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QUEEN OF ROLLER SKATES Miss Marge Van Pavenage (center), Lakewood, N.J., was chosen national roller skating queen at the amateur skating championships at Ft. Worth, Teoc. The queen is flanked by Miss Curry ileft), Austin, Tex. and Miss May Lord, Wilmington, Del. Roller rink operators made the selection of the queen.

Catfishing has been excellent in the Tri-County canal systems; perch are biting at Lake Minatare in the and Watts Lake in the Sand Hills, and trout fishing is good in Nine Mile Creek in Scotts Bluff County, the State Game Commission reported Monday. fishing is generally good in North Platte area reservoirs, but elsewhere the sport is suffering from heat, moss, lack of anglers and other ailments, the Commission said after ing its men in the field. The report on excellent cat- fishing in the canal systems around North Platte, below the Brady powerhouse and in Jeffrey Canyon Reservoir came from law enforcement supervisor Sam Grasmick of North Platte. Brown trout are taking grasshoppers in Nine Milo Creek. For Elkhorn River fishermen, supervisor Bob Downing of Norfolk offered this ing tip: Fish holes in the river thati are away from easily reached places, the Elkhorn is exceptionally low and catfish are bunched in deep holes.

Frank Kotik of Beemer took his limit of 10 from the Elkhorn 4 miles west of Norfolk on blood and chicken entrails. Largest blue cat of the 1961 season is a 22-pounder taken last week by Dick Furley, conservation officer at Ponca, from the Missouri River. Tuesday, July 25, 1961 IJwenln Xiar Reds Pad Lead, Smash Braves ROBINSON PACES 9-3 WIN Milwaukee righthander Joey Jay cruised to his 14th victory with the help of a 14-hit attack led by Frank Robinson Monday night as the Reds cooled off Milwaukee 9-3 in snapping the 5-game winning streak. The victory the HONORED IN HALL OF FAME Max Carey, one of greats, holds a plaque honoring him in Hall of Fame as the daughters of the late Billy Hamilton hold one entered in the Hall honoring their dad. Left to right are Carey, Mrs.

Leroy Fields, Worcester, Mrs. Howard L. Prior, Belmont, Mass. and Mrs. Ruth Hamilton Jones, Santa Barbara, Calif.

Largest Crowd Sees Bees Blast Lincoln first-place League lead to two games over the idle Dodgers. The 4th-place Braves, who had won 9 of 10 outings, dropped games back. Robinson collected his 29th homei, a double and an Infield single in stretching his hitting streak to 19 games and boosting his average to .,149. He drove in 1 runs, giving him 87 for the year. Wally Post hit his 11th homer with none on in the 4th while Leo Cardenas hit his 4th, a two-run blast, as the Reds cemented the decision with 4 tallies in the 8th.

Elks Leaders Battle To Tie who has lost 5, struck out 6 and walked 4 in defeating the Braves for the 3rd time this season. The Cincinnati ace scattered 9 hits, including Frank 1.1th homer in the 5th. Milwaukee starter Warren Spahn, who has won only one game since June 20. was charged with the loss, his 12th against 9 victories. The 40- year-old southpaw, just .3 victories short of the coveted 300 mark, was lifted for a pinch-hitter with the Braves traiUng 3-0 in the 4th.

The Braves picked up a run on a pair of hits, a walk and a sacrifice fly in the 4th and then collected their second run in the next inning on homer. After a 28-minute delay because of rain in the Milwaukee 6th the Reds teed off on Milwaukee rookie reliever Tony Cloninger. Robinson cracked a two-run homer in the 7th. The Reds drove out Colavito's Clout Lifts Tigers, 5-2 DETROIT GOES I UP IN AL RACE Ix)S league was stranded. The Tigers did ELKS NIGHTERS WITNESS 10-3 LOSS mdard Ivcliance and Bonebright, currently leading the Elks League second half i pennant race, battled to a I 2-2 tie Monday night, i The game was halted after 8 innings when the 10 o'clock Cloninger in the 4-run 8th.

'it 11 tv ti i curfew w'as reached. Jim Munford uf Reliance and Joe of Bone- bright w'ere staging a tight pitching duel. 4 runs were unearned. leading Detroit Tigers took command on Rocky Colavito's 28th 3-run shot in the 6th inning and increased their lead over York to a full game by defeating Los Angeles 5-2 Monday night. The Tigers were trailing 1-0 when Colaviio got the homer off former Detroit er Jim Donohue.

