The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 14, 1945, Page 6

YORK (RACKS AP SLUMP T0 AID BENGALS' WIN SPORT ROUNDUPS By HUGH FULLERTON, JR. (Associated Press Sports Writer) W YORK, June 14—You can | always blame the umpire when you lose a ball game hear of the ump winning one? |1t happened not long ago in Brig- ham City, Utah The Brigham y Peaches were playing Camp s and Hank Hansmann, 37- i Peaches' pitcher, was the umpire When his team York showed encouraging railing five innings, ending his season-long ought to slump yesterday with three hits for be done, so he took over the mound St. Louis, |from Marv Abrams and curve-balled homer, the soldiers into submission . .. batted | That, plus some weird fielding by agles gave Brigham City the game the umpire also was listed winning pitcher ‘Brooklyn Takes Gianfs fo Pull Up on Even Terms with Second Spot (By The Associated Press) som 4- decided Rudy ifter against three-run four runs 4 victory seven hits count ) over Cleveland, » backed up Steve Gromek with a l4-blow att ck on Joe Haynes and (WO Successors The Yankees and Washington were not scheduled a Boston at Philadelphia night game was wash- ed out Brookl Giants, place burgh terday Two streaks ended as the Phillie; went 15 innings to a 5-4 decision that snapped their record-breaking losing streak at 16 and the Boston Brave victory string at nine Mort Cooper had copped his sixth in a row in the opener of the doubleheader. Veteran Joe Bowman continued to pitch like a champ for Cincin- nati after his discard by the Bos- ton Red Sox, notching his third successive decision for the Reds. a perfect day contributing a two singles and in to the Tigers Chicago made for -3 decisior although the Tri 6 a as RIGHT ON THE SPUD In a recent Midget League game in Norfolk, Va., there was a runner and the ball and turned his back to the mound . the catched wheeled and made a wild peg toward third as the “ball” sailed into left field, the runner dashed for home only to be met by the catcher, ball in hand Investigation revealed that the kid had pulled a potato! out of his pocket and heaved it over the third baseman’s head . Confusion reigned for a while, but instead of calling the game on ac- count of reign, the umpire ruled cut the play on the grounds that | “unsportsmanlike conduct” must | cover the situation if no other rule| did York seconc Pitts- idle yes- took the New , pulling into tie with Pittshurgh. and Chicago were ND DATE Just 3 ago today baseball’s longest winning streak came to an end because Harry Wright, captain of the Cincinnati Red Stockings, couldn't see anything but victory The Reds, after 108 straight 7 triumphs, were tied 5-5 with the Atlantics after’ nine innings . . Everybody thought it would be call- ed a draw, but. Wright insisted on playing to a finish and Cincinnati went down, 8-7, in the eleventh STANDINGS oy THE CLUBS (American Le3 Team — Detroit New York Boston Chicago St. Louis Washington Cleveland 20 Philadelphia 17 Wednesday Games Detroit 6, St. Louis 4. Chicago 5, Cleveland 3. (Only games scheduled.) L. 17 19 --— HQ SOFTBALLERS STRIDE TO FORE ON WIN OVER (6 Last evening’s meeting of the Headquarters Detachment and Coast Guard softball teams saw the HQ club reversing the order of finish of their first clash. Despite the offensive efforts of the Blue- jacket catcher, Hollyw who col- lected three of his side’s four hits , including an extra-base smash, the HQ lads triumphed, 8-2. Both hurlers had streaks when their control was off, but Schnell, on the mound for HQ, received some sparkling support from Jaku- bec. This evening’s contest, at 7 o'clock at Firemen's Field, weather permitting, will again pit the two Subport teams against each other, | with the Freshmen generally favor- ed by bleacherites over the Old Awkwards. | Score By Innings | Team 123 67 H. Q Detah 511 | Coast Guard 01 0 002 —Hq. Det.: Schnell, Coast Guard, Stimac, | G (National League) Team— w. New York 28 Pittsburgh 217 Brooklyn 21 St. Louis . 