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MEDFORD IfflL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 1934.
Valley Baseball Season Starts Today at Fairgrounds
GRANTS PASS TO
MEET ROGUES IN
LEAGUE OPENER
Airplane To Drop First Ball
On Field Ken Williams
Heads Invader Hot
' Battle Expected.
SHATTERS DIVISION SHOTPUT RECORD
The Llne-Up
Mid ford
Joanls, If.
Courtney, 1st.
Swanion, 3rd.
Hoffard, cf.
Hughes, rf.
Halght, ss.
Hulan, 2nd.
Joy, .
McLean, p.
Smith, utll.
WUUama, utll.
Umpires: Hoff
Grants Pass
Chancy, ss.
McCarty, If.
Ogle, 3rd.
DTOulette, e.
Blevlna, lat.
Oarrett, 3nd.
Santee, rf.
Orstrum, cf.
Nelson, p.
Earhart, p.
Powers, utll.
and Richardson.
Medford will blast open the Oregon-California
League schedule hore
' this afternoon at the Jackson county
fair grounds when they meot the
Grants Pass Merchants, led by the
former major leaguer, Kon William,
In a game at a:30 today which la
expected to draw tne largest crowu
In years,
starting off with Tommy Culbert.
son, manager of the Medford air
port, morning over the playing field
to drop from his plane the first
baseball to be pitched, until the
final out of the game, the spectacle
will be the greatest ever seen at an
opening day In Modford.
Pieklnir uo the ball which will
fall from Culbertson'a plane will be
Mayor Wilson.. Behind the plato to
receive His Honors piton wiu u
Bill Bolder Bnd Chief of police oia
tout McCredle. At the plate, at
tempting to hit It Into Crater Lake,
will be Joe Pllegel, grand exalted
ruler of the Modford Elks. And. um
piring the first ball will be the pres
ident of the Oregon-California league,
Aracj "Poko" Nlnlnger of Ashland.
',. Flay ball I
Out on the field two snappy, woll
'drilled and well drossed ball teams
will fight It out.
Grant Pass, mannged by Kon Wil
liams, will present practically the
same team that for two years haa
made evory semi-pro team in me
state look alck.
n it ij a team composed of a ma
jority of youngsters but with a lib
eral sprinkling of veterans to hold
the club together In the pinches,
Al Droulette, well known to Mod
ford fans and 6cu: of the greatest
hitters to ever sock one In southern
Oregon, will be behind the bat for
the Merchants.
On the mound, Ken Williams will
tart either Nelson or Earhart. Nel
on la the big rlghthandor with the
booming fast ball who beat Medford
last Sunday, 3-1. He tried out with
the Portland Beavers this spring.
Earhart la a southpaw and has a
world of atuff.
The Grants Pass Infield will be
composed of players' known well to
Medford fans, Blevlna will be on
first, Oarrett on aocond, Ohaney at
shortstop and tho "boy with the fut
ure," Ogle Ogle, on third base.
For several years, Ogle has caught
for Grants Pass and was alwaya
pretty fair. But thla year, at the
command of Ken Williams, he was
shifted to third base and the former
hitter who used to make National
league pitchers moan, claims that he
Is one of the best prospects he has
tver seen.
In the Merchant outfield will be
the hard hitting Oatrum In center,
McCarthy, a kid, In left and Santee,
an old timer, In right.
It Is a great all around ball team,
that Grants Pass club, and It haa
one of tho smartest men In baseball
for Its manager.
It has speed, color, hitting power
and fielding that la seldom seen In
bush circles.
Against that team, which already
holds one league victory over them,
Hal Halght will throw his great In
dian pitcher. Cliff ''Chief" McLean.
In whom aeveral Pacific Coast league
teams are more than Interested.
Catching the Indian will bo Dean
Joy, the fiery catcher. Joy Is one of
the beat catchers to be seen In Med
ford In years.
