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PAGE FOUR jrEDFORD MATL THTBUXK. fEDFORD, OKEfrO'N'. WEDNESDAY. .TTTN'E 1. 1937. "Midday Sun", 100 to 7 Choice, Captures Epson Downs Derby NINE AMERICANS IN SWEEPSTAKES English Royalty On Hand 'Perifox' Only American Bred Entry Disappoints LONDON, June 3. P JNlne Amer lean who held sweep&takes tickets on Midday Bun, Epsom Downs derby winner, today won 150,000 each. EPSOM DOWNS, June 3. Midday Sun, an outsider, owned by Mrs. G. B. Miller, today won the 158th derby before a crowd of between 250 -000 and 500,000, Including the king and queen. Mrs. F. Nagle's Sandsprlt was second and the Aga Kahn's Ie Grand Due third. Ridden by Mike Beary, veteran Eng lish Jockey, Midday Sun flnlahed the one and a half miles In front of Bandsprlte, & rank outsider. Le Grand Duo was another one and a half lengths bock. William Woodward' Perifox, only American -bred horse In the race and last minute favorite, was fourth In the field of 20. The American-bred son of Oollant Fox Just managed to bent Marcel Boyssac'a Ooya 2nd out of fourth money. In winning the purse of about $50, 000 Midday Sun ran the distance In the comparatively slow time of 3:37 3-0. Mrs. Miller was the first woman owner to win the England's moat fa- mous flat race. Her colt went to the post at the odds of 100 to 7. Bandsprlte, given practically no chance in the wagering, was quoted at the long odds of 100 to 1. Le Grand Due was held at 100 to 0. Lord Astor's bad luck In the clas sic still held as his highly regarded Cash Book flnlahed among the also rans. In contrast the Aga Khan's luck ran true to form. The Indian poten tate has won three of the last eight derblea with his Mahmoud and Taj Abkar running one, two last year. Failure of Perifox came not only as e, bitter disappointment to hi New York banker owner but to the thous ands who wagered their shillings, half-crowns and pounda on the son of the famous colt, which captured the American three-year old champion ship seven yeara ago. He was one of the strongest backed American owned horses ever to race in the historic stake won only once by an American -bred horae and three other times by foreign horses carry- . - 1 MONTHS OLD tO PROOF 1)1.1 IMril In Illinois Trademark Reg. U. 8. Pot. Orf wm m mww Car In Which Shaw Won Speed Classic TS , Wilbur flhaw, famous race driver, who yesterday was given the ehcckired flag as winner of the spectacular Indianapolis Speedway Memorial Day raring classic. Shaw, used (ill more i;thyl gasoline and Lion Head motor oil. Ing the silk of United State sports men. Perifox raced right with the lead era until a quarter of a mile from home. He faded rapidly however, when they hit the last uphill climb 50 yards from the Judges. At the same time. Midday Sun pulled away from the pack under Beary 's strong hand ling, Caah Book, winner of the Newmar ket stakes, never figured seriously In the race. He lay fifth coming around Tattcnham corner. About a quarter of a mile from the finish he had enough, however, and steadily dropped behind. Mrs. Miller led Midday Sun Into the paddock and waited- expectantly for a few minutes, hoping that the king would come down from the royal box and congratulate her. She was dis appointed, however, for his majesty chose to save his felicitations until later. BY DODGER BOSS NEW YORK, June 3. (AP) Bur leigh Grimes Is ready to lead a one man campaign for the return of the upltbnll. The fiery manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers thinks the batters now have a big edge on the pitchers and that the return of the apltter would help to even up a bit. 'The spltter should come back to the major and minor leagues," Bur leigh said today, "and I'm going to see what can be done about It. The spltball was ruled out by the big league magnates not because It was considered a dangerous pitch out became some of the club owners classed It as objectionable. The name of the pitch offended sensitive ears. "The npltball was leas dangerous than many of the pitchers that are being made today, I understand some umpires rub the gloss off new balls with emery powder. A ball may come Into a game with so much emery powder on It that It sails. The ball that fractured Mickey Cochrane' skull sailed. "If pitchers were allowed to throw spltters again they would be better equipped to stand up before the hitters." Scores Yesterday (By the A w la led Pre) Coast Score: R. H. E. San Diego .. 17 3 Portland 3 13 1 Hebert and 8tarr; Carson, Moncrlef (4), Drefa (7) and Cronln. Score : Missions attle .. Herrman and Sprlnx; Turpln fend Fern ancles. Score: R. H. E. Aacramento 13 13 3 San Kranclsco ... Alt 1 Schmidt, Seats (B) and Pranks; Gibson, Bheehan (8), and Monro, Score: R. it. E. Oakland .. 