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Mason City Juniors Win From Clinton in 6-1 Tilt 2-Hit Job by Jim VerHelst Mason City Junior Legion baseball team was just one game away from getting into to after beating the Clinton Juniors 6-1 here Tuesday night. It was the first game of a 2-out-of-3 series between the champs of the 4th and 2nd districts. Thursday night at Mason City at 8 clock the clubs get together tor their 2nd meeting. If Clinton wms, a 3rd game will be played Friday night on the Roosevelt field diamond. Gets 13 Strikeouts The defending state champions from Mason City got another sparkling pitch- i perform- a Tuesday from Big Jim VerHelst.

The veteran right- hander for the 4th district champs set down the losers with just 2 singles, both of which were just out of the infield. Ver- to first base for the 3rd putout but Bill Postma dropped the ball to permit Morris to score. The victory was the 19th in 20 gam.es for Mason City this season and ran the winning streak of Coach Elmer Starr's club to 13 straight. The boxscore: MASON AB PO Berf er, cf 5 Colloton, Carlson, rf 5 Bennett, 3 Murr, If 4 Postma, Ib 322 VerHelst, 4 Moore, 2b 4 Georgoff, 3b 3 Totals 34 AB Grayes, 2b 3 Burken, 3b 2 Witt, ss, 4 Morris, If 0 1 I I 1 0 0 ti 0 0 0 1 i i a a i i) i) i is 6 4 I) PO 1 8 1 I 3 100 140 -J OKI 1)00 2 0 VERHELST Heist was also effective in the strikeout department as he whiffed 13 Clinton batters in gaming his 9th victory of the season without a setback. Clinton, victor over Davenport in the 2nd district finals, used 3 pitchers against Mason City and they were tagged for a total of 9 hits, 4 of which were extra base blows.

Big 5th Inning The game was tight going into the 5th frame with Mason City in front 2-1. Then the winners teed off on Shortstop-pitcher Witt for a 4-run splurge to sack up the game. Three walks, a fielders's choice, Bill Postma's single and a 3-run double by VerHelst with the bases jammed provided Mason City with its 4 runs in the 5th frame. Clinton played errorless ball in the game but Mason City's 2 errors came in the 2nd frame to account for the lone run for the losers. Morris walked, Fisher flied out, Holm singled and Cavanaugh fanned to leave 2 players on base and 2 retired.

Marv Moore dropped a possible putout in a rundown between bases. Bernard Bennett dropped a 3rd strike on Holle and fired Fisher, Holm, cf, ss, 3 Cavanaugh, Ih 2 Christiansen, Ib Holle, rf 3 Stamp, cf 2 Totals 25 Score by innings: MASON CITY CLINTON Errors: Postma, Moore; runs batted in: Bennett, Postma, VerHelst 3, Moore; two- base hits: VerHelst, Moore; three-base hits: Colloton, Postma; stolen bases: Berger, Bennett double-play: Colloton to Moore to Postma; left on bases: Mason City 8, Clinton bases on balls: Ver- Helst 14, Stamp 3, Witt strike-outs: VerHelst 13, Stamp hit by pitcher. Grayes; wild pitch: VerHelst; passed balls: Fisher losing pitcher: Stamp. Time, 2:10. Americans Win 11-7 in Sloppy Contest 4 Professionals to Put on Exhibition at Driving Range An exhibition by 4 professionals will be given Thursday night at Brandt's driving range, just south of the Mason City municipal airport.

The pros who will give shot demonstrations are Neil Plopper and George Arnold of Mason City, Adam Yurigan of Garner and Bill Pachot of Hampton. The exhibition by the North Iowa professionals will begin at 8:30. There will be no fee for the exhibition and following the show the pros will give instructions for interested golfers. Hampton Pro Meet That Hampton professional golf tournament slated for Sunday should be a nice deal. The Hampton Country club is putting $300 in the kitty and all the entry fee money also goes in'the iack- pot to be split up among the high place winners.

