acHT-HEHALP Aim wEws Th.y. M.r . i4 i Grapevine With No Grapes
Benton Hurls Third Vin
By Edging Chisox, 2-1
Detroit Moundsman Matches Trout's
Record; Indians Down Brownies, 2-1
s- T(-ir HAND
UnecUud Prrss Sports Writtr)
the answer to Steve CNeilTs
search tor depth in his Detroit
pitching rtaif as a No. 3 man
behind Dizzy Trout and Hal
Newbouser.
Over a J7-Inning stretch in
three complete games since the
season opened, the ex-sailor bad
boosted himself into select un
beaten company by allowing a
total of only two runs and 10
JChicago. was his latest victim
BevosVax
Stars, 7-2
Padres Cop
Rainier Split With Oak;
Portland Holds First Slot
Br Tb Associated Press
Portland-Seattle, the Pacific
coast league s northwest entries,
remained one-two at the top ot
tha tanriines today, closely
pressed by the rising San Diego
Padres. ;
The "Eager Beavers" increased
their lead over the second-place
Rainiers to two and a half games
as they defeated Hollywood 7-2
on the Stars' field.
Saattla Splits With Oaks
Seattle, playing at Oakland,
split a doubleheader, losing the
opener 8-2 in seven innings and
copping the regulation nightcap
4-1.
San Diego, host to Los Ange
les, evened its series with the An
gels with a 5-4 victory to creep
within half a game of Seattle and
remain only three games behind
Portland.
Soioas Whip Saals
Sacramento, playing a home
aeries, took its second straight
ooe-mri margin game from San
Francisco, winning 3-2.
In the Portland - Hollywood
tilt. Boy Reiser of the Beavers
registered his fifth victory of the
six-week old season.
Pitcher Floyd Stromme of
OaLiand. who will enter the
- armed services Friday; held the
Bainiers to three hits in the
-opening game. Glenn Elliott held
the Oaks to seven scattered hits
to win the second for the Bai
niers. Padres Win In Klnih '
San Diego broke a 4-4 tie by
combining two singles and an er
ror for the winning run in the
last of the ninth.
-. The Solons scored their three
runs in the eighth inning to beat
the -Seals' Elmer Orella, who
save up only seven hits. Two
San Francisco errors proved
costly. -
Red Cross Swim
Course Begins
Tuesday At KUHS
Boys classes In the life sav
Ing and water safety course
sponsored by the county Red
Cross will start next Tuesday at
the. high school pool. The re
quired course is 15 hours. The
program is open to boys 14 years
old and over and they must be in
good phsical condition, be able to
swim continuously for 200 yards
using an overhand stroke, side
stroke, and elementary back
stroke, and be able to surface
dive before they will be accepted.
Instructors include Don Div
ens, George Godard. and Elmer
Wade.. Any boys interested in
Joining this course should con
tact Athletic Director Joe Peak
at the high school,
Rainiers May Slate
Exhibition Game
With Service Club
SPOKANE, May 3 (JP) The
Seattle Rainiers are tentatively
scheduled to play an exhibition
game here June 18 against a ser
vice baseball team, Hugh Pace,
former business manager of the
Spokane Indians of the suspend
ed W-I league, said yesterday.
Similar 'arrangements are pend
ing to bring the Portland Beav
ers here July 23.
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yesterday, 2-1, following a 1-0
shutout of St. Louis and a 5-1
decision over Cleveland.
Matches Trout's Rtcord
Benton, who enlisted in the
navy after the 1942 season, re
ceived a medical discharge last
November 15. So far he has
matched Trout's 3-0 win record
and overshadowed Newhouser's
one decision in three tries.
St. Louis, off to a disappoint
ingly slow start in defense of
their title, dropped a tough 13
inning contest to Cleveland last
night, 2-1, after hoisting their
first American league nag.
It was the first night game
of the season in the majors and
the first triumph for Allie Rey
nolds, who went all the way,
besting Bob Muncrief who re
lieved Nels Potter in the 13th.
Eddie Camett's single scored
Mike Rocco with the winning
tally.
Yanks Nudg A's
Russ ChristoDher's mastery
over the New York Yankees,
effective since September 14,
1943. ended as Rookie Al Get-
tel hurled Joe McCarthy's gang
to a 6-4 verdict over the Ath
letics for his first major league
victory. The Yanks tied the
White Sox for the lead by the
triumph.
Jim Wilson, another fresh
man up from Louisville, earned
his first big time decision by
shutting out Washington, 4-0,
for Boston.
Bill Voisclle was accorded
rough treatment in Philadelphia
where he was clubbed from the
hill after blowing a seven-run
lead but Ace Adams rescued
him to save the New York
Giants' 9-8 edge. Johnny Rucker
rah his hitting streak to 13
games with four singles, driv
ing home four runs and stealing
Cards Split With Bucs
St Louis and Pittsburgh met
for the first time in a double
header and the honors were all
even. Harry Brecheen hurled
the Red Birds to a 4-2 edge over
Rip Seweil in the opener, but
the Bucs routed Blix Donnelley
and three others for an 11-1
breeze behind Max Butcher in
the second.