The Detroit outilelder ran his RBI total to 86 in 98 games. Dick Mc.Auliffe got the Tigers two insurance runs with a homer in the 9th. Jim Running. Detroit hander. went the distance, allowing 8 hits and only one earned run as he scored his 11th victory in 18 decisions.

loss evened his record at 4-4. The Angels, who had won 4 straight, took a lead in the first inning Joe Koppe reached base on a fielder elunce. took 3rd when Thoma-. and caiiio on Leon Wagner's ih. Niirm 1 opened the Detroit with a triple but COLUMBUS ENTRIES TIMK lirtl 4 np.

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Chargers Cut Vet San Diego. The San Diego Chargers of the P'ootball League cut 6 men from the includ- mg veteran offenshe end R. C. Wamble, once of North Texas State. i Officials said they let Worn-' hie go early so he could make a deal with some other club.

He was 3rd leading pass receiver last year, with 32 receptions for 316 yards. State's Duck Factory Has Usual Trade Canadian duck breeding grounds are suffering from drought, Ne- is i nearly up to par, according to aerial and ground surveys of the Sand Hills duck breed- mg areas taken by the State Game CommiShiun. Brood transects have just been completed, and technicians have not yet compared these figures with those of I960. Tlicse surveys however, that water conditions the Sand Hills are fair witli iake.s in good; to cxeellent shape but smaller potholes dry or drying. i biologist John Sweet of Stuart counted a high number of adult loafing ducks during the survey.

He the to be ducks that have returned to Ntd)raska from the Far North because of the dry conditions on northern breeding grounds. The breeding duck survey conducted in late showed a total calculated breeding population index for the Sand Hills of somewhat less than I12.1MMI ducks compared to 143.I8MI in 1960. Water conditions were generally good throughout the hills at the time of the flights. A total of 1,152 transect miles was flown during the breeding survey. Beavers Win Harold Barry scored 5 goals as the Detroit Beavers beat the Milwaukee Polo Club 7-6 Sunday.

By Bob McCoy Burlington defied manager George promise with a barrage of base hits and smashed the Lincoln Chiefs 10-3 Monday night in the opener of a 4-game Sherman Field series. With an Elks Night crowd of 2,588 biggest gathering of the year on hand. Noga predicted a better showing from the Chiefs. The Lincoln manager noted that his forces had failed previously this year before big home crowds. Burlington kept the string intact, shelling the Chefs with a 4-run first innmg volley that made it easy for lefthander Pete Sam to breeze in with a 5-hitter.

Hamet Loses Tommv 3-run homer. a high drive that rode the liiggs single plated wind over the right field wall, Schrader in the 3rd. was the big blow as the Bees These runs couldn't make got into Bob bonnet up the early deficit of 4 and early and dealt him his first the Bees added in standard Reliance 001 3 5 BonebrUhl 000 020 4 fi Munford and Ron Nannen, Butch i Lyon i5); McWilliams and Fred Youns cap. Po.1t If bW If Freese 3b Coleman lb Jay professional loss. Hamet had won his first 3 since joining the Chiefs early this month.

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BILLS' CASUALTY East Aurora, N.Y. The Buffalo Bills of the Football League suffered Ron Passare relieved Ham- on carried the big Burlington et in the second and workod stingers until the 8th, then Fritz Ackley finished up. Neither had much better luck than Hamet as the Bees rapped 11 hits and left little waste. Lincoln made good use of its hits, too, hut there just enough. Passaro's single, a triple by Oscar Flores and Gary single got two runs in the 3rd inning and Paul -18-HOLE COURSE PLANNED- COLirii STUDIIS DIRI GOLF NFFDS Each had 3 hits and Ramirez drove in two runs and stole 0 ba.ses.

Napoleon scored 3 times. Felix Pizarro, Roberto Pena. Ron Brand and Sandy Johnson got the other Burlington RBIs. Sala, who beat the Chiefs Burlington last week, gave up 5 walks but was backed by 4 double plays. Legion Night The two clubs clash again tonight, with Tom Haake (2-1) halfback Fred Brown of Georgia sprained an ankle during a dummy scrimmage.

