CHICAGO'S PIERCE fJABS MOUHD
DUEL WITH TRIBE'S SCORE 4-1
By CARL LUNDQUIST
United Press Sports Writer
Frank Lane makes more
trades than a gang of school kids
swapping bubblegum cards, but
every time lefty Billy Pierce
wins a game the White Sox gen
eral manager is reminded that
his first deal was his best.
Since Lane acquired fierce lit
tie Pierce from Detroit on Nov.
10, 1943, in an even swap for
lumbering catcher Aaron Robin
son, he has made an unofficial
total of 217 deals involving more
than 323 players. Robinson long
since has departed from the ma
jors, but Pierce, despite his oc
casional handicap of a sore arm.
has won 79 games with Chicago.
Dazzling Duel
Pierce, whose return to form
is one of, the most encouraging
phases of Chicago's strong pen
nant fi,ht this spring, turned in
one of his greatest triumphs
Tuesday night, a three-hit 4-1
victorv at Cleveland in a daz
zling duel with rookie lefty Herb
Score. It was Billy's third win
against two defeats.
It was power pitching of the
finest sort. There was but one
hit on tither side for six innings,
a single by Sam Dente of Chi
cago. Bob Nieman singled for
the first hit off Score in the
seventh when each team scored
a run. In the eighth Al Carras-
quel and Nieman produced
Homers to deliver three more
runs and assure Pierce'I triumph.
LEGAL NOTICES
SYNOPSIS OF ANNUAL STATEMENT
For the year enripd December 31. 1954
OF THE
LONDON AND LANCASHIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED
of London, in the State of England,
made to the Insurance Commissioner
of the State of Oregon, pursuant to
law:
Admitted Assets
Bnnds S 7.4KS.831.S5
Stocks
Mortcase loans on real
estate
Heal estate
Cash and hank deposits..
Agents' balances or un
collected premiums ....
Interest, dividends and
real estate due and ac-
erued
Other assets
3.398.078.00
None
None
1.631.622.56
932,488.39
60.387.20
760.898.31
Total admitted assets $13,850,336.41
Liabilities, Surplus and Other Funds
Losses S 755.300.00
Loss adjustment ex
pense . R6.400.0n
Unearned premiums 7,80B.O20.11
Ail other liabilities 984.505.13
Total liabilities, except
capital $ 8,702,225.24
Capital paid
up $ 500.00U.OO
Special sur
plus funds 42.730.00
V n assigned
funds (sur
plus) 3. 60S. 381. IT
Surplus as regards pol
icyholders $ 4.148,131.17
Total S13.850.356.41
Statement of Income
Premiums earned S 6.198.465.59
Losses incurred S 3.277.248.39
Loss expenses incurred1.. 381.099.65
Other underwriting ex-
enses incurred 3,141,837.67
btal underwriting de
ductions 6,800.185.71
Net underwriting gain or
loss 601.720.12
Investment income 346.797.28
Other income 18.83
Total, before federal in
come taxes 254.941.67
Federal income taxes in
curred None
Net income 254,941.67
Dividends to stockholders None
Dividends to policyholders None
Capital changes (net) 713.166.89
Other items affecting
surplus (net) 86.174.63
Total capital and sur
plus items I net) $ 626.994.26
Increase in surplus as
regards policyholders 372.052.59
Business in Oreson for the Year
Vet premiums received S146.757.19
Net losses paid 39,732.40
Dividends paid or credited
to policy holders None
Principal office in Oregon. 1008
Wilcox Building. Portland 4. Oregon.
Robinson. Potter & Shepherd
U. S. National Bank Bldg.
Medford. Oregon
Synopsis of Annual Statement
Tor the year ended December 31. 1954
Of the
V. 8. BRANCH OF THE OCEAN
ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE
CORPORATION, LIMITED
f ONE PARK AVENUE. NEW YORK
16 in the State of NEW YORK made
to the Insurance Commissioner of the
State of Oregon, pursuant to law:
ADMITTED ASSETS
Bonds S19.094.916. 16
Stocks .. . 13.423,110.00
Uortgage loans on real
estate 0
Xeal estate. less $
encumbrances 489,605.12
Cash and bank deposits 3204,355.66
Agents balances or un
collected premiums ....
