The Bakersfield Californian from Bakersfield, California • Page 13

Bakersfield Top Offensive Team Despite Slip in League Standings THRILLS AT SHOOT BUT LOSES Bakqrsfieia Indians baseball team. although slipping 1 badly during the past week, continues to be the top offensive club in the California League. Defensively, however, the local nine still is in place, only ahead of the last place Visalia according to Howe 'Ttfews Bureau. Individually its still Santa Sar, barii's Irv Xoren who continues to dominate almost every offensive department. He lias a seven point lead over Manager Harry Goorabian of Stockton in their race for the batting crown.

Noren has made 12! safeties In 309 limes at.bat for an pace-setting fig-- ure .392. Gooiabian is behind with .385 and lede the league in homeS-uns with 17, Pressing the top leaders in butting are Al Frleto, George Valirie and Rip Russell in that order, pi-ieto is batting' at a .377 clip. Valine is hitting .371 and Russell, It's still Stockton's two Dons. Kor- narhens and Belton, who pace the pitching parade. Belton has won games against only two losses, and LA.

Rams Building West LOS ANGELES, July coast gridiron talent is being addfd to the roster the world champion Los! Angeles Rams as rapldiy as possible, a fact borne out by General Manager Charles P. Walsh's recapitulation liere today showing that of 18 players acquired by the club since January -vvhe-p the decision wa's made to move the franchise from Cleveland to Los Anselcs, nine played their -college football on the Pacific coast. "These include Bob Waterfield. U. C.

Pat West and Bob de Lauer, Southern Eberle Schultz. Oregon State: Roger Hird- ing. California: Jay McDowell. Washing-ton; Kenny Washington. Woody Strode and Nate de Francisco, U.

C. L. Jim Hardy. Bob Hoffman and Jack Banta. U.

S. Dante Magnani, Mary's; Ferrero, Santa Barbara. Stale, and Glen Con ley, Washington. Son Diego Girl Triumphs in Seattle Net Tourney SEATTLE. July 'Xeaie of Portland and Betty Ravenscroft of San Diego held the Washington State tennis singles championships today.

Neat's victory in the men's event yesterday was over. Harry Buttimer of San Francisco, 6-2, 7-5, fi-3. Miss Ravenscroft defeated Lela Sengel of Los Angeles, 6-3, 6-1, in the women's finals. SO IS 10 8 34 I Ktirnarhens lias won 10 white losing I thi-E-e. Krt (Mike) Garcia, with a record! wins and six losses, is the leas-tie's strike-nut king with 161.

Bat leaders: Pitchers' Kecarcis L. Pet. ihMJesto 2 1.000 fiiity, 1,000 1,006 Beliou, Stockton 15 Knr'horcns. Stockton 10 Vuikawm. 5 Ross.

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.319 SAX FRAXCIJSCO, Jalj- 22. A Honolulu poiieeman nrni lour Californians won tlie riglit to ticlpate in the national pistol championships at Camp JPerry, Ohio, but a state highway TJatrol- nian's daughter was. sensatioa of the three-day shoot which closed here yesterday. Mrs. Gloria Jacobs Norton of AVoodiand, whose father, Captalii H.

Jacobs of the California Highway Patrol, taugbt her, equaled high score in. the far western regional championship. Becajise he had a better score' iu rapid lire. B. L.

Starker of Los Angeles took first place. Bach Pat Todd Beaten' in Parisjennis PARIS, July 22. women continued to dominate the feminine division of the French International Tennis Tournament us play reached the quarter-finals today, despite the elimination of ilrs. Patricia Canning Todd of in one of the tournament's biggest surprises to date. "Mrs.

Todd was defeated in the singles division yesterby by iime. Nelly Landry, a prewar French star who has played only sporadically in the past seven years 6--', 6-3. In the next step on her comeback. Mme. Landry will meet Dorothy Bundy of San Francisco, who ousted Monique Hamalln of France.

9-7, b-1 PauHne Betz of Los the Wimbledon champion, led five States women players' into fiuarter- finals -svitti a 6-2, 6-2 triumph over Helena Staubeova of Czechosiavia. jBaftewrKelfc Mondoy, July 22, 1946 1jj Baseball School Opens HereTonight Introduction of a baseball school fur all local boys 35 years of age and over be held tonight at Sara Lynn Park, according to George Williamson, director. Tlie school will be under the auspices of the recreation department and wil! be held on nights when there are no Kern County League contests scheduled and the Bakers- field Indians are not using the Williamson stated. Players from several of the Kern County League teams ane scheduled io be present help those desiring instruction in the different departments playing iirst class baseball. The school will start at 7:15 and anyone interested has been invited to attend and participate.

Time Wins Feoture Race at Hollywood I.X'GLEWOOD. July 22. of the best --'year-o3a horse? at Hollywood Park is R. ('. Ellsworth's game little filly, Time.

She wtSpped a fine field in the Starlet Stakes Saturday, running six furlong's in 1:10 for the second week in succession. Track officials said they believed it was the best time ever made by a 2-year-old filly except on a straight track. Ellsworth's victory in the stakes was expected, and he started for Chicago yesterday with' Time and others in his stable for races in the midwest. TKACK RECORD TIJUANA. Mexico, July 2i.

Equalling the track record of 5 for five furlongs, F. L. Burkholder's 3-year-old colt, Leadman. j'esterday captured the Independence purse at Hipodromo de Tijuana by four lengths. Hl'BBARD ANNEXES SAN DIEGO.

July 22. sniping: by Charley Hubbard of ixing Beach yesterday enabled the Jl-year-old court wizard to annex the men's singles of the thirtieth La Jolia playground tennis tournament by trimming: Favorite Arnold Saul. niegn, 8-6, S-6. A neighborly talk on the front porch! Round out that grand old porch-sitting 1 vtith a proper supply of ice and tasty, mellow "Hill and Hill. Then pour and sip and take it- easy with "whiskey at its best" from Kentucky.

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