26 Chicago 23 Boston 24 Cincinnati 22 Philadelphia 11 L. 20 20 20 22 Wednesday Scores Boston 8- Philadelphia (second game 15 innings.) Brooklyn 3, New York 2. Cincinnati 2, St. Louis 1. (Only games scheduled.) (Pacific Coast League) Team— L. Portland 29 Seattle 29 Oakland Sacramento San Francisco San Diego Los Angeles 35 Hollywood 28 Last Night's Results Seattle 4, Portland 3. San Francisco 5, Oakland 2 Hollywood 2, Los Angeles 1, innings.) an Diego 13, Sacramento 11, (11 1ing: 36 45 0o 10 CLUB STANDINC Team— w. Blue Jays | Headquarters | Freshmen Old Awkwards | Coast Guard | Signacs Greefibefiefim Rose-finis Tiger Chances for Flag 4 4 3 3 3 0 - 'KENTUCKY DERB CHAMP AT SHORT By JACK HAND sciated Press Sports Writer) (as If Capt. Hank Greenberg is head- | ed toward the Detroit outfield and Rudy York is going to start hitting, FREAK“ESS ODDS it's time rate Steve O'Neill's Tigers the team to beat in the American League. | BALTIMORE, June 14—With Some already tab the Bengals as probable Preakness field of 10 top s of the junior circuit, but three-year-olds headed by the Ken- fans have been reluctant to tucky Derby winner, Hoop Jr, a at leans so crowd of around 50,000 is expected staff to lock in on Pimlieo’s biggest stake for success. day Saturday, with the jackpot for The case of Greenberg is the eight-ra card already more clear, although an Army spokesman than $150,000 at Fort Dix, N. J., said yesterday Right now, the early Preakness the former Tiger may be out odds favor F. W. Hooper's Hoop service by tomorrow night. Neither Jr. at 3 to 2, followed by last year's he nor the Detroit club have indi- juvenile champion, Walter M. Jef- cated an early return to the line- fords’ Pavot, unbeaten in eight up. 1944 starts In his last full season with the ~ - 2 Bengals Greenberg hit 340 and '[wo Bu".DmG pERM"s ISSUED DURING WEEK bashed 41 homets. His return would Two applications for minor jobs be the first test of a “big name” major leaguer attempting to pick marked the full extent of building | permit issuing done by City En- up where he left off in his baseball career { |gineer J. L. McNamara during the past week. Permits were taken out MARJORY SNELL ON DUTY IN ANCHORAGE - ™ ™ o ten e Miss Marjory Snell, chief clerk in | repairs to foundation of a residence the Juneau office of the Territorial | property of the Davis Estate, on Selective Service, has flown to An- Sixth Street between Main and chorage to take over the duties in the Seward, e office thepe during the absence of Osborn, for installation of a fur- Mrs. John Livingston, who has left nace in a residence at 213 Harris for the south to be a witness in a'Street, work to be done by Metcalf violation case tried in Tacoma. 1‘ heet Metal, $400. to the most go all out for a club t heavily on its slim pitching c not of but did you Ever on third when the catcher received || al imated cost $100; George | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR VETERANS' GUIDE By MAJOR THOMAS M. NIAL S e ) WASHINGTON — Probably all training or going to school. The veterans' organization were interest- Legion claims the survey “indicates ed in helping the GI Bill of Rights t! these figures may be inade- become law, but I believe the Ameri- guate in the light of present living can Legion really designed and pre- costs.” sented it to Congress. another finding (and I think you The Bill pioneerad in a new field | thoroughly agree) is that there jof veterans' legislation. Veteran: need for better and broader edu- the World War had certain med aticnal counseling service to help care rights, and the disabled ones decide on the right course got disability compensation and wer one that best fits eligible for vocational rehabilitati But the GI Bill provided for I education, and readjustment al ances (unemployment pay) for able-bodied as well as disabled v erans of the Global War. | There was no past experienc juse to draw up a perfeet GI Bill {All that could be done was to take of us wants to try for a guaranteed the best possible aim and hope for Legion committees claim th a hit. But evidently the Legion now regulations ave “ultra conservative feels likz the bachelor bomb: ppose that means “over-cau- ? 