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MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. TUESDAY. MAT 25. 1937.'
"What's the Matter With Young Feller's Arm?" Baseball Puzzle
STAR
MOUNDSMAN OUT
Strained Muscle of Boy
Wonder Hurts Only When
: Fireball Hurled Manager
Careful.
Br OnOKGE KIKKSfV
(.United Press Staff Correspondent.)
NEW YORK, May 38. (UP) The
biggest purrles In baseball now are
"What'a the matter with Bob Feller'a
arm?" and "When will he pitch
again?"
The 18-year-old Cleveland star waa
ehagglng files In center field at Yan
kee atadium before the Indiana-Yankee
game when he waa aalced to an
awor the questions.
. To question No. 1 Feller answered
"It's a strained muscle right here
below the elbow on the underalde."
He toon off hla glove and gripped
the underside of hla forearm to show
where It bothered him.
"But It doesn't hurt now," he aald
"It only burta when I put a lot of
stuff on the ball."
To question No. 3 he aald:
"I dunno when I'll pitch again.
But I'll be In there again as aoon
aa it'a well, and I hope that's aoon.
This hot weather la helping It a lot."
It waa a month ago today that
Feller Injured hla arm pitching In
the first Inning against the St. Louis
Browns. They made four runs off
him In that Inning, and then he
blanked them for the next five in
nings, striking out 10 men over the
entire sli Innings.
Feller didn't work again until May
18 In Boston. He walked the battor
am Manager Steve O'Neill took him
out. Feller pitched In batting prac
tice the next day, and afterwards told
O'Neill that hla arm still hurt him.
O'Neill's plana for Feller now are
to let him rest his arm until It's
had reasonable time eay a week or
10 days more to heal. Then he'll
try him out In batting practice to
see If he can pitch without a pain.
If he passes that test he may get
a lew Innings of relief work before
starting a game.
"We are not going to rush Feller,"
O'Neill aald. "we are going to make
aure he'a all right boforo we give
him any work. I won't even at
tempt to try hla arm until we get
back to Cleveland."
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New York
Chicago ,
Brooklyn .
1 8
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Philadelphia 11
Cincinnati . 10
American.
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Philadelphia ..- 16
Detroit IS
Cleveland 13
Beaton 11
Washington 13
St. Louis 0
Coast teame traveling.
MISSES BIG TEST
EUOENE, Ore., May 28, (AP) The
expected pole vault "buttle of the
century" among southern California's
Earl Meadowi and BUI Sefton and
Oregon's Oeorge Varoff will not be
held at the Pacific coast conference
track and field championships In Los
Angeles this week and, Oregon de
ciding not to enter the meet because
of final examinations.
Officials said the Webfoota would
enter the N. O. A. A. competition In
Berkeley, Calif,, June 18 and 19.
when the thre pole valunters may
meet.
All three of them have cleared
over 14 feet 6 tnchea this year, the
two southern California boys beat
ing Varoffs world's record.
SALE STARTS FOR
CHICAGO. May 38, (AP) Ticket
for the world's heavyweight title
bout June 33 at Comlskey park went
on sale today as champion James J.
Brad doc It confined his training rou
tine to road work and challenger
Joe Louis again donned gloves against
several sparmates.
Promoter Joe Foley aald applica
tion for seat reservations now total
about $400,000. Printers have turned
out 83,100 ticket, with a ton price
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BRADDOCK FIGHT
BE
ATHLETICS
Acheson Transferred to Sen
ior High Staff New
Mentor Former Local Star
George Harrington, former Med-
ford high star athlete and for the
past four years an outstanding foot
ball and basketball player at un
field college In the Northwest Con
ference, was yesterday offered the
Medford Junior high school coaching
position. E. H. Hdrlck, city school
superintendent, announced today.
At the same time, Russell Ache-
son, for the past two years coach of
Junior high athletics, was transferred
to the high school coaching staff
of BUI Bowerman, at the latter's re
quest. Acheson, according to Hedrlck,
will assist Head Coach Bowerman m
football and basketball and will fill
a vacancy In the mathematics de
partment of the senior high school.
Harrington, 33 years old and s
graduate of Med ford high In 1033.
was offered the Junior high post
following his formal application for
the Job. He waa In Medford yester
day conferring with City School Su
perintendent Hedrlck and Coach BUI
Bowerman, and only the final de
cision of the school board remains
to make the appointment definite.
'He has been offered the position
pending the approval of the school
board," Hedrlck stated.
