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rFDFO'RD MATL TRTBTjyE. MTEPFOTID. 0I?E'OCr. TUESDAY, JULY (5. 1937 Horton Smith Four Under Par to Take Carnoustie Qualifying PAGE FOUR Lead BETTERS SARAZEN THREE STROKES IN 36-HOLE JOURNEY Chioagoan Cards 138 Nelson And Snead Make Carnoustie Bow With 142 To Trail Veteran Sarazen CARNOUSTIE, Scotland, July (AP) Csrvlng out bit second straight SS, Horton Smith of Chicago todjr took the lead in the g-hoIe quali fying test for tha Brltlat open golf championship with a total score of 138, four strokes under par. After aettlng a course record by clipping two atrokea off Carnouttle'a par jreaterday, Smith carved aa many off standsrd figure for the adjoining Burnalda couria In hie aecond round. HI qualify Ing acora waa ' three atrokea better than that of Oene Saraien, veteran lnternatlonallat who tacked a - par 71 for Carnoustie to hit Initial TO. Americana also held down tha next two players, Byron Nelson and Sam Snead, both making their bows In this competition, being bracketed at 143. Aubrey Boomer, British -born French pro who waa tied with Smith at the end of tha first round at SB, lost hla chance to keep atep with the Amerl can putting ace by soaring to a 78 on hla second round, at Burnalda, for a total of us. Veteran Walter Hagen, bidding for hla fifth British Open victory and Ma first alnet 193, poeted hla eeo end successive par 71, oyer Carnous tie In a bothersome wind, to draw van with Kelson and Snead at 149. C. W.DAVIS NAMED STATE SECRETARY OF CORVALLIS, Ore., July 6. (API Oilman Keasey, national champion archer. CorvalUa, added another title to hla record today tha Oregon slate archery champlonahlp for 1J7 by coming from behind to defeat Merton Blxler, Portland, who led tha shoot up to tha end of tha three-day tour nament. Keasey, winner of the stato title In 1Q80-'8S, ran up a score of 183S In tha double American round and 001 in tha York for a total of 8,017. while Blxler trailed with 1,846 and Pat Chambers, Portlana, placed third with 1.818. Tha Portland archery team of Chambers, Evans. Blxler and Warolck captured tha team match with a new state record of 3.394 points, with Cor valUa archers aecond. Mrs. Pat Chambera, Portland, waa crowned champion of tha women shooters. Mrs, Henry Hewitt, Port land, won the women'a (light dla tenoe shoot with a mark of 387 yards, and Mrs. Olendolena Vlnyard, Canby, waa second, and Mrs, Homer Prouty, Portland, third. V. B. Adcock, Portland, won the men's clout with a score of 914, with Chambera third. Tha archery association completed Its covantlon and tournament by sleeting V. D. McCauley of Cugene president and selecting Eugene for next year's meeting place. Other officers are W. I. King. Eu gene, first vice-president; w. C. Richards, Wendllng, second vice president: Pat Chambers, Portland, third vice-president; o. w. Dnvia, Med ford, aecretary-treasurer. Tha association will endeavor to bring tha national archery tourna ment to Oregon next year. LOUIS-FARR DATE HAS COMMISSION APPROVAL NEW YORK. July 8. (AP) The New York state athletlo commission today approved tha week of Sep tember 13 aa the date for the heavy weight title fight between champion Joa Louis and Tommy Parr. British empire tltlehoider. The fight will be held at Yankee atadlum. In approving the date asked by Mlka Jacobs. Oeneral John J. Phe Ian, chairman of tha commission, disclosed that the commission had cabled Mas Schmellng It would not recognize tha proposed London fight between tha Oerman and Parr aa a championship bout. ' BAKER MINERS TAKE THREE GAME SERIES B AX Eft. July S (API The Baker Miners won their three-game series. one of the athletic features of the Baker mining Jubilee, by defeating tha Walla Walla baseball team Bun day afternoon by a acora of 17-7 