AGI EIGHT
HFRALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
WEDNESDAY, APRIL l, 19
OPENING DAY
THRONGS SET
GATE RECORD
Br JOK RE1CH1.F.R
Asaoclated Press Sports Writer
About the only thing missing In yesterday's mid Monday's major
Iwiue opening names was a no-hltter.
Practically everything else happened, to the delight of 331,783 fans
ho set record for opening day attendance.
As for the results themselves, Brooklyn sneaked past the Olanla 7-6
In New York- the Cards shut out Cincinnati 4-0 In St. Louis; Wash
ington gained revenge for Its one-sided defeat by the Yankees Monday,
thrashing the world champions Detroit defeated the White Sox In
Chicago 6-a, and the Indians sent a record Inaugural crowd of 73.163
dome happy with a 4-0 triumph over the St. Louis Browns.
In other games, the Philadelphia Phillies had a successful home
teener as they whipped the Boston Braves 3-1, and Pittsburgh did like-
a-wise with a S-J win over the Chl-
I cago Cubs. The Red Sox and Phila-
Higher
Portland Gets
Notch
In 8-0 Victory
San Diego Tumbles
Into Fourth Place
By Loss To Seals
By The Associated Pre
First division teams kept pace in
ihWaclfic Coast league today but
the third and fourth placers switch
ed positions.
Portland took over third spot by
shutting out Oakland last night,
1-0 while San Diego dropped to
fourth when the Padres were lam
basted by second place Los Angeles,
15-4.
The league leading San Francisco
Seals hung on to their hall game
edge by smacking Sacramento. t-3.
The cellar dwelling Seattle Rainiers
slipped past Hollywood, a-i.
Manager Jo-Jo White of Seattle
won the bail game in 'the 10th in
ning when he singled with two out
to drive in Bill Ramsey. Twice the
Rainiers came irom behind, as each
team knocked out eight hits.
Southpaw Roy Helser pitched
Portland to victory, allowing Oak
land only five hits. It was Helser
who shut out the Oaks in the sea
con opener at Oakland. Last night
his Beaver mates assembled 11 hits
off the Oakland pitching brothers.
Will and Tom Haley.
SEVEN BTNGLE8
Bob Joyce held Sacramento to
even hits as San Francisco beat
the Solons. The Seals slammed Tony
Freltas hard in the early Innings.
They scored twice in the first on
lour hits and got three more tallies
In the second on three safeties and
a walk.
S i Diego scored four runs in the
first Inning against Los Angeles but
didnt get any more while the Angels
were racking up 15. The game was
marred by wretched fielding. There
were nine errors.
Jack Graham slammed a three -Tun
homer for the Padres but Ed
Sauer duplicated the feat lor the
Angels In the second.
The box:
rWkl&nd AS A
Dutsabou. at
Comas. Jb
LodisUni. lb
Xttcn. lb
Christopher, et .
Van Robays, It .
Hamrlck. aa
Kalmondl, c
W. Hafejr. P
LUlard. e
T. Haf.r. p
Totals
Partlaal
Sucker, of .
JUt to, M
Laior. If
Storey, 3b
Mote, lb
Belch, rf
Basinskl. 3b .
Balllnter. e
Helser, p
Totals ,
Oakland
Portland .
e
10
11
000
310
n a
oooo
12K S
, Combs,
KTTMMARY: Errors Duazabou
flulrukl. Runs batted In Lazor 3. Bal
linger 3, Helser. Two base hits Lazor,
Rucker. Three base hits Christopher.
Sacrifices Ratto. Baltlnfer. Baslnskf.
TVuihle nlava LiDard to Hamrlck. Left
on bases Osklsnd 9, Portland 5. Losing
pitcher W. Hafey. Umpires Sears. Orr
and Ford. Time 2:00. Attendance 3723.
delphla Athletics were Idle.
Here are some ot the opening day
highlights:
Eighteen home runs were belted
yesterday and Monday not an un
usual number, but look what some
of them produced:
Sun Spence, Vera Stephens and
Bobby Doerr hit theirs in succes
sion in one inning record-tying
feat but the Red Sox lost any
way. George Vlco, rookie first baseman
of the Tigers, formerly of Portland,
smacked one on the first pitch
served him in his first major league
game.
Tommy McBride of the Senators
slammed one with the bases loaded
in the first inning.
AND IS HE PROUD
Mike Trash of the White Sox hit
one his first in 787 games. He had
not hit a four bagger since 1940.
Previously he had hit only one home
run in 10 years in the majors.
