The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 11, 1949, Page 3

MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1949 RAINIERS ARE IN TOP PLACE WITH ANGELS By BOB MEYERS Seattle and Los Angeles are tied at the top of the heap of the Pa- cific Coast league. The eight clubs are on the road, hcaded for grand but belated open- PARSONS WINS IN PLAYOFF; YELLOW CAB IS DEFEATED Hagerup RoIIs 641, Mc- Kinnon 638, Both for | Second Time in Row The playoff between Parsons BIG LEAGUE = DOPE GIVEN; PLAY NEARS Brooklyn Do_dgers Picked| | by Jack Hand to Win in Nationals By JACK HAND ATLANTA, Ga., April 11— @®— to be a wide open six-team battle the best chance fo win the pennant. Cnly Philadelphia anq Cincinnati The National League race figures with the Brooklyn Dodgers having E DAILY ALASKA EMPIR Voiselle and possibly young John Anontelli, the bonus kid who has Ew BOARD SIARIS teen hit hard this spring, round out the staff of starters. Once again, St. Louis has the best regular lineup in the league but there will be too many days when tite aging regulars won't be in there. It's a good club that is getting old and weak 1n reserves. LERNIAL CLINCHES LEFT FIELD PLACE, CHICAGO WHITE SOK MOBILE, Ala., April 11—»—Gus Zernial has virtually clinched left field position for the Chicago White Sox. He is batting 345 and fielding well. He slammed 40 homers for Hollywood last season but his field- JUNEAU, ALASKA IS FIRST MEETING ON ASSESSMENTS Meeting with Tax Commissione¥ | M. P. Mullaney, the three mem- bers of the newly created Board of Assessment and Equalization start- ed its first meeting this afternoon. This board, and similar ones in the other three divisions were au- thorized by the recent enactment of the Alaska Property Tax for general supervision of same. Members of the four boards were appointed by the Governor and confirmed oy the Legislature, On the First Division Board are Fred Hanford of Wrangell, and Joe Krause of Ketchikan, former mem- bers of the Alaska Legislature, and Emie Parsons, former J\meauI ing every Tuesday night. Reedy, an engineer with the Al- aska Investigations Office of the Burcau of Reclamation, has been here since early last fall, and ad- mits he is reluctant to leave. ! At present, his transfer is only for temporary assignment. His | wife and two children, Gail and Bruce, will remain here until defin- ite arrangements have been made. The square dance club will con-‘ tinue without the organizers. Reed: said he believed a number of dancers have learned the calls and !are enthusiastic_about keeping the thing going. A He sald he didn't ,kncw if the Teen Age Club ac- tivity would continue. He will leave Wednesday via Pan American Airways. | SENATOR BUTLER GIVES STATEMENT. PAGE THREE ELLIS AIR LINES DAILY TRIPS JUNEAU TO KETCHIKAN via Petersbarg and Wrangell With connections to Craig, Klawock and Hydaburg. Convenient afterncon departures, ut 2:30 P. M. FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE 612 IIIIIlIIIIllIIIIIIIIllIllIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIilIHIIIIIIIiIII' AT 500 Electric and Yellow Cab, bowled |appear out of it. All the others,|is h ings of the 1949 season at Portland, 2 »|ing there was weak. mayor S:amc, Oakland and Hollywocd last night on the Elks alleys, was |including the Chicago Cubs, last| The tattle for centerfield and| Numerous matters were to be GIMOTraW, a win for the former. in 1948, rate a tumble. Pittsburgh, |rightfield is among Pat Seerey,|considered after election of a chair- For the second time in a row,|the big surprise of last year, could Grover Bowers, Dave Philley, Gerry|man this afternoon. | | & There is joy and gloom in the 2 . _ 4 Lome-comings . . . and San Diego fasap | and MCK""'&"E ;’::‘!’:;3 very well nip the Dodgers. Scale and Herb Adams. Among suggestions Krause plan- eov'summi SITKA-SEATTLE That's the NEW Fare via ACA-PAA beginning April 15, 1949 WASHINGTON, Aprii 11- i Senator Butler (R-Neb) said: “My must still be echoing from the big kat of Outfielder Max West. That is the general picture around over the 600 mark, making 641 and McKinnon 638. Individual and team scores were opener: Here's the way the finish looks, to the writer, a week before the|Pirates here today. The Sox play the Pittsburgh | Yesterday, the Sox scored five fed to make is that of shelving; the tax on cities until next year, §0 that assessors may have ume, role in the confirmation of Ernest; Gruening has been misunderstood.” Gruening won unanimous Senate’ as follows: 1. Brooklyn Parscns Eleetric 2. Pittsburgh its third week. Hageru # P ... 235 193 213 641 . Boston SEATTLE TIED FOR TOPS | i qerstrom .. 157 171 258 586 St. Louis 3 4 4. Seattle, with League Presidenty. ., 187 148 478 5 Chicago 6. 