Interest, dividends and
real estate income due
and accrued
Other assets
1.350.538.22
102,777 81
1.059.542.22
Total admitted assets $39,224,843.19
LIABILITIES. SURPLUS AND
OTHER FUNDS
Losses ....$12.406,530.00
Loss adjustment expenses 1.744.292.00
Unearned premiums 10.763.914.00
All other liabilities 1.885.422.39
Total liabilities, except
capital S26.S00.158.39
Capital
paid un . S 1.000.000.00
Special sur
plus funds 31,000.00
Unassigned
funds isur-
Vlusi Sll.393.686.80
Surplus as regards pol
icyholders S12.424.686.80
Total . S39.224 845.19
STATEMENT OF INCOME
Premiums earned S15.(58.100.n2
Losses incurred S 6.636.759.97
Loss expenses incurred 1.320,507.02
Other underwriting ex
penses incurred 7.036.087.31
Total underwriting de
ductions 15.193,354.30
Net underwriting gain or
loss
464.745.72
1.155.641.15
69.367.15
1.689.754.02
84.327.84
1.605.426.18
-771.953.75
2.967.798.56
Investment income
Other income
Total, before federal In
come taxes
Federal income taxes in
curred Net income -
Dividends to stock
holders Dividends to polcy-
holders -
Capital chances met
Other items affecting sur
plus (neti -316.050.91
Total capital and sur
plus items (net) 1.879.793.90
Increase in surplus as re
gards policvholders . . 3 485.220.08
BUSINESS IN OREGON
FOR THE YEAR
Net premiums received S 214,050.88
Net losses paid 36.533.84
Dividends paid or credit-
ed to policyholders .... 0
Principal office in Oregon. Lyle A.
Heer. Board of Trade Building.
Portland 4. Oregon
R. A. Holmes Insurance Aency
116 South Central Avenue
Medford, Oreioa ,
MEDFORDTRIBITO
SLPdDrmrs
Score, in defeat, struck out 11.
The White Sox gained on both
the first-place Yankees and second-place
Indians and are now
Hi games out of the lead. Wash
ington ended New York's seven
game winning streak with a 3-2
triumph that extended its own
skein to four. Baltimore ended
a five-game losing streak by de
feating Boston 6-1 while Detroit
pounded out 12 hits to defeat
Kansas City, 9-6.
Pirates Clobber Dodgers
In the National League, Pitts
burgh made its highest score in
172 games by astounding the
first-place Dodger dandies, 15-1.
but it was a night for the lowly
all-around and the last place
Phillies also rose up to defeat
the Giants, 6-2, and end their six
game winning streak. A St.
Louis at Chicago double header
and a Cincinnati at Milwaukee
night game were rained out.
Chuck Stobbs pitched a five
hitter to beat the Yankees and
scored the winning run in the
ninth on Mickey Vernon's sacrifice-
fly for his first victory.
Mickey Mantle kept up his can
nonading for the Yankees with
two doubles.
Cal Abrams paced Baltimore
at bat with three singles while
Jim McDonald, making his first
start after a spring of arm trou
ble, pitched five-hit ball until
tiring in the seventh. Ray Moore
protected his margin thereafter.
Tigers Beat A's
Detroit put on late rallies, each
good for three runs in the sixth
and eighth in its victory at Kan
sas City. Al Kaline had a three
run homer to account for the
sixth inning uprising. Gus Zer
nial hit a three-run homer for
the Athletics.
Pittsburgh pounded out 19
hits. Jack Shepard getting four,
in the smashing of the Dodgers.
Bob Friend pitched 4 1-3 innings
of hitless relief ball to gain the
triumph. In the fifth when Pitts
burgh made seven runs, Frank
Thomas and Shepard each hit
two singles.
The Phillies routed the cur
rent Giant ace, Jim Hearn, get
ting 12 hits including a homer
by Andy Seminick and four hits
by rookie Glen Gorbous. Lefty
Curt Simmons seemed almost
completely recovered from his
arm ailment and gained credit
needed relief help.
I.INF.SCORES:
American League
Chicago 000 000 1304 7 0
Cleveland 000 000 100 1 3 0
Pierce 3-2) and Lollar. Score. Nar
leski 9i and Foiles. Losing pitcher
Scores (4-3).
