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HfEDFOKD MAT!, TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREflOy, THURSDAY. APRIL 52. 1937. Mike Balkovick Arrives to Take Charge of Medford Baseball Outfits PAGE STX PLAYERS CALLED FOR FIVE O'CLOCK AT F Assistant Grid Coach at Wil almette University Plans Frequent Workouts First Game Is May MIks Balkovick, assistant football eoeh at Wlllamotw university and sievly appoints manBger of Med fords Southern Oregon league base ball entry and coach of the baseball school, arrived here this morning and will take charge Immediately A call was Issued to all players to report at five o'clock this afternoon at the fairgrounds. Workouta will be held Friday and Saturday at the same location and same time, the oene being ahlfted from the high school field to enable the team to have Infield practice. The high school football turf was judged too wet to withstand aplked shoes and arrange ment! were made for use of the fair, grounds diamond when It was dis covered there wns no other field available In Medford. Will lo Receiving. Balkovick will act as playing man ager of the league entry, doing the catching, and will coach the annual summer baseball school sponsored by the Medford Athletic association In Salem last year he had charge of the American Legion Junior team and assisted Howard Maple and Mbco Edwards In operating ng a school similar to the one sponsored here, Less than two weeks remain be fore the Southern Oregon league opener at Grants Pass May 3, and the locals will undergo atrenuoua practice sessions dally in prepara tlon for the Inaugural. Next Sunday the club will travel to Weed. Calif, to tangle with the Sons of Italy team In that city, members of the north em California circuit, A roster of probably 13 players will be taken, Austin PraEler, secretary of the as sociation, announced. With the arrival of Balkovick, the catching department seems to be well taken care of. George Gttuen, St. Mary's high receiver, may be shifted to the outfield where hi hitting power can be used to good advan tage. The remainder of the club, to date, shapes up as fairly strong In every respect. Rrlrkson Is Regular. Ray Erlckson, young righthander with the high hard one, la the lone hurler to turn out regularly although Alvln Merrttt, former Junior Legion pitcher, la expected to strengthen the staff. Ray Tungate, member of laat year's club has not reported for practice yet. but will probably atart Umbering up shortly. Another member of laat year's hurling corps waa signed yesterday when Larry Pepper of Talent cast hla lot with the locale. Tn field and outfield poaU are still wide open with several members of last year's club making bids, aug mented by a flock of newcomers. Dick Lewis, Wally Rlckert, Donovan, Sam Van Dyke, Hoffman and others are tnflelders who have been report ing. In the outer garden, Ray Lewis, Paul and Dirk Snkralda, Bingham and many others are making strong fights for positions. MANILA, P. I., April 33. (AP) Two fishermen have died recently In odd accidents In the Philippines, strangling on live fish they swallow ed after putting them In their mouth while rrbnlttng hooks. In L Tblt Vhhkey INDESTRUCTIBLE HORNSBY STEALS SHOW IN OPENER Br Sid (AMOctated Prew Old Pop Time U scared silly. Rogers to wrap up his whiskers, toss away The Sage of St. Loula stayed on the bench for all but two games laat i year and Pop figured the rajah, at 40 and with 33 years In the blg-tlme back of htm, was all washed up, So Hornsby stepped up to the plate yesterday, banged out a homer and two singles as his Brownies opened their 1037 baseball wars with a 10-10 clouting conquest of the highly re garded Chicago White Sox. The ona victory didn't change the status of the Bro fis in this year's American league race. They held the day's spotlight, largely because all the other clubs In both leaguea were rained out but they remain 100 to 1 shots In any book, strictly because the Brownie pitching staff Is any thing but that. But Hornsby Is still there when th chips are down. Maybe It was because he's getting ready to cele brate his 41st birthday next Tues day. In addition to his batwork he play ed an errorless nine Innings at sec ond base, but It was the big stick he wielded, and the definite evidence that he's still the shrewdest trader In the business that stole the show. IS CHAMPION AGAIN NEW YORK, April 22. (p) Ralph Oreenleaf of New York, a champion In 1010 when Babe Ruth