Solons Host to (Bremerton
WIL Standings
(By the Associated Preas)
W L Pet. w L Pet.
Tklm M .664 Victoria 5611 ,441
Vancouver 77 48 .636 Salem 54 71 .432
Spokane 16 60 .534 Bremerton 53 73 .419
Wen i tehee 63 63 .500 Ticoma 50 76 .397
y ran Ua Monday
Vancouver 14, Wenitchee 11.
Ipokane 13, Victoria 11.
only sames acheduled.
Sreelers Defeat
Keizer, 8 to 4
Salem Steel downed Keizer
Truax Oilers, 8-4 Monday night
In a. climactic "C" division game
of the Salem junior baseball
league. The game was played
under protest that involved a
10-called ineligible Salem Steel
contender. The win placed the
Steeleri a half game ahead of
the Oilers should the protest be
disallowed.
The Steelers got but one base
blow off the losers whose five
errors played an important part
in their defeat.
With Keith Johnson pitching
one hit ball, River Bend Sand
blanked Schreder's 10 to 0 in
Monday evening's second con
test. -
Tuesday night the "B" leagu
ers will swing into action with
West Salem Lumber playing Sa
lem Realtors at Olinger while
Keizer Merchants meet Salem
Laundry at Leslie. Salem
Heights will entertain Mayflow
er at Salem Heights.
.ruax 000 404 4 .S
8al.m Steal 250 lx 8 1 0
Kepplnier and Newton; whlttaker and
Strylfler.
RHar Band 311 1510 8 1
Schredtr'A 000 0O 0 17
Johiuon and Davla: Smllh and Clifton.
Bristow Victor
In Tennis Meet
Dave Bristow, second seeded
player, won the Salem men's
singles tennis' championship
Monday afternoon when he turn
ed back John Crockatt, top
seeded contender, 8-6, 6-8, 6-3,
6-0 Monday afternoon in the
final round of competition. Bris
tow went through the tourna
ment undefeated. The tourna
ment was sponsored by the city
and school playgrounds organization.
With a record of five wins in
the last seven times up, the Sa
lem Senators will tangle with
Bremerton Tars at Waters park
at 8 o'clock Tuesday night. The
series, a three game affair, will
mark the final appearance for
the season of Manager Alan
Strange's Bluejackets.
' The last place Tacoma Tigers
will follow the Tars beginning
August 19 through Sunday and
after a brief excursion to Spo
kane, the Solons will return Au
gust 25 for three games with the
Wenatchee Chiefs and will wind
up the home season August 28
and 29 against the Yakima
Bears.
But two games were played
in Western International league
circles Monday night but they
produced a total of 64 base hits
and 48 runs. When it was over
Vancouver had a 14-11 win overf
Wenatchee and Spokane a 12-11,
10-inning decision over Victoria.
Victoria and Spokane used
seven pitchers after the Athle
tics got away to a four run lead
in the first inning. The Indians
squeezed over a run in the ninth
to knot the count and then won
the tilt in the first extra inning
as Paul Zaby got his third
single of the night to drive
in Lee Howard. Ken Richard
son's home run and two doubles
were the big items for the In
dians. Vancouver 303 002 30314 13 3
Wenatchee 310 000 13411 14 1
Bnyder and Aheely: Orrell, Johiuon 11),
Winter (T) and Peaut.
Victoria 400 302 003 011 13 1
Spokane ooo 143 031 113 19 2
(10 Inning)
Vucurevlch, Loaue IS), Labrum 19) and
Day; Blahop. Kimball 13), Adama 161.
Werhowjtkl 19) and Parka.
Salem Horses Entered in
Show at Portland Arena
A number of Salem horses have been entered in the 15th
annual civic horse show to be held August 20 and 21 at the
Portland Hunt club arena in Garden Home. The event will be
under the co-sponsorship of the Portland Junior League and the
Portland Hunt club and three performances will be held with
shows scheduled for 2 p.m. Sat-'
urday and 9:30 a.m. and .1:30
p.m. Sunday. Junior and sen
ior events will be held and five
$100 stake classes are included
The stake events will be for
open jumpers, roadsters to bike,
three gaited saddle horses and
open hunters.
