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Leader-Telegram from Eau Claire, Wisconsin • 10

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I I' 7 Tii2 ut cures itAca Conday, Jim 29, 1933 IV EAU CLAIRE. A raves 1 7 Pound of Year for Fi Win rsf then til the' ninth when the MILWAUKEE, (AP) The Logan slammed his eighth homer of the season over th left field fence in the fifth. KLIPPSTEIN was lifted for 71 mmmmm (V Villey Made Grade 4 a pinch hitter In the 6th and with Carl Erskine pucning for the D6dgers in the sev enth. Aaron hammered his 13th homer over the left cen ter field fence. The Braves landed on Ers- kine and Fred Klpp for two more runs in the eighth, with two on and-two out, and Klpp pitching, Frank Torre singled home one run and when Don Zimmer, fumbled Andy a f-ko's grounder, Aaron scored from third.

Los Angeles Mllwauke ab ab h-- Roseboro 4 9 0 Sch'ncfrt lb 4 2 2 Gilliam If 4 1 I Mathews 3b -4 1 SILVER SLUGGERS is a new name to Carlton Willey, the Cherryfleld, Main, pitcher, who was Manager Fred Haney's choice to halt the Milwaukee Braves' strinsr-of losses to the Los Angeles Dodgers.JSaturday. If you were to say "New England Newspaper League," then Willey would know what you were talking is a "'magna cum, laud" graduate of the "league" from which the Wisconsin Silver Sluggers program was adapted. The third annual "Silver Slugge rs school sponsored by The Eau Claire Leader and The Daily Telegram, will be held at Carson Park the days of, July 1011. Valo rf 4 0 1 Aaron rf 2 2 2 4 s. J.

Willey took part In the school, about 60 miles field, the first maiorleacue he ever attended. His previous Furlllo cf 3 0 0 Adcock id 3 MnrinM Ih 3 1 1 Torre lb 10 1 Zlmmer SS 4 0 0 Pafko If 4 1 Gray 3b 3 1 Logan s- i Neal 2b 3 0 0 Mantilla cf 4 0 1 onHrH ii 0 0 9 Crandall 3 0 1 Klipps'n pi 0 0 Willey pv 4 0 1 a-Larker Friklne 6 0O Total 32 711 Klpp I I b-BIIko, Totals- 31 3 4" a Walked for Klippsteln In 7th Fturcud runner for Klpp In tth I ANRFLES 100 001 001 3 MILWAUKEE 210 010 llx-7 (1 A 7 -1 tivity was limited to high school and sand lot. play. -tutored him, i cmfwy cmfwy cmfwyp By coincidence, one of the scouts' who tutored him, and later selected him to play with the New England All-Stars at Braves Field In Boston, was Walt (Doc); Gautreau. the portly Braves training ex Zimmer, Matnew.

kbi noages Aaron 2, Torre, Pafko, Logan. PO-A Los Angeles (2-a miiwaunee u-i. rvD em Hit MnHnMi Hndost. Neal. Zimmer, Neal and Zlmmer; Zlmmer, Neal andj Hodges; Roseboro and Hodges.

Left Los Angeles 7, Milwaukee 11. 1 9RrhAnrtiaHt. -HR Hodaes, Loaan. I Aaron. SB-Mathaws, 5F Hodge.

IP FH BB SO Podres (U fl) Vs 2 2 2 3 1 Klippsteln SH 2 2 4 .2 Erskln 1 2 2 13 2 Klpp 1 1 0 0 1 WIIKV (W, 2-0) 4 2 5 3 Conian, seeory, Venzon, Sudol. 2:43. Chisox Rally for 8-4 Win Gautreau has handled both of the Eau Claire schools. The familiar face Willey saw' when he arrived In Milwaukee after his recall from the Braves' Wichita frm was it was a. pleasant surprise for the "promising rookie.

Willey signed a contract wltl the Braves in 1950 and Is now Main's only representative In the big leagues. That's not bad for "a youngster who "didn't think he would make when attending the Bangor school, Gautreau and other Braves scouts working the Wis eonsln Silver Sluggers schools this summer give the same Instruction to baseball hopefuls that Willey received back 1650. Perhaps" not one of the players who turns out for the i GIANT KILLER-Tlny Himi Arnold of Redwood City is shown during match In which she upset "Britain's Christine Truman at All-England lawn tennis championships in Wimbledon, England Saturday The 19-year-old Miss Arnold who stands five feet, one inch tall and weighs barely 100 pounds, outplayed, outdrove and outvolleyed her six feet, 172-pound opponent to win 10-8, 6-3. Miss Truman became Britain's tennis Idol after her victory ver Althea Gibson in the WIghtman Cup matches two. weeks ago.

