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1 Dori, Sova Gain Decisions Amoles Win 2 From Royersford Memorial park diamond yesterday Montco Legion league. the second and fourtn innings. Lan Bieler started for Pottstown in the second game, but be was wild to the degree of six walks in two and a third inrings. was not in time and Dick came in with the winning run. Josh Sova followed with his first hit of the send.cg Dor.

to third. year. Carl was safe on a Royersford crror and Dori tallied the final roll The southpaw winner heiped ho ov cause bi driving first tv.o runs with singles in Rhoads called on Sova to re lieve, and although he was no control artist. he was in serious trouble only the fifth when Roversford scored three runs to narrow Pottstown's lead to 7-4. Catcher Sob Quinn did no: let an injured wrist interfere with his slugging In the nightcap.

Quinn went 44 with two triples and two singles One of the three baggers came with bases loaded. and he also drove in another run. him four for tha: game DEE SLOUGH opened on the hill for the visitors Like Bicier he gave up too many walks and had BOYERTOWN JUNIORS WIN 2 WEEKEND GAMES Bovertown Legion Juniors handed Leesport its first loss 10 the Berks County Legion league yesterday, 9-3, sending Bob Fink down to his initial defeat in two years. The hard working Boyers also won on Saturday against Kutztown, 12-5, and now have an 8-4 mark with the schedule running its course. Leesport, now 10-1, has a rough road to travel from here on in.

A string of Boyertown wins could carry Coach Warren Fry's team into the playoffs. It was hit or strikeout for Boyertown yesterday against Fink. THe speedy Leesport veteran. winner of six straight before B-Town, manhandled him for 13 hits. whiffed 15 before he was relieved in the eighth inning.

CARL MATHIAS, who dropped his first decision the past Thurs-' day against Reading Keys. was' master of the league leaders as, he scattered five hits and struckout 14. It was his third win. Terry Shaner had a banner weekend at the plate. At Kutztown, he clubbed two triples and a grand-: slam homer.

He batted in eight of his team's runs. His two-game record reads. six hits in 10 times' at bat, five runs scored. RBI's, two triples. a double, homer and two singles.

Dick Ludy the first game as he halted Katztown on six hits. He went five innings without giving up a run, but weakened for -four in the sixth. But his mates had already moved far out in front, 12 0, and he had no trouble the rest of the way. Shaner started his hit spree in the first inning at Kutztown He tripled with two on In the next frame he sparked a six-run rally with his four-run homer. Then in the sixth when his team scored four more.

he accounted for three When the dust settled on were in third place in the With two comparatively easy wins over Royersford benind them. 4-2 and 12-5, the Amoles nos must face the stretch drive test in the next two weeks. Al Dori and Josh Sera were the winning pitchers 2s the Amoles upped their record to 1.2. The twin victors marks the second time a three- game winning streak has been in progress. Norristown.

trailin? Pottstown bu 2 half game will be at Franklin field 1 Wednesday evening for am important battle. The 'Fords offered staunch resistasce in the first game as they twice came. from behind to tie the score With Dori and Lero: Templeton locked in a good duei. neither club could gain a decided advantage. The score was knotted 2-2.

when the Rhoadsmen batted in the sixth Dick Geisler. who now leadthe team in hiring with a .346 mark. started a rally with a single. He stole second, and after Dori walked. Geisler swiped third MAC SHIREY hit an infield grounder and a play was made at home trying to catch Geisler but it with his second triple.

DAVE ERB was the hitting star at Leesport. He drove in the first two runs with a long single in the first inning. He also collected another pair of singles Dan Schoenly wacked a triple over the center fielder's head In 'the sixth inning against the Lees LO drive In two insurance runs. He was then scored by Darv Schanley's single Tonight Boyertown plays at West Reading at 6 o'clock. Borertown Leesport (11-1) an I b.

ab Schoenly. 3 3 Becker ci 0, Scoaclez.20 4 Kear. 11 1, 10 5 Grac7; h. 3b 1 Shaner. 3b 2 E1325.

0 0 Erb. S5 5 Smith 20 1 Gerbar: 4 2 Snider. 35 0 19 0 0 Hecaer 13 4 0 1, Matz If 2 0 0 I Herce. c. 0 I Fink.

0 0 Mathias, 0 Hartman, 0 0 0 Totals 40 9 13 Totals 31 3 0 00 0 0 Lee port, 3B 010001010 Kehr. 3 Savder. Saane: Gracerh. Schoenly BOB ON Fina 3. Machias 2 SOB; Pink 15.

