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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1941)
Baseball Team Drubs enc 6-4, to Open State Play Twice Crowned a Champion can V w rim " Mm VW His days work don.. Whirl.way. wlnn.r of th. Pr.kn.. at Baltimor.. la d.cor.t.d with " .. . ik . .h.n h. won th. K.ntuckT d.rbr. Up U Eddl. Arc.ro who rod. him to Tictory as h. did th. d.rby. WhirUw.y won th. Pr..kn... by i .l. v:.. rU laciMtrf and Our Boott. third. iinguu. xwiuy vw Davis Wins Game With3-Run Homer 100 Klamath Fans Watch Contest on Elk Grounds; Schwab Pacos Hitters By BOB OLENNON Almost 100 Klamath Falli baseball fani witnessed an lus picious debut of the Pelican baseball club In state league compe tition Sunday afternoon at Bend ai the locala (luffed out a 8-4. triumph over the Elks in the season'! opener for both cluba. Pitcher Orin Davis of the Pelicans won his own ball fame in the fourth inning with a three-run homer over the left field fence. Just prior to Davis' four-ply swat Catcher Warren Wahner had sacrificed runners to third to be hits only because they were headed straight for the fielders. Next Sunday the Pelicans draw a by in state leaf ue play but Unfle with the Albany Al coa, 1940 champions, the fol lowing Sunday, May 33, in the loop opener on home grounds. Af, PAGE TWO Mny 13. 1941 'wej Padres Climb Into Tie With Seattle Thump Suds Over Weekend; Sacs Split With Oaks; Beavers Divide SUNDAY'S SCORES PACIFIC COAST IIACUI AaaM). 4-t, Mil !! IJ. Sicnni'Elo S. Oakland 4 ?. tin Kraociiro 19-;. Portland Ifirst gain.. 19 tnninr. Rt!tvixd Loa Angrl.a 14. stand, Mike Christoff's homer with a man on base giving the Oaks a 7-6 edge in the night cap after the Senators had open ed with a 3-4 verdict. In each case the deciding de velopment came in the last frame. Chnstotl s long poKC Lefty Grove Wins 295th Ball Game Veteran Nears Immortal Mark as Red Sox Trounce Yanks; Cards Take Pirates Br PAUL SCHEFFELS Unittd Pr.ss Corr.ipond.nt Lefty Grove's speed ball and second base respectively, on a perfect bunt. First Base man Paul Crapo had opened the inning with a scorching sin gle to right and Don Jones. Klamath shortstop, was safe at first on Elk Third Baseman Jack Gordon's error. Hatch Called Later in the same stanza Er-! Tentative nlana call for orac- nie Bishop singled and Marshall ; contests with Redding of the Northern California league here Saturday night and Mt. Shasta of the same league here Sunday afternoon. Usual practice sessions will be held Tuesday through Fri day evenings at Recreation field for the Pelican baseball isu. aiMMtti eaM. asx irox Evestone was safe on still an other Bend miscue. Third Base man Babe Schwab slapped out his third straight single of the contest to score Bishop with the fourth run of the inning and gave the visitors a 6-1 lead. Carl Read flew out to left for the third out to end the rally. Bill Hatch, southpaw throw er, was called in from first base to handle the mound du ties for the Elks after Bishop's single. He turned in a sterling performance during the little better than five frames he worked allowing but one hit in i was a seventh-inning job. and doesn't burn across the plate the in rn0ttrtnff 1U SUCCCSS. Qd.- ! ..