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Just Like A Bushel Of Spuds O.J w H . .. . . .. " i . . v.iV. "U.ti.tiS.1"" ' ' " ! Frencn-Canadian Georges Dusette demonstrate the lea son why he has been called "the strong man," by turning what started out as a shortarm scissors for Al Siasi into a piggy-back ride for the St. Louis youngster. Dusette will try his luck in a championship match with Martino Angelo next Thursday night. Tonight's Twin Bill Won't Damage Oakland's PCL Lead By The Associated Press Rain at Portland Sunday de layed a scheduled doubleheader between the Beavers and Oak land's Acorns until tonight but regardless of the outcome, the Acorns will retain their Pacific Coast league lead. All other clubs completed last week's schedule with single . games Saturday and double pills Sunday. From a tie with the San Francisco Seals a week ago, the Acorns gained a game and a half in the standings. No other club managed to better its posi tion materially. If the Acorns win two tonight they will boost their .034 per cent margin over the Seals to .045. A split would reduce it to .028 and a double PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Won Lost Pet. Oakland 37 19 .661 San Francisco 37 22 .627 Los Angeles 28 24 -Vifi San Diego 28 32 .467 Hollywood 26 31 .458 'Sacramento 27 33 .450 Seattle 23 35 .397 Portland M 35 J52 . Besolts Sunday ... San Diego 2-3, San Francisco 6-1, ; Sacramento 3-4, Seattle 0-2. ... Los Angeles 8-10. Hollywood 5-0. Oakland at Portland. Rain. T NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn . .' St. Louis .. CincinnaU - Chicago Boston New York . 23 10 .697 20 12 625 15 14 .517 15 15 .500 16 17 .485 16 If .471 13 16 .448 8 24 .260 . Pittsburgh Philadelphia Remits Sunday New York 12-7. Boston 4-0. Brooklyn 5-6. Philadelphia 4-2. St. Louis 4-4, Cincinnati 3-5. V Pittsburgh 8, Chicago 2. AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 29 New York 23 Washington 19 9 .763 15 .605 14 .576 18 .514 20 .444 20 .444 uetrolt St. Louis . 16 . 16 . 12 Cleveland Chicago Philadelphia 20 9 Kesults Sandsy - Boston 1-1. New York 0-4. - Chicago 3-2. Detroit 1-1. .- Washington 3, Philadelphia 2. St Louis 8-0, Cleveland 2-2. MERCHANTS DELIVERY Phone 7423. .OREGON WOOLEN STORE: BROADCLOTH P4JAMAS FOR MEN Coat Style . . . Fancy Patterns Sanforised Shrunk Materials All Sises for Men. OREGON WOOLEN STORE 800 Main loss would cut the edge to a mere .011. But regardless, Tuesday will find them still on top. Yesterday San Diego and San Francisco split, the Padres coming back in the second game to win 3-1 after losing the opener 6-2. San Diego won Saturday 4-1, and clinched the series 4-3. Sacs Win Pair Sacramento won a pair from Seattle, 3-0 and 4-2, after Satur day's terrific walloping at the hands of the Solons. 13-4. The Solons took five of the seven games during the week. The Los Angeles Angels drubbed Hollywood 8-5 and 10-0 Sunday and 3-1 Saturday to re deem themselves after losing four straight to the Stars. Saturday, j Portland's lowly Beavers shut out the league lead ing Acorns 6-0, after the Acorns had won three in a row. This week Oakland plays at Seattle, Hollywood at San Fran cisco San Diego at Los Angeles and Sacramento at Portland. Losing Debut One of Sunday's double bill highlights was the 11-inning Sacramento-Seattle opener at Seat tle. Bob Williams, recent addi tion from the Boston Braves, made a spectacular pitching bow with Seattle despite his defeat, 4-2. Williams yielded only six hits, fanned 10 Solons and smashed out a home run. Red Mann hurled the first nine frames for Sacramento. Southpaw Tony Freitas finished the game and was credited with the victory. This Is Also Hard On The Pin-Boys BILLINGS, Mont., May 27 W") A blistered thumb was the only thing Walt Coleman, 35, of Lewiston, Mont., had to show today for 100 lines of bowling completed in 11 hours, 59 minutes with a total score of 19,586. Coleman won a 100-game bowling marathon yesterday, believed to be the first ever staged. Mickey Kerchin of Winnipeg, Manitoba, rolled 100 lines in 11 hours, 14 min utes with a score of 20,085 in a 1934 exhibition, according