after winning the firat contest by a count of 17 to 11. Tha Ilka nneed out the Miners In the second game by a 8 to 9 count. Tolkien rt Putile ARENA. WIS. tUP) George South ard'e hen hsa the agricultural ex perta etumped. Tha hen, a large Rhode Island Red, laya regularly but Its eggs are no bigger than a robin'a. Also, Southard complained, they have no yolks. Tries Streamlining SYDNEY (UPl Australian rail rays systems have decided to go atreamllned along with the rest of tha world. A new teoo.ooo stream lined ateel train has begun a twice-a-day service between Albury and Xfelbournt. LAWN MOWERS sharpened W call and del. Sims oroe. Tel. 981 U H. nr. - r ? - pev t 5l E...jy.,?a,.... i T'S ROYAL SPORT. Season of county lairs and trottln? circuits Is Betting under way, and the drivers and princely horseflesh are rounding Into shape. Here Is Barbara Field, daughter of Marshall Field, during a work out In preparation for an amateur race. Sport Graphs see Billy Hulen Sayi: SOFTBALL REACHES POPULARITY PEAK WITHIN FEW YEARS There Is no doubt but that soft' ball Is here to stay. In Medford a well as In almost every city of any else In the United States. A rather new game five yeara ago, with no organisation to speak of, tne gamo la now the rage of the country and Its amazing popularity Inoreasea with every day or night or action Its llghtnlng-fast and sipping maneuvers, its spectable of two un iformed tenma performing under the lights haa laid hold or the sporting publics Imagination like no other game In history. Today, soiiDau ouv draws any other athletlo game In the world by a large margin, ana Its players outnumber those of any other game by an even wider mar gin. It la a game for young and old male and female, and It la going places. Hers In Meilfnril, the Increase In attendance since the opening night under the lights at the high school atndlum has been startling, and even greater crowds seem In store as the clly becomes Softball mlntlcd. Hamp ered by hail urtitlirr the first two weeks during which crowds ran In I he neighborhood of loo to 900, the turnstiles last week began to rllrk In earnest, In creasing each nlgltt until up wards of ,100 thrilled spectators parked the stands Thursday and Friday. It Is entirely possible that later this summer, over 1000 Softball en thusiasts will witness Commercial and Service league battles under the llghta and on the turf of the high school auditorium. Other cities In Oregon have boasted crowds like that, and cities smaller than Med ford, too. Although he has never said so definitely, E. II. Iledrlrk. city school superintendent, has Intl tnatrd more than once that If softlisll proves a lnltig propo sition this year, In other words, If It clean up all or most of the Indebtedness Incurred for the Installation of the lights at the high school field, thai nothing ran atop (he high school field from being developed Into a complete athletic center for everyone In Medford. Tha school superintendent hes definite visions of lighted tennis courts, a modern out-door swimming tank, and lights for night baseball. If Softball proves s success, those things will come as sure aa llghta cams for the football field, or as sure ss the turf football field csme Cuff Scrlbbllngs: It Is reported thst Max Rudnrk, husky Crater catcher. Is quite the pumpkins of s service station attendant ... In fact, he broke a record last rrlday. but being extremely modest, the Info had to ba dragged out of a friend . . . Max aold nine oil changes st the Texaco atatlon where he Is employed, which la said to be mora than any other gas dispenser working for Texaco had ever done on the Pacific coast . . . that Is, by fellows working from one Island. If the Craters played all their ball games at home, Dick Lewis, short' stop, would be