HEDFOIiD MAIL TEIBTOE. MEDFOKD, OREGOX, TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1931.
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Major League Teams Start 1.934 Pennant Quest With High Hopes
PTGE FOUB
PROSPEROUS YEAR
SEEN BY MOGULS
AFTER LEAN DAYS
Player Shifts in National
Circuit Make Difficulty for
Guessers Favor Solons
to Repeat in American
By IIKHIIBIIT W. BARKER
(Associated Press Sports Writer.)
NEW YORK, April 17. P) For the
:9th time, the National league plung
,d Into the opening ol a new baseball
oaaon today and for the 69th time
not one of the eight clubs would ad
mit possibility or finishing lost.
Forecast of clearing skies In the
cast and fair weather In the mlddlo
.vest Indicated all four opening games
.vould be played with a, turnout of
oome 100,000 baseoail-hungry fans
' who have spent a long, hard winter
studying an unprecedented number of
playing shifts which may turn the
pennant race Into a much more ex
iting free-for-all even than those of
rstcnt National league history.
Financial Recovery Hoped.
whatever the final outcome, Prosl'
dent John Arnold neydler and the
owners as well confidently expeoted
a real financial rocovory after aev
eral lean years. Legalization of Sun
day ball in Pennsylvania, the new
and livelier ball and prospects of
close, hard-fought" race right down
to the finish In September, all fig
ured to produce , heavier play at the
turnstiles.
. Exrwrt opinion, given with consld
erable trepidation after the shock of
the New York Giants' fmg-wlnnmg
drive and subsequent series victory a
year ago, was that at least five clubs
must be figured now as contenaeis
If the Giants failed to get the same
brilliant pitching that was respon
sible for their amazing triumph of
1933, the experts selected the Chicago
Cubs, bolstered by the acquisition of
Chuck Klein; the Pittsburgh Plmtm,
St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Brnvn
as potential pennant-winners, wltn
the well-known ''breaks' as the de
termining factor. The Brooklyn
Dodgers, Phillies and Cincinnati Red.
almost universally were tagged for
the last three positions In pre-season
forecasts.
Giants Open at Home.
Some 36,000 fans were expected at
the Polo grounds where the Giants
opened their bid for another flag
against the Kleln-less Phillies, led by
a new pilot, Jimmy Wilson. Bill
Terry selected Carl Hubbell, south..
paw hero of the world series, to op
pose Ed Holley, big right-hander, on
the mound.
Lesser crowds were in prospect for
the other three get-away games 30.
000 at Cincinnati, where the rebuilt
Reds, operating under the new own
ership of Powel 'Croslcy, Jr., and hl3
associates, were to be unveiled with
the Cubs as opposition; 10,000 at 81
Louis for the Cardinal-Pirate tusstt;
and 33,000 at Broklyn, where Casey
8tongers Dodgers faced the Braves,
, By WILLIAM WEEKE9
(Associated Press Sports Writer.)
CHICAGO. April 17. (fl1) The
American league Joined In big time
baseball's rousing opening chorus to
day, with no leas than seven of the
eight clubs harboring honest hopes
of making pennant mualo next Sep
tember. Deprived, by rain of opening the
campaign under the presidential eye
yesterday at Washington, Boston's
new deal Red Sox and the champion
Senators were In Boston today to
tart even with the rest of the league.
Expert opinion figures Washington
to land the title again, with the New
York Yankees and perhaps the Red
Sox, furnishing the foremost opposi
tion. Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago
rnnk aa lively possibilities. Owner,
t managers and followers of these six
clubs have declared them In on the
championship battle.
In Interests of Jubilee 0. R. Car
ter, county clerk; Mr. and Mrs. Prod
Colvlg and Myrtle Blakcly of Medford
were visiting In Ashland Sunday. Mr.
Carter is searching for saddle and
driving horses for the Oregon Dia
mond Jubilee to be held In Medford
In June, and waa looking for suitable
ones Sunday. Ashland Tidings.
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FOR DECIDING FALL
PORTLAND, Ore.. April 17. fAP
Walter Achiu, 160, Dayton, Ohio, took
tne deciding fall when Robin Reed,
1S8, Reedsport, 'mimed a Hying .head .
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acissods and crashed to the floor In
their wrestling match here last night.
Two straight falls were awarded on
fouls to Don Sugal, 160, Salom, against
Cowboy Heinz, 161, Burns. Sailor
Trout, 163, San Pedro, took two of
three falls from Joe Kirk,
169, Bos-
ton.
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of Portland, was a business caller hfiro
yesterday.
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PORTLAND, Ore., April 17. (AP)
A festive air flourished -here taday
as the sun poured Ideal baseball
weather on the ceremonial opening
of Portland's 1034 home baseball sea
son. Jack Wilson, a Portland ;out,h, will
toe the slab for the Beaver-Ducks,
who face Manage Gabby Street's
mighty Missions. Bruce Cunningham
Is slated to pitch for the San Fran
cisco team.