They'll play 36 holes, 4 swings around the 9-hole layout, and there should be no delay in the entire as the entries are expected to be between 20 and 25 There's no gallery charge and in the limited field the golf fans can shuffle around and get a good look at all the pros. Those who have signified their intention of playing to date are Joe Brown, Jim Brown, Pat Willcox, Jack Hall, Claire Grant, all of Des Moines; Walt Duda, Cedar Falls; Bill Pachot, Hampton; Emil Roewert, Perry; Waliy Ullrich, Minneapolis; Chick Adams, Sioux City; Lloyd Porter, Harlan; 'Art Andres, Spencer; Bob Rule, For! Dodge; Frank Melegar, Estherville; Frank Duda, Sheldon; Les Johnstone, George Arnold and Neil Plopper of Mason City; Adam Yurigan, Garner; Jack Palmeter, Waterloo; Dale Smith, Cedar Rapids; Howie Atten, Oelwein; Spike Williams, Waterloo, and Cy Hulsubus, Carroll. Cedar Rapids Hopes Although Cedar Rapids is taking its lumps in the class -C Central Association, the city is hopeful of getting a franchise in the class A Western league next season. The 6-team Western would expand to 8 clubs with Wichita JULY SIZZLERS On Summer Slacks Crease Resisting RIVER COOL RAYON SLACKS Sizes 29 to 34 Cool Rayon Fancy PATTERN SLACKS $1 Sizes 30 to 50 PLAIN FRONT PANTS Sizes 28 to 36 5.95 NOW ON SALE AT FEDERAL CLOTHES SHOP 115 So. Fed.

Ave. Tank Tour Coach Denies Charges of Intolerable Conditions New York, (U.R)—Bill Leonard, coach of an American team of amateur swimmers now touring France, Wednesday denied charges that his squad was competing under "intolerable conditions." In a trans-Atlantic telephone conversation with Dan Ferris, secretary-treasurer of the National A. A. Leonard stated that "Everybody is in good shape." Zoe Ann Olsen and Barbara Jensen, 2 members of the U. S.

team, earlier had complained that conditions were "miserable." the other addition. If such a Bob Smith, Former Iowa Gridder, Signs With Chicago Hornets Chicago, (U.R)—James "Bob" Smith, 24 former Iowa university football star, has signed with the Chicago Hornets, Coach Ray Flaherty announced Wednesday. Smith, who weighs 190, played with Buffalo and Brooklyn last season. He played halfback for Iowa for 4 years and while in service played with the Iowa Seahawks for 2 seasons. With the Seahawks in 1944 he scored 3 touchdowns in one quarter against Tulsa university.

move is made, the Chicago White Sox would back the Cedar Rapids entry. If some team withdraws from the Three-I league, Cedar Rapids would be happy to get back in that circuit and if such happen, the Cleveland Indians would be the probable backer as the White Sox already have Waterloo in that circuit. Yordy Leads Hitters Babe Suter, secretary of the Iowa State league, is keeping loop STAN THE MAN Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals trots across home plate with the first homerun of the All-Star haseball game at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, a first inning clout with Jackie Robinson of the Dodgers on base. Ralph Kiner of the Pirates also homered for the National leaguers but it wasn't enough as the senior circuit was charged with 5 errors and the, Americans took an 11-7 game, their 12th in the 16 times the classic has been held.

Legionnaires Host to Austin in Game at Roosevelt Field 5 Errors by National Loop for Record By JOE REICHLER Brooklyn, Rickey, among many National leaguers writhing under the humiliation of lis circuit's latest setback by American league All-Stars 11-7, Wednesday laid the blame on the fans' doorstep. Rickey, head of the Brooklyn Dodgers, in whose Ebbets Field the latest nightmare for the National league took place, said "it seems to me that the nationwide fans' voting idea is not the best one. "I may be wrong in that," he added, "but I am sure of this, however, the manager should not be forced to start with the fans' top play them for 3 innings. He should be privileged to start anybody he sees fit and use him as long as he desires. Change After 3rd Rickey said after the first 3 amateurish innings, the game was played in a smoother fashion because the managers were running things.

In the sloppily-played first inning the National league infield fell apart and permitted the opposition to score 4 unearned runs. That eventually was the margin defeat. The Nationals got back 2 runs their half of the inning when tan Musial followed Jackie Robnson's double with a home run )ver the right field screen. They made it 4-3 in the 2nd and only Williams' sensational back- ianded catch of Don Newcombe's ly prevented the Nationals from having a big inning. The Na- ionals' 3rd inning attack produced 2 runs and put them in xont for the first and only time in the game.

The Americans regained the The Boxscore AMERICAN AB A D. DIMagglo, Boston, rf, cf ft 2 2 2 0 Kaschl, New York, 1 0 0 0 1 Kell, Detroit, 3b 2 2 0 1 Ullllnger, SI. Louis, Sb 1 2 1 0 2 Williams, Boston, If 2 i 0 10 Mitchell, Cleveland, If 1 0 1 1 J. DiMagglo, New York, cf 4 1 Uoby, Cleveland, rl, et Joost. Philadelphia, ss 1 0 2 1 i) 2 July 18, 1949 17 City Cltjr.