to records here. CHAMPI.AIN'S MTunnni The memorial shaft to Samuel Champlain is a lighthouse. It is located at Crown Point, N. Y., and is used to save the lives of those who sail the waters of the iaKe discovered by Champlain. Classified Ads Bring Results. Phone 6873 Rain Postpones Baseball Game Inclement weather occa sional rain and occasional sunshine foreclosed on the Klumnth Sons' baseball debut yesterday and their game with the Redding Tigers was post poned until Thursday after noon. The game was called off about 12:30 yesterday after the Redding team had already readied town and the local boys had suited out, and about 12:45 the sun came out as did a number of fans to Recrea tion field. But since Klamath is not blessed with a covered grand stand, the postponement was eventually justified is along in the middle of the after noon, what would have been about the fifth inning, the stuff that makes spuds grow was coming down in earnest, Thursday is Decoration day and a holiday, so the game will be played on Recreation diamond then, barring further weather complications. Extra Time Given Racers To Qualify INDIANAPOLIS, May 27 (AP) The Indianapolis motor speed. way gave drivers an extra five hours today to qualify for the 30th running of the 500-mile race May 30, but a couple of middleaged pilots already had grabbed all the honors available in the time trials. Fifty-year-old Ralph Hepburn of Van Nuys, Calif., veteran of 14 previous races, shattered the qualification records for both one and four laps vesterdav in the rebuilt W. S. (Bud) Winfield car from La Canada, Calif. The mild-mannered driver. who limps as a result of one of his crashes, gassed the ultra streamlined blue racer around the two-and-a-half-mile course in one minute 6.94 seconds on his fastest lap for a speed of 134.449 miles per hour. He will be the oldest driver in the race. Hepburn's total elapsed time for the ten miles was 4 minutes. 28.77 seconds for an average of 133.944 miles per hour. Junior Legion Players Called Junior Legion ball players are requested to meet at the fields nearest their' homes to morrow afternoon at 6 p. m. to get the league and teams organ ized. Boys living out in the Mills- Altamont-S. 6th district should go to the field at Mitchell and Applegate where Vernon Bronke is to be coach. Those living In the lower town Crescent avenue, Hot Springs and Hillside, will gather at Del Moro field, bottom of Del Moro street. John Argetsinger is coach there. Boys from the upper town California avenue, Fairview, Pelican and Lakeshore should meet with Bill Albee on Conger field. Interest in Junior Legion baseball is picking up. Manager Lynn Roycroft reports, and more fields will be built if more boys than the present fields can ac commodate turn out. Spokane Indians Add Geraghty To Roster SPOKANE, May 27 (AP) Owner Sam Collins of the Spo kane Indians of the Western International league announced Sunday night he has signed Ben Geraghty, 31-year-old second baseman, to the team. Gehaghty was released early this season by Sacramento and will join the Tribe on Tuesday when Spokane opens an eight game series with Victoria. FORGOT SOMETHING BUFFALO, N. Y., May 27 (IP) For more than four months, George Filsinger, 16, and his eight -year -old brother Allan worked on a home-made 12-foot sailboat and dreamed of their first cruise. j Yesterday they launched the craft, climbed in, hoisted sail and were promptly spilled into Buf-j falo river they had neglected to provide the boat with a keel. 1 A SICKS' SICKS' BREWING COMPANY SALEM, ORE. Solons Hammer At American Top Slots By The Associated Press Don't look now. but those amatinit Washington Senators prac tically are breathing on the necks Yankees and have closed within league leaders. Overshadowed by the Red season 15-gaine winning streak, kept pecking away and since May 12 games to climb from deep place. Spearheading the Nats' almost their Gl firstuaseinan, Mickey grace of the CI bill of rights is with the team. Vernon remained on the Senators' roster only because, as a returning serviceman, he was entitled to a 30-day trial. The Marcus Hook, Pa., boy currently Is leading all major league hitters with a .405 batting mark and has hit in 22 consec utive games. Vernon collected three of the Nats eight hits yesterday, tnclud inp his fourth home run, to pace Washington to a 3-2 triumph over the Philadelphia Athletics. Sox Yanks Divide The Red Sox, aided by Tex Hughson's masterful pitching, gained an even split with the Yankees Sunday for a 2-1 game edge in the "crucial" weekend series. Hughson blanked the Yanks with three hits in the opener to shade Floyd Bevens. 