The Salem entries include:
"Lovely Diana" owned by Dr.
E. S. Fortner and ridden by
Bill Fyock; "Prince Linnore"
owned by M. B. Buchner and
ridden by Bill Fyock; "Linda"
owned and ridden by Charlen
Woods; "Red Rain" owned by
Mrs. Bert Corby and ridden by
Bert Corby; "Southern Breeze"
owned by Green Valley stables
and ridden by Coins Johnson;
"Fantasy of Lum Creek Farm"
owned by Green Valley stables
and ridden by Patricia Johnson
Added interest in the show
has been created by the entry
from Tveh Valley, Ore., by Mrs
Eleanor Borg of her jumping
horse "Candolette" which placed
second in the jumping class at
Madison Square Garden horse
show.
Hillsboro Drops
Title Tussle, 9-3
Portland, Ore., Aug. 16 (VP)
Bremerton will go into the sec
tional American Legion junior
baseball championships at Yak
ima Aug. 21 without a blem
ish on its tournament record.
The navy city nine made it eight
straight tourney wins last night
by dumping Hillsboro, Ore., 9-3
in the finals of the regional playoff.
Fred White, who won the op
ener and saved a second game,
gave up nine 'hits to the Ore
gonians but was in trouble only
once. Hillsboro scored twice in
the third frame, but couldn't
catch the Washington champions
Skits - ScratckeA
By FRED ZIMMERMAN, Capital Journal Sports Editor
Football Clinic
Series Scheduled
A series of football clinics
will be held during the late
summer and early fall by the
Oregon School Activities asso
ciation. The clinic will, include
the showing of the new National
Federation picture "King Foot
ball," a discussion of rules
changes and examinations ad
ministered to men who contem
plate officiating high school
games. School executives,
coaches and officials are urged
to attend. The clinic will be held
In Salem Sept. 12 at a time and
place to be announced.
7ie World Rocks Along
Home from our annual two weeks' absence from that 7 a. m.
show up, we discovered the Salem Senators hadn't gained an
inch; the club was still in the process of being peddled while the
Softball season was virtually a matter of history. On occasion
we have felt that perhaps we were the Jonah that the Salem
Senators should toss overboard. But their failure to respond we
took off across the country eliminates that theory. So, there is
nothing left but to go back to the original theory that a shortage
of capable pitchers is really the cause for the Senators' lack of
success. No help was forthcoming from the parent Portland
organization. In fact the Beavers weakened the club by taking
Ray McNulty at a time when pitching strength was badly needed.
Pioneers Doing Well
Jam packed stands at Salt Lake City were evidence that
the Pioneer circuit is doing well although we had no oppor
tunity to determine the attendance status at other points
b the loop. Weather conditions In that country are ideal
for night baseball, since the high temperatures of the day
light hours hold fairly well for the games. Of course, Salt
Lake with a population of approximately three times that of
Salem, should provide ample patronage for all sports enter
tainment. But the fact that the Salt Lake club has a chance
for a pennant Isn't hurting the gate receipts by any means.
Beard Deserving Gent
Whether some other manager could have gotten more out of
the Salem Senators than Bill Beard might be a question lor de
bate. Personally, we doubt it. Regardless of the pros and cons
on the subject of managerial qualifications, we know of no man
who is more deserving all possible support than Beard. He must
have spent many hours in mulling over the situation, second
guessing himself and in other ways trying to improve the status
of the Senators. But, as has so often been said "you can't make
a silk purse out of a sow's ear." The pitching, which was desig
nated by Beard as a possible weak spot in the Solon organization
at the outset of the season, just didn't hold up. This circum
stance, we believe is largely responsible for the dwindling at
tendance. The average fan likes to have at least a 5U-DU cnance
of seeing his favorite ball club come through with a win. And
when he feels that this ratio is not present he decides to spend
his money in some other branch of entertainment. One thing is
sure as the season eoes into its final three weeks of competition
we will not have to sit through a play-off of the four top teams
an affair that means nothing except the chance for the players
to draw down a bit of extra cash.
