es a The last four times out, the’ Westmoreland Teeners won two and lost two to put them near the top in the Back Mountain Teeners League. In ajgame played June 20, Dallas@®feated the Westmore- land nine 4-2 in a 10-inning game. Sickler scored two runs, Farrar and Riegenstahl one each for the Dallas squad. Reese drove in two runs in the top of the tenth to put Dallas in front 4-2. Supulski and Monk scored one run each for Westmoreland. The Westmoreland teeners saw hope for victory vanish when they failed to score in the bottom half of the tenth when with two on G. Zumchak drove a liner at Riefenstahl who caught it to end the game. Reese picked up the win with only six walks and 13 strikeouts. Losing pitcher was Skammer who had 11 strikeouts and six walks. On June 26, East Dallas defeated the Westmoreland nine 7-6 in a closely contested game. Searfoss and Steele provided the power for East Dallas with five hits between them. Searfoss was the winning pitcher with 2 strikeouts and one walk. G. Zumchak, with six H Clubs The Luzerne County 4-H Clubbers, in co-operation with the Luzerne Counly Agri- cultural Association, have announced that this year’s Moo- In will feature a barnyard of farm animals. The four-day exhibition will be held July 19-22 in Kirby Park, Kingston. The barnyard, called a “farm-in-city,” will have baby chicks, goats, horses, sheep, pigs and cows for youngsters to observiigget or groom. Visitors can not'only learn more about farm animals bu! can observe the care and attention these animals require. 4-H’ers will be on hand to give demonstrations on grooming and showing. and there will be a demonstration of cow milking, as well. ? In addition, the Moo-In will include bicycle and rocketry demonstrations, rock and western bands, barbequed July 22. July 19 through 22. The affair will run from: The gr Lake American Legion H%seball team brought its season’s record to eight wins and five losses by losing two and winning none last week. They were defeated !'y the Jenkins Township squad, 7-3; Saturday the St. Therese’s ‘“‘nine’’ edged them, 5-4. Vince Stryjewski pitched the first two innings of the Jenkins Township game, and was the losing pitcher of record. Al Pisaneschi did a fine job of re- lief pitching, but the Jenkins Township lead proved too big. Jack Wolensky, Tom Duffy, Greg Novroski and Butch Wick- ard got hits for the Harveys Lake crew in that game. Greg Novroski was the losing piicher in Saturday’s game, Yard and Garden Supplies though he pitched the whole game, which was never far out of reach for the Harveys Lake team. The score was 3-2 in favor of St. Therese’s team, when the Lake boys came to bat in the top of the last inning. They scored two runs, and led 4-3. St. Therese’s, however, scored two runs of their own and pulled the game out in the bottom of the inning. Tom Considine, Butch Wick- ard, Greg Novroski, Jack Wolenski and Rich Gaissl got hits in the losing effort. The Lake team will be at home this Saturday against the Heights ‘nine’. They will play al the Lake-Lehman High School field, as usual, at 6 p.m. 287-0345 LATEX OUTSIDE HOUSE PAINT strikeouts and four walks was credited with the loss. Westmoreland Teeners turned the tables June 28 when they trounced East Dallas 9-2. Skammer and Shultze had three hits each for thé winning team. G. Zumchak had four strike- outs and two walks, receiving credit for the win. Thomas was the losing pitcher. He had three strikeouts and walked one. In another 10-inning game, Westmoreland defeated Leh- man-Jackson A, 6-5, July 6. J. Shaver led the Westmore- land Teeners with three hits, Shultze had two safeties, and Zumchak, Monk and Moran, made il one each. In the bottom of the tenth, Skammer hit a fly to the outfield for one out, then Shultze drove out a single. Zumchak’s fly ball advanced Shultze to second and Monk walked. With two on and two out, Shaver connected for his third hit of the game to drive in Shultze with the winning run. Skammer was the winning pitcher for the Westmoreland team. He fanned nine and walked seven. Losing pitcher was Zieler who struck out 12 and gave up three free trips to first. Commonwealth Farmers Troubled by Wet Soil A year and a week later many Commonwealth farmers are troubled by conditions remini- scent of the great flood of 1972— excessive topsoil moisture, planting delays, soil erosion and crop damage, ranging from poor quality to a total loss. The Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service says that a generally wel spring was topped off late last week by heavy rainfall measuring up to seven inches in some localities with exlreme eastern counties hit hardest. The bright spots in the weekly roundup of crops include good growth for corn on well drained soil. potatoes are making good progress with most of the crop in bloom and although the strawberry harvest was a short season the quality and size of In other crops the green pea harvest is just beginning, has just begun, sweet cherry picking is still in progress and peaches are making good growth with very little thinning required. Temperatures for the week were very seasonal. The devia- tion from normal at all 19 reporting stations was limited to plus or minus two degrees of the average weekly tempera- ture. Club to Hold Turkey Shoot The Harvey’s Lake Sport- smen Pistol and Rifle Club, Harveys Lake, will hold a turkey shoot July 15 at the club grounds. Shooting starts at noon. All shooters are welcome. team is shown above, left to