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PAGI TIN HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. ORECON TUESDAY, JUNE 28, Roaring Gems Snare Sixth Game In Row Seven-Run Burst In Tenth Hands Klamath 12-6 Win MED FORD. June 3 (Special) The Oema won their sixth alrauiht baaeball guns last night, a 12-t .'overtime victory over Ue luckless .iMrdford Nufmeta, but it was only ! became a couple of other teams 'were Idle that the Klamath Fall IlPar Weat league entry moved up a notch In the standings. Willows and Redding did not play. therefore the victory at Medford Blln&.s the. nmt In rrvn Into "v " I third put Willows. The Oem hare Mi percentage 33-2Ji as com- pared to a -5M i34-S4 record for Tne Cleveland Indians haw suf- i the season, went the full nine In the Cardinals. 1 fered the biggest drop, having drawn ! nims and declared his lniurevi hl Last night s game was In the top t of the tenth before the Genu really began to show the bruising power they have used during their cur rent winning streak. The match was 0-5 through nine Innings, with Medford scoring twice In the bot tom of the ninth to gain the tie. In the top of the tenth the Gems landed on Bill Olsson with almost everything to score seven run. Pinky Hesse, Butch Faller and Johnny Lope man had doubles tn the uprising. The victory far Lopeman was his seventh of the season against five defeat. He went all the way, allow ing Medford Just eight hit. CA8SELU HOMERS Bob Casselli. leading home run hitter for the Gems, got his seventh round tripper In the top of the ninth inning, with none on base. Chuck Cheshire, Medford second baseman, poled one over the right center wall with on on base In the second Inning. Gordon Hemandes got four of the 13 Klamath Fall hit, all of them (ingle. The box: Bxawarsi rAixa o NordvU. m Jeneen, 3b Peeee! lb ZZ CaeeeW. rt Hrrnand!, If Tiller. 2b De-rate. s s a t 1 t jinn . s e .411 Totals . -atuua S 1: sttnroan Willbereer. m x-Strtloa Jonee, m Petty, ef Bartle. lb Plnkart. If . Corbut. Sb -Ltndberg. rf Reagan, e South, rf Buono. e t. lH. ff p e a i s s l i i i s l s e ! - i S 1 1 e : 1 1 Totals B Batted fee sfUIbareer tn Sta. 5 U math rails 130 000 001 V 11 rdford AM 001 001 1 SUMMARY: H ChesMre. CaaaellL KordeU. SB Heeea. Faller. Lope man. Beaaan. Buono. RBI Nordell 2. Heeae 2. Heave. CaaeeHl. Hemandes x. Feller 1. Lopemae, X. gtntton. Reesan. ClMMhtj . Bartla. Loeer Olaeoa. SO hr Lopeman . Guetfo 4. Olaeon 4. VrhltS . BB off Lopemaa T. Goelfo 0. Olaeon . BB HemanOeS- WP Olaarm. HP Janaan. LOB Klamath IS. Medlars . Umptiea Conner and GneeeL Pittsburg Two Ahead By the Associated Freae Pittsburg drew a full two game head of the pack m the Far West baseball league race last night. The Diamonds made It two straight over Vallejo with a 7 win. Second place Redding and third place Willows wen idle. Both Pittsburg and Vallejo drew Din bases on balls during the loosely pitched tame. Bill Kno homered for the winners. Klamath Fall waited until the tenth inning to turn on the power with a seven run rally that sank the cellar dwelling Medford club. 12 to . Klamath Fall led, 6-3, go ing into the ninth, but error gave Medford two unearned run and sent the game Into the extra inning. Wally William hit four for four. including a double, to lead Marys ville to an 8-1 victory over the Santa Rosa Cat. It was the second straight for Marysville. Score: R. H. I. vallejo 500 000 1107 t Pittsburg 103 310 20x 10 1 Harding. Carter (71 and Trtandos Bronzan, Heck 8i and Martin. Santa Rosa 010 000 0001 4 Marysville 303 100 Olx 14 : Kornahrens. De Baraabo (3) and Billings; Smith and Casey. Monopoly For Caiiformans SEATTLE. June 2S (V Califor nia held a virtual monopoly tn the sixth army tennis championships mm- todays opening play in tne three-dsy tournament. Only one non-cauiornian survived. The most HeHslvn Win area tttmmA In by the 184 all-army singles champion, Lt. Frank E. Mehner, t-uiup iajok, tani wno eliminated Bgt Ernest Brickman, Fort Ord, Calif.. 