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SPORTS—Through The Eagle’s Eyes PAGE TEN FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1938 VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON =-======================= c= Sweepstakes Tourney Slated for 9 GAMES ON HORT Ç p ORT July 31 at Vernonia Course TAP FOR 'The following resume of golf THIS WEEK activity for the coming week is SOFTBALL SCORES— TOPNOTCHERS prepared by Stan Frisbie, co-mana- f JULY 13— 4 DOUBLE - HEADERS ger of the course with Mrs. Frisbie: Timberfallers 2, Timber 10 FEATURE OF PLAY IN This tournament will be some (League Game) what of the nature of a horse race, LAST END TILTS in that each player will choose the JULY 13— A total of nine softball games Wolf Creek 5, Bakers 4 horse they wish to ride. Posting BAD, VERY BAD— are slated for the coming week, (League Game! themselves as jockey and hoping to With the promise of a better-than- bring their colors home to a flying JULY of them promising excitement ertwn tírete sth. time the fans. average crowd last Sunday already finish. Planers 8, Wilark 10 sifter tteec year retmvnenC THURSDAY, July 28— (League Game) in the bleachers and with cars still Competition will be medal play Wolf Creek vs. Beer Barons JULY 15- - with full handicaps. Net scores will ffcoCy at áte age coming and fans still stringing into (Exhibition-Collection) Beer Barons 5, Bakers 3 “win,” “place” and of 3/ mates' a, most the ball park, the local team officials determine FRIDAY, July 29— (Exhibition) “show” in the race. come-¿ ’ ack. m sport my tístbry had to step up in front of the old Planers vs. Bakers Prizes as usual will be 75 cent JULY 18 — Planers vs. Timberfallers faithful payees and tell them that golf balls. The number of which Wolf Creek 20, Bear Creek 3 (League Games) the Pacific Strawboard nine of will of necessity depend upon the (League Game) ¿¿roncen s MONDAY, Augu.t 1— Longview would not be present. JULY 18 — number of entrants.. , Wolf Creek vs. Timberfallers soigte eJaHtptcyi, Timber 16, Apiary 3 The race will start at 9:30 a. m. Apiary vs. Wilark CALL GIVES DOPE— (League Game) and players are urged to enter ¿ones3 (League Games) This would have been the last early so that they may pick their JULY 19— ¿¿¿tot. iaon ¿/it’ TUESDAY, August 2— game of the season, and a double favorite horse. Shippers 7, Wilark 5 Shippers vs. Stackers header to boot. One o’clock came (League Game) Don’t forget that you i can easily -freiem ut Beer Barons vs. Bear Creek and no Strawboard. One-thirty play for each other’s 1 “Goats” a: --------- o- eeco sets 6- & 6-0 came, game-starting time, and still the same time as you play in the Visit Relative»— (League Games) Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Eberly and WEDNESDAY, August 3— no Strawboard. To the phone of tournament. Bakers vs. Bear Creek fice went the business committee The new score cards, secured thir family spent Sunday as guests of■ Beer Barons vs. Timber to see if contact could be made. week, show the holes on which on? her sister, Mrs. Harry Williams,' (League Games) Eventually, the Strawboard mana- should give or take strokes accord Mr. Williams *and family. ger, a fellow by the name of Dusi, ing to the difference in their handi was gotten . . . at 2:30. “We caps, thereby eliminating all guess didn’t have no traveling money,” work as to where strokes should be he said. “We waited until the last granted andl giving everyone the minute thinking that we’d get some same chance in handicap match money but no luck. We didn’t call play. because we didn’t know who to If you have not secured your TOWN NINE WOULD EAGLE OFFICE TO BE call.’ “goat” ask for it at the club house PLAY GAMES; OTHER and start out to get some one else’s CITE OF SESSION; TO YOU HAVE IT— Much-needed rain in the Vernonia danger areas, were restricted and' SKEDS UNFINISHED And there’s the honest-to-goodness “goat.” Remember that there will area, as well as over the entire employes are given no promise of. TALK TOURNEY The Vernonia baseball nine is truth of the telephone conversation. be a cup presented to the winner Northwest, was not promised yes pay checks until the fire weather! A meeting of softball team mana anxious to schedule games here on And it sure left Vernonia holding on Sept. 30. If you do not under terday by any of the more informed definitely breaks. the proverbial' bag. A good crowd. hand how the goat competition is weather men working for Uncle Temperature took a turn for’ the! gers and league officials has been a split-gate basis with all comers, The last league games of the sea nlayed, ask at the club house. The Sam and temperatures, though warm yesterday and went back up j called for The Eagle office at 8 Harold Howard, manager, said yes- son and with three or more hours management will be glad to explain some lower, were yet too high and into the 90’s. At 4:15 p. m. the p. m. tonight, following the bene« terday. work on the diamond gone to waste it to you. accompanying humidity too threat mercury stood at an even 90, ac fit game at the city park diamond. Residents here having contacts ■n- Needless to say, the team manager, Sitter Here— ening to allow usage of the wooded cording to The Eagle’s official ther Playoff problems, state and dis- with teams on the outside are ask- the business committee and the fans mometer. A minimum of 45 was Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Trimble of areas. were burned up. But there wasn’t Molalla are visiting this week with ■ Some of the logging operations recorded, however, for the evening trict tournament information and ed to get in touch with the mana- a thing that could be done except Mrs. Grant Layer. Mrs. Trimble ’ were to operate relief j other important information will oa ger or drop a line to any friends within strict limit- . before, . _ giving . _ local . people . to say “We’re sorry.’’ discussed at the session. I on the outside with the information. ! ations but the bulk of them, in from the rrid, warm days. and Mrs. Layer are sisters. Forest Grove will come here a A report of the finances of the LOOKS BAD— GOING TO WARRENTON league will be discussed and plans week from Tuesday evening and After such, a poor season, as far letters have gone out to several Ed Horn, Vernonia Junior base laid for the windup of the current as the locals were concerned, why traveling teams with the hope of season and ball nine manager, announced yest league did something so terribly exhaust post-season Kajnjng extra entertainment for the ing happen to us? And that wa; erday that the local boys will go to . games. local teams. the general question, And as far Warrenton Sunday to play the War-1 r Vernonia will definitely be repre as the management of The Eagle renton Junior Legion team. The; POSTMASTER STICKS i«i concerned, it was just that much sented in district softball play this manager was not certain as to worse for we had given the Straw year, an announcement this week AROUND TO GET PAPER— whether the game would come in: VERNONIA GOLF COURSE board game plenty of publicity, The first special recreation the morning or afternoon. FOR HEALTHFUL RECREATION states. It is hoped that the district after and un-called-for postpone- edition off the press in the If you have refrained from playing, give us a try. A return game here has been I be held following the play will ment the Sunday before, and had We invite your inspection. wee hours tihs morning was promised. Other games are being j promised, fans two games in good termination of last-half play here RATES: 9 Holes, 35c — All Day, $1.00 grabbed by Emil Messing, post arranged for the home diamond, I so that a local play-off may be faith. LADIES: Monday through Friday, 25c; One Month’» Play $3.00 master, who volunteered his Manager Horn said. arranged. The Bakers won the first CLUBS FOR RENT services as a folder and general half. WILL PROBABLY CHANGE— See us about new Clubs and Bags. for the all-around handy man as he left the office this A 3-game series is the plan adopt Though Vernonia won two games night and early hours. morning to make his way to Sunday, both 1-0, via the forfeit ed to determine the local champs, the post office to start his So interested was he in see- route, it doesn’t salve our feelings, if no better was is devised. First! daily grind at 6:30 a.m. neither does it aid the pocketbook, and second-half winners will be | ing the completed copy, that he stayed with the staff dur get the first copy” he intimated which had become somewhat slim pitted against each other to select speed in publication “just to in recent days. As a result, no a local nine for play in Astoria,! ing the period of extreme Timber League entry will be made the district tournament city. Columbia and Clatsop counties next year, it is believed, and there’ll be no team to put in the comprise the district. “let’s go up to the COZY and grab a soda, Local officials received the fol-' cellar if Vernonia doesn’t enter. So the Timber League, with all of lowing letter this week from state a soft drink or a sandwich.” its good intentions, will probably headquarters, the letter following: have to do without the Vernonia I “The deadline for affiliating with' nine, We’ll start earlier and we’ll J the State Softball Association in or —EVERYONE FEELS THE SAME WAY— show ’em next year. Already we’ve der to participate in district tour-1 plans up our sleeves that should naments or play-offs and the state1 Two Refreshing Spots—the pool and park and tournament is August 1. surprise. “All leagues and teams planning j ITS SOFTBALL, SWIMMING— to participate in a district play-off Speaking of recreation, the cur or the state tournament must have! THURSDAY, JULY 28 Mrs. Earl Smith rent sports are swimming at Dewey their entrance fee of $5.00 in the, Pool, softballing at the park. | state office not later than July 15.1 teetering, swinging and tennis. And If not in by that date, a $1.00 pen WOLF CREEK WOLVES there are plenty of takers in all alty will be assessed. No league sports, if you ask us. We've gone! or team not registered by the first j vs. to the pool and park and watched of August may be accepted in any people ranging in age from three district tournament or play-off un- Les Kerns’ BEER BARONS to 81 enjoying the facilities. If der any condition. you think we’re full of baloney, “Whether you plan to join the take a gander down and make a State Association or not the state Game Called at 6:30 9-Innings check yourself. office would like to have a reply as to your plans, Enclosed you will I Adm. Free (Collection) SOMETHING IN STORE— Nehalia Park Diamond find a post card which we should There’s a great surprise in store like for you to fill out and return for local high school football play at once. era sometime next month, or early Signed—Dwight Adams in September, depending entirely State Softball Director” upon the opening date of school. Coach Paul Gordon and Head-Man GETTING OKEH— al UNÍ Lyle Galldway, the spunky 13- Wallace MCrae are planning a jun IN AN 1898 SWIM SUIT! ket trip to Seaside, or thereabouts, year old. Wilark softballist, who got with a real several-day vacation in his nose broke, head and lip cut the And then go down and take a squint at the store for the young proteges. These ether day, is okeh now and he says new models. bids will not go to the beaclf to the doctor says he’ll be okeh within train, especially, but they’ll go with a few ddys. "A little sore.” the But that’s not the picture, is it? The pic- the coach and principal just to take youth told us, “but I’ll play any-1 ture Lyle received the injuries [ is one of the finest recreation programs a vacation from the sunimer toil time.” and, incidentally, to gain a few, while bat-boying for the Bakers: you’ve ever enjoyed. fundamentals enroute and return, during a recent game. Plenty | as well as a good coat of tan which nlucky, Lyle is. EVERYONE USE IT! USE IT FREE! is destined to toughen up the hide a bit to eliminate cleat injuries . . . perhaps early-season scrimmage bruises. At any rate, the boys are going and it’ll be a repeat of some FINE PICTURES three years ago when the little jun ket produced excellent results. HOTS SOFTBALL Weather Man Fails ^ managers TO MEET Promise Ruin', Cooler GAMES HERE WANTED BY ¡VERNONIA Vernonia to Enter Team for Play in Softball Tournament PLAY GOLF After the SWIM or After the GAME, it’s A Battle Royal TONIGHT Piriure Yourself SCOTT’S STUDIO Cozy Confectionery