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MEDFORD MAIL TRTBUXE. M"EPFORD. . OREGON', SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 1933. Army of Amateur Fighters Marches on Medford for Tournament pme Form OPENING GONG 10 CniIMn MflMllAV IN ouunu mummi in 3-NIGHT PROGRAM Boys From Cities, Rural Sec tions and C. C. C. Camps Gathering to Swap Socks in Legion Benefit Show The welgh-mastera will be on the Jump hotel will be filling up. end Medford will begin moving Into the amateur boxing spotlight of the na tion late tor 'ght aa game amateur fighting men and their army of sup porta start pouring Into town for the grand opening of the American Leg lon'a relief fund benefit ohampton- ahlp boxing tournament on the Med ford Armory battle front tomorrow nlsht. From many cltlea, towns,, hamlets and O.C.O. campa In Oregon men are either enroute or ready to begin awooplng Into town to wage furloua warfare In quest of the JacK uemp. aey trophy and other awarda that go to the wlnnera along wltn a tree trip to the Pacific coaat champion- ablpi pointing to the national meet In Boaton or New YorK city later in the season. First (long At 8:15 The first fight Is to start promptly at 8:15 tomorrow night and the last warriors will either leave the ring or be oscorted from the hempen roa ' trum not later than 10:30. The fights will be put on In machine-gun like order. Although powerful heavyweights will be seen rocking each other to sleep In "battles of giants" to feature the card, there also will be wild-eyed fights In all other weight classee, too, tomorrow night. Les. Showers, generally recognized as one of Amerlca'a out-standing di rectors of amateur - flstlo events, la In charge of the big ring revival. He is being assisted by Dick Russell. LAIllili FAN will kkm AltMOltV COOL MONDAY K9r the first time In the history of that famed human sports gar age, the Armory arena will be kept comfortably cool by power ful electrlo fans tomorrow night aa a record crowd looks on at the most fierce and gruelling ring eon flic's In the annals of fisticuffing In Medford. Lee Oarlock and Carl Y. Tengwald, tourney heads, an nounced last night. Tourney Facts For Fight Fans L Oarlock : "We're 1I set to handle a record crowd at the ama teur flghta Monday night In the Armory. Tickets are moving fast." Jena Jensen: "I'll take Jerry Jer ome on In a special bout at the amateur show Monday night If Lea Shower, will let me wear track shoes Instead of fighting shoes." Dick Russell: "Tickets are disap pearing like hot cakes In a lumber camp on a cool September morning. When will the outside boxers atart arriving In town? Well, Sunday of coii rue. There'll be an army of them, too." Carl T. Tengwald: "The Armory will be kept cool by large olectrlc fans Monday night as the warring rlngmen knock each other bow-leg' ged. Did you ever see such an ad vance demand for tickets?" INGTi AS YANKS DIVIDE American I.engue. Washington New York .. Philadelphia Cleveland Detroit Chicago Boston St. Louis W. L. PC. 60 38 .845 64 42 .604 53 53 .605 53 57 .483 S3 67 .47? 61 58 .477 48 69 .438 42 69 .378 TO PLAY SARAZEN PRO GOLF FINALS As they await the hostilities to morrow night, ring devotees, men and women alike, are debating whether "Oregon produces, better fighting men than Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Oallfornla and other atates?" The anawrfr will come amid flying fists on the Armory battle front. MI.DKIHl) FlllH'l'KH.4 tVKKIII IN AT 10 A. M. TODAY Bent upon repelling the attack of the "enemy" Medford's aspiring amateur fighters, all of those who have trained even one night, are to repott to the clerk of the scalea at the Boy Scout building, near the open-air arena, at 10 o'clook this morning to take their weight and physical tests. Amateurs residing close enough to do so also will re port, while those from more dis tant points are to be weighed and examined In the order they put In appearance tonlRht. Identity of the referees and Judges continued to bo a secret last night when Inquiry was made regarding those who are to call flstlo balls and strikes on the huskies as tfiey strive manfully to turn back the enemy tomorrow night, Feminine ring followers as well as