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MONDAY, AUGUST 16. 1954 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE NINE re C&Qtt fam& imi mm SweqjD 1mm Braves Edge By Chicago By JACK' HAND AP Sports Writer Brooklyn's glee over dumping "them Giants" three in a row is tempered by the knowledge that giddy Milwaukee, on a nine-game spree, shows no signs of running out of firewater, . The Giants' lead, once a bulging seven games, now measures only half a game over the Dodgers. The Braves are 3',i games behind. If Brooklyn beats the Phillies to night in the only game scheduled, they'll trail New York by only .002. Brooklyn bumped off New York yesterday 9-4 for a sweep of their three-game series while Milwau kee squeaked past Chicago 2-1. St. Louis barely survived, 14-12, over Cincinnati when Gus Bell, Ted Kluszewski and Jim Greengrass hit successive homers in the ninth inning. Pittsburgh won its fourth straight 9-6, its longest streak of the year, at Philadelphia and ral lied to tie the second game 6-6 in the eighth when the curfew forced play to be suspended. Cleveland moved three full games in front of New York in the American League race. The Indians ran their winning streak to six by downing Baltimore 5-2 and 3-1. The Yanks scored eight in the first inning on the way to a 14-9 decision over Boston, their seventh straight. Chicago was practically eliminated from the pennant race by losing twice to Detroit 2-1 and 8-7, dropping 9' games behind Cleveland. Johnny Schmitz pitched Washington to a 4-1 victory over Philadelphia. Billy Loes' pitching was a most Important factor in Brooklyn's success against New York. The young right-hander calmly set down the Giants with seven hits for his sixth straight triumph. Aft er Jim Hearn's wildness presented the Brooks with three gift runs in the second, the sluggers took over, Duke Snider and Gil Hodges hom ered and Jackie Robinson contrib uted two doubles. Willie Mays hit No. 37 his first since July 28 and Ray Katt, Al Dark and Hank Thompson also hit home runs for New York. Gene Conley, the Braves' lanky rookie, won his 12th with a seven hitter that included six infield hits. Joe Adcock's double and. Johnny Logan's single in the fourth pro vided the winner after Milwaukee scored an unearned run on Vern Morgan's wild throw in the third. The homers .by Bell, Kluszewski and Greengrass tied a record held by many clubs but couldn't save Cincinnati from defeat. Joe Cunn ingham's homer with two on and Stan Muslal's 31st "helped the Cards win a wild one. The Pirates won the opener in Philadelphia with the help of Frank Thomas' homer. The second game was played under protest. Manager Fred Haney claimed Willie Jones threw his glove at a Bob- Skinner line drive single in the seventh. A wild pitch by Steve Ridzik allowed the Pirates to tie the score. Larry Doby and Bobby Avila slammed homers in Cleveland's sweep over Baltimore. Doby hit No. 27 with two on in the sixth inning of the first game after Balti more scored twice on winner Art Houtteman. Avila's 12th homer got the Indians off on top in the second game, won by Mike Garcia over Lou Kretlow. Rookie Bob Grim won his 16th for the Yanks although Boston made it a little uncomfortable aft er trailing at one stage 11-0. Art Schallock and Tom Morgan finally subdued the rallying Red Sox. Sox. Harry Agganis homered for the Sox. Mickey Mantle smashed No. 26 lor the Yanks. Steve Gromek's four-hitter got Detroit off to a good start against Chicago and the Tigers then rout ed Virgil Trucks in the second game for. his worst beating of the season. . ' Jim Busby knocked in three of Washington's four runs with a pair of singles off loser Johnny Gray while Schmits scattered seven hits. Oregon Hoop Squad Drops First Game MANILA (fl A Philippines basketball team Monday night de feated the touring University of Oregon squad 67 - 48 before 5,000 fans in Rlzal Coliseum. The game was the first of a scr ies scheduled here by the Oregon