1 DAILY SERVICE - EACH WAY EVERY DAY! the loop as the circuit swings into runs in the final two innings to|fo get a true picture of conditlonslconflrmmon late Friday for an-, down Shreveport, 5-4. Gene Mark-|before the first municipal assess- other term as Governor of the Ter- land and Philley hit homers in the|ment. ritory of Alaska after being de-', eighth, besps o oo s layed for several weeks in the In-, Clarence Rowland present, bows 10| gjanion 151 159 472 ew York the numdolksx nsmr:t Sflgfi‘“’:"“fi‘i» Parsons 170 520 Philadelphia an ego, Los i Portland receives n 8! Totals 928 2697 8. Cincinnati 1 terior and Insular Affairs Com- | RITCHIE ASHBURN HAS ({SOUARE DANCE LEADER mic. “I was nct a pmsecuung nuomey\ premier on the schedule, entertains 123 call 1649 “the year of the big ifs.”| a 1ight to be heard,” the Nebraska San Francisco. McKinnon ........ 638 Uncertain factors such as Ewell| NA_SHVILLE. Tenn., April 11—(®| Square dance fans, fired with the | Senatcr told a reporter. The standings finds the Angels|pojjoway 3 470 Blackwell's physical condition,| — Richie Ashburn, Philadelphia |enthusiasm of the newly converted,] Eutler caid he insisted that a and Joe Joe White’s Rainiers tied, | [ cpban i 511 Whitely Kurowski's sore arm and |Phillies’ flashy tlychaSer, is rapidly|are bemoaning the loss of the|number of oppesition witnesses The Airline that has given Sitka 9 YEARS of Daily Scheduled Service ALASKR O, Z‘d/ Pl éz‘tumy Sloutheas -fll% |_IIIIIIIIllIIIlIlII|lIIlllIIllllllllllllllllllllllllIlIIIIIlIIIllllIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIII rudimentaries of the new social|testify against Governor Gruening. Harris' booming Padres from $San | Recently, at the PHils' DODGERS FOR PENNANT ‘few stitches and a blast eye. dancing led to the organization ! Gruening,” Butler said. “I knew, behind the champion Boston Braves ankle in the sixth inning while|dance club, and the opening of the ' tainty but I also believed th: There were no halfway decisions wood bounced Sacramento out of g-0. Bill Kelly’s Angels downed Earney, they have a pair who coulfl\ Lefty O'Doul's San Francisco Seals :ecoming a strong favorite to pnch‘noe Harry Taylor and young Carl; Fl h in 1947, got five for five in the| His latest exhibition performance more class but its pitching stan| homers, the last a ninth inning|yesterday. Garver, of Ney, Ohilo, MEYER LOOKING UP | was sunk to the bottom of the zame 2 to 1. Lad last year by leading the un- STANDING OF CLUBS ‘has sent seven Danes to the hos- poisoned by mustard gas after eat- a half game ahead of Fred Haney’s| ryerson 423 | the comebacks of Pete Relser and; !turning Mandger Eddle Sawyer’s|couple who helped them learn the :from Alaska be given a chance to surprising Hollywoods and Bucky | Dglziel 413 Jim Russell can upset all cfllculfl-‘hflir grey. Totals 862 2455 | thons. | Florida | pastime. But after they had been heard, the Diego. Sacramento, the erstwhile The sale or trade of a single tiaining camp, Richie—a big wheel| A Burcau of keciamation direc- .committee unanimously recom- pace setter, and San Francisco are | player could tum:le the delicate in the Blue Jay's National League|tjve that sends Willlam Reedy to mended confirmation although one game back, and Portland and palance in President Ford Frick’s'plans this year—was beaned. He|Boice, Idaho, takes from Juneau a Butler was rot present at the time. defendinz champion Oakland are in ] Y wheel, came ocut of that mishap With & couple whose enthusiasm for square | “I was not personally opposing the Lasement, but only four games off the pace. Despite their third place finish,| Yesterday, Ashturn turned his|of a bi-monthly meeting square that his confirmation Was n cer- GOOD DOUBLEHEADERS SHOWING up and St. Louis Cardinals, it looks chasing a fly ball and had.to leave Teen Age Club for square danc-~ epposmun should be heard.” in yesterday’s doubleheaders. Holly- like the Dodgers for the pennantthe field as the Phils turned hack| ——-—- 9 from this corner. {the Nashville Vols of the Southern the lead in two games 7-4 and 5-2. AS p I T( H E R Brooklyn has no sure 20-game | League, 8-6. Max West and Blg Luke Easter winner like Boston's Johnny Sain; Richie’s latest injury is not be- slugged the Oaks twice 14-13 and but in Ralph Branca and Rex lieved serious. the Portlands of Bill Sweeney 8-5 DALLAS, April 11—®—Ned Gar-|be tops. Manager Burt Shotton’s ' o e ‘.9 and Seattle embarrassed|/er, young Ohio right hander, is|pitching with Joe Hatten, Preacher M“S'ard Gas in 5-4 and 2-1 before 13,031, largest the St. Louis Browns' opening | Erskine to back up the Brmcg,-» crowd of the day. game April 19 against the world|Barney combination, rates with the. West, the