Hartman 2 14 Fink 1 Rogertown Kutztown 23 1 32 Schoenly 2 3 Price 15 3 0 20 3 0 Vu-5 cf 4 2 Sarder. 15 1 Adams P.2o 2 0, Shacer. 3b 6 4 Spard Erb S5 2 Reed. I 1. 1 Moyer 10 3 Johnson.

3 0 Mable, 35 3 Reichart, 1 0 Frey 0 VAtZ 11 0 0, cf 1 Arnold 20 Lud? 0 Kunkle.r..p 1 1 0 s5 0 Borretan.r: 0 0 Totals 37 .2 10 35 5 6, Bo. 2 6 0 0 0 0--12 Kutzionn 0 0 000 0000 00000410 0- 5' RBI- Shaner 8. Saarley, Era Reed 2 Shaner 2 Snaner. WINNER LUCK 13-2, LOSER- Kunkie PAA Plays Away PAA softball team will report to the a -ociation's headquarters 5 o'clock tonight to leave for for 2 game under the lights with the Christian street YMCA 1 BIG BILL PAID OFF -Sit members of the and Gun club in Stowe, smile as they look at that 15 about to be burned. The resterday morning.

Left to right are Frank For Complete GUARANTEED TV SERVICE AN Makes Mode's Can BOYERTOWN 7.2467 'PENNSBURG 7374 KUSER Inc. APE 'LIE CHIVE CO Tune wal 83 92 REALLY MAKING GOOD By Alon Maver DARYL SPENCER, FLASHY NEW YORK FIELDING GIANTS' ROOKIE HOPK KITH TA: HEAVY LUMBER LAVED A 315 PART I THE GIANTS' STEADY EMPLOYMENT RESURGENCE. AT HIS BEST POST, SHORTSTOP HAVE GRIEN HIM A LET A 251 OF HIS FIRST 45 HITS WERE FOR EXTP.A BASES, 12. 'OF THEM HOMERS Los Pretares Harry Moore 2d Don Allison Wins Feature at Sanatoga Speedway Don Allison ran away from the field in winning the Sanatoga Speedway's feature event Saturday nght. The Norristown driver broke into the clear during the early laps against his All Star Stock Racing club fraternity brothers Harry Moore and Red Lesher waged a stiff Allison battle bad for clear second sailing place almost as half lap abead It was a prosperous evening for Allison.

as he treated the crowd of 4000 to a semi-final win as well as his victory in the 30 lapper. He bad more trouble winning his first. as Ray Johnson held the lead for more than half the distance. Allison finally moved around Johnson on the eighth lap and started to desert the field But moving Harry Moore worked his way through the throng and was coming on strong at the finish. Another lap or two and Moore's brown No.

71 might have caught the checkered flag. It was Moore who opened the evening's festivities with a fast win in the first qualifying heat. Fri day night at Municipal Stadium ne won his first feature of the sear His start Saturday indicated he was strongly considering making it tuo in a row. FRANK EWING had things pretty much his own way in the second preliminarv. He started second and wasted no time getting the lead.

He opened a sizeable gap as Mile Roadcap warded the attempts of Mose Moore. West Pottsgrove Rod toR. William Slaby, Peter Dori. Arthur Heimbach and the mortgage on their Wargo. Heimback, who 16 president was in charge of the took place DORY.

The building was erected four years ago and it was ceremony Panfuc, Elmer Hamp- original mortgage that has been paid off. SAVE MONEY ON FUEL BILLS Laplace ail PETRO OIL BURNER JOHN MINCHAK Plumbing Healing Pa. 120 Wins With Birdie on 19th Lee Saettele Beats Jake Fegely for President's Cup Title Lee Saettele eased a 12-foot side Country club Saturday afternoon. In one of the best local tournament finals in many season's. Saettele finished his bid for the title with a birdio three as veteran J.

C. Fegely saw his putt stop three inches short of the hole. It was see-saw battle all the way as Fegely started slowly, then spurted to tale a ese-bele lead at the halfway point. The lead changed hands on the back mine and only great putt by Fegely on the 18th kept the match from ending in the regulation distance. Fegely was striving to win the title that he first captured 32 sears ago when the President's Cup tournament was originated.

Saettele replaces Alex Czarick. who won the tournament crown last year by defeating Mrs Hanne Ludwig Gross. Saettele reached the finals by downing Mary Joan CzarieL the past week. and Fegely eliminated Leu L'aneberz in their semi-final match. THE FIRST few holes were all Saettele.

Going into the long fifth bole. Jake was three strokes down F. POTTSTOWN MERCURY Sports PAGE 10 JULY 13, 1953 Gavilan Fights Fuentes Wednesday NEW YORK. July 12 -This is welterweight week in boxing with the 147-pound champ himself, Kid' Gavilan, heading the skimpy na tional program. The welters are featured In all of the network television fights and in a few others besides.