8-1. (-0. In other singles matches Sgt. Leon ueatnerage. Fort Ord, defeated Cpl John Orsborn Fort lavli w..h -. f-6: Cpl. William Berry. Fort ura, aeieated Lt. Bruce Bromley, Fort Lewis. 4-. 6-1. -7; Lt. Ransom llslg. Fort Ord. defeated Recruit Nell Eddlngton. Fort Lewis, J-l, -7, 6-4, and Capt. Frank Rhea, Univer sity of Washington ROTC. defeated I t MacDonald Craig, Fort Lewi -4. 6-2. Deatherage-Berry. Fort Ord, de feated Bromley-Craig. Fort Lewi 6-3. 6-3. in the only double match. Winner of the tournament be ing staged at Fort Lawton, will form r all-star team to represent the g'xth army tn the all-army cham pionship at San Francisco. Pittsburgh Joe Adragman, 12 Pittsburgh, outpointed Joey Barone 121, Pittsburgh (10). New York Roland La Starrs. 18S New York, stopped Harry Halt, 172 's, Brooklyn (4). , Attendance Suffers In Majors Big Leagues Expect Decline Of Million By The Associated Press The majors are headed for an ettendance decline from last year's record breaking total, comparative figures showed todsy. With most of the IS clubs having played nearly half their IT home (.smes. a check revealed that only six clubs are ahead of last year's I gum. Through games of last night, a total of S.M8.43 fans paid to watch the teams in action, as compared to the g.966.1M who saw the same number of games In 194S. That Is a drop of 376.714. At this rate, the majors are cer tain to fall approximately a million i.un 10 iu appruximaieiv a million nlna- last ytu'i record tigure of 2JM3J4S. aoout 145.000 fewer fans than In I at a corresponding date. Cincin- I to get a hit In four official times null, Detroit, the New York Giants ' at bat. ar.d Philadelphia Phils are others I Mickey Owen, reinstated catcher, which have fallen 100.000 below last ; rlaymg his first game for Brooklyn, year s figures. singled In the ninth and scored the The Pittsburgh Pirates show the : v. .nntng run as the Dodgers defeat biggest gain, 180.000 more than last j cd the Cleveland Indians, 4-S. In an year. The Chicago White Sox. 1 exhibition game at Ebbeta field. Washington Senators. Boston I The Philadelphia Phils routed the Braves. Brooklyn Dodgers and St Athletics, by a one-sided l- score louls Cardinals also are ahead of j M.d Cincinnati defeated Detroit their "4 figures. ' 10-4. in other exhibition tilt. PETE GRAY RELEASED FROM TEXAS LEAGUE DALLAS. June 38 (. Pete Gray, who played In the big leagues de spite the fact that he had only one arm, was uncertain about his base ball future today. Gray said he had been given his outright release by the Dallas club of the Texas league with which he .Leaders Bopped Eagles Merrill Billiards Fmnigan's Calhoun t Bureau of Reclamation Merrill VFW Kalpine Stewart-Lennox 000 ; , Smith Lor. Co. aw i lis nrjoeraogs in the county Softball league smacked a couple of top-divlsioQ team last night In Memo. The -In again, out again Flnnl gan blasted Memll VFW for 13 hit and a lop-sided 11 to 1 victory. "Wimpy" Carver carved the win when he yielded only three hits. The Vet's Benhrook was larruped for 13 bingles. Carver also handled the bat In fin style, collecting three hit for three time at bat. The Bureau of Reclamation wal loped Kalpine, 16 to 10, In the nightcap. Junior Baltteher stepped Into Zimmerman' offerings to pick up four hit out of five trie. Wednesday night game have been called off because of the ap pearance of the frolicking come dians, the Negro Ghost, on the Merrill field. Their opponent will be announced tomorrow. Short scores. R. H. I. Bureau of Reclamation... 