Beavers Still Owners
Latest information is to the effect that the Beavers remain
wners of the Salem baseball club. There seems to be quite
a spread between the $60,000 offered by the Healy group'
and the asking price of the Morgan Interests. What the
Beavers paid for the park and franchise Is something nobody
but the parties to the deal appears to know exactly. We have
heard the deed was turned over for no more than $25,006.
But If that be the case no doubt the Beavers were obligated
to make additional payments. It doesn't seem reasonable a
property that cost considerable more than the original esti
mates of $65,000 would be peddled for a third of its value.
However Waters park is considerably restricted as to its
money making possibilities. On the other hand maintenance,
If kept up under the accepted rules, is a never ending prop
osition. It is to be hoped that final determination on a sale
Is not too long delayed, for extensive deliberations may open
the way toward the loss of the Western International franchise.
Prep Coaches in
Football Clinic
Salt Lake City, Aug. 16 U.R
Coaches from high schools and
colleges in nine western states
were assembled at the Univer
sity of Utah today for a week-
long sports clinic featuring Jim
Aiken of Oregon, Leo Meyers of
Texas Christian, Vadal Peterson
of Utah and Clair Bee of Long
Island as mentors.
Present were coaches from
schools in California, New Mex
ico, Montana, Colorado, Wash
ington, Oregon, Nevada, Ari
zona and Utah.
Bremerton
Hillsboro
White and Alfred;
and Hankinaon.
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Lea-la, Petersen
Cup Hopefuls
Arthur Perowne (left), 19, and Cecil
Ewing, 39, youngest and oldest members
of the British Walker Cup golf team which meets a United
States team this week-end, discuss matches at Winged Foot
club, Mamaroncck, N. Y.
LOCAL UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS AND FEATURES
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, August 16, 1949 Page 13
Boston Gains on Yankees
(By the Aeaociated Preaa)
The Boston Red Sox, rolling
like a Sherman tank through a
corn field, are beginning to sniff
that world series dough,
Joe McCarthy's crew, staging
one of the best comebacks in
recent years, today was only
three games away from a sput
tering New York Yankee ma
chine for first place in the
American league.
The Sox, presumed dead on
July 4 when they occupied fifth
place, 12 games off the pace.
charged closer to the Yanks by
beating Washington, 3-2, as
Casey Stengel's outfit dropped a
9-5 decision last night to Phil
adelphia.
Washington, surprisingly car
ried the Red Sox 11 innings be
fore submitting. In the previous
five games of the series, the Red
Sox had punished Washington
pitching for 55 runs.
Joe Dobson, the vastly im
proved righthander, went all the
way for Boston, as did Sid Hud
son for Washington. Dobson
led, 1-0, going into the ninth
when the Senators squared mat
ters.
The Senators took a 2-1 in the
11th with former Soxer Sam
Dente singling home Johnny
Simmons from second, but Bos
ton tagged Hudson in the last
half for the payoff runs on
doubles by Billy Goodman, Dom
DiMaggio and a single by Ted
Williams. Williams' hit, his
lone safety of the evening, broke
up the game.
The Athletics came from be
hind to nip the Yanks, scoring
Major Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Prt. W L Prt.
New York efl 41 .627 Phildlphla 61 31 .34.1
Boston 67 43 .398 Chicago 47 64 .423
Cleveland 03 43 .391 Waahinatn 36 71 .349
Detroit 62 31 .549 St. Lollla 35 76 .315
ReftultH Monday
Philadelphia 9, New York 5. (Nnaht)
Boston 3, Waahlnaton 2. iNlaht, 11 inn
Inns) Cleveland 4, Detroit 3. (Niaht, ten inn
ings) Chlcaio I, St. Louis 0. (Nitht)
. NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pet. W. L Pet.
Brooklyn 66 40 .630 Phildlphla 54 57 .466
St. Louis 68 41 .634 PitLsbumh 31 58 .468
New York 56 53 .510 Cincinnati 45 66 .405
Boston 55 54 .505 Chicago 43 71 .372
Results Monday
St. Louis 5. Chicago 2.
. Plltaburgh 9, Cincinnati 7. (Night)
Only gamea scheduled.