(AP Wlrephoto) pace setting Milwaukee Braves, with nothing to show tor seven games with the lowly Dodgers this year ex cept defeat, finally turned on their, tomentors Saturday to hammer 'out a resounding 7-3 victory. Rookie right nanaer Carl Willey. went the distance as he limited Los Angeles to four hitar A crowd of 30.557 paid cus-i tomers, plus 2,324 members of the Knot Hole 'Gang, saw the game which enabled the Braves to retain their one and one-half game lead in the National league race. It was second straight major league I c- tory. He shut out San Fran cisco 7-0 In his debut last THE BRAVES backed UP Willey with an 11-hit attack that Included homers by Johnny ogan and Henry The Dodgers used four, llL A-l lit.

1 pucuers, iarung wun ieii hander Johnny Podres, who failed 'to lat a full Inning, but assimilated his 7th loss agahist defeats. Willey got stronger as the game wore on, having 1 principal trouble' from Gil Hodges; The big Dodger iirst sacker lined a sacrifice fly with the bags loaded in the opening frame to drive in one run, and crashed his 12th round-tripper of the season with none on in the sixth, a spot into the left field bleachers. Willey went along nicely Pirates End Losing Streak PITTSBURGH (AP) -The Pittsburgh Pirates put skids on a seven game losing streak Saturday, thumping the Chicago Cubs 7 to 3 with the help of a 4-run-fifth in- Chicago ab Pittsburgh ab 0 Vlrdon cf 5 T. Ta'lor 2b 4. 0 DarK 3b 3 0 Skinner If If 2 Croat ts 1 Khi'skl lb 1 Stevens lb Thomas 3b, 1 Clem'te rf Walls rf Banks ts Moryn If Tanner If Long lb S.

Ta'lor Thomson cf 3 1 MaierTil 2b 3 0 Folies- 3 Droit Henry Hobble bJohnson Hlllman -c-Bolger 0 Raydon 0 Per'field 0 Totals 0 II 7 10 Totals 31 3 a Ran for Skinner in 5th b-Flied out tor Hobble hi 7th Grounded out tor Hlllman In tth CHICAGO 010 101 000-3 PITTSBUROH 100 140 01X 7 E-Banks. T. Tavtor. RBI Long, S. Taylor, Thomas, Skinner 3.

Klusiewski. Folles. PO-A Chicago (24-7), Pittsburgh (37-101. DP Lorta and T. Teyiort oroai, Mazereskl and Kluuewskl.

Left Chlac-go 4, Pittsburgh 7. SB-Foliet, Kluuewskl. JB-Vlrdon. Groat. SF Skinner, S.

Taylor, Thomson Clement, Long. IP ER SB SO x-Drott (U 1-5) -4 $34 t4tnry i Hobble 2 001 2 Hlllman 2 3' 1 1 0 0 Raydon (W, J-2) SVi 7 3 3 I 3 Porterfleld 3H 1 0 0 0 2 K-Fac' trire batter In 5th i fced three batters In the 5th. I) Burkhart, Boaoes, Gorman, i z.m. -MI3. Eau Claire will make Dodgers scored an unearned market This camr on a ofw by Ed Mathews that hit Dick Grayr in the a trying to score Irom third on a bunt" PODBES.

like Willey. had trouble in the opening frame, He yielded two sineles. three walks and forced in two runs before rieht-handed Johnny Klippsteln came to his rescue. Aaron's sinele to left after Red Schoendienst and Math ews walked the sec ond, drove In Milwaukee's third run and made' it i my Mimi Spills Truman inWimbledon WIMBLEDON, Eng. land (AP) Tiny Mlmi Ar- nold of Redwood City, upset British amazort Christine Truman today and keyed a six-player American advance through, another round at the rain-splashed.

