Show r Pokes Outlast Selects in Wild Struggle PIONEER LEAGUE W v L Pct G GB B Twin Falls 49 31 49 32 j 4 Great Creat Falls 45 33 3 s 43 14 36 5 Ogden 36 46 14 Salt Lake 36 47 14 Boise 36 47 14 2 ld Idaho ho Falls 28 50 20 1 Wednesdays Wednesday's 1 Results Pocatello 7 Salt Lake 2 o den 14 Idaho Fans Falls S 8 Twin Falls 4 4 Great Falls Fans 3 3 10 1 Billings 4 43 i r I By A Associated ted Press Midst beer cans and ejections where ere they may roam the Twin Falls Cowboys are convinced theres there's no place like first place unless its it's at home Safe at home that is The Pokes came to that conclusion skin sion after Wednesday nights night's Pioneer Pioneer Pio neer acer lea league ue shindig with the Great Falls in the course of oC the Pokes defeated the Se Se- 4 3 thus holding l tightly lightly Lo 10 their slim league lead The The Great Falls fans gave ga vent vento io 10 o their wrath when an ur umpire pire Lee Winter Vinter out at the plate platen m. m n strikes es This brought forth the thee Deer e r cans and brought more of oC oCI i he when the same umpire 1 I Bomb Brunker called Russ rodie out at the plate on a close I I J l lay la v Winter inter Tossed Shortly thereafter Winter Vinter was tossed out of the game for protesting protesting pro pro- testing lesting the third strike Ivan Abromowitz made the victory victory vic vic- vic vic- tory ory number 15 the hard way on way on onT 1 T ninth-inning ninth home run by Ray anka his of the season Pocatello remained that long half one game out of first place f by Y taking Salt Lake City 7 The The Cards made much of the sixth inning by funneling 10 men meno o 0 the plate and gathering four runs The Bees were unable to do anything until the sixth frame Billings and Boise split the days day's header The Pilots took the 4 10 and dropped the lightcap 3 JOan Dan Ahtipis held heldi i h he hp Pilots to three hits hils in seven innings the second game but hut had to be relieved relie b by manager L Larry rr Shepard Ogden Vins Wins Ogden squashed Idaho Falls 14 8 in a hitting free-hitting contest that aw the winners in possession of the game with nine run runs runs' at the end of the third inning homer came in the ninth inning and gave the Cowboys Cow Cow- boys hoys the run th they needed Deeded to cinch t the he victory The second game of the Boise- Boise twin contest was anti anti- In the opener Boise a three runs run in each of the first three innings and coasted h home om e. e Ogden'S victory over Idaho Falls was featured b by 30 hits hits IS 18 b bOgden by O Ogden den and 12 by the Ru Russets ets In Iii Inthe Inthe the sec second nd inning O Ogden den scored I seven runs Ron Harrison led off oft with a home run and was the last lasi lastman m man n to bat for the Reds doubling to prod produce ce the last of the seven sever 1 runs |