leading the league In batting by a million points . . . Dick Is actually hitting .318 In seven battles, including three In the local orchard . . . however, hit mark for appearances before s home town crowd is a mere .MS ... the en tire team, for that matter, seems to ba a "home" club ... all three ncounters they won during the, 'rs 7" larv ' ' ' ' "& I 'tA. , a..,! i.JLfa". first half were garnered In their own backyard . . . they dropped five on the road. The 'famous Brooklyn Dodger-New York Giant feud aeema to have reaohed another stage . . . Olant Manager BUI Terry, picking his all- star lineup for the National league which will tangle with the Ameri can In Washington tomorrow, failed to aelect Helnla Manush, Dodger outfielder, who Is hitting a light .880 or thereabouts . . . Flatbush fans snd playera are boiling mad, and are Just waiting until Terry takes hla Giants across the bridge to Brooklyn again. BIG BEN IS UPSET E LONDON (UP) British astrono mers have msde several curloua dla coverles lately. Dr. H. Spencer Jonea, the astrono mer roynl, revcoled In his report at Qreenwlch observatory, among other things, that the moon Is moving orf Its calculated course. The deviation contlnea to Increase, and la now greater than at any time since 1680. On five doya In the year ended April 30, Big Ben was more than a second wrong. Dr. Jonea said thst the vagarlea of the moon had proved that the earth was a bad timekeeper. "The cloy the time the earth takes to revolve on It own axis Is grad ually lengthening." he aald. "It Is due to the fact thnt the friction or the scsa on the ocean bed have a braking efrect on the earth and slow It down." The conclusion that the earth la a bad timekeeper upsets Ideas about clocks. Astronomers are experiment ing with crystal vibrations, trying to produce the perfect clock. Inde pendently of the earth. They are able to measure time within an error margin of less than a thoua andth of a aecond a day. But they are not satisfied. Other Interesting points In Dr. Jonea' report were: Sunshine In the yesr ending April 30 last was the smsllest for forty years. Rainfall from January 1 to April 30. 13 88 Inches, had never previous ly been approached In Greenwich ob servatory records for the aame per iod. Big Ben does not receive auto matic correction signals, but Is cor rected by hand. Tests by means of an ordinary rodio receiver, with the Greenwich "pips" and Big Ben show ed that on 118 days the error of the clock wss not greater than 9-10 of a aecond. On 105 days It wss be tween 9-10 snd U a second. And on 49 days It was from half to one aecond wrong. Sun-spot activity Increased great ly during the year, and considerable magnetic dlsturbancea were recorded at the Abingcr station st times, roughly corresponding to periods of maximum sunspot Intensity. lied I'lre Trucks Slip BEI1AIRE. O. tl'P) City officials sdvocate painting ths clty'a proposed new tire truck white instesd of the conventional red. other red vehicles tr becoming so numerous, officials contend, thst red no longer stands out aa a distinguishing color. Tniphns "Oreelers" BUDAPEST (UPl The Amertesn plan of employing "greetert" to wel come visitors haa been adopted In Europe. On entering Hungary the traveler Is met by uniformed st tendants who apeak s dosen lang uages and provided with rmm mnA ltterahire. Wife. It. ls Mother SANTA ClU'Z. Csl. lUPl Yom child brides. Santa Crus hsa passed ro cntia mosners Mrs. Joseph A. Housr, aged 14. formerly of Ten- nessee Is the muher of sn 8-pound son. Her husband is sn employs of an slectric company. i BATTING FESTIVAL Lithians Win 17-13 In Sec ond Of Two-Game Pro gram With Craters Moundsmen Unable Halt Basehtts were to be had almost for the asking and runs were passed out In generous bunches ss Medford and