Wimble don tennis championships. Miss Arnold, just 19, stand ing 5-1 and weighing barely 100 pounds, outplayed, t-drove and outvolleyed her 6-foot, 172 pound opponent who became Britain's tennis idol after her victory over New York's Althea Gibson in the WIghtman cup matches two weeks ago. The score was 10-8, '6-3. The center court battle brightened American prestige considerably on another gray, drizzly day4hat also saw the advance of Miss Gibson, the defending women champion, and Barry MacKay of Dayton, Ohio, chief American hope in the men's Palmer Has Meet in Bag EAST NORWICH, N. Y.

(AP) With 18 more holes to go; Arnold Palmer appar ently had the $9(UU0 lirst prize in -the $50,000 Long Island ooen eolf tournament i wrapped up in a neat pack age Saturday nignt. The njuscular, placid young man from Latrobe. add ed a under par 67 today to bring his three-round total to 202. He now holds a five stroke lead and the steady manner in which he has been playing indicates he won't fall flat on his outter the fi nal round, which he would have to do tq lose. HE INCREASED his lead by two strokes today.

Jimmy DeMaret of Kiamesha Lake, N.Y., had trailed him by three strokes at the end of Friday's round. Jimmy took a one-over-Dar 72 today to drop eight strokes Oiler Jr. Chessplayer that every player genuinely-Interested In Improving his game can do so by paying attention to the scouts. CHICAGO (AP) Although Washington banged fouc, homers, two In a row by Roy Sievers, the Chicago White Sox rallied for four runs. three In the sixth and an 8-4 victory over the Senators Saturday-Washington's Rocky Bridges and Norm Zauchin also hit solo homers.

Sports Chaff Russia Aberdeen's '3-2 win over Eau Claire Friday night gives the last-place Pheasants a victory over every Northern League rival but Minot. Aberdeen has beaten Grand Forks Denver LeMaster and Larry Maxle, California rookie hurlers for the Eau Claire Braves, were mound opponents In the Southern California prep championship game last spring. Bob Warner, Eau Claire Braves catcher, set a new Pioneer League record of 843 putouts as backstop for the Boise Braves In 1957. He caught 115 games and hit .240. Kick Maggard, ail-conference halfback from College of Idaho signed by the Green Bay Packers, led the Northwest Conference ground gain ers last year with more than 1,000 yards.

Herm Starrette, whose 3r2 win over Eau Claire Friday Twas' Ms third straight for Aberdeen, la Just-of Lenoir -Rayne College In North Carolina. 1 Ernie Chrlstoff, Eau Claire righthander, lowered his earned run average to" 2.18 with the 7-1 win he pitched over Minot here Thursday. That's better than the leagae-leadlng mark of J.S5 shared by Aberdeen's Bob Bellnslcy and through Monday games. Ted 'Lahner, Eau Claire shortstop cut loose by the Midland may sign with the Kansas City Athietics ana return to the sophomore Bangor Daily ffl from Cherry. IX baseball ischool baseball ac- CKrlstoff the grade.

but It's a good" bet Wiley Grand Forks Rex Rupert League with Plalnvlew. Mama I iiHiavan Pet. l.ooo .714 .42 .42 .17 OB 4 A 5t, Patrick's St. John's Our KriHimr 3 Grace Lutheran 3 St. Oif J.

yv IVs 3 4' First Lutheran I Pnfnh.nu 1 5 9 SV4 i sw (Slandlngt do not Includi 1st Lutheran-Hop Lutharan maktup gam). OAMII MONDAV JUNS Water (7:30) 0u Radeimw VI. Epiphany Boyd-Grec Luthtran LVt. Hoot .14 aran. KaaihnwSt.

Pafi v. 8t. Olaf Cameron Flrit Luthoran vl St. iMBRICAN TIAM CHUKCH LKAOUS Pet. OS Our Savlouri .133 .714 Vi Vi .571 tl4 .500 i .500 1 .333 3 .000 5Vt game of Plymouth Cong.

Flrit satolit Flrtt Luth. St. Matthew Lake St. Math. 3 Wetleyan Merhodltt 1 0 Olivet (Our.

Savlour-Plrt Bsntlit June'. 1 to be made up). OAM ES MONDAY JUNS 31 Water First Luth. 1st Baptist wewen -LKe st. vs.

Olivet Carson Plymouth vs. Wesley an Simon St. Matthew vi. Our Savlouri WOMEN'S LEAGUE OAM IS TUESDAY Carson Co-op vs. U.S.

