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PAGE FTYE Louis Boasts Victory in Round; Braddock Silent on Battle Plan WTSDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORF-fiON. SUNDAY. .TTTSTE 20. Kwr BOMBER MUST WIN EARLY IF AT ALL VIEW OF EXPERTS Big " Crowd And Profits -: Loom Champion Seems Grouchy, Challenger Pleasant. . : - By ALAN GOULD CHTCAQO, JUM 19. (AP) The "bitt: of the scrapped contract. " Involving heavyweight champion Jim Braddock and challenger Joe Loula, brtngi the latest upheavel In the box ing Industry to a climax next Tuesday night, . under the lights at south 'lde ComlcXey park.. The circumstances, the fanfare and the gladiators themselves represent a far cry from that gaudy affair In September, 1927, when Gene Tunney " arose from the celebrated "long count" to beat off the challenge , of Jack- Dempsey, but the current con ference of pugllstlc capital and labor looks (Ike a highly profitable evening for, all-concerned. ' Strange as It msy seem, the Louis Braddock match, with a prospective "gate", of $760,000 and crowd of 60, 000. may return nearly as much prof it to Its promoters as did that famous v. battle at Soldier feld, where upwaras "f v of IOC .000 cash customers contributed to .b all-time record receipts of $2,- ess.oooTN. KENOSHA. VS3... June 19. (AP)- Joe Louis observed the first annl varsaty of his- knockout defeat oy Max Sebmellng today with the very unwilling prediction he will smnah all records' for winning the most cov td and valuable prize for a mone tary basis In sport. No man ever has won -the crown within three years of campaigning and no man has suc ceeded In dethroning a champion within three minutes. Most experts seem convinced Louis will -have to polish off Braddock within one to -four rounds or -not at ill. i In the few fights Louis has been forced to work overtime, he has ap peared listless and slow. 'Louis Is a far different youngster from a year ago. . He eats less and sleepa less.: Also, he has learned to talk and to smile. A year ago,' be was Just a mean- man. Today, he's a pleasant, young fellow. . . GRAND BEACH. Mich., June 19. (AP) Just how James J. Braddock proposes to fight Joe Louis In their heavyweight title contest In Com is key park, Chicago, next Tuesday night, remained a mystery today. - Uauslty Braddock relies upon a long, atralght left to keep hla man en. the defensive while be wades In and punches away with his favorite weapon -a right hand belt but the Irishman's tactics In recent drlUa in dicate he may have other plans. . Jim virtually discarded his ' left band safety valve to charge In nd wage an aggreaslve two-fisted war against his five sparring partners. The champion has taken the initial tlve., -' The champ flatly refused to pose for photographers, snarled at his at tendants and otherwise made himself- disagreeable. His trainers hailed the sudden change with uncon fined Joy. They now feel Jimmy Is In exactly tne right mood to give the best account of himself against the hard hitting Louis next week. BEAVERS TO WIN i OAKLAND. Cl.. June 19. (API Tha lusty hitting of big Moom Claybaugh and Bill Fadonlte" pltcn Isg rave the Portland Beaver, a four to one rlctory over the Oak land baseball- team today. Radonlta allowed . only four hlu. One waa a bunt by Jimmy Hitch cock for a successful squeeze play aeorlng Gibson In the second. : Claybaugh connected with a triple and two singles, to drlre Johnny Frederick over the plate three times Score: R. R. I. Portland Oakland 4 9 1 . 1 4 1 Radonlte and Cronln; Olds and Baker. : SACRAMENTO. June 19 (AP) A home run by Joe Orengo with the bases full In the ninth Inning and the score tied, gare Sacramento a 7-8 victory here today over the Be- attle Indiana. R. H. E. Seattle - 8 7 0 Sacramento 7 8 1 Thurston. Horne. Plckrel and Pool: (Schmidt and Pranks. LOS ANGELES, June 19 (AP) San Diego halted the winning spurt of the Los Angeles Angela today before 7.S00 baseball fana as south paw. Wally Herbert pitched a -nit game and tne boraertown origan merged winners by a to 1 margin Score: R- H. I Sen,Dteo - S 10 0 T Anrelm 18 0 Hebert and Starr: Bvane and Col llna. ; m rwAwriaro. June 18. (AP) Wsvne Osborne, Miaslona right hander, pitched his C1UD at a a w i win over San Prancleco today after the Seals hsd taken the double header opener 4 to 0. First game: R. H. . uiuunn. ! 