In addition to having charge of
all Junior high athletics, . Harrington
will teach physical education classes,
vocations and mathematics, Hedrlck
said.
Following his graduation from
Medford high school, the new coach
entered Llnflold college at McMlnn
vllle, where he was considered one
of the greatest athletes ever to play
for the Northwest Conference school.
He was a member of the varsity team
three years, playing blocking quar
terback, and was noted for his de
fensive ability. He was captain one
year. He played four years of bas
ketball, was captain three times and
twice was named All-Northwest Con
ference forward. He was also a mem
ber of the Llnfleld golf team four
years, and won one letter in base
ball.
In addition to his athletic activi
ties, Horrlngton was president of tho
sophomore class at Llnfleld and was
this year president of the studen
body. He heUt other Important posl
Jlons In extra-curricular activities.)
nd come to Medford with the high-, j
est of recommendations.
Rusa Acheson, last year at Junior
high, developed one of the finest
basketball teams In trie school's his
tory. His squad was undefeated in
Over twenty games and was consid
ered the top Junior high quintot in
the state. Most of his players will
enter high school next fall.
SEALS TAKE LEAD
TO FOOL
fRr the Awoelnted PrtM) '
San Francisco's young Seals topped
the Pacific Const baseball tongue to
day much to the embarrassment of
a small corps of California sports
writers.
Last April, when Lefty O'Doul's
gang waa wondering what It felt like
to win s training camp game, the
courageous band of writers gA?ed Into
the rryAtnl ball and predicted:
The Seals will probably end the
1937 season In no better than sixth
place and most likely In the celtar."
In the Inst three weeks the Seals
have won 17 of their 31 gnmes. They
measured the Snn Diego Pndres. five
out of seven: took six ot of seven
from the wobbly Onks and six out of
seven from the Lou Angeles Angels.
Tonight the Seals open another se
ries against the Oakland Acorns, who
haven't won a series this year, Sac
ramento's Solon?, who failed to Im
press In training but are now In
second plare rtRtit at the Seals heel,
plar the strong Angels this week.
The Mission Reds, cellar occupants.
Invade Portland and the Padres go
to Seattle.
ftalem Athlete signs
SALEM. Ore.. May 25. (API
Dwight Aden, completing hla career
as an outfielder for Willamette uni
versity, an Id today he had signed a
contract with the Boston Red Sox
He expects to Join a Boston farm In
the Middle Atlantic league after re
ceivimt his diploma.
Scores Yesterday
(By the Associated Press)
National
At Pittsburgh, 3; New York. 4.
At Cincinnati, 0: Brooklyn, 1.
At Chicago, 1; Boston, S.
Only games scheduled.
American
At New York, 14: Cleveland. 0.
At Philadelphia, 6; St. Louis, 8.
At Boston. 9; Chicago, 6. .
At Washington, 1; Detroit, 8.
Coast traveling.
YANKEES ON TOP
By BILL BON IE
Associated Press Sports Writer.
A king who still rules though hla
throne tottered dangerously, and a
gang of marauders once again threat
ening to rip apart the American
league, furnished baseball's biggest
news today.
The king Is Carl Hubbell. The
marauders are the Yankees, walk
away champions in the Junior cir
cuit last season and now, with their
team batting eye regained, back on
top of the heap with a full game
advantage over the Philadelphia Ath
letics, who dropped an 8-6 verdict to
the Browns.
Hubbell, credited with the Olante'
4-3 defeat of the National league
leading Pirates yesterday, thereby
added the twenty-third pearl to his
unbroken string of league trlumpns
But the master faltered towards the
end, gave up eight of the Bucs 10
hits in the last four Innings and
had to be rescued In the last of
the ninth by beefy Dick Coffman.
who fanned Johnny Dlckshot with
two out and the bases loaded.
Through their victory, the Giants
moved Into a virtual tie with the
second place and idle Cardinals. The
Yanks, meanwhile, ousted the A's
from the American league lead by
battering the Indians Into 14-0 sub-1
mission.
For the fourth day In succession j
the Ruppert Rifles gave evidence they j
are no longer fooling. In four days
they have won as many games, rolled
up 39 runs and collected 38 hits.
Tho only Item they slipped up on
yesterday, while Spurgeon Chandler j
was pitching a six hitter for his sec
ond straight shutout, waa home runs.
There wasn't a single four-bagger
among their 16 hits, the first time
n eignt games they failed In that
specialty.
Anocner streak ended in washing
ton where, though the Tigers beat
the Senators, 3-1, Gerald Walker fail
ed to hit for the first time since
the start of the season. Roxte Law-
ton, six-foot right bander, hung up
his seventh victory of the year a
total equalled only by the peerless
Hubbell.