Stephens, Boston, E. Robinson. Ib Goodman, Boston, Ib Michaels, C'hlcaro, 2b J. Gordon, Cleveland, Jib Tebbctts, Boston, Bcrra, New York, Parnell, Boston, Trucks, Detroit, Brizxle, Philadelphia, 0 1 0 ti 5 1 1 8 0 0 200 2 1 0 300 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 'A 133 220 2 1 Bob Hope Writes Fans of Akron Who Bolted Tribe Hollywood, Bob Hope got up enough mock indignation Wednesday to reply to an Akron, Ohio, jeweler who led a large delegation ol Ohio fans to see the Pittsburgh Pirates play baseball in a boycott of Owner Bill Veeck and the World Champion Cleveland Wertz, Detroit, rf 0 0 0 0 Totali .41 11 18 27 15 NATIONAL Indians. Hope, a stockholder in the AB A 0032 Reese, Brooklyn, as 5 J.

Robinson, Br'klyn, 2b 4 3 1 1 1 Muslal, St. Louis, cf, rf 4 1 2 0 Kiner. Pittsburgh, It Mize, New York, Ib 2 0 1 1 Hodges, Brooklyn, Ib Marshall, New York, rf Bickford, Boston, bThomson, New York 0 fl 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 000 0 4J 0 1 0 Pellet, St. Louis, 0 0 0 1 I) Blackwell, Cincinnati, 0 0 0 0 0 Slaughter, St. Louis, rf 0 I) 0 Roe, Brooklyn, 0 0 0 0 0 Kazak, St.

Louis, lib 2 0 2 0 0 S. Gordon, New York, 3b 2 0 1 0 4 Semlnlck, Philadelphia, 1 (I 0 () Campanella, Brooklyn, 2 0 2 0 Spahn, Boston, 0 0 0 0 0 Newoombe, Brooklyn, 1 0 0 0 0 aSchoendlenst, St. Louis 1 0 1 0 0 Munter, St. Louis, 0 0 0 0 Pafko, Chicago, cf 2 0 1 2 0 37 7132710 averages. Top hitter in the circuit so far is Jim Yordy, Marshalltown outfielder, with a .500 mark.

Next on the list is Emil Bozich, centeriielder for Carroll. Fats Day of Mason BASE BALL July 14 8:00 P. M. ROOSEVELT FIELD Clinton Junior Legion, District 2 Champs vs. Mason City Junior Legion District 4 Champs INTER-blSTRICT TOURNAMENT Second Playoff Game TWO OUT OF THREE SERIES Admission: Adults 65c Children Under 14 Years of Age 25c City is 5th with a .406 mark.

Tied for the lead in doubles are Don Blanchard of Mason City and Jack Dudding of Bancroft with 6. Baseball fans sometimes start to howl when a semi-pro pitcher gets plastered around the lot. I wonder how loud the yells are at some minor league games. Last Sunday, for example Indianapolis plastered Minneapolis 20-8 and 20-5. And in a recent Central Association game, Keokuk got 10 hits and 15 runs in the first inning in beating the Cedar Rapids Rockets 18-5.

Good at Gate There are some football fans who criticize the coaching of Eddie Anderson, Iowa grid coach, but it certainly hasn't been reflected in the popularity of the Hawks at Jack Smith Medalist in Iowa Amateur By L. E. SKELLEY Fort Dodge, elite of Iowa's amateur golfers faced double-barrelled challenges Wednesday in opening rounds of the state tournament. Sixty-four qualifier's, headed by Medalist Jack Smith of Des Moines, were booked for first round engagements. That work done, the winners will have to were "ivierie The Austin Packers j5nd their mighty bats come to Mason City Wednesday night to play the Legionnaires! Few fans would question the fact that Austin will represent the strongest club to appear on the Roosevelt field diamond this season.

After Sunday's game, the Packers had a 20-2 record in the strong Southern Minnesota league. The other clubs in the circuit are jus' batting around for spot places watching Austin waltz through to victories. Sunday the Packers set a Southern Minnesota league record for power hitting. The Austin club rapped Albert Lea 12-7 and the Packers clouted 8 homers in the hustle through 2nd round tests in the afternoon to trim the field to 16 players. Smith, a strapping 32-year-old sporting goods salesman, topped the qualifying field with a 69, 3 under par for the Country club course.

No. 3-Putt Greens the gate. More than 2 million fans have watched Hawk teams coached by Anderson in 61 games spread over 7 seasons. During that span, an average throng of 34,181 fans have watched each game. The stadium bond OUR nmwerwary WITH STORE-WIDE PRICE CUTS AND VALUES WELL KNOWN TO YOU Starts THIS WEEK BOSTON STORE holders have been paid otf, something that didn't look very hopeful in the late 30s.