16 13 4 Kalpine 10 6 t B of R: R. Hofar and Rumel hardt. Kalpine: Zimmerman and Horn. E. 1 2 R. H. 11 13 Flnnigan Merrill VFW 1 3 3 1 Flnnlgan's: Carver and Cada. '"i vrw. ocjioroo ana neea. I I STANDINGS W. L. Pet! 3' 0 1.000 lards 3 0 1 000 3 1 .667 3 1 .667 11 .667 ' 2 7 M0 ; 1 3 3S3 0 3 .000 A 9 0 3 J tor k- .,ifcjr Western (-! ...7 7 L Now you will find complete stocks of famous western brands that you have made famous: STETSON HATS , TURK SHIRTS AND RIDERS HYER BOOTS STEWART BOOTS And Many Others. 733 Main St. MOS OPlI WSAS ITITSOH HATS The Cardinals drew a night game crowd of 13. ITS In the only regular I name played In the majors yester ' day. but the fails were doomed to I d'appointmrnt as the Chicago Cuba 1 crat the Redblrds. 6-4. The defeat prevented the Cards from tying the Imdser for the league lead. In stead, the Redbtrds are now a full game behind the Brooks. Johnny Schmlts hung the defeat in St. Louis. bt needed help from wait uuoiei in the seventh. The Yankees defeated the Giant I In an exhibition game at Yankee I Msdium. 5-J. when Ktrby Hlgbe walked two men with the ba.tea ! loaded In the eighth to break a 3-3 tie. I Joe DlMBCCln the Vanr eilln. outfielder mvin. hi. fir.. t geve him no added pain. He failed has been a reserve outfielder this 1 (eason. Owner Dick Burnett of the Dallas club said Gray had refused to go to Uladewater of the Bast Texas league, a Dallas farm club. Burnett also attributed this to an Incident I in which Gray was arrested and taken to JaiL I In a statement last night, Burnett explained the Incident which brought dissension among the Del l's players. He said he called Oray ! on the telephone Saturday niiht to Inform him that he was being sent to Gladewater. Oray replied that he vouldn't go. Burnett aaid the ball player sounded as If he had been drinking. Burnett added that "I called the police and told them to put him :t jaU." Gray was arrested and taken to Jail but was not charged or held. Jail Supervisor R. M. Wisseman stating that he found Oray was not intoxicated. Afterward several mem. bers of the Dallas ball club came to uie jau to get Oray out. I Gray said Burnett called him later I and apologized. Oray. 32. ha been playing the -"- imiuuwu. ne vu in ptofessional ball first with Memphis In 144. then went to St. Louis of the American league tn 145, to To ledo In 1946 and to Elmlra of the Eastern league tn 1946. He was out of baseball in 1947. Golfers Return They didn't return with title, but Mrs. Robert O. Sproat and Mrs. Psul Farrens brought honor to Klamath Falls In the annual Ore gon 8ate amateur golf tourney In Astoria. Mrs. Sproat qualified In the sec ond flight. She beat Mr. E. H. Edgerton of Medford. 3 and 1. and lost to Mrs. Glen Otten of Astoria, 1 up. Mrs. Fsrren qualified In the fourth flight, losing to Mrs. Vernon fowler of Astoria on the 20th hole. 1 up. and to Mr. Gene Bate of Portland. 1 un Mrs. Sproat left this week for Pasadena. Calif . where .hn et I m many hcks on the link. Phone 3463 THAN ANY OTHFR BRAND Twinks Refuse To Yield Lead Oakland Poses As Threat To Stars By the Associated Presa The Hollywood stars, still high balling ahead of the Held In the Pacific Coast league race, are home lor a 15-game stand that will carry them past the half-way mark In their tight for the pennant. The mm city club opens a nine game series tonight with Oakland and then will take on San Francisco In a six-gsnie engagement. The Oaks, currently In third place tie with San Diego, could put a con siderable dent in the Hollywood hopes. So far this season the Oaks have won seven of 11 games played with the Stars. And Hollywood Is having some casualty trouble. Pitcher Glen Moulder and catchers Mike Sand lock and Jack Paepke are on the casualty list and may be there tor a week or so. For the opener It will be a battle of southpaws. Art Schallnck goes to the mound for the Stars and Lou Tost tor the Oaks. Two other upper division teams open a series tonight. San Diego travels north to meet the second place Seattle Raiment. The Padres are still handicapped by the absence of their heavy-hittmg first base