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PACE TWO JIEDFORD MATT, TRIBUTE. MEDFORD, OREGON". TUESDAY. .TTXE 22. 1937. Joe Must Score BETTER BOXING ! MAY AID CHA1P ! IN LONG BATTLE i Negro Has First Chance at Title in Many Years Louis Rated 5 to 2 Favo rite On Punching Power Welfhts Arc Close CHJCAOO, June 22. (API Junes J. BraddocK. the defending champion, scaled 197 pounda, and lot Louis, the negro challenger, tipped the beam at 1TA pounds, shortly after noon today as thty weighed In officially for their ,6 round heavyweight championship match at Comlakey park tonlgnt. Perfect weather, clear and crisp, accompanied the final flurry of preparations, By CHARLES DUNK LEY CHICAGO, June 22. (AP) Joe Louts, sleepy-eyed son of an Ala' barn cotton picker, gets his great, at opportunity tonight. la a flood-lighted ring, pitched over second base at Comlskey park, home of the Chicago White Sox, Lou 14 battles James J. Braddock. untested heavyweight champion oi the world. Watching them will be a crowd that may go as high as 60.000 with gate receipts that may reach $750,000. - . It will be the first time that a negro has had the opportunity of winning the world heavyweight ohamplonshlp since Jack Johnson in 1910 battered the shell of James J. Jeffries Into helplessness in Reno, It also will be the first "mixed match" Involving the title since jess WUlard defeated Johnson in Havana 22 years ago. The fight will be held In the heart of Chicago's blaok belt, populated by a quarter million negroes. One thousand policemen will be on guard. 400 within the arena and 600 out side the park walla. Reserves will be held In readiness .at nearby police stations. - v Louis Heavy Favorite. V ; For the first time, the heavyweight Challenger goes Into action favored to conquer the champion, Louis, on the strength of his tlynnmlte-ladcn fists, Is held 5 to a over Braddock. Despite his defeat by Max Schmel Ing, who knocked him out In m rounds and his unfavorable show ing against Bob Pastor, who spot led him 30 pounds, Louis holds the in terest through the knockout power in his fists. The fight is scheduled to go 16 rounds, or leas. It may start any time between 7 and 9 p. m., central standard time, depending on wea ther, forecast fair. If rain threat ens, the fight can start any time after 7 o'clock, with the probabte start between 8:30 and 0 p.m. The champion and challenger, fighting on percentage, also will share In the B0.0OO pnld for the radio rights and 20.ooo for motion picture contracts. Braddock will get 60 per cent of the total gate after taxes have been deducted and Louis 17 per cent. Weigh at Noon. Both men Wero ready to weigh In at noon today at the auditorium theater, and then hide out to await lime to go to the battle ground. They must be there at 7 p. m. Braddock figures to scale 107, with Louis about 109. Braddock, Idle since he defeated Mnx Baer for the championship In 1036, la strictly the "underdog." Ex perts said either Louis would win by a quick knockout or Uruddock would take down the decision, with a few rating him chances for a knockout victory. The tltleholder Is conceded to be a better boxer than Louis. He has a better left hand for Jabbing and is rated a superior ring general. The chances are that he'll keep out oi the way oi Louis' famous right. Just as he circled away from Burr's Bun day punch. Youngest Challenger. Louis Is the youngest challenger in heavyweight history. At the age of as he was skyrocketed to fame Just as fast as did Jack Dempsey when the Mana&M Mauler started his fa mous knockout career. Detnpsey was 3 years of age when he battered WUlard to defeat in four rounds at Toledo In 1019. There Is no hope of a million dol lar gat, dream of all promoters since Dempsey and Oen Tunney drew 104.934 spectators at Soldier field 10 years ago. That battle drew 93, 668. 660, the all-time record. Botn Dempsey and Tunney, the two most colorful figures of all living ex champ tons, will be In the crowd to night. Dempsey picks Braddock on his experience and boxing ability; Tun ney says Louis will win on youth and punching power. The relYree will be named by the Illinois state athletic commission! Just before the two principals enter! Into the ring. Two Judges will be named at the same time. The best guess Is that "Little PMP Collins, with no political affiliations and with a reputation for honesty and ability, will be the third man in the ring. There will be a "no foul" rule governing fhe bout, w h I e n means that the battle cannot be won or lost on a foul. Prices are going UP. Order your j fsl) ault and topcoat NOW. Otis the 1 ' Tailor. 