1-0. Homers by DiMaggio and Phil Rizzuto, the latter with one on. gave the Yanks the nightcap. Those dashing Dodgers extend ed their latest win streak to seven straight by sweeping both ends of a double header from the Phils in Philadelphia 5-4 and 6-2. The win triumph, together with the St. Louis Cards split in Cincinnati, increased the Dodgers first place lead to two and a half games. Cards Lose Nightcap Cincinnati came from behind to defeat the Cards 5-4 after the Redbirds had won the opener 4-3. The Chicago White Sox cele brated Teddy Lyons' debut as a big league manager by trimming the Detroit Tigers twice 3-1 and 2-1 and burying the Bengals deeper in fourth place. Bobby Feller was just anoth er pitcher to the St. Louis Browns who slammed the vaunt ed fireballer for 15 hits to whip Cleveland 8-2 in the opener of their double header. Steve Gro mek handcuffed the Browns, 2-0 with four hits In the nightcap. Buried Braves The New York Giants used a barrage of extra-base hits to bury the Boston Braves under 12-4 and 7-0 score at the polo grounds. Johnny Mlze and Bud- dy Blattner each got two homers In the curtain raiser to make It easy for Bill Voiselle to gain his third victory. Pittsburgh handed the Chi cago Cubs their fourth straight defeat by belting a trio of hurl ers for an 8-2 decision. Jeff High Wins Diamond Title PORTLAND. May 27 iPV The first Oregon prep baseball cham pionship togas were worn by Jefferson high of Portland and Pleasant Hill of Lane county today after winning class A and B finals. Jefferson defeated Central Catholic, Portland, 19-8, for "A" honors in a game halted' in the eighth by darkness, while Pleas ant Hill turned Sherwood, 6-2, for the "B" title in Saturday's playoffs at the university of Portland. Class A third place went to Sandy, which walloped Eugene, 11-7. Sandy scored seven runs in the fist inning on two hits, five walks and three Eugene errors. Class B consolation hon ors went to Myrtle Creek for defeating Elgin, 4-2. DEAR OLD DAD KANSAS CITY, May 27 (P) Poor father. "His day" June 16 may go unheralded by greeting cards, according to a large erecting card company here which re ports that the railroad strike has held up shipment of Father's Day cards. TRUCKS AND PICKUPS FOR RENT You Drive-Long. Short Trips Move Yourself Save J STILES' BEACON SERVICE Phone 8304 1201 East Main QUALITY PRODUCT of the second place New York 7 games of Boston's American Sox with their spectacular early- the Nats, after a dismal start, 12 have won 10 ot uioir last in the second division to third unnoticed advance lias been Vernon, who only through the Albany Boxing Card Under Fire PORTLAND. May 27 (A'l The state AAU boxing committee has named Robert M. Longfellow, Albany, as member to succeed Ma). F. H. Blake, Albany, be cause of an unauthorized amateur fight staged on May 8. State AAU President Harry Norquist reported Blake had ob tained articles of incorporation for an Oregon Amateur Boxing association with plans to cover the Willamette valley and ulti mately the whole state and southwest Washington. Norquist said only the Oregon Amateur Athletic union can have Jurisdiction in the area. James A. Richardson, AAU boxing chairman, said an Albany card sponsored by Blake May 9 did not conform to regulations. The committee did not penalize the boxers. Roseburg Solon On Air Tuesday ROSEBURG, May 27 iA) Congressman Harris Ellsworth, Roseburg, has been scheduled as a co-speaker with Congressman Franci Case In a discussion with Senator James Murray of Mon tana and Frank Fenton, AFL di rector of organization, on the subject, "Is New Labor Legisla