Ashland playera staggered through tha aecond of their two-game exhibi tion series st Ashland yesterday. Ac cording to wearied storekeepers, the flnsl count of ths rlp-roarlng. Fourth of July affair was 17-13 In favor of the Ashlsnders, was a grsnd total of 35 safe hits exploding like giant fire crackers from tha white-hat bats of both clubs. The debacle gave tha Lithians a clesn sweep of the holiday series, but nobody seems to care much, especially tha players, who are today concerned only with the rest' lng of tired legs snd feet. Tough for Pitchers It wns one of the toughest days on pitchers ever seen In Ashland Medford encounters. Ths Lithians bombarded Ray Erlckson and Alvin Merrltt, Crater throwers, for 90 safe ties, Including six doubles snd one triple, and Medford sluggers unllm bered against Lowell Brown, Wayne Combeat and Cliff McLean for 18 basehlts, also Including six two-base swats snd one threa-plyer. In all, players blasted out 14 extra base wallops good for 83 total bates. Ray Erlckson. after being given a six-run lead In tha first trams when Medford batters hopped on Lowell Brown for five bits on singles by Lewis and Hanklnson and doubles by bod smith, George Smith snd Erlck son, himself, sfter two errors, folded In the third Inning and yielded five runs on six hits snd was ysnked by Manager Balkovlck In the fourth stter the Lithians had batted around for five runs again. Alvln Merrltt took over the Med ford hurling duties with two awsy In that Inning, and allowed nine hits and six runs from then on out. In his three-plus Innings of toll, Erlck son handed out 11 hits and 11 runs. Medford Also Hitting Being hammered from the box was nothing unusual nor to be ashamed of. however. In yesterday's ball game. Lowell Brown, Ashland southpaw, after being clouted for six runs In the first, was finally relieved by Wayne Combest In the sixth sfter doubles by Merrltt snd Dick Ssk ralda. After Lewis snd Rlckert hsd gone out, Hanklnson drew a walk and Russell doubled and Bob Smith sin gled for a total of five runs. With the score 17-11 In the ninth, the Craters started a last-hope rally and drove Combest from ths mound. Balkovlck singled snd scored on Mer rltfs triple to right. Sakralds singled to center, chasing Merrltt across, and Cliff McLean, the Indian catcher, went to the firing line for Ashland. He walked Dick Lewis, but Rlckert, Hanklnson and Russell were easy outs, snd severs! hundred fsns went home In a atate of nervous frenzy. Schopf. Ager Patterson snd Brown all collected three hits off Medford pitchers, while Dick Lewis hit a sin gle and two doubles to lead the Cra ter attack. Merrltt got a double and triple and Sakraida, Hanklnson and Bob Smith got two hits for the Crt ters. Every Medford player socked at least one hit but Rlckert. Workouts Slated The Craters will work out every day this week In preparation tor the opening game or the second hslf Southern Oregon league pennsnt race next Sunday against the Grants Pass Merchants on the local high school turf Held. Short score: r. h. t. Ashland 17 90 3 Medford 18 15 8 Brown. Combest. McLean and Mc Lean. Simpson: Erlckson. Merrltt and Balkovlck. Oldest Colonist Pies DURBAN. Nats mp Tr,h ber, Natal's oldeat colonist, has died nere at the age of 101. Webber fought in five South African wars. Includ ing the Boer war. for which he en llstedat the age of 64. "Everybody's Talking "Imgine anyone not knowing that 00LP SEAL Beer has no bitter aftertaste t " 4IOW STAND (By tha Associated Press.) Coast. Team Sacramento i L. 87 39 41 46 49 53 67 61 San Frsnclsco , Ssn Diego Los Angeles . Portland . Sesttls .. . Osklsnd . Missions NstlonaL Ohlcstjo ... 44 36 .638 New York 43 37 .609 Pltttburgh 38 80 J59 St. Louis 87 80 .853 Boston 31 38 Brooklyn 39 37 Philadelphia ... 