Friday, Aug. 16, 1940 SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Page 8 NEWCOMERS GET TOP BAT HONORS Harold Lange. recent recruit to the ranks of Hilt, championship entrant in the city softball league, leads all batters for the season with an average of .474. which is the result of 19 times at bat and nine hits. Dick Mole, Varsity pitcher, was big stick of the league, however, since he had been to bat a total of 49 times to hit safely 22 times for a percentage of .449. He is fol­ lowed closely by Elwood Bizeau, also of the Varsity, who hit .459 for the season, the result of 37 trips to the plate for 17 hits. George Bullion, a Varsity regular, is fourth with an average of .432. He hit 19 times out of 44 trips to the plate. Bill Bromley, who played in only two games for the Miner Press, has an average of .778 for nine times at bat and seven hits. The Miner Press led the seven­ team league in hitting wih a per­ centage of .359 and a total of 228 times at the plate and 82 safe hits Following is a list, by teams, of all players who have been at bat more than 10 times and who have an average of 300 or more: Miner Press—.359 Player AB H ret. 39 13 333 Pendleton, Harry 348 46 16 Robbins, Kenton 46 15 .326 Hall, Leonard....... Hawk, Russell........ .... 35 13 .374 308 Ranier, Harry........ .... 13 4 Mann. Marion 40 14 .350 Hilt—354 Rnso Court 61 22 .301 Francis, Ernie........ .....49 16 .326 0 310 Favero, Bruno........ .29 Lanze. Harold___ .... 19 9 .474 Elks---- 348 383 Harris. Carl............ .....60 23 55 22 .399 Moore, Collin.......... Daugherty, John. .. .... 32 10 .312| 18 .321 Barksdale. Arch. . .....56 308 Kannaxto, Bill.......... 39 12 Newhouse Rutter 33 10 .303 Pine Box--.341 65 23 .354 Jandreau, Charles 63 24 380 347 72 25 King. Ed. Weaver Jack 42 15 .357 8 .421 Harris, Kenneth... 19 Varsity--.306 37 17 .459 Bizeau, Elwood. Mole, Dick .......... .... 49 22 .449 Bullion, George....... .....44 19 .432 6 .375 Hill, Jack................. .....16 Dodge rn—-.269 353 Simpson, AL........... 51 18 304 23 7 Card Roger Miller, Gordon......... .....57 19 .333 O’Tooie, Darby....... .... 53 16 .302 Talent—234 333 54 18 Learning, Ed.. .....27 11 .407 Childers, John Friday and Saturday! ----- plus----- SUN« MON «TUE Louisiana Flash! Ernie Piiuso, now a business man in Klamath Falls, will meet undefeated Mike Nasarian, the ' rough ami tough Armenian, in the final main event of Promoter Mack Lillard's weekly mat offer- 1 ing at Medford armory Monday I night, Aug. 19. 'Riis will mark the fourth appearance for Nazarian in southern Oregon and he has come out winner in all of his matches. His latest conquest was at the expense of Bob Kennaston and it was this showing which decided Lillard to match him with Itluso, Ernie has conquered Dangerous Danny McShaln and vicious Pete Be least ro among other toughies and is undefeated in his present Medford campaign. Lillard also has announce«! the signing of George Wagner, the fast and clever Texan, and Jack Hagen, who lost his debut to Otis Clingman last Monday. Just who their opponents will be Is not known ax yet but Lillard stated they will be pitted with two of the best men available. IMCTIKED above is Jack Hag­ en of Shreveport, La., who will be »een in actiou on one of the preliminary bouts in the Medford armory Monday night, Aug. 19. The main event will see Ernie Piiuso and Mike Naz- arian collide. SOFTBALLERS PLAN DINNER A banquet honoring all soft- ball players, their managers, spon­ sors and their wives, sweethearts or sisters, as well as any softball fans caring to attend, will be held at 6:30 o’clock Wednesday eve­ ning, Aug. 21. To date no location has been selected for the event. Several places have been under consideration but all are too small for the crowd anticipated. Four trophies will be presented 1 during the evening -one to Hilt' as winners of the city champion- ( ship; one to the Elks for winning I the district playoff title, one to I the team showing the best sports­ manship during the season, and | a cup to the most valuable player. The last two awards will be de­ cided by vote at the banquet Managers, sponsors