Portland Meets Rainiers
In Vaughn Street Series
San Francisco, Aug. 16 (u.R) The lone action in the Pacific
Coast league last night was in San Diego where the Padres came
through with a 10th inning rally to edge the Sacramento Solons,
9 to 8.
The Padres win dropped the Sacs into a tie for second place in
the standings with Oakland andl
places both clubs six big games
away from the league-leading
Hollywood Stars.
Hollywood stopped off at
Santa Barbara on the way to
an engagement with Oakland to
play exhibition ball with the
Santa Barbara Dodgers of the
California league. The Slais
trimmed the Dodgers 10 to 1.
The full league schedule re
sumes tonight with Hollywood
at Oakland, Seattle at Portland,
San Francisco at Los Angeles
and Sacramento at San Diego.
Sarramento 200 000 400 26 12 12
San Diego Oil 003 030 39 12 0
Grove, Dobernlc (7 and Rslmondi: Sav
age. Thompson (7), Mooty (8) and Rlt-chey.
BIG QUESTION-
Robinson Finds Positive Answer
New York, Aug. 16 (U.R) The the bases in 100 of the 108
major question' in the mind of games in which he has played.
Jack Roosevelt Robinson, for
mer UCLA football star and cur
rently second baseman for the
Brooklyn Dodgers appeared to
day to have been answered in
full.
When this season started, his
third in major baseball, the 30-year-old
Negro athlete from
Cairo, Ga., announced:
"I have set a lot of high goals
for myself. This is the year in
which I will prove to myself
whether I am a great baseball
player."
By now the Cairo Comet must
be fully satisfied that he is, in
deep. For Jackie Robinson at the
moment looks like a shoo-in for
the National league's most val
uable played award.
The powerful six footer
leads the National league bat
ters In five important depart
ments with 154 hits, nine
triples, 94 runs batted in, 27
stolen bases and a strato
spheric .366 batting average.
He has scored 90 important
runs and batted out a satisfying
14 home runs and 25 doubles.
And, as a startling example of
his effectiveness, he has been on
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He was the rookie of the
year In 1947 and led the
league in stolen bases with 29.
But he batted only .297. And
last year, when he led the sec
ond basemen in fielding, he
hit only .296. But this season
he has been consistently in
the ,360's. And his explana
tion Is that he has been
"lucky."
It goes much deeper than that.
Those first two years he was
under terrific pressure. The
first of his race to play in the
majors, it was up to him to
break down the barriers of pre
judice and single-handedly face
the animosity which he in
curred. He had to do it, too, in
a manner which would keep the
trouble from piling up.
But now others of his race
have followed the trail he
blazed into the majors and the
heat is off. Today, Robinson
is just another ball player.
And yet, not just another
ball player. He is proving
daily that he is not an aver
age big league competitor,
but one of the fringes of
By OSCAR FRALEY
greatness.
Warren Giles of the Cincin
nati Reds stressed recently that
the "only way to beat the Dod
gers is to keep Robinson off the
bases."
It is difficult to do. Those 100
"on-base" games in 108 prove
that. And once on, Jackie's
jockeying drives the pitchers
crazy.
Further proof is that four
times he has stolen home. They
don't catch him often, for Rob
inson is careful not to steal at
the wrong time and thus break
up a rally. Yet always on the
basepaths he is really something
to see.
So much of that there are
some who are comparing him
to Ty Cobb, the greatest of
them all on the basepalbs.
Which is silly.
Cobb was Cobb, Robinson is
Robinson.
The Dodgers will settle for
that!
five runs in the sixth inning to
overcome a 5-4 deficit. Rookie
righthander Duane Pillette" was
the victim of the uprising. Eddie
Joost singled home the tying
run, Ferris Fain singled across
two more and Sam Chapman
doubled in another tair to clinch
matters. Carl Scheib started
and finished for the A's and the
triumph evened his record at
8-8.
Cleveland's third place team
also kept its hat in the ring,
shading the Detroit Tigers, 4-3,
in 10 innings at Cleveland. The
Indians are four games away
from the promised land.