team, which is touring the Far East. The Webfoots guard. Bob Hawcs. bounced his team to a 25-22 lead at halftime. But the Philippines Re public Supermarket Five took over in the second half with a compli cated offense the visitors were un able to block. It was the first loss for Oregon on its Far East tour. Oregon had to go overtime, to take a 47-46 from the Chinese Na tionalist All-Stars In a game on Formosa Sunday. The score was tied at 42-42 at the end of regulation play, and the Chinese sponsors wanted to call the game a draw. Coach Bill Bor der of Oregon insisted on the over time period, and the Chinese ac ceded. Oregon led at the half, 27-22. Ken Weener and Bob Hawes scored 10 points each. Oreton will play an other game on Formosa Sept. 3. Klamath Girls1 Team Wins Championship The Klamath Falls entry in the State Women's Softball Tourna ment brought home the "bacon'' this year by whipping Oswego in the championship game yesterday afternoon at Portland by a 6-3 score. ' Taking wins from Eugene, Hills boro and Oswego in Friday and Saturday's action placed the local girl's team in the finals unde feated, but Oswego evened the vital playoff standings with a 5-1 win in the first game yesterday afternoon. In Saturday evening's game with Oswepo, Mickey Hayman and Oswego's Jackie Rice hooked into ! a pitching duel that went score less for 11 innings, then Hayman tripled for the Klamath entry and M a x i n e Johanson singled her home for the winning run of the game and a 1-0 victory for last year's runner-ups. The score of Saturday evening's game was identical to the score which Oswego posted over the lo cal team last year in the cham pionship game. In the first game yesterday, three errors and a home run led to the downfall of the Klamath Falls team, as Oswego handed the all-stars from Southern Ore gon their first defeat 6-1. Flor ence Dick homered for Oswego with one team mate on base. Scoring once in the first and fifth innings and two run tallies in the fourth and seventh frames gave the local team their needed insurance for the championship win and the state title. Mary Taylor led the winners at the plate with two safeties, while Margaret Scala and Mickey Hay man combined talents for the title victory on the mound. Along with the team honors went all-state selection to five mem bers of the Klamath Falls entry in the state meet. Ruth Hagel stein made the all-state team for the third time in a row, by gain ing the first base selection, and Teddy Walker was named to the all-state catcher's position for the second straight year. Mickey Hayman, Darlene Gor don and Sandra Barron were all named for the first time to the state all star team. Hayman gained the first team pitcher's position, Gordon an outfield spot, and Barron the utility Infield po sition. ' - Bobo Olson, Castellans Meet Friday NEW YORK W) Boxing fans wo go for ring science are ,in for a treat this Friday night when middleweight champion Carl (Bo bo) Olson defends his title against Rocky Castellan! in San Francis co's Cow Palace. The two 160-pounders are among the most skilliul fisticuffers in ac tion today and among the most successful. The 26-year-old cham pion from San Francisco will De seeking his 16th straight win. Castellani, a 27-year old ex-Marine now living in Cleveland, has swept his last 10 scraps. This one should be interesting hivause of Bobo's aggressive, buzz-saw style. The champ likes to move in and swing away. Castel lani on the other hand, prefers to have an opponent come to him and Olson certainly won't disap point him. Starting time for the 15-rounder is 9 p.m., EST. NBC will broad cast and telecast the show; San Francisco and a 100-mile area around it will be blacked out of TV. Unbeaten Frankie Ryff, who meets New Orleans' clever Ralph Dupas, faces veteran Dennis Pat Brady In the 10-round lightweight main event it Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway Arena tonight. ABC will handle the telecast at 9 p.m., EST. In another TV 10-rounder to nights, two imports. Gerry Dreyer of South Africa and El Conscripto of Mexico City, collide at New York's St. Nicholas Arena. Du Mont telecasts at 9 p.m., EST. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BATTING Larry Doby and Bobby Avila, Cleveland Indians. Doby hit three-run homer to over come Baltimore lead to 5-4 first game victory and Avila hit homer, double and single In 3-1 second game sweep. PITCHING Billy Loes, Brook lyn Dodgers, moved Brooklyn within half game of league lead with seven-hit complete same, striking out seven for his sixth straight victory, 9-4 CLAYTON HANNON, Sports Editor Hie next game for the local all stars will be this Thursday eve nine as they play the Portland Pennants at Conger Field starting at 8: oo. Boxscorcs Saturday's game: R H E 1 5 2 0 3 3 Rice and Klamath Falls Oswego ' v- Hayman and Walker; Lindsey. Sunday's games: Klamath Falls R H 1 4 Oswego 5 3 Hayman and Walker; Konard and Linclscy' R H E 6 7 4 3 5 7 and Walker; Klamath Falls Oswego Scala, Hayman Rice and Lindsey. Bill's Wins First Game Of Play-off Bill's Place took over the driv ers seat yesterday afternoon by bottling Medford 3-0 and take a lead over the valley s o 1 1 b all champions in a best of three ser ies to decide which team will en ter the state tournament from Southern Oregon. The Klamath Falls Softball As sociation champions played error less softball over me seven mmuB route, while Bob smun pucnea shutout ball against the Medford nine, while limiting them to three scattered hits. Smith set six Med ford hitters down by strikeouts. Rex Young accounted for all three of Bill's runs as he singled home two runners in the first in ning for two tallies and then stole home himself in the top of the third frame for the final run. Eddie Hall led the Klamath Falls champions with three hits in four times at bat, collecting half of the six hits that Medford's Britt san issued. Tonight the same two teams meet in a do-or-die game for the Medford nine. Should Bill's win tonight's game at Conger Field, Medford will be out of any further bid for the state championship. Cal Bonney. Bills ace pitcher, will be on the mound tonight for iho Kinmnih entrv. while Medford will probably counter with the pitching of Lee Flink. Game time is 8:30, and a small admission will be made to help defray the traveling expenses of the local softball association's en try to the state tournament, should they win tonights game. Boxscore R H E Bill's Place 201 000 0 3 6 0 Medford 000 000 0 0 3 0 Smith and Derrah; Brlttsan and McKechnie San Francisco 49ers Dump Giant Gridders SAN FRANCISCO Wl The San Francisco 49ers broke the New York Giants jinx Sunday, but their nome-from-behind 43-35 National Football League exhibition game victory mav be costly. Then the 49ers scored two touch- downs and a field goal In the last quarter to defeat the New York ers in Kezar stadium, h maraeu the first San Francisco win in three meetings of the clubs. But end Gordy Soltau, leading NFL scoier last year with his pass receiving, converting and field goal kicking, suffered a shoulder sepa ration in the first quarter which will keep him out of BCtion for two months. The regular season opens Sept. 26. Soltau was to be operated on Monday at Palo Alto hospital. San Francisco fullback Joe Per ry sprained an ankle in the last quarter and will be out at least a week. A crowd of 29.296 watched the Giants take a 35-27 lead early in the last quarter on halfback Bu ford Long s 28-yard scoring Jaunt. A few plays later, the 49crs took over on their own 20, and quarter back Y. A. Tittle tossed to half back Hugh McElhenny, who took the ball on the Giants' 42 and out sprinted two defenders Into the end zone. The go-ahead touchdown was set up by a blocked Giant punt. The ball rolled out of bounds on the two. Tittle went over from there. Hardy Brown booted a 13-y a r d field goal for the Insurance points. Rent A Vacation Travel Trailer Sleep up to 3 For