-.. it Airt in nn flrrlt riavi montn wnrtH twice In t llL U , V. .tar 1 r-nnma ' Etlgene ninth to come from behind. : Macks 1930-31 Philadelphia L E8leson STATE LEAGUE RESULTS Klamath Falls 6, Bend 4. Eugene 10, Toledo 2. Albany 4. Medford 2. State League Short Scores: e R. H E Toledo 2 9 3:VSrrM. 10 10 21 WtiM, a L. Anderson (7) and;-"- "L' T. Hoover, J. Eagleson By The Associated Press ; San Diego climbed back into a second place tie with Seattle ' in the Pacific coast league base- bail race by thumping the de- lenainE cnaacmous m uuee vu. . . i HtH c,t.i,v', tram i.... . : nf four akfiiTrs over the week- - . , i ,u -,., Spencer and Bishop. r ; a-i, uii iuui iwiH ...w - - Daseoaii games. p r . , m :cnin. ine nosion nea aox naveni ... .. It set a new low in the for-, whitewashing Portland picked soft spots for the long, 1 2 rSS. SlS. 0. on Tom Seat,' j lean lcf.h.ndd thrower 1 rom j tn iMir Th. .othark was mree-nii pixcning. Mn t ianu-1 ine marjionu nms uui nc uuc d MrLean. Sauers. games to four. The setback was .trueelc more than oitch onlv once a week and each ' ! ' tllTngree hour, and through i, jj. wins closer d ERN1C BISHOP (M i NnU; r a hm ar4 on hr at the KUmHh rIU rJrft btbll teem. I KUHS Track Team Places 3 in State Reginato Cracks Discus Record; McCandliss, Bocchi Cop Seconds Klamath Falls' Pelican truckmen qualified three men 0 the state track and field flnuls next weekend Saturday in Eu gene In the district 3 meet at Medford Saturday but loit to the Tigermen. 88-36. Granta Pass was third with 32 and Lakeview Stmtton. it Rubop. Sb iTtatoat. cf vh4. a . ,d. If Crtpo, lb Ridii. lb Jnvtt. VlhMT. w 1T1I. p Carlitrtm. p Gr&arr w 1 lll S I . S I II I N t SPSS 4 I I I I I I 1 1 . -SI 111 II Ittue tor Crape l Iba life. (7): GriMr. Douiliu, tb n. C 1 Krvmcr, c 2 i Turpm. p . vol, 'rt 3 8 4 Monro Touli- Ata urn a . i i ; . t i ' . m tr s Ernie Bishop, Pelican second baseman, took the eyes of all fans In the recent practice con test with the Medford Rogues. Ernie's smooth fielding actions and ability to get rid of the ball without loss of motion, made the tough chances look easy. He will play plenty ofjIourtn Wlth 24 second base for the Pelicans Outstanding performance of this year. , the sun-blessed meet was that Bishop, who Is now 23. start-, of Pelican Co-Captain Marion ed baseball at Walla Walla high , Rrginato, who hurled the discus school, also playing American i 132 fret 3 inches to better the Junior Legion ball. Ills tram : old district mark by mure than went to the state of Washington : 12 feet. finals, losing to Seattle. While Hurdler Chuck McCandliss of attending Washington State col-. tne Klamaths placed second in l.ge. Ernie made the freshman cieh D,rrlrr evenli thus qualify team and played varsity base-1 ina (l,r ,tnto competition. Slim ball for three years under j Jlm icChi took a wound In the Coach Buck Bailey. j jBvcim to earn a place at Eu- Sign.d By Missions gene. tVl addition to baseball. Bishop Medford. paced by Racin' Ray turned out for basketball, mak-1 Johnson and Andy LaMurr. lng the squad In 1936 and 1937 scored nine first places and four as forward under Coach Jock seconds, to win Ita fifth straight Triel. 