PACI TEN
HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. ORECON
SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1948
Willows Nips Gems
In Slugging Match
Shortstop Muti Hurt By Liner In Sixth
WILLOWS Calif May 28 (Special) The Willows Cards outclubbed the Klamath rails Oems In their
flnrt meetlnn of the Far West Baseball league season here last night, winning 16 to II In I marathon
Kama that saw the Oems use three hurlers and the Redblrda four. Joe Nicholas, starting pitcher for the
Oems, didn't help his own cause any by Issuing nine bases on balls and was the loser.
The Oems' Inner defense received a setback halfway through the game when a line drive off the oat
of Jim Tyack struck Nick Mutl, shortstop, on the instep. MuU was earned off the field and moved to a
Willows hospital. ,.,. ..... ...,, ! tvw . v.r from third
The Injury lorcea some snuung m uie rtmumvu ri ." -
has tn short and Joe Anselmo com
tag In from right field to take third.
Joe Carroll, a Klamath rails
hometown boy now pitching for the
Cards on option from Fresno, start
ed for Willows but was relieved In
the fourth by John Yocum. who got
credit for the win.
The Oems built up an early lead
with a three-run burst In the fourth
but couldnt hold it The Cards
went ahead In the fifth and shelled
Nicholas from the mound with a six
run splurge in the sixth. Lou Vltous
put out that fire but couldnt handle
one of his own making In the
seventh when he was relieved by
Forrest Schoettgen.
Lee Singleton homered for the
Cards with one on In the fifth and
Dick Morgan duplicated with one
on In the seventh.
The two teams play here again
tonight and again Sunday.
Ktsinsth Fall AH B H
Wallace. 3b 5 J
Small, lb 4 J J
Tavlor. 3b, at 3 11
Anselmo. rf. 3b S 1 J
Mankey, If J
Beeson. cf 1 i
WhIM, rf
Gantenbeln. aa
MuU. aa .
Xfcsscalso, e
Nicholas, p
Vltoua. p
Schoettfen, p
Total
Willawa
Klnnard. ef .
Lane. 2b
Mtuel. 3b
Apoaln. rf
Tyack, U
Singleton, lb .
Morgan, e -
Smith, aa .
Carroll, p
Yocum, p
Mordldo. p
ZoUtecoUtr. p
Totals
Klamath Falls
'WUlov-s
AB
4
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. 41 1 13 17 13
Oil 330 04011
010 338 301 1
SUMMARY: HR Singleton, Morgan.
SB Taylor, Anselmo. Muu. uescmsw.
Mltxel Tyack SB Tvack. Klnnard. RBI
MV?T.ylor. D1 3. NlehoUs.
Klnnard. Mitral. Singleton 3, Lane 3.
MorgltTj. LOB-Kl.rn.th 10. WUlo 10.
BB off Nlchotaa , Schoettgen 1. Yo
cum 1. Mordldo 3. ZoUlecoffer 3. SO
by Nicholas 3. Vltoua 1. CrroU 1. Win
ning pitcher Yocum. Losing pitcher
Nicholas. WP Nicholas, CrroU. Balk
ItonUdo.
Hom Base Steal
Wins For Dodgers
By The Associated Prese
Mel White applied himself earn
estly last night to the art of winning
a ball game, and his efforts paid off
tor Medford In a Far West league
M setback for Marysville,
White singled to drive In one run
In the eighth Inning and then
(cored the winner by stealing home.
Redding squirted three runs
across In the ninth inning but
eouldnt catch up to Santa Rosa,
8-7 winners. Pirate Centerflelder
Don Wagner hit a home run. double
and single his first three times up
for Santa Rosa, then struck out
twice.
Redding Manager Ray Perry
locked his 12th home run In 23
games.
Singles runs in the seventh and
eighth Innings added up to a 6-4
win for Oroville over the Pittsburg
Diamonds at Oroville. Red Soxer
Danny Bolzendahl whacked a 350
foot borne run and a double.
Colonials,
Albany In
Final Duel
f PORTLAND, May 29 WP Wash
ington high of Portland and Albany
will clash here tonight for the class
A high school baseball champion
ship of Oregon.
i They won their way to the final
round of the annual state tourna
ment yesterday with one-sided vic
tories over opponents.
In class B Westport and Aums
Tllle will meet for the title. The
games will be played under the
lights of the Vaughn street park.
Washington crushed Sherwood
yesterday. 17-2, while Albany meas
ured Newberg, 7-1. Aumsville tram
pled Jacksonville, 10-0, and West
port walloped Odell, 11-2.
Junior Simons of Albany gave up
only four hits and whiffed 12 men.
Two Washington pitchers yielded
only three hits.
Don Ellertson of Westport also
gave up but three hits, and two
Aumsville hurlers allowed only two.
