Friday, July 14, 1939 SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Page 6 First Half Title Hinges on Tonight’s Qame CRESCENT CITY A-T’s TO BATTLE HERE SUNDAY MINER WIN WILL THROW TEAMS IN FIRST PLACE TIE Bob Kennaston Will HOW THEY STAND! Try Tangles With III fit N OREGON LEAGUE 'foots Estes Monday SOI Tram w I. l’< I ('rcscetit City 8 I .889 Tile former junior heavyweight .778 Grunt» l‘ii»» 7 •i champion, Bob Kennaston, returns <1 3 Medford .067 to the Medford armory arena Mon Dorris .MIO 4 4 day night, July 17. to meet Tools 5 Glen Ink' .441 4 Rates, who won from l>ick Trout 5 hl uiiiith Fall» 3 .37« last week, Also on the three all- 3 H .333 A-r star match will be Bulldog Jack 0 It Gold llill .000 xon facing Bobby Wagner, and Otis Clingnmn will square off with G tune» l4l»t Siifichiy i Mck Trout At Medford 4, Grunts Pasa I» Just which puir of wreatiers At Ashland 18. Glendale 8. would get the tup apot had not At Gold I Illi 9. Dorris 13 been decided by Promoter Mack At Klumath Fulls 3. Crescent ldllard last night, but he Indicated the flip of a coin would aeltle the City 7 (played July 2» |K>lnt Monday night Ernie Peterson, who wrestled NltiN THREE TEACIIERN Wagner last week, will act as ref Ashland school Isstid members eree at the matches, first of which Tuesday night selected three pri will get under way at 8:30 p. m mary teachers to fill leave of ab sence vacancies at l-lncoln school during the coming year They are Miss 1Vada Reid. Miss Clara Verhasset ami Mias Frances Becker. HIDING comfortably atop the v Southern Oregon league with I ram VV I. Pct. nine straight victories and no de *» Dodger» 7 .778 feats, Crescent City's Merchants Miner I’n-aa 8 3 .667 will invade Ashland Sunday in an Bogue» A 3 .500 effort to continue their spotless Elk» 4 ft •44ft baseball record at the expense of Pine Ho* 4 8 .4181 Manager Charlie Skeeters' Ash Talent 3 8 .333 land-Talent organization. \\ hat will await the Californians will be \VITH yy H final brace of games In something less than a brass band the first-half race tin tonight's and the game on a silver platter, menu, the Ashland softball league for the A-T's served notice last has reached the point where at week-end, in smothering Glendale least two managers have been 18-8, that they are nobody's push spending sleepless nights and overs. However, the Merchants al gaunt days worrying about the ready know that, having enjoyed outcome. Parker Hess. lAniger pil the good fortune of lucking out ot, has been taking bats to bed 2-0 over the A-T’s in their first with him and Manager Leonard meeting at the coast city. Hall of the Miner Press has been The game, which will get under observed gnawing on pencil stubs way at the high school field and leaving his pie untouched. Oc promptly at 2:30 p. m.. is expected casion for the fretting Is the to draw the year's biggest gate. "crooahul" game at 9 o'clock to Ashland softball funs were A win for Ashland-Talent would night which may decide the first- treated to an unusually exciting be considered an upset by those half champion between the Ikxig- pair of games at the high school who did not see the Skeetermen ers and Miner Press field Wednesday night when the in action last week, but followers Should the Printers win, the re Dodgers downed Talent 7 to 5 and of the local outfit will be of a dif sult will throw them into a dead the Rogues made a clivus-flrush ferent mind. "We're due to hit the lock for the first half title but if win over the nevcr-dle Pine Box jackpot,” said Skeeters this week, the Hessmen emerge triumphant, nine, final count ending 13-12 A "and I think our strengthened the Typesetters will have to con close decision at first base on the outfit can do er against Crescent sole themselves with resolutions last play of the second game gave City. Anyway, we’11 give 'em the concerning the second half race, fans an extra thrill when, with best ball game they ever sunk a ’ 111 Glendale's Loggers, remember winner of which will play the first- two away, Gregory hit a hot one cleat into.” ing the 16-0 shellacking admin half top outfit to decide the city to Shortstop Moore to send the By I TOLD YOU SO Skeeters probably will start istered to Ashland-Talent in their championship The Dodgers have tying run across home if the Box lightning-armed Nig DiSordi on first meeting in the mill village, won seven and lost two games man could make It to first In a the mound against