Gavilan takes 00 Ramon Fuentes, the California pion, in a ten round non-title go in Milwaukee Wednesday night. Fuentes, a ex Marine from Los Angeles, has been clamoring for a chance at the classy Cuban. He has won 14 in a row and, '21 of 22 pro fights. In his last. outing, a ten rounder with Al Wil son in New York, the Californian impressed as a solid, clever ring Gavilan hasn't shown much in his recent bouts and it could be that he IS on the way down.

The champ, however, insists that he still has it and intends to show his form from now on. "Every fight I make now I try for knockout." said Garlan The scrap get under way at 10. p. Pottstown time and will be telecast coast to coast. THE OTHER coast-to-coast TV fight of the week comes out of Boston Saturday night where Gerry Drever.

British Empire welterweight king. meets Wilbur Wilson of Roxbury. Mass. Their ten rounder starts at 9 m. and will 1 be telecast In Chicago Monday.

Alan Moody. the best of the woung Western 147-pounders. hooks up with Italy's Waldo Fusaro IN an eight 'rounder headlining a tripleheader at the Rainbow Area. Clayton, Bensing Win Tourney A spectacular stretch drive car ried George Clayton and Al Bensing to a win in the second flight of the Schuylkill Country club best ball tourney yesterday. Playing against the formidable pair of Clyde Oskin and Ralph Hunsicker, the Pottstown team halved the 14th bole to remain two down and two to play.

The local pair won the 15th with a par and then Clayton putted and made birdies On the 16th and 17th to push the Brookside members out in front. Bensing needed a birdie to match Oskin on the final hole and he made it to give his team the win Their medal was a three under par 69. All Dacron SLACKS $18:80 BROWN NAVY BLUE BUNTING'S High and Hanover Streets putt into the cup on the 19th bole to win the President's Cup at Brook- and it appeared Lee was beaded for run AWAy. But the veteran came on strong 10 win four of the neat five boles and held the shim advantage as they started around the second time. Scattele evened matters in 3 short ume but Fegely again went I up on the 14th as he made use of handicap stroke On the short 13th water hole they halved it with pars.

but Jake was in trouble with his drive on the and Saettele non the hole to deadlock the match. Fegelv went one over par the 17th and Saettele hopped into the lead by making a par four. The 18th was a real thriller for the Fegely followers His tee shot was on the green, but a long uphill climb confront him as he prepared to putt He sank the 20 footer to score 2 birdie and tie the match again. BOTH WERE long off the 19th tee. landing about 240 yards out.

Fegely lifted his second shot onto the green. pin high about 15 yards to the night Saettele belted his iron shot to the left and above the pin He had about a 12 foot putt to make Fegely's putter was hot all afternoon, and the gallery felt he had the easier putt since it was on more level turf. He tenderly spauked; the ball and at headed straight for the cup but pulled up a scant three. inches short. Saettele studied and then curled his putt over and down the hill into ithe cup.

It was 1 fitting end. BIG SIX BATSMEN LEADING, 200 a2 Bats) National Leagne Schoenciens: L. Baumackz. Inin. New York American Boston Goocman.

Boston Minoso Chicazo HOME National League MILDeRS Milw'e 27 Kluszewski. Cin': 25 Campanella BAn 22 Cincianati 22 RUNS National League Mather: Mur'e 75 Campane.a Skn 13 Irvin. New Tork 63 AB P. PCT 81 66 1:4 3f. 7: 283 43 329.

299 98 323 League GAB PCT 72 249 40 32 3-0 62 246 33 SI 329 32 200 63 96 320 RUNS American League RoseL. 72 Zernial Par ad 3 20 Gerner: Boston 17 Dobr Clerel3na 16, BATTED IN American I cazue Rosen. Cleve and 72 Minoso Zernlal. Pallad'3 53 Clipper's Larkin Paces Outdoor Cage Scorers Tom Larkin, Phoenixville ace. leading the Summer Outdoor Basketball league in with 76 points as the second of play begins tonight.

Four points behind Larkin Doug Moser. Ron's Boys Moser to the Marines this week. 50 his scoring for the season, the Junior High court 15 pleted. Larkin's 31 field goals IS high, and Dick Kovach rules goal department with 17. STANDINGS (frat Tom bore 14 04 Ron's Bors 04 Went Ernier DIM Bo: ertoa 20 LEADING SCORERS 1 FG Toin Larkin 5 Doug R3 3 31: Missimer TB 5 Pete Lang BIN Pau.