130 N. Central I - i La wo tnowet service call and del Ideal Bike Shop I'el Slit 411 S Main Be Correctly (corseted in AN AKT1H1 MOIIK1 hy Ethelwyn B Hortmann . Use Uall Tribune want ads, Sport Graphs Billy Hulen Says: - Split Flag Race Gives Tailenders Renewal of Hope It will be new life for all Southern Oregon league baseball teams follow lng games of next Sunday, and es pecially In Medford, Olendala and Ashland will there be plenty of re joicing. The first half pennant race ends on that date, and following one open Sunday July 4 when most of the clubs take on outside teams, the six outfits swing Into the second bait of the schedule consisting of seven games. It will be the first time within memory that the local circuit has sp.lt Its season, and so far as this semester goes, It wilt probably be a lifesaver, to fan and player Interest, alike. Medford and Olendale, off to bad starts, would stand little chance In catching the fast-moving Crescent City Chlnooks, and Ashland would be just about as bad off If the sea sen were not divided. Now however, all teams will start over again, the slate will be wiped clean, and with all second division clubs greatly strengthen ed for the second half duel, ex pectations are for one of the I Jnh tent and most thrilling stretch battles In years. That sensational Crater win over Bob Hardy and the Ashland Llthlans Sunday was, we honestly believe, an Indicator for the brand of ball the men of Mike Balkovlck will play from now on. Although close to the cellar with only two wins in seven starts, the locals have lost encounters that were heart-breaking to state It mild ly Out of seven gamea dropped by the Craters, two have been by one measly run scored In the ninth in ning, two have been by the slim margin of two runs, and only In the ser.son's opener at Grants Pas were the Craters beaten soundly IU'cuunc of the new turf field at the high school, Medford has been forced to play five of Us seven games on the road, and even with the olendtile Loggers moving here next Kunclay In (he , first hulf wind up, the (rulers will have 8(i! n action here only three gum ps out of eight In the first linir, All of which Is more than slight hamllcnp: performing be ta a home town crowd In one or more gunies might very well have men nt the difference be tween a one or two run defe.it and a victory. The situation will be remedied starting with the second half July 11. The Craters will entertain Granti. Pass on that date, then travel to Ciescent City the following Sunday, after which the locals will be the host team In three out of five games In other words, Medford will play four out of the seven games on the turf high school field, which has yet to see the Craters defeated. If there was ever any doubt as to who waa the best flelaing first bsse tr.an in the loop, It was certainly erased by Mcdford'a Bob Smith against tin. Llthlans Sunday. The former Medford high football star and po initial University of Oregon half back flash of this fall really showed the boys how the Initial cushion should be played, Smith mny not be another George Staler nor Hnl Chase, but for a bush league national pastlmer, you would have to wear a telescope In each eyo to discover a swoetcr-fleldlng first baseman. A southpaw and as Umber rubber band, Smith came up j with putouts on bod throws that the he lashed out with a sensational aeritfe aeml-pro first sacker would drocpklck that contacted Haddock probably never hare seen, let alone squarely on the button; and fourth, touched. A couple of them were noth- he pressed his shoulders to the mat. in; short of amazing; low and wide Haddock, after that short minute of Kippers from Duke Hank in son at concerted action on the part of Sto thlrd base and right down there In i jack, was utterly unable to come back the dirt. Bob simply stretched out j for more grappling, and Frtsbie until It seemed he would split ver- j awarded the match to Stojack. who .