Daily Independent Journal from San Rafael, California • Page 15

Northern Cal Streams High, Roily, Says Tha warm weather which has extended into the high altitudes of California mountains has increased the runoff from snowpacks, and snow-fed streams are expected to continue flowing with some weekend, stream scouts of Pacific Gas and Electric Company reported today Here is the stream-by-stream outlook: Humboldt County: Lower Trinity muddy; fair catches of small trout at mouth of French Creek, occa sional steelhead taken at mouth of New River. Mad, Eel Rivers muddy at mouths. Mattole clear ing. Some trout taking worms, single eggs at Big Freshwater, 8 Lagoons. Bay salmon fishing spotty.

Trinity County: Main river, large tributaries high, roily. Some limits taken in high, clear water on Little Bear, Big Bear, Soap, Redding (from Cannonball to headwaters), Weaver, Indian Valley, Rush, Manzanita and Price Creeks, and East Fork of the North Fork, where a few steelhead biting. High resorts, lakes still closed. Mendocino-Lake Counties: Warm weather expected to improve con ditiona at Lake Pillsbury and tributaries. Russian River improving In Ukiah area, many fish taking worms, eggs.

Blue Lakes conditions improving. Pit River: Main stream clearing in all sections but still high. Bear Creek dropping. Lakes clearing, should improve. No good catches reported recently, but continued fair weather should help.

Hat Creek spotty, also Baum Lake; Crystal Lake poor. Burney Creek fair. lew bass taken at Lake Britton headwaters. Rock, Montgomery, Kosk and other small streams high, roily. Salmon fly hatch over.

Shasta Lake: Upper sections clearing, lower areas still dirty. Scattered catches of bass, trout reported. Battle and Cow Creeks: North, South Battle Creeks high, roily, some luck on north fork. Bailey, Digger, Rock, North Cow. South Cow Creeks high, clear; little activity.

Lake Macumber slow. Lakes Grace, Nora fair. Sacramento River (Reddiug-Te- hama Section): Limits taken near Redding on bait. River very high. Major Leagues Finally Cut Down To Limit By ASSOCIATED PRESS The Boston Red Sox, their plans stymied by baseball commissioner Ford Frick shortly before the deadline, were the last club to conform to the player-limit rule which went into effect last midnight after a day of hutried trades and re-assignments in the major leagues.

The Red Sox were expected to announce officially today that they have placed Mel Parnell on the disabled list to get their roster in order. Parnell twisted an ankle severely in game at Detroit. Each club is allowed 25 players, plus service returnees, a month after the season opens. Boston had placed sore-arm Willard Nixon on the disabled list but Prick said put a guy on the list Just because he has a sore The Cincinnati Redlegs optioned pitcher Pat Scantletyiry to Havana of the International League. The move was set up when the Redlegs made a one-for-two deal with the St.

Louis receiving shortstop Alex Grammas and outfielder Joe Frazier far utilityman Chuck Harmon. St. Louis, which had optioned pitcher Gordon Jones to Omaha of the American Is a man under its limit. The Kansas City Athletics released veteran Elmer Valo, who broke in with the in 1940. Last night the Philadelphia Phillies invited Valo for how the other clubs got squared away on the final day: Ghtanga White Sex Optioned outfielder Ron Northey to apolis of the American Assn.

catcher Earl Battey and Bill Fischer to Toronto of temational League. Cleveland pitcher Jose Santiago to Kansas City; traded catcher Hank to Pittsburgh for first baseman Preston Ward; optioned catcher Averill and sold inflelder Bobby Young, both to Indianapolis. Detroit Tigers Optioned infielder Reno Bertoia and sold pitcher Bud Black and catcher Walt Streuli, all to Charleston of the American Assn. Kansas City addition to the Santiago and Valo moves, optioned pitchers Arnie Portocarrero to Birmingham of the Southern Art Ceccarejli to Columbus of the International League and Bill Harrington to San Diego of the Pacific Const league, anti sold catcher Joe Astroth to San Diego. Milwaukee Braves Optioned pitchers Bob Trowbridge and Humberto Robinson to Wichita of the American Assn.

Philadelphia Phillies Optioned itchers Duane Pillette and Angelo ipetri to Miami of the International League. Brooklyn Dodgers addition to the Cleveland trade, optioned pitchers Joe Trimble. Bob Purkey and Bob Garber to Hollywood the Pacific Coast League. and Ditcher In- of APPLIANCE SERVICE Gas Rangea Refrigerai srs Dtahwaahers Disposals GL 4-6161 turn 9 CO. :03 Third St.