Rubber" Boyd Wagner vs. Sparkettes Wright Sets Open Record DETROIT (API WUlowv Mickey Wright turned women ppen goii cnam-DionshiD into a runawav 5t urday and Jier winning total wiped out a VS. open record esTADiisnen nv tm impnm nfivaKli DIia 7alavt. miss wnght, a 23-year-old nruia rmm 1 mna 111 took the lead at outset and won the' laaies tournament of all in a -blazing finish. DesDite todav's ruzzerl hole reauirements.

the- Ion hitting lass fired a 70 in the morning round and a 74 in the afternoons for a winning 290 totaL That-eciipses the 291 record total that the late Mrs. Zaharias had in winning the 1954 U.S. women a Den. At yeaooiy, Mass Oilers Sesk 3rd Sterling, Hope Lutheran Unbeaten S-B Teams District 11 Title Monday Fine in MOSCOW (AP) Bobby year old whiz Fischer, 15 kid American chess, has had'little trouble with complicated maneuvering at Moscow Central Chess Club but he has become ensnarled in some of the Reds' red tape. Bobby is the Brooklyn schoolboy who won the UJS.

chess championship, then won passage to Europe on a TV program. And he hasn't done anything but play chess since he got here last Wednesday. Only trouble Is Bobby wasn 'due to show up until July '20, two weeks prior to Cards Work Triple Play in 8-1 Win PHILADELPHIA (AP) ST. Louis Rookie Gene Green banged out his first major league grand slam homer and veteran Sal. Maglie gave up only five.

hits Saturday as the Cards trounced Philadelphia 8-1, in a game' marked by the season's third major league triple play. Green's big blow came In the first Inning and put the Cards, ahead to stay. Don Blasingame tripled to open the Inning and Curt Flood singled him fh e. Stan Musial's double advanced Flood to third and Ken Boy er was issued an intentional walk by loser Curt CImmons Thpn flrpfln.nnt lnnstf urlth his big hit. his fifth of the season.

Here's how the triple play came about: Flood beat out an Infield hit to third. Wally Post dropped a fly by Stan Muslal and Ken Boyer lined to second base-man Solly Hemus. Hemus stepped on third to snare Flood and, threw to first to nab -'M i a 1. The Chicago Cubs and Washington also have executed triple plays uus season. St.

Louis ab 1 SAshbum cf 4 0 0 0 Blaj'me i flood cf 1 1 Hemus 2b 1 1 And'on lb 1 0 Lopata I 1 Sawskl 0 1 Repulskl If 1 1 Jonet 3b VPost rf 0 i Fern'i ss Musial lb Boyer 3b Green rf Ennis If Smith Kasko ss Maglie Totals 1 1 Simmons 1 a-Young Gray Total 30 1 5 popped out for Simmon In tth: ST. LOUIS SOO 100 020-4 PHILADELPHIA 000 000 001-1 Anderson, locate. Post. RBI Flood, Green 4, Kasko, Maglie Sawat- ski. rtA m.

Louis (Z7-e)f Philadelphia (27-). DP-Blas1ngame, Kasko and Musial; Kasko, Blasingame "trxl Muslal. Tripl Play Hemui and Andetson. Left or. Louts Philadelphia 3.

ZBAusial, Blailngame, Fernandez. 3B Blasingame; Kasko. HR Green, Sa- weTSKt IP R. ER SB SO Simmons M) I 12 I 7 2 Gray 1 0 0 0 1 Magli J-0) 11 3 WP Simmons 2. Smith.

Oascoll, Crawford. A 11410. Patterson, Harris Bout OK for LA LOS ANGELES (AP) The a te lAthletic Commission Thursday a the heavyweight- title fighub champion Floyd a t-terson and "Roy Harris at Los Angeles Aug. 18. Sr i his scheduled appearance In the opening Interzonal chess championships in Yugoslavia Aug.

5-15. THE RUSSIANS footed the bill for the Moscow portion of the trip and made provisions for Bobby's two-week visa. But the -kid, more interested in the Inside of the usually hushed and solemn chess club than in seeing the sights. blew into town more than a month ahead of time. Bobby wants to stay around until tournament time, but one Soviet official said this presents-a very complicated problem, although Bobby Is certainly welcome.