! In day games Jacksonville will
play Odell for class B third place,
and Newberg will meet Sherwood
for class A third.
Authority On The Subject
Although Metrill (Doc) Williams qualified with an average
of
124.151 miles an hour, the Detroit driver is trying lor more speeo in
the 500-mile Indianapolis speedway grind May 31. so he golirlu the
aid of Jocko, a noted authority on monkey wrenches.
Olympic Shell Boys
Wait Next Big Test
SEATTLE. May 29 (Pi Wash
ington, holdover Olympic crew
champion, gets its second test of
the season today against a potent
Wisconsin eight which has lost only
to unbeaten Cornell in three starts
this year.
Judging from the way Al Ul-
brickson's University of Washington
crews trimmed California a week
Soft League
Lead Locked
Ashley Chevrolet, Telco and
Knights of Columbus turned in their
second straight wins in city soft
ball league games last night to put
the lead of the circuit in a four-way
tie. The Four-Star Merchants have
the other hold on the top spot.
The Chevs slugged Weyerhaeuser
21-1, the first loss for the Timber
men. Merrill VFW acquired its first
win of the season against two pre
vious defeats by topping Eagles 12-3.
Knights of Columbus took Moose
12-9 and Telco beat out Calhoun's
14-12, the third straight set-back for
the latter outfit. All games were
played under the lights at Modoc
field.
Strcmahan New
British Champ
SANDWICH, England. May 29 IIP)
Frank Stranahan, Ohio's golfing
millionaire, defeated Charles Stowe
of England. 5 and 4, today and took
over the British amateur title sur
rendered by Willie Turnesa of
White Plains, N. Y.
Stranahan won by taking five of
the first six holes after lunch. The
morning round, played In a drench
ing rain and high wind, over the
Royal St Georges course, ended all
even.
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Justice Coart
Herbert John Rlggs, Improper license.
Fine. 13.50.
Virgil Clarence Perry, no emergency
brake. Fine. S3.S0.
James Edward Chancy, no license
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Isaac Newton Hall, no operator's li
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Carl Robert Jacobson, running stop
sign. Fine, S3.90.
Orlan Burch, overload. Fine, 35.50.
ago, we have something of a con
tract on our hands," said Wiscon
sin Coach Norm Sonju.
He ll send his varsity and Jayvee
boats against the Ulbrickson oars
men this afternoon in a pan- of
two-mile tests. Only once in the
several dual meetings between the
schools has Wisconsin taken a race.
The Washington mentor has warned
his gallery drivers to forget the rec
ord and then- three-mile victories
over California.
Sonju s crew, he has pointed out,
carries a decided weight advantage
and has three races under its oar
locks. Neither squad has been tried.
however, at two miles. The two Wis
consin victories were at three-quar
ters of a mile and its one loss at
2,000 meters, the Olympic distance.
The key men in both boats are
In their first year of varsity com
petitionFloyd S. Nixon of Orosse
Point, Mich., stroking the Wiscon
sin varsity and Charley McCarthy
at stroke for Washington.
Junior varsity competition will
start at 2:30 p. m. (PST) and the
varsities will pull from the stake
boats at 3:15. There will be two pre
liminary races.
Altamont In
Thinclad Win
BONANZA. May 29 Ninth and
tenth grade boys of Bonanza school
met teams from Altamont and Fre
mont junior highs In a track meet
on Modoc field May 26. Altamont
turned in 55 points, Bonanza had 48
and Fremont 14.
Joe Nork won first for high Jump
ing and Maynard Hriczlsce won
second. Jack DeVaul won the 100
and the 330 race. Maynard Hriczlsce
won first for the shot put and Joe
Nork second. Bonanza relay team
with the following boys won first:
Vernon Haley. Jim Clarke, Joe Nork
and Jack DeVaul.
Graduating exercises for the
Bonanza seniors were held in the
new gymnasium on May 24. During
the evening medal awards were
presented by Principal Sharp to
Lenora Eager as valedictorian and
Mary Malone, salutatorlan. For citi
zenship, the awards went to Mar
gery Bramwell and Ted Pepple and
for athletics to Frankle Chains and
Harry Noble.
Cutting Time
Is May 30 For
Far West Loop
Gems Whack Off
Two, Couple May
Go This Sunday
Gene Bonner, outfielder, and Dun
Caillne, reserve catcher, have been
released by the Klamath Falls Genu
In Manager Joe Gantenbeln's first
move toward getting down to the
legal class D roster limit of 17 play
ers and a couple more heads prob
ably will roll this week-end.
Deadline for the roster cut In the
Far West league Is May 30, Sunday,
Business Mummer Mel Carpenter
said that he was expecting to get
couple more boys m, an Inflelder
and a left-handed pitcher, In time
to beat the deadline.
Right now the Oems are carrying
18 players seven pitchers, two
catchers, four outfielders and five
lnfirlders. When two more are
added, three must go.