the social set of this section will turn out enmassa to witness the Medford huskies fight for the glory of their city and state against the outsiders tomorrow night. Kecord Seat Sals In number of tickets sold, the largest sale In the history of sports In Medlord was reported last night at Cleo'a and Brown's. Seats are to be hid at the two places until the box office and doora open wide at the Armory tomorrow night at 7. A block of 1,000 choice seats are to go on sale at the Armory vrwn the doora open tomorrow night to care for thuae late In buying their tickets or making reservations. Despite big ness of the event most popular prices will pievail. Here are names of Medford's out standing amateur boxers who have been directed by the A. A. U. to re port for the weighing In aosslon at the Boy Scout headquarters at 10 this morning: Cal Link, Leonard Chrlit aln, Max aillnaky. Art Peterson, Chancy Harper, Bernard Wilder, Koet ney Vsn Brunt, Fred Reed, Jimmy Doe, Bobby Perllck, Cal Cook, Bustr Cravifrio. Keith Estes. Lloyd Morri son, Nurman Btaten, Eddie Scrlvens, Young Tony Canzonerl, Red Saylor, Owen Batea. Jack Anderson, BUI Henderson, Carl Hooper. Brnls Morrla, Preddll Shafer, LeRoy Williams, Max Overstn-et, Stanley Kunzman, Billy Hawkins. Paul Bakralda, Garrett Dews, Don Lyon. Jimmy Palmer, Ted Llndle. Tex Overstreet, Oeorge Ed wards, Victor Roystor, Billy Regan. Oeorge Oheland, Benny Wood, Jimmy Campbell. Paul Doe, Clarenra Cook. Joe Denman, Cleo Hicks, Rex Oil irisky, Bert Luman, Boyd Prince, Wil fred Hoffman. Don Darnlelle, Rex Pegg, Hankie Neal. Tommy Olllnsky, and the Medford amateura who will compe'4 tinder the banner ol the C. C. C. camps and Medford during ths vi:o and furloua fighting. RT.TrR MniiNn rt.irn Milwaukee. Wis., Aug. 12. (AP) Oene Sarazen rode Into the finals of the national professional golf championship with Willie Goreln. an unknown tn onir renown, from a 8n Francisco mu nicipal golf course, today. Poles apart aa fame goes In golf, they will meet for th nriMrf tin. dropped bv Olln Dutra nr rM Ann ies, in a 30-hole final over the ahort Blue Mound course tomorrow. Sarn&en, open chamDlnn of th united states and Great Britain last year, sailed Into the finals on the time of an easv 6 and 4 triumnh nvr another prominent star, Johnny Far rell, of New York. " Ooggin. on leave of absence as' coir nrnrojuinnni t municipal ssurse 10 miles from Sun Francisco to compete In his first Im portant golf championship, survived after a great duel in which he turned back another unknown of the ranks, Jimmy Htnes of the Timtw Pnmt club. New York, one up. He salted away his victory with a birdie on the oom green. GOLFDOIVTS QUEEN CHICAGO, Aug. 12. (AP) Lucille Robinson, a comely youngster from Des Moines, Iowa, dealt tlio national champion. Virginia Van Wle. Chicago, a 8 to 8 lacing today to win the wo. men's western open golf title, a prize that has eluded the Chicago star for nine years. Miss Robinson had played fine golf throughout the tournament, but was accorded no more than an outside chance of defeating Miss Van Wle, who until today played at the top of her game. Today, however, the champion went about her work with surprising Indifference, and was on top only until the Uth hole of tho morning round. The young lowan, erratlo and brilliant by turns, was one down at the morning turn, but steadied and defeated her famoua op ponent with am.ar.ing ease, . PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 12. (AP)--Phllndelphia and New York divided a pair of free swinging games today, the Yanks winning the second game 8-6 after the A's had taken the opener, II to 9, In 10 Innings. First game: - R. H. E. New York 9 11 0 Philadelphia 11 14 1 Batterlea: Ruffing. Moore. Gomez. Uhle. Brown and Dickey; Grove. Oli ver, Mahaffey, Walzerg and Cochrane. Second game: R. H. E. New York 8 13 0 Philadelphia 6 14 3 Batteries: MacFnyden and Dickey: Earnshaw and Cochrane. Ring Tourney Chieftains BOSTON, Aug. 12. (AP) The league-leading Washington Senators today made a clean-sweep of their three-game aeries with Boston by win ning, 2-1. R H. E. Washington 3 ft 0 Boston 16 1 Batteries: Whttehlll and Sewell; Welland, Welch and Ferrell. CHICAGO, Aug. 12. (AP) Chicago Blugged out lfl hits today, Including home runs by Ralph Krciut and Al Simmons, to defeat Detroit, 11 to 2. R. H. E. Detroit 2 9 0 Chicago .' 