The offi cial explained gravely that it may be difficult to get the extension of Bobby's visa. Meanwhile; as the chess club directors hold daily meetings aimed at unraveling the legal problem, -Bobby keeps show lng up dally to play chess, knocking off 30 games in three or four hours every morning before the officials turn him out to EH some sunshine in the1, ONEOFFICIAL threw his hands up in the aj Saturday, saying, "wei tiaVe to throw him out every afternoon. We don't know what to do with him. But he's a wonderful boy." -jf Bobby said, "I like to play, I want to play against the best they've got. Their style gets me.

That's why I came here." boDpy said he ll take on anybody and complained that ail his games so far have been quickies. Club officials said Bobby has been winning about 60 per cent of garnes, but they emphasized, that the games have been completely informal with no time limit and no thought behind them. Gordon Still Undefeated CLEVELAND (AP) Vic Power doubled and J. W. Por ter singled home the winning run the ninth Inning Saturday, giving the Cleveland Indians a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.

The tribe continued -the winning habit for new manager Joe Gordon, again using the formula of late inning rallies. Baltimore Cleveland 0 1 Avila 2b Boyd lb 4 PlleretK ft 3 W'dling If 3 Robinson 3b 0 Trlando Wll-ms 'Ib-M 3 Green 1 Catt'an ss 4 Gardner 2b 4 Loss 2 Zuverlnfc 1 2 2 Vernon lb 0 Power 3b Cetevito rf -0 Mines If- .1 Porter 1 Held cf Hunter tt 1 e-Ooby wijheiin Od-Gelger- Harrel) IS 4 Grant b-Nlxon C-Mortn o-LSfnoft t-Herdyt i Moss) Totals 2 0 1 1 0 tt. 0 00 'v Total 3S 1 10 -Hit saerific fly for Hunter In 4th Singled for Grant 4rh Ran for Nixon in 4th (KGrounded out ior Wilhelm In tth BALTIMORE- 300 011 000 CLEVELAND 020 002 01) E-Held. Grant. RBI Boyd, Green' Porter, Doby, Grant, Nixon, Lemons, PO-A Beltlmor Cleveland (27- 10).

OP Held and Hunter. Left Balti more Cleveland 10. (two out wti winning run scored in tth). 2B Boyd, Fflarcift, Gardner, Held1 3, Avila, 9 Loss. SF Boyd, Doby.

IP ER SB SO LoS' -54 4 4 3 i Zuverinlj (L. T4) 3 2 2 0 Grant 4 4 5 4 4 3 Wilhelm 2 -0 4 0 0 2 MOMi- (W, 44) .1 .1 0 0 1) HBP By Loe (Held) (Celavito). WP 'Hoes, Grant. Rommel, tlewant. Nape mce.s it.n.

Northern League Team Winnipeg 34 Minot 33 22 Pet. Ml .593 ,554 OB Fargo-Moorhoed 33 23 St. Cloud 31 2J Eau Cllr 27 27 Duluth-Superlor 24 2t Grand Fork 22" 30 Aberdeen 13 42 71 Vi .462 .423 1114 .234 22 Standings, games. do not Include last night's RESULTS SATURDAY EAU CLAIRE at Aberdeen (lata) Winnipeg, at Minot (late) Fargo-Meorhead Grand Forks 4 Dulyth-Superior at St. Cloud (late) AMIS TODAY EAU CLAIRE at Aberdeen.

Winnipeg at Minot; Grand Forks at Fargo-Moorhead. Duluth-Superlor at St. Cloud. National League TEAM ret. Milwaukee 34 21 .543 St.

Louis 31 30 .531 x-San Francisco 34 32 A 2 x-Clnclnnatl 31 3) J00 4 Chicago 33 34 .471 iVt Pittsburgh 33 34 .471 S4 Philadelphia 2 34 .440 '4Vs LOS Angeles 31 37 .454 7 Late night game. RESULTS SATURDAY MILWAUKEE 7, Los Angeles 3 Pittsburgh 7, Chicago 3 San Francisco at Cincinnati (late) St. Louis Philadelphia OAMSS TODAY (Probabl Pitcher) Chicago at Pittsburgh 2 Phillips (4-1) and Briggs (1-0) Vs. Kiln (74) nd Gross (2-1). St.

