up. Ray Billows. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., a three-time runner-up like Stranahan, will have to wait a year to try again. Johanson beat him, too, 5 and 3. Johnny Dawson, Palm Springs, Calif., missed seven putts of four feet or less to run an otherwise beautiful game and lose to Edward Meiser Jr., Willoughby, O., 1 up. Dick Yost, who has been win ning tournaments in Oregon with regularity lately, was the only Oregonian left Thursday in the national amateur golf champion ships here as the field narrowed to 16 contestants. Yost, the Portland sharpshoot er, got by two opponents Wednes day while Dick Hanen of Coos Bay and Roy Wiggins of Oswego were eliminated. Hanen lost to Jack Westland of Everett, Wash., 5 and 4, and Wig gins was eliminated by Dr. George Trainor, Rochester, N. Y., 3 and 2. Yost won his first match from Billy Joe Patton, Morganton, N.C., 3 and 2, and his second from 17-year-old Jack Lumpkin, Athens, Ga., 2 and 1. EAST VICTOR t. MAR. Calif. OJ.W Silver Creek Ranch's Boner uncorked n stretch drive Wednesday to cap ture the featured $4,0110 San Uiego Advertising Club purse at Del Mar by two lengths One-Run Defeats Holding TigenRn. PHILADELPHIA (U.R) Tne, JZ " S CK last-place Tigers would be in first rs!la-v night', 4 , nlace Thursday it thrv h,i ..... , s. m"a lh ,?J all the games they lost by one ho 10Hm" 1 run this season. ih.ii SUcl Bam.ii.! ll'y to (he A' "'1 . : Silvertown lft4 The Tire Tftflf Comes on New Cars S j UST FKfCff 2101 . ANDYOUROlDtl 1 I SAVE ON THESE SIZES TOO! $165PJ I RACE WINNER SEATTLE (IP) Mr. Banjo won going away in the $3,000 Rhododendron handicap at Long- arres hni-K rar i.ranir WaHnac. day in a run for Washington-bred norses. EXTRA SPECIAL HEW 1952 ONLY Ka Lj OLD Tit MgaW our Your Old Tire May Cover Your Down Paymt COR. lOih & OLIVE 1 PH. 5-BIi f ARiY for School PAIR FOR 3 49 (Sold by bundle only) Manufactured to sell lor much more , , by Burlington ir 100 combed cotton ic Vat dyed ir Guaranteed not to shrink Eugene's Mens Store . . . 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