The Rogue lnrield will be composed
of the left hander, Billy Courtney,
on first, Billy Hulen on second, Man
ager Halght at abort and Virgil
Bwanaon at the hot corner,
Medford will be strengthened con
siderably by the acquisition of Jack
Hughes, who will be stationed In
right field. Hughes la a slashing left
handed hitter and will be ready to
step onto the mound If needed.
Paul "Hoosler" Hoffard will cavort
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hotput record by nearly two feet. His mirk It SI feet, tlx and a half
Inches. (Associated Pratt Photo
BEATEN BY PASS
Medford high school tennis team
played Its flrat match of the season
with Grants Pass high school on
the local courts yesterday, losing to
the latter team by the narrow mar
gin of 3-4. Both toams have a num
ber of promising playera and a re
turn match will no doubt prove' to
be of great Interest. Modford high
tennla team will also play with Ash
land high and possibly Klamath
Falls within the next month. The
match as played yeaterday oonatated
of five alnglea and two doublea, as
f ollowa :
Kevin Cope (MHS) vs. Tom Blan-
chard, 0-3, 7-6; DoRoyoe Dudley
(MHS) vs. Jack VanDyke, 8-3, 3-3;
Verne Campbell (MHS) vs. Billy Gil
more, 8-7, 4-8: Frank Brown (MHS)
vs. Don Dillingham, 4-8, 0-8: Sam
Kroschell ' (MHS) vs. John Haman,
3-8, 8-4, 1-8; Nevln Cope and De
Royce Dudley (MHS) va. Tom Blan
ohard and Don DlJJlngham, 4-8, 6-4,
a-0; Frank Brown and Verne Camp
bell (MHS) va, John Haman and
Billy GUlmore, 4-8, 7-B, 7-5.
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Veteran Sports Editor Dies
NEW YORK, April 38. (AP) Joe
Vila. 87, sports editor of the New
York Bun and frequently called the
dean of hla branoh or tne news
paper profession In the United States,
died of a heart attack shortly before
midnight last night at hla home In
Brooklyn.
In center field and hla big bat will
try to roar Its utmost at the plate.
Ed Joanla, the apeedy lead-off man,
will play In left.
It will be a bitterly fought game.
Each team holds a victory over the
other. A month ago, behind the
brilliant hurling of McLean, Medford
shut out the Merchants, 4-0. -
Grants Pass evened It up laat Sun
day by a 3-1 win ao both teams
will atrlve desperately to win the
deciding game.
Modford, If victorious, will go Into
a tie with the Merchants In the
league standings.
Both teams will present a neat
appearance. OranU Pan haa new
uniforms thla year and Medford has
purchased unlea from Seattle of
the Coast league and will woar them
for the flrat time Sunday.
The opening pitch Is scheduled for
3:30 p. m. '
New linirorms Delayed
Medford'a new uniforms, purchased
from the Seattle baseball club failed
to arrive In time for the big game.
Delivery of uniforms waa flrat prom
ised for April 30 by Fred Rivers, sec
retary of the Seattle club, a wire
later came to the effect that he was
shipping them Tuesday, April 34. Yes
terday another wire was received stat
ing that the uniforms had been de
layed In shipment from Santa Bar
bara, Indian training grounds and did
not arrive In Seattle until a day or ao
ago. They wilt evidently be received
during the coming week unless the
order la cancelled and unlforma pur
chased elsewhere.
EBEATI
PORTLAND, Ore., April 30. (AP)
Hollywood hammered acrou three
runs In the 10th Inning of the sec
ond game to win it double header
from Portland here today and take
a 3 to 0 lead In the aeries. Holly
wood won the first game 7 to 4 and
the second 0 to 8,
Portland shoved across two runs
In the ninth to tie the score, but
the Stars then fell on Peterson who
was called on to top off both games.
In the first game Peterson, rookie
hurler, held Hollywood scoreless the
laat two Innings and then waa called
back to the mound In the eighth Inn
ing of the nightcap.
(first game) P.. H. E.
Hollywood 7 12 1
Portland 4 9 4
Sheehan, Qulnn and Susce; Kalllo,
Wilson, Peterson and Cox.
(second game) R. H. E.