information Phono 5520 or 7558 POOLE'S ur TIME OUT 0 "Bayshore Country Club, then get her to Central Maternity Hospital fast!" Late Game Homer Hands 'Jacks Loss A last of the ninth home run turned victory into defeat for the Eldorado Lumberjacks yesterday afternoon as "the league leading Bend Loggers came from behind to take an 8-6 win from the Klam ath Falls entry in the Oregon California League. With the score tied at 6-6 and Phil Jantze on second following an error and a sacrifice. Tommy Hunt, the Ex-Bend High School basketball and baseball star, un loaded one of JoJo George's pitches for a two run homer for the Bend win. Eldorado tallied first 4n the second inning with two runs on Fran Miller's double and "Wee" Willie Dunster's two-out home run. Bend tied the score In their half of the fifth, but a three run up rising by the Lumberjacks in the ton of the seventh inning left the O-C leaders on the short end of the score once ngain. Miller started the Inning off wiln a single. Dunster walked and Art Westhouse was safe on an error. filling the bases. Pat Williams singled home two runs and Don Sunitsch smashed out a double scoring Westhouse for the final run of the Inning. Irv Whltl's double combined with two Bend errors on the play furnished the final run of the after noon for the visiting Lumberjacks. Bend set the stage for Hunt's game winning blow with a two rim eighth inning. Logger pitcher Jim Beck walked after two were out and second baseman Twinkle Peterson homered off Williams. Ron Owings and Miller led the Eldorado club in hitting with two hits apiece, while Dunster's home run was the big blow for the Klam ath Falls club. Phil Jantze col lected two of the Bend hits to lead the Loggers. Next weekend, the Lumberjacks will play the Tulelake semi-pro ballclub in an exhibition contest at Recreation Field starting at 1:30. Boxscores ,R H E Eldorado 6 10 2 Bend 7 3 Williams. George and West house; Gehrman, Pierce, Beck and Lovejoy. Summer League Coaches Meet Wednesday Night This Wednesday night, the coaches, sponsors and all inter ested people of the summer recre ational sottball and hardball leagues will meet at the city hall starting at 7:30. According to Jack Kemnltzer, who supervised the summer pro gram this year as in the past sea sons, the purpose of the meeting is to iron out problems and make arrangements for next year's pro gram. This meeting is important and should be represented by every team from the Bantam League softballers to the Pony League baseball teams. Besides the discussion of next season's plans, Kemnltzer said that plans for an all-program pic nic at Moore Park August 25. The picnic will be potluct- and will be a family get-to-gether. TRACK LONDON Willie Williams of Illinois ran the 100 yards in 85 at the British games fastest ever for the distance on British soil. CUT LABOR COSTS with "Loiy Sue" "Queen of Potato Pickers" LEWIS MFG. CO. IIP Stars" Manager Suspended By THE ASSOCIATED PRF.SS Manager Bobby Bragan of the Hollywood Stars, fireball of the Pacific Coast League, is under in definite suspension Monday as his team hangs on to a 1 'j game load in the pennant race, "it was the second suspension blow to hit the champions, seek ing their third straight title, In four days. Carlos Bernler, the club's leading hitter and the league's leading base stealer, was banished for the rest of the season Thursday, for slapping an umpire In a San Diego game the night before.. The league president, Clarence Bowland, suspended Bragan until further notice Sunday for "threat ening umpire Frank Walsh, using foul and abusive language and un necessarily delaying the game." The row occurred Saturday In the last Hollywood-San Diego game of the year when Bragan and third baseman Jack Phillips were eject ed for arguing too vociferously on a close play at third. Phillips was fined $50 Sunday. Rowland agreed to review -Uie Bragan case Monday, declining to move up the hearing, coacn uoray Maltzberger was in charge