ri ght, row one; Jay Montross, Bob Brace; row two; Ed Forest er, equipment manager; Dave Paul Nice, Ken Kaderka, equi Don Hislop, pment manager; Jim Stokes and A record number of couples entered the July 4 Mixed Doubles Round Robin Tennis Tournament at the Valley Tennis and Swim Club. Martin Samuels, chairman of the tennis Tentative Opening Dates Set for 1974 Ten aive opening dates for { hun ing seasons have been saline by! the Pennsyl- Vii ¢ Commission. rchery deer season next entatively scheduled to Cpe dept. 28. The tentative opening date for the 1974 early small game season is Oct. 12, while the general small game season is teniatively scheduled to open next year, Oct. 26. Tentatively. the 1974 bear season is scheduled to open (The antlered. deer season opening dale was previously established by Commission action as the Monday following Thanksgiving, Dec. 2, 1974. Lake Firemen Planning Fair The Daniel C. Roberts Fire Company of Harveys Lake will hold their annual fireman's fair al Hansen's Park, July 18, 19, 20, beginning at 5:30 and lasting until 12 each evening. There will be fireworks Friday night. Fred Merrill and Jay Zales- cas are chairmen. All members of the women’s auxiliary are helping under the direction of Mrs. Russell Taylor, President. Lots of interesting things are planned, with good food, potato pancakes, and perogies. There will be games and rides for the children; a white elephant booth; fancywork, with two af- ghans to be chanced off; and others. committee, conducted the tournament, which had 38 teams competing for honors in three flights. Winners of the A flight were Mr. and Mrs. Will Swartchild; winners of the B flight were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Zigler; and C flight winners were Mr. and Mrs. David Baltimore. Tom Rokita, club pro, is of- fering a series of clinics for all ages. Especially popular has been the Ladies Day clinic Wednesday for beginner, inter- mediate and advanced tennis players. He is also available for private lessons. The next tournament of in- terest to the membership will be the annual ‘‘Swingers and Swalters’’ mixed doubles round robin to be held Aug. 1. A picnic supper will be served at the con- TERMS OF clusion of the tournament. The presentation of humerous prizes will climax the evening. v. Swim classes are also in full swing for the younger set at the club’s pool. These classes are under the leadership of the "three life guards, Roger Owens, Judy Lewis and Danae Darnes. Sam Cohen is the club manager. On July 3, a mid-summer dinner-dance was held for members at the club house in Trucksville. Mrs. Richard Levy, chairman of the social committee, announced that 160 guests enjoyed the evening's festivities. Following dinner, “The Statesmen’ played for dancing. Jesse Izenberg, club presi- conducted a business the membership July 4. dent. meeting” of after the tournament, MU Takes First The Orange-Centermoreland Little League Team, of the Bob Horlacher Memorial Little Lea- gue, finished in first place for the first time. The team has been in the league four years. They won 13 games and lost (wo on their way to the cham- pionship. Orange-Center- moreland is managed by Dick Hislop, assised by Jack Mokychic. Beaumont, managed by Harry Derhammer, assisted by Jerry Dymond came in second with 11 wins and 4 losses. The leading hitters for : Page 15 ‘First’ rst Bruce Kunkle-.577; Ken Kuderka-.541; Ben Crofchick- .531; Don Hislop-.510; and Randy Perry-.479. Kuderka had 7 home runs; Kunkle had 5 triples; Randy Perry had 9 doubles; and Don Hislop had the most extra base hits-15. Ben Crofchick «¢>red 28 runs and Allan Rogers stole 17 bases. y Sel The leading pitchers were Bruce Kunkle with 6 wins-0 losses and Ben Crofchick with 4 wins-0 losses. Bruce also had a no-hitter and a one-hitter, and he struck out 86 batters in 37 innings. Fourteen members of the Bob Horlacher Memorial Little League All-Stars have been selected to represent the league July 17 at Tunkhannock against the Susquehanna All-Stars. Manager is Dick Hislop, Orange-Centermoreland and the coach is Harry Derhammer, Beaumont. Monk Parakeet Banned By Game Commission The Game Commission-acted at their meeting held June 1, to reclassify the Monk Parakeet as an ‘unprotected bird’ and to ban the importation of such birds inio Pennsylvania, or to sell. offer for sale, or release such species into the wild within ihe Commonwealth. The deci- sive aciion taken was necessary due 10 the potentially serious threai the Monk Parakeet poses io agriculture and other bird- life. It Pays To Advertise ST The team members are:Ben Crofchick, Don Hislop, Ken Perry, Alan Rogers, Orange- Centermoreland; Bill Sesson, Bruce Strohl, Beaumont; Kelly Traver, Bob Bellas, Noxen; John Coulton, Brad Naugle, Harveys Lake; and Norm Fassett, Allan Welles, Mehoopany. Pennsylvania Trappers Tag Over 5900 Beav-rs Pennsylvania trappers ful- filled Game Commission predi- ctions of a high beaver harvest for the 1973 season. An increase in fur prices may have promp- time on lakes and streams. There were 5939 beaver tagged during the four-week statewide season from Feb. 3 to Mar. 4. A high population and damage problems gave Susquehanna and Wayne Counties an extend- ed season lo Mar. 18. Field officers reported population levels sufficiently high to support a harvest of this magnitude without endangering the resource. (60) (100) (144) (28) (200) Cases Large Cases . 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