8 17 9 Loa Angeles ....11 18 3 La Rooca, Hatd 4, Bonham (ff) and Bilker; Llcber, Berry (1) &nd Collins. National New York 8, Brooklyn 3 (only game). merlr,in Chicago 8. Bt. Louts 0. Cleveland 4, Detroit S, (Only gnrr-.s scheduled). Fights Last Night MJS ANUELES. Jun 3. (AP Bob rord, Arizona Klnnt-klltrr, tack led more than he could handle last nljtht and lost a ten-round drrlglon to Bl, n)r Bray, loa Angtlra nnro hravywflnht. Bray, ao4. had a 34-pound weight advantage, using It to wear down hi, hsrd-punchlng Joe. A left hoo aplll. eil Ford (or no-rount In the tlrst round, but thereafter he waa In no (ISTK'rr Phone 1300 for Towing or Wrecker Service Anywhere Auytim Lewis Super Service Sport Graphs Billy Hulen Says: Medford Returns To Own Bailiwick. Southpaw Catcher Manager Mike Balkovlck and his Medford Craters, nomnds of the Southern Oregon league, will be home less no more after Sunday. Forced to do their weekly ball playing on the road while the newly-planted turf at the high school field was growing to man -sized status, the Craters flnally return to their own bailiwick next Sunday to face the second-place Rose burg Pirates, and loud will be the cheers of the huge skipper and his teammates when they step out before a home-town gathering of John Q Fans for the first time this season. They can't be blamed for thoso offerings of thankfulness, either, It's been plenty tough for the locals, and make no mlstnke about It. They have not only had to play their lea gue encounters In the enemy's back yard, but have been forced to hike out to the fairgrounds for practice So far as batting drill goes, the fair grounds Is as good as any. But fe Infield workouts, the club might un well line up on a rock pile. Although sunk In the cellar four straight losses and no wins, Medford hasn't played bad ball. Far from It. Last Sunday at Crescent City, for In stance, the Craters gavo the unde feated Chinooks their toughest bat tle of the year, and lost only in the last half of the ninth Inning when Orvlllo FYs mated, a hell-on-wheels, atole home off the delivery of Lany Pepper. The young Medford righthander shouldn't let that worry him. If It does. Mark It down to Inexperi ence. Many major league ball play ers have pulled worse stunts than that, and after long years or big time baseball, too. Although Pt-pncr nat urally will feel badly about the busi ness, he shouldn't let It tnke away his starch. Things like thnt happen In the beat regulated ball families to-wlt, Dlwsy Dean's balk In the New York-St. Louis game the other dav. When Roaeburg and Medford atari proceedings next Sunday after leaguo officials and local citizens have teas ed the first ball, attempted to hit and catch It and so on, the two Southern Oregon league clubs will be playing on the finest high school baseball diamond in Oregon, bar none. It will be the only turf field In the state outskie the Vaughn street park, home of the Portland Beaver., and the University of Oregon field. Thanks to the progressive efforts E. H. Hrdrlck. city school superin tendent, the field was planted to turf this tprlng and will be used by the Craters and the summer baseball srnool from now on. It's Just another step, In fact, to ward the development of the finest high school athlotlc pliint In the state, which Medford already ha, we Everybody's Talking "Hm! I thought so! Try drinking GOLD SEAL Beer every day!" -e lleaiBpMna believe, or certainly will have when ; the lights are Installed on the turf ; football field. That turf pigskin park, dedicated last fall, not only beat any other high school In the state to the punch, but the colleges I as well. Oregon and Oregon State i will play on gross this year, but It remained for Med ford high school to : show the way. Scarcer than the dodo bird are left-handed catchers In organized baseball. There just aren't any, for that matter. In the majors or large minors. But regardless, a young fel low named Lou Hanelcs, captain of the baseball team of the College of the City of New York, la Just about now trying out with the Boston Bees of the National league. And, as a southpaw catcher, at that. Handles, a good all-around ball player, was shifted behind the plate two years ago when every post on the C. C. N. Y. team was well taken care of but the catching department. He made good from the start, so good that the Boston club became Inter ested this year and offered him a chance to break Into the big time. With more and more batters swing ing from the left aide of the plate becniific of that extra step they gain on the way to first base, there really Isn't much sense for the taboo on portsldc receivers. In the past), a left-handed throwing catcher was at a distinct disadvantage with a right handed hitter In front of him. H was hnndtcapped In throwing to sec ond and almost nullified on a heave to third, with the batter completely blocking the path of the throw. But now, with southpaw batters almost as numerous as the orthodox hitters, and threatening to actually dlsplnce them, a