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THE' BEND BUI1M
CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER
SECTION TWO
SPORTS
GENERAL NEWS
Volume UN
THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY," OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1945
NO. 127
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Johnny Rucker
Hits Safely in
Thirteen Games
By Carl I.lndqulAt
- (United Pres. Surf Correapondrot)
New York, May 3 tlPi Giant
out fielder Johnny Rucker has a
-' jijlrastic but effective method for
' Mivilnnalncr a hlttlno atraalr nni
so today at last he is fulfilling
hopes of the folks in Crabapple
Ga., wlio felt all along he was the
state's greatest ball player since
Ty Cobb.
Rucker, mediocre since coming
to the Giants in 1940, has hit
safely in all 13 games they have
( played, but in order to do it he
has had to "hang" himself every
day on his own personal "gal
lows." The 28-year-old southerner,
nephew of pitcher Nap Rucker,
who gained fame with the Brook
lyn Dodgers, has fused neck verte
brae, an injury so painful it
threatened to end his baseball
career. His batting average went
down steadily, and it was no se
cret that he would have quit un
less he found a remedy. Finally,
a doctor provided him with the
H conn
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contraption, literally a gallows.
pull the vertebrae apart.
Treatments Aid
om the start of the season
it was evident the treatments
were helping. Always one of the
fastest men in the majors, he
roved his outfield post more efect
lvely and as lead-off man, touched
off more rallies than any other
Giant player.
He has a .333 average with 21
hits, and his 13-game streak is
the longest in the majors to date.
Yesterday was his best day. With
four hits, he batted in four runs
in a 9 to 8 triumph over the Phil
lies at Philadelphia.
The St. Louis Cards, who had
trouble at Pittsburgh last season,
ran into more of the same yes
terday. After winning the opener
of a double bill, 4 to 2, on Harry
Brecheen's seven-hit pitching, the
Cards were hammered like sand
lotters to loe the score, 11 to 1.
i The Boston Braves gave Nate
Jftndrews a two run lead In the
. Virst inningyand he checked the
Dodgers thereafter to win, 3 to 1,
at Brooklyn.
Sox Win Again
The Red Sox won their fifth
straight, topping Washington, 4
to 0, at Boston on four-hit pitch
ing by Jim Wilson, who won his
first major league game.
Al Benton, back at Detroit after
a navy hitch, become top pitcher
of the season, beating Chicago,
2 to 1, for his third victory, a
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The Yankees handed Russ
Christopher of Philadelphia his
first defeat, 6 to 4, after he had
won three.
Pitcher Allie Reynolds of Cleve
land had a nine inning no-hit, no
run game within his 13-inning,
2 to 1 victory over the Browns at
St. Louis in the first night game
ot tne year.
Cincinnati at Chicago In the
national was rained out. .
Welker Cochran
Wins Two More
Hollywood, May 3 IP Welker
Cochran, ,t world s three-cushion
billiard titleholder, today threat
ened to pass challenger Willie
Hoppe in their transcontinental
series in the last of two local
matches at the Hollywood ath
letic club.
Cochran scored two decisive
wins over Hoppe yesterday to
pull within five points of his long
time foe.
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Hollywood Stars
Lose to Beavers
(By United Press)
Francis Patrick (Lefty) O'Doul,
the old National league batting
champion, knows today that light-
fiing does strike in the same place
wice.
O'Doul's San Francisco Seals
had a one-run lead over the Sac
ramento Solons for seven innings
last night, then had their dreams
of conquest blasted when Earl
Sheely's club scored three times in
the eighth to take over the Pacific
coast league tilt, 3 to i. t he pre
vious night the Solons put on a
four-run uprising in the final can
to for a 5-4 win in the opening
duel of the series.
It looked like young Elmer
Orella was going .to avenge that
loss when he blanked Sacramento
for seven frames. He mowed down
the first Solon in the last of the
eighth, then was touched for a
bloop single by Jack Handley.
Jimmy Grant doubled to score
Handley. The next batter, Jess
Landrum, slammed a grass-cutter
at shortstop Joe Futernlck who
kicked the ball around, allowing
B a r ji e y Bridges, running for
Grant, to score. Roy Younker
grounded out but Ted Grcenhalgh
singled to bring in Landrum with
the run that meant the game.
