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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-
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1 MONTHS OLD tO PROOF
1)1.1 IMril In Illinois
Trademark Reg. U. 8. Pot. Orf
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Car In Which Shaw Won Speed Classic
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, 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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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