Hollywood 36 0 0
Portland 03 11 2
Pbge, Densmore and Bassler; Tur
ptn, Peterson and Cox.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 38. (AP)
The Seals took a 3-3 edge In their
series with the Oaks by defeating
them here today, 0 to 8.
The score: R. H. E.
Oakland 6 9 1
San Prune I sco 9 10 0
GUllck, Conlan, Kremer, Walsh and
Wallgren; Zlnn and Woodall.
LOS ANOELES, April 28. (AP)
Los Angeles stemmed Sacramento's
ninth Inning rally today to beat the
Senators 6 to 6 and clinch their
fourth consecutive series of the 1034
season and their nineteenth straight
Including those of the whirlwind fin
ish to annex the pennant last fall.
The score: R. H. E.
Sacramento 8 0 1
Los Angeles 8 8 3
Koupal and Wlrts; Thomas, Hen
shaw and O. Campbell.
TACOMA, April 38. ( AP) The
Missions took the lend In their Coast
league series with Seattle, three games
to two, by winning today's game
here, 6 to 3. The Bells got to Fltterer
for three runs In both the sixth and
soventh Innings.
The score: R. H. E.
Missions . 0 13 0
Seattle 3 9 1
Cunningham, Lleber and Duggan:
ntterer, Caster and Bottarlni.
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Murray (lets Fish Jamoa Murrey
of the Mall Tribune added more glory
to his fishing record yesterday, by
bringing a fine catch of trout back
from Butte Creek. He was accompan
ied to hla favorite haunt by E. C.
"Fergle" Perguson, who didn't boat
so big a fry.
SALEM. April 38 (AP) Tentative
dates for the annual firemen's school
at Corvallls were announced aa June
6, 7 and 8 by Henry Lecocq, Marah
fleld. president of the Oregon Fire
Chiefs association. Lecocq was here
today following a preliminary ses
sion of fire chiefs at Corvallls last
night.
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LEAGUE LEAD BY
DETROIT, Mich., April 28. (AP)
The Detroit Tigers maintained their
lead In the American league today.
defeating the Cleveland Indians 4 to
1 before a crowd of 14,000.
Hard hit singles by Oehrtnger.
Cochrane and Poxx netted Detroit its
runs In the third and fourth Innings.
The score: R. H. E.
Cleveland . ......................... 18 1
Detroit 4 9 2
Harder, Brown, Lee, and Pytlak;
Bridges and Cochrane.
NEW YORK, April 28. (AP) Gor
don (Dusty) Rhodes, who was blasted
from the hill the first time he faced
hla former teammates, the Yankees,
this season, came through, Rftodea
blanked the New Yorkers with five
hits for the first eight Innings,
The score: R. H. E.
Boston . 4 7 1
New York 2 7 1
Rhodes and Ferrell; Vanatta, De
shong and Dickey.
WASHINGTON, April 28. (AP)
The Waa'ilngton Senators came from
behind to defeat the Philadelphia
Athletics today, 7 to 6, after Jimmy
Foxx had poled a home run In the
sixth with three visitors on.
The score: R. H. E.
Philadelphia ...... 8 8 3
Washington . 7 8 1
Cain, Matuzak, Kline and Hayes;
Thomas. Burke and Berger. .
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aplrl 28. (APJ
George Earnahaw allowed only five
hits and the Chicago White 8ox ouU
pitched and outhlt the St. Louis
Browns here today In win the de
layed opened of their series, 8 to 2.
The score: R. H. e.
Chicago 8 12 0
St. Louis 2 8 0
Enrnshaw. Hevlnc anri Riutl! Hnw.
some, Knott, Coffman and Hemsley.
The Ashland Eagles will attempt
to throw Llthla water on Jackson
ville Minora baseball aspirations
thla afternoon when the two clubs
meet, but according to the bucket
mtere, visitors will be hoisted up
onto a windlass and left to cure In
the sun before the afternoon is fin
ished. The game will be called at
2:30 p. m. on the J'vllle diamond.
