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THURSDAY, JULY 21. 1955 CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN, CENTRAL POINT. OREGON PAGE EIGHT SPORTS NEWS Two Losses Drop PeeWees to Second Place in League A 3-1 defeat at the hands of Medford Tigers last Thursday at Medford dropped the Central Point PeeWees into second place in the league standing. Three Central Point errors all resulted in runs for the Tigers. Bill Anhorn. in charge from the mound, struck out five and allowed five walks. John Anhorn got the single hit for the local PeeWees and drove in the only tally in the third inning. Dennis Painter, hurling for the Tigers, whiffed eight nnd gave up two walks. Central Point 001 00—1 I 3 Medford Tigers 102 Ox -3 3 0 Monday afternoon the local PeeWees hosted the Ashland crew and again saw error-ridden play «teal a victory 13-8. Central Point was chalked with 10 errors during the game. Ash land cinched the contest with a big seven-run fourth inning. Bill Anh< rn whiffed seven bat ters, gave up nine walks and allowed eight hits. Anhorn and Charles Warren, his battery mate, led local batsmen with two hits each. Game starters were: Anhorn p, Warren c, Larry Toner If. John Anhorn cf. Steve Geren 2b, Jim Allen as, Don Pfliffl rf, Doug l*faff lb and Jeff Anhorn 3b. Seeing action later were Lou Al varez, 2b. Robert Morris ph, Lee Vincent rf. McGee lb, and Lavern Baker 3b Ashland 121 72 -13 8 2 Central Point 200 33 3 5 10 Elk and Deer Tags Available Friday Although t'’e season is still two months away, eager big game hunters who like the psycholo gical t ffect of early possession of their big game tags can now make their purchifs’ s at license agencies according to Bill DeCcw, voulroll- vi for th«- Oregon Game Commis sion. Elk and deer tags are now being shipped to license agencies throughout the state and should I m - available to hunters by July 22 or shortly thereafter. The tags are the same as last year with the months and dates of the season along the edge of the card. When an animal is killed, the hunter must remove that portion of the tag indicating the month and the day the ani mal was bagged. The cost for a resident elk tag is $7 50 and for a resident deer tag SI 00 All pereone, re- gardl« ss of age. must have a hunt ing license and the proper tags to hunt deer or elk Intermediates Lose 5-1 to Lone Pine Ten errors bv Central Point Intermediate ball players gave the Ixrne Pine team a 5-1 victory Tuesday, July 19. on the Central Point field Dennis Waff, catching for the locals, banged out a triple to lead hitting. Also collecting hits <or Central Point were Charlie South, Larry Toner and John Anhorn. Charlie South, handling pitch ing duties, struck out six batters and gave up six walks. Seeing action for the inter mediates were: South p.. Bill An horn ss, Dave Baker 3b, Dennis Pfaff c. Larrv Toner If. Joe Al varez 2b. John Anhorn cf, Ken Wald rf and Jim Allen lb. Lone Pine 310 01—5 7 1 Central Point 001 00—1 4 10 Two Squads Set Challenge Series Challenges have been flying thick and fast between team mem bers of Central Point PeeWee and Intermediate ball squads. To settle ‘which is the best team" Recreation Director Leon ard Warren has announced plans for a three-game play off series. The games will lx- played dur ing the first week in August, after the regular league season ends. All games will be played on the city ball park. Visitors and parents are invit ed to attend th«» games and root for their favorites. Game sched ules will be announced in next week's American. Janice Jones Wins TV Drawing Contest Janice Jones, ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs. Morris Jones of Central Point, won sec ond prize in the recent Uncle Bill drawing contest conducted bv krfs - tv Miss Jones was announced as s«‘cond nlace winner «luring the Uncle Bill show last Thursday afternoon. For her artistic talents, she re ceived a large doll. PUREBRED JOINS HERD Another aristroerat has recently been add«-d to the A T Lathrop herd of purebred Berkshire swine, lllio Royal Lady 6th is her name and she is the daughter of "Royal Laddie" and a sow that placed first in her class at the Illinois State fair in 1954 This completes a trio of a boar and two gilts from the famous herds of Rob ert Altman. Pleasant Plains. Ill., and Rex Whitmore. Burlington, Wis. ARRIVE ON WEDNESDAY Guests who arrived Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Anderson and child ren included his sister and a former school friend now living in California. His sister is Mrs. Howard Cook and three children, Irene, Kathy and Steven of Ton asket, Wash. The school friend is Mrs. Fred Cherry of Oakland, Calif. They will visit here until this weekend. ASSISTS AT SHOP Howard H. Killlbrew of La Mesa, New Mexico, has been as sisting at Gleason’s Barber Shop during the past weeks. Killibcew, who last visited here in 1951, owns fruit acreage on south Stage road. Seven Fires Call Rural Fighters Into Action in Week Grass fires have been striking with regularity in the rural dis trict to keep volunteer firemen of Central Point Rural Fire Pro- tection District constantly on the alert. Since Wednesday of last week, rural fighters have responded to seven calls. Chief Richard Krupp reported the following details of the fire calls made throughout the dis trict. On Wednesday, July 13, fire men controlled two grass fires .south of Antelope road which were burning at the same time two miles apart. One was east of Crater Lake highway and the other was between the highway and Table Rock road. One acre and five acres were burned in the two fires. At 2:10 p.m. July 14. the de partment controlled a twoacre grass fire north of Stage road grocery on property owned by Leroy Janke. -------------------------------------------------- - What’s Behind Your Policy? % At 6:40 a.m. July 15, two trucks were called to Ross Lum ber Co. at White City to control a trash Tire which had gotten out of control. At 7:30 p.m. Monday. July 18. four trucks answered an alarm at the R. L. Issacs Sr. home 1*4 miles north of Jacksonville on the Old Stage road. A small fire in the loft of a barn was ex tinguished. Cause wa#; undeter mined Sacks and other stored ma terial were burned. Shortly after 10 p.m. Monday one truck was sent on a call be lieved to be out of the distrirt beyond Camp White. The fire was beyond district boundaries. The truck dumped what water was carried, to assist the forest ser vice crew, and returned to the station. A large chicken house was reported burned. Early Tuesday afternoon, July 19, local crews answered a call from Jackson Creek Lumber Co_, east of Jacksonville, where a small grass fire wtas reported. Local Bank Staff Attends Club Picnic Local employees of the First National Bank of Portland at tended the first meeting of the First National Bank club Sunday, July 17. at Jackson Hot Springs. Bank personnel from Grants Pass, Ashland and Medford were also present. Attending from the Central Point branch were Mr. and Mrs. Richard Isaacs, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Heuners. Mr. and Mrs. Don Ves- sey and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Adams. Howard Pierce, assistant man ager. prroudly displayed a trophy cup which he claimed he and Carl Heuners had won for their horseshoe pitching skill. Summer Clearance CONTINUES! - COTTON SKIRTS Sale Priced at $3.00 Reduced to $4.98 & $8.98 Dresses Jantzen Swim Suits ... Vi OFF! 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