1 district title and qualify 11 men After completing college In : Johnson tossed off a 4(1 8 1037. Ernie signed with the Son quarter to crack the record and . M.v..rf Francisco Missions, who op-, LoMarr copped two hurdle," tioned him to Lewiston. Idaho, firsts. then of the Western Internatlon- j Myrtle Point scored 10 points, al league. He reported to Holly- Ashland and Henley six each, wood in 1938 (formerly Mis- Jacksonville four, Chiloquln slons) and this time was op- three and Phoenix two tioned to Bellingham of the W I Hlehllght of the day to Klam I. but an Injured left leg forced ath Coach Paul Deller was the Of,. M..II...I. KHmllh fill" lf. kl.m.lh I."-. r.itnl. Tln. 'iHlltrl 'l Hit ' I !. V"""' HM.i.l. M'.lf",. Un4. ll l.r p,.r.-i(. Klamalh r.it. 0 s I"'. P V.JI - n l-tm. l..l..,.. linrn. MfttU r-lnl. "'l 'l-l km.. M,.ll..,.l II. . M-n. . i..l.m.J.i. M.or.d. Umm ii '"lam - ' W" fnr.i. M.I ii.IU... Mw.l. " I Mir..i.t. Ai.I,i..1. i i,iI....iii. M, II. IVInl. Imi.. t OIMM U.'it hi Ifrfinal" Klamal Pall,. Vnl.m.l.l- r,r... -l I'.'l" KUmalh r.Hl l,'l.l'. Klmll I. II.: r.i.l,.. !'' I-""' 'l Ir.l I tr-ri'4 Dam - w rMl, J.nkin. !." r; U.l.iwaR. Il Tim. Tf. Sia. Jump - W' sh I . I ; loila. Oiaail , rat.. AiMan.1. 1, .am fa) ,ahui. i turn Vatl were Grover Cleveland Alex ander. Cy Young, Eddie Plank, Walter Johnson and Christy Carlstrom Taa.s Ov.r The Elks kept plugging away at the Pelican live run lead with single tallies in the fourth, fifth and eighth innings. Pitch er Hatch accounted for she run in the fifth with a 330-foot cir lime since cum .m..-.. ...j... . ,,., Th : nnnal, M Ih. nm. pennant winners have taken it ,- the Bcaver5i 4.2 ! 0ly flve p,l(;ncrs , modern . C"e IL n7 Hi1H I with Byron Spccce blanking the . baseball won 300 games. They ed two Sunday garnet; along (Seals from the first inning on. - ..... ,, .i . i Dnlv twice in seven games Wlin Bll MIC uiuci iinma . - . - . , o..i. . i. ,i i!did Hnllvwood succeed in muf- league. oeciuc ... . ----- - . . ... ,.,u I Matheivson. game 4-1. with Paul Gregory Jung .e . " , . " j I v'i.w. h-i. a i ,n r. -...a.rf,,! .iv.hlt I DiaCe I.OS ngC!CS Da . " r- . . .. ..... ., ... H.tA JobwithruraTowmganlonly once in three weekend j The i earned run. San Diego took the j tries. ! ,7 in GroPve-, 16. Manager Red Sander, rushed second game 5-2 as Southpaw That once was in he C"r r Carlstrom In to take over A, Olsen blanked the Rainier, ( of yesterday s "ble header. VthTeUc s and sevenith, mound chore. In the lart of until the last inning. Iwhich went to the Stars 13-i. Sox helped him the eighth when Davis, who 'iad Oakland and Sacramento Big Babe Herman, playing regu-, Wj'd a,nCw0nhf, 295 ; pitched nice ball, appeared to broke even in their Sunday ilarly, at frt . base fo, - one , of , ZnedranaeaeTriumph: 84;b tiring. Clyde walked Wally Ynhtntn NinP 'single to drive in' five Holly-! fo"r'hi a.a.a.e : an 1 ' over the New York Yankees. 'wood runs. Kremer, Elk catcher, the first man to face him but he retired the National league. Lon 1 the next five men w iaee mm Warneke, St. Louis' 31-year-old l 8ive Klamath the ball game. riKhthandcr, pitched his fourth . ,. .irsiohi uMnrvhrih. rrriinai.; Hitting sUr tot the Pelicans to aivaa the seeonH.nlaee Red ' was Arland "Babe" Schwab, Biros their second straight vie- who garnered three singles in ion- .5 ovr tha, Pi.hiih . four trips to the plate. The af- Pirates. 