tion Necessary?" to be heard on Forum of the Air (Mutual-Don Lee, 6:30-7:15 p. m. PST) Tues day. Portland Leads In Construction PORTLAND, May 27 W Building permits totaling $4, 470.174 put Portland first among northwest cities in construction last month, the Equitable Sav ings and Loan association report ed today. Seattle was second with S3, 821.665. Oregon led three northwest states with an 804 per cent In crease over April, 1943, the asso ciation said. r for the duration benefit. . So think it over and act today. These two points mean opportu nities for advancement and added pay as well as that all-important security for your family. Stop in at your nearest Regular Army Recruiting Station today. They'll' give you all the information you UfOnf nn fhot rarr imnnrtonf r r t-n . . . JUNE 30, Enlist Mow at Your Hearest U. S. Army Recruiting Station POST OFFICE BUILDING KLAMATH FALLS Away Salem Drops Behind In Wl Standings By The Associated Preis Wenalclit'e hus overtaken Sa lem In the Western lnlei'iialloiial league rucc and now rides ul the top of the standings. The Chiefs had a tough timu getting started In the Sunday game at Weniilchee, but finally urrived an hour after the gnme time and took up where they left off drubbing Victoria 11 to 2. Uoth tennis had to come from Victoria by bout, cur and bus. At Bremerton, the Senators and Bluejackets sunt a double. header, the Tars taking the open er and the Solons winning the nightcap. The scores, UU and 4-3. Fans watched seven home runs belted into the blue in the two games. Bremerton registered four and Salem three. At Ynkiiua, the Stars split' a double meet with Turoina, win ning the nightcap 6 4 ufter the Tigers had taken the first game 9 to 3. Tucomu leads the series three mimes to two. A homer with a man on base was the fea ture of both games. Hardrock Miners May Strike In B. C. VANCOUVER, B. C. May 27 ll'l Recommendation for cull ing a strike vote within 10 tluys among 2500 British Coliimbiu hardrock miners if current ne gotiations for a 211-cent hourly wage incieusc, 40-huur week mid union security are unsuccessful, was revealed last night. The uniHHiiicenieut was made in a slutement to locals In the firovince of the International Un on of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers (CIO-CCL) adopted at a district policy committee meet ing here. The negotiations affect IS B. C. mines, mainly good pro ducing. Softball Schedule Starting Tonight Barring more rain, Softball In Klamath Falls gets under way at 6:30 sharp tonight. Del Moro field has been loaned the softbullers for use and the game between the Elks and Sears will be played there tonight. The other game, between VFW and Ashley Chevrolcts, will be played at Recreation field. Heard about June 30th, Joe? Here's the story. June 30, 1946, is the last day on which you can enlist ... or reenlist ... in the Regular Army and still be sure of retaining your old grade and family allowance of your enlistment Those are two very important points. First of all, if you have served with the Army and earned a stripe or two, you can enlist within 90 days alter discharge and botora July 1, 1946, and be sure ol keeping your grade. And if you have a family and dependents, you can enlist before July 1, 1946, and make sure the family allowance will be continued for a IVi, 2, or 3 year enlistment period. Those hard-earned stripes mean extra pay. Why throw them away? And your family will live comfortably if you enlist now and get the advantage of the family allowance 1946. S HKSAI D a NH. Waaaalk rails, Ort. SCPCDOBWS Western Win Puts Hogan's Salary Past $20,000 Mark ST. LOUIS. May 27 ll') Tiny Hen llngan, $2000 richer be cause of his recoi'd-hi'eiiking 17-iiiuler-pur 271 in the Western Open gulf tournament, was irmly today for Ills summer campaign which should inako him very popular with the. In come tax department. Already over the $20,000 murk in golf revenue this yeur, the ex lhillus, Tex., cuddy an nounced ho would follow the (moduli round robin in New York this weekend with the Na tional Open lit Cleveland, fly lo Kugliind for the British Open, hurry back to