the Merchants. The black-haired husky held the VVHEN Charlie Skeeters' Ash- tripped into town last Sunday with while the Miners dropped three photo finish at the all-important bag Umpire Curly Crrsae lofted coast nine to two hits in their * land-Talent outfit met Glen light hearts and designs on the and won six. Hess indicated last night that his thumb to end the game amid previous encounter and will be dale on the local lot last Sunday, league standings. When the rain primed to equal or better his pitch they gathered in enough runs to of baseballs was over Glendale had he would start either Kenny Har mingled shouts and groans. It was ing record. Rich Skeeters will be last any ordinary club the rest of been smothered 18-8 by a hard ris. Charlie Warren or himself on the season's biggest moment. In the first game Wednesday at his usual catching post when the season. Final bush league tally hitting. hustling A-T outfit bent the mound, with Baughman re ceiving. Jones at first, Bud Neal night errors by day-dreaming in the fireworks start Sunday, and stood at the staggering total of on sweet revenge. Things looked pretty bad for on second. Buzz Roberson short fielders gave the Dodgers the win long-armed Tiny Jones will be 18-8 in favor of the home-towners. reaching for them at first base. Now if the Skeetermen could Charlie Skeeters' lads in the first and Hess on third Powers, Miller. ning margin, although Talent wax Probably Bud Neal will be sta just take those extra runs they when two hits and an error pro Schilling and resting pitchers will in the running until Hexa Highrd ax the last man went down tioned at second base, with Park didn’t need and salt 'em down in duced three Glendale runs. The lo make up the outfield Score by innings: II E For the Miner Press, Rose will er Hess on the hot corner. Ted the bat bag they might come in cal defenders made a stand in (8)1 400 0 ft ft Schopf will get the call at short handy before the end of the sca their half of the opener when start on the rubber with Coleman Talent 124 000 X 7 5 patch with Don Montgomery a son. Pressed for the lead, they Schopf belted the first pitch of back of the plate, Ardis Warren on Dodgers likely starter in left field where could upend the bag. _ shake out Sporer for a homer in right cen first. Jack Bentley on second, Bud The Rogues-Pine Box game got he starred last week-end. In center the needed runs and there you are ter. but it was not until the third Silver, short, and Darby O'Toole at _ Darrel Leavens will guard the — right into the Shaughnessy play frame that the A-T’s took over third Outfield probably will be away to a lop-aided beginning the advantage when three runs peopled by Gordon Alphonse, Ern when the Rogues, first up. saw grounds while Orville Hampel, the off! were coined from four hits, a est Francis. Harry Pendleton. base by virtue of a pair of walks scourge of Southern Oregon league 111 walk and a hit batsman. The at Marion Mann or Ben Tanner Bert but could not convert The Boxers pitchers, will take over right field. Speaking of bush league scores, tack hoisted Sporer to the bench Larsen also will be on hand to j used their half for the game's On the bench will be Pete Mont first score and took the field to gomery, Eddie Joanis, Greeman this writer eyed several coast and Merle Johnson took over. Be act as relief catcher. yield one counter for the I >uugh and Ed Learning. Reserve pitchers games in hopes of seeing just how hind 4 to 3 in the first of the bad the boys in the willows would fourth, the Loggers blasted in In the opening game tonight, erties. will be Haynes and Combest. In the last of the second, how- Crescent City will bring here look by comparison. On one occas three more to take over briefly starting at 8 o'clock. Elka and Lefty Mike Koll for the mound ion the San Francisco Seals were until the A-T power could get Talent teams will be anxious to ever, the Shook men found the of- work, with Ferm receiving. The playing a double-header with Seat up to bat in the second half, when emerge victorious, as the result fenngs of Ausland for four hits, infield will include Miller at first, tle and in the first game the Si- two passes and three hits by will mean a three-way tie with used a walk and five error» to Matson at the keystone sack, Ray washers took the measure of the Hess, Hampel and Don Montgom Pine Box for fourth place if Tal produce seven runs That ended Deo at third