11 lfl 1 Batteries: Frasler, Hog sett and Pasek; Gaston and Berry. CLEVELAND, Aug . 12. (AP) A three-run rally In the eighth and a lone counter In the tenth, gave Cleveland a 4 to 3 victory over St. Louis. R. H. E. Stf) Louis 3 9 1 Cleveland .-. 4 11 0 Batteries: Wells, Stiles and Shea; HUdebrand and Pytlak. Tourney Gossip Doc' Boise "Our entire force will : turn out to see the amateur fights I tomorrow night. We're backing our own Rex Glllnsky to win." 1 EtuaW.azJBJs.a'ssirir;ri I ; ; ' A - ' I ?s" v J -ssiis.eJf0'lil Fast Plane Time, PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 12. (AP) Flying a new transport plane with m 3 'w n m Courtesy of Peosleya An overflow crowd Is forecast for the jjrund opening of the American Leglon't great relief fund benefit amateur boxing tournament on the Arniorv field of honor, Medford, to morr,ni night. Hhown nhnve are three of the lourney chiefs. They are Top, (left fo rip, t) Loe Oarlock, com mander Medford Post No. 15, Ameri can Lplon and Dick Russell, asso ciate director, while below Is shown dlrectnr-ln-chler Lea Sli oners. Large electric fans will keep the specta tors comfortable tomorrow night. nine passengers, a stewardess and a mate, Lou Goldsmith of- United Air Lines, covered the 147 mile between" Seattle "and Portland In 46 minutes today." , . ' , , Klamath Bugler ' State Champion KLAMATH PALLS, Ore., Aug. 11. (AP) Newton Green of the Klamath Palla drum corpa won the Individual bugle championship here today at the state American Legion conven tion. The only other entranta were W. L. Brechblll of Portland and Glenn Himmlnger of Roseburg. BY SEALS' RALLY Los Angeles - Portland Sacramento Hollywood . Oakland San Francisco Mission Seattle Coast League w. 79 77 78 78 81 55 83 48 Pet. .604 .588 .588 .685 .469 .417 398 373 SAM FRANCISCO. Aug. 12 (API Scoring two runa after two were out In the ninth Inning the San Pranclsco Seals nosed out the Port land Ducks 2 to 1 here today; Lee Stlne, young Seal righthander, furnished the hit that decided the contest. Jack Fenton doubled to center field to start the fireworks off Tony Fteltas, Portland hurler, In the final frame. He scored a moment iatr on Bottarlnl's single to center. Here Stlne sent out a long hit to left center and Bottarlnl romped across the plate bringing victory.' Both pitchers were In their best form. Earl Sheely's home run over the left field fence in the fourth waa the only score off Stlne. R. H. E. Portland ..l 5 0 San Francisco . 2 9 0 Freltas and Palmlsano; Stlne and Bottarlnl, Seattle R. H. E. 11 17 2 10 15 1 Los Angeles PUlette, Walters, Sewell and Brad bury, stttzel, Nelson. Ballou and Ward, McMullen. R. H. E. Hollywood .a 14 0 Sacramento - 2 5 0 Shcehan and Summers; Bryan and Woodall. R. Missions (. Oakland -w Johnson and and Vcltman. H. E. 8 19 1 4 8 ' 8 Fltzpattick; McEvoy ST. JOHN'S, N. F Aug. 12. (AP) Raging forest fires In Newfoundland advanced toward the northern coast today, arlvtng terror stricken flsher- folk to the sea for safety. National League W. L. New York 83 Pittsburgh ... , .81 Chicago . .60 Boaton 57 St. Louts . Brooklyn Cincinnati . -.57 -.42 ..44 Pet. .800 6i .550 .528 .623 ' .408 .404 NEW YORK. Aug. 12 (AP) Fred Fltzalmmons shut out the Phillies with five hits and for bis first victory in six weeks ss the Giants won to day's xame 2 to 0. R. H. E. Philadelphia 0 6 0 New York 2 , 8 0 Holley, Ragland and V. Davis; Fltzstmmons snd Richards. BROOKLYN, Aug. 12 (AP) A three run rally In the eighth, started by Buck Jordan'a homer with one on. enabled' Boston to hold off Brooklyn's ninth inning uprising to day and defeat the Dodgers 8 to 3. R. II. E. Boston . .6 8 - 0 Brooklyn ...3 10 0 Brandt, Smith and Spohrer; Mungo, Carroll, Thurston and Lopez. PITTSBURGH, Aug. 12 (AP) Pittsburgh's Pirates leaped back Into second place today by anarlng a doublo victory from Chicago 5 to 2 and 3 to 2. First game ft R. H. E. Chlcasri a 8 3 Pittsburgh 6 8 0 Maione. Henshaw, Nelson and Hart nett; Smith and Finney. Second game R. H. E. Chlcajo 2 12 0 Pittsburgh 3 7 0 Root and Campbell; Melne and Grace. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 12-(AP) A two run iftlly In the eighth gave St. Louis a 3 to 2 victory today over Cincinnati. R. H. E. Cincinnati J 2 9 2 St. Louis 3 7 1 Derringer and Lombardl; Haines and O'Farrell. Brill Metal Acetylene welding Works. ROGUES TO BATTLE HILL TODAY Baseball fans from marv points In the valley will congregate at the fairground thin afternoon, where the undefeated Gold Hill nine will bat tle the Medford Rogues for valley supremacy. The Gold Hill squad have run over all opposition this sea son rough shod and the embarrass ment of taking the short end of a score is still before them. Medford backers have been request ed to bring plenty of money with them, reports from. Gold H1U being to the effect that their fans are willing to give odda that Gold Hill will defeat the Rogues. One wager of 3 to 1 la reported to have been made. Manager Thompson has had bla team working out every night thia week and reporta them In great shape. Hammersly or Kell will be hla choice on the mound with Force behind the bat. The balance of the line-up will be the same aa used in previous games. The starting lineup as announced by Manager Halght last night will be McLican, pitcher; Joanls, catcher; Swanson, lBt; Broun, 2nd; Halght, as; Williams, 3rd; Lake, left field; Forette, center field and Smith or Harrington, right field. Fans at last Sunday's game voiced their approval when it was an nounced that McLean services had been secured for today's game. With hla brilliant pitching, fast fielding and terrific hitting, he has won his way into the hearts of every Medford fan and they are all for him. Today's game will probably be his last aa a member of the Medford team, as he Is scheduled to Join the San Fran cisco Seals on the 21st. The game will start promptly at 2:30. Pat Shea will officiate behind the bat. SEVER IN BATTERY' SERVICE Medrord Made Batterlea 8 volt 13-plate fQ pft 1 yr. garantee"''""' Recharge, our make, 23c 1522 No. Riverside. Phone 390 Al. Piche "I have our six tickets for the big flghta tomorrow night, ! They'll be wild and furious, too."ir D. W. Carter "What Medford needs la more events like Vie Legion ama teur boxing tourney. They are val- i uable to the city." . J Lee. Showers "Medford .will enjoy Its greatest sports event at the Arm ory tomorrow night. The amateur bouts will be thrilling and sensa tional." Lee Oarlock "We will have the Armory cool and comfortable for tho big fights tomorrow night." Carl Y. Tongwald "Medford will go on record for having Its largest boxing crowd at the amateur bouts. tomorrow night." Dick Russell "The Armory will be well ventilated tomorrow night when the amateur fights start with a bang." WOODBURN. Aug. 12 (AP A celebration which rivalled the one following the armistice was In pro gress her today as local residents turned out en masse to honor mem bers of the victorious American Le gion Junior baseball club winners or the state championship at Klam itb Falls yesterday. Traveler's Checks When you travel no matter where you go Travelers' Checks are a great convenience. They make It unnecessary for you to carry large sums of cash. Come in and get yours before leaving Modford, Farmers & Fruitgrowers Bank Medford, Oregon thinki Partners in Community L:''iiri HAVE MONBVI Development IIAVB .VONhYl THE Slugging Slashing Sensational Fighters Are Set To Go :-:V I 9 ' , 'A'V- TO : . VI 'ARB GRA The Spectacular Start of Oregon's Boxing Show of Shows rIORY - MEDFORD . i . Uf ( i -' J The Pick of the Amateurs from Oregon; California and the C. C. C. Camps I The Battie of the Giants! All Other Weights, Smashing Fights-Monday Night Too 7 IS SEATS NOW SELL ING at Clco's and Brown's. POPULAR PRICES, Every Seat a Good One I Heavyweights Light Heavyweights Middle Weights Welterweights Lightweights Featherweights Bantam weights Flyweights . . . from all parts of the United States! f Giant Fans Will Keep the Armory !Lo Comfortably Cool! . . . Ladies Will Enjoy This Program as Well as Gentlemen American Legion Relief Fund Benefit! Promoted b.. ..i.ulord I'o-t No. IS DON'T MISS MONDAY NIGHT'S SHOW! IT WILL BE A WOW! I si.. . i jiiji.i iii iiinmi 'iisu i '-W sin .i -' iy i I