1 fable Klamath third sacker ti. ' r-i. : r...... 1 Hrnve in three runs, two of iu. MnM v nnK in ! riphut hv Krnnnir nino nini in i Ural inning- w..t m Jen.iion.1 leaatue. . Officials of the Northwestern j n f jrH three innj . SeCond Baseman Bishop open- Sweeping three taseball ! fol,owed ,he lead of games against o-ieiu ure : tt.,. -n ffirrs vester men w Seartle Gets 1942 Sn Wl LOOP NIBC Pin Tourney -t . . j I PORTLAND, Ore., May 12 Ji ' Br Th. Associat.d Pr.ss ,fi ,h,,, i.nxt , The Yakima Pinnins have . . ..,i i I he Cincinnati Reds. 12-1. The.d the initial jrame oy getting Cubs' early winning scoring a ticket to first when Pitcher urday night. Salem was able ,' n.: .' j.j to get a total of only 17 hits 1 in inc mri.'e panics. l mH. hv hnni-hirm fnne hii. Lyle Turpin Ugged him below with nino walk, anrf fnue error, the Chest With a fast One. Ey- ; No other clubs were schedul- i '"! walked, and then the two cd iMimiin runners puueu si"- He was reached for 10 hitsi" douoie steal on tne dcww weekend, the Pip, rode into a, and named ,he Washington first place tie with Spokane, the c f ,he 1942 tournevs. defending champion. The vie- Datca ar t tQ be 5Ct !?!LV.fin,.ak'm.a?. f!","8...'!! The NIBC elected Thomas eiglH Sirdlglll. KUl H Cill, .,lll. nril- r.rn ' . aw. v ... 0,1,1. ,.,h. runs in the ninth inning of last "' ..', H . ' 7 . ' but his teammates drove Lelty ? :V ., night's game to turn the M.'KTIPlxylrTZ Gomez " ,hc mound with ?1 'k- tne,1Elk, th' UL Yakima won the night game and Bo.yd talker Spokane. sec- a.tack tnat incIuded Jimmy I Schwab's timely blow sent i , T . n , L i. it. ; retary-treasurer. New executive!,- ,. .,, u .,,,,.' Bishop and Eyestone scurry- afternoon and a 2-1 squeeze Sat- l three double, The Sox cp-! home tor the first two runs italizcd on Oomez failure toi" " -" find the nlatc in the first innina. Aimougn oumu, n o. Djr uic 'and with two hits, plus as many crors, pushed over five runs. I Vets Have Day i All in all, it was a great day ; for veterans. n..4U I nnnn.l '11 ..nn. nU I Washington knuck'loballer, heldiied and rht field that UiM I the Philadelphia Athletics to six Tnrt: 9ehb, BUhop, flordoo S. TVug Hun. Klt'! tn. . ! . Tnrph, 4ic4e. HUb. fWvillM. Twu-haie nifi. num. 'tfl'n. i""J(isn. nnui iin, Hatch. MCilw him, IHthop t. Kyc t.. f, tVhwab. Krtmer. In on Kianiattt ! , Penif I. Merino, w nnr. Rn on Mlti. o Dll tirtttr"m I. Turpin I. mrk oat by Tirpta 1, H'fr. lllti orf nem n eni on.mini Inn Imi. CKrlilmm rvme la om mtta trv ihiHi inn In (p. Turp'n T In t ti1 w"-thlH mntnci. Hf'-b on; In ft f"1 onvlhlrt In nlnt I'mpim, RihcII U'l Onhee. Time. U. AtUaWMcej, eeiimsHo. wm. BASEBALL STANDINGS TATE LEAGUE W. L. Pet. Eugene 1 0 1.000 Klamath Falli 1 0 l.ooo Albany l 0 1.000 Bend 0 1 .oou Toledo . 0 1 .000 Medford 0 1 .000 Hilla Creek 0 0 .000 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE him to retire a little later in the season. Upon securing his Bellingham release. Bishop signed with Spokane in 1939 and was sent to the Class C Pioneer league, playing with Twin Falls Cow boys. Spokane recalled him in 1940 where he held down sec-1 mib. h-.im - - jr . . , .... I for.) : lr aii'lliaa. Hlami'h rH; tif"i'l. ond base the early p.irt of the I p ,.;,i Th..,nii.,. i..ir.i. Aiim. Time. ;lil. (S.w oiiuic iw- showing of little Glen Kennedy in the 440. The young Pelican, placing a close third behind Johnson and Medford's Orr. was clocked by Deller In :31 3. ex ceptional time with anyone else but Johnson In the field. District 3 summaries: r-ii.f. mimi tfalla M.I.. Malt Mil I- I Al l Malar - V-J'-H. IgTl lal'i. fl' I. Jakfc a.i pr l'..i..i : li.r.i if. Kama:a I' I fa.l I W.