Louis at Philadelphia 3) Jones (4-7) and Mirell (54) vs. sanford (M) and Morehead (0-1). San Francisco at Cincinnati Worth- Ington (a-3) vs. Newcomba (1-7). Los Angeles at Milwaukee Williams (3-1) vs.

Rush (5-3). American League TEAM Pet. OB X-Ntw York 42 22 454 he-Kansas City 34 31 .523 IV Detroit w. 31 io Boston 34 34 400 10 CMcago 32 34 MS 11 Cleveland 33 34 Baltimore 2 34, 13'A Washington 2( 3f .411 lSVs Plpylng night gam RESULTS SATURDAY New York at Kansas City (late) Boston 4, Detroit i Chicago Washington 4 Clevlend 4, Baltimore AMES TODAY (Probabl Pltcber Beltlmor at Cleveland (2) Pappas (4-2) and portocarrero (4)) vs. Bell (2- 1) and Constable (04).

Washington at Chicago (2) Rsmos (J- 5) and Sprlnfl (04) vs. Wynn (74)' and Moore (4-1). New. York at Kansas City Tur ley (II- 3) vs. Terry rs-s).

at Detroit Sullivan (4-2) vs. FoytacK (4-7). 1 American Association Denver Charleston 42 Minneapolis 42 Omaha 42 Pet. OB 30 Jf 31 .575 1 34 J53 37 .532 4 Wichita Indianapolis J13 SVi 34 34 43 442 1) 45 430 It 44 J77 14 Paul Louisville If Includo last Rigor games. RESULTS SATUROAY Minneapolis 3.

Loulsvll)vl Charleston at t. Paul late) Wichita at Omaha (late) Indianapolis at Denver (late) AMES TODAY Louisville et Minneapolis (2). Charleston at St. Paul (2). Wichita at Omaha, indienapoils at Dnvr.

Hustlers Win 4-H Slugfest, 21-20 The Robbin Hustlers with stood a Young American ral ly in the sixth inning with a four-run outburst themselves in the last of the sixth to eek out a 21-20 4-H league baseball game Thursday night. The Hustlers, who scored in every Inning, slammed out 17 hits to 14 for the losers. W. Moonie and C. Sabln paced the teams at the Dlate with two hits, "for three and three hits for live respective Washlngtonten Chicago -eh 0 0 Landis cf i 0 1 Fox 2b 4 ab 0 3 Yost 3b Pearson Cf Chrlsley rf Sievers If Courtney 0 Bridges SJ Zauchin lb Asp'nte.

2b' 0 1 2 2 Goodman 3b 0 2 2 2Esposlto 3b 0 00 0 1 Boone 10 3 1 1 Battey 4 1 2 Smith rf 4 1 1 2 2 2 0 Rivera If 3 0 Aparlcio SS 3 0 Wilson 2 0 Shaw 0 0 a-Muelre'f 1 0 Staley 0 0 10 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Clevenger 2 Myae b-Thr'ry 1 Stobbs 0 c-Plews Totals 35 4 7 Total 34 0 14 a Singled tor Shaw In 4th Filed out for Hyde In 7th Popped out for Stobbs in tth WASHINGTON 010 201 O0O-4 CHICAGO 009 304 Olx-3 E-Rlvera, Yost. RBt-Slevers 2, Bridges, Zauchin, Landls Fox, Goodman, Smith 2, Asparlclo 2, Staley. PO-A Washington (24-10), Chicago (27-9). PP Yot, Aspromonte and Zauchin. Left-Washington 5, Chicago 7.

2B Landis, Goodman, Battey. 3B Smith. HR-Bridges, Sievers 2, Zauchin. SB-Aparlclo. SF Rivera, Fox, Staley.

IP ER BB SO Clevenger (U 44) S'A I 5 4 0 4 Hyde 4 2 0 0 0 Stobb 2 3 1 1 2 1 Wilson 5 4 4 4 0 2 Shaw (W, J-2) Vt 0 0 0 ,1 0 Staley 3 1 0 0 0 0 WP Stobbs. Berry, Flaherty, Me-Klnley, Chylak. Straight Power agers are Ray Lutz of the Sports and 'Hal Snyder of the Winner of the meet will represent District 11 at the state meet In Milwaukee i ir August. The. -Pilers hav played at County Stadium the past two years and have made the trip three times la I The Eau Claire Nelson Oilers will field much the same team Monday night at Strum as they did a year ago when they copped the Uth District Semi-Pro championship and qualified for the state meet The Oilers, who have a current four game win string in tact, In tournament play, meet the host Strum chants at 8:30 Monday eve- nlnsr.

