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PA'GB FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 1934. i many nuuM i iz,z,ic, uv uig Jicctguc uijuaus kJCiaiiiuic iui i aicm RADICAL TRADES Bulwark Hopeful Detroit Tigers DUE 10 BOLSTER PENNANT HOPES Injuries And Illness Hit Bos ton Braves Athletics Have No Pitchers Spring Camp Games. NEW YORK, March 31. (AP) The young flowera that failed to bloom In the eprlng training campa, tra la, have everything to do with the frantlo lat minute aourrylng of major league managera In acarch of hardy bloaeoma of other yeara. In fact, before the flrat presiden tial wild pitch la hurled In Waah Ington April 16, aomethlng radical In tradea muat be pulled off by the Boaton Bravea, the Brooklyn Dodgera, and the Phllllea, In the National league to fill gaping holea .cauaed by grapefruit league lnlurlea and failure of rookiea to develop. The aame altuatlon exlaU to a lea er degree In the American league, particularly the Athlctlce, with carcely anyone to ubo for pltchera; the Detroit Tlgora and Cleveland In diana, both aufferlng Infield trouble; and the Bt. Loula Browne, haraaaod by lack of both caah and playera. The Yankees and White Sox alao are In the market for talent. ORLANDO, Pla., March 31. (AP) i Four hlta for extra baaca gave the Detroit Tlgera a 8 to I victory over the Brooklyn Dodgera here today. Manager Mickey Cochrane of De troit waa kept out of the game by pain in hla right aide. After being examined by dootora here, It waa found the trouble waa located In the appendix. Cochrane waa unaer ervatlon tonight. BT. PETERSBURG, ma., Mardh 81 ap with Jimmy De Shong, In ternational league recruit, atriklng out nine of hla former teammatoa and allowing only five hlta In alx lnnlnga. the New Tork Tankeea to day defeated the Newark Beara to S, acorlng the deciding run In the ninth Inning. , NEW ORLEANS, March 31. (AP) Joe Voamlk'a home run. with two matea on the baaea In the aeventh Inning, broke a tie and paved the way for the Cleveland Indiana" 7 to a victory over the New Tork Olanta today, The hitting that coat the Olanta the game waa done agalnat Herman Bell, who took over the hurling dutlea In the aeventh, following Carl Hubbell and Olydell Cnatleman. Mickey Cochrane, new manager of the Detroit Tlgera, can see plenty of pitching and batting power l.i hla 1D34 entry, with Tommy Bridges (let!), Hie chronic "comer-clone" to no-hlt games, tis the ace of the slabbers, and big Hank Greenberg (right), tottering flrat baseman, pacing the slujgers. The outfield trio of Gerald Walker, Enln Fox and Ooose Goslln (left to right) ranks, In Mickey's estimation, with famous Tiger gar den ataffa of the past. BEAVER HURLERS AND SHEELY'S BAT DEFEAT SEATTLE VENTURA, Cal., March 81. (AP) Behind the stellar pitching of Frank Ragland and Stan Javoroskl, Port land's Beavers turned back the Se attle Indians, 5 to 1, In & closely played pre-season contest here to day. The Redmen could find only seven hits, four off Ragland In the first five Innings and three off javoroskl In four stanzas, I The Beavers found Radonlts, Flsch and Evans for nine safeties. Earl Sheeley, veteran first Backer, collected the only extra-base hit of the day, a double that scored Black- erby In the second Inning for the winners' first run. , Portland scored all Its runs In two Innings, shoving over a trio of mark- Kruse to Tackle Hansen ft4 w Vjf " 'criminologist, and no efforts were to 1 be made to move the bodies until his ; arrival. j The Fielders had a 10-year-old aaugnter, out no ono ci&o uvea wun them. The other victims of the ghast ly deed were apparently visitors to their home. 1 TILLAMOOK, March 31. (AP) The Weekly Headlight-Herald, a con solidation of the Tillamook Head light and the Tillamook Herald, weekly newspapers, will appear next week, It was announced here, fol lowing the merger of the two papers. Thomas Walpole, D. A. DeCook, Geo. d. uorden and Fred T. Meillng will form the new organization. Mack LI i lard, wrestling promoter for Medford termed It "a natural," ers In the second and counting twoland Med ford's wrestling fans will agree, for on Thursday evening's card. more In the third. Bonvllvannl scored the tribe's lone run In the fifth, when he singled and crossed the plate on McLarney's safety. The score: R. H. E. Portland .... . . . 5 0 3 Seattle ...... 