-u hi Alli.11. Hiaata !.... . r'.,.,i.). M.f.4.1. r.. Hla. lak.t.. I,. M'.H.r4 fOtt. I nl ll.nl. Hi. ! Tao, season, later going to Twin Falls once more and finishing the sen son. Due to the seasonality feature of professional baseball. Ernie decided to retire and settle down in Klamath Falls, where he Is now employed. He Is a very valuable asset to the Klamath Pelicans In both departments of hitting and fielding lVa Paaa : Tim.. I hiiiiiln. ufi I IM-vafd Daah -. W-i ka- J'tifcliv . lira. M-Hlmil; Hla, liiant lil-on, M-ittoril; Catnn, Aihland. .10 1. IhAl Put Wii bT VantinnaMann. r.ianl. Pa a: Tlminian. l.lf....l i Walt. M..lf..M: ll.rln.l.. Klamath rati.; rtrh. Jakw.n,lll-. Haar.ra ti rrl I ln(h.a. Mil Run Wpii hv Maltlii. lilanl. Pi.; P. Pjairr. I.ah.il.w; Ihi. I. fhrt.it. M..I(orrf; J. Bam. Mk.il.w: l.lii,n. Mr.lt..fil. Ttm. 1.5. f. N' lllatltct f"- I r4l Daah Win h inhnann, Marffi.lit ; Sacramento Seattle San Diego San Francisco Hollywood ., Oakland Los Angele- . 14 Portland 12 W. .23 ..IB .19 ..18 ...18 IS L. B 18 18 18 18 20 20 21 Pet .735 .343 .343 .300 .471 .420 .412 .384 While Yakima continued its winning way, Tacoma broke a five-game losing streak to open the way for the Pippins' climb into a first place tie. In the first game of the Sunday dou ble bill, Tacoma downed Spo kane 6-3. Spokane came back for a 4-3 triumph in the night cap. Wenatchce and Vancouver were idle yesterday after di viding a Saturday doublchcad er. Both games ended 4-3. Timely home runs brought In the winning runs in both games. MAJOR IIACUI LCAOCRS 1 Tba Aapociatt. Praaa NATIONAL LSACUC mrTISfi - Jui. . a. V'jrk. .150; Sla icti'.r. St. lmli. KINS - Lavaiiitt'i anl Camllll, Br'k Ijn. I'. HUM V. flrv-i - ramilll, Brckl-n. and Oil. V-- V..ra 7. rill HIM; I'aj.v. Prortklvn. 10; VTarnka and Nah.m, at. tVi'ila 3-0. Elks the Klamath nine was able to get safe blows when they meant runs. Only four runners were left stranded. In several Instances the Pelican batsmen sent sizzling liners to center AM9RICAN LSAOUt M TTiNt; Iravti, WarMtitiin. .1:2; Cronln. Iliitrtii. .111. BL'S.1 IliMajlto. Stir Vork SI; 111-Maa-an. and Fnxi, (J'..t'jii M. HOMK Rt-t .lolma'.n. Phtta.lphla. Onr.l'.n. N.w Vork. and Vnrk. Ii.trmt. . I'llt'ltlM; - llatdrr. Cleveland, and .Tolm.im. Itn.ton Stl. hits as the Senators scored a 3-1 victory. Washington Jumped on Lester McCrabb for five of their eight hits and four runs In the NATIONAL LSAOUS r. n. i SI. Ton!- 1.1 (1 Pitl.tMirph 17 0 Mam.k't and Manm.n; Ueintielman, Lanaliali, DI.U an.l I CtnetaasM -. - IS l tnd McCullotifh, Oirpa: FtaraeB, Turn.r, Mrtura. and lmhaidt, Wait. (Onl samr acltadiil.d). AMIAICAN LSAOUt K. M. E. . 4 10 III and Boiarj S.w Tork lloitnn nnm.l. Bre'l.r. Hrancli, (Iroia and r.amk. ' wmm MM 38i BRAND Blended Wlisiey YOU CANT BEAT IT ! Old Dram Brand BLENDED r WHISKEY: 90 Proof 755ft Grain Neutral Spirits, Calvert JDiatiltos Corporation. N.Y. G PL $100 r.. v. t.. 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