Brown, the 6th draft choice, will be idle two weeks. IP II 9 9 4 fi 3 13 7 2 3 1 Jay (W.14-5) fipahn Cloninger Antonelli McMahon 1 0 0 0 1 2 PB Zimmerman U-Stiner, Secory, Da T-3 12. ER RR 3 3 4 (4 3 3 2 5 6 6 4 2 0 0 0 2 CASH, ROBINSON LEAD BAT RACES THEIR TEAMS LEAD LEAGUES New York Cash of had 9 hits in 31 at bats and Detroit and Frank Robinson Hoak 5-for-20. of Cincinnati, most responsi -1 Elston Howard of the New throw ing for the Bees against hie for putting their teams in York Yankees, who took over Stover Mcllwain first place in the major league the AL batting lead from Cash It's Legion Night and pennant races, also are likely July 7 and held it through Sat- the Legion Drum to win their share of individ- games, has dropped ual honors this season. into second place.

He lost 15 Cash has regained the points last week with only 5 League batting and hits in 22 attempts and showed runs batted in leads on the a .358 mark after H5 H3 HI Klien Durili- (1 hctcn rati Vela A Maic Indiar. ilhlb 4 Iww. and I oHon Him Win Mippon i ITO Dilli Hanry 12 Ili up IH IM and up 1(W Fifihting um Ufi 122 Drram 116 114 104 and up. (rlaimmc, SO HI Hair 120 Mi Don I 116 106 4 hildcra HI Ear! Cawthorne Tops Pro-Am At Hillcrest Earl Cawthorne, playing his home course, shot a 69 Monday to take low amateur and low overall honors in the tourney held at Hill- ere.St Country Club. Zadalis and Ed Grzi- bielski, both of Omaha, led pru.s with 70s over the par -72 layout Teams from Beatrice.

mimi and Shenandoah. la tied for the team pwze with Planning for a new 18-holc municipal golf course iii the Creek recreation area southeast of Lincoln may be tucked into the prelimi- narv city hudeet The City Council discussed adding sO.OOO for planning on a new golf course, hut took no definite action in budget hearings. Councilwoman Helen Boosalis urged that additional funds he earmarked in the budget so that construction could begin during 1961-62 if the site proved feasible Council members said they would disi'uss the matter further later this week. Next budget as for Thursday evening. in the and "use of 200 acres for a cxiurse would not interfere with other recreational u.ses Park Valiev? One councilman mentioned the possible acquisition of the 9-hole a Valiev course Bugle Corps and the Mounted Horse Patrol will perform before the game.

Smoke Signals Press box visitors night included 3 major league scouts Monty Basgall. who managed last Western League entry in 1958, was looking on the I.os Dodgerx Pat former Detroit cen- terfielder. was scouting for the Tigers Tommv strength of a productive work climaxed by a 6-for-8, eight RBI performance in doubleheader against Kansas City. Cash had 11 hits in tries last week, boosting his average to .366. He drove in 16 runs, giving him 91 for the campaign.

RobirfSon has hit safely in near 60th and Vine, hut the Thomas was taking notes for his last 18 games to move'into suggestion was considered. might make a nice park some said, it help the municipal golf situation Preliminary council approval was given the non-tax supported Municipal Golf budget of $76,985. Major Items of increase from last $60,780 were $4.500 in salaries maintain the and from losing $1,500 for general overhaul of not seriously the Boston Red Sox the National games. Mickey Mantle of the Yankees climbed from 5th to 3rd at .333 on the strength of a 7-point increase resulting trom 10 hits in 24 times at bat. Five of hits were homers, lifting the slugging outfielder into the home run lead with 37.

Roger of York, who had only one. fell to second with 36. Bill DiCrosta. who went far into right center to grab a liner at his shoe-tops. RI RI iKf.T<yv LINCOLN dropped Roberto ijatting race at .330.

He fell 12 points with a 6-for-28 showing. Plenty Room Park Supt. James t-jyb bouse, $4,500 as the golf share of paving the ac- cess road, and $5,600 for new fairway mower i replacement) and a small dump truck. Also included were $1,000 lor black-top walks in and $800 for a second place I-eague batting competition Brandt of Baltimore Ifn -li" "ith a .346 average, 12 points aropped from 3rd to 4th in the behind pace-setting Clemente of Pittsburgh. The slugger also has tied Willie Mays of San Francisco for the home run lead at 28 and advanced to within one of RBI leader Orlando Cepeda of the Giants.