17 3 Battterles: Ragland, Javoroskl and Hoag; Radonlts, Flsch and Evans, Bradbury, Doerr, Bottarint, STANFORD BESTS AVON PARK. Pla., March 31. (AP) The Cincinnati Reda today ahook off the Jinx which minor league cluba had over them and walloped the Columbus Red Bl.'da, 13 to 3, to na a n to 4 set back at the hands of the American Association team. SARASOTA. Fla., March 31. (AP) The Boston Red Sox gave Presi dent Tom Tawkey and Ooneral Man ager Eddie Collins a. sad farewell party today by dropping a 3-3 exhi bition' game to the St. loula Card inal after a display of uninspired baseball. The Cards clinched the game In the third. LOS ANOELE8. March SI. (API Hal Lee completely lost control of his pitching arm in the ninth Inn ing of a spring training series game here today between Pittsburgh and Chicago, giving the Pirates a 7 to victory. Lee walked four men, which, cou pled with a couple of" singles ana two errors, gave the Buccnneera five runs In the final stanea and a sion- dr maraln of victory. In the third stanaa, Stainback smacked out a home run for the Cubs. ATLANTA, Da., Mar. 31. (AP) Towering over hla opponent so the pair looked almoat ludicrous together, Laater Stoefen, the lanky Indoor champion, defeated little Bryan (Bit ay) Qrant, ranking No. 7, In straight seta 7-6, 7-5, 7-5 in the finale of the Blltraore Invitation tennla tourna ment her today. Stoefen, 6 feet, 3 lnchea tall, cov ered too much ground tor Grant, who stands feet, a Inches. "Aw, you're too big," Grant would gasp as Slcefen stretched out for rocoverlea whero the ball looked hopelessly out of reach. Stoefen had Grant running all over the court. In the third aet, they aee-aawed back and forth winning game and game until Stoefen broke Qrant'a eervlce on a double fault In the ninth game. Grant broke Stoefen's eervlce right back but Stoefen crashed through the next two gamea with hla scattering drive and placement to take tho aet, 7-5 and match with a IMU'I'B Illl-IIUIjr WU1IK-Q 11)1 the court. Oregon "Pie" WASHINGTON, March 31. (AP) The postofflce department today an nounced the following havo been ap pointed acting postmasters: Oregon: Sandy, Ruby Loundrcc; and Woodburn, 11. f. Buttetfleld. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March 31. (AP) Scoring clean sweeps In the 100-yard dash, shotput and dis cus throw, Coach Ding Templeton'a Stanford track and field team acored an 871-3 to 43 3-3 victory over the University of California at Loa An golea forces here this afternoon. Jimmy LuValle, U. O. L. A. middle distance atar, failed 'In his attempts to shatter the world'a record In the 400 meters and 440 yards, In the snme race, atopplng the clocks In :40.9 for the metrlo distance and 47.9 seconds for the quarter mile. , .Johnny Lyman, Intercollegiate A. A, A, A. record holder In the shot-put, aounded a warning to all ,hla com- petltora when he aont the 16-pound ball S3 feet, 4 lnchea, lust 414 Inches snort or nis I. c. R. A. mark. Lyman broke a freak world'a rec ord, for the 34-pound shot, when he put tho larga pellet 40 feet, 7 inches, to better t,he 31-year-old mark of Pat McDonald. The New York Irishman did 30 feet, 314 Inches, at Coltlo Park, Long Island, In 1013. J'VILLfTDTLAY E TODAY The Jacksonville Miners, baseball nine that last Sunday sent Hal Halght'a Medford Rogues home talk ing to themselves, will play Medford's Gllmoro Lions on tfie Jacksonville diamond today, providing there la no more rain, it waa announced last night. Jack Hughes, ace hurler, Is expect ed to start for tho mining camp's nlno, whllo other atnra will be aeen In action. Tho Gllmoro toam laat year waa one of Jacksonville's big menaces and tne game today, which win atari at 1:30, should furnish an other Interesting pre-acason tilt. LESS DEFENSE AND ATLANTA, March 31. (AP) A plea to all basketball coaches asking their cooperation In eliminating the com pact, closely knit defense which they said was hurting the game, was made here today by the National Basket ball Coaches' association In their final session. . Proposals to elevate the goals from 10 to 12 feet, and to color the ball and the not undor the hoop block were referred to the coaches' research committee. The mentors voted unani mously to retain the center tap, but asked the national rules committee to discourage use of the huddle for calling signals. They requested time out allowanceo be raised from one minute to two minutes and passed on to the rules committee . several other minor changes which they said they de sired. Howard B. Ortner, or Cornell uni versity, was named president and George Edwards of the University of Missouri was selected secretary and treasurer. KITTY BALL MEET Y DETROIT ENTRANT FOR STANLEY CUP ALLISON SEEDED HOUSTON, Texfts, March 31. (AP) Lester Stoefen, Los Angeles tennis player who recently won the nat tonnl Indoor championships, was seeded behind Wllmer Allison, 1033 Davis cup team member for the River Oaks Country club Invitation tournament starting here Monday. Allison, a Trxsn, was seeded an num ber one with the Catlfornlnn num ber two. Others entered Include Brysn (Bltsy) Orant, tAtlantu, Ga., seeded third: Oeorge Lott. Chicago, fourth and Clllbert Hall. New York, fifth. OinO NATATORIUM. Cotumbui. Ohio. Merer. 