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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1945)
Buck Davidson Pleads For Mercy V, x:7 4w V, . ' 1 1 " T f Angelo Mnrtlnolll has split and double lag lock on Buck Davidson and Iht ex-marlne It pleading lor mercy while trying to keep hit ihoulderi oft the deck. The referee U Norvel Stockstlll, Martlnalli takes on Seattle Ben Sher man In tomorrow'! curtain-raiser at the armory. By HALE BCAHBROUOH T. Saaa i . National Leaguers Set Minor Records The 1049 ninjor league bnsebull souson, which was not unusu ally remarkable In liny respect except thnt thu pluy win a great Improvement ovur tho strictly war yearn and a hundful of good UlUyUIB MUfc Ulll.lt IIIIW UIU Kil,,,u HlWr Will DBIY" ,.. 4y . .. . - r 1 -IIJ - ... I .. 1 1 II hTtl,..nl fc ' f'3 11:0, tllU IUO IL'W IlllllVI UII-lllllU .IIIIVIIIII leaxuo records act, according to officio! statistics recontly releasee!. Phil Cuvorcllu, Chicago's first baseman, won the NL battlnK honori with .335177 hits In 408 tlmei at bat and went on to run wild In the world series against the Tigers. Tom Holmoa dot 224 btngles for the Druvos and his average wa second brat, .352. Holmci hit safely In 37 consecutive games, led in homo runs with 28 and doubles with 47. Hu slugged for tho hlxhcat base tola), 307, and played In Boston's every game. Stan Hack of Chlcoifo got 185 singles, and the Dodgers' Luis Olmo lopped the threc-boggcr rflvlnlnn with 13. II v winning the senior loop pennant, the Cubs established Unit National league mark at 18. The Giants have come out on top 15 times. Chicago's winning of 20 double-headors Is another record. Tho Cubs enjoyed play ing the Clncy Reds during the past season, winning 21 of 22 games from the Rhlnolnnders. Mel Ott finished his 20th season for the Giants, pushing his lifetime league records lo 1857 runs scored, 1850 runs batted In, B032 total bnsvs, 1000 extra-baso blows, 510 home runs and 1700 walks. The Giants will be owing Mel a pension soon. The down-trodden Phillies also set a couple of league marks: Tiller record of 17 times and .100 or more losses per season at I times. The Phils lost 108 games last soason. Anton Karl hurled portions of 67 games for the Phillies, none of them com plete, for a new record. For the fourth successive season Vlnct DIMagglo fanned most often, 81 times. He also hit four homors with the bags filled. Ed SUnky walked 147 times for the Dodgers, and Babe Dahlgren bit Into 23 double plays. The Giants and Reds played baseball close to the vest. Each won 28 and lost 23 games by one-run margins. Boston played 53 one-run games but won only 20 of them. Notldnnl leaguo pitching was even' less spectacular than the touting. Hal Gregg of Brooklyn pitched two one-hitters, against the Braves and Phillies and a two-hitter against the Phillies. Gregg won IB and lost 13 during the season. Tracey Barrett dropped 20 tilts for the Phils, contributing materially to the Quakers 108 losses. Charlie Schanz of the Phils hit four Clncy batsmen In one game. Goden Gophers Biggest Sports Flop Of lTear Special Elk Season Set For Baker Ranchers Complain Thar Animals Are Raiding Their Fields PORTLAND, Dec. 20 (P) A special elk-shooting season to re duce elk numbers encroaching on agricultural land will be held In Baker county Dee. 28-81. The state game commission authorized the emergency season after Baker county ranchers complained elk wero Invading their haystacks and fences. Ten ranchers were accused early this month of shooting 13 elk on their places. Tho commission said early snows over tho Blue mountains have forced more than 000 elk Into lowland agricultural re gions. Bag limit will be one elk of either sex, with hunters who havo not used their 1B45 tag eligible. Tugs will bo available at Pendleton, LaGrande, Baker and Portland. The area included In the spe cial season: Beginning at the city of linker, thence north along U. S. highway No. 30 to ita Junction with Wolf creek at North Powder; thence west along Wolf creek to the summit of the Blue mountains near Anthony butto; thonce south along tho Blue mountuln summit to Col umbia Hill; thence south along the Fruit creek road to Sump tcr; thence cast along the