as Bracan sat In the grandstand Sun day and watched the Stars split with Sacramento, winning t h e opener 6-4 and losing the nightcap 7-3. Second place San Diego also PDlit as Bill Wight shut out San Francisco 2-0 with a four-hit pitch ing Job In the nightcap after the Seals won the openeij 6-4 with ben efit of a triple play. In that gem in the sixth inning, winning pitcher Tony Ponce came off the mound to catch Al Feder off's popped bunt. Ponce fired to seond where shortstop Leo Righ cttl nipped Buddy Peterson, then threw to first baseman Jim West lake who tagged Lloyd Dickey. Seattle -whipped Los Angeles twice, 5-4 and 4-0. In the opener Seattle rallied for two runs and a tie in the ninth and won it in the inth when Herm Reich singled George Schmces home. 7i the nightcap the Rainiers got all their runs in the sixth on a walk, two singles and a double by Schmees who later stole home. Cellar-dwelling Portland won the opener from third-place Oakland 7-3 but the Oaks took the night can 2-0. Granny Gladstone had a bases-empty homer for Portland In the opener. In the second game winner Al Oettel and loser Glenn Elliott each gave four hits. -Oakland's Jim Marshall singled In the fourth, stole second, went to third on an error and scored on a force play in the fourth. In the fifth Ronnie Sanlord singled, advanced on a stolen base and an error and scored as Gettel nit in to a double play, - Bob Toski Captures Golf Crown CHICAGO HI - On i course v;here par meant nothing. Bob Toski used one yesterday to win the equivalent of lioo.oou. His final round of 72 put to gether the weirdest fashion in tournament history gave him the "World" title at Tarn O'Shanter and $50,000 in cash plus an ex hibition contract worth Just as much. The 127-pounder, at 27 the young est Tarn winner, settled for a 72 hole score of 274. This was 14 strokes under par, with brilliant rounds of 67-65-70 and the finale of par 72. By one stroke he beat out Earl Stewart Jr., the money-hungry 54 hole leader from Dallas, who blew to a closing 74, and Jack Burke Jr., also a Texan, who did the last 18 in 69. Each of the runners-up. who locked with 275. collected $7,600 as shares of a $150,000 purse distribution. The wiry Toski, registering from Livingston, N.J.. never will forget that closing 72 as long as he lives. He started out the last round with birdies on four of the first five holes. Then suddenly, he be gan to look like you and me. The roof fell in with a triple bogey 7. He parred the next three for a 35 against standard 36 for the front nine. At this point 63 holes he totaled 237, Stewart, 236, and Burke, 240 with a front nine of 34. After salvaging a par 5 on the long 64th from a trap, Toski bngied four holes in a row by wan dering into sand and missing short putts. At this time 68 holes he had used up S61 strokes In all AMAZING Used for con, trucks, tractors, ol winch and hundreds ot othor uses. Aik the man who owns ana. Price S 14.75 luck Davidton, formtr World's Wrntlini Champion, Authorised dtalar. For Dtmonitrotioni Ph. 1734 Handjmin B - K Li.. , 1 r t I t vr "'' "Ml , Ws pair V ; By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pet. GB 70 44 .614 70 45 .609 66 47 .584 3"'. 55 , 57 .491 14 56 60 .483 15 54 61 .470 16!!, 44 71 .383 2Si New York Brooklyn Milwaukee Philadelphia Cincinnati St. Louis Chicago Pittsburgh 43 73- .371 28 Sunday's Results Brooklyn 9, New York 1 Milwaukee 2, Chicago 1 St. Louis 14. Cincinnati 12 Pittsburgh 9-6. Philadelphia 6-6 (Second game called by curfew end 8th) Saturday's Result Brooklyn 6. New York 5 Pittsburgh 8. Philadelohia 4 Cincinnati 6, St. Louis 5 (10 in- nines) Milwaukee 3, Chicago 1 AMERICAN LEAfiUK W L Pet. GB Cleveland 82 33 .713 New York 80 37 .684 3 Cllicaro 74 44 .627 9'i Detroit 52 63 .452 30 Washington 49 65 .4?0 32H Boston , 47 67 .412 34'i Philadelphia . 