Sizzelechi. ERN BOD Smith. WG Ron Brown IF Dick Koraca. R3 5 Len Bernhardt ERV Norm Sundstrom. ERN 20 Ands Kriczky TB Gar: Trollinger T8 16 10 Ron.

Hogg TG Mike Kriczks. TB Harry Loonitz PX Joe WVG 141 Bodoius. R3 3 3.: Erox2 IG 3 Anar Tedaock. PX Tom Pollick. TB 5 12 2 Lions Host Keystone The Linfield Lions with Jukey Thompson pitching.

will host Keystone Fire company of the Boyertown Little league tonight at 6 o'clock at Sportsmen's field in Linfield The home players will report to the field at 5 o'clock Big Field Qualify For Struckman Prince Trophy afternoon. the Pottstown Legion Jun to be replaced by George Meica: in the last inning. Pottstown jumped to a three run lead off Slough in the first tuning Singles by Checev and How.e i Bedell and Quinn's firs: triple figured in the scori24. Mac Shirey singled in the second frame. stole second and came home as Breler singled in his only time at bat this sc a som.

Quinn opened the with 3 single and Drausch2k followed with 3 mighty blast into the leftfield weeds fo rthree bases An error a walk and a couple of 13- field outs gave Pottstown two more runs. Three walks issued by Bieler. and Jack Strunk's single gave Royersford a run in the bottom of the third. and also brought Sova in to pitch. HORNER STARTED Pottstown's biggest explosion In the fiith bi beating out an dribbler.

Cheney walked and sheer speed Bedell first on an infield hit gave Quinn then laced a mighty drive to right field. The 'Fords George Keyser made a great, driving try catch the ball, he hit the to the pellet rolled from his ground. and three runs scored An glove adnutted Quinn. and Geisler error 'drove in Drauschak with 3 single. The losers went down fighting with a trio of runs in the last of the fifth.

Dick Geisler let John Boettger's solid single roll through his legs as two runs scored. FIRST GAME Pottstown ab r.b o.a. 30 r.h 0 03 0 0 1 1 D.Ho: r.35 0 0 3 NOw Cheney. 3 0 0 0 0 0 ci 4000 0 Koon: 0 0 3 0 0 0130 0 2 0 0 2 2 3 Refer ci 0 0 Ges'r 1b.1: 2 3 1 0 i Temp' 3 0 4 0 0 1 1 3 03 Sairer, Cb Beentel 3 0 0 2 0 0021 20 1 0 Sova 1 0 1 0 0 Totals 29 4 5 21 4 Totals 26 2 521 7 01 Pottstown eratord 0 0 -Bechtel 3 Caulman. Dor: 2.

Caulmer R5I--Horner. SB-Chene: 2 Drauschak, 33-Gelsler 2 Dor: 2 30B-01 Dori J. Geisler 4 HBP-6. Dori ID HorTempleton Do'1 3 271 SO---By WINNER--Don 13-C LOSER--TempleCO2 LME ROYERSFORD (2-S) AB A 2 3 0 D. HorDe: 3b Ketzer, 3 Strums.

0. Caufman, 1b Koons ci 4 Templeton 25 2 0, 20 0 Boettger, Yeazie Greenawan. Fontaine. 55 Slough. Metcal.

000 0 Iotals 24 16 3 (7-2) 43 Horner 25 (290) 1 Chener 53 310) I. Bedell ci (343) 2 Quinn. Fontana, c. rf (.344) 000) 0 YO Drauschak. rf.

(258) 3 Gel-ier 11 (315) 0, 15 238) Shirer 35 256) 0001 Vogel. Co Bieler 1 000) 125) 3 00 Totals 25 12 04 14 21 5 Rover ford 3 0- Pottstown 3 1 3 0 5 0 Kcons C-ufman. Horner Caene: 3. Geisler RBIStrunk Boottge- 2 Bieier, Gelat'? Quinn Quinn Drau-cori S3 Chener. Bedeil Sure.

Soirer :0 Qu.no BOB 01 Me.ca. 1 Bleler 6. Sova5 SO-3; 'S 0uzh -5013 Metca! WINSicker 1 3. a LOSER -S'ougn FREDERICK Inc. "Our Modern Planing Mill I8 At Your Service." STOCK CUSTOM MILLWORK LUMBER ROOFING INSULATION WALLBOARDS HARDWARE Phone 1450 Hanover and East Streets, Pottstown, Pa.

One of the largest qualifying rounds 1 In the bistory of the Ernst Struckman Lee Prince Trophy was held over the weekend at Country club. Al Ben-ing's 14 led the qualifiers J. C. Fegelv only one stroke behind. No handicaps are used during the qualifying round which ends The low 16 qualifiers will compete for the Struchman trophy, and the second 16 will MIC for the Prince trophy.