man. Luke Easter, who Is In Cleve land for treatment of a knee Injury. Last place Los Angeles opens a series with San Francisco, the sev enth place club. Sacramento goes to Portland for a series. Games tonight: Oakland iLou Tost) at Hollv- wood (Art SchalIock. Los Angeles iBrysn Stephens! at San Francisco tCon Demtweyi. Sacramento at Portland. San Diego at Seattle. I DiMaggio Threatens CHICAGO. June 26 Dom Di Maggio, lltle Boston Red Sox out fielder, urged 14 points to -3.s dur ing the week to challenge In lured Oeorge Kell of the Detroit Tigers for the American league batting lead. The aide-lined Kell maintained top spot with J53 but Dl Maggio climbed Into contention only 14 point behind. Boston Ted Williams, the 1947 and 1946 A. L. baiting champion, continued in third plare with a five point Increase to J19. Outfielder Vic Werti of Detroit soared from ninth to fourth place with a 21-polnt climb to J17. He was followed by Eddie Joost. Phila delphia, with J12: Bob Dillinger. St. Louis. 308; Hsnk Majeski. Phila delphia, J03: Johnny Pesky. Boston, and Tom Henrlch. New York. 301 apiece: and Hoot Evers. Detroit. 596. Williams was tops In two special ised brackets with 19 homers, an Increase of three, and 77 runs batted In. a boost of 12 for the week. Majeski had the most doubles. 20. and Dale Mitchell of Cleveland had the most triples, eight. Kell and Dt Maggio led In hits with 63 apiece: Joost in runs with 66. and Dillinger continued as the ace base stealer with nine thefts. Topping the pitching records wss New York's Allie Reynolds with 7-1 Lant Year at Thin Time Maillnoa Square Harden --- Thin Year at The Klamath Basin Roundup The ROY ROGERS LIBERTY TROUP SEE THEM IN PERSON July 2-3-4 Fairgrounds Tickets Now on Sale 116 So. 6th Phone 8286 NEW VALUE IN OREGON! That sensational Eastern whiskey buy... CARSTAIRS White Seal pi illis?, $325 The Man who Cnrcn Bays CARSTAIRS BLENDED WHISKEY CARSTAIRS BROS. DISTILLING BlfNDfO WHISKEY, MS PROOF. Baseball Fans Display Savvy For All-Stars; Ebbets Field Is AP S'ewafeaturea NEW YOKK-Uaaeball falls who have sent In votes for the players they would like to see In the annual Ail-Star game In Brooklyn ran stand up and take a bow. They seem to know what's going on In both major leagues. In the past the custom has been to select players on their pre-year's records but this time the fans are voting for the players who have given their clubs a lift this spring. The American league all-star team probably will take to Ebbets field on Tuesday. July 13. with three lufleltlera playing In the "dream game" for the first time. EJ Robinson, who haa been bang ing the ball lor the Senators, looks like the first baseman. Cass Mich aels, off his consistent hitting for the White Sox. probably will be chosen over Joe Gordon as second baseman. Eddie Joost. sparkplug for the Athlrtlca with his home run hit ting and fielding, looks like he'll get the nod over Boston's Vern Steph ens and Phil Rtruto of the Yankees at shortstop. Kobinson. Michaels and Joost never played tn an all star game. Hmtim K.'l nf the Tleera Innlrs I like a rtnrh for third base. He played In the 1947 game. The class of the American league, however, ta tn the outfield. It in cludes Ted Williams and Dora Di Maggio of the Red Sox and Tommy Hrnrich of the Yankee, all-star veterans. The catching probably will be handled by the Yankee' Yogi Berra. highly Improved operator, and the Red Sox' Birdie Trbbetta. Berra recently had a 17-game hitting streak. Pithcers will be picked by the managers and the class appears to Amateurs Wobbly LONDON. June 26 .4" American domination of the world's amateur tennis is beginning to fray around the edges at Wimbledon. When the men's semifinals are played tomorrow, only one United States representative will be swing ing top-seeded Ted Schroeder of La Crescents. Calif he got by his quarter-final match yesterday only by the skin of his teeth. Schroeder lost the first two sets to Australian champion Frank Sedg man. then prevailed, 3-6. 