The day's schedule Includes a pa
rade, official welcome of the Port
land players and a bit of ball hand
ling by Oovernor Julius L. Meier
and Mayor Joseph Carson, of Port
land. H. L. Baggerly, . president of
the Pacific Coast league, was here
talking enthusiastically about base
ball's expected comeback this sea
son. ,
Walter McCredle, Portland manager
again after years of separation from
the club, expressed satisfaction with
t.h rievPlnnmunt of th .v-rnt rt
hls young pitchers and rejoiced that
Outfielder BUI Lawrence has recov-
ered from an attack of the grippe,
With seven native Oregonlans on
the club roster Interest In the team
has intensified in many sections of
the state.
Jack Wilson and Hal Turpln. two
of the club's most effective pitch
ers so far this season, are from Port
land and Yoncalla, respectively. Rudy
Kalllo, pitcher and coach, is another
native Portland player. Andy Peter
son of McMlnnvllle will take his reg
ular turn on the mound henceforth.
Bob Hutch ens of Klamath Falls la
another Oregon bred pitcher.
Charles Hoag of Hlllsboro Is alter
nate catcher and Bob Garretson of
Portland Is alternate first sacker.
ANNA M. PUHL FILES
SUIT FOR DIVORCE
Anna M. Puhl yesterday filed mlt
for divorce against Fred Puhl, set-king
$25 per month, one.third interest
in property right and $2000. Cruel
and' Inhuman treatment are the alle
gations upon which the suit Is baged.
The couple were married November
18, 1933. Puhl 1b well known resident
of the Central Point district.
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Cro.Hh Injury Fatal
PORTLAND, Ore., April 17. (AP)
William Martin, 23, of Portland, In
jured In an automobile accident near
Taft, Lincoln county, late Saturday,
died In a hospital here today.
BABE SAYS LEGS GOOD
FOR ANOTHER SEASON
By BOB CAVAGNARO
Associated Press Sports Writer. '
NEW YORK, April 17. (AP) After
all, this season his 31st may not be
Babe Ruth's last In the big leagues
as an active ball player.
The boisterous Babe said so him
self today In his best baritone.
Notwithstanding what he has said
before, the Babe right now feels that
his legs might be strong enough to
carry him through a 22nd season.
"I'm surprised to find myself in
such good condition," he said. "In
SCORER AT TRAPS
At the Medford Oun club traps
Sunday, S. Q. Mendenhall smashed
50 straight for high score for the
i day. Close behind him was Sid New-
1 ton wlth 40 broken tar8cts out of
i 50 8hot at- Geo- Eads Coleman
and Fred Hull also turned In 25
straights.
At the skcets traps H. CrolBant
hung up a new Medford club record
when he broke 23 out of 25. Ron
DeVore and Jim Moore each 'turned
In 22.
Scores nt SO Targets
S. O. Mendenhall 50
Sid Newton ...... ,
Bill Bates
Ed Lamport .
Elmer Wilson
H. Crolsant
Ray Coleman
Geo. Porter
Dr. Low
49
47
47
47
47
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... 46
46
R. B. Miller 43
(W. J. Terry (Pro.) 42
Everett Brayton ..... 30
Chaunccy Brewer
34
Chas. L. Woods
34
At 25 Targets
Geo. Eads 25
Fred Hull 26
John Perl 22
At 35 Skeet
H. Crolsant - 23
Jas. Moore - 22
Ron DeVore 22
W. J. Terry 19
S. G. Mendenhall 15
Bill Bates 14
Sid Newton 12
' Fred Hull 11
Everett Brayton .... 11
Phone 642 We will haul away your
refuse. City Sanitary Service.
or things you wish
fact, I haven't started a season feeling
so fit as I do now In five years.
There's nothing wrong with my
batting eye or my batting. Hell, didn't
I lead the boys during the training
season? Red Rolfe gave me a close
race, but I nosed him out In the last
game with Brooklyn.
"Unless my legs crumple under me,
I'll not only play In more than 100
games, but I'll be In there next year,
too. Of course a lot depends on what
Col. Ruppert has to say, but If we
both have a- good year, why there
shouldn't fee any contract trouble."
SAN FRANCISCO, Apirl 17. (AP)
Kid Chocolate's dream of regaining
the featherweight championship was
a step closer reality today.
With flashes of the old-time form
that wort him title recognition from
the New York state boxing commis
sion, the slender Cuban negro came
out of temporary retirement to box
his way to a 10-round decision over
Frankle Wallace of Cleveland here
last night.
Three months out of the ring and
cnslderably over the weight of his
best fighting days," "The 'Keed'
nevertheless put on a show that hod
3,500 fans cheering In several rounds.
During the rounds he really "put
oji the steam" he easily outclassed
Wallace. He slowed up occasionally,
however, and during those times the
sturdy Cleveland boy kept plugging
along to make the battle fairly close.
There was no question as to the
decision but the consensus of rlng-
slders was that Chocolnto could have ;
won by more one-sided margin. i
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Hatton To Coach
Hermiston High
PENDLETON, April 17. (AP)
Harold Hatton, who several years ago
was a football and track star at
Pendleton high school, and later a
member of Captain John McEwnn's
football team at University of Ore
gon, has been signed to coach athletic
teams at Hermiston high school next
year, it was announced today.
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