Four teams started the season
under new management and each
got Ucked the first day. The dis
appointed pilots were Joe McCar
thy, Red Sox; Zack Taylor. Browns:
Joe Kuhel, Senators, and Billy
Meyer. Pirates.
Bobby Feller of Cleveland. Hal
Newhouser of Detroit, and Ewell
Blackwell of Cincinnati, came
through handsomely. Feller pitched
one of the two shutouts that graced
the opening day. He handcuffed
the Browns with two singles. Black-
well gave up seven hits and one run.
Newhouser allowed two runs and
eight hits.
Two greybeards Rip Sewell of
Pittsburgh, who will celebrate his
40th birthday next month, and
Dutch Leonard, 38 - year - old
knuckle-bailer got opening day as
signments and made good. Sewell,
besides his homer, held the Cubs to
six hits in the Pirates' 3-3 win,
Leonard also doled out six safeties
in ourpitchlng Johnny Sain of the
Braves.
In all, 37 freshmen saw action. 16
In the National league. And Dodger
Manager Leo Durocher celebrated
his return to baseball after a year's
suspension by having a run-in with
Umpire Bill Stewart
This all happened on opening day.
Bird's Eye View Of The Baseball Park
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this shot of the construction work which Is fast making the eratw'ille cow pasture on Crest street look like
a baseball park. The work is supposed to be completed by May . first game for the Klamath (irms.
Arc-Lights Will Burn
At Gem Field Friday
The lights of the new baseball
park will go on Friday night.
Bill Spangler, president of Klam
ath Baseball Inc.. said that Instal
lation of transformers would be
completed Wednesday or Thursday
by Leach Electrical Service and a
dummy run with the arcs Is sched
uled for Friday.
The floodlighting syr-em includes
180 individual globes of 1500 watts
each and is expected to light the
field as well as any system on the
coast.
Work on the park and grandstand
is moving along and the biggest
headache Klamath Baseball Inc. has
right now is the weather that and
Pel Pitcher
Tosses No-No
CENTRAL POINT. April 21 Pat
William, senior righthander for the
Klamath Union high school Pell
cans, pitched himself a seven-inning
no-hit no-run baseball game here
Tuesday afternoon as the Pelicans
trimmed the Pointers in a double
header. Williams' no-hit effort came in
the first game and the Pels scored
early for a 10-0 win. He fanned six.
The Pointer batsmen still had diffi
culty in the second tilt, getting only
three bingles off Lewis Shade.
The Pelicans took the second
game, 7-1.
Viks Undefeated
SALEM, April Jl Wi Salem's
Vikings remained undefeated in
track for the season by scoring 69
points to lead Molalla and Spring
field in a three-way meet. Molalla
I scored 48 and Springfield 30.
DOZEN IN
THINCLAD
SCRAMBLE
The 30-30 club's annual Invitation
al track and field meet comes off on
Saturday, May 1. this year at Modoc
field and one dozen teams have en
tered already. Probably four more
late entries are expected, to make a
field of 16.
The entrants include the Klamath
Union high school Pelicans, defend
ing champions: Medford. Grants
Pass, Roseburg. Henley, Weed. Tule
lake. Malln. Merrill. Lakevlew and
Central Point.
All teams will be pitched on the
same leveL There will be no classi
fication, as In the recent Hayward
relays and the annual state track
tournament.
Another first being added by the
20-30 club for this meet Is the Is
suance of trophies for every event.
There will be 13 Individual event
prizes, the championship team
award, the Ralph Hill mile award,
the Bob Leslie Memorial award for
the 100-yard dtrsh and a separate
trophy for the high-point Individual.
The 20-30 club's annual track meet
is the high point of the cinder sea
son here and always sees strict com
petition from the schools entered.
Klamath Falls and Medford have
long dominated the tournament but
one smaller school or another al
ways shows up to take some events.
For instance, Henley's Fred Hess
grabbed high jump honors last year
when Klamath, Medford and Grants
Pass thlnclads were pulling down
most of the events.
This year the meet will be a day
affair, preliminaries starting at 10
o'clock and the championship runs
at 1 In the afternoon. The trials will
cut the field for each event to six
or eight finalists.
meeting current bills. Time to work
on the playing field is very short and
a bad session of weather will
virtually wreck any chance of having
a stand of grass this summer.
The field Is being gone over with a
disc and harrow and will be (ertlliird
and grass planted. Some leveling
and shaping remnlns to be done.
By opening day May 8 there
may not be much noticeable grass on
the playing surface, but after the
Medford series of My 6-8-10 the
Gems will take to the road again
for nine days and thai respite pos
sibly could give the green stuff a
chance to take root.
