V
Senators Outlast Indians
To Take Marathon, 16-14
Girls' Team Wins
Softball Crown
Independence The girls'
Softball team, coached by Mrs.
Young, walked off with the
championship last Saturday at
CorvaUU. Each girl was pre
sented with a little trophy and
ribbon. Six other schools par
ticipated in the tournament.
Members of the team are:
Elsie Picha, Clara Brown, Laura
Straub, Marcella Jacobs, Ber-
dina Sharr, Jane Olson, Alice
Rowland; Leila Beach, Dolores
Rule, Peggy Moberly, Connie
Lang and Yvonne Scranton.
9 WIL Standings
1 .774
..18 11 .621
.16 1 .500
(Br lha AMociiud Prei
W. L. Pet.
Yakima 24
Salem
Bremerton
Vancouver 14 14 .500
Wenatchee 13 U .419
Tacoma 13 IS .408
Victoria 13 1 .408
Spokane 11 18 J7
Yesterday's Results
Salem 16, Spokane 14
Tacoma 16, Victoria S
Wenatchee 10, Yakima 7
Bremerton 2. Vancouver 1.
Salem. Oregon, Tuesday, May 24, 1949
A Luscious Luke Promises
To Break Gates With Bat
San Francisco, May 24 (U.R) Luscious Luke, he calls himself,
and never was a name more fitting.
Right now Luscious Luke Easter, the giant ebony first baseman
of the ban Diego Padres, is the;1
greatest gate draw in Pacific
Coast league history the lusci
ous plum that PCL magnates
have been waiting for.
If the home-town fans like him
as well as the people in San
Francisco, Los Angeles and other
San Diego suburbs, then the
Padres may become the first
small-town team In -history to
edge out the "big three" (Los
Angeles, San Francisco and Se
attle) for the league's attendance
record.
The great Easter, a one-man
road show, packed more than
Spokane, Wash., May 24 Two hours and 35 minutes, seven
pitchers and 36 hits after Salem and Spokane had teed off in a
Western International league ball game Monday night, the visiting
Senators had fashioned a 16-14 win.
Coach Bill Beard started with Ray McNulty and although
his mates gave him a live-run
lead in the first frame, he
couldn't hold it and Bill Osborn
was shoved Into the breach in
the third to finish the pitching
chores.
Howard, T e a g a n , Bishop
Kimball and Neeley went to the
post for Manager Brillheart
with Teagan getting the loss.
while the game was full of
boots five for Salem and three
for the Indians 29 of the 30
runs were earned. Jim Wert had
a bad night at first as he turned
three errors. However he
came through with his first ex
tra base clouts of the season
a triple and a double.
On the hitting side, Bob Cher
ry was foremost in the ranks
of the Senators as he collected
four for six, including a home
run, to drive in a total of eight
tallies. Mel Wasley cracked out
four for five while Wayne Peter
son and Wert each collected
three out of five times up.
Since Yakima was beaten by
Wenatchee 10 to 7, the Sena
tori picked up a full game on
the league leading Bears. Brem
erton retained third place by
nosing Vancouver 2 to 1. Ta
coma slugged out a 18-5 deci
sion over Victoria.
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Rookie Sets Pace
In American Loop
Batting Percent
Chicago, May 24 W) Rookie
Roy Sievers, who made his start
in the St. Louis sandlots, has
taken over the American league
batting lead with .375.
The Browns' 22-year-old out
fielder is nine percentage points
ahead .of another rookie, slug
ging Gus Zermal of Chicago,
who holds second with .366 in
averages computed through
Sunday's' games. Zernial has!
stepped to the plate 123 times
while Sievers has made only 72
trips. The White Sox freshman
dropped 13 points below his
mark of a week ago.
Dom DiMaggio of Boston mov
ed from fourth to third with
.349 although skidding 20 points
for the week.
Slkits " Scratches
BY FRED ZIMMERMAN, Capital Journal Scxirts Editor
Spartans Take
Big Six Golf
Meet; Viks 4th
23,000 into the San Francisco
Seals' stadium on Sunday with
another 5000 turned away. He
drew the same number the Sun
day before in Los Angeles. And
week-day attendances all over
the circuit were almost double
when the Padres and their slug
gin? circus were in town.