left-handed catcher should be Juat as welcome In the big lengues or any other circuit as his starboard brother. The baseball try outs held by tho Cincinnati Reels In Medford lost fall produced one prospect who ls mak ing good in organized baseball. He ls Paul Gehrman, young right-hander who attended the one-week session, coming from Bend where he had worked on the mound for the Bend Elks In the State league. Gehrman was snapped up by the Reds and farmed to Durham In the Piedmont league this spring. Latest pitching percentages show the young Mcr winning four and losing one game, close to the top. He has taken part In eight games and has pit choc 45 Innings. BRADDOCK, LEWIS CHICAGO. June 2. (AP) James J. Braddock. heavyweight champion of the world, and his challenger. Joe Louis, went back to socking sparring partners today. Enrh warrior took time out from boxing yesterday In preparing for their 15-round battle at Comlakey Park June 22. The Brown Bomber's schedule called for six rounds of work on nla Mirroring sparring partners, and eight rounds of bag punching, shadow box lug and rope skipping. Hrnddock faced four mtlea ot road work and four, or possibly six rounds or boxing. mvir 1 NO HIT-RUN FIE . (Associated Pres.) The Chicago White Box haven't won a pennant alnce 1919 their third place In the American league waa their high water mark alnce 1920, when they llnlshed second. But the Windy city team today has at lean one claim to distinction on Its roater are three of the four ac tive American league pitchers credited with no-hlt, no-run games. They are 30-year-old Ted Lyons, who turned the trick In 1938; Vernon Kennedy, who crashed the curling hall of fame two seasons ago:; and Bill Dietrich who Joined the lineup yesterday. Dietrich, a Philadelphia and Wash' Ington cast-off claimed In mid-season last year by Dykes, shut out the Browns without a hit In one of yes terday's three big league games, 8-0. He gave two bases on balls and an other man reached first on an er ror. The victory was the fourth straight lor the Sox and lifted them Into third place past the Idle Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, who lost to Cleveland 4-3. Tho roster of pitchers who have chalked up no-hlt shutouts ls stud ded with names or many of the most celebrated hurlera In the game Chief Bender, Paul Dean, Wes Perrell. Ed Walsh, "Smokey Joe" Wood. Chris ty Matthewson, Cy Young. Carl Hub bell Hod Eller, Howard Ehmke, Amoj Rusle and Charles "Hoss Radbourne, among others. The list has been Increased by men who gained only a temporary ranking with the mighty. Some of them, now almost forgotten, are Bob Groom and Ernest Koob, both of the 1917 St. Louis Browns; Bob Burke of the 1931 Senators, and, believe It or not, Bill Terry, who Just to' make the story odder, pitched 'two no-hltters for Brooklyn back In 1888 and 1888. In contrast, some of the best pitch ers, past and present, have failed to scale this peak. Dietrich's effort missed- being a perfect game but then, there hasn't been one since C. C. Robertson, also of tho White Sox, tamed tho Tigers 3-0. on April 30, 1923. In all major league history there have been only six games In which not a batter reached first. For Greater Satisfaction Buy NOLDE It HORS1 HOSIER? at Etbelwyn B. Hoffmann's. 8 Si H Green Stamps. WINDOW GLASS We aeli window glass and will replace your broker windows reasonably Trowbridge Oao met Works. HOW THEY? STAND (By the Associated Press.) Coast. Team W. L. Pet. 8an Francisco - 39 31 .68G Sacramento 38 33 .833 San Diego 38 37 .585 Los Angeles 91 38 .536 Portland 38 30 .483 Seattle 38 33 .441 Oakland 33 39 .362 Missions 31 40 .344 National. Pittsburgh 33 12 .657 New York 34 15 .615 Chicago 33 16 .679 St. Louis 18 18 .600 Brooklyn 16 19 .457 Boston 15 19 .441 Philadelphia 16 21 .433 Cincinnati 11 26 .308 American. New York u 23 13 .657 Cleveland 19 14 Mi Chicago 19 17 .628 Detroit 30 18 .626 Boston , ... 16 15 .816 Washington .. 17 30 .460 Philadelphia 15 18 .455 St. Louis 10 35 .322 BUCK DRAGON TO The Black Dragon, that hooded de mon of the grappling; ring who has never been defeated In the Medford Armory, will definitely and absolutely be In town next Monday night In one of the main event spots Promoter Mack LI Hard announced this morn ing. Just who of the present crop of huskies the great Dragon will face ls, today, unknown. LI Hard stated that his opponent will probably be chos en tomorrow. Since the Black Dragon made known his Intention of returning af ter several months absence, local fans have divided themselves Into two camps those calling for a re-match with Cowboy Dude Chick, and those howling for Joe Smollnskl, the Po lish Palooka, as his opponent. LI Hard, trying to please the great est number of fans, said that he would continue feeling the "wrest ling pulse" today but that It would be either Chick or Smollnskl for sure. He also said that If It was the Ju nior heavyweight champ, he would make the match a no-time limit af fair. Last time the two met, the bout went one hour, with each gain ing one fall. Which left a very un satisfied taste In the mouths of hun dreds of grapple fans who wanted to ee one or the other defeated. Bridal Showers Fill Many Hours ISN'T it thrilling to think that this time next month so many of your friends will be honeymooning? Joan and Nancy and Peg and Grace grand girls all of them and soon to be happy brides. 