was start' u..,. t " 4M"" m " Red Sox and Jack Dempsey waa the new heavyweight tltleholder. Is cham pion again. Greenleaf stalked out of the past to whip Andrew Pone), another New Yorker, In the finals of the world's pocket billiard championship last night, 13ft to 107, In 13 Innings, for his 14th championship. The 87-year-old champion succeed Jimmy Caras of Wilmington, Del, Greenleaf took the top prize of 1,800, Ponel got $1,100 and Caras 000. Titlist Favored In Women's Golf Test SAN FRANCISCO. April 33. (AP) The California state women's golf championship went Into the quarter final round today with young Peggy Graham of Los Angeles, the pace setter from the atart, still favored to retain her title. Miss Oraham weathered a atrong wind wbJoh swept the San Francisco Oolf elub course yesterday to elim inate Mrs. Leonard Taylor of , San Francisco, 4 and 8. Sixteen-year old Miss Clara Calen dar of Monterey was given a severe battle by Miss Jane Douglas of Los Angeles, who found a sand trap and lost on the 18th hole. Ruffing Is Willing Arbitrate Holdout NEW YORK. April 32. (AP) Con vinced that open warfare Is not get ting him anywhere. Charley (the Red) Ruffing Is willing to arbitrate his bnsebal) holdout dispute, but the New York Yankeea Apparently aren't having any of It. Red says he U willing to come down In hla salary demands for 1037 from l,000 to aiB.500. if the Yanks will come up a like amount In their otter of (19.000 flat. But the world's champions announced they aren't Rlvlnn an Inch. ...ttt - lot W...'V?t,.ol't . -vase Jar 2YJE A R S OLD Feder Sporti Writer) Hornnby has the old fellow ready his arythe and give up. L REDS SQUIRM OUT OF LEAGUE CELLAR (By the Associated Press.) The Mission Red were a step far ther out of the cellar today at the expense of the Oakland Acorns. The Reds, who were comfortably located In laat position before the present series with the Oaks, have been crowded out by Portland, last year's champions, and by a couple of Mis sion wins over OaJtland. The Reds nicked a trio of Oak land hurlers for 17 hits, Including an assortment of triples and doubles yesterday to win by 8 to ft. San Francisco Seals opened the Coast league season In Seattle yes terday by battering the Indians, J to 6. Los AnReles was Idle at Port land because of rain and cold. Sac ramento stopped the league-leading San Diego Padres, 6 to 3. Coast lenguo hitters bagged 73 hltr In three games yesterday. Stork HenU Auto. PORTLAND, April 22. p Mr. and Mrs. Jean A. Hall drove hurriedly o St. Vincent's hospital to await the birth of a child. The baby, an eight pound, rive ounce daughter, was born Just as the couple drew up to the hospital entrance. Scores Yesterday Coast LcnRlic Oakland 0. Missions 8. San Francisco 0, Seattle ft. Sacramento ft. San Diego 2. Los Angeles at Portland, rain. fttandlnx (By the Associated Press) Won Lost Pel. .6.T2 .811 .588 .688 .579 .368 .3.13 .204 San Diego 13 7 7 7 7 8 13 13 13 Lob Angeles 11 Seattle 10 San Francisco ............ 10 Sacramento 11 Missions . 7 Oakland , 6 Portland ft Gosslin Assailed For Dictator Role PORTLAND, April 22. (AP) TJ. S. Burt of Corvallls, former president of the Oregon Young Democratic clubs, assailed the alleged tactics of W. h. Gosslin. secretary to Governor Charles Martin, In the organisation election at North Bend last week In a written statement. Charging that -'official heat" was turned on delegates holding state Jobs. Burt asserted that supporters of He candidacy of Ray Martin for president were not attacking the gov ernor, but were opposed to the"dtc. tatorshlp" of his secretary. nunk Clrnrlnga nip. .. .v.,., a. yt1-f xiailH week ended April 31, totaled 5.845,- no.uuu, a aecune of 8.7 percent from transactions aggregating 8,307 .962.003 In the same week last year. Dun 4: ornnwireet reported today. BUY NOW BEFORE PRICES ADVANCE 265.0 325.0 $3750 415.0 NEW SPRING SHIRTS Neat patterns. Broad cloths. Fast colors and both soft or fused collars. Sf 65 SLEEVELESS SWEATERS Woolen sweaters In black white, yellow and royal blue $100 ana With an expected entry of 80 or more players, qualifying rounds of the annual Rogue Valley Golf elub's spring handicap tournament will get under way Saturday and Sunday. The match play will be over 18 holes, with the finals to be staged May 30 after five weeks of elimination. "Due to the combination of rain and sun, the course Is In excellent condition." said Ken Scott, club pro yesterday, "and we fully expect a record