Friday, May 21, 1937
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
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Grants Pass Invades Local Diamond Sunday
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GAMES SUNDAY, MAY 23
Glints Pass at Ashland.
(■Jen date at Medford
< resemi City Hi Roseburg.
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1
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SOUTHERN OREG ON LEAGUE
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I,
Pct.
Roseburg
3
0
1.000
< r«’«< i’iit City
2
0
1.000
Grants Puns
2
1
.0417
2
Ashland
1
.883
2
Medford
0
.000
Glendale
0
8
•00®
1.HUIAS BATTINf A4 ERIGES
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1
1
1 ®"°
Montgomery
7
4
Ml
.102
Mavens
IS
fl
Schopf
10
4
.100
Brown
10
8
.800
Ager
II
3
.274
Hess
II
2
.182
Balding
12
2
.16«
Patterson
IS
2
.158
Simpson
12
1
.083
Durham
S
0
ooo
Hall
2
0
.000
1 .earning
|
0
.000
Keaton
1
0
.000
CLIMB
IN
WIN
Living up to pre-game predic-
lons, the hard-hitting Ashland
. ilthlans went to the poles Sun-
ay aft«*m«x>n, nullified the term
Sultan of Swat" and democrat-
k ally divided 12 hits among seven
layers In nin«* innings of base-
,P all
which sent the cellar-dwelling
M edford Craters back to their
E
L de with the short end of a 7-5
■ore.
A landslide of seven hits In
the fourth, fifth and sixth
stanzas netted six runs for
Ashland and carri«*d Erickson,
Crater hurler, off to
showers. iMrry Pepper,
other .right hander Mho
lleved Erickson, gave only
hits in the balance of
game and «truck out seven
Lithians. Mwell Brown hand
ed out only six safeties in
< ap. glove, shoes and sox. This
jiiti'hing a Mhale of a game
outfit, by th«* May, Is just
for the locals.
Mhnt th«- Mell-dressed young
JuekkniniiK Into a new world's pole
The scoring started In the sec
Jud I’ernoll'« outfit feature«
man Is Hearing in Ashland
ond when Brown took a free trip
vault
record,
Olympic
Athlete
Bill
u lineup full of heavy hitters
this
spring
and
is
conshiered
to first has«’ after being struck on
Sefton clears the bur at dizzy height
In Ray, Machado, Hulas,
just too, too chic along the
the head by a ball thrown by
of 14 feet. 7H inches, aiding his
Hartman, Pitman iunl (tstrum
Boulevard. It must I m * admit
Erickson Medford's young hurler
teammates In their unexpected 7U-
Mhich Mill give I. omc II ItroMn,
ted that each player on th«*
became somewhat unnerved by the
52 victory at the Los Angeles coli
local southpaw, and the other
l.lthlan nine has a suit Mhich
mishap, allowing Arba Ager to
Ashlar««! players plenty to
seum over the California Bears. Sef
r«*scmlil«*s in each detail the
got in a grxxl sacrifice play ad
think about «luring their turns
ton's leup breaks the mark of 14
M«*ll-tailor«*d cloth«*« of his
vancing Brown to second base
In the field. Hugh Ila rtman,
fellow-players, and runs rather
feel. 8‘A inches, set by George Var
Ted Schopf then hit. scoring
former SON'S student, Mill
to a conservative gray, Mith
off of San Francisco in 1034J.
Brown
catch Griggs Sunday
no tolerance «I iomii for the
Mike Balcovic evened the score
more Individualistic romjM-r-
First casualty of the season a
in the third after attaining first
typ«’ uniform of flamboyant
sprained ankle while playing
on Simpson's error. Stealing sec
orange.
ond, the big Crater catcher made
against Medford Park«T Hess,
Every
man
to
his
own
taste,
say
a leisurely trip home M’hen Erick
Llthian second bagger udì) s«-«* no
the
exclusive
Ashland
stylists,
and
son also got on udth Schopf’s mis
action In th«* Grants Pass game
if
the
man
plays
baseball
let
him
take and Dick Lewis, Crater
His spot probably will be filled
wear a baseball uniform If he is shortstop, hit a single.
by Willie Durham
“
a kittenball addict let his attire
Rest of the lineup for th«* Inciti»
Th«’ii came th«* eventful
show it
will be much th«* same as last
fourth Inning, a story in it-
<
<
r
I.ARRY III NTER mw .,
Sunday's starting fore«*
self.
