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atle1-t,X)is)fidP1-itThe nujtnber of operations and laboratory examinations increasedty-seven per cent.Cost per patient dropped slight-* •Corona Baseball Contingent Forced!To Gulp Nasty Dose Given By Johnny Moore’sRiversiders—‘Jess Hill Shines With the Sticknwl-lePle•yISeitnr-ititee-nSi.d.t3.rPn1,edeeedi.neeaavshQaaIt takes more than one man to win a baseball game no matter how good he may be. This was demonstrated Sunday when Johnny Moore’s junior collegians traveling under the name of the Riverside all-stars, crashed down on Corona Merchants and took the long end of 10-9 game. This despite the fact that Jess Hill, Corona's all-round athlete, now the property of the New York Yankees of the big circuit, was working in the center garden for Corona. He didn't have much exercise in center field, but he came through with two clean-cut three-base bingles which accounted for five of the nine Corona scores. Another time he took one of Ven-cini's fast shoots in the ribs and the next time drove a fly into the gloves of the right fielder. However, in the ninth, he was struck out by Griffith, who Was the final Riverside pitcher.The game was lost largely through the ineffective pitching for Corona. Jack Hughes started for the locals, but weakened in Ii.1. _ /»*•!!. ___1.___ • • 1 . J 1 Ienthusiasm by his home-town friends and the Hollywood pas-timer who is now to get his chance at the big show, proved that he was capable. His clean hitting showed that he still had the batting eye and the driving power that made him a favorite in Pacific coast circles last year. The pitchers were bearing clown on him with everything that they had during the afternoon.Corona was well out in front up until the fatal fifth, when errors added to the hitting spree of the Moore-clan put Corona on an even basis again. The Corona crew was starting1 in to solve the offerings of Vencini, when Johnny Moore brought Griffith in from the warming-up pen and Corona failed to click against his offerings.R H ECorona ......202 031 010— 9 12 3Riverside . 000 162 010—10 10 2the fifth when Riverside collected six hits and five rns. He was succeeded by Cox, the left-hander of the copper leagues, and he was nicked for four hits In an inning and a third. Eddie Patton was rushed in from first base by Skipper Conklin, and did the most effective work of the afternoon, holding the Riversiders to one hit and striking out five.Jess Hill was greeted with muchV ariety!iiWof Things’’ and City Coof Them, Including Doggren presented, “When Honey Singfis an Old Time Song,” and this was followed by a pleasing number from the girls’ chorus of the school. The high school orchestra closed this portion of the inspiring evening with “Washington's March,” by Sousa.The visitors and guests of the high school then thronged to the music room to admire and appreciate * the snlendid collection ofConsiderable time of the meeting of the city council Tues. nightwas devoted toward the beautification of the city towards the attracting of more visitors here during the Olympic games and other Southern California attractions this year. Although not in possession with the complete details of planting of flowers as advocated by the City Beautification organization, the council evidenced a desire to aid in every way possible in the plans of that group. It is possible that members of the civic improvement band will meet with the council next Tuesday night to discuss the
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Corona Courier
Corona, California, US
Fri, Feb 26, 1932
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