and others will be called on for speeches with the understanding that there will be no "Texas longhorn" lectures. Following the feed there will be > group singing. A charge of 60 cents per plate is planned. -------------- •------- ------- Talent Player Given K-F All-Star Rating Mount Shasta Dumps Ed learning, Elks third base­ Craters in Medford man, was the only Ashlander to make the all-star selections fol­ lowing the district noftball play­ offs at Klamath Falls last week. Learning was chosen as shortstop on the second team. The first team showed four members of the championship Wooden Box team from Medford and four from the Underwood Lumber company team from Lakeview. The ninth man was from the Knights of Columbus of Klamath Falls. The team selections follow: First team—Peccia, Medford, pitcher: J. Hay, Lakeview, catch­ er; Wray, Medford, first base; Vossen, Lakeview, second base; Pacheco, Medford, third base; La- sater, Lakeview, shortstop; Han­ sen, Lakeview, left field; Piche, Medford, center field, and Maho­ ney, Klamath Falls, right field. .Second team selections—Peters. Lakeview, pitcher; D’Arcy, Med­ ford, catcher; Howerton, Grants Pass, first base; H. Crapo, Klam­ ath Falls, second base; Packman, Lakeview, third base; Learning, Ashland, shortstop; King, Klam­ ath Falls, left field; Dollarhide, Lakeview, center field, and Boyle, Medford, right field. • WED & THUR • • Attending the Shakespearean presentation, "Much Ado About Nothing,” from Klamath Falls last Saturday evening were Mr. and Mrs. L. Orth Sisemore and Mr. and Mrs. Embert Fossum. Sisemore is Klamath county attor­ ney and Fossum is editor of the Klamath Basin Progress. MID-WEEK SPECIAL! PILUSOTOMEET NAZARIAN NEXT The Medford Craters—Oregon State league club which released Manager Hoosier Hoffard because a tie for first place in a split-sea­ son and two straight champion­ ships were not good enough— dropped another inter-league ball game Wednesday night in their own park. Mount Shasta City, leaders of the Northern California league, did the trick to the tune of 3 to 1. The Craters blamed Rex Cecil, fireball hurler for Shasta, for their embarrassment, Cecil fanning 13 Medford batsmen and holding them to six scattered bloopers. Medford's lone tally came in the third frame when, with two away, Calvert singled and Al Wray drove a triple down the right field line. Score by innings: RHE Mt Shasta 111 000 00 3 5 2 Medford ... 001 000 000— 1 6 2 Batteries: Mount Shasta — R. Cecil to Zigelman; Medford—Crip­ pen to Hawkins. -------------- •--------------- • Miss Lydia McCall Monday re­ turned from a visit in Klamath Falls. • Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Briggs are vacationing in southern California for two weeks. • Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Robbins Tuesday left for St. Louis where they will attend the National Ru­ ral Letter Carriers convention. • Mr. and Mrs. Frank Culp and daughter recently returned from a visit with relatives in Los Angeles. Coach Blake Sends Call for High (¿rid Aspirants on Sept. 2 According to Leighton Blake, Ashland high achtxiT's new grid mentor, footlmll practice for the J 1940 Mason will begin Sept 2 I when aspirants will report to the high school gymnasium and there be issued suits and other equip­ ment. Blake especially expressed the desire to have the boys re­ port on the day named becaus«« only two weeks elapse between the first day of instruction and the first game. Blocking, tackling, a few playa and other fundamentals will con­ stitute the first three or four days of practice and then round into scrimmages and more intensive drilling. Up till now only conference games have been scheduled but attempts are being made to con- tact teams in northern Oregon, northern California and the Coos Bay territory. 76, won over Turner 3-0. Dr. Har­ vey Wcxxis tied with Turner 1% to 1H. Carl W«xxla, Yreka, won over I. C. Erwin 2 Mb to Other matches, won 3 to 0 by Ashland players, were Byers over Glover, Millard Grubb over Par­ ker. John Murphy over Johnson, Jack Bentley over U>gan, Buzz Roberson over Dr. Charles Hus. Other low scores: Dr. W