5 !who watched a girl go doy and the forms are too many. Francisco's mound ace, Bobiy eet ang said, “She's another ‘re going to try to cook up a rang up his 13th victory of |, 00 Mys» Three Legion commit- 12¢ipe to simplify loan procedure, sefson in downing Oakland |y .o pave made a study of the and then propose it as an dmend- operation, and the findings ment to the GI Bill. been passed to a higher Legion offi- They also slip in a kick about cial. Now, suggested amendr . the “reasonable normal value” fea- {are being put into the proper words ture of the loan section. T've al- so theyll be hard to unde ady reported that GI Bill act | When that is done, they'll be ly,says the purchase price paid sented to Congress and-maybe pas paid by the veteran shall and signed by President Trumar exceed a ‘“reasonable normal | A Congressman now secc Since much property today | thoughtedly says, “The bill was p: verpriced, this provision stops led and X ' neve many budding GI Bill loans. _ at A represent Another recommendation is that veterans’ organization elaim there should ke. no appraisal fees or deceit to the vet dzposits unless the cx-service man jand a disgust to the public.” Another his loan 0, that GI's should | Congressman calls it “a mockery.” allowed to shake loose from You'll recognize most of that kind property loans already made, so they lof stuff as good old political non- refinance them at the low 4 sorcent rate of interest provided in the GI Bill. So maybe our GI Bill ill have its face lifted. - D - Brookiyn Library S S AR = (] eeking '0-Fillers' NEW YORK, June 14, — The Brooklyn public library is mad at the people it describes as “O-fill- ers.” These are the folks who go through library books and fill in the letter “O” with pen, pencil or colored crayon. They are likened to persons who draw mustaches on girls in sub- way trains. The chief librarian, Dr. Milton James Ferguson, is appealing to the “O-fillers” to stop it, especially those who add ears to the “O’s.” — e HELEN KNATTS HERE Helen Knatts, of Portland, Ore- gon, is in Juneau and is a guest at the Gastineau Hotel. 'RAINIERS NOW CLOSE-HAULED BEHIND DUCKS. Seattle Takes First Game of Crifical Rose City Series (By The Associated Press) Portland’s Beavers, fighting to keep their floundering ship ahead in the Pacific Coast League race, found the ttle Rainiers close- hauled a game behind them today. The Rainiers opened’ another seam in the loop-leaders’ craft last by taking the first game of their crucial es in Beavertown by a decision. Beaver hurler Don Pulford’s wildness plus an er- by Shortstop Johnny O'Neil spotted the Rainiers to their four tallies San half (Loans) has been bat- sms for the past sev- now the Legion's ces have put the finger on what y think are the main to troubles. There are regulations and there are forms to fill out, if one night L i ke ror 1 the my Joyce ill's 5 s took a free-scoring ne from Sa mento 13-11 in 11 innings, with Pitcher Vallie Eaves playing the hero role to give him his second victory in two nights. Hollywood ggain went into extra ings to win from Los Angeles in the 10th frame. The game a tight pitching battle all the between Red Adams of the nd Ronnie Smith of the Diego San ir -1 wa y Ang Stars. DOUGLAS NEWS FIRE MEETING TONIGHT :n‘”‘;‘ i The regular monthly meeting or‘”m; f the Douglas Volunteer Fire De- | partment will be held this evening in the Fire Hall. Meeting begins at 8 o'clock sharp. There will be refreshments. prematurely S tied with it it ¥ though, what's wrong C Bill? Well, the com- of the American Legion thered the Bill take some wings at Title II (Education.) As ou know, the GI Bill in practice al- !lows a veteran a year of training or education. It allows more than one k“"“’ (depending on length of ser- e) to who were not over entered the service, if their trainin: or interrupted en- WORK STARTED DOUGLAS INN | o5 Work began on the Douglas Inn | gy in earnest this morning with alcqucation gang