The Red Sox. with Jtmmy Foxx's
homer and two doubles pacing a 14
hit attack that gave Veteran Rube
Walberg his first win. Jumped from
seventh place to the head of the
second division by trimming the
White Sox. 9-5. The Browns wen
unable to come out of the cellar do
spite their 8-0 defeat of the At
achieved principally by the heavy
hitting of Harland Cllft and the nen
relief pitching of Jack Knott.
With Max Butcher allowing om,
six hits and one base on balls, ti
Dodgers hung up their first ehutou
of the season, by a 1-0 score ove
the Cincinnati Reds. The Rhine
landers dropped into last place be
hind the Idle Phillies.
In the other National league game
Lou Fette and Tex Carleton both
turned in slx-hlt efforts. Fette's fel
low Bees made better use of then
allotment, however, and Boston sei
back the Cubs, 3-1.
Tnwmeml Files Answer
SAN FRANCISCO. May 33. (UP
Dr. Frsncts E. Townsend. founde
of tho Townsend old age pensloi
movement, today filed an answer an
demurrer to a suit for an account
Ing and $430,000 libel action brough
aalnst him by Edward J. Mnrgett. foi
mer California manager of he plat
Pedestrian Killed
EUGENE. May 33. (p A ca
struck and kilted Mrs. H. L. Edmunt
eon, 80. on the highway near Ooshei
early yesterday. She apparently be
came confused and darted in fron
of the machine aa she attempted t
cross the road.
Marines to Be Shorter
SAN FRANCISCO. (UP) T;:
United States marine corps annaunr
ed lowering from 68 to 64 inches t.
minimum height requirement for en
listment In the corns.
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IN CLOSE SQUEAK
PINTS. CODE N, i5C
QUARTS CODE No. 19JA
tlNTlyt etTtUI CWKT. fIIL rvC
ceVtpuri
In one of the wildest and woollest
evenings ever perpetrated upon a
huge crowd of raving mat maniacs,
Alvln Brltt and Joe Smollnakl met
In the main event last night at the
Medford Armory, with Brltt, for the
second time In his local wrestling
career, being disqualified. Referee
Ray Friable produced one of hla fa
mous left-handed decisions to hand
the match to the Polish Pslooka aft
er Alvln had lost all power of
thought. He busted Smoltnakt's arm
over the ring rope four times and
that was enough for Frlsbte even
though previous to that, Smollnskl
had nigh killed Brttt with aU the
dirt in the book.
Proceedings started last night in
farly mild fashion, with Belcastro
Brltt, Smollnskl, Trout, Goodrich
and Feeback tangling In a battle
royal. Before It was over, chairs
were being hurled in the ring, the
cops were called, there were two bat
tle royals In place of one, and blood
was flowing profusely.
Sammy Feeback was the first
wrestling gentleman to be eliminated
from the ring, all five other huskies
piling on him. Jlmmle Goodrich
followed In short order, and then the
fun really began.
Smollnakl and Belcastro, the two
dirt boys, eyed each other and tore
In, with Brltt and Trout entertain
ing each other In a private set-to.
During the fracas, Smollnskl twice
was hurled Into the second row
ringside, breaking chairs as he fell
and causing considerable apprehen
sion on the part of patrons. While
Joe was languishing In the laps of
customers, Belcastro procured a towel
from his corner and attacked Alvln
Brltt, winding It around his neck
and applying plenty of pressure.
Friable Joined In the scramble and,
with Smollnskl finally back in the
ring, all three of them battered Bel
castro out of the arena.
Sailor Dick Trout, sometime dur
ing the fray, received a severe head
cut but it didn't slow him up in the
least. After about two minutes of
legalized hayhem, Smollnskl was
pinned by aU three, to be followed
by Trout a moment later. That left
only Brltt and Belcastro remaining.
In the dressing room. It was dis
covered that Trout couldn't continue
In his scheduled match with Smollns
kl so Promoter Li Hard sent Belcastro
Brltt and Smollnskl back Into the
ring In another battle royal, the last
two men to meet In the main event.
Previous to that however. Feeback
and Jlmmle Ooodrlch had returned
for their bout, with Ooodrlch wln-i
nlng In 13 seconds with a Boston crab
to end things. Feeback being unable
to come back for the second fall.