Matches will be played at 83 percent of handicap. First round matches must be completed by next Saturday and round matches must be finished by Sunday. The third and fourth rounds will be held the iollowing weekend. The following are the qualifiers, their scores and handicaps 41 Art Deurch 76- Lee Stettele Georse 8 30 Leon Prace SOLev R. P.

87- Me' Unneber: Jack Strange Ken Trompson 23- Henry Van Dre Des Comer 34- William Beaver Bob KaLeir 83- 3 Kind. at'er 86 Wall: Van Drie 35- Ar: Hahn 26 Len Lin Ellis Jozes 6. Mei per.co George Kindstatter Pau' 83-'5 Kemp 89--15 Mrs R. Gross Ed 9: Rowland A Mattock 92----: Gerala Flam 92 Don Gocanon Robert Smite Marr Czarice 99--20 Coarles Kale: Dr Haler -30 Joe Plac do George Pore- D- Schn.d: 10 1 Mrs Lex 106 30 Alex Czarick 5 Jack Sorter Monk Keller and Lesher to get around him and close in OD Ewing A water line broke and dampened track near the end of the third qualifying heat. Curt Sherman had a big lead when the restart was called with two laps to go.

But he had no trouble holding it as Rocky Ewing held off Charlie Kelly for second place. After Allison won the first semi. Rocky Ewing won the second semi by staying out in front of Mose Moore and Lesher. It just wasn't Lesher's night as he failed in his bids to pass Harry Moore in the final. and Mose Moore in the semi-final.

Lesher had car trouble at the Stadium on Friday, depriving him of his chance to try for his fifth straight Philadelphia win. Kelly. who broke Lesher's streak a week ago, went into the fence on the backstretch during the second semi. He was never in contention in the feature Allison gained his winning ad-', vantage about one-third through the race. By the time he had gone 15 laps, he was starting to lap some of the tailenders.

He gradually worked his way into a pack of good drivers, although they were an entire lap behind For a short time it appeared this might be his undoing because Harry Moore and Lesher were' gradually closing In as he was held up in the jam. But at the end he still had a safe margin of more, than a quarter of a lap. Johnson. In his '36 Buick again won the Destruction Derby as he outlasted hearse-riding Curt Sher-. man.

It was one of the best Derby's of the sear as Johnson. Sherman and Wayne Carl decided in a hurry to gang up on Walter Yoder SUMMARY neat--Harry Mocre, D.ch berzer. Hart. Don Allison Jin Rrar Time Ci: 5 cad MoRe Moore Mont Keier. Red Lesher Time-: 160 2no -Frank Mike Road 3rd seat Cur: Sterman.

Rocky En.dg Ke Voot Painer. dem Kener. No t.me 150 Har Moore Rat jonn-on Suck Grandr. Roaenberzer Time- 10.5 2nd semi--Rock: Exinz MiOse Moore. Lesber.

Roaacad. Sherman T.me 4 6 Stan F.at Keli. Time Feature Harry Moore. Dasher. Pran.

Exing T.me 33 5 TODAY'S CITY INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE Valley Forze TE Jacobs at Franklin field, 6 m. CITY SOFTBALL LEAGUE Thomas Motors Te Schwabs at Franklin deid annet. 6.15 p. SUNDAt SCHOOL LEAGUE St. 1's Corentr Brethren at Memonal park 6 15 p.

OLTDOOR EISKETBALL LEAGUE Borertown Tombors at Junior High. 9:13 DOEHLER JARVIS LEAGUE Final Inspection TS. Engineers Chisox Lower Boom on Tribe CHICAGO. July 12 ur- -The rainpaging Chicago White Sox dealt a crashing blow in the battle of the 'dav with double runners trimming of American League up tothe Cleveland Indians. 14-2 and before Comiskey Park's top crowd.

43.419. It was the 25th Sox victory in 31 games. In the tight finale, Vir; gil (Fire) Trucks won his fifth straight in Sox uniform and his i first over Cleveland since the f1- nale of the 1951 season However, Trucks needed ninthinning help from Sox ace Billy Pierce The twin triumph marking the third spot Indians put Chicago 5 games behind the pace-setting New York Yankees The Yanks won a single contest with Washington, 6-5, and lost a half game to the surging Sox. Mike Fornieles won the runaway opener with a sit hit performance for his seventh victory against two defeats. JUST ARRIVED! A New Shipment of Short Sleeve SPORT SHIRTS Open Weave Cottons Checks Blue, Tan, Green, Grey, Yellow, White S.

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