league’s home run King champion Cleveland Indians. test. Perhaps St. Louis has a little Da i Ho “ I first game. Included were three|Was a three-hit job against Dallas |is strictly southpaw. nes n sp a Llow that beat the Oaks. fanned nine and would have had a| Bill Meyer may be cooking up COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Apri The second game, Easter drovelshutout except for an error by Bob the surprise of the year for Pitts- 11—M—German mustard gas thaf in six runs with two hits. Dillinger. The Browns won the|burgh. He made the experts look Bt et G ik The Browns were schediled to|derrated Pirates into fourth place. | pital in the last two days. ! Doctors saild the seven were| ing cod roe from fishes caught in the waters near Bornholm where ithe gas was deposited. Scattle e Falls, with Red Emkree hurling. |Muncrieff strengthened the club. Los Angeles A TR | Meyer says the improvement is 25 €an Diego ... Picking last year's pennant win- ESacramento | ner for third place is risky Eusi- —m————— Cakland ws“ Om COASI nas the same club that won in 48 Fortiand | with the addition of Pete Reiser, GUARDER SIOR'S veteran Dodger. /| Phote 103 139 So. Frank!in | Warren Spahn as the one-two P. O. Box 259 Bowlers of the Cosst Guard Cut- | | pitching punch. Vern Bickford, Bill Juneau Elks squad last Saturday T FHi T pla(e night, but the guardsmen have| p ' High man ior the Elks squad was | Hagerup, with 638, and Peterson | ° a ran his score to 533 to be high scorer for the Storis team. | Pacific Coast League meet Wichita Falls of the Big|Off season deals for pitchers Murry Hcllywood 3 ju percent. | JUNEAU EI.KS IN 8 £an Francisco 2 |ness. Manager Billy Southworth Br i li S' For the Braves it’s still Sain and [ Snead In ter Storis were defeated by the| asked for a second match next Team and individual scores fol-| State League today at Wichita|Dickson, Hugh Casey and Bon Saturday night. low: By STERLING SLAPPEY Juneau Elks AUGUSTA, Ga., April 1—P—|pageryp ... 205 221 212 638 Sammy Snead, who found the gold i Blanton ... 156, 167 146 460 of the Masters with a brilliant put- | yyerson 160 147 151 458 ter, hag the test name in golf today | Lavenik 178 203 146 527 a3 the touring professionals moved Snow 170 165 203 538 toward the high points of the year | motals . 869 903 858 2630 70“- Luy LM: Al o oo 5 —the PGA and the Open. g« Eammy, the out drivingest hitter Coast Guard Storis uN DE Rwo o D in golf, steadied his putter Yester-|pjpsey . 148 132 128 408 day and came home with a 67 in_Glenn ... 166 143 102 411 THAT ADDS » SUBTRACTS AND 'MULTIPLIES. the final round of the Mnswslp"ke, 165 101 135 401 That five-under par shooting at|Ppeterson . . 153 188 172 533 cther rounds of 73 and 75 gave him e o e a 282. It was more than enough to win RE(ORDS no“" s]z 0 final trips around the National, i Mangrum, the Purple Heart vet- lll!llnt from Pittsburgh, had-a 79. oo gl The third round leader—big| ASHEVILLE, N.C, April 11—& 72 gave‘him a 286. Jim Turnesa of | today after shattering all atten- Briarcliff, N.Y., and Turnesa golf- dance records in Georgia, ters was by former National Open|Southern Association drew 49,300 Chanpion Lew Worsham. The)fans. A record turnout of 25221 total, Worsham began the Masters| Robinson, playing despite threats with a damaging 76 and 75. of intervention by the Ku-Klux- —— anta won two games to ome. e —(@—American Bowling Congress|Club — $2.50. 167 5t is ending its 57 day tournament, Van Boxel, of Green Bay, Wis., and Gene Bernhardt of Sturgeon Bay, and Jimmy Smith’s of South Bend, 1nd, won team title with 3,027, the Augusta National matched his|zettlemoyer .. 103 148 125 376 from Lloyd Mangrum and Johnny BY DODGERS FOR eran of Niles, Ill, had a 70, and Johnny Palmer of Badin, N.C— —Jack'e Robinson and the Brooklyn ing family had a 286. One of the The Dodgers three-game series Oakmont, Pennsylvania golfer, shot|witnessed yesterday’s ~ encounter, Klan, lashed out four hits in 12 WLING = Bo FRIED CHICKEN—T-B STEAKS Bernard Rusche, St. Bernard, Wis, won doubles with 1332; John 2/ou /] /tave the 57%4 tutcke/c when fl/mu emonstralion on #flw ownt wnk AR blay Capifol Typewrifer Co. : ¥ E. Lupro, Jr. Phone 828 Follow the Cabs to -« ‘BOSS’ OASIS in Douglas third round score and added with| Totals . 135 712 662 2129 Bulle with their 285's. In their Bulla, the one-time airline pilot m A"EMA“(! could not whip par and his tinal|Dodgers moved into the Carolinas great comebacks of the 13th Mas- | with the Atlanta Crackers of the a 68 in the final round for a 289 |which Atlanta won, 8-4. times at bat in the series which At- ATLANTIC CITY, NJ., April 11| At the Salmon Creek Country Ohio, won singles with 716; Donald Small won all events with 1941,