Always willing to give credit
Al Simpson will catch Brown’s
First came a hit by Malcolm
OWEIJ.
BROWN,
southpaw
where
credit
is
due,
it
must
be
curves, Patterson will be at first 1
Stine, garishly garbed Crater right
admitted
that
the
Medford
pitcher.
J
Llthian
pitcher
has
decided,
base, Ager nt third, Schopf, short
I^irry Pepper, has a reasonable fielder. He was put out, Schopf
stop Outfield positions will be a after reading a description of him quarrel
the printed page due to Hess, on a fielder's choice
little more open with Mavens self in a Medford pajs’C. that this to the with
fact that misinformation M'hich let Swanson get on first
practically a cinch to start at cen southern Oregon circuit Is a very led to his
very thorough panning base. Sakralda fanned, and M’as
ter and other gardens not yet set tough league, indeed
in
this
column
a week ago in an followed by R Mwis who drew a
by
t
hr
ItroMn
Mas
cre«llt«*<l
The u’ay It looks today. it will I m *
account of the Prospect-Crater u-alk. advancing Su’anson to the
article Mith Minning the Med
hustling Jack Balding nt left field
game It now appears that Pepper I second cushion Dick Hoffman,
ford- Ashland fracas but all
and Don Montgomery, right with
whiffed more than his share of ' Medford first sacker u’hose ef
the frosting Ma« licked off th»’
Phil Keaton, lusty batting acqui
Prospect batters and that it was forts at fielding u’ere noticeably
«Ilgar plum by the label, "er
sition fr«>m northern California, on
Hoffman who was the goat of a poor, finally found out what a
ratic."
hand to get the n<wl during the
baseball looked like, and rapped it I
Cold facta and figures show that late-innlngs slugging bee
game to go in and show his stuff
Mith a lusty swing for his first hit
Apologies, Mr Pepper!
Other players will he Gosnell, the portsider haa struck out no
of the season, a home run scoring
Mam i ng and possibly Wayne less than 34 hatters in 35 innings next time such vilification of
I Swanson and Muds ahead of him.
Combest ns relief pitcher, besides of 1937 baseball Terrible record abilities occurs it will not be
Coming up for their half of the
essary
to
pitch
near
shut-out
¡isn't
that
’
’
Or
is
it
’
Furthermore,
Manager Hall
Arba Ager, third sacker, and th«’ big hurler has hit three for to merit a word or two of praise inning Mdth the score 3-1 against
Keaton arc being groomed for ten to hang up a batting average Thos«- last frames Sunday entitle them, the Lithians u’ent to work
quickly. Ager hit and M’as put out
entry In the flinging department, of 300 in league games In th«’ you to a rest on your laurel«
at second with an almost identical
■nd. arrival of Chief McLean In .second inning of th«* Medford con
fielder's choice play which set
test
he
whiffed
Swanson.
Sakralda
<
<>n<|nlen<<-s
being
a few days is expect ml to add
In ord«*r,
It now com«*« the turn of ] Simpson up on first. Schopf filed
stimulus to the victory-bound and Ray Mwis in one-two-three
out. then Hess M’alked, Balding got
Billy llulen! I nofficial press
Lithians set on climbing rest of order, and this Swanson was called
on an error and another error
the way up to league leading po | "a terrific hitter” by the Medford
agent for Medford’s Crater»», | , on
by Erickson put Patterson on the
writer.
sition
Hulen apparently is on the
I initial sack, scoring Simpson.