of several men demolishing | trance an cld cement structure -in prep- ration to the new construction., Charles Boy Juneau contractor is under contract for the remodel- ing work. The Legion committees Lelieve the ge or interruption restrictions hould be liberalized. They also think the costs n allowed for short, intensive courses should be in- s [¢ ed. The maximum of $500 per STEAM UP AT CANNERY |year now alivwed by the Bill is Emil Geubelle, long-fime Douglas payable only for courses which run cannery boiler man, steamed up at least 30 weeks. If the course is the cannery boilers yesterday which | shorter, the $500 maximum is reduc- was the first time the smoke rolled [ed proportionat A subsistence from the stacks in two years. The allowance of $50 per month ($75 if cannery doesn’t start for sometime the ex-GI [ pendents) but Emil just put the machinery 2 whi man to a test. June 25 is the opening date, according to cannery officials. — oo ROOF FIRE | Resulting in only slight damage, estimated at less than $25, a roof fire called the Juneau Volunteer | Fire Department to the West End | of the Indian Village last evening at 7:20 o'clock. Twenty minutes later the “fire out” signal was sounded. e rvice UNIVERSAL LIGHT PLANTS Now Available from JUNEAU STOCK One 500-watt 12 Voli D. C. Two 1500-watt 110 V. A. C. Automatic_ These Planis Are NEW and READY TO GO R J PARSONS ELECTRIC (0. SEWARD STREET | .o — { SITKA COMMANDANT HERE Lt. V. S. Carrier, Commanding Officer of the Naval Air Station at Sitka, arrived in Juneau today | on a brief l:ip on official business. HEALTH ORDINANCE MAIN BUSINESS Af C(OUNCIL'S SESSIOR Final actian is expected tomorrow evening at the second June meet- ing of the Juneau City Council, on | the proposed new Health and Sani- | tation ordinance which puts teeth | in sanitary requirements within" the city. ! Mayor vealed opened the city Ernest Parsons has also that bids are to be for letting contracts for industrial compensation insurance. A number of routine matters are also due to come up for consideration. The i Couneil meets |o'clock, in the City Hall. re- | at 8 | NAVY AIRPLANE IS MISSING; 2 WEEKS| i | CHICAGO, June 14—Navy offic- ials reveal that an airplane has been missing for more than two! weeks. And the Ninth Naval Dis- trict has offered a $500 reward for information leading to discovery of the aircraft. The plane left Grosse Ile, Mich-| igan, o May 26. It was bound | |for Washington, D. C., Wwith two | Navy officers aboard. The officers are listed as Lieu- tenants Robert Grant, the pilot, of | St. Paul, and Herbert Jay of Liver- peol, Ohio. ! .- — W. H. COUPLE WED Flying here from Whitehorse last | week, Howard William Bell and | Miss Frankie Dickson Ward of that | city, were married in the Methodist Church here on June 9. Charlotte E. Ramey and Robert Ramey were | witnesses. e CHILSON IN JUNEAU James S, Chilson, of Butte, Mon- tana, is a guest at the Gastineau Hotel. | CLIPPER EXPRES. POUNDAGE CHARGES 507 FOR SOUTHBOUND // RAW FUR SHIPMENTS & Pav AHERICAN Worrp AIRWAYS BARANOF HOTEL PHONE 106 | | l i BOAT WRECKED; TWO OF CREW DIE KETCHIKAN, Alaska, June 14.—A | |5C-foot boat, the V196B, of Van-| ‘couver, B. C.,, was wrecked off the Percy Islands south of here Wed- rcsday and two of the crew of four died of exposure, John C. Hudson, ckippar of the seiner Welcome which picked up the two survivors, report- The survivors, M. J. O'Brien and A. B. Wicutrom, and the bodies of the two victims, their identity as yet undstermined, were taken to Annette Island and probably will be brought here later. | e BLYBERG IN TOW: \ Dale Blyberg, of Pelican City, has arrived in Juneau and is a guest at the Baranof Hotel. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, June 14. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau muue | stock today is 7%, American Can‘ 98, Anaconda 34%, Curtiss Wright 67, International Harvester 87%, Kennecott 38, New York Central 22%, Northern Pacific 32%, U. S.| Steel 697%. Pound $4.04. 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