4 Give them the send-offs they deserve. A bridal show er can be a wonderful help to a girl awaiting marriage if the gifts are chosen wisely. You can make your contributions to these affairs both useful and attractive. And you don't need to spend more time or money than you can afford! Just look over the advertisements in today's paper. They're brim ming with ideas for better home-making. Hundreds of practical gadgets to lighten household tasks are offer ed for your choice all moderately priced. It's easy to shop either for bridal gifts or for your own needs if you make it a habit to read the advertis ing pages first. Before you set out you'll know exactly what to get, where to get it, and how much or how lit tle to pay! SNEAD, HARRISON LEAD QUALIFIERS IN U. S. OPEN MEET NEW YORK. June 2. (AP) Old Man Par took one of the worst beatings In his career, but he man aged to whittle an entry list of 1404 golfers an all time record for the United States open championship down to a field of 170 which will start play a week from tomorrow at the Oaklsud Hills club, Birming ham, Mich. Topping the par-shattering yester day In 30 district qualifying tests were 36-hole counts of 136 registered by 6am Snead of White Sulphur Springs, W. Va and E. J. (Dutch) Harrison of Stuttgart, Ark. A single round of 64 by Orville White, cham pion Tony Manero's successor as pro at the Sedgefleld club, Greensboro. N. C, also stood out. Snead, heading five aspirants for places on the Ryder cup team, card ed a sensational round of 65 after an opening 71, while Harrison shot 69-67 to share the qualifying lead. White, with 74-C4 was close behind. Three of the Ryder cup candidates had 140's for their 36-hole tests, Craig Wood at New York and Byran Nelson and Ed Dudley at Philadel phia, while Jimmy Hlnes shot 146. Two former open champions. Sam Parks, Jr., and Willie MacParlane. passed the tests while the veterans. Chick Evans, and Freddie McLeod. 1808 winner, failed. Parks shot 147 while MacParlane had 149. Evans wound up with 155 and McLeod with , 163. Other prominent players who failed to qualify Included Leo Dlegel. Sam my Byrd, the former ball player; Reynolds Smith, Al and Abe Espl-1 nosa, Johnny Lehman. Gene Kunea.l Charley Yates, Roland Mackenzie,' Sam Perry. Lester Bolstad, Joe Tur nesa and Mike Brady. Topping the amateur qualifiers wan Crawford Rainwater, 21 - year old Emory university star, who put to gether a pair of 70's to cop the one pi a re available at Atlanta. SKAQRAM'I Seven DROWN BLINDED WHISKEY. Th lralshl whlakl-a In Ihta product ar S yaara r mar aid, S7H! straight whUhlaa, and 6S nautral aplrlta dlailllad from AmarUan grain. O -rati. Soaarsm-Olalillara CroaraHon, Esaautlv Oflleaa. Naw York BOXING CARD IN ARMORY FRIDAY TO HANDLE CROWD Because of the heavy advance tick et sale for the boxing card being staged by the Catholic Men's club next Friday night, the scene of battle has been transferred from the St. Mary's high school gym to the Medford ar mory, It was announced today. Of ficials of the club arranged with the Medford Boxing commission and wrestling Promoter Mack Ullard for the use of the ring and equipment, and assurance Is given that the ex pected huge crowd wilt find suffici ent accommodations. The fight program features BUI Ausland and Bob Kelly In the main event. Ausland ls fonner middle weight champion of Oregon State col lege, and Kelly held the same crown at the University of San Francisco, Both have grown to Itsht heavyweight status now, and one of the best fights ever seen In Medford la ap parent. In the.semi-wlndup, Sam Watson. 155, will tangle with John Conner, 150. Watson was runner-up for the middle weight title at University of Oregon and Connor was a member of the West Point boxing squad. All bouts will staged under the In tercollegiate boxing rules consisting of three two-minute rounds. , joe Naumes. matchmaker, ls arrang ing for preliminary bouts, and will announce the complete card probably tomorrow. Larty Woodall Leads Coast League Hitters LOS ANGELES. June 2. (API Adding 21 points to his already high average. Larry Woodall of the San Francisco Seals remained at the head of Coast league batters In games played through Monday. League statistician Leo Morlarty In figures released today, gave Woodall a .402 average, with Art Garibaldi. Sacramento lnfieldcr. leaping from 22nd plaoe In one week to .372. rlS