main Sumpter valley road to Its Junc tion with state highway No. 7 at Salisbury; thence north along suite highway No, 7 to Baker, Bumper Crop of. Nags For Santa Anita ARCADIA, Calif., Dec. 20 (VP) If only a small fraction of the nominees start, It will still be crowded at tho gate March 9 for the ninth running of the $100, 000 Santa Anita Handicap. A list of 134 nominations for the hundred-grander was re leased yesterday by the Los An geles Turf club. It Is believed to be an all-time high for an all age race. NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (P) The University of Mlnnesotn football team, which started off llko a house on fire, then lost five In a row, today was named tho "Flop of the Year" In tho nnnunl Asso ciated Press year-end poll. Tho collapse of tho Golden Gophers was far and awny the biggest disappointment singled out by the sports writers partici pating In tho voting. It polled a total of 112 points compared to the St. Louis bnscball Cardinals, whoso failure to again win the National league pennant, put them in second place at 32 points. The failure of the Chicago Bears in the Natlonnl Football league was rnnked third with 30 points, only ono point ahead of the St. Louis Browns who were expected to repeat their 1944 pennant winning of the Ameri can leaguo. Xmai Suggestion! " From Harris Sports Shop Silver Buckle Sets Hand Carved Belts All Stylos Billfolds , Ladies' Handbags Saddles Navajo Blankets Metal Toy Pistols Archery Sets Al Harris SADDLE & SPORTS SHOP 20 Mala NISSEN'S INSTITUTE MASSAGI and PHYSICAL THERAPY Thank you for your co-operation and patronage this past year, OFFICE CLOSED DEC. 24 RE-OPEN JAN. 2nd Season's Greetings ' jr. "Stikmnmnex. kits I Excitement! Thrills! Take a friend -SEATS- Phone or Call at Castleberry. Ph. 3333 Klamath Billiards. Ph. 9167 for Reservations FRIDAYS NIGHT ARMORY ARENA SCPCDCBTO Pels Play Eureka Tonight In Grants Pass Tourney Slxtoen Oregon and California cage tcBms, including the Klam ath Falls Pelicans, are engaging in the Grants Pass A and B loop basketball tourney beginning this afternoon and running through Saturday. The Pels ere In the A bracket, along with two teams each from Weed and Eu reka and singles from Cottage Grovo, Roseburg and Grants Pass. The two California towns got a pair of quints in the top divi sion as the brackets were set up on an age-welght-hclght basis. B entries Include Kerby Union high, Gold Hill, Central Point, Glcndule, Prospect, Med ford B, Itccdsport and the Grants Pons junior varsity. The Junior loop games will be played in the Barnstorming Ducks Defeat Long Island NEW YORK, Dec. 20 M The University of Oregon basketball teum, displaying superior height, shooting ability and all around seasoning, defeated Long Island university 60-50 lost night in Madison Square Garden. The Pacific Northwest club came through with a victory after four previous and fruitless visits to the Garden. Paced by Bob Hamilton, a lightning fast ball Hawk, and Dick Wllkins, sixth highest scorer In the nation last year, Oregon overcame an early Long Island lead, pulled away to a 34 26 margin at the half and won as they pleaded after the intermission. afternoons and the varsity tilts in the evening. Four games will be played each afternoon and four more in the evening. The Pelicans play Eureka's second team tonight. Other first division pairings put Rose burg against one of the Weed quintets, Grants Pass against the other Weed outfit and Cottage Grove against the remaining Eu reka squad. Junior pairings for this after noon have Kerby and Gold Hill, Grants Pass Jayvees and Central Point, Glendale versus Prospect and Reedsport against Medford. Cougar Coach Will Scout Southern Cal PULLMAN, Dee. 20 MP) Coach Phil Sorboe of Washing ton State college's football squad, stamped himself a long range planner yesterday when he announced ho would attend the Rose Bowl game New Year's day with one of his purposes to scout southern California for his Cougar's season's opener next year. His other reason, he said, was to cheer the Trojans on In their battle with Alabama. Have you enough money to build a new home U the one you have should burn. 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