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SPORTS—Through The Eagle’s Eyes 4, VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON PAGE SIX HILLSBORO TOURNEY DUE AUG. 5,6 O.A Mill LEADS LEAGUE PER CENT RATING IS COMPILED AS OF TUESDAY EVENING The Oregon-American mill soft- ball nine rated as top team in the second half of league play as of a compilation of percentages of the five competing teams up to and in cluding Tuesday evening’s play. The O-A at that time had played five games, losing only one. The Eagle nine stood in second position with four wins and two losses and the A. F. of L. in third spot with three games credited to the win and three to the loss column. One week of play in the second half yet remains before the league playoff teams can be determined. With the. close of the regularly scheduled play on August 10th, softball fans will shortly thereafter see the staging of the district tournament which must be held not later than the weekend of August 12 and 13 in order that the winner of the tourney may be named to compete in the state playoff on August 16. TEAM PERCENTAGES— Team W L Pct. 1 2 3 4 4 800 666 500 333 200 O-A Mill .... ........ 4 Eagles ...... . ........ 4 A. F. of L. ........ 3 Ford V8’s ............ 2 Wilark .......... ....... 1 Return from Vacation--- Mr. and Mrs. Ross Rassmusen returned Monday evening from a nine-day vacation spent in Califor nia visiting relatives. Mr. Rassmusen is local representative for the Union Oil company. Leave for California— Miss Lenora Kizer and Miss Mil dred Weed left Wednesday morn ing for San Francisco, to attend summer school and the Golden Gate Exposition. XHXHXHXHXHXHX PUBLIC SERVICE HOUSE PAINT Combining White Lead, Zinc Oxide and Pure Linseed Oil in correct proportions to pro duce Good Coverage and Long Wear, PUBLIC SER VICE House Paint is a Big Value at this SDecial Drice: #2.95 BASEBALL DIGNITAR IES TO BE PRESENT FOR LEGION AFFAIR I HOFFMAN Hardware Co I Vernonia 1 Ph. 181, CHXHXHXHXHXHX 7 Wilark ONE 8 Eagles vs. A. F. of L. YEAR AGO— J. E. Tapp, Vernonia fuel dealer and recently appointed councilman, .was elected commander of the Ver nonia Americal Legion Post. Com mander Tapp succeeds J. C. Lincoln in the position. C. F. Hieber was named to the office of city treasurer following the death of J. W. Brown, former city treasurer. W. G. Heath opened a new ser- vice station in Rive^view and on that day featured the awarding of prizes for the event. Starting about 2 a. m. last Fri day, a fire in the Hoffman lookout area burned over approximately 450 acres. August August Wilark vs. 2 GAMES LOST BY JUNIORS At a recent meeting of the school Here from McKenzie— Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Hoffman and board of district 47, a citizens ad visory committee was named to in daughter, Cathrin, returned to Ver vestigate the school building situa nonia last Friday to spend a few tion. A steady and large increase days with friends. They have spent •n enrollment makes necessary the a large part of the summer at their construction of a new building. ! McKenzie Bridge home. The city council passed an or-1 dinance giving the Union Oil com At Newport— Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Washburn pany the right to erect and operate and Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Kullander a sub-station in this city. were weekend vacationists at New port. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO— A new fire-proof building was being constructed next to the bank building and will be used to house a Safeway store. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wilkerson and sons, Buford and Benjamin, returned to St. Helens after a year’s absence at Spring, Texas. Mr. Wilkerson will be principal of the Vernonia high school this year. Attends Camp— Girls Doris Rae Estey, daughter of Mrs. Alice Estey, is spending this week at a girl’s camp at Silver Creek Falls. At Westfir— Mrs. Dave Marshall is spending this week at Westfir visiting Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bleile. Your Money Buy* a Better Value When You Trade at the VERNONIA BARGAIN STORE NEW and USED GOODS 810 BRIDGE STREET NEW AND USED PARTS NEW AND USED TIRES GAS AND OIL EXPERT AUTO REPAIRING I I WE REBUILD CAR TOPS LYNCH AUTO PARTS Phone 773 RIVERVIEW He Came In the Office The Big Salmon Derby SOFTBALL DIRECTOR at Astoria Starting Au ANSWERS QUESTION gust 28 — September 3. ARISING RECENTLY Check over your heavy A communication from Dwight tackle and see if your rod is O.K. — If your I Adams, State Softball director, this! week answered a query sent him by line is as “Husky” as I Vernonia league officials recently you think it is—If you I regarding a protest aising in a have wire leader — If league game between the A. F. of L. you have hooks, trolling and Wilark. spoons, plugs, weights, The protest at that time as made by Gene Orwig arose from a ball etc. ------ Check your hit through the pitcher’s box, not reel, because you’ll need hitting the pitcher, but striking the the best to hold on to umpire. The umpire’s decision at the “Big One.” that time was that the batter was If you haven’t the necessary equipment}, or if you need repaic parts for your reel or rod — SEE HOFFMAN About It. August O-A Mill vs. Ford