Tidal Wave of
Beer Drowns
Hollywooders
By Jim Hubbart
Associated Press Sportswriter
Hollywood's Pacific Coast League
pennant hopes are submerged some
where in Seattle’s Duwamish Slough
today as tlm clubs take their cust
omary one day rest cure from the
weekend rigors.
The second place Hollywood*, whe
went into the .Seattle scries four
games behind and emerged trail
ing by six, return home tomorrow
night to engage the Oakland Acrrns
Seattle meanwhile, motes int<
San Diego for a four night stand.
Marv Grissom, Seattle’s work
horse right hander, posted his lGih
triumph of the campaign as lli‘
Raini?r.s dispatched Hollywood, 5-3
in their opener. In the second game
A1 Lyons, who has a one hitter t<
his credit already, chucked two hi!
ball as Seattle won, 2-1.
The sweep gave the Rainiers the
series, four games to one, and mark
ed their eighth home Sunday double
header victory out cf nine played
this year.
Oakland’s Bill Ayers, racing Gris
som for 20-game victory honors,
racked up win number 15 as the
Oaks divided with Sacramento.
Ayers hurled a 10-0 shutout in the
seven ining nightcapl yielding five
hits. Sacramento wen the opener,
6-1.
Clarence Maddern and Bobby Wil
son supplied the batting power as
San Diego beat Los Angeles twice
9-4 and 5-3. San Jones struck out
five Angels in the .second game to
run his season total to 176. Mad
dern hit the home runs.
San Francisco’s Seals also won
twice. A1 Lien, goose-egged Port
land, 2-0, in the secamd game af.er
the Seals had assaulted faur Beav
er pitchers for a 7-3 win.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York
Boston
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit .
Washington
Philadelphia
St. Louis .
W. L. Pet
53 34 .603
54 35 .607
54 35 .607
53 39 .576
39 46 .453
40 49 .449
S6 56 .391
27 62 .303
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn .
New York
St. Louis .
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Boston .
Chicago ....
Pittsburgh
W. L. Pet.
56 32 .636
49 42 .533
44 42 .512
44 45 .494
.43 44 .494
40 43 .471
36 45 .444
.35 52 .042
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
By The Associated Pres,
ailp 73 46 -661
jllywood
is Angeles .
.cramento .
ikland
inland
,n Francisco
n Diego
G7 52 .563
58 59 .496
59 60 .496
58 62 .433
56 64 .467
52 66 .441
52 66 .441
'Palcoka' Fakes
Golf Blue Ribbon
MILWAUKEE. July 23 — TP! —
Joe Kirkwood, Jr., 30-year-old mov
ie actor and golf pro, turned in a
record-tying 64 on the North Hills
Country Club course yesterday to
win the Blue Ribbon Open Golf
Tournament and $2,750.
Kirkwood. Hollywood’s Joe Pa
looka, fired six birdies and an eagle
in a seven under par finish to give j
him a 72-hole total of 271-13 under
the 35-36-71 layout.
Sam Snead, White Sulphur Springs
West Virginia, came in second best
with 273.
Another Whistle
For Elevens to
Listen to
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo I
July 23 —A1)— There’ll be a fifth
whistle tooter officiating at footbal.
games in the 10 major athletic con
ferences this fall.
Commissioners of the conference
agreed here yesterday to experiment
with the fifth official "at least in
some games” in the coming season
FROM IIOONAII
Darwin Rossman, of a U. S.
Geological Survey party now
working at Hoonah, is stopping at
the Gastineau Hotel.
AT MIKE’S
Rod Snyder and his Hammond
Electric Organ now featured at
Mike’s. 867-lt
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Triple Tie
Knots Up
Americans
' Yankees Top League
By .002 Points; Indians,
White Sox Even Up
By Associated Press
New York, Cleveland and Boston
today were locked in a virtual first
place tie in the American League’?
gripping pennant race with Chi
-ago’s weary White Sox “resting” ir
fourth place, two and a half game
behind the leaders.
Percentage wise, the defendin
champions lead the league Yester
day’s sweep of two games from St
Louis—9-0 and 7-3—boosted their,
into first place by two percentage
points over the deadlocked Indian
and Red Sox,
The rampaging Indians made it
22 victories in 27 games and eight
out of nine by defeating the Phil
adelphia Athletics .twice, 6-4 ant
3-1. The Red Sox stubbornly kep
pace with a 10-9 triumph over the
Detroit Tigers in 10 innings.
This is the picture as the Amer
ican League clubs enjoy a day of
rest today:
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Chicago
W. L. Pet.
53 31 .60."
54 35 .607
51 35 .007
53 49 .576
—2 * i games behind
The triple tie (in games behind)
should be untangled tomorrow when
the Yankees open a 17-game home
stand against the Indians. The Red
Sox also return home tomorrow for
a 19-game stand starting with a
night affair against the White Sox.
Sox Skidding
The .'kidding While Sox suffered
two stunning defeats by Wash’ng
ton yesterday -It and 11-5—as the
Senator - concluded a sweep of the
four-game series.