Jack Roper has oeen awarded the
Job of painting the outside of the
fence and the grandstand and an
order has been placed lor folding
chairs to go into the box seats. A
few boxes remain to be sold.
Mean .'hlle. arrangements are be-
ing made for an opening-day cere
mony, ine iuctiiuru iaukhb i
furnish the opposition. Secretary of
State Earl T. Newbry will perform
the function of tossing out the first
ball.
.STANDINGS
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
W. L. Pet
11 8 .647
13 0 .591
11 S .550
11 10 324
10 11 .476
. 8 11 .431
7 10 .412
7 12 J68
Oakland
Hollywood
Sacramento
Seattle .. , .
Yesterday's Results
Seattle 3, Hollywood 3, 10 Innings.
San Francisco 8. Sacramento 2.
Los Angeles 15. San Diego 2.
Portland 8. Oakland 0.
Western International
W. L.
Salem 2
Vancouver - 2
Yakima 3
Wenatchce - 3
Spokane 3
Victoria' 2
Bremerton 1
Tacoma 1
Yesterday's Itesults
Victoria 4. Salem 2.
Vancouver 8. Wenatchce 7.
Tacoma 4. Yakima 3.
Spokane 6. Bremerton 1.
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Canuck Boss
Out In Huff
VANCOUVER, B.C., April 21 (CP)
Mac Colville, coach of Vancouver
Canucks, Pacific Coast hockey
league champions, left here early
today by automobile for his home
In Edmonton. Before his departure
he announced "I've had enough and
I won't be back."
The former New York Ranger
star said in an Interview he ex
pected to stay In Edmonton and
would probably retire from hockey.
Colville intimated that one of the
reasons for his resignation was the
abuse he and his team received
when Canucks failed to get rolling
hi the first half of the season.
"They didn't give us a chance,"
he said. "We were kicked when we
were down and I'd rather live in a
olty where that doesn't happen."
Canucks Owner Coley Hall could
not be reached lor comment.
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Jersey City Tippy Larkln, 1444,
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liaired retired Detroit fire rap
lain came within a sliisle pin of
firlnr a perfect game In the
American bowling congress rltam
plonshlp last night.
William Brooks posted a 599
while bowling with the Senate Bar
team. He rolled 11 stralctit strikes
but left the No, 10 pin standing
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It was the l'.'th i99 score In the
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marked up in the tram rolling.
THREE IN
LOCK FOR
TOP SPOT
By The Associated Press
Three teams were lightly knotted
for the northern division Pacific
Coast conference baseball lead to
day.
Washington State climbed along
side Washington yesterday by club
bmg the Huskies 16-8, and the two
clubs were Joined In the lead by
Oregon, which knocked off Idaho
7-3.
Kach of the leaders has two wins
and a loss. Idaho has dropped all
three starts and Oregon State has
been unable to get Its season under
way because ol weather.
The Iicuvers try again today and
tomorrow as they entertain Idaho.
Washington Jumped on Arnie
Torgeson, starting Cougar hurler,
for a 6-0 lead in two innings, but
could fashion only two more tallies
throughout the game as the starters
ran wild against the parade of five
Washington moundsmen.
Idaho bounced Into a lead against
Oregon on Joe Whitcombs three
run homer In the sixth. It was
short-lived, however, as the Ducks
came back for three In their half
of the frame and picked up another
trio. Including Don Dibble's circuit
smash. In the seventh.
The Press Sox
Shouldn't
Happen
To A Dog
NKW YOltK People who be
lieve busebiill writers covering the
Klorlilu training caniM have a lite
of ease should look nt the spring
casuulty list of 11)48. It appears thai
more scribes were Injured than ball
players. After a week of -overlug the Cin
cinnati Hints 111 Tampa, Tom 8vik
of the Cincinnati Post decided to
lake an alleriUHin ofl. He went fish
ing. Not only was ne shut out bill a
rainstorm came up ton ing Bwoe to
seek shelter on a porch.
Swnpe noticed a dog on the porch
and because, as he puts It, "the
dog seemed lonely," he tried to pet
him. The stray mongrei chewed up
8wope's left hand and It took four
days to find the dog aim test him
for rubles. Swnpe has changed his
mind about dogs.
At Clearwater, where the Phila
delphia Phillies trained, thieves
broke Into several automobiles and
Frank Yeutter of the Philadelphia
Bulletin lost a new typewriter. But
that was nothing to what hapiienrd
lo Yeutter a few weeks later. Walk
ing Into a restaurant with Phillies
President Bob Carpenter, Yeutter
slipped and his right leg went Irom
under his 32o-pound frame. He
cracked his kneecap In several
places.
