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Kinzua baseball... and played good defense to defeat Sky High of Hermiston 11-7 in a contest held Monday night in Lexington. Sky High allowed Kinzua five base runners on walks, on which three scored. Kinzua's infield, making excellent catches, took away five base hits from Sky High. Kinzua's first run came in the first, when John McCabe hit a triple which scored Jamie Sands. Sky High came back with a home.n run in the second by their catcher. Kinzua triggered back with a run in the second when George Waterland scored on Gary Kemp's sacrifice fly. A Delbert Binschus double was unable to cross the plate. Sky High fought back in the third as they took the lead by scoring three runs. Kinzua also had one run in the third, when Jamie Sands scored on John McCabe's single. Kinzua fired up again in the fifth, with three runs scored on a single from Keith Curnutt and doubles from John Mc Cabe and Jamie Sands. Mike Rowell's triple was unable to score. Sky High came up with one run in the fifth and only two in the sixth as Kinzua shot down their comeback rally with outstanding defensive play. Kinzua capitalized the vic tory in the sixth as they caught Sky High off guard and scored v.w. W3 P If l i MS4 ssss v.v 1 five runs on sloppy fielding. Kinzua runs were tagged by Jamie Query, Keith Curnutt, John McCabe, Delbert Bin schus and Gary Kemp. Dave Eckman wA Ron Bowman were 'eft on oase. Tho l. game in the second half of league play will be July 17, in Hermiston against Erico. Controlled deadline is The Fish and Wildlife De partment is accepting applica tions for controlled big game hunts and hunters are remin ded that July 18 is the deadline for deer, most, elk, bighorn sheep, and cougar controlled hunts. The application dead line has already passed for antelope and a few controlled elk hunts scheduled in August. Regulations which list all controlled big game hunts and application cards are avail able at license agencies throughout the state. Elk hunters are reminded that Tioga, Snake River, and Saddle Mountain (formerly Clatsop) units have a 3-point bull regulation in effect this year and in those units hunters are required to have a controlled hunt permit which restricts their hunting to only one unit. There is no limit to the number of permits issued UoVo too ediiieiieiiiiQies Qcofiong ilcucl ug need your lioip. The f.lorrow County Doctor Search Committee has already made the initial step in recruiting doctors. One family practice man Is needed for the new Doerdmcn Clinic and two f.lD's ere needed for the Ueppner Clinic to serve Southern Morrow County. Recruiting doctors takes money. Hot because we plan to promise them the moon and the stars. hut for advertising, brochures about our county, and expenses incurred in bringing f hem to ileppner or Doerdmen for a visit. V7o'ro two communities looking for three doctors that want a healthy erect ice and a greet place to llve...end we'll find seme. What we plan to do Is hire seme temporary physicians to staff the dlnlc end hospital in Ucppnsr...that way, you end your femily will have medical care available after August 1 . Then we plen to find the doctors that will become your permanent physicians. 17 really do need your help. Business and industry ere contributing dsllers to the search, but we need the individual donation of $ 1 $5 $ 1 0... whatever you can af ford. Send your contribution a tax deductible gift to: Pecfer Search Committee Pest Office ox 421 Heppner, Oregon 97835 Send youw eooSribotioo flodoy. I3fs a fcoaif hy Blilcg flo do. Babe Ruth All Stars will play weekend tourney at Pendleton The Hermiston Nationals All Star Babe Ruth baseball team, which includes four i'jr;uw County players, finished third out of eight all star teams competing in an invitational tournament last hunt July 18 for each unit and instructions for obtaining one are given in the controlled hunt regula tions. Two other units, Dixon and Chetco, also have 3-point bull regulations this year but no special permist is needed and access is not restricted. Some hunters have already submitted applications with out the required one dollar application fee, according to Greg Hattan, who conducts the Fish and Wildlife Depart ment's program for admini stering controlled big game hunts. Others have apparently failed to read the instructions on the application card and have given incomplete or incorrect information. These applications are automati cally ineligible, Hattan says, so