preceded by the Me nomonle Chippewa Fails clash at 7 p.m.. In the 1958 meet openers. The Oilers won the title in: 1956 and 1937. CHAMPIONSHIP and third place games will be played Wednesday night at 8:30 and 7 p.m., respectively. In case of rain Monday night, the opening round will be played Tuesday night Manager Bill Hamilton of UIV A bis squad to the player limit, may go along with mrv Torn' ter, fast balling righthand er, in the opener.

Other mound staffers ready will be Larry Schleusner, Jim Schle witz, Jeromeu-Johnson vn Frank Kopp, Lefty Jim Wood ford may miss the meet with a sore arm. The Oiler lineup was strengthened late last week with the return of veteran shortstop Ted Lahner. one of the Sophomore League lead' ing hitters until released ear lier this week In a surprise move by -the Milwaukee Braves. Lahner will undoubtedly move Unto the shortstop position, pushing Pearly son to second and possibly moving con Lee into the out fields (With "Frank Benevides. Bob Woletz, and Don Amund- son.

Chuck Gilchrist will be at first and Kopp at third. Woletz, off to a great start. Amundson, last year's home run king, and Benevides, ex Eau Claire Brave, have pro vided much of the Oilers batting power to date. All three vets are -far above the. .300 mark.

Cly league softball teams move into the second half of -their schedules this week with leaders showing power in each loop--de spite close standings. Sterling Pulpi one of the feated softball teims, leads the Industrial with a 7-0 rec ord. Dolly Madison and Knights of Columbus. both 5-2, are th. chief challengers.

IN THE LEAGUE, Pep-i si-Bergman has moved out in front with a '6-1 record, followed by George's Bar, now 5-2 after two straight t-backs. Hope Lutheran is still unbeaten in the National Church with a 6-Q reVord followed closely by St." Patrick's (6-1) and St, John's (5-2). In the American Church, Our Saviours holds a half- game lead with a 5-1 record Plymouth Congregational is 5-2 and First Baptist 3-2. Women's League action iuesaay pits co-op vs. U.S.

Rubber at Carson Park and wagnera vs. Sparkettes a coya.t v'. Sterling Pvi 7 0 1.00 Ooy Madison 1- .714 Knightt of Coiumow 1 J14 Don't Bar 4 3 Si9 Whit Cylinder! .4 3 St Utility-Hotel 1 .17 oy Food MM. I .143 Northwettem Moton 0 "4 es 1 3 3 SVi (Standing do not Include Utllttv-Mur: t. AMCS THURSDAY JULY Waters Whit K.

of C. Water (7:30) Dolly Madison ey'i. Boyd Oon'j v. Northwestern MewH Sterling utility a LCaeua; V. TCAM y.

xiWBerjmm a George't Bar Slue Front 4 Ram? FrartM' 4 Tommle'i Tapper 4 Piece 4 Homers Knickerbocker 1 Gold Seal Dairy 1 Mcelroy x-Protestad eluded. gam of June 2S GAMES WEDNESDAY JUNE water Knickerbocker nri Place. water (7:30) Ramp Pranks Vs. fteorge't Soyd PcpsiiBergman v. TommM'a Mewvlt ShM Front v.

GoM 'Seal Mssier McElroy's vs. Ramp Homn MATIONAk CHURChS UAOUC Pet. OS 1 i J57 1 .714 I. 3 J7 3 J7 i J2 1 MTVi 4 J3JT 3 4 .335 3Vi JKt 4 not- In- 4 1 ,1 MiSW L- I. BATTING PCNCEC-Doh Amundson (left) and Frank Benevides have been two of the Eau Claire Oilers big guns in games to date and will be counted upon in the District 11 Semi-Pro Meet at Strum starting Monday.

record, will have a tough tourney wanmup loaay at car sort Park when they meet Ridgeland in a Dunn County League game. Game time is 2:15. The first i game between Menomonie I and Chippewa Falls nits leaders of the Dunn County (and Chippewa Valley ly. i THE OILERS, with ft Leagues, respectively: Man- the last five seasons..

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