Easter doesn't let his fans
down, either. He is leading the
league in hitting with a mark of
.385; is second in runs batted
in with 54; and tied for second
in home runs with 14.
A giant of a man, he is a show
boat who can back up his bat
ting prowess with gestures. And
he's confident.
Ah'm the type o' gentulman "
he says "which feels embarrass
ed if, with the bases loaded, Ah
don't get a hit!"
Right now his Padres, under
the astute managership of Bucky
Harris, are in second place aft
er coming off a successful road
trip. They take on Los Angeles
in Bordertown tonight.
Elsewhere around the circuit.
the San Francisco Seals hit the
rails to battle Sacramento in the
capitol city; Portland invades
the orbit of the loop-leading
Hollywood Stars; and Seattle vis
its Oakland. I
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Irrora: Beard, Spatter, Wert 3. Cherry
Ratal, Valine. Home Rum: Cherry. Three
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W. Peterson, Waller. Wert. Roaai. Valine,
Runa batted In: W. Peterson, Waxley 3
Cherry I. Beard 3. Wert 3 Drew
Zaty. Barton Raul 3. Valine 3, Chant aria
3. Teacan. Sacrifice: Osborn. Stolen base:
Calvey. Time 3:16. Umpire: Plammia and
SKU11K.
9 BASEBALL
(By the Associated Press
HIOH SCHOOL SCORES
Olaat A District Playoff
Buceno 0, Woodburn I.
C1m B District Final
Union 13, Moro t.
Others t
Warren ton 31. FaHa City I.
Toledo 1, Newport 0.
Concordia 4, Park Rose t.
Htllsboro 13, Kewberc 3.
The ltnaeeoras:
Bremerton 000 000 0031 11 1
Vancouver 010 000 000 1
Simon and Ronnlni: Cost11o and Shecly
Tacoma 503 003 03310 14
Victoria 00 010 010 S 10
Waldon and Warren; Cerlmelll, Peskv
ana uay.
Wenatoheo 301 031 00410 14
Yakima 101 400 100 7 t
Orrel and Ptwut; Savarese and Ortelc.
Maxim Wins NBA Light
Heavy Title From Gus
Cincinnati, May 24 VP) There's an old maxim that a steady
drop of water will wear away the hardest stone.
And a Maxim proved that old maxim last night. Jo Maxim
of Cleveland parlayed robust-
youth and the drop of water I
a flicking left hand into the
NBA light heavyweight champi
onship of America.
Joey, one of the lightest hit
ters in the business, used his
rapier-like left to spear a deci
sion in IS rounds over 34-year-old
Gus Lesnevich of Cliffside,
Lillie Bows Out
So Jerry Lillie is going back to his alma mater. And, this cor
respondent believes the man who played a lot of football for the
Webfoot institution will be much happier on the Eugene cam
pus than at Willamette. Not that his relations with the adminis
tration here were not of the friendliest sort, but Jerry has had
it in the back of his mind for some time that he would like to
become associated with the Ducks coaching staff. The opportun
ity came somewhat unexpectedly for he had already signed
contract for next year with Willamette. Lillie, while in Honolulu
and prior to moving back to the mainland was on the priority
list when a successor to Tex Oliver was being sought. Jerry
makes a good appearance as a public speaker and should prove
valuable to Jim Aiken as a scout or to any assignment the head
man may dish out.
Lewis Should Step Up
Johnny Lewis, genial basketball and baseball coach would
prove a good successor to Lillie as director of athletics at
Willamette should he care to take the assignment If offered.
He is popular with the students. Is well grounded in funda
mentals of athletics and would prove a good representative
of the university in the Northwest conference. We do not have
any information as to whether Lewis wants the Job or
whether It will be offered, but the university could make
a much worse choice. His selection would not eliminate the
necessity of hiring a football coach. It's too big an assign
ment for one man.