hunters are cautioned to read the application instru tions carefully before sending their cards to the Department. weekend in Lewiston, Idaho. Morrow County Babe Ruth team standouts John Bier, Dough Holland, John Murray and Rick Cole serve on the Hermiston Nationals. The Hermiston league all star team is managed by Jim Swanson, the Morrow County team manager. In the first game of the tourney, the Nationals beat the number two Lewiston team 9-7. John Bier was starting pitcher in that con test. The win moved Hermis ton into the championship bracket, but the local team met defeat during the second Cole, Murray top Statistics have been com piled for season averages of Morrow County's Babe Ruth baseball team. Morrow County finished the 1978 season in third place, with an 11-5 record, only one game away from the league cham pionship. Rick Cole led not only the team, but the Hermiston League in batting, logging a .490 season average, including 17 runs batted in and one home run. John Murray batted .440 with 13 RBI's and one homer. game, against Longview. "We were up against the best pitcher in the tournament in that one," said Swanson. The pitcher, Larry Palmer, threw a one-hitter, resulting in a 10-0 Hermiston loss. Things went better for the Hermiston all stars during the final contest of the tourney, when they beat the powerful Lewiston first team, a squad that had beaten Spokane. Pendleton won the Lewiston tournament for the third consecutive year. All four Morrow Countians on the all star squad logged hits during the tourney, Hol Earl Hammond and John Bier each batted .420 with nine RBI's. Hammond also tagged a homer during the season. Gregg Rietmann hit .390 with 12 RBI's; Jeff Hams, .333, 12 RBI's; Ralph Morter, .330, eight RBI's; Shawn LaRue, .320, nine RBI's and a home run; Mary Kincaid, .320, 7 RBI's; Doug Holland, .300, 16 RBI's and two homers; Bob Bier, .300, three RBI's; Denny Starr, .270, one RBI; Rick Klaus, .230, two RBI's; Craig Gutierrez, .210, two RBI's; land with three, and Bier, Murray and Cole each tagging two. Tournament action contin ues this week, a little closer to home, at Bob White Park in Pendleton. Hermiston will face teams from Hood River, The Dalles, and Pendleton in the double elimination tour ney. In addition to the aforementioned players, Jeff Hams will play on the number two Hermiston all star team, team. The first game was sched uled for Wednesday, with Hermiston set to play again on Friday and through the week Babe Ruth stats Don Taylor, .170, four RBI's; Jay Hays, .130, two RBI's; and Roger Mortar, .080. On a team basis, Morrow County batted a .360 average through the season, compared with a .270 for opponents they faced. Morrow County tagged an impressive 160 hits, com pared with 67 hits by opposing batters during the season. The local team gave up 58 errors. In pitching, John Bier won four and lost one during his season at the mound. The The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 13, 1978 ELEVEN end. Persons wishing to see the team in action may find out the game times for the Hermiston team by contacting parents of team members. Willows Grange Auxiliary in lone park Willows Grange C.W.A. will meet in the lone City Park, Friday, July 21 at 2:30 p.m. Morrow County hurler struck out 41 opponents, an average of nearly eight per game. Guiterrez was 2-1 in pitch ing, during a season that included 11 strikeouts. Cole was 3-2 with 17 strikeouts, and Bob Bier 2-0 with five strike outs. Buying or Sellling?...Use the Gazette-Times Classified page for quick results. State Fair book is released The Ninth Premium Book of the Oregon State Fair was released this week and the 4-H Premium List was mailed to young people throughout the state. The Oregon State Fair provides the setting for a showcase of products and skills exhibiting the know ledge of youth who participate in the 4-H program. It is expected that over 3,000 youths will participate in the contests and exhibits of the 113th Oregon State Fair. A total of 145,000 young people were involved in var ious programs offered by Oregon's Extension youth pro gram, which offers a variety of experience in food, forestry, conservation and marine sci ence, in addition to the 4-H clubs themselves. Nearly 50,000 boys and girls in Oregon are enrolled in 4-H Clubs, with over 9,000 volun teer leaders. 4-H Youth will begin arriv ing on the Fairgrounds August 20 when the dormitory opens and many activities start for exhibitors of horses. ill ::::: i III II fc::: t H t