entry for the spring event." Tne 33 low net scores will be pair ed In the championship flight, Scott said, with the 16 beaten In that flight making up the first flight and all other flights consisting of 10 golfers. Scores must be posted by April 30. . Pairings will be an nounced the following day. One match will be played each week until the finals are reached Handsome trophies will be awarded flight winners and runners-up, and shooters of low scores and low net scores will be given awards. BY COURT INJUNCTION PORTLAND. April 22. (AP) A temporary Injunction Issued by Cir cuit Judge John P. Winter restrained City 'Attorney Prank S. Orant and Chief of Police Harry A. Nllea from arresting operators of plnball ma chine" or seizing the devices. Arguments on the order will be heard April 29. The injunction waa asked by Walt er L. Tooze, representing the North west Amusement company. Tooze contended that on many of the machines no prizes were offered and they should not be classified as gambling devices. Weather ( Northern California: Fair tonight and Friday, little change in tem perature; fresh northwest wind off the coast. Oregon: Partly cloudy tonight and Friday, heavy frost in eest and local frosts In west portion tonight; mod erate northwest wind off the coast. Use Mall Tribune want ada. 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Billy Hulen Says: Crowd Turns Out To See Feller in Opening Contest No player tn the history of baseball haa so suddenly captured the atten tion of the American public as has young Bob Feller. Cleveland's high school hurler. Feller's rise from the unheralded sand lots to the moat talked -of and written -about ball player In the major leagues has been almost as fast as his high, hard one, considered by those who know Just about the swiftest since Walter Johnson stood the American league on Its collective head. Only 18 .rears old, and still working for his nlfh school di ploma. Feller is being hailed a the greatest drawing card In baseball. Sunday In New York City, he performed before over 30,000 fans In the Cleveland-New York Giant game, an amazing turnout for s mere exhibition lint tie, and there Is no doubt but that the majority of the huge throng were there tar the express purpose of seeing the wonder boy In action. There have been other mighty box office attractions In the national pastime Tyrus Cobb. Trls Speaker, Christy Mathewson of the past and Babe Ruth and Dlz Dean of the more recent and present school. In his prime, Ruth packed them In like nobody In history had done, and like nobody In the future was tigurcdto do. But Ruth, like all the rest, was several yean In reaching the point where his name meant more to the general public than any amount of team ballyhoo. Then, Ruth was the team. Ruth was base ball Itself, but before that, or until they switched him from the pitch ing rubber Into the outfield where he could be in every day clouting home-runs, he was Just another ball player. Not so with Bob Feller. In less than one full season in the big time, he has reached the "box office" status attained by the mighty Babe after several full campaigns of blast-1 Worries will be filed in "Mileage Service" When your car is "registered" for Mileage Service you need worry no more. When services are due based on your mileage and the recommen dations of the manufacturer of your car a reminder will be sent to you. These periodic written reports keep you posted tell you exactly what has been done in servicing your car and what services should now be done in order to maintain perform' ance, economy and safety in your driving. All's well, always when your dealer watchev ' the ipeedometer Like the manufacturer of your ear, your Associated Dealer uses your speedometer as his guide of service. At certain mileages certain services are due of these he promises to re mind you. He accepts the responsibil ity of keeping you informed alwayt. Assure yourself of 10,000 miles of carefree, economical driving by reg istering your car immediately for the new Associated Mileage Service at your Smiling Associated Dealer's. in the Wests Ing round -trippers. Today, young Feller la expected to paek them in when he Is doing the hurling for the Indians. He will make plenty of money for Cleveland and for every other American league team. Is Feller a flash In the pan? To a man, every baseball expert player and fan alike haa called the young right-hander the greatest prospect to hit the majors In