The Brooklyn Dodgers continued
to make a runaway race cf it in the
National League. Trouncing the St.
Louis Cardinals, 9-2, fjr their ninth
straight ever the Redbirds, the
Dodgers increased their margin to
81. games over second place New
York.
Cincinnati held the Giants to a
split of their double-header, drop
ping a 9-8 decision after winning
the opener. 7-3. The Chicago Cub^
defeated the Philadelphia Phillies,
8-7. in 14 innings and led 1-0 after
seven innings of the second game
of a doubieheader. The nightcap was
halted by Pennsylvania's Sunday
curfew law. It will be resumed the
next time the Cubs come to Phil
adelphia.
Pittsburgh split with Boston, win
ning the second game, 5-2, after the
Eraves had taken the opsner 5-3.
Allie Reynolds surrendered only
four hits and registered his 11th
victory and sixth shutout for the
Yankees in the St. Louis opener.
Held hit less for five innings by old
I Satchel Paige, the A’anks teed "ff
on the fabulous negro righthander
for three runs in the sixth.
Phil Savarretta made a success
ful managerial debut with the Cubs
as they eked out their 14-inning
victory in Philadelphia.
B.B. STARS
By Associated Press
BATTING: Sam Mele, Senators—
doubled home winning run in ninth
inning as Washington nipped White
Sox. 7-6. in first game of double
header; hit two-run double as Nats
scored seven runs in second inning
of second game for an 11-5 win.
PITCHING: Allie Reynolds,
Yankees—yielded only four hits and
won his 11th game and sixth shut
out as the Yankees defeated the
Browns, 9-0, in the first game of
a doubleheader. The Yankees also
won the nightcap, 7-3.
Sports in Briei
15y Associated I“rcss
Baseball:
PHILADELPHIA Frankie Fri: ch
replaced as manager cf tl’.e Chicag.)
Cub by Phil Cavarr?tta, veteran
first baseman and outfielder.
ST. LOUIS—New York Yankees
took lead in torrid American Leag
ue race, two percentage points
ahead of Indians and Red So::.
White Sox dropped to fourth.
Tennis:
PHILADELPHIA—Vic Srixa: won
"’ennsylvania grass court till" with
-6, 8-6, 6-3 victory over Straight
Hark.
LOUISVILLE—United States won
11 five matches against Japan in
Lrst round of the North American
5one Davis Cup competition.
Football:
PITTSBURGH—AthV.ic Director
Tom Hamilton named to coach the
University of Pittsburgh football
earn, replacing Lon Casanova who
resigned to take coaching post at
University of Oregon.
GOLF:
MILWAUKEE -Joe Kirkwood, Jr.
won the Blue Ribbon tournament
with score of 271 for 72 holes.
WIL Gaines
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
By The Associated Press
Salem 2 Tri-City 1 (10 innings)
Spokane 5-3 Tacoma 2-2
Yakima 9-7 Wenatchee 4-5
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Victoria 8-3 Vancouver 1-1
Salem 4-3 Tri-City 1-2
Spokane 11 Tacoma 4
Yakima 11 Wenatchee 2
LEADERS IN BASEBALL
By The Associated Press •
National League
BATTING: (Based on 250 times
at bat)—Musial, St. Louis, .371:
Robinson, Brooklyn, .363.
HITS—Ashbum, Philadelphia 135:
Musial, St, Louis, 121.
HOME RUNS—Hodges, Brooklyn,
28: Kiner, Pittsburgh, 24.
PITCHING—(Based on five de
cisions)—Roe, Brooklyn, 13-2, .887;
Erecheen, St. Louis, 5-1, .833.
American League
BATTING—Minoso, Chicago, .341;
Fain, Philadelphia, .334.
HITS—Di Maggio, Boston, 129;
Fox. Chicago, 114.
HOMS RUNS—Zernlal, Philadel
phia, 23: Williams, Boston, 18.
PITCHING—Kinder, Boston end
Martin, Philadelphia, 6-1, .857.
Fishing Fines
Total $10,400,
589 Days in Jail
Total fines of $10,400 and 580
days in jail, part of which was
suspended, have been levied the
past week on three fish traps and
three purse seiners in Prince Wil
liam Sound, according to Howard
Baltzo, assistant regional director
of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife
Service. The stiff sentences were
mtted out by Miss Betty A. Helm,
U. S. Commissioner at Cordova.
In every case, the traps were
charged with fishing during the
closed weekend period and the
seiners were convicted of fishing
in a closed area during the week
end closure.
The San Juan Fishing and Pack
ing Company trap at McLeod Har
bor was fined $1,500; New England
Fish Company trap at Graveyard
Point, $500, and the Bernard Dau
benspeck trap $500.
The purse seiner Harlequin, Capt,
Calvin Aiken was lined $1,500 and
the skipper given a 90-day jail
sentence, 80 days of which was
suspended; the Victory got a sim
ilar fine and its captain, Arlot
Flemming a similar jail sentence
with similar suspension; the Little
Queen drew a $2,500 fine and her
captain, Sven Ilonkola a 90-day
jail term, with 80 days suspended.