31. (AP) The Wol verine of Michigan tonight psddled Its way to Its fifth national Inter collegiate swimming championship in the last eight years. Michigan won handily amssnlng 30 points with Southern California Its nearest competitor with 10. Tale and WMhlnRton finished In a tie for third plsce, each with 13 points, Rutgers wss next with 14 and then Illinois with 10. The remainder of the field was woli strung out. DETROIT. Mn rch 3 1 . ( AP ) De troit's Redwings, boasting their first national league hockey championship as a result of a 1 to 0 victory over the Toronto Mnple Leafs, prepared today to enter the Stanley cup match os hero next wook. If the Chicago Blackhawks beat Montreal Sunday night In their end of the national hockey league series It will throw the Wings and tho Blackhawks together for the highest prize In professional hockey. Throwing off the erratic form that Impeded them In their two previous games with the Leafs, Detroit made good on Its famous power play for the goal they needed to win the five game series. The meeting of the exponent of the klttenball league which was for merly scheduled for Thursday night will be held Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock In the Office Stationery and Supply Co., according to an an nouncement by Sam Col ton. The meeting was postponed follow ing the arrangement to meet with of ficials of the Portland klttenball league on drawing up plans for a state championship league. Mr. Colton announced that If any person or persons intend entering the league please be at the meeting. Ho also stated that this Is the only chance to enter the kat-bnll tourna-mont. 4 BATON ROUOB, U.. March 31. (AP) The University of OrcRon LouUana State university 1034 foot ball game will be played December 13 in Baton Rouge Instrnd of on the west coast as originally planned. T. P. Heard of Loutsana. state athletic director, announced today. Heard said tfie Oregon contest had been scheduled as a home game to avoid loss of time from studies of tMe Louisiana grldders. Clackamas Remits BALKM, March 31. (AP) Clacks- mas county today remitted Its second quarter state property taxes to the treasurer's office, amounting to 37,-779.81. When viewed from a distance of 30 miles, Grandfather mountain In North Carolina resembles the face of an old man. OF NAVY CUT DOWN NEW YORK. March 31. (AP) Harl Kalt, champion foilsman of the United States naval academy and favorlto to capture the Intercollegiate foils title, todoy met with unexpected do teat in the semi-finals and wrb eliminated from the championships being fought on the corkstrlps in tho Hotel Commodore bollroom. The southpaw midshipman who pre viously registered 16 victories in 10 bouts was removed from the compe tition when he was cut down In the penultimate round-robin by Norman Bullard, Yale captain and John Hurd, leader of the Crimson swordsmen. Bullard and Hurd qualified for the finals. Tho swordsmen on the V. S. Mili tary academy and New York univer sity qualified five men each in the aabro, epee and foils semi-finals. STOCKTON, Calif., March 31. (AP) San Francisco's Seals pounded out their third straight victory over the Sacramento Senators baseball club here today, winning the train ing camp contest 4 to 1 after scor ing three runs In the first two Inn ings. Jimmy Zlnn, Seal veteran, pitched seven Innings and held the Senators without a hit or a run after the first frame when they scored their lone tally. WOODLAND, Calif., March 31. (AP) San Francisco's Missions wound up their training season by defeating the Oakland Oaks 10 to 2 here today. OllUck, Oakland hurler, was Jerked after the first Inning In which the Missions scored six of their runs. Wright starred at the bat for the Missions with three hits In four trips to the plate. Anton of the Oaks got a homer and a double in four trips. he has arranged to match Bob Kruse, Oswego, Ore., farmer, with Charlie Hansen of Seattle, who has been win ning the booes of the Medford au dience for several weeks. Ml lard will also put Jack Forsgen, 320 pounds, of Canada. In the square with Billy Newman, 205 of Denver, as the second match In the double main event. Both men have been appear ing on main event cards In Portland,' and Forsgren packs around the title of heavyweight champion of Canada. Both Kruse and Hansen will go into the ring at about 210 pounds, and the armory Is expected to be packed for ,the show. TAXI STRIKE IN NEW TORK, March 31. (AP) On condition that they be re-hlred with out discrimination. New Tork's strik ing taxlcab drivers agreed tonight to return to work after three weeka of Intermittent street disorders. RcpeBentatlveB of the union an nounced the atrlke was "virtually settled" after a conference with fleet operatora In the offices of the United Taxlcab Board of Trade. E T Help Yourself To a real treat when you order "Rogue Valley" Cheese Help the dairy Industry In the Rogue River Valley by specifying this fine Central Point Cheese . . . On sale at your grocer's. FINAL PRO GOLF T TITLE FOR GIRLS TO TULSA WICHITA, Kaa., Marcn 