V8’s American Legion state baseball August 10 tournament will be held in Hills A. F. of L. vs. O-A Mill boro on Saturday and Sunday, Au gust 5 and 6. The state’s top four Legion teams, winners in sectional playoffs, will be matched in the championship finals, double-head- ers being slated for each of the i two days. The crack of a daylight flash bomb will rumble across the coun- tryside from the Hillsboro diamond ST. HELENS, BIRKEN at 1:30 p. m. Saturday to announce FELD WIN ENCOUN the opening of the two-day sports FIVE YEARS AGO— meet and another bomb will be TERS ON O-A FIELD A petition requesting the fired at the same time Sunday. The Vernonia junior baseball pointment of Roy Nelson as Earl Snell, secretary of state, will team lost their two encounters here marshal was made by 55 signers of officially start Saturday’s games by pitching the first ball and many Sunday, one of the games being the paper. The Central Coal and Coke com baseball dignitaries — including played with St. Helens and the scouts from the New York Yankees other with Birkenfeld. The scores pany and its subsidiaries are by and New York Giants—will be in of both games were close with the order of the federal' court, now un attendance, according to Ed L. local nine showing to advantage der one trustee in bankruptcy, Moore, general chairman in charge when considering the length of M. Bernarfiin of Kansas City, of the state sports event, While un practice time they have had avail stead of four different receiver- able to send scouts, other ball clubs able. Pitching proved to be the chips. A. R. Watzek will terminate his receivership of the Oregon- in the American and National weakest point of the team. American Lumber Co. leagues are sending uniforms for The first game was with a jun- Suggestion that the state high lisplay purposes, Moore announced. ior team from St. Helens with the way department put oil pavement top side of the score going to the A parade of visiting baseball on the road from the Al Parker teams, managers and coaches, oth visitors 3 to 1. Ed Culbertson I residence to Pittsburg was made brought in the Vernonia run and er ball celebrities, the Hillsboro i by Judge L. R. Rutherford and American Legion post, Sea Scouts one double play was executed by a William Pringle, Sr., of the county fly ball to Smith at short stop to and other marching units will be court to Chairman Leslie M. Scott seen on Hillsboro streets preceding Baker at first. Three errors were and Chief Engineer R. H. Baldock the first day’s games. Gay stream chalked e gainst Vernonia and two of the commission. ers and flags will decorate the against St. Helens. In the second game with Birken streets. feld, runs were made by Smith, TEN YEARS AGO— The outfield of the Hillsboro ! Q,eorge Byers and Mitchener, for Reverend G. W. PI'umer has been baseball park has been enlarged in a total’ of"five^ compared" with assigned by the trustees of the local preparatiin for the championship njne for the opponents. Other sta- Boy Scout troop as scoutmaster. tinais and new bleacher seats and fifties of the game were two errors j Father Joseph P. Clancy an- a new eight-foot board fence will for both teams, two-base hits by . nounced that the trustees and con- be completed before the opening | Smith of Vernonia and Larson of ! gregation of St. Mary’s church day- [ Birkenfeld and seven hits for both J were planning to construct a new 1 building for church activities. Visiting teams will be housed in ¡teams, the Shute park auditorium, located1 __— just across the highway from the I ball park, and a dinner in their! honor has been arranged by the [ Ameri&an Legion Auxiliary for Fri day night. The banquet is to be | served in the Hillsboro Legion hall. < Free parking for thousands of cars will await visiting baseball fans. The glamor of baseball from by- gone years will be recalled on J Sunday with a reunion of old-time i ball players on the Hillsboro field. Ail the infield and outfield players1 of the old Hillsboro Cardinals will! be on hand, as well as many other diamond veterans from other parts of Washington county. The pres ence of Biddy Bishop, president of the Old-Timers’ Baseball association, will’ further lend color and ap official air to the occasion. PROTEST QUERY GETS DECISION Don’t Forget NEXT WEEK’S GAMES— FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1939 out. Contention of the protest was that the batter should have become a base runner. According to the reply from Adams, that contention is correct. The answer was as follows: “The ball is dead and the batsman be comes a base runner, taking first base without liability of being put out. "If th» ball had touched the : pitcher and then hit the umpire, the ball would have been in play , the same as any hit ball. This 1 question is explained in part under J the following rules: Rule 22, Sec- 1'tion Si Rule 26, Section 4; Rule 27, Section 1.” and slammed down a dollar and a half “Last Week,” says he, “ 1 asked a man how his wife was getting along and found out that she had been dead two weeks. Day before yesterday I drove six miles to see a fellow and found out that he had moved away. I need a gasoline engine and one was adver- tised, and sold at one-third of what I will have to pay now Send Me THE VERNONIA EAGLE