Before' the Storm Lake-Mason City Legionnaire baseball game on Monday, Manager 'of, 'the. 1 moaning about th'e number' of runners his club has had stranded on the bases this season After Monday's game, the total was 205 for 25 games for an average of 8.2 per The Legionnaires can top In the first 18 games, they had 165 runners left on the base paths for an average of 9.1 per game. The elated big fellow said, "It was about the finest round I ever played. I didn't 3-putt a green and that's something for me." Jack hoped for a similar round Wednesday against Gerri Cannon, the Iowa City youngster who entered luacch play with a 79. Smith, a late afternoon finisher, moved in ahead of Wilbur Hird, Fort Dodge city champion, and Jack Donohue of Sioux City in the race for medalist honors.

Hird, playing in his first amateur tournament since 1935, and Donohue fired 71's to earn the prestige along with Smith of being the only members of the 131 entrants to better par. Hird was matched with Frank Hart of Spencer, an 80 shooter, and Donohue was paired with Todd Tischer of Fort Dodge, also an 80 qualifier, in the first round. Gordon Gets 75 Jack Webb of Spirit Lake, Iowa State college captain, and Charles Updegraff of Boone tied for 4th in the medalist chase with 74's. A stroke behind were Fred Gordon of Belmond, .19.47,. state 'hd rof Totals aSinfled to center for Newcombe In fourth.

uFlleil out for Bickford in sixth. AMERICA-N LEAGUE 400 NATIONAL LEAGUE Wi Cleveland club, was particularly the delegation threatened to carry banners on its train to Pittsburgh reading: "To hell with Bob Hope; hooray for Bing Crosby." Hope pointed out, in Hope while Crosby is a stockholder of the Pirates, every time someone yells "Horray for Crosby," the Pirates lose another game. He said he was writing an open postcard to the Akron businessman, Leo Santilli, who got sore at Veeck because he couldn't buy a batch of season tickets for the Cleveland games. "I am surprised at Mr. Santilli," Hope went on.

"I have played Akron many times and found most appreciative audiences. Not one single used tire was ever thrown at me." To placate Santilli, Hope said, he is sending him an autographed in a Cleveland uniform. "And furthermore, I am inviting him to be my personal guest at the World of course, Cleveland will win." And no more of that "To 'H' with Hope and hooray for Crosby" thing, Hope admonished. The 6th place Pirates are having enough trouble, with or without Crosby, as it is. Earned runs: American league National league 7.

Errors: Kazak, Reese, Semlnick, Marshall, Campanella, Mitchell. Runs batted In: J. DIMaggio E. Robinson, Tebbetts, Musial Newcombe, Kszak, Joost 2, Kiner 2, D. Dl- Magglo, Dillingcr, Mitchell.

Two base hits: J. Robinson, Tebbetts, Gordon, D. DIMaggio, J. DlMagglo, J. Gordon, Mitchell.

Homeruns: Musial, Klner. Stolen base: Kcll. Double plays: Michaels, Joost and E. Robinson; Joost, Michaels and E. Robinson; J.

Robinson, I Indianapolis Milwaukee 4-5. Reese and Hodges. Left on bases: Ameri- Kansas City 2, Toledo 1. Harpuder (2), Pitcher Earl Mossor, Bob Beckel, Dick Seltz, Jack LaVelle, Warren Austinson anc Bill Campeau. Manager Don Blanchard of the Legionnaires probably will open with Ed Greicius on' the mound It will be no easy assignment Seven of the Austin players have batting averages above .300 this season.

Around Austin, it's claimed tha the Packer outfield trio of Raj Riley, Jack LaVelle and Mel Harpuder is the best ever to repre sent the Packers. Facing the Legionnaires on the mound will be Sam House. He is no newcomer to Mason City. Last season he played shortstop and pitched for Spencer as the Cardinals breezed to the Winnebago league championship. He's been very effective both as a pitcher and hitter for Austin this season and it's certain that Austin will pull no punches in trying to make Mason City another victim this season.

The 2 clubs met twice last season. Packers took the first game 6-2 but Mason City came back to cop the 2nd meeting 10-5. ead in the 4th, capitalizing on Eddie Joost's, freak single which both Southworth of the National and Lou later was the decisive play of the game. The Decisive Blow With runners on 2nd and 3rd and 2 out, Newcombe apparently had Joost fooled on a low outside curve. Joost hit it with the end of his bat and sent a twisting little looper to first.