31. (AP) Tulsa Buslneaa college, Vie new offi cial -women's A. A. U. basketball champions, defeated the Spencer Coal team from Chicago, tho "Tomboy" champions of the annual feminine tournament, hore tonight, 16-14, In an exhibtlon game govorned by "hy brid" rules devised as a compromise between the men's and women'a rules, Pennsy Deer tell High Last Season S. M. Hawk of this city la In receipt of a clipping from A. E. Hawk, his brother, who visited here last fall, taken from a Punxautawney, Pa., pa per stating that 30,480 deer were kill ed during the last open season; also 386 bear and 3.318 wild turkeys. These were all Increases over the past sea son. Mr. Hawk of this city said when ho lived there 40 years ago there only a few deer and bear but no wild tur keys in that territory. VIRGINIA BEACH.' Fla., March 31. (AP) On a bleak battleground. the touring golf professional began their last stand of the winter today In the Cavalier open with the vet eran Paul Runyan and young Ky Laf- foon leading the way through the first 18 holes with 69's. With a cold misty wind blowing serosa thia Ocean View courae and the fairways and greena aoggy from heavy ralna, the stiff par 68 held its barrier secure although Laffoon and Billy Howell, young Richmond ama teur, had orthodox figures badly beaten for more than half the route. While Runyan. big money winner of the season and victor in this tournament t year ago, waa hugging par closely for hla 34-33 89 card, Laffoon burned up the front aide with a 30. four ahota under par. but required 39 blowa coming In. Likewise. Howell rounded the turn In SS, but also took 39 strokes on the way home and waa tied with four professionals, Horton Smith, Bobby Orulckshank, Harry Cooper and Toung Benny Loving, of Peters burg, Va., at 71. Crulckshank, Cooper and Tommy Armour, who was tied with Denny Shut. British open champion, at 73, also were par 36 out but had trouble with their putts in the sec ond nine. dralg Wood, Bill Mehlhorn, and Chandler Harper. Virginia amateur champion, were together at 73. while five professionals. Including Prank Walsh and Johnny Meara, were In the 74 slot. After once postponing today's plsy. the tournament committee de cided to adopt the original schedule. The second eighteen holea will be played tomorrow with the final 36 on Monday for the 11.300'ln prlte money. flermany to Remit WASHINGTON. March 31. (AP) I Of the S30.000.000 due this country today from Germany on mixed claims and army of occupation costs, the state department received notice a ll.35O.0O0 payment would be made April 3. 4 Ctams measuring three feet across In tropical waters south of Florida can ciamp a diver and drown htm. PORTLAND, Ore., March 31. (AP) An ordinance prohibiting manu facture and sale of candy or sugar confections containing alcohol was passed by the city council here to day. Complaint had been made by a W. O. T. V. unit that cookies and candies were being sold here which contained enough alcohol that half a dozen of either would produce the "effect of a stiff cocktail." World News At a Glance BREMERTON, Wash., Mar. 31. (AP) Bound and gagged and shot to death, the bodies of alx persons were found late today at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fielder, a retired gro cery store operator, at Erland's Point, a summer colony. Sheriff D. L. Blank enshlp was notified early tonight. The victims were four men and two women, he aald. Fielder and hla wife were the only two who wero Immediately identi fied. They had apparently been dead for from 36 to 48 hours, the sheriff said he was Informed. He and other depu ties left Immediately for the scene, a summer beach colony about five mliea from here. The tragedy waa discovered by a neighbor, Tom Sanders, who had aeen ft sedan automobile standing In front of the Fielder home for two days, he said, with three dogs locked up In side. Unable to raise anyone at the home, he called the aherlffs office. Befora the aheriff arrived, however. he had entered the house. The house had been badly ransack ed, he reported, with robbery the ap parent motive for the alayings. The sheriff Immediately called for the aid of Luke S. May, famed Seattle I Tailored Suits for Spring .Why be satisfied with an ordinary suit, when you can buy a genuine Klein Medford made-to-measure suit for as low as i $30 128 E. Main Upstairs Severin Battery Service Multnomah and Severin v Batteries, f Arm. Rewind ing. Phone 300 N. Riverside X'l.1Tit (By the Associated Press) Domestic: NEW YORK Federal court up holds price fixing power In NRA test case. WASHINGTON Government push es plan for new (obs for 1,350.000 mustered out bv CWA. ALBANY. N. Y. Governor Lehman asks aweeplng Inquiry of utility links witn state officials. ST. PAUL. Minn John Dllllnger blasts way through police trap with machine gun. 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