and Loffer on short. Seals—with which was one Joe ery produced four more counters. ent wins, or a tie for third place their scoring until the sixth, when Left field will be picketed by DiMaggio at the time—with final Glendale was able to reach pay between the Elks and Rogues if another was pushed across, with three more being added in the sev- , Hanscam, center by Framsted. score standing at 16-4. We relaxed dirt but twice more off the fast the Clubmen take the contest The Elks, as one of the moat «•nth when. lH-hlnd 1» to 13 th« v lead-off man. and right by Ray a little and decided the sticks slants of Frank DiSordi, who went weren't too awful. But when the the route, both coming in the sev rapidly improving outfits in the made a desperate comeback try Koll. nightcap got under way, whew! enth. Ashland-Talent added two circuit, have been coming from falling short by inches after Reedy The bush league pastures loomed in the sixth and then cut loose behind steadily while other teams had started off the frame by like Yankee stadium.' with an eight-run barrage in the were losing their early footings, reaching first on an error, Pilch- I and Pitcher Bill Tallis is expected er Woodward had walked, Berg seventh to remove any doubt. The Seals came back to Hitting star of the afternoon to give the Talentltes a busy eve strom got aboard through a field score 22 (ye», twenty-two) runs in the first inning! Di was the newly-signed Medford re ning However, Hungate's deliver er’• choice-error combination. an<! Mag belted a couple of hom lease, Hampel, who hit safely four ies Wednesday night against the Jandreau had singled to score ers over the left field fence times in five trips. D. Montgomery topnotch Dodgers indicated that Reedy. Brown then grounded to and a double during that followed with three safeties in purple-clad batsmen will enjoy no first and Bella, new recruit, made himself a hero whin h«- tripled to frame and his teammate» three chances all in the clutches picnic. Tonight’s first-half finals are score Bergstrom and Jandreau pounded every pitcher King Glendale's best plate power came from Belcher, who doubled and expected to bring out the season's score 13-12. It was then that county could muster to the largest crowd with interest, bet Gregory lacked a half-step at first showers. When all the twiri- singled in four times at bat. I nuc to send the game into extra ers had been tried and dis Score by innings: R H E ting and booing at a new high. Innings. carded, one by one, the Seattle Glendale 300 300 200 8 8 2 Score by innings: infiela took turns on the rub A-T ........ 103 402 80x 18 17 3 Rogues 010 135 3 ber. When the manager, along ■ ■ •-------- Pine Box 170 001 3 with everybody else in uni form had done his turn and LOGGING TRI C K HURNS the owner was warming up A truck and trailer, loaded with with the bat boy, the Seals logs bound for a Medford mill, wax stumbled into a third out be The Miner Press avenged an I'Oiipletelv destroyed by file of an cause of sore feet. earlier defeat at the hands of Bob unknown origin Wednesday after To top off the classic, final Manager Johnny Daugherty’s Flaharty’s Pine Box nine in the noon on East Main street. The score at end of the game wan game Monday night when truck was owned by Charles ! still 22 to 0. So who are we in Rogues made it an "I-told-you-so" opening they ran up the greatest margin Skeeters, Ashland and Talent con the wilds of the underbrush to game Friday night when they met of victory yet seen in city softball tractor. City fire equipment ex scoff at an 18-8 pitchers' battle? | their bitterest verbal rivals, the league play. Final score at end of tinguished the blaze Dodgers of Parker Hess, in an un 111 ■ ■ • official game Final count was 14 the sixth inning when the game was called Btood at 22 to 8 in favor ASKS CAMP RENT CUT It was a decided pleasure to to 10 for the Rogues. J. F. Keeney, lessee of Lithia witness a softball battle between The Hessmen took the lead in of the Printers. The Boxers were handicapped, park auto camp. Tuesday night the Lions club and Episcopal the first inning when Murphy got church boys in the junior circuit aboard on the first of Shortstop however, by illness which had asked park board officials to re- I TW tn IsirtMt' one night this week. Talk about Roberson’s five errors and came weakened Pitcher Bud Woodward, duce yearly rental from $1000 to j hustle and chatter—some of the