39 76 ..139 43 Baltimore 39 77 .336 43 Sunday's Results Cleveland 5-3, Baltimore 2-1 New York 14. Boston 9 i Detroit 2-8. Chicago 1-7 Washington 4. Philadelphia 1 Saturday's Results Nf.w York 3, Boston 1 Cleveland 4, Baltimore 3 (11 in nings) Chicago 4, Detroit 3 Philadelphia 6, Washington 3 (11 Innings) . PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE W L Pot. GB Hollywood San Diego . Oakland San Francisco Seattle Los Angeles Sacrameuto Portland 84 54 .609 82 55 .599 l'J 74 63 .540 9'i 71 67 .514 13 63 70 .474 181 i 58 77 .430 241b 58 78 .426 25'i 55 81 .404 28 Sunday's Results Oakland 3-2, Portland 7-0 Bealtle 5-4, Los Angeles 4-0 Hollywood 6-3, Sacramento 4-7 San Francisco 5-0, Snn Diego 4-2 Saturday's Results Hollywood 4, San Diego 3 San Francisco 4, Sacramento 2 Portland 8. Los Angeles' 2 Seattle 2, Oakland 1 Western International League W L ret. GB Lewiston 30 15 .607 Ynklma 25 18 .681 4 Vancouver 23 . 17 .575 ij Edmonton 24 18 .571 4 '4 Salem 22 18 .550 5'i Trl-Clty 14 31 .341 1414 Wenatchee 14 31 .311 16 Sunday's Results Edmonton 9, All-Stars 5 Salem 2-B, Lewiston 0-2 Yakima 6-12, Til-City 3-3 Wenatchee 10-3, Vancouver 2-4 Saturday's Results Sulem 3, Lewiston 2 Yakima 4, Tii-Ciy 0 (second game postponed, rain) Wenatchee 8, Vancouver 3 All-Stars 9, Edmonton 8 while Burke and Stewart were deadlocked at 258. , While Stewart went for a birdie 4 on the 69th. Burke drove out ot bounds and took a 6. Toski hit a perfect drive, stuck a No. 4 wood 12 feet from the cup and holed the putt for an eagle 3. This tied him with Burke at 264, while Stewart Jockeyed ahead with 262. On the 216-yard 70th, Stewart overshot the green, stubbed a chip shot and finally took a 6. Burke and Toski parred in 3s. Stewart, who was behind the other two, parred the 71st and also took a 4 on the 72nd after falling In sink a 13-foot putt for a birdie 3 and took 275. Burke and Toski each took 4 on the 71st. On the final hole Burke parred with 4, two-putting from 20 feet. Toski planted his approach eight feet from the pin. He rammed in the putt for a birdie 3 and It was all over. Lloyd M a n g r u m took fourth place with 277 and Walter Burke mo, fifth with 278. Other "World" champions crowned were: Women pros (Worth $5,000) Patty Berg with a 6-undcr-par 298, three strokes ahead of Louise Suggs, Women amateurs Mickey Wright of San Diego with 309. two ahead of defending champion "Wlffl" Smith. Men amateurs Frank Strana han, for the fifth straight time, with 284. one stroke ahead of Ar nold Palmer of Cleveland. BE CAREFUL WITH ANY FIRE Klamath Lbr. & Box Co. 3 All-Stars Meet Portland Team v. COACH MARV HOOD wil bring hit Portland Pennants to Klamath Falli this Thursday night to meet the Klamath Falls All-Stars. The Pennants will be the -second major league girls' softball team to make an appearance in Klam ath this season, Hood used to coach (or Erv Lind and the Florists. Dale Hankins Cops Second Hardtop Win Dale Hankins returned to his old hardtop K-l for last week races at Gem Speedway and won two races, a heat and the trophy dash. Last night, Hankins drove his old car into the winning posi tion of the main event ot the weekly racing program. . Hankins, who had been driving K-12 for a few weeks without any luck at all, drew a choice starting position, by getting the green flag In the outside lead position, and from the back stretch of the. first lap Hankins' red and yellow car was in the lead. Johnny Hltson, who finished sec ond, pushed Hankins from the 15th lap until the checkered flag, but could not pass the driver of K-l, Third placo went to Nell May field, who was another driver to challenge Hankins' leadership, but couldn't quite manage to over come him. Dave Vincent In K-17 put on a bqlated finish of the 25 lap event, and collected iourtn place prize money. Jerry Barlow in C-12 and Mike Balcom In K-48 supplied the eve ning s excitement as they were thumbed to the pits by officials alter tempers arose when the two beenme entangled on the south corner of the track. Benny Morrison finally hit the winning trail with his new car after several weeks of trouble by winnlnjt