Friday, July 14, 1939
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
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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
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Try Tangles With
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champion, Bob Kennaston, returns
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Dorris
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day night, July 17. to meet Tools
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last week, Also on the three all-
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Otis Clingnmn will square off with
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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
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Mias Frances
Becker.
HIDING comfortably atop the
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nine straight victories and no de­
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will invade Ashland Sunday in an
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Manager Charlie Skeeters' Ash­
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land-Talent organization. \\ hat
will await the Californians will be
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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
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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:
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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»'
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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:
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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
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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
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ingly pleasant evening, drop out Miner Press 030 000 2
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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
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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
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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
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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
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ROGUES MONDAY
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