home on Barksdale’s doable. The who was driven from the rubber $500 in a new five-year lease ' MUIM Sit» - older boys could learn from the Rogues scored at least once in in the second frame by a nine-run Keeney offered to spend $500 an Out»' ' little lads. every inning while the Dodgers attack. Charlie Jandreau wind- nually on improvements to the were unable to shake off butter milled at the Miner batsmen until buildings. Young Don Warren was the finger plays long enough for their the sixth, when Woodward again winning pitcher when the took over. Jandreau yielded eight • Subscribe for The Miner today. efforts at bat to count. fracas ended 19-11 in favor of tallies. The Pressmen had the Lion», but flash of the Score by innings: R H strengthened their lineup consid evening wan Jimmy Jandreuu, Rogues ......... Ill 244 1—14 10 erably by the addition of Ray ball hawking 75-pounder cov Dodgers ......... 033 000 4—10 11 Coleman, catcher, and Gordon Al ering third base for the club phonse, fielder, a pair of outstand men. Jim »coop» up the hot In the second so-called "game" ing Hilt players. one» like a Scotchman grab of the evening the Miner Press Rose, pitching for the Miners, bing hi» change and peg» the outfit fumbled and frittered a 15-5 allowed but six hits scattered in ------------- PLUS ------------ ball over to first with an arm victory to the Murphy Irish of the third, fourth and sixth stanzas, The Screen'» .Most Amaz that belie» hi» size. When he the Grants Pass league. Ten walks but walked seven. The win defin ing Adventure Drama— gets set about all fans can by Pitchers Rose, O’Toole and Ar itely put the Miner Press in the see from the gallery is a fin dis Warren helped the Murphy running for first-half champion ger mitt with a couple of legs men rub it in. Ten errors also ship while the Boxers were shunt sticking out from under. lengthened the score against the into a four-way tie for third The juniors have been playing Printers while the visiting Clim- ed with at the high school field every ateers committed but one wrong. place. Score by innings: R H E Tuesday night, starting at 8 ft FT FI Pine Box Score by innings: 005 300 8 6 7 o’clock, and if you want a surpris Murphy 192 030 0—15 11 1 Miner Press 092 155 22 16 2 Cooled With A ingly pleasant evening, drop out Miner Press 030 000 2 5 6 10 and see what young America can Topping of In the second game of the eve do with a bat and ball. ning the up-and-coming Elks team Ing the game», If the finish i 1 1 knocked over the Rogues 9 to 5 ing of them 1» any Indication. in a fast, interesting game. Six We hope the A-T’s learn a les- But then of course he’s a lo son from Medford’s experience last errors at crucial moments by cal boy there whose father is Sunday and don’t hold a Charlie Rogues fielders proved costly, an official of the club. And If Skeeters day. The pear snatchers while Tallis for the Lodgemen the son of an official starts were considerably smeared by whiffed nine to help. Barksdale a game, it can be nothing but GET THE PICTURE 7 Grants Pass despite the hullabaloo and Auxland gave but five safe ¡«rental pressure, even if die and as usual Ray Erickson fin- hits to the winners but gave out is the best pitcher. ished out a fine day on the mound eight free passes Home runs by with / r / after the Hoffard favorites had This broken-armed Rathke, Daugherty who qualified for one lost the game by being peited for phooey! Billy Hulen can outpitch of his free cravats and Kannasto eight runs and most of the 17 hits that guy, and Hooligan has to highlighted the game. in first two frames. grunt to lift a ping-pong ball Fi r flcore by innings: R H E EARL D. (PETE) NUTTER Erickson 1» .Medford’s I m “«: long, Medford's other mound 1 in, E'ks 410 400 0 » 5 2 pitcher and should be start- should have Not as his first name. Rogues ..........030 000 2— 5 10 6 'Hollywood Finish’ Climaxes Rogues* Pine Box Battle ON SPORTS GLENDALE GETS 18-8 SURPRISE Dodgers Blush, Bow In Grudge Tilt With Triumphant Rogues MINERS AM) ELKS BEST BOXERS AND ROGUES MONDAY • Subscribe for Tin- Miner today « >ri.- year $150 six inoiitli.H so. LITHIA Friday, Saturday u FIRST LADY” with Kay Francis Preston Foster nl»<> u Men lone: I IIE Ilin HIM ( (I 1 Added Attraction FOR FAENLNGM ONLY! GILBERT Master Hypnotist IN PERSON Prvsmthig a »rrlr« of comedy hypnotic te»t» using local |M*oplr en tirely. 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