0 8 1 n VYancmcA 4 9 0 , Beck. LamanskI and Outen; Shores and Monro. Second now (7 Innings) R- H. I 4 Ulalniu 4 9 0 Stn rnntlaeo - 17 0 Osborne and Sprln; Flowers, Cole Stuta and Woodall. PITCHERS' BATTLE SCHEDULED TODAY LEAGUE GAME Young Larry Pepper, curve-baller, baa been definitely nominated by Manager Mike Balkovlck of the Med- ford Craters to take the pitching mound against Ashlands brilliant lefthander, Bob Hardy. In the two clubs' .Southern Oregon league base ball game at the high school turf field this afternoon. Opening pitch is slated for 3:30 sharp. Because of Ashland's two atralght victories over Olendale the past two weeks, accounted for by sensational hurling on the part of the lanky Hardy, the Ltthlsns have been install ed favorites to move above the .500 mark while rapping the Craters for their sixth loss in seven ball games. However, Manager Balkovlck and the entire Crater team have turned deaf ears to all the "Invincibility" ballyhoo emanating from the Llth !an camp, and expect to open fire with their heaviest offensive program of the year behind the hurling Larry Pepper. Manager Balvoklck assigned to the youthful righthander the task of halting the Llthlana for two reasons; first, because Pepper is the lone Med ford pitcher to hurl his team to a victory fagatnst Rose burg two weeks ago) and second, because it. is Pep per's turn to take the mound. The Crater skipper has been alternating Pepper and Ray Erlckson on the hurl ing rubber. Local baseball addicts are expect- In, one of the most sensational oat ties of the year, with all signs point ing toward a real, old-fashioned pitch ing duel. Hardy, developed in Ash land schools and this spring helping pitch Howard Hobson's University of Oregon Webfoots to the conference championship. He has turned down all offers however until he is grad uated from college. A southpaw with a sharp curve ball, blazing speed and good control, the 6 foot 3 . Inch Ash lander Is figured the class of the circuit. Larry Pep per, on the other . hand, is as yet comparatively untested In fast com petition. Two years out of Talent high school, the youngster has show ed remarkable improvement, and is now considered to possess the sweet est curve ball In the league. He has a high hard one to go with It, and Manager Balkovlck Is confident that ht can play ball In the same league with Hardy or any other hurler in the setup. s Ashland packs the heavier punch at the plate, with three regulars sock ing over .300 Ted Schopf, Arba Ager and Darrell Leaven.'' Cliff ("Chief") McLean, brilliant Indian catcher, is bitting .600 In two ball games, and Hardy, himself,' has a mark of .400 In a couple of encounters. Needed batting power will be ad ded to the Craters today wltb the re turn to action of Duke Hanklnson. out with a sprained ankle since clout ing a homer against Rose burg two weeks ago; Rusa Acheson; former Oregon State player; and Max Rud dock, a catcher or outfielder who has seen plenty of service In the Timber lesgue. Manager Balkovlck said last night he might start Ruddock behind the bar. moving... himself Into the out field. Balkovlck li the only .300 hit ter the Craters boast. Dick Hoffman, clubs leading batter, will ae unable to play because of work hours. Manager Leonard Hall of the Llth lans announced his probable batting order yesterday. It will be Scbopf. shortstop; Jack Balding, second base; Manager Hall, right field; McLean, catcher; Leavens, center field; Phil KeatOn. left field; Arba Air. third base; . Leonard Patterson,, first base; and Bob Hardy, pitcher. The Craters will probably move to the plate In the following fashion: D'.ck Lewis, shortstop; Mai Stlne, left field; Wally Rlckert, aecand base; Di'ke Hanklnson, third base; Dick Sa kralda, center field; Sully Knox or Russ Acheson. right field; Bob Smith, first base; Ruddock or Balkovlck, catcher; and Pepper, pitcher. Balko- vkk said that Vlrgtl Swanson. flashy ot t fielder, would start the game if he could arrange hla work hours