But the ball had "English" on it and it hopped crazily off Gil Hodges' bare right hand and rolled into short right. Both runners scored to put the Americans ahead 6-5. The Nationals never caught up, although Ralph Kiner later blasted a 2-run homer off Philadelphia's Lou Brissie. By that time the Americans had tallied 2 more on Joe DiMaggio's 2-run double off Boston's. Vern Bickford.

They added 3 more in the 7th against the Cardinal's Howie Pollet to ice the game. Although happy over the outcome, Boudreau agreed with the majority of the 32,577 fans who paid of which goes to the players pension that it was one of the shabbiest played games since the All-Star competition began in 1933. The National league has won only 4 of the 16 games played. "Outstepped Us" "It was the sloppiest played game ever played," volunteered Joe Gordon, Cleveland's 2nd base star, "but they just outslopped us." In all, the Nationals committed 5 miscues, a record for an All- Star game. The Americans made one.

A total of 42 players' got in the game, 22 for the Nationals. Southworth. used 7 pitchers, Newcombe getting plastered with the defeat. Cincinnati's Ewell Blackwell, St. Louis' Red Munger, Brooklyn's Preacher Roe and the New York Yankees' Vic Raschi were the only ones unscored upon.

Each went only one inning, except Raschi, who allowed one hit and walked 3 in 3 innings. Virgil Trucks of Defroit, one can league National league 13. Bases on balls: Off Spahn 2 (Joost, Williams), Parnell (Marshall), Newcombe (Williams), Trucks 2(J. Robinson, Marshall), Munger (Michaels), Bickford (Kell), Brissie 2 (Campanella, Reese), Raschi (S. Gordon, Pafko, Musial).

Struck out: By Spahn 3 (D. DiMaggio, Williams, Parnell), Parnell (Mixe), Brissie (Pafko), Blackwell 2 (J. Gordon, Stephens), Raschi (Campanella). Hits and Off Spahn 4 and 4 In 1 innings: Parnell 3 and 3 in 1 (none out in 2nd); Newcombe 3 and 2 in Trucks and Minor League Scores AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 2 in Munger 0 and 0 In Bickford 2 and 2 In Briasle fl sr.d 2 in Pollet 4 and 8 in Blackwell 0 and 0 in Roe 0 and 0 In Raschi 1 and 0 in 3. Hit by pitcher: By Parnell (Seminick).

Winning pitcher: Tracks. Losing pitcher: Newcombe. Umpires: Barllck (N.L. plate; Hubbard (A.L.) first base; Gore (N.L.) second base; Summers (A.L.) third base; Ballanfant (N.L.) left field; Grieve (A.L.) right field. Time: 3:04.

Attendance: 33,577 (paid). Receipts: St. Paul 9, Columbus 1. Louisville 11, Minneapolis WESTERN LEAGUE Omaha 7, Des Moines 6. Lincoln 4, Pueblo 3.

Denver 10, Sioux City 2. THREE-I LEAGUE Davenport Terre Haute 4. Danville Waterloo 4. CENTRAL ASSOCIATION Burlington 7, Clinton 4. Kewanee 10, Rockford 5.

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S. E. Phone 922 Rapids. Rodney Bliss of Des Mo'ines, the migrated Nebrsskan who holds the title in the Cornhusker state, qualified with a 78. He was rated as one of the top threats to the championship vacated by Johnny Jacobs of Cedar Rapids.

Johnny, a 5-time winner, decided not to defend his title because of business duties. 3 From Mason City Three players from Mason City made the championship flight. In the upper bracket, Jack Edwards (81) was to meet Charles Meerdink (77) of Muscatine. Lyle Humphrey, Mason City champ, (31) was to play veteran campaigner Dixie Smith (77) of Des Moines. Bud Dunn, who had the best qualifying round of the Mason City contingent with a 76, was in the lower bracket and was to play Dick Hoak (80) of Sioux City.

Other scores by Mason City players who entered the qualifying round Tuesday but who failed to make the championship bracket were Jerry Havrer and George Marty with 85s and Tom Wag- gorier with a 90. By'The, Associated Press Syracuse, N. Pep; 12R, Hartford, outpointed Jean Mnugin, 135, France, 10 (non-title). Los Garcia, 127, Los Angeles, outpointed Jimmy Savala, 127, San Francisco, 10- Jacksonville, Ruggerin, 1R1, New York, stopped Gene Hardison, 100, Norfolk, 3. Anderson, Parker.

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Lucas 7-6, Waucoma edged' Lawler 6-5 and Calmar squeezed past Ossian 7-6. of the 4 American league hurlers, was credited with the victory. The game was marred by 2 showers, one of which halted the game for 13 minutes. The Americans accumulated 13 hits, received 5 bases on balls and got 2 more runners on base via errors. The Nationals collected 12 errors.

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