San Rafaal only at mouths of creeks In f-Tehama area. Ante! Mill Deer Creeks very high, ro Cottonwood, cold ForkT Elder Creeks nigh, clear in mornings. Inssen Parte highway open to park entrance. County: Hot weather could snowfed muddy Branch West streams, of Feather River high, clear. Butte Creek full of naturel food; trout planted near Butte salmon.

Little Chico should be excellent from Ten Mile House to headwaters. Big Chioo fair. Snow still blocking roads to Lake Philbrook area. Higher secondary roads drying out. Feather River: Lake Almanor remains fair.

Deer Creek high, clear, fair. Almanor tributaries clear, receding, could be muddied if warm weather continues. Lake road open to all three lodges. Lake Spaulding spilling. Bowman Reservoir road open, but higher lakes closed by snow.

Fuller. Rucker Lukes look Truckee River reporte fair to good. Boca Lake improving. Dowmeville area high, looks fair. Steephollow, Greenhorn Creeks look fair to good.

Bear River high, murky. American River: Heavy runoff in major streams. South Fork, Silver Creek look fair, Canyon, Slab, Rock Creek and comparable tributaries fair to good. Silver, Twin, Echo Lakes and Desolation Valley lakes frozen. North Fork high.

Road open to Flat Reservoir, where conditions look good. Mekelumne River. High, roily above Salt Springs Reservoir; high, fairly clear below. Bear River high, roily above reservoir; low, clear below. East, West Panther and Mill Creeks high, clear.

Upper Bear River Reservoir full. Lower Bear half-full. Salt Springs Reservoir partly full. Highway 88 closed by snow at Peddler HU1. Secondary roads mostly poor, some with washouts, snow.

North, South. Licking Forks planted. Tiger Creek Afterbay low. Tuolumne River: Midweek temperatures rising, runoffs increasing. All forks planted, all in good condition midweek but main river slightly high.

Merced River: Few successes lately, some good results in Snelling dredger holes. Yosemite has been cold, now warming a bit; Chinquapin Road open to Glacier Point. San Joaquin River: Lake Millerton inflow subsiding, bass best near willows. Bass Lake good for trout, bass, fair ror crappie. Roads open to Sand, Rock.

Whiskey Creeks; water high, fishing fair. Chiquita Creek. Beasore Meadows still closed. Main river high, muddy. Shaver, Huntington Lakes quiet, fair.

Kaiser Pass open. Florence Lake empty. Lake Thomas Edison low. BASEBALL STANDINGS PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE 11 14 15 18 20 19 21 23 Pet .676 .611 .594 .500 .459 .457 .364 .343 GB 2 3 6 74 74 104 114 3 5 Los Angeles 23 Seattle .........22 Sacramento 19 San 18 San Diego 17 Portland 16 Hollywood 12 12 (Wednesday Results) San Diego 7, San Francisco Los Angeles 8, Sacramento Vancouver 8, Portland 3 Seattle 5, Hollywood 8 Probable San Diego at San John Carmichael 3-2 vs. Jerry Casale 4-1.

Sacramento at Los Stanka 1-fvi Dick Drott 4-1 Portland at Vancouver (night) Bob Hall 1-1 vs. Charlie Beamon 0-1 or Fred Bacsewski 0-1. Hollywood at 0-1 vs. Howie Judson 2-0 Cox Urges 3-Man Commission To Head California Boxing AMERICAN LEAGUE Pet New York 17 10 .630 Cleveland 15 10 .600 Chicago 12 8 .600 Boston 12 11 Baltimore 14 14 Washington 11 15 .423 Kansas City 9 15 .375 Detroit 9 16 .360 (Wednesday Results) New York 4, Cleveland 1 GB 1 14 3 34 54 64 Boston 4, Detroit 2 Chicago 3, Washington 1 Baltimore 8. Kansas City 8 Pitchers) New York at Chicago (day) Ford 5-0 vs.

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Only games scheduled. NATIONAL LEAGUE Pet Milwaukee 6 .647 St. Louis 15 9 .625 Brooklyn 14 9 .609 Pittsburgh 12 10 .545 Cincinnati 13 11 New York 11 13 .458 Philadelphia 7 15 Chicago 5 15 .250 St. Louis, GB 4 4 2 2 4 7 8v the Games behind won-lost leader. (Wednesday Results) New York 9, Chicago 3 Pittsburgh 9, Cincinnati 2 Brooklyn 5, St.

Louis 3 Philadelphia 2, Milwaukee 1 (Tonight's Pitchers) Milwaukee at New 2-1 vs. Gomez 1-1 St. Louis at 2-2 or Schmidt 2-0 vs. Haddix 2-0. Chicago at Pittsburgh Meyer 0-1 vs.

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