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.
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Wilark
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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.
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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