the B-main and the tro phy dash, along with one of the four heat races. Morrison finished ahead of Gcorgo Smith who placed second, and Johnny Mozingo who finished third. Fourth place went to Pee Wee Roufs In the 15 lap scml- windup. In the two C-races held last night, Ray Brackman and Dale Hlmclwrlght took home the first place honors, while Lewis Schmidt I l f r $ i xPl ... HELLO FRIENDS See this 195 I.Hudson Hornet priced ot only $1395 sold on Buick's ALL SQUARE policy. Includes fully reconditioned, inspected, war ranted and quaranteed to be satisfactory. More miles per qallon with Hudson Over-drive. Ask for a demonstration and receive top allowance for your old car. Salesman For YOUR BUICK DEALER YINDE JIM 1330 MAIN The second major league wom en's soltuall team to make an ap pearance In Klamath Falls will be here Thursday night as the Portland Pennants meet the Klamath Falls All-Stars at Conger Field. - The Pennants are members of the same league as the Erv Llnd Florists, who made an appearance against the same team of all stars last month. Managed by Dotty Moore, an ex Lind Florist A II-American catcher and the famed battery mate of Betty Evans Grayson for so many years, the Pennants hoM victories over many of the teams that have whipped the Florists this season. Moore has played in the North west both amateur and profession al leagues for the past 17 years, during the off season from teach ing physical education in the Port land City School system,' Pat Carson is the most recent addition to the Pennants team, as she has moved from the Midwest where she has been playing ball with the Chicago Queens in a pro-softball league. She led the major league team In hitting two years of her service to the Queens. Carson holds a life time batting average of .333 for major league competition and la known throughout the country as one of the outstanding- outfielders of the game. The Pennants' ace pitcher, Doris Barrett , is' another ex-Erv Lind Florists star, and she too has been selected to an Ail-American team. In 1951 she was picked as the most valuable player in professional softball. The all-stars will be comprised of the same team that won the fitate women's softball champion ship yesterday in Portland by beating Oswego 6-3. Led by All-Stnters Mickey Hay man, Teddy Walker, Ruth Hagel stein,, Darlene Gordon and Sandy Barron, the local all-star team could give the Portland traveling softballers some surprises. Against the Florists, who art two time World Champions, Hay man pitched very effectively while the entire club played good ball to hold the Florists to an 8-4 game. Tickets are on sale at Hal'a Sport Shop, sixth and Main streets in Klamath Falls for this Thurs days game, ine proceeds oi ine game will go into uie oirre boii ball fund to help defray expenses compiled throughout the season. and Harold Runnels beat out Dude Cortney and Luther Loper for the number two positions. Bill Chambers in K-S gave the hardtop fans a treat in the first C-race as he came out of the north turn and lost control of his car, which bounced onto the bar rier In front of the stands and after a few bumps and bounces dropped back onto the track and continued racing. Matt Christian took the eve ning's final heat race by holding a lead through the largest share of the race. George Smith was second, Bob Crawley third and Hero Schultz finished fourth. Morrison's second win came In the trophy dash as he beat out Bud Cook who finished second. Third and fourth places went to Johnny Hltson and Dale Hankins respectively. Cook, Morrison, Hankins and Hltson air posted wins In the eve ning's heat races, while Smith, Schultz, Christian and Pee Wee Roufs finished second. ' Next week's races havs been moved to Sunday afternoon by Track Mnnager Jack Lutz, with the time trials starting at 1:30 and the races getting underway at 2:30. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. Fisherman ($4.50) won the Trav el's Stakes. BUICK CO. PHONE 3141
