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Wednesday, July 23, 1952 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE MedfordTribunx a Coast League Newcomers Battling for Player Award San Francisco (U.PJ Carloi Bernler and Tookie Gilbert, two first-rate first-year men, are competing for the Pacific Coast league's 1952 Player of the Year award. Bernier, Hollywood's jet-legged outfielder, and Gilbert, Oak land's optionee first baseman, are key players in the Star and Acorn bids for the pennant. To the athlete whose club is successful in winning the flag may go the top player award. Top Base Theft Bernier, picked up from Tam pa for $3,500, is the league's leading base thief with 50. And Salem Tops Yakima Nine By UNITED PRESS Only two games were played in the Western International league Tuesday night as the weatherman turned on the fau cet and caused postponement of a pair of contests. Salem downed Yakima 8-6, and Wenatchee tripped Tri - City 3-1. Spokane at Vancouver and Lewiston at Victoria were rain ed out. Salem led going into the fifth, but then Yakima bounced back with five runs on walks and singles by Mike Donahue, Earl Richmond, Len Noren and Ken Richardson. The Solons came back with six tallies in the sixth on doubles by Jim Deyo and Art Thrasher and singles by Bob Nelson, and Gene Tanselli. Walks and er rors also figured in the rally. he's hitting about .300. Gilbert, an orthodox thrower but a lefthanded hitter, is the PCL's top homer hitter with 20 and leading RBI specialist with 80. Both players had Important roles In their clubs' victories Tuesday night. Bernier stole base and had a three-run homer in Hollywood's 11-4 win from Sacramento. And Gilbert blast ed a three-run four-master in Oakland's second game, triumph over San Francisco. The Oaks won two, 3-1, and 8-5, to ad vance to within one game of Hollywood's league lead. Bearers Slug San Diego Portland, winner of seven games last week and a growing threat to move into the first division, hammered San Diego, 16-3. The game at Seattle be tween Los Angeles and the Rainiers was postponed because of wet grounds. Astorian Paces Coast Tourney With Easy Win Astoria U.R) Ralph Ditch ter of Astoria continued his win ning ways in the men-under-40 division of the Oregon Coast Golf championships by defeat ing Bob Girtle of Portland 5 and 4 Tuesday while Dr. Mil lard S. Rosenblatt, Portland, was eliminating William Lang hardt, Astoria, 6 and 5, in the senior division. Marty Leptich, Portland, a pre-tourney favorite in the men over 50 bracket, was unexpect Four Corners Corral 4 Miles Out Crater Lake Highway Air Conditioned FOR YOUR COMFORT ICE COLD BEVERAGES COLD FROSTED GLASSES SHUFFLE BOARD Open 8 A.M. To Midnight J - - 7s lis . I " HAIR OF THIS RUSSIAN, Boris Matveef, hides his eyes as he throws C11SCUS at HeiSinm, practicing ior vijmu.c uaum. xmuua- tions are everyone will start running when he goes into action on the chance his aim may be erratic. (Interv.ationalSoundphoto) Mobilgas, YMCA Garner Victories In Softball League Competition A total of 12 walks in the first inning featured a softball game between Eagle Point and Mobilgas. which was played here last night. Mobilgas finally outlasted the visitors to take the five-inning M e d f o r d Softball league contest by an 18 to 10 score. Mohilsas took advantage of two hits and five walks to tally nine times in the first inning. In tViA samp frame. Eaele Point scored four times on no hits, two errors and seven walks. There was a total of 20 walks during the five innings of play. In the first league contest ot the evening, YMCA edged by Trowbridge and Flynn by a a to 3 marein. Trowbridge and Flynn scored its runs in the sec- edly dropped by the wayside by Lloyd Johnson, Vancouver, Wash. Johnson won the match 2 up. In the women s division, co- medalists Barbara Snook, Mrs. Harry Stepp and Mrs. Merrill Rose, all of Portland, won their matches. Miss Snook, 17-year- old defending champion, defeat ed Lillian Schassen, The Dalles, 6 and 5. Mrs. Stepp downed Mrs. Ed Holmes of Astoria, 1-up, and Mrs. Rose eleminated Doreen Hannah, Vernon, B.C., 3 and 2. with a lot of pockets Howard-Cooper hat those haref-to-find repair parti in its organization of eight plants in the Northwest. And there's a teletype network to tell you within minutes where the part you need may be located. If you're a logging or construction operator and require "unusual" and fast service try your nearest Howard Cooper branch. PwilanJ HtsdqwMrtm 3821 K Glisan St m a gmm IlA"B o.i. oh POD reeta OHkiu Albany Contra! Mat Ceejellte tefeae NevptMt loMkwf Seattle ond inning and YMCA came back with three of its own in the third. The YMCA team add ed singletons in the fifth and sixth innings to take the win. LIN'ESCORES: Trowbridge and Flynn 030 000 0 3 3 YMCA 003 011 05 3 Cory and Ettmger; Vessey and Brock. Eagle Point 430 21 10 4 Mobilgas 942 21 18 10 Lewis, Waldon. Wright and Clave: singier ana uariana. Johnny Ritchey Top WIL Batter Chicago (U.R) Vancouv er's John Ritchey led Western international league batters in games through July 14 with an average of .350. Howe News Bureau statistics showed Wed nesday. Wenatchee Catcher Walt Pope. kay led in hits with 108 and in total bases with 156. His 24 doubles moved him into a tie with Carl Mead of Lewiston anH Grannie Gladstone of Victoria. Gladstone continued to be the pace setter in runs batted in with 68. Milt Smith of Lewis ton had nine home runs. Bob Moniz of Victoria scored 70 runs and Des Charouhas of Tri. City had 10 triples to lead those departments. Pitching honors went to Cal Mclrvin of Victoria who had a record of 12 victories and four defeats. Longyearbyen (Longyear City), administrative capital of Spitsbergen, was named for John M. Longyear, a Bostonian who in 1905 conducted the first, large scale coal mining opera tions in the icy Arctic archipe lago. Besides aiding motor travel, one of the main purposes of early automobile clubs was to overcome the antagonism of liv ery stable operators who fre quently barred "horseless car riages" from their premises. Standings NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. 60 22 54 31 51 40 45 43 45 45 38 50 36 54 25 69 Brooklyn .. New York , St. Louis Chicago , Philadelphia Boston Cincinnati Pittsburgh AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. 56 34 50 38 ......49 40 49 New York Boston Washington Cleveland Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis Detroit Pet G.B. .732 .635 7,i .560 13 la .511 18 .500 19 .432 25 .400 28 .266 41 Pet G.B. .622 42 ..48 44 40 42 35 57 29 59 .568 .551 .538 .522 .448 S 6 7',i 9 12 .380 22 li .330 26 PACIFIC COAST Hollywood Oakland San Diego Seattle Los Angeles Portland San Francisco Sacramento ... LEAGUE W. L. Wet ..68 45 ..67 46 .62 51 ..54 53 ..55 58 .53 58 .45 68 .45 70 .602 .593 .549 .505 .487 .477 .3Pi .391 WESTERN INTERNATIONAL Victoria -Spokane Vancouver Lewiston Salem Yakima . Tri-City Wenatchee W. 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