Beavers Win
The Portland Beavers stretched
their first-place margin ' to two
and one-half games by downing
the Hollywood Stars, 7-2, while the
second-place Seattle Rainiers were
splitting a double-header with the
Oakland Acorns. Oakland took the
seven-inning twilight opener, 8-2,
behind Floyd Stromme's three-hit
twirling, but the Rainiers came
back in the nightcap for a 4-1 win.
The San Diego Padres evened
their series with the Los Angeles
Angels at one game each when
Tony Criscola came in from third
on a wild throw for the run that
gave Pepper Martin's men a 5-4
triumph.
Stromme was making his final
appearance of the season for Oak
land before entering the army.
League Standings
(By United Pru) ,
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Chicago- 6 3 .667
New York 6 3 .667
Detroit 7 4 .636
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Washington 6 7 .462
St. Louis 4 6 .400
Boston 5 8 .385
Cleveland 3 7 .300
NATIONAL
New York ,. 9 4 .692
Chicago 7 4 .636
Boston 7 5 '.583
St. Louis 6 5 .545
Brooklyn 5 6 .455
Cincinnati ...... 5 6 ' .455
Pittsburgh 5 7 .417
Philadelphia 3 9 .250
PACIFIC COAST
Portland 20 10 .667
Seattle 18 13 .581
San Diego 18 14 563
Oakland 16 15 .516
Sacramento ...16 16 .500
Los Angeles 14 18 .438
San Francisco 13 19 .406
Hollywood 10 20 .G67
Baksi Is Victor
Oyer Larry Lane
Chicago, May3 (IP) Joe Baksi,
a massive one-time coal miner
from western Pensylvania, held a
unanimous 10-round decision over
Larry Lane, Newark, N. J., heavy
weight, today thanks to his Iron
jaw. ,
Baksi, ranked the nation's sixth
best heavyweight, left Lane wobbly-legged
at the end of their bout
at the coliseum last night, but
only after hr had absorbed every
punch Lane could throw.
The 195- pound New Jarsey
negro, a vicious hitter, carried
the fight during the first five
rounds, repeatedly hitting the 23-year-old
Polish heavyweight with
crisp left hooks and explosive
rights.
But Baksi, carrying a 16-pound
weight advantage, never faltered.
He wore Lane down with a maul-
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DOUTHIT'S
District 2 Meet
To Be Held Here;
New Marks Due
Teams representing schools
from Central Oregon and the mid
Columbia areas will meet in Bend
Saturday to determine the track
and field championships of dis
trict 2. With the revival of in
terest in. Central Oregon, this
year's meet promises to be one
of the best in the last decade.
Six schools have sent iti entries
for full teams and it is possible
that other schools may make some
individual entries.
Favorites to cop this season's
classic will be the Redmond Pan
thers who easily captured the Can
tral Oregon title last week. How
ever with the increased entry list
it is possible that any of the
other major entries coulid slip in.
Some Points Certain
Both Prineville and Bend have
some certain points that might
put them in the running if Hood
River, Arlington and Moro can
cut into some o fRedmond's
stronger events. Hood River,
second only to Bend in the num
ber of championships won, will
also have to be considered, al
though little is known of the
strength ot this year's team.
Arlington, boasting one o fthe
strongest "B" school teams in the
state, will enter a power packed
squad that was nosed out for
first place in their division of the
Hay ward relays by a half a point.
They will be. favorites to capture
the trophy for "B" schools and
may be in the running for the
meet title as well. Of the entries
to date, only one defending cham
pion will be on hand. George
Rasmussen, Bend's ace vaulter,
will be out to capture his third
successive district title.
Records Expected
Most of the marks set in last
year's meet are expected to be
bettered except those in the two
hurdle races. Denny Sullivan of
Bend set a new record in the
high's and ran close to record
twice in the lows.
Because of the larger entrv list
preliminaries will be run Satur
daymorning - with the -. finals
scheduled for the afternoon.