Robinson had 12 hits in 27 times at bat in last action. He had 3 homers and 10 HBI. His runs batted in to- RlRLINf.TON vf rf Jarkann 3b Napoleon Brand 2b Sala a Walk! 1 incton ab bi ab bl 12 3 2 3 12 1 .5111 Johna'n lb 4 0 11 5 0 11 Bullock 2b 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3b 4 0 0 0 4 1 .1 Schraderc 110 0 4 3 0 cf 4 0 0 0 3 2 11 4 0 11 Gordon rf 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0Harriet 0 0 0 0 2 110 a 0 0 0 0 Ackley 0 0 0 0 10 16 28 3 3 1 (or Paasaro ui 7th ASK FIGHTER ON HIJACKED PLANE Fight manager Ralph Hall oi Dallas identified boxer I.uis Hodnques of Cuba (pictured here) as one of the pa.ssengers on a hijacked Airlines flight out of Miami. Hodnques, a Cuban national, is scheduled to fight Curtk Cokes in Dallas Thursday night. said that the AntelojH tion area would have appro.x- imately 40 () acres in addition to the 100 acres for the reservoir itselt.

There would he room for an 18-hole course, requiring I6U to 200 acres, said. only question, requiring a 1 I i a engineering study, would he whether a course layout can be filled Count il eyes turned to the site after of the ju'obable high oi acquiring a site ea -t of Lincoln, going loo far out into the The Pioneer Golf executive board recommended a course east of the present 18-hole) course" at Pioneers Park to take heavy jilay off the present cour.se The cost of the 9-holes was estimated at plus the umletennined cost of extending a city water main from Lincoln to the course. Critical said use of the Pioneer eour.se has a very critical play is averaging 300 persons a day and no course can take he added However, urged the council to consider a 18-hole course east of the city rather than a 9-hole course at Pioneers, To land cost questions, Ager said the Antelope site still Bullock. DiCrotla CD .4 ton 2715, Linciiin 2712 snd and Jackson 2: IVna. Johnson and Jaikson LOB Burlington 7, Lincoln 4 2B Brand, Johnson 3B Flott HR Kinks SR Ramtrez iVna.

An drew. Sac Sala le 9 Hamet 'L. 3 1 Pansaro fi Ackley and Ring at 84. I HR MI 1 5 3 4 4 0 1 4 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 A BARTENDERS STRIKE; RACE FANS THIRSTY York i he first race on program got off one minute late before a small, thirsty New Monday crowd. Following the announcement by officers of the AFL- CIO Central Labor Council that it would ask its members to observe the picket lines, bartenders and ticket sellers quit work as did many of the waiters in the various restaurants.

The York Racing hired many temporary ticket sellers, many of them women, but was unable to come up with non-union bartenders. Copies of the program, normally sold for 25 cents, were given away free. ICnougti electricians were on hand to man the tote board although the lights for the Daily Double pool did not operate. Mutuel clerks are members of another union and reported in full force. Experts said the crowd was about half the usual Monday size.

Pickets have been surrounding the track since the stable help went on strike last Friday demanding recognition of the Teamsters as their bargaining agent. The grooms, exercise boys and hot walkers also asked a pay increase, a shorter work week and better pension and hospitalization programs. drivers of the vans needed to bring many of the horses from Belmont to a distance of 5 miles, have respected the picket lines since Friday. Private vans have been used since. Clemente collected 9 safeties in 26 trips and his average remained at 358.

George of the Chicago Cubs dropped one notch to 3rd at ..336 while Don Hoak of Pittsburgh IS 4th at .335. PEGLER, LAU QUALIFY AT BROADMOOR Colorado Springs, f) Pegler Jr. and Bob Lau both of I.incoln, were among 99 golfers who apparently qualified Monday for the Colorado Springs Invitational Golf Tournament. Pegler a and I.ati a over the Broadmoor Club course. Both are certain of making one of the higher flights In the meet which includes 6 flights and 4 senior flights.

play begins Wednesday. Other Lincolnltes are slated to qualify today. Ex-champion Howard Creel of Colorado Springs carded a one-under-par to lead rounds. Cal Carlson. Kansas State Junior from Clouquet, fired a W.

C. BoUou of Dallas, shot a 79. ANVnEN! QUICK QUENCHER!.

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