memory. Feller's Is a true, Horatio Alger story. To already be classed with Walter John son, Carl Hub bell, Rube Waddell and Grover Cleveland Alexander, the game's Immortal hurlers, la one thing. To uphold that Judgment Is another. If Feller doesn't make good, If he proves to be Just another "first sea son" ball player like so many are. ; there will be more sports writers and so-called experts take the count than there has been since a pug named Joe Louis walked Into too many right hands as thrown by Max Schmellng. Hers, at last, 1 word about Curt Davis, the gangling Chicago Cub hurler who formerly did some pretty fair country pitching for Medford and Ashland In the Southern Ore gon league. Seemingly, not a word nad drifted from the Subs' spring training camp at Catallna regarding the tall right-hander. But. from the St. Loula Sporting News, official base ball publication, we we ferreted out Information of Curt, and pasa It to hla many friends here In southern Oregon. It seems that while working four frames against the White Sox In an exhibition game In Blabee, Am., April 2. Curt complained of a sore arm So, four days later, he was on hla way to Chicago, under ordera of Manager Charlie Grimm to take It easy until the season opened. - Upon the ability of Davis to reach hla old-time form hinges the Cubs' chance at the National league pen nant, according to Orlmm. The man ager predicts the Cubs will win the flag only In case Curt get well. TEAM IMPROVEMENT BUOYS OSC MENTOR CORVALLIB, April 22. (AP) Noting Improved hitting and fielding on the part of hla charges. Slats GUI, Oregon State college baseball coach, looked forward to two games with the University of Oregon this week-end with a broad smile. Either Fred Cramer or Bill Kallbak will start on the mound for the Orangement In the game here Fri day, with John. Lewis or Bob Hardy understood to be slated to hurl for the Webfoots. Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads Is 1:30 p. m. Us Msll Tribune want adu. biggest motoring BELCASTRO AND BRITTj T It will be Pete Belcastro, the mad Italian, versus Alvln Brttt, former Junior heavyweight champion of the world. In the main event of Pro moter Mack Lillard's weekly grap pling card at the Medford armory next Monday night, It was announced today. In the middle event. Toots Estes, victor over Danny Savlch last Mon day, will tangle with Duke Pettl- grove. the New Orleans roughneck; and in the opener. Billy McEwen, the Texas cowboy, will attempt to take Pat ("Popeye") O'Brien. Promoter Ltllard stated that Bel castro. since hts last appearance here, has been wrestling throughout the southwest and south and is In the best shape, of his career. Brltt, he said, has been In Los Angeles since leaving Medford, and had one crack at Dude chick's title, losing on a foul when he insisted on using the rope arm-breaker. Red Shadow Pinions Strongest Grappler PORTLAND, April 22. AP) Tak ing his first defeat on- local mat Mllo 8 te Inborn, 226 pound Oerman who clalma to be the strongest wrest ler In the world, lost In straight fells to the Red Shadow, 230, In the main event of last night's wrestling card here. The Shadow won hts first fall In 11:35 with his favorite back breaker hold, repeating In 6:16 for the final down. Harry Kent, 220, of HUlsboro won from Frank Fouche, 230, of France, after losing the first fall. Jim Clark, 220, Boston, won one fall and the decision from Steve Streltch, 205, Bel ling ham. SPEC KEENE SILENT ON RUMORED MOVE TO OSC SALEM, April 22. ??) "Spec" Keene, Willamette university athletic director, turned away Inquiries and rumors of a possible transfer to Ore gon State college with the comment; "All I know Is what I read In the papers." The State college was reported to be seeking his services to take over the former duties of graduate man ager and to supervise athletics and the physical education department. SERVICE package LET0 FOULS OUT TO AUSTRALIAN PUNCHER SYDNEY, Australia. April 22. (AP) Jimmy Leto, Hartfort. Conn., welt erweight, was disqualified on a foul In the fifth round of his 15 round match with All Blatch, Australian lightweight champion, tonight. The American was fer ahead on points when he first was warned against alleged use of the kidney punch. Leto weighed 143 pounds; Blatch 137. U. D. L. EIGHT 8 PLUS The Blended Whiske) that Bears the TASTE-MARK DF QUALITY U. D. U $ PLUS a superb blended whlikey reasonably priced. 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