Wax that enough'’ No! Mr.
fence.
Montgomery lofted a tM’o-bagger,
! Brown is one of thos«’ eccentric
Living in Medford. formerly and Hess and Balding scored, fol
Lithians Seek Game individuals who consider that a from Ashland, he sat silently lowed closely by Patterson who
job half-don«’ is a job undone So
last Sunday's game like loped across the plate M’hen Mav
For Memorial Sunday In the eighth Inning, M’hen Stine - through
a poker player who had just dealt
| hung one on tne old pellet M hich himself a fifth ace. His "when in ens singled. Montgomery and
Llthian basehall club officials ' seemed to be a special delivery Rome" policies have placed him in Mavens died on base M’hen BroM'n
are awaiting blds from other stamp to some unknown address in a difficult position which can be flied out to shortstop but the local
teams for a game to played here th«’ mor«’ remote regions of the classified as neither fish, flesh nine had gained a lead which M’as
'never headed.
outfield, the "erratic hurler” nor fowl'
Memorial Sunday, May 30
Two more Ashland runs In
Original plana called for a con leaped high in th«’ air. took the
He does show marked cha
th«’ sixth drove Erickson off
test with Hilts. but that team la i stinging drive to put Stine out.
meleonic tendencies, however,
the rubber, and a spirited
a member of the Northern Cali | then pegged the hall to second
in his r«*sounding but unjustl-
ninth-inning
rally backing
fornia circuit which haa scheduled ! I Mine putting Dick Mwis out there
fie«l walls at »out th«* Hilts lar
Pepper’» pitching nett«*d one
for a beautiful double play! It
games for that day.
ceny of Donny Donovan front
Medford tally but stopjted two
If no bills arc receive«! by Mon* lacked but inches of being a triple
th«* Crater infield. There is no
runs short of tying the Min
«lay an attempt will he made to put-out when Mavens fired the
doubt that Mr. Donovan’s de
ning score.
secure a strong C!CC nine for ball to First Baseman Patterson,
parture to s«*ar«-h for gold
Big Don Montgomery walloped
competition, or a tilt may b«* ar but a low throw slowed the ball
In sunny California Mill cause
three hits in four times at bat
ranged with aome other idle mem down just enough to save the run
Mike Balcovic a great deal of
for the locals as did Ted Schopf.
ber of the Southern Oregon ner hustling back to the hag
grief.
The only logical deduction 1«
league
But the Hulen howls are as si shortstop. Medford's heavy bats
this: If Brown Is an "erratic
Medford and Crescent City will
lent as the doodle-bug's responses were limp, Balcovic getting but
southpaw" all other pitchers
pick up the game which was
when mingled udth the Ashland one bingle in four trips. Swanson
In the league must have two
rained out in th<> coast city, but
chagrin over the M«xiford pur- the same, and Wally Rickert going
left hand« and a pair of left
all other Decoration day encoun
loinment of Larry Pepper, Blow up three times to no avail. Sully
feet. And, If there ar«» any
ters between league members will
ball artist, topped off now by at Knox, batting for Mwis in the
could not savvy Broun at
more second-rater« like him In
have no official status in pennant
tempted and perhaps successful ninth,
and made lots of breeze with
Noulhern Oregon they can re
ratings
inducements offered to Wayne all
the stick but no hits. The club's
port for piny at Ashland at
a
Combest. Showing absolutely no weakest
• Mrs Clara Cardwell of Venice,
Hoffman, wangled
the earliest convenient mo
finesse or sublety the Craters the two from hitter.
four to tie with Dick
Calif., is visiting relatives this
ment. A n n special Inducement
Craters
picked
game
time
last
Manager llall Mill have them I Sunday as the proper moment for Muis for Medford honors.
week in Medford and Ashland
u’ere Brown to Simp
measured for a charming en
Mrs Cardwell is a sister of Ted
suggesting that Combest ask for son Batteries
for Ashland, Erickson and
semble consisting of uniform,
Schopf. SONS student
his Ashland release in order to Pepper
to Balcovic for the losers
help pull Medford out of the cellar
Score by innings:
position.