Several of the boys are on the
borderline, including pitcher Forrest
Schoettgen. Catcher Dirk Descalso.
Outfielder Irv Whltt. Inflelder Hal
Taylor and Catcher Ralph Mohlrr.
The latter was hurt Thursday night
at Santa Rosa.
AILING FLIPPER
Joe Nicholas has been unable to
carry his share of pitching duty be
cause of an ailing arm and Is also
on the anxious seat.
The Oems are at Willows, guests
of the Cards, but will be home Mon
day for a three-game series with the
Marysville Braves. A twl-nlght
doubleheader Is on the schedule for
Monday, Memorial Day holiday.
First game will start at 5 p. m.
and the second at 7:45. out at Oems
stadium.
Official batting average for the
Oems. figured through Thursday
night's game with Santa Rosa and
including all 23 complete games
played at that time plus the sea
son's opener 6-8 tie with Oroville
show that Joe Oantenbeln Is the
club's leading and heaviest hitter
among the club's regulars. Oanten
beln has played In 12 games and
batted .398. He has hit three home
runs, all at Gems stadium.
Tom Mankey has played In every
game and swatted for J47. Mankey
has nine doubles, two triples and
one homer. Joe Anselmo. who hits
clean-up position. Is batting 321
and has collected seven doubles, two
triples and one home run. Little Bob
Wallace, who has now been hitting
up a storm since he took a regular
berth at second base and now has
an average of .342.
THREE AND ONE
On the pitching side Larry Ouelfo
and Art Moyer each have three wins
and a single loss. Bob Blenglno one
win and no losses, Lou Vltous one
and one, Joe Nicholas two and one.
Forrest Schoettgen one and two and
Bob Loepman. workhorse of the out
fit, two wins and four losses.
Lopeman has appeared In eight
games. Moyer has 44 strikeouts in
six games.
Batting averages:
Player AB
Oantenbeln 39
Mankey 98
Wallace 73
Anselmo 84
Beeson 25
Whltt 22
Descalso 13
Mutl 78
Small io
Taylor eg
Leading
Ml
88 ' c is
DRAFT JUMP
JAILS JEFFRA
BALTIMORE, May 39 iPv
Harry Jcflra, one-time holder of
two world's boxing titles, and
Hnltlmore fight promoter Nnthnn
E. Phllll were srntriicrd to six
montlis' Imprisonment each In
federal court yesterday for viola
ting the wartime draft act.
Jcffra was convicted sprctllrntly
of causing the promoter to make a
false statement In a letter to
Jaftra's draft board. Phillips was
found guilty by the Jury on a
charge of making the fal.se state
ment. The Jury recommended leniency
In both cases.
Mohler .
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George Duke
Bests Yolk
HOLLYWOOD, May 29 OP)
George Duke, San Francisco mid
dleweight, won a unanimous de
cision over Bobby Volk of Portland,
Ore., last night In the 10-round fea
ture bout at the Hollywood Legion
stadium.
Duke, who turned in a classy Job
with repeated short lefts and right
uppercuts, opened a gash over his
opponents left eye In the second
round. By the eighth, Volk's cut
was bleeding freely but he never
theless managed to finish the bruis
ing scrap.
Volk Inflicted a slight cut over
Duke's left eye In the seventh and
got In the best blow of the fight in
the same round when he staggered
his foe with a terrific right to the
side of the head.
Duke, the favorite, weighed 161
and Volk scaled 181 Vi. A crowd
estimated at 4500 witnessed the card.
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KIDDIES UNDER 15 FREE
Ken Keltnrr, third baseman fur
the Cleveland Indians, is paring the
big leagues In home runs at this
point, having brat out 13 of the
four-base things to dale.
Mishaps Mar Cinderpath As USC,
Handily Wins Conference line
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LOS ANUKl.Kb. May 211 ('VI It
wns on to furtlior trials along tho
trail toward the Olympic giimrs to
day for the Tnijaiis of Mont hern
California, vhiimiitous or the Pa
cific Const conleieiit'u, niter a track
and field meet that brought more
disappointment thtm thrills.
For the second wrck In a row. nils-
haiw iiianetl a major cinder path
ciiinlviil last night. They were In
clutli'tl: Mpecily pci rm limners by Pel-Mel
I'aiuui nf UHO 111 the dashes didn't
color, nil brniiino Pattim emtio up
Willi a cramiM'd leg inuaiie.