6-6. 6-3. 6-2. -7. But five others of the 10 top ranking Americans have been beaten. With Schneder In the semi finals will be Eric Sturgrss nf South Africa, whom Ted la favored to brat; Jaroslar Drobny of Crechoslovakla, and John Bromwich of Australia. Bromwich drove defending cham pion Bob Falkrnburg of Los An geles out of the tournament yester day, also in five sets. for J75. His teammate. Vic Raschl. has 11-2 for J6. Virgil iFire) Trucks of Detroit continued to set the strikeout pace with 63 whiffs. CO., INC., BALTIMORE. WD. 7M GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS V22-5 . PINT be Vie Raschl of the Yankees. Mel Parnell of the Red Sox. I ml Htlaaie of the A's, Hal Newhouser of the liners and Bob Lemon of the In diana. Of course, !.ou Hotitlieau, American league pilot, will have final say In the matter. The National league manager, Billy Routhwnrth, undoubtedly will pick Vrrn llirkfortl, sensational sophomore, from his Brave staff. The rest of Uie senior circuit hurl era look like Ralph Branca of Uie Dodgers, Harry Mrecheen of the Cardinals, Robin Roberts of the Phillies and Ken Raffensberger of the Reds. The National league outfield fig urea to be Stan Musial. the top player of the circuit, Ralph Klner of the Pirates and speedy Ritchie Ashburn of the Phillies. WHIard Marshall of the Olanta and Enoa Slaughter of the Cards also are getting nisny votes. Jackie Robinson. Brooklyn's No. 4 hitter, probably will be picked over the Cards' Red Schoendlensl for second base. The former UCLA Negro Is having a great season and figures to make the tram for the first time. Not in Years, has (GEMEML Tire Quality Cost So Little FUIL SIZE FUIL WEIGHT FULL STRENGTH Coma in and compare these General Tire Features: LONG MILEAGE EXTRA STRENGTH -k DOUBLE GRIP TREAD SAFETY TRACTION EASY RIDING COMFORT EASY PAY PLAN TAKE TILL FALL TO PAY FAMOUS MAKES NEW CAR TAKE OFFS Traded in en new General Super Squeegees. Some driven a few blocks, some a few miles. Yours now at sensational savings. AUa guaranteed used tires. UP CfxO OFF NEW 50 TO TIRE PRICES 315 So. 6th As a matter of fart, Brooklyn apiieara to have three Infleldrra set to make the game. Allhougli the league this season has some fine shoiialops In Marty Miirlon, Alvln Hark and Granny llamner, PeeWee Reese probably will get the nod. Willi the strange shooting of Krile Waltkua eliminating the popular Phllly from first base, Gil Hmluea of the Dtxlgrrs looks like he might beat out Ted Klussewskl, the husky Red sophomore. Third base la a battle between Hid Gordon of the (Hants and Eilille Kaaak nf the Curtis, two consistent hitters this spring. Ordinarily Hob Elliott of the Braves would get the nod but his hitting haa been off. Andy Semlnlck of the Phillies looks like the class behind the plate During a recent 14-game span he belled nine homers and over the (lrt third of the season his bat has decided some 10 games In favor of Uie surprising Phillies. Her are the plavera most likely to see action on July 13: American lb. F.il Robinson. Senators: 3b. I Cass Michaels. White Hut: as, Eddie SALE 1 . H. ,tiL mi in BIG SAVINGS -r-ON OTHER SIZESt TIRE SERVICE BYRON TEED man In Ballot Scene Joost, Athletics: 3b, Oeorge KsB, Tigers; If, Ted Williams. Red Sog if, Dnm DiMaggio, Red Box; rf. Tommy Hrnrich, Ysnkees; , Larry Uerra, Yankees; p, Vie Ran hi, Yankees; p, Mel Parnell, Red Box p, Lou Rilaale, Athletics; p. Hal Newhotuer, Tigers; p, Bob Lemon, Indiana. National -lb. Oil II. laea. Dodgers: 3b. Jack Robinson, InHlgera; ss. I'eeWee Reese, Dodgers: b, Hid Gordon, omnia; If, Nalph Klner. Plrnlea; rf, Hltiiia Ashburn. I'lilllles: rf. man Mulal, Cardinals; c. Amly rtemlnlik. riill lies: p, Vern. Iliiklortt. 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