’
001 300 001 5
After all, Hilts is out of the Medford
BE SURE TO TAKE THE PROPER BAIT
Ashland
010
402 OOx -7
Southern Oregon conference and
ON THAT WEEK-END FISHING TRIP!
consequently may solicit players • The Claycomb • Motor company
from any team in this league if has announced sale of new Ford
they so choose But who can say v-8s to the following: J. Hallison,
that it is a neighborly gesture to
W. R Winkler, Klamath
snatch two pitchers in a row from Keno;
Falls, and Walter Freeman. Ash
a member team, even if the move land.
technically is on the level? And
particularly when the aforemen
tioned member team is very busy frigerator salesmen at the north
with problems of base hits and pole, but Indications in Ashland
strikeouts Tsk! Tsk! Hulen! And are that additional player switch
ing will cause a league stink
a double Tsk! Tsk! to you, Mike.
No available data has arrived which will make a polecat smell
as yet from Hilts or Ashland re- like $700 worth of eau de cologne
Comparative showings iigainst
th«
Roseburg
Pirates,
who
trounced <.Hints Pass IO «I Sunday,
give ARhliind'n Llthliins tin- edge
to beat the
tlie Climate City M«*r
chants when the two temim piny
at 2 30 o'clock Sunday afternoon
on th« Awiilan<| high nehool <lln-
1710(1(1
Phil Griggs Merchant hurler
walked In four runs to help th«*
Roseburg batters and tils 11-11111
mates kicked th.* ball around for
errors which did the rest Tile
lanky ('('<’ enrol)«*«* from Texas
has it high straight ball which
bouata plenty of speed but Is shy
on control Llthian batters have
shown no reluctance so far
'season to paste deliveries of
bort, and unless Griggs can
aome fancy curves out of the
they likely will connect
enough of Griggs' offerings foi
winning score
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MEDFORD ARMORY
SPECIAL THIS WEEK
~
"MAP OF THE WORLD”
of utmost importance to employ
ers of all classes of labor, to state
and county officials and to federal
agencies such as the WPA, will
utilize all available statistics, and
will present an
accurate and graphic picture of
the labor situation in this state,
It will be financed and carried on
as a WPA project.
Work will be under the super-
vision of J C. Rettie, research di
rector for the planning board. Mr.
Rettie recently was named asso
ciate planning consultant ny the
National Resources committee and
assigned to the board here. He will
be assisted by H H. White, ex
tension economist of Oregon State
college, and V. L. Sexton, assist
ant economist, both of whom re
cently have been assigned to Ore
gon by the national committee.
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• Cecil La Course of Twin Falls,
Ida., is visiting at the home of
Mr and Mrs C. M Litwiller for
a few days this week, enroute for
a visit with his parents in San
Diego.
OUR
TICKLE YOU
She didn’t use an old map for her
costume, but it's a "Map of the
World" glazed chintz that Miss
Pearl Dietz wears at the women’s,
children’s, infants' wear and acces
sories market in the Merchandise
Mart. Chicago. Underneath the
short jacket with its fulled sleeves
and short flared skirt, is a playsuit
in red pique.
'P AKE apple, fr’instance
. . . just great big
plump sep’rate hunks of
fruit in their natural syrup
—stuffed into a crumbly,
fall-apart crust as light
as a feather (a teeny one.)
Jackson County Work
Conditions Are Study
WE MAKE ’EM
OURSELVES
Employment conditions in Jack
son county and all other sections
of Oregon, especially the seasonal
and migratory phases, will be
thoroughly surveyed under a pro
ject begun this week under the
direction of the Oregon state plan
nings board, it was announced by
Ormond R Bean, board chairman.
The project, which is held to be
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