With Belcastro, Brltt and Smollnskl
in the ring, the evening really got
Interesting. Brltt and Smollnskl
ganged Pete, and If a man ever took
a beating in his life, the Mad Ita.lan
from Weed certainly did. Finally
Pete was pinned, after being battered
around the ring untu he was groggy
As he left the scene pi battle he
grabbed two chairs and heaved them
at Brltt, stUl In the ring, then
climbed right back in and started all
over again.
Referee Frlsble finally got him back
outside the arena and city cops and
Fred Erlckson of the Medford boxing
commission bad to be called to force
the raging Belcastro to the dressing
room. He Insisted he sit at the ring
side and watch proceedings, which
was contrary to Erlckson'e idea of
what a defeated grappler should do
after getting defeated.
That left Smollnskl and Biitt as
the lone remaining grapplers to meet
In the main event.
Brltt took the first fall with
series of arm breakers over his leg,
forcing Smollnskl to give up to save
himself a broken flipper. Dirty Joe,
using every underhanded tactic In
the book, grabbed the second tumble
with terrific body slams. In which he
cracked Brltt across the back with
his knee as he slammed him to the
canvas. Brltt Just did manage to re
cuperate In time for the thrld fall
bell.
The end came after Smollnskl hod
pulled hair, gouged eyes, pinched and
punched -foul to the limit of human
endurance. Throwing caution out of
the window. Brltt grabbed smollnskl's
arm and snapped It over the ring
rope. Referee Friable warned him.
and Brltt did It again. Once more
Frisbie shook a finger under the ex
champ's nose, and once more Brltt
broke Smollnskl's arm over the rope.
With a mighty heave, Brltt again
brought the Polish Pa look a's arm
down over the rope, and that was
that.
Frlsble pushed Brltt away from
the grovelling Smollnskl and grabbed
the latter's useless rlgh arm, hoisting
It in token of victory. The crowd
raged and ranted at the ref. but it
was no use. Frlsble was living up to
the letter of the law, and Smollnskl
was the victor.
TO LEAD SEATTLE
SAM FRANCISCO. May 35. (AP)
Appointment of Harry Bassler, 40-
ycar-old Seattle oatcher. aa manager
of the Seattle Indiana In the Pacific
Coast league to replace Spencer Ab
bott waa confirmed today by Wil
liam H. Klepper. president of the
club.
Abbott was fired by Klepper Satur-
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day and Bsssler named as temporary
manager at the time. Klepper decided
to let John Bassler pilot the team for
the remainder of the season.
In a telegram to the Associated
Press, Klepper said:
There will be no more managerial
changes this year."
Bassler entered professional base
ball to play in the Susquehannah
league. In 1013-'14'16 be played with
Birmingham and Cleveland. From
1913 to 1930 he played with the Los
Angeles Angels end then went to the
Detroit Tigers for seven years.
He played with the former Holly
wood team from 1938 to 1935 and
then went to Seattle.
C0RVALL1S HIGH
PORTLAND. Ore., May 25. (AP)
Upstate athletic coaches gained out
standing recognition of their records
today with the appointment of men
tore at two Portland high schools.
Orvtlle ('Red") Bailey, former Uni
versity of Oregon end under Dr. C.
W. Spears and Capt. John McEwan.
will head the football destlnlea of
Grant high achool next year.
James ("Mush") Torson, one-time
star with Oregon State college, will
coach the Grant Generals In basket
ball. Torson led Corvallls hmh school
to the state hoop title In 1936.
Paul Warren of Roseburg will head
the track coacMng staff and assist
Bailey In football.
The high school of Commerce gets
Edward W. Warren of Beaverton as
Its track coach.
Wisconsin Coiuh a Dad
MADISON, Wis., May 25. (AP)
A baby boy waa born to Mrs. Harry
A. Stuhldreher, wife of the athletic
director and football coach of the
University of Wisconsin, last night.
Both mother and son were reported
doing nicely. Hospital attaches said
the baby wlghed almoat eight pounds
Cougars Go South.
PULLMAN. Waeh.. "May 25. (AP)
Waahlngton State's northern division
champion track and field team leavea
tonight for Los Angeles and the
annual Pacific coast conference meet
Friday and Saturday.
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soelatlon. will take place next Satur
day and Sunday with amateurs and
professionals from all parts of tha
state competing for trophies and the
200 In special mirses and asoo added
money underwritten by the local
shooting organization.
Among the event which will be
competed for are the Medford handi
cap. 100 targeta, 17 to 24 yards, with
50 cash to the winner; the Menden
hall trophy for amateur shooters In
B class and lower: the Mall Tribune
trophy for amateurs, placed In com
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