According to Manager Leonard Hall,
the full nine will be seen thla aft
ernoon In the Miner lineup, with
McBee, Green, Anderson, Hess, Relnk
Ing, Swingle, Greonlng, Yadel, Coff
man and other atara playing with
tne miBRIt flndera regularly. The
Miners so far have won three out
of four tilts, last Sunday'a tangle
wun uoid Hill being dropped 9-14
when seven Miner performers stayeS
in out of the rain. Ashland recently
defeated the Talent rollef camp 28
4, according to report, which sizes
up protty well with Jacksonville's
recent victory over the eame .nine
which resulted In a 20-7 score.
Umpire Jake Shafer said last night
today's game should be one of the
closest encounters of the season,
barring the 10-lnnlng win taken
from Hal Height's Rogue a few
weeks ago.
Huge Football Crowd
LONDON, Eng.. April 28. (AP)
Before a capacity crowd of 93,000
which Included King George, Queen
Mary and Prime Minister Ramsav
MacDonald. Manchester City today
defeated Portsmouth, 2 to 1, In the
final match of the English football
assocatlon cup competition.
BOYS. BEAT CARDS.
CHICAGO, April 28. (AP) Com
bining some highly effective pitching
by Guy Bush with an extra base hit
assault on the Dean brothers, Dizzy
and Paul, the Cubs defeated the St.
Louis Cardinals, 7 to 1, for their
ninth victory In ten games. ,
The score: R. H. E.
St. Louis 1 7 2
Chicago 7 II ' 1
J. Dean, Paul Dean, Haines and V:
Davis; Bush and Hartnett.
BOSTON, April 28. (AP) Melvln
Ott, Vie sturdy right fielder of the
New York Glnats, provided the blow
that gave the world champions a
4-to-1 victory today In their first
Bos ton appearance of the season and
gave Carl Hubbell his third triumph
on tho hill.
The score: R. H. E.
New York .. ............. 4 8 0
Boston 1 8 0
Hubbell and Rlc,hards; Brandt and
Hogan.
PHILADELPHIA, April 38. (AP)
The Phillies came up with their sec
ond victory of the National league
season today, beating the Brooklyn
dodgers, 10 to 8, In a free-hlttlng,
loose fielding match which saw nine
pitchers take their toura on the hill.
The score: R, H. E.
Brooklyn . 8 8 8
Philadelphia 10 14 2
Benge, Munns, Perkins, Herring,
Page and Sukeforth; Davis, Elliott,
Klelnhans, Collins and J. Wilson.
PITTSBURGH, April 28. (AP)
Ernie ("Schnozzle") Lombardl's pinch
single with the bases full in the
seventh Inning started Cincinnati to
a four-run rally which gave them a
7-4 triumph over Pittsburgh's Pirates
today. .
The score: R. H. E.
Cincinnati ....... 7 14 1
Pittsburgh 4 10 v l
Stout, Prey, Benton and O'Parrell;
French, Swift, Hoyt and Grace.
WILL PLAY J'VILLE GORBETT FAVORED
IN TOUGH SETTO
SAN FRANCISCO, April 28. (AP)
Young Corbett. former welterweight
champion, makes his second start as
a full-fledged middleweight here on
Monday night when he squares off
with one of the toughest boys of
the 160-pound ranks, Young Terry
of Trenton, N. J., In a 10-round bout
at the civic auditorium,
The Fresno left-hander has been
made a local favorite at odds of 19
to 8 despite Terry's record which In
cludes wins over Teddy Yarosz, Ben
Jeby, Chick Devlin and many others.
Terry will hold a slight weight
advantage. He Is expected to come in
at the weight limit of 158 pounds
while Corbett weighed 184 earlier
this week.
TO WRESTLE HERE
Pat Rellly of Boston, self-styled
dirtiest -wrestler in the land, has
been signed by Promoter Mack Llllard
to meet Dr. Leo Burke of Seattle In
the main event of the regular weekly
bill at the armory Thursday night.
Burke holds ' victories over Charles
Hansen and other rough matmen.