to be oit. Ray Erlckson, hard-luck pitcher of the Medford hurling staff, will be on hand to relieve Pepper In case the latter weakens. Both pitchers are in excellent condition. The battle this afternoon will be the next-to-last of the first-half schedule. Both teams are eliminated from the pennant race, although Asb iand bas a chance to grab off second place. Last time the two bitter rivals met was In Ashland May 10. with the Ltthlsns getting the long end of t 7-5 count. Other league games today will see the league-leading Crescent City Chinook travelling to Olendale and the Orsnte Pass Merchants meeting the R Oft burg piratea at Rose burg GEHRIG, MEDWICK, KEW TOPK. June 19 ( API The batting turnover waa terrific on both sides of the big league front this veek. with only the two leaders. Lou Oeiirlg and Ducky Medwlck. ea caplng the virtually complete change In the pace setting groups. Gehrig, collecting ten hlu In 21 changes, boosted bis American league leading average to JM and Increas ed hla pace-setting margin to 37 points over hi nearest rival, as. Beau Bell of the Brov.-ns climb;d j into second place vita Ml. ' CUBS KEEP LEAD. BY CELLAR REDS CHICAGO, June .19. JV-The Chi. csgo Cubs clung tenaciously to the National league leadership today when Larry French pitched the Chicago team to a 2 to 1 victory over Phila delphia. More than 11,000 fans saw French best Wayne LaMuter In a pltchera' duel with each allowing four hits, but three of the Cub blowa occurred In the same Inning to give them both rune. Score: R. . H- E. Philadelphia 14 0 Chicago 1 3 4 0 LaMaster, Jorgens and Atwood; French and Hartnett. CINCINNATI, June 18 P) The Reda combined Paul Derrlnger'a three-hit pitching ' with a pair of home-runs today to whip the New York Giant. 4 to 3, and climb out of the National league cellar for the first time since May 24. Score: R. H. E. I New York . 3 S 1 Cincinnati '4 6 l Caatleman and Mancuao; Derringer and Lombard!. PITTSBURGH, June 19 (Pi Fat Freddy Fltzslmmons, cast off less than two weeks ago by the New York Giants, who are sorely In need of pitchers, turned In hla second straight hurling victory for the Brooklyn Dodgers today, 4 to 3. Score: r. h. E. Brooklyn ..... ............. . 4 li a Pittsburgh 8 ' 7 o Fltzslmmons and Phelps; swift, Weaver and Todd. ST. LOUIS, June 19. i Led by the heavy-hlttlng Joe Medwlck, who drove In five runs, the St. Loula Card lnala snatched a 7 to 8 victory from the Boston Beea today with a dra matic nlnth-lnnlng flnlah after two were out. Medwlck was the hero. After two were out In the ninth. Jimmy Brown and Don Padgett singled. The Cards' left fielder then smashed a homer against the scoreboard In left for three runs and the game. Score: R. H. E. Boston '. 8 11 0 i St. Louis . 7 , 13 1 Fette, Turner - and Loom; Ryba, Harrell and Ogrndorokl. SOFTBALL GAMES Champing at the bit after almost two weeks of forced Inactivity be cause of rain and wet grounds, Med ford 'a Softball teams will make an other attempt to move forward with their schedule tomorrow night under tne ngnta at the high school field. Lamporta will tangle with the Cath olic Young Men and Fluhrera will meet the 30-30 club In Commercial league battles. First game will start at 7:48. The six-club Service lesgue will get under way Tuesday night with the Groceteria meeting the Elka and Lions facing Copco. All Service league battles will follow games of the Commercial league on the twin turf diamonds. On dates when both Service and Commercial league teams see action, gamea will be played almultaneoualy on the' two diamonds; otherwise Commercial league gamea will be played one at a time. Following la the complete Service league flrat-half schedule, all gamea to start Immediately following Com merclal league encounters: June 22 Groceteria vs. Elks; Lions va. Copco. June 24 Post Office va. Klwanla; Groceteria vs. Copco. June 25 Poet Office re. Elka: Lions vs. Kiwants. June 29 Oroceterla va. Post Of fice; Lions vs. Elks. July 1 Klwanla vs. Copco July 2 Groceteria vs. Klwanla; Post Office vs. Lions. July 8. Elka va. Copco; Oroce terla va. Llone. July 9 Post Office v. Copco; Elks vs. Klwanla. JERSEY CITY, N. J.. June 19 (AP) Crip Polll. Montreal Royals right hander, pitched a no-hlt, no run game against Jersey City In an International league game today. Montreal won the game. 8-0. RESUME- MONDAY WEESTLIIKf MEDFORD ARMORY MONDAY NIGHT Black Dragon Va. Pete Belcastro Frankie Taylor Ta. Monte LaDue Frank Stojack Vs. Dale Haddock eats oo aaJe at BEOWVi phone 101 aXtNTlUfg Can Pbone t?t WHITE SOX RALLY N NINTH TO WIN, CUT YANKS LEAD KEW YORK. June 19 (Fr The Chicago white Sox. snapping out of a four-gsme losing stresk. beat the Yankee sluggers at their own game to day with a pair of nlnth-lnnlng extra- base clouts that broke up a pitchers duel for a 3 to 2 victory over the New Yorkers. Rip Radcllffe's double sent across the first run In the nlnth-lnnlng splurge that enabled the Sox to come from behind and pull out the victory, but the payoff blow was Mike Kree vlch's homer Into the right field stands, with two mates aboard and two out. That smash gave Thornton Lee his fourth victory of the year. The setback cut the Yanks' Amer ican league lead to one and a half gamea over second-place Detroit, j while the White Sox remained an other game and a half further back In third place. The victory was the Sox first In their five starts on their current eastern swing. Score:' R. H. E. Chicago 5 9 0 New York 2 8 0 Lee. Brown and Sewell, Resna; Ruffing and Dickey, Shea. WASHINGTON. June 19. (IP) Slim Monte Weaver hung up today his alxtlv pitching' triumph when Wash ington defeated St. Louis, 3-1. Score: . R. H.. E. St. Louis 17 0 Washington 3 7 0 - Bonettl and . Huffman; ' Weaver Fischer and R. Ferrell. PHILADELPHIA, June 19. (P) Chet Laabs hit a home-run and trlpte today to drive In five runa and lead the Detroit Tigers to an 8-8 victory over the Athletics. . With Tigers two runs behind In the fifth, Laabs hit his circuit blow with two aboard to put Detroit In front. 8 to 5. In the ninth, after B1U Werber'a slxth-lnnlng single had tied the score, Laabs tripled with two mates on base for the winning runs. Score: R. H. E. Detrlot 8 13 3 Philadelphia 8 9 0 Lawson, Coffman and Tebbetta; Ross, Turbeville, Nelson and Hayea. Cleveland at Boston, postponed; wet grounds. POUOHKEEPSIE, N. Y , June 19. (AP) The crews of seven college navies have been furrowing the Hudson for more tfian a week in final preparation for their big test of the year, the Intercollegiate re gatta here Tuesday. Here's what's 'hat In regard to the contestants: The favorites: Washington still rules the river as far as records and training go. The Husky varsity fought off the challenge of the Jayvees in a test duel yesterday morning and Is firmly established as the No. 1 boat. Navy", the eastern favorite, is hav ing trouble becoming accustomed to the four-mile grind of the varsity event. Coach Buck Walsh la not satisfied with the varsity eight, un beaten during the "sprint" season. California, always a threat, bas been shabby In recent workouts. At numbers 4, 5 and 7, It Is a typical California eight big, rangy, exper ienced but the bow and stern look weak. Closing time for Too Late to Clas sllv Ads Is 1:30 p. m. " LAWN MOWER HOSPITAL . Locksmiths ail kinds Bepalrtni and sharpening, etc Try oar work; Its the beat. PHONE 263 WE WILL CALL Dawson Filing & Grinding Works 44 NOKTH FRONT " HUSKIES AND NAVY CREWS FAVORITES TROJANS CAPTURE NCCA TRACK MEET; EDWARDS STADIUM, Berkeley. Cel., June 19. (UPI University of Southern California won the National Collegiate Athletic association track and field championship "here today but a lanky Negro boy won the ac claim of 13.000 fana who trooped Into Edwards stadium. . The Negro boy was John Wood ruff of Pittsburgh, whose glaut atrldes dwarfed, all competitors and carried him to a new N. C. A. A. 880 yard dash record of 1 minute, 50.3 seconds. The Southern California team vic tory was not a surprise. It took 62 points to Stanford's 50. Ohio States 28. Columbia's 21. Washington State acored 20. Kansas Teachers 17, Michi gan 18, Notre Dame 15, and Wisconsin 13. The championship waa not a new one for Troy. Five times before the Trojans have walked off with the N. C. A. A. team honors. This year the pleasure of that vlo tory was dulled only by