Eight crew members of the three
boats were fined $500 and given
30 days in jail. with. 25 days of
each sentence suspended.
Enforcement* officers making the
arrests was Fred Robards.
A. L. HEN NY IS HERE
A. L. Henny, of the Portland
office of the U. S. Engineers, is
in Juneau following a trip into
the Interior. He is stopping at
the Baranof Hotel.
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Can Hodges Beat Ruffcrs Record
Gil Hodges (right) of the Brooklyn llcdgeis, with .‘.1 home runs this
season is running ahead of Babe Ruth’s 19'!i ee warn the Bambino
set the still-standing mark of 60 licmers f. , a season. Gil is four
games ahead of the Babe's time table of ?! years ago. IIP) Wirephoto.
Rodney Snyder, organist and
.ntertainer, was billed three weeks
ago at Mikes Place in Douglas,
but his Hammond electa ic organ
failed to arrive. This time, the or
ran is here, to those who are fond
of organ melodies will be able
to hear him, Mike Pusich, owner
of the establishment said.
His repertoire is said to resemble
those of Phil Harris and Arthur
Godrfrey.
A recent engagement which re
portedly drew large crowds to hear
Snyder's technique was at the
Cheerio Club at Worland, Wyo.
Snyder appears at Mike’s all
week.
AT THE HOTEL JUNEAU
Mr. and Mrs. John Thunes, long
time Alaskan residents are stop
ping at the Hotei Juneau for a
few days.
William E. Kixon, president of
the Ga tineau Utility, Inc., an
nounced today that a meeting of
the residents of the Wi t Juneau
townsite would be held at his
home on Douglas Island at 8
o'clock tonight.
Water assessment t and land
title clearing problems will be ' dis
cussed. M. E. Monatle, Juneau
attorney, will be present to ex
plain the legal angles on the title
clearing.
All West Juneau residents are
urged to attend, Hixon said.
LOC AL MAN SUED FOR
DIVORCE IX SEATTLE
SEATTLE, July 21, —'SI—Kath
ryn Ferney, wife of t,r,e public
relations* director for the Office
of Price Administration in Alaska, j
has filed suit for divorce from |
Julius Ferney, charging cruelty.
Formula Found io
Settle Iranian
Oii Dispute
TEHERAN, Iran, July 23 — T An
Iranian cabinet member said today
a formula lias been found for r '
opening negotiations with the Brit
ish on the oil nationalization dis
pute.
The first specific statement of
progress in settling the critical Erit
ish-Iiv,nian deadlock came from Dr.
Karim Saniabi. Minister r.f Educa
ticn, after a six-hour conference l:c
wcc.i Prime Minister Mohammed
VInisndrgh, the cabinet and the Ir
,n an Oil Naticnalizatlon Board.
Another member tf the gov, rn
r.ent indicated that some formed
lmouncement"■-of the extent uni
lature of the progre s might tc
nade after continued talk; tonidit
vith President Truman’-: global
rouble-shooter V/. Avcrj’.l Harrl
nan.
/gfdez Fore Hits
Vaire Garage,
Endangers Storage
VALDEZ, July 23 — .T A large
Kirage building and upstair , apr.rt
nent were destroyed yesterday by
fire which for a time al-o threat
ened the Valdez Cold Storage firm
next door.
The fire spread quickly through
he Roy Dieringer garage because
rf its frame construction. Volunteer
iremen, unable to briny it under
(ntrel, turned their attention to
avlng the cold storage building.
The garage was owned by Mr.
Betty Dieringer and operated by
Owen P. Johnson.
S!orb Was Busy
Sird Saturday
[a Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD. July 23 —UP)— It’s
iby day in the movie colony—No.
me for Jane Powell and No. seven
for Maureen O’Sullivan.
Miss Powell, wife of insurance
executive Geary Steffen, gave birth
to a seven-pound two ounce boy
Saturday. Ho will be named Ger
hard! Anthony Steffen III.
Miss O'Sullivan gave birth yes
terday to an eight-pound girl nam
ed Theresa. That makes four girls
and three boys for the Irish-born
ac ie,s and her husband, Director
John Farrow.
WALTER SIOTTS
VISIT SON MERE
Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Scott
of Kellogg, Idnho, ore here thi
we k to ;pen:l this week with
their :,on and daiuhter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. liobcit Scott. This
is their first visit to Juneau in
eight years. Scott is former mill
superintendent of the Alaska-Ju
neau Mining Co. hero, a position
he held for 20 yens. At present
he is personnel manager for the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan load
nnd zinc mine in Kellogg. The
Scott -all tour of tli m-—plan to
li h In the Salmon Derby thi
FITTSBl UGH July 21,—Iffl—The
unc {filial estimated finaneial break
down (f the Walcotl-Charles heavy
weight championship fight:
Attendance — 28 2:2.
tiros. cate — $21o,094.19.
Nc/srale — $170,508.
TV and radio receipts-—5100,0il0.
Total net (rate — $276,568.
Dapper Dan club (sponsors’ share)
527,658.
Charles share — 599,554.
Walcott’s share — 519,782.
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