Stan Baumgartner, ex-sotiihpaw
pitcher who writes for the Philadel
phia Inquirer, hud a big scare his
second night In Clearwater. A lum
ber yard adjacent to his cottage
caught fire at midnight and he
carried his three children to safely.
Arthur iHedi Patterson. New
York Y'ankre public relations man,
was playing in tit annual writers'
game under floodlight In Tampa.
Sliding into second base he spiked
himself. Krom now on spikes will
be ruled out of this game, especially
since Patterson, being with a major
league team, was the onlv player In
a position to borrow spikes.
So If you think covering the swing
training ramps Is such a soft tourh.
be careful not to mention It lo the
writers.
Western Mail HBag
... . a I
Retired From Active Duty
But Still Walking
By KI NS NUWI.ANII
SAN FRANOIHCO. April si uV--During the 30 , i ,n!?,,.T,i
track and field at the University of Callloinla, venerable W a Iter ' Ohr Istla
probably set an iill-llme record for walking. He virtually never stood
still while a meet was III progress mid his tolal inllciiKO could lie com
puted In box car figures. ,
Mr. Ohrlslle was all ntdalnr when lie. retired from warning III 1U.U
and he Is crowding "0 now, Did he retire to the easy chair? lite rain
rod straight gent you see several
times a week playing golf In Ala- ,iei llon. "An umpire never niskes
lords la Mr. Christie. HUH walking. ,. miMnki" replied lloritkl. Try In
Pel Captain
Given Award
It runs In Uie family. Don Zuro
slnskl Tuesday night was presented
the 30-30 clubs trophy as the out
standing player on the Pelican bas
ketball team this past season.
The 1M7 winner was Joe Zaro
slnski, Don's older brother.
Don Zaroslnskl was captain and
guard for the Pels and played al
most every minute of every game.
He was one of the defensive aces
of Uie hoop season and was chosen
the outstanding player of the South
ern Oregon conference.
Members of the Pelican teum were
honor guests at the club's annual
basketball banquet at the Wlllard
hotel.
In the mutter of rnlhuslusin nud
orgunlsatlon from top to bottom,
the new Far West Class I) Husclmll
league, opening April 30, will get oil
to a start seldom achieved by a
small minor circuit. It embraces
major league-backed clubs In Med
ford and Klamath rails, tire.,
Maryavllle, Heildlng, Willows. Oro
vllle, Santa Rma and Plllsliurg
And In those cities, sporta writer
and radio broadcasters have formed
an association to boost the new
league to the sky.
Charles Zrno of Pittsburg Is pres
ident and I.eo llnmierty of Murys
vllle Is secretary of the association.
On the boxing front we leurii that
Phil Brubaker. once a lending Cali
fornia contender for Ihe heavy,
weight title. Is now a Uia AiiKdrs
policeman, llrulmker, known us Ihe
Dliuiba Farmer when he was fight
ing, gave up championship loqiiru
llnns when he was beaten by ex
Chnmp Jack Sharkey In lIKIo.
Clarence "llrlrk" Ijiws, president
of the Oakland llaselmll club, pre
dicts a brilliant future for the Oaks'
kK! outfielder, Wult Porckuv, onlv,
1R years old but a regtilnr. Pik-rkav.
a product ot nearby IVrhmotttl.
stnrred In the F.nquir all slur game
In Bronklvn when 16. tie's a left
handed hitter of the long bull tyi
and a swell fielder.
When Coast league Umpire Ed
florskt apiieared on Oroucho Murx'
program the other night he was
asked If he would overrule a fellow
umpire If the Intler mudr a bud
tell Hint to
Hiuls.
"I,elly" O'Doul of tin
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Britain Aims At
Davis Cup Bid
LONDON, April 31 I'll Orent
lliltnln, which lust won the Duvls
cup in !i:i. opens Ha IU4 bid to
challenge Ihe United Slntes for Uie
fumoiis tennis trophy here tomor
row when It meets India In the
oiM'iiliiu series of the Kmoiean (one
diminutions.
With 3 countries entered, eight
other matches will romplrte first
round piny In the Kuiopeuu nine uy
May 4
Women Schedule
Putter Contest p
Women of Kennies Oolf and
Country rlub will conduct a putting
cuiilest this Friday morning wllh
prizes lining to the plnyrrs who turn
In the lowest number of putts on
nine holes nud nlso on IS holes.
Ill rase of Ilea, the winner will he
detrrmliird on a practice green. AH
women anUria are invited to take
part In the rriiulur Friday ladles'
tiny piny at the course.
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