Nate Andrews out-elbowed
Rookie Vic Lombardi to give
the Boston Braves a 3-1 nod
over Brooklyn. The Cincinnati
Chicago tilt was washed out.
P. S. Ernie Lombardi beat
out another bunt!
Grade School
Softball Bee
In Semi-Finals
The first two rounds of the
city grade school Softball tourna
ment, under the supervision of
Athletic Director Joe Peak, have
been completed with the follow
ing results:
First round: Mills 48. Pelican-
Conger 1; Fairview 14, Fremont
o; Koosevelt 18, Riverside 8.
Second round: - Fremont 25,
Pelican-Conger 7; Mills 11, Fair
view 7; Fairhaven 6, Riverside
3.
The tourney Is played on a
double elimination basis and the
semi-final round is scheduled for
tonight with Roosevelt battling
Mills and Fremont tangling with
Fairhaven. The winner of these
two contests will meet for the
championship tomorrow after
noon. All games are played on
the high school fields.
Vandal Ball Team
Will Meet McCaw
University nf THahn hsuhill
team will play McCaw General
npspnai or wana walla here to
day and Friday and the Fort
Gpnrep Wriffht tn,m in ci
Saturday.
Tough Ton Ross attempts to slap his favorite "grattavln'
on Tony Morelli In their mat tussla at th armory last wek.
This Friday night Ross will tanglt with Anton Lon. a nsw-
comar from Oyster Bay. N..Y. in tha epantr and Mortlli will
clash with another stranger, Ktnny Acklas in tha mi-windup.
The headline tiff pits "Snetxa" Achiu, tha Chinas slpr artist,
against Georges Dusette, leading txponant of th standing full-Nelson.
HAINES
American Legion Junior Baseball Talked
Probablv one of the most outstanding achievements of the
American Legion has been its backing of its junior baseball
teams throughout the entire continental United States.
With the hue and cry raised against juvenile delinquency by
the courts, police authorities, and the pillars of ,; . -.- .
the cnurcn. tne American region wem
and did something about this problem instead
of merely talking about it.
Although this program helped immeasurably
to deter delinquency among youngsters, it was
not the sole purpose or the lone benefit de
rived from the formulation of baseball clubs by
the American Legion in America.
It develops youngsters both physically and
mentally, gives them a real athletic incentive,
teaches American sportsmanship, and uncovers
latent talent which might never be discovered
otherwise. Not a few of these youngsters have
gone up into the big show the major leagues
as a result of the early training they received
as Dla vers on American Legion teams. '
At a meeting Monday night of the American .
Leeion nost of this citv the subiect of junior
baseball in Klamath Falls and Klamath county was brought up
and discussed. Although there seemed .to be slight difficulties,
the consensus of opinion was that American Legion baseball
could be started again in this area. .'
We know of no good reason why this can not be done and
furthermore we think it SHOULD be done. The benefits to the
kids far overbalance any minor discomforts or inconvenience
that might result from the formulation of junior ball clubs here.
In past years there were 10 ball teams operating in various
parts of this county under the auspices of Lynn Roycroft of the
American Legion, but this was discontinued in 1936. Each team
was composed of approximately 20 boys, Lynn says, which made
a total of 200 youngsters in this county alone playing baseball
and getting some real good out of it.
At this above mentioned meeting Tuesday night a committee
was named by Post Commander Carl Schubert to investigate the
possibilities of renewing junior baseball here. Those appointed
on the committee were Roycroft, Leon Lombard and this writer.
It is too late to form a district team for the annual Legion
tournaments, but it is definitely NOT too late to form a league
in this area. It should be emphasized at once that only boys 17
years of age and under are eligible to play on these teams.
We ask boys who read this and who like and want to play
baseball to get in touch with the- other fellows, pass the word
around, and see what the prospects of a ball club are in your
community. In the meantime the committee will do its best to
start the ball rolling. A meeting will be called in a few days of
ALL eligible boys who desire to 'play junior baseball in Klamath
county, so keep your eye on this column for further information
soon. We NEED a Legion ball team here and, by all that's holy,
we'll have one if it's humanly possible.
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Klamath County's "E" Bond
Quota Is $1,538,000-Nearly
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This is a drive to "top" all drives ... a drive for funds
to finance the vital war effort that is so critical right now
... a drive to keep prices down and prevent inflation and
to protect the democratic way of life for which your sons
and daughters are fighting.
From the formula on the opposite page you can easily
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employer .. . advise him at once to make equal payroll
deductions from your check for the purchase of "E"
Bonds, or if you desire a different plan for deductions let
him know your preference. This method of purchase dur
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is arranged to assist you in easily meeting your bond pur
chasing obligations. To do your share also invest all your
surplus savings . . . you get $4 for every $3 that you in
vest and you have the satisfaction of knowing that you
are doing your share in helping to win the war. .
It will be a job that must interest every single em
ployee in Klamath county if this county is to raise its
quota. $1,538,000 is nearly 50 greater than that required
in any previous drive. It means that you will have to at
least buy according to the schedule given in the Com
pany Quota Guide. Buy more if you can.
Again, we say . . . it's your quota . i . it's up to you.
, Klamath County War Bond Committee
Rose M. Poole,
7th War Loan Drive Chairman
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