Bobby Feller beat Lefty Hal
Newhouser in the tight encoun
ter that ended when Pinch-hitter
Hal Peck singled with the
bases loaded and one out in the
tenth. The victory was Feller's
sixth straight and 12th of the
year.
The best-pitched game of the
evening was turned in by Lefty
Billy Wight of the Chicago
White Sox, who turned back the
Browns, 8-0, on two hits in St.
Louis.
Harry (The Cat) Brecheen
hurled .the St. Louis Cardinals
to within a half game of the Na
tional league's front-running
Brooklyn Dodgers as he pitched
the Cards to a 5-2 triumph over
the Chicago Cubs in the majors'
lone day game.
Brecheen limited the Cubs to
six hits and collected three of
the Cards' 12 blows. Stan Mu
sial poled his 20th homer and
a single and climbed into base
ball's Big Six for the first time
this season. Musial ranks third
in the league with a .317 mark.
The Pittsburgh Piratesoutslug-
ged the Reds in Cincinnati 9-7.
The Pirates took a 7-5 lead with
four runs in the sixth and insur
ed the triumph with two more
the ninth. Ralph Kiner
whacked his 32nd homer with a
man on to get the Pirates start
ed in the first inning.
Brooklyn, the New York
Giants, Philadelphia Phillies
and Boston Braves enjoyed an
off day.
Ex-Vandal Coach
New USC Mentor
Los Angeles, Aug. 16 (U.R)
Forrest Twogood, former head
basketball and baseball coach at
the University of Idaho, has
signed to coach freshman bas
ketball at the University of
Southern California, it was an
nounced today.
Twogood held a similar post
at USC from 1929 to 1936 when
he left for Idaho. Following war
time service as a navy lieuten
ant commander, he was ap
pointed supervisor of basketball
officials in the Pacific Coast
conference Southern division.
Twogood succeeds Sax Elliott as
frosh basketball coach.
Wilson Slips But
Keeps Top Spot
San Francisco, Aug. 16 u.R)
Artie Wilson, Oakland's clever
shortstop, dropped six points off
his batting average during the
past week, but still retained the
Pacific Coast league leadership
with a mark of .356, according to
statistics released today and in
cluding games of Aug. 14.
Big Max West of the San Di
ego Padres has nailed down the
other slugging honors. He has
knocked in the most runs with
129, and is tops in home runs
with 37. Al White of Sacramen
to has pounded out the most hits
with 197.
Winner Gets Title Shot
New York, Aug. 16 (U.R) The
Ray Robinson vs. Steve Belloise
bout at Yankee Stadium, Aug.
24, will be for a shot at the
world's middleweight champion
ship, Matchmaker Al Weill of the
International Boxing corporation
promised today.
City Softball Circuit
In Final Night of Play
The curtain will drop on the regular season of the City Soft
ball league at Leslie field Tuesday night and when the per
formance is all over the Mootry club is expected to have the
pennant in its grasp. The druggists will engage 12th Street, a
lower division squad, at 8 o'clock. Should the latter produce an
upset the result would throws-
Mootry's and Oregon Pulp and
paper into a tie for top position.
The Salem champions will be
entered in the state tournament
slated for Eugene August 28
September 1.
The Papermakers remained
right behind the druggists Mon
day night when they beat the
Marine Reserves 10 to 0 with
Bob Knight and Don Vandevort
Pitching one hit ball for the win
ners. A second scheduled game
between Golden Pheasant and
Randle Oil went to the former
via the forfeit route.
Maple Dairy whacked Paper
Mill, 11-1, in an Industrial
league fray while Teamsters
beat Warner's 16 to S in anoth
er. Tuesday evening Interstate
Tractor and Clear Lake will pro
vide the Industrial loop program.
O. P. & P 330 3110 7 0
Marines 000 00 0 1 7
Knight, Vandevort 14) and Payne; Mc
Leod, Carver and Wilkinson.
Warners 000 .100 3 B 4 0
Teamsten 130 134 4 10 10 4
Mickenham, Staver (7) and Wonri; Stog
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MHPle Dairy 330 132 011 12 3
Paper Mill ooo !00 0 1 2 5
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