36 43 .449 .439 .377 Cincinnati 95 43 .373 an. 44 99 '.667 . 39 98 .583 40 39 .580 35 38 .656 33 31 .508 30 35 .463 91 44 .323 20 44 .313 New York Detroit Chicago ......... Boston Cleveland . Washington . St. Louis Philadelphia OUTSPEED YANKS IN PRETZEL RACE NEW VORK, July 6. 7P) Pretzel racing, evan in & modified form, It atUl a European apeclalty. For the second atralght year, Amer ica's foremoat auto racera In domes-tlo-bullt cara tried to challenge the supremacy of the European dare devils on the pretzel -shaped Roose velt speedway yesterday but for the second time they were repulsed. Bemd Rosemeyer of Germany came through with a thrilling triumph to win first prize of $20,000 before 70, 000 spectators. He streaked over the 300-mile distance in three hours and 38 minutes, or an average apeed of 83.50 miles per hour. Rosemeyer won after a spirited bat tle with an English driver. Richard Seaman, who stayed almost on the Teuton's rear bumper until he waa forced to leave the track to refuel near tha finish. Seaman was 61 sec onds behind Rosemeyer at the finish. America's Rex Mays rode a great race to win third place. He was five minutes snd 23 seconds behind Sea man. ... Ernest Dellus of Germany, piloting an Auto Union, finished fourth In 3:48.00, with Giuseppe Farina of Italy fifth in hla Alpa Romeo at 3:81.20. Farina waa relieved by Nu- volarl whose car broke down on the 18th lap as he wss In fifth place. Except for Wild Bill Cummlngs. hero of the Indianapolis Memorial Day -races, no one was Injured. Cum mlngs was burned on the left leg and ankle by hot oil from hla motor but the burns were not regarded as serious. He finished ninth and then was treated In a nearby hospital. COWBOY GRAPPLER WINS MAIN PORTLAND MATCH PORTLAND, July 6. (AP) Otis Cllngman, the cowboy from Okla homa Ctty. won the top tltt on the weekly middleweight wrestling card here last night, dumping Scotty Mc Dougall, Glasgow, two out of three fulls. Sailor Moran, New Orleans, took a one-full match from Bobby Burns, Bo ton. and Fred Knlchels, Salt Lake Ctty, and Bob Cummingn, Chicago, went to a draw in 30 minutes. SILVERTON, WOODBURN TAKE SECOND ROUND SILVERTOV. July 6. ( AP) Sll- verton and Woodburn won the firat second round gamea of the Oregon semi-pro bsseball tournament here laat night, Sllverton entering the third round undefeated sfter stop ping Sellwood 7 to 9. Woodburn defeated Molalla 6 to 2. but lost to Sllverton Saturday. Use Mall Tribune want ads. NATIONAL STARS WILL HAVE EDGE Terry's Outfit 8 To 5 Eav orites To Cop Wednesday Classic Standing Room Only Tickets Left Unsold. WASHINGTON. July 6. IP) Pilot Bill Terry has crowded his National league roster for baseball's sll-star gams tomorrow wtlh aces from pen nsnt-contendtng clubs. Skipper Joe McCarthy, on the other hsnd, has picked more then a third of his players from ths American league's second division teams. It doesn't mean, however, he Is taking ths contest lightly. The Nationals not only have their usual edga In hurling but also haye rounded up a squad that collectively has outhlt the Americans this sea son. The Nationals sre 8 to 5 fav orites. The American likely will start with Lou Gehrig, Charles Oshrlnger, Joe Cronln and Bob Kolfe in the Infield. II a southpaw starts for the Na tionals. McCarthy may use Hank Oreenberg and Harlan Cllft In place ot Gehrig and Rolfe. Earl Averill. Joe DIMagglo and Roy Bell will give McCarthy his maximum outfield hit ting strength, slthough he may use Wally Moses snd Roger Crsmer. If he nominates Goofy Gomes to pitch, Bill Dickey will catch. Rick Perreli probably will work with Lefty Grove and Luke Sewell with Monty Strstton. Oomez or Tommy Bridges Is the meet likely starting pitcher. Terry has said he would use Arky Vaughan of Pittsburgh at third base and Dick Bartell