Knox Tops
In Armory
Beltlu' llmlily Knox (tilled ivto
Uelt'astro In an ntlemiit to nliik his
locitl winning streak 111 last nluhl's
armory m a I n event, ami disabled
him to boot, virtually crippling Hie
Weed Assassin with a prolonged
series of back-bieakers,
Pete had taken Uie Ili.it lull In
tha liilliul round, bushing me Penn
sylvania vllluln all over uie ring mid
then slumming nun nuwn lor me
count, and had trustingly luriuil his
buck and retired to his curlier. When
Knox lulled to gel sympuihy Iroui
either the crowd or Hrleroe Mill
Olson, he rushed over to the Auua
sln's comer ami sent a rubbll-puncn
cru&htiig down on the linsusirilinii
llelraslro's neck Just aa Ihc warning
whistle fur the second round was
sounded.
Urlcastro never did recover lituu
the untimely blow, and was easy
pickings lur Knox, who proceeded
to mangle him with his Intuitions
baek-breuker. When tho Peniuiyl
vaulan finally decided to let the
referee count out Uelcu.itro. that
worthy wus helplr.ta and very, very
sore, but was still breathing out
threatcnliiga of things to come.
Knox encountered little or his
usual difficulty In returning to the
dressing rooms, milking his grand
recessional amidst police protection.
In the seinl-wlnilup of the curd,
Murtluo Angelo chose the Boston
crab with which to make his return
to tile local grunt and groan, taking
two falls and the match from Al
Ssasx.
Angelo gained his first full In
the first round, but Auiss came buck
In the next go and took a fall with
a leg-split. Huiss was stilt unuble
to cope with the dnrk skinned ring
Belcastro
Main Tiff
rogue, mid dropped the mutch In the
third emiln when Angelo whipped
liltu Inlo the crab.
Hilly Hunter and Milt Olson, the
hitter milking a return alter a
lenglhy ubst'iico liom the local can
vas, bullied to a draw in the Alien
ing bout with oiiu fall apiece.
Hunter drew first blood In the
third round with a bear hug, but
Olson snenked in a drop kick and
pinned Hunter, still stunned. In the
(our Hi uud flnnl canto.
Teds Come Out
In Ball Tourney
Knosrvcll school came out on top
In the seml'dnals of the city grade
school class U sol dm II tourney yes
terday by topimig Kulrvlew B-2 mid
earned the right to play Mills next
Tucailuy lor tho championship.
If lioonevcll wins Tueaduy an
other gitnie will have to be played
because Kooscvcll Is ouce-bruten
and Mills hus a clean state In the
double ellmiuutlon tourney.
Mills bent ItcKweveJt III their
previous meet Inn, 4-3. flumes are
played on the KU practice Held,
NEW VOKK-KId Oavllun, 144 i.
Hnvunu. knocked out Kocco Itos
suno. 144 , Urooklyn, I.
A similar mishap to Washington
mule's OU'k Keulslon III Uie irlnla
wlili li robbed tin Cougars ot pus.
alblo victory luter In Uie null- relay.
The Trojuna copprtl the count con.
(crciico till" lor Hie eighth strulglil
yeur. The night s to honors went to
liurtllrr Cling Olxon, ol UCLA, who
cracked two til Hie three meet rec
ords broken III winning the low and
high slicks.
The Trojans ucclliiiululcd 4T
puluta tu UCLA's 4H. Despite I'nK
ton's nlwciue, tho wllliilinwul ol Ho
In ml Mink (mm the iwu-milo race
he won Uie mile mid the spill In th
reluy.
Trulllng behind were: Htuiidirtl
311' ; Cnllliiiula 3t: Witshliiglou
Hiiito, and Wnnliliiulon, 21 each:
Oit'uou. Ul; Montana Hi Oregon
atiile ll'i mill lilulio one.
Dixon run the limit hurdles In 14.1
seconils, eclipsing Hie meet murk ol
14 4 slimed by Mleve Anilt'inon ol
Wunhluiiloii UUJHi and Hum Klup
sliKk. Hiiinlonl ilium. Then he
rume buck lo win the Iowa In 23 2,
breiiking the 23 3 held by Kail Vlck.
ery. UHO. iliom uud l.ee Orr. Ore.
gon Hlnte illMUi.
Illg surprise for Northwest luui
came when Hob Mulr. Wnohliuiliiii,
pnased Joe Nebolou of Wnahlnulon
mule and held on lo win Hie 410
yard run III 4 4 seconds.
Hob Chambers of UHO uluvrtl olf
a (liml thrust by Clem KUi hrli nf
Washington male In aimilier llitlil
light In the una - the lime wns 1 M0,
The llrsl three finishers In
meet qualified to CfMll)ele 111 I'tie
cuaal-blg nine meet June 33. Pattnn
wus Included, and several others
were Included as alternates, pending
Ihelr performances In Hie . NCAA
meet June 16. These were Keulslou,
sprints; Oeorue ItasiiiusAen. Oregon,
ixile vault: Hob l.nltlluw, Oregon
Hlate, broad Jump. The latter Is lite
northern division champ, with a 24
foot 2 Inch Jump mnile (Ills yenr,
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