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Friday, May 22, 1936 SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Page 5 ♦ SPORT SHORTS On Top Spot With Christy Bob Hardy, of Ashland's favorite athletic sons ami a star of Jean Eberhart's Normal Isiskct- lMt.ll team this year. Is well on his way to making a Isist-biill name for himself if you can tuke the word of Ken Williams, manager of the Grunts Pass Merchants In the Southern Oregon League. For many years a star in the American League, Ken, or "Dib" as he is known to his many local friends, should know what he is talking about Ami his priilae foi the Lull, nineteen your old Hardy is sincere. Lefthanded, and with one <»f the sweetest curve balls you ever look ed at. Hardy beat Glendale two weeks ago in the Is-ague opener, allowing three hits and striking out eleven. Alrcudy he is a big favorite in Granta Bass, and Will- lams Is so enthusiastic about him that he predict« the end of the summer will wee more than one Afeiclflc Coast league scout on his hldl. W Hardy signed up with Grants Pass when it was known that Ash- land wouldn't have a team, and where he could work under Will iams and Al Drolette, former Coast 1-cague catcher and as smart us they come Drolette, like Williums. Is high in his praise of the youngster, making It unanim ous among men in Grants Puss who really know baseball Hardy’s next start will probably be against the Klamath Fulls Red Sox this Sunday at Klamath Fulls, and he will also probably work the Red Sox game al Grunts Pass the following Sunday. Former major league pitcher John Mlljus is doing in Medford what be wanted to do here but couldn't stir up enough Intereat Undui’ the direction of several Med ford business men. who raised the almost unbelievable sum of $750 in two days time, (unbelievable con cerning base lull 1 solicitations, the huge Serbian is tunning a buseball school for boys 14 to 21 It meets three times a week after school hours and is absolutely free to all wishing to play ball. Bill Lecver. Ashland high shortstop, is one of several local youths attending the school, and Mlljus says the little red head is one of his beat players Dope In Main Évent Monday The "Tiger" was cooled down to a mere cub and was carried from the ring. Bob Kennaston took an easy victory over Cecil McGill of I-os Angles in the opener. McGill was a sick man but insisted on trying The McGraw-Hill survey, accord to work anyway ing to a report received by the Drop kicks gave each a fall; Federal Housing Administration, Kennaston took the firat one and then McGill scored, But Kennaxt- , shows that veterans will use their ton was the only one of the two bonus money for the following to use the Gold Hill crab and by purposes:- Paying debts - $528,- that route took the deciding spill. 000,000; building and repairing •------------- ( homes - $193,000,000; automobiles, FROM MEDFORD $109,000,000; clothing. $110,000- Among those from Medford who 000. Many veterans have indicated visited this city were Mr. and Mrs they will finance their home build Aaron Andrews. They attended ing and purchasing with mortgage church services here with Mr and loans Insured by FHA, using their Mrs. George Andrews. bonus money as down payments. Vets Will Spend Much For Homes Just why the writer picked Pete Belt-astro to whip Ted Christy at the Medford Armory last Monday night will probably always icmain a mystery as will the reason Pete Belcastro didn’t whip said Mr. Christy. The champion, Belcastro. spent the most of his busy evening, getting in and out of Christy's rough stuff In fact he was so busy that he forgot to try any of his own rough stuff, and nearly forgot -------------------------- •--------------------------- to wrestle Christy took the first fall with Poppy Day, BATUKDAY MAY 28 Poppy Day, SATURDAY MAY S3 a hammerlock, but a bunch of typ ical Belcastro drop kicks brought Pet«? the second fall. Reaching over the ropes to pull an opponent back into the ring is recognized ax a bad thing for a wrestler to do since the referee is i supposed to do that, but Belcastro tried just that and took an upper- cut squarely on the chin and found I Christy on top for a body press Dude Lnick gave Tiger Taskoff three violent shoulder but« and then spun him in a lariat spin ikj fast that even the spectators got dizzy watching the whirligig Manufacturer’s GAS RANGE WEEK May 14-23 MAY pre. Thur, -r::- . a o 13 20 BOB KENNANTON : : 7 9 14 2L CHRISTY MEETS THE EX-MARINE IN MAIN EVENT ON MONDAY NIGHT It begins to look like Southern Oregon Football Conference thia fall will hold its own pigskin em- brogllo's almost entirely under the Ted (I'm plenty good) Christy lights Following in the footsteps of Klamath Falls, which installed will meet another good man at the Monday the glimmers last year, are Granta Medford Armory next night when he ties up with Bob 1‘aaa and Medford. Granta Pass has already lighted its field; soft Kennaston, the Gold Hill leather ball games are being staged there neck. in the top main event of now, and Medford's new field will Macle IJIlard's wrestling attract ion. be in readiness for football. Christy’s easy win over Bel- Plans are being laid to light the excellent Normal field here in Ash castro last week has caused con land for the SONS football tfami, siderable comment among the fans and if nothing goes awry, the high I and his match with Kennaston school will probably play several will be a severe test for both men. of its games there. Kennaston defeated Christy in the recent junior heavyweight tour The lone AshlarfTl high alumnus nament at Los Angeles, but the to apply for the coaching job here cocky Christy can't see where that is Roland Parks, for the past sev will ever happen again. eral years coach at Malin high In The middle main event will give Klamath county. Parks was grad the mat bugs a chance to sec what uated along in '27 or '28 if mem ' Cecil McGill can really do when he ory serves correct, and continued locks grips with the lariat sen his education at university of Ore sation. Dude Chick. Although a gon. rie has had quite a bit of nick man when he met Kennaston success at Malin, his basketball last week, McGill made a good team last winter reaching the fin showing and if he can stay out of als of the SONS tournament for Chick's deadly lariat spin, the ex secondary high schools. cowpoke will be in for a grueling match. RETURNS to ( AIIMF.I. Tiger Taskoff, the big bully Mrs. Joe Burge left Monday from Bulgaria, can try his rough evening for her home in Carmel, stuff, if he’s man enough to get Caliiomia after a visit of a week away with It, on Danny Savich, the here with her son, Billy Hulen, Mr. former All-American, from Utah, and Mrs. A. C. Nininger, and other in the opener. Savich, an artist friends. with the flying tackle, is returning after an absence of several weeks. VISITED IN YREKA The first two matches will be Mrs. Laura G. Pierce returned Monday night from Yreka, after conducted under the Australian a visit over the week-end at the system of six ten minute rounds, home of Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Harr while the final fracas of the even ing will be one hour straight wrest ison. ling time, the best1 two out of Popp.V Day, SATURDAY MAY 28 three falls deciding the case. For the benefit of those who are not wised up on the "low down' of the World's Junior heavyweight Championship elimination contests held recently at Los Angeles, that Dude Chick. Ted Christy. Bob Kennaston and Tiger Taskoff went to the semi-finals in com-| petition with over 400 wrestlers from all over the world. on a new, 1936 0 a 4 dgewodd Meets McGill! rn GAS RANGE Choose any model Wedgewood selling at $99.50 or more and — during this special event only — we will deduct $16 from the regular retail price. A truly worthwhile saving, made pos sible by the manufacturer’s cooperation. See our display today and make your selection at once! This offer ends Saturday May 23. SOUTHERN OREGON GAS CORPORATION Cowboy Dude Chick By C. M. PAYNE S’MATTER POP? w +I at ■AfbouT T*| a T MOISE- C ant "3> o -A T-diM4 A1ÙOUT IT C oü L ín ' t -M-eAUD '4< l‘i- K«l> S>r>4i<-ata. tnc.i