(rally, got his lett flipper out and that was that. He made them look easy when actually they were chances of the toughest sort. His one weakness seems to be his throwing arm. which could be strong- However, It Isn't poor by any means, and will probably round :nto Miaue with some bot weather. We understand that Smith has been cast ing longing eyes toward a profession- baseball career; he savs he likes It even better than the pigsk n ous-j mess. Young as he is. and with plenty i ot proved ability. Smith should make ; good without much trouble, for he Is a good hitter In addition to knowing ; the an.wera around the initial bn. APOSTOLI-JONES FIGHT TO BE STAGED INDOORS PORTLAND, June 23 ,vTi Due to unfavorable weather predictions, the j Freddie Apostolt-Tommy Jones bout I will be staged In the Poland audt- J tori um tonight rather than In the Multnomah stadium as scheduled. The Portland bot lng commission, t a special meeting, named Tom Lout tit of Portland referee, denying the rentifst of Larrv White, manascr jof Apofttoll, for a California arbiter. lis. Mall Tribune want ada other. Hate Retained lie-alt ti with I (II KM I.N .Natural MINI HAL w,ri:R o (-nil Vnul Oet It at rolli Urine, ,n nrltr till I'll IN IIN i:k i ut lt .. i-niMtm. ore Early Knockout AFTER DEFEAT By PETE BELCASTRO For a few short seconds last night In the Medford armory, the hitherto undefeated Black Dragon stood un masked, but so far as clearing up the mystery of the hooded grappler's Identity, he might Just as well have left hla head-covering In Its place. By virtue of two devastating ham- merlocks, so painful they made the Dragon holler "uncle," mad Italian Pete Belcastro did the Impossible and handed the masked one bis first de feat In the Medford ring. And as per agreement, with that defeat off came the Dragon's mask. Nobody recognized the man He was a total stranger to the capacity crowd, and when asked his name as he was leaving the ring, he violently shook his head and continued to the dressing room, pulling the mask back over his head as he went. It was a good match, with both villains tearing Into each other with plenty of abandon. The Dragon call ed on his famous Boston crab hold to grab the first tumble In nine mln utes, and Fete caused a mild ripple of excitement when he was able to answer the second-fall bell. Moat .of the Dragon's victims don't come back ater receiving the crab. Following the first fall, Belcastro, dirty as ever, started working on the Dragon's heavily-bandaged left arm. Injured In Spokane several weeks ago After much milling, slugging, knee ing In the groin and halr-pulllng, the mad Italian finally clamped on a hammerlock and applied the pressure for several minutes, with the hooded one patting the mat lh agony after 7 minutes and 8 seconds. Belcastro wasted little time In con tinuing on the weakened arm. It took the villainous Italian only four minutes to end things, the payoff coming with another hammerlock that stretched the Dragon flat on his stomach with terrific pain. Bleed ing profusely from a cut under the eye. Pete grabbed the Dragon's mask. The Dragon shoved him away but allowed Referee Ray Friable to re move the hood. For about ten sec onds he stood rovealed. He appeared' to be about 36 years old, and wasn't bad looking as wrestlers go. Then he pulled his hood back over his head and clumped angrily to the dressing room. Frank le Taylor, the huge, popular Callfornlan, blasted Monte LaDue Into submission In two out of three falls. Taylor took the first fall with a flying head scissors. With La Due cowering outside the ropes after be ing driven there by an Infuriated Taylor, who could stand Just so much of the Frenchman's dirt, Taylor shot through the air and caught the Frenchy around the cranium with his powerful legs, then flipped him back In the ring and applied a body press. LaDue grabbed the second fall In the third round with a hammerlock, aided by plenty of rope leverage, but Taylor finished things In the next canto with his Missouri back-breaker He hoisted LaDue high on his shoul ders and bounced him up and down, then slammed him to the mat with resounding force. LaDue was all through for the evening. Two newcomers, prank Stojsck and Dale Haddock. Just about stole the show In the opening event. Haddock was billed as a cleanle, but actually turned out to be a villain of the first water. He roughed Stojack and took the first fall In the second round with a series of flying mares. The ex-Washington State football star came back to wind up the match in the third round with a vlolous attack. First, he bounded off the ropes and crashed Haddock to the carpet with three thundering son nenbergs; second, he flipped the meanle over his shoulder twice: third. appeared to have all the goods. TACOMA. June 33 The experts figured It would take a score of 167 or better to win a qualifying place in the Pacific Northwest Amater Golf tournament as jack westiand of se attle led the pack onto the first tee of the Tacoma Country snd Oolf club for the second and last 18-hole round of medal shooting. WestUnd, former Washington state. Western and rrench amateur cham P'on. na twice an American walker Cup member, hsd a two-stroke lead at the outset, but he was hard press ed hy a down other crack sharp- MKntOKIl'S FINEST MX WORK (ll ARWTIUl Daily's Auto Painting 1 South Dartlett i r Insist On Delicious Lost River BUTTER ISLAND LEADS QUALIFYING PACK I shooters who had a chance to over take him for several honors. Wielding a straight-shooting putt er, WeBtland yesterday knocked three strokes off par to lead the big field with a 69. He slipped on only one hole after collecting four birds. DATE WITH MISSIONS PROMISES SENATORS ADDED LEAGUE LEAD (By the Assocltaed Press.) Three full games ahead o( the pro cession In the Pacific Coast baseball league, the Solon' chances of being even further ahead at the end of the week were good today. They are playing hosts to the lea gue's most consistent losers the San Francisco Missions Comfortably in the cellar where they have been almost constantly since the start of the season, the Reds have won but two series and both of them from the seventh place Oakland Acorns who haven't won four out of seven this year. The Reds could be a great help to their home town opponents, the sec ond place San Francisco Seals, by taking the series from the Solona,. But they would have to win six of the seven gamea and the Seals six out of seven from the Seattle Indians before the Seals could recapture the coveted frlst position. Oakland entertain Los Angeles this week and the Portland Beavers in vade San Diego. CRESCEITTAM HIT BY STRIKES Possibility that the powerful Cres cent City ball team, Southern Ore gon leaders, waa on the verge of a crack-up, due to strike conditions In that city was seen today following receipt of a letter from Roy Deo, business manager. Deo, who has built up a club that so far has been the class of the lea gue, stated that many of his players had been laid off by the Hobbs Wall company, ond as a result may have to leave Crescent City to find em ployment elsewhere. However, Deo said, no matter what happened, the Chlnooks would remain In the league. "This does not mean that we will not carry on," he wrote, "but if it does happen, we may be forced to use some boys who are not quite so good as we should have playing In the league. "- I .am hoping-for the best, however." MAPLE TO COACH AT WILLAMETTE CORVALLIS, June 23. &) How ard Maple, coach of freshman sports here the past year, announced today his return to Willamette university as head conch of basketball and base ball and assistant to Roy S. "Spec" Keene in football. Maple, who previously was an as sistant football coach at Willamette. will report to his new post July 1. His salary was not announced. Keene, he reported, will devote full time to football and duties as director of athletics at Willamette. Successor to Mnple as freshman mentor at Oregon State college prob ably will be "withheld until the next meeting of the Intercollegiate ath letic board. SPT WEATHER 13 .... ..... WEATHER HANDICAPS DIAMOND LAKE SPORT DIAMOND LAKE, Ore.. June 23 (Spl.) Weather during the past week has been cold and stormy, with the lake too rough most of the time for fishing. During periods of com parative calm s few fishermen have vemurwt out. most of them getting Jlali. There has been more stream fishing during the past week than at any time this season. Good catches have been reported, using both files and bait. In Lake creek. ' J. A. Perry and party arrived Sun day for a few clays' visit at the lake LAWN MOWEH8 sharoened We sill ana del 81ms Bros rei yfll as N Kit MERRICK'S POOL SWIM IN DRINKING WATER nail..: I p. m to 10 p. m J stintlnis: 10:30 a. m. lo 10 p m latent fleer Or Lose SERVICE LEAGUE: CATBALL GAMES' STARTING TODAY Games Tonight Commercial League Timber Products vs. H.UJrf.RJS. Flche vs. Office Boys. Service League Groceteria vs. Elks. 1 " Lions vs. Oopco, Opening games ot the six-team Service league will be played under the lights, at the high school field tonight immediately following a pair of Commercial league Softball bat tles. Timber Products