COPS KEKP 7IIE PEACE
Plymouth, Ind. ill'i Plymouth
ponce, attracted to "Bum Haven'
by a quarrel between two
"guests," found the dispute to be
over an electric light. One wanted
It off, and the oilier wanted it left
on all night. The one who insisted
that the light be left on had $4.90
in his pocket and distrusted his
roommate in the dark. Police set
tled the argument by agreeing to
care for the $4.90 overnight and
turned off the light.
IIEABINO PLANNED
San Diego, Cal., May 3 'in
State alhlolic commissioner Tony
Entenza will conduct a hearing
hero May 12 on the Kid Lester
Charley Earley and Donnle Maes
Ralph Lara fiRhls held in San
Diego last month, it was announc
ed today.
Both fights were stopped by
referees, automatically forcing a
commission hearing.
ing, grinding offensive of lefts
and rights. .
The bout was staged before a
disappointing crowd of 5,350 fans
who paid a gross ot $I8,73.
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By .lack Cuddy ....
(United Prnu Staff CorrMtxmilmt)
New' York, May 3 HP) Rusr
Christopher, the Athletics" skinny
right-hander, was naturally disy
appointed when the Yanks
snapped his winning string at
three straight. But he was smil
ing his shy smile again today and
calling himself "the luckiest pitchi
er in baseball." j
The tall, lean lad from Point
Richmond, Calif., lasted only four
innings yesterday against the
Yanks who nicked him for ntne
111 Is and six runs as they tagged
him with his first defeat ot the
season. Before taking the mound
at Yankee stadium, he had opened
the campaign brilliantly wltfi a
victory over Washington and two
over Boston. ,
"I felt pretty blue when I
walked to the showers after the
fourth inning," he explained later.
"I felt I had let the boys down:
and they've been Riving me swell
support. But gradually the blues
went away and I began to remem
ber what an extremely lucky fel
low I am."
The reporter hoped that 27-year-old
Christopher would not crum
ple under the effort of conversa
tion. As he climbed out ot his
gray road uniform in the locker
room, Huss looked like one of
those starving prisoners being re
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on his six-foot-four frame. He
packs only 170 pounds. Seemed
that any sudden gust of air would
waft him away. His hair and
brows, though a dull brown, pro
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his somewhat. palHd skin.
Why was this refugee from the
prison-camp pictures such a lucky
fellow?
"In the first place, I was un
expectedly lucky to start off with
three straight wins this season,"
the right-hander said, "because
I'm a hot-weather pitcher. I sel
dom have good control until the
weather gets warm. Unless my
arm is perspiring, I can't feel the
location of the plate. It's hard to
describe, but you just have to feel
where the plate is. And you can't
get the feel when your arm is
cold."
Even more important Is the
fact that Russ is "lucky to be
pitchin1 at all now." Seems that
he pulled a ligament in his right
elbow while flinging for Wenat
cheo, Wash., of the western Inter
national league in 1940. The elbow
went bad again In '43 when he was
with the Athletics, putting him on
tne bench for about two montus.
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side arm slants In spring training, -,.
made the change under Bruckei's :
supervision and survived. "Ex
cept for Bruckers savvy, I'd be
Out cf baseball now," Christopher
declares.
' Lady luck also grinned at the
scrawny Californiun in tills some
what goofy fashion: "Using the
Slue arm, I developed a good
sinker a sinker I could throw
with different speeds. But, a fun
try thing about that sinker, about
once in five times it will take off
sail up instead of going down.
So, I never know exactly where
It's going when I throw it. Under
the circumstances, I'm mighty
lucky to have any control of my
best pitch; and I'm lucky also
that the catcher can stop the sail
er when he's expecting a sinker."
In addition, the doctors doubted
the big fellow's ability to play
ball when he started back in '38
because of his "galloping heart."
it oeats too last line tne ticKer
of Ray Sanders, Cardinals' first
baseman. Christopher is a 4-F'er
because of his heart. And speak
ing of hearts, Russ married his
sweet heurt, Virginia, about 18
months ago. She has become an
ardent baseball fan. They now
have a cozy little apartment in
Philadelphia.
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big Russ considers himself the
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