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Louis Boasts Victory in Round; Braddock Silent on Battle Plan
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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.
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Frankie Taylor
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Frank Stojack
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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CHICAGO. June 19. (API Helen
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