and H.UJtf .R.S. will tangle on one diamond while Pltche and the Office Boys will meet on the other In the Commercial league, the games starting simultan eously st 7:45. At about 8:30, the four Service league cluba will take the field In th Circuit', nnmlm shots. Last nlKht saw Lamrjort'a k m. an 8-7 win over the Catholic Young Men end nunrer's pound out a 10-8 victory over the 20.30 rluh i Fn.. merclal league games. Russ Acheson, piaymg ior Flunrer's hammered two triples In three trips to cop batting honors. Scores: R. H. E. Lamports an a Catholic , 7 a a R. H. K. .10 16 3 - 8 11 4 Pluhrer's 20-30 EX- GAME FOR HILT Alvln Merrltt, former Medlord pitcher now with Hilt of the North ern California league, tripled with two men aboard In the ninth inning to climax a five-run rally and give hla team an 8-8 victory over the Weed town team In a league game at Hilt last Sunday. Hoosler Hoffard and Donovan, both former Medford players, also had a hand In the victory, Hoffard getting a three-bagger In the ninth to score two men and Donovan hitting a single to score Hoffard. . Merrltt pitched the entire game for Tilt.. Score: II. H E. Weed . 8 8 3 H' t 8 10 2 Oregon Athletes . To Perform in L. A. EUGENE, June 22. (AP) Two University of Oregon athletes, Leon ard "Dutch" Holland and George Varoff, are among those expected to compete In the big team Interconfer ence track and field meet at Loa Angeles Saturday. Varoff, who has recovered from a leg Injury which handicapped him this season, pole vaulted 14 feet, 4?i Inches at the N. C. A. A. meet at Berkoley, his best leap since he set a new Indoor record of 14 feet, 4 Inches at Boston last winter. Holland rnude his best perform ance at the P. C. C meet at Los Angeles, tossing the discus 183 feet, 3 Inches. Summer Storage Expert care and edequate Insurance ARTISTA FUR SHOP 228 W. 6th. Phone 684 Use Mm Tribune want ads JOHN DEERE GRAIN BINDER Enclosed main drive gears is but one of the many features that make the John Deere Binder a better investment. It is the binder that is known everywhere for its light draft, ease of operation, better work, and long life. Note the John Deere features at the right come in and inspect them at our store. dS&r A HUBBARD-WRAY 29 North Riverside. By Decision Say Diz Turns Down Chance to Talk At Club Banquet ST. LOUIS. June 23. (AP) Jerome Herman Dean, the loquac ious St. Louis Cardinal pitcher, turned down a perfectly good op portunity to "pop off" in his best manner last night. Dizzy wsa scheduled for an after-dinner speech before the Al ton. 111., Klwants club. It was his reported remarks before a Belle ville, 111., church group that led to his recent trouble with Ford Prick, president of the National league. OI' Dlz Just dldnt show up at Alton. He could not be reached for a statement as to why he failed to appear. TOP OF . Southern Oregon's . weather man greeted the official opening of sum mer yesterday, the longest day in the year, with a continuation of the three-week -old summer showers. Yesterday, June 21, marks the summer solstice with more than fif teen hours of daylight.. From this date, the days will gradually shorten. Weather bureau records show that although rain at this date has not been frequent over the past several years. It has occurred often enough so that the present wet spell Is not classified as unusual by weather oh servers. ' No Immediate change In the wea ther was seen by weather officials this morning. Forecast was: Show ers tonight and Wednesday; little change in temperature. Yesterday's high was 72 degrees and the mini mum 56. Total June rainfall is re corded as 1.96 Inches, An excess of .ui incites, seasonal aeuciency nas dropped to less than an Inch, .90 Damage by rain to strawberries and hay and 'grain crops is re ported from alt parts of the valley BASEBALL STUDENTS LOSE TO PROSPECT Although losing to Dewey Hill's Prospect Townies, o-3. at Prospect Sunday, coaches BUI Bowerman and Russ Acheson of the baseball school team said It gave an excellent ac count of Itself In Its first game of the season. Composed entirely of youngsters under 21 years of age, the locals turned in two double plsys and fielded brilliantly at all times. Ray Lewis and George Gltzen formed the battery for the school outfit, while Dusenberry and Dewey Hill pitched and caught for the Pros pectors. BIRTHS Born to Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Greaser of 122 Almond street a boy weighing eight pounds and five ounces at the Osteopathic hospital Sunday, June 20. Mother and baby were reported doing splendidly today. Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads is 1:30 p. m. w Bridfs-trusMd frame, Asll-itii), quick-turn ' tongue truck. it Clsansr-eutttnff, lonrtr wtsrtnf, ssslsr-ssirlesd . tutting parts. it Fres-runnlnf, ftar-eon troll d real. it risxlbls-aspaettr.oon-elocfftnf tlsTStors. -fr Durable, accurst kaottr. it lfon-seattarlnff bundl earrir. IfflcUnt sUlnc 7tm. CO. Phone 202 I I INVASION OF CI O. RAPPED BY STATE LEADER OF LABOR Secretary Osborne Con demns Groups That Hold A. F. of L. Membership, But Support C.I.O. Tactics MARSHFIELD, June 22. () Ben T. Osborne, secretary of the State Federation of Labor, rapped the In vasion of organized labor groups by the C IO., touched on the Bonne ville power controversy and bid for cooperation between farm and labor forces In making bis annual report to the federation convention here. Osborne's report, and accusations that State Labor Commissioner Charles Oram had been lax In en forcing labor laws, marked the open ing day's session Monday. The secretary leveled criticism at labor groups which hold to their American Federation of Labor aflll otlon but openly support the C.I.O.. terming It "bushwhacking tactics." and said the convention should not adjourn without pledging allegiance to the A P. of L. Favors Columbia Plan. He declared In favor of the Co lumbia authority plan of adminis tering the Bonneville project and against the so-called switchboard rate, contending that the benefits should be made available to the pub lic at the lowest possible cost. He advocated reserving a stated amount of Bonneville power for private util ities with provisions for withdraw ing any amount necessary for public distribution. VillHs. ' " THE ENTHUSIAST'S, f'" JV"1 FOREHEAD ?Vt ' " VX THE ENTHUSIAST'S 1 f- If you'd like to share the enthusiasm, of millions, try old Kentucky's "Double-Rich" straight Bourbon. You'll be enthusiastic at its price too! COPR. LIT, PINT 80C QUART $1.50 AVAILABLE IN OREGON KtNTUCKY Feel at Home in "The Heart of Portland Comfort Conv.nl.nr Courts.? Srrtlr. attrartm Ram: ' ill 1 1 si72iS- Hotel Corneliru St .a w pan, Portland Oft.rhfd batn nitb 6aUl BtN O ORIM0N Mtr. IN THE HEART Experts Osborne urged the extension of co operation between organised farm and labor groups, and acknowledged tha help of the farm organizations Ja opposing antMabor legislation. The attack upon Oram came from the floor when an Interim commit tee recommended that ft resolution iniwuiiiMvri ut vear nrovldlng more funds for the lsw enforcement work of the state labor department; do re ferred to the Incoming executive committee for action. Waitress Protests, Agnes Qulnn of the Portlsnd Wait resses' Union asserted the report waa an attempt to "whltwash Gram," and said it would have been "altogether Hiffr.nt" if women workers had been allowed to meet with the committee. She was supported by Gust Ander nn KArretarv of the Portland Cen tral Labor council, and J. T. Marr of Portland, who asserted tnat xauura to enforce the eight-hour law waa nf the reasons state employes sought union membership. The committee's report was turned nvr tn MATT. Who said tie WO did listen to complaints against the state department tooay ana aran www report. Gram, who served aa president of the federation 34 years ago, was pres ent but made no defense. He had previously addressed the convention, warning leaders not to "move swiftly" and urging them to forget personal itu. nnrf iwrsonal ambitions. He de cried resorting to strikes except when ail measures had failed. Sam Baker Quits Bank Management GRANTS PASS. June 22. (AP Sam H. Baker, manager of the Grants Pass branch of the United States Na tional bank 'Of Portland, today- an nounced his resignation. He will re main on the executive staff as ad viser. T. P. Cramer, Jr., formerly of Grants Pass and until recently secre tary of the Oregon Bankers' associa tion, becomes local manager. Baker came to Oregon In 1903. or ganizing and conducting the Citizens Bank of Grass Valley until 1910, when he came to Grants Pass. , . A PROOf whiike, with the Msri ,fMI. Mide la th. Bluetm, Countrr by muta nv..,uraiiiier. tnesoodold KeatudcrlT, SCHENLEY DISTRIBUTORS, INC. N.Y.C STtAieHT BOURBON -11.00 op .SI-0 dp Park Av Hole) 5.1 ,W. Par Portl.nu ati!jH3 Mil Ejm OF THE CITY !?.' M 'V i .7.1.