Bob Cherry
A native of Buffalo, N. Y., Bob Cherry, Senator clouting center
fielder, moved with his parents to San Francisco at an early age I
He secured his public school education at Lowell high in the
city by the Golden Gate and then signed with the New York
Yankees. His first professional appearance was with the Wells
ville, N. Y. club of the Pony league. He scarcely had time to get
his hand in, for he entered the service as a naval aviation cadet
and after being graduated transferred to the marine corps. He
served as a first lieutenant in the Marshalls and Gilberts in the
South Pacific. At the conclusion of hostilities Bob went to the
Oakland (PCL) spring training camp in 1946 and later was as
signed to Victoria of the Western International loop where he
hit .262. In 1947 he played with Denver in the Western league
and laid out last season after being assigned to Salem. He is un
married. Currently he is leading the Senator hitting column with
a hefty .384.
A Boost For Buck
"Buck" Smith would like to have the football coaching
job at Willamette university. Perhaps a lot of you don't
know Buck but we have known him since the days he matri
culated at Willamette before the war. Buck is of Sioux
Indian parentage, orphaned early In life and spent a number
of years at the Chemawa Indian school. He was christened
"Julian" but that name is heard so seldom we suspect he
scarcely recognizes the designation. At Willamette he played
football with such Bearcat luminaries as Walter Erickson
under Coach Spec Keene. The war interrupted his program
of securing a degree and when he finally got around to it he
had won a reputation for himself In such far off places aa
Teheran, Iran, Cairo, Alexandria and way points.
Coaches Title Team
Among Buck's duties when he found himself as a sergeant In
Persia was the one of coaching a football team made up of ser
vice men from many states of the Union. Among the men were
John Slanchik of West Virginia and George Nuss of Wisconsin
who through the influence of Buck found their way to Willa
mette university. That team of Buck's known as the Camp
Amirdbad Mountaineers, cleaned up on the opposition with dis
tinction and dispatch. They won 10 consecutive games, being
unscored upon until the tenth when "Atterbury" tallied a touchdown.
Finally Gets Degree
Home from the war "Buck" returned to Willamette to se
cure his degree. In the meantime he needed a home for hia
wife. So he found a likely looking spot near Turner, bought
an army mess hall and went to work. As the result of his
labors he learned how a plumber plumbs, how an electrician
wires and how a painter handles a brush. In the meantime
he held down a couple of coaching jobs jobs that sought
him. One of these was at the State School for the Deaf where
he had to give directions in signs. He used everything except
the old fashioned smoke signals of hia forefathers and was
casting around for material to build a fire when the season
ended. In our opinion "Buck" is a square shooter, on whom
we are delighted to call friend and no doubt would do a
fine job of coaching at Willamette.
Eugene, Ore., May 24 UB
Corvallis high won the Big Six
league golf championship here
over the week-end. .
Medalist honors were shared
by Jim Williams of Corvallis
and Al Mundle of University
High of Eugene. Both shotmak-
ers carded 73's.
Team scores:
Corvallis, 56 4; Eugene, 28;
University, 414: Salem, 18
Neil Pratt, Syracuse univers
ity miler from Erie, Pa., is the
best middle-distance runner in
the school's history.
Randle Oilers, Papermen
Win Softie Debut Games
The Softball season opened Monday night on Leslie field be
fore a near capacity crowd of spectators who saw Randle Oil
defeat the Marines, 11-6, in the first game. The second contest
went to th Papermakers over Campbell Rock Wool, 6-1.
A twilight preliminary saw Naval Reserve down the Teamers
10-7 in an Industrial league
contest.
Tom Carrow sparked the Ran
dle club as he turned in a hom
er, double and a single. The Ma
rines were held scoreless dur
ing th last four innings by
Pitcher Maeri.
Bob Knight fashioned a three
hit tossing job for th Paper-
Favored Albany to Play
Teds in Diamond Tourney
Portland, May 24 VP) Favored Albany and Roosevelt high of
Portland are paired in first round games of th state high school
basketball series opening her Thursday.
Elimination and consolation
games will be on the University
of Portland field. The cham
pionship game will b at Vaughn
street park home of the Coast
league Portland club.
Clas A pairings listed today
by th Oregon schools' activi
ties association:
Central Catholic of Portland
against Eugene at 9 a.m.; Klam
ath Falls and Oregon City at
11:45 a.m.. La Grande and Park
Ron at 1:30 p.m. and Albany
and Roosevelt at 3:45 p.m.