Boston ...000 000 1001 6 -3
Baltimore 001 003 20x 6 10 0
Nixon. Hurd (6). Henry (7). Kem
merer 8i and White. McDonald.
Moore f 7 ) and Sfith. Winning pitcher
McDonald (2-0). Losing pitcher
Nixon (4-4).
Washington 020 000 001 3 9 ' 0
New York 100 000 0102 5 1
Stobbs a-3) and FitzGerald. Grim,
Sturdivant (8). Ford i9) and Berra.
Losing pitcher Sturdivant (1-1K
Detroit 200 003 1309 12 2
Kansas City ... 000 014 0106 8 0
Gromez, Zuverink (6). Flowers (6i.
Cristante (7). Foytack (7. Fletcher
(8), Aber (8) and Wilson. Ditmar. Sain
16). Gorman 17). Sleater i9 and W.
Shantz. Astroth (9). Winning pitcher
Aber (3-0). Losing pitcher Sain
(0-3).
National League
Brooklvn 010 000 000 1 5 1
Pittsburgh ... 003 071 40x 15 19 0
Podres. Labine (3). Meyer (4,
Black (5). Lasorda (6). Hughes i8
and Campanella. Law, Friend i5 and
Shepard. inning pitcher Friend (2-0).
Losing pitcher Podres (4-3).
New York 000 100 001 2 7 0
Philadelphia . 000 200 22x 6 12 0
Hearn. Wilhelm (7), Liddle (8i and
Katt. Westrum (8). Simmons. Meyer
(8) and Seminick. Winning pitcher
Simmons (1-1). Losing pitcher
Hearn (6-3).
Standings
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
W. L. Pet. GB
San Diego 34 16 .680
Seattle 29 22 .569 5'i
Los Angeles 25 25 .500 9
San Francisco 24 25 .490 9'i
Oakland 23 23 .T9 10 2
Portland 22 24 .478 10
Hollywood 20 29 .408 13'.i
Sacramento 19 30 .388 13
Tuesday's Results
Hollywood 3. Seattle 1
San Francisco 8. Portland 2
San Diego 6. Los Angeles 1
Oakland 7, Sacramento 3 ilsO
Oakland 7. Sacramento 2 (2nd)
How Series Stand
San Diego 2. Los Angeles 0
Seattle 1, Hollywood 1
Portland 1. San Francisco 1
Oakland 2. Sacramento 0 -
NATIONAL LEAGUE
, W. I.
Brooklvn 27 9
New York 21 13
Chicago
Prt. GB
.750
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Cincinnati .
Pittsburgh
20 16
18 18
16 16
15 19
. 12 24
.583 6
.556 7
.500 9
.500 9
.441 11
.333 15
Philadelphia 11 23 .324 15
Tuesday's Results
Pittsburgh 15. Brooklyn 1 (night)
Philadelphia 6, New York 2. (night)
Cincinnati at Milwaukee, inight,
ppd.. rain.)
St. Louis at Chicago, ppd.. rain.
Wednesday's Probable Pitchers
New York at Philadelphia (2), twilight-night
Antonelli (4-41 and Mc
Call (1-0) vs. Dickson (2-2) and Rob
erts (5-3).
Brooklvn at Pittsburgh, night Loes
(4-2) vs. Surkont (3-5).
Cincinnati at Milwaukee, night
Minarcin (2-0) vs. Spahn (3-5).
ROELANDT TO N.D.
Frank Roelandt, Medford
high head basketball coach'
and assistant baseball mentor
may go to Williston. N.D., this
summer to play semi-pro ball.
The ex-Oregon State college
catcher, who has had both pro
and semi-pro experience, says
the Dakota trek is not certain
yet. He should know definitely
next week.
