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
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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.
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