Eugene high Jumped to the
state high school baseball
tournament by defeating
Woodburn, started the vic
tory, Eugene stayed In front
with Jim Barne and Mel Jef
ferls leading the hitting as
sault with two each.
The four teams for th class
Marshall Leads
Hitters in Nat
League With .371
New York, May 24 Wil
lard Marshall, no ball of fire last
year of this spring, today seem
ed headed for his best season
since Joining th New York
Giants in 1942.
The husky right fielder Is
perched atop of National league
hitters with a gaudy .371 aver
age, including garnet through
Sunday.
This is IS points higher than
hit closest NL rivals. Ralph Kin
r of Pittsburgh and Ed Kaiak
of St. Louis, each with a mark
of .356.
V Back In fourth place is Red
'Schoendienst. who had a bad
ek and toppled to .349.
B tournament have not yet been
paired. The teams are Warren-
ton, Mohawk, Union and Drain.
Union advanced to the play
off by defeating Moro, 12 to S,
yesterday. Eugene moved into
the class A playoff by edging
Woodburn, 9 to S.
N. J., who last July 26 lost his
world's title to Freddie Mills in
England.
Only 6,931 fans braved the
rain to pay a gross gate of $56,-
151.30, and a net of $40,429.08.
That left Promoter Sam Becker
some $45,000 in the hole, after
paying the fighters and other
expenses.
Lesnevich went out like
champion. He was unmarked,
except for a slight bruise beside
his left eye. He said he had no
alibi, and that he lost because
he couldn't keep hit face away
from Maxim t flicking left.
Lesnevich swarmed all over
Maxim to take the last round
by a country mile. But he had
dropped the six right ahead of
it as his 34-year-old legs failed
to keep up with hit fighting
heart.
Becker said the fightert had
agreed to a rematch at the Cin
cinnatl ball park thil tummer
in case Lesnevich lost, and that
a meeting on that angle would
be held today.
J" 1 - x
I i " "
makers, holding the Campbell
outfit scoreless until the last
frame.
Tuesday night's program: 8
12th St. Market vs. Golden
Pheasant; 9 Knights of Colum
bus vs. Mootry't Pharmacy.
Industrial league, 8 O.P.&P.
vs. Clear Lake.
Randle Oil 020 341 011 8 5
Marines 204 000 0 6 5 6
Maerz and Applegate; Jones,
McLeod and Eshleman.
Campbell's ....000 000 1 1 3 3
Papermakers 101 202 x 6 6 2
Roth and Singer; Knight and
Woodworth.
Nav. Res 061 021 010 8 6
Teamsters 300 040 0 7 8 6
Bassett and Jarvis; Keuscher.
C. Brock and Hannon.
MORE ARE SWITCHING
Safe at Plate
Georg Wilkinson, manager and center
fielder for the Marines scores during Mon
day nigbt's opening Softball program at Leslie field. LaVer
Applegate, Randal Oil catcher, receives th ball from th
field. The Oilers won; 11-6.
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Barefoot Boy With Speed
Ties Record in Hurdles
Spokane, May 24 VP) Don McAuliffe of Butte lined up with
the other lumber-leapert for th 120-yard high hurdles in the
annual Central Valley high school relays yesterday.
Broadly speaking, h was attired like all the other speedsters
track shorts, shirt and spiked shoe (two).
The gun cracked. Off they went. Zip, went the Butte Bullet
over the first barrier. Zap, he sailed over the second. H was
speeding toward the third, when one sho flew off.
Wat the chunky senior going to quit?
Like another McAuliffe of other days, all he did was mutter
"nuts," and keep going. He white-footed it the rest of the 90
hurdle-studded yards and crossed the finish line almost 10 yards
ahead of his nearest two-shoed rival and in :15.4, tying the meet
record.
McAuliffe took a 15-minute rest, tied his shoes on tight and
ran a solo exhibition. He finished in :14.9 and in both shoes
to tie the Washington state high school record.
McAuliffe's five points were all Butte won.
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