Chicago fur the Victory Open July 17 and then lake on the Tain-O'Shnnter a week Inter, llogun's 271 was two strokes better Uiun the old Western Open record posted by Tommy Armour 17 years ugo. Neither three days of ruin anil, cold nor a great finish by Lloyd Milligram, Los Anpelca, could deny llogiiu Ills first tra ditional Open victory, lie made the four rounds in 611(1(1(17-70, and was able to heat every threat with a rally of his own. Milligram's second place score of 273 was the only real chal lenge lien encountered. He earned $14(10. Jiiuinv Demnret, Houston, Tex., and Chick llarberl, De troit, finished in u tie for third place with 278s, one stroke bet ter than the score posted by vet eran Lawson Little, Del Monte, Calif. Byron Nelson, Toledo. O.. boosted his I golf earnings to $10.1111.1 with $M6 he won by shiirmg sixth place with Jim Fef rler, Chicago. Nelson's 2110 wasn't up to his usuul standards. Hans Norland Fire Insurance, 123 N. 6th St. DRIFTWOOD . CAFE fliSj 126 So, 7th 'mm VnSsr Ntw stsnsf sl Barbecues Steaks Hamburgers OPEN ALL NIGHTI Closed Sundays PAY PER Munm-v ; ,. W.KI U fH.. " 2 . First Srgsn Thnll SS"n Soft Srgn SrRsnt ' Corporsl ' Prlv.ts Fit" CU ' Private . Jk H s lor - MONDAY, Mar SI, INS, rM ate Cardinal Roost Raided By Mex MEXICO CITY, May 27 0t Second lluseniau Lou Klein, lata of the HI. Louis Cardinals, wse on the Mexican baseball scene today and Pitchers Max Lanier und Kred Martin, who also de serted the Red Birds, were e peeled shortly. Klein arrived last night b plane with Bernardo I'esquel, vice president of the Mexican league, but was hustled off ( the luxurious I'asquel mansion without comment. , , l'us(iiel's only statement to the press was, "Vera Crui needed another utility player urgently und I brought Klein with me. "Klein may see action against the Mexico City lleda hare 'riiurntluy." 1 ' ' V In C'luclnnutl, meantime,' Fan Musliil, star Curdlnul outfielder, reiterated yesterday that he had no Intention of Jumping to the Mexican league. Clnmifled Ada Bring Result. SOFTBALL EQUIPMENT SOFT BALL BATS 75c to $2.40 SOFT BALL GLOVIJ $5.95 SOFT BALLS -$1.25 $2.15 Spalding and other aetlea alty known brands. Cam plete stocks equipment. The GUN STORE 714 Main T PlAy BAI Highlights of the Armed Forces Voluntary? Recruitment Act ? 1. Enlistment! foe 1 Jor3 years. (One year enlistments permitted for men now (a the Army with 6 or more month of service.) , 2. Enlistment ic from 18 to 34 years ki elusive (17 with parents' content) earenf for men now In Army, who may reenlist at any age, and former service men depending on length of service. 3. An Increase In the reenlist men t bonue to $50 for each year of active service since such bonus was last paid, or since last entry Into service, provided reenltstment Is withia 90 days after last honorable discharge. 4. Up to 90 days' paid furlough, depend ing on length of service, with travel paid to home and return, for men who reenlist within the prescribed time after discharge, 6. A thirty-day furlough each year with full pay. 6. Mustcring-out pay (based upon length of service) to all men who art dtschargsd to reenlist. 7. Option to retire at half pay for the rest of your life after 20 years' service Increas ing to three-quarters pay after 30 years' service. (Retirement Income in grade qf Master or First Sergeant up to $153.25 per month for life.) All previous active federal military service coun toward retirement 8. Benefits under the OI Bill of Righto for men who enlist before October 6, 1940. f a a 9. Family allowances for the term of an-" j listment for dependents of men who enlist or reenlist before July 1, 1946. 10. Choice of branch of service and over", seas theater (of those still open) on 3-year i enlistments. i 1 1 . Reserve and A.U.8. commissioned offl- cers released from artive duty may be en- ' listed in Grade 1 (Master Sergeant) and retain their reserve commissions provided , they reenlist within the prescribed time. i ..-rii cniistED MEM Wl. - " JKt ItarHsl INCOMI AH" A ".'.I.. ' 12S.25 114.00 900 78.00 66.00 54.00 62,40 10B.OT 50.70 87.75 42.90 74.M 15.10 60.75 56.2) 50.00 32.50