Thursday's Games
New York at Philadelphia, night
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh
Cincinnati at Milwaukee
St. Louis at Chicago
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W. L. Pet. GB
New York 23 12 .657
Cleveland 22 13 .629 1
Chicago -21 13 .618 li
Detroit 20 16 .556 3'j
Washington 15 18 .455 7
Boston ". 15 22 .405 9
Kansas City 14 22 .389 9'i
Baltimore 11 25 .306 12 x
Tuesday's Results
Washington 3. New York 2. night
Baltimore. 6. Boston 1. night
Chicago 4, Cleveland 1. night
Detroit 9, Kansas City 6, night
Wednesday's Probable Pitchers
Boston at Baltimore (2) twilight
night Delock (3-3) and Sullivan 4-5)
vs. Byrd (2-1) and Kretlow (0-4).
Detroit at Kansas City, night Dary
(3-4) vs. Herbert (0-1).
Chicago at Cleveland, night Harsh
man (2-2) vs. Lemon (6-3).
Thursday's Games
Chicago at Cleveland
Detroit at Kansas City
Boston at Baltimore
Washington at New York
Pacific Coast Conference
Continues Spring Football
Portland, Ore.
U.R) The I however, that the interview rule
Pacific Coast conference, rever
sing a decision made last year,
has decided to continue spring
football.
H. P. (Dick) Everest, confer
ence spokesman, said the ban
was lifted because of the large
number of intersectional games
played by member teams. The
ban was voted at the fall meet
ing of the body, but wasn't to
take effect until the spring of
1956.
Spring practice will remain
under present rules allowing 20
days of workouts in any 30 con
secutive daj's.
In other action yesterday, the
second day of the PCC's spring
meeting, the conference named
three men to an athletic code
enforcement board which will
hold investigations, call witness
es and recommend action to the
PCC.
Hollis Selected
Named to the board were
Everest, University of Washing
ton faculty representative, for
three years; Glenn T. Seaborg,
California, two years; and Dean
Orlando J. Hollis, University of
Oregon, one year. Rixford Sny
der of Stanford was named as
alternate.
The board will be empower
ed to handle eligibility and en
forcement problems. It was giv
en a new set of rules by which
it can bar athletes for any per
iod, such as six months or a year,
instead of for the rest of his
academic career.
Everest said a special commit
tee will be named to make a
report at the winter meeting in
the San Francisco area on cost-of-living
work now allowed ath
letes at PCC schools. There is
now a $75 monthly limit at $1.50
an hour.
Scouting Changes
Changes in scouting regula
tions were authorized on a one
year trial basis so that schools
could scout their opponents
twice with a man and once by
moving picture if they wished.
Previously, only three one-man
looks had been permitted.
The ban on college coaches
and staff members watching
high school and junior college
football games on the campuses
of the playing schools was re
moved at the afternoon session.
Now coaches and staff members
can watch those games where
ever they are played.
Conference members warned,
DEGREE FOR FRICK
Greencastle, Ind. (U.R)
Baseball Commissioner Ford C.
Frick will receive an honorary
degree of doctor of humane let
ters from De Pauw University
at commencement exercises,
June 5. Frick is a graduate of De
Pauw.
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Wednesday. Mar 25, 1953
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NIN
League Leaders
NATIONAL LEAGUE
G AB K H Pet.
Mueller. N.Y. 33 140 19 55 .393
Virdon. St. L 27 106 22 39 .368
Ashburn. Fhila. 3 -89 16 32 .360
Schondnst. St. L. 32 125 22 44 - .352
Campnla. Bkn 36 133 26 45 .338
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kuenn. Det 36 151 25 57 .377
Power, Kan. C 29 113 26 42 .372
Kaline ,Det. 36 142 27 51 .359
Mantle, N.Y. ....3o 120 40 41 .342
Evers, Bait. 27 83 12 27 .325
Home Runs Zernial. Athletics 11:
Mantle, Yankees 11? Snider, Dodgers
11; Kluszewski. Redlegs J.1; Campan
ella. Dodgers 10.
Runs Batted In Campanella. Dodg
ers 39: Snider. Dodgers 37: Kaline,
Tigers 33; Zernial, Athletics 32;
Mantle. Yankees 31.
Runs ManUe. Yankees 40: Bauer,
Yankees 36: Snider. Dodgers 34;
Smith, Indians 34: Dark. Giants 30.
Hits Kuenn. Tigers 57: Mueller,
Giants 55: Kaline. Tigers 51: Campa
nella, Dodgers 45: Dark, Giants 45.
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