at shortstop. Johnny Mlze snd BUI Herman at second may round out the Infield. Joe Medwlek and Paul Waner appear sure selec tions, with Pepper Martin llksly to get the other outfield call. Carl Hubbell, who has had almost a week's rest, is certain to work, but Terry may send VsnLingle Mun go out first. If Hubbell pitches. Mancuso will cstch. otherwise, Gab by Hartnett probably will be behind the bat. Pair weather is expected. The Washington club, with all seats sold snd a capacity crowd of 33.000 as sured, will put 3.000 standlng-rocm tickets on sale tomorrow morning. Yields R-Foot Fish PORT CLINTON. O. (UP) Fisher men of the Port Clinton Fish com pany "netted" a Lake Erie sturgeon 6 feet, 6 Inches in length. rjZr 4T ROMANCE ON THE RANGE TO the rapid rhythm of hoofbeats, the story of Kay Crandon's fight to save her ranch and her man unfolds before a vivid backdrop of rolling mesa. BEGINS TODAY in the MAIL TRIBUNE Turn to Page 9 for the first in stallment of this thrilling novel Scores Yesterday (By the Associated Press.) R. H. E. Sacramento 2 II 3 Portland 10 16 0 Seats and pranks; Llskl and Tresh. Second game R. H. E. Sacramento 4 10 0 Portland ., ' 8 8 8 Preltas and Cooper; Shealey, Ra donlts and Cronln. R. H. E Oakland 7 10 0 Seattle 8 3 Miller and Ralmondl: Thomas, Os borne, Home and Spandel. (Second game, 7 Innings R. H. E. Oakland 8 10 0 Seattle 4 11 1 Plechota and Baker; Turpln, Os borne, Gregory snd Pernandes. R. H. 0 6 8 11 Los Angeles . San Diego Thofhas, Lleber and Collins; Salvo and Detore. (Second game, 7 Innings) R. Los Angeles .. 6 H. E. 8 0 7 1 San Diego Satvetson, Prim and Gibson; He- bert, Grtizales and Starr. R. a li H. E. 8 4 13 1 San Francisco .. Missions . . Cole, O'Doul snd Clifford; Osborne and Sprlnz. (Second Game, 7 Innings) R. H. E. San Francisco HW.WMM.W 3 8 0 Missions 8 7 0 Gibson and Monzo; Lamanskl, Beck and Outen. American. Detroit 8-7, Chicago 4-4 (second game 10 Innings). Cleveland 14-18, St. Louis 4-4. Washington 8-3, Philadelphia 3-3 (second game called end 11th, dark ness). New York 15-8, Boston 0-4. National. Philadelphia 3-1. Brooklyn 1-7. New York 6-6, Boston 3-8. Pittsburgh 3-5. Cincinnati 1-1. Chicago 13-9, St. Louis 13-7. SOFTBALL MANAGERS WILL MEET TONIGHT Team managers of sll Commercial and Service league Softball teams will meet tonight at 7:30 In the M. N. Hogen company brokerage office for the purpose of electing a new Med ford Soft ball association manager. Fred Lennard resigned from that po sition last week. Possibility of entering a Medford team In the atate Softball tourna ment to be held In Salem August 33-38 will be discussed. One new um pire will also be named. 1 X fhtK( W- f UMs3rVU m. sv,!f eh a I MIGHTY FLYING SHIPS (Continued trom Page One.) The Caledonia landed at Botwood st 5:06 a. m.. E ST. The Pan American Clipper slighted majestically on the river Shannon at Foynes st 4:50 a. m., ES T. A brisk tall-wind speeded the American plane, carrying Captain Harold E. Oray and a crew of seven on the Inaugural flight. A large crowd, headed by President Eamon DeValera of the Irish Free state, greeted the Americans. The Clipper's average speed was 156 miles per hour, the Caledonia's 132. Moderation Stressed TORONTO, Ont. (UP) The only recipe for longevity snd happiness la "moderation," Russell M, McCaugh an, executive secretary of tne Amer ican Osteopathic association, told delegates attending tha Ontario Academy of Osteopathy convention here. A Distinctive PORTLAND ADDREil Prfrrd bytravtlartandPortlandtra I allkf. All oulild roomi,lig,ht,airy,af I tractivo. 3 to 4 block to leading tor 1 and banki,..fomoui for good food. sTi T naW"1 - I ffJ;aVJ:M 1 MERRICK'S POOL SWIM IN DRINKING WATER Dally: 1 p. m. to 10 p. m. ' Sundays: 10:30 a. m. to 10 p. m- BY MARIE D2 MEKVA.UD 1 tWrWI