the knowl edge that the pole vault twlna of Troy, Earle Meadows and BUI Sefton, co-holdera of the world record at 14 feet 11 inches, did not uasa the 18-foot celling. Instead, a man whom coaches did not believe had a ghost of a chance because of a leg Injury. George Var off of Oregon, came through to de feat Meadowa for second place, behind Sefton In the vaulting event. seiton set a new N. C. A. A. record of 14 feet 87, Inches, to best his old mark made in 1938 of 14 feet 14 inches. Use Mall Tribune want ads. CONTINUING THE MANHATTAN SHIRTS Values to $2.50 These well known shirts sig nify super quality. Smart good looking patterns for Dad $177 SUMMER FELT HATS Values to $3.5-0 Light, cool and comfortable weights, In smart shapn and colors, st Toggery Hill's Sale prlres $287 Men's Dress PANTS Values to $5.50 A big lot of our better dreac pants go In this group Many of these pants were taken from our suits, 4pe dally priced at $437 MEN'S SWEATERS Values to $4.50 All types, all colors fiTorrd by men and young men to day and trrry one an out standing Mtn feature $287 FACE BELCASTRO There have been some pretty fair to middling grapple programs staged by Promoter Mack Ullard at the Med ford armory since the first of the year, but none, by a long sght can compare to what 'the local impressar has on the boogs for tomorrow evening. Featuring the great Black Dragon and Mad Italian Pete Belrastro in the main event, the entire card stacks up as the Hkllest to produce mass an-hysteria since the immortal prank Crotch ran out of opponents to whip and retired to his farm Completing the all-star card will bo Frank le ray. lur, who grabbed a fall from Dude Chick last week, and Monte La Due, the ferocious Frenchman, In the mid dle event; and Frank stojack and Dale Haddock In the opener. The Dragon -Be least ro embrogllo Is ; figured to be a pip. Since the hooded monster left hero several months ago a;ter an undefeated string of match es the Md Italian has been fouling and brutsllrlng all and sundry Into defeat, last of which was the unmer ciful beating of Joe smollnBkl, the untll-then very tough Polish Palouka, In the Dragon, however, Pete is fully expected to meet a guy who can give htm all he asks for. Black Drngon's undefeated record speaks tor Itself, and local fans are bracing themselves for one of the moat hectic evenings ever experienced In the Bartlett street bam of brutality. Frank le Taylor, a clean wrestler, and Monte La Due, who doesn't know what the word means, will face each other in the Australian system mid dle event, and although La Due Is PLENTY LEFT TO CHOOSE FROM HUNDREDS OF TOP QUALITY! MEN'S SUITS And What A Wallop Prices Are Getting! SPORT and PLAIN MODELS The bargain rack are still crowded with jupor-quality men'g auita at drastically reduced prices. You can save enough on one suit to buy a pair of shoes, on which you save enough to finish off with a hat. Don't put off until tomorrow what you can save today. Values to $27.50 Values to $29.50 Values to $32.50 Values to $35.00 A small Deposit aa Lot as SHOE VALUES to $4.50 One Lot An exceptional lot of Dress and Work . Oxfords. Black and Sport styles in abundance, real honest to goodness values for Men and Young men. TIME IS GETTING considered a plenty mean Frenchman. Vaylor has proved he can take care of himself in any company, clean or dirty. Frank Stojack. ex-Washing ton State fooltball all -American, and Dale Had dock, a 180-pound flash from Los Angeles, will open the program. Both .ire newcomers to southern Oregon The matches are listed on the of ficial program of the Uons district convention to be held here tomor row and Tuesday, and one of the largest crowds of the year Is expected to pack the armory. Helen Hicks Wins Women's Golf Title CHICAGO. June 19. (API Helen Hicks of Hewlett, L I., won the eighth annual women's western open Rolf tmirnnmnt title today hy rie- Evenrude Sportsman a Stronmf Inw hnwloil nntrr enMmiMl Just the Motor HUBBARD Main and Riverside TOGGERY'S GREAT SHORT BUY NOW featlng Beatrice Barrett of Minne apolis, 6 and 6. In the 36-hole final match at the Beverly country club. 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