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1 Q SHE'S A BIG HIT! Nestled in the arms of her mother, Dixie Ann, 3-d ay -old Robin Rene makes a big hit with her daddy, Tiger shortstop Harvey Kuenn as they pose in Detroit hospital. Robin weighed in a seven pounds and daddy celebrated her arrival with five hits in a double header with Baltimore that day. MPFOoUTRIBUin Prexy Hopes PCC In Order at Portia Pullman, Wash. (U.R) Dr. Emmett Moore, president of the Pacific Coast conference, saia today he hopes the conference Wenatchee Tops Bears Br UNITED PRESS Even when bis team is on the losing end of the score, Vince Moreci of Yakima is a hard man to hold down. Last night Moreci poled homer No. 27 in a losing cause as Wenatchee topped the Bears 3-1 In Northwest league play. Moreci'i solo clout came in the seventh and averted a shutout at the hands of Cal Humphries, , Humphries fanned eight, walked one, and was never in serious trouble as he notched his eighth win of the season." Phil Marvier poled a solo home run in the fifth and then doubled home the- winning run in Wenatchee's two-run ninth. Trl-City began to move slight ly with a 3-0 victory over the Spokane Indians although the Braves are still six games off the pace of league-leading Yak ima. , A scheduled game between Eugene and Lewiston at Eu gene was called off because of rain. Bailey Keeping In Condition by Weight Lifting Portland OJ.PJ Jim Bailey, the transplanted Australian who wore the green and yellow of the University of ; Oregon to fame on the track, is keeping in shape for the Olympic games by lifting weights. The speedy Duck who bested John Landy, world mile record holder, when he was clocked in 3:58.6 to become the first man to crack the four-minute mile in the United States, has also been running daily on the Lin coln high school track. "Weight lifting builds up the upper portion of your body, strengthening your shoulders arms and chest. A runner needs strength there, as well as in his legs," the dark complected . speedster explained. Bailev will go to Vancouver, B.C., Friday to compete in the holiday games along with his teammate at Oregon, Bill Dellin- ger, another Olympic games qualifier. Rogue Girls Play at KF Rogue Valley girl's softball team headed for Klamath Falls in morning and afternoon groups today to vie in the state softball tournament. They will meet Oswego at 6:45 p.m. at Conger field. Co-Coaches Elmer Harnish and Shy Callaghan ac companied a squad of 11 players to Klamath. IRISH SELL OUTS South Bend. Ind. (U.R) All tickets to the Michigan State and Oklahoma games were sold when a public sale of seats for Notre Dame's 1956 football games opened Wednesday. Tick et Manager Robert Cahill esti mated there were 200,000 appli cations for Irish home games. In the United States, more than nine out of 10 private cars (92 per cent) serve for driving to and from work and for shopping: nearly three out of four are used in making a living, says a Twen tieth Century Fund report. Will Put House nd Meeting will put its athletic house in order" at its meeting Monday and Tuesday in Portland. Washington, UCLA, Southern California and California have been punished for violating con ference regulations dealing with payments to athletes. Critics of the discipline con tend the conference code is not realistic because the $100 month ly limit in aid to athletes does not meet the cost of living at member schools. Changes Possible "I suppose changes are pos sible, but I don't know," Moore said. "I just hope the repre sentatives will take care of the whole problem." He did not disclose that na ture of any possible changes which might be recommenaed at Portland. The representatives will re port to the school presidents Wednesday and review the fort- land meeting. Then the presi dents are expected to outline future policy. Joe Page Warns Hurlers to Lay Off Dust Tosses By JOHN CARROLL Pittsburgh (U.R) Lefty Joe Page, fireman emeritus of the New York Yankees, warned pitchers today to lay off the "dusters" or they'll dust them selves right out of the big leagues. "Those rockheads who rely too much on the close stuff are hurting nobody but themselves,1 Page said in between chores at his tavern in nearby Irwin, Pa. 'The guys they're throwing at will come right back and knock their heads off. "The nicest way fo win a ball game is to be nice to the other team. It also helps to be nice to the umpires, too, he joked. Keeps His Friends Big Joe, who operates a tavern appropriately called the "Bull pen, said if Robin Roberts of the Phils ever turned "mean he could win 25 to 30 games every year. "But Roberts Is the kind of guy who will settle for 20 wins and keep his friends. Of course, you don't have to let a batter steal your bread and butter. But you can get by with your regu lar pitches. The man who goes for the duster too much is just asking for a fast ticket out of the league," he said. f C .mir"". DOUBLE TREAT You can have your cake and eat it, too, attests New York Yan kee Manager Casey Stengel as he puts the bite on birth day cake presented to him by the Athletics in Kansas City. The Yanks beat the A's, 5-3, to make the cake a double treat for 66-year-ilj Casey. - - Loan Officer Missing; Feared Kidnap Victim Albuquerque, N.M. (U.R) The vice president of an Albu querque loan association vanish- Simple Black Box May Answer Termite Problem Los Angeles (U.R) A simple black box that sends out "death rays" may be the answer to the problem t of household termites and post beetles. The box, de veloped at the University of Cal ifornia at Los Angeles, utilizes infra-red radiation which can destroy the bugs in five to 10 minutes of exposure, right through the flooring. It's an easily constructed device, which can be built cheaply in the work shop of any pest-control operator. ed Wednesday night and police and FBI agents immediately went into action on the theory he was a possible kidnap victim. Banking officials discovered $7,487 missing from ' the vault of the Thrift and Loan associa tion, following the disappear ance of Felix M. Montoya. Banking officials expressed fear that Montoya had been kidnaped and forced to open the vault. His car was found on a suburban street early today. Montoya's family notified po lice Wednesday night after he failed to come home for dinner. The theft was discovered today when the bank was opened. - Use Tribune Want Ads Low in Cost! 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