Paul Murdock of Oklahoma, who
has made a hit with local wrestling
fans, will meet Bunny Martin, an
other local popular performer, In the
semi-final.
Promoter Llllard Is looking for an
opponent for Rollln Warren, the
Klamath Falls engineer. In the cur
tain raiser.
The card Is one of the strongest of
the season.
PRIZES OFFERED .
FOR HITS, RUNS
Many prizes have been put up by
local merchants for the opening game
today, for first plays by Rogue play
era. Mann's Dept. store haa put up a
dress shirt for the -Medford player
making the first two-base hit.
W. A. Whltelaw, a box of candy for
the first home run.
J. O. Penney, a csp for ths player
driving in the first run.
- Four passes to the Craterlan for the
player scoring the first run will be
given by Geo. Hunt.
Franklin's. Cafe offers a dinner lor
two for the first stolen base.
A hand-made necktie will be given
by Toggery Bill Isaacs to player draw
ing first base on balls.
The Rex Cafe gives a dinner for
two for the first three-base hit.
Doc.Stephens of Brown's Barber
shop will give a shave and a hair-cut
to player driving out the first hit.
a-
BEND, Ore., April 29. (AP) Bend
high defeated Klamath Falls 74 to
48 In their first dual track meet
here today.
Reltan, Lava Bear hurdler ana
Javelin thrower, was high point man
with 13 points. He was closely press
ed by Leslie, Klamath Falls sprinter,
with 1114 points.
Bend swept all places In the Jave
lin, pole "vault and discus hurl.
Klamath Falls made a clean eweep
In the broad Jump. .
SALEM, Ore., April 28. (AP)
Roseburg high, with R. Palm and
DuFresne leading In the point get
ting, repeated Its last year'a victory
In the Willamette valley track and
field meet here today. Roseburg scor
ed 39 H points, Cottage Drove 2'A.
Chemawa 23V4, Eugene 1SV4, Univer
sity high 15, Springfield 12V4, Cor
vallls 11, Oakland 8, Salem 3U,, 811
verton 3, Stayton 3, Hill Military 2.
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GRANTS PS. MEET
The Southern Oregon Invitational
track and field meet will be held at
Grants Pass next Saturday. Thirty
one schools of Oregon and Northern
California, represented by 214 ath
letes, will take part. Medford will
enter no team, but will aend two
special event men. Twelve schools
from the Willamette valley win en
ter teams. Eleven California schools
will also aend squads.
Fourteen cups will be awarded win
ners In the varloua events.
Prink Calllson, head football coach
at the University of Oregon, will be
present.
Darwin K. Bfrgher, coach of Med
ford high school, will act as starter.
The meet, which Is under the gen
eral management of L. L. Deal of
Grants Pass, la attracting wide at
tention throughout Western Oregon.
OVERTIME BATTLE
CORVALUS, Ore., April 38. (AP)
The University of Oregon baseball
team staked Oregon State to a seven
run lead and then rallied to win 10
to 8 In the 13th Inning of the
opening coast conference north di
vision game here today.
It was the second straight win for
Oregon which defeated the Staters
at Eugene yesterday.
The score: B. H. E.
Oregon .10 33 8
Oregon State .... B 13 8
Oemmel, Don in and Durry: Woer-
ner. Woodard, Kolltowski, Sheller and
Beatty.
Umpire, Frisco Edwards, Salem.
Albany Wins
-ALBANY, Ore., April 29. (AP)
Shortstop Johnny Oraveo smacked
five hits In pacing Willamette Uni
versity to a 15 to 8 victory over
Albany college in a northwest con
ference baseball game here today.
No Meal Cost Code
SALEM, April 38. (AP) The state
of Oregon will not set prices for
meals, food, drinks, beer, ice cream,
soda pop and other foods and drinks,
under the restaurant code now being
drawn up by Max Gehlar, director
of agriculture, he announced here to
day. A conference on the code with
restaurant men Vas held here yesterday.
San Jose Shaken
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 28. (AP)
A sharp earthquake shook San Jose
at 9:19 a. m., today and rattled win
dows in residences and office build
ings.
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